The Reluctant Astronaut
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:29:06
Oh, Pa.
:29:23
Operator. Operator, I'd like
to call Sweetwater, Missouri.

:29:27
That's Sweetwater-7143.
:29:30
Just a moment please.
:29:32
That will be one dollar
for three minutes, please.

:29:46
Thank you.
Hello.

:29:48
Hello, Ma, it's me, Roy. I'm here and
I'm not an astronaut. I'm a janitor.

:29:52
This is the Sweetwater operator.
Here is your party. Uh, Ma?

:29:56
That you, Roy?
You phonin' long distance?

:29:59
Oh, hi, Pa.
Yeah, listen, Pa.

:30:01
We expected to hear from you earlier,
if your plane got there on time.

:30:05
Well, they had to put in a couple of
extra rest stops on account of a lady.

:30:09
How are ya, boy?
Are you okay?

:30:11
Everybody here's talkin' about
you. They're all sayin'...

:30:14
They're sayin', "Looky there, there goes
Buck Fleming, father of the astronaut."

:30:19
Yeah, well, listen, Pa, there's
something I gotta tell you.

:30:22
And I bet I know what it is too. You wanna
thank me for putting in your application.

:30:26
Shucks, son, that's what pa's
are for: to put in applications.

:30:31
Pa, will ya listen
for a minute?

:30:33
You're usin' up too much money
on the telephone, Roy. Bye, now.

:30:36
But, Pa...
Over the top.

:30:39
Pa!

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