Mr. Pike Quotes in The Lady Eve (1941)
Mr. Pike Quotes:
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Lawyer at Phone in Pike's Office: But he says she says she won't have anything to do with lawyers.
Lawyer: That's entirely irregular!
Mr. Pike: Well, it's a thought!
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Jean: [in her Eve persona] Naturally I was frightfully anxious to see Uncle Alfred, and as I didn't know just where Connecticut was, I took the tube.
Mr. Pike: [the crowd laughs] The subway.
Jean: And to the official, I said, "Be so good as to let me off at Connecticut." You see, I thought we'd have the boxes sent up in a dray later that afternoon.
Mr. Pike: The what?
Bartender at Pike's Party: Trunks on a truck.
[the crowd laughs]
Jean: So he said, "Lady, I don't know where Connecticut is, but this train goes to Harlem."
[the crowd laughs]
Jean: But I don't know how he knew I was a Lady!
[the crowd laughs]
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Jean: [spotting Charles] Oh, there he is!
Charles: [entering back among the party guests] I had to change my coat.
Mr. Pike: Well, don't knock the table over.
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Mr. Pike: Slap me five there, brother!
Kevin Franklin: How about I just slap you?
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Pokey: I thought this was God's country.
Mr. Pike: Not no more it ain't!
-- Mr. Pike
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