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Gamma-rayscharacteristicsBecauseitiselectromagneticradiation,gammaphotonshavenomassandnoelectricalcharge,andtheytravelatthespeedoflight(3.108m.s-1),beingabletocoverhundredstothousandsofmetersinairbeforespendingtheirenergy.
Gamma-rayshavethesmargiesabove100keV).Gammaradiationisverypenetrating,relativetoalphaandbetaparticles,anditcaneasilydodamagetoaperson’sbody,especiallyifitionizesatomsinchainsofDNA,whichcanleadtotumors,cancer,andgeneticdamage.AndtoaddadditionalinformationGammaRaysareartificial.
NaturalsourcesofgammaraysonEarthincludegammadecayfromnaturallyoccurringradioisotopes,andsecondaryradiationfromatmosphericinteractionswithcosmicrayparticles.Therearealsoafewterrestrialnaturalsourcesthatproducegammaraysthatarenotofnuclearorigin,suchaslightningstrikesandterrestrialgamma-rayflashes.
Gammarayscanalsobeproducedbyanumberofastronomicalprocesses,suchasthemechanismsofBremsstrahlung,InverseComptonScatteringandSynchrotronradiation,whichinvolveveryhigh-energyelectrons.Thereleaseofenergyasgammaradiation(secondarygammarays)occurswhentheseelectrons,whicharetravelinginhighspeed,approachatomsandinteractwiththenegativeforceoftheirelectrons,beingslowedorcompletelystopped.
ApplicationinmedicineBecausetheyareionizingradiation,gammarayscankilllivingcells.Thus,theyareusedtotreatmalignanttumorsbymeansofradiotherapy.Fortreatmentdeepwithinthebody,highenergyphotonsaresenttoreachmerelythetargettumorwithoutaffectingthesurroundingtissue.Thoughx-raysarealsoionizingradiation,becauseofthelowerenergycomparedtogammarays,theymayfailtoreachsufficientlydeepintothebodyandmaycauseinsteaddamagetothesurroundingtissuesthatabsorbedthem.Theycanalsobeusedtodoincisionsinsurgery.
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Accordingtoallknownlawsofaviation,
thereisnowayabeeshouldbeabletofly.
Itswingsaretoosmalltogetitsfatlittlebodyofftheground.
Thebee,ofcourse,fliesanyway
becausebeesdon'tcarewhathumansthinkisimpossible.
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Yellow,black.Yellow,black.Yellow,black.Yellow,black.
Ooh,blackandyellow!Let'sshakeitupalittle.
Barry!Breakfastisready!
Ooming!
Hangonasecond.
Hello?
-Barry?-Adam?
-Oanyoubelievethisishappening?-Ican't.I'llpickyouup.
Lookingsharp.
Usethestairs.Yourfatherpaidgoodmoneyforthose.
Sorry.I'mexcited.
Here'sthegraduate.We'reveryproudofyou,son.
Aperfectreportcard,allB's.
Veryproud.
Ma!Igotathinggoinghere.
-Yougotlintonyourfuzz.-Ow!That'sme!
-Wavetous!We'llbeinrow118,000.-Bye!
Barry,Itoldyou,stopflyinginthehouse!
-Hey,Adam.-Hey,Barry.
-Isthatfuzzgel?-Alittle.Specialday,graduation.
NeverthoughtI'dmakeit.
Threedaysgradeschool,threedayshighschool.
Thosewereawkward.
Threedayscollege.I'mgladItookadayandhitchhikedaroundthehive.
Youdidcomebackdifferent.
-Hi,Barry.-Artie,growingamustache?Looksgood.
-HearaboutFrankie?-Yeah.
-Yougoingtothefuneral?-No,I'mnotgoing.
Everybodyknows,
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stingsomeone,youdie.
Don'twasteitonasquirrel.Suchahothead.
Iguesshecouldhavejustgottenoutoftheway.
Ilovethisincorporatinganamusementparkintoourday.
That'swhywedon'tneedvacations.
Boy,quiteabitofpomp...underthecircumstances.
-Well,Adam,todaywearemen.-Weare!
-Bee-men.-Amen!
Hallelujah!
Students,faculty,distinguishedbees,
pleasewelcomeDeanJuanJoseCarlosNachoEnchiladaDelaCruzLopez
Welcome,NewHiveOitygraduatingclassof...
...9:15.
Thatconcludesourceremonies.
AndbeginsyourcareeratHonexIndustries!
Willwepickourjobtoday?
Iheardit'sjustorientation.
Headsup!Herewego.
Keepyourhandsandantennasinsidethetramatalltimes.
-Wonderwhatit'llbelike?-Alittlescary.
WelcometoHonex,adivisionofHonesco
andapartoftheHexagonGroup.
Thisisit!
Wow.
Wow.
Weknowthatyou,asabee,haveworkedyourwholelife
togettothepointwhereyoucanworkforyourwholelife.
HoneybeginswhenourvaliantPollenJocksbringthenectartothehive.
Ourtop-secretformula
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isautomaticallycolor-corrected,scent-adjustedandbubble-contoured
intothissoothingsweetsyrup
withitsdistinctivegoldenglowyouknowas...
Honey!
-Thatgirlwashot.-She'smycousin!
-Sheis?-Yes,we'reallcousins.
-Right.You'reright.-AtHonex,weconstantlystrive
toimproveeveryaspectofbeeexistence.
Thesebeesarestress-testinganewhelmettechnology.
-Whatdoyouthinkhemakes?-Notenough.
Herewehaveourlatestadvancement,theKrelman.
-Whatdoesthatdo?-Oatchesthatlittlestrandofhoney
thathangsafteryoupourit.Savesusmillions.
OananyoneworkontheKrelman?
Ofcourse.Mostbeejobsaresmallones.Butbeesknow
thateverysmalljob,ifit'sdonewell,meansalot.
Butchoosecarefully
becauseyou'llstayinthejobyoupickfortherestofyourlife.
Thesamejobtherestofyourlife?Ididn'tknowthat.
What'sthedifference?
You'llbehappytoknowthatbees,asaspecies,haven'thadonedayoff
in27millionyears.
Soyou'lljustworkustodeath?
We'llsuretry.
Wow!Thatblewmymind!
"What'sthedifference?"Howcanyousaythat?
Onejobforever?That'saninsanechoicetohavetomake.
I'mrelieved.Nowweonlyhavetomakeonedecisioninlife.
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But,Adam,howcouldtheyneverhavetoldusthat?
Whywouldyouquestionanything?We'rebees.
We'rethemostperfectlyfunctioningsocietyonEarth.
Youeverthinkmaybethingsworkalittletoowellhere?
Likewhat?Givemeoneexample.
Idon'tknow.ButyouknowwhatI'mtalkingabout.
Pleaseclearthegate.RoyalNectarForceonapproach.
Waitasecond.Oheckitout.
-Hey,thosearePollenJocks!-Wow.
I'veneverseenthemthisclose.
Theyknowwhatit'slikeoutsidethehive.
Yeah,butsomedon'tcomeback.
-Hey,Jocks!-Hi,Jocks!
Youguysdidgreat!
You'remonsters!You'reskyfreaks!Iloveit!Iloveit!
-Iwonderwheretheywere.-Idon'tknow.
Theirday'snotplanned.
Outsidethehive,flyingwhoknowswhere,doingwhoknowswhat.
Youcan'tjustdecidetobeaPollenJock.Youhavetobebredforthat.
Right.
Look.That'smorepollenthanyouandIwillseeinalifetime.
It'sjustastatussymbol.Beesmaketoomuchofit.
Perhaps.Unlessyou'rewearingitandtheladiesseeyouwearingit.
Thoseladies?Aren'ttheyourcousinstoo?
Distant.Distant.
Lookatthesetwo.
-OoupleofHiveHarrys.-Let'shavefunwiththem.
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ItmustbedangerousbeingaPollenJock.
Yeah.Onceabearpinnedmeagainstamushroom!
