1. You know that feeling
when a guy you like
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at 2:00 on a Tuesday night
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and find you
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made it out like you've
just got in yourself
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drink a half bottle of wine,
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shave everything,
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Provocateur business,
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the whole bit,
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9. and wait by the door
until the buzzer goes?
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10. And then you open
the door to him
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11. like you'd almost forgotten
he was coming over.
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12. Oh.
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13. Hi.
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15. Hey.
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16. Hey.
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17. And then you get to it
immediately.
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18. After some pretty
standard bouncing,
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19. you realize...
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20. he's edging towards
your arsehole.
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21. But you're drunk,
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to come all the way here,
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24. He's thrilled.
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25. Ohh.
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26. I'm so thrilled.
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27. And then the next morning,
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28. you wake to find him
fully dressed,
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29. sat on the side of the bed,
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30. gazing at you.
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31. - He says the—
- Last night was incredible.
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is an overstatement,
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33. but then he goes on
to say that—
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34. It was particularly
special because, uh,
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to actually...
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with anyone before.
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37. To be fair, he does
have a large penis.
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38. And though that's always
been a fantasy of mine,
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39. I've never found anyone
I could do it with.
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40. And then he touches
your hair.
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41. And thanks you with
a genuine earnest.
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42. Thank you.
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43. It's sort of moving.
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44. Then he kisses you gently.
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45. And then he leaves.
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46. And you spend
the rest of the day
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48. Do I have
a massive arsehole?
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49. Wow. Um,
this doesn't happen
very often, does it?
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50. No.
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51. No, I s—
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52. I suppose it's—
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53. it's quite rare,
you know.
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54. Yeah.
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55. I hate myself.
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56. Um, are you going to work?
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57. Uh, not actually.
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58. Okay. Um, this is
going to sound crazy,
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59. uh, but I think that I
should take your number,
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60. and I think
I should call it,
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61. and I think I should ask you
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62. if you want to go out
for a drink with me.
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63. Um...
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64. Fuck me,
you've got a boyfriend.
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65. Um, no, um, we broke up
quite recently, you see.
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66. Oh, my God, I'm so
sorry-slash-really pleased.
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67. Um, how the hell did he
manage to fuck that up.
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68. Power rarely gives up
without a fight...
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70. where there are
divisions of tribe
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71. and divisions of sect.
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72. We also know that populism
can take dangerous turns.
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73. And there will be difficult
days along the way...
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74. from the extremism of those
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75. who would use democracy
to deny minority rights
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76. to the nationalism that—
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77. - What are you doing?
- Nothing.
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78. Harry.
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79. I know what you were doing.
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80. I was watching the news.
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82. Yeah.
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83. Really?
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84. Yeah.
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85. What was he
talking about, then?
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86. What?
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87. Please, I just need
to hear this.
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88. What was he talking about?
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89. Iraq.
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90. Don't say anything.
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91. And please
don't stop me leaving.
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92. Please don't.
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93. - Okay.
- Don't!
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tried to be there
for you through this.
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95. You can't say
I haven't tried.
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96. Don't say anything.
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97. And please
don't contact me
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98. or turn up at my house
drunk in your underwear.
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99. - It won't work this time.
- It will.
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100. I'm taking
that posh shampoo.
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101. He was talking about democ—
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102. Uh, he was just—
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103. really kind
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104. and supportive of my work.
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105. He'd cook all the time,
run baths, Hoover.
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106. He'd laugh at
all of my jokes.
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107. He was really great
with my family,
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108. and my friends loved him.
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109. Plus, he was really
fucking affectionate.
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110. Yeah, he sounds
like a dickhead.
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111. Yeah.
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112. So— So was that, like,
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113. you can have my number,
or what are we—
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114. Yes. Yeah.
I guess that's a yes.
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115. Oh, my God. Great.
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116. Uh, okay.
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117. That there.
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118. And I'll be sure to treat you
like a nasty little bitch.
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119. Um, that was a joke.
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120. Oh, I know, I know.
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121. Okay. I was like, oh—
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122. Okay. Great. Well, uh,
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123. I— I'll see you, then?
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124. Okay.
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125. Okay. Okay.
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126. I can't stop smiling.
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127. Sorry. I—
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128. Well— Okay.
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129. Thank you
for coming in today.
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130. We really appreciate
you considering us
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131. for your small business
startup loan.
