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Morning.
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Morning.
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Hey, Berta.
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You're a woman.
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Where are we going with this, Zippy?
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I was just wondering, what does it mean when someone starts crying uncontrollably after sex?
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Well, in my experience, it usually means the conjugal visit's over.
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Right.
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Thanks.
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What happened?
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Did you get yourself a weeper?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, last night.
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I've never seen anything like it before.
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That's hard to believe.
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I got it.
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Hello?
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Oh, hey, Mom.
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How are you?
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Yeah, that was fun last night.
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No, I'm not doing anything.
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Why?
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Sure.
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I'd love to go shopping with you.
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Great.
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I'll see you then.
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What?
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Nothing.
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Hey, hey, Mom's not that bad.
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In fact, she's kind of fun to hang out with.
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That has to be the creepiest thing I've ever heard.
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You know, I said the same thing to myself just a couple minutes ago.
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Sure you can't stay for dinner?
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Oh, I'd love to, sweetie, but Teddy's back in town, and Mommy plans to get laid tonight.
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Good for you.
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Please, give him my best.
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Only after I give him my best.
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Hello?
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Oh, hi, Alan.
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Don't forget your little gifty.
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You bought him a gifty?
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Just my way of saying thank you for taking me to lunch.
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You took her to lunch?
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I must have gained five pounds.
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Oh, stop.
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You have a terrific figure.
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Thank you. Are you high?
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It never hurts to pay a compliment to someone you care about.
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Yeah, you should try it once in a while.
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It might cut down on that post -coital weeping.
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How did you know about that?
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Berta told me, I told Mom.
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Your brother and I don't have any secrets.
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Maybe I'm lying.
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Okay, well, I must be off.
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Places to go, houses to sell, new widows to cold call.
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Oh, oh, that reminds me.
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Uh, Charlie, some woman named Margaret called looking for you.
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Margaret?
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Oh, yeah.
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Honeymoon Margaret from last night.
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Charlie, the woman's husband is one of my biggest clients.
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Oh, Mom.
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Please, I'm not asking as your mother.
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I'm asking as your friend.
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All right.
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As a friend, hands off.
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Thank you, darling.
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I love you.
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See you, Alan.
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Guess I'll just throw this away.
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What?
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You're not gonna call her, are you?
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Well, it's a bit of a dilemma.
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On the one hand, there's this beautiful, available woman.
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She's married.
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But according to Mom, not a fanatic about it.
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So, am I the kind of guy who would go back
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on his word to his own mother just for a really hot one -night stand?
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Is that a rhetorical question?
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Tell you what.
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We'll leave it to chance.
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If I miss, I'll take the high road.
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If it goes in, I'll call Margaret.
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I guess it's fate.
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Hey, Charlie, would you see who that is?
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It's death.
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Hi, Mom.
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Your gardener left this in the driveway.
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There's no gardener.
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It was a girl with a grudge.
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So how was your friend's funeral?
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Oh, terribly disappointing.
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Yeah, in my experience, nothing kills a party like a dead broad in a box.
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Don't be glib, Charlie.
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Hello, Alan.
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Oh, hey, Mom.
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Wow, you look nice.
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Yes, morning becomes me, doesn't it?
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If only more of my friends would die.
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I'm sure the feeling's mutual.
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Charlie, as long as you're over there, make
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Mommy a drink.
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It's been a very depressing afternoon.
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Thanks for spreading it around.
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Can you believe two of Cynthia's three children didn't even bother showing up at her funeral?
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And the one who did was drunk and cracking tasteless jokes about his mother all throughout the service.
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You didn't happen to jot any of them down, did you?
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And it wasn't just the children.
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The crowd was very sparse, and there was...
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Virtually no mourning.
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Well, that's understandable, isn't it?
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You said no one really liked this woman.
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Oh, she was a hateful shrew, but still.
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Fortunately, I was able to draw on my theater background and work up a good cry.
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Sense memory.
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I remember the time I wasn't cast as Blanche DuBois in Streetcar.
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You're a good friend, Mom.
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I know.
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I'm just glad that when my time comes, I won't have such a humiliating send -off.
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Right?
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Yeah, sure, sure.
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Of course, yes.
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Well, I'm gonna go freshen up.
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Even fake tears can ruin one's mascara.
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Speaking of which, whoever did Cynthia's makeup should be shot and buried beside her.
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She looked like a varnished clown.
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You'll go to Mom's funeral, won't you? Of course.
