Florida: [after discovering J.J's illegal gambling] J.J, there are two roads out of the ghetto. So far, we've managed to stay on the right road.
J.J.: That's what's taking us so long to get out of here! Look, Ma, tell me one dude in the projects who's got a future that ain't in the rackets.
Florida: You, because you just resigned.
J.J.: Oh, no, Ma. It's MY way out and I'm going to take it.
Florida: Then you can start by getting out of here.
J.J.: Oh, come one, Ma...
[moves forward to hug Florida]
Florida: [pulls away and begins gathering his belongings]
J.J.: Now, Ma! Let's be reasonable...
Florida: [shoving his belongings into his hands] And take these things with you!
J.J.: Ma, you haven't even...
Florida: [angrily] J.J, get the HELL out of my house!
Amen, Florida.
ReplyDeleteCourse that was then. This is now.
Seems to me that the "normal" rules are not going to apply much longer.
I know she has it tough. Everybody still blames her for electing Bush.
ReplyDeleteI'm more interested in what YOU think, Troop? You are the Rolle fan after all.
ReplyDeleteI voted for the Kaiser roll. It is the tastiest.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Esther might have had a Creole/Cajun spicy tang. I would have to ask John Amos about that.
I was more interested in what you thought about AJ's mom throwing him out for taking the "slippy" way, Troop?
ReplyDeleteMany a young Chicago hood turned to politics after a life of petty crime. Once in the clutches of the City council or the County board they learned what real crime was about.
ReplyDeleteIf JJ had wanted to be a Chicago politician Florida may have killed him.
I found this post racist.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to do Michael from that show.