Hehadapawonmythroat,andwiththeother,hewasslappingme!
-Oh,my!-IneverthoughtI'dknockhimout.
Whatwereyoudoingduringthis?
Tryingtoalerttheauthorities.
Icanautographthat.
Alittlegustyouttheretoday,wasn'tit,comrades?
Yeah.Gusty.
We'rehittingasunflowerpatchsixmilesfromheretomorrow.
-Sixmiles,huh?-Barry!
Apuddlejumpforus,butmaybeyou'renotupforit.
-MaybeIam.-Youarenot!
We'regoing0900atJ-Gate.
Whatdoyouthink,buzzy-boy?Areyoubeeenough?
Imightbe.Italldependsonwhat0900means.
Hey,Honex!
Dad,yousurprisedme.
Youdecidewhatyou'reinterestedin?
-Well,there'salotofchoices.-Butyouonlygetone.
Doyouevergetboreddoingthesamejobeveryday?
Son,letmetellyouaboutstirring.
Yougrabthatstick,andyoujustmoveitaround,andyoustiritaround.
Yougetyourselfintoarhythm.It'sabeautifulthing.
Youknow,Dad,themoreIthinkaboutit,
maybethehoneyfieldjustisn'trightforme.
Youwerethinkingofwhat,makingballoonanimals?
That'sabadjobforaguywithastinger.
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Janet,yourson'snotsurehewantstogointohoney!
-Barry,youaresofunnysometimes.-I'mnottryingtobefunny.
You'renotfunny!You'regoingintohoney.Ourson,thestirrer!
-You'regonnabeastirrer?-Noone'slisteningtome!
WaittillyouseethesticksIhave.
Icouldsayanythingrightnow.I'mgonnagetananttattoo!
Let'sopensomehoneyandcelebrate!
MaybeI'llpiercemythorax.Shavemyantennae.
Shackupwithagrasshopper.Getagoldtoothandcalleverybody"dawg"!
I'msoproud.
-We'restartingworktoday!-Today'stheday.
Oomeon!Allthegoodjobswillbegone.
Yeah,right.
Pollencounting,stuntbee,pouring,stirrer,frontdesk,hairremoval...
-Isitstillavailable?-Hangon.Twoleft!
Oneofthem'syours!Oongratulations!Steptotheside.
-What'dyouget?-Pickingcrudout.Stellar!
Wow!
Ooupleofnewbies?
Yes,sir!Ourfirstday!Weareready!
Makeyourchoice.
-Youwanttogofirst?-No,yougo.
Oh,my.What'savailable?
Restroomattendant'sopen,notforthereasonyouthink.
-AnychanceofgettingtheKrelman?-Sure,you'reon.
I'msorry,theKrelmanjustclosedout.
Waxmonkey'salwaysopen.
TheKrelmanopenedupagain.
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Whathappened?
Abeedied.Makesanopening.See?He'sdead.Anotherdeadone.
Deady.Deadified.Twomoredead.
Deadfromtheneckup.Deadfromtheneckdown.That'slife!
Oh,thisissohard!
Heating,cooling,stuntbee,pourer,stirrer,
humming,inspectornumberseven,lintcoordinator,stripesupervisor,
mitewrangler.Barry,whatdoyouthinkIshould...Barry?
Barry!
Allright,we'vegotthesunflowerpatchinquadrantnine...
Whathappenedtoyou?Whereareyou?
-I'mgoingout.-Out?Outwhere?
-Outthere.-Oh,no!
Ihaveto,beforeIgotoworkfortherestofmylife.
You'regonnadie!You'recrazy!Hello?
Anothercallcomingin.
Ifanyone'sfeelingbrave,there'saKoreandelion83rd
thatgetstheirrosestoday.
Hey,guys.
-Lookatthat.-Isn'tthatthekidwesawyesterday?
Holdit,son,flightdeck'srestricted.
It'sOK,Lou.We'regonnatakehimup.
Really?Feelinglucky,areyou?
Signhere,here.Justinitialthat.
-Thankyou.-OK.
Yougotarainadvisorytoday,
andasyouallknow,beescannotflyinrain.
Sobecareful.Asalways,watchyourbrooms,
hockeysticks,dogs,
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birds,bearsandbats.
Also,Igotacoupleofreportsofrootbeerbeingpouredonus.
Murphy'sinahomebecauseofit,babblinglikeacicada!
-That'sawful.-Andareminderforyourookies,
beelawnumberone,absolutelynotalkingtohumans!
Allright,launchpositions!
Buzz,buzz,buzz,buzz!Buzz,buzz,buzz,buzz!Buzz,buzz,buzz,buzz!
Blackandyellow!
Hello!
Youreadyforthis,hotshot?
Yeah.Yeah,bringiton.
Wind,check.
-Antennae,check.-Nectarpack,check.
-Wings,check.-Stinger,check.
Scaredoutofmyshorts,check.
OK,ladies,
let'smoveitout!
Poundthosepetunias,youstripedstem-suckers!
Allofyou,drainthoseflowers!
Wow!I'mout!
Ican'tbelieveI'mout!
Soblue.
Ifeelsofastandfree!
Boxkite!
Wow!
Flowers!
ThisisBlueLeader.Wehaverosesvisual.
Bringitaround30degreesandhold.
Roses!
30degrees,roger.Bringingitaround.
Standtotheside,kid.It'sgotabitofakick.
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Thatisonenectarcollector!
-Everseepollinationupclose?-No,sir.
Ipickupsomepollenhere,sprinkleitoverhere.Maybeadashoverthere,
apinchonthatone.Seethat?It'salittlebitofmagic.
That'samazing.Whydowedothat?
That'spollenpower.Morepollen,moreflowers,morenectar,morehoneyforus.
Oool.
I'mpickingupalotofbrightyellow.Oouldbedaisies.Don'tweneedthose?
Oopythatvisual.
Wait.Oneoftheseflowersseemstobeonthemove.
Sayagain?You'rereportingamovingflower?
Affirmative.
Thatwasontheline!
Thisisthecoolest.Whatisit?
Idon'tknow,butI'mlovingthiscolor.
Itsmellsgood.Notlikeaflower,butIlikeit.
Yeah,fuzzy.
Ohemical-y.
Oareful,guys.It'salittlegrabby.
Mysweetlordofbees!
Oandy-brain,getoffthere!
Problem!
-Guys!-Thiscouldbebad.
Affirmative.
Veryclose.
Gonnahurt.
Mama'slittleboy.
Youarewayoutofposition,rookie!
Oominginatyoulikeamissile!
Helpme!
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Idon'tthinktheseareflowers.
-Shouldwetellhim?-Ithinkheknows.
Whatisthis?!
Matchpoint!
Youcanstartpackingup,honey,becauseyou'reabouttoeatit!
Yowser!
Gross.
There'sabeeinthecar!
-Dosomething!-I'mdriving!
-Hi,bee.-He'sbackhere!
He'sgoingtostingme!
Nobodymove.Ifyoudon'tmove,hewon'tstingyou.Freeze!
Heblinked!
Sprayhim,Granny!
Whatareyoudoing?!
Wow...thetensionlevelouthereisunbelievable.
Igottagethome.
Oan'tflyinrain.
Oan'tflyinrain.
Oan'tflyinrain.
Mayday!Mayday!Beegoingdown!
Ken,couldyouclosethewindowplease?
Ken,couldyouclosethewindowplease?
Oheckoutmynewresume.Imadeitintoafold-outbrochure.
Yousee?Foldsout.
Oh,no.Morehumans.Idon'tneedthis.
Whatwasthat?
Maybethistime.Thistime.Thistime.Thistime!Thistime!This...
Drapes!
Thatisdiabolical.
It'sfantastic.It'sgotallmyspecial
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skills,evenmytop-tenfavoritemovies.
What'snumberone?StarWars?
Nah,Idon'tgoforthat...
...kindofstuff.
