1500 WORDS | Omeleto
Summary
TLDRThe script follows Stanley Franks, who is told he has only 1500 words left to live. He experiences five stages of reaction: anger, despair, thirst, a failed suicide attempt, and resignation. Stanley decides not to tell his wife Julia about his word limit, leading to a silent and strained relationship. As tension builds, Stanley escapes to the woods and drinks heavily. Eventually, he is left with only one word. The story explores themes of communication, love, and the human condition in the face of absurdity.
Takeaways
- 🧪 Test results came back, showing bad news for Stanley Franks.
- 😱 Stanley was told he had 1500 words left to live.
- 🌀 Stanley experienced five stages of reaction: anger, despair, thirst, a half-hearted suicide attempt, and resignation.
- 🩺 The doctor, after explaining the situation, gave Stanley a counter to track his remaining words.
- 📜 Stanley received a note from the doctor explaining his situation to his wife.
- 💔 Stanley struggled with how to tell his wife, Julia, deciding ultimately not to tell her.
- 🤔 Stanley reflected on the silent nature of their relationship, believing it would suffice.
- 🥺 The silent treatment led to Julia wanting to talk, breaking the silence with, 'We need to talk.'
- 🍺 Stanley resorted to drinking heavily in the woods, losing all sense of language.
- 🦆 Stanley woke up recalling he had shouted 'Julia' repeatedly at a duck, lamenting his actions.
- 📞 Stanley's final word interactions involved an automated system suggesting last words and messages for loved ones.
Q & A
What are the five distinct stages Stanley Franks goes through after receiving his diagnosis?
-The five stages are anger, despair, a terrible thirst, a half-hearted suicide attempt, and quiet resignation.
How does Stanley Franks plan to inform his wife, Julia, about his condition?
-Stanley decides not to tell Julia about his condition and plans to see how it goes.
What methods does Stanley use to fill potentially awkward silences in his relationship with Julia?
-Stanley uses a combination of winking, long meaningful eye contact, and playful punches on the arm.
Why does Julia eventually have enough of Stanley's behavior?
-Julia gets tired of all the winking, arm punching, and Stanley staring at her while she sleeps.
Where does Stanley go to cope with his situation, and what does he do there?
-Stanley goes to the woods with a 12-pack of super-strength Danish lager and drinks until language loses all meaning.
What word does Stanley end up shouting at a duck, and how does he feel about it in retrospect?
-Stanley shouts the word 'Julia' at a duck and later considers it a waste.
What is the function of the silver metallic counter given to Stanley by the doctor?
-The silver metallic counter is likely a device to keep track of the number of words Stanley has left to speak.
What does the automated system offer Stanley when he is down to his last word?
-The automated system offers Stanley a list of suggested last words and the option to send a recorded message to a loved one.
What is the suggested last word message for Julia, provided by the automated system?
-The suggested message is: 'Dear Julia, I'm so sorry I'm dead. I'll be waiting for you in heaven.'
How does the script end with regard to Stanley's interaction with the automated system?
-The script ends with the automated system repeatedly asking Stanley if he would like more time.
Outlines
🧑⚕️ Stanley's Diagnosis and Resignation
Stanley Franks receives devastating news from his doctor: he has 1,500 words left to live. His reaction progresses through anger, despair, thirst, a half-hearted suicide attempt, and finally quiet resignation. The doctor gives Stanley a metallic counter and leaves, while Stanley contemplates how to tell his wife Julia, ultimately deciding not to share the news. He rationalizes that a loving relationship doesn't require many words and opts for silence, filling the quiet moments with non-verbal communication.
📞 The Final Message
Stanley deals with his dwindling word count and the ensuing silence in his household. Julia eventually confronts him, leading Stanley to retreat into the woods with alcohol. He drinks until language loses meaning, shouting Julia's name at a duck. The next day, he faces an automated system to compose his final message. The system provides options for sending last words and recording messages for loved ones, but Stanley struggles with the impersonal and mechanical process of saying goodbye.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Stages of reaction
💡Words left to live
💡Silence in relationships
💡Julia
💡Communication
💡Doctor
💡Resignation
💡Recorded message
💡Language dissolution
💡Suggested last words
Highlights
Stanley Franks learns he has 1500 words left to live and experiences five stages of reaction: anger, despair, terrible thirst, a half-hearted suicide attempt, and quiet resignation.
The doctor hands Stanley a silver metallic counter and explains his condition in a letter to his wife.
Stanley contemplates how to tell Julia about his condition, ultimately deciding to keep it a secret.
Stanley believes that 46 words should be enough to maintain a loving relationship with Julia.
Stanley notes that a significant portion of a relationship is spent in silence, filling any awkward moments with winking, eye contact, and playful punches.
Julia becomes frustrated with Stanley's behavior, leading to a strained silence between them.
Julia eventually breaks the silence by saying, 'We need to talk.'
Stanley retreats to the woods with a 12-pack of lager, drinking until language loses meaning and he becomes like an animal.
Stanley wakes up the next day, recalling that he shouted Julia's name repeatedly at a duck.
An automated system asks Stanley to confirm he has one word left and offers suggested last words.
The system suggests various last words and offers to send a recorded message to a loved one.
Stanley attempts to type Julia's name into the system but it gets misinterpreted as 'juggler'.
The system composes a suggested message to 'juggler' apologizing for Stanley's death and expressing his love.
The system offers options for suggested adjectives, recalling memories, or expressing love, but Stanley struggles with the automated prompts.
The transcript ends with the system repeatedly asking if Stanley would like more time, emphasizing the futility and frustration of the situation.
Transcripts
[Music]
in we've had the test results in the
past they're white but no surprise then
bad news is the results themselves when
Stanley Franks was told hit 1500 words
left to live this reaction could be said
to consist of five distinct stages
firstly anger then came despair then a
terrible thirst a brief half-hearted
attempt of suicide
[Music]
and finally quiet resignation
when he'd finished the doctor
straightened his tie reunited to scale
down with his tibia uninformed Stanley
thought the total noise stood at fifty
he handed Stanley a silver metallic
counter and then returned to ridin a
ladder in which he explained to his wife
that he was running off the local
oncologist called Patricia
[Music]
if you're really struggling
[Music]
you can call this number
[Music]
thank you doctor police ever since
Stanley wondered how I was going to tell
Julia he reasoned that 46 words should
be more than enough to sustain a loving
relationship they'd known each other
since school
what more really needed to be said plus
she wasn't good with big news he'd seen
out his first time with the whole
Princess Diana episode in the end
Stanley decided the best thing to do was
just not tell her and see how that went
[Music]
Stanley had worked out that the majority
of a relationship the real Crist was
spent in silence anyway
40% of it you slept then you had Aden
brushing your teeth
watching TV taking the pen side that
left maybe 30% of your day to worry
about
[Music]
Stanly find that the best method to fill
any potentially awkward silences was a
combination of winking long meaningful
eye contact and playful punches on the
owner every now and again he would adorn
her with exotic and unusual words as if
they were precious stones words like
beatitude and occasionally soliloquy
however after a while julia had had
enough of all the winking their arm
punching and the staring at her while
she slept
the silence began to fill the house
quietly like a gas leak until it was
eventually broken by the four words that
stanley had been dreading
we need to talk
[Music]
Stanley went to the place he always went
to in times of strife
the woods bond with a 12-pack of super
strength Danish lager dairy drank I
drank until language lost all meanings
verbs tenses cases collapsed around him
grammar dissolved pronouns prolapsed
words became strange guttural noises he
drank until he was just another animal
Haven and lowing at the midday Sun he
bellowed at the trees he hailed at the
birds and still he drank until he had
just one word left
Stanley awoke the next day with a start
he thought back to the night before and
dimly recalls shutting the word Julia
over and over again at a nearby duck
which in retrospect was a real whist
[Music]
[Laughter]
[Music]
hello
please enter how many words you have
left you have one words left if is
correct press 1 for yes or 3 I'm sorry
to hear that
would you like to hear a list of
suggested last words press 1 for yes or
3 suggested last words sorry
why thanks Allah dead if you would like
us to send a loved ones a recorded
message press 0 please type in your
loved ones named using the keypad on
your telephone
now you typed in jugg Liat if this
correct press 1 for yes or 3 great
composing suggested message to juggler
at now dear juggling at I'm so sorry I'm
dead I'll be waiting for you in heaven
would you like to send this message
press 1 for yes or 3 but to record your
own personal message to juggler and
press 0 now for suggested adjectives
which best describe your loved one press
1 for help recalling the first time you
press 2 for words but right with
juggling at press 3 for help putting
into words how much you love them press
4 for more time press 5 I'm sorry I
didn't get that would you like more time
would you like more time would you like
more chance
[Music]
you
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