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What does this feel...

this feels like

just a perpetual acid trip

is what this feels like.

What are you laughing at?

I'm kidding.

You don't know

what an acid trip is.

Hey, do you know

what an acid trip is?

No, I have no f***ing idea.

Good.

Good.

No, it changes.

I mean, sometimes,

it feels like, um,

the flu,

and other times, it's worse,

like, um, you know,

my head's on fire kind of.

Yeah.

Hey, uh,

you probably don't want to tell

your mom about the tick.

Right? No tick?

- Right, no tick.

- No tick?

No... no tick.

Brenda.

Hi.

- Oh, Melissa, hi.

- Hi.

How are you?

How's your new house?

Oh... oh, it's...

it's coming quickly.

Yeah, I'm very happy

with it.

So I'm seeing you today,

right?

Oh, why would you be?

Well, Mickey said

that the boys

were coming out to the site.

I just... well, I figured you

were coming along with them.

Right.

Yeah, um,

god, well, it's thanksgiving,

though.

Aren't... are you working today?

Indians, you know.

They have different holidays

than us.

Hey, how's Scott doing?

I'm sorry. I was...

I was gonna call you.

I'm sorry.

What do you mean?

He didn't tell you

about the tick?

Stop picking.

Mom, this is ridiculous.

Do you have any idea

how sick you could have gotten?

Do you?

I just look like

a total dingus.

Did he call?

Did who call?

Dad.

No.

Are you mad?

Just don't start lying

to me Scott, okay?

No, I didn't lie.

You didn't ask me anything.

You should have told me,

Scotty.

Just tell me next time, okay?

That's it.

Maybe you should have

had a girl.

They tell their mothers

everything.

Well, maybe you should have

asked god

for a mother who doesn't care

about her children.

Look, just don't argue

with me right now, okay?

I'm sorry.

I'm very tired.

Hello.

Yeah, they're both here.

Jimmy's asleep.

Look, was there any reason

I wasn't informed

of this little field trip?

Yeah, um, you know what?

I don't want to hear it,

uh, and I don't have time

anyway.

Dinner's at 4:
00 sharp.

Go wake your brother.

The idea is to presell off

the model, as many as I can,

then borrow from the bank

to build.

This is, uh, Scott street,

and this is James.

Nobody calls me James

anymore.

Had I known, Jim,

I would have named you,

you know, boardwalk, park place,

Lexington, Madison.

Why don't we just move here?

Well, this

is affordable housing

for people making

$20,000, $30,000 a year.

That's not us anymore.

Well, how much

do you make?

That's a bad habit, Scott,

asking people how much money

they make.

Your dad, it's okay.

But by this time next year,

we will officially

be millionaires.

And you can quit

that army sh*t,

make some real dough, right?

da da-da da-da da-da

da-da da-da da-da da-dah

da da-da da-da da-da

da-da da-da da-da da-dah

what problems

do they have?

I'll tell you

when you're of age, all right?

Trust me.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, this is embarrassing.

Hi, guys.

Man.

Oh, jeez.

Oh.

Oh, my god.

Oh.

Ah.

Gosh.

Oh.

I'm sorry. I must have

fallen asleep up there.

How is it?

Is it...

uh, sad to say,

this bird has seen better days.

Ow.

Oh, I...

where's your father?

Oh, god, what a waste.

Ah, well, at least

we have each other, right?

Yeah?

Oh, I'm sorry.

Dad's site is awesome.

How nice.

Yeah, it's... it's huge,

like, the size of six

football fields tied together.

Wow.

Yeah, it's supposed to be

like a modern-day Levittown.

You should go out there.

Really, it's amazing.

Dad said by this time next year,

we'll be millionaires.

More money, more problems.

Jimmy, do you remember

how we used to lay out

on our roof in queens,

remember?

Oh, yeah, yeah,

and what's-his-name,

the old nut next door...

what's his name?

Oh, gee, um, veltry.

Veltry, right.

Oh, yeah, he'd just sit

in his window for hours,

lurking like...

yeah, exactly, like that,

with that face.

Did you burn any turkeys

back then, Dorothy?

Dorothy?

You... you said Dorothy, right?

What did you mean by that?

Because all you have to do

is click your heels together,

and you're back in queens.

Ah.

On that note.

Anybody up

for a hot game of monopoly?

yeah.

Good, 'cause I am.

Sh*t. Sh*t.

I'm... god damn it, I'm...

All right.

Wow.

Sometimes I just feel

so stupid, you know?

It's okay, mom.

- hi, dad.

- Hey.

What do you think?

Um...

nice shoes.

Could you...

could you zip this up for me?

Uh, sure.

Sweetie, don't you think

you're gonna be kind of cold

with... with all

the back exposed like that?

Dad, dad, come on.

It's fine.

I have a jacket.

And it's a church party.

The... the strap thing,

the pink...

- yes.

- You can see it.

Dad, since when did you

become such a square?

But do you know

that you can see it?

Yeah, yeah, it's...

it's part of the dress.

That's what they're...

that's the look?

That's what the girls

are wearing these days.

- Okay.

- All right.

Are you sure you're not

gonna come to the church party?

No, I have a lot of, uh,

irons in the fire.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah, I'm sure.

Um, have a great time, okay?

- I will. Love you. Bye.

- All right, sweetie.

I love you.

Lights look great.

Yeah, they're gonna be beautiful

all over the house.

Our father,

who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come,

thy will be done

on earth

as it is done in heaven.

And lead us not

into temptation,

but deliver us from evil,

and deliver us, lord,

from all evil,

and grant us peace this day.

Peace be with you.

All:
And also with you.

And now let's offer

one another

a gesture of peace today.

Peace be with you.

And also with you.

Peace be with you, honey.

thy shall never love

another

thy shall never love

another.

and stand by me

all the while

and stand by me

all the while.

take happiness

with the heartaches

take happiness

with the heartaches.

What's up,

Mr. Saturday Night Fever?

Merry Christmas.

Do you like?

Not bad.

Not bad?

Come on.

Better than not bad.

Yeah, I guess.

Turn around.

Let me see.

This is kind of beat, huh?

It's a church.

Sneak a bottle of red and

meet me in the confessionals.

Thou should always

have faith in me.

in everything I say

and do

in everything I say

and do.

Bless me, father,

for I have blah, blah, blah.

Did you bring the wine?

I said red, not white.

Well, couldn't exactly

be choosy.

You never drank, have you?

Oh, well, yeah.

We're in a confessional,

Scott.

You can't just blatantly lie.

You have to tell me the truth,

no matter what I ask you.

Ask me something.

Um, have you ever

thought of me

as more than just, like,

a brother?

Okay, enough truth.

Let's play dare.

It'll be more fun.

Dare isn't part

of a confession.

Well, neither is drinking.

Fine, I'll dare you

something first.

I dare you...

I dare you to close your eyes.

Okay, open.

What do you think?

Nice.

I said "look," perv.

I hate to ask, Mickey,

and you know how Charlie is

about favors,

but I just can't live

with it.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

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