1. When you meet someone
special suddenly life is full of firsts.
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2. The first kiss.
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3. The first night together.
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4. The first weekend together.
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5. For me, all those firsts happened
within 48 hours of meeting Victoria.
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6. They've gotta come out soon.
It's Monday.
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7. Do you think they've been in there
the whole time?
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8. I don't know whether to be proud
or concerned.
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9. Maybe they're not even in there.
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10. - Morning.
- Hey, guys.
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11. - I'm just gonna ignore that.
- Thank you.
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12. - I wish you could stay.
- I know. Me, too.
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13. But I have to go to work,
and you have that meeting.
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14. - Call you afterwards?
- I'll inappropriately text you during.
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15. - Bye.
- Bye.
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16. - Bye.
- Oh, Victoria. You're here...
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17. Toodle-oo!
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18. Two days straight!
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19. Wow! Your room must smell
like a monkey cage.
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20. Come on, give us a number.
Lily guessed eight,
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21. - but I know my boy got the double digits!
- Zero.
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22. - What?
- What?
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23. Guys, we just met.
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24. And we both screwed up relationships
in the past by jumping in too quick.
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25. So we talked about it
and we decided to take this one slow.
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26. - Her idea.
- Totally her idea!
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27. But I don't know.
I'm really into this girl.
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28. And if going slow is what it takes
to make this happen, I say, bring it on.
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29. I don't feel so good.
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30. It's like my testicles
mixed pop rocks and soda.
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31. I can't believe she's making you wait
a whole month.
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32. I would never put up with that.
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33. You've only had sex with one girl
in your whole life.
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34. Burn!
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35. Ted, the only reason to wait
a month for sex
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36. is if the girl is 17 years, 11 months old.
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37. Good news! I don't have to cover
the cat show tomorrow night.
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38. Who's up for hanging out?
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39. Oh, I can't.
I'm taking Victoria out for dinner.
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40. Oh, we can't.
It's our nine-year anniversary.
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41. Wow! Nine years?
Your relationship's a fourth grader.
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42. - Congrats.
- Thanks.
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43. We're going to the Berkshires
for the maple syrup harvest.
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44. It's one of New York Magazine's
top five romantic getaways on a budget.
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45. Who says sexual can't be sensible?
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46. Well, looks like it's gonna be
just you and me.
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47. Really?
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48. Actually, I was talking to my martini.
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49. - Ready to go?
- Hell, yeah.
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50. Nothing better than a weekend
at a good bed-and-breakfast.
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51. Yeah. Waking up for breakfast
at 7:00 a.m. Sharp.
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52. Complimenting the owners
on their collection of needlepoint geese.
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53. Awkward conversations
with middle-aged couples
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54. trying to stave off divorce.
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55. Yeah, well, we'd better get going.
It's like a four-hour drive.
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56. And it's supposed to rain tonight.
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57. - Or we could just stay home.
- Maybe watch some TV?
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58. - Order in some Chinese.
- Szechwan Garden.
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59. - Are we really bailing?
- Hell, yeah.
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60. Good, 'cause this thing's empty.
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61. $100 says
when you turn around I say, "Wow!"
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62. - Wow!
- Barney, this is the third time
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63. you've hit on me by accident!
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64. It's one of the many risks
of the blind approach.
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65. It's usually a two-man operation
where Ted signals if the target is hot.
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66. But Ted's too busy
being in a lesbian relationship.
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67. Why don't you just check out
the girl's reflection in the bar mirror?
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68. You can't... Wow!
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69. Hey! What's taking so long?
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70. - I gotta go.
- Not so fast, Scherbatsky.
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71. I like the way you think.
That mirror thing.
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72. Simple. Elegant.
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73. Okay, limited time offer.
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74. I need a bro,
for my bro-ings-on about town.
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75. How would you like to be said bro?
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76. Well, as tempting as that sounds,
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77. I'm hanging out with my friend
who just got dumped.
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78. She really needs some support,
or a stranger's tongue
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79. down her throat.
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80. That seems healthy.
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81. All right! Guess I'm in.
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82. So, one more week and it'll be a month.
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83. Really, are you sure? Wow.
That snuck up on me.
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84. Oh, come on!
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85. The 18th can't get here fast enough.
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86. Wait, the 18th?
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87. Oh, crap! I can't believe I forgot this.
I'm gonna be out of town on the 18th.
