A scene from Tall Tale 1995
Daniel Hackett

I once seen a picture of New York City at night, it's all lit up with all these electric light bulbs. Can use a few of them right now.

Pecos Bill

Electric light ball?

Daniel Hackett

Light bulbs. They're balls of glass that light up hundreds of times brighter than the brightest candle.

John Henry

Go on.

Daniel Hackett

Well, pretty soon, people won't need lanterns, won't have to go chop their wood to make fires. Just turn this little knob and the electric light bulbs just come on.

Paul Bunyan

But I like chopping wood.

Daniel Hackett

Pretty soon, there won't be no darkness. It'll be like noontime at midnight.

John Henry

Well, how are folks going to see the stars?

Daniel Hackett

They just... won't see the stars, I guess.

Pecos Bill

Well, I don't like it. No siree Bob, I don't like it one... Oh... [laughs] If you ask me, I think he's telling us a tall tale.

Paul Bunyan

Yeah, that's a tall tale. That's a tall tale for sure.

Daniel Hackett

That's God's honest truth.

Paul Bunyan

Not see the stars?

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