Mike: That kid's going to be good. Jason: Carol's paper can't be that bad. Maggie: She wrote about guys who dig for clams.Jason: Well, what's wrong was that? Maggie: She called it "I clam, therefore I am". Jason: Did she? Maggie: Listen to this. Night obduces the ismus beneath its osydium mantel The mollusks imbibe one last sip, betwixed their valves and expel the days——muculance. Jason: she could be pushing a little? Maggie: Jason, read this.
Jason: I am saying that we should have had pigeons, they are easier to raise. Maggie: Jason, come on. Jason: You just start off by pointing out thestrengths of the article. And then you show her how the article could be improved. Maggie: You're right. Accentuate the positive. Jason: Yes. Be gentle, nurturing and supportive. And if that doesn't work, you simply tie her the bad and set her rebboks on fire.
Maggie: Carol. Carol: Come in. Maggie: Ha...Well, it's late, you must be tired. We can talk about this tomorrow... Carol: No, Mum, I've been waiting for you. I read the article again, I think I can be more objective now. Maggie: That's a good thing to do. Put it away for a while, get some distance, often what you thought of it was a bit ... Carol: I know, I know... I’ve already changed it. Maggie: You did? Carol: Yeah. Maggie: Ah...
Maggie: But...it is just not newspaper writing, honey. Look, in any field there're rules, you just have to learn them. Newspaper writing has to be more simple, straight forward. Carol: So you think my article is garbage. Maggie: Sweetheart, if I let you turn this in to Mr Simmonds, he'd tell you the same things, only meaner.Carol: “Introduction to Journalism”.
Maggie: I found it very helpful, and I am sure you'll too.Carol: Yeah. Maggie: Are you Ok? Carol: Yeah, I am fine. Maggie: Really? Carol: yeah, really. Thanks for your advice. Maggie: Good. Good night, pumpkin. Mike: I know, Jerry says we bet on Undulate, in the eighth. Ben: I say we bet on Arbitrary. Mike: Why?Ben: Why not?
Maggie: Oh, well, I was just wondering why Carol hasn't come down yet? Jason: Ah.
Maggie: I hope I wasn't too hard on her last night. Jason: No, I am sure you were just, unless, did you burn her rebboks? Ben: What do you wanna for Christmas, mum? Cause my middle name is "Money" Jason: Correct me if I’m wrong, but I've been living under the assumption that your middle name was "Humphrey"Ben: I hate " Humphrey ". Jason: OH?
Ben: And a kid with 65 dollars can call his own shots. Jason: Really? Maggie: Ben, where did you get 65 dollars? Ben: Oh, me, mum... Mike: ah... I came into a little money, mum. And you always taught me to share, so I shared it with my little bro. Jason: And now, just for the heck of it, Mike, the truth. Ben: Jerry Delish bet on a horse for us and we won. Maggie: Mike, you took Ben's money and risked it on a horse? Ben: It was a sure thing, mum. Jerry Delish said so.
Maggie: Carol? Jason: Don't worry, she will be fine. After all, she is a Seaver. She can take criticism. Maggie: Good morning, Carol. You look nice.
Carol: Thank you. Maggie: That's a real cute sweater. Carol: Oh, you like it? Maggie: A lot. It's a good color for you, brings out your eyes. Carol: Not too bright? Maggie: It's very becoming. Carol: If you think not, I'm sure there's a book I can read perhaps "Introduction to
Dressing"?. Teacher: You call these facts? How many kids through up from the tuna casserole? Where’s the cafeteria's side of the story? Student: Food services had no comment. Teacher: Food services had no comment. You go back down to the cafeteria. somebody in sandwiches or puddings has an axe to grind. You find yourself a deep throat and you bring back a story. Teacher: Next! Sit down! Teacher: Carol, eh? All right. You want the job? You got it.
Commentator: Around the fern turn, its Nice Girl in the lead, with Undulate at the third! Its still Nice Girl a full six lengths ahead of Hedge Trimmer, with Undulate a distant third. Maggie: Hey! Guys! Looks like Undulate's gonna be very late. Ben: Relax! Nice Gril always strikes strong. She'll fade. Commnetator: And Nice Girl's starting to fade.
Mike: Come on, you can do it Undulate!Ben: Don't worry! She'll make her move on the outside, right here, Undulate! Speakman: And moving on the outside it is Undulate! Look at her go. They're moving on the final stretch. They're neck and neck. It's nice-girl, Undulate! Nice-girl, Undulate! And at the finish it is Undulate! By a nose hair! And she'll pay at nine to one folks! Maggie: Nine to one!
