Same Time, Next Year Page #5

people over to help celebrate.

So Harry doesn't

usually drink,

but that night

he had three beers.

It was after

the Gillette fights.

Well, I just overheard him

talking to some of the guys,

and he said that his-

his time in the army were

the best years of his life.

What's wrong with that? A lot of

guys feel that way about the service.

Harry was in the army

for four years,

and three of'em were spent

in a Japanese prison camp!

Okay. Now do you want to hear the

story about the good side of him?

Not particularly. Aw, come on. You have to.

I don't want you to get the wrong

impression of him. Okay, if you insist.

I do. Okay.

Harry's this, like, big,

heavyset kind of guy, you know-

I really wish you hadn't told me that. Why?

Oh no, don't worry.

He's gentle as a puppy.

Anyway, uh, last year

he got this great idea...

that he'd take Tony out

to fly a kite.

See, Tony's

our four-year-old.

And so they went out to the park to

fly a kite, but there wasn't any wind.

So it's about an hour later, and I

was on my way home from the laundromat.

I passed by...

and I see Tony

sound asleep in the car.

I look out in the park.

There's Harry all alone

in the park,

all red in the face

and out of breath,

and he's just pounding

up and down...

with this huge kite dragging

on the ground behind him.

Oh, I don't know.

It just really got to me.

Yeah, I know.

Helen has some nice

qualities too. Who's Helen?

My wife.

You said her name

was Phyllis.

I know. I lied.

Phyllis Helen! What's the

difference? I'm married!

Look, I was nervous. I was afraid

you'd try to look me up or something.

I didn't want to

leave any clues.

Is your name really George?

Well, of course it is.

You think I'd lie

about my own name?

Yes.

That would be crazy!

Well, you're

pretty crazy.

It's funny, isn't it?

Here we are in a hotel room,

gazing into each other's eyes.

We're both married, and we

have six kids between us.

Do you have

any pictures?

What?

Pictures of your kids.

Yeah, but I don't think

this is the time or place.

Come on, come on. If you show

me yours, I'll show you mine.

I keep mine in this little

folder we got free from Kodak.

Where's yours? You have

to take the whole wallet.

Ahh!

Ohh.

Is that the oldest one with

the glasses and baggy tights?

Yeah, that's Michael.

Funny-looking kid, isn't he?

No. What does he

wanna be, Superman?

No, Peter Pan.

I'm kinda worried

about him.

Why is this one's face

all scrunched up?

That's Paul. That was

taken on a roller coaster.

Isn't it

natural looking?

Right after that

he threw up.

Yeah, he's really, um-

I guess he- I guess

he takes after Harry.

No, both of us, really.

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