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Things are a little slow here, and there's only so much cold calling you can do in a day.

Turns out there's no limit to the number of cheese puffs you can throw at someone's face.

We're getting pretty good at it.

Hey.

Who are you faxing so early in the morning?

Oh, um...

Kinda hard to explain.

I don't have a ton of contact with this

Grant and Branch, but before I left, I took a box of Dwight's stationery.

So, from time to time, I send Dwight faxes. From himself. From the future.

Dwight, at 8 a .m today, someone poisons the coffee.

Do not drink the coffee.

More instructions will follow.

Cordially, future Dwight.

No!

You'll thank me later.

Today is the test launch day for the inaugural Sabre store.

And I, Dwight Schrute, am in charge of the entire operation.

If I can prove myself today and the store is a hit with the media and Nellie sees this, the vice presidency is mine.

Hey, are you holding this chair because I feel like I'm going to fall off?

Yes.

I'm not wearing the right shoes for this.

We went over this, okay?

Your tiny fingers make the best knots.

Hey, strangers.

You're stoked for the Saber Store opening?

Hey, my name's Tabitha.

I'm camped out in front of the Saber Store so I can be first in line for the new pyramid.

It's me, Aaron.

Dwight and me pretend to be a hipster to create hype, and it's working.

There's already people camped out behind me.

Pam, line three.

Okay, thanks.

New York, as it turns out, is very expensive, and I ran out of money.

I thought about selling a kidney, but Michael offered to get me a part -time job at corporate.

Hey. Of course.

Now Michael knows where to reach me 16 to 18 hours a week.

Hey, Michael.

Hey, Mola!

Miss you, kiddo.

Miss you so much.

Oh, she's absolutely adorable.

He.

Oh, sorry.

He's dressed all in pink.

That's his favorite color.

Oh, that's fun for him.

Fantastic.

Oh, wow.

Look at that.

How cute.

Thank you.

Oh, may I?

Oh, sure.

Hey, look at me.

I'm a baby.

I'm one of those babies from Look Who's Talking.

What am I thinking?

Look at all those staplers.

What's a stapler?

I don't even know.

I'm a baby.

Hey, Mom.

I'm thirsty.

I'm thirsty, Mama.

I want some milk.

And you know where milk comes from?

Breasts.

I'm an early bird and I'm a night owl.

So I'm wise and I have worms.

Oh, breakfast.

I got your sausage, egg and cheese biscuit.

Yummy, yummy.

Thank you.

Ryan.

What was the thing you needed me to come in early for?

The sausage, egg and cheese biscuit.

but thank you

and why don't you just take a couple hours office is

yours home alone risky business take your pants off run around

or you ought to do I'm just gonna take a nap in my car till work starts okay Okay.

Help here.

I'll watch those cards.

There you go.

Nice dress, Ryan.

It's not a dress.

It's a kurta.

Okay.

Tonight, one of our most ethnic co -workers, Kelly, has invited us all to a Diwali celebration put on by her community what is Diwali

you may ask well to have

Kelly explain it I love blah, blah, blah.

It's so super fun, and it's gonna be great.

A lot of gods with unpronounceable names.

Twenty minutes later, you find out that it's essentially a Hindu Halloween.

You look so handsome.

You really do.

I love the material.

I know.

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How come you didn't get me one?

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I...

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It is Friday morning, and it is another beautiful day in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

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Oh, my God.

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Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up.

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We have a serious problem here.

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All right, everybody, lock the doors, turn off the lights.

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Pretend you're not here.

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Are we in danger?

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There's no time to think about if this is real.

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Just, shh, everybody.

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Shh.

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Shh.

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Michael, should I call the...

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What?

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The IT tech guy and me did not get off to a great start.

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Hello, hello!

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Top of the morning to ya!

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Woo -hoo!

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Green M &M's!

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Nature's Viagra!

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Two of my favorite joke areas combined.

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Gonna be a good day.

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I don't want to bring my friends.

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Why can't it just be the two of us?

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Because it's St. Patrick's Day.

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People go out in groups.

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Well, why don't you invite your friends?

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Why are you being so weird about this?

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Stop fighting.

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Just on St. Patrick's Day, okay?

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Just one perfect day a year.

