Shadowing Practice: Inde Navarrette vs. Michael Johnston | Hot Ones Versus - Learn English Speaking with Video
Creating lesson...
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They look very pretty.
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You know, this is a competition, so I need to start being mean.
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This is Hot Ones Versus.
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In front of these contestants is a stack of deeply personal questions.
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They can either tell the truth...
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I think we got the wrong words.
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...or suffer the wrath of the last day.
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Whoever eats the most wings, loses.
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presented by mcdonald's
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i start yeah go ahead start first i'm terrified yeah
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but it's okay all right we're going to do this together
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our film obsession has become a pop culture phenomenon thanks to its unpredictable mix of horror comedy
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and relationship drama you must now provide a full synopsis of obsession in 30 seconds miss a single plot point
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and you eat a death wing 30 seconds full synopsis of obsession Period.
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There's four friends, Ian, Bear, Nikki, and Sarah, and Bear is low -key obsessed with Nikki and really makes a wish that then takes her autonomy away.
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And the other version of her pops out.
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She's also low -key sneaking off to hook up with her friend Ian that Bear doesn't realize.
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Also, the cat's dead.
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Then she made the cat into a sandwich and then also kills Ian, also kills Sarah with a brick and a car.
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It's a minivan and it's really cool.
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And then she snaps back because Bear kills himself with the pills.
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My heart's beating out of my chest, tell me right now.
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I have too much anxiety, tell me right now what it is.
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I think she got the main plot points where, you know, Nikki loses her autonomy.
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That's what the movie's about.
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I would say that's a pass.
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Feels about me right now.
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We've had a lot of missed handshakes and high fives.
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That was the first time that we did it.
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Should we just do like a really good like handshake?
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Right now?
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Yeah, yeah, just, heck yeah.
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Together we made Nikki and Bear You're an instant classic screened couple.
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However, which of my real life qualities would annoy you the most if we were actually in a relationship?
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Aw.
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Pick them out.
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Okay.
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Honesty.
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Let's go.
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I think sometimes, I think some, what kind of question is this?
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Are you getting this?
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No, no, no, no. Are you getting this?
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Sometimes I just get anxious And you're super silly, so I might be a little bit like, be serious.
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And I think that you would get a kick out of that.
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But I will say, though, when we were in it and doing the thing, we were dialed in.
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We're like, let's go.
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But that's not the question.
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I'm supposed to say bad things about you.
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Talk shit.
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Yeah, no, I think maybe just like the foods that you sometimes would eat.
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I wouldn't be able to eat some of those foods.
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The foods?
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Yeah.
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Like what?
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Snacks.
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Like hot Cheetos?
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Yeah.
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Girl!
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I would...
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I'm taking that as a hit of being Mexican.
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The Mexican community, are you getting this?
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Hey, hey, hold up, hold up.
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Are you getting...
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Canceled.
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I'm a quarter Mexican.
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Canceled.
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Really?
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Yes, yes.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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So, I mean, it's not enough to be like out there being like...
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Is it hot in here?
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Is he just Mexican?
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Am I right, ladies?
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I'm so scared.
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Well, this is your turn to read the card.
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Oh, I am.
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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It's a wild card, mother fucker.
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Okay, it's tough.
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It's tough to make it...
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This is a hard one?
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I'm talking now.
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It's tough to make it through the grueling experience of shooting a horror movie with a good sense of humor.
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The other player must now fill their mouth with water while you attempt to make them laugh.
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Whoever fails at their task must eat a Deathwing.
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You're good at serious faces, though. And you're...
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You're the one who wins all these competitions.
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If you spit it on me, my makeup artist is going to jump across this table and bite you.
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Oh my God, at the time we're going, I don't know what to say.
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I don't think I'm a funny person, but I'm going to try.
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Okay, should I tell the story that happened this morning?
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No, that's not appropriate.
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I love things that my friends have said, and so I will write them down.
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But Megan didn't know the word for a romance novel, and she called it a jizzy book.
