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Marius Hancu

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Apr 29, 2010, 9:40:17 PM4/29/10
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Hello:

This is Al Pacino's part in the movie. In the last sentence:

"you never open your mouth till you know what the shot is."

what is a "shot," a slang for a "situation?"

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[Roma, the top salesman of this real-estate company, loses a deal
because the manager, Williamson, intervenes in a discussion between
him and a customer by inadvertently revealing that a check was already
cashed, something that Roma wanted to keep hidden]

ROMA

(to Williamson)
What you're hired for is to help
us--does that seem clear to you?
(MORE)

82.


ROMA (CONT'D)
To help us. Not to fuck us up...to
help men who are going out there to
try to earn a living. You fairy.
You company man...I'll tell you
something else. I hope you knocked
the joint off, I can tell our
friend here something might help
him catch you.
(starts into the room)
You want to learn the first rule
you'd know if you ever spent a day
in your life...you never open your
mouth till you know what the shot
is.

David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross, script
http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Glengarry-Glen-Gross.html
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Thanks.
Marius Hancu

tony cooper

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Apr 29, 2010, 10:09:36 PM4/29/10
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:40:17 -0700 (PDT), Marius Hancu
<marius...@gmail.com> wrote:

>Hello:
>
>This is Al Pacino's part in the movie. In the last sentence:
>
>"you never open your mouth till you know what the shot is."
>
>what is a "shot," a slang for a "situation?"

Could be, but it sounds like a reference to pool.


--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

Ray OHara

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Apr 29, 2010, 10:12:43 PM4/29/10
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"Marius Hancu" <marius...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello:
>
> This is Al Pacino's part in the movie. In the last sentence:
>
> "you never open your mouth till you know what the shot is."
>
> what is a "shot," a slang for a "situation?"
>

Yes,.
You're watching Glengarry Glen Ross I see.
It's an excellent movie.


Marius Hancu

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Apr 30, 2010, 5:52:16 AM4/30/10
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On Apr 29, 10:12 pm, "Ray OHara" <raymond-oh...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> > This is Al Pacino's part in the movie. In the last sentence:
>
> > "you never open your mouth till you know what the shot is."
>
> > what is a "shot," a slang for a "situation?"
>
> Yes,.
> You're watching Glengarry Glen Ross I see.
> It's an excellent movie.

Indeed it is.

Thank you both.
Marius Hancu

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