The Man from Earth Page #9

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I was playing yours.

Oh, man, you know, you

had us going, right?

You were good, man.

You know those chinese boxes,

One inside the other inside

the other inside the other--

I feel like I'm in the last box.

You son of a...

b*tch!

How could you do this to us?

I was worried about you.

I know, I was tempted

to cop out many times,

But I couldn't resist

seeing whether or not

You could refute what I was saying.

I had the

perfect audience--

Anthropologist, archaeologist,

Christian literalist...

a psychologist.

Okay, I've had enough of this.

I'm outta here. You

wanna come? Let's go.

So, John.

Are you gonna write the story?

If I do, I'll send you copies.

Don't bother with mine, okay?

You are absolutely certifiable.

I don't know you!

It was nice seeing

you again, Dr. Oldman.

Your name's a pun, isn't it?

Old man?

Did that help you with your story?

Linda!

Bye.

Well, Art was half right.

( Laughs )

Which half?

Well, at least I don't

have to throw away half

Of what I know about biology.

Which half?

( Chuckles )

It's a beautiful idea,

So rich, so full of possibilities.

Perhaps you should write

a paper on it, doctor.

Maybe I will.

I'll interview you in the rubber room

For further details.

You may still need help, my friend.

My ass.

I thought it sounded pretty good.

They believe you because they have to.

But the one thing that I know about you

Is that you would never use people

Or abuse their goodwill and intelligence

Like they think you've

just done to them.

Psych 101?

No, it's woman,

one-on-one.

So you're a pretty fast liar, Mr. Ugg,

But I wanna know--

What's your real name?

Believe it or not, the

sound was always John.

Why'd you cave to Gruber?

What happened was enough.

Just--Just

needed to stop.

I shouldn't have expected it to work.

Fourteen thousand years old.

I bet that's a lot of women.

Are we counting?

Maybe.

Well, I'm taking Edith home.

Sandy?

I'm gonna stay.

Are you sorry for some

of those things you said?

I'm sorry I said them.

Well.

Like a good Christian,

I...oh, John.

Oh! Well.

You did a terrible thing,

But we're all so

thankful you're all right.

Even Art--He just hates

things he can't understand.

You're a sadist, John,

But I admit I got a kick out of

Chasing my tail around your maypole...

even if that is all I caught.

Good luck to you.

Wish you the best. Thank you.

Ready?

- Later on.

- Okay, good night.

Mm-hmm.

Mmm.

I don't know, man.

Something about this...

something about you, John.

The more I think about it,

The more I'm no longer

in that chinese box.

( Inhaling deeply )

I sense...space.

A kinda latitude of what

we happily call reality,

In which, as everybody keeps saying...

anything's possible.

Yes. No, no. No, no.

No--No

more words.

I'm gonna go home,

And I'm gonna watch star trek

For a dose of sanity.

Good luck to you, man,

Wherever this may lead you.

You drop me a line sometime.

Let me know how you're making out.

I will.

Mm. Mwah.

So, John Oldman.

What other pun names have you used?

Lots.

John Paley for John Paleolithic,

John Savage--

Got really crazy about 60 years ago.

When I was teaching at harvard,

I was John Thomas Partee.

John T. Partee--

Boston tea party--

I get it.

Yeah, I know.

Wait, wait, wait.

Boston?

J-John Partee?

You did not teach chemistry!

I do not believe you!

Your mother's name was Nola.

No. Yeah.

No.

Yes, Nola.

( Crying ) my mother!

I reject this!

My--My--My

dog's name.

We had him before I was born.

Woofie.

Woof, woof, woofie...

Gruber. She remarried?

She said you abandoned us.

Sorry, I had to move on.

You know that. I left enough.

I left enough. I'm cold.

Chilly willy, always cold.

Never could stand the cold.

( Sobs ) wait, you--

You had a beard.

Yeah, you used to tug on it

To see if it was real.

Agh! Will!

God.

( Gruber gasps )

Come on, Will.

Will.

Come on, buddy.

( Siren blaring )

You'll stay in touch, Dr. Oldman.

In case there are any questions.

I'll be back for the funeral.

Miss.

You never saw a grown child die.

No.

Chantelle duncan: I've seen rivers rise

seen mountains fall

seen endless vistas coming to an end

I've seen stars collide

heard oceans roar

I know what it means

to lose your only friend

nothing lasts forever

that's what I've always heard

all things good must esnd

you know it's true

nothing lasts forever

but maybe some things do

forever is the way I feel for you

forever is the way I feel for you

I've seen men take

the world into their hands

and change it, mold it,

to their point of view

I've felt the earth shake

seen men take a stand

and fight when it's

the one thing left to do

nothing lasts forever

that's what I've always heard

all things good must end

you know it's true

nothing lasts forever

but maybe some things do

forever is the way I feel for you

forever is the way I feel for you

nothing lasts forever

that's what I've always heard

all things good must end

you know it's true

nothing lasts forever

but maybe some things do

forever is the way I feel for you

forever is the way I feel for you

forever is the way I feel for you

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