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Air, airplane, airport, airport 75, airport 77, airport 79.
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Yep, time's up.
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Bye, bye, birdie.
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That's a bird.
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That's a bird.
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Okay, okay, it's my turn.
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Go.
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Uh, bean, bean.
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The unbearable likeness of being!
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Yes! That you get!
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That you get!
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Hey, what's wrong, Lou?
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Everybody at the restaurant still hates me.
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I thought I was making headway.
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Everyone was smiling at me all day, and then I'd get off work and find out that they wrote this on my chef's hat.
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Hey, maybe they meant to write quiet, bitch.
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All right, honey, what's the matter?
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Fine, just trying to be nice.
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I mean, I have not been picked on this much since I was in kindergarten, and they had to bring in someone from junior high to do the seesaw with me.
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Oh.
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I mean, they're trying to do everything they can to make me quit.
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And if it were any other job, I would, but this is something I've been waiting for my whole life.
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Well, Bonnie, wait a minute.
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You're the boss.
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Why don't you just yell at them?
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Or fire them?
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Oh, I would love to, but I can't.
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I mean, I just can't.
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You know I'm not good at confrontation.
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Hey, you know what you could do?
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I remember reading about this director, I think it was, uh, Orson Welles, who at the beginning of a movie would hire somebody just so he could fire them in front of everybody.
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Then they would all know who was boss.
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Hey, Mom, I'm not doing anything.
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Why don't you fire me?
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That's a good idea.
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Do you know how to waiter?
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Good enough to get fired.
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Could the waiters gather around to hear tonight's specials?
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Okay, first, there's a Chilean sea bass prepared with a mango relish on it, but...
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Why is nobody writing these down?
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Because we can remember them.
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And because you're all gonna make up fake specials and make me cook them like you did the other night?
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Well, sure, that too.
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Okay, forget the specials for a minute.
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Um, here's the thing.
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For the last two weeks, I have, uh.. tried really hard to create a positive atmosphere.
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Can't hear you.
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Positive atmosphere.
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But I have had it up to here.
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But from now on, it is going to be my way...
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Or the highway, all right?
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Does anybody have a problem with that?
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Hey, new guy.
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I said, does anybody have a problem with that?
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No, ma 'am.
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Hey, he has a name.
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It's Dragon.
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If you want to know your name, check your hat.
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You did the hat, right?
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What the hell just happened?
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I am so, so sorry.
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I was gonna do it, really.
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But then I was standing there with $327 in one hand and $238 in the other hand, and I was thinking, wow, it's been a long time since I had...
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$327 plus $238.
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Very funny.
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somebody let me out please come on i'm cold i'm covered in marinara sauce come on let me out
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you found that handle did you that's not funny well that's not true
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i'm a good person and i'm a good chef and i don't deserve to have mariners all over me
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you know what if you want me to quit this bad then all you do hey chef keller
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that little speech you made the other day well i got a problem with it
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you do you bet i do i just uh wasn't listening then that's all Well,
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if you want a problem, I'll give you a problem.
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What are you going to do here?
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Are you going to fire me?
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You bet your ass I'm going to fire you.
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Now get out of my kitchen!
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Get out!
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All right.
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Anybody else got a problem?
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How about you, Chuckles?
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You think this is funny now?
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No. How about if I dance around all covered in sauce, huh?
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You think it's funny now?
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No, it's really good.
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Good.
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Now take those salads to table four.
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And you, get the swordfish.
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And you, get a haircut.
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Hey, babe.
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Hey, honey.
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So we just got a wedding gift from Bob and Faye Bing.
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They don't like us, do they?
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Who says you can't get a nice punch bowl for under six bucks?
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Maybe we can take it back.
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No, I didn't see where it came from.
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Where would we return it?
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How about to the street, say, from the balcony?
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Why don't we just find a place for it?
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Yeah.
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How about in that cabinet?
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No, that's where we keep the canned goods.
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Have you completely forgotten everything you learned at orientation?
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How about the closet by the bathroom?
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Oh, okay.
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Here, why don't you let me do it?
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No, no, no, no, no. I will do it.
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Honey, you have to learn to sit down and relax and let your husband take care of things once in a while.
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It's locked.
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You have to help me.
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Why is it locked?
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No reason.
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I keep private things in there.
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Well, you know, I've been living here for a while, and I have never seen what's inside that closet.
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What is in there?
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Feminine stuff.
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Don't try to make me uncomfortable with feminine stuff.
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Taylor, there is nothing in there that concerns you.
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If you love me, you'll just let it go.
