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Hey, who's this little naked guy?
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Uh, that little naked guy would be me.
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Oh, look at the little thing.
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Yes.
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That's fine.
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That is my penis.
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Can we be grown -ups now? Who are those people?
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Got me.
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Oh, that's Nana right there in the middle.
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Wow.
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Let's see.
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Me and the gang at Java Joe's.
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Wow, Monica, you look just like your grandmother.
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How old was she there?
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1939?
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Yeah, uh, 24, 25.
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Huh.
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Looks like a fun gang.
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Ooh, look, look, look, look, look.
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I got Monica naked.
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Let me see.
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No, no, that would be me again.
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I'm, uh, just trying something.
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Hey, you guys.
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Oh, hey.
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Hey, listen, let me ask you.
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Do you believe in soulmates?
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Oh, yes, I do.
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I do.
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I believe that there is one perfect person out there for everyone.
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And you know how you find him?
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You stop looking for him.
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That's why I've stopped looking for Russell Crowe.
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He'll find me.
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Uh -huh, uh -huh. And you?
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No. I mean, I believe that certain people are more suited for each other, and I believe in falling in love,
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but soulmates, I don't think they exist.
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Okay, good.
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Why?
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Well, last night I met Monica's.
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What?
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Yeah, I had a date with this guy, and I swear to God he is her other half.
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Come on, don't be crazy.
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You don't think there's somebody out there better suited for Monica than me, do you? But what's he like?
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Well, he's tall.
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Uh -huh.
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He has brown hair.
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Of course, of course.
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A tall guy with hair similar to mine.
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Oh, a noble universe.
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He works with food.
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Oh, sure.
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Older?
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Obviously.
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And he's British.
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Oh, I was just gonna ask.
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Yeah?
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And he's so centered and mature and confident.
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Oh, it's so sad.
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They never had a chance to meet.
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Luckily, the guy she settled for can't hear what you're talking about.
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oh I'm so sorry and maybe I'm wrong
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but you know what I'm gonna go out with him again I'll find out more you believe
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that this guy is destined for somebody else
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and you're still gonna date him well he may not be my soulmate but girls gotta eat hi um
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Chandler Monica this is Don oh hello hello nice to meet
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you how are you totally what have you guys been doing well
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we just had a terrible lunch at Adriatico what is with all the sun -dried tomatoes at
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that place I know what is this 1985
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that's exactly what I said Phoebe isn't that strange not really what's wrong with sun -dried
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tomatoes on a barbecued chicken pizza no
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so dumb what what other restaurants do you like well Octavio 27
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and 7 oh there's this great little place Alessandro's oh my god
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that's my restaurant I'm the chef there you're kidding me your food is fantastic well
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I really want to talk to you about your menu I'm just gonna get some coffees first
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and I don't want anything I'd like a latte you know what
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if you're gonna talk about me I'm gonna go with you.
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What are you doing?
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Nothing.
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I swear to God, I didn't know you guys would be here.
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And the good news is you don't even believe in soulmates, so...
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I believe in tall, handsome strangers who hit on my wife.
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They're just talking, and you know what, just because I think they're soulmates doesn't mean anything's going to happen.
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Edie, good work.
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Yeah?
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I'm just Great, I love him.
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Don't worry, we'll find you someone else.
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So I've been slowly phasing out the wine importing and focusing more on the, um, cheese side of things.
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Cheese, you say?
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That's some pretty smelly work, huh, Don?
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Excuse me?
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Cheese, it's smelly.
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You must smell a lot of the time, too.
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uh not really but
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when it comes to cheese
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i'm one of those people who thinks the smellier the better me too yeah chandler can't stand
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it he won't even allow me to have blue cheese in the house and you're still married to him
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listen now you want anything to drink
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because i'm heading up there uh yeah i'll take a coffee thanks man sure coffee coffee
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because i'm going up there oh no thank you
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Do you guys need anything?
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Because I'm heading up there.
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I'd love, uh, ice water.
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You got it.
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Joey, what are you doing?
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Just being friendly.
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Joey, I don't think you're supposed to go back there.
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No, no, it's okay.
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Right, Gunther?
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Don't wink at me.
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And put on your apron.
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Okay.
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I don't see you asking any other paying customers to put on aprons.
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Joey, do you work here?
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No. Waiter.
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Yeah.
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Joey, what's going on?
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Why didn't you tell us you work here?
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Well, that's kind of embarrassing, you know?
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I mean, I was an actor.
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Now I'm a waiter.
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It's supposed to go in the other direction.
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So's your apron.
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You're wearing it like a cape.
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I mean, the job's easy and the money's good, you know, and I guess when I'm gonna be hanging out here anyway,
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I might as well get paid for it, right?
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Just feel kind of weird serving you guys, you know?
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That'd be great.
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Joey, come on, I did it and it was fine.
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Yeah, why would it be weird?
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Hey, Joey, uh, can I get some coffee?
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Okay, I guess it doesn't seem that weird.
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Seriously, I asked you before, you still haven't gotten it.
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now it's weird again i think it's great
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that you work here you're gonna make a lot of money and here's your first tip don't eat yellow snow
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215 coffee house both finished our vows oh can't
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we read them yeah just as long as i don't hear Taylor's
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and he doesn't hear mine okay oh oh oh that's beautiful
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Oh!
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Funny one!
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That's a good one!
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Monica, will you marry me?
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What?
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I don't get it.
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Oh, yeah!
