- Pat Judd: All right, so I don't know the difference between basketball and hopscotch.
- Mike Taft: You should, there's little money in hopscotch.
- Johnny Long: Not much more in basketball.
- Mike Taft: I'd like for her to have some swimming lessons.
- Johnny Long: I'd be glad to teach her myself.
- Lily Courtney: I won't be difficult, I'm Pisces.
- Johnny Long: Beg your pardon?
- Lily Courtney: I was born under the fish.
- Johnny Long: I'm sorry.
- Mike Taft: Nice boy.
- Lily Courtney: Yeah, very.
- Mike Taft: Not that nice, darling.
- Lily Courtney: He's probably Scorpio. Say, what did I do with my Astrorama?
- Mike Taft: You're sitting on it.
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- The Rival Reporter: Hiya, Pete. Mind if I join the wake? Quite a yarn, huh?
- Pete Ferreday: Yeah.
- The Rival Reporter: You cookin' up a new angle for your column?
- Pete Ferreday: No, thanks. This one's been grilled, fried and boiled in every rag in the country.
- The Rival Reporter: That so? There's an angle that hasn't been touched.
- [he shows Pete a photo of Johnny Long in handcuffs]
- The Rival Reporter: Earn your bracelet with a college degree.