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Okay, now tell me who does what and what we need to keep things running.
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Well, we need Suki here.
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Okay, well, she's not gonna be here, so let's go to plan B.
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Okay, plan B.
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That involves Suki's clone, also named Suki.
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Well, um, who here makes the sauces?
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Suki.
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Who here, Michelle?
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Suki trusts no one else with the sauces.
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She makes the sauces.
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Well, what does Mark make?
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Salads.
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Okay, and Donnie does desserts.
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What do our other guys do?
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Well, that man over there does the cleaning, that man over there dresses the plates, that man uses tongs, and...
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I have no idea what that man in the colonel does, but I would check his trunk before he leaves.
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Is Atsuki here?
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We have salads and desserts?
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Pretty much, uh...
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We can't run a restaurant serving just salads and desserts.
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I will not go to eat, no. Wait, okay, here we have duck.
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Um, who here does the duck?
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Nobody touches the duck.
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Well, uh, starting now, someone has to touch the duck.
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I do not know what to tell you, except it will not be me.
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Oh, this is bad, Michelle.
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I'm getting that, yes.
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Well, we'll just figure something out, right?
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Absolutely.
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Ain't no mountain high enough.
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Just, um, formulate a plan, nail down a strategy.
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You have any ideas?
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We could order some pizza or Chinese food or perhaps one of those hoagies that you cut into a million pieces.
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No more suggestions necessary, Michelle.
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Well, I'm here if you need me.
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Luke.
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How pretty do you think I am?
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Are we using a specific day?
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Have you had a good night's sleep?
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Suki's doctor put her on immediate bed rest, and I thought it would be fine, but no one will touch the ducks, and Michelle wants to order a hoagie, and I'm starting to hyperventilate, and I'm not wearing a stretchy fabric.
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I'll be right there.
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So I was just checking in, making sure everything was fine.
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Everything is fine.
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The ducks are working out for you?
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Ducks are selling like hotcakes.
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Oh, like hotcakes.
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God, you are a funny guy.
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I just, I never realized.
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So I just wanted to tell you that I'm really grateful to you for jumping in like this.
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Happy to jump.
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Are you straining the sauce?
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Excuse me?
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The duck sauce?
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Are you straining it?
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Yes.
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Twice?
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No. Oh, well, it's really best if you strain it twice.
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It makes it really smooth.
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People seem to be liking the sauce, Suki.
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Well, sure, when you don't know what you're missing, then...
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Okay, tell you what, from now on, I will strain the duck sauce twice, three times if it'll make you happy.
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No, then it'll be too runny.
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Twice it is.
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Thank you.
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You're welcome.
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Hey, I got Suki on the phone.
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You need to talk to her?
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Yeah, that's actually great.
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I'm handing you over to Lorelei.
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Hey.
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He's not straightening the duck sauce three times, is he?
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Oh, not to my knowledge.
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Hey, Suki, where are the applications?
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I don't know why you joke about a thing like that.
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Three times?
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That's not funny.
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Suki, the applications from the Culinary Institute for your temporary replacement?
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Are they not there?
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Depends on where there is.
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They're around somewhere.
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Check the freezer.
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Sometimes I like to read in there.
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That's very Lucy of you.
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I'll call when I find them.
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Now rest.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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You know, I love watching you cook.
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It's hot.
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It's because you're standing next to the broiler.
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Oh, is that what we're calling it now?
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Not in front of the guys, please.
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Fine, I'll save my dirty cooking jokes for later.
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Good, add the parsley, get it out there.
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Kitchen.
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Do you put walnuts in your bechamel?
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Suki?
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Do you put walnuts in your bechamel?
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No. You don't put walnuts in your bechamel.
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Suki, I have things burning, so I...
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I thought I tasted walnuts.
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What things are you burning?
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What do you mean you tasted walnuts?
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If you want to get fancy, you can do that at your own diner.
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My bechamel sauce is classic.
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How are you tasting the bechamel?
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And I don't remember including goat cheese in the fennel salad.
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How do you know what's in the fennel salad?
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So you admit it.
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You put goat cheese in the fennel salad.
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Yeah, I put goat cheese in the fennel salad.
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It goes good in the fennel salad, and you had it sitting there.
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And I also have some Brillo pads sitting there.
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You want to toss a couple of those into the fennel salad as well?
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Hmm?
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How do you know all this?
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I just assumed.
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You just assumed I put goat cheese in the fennel salad.
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And walnuts in the bechamel.
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I did not put walnuts in...
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Suki, are you having people bring you my food?
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You are!
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There you are.
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Think fast.
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T-shirts for all the girls, because I'm the good witch of the...
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Hey, are you missing a couple kids?
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They left.
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Excuse me?
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Madeline and Louise met these guys, and they...
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What guys?
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I don't know.
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They were sitting behind us, and they were having a party, and...
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Unbelievable!