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Oh, man, this is hilarious.
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Chandler!
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Don't worry, honey.
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We'll make yours funnier.
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Hello, Rachel.
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Get off.
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Oh, oh, gimme.
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Can you see me operating a drill press?
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I don't know.
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What are you wearing?
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Thieves, why would you want to operate a drill press?
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Just for some short -term work.
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You know, till I get back some of my massage clients.
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Pirates again?
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No, nothing like that.
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Just such a dummy.
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I taught this massage -yourself -at -home workshop.
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And they are.
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hey hey chance she could work for you thanks joey that's a good idea
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what i could i could do it what is it well
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my secretary is going to be out for a couple of weeks she's having one of her boobs reduced
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it's a whole big boob story i could be a secretary
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well you know phoebs i don't know if it's your kind of thing
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because uh it involves a lot of being normal for a large portion of the day i could do
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that what are you playing with oh
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it's my new beeper the hell's a paleontologist need a beeper
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for is it like for dinosaur emergencies help come quick they're still extinct no it's for
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when carol goes into labor she can get me wherever
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i am you know all she has to do is dial um 55 jimbo a cool phone number
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and a possible name for the kids no i didn't tell anybody
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that i knew you why not well
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because you know they don't like you what i thought you knew
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that no who doesn't like me everyone except for um no everyone
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what are you talking about don't feel bad you know they used to like you a lot
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but then you got promoted
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and you know now you're all like mr. boss man you know mr. bing mr. bing boss man bing
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i can't believe it yeah yeah they even do you
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they do me you know like um okay um could
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that report be any later i don't sound like that oh yeah you do the hills are alive with the sound
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...of music.
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My stone!
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My stone!
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Okay, I don't sound like that.
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That is so not true.
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That is so not.. that is so not.. that...
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Oh, shut up!
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That's not someone that I would be attracted to.
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But right now, with the way I'm feeling, all I want to do is rip off his sweatpants and fanny pack.
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Wait a second.
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This is about the fourth month of your pregnancy, right?
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Yeah.
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This is completely normal.
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Around the fourth month, your hormones start going crazy.
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Really?
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So this has happened to you?
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Oh, absolutely, yeah.
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Oh, and keep in mind now, I was carrying triplets.
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So, you know, in medical terms, I was thrice as Randy.
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Wow, this explains so much.
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Last weekend, I went from store to store sitting on Santa's laps.
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Yeah, yeah, I remember trying to steal a cardboard cutout of Evander Holyfield from a footlocker.
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Oh, yeah, oh.
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Well, you know what?
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I go see my doctor tomorrow.
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I'll ask her about this.
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Maybe she can give me a pill or something.
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Yeah, yeah, that's what you need, a good pill.
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Check it out, check this out.
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It says here there's a place you can go to rent videos of all the museums.
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it's almost as good as being there you can't go to a museum in your underwear
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well you could
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but probably just the one time I bet
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we could get videos of all the sites get a VCR
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in a hotel room we'd never even have to go outside
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if we do that we've got to rent diehard I bet the British version is good oh this is so
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It's so good, you have got to try it.
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Hmm.
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Oh, damn, I got it on my pants.
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Here, I'll get it.
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Hmm.
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We better take these off upstairs or that stain's gonna set.
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Yep.
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I want to wear these pants on our date tonight.
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Oh, great.
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Okay, bye.
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Oh, my God. That was unbelievable.
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Okay, see, I told you.
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Yeah, wow.
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Sorry, Rach.
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I don't believe they're brother and sister.
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They're brother and sister?
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Oh, my friend Sarah had a great time last night.
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Yeah, so you're gonna call this one back?
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No. But what are you talking about?
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Sarah's great.
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Oh, really?
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You don't know what your great friend did?
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We were out to dinner, okay?
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We were getting along, having a really nice time.
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I was thinking she was really cool.
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And then, out of nowhere...
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that's it that's why you won't go out with her again
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so she took some fries big deal hey hey look
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it's not about a few fries
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it's about what the fries represent what all food well
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i'm i'm sorry i i i can't believe i set
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you up with such a monster hey hey hey hey hey look
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i take a girl out she can order whatever
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she wants the more the better all right just don't order a garden salad
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and then eat my food that's a good way to lose some fingers oh thank god
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you're here listen to this so joey
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and my friend are out last night they're having dinner
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and she reaches over
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and takes a few of his fries oh no what you
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you know about the the plate thing oh yeah yeah no joey doesn't share food.
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I mean, just last week we were having breakfast and he had a couple of grapes on his plate.
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You wouldn't let her have a grape?
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Oh, no, not me.
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Emma.
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Joey doesn't share food!
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Well, I still think that is a stupid reason not to call someone again.
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You are calling her, okay?
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And if you need to, then just get an extra plate of fries for the table.
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i like that a sharing buffer yeah yeah i'll order some extra fries
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maybe a plate of onion rings yeah yeah and a shrimp cocktail
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and some buffalo wings yeah maybe maybe an individual pizza huh and some mozzarella sticks what were we talking about
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hey guys hey so what do you think about what what are you kidding
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okay i'll give you a hand i'll give you a hand
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eyes no no your eyes no chandler's eyes i got glasses you always had glasses
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no i didn't are you sure
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yeah didn't you used to have a pair they were really round and
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burgundy
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and they made you look kind of um feminine yes no sweetie
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I think the glasses look great make you look really sexy really yeah
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you didn't think I used to wear glasses right of course
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you have to read this book it's called be your own wind keeper
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it's about how women need to become more empowered yeah
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and oh and but there's there's wind and the wind can make us goddesses
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but do you know who takes our wind men they just take
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it men just take our wind yeah all the time
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because they are the lightning bearers wow well
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that sounds kind of cool it's kind of like the hobbit it is nothing like The Hobbit.
