Shadowing Practice: The Cringey Ones with Chandler | Friends - Learn English Speaking with Video

I'm just getting out of a very serious relationship.

I know!

And I'm just getting out of a marriage.

I mean, talk about meant to be.

Right.

But I just think this is happening too soon.

Oh, too soon, too shmoo-n.

Makes it, honey.

I am not letting you get away this time.

I hear ya.

Hm.

But, unfortunately, my company is transferring me overseas.

Oh, no. Where to? To Paris?

No. No, not Paris.

Oh, to London?

No, Rome?

Vienna?

Oh, Barcelona?

Okay, could you just stop talking for a second?

Yemen.

That's right, yes.

I'm being transferred to Yemen. When?

I don't know exactly.

Oh, well, I will just have to soak up every ounce of Chandler Bing until that moment comes.

But I do know it's sometime tomorrow.

You know, uh, you really didn't have to help me Oh, well, when you said all you were gonna be doing between now and the time you leave is packing,

you really didn't leave me much choice, did you?

Well, I thought I did, but I guess I did not.

Hey, what's going on?

Oh, I'm packing.

You know, I'm packing because I'm moving to Yemen tomorrow.

Thanks for telling me.

I'm going to pretend moving to Yemen, okay?

It's the only way I can get rid of her.

Oh, good one.

And Yemen, that actually sounds like a real country.

Hey, Chandler, come on.

I'm gonna show you how to roll up your underwear and stuff it in your shoes.

It's a real space saver.

Yeah, no, I do that, because it makes me look taller.

Okay, Chandler, come on.

Okay.

Joey, trade lives with me.

Nope.

You know, you really didn't have to take me to the airport.

Oh, please.

Every moment is precious.

You know, besides, somebody had to ride in that other taxi with the rest of your luggage, and your friends don't seem to care very much that you're leaving.

Well, we're not really that close.

Okay, so I guess this is, uh, you know, goodbye then.

Oh, no, no, it's not goodbye.

I'm not leaving until you get on that plane.

Okay, well, I guess just wait here, then.

Hi.

I need a fake ticket to Yemen.

One ticket to Yemen?

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. I just need a pretend ticket.

I'm sorry, sir, I don't understand.

Look, what would you give to a kid if you wanted a ticket to play with?

Are you traveling with a child?

No. You know what?

She's gonna think that I'm handing you a credit card.

But what I'm really gonna do is hand you a library card.

Uh, sir, a ticket to Yemen is $2,100, and we don't take library cards.

What's the matter?

Is something wrong?

Do you have to stay?

American Express?

6-4 to Yemen.

Well, I guess I gotta go.

Oh, my bingling.

I'll wait for you.

Do you even know how long you're gonna be gone?

Well, just until we find an energy source to replace fuel.

Oh.

Well, I'll write you every day.

Fifteen, Yemen Road, Yemen.

Okay.

Goodbye.

Chandler?

Nope.

Chandler!

Janice, there you are.

There you are.

I had to have one last kiss and also, also you said you were gonna leave right after I got on the plane.

No, no. I want to see you take off.

Well, then I guess I'm going to Yemen.

I'm going to Yemen.

When we get to Yemen, can I stay with you?

Wow, I don't know what to say.

Well, what do you say?

I don't know.

It's a bracelet.

Isn't it?

And it's a grave, too.

Check it out. To my best bud.

Thanks, best bud.

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Put it on.

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Oh, now?

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No, no, I think something this nice should be saved for a special occasion.

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Oh, no, no, that's the beauty part.

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It goes with everything.

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You put this on, you're good to go.

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Oh, man.

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You are so wearing that bracelet.

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I so am.

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What do you want to do?

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Let's do something crazy.

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I know.

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Let's rest and drink lots of fluids.

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Okay, I'll rest.

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But, you know, if I'm going to bed, that you're coming with me.

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That would be impossible to resist if you weren't all...

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drippy here.

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Are you saying that you don't want to get with this?

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Yeah, I don't think you should say that even when you're healthy.

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Oh, come on.

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No, I'll tell you better.

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Don't take this personally, okay?

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It's just that I just can't have sex with a sick person.

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I'm with you, Chandler.

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I mean, I can't have sex with a sick person either, and it's disgusting.

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But I'm not sick.

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Let me prove it to you.

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We are two healthy people.

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And the bribe of lime.

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See, that's the thing.

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I would like to stay in the bribe of lime.

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Bye.

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Hey, I hear that you and Joshua are going out to dinner with Ross and Emily, and I think that's...

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I think that's really cool.

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Yeah, Rachel, I think you're handling that really well.

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Handling it?

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What do you mean handling it?

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There's nothing to handle.

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You know, maybe I would have a problem with this if it wasn't for me and Joshua.

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You know, they're not gonna get married anyway.

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What?

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Come on.

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They rushed into this thing so fast, it's ridiculous.

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I mean, they're gonna be engaged for, like, what, a year?

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And somewhere along the way, one of them is gonna realize what they've done, and they're gonna call the whole thing off.

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I'm telling you, you're gonna be dancing at my wedding before you're dancing at theirs.

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Yeah, well, I don't dance at weddings.

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Why not?

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Because weddings are a great place to meet women.

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And when I dance, I look like this.

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Hey, man.

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Hey.

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And it's all dressed up for the big office party.

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Hey, by the way, what are we celebrating?

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Oh, we had a lot of liquor left over from the Christmas party.

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I think this is so cool.

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I mean, none of our friends are here, so we can, you know, be a real couple.

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We don't have to hide.

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I know.

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I can do this.

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Oh.

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And I can do this.

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We can't do that.

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We can't do that.

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No. Hey, bing!

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Whoa!

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Who's the pretty lady, and what the hell's she doing with you?