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Fine.
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Thank you.
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Love you.
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I wasn't trying to open your closet.
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I wasn't trying to open your closet, I swear.
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Wow.
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Monica runs a pretty tight ship around here, doesn't she?
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What are you doing?
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Monica has a secret closet, and she won't let me see what's in it.
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Why not?
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I don't know.
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What could she possibly be hiding in here that I can't see?
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I don't know.
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Ooh.
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I bet it's Richard.
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why would monica be keeping richard in here well off the
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top of my head uh maybe she's having her cake
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and eating it too you being the cake richard being the two
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or and here we go i saw this movie once where there was a door
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and nobody knew what was behind it and
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when they finally got it open Millions and millions and millions of bugs came pouring out, and they feasted on human flesh.
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You know, it wouldn't kill you to respect your wife's privacy.
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Not too shabby.
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I got this all off myself.
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Using my wife's tools.
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oh my god you're messy no
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you weren't supposed to see this I
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married Fred Samford you
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don't understand you're not sick look I don't love you
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because you're organized I love you in spite of that yes
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and look now that I know if I've got We've got some extra stuff lying around.
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Can we.. can we share the closet?
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Oh.
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Well...
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It's just, um...
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I'm afraid you might mess it up.
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You're here for Thanksgiving?
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I know.
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It's sick.
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Why is it sick?
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Because it's Richard's son.
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It's like inviting a Greek tragedy over for dinner.
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Hey, come on, Phoebe, you understand, don't you?
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Yeah, I could see where I'd be your best shot, but no. Sorry, honey.
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I think it's twisted.
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Yeah.
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What's twisted?
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Me going out with Richard's son.
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Ew!
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Ew, ew, ew.
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Sounds like a really bad idea to me.
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Is he okay in there?
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He's fine.
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Hey, you know, Ma, if things work out between you and Richard's son, you'll be able to tell your kids that you slept with their grandfather.
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Fine.
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Judge all you want to but married a lesbian? left a man at the altar, fell in love with a gay ice dancer, threw a girl's wooden leg in the fire, live in a box.
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Uh, Dad called this morning, and, uh, Aunt Sylvia passed away.
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Yeah, yeah, yeah!
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We were all pretty shaken up about it.
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Wait, am I missing something, though?
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Because I always thought death was supposed to be sad, in a way.
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well uh aunt sylvia was well not a nice person no she was a cruel cranky old bitch
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and i'm sorry she died did dad say i get the dollhouse you get the dollhouse i get the dollhouse
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wow a house for dolls that is so cool when i was a kid i had a barrel Uh,
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Pheebs, you had a barrel for a dollhouse?
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No, just a barrel.
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You know what?
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You can play with my dollhouse.
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Really?
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Really?
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Anytime you want.
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You know, when I was younger, all I wanted to do was to play with this dollhouse.
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But no, it was to be looked at, but never played with.
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My grandmother used to say that exact same thing to me.
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Hey, who?
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Hey, who?
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Oh!
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Oh, Monica!
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It's so beautiful!
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I know!
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So, I'm here, ready to play.
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Okay.
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I bought a bunch of stuff for the house.
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So, check it out.
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Ha -ha.
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What's this?
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That's a dog.
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Every house should have a dog.
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Not one that can pee on the roof.
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Maybe it's so big because the house was built on radioactive waste.
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and is this in case the house sneezes
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no no that's the ghost for the attic i don't want a ghost well nobody wants a ghost
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but you've got one because the house is sitting on an ancient indian burial ground
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wait a minute the house was built on radioactive waste and an ancient Indian burial ground. That would never happen.
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Okay, obviously, you don't know much about the U .S government.
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Dinosaur attack!
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Quick!
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Everybody into the house!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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All right, Phoebe, you know what?
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That's it.
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That's it.
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All right?
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No dinosaurs, no ghosts, no giant dogs, okay?
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They're not the right size, they're not Victorian, and they just don't go.
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Okay.
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Fine.
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Come, Dinosaur.
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We're not welcome in the house of no imagination.
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Look, everybody.
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Look at my new dollhouse.
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Wow.
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Ah, look, look.
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Hey, what's this?
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Oh, okay, it's a slide instead of stairs.
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Look.
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Oh.
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Very interesting, Phoebe.
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What's this?
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The licorice room.
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You can eat all the furniture.
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And when guests come over, they can stay on the Tootsie Rollaway bed.
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This is the coolest house ever!
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Hey, does anyone want to join me in the aroma room?
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Oh, all right.
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I would.
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Hey, guys.
