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Did I miss it?
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Rachel, I want you to know that if it's positive, we're gonna...
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Oh, I know.
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I know.
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You do.
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It's time.
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Hold on.
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No!
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Go ahead, Rachel.
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Oh, wait.
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You know what?
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I can't look at it.
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I can't look at it.
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Somebody else tell me.
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Somebody tell me.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Um...
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It's negative.
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What?
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It's negative.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Well, there you go.
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Phew! That is, that's great.
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That is really great, great news.
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You know, because the whole...
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not being ready and kind of financial aspects, all that.
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Wow, this is so just the way this was supposed to be.
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Well, then great.
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It's kind of so stupid.
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How can I be upset over something I never had?
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It's negative?
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No, it's positive.
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What?
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It's not negative.
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It's positive. Are you sure?
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Well, yeah, I lied before.
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Oh my God.
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Now you know how you really feel about it.
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Oh, that's a risky little game.
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Are you really gonna do this?
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Yeah.
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I'm gonna have a baby.
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I'm gonna have a baby.
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I'm gonna have a baby!
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Oh my God!
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Oh, my God! With no...
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No, it's still not the time!
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Look, I feel really bad about how I freaked you out before, so I called the father and asked him to meet you here so you could tell him.
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Go!
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What?
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Hey, wait a minute!
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Baby, how do you even know who the father is?
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I may play the fool at times, but...
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I'm a little more than just a pretty blonde girl with an ass that won't quit.
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I believe this belongs to the father of your baby.
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Oh, God.
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Oh, he's in there right now?
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Uh-huh.
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Now you can turn around, or you can go in there and rip the Band-Aid off.
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What do you want to do?
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Let's rip.
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Really?
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Are you sure?
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Oh, Phoebe.
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Okay, sorry, yeah.
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Hey, Rach. So what's this about?
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Rachel has something that she wants to tell you, and, um, I believe that this is your red sweater?
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No. This is my red sweater.
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Oh, no. Could I get anyone a coffee? Or poison?
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No, just for me?
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Okay.
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What's going on, Rach?
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Nothing.
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Phoebe kind of made a mistake.
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But, you know, you do wear that sweater a lot.
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Are you involved in some kind of dare?
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You know, I'm actually glad Phoebe called.
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I know we broke up because you thought I wasn't mature enough, but I've really grown up, and I think we should get back together.
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Oh, it's just not the right time.
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It is the right time.
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Okay.
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I'm ready for more.
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Tag.
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Come on, Rach.
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Let's give it another try.
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I'm having a baby.
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Oh.
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You can go.
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Thank you.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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Um, I think there's something that we really need to talk about.
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I think we do.
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Why don't we go inside?
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Hi.
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Look, uh, I know why you're here.
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You do?
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Yeah.
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And to save you from any embarrassment, I think maybe I should talk first.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Mm.
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Mm.
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Mm.
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Uh.
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Uh.
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Uh.
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Uh.
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Uh.
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Ross and Rachel.
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Rachel and Ross.
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Uh.
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That's been one heck of a seesaw, hasn't it?
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What?
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I mean, look, that one night we had was fun and certainly passionate, but don't you think it's better if we just stay friends?
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Seriously, what?
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Okay, okay.
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You know what?
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If you want to, we can do it one more time.
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I mean, I'd be okay with that.
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In fact, I have some time right now.
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Okay.
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You know what?
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Can I talk now?
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Oh, sure.
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Okay.
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Oh, Pat.
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I'm pregnant.
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Ross.
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Ross.
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Okay.
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All right, whenever you're ready.
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And you're the father, by the way, but you got it.
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Can I get you some water?
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I'm good, I'm good.
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Ross, there is no pressure on you, okay?
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I mean, you can be as involved as you want.
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Yeah, I, uh, I'm just, I don't know.
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I don't understand.
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Um, how this happened.
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We used a condom.
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I know.
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I know, but, you know, condoms only work, like, 97% of the time.
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What?
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What?
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What?
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Well, they should put that on the box.
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They do.
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No, they don't.
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Well, they should put it in huge block letters.
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Okay, Russ, come on.
