“Let me get this straight, you took all the money you made franchising your name and bet it against the Harlem Globetrotters?” – Accountant
“Oh, I thought the Generals were due! He’s spinning the ball on his finger! Just take it! Take the ball! That game was fixed. They were using a freaking ladder for God’s sakes.” – Krusty the Klown
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“The Generals were due” is one of my most oft-quoted (or paraphrased) lines. This one never gets old.
The lawyer’s expression was totally over-the-top. But I think it makes this scene even funnier.
[…] If the Liberals truly want to hang all their hopes of reinvention on the coattails of a young, unproven MP, he first needs to reinvent himself as someone more than just his father’s son. While there may be more than 2 years between now and the next general election to do that, he’d be working under the mantle of a 3rd-place party in a Conservative minority government and competing with all other parties for attention. (Although Elizabeth May seems to be doing wonders as the sole Green representative.) No, the best way Mr. Trudeau can establish himself as a future candidate for the country’s top elected post is with a solid leadership campaign that focuses the spotlight unwaveringly on him and his fellow contestants. Unfortunately the current candidates, declared and suspected, leave a lot to be desired. The general election-style voting that allows anyone, party member or no, to vote further exacerbates the dearth of valid competition. Combining the celebrity status Trudeau carries with the leadership format and any lesser-known entries would seemingly have as much a chance of beating the prodigal son as the Washington Generals have against the Harlem Globetrotters. They need a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to take him on. After all, in the majors they don’t let you use a ladder. […]