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I asked myself that very question, sir.

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This is Monica.

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This is my boss, Doug.

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Hi, I'm Doug.

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This is Monica.

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Hi, nice to meet you.

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Hi, and this is my wife, Cara.

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Nice to meet you, Monica.

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Bing!

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Okay.

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Hey, Bing, did you hear about the new law firm we got working for us?

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No, sir.

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Yeah, Dewey, Cheatham and Howell.

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Come on, honey, let's go drink our body weight, huh?

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What was that?

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What?

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That noise you just made.

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Oh, that was my work laugh.

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Your work laugh?

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Oh, can't believe me gonna survive this party you're gonna have

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to come up with one too all right check me out okay says 30 father same as in town

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hey everybody at work loved you last night really and they like me more just because i was with you

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i think you repaired a lot of the damage from when they met joey

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And Doug wants us to play tennis with him.

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He's never even talked to me outside of work.

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Except for that time when we bumped into each other at that strip club.

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Strip church.

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Anyway, I'm gonna go try to find a racket.

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Hey, I thought you already had one.

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Oh, I used to, but then Joey thought it'd be fun to go to Central Park and hit rocks at...

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bigger rocks.

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Hey, please, do you have a tennis racket?

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Oh, um, you know, I lent it to Joey, and I've never actually gotten it back.

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Okay, good luck with that.

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I can't believe you let them win.

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Yeah, at least you hid your feelings well about it.

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I was frustrated.

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It was my racket.

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I was frustrated with you.

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If Haddon lost the game, they would never have invited us to dinner tomorrow night.

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You know what really bothers me?

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It's how different you act around them.

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I mean, you know, the throwing the tennis games, the fake laugh, the see you later, bing.

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Not if I see you first, Doug.

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Ah, ah, ah!

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I gotta tell you, I don't like work, Chandler, okay?

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The guy's a suck-up.

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Okay, you know what?

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Because you said that?

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I'm not putting out tonight.

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But seriously, I strongly believe that we should all support President Clinton and her husband, Bill.

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Nah!

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So, how do you kids like your coffee?

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Oh, none for me, thanks.

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Ah, just a little bit of sugar.

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Well, maybe I'll bring it out and have Monica stick her finger in it.

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That ought to sweeten it up, huh?

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How does that laugh not give you a headache?

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Oh, you get used to it.

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Yeah, I don't think that I can so

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if you don't mind maybe this will be it for me on the work things.

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So I laugh at my boss's jokes.

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What's the big deal?

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I'd rather not hang out with a sniveling work weasel guy

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when when I could be hanging out with my boyfriend if I actually respect.

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Oh.

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Uh, I gotta apologize for Kara's coffee, you know?

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I feel sorry for it if it ever got in a fight.

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It's not strong enough to defend itself.

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See what I said, Bing?

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What?

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It's a joke, Bing.

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What's the matter with you?

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Well, I-I just didn't think it was funny, sir.

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Excuse me?

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Well, I-I just...

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I just...

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Honey, I just don't think that you understood the joke.

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Really?

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Yeah, I mean, it was really funny.

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I just don't think that you got it.

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You see, Kara's coffee is weak-tasting.

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Okay, but what Doug did was implied that it was weak physically.

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You get it now, honey?

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I think I do.

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Thank you, Monica.

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I thought you could use help.

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Coffee in a fight.

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Someone in there?

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No. This is just part of a daredevil game

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that I play called Wait until the last moment before I burst and die.

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Jeez, man, did you fall high? So, uh, did you?

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Did you fall high?

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Someone was in the ladies' room.

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I couldn't wait.

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I left the lid up for you, though.

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You know what, uh, go, uh, go ahead.

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I'm talking to, uh...

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This is the part where you'd say your name.

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Ginger.

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Ginger.

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I'm talking to Ginger, so...

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Don't you have to use the bathroom?

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Nope.

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Nope.

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I just, uh, I'd rather, uh, talk to you.

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Yes, I do.

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Yes, I do have to go to the bathroom.

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Someone in here.

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Thank you so much for seeing us.

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Phoebe has told us such great things about you guys.

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Oh, please, we're happy to help.

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We went through the same thing when we were adopting.

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So, a lot of malfunctioning wee-wees and hoo-hoos in this room, huh?

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I mean, you have a lovely home.

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Well, we appreciate anything you can tell us.

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Well, actually, I think this might help.

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It's pretty much all the information you need.

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Oh, my God.

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Everything is broken down into categories and then cross-referenced and then color-coded to correspond with the forms in the back.

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Thank you.

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I think I just had a tiny orgasm.

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I know the process is frustrating, but it's so worth it.

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adopting Owen was the best thing

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that ever happened to us that's great can I see the

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book you want me to wash my hands first don't you it's just so pretty

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and wait bathroom is down the hall to your left I

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would have told him to do it too can I adopt

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you hey you must be Owen yeah I'm Chandler hey I was in the I was a new scouts, too.

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You were?

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Yeah, in fact, my father was a den mother.

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Huh?

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You know how to use a compass?

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I have a badge in it.

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You do?

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That's fantastic.

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You wanna see it?

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I'd love to, but I gotta get back to talking to your parents.

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They're telling us all about how they adopted you.

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What?

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What?

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I'm adopted?

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I got nothing.

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What are you doing, Colleen?

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They're in the kitchen getting us something to eat.

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Can you believe how nice they are?

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We have to leave.

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Why?

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What did you do in the bathroom?

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I didn't get to the bathroom.

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I bumped into Owen on the way, and he didn't know he was adopted.

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And there's a slight chance I may have told him.

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Oh, my God, where's my purse?

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No, you know what?

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I can replace everything in there.

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Get that binder and let's go!

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Some little snacks for everybody.

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Oh, you don't have to eat the sour worms.

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Those are for Owen.

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I'll go get him in a second.

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Uh, by the way, you should know, we haven't told him he's adopted yet.

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But kids are so intuitive.

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Don't you think on some level he already knows?

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I'm adopted?

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See?

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Intuitive.

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What?

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Where did you hear that?

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He told me.

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And he paid me $50 not to tell.

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Which technically now you should give back.

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You told him he's adopted?

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I'm so sorry, but you should have a sign out there or something, or at least whisper it to people when they come in the door.

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Owen doesn't know he's adopted, and he also thinks Santa is real.

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He isn't?

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We have to get out of here, baby.

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We just want to give you a heads-up.

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Bill and Colleen hate us.

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Owen didn't know he was adopted, and Monica told him.

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What?

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Still, he had to find out sometime.

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Yeah, but how would you like it if someone told the triplets that you gave birth to them?

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I'm gonna go tell Emma she was an accident.

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This is so exciting, so glamorous.

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People taking our picture.

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How do I look?

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A little tall.

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What?

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Would you mind crouching down a little bit so that I look taller?

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There you go.

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Good job, Joe.

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Well done.

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Top-notch.

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You liked it?

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You really liked it?

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Oh, yeah.

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Which part exactly?

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The whole thing.

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Here we go.

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No, no, no. Give me some specifics.

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I love the specifics.

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The specifics were the best part.

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Hey, what about the scene with the kangaroo?

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Did you like that part?

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I was surprised to see a kangaroo in a World War I epic.

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You fell asleep.

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There was no kangaroo.

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They didn't take any of my suggestions.

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Thanks a lot for coming, buddy.

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See you later.

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Don't go.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm so sorry.

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Look, this guy fell asleep.

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He fell asleep, too.

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Be mad at him. Or call an ambulance.

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Hey, Rach, funny story.

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I bumped into Joanna on the street yesterday.

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My boss, Joanna?

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Wow, that must have been awkward.

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Well, no, actually, she asked me if I wanted to get a drink.

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You, uh, didn't say yes to that, did you?

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No. No. Oh.

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Hello, Rachel.

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Well, not at first.

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What is she doing here?

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I don't understand.

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Last time you went out with her, you said she was a big doll dud.

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Well, I think I judged her too quickly.

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And this time, we were able to take the relationship to the next level.

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Well, last time, I almost got fired.

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You must end it.

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You must end it now.

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Oh, come on.

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It's not like this is an everyday occurrence for me.

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I mean, usually I'm pretty much just in there by myself.

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Hi.

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What?

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Rachel, could I see you for a moment? Does it hurt?

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No, I just always see guys doing this when they get handcuffs taken off.

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Hello, sweet pigs!

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Wait a minute!

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What are you gonna tell Joanna?

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How about what?

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When she sees that you're gone, she's gonna know that I let you out and that I was in here and I'm gonna get fired.

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I'll make something up.

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I'm good at lying.

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I actually did borrow your Walkman.

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No, there's nothing to make up.

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She's gonna know that I have a key to her office.

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I've gotta get you locked back the way you were.

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Oh, I don't think so.

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No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no. No, no,

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no. No, no. No. No. Well, this is much better.

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Mayraps, give me the one!

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Oh, God, would you just calm down?

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Oh!

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Oh!

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I'm gonna say this for the last time. Would you please just...

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Buy and wrap all of your Christmas gifts!

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No!

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Oh, I, uh...

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Oh, I'll squeeze you fresh orange juice every morning!

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With extra pulp?

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Yeah!

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No!

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No!

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I've got it.

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You don't have it.

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I've so got it!

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There's gonna be rumors about this.

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There's no way to stop it.

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Sophie knows.

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Monica and Phoebe know.

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How do Monica and Phoebe know?

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Oh, I called them.

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And when they asked me what I saw, I can be very generous... or very stingy.

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Go on.

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I can make you a legend.

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I can make you this generation's Milton Berle. And Milton Berle has...

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Oh, not compared to you.

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Hello.

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Hey.

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Hello, Chandler.

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I love you.

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Hey, what's going on?

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Oh.

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No, he doesn't.

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Two hours that lasted.

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Okay, now, remember, no trading.

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You get the pretty one, I get the mess.

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Hi, Joey.

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Hey.

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Well, well.

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Look what you brought.

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Very nice.

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And what did you bring?

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She's checking her coat.

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Joey, I'm gonna go wash the cab smell off my hands.

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Will you get me a white Zinfanzel and a glass of red for Janice?

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Janice?

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Janice?

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Oh.

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My.

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God.

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Hey, it's Brenna.

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You know, ever since I was little, I've been able to pick up quarters with my toes.

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Yeah?

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Good for you.

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Uh, quarters or rolls of quarters?

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By the way, Chandler, I cut you out of all my pictures, so if you want, I have a bag with just your heads.

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That's okay.

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Oh, are you sure?

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Really?

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Because, you know, you could make little puppets out of them and you could use them in your theater of cruelty.

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We can't do that.

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What?

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What can't you do?

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Uh, can I talk to you for a second?

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Over there.

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Uh, we might be leaving now.

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Tell me it's you and me, we.

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She said she wants to slab them my body with stuff and then lick it off.

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I'm not even sure what slathering is.

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But I definitely want to be a part of it.

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Okay, you cannot do this to me.

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You're right.

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I'm sorry.

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You're right.

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Can we have three chocolate mousses to go, please?

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I'm out of here.

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Here's my credit card.

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Dinner's on me.

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I'm sorry, Chandler.

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I hope she throws up on you.

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Thanks. So?

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Just us.

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Oh, what a crappy night.

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Although, I have enjoyed the fact

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that your shirt's been sticking out of your zipper ever since you came back from the bathroom.

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Excuse me.

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How you doing?

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Oh, I miss you already.

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Can you believe this happened?

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No, no. Yeah, it did.

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Goodbye, Janice.

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Kiss me.

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Oh, Chandler, sorry.

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Oh, Chandler, sorry.

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Hey, Janice, I'm Monica.

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Okay, well, this was very special.

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Rach, you gotta see who's out here!

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What's going on?

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Oh my God!

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Janice!

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Hi!

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Janice is gonna go away now.

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I'll be right back.

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Oh!

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Joey, look who it is!

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Whoa.

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Oh good, Joey's home now.

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This is so much fun!

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This is like a reunion in the hall.

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Oh, hi, Ross.

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Yeah, there's someone I want you to say hi to.

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He just happened to go.

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Hello, Ross.

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Yes, that's right.

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It's me.

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How did you know?

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Hey.

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What's the matter?

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Somebody on the subway licked my neck.

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Licked my neck!

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Oh, Willie's still alive.

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What are you guys doing?

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Oh, my mom called.

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They're gonna run our engagement announcement in the local paper, so we're looking for a good picture of us.

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Ooh, I'm afraid that does not exist.

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That's not true.

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They're great pictures of us.

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No, they're great pictures of you standing next to a guy who's going like this.

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Oh, my God, that's the creep that you're with at the Statue of Liberty.

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I don't know what it is.

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I just can't take a good picture.

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Oh, here's a great one.

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Yeah, I'm not in that.

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No, but look at me all tan.

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Hey, why don't you guys go get portraits done by a professional photographer?

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It's a great idea.

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I bet they have one of those wind machines, you know, like...

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Yeah, that's great.

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Next to that, Chandler won't look so stupid.

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Chandler, what do you say?

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All right, but I should warn you, I'm not going.

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I'm going.

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Great.

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That's great, Monica.

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Great.

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Now Chandler you want to give us a smile okay

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I'm sorry is the seat uncomfortable no I am I know you can do this you have a beautiful smile All right,

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maybe you don't have to smile let's try something else let's try um try looking sexy,

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okay Or not.

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I know.

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Let's try a look of far-off wonderment.

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Okay, we'll gaze into our future, and we'll think about our marriage and the days to come.

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Chandler, what is the matter with your face?

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Wait, this picture's supposed to say Geller and Bing to be married, not local woman saves drowning moron.

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Hey, don't laugh at him.

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He's my drowning moron.

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That's it, that's it.

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Take it, take it.

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I like this one.

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It seems to say, I love you and that's why I have to kill you.

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It can't all be bad.

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Find the one where you make your bedroom eyes.

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Oh, there it is.

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Oh, my God, those are my bedroom eyes?

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Why did you ever sleep with me?

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Do you really want to pull at that thread?

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Sweet.

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That's a great smile.

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Easy, natural.

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Now pretend I have a camera.

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You're changing it.

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I can't help it.

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All right, all right, all right, all right.

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You want to know what I do when I take resume shots?

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Foul money from me.

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Yeah.

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Okay.

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First of all, you want to make it look spontaneous, right?

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Okay, so here's what I do.

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I look down, look down, keep looking down, then I look up.

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See?

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All right, now you try.

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Look down, be looking down, keep looking down.

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Why is there jelly on your shoe?

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I had a donut.

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Hey, there you are.

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There I am.

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You okay?

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Yeah, Joey said I, uh, I needed to relax, so he gave me an antihistamine.

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What?

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Yeah, and then I fell asleep on the subway and went all the way to Brooklyn.

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Brooklyn is far.

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Yeah, Taylor, what were you thinking?

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No, no, but don't worry, don't worry, because I know how to take a picture now.

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Okay, see?

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Look down.

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Look down.

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Look down.

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Chandler?

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Yeah!

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Guys, check it out.

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My mom slipped me the paper.

624

Oh, that's a gig.

625

Hey.

626

Oh, yeah, that looks good.

627

You guys make a very attractive couple.

628

Yeah, we look great together.

629

We really do.

630

Okay.

631

Wow, imagine what our kids would look like.

632

You know, we don't have to imagine.

633

I'm marrying her.

634

Well, just see.

635

Mmm.

636

What took you so long?

637

I got caught up at work, but I'm quitting tomorrow.

638

Ah.

639

So thanks for having me over.

640

Rach.

641

Peebs.

642

See ya.

643

What the hell was that?

644

Probably some, you know, European goodbye thing you picked up in London.

645

I...

646

That's not European.

647

It felt French.

648

Good morning, everybody.

649

Can I get you a cup of coffee, sir?

650

Oh, no, no, no. I'm an intern, just like you guys.

651

except for the tie, the briefcase, and the fact that I can rent a car.

652

Seriously?

653

You're an intern?

654

Yeah, well, I'm kind of heading in a new career direction, and, you know, you gotta start at the bottom.

655

Dude.

656

All right, look, I know I'm a little bit older than you guys, but it's not like I'm Bob Hope.

657

The comedian?

658

USO.

659

Uh, it's USA, sir.

660

Hey, how's it going?

661

I'm doing okay.

662

I think it's going well.

663

Do you think they're having fun?

664

Am I talking too fast?

665

Nope.

666

Sound like me.

667

It's going great.

668

Look at Chandler with little baby girl Chandler.

669

Little baby girl Chandler.

670

Where have I heard that before?

671

Oh, right.

672

Coach Rubin.

673

You know what, Pheebs?

674

When you're done over there, we've got a kind of situation over here, too.

675

Nuh-uh.

676

No, we are all responsible for our own babies.

677

See, that's where I think that you're wrong.

678

We have been playing these babies man-to-man.

679

We should really be playing a zone defense.

680

What do you mean?

681

I just think things will go a lot smoother if we each have our own zone, you know?

682

Phoebe, you can be in charge of wiping.

683

And, you know, Ma, you can be in charge of diapering.

684

And I can be in charge of looking at your kids when they put their hands around them.

685

Boop, boop, boop, boop.

686

That sounds really great, but maybe you should be in charge of wiping.

687

Okay, I'm a rookie.

688

I should not be in the end zone.

689

Tyler, what are you doing?

690

That thing could put someone's eye out.

691

He can do more than that.

692

He can destroy the universe.

693

Well, Jim, if they could swallow one of those little parts, and also look at his smooth area.

694

That's just gonna mess them up.

695

All right.

696

I thought about it, and maybe you're right.

697

Maybe Krog is not a safe toy.

698

Good.

699

What made you change your mind?

700

I swallowed a sonic blaster gun.

701

How did that happen?

702

Well, I was trying to prove that I was right, you know, and turns out I was wrong, and now it's lodged in my throat.

703

These are asleep.

704

I'm sure you'll be okay on your own for a while.

705

But you can't leave me with them.

706

We're a team.

707

We're playing the zone.

708

They're gonna triple team me.

709

He's got something plastic lodged into his throat.

710

We've got to go to the hospital.

711

But no, because a doctor won't be able to help him, and it's just gonna, you know, naturally pass through his system in like seven years.

712

I think that's gum.

713

I'm pretty sure it's gun.

714

So I totally took care of the babies all by myself.

715

I fed them, bathed them, and put them to bed.

716

And protected them from a tornado?

717

Oh, my God.

718

I know.

719

The babies are asleep.

720

What happened here?

721

I did it.

722

I took care of the babies all by myself.

723

My apartment was the setting of Phoebe's triumph. But the mess...

724

It's not as important as the fact that Phoebe took care of the babies all by herself.

725

You're right.

726

You're right.

727

I shouldn't freak out.

728

Because this is what it's going to be like when you and I have babies.

729

When will that be?

730

Phoebe, would you take a look at this mess?

731

What have you been up to?

732

Oh, you know, the usual.. teaching aerobics, partying way too much.

733

Oh, and in case you were wondering, those are my legs on the new James Bond poster.

734

Can you hold on a moment?

735

I have another call.

736

I love her.

737

I know.

738

I'm back.

739

So, are we gonna get together or what?

740

Uh, absolutely.

741

Uh, how about tomorrow afternoon?

742

Do you know, uh, Central Perk in the village, say, 5-ish?

743

Great.

744

I'll see you then.

745

Okay.

746

Okay.

747

Having a phone has finally paid off.

748

Okay, even though you do do a good Bob impression, I'm thinking when she sees you tomorrow, she's probably gonna realize, hey, you're not Bob.

749

I am hoping that when Bob doesn't show up, she will seek comfort in the open arms of the wry stranger at the next table.

750

Oh, my God.

751

You are pure evil.

752

Okay, pure evil.

753

Horny and alone.

754

I've done this.

755

Still doing the screening thing?

756

I had sex today.

757

I never have to answer that phone again.

758

Dr. B, you know what to do.

759

Hey, Bob, it's Jade.

760

Listen, I just wanted to tell you that I was really hurt when you didn't show up the other day.

761

And just so you know, I ended up meeting a guy.

762

Bob here.

763

Oh, hi.

764

So, uh, you met someone, huh?

765

Yes.

766

Yes, I did.

767

In fact, I had sex with him two hours ago.

768

So, uh, how was he?

769

Eh.

770

Eh?

771

Oh, Bob, he was nothing compared to you.

772

I had to bite my lip to keep from screaming your name.

773

Well, that makes me feel so good.

774

It was just so awkward and bumpy.

775

Well, maybe he had some kind of new cool style that you're not familiar with.

776

And maybe you have to get used to it.

777

Well, there really wasn't much time to get used to it, if you know what I mean.

778

It'll be great.

779

You just make her think you want to have sex with her, and it'll totally figure out.

780

Okay, listen, how far am I going to have to go with her?

781

Relax.

782

She's going to give in way before you do.

783

How do you know?

784

Because you're on my team, and my team always wins. At this?

785

Just go get some.

786

Come on, go.

787

Okay, honey, I'm going to try to listen from right here.

788

Okay.

789

Okay.

790

Oh, wait.

791

Good idea.

792

Yeah.

793

Oh, wait.

794

Don't give away the farm.

795

Okay.

796

Phoebe.

797

Chandler.

798

Come on in.

799

I was going to.

800

Um, I brought some wine.

801

Would you like some?

802

Sure. So here we are.

803

Nervous?

804

Me?

805

No. You?

806

No. I want this to happen. So do I.

807

Oh, you're going?

808

Not without you, lover.

809

So, this is my bra.

810

It's very, very nice.

811

Well, come here.

812

I'm very happy we're gonna have all the sex.

813

You should be.

814

I'm very bendy.

815

I'm gonna kiss you now.

816

What if I kiss you first?

817

Well, I guess there's nothing left for us to do but...but kiss.

818

Here it comes.

819

Our first kiss?

820

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.

821

You win.

822

I can't have sex with you.

823

And why not?

824

Because I'm in love with Monica.

825

You're.. you're what?

826

Love her!

827

That's right.

828

I love her.

829

I love her.

830

I love you, Monica.

831

I love you, too, Chandler.

832

I thought you guys were doing it.

833

I didn't know you were in love.

834

Dude.

835

And hats off to Phoebe.

836

Quite a competitor.

837

And may I say your breasts are still sharp.

838

God.

839

You know what, I gotta tell you, I love your mom's books.

840

I love her books.

841

I cannot get on a plane without one.

842

I mean, this is so cool.

843

Yeah, well, you wouldn't think it's cool if you're 11 years old

844

and all your friends are passing around page 79 of Mistress Bitch.

845

Hey, hey, hey, she's on.

846

Ah, Nora Bing.

847

If we get to the board, now, what is this about you, you being arrested in London?

848

What is that all about?

849

Your mom was arrested?

850

Shh, busy beaming with pride.

851

This is kind of embarrassing, but occasionally after I've been intimate with the man...

852

Now why would she say that's embarrassing?

853

I just get this craving for Kung Pao Chicken.

854

That's too much information!

855

So now you're doing this whole book tour thing.

856

How is that going?

857

Oh, fine.

858

I'm leaving for New York tomorrow, which I hate.

859

But I get to see my son, who I love.

860

Aww.

861

If this is the way that I find out, most moms use the phone.

862

You know, don't take this wrong.

863

I just don't see you as a mom somehow.

864

I don't mean that bad.

865

Oh, no, I am a fabulous mom.

866

I bought my son his first condoms.

867

And then he burst into flames.

868

This is gonna happen on anniversary ever.

869

Oh, good.

870

All right, you decided to tell about the Richard thing.

871

What Richard thing?

872

Oh, no. What Richard thing?

873

Simmons.

874

Go Simmons.

875

Okay, I ran into Richard yesterday, and he asked me if I wanted to go for a bite, and I did.

876

And the only reason why I didn't tell you is

877

because I knew you'd get mad and I didn't want to spoil our anniversary.

878

I'm not mad.

879

Really?

880

Oh, yeah.

881

Yeah, so you bumped into Richard.

882

You grabbed a bite.

883

Don't be a deal.

884

Great.

885

Okay, London won.

886

Eric, what kind of photography do you do?

887

Oh, mostly fashion.

888

So there may be models here from time to time.

889

I hope that's cool.

890

Yes, that is cool.

891

Because I have models here, you know...

892

Never.

893

What else?

894

Oh, yeah.

895

During the summer, I spend most weekends at my sister's beach house, which you are welcome to use, by the way.

896

Although I should probably tell you she's a porn star.

897

Well, listen, I, uh, still have one more person to, uh, meet, but unless it turns out to be your sister, I think your chances are pretty good.

898

All right. Who are you?

899

Hi, I'm Eric.

900

I'm going to be Chandler's new roommate.

901

I'm Chandler's new roommate.

902

I don't think so.

903

I could be Chandler's new roommate.

904

But he told me over the phone.

905

He told me in person.

906

That's weird.

907

Well, I'm going to, uh, going to my new apartment now.

908

Hey.

909

Hey, how was it?

910

Well I had a great time.

911

Chauncey on the other hand, I will tell the story.

912

It was going great.

913

I let him win.

914

We were bonding.

915

He even said that I could call him dad.

916

And what did he ask you not to call him?

917

Daddy.

918

All right, look, here's the story.

919

Well, we had just finished playing racquetball, and we were gonna take a steam.

920

I walk into the steam room, and it's really steamy.

921

So I take off my glasses, and that's when it happened.

922

Guys?

923

Over here.

924

Have a seat, son.

925

Hey!

926

Hey!

927

Oh, my God, Chandler.

928

I can't believe it.

929

I know.

930

You gave my father a lap dance.

931

Why did they put

932

so much steam in there? in there otherwise they'd have to

933

call it the room room why okay why why did

934

that have to happen it's not that big a deal not

935

that big a deal there there was touching of things I know you wanted to bond with my dad

936

but did you really have to bond to that part Listen, I'm sure that Dad doesn't care.

937

He probably thought this was really funny.

938

He'll be telling this story for years.

939

I don't want him to tell this story for years.

940

Oh, but he will.

941

He still tells the story about how Monica tried to escape from fat camp.

942

I wasn't escaping.

943

Then how'd you get caught in the barbed wire?

944

I was trying to help out a squirrel.

945

You were trying to eat it.

946

If that is your father calling to tell this story, then the marriage is off.

947

Come on.

948

Hello?

949

I'm sorry, you have the wrong number.

950

Okay, I'll call you later, Dad.

951

I love you.

952

All right, I'm off to see your dad.

953

Whoa, whoa.

954

Aren't you a little overdressed?

955

Yeah, and you better make sure he tips you this time.

956

Look, I figured I would try to convince him not to tell the story anymore, and I figured the best way to do that was face to face.

957

And by face, I don't mean his lap.

958

And by face, I don't mean my ass.

959

So you understand, I'd feel a lot more comfortable if you didn't tell people what happened.

960

You know, I'm a little...

961

I'm a little embarrassed about it.

962

I understand completely there's nothing more horrifying than embarrassing yourself in front of your in-laws.

963

As a matter of fact, when I started dating Judy, I was unemployed.

964

And her father asked me what I did for a living and I told him I was a lawyer.

965

What did you do when they found out?

966

They never did.

967

So if you ever see me giving them legal advice, just nod along. Shall we?

968

So, I guess we wear swimsuits in here.

969

Chandler Bing.

970

Hi, honey.

971

We're all here.

972

We just want to wish you a Merry Christmas.

973

Merry Christmas!

974

Merry Christmas!

975

Blark!

976

Aw, Merry Christmas.

977

I miss you guys.

978

So is it horrible?

979

Is everybody working really hard?

980

Uh, well, no. It's just, uh, me and Wendy.

981

Wendy, that sounds like a girl's name.

982

It is.

983

Did I not tell you about her?

984

Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

985

About the time you told me about New Year's Eve.

986

Where's everybody else?

987

I sent them home.

988

Oh, you are such a good boss.

989

Is she pretty?

990

Uh, uh, answer faster, answer faster.

991

I don't know.

992

Answer better, answer better.

993

I don't think of her that way, you know?

994

I mean, she's a, uh, she's a colleague.

995

What does she do there?

996

Oh, she's regional vice president.

997

She's just below me.

998

She did what?

999

Below me.

1000

Uh, wait, is Wendy the runner-up Miss Oklahoma?

1001

What?

1002

Well, she didn't win.

1003

All right, well, maybe I should let you and the second prettiest girl in Oklahoma get back to work.

1004

Well, second prettiest that year.

1005

I mean, of all the girls in Oklahoma, she's probably...

1006

Oh, Chandler, stop talking.

1007

Honey, there's really nothing to worry about.

1008

Okay.

1009

I'm serious.

1010

Okay.

1011

Merry Christmas.

1012

Merry Christmas.

1013

Merry Christmas, you guys.

1014

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

1015

The wife says hi.

1016

Ah, fun conversation.

1017

Oh, well, she's just got this weird idea that, uh, you know, just because you and I are alone, something's gonna happen.

1018

Huh?

1019

Really?

1020

Hm.

1021

That.. be so terrible?

1022

This is probably the wrong thing to be worrying about, but you're getting ham on my only tie.

1023

Nothing.

1024

This is the 9 millionth ring store we've been to, and I can't find the perfect ring.

1025

Ugly ring, ugly ring, ugly ring.

1026

It's a beautiful selection.

1027

Okay, so maybe you don't get her a ring.

1028

Maybe you, maybe you do something different, you know?

1029

Maybe you get her an engagement bracelet, you know?

1030

Or an engagement tiara.

1031

Oh, an engagement revolutionary warm musket!

1032

You know, I'm so glad I picked you to help me with this this.

1033

Huh?

1034

Can you just imagine getting down on one knee and handing her this gorgeous piece of weaponry?

1035

Yeah, I'm gonna stick with the ring.

1036

Could she be more out of my league?

1037

Ross, back me up here.

1038

You can never get a woman like that in a million years.

1039

Thank you, buddy.

1040

Oh, oh, but you know, you always see these really beautiful women with these really nothing guys.

1041

You could be one of those guys.

1042

You could do that.

1043

You think?

1044

Yeah, absolutely.

1045

Oh, God, I can't believe I'm even considering this.

1046

I'm very, very aware of my tongue.

1047

Come on, come on.

1048

Here goes.

1049

Yes?

1050

Hi.

1051

Um, okay, next word would be, uh, Chandler.

1052

Chandler is my name and, uh, hi.

1053

Yes, you said that.

1054

Yes.

1055

Yes, I did.

1056

But what I didn't say was what I was about to say.

1057

What I wanted to say was, uh, would you like to go out with me sometime?

1058

Thank you.

1059

Good night.

1060

Hey, you guys.

1061

Oh, hey.

1062

Hi.

1063

Hey, listen.

1064

Let me ask you.

1065

Do you believe in soulmates?

1066

Oh, yes, I do.

1067

I do.

1068

I believe that there is one perfect person out there for everyone.

1069

And you know how you find him?

1070

You stop looking for him.

1071

That's why I've stopped looking for Russell Crowe.

1072

He'll find me.

1073

Uh-huh.

1074

Uh-huh. And you? And you?

1075

No. I mean, I believe that certain people are more suited for each other, and I believe in falling in love, but soulmates, I don't think they exist.

1076

Okay, good.

1077

Why?

1078

Well, last night I met Monica's.

1079

What?

1080

Yeah, I had a date with this guy, and I swear to God he is her other half.

1081

Come on, don't be crazy.

1082

You don't think there's somebody out there better suited for Monica than me, do you? But what's he like?

1083

Well, he's tall.

1084

Uh-huh.

1085

He has brown hair.

1086

Of course, of course.

1087

A tall guy with hair similar to mine.

1088

Oh, a noble universe.

1089

He works with food.

1090

Oh, sure.

1091

Older?

1092

Obviously.

1093

And he's British.

1094

Oh, I was just gonna ask!

1095

Yeah?

1096

And he's so centered and mature and confident.

1097

Oh, it's so sad.

1098

They never had a chance to meet.

1099

Luckily, the guy she settled for can't hear what you're talking about.

1100

Oh, I'm so sorry.

1101

And maybe I'm wrong.

1102

But you know what?

1103

I'm going to go out with him again.

1104

I'll find out more.

1105

You believe that this guy is destined for somebody else and you're still going to date him?

1106

Well, he may not be my soulmate, but a girl's got to eat.

1107

Oh.

1108

Hi.

1109

Hi.

1110

Um, Chandler, Monica, this is Don.

1111

Oh, hello.

1112

Hello.

1113

Nice to meet you.

1114

How are you?

1115

Tell me.

1116

So, what have you guys been doing?

1117

Well, we just had a terrible lunch at Adriatico.

1118

What is with all the sun-dried tomatoes at that place?

1119

I know!

1120

What is this, 1985?

1121

That's exactly what I said.

1122

Phoebe, isn't that strange?

1123

Not really.

1124

What's wrong with sun-dried tomatoes?

1125

On a barbecued chicken pizza?

1126

No?

1127

So, Don, what other restaurants do you like?

1128

Well, Octavio, 27 and 7.

1129

Oh, there's this great little place, Alessandro's.

1130

Oh, my God.

1131

That's my restaurant.

1132

I'm the chef there.

1133

You're kidding me.

1134

Your food is fantastic.

1135

Wow, I really want to talk to you about your menu.

1136

I'm just gonna get some coffees first.

1137

You don't want anything.

1138

Oh, I'd like a latte.

1139

You know what?

