Them

[Ted Samsel]

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> > I recently watched 1982's "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (notable for Steve
> > Martin shaving his tongue), wherein through the magic of editing Martin
> > seems to interact with stars of the past.  The movie includes the
> > following conversation when Rigby Reardon (Martin) and Carlos (Reni
> > Santoni) are watching Ava Gardner: 
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> > Carlos:  They say "she is one of Them."
> > Reardon: Who is "Them"?
> > Carlos:  Only They know who is Them.
> > 
> > Don't think about it too much--it just gets confusing.
> > 
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> And this is just a shadow of the great scene in Catch-22 where Yossarian is trying to explain that "they" are trying to kill him.  When asked who "they" are, he says, "The people trying to kill me."  Those people including the anti-aircraft gunners and 
army brass.  My paraphrase here doesn't do it justice.
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Or the scene in THE WILD BUNCH where Lyle & Tector Gorch marvel at
the "bags of silver rings" which turn out to be washers planted by
the railroad posse... the old coot played by Edmond O'Brien
tells 'em who "they" are.

Ted Samsel....tejas at infi.net 
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