1. Hi, there.
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2. In professional sports,
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3. the best athletes
get a sneaker contract.
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4. Are those Air Jordans?
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5. Yeah. My dad got
them for me last year.
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6. Oh, that's so cool.
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7. He's like the best
guy in the NBA.
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8. As cool as it was having
Jordan sneakers,
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9. it was nowhere near as cool
as having a varsity letter.
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10. Man, I would set
these sneakers on fire
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11. and eat them
for a varsity letter.
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12. That's how David Blaine
got his.
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13. I'd get respect.
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14. Good morning, sir.
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15. Here are your books.
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16. What time would you like
to smack the crap out of me?
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17. 2:30.
Thank you, sir.
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18. I'd get perks.
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19. Chris,
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20. you're excused from
all of your classes.
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21. Professor Lee will be
taking them for you.
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22. Is he smart?
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23. Chris, he's Asian.
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24. If you could turn
his smart into black,
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25. he'd be darker than Yaphet
Kotto in a pot of chocolate.
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26. Cool.
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27. If Yaphet Kotto fell
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28. into your pot of chocolate,
how would you know?
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29. And I'd get the only thing
I really cared about— girls.
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30. Good morning, Chris.
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31. Good morning, angels.
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32. Watch it, Jabbar.
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33. Oh, man, he
scuffed your shoe.
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34. I don't care
about this shoe.
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35. I want to get one
of them letters.
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36. And the letter's gonna get me
one of those girls.
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37. Captioning sponsored by
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38. Captioning sponsored by
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39. Wanting a letter was one thing.
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40. Figuring out how to get it
was a whole other story.
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41. How am I supposed to
get a letter in a sport
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42. when I'm terrible
at sports?
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43. Maybe there's something
a guy like you would be good at.
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44. I need a sport
without water,
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45. balls, hoops, hurdles,
bats, cleats, clubs, gloves,
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46. tracks, fields,
weights or boards.
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47. Isn't that cheerleading?
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48. How about wrestling?
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49. I can't wrestle.
Anybody can wrestle.
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50. It's just two
guys on a mat
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51. trying to throw
each other down.
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52. Or as they call it
in Chelsea, "Wednesday."
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53. No way. I'll get killed.
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54. I only weigh 112 pounds.
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55. They got weight classes.
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56. You only have to fight
people your size.
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57. If you can't beat a guy
who weighs 112 pounds,
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58. you don't deserve
that letter.
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59. I can do that.
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60. Do what?
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61. Make a video
for Video Turntable.
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62. You can't sing.
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63. I'm not gonna sing.
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64. I'm gonna be the producer,
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65. like Hurby Luv Bug
with Salt-N-Pepa.
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66. How you gonna do that?
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67. Yo, welcome back.
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68. Hey! Want to get your video
played on Video Turntable?
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69. Send it in and get paid.
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70. The more it gets played,
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71. The more you gets * paid.
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72. Yo. Section Eight. Hit me.
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73. See? I told you.
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74. I'm gonna put together
a girl group,
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75. make a video
and get it on TV.
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76. It'll be cool.
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77. Can I be in it?
No.
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78. While Tonya tried to get
into Drew's group,
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79. my mother tried to get
into a pair of jeans.
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80. Dang it!
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81. She sweated less
during childbirth.
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82. That's it.
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83. I'm going on a diet.
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84. While my mother
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85. was struggling
to put on her jeans,
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86. I was struggling
to put on a brave face.
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87. Nice job.
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88. Next.
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89. What do you weigh?
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90. One-twelve.
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91. We got nobody
in your weight class.
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92. Guess I'll just leave, then.
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93. Don't be an idiot.
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94. You weighed in at 112.
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95. You'll wrestle 113.
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96. Got nobody in
your weight class?
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97. You're automatically
on the varsity.
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98. The first time in my life
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99. being a skinny nerd
worked in my favor.
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100. Meanwhile, Drew found
a place to rehearse
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101. with a man who drove a hearse.
