Shadowing Practice: [ARCHIVES] BBC One Miranda S01E01: Date [SD] - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Hello to you and thanks for joining.
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This is exciting, isn't it?
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Eh?
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Now, let me get you up to speed.
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Previously in my life, my mother tried to marry me off.
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Someone please marry my daughter.
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I'm not asking for money.
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I'm literally giving her away.
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She was upset because I just told her how I blew my inheritance.
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I bought a joke shop.
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No, I love it, although I am worried that hiring my oldest friend to manage it was a mistake.
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And that is how we will take this franchise global.
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It's a bit much, isn't it?
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I mean, we're just a little shop that sells.
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Shut and submit.
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And today I'm overexcited because apparently Gary Preston's back from his travels.
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He's lovely.
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But I always make a cock -up if I see him.
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Well, there's never any cock -up involved, if you see what I mean.
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Oh, how naughty!
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Oh, but the last time I saw him...
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Come on, I'm going to dance to this one.
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Oh, OK.
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OK.
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Say nothing, we'll speak no more of, and let's crack on with the show.
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Morning, Stevie.
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Afternoon.
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It's nearly lunchtime.
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Oh, the trains are a nightmare it's a hellish journey you
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live upstairs there were leaves on the carpet that's a good one what's up with you it's delivery day
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and you were gonna help right you can make a start
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with the chocolate penises sorry every time they're like willies
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but chocolate stevie they're funny they're like willies but chocolate nothing from you quite realistic aren't they not really no aren't they
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just concentrate
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but it's only lunchtime we're meant to be having a reunion
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lunch with the girls you hate the girls I know
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but as Tilly says
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when you're dumped in a boarding school dorm age nine you'll bond for life even
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if you hate each other or in my case get embarrassed being out with people with public school nicknames.
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In my class, Millie, Tilly, Bella, Bunty, Hooty, Pussy, Puglum, Podge.
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No, you're right, I'm not going.
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Oh, good girly.
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Work, not shirk.
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What do you want our business to fold?
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My business.
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Right, I'll get it.
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Just sign that, please.
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There you go, sir.
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did he just call me sir he just called me sir i mean it's fine
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when they're not really looking notice the height call me sir look up oh sorry madam
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that happens he looked straight at me still thought sir was
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the right option right that's it as a girl i am going to my girly lunch I'll tell you what, why don't you get these out?
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Hank, Hank. That might help.
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Miranda.
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Oh, good morning, Mum.
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How are you?
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Are you engaged yet?
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Well, not since you asked last night, no. And I said, good morning, Mum.
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How are you?
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Don't get emotional.
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We're not Spanish. So, news just in.
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Call me Fiona Bruce.
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Fiona Bruce.
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Benji has at last split up from that ghastly fish woman Right, I've said it before, I will say it again I'm not marrying my cousin It didn't stop Uncle John and Aunt Liz,
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they're very happy Yes, but their son isn't Far too fussy This is sorry,
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no one minds Sajfam, this isn't our delivery, this is a load of baby stuff Right, this very much needs sorting out Right,
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I'm off
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well my lunch is very important it's what us elegant girls
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about town do don't mean elephant girls myself well at least I'm not too small
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that I can't get on all the rides at Thorpe Park
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well at least I don't have to go to specialist clothes shops where are those jeans from sorry big and long Well,
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doesn't mean I can't be feminine.
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Look at that.
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Yeah, workin' it.
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It's all about the recovery, isn't it?
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How could a man think a woman is a man?
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I mean, I do have a penis, but that's chocolate.
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Actually, that would look wrong in public, wouldn't it?
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Hello, hey, it's Gary Preston.
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OK, calm, I can pose myself.
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Smile.
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Miranda?
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Hi, how are you?
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You okay?
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You look like you're in pain.
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No, no, I'm fine.
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It's just trap wind.
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Oh, that's better.
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So, Gary, what are you doing here?
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Well, I work here.
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I'm the new chef.
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I started last week.
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Oh, well, my shop's next door.
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No way!
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Oh, God, it's great to see you.
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You've just been ages.
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Mm.
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Mm.
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You've been eating chocolate?
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Well, to be precise, it's actually co -co -co -coccolate.
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So, um, how was Malaysia?
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Yeah, great, great, good.
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It's good to be back, though.
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Really?
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Yeah, well, you know, you can have too much fun.
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I've got to come back and settle down, be sensible.
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I joined the gym yesterday.
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Oh, the one round the corner?