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What's going on?
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They left!
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What?
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Let's go.
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Come on, move!
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Leave the house with four girls.
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I'm coming home with four girls.
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Hi.
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I'm looking for a couple of college boys who might live here, who have friends who live here.
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I don't talk to anybody.
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People annoy me.
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What?
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She found him with the blonde again.
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She's gonna knock on every door in the entire building, isn't she?
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Yep.
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Wow.
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Hello? Is anyone home?
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Hello?
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Let's go follow your mother.
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I wonder if I was missing if my mom would come looking for me like that.
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Paris, you know she would.
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Yeah, or at least she'd send somebody.
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Music.
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Let's go.
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Mom, that's one of the guys.
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Yeah?
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Hi.
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Could you move, please?
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What?
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Thanks.
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Hey!
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Did you miss me?
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Well, I.
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Ms. Gilmore, put the cups down.
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Let's move.
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Is there a problem?
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Yeah.
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Um, see those two idiots over there?
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They're 16.
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Underage, and I bet you're not.
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I also bet those big fancy party cups aren't holding lemonade.
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You really want to end any further conversation with me right now, so just step aside, Skippy.
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Move your asses.
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Outside.
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Now!
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Hey!
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I am not even gonna begin to tell you how completely
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insane it is to take off with anyone you don't know
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or drink things that you don't know what's in them or act like you have a clue when you don't.
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But so help me God, if you ever pull a stunt like this again, it will not be around my kid.
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Do you understand me?
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Good.
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Now let's go.
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I can't wait to meet your parents.
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We have some catching up to do.
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I think we'll just talk and talk and talk all night long.
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You know what?
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I think this is the best night I've ever had.
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So what do you think?
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Well, I think it's very nice.
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Mom's office is right back there.
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Oh, and you have to see the dining room.
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They got the chandeliers from one of Martha Washington's houses.
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Do you spend a lot of time here?
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Yeah.
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I work here a couple afternoons a week, and I help out with special occasions.
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They have a lot of weddings here.
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I wonder where Mom is.
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Oh, don't bother your mother.
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I'm sure she's busy.
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Oh, no, she'd want to say hi.
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Rochelle, where's Mom?
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Off with her boyfriend.
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What boyfriend?
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Small, dark, wanted in four states.
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Okay.
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Well, do you know when she's coming back?
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Because my grandmother's here, we want to say hi.
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Your grandmother?
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Emily Gilmore.
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Michelle Girard.
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Enchanté.
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Devenez-vous.
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Paris.
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Ah, oui, le printemps à Paris.
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C'est vrai, c'est vrai.
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OK.
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Well, we better go find Mom.
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It's been a pleasure meeting you.
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The pleasure is all mine.
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What a charming man.
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Oh, OK.
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Mom, hi.
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Mom, hi.
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Oh, well, it's quite a place you've got here.
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Oh, well, it's not really my place.
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I just work here.
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So I thought you were going to go antiquing.
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Yeah, we did.
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And then we had lunch.
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Oh, Ridley, where?
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Teriyaki Joes.
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You're kidding.
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She picked.
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You did?
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It looked festive.
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I can't picture you at Teriyaki Joes.
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Or in jogging shoes.
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What's up, working girl?
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Well, Rory decided that we should take the grand tour of the town.
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That meant walking.
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I hope you don't mind.
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I borrowed your socks also.
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Oh, I don't mind.
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I wish I had a camera, but I don't mind.
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I'm gonna go show her the girls.
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Oh, yeah, good.
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On the way back, show her the gym.
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Jump on the treadmill.
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See you later.
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Make sure you stretch first.
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I just love your mother.
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So the horses are up on that hill, and the tennis courts are back there.
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It's certainly impressive.
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And this is my favorite place.
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The tool shed?
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No, this is where we used to live.
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What?
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Right when Mom and I moved here, this was our apartment.
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But I know it looks small, but it's really pretty.
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Come on.
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See, we had our bed right over there, and Mom put up this really pretty curtain around the tub so that it looked like a real bathroom.
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and we would just sit outside at night when the inn would have parties.
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And we'd just listen to music and feed the ducks and...
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Grandma?
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Grandma, wait.
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What's the matter?
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Nothing.
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Did something happen?
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Are you sick?
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Is it the teriyaki?
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I'm fine.
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It's just getting late.
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I have to go. But...
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Hey.
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Do you mind?
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What?
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Oh, sorry.
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How was the drive?
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The drive was fine.
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Good.
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The foyer looks great.
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I have a surprise for you.
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The rest of the house ran away?
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No. No. Rory, come with me.
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Okay.
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So, I'll follow you then.
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Great.
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Voila.
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Oh, my.
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Um, Grandma?
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What is this?
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This is your room.
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What?
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Since you've been spending so much time here lately, I thought you should have a special place all your own.
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But you didn't have to do this.
