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Oh, hey, you guys.
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Oh, hey.
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Hey, listen.
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Let me ask you.
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Do you believe in soulmates?
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Oh, yes, I do.
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I do.
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I believe that there is one perfect person out there for everyone.
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And you know how you find them?
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You stop looking for them.
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That's why I've stopped looking for Russell Crowe.
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They'll find me.
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Uh -huh, uh -huh. And you?
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No. I mean, I believe that certain people are more suited for each other, and I believe in falling in love, but soulmates, I don't think they exist.
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Okay, good.
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Why?
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Well, last night, I met Monica's.
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What?
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Yeah, I had a day with this guy, and I swear to God, he is her other half.
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Come on, don't be crazy.
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You don't think there's somebody out there better suited for Monica than me, do you? But what's he like?
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Well, he's tall.
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Uh -huh.
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He has brown hair.
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Of course, of course.
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A tall guy with hair similar to mine.
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Oh, unknowable universe.
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He works with food.
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Oh, sure.
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Older?
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Obviously.
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And he's British.
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Oh, I was just gonna ask!
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Yeah?
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And he's so centered and mature and confident.
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Oh, it's so sad.
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They never had a chance to meet.
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Luckily, the guy she settled for can't hear what you're talking about.
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Oh, I'm so sorry.
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And maybe I'm wrong.
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But you know what?
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I'm gonna go out with him again.
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I'll find out more.
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You believe that this guy is destined for somebody else and you're still gonna date him?
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Well, he may not be my soulmate, but a girl's gotta eat.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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Um, Chandler, Monica, this is Don.
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Oh, hello.
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Hello.
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Nice to meet you.
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How are you?
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Follow me.
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So, what have you guys been doing?
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Well, we just had a terrible lunch at Adriatica.
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What is with all the sun -dried tomatoes at that place?
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I know.
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What is this, 1985?
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That's exactly what I said.
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Phoebe, isn't that strange?
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Not really.
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What's wrong with sun -dried tomatoes?
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On a barbecue chicken pizza?
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No?
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So, Dom, what other restaurants do you like?
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Well, Octavio, 27 and 7.
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Oh, there's this great little place, Alessandro's.
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Oh, my God.
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That's my restaurant.
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I'm the chef there.
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You're kidding me.
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Your food is fantastic.
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Wow, I really wanna talk to you about your menu.
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I'm just gonna get some coffees first.
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Anyone want anything?
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Oh, I'd like a latte.
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You know what?
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If you're gonna talk about me, I'm gonna go with you.
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What are you doing?
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Nothing.
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I swear to God, I didn't know you guys would be here.
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And the good news is you don't even believe in soulmates, so...
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I believe in tall, handsome strangers who hit on my wife.
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They're just talking.
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And you know what?
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Just because I think they're soulmates doesn't mean anything's gonna happen.
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Edie, good work.
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Yeah?
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I'm just afraid I'd love him.
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Don't worry, we'll find you someone else.
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So I've been slowly phasing out the wine importing and focusing more on the, um, cheese side of things.
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Cheese, you say?
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That's some pretty smelly work, huh, Don?
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Excuse me?
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Cheese, it's smelly.
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You must smell a lot of the time, too.
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Uh, not really.
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But when it comes to cheese, I'm one of those people who thinks the smellier the better.
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Me too.
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Yeah, Chandler can't stand it.
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He won't even allow me to have blue cheese in the house.
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And you're still married to him?
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I'd like to have Don and Phoebe over.
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Wouldn't that be nice?
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Sure, why don't you set it up?
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I'll just be over here browsing through the personals. Are you okay?
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You've been acting weird all afternoon.
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Yeah, fine, fine.
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Not perfect, but good enough.
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cheese what is with you i'm sorry did you say cheese
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all right what's going on phoebe thinks that you
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and don are soulmates and i don't believe in
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that kind of stuff but then you two totally get along
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so look i won't stand in your way
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if you want to run off with don
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and live in a house of cheese taylor you don't believe in soulmates no
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but i'm sure tomatoes does there a time
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when the brightest minds in the world believed that the earth was flat
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and up until like what 50 years ago you all thought
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the atom was the smallest thing until you split it open
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and this like whole mess of crap came out now are you telling me
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that you are so unbelievably arrogant that you can't admit
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that there's a teeny tiny possibility that you could be wrong about this?
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There might be a teeny...
