" Afternoon, everybody." " Norm!" "How you doing, Norm?" "What do you know?" "Not enough." " What'll it be, Norm?" " Fame, fortune, fast women." "Oh, yeah?" "How about a beer?" "Even better." " Gentlemen, start your taps." " How's it going, Norm?" "Not so good." "Missed a digit in the debit column today." "The boss is now using my butt for an ashtray." "Norm!" " Beer, Norm?" " That's sudsy, amber stuff, right?" "Yeah." "I've been hearing good things about it." "Beer, Norm?" "I am going to need something to kill time before my second beer." " How about a first one?" " You got it." " Beer, Norm?" " Yeah, I heard of that stuff." "Better give me a tall one, in case I like it." "Norman, you are looking especially spry today." "Thank you. ln fact, I joined a health club today." "Good for you." " Nice facilities?" " Excellent snack bar." "Norm!" "How's life treating you?" "Like he caught me in bed with his wife." " What's up, Norm?" " My nipples. lt's freezing." " How's life treating you, Norm?" " Like I just ran over its dog." "Norm, what were you saying about that do-nothing Congress in DC?" "This bozo could probably be a better Congressman." "Oh, yeah?" "You know, I may run for office someday." "Yeah?" "You do that." "You're out of work, too?" "No, I'm Speaker of the House of Representatives." "Don't be ridiculous." "That'd make you Tip O'Neill and me a horse's butt." "You said it, not me." "Norm!" " How you doing, Norm?" " Cut the small talk." "Give me a beer." " What's the story?" " Thirsty guy walks into a bar." "You finish it." "Norm." "Science is seeking a cure for thirst." "I happen to be the guinea pig." "Doesn't your wife ever complain that you never spend any time with her?" "Would you?" "How come you and Vera never had any kids?" "I can't, Coach." " Gee, I'm sorry, Norm." " l look at Vera..." "I just can't." "I know I make a lot of jokes about Vera, but the truth is, if that woman ever packed her bags and left me, I don't know what I'd do... first." "Norm!" " How's it going, Norm?" " Daddy's rich, Momma's good-looking." " What are you up to, Norm?" " My ears." " Want a beer, Norm?" " Does a rag doll have cloth knobs?" "There's a lady present, Norm." "Sorry, Diane." ""Norm Peterson."" ""Thought-provoking..."" " Let the games begin!" " "Poignant..."" "Some people spend their whole lives in a bar." "Just yesterday, some guy sat right here next to me for 1 1 hours." " "Hilarious..."" " You're very welcome." ""A roller coaster of emotion..."" "Coach, two more beers!" ""lf you hire one accountant this year, make it Norm."" "Norm!" "Wait a minute!" "Coach!" "Sammy!" "I don't want to be left alone locked up in this bar all night..." "Quarter to three" "Nobody in the place except you and me" "Once in a while, a man needs a little time to himself."