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Wow, New York on a Tuesday.
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Good to see you, super fan here.
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Man, how are you?
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How are we doing in the back?
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So this is like the cool crowd.
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We have a fucking L.A.
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This L.A hat.
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You from L.A.?
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No, Mexico. From Mexico?
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You look like a Jew, though.
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Oh, you are a Jew.
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Oh.
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Any other international people, by the way?
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I heard Germany.
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I heard a lot of places.
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Columbia, Germany.
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Germany, we love you.
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I know you don't love us.
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All righty.
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Anyone get fired from their job today? Or recently? Where were you working?
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A stupid startup.
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A stupid startup.
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Startup means no job.
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Also, who is actually single?
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We knew.
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I think it's mostly engaged couples.
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No, it actually definitely...
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It has that vibe.
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You're actually right, because I'm like engaged and like, it's a bad part of your life.
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It's depressing.
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Notice that we just suddenly got silent.
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Fiance is not a fun term.
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Nah, I don't say that.
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I just say my wife.
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I've been saying that since I met her.
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Who's engaged here?
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Yeah, there is a lot of people.
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What'd you say?
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I thought it was like a mistake when you were like, oh, I've just been calling her my wife.
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But like, you lost the crowd a little bit when you were like...
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Are we with a fucking psychologist?
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On that note, are you ready to meet your first contestant?
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Guys, hang on one second.
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We have been dropping some of the craziest things ever on our Patreon bonus episodes, Extended Cuts, and the show you're watching right now has some tea that you are not gonna want to miss.
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Enjoy the episode to the show ladies and gentlemen of New York City give it up for Mike
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yo give it up for Harrison's muscles
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good nothing good welcome to the show thank you thank you guys give it up for Mike
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You got some head of hair.
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Oh my god.
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That's like a girl.
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Dude, that's like a girl with triple D tits.
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Like that is...
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Like if you have hair like that, you must have a nice, you know, schlong.
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Because that means your puberty is.. you have very strong genetics.
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Of course, of course.
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So tell.. you're strong, bro.
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A little bit.
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Well, how are you feeling tonight?
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Break us in.
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And we don't do age or profession.
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I want to just kind of give you a moment right now to tell the crowd who you are
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and what kind of girl you're hoping to meet tonight.
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All right, cool, man.
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And what kind of genetics you have.
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He's definitely, I could probably guess, but we'll hear it.
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Yeah, my parents are both from Italy.
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They were born there as well.
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Yeah, we knew.
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Could have kind of guessed that one.
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I'm from Staten Island, New York, if anyone else is from here.
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Oh!
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One of the crowd's fucking weird.
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There's Staten Island people here.
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I am a very confident, loyal, respectable person.
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And I'm just trying to meet...
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How do you feel you're loyal?
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Like, you just like, don't cheat?
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Yeah, I don't cheat.
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Only the Italian guys have to preface this.
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Yeah, the Italian guys get a bad rep, but I don't really...
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I mean, listen, I understand it, but like, me personally, no. You have a nice energy.
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Like, you actually do.
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Like, I feel like girls would like you.
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I would hope so.
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But yeah, man, I'm just trying to look for a best friend here.
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Aww.
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Is there something you're working on in the dating realm that you think will help you find that best friend?
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Uh, me personally, no. I'm just kind of out there just weighing my options.
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Oh, really?
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How much does the option have to weigh?
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Do you care about that?
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Are you into like a thicker girl or skinnier?
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I like thick because I like...
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All shapes, all sizes, man.
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You like all shapes and sizes?
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Yeah, it doesn't matter.
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If there's like a giant ass, you can handle that?
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Hell yeah.
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You gotta be able to fucking swallow that thing, bro.
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Yeah.
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You just gotta know what to do with it. Do you...
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Are you loose like that?
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A guy like you sniff, do you eat ass or no?
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Yeah, we can get around.
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Oh, Italian guys, bro.
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They'll put their tongue anywhere.
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Not to go in the rated R direction, but when you play with yourself to a thought, what is the thought that you.. not to watching something, what's the thought that you go to?
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Oh, I cannot tell you my thought, bro.
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Wow.
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You probably met the person I'm thinking of.
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Everyone I've ever met.
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Anyway, keep going.
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What's your thought?
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Um...
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It's just really blank up there, to be honest with you.
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Full transparency.
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Honestly, like Italians, they're like Jews with no brain.
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I'm thinking about books a whole lot of time.
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Like, I hate to say it, but it is blank up there.
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I could say that.
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I fucking grew up with only Italian guys, bro.
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And my conversation, that's why we do this show.
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My conversations are like, bro, like, are you hard?
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And they'd be like, and they're like, bro, I'm throbbing.
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That's the philosophical conversation.
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Dude, it's, every day that was my conversation as a kid.
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I literally grew up with guys just like you, and all we talked about was cock, which as I know.
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Oh, that's literally all my friends talking about.
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I told you, I told you.
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Italian guys are all gay.
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How would you describe your cock to them? To your boys?
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I mean like, you know, yeah, like, you know, we just say like, yo, like, you know, that shit's big and shit, you know what I mean?
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Yo, what's up, bro?
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Like, how you doing today?
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I'm fucking huge.
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As a girl, on a real note, some, because I've heard stories from people, sometimes people are surprised.
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Are you a guy that someone is going to be surprised by, or is what we expect what we get?
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I feel like on the outside show, I kind of look like a nice guy, and no one really thinks anything of me.
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But on the inside, especially in the head space.
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I'm talking about your dick, dude.
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No, I know.
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More so just the thoughts of what run through my head, and then when I actually act out.
