Okay can someone tell me what the guy says to Lewis at the pump. He's the one who they ask to drive the cars to Antrey and has hit his thumb. Can't remember who he's talking to but they are watching the old man clogging and he walks up to them and asks them a question. Was it about who's paying? Lewis just stares at him and he walks away. What did he say?
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Have not watched the movie in a while but if I recall correctly Bobby had rather disrespectfully said something like "Talk about genetic deficiencies ..." about Banjo Boy. The guy who walks up just happened to overhear it, didn't take kindly to the quip, and points out "Who's pickin' the banjo here."
As in, STFU city boy, you don't know nothing, he may be a backwoods freak but he can play circles around your buddy with the glasses, etc. He was putting them in their place and the exchange serves as a foreshadowing of what would happen during the canoe trip. They seriously had no clue what they were doing and should have gone back to play golf like Ed would later suggest.
^This is correct. Here's the script:
BOBBY: Talk about genetic deficiencies.
ED: Isn't that pitiful?
HILLBILLY (who just overheard their comments): Who's pickin' the banjo here?
I think it's meant to show the paranoia and mental dysfunctionality of the locals. Of course, the guy can see who's pickin' the banjo - the mute kid. However, he may consider Ed's guitar as just another variety of "banjo", so his question could be directed toward Ed, as in, "Who's that stranger pickin' the banjo with the mute kid?" The level of mistrust in the tone of his question symbolizes the locals' general mistrust of strangers, but also their "jumpiness" about any interruption of their daily life.
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