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Guys, did you see my new china cabinet?
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Uh -huh.
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Watch, watch. And? And?
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I'll play it.
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Okay.
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Mike, you don't know what you're doing.
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She gets crazy.
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This scar is from Pictionary.
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I think I'll be all right.
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You want to volley a bit for serve?
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Sure, if you want to.
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Oh!
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Oh, by the way, um, I'm awesome.
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Oh, dear God, there's two of them.
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You ready to play?
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Hell, yeah.
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Did you know this about him?
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No idea.
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I thought he was soft like you.
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You want to make it more interesting?
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How much were you thinking?
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Ten bucks a game.
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Make it 50.
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I'll make it 100.
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1 ,000?
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Okay.
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We'll flip to see who goes first.
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You got a quarter?
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No. Either you girls got a quarter?
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Honey, try to focus the trash talk on him.
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Monica, you call it.
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Heads.
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No tails.
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Not heads.
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Tails.
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Oh, what are the chances?
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Ha!
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My point.
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Oh, no, I don't think so.
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No, according to standard table tennis rules, if at any time a player uses his non -racquet -bearing hand to touch the playing surface, he or she forfeits the point.
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Oh!
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I'm sorry, I think...
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I think that may have missed the table. Do you?
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Uh, yeah. Do you?
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Uh, yeah. Do you?
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Uh, yeah.
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Do you really find this attractive on him?
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Oh, yeah.
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Are you telling me you're not even a little turned on by Monica right now?
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I think this is the first time in our marriage that I've felt like the more attractive one.
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All right, come on, Mike.
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You can beat her.
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Knock that dog off her head.
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Oh, damn it.
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I sleep with him.
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Game point.
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Don't get too cocky.
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Remember, I won the last one.
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Oh, by the way, how did that feel, losing to a girl?
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You know, you should really look in the mirror before you call yourself that.
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No, no, no!
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And that's how it's done.
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Okie dokie.
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You've each won a game, and I've lost what's felt like a year of my life.
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so everybody goes home winner best out of three that's what
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i'm thinking should i use my invisibility to fight crime
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or for evil serve them all chump okay better comebacks mike
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better comebacks i can't just walk away i've put in four hours
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but look you knew this about me
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when you married me you agreed to take me in sickness and in health well this is my sickness
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What about the obsessive cleaning?
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That's just good sense.
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Ow!
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You okay?
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No, no, no, honey, I'm okay.
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Shake it off.
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Oh, God, no shaking, no shaking, no shaking.
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Oh, my God.
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I can't play.
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So you forfeit?
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Mike wins.
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I can't believe it.
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I lost.
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No, you didn't.
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What?
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Because I'm going to play for you.
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You can't do that.
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Ah, it's okay.
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I don't care which of them I beat.
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Okay, we're taking that pedal home, mister.
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Honey, you don't have to do this.
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Yes, I do.
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Now, I may not understand why you have to win so badly.
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But if it's important to you, then it's important to me.
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Because I love you. But you suck.
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You're welcome, sweetheart.
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All right, Mike, let's get this over with.
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Sudden death.
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Whoever wins this point, wins.
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Okay?
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Oh, my God.
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You're good.
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It's like watching porn.
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And that's how it's done.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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That was so amazing.
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Well, when did you...
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Hold on.
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I almost forgot.
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Loser.
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When did you stop sucking?
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I never sucked.
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I just didn't want you to know how good I was.
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Why?
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I don't know.
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Well, this is
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so great now we can enter into doubles tournaments that's why trouble here we've only got 12 hours
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and 36 minutes left move move move monica i feel like you should have german subtitles
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joey speed it up i'm sorry it's the pigs they're reluctant to get in the blankets
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monica how did this happen i thought you had this all planned out do you want me to cry is
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that what you want do you want to see me cry
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all right you what no look I told you I am
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not a part of this thing all right look Ross I realize
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that you have issues with Carol and Susan
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and I feel for you I do but
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if you don't help me cook I'm gonna take a bunch of those little hot dogs
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and create a new appetizer called Pigs and Ross.
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All right, ball of melon.
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Hey, how come I'm stuck dicing when he gets to ball of melon?
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The most popular Phoebe in tennis is called the overhand Phoebe.
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And if you win, you must slap your opponent on the BB and say, hi, BB.
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Oh, that's cute.
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We really all enjoyed it.
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But you know, it doesn't count.
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Count for what?
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Just count in our heads as good Mad Libs.
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I guess fun done is over.
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No, wait, wait, guys.
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If we follow the rules, it's still fun, and it means something.
