Shadowing Practice: Match Cat to Their Owner | Lineup | Cut - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Can your cat do any tricks?
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My cat can sit.
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Your cat can sit.
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Winston sit.
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Winston sit.
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Winston.
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Winston, get over here.
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Hello.
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Hi.
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Hey, hey.
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You like cats?
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They're not my favorite.
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They are sneaky and dirty.
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They walk into their litter box and tell that shit and piss and they walk onto your counters.
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And you're not, you can't tell me they're not.
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I would say that would be my one big red flag, is that I'm not a big animal person.
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I love them so much.
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Any cat on the street, I'm like, hey kitty, kitty, how are you?
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Are you a cat owner?
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Not currently.
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She went to the sushi bar in the sky.
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- Have you ever thought about owning a cat?
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- Yeah.
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- What stops?
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- I don't actually want a cat.
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I only thought about owning one because I had mice.
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It's your lucky day, you get to match dirty sneaky cat to owner.
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- Oh, this is about to be hilarious.
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- What are the types of cats?
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- Fat and not fat?
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- Yes.
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How are you gonna match a cat to its owner?
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Well, my strategy right now is to just enjoy the cat's energy,
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and hopefully they will channel to me who their owner is.
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Dogs look like their owners, so I guess maybe we can see if that's true for cats.
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Let me bring the line of helims in.
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Perfect.
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- Hi.
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- Hello.
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All the cat people.
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So everybody here loves cats.
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Doesn't just own one.
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Doesn't he even not love?
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Cats, but has one?
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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Yeah. Did you...
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Hi little kitty kitty poos.
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Hi!
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Hi honey!
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Oh sweet!
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Okay, so I can like cradle.
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We just have to get her off my boobies.
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And I did own and breed cats as kids.
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So it's totally fine.
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Like they're not I don't think they're terrible.
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So this one is a kitten.
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It's not full grown, right?
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Correct.
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Where's mommy?
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Oh, maybe the cat will tell me.
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I think the pink collar is a stylistic choice, so we definitely need to maybe find someone that would have a a pink collar.
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Actually, the purple pants is kind of perfect with the pink collar.
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Like, you guys would match walking down the street.
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Okay, let's go with Ian.
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You look like you have a little new kitten.
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Like, you know, got your new place.
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Did you move recently?
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- Like 2021.
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- Okay.
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No. I know I have so many dangly bits.
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I'm kind of duck -holed.
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She's too curious for me.
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What's the personality of your cat?
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My cat likes to cuddle and loves to play.
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- Okay.
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You have a very cute vibe, and this is a very cute cat with a cute collar, so I just feel like I'm gonna say it's yours.
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- This is it.
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You know, when the first time she looked at him, she did the slow blink, so I think maybe they already get along and they know each other.
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Okay, here you go, buddy.
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Oh, it's like a...
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- A little chubby, is that okay to say?
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Is it a little more?
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- It makes some interesting noises.
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- Oh, okay, that's okay.
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We all have quirks.
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- What do we have here?
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- We got a hairless cat.
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I could see maybe a guy choosing out this jacket for their cat.
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Wait, what's the cat's name?
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Flopsy.
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- Oh!
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- I'm holding a Manx cat.
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I think they're called Manx cats, is that right?
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- Sphinx.
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- Sphinx.
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See, she knows.
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So I know someone who owns a hairless cat and she's super artistic.
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I think someone who maybe is an artist or does music or something.
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I mean, I see some artists in here.
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I feel like this Sphinx cat belongs to you.
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First of all, she knows the kind of cat already.
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And also I thought with an alternative hairstyle, perhaps an alternative pet choice.
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Are you artsy?
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I do a lot of painting.
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Okay.
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I love music.
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I bake and decorate cakes and stuff.
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Hold on, let's see.
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So because you don't want hair on the food, this is a semi -hairless cat.
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I feel like this one's a good one.
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The yellow corduroy with the yellow on your shirt.
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I'm just, I'm feeling the Flopsy vibe.
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Sure.
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Alright.
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Okay, well you get to hold Flopsy.
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You can tell your Flopsy.
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- Yeah, yeah, see look, he's like a natural with Flopsy.
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- Yeah, yeah.
