1. Oh, Caroline...
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2. Caroline...
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it would be with you.
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6. Dreams do come true.
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7. Caroline?
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9. Uh, what's going on?
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10. Hey, relax, Scooter.
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11. It was bound to
happen sooner or later.
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12. - What?
- It was a mating dance
dream, Sinclair.
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13. Just your body's way of
telling you you're ready.
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bing, bada boom.
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not gonna tell anybody.
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in your adolescent development.
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out a beat you cannot ignore.
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19. Yeah, maybe I can't do
anything about my dreams,
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myself while I'm awake.
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21. - Good luck, Scooter.
- Hi.
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- Caroline.
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23. Uh, hello.
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24. That lab report was really
tough, don't you think?
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problems, but, uh...
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28. What? Oh, nothing, I just, uh...
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29. Wha... Uh... Whoa!
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30. Look, everybody! Sinclair's
doing the mating dance!
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31. What's going on here?
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32. Oh, my goodness!
This is terrible.
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34. Oh, Robbie. Oh, that's so gross.
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- Don't worry, Sinclair.
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Dad's A Big Moron.
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it's more hijinks
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43. This is why TV stinks.
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make 50 more like it
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and the same premise.
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47. - Hi, Mom.
- Hi, Charlene. Hello, Robbie.
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can't control that.
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had a bad day.
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51. Well, not me. Today was
the best day of my whole life,
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53. It's nice to see you
two getting along.
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54. - What did Robbie do for you?
- He made a total
geek of himself.
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in front of the whole school.
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the mating dance.
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58. Yes, Fran, I've been expecting
this for quite some time now.
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59. - Earl, he's just a boy.
- Hardly, my dear.
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reaches a certain age,
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special changes.
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he's bound to be confused.
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there's only one thing to do...
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- Huh?
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difficult time for Robbie.
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to talk about it.
- And you'd be wrong.
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the mating dance in front of everybody
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it with your family.
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point of having a brother
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if you can't torment him about it?
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72. Now, we'll have none of that.
And that goes for everybody.
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normal family dinner,
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about... you know what.
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75. - Yeah.
- What can't we talk about?
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- Uh-uh! Don't anybody tell him.
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can talk about, uh...
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82. Spoons, spoons, spoons!
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won that little battle of wits.
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- Ooh.
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85. - How are you feeling?
- Fine.
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86. La, la. Ooh.
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87. Hi.
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88. - What were you
just talking about?
- Uh, uh...
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89. - Spoons!
- Uh, yes, that's right, son.
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discussing flatware.
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topics for dinner conversation.
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- Yeah?
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party dress you're interested in.
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- That's the one.
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95. Well, I did see a really
nice dress the other day.
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her, have I, Charlene?
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99. Oh, you wouldn't
forget her, Mom.
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the really shapely tail.
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other topics we can discuss.
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these delightful napkins?
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really filled out since seventh grade.
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is? I don't know how she sits down.
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compliments any place setting.
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109. I'm... I'm... I'm OK.
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111. Ah, aah!
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successfully navigated.
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113. Earl, that was awful.
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brother upstairs right now.
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115. - Oh.
- What you gonna talk about?
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116. Spoons.
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117. - Ooh.
- Come on, come on.
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118. - Spoons.
- You're heavy.
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119. Earl, someone has got to
talk to that boy about mating.
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120. No, they don't.
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going to learn about it?
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every male learns.
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124. It's a complex system involving
rumors, adult novelty items and limericks.
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- No, it's not.
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learned about mating,
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competent in that department,
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131. Puddin'?
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132. Someone has got to talk
to the boy about mating.
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133. It occurred to me you could teach a
class at school about the mating dance.
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thing we should be teaching kids.
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under the guiding principle
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137. that if we don't teach
it, they won't do it.
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138. - But what if some
of them do it anyway?
- Let 'em. Nobody can blame us.
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139. How can you be so irresponsible?
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141. - Mr. Pullman!
- What?
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with the mating dance
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it's not just a physical act.
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to what they do,
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should help teach them that.
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146. Mrs. Sinclair, this idea of
yours is simply impossible.
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somebody willing to discuss
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with our children?
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150. - Good morning, class.
- Morning, Mr. Pullman.
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learn about something
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unsavory... the mating dance.
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learn that all your teachers
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respectable and uptight
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with such filth.
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an outside speaker.
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159. - Huh?
- I'm Mrs. Sinclair,
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161. or Mom.
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162. Now I want to make it
clear right from the start
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youngsters engage in the mating dance.
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mating dance is most appropriate
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monogamous relationship,
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167. Of course marriage is a
few years away for you.
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168. Right now it's very
frustrating, as I'm well aware.
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169. Say the word, I'll
pull the fire alarm.
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suitable reading material.
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172. However, the school has provided
us this instructional film from the navy.
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173. Could someone get the lights?
