Shadowing Practice: The Ones with the Apartment Swap | Friends - Learn English Speaking with Video
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All right, gentlemen, you're up first.
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OK.
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You have 30 seconds.
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The lightning round begins Stop it.
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Now, what was Monica's nickname when she was a field hockey goalie?
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"Big Fat Goalie." Correct.
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Rachel claims this is her favorite movie.
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"Dangerous Liaisons." Correct.
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Her actual favorite movie is...
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"Weekend at Bernie's." Correct.
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In what part of her body did Monica get a pencil stuck at age 14?
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Ear?
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No!
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Her ear!
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All right, Monica categorizes her towels.
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How many categories are there?
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"Everyday Use," "Fancy," "Guest," Fancy guest.
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Two seconds.
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11 :00.
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11. Unbelievable.
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11 is correct.
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Yes!
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All right.
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That's four for the guys.
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Ladies, you're up.
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- All right, come on, come on.
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- Up.
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30 seconds on the clock.
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Five correct questions wins the game.
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The lightning round begins now.
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What is Joey's favorite food?
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Sandwiches.
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Correct.
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Chandler was how old when he first touched a girl's breast?
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- 14?
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- No, 19.
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- Thanks, man.
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- Joey had an imaginary childhood friend.
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His name was...
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- Maurice.
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- Correct.
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His profession was...
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- Space cowboy!
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- Correct.
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What is Chandler Bing's job?
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Oh!
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Oh, gosh!
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Is that something to do with numbers?
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- And processing!
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- Well, he carries a briefcase.
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Ten seconds.
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You need this or you lose the game.
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It's, um, it has something to do with transponding.
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Oh, oh!
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Oh, he said "transpond !" Trance Monster!
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That's not even a word!
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I can get this!
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I can get this!
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Oh my God!
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No!
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Woo!
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Can't find garbage bags.
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Oh, well, I think I saw some in here.
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Oh my God!
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What is it?
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I don't know.
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But maybe if we keep that drawer shut, it'll die.
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I can't believe we're living here.
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What is it?
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Did you see the size of the closets?
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I can't believe we live here.
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Aww.
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Aww.
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Okay, it's ready.
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Thank you.
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Come on.
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What's ready?
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Just come.
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LAUGHTER Oh, my God!
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Wow!
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Hey!
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This is beautiful!
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Hey, Monica!
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Oh, did you work for two days straight?
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Pretty much.
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What do you think of the floor?
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I don't know.
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It looks the same.
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You used to have carpet.
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Oh, yeah. So I made snacks.
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Please just hang out, okay?
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I'm just gonna rest my eyes just a little bit.
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Mom, do you want us to come back later?
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Oh, no, no, no. Stay, stay, stay.
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Just keep talking.
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I am always the hostess.
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I overslept!
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I was supposed to be on the set half an hour ago.
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I gotta get out of here.
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Oh, what?
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Joey, you can't go like that.
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You stink.
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Look, I fell asleep before I could take a shower.
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Now I don't have time.
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They're just ten blocks away.
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If I run, I can make it.
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Yeah, run ten blocks.
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That'll help the smell.
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Hey, Bruce, slow down.
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No, keep moving.
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So, how did it go with Joshua last night?
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Oh, well, I didn't see Joshua.
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But I.. did punch a girl in the face.
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What?
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The whole night was horrible.
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It was pouring down rain, and when I got there, there was no Rachel Green on the list but there was a Rachel Greep.
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Oh, so did you get to meet her?
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No, there is no Rachel Greep.
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But then this other girl overheard us, and she was all, "I'm Rachel Grieve.
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I'm Rachel Grieve." And he let her write in.
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So you hit her in the face?
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No. She was already in.
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But then this big bitch behind me tried to steal my umbrella.
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So I clocked her.
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You don't have to stop having fun just because I'm here.
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Kathy didn't cheat on all of you.
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Well, except you.
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Hey, Joey, I don't think that you should leave Chandler alone.
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I mean, it's only been two days since you broke up with Kathy.
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Maybe you can go fishing next week.
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Look, there's nothing I can do for him right now.
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He's still in his sweatpants.
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That's only phase one.
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Well, I'll be back for phase two.
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I would never miss phase two.
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What's phase two?
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Getting drunk and going to a strip club.
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How does going to a strip club make him better?
