A character in Stand and Deliver (1988)

Thug quotes from Stand and Deliver (1988)

Tied for 3rd most-quoted character in Stand and Deliver (1988): in 3 of its 39 quotes
Most scenes with: Jaime Escalante (3)

Scenes with Thug

3 scenes

Did you know that neither the Greeks nor the Romans were capable of using the concept of zero? It was your ancestors, the Mayans, who first contemplated the zero. The absence of value. True story. You burros have math in your blood...

Thug

Hey Kimo sabe todo ehh? The man knows everything. (Calling him) Hey Kimo Sabe

(Approving)

Órale. Now, a negative times a negative equals a positive. Why?

[The whole class looks at him blankly; he sighs deeply and shakes his head]

We're gonna need a lot of Kleenexes - There's gonna be a lot of bloodshed.

[Angel and the little vato enter the classroom, trailed by another]

Are your friends auditing?

Thug

I audited them to come with me.

(to a thug)

You know the times tables?

Thug

I know the ones, the twos...the threes (shows him The Finger)

(whispering)

Ahhh The Fingerman ehh?. I am The Fingerman too; you know what I can do? I can multiply by nine. Three times nine? (starts counting with his fingers) one..two..three, what do you got? (shows fingers) twenty seven; six times nine, one..two..three..four..five..six, what do you got? (shows fingers again) fifty four; how about something more difficult? How about eight times nine? one..two..three..four..five..six..seven..eight, what do you got? (shows fingers a third time) seventy two.

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