Frankie Quote #943
Quote from Frankie in Life Skills
Frankie: Brr! I cannot get warm. Seriously, I've been in the house for hours. I'm still freezing. Feel my face.
Mike: H-hey! Get your cold nose off me.
Frankie: [sighs] It's not my fault. People need windshields.
Mike: Well, you may get one soon enough. Here's the check from the insurance company. Hang on. They're denying our claim?
Frankie: What? Wh- Let me see that. Where's the money? There's no check in here. Not putting a check in the envelope is our trick. I don't want it done to me.
Mike: We're denied 'cause of code 426E. What's 426E? "Act of God."
Frankie: We have act of God. We have the comprehensive policy. Remember? You thought it was too expensive, and I said the only other safety net we have is the Hoosier Lotto, so we ended up getting it. You know what? I know those receipts are around here somewhere. 'Cause we paid those premiums. I remember, because we were a little late, and the guy was really nice about taking it.
Mike: Yeah, they're real nice about taking your money, it's giving it back they have a problem with.
Frankie: Well, we are going down there, and we're bringing our car so that they can see what they've done to us. I am not taking this lying down. [trips]
The Middle Quotes
‘Life Skills’ Quotes
Quote from Frankie
Frankie: [sighs] Look, we know an act of God when we see one, okay? We've had rain from our ceiling. We've had floods from our dishwasher. We've had bedbugs, tornadoes, black mold, red ants, a frog infestation! Yeah. Frogs. It's the end of days at our house. I am not kidding you! Look, in other people's cases, God works in mysterious ways, but not in ours. With us, he's pretty straightforward. And we are not people who ask for a lot. But we are people who demand what is ours and what is right, and if you cannot get with that, then maybe you need to get your supervisor, because I don't think that you want good, paying customers like us driving away angry.
[cut to a well wrapped-up Mike and Frankie driving home as the wind blows:]
Frankie: I'm so angry.
Quote from Sue
Sue: You know, I went on kickinitteenstyle.com and took the "Rate Your Assignment Partner" quiz, and you are a "severe collaboration limitation."
Axl: With no due respect, I disagree.
Sue: I thought you might say something like that, so I also ranked you on the sibling scale, and guess what? You're a "bummer brother." So... yeah.
Axl: Whatever. This whole thing is lame. Except kitchen floor hoops, which I just invented, and is totally awesome.
Sue: I know you fancy yourself some kind of rebel, Axl, but sometimes in life, you just have to follow the rules. I put on sunscreen an hour before going outside. I wait till the bus comes to a complete stop before standing. You don't think I would love to fill up on bread? I would. But that's not how the world works. The rule of this project is that you and I take the allotted two weeks and do it together. And that's just what we're gonna do, mister. 'Cause a "D" might fly in Ax Land, but it doesn't work in Sue City. And not the one in Iowa. The one right here.
Quote from Brick
Dr. Fulton: One surefire way of making friends? Finding something the other kids are into and gettin' on board with that program.
[cut to Brick on the playground surrounded by kids who aren't moving:]
Dr. Fulton: Hey, Brick. Uh... I thought today's assignment was playing tag.
Brick: I am. I've achieved the highest level of tag. I'm it.