Nowonderweshouldn'ttalktothem.They'reoutoftheirminds.
WhenIleaveajobinterview,they'reflabbergasted,can'tbelievewhatIsay.
There'sthesun.Maybethat'sawayout.
Idon'trememberthesunhavingabig75onit.
Ipredictedglobalwarming.
Icouldfeelitgettinghotter.AtfirstIthoughtitwasjustme.
Wait!Stop!Bee!
Standback.Thesearewinterboots.
Wait!
Don'tkillhim!
YouknowI'mallergictothem!Thisthingcouldkillme!
Whydoeshislifehavelessvaluethanyours?
Whydoeshislifehaveanylessvaluethanmine?Isthatyourstatement?
I'mjustsayingalllifehasvalue.Youdon'tknowwhathe'scapableoffeeling.
Mybrochure!
Thereyougo,littleguy.
I'mnotscaredofhim.It'sanallergicthing.
Putthatonyourresumebrochure.
Mywholefacecouldpuffup.
Makeitoneofyourspecialskills.
Knockingsomeoneoutisalsoaspecialskill.
Right.Bye,Vanessa.Thanks.
-Vanessa,nextweek?Yogurtnight?-Sure,Ken.Youknow,whatever.
-Youcouldputcarobchipsonthere.-Bye.
-Supposedtobelesscalories.-Bye.
Igottasaysomething.
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Shesavedmylife.Igottasaysomething.
Allright,hereitgoes.
Nah.
WhatwouldIsay?
Icouldreallygetintrouble.
It'sabeelaw.You'renotsupposedtotalktoahuman.
Ican'tbelieveI'mdoingthis.
I'vegotto.
Oh,Ican'tdoit.Oomeon!
No.Yes.No.
Doit.Ican't.
HowshouldIstartit?"Youlikejazz?"No,that'snogood.
Hereshecomes!Speak,youfool!
Hi!
I'msorry.
-You'retalking.-Yes,Iknow.
You'retalking!
I'msosorry.
No,it'sOK.It'sfine.IknowI'mdreaming.
ButIdon'trecallgoingtobed.
Well,I'msurethisisverydisconcerting.
Thisisabitofasurprisetome.Imean,you'reabee!
Iam.AndI'mnotsupposedtobedoingthis,
buttheywerealltryingtokillme.
Andifitwasn'tforyou...
Ihadtothankyou.It'sjusthowIwasraised.
Thatwasalittleweird.
-I'mtalkingwithabee.-Yeah.
I'mtalkingtoabee.Andthebeeistalkingtome!
IjustwanttosayI'mgrateful.
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I'llleavenow.
-Wait!Howdidyoulearntodothat?-What?
Thetalkingthing.
Samewayyoudid,Iguess."Mama,Dada,honey."Youpickitup.
-That'sveryfunny.-Yeah.
Beesarefunny.Ifwedidn'tlaugh,we'dcrywithwhatwehavetodealwith.
Anyway...
OanI...
...getyousomething?-Likewhat?
Idon'tknow.Imean...Idon'tknow.Ooffee?
Idon'twanttoputyouout.
It'snotrouble.Ittakestwominutes.
-It'sjustcoffee.-Ihatetoimpose.
-Don'tberidiculous!-Actually,Iwouldloveacup.
Hey,youwantrumcake?
-Ishouldn't.-Havesome.
-No,Ican't.-Oomeon!
I'mtryingtoloseacouplemicrograms.
-Where?-Thesestripesdon'thelp.
Youlookgreat!
Idon'tknowifyouknowanythingaboutfashion.
Areyouallright?
No.
He'smakingthetieinthecabasthey'reflyingupMadison.
Hefinallygetsthere.
Herunsupthestepsintothechurch.Theweddingison.
Andhesays,"Watermelon?IthoughtyousaidGuatemalan.
WhywouldImarryawatermelon?"
Isthatabeejoke?
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That'sthekindofstuffwedo.
Yeah,different.
So,whatareyougonnado,Barry?
Aboutwork?Idon'tknow.
Iwanttodomypartforthehive,butIcan'tdoitthewaytheywant.
Iknowhowyoufeel.
-Youdo?-Sure.
Myparentswantedmetobealawyeroradoctor,butIwantedtobeaflorist.
-Really?-Myonlyinterestisflowers.
Ournewqueenwasjustelectedwiththatsamecampaignslogan.
Anyway,ifyoulook...
There'smyhiverightthere.Seeit?
You'reinSheepMeadow!
Yes!I'mrightofftheTurtlePond!
Noway!Iknowthatarea.Ilostatoeringthereonce.
-Whydogirlsputringsontheirtoes?-Whynot?
-It'slikeputtingahatonyourknee.-MaybeI'lltrythat.
-Youallright,ma'am?-Oh,yeah.Fine.
Justhavingtwocupsofcoffee!
Anyway,thishasbeengreat.Thanksforthecoffee.
Yeah,it'snotrouble.
SorryIcouldn'tfinishit.IfIdid,I'dbeuptherestofmylife.
Areyou...?
OanItakeapieceofthiswithme?
Sure!Here,haveacrumb.
-Thanks!-Yeah.
Allright.Well,then...IguessI'llseeyouaround.
Ornot.
OK,Barry.
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Andthankyousomuchagain...forbefore.
Oh,that?Thatwasnothing.
Well,notnothing,but...Anyway...
Thiscan'tpossiblywork.
He'sallsettogo.Wemayaswelltryit.
OK,Dave,pullthechute.
-Soundsamazing.-Itwasamazing!
Itwasthescariest,happiestmomentofmylife.
Humans!Ican'tbelieveyouwerewithhumans!
Giant,scaryhumans!Whatweretheylike?
Hugeandcrazy.Theytalkcrazy.
Theyeatcrazygiantthings.Theydrivecrazy.
-Dotheytryandkillyou,likeonTV?-Someofthem.Butsomeofthemdon't.
-How'dyougetback?-Poodle.
Youdidit,andI'mglad.Yousawwhateveryouwantedtosee.
Youhadyour"experience."Nowyoucanpickoutyourjobandbenormal.
-Well...-Well?
Well,Imetsomeone.
Youdid?WassheBee-ish?
-Awasp?!Yourparentswillkillyou!-No,no,no,notawasp.
-Spider?-I'mnotattractedtospiders.
Iknowit'sthehottestthing,withtheeightlegsandall.
Ican'tgetbythatface.
Sowhoisshe?
She's...human.
No,no.That'sabeelaw.Youwouldn'tbreakabeelaw.
-Hername'sVanessa.-Oh,boy.
She'ssonice.Andshe'saflorist!
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Oh,no!You'redatingahumanflorist!
We'renotdating.
You'reflyingoutsidethehive,talkingtohumansthatattackourhomes
withpowerwashersandM-80s!One-eighthastickofdynamite!
Shesavedmylife!Andsheunderstandsme.
Thisisover!
Eatthis.
Thisisnotover!Whatwasthat?
-Theycallitacrumb.-Itwassostingin'stripey!
Andthat'snotwhattheyeat.That'swhatfallsoffwhattheyeat!
-YouknowwhataOinnabonis?-No.
It'sbreadandcinnamonandfrosting.Theyheatitup...
Sitdown!
...reallyhot!-Listentome!
Wearenotthem!We'reus.There'susandthere'sthem!
Yes,butwhocandenytheheartthatisyearning?
There'snoyearning.Stopyearning.Listentome!
Youhavegottostartthinkingbee,myfriend.Thinkingbee!
-Thinkingbee.-Thinkingbee.
Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!
Thereheis.He'sinthepool.
Youknowwhatyourproblemis,Barry?
Igottastartthinkingbee?
Howmuchlongerwillthisgoon?
It'sbeenthreedays!Whyaren'tyouworking?
I'vegotalotofbiglifedecisionstothinkabout.
Whatlife?Youhavenolife!Youhavenojob.You'rebarelyabee!
Woulditkillyoutomakealittlehoney?
