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Dear High Five Ghost, I hope you remember our promise we made four years ago.
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I'm back in the States and would love to see you.
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If you're still single, let's meet at blank, brick oven pizza, blank on blank.
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If you don't show, I'll assume you found someone else?
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Best wishes, Celia.
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Oh no!
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If I don't show up tonight, she'll think I'm not interested!
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I'll never see her again!
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Keep it together, bro!
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Come on, man, there's gotta be something else you can do!
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There are a few more tests we could run, but they'll take some time.
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Time?
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I don't have time!
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It's almost six o 'clock!
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Cool it, little bro.
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Look, Brick Oven Pizza's a chain, and there are only a few in the area.
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We'll start checking them while Wes and Wesley run the tests.
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One way or another, we're gonna find her.
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You can do it.
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Yeah, man, we'll help you.
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Thanks, guys.
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All right, let's roll.
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We'll be right back.
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Why are they all chain restaurants?
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Wait, I think we got something.
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What's the sitch?
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We got another word.
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Seven.
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Mama's famous brick oven pizzanini on seven.
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Seven?
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You think it's on 7th Street?
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There's one on 7th
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Street in Magnolia. On it.
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It's locked.
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Oh, it says they're fumigating this week.
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Oh, sick.
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Now what am I going to do?
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Gah, no. See ya!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Fives, take it easy!
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She's not in there, man!
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She wouldn't have waited outside if this was the place!
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Sorry, dude.
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It's just not the right one.
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Guys, come here!
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Alright, we finally got the whole line.
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She's waiting at Mama's Famous Brick Oven Pizzanini on Savage...
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Oh!
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Oh, man, my chest!
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Oh, no, he's having a heart attack!
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Somebody call the doctor!
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No!
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Not now!
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i'm just busting your chops
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but seriously it's grain mama's famous brick oven pizza nini on seven grain oh yeah
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that place is in the shopping center across town
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but there's only 10 minutes left we won't make it with the traffic guess i better start flooring it then
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there's the exit
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How are we going to get past this?
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Looks like we're going to have to cut through them all.
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But isn't that illegal?
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Not when you're a cop, it isn't.
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Remain comms, citizens.
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Routine procedure.
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There it is.
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There's still time, bro.
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I said she was there, but it's past seven now.
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I was too late.
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Guys, we found more to the note.
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It says, P .S.
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One of my butt cheeks gained 600 pounds, and now I have to wear special pants.
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Just busting it.
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Dude, not the time.
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Sorry.
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Look, Fives, I'm sorry you...
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Thanks, but I just want to be alone right now.
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We're still going to get pizza -ninis, right?
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Ow!
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Can I get a half -calf Americano?
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Good choice.
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That's my favorite.
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Celia!
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I didn't know where to work!
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I thought you weren't coming!
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I wasn't sure what to do, and I just wound up here.
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Me too.
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10 bucks says we can make a better video than yours by the end of the week.
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You're on.
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,
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hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
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Let's shine.
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Why don't you hit me with your best shot
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Hit me with your best shot
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Fire away Come on, brother, come on, you don't fight fair
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That's okay, see if I can
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Knock me down, it's all in vain I'll get right back on my face
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Pay up, losers!
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No way!
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The week's not even through yet!
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We're like a million views ahead of you.
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You might as well just give up.
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No, we'll have an awesome internet video by the end of the day.
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How much you willing to bet on that?
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Double or nothing.
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Ah, yeah, we're gonna be rich!
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Okay, best internet video ever.
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Take one.
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Wait, what do I do again?
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Yeah, so just start jumping, right?
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And get some major air.
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Or I don't know, then like do some awesome backflips or something.
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Right, are you getting this?
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Woo!
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Woo!
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Hmm, you're still not going high enough.
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I know, let me try something.
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Ow!
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Rigby!
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Dude, you okay?
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Dude, that was awesome!
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Dude, I'm gonna say something.
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No, don't!
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Don't try to change muscle, man!
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It's not cool!
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Hey, guys!
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I haven't had quality bro time like this in ages.
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We should do this all the time.
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I know I mess around a lot, but you guys are the best
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Hey, Mordecai, you know who else messes around a lot?
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Dude you're saying it wrong Mordecai what was that bro muscle man that joke doesn't make any sense
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Whenever you say stuff like that you're making fun of your own mom.
