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Scrimshaw's Lot: "Metaphors"

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July 05, 2023
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Scrimshaw's Lot: "Metaphors"

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July 05, 2023
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Transcript

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  6. Dialog RON: Ehh...

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  11. Action Notes SFX: METAL CLANGING

  12. Action Notes SFX: METAL CLANGING

  13. Dialog CHRIS (O.S.): Ron...

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  15. Dialog CHRIS: Why did you throw that wood away?

  16. Dialog RON: It's unstable.

  17. Dialog RON: It's unstable.

  18. Dialog RON: It's unstable.

  19. Dialog RON: It's unstable.

  20. Dialog RON: It's no good.

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  22. Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.

  23. Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.

  24. Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.

  25. Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.

  26. Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.

  27. Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.

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  30. Dialog CHRIS: What's the lesson?

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  32. Dialog RON: Chris, I'm not teaching you anything.

  33. Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.

  34. Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.

  35. Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.

  36. Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.

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  38. Dialog CHRIS: No I know you're not...

  39. Dialog CHRIS: No I know you're not...

  40. Dialog CHRIS: ... "consciously" teaching me anything.

  41. Dialog CHRIS: ... "consciously" teaching me anything.

  42. Dialog CHRIS: I'm just trying to siphon off some of

    your...

  43. Dialog CHRIS: ... calm, centered wisdom...

  44. Dialog CHRIS: ... through metaphors.

  45. Dialog CHRIS: ... through metaphors.

  46. Dialog RON: Metaphors?!

  47. Dialog RON: I hate metaphors!

  48. Dialog RON: That's why my favorite book is Moby Dick.

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  51. Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.

  52. Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.

  53. Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.

  54. Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.

  55. Dialog RON: Just a good simple tale about a man

    who...

  56. Dialog RON: ... hates an animal.

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  58. Dialog RON: That's enough...

  59. Dialog RON: ... for today.

  60. Dialog RON: I think.

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  66. Dialog RON: Does the white whale actually symbolize...

  67. Dialog RON: ... the unknowability and meaningless of human existence?

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  69. Dialog RON: (CHUCKLES)

  70. Dialog RON: No.

  71. Dialog RON: No.

  72. Dialog RON: No.

  73. Dialog RON: It's just a...

  74. Dialog RON: ... (CENSOR BLEEP)...

  75. Dialog RON: ... fish.

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