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tiny possibility I can't believe you caved
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what you just abandoned your whole belief system I mean before I didn't agree with you
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but at least I respected you how are you gonna go
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into work tomorrow oh how are you going to face the
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other science guys how how are you I'm going to face yourself, uh... That was fun.
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So who's hungry?
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Hey!
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Hey!
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I was just gonna get something to eat.
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Want something?
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What you got?
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Okay, let's see.
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We got strained peas, strained carrots.
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Ooh, strained plums.
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We haven't tried that yet.
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Goody!
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Thanks.
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Hey.
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So, how is it living with Rachel again?
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I mean, apart from the great food.
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I'm fine, I'm fine.
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It's just...
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It's just weird what's happening with her and Ross.
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You know, yesterday, he asked me to fix him up with somebody.
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Oh, my God.
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Rachel asked me if I knew anyone for her, too.
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Why are they doing this? i don't know they're
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so perfect for each other it's crazy you know what's crazy
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these jars what is it like two bites in here i
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just wish they'd realize they should be together i know i know and
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when they move back in together i figure you know that's
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where things are headed i know they should be a family they should get married
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and have more children yes
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and they should name one of their kid's joey hey well
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i may not have kids someone's got to carry on the family name
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you know what maybe once they start dating
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and they see what's out there they'll realize how good they are for each other yeah
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because it is slim pickings you know i had this date last night yuck
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but we should probably keep it down she's still in the bedroom So what are we gonna do?
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What, are we just gonna go ahead and set them up with people?
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I know, that just pushes them further and further apart Yeah Oh, I know what we can do We could set Ross
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and Rachel up on horrible dates So that they'll realize how good they are together Ooh, that's a great plan Yeah, you know what the best part of it is?
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I get to do my plan laugh Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
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ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha,
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ha on the 5th, a special someone is going to give you a gift.
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Oh, well, thank you in advance.
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Oh, but the 12th brings a lover's spat.
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You're going to make a joke about my special present.
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Why would you do that?
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Oh, wait, and on the 19th, a secret crush announces itself.
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Hey, guys.
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Hey!
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Oh, my God, it's Joey Tribbiani of Mac and Cheese!
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Oh, that's right.
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It's your first day.
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So are you psyched to fight fake crime with your robot sidekick?
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Am I psyched?
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The lead in my own TV series?
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I've dreamed about this for years.
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Why have I not been preparing?
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No, Joey, you're gonna be great.
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But I gotta act with the robot, Pheebs, and I don't know anything about technology.
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I can't even use Chandler's computer to find porn.
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And that's only because it's right there when you turn it on.
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I think our lover's spat will start a little early this month.
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I'll be waiting.
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Oh, Miss, you're so threatened by me.
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Oh, I'm threatened by you?
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Yeah, yeah.
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Okay, I thought that's the big...
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That's it, get in here.
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Come on.
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My God, you guys.
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I don't believe you.
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There are children coming into the world in this very building, and your negative fighting noises are not the first thing they should be hearing.
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So just stop all the yelling.
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Just stop it.
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Yes, Susan.
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Don't make me do this again.
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I don't like my voice like this.
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Okay, who wants to hear something ironic?
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No!
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Come on!
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Help!
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I'm having a baby in the air.
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Hello!
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Help!
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Okay, everyone stand back.
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Al.
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What are you going to do?
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Suck the door open?
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Help!
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Help!
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Help!
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And they found their bodies the very next day, and they found their bodies the very next day,
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and they found their bodies the very next day.
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You know, my son is being born, and I should be in there.
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You know, instead I'm stuck in a closet with you.
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The woman I love is having a baby today.
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I've been waiting for this just as much as you have.
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No, no, no. Believe me, no one has been waiting for this as much as I have, okay?
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And you know what the funny thing is?
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When this day is over, you get to go home with the baby, okay?
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Where does that leave me?
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You get to be the baby's father.
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Everyone knows who you are, and who am I?
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There's Father's Day, there's Mother's Day.
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There's no lesbian lover day.
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Every day is lesbian lover day.
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This is so great.
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You want to explain that?
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I mean, well, because when I was growing up, you know, my dad left and my mother died and my stepfather went to jail,
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so I barely had enough pieces of parents to make one whole one.
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And here's this little baby who has, like, three whole parents who care about it so much that they're fighting over who gets to love it the most,
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and it's not even born yet it's just it's just the luckiest baby in the whole world
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i'm sorry you were fighting i'm hospital worker ben it's ben to the rescue
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ben you ready yeah all right give me your foot okay okay on three ben one two three Come on, Ben.
