A Christmas Story 2 Page #6

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and he'll eat for a day.

Teach a man to fish, he'll eat...

...forever.

Well, just so you know...

...I'm pretty sure any prison stretch

would be minimal.

And if you got on a chain gang...

...you wouldn't have to sit

in your cell all day. Heh-heh-heh.

Wouldn't hurt to ask.

Wait a second.

It's Christmas, right?

Higbee's will hire anybody on Christmas.

We'll go tomorrow.

That's the ticket, guys. Getting jobs.

We'll work our butts off,

12 hours a day.

- Twelve hours a day? I can't wait!

- Yes!

Hank was right.

Determination got things done.

I'd be the kind of part-time holiday help

that legends are made of.

My fellow Americans...

...we are here today to honor

an exceptional young man.

Ralph Parker, once again,

you have set the gold standard...

...for your thousands

of fellow workers to follow.

Please accept this token

of your country's esteem...

...and my personal congratulations.

Thank you, Mr. President.

Drucilla.

Oh!

Bravo!

No! Don't you dare.

Is everything all right, dear?

In the words of boxing great

Jack Dempsey...

...a champion is someone who gets up...

...even when he can't.

Oh, honey.

What am I doing looking for another car?

When what really needs

to be tossed onto the junk heap...

...is that worthless hunk of iron

in the basement!

Friggin'...

Yep. Thing's pretty much on its last legs.

Looks like it came with the house.

It was here when dinosaurs

roamed the Earth.

- The house came later.

- Ha-ha-ha.

So, what'd you have in mind?

We got a sale

on the new forced-air models.

- Ooh.

- Some pretty good prices.

All right. I'm listening.

And good day to you, sir.

If you change your mind, sir,

we're in the book.

Ow!

Would you forget about the furnace?

Hiya, Mrs. Parker.

That time of year again, huh?

I know someone who's pretty excited.

Ha, ha. Been tasting it since October,

has he? Ha, ha.

Well, I saved a special one for you,

nice and plump.

Hang on.

Three-hundred ninety dollars

for a furnace.

What kind of mutton-headed chump

does he take me for?

- He seemed pretty honest to me.

- He's a quack-salver.

Telling me about furnaces.

He doesn't think I know about furnaces?

- I know about furnaces.

- You know how to swear at them.

Yeah, and I know how to

buy them too, okay?

Here's your Christmas turkey, Mr. Parker.

Ha, ha.

- You folks enjoy now.

- Thank you.

If I can pick up a good used car, I can

certainly pick up a good used furnace...

...and you can take that to the...

I'm sorry, what is this?

A serial number or something?

No, no. That's the price.

No, that's a mistake. It has to be.

Uh, no, sir, 40 cents a pound.

We can go now, dear.

- Oh, but... But that's ours.

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