Thursday, November 15, 2007

An alternative take on a scene from Bull Durham

Since my visit to Durham, I've had lollygagging on my mind.

So this week's word of choice (taken from dictionary.com's 'word of the day' on the day that I checked was quite convenient.

Consider, for example, the slightly modified version of the following scene (well, a portion thereof) from Bull Durham:


The Durham Bulls sit and stand quietly.

SKIP
You guys lollygag the ball around
the infield, ya lollygag you're-
way to first, ya lollygag in an'
outta the dugout. You know what
that makes ya
(beat)
Flaneurs.


Well, it doesn't exactly have the same ring to it as "lollygaggers", but anyway this is my contribution for this week's word. Also, you need to insert one of the coaches quietly saying "Flaneurs" right before the skipper says it loudly.


By the way, here is the entire screenplay.

3 comments:

Lemming said...

Alternatively, coach says "Flaneurs" in the same tone, and everyone else is a bit befuddled until one of them whispers, "lollygaggers", in explanation.

Mason said...

Lemming: That is a big win! I like your version much better than mine (which was quite minimalist in its changes).

GFreak said...

Alternatively, Crash comes walking up as Skip says "Flaneurs". The team looks to Crash for help, and he then explains "Lollygaggers."
(Remember, Crash wasn't in the shower with everyone else, he was shaving and advised Skip to "scare" the kids to motivate them.)