1. SUMNER'S RETURN
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2. - Oh, hi.
- I know you're surprised to see me.
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3. But it's taken every ounce of courage
to show my face here today.
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4. Come on. We get a lot of funny looking
faces in here.
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5. You don't remember me, do you?
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6. I'm Professor Sumner Sloan. I came
in several months ago with Diane.
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7. To my shame, I deserted her here
to go back to my ex-wife.
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8. - What can I get for you?
- I'll have a glass of white wine.
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9. Over dinner last night, a mutual friend
told me she works here. Is that correct?
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10. I don't know. I wasn't at the dinner.
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11. You slime.
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12. You are a total scuzzball.
You're not fit to live with sewer rats.
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13. - I can't defend myself.
- I thought she was talking to me.
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14. - Afternoon, everybody.
- Norm!
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15. I thought you guys
were at the baseball game.
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16. - We left in outrage.
- They asked us to change seats.
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17. - Why'd they ask you to change seats?
- We took off our shirts to get some sun.
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18. They said the glare off Norm
was blinding the batters.
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19. Can I help it if I have alabaster skin?
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20. It's all right. Baseball
should be played at night anyway.
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21. Don't say anything.
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22. Oh. I killed him.
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23. There's only one thing that can save me.
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24. I miss the good old days when
they threw up at the sight of each other.
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25. - Hello, everyone.
- What's happening?
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26. There's someone waiting to see Diane
in the men's room.
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27. Oh, Coach. Sometimes, you get your
participles in the wrong place.
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28. Well, I slept on my stomach last night.
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29. He's right, slats. You do have company.
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30. Diane, please.
He's very sensitive about his face.
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31. You said you'd be right back.
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32. - That was a year ago.
- Well, you know the traffic in Boston.
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33. Diane, I need to talk to you.
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34. You have every right to say no,
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35. but you've always been one to listen
to another person's point of view.
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36. Sam, may Sumner and I use your office
for a few minutes?
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37. Of course.
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38. - Don't worry about it, Sam.
- I'm not worried.
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39. There's no reason to be.
You and Diane have a great thing going.
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40. Besides, any girl choosing him over you
would have to be crazy.
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41. You think he's got her undressed yet?
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42. Joking, joking.
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43. Before you go on, let me say first
that I've gotten over you.
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44. So I hope you didn't come
to get me back.
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45. - I didn't.
- Oh... Good.
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46. I'm still with Barbara, but I want
desperately to win you back as a friend.
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47. I can't live with the thought
of someone hating me.
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48. - I don't hate you, Sumner.
- I can't stand someone thinking I'm a...
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49. A creep? Well, you might
have to live with that one.
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50. My God. Even a trace of your laughter
lights up a room.
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51. Well, there are things about you
that I have missed too.
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52. Sumner, let's cut the crap.
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53. Cut the crap? What have they done
to you in this place?
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54. Do you want to be forgiven?
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55. - You're forgiven.
- Thank you, Diane.
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56. Far more than I deserve.
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57. Now, why don't we both
just go about our lives?
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58. Well, I do have to be running along.
I have a class shortly.
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59. Dare I think this thought?
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60. - What?
- Let's have a dinner together.
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61. The three of us.
I want you to know Barbara.
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62. Oh, I don't wanna know Barbara.
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63. If you want to understand me and what
I did to you, you must know Barbara.
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64. I'd feel very uncomfortable.
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65. You wouldn't.
You two are sisters of the soul.
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66. You have so much to share.
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67. Please, Diane. Do it for me.
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68. For what was once
and always will be ours.
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69. - All right.
- Splendid.
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70. Oh, are you seeing anyone now?
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71. - No.
- No one you want to bring along?
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72. - No.
- Very well, just the three of us.
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73. I'm looking forward to it.
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74. Until then.
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75. Not mad for your decorator,
Sam, old man.
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76. It's OK. It's just a warning shot.
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77. Can you believe he came here thinking
he was gonna apologise for everything?
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78. Want me to punch his lights out for you?
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79. I think the best thing now
is to let it fade from our memories.
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80. You are the only one in the world
for me now.
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81. Oh, Diane, I'm lecturing on Friday night.
Can you make it Saturday?
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82. - Sure.
- Great. See you then.
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83. Now before you get angry,
this can all be explained very easily.
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84. He wants me to meet his wife Barbara.
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85. It's an innocent dinner.
I didn't want you to worry, so I...
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86. I told him a little white lie.
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87. One more thing, Diane.
Since you're not seeing anyone,
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88. I know a young fellow in the philosophy
department you might like.
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89. - No. Thank you.
- As you wish.
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90. This one's a little harder.
Let me explain.
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91. - Sam, will you listen to me?
- I'm tired of listening to you.
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92. You guys are just doing this
to get my hopes up, right?
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93. You don't understand. I didn't tell him
about us because it's not his business.
