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It's so stylish.
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I'm serious.
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Look, are you two together?
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Why are you looking at each other?
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Wow, what just happened here?
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You guys got in a fight before you come?
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I go, this is your lady.
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They both look at each other. Am I with you?
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What happened?
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It's complicated?
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Oh, it's perfect.
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Complicated is the best comedy material.
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What's your name?
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Human, nice to meet you. And you?
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Sahar, you're beautiful, Sahar.
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You're absolutely gorgeous.
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I don't know why
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Human was hesitating.
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I'm so happy you're here, darling. So happy.
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Yeah, really happy you're here.
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And Human, it's okay.
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You guys drove together in the same car?
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Oh, it's complicated.
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So which one of you guys are married?
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neither one is cheating okay that's good so we can actually talk about it
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and and make this happen okay wonderful and and how long you've been together
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they looked at each other again
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when did we start do we count from the time we start
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or do we count from the time we met in the coffee shop and then you said okay maybe
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two months two months buddy two months is
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so brand new it should be so lovey -dovey no
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so you got into a fight before you come home
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it happens it listen it happens to the best of us
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they got into an argument on the way to the comedy show
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and i know why they were coming here
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they got into an argument saturday's like i love max i mean he's so sexy
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and who was like you love him like how you love him it's like well he's funny i love him because he's
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so funny it's like oh i would have killed max
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i mean it's like you're not gonna kill my favorite comedian
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so they had that moment and then they came in here and then uh she's like see he's He's funny.
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And then Human was like.
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Yeah, is that what happened?
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No way!
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Human is like, no, I didn't care.
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I was like, he's funny, but I don't care.
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I don't care, he's funny.
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I don't care, I am funny.
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That's not what I am.
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Now, I believe Human.
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He seems like a very, honestly, very genuine guy, this guy.
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By the way, just, you guys cannot see who I am.
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Tall, very, very handsome, good looking, very nice style, yeah?
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What do you do for a living?
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You're a lawyer.
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Ah, so he's fing arguing too, you know what I mean?
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Objection, Sahar.
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It's not possible.
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Yeah?
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What kind of lawyer are you?
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Corporate lawyer.
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Oh, oh, oh, this guy.
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Corporate lawyer.
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I mean, this is top of the line of the lawyers.
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You understand?
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He goes, it fucks up corporations, CEOs, destroys everybody.
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Tomorrow, front page of the newspaper, Maximini gets sued by a lawyer in Sweden.
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I don't give a shit.
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I'm Mary Sahar, and I moved to Yotobori.
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Oh, I'm just f*ing around, man, just having fun with you, stop, stop.
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I hope you guys make how to make it better, yeah?
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I'm dead serious.
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Come on, kiss and make it better, yeah? Who am I?
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Give her a nice kiss.
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No. Come on.
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Oh. So beautiful.
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The culture here is so fantastic, Germans are so nice, Germans are so special, yeah?
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You're a late asshole, sit down.
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Germans are so nice and the refugees are such assholes.
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thank you Germans for tolerating
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this guy with his scarf it looks like he's going on a mission put
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it in your pocket don't scare the white people
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the German guy is having a heart attack behind you where country are you from?
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Palestine!
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Palestine, that's wonderful nice, thank you thank you very much what's your name?
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Chasm, that word in Farsi, you know what that means?
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digest Digest when you eat something your name is digestion
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What does it mean in arabic determine determine to digest
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That's great man, and your girl is beautiful.
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She's really pretty and where you from from Germany my god
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You're so beautiful the eyes the hair.
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I'm just giving compliments very good
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now how did you guys meet I was hiking was it part of the
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and you just followed her no way and then it was in
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but be honest I really want to know
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because Hazem you seem like a very sweet guy
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and you're from Palestine and you were by yourself hiking by yourself
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and you see a hot German not just any chick tall beautiful blue eyes beautiful hair she's just walking
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and you were probably wearing some jihad boots in war pants going up the mountain yeah
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and then you see this beauty queen what do you say come here
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you either take me I push you down the mountain
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You went up to her and you go, I am Palestinian, I'm cooking food, and I want to force you to eat. And she goes, yeah.
