Check Please - Take 2 - A scene from the play

Aug 22, 2026

A dating encounter in “Check Please: Take 2” turns into a clash of social expectations when one person speaks fluent internet abbreviations while the other struggles to decode them. The scene follows a blind date that escalates through repeated slang—IMO, OMG, LOL, TMI, ROFL, and WTF—until misunderstandings overwhelm basic conversation. The resolution delivers a comedic, tech-enabled shutdown via a phone command, leaving the date locked out of online dating forever.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages2

Reading Time3 min

AccessFree to download

Blind date begins

Internet abbreviations and misunderstandings

Online dating consequences

A scene from Check Please: Take 2 by Jonathan Rand (For the entire play, [visit](visit playscripts.com)[ ](visit playscripts.com)[playscripts.com](visit playscripts.com)) 1 male, 1 female GUY, 20s/30s JACKIE, 20s/30s On a blind date, an obsession with internet language rears its weird head. GUY. Nice to meet you. JACKIE. Same here! GUY. Y’know I should mention this is my first time going outwith someone I met online. JACKIE. Really? Oh, I do it all the time. GUY. Yeah? JACKIE. It’s the only way to date, IMO. GUY. I’m sorry? JACKIE. IMO, it’s the only way to date. GUY. IMO? JACKIE. OMG, I just realized! You’re a noob, soyou don’t understand online lingo! LOL! GUY. Right, so I don’t— JACKIE. That is so cute! ROFL! GUY. Hm? JACKIE. OMG, you must be so lost right now. GUY. Yes. JACKIE. So tell me everything about you, in 140 characters or less. GUY. Um, well, I recently tried skydiving… JACKIE. OMG, YOLO. GUY. Oh, and my sister’s having a baby. JACKIE. Uhhh, TMI GUY. What? JACKIE. JK! JK! JK! GUY. What’s “TMI”? JACKIE. TMI! (Lays it out in plain English:)“T”…Okay? Then “M.” And then at the end,“I.” (GUY decides to leave that confusing response behind.) GUY. So, what about you? What are you into? JACKIE. Oh, everything. I spend about half my work day on Facebook, and the other half on Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram. And when I’m lookin’ for luuuuv—JK, LOL—I’m on Match, E-Harmony, J-Date. GUY. J-Date? JACKIE. Yep! GUY. Isn’t that for Jewish singles? JACKIE. Yep! GUY. Didn’t your profile say you were Catholic? JACKIE. Yep! GUY. Then why are you on J-Date? JACKIE. Why are you on J-Date? GUY. I’m not on J-Date. JACKIE. Okay, so I have a few more FAQs, e.g. What’s your favorite gif? GUY. Gif? JACKIE. BTdubs, it is totes adorbs that you don’t understand me. It’s like I speak English and you speak Canadian. GUY. That isn’t a language. JACKIE. You make me laugh. Winky face. GUY. Sorry? JACKIE. OMG, you’re so confused; you’re totally like TTYL, hashtag: Whuuut?? GUY. Okay I have to ask: Is it a thing now to speak internet abbreviations out loud? I’ve never experienced it before. (JACKIE is blindsided.) JACKIE. Frowny face. GUY. Oh, I didn’t mean to offend you— JACKIE. Frowny face with tears. Hashtag: sad selfie. (She quickly takes a picture of herself with her phone.) GUY. I’m not saying it’s bad; maybe it’s just a little unusual? JACKIE. WTF! GUY. What? JACKIE. W …T …F-ing …F! GUY. I have no idea what that means. JACKIE. You know what? Forget you. I don’t need this. (To her phone:) Siri? Block this man from online dating forever. (Takes a quick phone-photo of GUY.) GUY. What? You can do that? That’s not fair! JACKIE. And you know that means? It means you’ll never date anyone like me ever again! (A brief moment, as GUY realizes what that would mean.) GUY. Hashtag: I can live with that. (Blackout.)

FAQs

What triggers the conflict on the blind date?

One character uses heavy internet abbreviations and slang, and the other does not understand the online lingo, causing repeated confusion.

What does “TMI” mean in the scene?

“TMI” is explained as “T… Okay? Then ‘M.’ And then at the end, ‘I’,” presented as plain-English abbreviation decoding that the other character finds confusing.

How does the scene end?

The character orders Siri to block the other man from online dating forever, effectively ending the relationship and leading to a blackout.

Aug 22, 2026

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