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Look, this was years ago, when Jethro was 15.

What do you want?

Me better go to school again.

Mum, did I mention how Caroline and I have recently started seeing each other?

Oh, didn't you used to teach her?

I put all your stuff I could find in here, and anything else I'll give to the

literary school.

I'm sorry.

No, you're not.

Good to know that everybody's been busy. And where have you been for the last

six months? Well, I'm back now.

And isn't that great?

What is it I'm meant to be doing for this charitable organisation?

I have something else in mind to keep you fully employed.

You think you're so much cleverer than everyone else, don't you? This is your

lesson, Loretta. Next time, do it better.

Bro, your sister's party's going to be choice, bro. Yeah, forget about it. Is

she going to do the yachting? Even though she's a girl, is she? Shut up,

I'm onto something.

Since you've been in the box. Yes.

See that guy over there?

He's munted.

He was just in the toilets, right? Going on about how he's got this truck

sitting outside.

Oh, bro, he definitely shouldn't be driving. This truck, he was saying, is

of Northland's finest, right?

Kilos of it. All tails, he reckons. Primo tails.

Tails? Yep.

It's got to be code, man. You know, tails opposite to him.

Oh, my God.

Fuck off. You can't bloody drive. Oh, you think?

Hey, Philly Meat Drive truck.

Meet at that northern fire. Get away.

Open it up. See where we go. Hey, pretty good cover.

Who would have thought a fridge truck was full of northern fire?

Hey, come and check it out.

No, no, I'll stay here as a lookout.

Is there heaps? Heaps and heaps. No heaps.

What? There's tails, mate.

Some of them have got bodies.

What the fuck?

Northland spiders.

are not leaving. Yes, I am. No, you're bloody not. When I turn 16, I can leave

school, and you can't stop me. You just watch me.

You left school when you were 15.

Well, I didn't have much choice in the bloody matter, did I? Mum left at 16.

Well, it was a whole different world back then. Oh, bullshit.

My parents needed someone to help out in the shop. And you couldn't wait to get

the hell out of there. Love, I didn't have your brains. I was 13 and stealing

coal off the yards to feed my whole family. You see, it is a family

No, this.

This is a family tradition.

Van left at 15.

You know we don't talk about that. Pascal left at 15.

It's not as if you've got her looks.

What is that supposed to mean? What he means is we just want you to make the

best of yourself.

Exactly. Since when did you two start agreeing on anything?

We always agree on what's important, don't we, love? That's right.

Any more of this fast and we'll cancel your party.

Please, make my day.

Loretta, you're not leaving school.

She's got to have a party.

Tradition. It is my right, my legal right to leave school.

You're meant to defend people's legal rights. Personally, I think you should

stay at school.

You know there's no point to it.

True, but it's worth it just to see you suffer.

You're such a prick.

Oh, cheer up. You've still got your party to look forward to. Oh, yay, more

suffering and degradation.

And that disgusting thing with the beer. It's a rite of passage, a fine West

tradition. The ceremonial yard handed down through the generations, filled

the sacred words, There you are, boy.

Get that badge.

If you do it without hurling, as I did, your destiny is assured.

Or not, as the case may be.

There you are, boy.

Get that badge.

be able to shift them bro these things are like the gold of the sea they put

kai on kai moana brother make a few calls they'll be running out the door

and my dad he's definitely in joyce how many boxes

i know i mean we should give him a cut why you didn't do nothing to steal them

no it's not what he's done it's what he's gonna do what are you gonna do well

don't know but he's got to be up to something by now

If I want to be in,

I've got to show them I've got the chops, man.

Bro, you've got the chops. You've got the big, meaty chops, man, with sauce on

top. And chips.

Yeah.

Yeah, but he doesn't see that.

This is about you and respect for your old man.

OK.

But his cut's not coming out of my cut.

No.

Finally. Don't even start. Unlike you, I have a life and I'm meeting him for

dinner.

Thanks, Emily. No problem.

