General Script posted November 11, 2019

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a one scene script with Pons and Ned

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Scene at a Swimming Pool

by Bill Schott

Pons and Ned show up at a friend's house to help close the above-ground pool for the season. They arrive from separate ends of the pool frame and meet in the center. Ned:  Hey, Cuz.  Ain't it a great day ta be alive? Pons:  Hi, Ned. Yes, it's a good day to be alive. Most days are that. Ned:  Sure. Iffin we wasn't closin' Ape-Allo's pool, we might be off hank-glidin' in Beer- Mooter. Pons: Hang-gliding in Bermuda? Really? Ned:  Sure!  Or we might could ride them rapid waters in Collar-aida. Pons:  Wow! I have never even considered that, Ned. You are quite the adventurer lately. Ned:  (Looking over the wall of the pool)  Looks like Ape-Allo's got the water drained down proper. Pons:  You do know his name is pronounced - Apollo; right? Ned:  Well, yeah, I did, but my friend from Mexico told me once that pollo means chicken. Pons:  So you thought calling him Apollo would be-- Ned:  Callin' him a chicken. Now I ain't got no call ta do that. Pons:  Okay, Ned. It sounds like that, but he and you and everyone else knows that he's not being called a chicken. Ned:  In Mexican. Pons:  Right. In Mex -- well, Spanish. Ned:  So it's just them Mexicans what'd be callin' him a chicken. Pons:  Sure, Ned. Ned:  (Looking at the pool covering tarp)  This tarp ain't got no grommets, Dude. Pons:  Grommets? Ned:  Yeah. Them holes what we're gonna need ta thread rope through ta tie the top down. Ain't none. Pons:  What now? Ned:  Need a peck a grommets and a tool. Pons:  So, grommets are the ringlets that we tie it down with. Funny the tarp didn't already have them installed. Ned:  He prob'bly got this here tarp on sale and ne'er thunk that it maybe wouldn't be as good as them what's sold on TV by them big bucks stores. Pons:  Big Box? Ned:  Naw. Them grommets are likely in a small box the size of a grommet box. Pons:  That seems likely. Ned:  Even wit havin' ta punch all these here grommet holes, this is still a mighty fine day ta be alive. Pons:  Here's the cable for cinching the cover.  Ned:  Yup. Still ain't got no grommets though. We might need ta just punch holes in the edges and put the wire in without them thin's. Pons:  Would that be as good? Ned:  This here's a pool-coverin' emergency, Pons. We gotta meatball this puppy afore we lose the patient.  Pons:  That's a bit of an overstatement, Ned. Covering a pool is hardly a life or death situation.  Ned:  Let me ask you, Dude. Iffn you was in the hopstipal and you was on a opratin' table and them surchins was ready to sew you up after fixin' yer broken liverwurst and they looked around and couldn't find no grommets what to stitch you up wit -- what would ya want'm ta do.  Pons:  (Looking at Ned with a smile) Sew me up without grommets, Ned. Ned:  Zactly. Arrest my case.  Pons:  We'll need to punch some holes to thread the wire through. Ned:  I got a .22 pistol in my truck.  Pons:  What! Ned:  I kin pop them holes in there right quick. Ya think twenny rounds'd do it? Pons:  You're joking, of course.  Ned:  I think I only got twenny bullets, Pons. Pons:  Look, Ned. This isn't going too smoothly and I don't think Apollo wants us to shoot holes in his tarp. Let's take a break, and I'll call Apollo about the grommets.  Ned:  Okay, Dude. Meanwhile I'm goin' ta take a quick dip in the pool. Pons:  What? Why?  There's only three feet of water in there, Ned.  Ned:  Cool yer jets, Pons. I ain't leapin' off a high divin' board.  Pons:  Yeah, but you're dressed, the water is stagnant, and it's not summer anymore.  Ned:  Well I'll just drop trou now, git in there fer a skinny dip, and not stay too long ta git no stagnant on me. Pons:  On second thought, get your gun. We have a pool cover to shoot.   Write A Review Image from Google Pays one point and 2 member cents. You need to login or register to write reviews. It's quick! We only ask four questions to new members.