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--->'''Rango:''' Bullet hits the shovel, ricochets back towards number three, and THAT'S WHEN THE ROOF CAVED IN, igniting the thermos of pure grain alcohol, ''instantly'' vaporizing his bodily form, leaving nothing but a charcoal statue and a high-pitched squeal. ''[freezes in place]'' Eeeeeee...\\

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--->'''Rango:''' Bullet hits the shovel, ricochets back towards number three, and THAT'S '''THAT'S WHEN THE ROOF CAVED IN, IN''', igniting the thermos of pure grain alcohol, ''instantly'' vaporizing his bodily form, leaving nothing but a charcoal statue and a high-pitched squeal. ''[freezes in place]'' Eeeeeee...\\
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-->'''Duke''': ''I knew it''.

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-->'''Duke''': -->'''Duke:''' ''I knew it''.



--> "You son of a--''[hawk screeches]''"

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--> "You -->"You son of a--''[hawk screeches]''"



--> '''Rango:''' Good sir! Gracious good afternoon to thee and thee and thee! May I present, Madam Lupone's Terpsichorean Troupe of Traveling Thespians!

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--> '''Rango:''' -->'''Rango:''' Good sir! Gracious good afternoon to thee and thee and thee! May I present, Madam Lupone's Terpsichorean Troupe of Traveling Thespians!



--> '''Pappy:''' ''[after a few tense moments]'' [[LampshadeHanging Is sumthin' suppose'ta happen?]]\\

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--> '''Pappy:''' -->'''Pappy:''' ''[after a few tense moments]'' [[LampshadeHanging Is sumthin' suppose'ta happen?]]\\
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--> '''Pappy:''' ''[after a few tense moments]'' Is sumthin' suppose'ta happen?\\

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--> '''Pappy:''' ''[after a few tense moments]'' [[LampshadeHanging Is sumthin' suppose'ta happen?\\happen?]]\\

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* Wounded Bird's analysis of the Inbred Rodents.
--->'''Rango:''' "Choleric varmints, ain't they?"
--->'''Wounded Bird:''' "Dysfunctional family. Need intervention."

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* Wounded Bird's analysis of the Inbred Rodents.
--->'''Rango:''' "Choleric
mole family.
-->'''Rango:''' Choleric
varmints, ain't they?"
--->'''Wounded
they?\\
'''Wounded
Bird:''' "Dysfunctional Dysfunctional family. Need intervention."



---> "You son of a -[hawk screeches)"
** Beforehand where he promises to let the then-nameless chameleon kiss his sister.
* The posse and the Mariachi Owls pretending to be thespians. Rango's voice makes it all the funnier.
---> '''Rango:''' "Good sir! Gracious good afternoon to thee and thee and thee! May I present, Madam Lupone's Terpsichorean Troupe of Traveling Thespians!"

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---> --> "You son of a -[hawk screeches)"
a--''[hawk screeches]''"
** Beforehand Beforehand, where he promises to let the then-nameless chameleon kiss his sister.
sister if he'll let them hide together in the bottle.
* The posse and the Mariachi Owls mariachi owls pretending to be thespians. Rango's high-pitched voice makes it all the funnier.
---> --> '''Rango:''' "Good Good sir! Gracious good afternoon to thee and thee and thee! May I present, Madam Lupone's Terpsichorean Troupe of Traveling Thespians!"Thespians!



--> '''Pappy''' ''(after a few tense moments):'' Is sumthin' suppose'ta happen?\\

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--> '''Pappy''' ''(after '''Pappy:''' ''[after a few tense moments):'' moments]'' Is sumthin' suppose'ta happen?\\



* The entire pre-fight and chase and fight scene with the hill clan and the posse counts as both a CMOF and CMOA.

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* The entire pre-fight and chase and fight chase/fight scene with the hill mole clan and the posse counts as both a CMOF and CMOA.



-->"We are gathered here today to honor this man, Mr. Merrimack... a. k. a. 'Fluffy Joe.' You have the right to remain silent. Speak now or forever hold your peace. Amen."
* Rango giving a DeathGlare to the Mariachi Owls to keep them from singing about his death in the Mojave Desert anymore.

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-->"We are gathered here today to honor this man, Mr. Merrimack... a. k. k.a. 'Fluffy Joe.' You have the right to remain silent. Speak now or forever hold your peace. Amen."
* Rango giving a DeathGlare to the Mariachi Owls mariachi owl to keep them from singing about his death in the Mojave Desert anymore.



