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Craig, why do you always have talented and beautiful actresses on the show?
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Because I'm heterosexual, everybody.
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I haven't had this much fun in a long time.
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Oh, really?
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You want to wear that dress more often then.
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What kind of doctor is your sister then?
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Internal medicine.
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Internal medicine, so all her work is done indoors.
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What does that mean, internal medicine?
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That means like it's all organs, no.. she doesn't do hair?
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No, I'll not...
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That's a really good one.
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I don't think I'd have made a good doctor, although I always would have liked it because I think I've got quite good hair.
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You know, for a doctor hair, kind of like, can I help you?
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I have no idea what you're doing.
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No, you turn up here and you're feeling a bit...
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And I need heart surgery and in rocks you.
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No, you don't know that.
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You don't know you need heart surgery.
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You come in here and you're feeling a bit off-kilter and I say, let me examine you and then we'll see how you look.
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See, you'd let me do that, wouldn't you?
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I love your dress, by the way.
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It's very, you can see through bits. And it's kind of...
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And I mean this very, very, in a very loving way.
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It's a little tablecloth-y thing.
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No!
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No, I don't mean it like that!
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I meant for it to be...
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...sexy.
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It is sexy!
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It is sexy!
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It's so sexy, I'd like to examine you for your heart problem.
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You would have been a good bottom doctor.
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I've heard that before.
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What?
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No. How can I make it up to you?
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Mouth organ?
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I'm sorry?
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It's like internal medicine with music.
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Here, do you want to play the mouth organ?
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Yes, yes.
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I would prefer an awkward silence, but I'll take the organ.
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Well, you can have both.
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Many times when I do the mouth organ, there's an awkward silence afterwards.
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I want to show you my new tattoo.
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Oh, yes, please.
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I heard that we both got our tattoos.
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Well, you got some other tattoos.
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I got I got mines in New Orleans, too.
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Did you go to Electric Ladyland?
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No was it
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that the place you got you That's the only place to go in your I gotta go check that place out.
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Yeah, let me see what you get God is love controversial
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That's a controversial one a lot of people be like I
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don't know Kiki I don't know where are the other ones then I have one under here don't bother with
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that And then I have one on my ankle.
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Oh, yeah, a little, uh, little anchor.
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Anchor, you know.
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And I got a heart, two hearts behind my ear.
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My sister and I got that together.
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You got them all your tattoos in places that really hurt.
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Are you into pain?
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Hold on a second.
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Are you into pain?
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You're in your therapist, Laura.
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I'm doing the therapy.
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You're in your therapist, Laura.
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You know what?
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I will admit this.
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Whenever I get a tattoo, I kind of do like it.
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What, the feeling?
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The pain.
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You know, I kind of do too.
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Except when I got it here.
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That was here.
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Oh yeah, like that.
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Right, that, that, no. It's okay, but just when it creeps into your...
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It creeped up too high.
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You let it creep up too high.
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You let it creep up too high.
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Yeah.
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You have picture tattoos.
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I don't really have many picture tattoos.
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I usually quote it up, and I had to get myself to stop, because I always go to this website to get these quotes, and if I would have kept going, I really would be a quote book on my whole body.
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I put too many quotes on me.
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Well, that's all right.
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That's gonna make you...
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You're pretty interesting anyway.
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I mean, but...
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But, like, you know, you...
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People could read you.
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Literally.
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You can start a story and then if you like someone you can say, do you want to see chapter two?
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Where are you from originally?
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I'm born and raised here in LA.
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Los Angeles.
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I'm one of the five you can pinch me I'm real see though.
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Yes.
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No, I'm from here.
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I'm from here.
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No, I just wanted to do it again strangely hairless body you have You're quite the dolphin, aren't you?
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It's not easy being a lady.
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Yeah, I tell you, you're absolutely hair-free.
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We'll just call her Meg.
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Don't call her Meg, she doesn't like that.
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Do you like getting called Meg?
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Yeah, I get called Meg, Nutmeg, also.
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Nutmeg?
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Alright, let's do an awkward pause and get you out of here.
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Okay. Have you
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got cranky since you got pregnant?