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Yeah, did you go?
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Loads.
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Never.
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Yeah, no, I'm really into keeping fit, Gary.
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Great, great.
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What's your sport?
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Gymnastics.
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That's it.
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I'll work with that.
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I am a gymnast, Gary.
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Wow.
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Wow, indeed, yeah.
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I mainly do ribbons.
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Do you know?
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You might have seen me at the last Olympics, actually.
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Although, having said that, I wasn't on telly much, cos you will have noticed that a lot of gymnasts are quite manly, have no curves or breasts.
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That's one category, not mine.
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I'm in the bustier section.
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It's less televised.
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Certainly in widescreen.
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gymnasts bust is
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the right right
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good well I better get back to work no the new job
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and everything but let's catch up soon great yes lovely okay well that's went very well, I thought.
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Luckily, I enjoy living alone.
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Oh, can't.
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Can't talk now.
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I'm working.
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Oh, wish me luck.
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Girls' lunch.
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Oh, I have to go.
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Here she is.
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Hola!
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Ah, utmost curiosity!
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Tilly!
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It's me forever!
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Kissing tales! And?
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Fanny!
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Queen Kong!
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I prefer Miranda, if that's OK.
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Oh, no, it has to be Queen Kong.
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You look exactly the same.
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You're the Empress of Kong!
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You're Kongiliza Rice!
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Oh, hang on.
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Bear with?
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Bear with?
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Bear with?
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Back.
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So, well, what's new?
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Well...
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Idiola!
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Poor congers.
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No, no, I'm really pleased with you both.
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Marriage and the baby thing, honestly, it's not for me.
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It's only what my mother wants seriously, though.
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It's your mother coping.
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Okay.
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Oh, she's fine So Queen Kong we're arranging this shopping bonanza.
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Oh girl's shopping trip.
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Yeah, you really come with Yeah, you know exactly I want to wear it hasn't
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So I suggest we meet just there tomorrow afternoon at should we say for Brillo pets So, where are we going to, Lee?
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I just didn't quite catch it.
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Wedding dress shopping.
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Kill me.
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Right, ladies.
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What can I get for you?
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Madam?
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Madam?
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Oh, brilliant.
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Thanks, Gary.
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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I won't stop.
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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Stevie!
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A little bit busy?
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I just saw Gary.
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He's working next door.
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No way. And?
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I told him I was an Olympic gymnast.
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Why?
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You know when you get nervous socially, you end up lying to impress.
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Exactly, we all do it.
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So what is going on in here?
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They still haven't taken the baby stuff back, been on hold for over an hour.
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I mean, listen to the whole music.
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It's continuous, I'm going insane.
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And we've had a double delivery of chocolate penai.
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You've never known how to have fun.
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Yeah, well, some of us like to focus on work.
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Now get round here and help me tidy -tidy, please.
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You can't get these in.
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Before you put the lid on.
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It's quite a nice sort of shock, though, isn't it?
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Hello?
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Sorry, did you need to scare you?
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No, it's fine.
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Gary, you remember Stevie?
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Stevie, it's Gary.
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Hello, sorry.
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We thought you'd come out of Miranda's box.
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Wow, you seem busy.
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Things are obviously going well.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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But, put simply, I am deeply successful.
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Yeah, so look around.
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So I'm a cop magnet.
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Shoot me.
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Look, I just popped in to ask...
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Actually, you're not with anybody or married or anything at the moment.
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Yeah, yeah, of course, yeah.
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Oh, really?
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Kids?
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Yeah, we've got two.
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There's Orlando.
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Orlando and, er, Bloom.
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You?
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No, no, still single.
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Me too.
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You just said you were married?
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Divorced now. And the kids?
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Dead.
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Really?
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What happened?
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They froze.
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They froze to death, Gary.
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It's a funny story, actually.
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Well, not funny ha -ha, but funny in that it's almost unbelievable.
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You see, we were on holiday in the Himalayas, a base camp of Everest, and they were just running around in the shorts and a T -shirt, and I kept saying, you know,
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put your coat on, you'll catch your death.
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And they did.
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None of that's true, is it?
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No.
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you know
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when you get nervous socially you end up lying to impress
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no exactly we all do it right well I just wanted
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to ask um do you fancy yes I haven't said anything
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I'll do whatever do you fancy grabbing a bite later I'm
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not working it'll just be you know good to catch up
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you just go to the restaurant you know it's for free
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food don't worry it's not a date it's just a thing
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if you like I do like i do like very much
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why am i doing an indian accent cool great well um i'll pop in
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when i finish my shift great great okay ciao rose to death orlando
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and blue i've got a date i've got What a date!