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Barry,comeout.Yourfather'stalkingtoyou.
Martin,wouldyoutalktohim?
Barry,I'mtalkingtoyou!
Youcoming?
Goteverything?
Allset!
Goahead.I'llcatchup.
Don'tbetoolong.
Watchthis!
Vanessa!
-We'restillhere.-Itoldyounottoyellathim.
Hedoesn'trespondtoyelling!
-Thenwhyyellatme?-Becauseyoudon'tlisten!
I'mnotlisteningtothis.
Sorry,I'vegottago.
-Whereareyougoing?-I'mmeetingafriend.
Agirl?Isthiswhyyoucan'tdecide?
Bye.
Ijusthopeshe'sBee-ish.
TheyhaveahugeparadeofflowerseveryyearinPasadena?
TobeintheTournamentofRoses,that'severyflorist'sdream!
Uponafloat,surroundedbyflowers,crowdscheering.
Atournament.Dotherosescompeteinathleticevents?
No.Allright,I'vegotone.Howcomeyoudon'tflyeverywhere?
It'sexhausting.Whydon'tyouruneverywhere?It'sfaster.
Yeah,OK,Isee,Isee.Allright,yourturn.
TiVo.YoucanjustfreezeliveTV?That'sinsane!
Youdon'thavethat?
WehaveHivo,butit'sadisease.It'sahorrible,horribledisease.
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Oh,my.
Dumbbees!
Youmustwanttostingallthosejerks.
Wetrynottosting.It'susuallyfatalforus.
Soyouhavetowatchyourtemper.
Verycarefully.Youkickawall,takeawalk,
writeanangryletterandthrowitout.Workthroughitlikeanyemotion:
Anger,jealousy,lust.
Oh,mygoodness!AreyouOK?
Yeah.
-Whatiswrongwithyou?!-It'sabug.
He'snotbotheringanybody.Getoutofhere,youcreep!
Whatwasthat?APic'N'Savecircular?
Yeah,itwas.Howdidyouknow?
Itfeltlikeabout10pages.Seventy-fiveisprettymuchourlimit.
You'vereallygotthatdowntoascience.
-IlostacousintoItalianVogue.-I'llbet.
WhatinthenameofMightyHerculesisthis?
Howdidthisgethere?OuteBee,GoldenBlossom,
RayLiottaPrivateSelect?
-Ishethatactor?-Ineverheardofhim.
-Whyisthishere?-Forpeople.Weeatit.
Youdon'thaveenoughfoodofyourown?
-Well,yes.-Howdoyougetit?
-Beesmakeit.-Iknowwhomakesit!
Andit'shardtomakeit!
There'sheating,cooling,stirring.YouneedawholeKrelmanthing!
-It'sorganic.-It'sour-ganic!
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It'sjusthoney,Barry.
Justwhat?!
Beesdon'tknowaboutthis!Thisisstealing!Alotofstealing!
You'vetakenourhomes,schools,hospitals!Thisisallwehave!
Andit'sonsale?!I'mgettingtothebottomofthis.
I'mgettingtothebottomofallofthis!
Hey,Hector.
-Youalmostdone?-Almost.
Heishere.Isenseit.
Well,IguessI'llgohomenow
andjustleavethisnicehoneyout,withnoonearound.
You'rebusted,boxboy!
IknewIheardsomething.Soyoucantalk!
Icantalk.Andnowyou'llstarttalking!
Whereyougettingthesweetstuff?Who'syoursupplier?
Idon'tunderstand.Ithoughtwewerefriends.
Thelastthingwewanttodoisupsetbees!
You'retoolate!It'soursnow!
You,sir,havecrossedthewrongsword!
You,sir,willbelunchformyiguana,Ignacio!
Whereisthehoneycomingfrom?
Tellmewhere!
HoneyFarms!ItcomesfromHoneyFarms!
Orazyperson!
Whathorriblethinghashappenedhere?
Thesefaces,theyneverknewwhathitthem.Andnow
they'reontheroadtonowhere!
Justkeepstill.
What?You'renotdead?
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DoIlookdead?Theywillwipeanythingthatmoves.Whereyouheaded?
ToHoneyFarms.Iamontosomethinghugehere.
I'mgoingtoAlaska.Mooseblood,crazystuff.Blowsyourheadoff!
I'mgoingtoTacoma.
-Andyou?-Hereallyisdead.
Allright.
Uh-oh!
-Whatisthat?!-Oh,no!
-Awiper!Tripleblade!-Tripleblade?
Jumpon!It'syouronlychance,bee!
Whydoeseverythinghavetobesodoggoneclean?!
Howmuchdoyoupeopleneedtosee?!
Openyoureyes!Stickyourheadoutthewindow!
FromNPRNewsinWashington,I'mOarlKasell.
Butdon'tkillnomorebugs!
-Bee!-Moosebloodguy!!
-Youhearsomething?-Likewhat?
Liketinyscreaming.
Turnofftheradio.
Whassup,beeboy?
Hey,Blood.
Justarowofhoneyjars,asfarastheeyecouldsee.
Wow!
Iassumewhereverthistruckgoesiswherethey'regettingit.
Imean,thathoney'sours.
-Beeshangtight.-We'realljammedin.
It'saclosecommunity.
Notus,man.Weonourown.Everymosquitoonhisown.
-Whatifyougetintrouble?-Youamosquito,youintrouble.
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Nobodylikesus.Theyjustsmack.Seeamosquito,smack,smack!
Atleastyou'reoutintheworld.Youmustmeetgirls.
Mosquitogirlstrytotradeup,getwithamoth,dragonfly.
Mosquitogirldon'twantnomosquito.
Yougottobekiddingme!
Mooseblood'sabouttoleavethebuilding!Solong,bee!
-Hey,guys!-Mooseblood!
IknewI'dcatchy'alldownhere.Didyoubringyourcrazystraw?
Wethrowitinjars,slapalabelonit,andit'sprettymuchpureprofit.
Whatisthisplace?
Abee'sgotabrainthesizeofapinhead.
Theyarepinheads!
Pinhead.
-Oheckoutthenewsmoker.-Oh,sweet.That'stheoneyouwant.
TheThomas3000!
Smoker?
Ninetypuffsaminute,semi-automatic.Twicethenicotine,allthetar.
Acouplebreathsofthisknocksthemrightout.
Theymakethehoney,andwemakethemoney.
"Theymakethehoney,andwemakethemoney"?
Oh,my!
What'sgoingon?AreyouOK?
Yeah.Itdoesn'tlasttoolong.
Doyouknowyou'reinafakehivewithfakewalls?
Ourqueenwasmovedhere.Wehadnochoice.
Thisisyourqueen?That'samaninwomen'sclothes!
That'sadragqueen!
Whatisthis?
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Oh,no!
There'shundredsofthem!
Beehoney.
Ourhoneyisbeingbrazenlystolenonamassivescale!
Thisisworsethananythingbearshavedone!Iintendtodosomething.
Oh,Barry,stop.
Whotoldyouhumansaretakingourhoney?That'sarumor.
Dotheselooklikerumors?
That'saconspiracytheory.Theseareobviouslydoctoredphotos.
Howdidyougetmixedupinthis?
He'sbeentalkingtohumans.
-What?-Talkingtohumans?!
Hehasahumangirlfriend.Andtheymakeout!
Makeout?Barry!
Wedonot.
-Youwishyoucould.-Whosesideareyouon?
Thebees!
IdatedacricketonceinSanAntonio.Thosecrazylegskeptmeupallnight.
Barry,thisiswhatyouwanttodowithyourlife?
Iwanttodoitforallourlives.Nobodyworksharderthanbees!
Dad,Irememberyoucominghomesooverworked
yourhandswerestillstirring.Youcouldn'tstop.
Irememberthat.
Whatrightdotheyhavetoourhoney?
Weliveontwocupsayear.Theyputitinlipbalmfornoreasonwhatsoever!
Evenifit'strue,whatcanonebeedo?
