What's Jayne saying???

POSTED BY: alabaster
UPDATED: Friday, August 11, 2006 00:44
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ALABASTER

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 9:54 PM

Ok! Help settle a bet between my husband and I!
In the episode "Serenity", Jayne, Mal and Zoe are walking towards the ship after meeting with Badger. Jayne is complaining about the lack of profit, and he says (something to the effect of)

"Let's see....nothin' divided by nothin'....

The next line is what we can't agree on.

I say that he says "Carry the..."
My husband says "Carry nothin'"

Help!!

Alabaster

MSG

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 9:56 PM

I believe it's carry nothin, but I'm not sure

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

ALABASTER

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 10:55 PM

:::heavy sigh:::

I was afraid of that! Anyone else want to weigh in??? Please?!! :)

Alabaster

FIREFLYFOREVERX7

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 10:57 PM

sorry to say, but the correct saying is "carry the nothin'"

CAROlYN*

PENGUIN

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 10:58 PM

From Whoa. Good Myth....

JAYNE - Can't get paid if you crawl away like a bitty little bug, neither. We gotta share this job. Ten percent of nothing is -- let me do the math here – nothing into nothing, carry the --

BETHERS0921

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 11:04 PM

Yeah, it's definitely "carry the..."

So yay! You win!

TEACHDAIRE

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 11:15 PM

Yep. "nuthin from nothin... carry the nuthin..."

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QUIETSERENITY

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 11:17 PM

Hate to burst your husband's bubble, but you've got another vote for "carry the..."

Mal: You know, you ain't quite right.
River: It's a popular theory.

BIGWOLF18

Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:57 AM

carry the nuthin!

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WHITEFALL

Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:05 AM

I always thought it was "Nuthin, and then nuthin, carry the one", which I found much funnier, but... eh, I dunno. Either way.

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ASARIAN

Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by alabaster:

Ok! Help settle a bet between my husband and I!
In the episode "Serenity", Jayne, Mal and Zoe are walking towards the ship after meeting with Badger. Jayne is complaining about the lack of profit, and he says (something to the effect of)

"Let's see....nothin' divided by nothin'....

The next line is what we can't agree on.

I say that he says "Carry the..."
My husband says "Carry nothin'"

Help!!

Actually, it's more like: "Carry the nuth..." He doesn't fully finish the last word, although he's often quoted as saying it in full. Arguably, the last syllable can be heard, but it's very, very faint.

As for the bet, you clearly won. Or, rather, your husband clearly lost. :) There's definitely an audible "the", and at least part of "nuthin'".

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

ASARIAN

Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:49 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by QuietSerenity:

Hate to burst your husband's bubble, but you've got another vote for "carry the..."

Mal: You know, you ain't quite right.
River: It's a popular theory.

Hate to burst your bubble, too, but it's THE popular theory. :)

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"Mei-mei, everything I have is right here." -- Simon Tam

PHOENIXROSE

Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:51 AM

I hear it as "Carry the nuthin" as well. "Nuthin, into nuthin, carry the nuthin..." though it's true you can't hear the last part so well because Mal and Zoe are talking over him a bit and he's in the background.

All things, oh priests, are on fire - Gautama Siddharta

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN

Thursday, August 10, 2006 9:42 AM

yep, "10% of nuthin' is, let me do the math here, nuthin' into nuthin' cary the nuthin'"

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CYBERSNARK

Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Whitefall:
I always thought it was "Nuthin, and then nuthin, carry the one", which I found much funnier,

Yeah, that's what I thought it was too.

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ALABASTER

Friday, August 11, 2006 12:11 AM

Thanks, everybody!! I think I'm winning - we watched, and rewatched, and rewatched (you're getting the idea!) that scene! All I can hear is "carry the". Closed captioning is no help - it doesn't include Jayne's last line!

Shiny.

Alabaster

GORRAMREEVERS

Friday, August 11, 2006 12:40 AM

That's pretty much what I thought it was. We don't want to get ulcers over minutiae! But if you REALLY have to know, you can purchase Mr. Baldwin's script (see elsewhere on FFF.net for details)...or ask him. He posts once in a while on some forums. :)

Happy Reaving!!

DONCOAT

Friday, August 11, 2006 12:44 AM

Actually, Mr. Baldwin's "Serenity" script has already been purchased.

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