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Do you like it?
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Yeah, it's beautiful.
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Do you see the NSYNC poster?
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Thank you, Grandma.
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You're welcome, sweetheart.
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Now, come on.
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Let's go downstairs and see if dinner's ready.
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You coming?
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You bought her Cosmo Girl.
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Well, the young girls enjoy the articles.
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You bought boy band posters and Hello Kitty notepads.
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A lovely young girl at the store helped me pick them out.
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You filled the room with sunflowers.
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Rory likes sunflowers.
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I know Rory likes sunflowers.
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What is the matter, Lorelai?
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Nothing.
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I don't know.
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It's just a little weird, that's all.
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Why is it weird to do something for my granddaughter?
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I don't know.
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I mean, it's not like you bought her a car.
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By the way, don't.
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It's a room, and...
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You know, you're right.
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It's nice.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm just being silly.
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Maybe you don't like the fact that now she has a place away from you.
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Some place is just her own.
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I said I was fine.
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Or maybe it's because it's so large and spacious and has four solid walls around the bathtub.
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Excuse me?
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I mean, it may not be exciting or bohemian, but at least it doesn't have shovels propped up against the sofa either now, does it?
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I'm sorry.
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I missed the checkered flag.
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When did the argument start?
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Is it because it's not a shack in the woods?
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Or is it the proximity to me that's making it so uncomfortable for you?
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What are you talking about?
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You hated us that much?
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What?
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You had to take that little girl away.
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That was bad enough.
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But to that?
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To live there in a shed like a hobo?
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Who uses the word hobo anymore?
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I saw it.
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I saw that horrible little pit you so proudly ran to.
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I saw what you chose over your own family.
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You could have lived in the gutter, in the street, in the cardboard box, anywhere, as long as you didn't have to be near us.
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Isn't that true?
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Mom?
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Isn't that true, Lorelai?
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Mom, I was very young, and I was very unhappy, and I needed to be someplace that wasn't here.
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Excuse me.
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If you can travel back in time and make me not make the veal and ham pate, I'd appreciate it.
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Talk me out of these things in the future, guys.
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Hello.
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Hello?
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Could you step away from the pan, please?
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Honey, do you see a joystick?
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This is not a game, okay?
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It's a hache sauce and it's for keeps.
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But it does.
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Okay, what?
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Okay!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh, my God!
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Why is you keep?
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You're here!
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You're with us!
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Oh, my God, I missed you!
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I missed you!
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This means you can set a wedding date.
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No impediments.
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Yeah, I already told Luke.
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I forgot a lady.
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I forgot a lady.
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I forgot a lady.
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I forgot a lady.
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I forgot a lady.
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I forgot a lady.
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I forgot a lady.
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I was just working on my list of what to make for Thanksgiving, and I was wishing you were going to be here,
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and now you are!
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Oh, my God!
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What I'm wishing for is actually coming true.
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Quick, wish for a Sephora to be built within walking distance.
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Do you need a paper bag?
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I'm good, I'm good, just happy.
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Rory!
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Oh, hi.
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Wow, Michelle.
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Hi.
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Boy, that was weird.
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She just surprised me, that's all.
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It's kind of okay that you are here.
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It's kind of okay with me, too.
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Lunch!
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What?
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Lunch!
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I'm making you lunch!
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But we just...
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Don't fight it.
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It just came to me.
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Kebabs.
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Okay, drop everything, boys.
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We're making kebabs for Rory and potstickers.
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Okay, throw everything out.
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This is a celebration.
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Let's get to higher ground.
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What is going on?
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I saw her kissing a man.
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What?
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When I came home today, I walked in and I saw her standing in the living room.
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I'm kissing a man.
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Gran.
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Yes?
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My gran.
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Yes?
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My gran was kissing a man.
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In a purple velour jogging suit.
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Gran was in a purple velour jogging suit?
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No, the man was wearing a purple jogging suit.
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And you're sure they were kissing?
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100% sure.
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My God. Was he hot?
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Excuse me?
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Well, I don't know what you're supposed to ask when you hear your grandmother's been making out with a guy.
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I don't know if he was hot.
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Your grandmother's sucking face was blocking my view.
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What'd she do?
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Did she see you?
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No. After my heart started back up again, and I went outside and hid in the bushes until he left.
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Okay, now I have two really good visuals fighting for top billing here.
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Do you realize how wonderful this is?
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Yeah, I guess it's wonderful.
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Gran has a guy.
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No, what's wonderful is after all these years of her abuse, her condescension, her insults and her degrading comments, after all these years of pure,
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unadulterated hell, I finally have something to hold over her.
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Oh, Mom.
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Finally I have the upper hand.
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Finally I have something to nail her with.
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Finally that woman is going down.
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You cannot use this against Gran.
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Yes, I can.
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I've earned it.