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Okay.
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That's it, Ben.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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What do you see?
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Well, Susan, I see what appears to be a dark vet.
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Wait.
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Yes, it is, in fact, a dark vet.
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Babes, it's open.
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It's open.
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Wait.
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You forgot your legs.
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Hey, guys.
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Joey, come here.
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Come here.
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What?
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What?
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Phoebe just found out about Monica and Chandler.
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You mean how they're friends and nothing more?
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No. No, Joey, she knows.
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We were at Ugly Naked Guy's apartment, and we saw them doing it through the window.
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Actually, we saw them doing it up against the window.
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Okay, so now they know you know, and they don't know that Rachel knows?
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Yes, but you know what?
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It doesn't matter who knows what.
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Now enough of us know that we can just tell them we know.
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Oh, now all the lying and the secrets will finally be over.
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Or we could not tell them we know and have a little son of our own.
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Hello.
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Oh, yeah.
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Hey, hold on a second.
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She's right here.
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Hey, it's Chandler.
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Oh?
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Hello, you.
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Hello, Phoebe.
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I've been thinking about you all day.
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Huh?
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Well, you know that thing you said before i'd be lying
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if i said i wasn't intrigued really yeah listen joey's not going to be here tonight
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so why don't you come over and i'll let you uh feel my bicep or maybe more
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i'll have to get back to you on
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that okay bye oh my god he wants me to come over and feel his bicep and more Are you kidding?
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Oh, I cannot believe he would do that to Moni...
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Joey, do they know that we know?
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No. Joey?
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They know you know.
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Oh, I knew it!
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Oh, I cannot believe those two.
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They thought that they could mess with us?
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They're trying to mess with us?
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They don't know that we know they know we know.
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And, Joey, you can't say anything.
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Couldn't if I wanted to.
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Okay, so when you're done with your tea, I'll look at the leaves and tell you your fortune.
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I didn't know you read tea leaves.
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Oh, yeah, I've done it for years.
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I actually stopped because I was so accurate.
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You know, and, you know, one of the great joys of life is its wondrous unpredictability.
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you know and also t tends to give me the trots okay i'm done read mine okay
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ooh i see a ladder which can mean either a promotion or a violent death
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i'm the head chef i can't get promoted who's next
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okay i'm done do mine okay um oh
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okay i see a circle oh oh
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which can either mean you're having a baby
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or you're gonna make a scientific discovery well i have been
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spending a lot of time in the lab what does yours
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say thieves um wow all right wow yay oh i'm gonna meet a guy
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and really soon and he's gonna be the man of my dreams.
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Probably not the guy I had a dream about last night.
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Oh, wait a second, you guys.
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For the last couple weeks, I haven't seen that guy everywhere I go.
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We take the same bus, we go to the same bookstore, same dry cleaner.
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Maybe he's the tea guy.
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Phoebe, did you see that?
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He totally checked you out and he is
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so cute mine is a picture of the village people what does that mean
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hello hey where the hell have you been hey i spent
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the night out i met this cute bridesmaid she is
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so i don't want to hear about her oh thieves you
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know you're still my number one girl girl no no we
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have an emergency okay Rachel's coming to London oh great great no she's coming to tell Ross
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that she loves him but he loves Emily I know
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that you have to stop her she's gonna ruin the wedding okay okay
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so then I've done my part okay it's your responsibility now the burden is off me right right
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so tell me about this girl love the beginning parts of
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relationships you know you just like can't keep your hands off each other i know it is the best oh god
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so so how long did that last for you
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and chandler what it's still going on come on seriously
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when did it end i am serious i mean we're we're
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all over each other all the time okay well you know where you are better than I do.
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I was just curious.
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Why don't you just calm down, Phoebe, all right?
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Why don't you just get all your facts before you run around telling everybody that, you know, you're the only hot couple?
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God, I woke the beast.
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I was wrong, obviously.
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I just, I misspoke.
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It's okay.
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It is okay.
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I mean, as long as you know that Chandler and I are also very hot and fiery.
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I mean, just as hot as you.
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I mean, our flame, whoo, it is on fire.
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Hey, Monica, here's your broom back.
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You are so cute.
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Hey, so, uh, did everything go okay with the annulment?
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Oh, yeah, no problems.
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It's all taken care of.
