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I'm sorry!
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I'm sorry!
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That is it!
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You just barge in here!
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You don't knock!
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I'm sorry!
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You have no respect for anybody's privacy!
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Wait!
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Wait!
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Wait!
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No!
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You wait!
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This is ridiculous!
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Can I just say one thing?
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What?
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What?
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That's a relatively open weave, and I can still see your...
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...nipular areas.
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I'm sorry!
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I'm sorry!
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I could!
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I could!
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Chandler Bing, it's time to see your thing.
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What the matter with you?
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I thought it was Chandler.
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What?
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You were supposed to be in there so I could see your thing.
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Sorry, my thing was in there with me.
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Hey, Joey.
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What's going on?
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Clear the tracks for the Booby Payback Express.
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Next stop, Rachel Green.
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There.
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Ow!
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What the...
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Joey, what the hell were you doing?
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Sorry, wrong boobies.
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hello joey hello yeah tell me don't tell me decaf cappuccino for joey coffee black
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latte and a nice tea i'm getting pretty good at this excellent good for me
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Oh, my gosh.
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Rachel, honey.
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Are you okay?
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Where's Paolo?
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Rome.
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Jerk missed his flight.
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And then your face exploded?
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No. Okay.
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Was that the airport?
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Getting into a cab? when this woman, this blonde planet with a pocketbook,
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starts yelling at me something about how it was her cab first, and then the next thing I know, she just starts pulling me out by my hair.
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You know, and then I'm blowing my attack whistle thingy, and three more cabs show up.
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And as I'm going to get into a cab, she tackles me.
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And I hit my head on the curb and cut my lip on my whistle.
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Oh, everybody having fun at the party?
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Are people eating my dip?
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Rach, do you, uh, are you gonna separate those?
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Oh, God.
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Oh, am I being like a total laundry spaz?
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I mean, am I supposed to use, like, one machine for shirts and another machine for pants?
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Have you, have you never done this before?
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well not myself but i know other people that have okay you caught me i'm a laundry virgin
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uh well don't worry i'll use the gentle side
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okay um uh basically you want to use one machine for all your whites
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okay a whole nother machine for for your colors and and uh third for uh your uh
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Delicates and that would be your bras and your under panty things Okay,
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well what about these are white cotton panties would they go with whites or with delicates that that
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That would be a judgment call Okay,
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I have a question Well, uh, actually, not so much a question,
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it's more of a general wondering...ment.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Here goes.
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Um, well, for a while now, I've been wanting to, um...
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Oh!
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Yes, yes, that's, that's right.
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Look at that little girl!
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What?
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On top of the world looking down on creation and we are looking at the world.
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All right, this is just back, teen.
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It won't hurt.
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Ow.
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Ow.
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Sorry, that was wax.
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Oh, this poor little Tootie is scared to death.
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We should find his owner.
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Why don't we just put the poor little Tootie out in the hall?
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During a blackout?
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She'll get trampled.
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Yeah.
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Oh, pretty.
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This must have cost him a fortune.
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I can't believe he did this.
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Come on, Ross, remember back in college when he fell in love with Carol and bought her that ridiculously expensive crystal duck?
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What did you just say?
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Crystal Duck No, no, no The,
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um, the love part Flannan Oh, my God.
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Oh, no, no, no, no. That's good.
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Just keep rubbing your head.
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That'll turn back time.
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This is unbelievable.
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I mean, this is unbelievable.
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I know.
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This is really, really huge.
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No, it's not.
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It's small.
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It's tiny.
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It's petite.
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It's wee.
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Uh -uh.
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I don't think any of our lives are ever gonna be the same ever again.
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Is there a mute button on this woman?
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I think this is so great.
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I mean, you and Ross.
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Did you have any idea?
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No, none.
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I mean, my first night in the city, he mentioned something about asking me out, but nothing ever happened, so I just...
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Well, what else did he say?
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I mean, does he, like, want to go out with me?
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Well, given that he's desperately in love with you, he probably wouldn't mind getting a cup of coffee or something.
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What?
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All this time?
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Well, I've got to talk to him.
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Yeah, he's in China.
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The country.
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No, no, wait.
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His flight doesn't leave for another 45 more minutes.
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What about the time difference?
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From here to the airport?
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Yes.
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You're never gonna make it.
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Well, I've got to try.
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Rachel, what are you gonna say to him?
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I -I don't know.
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Well, then maybe you shouldn't go.
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He's right, because if you're just gonna, like, break his heart, that's the kind of thing that can wait.
