1 00:21:50,127 --> 00:21:51,765 What do you got there? 2 00:21:52,207 --> 00:21:53,686 Mini Number-O's. 3 00:21:54,807 --> 00:21:55,796 Frosted numbers. 4 00:21:57,207 --> 00:21:58,720 Oh, I'll give them a try. 5 00:22:00,767 --> 00:22:03,565 Oh, 3-D glasses. 6 00:22:05,287 --> 00:22:07,164 Guess this is my lucky day. 7 00:22:08,127 --> 00:22:09,765 Can I see them? 8 00:22:10,007 --> 00:22:12,760 You can see them fine from right there. 9 00:22:16,487 --> 00:22:20,082 Okay, you know what, fine, fine. Enjoy them. 10 00:22:26,607 --> 00:22:29,838 Look, Arthur, it's no big deaI, 11 00:22:30,047 --> 00:22:34,199 but I did buy the cereaI, so technically... those are mine. 12 00:22:36,367 --> 00:22:39,165 Possession is nine-tenths of the law, buddy boy. 13 00:22:40,167 --> 00:22:42,556 You know what, you keep those, and I'll keep the box 14 00:22:42,767 --> 00:22:45,327 with the 3-D jungle scene on the back, okay? 15 00:22:45,527 --> 00:22:48,280 - Let me see that. - Nine-tenths of the law. 16 00:22:48,487 --> 00:22:50,557 Look at that, it's even fun to look at with plain eyes. 17 00:22:50,767 --> 00:22:51,882 Look at the little jungle cat. 18 00:22:54,007 --> 00:22:55,486 Maybe we can work something out. 19 00:22:55,727 --> 00:22:57,638 Oh, suddenly we're negotiating. 20 00:22:57,847 --> 00:22:59,041 Don't think so. 21 00:22:59,287 --> 00:23:01,278 I'm warning you, I'll rip them in half! 22 00:23:01,487 --> 00:23:03,045 Go ahead, big shot. 23 00:23:03,567 --> 00:23:06,320 Oh, that's it. You'll never see this jungle picture again. 24 00:23:06,527 --> 00:23:09,166 No more jungle picture, okay? 25 00:23:10,247 --> 00:23:13,398 You manic. There you go, huh? 26 00:23:22,527 --> 00:23:24,802 You want some cereaI, hon? 27 00:23:37,647 --> 00:23:40,878 All right, Mr. and Mrs. Heffernan. I'm gonna try to wrap this up quickly. 28 00:23:41,087 --> 00:23:43,078 Probably have better things to do with your evening 29 00:23:43,287 --> 00:23:44,242 than talk about insurance. 30 00:23:44,607 --> 00:23:47,519 I don't know, just that pesky World Series. 31 00:23:48,407 --> 00:23:50,682 Well, actually, all I need now is your decision 32 00:23:50,887 --> 00:23:52,798 on the building code upgrade coverage. 33 00:23:53,007 --> 00:23:54,156 You think you want that or not? 34 00:23:54,687 --> 00:23:56,166 Well, do you think we need it? 35 00:23:56,407 --> 00:24:00,286 Well, personally, I think the argument for it is fairly specious. 36 00:24:01,567 --> 00:24:05,607 - Specious? - I don't know. 37 00:24:05,642 --> 00:24:07,723 So yea or nay? 38 00:24:07,927 --> 00:24:13,206 Well, that depends how specious the argument really is. 39 00:24:14,047 --> 00:24:17,244 Well, I'd say in your case, it's extremely specious. 40 00:24:20,527 --> 00:24:24,998 I guess we just have to decide if we're into the whole specious thing. 41 00:24:28,927 --> 00:24:30,679 You know what? I'm just gonna think about it. 42 00:24:30,887 --> 00:24:32,923 I'm just gonna think about it right over here. 43 00:24:37,087 --> 00:24:38,759 Keep on talking. 44 00:24:40,687 --> 00:24:43,076 So insurance... 45 00:24:43,327 --> 00:24:44,282 It's quite a game. 46 00:24:45,807 --> 00:24:48,526 How'd a crazy guy like yourself get involved with that? 47 00:24:49,247 --> 00:24:52,398 Well, you know, I just needed something where I could be out, 48 00:24:52,647 --> 00:24:53,875 you know, meeting people. 