1. So, kids, there are
many buildings in New York City.
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2. Thousands of apartments.
Millions of stories.
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3. And even though it's been decades,
and someone else lives there now,
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4. there's one apartment in particular,
that will always be our apartment.
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5. I have so many great memories
of that place.
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6. Marshall playing video games.
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7. Lily painting on the fire escape.
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8. Hey!
- Sorry, Mr. Matson!
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9. And me making the coffee.
I had this coffee pot.
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10. It was probably 50 years old at that time,
and it made truly terrible coffee.
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11. We called it Shocky.
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12. - Plugging in.
- Saving game.
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13. I loved every last detail of that place,
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14. right down to the incredibly tacky swords
we hung on the wall.
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15. I never wanted any of it to change,
but that's not how life works.
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16. You guys will never believe
what just happened to us.
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17. I don't even believe it myself.
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18. We were in Queens
and we decided to stop by my apartment.
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19. Wait, her apartment?
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20. I thought Aunt Lily lived with you
and Uncle Marshall.
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21. I could see how you would think that,
but I have to have my own place.
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22. It's an independence thing.
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23. - When was the last time you were there?
- Three months ago.
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24. What? It's like fat pants.
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25. You hope you never have to use them,
but you're glad to know they're there.
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26. - What the hell?
- What?
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27. This is my apartment.
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28. - Where?
- Right here!
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29. What the hell?
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30. Lily, this is a Chinese restaurant.
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31. No! No! This was my apartment!
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32. My dresser was right... That's my dresser!
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33. And this is my closet.
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34. And I spilled nail polish there.
There's the stain!
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35. Hi, how many?
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36. - Lily!
- Yes. You know me?
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37. Yeah, from your homecoming picture.
You're much prettier in the person.
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38. Yeah, I know, the bangs were a mistake.
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39. Where is my stuff?
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40. It's all in the back.
We could wrap it up for you.
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41. You want it to go?
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42. - This is my apartment.
- Not anymore.
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43. No way. You're making this up.
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44. Yeah, the building would've had
to give you some kind of notice.
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45. They sent you a notice about this.
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46. - When?
- Three month ago.
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47. And here's your mail. Minus magazines.
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48. Well, still, legally
they can't just toss you
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49. out on the street, you have a lease.
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50. Okay, so I didn't have
a written lease as such.
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51. But go ask my landlady, Mrs. Conroy.
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52. She may be 98 years old, but she still...
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53. She's dead, isn't she?
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54. Never even saw the bus.
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55. My apartment is a Chinese restaurant.
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56. - What am I gonna do?
- Come live with us.
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57. - Really?
- Of course.
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58. - You sure about this, Ted?
- Yeah.
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59. I mean, you basically live here anyway.
It's not like it'll change anything.
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60. No, it's like it'll change everything!
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61. Oh, Ted! You are so screwed.
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62. - What are you talking about?
- And why is that girl checking you out?
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63. Because I look good.
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64. Now focus.
You and Marshall are roommates.
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65. You have an amazing apartment.
Marshall and Lily just got engaged.
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66. Yeah. So?
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67. So, you're not still gonna be his roommate
when he gets married, are you?
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68. Someone's going to move out.
So, who's it going to be?
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69. Come on, Barney, I'm sure they've talked
about who gets the apartment.
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70. You've talked about
who gets the apartment, right?
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71. Yeah, we've talked about it.
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72. So, when Lily and I get married,
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73. - who's gonna get the apartment?
- That's a tough one.
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74. You know who I think
could handle a problem like that?
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75. - Who?
- Future Ted and Future Marshall.
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76. Totally. Let's let those guys handle it.
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77. Damn it, Past Ted!
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78. You blew it, dude.
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79. Now that Lily's there,
it's a whole new dynamic.
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80. - They're edging you out.
- That's crazy.
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81. They're not edging me out.
Marshall's my best friend.
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82. One of my best friends.
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83. He wouldn't do that to me.
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84. Just keep your eyes open.
That's all I'm saying, Teddy.
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85. Little things are gonna be changing
around that apartment.
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86. Come on, Barney,
you're just being paranoid.
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87. Okay, seriously, what is this girl's deal?
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88. - Sort of on a date with her.
- What?
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89. Yeah, yeah. I found her online.
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90. I'm tired of the whole bar scene,
the one-night hookups.
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91. I'm looking for a soul mate.
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92. Someone who I can love and cuddle.
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93. Or, so it says in my profile.
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94. But this girl, she wants the same stuff,
and it's bumming me out.
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95. All right, Ted, call me from the hospital.
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96. - All right.
- You're going to the hospital?
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97. No, see, he's gonna go back over there.
I'm gonna call him.
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98. He's gonna pretend it's an emergency call
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99. from a family member at the hospital.