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It's like reading about every relationship I've ever had.
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Except for Richard.
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Oh, yes, no. Richard would never steal your wind.
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No. No. Because he's yummy.
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Yes.
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But all the other ones?
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Oh, yes.
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Oh, and the part about how they're always, like, drinking from our pool of inner power.
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But God forbid, we should take a sip.
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Anybody want a cruller?
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Okay, this is a typical lightning bearer thing.
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Right there.
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It's like, um, hello.
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Oh, who wants one of my phallic -shaped man -cakes?
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Do you not want to be seen with me?
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What?
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No, of course I do.
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Are they gone?
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Uh, no, they're still here, but I think I'm about to leave.
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What?
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No, no, wait.
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You're right, this is stupid.
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Who cares what people think?
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I mean, we like each other, right?
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There's nothing wrong with that.
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Come on.
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Burt, Lydia, Mel, this is Elizabeth.
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Hi.
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Aren't you in my popular culture class?
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That's right, Lydia.
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Elizabeth here is a student, and we're dating.
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And you may frown upon that, but we're not going to hide it anymore.
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You are so fired.
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Don't stop the rating.
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Raiding down the street, raiding goats are parading, leaving little treats.
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Does it even work without my sexy voice?
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I like it.
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Dunther, kiss me.
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What?
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And I'm still waiting for my paper machine, man.
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Thank you, my babies.
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Rachel?
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Yeah.
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I don't know if you heard about what happened between me and Phoebe the other day.
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No. Well, we kissed.
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I didn't initiate the kiss, but I also didn't stop it, and I've been feeling guilty.
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Okay.
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So, um, are we cool?
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Okay.
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I knew you'd understand.
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Hey, hey.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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And this from the crime for help department.
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Are you wearing makeup?
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Yes, I am.
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As of today, I am officially
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Joey Tribbiani, actor slash model.
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Thank you.
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That's so funny, because I was thinking you look more like
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Joey Tribbiani, man slash woman.
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What were you modeling for?
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You know those posters for the city free clinic?
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Oh, wow, so you're gonna be one of those healthy, healthy, healthy guys?
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Huh?
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You know, the asthma guy's really cute.
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Oh, yeah.
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Do you know which one you're gonna be?
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No, no. But I hear Lyme disease is open, so, you know.
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Good luck, man.
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I hope you get it.
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Thanks.
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Well, you were right.
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How can they do this to us?
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Oh, it's Thanksgiving.
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Okay, I tell you what.
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How about if I cook dinner at my place?
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I'll make it just like Mom's.
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Will you make the mashed potatoes with the lumps?
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You know they're not actually supposed to...
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I'll work on the lumps.
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Joey, you're going home, right?
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Yeah.
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And I assume, Chandler, you're still boycotting all the pilgrim holidays.
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Yes, every single one of them.
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And Phoebe, you're gonna be with your grandma?
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Yeah, and her boyfriend.
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But we're celebrating
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Thanksgiving in December because he's lunar.
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All right, so we'll get a little coffee, we'll get energized, and we'll head back out all right okay
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so we're having fun right we don't need that wizard guy
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hit a couple of clubs talk to some strangers
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and after this we'll go down to the docks and see about
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that boat thing i'm kind of beat actually me too
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you see this yeah thank god I'm exhausted
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so you guys want coffees yeah but I don't want to be up too late
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so I'll have a decaf yeah me too actually
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I get some hot water with a little lemon
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I strained my voice screaming in there does it have to be
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so loud I can't hear a word you say in my ears are ringing
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so bad I'm just glad I brought
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that extra pair of socks you know I use them as mittens I didn't want to touch a thing in
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that last place how sad are we i know
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we're not sad we're not sad we're just not 21 anymore you know i'm 29 years old damn it
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and i want to sit in a comfortable chair and watch television
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and go to sleep at a reasonable hour yeah yeah
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and i like to hang out in a quiet place where I could talk to my friends.
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Yeah.
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And so what if I like to go home, throw on some Kenny G, and take a bath?
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We're 29.
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We're not women.
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The mic thing was interesting.
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I don't know what's gonna happen with Phoebe and David.
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I do.
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Want a hint, huh?
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I do.
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I do.
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Okay, I'm sensing this is some kind of wordplay because you are pink with barely controlled glee.
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David's going to propose to Phoebe.
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What?
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Why?
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Because we were talking about ways that he could beat
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Mike, and I told him that Phoebe wanted to get married.
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Chandler, we have talked about this.
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You are not supposed to give people advice.
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Now, couldn't you have made some sort of inappropriate joke?
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I did!
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A penis one!
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Just so I know, what was so wrong about what I said?
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They've only been going out for a few weeks.
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Phoebe is completely hung up on Mike.
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She'll say no, David's heart will be broken, it'll be too hard for them to recover from, and then Phoebe will end up alone again.
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Man, that's some bad advice.
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This is Patrick.
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Oh, hi.
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Hi.
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This is the guy I was telling you about.
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Yeah, yeah.
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And believe me, this suit does not do justice to what's underneath it.
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Oh, okay.
