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Today’s line comes from a classic scene that has been parodied and repeated
over and over since it first came out. Here it is:
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OK, I’ll make it as easy for you as I can. I’d like an omelet, plain, and a
chicken salad sandwich on wheat toast. No mayonnaise, no butter, no
lettuce. And a cup of coffee.
A number 2, chicken salad sandwich, hold the butter, the lettuce and the
mayonnaise. And a cup of coffee. Anything else?
Yeah, now all you have to do is hold the chicken, bring me the toast, give
me a check for the chicken salad sandwich and you haven’t broken any rules.
You want me to hold the chicken huh?
I want you to hold it between your knees.
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No? OK, here’s another hint, this film came out in 1970 and starred Jack
Nicholson as a music prodigy who ran away from home to go work an oil rig
in Waco Texas.
[PAUSE]
C’mon guys! Does this help?
(sings) “Stand by your man, give him two arms to cling to and something
warm to come to, when nights are cold and lonely”
[PAUSE]
No! Did you like my chorus? Try again!
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Yes! It’s Five Easy Pieces starring Jack Nicholson. It’s a dark film but
that dinner scene is a classic.
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