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Yeah, but if it's good news, you should tell him now.
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I don't know.
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Maybe I'll know when I see him.
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Here, look.
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All right, does this help?
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Terry, I know that I haven't worked here very long, but I was wondering, do you think it would be possible if I got a $100 advance on my salary?
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An advance?
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It's so that I can spend Thanksgiving with my family.
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See, every year we go skiing in Vail, And normally my father pays for my ticket, but I've sort of started this whole independent thing,
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you know, which is actually why I took this job.
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Rachel, Rachel, sweetheart, you're a terrible, terrible waitress.
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Really, really awful.
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Okay, I hear what you're saying.
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I'm with you.
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But I'm trying really hard, and I think I'm doing better.
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I really do. Does anybody need coffee?
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Yeah, over here.
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Yeah, I do.
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Yeah.
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Well, Rach, we're running low on resumes over here.
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Do you really want a job with popular mechanics?
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Well, if you're gonna work for mechanics, those are the ones to work for hey look you guys
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i'm going for anything here okay i cannot be a waitress
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anymore i mean it sick of the lousy tips sick of
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being called excuse me rich did you proofread these uh yeah
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why uh nothing i'm sure they'll be impressed with your excellent
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computer skills oh my god oh do you think it's on all of them Oh,
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no, I'm sure the Xerox machine caught a fuel.
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Oh, it was just so nice to see him again, you know?
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It was.. it was comfortable, and it was familiar, and...
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It was just nice.
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That's.. that's nice twice.
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Rachel, what's going on?
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I mean, isn't this the same Barry who you left at the altar?
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Duh.
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Where have you been?
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Yeah, but it was different with him today.
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I mean, and he wasn't, like, orthodontist guy, you know?
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I mean, we had fun.
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Was there anything wrong with that?
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Yes.
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Why?
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I have my reasons.
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Okay, how about the fact that he's engaged to another woman who just happens to be your ex -best friend?
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All right.
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All right, all right, all right, all right.
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I know it's stupid.
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I'll go see him this afternoon, and I will just put an end to it.
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Wow.
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Wow.
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Yeah.
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I'm not crazy, right?
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I mean, it was never like that.
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No, it wasn't.
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Oh, it was so nice having this little thank you.
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I'll finish with this sucker by the end of the way.
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Now, the one in the feather boa, that's Dr. Francis.
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Now, she used to be a man.
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Okay, oh, look, see, now there's Raven.
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We hate her.
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We're glad she's dying.
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Marcel, are you playing with Monica's shoes?
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No, you're not supposed to play.
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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Whoa.
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Marcel, did you poo in the shoe?
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Oh, Marcel, bad.
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Bad.
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Oh, God.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Sorry, Barry.
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A little engagement gift.
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Sure you didn't register for that.
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This was the entertaining moment of the evening.
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I swear. Who died? Who died?
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Roll him over!
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Oh, come on, roll him over!
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Oh, well, we know it wasn't Dexter, right, Marcel? Because...
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Marcel?
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Marcel?
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Marcel?
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How could you lose him?
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I don't know, I don't know.
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We were watching TV, and then he pooped in Monica's shoe.
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Wait, he pooped in my shoe? Which one?
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I don't know.
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The left one. Which ones?
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Oh, those little clunky Amish things you think go with everything.
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I've just never had a relationship with that kind of passion, you know, where you have to have somebody right there in the middle of a theme park.
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Well, it was the only thing to do there that didn't have a line.
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All right, well, see, I mean, Barry wouldn't even kiss me on a miniature golf course.
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Come on.
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No. He said we were holding up the people behind us.
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And you didn't marry him because...
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I mean, do you think...
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there are people that go through life never having that kind of...
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Probably.
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Really?
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But, you know, I'll tell you something.
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Passion is way overrated.
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Yeah, right.
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It is.
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Eventually, it kind of burns out.
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But hopefully what you're left with is trust and security security, and, uh, well, in the case of my ex -wife, lesbianism.
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I think Barry is seeing someone in the city.
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Oh, what would make you think that?
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Well, ever since we announced the engagement, he's been acting really weird, and then last night, he came home smelling like Chanel.
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Really?
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Mindy, if it'll make you feel any better, When Barry and I first got engaged, he went through a whole weird thing, too.
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Oh, God.
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You see, that's what I was afraid of.
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What?
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What's what you're afraid of?
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Okay, okay.
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When Barry was engaged to you, he and I kind of had our little thing on the side.
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What?
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I know, I know.
