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A little old man stands at a street crossing. An enormous tough guy starts bullying the little old man--but the little old man, whose name is Sid, proves surprisingly tough. Or so he claims, as the whole story is being told by Sid in voiceover. In any case, after his encounter with the tough guy, Sid has a similar encounter with an obnoxious policeman. Finally, Sid meets [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]]. Or does he?

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A little old man stands at a street crossing. An enormous tough guy starts bullying the little old man--but the little old man, whose name is Sid, proves surprisingly tough. Or so he claims, as the whole story is being told by Sid in voiceover. In any case, after his encounter with the tough guy, Sid has a similar encounter with an obnoxious policeman. Finally, Sid meets [[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen [[UsefulNotes/ElizabethII Queen Elizabeth II]]. Or does he?
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* OldMaster: If you believe Sid, he's a karate master.

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Whose dumb idea was that name?


A little old man stands at a street crossing. An enormous tough guy starts bullying the little old man--but the little old man, whose name is Sid, proves surprisingly tough. Or so he claims, as the whole story is being told by Sid in voiceover. In any case, after his encounter with the tough guy, Sid has a similar encounter with an obnoxious policeman. Finally, Sid meets UsefulNotes/QueenElizabethII. Or does he?

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A little old man stands at a street crossing. An enormous tough guy starts bullying the little old man--but the little old man, whose name is Sid, proves surprisingly tough. Or so he claims, as the whole story is being told by Sid in voiceover. In any case, after his encounter with the tough guy, Sid has a similar encounter with an obnoxious policeman. Finally, Sid meets UsefulNotes/QueenElizabethII.[[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Queen Elizabeth II]]. Or does he?



* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Queen Elizabeth II appears in her carriage in a procession, and, when she sees Sid, offers him a lift.



* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Sid specifies that he is in fact a senior citizen. He's also about three feet tall.

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* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Sid specifies that he is in fact a senior citizen. He's also about three feet tall.tall.
* TheMunchausen: An old guy in a bar tells a series of nonsense tales about how he's a martial arts expert, an international spy, and best friends with the Queen.
* RealTime: It's actually a series of {{Imagine Spot}}s as an old guy tells tall tales in a pub for five minutes.
* ThickLineAnimation: The short is drawn in a deliberately retrograde, thick-line style.
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* GroinAttack: Sid defeats the tough guy with a kick to the nuts, followed by a headbutt.
* LookBehindYou: The tough guy is menacing Sid when Sid says "What's that on your boot?" When the tough guy looks down, Sid kicks him in the nuts and then headbutts him.
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''Small Talk'' is a 1994 short film (not quite six minutes) directed by Bob Godfrey.

A little old man stands at a street crossing. An enormous tough guy starts bullying the little old man--but the little old man, whose name is Sid, proves surprisingly tough. Or so he claims, as the whole story is being told by Sid in voiceover. In any case, after his encounter with the tough guy, Sid has a similar encounter with an obnoxious policeman. Finally, Sid meets UsefulNotes/QueenElizabethII. Or does he?

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* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Sid specifies that he is in fact a senior citizen. He's also about three feet tall.

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