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As the eldest son, it's my obligation to pound in the steak.
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Typical.
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Nothing for Alan to do.
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Okay.
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You can cut off her head and hold it up for the villagers.
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What are you doing?
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Leaving before Mom gets out of the bathroom.
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I thought we were taking her to dinner.
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I can't listen to her anymore.
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It just blows my mind that she can go on
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and on about her toxic friend's sad little funeral when we both know she's gonna end up exactly the same way.
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I don't disagree, but there's an option to running away from her.
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Yeah, but we'd get caught and you'd sell me out for a reduced sentence.
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We could tell her the truth.
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That she's just as toxic as her late friend and that that's the way she's gonna be remembered. Are you on crack?
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Maybe if she realized how people see her, she might make an effort to change.
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If she realized how people see her, she'd just get new people.
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What are we gonna say, Alan?
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Hey, Mom, you're a crazy she -bat, and the only way people will come to your funeral is
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if your delighted son's turning into a three -day beer bash with go -go dancers.
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Well, we wouldn't start there.
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All right.
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Cynthia's in the ground.
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My face is on.
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I look stunning in black.
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Let's go to dinner.
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Just follow my lead.
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Um, Mom?
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Yes, dear?
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Alan thinks you're a crazy she -bat and no one will mourn at your funeral either.
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We're telling you this because we love you.
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Okay, let me get this straight.
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Angie's son is engaged to that woman who you used to be involved with who now wants you back?
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Scorecards.
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Can't tell the players without the scorecards.
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Yeah, what am I going to do?
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I know what I'd do.
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Yeah, three pumps and an apology.
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What?
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You got another move I ain't heard about?
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Okay, forget about what I do.
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That woman is gorgeous.
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How could you possibly pass that up?
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Easy.
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I care about Angie.
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Forget about Angie.
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You don't need Angie.
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You're just trying to sabotage my relationship so you can have Angie.
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What?
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No!
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No!
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No!
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No!
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Come on, look at her.
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She's young, needy, and vulnerable.
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Go fetch.
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No, no, it's not worth it.
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I'm not going to screw things up with Angie.
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Who's going to tell her?
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I'm not going to tell her.
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That's not the point.
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Okay, think about this.
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In a few years, Tricia will be, what, 29?
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Angie's going to be 60.
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You're looking at grandkids, liver spots, and a dusty bowl of hard candy.
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I don't like any of those.
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Of course you don't.
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Nobody does.
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Go ahead, do it.
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Defile her.
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There you are.
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Oh, thanks.
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Listen, Tricia, you know how I feel about you.
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We had some great times together.
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Huh, remember Vegas?
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Oh, yeah.
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We didn't leave the room for three days.
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Oh, yeah.
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Of course, I couldn't leave because I made you tie me to the bed.
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Oh, yeah.
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Do you ever hear from the other two girls?
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Oh, yeah.
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Look, this isn't a good idea.
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You need to go.
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But can't we just talk a little more?
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If we could just talk, you wouldn't need to go.
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Charlie.
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Trust me.
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Jeremy is a great guy, and he obviously loves you.
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I say give him a chance.
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What if you and I had just one last fling?
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One last fling.
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Yeah, and we'll go back to Vegas.
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This time I'll tie you up.
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You really need to go.
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Bye -bye.
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Wait, wait.
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Bye -bye.
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It's not too late.
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You can still have her.
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I'm not listening.
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You could do it in her car.
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How hot is that?
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I can't hear you.
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It's dirty in a car.
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Okay, I just checked.
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No one slept in my bed all night.
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It's none of your business who slept where.
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Excuse me, but if who sleeps in my bed is not my business, then what is?
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Let it go, Goldilocks.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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And how many times do you have to get up to go pee?
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I wasn't counting.
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I was four.
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Okay, one of those was to get a glass of water.
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Well, there's your problem.
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Stop topping off the tank.
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What's going on?
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I had to sleep in Dad's room last night because Uncle Charlie invited
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Aunt Myra to stay in my room, but it turns out...
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Got it.
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Wait, do you think it's fair?
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Nothing about your Uncle Charlie's life is fair, Ken.
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Finish your breakfast.
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I've got to get you fitted for a tux.
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Why do I have to wear a tuxedo?
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Because your mother's getting married and you're in the wedding party.
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Why do I have to be in the wedding party?
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Because your mother still thinks you're cute.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Everybody get a good night's sleep?
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No. Hello.
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So, Charlie, where's this house guest I'm hearing about?
