A scene from The Jerk 1979
Fairgoer

[Navin works as a weight guesser in a circus]

Hey, honey, let's see how good this guy is. What do I win?

Navin R. Johnson

[gesturing at the prize display]

Uh, anything in this general area right in here. Anything below the stereo and on this side of the Bicentennial glasses. Anything between the ashtrays and the thimbles. Anything in this three inches, right in here, in this area that includes the Chiclets but not the erasers.

Fairgoer

No sir. Come on, honey. He thought he had himself a rube.

Navin

Frosty, I'm just no good at this.

Frosty

Ah, come on, Navin. You're doing fine.

Navin

No, I've already given away eight pencils, two hula dolls and an ashtray, and I've only taken in fifteen dollars.

Frosty

Navin, you have taken in fifteen dollars and given away fifty cents worth of crap, which gives us a net profit of fourteen dollars and fifty cents.

Navin

Ah, it's a profit deal! Heh, takes the pressure off. [barking] Get your weight guessed right here! Only a buck! Actual live weight-guessing! Take your chance and win some crap! Step right up!

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