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Woo-hoo!
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Woo-hoo!
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The curse is broken!
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I called everybody I know, and everyone is alive.
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Oh!
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Huh.
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What?
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Ugly naked guy looks awfully still.
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Oh!
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Oh, my God, I killed him.
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I killed another one.
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And this curse is getting stronger,
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too, to bring down something that big?
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Well, maybe he's just taking a nap.
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I'm telling you, he hasn't moved since this morning.
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We should call somebody.
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And tell them what, that the naked guy we stare at all the time isn't moving?
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Well, we've got to find out if he's alive.
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Yeah, but how are we going to do that?
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There's no way.
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Well, there is one way.
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His window's open.
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I say, we poke him.
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Remember, something this big and long is going to be very difficult to maneuver.
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Fortunately, I have a lot of experience in that area.
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Can we please focus here?
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A naked man's life hangs in the balance.
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I'm telling you, he's dead.
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What we're about to have here is a dead fat guy on a stick.
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All right, ladies and gentlemen, let's poke.
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Steady.
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Steady.
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Okay, a little higher.
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Careful of the angle.
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Okay, okay.
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We're approaching the window.
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Thread the needle.
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Thread the needle.
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He's alive!
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He's alive!
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And yet we're still poking him.
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Okay, retract the device.
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Retract the device.
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He does not look happy.
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Hey, hey!
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Now he's showing us his poking device.
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Hey, that's never gonna make it all the way over here, buddy.
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Uh, Eric, what kind of photography, uh, do you do?
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Oh, mostly fashion.
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So there may be models here from time to time.
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I hope that's cool.
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Yes, that is cool.
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Uh, because I have models here, you know...
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Never.
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What else?
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Ooh, yeah, during the summer,
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I spend most weekends at my sister's beach house,
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which you are welcome to use, by the way.
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Although I should probably tell you she's a porn star.
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Well, listen, I still have one more person to meet,
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but unless it turns out to be your sister,
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I think your chances are pretty good.
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All right.
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Who are you?
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Hi, I'm Eric.
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I'm going to be Chandler's new roommate.
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I'm Chandler's new roommate.
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I don't think so.
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I could be Chandler's new roommate.
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But he told me over the phone.
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He told me in person.
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That's weird.
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Well, I'm going to, uh,
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going to my new apartment now.
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Huh?
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Bah!
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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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The sky's clear.
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The morning's here.
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The morning's here.
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You have to do that.
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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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Oh, morning's here, sunshine is here.
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I hate this apartment.
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I hate the color 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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The morning's here.
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The morning's here.
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Sunshine is near.
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The sky is clear.
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Our 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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OK.
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Oh, my God.
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Oh, my God.
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Guys, you got to come see this.
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There's some creep out there with the telescope.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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I can't believe it.
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He's looking right at us.
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Oh, that is so sick.
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I feel violated and not in a good way.
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How can people do that?
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Oh, God.
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Oh, you guys, look.
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Ugly naked guy got gravity boots.
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He's doing it again.
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The guy with the telescope.
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Oh, my God.
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Go away.
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Stop looking in here.
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Great.
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Now he's waving back.
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Man, we got to do something about that guy.
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This morning, I caught him looking into our apartment.
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It creeps me out.
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I feel like I can't do stuff.
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What kind of stuff?
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Well, you grow up.
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I'm not talking about sexy stuff,
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but like when I'm cooking naked.
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You cook naked?
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Yeah, toast, oatmeal, nothing that spatters.
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What are you looking at me for?
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I didn't know that.
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So listen, I went across the street and talked to the doorman.
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I got the peeper's name.
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Can I use the phone?
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Can I use your phone?
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Yeah, the number for a Sidney Marx, please.
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Heating device.
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Radiator.
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Five letters.
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Ver-de-der.
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Yeah, is Sidney there?
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Oh, this is.
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Sydney's a woman.
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So she's a woman, so what?
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Yeah, yeah, so what?
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Look, I live across the street,
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and I know all about you and your little telescope,
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and I don't appreciate it, okay?
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Yeah, I can see you right now.
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Hello?
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Now, look, if I want to walk around my apartment in my underwear,
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I shouldn't have to feel like...
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Thank you, man.
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That's not really the point.
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The point is that...
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Mostly free weights, but occasionally...
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Joey!
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Yeah, my neighbor.
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Yeah, the brunette.
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She said you looked very pretty the other day in the green dress.
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The green dress?
