Shadowing Practice: Which Kalogeras Sister Knows NOAH Best? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Who knows Noah best?
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Girlfriend, sister-in-law, sister-in-law.
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Stepsys.
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Okay.
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You would think it's me, given that you and Noah have been practically dating since you guys were sick.
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This video could end in a really good result or a really bad result.
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I feel like I'm very attentive when it comes to listening and knowing things about people.
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But I also thought that and then I got my shit wrong when we did the Who Knows Sunday Best.
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So we've done something similar like this where we tested to see if we know Noah.
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And Mia knew more answers.
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I knew all the right answers.
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We were in the car.
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No, it's true.
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We were in the car ride.
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We were like, we should make this into a whole video because how am I knowing Noah so well right now?
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The pun is from this video.
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It's really just to see if he's a good girlfriend.
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This could end in a breakup.
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This could cost a whole relationship.
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Would you break up with me if I didn't know any?
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No. Yeah.
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Yeah, he's in true love.
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He's pussy with it.
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Damn.
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That's pussy with me.
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Don't worry about it, man.
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I feel like personally, I'm going to win this one
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Because I'm with Noah every day multiple times a day mostly every hour of the day Like yeah, you hang out with him all the time
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but like I also see him like You're losing I'm probably
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losing I'm leaving it to New York for this one I'm actually gonna try too I'm very competitive How many inches?
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Okay, that one should be wrong There's also some questions
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that I feel like Noah and I don't talk about and you and Mia talk about like what's your favorite movie?
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Oh wait, I changed that one She's 11 That was the time And Sunny didn't say a peep You guys ready?
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Yeah You guys locked in Mm-hmm.
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You better not read them.
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On my life, I'm not a cheater.
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Who's my biggest op?
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Your biggest op ever?
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Wait.
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Oh, f*!
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No. Is it f*?
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No. Oh, is it something we can say?
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These are the best.
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I'm not keeping the video.
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Who's your biggest op?
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Your biggest op ever.
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Is it a person or like something?
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It's a person.
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Who wears stripes a lot?
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What?
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No, I'm not getting here.
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As a matter of fact, you've looked for him before.
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What?
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Yeah.
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Oh, find all the way.
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Edric's weird.
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Wait, who?
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Finding Walgo?
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Where's Walgo?
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Killian won.
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Robin, what?
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I think it's off.
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What's that?
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I'm gonna run this video.
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I'm gonna run this video.
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I'm gonna run this video.
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Why the f* was that the correct answer?
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F* that guy.
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So, no, nobody's gonna know that there's...
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You should've known that.
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If you knew me, if you knew me, you would've known that.
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What?
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I'll give that one to Kayla.
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1-0 Kayla.
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I don't know how this is going.
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What's my least favorite video we've ever filmed?
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Oh, I'm breaking no video.
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No. What?
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You guys should know this.
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Oh I'll
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give you a hint, we traveled for it.
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Oh, secret!
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Oh!
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Y'all fucking sick!
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WOOOO!
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Calm down, calm down, calm down.
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Is this my favorite video?
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Oh my, oh bro, I'm switching, I'm switching.
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Y'all don't know this game.
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I'm switching my biggest off to YouTube.
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Why am I losing?
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I'm walking in, I'm walking in.
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I knew that, I knew that.
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I'm smooth riding, bro.
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One of my favorite videos actually.
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That was the new experience.
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Like I wanna go over to the Cayman Islands just to pet more stingrays.
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What's one thing I always have on me?
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Me.
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A strap.
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Who said strap at the same time?
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What the f*?
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Do you have your rosary on you right now?
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I do.
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Damn!
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So am I right?
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That's not what I wrote down.
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What strap are you talking about?
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That's what I said.
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What's a strap?
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I get strap first.
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Me.
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You come home with me all the time?
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Wait, you're a dk.
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It's always on you.
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That's like forced to be on me unless I wanted to get a st.
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Okay, something that's like always on you?
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Like what am I always taking out?
