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Beauty and Deception in Small Town Life
Jim Dodge
She's so beautiful. And I'm the town liar.
[to himself]
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Unexpected Success in Unlikely Circumstances
Taglines
He took the job that no one wanted...and got the girl that everyone did.
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A Humorous Exchange on Work Ethic
Custodian
Are you a slacker?
Jim Dodge
No... Presbyterian actually.
Custodian
What did you say? What did you say? Now I'm asking you a simple question: Are you lazy?
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Conflict Over Living Arrangements
Jim Dodge
I'm getting a feeling that you want me out of your life.
Bud Dodge
I don't want you out of my life, I want you out of my house.
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Seeking Adventure Beyond Boundaries
Josie McClellan
Would you go with me somewhere?
Jim Dodge
Where?
Josie McClellan
Florida. Wyoming, Spain. It doesn't really matter, just away somewhere.
Jim Dodge
I'd love to. I just can't afford to be... capricious and carefree like yourself. I... I... I got to set my sights on something and then really go for it.
Josie McClellan
Like janitor?
Jim Dodge
It's a beginning. I... I'm looking at...
Josie McClellan
It's an end.
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Unlikely Confessions of Two Unique Characters
Josie McClellan
I don't think you see what I'm getting at.
Jim Dodge
I see what you're getting at. I'm a lying monk with an Oedipus complex and an appetite for home cooking. Don't forget, you are the indecisive shoplifter.
Josie McClellan
Yes! Exactly! I would do anything to be in your shoes.
[elated jump]
Jim Dodge
These are Darnell's shoes.
Josie McClellan
You know, you have freedom, and you're not using it. It makes me sad.
Jim Dodge
Well, you have the collective wealth of the entire town, and you're trying to get yourself arrested, now that makes me sad.
Josie McClellan
It makes me sad too.
Jim Dodge
It's pretty stupid.
Josie McClellan
It's very stupid.
Jim Dodge
Are you serious? I mean, you haven't been drinking? This isn't the bottle talking?
Josie McClellan
No.
Jim Dodge
Then why don't you just talk to the guy?
Josie McClellan
For the same reason you can't leave home. I can't tell my father to go to hell.
Jim Dodge
Why not?
Josie McClellan
Because I don't want to be alone.
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Foot Talking Humor in Career Opportunities Scene
Gil Kinney
You know, if my foot could talk...
Nestor Pyle
Easy...
Gil Kinney
...it would say, "May I please go up this geek's ass?!
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Family Problems and Perspectives on Parenting
Officer Don
Mr. McClellan, do you ever have any family problems, you and your daughter?
Roger Roy McClellan
What the hell do you think he is?
Officer Don
You got a point.
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Dreams and Aspirations in Youthful Conversations
Jim Dodge
I hope you don't take this the wrong way. I've had dreams about you.
Josie McClellan
You've had dreams about me?
Jim Dodge
Not recently. I've had... dreams about you in the past. I've had dreams about entire cheerleading squads, don't get me wrong. Kid's stuff, you know. How about you?
[defensively:; shaking his head; laughs]
Josie McClellan
Do I dream? It's about all I do.
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Expectations of Pleasure and Danger
Jim Dodge
Any little fraulein who expects anything more from me than a little bit of pleasure, a little bit of danger, and a great set of pectorals, she's looking for a fall right on her ass.
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Debate on Store Cleanliness and Time Management
Josie McClellan
Shouldn't you be cleaning up the store?
[after eating dinner]
Jim Dodge
I've got plenty of time.
[puffing cigar]
Josie McClellan
It's a big store.
Jim Dodge
Huge.
Josie McClellan
Always smoke cigars?
Jim Dodge
I enjoy a good one after a fine meal. It settles the stomach.
Josie McClellan
You're the town liar, right?
Jim Dodge
What?
Josie McClellan
I'm sorry, that... ah, that really came out wrong.
Jim Dodge
As if something like that could come out right.
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Struggles of Happiness and Perception
Josie McClellan
And you're happy, you know. You're happy.
Jim Dodge
I'm not happy. I'm working nights, everybody thinks I'm a liar, my whole family's laughing at me... Reverand Harwell gave me the finger last week!
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Maximum Comedy at Minimum Wage
Taglines
Maximum comedy at minimum wage!
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Reflections on High School Experiences
Jim Dodge
I look at my high school yearbook, and I don't see four fabulous years. Actually, what I'm reminded of, is what it feels like to have my underwear yanked up my ass by some big football player with arms like telephone poles.
Josie McClellan
Okay, and where are those guys now?
Jim Dodge
I know they're not working nights at Target, I can tell you that.
[self-effacing; aiming a playful slap at her shoulder]
Josie McClellan
Yeah, you know, I look at my yearbook, and I see four fabulous years... that are gonna be the highlight of my life.
[laughs]
Jim Dodge
Here's what it's like. First, you feel a hand going down the back of your pants, and tighten around the elastic waistband, and then...
Josie McClellan
Highlight.
Jim Dodge
Sometimes I'd actually see stars.
Josie McClellan
It's not gonna get any better.
[muttering to herself]
Jim Dodge
And if I was particularly unlucky, my shorts would, like, rip completely free, and I would get this really drastic fabric...
Josie McClellan
Do you hear me?
[bothered]
Jim Dodge
Yeah.
Josie McClellan
I don't really care about a graphic description of a childhood prank.
Jim Dodge
Hey, that prank was a motif in my life.
Josie McClellan
You know, I'm... locked... in this store here... because I didn't have the guts to steal a skirt so that I could get arrested and embarrass my father in this... this stupid, desperate, childish, pathetic attempt to leave home. You have your underwear yanked up your ass. I have my entire life yanked up my ass!
[scoffs]
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