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100. Oh, Lord! The fake emergency?
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101. That is the lamest,
most pathetic cop-out in the book.
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102. I expect more from you, Barney.
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103. Well, stay tuned.
I'm working on some stuff.
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104. But in the meantime, wish me luck.
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105. So, are you gonna talk to Marshall?
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106. He's gonna want the apartment.
I'm gonna want the apartment.
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107. - It's gonna lead to an argument. So, no.
- That's real healthy.
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108. So, when a serious issue comes up,
your response is just to avoid it?
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109. I should really make this call.
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110. Oh, can I do it?
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111. Excuse me.
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112. - Hello.
- Hi there, sexy.
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113. - Hello, Aunt Kathy. What's up?
- Oh, nothing.
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114. Just sitting here,
thinking about you, hot stuff.
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115. An accident?
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116. Well, is Uncle Rudy gonna be okay?
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117. Aunt Kathy's got an itch
that only you can scratch, big boy.
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118. Oh, God!
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119. Why did he think
he could build his own helicopter?
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120. Come on, Daddy.
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121. Break me off a piece
of that white chocolate.
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122. Well, if he needs a transplant,
he can have mine.
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123. I'll be right there.
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124. You know, I...
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125. See you guys later.
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126. Put it on my tab.
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127. This'll be nice.
The three of us living together.
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128. I think it's a good setup.
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129. Man, this coffee's great.
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130. It's really great.
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131. Too great.
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132. What happened to Shocky?
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133. - What's this?
- My coffee maker. From my apartment.
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134. - Makes great coffee, right?
- Yeah, definitely.
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135. I mean, so does Shocky.
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136. Really? I always thought Shocky's coffee
tasted kind of rusty.
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137. Yeah. No. It did.
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138. I mean, I kind of like the rusty taste.
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139. I'm used to it. I don't know.
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140. Also, Lily's coffee maker doesn't,
you know, shock people.
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141. No, it's just...
You gotta admit that shock, that...
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142. Wakes you up in the morning.
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143. You know what else wakes you up
in the morning?
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144. Coffee.
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145. That's great. You're right.
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146. Roomies! I love it.
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147. They're edging me out.
They're totally edging me out.
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148. - I didn't believe it, but you're right.
- Told you. That Lily, she's a shrewd one.
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149. Yeah. She got you
a nice new coffee maker.
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150. - How dare she!
- It's not just the coffee maker.
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151. Done. The painting's done.
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152. - That is great.
- Nice.
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153. - Where do you wanna hang it?
- I don't know.
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154. Over the piano?
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155. Yeah, that would be a good place for it.
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156. Too bad the swords are there.
We kind of love those swords.
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157. Well, those swords have been up there
a long time.
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158. I know, right. I'd really miss them, too.
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159. So maybe Marshall's room.
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160. Okay.
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161. He was gonna take the swords down!
Can you believe that?
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162. Ted, why don't you just talk to him?
He's your best friend.
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163. That is I think.
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164. One of your best friends.
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165. The point is, maybe it's time
for some healthy communication.
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166. Healthy communication?
That's the worst idea ever!
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167. Look, you held off their first advance.
That's good.
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168. - Now, it's time to counterstrike.
- Yeah, well, what am I supposed to do?
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169. You gotta mark your territory.
And I don't mean missing the toilet.
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170. You gotta do something big.
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171. - What, like, buy a new sofa?
- Bigger.
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172. Katie's here. Okay, real quick.
Last night, epiphany.
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173. I realized what the world of dating needs.
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174. Ready? A lemon law.
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175. - A lemon law, like for cars.
- Exactly.
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176. From the moment the date begins,
you have five minutes to decide
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177. whether you're going
to commit to an entire evening.
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178. And, if you don't, it's no hard feelings,
just, "Good night.
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179. "Thanks for playing. See you never."
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180. The lemon law. It's gonna be a thing.
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181. Possibly starting right now.
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182. - Hi, Katie. Barney.
- Hi! It's good to finally meet you.
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183. Yeah. Katie, you are about to be
a part of history.
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184. Tell your friends.
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185. It's gonna be a thing.
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186. Man, Ted's been acting weird.
He's started labeling all his food.
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187. He even carved "Ted"
into that block of cheese.
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188. Yeah. Well, now it's Ed's.
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189. - I think he's not cool with me moving in.
- No, that's not it.
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190. I mean, you basically lived here
all along. Ted loves you.
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191. - So, what's he PMS-ing about?
- I don't know.
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192. But when he's ready
to talk to me about it,
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193. he'll come and talk to me about it.
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194. Are you kidding?
You guys never talk about anything.
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195. He'll just let it fester under the surface
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196. until he does something big
and passive-aggressive.
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197. You clearly don't know Ted.
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198. Delivery for Ted Mosby.
