Today I woke up to the news that Paul Newman had lost his battle with cancer. I will not postulate now on his importance in American Cinema and thusly his importance to American Culture and America itself, but instead, as is my want, I will leave you with some dialog from what is undoubtedly my favorite Newman movie.
from Cool Hand Luke
Luke: I can eat fifty eggs.
Dragline: Nobody can eat fifty eggs.
Society Red: You just said he could eat anything.
Dragline: Did you ever eat fifty eggs?
Luke: Nobody ever eat fifty eggs.
Prisoner: Hey, Babalugats. We got a bet here.
Dragline: My boy says he can eat fifty eggs, he can eat fifty eggs.
Loudmouth Steve: Yeah, but in how long?
Luke: A hour.
Society Red: Well, I believe I'll take part of that wager.
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