1. - Morning, Norm.
- Morning, Sam.
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2. - Coffee's on.
- Great. Any calls?
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3. - Vera called this morning.
- You guys gonna patch it up?
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4. No. She just wanted to reach out
and nag someone.
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5. Come on. Admit it, Norm. You miss her.
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6. Yeah. Yeah, I do miss her.
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7. There's only one thing that keeps me
from taking her back right now.
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8. - She kicked you out on your butt.
- Right.
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9. - I appreciate you letting me crash here.
- Don't mention it.
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10. When I get back on my feet,
I'll pay you some kind of rent.
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11. - That's not necessary.
- I have my pride to consider.
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12. All right. Pay me a dollar a month.
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13. For what?
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14. - How about 50 cents?
- Fine. No cleaning deposit.
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15. - We're low on cream.
- I'll get on it.
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16. No rush.
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17. Coach, do you know who that is?
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18. Who, the guy with Dick Cavett?
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19. Coach, that's Dick Cavett.
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20. - Yeah, that is him.
- Yeah. Lecturer, talk show host,
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21. raconteur, short guy.
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22. - Cute for a brainiac.
- I used to watch him on PBS.
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23. - You watch PBS?
- Sure.
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24. - There was one show I used to love.
- Which one?
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25. The one with all the girls
answering the phones.
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26. I wonder what Dick Cavett's
doing in Boston.
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27. - I don't like the look on her face.
- I haven't seen one I do like.
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28. What a shame.
Scooter McGrath died. Heart attack.
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29. - Who was he, Coach?
- Old team-mate of mine. Nice guy.
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30. - Sorry to hear that.
- Scooter had a lot of bad habits.
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31. He probably got out of shape.
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32. It just goes to show
everybody needs exercise.
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33. I could sure use something, Cliffo.
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34. - What do you recommend?
- You could do what I do.
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35. Prehensile isotonic geometrics.
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36. - Prehensile isotonic geometrics.
- What is it?
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37. Muscle tension
under constant contraction.
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38. The beauty of it is you can do it any
time, anywhere, but you don't perspire.
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39. - You wanna give it a shot?
- Sure.
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40. Choose a muscle. When I say "Go",
flex it for 60 seconds.
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41. One, two, three, go.
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42. I saw this on "Twilight Zone" once.
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43. Excuse me, I couldn't help noticing
you're Dick Cavett.
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44. I couldn't help being Dick Cavett.
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45. Ah, wit. My ears hunger for it.
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46. Being an aspiring poetess,
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47. I enjoyed your interviews with
all those wonderful writers and poets.
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48. I remember when that Russian poet
decided to defect on your stage.
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49. That was a great moment.
Upset the cleaning crew.
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50. You goose!
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51. - So what brings you to our hostelry?
- If you must know, and I see you must,
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52. I'm doing a book-signing party
at the Copley Plaza.
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53. Yes, your new book. It's wonderful.
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54. - Have you read it?
- No, I can only imagine.
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55. You must have a lot of close and dear
friends in the publishing world.
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56. A few.
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57. Wouldn't it be a great thrill for you
to run across a budding poetic genius?
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58. Only if I were wearing cleats.
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59. I welcome your sense of humour
in this desert of banality.
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60. I wouldn't call this a desert. A desert
would be an easier place to get a drink.
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61. Oh, yes. What can I get you?
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62. Time's up, Coach. So, did it work?
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63. I was trying to flex my gall bladder,
but I remembered it's in Providence.
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64. That is the stupidest exercise
I ever saw.
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65. Stupid like a fox.
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66. - How do you keep so trim, Carla?
- Sex.
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67. You mean sex is the greatest exercise?
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68. No. I miss it so much I can't eat.
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69. "We ran together.
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70. "Spring set the pace
through the wild heather's bloom.
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71. "We stopped,
transfixed by a mayfly's flight.
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72. "Is love not such, but easier to capture?
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73. "'A bug,' you said, crushing it.
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74. "I smiled, but just a little. "
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75. What did you think?
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76. Well, it... It could use a little bit of...
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77. What shall I say? It needs a little...
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78. - Ambiguity, tension and paradox?
- Exactly.
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79. I think I've solved that
with "Ephemera II".
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80. "The sky was gossamer... "
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81. Diane, somebody wants you
at another table.
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82. - Who?
- Everybody at this one. Come on.
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83. Sorry about that, Mr Cavett.
She gets overexcited.
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84. That's all right.
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85. I'm Sam Malone, owner of the bar.
You want anything, just call me.
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86. Wait. Sam Malone?
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87. - Used to play baseball?
- That's right. You remember me?
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88. I saw you pitch once at Yankee Stadium.
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89. Is that right? Did I have a good night?
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90. I hope so. You had a lousy day.
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91. You hit three batters and gave up
back-to-back homers. Remember?
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92. I had a drinking problem
back in those days.
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93. There are a few things I don't remember.
