Shadowing Practice: Everyone Being Terrible At Relationships - The Office US - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Well, Jan has this schoolgirl fantasy.
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It's a pretty common one.
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I just...
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I feel uncomfortable wearing the dress.
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Okay.
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I'm gonna be at the doll store.
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Michael, you shouldn't do anything that you're uncomfortable with.
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Jan says anything that doesn't scare us is not worth doing.
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I don't know.
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Maybe we're different people.
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I like cuddling and spooning, and she likes videotaping us during sex.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh.
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And then watching it back right afterward to improve my form.
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That is not healthy behavior.
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No, it's not that bad.
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The worst part is that she shows it to her therapist and they discuss it.
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Michael, you need to get out of this.
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No, she's just fooling around.
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It's a woman thing.
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No, normal women don't do stuff like that.
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This is bad.
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That's bad.
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Oh, that's all right.
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I'm okay.
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I'm okay.
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You guys...
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What am I gonna do about Jan?
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Done.
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Read the prose first.
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Okay, Jan is smart, successful,
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good clothes, hot, perfect skin, nice butt.
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She does have very nice clothes.
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Okay, okay, cons.
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Cons.
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Wears too much makeup, breasts, not anything to write home about, insecure about body, I'm unhappy when I'm with her, flat chested.
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What was the last one?
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She's totally flat, shrunken chesticles.
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No, the one before that.
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I'm unhappy when I'm with her.
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Michael, you shouldn't be with someone who doesn't make you happy.
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I'm happy sometimes.
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Um... When we scrapbook.
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Or right towards the end of having sex.
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Look, most relationships have their rough patches.
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You just have to push through it sometimes.
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Yeah, that's smart.
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Maybe.
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But it sounds like you're just wrong for each other.
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That sounds good, too.
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I don't know who's right.
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I just don't.
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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I bet you know.
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Don't think, just answer.
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What do you want to do about Jan?
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I want to break up with Jan.
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Wow.
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I want to break up with Jan.
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My mom taught me that.
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Okay, remember, be strong.
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I love you guys.
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I'm getting her voicemail.
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Don't leave him.
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Hey, Jan, it's me, Michael.
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I'm just calling to say that I think we need a little break permanently.
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And I know everybody says this, but I want to remain friends.
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Or at least business associates who get along.
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Oh, just so you know, it's not me, it's you.
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Okay, buddy.
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Somebody just walked in.
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I have to go.
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Um, so I'll talk to you later.
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Michael, I was, um...
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I was really unhappy with our conversation earlier, and I...
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I just, I couldn't stop thinking about it, so I decided that I would drive down here and apologize to you in person. So...
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I'm sorry.
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Thank you. So, we're good?
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Absolutely.
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Oh, hold on.
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No. No. One second.
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Oh, it's from you.
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Oh.
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You want to grab some dinner?
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Oh, yeah.
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Okay.
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Maybe some Italian or...
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Chinese.
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Fish sounds great.
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Yeah, I guess.
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Really playing the scales, huh?
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Yeah, I don't know, it just sort of sounds like noise to me now.
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Are you thinking of any new fish?
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I don't love you anymore.
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What?
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I still like you, but you were gone a really long time, and you didn't really email me all that much.
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You retweeted me a lot, to be fair.
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But I don't love you.
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Okay, I get it.
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You're unhappy.
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I've been gone a long time, and we lost a little bit of juju, But you and me, we have a future.
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There is a lot of love here.
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I just said there isn't love.
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On your side.
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But there's tons on my side.
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It's gushing.
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We're just out of sync right now.
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But that's just timing.
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What's timing?
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I mean, my parents lasted 38, 40 years.
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They were never happy at the same time.
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I guess.
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I mean, what do we have left?
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35, maybe 40 years?
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If we're lucky, I mean, I've spent a lot of time in the sun.
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You got really sunburned.
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I'm gonna be a prune in like three years.
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Ugh.
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I know you may not be feeling love for me right now, but if you fake it, I won't be able to tell the difference.
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So I'll feel good, and then eventually, maybe, you'll actually start to love me again.
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You really think we can get that back?
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Yes.
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Come on.
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Totally.
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Hi.
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Hey, you okay?
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I couldn't do it.
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Oh.
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I'm sorry.
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Oh, you don't have to apologize.
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I just...
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I just want you to be happy, okay?
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We're breaking up.
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And just so you know, I was worried that you were dead.
