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What Tom’s trying tae say, ah suppose, is that ah dinnae gie a fuck. Grrrr… well I’m not ( Log Out /  TRAINSPOTTING Screenplay by John Hodge Based on the Novel by Irvine Welsh Shooting Draft EXT. After all, we're not fucking stupid. Ah’d never seen the likes ay them before. Ten tins ay Heinz tomato soup, eight tins ay mushroom soup (all to be consumed cold), one large tub ay vanilla ice–cream (which will melt and be drunk), two boatils ay Milk of Magnesia, one boatil ay paracetamol, one packet ay Rinstead mouth pastilles, one boatil ay multivits, five litres ay mineral water, twelve Lucozade isotonic drinks and some magazines: soft porn, Viz, Scottish Football Today, The Punter, etc. Choose mortgage payments; choose washing machines; choose cars; choose sitting on a couch watching mind-numbing and spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fuckin junk food intae yir mooth. The letters alongside it spell out in bold capitals: INSERT COCK HERE. Mike’s the dealer holding. Toplumsal ödülü kabul etmediğim için başarı (ve başarısızlık) sadece anlık olabilirdi benim için, çünkü bu deneyim toplumsal destek gören bir servet, güç ve statü düşmanlığıyla, ya da başarısızlık söz konusu olduğunda utanç ve ayıplamayla sürdürülemezdi. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. . The scum of the fucking Earth! The O Grades wis bullshit, ken? The easiest wis ma last shot, taken in ma left airm this morning. He’s obviously been residing in one ay the Windsor group hotels; Saughton, Bar L, Perth, Peterhead, etc., and has apparently been there for some time. - Ah've been nickin books oot ay fuckin shoaps fir the last six years. As if tae confirm this, he follays us oot ay the flat. - What would you see as being your main strengths? Chance wid be a fine thing, the cunt. For the possession of this controlled drug, you will be fined one hundred pounds. . Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Worried ah'd sortay blow it likesay, ken? Besides, it's usually you that does the shootin. ah, those halcyon school days. Ah remembered somebody sais that it wis the first day ay the Festival. draped ower the back ay the chair. . Nice one ma man! It jerks up so suddenly and violently, ah feel it’s gaunnae fly oaf ma shoulders ontae the lap of the testy auld boot in front ay us. You can only learn through failure, and what ye learn is the importance ay preparation. It's a shite state of affairs to be in, Tommy! You claim that your behaviour is related to depression experienced due to withdrawal from the drug. It doesnae bother us. – Opium. - Whoah. They won’t let ye dae it, because it’s seen as a failure ay thir am failure. non–verbal signals are contemptuously ignored, so ah steam in. A powerful rage gripped us, seemingly coming fae nowhere. It was the first time ah’d ever stuck ma finger up ma ain arsehole, and a vaguely nauseous feeling hits us. - Yeah, ah'm likesay happy steyin oan the rock n roll the now man, ken? They say you have to live in a place to know it, but you have to come fresh tae really see it.”, “The fact that you use the term "cunt" in the same breath as "sexist", shows that you display the same muddled, fucked-up thinking oan this issue as you do oan everything else.”, “You just want tae fuck up on drugs so that everyone'll think how deep and fucking complex you are. Third time lucky. Like junkies, we file out after him. Ye want something slow, tae take away the pain, tae help ye git oaf the junk, right? That's a four-grand profit oan nickin books, doss cunt. Choose rotting away, pishing and shiteing yersel in a home, a total fuckin embarrassment tae the selfish, fucked-up brats ye've produced. Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! No point mentioning those bats, I thought. Mr Renton . [shout out aloud seeing a dead baby] Fuckin' say something? . he sneers, reclaiming some ay the power he’d previously relinquished, as Saughton sniggers and Fat Sow brays. Can't even find a decent culture to be colonized BY. Problem is, if ye just sit thair n say nowt tae the cunts, thir straight oantae the dole. A wee bit melted, but still largely intact. After all, this man is a god tae me. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Did you start watching True Detective yet? Tae conserve energy ah slide along the wall oan ma journey up the stairs. Despite ma discomfort at the feel ay water oan ma skin, it seems appropriate tae run ma airm under the cauld tap at the sink. . Ah love nothing (except junk), ah hate nothing (except forces that prevent me getting any) and ah fear nothing (except not scoring). - I see. No. Ah cross over the dual carriageway and walk through the centre. A stunning coup de maitre. Zero singles. Ah can feel it, the ache through ma body, it’s just that it doesnaereally bother us any mair. Ah look at masel in the bathroom mirror. Ah am speculatively thinking about this as a positive metaphor for other things in my life, when the realisation ay what ah’ve done sends a paralysing jolt ay raw fear through ma body. Ah feel a queasy shifting taking place, an ominous thaw in ma long period of constipation. She makes no attempt tae acknowledge ma presence but lets oot a horrendous and embarrassing donkey–like laugh at some inane remark Forrester makes, which I don’t catch, probably concerning my appearance. They shift nervously in their seats. Refresh and try again. One thing that ah’m aware ay is a great fluidity in ma guts. Too risky. Ah gag once, but get ma white nugget ay gold, surprisingly even better preserved than the first. Nothing exists in ma life except masel and Michael Forrester and the sickening distance between us: a distance being steadily reduced by this bus. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? He's jist signed up tae go back intae the fuckin army. I suggest that you find other ways to fight depression in the future. . Choose a family. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on Sunday morning. Why? The feel ay water disgusts us even mair than the shite. Otherwise we wouldn't do it. Swanney’s vanished, Seeker’s in the nick. - And you, Mr Murphy, you intended to sell the books, like you sell everything else that you steal, in order to finance your heroin habit? Choose a family. ( Log Out /  Red hair, matted but sweaty, and a white face with loads ay disgusting spots. He calls us ‘Rents’ instead ay ‘Mark’, ah call  him ‘Mike’ instead ay ‘Forry’. This is a heavy-duty line-up for a fuckin porter's joab. Because ah fucking am, and that’s that. He sees that ah’m no amused, however, so he continues: – Yir no bothered aboot a hit, right? Its nae good blamin it oan the English fir colonising us. Ah also know that a shitein cunt like Forrester would never pit us through aw this bullshit if he intended holding out on me. whatever you say man. And the reasons? There are no reasons. The premise is simple, Mark Renton (or Rents) is our junkie, he’s planning to get off the heroin, but soon decides otherwise. My jeans crumple tae the deck and greedily absorb the urine, but ah hardly notice. – It’ll take time, Forrester gruffly observes, as ah swan back intae the living–room. Opium suppositories, Mikey’s tone has changed. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourselves. Ye think ah boat any ay thaim? We, on the other hand, are COLONIZED by wankers. Bu yüzden, Tom'a göre, bana sınavlarda başarılı olduğumu ya da iyi bir işim olduğunu ya da güzel bir piliçle çıktığımı söylemenin bir yararı yoktu; bu tür övgüler bir şey ifade etmiyordu benim için. But ah still love him. Ah know it’s ridiculous tae con masel that the gear is making an impact already, but there’s definitely some placebo effect taking place. It lets Mikey off the hook. Some fuckin result, eh? It’s probably the only one at the moment. Choose a career. - You, Mr Renton, are a different matter. . Choose your friends. It's a SHITE state of affairs to be in, Tommy, and ALL the fresh air in the world won't make any fucking difference. Ah cut myself short. I don't. If there is a Trainspotting SparkNotes, Shmoop guide, or Cliff Notes, you can find a link to each study guide below. - Fuckin weird man though, likesay, you n me gittin sent fir the same joab, ken? – You’re tellin me. Two particular beauties; these ones really have tae be classified as boils. Choose life… But why would I want to do a thing like that? Choose a family, Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. (Ah think some radge oan a chocolate advert said it first.) . Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Small-time wasters with an accidental big deal. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourselves. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Ah grab at one, and tae ma surprise and elation, feel it buzzing in ma hand. Thir is an element ay ego in it. We can't even pick a decent, vibrant healthy society to be colonised by. They're just wankers. We turn aroond n look at each other. By the time ah hit the bottom ay the stair ah’ve forgotten aw aboot ma sickness, well almost. Sounds great to me. Once ye accept that they huv that right, ye’ll join them in the search fir this holy grail, this thing that makes ye tick. He was now naemair tae me than a lump ay dug shite in the shopping centre. Ah sit as far back as ah can, withoot sliding intae the shit–pit below ays, and admire ma handiwork. There are autistic words, which I should tell you (or it would take rather long to figure it out). . Personality, I mean that's what counts, right? Ah line up ma tins ay soup, juice and ma medicines within easy reach ay ma makeshift bed. If ye ever saw a predator’s face it wis Saughton’s. Whatever ye dae, dinnae be late. Ah wis tempted tae swallay the suppositories, but ah rejected this notion almost as soon as it crossed ma mind. Written in traditional Scottish dialect, Trainspotting is replete with cuss words and harrowing incidents that will leave you aching for the life you had before you got your hands on the book. It’s cagey, almost apologetic. . - I'm interested in his concepts of subjectivity and truth, and particularly his ideas concerning choice; the notion that genuine choice is made out of doubt and uncertainty, and without recourse to the experience or advice of others.

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