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Uh, gee, I guess she's probably still asleep in Jake's room.
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Oh, please, you are such a liar.
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What?
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Forget it, Charlie.
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We know.
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You do?
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We do.
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Okay, well, I got a good night's sleep.
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Probably because Aunt Mayer doesn't pee a lot.
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Can I talk with you in private?
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Oh, come on.
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It's no big deal.
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I was in the middle of flossing and suddenly there she is sitting on my bed
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He doesn't need to hear this fine
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Like I didn't hear enough last night
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Okay, uh, let me just start by saying I applaud the gusto with which you approach life.
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Thank you Um, that being said, uh, are you, um, out of your freaking mind?
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Beg your pardon?
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You just could not control yourself.
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A female's in the house.
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She must be mounted.
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No, it's not like that at all.
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And why do you even care?
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Why?
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You ask me why?
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Never mind.
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Not important.
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I will tell you why.
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because every time you rut with any woman, even remotely connected to my life, I end up suffering.
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Oh, that's ridiculous.
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Ridiculous, you say?
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All right, all right, let's, uh, let's look at the record.
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Um, you slept with Judith's sister...
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Oh, yeah, but...
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At my wedding reception!
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All right, poor timing.
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You had more sex on my wedding day than I did.
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That part's not my fault.
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Okay, okay.
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Let's jump ahead.
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When Judith was divorcing me, who seduced and then abandoned my lawyer, causing her to take revenge on me?
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Now, hold on.
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That chick was nuts.
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I lost everything.
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To be fair, you didn't have that much to begin with. And now...
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that Judith is finally getting remarried, and I can see the light at the end of the alimony tunnel.
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You decide, hey, why don't I start humping her new sister -in -law?
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That is not how it happened.
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I don't care how it happened.
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I only care how it's going to end, and it's going to end badly for me.
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How?
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Explain how.
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I don't know yet.
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That's always part of the fun.
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Trying to guess how your penis is gonna bite me in the ass.
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Alan, you gotta believe me here.
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This is different.
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I really like Myra.
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Oh, you like all of them. And then you don't.
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Now, what's gonna happen when you get tired of this poor girl?
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Boy, I slept great.
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Jake's bed is really comfortable.
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Don't bother.
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He knows.
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No. Boy, I slept great.
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Charlie's a terrific lover.
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Oh, this one's gonna be bad.
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My God, Alan, I can't believe you're sleeping with Lindsay McElroy.
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You're sleeping with Lindsay McElroy?
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My man.
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How could you do that?
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Yeah, how?
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Don't leave anything out.
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Well, it just happened.
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I mean, her son and Jake are friends, which is how we met, and we, you know, hit it off.
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You don't sleep with your son's friend's mother.
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No, no. You marry his pediatrician.
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He's got you there, sweetie.
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You know, there's a rumor going around that Lindsay was in a softcore porn movie before she got married.
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Really? Which one?
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I don't know, but I've been checking Cinemax every night for months.
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Oh, I love their stuff.
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It's classy, right?
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A little story, nice lighting.
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You never have to see the guy's junk.
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What is wrong with you?
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You don't like seeing that stuff either.
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Charlie, would you like some pizza?
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No, thanks.
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I'm kind of on a health kick.
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Didn't you tell me he quit drinking?
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He actually thinks he did.
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Hello?
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Oh, hey, Herm.
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What's up?
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Really?
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Right now?
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Hang on. Are you sure?
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Wait, wait, wait.
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Lindsay?
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Mm -hmm?
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Never mind.
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You're right, it's her.
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Okay, thanks.
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Great, great.
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Have a nice shower.
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Boy, she sure does like the whipped cream.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Dean Martin and the Gold Digger keep you up again last night?
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He's lost his mind, Berta.
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All he does is have sex with her and spend money on her.
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Sometimes he spends money on her while he's having sex with her.
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How's that?
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I picked up the phone and accidentally overheard a very disturbing call to QVC.
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Pearl necklace.
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I'll say no more.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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Nice shirt.
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It's not too subtle, is it?
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Something wrong with your arm?
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I'm not sure.
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I think I pinched a nerve last night reaching around and trying to scratch Courtney's back.
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Her back?
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Trying to be delicate here, Alan.
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And God knows we appreciate it.
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Good morning, everyone.
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Morning.
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Morning, baby.
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Car keys?
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Credit card.
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Kiss?
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See ya. Have fun. Have fun?
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You just gave her the keys to your Mercedes and an unlimited credit card.
