A reader e-mails the following to make the case:

FERRIS My uncle went to Canada to protest
the war, right? On the Fourth of
July he was down with my aunt and he
got drunk and told my Dad he felt
guilty he didn’t fight in Viet Nam.
So I said, “What’s the deal, Uncle
Jeff? In wartime you want to be a
pacifist and in peacetime you want
to be a soldier. It took you twenty
years to find out you don’t believe
in anything?”
(snaps his fingers)
Grounded. Just like that. Two weeks.
(pause)
Be careful when you deal with old
hippies. They can be real touchy.
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CU. HUMAN FETUS IN A BOTTLE
The famous stages of life display which features bottled
fetuses. The ninth month. A tiny human being in a jar.
CU. SLOANE, FERRIS, CAMERON
Sloane wants to cry. Cameron’s stomach is in his throat.
Ferris is lost in thought. The MUSIC ENDS.
SLOANE (remorsefully)
I wonder if he has a name?
FERRIS (blank)
Ninth Month.
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FERRIS So, Yuri, how long have you been
in America?
DRIVER One year.
FERRIS What’s your overall impression?
DRIVER It’s very good here.
FERRIS Better than Russia?
DRIVER Much better here than in Russia.
FERRIS Clearly you’ve never been to an
American high school.