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Come on, Joey!
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Rach, I told you everything I knew last night.
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Look, it's not that big a deal.
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So Monica and Chandler are doing it.
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Oh!
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I cannot believe you would say that!
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Oh, sorry.
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Monica and Chandler are making love.
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No, I mean, come on.
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This is a huge deal.
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Come on, I need more details.
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Like, who-who initiated the first kiss?
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I don't know.
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Is he romantic with her?
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I don't know. Are they in love?
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I don't know.
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Oh.
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You don't know anything.
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Oh, I know one thing.
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What?
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They did it right there on the couches.
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This cake is amazing.
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Mm.
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My God, get a room.
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Mm.
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I would get a room with this cake.
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I think I could show this cake a good time.
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If you had to, what would you give up, food or sex?
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Sex.
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Seriously, answer faster.
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Oh, I'm sorry, honey.
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You know, when she said sex, I wasn't thinking about sex with you.
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It's like a giant hug.
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Ross, how about you?
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Which would you give up, sex or food?
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Food.
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Okay, how about, um, sex or dinosaurs?
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Oh, my God.
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It's like Sophie's Choice.
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What about you Joe?
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What would you give up sex or food?
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Uh, uh...
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I don't know.
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It's too hard.
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No, you gotta pick one.
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Uh, food.
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No, sex.
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Food.
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Sex.
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Food.
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Sex.
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I don't know.
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Oh God, I want both.
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I want...
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I want girls on bread.
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What is it, hon?
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Nothing.
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I can't find anything that I want to eat.
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Everything makes me nauseous.
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I'm telling you, being pregnant is no piece of cake.
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Ooh, cake.
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No. Oh, I am sorry.
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God.
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Ooh, what is that smell?
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It's coming from the bathroom.
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Ooh.
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Well, pregnancy does give you some weird cravings.
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Yeah.
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It's me, it's Phoebe.
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Listen, there's something in here I want to eat.
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What, what...
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What smells so good? Is it the shampoo?
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It's guava.
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No. Oh, wait, wait.
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Is it my bologna sandwich?
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Yes, yes, yes.
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I can't believe it.
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The baby wants bologna.
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The baby wants me to eat meat.
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I can't eat meat.
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Oh, wait, wait.
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Maybe it's a pickle.
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Hey, look at me.
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I'm making jam.
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I've been at it since 4 o'clock this morning.
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Where'd you get fruit at 4 in the morning?
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Went down to the docks.
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Bet you didn't know you can get it wholesale.
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I didn't know there were docs.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Oh, was it broken?
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No. I'm gonna wear this thing for a couple of weeks.
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Did you tell the doctor you did it jumping up and down on your bed?
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No. Had a whole story worked out.
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But then, uh, Chandler sold me out.
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Well, I'm sorry, Joe.
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I didn't think the doctor was gonna buy that it just fell out of the socket.
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What is this?
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fruit Monica's making jam oh jam I love jam hey how come we never have jam at our place
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because the kids need new shoes one end of business people I'm sick
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and tired of being depressed about Richard I needed a plan
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plan to get over my man what's the opposite of man jam.
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Oh, Joey, don't.
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It's way too hot.
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Ooh.
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This will just be my batch.
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Mon?
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Mon?
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Gone for more jars.
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Back later, Monica Geller.
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Joey, take your time with that.
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That's my last batch.
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No more jam?
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Well, what happened to your jam plan?
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I figured out I'd need to charge 17 bucks a jar just to break even.
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So I've got a new plan now.
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Babies.
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Well, you're gonna need much bigger jars.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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Sorry I'm late.
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Did I miss anything?
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Well, Joey's stuffing 15 Oreos in his mouth.
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15?
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Your personal best. So, where were you?
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Oh, on a date.
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Yeah, I met this girl on the train going to a museum upstate.
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Oh, yeah, I didn't meet her. Which museum?
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No. Answer his.
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Okay, it was just me and her at the back of the train, and I sat near the door, so she'd have to pass by me if she wanted to, like, switch cars.
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She was totally at my mercy.
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Were you so late because you were burying this woman?
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No, I'm getting back now because she lives in Poughkeepsie.
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She seems really great, but she's like two and a half hours away.