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You were gone for three months.
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Andy?
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David, still here.
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What was that about three months?
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How you feeling?
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Better?
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No. Well, you look cute as a button.
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You worked up quite a sweat.
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The vet is removing all of Sprinkles' organs right now and sending them to the lab.
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I am a farmer, Angela.
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What does that mean?
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When a farmer sees an animal that is in pain, that has no quality of life, that has no utility, a farmer does what city folk don't have the stomach to do.
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You did kill her!
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I sang her her favorite songs.
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You put her in my freezer!
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It was beautiful and gentle and respectful.
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I fed her antihistamines and she gradually fell asleep.
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Well, then she barfed them up in the freezer and tried to get out.
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Well, I'm not responsible for that!
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Hey!
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Ow!
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It's okay.
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Nothing!
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I'm robbing her!
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It's nothing!
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It's fine!
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What?
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How could you do that without telling me?
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I thought I was helping you.
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I expected a hug.
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I took care of that cat the best way I knew how.
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Cat heaven is a beautiful place.
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But you don't get there if you're euthanized.
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I know a great taxidermist.
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I'll pay to have her stuffed.
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Well, he's not great, but he's pretty good.
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You don't understand.
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Take back my seriously.
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Don't get bit.
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Or we can have her buried out at the East Field by Mother.
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Huh?
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Angelo?
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Don't touch me, Dwight!
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You could live for a hundred years and say sorry, sorry, sorry continuously and that still wouldn't be enough for some people.
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Some people don't understand sorry.
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Animals don't understand I'm sorry.
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They understand woe and heel and off.
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Try saying I'm sorry to a mule, he'll kick you in the head.
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Here we go, four times the charm.
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It's like a road where you just love me, there's something here and the next day, like sometimes you do, and it's telling you don't, sometimes you do, and it's quite good to walk.
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What?
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It's out there, and it's like...
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Hey.
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Hey.
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You crying?
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No. Allergies?
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No. No, did Daryl touch you?
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What?
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No, Daryl did not touch me.
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Can we just keep going, please?
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Please?
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Listen, listen, it's...
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It's been full for two minutes.
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I just can't be in there right now.
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What's the matter?
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No, it's not gonna work.
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There's too much distance.
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Sure it is.
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Oh, no, no, no. It's gonna work.
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It'll be fine.
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Michael, we've only been dating each other for a few weeks.
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Listen to me.
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I like you so much.
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I like you too.
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And I've dated almost four women in the last...
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I've dated four guys last year too.
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Not last...
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No. In like the last 10 years, I've dated almost four women, and you are so far above them, it is stupid.
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Michael, no. Don't.
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Don't make it harder than it has to be.
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I'm...
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That's what she's...
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Holly thinks that this relationship is over.
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Well, you know what?
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I am not going to give up that easy.
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I'm going to make this way harder than it needs to be.
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You know what?
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I think we're a great couple.
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I think we are a classic couple.
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I think we are like Romeo and Juliet.
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I think we go together so well.
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We're like peanut butter with jelly.
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Don't you think?
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Me too.
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I think so.
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Well, then don't do it.
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Please don't do this.
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Please don't do this.
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Hey, what's up?
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Just thought I'd try you.
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I don't think you know what I'll do.
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I was thinking about that story where you ran into your girl who used to babysit.
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I'm not going to be okay.
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I don't know what I'm gonna do.
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Please call me back.
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Please.
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I'm not gonna be okay.
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I will.
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No, I won't.
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I'm not strong.
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I'll go back to Jan, and I hate Jan.
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Oh, God.
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What's the last of it?
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Oh, that's mine, actually.
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Um, maybe put it back in the truck.
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You know what I'm saying?
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You know, I have some things I need to do this weekend.
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I just remembered, so I'll just ride back with you.
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What you want me to put it back in the truck?
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I'll be down in just a second.
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Holly? So, um...
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I think I'm gonna go back with Daryl.
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Okay.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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I know it's hard, Mike.
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Breakups hurt.
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We didn't break up.
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Look like it.
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Yesterday, Angela may or may not have figured out that I'm having an affair with her husband, so I just have to wait and see when she comes in.
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If she's cold and awkward and cruel to me, then great.
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It's business as usual.
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Good morning.
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Oscar.
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Can I ask you a question? Of course.
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Ask me.
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Questions.
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Is it cool in here to you?
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Yes, a little bit.
