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3. Yeah.
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4. So, do you mind walking us through
what happened on November 6th?
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5. Um, yeah, it was...
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6. I actually remember,
it was a really nice day.
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and cold all week.
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so much warmer,
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12. I don't know how else to describe it.
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in the bus lane again,
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16. there was nothing out of the ordinary.
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there was a scheduled fire drill.
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18. We do those, like, twice a year,
so I didn't really think anything of it.
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19. I got to miss a math test,
so I was pretty happy about that.
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20. I had first lunch that day.
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21. I got there earlier than usual
'cause it was Chicken Finger Monday.
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23. [Lil K] Those things are damn good.
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chicken fingers.
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but they're better than what you'd think.
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27. I had a salad that day.
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with potatoes and lemonade.
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- Pasta, lemonade—
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33. - I got the spaghetti and lemonade.
- Lemonade.
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34. - ... and lemonade.
- Pasta, lemonade.
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- Lemonade.
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- I had the lemonade.
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to Noah McCusker about something and...
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39. Mid-sentence.
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40. I'll never forget the look on his face.
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41. It was like time stopped for a second.
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just started rushing away
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47. I had to shit.
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and everyone else had to shit too.
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kids aren't making it into the bathroom,
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for that many people.
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to the closest toilet.
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people just started, like,
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I was gonna make it to the bathroom,
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where they could put their shit.
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64. People were shitting in urinals and sinks.
It was crazy.
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67. this was the worst thing
I've seen at this school in 20 years.
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68. - 9-1-1, what's your emergency?
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69. I'm calling
from St. Bernardine Catholic.
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70. Yes, ma'am?
- Our students... I don't know how to say.
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71. They're all sick, they're all...
They're all pooping.
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and then all of them started running—
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76. I mean, most of us just shit our pants
right in front of everyone.
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77. I realized right away
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78. this wasn't the work
of spoiled fish sticks.
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80. Before it was all over,
it had a name.
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82. The Brownout was the worst day of my life.
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canceled all remaining classes.
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- [Lil K] So after lunch,
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and I see this notification.
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90. I got tagged in a video
by the Turd Burglar.
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93. I didn't know who it was,
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that shit themselves that day.
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96. "Milk, milk, lemonade,
around the corner...
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98. At this point it's clear
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because someone's claiming credit.
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a single person
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the Turd Burglar after that.
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102. He got, like, 800 followers in one day.
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104. Just a bunch of pictures of poop
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but he never DM'd
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107. He posted a picture
of the lemonade dispenser.
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108. What caught my eye right away
was this card,
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110. and right away I thought, "Here we go."
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111. We got something really serious going on.
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112. This guy wanted an audience.
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all anybody could talk about was...
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114. "Who is the Turd Burglar?"
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American Vandal,
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118. to reexamine the case of Dylan Maxwell,
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accused of drawing dicks,
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120. a crime he didn't commit.
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121. And it worked.
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122. But we never anticipated
the reaction from the rest of the world.
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123. Vimeo made it a Staff Pick,
and before we knew it,
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127. At first, I thought it was Sam
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129. and it was from Netflix.
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130. Netflix allowed us to reach
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131. and to add some additional
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134. It brought new life to our documentary,
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137. Since season one was released on Netflix,
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139. Please welcome Peter Maldonado
and Sam Ecklund.
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140. It put us on the national stage
in a way we could have never anticipated.
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141. The biggest question
facing this country right now...
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142. - who drew the dicks?
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came a lot of pressure,
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145. and a lot of opinions on what kind
of a case to take on next.
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dick-drawing controversies.
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148. For example,
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149. someone burnt a dick into the 50-yard line
of their school's football field.
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150. I'm not sure if it was weed killer
or, you know, lighter fluid,
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152. Then there was a spray-painting
vagina vandal in Texas,
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in a high school in Wisconsin,
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Sam and I should figure out.
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at St. Bernardine Catholic.
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because we have a vandal.
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headache for some teachers,
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was a different animal.
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an anonymous digital entity,
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on the students and teachers
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include two billionaires and a senator.
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basketball program.
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this school has secrets,
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176. So after giving a presentation
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the Turd Burglar investigation
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- Hey.
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- Nice to meet you.
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the mystery surrounding the Turd Burglar,
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to stay with her.
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190. Twelve hundred miles north of Oceanside,
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in a completely new world,
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196. You guys really aren't messing around
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197. Kind of a lot.
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with great pride,
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the entire community.
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on scene here.
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202. They're just trying to get whatever
information they can.
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are turning their attention to Instagram
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204. and their parent company Facebook...
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208. "The acts of the Turd Burglar
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to school the next day.
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211. Were these parents pulling these kids out
or were they still shitting?
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to make eye contact after that.
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after you saw everybody else shit.
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of the quickest route to the bathroom.
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from concerned parents
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to pull their kids out of school.
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226. Do you know how hard it is to clean poo
out of a monogrammed sweater?
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227. Do you know how expensive it is
to try to get poo out of a sweater?
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we were still grasping at straws.
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is his friend Kevin McClain,
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282. [Lil K] Kevin's kind of weird.
But, like, a lot of kids are weird here.
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283. What made it legit is that it was Tanner
who called him out.
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they're, like, inseparable.
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diagonally across from me.
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that you know him very well?
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291. Yeah,
probably better than anybody.