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88. Oh, well, um, we can just wait
until you get back.
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89. I mean, the whole point
was not to rush into this.
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90. Yeah. Or we could do it tonight.
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91. 75th and Amsterdam.
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92. I'm so glad we decided to just stay home.
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93. Oh, I know. Can you imagine
if we'd gone?
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94. We'd be just getting there now,
all tired and cranky.
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95. And yet, we'd feel obligated to have sex.
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96. Yeah, for 89 bucks a night,
we're doing it.
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97. I would like to propose a toast
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98. to the most
awesomely mellow anniversary ever.
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99. I'm so glad you have to go
to your parents next weekend.
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100. I'm so glad your roommates
are out of town.
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101. Oh, my God!
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102. What are they doing home?
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103. They think we went away.
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104. Oh, it is on for my boy Ted!
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105. But we didn't go away.
We're in the bathroom.
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106. Well, they don't know that.
All we have to do is hide out in here
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107. until Ted moves his mojo
into the bedroom.
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108. But I don't want to hide out in here.
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109. Honey, Ted has been going out
of his mind waiting for this.
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110. If we go out there and spoil the mood,
it's not gonna happen.
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111. Then one of us is gonna
have to have sex with Ted.
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112. And, not gonna be me.
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113. Okay, fine.
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114. - I guess I'll actually floss.
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115. You suited up!
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116. Well, I figured if I'm gonna do this,
I'm gonna do this right.
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117. Emilio, the woman will have...
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118. I'll have a Johnnie Walker Blue, neat,
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119. and a Montecristo No. 2. Thanks.
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120. The No. 2. A.k.a the Torpedo.
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121. Or, as the rulers call it, Piramide.
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122. My father was a cigar fanatic.
It was the only way to get his attention.
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123. - Father issues. Hot.
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124. I know.
I was this close to being a huge slut.
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125. Slut would have been better.
But I'll settle for bro.
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126. Especially now that Ted's with Victoria
and can't drink.
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127. Because he's pregnant.
'Cause he's the girl.
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128. Oh, come on. Ted can't be pregnant.
You need to have sex to get pregnant.
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129. What up! Freeze frame, high five!
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130. I think this may be a perfect moment.
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131. - I wish we could hold on to it forever.
- No.
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132. Because the beauty of a moment
is that it's fleeting.
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133. By its very nature,
it slips through our fingers.
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134. Making it that much more precious.
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135. That is bad.
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136. That is like
high-school-literary-magazine bad!
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137. And they're not even high.
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138. And it's actually working.
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139. Yeah, super slowly.
God, close the deal already.
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140. It's been like 45 minutes.
We could've had sex three times by now.
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141. - Yeah, try five!
- What up.
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142. Hey, maybe we should just go out there.
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143. No way! We can't go out there now.
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144. They'll know that we've been
sitting in the bathroom the whole time.
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145. - It'll be too weird.
- Fine.
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146. But if we're stuck in here,
I'm turning up the volume.
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147. I want to know you.
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148. Like, know your soul.
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149. Ted, what makes you cry?
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150. Honey, could... Could you hold
my hair back? I think I'm gonna hurl.
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151. So, what do you and Ted
usually do after the cigar bar?
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152. Are you kidding? Ted's never been here.
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153. You've already flown higher and faster
than he ever did.
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154. - Still.
- What?
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155. There...
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156. There is one other thing we could do.
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157. If you're up for it.
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158. I had no idea laser tag still existed!
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159. Yeah, well, enjoy it
before it becomes cool again.
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160. - I give it two months.
- Oh, I believe it. This is awesome!
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161. Okay, follow my lead, stay low,
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162. and never underestimate
a 12-year-old with a...
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163. Scherbatsky! You gotta focus!
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164. - You just saved my life, didn't you?
- Thank me later.
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165. Let's keep moving.
These little bastards are everywhere.
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166. He's just staring into her eyes!
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167. I don't know. We used to be
even more nauseatingly into each other
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168. than Ted and Victoria. Now look at us.
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169. Yeah, now we just make fun
of people like that.
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170. It's the circle of life.
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171. I'm serious, Marshall.
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172. I mean, we couldn't even get it up
to go on our big trip.
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173. And now we're celebrating
our anniversary stuck in a bathroom.
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174. Well, it's not fair to compare us
to Ted and Victoria.
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175. I mean, this is their first time.