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Mom, I know Gran gives you a hard time, but she did not tell anyone about this guy for a reason.
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Yes, because she's embarrassed.
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She should be.
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He was dressed like a bookie.
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You have to be above this.
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No, I don't have to be above this.
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You're seriously telling me that you're going to be the one to go out there
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and humiliate Gran in front of her friends, in front of her family.
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Just think about it, Mom.
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What would Miss Manners do?
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It's not fair.
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Gran will be back in her own house soon.
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I know.
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You're right.
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Just hang on till then.
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All right, let's go back in there and get this evening over with.
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You are a stand-up lady, Emily Gilmore.
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You know that?
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Oh, really?
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Well, that makes me feel so much better.
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And is this normal, Richard, to be getting home from work so late?
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Oh, that's one of the pitfalls of starting your own business, I'm afraid.
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You should say of starting a successful business, Richard.
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Successful so far, Drix.
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Let's not jinx it.
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Though, perhaps if Emily could have the meal served on time, and Richard would have more inducement to get home at a reasonable hour.
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I saw her kissing a man in a tracksuit.
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What?
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Emily!
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Oh.
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Jess, you were supposed to be down here.
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What the hell is that?
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What? That.
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That is a shirt.
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Change.
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What?
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Go upstairs and change your shirt.
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I like this shirt.
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How can you like that shirt?
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It brings out my eyes.
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Hey, part of the deal you stay in here is that you work here.
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When you work here, you will wear proper work attire, and that is not proper work attire.
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Now, go upstairs and change into something that won't scare the hell out of my customers.
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Whatever you say, Uncle Luke.
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Gross t-shirt.
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Yeah.
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Good band.
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Oh, yeah.
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Thank you.
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Hmm, Luke.
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What?
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What do you think you're doing?
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Working.
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So you think this is funny, huh?
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I'm sorry.
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I thought this was a uniform.
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Okay, you know what?
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That's fine.
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Have your little joke.
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You know, doesn't bother me at all.
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You just go over there and clean off that table, okay?
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I'm ignoring you.
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You do not exist.
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Okay.
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That's it.
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Get upstairs and change it.
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Whatever you say, Uncle Luke.
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It's Luke.
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Just Luke.
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Mr. Luke.
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In fact, don't address me at all.
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Good afternoon, Lorelai.
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Oh, my goodness.
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Is the library ready for us?
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Yes, the tables are set and the tea is brewed
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and I've hired some extra poor people for the girls to look down on.
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She's the one I told you about, a regular imaging coca.
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Oh, my God, I love them.
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They are like Madame Alexander dolls come to life.
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All right, ladies, chins up, tummies in, and glide.
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Now, remember, ladies, the dresses you'll be wearing at the cotillion on Saturday will have much fuller skirts.
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Several of you may be working with a crinoline, so sitting will be an entirely different experience.
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What is the rule of thumb we can always apply?
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Tiffany?
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Bottoms out.
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That's right.
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Bottoms, sit.
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Very good.
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Such elegance, such a sense of decorum.
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Manners, grace, charm, everything my childhood could have been but wasn't.
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to go back and do it right.
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Hey, that's cool.
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Caroline, we do not grab or group our dinner partners.
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Sorry, Mrs. Gilmore.
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Always maintain proper spacing and distance.
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Oh, it's all coming back to me, proper spacing and distance.
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Other kids were hugged and kissed.
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I was taught to maintain proper spacing and distance.
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In which case, the utensil rule still applies.
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No utensil once used may ever touch the table again.
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Imagine leaving a ring of raspberry preserves preserves on a set of fine linens.
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Granted, these linens aren't the best, but at the cotillion on Saturday, everything will be of the highest quality.
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All right, ladies.
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Choose your first sandwich.
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Take me.
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Oh, Cheryl.
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Take me to the cotillion.
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I have to be there.
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I want to go back and do it right.
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No, forget it.
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I insist.
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You must take me.
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You have no choice.
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I have no choice?
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Do you know me?
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I'm not going to my mother's cotillion.
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You owe me.
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What?
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I do not.
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Oh, yes, you do.
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Last November, when you were going out of town and nervous about boarding Polanka for the first time, you forced me against my better judgment to have Polanka over to my home for the day
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so he could acclimate to other dogs.
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Well, not only did he traumatize my poor Charles, but somehow he managed to get into my closet, the door of which was firmly closed.
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I know.
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I don't know how he does that.
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And proceeded to poop in my Prada loafers.
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Well, he knows good quality.
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When I returned your foul creature and told you about what happened, You apologized profusely and then wrote an I.O.U on several little post-its,
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thinking it was oh so clever.
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Gosh, I don't remember that.
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I thought as much.
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Do not leave it carelessly strewn about the table.
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Caroline?
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Caroline?
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Look at that girl, poor thing.
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Oh, why did someone force her to wear those exercise shoes?
