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It's your lead, Lucy.

I know it.

Play it while you're still young.

You leave her alone. This is important.

How'd you long know the lead part?

I'm just a good guess.

That's mine, that's mine.

Down two, double and redouble. Let's see now, that's going to take a lot of

figuring.

Oh, say, have you heard about Joanne?

No, what about her?

they're getting a separation.

Joanne and Greg?

Oh, honestly, is that true?

That's right, that's right. They just decided they no longer had anything in

common. He claimed that she was so wrapped up in the children that she just

didn't care about him.

Well, if that's true, then it's her fault. That's right.

But she claimed that he came home every night, buried himself in the newspaper,

and didn't want her to have any part of his life.

Oh, well, if that's true, then it's his fault. That's right.

Oh, listen, it's both their fault and it's nobody's fault. It happens to every

couple. There's nothing you can do about it. Why, Ethel Mertz, I'm ashamed to

hear you talk like that. That could never happen to Ricky and me. Why, we

have everything in common.

Oh, come now, Lucy. Every marriage reaches a point where the honeymoon's

Yeah, our honeymoon was over on our honeymoon.

I think you're all just terrible. Ricky and I never get bored with each other.

He's interested in everything that I do and... and I'm interested in everything

that he does. And the honeymoon isn't over at all.

Well, it isn't.

Oh, come on, let's play cards.

It's fine.

Uh, I had a pretty interesting day today.

Don't you want to hear about it?

Uh -huh.

Well, I took little Ricky to the park this morning, and then this afternoon,

Ethel and I had a bridge game, and we won.

We won 25 cents.

It's wonderful there.

What's that for?

Ricky Ricardo, you put down that paper. We're going to talk.

Talk? Yes, I say something, then you say something, then I say something, you

say something, and so on.

Well, I am aware of the way it goes, but why?

Because we're married, and I don't want you to come home and bury yourself in

the paper like I didn't exist.

Oh, well, honey, that's a very good reason.

Okay.

today, dear?

Fine.

You told me that much before.

Well, that's all.

It went fine.

You know, nothing went wrong. Everything was just fine.

What kind of a day did you have?

Oh, real good.

This morning I took little Ricky to the park and this afternoon Ethel and I had

a bridge game and we won.

25 cents.

Oh, I told you that much before too, didn't I? Yeah.

Uh, you start this time.

Okay.

Um,

what will we talk about?

Anything. Anything you're interested in, I'm interested in.

Okay. Just pick a topic.

Um, what do you think of the new tax law?

I'm interested in reading my paper. Oh, well, go ahead. We'll both read it.

Okay.

Now, there you are.

Oh,

why did you give me the society page? I want the sports page.

The sports page? Sure. What do you think I am, a square?

Well, honey, I want to read the sports page. Well, I'll read it to you.

Oh, all right.

Uh, who won the fight last night?

The fight, the fight. Now, let's see.

Fight, fight. Oh, here it is.

Williams bags crown by TKO in eighth.

TKO?

Yeah, TKO.

T -K -O.

How else would you pronounce it?

That's how you pronounce it. T -K -O. It means technical knockout.

What? How long has this been going on?

What? They're racing little girls at Churchill Downs.

And so right here, see?

First race won by three -year -old maiden.

Well, I won't worry about that little girl if I were you. She's as strong as a

horse.

a lot of money for a little girl. She had $2 ,000 in her purse.

Thank you, Grantland Rice.

What?

Grantland Rice. You surely heard of Grantland Rice?

Oh, sure, I've heard of it, but I've never tasted it.

Yeah.

Gee, isn't it fun reading the sports page together?

It's very enlightening.

I've been reading the sports pages for years. I never found any of that stuff

there before.

Well, maybe you can move over there and we can read it at the same time, eh? Oh,

sure. I'd like that.

Sure. Okay.

Isn't this fun, dear?

Mm -hmm.

We have a lot in common, don't we?

Mm -hmm.

Oh, Ricky, it's so wonderful having you around this morning.

Didn't you like it? I sure did, honey.

Oh, I sure did.

I wish you could do it more often.

Would you let go of my arm long enough to put my coat on? Oh, sure. Let me help

you. Thank you.

Remember now, honey, if anything interesting happens to you down at the

sure and tell me because I'm interested in anything interesting that happens to

you. All right, honey. Sure.

Hi, Rick. Oh, hiya, Brad. I'm glad I caught you. What's up? Well, I just

from my brother and he's got everything all set for our camping trip.

How's the last week in July for you?

Oh, that sounds just great.

Great. Now, he's got the guide and the pack train all set, and he says the

streams are so full of trout that they jump in your pocket. Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

All right, and tell him okay, huh?

Oh, sure. Oh, we wouldn't miss it for the world.

Honey, uh... Oh, that baby, honey. I'll be right back.

Uh, that camping trip is going to be just wonderful, Fred. What camping trip?

Now, come on, Fred, I'll... No, no, no. If Lucy's gone, Ethel will want to go.

And I could be miserable at home.

Look, Fred, I'll talk her out of it. It's just that she's in a funny kind of

mood. She wants to do everything that I do. I don't know what's the matter with

her. Yeah, Ethel told me about that.

Well, tell me, will you? What's cooking? Well, Lucy has been trying to prove to

the gals in the bridge club that you two are not bored with each other, like

other couples who've been married as long as you have.

Oh. That's it, huh?

Well, that explains the whole deal.

She's been sticking to me every minute.

It's like having a piece of gum stuck to your shoe, you know?

Well, you better try and scrape her off before it's time to go on the camping

trip.

Don't worry, Fred. I'll talk her out of it. I'll think of something. Well, I

hope so.

