1. Before we start, I'd like to have a
preliminary powwow, or prelimi-wow,
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our library's back door conundrum.
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with Kate Winslet.
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is locked after 5,
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to walk all the way around.
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our meetings to 4:30...
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8. No.
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or other regular classes.
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11. Yeah. I have something
unimportant that can't ever move.
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12. Well, maybe one of us could stand by
the back door and let the rest in?
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13. Mm. I nominate Pierce.
Where is he?
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I did.
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But he never returned my calls.
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19. Oh. The last thing I said to him
was, "Suck it."
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Good morning.
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Yes.
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Whew.
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I did.
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how emasculating that is?
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fingers to see if I'll show up.
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to wish that I was dead to my face.
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first name Nunnuyuh.
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I am trying to keep you out of trouble.
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Well, then
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36. Jeff, you're sleeping with a woman
you already slept with?
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trademark is his well-defined boundaries?
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38. Like Privacy Smurf, Discreet Bear
or Confidentiality Spice?
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Don't you want us to meet her?
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to keep it low-key.
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41. That's ridiculous.
Obviously, it's a guy.
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42. You're wrong, Pierce.
It's two guys.
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51. Six, seven, eight, and reach.
Two, three, four, pose.
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I don't date students.
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in my Statistics class.
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56. I'm actually kind of seeing someone
right now, thank you very much.
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Fine for now. She's smart, pretty.
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58. But sometimes I feel like she's just waiting
for me to stop talking and take off my pants.
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someone's dirty little secret.
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63. But the sneaking does make
the sex 38 percent hotter.
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don't you?
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Chalk.
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there's that transcript you wanted.
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67. Jeff, I didn't expect to see you here.
Hopefully I'm not interrupting.
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69. but the fact is, student-teacher
relationships do happen.
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so we do stay vigilant.
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students and faculty
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to incite fraternization.
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by how hot they are?
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75. You got it, number two.
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Yes, Professor Seven... Uh, Slater?
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Okay, then.
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in this small a room,
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and his upper body
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are doing to enhance
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quite a few favors from God,
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83. it's all the more important
to keep it tasteful. Heh.
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84. I think he might have ruined...
It's dead.
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five, six, seven, eight.
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You were all wonderful.
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Thank you, Madame LeClair.
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89. And if any of you mention
my dancing outside of class,
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90. I will break off your legs and use
them to smash in your friends' cars.
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Huh!
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modern dance?
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94. Since last semester. Coach told me
it would help with my coordination.
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in a very straight way.
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to sneak a peek,
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your eyes up here.
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as a shallow jock.
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much time together.
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play football or have fun.
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I started last semester too.
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I wanted to do,
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so I never told anyone.
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Troy, who are we kidding?
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we're putting into hiding something
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We are leading a double life.
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108. I am spending a lot of money
on breakaway clothing.
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109. We should look at this
as an opportunity to come clean.
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Together?
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to the dance recital on Friday.
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Let me think about it.
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113. Okay, let's do this. Ahem!
Sorry.
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115. Would you come to my office?
We never finished our intercourse.
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116. I have study group right now.
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117. And nobody uses "intercourse"
to mean anything other than sex.
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118. Look, this is a wall of windows.
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119. My study group's behind it.
I know.
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120. Look, as soon as we touch,
the blinds will open,
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121. and six annoying but lovable misfits
will be staring at us.
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125. Hey, could you open the back door?
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my professor from last semester.
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by now,
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I've been seeing lately.
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129. Why are they looking at me
like I'm a zoo animal?
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130. Jeff acts
as sort of the dad of the group.
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131. So, emotionally, this is like
being told you're our new mom.
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132. But you know
it's nothing like that, right?
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133. Absolutely. You cook macaroni?
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134. I have.
Macaroni's my favorite.
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we all understand
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136. Professor Slater and I need this
to be our little secret.
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Yes.
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is so good.
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139. Sure, sure.
The pepper jack,
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140. and you bake it.
See? All good.
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141. Well, thank you, everyone.
I appreciate it.
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Yeah.
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143. Mm.
Ooh.
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Bye.
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in knocking down the barriers
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It's like Rosa Parks.
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147. I don't think it's like that.
No, it's just like that.
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148. I feel if you need to explain it,
it's not just like that.
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with this?
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Okay.
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speaking of secrets,
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Aah!
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on Friday,
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if you guys would attend.