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Yeah, so?
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That's fun.
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Can't you see she's using you?
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I should have seen the way she used me last night.
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In fact, you can.
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Oh, no. No, I don't, I don't.
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I just don't want to see you get played by her again.
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Relax.
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I know what I'm doing.
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I'm having fun.
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She's having fun.
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Nobody's getting hurt.
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You have a black eye and a dead arm.
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Obviously, we have different definitions of fun.
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What is wrong with him?
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Classic case of the J .J fever.
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Colorfully put.
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I'm just surprised to see Charlie fall for it.
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Sooner or later, all men fall for it.
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How do you think I got my condo in Palm Springs?
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You got a condo in Palm Springs?
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No, figure of speech.
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Don't try to stop by.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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You found the stache, huh?
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Wasn't well hidden.
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Okay, just for the record, that stuff's medicinal.
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I've got glaucoma.
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What are you talking about?
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Nothing.
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Morning.
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Morning.
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So where'd you disappear to last night?
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Me?
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I decided to take a little drive, Give you a chance to calm down about Charity Kirschenbaum.
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I'm perfectly calm.
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Good.
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Who's Charity Kirschenbaum?
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Hey, it's just a little thing that's not worth getting upset about.
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And hey, what the hell are you doing with my cookies?
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They're yours?
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You know they're mine.
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Oh, so you're saying I took something that belonged to you and you're upset?
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Oh.
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Oh, come on, Alan.
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I love Charity Kirshenbaum, and you stole her right out from under me.
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He's speaking metaphorically, right?
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Yeah, he was never on top of that.
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I would have been if it weren't for you.
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Okay, fine.
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I took your girl 20 years ago.
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That calls for maybe five, six cookies, tops, not the whole damn bag.
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I had to go to junior prom with cousin Phoebe.
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She was cute.
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She was 12 and in a body cast. So what?
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She was your cousin.
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She could have been 18 and in a cellophane bikini and you weren't gonna get any?
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You are a horrible human being, and I hope you burn in hell. So we're good?
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No!
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We're not good!
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We suck!
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Freshen that up for you?
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Thanks.
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You betrayed me!
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I hate you!
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I hate you!
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I hate you!
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I hate ya!
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Sounds like he's going for a bike ride.
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Excuse me.
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I brought you some fresh towels, Gail.
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Oh, too sweet.
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Sure, sweet.
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Go smell his maroon.
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Morning.
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Good, you're up.
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I made you some toast.
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Here's your orange juice.
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Oh, thank you, honey.
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I'll see you later.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
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You're leaving?
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I told you I have to go into work today.
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But what about Gail?
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She can take care of herself.
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I think she's already made a new friend.
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Yeah, I saw.
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You don't think he's got a shot, do you?
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Charlie, you're horrible.
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I was joking.
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So how long are you going to be gone?
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I'll be home for dinner.
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I thought maybe I'd pick up some Chinese food and we could stay in.
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Is she nuts?
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I can't be trusted alone with that chick.
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Wait, maybe this is a test.
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A trap.
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The two of them are in cahoots to find out if I'll make a move.
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Cahoots.
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That's a funny word.
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Sounds like an owl sneezing.
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C -C -Cahoots!
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So, I'll call you later.
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Absolutely.
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Morning, Alan.
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Oh, uh, morning.
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Thank you again for letting Gail have your room.
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Oh, don't be silly.
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Happy to do it.
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Me casa, her casa.
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Actually, it's his casa, but the dehumidifier and the nightlight belong to me.
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Still very nice of you.
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See you later.
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What you got going on today?
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Gonna play a little tennis in 1958?
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This whole thing?
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This is just my knock -around clothes.
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So, what's the story on Gail?
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Bad breakup?
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Something like that.
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So, she's on the rebound?
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Where are you going with this, Alan?
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Oh, nowhere.
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I'm just curious about her.
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And, you know, when we met last night, I sensed a little spark between us.
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If there was a spark, that's only because she was warming up her taser.
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Car wash.
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They found something real interesting in the back seat.
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Oh, yeah, what?
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Okay, now you're just showing off.
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No, Alan, I'm not.
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Although, I have to admit, That is a sexy little item.
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It is, isn't it?
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Yeah, yeah.
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I'd like to meet the lady who fills this.
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Actually, you know her.
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Oh, really?
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Uh, Lisa?
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No. Jennifer?
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Who's Jennifer?
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Oh, right, no. Well, then who?
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I can tell you.