49 00:24:54,127 --> 00:24:56,243 You know, there's one thing my old grandma used to say- 50 00:24:56,447 --> 00:24:58,005 Alrighty. Yeah, that's nice. All right. 51 00:25:00,967 --> 00:25:02,082 So, hon, yea or nay? 52 00:25:02,287 --> 00:25:06,838 Well, since the argument for it has the ring of truth, but is actually false, 53 00:25:07,047 --> 00:25:08,719 I say we take a pass. 54 00:25:08,967 --> 00:25:11,640 I agree. All right, let's play ball. 55 00:25:22,847 --> 00:25:24,997 What are we watching? 56 00:25:25,367 --> 00:25:28,677 Indian River lumberjack competition. 57 00:25:29,287 --> 00:25:31,881 This looks to be the pole-bucking finals. 58 00:25:33,047 --> 00:25:34,799 See, he's gotta climb up that 20-foot pole 59 00:25:35,007 --> 00:25:36,884 and cut a slice off the end with his chain saw. 60 00:25:37,087 --> 00:25:41,205 It's judged on speed and... chain-saw technique. 61 00:25:41,567 --> 00:25:45,196 You do realise we have a limited time on this earth, don't you? 62 00:25:45,447 --> 00:25:46,880 What's the matter? 63 00:25:47,647 --> 00:25:48,636 Just what happened tonight. 64 00:25:48,847 --> 00:25:53,045 I mean, it didn't bother you at all that we didn't know what "specious" meant? 65 00:25:53,287 --> 00:25:56,677 A little at first, but I made my peace with it. 66 00:25:57,607 --> 00:25:58,722 See, now that slice is uneven. 67 00:25:58,927 --> 00:26:01,521 That's gonna cost him. That's points off right there. 68 00:26:02,047 --> 00:26:04,800 I got news for you, hon, we're getting dumber as a couple. 69 00:26:05,287 --> 00:26:07,039 No, we're fine. 70 00:26:07,287 --> 00:26:09,118 - No, we're not fine. - Hey. 71 00:26:09,327 --> 00:26:13,479 Doug, we're turning into idiots. All we do is watch TV all the time. 72 00:26:13,687 --> 00:26:16,520 You know, there are couples that actually sit in bed and read. 73 00:26:16,767 --> 00:26:19,156 Who do you know who sits in bed and reads? 74 00:26:19,807 --> 00:26:21,957 Mike and CaroI Brady. 75 00:26:23,767 --> 00:26:27,077 You see, that's all I could come up with because I'm an idiot. 76 00:26:28,327 --> 00:26:31,364 You are not, all right? Stop that. Don't talk like that. 77 00:26:31,567 --> 00:26:33,125 I love you. Now, come here, give me a hug. 78 00:26:33,367 --> 00:26:35,722 - Yeah, right. Nice try, Doug. - Come on, give me the remote. 79 00:26:35,927 --> 00:26:37,406 - No TV. - Yes TV. 80 00:26:37,607 --> 00:26:39,837 Doug, come on. You know, it wouldn't kill us to read more. 81 00:26:40,087 --> 00:26:41,759 Yes, kill us. 82 00:26:42,207 --> 00:26:43,401 All right, Doug, stop. 83 00:26:43,607 --> 00:26:46,963 Now, just pretend I'm a commerciaI and listen to me for one minute. 84 00:26:47,407 --> 00:26:48,920 - What? - Okay. 85 00:26:49,167 --> 00:26:50,566 This girlfriend of mine, her and her husband, 86 00:26:50,767 --> 00:26:52,519 they take all these classes together at night. 87 00:26:52,727 --> 00:26:55,400 You know, different things, just to keep their minds going, you know? 88 00:26:56,047 --> 00:26:58,322 Losers. 89 00:26:59,247 --> 00:27:00,236 They're not losers. 