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Yes.
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I think the thermostat is acting up again.
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It's a stupid thermostat.
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Nothing's a catastrophe.
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So I'm going to, on your suggestion, get someone to fix it.
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I'll just go downstairs.
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Thank you.
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No. Thank you, Angela.
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She doesn't know.
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I shouldn't be surprised.
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This is a woman who married a man who's obviously a homosexual.
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Basically, she has her head in the sand.
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In a way, I feel sorry for her.
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I guess the universe rewards true love.
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Meet me in the old place.
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Five minutes.
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I need you.
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Come on in.
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The water's fine.
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Dwight, it's not that kind of meeting.
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Put your clothes back on.
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I know.
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That's not why I'm naked.
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I always work out without my clothes.
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Just put them on.
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Put on your clothes.
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I need your help.
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I need someone who can operate outside of the law.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Your vigilante privileges ended when you broke up with me.
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If I'm not in your panties, I don't go vigilantes.
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Would you ask your husband?
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My marriage is in danger.
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I don't know who I can trust.
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I need someone to be there for me.
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All right, what are we talking?
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Surveillance?
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Wiretapping?
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Something like that?
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Yeah, the less I know, the better.
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I know just a guy.
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He was a volunteer sheriff, too.
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Kicked off the force.
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Can you arrange a meeting?
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I could try.
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I'm going to use SMS text.
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Okay.
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Text went through.
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Okay.
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All we can do is sit and wait.
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Okay.
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Oh!
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Look at that.
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Yeah, he's free anytime.
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Not a problem.
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Person to suffer.
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What about a knee capping?
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No, no, you're not helping Trevor.
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Yes, a knee capping could work.
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No, Angela!
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What are you saying?
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You said you would be there for me.
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I'm trying, but what you're asking is...
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It's the only thing that will make this right.
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Okay.
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But it's cruel, because a woman with damaged knees can't scrub with a damn.
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All right.
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Then it's settled.
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One knee capping.
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Now the hit goes down at 4 o'clock.
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Keep in mind, once I leave, there's no turning back.
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Call me email.
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Once you hit send, you can't unsend.
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You can with Outlook.
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Oh, my God, really?
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Yes.
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That would have saved me a lot of trouble.
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It's Oscar, isn't it?
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He and the senator are gaying each other.
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I don't know what you're talking about.
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Your nostrils tell a different story.
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They flare like that every time you're engaging in deception.
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Hello again, naughty nostrils.
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Fine!
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It's Oscar. So what?
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Well, I could understand you wanting to get a stranger's knees whacked.
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But a co-worker?
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Dare I say a friend?
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Exactly.
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A friend.
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Someone who sits next to you year after year, making chit-chat and smiling, and all the while running behind your back and defiling your marriage and seducing your husband.
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I can't even imagine how painful this must be for you.
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But the first ones to break your marriage vows were you and me.
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Well, you might be right.
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But it's too late now.
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What do you mean?
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He's here.
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No!
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No, no!
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No!
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Oscar!
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Oscar!
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Oscar!
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Good!
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Listen, hey, come with me.
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What?
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Come with me.
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What are you doing?
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There are a bunch of construction workers in the warehouse without their trousers, drinking diet sodas.
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You've got to see this.
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They're extraordinary.
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Yatsy.
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Hey.
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Sandwich delivery for Mr. Oscar Martinez.
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I am Oscar Martinez.
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No, not him, not him.
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Outside.
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I need you to put the Christmas tree back up.
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It's outside.
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I didn't ask you where it was.
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I told you where it needs to be.
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Shut up.
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Excuse me.
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I'm not moving the tree.
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Face it.
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The only power you have over me is this little secret that I know you're not gonna tell.
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Oh, and you wanna know how I know that?
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Because then you won't be able to plan your stupid, tacky parties anymore.
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So you move the tree.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Angela's having sex with Dwight.
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I caught them doing it after Toby's going away party.
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Well, don't look so surprised.
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I knew it.
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You did not know it.
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I knew some of it.
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Everyone knew some of it.
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It's Christmas.
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You knew it.
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Thank you.
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I knew it.
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She knew it.
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All right, everybody's still here.
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Perfect.
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Got a little surprise I've been working on.
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Angela, my bride, I just wanted you to know that for the rest of our lives, no matter the Cultural milieu,
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I will always be there to bring you some Christmas cheer.
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Ruh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh I think I'd like to go home now.