You let that go as a toilet.

I want you in to pee on the floor. This is not a public convenience.

Who cares?

You do because you work here. Not anymore. I told you I'm only doing this

something better comes along. And that is Hayden.

I don't know how to get this through to you, but a boyfriend is not a job. Well,

not at first, obviously. But if I don't put the same amount of time in, some hoe

will get him, and then I'll just end up single and bitter like, say, you.

But I am pay... But I got the manager to pay you to work here.

But I have Hayden. Pay you in real money.

But I have Hayden.

Right. So if he's paying you, what exactly does that make you?

Happy?

You are totally leaving me in the lurch.

You're leaving school next week. Why don't you just get a job here?

They won't let me.

Who? Our evil parents. They have to finish the year.

What's so funny?

Why don't you just do what the rest of us did if you want to leave? Get

expelled.

That's brilliant.

See? I'm not just as attractive in a good bed.

You know, sometimes she just doesn't seem quite normal.

How do you mean?

Well, she's so secretive. She's got no friends. She hardly ever goes out. Oh,

we'll sort it. You think so? Stick together.

I know so.

How can she have a party if she's got no friends?

We'll make it a good one.

Don't worry.

Remember when we made her?

Uh -huh.

First weekend away without the kids, and I ended up with another one in the

oven. Oh.

It was worth it, though.

Good wedding.

Excellent spread.

How long?

Cold duck.

No condoms.

You're blaming me?

Well, yeah.

Hey, I could have held off.

But you?

Once you get started, you're unstoppable.

Oh,

too much cold, Dad.

Is that what it was? Mm -hmm. You sure?

Don't stop.

It's like the perfect score, and then you're in.

I'm not so generous of you, Van, but I don't see how I can help.

No, you don't have to do anything. You just take the cash.

All right.

But don't say anything to your mother. No, no, of course not.

Be good to me, your mother.

Do I get any of that?

Breakfast.

Morning, you.

Morena.

You got something to tell your mother and I?

I'm sorry that I told you to get up.

Hey, party girl.

Hey, Dad.

Mum.

There you go.

That should cover the beer, if you smell it.

That's very generous of you.

Life to the 16th, eh?

So, hard act to follow after hours, eh, bro?

We might have a few craves too, thanks to the man here.

Yeah?

How many you got?

I got a client, owns a restaurant.

We good?

I'll take a lot.

I said we good.

Cash? No.

What did you do that for? We're not cutting that wanker in. We weren't going

cut him, and he was going to buy them. We don't want his money, all right?

he's not that bad. He's buying the beers for a red at 16.

You know why? Because he's a shit.

Okay.

Hey, all right, now we're cooking, man.

I don't know what you think you were doing, but you know I can't ignore this.

Of course.

You'll be on detention for the rest of the week.

Detention? You heard me.

What kind of lame -ass response is that? Come on, take a hard line here. All

right, two weeks.

What about expulsion?

We don't call it that anymore.

I don't care what you call it.

Do you think you'd get excluded for this?

I got rid of every student who played a stupid prank but have no one left here

at Shabbat High.

And as much as I'd love to see the back of you, Loretta, two weeks detention.

Shit. Oh, how many?

Two. Two boxes?

Nah, two crates.

Oh.

Hey, bro.

What? It's not very cold in here.

Come and check it out.

Nah, you do it. Nah, I'm serious, man. I think they're refrigeration unit stuff.

Yeah, yeah, no, I believe you.

Well, it's not good because they're going to go off.

Well, really? Yeah, well, cranes are like the chicken of the sea. Hang on.

Don't you say they're like the gold of the sea? Yeah, but they're also like the

chicken. Because if they go off, they make you hurl your guts and squirt your

ring. Oh.

We've only got hours to find a way to keep these babies cold.

It is no accident that the first cultures arose in places where the

his encounters with lower people, subjugated them and bent them to his

But when the Aryans started being nice to them, it all went downhill.