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You were hungry, weren't you?
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She's in the mountains starving.
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She doesn't give a shit, she's like, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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Can I haz him the food?
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You guys got married after that, yeah?
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No, we moved to Palestine.
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You moved to Palestine?
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My God.
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That's beautiful.
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With his parents.
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You lived with his parents.
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Dude, who are you?
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The more I learn about this story, the more I realize I think she works with the government of Germany.
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I think she works with the government of Germany.
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No?
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It doesn't make sense this woman is out of this world.
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They don't make these women anymore.
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What an incredible woman you are move to positive living with the house parents
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He smells like great shish kebab I kiss them I got hungry
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you can't focus because she's so hot is
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that why you're sitting there the whole time like this you have a boner oh you bought the seat
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and your friend didn't come uh what happened to him oh she didn't come you're by yourself who's this lady
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oh you came by yourself and you can wow you both
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so good -looking are you both single you should meet each other
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that's why every time I looked at you you looked at me in haze you're like you can't focus
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because she's so hot is
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that why you're sitting there the whole time like this you have a boner
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I've never had this situation before the guys
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well nice to meet each other yeah one person from the very end of the balcony one person can come
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and take the seat yes come on white shirt come out
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Okay, buddy with the girl that was coming was she was supposed to be a date
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You always buy two tickets in case
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That's a lot of pressure
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That's a lot of pressure you scared the shit out of the girls you go through in the phone
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Okay, okay, this one.
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I don't like it, but fk it.
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I have two tickets.
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Come to the show.
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Come to the show.
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What do you mean you're busy?
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Please, come.
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I have two tickets.
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Sh.
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And then you end up coming by yourself. But you know what?
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You must be a good guy.
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Because the karma is so good, you come by yourself and the hottest girl in Vancouver sits right next to you.
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That's very interesting.
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You always buy two tickets.
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You see what happens?
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You could have given it...
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Look, hold on, let's see who's going to come.
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This is very interesting, guys.
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And I just randomly picked one from the last.
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Look how gorgeous this one is.
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now he's got two girls one on the right,
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one on the left his dick is coming out of his pants
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like a mountain his dick is coming out of his pants like a mountain
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control yourself you owe me for the rest of your life next year you buy 10 tickets what's that?
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we have the same pants you're checking out my pants
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no wonder the dates you called they don't show up the last thing you should pay attention is to my pants
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this guy is fascinating what are you saying?
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Same brand, who gives a shit?
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Why don't we exchange brands of our underwear?
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Maybe we're wearing the same underwear, huh?
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And then what happens?
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We should not be having this conversation when you have such great options right now.
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If I were you, I would give a compliment to her pants.
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This guy loves you, huh?
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The whole time this guy's been holding you and shit
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You've been dating recently
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Is this new?
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Is this why?
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It's complicated It's complicated?
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Well One thing we love is complication
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Why is it complicated?
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We've known each other for like three years now
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You know each other for three years now And?
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Back and forth
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You're back and forth?
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What does that mean back and forth?
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What do you guys do back and forth?
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you do the back and the fourth oh you've been traveling a lot in other words you're a hoe
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he's a hoe studying studying like a hoe okay
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so he hasn't been here for the last three years
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so you don't know where you stand yeah is that what it is it's your first date after five months ah
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Ah, you guys are going to fk like rabbits tonight.
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Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.
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That's your stepdad?
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No way.
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And that's your daughter too?
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No, no, no. No?
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Oh, okay.
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Just you two came together.
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Oh, then why did you say that's my fk?
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I just kind of felt like I would love him to be my stepdad.
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Ah, ah.
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We have a creeper in the front.
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This random brown guy, he looks like he just left Al -Qaeda.
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Looks at the white guy, he goes, this is my stepfather.
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I go, why?
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He goes, I felt like he could be my stepfather.
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Go get a job.
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Your lady is so embarrassed.
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And she's, that's not your lady either? Are you homeless?
