The "ABCs of BBM": Round 965! (Rules in first post)

[Toast]

Bobby Newsome Twist seems shocked when his father verifies his manhood by standing up to that old son of a bitch with an ignorant ass  - rather than by slouching and pouting in front of a football game.

[memento]

Bobby Twist seemed shocked when his father verifies his manhood by standing up to that old son of a bitch and whooping his ignorant ass.

=aside= Toast
 

[Fran]

After Jack threatened to knock his "ignorant ass into next week," Bobby's grandpa xpediently processed the information and decided that he had better shut his mouth and sit down.

=aside= Toast
Thank you.

[memento]

Round 573!
Ketchup over in aisle three.



All About Monroe.

[southendmd]

Monroe got into Alma's good graces by allowing the peanut incident to slide.

[BBM-Cat]

In times of conflict or confrontation, Monroe's personality was characterized by passivity and bootlessness.



=aside= Paul
Thanks Paul! real nice to C U 2!

=aside= Fran
Thanks Fran for another chance!

[Fran]

Monroe offered to make the cleanup of the broken jars his responsibility, and Alma gladly accepted.

[southendmd]

From the look on his face during the peanut incident, Monroe was
doting on Alma long before her divorce.

=aside= Chris
Nice to see you here!

[Toast]

Both the novella and the movie tell us that Alma worked for Monroe while still married to Ennis.  One scene from the screenplay shows that Monroe was enthused with Alma even then:

95 INT: GROCERY STORE: WYOMING: EARLY EVENING:
ALMA, a little older and a little less skinny, though still just as cute, is clerking at the grocery store.  As she rings up groceries, WE SEE MONROE, now a manager, wearing a cheap tie, flirting, smiling at her. ALMA smiles back. The customer leaves.  ALMA and MONROE are alone. MONROE opens a box of Junior Mints and eats one.

                ALMA
        What are you smilin' 'bout?

                MONROE
            (chewing, smiles even wider)
        Nothin'.

                ALMA
        Gotta be somethin'.

                MONROE
        Just happy, I guess.

MONROE throws a Junior Mint at Alma.

                ALMA
            (laughing)
        Stop that I

Just then, ENNIS walks into the store.  MONROE and ALMA immediately stop their flirting.
ENNIS walks up to ALMA's counter.  MONROE hurries back to the office, afraid of ENNIS.

                ENNIS
            (pointing to the cigarettes behind the counter)
        Two packs.

                ALMA
            (not getting the cigarettes)
        Who's watchin' the girls?

                ENNIS
        They're outside in the truck.

                ALMA
            (darkens)
        I coulda brought home your smokes.
        'Sides, it's way past their bedtime.

                ENNIS
            (grim}
        The quicker you give me the damn smokes,
        the quicker they'll be home in bed.

[Fran]

Monroe offers to clean up the broken jars, which frees up Alma so she can deal with the girls.