Enemies

Act 2

CJ: What's your thing about?

Sam: Nothing. What's your thing about?

CJ: Nothing.

Thing = reason for seeing Leo

Leo: Did you need something?

Bartlet: No, I just came in to see what you were doing.

Leo: No appointments?

Bartlet: Nah, you know, we had most of the night blocked off for that thing and it got canceled so…

Leo: Take the night off.

Thing = unspecified event
Act 4

Bartlet: I don't want to hear about Hoynes and the Cabinet meeting.

CJ: Mr. President…

Bartlet: Is Danny going to make it a thing?

CJ: No.

Bartlet: What did you have to give him?

CJ: A half hour sit-down on the record.

Bartlet: Sold.

Thing = news story

Leo: Sam, I gave you the thing to do because I was pissed you were taking, you know, blah blah blah…

Mallory: Well said, dad.

Leo: Anyway, I'm sorry about that.

Sam: Yeah, I figured. Say, do you mind if I skip the coffee? I want to nail this thing.

Thing = assignment to write a birthday message for the Assistant Secretary of Transportation
Posted by Ryo at November 17, 1999 03:06 PM