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Yeah, I'm gonna take off.
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Guys, rules are good.
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Rules help control the fun.
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I'm in my house.
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I think it's insane. So, this is Brooklyn.
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All right, listen up.
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There's usually only one dress in each size.
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So when they open those doors, fan out.
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Now, this is what you're looking for.
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Memorize it.
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When you locate the dress, blow on these.
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All right?
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Three sharp blasts.
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When you hear it, come running.
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Got it.
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All right.
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Oh, they're pushing!
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They're pushing!
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Hey, don't!
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Be a baby!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Let's go!
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Babe!
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Rachel!
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Come on!
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No. No. Not it.
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Not it.
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Don't crowd me.
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This is it.
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This is the dress.
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Oh, my God, it's perfect.
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I'm sorry, this one's taken.
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Whoa!
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Megan!
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Monica!
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You came!
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Yeah!
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This is my dress.
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No!
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Yes, it is.
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You saw me wearing it.
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And now you'll see me buying it.
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What?
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You freak!
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You wouldn't even have known about this place if it wasn't for me.
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Look, you don't want to fight me.
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Maybe I do.
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I'm pretty feisty.
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I'm coming, I'm coming!
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Okay.
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Hey, but what do I do?
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What do you do?
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Do I have a dress?
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Did you point the dress?
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No, you've got to get me out of here, Phoebe these bargain shoppers are crazy we gotta get monica no you gotta hold my hand oh my god
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the whole evening was pretty much a bust yeah we we
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really missed you guys yeah look we were just saying this whole thing is
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so stupid we just i have to really really really not let stuff like this about money get like is
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that a hickey oh no i just i fell down
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on someone's lips where'd you get the hickey you know a party
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or what party well it wasn't a party so much as a gathering of people with food and music and the band.
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You partied with Hootie and the Blowfish?
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Yes.
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Apparently, Stevie and Hootie are like this.
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Who gave you that hickey?
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That would be the work of a blowfish.
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Come in.
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I've been waiting for you.
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i just went oh my god oh my god oh my
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god okay i'm sorry sorry i was um i was taking a nap
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since when do you take naps in that position
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oh god monica tell me you're waiting for a guy please
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tell me you're waiting for a guy yes yes i was
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a guy from work i'm seeing a guy from work ha That cute waiter guy from your restaurant.
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The one that looks like a non -threatening Ray Liotta?
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Uh -huh, that one.
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You know what?
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Just give me a second.
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I'll be out of your hair.
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I'm just gonna grab a jacket.
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When I get back, I want every little detail.
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Maybe that's him.
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Okay, um, okay, um...
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It's just Joey and Ross.
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Why aren't you guys at the movie?
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Well, we were, but Ross was talking so loud on his phone, they threw us out.
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I had to talk loud because the movie was loud.
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He's talking to London.
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Oh, my God.
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Did he get in touch with Emily?
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Well, no, not yet.
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He's calling everyone on her side of the family, hoping that someone will help him get in touch with her.
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I -I don't care if I said some other girl's name, you prissy old twit.
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Ross, way to suck up to the family.
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I'm so glad you guys are all here.
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My office finally got wrinkle -free fax paper.
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monica my star student you know you call me that before
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so i took the liberty of fashioning a star out of
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aluminum foil now no pressure you like my cookies you give me the star
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wow a star i know you all hate me and i'm sorry but i don't care okay joey you're up next
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Oh, my God!
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This is amazing!
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You get an A.
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I get an A?
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A in school?
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Hey, I'm a dork.
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Joey, I'm so proud of you.
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I think you should give him your star.
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Excuse me?
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He doesn't even know what he's doing.
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We're all beginners here.
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Nobody knows what they're doing.
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I do.
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I'm a professional chef.
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Oh, relax.
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It's not a courtroom drama.
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If you're a professional chef, what are you doing taking introduction to cooking?
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Yeah.
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I'm sorry.
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It's just that, um...
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Well, I cook at this restaurant, Alessandro's, and I just got a really bad review.
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Oh, Alessandro's.
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I love that place.
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You do?
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Oh, yes.
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You're an excellent chef.
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As a person, you're a little...
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Oh, I'm totally crazy, but you like the food?
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Very much.
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Okay, then.
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I don't stink.
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I'm a good chef.
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Okay.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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I don't want to go.
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I'm having fun.
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Well, actually, did either of you pay for this glass?
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Hey, hey, hey.
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If my friend says it's time to go, it's time to go.
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What's so funny?
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I'm not laughing.
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You told her!
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Nancy Thompson's getting fired.
