Saturday, July 12, 2008

The One About The Binge Drinkers


INT.  SUNNYSIDE SHOPPING CENTRE.  NIGHT.
The Angel.  JACK and his girlfriend SHIRLEY are drinking with their mates VINCENT and his girlfriend SAIRA.  They are in their mid to late 20s and are drinking Stella - except for SAIRA, who has a Coke.  They were all of them out the night before and are deeply hungover, particularly SAIRA.

JACK
Not the ideal day for a visit to the doctor,
considering ..

SHIRLEY
Anyone could have told you that.  If you
ask me, I think you did it on purpose.  You
think it's clever, you think it's funny.

JACK
(Ignoring her) He said if you're going to
drink, it's better to - 

SHIRLEY
He's got to stop this bingeing.

JACK
It's better to drink weak lager and spread
it more thinly.  Were his words.  Rather 
than bulk consumption, building to a
blow-out on Fridays and Saturdays.

VINCENT
(Sarchastic)  What a genius.

JACK
The most important thing is to stay off
the Guinness.

SAIRA can't muster a word. 

VINCENT
Doctor, doctor, I feel at death's door.
Don't worry, I'll pull you through.

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