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But, Phoebe, I kind of...
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I'm just sort of in the middle of something.
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Oh, okay.
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Yeah, that's okay.
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Have a seat.
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You can't do that.
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Maybe I should go.
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You're gonna sit down.
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We're winning.
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Okay, you know what?
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Maybe I should go.
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No, no, no, no. Have a seat.
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You have a seat.
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Rachel.
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Rachel, you haven't touched Elton's hair.
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It's the softest hair.
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Touch it.
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I'm good.
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Rachel, Patrick is really rich.
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Give her some money.
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You know what, Phoebe?
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This isn't really worth the free massage
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That's right, Patrick.
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Bye -bye Eldad is much more cooperative and he can dance
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You dance her, Rachel No, no, no, don't answer me, please What does the matter with you guys?
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Yeah, okay, let's talk it out
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Am I the only one that this is embarrassing for?
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I'm a little embarrassed Shh
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I'll tell you who should be embarrassed it's you guys come on this is ridiculous thank you very much
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but i do not need you to give me a date
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then why did she ask us to i am still talking
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and then you chase away the one guy
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that i actually liked i mean no offense to you guys really i mean congratulations on all the cash
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And, you know, you really, well, you do have very soft hair,
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but I would much rather go to the ball all by myself than go through any more of this.
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Goodbye.
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Now, do you use some sort of special conditioner on that hair?
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Yes, papaya extract.
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Thank you.
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I'm excited to have a Halloween party.
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Oh, good.
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Yeah, and everybody has to wear costumes.
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Oh, I do have to.
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Oh, I do have to.
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Come on, it'll be fun.
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Well, I'll be there.
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I mean, I have to wear a costume to all my classes that day anyway, so...
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Please tell me you're not going to dress up like a dinosaur.
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Not two years in a row.
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I'll come to the party, but I'm not dressing up.
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You have to.
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No way.
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Look, Halloween is so stupid.
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Dressing up and pretending to be someone you're not.
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You're an actor.
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So, Ross, are you going to bring Mona?
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Yeah, yeah, I think I will.
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The hot girl from their wedding?
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Yeah.
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Well, hey, if she needs any ideas for costumes, she could be a bikini model or a slutty nurse or a sexy cheerleader,
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or, ooh, Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
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No, no, no. Slutty Leatherface.
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Now, wasn't Joey hitting on her at the wedding, too?
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That's right.
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He was hitting on her, and I got her.
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I guess the better man won.
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Please don't take her from me.
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Oh, Ross, she wants you.
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She barely knows me.
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We just live in the same building.
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Any contact?
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She lent me an egg once.
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You're in.
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Oh, right.
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Hi, Ross.
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Hi.
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Come on, Ross.
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You gotta get back in the game here, okay?
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The Rachel thing's not happening.
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Your ex -wife's a lesbian.
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I don't think we need a third.
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Uh, excuse me, can we get an egg over here still in the show?
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Thanks.
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An egg?
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Yeah, you're gonna go up to her and say, here's your egg back, I'm returning your egg.
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I think it's winning.
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Come on, I think it's insane.
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She'll love it.
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Thank you, thank you, here.
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Go with the egg, my friend.
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Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
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Think it'll work?
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No way.
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It's suicide.
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The man's got an egg.
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Okay, Chandler, Mom, there's only one banana nut muffin left.
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Oh, well, order mine first.
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Yeah, but I'm so much faster.
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Give it to me.
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No. Give it to me.
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Okay, you can have it.
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There you go.
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Enjoy your coffee.
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That was there when I got here.
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Hey, you guys, you will never guess who's coming to New York.
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Quick, Phoebe, tell us before you can swallow.
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Oh, okay.
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Ryan, that guy I went out with, who's in the Navy?
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You went out with a guy in the Navy?
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Yeah, I met him when I was playing guitar in Washington Square Park.
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Ryan threw in saltwater taffy because he didn't have any change.
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Hey, is that when you wrote saltwater taffy, man?
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No. No, he is my submarine guy.
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He resurfaces, like, every couple years, and we have the most amazing three days together.
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Only this time, he's coming for two weeks.
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Two whole weeks, which means yay!
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So, wait, this guy goes down for, like, two years at a time?
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Mm -mm.
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That'll teach you to lick my muffin.
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Yay!
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Hi.
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Oh, no, what happened?
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I just spoke to Carol.
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Ben's got the chicken pox.
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Oh, no. Are you kidding?
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Yeah, so if you haven't already had it, chances are you're gonna get it.
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Well, I've had it.
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Yeah, I've had it. Had it. Had it.
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Well, I haven't ever had it.
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I feel so left out.
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Oh, look!
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Oh, hey, Joey.
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Hmm.
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Thanks.
564
Listen, um, I need to ask you something.
565
Okay, you know how my stepdad's in prison?
566
Yeah.
567
Yeah, well, um, listen, he was supposed to get a weekend furlough so he could come to the wedding tomorrow, but he just called and,
568
um, well, apparently, stabbing Iceman in the exercise yard just couldn't wait till Monday. So he can't come?
569
No. Ugh.
570
And so there's no one to walk me down the aisle.
571
And, um, well, I would just really love it if you would do it.
572
Seriously?
573
Yeah, you've, you know, sort of been like a dad to me.
574
i mean you've always you know looked out for me and shared your wisdom
575
i am pretty wisdomous so what do you say are you kidding phoebe I would be honored.
576
Oh, thank you.
577
Ooh.
