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The Big Idea – Act 2

ENTREPRENEUR: Not necessarily, my friend. I have discovered a
material that makes things stick to each other. I can lay my hands on
a large supply of it when the time comes. And, let me hasten to add,
it is emphatically not mud. (general laughter)

RIVAL 2: Gee whiz, boss: it sure sounds good. He’s got something
for everybody in that scheme.

RIVAL 1: No, he doesn’t. Not for me.

INTELLECTUAL: Tell us what you call this new settlement.

UTOPIAN: A name for it? I hadn’t thought of that. How about
multipurpose rigidly-constructed human habitation system?

HALFWIT 1: What?

UTOPIAN: Hm, yes, that’s too long to remember.

WOMAN 1: Look, what difference does it make? Let’s just call it
The Big Idea and get on with this meeting.

HALFWIT 2: What’s The Big Idea?

CLOWN 1: Don’t you know? It’s a multipurpose rigidly-constructed
human habitation system.

UTOPIAN: All right, now we’ve got to discuss this project. If The
Big Idea sounds good to enough of you, then we should go down
and build it.

ENTREPRENEUR: Down where. Have you chosen a site already?

UTOPIAN: I do have one in mind, just above the river fork. We can
find plenty of building materials there, and fresh water is available
through most of the year.

WOAMAN 2: Tell us who is going to cut down the trees and carry
the rocks to build these heavy walls you say we need. Don’t expect
the women to do it: we already take care of everything else around
here.

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