Fargo Philosophical Viewpoints: The Absurd Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Fargo.

Quote #1

CARL: Shep said you'd be here at 7:30. What gives now?

JERRY: Shep said 8:30.

CARL: We've been sitting here an hour. He's peed three times already.

They're already off to a bad start, failing to communicate correctly before they even start to set up the kidnapping scheme. This discussion sets up the bizarre and random relationship between Jerry and the kidnappers he's hired. He knows nothing about them and this interchange predicts the later trouble.

Quote #2

GAEAR: I need unguent!

Given how thrifty Gaear is with words, and his tough guy manner, it sounds bizarre to hear him demand unguent after Jean bites him. He even rifles through the Lundegaard's medicine cabinet looking for it instead of trying to find Jean. It's a dissonant and weird note in the whole kidnapping scene.

Quote #3

[Marge suddenly doubles over, putting her head between her knees down near the snow.]

LOU: Ya' see something down there, Chief?

MARGE: Uh, I just, I think I'm gonna barf.

LOU: Geez, you okay, Margie?

MARGE: I'm fine, it's just morning sickness.

This is a pretty hilarious juxtaposition of Marge's role as police chief and her status as a very pregnant woman. She's not looking on the ground for evidence or getting sick from the sight of two bloody murder victims.