![]() My daddy taught himself the carpenter trade doing for the black folk there. Anastasia Chalky White: I was born in Elgin, Texas. Jimmy Darmody: Where am I supposed to go? Eli Thompson: I hear California's nice. But you turned to me and said, "Nuck, what's a fella gotta do to become president?" I said, "well, you gotta study, learn everything you can about the world and do a lot of hard work." And you looked up at me in disbelief and said, "gee, is that all?" I used to think you'd own the world one day. Nucky Thompson: When you were 10 years old, I don't know if you'll even remember this, President Taft came to town, some campaign speech. Gillian Darmody: I was under the impression that you could do anything. Are you in or out? Arnold Rothstein: I'll see your 2, and raise you 5. How much mining equipment would you have to sell to make 22,000 bucks, Buck? Buck: A lot. Nucky Thompson: What's motherfucker mean? Eddie Kessler: I suppose it's a schvartze term.Īrnold Rothstein: There's a lot of money in that pot. Chalky White: As a baby's ass, motherfucker. Nucky: I didn't know you were so sensitive. Nucky Thompson: What happened to 30? Chalky White: I'll charge 10 extra for thinking I'd take the same deal as Mickey. Chalky White: You know that motherfucker changed his name to Doyle? Nucky Thompson: I did. Nucky Thompson: It's the same deal I gave Mickey Cusick. Chalky White: That's a whole lot of magic for 20 percent. I supply the product, your people work their magic. Broadway Limited Nucky Thompson: The split is 80 percent-20 percent, my favor. Johnny Torrio: What the fuck's going on? Al Capone: I'm making a statement. What do you want from me? Nucky Thompson: I want you to vote Republican.Īl Capone: What'll it be? Corrigan: I'll take a whiskey and a statement on the record. Margaret Schroeder: Then tell me what to do. Thompson? All I want is to provide for my children. Margaret Schroeder: Would you help me, Mr. Yale? Frankie Yale: Don't eat a cue ball? Arnold Rothstein: The moral of the story is: If I'd cause a stranger to choke to death for my own amusement, what do you think I'll do to you if you don't tell me who ordered you to kill Collisimo? Do you know what the moral of this tale is, Mr. ![]() What I knew and he didn't was that the cue ball is one sixteenth of an inch larger than the other balls, just too large to swallow. He swallowed it down, it lodged in his throat, and he choked to death on the spot. We laid down the cash and I handed him the cue ball. Now he knew I'd seen him do this a dozen times so I can only surmise that he thought I was stupid. Ten thousand in cash for him to do the trick with a billiard ball of my choosing. One evening, I decided to challenge this man to a wager. He'd pick a ball, take it down his gullet, to here, and regurgitate it back up. He made a comfortable living wagering whether he could swallow certain objects, billiard balls being a specialty. The Ivory Tower Arnold Rothstein: There was a man once, I don't recall his name, frequented the billiard parlors downtown. Jimmy Darmody: Look, you can't be half a gangster, Nucky. Nucky Thompson: This is America, ain't it? Who the fuck's stopping you? Jimmy Darmody: Nucky, all I want is an opportunity. William McCoy: And he took the loaves and fishes, looked at his disciples and said, "Fuck it. Nucky Thompson: Enoch? You couldn't possibly be so cruel. Margaret Schroeder: I'd be honored to name my child after you. Season 1 Boardwalk Empire Nucky Thompson: First rule of politics, kiddo: Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. 2.11 Under God's Power She Flourishes.
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