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How can she be great if she's from Poughkeepsie?
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Okay, that joke would have killed in Albany.
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Done.
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I did it.
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Huh.
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Who's stupid now, huh?
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Here we go, Thebes.
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Who else wants one of my special homemade brownies?
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I will have one.
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Yeah, I'm not gonna have one.
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No, no, it's just my tooth.
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All right, I'll have one of those.
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So what's the matter?
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You need a dentist?
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I've got a good one.
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Oh, thanks.
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I have a good one, too.
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I just...
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I...
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I can't see him.
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See, that is the problem with invisible dentists.
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Why?
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Why can't you go to him? Because...
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every time I go to the dentist, somebody dies.
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That is so weird, because every time I go to the dentist, I look down the hygienist's blouse.
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Phoebe, what, um...
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What?
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Yeah, yeah.
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First there was my Aunt Mary, and then there was John, my mailman, and then my cowboy friend, Albino Bob.
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And all of these people actually died?
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Yes, while I was in the chair.
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That's why I take such good care of my teeth now, you know?
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It's not about oral hygiene.
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I floss to save lives.
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Phoebs, come on.
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You didn't kill anybody.
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These people just happened to die when you went to the dentist.
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It's just a coincidence.
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Well, tell that to them.
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Oh, you can't.
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They're dead.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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What's wrong, buddy?
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Someone at work ate my sandwich.
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Well, what did the police say?
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My Thanksgiving leftover sandwich.
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I can't believe someone just ate it.
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Ross, it's just a sandwich.
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Just a sandwich?
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Look, I am 30 years old, okay?
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I'm gonna be divorced twice, and I just got evicted.
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That sandwich was the only good thing going on in my life.
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Someone ate the only good thing going on in my life.
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Okay, look, I have enough stuff for one more sandwich.
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I mean, I was gonna eat it myself, but...
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That would be incredible.
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Thank you so much.
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I still can't believe someone ate it.
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I mean, look, I left a note and everything.
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Knock, knock.
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Who's there?
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Ross Geller's lunch.
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Ross Geller's lunch who?
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Ross Geller's lunch, please don't take me, okay?
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I'm surprised you didn't go home wearing your lunch.
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Okay, look, you want to hold on to your food, you got to scare people off.
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I learned that living on the street.
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Really?
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So, so what would you say, Pheebs?
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Stuff like, uh, keep your mitts off my grub.
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Say, Ross, when you picture Phoebe living on the street, is she surrounded by the entire cast of Annie?
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Okay, this will keep him away from your stuff.
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Oh!
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Whoa!
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Whoa!
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Phoebe, you are a badass.
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Someday I'll tell you about the time I stabbed the cop.
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Phoebe?
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What?
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He stabbed me first!
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Phoebe!
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Yeah?
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Phoebe, your note, amazing.
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Not only did no one touch my sandwich, but people at work are actually afraid of me.
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Yeah, a guy called me Mental.
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Mental Geller.
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Yeah, I've always wanted a cool nickname like that.
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Yeah, the best you got in high school was, uh, Wet Pants Geller.
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It was the water fountain, okay?
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Anyway, people are writing reports for me, pushing back deadlines to fit my schedule.
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I'm telling you, you get tough with people, and you can get anything you want.
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Hey, Tribbiani, give me that coffee now.
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Um, Ross, may I have a word with you?
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Oh, of course, Donald.
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We've been getting reports of some very angry behavior on your part.
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What?
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Threatening letters.
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Refusal to meet deadlines.
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Apparently people now call you mental.
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Yeah.
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We want you to speak to a psychiatrist.
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Oh, no. You don't understand.
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Ugh, this is so silly.
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This is all just because of a sandwich.
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A sandwich?
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Yeah, you see, my sister makes these amazing turkey sandwiches.
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Her secret is she puts an extra slice of gravy-soaked bread in the middle.
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I call it the moist maker.
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Anyway, I put my sandwich in the fridge over here.
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Oh, you know what?
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I'm sorry.
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I believe I ate that.
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You ate my sandwich?
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It was a simple mistake.
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It could happen to anyone.
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Oh, really?
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Did you confuse it with your own turkey sandwich with a moist maker?
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No. Do you perhaps remember seeing a note on top of it?
