Shadowing Practice: Duke Dennis BEST P.O Box Opening - Learn English Speaking with Video
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what's going on youtube welcome to the p .o box opening
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this is the new formula i'm going to be doing for my p .o box openings all right everything
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that i 100 % love like and love
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and i want to keep is going on my bed questionable
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and stuff that i haven't really quite made my mind up about is going over here
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and you know i'm saying we're gonna have to revisit it at a later date
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Hey, is this considered bedazzle?
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Because I ain't going to lie.
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He's my car regardless. Is this considered bedazzle?
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Yes.
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Well, I ain't going to lie.
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I'm putting these bitches to do it on the side.
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Step, step, side to side.
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Strive.
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or a star these are these three three
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fourths anything three fourths is going over here
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i'm a day one fan continue your greatness here's a hoodie
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i designed i got the fashion designs to take your d -block merch to the next level
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if you need a new designer let's work okay let's see okay
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i ain't gonna lie you put a lot of work in with this
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this is a telephone a telephone on the back
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there's a lot going on there it is a lot going on but i'm
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I'm 50 -50 on it because it is good quality, my boy.
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It is good quality, though.
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I can't count.
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I'll put up this chair.
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I don't know what this is.
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I'm going to keep it so real.
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What do y 'all think this is, bro, from looking at it, bro?
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What do y 'all think this is?
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You left something in that box why is dude wearing a cowboy hat
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because it's halloween
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and i can be whatever the i'm gonna be this month oh
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this is a road oh oh this is a road i ain't gonna lie i'm gonna wear this tonight
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when i get out the shower with no drawers on and fall asleep watching naruto i ain't I ain't going to lie.
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PW, you n*a.
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Gara of the sand, bro.
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I ain't going to lie.
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I'm not taking this out of the pack.
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I'm keeping this.
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Gara of the sand.
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Who y 'all think this is right here?
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Let's see who know me.
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Let's see who really know me.
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Let's see.
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I can't see this, and I don't think y 'all can see it either, but who do y 'all think this is?
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If you know, you know.
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lee i
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if this i'm gonna throw this out the window hashirama send
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you it's who it should be this should be how hashirama send you
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that's if you know me you know if you know you know who sent this
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and pokemon cards yo i ain't gonna lie who sent this hold on they got hold on who sent this
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Oh, never mind, this fucking Sasuke, bruh.
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There ain't no motherfucking Hashirama Senju, it's Sasuke.
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What the fuck?
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I ain't gonna lie, gang.
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I ain't gonna lie, gang.
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Hey, look, I am grateful, though.
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I don't hate Sasuke.
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Sasuke's my third favorite character.
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I fucking shot with Sasuke.
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So, but I thought this was Hashirama Senju, gang.
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of course y 'all know bruh my favorite character is hashirama second is gara third is sasuke all right
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so i still with it though yo who sent this though and naruto cards but whoever sent this trying to
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you got pokemon cards
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and you got um naruto cards
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i'm finna uh open up the cards though let's see what i pull
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i got a sasuke card i ain't gonna lie i hated her bro i dead ass hate her bro
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aruka sensei i ain't gonna lie that a bot i with him
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but he'll buy you got one of the ghosts as well naruto you know what i'm saying
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and you got ino i ain't gonna lie ino was hating on sakura crazy all right
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there was a there was a decent pack surprise bot Shizune a bot,
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Tintin a bot, Sugetsu he a 'right we got oh tough a private fragrance collection
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Duke Dennis
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it's all of them okay wait okay let me see what about this white certified kitchen oh oh certified kitchen viability
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this is release okay this is hard though i ain't gonna lie
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this is hard whatever
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it is i haven't looked at it yet this is hard duke dennis okay this is hard this is mine
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oh wait are all these mine are all the black ones mine
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this is devo migo game migo gang in the building all right that's cool and this is dirt ball Dirtball,
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Dirtball, ha, ha, ha, yeah,
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Elrita, right, it's one of each,
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oh, okay, authentic, authentic, so tell the DJ to,
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this isn't bad authentic this isn't bad i wonder what the projection and the longevity of it is
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known as samuel oh yeah i did read the letter pressure i held too much
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okay still waters is number four command number three the blueprint
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okay um steel water is first authentic is two pressure is three the blueprint is fourth it smell like
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uh that one will have to grow
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okay these are pictures okay i'm not
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i'm not letting y 'all damn this is this is fire this is not revealing in any way
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who is this are you a model or something I'm saying is she a model because she got a white backdrop
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wait what what oh it continues okay oh
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Damn, you said the big ass.
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I know that shit, right?
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Hold on real quick.
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Okay.
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Woo!
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If I push you away, promise you'll stay by my son.
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Cargo, I'm going to have some motherfucking army fatigue shorts.
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I can get jiggy with them.
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Okay, some black sweats.
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Matching hoodie.
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the matching hoodie Uggs sent me something through the P .O.
