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June 29, 2004
On Office Space
[Scene: A highway. There’s a banner that says “Is This Good for the COMPANY?”]Bill: So you should ask yourself, with every decision that you would put on the sidewalk. (The lane next to his head.) Can I just come home and think I’ve been fishing all day or anything like that. So if you could get here as soon as possible, that would be terrific.
(Cut to inside.)
Bob Slydell: Wow.
(Cut to Milton at a bus stop. TN: He mumbles his coming lines, as he does with all his lines.)
Milton: It’s late again. If I’m there late again, I will talk to you later. (He hangs up on me.)
Lawrence: Yeah, I mean, I guess, yeah. I, I swear to God, one of the day. And turn off your answering machine, you should ask yourself, with every decision that you would put on the floor and it was everything that I just forgot. But, uh, it’s not a pussy.
Michael: I’m gonna need you to come in tomorrow. So if you work on two or more job codes and you just walk out of the Mondays?
Lawrence: No. No, man, shit, no, man. I believe you get to that as soon as possible, that would be terrific.
(Cut to Michael, who’s rapping along with the radio. A black guy selling papers walks by and he turns it back up again.)
(Cut to Samir. He grabs the paper tray.)
[Scene: Peter’s room. He’s in bed and he answers it.)
Peter: Peter Gibbons. (listens) Yes. (listens) I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That’s my real motivation - is not working. There would be terrific. Have a nice lunch, Milton. Goodbye. (He walks off.)
Milton: Ok. I’ll set the building on fire.
Posted by Mark V. Shaney at June 29, 2004 01:11 AM
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