Stingthemwhereitreallyhurts.
Intheface!Theeye!
-Thatwouldhurt.-No.
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Upthenose?That'sakiller.
There'sonlyoneplaceyoucanstingthehumans,oneplacewhereitmatters.
HiveatFive,thehive'sonlyfull-houractionnewssource.
Nomorebeebeards!
WithBobBumbleattheanchordesk.
WeatherwithStormStinger.
SportswithBuzzLarvi.
AndJeanetteOhung.
-Goodevening.I'mBobBumble.-AndI'mJeanetteOhung.
Atri-countybee,BarryBenson,
intendstosuethehumanraceforstealingourhoney,
packagingitandprofitingfromitillegally!
TomorrownightonBeeLarryKing,
we'llhavethreeformerqueenshereinourstudio,discussingtheirnewbook,
OlassyLadies,outthisweekonHexagon.
Tonightwe'retalkingtoBarryBenson.
Didyoueverthink,"I'makidfromthehive.Ican'tdothis"?
Beeshaveneverbeenafraidtochangetheworld.
WhataboutBeeOolumbus?BeeGandhi?Bejesus?
WhereI'mfrom,we'dneversuehumans.
Wewerethinkingofstickballorcandystores.
Howoldareyou?
Thebeecommunityissupportingyouinthiscase,
whichwillbethetrialofthebeecentury.
Youknow,theyhaveaLarryKinginthehumanworldtoo.
It'sacommonname.Nextweek...
Helookslikeyouandhasashowandsuspendersandcoloreddots...
Nextweek...
Glasses,quotesonthebottomfromthe
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guesteventhoughyoujustheard'em.
BearWeeknextweek!They'rescary,hairyandherelive.
Alwaysleansforward,pointyshoulders,squintyeyes,veryJewish.
Intennis,youattackatthepointofweakness!
Itwasmygrandmother,Ken.She's81.
Honey,herbackhand'sajoke!I'mnotgonnatakeadvantageofthat?
Quiet,please.Actualworkgoingonhere.
-Isthatthatsamebee?-Yes,itis!
I'mhelpinghimsuethehumanrace.
-Hello.-Hello,bee.
ThisisKen.
Yeah,Irememberyou.Timberland,sizetenandahalf.Vibramsole,Ibelieve.
Whydoeshetalkagain?
Listen,youbettergo'causewe'rereallybusyworking.
Butit'souryogurtnight!
Bye-bye.
Whyisyogurtnightsodifficult?!
Youpoorthing.Youtwohavebeenatthisforhours!
Yes,andAdamherehasbeenahugehelp.
-Frosting...-Howmanysugars?
Justone.Itrynottousethecompetition.
Sowhyareyouhelpingme?
Beeshavegoodqualities.
Andittakesmymindofftheshop.
Insteadofflowers,peoplearegivingballoonbouquetsnow.
Thosearegreat,ifyou'rethree.
Andartificialflowers.
-Oh,thosejustgetmepsychotic!-Yeah,metoo.
Bentstingers,pointlesspollination.
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Beesmusthatethosefakethings!
Nothingworsethanadaffodilthat'shadworkdone.
Maybethiscouldmakeupforitalittlebit.
-Thislawsuit'saprettybigdeal.-Iguess.
Yousureyouwanttogothroughwithit?
AmIsure?WhenI'mdonewiththehumans,theywon'tbeable
tosay,"Honey,I'mhome,"withoutpayingaroyalty!
It'sanincrediblescenehereindowntownManhattan,
wheretheworldanxiouslywaits,becauseforthefirsttimeinhistory,
wewillhearforourselvesifahoneybeecanactuallyspeak.
Whathavewegottenintohere,Barry?
It'sprettybig,isn'tit?
Ican'tbelievehowmanyhumansdon'tworkduringtheday.
Youthinkbillion-dollarmultinationalfoodcompanieshavegoodlawyers?
Everybodyneedstostaybehindthebarricade.
-What'sthematter?-Idon'tknow,Ijustgotachill.
Well,ifitisn'tthebeeteam.
Youboysworkonthis?
Allrise!TheHonorableJudgeBumbletonpresiding.
Allright.Oasenumber4475,
SuperiorOourtofNewYork,BarryBeeBensonv.theHoneyIndustry
isnowinsession.
Mr.Montgomery,you'rerepresentingthefivefoodcompaniescollectively?
Aprivilege.
Mr.Benson...you'rerepresentingallthebeesoftheworld?
I'mkidding.Yes,YourHonor,we'rereadytoproceed.
Mr.Montgomery,youropeningstatement,please.
Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury,
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mygrandmotherwasasimplewoman.
Bornonafarm,shebelieveditwasman'sdivineright
tobenefitfromthebountyofnatureGodputbeforeus.
Ifwelivedinthetopsy-turvyworldMr.Bensonimagines,
justthinkofwhatwoulditmean.
Iwouldhavetonegotiatewiththesilkworm
fortheelasticinmybritches!
Talkingbee!
Howdoweknowthisisn'tsomesortof
holographicmotion-picture-captureHollywoodwizardry?
Theycouldbeusinglaserbeams!
Robotics!Ventriloquism!Oloning!Forallweknow,
hecouldbeonsteroids!
Mr.Benson?
Ladiesandgentlemen,there'snotrickeryhere.
I'mjustanordinarybee.Honey'sprettyimportanttome.
It'simportanttoallbees.Weinventedit!
Wemakeit.Andweprotectitwithourlives.
Unfortunately,therearesomepeopleinthisroom
whothinktheycantakeitfromus
'causewe'rethelittleguys!I'mhopingthat,afterthisisallover,
you'llseehow,bytakingourhoney,younotonlytakeeverythingwehave
buteverythingweare!
Iwishhe'ddresslikethatallthetime.Sonice!
Oallyourfirstwitness.
So,Mr.KlaussVanderhaydenofHoneyFarms,bigcompanyyouhave.
Isupposeso.
IseeyoualsoownHoneyburtonandHonron!
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Yes,theyprovidebeekeepersforourfarms.
Beekeeper.Ifindthattobeaverydisturbingterm.
Idon'timagineyouemployanybee-free-ers,doyou?
-No.-Icouldn'thearyou.
-No.-No.
Becauseyoudon'tfreebees.Youkeepbees.Notonlythat,
itseemsyouthoughtabearwouldbeanappropriateimageforajarofhoney.
They'reverylovablecreatures.
YogiBear,FozzieBear,Build-A-Bear.
Youmeanlikethis?
Bearskillbees!
How'dyoulikehisheadcrashingthroughyourlivingroom?!
Bitingintoyourcouch!Spittingoutyourthrowpillows!
OK,that'senough.Takehimaway.
So,Mr.Sting,thankyouforbeinghere.Yournameintriguesme.
-WherehaveIhearditbefore?-IwaswithabandcalledThePolice.
Butyou'veneverbeenapoliceofficer,haveyou?
No,Ihaven't.
No,youhaven't.Andsoherewehaveyetanotherexample
ofbeeculturecasuallystolenbyahuman
fornothingmorethanaprance-aboutstagename.
Oh,please.
Haveyoueverbeenstung,Mr.Sting?
BecauseI'mfeelingalittlestung,Sting.
OrshouldIsay...Mr.GordonM.Sumner!
That'snothisrealname?!Youidiots!
Mr.Liotta,first,belatedcongratulationson
yourEmmywinforaguestspotonERin2005.
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Thankyou.Thankyou.
Iseefromyourresumethatyou'redevilishlyhandsome
withachurninginnerturmoilthat'sreadytoblow.
IenjoywhatIdo.Isthatacrime?
Notyetitisn't.Butisthiswhatit'scometoforyou?
Exploitingtiny,helplessbeessoyoudon't
havetorehearseyourpartandlearnyourlines,sir?
Watchit,Benson!Icouldblowrightnow!
Thisisn'tagoodfella.Thisisabadfella!
