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It was time to reap the benefits of my hard work.
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Collecting!
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Collecting!
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Hey, Sheldon.
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Hello, Mrs. Sparks.
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I'm here to collect for this week's paper delivery.
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Right.
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Hang on.
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Also, I'm given to understand that tipping is customary, so feel free to express your appreciation.
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Here you go.
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You tipped me a dime.
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Is there a problem?
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No, it just doesn't seem like very much.
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You were late every day.
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Well, I had to brave the elements.
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I saw you.
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Brave isn't the word that I would use.
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Hey, Sheldon.
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You look sad.
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I am.
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What, Nick?
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What's that new Star Trek show?
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Next Generation?
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When that first came on, you said a new Star Trek without Dr. Spock could never be good, but I've seen you watching it.
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Well, first of all, it's Mr. Spock.
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Dr. Spock writes books about babies.
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My apologies.
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And second of all, Paige isn't a TV show.
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She's a person, and we all know how I feel about people.
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Okay, look, you're right.
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I don't have many friends.
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So I was hoping to get to know Paige's mom.
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But if it makes you uncomfortable, then I will call her and cancel.
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I'll think about it.
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Thank you, baby.
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She was just a little kid.
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It could...
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and Georgie beat on the wheel.
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How could that possibly be God's plan?
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Looks like you could use a shoulder to cry on to cry on.
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No, she does not need a shoulder to cry on.
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But I do need a place to store my pool stick.
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Maybe I'd like that.
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Get.
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What the hell?
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Your problem now.
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What am I supposed to do with her?
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I don't know, but be careful.
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Last time she's this drunk, you ended up with your first son.
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Night.
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He's not that fat, Ma.
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You got a problem.
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I don't know how much longer Sheldon can hold out.
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This is why I did not want you to write a check.
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Well, I'm sorry, but I didn't have that kind of cash lying around.
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I do not want Mary to find out about this.
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What about Sheldon?
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The kid hasn't pooped in days.
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He might pop.
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Slip a little metamucil into his apple juice.
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He'll be fine.
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Why don't we just come clean?
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All right, sure, we could do that.
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You could rat me out to marry, and I could tell her what you did at the church picnic.
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Come on!
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Now you're just playing dirty.
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We sink or swim together, George.
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We sink or swim together.
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Grandma's are supposed to be nice.
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What went wrong with you?
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Well, a couple of scientists at the college where Dr. Sturgis teaches are doing a research study on twins.
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They want to meet you guys, ask you some questions.
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Oh, boy.
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A research study.
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Will they give us written tests?
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Yeah, I think so.
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Oh, boy.
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Now, you don't have to do this if you don't want to.
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It's purely volunteer.
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I don't want to do it.
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Why not?
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They probably just want to find out why you're so smart and I'm just average.
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Average?
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That's a little generous.
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Why don't they want to test me?
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Georgie, not now.
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Because I'm available.
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Listen, why don't we just go there this Saturday and give it a try?
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And if you don't like it, we don't have to do it again.
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Or they'll love it and they'll do it until they're 18, 19 years old.
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I already love it.
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My man.
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Missy?
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I believe there might be a Dairy Queen on the way there.
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Can I get an Oreo Blizzard?
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You know what I think?
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I think you're smarter than him.
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You are making them into a good thing.
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Have you read the script?
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He's gonna get syphilis.
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He goes home, he gives it to his wife, she goes crazy.
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She kills him and her entire family.
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What am I missing?
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Sorry I'm late.
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I couldn't find my keys and then my car wouldn't start.
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Then I got lost.
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Holy smokes.
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Hi.
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Are you my make-out partner?
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No, no!
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No one's making out!
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This all stops right now!
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You have got to calm down!
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I will not have innocent children walk through this house on Halloween and see a half-naked woman.
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A half-naked woman chock full of syphilis!
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What?
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It's pretend syphilis.
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Mary, I am a trained theater professional.
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Why don't you just let me do what I do while you,
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you know, go home and make a nice tuna casserole.
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All right, Freddy, you're...
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This is oddly reminiscent of a dinner with my family.
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You're funny.
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I know.
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My family never eats dinner together.
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Why not?
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My dad always manages to come home from work after we're done.
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Hm.
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My dad never misses a meal.
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Do you think Stone Age parents stayed together forever?
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They have to.
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There were no lawyers.
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What?
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That was funny.
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Right.
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We've established I'm funny.
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I think my parents are getting a divorce.
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Why?
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They fight all the time. About what?
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Mostly me.
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That's too bad.
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I guess I'm lucky.
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Why?
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I'm the glue that holds our family together.
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What are you kids doing in there?
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I had a buddy in high school who had a pacer with the flames painted on the side.
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Which is funny because the damn thing caught fire during the homecoming parade.
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Too bad he didn't know Herschel.
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He can fix anything.
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Guy's a genius.
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You mean a car genius.
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Is dad getting his feelings hurt?
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Yes.
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The ball don't like.
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Sorry.
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Excuse us.
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Thank you.
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See you later.
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There it is!
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The Cyclops!
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I see it!
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Get it!
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Get it!
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I'm trying.
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Use the sword!
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Use the sword!
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Your YEP is open again!
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Hello?
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What?
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It's past his bedtime.
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Let's go.
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Oh, come on.
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Five more minutes?
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No!
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Now say goodnight to your grandson.
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You'll play with him again tomorrow.
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Beginning on Wednesday night, I observed my parents arguing over the possibility of us moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Ugh, Oklahoma.
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The argument escalated, and then my father stormed out and bought a Fiero.
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And then I went to my Meemaw's and slept in my underwear!
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That's it.
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I've wasted my life.
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You want to tell me what happened?
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Instead of remaining a neutral observer, I got emotional in front of the whole class.
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Well, that's not a big deal.
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Yes, it is.
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I'm a scientist.
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You never hear about Newton crying like a baby when he got brutalized by an apple.
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If you were home, I was going to say, is Mr. Wall there?
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And then you would say no. And then I would say, is Mrs. Wall there?
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And then you would say no. And then I would say, well, if there are no walls, then how does your roof stay up?
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Um, okay.
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Bazinga. That was pathetic.
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It was.
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I'm not sure I'm cut out for these antics and shenanigans.
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I guess you're gonna go up to be a weirdo.
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I suppose I am.
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Life is so confusing.
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I always hoped it would be easier for me when I grew up, but now I'm not so sure it will.
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It's going to be all right.
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You were faking.
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Bazinga.
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And that's how I became the madcap prankster all my friends know and love.
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God, please look after my sister.
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You can find her at the woman's correctional facility in Lubbock.
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Help her seek salvation in you instead of cocaine, marijuana, and bass players.
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Jesus, I'm sure even from heaven you can see how hot the girl sitting next to me is.
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And I know I'm not supposed to pray for myself, but here's the deal.
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If you can get her to fall in love with me and, you know, make some bad decisions, I swear I'll come to church every Sunday.
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And thank you for bringing Georgie tonight.
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Even though you and I both know why he came.
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Speaking of which, whatever he's praying for right now, ignore it.
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And please protect me from impure thoughts, and teach me to respect the sanctity of my body.
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Now if, for instance, she and I were to go skinny dipping, and one thing were to lead to another under the moonlit sky, get this, not only do I become a devout Christian,
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I will also bug everybody I meet to do the same.
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And you know, I can be real annoying when I set my mind to it.
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Amen.
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Amen.
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I'm gonna take your silence as a yes.
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Amen.
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This is ridiculous.
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He said an hour and a half, almost two.
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I'm gonna go yell at somebody.
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Go and yell at everybody.
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Y'all can exhale.
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Surgery went great.
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Thank you, Jesus.
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Shelton's gonna need to stay here three, four days, which is standard.
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But after that, he's good to go home.
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I really appreciate it, Doc.
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We can't thank you enough for taking care of him.
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He's extremely intelligent.
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Oh, yeah.
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He's our special airport. So well.
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Are you ready to see your family?
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Yes.
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That's good, because they're ready to see you.
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Okay.
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There he is.
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There's my baby.
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Hey, buddy.
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How are you feeling?
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I brought you some comic books.
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Hi, Moonpun.
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Hi, Meemaw.
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Where's your gallbladder?
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I want to see it.
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They throw it away, honey.
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Why?
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Aw.
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Oh, hello, Sheldon.
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Good evening.
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Do you have any idea where I could obtain radioactive material?
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That's an interesting question.
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What do you need it for?
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I'm trying to build a small nuclear reactor to provide electricity for my house, and possibly the whole neighborhood, if they're nice to me.
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Fun.
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The problem is, I don't know where to get the necessary radioactive material.
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Oh.
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Do you happen to have any unexploded atomic bombs?
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Not a one.
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Shoot.
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What about an X-ray machine?
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Nope.
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That makes sense.
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You're just a kid.
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Oh, I know.
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Smoke detectors contain trace amounts of americium-241.
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Interesting.
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But I'd need a lot of them, and they're expensive.
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True.
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Hey, I bet if you call a few companies and say it's for a school project, You could get them for free.
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That's a great idea.
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Thanks.
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You're very welcome.
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What a cute kid.
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Well, don't you look like Madonna.
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Thank you.
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I was actually trying to look like you.
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Thank you.
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Why would you give her makeup without talking to me first?
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I didn't give her any makeup.
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Well, then, one of you is lying.
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She is.
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She is.
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Time to come clean, little lady.
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I ain't taking the hit on this one.
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I took the makeup from Emile's bag.
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Oh, Missy, you are in a world of trouble.
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Calm down.
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It's not that big a deal.
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It is so a big deal.
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She stole from you and then she lied about it.
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I know, but come on.
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She's only ten.
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She's gonna do way stupider stuff when she's older.
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Guaranteed.
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I don't care.
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She is my daughter and you will be punished.
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Sorry, kid.
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I wish I was your daughter. Is that so?
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Well, guess what?
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You're sleeping here tonight because I don't feel like being around either one of you.
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Great.
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Yeah, great.
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Okay, fellas, let's keep it civil.
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You claim that the only way to calculate the magnetic field in QCD units is using Maxwell's equations, but you're completely discrediting energy density.
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But you're still off.
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By a factor of 3.54, which would seem insignificant, but when examined closely, you realize that it's the square root of 4 times pi.
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Your point being?
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Rationalized and non-rationalized units differ by 4 times pi.
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Anyone with a basic knowledge of electric and magnetic fields would know that.
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I'm lost.
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Are we still being civil?
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It's all right, Connie.
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Sheldon's trying to justify his shortcut.
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Not a shortcut.
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A more elegant and efficient method to achieve the correct answer.
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Well, I applaud the effort, young man.
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Don't treat me like a child.
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Treat me like a colleague.
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Fine.
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This is the stupidest thing I've ever seen.
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How could you say that?
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What are you doing?
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Treating him like a colleague.
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Do you and your colleagues make each other run out of the room crying like that?
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Sometimes.
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My country, tis of thee,
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Sweet land of liberty, Lovely I sing,
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land where our fathers died.
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Let's sing along, land of that pilgrim's pride.
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Mind if I sit?
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You sure you want to be seen with me?
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Oh, please.
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You're not a commie.
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Everyone else seems to think I am.
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Do you even know what a communist is?
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Yeah.
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It's the big blonde guy Rocky fights in Rocky IV.
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And he also fights them when he's Rambo.
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That's it?
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Well, I know in every movie it looks like the commies are gonna win, but they don't.
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You ever seen any Rocky movies?
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Uh, I saw Rocky II.
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That's the second one.
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Sheldon, dinner!
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Coming!
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Sorry I'm late.
