Nonsense or Genius

                I found interest in the discourse Neal and Allen have. They simply sit there and talk on and on about thoughts that randomly come to mind and barely have a connection to eachother; like a broken chain failing to carry out its function of opening a door. My only wonder is whether these kinds of conversations expand their minds or just leaves them to look like babbling idiots; and what is their ultimate goal? 

                For Jack, he doesn't understand "what you're both driving at or trying to get at" and Neal and Allen only rebuttal, calling him negative. What would be the positive way to look at it then? That they are trying to recall memories of the past? That eventually they'll get to the thought they have been waiting for, the thought that will lead them to their salvation? When reading their conversations, it all sounds like nonsense. "'When you borrowed that nickle to make up the check for the chickenfried steaks..' 'No man, the chili! Remember, the Texas star?' 'I was mixing it with Tuesday. When you borrowed that nickle you said, now listen, YOU said 'Allen this is the last time I'll impose on you,' as if, and really, you meant that I had agreed with you about no more imposing.'"

                They seem to be going nowhere, in circles, leaving questions unanswered. 

Maybe the whole point of this is just pure entertainment, that they are so bored with their lives, they actually find pleasure in the continuous flow of nonsense leaving their lips. 

                Personally, I believe that the initial intention they had was just to pass the time, but later on in the story, they'll come across a thought that will be the answer to an obstacle in their way.