The Wire2002

[first lines]

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
So your boy's name was what?

Snot Boogie's Friend:
Snot.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
You called the guy "Snot"?

Snot Boogie's Friend:
Snot Boogie, yeah.

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
Snot Boogie? He like the name?

Snot Boogie's Friend:
What?

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
Snot Boogie?

[the kid does not answer]

Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty:
This kid, whose mama went to the trouble to christen him Omar Isaiah Betts... You know, he forgets his jacket, his nose starts running and some a**hole, instead of giving him a Kleenex, he calls him "Snot". So he's Snot forever. Doesn't seem fair.

Snot Boogie's Friend:
Life just be that way, I guess.