90 00:27:00,447 --> 00:27:02,483 Now, come on, we should do something like that. 91 00:27:02,687 --> 00:27:04,325 - Yeah, okay. Give me the remote. - Come on. 92 00:27:04,527 --> 00:27:06,404 - I do things you wanna do. - Oh, yeah, like what? 93 00:27:06,607 --> 00:27:08,120 Like sex. 94 00:27:09,167 --> 00:27:11,727 Oh, like you don't enjoy the gravy train. Come on. 95 00:27:13,527 --> 00:27:16,246 I will. Come on, just take one class with me. 96 00:27:16,447 --> 00:27:18,039 One class, one night a week. 97 00:27:18,247 --> 00:27:20,807 If we get too smart, we'll stop. 98 00:27:22,767 --> 00:27:24,678 - All right, all right. - Okay. 99 00:27:24,887 --> 00:27:26,036 - Give me the remote. - There you go. 100 00:27:26,247 --> 00:27:27,521 - Thank you. - All right. 101 00:27:28,447 --> 00:27:32,565 Oh, great, look at that. Lost a finger. I missed it. Thank you. 102 00:27:36,807 --> 00:27:39,275 Heffernan is handling lannucci's backhand volleys, 103 00:27:39,487 --> 00:27:42,604 indeed, is answering them in kind. 104 00:27:42,927 --> 00:27:46,602 Oh, brilliant passing shot by Heffernan to win the day. 105 00:27:46,807 --> 00:27:50,083 Score now stands 6 to 4. 106 00:27:50,527 --> 00:27:52,165 Hey, Moose, we playing poker Thursday night? 107 00:27:52,407 --> 00:27:53,635 I can't. 108 00:27:53,847 --> 00:27:55,644 Carrie signed us up for some night class. 109 00:27:55,847 --> 00:27:57,041 "The Victorian NoveI." 110 00:27:57,247 --> 00:27:58,521 All right. 111 00:27:58,767 --> 00:28:00,325 - What's up with that? - I don't know. 112 00:28:00,527 --> 00:28:02,597 She started yapping during the lumberjack competition. 113 00:28:02,807 --> 00:28:04,160 I said yes to get the remote back. 114 00:28:04,367 --> 00:28:06,085 Hey, you're in for a reaI treat. 115 00:28:06,287 --> 00:28:07,845 Such wonderfuI novels. 116 00:28:08,047 --> 00:28:11,005 Wuthering Heights, Tess of the d'Urbervilles? 117 00:28:11,207 --> 00:28:15,120 Oh, they're all written with such panache. 118 00:28:15,367 --> 00:28:17,403 See, that's why you get a lot of wedgies. 119 00:28:19,367 --> 00:28:21,085 You know, maybe I'll take this class with you. 120 00:28:21,287 --> 00:28:24,040 You know, these extension courses are a really good place to meet women. 121 00:28:24,287 --> 00:28:25,686 Spence, you couldn't pick up any women 122 00:28:25,887 --> 00:28:28,117 in that wine-tasting class and they were all drunk. 123 00:28:29,887 --> 00:28:32,082 Yeah, but books are more my milieu. 124 00:28:32,327 --> 00:28:35,364 Okay, one more word in French out of you I'm gonna have to kick your ass. 125 00:28:36,327 --> 00:28:38,363 - Touché. - That's it. 126 00:28:42,887 --> 00:28:45,196 I'll tell you, this was a banner idea you kids had, 127 00:28:45,407 --> 00:28:47,079 taking classes at night. 128 00:28:47,327 --> 00:28:49,887 - You decided what you're gonna take? - I'm not sure. 129 00:28:50,087 --> 00:28:53,762 Either Salsa Dancing or How to Become a Notary Public. 130 00:28:54,167 --> 00:28:56,158 - What do you think? - Well, that depends 131 00:28:56,367 --> 00:28:58,801 if you wanna dance or watch people sign things. 132 00:28:59,007 --> 00:28:59,962 Both interest me. 133 00:29:00,167 --> 00:29:02,556 Hey, would you watch the road now and again? 134 00:29:02,767 --> 00:29:05,201 - Would you relax? - I'm sorry. 135 00:29:05,407 --> 00:29:06,556 It's just that kid, 136 00:29:06,767 --> 00:29:09,201 I think he's gotta go home and change now. 137 00:29:12,927 --> 00:29:14,155 You know what? 138 00:29:14,367 --> 00:29:16,119 I think I'm gonna take the notary class. 139 00:29:16,327 --> 00:29:19,637 God knows, the world doesn't need another salsa dancer. 140 00:29:22,927 --> 00:29:25,885 - Spence, come on. - Coming. 