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Hidden Yo Uggs hidden
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How you know
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Oh
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How y 'all know this
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D it's clean though oh god there's not no egg
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that logo on the box oh damn y 'all seen
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that faster than me i ain't gonna lie these is hard though okay hey uh appreciate it og triple og my dogs and go hey
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if you know you know gas they're definitely going to the left
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when you going to athens i don't know tough hey hey but you know what if you know you know
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real spiel worldwide for sure man
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i appreciate y 'all boys too man don't count appreciate y 'all boys too man real simple man top
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and bottom ah bedazzled hey is this bedazzle okay
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or is this too much bedazzle
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because it got y 'all let me know bedazzle on the it's fine this is not bad
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it's okay once the ladies start complaining about the dazzling it was right on time
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because i had i had big i started noticing
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i'm like hold on gay why everything got the dazzling on
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me oh the ladies don't like it that's perfect time let's go ahead
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and pack it up ain't nothing wrong with having a little bedazzling on your
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but bro bro i don't need my whole jean short bedazzling though hey this is hard
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yeah it's hard
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duke dennis
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what the is this is hard duke dennis hard it's hard
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but you know what hell yeah you want to see this hat for the journey be more wealthy
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be more wealthy oh this is brown this hard though be more wealthy this hard though take out clean burning formula
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Candles Hold on Light it up I can't help but going crazy
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Thinking you might not be all alone I always got it on me
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Just in case you want me
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So if you're looking for my love
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Then light it up
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That's actually my favorite country song ever
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Luke Bryan, Light It Up I ain't gonna lie, bro Everything that I'm seeing right now I got the bedazzled motherfuckers on it
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But I ain't gonna lie
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If it ain't got that much bedazzled
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They ain't gonna stop me from random, motherfucker Ooh
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it's not yeah it's not bad at all god bless
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you okay did i sneeze again oh this is the black version
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and these not bad these ain't even got a whole bunch of bedazzle not duh i ain't gonna lie
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shout out the doctor gang i'm gonna keep it
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so real i won't be able to wear these twice like not twice
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but at the same time I won't be able to wear this
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and this at the same time I'm not doing I'm looking lemon drop I'm aware this first
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and then I'm gonna throw on these a month later on
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some white t -shirt about I just can't wear them at the same time hmm nice hat
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That's a nice hat.
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Stay!
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Oh!
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They go with the fit.
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Oh!
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It's a Monopda.
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Shout out to Drake and them.
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Hey, this is a hard ass hoodie.
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Shout out to Monopda.
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Hold on, stop off.
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before I follow the crowd I'd rather go the wrong way but what if
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what if everybody is going the right way
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and you end up going the wrong way just cause you want to be different
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hmm
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what if everybody is going the right way what if everybody
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is going the right way and this is actually the way that you need to go but you like ah I mean,
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you're not wrong, though, because I used to have I used to think like this,
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too, like, oh, yeah, but but it's not more so like, I don't care.
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I'll still go the wrong way.
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See, you want to get gang.
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You don't give a fuck about the point.
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You just want to do it. Which is fine.
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Oh, these leather shorts, freak -ass leather shorts, these are motherfuckin', ha ha ha ha ha,
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oh shit, these are motherfuckin' freak -ass leather shorts, gang, freak -ass shorts, motherfuckin', hey, motherfuckin', what are these,
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they want to fuck this song, keep it so real, ha ha ha, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear,
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they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear,
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they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, they swear, I'm sweating and all, I'm ready, can't worry, yo,
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I ain't gonna lie though,
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this is, this is hard, I ain't gonna lie, this is hard, why this motherfucker,
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on a snowboarding ski trip yeah yeah snowboarding ski trip with the month again do your helmet oh it's so
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word is up with the month do your helmet word oh yes sir see this is why this is why you don't
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right okay hey
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so look um i had like a i used to have
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a rule right where like i wouldn't wear another face on
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my t -shirt blue wayne is an exception all right i definitely wear wayne on the teacher
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but like it's in my errands like i i just couldn't wear it you feel me
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but that's wayne though like i don't wear wayne though
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you feel me i knew y 'all yeah see that's why y 'all
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because like i i'll be saying
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that i'll be thinking in my head i should keep in my head
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because if you soft ass muck on the internet
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so y 'all i face like it and then y 'all be on the same
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y 'all be on the same type of time that i'd be on so that's that's cool
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litter of mine this is a bag oh this is a nice bag buddy
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Oh Reforce
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Oh this is rough.
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See I like simple hoodies like this bro.
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Look at this.
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This is how I love simple hoodies like this.
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Hard, gay.
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Simple, but hard.
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Stop paring you, buddy.
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Yo, who is this?
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What brand is this?
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Prayer's Venue?
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Whatever brand this is, I like your style, bro.
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I like your style, gay.
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God damn.
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What's going on, Edge and Doubler?
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Brothers, are you that crawling?
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Nah, it look like it, though.
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It look like what I got on right now.
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A little bit, yeah.
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You got me too?
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Yo, custom D -block?