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How did you get in here?
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This guy's like, that's my father.
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He came in the building.
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I thought you were two together, no?
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You are together, but not...
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So what's the status?
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I'm stuck in between adopting her and marrying her.
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Oh, he's stuck between adopting her and marrying her.
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I think tonight after the show, you go to jail.
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This guy...
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What country are you from?
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Armenia.
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Armenia, of course!
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Armenian confidence this guy yeah
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he drives a bmw with a chandelier in the middle shiny rims
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you open the door smells like kebab
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this is nice Armenia in the house man darling what's your name Enola Enola
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and you're from Brussels no no we're from Holland you live here no
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so wow I don't think anybody's from here oh shit she's beautiful don't
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it up yeah you've been married three times good luck people from Holland are
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so loving and open -minded they really are
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that I'm telling you some of the most open -hearted people did these people right here really thank you for taking this
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Armenian in yeah it helps he's handsome he's a good -looking
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guy yeah what do you do in uh in amsterdam really
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you retired you're young i know how old are you 39 39
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you retire you were a drug dealer the only way
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he was selling drugs he's like okay it's about time before
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i get caught well good luck i like this crowd i love this crowd look the ladies look
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so sweet there hi hi the lady with the hijab hi
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how are you one person wears the hijab no everyone else
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is haram here yeah nice nice good for you good for you what's your name
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zara where's your husband he's right oh he looks like a nice guy too look he looks like a nice
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okay go as soon as they talk about uh he got nervous come back soon yeah
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Thank you, buddy.
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It's if you want to escape, you can.
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You can get away now.
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This is your opportunity now.
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Please be careful, okay?
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Take down my number just in case.
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We came back.
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Thank you so much.
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We called the rescue team.
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They're coming together.
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I wanted to make a deal with you.
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You want to make a deal with me?
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This is not a dealership, okay?
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We're not selling cars.
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I want to make a deal with you.
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I don't want to make a deal with you.
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I want to make a deal?
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Okay, make a deal.
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Okay, so if you buy me two plane tickets, first class, to LA.
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If I buy two plane tickets for him, first class, here's how
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Armenian bar goes.
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Okay, okay, what else?
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Two VIP tickets for your show.
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And two VIP tickets for my show. In LA.
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Then you will leave her alone, yeah?
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I'll propose to her right here, right on stage you will propose to her right here on this stage tonight right now
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you know to propose you have to be prepared you have money you need to have a ring
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the only way i would allow that to happen is you convert to islam tonight
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and kareem kareem will come on stage and he will make the marriage happen
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And we have to cut your dick again.
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Then I will pay for the VIP tickets and the plane, the airplane, everything I pay for.
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Did you just take her ring off of her finger?
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You took a ring from her?
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You gave the Armenian?
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This guy tricked you to give him a ring?
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Oh my God, you really love her, huh?
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Yeah, I do.
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You would really propose to her, for real?
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Or are you f*ing with me now?
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I was already going to propose, but I thought...
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Come on stage.
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Come on stage.
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Both of them.
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Come on stage.
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Come on stage.
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Oh, look at these two. So sweet.
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I really congratulate you for your fourth divorce coming.
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Thank you.
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I'm Gor.
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Enola.
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Anula, I'll give you the microphone.
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Okay, thank you.
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You know, I'm not like...
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I'm not sure yet.
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So honey, you know, we've been dating for almost two years and we have a son of four years.
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It's her son, my stepson.
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I love him like my own.
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Yeah, so it's about time.
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I didn't plan this but since I know, Max is like a brother of me, like somewhere down the line,
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because the Iranians have invaded Armenia so many times, so it's almost inevitable, you know.
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But honey, I love you, I want to hopefully not divorce you.
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I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
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Will you marry me?
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okay thank you max thank you so we'll see you after
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Congratulations to these two, yeah?
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Really, congratulations.
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He is the most sweetest, unromantic asshole in the world.
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But he did it!
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Congratulations, man.
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Much love to you, please. That is so nice.
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Wow, I can't believe this guy turned to be the sweetest guy, huh?