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176. Yeah, but we could still have
some more romance.
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177. Now you just say, "Wanna do it,"
and I say, "Yeah."
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178. - Wanna...
- No!
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179. Maybe we're just out of firsts.
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180. Looks like they're about to have theirs.
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181. Should we take this to the bedroom?
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182. - Yes!
- Yes!
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183. Yes.
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184. - Yes!
- Yes!
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185. No! No, don't answer it.
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186. You can answer it. We have all night.
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187. - You're answering it? He's answering it!
- No! Do her! Do her now!
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188. Sure. Good luck with that.
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189. Sorry about that.
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190. How about a little more wine?
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191. - I'll get another bottle.
- Okay.
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192. I need a drink.
Do we have any cough syrup in here?
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193. - Ambush! Ambush! Ambush!
- Oh, God!
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194. These brats have us
completely surrounded!
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195. I counted nine, maybe ten.
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196. I'll lay down some cover fire.
You make a run for it.
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197. No! Leave no man behind.
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198. Either we all get out of here,
or no one does.
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199. - But, I...
- Don't be a hero, Scherbatsky!
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200. See you on the other side.
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201. Mother!
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202. - Ah.
- Damn. Wanna go get a soft pretzel?
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203. - Yeah.
- All right.
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204. Marshall, what happened to us?
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205. I mean, we used to just stare
into each others' eyes all night long.
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206. Have we lost that?
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207. Maybe.
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208. But I think I just found it.
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209. Right here.
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210. Baby, I'm giving you sexy smoldering...
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211. with just-a-hint-of-crazy eyes.
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212. Hmm.
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213. Okay, well,
get ready for my sex-ray vision.
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214. Did you remember to pick up
the dry cleaning?
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215. - Oh, damn it!
- It's okay. It's all right.
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216. - We can do this. We can do this.
- Let's just hold hands.
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217. This is nice.
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218. Yeah.
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219. Oh, it's...
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220. You love that move!
It's the classic Marshall.
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221. Great. We totally suck at this.
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222. And we really,
really need to get out of here!
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223. Well, we can't.
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224. Baby, there's something I have to do.
And if I do it in front of you,
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225. it'll change the entire nature
of our relationship.
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226. - What is it?
- I have to pee.
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227. This is bad.
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228. We've gone nine years
without peeing in front of each other.
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229. You always think there'll be more time.
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230. Look at us.
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231. We're basically an old married couple
and we're not even married yet.
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232. The flame of our romance is flickering
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233. and if I pee all over it,
it might go out forever!
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234. How much longer do you think
you can hold it?
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235. I drank a Big Gulp of Mountain Dew
during that Quantum Leap marathon.
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236. Oh, boy.
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237. - Playing laser tag really takes me back.
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238. And you know what game I really miss?
Battleship. I've never lost a game.
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239. - Neither have I. Of course, I cheat.
- Oh, yeah. Me, too.
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240. The trick is to bend the aircraft carrier
so it makes an "L."
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241. I always just stacked the ships
on top of each other.
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242. Nice! You know, we should have
a cheaters grudge match.
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243. I think I still have a, uh...
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244. Hello. Target acquired.
Hottie by the jukebox.
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245. Oh, good eye, Scherbatsky.
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246. I got someone for you. Two o' clock.
Blue shirt.
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247. That's a woman.
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248. Oh, my mistake. Or is it?
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249. - Let's just focus on your target.
- Right.
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250. There. I got this one.
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251. Oh, my God! I love your jeans!
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252. Okay, is this a lesbian bar?
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253. Because that girl with the blue shirt
just...
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254. Oh, no. I am all about the dudes.
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255. Although, pickings
are pretty slim tonight.
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256. Only hot guy here is blondie in the suit,
and he's playing hard to get.
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257. Really?
'Cause he's totally vibing me right now.
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258. Must be the jeans.
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259. Well, jeans will only get you so far.
I'm going home with him.
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260. We'll see about that.
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261. Oh.
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262. Oh, my God, I hate Ted!
I hate him so much!
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263. Baby, why don't you just go?
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264. Tons of other couples have
peed in front of each other.
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265. I know, but we haven't
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266. because I want to keep
some of the mystery alive.
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267. - Well, you have farted in front of me.
- Yes, but I always cover it with a cough.
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268. You always do.
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269. - Hey.
- Hey.
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270. Let's get outta here.