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I thought it was funny.
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I'm a threat to the cuddle community, which is true.
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Um, my friend was bedazzling at Hellman and five minutes earlier she had a mental breakdown
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and we had smoked weed and then finally we're like, she's bedazzling and then she goes, I'm in a really good place mentally, but I thought it was funny because five minutes earlier she wasn't,
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but she smokes a little bit of weed and she bedazzles at Hellman, it's fine.
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You know what I mean?
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That's time.
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You almost got me, but I think I'm so scared.
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I think I'm just so scared that I'm just scared, but that was unhinged okay this is not okay this is this is this is gonna happen yeah should we
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i have to i'm gonna keep my jacket on for now
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because i think
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that as soon as i get one of these in my mouth i'm gonna feel really out of control
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and it'll be the one thing i can control is taking off my jacket the only thing that i can control
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fuck you okay you got this you got this that's a good bite how you doing it's delicious
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loading loading can we do that like can we do that like animated gif of like the question marks you okay
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we're gonna need to bring in um dry race boards in our friendship test round oh this is the moment
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that we do that
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so you good no fucking read the card friendship test i'm going to write down my answer
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and you have to guess my response oh guess wrong
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and eat a death wing who was my biggest childhood crush oh my god that's
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so not fair i think we got the wrong how about this i'll write a guy
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and a girl no no no no i will because there were two
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this seems like a fun thing to do on thanksgiving Where there's, like, mashed potatoes.
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Okay, okay, okay.
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I'll take myself seriously.
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Okay. Do men exist?
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There's no men in my brain right now.
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You can ask her about the girl, too.
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There's a woman.
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She's involved. Is she a superhero? Is he a superhero?
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Kind of.
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Oh, okay, wait.
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She's my favorite person ever, and if I screw up the name on the last name, people do it to me as well, I understand.
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Okay, three, two, one.
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Holy shit!
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You did great!
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Josh Hartnett and...
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Josh Hartnett's a good one.
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Really weird film to have a crush on someone for, but 30 Days of Night, I just thought he was really cute.
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That's valid.
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And then I also just have a huge crush on Jennifer Lawrence.
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What do you mean?
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What do you mean?
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Jennifer Lawrence is a good girl.
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That was fantastic.
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I love that woman.
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Great job.
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Yeah, how you doing?
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How you doing?
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Doing great.
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Okay.
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Oh, a friendship test.
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I'm going to write down my answer and you have to guess my response.
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Guess wrong?
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Eat it.
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My gamer cred is well documented.
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What is the first video game that made me fall in love with gaming?
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This is quite niche because I actually gave the real answer yesterday in a podcast.
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Oh, it's niche so it's not Call of Duty.
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Hold on.
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So the real answer is something that I said yesterday, which you wouldn't know, but the answer that I've said publicly and that we've talked about is still true.
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What?
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Did that make sense?
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Say that again?
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Um, is it a first person shooter?
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Oh, no. Oh, no. You said it's...
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Give me, like, another...
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Is it, um, is it a shooter?
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Oh, come on.
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Oh, come on what about the handshake come on i'm like
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a bird oh i'm gonna do two i'm gonna give you the niche one
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and the other one how old are you i'm old enough
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oh man i don't even know i'm just gonna write down some stuff oh i'm
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so scared i just felt my bowels drop your balls or your bowels
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genuinely what did you say i think
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because i know you i'm assuming you said bowels yes okay
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because you're not you wouldn't say balls no okay i would you wouldn't
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and that's what makes us so perfect i don't know i'm just gonna do it i don't know
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golden eye yeah you know like james bond i do love
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that so what did i did i get it you did you call of duty so
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so the question is like do I have to take like
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a small bite take a little nibble for the party all right it's time I think
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that honestly the the the I'll do it with you in
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solidarity oh that's okay now you're gonna make me look like
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a baby oh all right I'm gonna do the same wing because it's in
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solidarity eating the chicken underneath actually helps fun fact that idea don't do that
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it give it a second yeah no that's fine yeah just don't inhale at all oh wow yeah no it's good
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but that was fine.
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Was that a big enough bite?
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No, show that to camera right now.
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Don't touch it.
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I'll give you a good background to look at what that was.
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All right, all right, all right, all right, all right.
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Lick it.
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My hands are shaking.
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Okay, good.
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That was mean of me to do to you.
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I'm sorry.
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Can you do the window sound?
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Like, please?
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You're, like, powering down?
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Yeah.
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I'm not taking milk for...
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I know.
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Doesn't it seem like you're kind of, like...
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It's just...
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It's good.
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Do you feel the lip blumper clicking?
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Yeah, do we look like we did the Kylie Jenner challenge?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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By the end of Obsession, both Bear and Nikki are bruised and bloodied from a series of traumatic events.
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The other player can now draw on your face uninterrupted for 30 seconds.
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What?
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Oh, shit.
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You can prevent this from happening by eating a Deathwing.
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Oh, boy.
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She's drawn on my face.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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What am I drawing on your face?
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Please don't draw a penis.
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Um, give me a sweetheart.
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Do it like, do like some red, like make it look bloody.
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Okay, we'll do.
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You want to be bloody?
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Yeah.
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That'll make you look cool.
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You're on my face.
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Cool as fuck, dude.
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All right, okay, it's time.
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Okay.
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You want to come around or should we?
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Yeah.
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Uninterrupted for 30 seconds.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Oh, should I?
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Little bloody tiara eyes.
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How you doing?
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Good.
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In life in general, how are things going for you?
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Oh, I'm doing really good.
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I haven't seen it in a minute.
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I went to Paris.
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I went to Europe.
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I saw.
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It was actually really cool.
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Did you get a croissant?
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I did get a croissant.
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How was it?
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It was good.
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Can I get your signature?
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Yeah, on your forehead.
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Yeah.
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And then I'll sell it on eBay.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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Honestly, you look hot.
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Oh, I love it.
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You actually look sick.
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Oh my God, this is really cool.
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Three, two, pose for me.
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Yeah.
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That's going on the wall for show.
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Great.
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Whose turn is it?
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Okay.
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We've all heard the saying, be careful what you wish for.
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Tempt fate by making your own wish on a one -wish willow for all the world to see. Or eat a wing.
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Or eat a wing.
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Holy shit.
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My whiff would be, do my parents proud with this challenge.
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I feel like I have to.
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I think you just did.
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All right, I'll, um, I got one.
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I'll do a, this is just, I'm a, I'm a dork and I just think this will be cool.
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Here we go.
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I forgot how bad it is.
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oh nice one Michael what's
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that over there I'm gonna I'm gonna do I'm gonna wish
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for a I'm gonna wish for a like a bath I
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wish I wish I had a shower oh shit I wish
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I had a shower what the what is this made of I wish I had a shower We'll do like a cool, like an edit, like a swipe.
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Oh my God.
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That it just goes like whoosh.
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Yeah, exactly, exactly.
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Indy, I actually love what you did with my face.
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There we go.
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You got this.
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This cut is going to be crazy.
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To cut from us before that.
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Now you're all pretty and I'm fucked.
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Uh, that reference was to Peanut Butter Baby.
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Do you remember that?
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Ah.
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No?
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Okay.
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Did my willow work?
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Ritz -Carlton crackers?
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It did!
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Oh, sweet.
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Alright, whose card?
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Okay.
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Dealer's choice.
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The player who picks this card can ask their opponent any question they wish.
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The other player must answer truthfully or read Deathwing.
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Okay, be mean.
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Let's go.
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That's what this game is about.
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Be like Kiki Palmer.
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Gag him.
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Okay.
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Mm -hmm. If you...
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If I.. could replace me with another actor.
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Girl.
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But you would get $10 million. Would you do it?
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Oh, no. Aw, that's so sweet.
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Genuinely, no. And I mean that with my whole mouth right now.
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I think your performance is absolutely phenomenal.