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Oh, what to do.
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OK, what would the girls do?
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Shopping, of course.
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Something to wear.
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Yes, I will Trini and Susanna myself.
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I couldn't do it with them because I'd have to punch them in the face.
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I hate those kind of programmes.
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Welcome to I'm OK, Your Old Bees.
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I know what I'd do if I had one of those shows.
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Erm, excuse me.
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Hello.
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Right, let's have a look at you.
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Well, I wouldn't wear that top, but you look comfortable, are you?
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Yeah.
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Do you like it?
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Yeah.
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Do you care that others may not like it?
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No. Brilliant.
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Then wear that, then.
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Bye.
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Oh, come on.
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This is going really well.
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Er, where are you going?
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I've got to get something to wear.
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How often do I have a date?
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Never.
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It's my first one.
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First one of the many others I have also had.
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I thought you said it wasn't a date.
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You said it was a thing.
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That's code for date, isn't it?
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Yeah, well, just don't scare Gary off, OK?
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And you can help me before you go shopping.
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We've had another delivery of baby stock, and the hen night stock's still not here.
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And I'm not enjoying telling the delivery company we're still missing fluffy handcuffs and love eggs.
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Degrading, so no shoppy -shoppy till you tidy -tidy, hmm?
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I'm fairly sure that's racist.
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I can see you.
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That was your fault.
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Get out.
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Don't you want to achieve?
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I always think big, and then I think small.
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Heather small.
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I ask myself, What have you done today to make you feel proud?
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What are you going to say?
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Fine, I'd say Heather, Heather Small.
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You were excellent on Strictly Come Dancing.
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Yeah, she was, wasn't she?
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And today I helped my lovely little friend by putting their boxes away.
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Thank you.
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And not in the kitchen slash workstation slash break area slash my personal space.
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Slash.
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Good word.
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Sorry.
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Stevie, I wouldn't.
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Good, because I wouldn't put them in your flat slash...
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Slash.
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...personal space.
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No, exactly.
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So I wouldn't do that to you.
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Ooh!
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Hi.
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Ah, um, forgot to say earlier, I'm just going to the baby shop to get a present for Cousin Georgina's christening tomorrow.
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Very antisocial to have it on a, what I call, weekday.
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It is a weekday.
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It's not just what you call a weekday.
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It is a weekday.
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I mean, that is such an annoying what I call phrase.
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Shall I get you something to give them?
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I didn't even know there was a christening.
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I don't know what I'm going to get them.
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Such an ugly baby.
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Your father suggested a balaclava.
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Such fun.
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Right, well, I must dash.
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I'm off to meet someone for a spot of what I call tea.
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It is tea.
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It just is tea.
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Stevie, I've tidy -tidied.
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Ted.
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Right, clothes shops.
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I've been to big and long, nothing.
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Just because people are taller or bigger than average, why do we have to shop in patronisingly named places?
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What's next?
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Lanky and sweaty.
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Swallowers and Amazonians.
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Huge and gross.
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Just a 48 chest.
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Shoes to 14.
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Big sizes for one.
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It's perfect.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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How can we help you?
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Well, I'm looking for something flattering for me and really feminine because, um, this might sound ridiculous, but I often get called Sir.
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I know.
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Embarrassing.
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And I'm going out tonight, and I really don't want it to happen then.
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I hear you.
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Right.
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Let's have a look at you, shall we?
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Well, you're naturally very feminine.
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You're lucky, shapely, lady -like curves. And, um...
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It has for...
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It's for these.
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Astonishing.
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I've seen quite a few in my time, and these are frankly something else.
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Thank you.
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Nice hair.
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Where'd you get it?
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My father's side.
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Oh, haven't heard of them.
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It's not going to take much.
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Heads will turn, and not in a pointing and staring way.
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No, I always knew I could pull it off, but I just didn't know what clothes would suit me best, you know?
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Well, there's no point wearing jeans and T -shirt, is there?
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Might as well be a man.
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Well, let's sort you out for tonight, young lady.
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Lady?
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Stevie, I've got an outfit.
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Are you ready?
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Just give me a second.
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so how do I look oh sorry I didn't realize we
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had anyone here this is no problem Wow can I just say you look gorgeous oh thank you it's amazing so Feminine.
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Oh, stop it.
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Seriously.
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I mean, you could pass.
