1. Nothing makes
students go wild
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2. like when a teacher says,
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3. "Today, we will
be watching a movie."
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4. They go nuts.
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5. Yell and stuff.
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6. And as an educator,
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7. I try not to take it personally
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8. because movies are pretty good.
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9. Have you seen "Spirited Away"?
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10. I know the alternative
is learning.
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11. But at the same time,
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12. I think the students
are probably more excited
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13. than they should be
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14. because classroom
movie experiences
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15. are only just okay.
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16. The school library has
a limited selection,
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17. and they often end up
watching films such as...
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18. "Fresh Water Story,"
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19. "Julius Caesar Revealed,"
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20. "The Great Flying Day,"
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21. "Tales by Old Pheasant,"
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22. "The Patriot Man,"
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23. "Trash Can Cats
Go Rom-Pomp-Pomp,"
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24. or "The Day After Tomorrow."
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25. For the past five years, though,
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26. I usually end up
showing my favorite,
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27. "The Adventures of Otto."
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28. I haven't seen a man
who looks like that,
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29. but if he stole a book
from the library
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30. I'm down to help
you find him.
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31. Ha!
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32. I could watch this one
over and over,
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33. but my students
have gotten tired of it.
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34. Humor changes.
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35. Hello.
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36. My name is Joe Pera,
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37. and though movie days
are fun for students,
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38. for teachers,
they can be as stressful
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39. as landing an airplane
on a river.
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40. This Friday
is the last day of school
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41. before winter break.
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42. And as entertainment curator,
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43. I need to pick out
something to watch
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44. that's both enjoyable
for my students.
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45. But harmless enough that
I won't get in trouble
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46. with the school or parents.
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47. Near the top of my list of fears
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48. is getting bit on the nose
by a snake
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49. and dying with a swollen honker
in the British hospital.
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50. But above even that
is losing my job.
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51. That's why I am spending the day
prescreening options.
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52. You got to prescreen options.
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53. It's something they should
have taught a teacher school
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54. 'cause last year, I learned
my lesson the hard way.
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55. Andrea had the most
behavior points this spring,
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56. so she brought in
her favorite film
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57. "Wish It Ain't So."
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58. Interesting.
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59. Hey, you bitches.
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60. Please don't tell your parents.
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61. Luckily, they didn't.
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62. Why would that be
the first line of anything?
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63. Just wanna reward my students
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64. for a good first half
of school year
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65. by showing them
a good first half movie,
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66. I signed up to teach choir,
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67. but I'm somehow now both
a film critic and censurer,
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68. trying to figure out
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69. can something that
avoids violence or swearing
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70. ever be considered great art?
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71. I don't know.
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72. You're probably now thinking.
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73. Why not just put on
the latest comedy special
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74. of the popular ventriloquist.
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75. That would put me in danger
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76. of getting fired, as well,
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77. for showing
the students something
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78. that could be deemed political.
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79. As you and I both know,
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80. all ventriloquist are
overtly Republican.
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81. That's why I got
so nervous last month
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82. when Gabriel did
his lunch performance.
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83. Long story, but, basically,
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84. we give him
the last five minutes
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85. of lunch each month
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86. to perform
for the other students.
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87. His decision to not talk
through the puppet,
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88. but instead re-create
the title sequence
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89. of "Caddyshack"
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90. was, to put it bluntly,
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91. a freakin' relief.
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92. After, I spoke with Gabriel,
and he shared his thoughts
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93. on the connection between
conservatism and ventriloquism.
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94. It was fairly obvious
to observe,
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95. but I still haven't
figured out why.
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96. I've got theories,
but the nicest of them is,
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97. it's a throwback
to old times.
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98. In fact, ventriloquism
can even be traced
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99. back to ancient Greece,
ancient Egypt,
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100. I didn't know that.
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101. But make this
thing talk?
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102. Modern ventriloquism
is the oppression of puppets.
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103. So right, my man.
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104. People are thrilled
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105. by the spectacle
of a puppet speaking,
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106. but only with
constant reassurance
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107. that it's not
actually speaking
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108. by always having a hand
up its back.
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109. It's very...
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110. I feel this applies
to ventriloquism post-1960,
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111. when puppets were liberated
by Jim Henson
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112. and allowed to exist
as autonomous Muppets.
