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? I know my parents loved me ?

? Stand behind me come what may ?

? I know now that I'm ready, yeah ?

? For I finally heard them say ?

? It's a different world ?

? Ooh ?

? Than where you come from ?

? Yes, it is now, yeah ?

? Here's our chance to make it ?

? And if we focus on our goal ?

? You can dish it, we can take it ?

? Hey, just remember That you've been told ?

? It's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

? It's a different world ?

- ? It's a different world ? - ? Than where you come from ?

? Ooh ?

? Than where you come from ?

Jaleesa.

Walter, I'm glad you're here. We have got to talk about Saturday night.

You must have been reading my mind.

I have the entertainment section from every newspaper in the state.

This Saturday, we are going to go someplace special.

- That's nice, but, Walter- Whoa! Check this out.

The Chinese acrobats are in town.

One week only!

They've got a dude who can put his feet on his head

and bounce the ball at the same time.

Now tell me that's not special.

Walter, my ex-husband is coming into town

and he wants to take me out Saturday.

This Saturday?

Chinese acrobat Saturday?

Yeah. I really hope that you don't mind.

Why should I mind? Lamar is your ex-husband.

He's a very important part of your ex-life.

You have every right to see him. Every right.

So you don't have a problem if I go out with Lamar?

Not at all.

Now, if we were serious, that would be a different story.

But that's not our story, right?

Right.

Well, I'm glad that you understand.

Oh, I do, and I'm sure you'll understand if one of my exes came down to see me.

Matter of fact, what day is this?

Uh-oh!

Pamela Hatcher should be coming down sometime this month.

You are ridiculous.

And who is Pamela Hatcher?

Just an old friend.

A high fashion model in New York.

Very nice girl. But, you know, sometimes a woman can be too pretty.

It's so true.

Whitley, go away.

You and Lamar have a good time.

Walter, I'm sorry about breaking our date.

Hey, the Chinese circus will be back in two years.

I can't promise you the kung fu bear will still be alive,

but then, nothing lasts forever, right?

Kim, don't give up on me.

I've got to pass this anatomy test.

Okay, let's try a memory trick.

This is the head of your hand.

And what do you wear on your head?

A cap.

So this is your capitate bone.

Well, it's at the bottom of my hand. Shouldn't it be the "butt-itate" bone?

Hello.

We're about to receive the most unwelcome visitor.

As we speak, Jaleesa's ex-husband, Lamar the lizard,

is slithering here from New Jersey.

Whitley, don't you have anything better to do?

Yeah, you're like one of those old ladies who gets her jolly

siting in the window waiting for an accident to happen.

Aren't we the least bit curious about the man

who took Jaleesa's heart through a Veg-O-Matic,

slicing and dicing each ventricle until she had nothing left but heart burger?

- Not really. - No.

Liars.

Walter, my man! What do you say we go out for a one-on-one?

Dwayne, my man! No.

You know, when my world isn't right, I, too, turn to sweeping.

My world was just fine until you came in.

Walter, come on. I'm a guy, you're a guy,

we don't about our feelings. We physicalize.

Will you quit physicalizing pizza cheese all over the floor.

So you're not nervous about a certain person coming to the campus?

You mean Desmond Tutu?

Jaleesa's ex-husband.

Desmond Tutu is Jaleesa's ex-husband?

Thought it was some guy named Lamar.

Walter, when I have a problem, I come to you. But now things are reversed.

So you're coming to me with my problem?

Right.

Only problem is I have no problem.

Walter, from what I hear, you got a big problem.

Lamar's coming all the way from New Jersey to see your girlfriend.

His ex-wife that he was married to.

And married folks, you know, they consummate.

Well, they haven't consummated in a long time.

A long, long, long time.

Okay, well, maybe she isn't interested in him anymore, but she once was.

If I were you, I would go check out my competition.

Dwayne, when I want your opinion, I will give it to you.

Walter, just go over there.

If he's smooth, be smoother. If he's sharp, you be sharper.

If he's built�

you be in that purple sweater, the one that hides your fondness for pie.

Jaleesa, the fates are smiling down on you.

I know. This dress is loose where I need it,

and tight where I want it.

I am not talking about your dress.

I am talking about the second chance destiny has given you and Lamar.

