Shadowing Practice: Yeah... no wonder they don't take Michael seriously. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh, hey, Kevin.
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Nice of you to join us.
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Where were you?
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My tire blew out on the way here, Michael.
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Uh-huh.
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I almost died.
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I went into this skid.
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Pop quiz.
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What?
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Why is today a special day?
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I almost died.
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Today is a special day because I am being honored as a visiting professor, special lecturer, emeritus.
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How did you.. how did.. how did you...
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You will be a guest speaker in my Emerging Enterprises class.
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In business school, Kevin.
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Business school.
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Wow.
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If you bring your boss to class, it automatically bumps you up a full letter grade.
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So, I'd be stupid not to do it, right?
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A boss is like a teacher, and I am like the cool teacher, like Mr. Handel.
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Mr. Handel would hang out with us, and he would tell us awesome jokes, and he actually hooked up with one of the students.
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Um, and then, like, 12 other kids came forward.
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It was in all the papers.
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Really ruined eighth grade for us.
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Uh-oh.
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Okay, okay, nobody panic.
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Listen up.
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Listen up.
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Everyone, follow me to the shelter.
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We've got enough food for 14 days.
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After that, we have a difficult conversation.
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My bad.
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Space heater and fan were both on high plugged into the same outlet, so...
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Uh, it's saying the server went down.
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Does anybody know that password?
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Because otherwise we can't do any work.
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Uh, try password.
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Nope.
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Try 00000.
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No. Okay, now try 000001.
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Okay, I'm not doing every number.
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Wait, um, does anyone remember when it was set up?
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Uh, it was like eight years ago?
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Lord of the Rings?
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Stuff?
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I don't know, I'm just trying to think of things that were happening at the time.
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Um, everyone was getting their driver's license.
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Why don't we just call the IT guy who set it up?
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What's the name of the guy in the glasses again?
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Okay, moving backwards, our IT guys have been glasses, turban, ear hair, fatty three, shorts, fatty two, lozenge, and fatso.
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I think lozenge is the one who installed it.
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I got it.
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Try, um...
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You know what?
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It made me laugh when I heard it, but Pam got really offended.
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Ooh, big boobs.
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Drama queen?
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Nosy?
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You're typing big boobs?
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I'm trying everything.
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Try big boobs with a Z.
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That's the password.
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We're in.
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All right.
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Wow.
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Yes.
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The important thing is, this kept us secure, people.
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Nothing much.
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What's up with you?
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I cannot believe I fell for that.
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Oh, my gosh.
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What?
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What?
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Where's the bunny?
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Give it to me.
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Um, was it me?
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Or does it smell like up dog in here?
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What's up, dog?
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Nothing much.
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What's up with you?
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Oh, wow.
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I walked right into that.
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Oh, that's brilliant.
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Hey, Stanley.
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Is that jacket meat of Up Dog?
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I'm on the phone.
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What flavor coffee is that?
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Up Dog?
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What's that?
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I don't know.
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Nothing.
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What's up with you?
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Huh?
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No. Damn it.
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What does that mean?
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What does what mean?
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The thing you just said.
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Just forget it.
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Dwight!
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Hey, is it me?
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Or does this place smell like Up Dog?
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What's Up Dog?
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Gotcha!
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Yeah.
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Oh, God.
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Crap.
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Nothing.
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How are you doing?
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Good.
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How are you doing?
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Good.
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Wow, thank you.
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Yeah.
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I'm just going to grab some chips.
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Do you want some?
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No, thanks.
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We're still having lunch today, right?
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I guess.
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How dare you.
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Hey, Toby.
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What's this?
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I just want to remind everyone about the company rules involving PDA, or public displays of affection.
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Yes, some people in the office have complained.
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Oh, really? about some other people engaging in PDA.
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And, you know, just want to remind it's not appropriate to do that.
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This is about me and Jan, my office, because I will have you know that that was consensual.
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What we did has nothing to do with you or anyone here.
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I don't think anyone heard anything.
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We were very discreet.
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And most people had left by that point.
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So I don't think it's any of your business.
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So what I think you should do is roll up the memo real tight.
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OK, look, the memo is not about you.
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For the record, I have never been involved with anyone at work in any capacity.
