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Who's On First?
Pappy: Well Costello, I’m going to New York with you. You know, Bucky Harris, the Yank’s manager gave me a job as coach for as long as you’re on the team.
Posse: Look Abbott, if you’re the coach, you must know all the players.
Pappy: Right, certainly do.
Posse: Well, I never met the guys, so you’ll have to tell me their names, and then I’ll know who’s playing on the team.
Pappy: Oh, I’ll tell you their names, but you know strange as it may seem, they give these ball players now a days, very peculiar names.
Posse: You mean funny names?
Pappy: Strange names, pet names. Like, Dizzy Dean, and…
Posse: His brother Daffy?
Pappy: Daffy Dean.
Posse: And their French cousin.
Pappy: French?
Posse: Goofe’.
Pappy: Goofe’ Dean, oh I see! Well let’s see, we have on the bags, we have Who’s on first, What’s on second, and I Don’t Know is on third.
Posse: That’s what I want to find out.
Pappy: I say, Who’s on first, What’s on second, and I Don’t Know’s on third.
Posse: Are you the manager?
Pappy: Yes.
Posse: You going to be the coach too?
Pappy: Yes.
Posse: And you don’t know the fellow’s names?
Pappy: Well I should.
Posse: Well then who is on first?
Pappy: Yes.
Posse: I mean the fellow’s name.
Pappy: Who.
Posse: The guy on first.
Pappy: Who.
Posse: The first baseman.
Pappy: Who!
Posse: The guy playing first base.
Pappy: Who is on first.
Posse: I’m asking you who’s on first!
Pappy: That’s the man’s name.
Posse: That’s whose name?
Pappy: Yeah.
Posse: Well go ahead and tell me.
Pappy: That’s it.
Posse: That’s who?
Pappy: Yeah.
(Pause)
Posse: Look, you got a first baseman?
Pappy: Certainly.
Posse: Who’s playing first?
Pappy: That’s right.
Posse: When you pay off the first baseman every month, who gets the money?
Pappy: Every dollar of it.
Posse: All I’m trying to find out is the fellow’s name on first base.
Pappy: Who.
Posse: The guy that gets the money.
Pappy: That’s it.
Posse: Who gets the money on first base?
Pappy: He does, every dollar! Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it.
Posse: Whose wife?
Pappy: Yes. (Pause) What’s wrong with that?
Posse: Look, all I want to know is when you sign up the first baseman, how does he sign his name to the contract?
Pappy: Who.
Posse: The guy.
Pappy: Who.
Posse: How does he sign it?
Pappy: That’s how he signs it!
Posse: Who?
Pappy: Yes.
(Pause)
Posse: All I’m trying to find out is what’s the guy’s name on first base.
Pappy: No, what’s on second base.
Posse: I’m not asking who’s on second.
Pappy: Who is on first!
Posse: One base at a time!
Pappy: Well don’t change the players around!
Posse: I’m not changing nobody!
Pappy: Take it easy, buddy.
Posse: All I’m asking you, who’s the guy on first base?!
Pappy: That’s right.
Posse: Okay.
Pappy: Alright.
(Pause)
Posse: What’s the guy’s name on first base?!
Pappy: No, What is on second!
Posse: I’m not asking you who’s on second!
Pappy: Who’s on first.
Posse: I don’t know.
Pappy: Oh, he’s on third. We’re not talking about him. Now let’s get back to first.
Posse: Now how did I get on third base?
Pappy: Well you mentioned his name.
Posse: If I mentioned the third baseman’s name, who did I say’s playing third?
Pappy: No, Who’s playing first.
Posse: What’s on first?
Pappy: What’s on second.
Posse: I don’t know.
Pappy: He’s on third.
Posse: There I go, back on third again! Will you stay on third base and don’t go off it?
Pappy: Alright, what do you want to know?
Posse: Now who’s playing third base?!
Pappy: Why do you insist on putting Who on third base?
Posse: What am I putting on third?!
Pappy: No, What is on second.
Posse: You don’t want who on second?!
Pappy: No, Who is on first.
Posse: I don’t know!