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159. Well, I don't know how funny it is.
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160. Come on, we're not making fun of you,
but, obviously, you kept it a secret
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Irony?
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vulnerable or feminine person.
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163. And the act of dancing is considered
both vulnerable and feminine.
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164. I disagree. What about Fred Astaire?
What about Baryshnikov?
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165. Yeah, I guess.
There are exceptions to the rule.
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166. But even when Jerry Rice went
on Dancing With the Stars...
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167. Jerry Rice? Oh, my God.
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168. Oh, I liked him.
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173. Yeah. I saw her in her dance outfit
and she looked ridiculous.
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174. So I helped her protect her shame.
You know, I'm just glad she's out now.
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Thanks.
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with Professor Slater.
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178. I'd like to see both of you in my office
in half an hour.
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179. None of you left the room.
How is that even possible?
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180. Well, for one thing,
it's all over Twitter.
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Ha-ha-ha.
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to come out to the group together.
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185. Well, they're gonna find out
that you dance at the recital.
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186. I'm not gonna be in the recital.
I'm dropping the class.
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187. Oh, my God, how can you do this
to me? I'm so disappointed in you.
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188. Hey, you don't get to talk to me
like that. You are not Shirley.
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we were in the same boat.
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that jiggle.
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to a guy that twirls around in tights.
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194. I've got way more to lose getting
up on that stage because I'm a man.
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on his friends, or on himself.
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It's who you are.
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Whoa.
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Politics, medicine, Jeff.
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Shroud of Turin is actually...?
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Wow.
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because you always call him on his stuff.
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him up and stirring in sweetener,
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you weren't ready to take a sip yet.
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to snatch him off the counter,
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in front of you.
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Nobody ever will.
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is getting flowers right now?
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to the movies and hold hands?
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was the thrill of the secrecy.
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Believe me.
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as a divorced, black housewife?
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slacker makes you people so jaded?
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What do you mean, "you people"?
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It's the little things, isn't it?
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now that your secret is out there,
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teacher-student relationship form,
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on your very attractive way.
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Worse than hearsay.
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in which he says he's 47,
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a women's-only Pilates class.
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It doesn't bother me.
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Sweet.
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How long have you been doing it?
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Mm-hm.
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have you been doing it?
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Oh, it's... Hmm?
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the night with a third person?
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241. That's not on there.
Uh...
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obviously. Heh-heh-heh.
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Eh...
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Oh, boy.
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for the last three weeks.
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The best friend ever.
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I've had the wrong idea about us.
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I'd be better off dating, um, an adult.
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Michelle.
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Look,
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aren't original.
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it's to be within reach.
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when things get official.
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I'm a Venus flytrap.
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than what we were doing.
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Should I get the door?
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you went to the friend place.
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I need to know about the lunch lady,
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the infinite supply of leather jackets,
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our ninth and 11 th slumber party,
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would call us more than pals.
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it can get complicated and messy.
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Because when you say it,
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you might have to unsay it.
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It happens 50 million times a day.
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of sexual commitments.
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278. It barely means anything, and it
grows on what's there over time.
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279. Wow, that guy is really taking a
pounding in this conversation.
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281. I really liked what we were doing.
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can really stay at that same level,
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I'll do it.
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out there. Heh.
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Jeff even brought his girlfriend.
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Can't wait till he hears about it.
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291. Oh, he knows. They even had to
file paperwork with the dean.
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what you're about to do. Heh-heh.
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Anybody want a Goober?
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Showtime.
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Shh.
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There's five people.
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Shh.
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So embarrassing.
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Uh...
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Being a friend and a man.
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but it's theatrical dynamite.
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Bravo.
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Yeah, all right. Greendale.
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I wish I knew how to tap dance.
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but you could take a class.
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I mean, you looked so pathetic,
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the most masculine option.
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Thanks, Pierce.
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to tell the world you're gay.
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Thank you.
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Didn't she wanna get my autograph?
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dean to allow us to drive home together.
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Yeah, I guess.
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Yeah.
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That's what people do, right?
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but I thought they might catch fire.
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You can hand them to me. Thank you.
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Bye.
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Annie.
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Pierce.
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Britta.
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Troy.
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Thank you.
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of that last one.
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brother actors, Bridges,
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I know. Bridges.
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Come on, guys,
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It's Beau, Beau Bridges.
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you can see on TV.
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Oh.
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I love The Big Lebowski.
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