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Alright, everyone, look, you...
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Alright, the complaint was about Jim and Pam. So...
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No way.
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What?
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You guys are together?
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Um...
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Yep.
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Yes, we are.
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Whoa!
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Wow!
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Tudor!
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Awesome!
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I knew it.
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To the two of you.
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Yes!
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Yes!
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Toby, was this your fun little way of congratulating us?
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Yes.
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Okay.
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Mind is exploding.
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Get over here.
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Come on.
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Come here.
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Okay.
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Okay, stand up.
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Okay, here we go.
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Everyone, this is a day that will live in infamy,
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Because today is the day that Jim and Pam become one.
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Actually, I've been dating for a couple months.
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I love you guys so much.
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Oh!
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Hey.
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Foster.
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No, no, no. Pam, let them ring.
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Let the bells of Dunder Mifflin chime out your love.
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Because this is really good.
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This is really good.
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My heart soars with the eagle's nest.
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I don't see it.
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I think they both could do better.
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It's not a surprise to me.
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Pam is the office mattress.
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Jim Halpert's off the market.
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Guess who just became the best-looking single guy in the office?
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You should get one of these.
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No, thank you.
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Do you even know what this is?
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It is a fitness orb, and it has completely changed my life.
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Forget everything you thought you knew about ab workouts.
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Done.
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This ab workout is specifically designed to strengthen your core.
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Sorry.
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Numerous health benefits.
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Strengthens your back.
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Better performance in sports.
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More enjoyable sex.
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You're not having sex.
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Plus, improves your reflexes.
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I would've caught that.
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Okay, you know what?
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Uh, how much is that?
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Uh, it's only 25 bucks.
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Wow.
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Um, okay.
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It's Britney, bitch.
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And I am back in the form of a new company, the Michael Scott Paper Company.
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Okay.
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I'm not going to make this one.
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Love the hair.
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Morning, Michael.
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Hello.
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They took away my parking space, but they can't take away my pride.
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I would like to invite you all to come along with me on a journey.
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Welcome to the Michael Scott Paper Company.
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Hey.
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Oh, what's this?
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That is a demerit.
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Jim Halpert, tardiness.
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Oh, I love it already.
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You've got to learn, Jim.
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You are second in command, but that does not put you above the law.
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Oh, I understand.
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And I also have lots of questions, like what does a demerit mean?
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Let's put it this way.
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You do not want to receive three of those.
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Lay it on me.
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Three demerits, and you'll receive a citation.
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Now that sounds serious.
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Oh, it is serious.
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Five citations, and you're looking at a violation.
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Four of those, and you'll receive a verbal warning.
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Keep it up, and you're looking at a written warning.
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Two of those, that'll land you in a world of hurt.
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in the form of a disciplinary review written up by me and placed on the desk of my immediate superior.
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Which would be me. That is correct.
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Okay, I want a copy on my desk by the end of the day or you will receive a full desagulation.
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What's a dis.. what's that?
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Oh, you don't want to know.
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Everybody, everybody, listen up.
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I need your ideas now.
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Ideas, please.
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Right now.
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Go, go.
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Come on.
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Michael, we don't know what you're talking about.
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Wet cement.
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Outside.
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It's drying.
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Fast.
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Come on.
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This is a lifelong dream.
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What do I write?
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What do I write?
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Michael, you could put your initials in it.
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MGS?
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No. Some idiot named Mark Greg Sputnik will claim credit for it.
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I don't...
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Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, people.
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Come on.
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Here we go.
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Here we go.
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Well...
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Yes?
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When I was a little girl...
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Okay.
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Okay, do it.
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Come on.
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Great.
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Let's hear it.
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We found some wet cement in the park at our neighborhood.
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It's drying, it's drying. And...
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All right.
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We can have a...
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Come on, Phil!
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I want to be right.
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Oh, come on!
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Here it is.
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You draw a picture.
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No!
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Because that says so much more than words.
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No!
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Come on, give me something good!
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Okay, I was watching E!
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And I saw Will Smith outside of the Chinese theater, and oh my god, he looks so good.
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Hey, I'm translate.
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She's talking about the hand prints that celebrities make in the summit.
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I love it!