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It should be your mom not my mom
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What do you mean?
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Well, for example, you know who else has a gap in their teeth?
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Your mom!
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Or, you know who else is prematurely balding?
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Your mom!
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Rigby, help me out.
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You know who else finds their clothes in the garbage?
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Your mom!
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You know who else lives in their car?
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Your mom!
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You know who else has fat ankles?
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Your mom!
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You know who else can't tell a...
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Are you making fun of my mom?
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You're making fun of my mom!
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No one makes fun of my mom.
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Yo, little brother, my ears are ringing.
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Is someone making fun of our mom?
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Yeah, they are, bro.
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Oh, no, bro.
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I know, bro.
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That's it.
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I'm coming up there.
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You ladies are about to wish you were never born.
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Get out of the cart.
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Well, well, well.
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You passed basic training.
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Congratulations.
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By the way, I'm being sarcastic.
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I gather.
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Yeah, it was your tone.
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And the eye -rolling thing.
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You've gone from being delicate butterflies to slightly less delicate butterflies.
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It don't mean nothing.
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If you want your stuntman licenses, you have to pass my final exam.
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Final exam?
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This ain't no manby -pamby true or false test.
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It's five and a half acres of pure pain.
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And if you survive that, you just hit your mark and you'll get your license. Where are you guys?
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Uh, we're about to take the stuntman exam.
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Well, hurry, we need a...
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Uncle Benson!
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Timmy's here.
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Uh, I'll stall.
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Timmy!
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Bros, come on, bring it in.
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The odds say at least one of us will make it.
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One, two, three!
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Who's this for?
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Timmy!
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Timmy!
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You ready?
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Sir, yes sir!
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Starting position!
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Get set!
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Go!
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Good luck, cadets.
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Rose, go on without me.
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I can't take it.
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What?
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No!
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Just now, going through those wooden panels, it felt like we went through three times or something.
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What about Timmy?
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Timmy's a great kid be great for him we gotta go
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Don't try this at all come on bro What's that?
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Dudes!
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Can't!
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Hold on!
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But you gotta!
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Tell Timmy!
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I'm sorry.
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No!
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Go without me, dude.
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What?
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We already lost two men.
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But the pain.
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How about Timmy's emotional pain when his big one -oh blows?
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Your pain means nothing.
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Timmy means everything.
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You're right.
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Well, at least we didn't have to jump on these sharks.
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What was that?
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The final jump!
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Get it, bro!
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Oh, yeah.
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Yeah, this part always gets up.
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Dude, we're gonna miss our mark.
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Get on my back, bro.
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Dude, how'd you know to wear a wingsuit?
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It was in the textbook, bro.
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Well, I'll be.
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He read the textbook.
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All right, let me down easy.
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The doctor said this eye would never produce tears again.
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But the way you hit those marks out there is nothing short of a miracle.
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Congratulations!
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And, uh, this time I'm being sincere.
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Everything ready, guys?
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Yeah.
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Okay, kids.
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It's the moment you've all been waiting for.
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It's time for my birthday stunt!
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Hit it!
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I'm sorry, Timmy.
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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All right!
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That was the best stunt I've ever seen.
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Now, let's open some presents.
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Ah, I love that little guy.
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Hector, you don't have to do this.
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Oh, don't worry.
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He's no trouble, really.
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Happy 4th of July.
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Muscle man, how do you even know this guy?
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Yeah, you got us into this, muscle man.
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What are we going to do?
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I got an idea.
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Follow my lead.
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Stand.
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Now turn around.
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Let's go.
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Let's go, let's go.
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Get down.
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We're not going to make it!
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Hey, what's going on?
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Why aren't they starting yet?
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Yeah, it's sundown.
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I'm going to ask you to please remain patient.
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The fireworks show will commence shortly.
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I know I couldn't trust them.
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Where have you guys been?
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I told you to get here before the show.
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Sorry it took so long.
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We're good to go.
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Wreck them and stack them.
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Wait, where's the rest of the fireworks?
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That's all we can get.
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You guys only got one firework?
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That's not just any firework.
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This wasn't the deal.
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You guys were supposed to replace the ones that you set off this morning.
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That's it.
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I'm pulling it off.
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You guys are on fire
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Come on Benson Hand it over Who are you?