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102. So I just need to rent
your place for rehearsals.
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103. Huh. So you won't be videotaping
anything untoward, will you?
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104. I don't know
what that means.
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105. It means— lewd, nude, crude,
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106. lascivious, naked,
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107. nasty.
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108. In that case, no.
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109. Okay, then, pay me
half in advance.
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110. Oh. Nice doing business
with you, Drew.
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111. Next!
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112. Aren't you gonna do something?
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113. Why don't you do something?
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114. 'Cause I'm the one
auditioning you.
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115. No one talk to Princess Latifah
like that!
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116. Next!
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117. That was cool.
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118. So, what's the name
of your group?
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119. It's gonna be called
Fish and Chips.
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120. So, you guys in?
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121. Yeah!
Yeah!
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122. Cool.
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123. While Drew was taking
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124. his first steps
towards the charts,
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125. I was taking my first steps
on the mat.
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126. Chris, since this is
your first day on the mat,
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127. I'm gonna walk you
through some moves.
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128. You watch wrestling on TV?
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129. All the time.
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130. Hulk Hogan, Andre the
Giant, the Iron Sheik.
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131. I love all those guys.
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132. Well, that's too bad,
'cause all that crap is fake.
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133. Oh. Well, what's first?
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134. This is a cross-face.
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135. This is the neck scissors.
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136. This is a half nelson.
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137. This is the full nelson.
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138. This is a Ricky Nelson.
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139. That's a joke—
Ricky Nelson.
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140. See, I said half,
full, then Ricky.
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141. You like that?
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142. Hilarious.
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143. Back at home, I found out
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144. when the woman of the house
goes on a diet,
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145. everybody in the house
goes on a diet.
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146. Okay, everybody,
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147. dinner is served.
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148. No, it ain't.
What is this?
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149. It's the Nipsey Russell
Bermudian Diet.
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150. Why are we
on a diet?
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151. Because we put our jeans on,
and they won't button.
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152. How come we can't eat
because your jeans don't fit?
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153. Yeah, why don't you just buy
a bigger pair of jeans?
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154. Because, nobody asked you.
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155. Nipsey Russell ain't fat.
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156. What's he know about diets?
Oh, when he went
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157. to Bermuda to do a comedy show,
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158. he found that the women
were very attractive.
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159. Because they were the only
ones on the island.
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160. They stay slim by only
eating fish and fruits.
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161. So he decided to smash it up
and put it in a glass?
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162. Yes.
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163. I'd rather eat the glass.
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164. Well, I hope he took out
the seeds and the bones.
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165. Look, unless you guys want me
to end up being fat,
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166. can you at least try it?
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167. Well, I guess I
do need to keep
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168. my weight down—
I made the wrestling team.
My man.
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169. You gonna be
the next Iron sheik.
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170. See, Nipsey can help you.
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171. Well, me and Drew
are making a video.
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172. I guess I should
watch my weight, too.
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173. I heard the camera
adds ten pounds.
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174. Only if you eat them first.
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175. You're not in
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176. I will be.
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177. While my dad drank up,
I prepared to get beat up.
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178. Look for it.
Look for it.
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179. Look, he's giving it to you.
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180. Work it, work it.
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181. Look for the leg.
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182. Don't lock up!
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183. Point to red!
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184. Yeah!
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185. Get him... Get him off.
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186. I joined the wrestling team so
I could get a varsity letter,
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187. but now I was afraid
I would get three of them—
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188. D.O.A.
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189. Smart bastard.
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190. He used a Manhattan
Neck Snap.
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191. They just
legalized it.
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192. You didn't mention
I could get my neck snapped.
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193. We had a lot to go over.
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194. That might be something
you want to mention.
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195. Look, you want to
get your letter?
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196. Get out on that mat— now.
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197. The Tessio Tigers
do not have a wrestler
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198. to compete in this weight class,
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199. and therefore,
the Tattaglia Sleeping Fish
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200. win by default!