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If you were a real star, you'd put your face in it.
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I love it more!
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Michael, that doesn't seem safe.
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I love it!
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Ha ha!
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Come on!
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Let's go!
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Come on!
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You're here today not to immortalize a man, but an idea.
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Maybe the idea of a man.
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Hurry, please.
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Greatness is only skin deep, some people say.
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Can you breathe?
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Well, that's not true.
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Other people believe it's deep down the side, and in this case...
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Ready?
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...that's also not true. And?
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Go!
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Force it in as deep as you can.
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That is too good.
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Today is a very special day for me.
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And it's really not about me.
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It's about my grandkids.
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It's about my great-grandkids.
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I can come back here when I'm 100, and I can find that piece of cement and say, that's me.
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Look, kids, your daddy left that face hole.
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I don't know.
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It's a good feeling.
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Oh.
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Ooh.
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Ooh.
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OK.
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Breathe.
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Work your core.
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Come on.
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How many is that?
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Not counting the last one.
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25. Count the last one.
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Okay.
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25 and one girl push-up.
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Oh, new record.
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Okay.
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Oh, what did you do today?
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I made a sale.
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Oh, yeah, sitting on your big fat butt.
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All right, that is a number to beat.
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What do we get if we do them?
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My respect.
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Okay, I'll make it a little more interesting.
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Anyone who has more than 25 push-ups...
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And one girl push-up?
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...gets to go home.
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Ooh!
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Oh!
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I say dance, they say how high?
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Three, four, five.
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Here we go.
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Oh, no, no, no, no. Foot too high.
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Disqualified!
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What do we got?
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Creed, disqualified.
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Oh, come on!
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19. I had a really hard workout this morning.
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Oh, wow.
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That is adorable!
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Ten?
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Yeah!
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I'm betting one more.
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11!
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Wow!
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Good!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Stanley!
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Essentially what we have here is one of those stories where a mother lifts a car to save her baby.
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Well, it's not exactly fair.
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He's got all of his weight that's helping him go down.
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25!
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Yeah, come on, you can do it!
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Come on, Stanley, let's do it, come on!
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Go!
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Go!
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Yeah!
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Oh, yeah!
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Wow, are you okay?
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Very nice, very nice.
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Are you okay, Stanley?
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Excuse me.
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Wow.
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It is Friday morning and it is another beautiful day in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Oh my god.
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Pick up, pick up, pick up, pick up.
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We have a serious problem here.
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Alright everybody, lock the doors, turn off the lights, pretend you're not here.
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Are we in danger?
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There's no time to think about if this is real.
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Just, shh, everybody.
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Michael, should I call the...
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What?
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The IT tech guy and me did not get off to a great start.
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What about this one?
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It's kind of badass, right?
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Just seems kind of crazy in a way I might need right now.
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I don't know.
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Oh, that's not yours.
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Stanley just drank O.J out of my mug and didn't seem to realize that it wasn't his hot coffee.
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So the question has to be asked.
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Is there no limit to what he won't notice?
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What's a seven-letter word for purse?
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Satchel.
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No, starts with an H.
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Handbag.
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Thank you.
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Shh.
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Shh.
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All right, everybody, take a seat.
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As you may have heard, our branch on the planet Jupiter is up 8,000% in sales!
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Whoo!
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Hold up.
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The clock is slow.
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It is 5 o'clock.
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I will see you all tomorrow.
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Bye, Stanley.
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Love you. So long, Stanley.
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Night, everybody.
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There we go.
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Nice dress, Ryan.
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It's not a dress.
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It's a kurta.
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Okay.
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Tonight, one of our most ethnic co-workers, Kelly, has invited us all to a Diwali celebration put on by her community.
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What is Diwali, you may ask?
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Well, to have Kelly explain it.
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It's, I have, blah, blah, blah.
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It's so super fun, and it's gonna be great.
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A lot of gods with unpronounceable names.
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Twenty minutes later, you find out that it's essentially a Hindu Halloween.
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You look so handsome.
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You really do.
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I love the material.
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I know.
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How come you didn't get me one?
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Hey.
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Hey, Michael.
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Yeah?
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Contractions are coming every 10 minutes.
