"It's just a pack of wolves." "Come on, we're almost rid of it." " KaIib, it's after me." " Grab on!" " Run!" " Benjamin, we have to finish this." "Come on, help me bury it." "What if someone digs it up?" "May God have mercy on his soul." " Hi, alan." " Hi, Miss Magruder." " AII yours, alan." " Thanks, Bill." "Prepare to die, Parrish!" "Parrish, what's the rush?" "Go on, Parrish!" "Run to Daddy." "We'II be waiting." " Hi, carl." " I've got to show you something." "I've been working on this all year." "I'm going to see your father   to show him this." "Go ahead, take it." " Do you think he'Il like it?" " What is it?" "It's the future." "If wilt Chamberlain will wear them, " " I'II sell them nationwide." "They'II be the height of fashion." "What's wrong?" " Nothing." " alan!" "This factory isn't a playground." "It's dangerous." " Can I have a ride home?" " Is Billy Jessup after you?" "Son, you're gonna have to face him sooner or later." "If you're afraid of something, you've got to stand and face it." "You should know better than to let the boy play in here." " What was it you wanted to show me?" " Just a minute, sir." "What the devil . .?" "Who did this?" "well?" "I did, sir." "You've been hanging around with my girlfriend." " We're just friends." " Not any more." "Get him." "Jerks!" "Neat." "Alan?" "Are you home?" "Alan, not again." "Come on." "Hard work and determination have forged the Brantford spirit   since our forefathers first settled this town." "Despite the harshness of our climate and granite of our soil, we have ..." " Prospered." " I knew it all this morning." " Let's go." " Sam, we have to talk to alan." "Well, we're on our way." "I told your father what you told me, that it wasn't just billy Jessup." " If I'd known that ..." " It's okay, Dad." "I'm proud of you." "You faced them even though you were outnumbered." "You took it like a man, therefore we have decided   that you're ready to go to the cliffside school for Boys." "Congratulations, sweetheart." "You don't want me living here?" "It's always been the plan that you go to CIiffside." "Parrishes have been going to Cliffside since the 1700's." " Look at this." "Parrish hall." " That's the main dormitory." "This is great!" "people hate me here because I'm a Parrish." "Wait till I'm living in a building named after me." " It was named after my father." " Good." "Why don't you live in it?" "I did, and it made me into the man I am today." "Maybe I don't want to be like you." "Maybe I don't want to be a Parrish." "You won't be." "Not till you start acting like one." " I'm not ready for CIiffside then." " We're taking you there on Sunday!" " And not another word about it!" " I'm never talking to you again!" " Sam .. ." " What?" "Nothing." " What are you doing here?" " I brought your bike back." "You didn't have to." "I was going to get it myself." "I told billy to stop picking on you." "You wasted your breath." "I can't talk right now." "What was that?" " You heard it, too?" " Of course I heard it." "Come on, I found this really weird game in the factory." ""Jumanji." "For those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind."" ""Roll the dice to move your token." "Doubles gets another turn.'"" ""The first to reach the end wins." You want to play?" "I quit playing board games five years ago." "Sarah!" " It's got to be magnetized." " alan, look." ""'When they fly you'd better run." "These winged things are no fun.'"" " What was that?" " I don't know." "Put it away, alan." "Oh, no." "The game thinks I rolled." "What do you mean "'the game thinks'"?" ""In the jungle you must wait till the dice read five or eight."" ""In the jungle you must wait ..." What does that mean?" "26 YEARS LATER . .." "I'll make it a bed and breakfast." "It was pretty hard to pass up." "It's already full of furniture." "I'd forgotten how big this place is." "Judy, Peter, come look at this." "I'll put a reception area here." "A bar over here in the parlour." "That sounds loveIy. I'm sure you and your kids will be very happy here." "Actually, they're my late brother's." "He and his wife passed away." "Is this something, or what?" "It sure is." "What do you think, young man?" "Is it big enough for you?" "Peter hasn't spoken a word since it happened." "I'm so sorry." "How terribly awful." "It's okay." "We barely even knew our parents." "They were always away." "Skiing in St. Moritz." "gambling in Monte Carlo." "Safaris in Africa." "We didn't even know if they loved us." "As the