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She'd probably rather be home, in jeans, climbing a tree.
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She looks perfectly happy to me.
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You know what I see when I look out this room?
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A bunch of kids whose outfits cost more than my car?
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No, these are not kids.
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They are perfect tiny adults.
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We are standing amongst the next generation of movers and shakers.
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The future president of the United States may be in this room with us tonight.
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You're very odd.
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Lorelai, you're here.
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I am.
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Hello, Emily.
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Oh, Emily, may I just say that what you have created here tonight is nothing short of perfection.
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This is a kind of nirvana on Earth.
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Thank you, Michelle.
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It's very kind of you to say.
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I'm sorry.
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What on Earth do those musicians play?
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It sounds lovely.
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Are those violinists on speed?
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Excuse me.
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Hey, I'm gonna get some punch.
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You want some?
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Oh, no. Thank you very much.
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I'm much too excited for a punch.
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My throat closes off when I'm excited, so swallowing punch would be very difficult right now.
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OK.
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Lorelai!
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Charlotte, hi!
616
I'm having the most wonderful time.
617
Oh.
618
Grandmother, grandfather, it's my pleasure to introduce you to Lorelai Gilmore.
619
Lorelai, these are my grandparents, Beverly and Arthur Courtright.
620
Ah, the famous Lorelai.
621
Famous?
622
I have to catch up on my Us Weeklys.
623
Charlotte told us you were a card.
624
She also told us that you were a delightful dining companion, like Noel Coward and Slim Keith rolled into one.
625
Ah, well, she's delightful, too, like Shirley Temple and Mother Teresa and someone with very good table manners rolled into one.
626
It's starting.
627
The dancing is starting.
628
We should get the camera.
629
Will you excuse us?
630
Yeah.
631
Lorelai, did I tell you?
632
Margo, Caroline, and I are doing a hip-hop dance, and it's gonna be so funny.
633
We rehearsed it in the bathroom.
634
The whole thing ends up with us somersaulting towards the band.
635
Wow, that's really great.
636
Are you gonna come dance?
637
Oh, no. It's just for the kids.
638
Oh, come on.
639
Everybody's dancing.
640
Pardon me, would you like to dance, Charlotte?
641
I'll be delighted, Toby.
642
Rory, you can't just walk out like that.
643
Not after everything we've been through.
644
You just left.
645
I was still in bed.
646
I mean, what is that all about?
647
Okay, you need to do this later.
648
I can't do this later.
649
Rory, I love you.
650
I love you, damn it.
651
How many times do I have to tell you?
652
God, just talk to me.
653
Okay, out.
654
Right now, come!
655
What are you doing, man?
656
Get the hell out of here.
657
Get with me now.
658
I told you that.
659
Let it go.
660
I will not let it go.
661
She doesn't love you, Rory.
662
Tell him you don't love him.
663
Everything was fine until you came along.
664
Don't blame me because you couldn't keep her.
665
I swear to God, I'm going to kill you.
666
Oh, I'd love to see you try it.
667
Stop it!
668
Stop it right now!
669
Anthony, get security!
670
Stop it!
671
Break it up!
672
What are you telling me?
673
Gentlemen, you're losing control.
674
You're in a classroom.
675
All right, that's enough.
676
Break it up, you two.
677
Rory Gilmore, you should be ashamed of yourself toying with these boys like this.
678
They used to have pride.
679
They used to have dignity.
680
They used to have balls.
681
Damn it, Gilmore.
682
Give them back their balls.
683
Logan.
684
Richard.
685
Wow, this is a pleasant surprise.
686
I'm surprised.
687
Finn, Colin, you know Richard, don't you?
688
Well, boys, nice to see you.
689
Logan, I wanted to talk to you.
690
I just heard about the incident.
691
The?
692
I heard that you professed your feelings for Rory.
693
What?
694
Mr. Bell is a very dear friend of mine, as is the dean of admissions.
695
What, you know this place, news travels fast.
696
Yeah, look.
697
I have to tell you that while I understand what could have driven you to such a public display of affection, there is a proper time and place for that sort of thing.
698
And a classroom in the middle of class is not one of them.
699
No, I know.
700
I...
701
However, what's done is done.
702
It's out.
703
So, I dropped by to tell you that I've spoken to your father.
704
My father?
705
We pounded out a few things.
706
Property agreements, prenups, that sort of thing.
707
Okay, I think that there's been...
708
We came to a very fair agreement.
709
I'm sure you'll be pleased.
710
Now, we're setting up a dinner for next week to finalize the engagement and start talking about the ceremony.
711
Emily is handling all the newspaper announcements, so not to worry, that's all taken care of. But...
712
She is a fine young lady, Logan.
713
I want her to be happy.
714
You'll take care of that, I assume.
715
All right.
716
I'll let you get back to your coffee break.
717
Nice seeing all of you again.