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Ross, thank you.
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Oh.
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Hey, do you guys want to go see a movie?
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Oh, yeah, why not?
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I'm gonna get my sweater.
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Okay.
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You want to hear something weird?
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Always.
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i didn't get the annulment what we're still married don't tell rachel i'll see you later
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hey do you have any gum oh wait wait hi listen
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ross can i just talk to you for just a second oh
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but phoebe we're gonna be late for the movie oh there's a cab taxi Oh, that's funny.
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What timing, my God, huh?
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There you go.
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There you go.
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We're actually just gonna walk because it's right up there at the Angelica.
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Oh, the Angelica, go, go!
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You didn't get the annulment?
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I know.
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Ross?
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Well, I tried, but when I got to my lawyer's office, all I could hear was, three divorces, three divorces.
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Look, I just don't want my tombstone to read Ross Geller, three divorces.
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Don't be worried about that.
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Your tombstone can say whatever you want it to say.
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It can say, Ross Geller, good at marriage.
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You know?
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Mine's gonna say, Phoebe Buffay, buried alive.
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All I know is I can't have another failed marriage.
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So, okay, what, you're gonna be married to a girl who doesn't even know about it?
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A woman, sorry.
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Well, okay, so I don't have it all worked out quite yet.
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Just don't say anything to Rachel, please.
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Rachel is one of my closest friends.
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Although, being the only one that knows about this does make me feel special.
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Okay.
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Okay, stop, stop, stop!
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Phoebe!
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Hey, Rach!
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What was that?
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Sorry, mix -up.
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Hey, how was the movie?
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I haven't seen it yet.
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Well, then you better hurry.
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The Angelica, go!
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Okay, bye.
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Oh, no. So, did you get the annulment?
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I couldn't.
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I knew it, because you love Rachel.
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It's not that, okay?
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Annulments are more complicated than I...
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Yeah, complicated because of the love.
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I do not love Rachel.
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I'm going to tell her right now about the whole thing so we can get this marriage annulled as fast as possible.
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Okay?
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Would I do that if I loved her?
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I've never been more convinced of your love for her.
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I do not have feelings for Rachel, okay?
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Oh, what's wrong?
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Monica and Chandler are really moving in here and I have to move out, and everything is changing.
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Oh, my...
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Oh, come here.
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Come here.
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It's okay.
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Oh, everything's gonna be okay.
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Thank you. Of course.
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Hey, Phoebe.
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Fatty.
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What?
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Hey, Chandler, why so fancy?
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Well, I got a job interview.
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It's kind of a big deal, too.
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It's a lot more money, and I'd be doing data reconfiguration and statistical factoring.
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Wait, I think I know someone who does that.
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Me?
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I do that.
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So, seriously, do I look okay?
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I'm a little nervous.
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Oh, yeah, you really, you look great.
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You know, just don't get your help, sir.
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Why not?
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Well, the interview.
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What about it?
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You know, you don't make a very good first impression.
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What?
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Oh, you don't know. Are you serious?
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Yes, I mean, when I first met you, You were like, blah, blah, blah, blah.
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I was like, shh.
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Huh.
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What is it that I do?
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Well, it's just like you're trying too hard, always making jokes, you know?
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You just, you come off a little needy.
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I'm sorry, Pheebs.
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I guess I'm just really sad that I'm leaving.
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I'm gonna miss you so much.
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Well, this doesn't have to be so sad, though, you know?
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Maybe instead of just thinking about how much you're gonna miss each other, you should, like, think about some of the things that you're not gonna miss.
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I don't think there's anything.
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Come on, there's got to be something.
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Oh, she's perfect.
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I have one.
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Great, okay, you can go first.
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Uh, well, I guess I'm not going to miss the fact that you're never allowed to move the phone pen.
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Good, that's a good one.
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Okay, Monica, anything?
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You know, does Rachel move the phone pen?
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Odd sometimes.
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Always, actually.
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Okay, good.
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There you go.
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Doesn't everyone feel better?
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It's not just the phone pen.
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I never get my messages.
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You get your messages?
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Yeah, well, I don't think it really counts
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if you have to read them off the back of your hand after you fall asleep on the couch.
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so so you missed a message from who chandler or your mom or chandler or your mom
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great it worked no one's sad it can happen on anniversary
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ever oh good all right you decided to tell about the richard thing what what richard thinks oh no
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What Richard thing?
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Simmons.
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Go Simmons.