Which is really worth thinking about in New Zealand today. What is this all

about? Well, Hitler's main thesis was that some people are better than others.

And Jews are a problem.

Do you think this is amusing?

No. Hitler did shape quite a bit of history. Even if he wasn't that bad. You

have deeply offended your classmates and understandably Ms. Hohepper -Weinstein.

I guess you could have issues.

Leave the premises right now.

You're stood down for the rest of the day.

Stood down. Your parents will receive a letter outlining the reason.

I stand in front of my class and incite racial hatred.

And the best you've got is stood down.

Do you want to be excluded?

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Finally she catches on!

Yes! Today, preferably, please.

I would love... To grant you your little wish and never see you again.

But there's a procedure to these things. There's notices, board meetings,

discussions with parents, reasonable grounds.

Can't you be unreasonable?

The education system doesn't work like that, Loretta. It worked for the rest of

my family.

Except Jethro, of course, who had his own special reason to stay.

Different world back then.

Why can't it be a different world now?

You're stood down, Loretta.

They're not all going to fit in there. No, but if we put a couple in the

freezers of, like, everyone we know... We'll never be able to keep track of

them.

Oh, yeah.

Hey, birthday girl.

Shut up.

What is wrong with me? My entire stupid family can get expelled. Why can't I?

Hey, education's good.

Right up to the point where you get expelled, then you get to take freedom.

You got expelled.

Yeah, well, I was smoking a joint and a teacher kind of caught me. Yeah, you

were smoking it on the bonnet of his car, man.

Yeah, caught the cops and everything.

I can't do anything illegal.

I don't want to recourt.

You could shag someone, or maybe more than one like your sister.

School water polo team, in the pool.

Oh, no way.

Hey, if you want out, you can't slack around.

Okay, you've got to do the hard yards.

Or you can be like your bro and make a really big stink.

No one's ever actually told me what you did.

I like this big, dark family secret.

Yeah, Mum's kind of ashamed of it, eh?

I don't know what to add. What did you do?

Crapped under the stage before assembly.

Middle of summer.

Man, it was funny. All the teachers sitting up there on stage looking at

other like... Did you just fart?

Yeah, guess I shouldn't have tried it again the next weekend.

Caught with his pants down and stood out.

No, I can't do that. Oh, but that's Van's way, because he can dump on

Respect. What you need to do is work out your own way.

But most importantly, you need to work out the obstacles in your path and

them.

That is really good advice.

I'm here for you.

Hey, can we use the freezer at the video shop?

No.

Now, let me get this straight. You jokers want to borrow a couple of

Yeah. You've got heaps down the shop.

And why should I lend freezers when I can sell them?

Because you've got heaps.

Yes, but if I lend a freezer to everyone who wanted a freezer, then I wouldn't

be running a shop anymore.

Because I would be lending things instead of selling them.

Yeah, okay, be like that. No, hang on, hang on, hang on.

There might be a couple of models I can lend you at a reasonable price.

If you let me know what you need them for.

Here you go.

Yeah.

Hey guys, read that.

Ah, hold on.

Here you go.

All true.

Here you go.

These are all lies.

No, they're not.

Only some of them. I mean, how would I know about the sporting coach and the

Vegemite jar?

But I do know for a fact that a certain teacher keeps vodka in the stationery

cupboard. He is getting help for that. And the one about the senior teacher

a thing for underage pupils?

I think we both know that's true.

And tomorrow, I'll start naming names.

And the day after that, more names.

And mud, in my experience, does stick.

Look, I've already told you, I can't exclude you without the necessary

and meetings. You don't need to involve the board.

I turn 16 in two days, so I can legally leave.

You just put on the paperwork that I left of my own free will.

Then why are you wasting my time?

Because I have a bigger obstacle.

One that needs to think I've been excluded.

You can't expel her. She's one of your brightest students. No one is denying

Loretta's intelligence.

But she's also troubled, antisocial, with possible psychotic tendencies.

