1. Okay, where was I?
- You were telling us how you met Mom.
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2. - In excruciating detail.
Right.
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3. So, back in 2005, when I was 27,
my two best friends got engaged.
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maybe I should get married.
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5. And then I saw Robin.
She was incredible.
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6. I just knew I had to meet her.
That's where your Uncle Barney came in.
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7. I suggest we play a little game
I like to call, "Have you met Ted?"
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8. No, no, no, no, we're not playing
"Have you met Ted."
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9. Hi, have you met Ted?
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10. So I asked her out,
and I know this sounds crazy,
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11. but after just one date
I was in love with her,
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12. which made me say something stupid.
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13. I think I'm in love with you.
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14. What?
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15. - Oh, Dad.
- So then what happened?
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16. Nothing.
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17. I mean, I'd made a complete fool of
myself.
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18. So, a week went by
and I decided not to call her.
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19. So, you're not gonna call her?
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20. You went from
"I think I'm in love with you"
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21. to "I'm not gonna call her"?
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22. I wasn't in love with her, okay?
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23. I was briefly in love with
the abstract concept of getting married.
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24. It had absolutely nothing
to do with Robin.
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25. - Robin?
- Hey.
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26. Look who I ran into.
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27. Since when do you guys know each
other?
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28. Oh, since about here.
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29. Lily recognized me from the news
and then they...
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30. - Hello, sailor.
- They just got engaged.
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31. Well, I should get back to the station.
See you guys.
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32. - Nice seeing you, Ted.
- Yeah, you, too.
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33. Thanks.
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34. - Damn it!
- What?
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35. - I'm in love with her.
- No.
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36. As your sponsor, I will not let you
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37. - You blew it. It's over. Move on.
- I don't know.
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38. I just have this feeling she's the future
Mrs. Ted Mosby.
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39. Lily, you squeaked?
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40. She said something about me, didn't she?
Come on, spill it, Red.
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41. Fine.
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42. So, what do we think of Ted?
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43. Ted's something else.
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44. Huh?
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45. I'm gonna spin that as good.
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46. Lots of guys are something,
I'm something else.
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47. He comes on a little strong.
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48. But that's part of my charm.
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49. - But that's part of his charm.
- Oh, totally.
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50. I mean, he's sweet, he's charming,
he's just looking for something
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51. a little bit more serious than I am.
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52. I mean, the most I can handle right now
is something casual.
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53. - This just stays between us, right?
- Are you kidding?
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54. This flapper, Fort Knox.
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55. Oops.
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56. She wants casual?
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57. Okay, I'll be casual.
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58. I'm gonna be a mushroom cloud of
casual.
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59. You know why? 'Cause it's a game.
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60. I wanted to skip to the end and do
the whole happily-ever-after thing,
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61. but you don't get there
unless you play the game.
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62. - So you gonna ask her out?
- Yeah. No!
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63. I can't ask her out, because if I ask
her out... I'm asking her out.
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64. So how do I ask her out
without asking her out?
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65. Did you guys get high?
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66. I got it. I don't ask her out.
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67. I invite her to our party next Friday.
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68. - We're having a party next Friday?
- We are now.
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69. Casual.
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70. Yeah, 'cause nothing says "casual"
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71. over just to mack on one girl.
Oh, and Lily, that's my leg.
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72. You waited five minutes to tell me that?
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73. - All right, so call her up.
- No, calling's not casual.
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74. I just got to bump into her somewhere.
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75. Now, if only I knew her schedule,
I could arrange a chance encounter.
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76. That's great, Ted.
You'll be the most casual stalker ever.
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77. Now, ever since Marshall
put that ring on her finger,
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78. Lily had been, well, extra affectionate.
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79. Baby, no.
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80. I have a 25-page paper
on constitutional law due Monday.
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81. I've barely started.
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82. Hey, I'm just sitting here
wearing my ring.
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83. My beautiful ring.
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84. Kind of makes wearing other stuff
seem wrong.
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85. My shirt.
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86. Kind of don't wanna wear
my shirt anymore.
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87. Or my underwear.
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88. That's right. I'm not wearing any.
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89. - No underwear?
- Not even slightly.
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90. Guys.
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91. Boundaries.
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92. - There she is.
Thanks, Bill.