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Yeah, there's a lot of things that people don't really expect.
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Wow, you just got away with murder, because you did not answer that question and we will never know.
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Yeah, you keep talking about these thoughts.
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Like, what are these thoughts?
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It's very mischievous things that go on in my head.
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What's one of them?
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But I do act out of them, so it's not like I'm just thinking it.
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What?
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Like, what?
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I've been hanging out with this friend group of girls for a while and there's like six girls in the group
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and a lot of them just, they bit the dust.
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They what?
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They bit the dust.
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What the fuck does that mean?
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They bit my dust.
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They blew you?
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No, no, not necessarily.
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They just knocked down like dominoes.
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So you hooked up with all of them?
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Yeah.
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We are with an Italian guy.
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You slept with all six?
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Four out of the six.
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Oh, yeah!
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Whoa, give it up for that, yo.
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That's very sick.
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That's like everyone at Sunday dinner.
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Is there anything you did with one of them in bed that was like your favorite thing you did with that?
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One of them we had to use an excessive amount of lube for it.
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If that makes, you know, if that's anything.
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Let's quit while we're ahead.
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On a real note, you're a likable guy, and I think regardless of anything, you're just honest.
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So what would you say is the number one selling point you have for the girl you're going to meet tonight?
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I'm an open book, honestly.
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I'll tell you whatever you want to know.
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I don't want to ruffle anyone's feathers with anything that I say, but I'm going to be truthfully honest every word that I say.
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Then tell me your signs.
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My signs?
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Yeah.
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What kind of signs are we talking about?
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Six foot one?
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How tall?
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Six two.
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Damn, bro.
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That means six inches.
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So six two, great hair.
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Is there one physical feature you have that you maybe are a little shy about?
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Not really shy, but I feel like I have very good quads.
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Very nice legs.
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Cavs as well.
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I feel like he wants to fuck himself.
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Ladies and gentlemen, an Italian guy.
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I feel like I'm with my best friend.
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Give it up for Mike, everyone.
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Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for the amazing Maria.
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Maria Maria Maria Maria Maria Welcome to the show.
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How are you feeling?
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I'm feeling great.
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Hi, you have a good energy.
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Thank you.
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You have a nice energy.
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Well, thank you.
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You seem like a nice, uh, you seem like a kind person.
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I try to be.
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Do you guys, because you already strike me, you're coming off as very friendly.
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Do you guys always think you're interested in them?
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like because I feel like you probably give that off sometimes
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and then you're like no I'm not well I do tend to smile a lot more than I should
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so sometimes I can give the wrong impression
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but I feel like I don't know I feel like it's pretty mutual
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when I like
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when someone can catch a vibe I can catch it back
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would you say you're picky yes really yes holy fuck what
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sometimes in the wrong way I don't know what in one way I don't know sometimes I'm picky
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but I pick the wrong people.
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So what are the things, so what are these like unusual picky things that you want that maybe you think don't make sense?
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I don't know, I just tend to go for a fuckboy and that's probably not what you should be picky about.
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So I just like tend to like the wrong people
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that usually have like way too many girlfriends and spend a little too much time with them.
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So it's like, I don't know.
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Yeah, there's those guys that have taken down four out of like six girls.
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And they use a ton of lube.
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Is there a common physical trait on the men that you go for?
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I typically like brunettes.
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I typically like taller guys just because I'm a little bit on the taller side.
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Do you have a hair preference?
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Like texture?
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Like bald or not?
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Like preferably not bald.
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Um, I want my kids to have luscious hair, I don't know.
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Bald is disgusting.
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You know what?
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People, I see all these girls getting plastic surgery.
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Guys, if you're fucking bald, spend the money.
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Like, dude, I have a friend that got three hair transplants.
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Like, no, dead ass.
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Like, guys, it makes me uncomfortable when a guy's bald.
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Like, I get nervous.
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Like, you know what I mean?
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It just gets creepy.
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Yeah, like, fuck you.
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If you're bald, go fuck yourself.
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Maria, what's something that's never happened with a guy in the bedroom that you want to have in at some point?
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Good head.
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Hopefully it's not bald.
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What are these guys doing that they're just not doing it?
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I just feel like I'm putting on a performance 99% of the time.
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Oh, you lie.
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Well, sometimes.
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Oh, final thing.
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Is there a physical place that you like a guy to touch you on a first date?
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I would say, like, my thigh.
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Oh wow.
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That's near the quake.
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I feel like a hand on a thigh is a good signification that we're both interested.
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Brandon, what do you think?
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Are we ready?
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Let's do it!
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Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for Mike.
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Oh my god damn, you smell good, bro.
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What the fuck?
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Oh my God, I love Nautica.
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All right, we're gonna get into it, Michael.
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Do you wanna even, like, first off, say to her what's your name?
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Hey, my name's Mike.
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Nice to meet you.
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Hi, my name's Maria.
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Nice to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
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All righty.
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I always say this up top.
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It's a show.
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It's an audience.
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We're not on an island.
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We move fast.
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We find things out quickly.
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And I always challenge the daters right away.
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I say, we're gonna start with you.
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Let's see what you want to know before we step in.
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I wanna make it fair.
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So we're gonna start with you today, Michael, to see how you, what is the first question you would ask Maria, and remember, we're on date nine.
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What's your biggest kink?
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Oh!
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You said move it quickly, huh?
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Mine is faking!
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Oh!
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Oh, God.
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That was a day 27 question.
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I don't even know.
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I've been with my girl five years.
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I have no idea what her biggest kink is.
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I feel like I don't even know.
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It's honestly a hard question.
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Mine is just skin.
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But yeah, if you want to answer Yeah, if you want to answer Michael's question.