sheik's yacht went down, they wrote us a goodbye letter." "It was found floating in a champagne bottle." "Excuse me ..." "Devoted parents." "It was a car crash in Canada." " will you send me the papers?" " First thing tomorrow." "I need a locksmith." "Peter, pick up your toys, please." "Take this suitcase up to the attic." "Then we can all have ice cream ..." "and bourbon." "What is it?" " I'm going to a motel." " For heaven's sake ..." "I don't see any guano." " He said it looked like that." " That's an African bat." "Some kid saw some in the 60's, but we don't get bats like that here." " But that's what he saw." " Whatever it was, it's gone now." "Bats aren't what I'd worry about in this house, anyway." "What would you worry about?" "I wouldn't want to live in a house where someone was murdered." "little Alan Parrish." "I say his father did it." "There's 1,001 places he could've hid the body in this house." "Especially if he chopped it up." "You kids don't want to be late for your first day of school." " Not a bat in sight." " Hear that?" "There's nothing to be afraid of in this house." "I can't believe I have to see your principal after your first day." "Let's just try to relax and finish our dinner." "We know why you got the house cheap." "26 years ago alan Parrish disappeared from this house." "His parents chopped him up and hid him in the walls." "Okay, I'm tired of your lies." "You're grounded!" "Fine, there's nowhere to go in this stupid town, anyway." "Just for your information, that wasn't a lie." "Did you hear anything a little while ago?" "Do you miss Mom and Dad?" " No." " Liar." "Stop that or they'lI send you to a shrink." "And where are they gonna send you if you don't start talking?" "I'm going to the permit office." "The school bus will be here soon." "Do you guys still have your keys?" "Are you listening to me?" " What?" " I'II wait till the bus comes." "Did your parents use to put you on the bus?" " No." " Sure?" "I couId drop you off." "Don't worry about us." "The bus will be here any minute." "Ckay, please be good today." " You do hear it." " Hear what?" "Where is it coming from?" "Let's bring it over here." "It's weird." "They're stuck." ""'Jumanji, for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind."" ""Roll the dice to move the token." "Doubles gets another turn."" "It's got to be microchips or something." "You go first." "Six." ""A tiny bite can make you itch, make you sneeze, make you twitch."" "Don't!" ""This will not be an easy mission." "Monkeys slow the expedition."" "Listen." "Those monkeys came from the game." "The mosquitoes, too." "I didn't see this part." ""Adventurers, beware ..."" ""'Do not begin unless you intend to finish."" ""'The consequences of the game run until a player has reached Jumanji."'" "The monkeys are gone." "Put it away." "Wait!" "If we finish the game, it will all go away." "Aunt Nora will have a fit if we don't." "There's no skill involved." "No, you rolled doubles." "You get another turn." "roll!" "Five." ""His fangs are sharp." "He likes your taste.'"" ""Your party better move poste haste."" "I don't like the sound of that." "Someone's in here." "It's not real, Peter." "It's a hallucination." "Run, Peter!" "I'm back." "My bike." "Somebody rolled a five or an eight." "He did." "Thank you!" "Thank you !" "Sorry if I scared you." "I'm back!" "Mom!" "Dad!" "I'm home!" "I'm back!" "It's me!" "It's me alan, Mom and Dad !" "I'm home!" "I'm back!" "Are you my sister?" "No, I'm Judy, and he's Peter." "Where's Mom?" "Is Dad at the factory?" "Are you ..." "alan Parrish?" " Yeah." "Who are you?" " We live here now." " Where's my mom and dad?" " We don't know." "This house has been empty for years." "Everyone thought you were dead." " Give me that description again." " Red fur and long tails." "Get down off my car and get up on the sidewalk!" " What year is it?" " It was brand new." " No." "What year is it?" " 1995, remember?" "Have you got some ID?" "Is it in your other costume?" " 26 years . .." " Are you from around here?" " I've been in Jumanji." " Indonesia . .. in the Peace Corps." " carl bentley ... the sole man." " Is he a relative?" " Yes, he's our uncle." " Does he always dress like that?" " Yeah, he's a vegetarian." " Get out of there!" "Monkeys." "Is he all right?" "He suffered a head injury a few months ago." " Wait!" "Where are you going?" " To find my parents!" "Wait!" "My dad used to make shoes here." "They were the best shoes in New