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You fucking left it in this?
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He has no idea what just happened.
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Never leave in the middle of my show. That is so beautiful.
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I hope you have more kids, yeah?
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I hope you get a job now.
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Buddy, what's happening?
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You okay?
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You're on your phone.
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You're pissed.
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What's up, man?
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Huh?
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Okay.
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What?
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Wait, I'm working on it.
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And who's the lady next to you?
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My wife.
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Oh, your wife.
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If you're in trouble, blink twice.
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I see you on your phone.
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Everything okay?
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Not on my phone.
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I'm just in pain.
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You're in pain, my brother.
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Thank you for her.
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Well, I hope you leave here feeling better, my man what kind of what kind of topics you like whatever
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she likes i know who's the bitch in your relationship listen listen you know take a deep breath
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and focus on your dick yes
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why i say that men when we focus on what what does my dick want tonight
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all the problems are solved okay
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what's your name alicia that's your boyfriend no like he's your friend yeah just friends ah
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that's cool what's your name buddy valla your name is valla you're kidding me what's your brother's name bella
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at least you're just friends with balla that's cool just friends i love
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that i support that tremendously since you guys are just friends i like to ask you on a date
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look at balla balla you're getting angry she's your ex
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how did you this up you're still working on it are you trying to get her back yes
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Alicia Alicia, can you tell me in short, like, what needs to change?
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Okay, that's done.
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You do your part.
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Sounds good.
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I will do my part.
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I will come back and do a fourth show.
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Kiss.
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Nice, juicy kiss on the lips.
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Let's go, Alicia.
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I'm sticking to my part, and I'm coming back.
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Kiss, kiss.
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No, no, no. Nice Russian tongue -to -tongue.
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Let's see it.
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Come on, Alicia.
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Alisha Valla!
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Valla go in!
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Yes!
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Yeah, buddy!
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ass have a good time did you guys get into an argument before you come really you did okay
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well thank you for telling me the truth he looks like an asshole i'm on your side
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what did he do
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when you say something he does not listen he listens but he but he i know exactly what you're saying.
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That is called men.
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Just to be honest.
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It's true.
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We're like that.
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Let's be honest.
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When they talk, we listen, but we don't give a shit.
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We just hear
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You know what you need to do?
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While you're talking, you just go, what did you say, honey?
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Okay, so one annoying thing he does is when you talk,
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he's not really paying attention to understand what you actually mean, right?
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He's just like, and then he does the same shit again.
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God damn, he's making me frustrated right now.
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What else does he do
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that is really annoying? like the most annoying he does he wants to have sex all the time
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i want his side on this just so you know that's a good thing he's a healthy young mathematician
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every day he's measuring the size of his penis why before
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this you were upset please give it to me honest don't look at him give it to me
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he drives like a maniac
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so he was driving and you get car sick okay that only has to do with his race he's
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Iranian and Iranian we were born like mother move asshole what are you doing
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because we have no concept of time.
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He's always late, and he's trying to make it up in the traffic.
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You've got to mathematically calculate your time better so you can drive smoother.
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Now, it's only fair, I ask this young man here, three of the most annoying things that she does.
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Please go ahead.
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it's only fair this is america
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we keep things equal my brother tell me the number one most annoying thing
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she does she's an amazing cook what a kiss ass this guy
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he is
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so freaking horny he's afraid to say one thing five years
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married to this beautiful girl what is annoying about her she's not perfect she's got to have something annoying
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you're an organized mathematician and she's a she's a slob thongs everywhere butt plugs in the kitchen
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give it to me man how is she a slob
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she doesn't pick up her clothes do you pick it up and you're always folding and smelling the underwear
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what else what is the last most absolute biggest flaw of this woman
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that you married that you're making it work
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and you're hanging in there patiently what is it her car her phone
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and herself are always out of charge her car her phone
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and her vibrator is always out of charge he said her car her phone
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and herself are always out of charge you're a little bit of a dick i'm not gonna lie
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you cannot say that but i'm gonna help you this is what you do you buy her some cocaine
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you get her an assistant
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and you hire a maid okay
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she has a maid why are you complaining about her is the fire the maid get another maid
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that's more organized what's wrong with you well thank you for wasting my time
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but it's okay I want to tell you both of you really cool I love your vibe I really do
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and I swear I think you're gonna do well but I'm gonna give you the recipe here, yeah?