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I just don't feel like I'm a very kinky person.
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That's fair.
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That's fair.
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Completely fair.
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Yeah, I mean, I like to know that I'm wanted.
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That's about it.
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Sounds good to me.
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She's like, I want to feel wanted.
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Michael's like, yeah.
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Michael, how would you define a kink?
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Because everyone defines it differently.
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I don't really know.
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What's your biggest turn-on?
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Wow, we just got a technical.
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A lot of lube.
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How dare you?
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What's your lucky number?
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Four?
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Do you like, you can be honest.
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Do you like any lube or anything like that?
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Maria?
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Lube?
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I can't say I've experienced it.
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No. I haven't either.
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Nah, I actually don't think she's fucking lying.
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I have never once pulled out lute, bro.
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I don't know anybody that has to.
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Yeah, fuck you, dude.
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How many people in the crowd have actually used lute?
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Well, now I know you can't make a girl wet.
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All right, well, keep going.
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So, Michael, what is your biggest king?
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Just tell us, just to answer your own question.
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Like, biggest turn-on is dirty talk, 100%.
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Oh, yeah?
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Hell, yeah.
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Oh, let's do it.
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Michael, you have a big, fat cock.
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Well, do you want to then now with Maria, like what would you say to turn her on then?
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Um...
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I don't know, it's a little tough right here.
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Yeah, Mr. Dirty Talk.
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Just use your thoughts, Michael.
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I feel like if we just go backstage and close the door, things will just happen, you know?
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Oh!
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You have no state, you can say one thing, you don't have to say like, yo, I'm inside, like say whatever, say something kind.
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From your voice.
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I think your voice is beautiful.
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I can't see you, but I think your voice I'm just getting I'm just gonna start faking
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We're gonna move on now to Maria.
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We're gonna give you a question.
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We're playing fair here I hate when people like go you didn't give us a chance
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We actually do take it away Maria.
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What's your question to Michael?
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Do you care more about pleasing someone or pleasing yourself?
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I'm not gonna lie, I love this question.
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And to me, 100% pleasing someone else gives me way more- Mike!
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Oh!
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My!
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God!
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Mike!
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Oh!
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Dude, are you fucking- are you kidding me?
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I only like pleasing myself.
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Well then what would you do right now to please her?
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We gotta go backstage for that.
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I can't be doing that here.
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Then say something that would please someone and make them feel more special than they've ever felt in their life.
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I mean, let's make out.
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That makes you feel very special.
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It's up to her.
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Everything's up to her.
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I'm down for whatever.
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Go for the thigh!
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Wait, go for Michael's quad.
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Michael, I mean, your confidence is like, I can't even handle it.
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Well, you're, be honest, Maria, you enjoy that.
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I enjoy it.
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I like a confident guy.
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Yeah, dude, I'm telling you, bro.
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Michael, I'm going to ask you a very hard question right now, and you can answer it however you want.
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You're on a date with Maria, and this could go both ways.
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The answer's up to you.
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Would you describe yourself that's a guy in demand who's kind of like a ladies' man?
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Or no, you're the sweet guy.
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Who are you?
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Tell Maria.
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I'm the sweet guy, for sure.
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I'm always the Mr. Nice guy.
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He's so sweet, he'll get to know your whole friend group.
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No, I'm being honest.
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Especially, specifically, if I'm with one person, you have my full force attention.
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I am the absolute Mr. Nice guy.
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So you never had so one person, you never had threesome.
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That's, that, I didn't say that.
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So you've had, have you had one?
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Yeah, but that's not really what we're asking here.
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When did you do it?
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How long ago was the threesome?
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You could be honest, everyone should.
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Like a year ago.
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A year ago?
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And who initiated it, you or them?
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To be completely honest with you, them, I was not really looking for anything at that point.
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You just like walked into a store to get a drink and they're like, we're gonna fuck you.
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Wait, can I ask a question?
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You absolutely, yeah, no, no. Was it two girls or a girl and a guy?
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No, it was two girls.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh!
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Fucking arrogant.
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There was a lot of pleasing to go around.
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That's not on me.
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Oh yeah, how much to go around then?
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How many inches?
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It was a two-for-one special.
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How many inches?
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What is this, a pizza joint?
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I know, well tell us now.
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If you're gonna get like that, how many inches?
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Uh...
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Yeah, now we're gonna get...
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Now suddenly there was two guys in it.
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They act tough, they're like, Yeah, nah, bro, fuck the other guy.
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But then when you say how many itches, they don't even fucking tell you.
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Maria, would that be a green flag if it was two guys?
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Two guys?
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Yeah, no, just two guys.
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Like, wouldn't that be pretty cool?
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Like, only guys?
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No, two guys.
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No, two...
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Two guys and one girl.
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Would that be more of a green flag if he did that?
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It's such a green flag if he fucked his friends.
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I wouldn't necessarily say, like, a green flag, but I wouldn't say it's like something that I'd be against.
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I think it's cool.
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I feel like that makes you like sure of yourself.
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Like you don't have to like try to be pining after two women at once.
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Dude, I agree.
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I like a guy that's done a threesome with a guy is cool.
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He's the kind of guy that doesn't make you take your shoes off in his apartment.
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Like it's just humble.
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I love that answer, by the way.
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Oh!
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Brandon, I'm gonna see if Michael can make another move.
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He did a lot with the kiss.
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Is there something else he can do?
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Yeah, what would be a hot thing you would do now to like make her happy excited and move anything?
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Let's just put it in your corner Yeah, tough guy.
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Are you gonna bring another girl on stage to fucking do it recently?