578
I hope...
579
I hope you know how much you mean to me.
580
Listen, I hope...
581
I hope that you know.
582
I don't want you to see your father cry.
583
Go to your room!
584
Mark didn't call.
585
It's Sunday night and he didn't call.
586
Bummer.
587
Yeah, right.
588
Look at you.
589
You're practically giddy.
590
No, I'm genuinely sorry the Mark thing didn't work out.
591
Look, Rach, I want only good things for you.
592
Wait a minute.
593
Why don't you just call Mark?
594
I mean, who says you have to sit here and wait for him?
595
You've got to make stuff happen.
596
But you don't want to seem too pushy.
597
Honey, it's not pushy.
598
He gave her his home number.
599
He gave him his home number?
600
As in, like, to his home?
601
Yeah, and you don't mind if I call because you only want good things for me.
602
That's right, good things.
603
That is what I said.
604
Hello, Mark?
605
Hi, it's Rachel Green.
606
Oh, no, don't you apologize.
607
Yeah, I'll hold.
608
He left my number at work.
609
He was going to get it, but he was helping his niece with her report on the Pioneers.
610
that is so made up yeah oh my god tomorrow that's no it's perfect oh god thank you
611
so much great bye i got the interview oh yay
612
there you go he even offered to meet me for lunch
613
and prep me for it oh that is amazing yeah well
614
if i know mark and i think i do i'd expect nothing less I gotta figure out what I'm gonna wear.
615
I call her in baggy pants, say I'm a pro.
616
Yeah, right.
617
Okay, I'll see you guys later.
618
You go get him.
619
What did I do to you?
620
Did I hurt you in some way?
621
What?
622
Why don't you call him?
623
Well, thank you very much.
624
You know, now he's gonna prep her.
625
You know, prep her as in what you do before you surgically remove the boyfriend. Are you crazy?
626
Oh, am I? Am I?
627
Am I out of my mind?
628
Am I losing my senses?
629
This dreamy guy is taking my girlfriend out for a meal.
630
Ross, you know, this isn't even about you.
631
I mean, this is about Rachel and something wonderful happening for her.
632
I mean, you know, even if you're right, what if he wants to sleep with her?
633
Does that mean he gets to?
634
No, but...
635
I mean, don't you trust her?
636
Well, yeah, I...
637
Then get over yourself.
638
Grow up.
639
You grow up.
640
Phoebe?
641
Fatty?
642
Hey, Chandler, why so fancy?
643
Well, I got a job interview.
644
It's kind of a big deal, too.
645
It's a lot more money, and I'd be doing data reconfiguration and statistical factoring.
646
Wait, I think I know someone who does that.
647
Me?
648
I do that.
649
So, seriously, do I look okay?
650
I'm a little nervous.
651
Oh, yeah, you really look great.
652
You know, just don't get your help, sir.
653
Why not?
654
Well, the interview.
655
What about it?
656
You know, you don't make a very good first impression.
657
What?
658
Oh, you don't know. Are you serious?
659
Yes, I mean, when I first met you, you were like, blah, blah, blah, blah.
660
I was like, shh.
661
What is it that I do?
662
Well, it's just like you're trying too hard, always making jokes, you know?
663
You just, you come off a little needy.
664
Did you like me when we first met?
665
Chandler, I'm not gonna lie to you.
666
But I am gonna run away from you.
667
Oh, hey, don't do that.
668
Oh, no, no, no, no. It's worse than the thong.
669
Hey, this is so unfair.
670
Oh, why is it unfair?
671
This isn't unfair.
672
So I have a flaw, big deal.
673
Like Joey's constant knuckle cracking isn't annoying?
674
and ross with his over pronouncing every single word and monica with
675
that snort when she laughs i mean what the hell is
676
that i accept all those flaws why can't you accept me for this does the knuckle cracking bother everybody
677
well i i could live without it
678
Was it, like, a little annoying, or is it like when Phoebe chews her head?
679
Oh, now, don't listen to him, Phoebes, all right?
680
I think it's endearing.
681
Oh, you do, do you?
682
You know, there's nothing wrong with speaking.. correctly indeed there isn't
683
i should really get back to work yeah otherwise someone might
684
get what they actually ordered wow oh the hair comes out and the gloves come on
685
hey look at this they're lighting the big christmas tree tonight
686
Um, that paper's two weeks old.
687
All right, who keeps leaving old newspapers in the trash?
688
I really wanted to take Kathy to this.
689
I can't believe I missed it.
690
Hey, you know, at least you have somebody to miss that stuff with.
691
I hate being alone this time of year.
692
Next thing you know, it'll be Valentine's Day, then my birthday, then bang!
693
Before you know it, they're lighting that damn tree again.
694
Oh, I want somebody!
695
You know, I want a man.
696
I mean, it doesn't even have to be a big relationship, you know?
697
Just like a fling would be great.
698
Really?
699
I didn't think girls ever just wanted a fling.
700
Well, let me tell you something.
701
It's been a long time since I've been flung.
702
Well, I know what I'm giving you for Christmas.
703
You know what?
704
There's some nice guys in my office.
705
You want me to set you up?
706
Yeah.
707
Wait a minute.
708
It's been a long time that I've been single.
709
How come you've never offered this before?
710
Well, I have a girlfriend.
711
I'm...
712
I'm happy.
713
So I no longer feel the need to go out of my way to stop others from being happy.
714
Okay.
715
No accountants.
716
Oh, and no one from, like, legal.