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Really?
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Yeah, she said you looked like Ingrid Bergman that day.
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No!
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You name one woman that you broke up with for an actual, real reason.
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Maureen Rosillo.
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Because she doesn't hate Yanni is not a real reason.
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Hello, Mr. Heckles.
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You're doing it again.
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We're not doing anything.
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You're stomping.
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It's disturbing my birds.
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You don't have birds.
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I could have birds.
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Okay, Mr. Heckles, we'll try to keep it down.
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Thank you.
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I'm going to rejoin my dinner party.
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All right, bye-bye.
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Okay, Janice.
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Janice, you gotta give me Janice.
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That wasn't about being picky.
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Yeah, we'll give you Janice.
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I miss Janice, though.
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Hello, Chandler Bing.
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Oh.
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My.
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God.
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Oh, Chandler.
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Now.
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Yeah.
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That's it.
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There, faster.
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Stop with the broom.
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We're not making noise.
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We won.
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We did it.
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Oh, my God.
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Mr. Heckles.
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How did this happen?
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He must have been sweeping.
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They found a broom in his hand.
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Oh, dear God.
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That's terrible.
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I know.
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I was sweeping yesterday could have been me
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you never know never know okay it's very faint
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but I can still sense him in the Go into the line, Mr. Heckle!
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Okay, Phoebe.
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I'm sorry, but sometimes they need help.
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Hey, what are you guys doing?
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Making holiday candy for the neighbors.
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I'm sorry, who?
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I'm gonna hang this basket on the door,
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and then when the neighbors walk by,
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they can all take a piece.
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But we don't know the neighbors.
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I do.
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There's, uh, let's say, a guy with a mustache,
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smokes-a-lot lady, new kids I've seen,
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and a red-haired guy who does not like to be called Rusty.
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See, this is exactly why I'm making this candy.
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We can learn their names and get to know our neighbors.
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Wouldn't it be easier if we just moved?
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Who is that?
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Don't worry.
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I'm brave.
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I am brave.
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I am brave.
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No, no, no, no, no. Can you tell me who is there, please?
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My name's Gary.
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I live upstairs.
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What?
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Hi.
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Hi.
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Do you know what time it is?
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It's candy time.
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My roommate says that they taste like little drops of heaven.
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Oh, please.
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Did you hear that?
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Little drops of heaven.
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4 a.m so can i get some candy i am sorry
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but some of us have to get up early and go to work
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he does not know that i am not some of us
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um i'm sorry but i'll put some out first thing in the morning well okay i'll swing by later
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you live in this building seems like i would have remembered you Mm!
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Nightcare!
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Very funny, Ross.
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Very lifelike and funny.
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Okay.
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Oh, no, no, no, no. I wasn't waving at you, lady.
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Whoa, maybe I was.
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Hey, Monica, this totally hot girl in Ross' building is flirting with me.
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Get in there, man.
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We're back.
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Mix it up.
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Yeah, I'm down with that.
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Okay, here goes.
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How you are doing.
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It worked.
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She's waving me over.
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Okay, I'll be right over.
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Let's see.
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She's on the third floor.
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Wow, she is pretty, huh?
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Tell me about it, huh?
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Oh, no, no. No, no,
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no, I'm not with her.
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No, that's just Monica.
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Yeah!
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Rachel, what are you doing?
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It's freezing out here.
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Would you come back inside?
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No, no, no, no, no. You wanted me to take him down,
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so I'm taking him down.
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Okay?
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Oh!
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Rachel!
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Rachel!
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I'm okay!
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I'm okay!
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Mr. Heckles?
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Mr. Heckles, could you help me, please?
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See, this is just the kind of thing I was talking about.
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Hey, what's going on?
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I found a note on my door.
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Come to Monica's quick.
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Bring champagne and a Three Musketeers bar?
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Yeah, I'll take that.
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What's up?
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Monica and I are engaged.
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Oh, my God.
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Congratulations.
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Where is she?
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I'm engaged!
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I'm engaged!
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Yeah, she's been out there for 20 minutes.
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I'm surprised you didn't hear her on the way over.
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I thought it was just a kid yelling, I'm gay, I'm gay.
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Can I bring her in?
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No, no, let her stay out there.
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It's sweet.
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I'm getting married!
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I'm gonna be a bride!
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No, I will not shut up, because I'm engaged!
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Whoa, big talk, huh?
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Why don't you come over here and say that to me, huh, buddy?