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And I think that the way that you played it was beautiful.
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Thank you.
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And it's one of my favorite performances of this year.
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That's very sweet.
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It's all fucking true.
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Because I can't, I can't, I have no capacity to say anything else right now.
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Now you really could ask me the world and I'd answer it.
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Yeah, it was a horrible question.
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I need to eat a wing.
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That was really bad.
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No, do another one, no. No, no, it was bad.
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I don't know why I asked that.
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Okay, fine.
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I'm eating a wing.
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Three, two, one, go.
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I love the face that you make whenever you eat the wing.
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What face was that?
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Oh yeah.
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Dude, I can't imagine another freaky Nikki.
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Mm -hmm, thank you.
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When you did the smile, I'm your freaky Nikki, Remember, I was like, show me what you're going to do, and you're like, no. You're like, no. I always try to do the lip pop thing that you do.
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Yeah, it's so, like, it goes.
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Do you want another one?
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Does that help?
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Yeah, more.
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I'm like Glinda.
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Ariana, I'm coming for your job.
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Actually, no, I'm the fairy godmother in Trek.
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Yeah.
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You could have been naughty and asked me a fucked question.
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My performance as Nicki took me from Twitch streamer to Oscar contender overnight.
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Having witnessed this rapid rise, name one way that fame has changed me.
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You're just, you're booked and busy now.
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And guess who always answers the phone?
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Every time I call, you always answer me.
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I do.
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You have never not answered the phone.
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I love this girl.
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She's real.
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Yeah, I'm getting my toes done, I answer Michael.
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She answers the phone, and I would do the same thing.
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Because I love you.
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Is it impressive that I haven't had a sip of milk, or should I just have milk?
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You should have milk.
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Also, you want peanut butter?
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Soon.
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Okay.
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Let me stick with the cow drink.
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Wow, it really works.
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That's what I'm saying.
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Okay.
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It's tradition around here to put a little extra on the last wing.
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You and your...
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You and your opponent can add a little extra dab to your final wings.
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Now, why would you...
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Wait, baby, which one do you want?
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Do you want the last dab experience?
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The last dab thermagedagon?
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Or the last dab...
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Did you say Uma Thurman? Or Apollo 13?
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The last dab X -Men?
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We're opening them all.
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Oh, well, why aren't we just feeling adventurous all of a sudden?
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I was going to put all of them on.
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On all of the wings?
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Yeah, I'm going to put all three.
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No, but you're only biting one.
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Oh, shit.
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Okay.
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Michael Johnston!
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No, no, I'm doing it.
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Fuck you.
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Oh, my stomach just did a thing.
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So I put Apollo, and I put that one, and now it's time for X -Men.
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You know what?
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This has been such a fun experience.
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I would do this again.
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Despite having a production budget of just $700 ,000, Obsession has become one of the highest grossing horror films of all time.
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Fuck yeah.
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Fuck, you're gonna eat this down.
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For our final challenge, the two of us will face off in a game of horror charades.
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We will have one minute to feed each other silent clues to guess famous scary movie titles.
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Whoever gets through the most title wins and the loser has to eat the wing.
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Oh, that's fun.
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You're gonna eat me Boots House down.
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Okay, I'm just gonna have you stand up real quick.
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Oh, I love this.
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Love, love, love.
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10 out of 10.
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I'm not going to lie.
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Super comfortable not moving.
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He's way better than me.
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We actually started, the beginning of Obsession was straights because I was too scared to do shit and Curry was like, you got to get over that.
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And he's like, you're all going to come over and play straights.
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You got to grab it from the bowl and I'm not going to look.
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Oh, oh, that's a great one.
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Jason Voorhees, Friday the 13th.
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Mask, Freddy Cougar middle fuck you wedding the ring Um Us obsession phone call scream love this is fun
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Axe baseball oh the shining yes Cannibal Hannibal Lecter Silence of the Lambs.
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Chainsaw.
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Chainsaw Man!