717
I don't like guys with boring jobs.
718
Oh, and Ross was like what, a lion tamer?
719
Hi.
720
Hi.
721
Hey.
722
Oh, what's the matter?
723
Well, you know that psychic I see?
724
Yeah?
725
Well, she told me that I'm gonna die this week, so I'm kind of bummed about that.
726
What?
727
Yeah, and I know you guys don't know a lot about psychic readings, but that one is pretty much the worst one you can get.
728
Baby, that's crazy.
729
I can't believe she would say that to you.
730
Yeah, honey, you don't believe her, do you?
731
I don't she you know said that I'd have triplets
732
but she also said one of them would be black just
733
out of curiosity did she tell you how you're gonna go no cuz
734
she didn't tell me I was gonna die till the very end of the session
735
and I was not going to waste a whole other hour
736
there I mean I've only got a week left you know I really got to start living now
737
how was your week oh it was good actually the baby started kicking how exciting oh
738
it was amazing the only sad thing is i wasn't around
739
when it happened for the first time oh no yeah no
740
and i was missing out on all this other stuff too
741
so joey suggested rachel move in with me yeah right what joey cracks me up
742
it's like yeah why don't you have your ex -wife move in with you
743
that wouldn't be awkward at all could you imagine I go away for a few days I come back
744
and my boyfriend is living with some woman he got pregnant so what'd you tell him
745
Chandler's coming and he says he has like this incredible news.
746
So when he gets here, let's all act like, you know.
747
Hey.
748
Hey.
749
Okay.
750
Never mind, but it was going to be really good.
751
What's going on?
752
What is up?
753
So it's a typical day at work.
754
Come in putting my numbers and Big Al calls me into his office
755
and tells me he wants to make me processing supervisor.
756
That is great.
757
Congratulations.
758
So I quit.
759
Why?
760
Why?
761
This was supposed to be a temp job yeah chandler you've been there for five years
762
if i took this promotion it would be like admitting
763
that this is what i actually do
764
so is it a lot more money it doesn't matter
765
i just don't want to be one of those guys
766
that's in his office until 12 o 'clock at night worrying about the weenus
767
the the weenus weekly estimated net usage systems it's a processing term
768
Oh, that weenus thing.
769
Oh, hey, Ross.
770
I'm so glad someone's here.
771
Could you zip me up?
772
Uh, sure.
773
Thank you.
774
Can you believe no one between my apartment and here offered to do that for me?
775
People.
776
So, uh, why are you so dressed up?
777
Oh, um, Mike's picking me up for a date.
778
Oh, yeah?
779
Now, how's that going?
780
Is it getting serious?
781
I don't know, I don't know.
782
I mean, you know, I like him, but, you know, am I ready to take my grade A loins off the meat market?
783
I'm not quite sure.
784
You know, I really admire your whole dating attitude.
785
It's so healthy.
786
I'm always like, is this moving too fast?
787
Is this moving too slow?
788
Where is this going?
789
Yeah, you know, you are a bit of a drama queen.
790
well you you're so much better off you know you just go from guy to guy having fun
791
and not worrying that it never turns into anything serious i would say never you know there was that guy
792
okay well what about okay well there's got to be someone there isn't that's what i'm saying
793
oh my god you're right i know and yet here you are all ready for the next day
794
I can't believe I never realized this before.
795
I'm in my 30s, and I've never been in a long -term relationship.
796
Oh, my God, what's wrong with me?
797
No, no, no, no. There's nothing wrong with you.
798
I mean, you don't strike me as the type of person that wants to get married anyway.
799
I don't want to get married.
800
Please don't cry because of me.
801
I don't know what I'm talking about.
802
I've been divorced three times.
803
Well, at least you've been married.
804
Oh, my God.
805
I want to trade lives with Ross.
806
Joey Pepowny.
807
Oh, still too ethnic.
808
My agent thinks I should have a name that's more neutral.
809
Joey Switzerland?
810
Plus, you know, I think it should be Joe.
811
You know, Joey makes me sound like, um, this big.
812
which i'm not joe joe joe stalin
813
stalin stalin do i know that name that sounds familiar well it does not ring a bell with me joe stalin
814
you know that's pretty good you might want to try joseph
815
joseph stalin i think you'd remember that oh yes
816
bye bye birdie starring joseph stalin joseph stalin is the fiddler on the roof
817
it's gonna be okay right i mean she's not gonna leave me
818
this is this is fixable oh yeah yeah sure absolutely by
819
me oh no no no well unless you make some kind of big gesture yeah big though oh the missus
820
can i get a coffee to go
821
i'm still not done not wanting to talk to you just
822
tell me what i need to do to make things right what well
823
that's what we do you know i i mess up
824
and then you tell me how fix it and then i do
825
and then you know you think i'm all cute again
826
i'm really i'm really tired of being your relationship tutor
827
you're gonna have to figure this one out for yourself right you know what
828
if you're too afraid to be in a real relationship then don't be in one
829
hi you guys hey what's the matter well it's just it's one of these situations that i just hate
830
You know, a massage client gave me three tickets to the helmet pelts exhibit at the Morgan Chase Museum.
831
Now you're thinking you got to sleep with him.
832
No. No, it's just that he gave me three tickets, and there are six of us.
833
I'll give up my ticket.
834
Me, too.
835
Okay, that's so generous.
836
And I think
837
Ross is generous, too.
838
Great, okay, then.
839
It's just us girls.