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We're gonna put you on the spot.
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What's something hot you would do?
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Am I okay like I'm I'm I good to grab you or no?
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Not like a weird way.
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You're all good.
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I don't care.
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I can't really see you so I guess Did you like that or no, Maria?
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I was not expecting that.
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It's better when it's unexpected.
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Well, we're like, what's your movies like?
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Let me fucking choke you.
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By the way, we apologize, Maria.
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We didn't fucking, are you okay?
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I'm good.
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I asked a question.
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I thought he was just gonna kiss her hand or something.
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I thought he was gonna like hug her and maybe do her hand.
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Anyway, all right, so now.
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Well, now we'll put the ball in your court, Maria.
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What do you want to do?
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Anything you want to do, say.
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Now it's up to you.
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So if you want to, you know, fucking, you know, dig your nails into his fucking back.
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Anything you want to do.
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Oh, gosh.
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Are you muscular?
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Yeah.
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How can I feel?
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What part?
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Like, some biceps going on?
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I don't know.
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If you could find them.
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Right there.
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Okay, pretty good.
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Pretty sore.
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Take your shirt off!
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Oh!
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Take it off!
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Take it off!
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Take it off!
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Take it off!
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I have one rebuttal of that.
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What?
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My father told me that's the only thing I can't do.
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What the fuck?
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See, I'm a nice guy!
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I'm a nice guy!
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Wait, wait, wait, hang on, hang on, hang on.
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Why did you consult with your father?
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I said, I said, I said, hey, heading out.
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He goes, don't be stupid.
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Only thing you can't do, don't take your goddamn shirt off.
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I said, all right, man.
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Fuck.
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But his dab is...
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Then take your pants off.
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That's so funny.
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Yo, dead ass, though.
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Like, also, like, what the fuck?
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Do you shower with your dab?
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Why does he care?
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I'd probably prefer to take my pants off.
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Not gonna lie.
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Take it off!
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Take it off!
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Take it off!
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There's someone at home, I'm like, I got you. Is he wearing underwear?
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No, he took his shoes off!
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He took his shoes off, he really is Italian!
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Yo!
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Yo!
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Yo, lift the shirt slightly, slightly.
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Oh!
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Michael!
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Michael!
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Michael!
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Wait, we see his quads!
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He has good capsules.
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Just don't make sure the shaft doesn't pop out of his side.
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Yeah, the hands aren't bad though, I'm not gonna lie.
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By the way, you look like nice.
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You have fucking nice legs, bro.
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Thanks.
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Wait, Maria, do you want to feel his quads there?
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Wait, does Maria want to feel his quads?
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Is that okay?
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Yeah, that's fine.
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Here, let me just get him out.
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They're up here.
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Up here, up here.
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Brandon, maybe if Maria guesses his boxer color.
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Oh, I like that.
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Something really crazy happens.
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Wait, Harrison, I have a better idea.
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I have a little right before that my friend to take it off.
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No, no, no Michael is in his boxers right now.
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I want to see him get heart
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Maybe she whispers something to try and say no, I'm not good at that What's the hottest thing?
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Okay, you don't have to answer is Maria
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But what would you say to a guy to turn him on
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if you're on a date with a guy like that something
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that you know And you're you say whatever you want is there a line
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or something that you know makes a guy aroused or no?
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You got Luke?
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This guy loves Luke.
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I like that guy.
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I like that guy.
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You're getting a little excited over that guy Michael yeah, Michael you want to have a threesome?
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I'm so sorry.
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Like, listen, like, to you, like, because, like, we're going for that, I would say no, but, like, I mean, for doubt, I don't know.
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I'm dealing with all the information I have.
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Yeah, I'm not gonna say no. That's terrible.
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Maria's like, I asked him with all the information I have, I only know that he's had it the research.
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And that he uses Lou, but I don't know.
562
Wait, ask a question then to find one.
563
Get a detail out of this guy, because we can't really get much.
564
He won't even tell us how many inches.
565
Hold on, let me cut.
566
Harrison, help her out with, like, a...
567
Give her a...
568
Give us a question that could give us everything about Michael.
569
Okay, so...
570
Oh!
571
Wait.
572
Did someone say the BC?
573
Oh, we're going back to BC.
574
All right.
575
Roman F.
576
All right, up to you guys, or Michael, if you want to answer.
577
Someone yelled out body count.
578
You can answer it if you want.
579
42. All right, Jackie Robinson.
580
You were like, you came in tonight like, I can't wait to answer that.
581
No, I'm just being honest.
582
Hey, I came out here, I said I'm gonna be an open book.
583
For your father watching the 42 bodies, like tell him like how you treated them.
584
He wants to know.
585
Hey, I treat everyone with kindness and respect.
586
I just want to let that be known.
587
Yeah, don't worry, he only choked 40 of them.
588
Yeah.
589
Everyone's having a good time.
590
Well, things have elevated here.
591
Oh, Brandon, should she guess the boxers?
592
Yes, yes.
593
Maybe if she gets it right, we get to finally see what's behind those.
594
All right, how about this?
595
If you guess the color of the boxers right, it means Michael's your soulmate.
596
And he has to tell us how many inches.
597
Okay.
598
Okay.
599
Alright, Maria, guess the color of Michael's boxers in three, two, one.
600
Blue?
601
Damn.
602
Wow.
603
Alrighty.
604
So we're at...
605
Soulmates.
606
I mean, Aaron, Soulmates.
607
Alrighty.
608
So here's what we're gonna do.
609
Any final words for each other?
610
Any final thing you need to find out?
611
Do you want to know anything?
612
I feel like I've been pretty close and that's on me.