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Sure.
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Tough room.
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Come on, I just learned it.
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Just so you know, protocol is a little round of applause.
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But Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
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You've got to tell Andy about us.
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That is a terrible idea.
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One of your worst.
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Get it over with.
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Then we don't have to hide anymore.
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You're expanding on your worst idea.
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Do you love me or not?
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I've already admitted that I do.
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Why do you keep making me repeat it?
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Because you're engaged to Andy.
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Can't we just focus on what we have right now?
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Aren't you looking forward to our weekend away together?
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I guess.
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Come on.
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Visiting the Quaker meeting house?
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Tell me again about its construction.
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You know.
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Tell me.
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No. Come on.
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It's rectangular and framed.
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And each beam is made from a 40-foot timber and fashioned from a single oak over 300 years ago.
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The cedar shingled roof is over two stories high.
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The chimney.
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You get Andy to watch the cats?
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Yeah, this shouldn't be a problem.
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You're not making any sense.
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Well, no I'm not. So I...
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I'm not very articulate today, so I'll just leave it for another time.
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Another day.
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All righty.
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But she'll be fine.
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I am off.
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Have a good meeting.
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Thank you.
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Kick Wallace's ass.
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Okay.
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I will.
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Dwight and Angela are having an affair, so...
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I can't hear you.
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Through the glass.
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Dwight and Angela are having an affair.
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They've been sleeping together for some time.
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That was the news.
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I wanted to let you know.
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What?
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All right.
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See you later. Are you serious?
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Yeah.
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Dwight?
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Andy?
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It's over.
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Oh, good.
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She broke up with you.
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No. It's over between you two.
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Oh, no way.
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I am not giving up.
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You have to.
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No, I don't.
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She doesn't love you.
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She's marrying me.
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Well, I don't know about that, because she certainly seems to enjoy making lovemaking with me.
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Angela Bernard.
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Will never be her name.
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It will be her name, and you will have to call her that.
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I don't think so.
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Hey, guys, why don't we, uh, just cool off a bit?
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I'm telling you to back down.
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And I'm telling you that I will never back down.
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That'll make you.
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Oh, really?
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How are you gonna do that?
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Through the use of force.
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That is very general and does not scare me in the slightest.
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I will fight you.
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Nope.
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Okay, fine.
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Good.
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A duel.
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The winner gets Angela.
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Fine.
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Fine.
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This is nuts.
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What is your weapon?
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Okay, you know what?
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That's enough because...
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Hey, this is none of your business.
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Hey, it is my business when it happens at work.
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Guess what?
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Not happening at work.
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Yes.
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We're gonna do it outside.
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Outside of work.
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None of your business.
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None of your business then.
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Good.
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So what weapon?
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My bare hands.
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That is stupid.
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I will use a sword and I will cut off your bare hands.
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Then I'll get something, too.
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I've had two men fight over me before.
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Usually it's over which one gets to hold the camcorder.
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Where are you? Where?
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On the desk of Andrew Bernard.
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Note.
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Pathetic.
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Dear Dwight, by now you have received my note.
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How are you?
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I am well.
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You are no doubt wondering why I have left this note.
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It's come to my attention that in any physical match with you I would surely be bested.
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True.
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The soft underbelly of my refined upbringing is my soft underbelly.
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There's Andy.
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He's in his car.
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You guys, what is he doing?
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Why isn't Dwight turning around?
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The Prius is silent if he keeps it under five miles per hour.
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He deserves the win.
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Oh my God.
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What's happening?
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Andy's running over Dwight with his car.
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Whoa!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Yeah!
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Come on!
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Ow!
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Oh!
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Oh my god.
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You give up?
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Never!
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Get out of face me like a man!
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I am a man!
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I'm a bigger man than you'll ever be!
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I would never sleep with another man's Fiatte!
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You're not a man!
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You don't know how to take care of her!
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All you do is dress fancy and sing, oh la la la la la la la!
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La la la la la!
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What does that mean?
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You can't even protect her!
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Protect her from what?
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Bears, you idiot?
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When's the last time you saw a damn bear in Scranton?
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Last year, idiot!
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You know, every time I come to New York, I never have a good time.
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It's too crowded, it's too expensive.
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But tonight, it was awesome.
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Guess it's just who you're with.
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Yeah, we went to the Spotted Pig for dinner.
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It's in the village.
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Karen knew it.
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And then we second-acted Spamalot.