* Watch the end credits carefully - at one point, you can see the owl with the surf guitar imitate Music/TheWho, then Music/JimiHendrix.
* The posse put on a play to distract the bank robbers. One of the robbers isn't impressed
-->''[[HiddenDepths This plot is]] [[LampshadeHanging highly predictable.]]''
*
-->'''Beans''' - [[TooMuchInformation And it's not a rash, it's a birth mark!]]

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* Watch the end credits carefully - -- at one point, you can see the owl with the surf guitar imitate Music/TheWho, then Music/JimiHendrix.
* The posse put on a play to distract the bank robbers. One of the robbers isn't impressed
-->''[[HiddenDepths
impressed.
-->''"[[HiddenDepths
This plot is]] [[LampshadeHanging highly predictable.]]''
*
-->'''Beans''' - [[TooMuchInformation
]]"''
* Beans saying, "[[TooMuchInformation
And it's not a rash, it's a birth mark!]]mark!]]"
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* Pretty much any time the GreekChorus of Mariachi Owls show up.

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* Pretty much any time the GreekChorus of Mariachi Owls show mariachi owls shows up.



--->'''Owl:''' *singing* "¿Dónde están tus huevos?"

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--->'''Owl:''' *singing* "¿Dónde ''[singing]'' ¿Dónde están tus huevos?"huevos?



* Beans and Mr. Merrimack at the Bank.
--->'''Merrimack:''' "Beans, you've been like a niece to me, ever since your daddy..."
--->'''Beans:''' *DeathGlare*
--->'''Merrimack:''' "...Did ''not'' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial fall drunk down a mine shaft.]]"

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* Beans and Mr. Merrimack at the Bank.
--->'''Merrimack:''' "Beans,
bank.
-->'''Merrimack:''' Beans,
you've been like a niece to me, ever since your daddy..."
--->'''Beans:''' *DeathGlare*
--->'''Merrimack:''' "...
\\
'''Beans:''' ''[DeathGlare]''\\
'''Merrimack:''' ...
Did ''not'' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial fall drunk down a mine shaft.]]"]]



** The mentioned sheriff's gravestone itself reads: "Sherrif Amos. Thurs-Sat."

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** The mentioned sheriff's gravestone itself reads: "Sherrif "Sheriff Amos. Thurs-Sat."



--->'''Rango:''' "We all know exactly what we need to do now!" *aside* "And that would be?"
--->'''Mayor:''' *quietly* "Form a posse."
--->'''Rango:''' "Farm opossum!"
--->*{{Beat}}*
--->'''Mayor:''' *still quiet* "A ''posse.''"

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--->'''Rango:''' "We -->'''Rango:''' We all know exactly what we need to do now!" *aside* "And now! ''[aside]'' And that would be?"
--->'''Mayor:''' *quietly* "Form
be?\\
'''Mayor:''' ''[quietly]'' Form
a posse."
--->'''Rango:''' "Farm opossum!"
--->*{{Beat}}*
--->'''Mayor:''' *still quiet* "A
\\
'''Rango:''' Farm opossum!\\
''[{{Beat}}]''\\
'''Mayor:''' ''[still quiet]'' A
''posse.''"''



--->'''Furgus:''' "What do we do now, sheriff?"
--->'''Rango:''' "Now, we ''ride!''"

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--->'''Furgus:''' "What What do we do now, sheriff?"
--->'''Rango:''' "Now,
sheriff?\\
'''Rango:''' Now,
we ''ride!''"''ride!''



--->'''Spoons:''' "[[FridgeLogic Where... are we going?]]"
--->'''Rango:''' "What?"
--->'''Spoons:''' "Where are we going?!"
--->'''Rango:''' "..."

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--->'''Spoons:''' "[[FridgeLogic ---->'''Spoons:''' [[FridgeLogic Where... are we going?]]"
--->'''Rango:''' "What?"
--->'''Spoons:''' "Where
going?]]\\
'''Rango:''' What?\\
'''Spoons:''' Where
are we going?!"
--->'''Rango:''' "..."
going?!\\
'''Rango:''' ...



** When they have a trail of the outlaws, Rango once again says, "Now, we ride!" We hear a whip crack but no music, before he turns and sees the Owl Mariachi band looking uncertain and wondering if this isn't just another false alarm and Rango says, "That means we're riding now! This moment." The Owl Mariachi band then begin playing the heroic music.