Both: Third base!
(Pause)
Posse: Look, you got outfield?
Pappy: Sure.
Posse: The left fielder’s name?
Pappy: Why.
Posse: I just thought I’d ask you.
Pappy: Well I just thought I’d tell you.
Posse: Then tell me who is playing left field.
Pappy: Who is playing first.
Posse: I’m not…Stay out of the infield! I want to know, what’s the guy’s name in left field?
Pappy: No, What is on second.
Posse: I’m not asking who’s on second.
Pappy: No, Who is on first.
Posse: I don’t know.
Both: Third base!
(Pause)
Posse: And left fielder’s name?
Pappy: Why!
Posse: Because.
Pappy: No, he’s center field.
Posse: (Fumbles words loudly)
Pappy: Well that’s the fellow’s name.
Posse: Look, look, look, you got a pitcher?
Pappy: Sure.
Posse: The pitcher’s name?
Pappy: Tomorrow.
Posse: You don’t want to tell me today?
Pappy: I’m telling you then.
Posse: Well go ahead.
Pappy: Tomorrow.
Posse: What time?
Pappy: What time what?
Posse: At what time tomorrow are you going to tell me who’s pitching?
Pappy: Now listen, Who is not pitching. Who is on…
Posse: I’ll break your arm you say who’s on first! I want to know, what’s the pitcher’s name?
Pappy: What’s on second!
Posse: I don’t know!
Both: Third base!
(Pause)
Posse: Got a catcher?
Pappy: Certainly.
Posse: The catcher’s name.
Pappy: Today.
Posse: Today? And tomorrow’s pitching?
Pappy: Now you’ve got it.
Posse: All we got is a couple of days on the team. You know, I’m a catcher too.
Pappy: So they tell me.
Posse: I get behind the plate, do some fancy catching. Tomorrow’s pitching on my team and a heavy hitter gets up.
Pappy: Yes.
Posse: Now, the heavy hitter bunts the ball. When he bunts the ball, me being a good catcher, I want to throw the guy out at first base. So I pick up the ball, and throw it to who?
Pappy: Now that’s the first thing that you’ve said right.
Posse: I don’t even know what I’m talking about!
Pappy: Well that’s all you have to do!
Posse: Is throw the ball to first base?
Pappy: Yes.
Posse: Now who’s got it?
Pappy: Naturally.
(Pause)
Posse: Look, if I throw the ball to first base, somebody’s got to get it. Now who has it?
Pappy: Naturally.
Posse: Who?
Pappy: Naturally.
Posse: Naturally?
Pappy: Naturally.
Posse: So I pick up the ball and throw it to Naturally?
Pappy: No you don’t! You throw the ball to Who!
Posse: Naturally.
Pappy: That’s different.
Posse: That’s what I said.
Pappy: You’re not saying that.
Posse: I throw the ball to Naturally?
Pappy: You throw it to Who.
Posse: Naturally.
Pappy: That’s it.
Posse: That’s what I said!
Pappy: Listen, you ask me.
Posse: I throw the ball to who?
Pappy: Naturally.
Posse: Now you ask me.
Pappy: You throw the ball to Who?
Posse: Naturally.
Pappy: That’s it.
Posse: Same as you!
Pappy: You just changed them around.
Posse: Same as you! I throw the ball to who. Whoever it is drops the ball, the guy runs to second, who picks up the ball, throw’s it to what, what throw’s it to I don’t know, I don’t know throw’s it back to tomorrow, triple play!
Pappy: Yes.
Posse: Another guy gets up, and it’s a long fly ball to because. Why? I don’t know, he’s on third, and I don’t give a darn!
Pappy: Oh…What?
Posse: I said, I don’t give a darn!
Pappy: Oh, that’s our short stop.
Posse: (Fumbles words loudly)
First you'll pass a heavenly place. Then you need to BEWARE of the DOG!!! Watch out for a TEXAS Storm as you pass the Field of Dreams. This cache is not for sale. Please don't take a dump here! (Get your mind out of the gutter!) Please CITO your way out!!!
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Cnccl fgylr pbagnvare.