613
What do you know about her?
614
I don't know.
615
I feel like she answered questions pretty honestly, which I like.
616
All right.
617
Maria, is there anything else you need to know about him or decisions here?
618
I think...
619
When was the last time you had sex?
620
Oh!
621
Did the therapist move over there?
622
We're gonna find out when number 42 happened.
623
So we'll start with you, Maria.
624
When was the last time you were with a partner intimately?
625
June.
626
Whoa.
627
What month is it?
628
August?
629
That's fine.
630
Two months.
631
Yeah, I'm kind of similar.
632
I do it like three times a year.
633
All right.
634
Michael, when was the last time you were with a partner intimately? Be honest.
635
Last week.
636
Brandon, just so Michael can kind of end on a good note here.
637
So you were with someone last week, like, on an emotional level, what kind of life is Maria gonna have with you?
638
Yeah, actually, yeah.
639
Paint the picture.
640
Picasso, like your people.
641
Paint the picture.
642
Paint it.
643
Paint number 43.
644
Take it away.
645
She's gonna have a loyal, stand-up, honest guy.
646
Alright, then stand up and get hard.
647
Most guys at this point would ask for their pants back.
648
I find it interesting.
649
We're chilling.
650
We're chilling.
651
We're chilling.
652
We're chilling.
653
Alrighty.
654
To close off the date, we always say this rule of the show.
655
You guys can either hug or kiss each other.
656
Even though it happened, this is how we end the date.
657
Kiss!
658
I mean, I'm down.
659
You are knee-fucking...
660
Oh my god.
661
Brandon, inspect his package again.
662
Keep going!
663
Oh my god!
664
Yo, stand up!
665
Lift your shirt!
666
I saw something jiggle.
667
No, I saw a German army helmet!
668
The fact that you just went through all this, and you're still, you have balls, this guy's got balls, dude.
669
He has balls, and he has a Louis Vuitton belt. Does he?
670
Oh, it's...
671
That was also a great kiss, by the way.
672
I'm sure you know.
673
Oh, thank you.
674
Fuck.
675
I agree.
676
All righty.
677
Guys, you gotta be honest, and it's one way or the other, never anything in between.
678
Our show's definitive.
679
Our show's very hard.
680
Thumb up!
681
Personality-wise, if you are interested in the person next to you, thumb down.
682
If you are not, in three, two, one.
683
All righty.
684
Blindfolds off in three, two, one.
685
Wow, you are gorgeous.
686
Holy shit.
687
Now I got my pants off, so I don't know what the fuck's going on right here.
688
Talk to her first.
689
We're gonna give her a moment.
690
This is...
691
No, you're genuinely beautiful.
692
This is great.
693
This is a great time.
694
Oh, she's perfect.
695
Sorry for the whole pants thing.
696
Oh, they're still off.
697
It happens.
698
Stand up, though.
699
See your height.
700
I want you guys to see each other's height.
701
He's pretty tall.
702
Do I have to stand up?
703
Yeah, you can stand up, Jackson.
704
Why not?
705
I'm also pretty tall.
706
Oh, I like that.
707
That's good.
708
I like that.
709
Good.
710
Whoa.
711
I just want to say that it's much better with the blindfold off.
712
OK, I'm glad.
713
Correa, what was your first thought when you saw him?
714
He's really cute.
715
All right.
716
Eyes closed.
717
Look straight.
718
Thumb up overall if you are interested in the person next to you.
719
Look wise, everything.
720
Thumb down if you are not in three, two, one.
721
Michael, you got her, bro.
722
You got her.
723
Say what you do.
724
You guys now do whatever you guys want to do.
725
Floor is yours.
726
It was good to get to know you.
727
I'm a little scared about the girlfriends, but...
728
Can I have some detail on that?
729
Nah, we're all good on that one.
730
Alright, he'll tell her because these people...
731
Look, this is New York.
732
People speak what they're thinking.
733
Do you want to say anything or no?
734
I'm going to leave it on the table.
735
I'm very good friends with all of them, if that helps.
736
You're friends with four out of the six of them, or what?
737
No, I'm friends with all six of them.
738
Like, very good friends.
739
So what does the four have to do with anything?
740
Wait, the four was just a formality.
741
The crowd's getting crazy.
742
I don't even know what you're talking about.
743
I won't say...
744
He's left with four of them!
745
Oh!
746
Wait.
747
Yeah.
748
Wait, therapist, what did you say?
749
Are we all asking questions now?
750
Um, honestly, no, but I'll give you one.
751
When's the last time that he had like, you know, like an STD?
752
Oh!
753
She really is a fucking Cornell therapist.
754
His father gives him condoms every time it goes down.
755
His dad's like, bro, I have penicillin in my drawer.
756
Do you want to answer a question?
757
When was the last time you got tested?
758
I've never had one.
759
Okay.
760
You've never had a test or you've never had one?
761
No, either.
762
Test, well, no, I've had a test.
763
You've never had one.
764
Bro, it's scary.
765
Like, it's actually scary. Have you been tested?
766
Yes, I've never had an test.
767
I want to let him clarify it.
768
I've never had an ST. No, he hasn't.
769
He's good. Because...
770
We're all fleeing here.
771
Can I ask a question?
772
Yeah.
773
How often do you have unsafe sex?
774
Mostly just with girlfriends.
775
I've only had four since I was 16.
776
The four of the six at the friend group?
777
No. So you wear condoms?
778
Yeah.
779
No fucking way.
780
Yeah, I didn't know there was a Planned Parenthood in Staten Island.
781
Definitely not.
782
And also, Brandon, he's a great guy.
783
He's just not.
784
He is.