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There may have been a joke or limerick of some kind
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that said it was my sandwich now now calm down come
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look in my office some of it may still be in
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the trash what well it was quite large i i i
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have to throw most of it away you you you you
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threw my sandwich away my sandwich has anybody seen my engagement ring yeah it's beautiful
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oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god oh no don't don't touch that
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oh like i wasn't dreading tomorrow enough having to give it back to him Hi, Barry.
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Remember me?
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I'm the girl in the veil that stomped on your heart in front of your entire family.
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Oh, God, and now I'm gonna have to return the ring without the ring, which makes it so much harder.
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Easy, Rach.
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We'll find it.
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We'll wait.
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Oh, yeah, yeah.
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Okay, look.
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All right, when'd you have it on last?
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Boy.
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Probably right before she lost it.
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You don't get a lot of doy these days.
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You know, I had it this morning.
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I know I had it when I was in the kitchen with...
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Dinah?
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Oh, don't be mad.
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You didn't.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I gave you one job.
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Oh, but look how straight those noodles are.
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Now, Monica, you know that's not how you look for an engagement ring in a lasagna.
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I just can't do it boys we're going in okay all
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right well let's uh let's try one whenever you guys are
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ready is there a problem well this is noodle soup
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and I've been working with tomato
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but it's okay no problem no problem mmm noodle soup you know that's that's fine
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but the line is mmm soup oh what I say mmm noodle soup how's that different Oh, yeah.
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All right, let's try one.
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Mmm, noodle soup.
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Okay, let's do it again.
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Okay.
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Mmm, soup.
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I mean noodle soup.
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I mean soup.
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Come on!
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You know what?
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We need to move on.
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Oh, no, I-I can do it one more time.
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I see?
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Look.
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Mmm.
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Noodle soup.
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Goddammit!
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What are you...
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Hi!
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Hi.
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What are you doing here?
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I'm supposed to pick you up.
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Change of plans.
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I made you a special Valentine's dinner.
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Surprise!
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Hi!
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Oh, hey, Mona.
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Hi.
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Hi, Rachel.
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What's she doing here?
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I have no idea.
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I'll be watching TV if anybody needs me.
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Seriously, what is she doing?
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You know, lately she just likes hanging out here.
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Why?
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I think she's lonely.
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Okay, but it's Valentine's Day.
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Can't we just ask her to go?
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Well, no, no, she's way too emotional.
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And by emotional, I mean...
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I'm not here.
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That's just my Chinese food.
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Oh, my God, she has food delivered here?
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Mm-hmm, yes, she's emotional, but.. but ballsy.
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You know what I'm gonna do?
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I'm gonna get in my sweats and eat this in bed.
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And you thought she was gonna be in our way.
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So, okay, why don't you, uh, open the champagne, and I will be right back.
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I've got a surprise for you.
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You got another ex-wife back there?
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Oh, yeah.
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It's weird.
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What?
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Your nails.
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Oh, I know.
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I never wear fake ones.
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I just did it so my mom wouldn't give me grief about biting them.
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Oh.
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No, I mean, it's weird.
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They only have nine now.
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Oh my God.
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Wait a minute.
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I had it when I put...
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Oh my God, it's in the quiche!
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Oh my God!
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Okay, don't panic.
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I'm gonna go to the store, I'm gonna get you another set of nails, no one's gonna know, and you're gonna look great.
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Oh.
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Oh, it's because they're gonna eat, that's the problem.
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Honey, don't bite your nails.
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Okay, uh, please don't freak out.
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Um, but, uh, there's a blue fingernail in one of the quiche cups.
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And there's no way to know which one.
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And whoever finds it wins the prize.
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Well, they're not even touching the lasagna.
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Really?
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Oh, they love your casserole.
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Yes!
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It's hard to believe just a little while ago this was nothing but ingredients.
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Everyone seems to like your dish.
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and you, I thought it was quite tasty.
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So if everyone liked it and you liked it, that would make this a success, which would make you a bitch.
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Well, I was going for wrong, but we can use your word.
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Yes, well, I was wrong.
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And I have to say, you really impressed me today.
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Wow.
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Um, you might even say that she pulled a Monica.
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She doesn't know we switched it.
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Where's that turkey?