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Okay, okay.
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I have food poisoning.
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It's not like I chose to do it.
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It's not like I said, huh, what would make this ride more fun?
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You're right.
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You're right.
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I'm sorry.
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I shouldn't be laughing.
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I should be laying down papers for you.
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How could you tell her?
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I had to, okay?
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We're getting married.
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Married couples can't keep secrets from one another.
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Oh, really?
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Well, I guess Monica should know about Atlantic City. Do -root!
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What happened to Atlantic City?
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Well, Chandler and I are in a bar.
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Did you not hear me say, do -root?
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And this girl is making eyes at Chandler.
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Okay, so after a while, he goes over to her, and after a minute or two, I see them kissing.
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Now, I know what you're thinking.
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Chandler's not the type of guy who just goes to bars and makes out with girls.
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And you're right.
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Chandler is not the type of guy who just goes to bars and makes out with girls.
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You kissed a guy?
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You want to tell secrets?
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Okay, okay.
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In college, Ross used to wear leg warmers.
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All right, all right.
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Chandler entered a vanilla ice look -alike contest and won.
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ross came in fourth and cried oh my god oh is
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that funny oh you you find
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that funny well maybe chandler should know some of your secrets too i already told him everything you shush
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once monica was sent to a room without dinner so she ate the macaroni off a jewelry box she'd made
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Ross used to stay home every Saturday night to watch Golden Girls.
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Monica couldn't tell time until she was 13.
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It's hard for some people. Of course it is.
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Chandler, one time I wore my underwear to work.
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Hey!
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I'm sorry, I couldn't think of it anymore for Ross.
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In college, Chandler got drunk and slept with a lady who cleaned our dorm. That was you.
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Whatever, dude.
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You kissed a guy.
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Are you through with that?
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Yeah, sorry, the swallowing slowed me down.
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Whose little ball of paper is this?
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Oh, that would be mine.
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See, I wrote a note to myself, and then I realized I didn't need the note, so I balled it up, and now I wish I was dead.
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She already fluffed that pillow.
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Monica, you know, you already fluffed, but it's fine.
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Look, I'm sorry, guys.
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I just don't want to give them any more ammunition than they already have.
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Yes, and we all know how cruel a parent can be about the flatness of a child's pillow.
586
Well, Monica, hi.
587
Um, Monica, um, you're scaring me.
588
I mean, you're like, you're like all chaotic and twirly, you know?
589
I mean, not in a good way.
590
Yeah, calm down.
591
You don't see Ross getting all chaotic and twirly every time they come?
592
That's because as far as my parents are concerned, Ross can do no wrong.
593
You see, he's the prince.
594
Apparently, they had some big ceremony before I was born.
595
I mean, we're gonna take you shopping.
596
It's gonna be fine.
597
Yeah, totally.
598
You are in such good hands, and I am so good with meeting parents.
599
With the father, you know, you want to flirt a little bit, but not in a gross way.
600
Just kind of like, oh, Mr. Pinser.
601
I can see where Wallace gets his good looks.
602
You went out with Wallace Pinser?
603
Oh, he took the SATs for me.
604
I knew you didn't get a $1 ,400.
605
Well, duh.
606
So, now, what about with Mike's mom?
607
Oh, well, with the mother, just constantly tell her how amazing her son is.
608
Take it from me, moms love me.
609
Ross' mom one time actually said, I am like the daughter that she never had.
610
She said what?
611
That she's like the daughter she never had.
612
I want you to take a piece of paper, here you go, and write down your most embarrassing memory.
613
Oh, and I do ask that when you're not using the markers, you put the caps back on them because they will dry out.
614
Listen, you guys, um, I don't mean to be a pain about this, but, um, I've noticed that some of you are just placing them on.
615
You want to push the caps until you hear them click.
616
Gunther, where are you going?
617
I, um, was sort of thinking about maybe...
618
No!
619
No, you can't go!
620
No, this is fun!
621
Come on, we're just getting started.
622
Here, here's your marker.
623
Listen, if you want to go, just go.
624
No. She'll yell at me again.
625
All right, I can get you out.
626
What?
627
Shh.
628
In a minute, I'm gonna create a diversion.
629
And I do.
630
Walk quickly to the door and don't look back.
631
Okay, and the first person's most embarrassing memory is...
632
Monica, your party sucks.
633
Okay, very funny.
634
Oh, no. Oh, did someone forget to use a coaster?
635
What?
636
I don't see anything.
637
Great.
638
I'm seeing water rings again.