785
He's answering every question.
786
He's really vulnerable.
787
He's in his underwear right now.
788
And he's good.
789
Yeah, I'm just an open book, you know?
790
You kind of do.
791
I could tell you really like her, and now you're afraid.
792
No, she's cool.
793
I actually like her a lot.
794
No, also, I got to credit this guy, man.
795
He came on our show with ball, like literally.
796
Like people don't do, I wish everyone was open like you.
797
You're not afraid to say anything.
798
Same with you, Maria.
799
You're very, you guys, I have fun.
800
I'm not going to say anything.
801
We're now gonna move the show along.
802
I don't know what the hell's gonna happen.
803
You were gonna say something?
804
No, no, no. I have chills right now.
805
Like, I don't often get this on.
806
No, I'm being serious.
807
I, we've done a lot of shows that I feel I'm feeling something.
808
All right, Harrison.
809
There's some butterflies.
810
Well, Maria, before we move on, do you want his pants to stay off?
811
He can put them back on if you want.
812
I mean, I don't wanna make him uncomfortable.
813
Harrison, while he's doing that, Tell us what is going on in the crowd.
814
Brandon, someone in the audience wants Michael.
815
What?
816
I'm in shock.
817
And someone else just messaged, yo, before that, I want Maria.
818
Oh!
819
He's like, should we bring up the guy first?
820
Yeah.
821
All right.
822
Yeah.
823
OK.
824
OK, he said this.
825
She won't have to ask me about the size of my package.
826
Is there a Quincy in the audience?
827
Is there a Quincy?
828
Quincy!
829
Quincy!
830
Quincy!
831
Oh!
832
Whoa!
833
Damn, you are a heck...
834
Look at the shoes.
835
Stand right here.
836
Quincy, can I shake your hand?
837
Absolutely.
838
Nice to meet you.
839
Nice to meet you.
840
Alrighty, first off, Jesus, man.
841
You...
842
By the way, your TM was not a joke.
843
We do not need to ask you your size.
844
You are, uh...
845
You are a handsome fucking you I'm not gonna say anything else about his appearance
846
because I want her to actually make a decision blindfolded, but congratulations And he's got a fucking crazy watch bro.
847
You are like
848
All right Harrison we're gonna get to the pitch his style is on another level
849
All right Quincy you have one minute right now to give your pitch to Maria in in three, two, one.
850
Marie, you seem very nice.
851
You got a great personality.
852
You seem very open-minded and very, just down for the flow, and I appreciate that.
853
I can give you just a very calm life.
854
Like, you know, like, Yeah, I couldn't do it!
855
Go out.
856
Go out.
857
That's insane!
858
Go out, have fun, be competitive.
859
And how often do you get an STD check?
860
Every like six months.
861
That's pretty good.
862
All righty.
863
Maria, tell us personality-wise the man you are more interested in.
864
Michael or Quincy who just came up in three, two, one.
865
I don't want a simple life, so I'm gonna have to go with Michael.
866
Wow!
867
Wow!
868
Maria blindfolds often point to the more attractive man.
869
Alright, Maria point to the more attractive man in 3, 2, 1.
870
Now also Quincy there's one more thing you could do to win her back.
871
Take off your pants.
872
I'll respectfully pass.
873
Ladies and gentlemen give it up for Quincy!
874
Alright Harrison, you mentioned, take that off your fucking neck, I hate that.
875
Man I was just letting it hang here for a little bit.
876
Alright, put it on your eyes, because Harrison, what is happening now?
877
Someone in the audience, as you heard earlier, she wants Michael...
878
She said this, I want to meet your daddy.
879
Is there a Lennon in the audience?
880
Is there a Lennon?
881
You will get...
882
You will get one minute with Michael.
883
Yeah, you're Lennon.
884
Oh.
885
Oh, the girl that lost her job.
886
Come on up, give it up.
887
It's Anne.
888
It's Lenny.
889
All right, you're gonna stand right here.
890
You were the one earlier that you said you lost your job or something?
891
Or what was it?
892
Yeah.
893
I'm sorry about that.
894
Yeah, don't worry about it, Maria.
895
It's perfectly fine.
896
All right, I'm glad.
897
I'm glad about that.
898
You seem like a good, you have a good energy.
899
All right, Michael and Maria, they have stuck with each other so far.
900
Be honest right now.
901
Give your pitch to Michael.
902
Tell him why you think he'd be a great partner for him.
903
Oh, um, I'm not interested in Michael.
904
Oh, really?
905
I'm not interested in Quincy.
906
I'm interested in Quincy.
907
Oh, thank you!
908
Quincy!
909
Quincy!
910
Quincy!
911
You take it.
912
You take it out.
913
You take it out.
914
I'm not into juice heads, I'm sorry.
915
Alright, we'll give one minute.
916
Alrighty, go right there.
917
Brandon, are you excited to hear from Quincy again?
918
Not really.
919
I'm excited, but I don't...
920
You're, like, we didn't...
921
I wanted to vibe with you more than we did.
922
You know, you're cool, you have a good energy.
923
Alright, so here's what's gonna happen.
924
Turns out she wants you, Quincy.
925
So, Lennon, you have him in front of you.
926
Tell him why you're the girl that Quincy...
927
I mean, he's very coveted.
928
Tell him why you're the girl that he should pick.
929
I don't need a minute.
930
Very sexy, great shoes, and you seem like you have two brain cells to rub together.
931
Oh!
932
More Shane Michael!
933
All righty, Quincy, what do you want to say?
934
I think you're very beautiful.
935
Thank you.
936
I don't know much about you, so I would love to learn more.
937
Okay, ask away.
