Frankie Quote #526
Quote from Frankie in Spring Cleaning
Mike: You absolutely do that! You do it all the time.
Frankie: Do you ever stop to think that maybe I'm busy doing something? Like vacuuming the whole family room for Sue's birthday so that we won't be embarrassed in front of the neighbors?
Mike: Oh, you're worried about being embarrassed in front of a bunch of little girls, but you're not embarrassed by the cement geese on our front porch!
Frankie: They're whimsical!
Mike: They're not so whimsical when I smashed into 'em with my bare feet, and I'm hopping around the house bleeding, trying to find a Band-Aid!
Frankie: Yeah, well, buy a Band-Aid for once in your life! You never buy Band-Aids! You never buy anything!
Mike: I buy Band-Aids, but they're never the right kind!
Frankie: Yeah, you buy the cheap ones that float off in the tub and clog the drain!
Mike: What do you know about the drain? When have you ever unclogged the drain? Do you even know where the wrench is? Where's the wrench, Frankie? Where's the wrench?
Frankie: If I knew where the stupid wrench is, what the hell do I need you for?!
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Quote from Brick
[Brick sits on the curb at a table with a tip jar and a sign which reads "Information $1"]
Boy: Hey, I got a history test coming up. Who was Abraham Lincoln's vice president?
Brick: Actually, he had two... Hannibal Hamlin, then Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
Boy: Sweet. Thanks. [puts a dollar in Brick's jar]
Brick: Tell your friends!
Quote from Brick
Brick: So that's the thing about divorce. Some couples rush into marriage without really thinking about the pros and cons. Others just grow apart. In the case of Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds, it was distance... and egos.
Boy: Thanks, but I actually came to tell you I misheard my parents when I was listening through the wall. They're not getting a divorce. They're getting me a horse.
Brick: Arabian or quarter horse? Because Arabians need a much bigger paddock. [whispers] Paddock.
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Frankie: [v.o.] But this being America, in times of tragedy, there's always someone making a buck off of it.
[Brick's desk on the curb now includes a globe, a picture of the family, a telephone, a recorder, some books and a briefcase]
Brick: So to get the full cardio benefit at your age and weight, your target heart rate should be 137 for about 20 minutes.
[later:]
Brick: I.U. has about 32,000 undergrads, while Notre Dame only has eight.
Teen Boy: Thanks.
[later:]
Brick: [on the phone] Hi. I have that information for you about tupperware. If you want to call me back, I'll be here till 5:00. Then I have to take a bath. [hangs up] Next.