Let's go somewhere else.
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271. Well, what happened?
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272. Sometimes I like to do
a little catch-and-release.
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273. - But why?
- Leave no man behind.
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274. Either we all score, or no one scores.
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275. Right on.
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276. - Hey, you wanna go play Battleship?
- Hit!
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277. Ted, I can't wait any longer.
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278. - Should we move to the bedroom?
- There's no time for that.
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279. So, they can suck on each others'
fingers for an hour,
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280. but there's no time
to take two steps to the bedroom?
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281. Baby, I can't hold it in any longer!
It's time!
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282. I know.
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283. - I love you, Marshall.
- I love you, Lily.
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284. Here we go.
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285. You know, Barney, I had a surprisingly
good time bro-ing out tonight.
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286. Well, you make a good bro.
You're a better Ted than Ted.
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287. Hey, in fact, you have just earned
yourself an invite
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288. to Marshall's bachelor party.
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289. And you don't even have
to come out of the cake.
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290. Thanks. And thanks
for sticking around tonight.
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291. I hope you're ready
for some hardcore Battleship.
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292. - Come on, boys.
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293. "Hardcore"? That's the only way I play.
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294. Oh, I found it. Are you ready to...
What the hell are you doing?
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295. I'm birthday-suiting up. I'm sorry.
Did you want to undress me?
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296. No! I thought we were
just hanging out as friends!
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297. Oh, come on! You have been
throwing yourself at me all night!
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298. What? I did the opposite!
I threw some other girl at you!
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299. You invited me up to your apartment
to "play Battleship"!
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300. Is that not an internationally
recognized term for sex?
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301. No!
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302. Great.
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303. I hope you're happy.
You sunk my battleship.
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304. I'm okay. Are you okay?
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305. I feel the same.
And, yet, strangely different.
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306. Yeah, I'm happy for my bladder,
yet sad for us.
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307. Look, you had to do it, sweetie. For Ted.
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308. And, hey, look, at least now
we can stay in here as long as it takes.
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309. Yeah, I guess our relationship
had to take a hit,
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310. so a new one out there could blossom.
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311. Oh, crap!
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312. They must've heard that.
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313. Well, I guess we can come out now.
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314. I don't believe it, they're gone.
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315. Good. 'Cause I gotta take a whiz.
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316. Okay. You and me? That's insane.
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317. If you even thought about it
for one second...
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318. But I have thought about it
for three seconds,
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319. and it makes a lot of sense.
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320. We both think
the marriage-commitment thing's a drag.
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321. We both want something casual and fun.
And we clearly get along really well.
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322. Wow, that actually did make
a lot of sense.
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323. - But what about Ted?
- I checked with Ted.
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324. Hey, Ted. So now that things with you
and Victoria are going pretty well
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325. I assume you're probably over
all the girls you were into before, right?
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326. I take your silence as a yes,
so, ergo, therefore,
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327. say I were to hook up with someone,
say, I don't know, Robin,
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328. - you'd be cool with that, right?
- Sure, good luck with that.
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329. Totally gave us his blessing.
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330. - Really?
- Really.
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331. So, Ted didn't care
that you wanted to make a move on me?
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332. Didn't care at all.
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333. Oh. Oh.
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334. - What?
- You like Ted!
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335. - I didn't say that I liked Ted, I...
- You like Ted!
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336. Wow! This is huge.
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337. Barney, I don't like Ted.
He's moved on and I'm really happy for...
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338. Yeah, yeah. Look, are we gonna
play Battleship or what?
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339. You're not gonna tell him, are you?
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340. No. That's the bro code.
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341. A bro doesn't tell a mutual bro
that a third bro has a crush on him.
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342. Just like the third bro
doesn't tell the mutual bro
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343. that the original bro
went bare pickle in front of her.
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344. It's quid pro bro.
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345. A7.
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346. - Miss.
- Of course.
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347. Well, we still have one frontier left.
Still got the deuce.
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348. You're not making me feel better.
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349. Well, it certainly was a first.
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350. It was, wasn't it?
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351. - We still have firsts.
- Of course we do.
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352. And you know what?
I actually feel closer to you now.
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353. I wanna know you.
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354. Like, know your soul.
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355. Marshall, what makes you cry?
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356. This moment... is fleeting
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357. because it's being chased
by another moment.
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358. Oh, just grab my boob already!
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359. Come on, guys. Get a room.
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