George Hanson Well, they are people, just like us - from within our own solar system. Except that their society is more highly evolved. I mean, they don't have no wars, they got no monetary system, they don't have any leaders, because, I mean, each man is a leader. I mean, each man - because of their technology, they are able to feed, clothe, house, and transport themselves equally - and with no effort...Why don't they reveal themselves to us is because if they did it would cause a general panic. Now, I mean, we still have leaders upon whom we rely for the release of this information. These leaders have decided to repress this information because of the tremendous shock that it would cause to our antiquated systems. Now, the result of this has been that the Venutians have contacted people in all walks of life - all walks of life. [laughs]]' Yes. It-it-it would be a devastatin' blow to our antiquated systems - so now the Venutians are meeting with people in all walks of life - in an advisory capacity. For once man will have a god-like control over his own destiny. He will have a chance to transcend and to evolve with some equality for all.
D Deputy
What the hell is this? Troublemakers?
CM Cat Man
You name it - I'll throw rocks at it, Sheriff.
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CM Cat Man
Check that joker with the long hair.
Deputy: I checked him already. Looks like we might have to bring him up to the Hilton before it's all over with.
CM Cat Man
Ha! I think she's cute.
D Deputy
Isn't she, though. I guess we'd put him in the women's cell, don't you reckon?
CM Cat Man
Oh, I think we ought to put 'em in a cage and charge a little admission to see 'em.
George Those are what is known as 'country witticisms.'
George You know, this used to be a helluva good country. I can't understand what's gone wrong with it.
Huh. Man, everybody got chicken, that's what happened, man. Hey, we can't even get into like, uh, second-rate hotel, I mean, a second-rate motel. You dig? They think we're gonna cut their throat or something, man. They're scared, man.
George Oh, they're not scared of you. They're scared of what you represent to 'em.
Hey man. All we represent to them, man, is somebody needs a haircut.
George Oh no. What you represent to them is freedom.
What the hell's wrong with freedom, man? That's what it's all about.
George Oh yeah, that's right, that's what it's all about, all right. But talkin' about it and bein' it - that's two different things. I mean, it's real hard to be free when you are bought and sold in the marketplace. 'Course, don't ever tell anybody that they're not free 'cause then they're gonna get real busy killin' and maimin' to prove to you that they are. Oh yeah, they're gonna talk to you, and talk to you, and talk to you about individual freedom, but they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.
Mmmm, well, that don't make 'em runnin' scared.
George No, it makes 'em dangerous. Nik,nik, nik, nik, nik, nik, nik, nik - Swamp.
I'm sorry about the misunderstanding.
George Hanson There was no misunderstanding. We're all in the same cage here.
You must be some important dude. That treatment--
George Hanson What does he mean "dude"? Dude ranch?
"Dude" means a nice guy, you know? "Dude" means a regular sort of person.
