1. I can't believe we're going
to be late for church.
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not spring back.
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3. Yes.
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4. Hank, we're gonna make it on time,
God willing.
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7. We are still gonna make it.
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8. Shoot.
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9. Uh, excuse me. Uh, these are our seats.
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10. - Pardon me?
- Uh, you're probably new here.
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12. So, uh, do you think maybe you could, uh,
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Maybe you could sit somewhere else.
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- Give it up, Hank.
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with the coughers.
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20. Would the Smith family please stand up
and accept our blessings? Uh… Oh.
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21. There you are, right down in front.
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24. What'd she say? I can't hear anything.
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gonna bounce off that cross,
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30. I know God's up there, and He knows
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at church this morning
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34. Reverend Stroup acted like
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by General Electric himself.
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37. I'm having trouble letting
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38. - I don't know, maybe I'm just being petty.
- You're not petty, honey.
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with the little things that matter.
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40. I have offered her countless ideas
for adding some pizzazz to that church.
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47. They have their very own coffee shop,
florist, mini-mart, bank,
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all competitors' coupons.
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and think about Jesus.
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51. No, I'm just gonna go have a talk
with Reverend Stroup.
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55. Yes, ma'am, where we always sit.
Second row, right side, inside aisle.
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56. That new family was sitting there.
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if you could talk to them
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and I don't, I can't do that.
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not the Smiths', not yours.
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68. Yeah, just not the furry part
that looks like asbestos, honey.
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You're gonna love it.
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73. You got to be right with God
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75. All right, all right,
everyone, break it up.
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79. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus is here.
Get back, Satan, get back there.
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83. I just want a decent, normal church.
Is that too much to ask?
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84. You had a perfectly good church
and you were disloyal to it.
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85. Reverend Stroup was the one
who was disloyal, not me.
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86. Me, I don't go to church.
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87. Church goes with me.
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88. I'm worshipping when I'm drinking a beer,
digging a hole or fishing for trout.
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89. Wow, that's beautiful, Lucky.
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90. Luanne, I happen to know it's asinine.
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91. Hank, we have no choice.
It is time to try the megachurch.
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used to be a quarterback
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94. Yeah, and I still don't want to go.
That ought to tell you something.
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95. Fine, we won't go to any church.
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96. You and I and our son
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of secular humanists.
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98. Dad.
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buying coffee in church,
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Jesus recommends Nat King Cole?
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101. Chai Tea Latte
for Reverend Stroup.
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102. God bless you…
Wait, is there cinnamon in there?
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103. Reverend Stroup?
What the heck is she doing here?
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106. Pretend we're buying a travel mug.
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107. - We don't use the ones we've got.
- Pretend, Hank.
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108. She's coming this way.
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109. Oh, I can't be here for this.
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110. Hank? Peggy?
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Uh, it, it's Sunday morning.
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113. Well, I just popped over before services
for a coffee and a cruller.
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114. They're free to all local clergy.
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116. We've, uh, well, you know,
been trying out a few churches.
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117. Trying out?
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118. Is, is this over the seats?
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about open mic Sundays,
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122. You reap what you sow, Reverend.
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or some Christian-themed paper goods,
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of worshipping at this behemoth.
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126. Now, hold on.
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127. Just because a place is big,
doesn't mean it's bad.
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128. The Pentagon's good.
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"What would Jesus do?"
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131. And you know what He'd do, Hank?
He would grow up.
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so I could tell you to your face.
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134. We're switching to this church,
and we're never coming back.
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in your seats every week since you left,
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to the sanctuary is now boarding.
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139. Parishioners,
please keep your arms and legs
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141. Oh, God.
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143. Oh, I recognize that look.
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144. You either just got mugged
or you're first-timers.
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145. I'm Bryce Carmody,
the liaison for new members.
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146. I see you already enjoyed
our coffee bar. How is it?
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147. Uh… it's good.
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or extremely satisfied?
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149. Well, I guess I'd say
I'm extremely satisfied.
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151. That is our renowned youth handbell choir.
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152. They have played at halftime
of the Nokia Sugar Bowl.
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153. And they're always looking
for a new pair of hands.
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154. Uh… there's a grown-up in charge, right?
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155. You don't just leave kids alone
with a bunch of bells?
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156. Absolutely. Mrs. Porter
watches those kids like a hawk.
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that we're just looking.
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158. We sort of had a falling out
with our old church
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160. Boy, do I understand situations.
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161. A few years ago, I made top salesman
at McNabb Motors.
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about car dealerships is
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165. Sent my wife to taser me
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169. We got a situation with a hostile goose
in the parking lot.
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170. I'm on it,
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171. You folks looked like
you needed some rescuing.
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172. Bryce can get a little too enthusiastic,
but he's a good man.
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173. You're Reverend Nealey.
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174. I recognize you from the bus benches.
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175. I am Peggy Hill.
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176. This is my husband, Hank.
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177. It's TV the way
I always dreamed TV could be.
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178. High def.
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179. We televise services on it.
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180. And then, afterwards, we've been known
to leave it on for the Cowboy game.
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181. Well, we better hurry up
if we want to get good seats.
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182. No need to rush. The seating's assigned.
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183. I think we've found a new home.
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186. Why don't you just order
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187. This is the same thing we went
through with the cups. What?
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the concept of customer service.
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195. Check this out.
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196. Eh. What's that alien
transponder-like device?
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197. Bryce Carmody, the new member honcho,
is a manager at Rattlers Steakhouse.
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198. He gives 'em out to church members.
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199. It vibrates and lights up
whenever there's important church news.
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200. It's like being paged by God
without being killed.
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201. Why don't y'all come next Sunday?
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members from jumping ship,
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into a smoking section.
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and I was not rebuffed.
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for my truck at Western Auto.
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would be more competitive.
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Uh, oh…
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230. Yeah, we want the same price
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on old Ace Bandage over there.
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to watch over this play.
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by the pre-game prayer. Sorry.
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with Don Ringles,
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252. Well, I guess I deserve that
for having spent 13 years dealing weed
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257. - Great. See you in an hour.
- Huh?
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- Hey.
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about one of our members.
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273. I can't wait to get home
and have a beer in the alley.
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Jim Caviezel is one handsome man.
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282. Me too.
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We've been here over 16 hours.
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284. Well, let's go home and go to bed.
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285. Church starts in six hours.
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about the new church.
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by Reverend Stroup,
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289. in just a few days, I have become a player
in the ninth biggest church in Texas.
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any family or friend time.
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292. I haven't been in the alley in three days.
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293. God knows what's been going on there.
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294. Oh, Hank, come on, honey,
the sky's getting light, go to sleep.
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298. You know, uh, I didn't get much sleep.
I, I'm gonna grab a cup of coffee.
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307. My old one didn't pay any attention to me
and my new one won't leave me alone.
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not church.
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- Uh, kind of.
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on Sunday morning.
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to go to the Point After.
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Testing one, two, three.
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I have a few announcements.
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I guess you'd call it lax.
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for you'll go to Hell.
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- Maybe that's where you belong.
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with my tail between my legs.
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that Peggy go with you.
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I can't leave you like that, you need me.
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- No. No. We'll think of something.
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- Wha…
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381. Yep. Oh, and by the way,
that's where God wants me to sit.
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the megachurch has day care,
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386. Yeah, that place is good for them,
but we really like it here.
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about our seats being taken every week.
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Bill won't find out
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has Christian speed dating.
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love to ride on trams.
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