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Your phone.
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Nah.
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You're smelling a portal.
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I'm tired.
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I'm like so...
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Anybody else have any...
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The most obvious thing ever.
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The bracelet you're wearing that has my name on it.
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Well, yeah, that's true.
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But no, that's not what I'm wearing.
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What the fk is this?
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Give us a hint.
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Why are you so hard?
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It's green.
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Veins?
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Veins.
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True, but no. Your eyes.
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My eyes are not green.
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This is not a joke.
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I don't even know his eye cream.
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I don't even know his eye cream.
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I don't even know his eye cream.
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How am I in negatives right now?
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You guys want the answer?
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No, no, no, no. The session was the obvious thing I could have listed.
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When I was writing this question, I was like, this is so obvious.
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Why?
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Green?
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Is it natural?
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It is natural.
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If you go in a factory, you make it now.
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What is it a type of?
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A type of something that I have on me all the time.
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Vaseline.
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Yeah.
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I was just saying that.
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But what do I use it for?
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Yeah Question
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what's my color?
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Right, it's a trick question because I don't even know It was the first day I saw you.
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When we came back to high school, I remember asking what color are your eyes?
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No, I'm getting this piercing look Who got that first you you should know this one.
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What's the first instrument I ever played?
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I got it right now.
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It's a u-chordian.
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Yeah, accordian.
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Oh, an accordian.
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You have no idea what an accordian is.
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An accordian?
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Yeah, mom used to play that.
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It's an accordian!
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Mom used to play the unichordian.
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Mom used to play the unichordian.
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It's actually a accordian.
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Wait, am I at zero?
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No, you said piano thing, so it's close enough.
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But I was at negative one because I guess your eye color wrong.
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I don't even know my own eye color to be honest You haven't looked
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that deeply in
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that It's like me saying my eyes are honey It's not How do I have this scar on my eyebrow?
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Oh when you're a kid you're a table Not a table A pole That's why I have that A chair
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I don't know
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if you can classify it as a chair It was a chair I remember Noah telling us this
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because you said table But what kind of chair is it?
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A stool?
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How would I hit my head on a stool?
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Mom what is that thing called?
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It starts with a U A uterine or something Mom what is it called?
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Ultimane or something No it wasn't ultimate no Then what the fuck was it?
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We listed like all the furniture It's only something that would be in a certain place Bee bag
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It's a standing base Yes it is a bag I didn't know what I did here.
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It was a church pew.
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I was walking back and forth and I slammed my head against it.
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The whole church stopped and I got rushed out.
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I was like gushing blood.
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You guys are all stupid.
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Can I take it off this?
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I'll wash it and you can wash it.
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I do not.
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Anyone know what is mid-video you got taken away from?
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I got to get it cleaner.
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Who's that?
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He has to get his ears clean.
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On the topic of videos, what are my two favorite videos?
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Surprising no one is one of them.
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Hey, fk you.
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Uh, F1 video?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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My F1 video is the best fking video ever.
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Is it recent?
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Yeah, let me just check real quick.
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I've never asked you this.
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We never really gave a flop on board.
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I never really asked you one.
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One of them is kind of recent in the wintertime.
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Shading video.
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I was skating.
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What?
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It was sentimental. With you. With who?
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Yeah, I have another one involved an activity like you had to do
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Do we have to do something?
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Is that activity?
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It's an activity that people find attractive.
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People will like...
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Do I have your rules?
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Is this getting a shower?
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Tinder?
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Wrestle.
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That's my favorite video is Tinder.
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Wrestling.
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Not wrestling, no. My favorite video was Tinder which he wasn't even in.
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You can keep it after.
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Pottery!
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Pottery.
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I got that.
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No, that was me.
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You got in the biggest fight before.
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Even you got in the fight with yourself.
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What's my favorite place we've ever been?
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Uh, Greece.
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Vegas, New York.
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Nope, nope, nope.
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Sweden.
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I said LA.
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Not Vegas.