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** When they have a trail of pick up the outlaws, outlaws' trail, Rango once again says, "Now, we ride!" We hear a whip crack but no music, before he turns and sees the Owl Mariachi owl mariachi band looking uncertain and wondering if this isn't just another false alarm and alarm. Rango says, "That means we're riding now! This moment." The Owl Mariachi owl mariachi band then begin begins playing the heroic music.



--->'''Rango:''' *visibly freaking out* "You've... uh... got little something in your eye there."
--->'''Turley:''' "Oh, that? *points at his good eye* [[ComicallyMissingThePoint That's conjunctivitis, sir. It's hereditary.]]"

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--->'''Rango:''' *visibly -->'''Rango:''' ''[visibly freaking out* "You've...out]'' You've... uh... got little something in your eye there."
--->'''Turley:''' "Oh,
\\
'''Turley:''' Oh,
that? *points ''[points at his good eye* eye]'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint That's conjunctivitis, sir. It's hereditary.]]"]]



--> '''Wounded Bird:''' "The mayor has bought up all the land in the valley, except for your ranch, Miss Beans."
--> '''Beans:''' "That just don't make no sense. Without water, that land is useless."
--> '''Rango:''' "Unless he controls the water...like a monkey's bladder! Then he could bring it back once he's bought up all the land."
--> '''Beans:''' "But how does he control the water?"
--> '''Rango:''' "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint Well, you gotta spend some time, train 'em. Cause you know, monkeys, when they do go, you rub their nose in it.]]"

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--> '''Wounded -->'''Wounded Bird:''' "The The mayor has bought up all the land in the valley, except for your ranch, Miss Beans."
-->
\\
'''Beans:''' "That That just don't make no sense. Without water, that land is useless."
-->
\\
'''Rango:''' "Unless Unless he controls the water...like a monkey's bladder! Then he could bring it back once he's bought up all the land."
-->
\\
'''Beans:''' "But But how does he control the water?"
-->
water?\\
'''Rango:''' "[[ComicallyMissingThePoint [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Well, you gotta spend some time, train 'em. Cause you know, monkeys, when they do go, you rub their nose in it.]]"]]



-->'''Elgin:''' "I coughed up a whole tribe of pygmies. They started lookin' at me weird."
-->'''Furgus:''' "I remember them! They was quite friendly."
-->*{{Beat}}*
-->'''Spoons:''' I found a [[{{Squick}} human spinal column]] in [[TooMuchInformation my fecal matter once.]]

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-->'''Elgin:''' "I I coughed up a whole tribe of pygmies. They started lookin' at me weird."
-->'''Furgus:''' "I
\\
'''Furgus:''' I
remember them! They was quite friendly."
-->*{{Beat}}*
-->'''Spoons:'''
\\
''[{{Beat}}]''\\
'''Spoons:'''
I found a [[{{Squick}} human spinal column]] in [[TooMuchInformation my fecal matter once.]]



*** Spoons' story was so weird and farfetched that even the crickets stop chirping, not to mention look at Wounded Bird's reaction.
* "Thespians?! That's illegal in seven states!" Particularly since they actually left that in the novelization.
* The Inbred Rodents ''[[SorryILeftTheBGMOn playing]]'' Music/RideOfTheValkyries ([[DeepSouth on banjos]]) as they attack Rango's posse from the air.
** And the bats [[MadeOfExplodium exploding in flames]] when they crashed into the rocks.[[labelnote:note]]A minor case of ShownTheirWork though. Guano, aka Bat/bird excrement, isn't necessarily flammable or explosive, but it ''does'' contain a potent amount of chemicals used in explosives like Potassium nitrate and Salt Peter.[[/labelnote]]

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*** Spoons' story was is so weird and farfetched that even the crickets stop chirping, not to mention look at Wounded Bird's reaction.
* "Thespians?! That's illegal in seven states!" Particularly since they actually left that line in the novelization.
* The Inbred Rodents mole family ''[[SorryILeftTheBGMOn playing]]'' Music/RideOfTheValkyries ([[DeepSouth on banjos]]) as they attack Rango's posse from the air.
** And the bats [[MadeOfExplodium exploding in flames]] when they crashed crash into the rocks.[[labelnote:note]]A [[note]]A minor case of ShownTheirWork though. Guano, aka Bat/bird bat/bird excrement, isn't necessarily flammable or explosive, but it ''does'' contain a potent amount of chemicals used in explosives like Potassium potassium nitrate and Salt Peter.[[/labelnote]]saltpeter.[[/note]]