Okay, I'll go to the board. I can assure you, Mrs. West, all the appropriate

sets have been taken.

This is bullshit.

I'm confident that Loretta could still go far and...

Whatever educational journey she undertakes, just not here.

This is about Death Row.

Are you getting at her because he dumped you?

This has nothing at all to do with him.

It's about me doing what's right for my school.

You snotty bitch.

This is a crappy school. Come on, we're leaving.

No, not over.

I think it is.

They're chip freezers.

Yeah, they've got to be big to take all those bastards, bro.

Classics, these ones.

It's a lot of dosh here.

Quality models, the deal's the deal.

Hey, you give us a box, we'll knock off 50.

No way.

Hey, would these be the same cries I was hearing about down at the pub, some

joker from North? Yeah, all right, all right, you can have a box in the truck.

Of course, they nicked them themselves, so they can't complain, but a pleasure

doing business with you.

Let's load them up.

Come on, bro, get a move on. We've got food hygiene issues here.

Don't.

What's your problem?

The chest freezer.

No.

Back when we were kids, me and Jethro were around at our house, back when it

used to be Grandma's, and we were playing hide -and -seek.

I was, like, the best hide -and -seeker in the world, man.

It was the one thing that I was way better than Jethro at.

Anyway.

Grandma had this big old chest freezer downstairs.

It was like the best place to hide, man.

No way was Jethro ever going to find me in there because it was the one place

that we weren't actually allowed to hide.

We do not. Dark.

It was real cold.

And I couldn't breathe.

I started getting again. I couldn't open it.

And it was still blacked out.

And I woke up in hospital.

They reckon I was oxygen -deprived.

Deprived. They reckon I could have got brain damage from it.

But you're all right now.

Yeah, but I hate these things, man.

That's why I hate being cold.

Look, it was a long time ago. Okay, bro, you've got to face your fear. Okay,

otherwise the fear's going to rule you.

Okay, now grab a box. Nothing's going to happen. I can't.

You can't hurt!

Look, if these don't go in there, we've got nothing to sell.

Then your man doesn't get his cut.

You want that?

They should be in.

We're working.

Get the rest of those bad boys in there.

Expelled.

Following in the great family tradition.

That's it. Your party is off.

Oh, I'm weeping real tears.

You get into your room and you come out when you're 20.

You are not wasting those brains of yours. And what's your educational best,

Dad? A few classes in the pokey? You! No, no, no.

You're too bloody soft on her. What, this is my fault now? She runs rings

you. Oh, and who does she take after, Wolf? It's certainly not me.

Don't start.

Look, she's as stubborn as you are and as manipulative as your bloody mother.

Don't start on my mother. Hey, why don't we talk about your family? Why don't we

do that? What about wacko Jeanette and Mandy the mauler? Look, compared to your

mother, Wolf, they're a walk in the park.

Keep trying to tell him she's different to all of the others.

They've all had their teenage thing, you know, sex and drinking and driving and

dope and shoplifting, but her, I know how she is.

I just don't understand it.

What? Well, half of them sometimes being different.

We just think it's great that you've been so accepting of her.

Of what?

You don't know.

Know what?

Um, have you...

Ever considered that Loretta's batting for the other team? What team?

Like the netball girls or rugby or tennis. Or cricket.

Cricket, they're the word. She doesn't play sport.

It's a girl, Cheryl.

You know, lucky lickers, panty fiddlers.

Loretta, Jesus, my boy.

Well, it's just so obvious we thought you knew. I mean, you just got to look

her. Jeans, no make -up. She's never had a boyfriend.

She can't be.

Hey, look.

They can still have normal, happy lives. And at least he's not going to get

knocked up by some loser. You know, some of them swing both ways. You know,

twice the fun.

I mean, once I meet this girl, we'll actually marry. No, stop it, stop it.

I don't need to hear that. If Loretta were gay, I'd know about it, right?

Of course you would.

