Daily Dialogue — August 30, 2014

Lloyd Christmas: What do you think the chances are of a guy like you and a girl like me… ending up together?
Mary Swanson: Well, Lloyd, that’s difficult to say. I mean, we don’t really…
Lloyd Christmas: Hit me with it! Just give it to me straight! I came a long way just to see you, Mary. The least you can do is level with me. What are my chances?
Mary Swanson: Not good.
Lloyd Christmas: You mean, not good like one out of a hundred?
Mary Swanson: I’d say more like one out of a million.

Pause.

Lloyd Christmas: So you’re telling me there’s a chance… YEAH!

— Dumb & Dumber (1994), written by Peter Farrelly & Bennett Yellin & Bobby Farrelly

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Delivering Bad News.

Trivia: Nicolas Cage and Gary Oldman were the original choices to play Harold and Lloyd.

Dialogue On Dialogue: This is how dumb Lloyd is: He can’t even tell when bad news is being delivered to him.