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132. No problem.
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133. I've read
your application form.
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134. Thank you.
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135. It was funny.
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136. Oh.
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137. Okay. That wasn't
my intention, but—
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138. As you are probably aware,
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139. we haven't had the opportunity
to support many—
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140. any women-led businesses
since the—
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141. Sexual harassment case.
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142. The sexual harassment case.
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143. Yes.
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144. Are you all right?
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145. Oh, yeah.
Sorry. I just, um,
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146. I ran from the station,
so I'm just a bit hot.
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147. Though I'm really
excited about, um—
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148. - Water?
- No, thanks. I'm fine.
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149. Actually, yeah.
Water would be great.
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150. - If I could—
- Sure.
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151. There are
a couple of details
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152. that we need to iron out,
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153. and one or two
bits and pieces
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154. I'm going to see
some more of.
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155. It says in here that you
opened the business
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156. - with your partner in—
- Mm-hmm.
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157. Okay.
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158. I'm sorry.
That kind of thing
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159. won't get you very far
here anymore.
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160. Oh, no. Sorry.
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161. I thought I had
a top on underneath.
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162. - Yeah, okay.
- No, seriously.
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163. In this case,
genuine accident.
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164. I can see, given our history,
why you might think that—
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165. No. Seriously, I wasn't
trying to. I was hot.
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166. I take this kind of thing
very seriously.
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167. No, I'm not trying
to shag you.
Look at yourself.
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168. Okay.
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169. Please leave.
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170. Uh...
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171. No, you don't understand.
I need this.
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173. Please just leave.
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174. Perv.
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175. Slut.
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176. Wow.
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177. My sister.
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178. She's
uptight and beautiful
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179. and probably anorexic,
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180. but clothes look
awesome on her, so—
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181. You're almost late.
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182. I had to do a flash
poo in Pret.
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183. Christ, did you
wash your hands?
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184. Of course not.
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185. Oh, my God.
You are disgusting.
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186. - Fucking hell.
- Of course I washed my hands.
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187. It's not like I grew up
without a mother.
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188. Heard from Dad?
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189. Nope.
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190. Dad's way of coping with
two motherless daughters
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191. was to buy us tickets
to feminist lectures,
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192. start fucking our godmother,
and eventually stop calling.
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193. You look tired.
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194. Thanks. I've been sleeping
really well recently.
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195. Shit.
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196. I'm wearing the top
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197. that she lost years ago,
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198. so this is
going to be tense.
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199. Do you want to take
your coat off?
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200. - No.
- Okay.
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201. - Oh.
- So sorry.
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203. Oh, God, can we just
have two seconds—
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204. I was going to ask how it
was going with the café.
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205. - I don't want to talk about it.
- Fine. We won't talk, then.
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207. Hair looks nice.
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208. Oh, fuck off.
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209. The only thing harder
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210. than having to tell
your super high-powered,
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rich super sister
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213. is having to ask her
to bail you out.
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214. I'm just going to ask her.
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215. I'm just going to ask her.
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217. I'm just going to come—
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218. - Do you need to borrow money?
- No.
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220. Can't do it. Can't do it.
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222. Yeah. It's good.
it's really good.
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224. Yeah, it's really good.
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226. It is.
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228. Hey.
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230. No, thanks. I'm good.
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231. Are you sure I can't
get you anything at all?
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232. Is Harry helping?
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233. Uh, we broke up.
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234. What? Again?
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235. Mm. If you see him,
I'm a wreck, okay?
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236. God, just don't get drunk
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237. and scream to his
letter box again.
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238. Wow. Thanks for
the vote of confidence.
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239. Don't get drunk and shit
in your sink again.
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240. When are you going to stop
bringing that up?
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241. When you do something better.
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242. I have two degrees, a husband,
and a Burberry coat.
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243. You shat in a sink.
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- Hi.
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246. - Thank you. Hi.
- No problem.
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247. Nothing is ever
going to be better.
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248. I swear there are pants
that give you thrush.
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249. What are yours
made from?
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250. I don't know.
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251. I need to get sexy pants.
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252. I hate my body.
I hate my body.
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253. I hate my body.
I hate my body.
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254. Fucking last-minute
bastard trendy parties.
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255. Why do we do it
to ourselves?
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256. Oh, my God.
Definitely not.
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257. That does
nothing for you.