But she'd tell you, wouldn't she?

What are you doing?

Watching some shit. Not anymore, you're not.

What is all this crap?

Don't get your tits in a tangle.

And how the hell did you get in here?

Pascal gave me a key.

Hey, Pascal.

She's all right.

In a kind of trampy Rachel Hunter wannabe kind of way.

At least she doesn't mind if I hang out here.

Yeah, that's because her brain isn't big enough to think about anything apart

from scoring a penis that says meal ticket.

Whoa, angry.

Get out. Get out of here and take your crap with you.

I would, but I don't have anywhere to go.

I got kicked out of home for the stuff that went down with my stepfather.

Right, I'm sure it was all really tragic, but right now I want my office

could sleep between the shelves. No, that would just encourage you. A girl

let me.

If you want someone to solve your problem, go and talk to Wins or Sips or

other set of initials.

Get a benefit or a foster home or go sleep under a bridge.

You are such a bitch.

I just happen to think that being young and female is no excuse for being a

victim. You'd think so.

Oh, I know so.

Out!

If you're looking for

Loretta, she snuck out. God knows where.

You want a beer?

Yeah, I... Of course, she does have more than a bit of your mother in her, so

you might need to take a firm hand.

Rita liked a firm hand.

But you can't cramp a style. Those wily ways can have their advantages.

Right, Dad.

I remember my 16th.

Rita wanted to make it extra special.

Yeah, she got you that yoghurt glass.

No, just the icing on the cake, so to speak.

Rita wanted to stay overnight on me birthday.

Give me all of herself.

It had only been heavy petting up until then.

Of course, my old mother, she wasn't having any of that.

So, Rita, she invited her friend Pat along.

Share a room.

Girlfriends. Cunning.

As it advantageous, like I say.

Of course, I snuck in there late at night, and me and Rita and Pat, we had a

great old time.

Quite a girl, Pat.

She and Rita got up to all sorts.

She used to stay over when I was away.

It was nice for Rita.

Girls together.

And she was a dab hand with a bat, old Pat. Bloody good cricketer.

One last time.

Yeah.

Hey, hey, hey!

Sorry, bro, I didn't mean it.

Winker. Hey, but you did it. Yeah, I guess.

Celebration, bro?

Yeah, why not?

Here's to fame and fortune.

Well, maybe not fame, but the respect to your old man.

Sure. And money.

That's what I said, fortune.

But I thought fortune was like good luck.

Well, it is.

Well, it's both.

See, we had good fortune with the truck.

Now we're going to make a fortune.

Choice.

Should be enough to buy your sister a birthday present, too.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

Yeah, maybe.

The word is out.

Our goods are in demand, and they will come.

Oh, yeah. They will come.

You know, I try my best with her.

But being number four, maybe...

Maybe she didn't get to spend as much time with her as with the others.

You did a great job with Loretta.

I don't think she had the same role model as everybody else.

You are an outstanding mother. Best there is.

You think I'm soft.

That's a mother's job.

Just like it's a father's job to be tough.

Good cop, bad cop.

So here's what we do.

You keep doing what you do, and I'll find a way to bring that girl into line.

Okay.

Morning, gorgeous.

Hi. How I was thinking, we haven't really got your birthday present yet.

So? Well, you are kind of difficult to buy for.

Can't really.

I thought we could go together.

Now? Oh, when you're up. We'll go shopping.

Girly shopping.

Together. Come on, it'll be fun.

Come on, let's have a look at you.

Oh, you look great.

Doesn't she look great?

Oh, it would help if she, like, stopped blouching for a start.

I don't look great. I look like her.

You wish.

How can you afford to shop when you don't actually have a job?

I get money from lying on your back. Stop it.

Look, you look lovely.

What is wrong with what I usually look like?

It depends what you're going for, fashion vacuum or diesel dye.

Look, you have a beautiful face and a great figure. You've just got to make

of it.

So I can get some tragic guy?

