The girls are always coming up short.
4 seconds sound clip from the Harlem Nights movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:20:00 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I wanna know what Quick is trying to say.
- You're in charge of the girls, right?
- I am in charge of the girls.
- Are you in charge of the girls?
- I am in charge of the girls.
- The girls are always coming up short.
- All right, let's get the shit out in the open.
- The girls are always coming up short. Even when the place is packed, the girls come up short.
- Either you or them have a problem with arithmetic.
- Are you saying I'm stealing?
- The man didn't say you're stealing. Sit down and shut the fuck up.
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