639
Okay, okay, she's taking the trash out so I can get you out of here, but it has to be now.
640
She'll be back any minute.
641
What about my friend Victor?
642
No, only the three of you.
643
Any more than that, and she'll get suspicious.
644
All right, let me just get my coat.
645
There isn't time.
646
Just leave everything.
647
They'll take care of you next door.
648
Is it true they have beer?
649
Everything you've heard is true.
650
Could you guys please try to keep it down?
651
We're trying to start a barbell tournament.
652
You! And you!
653
You're supposed to be at my party! And Gunther!
654
What are you doing here?
655
Tom.
656
Hey, welcome to the phone.
657
Phoebe.
658
All right, I'm sorry, but these people needed me.
659
You know, they work hard all week.
660
It's Saturday night.
661
They deserve to have a little fun.
662
Go.
663
You know, my party is fun.
664
I mean, maybe it's a little quieter, less obvious sort of fun, but, you know, if people would just give it a chance, it's so...
665
Everybody else finally can start celebrating my...
666
I'm sorry.
667
Apparently, I've opened the door to the past.
668
Okay, Monica, Mon, okay, what you just saw...
669
Can I ask you just a little question?
670
Yeah.
671
Why tonight?
672
What?
673
See, I've been waiting my whole life to be engaged.
674
And unlike some people, I only plan on doing this once.
675
So, you know, maybe this is selfish, and I'm sorry about it, but I was kind of hoping tonight could just be about that.
676
Oh, honey, but it is.
677
No, it's not.
678
No, no, now it's about you and Ross getting back together.
679
What?
680
Yeah, um, you kind of stole my thunder.
681
Okay, ho -ho, we did not steal your thunder because we are not getting back together.
682
Yeah, no. And, and, and you know what? nobody even saw yeah that's true hey
683
i swear we just kissed it was just a kiss you guys kissed
684
what does this mean are you are you getting back together can i sing at your wedding
685
thunder being stolen okay baby it's nothing look let's not make
686
a big deal out of this it was a one -time
687
thing it doesn't even matter oh my god i cannot believe
688
you guys are talking about this the problems in the bedroom are between a man and a woman
689
all right now chandler is doing the best he can
690
hey you feeling better yeah i think that fifth shower actually got the interview off me So, do you have any other possibilities?
691
Oh, yeah, well, there is the possibility that I won't make rent.
692
Pop, if you want, I can lend you some money.
693
No, no, no, because if I couldn't pay you back right away, then I'd feel guilty and tense every time I saw you.
694
Oh, okay.
695
Well, then why don't you borrow it from Mom and Dad?
696
You feel guilty and tense around them already.
697
You might as well make some money off of them.
698
Bye.
699
Bye.
700
so what's this some of your old stuff well sweetie we
701
have a surprise for you we're turning your room into a gym wow
702
that is a surprise just one little question out why not Ross's room gosh we talked about
703
that but your brother has so many science trophies and plaques and merit badges well we didn't want to disturb them.
704
Oh, God forbid.
705
You know, that Steffi Graf has quite a tush.
706
I'm just saying, it's right there.
707
Hey, guys.
708
Hi, darling.
709
Where's my grandson?
710
You didn't bring him?
711
No, he's at Carol's and Susan's today.
712
A woman in my office is a lesbian.
713
I'm just saying.
714
Oh, Jack, look, there's that house bank commercial that cracks you up. Where have you been?
715
Emotional hell.
716
So did they lend you the money yet?
717
No, but that's probably because I haven't asked them yet.
718
Come on, Monica, do it.
719
Hey, you guys, um, Monica has some news.
720
Um, yeah, so, uh, listen, I'm sorry I didn't tell you this before, but, um, I'm no longer at my job.
721
I -I had to leave it.
722
Why?
723
Because they made me.
724
You were fired?
725
I -what are you gonna do?
726
Judy, Judy, relax.
727
This is our little harmonica we're talking about.
728
We taught her well.
729
Ten percent of your paycheck.
730
Where does it go?
731
In the bank.
732
The bank.
733
There you go.
734
So she dips into her savings.
735
That's what it's there for.
736
She's gonna be fine.
737
And if you need a little extra, you know where to find it.
738
Anything larger back there?
739
Okay, here you go.
740
You can pay me back whenever you like.
741
You have dinosaur checks?
742
Yeah.
743
Yeah, I mean, you get your money and you learn a little something.
744
What's wrong with that?
745
Nothing, nothing.
746
Hey, you're a cheapasaurus.
747
No kidding.
748
No kidding.
749
Thank you.