No, I don't need a man to feel worthwhile.

Nobody's saying that. Mum, I am who I am and I'm not going to change, so can you

please just get used to it?

Why? I'm not going to do anything.

One book?

The last one, told you. Gold. Wicked.

Hey, I want to keep this one for Loretta's party.

Okay, yep, sweeties.

Hey, um, just one thing, though.

What?

Well, it's not real frosty in there.

So?

Well, Mum's freezer, it's got, like, all this ice and shit in it.

Yeah, well, we just turned these on.

And maybe they'd frost -freeze them.

Yeah, right.

Hayden is going to die when he sees this one.

What did you get?

Some jeans and a new DVD burner.

These are from us.

Excellent. We'll wrap them up and you can act surprised.

I can be surprised.

Good, because I've got another one for you.

Hey, why is she getting heaps of presents when I hardly got any on my

I've found a new school for you to attend.

St. Mary Ignatius.

You're kidding, right?

That's where you're wrong, my love. I would never kid about anything as

important as my children's education.

But it's a private school.

Nothing but the best.

It's a girls' school. A Catholic girls' school. They're all sluts and dykes.

It has an excellent reputation.

And they teach that film stuff you're so interested in. You start Monday.

No fucking way.

Don't you use that language with me.

Oh shit, I'm not going to that fucking school.

You will attend this school as of Monday or you will find my boot so far up your

bum it'll be poking out your throat. I'll leave home. I have rights.

No, you're my daughter.

And if you don't go there...

I'll send you to the wire wrapper.

You sent me to Masterton? In a heartbeat.

To Jeanette?

Yeah, I spoke with her today.

But... Auntie Jeanette doesn't speak to Mum and she thinks you're the demon

spawn of Satan.

She was very understanding of our situation and more than happy to take

the farm, give you some of that wholesome lifestyle.

They're exclusive brethren.

They're a bit on the strict side. Uncle Keith has three leather straps and a

cane. I told him you'd submit to whatever was necessary.

No way.

Even if it means breaking my parole, I will put you in the car and I will drag

you down there myself.

Mum, you can't let him.

Oh, it's nice and quiet down there.

It is witness without Harrison Ford to rescue me. I think your father has your

best interests at heart.

I'd rather live under a bridge.

I'd find you under that bridge and I'd drag you back.

And you know I would.

So what's it going to be?

St Mary Ignatius or the wire wrapper?

Excellent. So excellent.

I picked them up.

The returns?

How the hell did you get in here?

Made a copy of the key, Pascal. That's me.

Don't have to go through the computer.

I did that.

Does no one in this entire world listen to a thing I have to say? If you weren't

such a cow, they might. Look, I'm getting enough shit from my family

joining in.

What?

What did they do to you?

They want to make me go to a private school.

What's so bad about that?

A school with nuns. So?

You'll get qualifications.

NCEA. Please.

You have a job.

Somewhere to live. Parents to pay for stuff and you're complaining.

Leave me alone and go and get a benefit.

You've already got two.

Three might be pushing it.

It's called working the system.

So why...

Are you here annoying me instead of buying pee or something?

Pee is for losers.

I don't get why you put Kill Bill Volume 2 in Recommended.

Because it rents.

Don't you like Tarantino?

Overrated.

True. Stylish, but derivative.

What movies would you recommend?

Welcome to the Dollhouse, Donnie Darko, Les Diaboliques. Remake? Original.

Although, Isabella Adjani is gorgeous in the remake.

Looks a bit like you, actually.

Do you think my flattery gets you everywhere?

Depends on what you want.

What do you want?

I want you to spell diabolic for me.

Why?

Can't you do it yourself?

I want you to do it. Well, you put your lips together and you start

with a D.

Man, we made heaps.

You owe me for the freezers, bro.

Oh, yes.

Thank you.

This is for my dad.

That leaves you with, like, 40 bucks.

So? Well, it's not much for all the work.

Well, yeah, I know, but I want Dad to know that I did real good for him.

