1. Kids, something you
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2. is that he's always been good at games.
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3. I mean unbeatable.
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4. Gin!
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5. Yahtzee!
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6. Poker!
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7. You don't have to shout out "poker"
when you win.
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8. I know. It's just fun to say.
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9. We all finally agreed,
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10. Marshall should be
running our game nights,
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11. instead of playing in them.
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12. Which he took to mean,
"Invent your own game."
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13. It's called "Marshgammon."
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14. It combines all the best features
of all the best games,
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15. Candyland, I Never, Pictionary.
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16. - Backgammon, obviously.
- No.
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17. Backgammon sucks.
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18. I took the only good part of
"backgammon," the "gammon,"
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19. and I left the rest of it in the trash
where it belongs.
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20. I'm so excited Victoria's coming.
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21. I'm gonna go get another round.
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22. Okay. I wanna lay down
some ground rules for tonight, Barney.
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23. I actually like Victoria a lot.
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24. So, don't say anything...
Don't say anything.
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25. And, guys, I haven't exactly told Victoria
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26. that I used to have
a kind of thing for Robin,
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27. - so if we could just avoid the...
- Well, well, well, how rich.
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28. You make me promise to be on
my best behavior around your girlfriend,
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29. yet you have been lying to her
since day one.
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30. Excuse me.
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31. Hi, Leg Warehouse?
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32. Yeah, my friend Ted
needs something to stand on.
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33. So, nothing for him to stand on?
Okay, thanks so much.
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34. Ted, doesn't Victoria deserve to know
that you once had the hots for Robin?
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35. I have half a mind
to tell the story of the re-return.
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36. No,
I swore you to secrecy on that.
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37. I am smelling dirt.
What is the story of the re-return?
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38. Nothing. It's nothing.
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39. And, speaking of digging up dirt,
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40. can I count on you two
to behave around Victoria?
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41. Us? What would we do?
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42. Look, you guys have always been
like the parents that I still have,
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43. and, in fact, moved here to get away from.
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44. However, could we skip
the traditional interrogation
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45. of the new girlfriend tonight?
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46. - Fine.
- Fine.
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47. Thank you.
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48. - I should go help Robin.
- Okay.
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49. - Hey.
- Hey.
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50. So, you gonna be okay
hanging out with Victoria tonight?
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51. Oh, sure. She's great.
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52. Oh, what? Because of the whole thing
where I said I liked Ted?
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53. No. Victoria is great.
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54. She's fun, she's free-spirited.
She's great.
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55. I said "She's great" too many times,
didn't I?
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56. You must really hate the bitch.
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57. But if you roll an even number
while adjacent to the Peppermint Forest,
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58. then you "Marshall Out,"
and all your chips go into the pot.
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59. And remember,
if you ever ask the question, "What,"
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60. then you gotta drink.
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61. Got it?
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62. - No idea what you're talking about.
- No idea what you're talking about.
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63. Okay, okay. All right, no, no.
We'll just start.
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64. You guys will pick it up.
Newbie goes first.
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65. - Roll.
- Okay.
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66. Three! You got "Autobiography."
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67. Now, that's where you have to answer
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68. a personal question
about your dating life,
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69. truthfully, in order to move on.
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70. - Marshall, come on.
- Hey. She's the one who rolled a three.
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71. Victoria.
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72. "Have you ever cheated
while in a relationship?"
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73. Wow, good question.
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74. - You don't have to answer that.
- It's okay.
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75. Well, I was in a really
crappy relationship in college,
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76. and I wound up kissing this guy
at a party one night
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77. and I felt terrible about it,
so I came clean and we broke up.
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78. Victoria, that was an honest
and mature answer.
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79. You may advance
to the Gumdrop Mountains.
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80. So, Victoria,
did you ever re-return to this guy?
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81. - What?
- You said what. You gotta drink.
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82. Oh, Barney, by the way, I went to a party
in that new building on 82nd,
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83. and the host said she knew you.
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84. - What is her name? Sharon? Shannon?
- Shannon?
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85. Shannon, Shannon.
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86. No. Don't remember any Shannon.
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87. Really? Well, 'cause she gave me
a videotape to give you.
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88. Where's the tape?
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89. I'll get it.