Like... 1974, 1975.
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94. - '75. The year you won the pennant.
- We did?
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95. How about that!
Is that right?
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96. - You seem fine now.
- I finally kicked it.
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97. - If you want anything, give a holler.
- OK, Sam.
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98. Say, Sam. I want to thank you
for everything.
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99. Pleasure meeting you.
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100. Say...
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101. Has it ever occurred to you that there
might be public interest in your life story?
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102. Because of my baseball career
and battle against alcohol
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103. and the irony of owning a bar now?
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104. Never crossed my mind.
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105. How about this? Type up 50 pages,
I'll show it to a publisher.
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106. - Always looking for a good story.
- That's great!
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107. - Why are you doing this for me?
- I like to encourage young writers.
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108. Especially one who has the potential
of being inferior to me.
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109. Thank you very much, Mr Cavett.
Guys, did you hear that?
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110. Mr Cavett's gonna help me
get my life story published.
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111. Diane, did you...
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112. The man was starting to fall
under the thrall of my poetry
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113. when you distracted him
with your miserable life.
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114. Sweetheart, it wasn't anything like that.
It was his idea.
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115. Well, it's still ridiculous.
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116. Sam, the written word
is very special to me.
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117. To you, it's just
a means of finding the men's room.
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118. Come on. I wrote pretty good
in high school.
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119. You didn't write "pretty good".
You wrote pretty well.
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120. I wish she'd make up her mind.
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121. Wait a second. I got an idea.
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122. You're a pretty good... well writer.
Why don't you...
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123. Why don't you help me write this thing?
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124. Please?
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125. - You're just feeling sorry for me.
- No, I'm not.
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126. Come here.
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127. Look, I threw away my chance
to be a famous guy once.
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128. Maybe you could help me this time.
Please?
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129. - It would be good experience.
- Yeah.
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130. However, I would insist on
an as-told-to credit.
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131. This will be great. You and I make such
a wonderful team in every other way.
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132. Do you want to fool around or write?
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133. I can do one and you can do the other.
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134. - Let's get started.
- All right.
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135. Moonglow?
Moonglow Peterson, is that you?
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136. - It's me, Wally Bodell.
- Wally Bodell?
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137. - From Dean Acheson High?
- One and the same!
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138. Well, I'll be! I haven't seen you
since high school.
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139. You've put on a few pounds, pal.
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140. You lost a few.
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141. Yeah, I work out a little bit.
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142. Right. It is good seeing you, Moonglow.
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143. - Moonglow, huh?
- We wrestled together in high school.
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144. And in a state tournament, his opponent
accidentally yanked off Norm's trunks.
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145. Don't laugh. That's how
I first caught Vera's eye.
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146. - Let me get you a beer.
- I got some.
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147. Old Vera. Norm and I competed for Vera
all through high school.
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148. Whatever happened to her?
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149. I married her. Married the hell out of her.
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150. Actually, Vera and I
are kind of separated right now.
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151. Yeah? That's too bad.
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152. You wouldn't mind if I dropped by
and said hello to her, would you?
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153. Mind? Hell, no. She's nothing to me now.
Don't worry about it.
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154. He's going out with a girl
better than Vera.
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155. That old hag. You can tell her, too.
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156. - What's her name?
- Tanya.
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157. - Right, Tanya.
- Tanya Cocoabutter.
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158. Sure you don't mind
if I drop by on Vera?
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159. - Sure.
- All right. I gotta go now.
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160. - Nice meeting you, Cliff.
- Take care, Wally.
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161. Don't mention it now.
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162. When are you going
to bring Tanya by here?
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163. Hey, Normie, what's the long face for?
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164. You guys don't know Wally like I do.
He moves fast.
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165. I wonder if Vera will let me kiss the bride
at their wedding.
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166. - I'm sure she will, Normie.
- She didn't at ours.
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167. Course, I didn't try that hard.
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168. - Boy, I feel terrific.
- Been exercising, Coach?
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169. I just came back
from doing some laps in the pool.
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170. - How many are you up to?
- Three. Takes an hour.
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171. That's kind of slow, isn't it?
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172. I could run faster
if they got the water out of there.
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173. You know what they say, Coach.
Healthy body, healthy mind.
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174. Pick one you've got a good shot at.
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175. I never felt better.
I feel 20 years old again.
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176. Good for you, Coach.
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177. I could do handstand push-ups right now
and I haven't done any in years.
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178. - Careful. You might hurt something.
- I gotta try it.
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179. Now let me try it one-handed.
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180. I still got the old touch!
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181. What the hell are you doing?
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182. Handstand push-ups.
Like I used to do in spring training.
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183. You never did that.
It was Johnny Driscoll.
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184. Oh, yeah.
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185. - Are you OK?
- Yeah, I'm OK, thanks to Sam.
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186. Oh, yeah? Yeah, I got a kick out of it.
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187. Yeah. Don't worry about it.
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188. I'll be here. Yeah.