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Okay, just remember to keep breathing.
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My cervix is ripening.
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Okay, good.
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Jan is about to have a baby with a sperm donor.
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And Michael is preparing for the birth of a watermelon with Dwight.
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Now, this baby will be related to Michael through...
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...delusion.
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Michael!
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Yeah?
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My water's breaking!
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Oh, okay, okay.
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What do you do?
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What do you do?
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I get a call from Jan, and I meet her at the hospital.
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Right.
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Highways or surface roads?
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I take Quincy Ave to Gibson?
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No, Gibson is covered in potholes.
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Your car breaks down.
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Adapt.
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I checked the route.
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There are no potholes.
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It's about adapting to the circumstances.
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Andy, would you like to have my baby?
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Yes!
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Yeah!
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No. Okay, no. No, I'm drowning!
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I'm drowning!
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I'm drowning!
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I'm drowning!
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Here we go!
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Here we go! Do it!
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Scream it out!
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Scream it out!
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Scream it out!
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Babies are one of my many areas of expertise.
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Growing up, I performed my own circumcision.
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Just keep pushing.
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Hold me!
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I'm right here.
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Cradle my head!
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I'm screaming, I'm screaming, I'm screaming!
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Quiet.
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Just push and breathe.
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Numb me up.
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I want anesthesia.
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No, you can't have it.
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It's too late.
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No, I don't want natural.
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No, you have to just push it out.
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Keep simulating.
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Okay.
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Do you have the Sharpie?
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Keep simulating.
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Do you have the Sharpie?
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Yes, I do.
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Okay.
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When the baby emerges, mark it secretly in a kind of a mark
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that only you can recognize and no baby snatcher could ever copy.
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Ready?
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Yes.
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Hey!
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Here we go!
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God, wow.
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What was on that?
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Butter.
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Newborns are slippery.
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Nice touch.
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Good.
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Let's try that again.
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This is going to be the happiest day of my life.
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This here is a radon test kit.
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Okay, I'll be putting them everywhere.
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And please don't throw these out.
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This is a radon test kit.
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Please don't throw these out.
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See them all over the office.
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Toby has been leaving radon kits everywhere, like he owns the place.
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The first time I threw mine away, I thought it was an ant trap an ant trap.
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But I figured I'd rather live with ants than with this creepy little disc.
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The second time, I thought it was one of those, you know, the things you turn over and moves, like a cow thing.
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But upon closer examination, it was another ant trap.
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So I threw it away.
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And the third time, I did it out of spite.
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Come on, Michael, you're interrupting.
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You're kidding me!
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God!
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You say Radon is silent but deadly, and then you expect me not to make farting noises with my mouth?
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What is this?
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Sit down.
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You know what?
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We're not gonna die of Radon.
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We're gonna die of boredom.
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Yeah.
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Right?
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And if I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden, and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.
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Oh.
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That's not...
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Okay, all right.
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You were being really funny, and then you went too far.
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I would kill Bin Laden and then Toby.
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No. Okay, geniuses, how would you do it?
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Curve the bullet like in my favorite James McAvoy film, Wadding.
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All that does is help you shoot around things.
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What does been like?
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Is there a curtain rod in the room?
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I don't know.
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How about make-believe land as anything you want?
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Stanley, please, this is serious.
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Is this the thing where they use an icicle so there's no evidence?
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Yes.
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Re-stabbed Toby through the heart with an icicle?
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Come on.
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The whole two-bullet thing is a red herring.
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Here's how you do it.
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You line them all up, you take one bullet, shoot them all through the throat at the same time.
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Watch this.
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Phyllis, you're Hitler.
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Come up here.
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Toby, you're Toby.
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Andy, you're Bin Laden.
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Line up.
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I don't want to.
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Throats together.
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Toby, just do it!
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Toby, come on.
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God!
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Ready?
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One bullet. And...
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Boom!
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Pow!
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Pow!
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Yeah, that works. That works!
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Andy?
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Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd.
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His skin was pale and his eye was odd Yes, they saved the faces of gentle men Who never thereafter were heard of again
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He trod a path that few have trod It's Sweeney Todd The demon barber of Fleet Street Did you write this?
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No. Who did?