england." "Sorry." "Easy, girl." "Do you know what happened to this factory?" "It folded up, Iike everything else in this town." "It's cold out." "How about some coffee?" "Why would they close Parrish Shoes?" "When his kid ran away, Sam set out to find him." "He used all his money." "After a while he stopped coming to work." "He just quit caring." "I don't think anybody loved his boy more than Sam did." "Here, you're gonna freeze." "Thank you." "Are the Parrishes still around?" "I see them now and then." "They're over on Adams Street." "Cur parents are dead too." "They were in the middle East negotiating peace . .." "Cur dad was in advertising." "I bet you miss him." "Me, too." "There he goes again." "I know you're upset, but let's finish the game." " We ?" "Why do you need me?" " In case it gets too scary." " There's already a lion upstairs." " I'm no lion tamer." " Our aunt will be home soon." " I hope she's not allergic to cats." "Larry, we need the wheels." "Give me a hand." " Is she hurt?" " I think she's been bitten." " Yeah, it's another one." " That's over 50." "What's going on?" "Isn't that Mrs. Thomas?" " Who?" " The realtor." " Listen, can you hear that?" " What?" "Get in the car." "What came out of the game before me?" " A lion, and bunch of monkeys .. ." " That!" "It's okay." "It's just a bug." "We're safe in here." "If we stay low, he can't get through there too far." "He can't get through the glass." "We're safe." "Do either of you know how to drive?" "No?" "That's no problem." "My dad let me back the car down the driveway ... once." "What's the big deal?" "Here we go!" "The top!" "Piece of cake." "alan .. ." "Keep that thing away from me!" "When are you gonna help us play?" "Cur aunt will be home soon." "Good." "You can inform her that she's the ex-owner of this house." "With my parents gone, this home belongs to me." "Ch, thank you." "No more banana leaves." "What do you think those monkeys will do the ecosystem around here?" "What happened?" "Did you shave with a piece of glass?" "What happened to you?" "Did the CIampetts have a yard sale?" " I've never shaved before." " Where are you going?" "How about Peter and I play, and you just watch?" " Thanks, I've seen it." " Then what are you gonna do?" "I don't know." "I'II pick up where I Ieft off." "I wonder if Mrs. Niedermeyer is still teaching sixth grade." "Come on, he's not gonna help us." "He's afraid." "What did you say?" "You're afraid." "It's okay to be afraid." "Let's set it up in the living room." "You have no idea what you're getting yourself into." "We can handle it." "We don't need your help." "I don't think so." "Monkeys, mosquitoes and lions are just the beginning." "I've seen things you've only seen in your nightmares." "Things you can't even imagine." "Things you can't even see." "There are things that hunt you in the night." "Then something screams." "Then you hear them eat." "And you hope to God that you're not dessert." "Afraid?" "You don't even know what afraid is." "You will not last five minutes without me." "So . .. are you gonna help us?" "I'II watch . .." ".. . but I'm not afraid." "Peter, that was very cool." "That's reverse psychology." "Dad used to try it on me." " Ready?" " Yeah." " alan, ready?" " There is no ready." "I'II try it again." "alan, it's not working." "No .. . it's not your turn." "Peter rolled twice, because he got doubles." " Now it's my turn." " No, look .. ." "Two of the pieces are yours, right?" "Whose are the other pieces?" "The elephant was mine." "We're playing the game I started in 1969." "I'm gonna have to play." " It's not my turn." " Whose turn is it?" "Sarah Whittle." "This is where she used to live." "This place gives me the creeps." "We used to play on this porch." "I knew she wouldn't still live here." "She probably married billy Jessup." " Maybe she'lI know where Sarah is." " She'II know." "She's a psychic." "Good point." "I remember the porch being a Iot bigger." " Can you help us?" " Do you have an appointment?" " No, we're trying to find someone." " Madam Serena is busy." "Maybe you can help us." " What is it?" " A girl used to live here." " I've lived here all my Iife." " Then you must know Sarah WhittIe." "What do you want with Sarah WhittIe?" "Sarah . .?" "I don't go by that name anymore." " Sarah WhittIe?" " What do you want?" "26 years ago, you played a game with a little boy down the street." "A game with drums." " How do you know that?" " l was that little boy, Sarah." "alan?" "You killed her." "Leave