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No hassles, no problems, no kids.

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Why no kids?

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Yeah, where are your kids?

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Nope.

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Uh -uh.

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Not today!

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It is St. Patrick's Day.

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And here in Scranton, that is a huge deal.

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It is the closest that the Irish will ever get to Christmas.

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I'm weak, so...

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Hey, man.

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Hey, guys.

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This is my, uh, girlfriend Amy.

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Hi.

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Amy, how you doing?

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Nice to meet you.

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Nice to meet you.

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This is, uh, everybody else.

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Hey.

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Okay.

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This is the place, so thanks for the lift.

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Yeah, sure.

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I'll, um, I'll see you tonight, right?

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Absolutely.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Whoa, easy tiger.

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I just really like you.

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Okay, bye you guys.

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Nice to meet you.

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Bye, have a great day.

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Whoa, Toby, watch out.

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You're gonna violate your own PDA memo.

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I wouldn't want to do that now, would I?

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To me, the Sixers are a five seed tops I think they're going to the conference finals Bynum, obvious monster I have three point shooting,

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don't even I bit my lip at lunch today

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Sucks Anyway, I just don't see it

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The Knicks are tough

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The Nets are tough

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Oh, the Nets are super tough

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Now I have this big bump in my lip

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That hurts I hate it.

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The Hawks are terrible.

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They're always terrible.

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Okay, you need to think about it before you come with the...

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Whatever.

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It's not a big deal.

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You know, I always tell my three -year -old, if this is the worst thing that's gonna happen, you gotta be kidding me!

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Okay.

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Pam, that's it.

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I'm going home.

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Hey.

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Ready?

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Come on, show me excited.

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Yes.

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Yeah, I'm pretty excited, too.

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Today I'm headed over to the job fair at Valley View High School to find some new interns.

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Want to get some fresh blood.

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Um, euthanize this place.

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Hey, we doing this thing?

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Yeah.

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Oh, my God, Daryl.

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You look like Barack Obama.

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Everybody ever dating Barack Obama?

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Why are you dressed like that?

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Like what?

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Like you're applying for a loan.

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Maybe he's going to church or court.

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Figured I'd look presentable.

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Yeah.

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You went a different way.

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I think you look nice.

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Thank you.

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Okay, here's what we're going to do.

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I am going to instruct the kids about management and sales.

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Oscar will be in charge of accounting.

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Pam will be eye candy.

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No. And also because that is your alma mater.

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Daryl will hire some kids to the warehouse.

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We don't have to worry about internships with them because they definitely ain't going to college.

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What college did you go to, Mike?

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Let's go!

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I just wanted to check and see if there's anything you needed before I went on my maternity leave.

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Yeah, I'm pregnant.

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Great.

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Well, I'll write up the order.

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Wait a minute.

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Okay, thanks.

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You can't do that.

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You cannot exploit your baby for sales.

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Hey, did I tell you we're going to have a baby?

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Oh, thank you very much.

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I'm excited.

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Oh, definitely.

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No, no. You need to come by your sales honorably.

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There is nothing dishonorable about talking about your life.

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People like it.

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Hey there, Dwight Schrute here.

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Listen, would you be interested in restocking on paper?

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Yeah, I could sure use the money my cousin came down with a case of that nasty new goat fungus.

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Oh, it's just horrific.

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The doctor says he's never seen it beard so quickly.

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Okay.

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I need a baby.

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I'll never outsell Jim and Pam without one.

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Also, I've been noticing a gaping hole in my life.

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Sometimes I wake up cradling a gourd.

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Spit that out.

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Spit.

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Okay, come on, let's go.

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You look cute today, Dwight.

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Thanks, girl.

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So, yesterday, Dwight found half a joint in the parking lot.

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Which is unfortunate because, as it turns out, Dwight finding drugs is more dangerous than most people using drugs.

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Let's go over some of these symptoms of marijuana use, shall we?

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You tell me who this sounds like.

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Slow moving Inattentive Dull Constantly snacking

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Shows a lack of motivation

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Hey I like the people I work with generally

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With four exceptions

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But someone committed a crime

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And I did not become a Lackawanna County Volunteer Sheriff's Deputy to make friends

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And by the way, I haven't.

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Uh, everybody, just wanted to make an announcement.

