Gus Anderson: [Joan, who's a beautician, is giving Gus a manicure] The trouble with you dizzy dames is ya don't know how to make big money.Joan O'Day: Hold still, willya? I suppose you do. You're nothing but a bundle-wrapper outta work.Gus Anderson: A shipping clerk in quest of a situation, [takes his left hand out of the soaking solution, and shakes his wet finger at her] if ya don't mind!Joan O'Day: Hey, quit that, willya?Gus Anderson: Besides, it won't be long until I'm one of the biggest racketeers in the country. I'm gonna be a success, I am. Wait and see.Joan O'Day: I don't expect to live that long. [holding his hand and making a mock gasp] Mr. Baumgarten, what beautiful moons you have!Gus Anderson: Aw, now look here smarty, come across willya? All I'm askin' is for five dollars of m'own money. I'll run it up to 200 over the weekend.Joan O'Day: Hmm, like ya ran up that last five dollars I gave ya down to fourteen cents.Gus Anderson: [As Joan starts to trim his nails with a scissors] Well, can't a fella get a bad break? Ouch! Go easy!Joan O'Day: Alright, Clarissa.Gus Anderson: I shoulda known better than to play cards on a rainy Friday the thirteenth.Joan O'Day: Ya shoulda known better than to play cards with that mob of thieves ya hang around with. Ya know they cheatcha.Gus Anderson: Well, maybe they do, a little. But they're such nice guys. Anyhow, I hafta learn the angles, haven't I? Besides, I've got a way of gettin' even with 'em if I just had a five-dollar stake. [Tickling her under the chin with his wet hand] Aw, ya look so pretty today, ducky-wucky.Joan O'Day: [Wiping her chin with a towel] You know better than to ducky-wucky me.Gus Anderson: Alright, alright, Brain Trust, if ya don't believe me, just look at this. Right there. [He hands her a folded newspaper showing an ad that reads "SURPRISE YOUR FRIENDS! Get a pack of Sure-Fire Playing Cards. You can tell at a glance what cards your opponents hold in their hands!"]Joan O'Day: [reading aloud from the ad] "IT CAN'T MISS! IT CAN'T FAIL! Send $2.00 today. P. O. Box 432, Wilmington, South Dakota." Well, I must say, that's a nice surprise for your friends. Did you send the two dollars?Gus Anderson: The cards'll be here any day. Do I get the five?Joan O'Day: You're one of MY friends aren't cha?Gus Anderson: Sure.Joan O'Day: Well, I've got a nice surprise for you, ducky wucky. NO!Gus Anderson: That's the trouble with you dames, no foresight, no vision....Joan O'Day: Alright, ox-heart, back to your pasture, I'm through with your hoofs.
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