938
What's something that someone wouldn't know about you just by looking at you?
939
I'm very artistic.
940
Okay.
941
You said autistic or artistic?
942
A bit of both.
943
Oh, I like that.
944
Okay, keep going.
945
Sorry, can you repeat that?
946
Artistic.
947
I think he's autistic.
948
One more time?
949
One more time.
950
I actually love Quincy.
951
Like, you're actually a very nice...
952
Keep going.
953
I want to give you a mo.. like, keep going.
954
Because you're doing a nice.. be sweet to her.
955
Make her feel good.
956
What would I...
957
If I were to say to you, Quincy, make Lennon feel good, what would you do?
958
I mean, I'm big on eye contact.
959
I was just going to say that.
960
Yeah, very nice size.
961
Thank you, so do you.
962
Absolutely.
963
So what else do you want to know?
964
What else I want to know?
965
Like, what do you do for fun?
966
I love to cook.
967
Okay. And bake.
968
I'm working on perfecting the perfect chocolate chip cookie recipe.
969
I love cookies.
970
Brandon, just a quick hitter.
971
The crowd, someone asked a spicy question.
972
They want to know your favorite position.
973
And this was from a guy, his name is Richard.
974
He's been sending some creepy messages.
975
All right, Quincy, we're going to start with you.
976
What's your favorite position?
977
So it's like reverse cowgirl, but like one leg's between the other.
978
Like one leg between mine, the other leg outside.
979
Split?
980
I don't even do a split, though.
981
Hey, you know?
982
I can do a split.
983
Hey, there we go.
984
I don't even know what the fuck that is.
985
Lennon, what's your favorite position?
986
That's it.
987
Yeah, take it away.
988
I like to be bent over the bathroom sink.
989
What the fuck?
990
Yo, you guys should get married.
991
Well, Quincy, so now that she told you that, what are you going to say?
992
What's your move?
993
What do you do after hearing that?
994
That's a great question.
995
Yes!
996
Yes!
997
Yes!
998
Yes!
999
Yes!
1000
I got a bit of stage fright.
1001
I ain't gonna lie.
1002
Don't worry.
1003
I don't wanna get into my professions or whatever, but I work very corporate, so I'll give you a tap kiss.
1004
Okay.
1005
He's got a big D.O.
1006
We've had teachers get promoted to principal coming on this show.
1007
No, I'm actually not.
1008
We in Orlando, dead ass.
1009
Like we had a girl come on our show and talk about fucking anal, and she's like, hey guys, thanks for having me on.
1010
I got a new job, and it's better than my other one.
1011
So don't worry about your job, But you don't have to, they will not, you're very, by the way, you're actually a very, you're like a respectful guy.
1012
I appreciate that.
1013
Like, for real.
1014
I don't want my child to see me, but I do want them to know I do reverse cowgirl with my leg.
1015
Mostly from reverse cowgirl.
1016
That's cool.
1017
Well, guys, all right, here's what we'll do.
1018
And I love you both.
1019
I feel like I'm in my living room, but not in Staten Island.
1020
I don't know, I don't know if we'd see Quincy there.
1021
All right.
1022
Jersey.
1023
Where in Jersey are you from?
1024
Carney.
1025
Are you serious?
1026
Yeah.
1027
Bro, I have a cousin there.
1028
Oh, where?
1029
Dead ass, bro.
1030
Oh, shit.
1031
There we go.
1032
Quincy, do you play any sports or anything?
1033
I saw your pick in here and had you hooping.
1034
Yeah, absolutely.
1035
I played college basketball, scored a thousand, and I boxed for a bit undefeated, and I did BJJ, but I didn't compete.
1036
Yo, we're with an All-American.
1037
All right.
1038
Lennon and Quincy, eyes closed, look straight.
1039
Thumb up.
1040
If you are interested in the person next to you,
1041
thumb down if you are not in 3, 2, 1.
1042
Nice and nice!
1043
Alrighty, and to close out, you guys can either hug or kiss.
1044
Kiss!
1045
Kiss!
1046
Oh my!
1047
Ladies and gentlemen, Quincy and Emma!
1048
Who's Emma?
1049
I'm Lennon.
1050
Try again!
1051
Brandon, Quincy Jones and John Lennon.
1052
They have a good, by the way, dead ass, like there's a vibe with you two.
1053
Like, you two I love, but these two, I mean we're family.
1054
I mean, give it up for these two.
1055
There you go, amazing.
1056
We have a couple minutes left before we wrap up.
1057
Let's see if there's any Jews, not Jews, left in the crowd.
1058
There appears to be another girl out there.
1059
I think she actually does want Michael.
1060
Oh!
1061
Blind full time.
1062
Even though I love these two together, and I really don't want to do this.
1063
Her message is this.
1064
Short and sweet, I'm also from Staten Island.
1065
Oh.
1066
Does anyone have a garbage can for me?
1067
Should we bring her up?
1068
Yeah!
1069
Is there an Alex in the audience?
1070
You will get one minute. Is there...
1071
Whoa!
1072
Alrighty, Alex, give your pitch to Michael and tell him why you're a better fit for him than Maria.
1073
Okay, well, I'm also from Sun Island, so I guess I, that's one thing.
1074
We also know each other.
1075
Sit down.
1076
You shot the sun!
1077
Fuck!
1078
Oh!
1079
Oh!
1080
Alex!
1081
Alex!
1082
Alex!
1083
Alex!
1084
Are you friend number three?
1085
Yeah!
1086
I'm just kidding!
1087
What was the question?
1088
Guys, tell!
1089
Tell!
1090
Tell!
1091
Yo, this is actually about to get very serious.