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Alaska!
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Nope.
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Where the fuck else have we been?
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You guys are so locked out.
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I talk about it every day.
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What the- Oh, we'll be back there soon, probably.
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Probably just me though.
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What?
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Probably just you.
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Just think about it.
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Oh, okay.
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Uh, you might come.
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B?
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Yeah.
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Okay.
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Wordmaster.
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No. It's not far.
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Like, you guys are thinking really bad.
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No. I said it for a thought.
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I'm in a fight!
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It's gonna be some dumb ass.
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Definitely not Minnesota, no. BC?
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No. Vancouver?
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Is it in Canada?
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Yes.
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Quebec?
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No. Yeah, I've never been in Quebec.
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You guys are speaking very broad.
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Like, you guys are speaking, like, really f*ing broad.
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Oh, you're talking about food places.
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Food?
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Yeah.
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Whereby?
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Yeah.
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I think you guys have a long time to guess that.
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Holy s*.
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Bro, we got a lot of places.
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I said, yeah, it is a place.
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Oh my god, you could have said, what's your favorite place?
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Let's bring Russia.
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Like you literally let us off the face We are being a strong track I just named every geography shit
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I named every geography shit It was kinda fking obvious What's my shoe size?
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Ten and a half That was quick
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Sometimes you do a lot on just
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so you got bigger feet Sometimes you do high boosters This one's gonna be a little bit difficult
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What's my Tim Hortons order?
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Black with a splash of a black with a splash of a black with a splash of a black
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Okay sometimes you get Sometimes you get your mouth or sometimes you'll get a black coffee with you get your mouth.
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A black coffee with a bottle with some mouth.
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When you come back for drink.
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You're so close but you're not exactly there.
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What do I exactly?
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Wait, I'm trying to remember.
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Hi!
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How was it?
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Can you get a large black coffee?
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Wait no, hold on, stop.
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Guys, everyone love you I know what it is.
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Oh, I'm the what?
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No, he never said the name.
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Black coffee With as generous as black milk No, no, no No, bro.
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Cause if they put only milk in it Then I send it back What?
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I've actually complained on Skip over that a few times Actually today, today's matter of fact I think what?
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What do I say?
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Like I say milk.
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2% milk.
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Milk.
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Extra milk.
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No. Light milk.
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No. Samba.
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No. Extra.
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Extra milk.
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I like an iced coffee.
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Extra milk.
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No cane sugar and extra milk.
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I think you didn't say no cane sugar.
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Oh stupid.
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Oh yeah, dumbass mother f*ing.
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What was my second?
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No. Heaven or 18?
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Yep, yep.
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Heaven or 18, two honey, one milk, two honey.
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Two milk, one honey.
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Yeah, that's it.
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You said 21 mil No I didn't No I didn't Yeah
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you did with your own good fucking ass Yeah you did
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with your dumb ass Yeah you did with your not listening ass Yeah you did with your own good ass
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Speaking of that, did we have Tanda Goddard's name?
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Who's my favorite hockey player?
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Leandro Tso
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I knew that too Well clearly you fucking did it Oh man I'm losing this You guys are
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so locked out Who is writing this question to see if he knows himself?
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Yeah I'm still thinking of the answers Thinking of the answers where we go Go
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if I could get one piercing what piercing would it be?
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Who's my celebrity crush?
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What's my biggest red flag in a girl and there's four?
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They're actually more specific than that Any girl or me?
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You actually don't do any of these.
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Okay.
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Selfish.
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Um.
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Give us a hint.
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How many kids would I want?
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You want like three.
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Oh, so no kids.
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You want minimum two.
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Yeah, but I want max seven though.
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Like, I don't want to go more than seven.
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I don't want more than seven kids.
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Okay.
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I'm glad that you don't want more than seven.
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I actually wrote down once more than seven kids.
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Okay, this one's specific to three.
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Oh, um, pick eater.
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Uh, close, but a little bit.
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Oh, like, doesn't, like, doesn't eat ass.