--->'''Rango:''' "Don't worry! I have a plan!" *turns to villains who just locked them in* "Heeeeelp! Open the door!"
--->'''Beans:''' *eyeroll*
--->'''Rango:''' "Okay! Plan B!"
** This leads to a FunnyBackgroundEvent when Beans freezes up after swallowing a bullet. While the Mayor is talking to Rattlesnake Jake you can see him behind them giving her the Heimlich in the flooded vault.
* Rango first arriving in the saloon, making an impression:
--->'''Elbows:''' "Hey! Are you the fella who killed them Jenkins brothers?"
--->'''Rango:''' "Uh huh. Killed them with one bullet. Don't get no deader."
--->'''Elgin:''' "All seven of them?"
--->'''Rango:''' "[[BlatantLies ... That's right. *clears throat* All seven of 'em.]]"
** The story he comes up with to explain that is pretty hilarious too (what we get to hear of it, anyway).
--->'''Rango:''' "Bullet hits the shovel, ricochets back towards Number Three and THAT'S WHEN THE ROOF CAVED IN, igniting the thermos of pure grain alcohol ''instantly'' vaporizing his bodily form leaving nothing but a charcoal statue and a high-pitched squeal." *freezes in place* "Eeeeeee..."
--->'''Ambrose:''' "Hold on there, that's only six. What happened to Number Seven?"
--->'''Rango:''' "Number Seven? Hell, he died of infection."

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--->'''Rango:''' "Don't -->'''Rango:''' Don't worry! I have a plan!" *turns plan! ''[turns to villains who just locked them in* "Heeeeelp! in]'' Heeeeelp! Open the door!"
--->'''Beans:''' *eyeroll*
--->'''Rango:''' "Okay!
door!\\
'''Beans:''' ''[eyeroll]''\\
'''Rango:''' Okay!
Plan B!"
B!
** This leads to a FunnyBackgroundEvent when Beans freezes up after swallowing a bullet. Rango's one bullet (Plan B). While the Mayor is talking to Rattlesnake Jake Jake, you can see him Rango behind them giving her the Heimlich in the flooded vault.
* Rango first arriving in the saloon, making one hell of an impression:
--->'''Elbows:''' "Hey! -->'''Elbows:''' Hey! Are you the fella who killed them Jenkins brothers?"
--->'''Rango:''' "Uh
brothers?\\
'''Rango:''' Uh
huh. Killed them with one bullet. Don't get no deader."
--->'''Elgin:''' "All
\\
'''Elgin:''' All
seven of them?"
--->'''Rango:''' "[[BlatantLies ...
them?\\
'''Rango:''' [[BlatantLies ...
That's right. *clears throat* ]] ''[[[BlatantLies clears throat]]]'' [[BlatantLies All seven of 'em.]]"
]]
** The story he comes up with to explain that his supposed feat is pretty hilarious too (what we get to hear of it, anyway).
--->'''Rango:''' "Bullet Bullet hits the shovel, ricochets back towards Number Three number three, and THAT'S WHEN THE ROOF CAVED IN, igniting the thermos of pure grain alcohol alcohol, ''instantly'' vaporizing his bodily form form, leaving nothing but a charcoal statue and a high-pitched squeal." *freezes squeal. ''[freezes in place* "Eeeeeee..."
--->'''Ambrose:''' "Hold
place]'' Eeeeeee...\\
'''Ambrose:''' Hold
on there, that's only six. What happened to number seven?\\
'''Rango:'''
Number Seven?"
--->'''Rango:''' "Number Seven?
seven? Hell, he died of infection."



** Even better: if you watch Bill you see that he's just ''about'' to speak when Rango burps fire into his face.

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** Even better: if you watch Bill you see that he's just ''about'' ''just'' about to speak when Rango burps fire into his face.



--->'''Wounded Bird:''' *scattering feathers in the air*
--->'''Rango:''' "I see you're consulting with the spirits."
--->'''Wounded Bird:''' "No, I'm molting. Means I'm ready to mate."
--->'''Rango:''' "... oh. I-I'll keep that in mind..."
--->'''Wounded Bird:''' *picks up a cactus fruit* "Cactus fruit."
--->'''Rango:''' "Ahh, yes... The ancient cactus fruit. *takes the fruit* I believe your people use it as a seasoning when preparing your native dishes." *eats the fruit*
--->'''Wounded Bird:''' "Also natural laxative."
--->'''Rango:''' *chokes and coughs the fruit back out*
--->'''Wounded Bird:''' "Shh, pick up trail. Three men, heading west. One blind, one with... *sniffs the air* ... [[TheNoseKnows enlarged]] [[ScarilyCompetentTracker prostate]], riding sidesaddle."
--->'''Waffles:''' "What he say?"
--->'''Furgus:''' "They're ridin' sidesaddle."
--->'''Bartender:''' "WHAT?"
--->'''Beans:''' "Sh! [[CaptainObvious We're whispering.]]"
--->'''Spoons:''' "What'd he say?"
--->'''Turley:''' "Someone's got a bad valve."
--->'''Doc:''' "Alright, which one of you fellows needs a checkup?" *snaps rubber glove onto right hand*
--->{{Beat}}
--->'''Wounded Bird:''' "Awkward."