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93. I'm reporting from
the Razzle Dazzle Supermarket
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94. on 75th and Columbus...
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95. 75th and Columbus.
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96. Game on!
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97. where four-year-old Leroy Ellenberg
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98. has climbed inside a Grab-A-Prize machine
and gotten stuck.
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99. And all in the pursuit
of a stuffed, purple giraffe.
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100. For Metro News 1, I'm Robin
Scherbatsky.
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101. We're clear.
Thanks, Don.
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102. Ted?
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103. - Robin? Wow, what are the odds?
- What are you doing here?
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104. Oh, you know, just shopping for dip.
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105. I love dip. No, I don't love dip.
I like dip.
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106. As a friend, you know.
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107. So, hey, you reporting a news story
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108. Yeah, a kid stuck in a crane machine.
How sweet of you to call it news.
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109. Wow, kid in a crane machine.
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110. You just had to have that toy, didn't you?
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111. Couldn't play the game like everyone
else.
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112. You're all sweaty.
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113. - Cute kid.
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114. Um, you know, it's so funny
I should run into you.
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115. We're, uh, we're having a party
next Friday if you feel like swinging by,
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116. but, you know, whatever.
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117. Oh, I'm going back home
next weekend.
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118. - It's too bad it's not tonight.
- It is. It's tonight.
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119. This Friday. Did I say next Friday?
Yeah, sorry.
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120. I guess I've been saying
"next Friday" all week.
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121. But, yeah, it's tonight.
The party's tonight.
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122. But, you know, whatever.
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123. - Hello?
- Hey, am I interrupting anything?
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124. No, no, I'm just writing my paper,
hitting the books.
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125. Yeah, well, you and Lily
might want to put some clothes on.
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126. We're throwing a party in two hours.
Okay, bye.
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127. So, Gatsby, what are you gonna do
when Robin shows up?
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128. Okay, I got it all planned out.
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129. She steps through the door.
And where is Ted?
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130. Not eagerly waiting by the door.
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131. No, I'm across the room
at my drafting table
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132. showing some foxy young thing
all my cool architecture stuff.
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133. So, Robin strolls over,
and I casually give her one of these,
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134. "Hey, what's up?"
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135. She says,
"Hey, nice place, etcetera, etcetera."
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136. And then I say,
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137. "Well, make yourself at home."
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138. And I casually return to my conversation.
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139. Then, an hour later,
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140. "Oh, you're still here?"
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141. I say, like I don't really care
but it's a nice surprise.
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142. And then, very casually,
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143. "Wanna see the roof?"
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144. - The roof.
- The roof.
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145. I get her up to the roof
and the roof takes care of the rest.
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146. What's so special about the roof?
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147. Oh, the moon, the stars,
the shimmering skyline.
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148. You can't not fall in love on that roof.
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149. We do it up there sometimes.
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150. - Solid plan, my little friends.
- We're the same height.
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151. But may I suggest one little modification?
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152. That foxy young thing
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153. Take her up to the roof
and have sex with her.
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154. - Crazy, monkey-style...
- That's not the plan.
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155. It should be the plan.
I mean, look at her. Ted, look at her.
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156. - She's smoking.
- Thank you.
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157. Yeah.
- But she's not Robin.
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158. Exactly.
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159. Ted, let's rap.
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160. Statistic.
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161. At every New York party
there's always a girl
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162. who has no idea whose party she's at.
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163. She knows no one you know
and you will never see her again.
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164. Do you see where I'm going, huh,
with this?
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165. Barney, I don't think so.
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166. - Scoping, bip, scoping, bip.
- Man, you're a dork.
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167. Bip, bip, bip, bip.
Target acquired!
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168. And now it's time we play a little game
I like to call,
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169. - "Have you met Ted?"
- Oh, come on, not this.
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170. - Hi, have you met Ted?
- No.
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171. - Hi.
- Hi.
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172. - You know Marshall, Lily?
No.
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173. Hmm. Do you know
anyone at this party?
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174. I work with Carlos.
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175. Excuse me. Anyone know a Carlos?
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176. - No.
- No.
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177. On a silver platter. Bon appétit.
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178. I don't think so.
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179. Your loss, her gain.
Excuse me, can I show you the roof?
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180. - It's magical up there.
- Sure.
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181. Wait, wait, wait.
Hey, I got that roof reserved.
