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- Well, it could be worse.

- How?

- How?

We're supposed to sleep

in here together?

Yeah. Well, I'll rig up a curtain

or something. It'll be all right.

Well, like the man said,

it needs a little work.

Hey, Loren.

What do you think?

I think it needs a little work.

Very funny.

- Hi, beautiful.

- Come on, you're such a hot dog.

If X equals eight,

then Y must be equal to what?

Now, three times eight squared plus

one-half Y squared equals 264, right?

And three times 64 plus

one-half Y squared equals...

David, would you, please?

Thank you.

192 plus one-half Y squared

equals 264.

And one-half Y squared equals...

Would you kids, please?

Y squared equals 144, right?

What does Y equal?

Miss MacWilliams.

It's okay. Take your time.

Miss MacWilliams?

I can't say.

The answer is 12.

What was the matter? Didn't you think

that was the right answer?

I knew it was the right answer.

I bet it's tough coming

into a new school like this.

No, I'm used to it.

My dad was in the military...

...so we moved around a lot.

- He died?

Both my parents died.

- Excuse me.

- I'm sorry.

Listen, thanks for trying

to help me out in class.

Sure.

- Can I see you again?

- Sure.

- When?

- Tomorrow in algebra. Bye.

The mole is good for her, I think.

- Hey.

- How's everything going?

Fine.

- Who's that?

- Don't worry. That's just her brother.

- I'll see you later. I gotta go to class.

- Okay. Bye.

Excuse me.

Excuse me, darling.

Hey, kid, come on.

- What?

- Don't cripple him, JoeBob.

I'm just kidding.

Watch your mouth, boy.

Come on, see if there's

some more fish in there, Gid.

Something bothering you, cousin?

No. Nothing ever bothers me.

Well, if I was you,

I wouldn't bet no money on that.

Yeah!

What chance does Pride have

against that brindle pit...

...coming up from Arkansas?

- Chance? Sh*t.

Gordo wouldn't put that dog in

if it wasn't gonna win.

- Set them up.

- You ever lost money on her, Dutra?

Not yet, and I better not.

F***, no, that's one hell of a dog,

that is.

Goddamn, Gordo, that wasn't funny!

- Sh*t, Gordo, you missed.

- Just go on, set them up.

Sh*t.

I say we stage a little fight between

that new b*tch at school and Moonie.

Where we gonna find anybody

who'd bet on the Moon?

Sh*t.

Boy, I'd like to f*** her.

Oh, yeah. I'd spend a little time

on top of that.

Just a-pushing and a-pulling.

Take some doing, though,

getting in those pants.

- I could get her.

- Says who?

Says me and 50 bucks.

Me too. I could get her.

F*** her black and blue.

Wanna put a little money on it, Gid?

Who can pop that little cherry?

Hell, yeah.

- Fifty bucks says I get her first.

- Well, I'm always glad to help a fool.

Any other takers?

I was born at night

but not last night.

That girl and her brother wouldn't

give you the steam off their sh*t.

Fifty dollars says she won't put out

for either of you.

Dutra, you always been

three bricks shy of a load anyhow.

Sh*t, man, that ain't funny!

Hey, Loren.

I just made 7 more dollars.

This place is gonna be a gold mine.

- How's it coming?

- Pretty good.

- I almost got this track together.

- Good.

At this rate, we'll have

the entire park open in no time.

You know what's holding us back?

Cash flow.

On account of the generator.

Self-contained electrical unit

lights up the entire park...

...on gas right out of our own pumps.

See, Loren...

...what we got us here...

...is a two-day-a-week income

on seven-day-a-week expenses.

It's the night business that counts.

That's what's killing us.

Now, I know where we can get

that generator.

Only goddamn thing, though,

is this cash-flow problem.

Okay, Abby, let her go.

Yeah! Goddamn it, we did it!

Okay, that's $4 for the adults,

and three children.

Okay, 7 all together.

- Thanks.

- Come on.

Hi, everybody,

welcome to Santa's Funland.

Abby, honey, will you get that?

Step right on in there.

- Hi.

- Wanna fill it up, please?

- Regular?

- Yes, please.

You know,

there's a dance Saturday.

- Yeah, so I heard.

- You going?

- I don't know. I haven't decided yet.

- I'm going.

Go with me.

Why?

Well, because I'm asking you.

So?

I'm asking you.

You will have a good time.

You'll go, right?

Look, I don't know.

We haven't really met.

I'm sorry.

You owe me $4.

Don't give me bullshit about $4.

I'm talking about a dance here.

I have a lot of work to do,

so could you just give me the money?

That's a hundred.

I can't change that.

Listen, I'm asking you nicely.

Are you gonna go with me?

I don't think so.

Thanks. Here's your change.

I'm Dutra.

You know what that means?

I come in here and act decent,

and you turn me down.

Well, I don't f***ing believe that.

You're crazy.

Crazy?

You want crazy?

Well, I'll show you crazy.

Hi.

Hi.

My name is Gideon Walters.

My friends call me Gid.

This seat is taken, Gid.

You're gonna wreck your head

with all this stuff.

What stuff?

All this stuff. Books and sh*t.

- You're gonna tire out your brain.

- Yeah, well...

...this is the library.

What you need is a drive-in.

I'll tell you what.

There's a picture I've seen

out there eight times.

You're gonna love it.

It's called Saturday Night Girls.

You'll come back a new person.

I've already seen it.

Listen, if you don't mind,

I have work to do.

I ain't gonna ask you again.

Okay.

What I mean is,

you ain't gonna get no extra chance.

Now, what day are we gonna

go out next week?

We're not going out next week.

Now, if you don't mind,

I really have to get this finished.

How about the week after that?

You ever been to a dogfight?

- I mean, a real dogfight. Pit bulls.

- I don't wanna go out with you.

Why not?

You think you're too good for me?

I'm not interested in finding out.

Would you get lost.

Would you like me

to call a teacher?

No, you don't gotta call

nobody, baby.

You just sit right there and rot.

Hey!

Are you okay?

No.

Here, let me do that.

I saw what happened.

Gideon is just one of those people

we gotta live with.

I just came in here.

I wasn't doing anything.

You don't have to do

anything to Gideon.

You don't have to do anything to any

of those guys that hang with Dutra.

Just look at it this way:

He only is picking on you

because you're a pretty girl.

- Hey, Ab.

- Hey.

- You can have my chair.

- Thank you.

Loren, this is Mark Warfield.

This is my brother, Loren.

- He's tutoring me in algebra.

- Hi.

You know, Loren,

I think that she likes you.

- Who?

- Over there, in the blue sweater.

I can take that.

Well, make a move, boy.

Go over there and fast-talk her.

Well, I'm the strong, silent type,

you know?

- Me too.

- Yeah, right.

Let's see.

We're gonna make a rose.

- See? How pretty.

- Hi.

You're looking good today.

Don't you think

she's looking good today?

You know, I was saying to my friends

you're looking better every day.

Kind of makes coming

to this place more fun...

...just knowing you're walking around,

looking as good as you do.

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