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And when he proposed to me, everyone said, don't do it, he's just gonna do to you what he did to Rachel, and now I feel so stupid.
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Ha -ha.
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Hmm.
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Oh, Mindy.
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Oh, you are so stupid.
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Oh, we are both so stupid.
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What do you mean?
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Smell familiar?
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Oh, no. Oh, I'm so sorry.
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Oh, no, me.
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I am so sorry.
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No, I am sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Excuse me, we had this cart.
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Yeah, well, I had a 24 -inch waist.
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You lose things.
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Now, come on, get out of my way.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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You know, maybe I wasn't being clear.
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Uh, this was our cart.
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Hey, hey, hey, there weren't any clothes in it.
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Hey, hey, hey, hey, quit making up rules.
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Let's go.
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Come on, this is my cart.
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You know, I thought it was you.
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You know, I didn't do it.
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All right, listen, Mitzi, if you want this cart,
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you're gonna have to take me with it. Can you see that?
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You were incredible.
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Can you see that?
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A brand new woman, ladies and gentlemen.
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Thank you, thank you.
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I could not have done this without you.
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Okay, um, uh, more clothes in the dryer?
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sure there's some friendly way to reconcile this.
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Have a seat.
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First of all, we haven't been introduced.
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I'm Monica Geller.
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Oh, my God, you are.
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And you're Rachel Green.
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Yeah.
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Louisa Giannetti.
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Lincoln High.
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I sat behind you guys in Homeroom.
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Oh!
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Louisa!
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Oh, my God!
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Monica!
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That's Louisa!
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Louisa from Homeroom!
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Yes!
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You have no idea who I am, then.
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No!
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Not at all.
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Well, maybe that's because you spent four years ignoring me.
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I mean, wouldn't it have been so hard to say, morning, Louisa, or nice overalls?
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Oh, I'm so sorry.
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It's not so much you.
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You were fat.
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You had your own problems.
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But you, what a bitch.
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All right, you know what?
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Be that as it may.
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Do you think you could just help us out here on that monkey thing?
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You know, just for all time's sake, go, Bobcats?
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I could, but I won't.
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If I find that monkey, he's mine.
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Dun -dun -dun!
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Has anybody seen my engagement ring?
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Yeah, it's beautiful.
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Oh, God, oh, God, oh, God, oh, God, oh, God, oh, God.
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No, don't touch that.
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Oh, like I wasn't dreading tomorrow enough having to give it back to him.
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Hi, Barry, remember me?
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I'm the girl in the veil that stomped on your heart in front of your entire family.
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Oh, God, and now I'm gonna have to return the ring without the ring, which makes it so much harder.
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Easy, Rach, we'll find it.
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We'll wait.
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Oh, yeah, yeah.
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Okay, look.
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All right, when'd you have it on last?
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Boy, probably right before she lost it.
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You don't get a lot of doy these days.
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No, I had it this morning.
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I know I had it when I was in the kitchen with...
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Dinah?
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Oh, don't be mad.
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You didn't.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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I gave you one job.
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Oh, but look how straight those noodles are.
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Now, Monica, you know that's not how you look for an engagement ring in a lasagna.
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I just can't do it.
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Boys?
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We're going in.
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There's nothing to tell.
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It's just some guy I work with.
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Come on.
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You're going out with the guy.
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There's got to be something wrong with him.
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So, does he have a hump?
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A hump and a hairpiece?
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Wait, does he eat chalk?
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Just because I don't want her to go through what I went through with Carl.
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Okay, everybody relax.
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This is not even a date.
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It's just two people going out to dinner and not having sex.
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Sounds like a date to me.
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All right, so I'm back in high school.
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I'm standing in the middle of the cafeteria, and I realize I am totally naked.
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Oh, yeah.
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Then I look down, and I realize there is a phone there.
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Instead of...
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That's right.
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I've never heard that.
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All of a sudden, the phone starts to ring.
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And it turns out it's my mother.
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Which is very, very weird, because she never calls me.
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Hi.
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this guy says hello i want to kill myself
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are you okay sweetie i just feel like someone reached down
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my throat grabbed my small intestine Pulled it out of my mouth and tied it around my neck.
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Cookie?
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Carol moved her stuff out today.
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Oh.
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Let me get you some coffee.
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Thanks.
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Ew.
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No, no, no, don't.
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Stop cleansing my aura.
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No, just leave my aura alone, okay?
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I'll be fine, all right?
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Really, everyone, I hope she'll be very happy.
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No, you don't.
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No, I don't to hell with her, she left me.