Oh, well, isn't that very thoughtful of destiny,

but I think I will pass.

Don't you see? You two are meant to be.

You're star-crossed lovers like Romeo and Juliet.

Freddie, they died.

But they died together.

This thing, it's bigger than both of you.

Think about all the couples that have gotten back together.

There was Sean and Madonna.

- Bad example. - Mm-hmm.

Peaches and Herb. They're "reunited, and it feels so good."

Unzip this.

How can I forget? Betty and Russell.

And what did they sing?

Nothing. They're my aunt and uncle.

But they've been married for 23 years if you count all four times.

Freddie, the only thing that is happening tonight,

is a nice dinner between two friends.

That's what Betty and Russell said.

Look, Lamar is coming all the way down here,

and I agreed to have dinner with him. It's the courteous thing to do.

Why have you changed dresses six times?

Because I can be courteous and fine.

Zip this up.

You know, the one I feel sorry for in all this is Walter.

But he'll get over this.

I mean, it's not like you two were going together.

It's not like you two were intimate.

Were you?

Zip the dress, and then zip your lip.

- What is this bone? - I know this. I know this.

- Um, it sounds like a Swedish actress. - Mm-hmm.

Uh, the Ursula.

No, the� the� the� Elke?

- The ulna. - I don't like this, Kim.

I don't understand why you're having such a problem with this.

You're a genius at math.

That's because math makes sense.

The integral of the cosecant squared of X,

times the derivative of X,

is equal to the negative cotangent of X, plus a constant.

Everybody knows that.

Hello, Whitley.

Dwayne.

How was the play?

I had to leave early. I couldn't wait for Godot any longer.

You came back to wait for Lamar.

Why are you studying here? Is it disco night at the library?

Okay, okay, I'm interested.

I don't know how Jaleesa is gonna keep her food down

sitting across from that salamander.

Aren't you being a little hard on a man you never met?

I don't have to meet a reptile to know where he is with his tongue.

Wait till you guys see Jaleesa. She looks so good.

Lamar, eat your heart out, if you have one.

Whitley, you have no sense of romance.

Lamar is your classic rogue.

Mysterious, suave, with a hint of danger.

You think he doesn't care,

but he cares too much.

But if he cared so much,

why didn't he work harder to keep their relationship going?

'Cause he was too busy keeping several relationships going.

It takes a lot of energy.

Hi.

I'm looking for Jaleesa Vinson.

Oh, my Lord.

I'm her roommate, Freddie Brooks.

You must be Lamar.

We've heard wonderful things about you.

Jaleesa will be down in a minute.

I'm Kim.

Oh, I don't know. With all of this beauty,

you guys better get an iron gate and a security guard

to keep all the guys out.

Oh, Lamar, you silver-tongued devil, you.

Baby girl.

What have you done to yourself?

I was just thinking the same thing about you.

Uh-oh!

- Walter. - Hi.

What are you doing here?

I promised Lettie last month I'd clean out those rain gutters.

I put it off long enough.

So you came here to clean rain gutters dressed like that?

I'm good at it.

I see we have company.

This is Lamar Collins.

Lamar, this is my friend, Walter Oakes.

Nice to meet you, Lamar.

Jaleesa talks about you all the time.

I hope she says good things.

You a student here?

Graduate student.

Dorm director.

Assistant coach, football and track.

Jaleesa never mentioned me?

Oh, you know Jaleesa. She has lots of friends.

Oh, baby girl, that dress is a knockout.

I've never seen that dress before, "baby girl."

Lamar, I certainly hope you're bringing Jaleesa

to a restaurant that's worthy of that ensemble.

I am taking her to the Mandalay Inn.

The Mandalay Inn? Ouch!

I hope you're prepared to wash some dishes.

Lamar, what time is our reservation?

- Eight o'clock. We better get going. - Okay.

You two kids have a good time.

Good night, everybody.

Be home by curfew, or I'll have to report you two.

- Nice meeting you. - Goodbye.

Goodbye.

He is fine!

Oh, he has this quiet power.

It was screaming at me.

Did you hear him? "Baby girl!"

Did you see his chest? It's so big.

- He's so sexy. - I love a big chest on a man.

I guess I'll just take my big, fat, jelly behind and get some pie.