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Pam and I are engaged.

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Hi, everyone.

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I thought you were already engaged.

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Nope.

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That was Roy.

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She was engaged to Roy.

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Thank you, Angela.

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I got a gift for Pam and Roy.

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Do I have to get another one?

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Yes.

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A little close to my engagement there, Tuna.

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What's your game here?

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To get married.

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She's not a virgin, you know.

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Wow.

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What's going on?

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No, nothing.

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Nothing, Michael.

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Just saying hi.

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The tall guy got engaged.

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To be married?

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Yep.

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Sorry.

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Sorry, mate.

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Oh, sorry, mate?

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Excuse me?

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What are you doing?

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English.

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You're taking the mickey and picking on the wrong person.

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No, no, no, no, I'm not picking on you at all.

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You're English, correct?

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Yeah, big time, yeah.

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I'm working on an English character.

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Would you mind...

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It's called Reginald Poofta.

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Oh!

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David Brent, my liege.

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How are you?

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Michael Scott!

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Oh, no, yeah.

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I do characters as well.

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I've got a Chinese fella, not politically correct, but he's called Holy .

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That's not what it sounds like.

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I do binge.

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Hello!

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Hello!

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I pee!

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You can't do that these days.

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I pee!

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No, no, no. And people don't understand that it has nothing to do with making fun of a different nationality.

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No, comedy is a place where the mind goes to tickle itself.

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That's what she said.

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Oh, man.

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That's good.

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Pleasure to meet you.

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Where are you working?

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Dunder Mifflin.

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Any jobs going?

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No, not right now.

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Just let me know.

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All right.

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See you around.

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Bye -bye.

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Nice guy.

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All right, let's get started.

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Oh, first off, we're supposed to be pushing card stock this week.

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So let's push card stock this week.

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Also, what is this?

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Take a record up? For what? For recording.

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Michael is on vacation, and he's asked me to record all meetings and to type up the transcripts.

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Okay.

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Uh, Karen, any news from that law firm?

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Yeah, the deal closed yesterday.

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It's a six -month commitment.

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Oh, my God.

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Dwight, what are you doing?

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What?

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You're not allowed to take off your pants in the middle of the office.

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I'm not.

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Dwight, you know what?

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Just back off, okay?

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That's making me uncomfortable.

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This is sexual harassment, by the way.

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Oh, my God.

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He's got a knife!

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I do not have a knife.

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No, let the record show that Dwight K.

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Schrute is now completely nude and is holding a plastic knife to Stanley's neck?

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Let the record show that Jim Halpert is a liar!

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Dwight Schrute is now wearing a baby's bonnet.

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I am not.

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Oh, Jim Carrey just walked in.

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Dwight, get his autograph from Michael.

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Jim Carrey did not just walk in, okay?

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Wait, what is that on your stomach?

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Is that a Muppet baby's tattoo?

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Oh my God, Karen, you're right.

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That is animal from the Muppet baby.

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You can't see my statue.

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I am now chopping off Phyllis's head with a chainsaw.

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Whew.

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Wow, it is raining cats and dogs out there.

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Holy moly.

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Phyllis says the same 12 cliches every time it rains.

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So, I promised everyone that if she says them all by noon today, I will send out for hot chocolates.

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So how's the drive in?

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Uh, nobody knows how to drive in the rain.

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You don't say.

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Yeah.

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You know, the roads are actually the slickest in the first half hour.

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Oh, the plants are gonna love this.

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Yeah.

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I actually sleep better when it's raining.

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Tell me about it.

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Time's almost up.

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How many are left?

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Just one.

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This weather makes me want to stay at home curled up with a good book.

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Phyllis, this rain, does it make you want to be doing something?

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What do you mean?

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You know, like, aren't some things just so nice and cozy in the rain?

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Hey, come on.

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Lots of things are cozy in the rain. And that's noon.

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Exactly.

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I mean, normally the rain would make me want to stay at home curled up with a good book,

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but everybody's being so nice to me today.

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I'm really happy being here.

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It's a beautiful morning at Dunder Mifflin.

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As I like to call it, Great Bratton.

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Keep it running.

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Do I love being manager?

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I love my kids.

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I love real estate.

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I love ceramics.