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189. - Who was that?
- Wally Bodell.
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190. - I guess he didn't like my prank.
- What did you do, Norm?
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191. Told the cops he was holding dope.
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192. You'd think he'd never been
strip-searched. What a sorehead.
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193. - How could you do a thing like that?
- He was getting on my nerves.
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194. He's really putting the moves on Vera.
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195. Every time I drive by, his car's there.
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196. - So he's coming down here now?
- To talk things over a little bit.
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197. Good idea. You have a little talk,
you punctuate it with a fist in his face.
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198. She might have a point there.
You've hit bottom now.
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199. It's time to fix the old engine
and get out on that highway.
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200. Don't tell me you wrecked your car too,
Normie.
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201. - No, Coach, it's a metaphor.
- Those are the hardest to get parts for!
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202. Diane, he's here.
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203. - Mr Cavett?
- Richard.
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204. - Oh, yeah. Hi.
- Thanks for coming on down.
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205. I'm late for a meeting
so I can't stay very long.
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206. I thought you'd be anxious
to hear the verdict.
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207. Guilty.
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208. - Sorry.
- We're both a little bit nervous.
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209. - What did you think?
- I thought the writing was competent.
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210. A little undisciplined in places
but it has a certain energy to it.
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211. Thank you.
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212. I take it you're Sam's co-author?
Miss Jessica Simpson-Bourget?
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213. Diane Chambers. I was only hiding
behind that nom de plume
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214. until I made sure that you liked it.
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216. How can I put this, Jessica?
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217. - You don't like it?
- Well, I liked it...
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218. It shows a great deal of promise.
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219. But you're not going
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220. - I'm afraid not.
- How come?
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221. I sounded him out about it
but he feels it's a little tame.
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222. - Not controversial enough.
- What about the booze problem?
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223. I guess booze isn't enough these days.
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224. Nowadays, they want something spicier.
Drugs, homosexuality, perversion.
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225. Sorry I didn't get out more.
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226. There is an inference that you were
a bit of a playboy during your career.
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227. Playboy? Hell, yes, I... Well, kind of.
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228. You seem to shy away from that in here.
The cold fact is, sex sells.
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229. My publisher wouldn't be interested
but plenty would.
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230. It might be worth the chance.
I'll say goodbye now and run along.
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231. OK. Well, thank you anyway
for coming down here, Mr Cavett.
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232. - Sure.
- Ta-ta, Richard.
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233. What do you say
we get started here, huh?
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234. - Started on what?
- On what Mr Cavett was talking about.
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235. Spicing this thing up.
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236. I won't have my first published
manuscript be a memoir full of luridities.
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237. I think what he was talking about was...
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238. I know what he was talking about.
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239. Come on. If we get published,
this could mean a whole new life for me.
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240. For you, too.
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241. Well... No, I would never
prostitute my talents that way.
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242. Would Jessica Simpson-Bourget?
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243. That little smut peddler?
In a minute.
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244. - I got some paper in the office.
- OK.
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245. If they want steam, I'll give them steam.
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246. I'm going to use every weapon
in my literary arsenal
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247. to make their tongues hang out
in unbridled desire.
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248. - Coach, we don't want to be bothered.
- Who does?
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249. Norm. He's here.
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250. Here comes Black Bart and this town
ain't big enough for both of ya.
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251. Of course, what town is?
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252. You wanted to see me, Moonglow?
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253. Go get him, Norm.
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254. Yeah, I wanted to just talk.
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255. Talk's cheap. Throw some hands.
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256. - Leave his woman alone.
- You don't like me seeing Vera?
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257. No!
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258. I'm not real wild about it, frankly.
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259. There's something you ought to know.
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260. - I like Vera a lot.
- Yeah?
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261. How did you like the state trooper
with the icy hands?
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262. It had its moments.
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263. You're as big a dink
as you were in high school.
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264. - Remodel his face.
- Positions!
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265. You're in trouble, Bodell.
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266. Come on, you guys.
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267. - Hit him!
- Take this outside, will you?
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268. Back off, Coach.
I'm fighting for my woman.
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269. The winner gets Vera.
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270. Get up, Norm!
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271. It's not exactly Frazier-Ali, is it?
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272. Give?
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273. No. You?
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274. Coach, a glass of water, please.
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275. Boy, can I write.
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276. One, two, three! It's over!
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277. - I did it.
- Way to go, Normie.
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278. Take what's left of your self-respect
and clear out.
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279. All right, Moonglow.
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280. You beat me just like
you used to in high school.
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281. We're still friends?
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282. Don't let a seven-and-a-half hour hug
give you the wrong idea.
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283. - Congratulations, Norm. You won Vera.
- Who?
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284. Oh, that's what we were fighting for.
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285. - I'll have to tell her when I see her.
- Go to that phone and call Vera.
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286. Guess I should.
Rather have a trophy, but...
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287. Boy, does she write good.
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288. English
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