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90. Cool. Okay. You know, whenever.
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91. Okay, Robin. Your roll.
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92. Five! Another "Autobiography."
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93. For the player to your left which...
Victoria!
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94. Of course.
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95. Victoria.
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96. "How many boyfriends did you have
before you started dating Ted?"
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97. Wait, the card actually says Ted?
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98. Okay. Well, boyfriends,
I guess I've only had two.
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99. Prude-alert.
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100. Well, that, That's serious boyfriends.
I've dated other guys in between.
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101. Oh, slut-alert!
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102. Oh, great, there it is.
Thanks, Lily, you're a peach.
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103. Well, wow, look at that.
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104. Robin landed on the Chocolate Swamp.
That's five chips for me.
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105. Thank you. Finally,
somebody understands Marshgammon.
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106. Barney, what was on that tape?
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107. - Too bad you'll never find out.
- Damn it!
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108. If only I'd given you a fake tape
and hidden the real tape in my purse.
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109. Oh, wait. That's exactly what I did.
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110. - What?
- Drink.
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111. Yeah, you were acting so weird about it
I gave you Ted's graduation tape instead.
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112. - So, should we pop it in?
- Give it to me.
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113. - Hey, hey!
- Ted!
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114. - Play it. Play it!
- Fine, fine.
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115. I cannot believe...
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116. Shannon! I love you.
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117. I love you so much.
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118. What about us
changing the world together?
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119. Don't tell me you've forgotten.
I know I haven't.
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120. Will I ever see another rainbow?
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121. Will an eagle ever soar
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122. Through this tempest of woe?
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123. Baby, please
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124. Don't go
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125. There's a thief in the palace,
she's stolen all my love
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126. There's a thief in the palace and she's...
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127. - Did you try his cell phone?
- Yeah, I left two messages.
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128. I checked the cigar club,
the Lusty Leopard. He's off the grid.
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129. Hey, guys. What up?
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130. - Barney, where have you been?
- Yeah, we're really sorry about that.
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131. Yeah, so sorry.
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132. But seriously, what was up with the tape?
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133. - No. Stay.
- Come on. Come on.
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134. - Stay. Come on.
- I'm sorry. I don't wanna talk about it.
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135. It was the most embarrassing
and humiliating thing
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136. that ever happened to me.
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137. Well, we all have embarrassing stories.
Sometimes it's good to talk about it.
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138. Oh, really?
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139. Then why don't you tell us
your most humiliating moment, Marshall?
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140. Show me how good it is.
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141. All right.
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142. I was stopping by Lily's
kindergarten class to say hi,
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143. but they were all at recess.
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144. I really had to pee,
so I went into the class's restroom.
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145. It was a smaller target than I'm used to,
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146. so I figured I should sit down.
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147. What I didn't realize was
it was a shared bathroom.
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148. I wish I'd pulled up my pants.
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149. The kids still call him Funny Butt.
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150. Okay. I'll tell you my story.
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151. Believe it or not, I was not always
as awesome as I am today.
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152. It was 1998.
I was just out of college,
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153. and I was working at a coffeehouse
with my girlfriend.
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154. My girlfriend, Shannon.
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155. Yeah, you were meant for me
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156. And I was meant for you
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157. Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
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158. Thank you.
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159. All right.
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160. - I love your singing, Barney.
- And I love you, Shannon.
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161. Joining the Peace Corps with you
is gonna be legendary.
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162. I know. Only five short weeks,
till we're down in Nicaragua.
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163. Hey, nonfat latte to go.
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164. Mellow order, bro, mellow order.
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165. Dude. That's your G-friend?
All right, high-five.
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166. Sorry, I only give high-twos.
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167. Whatevs. As long as you're nailing that.
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168. Listen to you. "That"?
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169. You know, women aren't objects.
They're human beings.
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170. And FYI, Shannon and I have
decided to wait till we're married.
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171. You can read about it in my zine.
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172. Hey, Haircut, right here.
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173. Open up your knowledge basket
'cause here it comes.
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174. Forget all that touchy-feely crap.
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175. You get money, you get laid.
End of discussion.
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176. I feel sorry for you, man.
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177. Peace out, hombre.
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178. Suits.