141 00:29:26,087 --> 00:29:27,884 Bye, Mom. 142 00:29:28,087 --> 00:29:31,602 I don't know how late. We might go out after. 143 00:29:31,807 --> 00:29:34,719 I don't need to wear my hood. 144 00:29:42,087 --> 00:29:45,318 As soon as we get around a corner, this thing's coming right off. 145 00:29:49,007 --> 00:29:51,077 And so, by the beginning of the century, 146 00:29:51,287 --> 00:29:53,164 you've got Napoleon overrunning Europe, 147 00:29:53,367 --> 00:29:55,085 the promise of democracy gone, 148 00:29:55,287 --> 00:29:58,836 the industriaI revolution turning everyone's lives upside down, 149 00:29:59,047 --> 00:30:03,598 and from this upheavaI emerged some of the greatest writers in history. 150 00:30:04,607 --> 00:30:06,598 Does this look like Batman? 151 00:30:07,407 --> 00:30:09,284 In one short period of history, 152 00:30:09,487 --> 00:30:11,717 you've got Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, 153 00:30:11,927 --> 00:30:13,599 the Bronté sisters, Jane Austen. 154 00:30:13,847 --> 00:30:16,441 All the way through Henry James and Oscar Wilde. 155 00:30:16,647 --> 00:30:19,207 Now, these writers, each in their own way, 156 00:30:19,407 --> 00:30:21,796 reflected the mores and conventions of their times, 157 00:30:22,007 --> 00:30:26,159 and in many cases I think we'll find they challenged these mores as well. 158 00:30:26,367 --> 00:30:27,516 Quit it! 159 00:30:29,087 --> 00:30:31,362 Oh, he was touching me. 160 00:30:32,887 --> 00:30:34,718 Anyway, we're gonna get rolling with a noveI 161 00:30:34,927 --> 00:30:37,885 by one of the most truly interesting writers of the era: 162 00:30:38,087 --> 00:30:40,317 Charlotte Bronté. The book, Jane Eyre. 163 00:30:40,567 --> 00:30:44,321 I'm also handing out a list of ten discussion questions 164 00:30:44,527 --> 00:30:46,165 about Jane Eyre. 165 00:30:46,607 --> 00:30:49,405 I want you to read the book, look them over, 166 00:30:49,607 --> 00:30:52,167 we will discuss them when we meet again. 167 00:31:02,927 --> 00:31:04,280 I'll tell you this much, 168 00:31:04,527 --> 00:31:07,360 becoming a notary public is not for the timid, no, sir. 169 00:31:07,567 --> 00:31:09,364 Very competitive. 170 00:31:09,567 --> 00:31:11,205 Lot of backstabbing. 171 00:31:12,967 --> 00:31:14,446 Hey, pull over. I gotta use the john. 172 00:31:15,007 --> 00:31:17,237 Why didn't you go when we dropped Spence off? 173 00:31:17,487 --> 00:31:19,125 I didn't have to go then. 174 00:31:19,327 --> 00:31:21,887 Excuse me for not having a prostate! 175 00:31:24,407 --> 00:31:27,683 All right, Dad, there's a Dairy Queen. Go knock yourself out. 176 00:31:27,927 --> 00:31:30,805 Okay. After I pee, anyone want a soft serve? 177 00:31:33,287 --> 00:31:35,039 No, thanks. 178 00:31:35,247 --> 00:31:36,475 Okey-dokey. 179 00:31:40,527 --> 00:31:43,439 Okay, look, I'm sorry about the class. I was just fooling around, I'm sorry. 180 00:31:43,687 --> 00:31:44,676 No, forget about it. 181 00:31:44,887 --> 00:31:46,923 It's not even your fault. It's my fault. 182 00:31:47,367 --> 00:31:48,322 It is? 183 00:31:51,087 --> 00:31:55,558 I just kind of had this stupid fantasy that we'd take the class, 184 00:31:55,767 --> 00:31:58,440 and we'd both enjoy it, and then we'd read more books. 185 00:31:58,647 --> 00:32:00,319 And eventually we'd spend our evenings 186 00:32:00,527 --> 00:32:04,645 sitting in front of a roaring fireplace, drinking cognac. 187 00:32:05,607 --> 00:32:08,758 Exchanging witty repartee. 