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Let's just forget about the condom.
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Oh, well, I may as well have.
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Listen, you know what?
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I was really freaked out, too, when I found you.
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Freaked out?
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Hey, I'm not freaked out.
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I'm indignant as a consumer.
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You know what?
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Let's talk later.
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No, no, I want to talk now, okay?
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I'm, in fact, I want to talk to the president of the condom company.
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Okay, you know what?
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Maybe I should come back.
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Shh.
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Okay.
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Yeah, I'll press one.
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Hi!
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Hello.
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Welcome.
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Hello.
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So, how was the honeymoon?
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It was great, it was great, but how about you?
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I mean, you're having a baby.
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Oh, look, I have a sonogram picture.
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Oh, good.
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Ross, it's got your wavy black lines.
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All right, so now that Ross knows, can you tell us, you know, how it happened?
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I mean, when did it happen?
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How many times did it happen?
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Monica, that's not right.
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Start with where?
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Well, it happened about six weeks ago, and, uh, I had just gotten home from work, and Ross was already there, because I guess he'd been hanging out with Joey.
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You're welcome, buddy.
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Yeah, thanks.
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And so I had a lot of work to do, and Ross, nice guy that he is, offered to help me out, and then we had a little wine, we got to talking, and next thing you know,
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out of nowhere, Ross comes on to me.
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Oh, that's...
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That's a little misleading.
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What is?
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The lie you just told.
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That you came on to me?
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There's the one. But you did.
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I mean, let's be honest.
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Yes, let's.
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You know what, it's not important.
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What's important is that we're having a baby.
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And it doesn't matter who came on to who. Whom.
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That's right.
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You know you kiss me first.
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What?
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You were begging me to kiss you.
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You were sending me signals all over the place.
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I was sending you signals?
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Yeah.
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Oh, please, okay, anyone in this room think that I would actually send Ross begging signals?
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Begging signals?
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Please, show of hands.
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You know, it doesn't matter.
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It doesn't matter what people believe.
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What matters is what happened.
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Okay, well, so these signals, Ross, explain this to me, because maybe I need to be more careful.
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I mean, am I sending you these signals right now?
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You know what?
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You know what, Rachel?
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Just drop it.
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No, please, show me how I begged you.
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I can show you.
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I have it on videotape.
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It's an expression.
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I just wanted to.
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Interesting.
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Anyway, um, probably worked out for the best.
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Yeah, sure.
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In about ten seconds, you're gonna see him kiss me.
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And in about five seconds, you're gonna see what?
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Ross, did I ever tell you about the time that I went backpacking through Western Europe?
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Hey, get ready to see some begging.
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Oh, you came on to Ross!
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What?
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Now I'm
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so happy happy what are you talking about you use the Europe story that's the magic story you use
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when you want to have sex
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how do you know about that story how do you know about
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that story I heard it from my friend Irene who heard it from some guy some guy No,
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no, she told me that his name was Ken Adams.
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Ken Adams!
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Hey, Joey.
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Yeah?
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You read comic books, right?
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Exclusively.
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Who do you think would win in a fight?
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Catwoman or Supergirl?
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Catwoman, hands down.
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Yeah.
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But between you and Phoebe, I'd have to give the edge to Phoebe.
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What?
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Really?
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Are you kidding?
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Phoebe lived on the street.
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Okay?
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Plus, she's got this crazy temper.
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She...
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She's not standing right behind me, is she?
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No, you're fine.
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All right, well, do you think I can take Rachel?
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Well, I'm not sure.
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What?
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Come on, I am tough.
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Put me right here as hard as you can.
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Okay, well, will you relax?
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What are you taking this so seriously for?
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It doesn't matter.
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Oh, really?
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Okay.
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Well, what would you say if I told you that, you know, I thought Rosser or Chandler could beat you up?
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I would say woman, please.
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Hey, Ursula's fiancé is really sweet.
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He's a teacher.
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He does all this volunteer work.
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You know, normally, you know, I don't like really sweaty guys, but this one, I could just mock them up.
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Oh, my God, Phoebe.
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What?