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The Chainsaw Man!
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That's an anime.
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre!
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Okay, I got that.
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Hold on, let me put some of these back.
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Oh my god, that was so exciting.
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We can't repeat stuff, no?
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No, I didn't.
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Let it be messy.
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Yeah, lay down.
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How does this look?
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It looks sick.
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Okay, ready?
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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I don't know this movie.
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What?
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My God.
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Oh, okay.
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Sleeping?
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Bed?
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Nightmare on Elm Street?
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Yes!
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Okay.
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Okay, okay.
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um shoe licking a shoe eating shoes milk man cat snake
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it's on a plane okay let's do a different one it
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was from dusk till dawn Quentin Tarantino toes don't make me look like an idiot you know what this is.
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That's impressive.
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What the hell is she doing?
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Oh, it's one of those, um, one of those hooks.
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Oh, what's that movie shit?
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Hook.
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Captain Hook.
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I know what you did last summer.
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Oh.
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I feel like that's pretty accurate.
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Oh.
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Fuck you, you won.
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And it only came because of the fact that you know
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but i'm doing it with her of course you don't have to but i want to okay
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wait which room i can't believe you're doing this with me yeah of course okay you ready cheers
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i was gonna put all of them on
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oh no Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. This is bad, Michael.
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Oh, no. Oh, shit.
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It's not coming out of my nose.
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What?
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Michael is today's winner.
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Give it up for Michael.
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I might be my king.
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No, I shouldn't.
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i i accept this award i think we both i think
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we both won i think we both i think we i
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accept this award on behalf of both of us i think we just trauma bonded in a way
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that nobody's gonna take away from us yeah this is my
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dog i i highly recommend this um you haven't seen obsession it's on peacock i accept the award
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but honestly we did it together like this is us this is our award
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i'm very proud of myself that i did that
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and i can't wait to be 75 and re -watch this video You know, and be like, you did that.
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Be an actress, they said.
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You want to do a movie called Obsession?
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At least you're a pretty crier.
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That was unhinged.
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Hey, what's going on, Hot Ones fans?
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You know you can catch me every Thursday interviewing celebrities over the wings of death.
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But if you're looking for a little more Scoville -laced action, tune in Tuesdays for Hot Ones Versus.
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It's the show where celebrities go head -to -head.
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They either tell the truth or suffer the wrath of the last dab.
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So tune in Tuesdays for a front -row seat to the fiery fights and celebrity clashes.
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That's Hot Ones Versus Tuesdays on First We Feast.
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Don't miss it.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 490 sentences and 3504 words to shadow. The speech runs for 22:05. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| obsession noun | /əbˈsɛʃən/ | The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| bite verb | /baɪt/ | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| horror noun | /ˈhɒɹ.ə/ | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| hook noun | /hʊk/ | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| whoever | /huˈɛvɚ/ | Who ever: an emphatic form of who. |
| friendship noun | /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ | The condition of being friends. |
| celebrity noun | /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ | Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| crush verb | /kɹʌʃ/ | To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. |
| niche noun | /nɪt͡ʃ/ | A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. |
| bowel noun | /ˈbaʊ.əl/ | A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine. |
| impressive adjective | /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ | Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress. |
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| write down verb | To produce or set (something) down in writing; to record something. | |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. | |
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| get over verb | To overcome. | |
| get through verb | /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ | To overcome; to endure. |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| lie down verb | To assume a horizontal position. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | has become · have said · I've said |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were dialed · was unhinged · are bruised |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | one who wins · community, which is |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 148 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: wrath /ɹæθ/, bath /bɑːθ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, thanksgiving /ˌθæŋksˈɡɪv.ɪŋ/, godmother /ˈɡɒdmʌðə/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, shoe /ˈʃu/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, shooter /ˈʃuːtəː/
- Long words — get the stress right: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, solidarity /ˌsɑ.ləˈdæɹ.ə.ti/, autonomy /ɔˈtɑ.nə.mi/, superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like obsession, scare, bite.
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.