188 00:32:09,487 --> 00:32:10,442 Who was I kidding? 189 00:32:10,647 --> 00:32:13,320 We can't even do the word jumble in the Daily News. 190 00:32:14,207 --> 00:32:16,926 All right, you know what? I'm gonna read the book. 191 00:32:17,167 --> 00:32:19,840 No, Doug, don't, because I wasn't trying to guilt you into doing this. 192 00:32:20,047 --> 00:32:22,436 I know, okay? I want to. I want us both to read it, 193 00:32:22,647 --> 00:32:25,400 and talk about it in front of a roaring fire. 194 00:32:25,607 --> 00:32:28,246 I'm sure your father will start one at some point. 195 00:32:32,007 --> 00:32:33,998 You really wanna continue with the class? 196 00:32:34,247 --> 00:32:35,475 Yes. 197 00:32:36,327 --> 00:32:38,477 - Thank you. - Okay. 198 00:32:43,167 --> 00:32:44,282 Honey? 199 00:32:45,847 --> 00:32:47,405 Nothing. 200 00:32:54,927 --> 00:32:58,920 Okay, baby, got my reading supplies. 201 00:32:59,127 --> 00:33:02,961 My lap pillow, my pro-reader bookmark, 202 00:33:03,927 --> 00:33:08,762 and my itty-bitty book light, for after lights out. 203 00:33:11,087 --> 00:33:12,600 And? 204 00:33:13,767 --> 00:33:15,678 Oh, God. 205 00:33:28,247 --> 00:33:29,760 Book. 206 00:33:30,767 --> 00:33:32,359 There you go, bubby. 207 00:33:32,567 --> 00:33:34,523 Okay. 208 00:33:34,927 --> 00:33:37,964 Me and the missus, getting jiggy with our books. 209 00:33:38,927 --> 00:33:41,805 Here we go, "Chapter one. " 210 00:33:42,927 --> 00:33:45,487 "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. 211 00:33:45,687 --> 00:33:47,006 We had been wandering, indeed, 212 00:33:47,207 --> 00:33:49,198 in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning, 213 00:33:49,407 --> 00:33:53,400 but since dinner, the cold winter wind had brought with it clouds so sombre, 214 00:33:53,607 --> 00:33:57,202 and a rain so penetrating, that further outdoor exercise 215 00:33:57,407 --> 00:33:59,363 was now out of the question. " 216 00:34:00,447 --> 00:34:02,915 Oh, my God. 217 00:34:04,247 --> 00:34:07,637 All right, don't panic. You can do this. 218 00:34:07,847 --> 00:34:12,363 "I never liked long walks, especially on chilly afternoons. " 219 00:34:12,807 --> 00:34:14,240 Chilli. 220 00:34:15,327 --> 00:34:17,124 I like chilli. 221 00:34:20,167 --> 00:34:24,001 How do women wear a bra all the time? 222 00:34:27,007 --> 00:34:28,645 It's not that bad once you get going, right? 223 00:34:28,887 --> 00:34:30,525 Yeah, it's- Yeah. 224 00:34:32,527 --> 00:34:34,882 Oh, look at him. 225 00:34:35,087 --> 00:34:37,043 He's really trying. 226 00:34:37,247 --> 00:34:39,397 Such a sweetie. 227 00:34:39,767 --> 00:34:42,361 What's growing out of his ear? 228 00:34:43,927 --> 00:34:46,725 That was not there six months ago. 229 00:34:49,327 --> 00:34:53,115 Jimmy crack corn, I hate this book 230 00:34:53,327 --> 00:34:56,717 Jimmy crack corn, I hate this book 231 00:34:56,927 --> 00:35:00,556 Jimmy crack corn, I hate this book 232 00:35:02,887 --> 00:35:05,526 Let's pretend I read page one 233 00:35:13,247 --> 00:35:14,760 Sign this. 234 00:35:16,727 --> 00:35:19,480 "I agree to deliver 15 tons of graveI 235 00:35:19,687 --> 00:35:23,805 to MacKenzie NavaI Base in Bethesda, Maryland. " 236 00:35:25,007 --> 00:35:28,556 It's a sample contract for my class. I need to practice notarising. 237 00:35:29,647 --> 00:35:32,115 Good, because I don't think I have that much graveI. 