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94. - How come you lied to me?
- I... I didn't lie to you.
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95. I just didn't mention it.
There's a difference.
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96. It's a subtle difference at best, Diane.
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97. - I should have mentioned it. I'm sorry.
- Well, it's OK.
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98. I'm not an idiot. You didn't tell him about
me because you're ashamed of me.
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99. I'm not ashamed of you.
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100. Sam, you've got to understand. I have
always been intimidated by that man.
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101. He thinks everyone is beneath him.
You make a mistake, he's merciless.
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102. I was trying to protect you.
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103. You're saying I'm too dumb to associate
with your friends. That stinks.
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104. Another thing. You're as much of a snob
as he is, you know that?
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105. You're right.
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106. I'm going to call Sumner right now and
tell him you will be my date Saturday.
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107. You're my fella.
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108. And I'm proud of it, Sam.
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109. Hey, Sammy! All right!
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110. All right. Yeah.
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111. Great, great work, Sammy.
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112. You just argued your way into spending
Saturday night with three Dianes.
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113. She's right. That Sumner guy's
a major brain, Sam.
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114. He's an intellectual pit bull, Sammy.
If he senses fear, he'll attack.
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115. Reduce you to blubbering flesh
in front of your sweet pea.
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116. He does seem kind of nasty, doesn't he?
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117. He's mean, Sam.
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118. Yeah, but it's not like I'm stupid, is it?
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119. Oh, my God! What am I doing?
I'm gonna look like an idiot.
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120. It's gonna be OK. Talk about something
you know about and they don't.
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121. Say, something like your apartment.
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122. Coach, I don't think everyone
wants to talk about my apartment.
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123. Of course not. They'd look stupid trying.
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124. No. You know, Diane's right.
I'm gonna embarrass her.
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125. Believe it or not, I think I have
a simple solution to all this.
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126. He's a literature professor, right?
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127. - Yeah, right.
- "War And Peace" is the greatest novel.
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128. You read it between now and Saturday.
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129. Drop in a few comments over
dinner. You're off to the races.
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130. - "War And Peace" is good?
- The first 800 pages are a bit slow
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131. but it shoots off after that.
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132. I've got five days.
How long is this book?
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133. I've delivered a few for the book clubs
and it's three-and-a-half pounds.
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134. Forget it, Sam. Nobody can read
four ounces a day.
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135. No, listen, if this is the best book
ever written, I'm gonna read it.
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136. I'll get it now. What was the name?
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137. "War And Peace".
You have to write that down?
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138. And misspell it?
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139. The apartment, Sam. The apartment.
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140. - Come in.
- How you doing, Sammy?
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141. Oh, it's you guys.
I thought it was Diane.
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142. Turn on the lights, will ya?
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143. Hey. I've never been in here before.
Classy, Sam.
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144. You know where I can get one of these?
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145. Mother's Day's coming up.
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146. Would you give me a few minutes?
It's almost finished.
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147. - What time is it?
- How many beers have I had?
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148. - Eleven.
- 8:05.
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149. God, they're gonna be here any minute.
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150. Oh, God. Cold coffee.
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151. You know, I've been up five nights.
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152. No, I feel great. I really do.
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153. What did I stand up for?
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154. - To hike up your shorts?
- No.
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155. - Hey, Sam. Cheesehead's here.
- Thank you, Carla. Where's Diane?
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156. She just went into the ladies room with
a tub of mascara and a putty knife.
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157. - We're out of here, Sammy.
- Bye, Sammy.
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158. Hey, wait a second. Do either one of
you guys have two type B batteries?
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159. You know, I've got one.
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160. No.
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161. - Sumner.
- Ah, Diane.
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162. - Where's Barbara?
- Barbara can't make it. She's ill.
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163. - Well, then, we'll make it another time.
- Nonsense. I won't hear it.
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164. We'll be poorer for her absence
but richer when the cheque comes.
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165. But the whole point
was for me to meet her.
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166. She insisted her frailty not ruin the
evening for us. Isn't she magnificent?
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167. So I've heard.
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168. Sam, if you wanna have fun tonight,
you'd better bring along a yo-yo.
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169. Hey, guys. It's in the bag. I finished it.
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170. Sammy, shoes, shoes, shoes...
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171. - Thank you.
- Here he is.
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172. Sam?
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173. You didn't shave?
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174. No, no. I needed a new place to scratch.
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175. - Hey, where's your old lady?
- Oh, Barbara's ill.
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176. - She won't be able to make it.
- But she'll be with us in spirit.
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177. We have reservations for 8:30
at Maison Robert.
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178. - Oh, wonderful.
- I am looking forward to this evening.
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179. I've waited a long time to sit down with
this guy and talk "War And Peace".
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180. - "War And Peace"?
- Oh, yeah. Great book. Classy.
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181. I taught a Tolstoy seminar for six years.
I vowed never to discuss him again.