718
And, Logan, welcome to the family, son.
719
I do hope one of his dopey-looking friends knows CPR, or he just might not make it.
720
You're the best, Grandpa.
721
All right, who's next?
722
Paris giving you any trouble?
723
Not any more than usual.
724
However, there is a girl in my modern poetry class who keeps kicking my chick.
725
Ah, I do love this place.
726
Right back at you, group.
727
This year I have the perfect project.
728
I'm going to take hair samples from three men, run DNA tests on them, and figure out which one's my father.
729
What?
730
My uncle works for a lab in Hartford, so he's going to oversee me, but I'll be doing all the actual work myself.
731
I'm sorry, did you say your father?
732
Yes, these science fairs have gotten so political lately.
733
It's no longer the simple act of science being appreciated.
734
There's got to be a twist, a gimmick, something flashy.
735
I figure this is perfect.
736
Real science, DNA testing, with a flash of human drama.
737
Who's my daddy?
738
Huh?
739
Catchy, right?
740
I don't understand.
741
I'm not...
742
I already have the other two samples.
743
This is my last stop.
744
I go to the lab tomorrow and the fair's on the 16th.
745
And if I win, there's going to be a banquet on the 18th
746
and you get to choose any two kinds of spaghetti that you want.
747
There's got to be at least ten options, though I know what I'm getting.
748
Split order.
749
Half mushroom, half mizitz for cheese.
750
No. Yes, that's what I'm getting.
751
No, I mean no, I'm...
752
Ow!
753
Thanks.
754
Wish me luck!
755
Hi.
756
Hi.
757
What are you doing here?
758
Oh, I just came down to see the potato clock.
759
Hmm.
760
It's amazing a potato can do that.
761
Potatoes are extraordinary. So, I guess, uh...
762
Yeah.
763
It's you. And you're sure?
764
Absolutely.
765
You want to see my report?
766
Uh, yeah.
767
Oh, it's big.
768
Wow, you sure wrote a lot of things here.
769
Hey, wait, there's a word in here I know.
770
So you're, uh, smart, huh?
771
I've never been tested.
772
But you did all this, so you must be smart.
773
April Nardini, so your last name is Nardini?
774
Yes.
775
So your mom is...
776
Anna.
777
Yes.
778
Oh, Anna.
779
Wow.
780
I haven't seen Anna in, uh...
781
About 12 years.
782
Yeah.
783
So, uh, how is she?
784
Is she good?
785
Yes.
786
Well, you know, that's Anna Nardini.
787
Oh boy, I think I have to sit down.
788
You want my school?
789
Yeah, thanks.
790
Thanks, I'm just a little overwhelmed here.
791
You want a Capri Sun?
792
No, that's okay. So, I'm your father.
793
Yes.
794
I didn't know about you.
795
I know.
796
If I did, I would have, uh...
797
Yeah, it's me.
798
Hi.
799
Don't worry, this was way before you guys started dating.
800
This was back around Thanksgiving?
801
Last Thanksgiving?
802
It meant nothing, believe me, meaningless.
803
Walker will have sex with anyone.
804
I will.
805
And I'm sure you know Logan and I dated, but that was ages ago, eons, back when he drove a Z3.
806
And then we had a stupid one-night stand this December, but there's nothing between us, I swear.
807
We're just friends who drank too much spiked eggnog, and now he's met you, and I think you guys are so great together.
808
Really?
809
Thanks.
810
I'm sorry.
811
I didn't know that you slept with Logan.
812
I thought you two just messed around.
813
No, you said you just messed around with him.
814
I said that he and I hooked up.
815
I meant hooked up, hooked up.
816
I thought you just meant hooked up like messed around.
817
How come you never told me you messed around with Logan?
818
Why am I not in the loop?
819
I'm with Liam.
820
Officially nothing happened.
821
These shoes are killing my feet.
822
Just scrunch up your toes a little bit.
823
That's what I'm doing.
824
It feels good.
825
Did you hook up with Logan around Thanksgiving?
826
No way.
827
I was in beer rent.
828
Okay, ladies, time to line up.
829
The processional's about to start.
830
Rory, you better go find your seat.
831
I look like RuPaul.
832
Where's my flowers?
833
Does Sophia have the flowers?
834
She's at the party, Rory.
835
Oh, just FYI, before I got together with Liam, he slept with half the Upper East Side, and now he's loyal as a dog.
836
I need my flowers.
837
Oh, I already have my flowers.
838
Bye, Rory.
839
Bye.
840
Rory.
841
You didn't say a word.
842
You just let me walk into a room full of girls you'd had sex with.
843
Oh, no, wait, I'm sorry.
844
You only had sex with two of them.
845
One of them you just fooled around with, whatever that means.
846
She spared me the exact parameters of the fooling around.
847
You want to fill me in?
848
Rory.
849
You know what?
850
Never mind.
