Wednesday, April 02, 2008
TONY MACHINE, THE MACHINIST
TONY MACHINE
I’m with Mama now. Last stop on the American Dream Line.
ROCCO
Where’s Rose?
TONY MACHINE
Who knows? It’s the skayty-eighth time she’s left me.
ROCCO
And the cottage in Cheltenham?
TONY MACHINE
Foreclosed. Bank sold it for 80 to Pakistani speculators.
ROCCO
And you paid?
TONY MACHINE
280.
ROCCO
Jesus! Who said banks were smart?
TONY MACHINE
Smarter than me anyways.
ROCCO
Our government is swooping in to help.
TONY MACHINE
I’m looking forward...
ROCCO
Them not you!
TONY MACHINE
Figures.
ROCCO
Thus was it ever.
TONY MACHINE
Well, I’m not underwater anymore.
ROCCO
No, you’re truly blessed having drowned. Father Anastasia should make you the subject of a sermon.
TONY MACHINE
I can’t hear! Have fuckin mercy, fuckin Rocco!
ROCCO
Entitled: Roundly fucked under God in The Greatest Nay-shun in the world-d-d-d-d-d-d!
TONY MACHINE
For the rich that is. Only they hear the echo.
ROCCO
You’re a learner at any rate.