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And you never knew she was a lesbian.
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No, okay?
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Why does everyone keep fixating on that?
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She didn't know.
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How should I know?
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Sometimes I wish I was a lesbian.
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Did I say that out loud?
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all right Ross look you're feeling a lot of pain right
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now you're angry you're hurting can I tell you what the
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answer is strip joint come on you're single have some hormone
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but I don't want to be single okay I just I just I just want to be married again
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and I just want a million dollars Rachel oh god Monica hi thank god I just went to your building
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and you weren't there and then this guy with a big hammer said
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that you might be here
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and you are you are can I get you some coffee decaf okay everybody this is Rachel
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and another Lincoln High survivor this is everybody this is chandler and phoebe and joey and you remember my brother ross
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so you want to tell us now or are we waiting for four wet bridesmaids
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oh god well it started about a half hour before the
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wedding i was in this room where we were keeping all the presents, and I was looking at this gravy boat, this really gorgeous Limoges gravy boat,
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when all of a sudden, sweet and low, I realized...
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I realized that I was more turned on by this gravy boat than by Barry.
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And then I got really freaked out, and that's when it hit me how much Barry looks like Mr. Potato Head.
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You know, I mean, I always knew I know you look familiar, but...
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Anyway, I just had to get out of there, and I started wondering, why am I doing this, and who am I doing this for?
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So, anyway, I just didn't know where to go, and I know that you and I have kind of drifted apart, but you're the only person I knew who lived here in the city.
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Who wasn't invited to the wedding?
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Oh, I was kind of hoping that wouldn't be an issue.
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I need some milk.
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Okay, I've got milk Here you go Better?
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No Oh, I feel so stupid Oh, I think about the other day with you guys,
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you know, and I was all, oh, Paolo, he's so great.
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He makes me feel so, oh, God.
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I'm so embarrassed.
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I'm so embarrassed.
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I'm the one he hit on.
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Baby, I unleashed him on you.
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If I had never met him, this would have never happened to you.
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I'm so sorry.
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No, baby, I'm sorry.
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No, I'm sorry.
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No, I'm sorry.
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Oh, wait, oh, what are we sorry about?
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I don't know.
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Right.
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He's the pig.
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Such a pig.
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Oh, God, he's such a pig.
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Oh, he's like a...
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He's like a big, disgusting...
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Yeah, like a...
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Pig...
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Pig man.
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Yes, good.
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Okay, man.
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Oh, but he was my pig man.
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How did I not see this?
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Oh, I know.
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Because.. he's gorgeous and he's charming and when he looks it okay okay the end
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oh god should I not have told you no no trust me it's it's it's much better
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that I know I just liked it better before it was better Rachel?
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Oh, my God!
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I swear I've seen birds do this on Wild Kingdom.
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What are you guys doing here?
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Well, we were in the city shopping, and your mom said you work here, and it's true.
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Look at you in the apron.
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You look like you're in a play.
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God, look at you.
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You are so big.
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I can't believe it.
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I know.
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I know.
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I'm a duplex.
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So what's going on with you?
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Well, guess what my dad's making partner in his firm.
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No. Ah!
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Well, we're on the subject of news.
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Ah!
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Look, look, I have elbows.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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You got a second?
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Sure, sure.
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Come on. In.
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Hello, sweetheart.
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Oh.
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What are you guys doing here?
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We are here to break up with you.
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Both of you?
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Basically, we think you're a horrible human being and bad things should happen to you.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry, God.
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I am so sorry.
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I'm an idiot.
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I was weak.
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I couldn't help myself.
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Whatever I did, I only did because I love you so much.
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Uh, which one of us are you talking to there, Bear?
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Mindy.
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Mindy, of course, Mindy.
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It was always Mindy.
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Even when we were having sex in that chair?
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I swear, look, whatever I was doing, I was always thinking of you.
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Oh, please!
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During that second time, you couldn't have picked her out of a lineup.
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Did you get it twice?
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Well, the first time didn't really count.
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I mean, you know, it was Barry.
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If anything else opens up, please, hello?
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Hello?
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Well...
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Hmm...
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Sorry, Rach. Where were we?
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Oh!
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Okay.
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Five card draw.
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Uh...
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Jacks are better.
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Nothing wild.
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Everybody anti.
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Look, Rage, we don't have to do this.
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Yes, we do.
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All right, check.
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Check.
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I'm in for 50 cents.
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Call.
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I'm in.
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I see your 50 cents, and I raise you $5.