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201. Look at you, with your win
by forfeit, huh?
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202. You're one step closer
to that letter.
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203. I'm just glad
my neck still works.
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204. Back at school, the Black
Plague was killing them.
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205. While I was
on top of the world,
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206. Tonya was just trying
to get put on.
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207. Have you found a
third member yet?
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208. No, not yet, but I will soon.
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209. See ya tomorrow.
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210. See ya.
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211. See ya!
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212. Whoa.
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213. When did you learn
how to do that?
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214. It doesn't matter.
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215. Now, am I in the group or not?
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217. All right, then.
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218. While Tonya had made the group,
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219. my mother was making
more shakes.
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220. I made extra in case
anybody wants seconds.
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221. Nobody wanted firsts.
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222. Hey, Chris, how's it going
on the wrestling team?
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223. Oh, I'm undefeated.
They call me the Black Plague.
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224. Isn't that an insult?
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225. Well, I'm just glad
you're winning.
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226. You don't want to know
the things they called
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227. Jackie Robinson.
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228. If you really want to know, ask
Michael Richards or Don Imus.
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229. You know, these shakes
would be really good
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230. with a burger and some fries.
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231. Can we get some real food?
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232. Yeah. I'm hungry.
Me, too.
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a chance?
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actually.
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really like the shakes.
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237. He just found out
it was cheaper than groceries.
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238. And, you know,
since we've been on this diet,
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239. I've saved over $50
in groceries.
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240. Told you.
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241. While I was waiting
on my letter,
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242. Drew was handing his out.
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243. So these are your costumes.
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244. I don't like these.
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245. What's wrong with what I had on?
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246. It'll look better on TV.
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247. Tonya, just wear
what I gave you.
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248. Okay, we have rehearsals
every day at 3:00.
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249. I'm not rehearsing at 3:00.
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250. That's when
I watch my game shows.
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251. Let's do it at 4:00.
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252. Is that cool with y'all?
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253. Yeah.
Works for me.
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254. Later, it turned out
everybody in the house
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255. was on a diet
when they were together.
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256. When they were apart,
it was a different story.
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260. And I ate it all.
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262. Something to show
our appreciation
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263. for representing
our school so well.
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264. And, if you
get a letter,
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265. there's more where
that came from.
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266. A lot more.
A lot more.
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267. Unfortunately, they were
still talking about cookies.
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269. instead of eating
was my father.
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270. This stuff is pretty good!
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271. Y'all want some more?
No.
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I gotta go
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274. More for me.
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275. While my father
was pounding shakes,
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277. Chris, get
on the scale.
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278. Hold this.
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279. One-fourteen.
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280. You're going to have to
wrestle a class up today.
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281. How did that happen?
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282. What did you expect?
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283. You ate a couple
pieces of pound cake,
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284. so you gained
a couple of pounds.
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285. Anyways, I gotta go
to drama club.
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286. Be careful
out there, man.
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287. I'm not worried about it.
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288. What difference
could a pound make?
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289. None, unless I had
to fight somebody.
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290. Ow.
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291. Not even Don King
could have fixed that match.
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292. Unfortunately for me,
they found a cure
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293. for the Black Plague:
a good ass whooping.
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294. Hey, Coach.
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295. Yeah, I've been meaning
to talk to you about that.
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296. I'm not your coach anymore.
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297. What?
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298. Yeah, look,
you had a good run,
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299. but you're off the team.
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300. How am I off the team?
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301. I was undefeated.
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302. Look, at 113,
you were 7-0,
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303. but you gained weight,
you went up a class.
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304. You're 0-1.
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305. I'm sorry there, Plague.
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306. Reign of terror is done.
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307. Do I still get my
varsity letter?
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308. Look, you showed up
for practice,
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309. you put in the time,
and you won by forfeit.
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310. I can't penalize you for that,
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311. but when you actually
had to compete
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312. against somebody, you lost.