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You're getting a crush on your sister's fiancé.
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No, I'm not.
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You are.
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Here comes the temper.
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You can kick whose ass in a fight, you or Ross.
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There's no question.
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So you think Ross, too?
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You picked Ross?
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Ross is really strong.
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He's the strongest out of all three of you.
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Except for Joey.
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I cannot believe you didn't pick me.
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Uh, in her defense, she's right.
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I am stronger.
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I would destroy you.
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Oh, really?
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You think you're stronger?
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Why don't you prove it?
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Oh, I'll prove it.
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I'll prove it like a theorem.
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Wait, wait, wait.
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Stop it.
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Stop it!
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Stop!
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Now, there's no one's gonna fight in this apartment.
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Hey, Monica, people came to see a fight.
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Let's give them what they came for.
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Yeah.
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Hey, you guys could arm wrestle.
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Yeah, listen to the slutty nurse.
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You're going down.
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Oh, yeah?
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You're going further down.
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Downtown.
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Seriously, guys, the trash talk is embarrassing.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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So, which one of your lucky boys is Chandler?
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Uh, that's me.
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That's me.
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Joey Triviani.
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Big fan.
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So, is that a bedroom?
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Yeah, yeah, right over there.
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All right, whenever you're ready. That was weird.
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Why would she go in the bedroom?
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I'm waiting. So she's a...
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Yep, that's one naked hooker.
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So, tonight's the night of the big bachelor party?
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Yeah.
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Hey, thanks for giving me that girl's number.
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No problem.
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Say, who's the party for?
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For my husband.
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You hired your husband a hooker?
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She's a stripper.
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No, she's a hooker.
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Is that what they call strippers sometimes?
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When they're hookers.
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My gods do.
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I can't believe you did this.
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Are you absolutely sure she's a hooker?
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Either that or she's just the best, most expensive date I ever had.
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All right, all right.
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Maybe you should just ask her to leave.
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Why me?
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Hey, it's your bachelor part.
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Which is why you should do it.
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I don't want to.
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You do it.
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You do it.
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You do it.
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All right, rock, paper, scissor, who has to tell the whore to leave?
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What?
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I miss this.
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I don't think we've actually done this before.
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No, no, no. No, I miss hanging out with you.
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Well, we still hang out.
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Not like we used to.
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Remember, you and me used to be inseparable.
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Now it's like things are different.
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Well, you know, things are different.
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I'm married now.
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Yeah, sure.
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And hey, don't get me wrong.
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I am so happy for you guys.
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But I just...
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I miss hanging out.
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Just.. just us.
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You know?
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Yeah, I miss that, too.
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I'll tell you what.
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For now, we'll make time to hang out with each other.
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You got it.
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Come here.
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Oh, God.
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Listen, I am this close to robbing you guys.
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She's a hooker!
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She's a hooker!
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She's a...
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Hi.
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We spoke on the phone.
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What's that turkey?
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Jelly, those are my maternity pants.
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No, no, these are my Thanksgiving pants.
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Well, that's it.
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I'm done.
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Whew.
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Oh, here come the meat sweats.
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Well, Joey, we're all very proud of you.
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Yes, I believe we can expect a call from the president any moment now.
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Is there anything we can do for you?
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No, just nobody press on my stomach.
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You can keep those pants, by the way.
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What do you got there? Is that pie?
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Yeah, you want some?
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Uh, just cut me a little sliver.
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A little bigger.
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I'm bigger.
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What, are you afraid you're gonna run out?
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Cut me a real piece!
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Sorry, honey, I'm just having a, having a rough day.
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Oh, what's wrong?
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Oh, you really, you really just don't want to hear about it.
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Then why did I ask?
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Okay, it's just, and this is really embarrassing.
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But lately, with this whole pregnancy thing, I'm just finding myself...
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How do I put this?
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Um...erotically charged.
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Is that college talk for horny?
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Yeah.
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So, you know, I have all of these feelings, and I don't know what to do about them because I can't date like a normal person, which is fine because I don't need a relationship.
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I mean, all I really want is one great night.
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Just sex, you know?
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No strings attached, no relationship.
