Scene: George Costanza is in front of a Dalek vending machine. The screen has just displayed a CAPTCHA with a series of images. George is sweating, visibly agitated.
Dalek Vending Machine (robotic, cold):
"PLEASE SELECT ALL IMAGES CONTAINING A STREET SIGN."
George (staring at the screen, incredulous):
"What? Street signs? Are you serious? This is impossible! What do you want from me?!"
(George squints at the pictures. They all look the same—random street corners, trees, and vague signs that might be blurry.)
George (tapping the screen, desperately):
"This is a street sign?! Are you kidding me? It’s just a blurry... blob of metal! How am I supposed to know if that’s a street sign or... a pole?!"
Dalek Vending Machine (patient, but unnervingly indifferent):
"PLEASE TRY AGAIN. SELECT ALL IMAGES CONTAINING A STREET SIGN. FAILURE WILL RESULT IN TERMINATION OF YOUR SNACK REQUEST."
George (muttering under his breath, trying to stay calm):
"Okay, okay, focus. I can do this. It’s just a street sign, right? Just a stupid street sign..."
(He taps one of the images that looks even remotely like a street sign, but it’s hard to tell.)
Dalek Vending Machine (calmly):
"ERROR. PLEASE SELECT ALL IMAGES CONTAINING A STREET SIGN. YOU HAVE FAILED."
George (snapping):
"Failed? I failed?! Are you telling me that’s not a street sign? What else could it be? A tree? It’s metal, it’s a sign! What are you, a robot or a psychopath?!"
Dalek Vending Machine (unfazed, its voice unwavering):
"PLEASE RE-EVALUATE YOUR SELECTION. TIME IS RUNNING OUT. PLEASE SELECT ALL IMAGES CONTAINING A STREET SIGN."
George (now in a full-blown panic):
"Okay, okay, I get it! You don’t like my answer! You want more street signs, I’ll give you more street signs!"
(He starts frantically tapping images, selecting things at random. A tree, a bench, a trash can, a blurry pedestrian crossing sign.)
Dalek Vending Machine (coldly):
"ERROR. SELECTION IS INVALID. PLEASE SELECT ALL IMAGES CONTAINING A STREET SIGN."
George (screaming in frustration):
"THIS IS NOT A STREET SIGN! THIS IS A NIGHTMARE! WHO MADE THIS MACHINE?! WHO INVENTED THIS CAPTCHA?! THIS IS TORTURE! TORTURE!"
Dalek Vending Machine (with chilling finality):
"TIME UP. YOU HAVE FAILED. PLEASE TRY AGAIN LATER."
(The machine makes a loud mechanical sound as it flashes an error message. George stands there, panting, his hand still on the screen.)
George (gasping for air, staring at the screen in disbelief):
"No... no... I can’t... I can’t do it anymore. This... this is the end. I’m being tortured by a vending machine! This is my life now!"
End scene.