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I'm the guy who's business your employees just destroyed I'm also the guy who's gonna blow you off sky high with this
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Starting with you I think I got an idea.
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Hey, Hector.
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Your chili rellenos are the least spicy chili rellenos in the world.
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What?
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Yeah, they're not even world -renowned.
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Nobody's even heard about them, Hector.
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And all the people that have heard about them don't even think they're spicy.
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South of the line, chili rellenos are the spiciest, most world -renowned chili rellenos in the world!
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No!
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No!
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The...
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Prophecy!
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She is even more beautiful than I could have ever imagined.
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Hector!
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No!
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All right, you guys, somehow you managed to top last year's fireworks show.
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So I guess I'm not going to fire you.
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In fact, I'm putting you four in charge of a very special job.
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Oh, cool.
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What special job?
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Replacing the three football fields worth of grass, you just burnt!
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Guys night!
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Guys night!
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Guys night!
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Guys night!
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Guys night!
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Guys night!
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Benson, guys night!
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Guys night, Benson!
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Has a month passed already?
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Alright, don't get too crazy.
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Oh, you don't have to worry about us.
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Guys night!
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Guys night!
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moving strong he could take any one of you out in arm wrestling skips skips i am your boss
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and as your boss i order you to arm wrestle me all right all right
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if you insist what did i tell you what did
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What did I tell ya?
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Oh, oh, me, me.
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Set him up, Skips.
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You can't take none of this.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Whoa!
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Go, go, go, go, go!
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Skips, skips, skips, skips, skips.
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Now me.
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Come on, Skip, set him up.
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Okay, I'll go easy on you.
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This is gonna be hilarious.
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Okay, ready, go.
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Haters gonna hate.
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Enough.
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We're going again.
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I wasn't ready.
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Maybe.
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Or maybe you're just getting weak in your old age, Gramps.
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Okay, ready, go.
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Yeah!
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Yeah, yeah!
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Who's the strongest now?
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Two in a row! That was awesome, man!
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It's on the wrist, and also it's in the muscles.
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You just missed him.
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He went to the bus station.
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If you came to change my mind, you're wasting your time.
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No, bro.
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I just want to give you a ride to the bus station.
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Really?
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Really.
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It's the least I could do.
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Well, okay, yeah.
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Thank you.
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Uh, if you don't like the music, you can change it or whatever.
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Oh, no. It's okay.
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Well, looks like my stop's coming up.
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Oh, uh, I think he just passed the bus station.
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Well, that's okay.
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I'm sure we can make a legal intern at the next light.
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I am jaywalking here!
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Oh no. Oh no, we're not going to the bus stop?
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Where are you taking me?
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I figured it out, bro.
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It all came together in here.
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They told us about the crash pit.
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They said that's where it all started.
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And now, that's where this ends.
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You're going off the rails, man!
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Do you trust me bro?
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No!
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No I don't!
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Look at what you're doing!
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This is crazy!
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Please stop!
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Thank you.
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I remember everything!
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Too bad we're gonna die!
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Not on my watch!
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That was a close one!
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Wow!
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Thanks for not giving up on our friendship, muscle man!
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You know who else doesn't give up on friendship?
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My mom!
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Woo!
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You know who else doesn't understand joke structure?
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My mom!
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Oh, guys, I don't know about this.
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Nah, it's funny.
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Watch this.
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I'm Muscle Man.
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I think I'm so good at work just because I'm freakishly strong.
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Okay, let me try.
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Okay, okay.
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Whoa!
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It's me, Muscle Man!
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Despite my rough exterior, I'm a loving and supportive friend.
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I...
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Oops!
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Oh no!
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Do you realize what you've done?
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Me?
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What?
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That was Muscle Man's favorite and only shirt!
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If we don't replace it before he wakes up from his nap, he'll never forgive us!
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Okay, okay, calm down.
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All we gotta do is go out and buy
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Muscle Man the same shirt, right?
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Yeah, we just got to find the tag to see what brand it was.
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Oh.
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Guys, I found it.
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The label's too worn to read anything.
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Great.
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So now what?
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I've only ever seen Mitch shop at one place.
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Let's try there first.
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Discontinued?
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Discontinued.
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That shirt was a limited run deal.
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Limited run?
