just say yes

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Open in  Framingham Massachusetts
1993  at  the Bennett house  as  John  Joan  and  Ted  were  trying to play Nintendo system  but  it's  glitchy on tv

Ted: fuck   it's not  working    here let me  try something

(As Ted takes the game out and trys blowing into it )

John: you need to blow into it

Ted: that's  what  I'm doing   (blowing)

Joan: no  no   you got to  like  really  blow into  it   here

(As she grabs the game and blows into it harder)

Ted: wow  you  are  gonna to  make  some  guy  very  happy  one day

Joan: fuck off

Ted: try it again  but with eye contact

Joan: fuck you  man    see if it  works

(As she puts the game back into the Nintendo system  it works again as they continued to  play  super Mario bros. )

John/Joan/Ted:  (in unison)  hey!  Yes

John: all right   mushroom kingdom

(As John and Joan's cousin  blaire  who lives with John Joan  Ted and  their parents)

Blaire: anybody  seen  my car keys

John: yeah  they were on the floor   dad stepped on  them  and  got  mad

Blaire: what did he do with them

Joan: I think  he throw em

Blaire: shit

Ted: hey are Mario and Luigi  supposed to be  midgets

John: what do you mean

Ted: they're  wicked  short   like  is it part of  their  character   that  they're midgets  or  is

Blaire: Jesus christ  seriously

Ted: what

Blaire: little  people

Ted: yeah   that's  what  I'm asking  are they supposed to be  midgets

Blaire: you don't say midgets   you say little people    midget  is  rude

Ted: why  is  it  rude 

Blaire: because  it just  is   it's a fucked up  word   I mean  how would you like it  if you were a little person  and  someone  called  you  that

Ted: well  I mean  technically 

(Trying to pointing out  Ted is short)

Blaire: that's not  the same

Ted: why not

Blaire: you're a teddy bear

Ted: so what   doesn't matter  yeah yeah    you know  what   I  am  a  midget   and   I  will  thank you   not to tell  our  community   how to use our word

John: well done  teddy

Joan: exactly  right  good for you  Ted

Ted: thank you

Cut to later at night  in the dinner table as the Bennett family  were having dinner

Ted: Susan   just say it  once 

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