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I love my job.

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I love wrestling.

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Find out what language this is.

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Okay, team building.

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On this side of the room, Stanley, Phyllis, Jim, Ted, Elroy.

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On this side of the room, Pam, Meredith, Phyllis, Creed.

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He never called a meeting.

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Bo -body, Bo -body, what does the first B stand for?

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What are we doing?

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We're making acronyms.

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Okay, what does the first B stand for?

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Um, business.

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I like it.

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Business, good, Kevin.

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All right, the O.

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We need a new manager.

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Good morning, everybody.

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Who would like an authentic

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New York bagel?

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Hmm?

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Stanley?

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Stanley?

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No, no, no, no. I got a pumpernickel just for you.

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Wow.

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H &H.

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You went all the way to New York City to get us bagels?

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Oh, why?

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Is there a place closer that sells them?

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This is really nice, Dwight.

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Thanks.

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Thanks.

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Oh, don't mention it.

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You owe me one.

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You all owe me one.

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Good morning, Michael.

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Good morning, Dwight.

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Hungry?

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No. I had a fish stick sandwich.

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Actually, I had two fish stick sandwiches.

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My girlfriend didn't want hers, because I guess I'm the only aphrodisiac she needs.

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Fish sticks are not an aphrodisiac.

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You're thinking of deer penis.

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It worked.

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Regardless, that was over two hours ago, and it is now a scientific fact that you are hungry.

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Bagel?

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I don't mind if I do.

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Okay, I brought cheese, too.

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I'm taking one for my lady friend.

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Excellent.

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Brain food.

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Thank you very much.

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Okay.

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You owe me.

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Can't a guy just buy some bagels for his friends

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so they'll owe him a favor

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which he can use to get someone fired who stole a co -manager position from him anymore?

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Jeez.

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When did everyone get so cynical?

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Vancouver Court Hotel.

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How may I help you?

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Hello, Vancouver.

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This is Michael Scott calling from the United States of America.

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I have a reservation in your fair city from February 12th to the 19th.

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First week of the Olympics.

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Well, we're looking forward to having you, so let me just pull up your information here.

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Okey -doke.

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I don't seem to have it, sir.

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What?

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I'm not seeing anything under confirmation.

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Could it be under affirmation?

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Because you have thousands of those.

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No, we're just trying to look it up right now.

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You did get the Evite to my barbecue.

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Come on.

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Michael!

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Sir, a lot of people are trying to get last -minute reservations at hotels here for the Olympics, but we've been fully booked for months.

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Well, I have been booked for three years, so you should have that.

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I have always heard that British Columbia is a very nice place, but I'm not getting that from this conversation.

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Wait, I got it!

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Confirmation code, XV2RDM.

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Oh, here it is.

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Oh, thank you.

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Seven nights in our street view economy single.

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That's it.

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Yeah, we changed systems a while back.

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I do apologize.

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Uh -huh, okay.

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How may I help you, Mr. Scott?

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All right, I would like to cancel my reservation, please.

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There is a cancellation fee for this, sir.

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Okay.

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Put it on my card.

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Jim, could you come in here, please?

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Hi, Jim.

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Hello.

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I am Harvey, a computer.

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Jim sucks.

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I'm sorry.

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Oh, wow!

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That's so rude.

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I'm sorry.

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I can't control him.

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Yeah, he can.

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You know, I can't pay him. For this?

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Pam!

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Pam, you look very hot today.

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Pam, meet Harvey.

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This is my close new friend.

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Great.

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Me so horny.

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Me love you long, Tim.

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Whoa.

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Oh!

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That is gross.

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Who's long Tim?

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Damn it.

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Long time.

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Me love yoy long time.

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Oh, well, yoy should bring long Tim in one day.

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Nope.

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I'd love to meet one.

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Yeah, right?

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Yeah.

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You ruined a funny joke, you.

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Get out of my offive.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Bye, Harvey.

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Boobs.

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Oh.

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Hey, champions.

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Morning.

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Quarterfinals in an hour.

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Hope you got some sleep, because I'm going to be haunting your nightmares tonight.

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I did.

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I got some really good sleep. Did you?

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Yesterday was the first round of a branch -wide paper airplane contest.

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It was being sponsored by Wirehammer Paper in an effort to get us to sell more of their new product,

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Airstream Deluxe A4, the Cadillac of paper.

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It's not so easy on the environment, if you know what I mean.

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It's practically made of plastic.

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We started with 16 brave aviators.

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Some used skill.

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Others relied on showmanship.

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Others seemed not to comprehend what a paper airplane is.

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And, of course, there was the odd moment of heartbreak and disaster.

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I left my glasses down here somewhere.

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Crossing through, beep beep.

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Ow!

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Ow!

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I didn't see you!

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You should have yelled crossing!

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I'm sorry!

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Okay, so is that my spot?

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We are now down to an elite eight.

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Well, seven and Toby.

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I'm not sure what's up with you.

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I cannot believe I fell for that.

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Oh, my gosh.

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What?

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What?

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Where's the funny?

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Give it to me.

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Um, was it me or does it smell like up dog in here?

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What's up, dog?

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Nothing much.

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What's up with you?

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Oh, wow.

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I walked right into that.

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Oh, that's brilliant.

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Hey, Stanley, is that

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Jack and Mead of Up Dog?

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I'm on the phone.

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What flavor coffee is that?

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Up Dog?

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What's that?

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I don't know.

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Nothing.

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What's up with you?

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Huh?

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No. Damn it.

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What does that mean?

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What does what mean?

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The thing you just said.

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Just forget it.

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Dwight!

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Hey, is it me or does this place smell like Up Dog?

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What's Up Dog?

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Gotcha!

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Oh, God!

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Crap.

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Nothing.

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How are you doing?

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Good.

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How are you doing?

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Okay.

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Dammit.

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I didn't think I was gonna have a good time, but I did.

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I totally did.

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I love camping.

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Anything can happen.

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Well, it wasn't camping.

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It was more of a wilderness retreat.

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Morning.

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Michael.

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Ryan invited some of the branch managers and Toby into the woods for a get -to -know -you weekend.

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Michael wasn't invited.

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Apparently they already knew everything they needed to know about him.

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Did you sleep in cabins?

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Under the stars.

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It was really beautiful.

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You should come.

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Bob and I took rock climbing lessons once.

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Hmm.

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Michael wasn't invited on Ryan's camping trip.

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Toby went, but Michael didn't go.

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He wasn't invited. Who went?

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Me, Dan from Buffalo, Mark Chisholm, Jack from Albany, and Ryan, obviously.

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We had so many s'mores, I finally had to say, No more s'mores.

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No more s'mores.

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Ryan invited me to go on his wilderness adventure retreat.

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It was this amazing, beautiful experience.

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Hey, nobody cares.

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Nobody cares.

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I need that room at some point, so just wrap it up.

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Michael wasn't invited.

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It's kind of blurry.

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That's better.

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Question.

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What kind of bear is best?

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That's a ridiculous question.

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False.

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Black bear.

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Well, that's debatable.

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There are basically two schools of thought.

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Fact.

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Bears eat beets.

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Oh.

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Bears...beets...

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Battlestar Galactica.

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Bears do not...

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What is going on?

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What are you doing?!

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Last week, I was in a drugstore, and I saw these glasses.

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Uh, $4.

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And it only cost me $7 to recreate the rest of the ensemble, and that's a grand total of...

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$11.

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You know what?

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Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, so I thank you.

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Identity theft is not a joke, Jim.

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Millions of families suffer every year.

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Michael!

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Oh, that's funny.

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Michael!

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Yesterday, Angela may or may not have figured out that I'm having an affair with her husband,

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so I just have to wait and see when she comes in.

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If she's cold and awkward and cruel to me, then great.

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It's business as usual.

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Good morning.

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Oscar.

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Can I ask you a question? Of course.

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Ask me questions.

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Is it cool in here to you?

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Yes, a little bit.

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Yes.

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I think the thermostat is acting up again.

656

It's a stupid thermostat.

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That thing's a catastrophe.

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So I'm gonna, um, uh, on your suggestion, get someone to fix it.

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I'll just go downstairs.

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Thank you.

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No. Thank you, Angela.

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She doesn't know.

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I shouldn't be surprised.

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This is a woman who married a man who's obviously a homosexual.

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Basically, she has her head in the sand.

