The Trigger Effect

- It was a cold bitter wind,

and it blew, and it blew.

It blew through the trees and the little town too.

It blew past the houses where the children were sleeping.

It blew through the keyholes where peepers were peeping.

It blew down the streets that were shrouded in slumber.

Rattled the roofs right down to the lumber.

I'm so sorry, man.

I am so sorry.

What?

I don't understand what you're sayin' man.

Like I said, man, I'm sorry.

$5,000 hand suit.

Hey, you don't say excuse me?

Huh?

Come on, come on, we're late.

Come on, we're late. - You see that?

He's a jerk.

- I can't believe he did that to me.

Forget about it.

- Did you see what he just did to me'?

Yeah, you wanna do somethin' about it, do you?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

- Don't worry-- - Would you stop touching me'?

I'm sorry.

- Hey, hey! - Hi, guys!

- I got the tickets, we're all set.

Thanks a lot, Greg.

- See what I mean about him? - What?

- I don't even know why we go out with them.

- Hey, he's just in a bad mood, okay.

Come on, we're late. - No, no.

I wanna get something to eat.

Next.

Hey, I was waiting!

Well I didn't see you.

Yeah, well you see me now.

No, she was next.

Okay'

- Was somebody talkin' to you?

- Popcorns, one with no butter,

one with really, really light butter.

Two medium diet Pepsi's.

Wait a second, how much is a large?

2.75.

- If I only had, I want to spend $10 total.

Do I go to a smaller size?

- And she done made me miss the beginning of the movie.

Shit.

Hey, Johnny?

Johnny?

Over here.

Where?

Right here.

On.

Ow.

- Hey, where the fuck is the popcorn?

- I'm standing in the line, right'?

And this chick walks right in front of me.

Blows right past me like I don't exist,

and goes to the counter. - What?

- Yeah, and I'm sittin' there like,

hey there's a line here.

And she basically says, fuck you.

- That's fucked up, man.

Yeah, I know it's fucked up.

Hate coming to movies around here.

I hate this whole neighborhood.

Man, she just blows right past me!

- What'd the girl look like?

- What do you mean, what did she look like?

Don't know--

- What, you don't know what

the girl looked like?

- No, I don't know what she looked like, Johnny.

I didn't take her picture either, she had curly hair.

- They got to talk about this right now?

It can't wait?

- Hey, check this out, man,

Kenny told me about this.

- I got to say something. - You should.

- Aw shit, my brother's got a truck like that.

He's got a truck just like that, man.

Hey, yo, what'd she just say about me'?

What, who?

Right here, man.

This girl, she said something about me, man.

- Look, I don't know-- - What the fuck did she

just say about me?

- I don't know what she said, Johnny.

I don't know what the other girl looked like.

Stop asking all these dumb questions, man.

Hey, fuck you.

You ain't the one we're fucking,

so shut the fuck up bitch.

Better turn your narrow ass around

and watch the motherfucking movie.

Psh.

You want to move?

Come on, let's move.

Thank you.

It got hotter?

Did you like it?

Yeah, it was all right.

Yeah.

I liked it.

I was scared.

Yeah, you like to be scared.

Yeah.

- Let's go to that place around the corner.

Cool?

Yeah. let's go.

I thought we were on three.

No, no, we're here.

Boy, those guys, huh?

Yeah.

Those guys are behind us.

Yeah, I know.

- You think I should have said something?

What?

Should I go back in there?

They're probably gone by now.

- You know, I'm almost certain we're on three.

Aw, baby.

You gonna go see?

Yeah.

Thanks.

- Debbie, is everything all right?

What a night.

Hm.

Debbie's been chowin' again.

God.

Two more weeks.

Mm-hmm.

I don't think so.

Aw...

Jesus Christ.

Money well spent.

I hate these guys.

Oh, god, you're so hot.

You're so hot.

Aw. it's okay.

What's the matter?

Honey, she's burning up.

She has a really bad fever.

Feel her.

Will you get the thermometer?

Yeah!

It's in the second drawer.

I know where it is!

Oh, god.

You're so upset.

- How much do we owe you, Debbie?

28 bucks.

Please.

- You know, maybe she has another ear infection.

Yeah.

You should really call him.

Here, that's 20 bucks.

I will, I'll ask him for the pink stuff.

One guess what he said.

- Not to worry unless it's over 103,

and he'll phone a prescription in the morning.

You got it.

Same thing he always says.

Yeah, he mentioned that too.

He actually said that?

- Why does he make us feel like such idiots?

Did you tell him?

No, I didn't tell him.

Have you seen my other watch?

I think I lost it.

- See what I've been saying lately?

- I probably just left it in New York.

Oh, yeah, right.

What do you want me to do?

Start accusing the world?

Pointing fingers, conducting strip searches?

- Well, things have been missing lately, right?

- I think that's a sweeping statement.

- And there have been a lot of workmen in the house.

I mean, I'm not making any accusations,

but isn't it true?

- I think we mislaid a few things, that's all.

God, go run for congress.

- I don't think you love me anymore.

No, not for years.

Tell me you love me.

Why should I?

'Cause I want to hear it.

Hang on.

I'm thinking.

You are evil.

Profoundly evil.

No, I'm a nice girl now.

- Yeah, whatever happened to the wild child?

I wonder.

- Oh, why don't you come over here?

Why don't you come here and sit down?

Say something, Annie.