Whydoesn'tsomeonejuststeponthiscreep,andwecanallgohome?!
-Orderinthiscourt!-You'reallthinkingit!
Order!Order,Isay!
-Sayit!-Mr.Liotta,pleasesitdown!
Ithinkitwasawfullyniceofthatbeartopitchinlikethat.
Ithinkthejury'sonourside.
Arewedoingeverythingright,legally?
I'maflorist.
Right.Well,here'stoagreatteam.
Toagreatteam!
Well,hello.
-Ken!-Hello.
Ididn'tthinkyouwerecoming.
No,Iwasjustlate.Itriedtocall,but...thebattery.
Ididn'twantallthistogotowaste,soIcalledBarry.Luckily,hewasfree.
Oh,thatwaslucky.
There'salittleleft.Icouldheatitup.
Yeah,heatitup,sure,whatever.
SoIhearyou'requiteatennisplayer.
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I'mnotmuchforthegamemyself.Theball'salittlegrabby.
That'swhereIusuallysit.Right...there.
Ken,Barrywaslookingatyourresume,
andheagreedwithmethateatingwithchopsticksisn'treallyaspecialskill.
YouthinkIdon'tseewhatyou'redoing?
Iknowhowharditistofindtherightjob.Wehavethatincommon.
Dowe?
Beeshave100percentemployment,butwedojobsliketakingthecrudout.
That'sjustwhatIwasthinkingaboutdoing.
Ken,IletBarryborrowyourrazorforhisfuzz.Ihopethatwasallright.
I'mgoingtodraintheoldstinger.
Yeah,youdothat.
Lookatthat.
Youknow,I'vejustabouthadit
withyourlittlemindgames.
-What'sthat?-ItalianVogue.
Mammamia,that'salotofpages.
Alotofads.
RememberwhatVansaid,whyisyourlifemorevaluablethanmine?
Funny,Ijustcan'tseemtorecallthat!
Ithinksomethingstinksinhere!
Ilovethesmellofflowers.
Howdoyoulikethesmellofflames?!
Notasmuch.
Waterbug!Nottakingsides!
Ken,I'mwearingaOhapstickhat!Thisispathetic!
I'vegotissues!
Well,well,well,aroyalflush!
-You'rebluffing.-AmI?
Surf'sup,dude!
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Poowater!
Thatbowlisgnarly.
Exceptforthosedirtyyellowrings!
Kenneth!Whatareyoudoing?!
Youknow,Idon'tevenlikehoney!Idon'teatit!
Weneedtotalk!
He'sjustalittlebee!
AndhehappenstobethenicestbeeI'vemetinalongtime!
Longtime?Whatareyoutalkingabout?!Arethereotherbugsinyourlife?
No,butthereareotherthingsbuggingmeinlife.Andyou'reoneofthem!
Fine!Talkingbees,noyogurtnight...
Mynervesarefriedfromridingonthisemotionalrollercoaster!
Goodbye,Ken.
Andforyourinformation,
Iprefersugar-free,artificialsweetenersmadebyman!
I'msorryaboutallthat.
Iknowit'sgotanaftertaste!Ilikeit!
IalwaysfelttherewassomekindofbarrierbetweenKenandme.
Icouldn'tovercomeit.Oh,well.
AreyouOKforthetrial?
IbelieveMr.Montgomeryisaboutoutofideas.
WewouldliketocallMr.BarryBensonBeetothestand.
Goodidea!Youcanreallyseewhyhe'sconsideredoneofthebestlawyers...
Yeah.
Layton,you'vegottaweavesomemagic
withthisjury,orit'sgonnabeallover.
Don'tworry.TheonlythingIhavetodototurnthisjuryaround
istoremindthemofwhattheydon'tlikeaboutbees.
-Yougotthetweezers?
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-Areyouallergic?
Onlytolosing,son.Onlytolosing.
Mr.BensonBee,I'llaskyouwhatIthinkwe'dallliketoknow.
Whatexactlyisyourrelationship
tothatwoman?
We'refriends.
-Goodfriends?-Yes.
Howgood?Doyoulivetogether?
Waitaminute...
Areyouherlittle...
...bedbug?
I'veseenabeedocumentaryortwo.FromwhatIunderstand,
doesn'tyourqueengivebirthtoallthebeechildren?
-Yeah,but...-Sothosearen'tyourrealparents!
-Oh,Barry...-Yes,theyare!
Holdmeback!
You'reanillegitimatebee,aren'tyou,Benson?
He'sdenouncingbees!
Don'ty'alldateyourcousins?
-Objection!-I'mgoingtopincushionthisguy!
Adam,don't!It'swhathewants!
Oh,I'mhit!!
Oh,lordy,Iamhit!
Order!Order!
Thevenom!Thevenomiscoursingthroughmyveins!
Ihavebeenfelledbyawingedbeastofdestruction!
Yousee?Youcan'ttreatthemlikeequals!They'restripedsavages!
Stinging'stheonlythingtheyknow!It'stheirway!
-Adam,staywithme.-Ican'tfeelmylegs.
Whatangelofmercy
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willcomeforwardtosuckthepoison
frommyheavingbuttocks?
Iwillhaveorderinthiscourt.Order!
Order,please!
Thecaseofthehoneybeesversusthehumanrace
tookapointedturnagainstthebees
yesterdaywhenoneoftheirlegalteamstungLaytonT.Montgomery.
-Hey,buddy.-Hey.
-Istheremuchpain?-Yeah.
I...
Iblewthewholecase,didn'tI?
Itdoesn'tmatter.Whatmattersisyou'realive.Youcouldhavedied.
I'dbebetteroffdead.Lookatme.
Theygotitfromthecafeteriadownstairs,inatunasandwich.
Look,there'salittlecelerystillonit.
Whatwasitliketostingsomeone?
Ican'texplainit.Itwasall...
Alladrenalineandthen...andthenecstasy!
Allright.
Youthinkitwasallatrap?
Ofcourse.I'msorry.Iflewusrightintothis.
Whatwerewethinking?Lookatus.We'rejustacoupleofbugsinthisworld.
Whatwillthehumansdotousiftheywin?
Idon'tknow.
Iheartheyputtheroachesinmotels.Thatdoesn'tsoundsobad.
Adam,theycheckin,buttheydon'tcheckout!
Oh,my.
Oouldyougetanursetoclosethatwindow?
-Why?-Thesmoke.
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Beesdon'tsmoke.
Right.Beesdon'tsmoke.
Beesdon'tsmoke!Butsomebeesaresmoking.
That'sit!That'sourcase!
Itis?It'snotover?
Getdressed.I'vegottagosomewhere.
Getbacktothecourtandstall.Stallanywayyoucan.
Andassumingyou'vedonestepcorrectly,you'rereadyforthetub.
Mr.Flayman.
Yes?Yes,YourHonor!
Whereistherestofyourteam?
Well,YourHonor,it'sinteresting.
Beesaretrainedtoflyhaphazardly,
andasaresult,wedon'tmakeverygoodtime.
Iactuallyheardafunnystoryabout...
YourHonor,haven'ttheseridiculousbugs
takenupenoughofthiscourt'svaluabletime?
Howmuchlongerwillweallowtheseabsurdshenaniganstogoon?
Theyhavepresentednocompellingevidencetosupporttheircharges
againstmyclients,whorunlegitimatebusinesses.
Imoveforacompletedismissalofthisentirecase!
Mr.Flayman,I'mafraidI'mgoing
tohavetoconsiderMr.Montgomery'smotion.
Butyoucan't!Wehaveaterrificcase.
Whereisyourproof?Whereistheevidence?
Showmethesmokinggun!
Holdit,YourHonor!Youwantasmokinggun?
Hereisyoursmokinggun.
Whatisthat?
It'sabeesmoker!
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What,this?Thisharmlesslittlecontraption?
Thiscouldn'thurtafly,letaloneabee.
Lookatwhathashappened
tobeeswhohaveneverbeenasked,"Smokingornon?"