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Doesn't rip.
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It doesn't make me.
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It's specifically when you go to a restaurant.
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Oh, it's Roojory Raider.
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This one's a little bit more deep to me.
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Eat your food?
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Uh, actually the complete opposite.
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This one's more musical.
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Playing bad musical girl.
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This is so close, but you guys are dumb.
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You guys are so far still.
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Listen to one album, one artist.
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Close, but it's more broad than that.
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Like, changing songs like.
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No, but I didn't.
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I know.
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You guys start saying.
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I got so bad until one time, and then this was in the album in the video, and there was a comment saying, oh my god, the cats are in one.
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Dude, you got that.
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Who the fuck said that?
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I think that's fucked up.
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You guys give up or do you guys want me to tell you?
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Uh, no. You guys are so close.
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You guys keep saying, only does this, only does this.
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Just think a little bit broader.
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Oh my gosh.
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He's saying the answer, bro.
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You all are just stupid.
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Dude, I was joking.
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I said a few more.
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He did what?
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He jumped up.
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No, we jumped up.
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I'm already running my mom.
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Wow, great ass.
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He did not know that.
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She's been a quarterback.
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Second time, my mom was in there.
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You guys did not know that.
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Yeah.
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Only listens to one kind of music.
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I feel like we said that.
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No, you didn't say that.
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Like, if you only listen to, like, rap.
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I actually agree with that I get that, you used to do that now You used to only listen to a rap Do you not remember?
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One more, this one is super broad
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Your children just don't know me Oh shit I bet you I don't want these actors You wanna come?
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I knew that's either green No, they are not green They are, I know they are No,
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come here, let me take a picture Let me see Get the privacy screen Why is that?
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Okay, there's one more thing about biggest red flags and a girl.
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This was super brawl.
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Like this was just like an obvious like Yes, but no. Has a lot of backgrounds.
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Yes, but no. I imagine you want to have like a good day and then Yes, negative.
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Yes, I got that.
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Actually, you guys said that first.
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No one.
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Oh, you said it first.
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Okay.
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What's my favorite time of the day?
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Oh, night!
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Obviously.
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Like really late at no one's living in nights.
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What's my specific favorite hour?
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2 a 2 a 2 a 2 a 2 a 2 a 2 a 2 a 2 a 1.
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No, no, no. No. No. I'm sleeping.
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every time no one i run into each other it's actually 2 a.m is my peak time that's
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when that's when i that's
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when i'm locked in it's 2 a.m like it's like completely his brain starts operating yeah that's why he's
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so stupid do i like straight
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or curly hair girl curly i'm gonna go with them i'm just gonna say i'm gonna hold the curly okay
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so you all got it wrong it's actually straight Okay, next question.
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Wait, what?
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We're going to skip over that question for now.
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Wait, no. We did us.
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What's my least favorite color?
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We did us.
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What's my least favorite color?
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Orange.
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Orange is one of the four.
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What are these dumbass questions?
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By the way, I just want to say that her thing was a joke.
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Your mom sent me that one.
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Just so that you know.
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Okay, wait.
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Brown and brown.
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No, none of those are on.
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Orange and yellow.
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Yellow is on it, you guys go orange and yellow.
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I got both.
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Green.
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Yeah.
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I got all three.
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I said orange, yellow, green.
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Especially yellow I put.
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Wow.
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So whoever said yellow, guess me.
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Me, I did.
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Okay, Ellie gets the point.
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No, that's me.
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What's my favorite TV show?
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This is so odd.
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Dr. House.
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Breaking Bad.
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Breaking Bad.
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I did like Dr. House though.
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You know what's funny is I had no fucking clue about the Breaking Bad thing.
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I just guessed like you're a guy in the mood like Breaking Bad.
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Bro.
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It's funny that you were guessing I'm a guy.
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Wow.
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Okay, what does my dream house look like?
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Yeah, I like the show.
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Yeah, Ellie's right.
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And then I have this above chair.