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Steven Seinheim Who is he?
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Swing your razor wide Sweeney,
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hold it to the skies Sweeney pulls the blood of bells to my life!
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What the hell is happening?
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We are the cast of Sweeney Todd, the demon barber of Fleet Street.
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We open in a couple of weeks at the Loose Crew Playhouse here in Scranton, and today just doing a wee bit of viral marketing!
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A tender tale of Sweeney Todd!
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Ooooooo!
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He served a dark and avenged god!
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He served a dark and avenged god!
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Ooooooo!
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What happens then?
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Well, that's the play, and he wouldn't want us to give it away.
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The Tweeney Todd!
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The Demon Bubber of Fleet!
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Street!
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Wow!
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Oh, that was amazing!
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That was awesome!
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I auditioned for this!
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When did the cast list go up?
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Like a month ago.
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Really?
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They didn't call me! Who am I playing?
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Andy?
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I really like Valentine's Day in this office.
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It's kind of like grade school.
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Everybody gives out little presents and stuff.
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Like last year, Jim gave me this card with Dwight's head on it.
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It was horrifying and funny.
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Phyllis!
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You could just sign here.
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Roy and I are saving for the wedding, so I made him promise not to get me anything too big.
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Happy Valentine's Day, darling.
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Love, Bob Vance.
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Vance Refrigeration.
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Isn't he sweet?
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Yeah.
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Wow.
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All right, Dwight.
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As you know, I'm heading to New York today, doing a presentation on the branch to the new CFO.
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And you want me to come with you?
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No. The opposite of that.
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I will stay here and run things on this end.
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Good.
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Good.
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Question.
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Will you be seeing Jan when you're in New York?
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I probably will.
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Why do you ask?
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Well, it's Valentine's Day.
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You guys, you know.
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Well.
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Screwed.
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What is your problem?
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This is a business trip.
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I would have to be a raving lunatic to try to talk to Jan about what happened between us.
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Her words, not mine.
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She sent me an email this morning.
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But it is Valentine's Day.
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It's New York, city of love.
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Hey, Pam, you heart NY, right?
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You want me to pick up anything?
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That's okay.
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All right.
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The best present would be you do a good job in front of the new CFO.
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Dude, I'm gonna nail it.
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Me and New York, oh, I own that city.
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Forget about it.
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See ya.
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Thank you.
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Real-Life Office Chaos: A Dialogue to Learn From
Ever been in a workplace where conversations jump from near-death tire blowouts to forgotten server passwords in seconds? The video captures this chaotic, relatable scenario—perfect for learning how English is *really* spoken. From awkward small talk to urgent problem-solving, the dialogue mirrors the messy, unscripted interactions you’ll face in daily life. It’s a goldmine for anyone looking to learn English with videos, as it shows how native speakers handle interruptions, humor, and stress.
Useful Chunks to Add to Your Toolkit
- "No wonder": A natural way to express "it makes sense now." Example: "No wonder the server crashed—they overloaded the outlet!"
- "Pop quiz": A playful way to ask a sudden question. Try: "Pop quiz: What’s the first thing you do when a meeting starts late?"
- "My bad": A casual apology for a mistake. Use it like: "My bad—I forgot to save the file before the power went out."
- "Moving backwards": To list things in reverse order. Example: "Moving backwards, the team leaders were Sam, Priya, and then you."
- "Hooked up with": (Informal) To start a romantic relationship. Note: Use carefully—context matters!
Your Shadowing Challenge: Mimic the Chaos
Shadowing is one of the best ways to boost your English speaking practice, and this dialogue is ideal for shadow speak. Here’s your task: Play a 10-second clip of the video, pause, and repeat *exactly* what you heard—including pauses, laughter, and stressed words. Focus on matching the tone: Kevin’s panic about his tire, Michael’s over-the-top excitement, the team’s frustration with the password. Do this 5 times with different clips. For extra practice, use a shadowing site to record yourself and compare. You’ll notice how native speakers "bend" grammar for flow and emphasize key words to convey emotion. Ready to turn chaos into confidence?
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 dating · has been leaving |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being honored · was set · been involved |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have been · have complained · have never been involved |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | guy who set · one who installed · Anyone who has |
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.