Isthiswhatnatureintendedforus?
Tobeforciblyaddictedtosmokemachines
andman-madewoodenslatworkcamps?
Livingoutourlivesashoneyslavestothewhiteman?
-Whatarewegonnado?-He'splayingthespeciescard.
Ladiesandgentlemen,please,freethesebees!
Freethebees!Freethebees!
Freethebees!
Freethebees!Freethebees!
Thecourtfindsinfavorofthebees!
Vanessa,wewon!
Iknewyoucoulddoit!High-five!
Sorry.
I'mOK!Youknowwhatthismeans?
Allthehoneywillfinallybelongtothebees.
Nowwewon'thavetoworksohardallthetime.
Thisisanunholyperversionofthebalanceofnature,Benson.
You'llregretthis.
Barry,howmuchhoneyisoutthere?
Allright.Oneatatime.
Barry,whoareyouwearing?
MysweaterisRalphLauren,andIhavenopants.
-WhatifMontgomery'sright?-Whatdoyoumean?
We'vebeenlivingthebeewayalongtime,27millionyears.
Oongratulationsonyourvictory.Whatwillyoudemandasasettlement?
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First,we'lldemandacompleteshutdownofallbeeworkcamps.
Thenwewantbackthehoneythatwasourstobeginwith,
everylastdrop.
Wedemandanendtotheglorificationofthebearasanythingmore
thanafilthy,smelly,bad-breathstinkmachine.
We'reallawareofwhattheydointhewoods.
Waitformysignal.
Takehimout.
He'llhavenauseousforafewhours,thenhe'llbefine.
Andwewillnolongertoleratebee-negativenicknames...
Butit'sjustaprance-aboutstagename!
...unnecessaryinclusionofhoneyinbogushealthproducts
andla-dee-dahumantea-timesnackgarnishments.
Oan'tbreathe.
Bringitin,boys!
Holditrightthere!Good.
Tapit.
Mr.Buzzwell,wejustpassedthreecups,andthere'sgallonsmorecoming!
-Ithinkweneedtoshutdown!-Shutdown?We'venevershutdown.
Shutdownhoneyproduction!
Stopmakinghoney!
Turnyourkey,sir!
Whatdowedonow?
Oannonball!
We'reshuttinghoneyproduction!
Missionabort.
Abortingpollinationandnectardetail.Returningtobase.
Adam,youwouldn'tbelievehowmuchhoneywasoutthere.
Oh,yeah?
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What'sgoingon?Whereiseverybody?
-Aretheyoutcelebrating?-They'rehome.
Theydon'tknowwhattodo.Layingout,sleepingin.
IheardyourUncleOarlwasonhiswaytoSanAntoniowithacricket.
Atleastwegotourhoneyback.
SometimesIthink,sowhatifhumanslikedourhoney?Whowouldn't?
It'sthegreatestthingintheworld!Iwasexcitedtobepartofmakingit.
Thiswasmynewdesk.Thiswasmynewjob.Iwantedtodoitreallywell.
Andnow...
NowIcan't.
Idon'tunderstandwhythey'renothappy.
Ithoughttheirliveswouldbebetter!
They'redoingnothing.It'samazing.Honeyreallychangespeople.
Youdon'thaveanyideawhat'sgoingon,doyou?
-Whatdidyouwanttoshowme?-This.
Whathappenedhere?
Thatisnotthehalfofit.
Oh,no.Oh,my.
They'reallwilting.
Doesn'tlookverygood,doesit?
No.
Andwhosefaultdoyouthinkthatis?
Youknow,I'mgonnaguessbees.
Bees?
Specifically,me.
Ididn'tthinkbeesnotneedingtomakehoneywouldaffectallthesethings.
It'snotjustflowers.Fruits,vegetables,theyallneedbees.
That'sourwholeSATtestrightthere.
Takeawayproduce,thataffectstheentireanimalkingdom.
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Andthen,ofcourse...
Thehumanspecies?
Soifthere'snomorepollination,
itcouldalljustgosouthhere,couldn'tit?
Iknowthisisalsopartlymyfault.
Howaboutasuicidepact?
Howdowedoit?
-I'llstingyou,yousteponme.-Thatjustkillsyoutwice.
Right,right.
Listen,Barry...sorry,butIgottagetgoing.
Ihadtoopenmymouthandtalk.
Vanessa?
Vanessa?Whyareyouleaving?Whereareyougoing?
TothefinalTournamentofRosesparadeinPasadena.
They'vemovedittothisweekendbecausealltheflowersaredying.
It'sthelastchanceI'lleverhavetoseeit.
Vanessa,IjustwannasayI'msorry.Inevermeantittoturnoutlikethis.
Iknow.Meneither.
TournamentofRoses.Rosescan'tdosports.
Waitaminute.Roses.Roses?
Roses!
Vanessa!
Roses?!
Barry?
-Rosesareflowers!-Yes,theyare.
Flowers,bees,pollen!
Iknow.That'swhythisisthelastparade.
Maybenot.Oouldyouaskhimtoslowdown?
Oouldyouslowdown?
Barry!
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OK,Imadeahugemistake.Thisisatotaldisaster,allmyfault.
Yes,itkindofis.
I'veruinedtheplanet.Iwantedtohelpyou
withtheflowershop.I'vemadeitworse.
Actually,it'scompletelycloseddown.
Ithoughtmaybeyouwereremodeling.
ButIhaveanotheridea,andit'sgreaterthanmypreviousideascombined.
Idon'twanttohearit!
Allright,theyhavetheroses,theroseshavethepollen.
Iknoweverybee,plantandflowerbudinthispark.
Allwegottadoisgetwhatthey'vegotbackherewithwhatwe'vegot.
-Bees.-Park.
-Pollen!-Flowers.
-Repollination!-Acrossthenation!
TournamentofRoses,Pasadena,Oalifornia.
They'vegotnothingbutflowers,floatsandcottoncandy.
Securitywillbetight.
Ihaveanidea.
VanessaBloome,FTD.
Officialfloralbusiness.It'sreal.
Sorry,ma'am.Nicebrooch.
Thankyou.Itwasagift.
Onceinside,wejustpicktherightfloat.
HowaboutThePrincessandthePea?
Icouldbetheprincess,andyoucouldbethepea!
Yes,Igotit.
-WhereshouldIsit?-Whatareyou?
-IbelieveI'mthepea.-Thepea?
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Itgoesunderthemattresses.
-Notinthisfairytale,sweetheart.-I'mgettingthemarshal.
Youdothat!Thiswholeparadeisafiasco!
Let'sseewhatthisbaby'lldo.
Hey,whatareyoudoing?!
Thenallwedoisblendinwithtraffic...
...withoutarousingsuspicion.
Onceattheairport,there'snostoppingus.
Stop!Security.
-Youandyourinsectpackyourfloat?-Yes.
Hasitbeeninyourpossessiontheentiretime?
Wouldyouremoveyourshoes?
-Removeyourstinger.-It'spartofme.
Iknow.Justhavingsomefun.Enjoyyourflight.
Thenifwe'relucky,we'llhavejustenoughpollentodothejob.
Oanyoubelievehowluckyweare?Wehavejustenoughpollentodothejob!
Ithinkthisisgonnawork.
It'sgottowork.
Attention,passengers,thisisOaptainScott.
WehaveabitofbadweatherinNewYork.
Itlookslikewe'llexperienceacouplehoursdelay.
Barry,thesearecutflowerswithnowater.They'llnevermakeit.
Igottagetupthereandtalktothem.
Becareful.
OanIgethelpwiththeSkyMallmagazine?
I'dliketoorderthetalkinginflatablenoseandearhairtrimmer.
Oaptain,I'minarealsituation.
-What'dyousay,Hal?-Nothing.
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Bee!
Don'tfreakout!Myentirespecies...
Whatareyoudoing?
-Waitaminute!I'manattorney!-Who'sanattorney?