a message and the doctor will call you back." "Dr. Boorstein, it's Sarah Whittle." "please call me." "I need to have my dosage checked." "That event we've been discussing, the one that didn't happen . .." "The little boy who didn't really disappear . .." "I'm sitting in his living room drinking lemonade." " He'II call me back." " While we're waiting ..." "I've spent 2,000 hours in therapy convincing myself that didn't exist." "What happened to you was so awful, I made up that whole thing." "It was awful." "It really was ... but it was real." "No, your father murdered you and chopped you up." "Sarah !" "Come on!" "My dad did that?" "My father could barely hug me, Iet alone cut me into little pieces." "26 years ago, we started playing a little game." "Now, we're all gonna sit down and we're gonna finish it." "And guess what." "It's your turn." "play the game, Sarah." "all right, give me the dice." "Go home, you don't have to play." " God !" "How could you do that?" " It's the law of the jungle." "I used to visualize you as a radiant spirit." "Go on, read it." ""'They grow much faster than bamboo." "Take care or they'Il come for you."'" " Oh, great!" " God !" "tell me this isn't happening." "It is." "Stay away from the walls." "Don't touch anything." "No quick movements." " Wow, they're beautiful." " The purple ones are poisonous." "And definitely stay away from the big yellow pods." "What big yellow pods?" " Hang on." " Got him?" "I'II be right back." "Sorry, Angus." "Harvest time!" "Are you okay?" "Ch, my God !" "My car!" "I can't believe this." "Start." "Please .. . yes!" " Carl?" "Come ln, please." " carl here." "We've got a serious animal control situation." "Get Stan and willy on it." "I've got to check out a suspicious character." "I should've been a fireman." "Sarah !" " Get your hands off me." " The game is not over yet." "It is for me." "You are not in the jungle anymore." "Anybody up for iced-tea?" "I'm gonna make some tea." "Please, last time I played this game it ruined my life." "It ruined your life?" ""'In the jungle you must wait till the dice read five or eight."" "I was a Iittle girl, alan." "You disappeared." "A bunch of bats surrounded me and chased me down the street." "I was afraid." "I'm sorry, alan." " No one believed me." "I was alone." " So was I, for 26 years." "Me, too." "It's okay, Sarah." "We're scared, too." "But if we finish the game, it'II all go away." " What if I get stuck in the game?" " You won't." " I won't stop playing." " Neither will I." "I won't, either." " Come on, Sarah." " please." "I knew this was gonna be a bad day." "Come on, we're gonna be fine." "We just have to keep our heads." "We roll with the punches." ""The hunter from the darkest wilds .. ." ".. . makes you feel just like a child."'" " What is it?" " Van Pelt .. ." "You miserable coward!" "Come back and face me like a man." "Not good enough, Sonny Jim." "Coming, ready or not." "Hey, you!" "Get your hands in the air!" "I don't believe this!" "Even if alan gets out of this, it'll happen all over again." "When you suppress your anger, it creates negative energy." "Things happen, Iike ending up in the jungle, that was no accident." " Whose turn is it?" " It's my turn." " You might have told us about him." " It's just a roll of the dice." "Is he the reason you didn't want to play?" "You didn't want to play either?" "Mr."We"ve-got-to-finish-it"." " What's the deal with this guy?" " He"s a hunter." " Right now, he's after me." " Why?" "I don't know." "You"d think it'd be a waste of his time." " Maybe I"d look good on his wall." " Your turn." " talk it over with him." " Are you crazy?" "The man has a gun." "Don't ever call me crazy!" "This whole town thinks I'm crazy because of this board game." " Maybe I should roll." " Yeah." " No one ever came to my parties." " hello, I'm rolling now." "I'm gonna roll." "Here, just roll." ""Don't be fooled, it isn't thunder." "Staying put would be a blunder."" "Do you hear that?" "Run!" "It's a stampede!" "The game!" "Don't look back!" "Not the game!" " Why didn't you grab it, Peter?" " Ignore him." "He's a Libra." " Where are you going?" " To the water!" " lt's Aunt Nora." "Where've you been?" " I'm sorry, wrong number." "Wait for me!" " Yes?" " I'II have a gross of these." "They stopped making these in 1903." "Damn !" "I shall need a replacement weapon." "There's a waiting period, and you'II have to fill out these." "Cr I could fill these out." "Louise ..." "Anyone asks, you didn't