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Just someone that I feel comfortable with and who knows what he's doing.
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But just one great night.
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I mean, is that really so hard to find?
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So, how was your day?
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It was good.
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I saw a pretty big pigeon.
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Well, I gotta get up early, and it's almost 7 o'clock, so...
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Yeah, I gotta throw it in my room, too.
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Okay, goodnight.
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Goodnight.
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I can't do it!
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I didn't ask you to do it!
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You're Rachel!
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You're Joey!
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You're my friend!
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He's right back at ya!
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Plus, it would be wrong, and weird, and bad.
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It's so bad.
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I don't even know what you're talking about because I didn't ask you to do anything.
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I know!
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You want to do it?
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No!
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I mean, either.
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I'm just testing you.
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Hey, well, that's the end of this conversation.
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This conversation never happened.
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Never happened.
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Good night.
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Get back in there!
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Fine, you can have the bath, but I am taking your boat.
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Now you're just a girl in a tub.
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Hey.
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Hi, Bubbles.
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Manly.
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Well, I just thought I would drop by and let you know how it went with Joey.
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You told her?
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She pulled it out of me.
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She's like a conversational wizard.
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How did it go?
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Well, you were wrong.
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He doesn't like me.
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What?
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Yeah.
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How would you like it if I sent you to Lee Majors' house and I told you that he liked you, and you went down there and you found out that he didn't like you?
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How would you feel?
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I don't think I'd care.
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Really?
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Lee Majors is hot.
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Hello?
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We're in the bathroom.
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Why?
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Because it's a relaxing and enjoyable time.
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What are you guys doing in here?
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Oh, my God.
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A friend he's looking at differently, but it's wrong.
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It's Rachel.
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You like Rachel?
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Hey, look, it's no big deal, okay?
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Phoebe and I talked about it.
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It's just a crush.
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It's gonna go away.
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Dude, you gotta rearrange your bubbles.
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Whoa.
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Mazel tov.
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Hey!
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Oh, hi.
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Hey.
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Ross and I were looking for you.
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What are we all doing in here?
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Oh, my.
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Honey, cover it up with a boat.
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Hello?
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Yes, we're all in here, and we'd love for you to join us.
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Well, hey, what's going on?
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Ooh, cool boat.
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Oh, no. Hey, did you tell him?
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No, I was waiting for you.
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Tell us what?
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We're having a girl.
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Oh, my!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey! So?
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She's fine.
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She was experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions.
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Mild discomfort caused by contractions in the uterine wall.
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Hm.
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Mild discomfort?
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So I take it you've had one of these Braxton thingies?
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So, but everything is normal?
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Absolutely.
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and there's no danger to her or the baby?
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No, no. Contractions can be unnerving.
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If you don't know what they are, she's fine.
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Thank you, doctor.
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Oh, thank you for being so nice and calm.
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Calm?
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I wasn't calm.
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I've never been more scared in my entire life.
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But wait, you said everything was gonna be okay.
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Well, what do I know?
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I'm not a doctor. But everything is okay.
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I'm fine.
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You sure?
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Yes, yes.
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I got half a mind to contract that doctor's uterus, though.
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Mild discomfort.
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Oh, wait.
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Is everything okay?
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Yeah, everything's fine.
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Your page said come to the hospital.
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What?
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What was it?
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What happened?
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It's something called Braxton Hicks contraction.
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Oh, oh.
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Thank God.
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That's no big deal.
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Most women don't even feel them.
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Okay, no uterus, no opinion.
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Hey, uh, what's with the candy?
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Oh, when you beat me, I was on line at the concession stand at the movie theater.
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Oh, you went to the movies by yourself?
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No, Mona!
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Oh, I gotta go back in there.
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Why?
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What's wrong?
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No, everything's fine.
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I just gotta go back in there.
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No, really.
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Tell me.
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What's up?
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Look, I forgot my underwear.
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So, thanks so much for bringing her to the hospital.
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Oh, hey, don't worry about it, man.
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Don't worry about it.
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No big deal.
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Yeah, but still, I mean, it should have been me.
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I'm the dad.