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199. Your English phone booth arrived!
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200. Oh, awesome! It's great, right?
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201. Yeah, I guess.
I'm just not sure if Lily's gonna like it.
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202. Well, I like it.
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203. So, I'm just gonna keep it right here,
if that's cool.
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204. Of course. I mean, we all live here,
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205. so we should all be able to have things
the way we want them.
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206. Exactly.
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207. Great. Terrific.
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208. You like the phone booth. It stays.
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209. I like this painting.
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210. So, I'm just gonna hang it
right here on the wall.
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211. Oh, so it's like that, is it?
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212. Oh, hello, governor.
Oh, it's like that, innit? Cheerio.
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213. Yeah, it's like that.
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214. - I want this apartment!
- Well, I want it, too.
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215. You're a jerk!
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216. No, I'm a visionary. Lemon law!
It's gonna be a thing!
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217. For the record, your little lemon law
is a symbol of everything that's wrong
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218. with our no-attention-span society.
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219. No, wrong, lemon law's awesome.
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220. It takes longer than five minutes
to really get to know someone.
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221. You keep giving up on people so quickly,
you could miss out on something great.
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222. Okay, you're on a blind date.
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223. Sitting across the table is that guy.
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224. You really think it'll take
more than five minutes
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225. to realize there will be
no date number two?
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226. Yes, I do.
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227. For all I know, that guy's my soul mate.
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228. Bad move Scherbatsky.
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229. Hi. Have you met Robin?
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230. - Hi.
- Hi.
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231. All right, Marshall.
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232. We're deciding right now
who gets this apartment.
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233. May lead to an argument,
but we're settling this.
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234. - Or we could flip a coin.
- Yeah, let's flip a coin.
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235. - Flip it.
- Okay. I'm flipping it. Here I go.
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236. - Flip it.
- Okay, here I go. I'll flip it.
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237. - Flip it. Go ahead.
- I'm flipping!
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238. Flip it.
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239. But before I do,
I just want to say something.
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240. You didn't even wanna move in here
in the first place.
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241. You said a prewar building
was bad for your allergies.
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242. That was five years ago.
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243. Now you can get prescription-level
antihistamines over the counter.
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244. Oh, snap. What else you got?
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245. Okay, I'm flipping. Heads or tails?
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246. - You don't need two rooms.
- Heads or tails, Marshall?
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247. - Like you need two rooms.
- We might be starting a family soon.
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248. Oh, no, you're not!
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249. There's no way you're having a baby
while you're still in law school.
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250. - It's gonna be at least three years.
- It could be sooner.
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251. We're not that careful
with our birth control! Two, zip.
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252. Oh, come on! You know damn well,
I move out, that room's going unused.
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253. Oh, and I suppose
you'll get a new roommate?
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254. Who's it gonna be? Barney?
You know, he cooks naked.
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255. Yeah, well, at least Barney
wouldn't take the swords down.
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256. We were bros!
These swords represent our bro-hood.
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257. And you took them down to make room
for your fiancée's stupid painting?
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258. My fiancée? Suddenly, she's "my fiancée"?
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259. Lily's a part of who I am.
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260. And if you're such a bro,
she's a part of who you are, too.
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261. She's a bro by extension.
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262. I deserve this apartment, Marshall.
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263. No more than I do.
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264. Great. So, let's flip for it.
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265. Flip it.
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266. So, is this how we're deciding
who gets the apartment?
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267. I guess so.
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268. How we doing this exactly?
Is this like, to the death?
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269. We should probably figure that out.
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270. He's okay. He's okay. He's okay.
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271. - Can I observe something?
- That this is kind of awesome?
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272. Totally.
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273. - I can't believe we didn't do this before.
- I know.
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274. Thank you.
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275. I can't believe this.
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276. I'm sitting here
with a beautiful woman I just met,
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277. eating at my favorite restaurant. Sweet.
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278. Well, it's a nice place.
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279. It's good to know the future has ribs.
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280. In the future, food will most likely
be served in gel-cap form.
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281. Plus, cows will probably have
died out by then.
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282. Or be our leaders.
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283. Just one second. Hello?
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284. Time's running out, Scherbatsky.
Last chance for the lemon law.
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285. Leave me alone.
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286. Four fifty-six. Four fifty-seven.
Four fifty-eight.
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287. We're only just getting
to know each other.
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288. Say I'm right and this could all be over.
This could be your call from the hospital.
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289. Sorry.
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290. Let me guess.
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291. There's been a crazy accident
and you have to go.
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292. No! I would never do that.
I don't wanna go anywhere. I'm all yours.
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293. Look, if you're a hooker,
I don't have a lot of money.
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294. - Oh, that was awesome.
- I know.
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295. Do it again.
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296. Okay, but this time,
jump up and I'll swipe your legs.
