Pretty Bird

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[%% Antonin Dvorak:

Song to the Moon ]

[panting]

[groans]

[man]:
People may doubt

what you say,

But they'll believe

what you do.

[%% Wim Mertens:

Watch over me ]

[stops engine]

[door alert chime]

[deep breath]

People may doubt what you say,

But they'll believe

what you do.

[man chuckling]

Hi. Welcome

to Owenby mattress.

Well, Mandy,

you know what's crazy is

I'm in need of assistance.

- Oh. Good one.

- [chuckling]

But seriously, my name

is Mr. Curt Prentiss...

I should warn you,

I am not the type

Who is gonna be

easily charmed.

- I'd never presume.

- Sure you would. [chuckles]

- Just kidding.

- Uh, all joking aside,

I'm here to see Kenny Owenby.

Is he perchance around?

Hey, you!

Get over here

right now.

[laughs] oh, my God!

Oh, my heavens!

Curtis Prentiss!

- Come on.

- How the heck are ya?

- Mr. "I'm too busy to

call my best friend."

- stop it.

Well, you didn't

call me back.

I'm not listening

to a word you're saying.

- Ok.

- This is some operation

you've got here.

Oh, yeah, that's right.

You haven't seen it before.

It's... It's, uh,

it's nice, you know?

Doin' fine, doin' fine.

- Yeah, I'll say.

- [sighs]

[Curtis]:
You're hiring with

your wiener, I like that.

[chuckling]

Your employee Mandy,

she's very attractive

is all I'm saying.

Oh, yeah, Mandy.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

She's great, she's great.

And, uh... Yeah, wow,

she's, uh, she's pretty.

Yeah. I never

noticed that before,

But, uh... Oh, yeah.

[Kenny]:
It's a huge space.

It's right here.

I could rent it and, uh,

have all the warehousing

For mattresses, beds,

and bedding I'd ever need.

Kenny, I might have

a better idea for this.

[Kenny]:
What do you

got in mind, Curtis?

Kenny, you have done

very well for yourself.

Oh, well, not too bad.

And you're making

a ton of money.

Ok, I don't know about

a ton of money...

Kenny, you're

making a ton of money.

Yes, I'm making

a ton of money.

Good, because we're

gonna need most of it.

- You sold me. I'm in.

- [laughs]

I'm spearheading a venture.

Well, technically,

I don't know

if there's a difference

Between that and an

enterprise. Whatever it is,

I'm the president of it.

Do you remember

a couple of years back

We tried to come up

with something to invent?

[chuckles] yeah, I sure do.

Yeah, heat n' hold.

%% hair dryer

that shoots hairspray %%

Yeah, of course I remember.

I still got mine.

Well, this new thing is

bigger than the hair dryer.

- Bigger than the hair dryer?

- Oh, it's bigger

than the hair dryer.

So...

...Are you with me on this?

Whatever it is, I'm in.

[chuckles]

[%% Wim Mertens:

Often a bird ]

[Curtis laughs]

I know, bright and early.

Good morning. Uh, my name

is Mr. Curt Prentiss.

I am heading

an intra-preneurial...

Intra-preneurial, uh...

Can you connect me

with the, uh,

jet propulsion department?

What I'm trying to do

is track down a jet

propulsion specialist

'cause I am in trouble!

Hi, is this, uh,

McDowell aerospace?

[panting]

You are an aerospace engineer,

is that correct?

Great. And you went

to college?

And you graduated?

That's great.

Yes, I was told you have

a, uh, consultant on staff.

How's it goin' in here?

Uh, so it's been...

Shut down, huh?

Might I trouble you

for a forwarding number?

Oh. Lifesaver.

Richard Honeycutt.

Is that correct?

- [snores]

- [door opens]

[woman whispers] dear.

- Dear.

- [snorts]

There's someone

on the phone for you.

It might be about a job.

[exhales] you know, you can't

wake a man like that, babe.

You want me to tell you why?

I'll tell you why.

Because now I'm

gonna be jumpy all day,

You freakin' me out

like that.

There's a coupon

for the copy place

On the table.

Thought you might get

a jump on your resumes.

[bag rustling]

[man chews, spoon clatters]

[sniffs]

[clears throat]

Yeah?

Is this Richard Honeycutt,

formerly of Datcher rocket labs?

- Yeah. Who is this?

- Rick, my name is

Mr. Curt Prentiss.

I am CEO of an emerging,

uh, company.

You attended college,

is that correct?

- Yeah.

- Excellent. Uh, Rick,

I've got one more

question for you.

When you were a kid,

did you ever...

...Have that dream

about flying?

[chewing loudly]

I have my pilot's license.

I'll note that as a "yes."

You'll be hearing

from me again. Good day.

Uh, touchdown, Kenny.

Big time.

Yes, I found our guy.

College degree,

rocket scientist,

Plus he's sitting

on his butt.

He just got fired.

[laughs] Curtis,

that's fantastic!

[Curtis]:

Ok, that's good.

- That's good.

- I'm just really

proud of you.

[woman]:
So you're Dennis.

[chuckles]

[Curtis]:
Uh, Curtis,

actually. Curt.

[whistles]

[woman]:
So, Curtis, uh,

what is it that you do?

I am pulling CEO duty

right now.

I own a rocket propulsion

company.

Rockets. [chuckles]

You're not gonna blow

the place up, are ya?

[laughs] no.

We have an office for that.

Oh. Good.

Well, we just have

to run your credit

Because everybody here

has perfect credit, so...

- Sure. You gotta have that.

- Tell me about it.

Oh. Cam will do it.

He knows all that stuff.

- Mr. MBA.

- MBA, huh?

[water runs]

- Well played.

- Well, we met at A&T.

Did you go to A&T?

Oh, let me guess:

Central? Northeastern?

- State?

- [toilet flushes]

I'll take it.

[grunting]

[coughs, groans]

[groans]

- You want some?

- Oh, no, thanks.

Other side.

- [grunts]

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