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Yeah, my fiancé will kick your ass.
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Come on, apartment 20!
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Apartment 20!
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Okay, you get her in here.
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You bolt the door, I'll be in the closet.
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Hey, new wallet, huh?
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Uh, yeah, it was time.
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The old condom ring and the leather.
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It just doesn't say cool anymore, you know?
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Rachel, you just put an empty carton back in the fridge.
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Oh, yeah, I know, but the garbage was full.
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Have you ever taken out the trash?
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Well, I, uh, thought you liked doing it.
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Third door on the left.
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Right.
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Oh, hey, Mr. Trigger.
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Yeah.
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What are you doing?
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Um...
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Oh!
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Oh!
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I'm sorry.
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It's a little old, but...
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No, you're clogging up the chute.
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I just spent a half hour unclogging.
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I'm sorry.
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I don't come in here a lot.
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Oh, yeah, of course you don't.
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Because you're a little princess.
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Daddy, buy me a pizza.
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Daddy, buy me a candy factory.
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Daddy, make the cast of Cats sing happy birthday to me.
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What, you think you can just come in here,
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make a mess of big man in the coveralls,
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or come and clean it up, huh?
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Well, why don't you think of someone else for a change?
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Okay, I'm sorry.
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God, you're gonna cry about it.
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Right.
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I don't have a plan.
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Pizza guy.
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Thank God.
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Phoebe?
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What?
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Do you have a plan?
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I don't even have a pla...
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I want a mushroom, green pepper, and onion.
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No. No, no. That's not what we ordered.
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We ordered a fat-free crust with extra cheese.
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Wait, you're not G.
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Stephanopoulos?
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Oh, man, my dad's gonna kill me.
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Wait, did you say G.
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Stephanopoulos?
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Yeah, yeah, this one goes across the street.
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I must have given him yours.
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Oh, bonehead, bonehead!
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Wait, was this a small Mediterranean guy with curiously intelligent good looks?
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Yeah, that sounds about right.
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Was he wearing a stunning blue suit?
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And a power tie?
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No, pretty much just a towel.
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Oh, God.
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So you guys want me to take this back?
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What, are you nuts?
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We've got George Stephanopoulos' pizza!
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Uh, babes?
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Who is George Snuffleupagus?
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That's Big Bird's friend.
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I see pizza!
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Oh, I want to see.
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Let me see.
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Let me see.
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Hello?
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Who are we spying on?
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You know the White House advisor?
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Clinton's campaign guy?
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The one with the great hair,
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sexy smile, really cute butt?
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Oh, him, the little guy.
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Oh, I love him.
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Oh, wait.
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Wait, I see a woman.
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Tell me it's his mother.
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It's definitely not his mother.
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Oh, no. Oh, wait, she's walking across the floor.
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She's walking.
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She's walking.
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She's going for the pizza.
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Hey, that's not for you, bitch!
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In this lesson, you will engage in English speaking practice through a lively and humorous exchange from a popular television show. The dialogue revolves around a situation involving neighbors and a comical misunderstanding about a reclining individual. This session offers a great opportunity to not only enhance your vocabulary but also to practice articulating thoughts clearly and fluidly. You will focus on capturing the lively tone and pace of the characters, which is key for effective communication in conversational English.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- poke - to prod or jab someone or something gently.
- curse - a spell or an expression of evil wishes.
- alive - the state of being living, not dead.
- naked - not clothed or covered; bare.
- fashion photography - a genre of photography that focuses on clothing and other fashion items.
- retract - to withdraw (something that was said or done).
- device - a tool or implement, especially one held in the hand.
Practice Tips
To truly grasp the nuances of the dialogue, consider implementing shadowspeak tactics. The video has a lively tempo, so you may find it beneficial to first listen to a segment, then repeat the lines out loud, mimicking the characters' intonations and rhythms. This technique not only aids in improving English pronunciation but also builds confidence while speaking. Focus on the emotions conveyed in their dialogue, as expressing feelings accurately is crucial in everyday conversations.
Consider practicing in short bursts. Play a few seconds of dialogue, pause, and then repeat what you heard, emulating both the speed and the tone of the characters. This will greatly enhance your fluency and make your speaking sound more natural.
As you engage with the content, remember to use it as IELTS speaking practice by reflecting on the humorous situation and your own thoughts about it. How would you react if you were in the same scenario? This will help you think critically in English and prepare you for real-life conversations.
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.
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