Jason: Holy cow, that's four hundred and fifty bucks. Mike: Alright. That's Jerry calling from OTV. What do we do? Fast bennie. we keep the four fifty or let it ride on Nail Biter in the ninth? Jason: Guys I don't think you should quit while you are ahead Maggie: Jason! Jason: Maggie! It's four hundred and fifty dollars you put that in a roll-over account with interest and wait. Come on. We could teach them this gambling lesson another time. Ok! Boys, I say, this is no time to stop. You know you got it. you got that
touch! Mike: Hi! Jerry, put it all on Nail Biter to win. Maggie: Hi! Carol. How did it go with Simmonds? Carol: Fine thank you, I got the job. Maggie: Oh, really? Well! Congratulations, honey! That's wonderful! Carol got the job on the paper! Carol: I turned it down!Maggie: May I come in?Carol: Sure! Maggie: What are you doing? Carol: Cleaning this garbage out of my way. Maggie: Carol, how come you turned the job down? I mean it really seemed like you had your heart set on it. Carol: Yeah! Well that was before I realised that there's nothing really creative about journalism. I mean all you do is regurgitate facts. If I’m going to be a writer I'd rather do a novel. At least people don't train their puppies on Moby Dick! Carol: I can understand you being angry at me for my criticism of your article.Carol: Why should I be angry? Simmonds gave me the job! Maggie: I know! I know. I guess, what I'm trying to say is, well, honey, it's always tricky giving criticism to someone you love. And I guess I just didn't do a very good
job.Obviously Simmonds was very happy with what you did. And I’m glad that I was wrong...Carol: NO.Maggie: Pardon me? Carol: I said no. Ok? Are you happy? He said everything you said, only worse. He said my article was repeat with stinkiocity.
Maggie: But you said that you got the job.Carol: But that was only because all the other articles were repeat with stinkiocity. Maggie: Oh, honey! I am so sorry.Carol: he said he even didn’t know what muculance was. Maggie: Well that’s just his stupidness sweatheart. Everybody knows what muculance is.Carol: I’ll never be able to write like you.Maggie: Oh, hold on, hold on, honey, that’s just not true. That maybe you will be reaching a little. But you have great natural abilities. Carol: You're just saying that.
Maggie: Hey, Didn't we bring your chemistry set and your potato chips?Carol: Yeah? Maggie: Then you got your point across. Carol: Yeah
Maggie: Yeah, Carol: Yeah, I see what you are saying. But I still think it could have been better. Maggie: What makes you say that? Carol: Well, as I remember you brought Mike too TV: And this is unbelievable! Coming around the final turn it's Nailbiter by 18 lengths, running a distant second is Slimsfrog, with Arnold's Dream Date at third position. And it is Nailbiter by 20 lengths. ... (Mike,Jason,& Ben's yelling)And Nailbiter is at the
final pole, and he must be a full 25 lengths ahead. That horse could walk in from here! Ben: Go on, Nailbitter!...I'll never have to work again! TV: Oh... Ladies and gentleman, wait a minute. There’s been an accident. Nailbitter has tripped and gone down. The horse is on the ground. In all my years at the track I've never seen anything like this! Ben: Get up! get up! Mike: Get up! Get up! TV: A foot from the finish line! Maybe two feet. And the jockey is trying to drag the horse across the finish. This is amazing! A 94 pound man trying to drag a race horse by one leg. Mike: Pull him! Pull him! Jason: Come on!
Jason: It was just......I hope you boys have learned your lesson! Carol: Look at here, "X rays reveal that Nailbiter suffered a fractured fibular. Trainer Jim Shepherd immediately announced that his prize stallion would be put out to stud " Ben: What's a "stud"? Jason: Mum? Maggie: Well, Ben, sometimes when a boy horse get hurt, they used them to get lots
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Ben: Dad. Jason: Mike,Mike,get the animal out of here. Mike:come on dad,stuart was not ***,it was peppy. Jason: Mike,Animals who live off human toes are not peppy.
i *** over here spinning around and *** like that?so we can have a face to face chat? Carol: yeah! Jason: It doesn't work any more.come on ,talk to me. Carol:Today was the last day of the german club gummy bear selling.*** that was my last *** chance to get kevin to notice me before the dance tomorrow night and kevin's friend mark was coming up to get a gummy and melissa said she heard mark said he said
Jason: Wait wait who said? Carol:kevin said Jason: Said what?