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Have you found yourself kind of like snapping at people and stuff?
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Um, sometimes I snap and sometimes I get really sad and I cry.
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That's like me all the time.
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On the show.
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On the show.
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Yeah, I'm like, I hate you.
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You don't understand me.
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I love you.
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That like that.
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But you know what always bothered me?
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Here's the thing.
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What?
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Zombies, they eat human flesh, right?
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Yes.
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But they don't poop.
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Well, we don't see them poop.
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We don't see them poop.
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Yeah.
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And I'm sorry about that.
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They could be doing it, you know.
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They could be doing it off camera.
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Yeah.
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There's lots of things that people do off camera.
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I've heard all about that.
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Yeah.
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I don't think Morgan Freeman will have a snake cup at his house.
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Oh, really?
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Maybe he already has one.
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Maybe he got given one as a gift by one of his friends.
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I want you to give me a snake cup.
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I'll give you a snake cup, young lady.
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Oh, dirty, dirty man.
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Dirty, Craig.
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Dirty Craig.
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I am not dirty.
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I said I'll give you a snake cup and you will receive one and you will enjoy it.
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I bet I will.
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You would.
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I bet I would.
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You would.
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You would.
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That's a nice dress, isn't it?
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Look at you over your shoulders.
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You like them?
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Yeah, your shoulders?
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Yeah, they're awesome.
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I prefer to have both my arms and have a movie made about myself.
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But what's the movie going to be about?
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Some chick with two arms?
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Who cares about that?
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It'll be about some chick with a snake cup.
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Yeah, but that's not the type of movie you want people to see. Or is it?
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No, I find it very difficult to talk to you. Is it the shoulder?
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No, it's not the shoulder.
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Well, the shoulder's part of it.
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What's the other part?
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All the other parts.
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Fleshing a little bit.
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I see a snake.
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Does that have anything to do with the drug theme?
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Oh, no, no. This is a phallic symbol. So wait.
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Is it this side or this side that's supposed to be phallic?
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It's the whole damn thing, girl. And it's miniaturized.
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I guess it depends on what you're into, right?
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No, do you ever...
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Do you enjoy the company of snakes?
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Wow, wow!
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When you start thinking about it as a phallic piece, it really comes to life.
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Well, maybe for you it does, for me it's just a cup.
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I surf, I kind of, well, I attempt to surf.
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Do you wear a little outfit for surfing?
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Um, I happen to be wearing it under my dress right now.
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Really?
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Yeah, do you want to see it?
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Yeah!
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I mean yeah I do want to see it but no we'd better not see it because I'd get into trouble.
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Wouldn't it be a good idea though?
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It would be a good idea.
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No, no, that's inappropriate.
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No it's not.
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It would be great.
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No it would be, look it's the summer time.
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Yes.
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It's the summer.
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It's June after all.
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It's June, you're right.
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It's the time of year for it.
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We could have an evening where we all wear a bed.
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Now you're being perverted.
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No I'm not.
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No, no, no, it's not a good idea.
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I know.
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It was a bad idea.
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No. I should, shouldn't I?
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I should take my dress off, shouldn't I?
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You're confusing me.
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I know, I'm trying.
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Imagine being on a date with me.
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Okay.
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I'm gonna need this.
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We're both gonna need that.
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Yeah, oh, that kind of a date.
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All right, um, you're from Australia, though, aren't you?
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I'm from Australia, yeah.
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Yeah, have you ever seen, do you have rattlesnakes in Australia?
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We don't have rattlesnakes.
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No, you have everything else that's poisonous, though.
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You've got the poisonous spiders and kangaroos, poisonous.
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Koalas, everything like that.
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I've held a koala bear.
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Oh really?
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I did, I held a koala bear and it pooed on me.
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It was adorable though.
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Yeah, you took him out of his environment.
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But they're not as soft as you feel, as you think, right?
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No, they're quite wiry.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, it's the same as, you know what a wombat is, right?
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A wombat?
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A wombat, yeah.
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Is that a lady bat?
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What is that?
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What is a wombat?
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So it's an Australian, you know, mammal.
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And it's, they're usually around about this big.
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Right.