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You need to fk him more, 100%.
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I'm telling you, in a few years, look at him.
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Look at this guy.
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Look at your husband's future.
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That guy is Persian.
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Doesn't have one hair on his head.
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Look at his wife.
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Look how horny the wife is.
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So she hasn't fked me.
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You, okay, you.
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Look how frustrated, sexually frustrated the wife is.
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Yes.
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She's gonna tell you honey you can't back to my life i was 12 years old
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these Aussies are so cute you're both
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Aussie and you're married no what's the relationship
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it's sketchy why is it sketchy you guys are like open relationship trust me we're very open -minded here.
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What is sketchy about it?
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wow this is amazing hold on one second let me explain
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to the Muslim lady here hi how are you assalamu alaikum
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you see the couple right there they're dating they're dating but they're both married to other people translate she understands okay masha
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Allah she said she will pray for you dude you guys are awesome
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you're married to other people and then you're on a date do they know they do
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know Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy this is amazing now are your husbands
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and wives together also no tell them
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it's a good idea hey no man live your life people whatever makes
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you happy the whole point is we gotta accept one another yeah her husband is like oh
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you like him okay go her husband you like you like go oh you're with this guy
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and then he was sitting there
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and you were sitting in the back what an asshole you put her in the back
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and you take the dead center seat this is Armenian love you're not
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Armenian so you're just
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Persian are you Indian I don't believe you buddy indians are
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so nice how could you do this how could you let her sit in the back
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and you sit here i like this comedy
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what are you doing i want to laugh closer i want to see and go ha ha ha
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she's adorable indians are so nice well you go inside i go outside
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i go outside you go inside you're inside i outside that's how nice they are one stereotype
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you're also indian what are you you're iranian Chak to set it.
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I said, shame on you.
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Shame on you.
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You let him sit here.
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Iranian woman.
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I want you to sit in the front.
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No, you sit in the back.
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Go in the back.
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Okay?
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You learned some shit tonight, yeah?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Most Awkward Couples”. This video has 461 sentences and 3912 words to shadow. The speech runs for 32:52. The speaker talks at a steady 119 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 94 of its 461 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 |
|---|---|---|
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| complicated adjective | /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/ | Difficult or convoluted. |
| propose verb | /pɹəˈpəʊz/ | To suggest a plan, course of action, etc. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| maid noun | /meɪd/ | An adult or adolescent female servant or cleaner (short for maidservant). (In feudal times this could be anyone from a high-ranking assistant to a low-ranking… |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation. |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| underwear noun | /ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/ | Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. |
| digest verb | /daɪˈd͡ʒɛst/ | To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application. |
| hungry adjective | /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ | Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food. |
| divorce noun | /dɪˈvɔːs/ | The legal dissolution of a marriage. |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| handsome adjective | /ˈhæn.səm/ | Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly |
| adopt verb | /əˈdɑpt/ | To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| come together verb | /ˈkʌm tʊˈɡɛðɚ/ | To assemble; to congregate; to combine. |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| get away verb | To move away (from). | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Look, are you two together?
- Why are you looking at each other?
- You were hungry, weren't you?
- What do you mean you're busy?
- Why don't we exchange brands of our underwear?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | guy's been holding · You've been dating · you've been traveling |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've been · I've never had · We've known |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | are solved · is called · were born |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 125 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, breathe /bɹiːð/, mathematician /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/, thong /θɔŋ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, objection /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/, stylish /ˈstaɪlɪʃ/, mathematician /ˌmæθ.(ə.)məˈtɪʃ.ən/, chandelier /ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪɚ/
- Long words — get the stress right: complicated /ˈkɑm.plɪˌkeɪ.tɪd/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/
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 pants, buddy, complicated.
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.