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182. - Dude, Robin's not coming.
- Hey, she's gonna show up.
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183. She'll show up.
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184. She didn't show up.
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185. At least, it was a great party.
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186. I ate like four whole cans of dip.
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187. You always know what to say, old friend.
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188. - It's Robin.
- Answer it.
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189. No, no, no, not right away.
I gotta seem casual.
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190. - Hello?
- I'm so sorry I missed your party.
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191. - Who is this? Meredith?
- Robin.
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192. Oh, Robin.
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193. Hey, yeah,
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194. - I guess you never showed up, did you?
- No, I got stuck at work.
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195. But they finally got that kid
out of the crane machine.
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196. - Did he get to keep the purple giraffe?
- Yeah, they let him keep all the toys.
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197. He was in there a long time
and little kids have small bladders.
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198. I wish your party was tonight.
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199. It is. The party's tonight.
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200. Yeah, it's a two-day party,
'cause that's just how we roll.
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201. Uh, so if you wanna swing by,
you know, it's casual.
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202. See you.
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203. - So that was Robin.
- What are you doing to me, man?
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204. - I got a paper to write.
- I know, I'm sorry. It's terrible.
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205. - No, Ted. Ted, Ted, wait!
- I'll buy more dip.
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207. Can you believe this guy?
I got a paper to write.
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208. Okay, fine.
But it's gotta be, like, super quick.
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209. - And no cuddling after.
- I'm the luckiest girl alive.
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210. Oh, you were so right about the roof.
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211. "The roof.
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212. The roof is on fire," Ted.
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213. That girl from last night,
I took her back to my place,
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214. then this morning took her outside,
spun her around a couple times
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216. She will never find her way back
and there she is.
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217. - How did she get here? Did you invite her?
- I have no idea who that is.
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218. She said she works with Carlos.
Who's Carlos?
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219. I don't know any Carlos.
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220. - Hi, you. You're back.
- I sure am.
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221. - Come on, sweetie, I need a drink.
- Sweetie. Really?
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223. Whoa, whoa, rabbits.
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224. Come on, I got that roof reserved.
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226. So, it's over between me
and Works with Carlos Girl.
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227. - Oh, that was fast.
- Yeah.
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229. to get rid of a girl you just met?
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230. - I think I'm in love with you.
- What?
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231. - Thanks, bro.
- Glad I could help.
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No, no, no, no, come on.
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233. Sorry, Ted.
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234. Great. What am I gonna do
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236. She didn't show up.
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237. All right, we threw two parties,
everybody had fun,
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238. everybody Wang-ed, everybody
Chung-ed.
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239. Now the kid has got to get to work.
And the kid is not to be disturbed.
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240. Repeat after me,
"I will not have sex with Marshall."
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241. - I will not have sex with Marshall.
- I will not have sex with Marshall.
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242. It's Robin.
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243. - Hello?
- Hi, Ted.
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244. Amanda? Oh, Denise, sorry.
You totally sounded like Amanda.
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245. - It's Robin.
- Oh, Robin.
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246. - Hi.
I totally wanted to come.
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247. I got stuck at work again.
I feel like I live there.
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248. Sorry I missed your party, again.
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249. Hey, ain't no thing, but a chicken wing,
mamacita.
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250. Who am I?
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251. I guess there's no chance your two-dayer
turned into a three-dayer?
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252. It did indeed. The party continues
tonight.
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253. Yeah, last night people were, like,
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254. "Keep it going, bro! Party trifecta!"
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255. Wow, okay. Well, I'll be there.
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256. Great. See you tonight.
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257. So that was Robin.
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258. So I threw a third party
for Robin, on a Sunday night.
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259. Oh, this is lame.
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260. Lame or casual?
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261. - Lame.
- Or casual?
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262. Hey, law books.
Ready for a little 15-minute recess?
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263. Sorry, baby, I gotta work.
I need all my blood up here.
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264. Has anybody seen
An Introduction to Contract, Tort
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from 1865 to 1923?
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266. - Anybody seen a big-ass book?
- No.
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267. Hello, Barney.
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268. Of course.
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269. You look well.
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270. Is it weird they invited both of us?
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271. Who?
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272. Who invited you?
No one even knows who you are.
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273. I understand you're hurt,
but you don't have to be cruel.
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274. Carlos was right about you.
