TalhotBlond

Hey, Brian.

Hey, how ya doin`?

What`s up, Clint? How ya doin`?

Yo, how about that Bills game, huh? I told you, didn`t?

-Number one! -I told you!

Yo, Thomas, got another load for you, man.

-Whoa! Hey! -Come on!

Come on, Brian! I told you a million times not to sneak up on me like that!

-I called out. -What?

Sorry.

Well, you`ll be really sorry if a spark catches

that beautiful head of hair on fire.

Hey, man, me and some of the boys are gonna stop by

Bulldog`s for a beer after work. You want to come?

Oh, by the time you`re finishing your shift, l`m crawling into bed.

Come on, man, it`s Friday night.

I appreciate the offer, Brian. I really do.

But the girls have an early meet tomorrow. I gotta be rested.

Yeah, yeah. I got it. Mr. Responsibility.

You need to live a little, man.

What am I gonna do at a bar? I don`t drink anymore.

Which is why you`re gonna drive me to poker night tomorrow.

Unless you`re too old and tired for that now, too.

I wouldn`t miss that. I wouldn`t miss it.

Good, `cause l`m gonna have some beers. Don`t wanna have to worry about driving.

Brian!

You wanna quit playing grab-ass with your boyfriend there and get back to work?

You got it.

You saw the difference, though, right?

See how much more pull you got

when you keep your arms close to your head on the downstroke?

Yeah, Dad.

So, good. And, Amy, you keep shaving time off like that...

We`re gonna be at the finals before you know it.

Thanks.

I call shotgun!

Why do you always get to ride in the window seat?

-Because l`m older than you, Amy. -Dad?

It`s a five-minute ride, Amy. Just...

Stacey, next time, your sister gets to ride shotgun.

Fine.

Stace! Keys!

-Give me that remote. -No! You always get it!

Why does it matter? We always watch the same thing.

`Cause we only have one TV.

Come on, now. You two fight all the time.

Sorry.

I told you to let Shadow in.

-You were supposed to do that. -No, you were.

Come on, boy. Come on, boy.

Attaboy.

Yes, yes. You missed me, didn`t you?

You missed me, didn`t you? Yeah.

I can`t eat this, Dad.

Do you know how much fat and salt is in this stuff?

You don`t need to worry about your weight, honey. You`re perfectly healthy.

Not if I keep eating this.

Well, I am terribly sorry, Your Highness.

But I don`t have time to make you a gourmet meal every night.

I have a job, you know.

I`m home!

-Hey, Mom. -Hey!

-Hey. Sorry l`m late. -Hey.

Work.

What`s for dinner?

I`m starving.

Do you know how much fat and salt is in this stuff?

I told you.

Stacey, only one hour of TV tonight, okay?

You have an early meet tomorrow. I want you rested.

Okay.

-l`m taking Shadow for his walk. -Can I come?

Yes, you can, peanut. Come on.

You know that new TV show l`ve been watching?

Well, you wouldn`t believe how much money they spent on this girl`s party.

They gave her two cars. Can you believe that? Two cars.

And it`s supposed to be reality TV, but it`s all for show.

I mean, it`s like it`s better than real.

Right?

Better than real? I don`t even know what that means.

I love you both. Good night, girls.

-Finally asleep? -Finally some peace.

This sister act performed alongside The Champagne Music Makers.

The Lennon Sisters.

I`m gonna say $750.

$750. I`m sorry. You have underbid...

Let`s go, let`s go, let`s go! Come on.

Come on, sleepyheads.

Hurry it up, you two. We gotta leave in 10 minutes.

Eat, eat.

Thanks, Mom.

-Amy, l`m so happy for you. -Thank you.

-You did really great. -Thanks.

Amy got a first-place medal, which was really great, but Stacey did good, too.

Yeah.

I mean, yeah...

I don`t see why not. I`ll just talk to Thomas, and l`ll call you back, okay?

What`s that?

Tina says that everyone`s meeting up for dinner at Applebud`s.

