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Brian Damage · 05-30-2007, 11:06 PM

When Mel said he was going to charge Esther 50 bucks for making long distance calls and stealing stuff, the audience gasped! WHY?!?

Ireneparalegal · 05-30-2007, 11:10 PM

Because a studio hand told them to.

JUST KIDDING BRIAN.

$50 bucks for calls is A LOT, even for the 70's. That and the fact that she was an old lady probably. Which, to me, shouldn't matter. He should have made a bargain with her regarding the pies and paying the phone bill.

Brian Damage · 05-30-2007, 11:14 PM

But he wasn't just charging her for the calls, he was charging for the stolen items as well.

Ireneparalegal · 05-30-2007, 11:16 PM

I was kinda distracted at that moment (I had a phone call)...did she steal a lot of canned goods? Wait, she stole items that she made the pies with didn't she?

FredScuttle · 05-31-2007, 08:48 AM

Yeah, she stole the ingredients, then made the pies and sold them back to Mel. That's why the last line was "The price of ingredients just went up, bub!" to Mel when he was upset that she raised the price of the pies.

FredScuttle · 05-31-2007, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

$50 bucks for calls is A LOT, even for the 70's. That and the fact that she was an old lady probably. Which, to me, shouldn't matter. He should have made a bargain with her regarding the pies and paying the phone bill.

Actually, it was $14 for the long distance calls, the rest was for the stolen ingredients (I just finished watching that scene

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Brian Damage · 05-31-2007, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by FredScuttle

Actually, it was $14 for the long distance calls, the rest was for the stolen ingredients (I just finished watching that scene

)

That's why the oooh's and aaaah's from the audience didn't make sense. It seemed pretty fair to me.

Ireneparalegal · 05-31-2007, 08:01 PM

We don't know how much she stole. She could have been stealing more canned goods to make pies FOR OTHER RESTAURANTS, DINERS, etc.

I missed a scene, why did she have a key in the first place? Was she making the pies at Mel's?

TALLguyinKY · 05-31-2007, 08:06 PM

It was kind of odd...she said her dead husband had been a locksmith, and "he left me these"---whereupon she held up a great big ring with over a dozen keys on it.

I don't know if they were "skeleton keys" or what...

Ireneparalegal · 05-31-2007, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TALLguyinKY

It was kind of odd...she said her dead husband had been a locksmith, and "he left me these"---whereupon she held up a great big ring with over a dozen keys on it.

I don't know if they were "skeleton keys" or what...

Damnit! I wish I hadn't been interrupted by the phone yesterday. I missed a scene.

Ok, so she had these keys...so, it gave her the right to enter Mel's establishment?

TALLguyinKY · 05-31-2007, 08:12 PM

In her mind for her own scheme, I guess.

The audience probably audibly reacted to Mel's demand for her to pay 50 bucks because he's big mean yellin' Mel, and she's a "sweet" little old poor lady.

Ireneparalegal · 05-31-2007, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TALLguyinKY

In her mind for her own scheme, I guess.

The audience probably audibly reacted to Mel's demand for her to pay 50 bucks because he's big mean yellin' Mel, and she's a "sweet" little old poor lady.

I say YOU GO MEL! He has every right to be mad. If it was some young guy, there wouldn't be an issue.

I guess she was going into other establishments, not only Mel's.

Brian Damage · 05-31-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

I say YOU GO MEL! He has every right to be mad. If it was some young guy, there wouldn't be an issue.

I guess she was going into other establishments, not only Mel's.

I agree, Mel had every right to yell. He was being ripped off. It didn't matter that she was a sweet old lady.

TALLguyinKY · 05-31-2007, 11:03 PM

Me too. The audience was probably just like, "*gasp*, he's going to make that sweet little old poor lady pay 50 bucks?!"

05-30-2007, 11:06 PM	#1
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05-30-2007, 11:10 PM	#2
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Because a studio hand told them to. JUST KIDDING BRIAN. $50 bucks for calls is A LOT, even for the 70's. That and the fact that she was an old lady probably. Which, to me, shouldn't matter. He should have made a bargain with her regarding the pies and paying the phone bill.
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05-30-2007, 11:14 PM	#3
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	But he wasn't just charging her for the calls, he was charging for the stolen items as well.

05-30-2007, 11:16 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	I was kinda distracted at that moment (I had a phone call)...did she steal a lot of canned goods? Wait, she stole items that she made the pies with didn't she?

05-31-2007, 08:48 AM	#5
FredScuttle Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 31, 2005 Posts: 477	Yeah, she stole the ingredients, then made the pies and sold them back to Mel. That's why the last line was "The price of ingredients just went up, bub!" to Mel when he was upset that she raised the price of the pies.

05-31-2007, 08:01 PM	#8
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	We don't know how much she stole. She could have been stealing more canned goods to make pies FOR OTHER RESTAURANTS, DINERS, etc. I missed a scene, why did she have a key in the first place? Was she making the pies at Mel's?

05-31-2007, 08:06 PM	#9
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	It was kind of odd...she said her dead husband had been a locksmith, and "he left me these"---whereupon she held up a great big ring with over a dozen keys on it. I don't know if they were "skeleton keys" or what...

05-31-2007, 08:12 PM	#11
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	In her mind for her own scheme, I guess. The audience probably audibly reacted to Mel's demand for her to pay 50 bucks because he's big mean yellin' Mel, and she's a "sweet" little old poor lady.

05-31-2007, 11:03 PM	#14
TALLguyinKY Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 18, 2002 Posts: 1,439	Me too. The audience was probably just like, "gasp, he's going to make that sweet little old poor lady pay 50 bucks?!"