851
I've got a good imagination.
852
I can figure it out.
853
Okay, look.
854
I can't believe it.
855
You didn't just cheat on me.
856
You really cheated on me.
857
I didn't cheat on you.
858
Oh, so you didn't sleep with?
859
No, I did, but we were broken up.
860
No, you were broken up.
861
Not me.
862
I thought we were just taking some time.
863
Apart, not seeing each other.
864
Yes, taking some time.
865
Not seeing each other for a while.
866
That doesn't mean broken up.
867
Oh, come on.
868
No, when...
869
To break up, you have to tell the other person.
870
You can't just decide that you're broken off and then just go off and...
871
God, I can't believe I fell for all your stupid tricks.
872
The coffee cart and going to my mother.
873
You went to my mother.
874
Why would you bother going through that?
875
You had plenty of backup.
876
What do you need me for?
877
Because I love you.
878
No, don't.
879
Rory, I didn't cheat on you.
880
I didn't lie to you.
881
You didn't tell me.
882
Of course not.
883
Why would I tell you?
884
Why would I want you to be hurt and upset and angry?
885
Blondie, dizzy, I love the cover, pretending all those girls were worthless idiots.
886
They are worthless idiots, shooting their mouths off in front of you like that.
887
It's not their fault.
888
It is their fault.
889
They love doing crap like this, causing trouble.
890
We were only apart for, like, two seconds, and you managed to sleep with every one of your sister's friends.
891
How did you even do that?
892
I mean, did you work them in shifts?
893
Were there charts, signals, B-12 shots?
894
I was depressed.
895
I was lonely.
896
I was upset.
897
I've known these girls forever.
898
It was just companionship, okay?
899
It meant nothing.
900
Don't be at the apartment between 10 and 1 tomorrow so I can get my stuff.
901
Stop her from getting a drink.
902
How?
903
Sure, Nick Nolte's mugshot.
904
Hello?
905
Lorelei, how are you?
906
I'm fine, Dad.
907
How are you?
908
Oh, don't you worry about me.
909
I am in good hands.
910
Isn't that right, boys?
911
Right.
912
Geez, Dad, hanging out at the bathhouse again?
913
I am at my bachelor party, Lorelei.
914
And I just thought I'd call and see how your little gathering was going.
915
Mate.
916
Now, I want you to have a wonderful time and go as crazy as you think is necessary.
917
But make sure your mother doesn't mix her alcohol.
918
Sometimes when she has a little bit too much vodka, she forgets and she goes on to gin.
919
I need her sober and looking beautiful for tomorrow.
920
Otherwise, you don't have to go through with it.
921
So, Dad, Mom told you we were having a party?
922
Well, she told me she was heading over to your house this evening to spend a little time with the girls, so I put it all together.
923
I'm a very brilliant man, Roraleigh.
924
Anyhow, I won't keep you any longer.
925
Just return your mother in one piece, sans tattoos, please.
926
Okay, will do.
927
Have a scandalous time.
928
I'll see you girls tomorrow.
929
Okay, so here's a fun twist for your viewing pleasure.
930
My father thinks my mother is here for her bachelorette party.
931
What?
932
Why does he think that?
933
I think she told him that.
934
Oops.
935
Were we supposed to throw her a bachelorette party?
936
I don't know.
937
You're the maid of honor.
938
Aren't you supposed to plan these things?
939
I didn't think you had a bachelorette party when you hadn't been a bachelorette for 40 years.
940
Oh my God, she's gonna hold this against me for the rest of my life.
941
So what do we do?
942
J.V had just fallen asleep.
943
I know, I'm sorry.
944
Thanks for coming over here at the last minute.
945
And is that hot stickers?
946
Ah, I love you.
947
Hi, Suki.
948
Mm-hmm.
949
Go on in the living room.
950
Okay.
951
The other living room.
952
Okay.
953
You're gonna have to open your eyes now.
954
Okay.
955
Hey, Lorelai.
956
Hey, Gypsy.
957
Thanks for coming on such short notice.
958
Hey, I'm always up for a good party.
959
Emily's in the living room with the others.
960
Great.
961
Who's Emily?
962
Follow me up when we're out.
963
Okey dokey.
964
Look, everyone, it's Gypsy.
965
Gypsy, Gypsy's here.
966
Everyone Gypsy's here.
967
Gypsy, that's Emily.
968
Come on, Gypsy, come over here and sit by me.
969
Oh, okay.
970
I have to say, Lorelai, I am loving this drink.
971
Have you ever had one of these, Gypsy?
972
I don't know.
973
It's called a rum and coke.
974
You know, you may look highbrow, Emily, but underneath, you're just a broad.
975
Did you hear that, Gypsy?
976
I'm a broad.
977
Yeah, I always suspected.
978
How's it going?
979
Great.
980
What are we doing here?
981
I've tried to explain it to her, but it is not working.