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293. Uh, we were in a band together.
You know, played music.
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the Horsehead,
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one of our originals, uh...
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298. "Digital Refrigerator."
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and they were so cool.
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303. They DJ'd a middle school dance
and they played one of their songs.
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I've ever heard in my life.
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306. Uh, it was garbage.
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315. Kevin fits this profile to a T.
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It used to be right in your face.
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take your lunch money.
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right up to him with a phone
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share it around, comment,
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tease him behind his back.
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Fruit Ninja!
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called Shit Kevin Says.
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when Kevin started posting reviews
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for a full experience.
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that he poisoned the lemonade?
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like we always do.
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right from the cashier
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around the edge of the cafeteria,
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- Why?
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all the time,
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been having health issues, so...
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to prevent Brother Buckley
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he got the...
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is better than lemonade,
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but, I mean, I thought that was weird.
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even liked horchata?
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like we usually do.
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"Yeah, sure. Have a meatball."
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And the guy would be like,
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at Dawsey's.
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into giving us however many samples.
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and that's what I think we're gonna do,
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420. Kevin's buying something else.
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A huge— No.
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423. A huge bag filled with something,
I don't know what's in there.
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Well, I asked him.
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or out of the ordinary—?
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440. I just noticed some people weren't
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443. the one with the "Runner Boy"
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446. So then I look to Nick, and I realize
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448. or Lissa Brasington and Monty Calamaway,
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450. is Tanner Bassett and Kevin McClain.
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451. And I don't think it was random.
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452. Why?
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453. Because he was sitting across
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454. Okay.
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456. Nick is somebody that Kevin's hated
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458. Because he ruined Kevin's life.
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474. They were light blue.
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475. The kind that would easily get
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476. Kevin sucked at Capture the Flag,
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481. He tags Kevin free and Kevin gets up.
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484. Kevin said was dirt,
but nobody was buying it.
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485. It really looked like he shit his pants.
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486. It was funny,
but that was kind of it.
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487. Gym class ended
and everyone forgot about it.
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488. Until the next morning.
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489. Apparently, Nick Sondergoth
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and posted it the next day.
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497. "Shit Stain McClain,"
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498. it destroyed Kevin.
It was really bad for him.
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499. And it was huge for Nick Sondergoth.
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500. Kevin was cool.
Like, he had friends before that.
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birthday party in the fifth grade...
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in the sixth.
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in the room all the time.
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505. There was a month in 8th grade
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507. I felt sorry for the kid.
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508. You know, imagine going through
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511. Much obliged.
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which is totally normal for...
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especially one with deep-seated issues.
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522. Can you please tell me why you think
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523. Well, I assume
it must have something to do
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525. No one comes right out and confesses.
That's just not how it works.
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533. so we know it's all about
how we present the evidence.
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534. For hours, he was giving us nothing
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535. Because I didn't. Declarative.
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538. recollect, remember.
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when the fire drill went off?
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540. But when we asked him where he was
during the fire drill,
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542. I was on the baseball field
in my designated safety zone.
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543. "The baseball field."
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544. He knew he had to be accounted for
during the fire alarm.
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545. All the food and beverages
are kept in this room
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547. and if you sneak through the back door,
it's going to set off a buzzer alarm.
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louder than a buzzer alarm
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549. is a fire alarm.
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550. To us it was clear
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551. that's when Kevin put the laxatives
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552. So, let's talk about the laxatives.
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555. Listen, I had no reason to go to Dawsey's.
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556. That's not what your best friend said.
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- Tanner Bassett.
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558. He told us everything.
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560. I don't know. For a change of scenery?
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561. A change of scenery that brings you
next to Nick Sondergoth?
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562. Yes, next to Nick Sondergoth.
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563. And did you enjoy watching Nick Sondergoth
poop his pants?
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564. Kevin, let's go back
to Shit Stain McClain.
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566. No.
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567. Because you've been hearing it
since sixth grade.
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568. "Shit Stain McClain."
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569. The school is pressing charges,
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571. if you're honest with us.
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572. What you have to remember
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574. We'll tell the judge that.
We'll tell him you just...
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575. you know, got bullied
and you were trying to get back at those
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576. that we're treating you unfairly,
it just got a little out of hand.
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577. Of course, he's gonna get emotional
about all of this,
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578. but he finally has to face the truth.
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579. Kevin, here's the thing.
We know you did it.
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580. There's a mountain of evidence
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581. You got the horchata,
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the night before,
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583. and Throwback Thursday Shit Stain McClain.
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584. So, we gave him a break
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585. to collect himself,
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586. he came back in the room
and he started talking.
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587. What do you want me to say?
- We want you to tell us the truth, Kevin.
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588. You spilled Brother Buckley's lemonade
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590. - Yeah.
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611. I mean, the Brownout was bad,
but then he hit us again.
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through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
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626. Amen!
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627. My name is Patricia McClain.
I'm Kevin's grandmother,
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633. oh, he'll let you know about it.
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634. When I first heard of what they were
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I couldn't believe it.
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against Nick Sondergoth?
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do you, Kevin?
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- You can't throw a watermelon at me.
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642. Fruit Ninja!
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645. People making fun of my shit stain?
I'd make them shit their pants too.
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647. If that's what they're saying,
that he poisoned the lemonade...
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to defecate uncontrollably...
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651. Hey, Shit Stain McClain!
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