This movie is in my top 5 of all-time, however the scene when they go to talk to Bronson, the guy who answers the door says..."Don't know his name, but there's a guy out back chopping wood for his breakfast".
So...to me that means he's going to eat the wood for his breakfast....he's chopping wood for his breakfast!!! It should've been written...or spoken with a little more clarity.
The implication is pretty clear: Bernardo O'Reilly is so broke he doesn't have money to pay for breakfast, so the innkeeper is making him chop wood to pay for it.
shareThere was a deleted scene in which, as they walk around to the back of the cabin, Vin says: "Wow--this O'Reilly guy must be real tough! He actually eats wood for breakfast!"
And Chris says, "Don't be such a literal-minded jerk, Vin."
Many people don't realize it, but freshly chopped wood is actually pretty good for breakfast... if you put enough sugar on it, that is.
shareI'm pretty sure the OP understands the dialogue coherently. I think what he's referring to is the lazy manner in which the guy delivers the line. Tonally, it's not exactly said with perfect diction, and ends up sounding slightly off, making way for an amusing misinterpretation.
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So he could have said "There's a gentleman chopping wood around back for advance payment of the bowl of granola and blueberry cereal that I shall be serving him with" !
share"mamadrid" writes: "So he could have said 'There's a gentleman chopping wood around back for advance payment of the bowl of granola and blueberry cereal that I shall be serving him with.'"
As originally filmed, the guy did say something very much like that. And Chris replied: "Thanks. And by the way, I know a guy named Lee you should probably get together with."
Get your minds out of the gutter, people!
shareSo wait....The implication of that statement is that the gentleman chopping wood is doing so for the privilege of being cooked for breakfast and then served with a side of granola and blueberry cereal which is the part of the meal that he is paying for. Man this is hard! Like wood really.
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No, you knuckleheads. There was a deleted scene where Bronson was talking to his breakfast (sort of like Peewee Herman), and his breakfast asked him to go out and chop some wood. Hence the line, "there's a guy out back chopping wood for his breakfast."
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