Half Nelson Page #3

Your Mom's going to be there?

Working.

Pops?

F*** it.

I'll come through.

Somebody got to represent.

Tina packed some sweets

For Mike last night.

Your brother was a good friend,

still is.

That dude was funny.

I mean, he ever showed you

the chicken walk?

The what?

The chicken walk.

I mean, I can't do it,

But it's like--

--sh*t was bananas.

You know, we used

to work together, right?

You ever think about working?

Sh*t.

I used to work here.

For real?

$150 a week.

Hey, Keesha?

What's up, hon?

We need two milkshakes, baby.

I know I don't sound sincere,

but I mean it.

You're going to be great at it.

Thank you.

I think I--

Why can't I say that sincerely?

Oh, you can.

I went back to school.

Mm-hmm.

Environmental Policy.

No, I know, but I think

you're really going to be great.

I believed you

the first time.

I'm just nervous that's all.

How are you?

I don't know.

You still rocking out?

When the occasion calls.

Yeah.

Who's the lucky guy?

I met him in the program.

I don't know, Dan.

Some people change.

Some people actually change.

Yeah, but not me.

I know.

No way.

I'm still an a**hole.

You're not an a**hole.

You're just a big baby.

I'm a big a**hole baby.

Let's go, rebels.

Pass it in.

All right, there you go.

Blue ball.

What is that?

You're killing us.

You need to watch yourself.

Another bad call, hear?

Blue ball.

Walk it off, baby,

Walk it off.

Come on, shake it off.

Hustle back.

That was a bad call, man.

You okay?

Yeah.

You want a ride home tonight

after the game?

All right.

Foul, foul, call the foul.

Coach, go back to your bench.

She pulled her down.

Go back to your bench.

Call the foul.

Call it.

Coach, go back to your bench.

Call the foul.

This is f***ing bullshit

and you know it.

You're gone, coach.

I won't tolerate that language

on my court.

Oh, it's the language

you don't tolerate,

F***ing language, excuse me.

I didn't know it was

the language.

All right.

Good luck, girls.

I think your hand is changing

colors get more ice on it.

You should've seen the wall.

I'm telling you, Dunn,

you should've knocked

that nigga out.

You can't go around

knocking people out, you know,

Or throwing balls at them

just because you're upset.

It would've felt good,

though, right,

Felt good to just get it out.

There's other ways

of getting it out.

Right.

Like you do?

Look, just because you know

that one thing about me,

One thing doesn't make a man.

What?

One thing doesn't make a man?

You know I was just talking

about your hand right?

Yeah.

Yeah, I knew that.

Hey, who was that guy

that was cheering for you?

Do you know him?

Not really.

Do you?

No.

So we can just keep the whole

punching the wall thing

A secret, right?

You don't have to tell anybody,

right?

What's up, Santa Claus?

Where you going?

Sh*t.

I had a good day.

Even after the dolphin report,

right?

Even after it says

there are no weapons.

There are no WMD programs.

There is nothing.

They do that,

The Pippa study,

That University

Of Maryland thing,

and turns out 72 percent

Of his supporters

Still believe there's WMDs.

Seventy-five percent

still believe they're supporting

Al Qaeda and so what

the f*** do we do you know?

What do you do?

What does one, I'm one man,

what I do, you know?

I used to be so f***ed up.

I used to be so f***ed up

I was just out there, you know,

But I f***ing cleaned up.

I cleaned up--

For the most part.

I do it now to get by,

but I can handle it.

You know what I mean?

I tried the rehab thing.

I tried it.

It didn't work.

It didn't work.

You know,

it works for some people.

My ex-girlfriend

is getting married.

So it works for some people,

right?

It didn't work for me.

The kids keep me focused,

and I--

Number three:

Change moves in spirals,

not circles.

For example, the sun goes up

and then it comes down,

But every time that happens

what do you get?

You get a new day.

You get a new one.

When you breathe, you inhale

and then you exhale,

But every single time

that you do that

You're a little bit different

than the one before.

We're always changing,

and it's important to know

That there are some changes

you can't control

But that there are others

you can.

Any students who did not turn

in their Hall of Science

Field trip permission slips

must do so by the end

Of the week.

Hall of Science

Permission slips are due

in the main office

By Friday afternoon.

Thank you.

Hi.

How come you're not eating

with the teachers?

Just...

I felt like being alone.

I know what you mean.

You do?

Mm-hmm.

All right, Mr. Dunn,

I'll see you later.

Enjoy your lunch.

Thank you.

Oh, yeah, do you think

I could get a ride home later?

Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

All right.

Thanks for the ride.

Okay.

Have a good weekend.

Bye.

Bye.

Yo.

I lost my key.

You lost your key?

What do we do?

I don't know.

You want to call

your mother or something.

She's an E.M.T.

I could page her,

but I don't know.

All right, get in.

What's up, y'all?

You want some candy?

That's all you got?

Oh, sh*t, I'm sorry.

So where your bike at?

They stole it.

They who?

I don't know.

I'm going to find out though.

So what, man.

Y'all just chilling?

She lost my key-- her key.

So what, Drey, what?

You need a place to stay

'Til your Mom's get home?

No, man, we're cool.

Are you cool, Drey?

Mm-hmm.

All right.

What, you don't know him, huh?

Who, Frank?

Frank?

I thought you said

you didn't know him.

Just a guy from

the neighborhood.

You know what he does?

Look, I know that I'm

the last person

That should be saying this.

You don't have

to worry about me.

Okay, let me--

Just give me a sec.

Wait.

Okay.

Have a seat.

You can watch TV if you want.

Make yourself at home.

You got them old things?

Records?

Yeah.

Yeah, little Miss mp3,

I got records.

You should check them out.

You might learn something.

Who's this?

My parents and my brother.

Do they still live together?

Yeah.

Why you got so many books

about black people?

I got books

about all kinds of people.

Can I borrow one?

Yeah.

Who's she?

Just an old friend.

What happened to her?

Oh, well, you should

mind your business.

You put it up there.

I've seen her before.

She was at the game

that night, right?

Yeah.

You need help in here?

Do you like to cook?

Yeah, sometimes, mostly just

for special occasions.

You got a lady

coming over tonight or what?

Yeah.

You must like her a lot.

Yeah, she's all right.

She like you?

I don't know.

I'm hard to like sometimes.

That's true.

Oh.

Oh, yeah, you just got to,

you mash those up.

You mash them up

with your hands.

Get in there and squeeze them.

See, what you need

is some jokes.

Women love jokes.

Okay.

You got any?

What do you call cheese

that's not yours?

What?

Nacho cheese.

It's yours if you need it.

Absolutely not.

That's a funny joke.

Thank you.

Hey, coach?

Yeah.

Can I ask you something?

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