get this here." "You're not a postal worker, are you?" "alan!" "Quiet." "Peter!" " Peter, are you okay?" " That was so cool." " You gave me chills." " That was great." "Nice work." "Come on." "Give me the game." "Let's go." "Ch, no .. ." "Act natural." "Hide the game." " Where there's trouble, I find you." " Me?" "What are you talking about?" " I'm taking you in." " I'm not going anywhere." " Wait!" "You can't take him ..." " He's her fiance." " I thought he was your uncle." " It's all right, I'II be back soon." " You're abandoning your friends." " We'II finish the game later." " Van Pelt ..." " I suggest you all go home." " Now how can we finish the game?" " We can't finish it without him." " Judy!" " What?" "I thought I could end the game." "I was only ten spaces away." ""A law of Jumanji broken, you will slip back more than your token."" " You tried to cheat?" " I tried to drop the dice on 12." "Okay, honey, that would be cheating." "Peter, your hands!" "Look at your hands!" "They're headed for Parrlsh Common." "I can't stop them." " Get the Natlonal Guard down here." " What is this about?" "You do know." "You wouldn't believe me if I told you, Carl." " How do you know my name?" " I know a Iot more than that." "You used to work at Parrish Shoes." "They used to call you "sole Man"." "That's right." "I was in there . .." "till old man Parrish fired me." "And I had something that could've turned this whole town around." " Your shoes." " Right." "Carl, I know it doesn't mean much after 26 years ... .. . but I'm sorry." " Sorry for what?" " It's me." "alan." " What's going on?" " apparently there's a sale." "You just saw three monkeys go by on a motorcycle, didn't you?" "TEMPORARILY OUT OF SERVICE" "Maybe we can bail him out by cheque." "tell that snivelling coward ..." "Give me that, boy!" "help me!" "Get me out of here!" " There it is." " Wait here." "Got you, girlie." "Now alan will come after you." "He doesn't even know I'm here." "So your plan is ruined." "Bye ..." " Move and I blow your brains out." " call the cops!" "That should do the trick." "Price check!" "If you let me go, I can stop all this." "I'm telling you the truth." "Please, you've got to help me on this." "I know I'm gonna regret this." "Just hold still." "There, I let you go." "Now what are we gonna do?" "You are gonna stay here." "It's for your own good." " Those are my handcuff keys." " You'II thank me someday." "Hostage situation at Slr Sav-A-Lot with a woman and two children." "It sounds like the armed perpetrator you reported earlier." "Carl?" " What's Sir Sav-A-Lot?" " A discount store." "gently." "Don't worry." "I've done this before .. . once." " Monroe and elm." " The episcopal church?" "No, now it's a Speedy Burger .. ." "if there's anything left of it." "Judy!" " We've got company." " lt's all right." "He'II back us up." "Here's the game." "Rats!" " Turn the siren off." " Okay, I've got it." "I could have shot you at any moment." " Why didn't you?" " It was alan who rolled the dice." "There it is." "Hit the brakes!" " Brakes!" " Hit the brakes!" "He should be here at any moment." "Sarah!" "Are you all right?" "Where's Peter?" "I'm here." "Ch, great." "Remember, circumstances are never out of your control." "End of tape three." "Update from Brantford, New Hampshire." "At least 98 people have been hospitalized." "Symptoms range from fevers and rashes to seizures . .." " alan, talk to him, please." " We don't have time for this, okay?" "I know, but he's a kid and he was trying to help." "Judy, come on." "I warned you about this, Peter, but you wanted to play the game." "Are you crying?" "Don't cry." "Keep your chin up." "Crying never helped anybody do anything." "If you have a problem, you face it like a man." "I'm sorry. 26 years in the jungle, and I still became my father." "Come here, I'm sorry." "It's all right." " lt's all right to be afraid." " It's not that." "What is it?" "Ckay . .. ready?" "Don't worry, we'II have you right in no time flat." "We're going in to sit down and finish that game." "No matter what .. ." "suddenly, I feel right at home." "Lorraine, I'm heading over to the Parrish place." "Send some backup." "Lorraine?" " Wait!" " Now what?" " Is there a problem, ma'am?" " I live in the old Parrish place." " Do you have children?" " God !" "What happened?" "Get in." "I'Il explain on the way." "Fine!" "Take it!" "We've got to get to that house." " ShouIdn't we play someplace else?" " No, I grew up in this." " It's my