Pencils
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Category:Audience Participation
Props:5 pencils and 5 one-dollar bills
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.