Body move!

Walter, you're wearing your sweater. All right!

- Come here, hold this. - Wait a second.

Walter- Ow!

Walter, don't hit so hard. You might break your capitate bone.

- Do I have quiet power? - Well-

Uh, yes, brother. Absolutely!

- You think I'm fine? - Well-

Ow! Walter, I never thought about you in this way before.

- Why not? Why not? - Walter-

- Why not? - Whoa, wait, whoa, whoa, Walter!

Just because you lost the first round, doesn't mean you're down for the count.

It's my own fault. That's what I get for taking advice from a child.

Uh, you're absolutely right. That's what I am.

I'm a child. A childish child.

A babe.

- Out of the mouth of babes come teeth. - Walter, come on, man.

Jaleesa is an intelligent woman.

What makes you think she wants good looks and quiet power?

Hoo. Well,

I think I've said enough for today.

I'm out. I fold, son.

I call.

Let's see what the Colonel's been jumping up and down about.

Gentlemen, I have been waiting for a hand like this

all night.

And I just wanna thank the law of averages for finally catching up.

Just put your cards on the table.

All right, then I'll sum it up with one word.

Pow!

After all that ruckus, he calls this a hand?

Well, I heard him call it a hand.

Well, it looks like a finger.

Now, this is a hand.

Zap!

Colonel, you're wearing me out.

Putting all my chips in the middle of the table just to rake them back in.

Come on.

It's a wonder I don't pull a chest muscle.

Here, here, here. Maybe a cigar will silence you.

- Ah, it usually it does. - Mm-hmm.

Made in Cuba? Oh, no!

I'm not putting my mouth to no commie smokes.

Hey, fellas.

- Hey. - Hey, you look familiar.

You remember him, Dr. Abbott.

He looks like the boy that used to play cards with us

before he got involved.

Leave this man alone.

That's right, because he is in love.

He's already suffered enough abuse.

Why aren't you out kicking up your heels with that lovely Miss Vinson?

Jaleesa's having dinner with her ex-husband,

in a dress I have never seen before.

There's no such thing as "ex-husband."

They'll come from out of nowhere and strike at any time.

I have no claims to her. I'm just her "friend."

- She called you that? - Mm-hmm.

She might as well have called you "Fido."

Come on, let's deal him in.

- All right. How about some bid whist? - Right.

- Colonel, now I'm partial to that watch. - No, no, no.

Bid whist, bid whist.

You know, a man has to use psychology.

I have to act like I don't care.

I even went up to him and said, "You two kids have a good time."

Son, are you getting enough oxygen?

- The man's supposed to call the shots. - Mm-hmm.

Women like it that way.

Oh, come on now, Mr. Gaines, women can think for themselves.

They're probably smarter than we are.

Now where is your wife?

Living in Germany.

Lamar, I cannot get over what you did to Louise.

Yes, she is looking pretty good.

I'll say. The last time I saw that old Buick, she was up on cinder blocks

with a weed garden growing in the front seat.

And you just kept saying, "Baby, baby, please don't tow it. She's a classic."

Well, Louise isn't the only thing I've been working on.

- Oh, really? - Remember Mr. Thomas?

Well, he's gonna retire this year,

and you know who he wants to run the delivery service?

Well, that is terrific.

We're up to three trucks now.

Oh, so you can pay for this dinner.

Of course,

I'm gonna have my hands full,

running the service

and going back to school.

So it is true.

So you know about this?

You've been asking about me.

Oh, no, but people have been telling me anyway.

- Uh-huh. - Mm-hmm.

I just figured you were going back to college

because you'd run out of places to meet women.

Well, that's one of the things I like about you most.

You always kept me in line.

Well, it was a mighty crooked line.

But I'm going to school because of you.

It's true. I saw how well things were going for you,

and I said, "I can do that, too."

Oh, no, wait now. Can I see some ID, please?

Because you are not the Lamar that I was married to.

No, I'm not.

And pretty soon, I'm gonna have everything I ever wanted.

A better education, maybe my own business.

But there's still one thing missing.

You.

I need some more water.

We've had some good times.

Remember Atlantic City?

We blew all our dinner money at a casino, down to our last quarter,

until you won enough money to get us dinner

and the presidential suite.

You have always been my good luck charm.