turn." " Sarah, if you roll a 12, you win." "Ckay, ready?" "Here I go." "It's okay." ""Every month at the quarter moon, there'II be a monsoon ... .. . in your lagoon." Monsoon?" "Well, at least we're inside." " A little rain never hurt anybody." " No, but a lot can kill you." " What do we do now?" " We get to higher ground." "Stay together!" "Are you okay, Peter?" "alan, what is that?" "Keep going." "Stay on the table." "Cn the chandelier." " Judy!" "Peter!" " Let me handle this. lt's nothing." "They've probably left the TV on too loud." "I've always wanted to do this." "Step back, please." "Alan, give me your hand !" " Grab my hand." " I've got it." "Take the game." " Are you okay?" " Yeah." "Alan, you wrestled an alligator for me." "It was a crocodile." "AIligators don't have that fringe on their hind legs." "My mistake." "It's my turn." "I've got it!" "colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench." "clue." ""'Beware the ground where you stand." "The floor is quicker than the sand."" " help me." " Stay calm." "Don't struggle." " I'm calm." " alan, grab on." "I've got it." "pull!" "Stop giving me things that come apart." ""'There is a lesson ..."'" ""'A lesson you will learn .. ."" "I've got you." ""'.. . sometimes you must go back a turn.'"" " Did I hurt you?" " No." "Thank you, Judy." "That was very quick thinking." "Sarah and I would like to get out of the fIoor. lt's your turn, Peter." " I thought I'd lost you again." " Thanks for sticking around." ""'Need a hand?" "Why you just wait." "We'Il help you." "We each have eight."" " What's that?" " Nothing." "Peter, my dad kept an axe in the woodshed." "Go get it!" "Judy?" "Peter?" "Aunt Nora, it's me, Peter." "I'II explain later." "Sarah, it's your turn." "You can finish if you roll a seven." " l can't roll." " Put the dice in your mouth." "Judy, bring the game." "Hurry." "Judy!" " Are you okay?" " I'm fine." "help them." "Come on, Judy." "Give me the dice." ""'almost there." "Much at stake." "Now the ground begins to quake."" " l wish Mom and Dad were here." " So do I." "Cur only chance is if we finish the game." " Get the game!" " No, I won't let you go." "Don't move!" "Stand up." "What's in your hand?" "Drop it." "End of the line, Sonny Jim." " Start running." " No." " Aren't you afraid?" " I'm terrified." "But my father told me always to face what I was afraid of." "Good lad." "You're finally acting like a man." "Any last words?" " Jumanji." " What?" "Jumanji." "No, alan!" "No!" "I forgot my speech notes." " I'm so glad you're back." " I've only been gone five minutes." "It seemed much longer." "I thought you were never going to talk to me again." "Whatever I said, Dad, I'm sorry." "Look, alan, I was angry." "I'm sorry, too." "Sorry." "You don't have to go to CIiffside if you don't want to." "Let's talk it over tomorrow." "Man to man." " How about father to son?" " Great." "I've got to get going." "I'm the guest of honour." "Dad ..." "Back in nineteen-six . .." "Today, in the factory . .." "It wasn't Carl Bentley's fault." "I put the shoe on the conveyor." "I'm glad you told me, son." " Thanks." " Bye, Dad." " holy smokes!" "Judy and Peter!" " alan, they're not there." "It's 1969." "They don't even exist yet." "I'm forgetting what it's like to be a grown up." " We won't forget each other." " Or Judy and Peter." "There's something I've been wanting to do." "I'd better do it before I feel too much like a kid." "They probably don't teach driver training in the sixth grade." "Dad, the new cross-trainer is great." "No, it's not a bra, it's a shoe." " They're here." " We'II see you tomorrow." "That'll be the best present of all." "They're here?" " Jim!" "Glad you could make it." " This is my wife Martha." " This is Sarah." " Where are the kids?" " God, there they are." " How did you know?" " A guess ..." " Right, these are our children." "Judy and Peter." "Kids, say hi to Mr. and Mrs. Parrish." " Nice to meet you." " Just like we remembered you." "I feel like we know so much about them." "You've told alan so much about them." "I'II get the presents." " We love children." " Merry Christmas." " So, when can you start?" " We had planned a skiing holiday." " Up in the Canadian Rockies." " No!" "Sorry . .. we just .. ." ".. . need you to get that marketing done on the new line." "No problem." "I could start next week." "Let me introduce you to the folks you'Il be working with." "Come on in ." "Our house was your house .. ." "is your house." "What's that noise?"