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Don't You Dare Touch Those Bagels
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At a morning sales meeting, mild-mannered Ron is told by his peppy boss, Mr. Sheltie, to make sure everyone knows the bagels are for sales associates only. A janitor then keeps edging toward the breakfast table, asking whether the food might be for him, and every refusal pulls Ron further into the argument. Mr. Sheltie, trying to deliver a presentation on the history of selling, blames Ron for each interruption, even though Ron is only following his instruction. By the time Ron snaps and declares that even the smell is off limits, he has been fired, and the boss is left to give his speech alone with the bagels that started it.
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Ron, handle your bagels!
Cells make up our bodies, but selling makes our bodies come alive.
You can't have any bagels! You can't have any cream cheese! And you can't have smells!
Script
Automatically generated script; wording may contain errors. Speaker labels are inferred.
- 00:07
Ron
Morning.
- 00:08
Mr. Sheltie
Morning. Ron.
- 00:13
Ron
Good morning, Mr. Selby.
- 00:14
Mr. Sheltie
How's the fam?
- 00:16
Ron
Oh, I don't have one. I'm single, sir. I'm not married. I mean, I do have a girlfriend.
- 00:19
Mr. Sheltie
That's great.
- 00:20
Ron
She's not married.
- 00:20
Ron
Oh, God!
- 00:23
Mr. Sheltie
Hey, I need you to do me a favor. Make sure everybody knows that the bagels are for sales associates only.
- 00:29
Ron
No problem, sir.
- 00:32
Mr. Sheltie
All right, let's get this sales presentation started. All right, who's hungover? Not me. I know Ron is.
- 00:41
Ron
That's not true.
- 00:42
Mr. Sheltie
you're an alcoholic
- 00:43
Ron
I'm not sir I'm not
- 00:45
Mr. Sheltie
hey guys sales associates friends today I want to talk about the world's oldest profession I know I know what you're thinking right sex and prostitutes that's not what I'm talking about okay talking about sales if you look at our ancient history as human beings the The first caveman out there sold a rock to the second caveman out there.
- 01:20
Ron
Oh, no, I'm sorry. Those are for sales associates only.
- 01:22
Janitor
It's food.
- 01:24
Ron
Not for you. I'm sorry. The bagels are just for sales associates.
- 01:29
Janitor
For sale?
- 01:30
Ron
No, it's free.
- 01:31
Janitor
Oh, for free?
- 01:32
Ron
Not for you, though.
- 01:34
Janitor
It's just for me.
- 01:35
Ron
No, the sign says...
- 01:37
Janitor
The bagels are only for sales associates.
- 01:40
Mr. Sheltie
Ron! Love the enthusiasm, but it's a little distracting.
- 01:45
Ron
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, sir.
- 01:47
Mr. Sheltie
Uh, don't do it again, please.
- 01:49
Ron
Sorry.
- 01:50
Mr. Sheltie
Move it on.
- 01:51
Janitor
For me, maybe?
- 01:52
Ron
No, not maybe. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
- 01:55
Janitor
Foss? Foss?
- 01:57
Ron
What?
- 01:57
Janitor
Foss. For us.
- 01:58
Ron
No, no, not for us. One. Just one. It's just that they're for sales associates only.
- 02:02
Janitor
For me, maybe?
- 02:06
Mr. Sheltie
Hey, Ron!
- 02:07
Ron
Yep.
- 02:09
Mr. Sheltie
Just shut up. All right. What was the first tongue twister you remember? hearing, was it she sells?
- 02:17
Ron
Sir? Sir, no, sir, cream cheese is also only for sales associates.
- 02:23
Janitor
How come it's not for me? Why?
- 02:25
Ron
Because the bagels are for sales associates.
- 02:26
Mr. Sheltie
Ron!
- 02:27
Ron
Yes.
- 02:27
Mr. Sheltie
Time and place, man.
- 02:28
Ron
Sir, this guy just keeps trying to grab a bagel and...
- 02:31
Mr. Sheltie
Ron, do you want to come up here and do the presentation?
- 02:32
Ron
I'll go back there and be a jackass? You just asked me to make sure that nobody would...
- 02:36
Mr. Sheltie
Oh, science says that. My name's Ron. I like to drink alcohol and listen to science all day.
- 02:41
Ron
He's really relentless about having a bagel...
- 02:44
Mr. Sheltie
Ron, handle your bagels!
- 02:45
Ron
I'm trying.
- 02:47
Mr. Sheltie
Unbelievable, everybody. All right, I'll just start cold. Cells make up our bodies, but celling makes our bodies come alive.
- 02:54
Ron
Sir.
- 02:55
Mr. Sheltie
Thanks, Ron.
- 02:56
Ron
Seriously, stop.
- 02:58
Janitor
Not even a smell?
- 02:59
Ron
No, no, no! You can't have any bagels, you can't have any cream cheese, and you can't have smells! That's what the fucking science says!
- 03:06
Mr. Sheltie
Ron!
- 03:07
Ron
Yes!
- 03:07
Mr. Sheltie
You are fired, sir!
- 03:09
Ron
Of course! I am!
- 03:14
Mr. Sheltie
All All right, you know what? Just give me a minute. I'm going to try to forget Ron ruined my day. because this presentation is... great, and it's going great. I think you guys can bagel, too. These bagels are...
- 03:30
Mr. Sheltie
He's right, he's right Ron.
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