May 18, 2005
Week 4 - The Can - Part 2
Episode 3
“Oh, damn it!” Rantz says. He looks at the truck, then at the can, and then back to the truck. “Heck with it!”
He grabs the can with both hands and runs after the truck. The garbage man hanging from the side cocks his eyebrow and watches. “N’b’lama gorendish...,” he says.
Rantz raises the can and throws it into the back of the truck.
The garbage man’s eyes shoot up in horror. “N’b’lama forecktish!” he shouts. The truck screeches to a halt. The garbage man jumps off, runs to the back, pulls out the can and throws it back to the ground.
“No, no!” Rantz shouts. “You don’t understand…” He grabs the can. “I’m throwing it out… It’s garbage!” He tosses it back into the truck.
“N’b’lama! N’b’lama!” the garbage man shouts at the top of his lungs. He pulls out the can and fiercely throws it down. “E’checka’b’lama forecktish! B’hiltima portesh!”
The driver steps out of the truck and walks over. He is a very large man.
“Listen to me!” Rantz yells. He points to the can. “I don’t want it anymore! It’s a rusty old piece of junk and I want to throw it out!” He picks it up. “Now just leave it in your truck and take it away!”
The driver steps in front of Rantz. “N’b’lama forecktish s’klima,” he says softly. “B’hiltima portesh toro b’tishalim forecktish.” He grasps Rantz by the collar and pushes. Rantz drops the can and tumbles to the ground. The can rolls to a stop next to him.
The garbage man reaches into the back of the truck. He pulls out a wad of trash and tosses it at Rantz’s face.
The driver walks back to his cabin and the garbage man hops on the side of the truck. With his free hand the garbage man touches his thumb to his chin and makes a fist. “Sh’ricktellesh forecktish bhatala!” he yells as the truck drives away.
Rantz stands up and brushes the filth from his face. He looks back at the house. He looks at the can. “Well… I guess you wouldn’t look all that bad hidden away in the backyard…”