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- They fit, they fit, they vibe.
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- Oh, come on.
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This looks like my cat.
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- This is Winston.
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- Come here, Winston.
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It's okay, buddy, it's okay.
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- This is a model cat.
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This would be on the cover of a cat food bag.
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And this sweater reiterates it.
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It also kind of looks like a homemade sweater.
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So maybe somebody that crochets.
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It's eyes are red.
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Yes.
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It's really wild you guys.
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Honestly.
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This is probably a Persian.
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It's all right, it's all right, it's all right.
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You want in?
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There you go, Winston.
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This is the kind of cat Mai used to be, and we used to do the lion cut on her also.
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So it's kind of a high maintenance cat.
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The hair who's high maintenance, maybe.
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What was your name?
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Come on over.
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Should I go and get the cat or just leave him be?
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No, I think Winston's okay.
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I think that somebody made this sweater, which I think the cat really dislikes the sweater.
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I think the consensus is we're gonna try to take it...
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I don't wanna, I'm sorry, I don't wanna damage the cat.
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Oh, can you not do any tricks?
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- My cat can sit.
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- You wanna take Winston out and see if we can make Winston sit?
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This seems like it's gonna be a disaster.
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- Yeah, let's do it.
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- Winston?
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Sit.
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Oh.
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Oh, this is...
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This is a...
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Okay.
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Let me see something.
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Winston, come here.
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Okay.
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Winston, sit.
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Winston, sit.
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Oh, this is your cat.
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Because when someone listens to me, What's that?
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Winston, get over here.
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There we go.
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All the girls I know with fun, vibrant hair, I'll crochet.
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And since I think that the sweater was hand crocheted, I think that Winston is your cat.
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Look at your little harness.
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It's like you go on hikes and stuff.
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Hi buddy.
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- Get a little booty, okay?
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- Oh, okay.
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- Let's see, here we go.
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Linda?
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Oh my.
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Linda sounds like a dragon.
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Looks like a butterfly sounds like a dragon.
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Oh, oh, that's like a hiss.
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You don't like me.
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Okay.
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Based on that attitude, I mean, I'm gonna call you forward.
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- Oh.
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- Why did you call me?
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- Well, at first you indicated you might not like, love your cat, and not that, Linda is unlovable because Linda seems very lovable.
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Just the hisses maybe indicates an attitude, so.
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- Do you think it has an attitude?
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- No, the cat has an attitude.
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- You wanna pick up the cat?
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- Sure.
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- 'Cause it doesn't look like it wants to be picked up.
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So maybe the owner.
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Okay.
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I kind of like that.
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Okay, no, Linda has some white hairs on her.
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Not much.
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Linda, you need to get your shit together.
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Okay, I'm gonna say yes.
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I'm gonna say yes.
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Oh my goodness.
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Oh, I like, okay, I kind of get the thing about cuddly with cats now, because I would definitely cuddle with this cat.
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Well, I'm just gonna keep this one.
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I'm not giving it back to its owner.
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The owner is now me.
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I have you.
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and you i've been looking for your color palette this whole time come on over here come on over here Look, take this, Kat.
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- Okay.
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- Let's see.
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What's this cast name?
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Look at you guys.
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Bom Bom.
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Bun bow.
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Oh, shoot.
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The name's not giving you.
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Hold on, wait, do you speak any other languages?
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No. You don't?
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Okay.
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Okay, I don't think this cat is yours.
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No, it is.
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Alright.
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- Okay.
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- When you heard Bambao, what did you--?
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- I mean, I just know it's an Asian food.
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Out of the two options, you happen to be Asian, so I am going to do, I'ma be that person.
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I'ma do it, okay.
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- All right.
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I don't want to.
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- I don't want to, but okay.
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Bum bow.
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Listen, I'm gonna hand you off to this beautiful lady.
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Please be good to her.
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- There's a leg in the air.
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- I know, look, this is the best.
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- Okay, is this a safe way to hold the cop?
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It's not gonna hurt the cat.
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- No. - Can I lift though like this?
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- Yeah, I think so.
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- We'll start with that.
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- Look, look at outside this baseball, look.
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Do you hit two?
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Yeah.
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Oh, shit.
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- That's ashtray.