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You know, super adorable like fat round little, you know, mammals and you think they're gonna be really soft and cuddly And they're super hard.
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They're as hard as this table.
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It's crazy.
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As hard as a table?
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As hard as a table.
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Yeah, and as rough as a boar.
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It's kind of like...
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Rough as a boar and hard as a table?
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You're making this up, aren't you?
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I like my doughnuts so fat their holes are closed.
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Does that make me creepy?
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I don't know.
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That's gross.
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Really?
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How do you like your donuts then?
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Thin?
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With a big hole?
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Uh, uh, yes, actually.
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Okay, fair enough.
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What kind of car do you drive?
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I know exactly.
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Don't even tell me.
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It's one of them things that doesn't have any gas in it.
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It's not true at all.
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Really?
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I'm an awful, awful parent.
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That's just a terrible person.
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Well, here's the deal.
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Right.
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I have a cat.
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I know.
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Okay.
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Well, I'm not surprised.
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That's what I'm saying.
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What are you trying to say?
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I'm saying when I look at you, I think, cat.
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Well.
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In so many words.
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I like an SUV.
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Right, to keep your cat.
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To keep my cat in when we go to the vet.
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Do you go to the vet a lot?
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Is your pussy sick all the time?
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Well, I'm asking about your cat.
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Forget it.
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Forget your cat.
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Don't forget your cat.
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I heard you got engaged to a Frenchman.
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Yeah, I did.
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I did.
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Is that alright?
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Like being engaged or to a Frenchman or a book?
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Well, to a Frenchman.
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Is everything okay?
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You sound concerned.
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I have to talk like this now.
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It's the role. So, congratulations.
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That's lovely.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Yes, it's lovely.
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It's lovely to be engaged in a nice romantic time.
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Oh, it's lovely.
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And are you in Paris a lot?
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I'm in Paris a lot.
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I love Paris.
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I love Paris too.
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Where do you go when you're in Paris?
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Do you go to the Jardin du Luxembourg?
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I do.
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I do.
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I like to go to the Jardin.
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And I like to go all over to the parks, to the museums.
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I love the Rodin Museum.
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It's beautiful.
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Go dance the thinker with that big thing that does that?
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Yes, I love the big thing that does that.
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I forgot how much I liked you.
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Boost Your Fluent, Casual Speaking with This Fun Clip
If you want to sound more natural in everyday English—especially when joking or flirting—this video is a goldmine. The conversation between Craig Ferguson and his guest is packed with quick, playful exchanges that target conversational fluency. You’ll learn to keep up with fast back-and-forth, use humor, and respond spontaneously—key milestones for sounding like a confident speaker.
Phrase Bank: Reusable Lines for Playful Chats
- “I haven’t had this much fun in a long time.” (Perfect for showing enthusiasm)
- “I mean this in a very loving way.” (Softens a teasing comment)
- “How can I make it up to you?” (Great for lighthearted apologies)
- “I’d prefer an awkward silence, but I’ll take [it].” (Witty way to accept a less-than-ideal situation)
- “I heard that we both [did something].” (Starts a relatable connection)
These phrases work in casual settings—from coffee chats to friendly banter. Practice saying them out loud to get comfortable with their rhythm.
Fix Your Weak Spots: Rhythm and Pronunciation
The video’s fast, conversational pace is ideal for improving English pronunciation and natural rhythm. Notice how Craig shortens words (“I’ve,” “you’d”) and uses pauses for comedic effect. To master this, try the shadowing technique: play a short clip, pause, and repeat it immediately, mimicking the tone, speed, and stress. A shadowing app can help you track your progress—many let you record yourself and compare it to the original. This “shadow speech” (or “shadowspeak”) trains your mouth to move like a native and helps you pick up on subtle cues, like how to make a tease sound friendly instead of mean.
Focus on words like “off-kilter” (pronounced “awf-KIL-tur”) and “internal” (in-TUR-nul)—they’re easy to misstress. By shadowing, you’ll learn to emphasize the right syllables and keep up with quick exchanges, making your English sound smoother and more natural.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't had · I've heard · Have you found |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being perverted · are closed · being engaged |
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.