A scene from National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 1989
Clark

I just...can't believe you're standing in my living room, Eddie. Never thought the day would come.

Eddie

Yeah, I'm excited 'bout it, too. It's a cryin' shame the older kids couldn't make it. [Eddie notices the candle spinner has stopped working and gives it a hard tap, knocking all the fan blades off]

Clark

I'll get that, don't worry about it.

Eddie

[finishes his glass of egg nog and goes to the walnuts as Clark tries to fix the spinner]

Yeah, I got the daughter in the clinic, gettin' cured off the Wild Turkey. And the older boy, bless his soul, is preparin' for his career.

Clark

College?

Eddie

Carnival.

Clark

You ought to be proud.

Eddie

Oh, yeah. Yeah, last season he was a pixie-dust spreader on the Tilt-a-Whirl. He thinks that maybe next year, he'll be guessin' people's weight or barkin' for the Yak Woman. [Clark drops spinner blades] You ever see her?

Clark

No.

Eddie

Yeah, she's got these big horns growin' out right above her ears. Yeah, she's ugly as sin, but a sweet gal, and a helluva good cook.

Clark

Can I refill your eggnog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere, leave you for dead?

Eddie

Naw, I'm doing just fine, Clark.

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