982
We are throwing my grandmother a bachelorette party.
983
But she's married.
984
Yeah, but they're doing it again. But why?
985
Because they want to tell each other that they love each other all over again. But why?
986
Because they do. But why?
987
Because it's fun. But why?
988
Because I think it lasted one more but why than I did.
989
So, Emily, tell us about this party of yours tomorrow.
990
It's going to be fabulous, isn't it, Lorelai?
991
Ab-fab, sweetie, darling.
992
Isn't she hilarious?
993
I never have any idea what she's talking about, but she's so entertaining.
994
Like a chimp.
995
Isn't she like a chimp, Gypsy?
996
Please make your mother stop talking to me.
997
If only I had that power.
998
The party's going to be very, very big.
999
Flowers everywhere, and my dress is incredible.
1000
The woman who made it is a genius.
1001
So where's it gonna be?
1002
The Windsor Club.
1003
Ooh, fancy.
1004
Well, that ain't no toilet bowl.
1005
No, it certainly is not.
1006
It's the perfect place to have my perfect wedding.
1007
And what I had to go through to get it, let me tell you.
1008
Lorelei, the cup's empty
1009
It was booked up two years in advance
1010
And the Sheldrakes had the Rose Room They were having a retirement party
1011
Or something ridiculous like that
1012
And they simply refused to let us have the room They were stubborn and selfish
1013
And now after all the strings I pulled They are across
1014
town At the Bluestone Club With their piped in music And their pornographic fountains You've gone,
1015
Miss Gotti I must say this is the best bachelorette party I ever had.
1016
I feel like we should play games or something or have naughty gifts like edible underwear, dirty shaped pasta.
1017
Yeah, too bad we don't have...
1018
Oh, wait a sec.
1019
Where is she going?
1020
Gypsy, where is she going?
1021
Aha!
1022
What are you doing?
1023
No way.
1024
Where did you get that?
1025
You gave it to me.
1026
Oh, yeah.
1027
Mom, for you and your special nights.
1028
What is this?
1029
Oh my God!
1030
Oh my God!
1031
What are they laughing at?
1032
Have a tater tot, Kim.
1033
My mother is fast asleep in my bed, clutching my Hello Kitty pillow, and yes, I have pictures.
1034
I cannot believe how much rum Grandma drank tonight.
1035
How much rum she drank?
1036
Hey, that's Grandma's back.
1037
What are you doing?
1038
I have no idea.
1039
I am drunk.
1040
Hey, come back here with that.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Clips to Watch While You Eat”. This video has 1040 sentences and 6295 words to shadow. The speech runs for 34:39. The speaker talks fast, about 182 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 225 of its 1040 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| salad noun | /ˈsæl.əd/ | A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often… |
| gran noun | /ɡɹæn/ | A grandmother. |
| fennel noun | /ˈfɛnəl/ | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| walnut noun | /ˈwɔlnət/ | A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans. |
| bachelorette noun | /ˌbætʃləˈɹɛt/ | An unmarried woman. |
| cotillion noun | /koʊtɪlˈjɑ̃/ | A bold dance performed in groups of eight where women lift their skirts to display their ankles. |
| jog verb | /d͡ʒɑɡ/ | To push slightly; to move or shake with a push or jerk, as to gain the attention of; to jolt. |
| goat noun | /ɡoʊt/ | Any ruminant of the genus Capra. |
| strain noun | /stɹeɪn/ | A particular variety of a microbe, virus, or other organism, usually a taxonomically infraspecific one. |
| sunflower noun | /ˈsʌn.flaʊ.əɹ/ | Any plant of the genus Helianthus, so called probably from the form and color of its floral head, having the form of a large disk surrounded by yellow ray… |
| teriyaki noun | /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/ | A cooking technique used in Japanese cuisine in which foods are broiled or grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade. |
| dessert noun | /dɪˈzɝt/ | The last course of a meal, consisting of fruit, sweet confections etc. |
| upstairs adverb | /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ | Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level. |
| cheat verb | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| potato noun | /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ | The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. |
| hook up verb | To assemble the parts of a mechanism, especially by connecting wires. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. |
| go back verb | To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time. |
| mess around verb | To fiddle idly. |
| book up verb | To reserve or book all of something, for example by purchasing all the tickets. |
| break off verb | To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Have you had a good night's sleep?
- How do you know what's in the fennel salad?
- What do you think you're doing?
- I'm sorry, did you say your father?
- Aren't you supposed to plan these things?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to live · used to have |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | you've been spending · grandmother's been making |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you had · I've ever had · It's been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be built · was dressed · are set |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 210 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, worthless /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/, thumb /ˈθʌm/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: musician /mjuˈzɪʃən/, ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: teriyaki /ˌtɛ.ɹiˈjɑ.ki/, parameter /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like salad, gran, fennel.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.