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- Okay, well, ashtray, you're definitely staying in here.
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- I'm kind of just down to one person.
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Come on up.
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I think ashtray might actually belong to her.
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- Let's have you have ashtray.
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- Okay.
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- Like this not just being the last one.
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I think you would name your cat something quirky.
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Like being like, you ashtray.
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- You can head on back.
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How many do you think you got right?
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- I think I got four correct.
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- Yeah?
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Show of hands, who did Allie guess correctly?
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No one?
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What?!
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The one person I got right-- Okay, see?
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Three!
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You wanna pair up with your proper cat?
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This'll be fun to see.
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I wonder who Linda belongs to.
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Oh, hi everybody!
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Oh, I had it all wrong except once.
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I'm so glad I guessed you right.
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Now this one!
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I want to hear the story behind how we got here.
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Okay, call it forward.
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Alright, let's do this.
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Oh, this one hits us too.
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If you want to give him a little butt slap, he likes us.
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It's the same thing.
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My friend.
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So what's the story behind this cat?
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Oh, and it loves you so much.
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Look at it.
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It loves that beard.
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So this bud was actually adopted by my fiance, and she kind of picked him.
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I wouldn't have picked a hairless cat.
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I want a Maine Coon.
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But now he's here, and I love him.
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Are you a dog person normally?
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Or is this-- I do have a husky.
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Oh, that's a fun contrast, the husky with this.
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Yeah, yeah.
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Yeah.
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And as you can imagine, they didn't start as best friends, but now they are.
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That's great.
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Our husky will try to paw at him with his big paw.
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Yeah.
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And the cat will just like, bop, bop, bop, and slap him in the nose.
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I was like, all right, I'm done.
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That little patent thing is the weirdest thing, because I'm telling you, my friend too, she just sits there and be like, "Bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong, bong." I'm like, "What is going on?" You want to get one for the road?
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That's for you, Pickle of Miracle.
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- This is Pluto.
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- I got you wrong.
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Now Pluto seems like a little kitten.
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- He's three and a half months old.
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- Gotcha.
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- Yeah.
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- Did you just move into a new apartment?
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- No, I'm in college.
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- You're in college?
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- So I was like, I need a buddy.
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- Okay, see.
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- Yep, see?
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- Yep.
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- Does he help you study?
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- Yeah.
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- That's gonna hold up the flashcards.
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- He distracts me a little.
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- Has he learned how to use cat GPT?
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I don't want to get in trouble now.
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- Yay!
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Thank you so much.
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It was so nice to meet you.
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Bye, Kitty.
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You put in school.
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- This is Ashtray.
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- Oh, you want to-- Oh, we got a head?
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- Ashtray has a gold chain like you.
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- Yes.
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- And tell me the story behind his name.
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smoke a lot of weed, so.
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- Yeah, I was like, okay, they're asking me some of the weed.
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- Oh look yeah look at you guys with your hands gold on.
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Okay, I see it.
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And then he likes to put his balls in my face.
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Oh my gosh, she's teabagging you.
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Thank you.
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Bye Ashtray.
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Bun Bao, you get over here.
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How did you choose the name Bun Bao?
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I love dumplings and he looks like it.
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It's so good.
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What language is that?
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Oh yeah, I was gonna ask.
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I don't want to be offensive.
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Oh yeah.
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But I didn't know you speak more than one language.
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Yeah, it's Vietnamese.
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Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha.
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And he only knows Vietnamese.
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Really?
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Yeah, so he'll come, he'll like, if I tell him to come, I'll have to say in Vietnamese or he won't come.
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That's fantastic!
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Can you say it now?
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I know you're holding him, but what would you say to him like in the house?
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"Bum, bow !" Oh, "Light Eye?" Yes?
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Mommy?
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I was really ready to take him home seriously, but I know you already have a mommy, and I don't speak Vietnamese.
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So, it's probably better.
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- Now, what's behind this haircut?
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- So, okay.
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- Winston's little haircut.
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- He used to be-- - Linda, leave Winston alone.
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- He recently met my sister and I's other cat, Jojo, who just loves to attack his fur and cause so many knots that we had to shave him down.
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- Oh no. - But they're friends.