750
I'm very grateful.
751
hey mom what is this oh um that was my bathing suit from high school i was a little bigger then
752
oh i thought that's what they used to cover connecticut when it rains okay see she stole my jeans
753
what i have been looking for them all week
754
and she is wearing them so she stole your pants and
755
and then she came back and wore them in front of you?
756
Don't you see?
757
It's the perfect crime.
758
She must have been planning this for years.
759
I will prove it to you, okay?
760
About a week ago, I was wearing those jeans, and I dropped a pin in my lap, and it left an ink stain on the crotch.
761
Now, when she comes back, I will find it and show you that stain.
762
Shouldn't we give her the benefit of the doubt before we go...
763
snooping around her crotch.
764
Ta -da!
765
Are we greeting each other this way now?
766
Because I like that.
767
Look!
768
I cleaned!
769
I did the windows, I did the floors.
770
I even used all those attachments on the vacuum, except for that little round one with the bristles.
771
I don't know what that's for.
772
Oh, yeah, nobody knows, and we're not supposed to ask.
773
Oh, what do you think?
774
Very clean.
775
It's great, really.
776
It looks great.
777
That was terrific.
778
Very clean.
779
Oh.
780
I -I see you moved the green ottoman.
781
Hello.
782
How did that happen?
783
I don't know.
784
I -I thought it looked better there.
785
And I -and also it's an extra cedar on the coffee table.
786
Yeah, it's interesting. But you know what?
787
But just for fun, let's see what it looked like in the old spot.
788
Just to compare.
789
Let's see.
790
Ha!
791
Well, it looks good there, too.
792
Let's just leave it there for a while.
793
Can't believe you tried to move the green ottoman.
794
Thank God you didn't try to fan out the magazines.
795
I mean, she'll scratch your eyes right out.
796
Guys, I am not that bad.
797
Yeah, you are, Monica.
798
Remember I lived with you?
799
You were like a little, you know, reek, reek, reek, reek, reek, reek, reek. That is so unfair.
800
Oh, come on.
801
When we were kids, yours was the only Raggedy Ann doll that wasn't raggedy.
802
Okay, so I'm responsible.
803
I'm organized.
804
But, hey, I can be a kook.
805
Whew.
806
All right, you madcap gal.
807
Try to imagine this.
808
The phone bill arrives, but you don't pay it right away.
809
Why not?
810
Because you're a kook.
811
Instead, you wait until they send you a notice.
812
I could do that.
813
Okay, okay.
814
Then, uh, you let me go grocery shopping, and I buy laundry detergent, but it's not the one with the easy pour spout.
815
Why would someone do that?
816
One might wonder.
817
Someone's left a glass on the coffee table.
818
There's no coaster.
819
It's a cold drink.
820
It's a hot day.
821
Little beads of condensation are inching their way closer and closer to the surface of the wood.
822
Stop it!
823
Oh, my God.
824
It's true.
825
Who am I?
826
Monica, your mom.
827
Breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe, breathe!
828
You go to bed, guys.
829
All right.
830
Good night, Monica.
831
Mon, you're going to leave your shoes out here?
832
Uh -huh.
833
Really?
834
Just casually strewn about in that reckless, haphazard manner?
835
Doesn't matter.
836
I'll get them tomorrow. Or not.
837
Whenever.
838
Look, she is a kook.
839
Huh?
840
If it bothers you that much, just go out and get the shoes.
841
No, don't do this.
842
This is stupid.
843
I don't have to prove anything.
844
I'm gonna go get them.
845
But then everyone will know.
846
Unless I get them and then wake up really early and put them back.
847
I need help.
848
Let's go.
849
Oh, yeah, about telling Mom and Dad, I was thinking about maybe writing a letter.
850
All right, you know what?
851
That's it.
852
You've had your chance.
853
What?
854
Mom, Dad, raw -smoked pot in college.
855
What?
856
You are such a tattletale!
857
Mom, Dad, you remember that time you walked in my room and smelled marijuana?
858
Yes.
859
Well, I told you it was Chandler who was smoking the pot, But it was me.
860
I'm sorry.
861
It was you?
862
And, Dad, you know that mailman that you got fired?
863
He didn't steal your Playboys.
864
Ross...