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Shalom.
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What's on your head?
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A yarmulke.
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A yarmulke what?
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It's a special Jewish hat.
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It reminds the wearer that God is always over you.
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Mom?
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Oh, come on.
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It's funny.
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It's not funny, and it's not a yarmulke.
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It is a coaster I crocheted at Bible camp.
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Are you gonna say something to him?
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Normally I would, but I got bigger problems right now.
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What did you say, Grace?
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Hold on.
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Are these hot dogs kosher?
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What's wrong?
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Nothing.
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Keep going.
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Mary?
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George, I just miss my little boy so much and he's never going to come back because he doesn't need his mama.
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Oh, baby, of course he'll come back.
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Oh, you should have seen how happy he was.
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All right, well, you still got Georgie and Missy.
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Oh dear.
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Oh dear.
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Oh dear.
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Oh dear.
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Oh dear.
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Now, Disturges, your tea is on fire!
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Boy, it's a good thing we did this trial run.
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No kidding.
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Ooh, it's chilly out.
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Now, Kavanaugh is a Yankee.
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She may love football, and she may love God, but she was born in Scarsdale.
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That's in New York.
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There's more.
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My opponent didn't move to Texas until she was seven years old.
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In fact, in her bedroom, there is a pennant for the New York Yankees.
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While I may not be a fan of organized religion or sports, I promise if you vote for me, I'll do my best to get new science equipment for our school.
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Oh.
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Don't mess with Texas!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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Tell her!
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What do you want?
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Grab your stuff.
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Your mama wants you home.
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Yeah?
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Well, when she wants me to come home, she can call me.
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Damn it, Veronica.
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I'm in no mood.
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What's going on?
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I'm taking her home.
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She's not going anywhere with you.
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What'd you say?
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Clint, stop!
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You mind putting down my kid?
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He's just playing around.
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This is my mom's boyfriend, Clint.
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Hello, Clint.
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What can we do for you?
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I'm here to pick up Veronica.
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Come on.
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You wanna go with this man?
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No, sir.
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You heard her.
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Thanks for stopping by.
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You really wanna mess with me?
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Sure.
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Why not?
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What's going on out there?
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You might wanna call the police.
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Why?
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There's a bum sleeping on our front porch.
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Why?
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There's a bum sleeping on our front porch.
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The Lord healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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Well, there you goeth.
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Except I'm feeling kicked in the nethers right now, and he sure is taking his sweet time with the healing.
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He takes sweet time about a lot of things.
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Not that I'm complaining.
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You know, his will, not mine, et cetera.
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You know, one thing I can say is that having a happy marriage is hard work.
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Oh, I know.
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As the pastor, people come to me with relationship problems all the time.
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Bet you hear some juicy ones, huh?
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Juicy doesn't begin to describe it.
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Give me a sample.
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I can't.
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Strict pastor flock confidentiality.
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Sure, sure.
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Mary doesn't tell you things about us, does she?
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I'm not at liberty to say.
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But she does, doesn't she?
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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You'll be amazed to know that the Nobel Prize, while being the most prestigious award in science, is not generally celebrated in this country.
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No parades, no fireworks.
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Which is why I thought having a breakfast celebration was not only appropriate, but long overdue.
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You may have noticed that I went with Cheerios and believe me, it was a decision that I came to after careful consideration.
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There were birds on the Fruit Loops, Cocoa Puffs, and Corn Flakes, so they were out.
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And leprechauns and elves are magical creatures that would be a slap in the face to the scientific community.
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Anyway, the festivities begin at 4.30 a.m.
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You're most welcome to come, as are you unhappy, bad boy.
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What the hell is this?
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The TV's asked me for some kind of code.
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Yeah, that's the parental control lock.
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So how do I take it out?
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You don't.
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This is my cable that I bought with my money.
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You gotta be kidding me.
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Here's an idea.
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How about you go read a book?
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Oh, this isn't over, little man.
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Got my own shot!
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Thank you.

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