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Celebrating Adventure in The Sundowners
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The renowned cast. The rugged country. The joyous adventure classic.
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The Sundowners' Bold Challenge
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The Sundowners are here! A roaring chip on their shoulder---A rousing challenge on their lips!
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The Discomfort of Youth Observing Elders at Play
Rupert Venneker
Nothing is as revolting to the young than to see their elders at play.
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Struggles of Women in a Man's World
Ida Carmody
This is a good country for sheep and it's not bad for men, but it's hard on us women. The men come here because of the sheep, and we come here because of the men, and most of us finish up looking like the sheep. Wrinkled faces, knotty hair, and not even much of a mind of our own.
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Sailing Skills and Family Banter
Sean Carmody
Why'd you leave?
[on hearing Venneker had been a ship's captain]
Rupert Venneker
My stomach. I was a notoriously bad sailor.
Sean Carmody
Dad says you must have been a better sailor than you are a horseman.
Rupert Venneker
What the devil is he talking about? I was cashiered from the 17th Lancers before he knew one end of a horse from the other! NOT that he does now! Hah!
Sean Carmody
What does cashiered mean?
Rupert Venneker
Uh - kind of promotion from the army into civilian life.
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Excitement and Adventure Redefined
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There's a new word for EXCITEMENT...There's a new name for ADVENTURE...
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The Journey Beyond Familiarity
Sean Carmody
Gee, it's gonna be fun. This is the first time I've ever been away from home.
Shearer
What, with your mom and dad not fifty yards outside that window, and you call that being away from home?
Rupert Venneker
Certainly. Being out in the world is a state of mind, not of geography. The distance between that tent and this bunker is the longest journey you will ever make in your life.
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A Disagreement Over Attire and Respect
Paddy Carmody
Do me a favor, will you? If you're gonna be a drover, look like a drover. Get rid of that silly flaming hat.
Rupert Venneker
Let me tell you about this silly flaming hat, my good man.
Paddy Carmody
And don't call me that. I'm not your good man.
Rupert Venneker
Would you prefer boss?
Paddy Carmody
Wouldn't be a bad idea.
Rupert Venneker
This cap belonged to a ship's master in the China trade.
Paddy Carmody
Oh, what happened to him?
Rupert Venneker
Nothing happened to him. He's just not going to call you boss, that's all.
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Journey of Real People and Adventure
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Across Six Thousand Miles of Excitement...Across a Whole World of Adventure Comes the Rousing, Story of Real People Called "The Sundowners"!
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