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Doc_Technical

(3,521 posts)
15. I was watching the movie "The Grifters"
Sat Nov 10, 2012, 10:44 PM
Nov 2012

There is a scene in there where low level con man puts a
$20 bill on the bar and orders a drink.
The bartender brings the drink and change for the $20 bill.
The con man tries to slip a smaller note to the bartender
but the barkeep has seen this before and proceeds to beat
the ca-ca out of the con man.
I found myself shocked at the violence but at the same time
cheering that a con artist was getting what's coming to him.
It was one of those memorable scenes where I had mixed emotions
about what was happening.

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