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Bartleby refuses to associate with others or even to mingle with other employees. [Am. Lit.: Melville Bartleby the Scrivener] See : Aloofness Bartleby copyist in Wall Street office; refuses to do anything but copy documents. [Am. Lit.: “Bartleby the Scrivener”] See : Disobedience How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Rather than pull the plug on this ``experimental program,'' earnest scam artist Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) decides to empower his fellow ne'er-do-wells, asking them what classes they'd like to take. Slominski--a Bartleby who prefers not to do tasks efficiently--seems bent on describing his experiences slowing down a world that values only what can be accelerated. When Loki (Ben Affleck) and Bartleby (Matt Damon) learn of a wacky bishop (George Carlin) handing out plenary indulgences like candy, they decide to use one as a ticket home. |
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