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I thought it was a 50 cent limit.
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Well, I just lost a job, and I'd like to raise the bed five bucks.
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Does anybody have a problem with that?
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Not at all Hey Jack Look at the window There's my name Hi me
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I remember the day I got my first paycheck There was a cave -in in one of the mines
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And eight people were killed Wow you worked in a mine?
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I worked in a Dairy Queen Why?
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Isn't this exciting?
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I earned this I wiped tables for it, I steamed milk for it, and it was totally not worth it.
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Who's FICA?
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Why's he getting all my money?
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I mean, what?
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Chandler, look at that.
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Oh, this is not that bad.
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No, you're fine.
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Yeah, for a first job, you can totally, totally live on this.
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Oh, yeah.
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Yeah.
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Hey, by the way, great service today.
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Oh, yeah, yeah.
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Oh, that's good.
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Something grape?
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Good.
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That would be good.
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All right.
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Oh.
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The, uh, the neighbors must be vacuuming.
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Well, as long as we're, uh, here and, uh, not on the subject, um, I was thinking about,
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uh, how mad we got at each other before.
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And, um, I was thinking maybe...
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It was partially because of how we, uh...
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Rachel?
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Mary!
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I can't.
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I can't do it.
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I can't marry Mindy.
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I think I'm still in love with you.
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Oh!
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We have got to start locking that door.
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How's it going?
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Don't stare.
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Okay, she just finished throwing his clothes off the balcony.
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Now there's just a lot of gesturing and arm -waving.
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Okay, that is either how could you or enormous breasts.
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Here he comes.
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Uh...
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I am, uh.. to say goodbye.
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Okay, bye -bye.
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Paolo, I really hate you for what you did to Rachel
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But I still have five of these So he did it 375 until the cheese bubbles Grazie Paolo,
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I just want to tell you And I think I'd speak for everyone when I say Hey, Phoebe Hey, oh, how'd it go?
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Um, not so good He walked me to the subway
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and said we should do this again oh what i said
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we should do it again that's good right uh no loosely
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translated we should do this again means you will never see me naked since
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when since always it's like dating language you know like it's not you means it is you
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or you're such a nice guy means i'm gonna be dating leather wearing alcoholics
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and complaining about them to you or or you know Um, I think we should see other people, means...
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Ha -ha, I already am. And everybody knows this.
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Oh, yeah.
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Cushions to blow.
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Yeah, it's like when you're a kid
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and your parents put your dog to sleep and they tell you it went off to live on some farm.
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That's funny.
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No, because our parents actually did send our dog off to live on a farm.
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Uh, Ross?
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What?
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What?
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Hello?
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The Milners' farm in Connecticut?
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The Milners, they had this unbelievable farm that they have horses
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and then rabbits that he could chase and it would oh my god chit
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 590 sentences and 3841 words to shadow. The speech runs for 32:10. The speaker talks at a steady 119 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. | |
| engagement noun | /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/ | An appointment, especially to speak or perform. |
| shoe noun | /ˈʃu/ | A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of… |
| cart noun | /kɑɹt/ | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, often with two wheels on one axle, more often used for transporting goods than… |
| chandler noun | /ˈt͡ʃændlɚ/ | A person who makes or sells candles. |
| engage verb | /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ | To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. |
| unbelievable adjective | /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ | Not to be believed. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| naked adjective | /ˈneɪkɪd/ | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
| crystal noun | /ˈkɹɪstəl/ | A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions. |
| marry verb | /ˈmæɹi/ | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| sudden adjective | /ˈsʌd.ən/ | Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly. |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. |
| burn out verb | To destroy by fire. |
| come on in verb | Synonym of come in (“to enter”). |
| drift apart verb | To lose contact, to lose one's friendship or closeness. |
| go through with verb | To carry out (something planned or promised); to proceed with or continue with. |
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. |
| look down verb | To lower one's eyes; to direct one's look downwards. |
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 wanting · he's been acting |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | haven't worked · have you been · I've just never had |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being called · be impressed · been introduced |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people that have · woman who just · ring, which makes |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 163 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/, feather /ˈfɛðə/, orthodontist /ˌɔː(ɹ)θəˈdɒntɪst/, thingy /ˈθɪŋi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shoe /ˈʃu/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, cushion /ˈkʊʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, desperately /ˈdɛs.p(ə.)ɹət.li/, alcoholic /ˌæl.kəˈhɔ.lɪk/, miniature /ˈmɪn.(i)ə.tʃəɹ/
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, engagement, shoe.
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.