Col. O'Neill and Daniel Jackson in “Unfinished Business”

I’m sure that was an aspirin I took this morning.

Jack, it’s really me. It’s me, you have to help, you have to find the Eye of Ra before Anubis does. Keep it, hide it, destroy it, whatever, it doesn’t matter, we don’t have much time.

Hey Daniel, how you doing? Long time. How are things on the higher planes?

[sighs, decides to play along] Hey Jack, long time no see. How you doing?

Fine, just fine.

How are the knees, the back? Everything’s..

Oh you know, weather contingent...

So what’s new?

Ah actually a funny thing happened to me, today, I’m riding an elevator and an old friend of mine, someone who never calls, never writes just shows up and tells me all about this very important and apparently urgent mission that needs my attention.

You gonna help or…

Wait! Let me tell it, it’s good! You see this buddy of mine, this pal, this chum has ascended to a whole new level of existence. Do you see the irony? He’s asking for my help and he’s this great and powerful being.

The Others have rules; just talking to you is a violation.

What, like jay walking, double parking, what?