238 00:35:33,087 --> 00:35:35,965 Do I mock your profession? 239 00:35:37,847 --> 00:35:39,724 Now, come on, you sign it while I watch, 240 00:35:39,927 --> 00:35:43,806 then I'll stamp it, and I'll enter it into my ledger. 241 00:35:44,007 --> 00:35:45,156 You got it. 242 00:35:45,367 --> 00:35:48,484 Wait. I'm not ready to watch yet. 243 00:35:48,967 --> 00:35:51,435 I need a second to get loose. 244 00:35:59,167 --> 00:36:00,441 Okay. 245 00:36:00,647 --> 00:36:02,080 Sign it. 246 00:36:02,767 --> 00:36:04,200 Okay. 247 00:36:05,447 --> 00:36:07,881 Back up two inches. 248 00:36:08,887 --> 00:36:10,878 Alrighty. Here we go. 249 00:36:13,847 --> 00:36:15,405 - Okay? - Oh, my God! 250 00:36:15,607 --> 00:36:17,120 I looked away! 251 00:36:17,327 --> 00:36:18,760 I didn't see you sign it. 252 00:36:19,007 --> 00:36:21,646 I signed it, Dad. Take my word for it. 253 00:36:21,887 --> 00:36:24,526 If I could take your word, we wouldn't need notaries, would we? 254 00:36:27,127 --> 00:36:28,765 Who was I fooling? 255 00:36:28,967 --> 00:36:30,958 I'm not fit to be a notary. 256 00:36:31,167 --> 00:36:33,727 It's a young man's game. 257 00:36:36,167 --> 00:36:37,998 - Hey. - Hey, honey, how's the book coming? 258 00:36:38,247 --> 00:36:40,841 Good. Page 418. 259 00:36:41,087 --> 00:36:42,566 Wow, you're ahead of me. 260 00:36:42,807 --> 00:36:44,365 Oh, come on. Don't be hard on yourself. 261 00:36:44,567 --> 00:36:46,285 It's not a race. 262 00:36:46,487 --> 00:36:49,399 I'm just gonna go finish up, work on my discussion questions, okay? 263 00:36:49,607 --> 00:36:51,279 - All right, I'll see you upstairs. - Okay. 264 00:36:56,927 --> 00:36:59,077 I am so screwed. 265 00:36:59,287 --> 00:37:00,800 That whole book business again? 266 00:37:01,047 --> 00:37:04,005 Yeah, the class is tomorrow. I'm on page two. 267 00:37:04,447 --> 00:37:07,644 I can't even say I have a firm grasp of page one. 268 00:37:07,887 --> 00:37:10,003 Why don't you just tell Carrie you didn't read the book? 269 00:37:10,207 --> 00:37:12,277 What's she gonna do, hold you back a year? 270 00:37:12,527 --> 00:37:14,324 She'll hate me, that's what. 271 00:37:15,087 --> 00:37:17,317 Hey, fellows. Game still on? 272 00:37:17,567 --> 00:37:19,285 Yeah, it's the third quarter. 273 00:37:26,207 --> 00:37:28,038 It's a big couch. 274 00:37:28,247 --> 00:37:30,556 Excuse me. 275 00:37:31,167 --> 00:37:33,556 So, Spence, you finish the book yet? 276 00:37:33,807 --> 00:37:36,844 Oh, yeah. Well, it was my third time, 277 00:37:37,047 --> 00:37:39,845 but I still got a little teary at the end. 278 00:37:41,367 --> 00:37:43,835 So, hey, maybe... 279 00:37:44,047 --> 00:37:46,607 Maybe you and I could compare notes on the discussion questions. 280 00:37:46,767 --> 00:37:48,166 - You finish them yet? - Oh, yeah. 281 00:37:48,367 --> 00:37:50,835 I got 14 pages of grade-A observations right here. 282 00:37:51,047 --> 00:37:52,275 All right, let me have a look. 283 00:37:52,807 --> 00:37:54,604 Wait, you did read the book, right? 284 00:37:57,647 --> 00:37:59,444 You lie so bad. 285 00:37:59,687 --> 00:38:00,961 I didn't read it. Let me see them anyway. 286 00:38:01,167 --> 00:38:03,044 - Come on, man. - I'm not showing you my answers. 287 00:38:03,247 --> 00:38:04,885 I'm leaving. 288 00:38:05,727 --> 00:38:07,558 I don't think so. 289 00:38:07,767 --> 00:38:10,076 This is mature. Right back in junior high. 290 00:38:10,287 --> 00:38:12,562 What are you gonna do, hold me down and steaI my homework? 