865
did yeah well hurricane gloria didn't break the porch swing monica dead
866
ross hasn't worked at the museum for a year monica and chandler are living together
867
ross married rachel in vegas
868
and got divorced again that's a lot of information to get
869
in 30 seconds all right Monica why you felt you had to hide the fact
870
that you're in an important relationship is beyond me
871
and we kind of figured about the porch swing ross drugs
872
divorced again what happened son i i uh i
873
got tricked into all those things chandler you've been ross's best
874
friend all these years stuck by him during the drug problems
875
now you've taken on Monica as well well I don't know
876
what to say you're a wonderful human being thank you no thank you Monica
877
and Ross I don't know what I'm gonna do about the two of you I'll talk to them my sweater
878
or a tan bag marinara you don't have the guts oh
879
yeah well at least i wasn't too chicken to tell some
880
guy i thought he was cute oh oh oh oh oh stop stop the madness
881
this is crazy who can even remember why you started fighting in the first place
882
yes that's right but still I look at your purse look at your sweater look at yourselves
883
I'll help you fix your sweater.
884
I'll help you throw out your purse.
885
I'm sorry that I made you stop seeing him.
886
Well, I'm sorry I went out with him when I knew you liked him.
887
I'm sorry that I borrowed your gloves.
888
We're so sorry we're late.
889
Please let us in so we can have dinner together.
890
No. Everything's cold the turkey's dried out and the stuffing's all soggy yeah and there's a bowl of cranberry sauce
891
what happens to cranberry sauce nothing it's fine oh thank god
892
oh i just remembered we do have something to eat monica
893
put something in our oven this morning oh yeah hey you touch that
894
and you will be sorry guys i listened to her the
895
vein is bigger than I've ever seen it oh my god it's brussels sprouts that's worse than no food
896
ha ha all you got it was Monica's stinky brussels
897
sprouts stinky please let me this
898
side of the door it all looks
899
so beautiful the turkey the stuffing the cranberries enough A monkey could have made him.
900
Hey, listen, guys.
901
We feel really terrible.
902
He's doing that weird eye contact thing.
903
Don't look at him.
904
Don't look at him.
905
Come on, you guys.
906
We want you to know we're very, very sorry.
907
Right, guys?
908
I feel terrible.
909
But let's not ruin this day.
910
You worked so hard.
911
Let's move past this and try to have a nice meal all together.
912
The floating heads do make a good point.
913
Yeah, they do seem to feel pretty bad. So bad. So bad. So bad.
914
Okay.
915
Okay, you two go get the dessert, and I'll let you in.
916
Dessert?
917
Yeah, I asked you and Phoebe to pick up the pies.
918
You did remember, right?
919
Pies.
920
Oh, we thought you said prize.
921
Here.
922
Grand Supreme, little darling.
923
Congratulations!
924
Oh, my God, you forgot the pies?
925
Well, I cannot believe this.
926
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.
927
Really, girls?
928
Not cool.
929
well you man heads aren't any better you lied about going
930
to the game you knew it would make you late
931
and you still went anyway hey I'm getting a little tired
932
of this okay we said we're sorry it's Thanksgiving for Pete's
933
sakes a day of forgiveness today to be thankful don't make
934
me come up there it's too late for apologies fine let's just go I don't need your stupid dinner
935
that would be a lot more convincing if you weren't drooling Come on, you guys.
936
Let's just do our own Thanksgiving.
937
Yeah, I'll cook.
938
Yeah, let's go out.
939
Hey!
940
Yeah, you three have a nice Thanksgiving.
941
The three of us?
942
Yeah, you, Chan, and the vein!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 941 sentences and 6465 words to shadow. The speech runs for 51:03. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ross noun | A swamp. | |
| chandler noun | /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/ | A person who makes or sells candles. |
| honey noun | /ˈhʌni/ | A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| chef noun | /ʃɛf/ | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| closet noun | /ˈklɑzɪt/ | A small room within a house used to store clothing, food, or other household supplies. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| ghost noun | /ɡoʊst/ | A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| 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"… |
| barrel noun | /ˈbæɹəl/ | A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends… |
| thunder noun | /ˈθʌndɚ/ | The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| dry out verb | To cause moisture to be completely removed from; to make dry. |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. |
| make out with verb | See make out, with. |
| calm down verb | To become less excited, intense, or angry. |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. |
| come up verb | To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been waiting · I've been living · have been looking |
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if it were any other job, I would · if you want a problem, I'll give · If you love me, you'll just |
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to say · used to wear · used to stay |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have not been picked · have had · it's been |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 270 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, grandfather /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/, trash /tɹæʃ/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
- Long words — get the stress right: radioactive /ˌɹeɪdioʊˈæktɪv/, ceremony /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, imagination /ɪˌmæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/, marijuana /ˌmɛɹɪˈwɑ.nə/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like ross, chandler, honey.
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.