1140

If you're gonna talk about me, I'm gonna go with you.

1141

What are you doing?

1142

Nothing.

1143

I swear to God, I didn't know you guys would be here.

1144

The good news is you don't even believe in soulmates, so...

1145

I believe in tall, handsome strangers who hit on my wife.

1146

They're just talking, and you know what, just because I think they're so amazed doesn't mean anything's gonna happen.

1147

Phoebe, good work.

1148

Yeah?

1149

Yeah, I'm just afraid I'd love him.

1150

Don't worry, we'll find you someone else.

1151

So I've been slowly phasing out the wine importing and focusing more on the cheese side of things.

1152

Cheese, you say?

1153

That's some pretty smelly work, huh, Don?

1154

Excuse me?

1155

Cheese.

1156

It's smelly.

1157

You must smell a lot of the time, too.

1158

Uh, not really.

1159

But when it comes to cheese, I'm one of those people who thinks the smellier the better.

1160

Me, too.

1161

Yeah, Chandler can't stand it.

1162

He won't even allow me to have blue cheese in the house.

1163

And you're still married to him?

1164

I'd like to have Don and Phoebe over.

1165

Wouldn't that be nice?

1166

Sure.

1167

Why don't you set it up?

1168

I'll just be over here browsing through the personals. Are you okay?

1169

You've been acting weird all afternoon.

1170

Yeah, fine.

1171

Fine.

1172

Not perfect, but good enough.

1173

Jeez, what is with you?

1174

I'm sorry.

1175

Did you say cheese?

1176

All right, what's going on?

1177

Phoebe thinks that you and Don are soulmates, and I don't believe in that kind of stuff, but then you two totally get along.

1178

So, look, I won't stand in your way

1179

if you want to run off with Don and live in a house of cheese.

1180

Taylor, you don't believe in soulmates?

1181

No, but I'm sure Tomatoes does.

1182

I don't believe in soulmates either.

1183

You don't?

1184

No. I don't think that you and I were destined to end up together.

1185

I think that we fell in love and we work hard at our relationship.

1186

Some days we work really hard.

1187

So you.. you don't want to live with Donna in the cheese house?

1188

No, I've had second thoughts about that.

1189

Do you realize how hard that would be to clean?

1190

I love you.

1191

I know.

1192

You know what?

1193

I'm gonna take you out to dinner tonight.

1194

I found this place that makes the greatest mozzarella sticks and jalapeno poppers.

1195

No?

1196

Really?

1197

They taste so good.

1198

You know what?

1199

But there is no right or wrong here.

1200

No, I think it's very obvious who's wrong here.

1201

Obviously not to Joey.

1202

What? Do you know anything?

1203

You know, you're doing this like silly little puppy dog.

1204

Guess where I am!

1205

Hey, hey, hey!

1206

Hey!

1207

Hey!

1208

Hey!

1209

Hey!

1210

Look what you're doing to Chandler!

1211

What?

1212

What are you doing?

1213

Do you know what just happened?

1214

Hey!

1215

Hey!

1216

Hey!

1217

Hey!

1218

Hey!

1219

Hey!

1220

Hey!

1221

Look what you're doing to Chandler!

1222

What?

1223

What are you doing?

1224

Do you know what just happened?

1225

Yeah, we we had sex and then we fell asleep No,

1226

we were in the middle of sex and you fell asleep No, that's not true.

1227

No best time ever You rock my world Monica.

1228

What?

1229

I was giving you some of my best moves, and you missed it.

1230

So please wake up so we can do it right.

1231

Okay, okay, I'm ready.

1232

Come on, MacMilla.

1233

Give me the good stuff.

1234

Yeah.

1235

No, no, no, don't fall asleep.

1236

Okay, I'm going to make you some coffee.

1237

I probably won't spill coffee grounds all over the kitchen floor.

1238

Okay, I'm up, I'm up.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Cringey Ones with Chandler”. This video has 1238 sentences and 7624 words to shadow. The speech runs for 59:42. The speaker talks at a steady 128 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. 272 of its 1238 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
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.
goodbye	/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/	Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
soulmate noun		Someone, especially a romantic partner, with whom one is exceptionally or uniquely compatible or has a special, almost spiritual connection.
nope	/noʊp/	No.
boop noun	/buːp/	A low-pitched beeping sound.
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
bump noun	/bʌmp/	A light blow or jolting collision.
engagement noun	/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/	An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
embarrass verb	/ɪmˈbæɹəs/	To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
frustrate verb	/ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/	To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired.
racket noun	/ˈɹækɪt/	A loud noise.
kangaroo noun	/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹu/	A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia and New Guinea.
bracelet noun	/ˈbɹeɪslət/	A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.
roommate noun	/ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/	A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
tomato noun	/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/	A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
look down verb	To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards.
find out verb	To discover, as by asking or investigating.
get out of verb	To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of.
end up verb	To bring to a conclusion.
get back to verb	Return to (an activity)
show up verb	To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
take off verb	To remove.
calm down verb	To become less excited, intense, or angry.

Sentences worth repeating

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

What's the matter with you?
Don't you have to use the bathroom?
Don't you think on some level he already knows?
You told him he's adopted?
You, uh, didn't say yes to that, did you?

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	have been playing · You've been acting
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	If Haddon lost the game, they would never · if you don't mind maybe this will be
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	they've done · I've never actually gotten · have invited
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	being transferred · should be saved · be engaged

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 362 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, theirs /ðɛɚz/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, chef /ʃɛf/, shoe /ˈʃu/
Long words — get the stress right: intuitive /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/, comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, revolutionary /ˌɹɛvəˈluʃənɛɹi/

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 bing, goodbye, soulmate.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Sentences worth repeating

Grammar in this video

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?