Carol:Said said i look like a gummy bear Jason: well honey i'm sure he meant it in a nice way Carol:*** dad I mean the boy thinks i look like a bear i'm just ugly Jason: You do not like a bear.but if you walk around thinking that you look ugly then you can end up looking like this.look.can you see it ***.now if you walking around know you're pretty,because you are ,then you gotta feel better.you are looking like this.what do you think? Carol: I think it's more important what kevin thinks. Jason: Ok but did you actually hear kevin say that he thought you look like a gummy bear? Carol: No, but melissa said she heard he said it Jason: why do you believe everything melissa said she heard Carol: Well she does make me wonder sometimes i mean she swore she saw %someone's and some shop's name% last week JAson: well they did have that big sale on home furnishings Carol: Dad
Maggie: So what did carol want to talk about Jim said she sounds very upset Jason: yes well it seems she has reasons to believe that kevin thought that she looks like a gummy bear. Maggie: kevin? the one in the german club? Jason: My dear the *** of the German club Maggie: oh no she's had a crush on him since Jason: Yeah since the october %a name% party Maggie:wow kids must be *** eh i'll talk to her when she get home Jason: But she's fine now Maggie: she is?
Jason: Yeah we've talked it over *** Maggie: You did? Jason: I did Maggie: Honey you don't have to say that *** i won't feel guilty Jason: oh no maggie we've talked the whole thing over through and through inside enough. we cried we laughed we hugged we closed with a song Maggie: That's good that's good Jason, but if you don't mind i think i'll talk to her just the same. Jason: she's fine Maggie Maggie: Honey she always says she's fine now when she coming home? Jason: You don't think I can hold up *** the bargain, do you? Maggie: Oh, jason what bargain.
Mike: So.
Ben: This dog is white. Mike: So! Ben: So I think that's a noticeable difference. Mike: Ben you gotta help me. Stuart ran away. Ben: Wendy's planing to kill you Mike: No she doesn't find out. Ben: Mike, even one of your girlfriend has a sharp eye at remembering the color of her own dog. Mike:That's ok with wendy you just make sure mum and dad won't find out. Maggie: Hi guys, what's this?
Ben" What dog? Maggie: Who said anything about the dog? Ben: Not me. Carol: Hi mum. Maggie: Hi, sweetheart, how are you? Carol:Fine, great, just in time for my show! Maggie: Oh I got your message and would've called you back but I was out of the office all day. Carol: Oh that's ok mum. Look at this guy Maggie: What is this? Carol: It's sturgeons of %a name% street Maggie: Why's the *** floors? Carol: Their family dog died they *** to tell the grandma
Jason: Hi! Wendy, come on in.How are you doing ? Wendy: Fine! Jason: How was your vacation? Wendy: Oh, it's great first we went to Europe and then we went to France. Jason: Yes, well, you must have quite a travel agency. Mike, Wendy's here. Wendy: I hope stuart wasn't too much trouble for you. Jason: Stuart no no what we started feeded it the neighbor's childrens' we hardly knew he was here. Mike: Hi wendy . Wendy: Hi, mike hi %call the dog%
Mike: Wow it looks glad to see you, Wendy. Ben: That does look like Stuart, doesn't it? Same color and everything. Mike: Oh yes Wendy want *** you and stuart home come on stuart come on yeah that's it yeah good dog come on. Just look at it Wendy, I mean, he was so excited about you coming home last night he didn't sleep *** now of course it is exhaust. Wendy: Oh... Jason: Ben. Ben: Yeah, dad? Jason: What did mike do to Stuart? Ben: The truth,dad? Jason: Yeah Ben. Ben: Mike didn't do anything to stuart, bye. Maggie: Hi, sweetheart. Jason: Hello! Maggie: Where's Carol? Jason: I don't know. Are we going on vacation here?
Jason: En. Maggie:But that's more your *** now well honey you two have a good time. Jason: Maggie wanna come with us? Maggie: Oh, no. I just be in the way. Jason: No,no. Don't be ridiculous. Maggie: No. No. I can have fun here really. I'll just do the laundry maybe clean a few toilets.Jason: Does it bother you that carol and I have plans together ? Maggie: No, no. I think it's great I mean sure she didn't have time to talk to me last night and she doesn't have time to be with me the day but I love seeing the two of you together you're her father she's your daughter you father and daughter you should do things together your
father and daughter things I'm very happy for this. Jason: Maggie, you know when carol came from school yesterday all upset she really wanted to talk to you.Maggie:En. Jason: Oh yes it was like pulling teeth to get it opened up to old dad Maggie: Yeah. Jason: She still need her mother, you know. Maggie: Sometimes I don't feel like it. Jason: Oh, she does and you still are the *** in the family Maggie: Yeah? Jason: Very nice!Maggie: Hah. So you are saying that I'm overacting a bit Jason: No, no, I'm saying you are overacting a lot.
Mike: I lost him. Look, I looked everywhere but I couldn't find him. Wendy I would have told you the truth but then I ask myself what is truth. Was it honesty was it pain and grieving or is it the smile on a beautiful girl's face. I guess you know what I think the truth is. Jason: Then you took a white dog and you dyed him black? Mike: Hey, when somebody leaves a black dog with Mike seaver they'll get a black back Jason: Wendy I am really sorry about all of this. I know how much you must've loved stuart.
