In a ventriloquist script,
"V" stands for "Ventriloquist"
and "F" stands for "Figure."
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F: Hello, hello, hello, everybody! WOW, what a great lookin'
audience!
V: Good evening, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls--
F: Yeah, and Moms and Dads!
V: Yes, Ronnie (annoyed). My name is Kimn, and
this is my partner, Ronnie Smith....
F: HOLD IT, HOLD IT!
V: What's the matter?
F: You forgot the "handsome" part.
V: Oh, sorry. (Turn to audience). This is my handsome partner,
Ronnie Smith.
F: Wait a minute!!
V: Now what?
F: You forgot the INTELLIGENT part.
V: Okay, Ronnie! But that's IT, understand?
F: Okay, okay....
V: (To audience) This is my HANDSOME, INTELLIGENT--
F: TALENTED, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL--
V: Conceited--
F: Conceited--HEY! How'd that get in there?
V: (Laughing) You're the one who said it!
F: Well, don't listen to me, I don't know WHAT I'm saying!
V: Ronnie, why are you being so obnoxious tonight?
F: Obnox--? (flustered) Well, it's not my fault!
V: What do you mean, it's not your fault?
F: Well, it's that girl over there. She's bothering me!
V: (In disbelief) There's a girl bothering you?
F: That's right. That girl right there, in the front row.
V: You mean, that girl right there?
F: YES, that girl right THERE!! (leans over)
V: Ronnie . . . . How can she be bothering you? She's not
even paying any attention to you.
F: I know! That's what BOTHERS me!
V: Oh, brother! Is that all you ever do is chase girls?
F: Noooo. Sometimes I CATCH 'em! Heeheehee.
V: Oh, Ronnie! You're too much.
F: Oh, no--I'm just enough. (Wiggle eyebrows.)