Crypto company's collapse strands scientists

Re:Crypto company's collapse strands scientists by qohen on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @04:59PM (#33631371)

The line above was a movie-quote, I believe Cassablanca? Where the inspector/regulator comes out of the Casino saying that he's shocked to hear of gambling in the facility, flanked by two call girls.

Quick FYI: there are no call-girls and the place is not (nominally) a casino, it's Rick's Café Américain, which Renault calls a cafe and Rick famously calls a gin joint -- in any event, a popular nightspot.

Here's the text of the relevant scene, from IMDB[0]:

Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds?

Captain Renault: I'm shocked! Shocked to find that gambling is going on in here.

[a croupier hands Renault a pile of money]

Croupier: Your winnings, sir.

Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much.

[aloud]

Captain Renault: Everybody out at once.

In Renault's defense, right before all this, he was told by a superior to close the place down and, when a reluctant Renault says he has no excuse to do so, he's told, "Find one." Hence his feigning being "shocked" at the gambling.

(If you have 32 seconds, you can watch this classic scene here: [1]).

[0] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/quotes/qt0429972

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxnpY0owPkA

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Re:Crypto company's collapse strands scientists by qohen on Wednesday November 16, 2022 @05:44PM (#33631977)

BTW, since I just stumbled across this, there's a page showing the sets and a reconstructed floor-plan for Rick's Café Américain, if anyone's interested:

http://www.paper-dragon.com/fistsand45s/ricks-cafe-americain...

(Amusingly, in the comments, someone says they're building it in Minecraft).

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