Sy Ableman The Jolly Roger is the appropriate course of action. It has a swimming pool. It is eminently habitable.
Played by Fred Melamed 
A Serious Man (2009) · 15 quotes
A Serious Man (2009) · 15 quotes
2nd most-quoted character in A Serious Man (2009): in 3 of its 15 quotes
A line from Sy AblemanEmbers is not the forum for legalities, Larry.
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Judith Gopnik
We shouldn't put the kids in the middle of this, Larry.
The kids aren't...
Judith Gopnik
I'm saying "we." I'm not pointing fingers.
Sy Ableman No one is playing the "blame game," Larry.
I didn't say anyone was!
Judith Gopnik
Well let's not play He said, She said, either.
I wasn't! I-...
Sy Ableman Aw right, well let's just step back, and defuse the situation, I find, sometimes, if I count to ten. [pause] One... two... three... fou... Or silently. [Long pause]
Judith Gopnik
Really, to keep things on an even keel, especially now, leading up to Danny's bar mitzvah...
Sy Ableman A child's bar mitzvah, Larry!
Judith Gopnik
Sy and I think it's best if you move out of the house.
Move out?
Sy Ableman It makes eminent sense.
Judith Gopnik
Things can't continue as they...
Move out! Where would I go?
Sy Ableman Well, for instance, the Jolly Roger is quite livable. Not expensive, and the rooms are eminently habitable.
Judith Gopnik
This would allow you to visit the kids.
Sy Ableman There's convenience in its fava. There's a pool...
Wouldn't it make more sense for you to move in with Sy?
Judith Gopnik
[Shocked pause]
Larry!
Sy Ableman Larry, you're jesting!
Judith Gopnik
Larry, there is much to accomplish before that can happen.
Sy Ableman Larry, Larry, Larry. I think, really, the Jolly Roger is the appropriate course of action. It has a pool.