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But once I do, I can't untell you.
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What are you talking about?
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Who borrowed my car last weekend?
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Holy mother of God!
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No, no. Unholy mother of us.
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Mom in a car?
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Mom in my car.
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I'd have known this was gonna happen.
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I'd have gotten the vinyl seats.
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Wait, wait, wait.
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You're not just gonna leave it in the middle of the floor, are you?
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Really creeps you out, doesn't it?
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No. Then pick it up.
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Thank you.
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Now remember, if you want to drive
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Grandma's car again, you can't be telling her about it.
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I know.
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Or Mom, or anybody else.
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Daddy doesn't need the grief.
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That was really cool, Dad.
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Thanks.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, it was.
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Hey, it just occurred to me, if Greg's here, we can ask him about going out on the boat.
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No, I'm not going to ask Greg about going.
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Hey, hi, Judith.
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Uh, here he is, safe and sound.
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Oh, hey, honey.
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Hey, Mom, guess what we just did.
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What?
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Nothing in particular.
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That's a kid's joke.
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Nothing in particular.
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He's been doing it to us all weekend.
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So we'll, uh, okay.
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Bye.
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Uh, Alan.
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Alan.
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Ask about the boat.
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Uh, listen, next weekend...
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Yeah, yeah, I know.
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You and Greg are taking
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Jake's scuba diving.
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Uh, no, that's the thing.
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Greg and I have decided not to see each other anymore, so if you haven't made any plans, you can have Jake.
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Oh, yeah, yeah, I'd love to have him.
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And I'm sorry to hear about you and Greg.
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Thank you.
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Is there anything I can do?
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Yeah, you can wipe that smirk off your face.
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Okay, well, uh, bye -bye.
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Bye.
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She broke up.
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Alan.
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Yeah?
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People.
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Ah.
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What did I miss?
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Nothing.
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I don't think he's told her yet.
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What are you doing here?
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You finished cleaning hours ago.
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I took a nap in the laundry room so I'd be fresh with the big show.
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Okay, I think he's going for it.
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Wow, that went surprisingly well.
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Well, damn.
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Wait a minute, what's he doing?
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There you go.
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See you tomorrow.
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Okay, we'll make a list.
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The pros and cons of continuing your relationship with Bill.
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Mom?
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Well, he certainly understands women.
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Okay, that's a pro.
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He used to be a woman.
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I'll put con.
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He slept with Charlie when he was a woman.
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Pro.
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No, wait, con.
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Definitely con.
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He knows what I like in bed.
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He knows what I like in bed.
628
We'll call that a wash.
629
What's the score?
630
It's about even.
631
He's gorgeous.
632
He can afford beachfront property.
633
And he's got a trunk full of fabulous shoes that fit me perfectly.
634
Don't wait up.
635
Mommy's got a date.
636
Wow.
637
You look tired.
638
Yesterday, I had a quarter tank of gas.
639
Today, I drive a mile into Topanga Canyon, and bang, empty.
640
Huh.
641
There's no cell coverage up there.
642
So I had to hump all the way back down to the beach to call AAA.
643
Oh, that's a shame.
644
Shame my ass.
645
How the hell did a quarter tank of gas disappear overnight?
646
It's a mystery.
647
Wait a minute.
648
I smell gasoline.
649
Really?
650
I don't smell anything.
651
You have gas on your breath.
652
You siphoned my tank.
653
Oh, please.
654
You think I stuck a rubber hose down your gas tank, sucked on it until the gas ran out of your tank and into mine,
655
thereby compensating me for the $38 you owe me?
656
That's preposterous.
657
Yeah.
658
Yeah, you're right.
659
What was I thinking?
660
What are you doing?
661
Give me a favor.
662
Say, preposterous again.
663
You're crazy!
664
Get that away from me!
665
Oh, come on.
666
Come on.
667
Just for grins, say, help me.
668
My head's on fire.
669
All right, all right, all right.
670
I sucked the gas out of your car.
671
Now turn that off.
672
Okay, fine.
673
Well played.
674
You got your money back.
675
Uh, actually, at $4 .73 .9 a gallon, you had only $13 .22 worth in your tank.
676
So you still owe me $24 .78.
677
get out what get out of my house
678
you know what i just might no no no might implies you have a choice oh oh
679
so you're gonna throw me out over 24 .78 no i'm throwing you out
680
because you're a cheap gas -sucking flammable irk i am not cheap leaving Ow, ow.
681
But especially for his little buddy.