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If you have any questions, here's some information on Braxton Hicks.
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Oh, thanks.
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Oh, and by the way, you did the right thing by bringing her in.
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You're gonna make a wonderful father.
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Oh, uh...
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Hey, not as good as this guy.
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He brought Twizzlers.
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Hey, babe.
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Hey, honey.
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So we just got a wedding gift from Bob and Faye Bing.
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They don't like us, do they?
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Who says you can't get a nice punch bowl for under six bucks?
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Maybe we can take it back.
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No, I didn't see where it came from.
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Where would we return it?
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How about to the street, save from the balcony?
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Why don't we just find a place for it?
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Yeah.
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How about in that cabinet?
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No, that's where we keep the canned goods.
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Have you completely forgotten everything you learned at orientation?
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How about the closet by the bathroom?
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Oh, okay.
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Here, why don't you let me do it?
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No, no, no, no, no. I will do it.
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Honey, you have to learn to sit down and relax
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and let your husband take care of things once in a while
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It's locked you have to help me Why is it locked?
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No reason I keep private things in there
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You know I've been living here for a while and I have never seen what's inside that closet.
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What is what is in there?
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Feminine stuff don't try to make me uncomfortable with feminine stuff There is nothing in there that concerns you.
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If you love me, you'll just let it go.
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Fine.
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Thank you.
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Love you.
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Not too shabby.
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I got this all up myself.
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Using my wife's tools.
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Oh my god You're messy No,
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you weren't supposed to see this.
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I married Fred Sanford You don't understand Ba-da.
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Ba-ba-ba-da-ba-da-ba-ba.
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Okay, okay, okay, fine.
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Now you know, okay?
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I'm, you know, I'm sick.
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No, Craig, you're not sick.
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Look, I don't love you because you're organized.
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I love you in spite of that.
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Really?
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You promise you won't tell anyone?
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Yes.
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And look, now that I know, if I've got some extra stuff lying around, can we, can we share the closet?
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Oh.
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Well, it's just, um, I'm afraid you might mess it up.
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Well, I thought Joey and I would be okay once we hung out, but it's like we don't even know how to be with each other anymore.
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I know it's tough now, but things will get better.
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How do you know that?
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What if it just gets worse and worse
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and worse to the point where we can't even be in the same room with each other?
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I'm not great at the advice.
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Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?
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Some cheese.
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Honey, why is the Bruce Springsteen CD in the Cat Stevens case?
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Let's just say if I can't find the right CD case, I just put it in the nearest one.
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Okay, well, where is the Cat Stevens CD?
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In the James Taylor case.
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Where is the James Taylor CD?
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Honey, I'm gonna save you some time.
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200 CDs, not one of them in the right case.
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Okay, no need to panic.
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Deep breaths, everyone.
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In what John Huston film would you hear this line?
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Badges?
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We don't need no stinking badges.
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Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
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Correct.
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There's a possible backwards bonus.
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Madre Sierra, thee of treasure.
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Yes!
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I'd like to go off the ladder of chance to the golden mud hut, please.
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Wise choice.
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How many rungs?
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Six.
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Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, aah!
648
That noise can only mean one thing.
649
Hungry monkey!
650
I'd like a Wicked Wango card.
651
Okay.
652
It's an audio question.
653
Name this television theme song.
654
Da-da, ba-ba-ba-da, ba-ba-ba-da.
655
Oh!
656
Oh, my God.
657
Okay, I know this.
658
Give me a second.
659
Tell it to a time turtle.
660
Shut up!
661
I dream of genius.
662
Yes, yes, you're back in the lead.
663
I'd like to spin the wheel.
664
Ra-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
665
Oh, come on!
666
Oh, yeah.
667
Super speedy speed round.
668
Is there a hopping bonus? Of course. Who invented bifocals?
669
Ben Franklin.
670
Correct.
671
Which monarch has ruled Great Britain the longest?
672
Queen Victoria.
673
Correct again.
674
But you forgot to switch legs between questions, so no hopping boners.
675
Oh, every time!
676
Yeah.
677
Now, over to Chandler.
678
I'd like a Google card.
679
Are you sure?