666

In a way, I feel sorry for her.

667

I guess the universe rewards true love.

668

How are we doing on time?

669

The party starts in an hour.

670

60 minutes.

671

60 minutes.

672

That's a lot of minutes.

673

Well, corporate is throwing this gigantic, lavish, gold -encrusted sushi gala that Ryan didn't invite any of us to.

674

All I want to do is throw a party that makes Ryan's party look like Stanley and Phyllis' desk.

675

These are some things that I would like to have happen.

676

Beer, light beer, streamers, orchids, better lighting, something made of ice.

677

Those are just things.

678

This is how I want it to feel.

679

Pizza, pizza with mushrooms, pizza without mushrooms, white pizza, steak.

680

I would like this party to be sexier, cooler, more important.

681

Chocolates, someone famous, cool music, confetti, go -go dancers.

682

I want it to embarrass all other parties.

683

I want it to be a party that the guys in New York watch on the webcam and say, wow, how did they get

684

Al Roker to come?

685

I can't do this.

686

I can't do it.

687

Yes, you can.

688

I know you can.

689

I wouldn't say that if I didn't 100 % believe it.

690

Who else could do this?

691

Okay.

692

Okay.

693

No, seriously, is there anyone else who could do it better?

694

Because we don't have a lot of time.

695

I'll get the pizza!

696

Uh -huh.

697

Nice.

698

All done.

699

What's wrong, Michael?

700

I got gum in my hair.

701

You do?

702

This just stinks.

703

Don't touch it.

704

Please don't touch it!

705

You got a ton of dandruff.

706

Okay, let me be.

707

How'd you get gum in your hair?

708

I was walking in, and I noticed something shiny under Stanley's car, and I got under to see what it was,

709

and I messed up my hair.

710

All for a stupid piece of tinfoil.

711

But best case scenario, you thought it was a quarter.

712

Kill me.

713

Right now.

714

We have peanut butter in the kitchen.

715

I don't feel like peanut butter.

716

Give me an ice cream sandwich.

717

Nope, not for you.

718

It's for your hair.

719

And it is 9 a .m.

720

No, Dwight, not the good peanut butter.

721

People are gonna get mad.

722

Hey, hey, hey.

723

This is my hair we're talking about.

724

Smells good.

725

Tastes good, too.

726

Oh, Donald, that's disgusting.

727

Wow, a lot of calories.

728

Well, just don't leave it on too long.

729

Keep massaging, please.

730

Oh, yeah, that's nice.

731

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Office COLD OPENS to Watch on Your Lunch Break”. This video has 730 sentences and 3991 words to shadow. The speech runs for 30:13. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 115 of its 730 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
pizza noun	/ˈpi.tsə/	A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
nope	/noʊp/	No.
knife noun	/ˈnaɪ̯f/	A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge…
butter noun	/ˈbʌtɚ/	A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
sandwich noun	/ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/	A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
reservation noun	/ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/	The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
peanut noun	/ˈpiˌnʌt/	A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
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.
hungry adjective	/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/	Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
suck verb	/sʌk/	To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
pretend verb	/pɹəˈtɛnd/	To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance.
invite verb	/ɪnˈvaɪt/	To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
retreat noun	/ɹɪˈtɹiːt/	The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
noon noun	/nun/	The time of day when the Sun seems to reach its highest point in the sky; solar noon.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
pick up verb		To lift; to grasp and raise.
turn out verb		To end up; to result.
find out verb		To discover, as by asking or investigating.
go over verb		To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze.
act up verb	/ækt ˈʌp/	To misbehave; to cause trouble.
back off verb		To move backwards away from something.
come down with verb		To develop symptoms or signs of (an illness).
fall off verb		To become detached or to drop from.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Who are you faxing so early in the morning?
How come you didn't get me one?
Why can't it just be the two of us?
I wouldn't want to do that now, would I?
How'd you get gum in your hair?

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are left · have been booked · being sponsored
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has invited · we've been · have been booked

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 126 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, ethnic /ˈɛθ.nɪk/, theft /θɛft/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, thermostat /ˈθɝməstæt/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, mushroom /ˈmʌʃˌɹuːm/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, confirmation /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/

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 pizza, nope, knife.

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.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?