Anything Else Page #5
does it serve for me
that time and space
are exactly the same thing?
l ask a guy what time it is,
he tells me six miles?
What the hell is that?
Falk, if a guy comes out onstage
at Carnegie Hall and throws up,
you can always find some people
who will call it art.
Years ago, a very wonderful comedy writer
wrote a very funny book
with a really deep and meaningful title.
lt was called
''Never Trust A Naked Bus Driver.''
You would be amazed how many people
do exactly that, and worse.
- [Dobel:
] Do you masturbate, Falk?- What?
l mean, given the circumstances
of your sex life, l would think...
This is not... stop squirming.
l'm not. l don't know.
Now and then, l guess.
When is now and then?
On Easter and Purim?
l don't really enjoy it.
Are you doing it right?
Does your hand fall asleep?
l happen to think it's
a poor substitute for the real thing.
Really? l prefer it to the real thing.
Last night, l was home by myself
and l conjured up a threesome with me,
Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren.
lt was very erotic.
ln fact, if l'm not mistaken,
it was the first time
those two great actresses
ever appeared in anything together.
- lt sounds nice, but...
- The only reason l ask
is because l think
that as you go through life,
you learn to depend only on yourself.
You know?
Do you own a firearm?
A gun?
A gun qualifies as a firearm, yes.
- No. Why would l?
- For self-defense.
Against who?
Against those who conspire to harm you.
Harm me?
Don't ask what you did to deserve it.
l mean, God, read Auden.
You know, come with me to New Jersey.
Falk, l took the liberty a few weeks ago
of ordering you a little present.
What?
They're having a sale here
on surplus Russian army rifles.
What?
Suppose you're home one night
in bed, masturbating,
and some guys break in.
You need protection.
l'd dial 91 1 .
l don't need a rifle.
Have you ever dialed 91 1?
lt's like trying to get a mortgage.
Come on.
l don't need a rifle. l'll probably
wind up blowing my foot off.
What is wrong with you?
Are you such a maladroit
you can't keep a firearm without
discharging it adventitiously?
- l don't need a weapon.
- Everybody needs a weapon.
What does that mean?
lt means the day will come
when you wish you had one.
Why exactly?
Why?
So they don't put you in a boxcar.
l want to get you some of this stuff, too.
- What for?
- So you can build a survival kit.
l have a perfect survival kit.
l've been working on it for years.
Last week l got some great fishhooks,
and a waterproof matchbox that floats.
What are you preparing for,
the end of civilization?
l have to know if l'm alone in the wilds,
l can survive by myself.
Dobel, you're a madman.
That's what they said in Germany.
There were actually groups
in Germany called ''Jews for Hitler.''
They were deluded.
They thought he'd be good for the country.
Never trust a naked bus driver.
By the time l got out of bed
and loaded it,
- the damage would be done.
- That's why you keep it loaded.
l should keep a loaded gun in the house?
Why would you keep
an unloaded weapon in the house?
Do you keep a loaded gun in the house?
l have a loaded weapon
in my house within reach.
Within reach, Falk.
ln every room.
Just how crazy are you?
ls there more?
Do you hear voices on the radio
or worship snakes?
You are a member of one of the most
persecuted minorities in history.
The rifle's on me.
Let me handle this.
This makes me nervous.
l've never owned a weapon.
You have to learn to take it apart
and put it together blindfolded.
You may have to do it in the dark.
You expecting Nazis and a blackout?
lncidentally, while you were rummaging
around the store in an aimless stupor,
l got you a couple of items.
l got you a flashlight that floats
if you drop it in the ocean
for any reason.
When the hell am l near the ocean?
l want you to build a survival kit.
l got you a compass, a...
l live in Manhattan.
Why would l need a compass?
This flare gun.
l got you some snakebite stuff,
fishhooks, water-purifying tablets.
This all sounds a little excessive to me.
And don't pull the trigger.
Squeeze it. Squeeze the trigger.
That's right.
Just take aim and squeeze...
[gun clicking]
Sorry. Sorry, sorry.
lt's empty.
Dobel was showing me how to use a rifle.
We were practicing.
- Why?
- Why? Well, it's for protection.
- From who?
- What do you mean, from who?
- Dobel, tell her.
- l'm Dobel.
Hi.
Who do you need protection from?
Burglars, rapists, the Gestapo.
lt was my idea that,
given the tensions in the world,
perhaps it would be prudent
for young Falk to own
a means of self-defense.
Have you had a mental breakdown?
You and a rifle?
- l know it seems weird.
- What's this stuff?
This is all very important.
These are water-purifying tablets
and that's a flashlight that floats.
Let's say you drop it in the ocean.
lt floats.
Are you joining the Boy Scouts?
- lt's all very necessary.
- Are these bullets?
They're called rounds. Right?
Jump in here at any point.
Falk, l don't mean to incite
domestic strife here.
Amanda, it's all very safe.
See what happens...
what l do is take a pliers
and l remove the lead part
from the shell. You see?
Then l have the empty...
empty shell. Okay?
And what l do is l put this now
in the breech
in the rifle, okay?
So then if a shot's taken,
it won't really fire.
goes into the breech.
The chamber.
The chamber, Falk.
lnto the chamber.
l am not living in the house
with a loaded rifle.
You don't trust me to keep a firearm
without hurting anyone?
- Am l an imbecile?
- ls that a trick question?
Dobel, would you say something?
lt's his feeling that as the economy slumps,
crime rises, okay?
And rape... rape has risen.
Statistically speaking, rape has gone up.
And he's not convinced that
the slaughter of six million Jews
is enough to satisfy the anti-Semitic
impulses of the majority of the world.
- You said this.
- He's paraphrasing.
l put it more succinctly when l...
[door closing]
Oh.
Don't worry, Mother.
lt's not loaded.
- [Paula:
] What's happening?- l bought a rifle.
A rifle?. l'm not living
in a house with a rifle.
- Don't worry, Mom. lt's leaving.
- No, it's not. lt's not leaving.
Perhaps we should rethink
the concept of self-defense.
Mrs. Chase, is it unreasonable
to own a fire extinguisher,
though you'll probably never use it?
Stop calling me Mrs. Chase.
My name is Paula.
l'm not your goddamn schoolteacher.
Falk, urgent business in Tierra Del Fuego
requires my presence,
so l'll be leaving.
Sir, would you mind
helping me shift this piano?
- Me?
- Mother, he's a guest.
Would you take these when you go?
[phone ringing]
l don't care who he is.
This room isn't right.
That's because it's too crowded.
[phone ringing]
Meaning what?
You want me on a park bench?
Don't be so dramatic.
All l want out is this stupid rifle.
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