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179. Five weeks later, we were all set
to leave for the Peace Corps.
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180. Only problem was
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181. she never showed up.
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182. - She never showed?
- So what happened next?
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183. You know what? This was a mistake.
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184. Wait, what if somebody else
told their most humiliating story?
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185. Oh, I know just how to decide who.
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186. You brought the game to the bar?
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187. We're not quitting
just 'cause Ted's so far ahead.
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188. I was winning?
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189. Fine. I'll go next.
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190. I was doing a report on live TV
about a hansom cab driver.
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191. - The slipping-in-horse-poop story?
- Yeah, we all know that one.
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192. Okay, how about this?
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193. I will tell you my most humiliating story.
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194. Yeah, Victoria. Way to step up.
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195. It involves a game of Truth or Dare,
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196. a squeeze bottle
of marshmallow ice cream topping,
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197. and the hot tub at my grandparents'
retirement community.
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198. Kids, I tell you
a lot of inappropriate stories,
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199. but there's no way in hell
I'm telling you this one.
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200. Don't worry, though, it wasn't that great.
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201. That is the greatest story ever!
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202. - Oh, my God!
- Wow, wow, wow!
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203. Victoria, I deem your offering worthy.
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204. My saga... continues.
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205. I went back to the coffeehouse
to find Shannon.
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206. - Barney!
- Sugar bear, where were you?
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207. I'm sorry. My dad won't let me go.
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208. But the Nicaraguans need us.
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209. It's just he's still supporting me.
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210. And, look,
he's coming by soon to talk about it,
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211. but I think you should go on without me.
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212. - Shannon, there is no...
- Barney.
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213. It's your dream.
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214. It's only two years.
I know we can make it.
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215. As I walked away,
I realized Shannon was an adult.
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216. Her father couldn't control her life.
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217. I had to go back and confront him.
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218. She was in the middle
of a heated argument with her dad.
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219. What?
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220. Now we all gotta drink.
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221. Oh, my God. What happened next?
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222. - Oh, I don't know, guys.
- Okay, okay.
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223. - Marshall's mom sent us cookies.
- Lily, no! No, Lily!
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224. For the team, Marshall, for the team.
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225. Hey, Mrs. Eriksen, it's Lily.
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226. Thank you so much
for the delicious cookies.
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227. Mayonnaise. Really?
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228. Never would have guessed.
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229. Yes, well I will definitely give Marshall
a kiss for you.
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230. Okay, take care.
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231. - Hi, baby.
- Oh, crap! My mom sent cookies?
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232. Yeah. I wish we had a dog,
so they wouldn't go to waste.
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233. Yeah.
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234. So, we've got the whole place
to ourselves.
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235. - I'm thinking floor sex.
- Sounds reasonable.
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236. Oh, floor's cold.
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237. Grab that afghan your mom made.
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238. The whole time?
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239. The whole time.
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240. Barney, that was really embarrassing
for both of us.
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241. We just earned a huge chunk of story.
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242. Right. So where was I?
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243. Oh, yeah.
Shannon was sucking face with her dad.
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244. How could... With your dad?
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245. I mean, I know,
judge not lest ye be judged, but gross!
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246. Barney, that's not my dad.
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247. His name's Greg.
I've been seeing him for a few weeks.
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248. I was hoping you'd just leave
and we could avoid all this.
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249. We're breaking up?
But what about the Peace Corps?
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250. Yeah, all this granola business,
it was just a phase.
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251. Greg's older. He's successful.
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252. He buys me all this cool stuff.
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253. - But I love you.
- But he has a boat.
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254. You should go to the Peace Corps.
And forget about me.
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255. I didn't go.
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256. That night, I recorded my video
and mailed it to Shannon.
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257. I didn't see her until a week later.
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258. There's sugar in the basket.
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259. Shannon! Shannon, you came back!
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260. I'm just picking up my last paycheck.
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261. Oh.
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262. Did you... Did you get my tape?
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263. Oh, she got the tape.
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264. You? You... It was you?
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265. Will I ever see another rainbow
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266. Oh, man!
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267. Oh, you poor thing.
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268. The story's not over.
I did see Shannon one more time.
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269. - When?
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270. Sorry. Sorry.
