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and divest ourselves of Hollowmade.

It's a little backwoods

furniture factory.

They actually still make

porch rockers.

Now, the opportunities

for expansion are virtually nil...

and the buyer has offered us

a most attractive price.

So you can see, gentlemen, that

were we to liquidate Hollowmade...

the return on our investment

would in fact be quadrupled.

Oh, but liquidate... I mean,

aren't there other considerations?

Uh, may I make a-a point? L...

I'm sitting listening here,

and l... what l...

I'm feeling, uh, deeply inside, l...

I mean, what it is, is... I mean, things

are just not computing exactly right.

I mean... Sorry.

Gentlemen,

help yourself to Danish.

Oh, God.

How many times have I told you

you're not to talk about things

you don't understand?

- I know, but...

- Where do you get

this bleeding heart from?

I can't help it.

I think the way Daddy bought

the company is so sweet.

If Daddy were alive, he'd be

the first to agree with me.

Sweetness wouldn't stop him...

from taking a huge profit

out of some toothpick mill

in-in Hickville, West Virginia.

Now, eat the goddam muffin.

And for God's sake,

try to show some poise.

- Poise.

- Miss Shelton?

- Yes?

- We're for it.

But we don't want

any publicity about it... uh...

people losing

their jobs and all that... uh...

From a PR standpoint...

we might look rather heartless

if we shut down the mill.

Last year's hostile takeover

of the Santa City chain

hurt us immeasurably.

Everyone's forgotten all about that.

I know I have.

Three hundred angry Santas picketing

our world headquarters tend to be

remembered rather vividly, Ms Shelton.

Yes, indeed they do.

Gentlemen, gentlemen.

And Rose.

You have my full and complete

assurance that the buyer...

Mr Fabio Alberici, will

continue running this factory...

in concert

with current management.

Therefore, I urge you

to give your most serious

consideration to a "yes" vote...

to the Hollowmade sale initiative at

next Wednesday's stockholders' meeting.

S-So the people of Jupiter Hollow

are in support?

Oh, they are!

I assure you.

Oh, that was...

Did you see that?

Oh, Sadie, you were so good.

You got 'em singin' and dancin'.

- That's gonna add plenty to the fund.

- Oh, the fund, the fund.

- You sung so good, Sadie.

Didn't she, Rose?

- Oh, she did.

What's wrong with you? Don't you

want to save Jupiter Hollow?

I know it's small of me, Rose,

but this doesn't strike me as a way

of life much worth preserving.

Hey, Sadie!

I got this thing all wrapped up.

I'm gonna get that little squealer

right there just for you.

- Oh, great, Petey!

- Yeah? Wanna go get a grape soda?

Not with a man covered

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