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of the Navy presents
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Cankers Aweigh! or Down Periscope!
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176. Hey, sailor, goin' ashore?
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177. Oh, you betcha, sir. I want to
hit one of the local dance halls.
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178. I hear the native girls do the
hoochie-coochie somethin' wild.
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180. Don't you know
those waltzing Matildas
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181. can give you a mating
dance-related injury?
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182. Nah. That would
never happen to me.
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183. That would happen
to the other guy.
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184. That's where
you're wrong, sailor.
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185. Mating dance-related injuries
have reached epidemic proportions.
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information. Tell me more.
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188. Well, we all know the mating
dance is most appropriate
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monogamous relationship,
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190. preferably marriage. But if you
are going to dance with a stranger,
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191. - always use protective
footwear.
- Aw, come on, captain!
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192. I don't have to worry.
Nothing's gonna happen to me.
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193. Heh, that's what
Ensign Doyle thought.
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194. - Who?
- Hey, Doyle, come here
and show this fella
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injury looks like if left untreated.
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196. Oh, dear. I had no idea
it was that kind of film.
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197. I hoped it gave more information
about the mating dance itself.
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198. Well, I guess that's up to me.
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199. All right, here it is.
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us the whole thing.
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202. Now, this is the
physical act itself,
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are the feelings
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part of the mating experience.
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deep and personal thoughts
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about them right here in class.
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believe how bright the kids
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interesting questions.
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you were rather quiet.
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to have me teaching the class?
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it, today was probably
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painful, humiliating day
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for the rest of my life!
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coming back tomorrow!
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be big about this.
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Robbie's problem out in the open.
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buried where it could do no harm.
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wrong, wrong, wrong.
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with me at a time like this!
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go and talk to him.
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you can follow this.
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further damage as parents,
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non-confrontational domestic comedy.
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about Eddie.
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Shouldn't we talk to him?
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What if I say the wrong thing?
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about this stuff.
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Annual Southern Pangaea Flower Show
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Contest! We've got lots...
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dance, but I'm all alone.
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mating dance together,
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256. And we can dance,
dance, dance all night.
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be embarrassed about.
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259. It's perfectly natural what,
um, what, uh, you're doing.
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260. And she walks in
right then. It was awful.
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261. - Ouch.
- Well, that's it.
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live here at school.
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thought this out carefully.
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inject a moment of reality...
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266. - What?
- It won't help.
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of a frightening magnitude
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your feet could explode.
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years till you find the right girl,
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a loving, sacred bond
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tonight for a dollar a dance.
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276. It's been hours and we
don't even know where he is.
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He's never spoken to me that way.
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he's out there at all
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do your job as a father.
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282. There are some things a boy
can't discuss with his mother.
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and you let him down.
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- Oh, honey,
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himself by jumping in the river.
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interfere with these matters.
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291. But he doesn't know how to
swim. You never taught him.
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the way I did, in the street.
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293. Tune in next week for the
hilarious funeral episode
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295. Fran?
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for a little walk.
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in a mating dance?
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298. Well, sure. Heh. What'll
four dollars buy me?
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299. - That'll get you a tango.
- Ooh!
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- Oh.
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should be doing this?
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is nothing wrong
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personal and intimate experiences
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305. And that's what separates
us from the animals.
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get this over with.
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by my feet the rest of my life.
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- Hi.
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a very good friend of mine...
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Jones, uh, from out of town.
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here. I'm from... far away.
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316. Well, hey, sweet pea,
you come with me.
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break in those new shoes.
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know about this place.
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322. - Uh, has it been here long?
- Well, actually,
it just opened.
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youngest profession.
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in mind, sweetness?
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or twirl you around the room.
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Whatever you think.
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dance, isn't it, darling?
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I do this a lot...
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We'll take it nice and slow.
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- I'll lead. Stay with me,
sweetheart.
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And front together
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- I don't know what I'm doing!
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too fast. And front together...
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I can't do this!
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doesn't feel right.
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about it before.
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monogamous relationship,
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- I'm really sorry.
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me something to think about.
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you, father to son.
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old man a little credit.
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know that you're not alone,
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wisdom and experience
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years about the mating dance.
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use some advice.
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- No.
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in the old days.
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age where he asked difficult questions
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by something bigger than you.
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They'd be dead soon too.
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supposed to do today, Dad?
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everybody tells me I'm not supposed to.
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society has determined
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time and place...
- I know, I know.
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appropriate within the confines
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relationship, preferably marriage.
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pretty confusing, son.
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enthusiastic about talking with you.
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sure I have all the answers either.
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good to know I'm not alone.
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your body is ready for something
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ready to handle yet,
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for a good many years.
- Years?
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till you're so exhausted
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the same things we do?
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more knowledgeable in that area,
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like to talk with you.
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- 'Cause I know you and your mom
had a little run-in,
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can give you some good tips.
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- Yeah?
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