PFFF… WHAT A SHITHOLE.
HEY, KID!
LET’S SEE… AH! THERE!
HELLO, MISTER.
MISTER BORIS. HELLO, MISTER BORIS.
WELL, NOW… HOW WOULD YOU LIKE SOME FRENCH FRIES?
FRENCH FRIES?
MY DAD DOES MOST OF THE COOKING. HIS SPECIALTY IS STEAMED GREENS.
GROSS!
YOU DEAF OR WHAT?
OH… I’VE NEVER HAD THOSE. MOM SAYS THE WHOLE HOUSE STINKS WHEN YOU MAKE THEM. WELL, WHAT DOES YOUR MOTHER COOK?
DID YOU KNOW GREENS ARE HIGHLY TOXIC?
SO THEN WHY DOES EVERYONE IN SUFFRAGETTE CITY EAT GREENS BUT NOT FRIES?
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PEOPLE HERE ARE MORONS. C’MON, KID, HAVE A FRY. NO, NO THANKS…
EAT IT.
ONE MORE… CAN I HAVE ONE MORE…
PLEASE, MISTER BORIS!
YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST GET FRIES FOR FREE?
IF YOU WANT MORE FRIES, YOU’VE GOT TO BUY THEM.
WITH MONEY.
MONEY HASN’T EXISTED FOR YEARS. I READ ABOUT IT IN MY HISTORY TEXTBOOK. I’VE GOT SOME.
HERE’S 50 BARBARANN BUCKS. WITH THIS, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO BUY A CUP OF FRIES.
I CAN TRADE YOU THIS FOR SOMETHING.
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YOUR GUITAR, FOR EXAMPLE.
OH NO, NOT MY GUITAR!
FINE. NO FRIES, THEN.
THEY’RE NOT REALLY EQUAL THINGS. I EAT FRIES AND THEN THEY’RE GONE.
“BUT ME AND MY GUITAR, THAT’S FOREVER. IT’LL ALWAYS BE HERE…”
THINK ABOUT IT. I’M GIVING YOU A LOT OF MONEY FOR THAT GUITAR. SEVERAL BILLS. AND THE MORE BILLS YOU HAVE…
BUT ME AND MY GUITAR, THAT’S FOREVER. IT’LL ALWAYS BE HERE…
KEEP STUFFING YOURSELF WITH GREENS YOUR WHOLE LIFE IF YOU WANT. SEE YA!
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THE MORE FRIES YOU GET.
YOU KNOW, THAT’S NOT EXACTLY A HIT SONG THERE.
DID YOU WRITE THAT STINKER? NO, IT’S… WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS?
I WANT TO BE A MUSICIAN. MY GOD WHAT A RACKET!
… GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.
TAKE IT. LET’S TRADE.
I WANT TO TRADE IT FOR YOUR LITTLE PIECES OF PAPER. THEY’RE CALLED “BILLS.”
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I’LL GIVE YOU ONE FIFTY. THAT’S ALL THIS IS WORTH.
WELL, I’M DONE HERE. I’VE GOT OTHER PLANS…
SEE YOU LATER, UH…
FRANKIE.
SEE YOU LATER, FRANKIE.
BUDDY OL’ PAL!
HE CALLED ME “BUDDY!”
BORIS DISTRIBUTES HIS MONEY. IT’S WHAT THEY CALL “PURCHASING POWER”...
EVERYONE WILL BE JEALOUS OF YOU…
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WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T TELL YOUR NEIGHBOR...
WE NEED SOME WAY TO PRINT MORE MONEY.
WE NEED SOME WAY TO MAKE FRIES FASTER, JULIE.
QUIT PUSHING!
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