Picasso at the Lapin Agile By Steve Martin
Picasso at the Lapin Agile By Steve Martin
Picasso at the Lapin Agile By Steve Martin
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Freddy: two thousand two hundred forty five did you say ― Y end<br />
paren<strong>the</strong>sis x‖<br />
Einstein: y end paren<strong>the</strong>sis x OH …. THAT‘S FUNNY<br />
(einstein continues laughing pretty soon <strong>the</strong>y‘re all laughing but<br />
<strong>the</strong>y don‘t know why)<br />
Freddy: wh<strong>at</strong>s <strong>the</strong> d<strong>at</strong>e today?<br />
Germaine : it‘s <strong>the</strong> eighth<br />
Freddy : and <strong>the</strong> year ?<br />
Germaine : you don‘t know <strong>the</strong> year ?<br />
Freddy : I know <strong>the</strong> year … its just th<strong>at</strong> sometimes when you<br />
writing so fast it easy t write down <strong>the</strong> wrong year sometimes I<br />
look <strong>at</strong> <strong>the</strong> d<strong>at</strong>e i‘ve written and its off by ten some time fifteen<br />
years but now th<strong>at</strong> im thinking about it its I know its 1903.<br />
Germaine: 04‘<br />
Freddy: 04‘ okay come on <strong>the</strong> year just changed its january<br />
Germaine: october<br />
Freddy: The d<strong>at</strong>e isn‘t important anyway.<br />
Einstein: Just put ―first decade of <strong>the</strong> twentieth century.‖<br />
Germaine: Gosh, th<strong>at</strong>‘s wh<strong>at</strong> it is, isn‘t it? The first decade of <strong>the</strong><br />
twentieth century. I‘m glad <strong>the</strong> nineteenth century is over. It was<br />
bad century.<br />
Freddy: Wh<strong>at</strong>‘s <strong>the</strong>re not to like about a century?<br />
Germaine: Well, for one thing, <strong>the</strong> pollution. Soot, garbage,<br />
smoke.<br />
Gaston: Horse manure<br />
Germaine: You disagree?<br />
Gaston: No, I‘m adding to <strong>the</strong> list.<br />
Germaine: Oh yeah . . . horse manure. Noise.<br />
Einstein: This century will be better.<br />
Freddy: Wh<strong>at</strong> do you see for <strong>the</strong> future?