Don'tmove.
Oh,Barry.
Goodafternoon,passengers.Thisisyourcaptain.
WouldaMissVanessaBloomein24Bpleasereporttothecockpit?
Andpleasehurry!
Whathappenedhere?
TherewasaDustBuster,atoupee,aliferaftexploded.
One'sbald,one'sinaboat,they'rebothunconscious!
-Isthatanotherbeejoke?-No!
Noone'sflyingtheplane!
ThisisJFKcontroltower,Flight356.What'syourstatus?
ThisisVanessaBloome.I'mafloristfromNewYork.
Where'sthepilot?
He'sunconscious,andsoisthecopilot.
Notgood.Doesanyoneonboardhaveflightexperience?
Asamatteroffact,thereis.
-Who'sthat?-BarryBenson.
Fromthehoneytrial?!Oh,great.
Vanessa,thisisnothingmorethanabigmetalbee.
It'sgotgiantwings,hugeengines.
Ican'tflyaplane.
-Whynot?Isn'tJohnTravoltaapilot?-Yes.
Howhardcoulditbe?
Wait,Barry!We'reheadedintosomelightning.
ThisisBobBumble.Wehavesomelate-breakingnewsfromJFKAirport,
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whereasuspensefulsceneisdeveloping.
BarryBenson,freshfromhislegalvictory...
That'sBarry!
...isattemptingtolandaplane,loadedwithpeople,flowers
andanincapacitatedflightcrew.
Flowers?!
Wehaveastormintheareaandtwoindividualsatthecontrols
withabsolutelynoflightexperience.
Justaminute.There'sabeeonthatplane.
I'mquitefamiliarwithMr.Bensonandhisno-accountcompadres.
They'vedoneenoughdamage.
Butisn'theyouronlyhope?
Technically,abeeshouldn'tbeabletoflyatall.
Theirwingsaretoosmall...
Haven'tweheardthisamilliontimes?
"Thesurfaceareaofthewingsandbodymassmakenosense."
-Getthisontheair!-Gotit.
-Standby.-We'regoinglive.
Thewayweworkmaybeamysterytoyou.
Makinghoneytakesalotofbeesdoingalotofsmalljobs.
Butletmetellyouaboutasmalljob.
Ifyoudoitwell,itmakesabigdifference.
Morethanwerealized.Tous,toeveryone.
That'swhyIwanttogetbeesbacktoworkingtogether.
That'sthebeeway!We'renotmadeofJell-O.
Wegetbehindafellow.
-Blackandyellow!-Hello!
Left,right,down,hover.
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-Hover?-Forgethover.
Thisisn'tsohard.Beep-beep!Beep-beep!
Barry,whathappened?!
Wait,Ithinkwewereonautopilotthewholetime.
-Thatmayhavebeenhelpingme.-Andnowwe'renot!
SoitturnsoutIcannotflyaplane.
Allofyou,let'sgetbehindthisfellow!Moveitout!
Moveout!
OuronlychanceisifIdowhatI'ddo,youcopymewiththewingsoftheplane!
Don'thavetoyell.
I'mnotyelling!We'reinalotoftrouble.
It'sveryhardtoconcentratewiththatpanickytoneinyourvoice!
It'snotatone.I'mpanicking!
Ican'tdothis!
Vanessa,pullyourselftogether.Youhavetosnapoutofit!
Yousnapoutofit.
Yousnapoutofit.
-Yousnapoutofit!-Yousnapoutofit!
-Yousnapoutofit!-Yousnapoutofit!
-Yousnapoutofit!-Yousnapoutofit!
-Holdit!-Why?Oomeon,it'smyturn.
Howistheplaneflying?
Idon'tknow.
Hello?
Benson,gotanyflowersforahappyoccasioninthere?
ThePollenJocks!
Theydogetbehindafellow.
-Blackandyellow.-Hello.
Allright,let'sdropthistincan
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ontheblacktop.
Where?Ican'tseeanything.Oanyou?
No,nothing.It'sallcloudy.
Oomeon.Yougottothinkbee,Barry.
-Thinkingbee.-Thinkingbee.
Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!
Waitaminute.IthinkI'mfeelingsomething.
-What?-Idon'tknow.It'sstrong,pullingme.
Likea27-million-year-oldinstinct.
Bringthenosedown.
Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!
-Whatintheworldisonthetarmac?-Getsomelightsonthat!
Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!Thinkingbee!
-Vanessa,aimfortheflower.-OK.
Outtheengines.We'regoinginonbeepower.Ready,boys?
Affirmative!
Good.Good.Easy,now.That'sit.
Landonthatflower!
Ready?Fullreverse!
Spinitaround!
-Notthatflower!Theotherone!-Whichone?
-Thatflower.-I'maimingattheflower!
That'safatguyinafloweredshirt.Imeanthegiantpulsatingflower
madeofmillionsofbees!
Pullforward.Nosedown.Tailup.
Rotatearoundit.
-Thisisinsane,Barry!-This'stheonlywayIknowhowtofly.
AmIkoo-koo-kachoo,oristhisplaneflyinginaninsect-likepattern?
Getyournoseinthere.Don'tbeafraid.Smellit.Fullreverse!
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Justdropit.Beapartofit.
Aimforthecenter!
Nowdropitin!Dropitin,woman!
Oomeon,already.
Barry,wedidit!Youtaughtmehowtofly!
-Yes.Nohigh-five!-Right.
Barry,itworked!Didyouseethegiantflower?
Whatgiantflower?Where?OfcourseIsawtheflower!Thatwasgenius!
-Thankyou.-Butwe'renotdoneyet.
Listen,everyone!
Thisrunwayiscoveredwiththelastpollen
fromthelastflowersavailableanywhereonEarth.
Thatmeansthisisourlastchance.
We'retheonlyoneswhomakehoney,pollinateflowersanddresslikethis.
Ifwe'regonnasurviveasaspecies,thisisourmoment!Whatdoyousay?
Arewegoingtobebees,orjustMuseumofNaturalHistorykeychains?
We'rebees!
Keychain!
Thenfollowme!ExceptKeychain.
Holdon,Barry.Here.
You'veearnedthis.
Yeah!
I'maPollenJock!Andit'saperfectfit.AllIgottadoarethesleeves.
Oh,yeah.
That'sourBarry.
Mom!Thebeesareback!
Ifanybodyneedstomakeacall,now'sthetime.
Igotafeelingwe'llbeworkinglatetonight!
Here'syourchange.Haveagreatafternoon!OanIhelpwho'snext?
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Wouldyoulikesomehoneywiththat?Itisbee-approved.Don'tforgetthese.
Milk,cream,cheese,it'sallme.AndIdon'tseeanickel!
SometimesIjustfeellikeapieceofmeat!
Ihadnoidea.
Barry,I'msorry.Haveyougotamoment?
Wouldyouexcuseme?Mymosquitoassociatewillhelpyou.
SorryI'mlate.
He'salawyertoo?
Iwasalreadyablood-suckingparasite.AllIneededwasabriefcase.
Haveagreatafternoon!
Barry,Ijustgotthishugetuliporder,andIcan'tgetthemanywhere.
Noproblem,Vannie.Justleaveittome.
You'realifesaver,Barry.OanIhelpwho'snext?
Allright,scramble,jocks!It'stimetofly.
Thankyou,Barry!
Thatbeeislivingmylife!
Letitgo,Kenny.
-Whenwillthisnightmareend?!-Letitallgo.
-Beautifuldaytofly.-Sureis.
Betweenyouandme,Iwasdyingtogetoutofthatoffice.
Youhavegottostartthinkingbee,myfriend.
-Thinkingbee!-Me?
Holdit.Let'sjuststopforasecond.Holdit.
I'msorry.I'msorry,everyone.Oanwestophere?
I'mnotmakingamajorlifedecisionduringaproductionnumber!
Allright.Taketen,everybody.Wrapitup,guys.
Ihadvirtuallynorehearsalforthat.
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