291 00:38:12,807 --> 00:38:15,685 AII I want is the answers. How I get them is up to you. 292 00:38:16,967 --> 00:38:18,446 Different time, different place, Doug. 293 00:38:18,647 --> 00:38:20,683 You can't intimidate this guy anymore. 294 00:38:28,367 --> 00:38:31,245 What-? This shouldn't be happening. We're in our 30s. 295 00:38:31,447 --> 00:38:34,166 Look, it's nothing personaI. I don't even enjoy this anymore. 296 00:38:34,367 --> 00:38:35,516 Help, Richie. 297 00:38:35,727 --> 00:38:36,876 Moose. 298 00:38:37,087 --> 00:38:39,203 Get his lunch money. 299 00:38:42,847 --> 00:38:43,802 Okay. 300 00:38:44,047 --> 00:38:45,958 On to the next discussion question. 301 00:38:46,167 --> 00:38:49,955 Yes, the symbolism of the old chestnut tree shattered by lightning. 302 00:38:50,167 --> 00:38:51,646 Any thoughts? 303 00:38:52,087 --> 00:38:53,679 Restroom key is hanging on the wall. 304 00:38:54,287 --> 00:38:56,642 No. I'd like to take a shot at the question. 305 00:38:56,887 --> 00:38:58,115 Sure. What the hell? 306 00:38:58,367 --> 00:39:01,120 Well, it seemed to me that the shattered chestnut tree 307 00:39:01,327 --> 00:39:04,603 symbolised that the love between Jane and Rochester 308 00:39:04,807 --> 00:39:06,684 was about to become cruelly shattered. 309 00:39:06,887 --> 00:39:09,037 And, although this wasn't part of the question, 310 00:39:09,247 --> 00:39:11,920 I also feeI the red moon 311 00:39:12,167 --> 00:39:15,716 and the raging wind were ominous precursors as well. 312 00:39:17,647 --> 00:39:20,559 That is shockingly coherent. 313 00:39:21,887 --> 00:39:23,115 Thank you. 314 00:39:23,367 --> 00:39:25,597 Well, that brings us to our next question, which is: 315 00:39:25,807 --> 00:39:28,605 Why did Bronté choose to tell the story 316 00:39:28,847 --> 00:39:30,963 from Jane's point of view, rather than Rochester's? 317 00:39:31,207 --> 00:39:33,596 - Yes? - I think it gave her a chance to be 318 00:39:33,807 --> 00:39:37,047 a little autobiographicaI, to put her own experiences in it. 319 00:39:37,082 --> 00:39:38,605 - That's interesting. - Yeah, interesting, 320 00:39:38,807 --> 00:39:40,286 though a bit simplistic. 321 00:39:40,527 --> 00:39:44,839 In point of fact, Bronté led a very clustered life. 322 00:39:45,047 --> 00:39:47,607 - Cloistered. - Cloistered life. 323 00:39:47,807 --> 00:39:50,196 And the sensuaI character of Jane Eyre 324 00:39:50,407 --> 00:39:53,763 was probably something of a liberation for her. 325 00:39:54,687 --> 00:39:57,565 Doug, I've got to say, I'm very impressed. 326 00:39:57,767 --> 00:39:59,598 Have you studied Victorian literature before? 327 00:39:59,847 --> 00:40:01,439 No, no, no, not really, just... 328 00:40:01,647 --> 00:40:04,400 I guess it's my milieu. 329 00:40:09,567 --> 00:40:12,001 - Doug. - Yeah? 330 00:40:12,207 --> 00:40:14,641 I think I agree with you, with what you said in class. 331 00:40:14,847 --> 00:40:17,077 - About? - About Jane leaving Thornfield. 332 00:40:17,287 --> 00:40:20,677 I really think it is her symbolic loss of virginity. 333 00:40:20,927 --> 00:40:22,565 Just one delivery man's opinion. 334 00:40:23,767 --> 00:40:24,722 Let me ask you a question. 335 00:40:24,967 --> 00:40:26,525 What do you think about Jane's parakeet? 336 00:40:26,727 --> 00:40:28,399 What do you think that represented? 