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Jelly, those are my maternity pants.
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No, no, these are my Thanksgiving pants.
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Well, that's it.
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I'm done.
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Whew.
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Oh, here come the meat sweats.
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Well, Joey, we're all very proud of you.
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Yes, I believe we can expect a call from the president any moment now.
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Is there anything we can do for you?
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No, just nobody press on my stomach.
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You can keep those pants, by the way.
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What do you got there? Is that pie?
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Yeah, you want some?
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Uh, just cut me a little sliver.
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A little bigger.
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A bigger.
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What, are you afraid you're gonna run out?
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Cut me a real piece!
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You look cute in bubbles.
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Nah, you're just all liquored up.
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Hey, it's me.
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I'm coming in.
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I've had a very long, hard day.
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Uh, I'm gonna go get some chicken.
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You want some?
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Uh, no thanks.
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No chicken.
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Bye-bye then.
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Okay.
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You sure?
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Some extra crispy?
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Dirty rice?
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Beans?
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For the last time, no!
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Get out!
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Get out, Joey!
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All right. Are you okay?
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I'm so sorry.
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He wouldn't leave.
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He kept asking me if I wanted chicken.
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Chicken?
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I could eat some chicken.
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Hey, Joe!
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Yeah, could I get a three-piece, some coleslaw and some beans and a Coke?
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Ah, ah, ah, ah, Diet Coke.
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I'll tell you one thing.
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I wouldn't mind having a piece of this sun-dried tomato business.
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Five years ago, if somebody had said to me, here's a tomato that looks like a prune, I'd have said, get out of my office.
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Dad, before I was born, did you freak out at all?
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I'm not freaking out.
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I'm just saying if someone had come to me with the idea of these...
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Dad, Dad, Dad.
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I'm talking about the whole, uh, baby thing.
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Did you, uh, ever get this sort of panicky, oh, my God, I'm gonna be a father kind of a thing?
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No. Your mother really did the work.
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I was busy with the business.
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I wasn't around that much.
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Is that what this is about?
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No, no, Dad, I was just wondering.
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Because it's time to make up for that.
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We can do stuff together.
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You always wanted to go to that colonial Williamsburg.
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How about we do that?
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Thanks, Dad, really.
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You know, I just...
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I just...
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I just needed to know, um...
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When did you start to feel like a father?
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Oh.
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Well, I guess it must have been the day after you were born.
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We were in the hospital room.
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Your mother was asleep.
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And they brought you in and gave you to me.
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You were this ugly little red thing.
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And all of a sudden, you grabbed my finger with your whole fist.
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And you squeezed it so tight.
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And that's when I knew.
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So you don't want to go to Williamsburg?
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Well, we can go to Williamsburg.
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Eat your fish.
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$85.
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What do you mean?
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Yesterday you said I was too pretty to pay for stuff.
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It's just I can't because my manager said that I...
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Happy birthday to you.
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Happy birthday to you.
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Happy birthday, dear Annie.
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Amy.
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Amy.
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Happy birthday to you.
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Hey.
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Hey, that's weird.
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Today's my birthday, too.
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Yeah, not in here, it isn't.
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Happy birthday to you.
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You're paying for that.
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But, no, no, it's her birthday.
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You've sung happy birthday to 20 different women today.
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But it really...
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We're no longer authorized to distribute birthday muffins.
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Damn it!
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I'm so sorry we're late.
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Please let us in so we can have dinner together.
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No. Everything's cold.
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The turkey's dried out and the stuffing's all soggy.
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Yeah, and there's a bowl of cranberry sauce.
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What happens to cranberry sauce?
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Nothing.
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It's fine.
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Oh, thank God.
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Oh, I just remembered.
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We do have something to eat.
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Monica put something in our oven this morning.
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Oh, yeah.
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Hey, you touch that and you will be sorry.
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Guys, I listened to her.
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The vein is bigger than I've ever seen it.
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Uh-huh?
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Oh, my God, it's Brussels sprouts!
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That's worse than no food.
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Ha-ha, all you got was Monica's stinky Brussels sprouts.
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Stinky?
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Please let me stay on this side of the door.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh, it all looks so beautiful.
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The turkey, the stuffing.
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The cranberries.
