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Scrimshaw's Lot: "Metaphors"
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Sam Abner
July 05, 2023
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Scrimshaw's Lot: "Metaphors"
Sam Abner
July 05, 2023
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Dialog RON: Ehh...
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Action Notes SFX: METAL CLANGING
Action Notes SFX: METAL CLANGING
Dialog CHRIS (O.S.): Ron...
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Dialog CHRIS: Why did you throw that wood away?
Dialog RON: It's unstable.
Dialog RON: It's unstable.
Dialog RON: It's unstable.
Dialog RON: It's unstable.
Dialog RON: It's no good.
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Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.
Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.
Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.
Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.
Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.
Dialog CHRIS: I just don't understand the "throwing away" metaphor.
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Dialog CHRIS: What's the lesson?
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Dialog RON: Chris, I'm not teaching you anything.
Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.
Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.
Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.
Dialog RON: We're just building a crib.
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Dialog CHRIS: No I know you're not...
Dialog CHRIS: No I know you're not...
Dialog CHRIS: ... "consciously" teaching me anything.
Dialog CHRIS: ... "consciously" teaching me anything.
Dialog CHRIS: I'm just trying to siphon off some of
your...
Dialog CHRIS: ... calm, centered wisdom...
Dialog CHRIS: ... through metaphors.
Dialog CHRIS: ... through metaphors.
Dialog RON: Metaphors?!
Dialog RON: I hate metaphors!
Dialog RON: That's why my favorite book is Moby Dick.
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Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.
Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.
Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.
Dialog RON: No frou-frou symbolism.
Dialog RON: Just a good simple tale about a man
who...
Dialog RON: ... hates an animal.
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Dialog RON: That's enough...
Dialog RON: ... for today.
Dialog RON: I think.
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Dialog RON: Does the white whale actually symbolize...
Dialog RON: ... the unknowability and meaningless of human existence?
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Dialog RON: (CHUCKLES)
Dialog RON: No.
Dialog RON: No.
Dialog RON: No.
Dialog RON: It's just a...
Dialog RON: ... (CENSOR BLEEP)...
Dialog RON: ... fish.
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