Seals will eat him. Seals are cute little animals in the ocean. He'll never get to the mainland. The "mainland" is the principal land of a continent (as opposed to an island). Prairie. Open fields of raw land (as in the middle states, like Kansas). Indians. Native Americans who lived in America before the Europeans arrived: Since the late 1980s, it more "politically correct" to say "Native Americans. " Spontaneity. The act of doing something without forethought or planning. The adjective, which is a good one to know, is "spontaneous." We'll find people you can fuck in front of! The verb "to fuck" is the classic obscenity meaning to have sex. In this case, a reference to Native Americans, hippies and others who would (in theory) not be embarrassed by having sex in public. I'm hyper! A common adjective to refer to someone who is very excited and/or energetic (as in hyperactive). A little quickie! Cute slang for sex which is done very fast. Hearth. A somewhat rare word for fireplace. Acre. A unit to measure a piece of land. In the city, most houses have way less than an acre of land for their yard. Barn. A place where animals live on a farm. A usable attic. A room or storage area directly below the roof of a house. A lighthouse. A building to help ships find their way to the coast. It makes sense to me. A very common way to say it seems logical. We got a ride on the inflation train you wouldn't believe! A poetic way to express how much more valuable their house is worth than when they bought it. A behemoth. A funny word for something that is huge in size. Pull out of the new house. "To pull out of" something is to get out, or leave. In this case, it means to get out of the contract they just signed to buy a new house. $15,000 lost in escrow. "Escrow" is a legal term referring to the period of time when some money is given by the buyer in order to reserve the purchase of a house. I'm being conservative. A common way of saying "cautious" (Of course, it's also used politically). A motor home. A house that is also a very big car. $45,000 complete. Here, "complete" means the total price, with everything included. A microwave that browns. "A microwave oven that can turn food golden brown" (yummy). It has wheels. "Wheels" are tires (for a car). $145,000 in cash. In cash, as opposed to stocks, or real estate or other investments. Let's find ourselves! Again, a very colloquial (and almost ridiculous) way to say "Let's discover who we really are, in an emotional or philosophical sense." This is like "Easy Rider!" A key reference in the film: Dave's favorite movie, made in 1969, about hippies who "drop out of society, " in order to travel, experim
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