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Custom D -block.
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Damn, I ain't never got custom D -block before, Aiden.
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It's kind of counterfeit, though.
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Well, I think it's a gift.
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Not like they're not selling anything.
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I think they just made it for me.
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That's cool.
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Right?
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Yeah, that's cool.
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Right.
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What do you do with all this clothes when you get done with it?
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So what I do is I go through all of it and I keep what I want.
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And then if I don't want it, I let my homeboys see if they want it.
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Okay.
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So I don't, like, throw anything away.
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I just...
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That's fine.
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Just see if I want something, maybe.
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Okay.
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Yeah, for sure.
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Yeah, for sure. Of course. For sure.
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Yeah.
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What the fuck, dude?
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I think I know who this is.
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I don't like them.
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Yo, what?
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I think I know...
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That's the same box you got that shit from.
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I know, but if I know who this is, I don't like them.
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Let's play a game.
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Pick one.
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Mad World.
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Most Jump Scares pays for the next bowling that's creepy bro let's play a game pick one
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or do you know the song game rod wave edition loser
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but it's not weird it is fucking weird i i ate
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it i'll tell you the lore later
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i don't like them though they had snacks in there though
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i don't have snacks happy spooky season boo boo oh
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you got a secret admirer it's another s word uh snake serpent snitch no
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dungeon something oh that's weird that's weird
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I knew this was her agent well look okay look that's actually kind of scary I'm laughing
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but can I read it can I read
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it I'm knows he oh no
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this is a crazy
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message do I know
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that's scary bro that's actually scary
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that is scary you'll burn this thing yeah i am oh yeah
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there's a candle right
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there i'm gonna burn listen listen without saying like yeah yeah like it was a lot it happened
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and i told him i'm like hey i don't want to be cool i want to be friends
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yes
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and i was pretty straightforward like hey i don't want to be cool
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i want to you feel me i don't want to say hi i don't want to say nothing
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it was be safe bro of course guess what all right gang meanwhile we did it
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dazzle damn these this is bedazzled like a motherfucker they got earrings on this damn
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how much money went into this look at these
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these are some big ass dollars send you the alien shirt nope I'm gonna keep it what's up key
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oh I like these I like these
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Hmm Not bad
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Ha ha What's up
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Duke What's going on buddy how you doing
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Yo Hmm This is fire right here
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This is real
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Duke Dentist right here
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This mother is a little bedazzled though, but it's cool.
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Oh!
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I like this blue, this sweatshirt.
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It's such a simple sweatshirt.
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I'll put it there.
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Is this a shirt with a, oh.
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The Lord is my savior.
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It's not a bad shirt.
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I like it.
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Love your hair.
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Yes, you look great.
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Joe, Joe, you always thirsty,
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nice try buddy, nice try buddy,
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bruh, why the f in the living room, bro, now my whole f*ing room dirty,
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I might have this before I do it again.
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I ain't gonna lie, give me some covers, this shit's not bad.
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all right check that being said
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that concludes the po box opening dude shout out to y 'all make sure y 'all like
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and subscribe shout out to everybody who sent something into the po box really appreciate that dude
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Duke Dennis BEST P.O Box Opening”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: swear, lie, bro. This video has 295 sentences and 2692 words to shadow. The speech runs for 26:23. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| duke noun | /dʒuːk/ | The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| authentic adjective | /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ | Of the same origin as claimed; genuine. |
| custom noun | /ˈkʌstəm/ | Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving. |
| leather noun | /ˈlɛðɚ/ | A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier… |
| wealthy adjective | /ˈwɛl.θi/ | Possessing financial wealth; rich. |
| formula noun | /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ | Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically. |
| sand noun | /sænd/ | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in… |
| telephone noun | /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ | A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to… |
| sweat verb | /swɛt/ | To emit sweat. |
| helmet noun | /ˈhɛlmɪt/ | A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour. |
| snack noun | /snæk/ | A light meal. |
| candle noun | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | A light source consisting of a wick embedded in a solid, flammable substance such as wax, tallow, or paraffin. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| going over noun | An inspection, examination, review, or investigation. | |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| open up verb | To open. | |
| put up verb | To place in a high location. | |
| stop off verb | To make a short visit somewhere, on the way to another place, either same-day or overnight. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Because I ain't going to lie.
- I'll put up this chair.
- I don't know what this is.
- I'm going to keep it so real.
- Brothers, are you that crawling?
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 have |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is bedazzled · being said |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | start complaining · started noticing · Stop paring |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might not be · might have |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 134 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, ain't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, cloth /klɒθ/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shout /ʃaʊt/, exception /əkˈsɛpʃən/, projection /pɹəˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, devolution /diːvəˈluːʃən/, spiel /ʃpiːl/
- Long words — get the stress right: longevity /lɒnˈd͡ʒɛv.ɪ.ti/, devolution /diːvəˈluːʃən/, viability /ˌvaɪəˈbɪlɪti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like duke, buddy, shout.
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.