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271. Oh, you've gotta tell us.
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272. I don't know. I think I might need
one last story to get me through it.
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273. Fine.
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274. Oh, the Green Testicles story.
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275. So, I was playing Ultimate Frisbee
in college,
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276. and there was this barefoot dude
with a weirdly sharp toenail...
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277. Oh, come on, Ted!
You know what story I wanna hear.
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278. Everyone else here has manned-up tonight
and told the truth.
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279. Why can't you?
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280. You're right.
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281. Victoria, I'm sorry I haven't
told you this yet, but a while back,
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282. I was kind of into Robin.
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283. In fact, on our first date,
I might've said, "I love you."
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284. Understandably, she freaked out,
and I left,
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285. but unfortunately,
the night did not end there.
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286. We all ended up at the bar
with our cabdriver, Ranjit.
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287. To one hell of a night!
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288. And I drank.
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289. A lot.
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290. So, you guys think
I should have kissed her?
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291. Well, I'll tell you what.
I'm gonna go kiss her. Right now.
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292. Yes! Do it!
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293. To the car.
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294. Hello? Is someone out there?
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295. You ralphed and ran?
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296. I thought you were vomit-free since '93.
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297. So, that was a lie?
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298. You re-returned for me.
That's really sweet.
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299. Though you kind of ruined
my customized Scherbatsky doormat.
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300. - Sorry.
- It's okay.
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301. - Victoria, I know this must be...
- Yeah. It kind of is.
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302. Wow, Ted, you were right.
You shouldn't have told that story.
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303. But you did earn yourself
the right to the end of mine.
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304. We fast-forward eight years
into the future.
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305. Wait, eight years. That's this year.
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306. Marshall, not only is it this year,
it's tonight.
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307. Hi.
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308. - Barney?
- Hi, Shannon.
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309. - What are you doing here?
- Just listen.
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310. When you left me for that guy Greg,
it changed me.
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311. Now, I'm this.
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312. I know this is crazy, it's just,
you were once such a big part of my life,
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313. and it just seemed insane
that you didn't know who I am now.
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314. So, here I am.
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315. And then she told me
about her life.
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316. She and Greg dated for a while,
and then split up.
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317. But here's the real kicker.
Shannon's a mom.
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318. She has a little kid named Max.
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319. That's crazy. That could've been my kid.
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320. But instead, what do I have?
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321. My whole life's some money in the bank,
some suits in my closet,
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322. and a string of one-night stands.
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323. Hey, come on.
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324. I mean, just because her life
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325. and yours went another,
doesn't make your life any worse.
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326. My life rocks!
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327. Money, suits and sex.
These are tears of joy.
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328. I could be cooped up
in some tiny apartment,
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329. changing some brat's poopy diapers,
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330. but instead, I'm out in the world
being awesome 24/7, 365.
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331. You let me dodge a bullet, Big Guy.
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332. Plus, here's the mini-cherry,
on top of the regular cherry,
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333. on top of the sundae of awesomeness
that is my life.
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334. After Shannon and I talked, I nailed her.
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335. - No.
- Yeah.
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336. - No.
- Yeah.
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337. Sorry, don't buy it. You're making it up.
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338. You're just trying to cover the fact
that you actually had a profound moment
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339. of doubt about yourself and...
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340. - Oh, my God.
Oh, Barney, oh.
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341. Video's pretty good on this phone, huh?
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342. Is your phone on?
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343. Oh, no, it just takes a while
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344. Oh, gross. Just stop it.
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345. Ladies, gentlemen, Ted.
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346. This has been a wonderful evening.
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347. I got great dirt on all you guys.
I got Ted to tell the re-return.
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348. I finally nailed Shannon!
Told her I'd call her tomorrow.
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349. Yeah, right.
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350. And I rediscovered
just how awesomely awesome my life is.
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351. Peace out, hombres.
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352. I think Barney just won game night.
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353. We spend so much effort
trying to keep parts of our lives hidden,
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354. even from our closest friends
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355. that those rare times
when we do open up,
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356. it's amazing how minor those secrets
all end up seeming.
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357. $100 says when you turn around...
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358. Of course,
not every secret was told that night.
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359. But that's getting ahead of the story.
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