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That's when you sneak in at intermission with all the smokers.
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And then we went to a bar that used to be a church.
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Oh, and at this one bar, I swear I saw Lorne Michaels.
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That wasn't him.
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So what's going to happen with us when I get this job?
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Oh, do you mean when I get the job?
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Well, if you get the job, then I'd move here with you.
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Do you move with me?
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I'm not stupid, okay?
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I was at the beach.
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We don't have a future in Scranton.
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There's one too many people there.
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You mean Kevin?
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Exactly.
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No, but you get it, right?
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You can't stay there.
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Yeah.
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I do.
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Come on.
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I don't know how I feel about hiring a Sixers fan.
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I should leave.
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Now, let me ask you a question, Jim.
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You're clearly a very bright guy.
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Thanks.
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Always hit your numbers, personable.
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You make a great impression on everyone you meet.
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I'm sorry, wait.
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So is the question, how'd I get to be so awesome?
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Because I don't have an answer for you.
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Oh, hey, do you have your quarterly numbers?
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Yes, absolutely.
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Questionnaire.
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Sorry to make you fill that thing out.
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Oh, no, absolutely.
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It's the HR formality.
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We have this very irritating HR guy here.
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He's probably the only person you're not going to like.
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Kendall.
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Ugh.
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So first up, how do you think you function here in New York?
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What's that?
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Oh, great.
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You know, I just really appreciate the buildings and the people.
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And there's just energy that New York has.
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Not to mention they have places that are open past eight, so that's a bonus.
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You've been in the Scranton branch a long time.
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What have you liked most about that place?
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The friendships.
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Okay.
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Well, we want the person who takes this position to be here for the long haul. So...
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Long haul.
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Where do you see yourself in ten years?
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How are your feet?
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Medium rare.
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Thanks.
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The real reason that I went to Stanford was because I wanted to be...
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Not here.
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I know.
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And even though I came back,
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I just feel like I've never really come back.
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Well, I wish you would.
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Dunder Miplen, this is Pam.
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Just one moment, I'll transfer you.
651
I haven't heard anything.
652
But I bet Jim got the job.
653
I mean, why wouldn't he?
654
He's totally qualified and smart.
655
Everyone loves him.
656
And if he never comes back again, that's okay.
657
We're friends.
658
And I'm sure we'll stay friends.
659
We just, we never got the timing right.
660
You know, I shot him down, and then he did the same to me, and... But you know what?
661
It's okay.
662
I'm totally fine.
663
Everything is gonna be totally...
664
Pam.
665
Sorry.
666
Um, are you free for dinner tonight?
667
Yes.
668
All right.
669
Then it's a date.
670
I'm sorry, what was the question?
671
So do you want to see it or not?
672
I don't know.
673
They're like Friday night crowds.
674
Oh my God, you're like agoraphobic.
675
Agoraphobic?
676
Yeah.
677
Really?
678
Yeah.
679
You would rather sit on your couch and watch a Phillies game than go out to a movie with your awesome girlfriend.
680
Absolutely correct.
681
Later, Jim.
682
Kev, have a good weekend.
683
Yeah.
684
Okay.
685
Bye.
686
Okay, so this is what's going to happen.
687
You're going to suck it up.
688
Here we go and we're gonna go to dinner.
689
Okay.
690
And then we're gonna go to the movie.
691
Sounds good.
692
Hey, help her!
693
Hey.
694
Right!
695
Right!
696
Right!
697
Pam, please call security!
698
Every day for eight years, I have brought pepper spray into this office to protect myself and my fellow employees.
699
And every day, for eight years, people have laughed at me.
700
Well, who's laughing now?
701
Helene, I think you're a wonderful person, and I hate...
702
God, I've enjoyed dating you and being your boyfriend so much.
703
But I have to consider Pam's feelings.
704
As a friend and a co-worker, I cannot in good conscience continue to date you when I know what this is doing to her.
705
Michael.
706
Michael, it's okay.
707
No, it's not.
708
I know that it took me a little while to come around, and it's still a little weird to get used to, but you obviously make my mom very happy.
709
And that makes me happy.
710
Wow, that just...
711
You've really grown.
712
Well...
713
Oh, thank you, Pam.
714
And I hope you were as gracious during...
715
this next part.
716
Helene, once again, you are a wonderful person, and you have lived a great life, and I envy it.
717
And I want it someday, but just in the future.
