Pencils
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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.