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313. Now, I could
give you a letter,
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314. but it would be
an "L" for "loser."
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315. Maybe next time.
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316. Let's go.
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317. Hey.
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318. Oh, Chris.
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319. What were you thinking,
getting out on that mat?
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320. I was trying to get
a varsity letter.
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321. Well, you didn't need
to go out there
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322. and let those boys
go upside your head for that.
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323. There are other ways
to get a letter.
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324. Like what?
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325. You could audition
for the drama club.
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326. You can get a letter
for being an actor?
Sure.
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327. I bet you'd be a natural,
like Jim Kelly, Jim Brown,
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328. Blackula, O.J. Simpson.
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329. Your people have a natural
facility for deception.
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330. Why not use it
to your advantage?
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331. 'Cause I'm too busy
robbing people,
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332. dealing drugs
and making babies.
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333. While I was thinking about
acting, Tonya was acting out.
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334. All right,
that was pretty good.
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335. It was sloppy.
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336. Let's take it from the top.
No, Tonya, it was fine.
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337. Do you want fine
or spectacular?
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338. All right, let's take it
from the top.
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339. Thank you.
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340. And five, six,
seven, eight.
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341. You're eating
a Slopper?
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342. You want a bite?
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343. So I've been spending money
on shakes
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wasting money on food?
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345. Only my father would think food
was a waste of money.
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346. Yes.
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347. I work two jobs, and you
let me leave the house
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349. but a fish juice shake?
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350. Not cool,
unless your husband's a shark.
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351. If this is how you do when
you're trying to get skinny,
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352. I'd rather have you fat.
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353. That's what Kirstie Alley's man
said to her.
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you decided to audition.
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356. So, what have you prepared
for us, Chris?
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357. I would like to do a selection
from Uncle Ben's Cabin.
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No.
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cousin, Dwayne.
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Go ahead.
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363. Rice, rice, rice.
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364. You think all I
knows is rice?
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Washington Carver
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first peanut.
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367. I make yams and corn and cotton,
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368. but all America wants is
them little grains of rice.
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369. I gives
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370. and I gives...
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371. till I can't gives no more.
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372. Still I rise.
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373. Oh, Chris, I have just the part
for you in our next production.
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374. At the video shoot, Tonya
was ready for her close-up.
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375. Look, Tonya, for the sake
of art and commerce,
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377. Honey, it's showtime.
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379. Start the camera.
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380. I'm still mad.
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381. Does that make
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382. A little.
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383. How about that?
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384. Mmm... that's
pretty good.
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385. How about that?
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386. Why was I mad again?
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387. While my parents were
making up, I was acting out.
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388. Oh, Abe,
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390. I think you're
going to like it.
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391. Yo, keep sending in
those videos, but remember,
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to be aired.
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393. Keep watching Video Turntable.
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394. Well, thanks
for the rehearsal space.
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395. Yeah, too bad it
didn't pay off,
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397. you're supposed to
sing your own songs.
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398. That's okay.
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399. You guys will figure out
something better next time.
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400. Yeah, well,
good luck.
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401. There won't be a
next time with me.
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402. I'm taking the
other girls
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403. and we're starting
our own group.
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404. Called TMA: Too Much Attitude.
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405. Ooh...
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406. Bam!
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407. Ma, why are you
wearing my jeans?
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409. No, they're not.
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410. They're my ten dollar
lucky jeans.
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411. I always keep ten dollars
in the right front pocket.
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killing myself
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pair of pants?
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414. You and Michael Jackson.
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415. That was...
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416. $98.45 worth of wasted shakes.
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417. It's not a
total waste.
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418. Baby, give me a biscuit.
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419. You're a terrible
producer.
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420. The next day at school,
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421. my quest for a varsity letter
finally came to an end.
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422. What's this?
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425. Exactly.
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426. It's a letter welcoming you
into the Varsity Drama Club.
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in choking the principal out.
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