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There are naked ladies there.
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Oh, and it helps him get to phase three, picturing yourself with other women.
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There are naked ladies there, too.
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Yeah.
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Would you give me one minute, please?
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Right.
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Well, I'm gonna put my sweats back on.
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No, wait, wait.
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Okay, you know what?
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You were right.
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You were right.
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We really weren't great at being guys.
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But do you know why?
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Because we're girls.
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Yeah.
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-Okay, do you know what girls are really good at?
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-Stripping.
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- No, listening!
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Sit.
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You know, maybe just...
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It would really, really help if you would just talk.
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Yeah, come on.
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What's going on in there?
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Yeah.
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You know, if you want to cry, That's okay, too.
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Okay, look, I'm gonna have to ask you all to leave.
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Come on, Chandler?
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Look, forget it.
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We tried, but Phase 3 is a lost cause.
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Okay?
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Those strippers were insanely hot, and I couldn't picture myself with any of them.
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Wow.
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- Ah.
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They really were pretty, weren't they?
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Yeah, I really liked that fighter pilot one.
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Oh, Candy?
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Oh, she was so...
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- Yeah.
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- But you know, I think if I were gonna be with a woman, It'd be with someone like Michelle, 'cause she was-- oh, she was just so-- -Teat.
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-See, I don't know.
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For me, it would have to be Chantal.
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-Oh, Chantal.
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-Chantal, yes.
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-No?
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Oh, my God.
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The...
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She had the smoothest.
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I mean, when I stuck that dollar bill in her G -string and grazed her thong...
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Phase three!
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I just achieved phase three!
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Really?
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I am totally picturing you with all those women!
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That's.. that's not phase three?
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Well, I'm there, too!
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Well, aren't we all together, like, in a group?
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Stop it!
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You're killing me!
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I think I just moved on stage, fool!
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What is that?
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What is that?
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strippers and my friends Joey Let me ask you a question.
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This has been driving me crazy.
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What does this light switch do?
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Oh, nothing.
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Didn't it drive you crazy to have a switch and not know what it did?
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I know what it did.
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Nothing.
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They wouldn't have put it there if it didn't do something.
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How can you not care?
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Like this.
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I'm not sure.
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- Done?
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- Yep.
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- Hey.
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- Hey.
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What's up?
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The switch thing has been driving me crazy.
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So I turned it off and checked every outlet.
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Now, four of them don't work, which means one of them has to be controlled by the switch.
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So, I plugged in things in all four outlets that make noise.
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That way, when I turn it on, I just follow the noise and find out which one it is.
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- I better stop listening before you did.
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- You know, you also could have used lamps and then followed the light.
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Yeah, well, I'm using noise.
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Okay?
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All right, so, everybody ready?
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Here we go.
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Something?
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I hear something?
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Where is it?
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coming from Joey.
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Oh my God, that's so freaky.
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Turn him off!
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Hi.
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What are these oh just oh Some pictures I made and hung up.
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Thought they'd brighten up the place.
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They do, don't you think?
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No, no, no!
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I know that there's no hole there.
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I really like that picture.
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Oh, my God!
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Look at this!
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Okay, but there is a wire back there.
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I mean, that switch is connected to something.
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I don't care.
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The wires have come loose in your head.
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I just thought if I could follow the wire, I could find out what it did.
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And did you?
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No. It disappears back there behind that baseboard.
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For a minute there, I thought it went downstairs.
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Okay. But it didn't.
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Say hello to Mrs. Ketrakas.
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Oh, my God.
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Hello, darling.
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Hello, Mrs. Ketrakas.
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The super couldn't figure out what it did.
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The $200 an hour electrician couldn't figure out what it did.
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I've had seven pretty serious shocks.
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I officially give up.
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Thank God.
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Thank you.
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Guess Joey was right.
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Okay.
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It does nothing.
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See?
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I'm doing it!
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I am totally doing it!
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- Oh, my God.
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I - I lost it.
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What is it, hon?
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I can't find anything that I want to eat.
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Everything makes me nauseous.
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I'm telling you, being pregnant is no piece of cake.
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Ooh, cake.
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No. Oh, honey, I'm sorry.
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Come on.
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- Ooh, what does that smell?
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It's coming from the bathroom.
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Ooh.
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- Well, pregnancy does give you some weird cravings.
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- Yeah?