680
Yes.
681
No. Google.
682
Oh, my God.
683
Congratulations, Ross, because, Chandler, You've been bamboozled.
684
No!
685
This is the best game ever!
686
Oh, oh.
687
Whoops.
688
Oh, I seem to have dropped my fork.
689
Let me just bend over and get it.
690
Oh, God!
691
Okay, enough.
692
This is not going to happen.
693
Oh, come on, Ross.
694
I'm miserable here.
695
Come on, you started this.
696
Now you finish it.
697
Come on, Wes, make love to me.
698
You know what?
699
What?
700
Forget it.
701
Oh, what now, Ross?
702
You're not gonna talk?
703
How on earth will you ever annoy me?
704
Oh, wait a minute.
705
I know.
706
I mean, you'd think the damn jalapeno would have cleared up your sinuses, but no, that's not enough.
707
What are you doing?
708
I'm getting that baby out of you.
709
Oh, God.
710
Oh, I know.
711
Oh, no. I think my water just broke.
712
I am good.
713
Okay, okay, uh, okay, I got the pillow, I got the bag, you got the keys.
714
I got the keys.
715
Okay, okay.
716
Hey.
717
Yeah?
718
We're having a baby.
719
I didn't, uh, really have time to read this part of the books, but do you think we have time?
720
Not so much.
721
Okay, let me...
722
You want to see something?
723
Sure, what?
724
Okay, um, this is going to be fun.
725
Watch me freak out Chandler.
726
Honey?
727
Yeah?
728
Listen, uh, I've been doing some thinking, and I don't know whether it's because we're here or Rachel's given birth,
729
but, um, I think we should try to have a baby.
730
Okay.
731
What's that now?
732
Okay, I've been thinking about it, too, and I think we're ready.
733
What? Are you kidding me?
734
You think we're ready to have a baby now?
735
This is fun.
736
You're ready to have a baby?
737
My boy's all grown up!
738
You said you were ready, too.
739
Yeah, but I was just screwing with you to try to get your voice all high and weird, like mine is now.
740
Guess what?
741
Haven't you wanted a kid, like, forever?
742
Okay, just back off, mister.
743
This room's available.
744
Okay, okay, wait, you listen to me.
745
You listen to me.
746
Since I have been waiting, four women, that's four, one higher than the number of centimeters that I am dilated, have come and gone with their babies.
747
I'm next.
748
It's my turn.
749
It's only fair.
750
And if you bring in one more woman and she has her baby before me, I'm going to sue you.
751
Not this hospital.
752
I'm gonna sue you.
753
And my husband, he is the lawyer.
754
Oh, Rach.
755
You get back on that case, honey.
756
I don't think the next patient is very far along.
757
Okay, well, then bring her in.
758
Oh.
759
My.
760
God!
761
I can't believe this.
762
and yet somehow it's true
763
i mean this is so great we're gonna be baby buddies squeeze your legs together and cover the baby's ears
764
hi sweetie hi hi sweetheart this is my husband sid i
765
don't think you've met him ross rachel this I nabbed him a year ago at the dermatologist's office.
766
Thank God for adult acne, huh?
767
I still can't believe it.
768
I'm the luckiest guy in the world.
769
Really?
770
What'd he say?
771
You know what?
772
You have to speak very loudly when you're talking to Sid, because he's almost completely deaf.
773
Oh, there you go.
774
There she is.
775
She's so beautiful.
776
Oh, dear.
777
Oh, my God.
778
She's amazing.
779
Oh, I'm so glad you guys got drunk and had sex.
780
It's incredible.
781
I mean, one minute she's inside you, and then 47 hours later, here she is.
782
She looks so real.
783
You know what I mean.
784
Okay, my turn, my turn.
785
Oh, baby.
786
Yeah.
787
Oh, baby.
788
Oh, you're so cute.
789
Oh, I could squeeze her a little head.
790
I won't.
791
What's the matter?
792
Nothing.
793
I'm sorry.
794
I just can't stop crying.
795
The doctor said it's completely normal with all the hormones, plus you're sleep deprived. So?
796
You guys are all sleep deprived?