682
It's good.
683
Well, save room.
684
I got a half gallon of that double fudge brownie ice cream you like.
685
I don't know.
686
I'm pretty stuffed.
687
You sure?
688
Maybe after I poop.
689
What are you doing?
690
We're eating dinner.
691
He had dinner an hour ago.
692
Well, then he won't need breakfast.
693
I thought I would.
694
Have you had enough to eat?
695
Hey, Jake, you know what I like to do after a nice big meal?
696
What?
697
Learn to dance.
698
Charlie?
699
Yeah?
700
Private word.
701
Sure.
702
What's up?
703
Shame on you.
704
Is that it?
705
You found that girl, and now you have some kind of depraved plan to use my son as bait.
706
Yeah, so?
707
It's not like he pays rent.
708
Why shouldn't he pitch in a little?
709
I will not allow it.
710
Oh, come on.
711
It's just a couple of ballet lessons.
712
B -ballet?
713
Him?
714
I think he has a quiet grace about him.
715
He doesn't have to be good at it.
716
He just has to show up.
717
One lesson, I'm begging you.
718
You know what?
719
It really doesn't matter what I say.
720
You will never convince him to take ballet.
721
But if I can, will you stay out of it?
722
I guess.
723
Great.
724
Hey, Jake.
725
Okay, that might have been bad parenting on my point.
726
I've got a surprise for you.
727
Not my food, is it?
728
I'm starting to feel a little dizzy.
729
No, you're gonna get to do something that I'll bet no other boy in your class has ever done.
730
If it's sex, Mitch will find me and I already saw his cousin naked.
731
No, this is better than sex.
732
What?
733
How would he know?
734
You're gonna learn to dance ballet.
735
Wanna bet?
736
Okay, let me put it this way.
737
How much money would I have to give you to take ballet lessons?
738
I want $10.
739
Wait, hold on.
740
I want $1 ,000.
741
That's really unethical.
742
Oh, yeah, I'm the one on shaky moral ground.
743
Just take it.
744
Maybe it'll loosen you up.
745
I don't think so.
746
Recent studies indicate that ecstasy may well deplete your spinal fluid.
747
Yeah, so?
748
So, young lady, I am a chiropractor.
749
Woo.
750
You know what?
751
My date isn't working out.
752
Well, maybe you'd get somewhere if you stopped talking to her like you're her father.
753
Well, somebody has to, because her real father has obviously dropped the ball.
754
Oh, wonderful.
755
A smoker.
756
So I guess you're counting on stem cell research to replace your spine and lungs?
757
Alan, Alan, you're embarrassing me.
758
Oh, I'm embarrassing you?
759
Look at yourself.
760
You're standing in line in a dank alley in the middle of the urine district.
761
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
762
This is the hippest club in town.
763
Oh, hip schmip.
764
It's a toilet with a doorman.
765
Somebody lit a doobie.
766
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah.
767
That is definitely the ganja.
768
Oh, great.
769
Now we're all gonna get busted.
770
Why don't you just relax and let yourself have some fun?
771
Oh, this is fun for you?
772
Exhaust fumes and refurbished smoke.
773
Let me tell you something, Charlie.
774
I'm not a kid anymore.
775
I need plenty of rest, exercise, and a high -fiber diet. And...
776
Oh, perfect.
777
I just stepped on a condom.
778
Go ahead.
779
Have a good time.
780
Hold it.
781
Well, we're with them.
782
I don't think so.
783
No, no. We are.
784
Although, truth be told, I don't see a long -term relationship in the office.
785
You understand.
786
Don't touch the rope.
787
Sorry.
788
I didn't realize you were king of the rope.
789
Look, if you're not on the list, you're not getting in.
790
Did you let the girls in?
791
Alan.
792
He let the girls in.
793
That's because pretty girls dress up the place.
794
Watch how this works.
795
Listen, why don't you check your list for Jackson?
796
Andrew Jackson.
797
Nope.
798
Got Tito and Latoya.
799
OK.
800
What if I change my name to...
801
Ulysses S.
802
Grant?
803
You can change your name to Condoleezza Rice.
804
If you're not on the list and you're not a celebrity, you're not getting it.
805
All right, look.
806
I didn't want to have to play this card, but I'm Charlie Harper.
807
I'm in the music business.
808
I wrote the Maple Loops jingle.
809
Granny's Big Fudge Nuggets.
810
I love those cookies.
811
Great.
812
Got any onion?
813
No. Beat it.