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Yeah.
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Okay, now I understand what you're doing.
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Mom!
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Mom!
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Mom, we're gonna get comments.
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Mom.
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Okay, he's clean now.
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He's a lot of vacuum.
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That's one habit I wish I could break.
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Mom, bite me your toenails!
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That was when I wrote down, yeah.
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This is more like when they're on like testing you guys like to see what you guys would say.
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Besides the obvious, I'm pretty kidding you both.
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That's a habit that you want to break.
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Maybe saying stupid things.
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No, I don't say stupid things, but...
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Okay.
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You don't really have any bad habits.
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Or habits in general.
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More lobbies.
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More light.
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Wow, you guys are nice, man.
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Oh, waking up late.
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This one's about my timing.
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No, I love waking up late.
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You're so mutual of being too early.
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Yes, but he's being too early.
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How did you know that?
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Yeah.
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I decided to be.
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If I could be the best at one sport, what would it be?
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Uh, cross.
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Did bro say guitar for a sport?
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No. Hockey.
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No. This one's niche.
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Pickleball.
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Chess.
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No, because if you're the best at this, it's actually like...
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If you do this, you're like the goat of all time.
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Poker.
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Poker, yeah.
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Oh, soccer!
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No. Football.
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No. This one's like the most impressive.
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I actually find the most impressive.
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Like, every time I look at someone doing it- Male gymnastics.
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Definitely not male gymnastics.
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No, no, no. Wrestling.
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The most manly sport.
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Gamebang is not sport.
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This one, every single time we always talk and we're like, would you rather?
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It's always the would you rather.
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Spledonky!
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Wow.
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I would be the best spledonky.
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Is that the most manly sport?
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That's by far the most badly sport.
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You're stuck in a fucking cage.
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Have you seen the spiders that are in the kindergarten?
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Yeah.
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You all see spiders when you're doing soccer?
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Where are the spiders at?
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That's past.
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No, that's really true.
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No, I'm sorry.
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I didn't mention it.
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Yeah, thank you.
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And you're always talking about like it's still a lot.
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That's very funny.
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I'm so sorry.
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Y'all were thinking pussy sports.
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Yeah, I was thinking like football and getting hit in.
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Yeah, yeah, I was thinking like pussy-ass football.
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I was thinking like when you get like concussions in football.
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I'm sorry.
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No, you guys are locked the fuck out.
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Yeah, sorry.
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Because obviously it's a little game.
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Who's winning?
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I don't think I am.
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I honestly think it's me i actually think it might be
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kelia what's my dream car i know i tell you this all the time
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definitely not a homer it's a version of a mercedes there
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is no number yeah it's a version of a maybach no
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it's not a version of a me it's a version of
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a chevy yeah what is the version of a chevy you're
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actually right i just forget what it's called though i don't
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know the name it's just a 69 chevy 60 okay
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but what's the what's the other one like what's like the
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more like basic one like I don't know for this one
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because I would have no idea Think like you've been in it before with me It's like a BMW Yes, it's a BMW The one we've been in, we went racing with and almost got into a car crash Besides the point, um
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Noah and I used to go racing all the time
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And I used to race I used to win every time
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because that's just a creature I'm so attractive though You're
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so lucky that I didn't know about this I think I found out once you were racing
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and like I like ratted on YouTube We got like the cops called Like I snitched it so hard Yeah, you don't call the cops No,
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I'm seeing someone else Oh yeah Excuse me, my sister is racing.
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She's a BMW and she's racing really fast.
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I would have had it gotten to my head and I would never guess.
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If you gave me like 20 cars and I was like, pointed out, I would be able to.
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If you gave me three cars and totally pointed out, I would be able to.
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Great.
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Okay, what's one of my biggest things I find attractive?
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Me, me, Ellie driving.
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Ellie driving, um...
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Me!
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Ellie driving.
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Ellie, Ellie, Ellie, Lucy.
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Ellie what?
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Driving.
