Mike Quote #258
Quote from Mike in Super Sunday
Mike: You know, Brick, I bet that would've been a real conversation starter in the 1600s, but you know what men talk about today? Sports.
Brick: Here we go.
Mike: It's the language of men, buddy. A great icebreaker. In bars, in elevators, even in the John. If you can talk sports, you can talk with any guy in the world. Every year we have people over here for the Super Bowl. What do you do?
[flashback to Brick reading at the dining room table while Mike, Axl and the guys cheer:]
Brick: Inside voices, please!
[present:]
Mike: I'm just saying, you like to read? Well, there's a lot of fun words in football. You like the 3-syllable ones, right?
Brick: I find them very soothing.
Mike: Well, look at this. "Quarterback." "Buttonhook." "Flea-flicker."
Brick: I did not realize that.
The Middle Quotes
‘Super Sunday’ Quotes
Quote from Brick
Brick: Is that about the Super Bowl?
Mike: Yep.
Brick: Can I see it?
Mike: Sure.
Brick: [reads newspaper] Wow. This is really fascinating.
Mike: It is?
Brick: Yeah. See this font? It's Copperplate Gothic. I'd love to meet the typographer who laid this out.
Mike: You'd rather meet the guy that picked the font than the superstar running back they're writing about?
Brick: Hello. Copperplate Gothic. That's in the sans serif family of typeface. [whispers] Sans serif.
Quote from Brick
Frankie: [v.o.] Yep, I guess that's how it is on game day. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. And sometimes it's enough just to participate.
Mike: So, Brick, uh, that Super Bowl logo, is that serif or sans serif?
Brick: Sans serif. See, Dad? If you can talk about fonts, you can talk to anyone.
Quote from Mr. Ehlert
Frankie: Mr. Ehlert? What are you doing?
Mr. Ehlert: I got the night eats.
Frankie: No, no, no! You are not eating and ruining your procedure!
Mr. Ehlert: What's with the drama? We can just reschedule for Monday.
Frankie: Do you even care what my plans were for this weekend? I was supposed to watch the Super Bowl with my family, and my daughter's in a square dancing competition, and I can't go to it because of you!
Mr. Ehlert: Look, Frances... The truth is, I'm scared.
Frankie: You're not scared.
Mr. Ehlert: Okay, I'm not scared. Now give me my pork rinds!
Frankie: No! No! No, no, no! I've worked for you for two years, and you still make me get you coffee, clean your tie, look into your throat with a flashlight to see if your tonsils are inflamed. And then you say you're taking me to a management seminar, and I think, "Wow, he sees something in me." Well, you did see something in me... a sucker! And I take it and take it and never complain, because I need this job, but at some point, I need my self-respect more. I quit! [sighs] You'll need someone to drive you home in the morning, but when I get you home, I quit!