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Like you fight with your friends, right?
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- No, not like that.
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Not to worry about I have to change my whole entire look.
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- So did you crochet the sweater?
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- No, but I thought that was funny because - I do crochet.
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- Oh, you do?
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- Yeah, but I didn't make that sweater.
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- Oh, you just bought it like that?
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- Yeah, I just rub off.
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- Oh, okay, well, it looks like you made it, so.
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- He's not the spawn of Satan, he is a little angel.
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And That was mean.
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I mean, I thought his eyes were red, and I honestly don't trust cats anyway, so.
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I still don't trust you, Winston.
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And Linda don't like you.
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And Linda scared me, so I'm gonna be with Linda.
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That's fair.
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- Linda, let's be blitzed her mom.
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- Linda, I'm sorry I didn't pair you with your main man here.
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- What is your vendetta?
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- I don't know.
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- What is going on?
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Is she like that with other animals?
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Now don't come up over here acting all funny.
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Honey, Linda, you already hissed at me.
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- So she is three years old.
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She's a bomb bae.
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- Okay.
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- How did you choose the name Linda?
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- So actually my name is Daniel.
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So we rearranged the letters and then take the E out.
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- Okay.
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- Okay.
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- And there you get Linda.
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Math is hard.
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- But I understand.
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- So what does your cat mean to you?
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- Uh, Linda's...
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everything to me.
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ever since I met her and Like we cuddle every morning and Yeah, she can go out.
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- I love that.
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- To tell the truth, first time I held her, I cried, so.
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- Yeah.
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I love that.
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Alright, thank you Daniel.
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I'm gonna go out and get a cat.
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- Probably tomorrow, yes.
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That's exactly right.
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- Aww.
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- Probably tomorrow.
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- Yeah, yeah.
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- Hey guys, this is Kelly from Cut.
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You can play these games at home.
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Did you know that?
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You'll make new memories, you'll learn things about people, maybe a hangover, maybe some trauma.
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- Am I selling it or what?
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Am I selling it or what?
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Why practice speaking with this video?
This video, "Match Cat to Their Owner," provides an engaging context for English learners to practice speaking through humor and relatable content about pets. By focusing on cats and their quirky behaviors, viewers are encouraged to participate in light-hearted conversations, which can enhance their English speaking practice. The dynamic exchanges between the participants create an enjoyable atmosphere that promotes shadow speech, where learners can imitate and practice the conversational flow in a natural setting.
The discussions about the different types of cats, and the light banter about their characteristics, not only improve speaking skills but also build confidence in using everyday vocabulary and phrases. This alignment with real-life experiences makes it a perfect scenario for applying the shadowing technique during practice.
Grammar & Expressions in Context
In the video, several key structures and expressions can significantly aid English learners in improving their language skills:
- Questions for engagement: "Can your cat do any tricks?" This type of question invites a response and stimulates conversation, making it an effective way to practice forming questions.
- Defining phrases: "They're sneaky and dirty." The use of adjectives here effectively describes the speaker's feelings about cats. Learning how to use adjectives can enrich learners' vocabulary and expression skills.
- Comparative language: "I would say that would be my one big red flag." This expression allows learners to practice using comparisons and personal opinions, which is useful in many English conversations.
- Conversational fillers: The use of phrases like "Well, my strategy right now is..." can help learners understand how to fill the gaps in conversation, flowing more naturally in their speech.
Common Pronunciation Traps
English learners should be aware of certain pronunciation traps that may arise when practicing with this video. Here are a few highlights:
- “Winston”: The name of the cat is repeated frequently, and students can practice the clarity of their vowel sounds to ensure they pronounce names correctly during conversation.
- “Kitty”: The playful tone with which "kitty" is used offers a chance for learners to practice their intonation, especially when expressing affection or humor.
- Contractions: The speakers frequently use contractions like "don't" and "isn't." Mastering these can help non-native speakers sound more fluent and familiar with conversational English.
Using a shadowing site may provide additional opportunities for learners to mimic the speech patterns and pronunciation observed in this video. Remember to practice regularly and enjoy the process of learning through engaging content!
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be picked · was actually adopted · be blitzed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | someone who owns · someone who maybe |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | might not like · might actually belong |
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.