No, tonight`s my poker night. Remember?

That`s right.

Come on. You can skip it one night, can`t you?

One night a month, Carol. One night I get to spend with the guys.

Okay. Just a suggestion.

This is delicious, Carol.

I just threw it together.

Could`ve fooled me.

Your mother does feed you every once in a while, right, Brian?

What can I say? I`m a growin` boy.

Nice work, hot shot. First place, huh?

Yeah. I set a new school record.

-Good one! -Thanks.

Watch out, Olympics. Here comes Amy ``The Barracuda`` Montgomery!

You ready?

Yeah. Not as ready as you are.

Let`s go. We`re gonna be late.

Well, take it easy, man. It`s a poker game, not a movie.

We`ll get there when we get there.

Ladies, don`t wait up for me. Have fun tonight, okay?

-Thanks, Dad. -Let`s go.

You`re always late. This is my one night out a month.

Man, you could stand to take it easy on the cologne.

Or at least have the decency to switch up your smell every once in a while.

I`m just trying to counteract your locker room and distillery stench.

Hey, give me a break, man. I just woke up a few hours ago.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Yeah, well, you`d understand if you knew what kind of night I had last night.

Oh, yeah? How so?

You don`t wanna know.

No, I do not. I do not wanna know.

Her name`s Mandy. She`s in one of my classes.

And l`ve had my eye on her for a few weeks now,

so I invited her and her friends out last night.

Okay, enough stalling. I call.

Let`s see `em.

Read `em and weep, boys!

What?

You gotta know when to hold `em and know when to fold `em.

Now don`t be sore losers.

-That`s not why we`re groaning. -Yeah.

Yeah.

-So many chips. -Yeah.

Ante up.

Consider yourself lucky.

When I was your age, I was liberating Kuwait City.

And that`s worse than filling hoppers full of metal all day?

It`s a lot better than hot metal flying over your head all day,

I`ll tell you that.

Tell him, Thomas.

I`m afraid I can`t support you on that, Jake.

My... My time in the Marines was some of the best times of my life.

It was tough, sure, but it`s supposed to be tough.

I`d probably still be in, if I hadn`t gotten hurt in a training exercise.

I was stupid.

Truly, I miss my time in the service.

Take my word for it. Combat ain`t all it`s cracked up to be.

Whatever. I get my degree next year,

and as soon as I do, I am outta here.

If I ever see another steel rod, it`ll be too soon.

What are you trying to say, Brian? That you`re too good for a career

in the manufacture of portable abrasive power tools for grinding, deburring,

sanding and polishing? Huh?

Yeah, Ray. That`s exactly what l`m saying.

This guy.

Well, don`t forget about us little guys when you`re gone, Mr. Big Shot.

Well, it has been a pleasure taking all your money,

but it`s late. I gotta go.

Are you kidding? It`s just midnight. It`s Saturday.

I know. But unlike you, some of us have responsibilities.

I wish we could play more than once a month.

Yeah, well, we do.

We play at All Betz Off. We got a game or two going almost every night.

Where`s that?

It`s at your house, dude.

It`s only one of the biggest online gaming sites in the world.

You do know how to use a computer, don`t you, old man?

Of course I do, but l...

I don`t really... We have one.

I don`t really look at the lnternet much.

But it`s not just the game. I like talking to you guys.

Most of the time we`re doing more chatting than playing, anyway.

What do you mean? You`re on the phone while you`re on the computer?

No. We play poker online,

and then we send messages to each other to talk.

Really?

Look, just type that into your browser

and then follow the sign-in instructions.

Those names below are our user names.

Just come tomorrow night. We`ll show you how it`s done.

Okay. I`ll give that a try.

Right on.

-Now for the cashing-out process. -Oh, man.

Might want to make yourselves comfortable.

You have fun tonight?

Yeah. You?

Missed you.

You want to try?

Sorry, Carol.

-I think l`m just tired, is all. -lt`s okay.

I love you, Carol.