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Hey dummy,

I have a question.

Sure, what’s up?

Who are these people?

Well, these people here, ah, that’s Sam. Oh, well, let’s hear it.

You know what, dummy? Well, those are my favorite people in the world.

You like them more than you like Jake?

Well, of course not. There she is there Sam again.

Hey Sam, how are you?

What are you doing here?

Ah, got my nose. And you?

Don’t touch me. I’m not touching more than you.

Okay, so really, you like these people more than Jake?

Yeah, that’s pretty easy. Everybody can like anybody more than Jake.

So, dummy, I have a question.

What’s that? Are we there yet?

In this humorous exchange, Tommy and his friend discuss the whereabouts of their eccentric companion, Jack.

Known for his quirky habits, including carrying heavy speakers and wearing glow-in-the-dark shoes, Jack is lagging behind because he started later in the morning.

The conversation highlights the playful banter between the friends, with Tommy being teased for his slower pace. The dialogue captures the light-hearted and amusing dynamics of their friendship, as they navigate the peculiarities of their adventurous companion.

Hey, Tommy. Yeah, what’s up? Where’s that crazy guy? Uh, what crazy guy? You know, the guy who fell down the hill and he hit his head on a rock and now he was around with four pounds of speakers in the pocket and where his shoes are clear. Go in the dark.

Well, you mean Jack? Yeah, Jack. You know, I don’t care. Whatever.

So where is he? Well, he’s way back there. And he’s on his way. Well, why is he way back there? Well, because we left early this morning.

And he’s gonna follow us behind because he’s really fast and I’m not so fast. You know, I’m kind of slow. Yeah, dummy, you are slow.

That’s why we call you dummy. Anyway, he’s faster than me. Well, I’m sorry.

So does that mean when you fall down the hill, you fall down the hill slower than he does?

I’m on the top of the mountain looking town or creation. It’s not the mountain you’re on top of creation. Let me shut up.

I’m improvising. This is my song. I’m on the top of the mountain looking town or creation of the only explanation I can find.

It’s the flow that I found ever since you’ve been around. Your love put me at the top of the world. Hey, dummy.

Thanks for bringing me along. This is a lot of fun. T.V. will be.

That’s really nice. Can I get… You know what? No, no, no, no, no. Let’s sing it to me.

Okay. Can I get a hug? No. Okay, I’m just messing with you.

Hey, we’ll be getting any questions for me? Not really, because I don’t want to be done yet. We’re having too much fun. Seriously, I mean, thanks for bringing me along.

Hey dummies, why am I dressed in a plastic bag?

Well, because it was raining today and I didn’t want you to get all wet.

And if I get all wet, what will happen? What will happen? Well, am I going to melt?

Definitely, you will not melt. You’re not made of sugar.
Then why do I need to wear this crazy plastic bag?

Well, if you get too wet, you will turn into a sponge.

And then people will take you and wipe up the floor with you.

I do not want to be a sponge.
So, dummy, I have a question.

Could we be there yet?

Hey, Willy. Look. We’re in a new country. New country? I thought we were in the old country.

Well, we are in the old country, but this is a new country. Okay. How do they have a new country in an old country? Is that why you called dummy? Because you’re so dumb?

No. Well, this is a new country to us, but it’s in the old country. I don’t care. So where are we? We are in Switzerland.

Albert Switzerland? No. Not Albert Switzerland. It’s Switzerland. Oh, okay.

I don’t understand. So where were we? Well, we were in France. Oh, we were in France. No.

We’re not in France. We were in France. So this is Switzerland. No. It’s Switzerland.

Are they okay if we’re in their land? Well, they don’t care as long as we give them lots of money. Money? What’s that? I don’t know.

So anyway, new country and the old country. Stop saying that, dummy. It doesn’t make sense. Okay. Then I have a question.

What’s that? Are we there yet?

Come a lot, come a lot, and for all friends I hear you call.

Hey King Arthur, it’s me, Will Be Lot. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Flee a dragon in record time, climb a wall nobody else can climb.

He could easily work a miracle or two. I’m not sure about that miracle, but I can climb a wall.

Watch me. Woo woo woo. Blblblblblblblbl.

No one else can do that. Bring that oversized lizard.

I got him, I got him. Come you lizard, I’m Ruby Lot. Nobody can defeat me.

Ha ha ha ha ha. Hey dummy, are we there yet?

Hey, dummy, where in the world are we? We are just outside of Cholon and Champagne. About five more or six more miles.

We’re gonna have champagne. No, you can’t have champagne. You’re too young.

Okay, so, dummy, what’s that over there? Oh, that’s a canal. And this path, it’s gonna stay by this canal?

Yeah, it’ll stay by this canal for another five miles. We’ve been already here five miles. Holy cow, that’s a long way.

Okay, dummy, what are these things that are trying to eat me? For crying out loud? Those are mosquitoes.

Whose toes? No, no, not somebody’s toes. Those are called mosquitoes.

Well, I don’t care. Those mosquitoes are trying to eat me and I don’t know what to do. Well, you just have to keep shaking and they’ll finally go away.

You mean shaking like I’m doing now? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I keep doing that.

Man, I’m tired. Okay, so shake away. So the mosquitoes get them toes away from me.

In this amusing dialogue by Bill Belew, two characters, Tommy and Wilby, engage in a playful conversation. Tommy asks about their location, and Wilby humorously responds that they are in “creams,” which sounds like clearing one’s throat.

They clarify that they are in France. Wilby then introduces a new term for the English language, “pocket sickness,” describing the feeling of bouncing up and down in a pocket, akin to motion sickness experienced in cars or airplanes. The exchange highlights their light-hearted banter and Wilby’s creative wordplay.

Hey, dummy, where are we? We are in creams. Sounds like you’re clearing out your throat.

Yep, we are in creams. France. Okay, dummy, I have a new word for the English language.

Okay, let me hear it. Well, you know, when you ride around on the ups and downs and rounds at the fair, you get all kind of motion signals, right? And then your car.

You get the car sickness. Right. And then on the airplane, you get air sickness.

Well, I have a new one. Okay, Wilby, what’s that? I get pocket sickness.

Bouncing up and down in your pocket. You know, will be. That’s two words.

Hey, Willie, we’re gonna see some dead people. What? Dead people?

Are you serious? Yeah. Watch, watch, watch.

See, over there’s one. Okay, let’s go over here. I didn’t see any dead people.

Well, there they’re. Oh, look, here’s another one. Lots of dead people.

Oh, I see living people. Are they zombies? Zombies or dead people?

So where are we? We’re in the Notre Dame Cathedral de Rheims. You don’t speak French very well.

We already talked about that. Oh, there’s another dead one. Not sure who that is, but there sure is a lot of.

So this is where all the kings of France come. They get crowns put on their head. Okay, get a crown on your head and then you get put inside a big rock box.

I don’t know if that’s a good trade off, but I guess you gotta get buried somewhere, don’t you? Okay, I think we got one more. Oh, look at this one.

Oh. Oh, look at.