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The FDA pulled it because it was mostly asbestos.
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Guess the man doesn't care if a guy is flame retardant or not.
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Um, if it's okay, I guess I'll give Racky the Wishmaker one more shot to see if he's actually scary.
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Okay.
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Uh, are you sure?
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Someone else can go first.
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Uh, I can wait.
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No, you go.
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Well, okay.
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Just let me know if I go too long.
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Celia's in Prague doing a guest lecture and I really miss her, so I wish, um, well, I guess I wish I could visit her.
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Does, uh, that sound good?
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You wish to hang out with your lady?
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Then you will...
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Well, uh, well, I can't think of anything that rhymes with lady, so I'm just gonna go ahead and start.
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Oh, this seems like a nice place.
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36th floor?
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That's quite the hike.
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Maybe I'll treat myself and use the elevator.
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Uh, excuse me.
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Sorry to bother you, but, uh, is this elevator working?
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I need to see my girlfriend on the 36th floor.
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Girlfriend, huh?
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Well, you're in luck.
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I just got this baby fixed up.
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Oh, what a relief.
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Thank you, sir.
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You two love birds have fun now.
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Yeah, we're probably gonna get some Chinese...
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I can't wait to see Celia.
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What the?
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What's happening?
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Oh, I sure hope I'm not stuck.
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All right, fives, keep calm.
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Survey the area.
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When you are lost in times of strife, to look around may save your life.
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Eureka!
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An intercom button.
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Maybe I can call for help.
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Yeah, what's the problem?
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Is this the repair guy?
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I'm stuck in the elevator.
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We talked earlier.
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I had the flowers.
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Oh, of course.
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We'll have it running in no time.
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How about some music while you wait?
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That sounds great.
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Thank you.
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Uh, do you have anything a little less ominous?
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Oh, sure.
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You know, you know what?
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I changed my mind.
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Could you turn off the music, please?
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Uh, hello?
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Oh, no. I don't want to be trapped in here.
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Not like this.
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I never paid off my student loans.
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I don't want to burden my family.
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Oh, sorry, buddy.
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I couldn't hear you over the smooth jazz.
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Hey, looks like I got the elevator working.
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Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh,
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What?
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Yeah, I've been taking the stairs.
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36 floors is quite the hike.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “High Five Ghost Being Totally Normal 👻”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Zap, moving, choo, bro, mom. This video has 525 sentences and 3200 words to shadow. The speech runs for 27:32. The speaker talks at a steady 116 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 75% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 79 of its 525 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| muscle noun | /ˈmʌs.əl/ | A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement. |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| brick noun | /ˈbɹɪk/ | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. |
| oven noun | /ˈʌ.vn̩/ | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| elevator noun | /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ | Anything that raises or uplifts. |
| chili noun | /ˈt͡ʃɪli/ | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
| exam verb | /ɪɡˈzæm/ | Shortened form of examine |
| blank noun | /ˈblæŋk/ | The white spot in the centre of a target; hence (figuratively) the object to which anything is directed or aimed, the range of such aim. |
| spicy adjective | /ˈspaɪsi/ | Of, pertaining to, or containing spice. |
| alright | /ɔlˈɹaɪt/ | Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance; OK. |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. |
| friendship noun | /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ | The condition of being friends. |
| grain noun | /ɡɹeɪn/ | The harvested seeds of various grass food crops, especially wheat, maize, rye, barley, and rice. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. | |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. | |
| mess around verb | To fiddle idly. | |
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. | |
| cut through verb | To take a shortcut through. | |
| fix up verb | To provide (someone) with something; to furnish. | |
| get down verb | /ɡɛt ˈdaʊn/ | To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- How are we going to get past this?
- Dude, how'd you know to wear a wingsuit?
- You know who else doesn't give up on friendship?
- You know who else doesn't understand joke structure?
- Do you realize what you've done?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you don't show, I'll assume · If I don't show up tonight, she'll think · if it's okay, I guess I'll give |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't had · You've gone · I've ever seen |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were never born · are lost · be trapped |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | your best · the best · the least spicy |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 137 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, shine /ʃaɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: elevator /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, discontinue /ˌdɪskənˈtɪnju/, prematurely /ˌpɹiːməˈtjʊə(ɹ)li/
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 muscle, skip, whoa.
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.