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275. Who is Carlos?
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276. Hey, where the hell is my...
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277. Oh!
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278. Okay.
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279. An Introduction to Contract,
Tort and Restitution Statutes
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280. from 1865 to 1923
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282. Ted, I'm jeopardizing my law career
so you can throw not one,
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283. not two, but three parties
for some girl that you just met
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284. who's probably not even gonna show up!
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285. I mean, where is she, Ted, huh?
Where's Robin?
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286. Hi. Hi, Robin.
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287. So, you threw all these parties for me?
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288. No. Oh, you thought that... No.
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289. Okay, yes. You got me.
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290. One of the reasons I threw these parties
was so that I could introduce you
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292. I figured, you know,
since it didn't work out between us
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293. and now we can just laugh about it.
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294. - Well, anyway, Robin, this is...
- Carlos.
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295. She's still talking to Carlos.
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296. I can still win this. It's not over.
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297. Okay, buddy, time for the tough talk.
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298. Robin seems great,
but let's look at the facts.
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299. You want to get married
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300. and right now there's a million women
in New York looking for exactly you.
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301. But Robin ain't one of them.
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302. She's not just one of them. She's the
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303. Yeah well, "the one"
is heading up to the roof.
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304. What are you gonna do?
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305. Nothing. It's a game. I gotta just
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307. Ted.
Hey.
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308. - Carlos, can you give us a minute?
- Hey, no sweat, hombre.
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309. See you.
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310. Robin, look, I didn't throw this party
to set you up with Carlos
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311. or the one before that,
or the one before that.
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312. I threw these parties
because I wanted to see you.
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313. Well, here I am.
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314. There's something here.
Look, unless I'm crazy.
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316. I don't know, Ted.
I mean, we barely know each other
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317. and you're looking at me with that look
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318. - What, like what?
- It's like-like, "Let's fall in love,
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and drive them to soccer practice."
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320. I'm not gonna force sports on them
unless they're interested.
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321. It's a great look,
but you're looking at the wrong girl.
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322. - No, I'm not.
- Yes, you are.
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323. I don't want to get married right now,
maybe ever.
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326. and I just couldn't do
either of those things.
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327. Just like you can't turn off
the way you feel.
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329. Off. Let's make out.
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330. What?
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331. What? That was the off switch
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332. I mean, look, sure, yes, I wanna
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333. fall in love, get married,
blah, blah, blah.
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334. But, on the other hand,
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336. the roof.
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337. - There's no off switch.
- There is an off switch.
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338. And it's off.
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339. No, it's not.
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340. Yes, it is.
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341. - No, it's not.
- Yes,
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346. - God, I wish there was an off switch.
Me, too.
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Um, uh...
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349. We could be friends.
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350. Oh.
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353. I don't know, Robin.
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every time I see you, it'll be like,
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356. "Oh, that's right, I'm a jackass."
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in April, and I'm always working.
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359. And I just haven't met
a lot of good people so far.
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361. Well,
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after it's not so fresh we could all,
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364. Yeah. That sounds good.
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365. I'll see you, Ted.
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366. Or, you know, now.
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367. We could all get a beer now.
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368. I'd like that.
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369. My friends are gonna love you, like you,
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370. Jackass.
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371. Unbelievable.
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372. That's just a recipe for disaster.
They work together.
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373. - You jealous?
- Oh, please.
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374. - What does Carlos have that I don't?
- A date tonight?
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376. A date tonight?
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377. I'm not sure I like her.
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379. - Dude, you're talking to the kid.
- I know it.
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380. I'm gonna knock back this beer,
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381. I'm gonna knock back one more beer,
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382. I'm gonna go home,
I'm gonna write a 25-page paper,
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383. I'm gonna hand it in
and I'm gonna get a "A."
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384. My name is Rufus
and that's the Troofus.
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385. He got a B-minus.
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386. But, still, 25 pages in one night,
B-minus? The kid was good.
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Come on, I'll buy everyone a beer.
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389. You know something, Ted?
- What?
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390. You are a catch.
You're gonna make some girl very happy.
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391. And I am going to help you find her.
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392. Well, good luck.
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New York is just too big a town.
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394. I mean, there's millions of people
in this city.
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395. How, in all this mess, is a guy
supposed to find the love of his life?
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396. I mean, where do you even begin?
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