840
Okay, yeah.
841
So what is the exhibit?
842
It's mostly just photographs of, um, lesbian love scenes interspersed with video games and free sandwiches.
843
Oh, man.
844
Hey.
845
Hi there.
846
Hey, Ross, listen.
847
Chandler got you out of going to the lesbian sandwich museum this weekend.
848
Hey.
849
Hey.
850
Hey, Rich.
851
I, uh, got you a little present.
852
I'll open it.
853
It's a slinky.
854
Remember, huh?
855
Who walks downstairs, a loaner impairs, everyone knows it.
856
just a big spring all right you're still mad at me
857
because of the whole horrible
858
and degrading list of reasons not to be with me how about from now on we just call
859
it the unfortunate incident
860
hey gunter you got stairs in your place yeah yeah go nuts
861
hey guys hey what's in the bag just some presents come on show us what you bought
862
You know you want to.
863
Okay.
864
Okay, this is a picture frame from Ben to my parents.
865
Aw, cute.
866
I got some hers -and -hers towels for Susan and Carol.
867
And, uh, I got this blouse for Mom.
868
Boss, that is gorgeous.
869
Yeah?
870
Look at these authentic fake medals.
871
I tell you, Mom's gonna be voted best -dressed at the make -believe military academy.
872
Hey.
873
Hey.
874
Hi, Eve.
875
Happy Christmas Eve, Eve.
876
You too.
877
Oh, my God.
878
Where did you get this?
879
Uh, Macy's, third -floor home furnishings.
880
This is my father.
881
This is a picture of my dad.
882
Hey.
883
Nurse, what are you doing here?
884
I've been trying to call you.
885
Listen, um...
886
Oh, no, no, no, don't say listen.
887
I know that listen.
888
I've said that listen.
889
I'm sorry.
890
I don't get it.
891
What happened?
892
What about everything you said under the bridge?
893
Yeah, um...
894
You know, you should just forget about what I said under the bridge.
895
I was talking crazy that night.
896
I was so drunk.
897
you don't drink that's right i don't but i was i was drunk on you
898
but okay yeah so it's not gonna work why is it because i'm friends with phoebe
899
if it was would you stop hanging out with her
900
no no i couldn't do that um then yeah it's because of phoebe
901
Um, so, you know, it's either her or me.
902
Then, uh, then I'm sorry.
903
You know, you're gonna be really, really hard to get over.
904
I know.
905
I don't know whether it's just because we're breaking up or what, But you have never looked so beautiful really
906
thieves yeah no actually i'm kind of glad they're leaving
907
because uh i need to talk to you about something what's up well
908
this uh it's maybe a little awkward listen
909
if you want to borrow money it's kind of a bad time i'm buying dinner for 128 people tomorrow night
910
it's not
911
that um now what i'm going to say to you i'm not saying
912
it's your friend okay I'm saying it as Monica's older brother
913
but you're still my friend not for the next few minutes during
914
this time are you are you still my best man nope do I still call you
915
Ross okay you guys are getting married tomorrow and
916
and I couldn't be more thrilled for both of you
917
but as Monica's older brother I i have to tell you this
918
if you ever hurt my little sister
919
if you ever cause her any unhappiness of any kind i will hunt you down and kick your ass
920
what i'm i'm i'm serious
921
okay dude stop it okay i'm i'm not kidding here hey i hear what you're saying okay and
922
thanks for the warning no problem
923
so are we friends again yeah okay you won't believe what monica's older brother just said to me and
924
when you have a second later i want to show you why we don't just trap spiders under coffee mugs
925
and leave them there
926
i'm training to be better at a job
927
that i hate my life officially sucks but rachel wasn't it supposed to be a temporary thing?
928
I thought you wanted to do fashion stuff.
929
Well, yeah, I'm still pursuing that.
930
How exactly are you pursuing that?
931
You know, other than sending out resumes like, what, two years ago?
932
Well, I'm also sending out good thoughts.
933
If you ask me, as long as you got this job, you got nothing pushing you to get another one.
934
You need the fear.
935
The fear?
936
He's Right.
937
If you quit this job, you then have motivation to go after a job you really want.
938
Well, then how come you're still at a job that you hate?
939
I mean, why don't you quit and get the fear? Because I'm too afraid.
940
I don't know.
941
I mean, I would give anything to work for a designer, you know, or a buyer.
942
Oh, I just don't want to be 30 and still work here.
943
Yeah, that'd be much worse than being 28 and still working here.
944
Rachel?
945
Yeah.
946
Remind me to review with you which pot is decaf and which is regular.
947
Can't I just look at the handles on them?
948
You would think.
949
Okay, fine.
950
Gunther, you know what?
951
I am a terrible waitress.
952
Do you know why I am a terrible waitress?
953
Because I don't care.
954
I don't care.
955
I don't care which pot is regular and which pot is decaf.
956
I don't care where the tray spot is.
957
I just don't care.
958
This is not what I want to do.
959
so I don't think I should do it anymore.
960
I'm gonna give you my week's notice.
961
What?
962
Gunther, I quit.
963
Does this mean we're gonna have to start paying for coffee?
964
Happy Valentine's Day.
965
Oh, you too.
966
Hey, so, uh, how's it going, living over at Ross's?
967
It's good, except he makes us watch the Discovery Channel all day long.
968
Did you know that something really boring happened to someone really ugly in the Middle Ages?
969
Oh, thank you.
970
I'll see you guys later.