1092
Have you.. have you...
1093
No. Oh, you're not number four or five.
1094
No. How do you know.. before anything, Michael, do you know who this is?
1095
Yes.
1096
Does your last name start with a C?
1097
Yes, it does.
1098
You couldn't write this.
1099
All right, so tell me you know him.
1100
Are you interested in him?
1101
You are I could tell you've always been.
1102
I don't know.
1103
I don't know Michael now, so I don't know how much I can answer that question.
1104
All right, so I feel like there were surface-level questions tonight.
1105
All right, so you tell me then you're gonna give it to a real question
1106
and tell him like wait How do you know each other though?
1107
Like, we hung out in like similar groups in high school, like mutual friends.
1108
And has he ever tried to go out with you in the past?
1109
No. No. Well, we'll see if that changes.
1110
Alrighty.
1111
So then give him a real, so you watch him tonight, clearly you have interest, you've known him your whole life, you're like, damn!
1112
All along I didn't know Michael was who I thought he was.
1113
So ask him the question that you've been waiting to ask.
1114
Okay, um, let me think.
1115
What's one thing that you're actually looking for in a person?
1116
Like the absolute main thing for me is loyalty and trust
1117
because I just feel like I haven't had that in a very long time interesting
1118
This is like actually getting really intense so Michael anything you need to ask I need to ask one more thing.
1119
Oh my god.
1120
Do I know your sister?
1121
Yes, probably yeah, yeah, did I fuck your sister?
1122
I mean this guy's been inside of all of Staten Island All righty.
1123
Michael, do you have anything to say or do?
1124
No. All right.
1125
So here's a rule of the show.
1126
No matter what we always say this, it's up to you guys.
1127
You guys, you guys can either hug or kiss.
1128
We're going to go for like a hug, cheek kiss.
1129
I feel like that's fair, right?
1130
I'll do a hug.
1131
Oh, you're right here.
1132
All righty.
1133
What's your mind?
1134
All right.
1135
Michael, put your arm over to the girl personality-wise personality-wise that you are more interested in.
1136
In three, two, one.
1137
Alrighty, Michael, point, take your blindfolds off and point to the girl you are interested in.
1138
And take it off fully, not the skiing shit.
1139
Point in three, two, one.
1140
Alrighty.
1141
Alex.
1142
Isabella.
1143
Michael, so you know who this is?
1144
Yeah, I know who this is, yeah.
1145
Did you have a crush on her when you were younger?
1146
How do you know?
1147
A little bit, yeah.
1148
Alright, well, so is there any, you're gonna stick with Maria, or are you gonna relive a childhood fantasy?
1149
I'm gonna stick with Maria.
1150
I'm just gonna put a thing going, I like it.
1151
Alrighty, I mean, Alex, that was very nice.
1152
I know.
1153
Guys.
1154
I'm a good sport, I'm a good sport. So sweet.
1155
Give it up for my Alex!
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Alex, thank you for coming up Alex.
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We appreciate you.
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I mean guys, we, yo, what a fun, this was one of my, I had a fucking good time.
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You two are honestly, I'm not kidding, yo.
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Michael, get down on your knees and ask her out right now.
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Take it away, if you're actually interested, Michael, we're gonna close off here.
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Would you be so kind as to go out sometime?
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Sounds good to me.
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Michael!
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Michael!
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Michael!
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Michael!
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Guys, that was an all-time show.
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Head over to our Patreon right now to find out what happened with Michael and Maria.
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You are going to be shocked by the update.
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And we are on tour right now.
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We're on the road having a blast doing some of the best shows of all time.
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Upcoming dates are right here most of these tickets are gone.
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And guys, we're doing some New York shows.
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So check on our website when we are coming to New York.
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We've been having some crazy after parties in Atlantic City the other night.
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It was actually insane.
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So get a ticket, come hang at the show, party with us after.
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Updating on the road, it's a very fun night.
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And next week we are dropping another all-time show.
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So turn on your notifications and keep hitting subscribe.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 1182 sentences and 7808 words to shadow. The speech runs for 52:10. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| bald adjective | /bɔːld/ | Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. |
| gentleman noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. |
| thumb noun | /ˈθʌm/ | The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. |
| chill verb | /tʃɪl/ | To lower the temperature of something; to cool. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| boxer noun | /ˈbɑksɚ/ | A participant in a boxing match; a fighter who boxes. |
| quad verb | /kwɑd/ | To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out. |
| pitch noun | /pɪt͡ʃ/ | A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand. |
| vibe noun | /vaɪb/ | An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. |
| dust noun | /dʌst/ | Fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, fiber… |
| reverse noun | /ɹɪˈvɝs/ | The opposite of something. |
| cock noun | /kɑk/ | A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). |
| loyal adjective | /ˈlɔɪəl/ | Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. |
| artistic adjective | /ɑɹˈtɪs.tɪk/ | Having or revealing creative skill. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| stand up verb | To rise from a lying or sitting position. | |
| go out verb | To leave, especially a building. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. | |
| close off verb | To seal or block the entrance to a road, an area, or a building so that people cannot enter. | |
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. | |
| act out verb | /ˌækt ˈaʊ̯t/ | To perform something specific. |
| bring up verb | To mention. | |
| close out verb | To terminate; to call the end of. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 364 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: thumb /ˈθʌm/, therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, thigh /θaɪ/, thick /θɪk/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shock /ʃɔk/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/
- Long words — get the stress right: necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pants, bald, gentleman.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been saying · I've just been calling · have been dropping |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've ever met · I've heard · have taken |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | were born · be known · been tested |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the craziest · my best · your biggest |
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.