Well, let's see. There must be some way to do this.

Hey.

Suppose I take her...

On a preview camping trip.

I don't quite get you.

Well, I could play up all the discomforts of camping, make her work

off, you know, really rough it.

By the time I'm through, she won't want to go on another camping trip again. You

really got something there.

Oh, gee, fellas, that camping just sounds wonderful, that camping trip.

all the cooking for it. Yeah.

Listen, honey, just to get you an idea of what it's going to be like next

summer. I thought that maybe you and I should go on a camping trip next weekend

as a rehearsal.

Just the two of us, Ricky? Yeah, and Ethel and I can take care of the baby.

say.

He's taken you on this little trip. I certainly do.

Because we do everything together and because he can't stand being away from

Oh, no.

What do you mean, oh, no?

He doesn't want you to go this summer, so he's going to take you on this little

trip now and make things so tough for you that you'll never want to go camping

again as long as you live.

I don't believe that. I can't help it. I heard him talking when he came down to

borrow Fred's sleeping bag.

He says he's sick and tired of you and him being the Bobsy twins.

The Bobsy... Well, that big... How do you like that?

Lucy, when you tell Ricky that you're not going with him, don't mention that

I... What do you mean I'm not going?

Well, are you? I certainly am. I'm going to beat him at his own little game.

What do you mean?

Well, of course I'll need the help of a very loyal friend.

One who will tell friends...

That she's visiting her mother, but who in reality will be staying at a lodge

nearby.

Good fishing spot.

Your feet will feel better when you're standing in the water.

Standing in the water?

Oh, yeah. You got to walk right out into the stream.

How are we going to catch these fish? By stepping on them?

Never mind that. That's the way that you fish for trout.

So you got to go right out into the stream and stand in the water there.

And you stand there for hours and hours.

Water is cold.

Freezing.

Maybe you want to call the whole thing off. Too much for you, huh? No, no.

too much for me. What's a little cold water?

Listen, Ricky, do you think this measly little basket is big enough for all the

fish I'm going to catch?

Oh, well, I wouldn't worry about that if I were you. No? No, usually the first

time that you come out, you don't catch anything.

Oh. Except maybe a cold or mosquito bite or frostbitten feet.

Oh. Oh, come on, let's go.

Listen, Ricky, let's not fish together. Let's separate and see who catches the

most. Well, don't be silly now. Come on. No, no, not really. You know how fish

are. No, how are they?

Oh, they're shy.

If there's too many people around, the fish just won't stay. They go.

Okay, well, we'll go downstreams away and then we'll separate, huh? Well, I

think I'll go upstreams away.

Look, I've been here a hundred times and there's no good spot up there. There's

no fish up there.

Oh, I don't know. Looks pretty fishy up there to me.

I'll meet you back here in one hour. Okay. All right.

One of the best trout they had at the fish market.

Good. Here. No, no, no. Don't give them to me. Throw them to me.

Throw them to you? I want to be able to tell Ricky I caught them.

Okay.

Oh, they're beauty.

How'd you get here? I trailed you like an Indian.

That was some walk, wasn't it?

Not for me. I borrowed a station wagon from the law. From the lodge. I've

trailed you all the way from your campsite. It's parked back down the

Hey, that gives me an idea.

What?

Go back in the car and wait for me.

What are you going to do? I'll tell you later. Just go in the car and wait for

me on the road.

Don't let anybody see you.

Okay.

Yeah.

I blame you for quitting.

The fish are really not biting today.

Oh, haven't you caught any yet?

And how many did you cut?

Well, I didn't have very much luck.

That's what I thought.

Only these.

You caught some of those?

Yes, sir. I certainly did.

What do you use for bait?

Bait?

on the hook?

No, no. I just threw the hook in and then when all the fish jumped on, I just

pulled them out.

Well,

we better get back to camp.

How do you feel? Tired, huh?

Well, yeah. Those fish put up quite a fight.

Well, I'm sorry, but we're going to have to keep a pretty good, crisp pace back

to camp. We'll never make it back there by night. Oh, don't worry. I'll keep up

with you.

Yeah, well, I hope you're able to.

I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll race you back to camp.

Race me back to camp? Yeah.

You've been standing out in the heat too long.

Well, nevertheless, I'll race you. And I'll bet you $5 that I'll beat you back.

Are you game?

Okay, I'll just take you up on that. And because you're a woman, I'll give you a

head start.

Well, because I'm a woman, I'll take it.

What time is it?

Eight o 'clock.

Three hours.

What do you think's keeping Ricky?

Give him time. He didn't have me waiting in a station wagon to bring him back

like you did.

Here he comes. Hurry up. Be sure to meet me right here in the morning. Okay.

Don't forget. Keep out of sight.

WHAT A -

Come on.

horseshoe nailed up over there on that tree.

Where? Over there.

Way over there? I can hardly see it.

Don't worry. You will hit it every time.

Well, let's hear how it's going to sound.

Oh, shh.

That's fine, but remember now, I'm depending on you. Yeah.

How about the ducks?

Everything's under control.

Okay.

Are you sure you want to go hunting? Sure I want to go. Which gun is mine?

one? Yeah.

You know how to use one of these things?

Do I know how to use one of these things?

You see that horseshoe over there?

Where? Right over there.

Way over there?

duck than you do.

Ducks? Yeah, you know, birds flying over, quack, quack, quack, quack, quack,

quack, quack, quack.

Well, there isn't one duck within 100 miles of here.

Oh, I don't know. These look like pretty good duck trees to me.

This might come as a surprise to you, Lucy, but you find ducks on the water,

up in the trees.

Well, I'm sure that I...

I want to share everything with you. You don't.

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