971
Okay, bye.
972
Bye.
973
I have one lucky to go cup of coffee.
974
Honey, I wish you would get over her.
975
I hate seeing you like this.
976
Is there anything I can do for you?
977
Do you want to look down my top?
978
Thanks.
979
Maybe later.
980
Oh, Gunther, could I get a scone?
981
Do you want anything?
982
You don't know what I want?
983
I want a lot of things.
984
I want to be with the woman I love on Valentine's Day.
985
And I want her to love me back.
986
And I want just one moment of relief from the gut -wrenching pain and knowing that that's never going to happen.
987
We have red bagels.
988
Okay.
989
There's nothing to tell.
990
It's just some guy I work with.
991
Come on.
992
You're going out with the guy.
993
There's got to be something wrong with him.
994
So does she have a hump? a hump
995
and a hairpiece wait does he eat chalk just
996
because i don't want her to go through what i went through with carl okay everybody relax
997
this is not even a date it's just two people going out to dinner
998
and not having sex sounds like a date to me all right
999
so i'm back in high school i'm standing in the middle of the cafeteria
1000
and i realize i am totally naked oh yeah then i look down
1001
and I realized there is a phone
1002
there instead of that's right all of a sudden the phone starts to ring
1003
and it turns out it's my mother
1004
which is very very weird
1005
because she never calls me this guy says hello i want to kill myself are you okay sweetie
1006
i just feel like someone reached down my throat grabbed my small intestine pulled it out of my mouth
1007
and tied it around my neck cookie
1008
Carol moved her stuff out today
1009
Let me get you some coffee
1010
Thanks No, no, no, don't
1011
Stop cleansing my aura
1012
Don't just leave my aura alone, okay?
1013
I'll be fine, alright?
1014
Really, everyone, I hope she'll be very happy
1015
No, you don't.
1016
No, I don't.
1017
To hell with her.
1018
She left me.
1019
And you never knew she was a lesbian.
1020
No, okay?
1021
Why does everyone keep fixating on that?
1022
She didn't know.
1023
How should I know?
1024
Sometimes I wish I was a lesbian.
1025
Did I say that out loud?
1026
all right ross look you're feeling a lot of pain right now you're angry you're hurting
1027
can i tell you what the answer is strip joint
1028
come on you're single have some hormones
1029
but i don't want to be single okay i just i just i just want to be married again
1030
and i just want a million dollars
1031
rachel oh god monica hi thank god i just went to your building
1032
and you weren't there and then this guy with a big hammer said
1033
that you might be here
1034
and you are you are can i get you some coffee decaf okay everybody this is rachel
1035
and another lincoln high survivor this is everybody this is Chandler and Phoebe and Joey.
1036
And you remember my brother, Ross?
1037
Sure.
1038
Hey.
1039
Hi.
1040
Oh, God.
1041
So you want to tell us now, or are we waiting for four wet bridesmaids?
1042
Oh, God.
1043
Well, it started about a half hour before the wedding.
1044
I was in this room where we were keeping all the presents, and I was looking at this gravy boat, this really gorgeous Limoges gravy boat,
1045
when all of a sudden, sweet and low, I realized...
1046
I realized that I was more turned on by this gravy boat than by Barry.
1047
And then I got really freaked out and that's when it hit me how much
1048
Barry looks like Mr. Potato Head.
1049
You know, I mean, I always knew he looked familiar, but...
1050
Anyway, I just had to get out of there and I started wondering
1051
Why am I doing this?
1052
And who am I doing this for?
1053
So, anyway, I just didn't know where to go, and I know that you and I have kind of drifted apart,
1054
but you're the only person I knew who lived here in the city.
1055
Who wasn't invited to the wedding?
1056
Oh, I was kind of hoping that wouldn't be an issue.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Cozy Ones on the Central Perk Couch: Part 2”. This video has 1055 sentences and 7864 words to shadow. The speech runs for 57:09. The speaker talks at a steady 138 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 200 of its 1055 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ross noun | A swamp. | |
| chandler noun | /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/ | A person who makes or sells candles. |
| fry verb | /fɹaɪ/ | To cook (something) in hot fat. |
| lesbian noun | /ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ | A female animal that performs courtship, pairing or mating behavior with other female animals. |
| naked adjective | /ˈneɪkɪd/ | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| carol noun | /ˈkɛɹəl/ | A ballad or song of joy. |
| massage noun | /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/ | The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches. |
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| sexy adjective | /ˈsɛksi/ | Having sex appeal; attractive. |
| costume noun | /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ | A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. |
| unfair adjective | /ʌnˈfɛɚ/ | Not just. |
| bing noun | /bɪŋ/ | A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| pizza noun | /ˈpi.tsə/ | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dress up verb | To put on special or fancy clothes. |
| get over verb | To overcome. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
| head up verb | To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of. |
| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. |
| send out verb | To issue, dispatch or transmit. |
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why didn't you tell us you work here?
- You don't know what your great friend did?
- You wouldn't let her have a grape?
- Aren't you in my popular culture class?
- Do you know which one you're gonna be?
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 took this promotion it would be · if it was would you |
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to like · used to have · used to wear |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | They've only been going · I've been trying |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've stopped · I've been · haven't gotten |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 385 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thief /ˈθiːf/, bath /bɑːθ/, bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, ethnic /ˈɛθ.nɪk/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: massage /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, trash /tɹæʃ/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, temporary /ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ross, chandler, fry.
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.