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When I sing your niche songs, you like that.
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I do like that.
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I actually find them very attractive, yeah.
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Yeah, well actually one time I was singing this song and no one was like Oh, how do you know this song
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and I was like it's such a popular song like you always play blah blah blah
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and apparently we only have like two cake streams
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and then you can do the whole thing to the door It has 20,000 streams by Youngbae Namsteen.
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You guys ever heard?
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No She was about love bruh Another thing you find attractive when I am walking and when I'm running
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When I'm sitting when I'm standing when I am Oh, when I'm about to bond I do find that attractive What?
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What's my dream date?
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Your dream date?
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Hanjam Who likes Hanjam?
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Who likes Hanjam but he would rather something else Yeah, what would I rather?
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Like actually what's my...
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Hanjam No What's my favorite thing?
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Me We went on this date, this is my favorite date we've ever been on When we went to the airplanes
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That was a good date but no I like this one specifically
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because of the time of day it was at Is that right?
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When you guys are scootering at that time and then you almost got stabbed Yes
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So when I was scotering and it was nighttime and this guy
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that was actually fucked up came up to him and I'm like No, let's keep going.
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Like we're on electric scooters.
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This guy is like walking on foot and Noah stops his scooter and the guy's like And Noah's like, sorry sir, what was that?
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And he like comes up to me and he's like, what are you doing my bitch?
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And Noah's like, I'm so sorry sir, what was that?
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And he gets so close to him and I'm like, Noah, please.
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I'm like, oh, I'm ready to fight.
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That wasn't even the same date.
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So that wasn't even the same date, but...
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We've had multiple dates like that, so...
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Okay, if you guys ask questions about me, let's see if I know them.
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What?

Getting to Know the Conversation: A Fun English Practice Opportunity

The video features a lively chat between friends and family members competing to see who knows Noah best. Filled with casual banter, jokes, and playful tension, it’s a perfect example of real-life English communication—the kind you’d use with friends or in social settings. This makes it ideal for IELTS speaking practice, as it mirrors the natural flow of conversation examiners love to hear.

Top 5 Phrases for Daily Communication

  • "I feel like I'm very attentive" – A great way to express self-awareness in casual talks. Use it to explain why you notice details about others.
  • "This could end in a breakup" – Hyperbolic humor is common in English! This phrase shows how to add drama (and laughs) to a lighthearted conversation.
  • "I'm leaving it to New York for this one" – A playful way to say you’re letting someone else take charge. Perfect for group settings.
  • "On my life, I'm not a cheater" – A strong, informal oath to prove honesty. Useful in friendly debates or games.
  • "Who's my biggest op?" – Slang alert! "Op" means opponent. Learning such terms helps you follow modern, casual English.

Step-by-Step Shadowing Guide for This Video

Shadowing (or shadow speak) is a powerful way to improve pronunciation and fluency. Here’s how to use this video:

  1. Watch once for context: Focus on the vibe—notice the laughter, pauses, and playful tone. This helps you mimic the feel of natural speech.
  2. Pick short clips (5-10 seconds): Start with lines like "I feel like I'm very attentive..." Repeat them immediately after the speaker, matching their speed and intonation. A shadowing app can help slow down the audio if needed.
  3. Focus on stress and rhythm: English is a stress-timed language—words like "attentive" or "competitive" have emphasized syllables. Listen for these and copy them to sound more natural.
  4. Practice with a partner: Role-play the conversation! Take turns being the competitors and Noah. This builds confidence for IELTS speaking practice and real-world chats.
  5. Record yourself: Compare your recording to the video. Notice differences in pronunciation or pace, then adjust. Over time, you’ll sound more like a native.

Remember, the goal is to have fun while learning. This video’s energy makes it easy to stay motivated—so hit play, start shadowing, and watch your English skills grow!

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
“Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer trueused to play · used to do · used to go
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowhave been · we've done · you've looked
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itare locked · was actually fucked
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas writing · was just saying · was walking

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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