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- It's me, it's Phoebe.
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Listen, there's something in here I want to eat.
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What...what...what smells so good? Is it the shampoo?
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It's quava.
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Now...
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Oh, wait, wait.
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Is it my bologna sandwich?
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Yes.
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I can't believe it, the baby wants baloney.
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Baby wants me to eat meat, I can't eat meat.
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Wait, wait.
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- I'm sorry.
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Maybe it's a pickle.
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Who wants to go first?
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- Okay.
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Okay.
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- Ah!
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Hi!
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- Hi!
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Welcome to America.
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- Oh!
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- All right.
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Ahem.
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Oh my gosh!
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Two in a row!
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You gotta use your tongues now.
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- Emily, Emily!
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What are the odds?
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What are the odds?
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Come on.
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Okay, that's enough, you know.
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Let's...
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Let someone else play.
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If you didn't want to play, then why'd you come to the party?
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You can't go now it looks like Rachel's gonna put on a skit.
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Oh my God.
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Have you lost your mind?
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No, no, no, no, no, no. I'm finally thinking clearly.
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My lucky dress wasn't working out too well for me.
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But for four years, this baby never missed.
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Rachel, Rachel, I can't let...
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Actually, I kind of want to see what happens.
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Nice, sir.
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Costume.
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- Oh, yeah.
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Well, I wanted to give Emily a big American goodbye cheer. So, okay.
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Woo!
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Ready.
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Okay!
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Give me an E!
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E!
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Give me an M!
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M!
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Give me an I!
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I! Give me an L!
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L!
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Give me a Y!
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Y!
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What do you get?
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Oh, Emily!
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Woo!
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Emily!
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Yeah!
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Okay.
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That's me as a cheerleader, ta -da!
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- You all right?
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- It's fine, I'm fine.
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Just motion a tooth.
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Stop thinking I have a dentist.
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Oh, I'm gonna put some lights on it.
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Excuse me.
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Thank you.
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What do I do now?
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What do I do now?
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I think you're done.
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Okay, time to take off the bra.
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- Hi.
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- Hi.
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- Listen, can we watch cartoons on your television?
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We need a porn...
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Break.
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We spent the last two hours watching In -N -Out and In -Again.
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So why don't you just turn it off? because then we'd be the guys who turned off free porn.
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- Oh, good, you're here.
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Okay.
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- Hi.
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- Hi.
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- What you got there?
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Oh, this?
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Well, I'm glad you asked.
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Now, don't you hate it when you have to cut a tin can with an ordinary steak knife?
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Ah.
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Now, I know what you're thinking.
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Pregnant woman slays four?
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Phoebe, they didn't make you pay for those knives, did they?
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No. Are you sure?
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No. Honey, you're not gonna make enough money to help Frank and Alice just by selling knives.
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No, no, I know that.
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But I just need to make enough money for the second part of my plan.
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What's the second part of your plan?
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My Saturn dealership.
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Hey.
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Hey.
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I was just at the bank.
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And there was this really hot teller.
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and she didn't ask me to go do it with her in the vault.
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Same kind of thing happened to me.
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Woman pizza delivery guy comes over.
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Gives me the pizza, takes the money, and leaves.
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What, no, like, nice apartment?
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Bet the bedrooms are huge?
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No, nothing!
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You know what?
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We have to turn off the porn.
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I think you're right.
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I like it.
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All right, ready?
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One, two.
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Three.
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Thank you.
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That's kind of nice.
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Thank you.
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Yeah, that's kind of a relief.
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- You want to see if we still have it?
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Yeah.
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Free battle!
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We have a free...
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Mornings.
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You have to do that It's Saturday!
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Oh, come on!
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Morning's here!
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Morning's here!
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The morning's here!
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Sunshine is here!
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I hate this apartment!
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I hate the colour of these walls!
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I hate the fact that this place still smells like bird.
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I hate that singing guy.
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Are you kidding?
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I love that guy.
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Morning's here, morning is here.
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Stop it!
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I will kill you.
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- I have a game.
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- Okay.
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Okay.
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- Oh, this is great.
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- What's the game?
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What's the game?
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Um, well, it doesn't have a name.
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No, okay.
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Phoebe Ball.
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No, it doesn't have a name.
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Um, okay.
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Monica.
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What is your favorite thing about trees?
