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(fleeinahurry)PoorRichhasalwayshadhisproblemswiththepolice.Whenhefoundoutthattheywereafterhimagain,hehadtotakeitonthelamb.Inordertoavoidbeingcaughtandthrowninjail,hewasforcedtofleeinagreathurry.(quiteadirrentmatter)Ericlikestoplayjokesonhisfriends,buthemakessurethatnobodyishurtbyanyofhispranks.Aprankthathurtssomeoneisahorseofadifferentcolor!Beingplayfulisonething,buthurtingsomeonebyone'sprankisquiteadifferentmatter.(Can'ttalk?)Comeon,Connie!Telluswhatyouthinkaboutourlittleridedowntherapidsyesterday.Well.uh...Wasn'titexciting?I,uh...What'sthematter?Catgotyourtongue?Ifyoumustknow,I'mkeepingquietbecauseIwasscaredoutofmywits!(bothersomeone)-Children.!Wouldyoupleasestopmakingsomuch.noise!Andforheaven'ssake,pickupyourclothesandtoys!It'shardenoughtryingtokeepthishousecleanwithoutyourthrowingyourthingsallovertheplace!-Clara,Iknowthatthechildrengetinyourhair,butyoushouldtrynottoletitupsetyousomuch.-Listen,Jim.Ican'thelpit.Thechildrenbothermeandmakemeveryangrywhenthey'resonoisyandmessy.(expressone'sopinionsloudly)Jimdoesn'tplaytennisverymuch,buthe'salwaysshootingoffhismouthabouthowgoodheis.Yethe'sfoolingnobody.Jimissomewhatofabraggartandeveryoneknowsthathegivesopinionswithoutknowingallthefactsandtalksasifhekneweverythingaboutthegame.(becomeangrywithsomeone)That'sit,Greg!You'dbetternotcomeinaftermidnightagaintonight.Iknow,dad.Youdon'thavetojumpdownmythroat!ItoldyouthatI'dmakeithomearound11:50.Idon'tintendtobelate!Well,you'vesaidthatbeforeandinyoucomeat2:50inthemorning.Youcan'tblamemeforgettingangryandscoldingyou.I'vegotgoodreason.(foolsomeone)Hey,Al,IwasinvitedtobeajudgefortheMissAmericaBeautyPageant!Oh,really?Comeon,you'repullingmyleg!No,honestly.DoyoureallythinkthatI'mtryingtofoolyouwitharidiculousstory?Well,you'vetoldmefoolishstoriesbefore.Icanassureyouthatthisoneisforreal.(improviseasonegoesalong)Let'sgotothemovies,agreed?Sure.Andwhat'llwedoafterthat?Oh,Idon'tknow.Let'splayitbyear.Well,Iwouldliketohaveamoredefiniteplanofaction.Don'tbelikethat.It'salwaysmorefunnotknowingwhattoexpectanddecidingwhattodoaswegoalong.(stopbotheringsomeone)Hey,John.I'mbored.Comeon,let'sgooutanddosomething.Sorry,I'mrightinthemiddleofstudyingforaphysicsexam.Iwon'tbeabletomakeittonight.You'vebeenstudyingforalongtime.Whydon'tyoutakeabreak?Comeon,Let'sgo.Forgetstudyingforawhile.Look!Getoffmyback!Ican'tgoanywhere!OK,I'llstopbotheringyouonlyifyoupromisetoletmeknowtheminuteyou'refinished.(oneshouldnotcriticizewhenoneisequallyatfault)Janethasoftencriticizedherfriend.Loisfordrivingtoofast,yetsheherselfhashadherlicensesuspendedforexceedingthespeedlimit.Loisoncetriedtotellherthatpeoplewholiveinglasshousesshouldn'tthrowstones,butitdidn'tdomuchgood.Janetsimplydidn'tacceptthefactthatsheshouldnotpassjudgmentonotherpeoplewhensheisjustasbadastheyare.(becomerun-down)Haveyouseentheirhouselately?It'sreallygonetothedogs.It'struethatithasbecomerun-downandinseriousneedofrepair,butI'msurethatitcanbefixeduptolooklikenew.(strangeandsuspicious)Whenthesecurityguardsawalightinthestoreafterclosinghours,itseemedtohimthattherewassomethingfishygoingon.Hecalledthecentralofficeandexplainedtohissuperiorthathethoughtsomethingstrangeandsuspiciouswasoccurring.AllThumbs(clumsy)Hey,Bea.Canyouhelpmeout?Idon'tseemtobeabletobuttonupthebackofmydress.Sure.Let'sseeifIcandoitforyou.IguessI'mallthumbsbecauseI'msonervous.I'malreadylateformydate.Well,Isupposethatbeingsonervouswouldmakeyouclumsyandawkward.Butdon'tworryI'msureyourdatewillwait.NotToHaveALegToStandOn(tohavenogooddefenseforone'sopinionsoractions)Tommaintainsthatthefirmoweshimsomebackwagesforhavingworkedovertime.However,hewon'thavealegtostandonunlesshecanprovethatheputinallthoseextrahours.Hedoesn'tstandachanceofgettinghismoneywithoutastrongfoundationoffactstosupporthisposition.StickOutOne'sNeck(takearisk)Howcomethey'reaskingmetoactastheirguidethroughthejungle?Evidentlytheythinkyou'retheonlyonewhocanleadthemtothelosttemple.ThatjunglehasdangerlurkingaroundeverycornerWhyshouldIstickmyneckoutforthem?Theydidn'tpaymeformyservices.Theyknowthatyouwouldbetakingagreatrirskandcouldpossiblygethurt,butyou'retheonlyonewithenoughknowledgetotakethemtotheirdestination.I'msureyou'llbeamplyrewardedShakeaLeg(hurry)Mary,youalwaystakesuchalongtimetoputonyourmakeup.Comeon,shakealeg!I'llbefinishedinaminute.Bepatient.You'vegottohurryorelsewewon'tarriveontimetoseethelastshow.