I swear to deity, the following dialogue was running in my head while I was doing some menial task at work:

… I am pie eating, part number making …

… You know, when I'm not bothered to do any development, I'm pretty much just the department clerk …

… Clerk. I kind of like how the English say it. "Clark" …

… Just like that scene in Howards End

… Tell your young clark the Porfirian will smash …

… Helen, do you hear? The Porfirian will smash! …

… What the hell does "smash" mean in that sense? …

… The Porfirian? A fine firm. Solid as houses …

… I kind of want to watch Howards End again …

… Maybe I'll throw in Maurice while I'm at it …

… I should post to Twitter saying how I can't explain why I'm in the mood to watch the Ivory Merchant E.M. Forester films …

… Actually, I'm not that much in the mood. I just had a weird train of thought …

… I'll write a blog entry about it instead …