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They're green?
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Good!
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Good!
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Five points!
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Alright!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Ah!
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Same question.
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Uh...
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Hmm, they're tall.
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Ooh, three points.
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Both fine answers, but we were looking for leafy, leafy.
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That's not even a game.
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What?
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Shut up.
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We're winning.
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You want to finish this right now?
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All right, we get a deck of cards.
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High card wins.
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What do you say?
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Fine, let's do it.
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Oh, I have cards.
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Okay.
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Yeah.
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Here.
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Oh, no, these are the trick deck.
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Okay.
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Here, yes.
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Okay.
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Okay, you guys pick first.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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- Four.
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- That's a low one!
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Phoebe.
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You look, I can't do it.
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What makes you think I can?
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You can't.
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, screw it!
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Hey, What?
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Ace is high.
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Jack, queen, king, ace.
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No, ace is low.
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Ace, two, three, four.
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I don't know.
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Ooh!
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Ooh!
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Look at-- ah!
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All right, cut.
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Let's pick again.
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Pick again.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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Come on, apartment!
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Come on, apartment!
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I know Queen is high!
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Not as high as...
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It's a boy!
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King!
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Hey, guys, what should I wear to a Knicks game?
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Uh, a T -shirt that says, "I don't belong here." You have Knicks tickets?
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Yeah, my mom got my dad's season tickets and the divorce, so she just gave them to me.
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- Yeah.
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- Apparently they're-- they're pretty good seeds.
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Oh, my God!
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Those are almost right on the floor!
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Do you guys want these?
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- Yeah!
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- Yeah, we do!
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Oh, well, you got 'em!
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- All right!
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- Just give us our apartment back.
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Oh, I didn't see that.
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- I see that coming.
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- Are you serious?
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Come on.
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We know what these are worth.
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What, do you think we're stupid?
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Not stupid.
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You're meaner than I thought.
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What do you say?
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Forget it, okay?
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I'm not giving up my bachelor pad for some basketball seats.
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Your bachelor pad.
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Have you even had a girl up here?
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No. But Joey has, and I usually talk to them in the morning time.
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Yeah, you do.
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Doggings!
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The morning's here, the morning's here.
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Sunshine is near.
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The sky is clear, the morning's here.
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Hey, you're back!
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Hey, get into gear!
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Breakfast is near.
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The dark of night has disappeared.
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I'll see you tomorrow morning.
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Okay.
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, learners will practice their English speaking skills through engaging dialogue from the popular television show "Friends." The lightning round trivia challenge presented in the transcript offers an excellent opportunity to focus on quick thinking and immediate response in a conversational context. By participating in this exercise, learners will refine their ability to respond rapidly in English, enhancing their fluency and comprehension. This lesson is specifically useful for those preparing for IELTS speaking practice, as it mimics the dynamic nature of real-life conversations.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Nickname - A name given to someone that is not their official name.
- Favorite movie - A film that one enjoys the most.
- Gross - Something that is disgusting or unpleasant.
- Categories - Different classes or types into which things are grouped.
- Imaginary friend - A fictional companion created by a child.
- Profession - A person's occupation or career.
- Lightning round - A fast-paced segment where rapid questions are asked.
- Briefcase - A flat container for carrying papers and documents.
Practice Tips
To maximize your learning experience using this transcript, consider implementing the shadowing technique. This technique involves imitating the speech patterns, tone, and pacing of the dialogues you hear. As you listen to the lightning round exchange, focus on matching the speed and intonation of the speakers. You may find it beneficial to pause the video after each question and repeat it aloud, ensuring that you capture the playful and engaging tone of the conversation.
As you practice, be aware of linguistic nuances and colloquialisms that may not directly translate into your native language. This exercise not only promotes English speaking practice but also builds confidence in your ability to participate in fast-paced discussions.
Remember, the context of a quiz or game makes speaking more enjoyable and interactive. Utilize this lively atmosphere to challenge yourself, and aim for clarity in your responses while retaining a natural conversational flow. Applying this method regularly can substantially improve your conversational English and prepare you effectively for situations such as the IELTS speaking practice. Embrace the rhythm of the dialogue, and you will notice improvements in your fluency and spontaneity over time!
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | if we keep that drawer shut, it'll die |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | has been driving |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | it's only been · have come · I've had |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be controlled · is connected |
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.