I'm not chipping in.

Yeah, I don't expect you to. I know you've been through shit, but this is my

dosh. I know.

There'd better be blooming grapes.

I might go check out St Mary Ignatius today.

You will?

For real?

I knew you'd see sense in the end.

But if I start taking vows and singing Climb Every Mountain, you only have

yourselves to blame.

Why don't you change your mind?

Let's wire up, I guess.

I don't buy that for a second.

Okay. I talked to a friend and she made me realise that I have a lot to be

thankful for. You have a friend?

Yeah, I might invite her to my party.

Her? If my party's still on.

Of course it bloody is.

Oh, yeah, they've got a bit warm in the car, haven't they? Okay, I'm going to

put them inside for later.

Okay.

You can't be too careful with seafood.

Catholic school?

It's very well equipped.

Yeah, but you don't know anything about religion.

I've seen The Exorcist. Hey, why is that homeless girl here?

Oh, she's my friend.

I thought you hated her.

I just got to know her better.

Hey.

Hi.

Do you want a drink?

Yep. Hey.

Loretta's friend.

Oh, really?

They are so cute.

In a baby bulldozer kind of way. You are handling this so well. Oh, you know,

because if you don't, they turn into prostitutes and drug dealers.

Or tennis players.

The one with the smarmy, I've got something up my butt look.

Yeah, he does have that look.

Then we'll be with Munter.

Oh, that's weird. Usually they're surgically joined.

Oh, hey, come on.

You did all right.

Ah, piece of pussy.

Yeah, so, um, if you've got anything else going on... What makes you think

No, nothing. I just... I mean, if you did, I could help you, maybe.

I'll keep it in mind.

What a lovely family, my man. Sorry. Eric.

Oh, yeah, yeah. You're those craves, aren't you?

Excellent. Oh, you got them out this afternoon. You had a real old big out,

and myself.

George. Hey, um... Hmm.

You can buy those freezers back now, if you want.

Why? Because we don't need them anymore.

I mean, why would I want to buy them?

Because they're quality models.

They actually work. I was going to send them up with Tim.

I've been getting some tips.

Bro, some of the punters are not too happy.

Yeah, me too. I reckon stay away from the pub for about two weeks. Yeah, I

reckon. No, funnel.

Time to get on with it. Where's that girl got to?

Licky, licky, licky.

Hey.

Thought you fled your own party.

Give it time.

Birthday presents.

Two six -packs, one Jack Daniels, two bottles of Jim Beam and a tequila.

If I don't hide them, they'll drink them.

The 16th thing seems to be a pretty big deal around here.

Well, in my family, we celebrate early because there's a high chance you won't

make it to your 21st.

Dead? Usually just in prison.

Where's your shadow?

Bathroom. Some kind of a make -up crisis.

Got yourself a winner there.

Yeah, gorgeous.

Anne holds a liquor better than any guy I've ever met.

What more could a man want?

Seriously, Shallow, you two are meant to be together.

What's that?

In some cultures, that is commonly known as a birthday present.

You bought me a present?

If you've already got it, I can exchange it for a bottle of tequila.

Oh, there you are.

With Hayden.

Great.

Your presence is required.

Oh, shit, it's time.

On my 16th, everyone thought I was going to chat, so I fooled them all and I

held the floor. I drank it.

Really? Yeah.

16 -year -old girls make you drink all that?

Yep. It's tradition.

You people are barbaric.

With this shout, we give you the luck of the week.

There you are, boy. Get that down, you.

She's still gonna...

Look at that girl.

It's all right, Mum.

You don't need to come in with me.

You sure?

I'm not imprimmed.

OK. You have a good one.

You ready?

Sure. Remember, go to class, keep your head down, and keep me informed.

Remember, cash on Fridays and a new mattress for my bed in the adult

As long as you keep getting the grades.

My grades. I will.

Stop fretting.

See you, Loretta.

Bye, Loretta.

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