797
I don't see you weeping because you put your slippers on the wrong feet.
798
Oh, gosh.
799
What's the matter now?
800
I was reliving it.
801
So, do you know what you're gonna call her yet?
802
Oh, wait a minute.
803
It's not gonna be Baby Girl?
804
I thought that was so original.
805
Uh, actually, we've narrowed it down to two names.
806
Yeah, and you know what?
807
I love them both.
808
So why don't you just pick one, and that'll be it.
809
Well, um...
810
Um, okay, uh, everyone, this is Isabella.
811
Oh, I love Isabella.
812
Hi.
813
What?
814
That's not her name.
815
I'm sorry, she just doesn't feel like an Isabella.
816
What was the other one, Rose?
817
Um, Delilah.
818
Oh, great.
819
At least she sounds like a biblical whore.
820
So, I guess we're back to, uh, baby girl.
821
Yay!
822
What are we gonna do?
823
It's okay.
824
Honey, you'll find a name.
825
Ugh, easy for you to say.
826
You already know what your kids' names are gonna be.
827
You do?
828
Yeah.
829
I've been picked out since I was 14.
830
Oh, no, it's gonna be named after some snack or baked good, isn't it?
831
Well, tell us, what are they?
832
Um, okay, if it's a boy, it's Daniel.
833
And if it's a girl?
834
I don't want to say.
835
Oh, don't tell us.
836
We're not going to want it.
837
Okay.
838
It's Emma.
839
Emma!
840
See, I don't want it.
841
Take it.
842
What?
843
She's clearly an Emma.
844
Oh, honey, but you love that name.
845
Yeah, but I love you more.
846
Oh.
847
Besides, you know, nothing goes with Bing, so I'm screwed.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Classic Ones from Season 8”. This video has 847 sentences and 4515 words to shadow. The speech runs for 37:45. The speaker talks at a steady 120 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 205 of its 847 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| hookah noun | /ˈhu.kə/ | A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws the smoke through water, traditionally used for smoking tobacco, which is often flavored. |
| contraction noun | /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/ | An act of incurring debt; also (generally), an act of acquiring something (generally negative). |
| discomfort noun | /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ | Mental or bodily distress. |
| sweater noun | /ˈswɛtɚ/ | A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise. |
| mild adjective | /ˈmaɪld/ | Gentle and not easily angered |
| closet noun | /ˈklɑzɪt/ | A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| deprive verb | /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ | Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something. |
| embarrass verb | /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ | To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely. |
| stripper noun | /stɹɪpɚ/ | A chemical or tool used to remove paint, sheathing, etc. from something. |
| uterus noun | /ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/ | A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth. |
| temper noun | /ˈtɛmpɚ/ | A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting. |
| feminine adjective | /ˈfɛmɪnɪn/ | Of or pertaining to the female gender. |
| squeeze verb | /skwiːz/ | To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once. |
| bachelor noun | /ˈbæt͡ʃ.ə.lə(ɹ)/ | A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come on to verb | To start to. | |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. | |
| back off verb | To move backwards away from something. | |
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. | |
| clear up verb | /klɪəˈɹʌp/ | To clarify, to correct a misconception. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why don't we go inside?
- She's not standing right behind me, is she?
- Why don't you prove it?
- Are you absolutely sure she's a hooker?
- What, are you afraid you're gonna run out?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been living · I've been doing · I've been thinking |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've really grown · That's been · we've actually done |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was really freaked · You've been bamboozled · I've been picked |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were begging · were sending · was sending |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 210 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thingy /ˈθɪŋi/, theorem /ˈθiərəm/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: contraction /kənˈtɹækʃ(ə)n/, treasure /ˈtɹɛʒəɹ/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, shabby /ˈʃæbi/
- Long words — get the stress right: conversational /ˌkɒnvə(ɹ)ˈseɪʃənəl/, inseparable /inˈsɛ.p(ə).ɹə.bl/, jalapeño /ˌhɑ.ləˈpeɪn.joʊ/, maternity /məˈtɜɹnəti/, embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/
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 hookah, contraction, discomfort.
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.