718
You need somebody who understands your references.
719
Who is Kafkaesque?
720
I've never...
721
I don't know him.
722
There's another woman, and her name is Italy, and skydiving, and bungee jumping.
723
Okay, so...
724
And I want kids.
725
And you, unfortunately, have already completed that part of your journey down there.
726
Michael.
727
It's not my decision.
728
It's Mother Nature.
729
And Mother has very strict rules about fertility.
730
Fertility.
731
Oh, yeah, I got it.
732
I'm 58.
733
What am I supposed to do now?
734
Well, hobbies.
735
Stop.
736
Oh, my God.
737
Oh, my God.
738
Michael?
739
Jan?
740
Hi.
741
Look, okay, I think we're all adults here.
742
And it has always been my understanding that we have an open relationship.
743
What are you talking about?
744
What does that mean?
745
After you said you weren't coming, I invited Carol to come, and I don't think that I did anything wrong.
746
No. No, you didn't.
747
Hi, I'm Jan.
748
I'm Michael's boss.
749
Hi.
750
Does anyone want a drink?
751
Uh, no, I'm good.
752
Um...
753
Hey, hey, hey, what?
754
Jan's here.
755
Come on, shooter!
756
Oh, of course, shooter!
757
No, blow for luck.
758
Shooter!
759
Also, you, not playing favorites.
760
All right, here we go.
761
All right.
762
Yeah!
763
Sorry, babe.
764
I'm just beat.
765
It's OK.
766
I'll see you at home.
767
OK.
768
Hey, don't try to lose too much money, all right?
769
OK.
770
In case we still want to put on a honeymoon.
771
Hey, Halpert.
772
Keep an eye on you, all right?
773
OK. Will do.
774
Bye.
775
Hey.
776
Hey, how's it going?
777
Good, especially after I took all your money in poker.
778
Yeah.
779
Oh.
780
Hey, uh, can I talk to you about something?
781
About when you want to give me more of your money?
782
No, I don't.
783
Did you want to do that now?
784
We can go inside.
785
I'm feeling kind of good tonight.
786
I was just, um...
787
I'm in love with you.
788
What?
789
I'm really sorry if that's weird for you to hear, but I need you to...
790
hear it.
791
Probably not good timing.
792
I know that.
793
I just...
794
What are you doing?
795
What are you expecting me to say to that?
796
I just need you to know.
797
Once.
798
Well, I, um...
799
I...
800
I can't.
801
Yeah.
802
You have no idea.
803
Don't do that.
804
What your friendship means to me.
805
Come on.
806
I don't want to do that.
807
I want to be more than that.
808
I can't.
809
I'm really sorry. If you misinterpreted things.
810
It's probably my fault.
811
Not your fault.
812
I'm sorry I misinterpreted our friendship.
813
Thank you.
What You'll Learn from This Real-Life Dialogue
This video clip is a goldmine for English speaking practice, especially for mastering conversational skills. You’ll learn to express personal boundaries and relationship concerns naturally, a key area for IELTS speaking practice where fluency in everyday topics matters. Additionally, the back-and-forth debate teaches how to balance agreement and disagreement—essential for sounding confident in discussions. Finally, you’ll pick up how to list pros and cons clearly, a structure useful in both casual chats and formal speaking tasks.
Listen For These Connected Speech Patterns
Native speakers often link words or reduce sounds, and this dialogue is full of examples. Notice how "I'm gonna be" becomes "I'm gonna be" (no full stop between "gonna" and "be")—a common linking pattern. Also, "she's just fooling around" shortens "she is" to "she's" and blends "fooling around" into a smooth phrase. Listen for "I don't know" where "don't" is reduced to "dun't" in fast speech. These patterns are crucial for understanding real-world English and can be practiced with a shadowing app to mimic natural flow.
Say It Like a Native: Rhythm and Stress
To sound natural, focus on stress and rhythm. In "Jan is smart, successful, good clothes, hot, perfect skin, nice butt," the speaker stresses adjectives like "smart," "successful," and "hot" to emphasize key points. When Michael says, "I'm happy sometimes," the stress on "sometimes" softens the statement, showing hesitation. Practice shadow speak by repeating these lines, matching the pauses and stress to convey the right tone—whether it's frustration, doubt, or humor. This technique also helps improve English pronunciation by training your mouth to move like a native's. For best results, use a shadowing app to record yourself and compare it to the original dialogue.
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.