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113. Hmm.
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114. If Jeff Dunham
and Terry Fator fans
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115. saw Kermit the Frog
riding a bicycle,
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116. they would cry blasphemy,
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117. then bludgeon it.
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118. 'Cause something
so free and beautiful
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119. should not be
allowed to exist.
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120. Oh, and Gabriel,
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121. how do you know
about "Caddyshack"?
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122. Oh, it was one
of the three videos
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123. we had at
the Hitobo Research Base.
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124. Oh.
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125. By the way,
if you're wondering
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126. if this program has an agenda,
it does —
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127. to encourage everyone
to pick up an instrument.
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128. It's not
just ventriloquist.
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129. If you think about it,
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130. other types
of entertainment people
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131. can also be linked to particular
political leanings.
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132. Correct me if I'm wrong,
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133. but I think that actors,
for example,
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134. tend liberal,
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135. except for, of course,
Ronald Reagan.
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136. Sports announcers, conservative.
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137. Magicians, Libertarian.
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138. I was thinking about this
when Sarah and I went
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139. to the Evelyn Bonnet
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140. in Forest Roberts Theatre.
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141. You probably know her.
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142. She was featured last season
on "USA is Gifted."
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143. Next.
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144. I'm sure you want
to wait in on this slide
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145. The show is terrific.
I want to tell her so.
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146. Oh, my God!
Yo, Joe!
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147. Carlos, wow.
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148. I didn't expect
to see you.
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149. Yeah, man, I'm up here
once a month for sales meetings.
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150. I just grab a hotel room bar
hop for eight or nine hours.
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151. Okay.
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152. Enough about
my rock star life.
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153. You going to introduce me
to your sister?
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154. Actually, Carlos,
this is my girlfriend, Sarah.
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155. Damn!
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156. I thought the grand finale
was the last time
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157. my jaw would drop tonight.
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158. What up, Sarah?
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159. It's nice to meet you,
Carlos.
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160. What happened
to your arm?
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161. Nothing.
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162. Next.
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163. Yeah.
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164. Weird, but, like,
interesting stuff.
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165. Thank you for coming
to the show.
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166. How did you turn that guinea pig
into a bowl of pico de gallo?
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167. A magician never
reveals her secrets.
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168. But if you're interested
in magic,
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169. I have some DVDs for beginners
at the merch table.
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170. Don't ever try
to sell a salesman!
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171. Wrong!
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172. One at a time.So good.
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173. Such a good show. Aww, thank you.
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174. Are you a magician,
as well?
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175. Me? Oh, no.
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176. Crowds are not
my favorite,
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177. and my fingers are
bulky from climbing.
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178. That's weird because
I was picking up
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179. some serious magician vibes
from you,
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180. and I'm usually never wrong
about vibes here.
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181. Here.
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182. Check your pocket.
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183. 30% off any of my DVDs
at the merch table.
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184. We need more women in STEM,
and by that,
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185. I mean skateboarding,
television,
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186. e-sports, and magic.
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187. Okay.
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188. Good luck.
Thank you.
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189. Hi, thanks for coming
to the show.
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190. It was such a great show.
I just had a quick question.
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191. I read in a magazine
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192. that Penn Jillette
is a libertarian,
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193. and I was wondering
if all magicians
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194. are libertarians.
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195. I will say this.
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196. Magic, in a way,
is political freedom.
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197. I make my own rules.
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198. I'm not even governed
by the laws of reality.
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199. Cool.
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200. Do you believe in magic?
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201. Only miracles.
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202. Interesting.
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203. Is your DVD anything like
your show tonight?
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204. I kept thinking it'd be
the perfect thing
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205. for my class to watch.
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206. It definitely
would be.
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207. Okay. Photo time.
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208. 3, 2, 1...
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209. $30.
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210. Well, Bob, from Arizona,
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211. have you checked
your pockets recently?
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212. Is this your driver's license?
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213. Everyone give Bob
a round of applause.
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214. You can go take a seat.
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215. So that just happened.
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216. I'd like to see God do that.
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217. We shouldn't need these things
anyways.
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218. People should be able
to drive at age 12.
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219. And what do we say about taxes,
Dee Dee?
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220. "Uh, that's theft, bitch."
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221. I guess we'll be watching
"The Adventures of Otto" again.
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