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182. It is the most over-analysed novel
ever written.
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183. Thanks.
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184. Smells like something good cooking up
at old Melville's.
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185. Yeah, I wonder what it is, Norm.
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186. Well, that would be
cream of watercress soup, Coach.
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187. Followed by baked mussels lightly
coated with tarragon butter
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188. and topped off by a fine raspberry torte.
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189. Fine gourmet cooking is truly
one of the greatest pleasures of life.
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190. Absolutely.
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191. Coach, what's the expiration date
on these?
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192. Yesterday.
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193. We'd better hurry.
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194. Sam, how about
some after-dinner drinks?
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195. Oh. English. I'm sorry.
What did you say?
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196. - After-dinner drinks?
- Fine. What'll you have?
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197. - A cognac.
- Deux.
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198. - How was dinner, Sammy?
- Hi, Sam.
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199. Great. Great dinner.
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200. The food was French,
the conversation was Greek.
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201. I spent the evening
nodding my head like an idiot.
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202. I see.
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203. Hey, Sammy. How about
I throw the scuzzball out of here?
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204. - No. Diane would be furious.
- I was talking about Diane.
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205. I wouldn't leave them together
for long if I were you.
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206. I haven't seen Diane having
so much fun in a long time.
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207. Thank you, fellows.
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208. The only verifiable proof of the existence
of a supreme being...
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209. - What are we talking about?
- We're talking about God.
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210. The only verifiable proof
of a supreme...
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211. What about God?
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212. - Well, it's rather involved.
- I like involved. Fire away.
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213. Sumner was just saying the early
mystics perceived God
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214. without subjecting him to tangible proof.
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215. - You know what I think about that?
- What, Sam?
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216. - What is your problem?
- I don't... Yeah, I do have a problem.
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217. My problem is I have not been a part
of any conversation tonight.
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218. I've tried several times
to include you in conversation.
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219. I don't think "Wrong fork, Sam" and
"Don't spit that out" are conversation.
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220. That's not fair. We tried to solicit
your opinion. None was forthcoming.
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221. Well, you know why that was?
Because I didn't have one.
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222. What do you think of that?
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223. Or maybe I had one
and didn't want to waste it on you.
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224. - What are you trying to say?
- I'm not trying to say anything.
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225. I'm saying it.
You and I are a joke, Diane.
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226. You and Sumner too,
but at least you're the same joke.
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227. I may be stupid about a lot of things,
but I know some things.
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228. I know when two people do not belong
together and we do not.
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229. Sam, sit down. You're creating a stir.
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230. Hey, come on. I know
what's been going on all evening.
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231. This stuff about Barbara being sick
is baloney.
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232. You set it up to get your big fan back.
Well, you got her. Way to go, guy.
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233. - Sam, please.
- I see it all very clearly now.
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234. I got you on the rebound. You were just
slumming with me between PhDs.
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235. Well, he's come for you. Go with him.
I'll tell you something else, too.
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236. Before I read "War And Peace" again
in five days to impress a broad,
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237. it's gonna be a cold day in Minsk.
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238. I have to apologise for Sam, for that
totally unfounded accusation.
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239. Well, he's more perceptive
than I gave him credit for.
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240. What are you saying?
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241. I did want to see
if there might be a spark left
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242. of that brilliant fire that streaked across
the sky like a meteor.
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243. Barbara and I had a parting of the ways
several weeks ago.
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244. - So Sam was right.
- Forget Sam.
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245. Isn't it obvious after tonight
that we have something special?
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246. Diane, I may not be perfect...
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247. Then again, I may.
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248. The point is, can you honestly say you
belong more in his world than in mine?
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249. Ah. So you've come to say goodbye,
or, as the French say, ta-ta.
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250. No. I've come to tell you
that Sumner has gone.
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251. - He has?
- Carla threw him out.
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252. You chose me over him?
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253. I flipped a coin.
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254. - You let a coin decide this?
- Yeah.
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255. I told Sumner
heads I was going to walk in here to you.
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256. Tails I was going to run in here to you.
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257. Well, you're nuts, you know that?
I mean, the guy is brilliant.
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258. - He's charming, sophisticated.
- Yeah? If you hurry, he's yours.
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259. - Why did you pick me?
- You read "War And Peace".
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260. - So did he.
- You did it for me.
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261. I think it was harder for you.
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262. Call it a hunch.
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263. It was no day at the beach, I'll tell ya.
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264. There's one thing more romantic than
you reading "War And Peace" for me.
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265. - What?
- You reading "War And Peace" to me.
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266. Oh, yeah?
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267. Well, it just so happens
that I have a copy right here.
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268. You sit down right here,
and I'll read to you.
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269. Oh, that's nice.
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270. Here we go.
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271. Let's go see the movie.
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272. There's a movie? Where's Cliff?
I'll kill him! I'll kill him!
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273. English
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