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- Whatever I want.

- Oh, whatever he wants.

Thanks, Ron.

Aw, come on, hang around.

We're short a few sheilas.

You're the one

wearing the tassels.

Like 'em, do you?

Made 'em for myself in prison.

Well, the cut really suits you.

It's very slimming.

Is that right?

Why don't I take it off

and give you a closer look?

Calm down now, Miller. Take it

outside if you want to muck around.

It's okay, Ron.

Leave 'em to their

little shindig.

Round of shandies for the boys.

Eh?

Let's go, Jim.

Andrew, how much are

we talking about exactly?

I don't know.

Five grand, kick it off.

5,000... dollars?

Yeah, just for starters.

Son, you're dreaming.

I'm not going to lend $500

on a whim, let alone $5,000.

And given the state

of your mom's mortgage,

I don't think now's the right time to

be getting further into debt, do you?

You just can't drift

through life...

...like it owes you

a living, Andrew.

It doesn't.

My advice?

Head over to the mill...

...and ask Stan O'Reilly

for your old job back.

At least it's real.

You're the only

supplier in the state,...

...so I'm hardly going

to screw you over, am I?

You'll have your money

by the end of the month.

Bob, I guarantee it, okay?

I just need a few blanks on tick

to get me into the game, mate.

I don't know.

How's 20 sound?

Yeah.

Fantastic.

All right.

Great, see you then.

20 blanks on credit?

I must have sounded like I actually

knew what I was talking about.

All those years of bullshitting

might finally be paying off.

Come check this out.

What in Christ's name is this?

It's a knee-board

for Gus.

- Um, j.B.'S idea.

- You serious?

It's an early

Christmas present.

You can't leave him

on the beach all day.

The little bastard

would steal all my gear.

We made something for you too.

Whoo!

Whoo!

Oh

it's all about her

oh

it's all about her

I love her love,

she's been so kind to me

she's opened up

my eyes...

Whoo!

The whispers

and the summer wine

may have made me realize

whoo oooo

it's not about her

ooo ooo ooo ooo

it's all about her.

Hey!

How's the new board, huh?

Rips, yeah?

Oh, man, it's responsive.

I can feel it

in my bum ankle already.

Almost ate it

a couple of times out there.

It'd do you good to get out of

control every now and then.

Hey, did you see that?

Did you see that?

Man, this thing

is unbelievable.

Man, honestly, it's the

best present ever. It is.

- Yeah.

- You're making it look too easy!

I think it's less about me

and more about the board.

I'll have to make the next one

even more radical then, huh?

- Steady on, tiger.

- Huh?

That's awesome for surfers

that can rip.

Don't forget about the rest

of the world too.

- Bugger the rest of the world.

- No, you think about it.

There's a whole bunch

of people out there...

...waiting to surf better

because of our gear.

We play our cards right, we could be

shaping a much bigger future here.

Shaping a much bigger future?

Yeah, it's a TV ad.

You cannot beat the man

by becoming the man. Yeah?

No, I'm just thinking

big picture.

What's wrong with that?

All right, guys, good sesh.

Catch you later.

I'm just shaping surfboards, brother.

That's all I'm doing.

Ha! Gussy!

Don't think I don't know

what I'm talking about

I'm leaving you, baby,

without a doubt

I don't need you no more

don't need you, baby...

Got room for one more?

I brought tofu scrambles.

Love is all the same

I don't need you no more

don't need you, baby

you're biting off more

than you can chew

baby, I ain't ever

coming home to you

I don't need you

no more...

Don't need you, baby

look so sweet,

look so fine...

Take your time, sweetheart!

Doesn't even look like me.

Whoo! Yeah!

So much more

than just you, kid.

So you know everybody

that there is to know

puttin' on your charm

like a little show

I don't need you no more

don't need you, baby...

- Whoo!

- Jimmy! That's you, brother!

- Ho ho ho!

- I don't need you no more

don't need you, baby

I don't want you,

don't need you, baby

oh!

Don't need you, baby

goin' on too long

don't need you, baby

ahhhh!

Don't need you, baby

I don't want you, baby

don't need you, baby

movin' on,

don't need you, baby.

See, that is the trip

right there.

Probably surfs solo most days.

He's not battling for waves.

He's not proving himself

against anyone.

That's it right there--

unreal.

You reckon?

I'd get bored.

How does he even know

how good he is?

Who cares?

Seriously, who cares?

It's...

I reckon the last thing

on his mind is competing.

You know, hey, we're pounding up

and down the coast selling sh*t.

He's out there.

Look.

Booah!

He's living the dream.

What are we doing?

You can't buy

what he's got, yeah?

Especially if he's not selling.

Where'd you learn

to do all this?

Raising sons.

They went through clothes

like you wouldn't believe.

Just, you know, made sense

to make all our own stuff.

At least they're both boys.

Probably just

hand stuff down, right?

Yeah, I wish.

Those two,

they're like chalk and cheese...

...when it comes

to their taste in things.

- Really?

- Yeah.

When they're not, look out.

It can get ugly.

Didn't expect you guys

back so soon.

- Manage to sell anything?

- Ta-dah!

Where did it all go?

Inside barrels all the way

from here to esperance.

They saw the film, went nuts.

It was like a feeding frenzy.

- It's unreal, man.

- Yeah, it is.

What's this?

Aw, it's a little something

for getting us off the ground.

Plenty more

where that came from.

Mmm.

What time is it?

A little after 3:00.

I should go.

You could always

just stay here.

Nice try, Andrew Kelly.

Good luck tomorrow.

As you can see,...

...sales projections, comparisons

with overseas competitors,...

...ideas for new products

down the line.

The challenge here, Andrew, is that

you're asking for a business loan.

But what you're talking about

is a leisure activity.

Either way, we just sold out

our entire inventory.

Out of the back of your kombi.

You said to start thinking

like a businessman.

That's what you said.

That's what I'm doing.

We lend to farmers

because they grow crops.

People need to eat.

Where exactly is your market?

Are you kidding me? 95% of

aussies live on the coast.

Our gear makes living

on the coast better.

I would have thought our market

was pretty bloody obvious.

- Andrew--

- that's just here.

Now we can reach people all

over the world, Mr. grumley.

- Look, Andrew, I hear what you're saying.

- How?

I'm sorry, James?

How can you hear

what he's saying...

...when you've got your head

shoved so far up your own ass?

I thought that went well.

Unbelievable.

What?

I was doing you a favor.

You gotta be a farmer or a logger

to score a loan in this town.

You gotta get a haircut.

They're never going

to give us a red cent...

...because we're on the

outside looking in.

You know what?

I'm cool with that.

J.B.'S right, man.

You can't buy what we've got,...

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