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297. Oh, yeah.
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298. Look. Here's why I should get the place.
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299. You and Lily. You get to be married.
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300. What do I get, right? I get to be
unmarried, alone, minus two roommates,
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301. and, on top of that, I have to be
homeless! Does that seem fair?
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302. - Oh, boo-freaking-hoo.
- What?
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303. Woe is me! I'm not married yet!
My ovaries are shrinking!
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304. Ted! If you wanted to be married by now,
you would be, but you're not.
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305. And you know why?
Because you're irrationally picky,
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306. you're easily distracted,
and you're utterly anhedonic.
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307. - "Anhedonic"?
- Anhedonic.
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308. - It means you can't enjoy anything.
- The hell I can't. I'm enjoying this.
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309. I know. This rules!
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310. - Hey, I'm sorry I took the swords down.
- Dude, that's okay!
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311. It led to this totally rad sword fight,
didn't it?
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312. Yeah, it did.
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313. You remember
when we first got these swords?
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314. It was the day we moved in.
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315. Congratulations, Marshall.
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316. We live in an apartment
with swords on the wall.
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317. List of life-long dreams,
you're now half as long.
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318. Crap. I'm missing one of those screws
for this table.
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319. Well, just use this wood glue. It'll hold.
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320. Yeah!
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321. Oh, God! I'll be right there.
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322. Kevin, I'm so sorry. I have to go.
My friend's been stabbed with a sword.
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323. Klingon insult. You have no honor.
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324. You know, if you felt this way,
you could have just been up front.
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325. No, I swear that was a real call.
I just...
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326. Oh, forget it.
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327. I stabbed Lily. I stabbed my fiancée.
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328. Come on, Marshall. Do you really think
she's still your fiancée?
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329. I'm kidding.
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330. Hey, I think you guys
should have the apartment.
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331. But you fought so bravely for it.
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332. I wasn't fighting for the apartment.
I was fighting for...
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333. I don't know.
For everything to stay the way it is.
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334. But I'm not gonna get that, so...
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335. Seriously, take the place. It's yours.
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336. Is she okay?
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337. Well, they're just patching her up.
She's gonna be fine.
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338. So, get this.
I was on a date with this girl Jackie.
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339. What? You said she's fine. So, anyway,
I was on a date with this girl Jackie.
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340. Wow, Jackie.
You make a really great first impression.
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341. I have a feeling that tonight
you might end up being Jackie... oh.
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342. Yeah, I'm sorry.
I'm gonna have to lemon-law you.
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343. It's out there. It's a thing!
The lemon law is a thing!
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344. Damn. I should've called it Barney's law.
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345. - But, you totally got...
- Just let him have this one.
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346. All set.
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347. She said she'd like to see the knights
of the poorly-constructed round table.
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348. That's us.
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349. A sword fight?
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350. - Sorry, Lily.
- Sorry, Lily.
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351. On Monday, I'm gonna have to tell
my kindergarten class,
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352. who I teach not to run with scissors,
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353. that my fiancé ran me through
with a fricking broadsword!
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354. Well, just to be fair,
it didn't go all the way through.
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355. I'm sorry. Is this a discussion of
the degree to which you stabbed me?
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356. You're right. I'm sorry.
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357. We were fighting to see
who gets the apartment. And I won.
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358. You didn't win. I gave it to you.
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359. - You know what, if I had tried...
- Okay, wait, wait, wait!
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360. I don't want that apartment!
It's a boy apartment.
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361. It's full of swords and video games
and kind of smells like dude.
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362. I mean, it's fine for now,
but when we get married,
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363. I wanna start a new life with you.
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364. In a new place.
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365. - Gonna miss the old place.
- I will, too.
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366. We're not get
ting married for, like, a year.
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367. Yeah, that's Future Marshall's problem.
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368. - Let that guy deal with it.
- Totally.
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369. Maybe it's the massive blood loss talking,
but I'm starving.
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370. - Let's go get some dinner.
- I know just the place.
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371. A Chinese restaurant.
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372. - I still don't believe it.
- I told you.
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373. Okay, a toast.
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374. Life is full of changes.
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375. One day you have an apartment,
the next day it's a House of Dumplings.
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376. But the important stuff doesn't change.
To the important stuff.
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377. - Here, here.
- Cheers.
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378. - Well said.
- Cheers.
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379. To the lemon law.
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380. Self click.
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381. And, by the way, I bought these glasses.
Bought them at Ikea.
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382. These are my glasses!
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383. I love this song.
I haven't heard this in forever.
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384. I'm pretty sure this is a mix tape
you made me in sophomore year.
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385. Yeah, right.
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386. Lily, your apartment makes
the best Shanghai dumplings.
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387. I love you, Lily.
Happy Valentine's Day, 1998.
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