814
Charlie, Charlie, let me handle this.
815
Sir?
816
I am Matthew Broderick. Who?
817
Bruno, you're with me.
818
Are you sure?
819
This is a good chance to cut them loose.
820
Guys, come on.
821
Matthew Broderick is a gifted actor, and the toast of Broadway.
822
Hey, dogs.
823
Oh, hey.
824
Hey, Jake.
825
Alan, here.
826
I need you to sign these papers for Jake's summer school.
827
Uh, summer school again?
828
Why not?
829
He's getting good at it.
830
Oh, my Lord.
831
Who is that?
832
He's my handyman.
833
Really?
834
I've been looking for a good handyman.
835
Well, it's a little soon to know how good he is.
836
I'll find out.
837
I'm starting to see a trend here.
838
Bésame, bésame mucho.
839
Conosí fuera, es que no ch...
840
That bony bitch!
841
Yep, definitely a trend.
842
Man...
843
Summer school three years in a row.
844
They might as well just make you the janitor
845
Uh, well, school sucks
846
That's because you go year -round
847
Imagine if you had a couple of months off in the summer
848
If I were you, I'd start teaching him how to throw sawdust on vomit I could do that
849
Mind you, just go start your homework
850
What's the point?
851
I'm already going to summer school
852
Jake And if I flog there, what can they do?
853
Send me to regular school?
854
Go.
855
Actually, that sawdust job might be a pipe dream.
856
Is the big one gone?
857
Yeah, she went to get something waxed.
858
We were scared to ask what.
859
I just wanted to tell you ourselves what you save you some money on the Redwood.
860
Oh, that's terrific.
861
How?
862
My cousin, he works at a lumberyard, and...
863
that's all you need to know.
864
Well, thanks.
865
No problem.
866
I'll give out your work.
867
I like this guy.
868
Of course you do.
869
What's that supposed to mean?
870
Charlie, he's a younger version of you.
871
Oh, yeah, that must be it.
872
Go get it.
873
There you go.
874
He could be a doorman.
875
Charlie, I really don't appreciate...
876
I'm not saying right away.
877
He could work his way up from door stop.
878
Oh, come on.
879
We had an adventure.
880
Dad?
881
Yeah, buddy?
882
Fight me.
883
You'll see.
884
Someday you and I will look back on this weekend and laugh and laugh.
885
I didn't say someday soon.
886
Hey, come on.
887
I thought you liked wet T -shirts.
888
Hey.
889
Hey.
890
Shut up.
891
Oh, come on now.
892
Let me both know I can't do that.
893
What do you want me to say?
894
It was a bad idea?
895
Okay, it was a bad idea.
896
I mean, the only thing we bonded over was our mutual discomfort with pooping into a coffee can.
897
It wasn't chock full of nuts, was it?
898
Sorry.
899
Sorry.
900
Where's Jake?
901
He went back to his friends in Hooterville.
902
Well, I can't blame him.
903
It never rains in Hooterville.
904
Look, Alan, seriously, I'm sorry it didn't work out.
905
I know your heart was in the right place.
906
Thank you.
907
Now, I finished the limerick.
908
You want to hear it?
909
Too soon.
910
You don't get it.
911
You don't understand what it's like to be a little boy's best friend, to be someone he looks up to,
912
And then one day you turn around
913
and the only person he looks up to is covered with baby oil and nailed to the ceiling
914
Count your blessings.
915
There's all kinds of pictures that could have been up there.
916
Yeah, I guess it could have been the Moscow ballet
917
That it's still I can't help it feel a little empty inside like
918
Like a chapter of my life is over
919
So you've still got plenty to look forward to you mean besides work loneliness and death Absolutely.
920
There's memory loss.
921
Impotence.
922
Adult diapers.
923
I'm all you've got, pal.
924
That's true.
925
My wives are gone.
926
My son has grown.
927
But I'll always have you.
928
My brother.
929
Forever.
930
Okay, now I was just having fun, but that was mean.
931
Look, don't worry.
932
You'll grow into it.
933
Just once.
934
I like to get close to fitting out.
935
You wanna quit going through puberty and we'll talk about it.
936
Quit being so cheap and we'll talk about it.
937
Hey, hey, watch your mouth.
938
Hard to punish him for telling the truth.
939
Yeah, wait till he tries on the underwear I bought him.
940
What's that?
941
The decorative bowl.
942
I thought it would be perfect to put our keys in.
943
Yeah, well, I don't like it.
944
Take it back.
