Akimbo 1,1 .pdf

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AKIMBO VIDEO
Tom unboxes his Akimbo. Grabs phone and dials number
TOM
Hey Friend, How you going?
FRIEND
Hey Buddy, Pretty good. You?
TOM
Alright. Look I cant really chat, I
just got my Akimbo and Im really
psyched to climb on it.
FRIEND
But you called me
TOM
I gotta go. Talk soon though
Tom gets in his car and starts driving. Dials number.
TOM (CONT’D)
Hey Buddy, how you going?
BUDDY
Actually Ive been having trouble
with
TOM
Thats awesome Buddy. Great stuff.
Well I have to go now. I just got
my Akimbo and I’m gonna go out and
climb on it.
BUDDY
Then why did you
TOM
See ya Buddy
Car arives at site full of giant trees. Tom gets out, puts on
climbing bag, starts walking, dials another number.
TOM (CONT’D)
Hey Guy. What you up to?
GUY
Im climbing on my Akimbo.
Awekward silence. Tom hangs up the phone.

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OTHER VARIATIONS:

TOM
Hey mate, what you up to?
CLIMBER
Just enjoying a mango. Whats up?
TOM
I just got an Akimbo
CLIMBER
Whats that?
TOM
Its a new SRT climbing tool
CLIMBER
What like the spiderjack?
TOM
Thats a doubled rope tool
CLIMBER
So like a lockjack?
TOM
Also not for SRT
CLIMBER
Like a Jackmaster?
TOM
Thats a wanking tool mate
CLIMBER
So its a climbing tool made for
SRT?
TOM
Exactly
CLIMBER
Sounds like a wankers tool to me
mate
TOM
Fair enough, enjoy your mango

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Another one
TOM (CONT’D)
How are you now?
ARBORIST
Good and you?
TOM
Not so bad
ARBORIST
What’s up?
TOM
Just got the Akimbo
ARBORIST
What’s it like?
TOM
Don’t know yet, but I have one
ARBORIST
You're not just calling up everyone
you know bragging about having a
tool are you?
TOM
Um... no?
ARBORIST
Oh good, cause that would be kind
of sad. You know, like those people
who line up overnight for the next
generation smartphone
Only so they can show off to their
friends that they have their hands
on a marginally improved device.
I mean, its okay to get some
enjoyment out of owning something,
but people who take joy from other
people not having things are kind
of sad. You know what I mean?
TOM
Ummmmmmm

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ARBORIST
Anyway I have to go, got a life to
live outside of the internet. Have
a good day now.