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--->'''Wounded -->'''Wounded Bird:''' *scattering ''[scattering feathers in the air*
--->'''Rango:''' "I
air]''\\
'''Rango:''' I
see you're consulting with the spirits."
--->'''Wounded
\\
'''Wounded
Bird:''' "No, No, I'm molting. Means I'm ready to mate."
--->'''Rango:''' "...
\\
'''Rango:''' ...
oh. I-I'll keep that in mind..."
--->'''Wounded
\\
'''Wounded
Bird:''' *picks ''[picks up a cactus fruit* "Cactus fruit]'' Cactus fruit."
--->'''Rango:''' "Ahh,
\\
'''Rango:''' Ahh,
yes... The ancient cactus fruit. *takes ''[takes the fruit* fruit]'' I believe your people use it as a seasoning when preparing your native dishes." *eats dishes. ''[eats the fruit*
--->'''Wounded
fruit]''\\
'''Wounded
Bird:''' "Also Also natural laxative."
--->'''Rango:''' *chokes
\\
'''Rango:''' ''[chokes
and coughs the fruit back out*
--->'''Wounded
out]''\\
'''Wounded
Bird:''' "Shh, Shh, pick up trail. Three men, heading west. One blind, one with... *sniffs ''[sniffs the air* ...air]'' ... [[TheNoseKnows enlarged]] [[ScarilyCompetentTracker prostate]], riding sidesaddle."
--->'''Waffles:''' "What
\\
'''Waffles:''' What
he say?"
--->'''Furgus:''' "They're
say?\\
'''Furgus:''' They're
ridin' sidesaddle."
--->'''Bartender:''' "WHAT?"
--->'''Beans:''' "Sh!
\\
'''Bartender:''' WHAT?\\
'''Beans:''' Shh!
[[CaptainObvious We're whispering.]]"
--->'''Spoons:''' "What'd
]]\\
'''Spoons:''' What'd
he say?"
--->'''Turley:''' "Someone's
say?\\
'''Turley:''' Someone's
got a bad valve."
--->'''Doc:''' "Alright,
\\
'''Doc:''' Alright,
which one of you fellows needs a checkup?" *snaps checkup? ''[snaps rubber glove onto right hand*
--->{{Beat}}
--->'''Wounded
hand]''\\
''[{{Beat}}]''\\
'''Wounded
Bird:''' "Awkward."Awkward.
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* The afternoon after catching Papi and his kin:

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* The afternoon after catching Papi Pappy and his kin:



--->'''Rango:''' "Uh huh. Killed them with one bullet. Don't get no deadder."

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--->'''Rango:''' "Uh huh. Killed them with one bullet. Don't get no deadder.deader."
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* When Priscilla talks about the old sheriff, [[FunnyBackgroundEvent look carefully at]] [[GraveHumor the tombstones.]]
** One epitaph reads "[[FamousLastWords Hold my beer and watch this."]]

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* When Priscilla talks about [[HighTurnoverRate the old sheriff, sheriff]], [[FunnyBackgroundEvent look carefully at]] [[GraveHumor the tombstones.]]
** One epitaph reads "[[FamousLastWords "[[TemptingFate Hold my beer and watch this."]]
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** This leads to a FunnyBackgroundEvent when Beans freezes up after swallowing a bullet. While the Mayor is talking to Rattlesnake Jake you can see him behind them giving her the Heimlich in the flooded vault.
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--->'''Turley:''' "Oh, that? [[ComicallyMissingThePoint That's conjunctivitis, sir. It's hereditary.]]"

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--->'''Turley:''' "Oh, that? *points at his good eye* [[ComicallyMissingThePoint That's conjunctivitis, sir. It's hereditary.]]"
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*** Spoons' story was so weird and farfetched that even the crickets stop chirping, not to mention look at Wounded Bird's reaction.

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