Election Night

Act 1

Sam: You wrote a concession?

Toby: Of course I wrote a concession. What, you want to tempt the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing?

Sam: No.

Toby: Then go outside, turn around three times and spit. What the hell's the matter with you?

Whatever = gods
Thing = sacred mountain
Act 1

Sam: He wrote a concession speech.

Josh: Of course he wrote a concession speech. What possible reason would he have for not writing a concession speech?

Sam: The wrath from high atop the thing.

Toby: He upped and said we were gonna…

Josh: No, you gotta go outside, turn around three times and curse.

Toby: Spit.

Josh: Spit and curse.

Toby: Do everything. Go! Go!

Josh: Go! Go!

Toby: Go!

Josh: These things have a half-life, you know.

The thing = sacred mountain
These things = rituals for warding off bad luck
Act 2

Josh: Is this a joke?

Donna: What are you talking about?

Josh: Toby already did the thing this morning with the invalid ballots.

Thing = practical joke
Act 3

Donna: There's an El Nino thing going on in Southern California and it's supposed to start raining in a few hours.

Thing = weather system
Act 3

Bartlet: It's not like the thing wasn't working before with…Whatever you may assume, that wasn't a rube sitting out there, Debbie. She ran the Oval Office for two years and a State House before that.

Thing = office system
Act 4

Josh: I'm concerned that you've turned completely into another person.

Toby [to staffer]: Hey! I see one victory balloon before this thing is called and…Yeah, you better run! [to Josh]: Huh?

Josh: Nothing.

Thing = election
Posted by Philateley at November 6, 2002 08:32 PM