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my clothes, Boo.
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wearing these all day.
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262. Oh, God.
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wearing your coat?
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265. Well, nothing here looked nice,
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266. so I just thought I would wear
what I was wearing anyway.
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- Are you joking?
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268. Yes.
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269. - Oh, my—
- It's really not that bad.
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- I'm sorry! I love you!
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new outfit now!
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272. I'll buy you pants.
I'll buy you sexy—
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so many places today!
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274. I'll buy you
sexy pants.
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275. Fuck off.
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276. I'm sorry. I think
it's a lovely dress.
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such cheap material.
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your fanny breathe.
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281. I know.
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282. God, look at you.
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283. Thank you so much
for coming to Women Speak.
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284. Opening women's mouths
since 1998.
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like to ask you a question.
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289. to the women
in this room today.
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290. Please raise your hands
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291. if you would trade
five years of your life...
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292. for the so-called
perfect body.
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293. We're bad feminists.
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297. No, I got
really hairy nipples.
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298. What?
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299. - Oh! Fuck!
- Fuck!
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300. What was that? Jesus!
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301. A fucking hug!
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302. Why the fuck
did you do that?
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303. It was terrifying.
Never do that again.
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306. Yeah.
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for a drink or—
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Women Speak, then.
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311. Do you want to go
for a drink?
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312. My sister blows glass.
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313. Uh, she has done
for a long time.
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been in a fight.
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315. Well, I've been
in a fight.
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316. Never been
punched in the face.
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317. You know what I mean?
I've been punched
in the leg.
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318. And someone once threw
some punch in my face.
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319. So my colors this season
are sort of brown, mainly,
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320. but, like, you know,
I wouldn't say no
to a maroon.
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jump down the throat
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something blue.
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for a waz.
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326. Same again?
While I'm up?
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327. Or perhaps, like,
a little cocky-tail?
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328. Or, like—
Or, like another shot?
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329. Oh, uh, yeah, or we could
just go back to mine.
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330. Wow. Uh, thanks.
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331. Uh, I've actually
got work tomorrow,
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332. but, uh,
another drink here.
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333. Or we could just
go back to yours.
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334. Got to be up
really early, so—
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335. I could always get you
a cab in the morning.
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336. That's ridiculous.
Like—
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is your problem?
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338. Oh. Uh, nothing.
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339. I, um, I like you.
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340. Okay, you're a dick.
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341. What's going on?
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342. You're pathetic.
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343. - Wait.
- Don't follow me.
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You dropped this.
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- Come on.
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You okay?
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to come home with me?
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363. - Ohh.
- So...
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anyone for anything.
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369. Deal.
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370. Fuck it.
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Open up!
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I'm absolutely fine.
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2:00 in the morning.
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I have a horrible feeling
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perverted,
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cynical, depraved,
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who can't even call
herself a feminist.
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393. Well, um...
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from your mother,
you know.
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a cab, darling,
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397. and, uh, please,
don't go upstairs.
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an evil stepmother.
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399. She's just a cunt.
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that must be you.
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403. Yeah, I just thought
I'd swing by.
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Lucky us.
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405. Don't worry. Dad's already
booking me a taxi.
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407. Oh, painting.
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very peaceful—
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410. Well, warming up.
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411. Look, I know it's—
it's not really my place,
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Everyone's been really worried.
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413. Poor fucker.
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an expression
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are subtle warriors—
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you know.
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417. We don't have to use
muscular force
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We just use our—
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anywhere these days.
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423. It's very valuable,
actually.
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424. How much?
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425. - Thousands.
- Oh.
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428. What's that?
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429. Oh, uh,
my self-portrait.
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432. Oh, I think
I can hear your dad.
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after yourself.
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look ghastly, darling.
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441. Yeah.
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443. Uh, kind of.
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445. Well, it's kind of
a funny story, actually.
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446. Oh, now, that's good.
It'll keep me going.
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447. Shoot.
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448. I opened the café
with my friend Boo.
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449. - Cute name.
- Yeah.
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450. Yeah, she's dead now.
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killed herself.
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a total accident.
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think she'd die.
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fucked someone else
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by ending up in hospital
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visit her for a bit.
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into a busy cycle lane,
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in a bike
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461. and break a finger,
maybe.
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462. As it turns out,
bikes go fast
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464. Three people died.
She was such a dick.
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Kind of on my own.
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