The Roaring Twenties
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It was The Fortune Teller
by Victor Herbert.

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- But you said that you sang and danced.
- I do.

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Where?
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I sing in the choir every Sunday, and
I had the lead in our high-school play.

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Once in a while, I sing and dance
for the Elks Club. Everybody says I'm good.

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- Would you like to hear me?
- Oh, no, no. No, thanks.

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I have absolutely no ear for music.
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- Well, it was nice to see you.
- You aren't really leaving, are you?

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We gotta get back to town,
important meeting with the general.

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Aren't you gonna tell me about the war
and how you suffered?

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Honey...
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...you'll never know how I've suffered.
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So long.
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Well, will I see you again?
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- I'll call you.
- When?

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In two or three years,
when you get to be a great big girl.

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- So long.
- Bye.

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You should've stayed
and helped her with her homework.

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1920. For the first two weeks of the year...
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...men can still get a drink
more or less publicly...

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...because although the 18th Amendment
is in effect, the law has no teeth.

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But on the 16th of January,
the volstead Act takes effect...

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...and traffic in liquor
goes completely undercover...

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...to stay there for many long years.
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The word "speakeasy"
begins to appear in our language.

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And the forces of the underworld, who
best know how to operate outside the law...

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...are moving in on a new source of revenue,
the magnitude of which no man dare guess.

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Sixty cents.
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Say, will you do me a favor?
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Take these into Henderson's and collect
12 bucks. Ask for Panama Smith.

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- What's her name?
- Panama Smith.

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- I'm taking these across the street.
- Okay.

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- Meet you back here at the cab.
- Yeah.

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Hey, Panama, how about something
to go with this ginger ale?

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On the way.
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- You Panama Smith?
- That's me, brother.

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Package for you. Twelve bucks.
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Oh, yes. The meat.
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Come on.
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Hey, what are you trying to do?
Get us both tossed in the cooler?

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There's a law against that dry goods.

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