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Okay, I, um, I ran into Richard yesterday, and he asked me if I wanted to go for a bite, and I did.
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And the only reason why I didn't tell you is because I knew you'd get mad, and I didn't want to spoil our anniversary.
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I'm not mad.
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Really?
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Oh, yeah.
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Yeah, so you bumped into Richard.
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You grabbed a bite.
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Don't be a deal.
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Great.
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Okay, London won.
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All right, check out this bad boy.
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12 megabytes of RAM, 500 megabyte hard drive, built -in spreadsheet capabilities, and a modem that transmits at over 28 ,000 BPS.
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Wow.
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What are you going to use it for?
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games
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and stuff there are no jobs there are no jobs for
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me oh wait here's one uh would you be willing to
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cook naked there's an ad for a naked chef no but If you're willing to cook naked, then you might be willing to dance naked.
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Then...
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Hi.
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Hey.
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Oh, so, um, how'd you make out last night? That -that is funny.
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That is painfully funny.
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No, wait, wait.
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Yeah, that's just painful.
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Wait a minute.
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I thought last night was -was great.
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Yeah, it was.
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But I get home, okay, and I see Julie's sailing solution on my night table, and I'm thinking to myself, oh, my God, what the hell am I doing?
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I mean, here I am, I'm with Julie, this incredible, great woman who I care about and who cares about me, and I'm like, what, am I just gonna throw all that away?
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You got all that from saline solution?
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Wait a minute, we're talking about Rachel here.
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You and Rachel.
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Believe me, I've been dreaming about me and Rachel for, like, ten years now, but now I'm with Julie.
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You know, so it's like me and Julie, me and Rachel.
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Me and Julie, me and Ra...
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Rachel Rachel how are you good
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hi Julie hi Julie um how are you good good so everybody's here everybody's good
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so were you gonna play something phoebe well actually all right hey julie i didn't know you wore lenses what
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okay um hi hello hi okay
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so um this is a song um about a love triangle between three people
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that i made up um it's called um two of them
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kissed last night there was a girl we'll call her betty
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and a guy let's call him neil now i can't stress this point too strongly this story isn't real
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Now O 'Neal must decide Who will be the girl
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that he casts aside Will Betty be the one who he loves truly
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Or will it be the one who we'll call Luli He must decide,
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he must decide Even though I made him up,
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he must decide Thank you.

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Why This Friends Clip Is Perfect for English Speaking Practice

This casual conversation from Friends is ideal for IELTS speaking practice and building natural fluency. The dialogue features everyday topics—soulmates, relationships, and meeting new people—mirroring the kind of discussions you might have in real life or on an exam. The mix of humor, sarcasm, and genuine curiosity makes the language relatable, while the conversational pace helps learners adapt to natural speech patterns. Plus, the short exchanges are easy to break down, making them perfect for shadowspeak or the shadowing technique.

Breaking Down Natural Speech: Key Phrases

Let’s look at a few lines that sound authentic and why they work:

  • “I swear to God, he is her other half.” The phrase “I swear to God” adds emphasis, a common way to show conviction in casual talk. “Other half” is a natural idiom for a soulmate, avoiding formal language like “perfect match.”
  • “Luckily, the guy she settled for can’t hear what you’re talking about.” “Settled for” implies choosing someone less than ideal, a subtle way to express sarcasm. This line teaches how to convey tone through word choice, crucial for IELTS speaking.
  • “A girl’s gotta eat.” This playful response uses a colloquial structure (“gotta” instead of “has to”) and a metaphor to downplay a decision. It’s a great example of how native speakers simplify language for humor.

A Simple Shadowing Practice Routine for This Clip

To master the dialogue, try this shadow speak exercise: 1. Watch the video once to understand the context. 2. Play a 5-second segment, pause, and repeat it aloud, mimicking the tone, pace, and stress (e.g., the emphasis on “British” or “mature”). 3. Record yourself and compare it to the original—note differences in intonation or pauses. 4. Gradually increase the segment length to 10-15 seconds. This routine builds muscle memory for natural speech, helping you sound more confident in English speaking practice. Repeat daily, and you’ll notice improvements in your ability to follow and replicate conversational English, a key skill for IELTS success.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going onYou've been acting · have I not been preparing · I've been waiting
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowI've stopped · I've been · haven't tried
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingpeople who thinks · ladder which can · someone who does
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itis destined · are headed · being born

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →