Pencils
Props: | 5 pencils and 5 one-dollar bills |
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Notes: | requires fast, polished delivery for comedic timing. involve the audience with repeated 'what's the answer?' cues. |
[Radio:] You Like Games?
[Ashes:] I like Games!
[Radio:] (To audience) You Like Games? I got a great game, ya wanna play?
[Ashes:] A Game? I can play?
[Radio:] Sure Sure...the only thing is, games are a lot more fun when you have a little something wagered on it, ya know what I mean? Make a..........
[Ashes:] Make a Bet?
[Radio:] SHHH!!!!!You can't say that here. Ya can't say bettin...it's illegal in Texas.
[Ashes:] Well then go to Oklahoma!
[Radio:] Bettin's okay...got any money in your pocket?
[Ashes:] What do you mean, got any money?
[Radio:] Got any money?
[Ashes:] Well, yeah, I got some money.
[Radio:] How much ya got?
[Ashes:] In the Neighborhood of 100 bucks.
[Radio:] The Neighborhood of 100 bucks. How much exactly.
[Ashes:] Five Dollars.
[Radio:] That's a poor Neighborhood. Let me see it.
[Ashes:] Ya wanna see it?
[Radio:] Yeah lemme see it. Hold it up. I got something else too! I got pencils. They're real pencils.
[Radio:] Here's the game, it's a simple game called pencils.
[Ashes:] Pencils?!
[Radio:] Pencils! I'm gonna show ya now, I'm gonna say pencils..You're gonna say pencils! EVERYBODY say pencils.
[Audience:] Pencils!
[Radio:] I'm gonna ask you a few questions, The answer is to every PENCILS
[Ashes:] Pencils?
[Radio:] (To Everyone) What's the answer?
[Audience:] PENCILS!
[Radio:] You say pencils, you win.
[Ashes:] So I gotta say pencils and I win
[Radio:] You say pencils You win! But Ashes, if you say anything but pencils, you lose one of them dollars.
[Ashes:] Yeah?
[Radio:] yup.
[Ashes:] Alright.
[Radio:] Now you ready to Play?
[Ashes:] I'm ready.
[Radio:] That's a dollar (takes one dollar) Ashes, I told ya, what's the answer to the question?
[Ashes:] PENCILS!
[Radio:] (To audience) What's the Answer?
[Audience:] PENCILS!
[Radio:] Alright, Ashes I'll make it easy for ya. Remember the answer.
[Ashes:] Pencils!
[Radio:] (To audience) What's the Answer?
[Audience:] Pencils!
[Radio:] They all know, here we go. Who's the president of the United States?
[Ashes:] (after a moment's thought.)Pencils!
[Radio:] Aww you're good. What's today's date?
[Ashes:] Pencils
[Radio:] Aw man, he's good he's good. Uh, Let's see, if you go to the beach, and you're wearing those short swimming shorts, what do your legs look like?
[Ashes:] Pencils!
[Radio:] Oh man! You're too good at this Ashes! Have you ever played this before?
[Ashes:] Nope
[Radio:] That's another dollar.
[Radio:] Alright. how much money ya got left there?
[Ashes:] Three Dollars
[Radio:] Not any more, that's another dollar.
[Ashes:] STOP IT!!!!... I'm losing all this money, now cut it out!
[Radio:] Two dollars left? I got two pencils left. I'll tell ya what, let's play for all the money. FOR ALL THE MONEY!
[Ashes:] All of it?
[Radio:] Yeah, you know the answer right?
[Ashes:] Pencils.
[Radio:] (to audience) What's the answer?
[Audience:] Pencils!
[Radio:] Alright Ashes, which would you rather have? The Money or the Pencils?
[Ashes:] PENCILS!
[Radio:] I'll take the money....
Grabs the Money and leaves the stage. Ashes stands there dumbfounded.