337 00:40:28,607 --> 00:40:30,484 - The parakeet? - Yeah. 338 00:40:31,367 --> 00:40:34,404 Well, it certainly gave her someone to talk to. 339 00:40:35,127 --> 00:40:37,322 And beyond that, I think the bird, 340 00:40:37,527 --> 00:40:40,325 what with its droppings, 341 00:40:40,527 --> 00:40:43,724 symbolised how crappy life can be. 342 00:40:46,167 --> 00:40:48,283 There's no parakeet, is there? 343 00:40:48,527 --> 00:40:52,156 Doug, I know you beat up Spence for his homework. 344 00:40:52,567 --> 00:40:54,319 He told you? 345 00:40:54,527 --> 00:40:56,643 Oh, he is so dead. 346 00:40:57,327 --> 00:41:00,125 No, he did not tell me, his mother called. 347 00:41:03,047 --> 00:41:04,275 I was so close. 348 00:41:04,527 --> 00:41:05,755 Please, you were not so close. 349 00:41:05,967 --> 00:41:08,117 It was so obvious in class that you were faking. 350 00:41:08,327 --> 00:41:11,125 I mean, I'm just surprised you didn't wear a monocle and a cape. 351 00:41:12,247 --> 00:41:15,159 - I'm sorry. - Doug, I don't understand this. 352 00:41:15,367 --> 00:41:19,406 You sat next to me, night after night, turning pages, nodding, 353 00:41:19,607 --> 00:41:22,360 highlighting with your little stupid yellow marker. 354 00:41:22,567 --> 00:41:24,125 What the hell were you doing? 355 00:41:24,407 --> 00:41:26,318 Mostly planning my meals. 356 00:41:27,847 --> 00:41:31,044 And I also came up with an idea for a new board game. 357 00:41:31,807 --> 00:41:34,640 Car, I tried. I really did try. It was just too much. 358 00:41:34,887 --> 00:41:37,162 Doug, it's a book. 359 00:41:37,687 --> 00:41:39,564 You can read, can't you? 360 00:41:39,807 --> 00:41:40,922 Not when people are making me. 361 00:41:41,127 --> 00:41:43,687 That's why I did lousy in schooI. All the pressure from the nuns. 362 00:41:43,847 --> 00:41:46,236 "Read this, read that, show your work. " 363 00:41:46,447 --> 00:41:48,756 I mean, at least I pretended to read for you. 364 00:41:50,247 --> 00:41:51,521 That's true. 365 00:41:51,727 --> 00:41:54,799 I mean, I stared at a book for two weeks, 366 00:41:55,007 --> 00:41:56,360 because I love you. 367 00:41:57,487 --> 00:41:58,761 Not many husbands would do that. 368 00:41:59,007 --> 00:42:02,443 You're right. Only the disturbed ones would. 369 00:42:03,927 --> 00:42:05,645 But you're right, maybe this class thing 370 00:42:05,847 --> 00:42:08,236 is just not for us right now. 371 00:42:08,447 --> 00:42:10,005 I mean, maybe I overreached a little bit. 372 00:42:10,207 --> 00:42:11,435 Maybe we should start smaller. 373 00:42:11,687 --> 00:42:13,803 Yeah, like, maybe we should do the word jumble together. 374 00:42:14,127 --> 00:42:16,322 And not turn it upside down for the answers. 375 00:42:16,527 --> 00:42:19,200 - No matter what. - Yeah. 376 00:42:19,567 --> 00:42:21,125 All right, come on. Come cuddle with mama. 377 00:42:21,327 --> 00:42:22,646 Okay. 378 00:42:27,247 --> 00:42:30,205 Hey, you wanna hear about my new board game? 379 00:42:30,527 --> 00:42:34,202 It's called Shominy, and it's for ages 6 and up. 380 00:42:36,527 --> 00:42:38,438 That's all I got so far. 381 00:42:44,487 --> 00:42:45,442 Here we go. 382 00:42:45,647 --> 00:42:49,037 This is great, huh? Me and the jiggy getting missus- 383 00:42:56,487 --> 00:42:58,000 - But you kept on going too. - I know. 384 00:42:58,207 --> 00:43:00,641 - That is so funny. - Why, did I screw up?