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Enough!
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A monkey could have made him.
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Hey, listen, guys, we feel really terrible.
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He's doing that weird eye contact thing.
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Don't look at him.
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Don't look at him.
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Don't look at him.
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Don't look at him.
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Come on, you guys.
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We want you to know we're very, very sorry.
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Right, guys?
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I feel terrible.
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I'm so sorry.
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But let's not ruin this day.
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You worked so hard.
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Let's move past this and try to have a nice meal all together.
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The floating heads do make a good point.
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Yeah, they do seem to feel pretty bad. So bad. So bad. So bad.
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Okay.
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Okay, you two go get the dessert, and I'll let you in.
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Dessert?
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Yeah, I asked you and Phoebe to pick up the pies.
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You did remember, right?
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Pies?
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Oh, we thought you said prize.
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Here.
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Grand Supreme, little darling.
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Congratulations!
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Oh, my God.
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You forgot the pies?
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Well, I can't believe this.
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You forced me to make dinner, then you're an hour late, and you forget the one little thing that I asked you to do.
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Really, girls?
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Not cool.
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Well, you manheads aren't any better.
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You lied about going to the game.
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You knew it would make you late, and you still went anyway.
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Hey, I'm getting a little tired of this, okay?
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We said we're sorry.
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It's Thanksgiving for Pete's sakes.
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A day of forgiveness.
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It's a day to be thankful.
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Don't make me come up there.
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No. It's too late for apologies.
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Fine.
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Let's just go.
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I don't need your stupid dinner.
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That would be a lot more convincing if you weren't drooling.
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Oh, is that what that is?
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Sorry.
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Come on, you guys.
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Let's just do our own Thanksgiving.
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Yeah, I'll cook.
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Yeah, let's go out.
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Hey!
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Yeah, you three have a nice Thanksgiving.
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The three of us?
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Yeah, you, Chan, and the vein!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Ones to Watch While You Eat”. This video has 563 sentences and 3253 words to shadow. The speech runs for 25:29. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 107 of its 563 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 |
|---|---|---|
| sandwich noun | /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ | A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food. |
| soup noun | /sup/ | Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food… |
| noodle noun | /ˈnu.dəl/ | A string or flat strip of pasta or other dough, usually cooked (at least initially) by boiling, and served in soup or in a dry form mixed with a sauce and… |
| dentist noun | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. |
| cranberry noun | /ˈkɹæn.bɛr.i/ | A shrub belonging to the section Vaccinium sect. Oxycoccus of the genus Vaccinium. |
| tomato noun | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| pie noun | /paɪ/ | A type of pastry that consists of an outer crust and a filling. (Savory pies are more popular in the UK and sweet pies are more popular in the US, so "pie"… |
| nail noun | /neɪl/ | The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human). |
| bologna noun | /bəˈloʊni/ | A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal. |
| lasagna noun | /ləˈzæn.jə/ | A flat sheet of pasta. |
| quiche noun | /kiːʃ/ | A pie made primarily of egg and cream, perhaps mixed with chopped meat or vegetables, in a pastry crust. |
| sprout noun | /spɹaʊt/ | A new growth of or on a plant, whether from seed or other parts. |
| stinky adjective | /ˈstɪŋki/ | Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking. |
| moist adjective | /mɔɪst/ | Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp. |
| vein noun | /veɪn/ | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. |
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
| dry out verb | To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why can't you go to him?
- All right, when'd you have it on last?
- Can't we just ask her to go?
- You know what I'm gonna do?
- What, are you afraid you're gonna run out?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | We've been getting · I've been working |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If you had to, what would you |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've been · I've always wanted · I've had |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being depressed · be divorced · was born |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 143 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: authorize /ˈɔθəɹaɪz/, thankful /ˈθæŋkfəl/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, tooth /tuθ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: quiche /kiːʃ/, nauseous /ˈnɔʃəs/, shampoo /ʃæmˈpuː/, initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
- Long words — get the stress right: maternity /məˈtɜɹnəti/, psychiatrist /ˌsaɪˈkaɪ.ə.tɹɪst/, initiate /ɪˈnɪʃ.i.eɪt/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, coincidence /kəʊˈɪnsɪdəns/
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 sandwich, soup, noodle.
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.