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Really?
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Pass?
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Brilliant.
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I passed.
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Oh, Miranda, why are you dressed as a transvestite?
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I'm so sorry.
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I thought that you...
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Just get up, please.
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You know, don't worry Didn't he just say that you looked, um You look gorgeous and feminine As a man,
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Stevie For a man, he thought I was gorgeous and feminine A man A man Are you laughing?
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No, there is nothing funny here
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there isn't because i wear normal everyday clothes i get called sir i actually make an effort i am a transvestite
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hi hi um did we say it was fancy dress tonight
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no this isn't fancy yes it is fancy dress um i
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was just trying on our new range of Transvestite costumes how does that help I don't know I'm panicking you're panicking
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It'll all be fine just be yourself what an appalling piece of advice
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So shall I come back no no two seconds I'll just get changed Okay.
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Oh, Miranda, I cannot believe you filled my personal space.
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This is not the time.
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That's not what it sounds.
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I'll be, um, two seconds.
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I'll just...
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I'll just get changé.
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And how did you end up being a chef?
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Just picked it up when I was travelling, really, worked in lots of restaurants and, yeah, I really got into it.
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I think I've finally found what I want to do.
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Well, that's great.
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Your parents must be pleased you're back.
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How's your mum?
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Oh, still frantically trying to find me a wife.
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My mother's the same.
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What, trying to find you a wife?
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Finding me a wife.
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But just to be clear, she wants me to find a husband because I am a woman.
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Right.
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Exactly.
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And it's not just marriage, it's like the desperation to have kids.
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I know.
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I mean, I just don't have that desperate urge to breed, you know?
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I'm up here.
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If we did have that desperate urge to breed, we could, er...
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Why?
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He's gone up.
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I mean, the number of women who turn 30 and suddenly they're just obsessed with babies.
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I know.
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I mean, it's so boring.
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I mean, I'd say I had a fairly normal, healthy interest in children, but, um...
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Well, it's getting late.
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Bye.
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You ruined my chances last night.
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Turns out a flat full of baby stock isn't an aphrodisiac.
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Gary was in your flat?
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What, was he lost?
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Oh, sorry.
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I just didn't think he'd come back.
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And you shouldn't have put it all in my personal space.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Well, everything seems tidy -tidy in here now.
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Well, they've finally picked up the extra penile.
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And I've had a call from the baby shop.
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That stuff upstairs is theirs, and they've got our hen night stuff.
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Miranda, you are in a street with some very dodgy businesses.
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That baby shop.
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I've just come from the christening.
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Marjorie gave a silver -encrusted rattle, Victoria an engraved mug.
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I presented what I thought was a lovely toy rabbit.
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Turns out it was a battery -operated rabbit...
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..toy.
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Worst thing was, the baby loved it.
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Couldn't prize it off him.
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It was absolutely what I call mortifying.
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What are you doing?
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I'm being nonchalant for Gary.
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Good luck.
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Miranda?
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Oh, hello, Gary.
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Oh, that's weird seeing you here.
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I work here.
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I mean, isn't that weird?
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All the restaurants I could have just popped into and here you are.
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But I work here and you know...
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It's all just very weird.
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Um, look, I was going to come and see you later anyway.
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I should apologise about last night.
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I shouldn't have stormed off without you explaining everything.
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Well, you see, there was a stock mix.
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No, no, no, you don't need to.
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You don't need to explain.
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But you do need to let me take you out for a drink later.
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OK.
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Great, great.
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Was there anything else?
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Did you want to order some food? do you do wedding cakes
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that was just a joke that was
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that was the worst kind of joke I could have made you know I'm not into all that stuff
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so late Wow you look great I'm amongst friends
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so I can be honest I don't think I've ever felt
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more beautiful concrete you have to try one on it's most
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amazing experience it's better than anything horse be a bit weird
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but no engagement ring hello sir right I will I would
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like to try one on please really oh sorry um yes I think we might have something size 10 Tenty.
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I'm a size 20.
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Yes, I think we've got one in a...
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...tenty.
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All months, friends, so I can be honest.
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I don't think I've ever felt more beautiful.
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Really?
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No!
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I look like I've had a chiffon -based anaphylactic shock
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It'd be a nightmare if my mother walked past and I actually faked with joy
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This is almost getting ridiculous Gary!
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Gary, come back!
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I'm not desperate!
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What are you scared of?
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Gary!
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Gary!
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Gary, push back!
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Gary!
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Gary!
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Let's see.
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