945
But it was on sale.
946
I don't care if you got it free with a paid subscription to Ugly Bowl Illustrated.
947
I don't want it on my table.
948
Why not?
949
Why not?
950
Look around.
951
It doesn't fit the decor.
952
Decor?
953
You call this decor?
954
What would you call it?
955
Random crapola.
956
The deep sea helmet.
957
The fake jazz posters add an old snow sled and a couple of baseball pennants and you can open a TGI Friday's.
958
Excuse me, but everything in this house has a story behind it.
959
Oh, oh, really?
960
Oh, so what's the story behind this urn thing?
961
Some girl gave that to me.
962
That's it?
963
She spent the weekend.
964
Ooh, great story.
965
No, great weekend.
966
Okay, okay.
967
What about this umbrella stand that has no umbrellas?
968
A girl gave me that, too.
969
Another great weekend?
970
Not so great.
971
It was raining.
972
All right, why don't you just pretend a girl gave you this bowl?
973
It doesn't work that way.
974
You'd have to wear high heels and give it to me naked.
975
Nobody wants that.
976
Fine, whatever.
977
I like the bowl.
978
Okay, Alan, you're not feeling me.
979
I don't want your bowl on my table.
980
So I can't even have one stupid thing in this house?
981
Hey, leave Jake out of this.
982
Very funny.
983
You know what I mean.
984
Actually, I don't.
985
The fact is, this house reeks of you and your crap.
986
Oh, really?
987
Like what?
988
Like this lamp.
989
You bought this lamp.
990
I hate this lamp.
991
Then why didn't you say something when I bought it two years ago?
992
Because I didn't notice it until recently. And the couch.
993
You reupholstered the couch, and I liked it better the way it was.
994
Stained?
995
Hey, every one of those stains had a story behind it.
996
Oh, ugh.
997
What I'm saying is, you got nothing to complain about.
998
You got your food in my refrigerator, your car in my garage, and your stupid flowered towels in my guest bathroom.
999
Hey, those towels are very pretty.
1000
They brighten up the whole room.
1001
They're gay and they scream civil union.
1002
Oh, they do not.
1003
We're here, we're queer.
1004
Dry your hands on us.
1005
Okay, okay.
1006
You know what?
1007
You are being ridiculous.
1008
When you want to have a rational conversation, I'll be in my room.
1009
It's not your room.
1010
It's my guest room.
1011
Oh, well, obviously we disagree about my role in this household.
1012
We sure do.
1013
You think you have one, and I don't.
1014
And get rid of that welcome mat you put on my front porch.
1015
No one's welcome here.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Proof That Alan and Charlie Really Are Brothers”. This video has 1015 sentences and 5731 words to shadow. The speech runs for 45:44. The speaker talks at a steady 125 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 213 of its 1015 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 |
|---|---|---|
| funeral noun | /ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/ | A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased. |
| ballet noun | /bælˈeɪ/ | A classical form of dance. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| cousin noun | /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ | Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a… |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| ridiculous adjective | /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/ | Deserving of ridicule; foolish, absurd. |
| cookie noun | /ˈkʊki/ | A small, flat, baked good which is either crisp or soft but firm. |
| lamp noun | /ˈlæ̝mp/ | A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. |
| towel noun | /ˈtaʊ̯əl/ | A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. |
| terrific adjective | Very strong or intense; excessive, tremendous. | |
| decor noun | /deɪˈkoɹ/ | The style of decoration of a room or building. |
| horrible adjective | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| naked adjective | /ˈneɪkɪd/ | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| go ahead verb | /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ | To proceed with; to begin. |
| look up to verb | To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model. | |
| pick up verb | To lift; to grasp and raise. | |
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. | |
| cut off verb | /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] | To remove by cutting. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Sure you can't stay for dinner?
- You're not gonna call her, are you?
- Yes, morning becomes me, doesn't it?
- You got another move I ain't heard about?
- Wait, do you think it's fair?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If I miss, I'll take · If it goes in, I'll call · If only more of my friends would die |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been checking · He's been doing · I've been looking |
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to be |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was drunk · wasn't cast · should be shot |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 253 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, you're, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, theater /ˈθi(ə)tɚ/, thereby /ðɛɹˈbaɪ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: garage /ɡəˈɹɑʒ/, reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, obligation /ˌɑ.blɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/, rational /ˈɹæʃ(ə)nəl/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, virtually /ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, unlimited /ʌnˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/
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 funeral, ballet, suck.
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.