If it wasn't for you,

I probably would have blown that quarter on a bag of cheese sticks or something.

You know my all-time favorite?

Blizzard of '83.

Temperature, six below.

Twenty inches of snow.

Frozen pipes.

There was no heat for three days.

And we did a good job of keeping each other warm.

- Mm. Yes, we did. - And it can be that way again, baby girl.

Yes, but, uh, two days later, the heat came back on,

and I came home and found you in bed with Sonya Tucker.

I was young, immature. So was she.

I didn't know what a commitment was.

Lamar, Lamar, a lot of time has passed.

I need you, baby girl.

Aren't you still living with Sonya?

I need a place.

Well, does she know about this?

Does she know that you are down here right now with me?

Well, see, this is going to be hard on her,

so I want to be, you know, gentle.

So you haven't told her.

Well, not in so many words.

So what do you say?

Oh, Lamar�

Oh, baby girl�

I am finally and completely,

totally and irreversibly�

�over you.

Jaleesa, you haven't had your dinner yet.

No, dear, but I have had enough.

Good luck, Lamar.

Well, look who's here. It's my friend, Jaleesa.

Have a seat.

- Hello there. - Hi, how are you?

Walter, I'm glad I found you.

Um�

I came to apologize.

For what, buddy?

Can I speak to you for a moment, please?

I should not have introduced you to Lamar as my friend.

I should have just told him that you're the guy that I've been dating.

Oh, I'm a guy now.

A guy is a promotion from a friend, isn't it?

Here, it's a peace offering.

Flowers, the same thing they bring to the dead.

What is this, Walter? I said I was sorry.

But you know what? I'm not surprised.

Lamar plays the same games.

Forever the child.

Grow up, Walter.

Boy, you showed her.

I kept telling those girls, "Lamar is a snake."

I could make eight pairs of shoes out of him,

a matching purse and a checkbook holder, too.

Thank goodness you have a decent, good, upstanding man like Walter.

No, I'm making the matching suitcase out of him.

I'm lost. Who are we mad at?

We are not mad at anybody. We are just through.

It's all coming into focus now.

Walter, that big buffoon, crazed with jealousy,

tailed you to the restaurant and spent the entire evening

peering at you from behind a potted palm.

No, Whitley. He made a complete jackass of himself right here on campus.

Now, I felt so badly about the way things had turned out,

so I looked for him around campus, finally tracked him down at The Pit.

I even gave that man flowers.

Do you know what he said to me?

"Oh, ain't that what you bring to the dead?"

What men will do when they're in love.

Love?

Just like Bobby Lacey. We were in kindergarten�

- Whitley� - The boy kept pulling my hair.

Even stuck a spider down my pinafore,

all because I wouldn't take a nap with him on his mat.

Whitley�

Whitley, out. I need to speak to Jaleesa alone.

Bye.

Only because you asked so sweetly.

I need to talk to you.

- I need to- - Can I please talk? Thank you.

First of all, I am not childish,

I don't like the way you embarrassed me in front of the fellas,

and I especially do not like the way you introduced me to Lamar as your friend.

Walter, you are my friend.

What was I supposed to do?

You were supposed to not go out with Lamar.

You were supposed to go with me to the Chinese circus.

I asked you a direct question and you said that you did not mind.

And you believed me?

I said that so you could say, "No, thank you, Lamar.

"I'm already going out with a wonderful, sensitive, non-childish man.

We're going to the Chinese circus."

Then why didn't you just say that

instead of acting like a cross between Action Jackson and Mickey Mouse?

Because when you like somebody a lot, you do dumb things.

So I'm saying I like you and I'm sorry.

Well, I like you a lot, too, and I'm sorry I said dumb stuff.

- Okay. - Well, fine.

- Good. - Good.

Here.

Now what is that?

This is my black book,

and I'm burning it up.

You give me so many problems, I don't want to call nobody else.

Walter, you do not have to do that.

Why didn't you say that earlier?

Where's your black book?

I don't have one.

I haven't been seeing anybody else.

Well, this is a book,

and it's black.

- But it's not a black book, per se. - Walter, it's okay.

So what do we do now?

Well, how late does the Chinese circus stay open?

- Let's go and find out. - Okay.

- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry, too.

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