1. Remember our old percolator?
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3. If you want to open up that can of worms,
let's talk about the old can opener.
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4. God, no! Not the lawn!
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5. The lawn! Boy, no!
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6. How many times have I told you
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under our yard?
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8. I'm doing extra credit
for my earth-science class.
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9. We're learning about all the things
trees can do,
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10. like turning carbon dioxide into oxygen.
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11. Yeah. And other stuff!
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12. Huh. Well, I wish you'd asked permission.
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13. But it is a pretty good spot for a tree.
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14. And the pecan tree
is the state tree of Texas.
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15. I limited myself to trees
that could be used to make pies.
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16. Well, let me give you boys a hand.
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17. There's a new recipe for backfill
I've been meaning to try out.
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18. It's, uh, two parts compost.
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19. Okay. Gather around, everybody.
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20. We're gonna play us a little game.
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21. Highest card wins Strickland Propane
all its assets and liabilities.
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22. A jack! All right, I'm in the mix!
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23. What's going on, sir?
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24. The last time we played this game,
Joe Jack got hit with a paternity suit.
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25. It's fixing to get ugly around here.
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26. The Bystander's about
to print a story claiming
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27. we've been illegally dumping our old
propane tanks in the Cottonwood River!
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28. What? Why would they say that?
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29. Because they're jackals!
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30. They're trying to fill their news holes.
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31. And because they got proof.
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32. Dangit, Mister Strickland.
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33. I don't understand
how you can be Strickland's greatest asset
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35. Calm down.
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36. I didn't know it was illegal.
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37. I was trying to create a coral reef
for all the dolphins and whatnot.
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38. In a river?
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39. Everyone's gonna hate us.
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40. People hate people
who hate the environment.
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41. If we don't have an environment,
where will we do stuff?
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42. Think about it.
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43. Now, wait a minute.
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44. Mister Strickland made a bad decision
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45. that for now I am willing
to believe was an accident.
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46. We just need to show people
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47. that Strickland Propane
doesn't hate the environment.
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48. Hank, are you suggesting we go green?
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49. Well, I'd rather not put it that way.
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50. But, yes.
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51. Well, stop digging if you hit metal.
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52. My dad says there are a lot
of unexploded ordnances back here.
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53. Phew.
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54. Nice looking tree, boys.
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55. Thanks.
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56. At first, it was all
about the extra credit.
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57. But now I'm kind of glad
we're helping the planet.
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58. About that science teacher of yours…
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59. Does he ever talk about, uh, going green?
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60. I don't know.
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61. Do you ever talk about propane?
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62. My point is,
he talks about it all the time.
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63. I don't suppose you remember
any of the things he said, do you?
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64. Dad, I have a book bag full of handouts
you're gonna love.
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65. Hit the deck!
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66. My teacher says global warming
is serious business.
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67. Look at all the pictures
of the Statue of Liberty
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69. Okay, Bobby.
Let's skip to the nuts and bolts.
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70. Right.
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71. It says here
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72. a healthy planet starts
with turning off your screensaver
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73. when you leave your workstation.
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74. But my flying toasters keep me happy.
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75. This is not all California nonsense.
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76. Some of it's common-sense stuff
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77. like recycling and using
more efficient light bulbs.
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78. And, Mister Strickland,
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you keep in your office…
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80. I am not drinking a warm longneck!
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81. Well, at least put the door back on.
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82. Fine!
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83. Thanks for carpooling, you guys.
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84. I know it's not everybody's first choice.
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85. But it's important for the company.
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86. Hey, I'm psyched, man!
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87. Now we finally have a chance to talk.
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88. I mean really talk
about our hopes and our fears.
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89. Who wants to go first?
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90. Hang in there, Mister Strickland.
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91. We'll be there soon.
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92. Now, if you're not gonna let me
have my own little bottles of water,
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93. then we all drinking "raspberry ice!"
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94. We had better turn that dang air on
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95. or I'm going pantless!
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96. I'm sorry, Buck.
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97. I don't know
how to say this diplomatically.
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98. But you made a mistake.
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99. And, well, fixing it is not gonna be fun.
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100. Buck needs to be more vigilant.
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101. He put up a banner saying we went green.
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102. That's like a contract with everyone
who drives by.
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103. Buck could always take the easy way out
and just buy carbon offsets.
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104. They're all the rage in Hollywood.
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105. That's the dream factory, Hank.
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106. What the heck is a carbon offset?
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107. It's like a get-out-of-jail-free card
for people concerned about the environment
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108. but not concerned enough
to actually do anything.
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109. You simply pay someone to plant trees,
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110. or build windmills to offset all
the carbon you've dumped on the earth.
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111. That's ridiculous.
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112. You can't cause a problem
and ask someone else to fix it.
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113. You have to do the work yourself,
like Bobby and Joseph over there.
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114. What? Joseph doesn't work.
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115. Well, normally Bobby doesn't either.
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116. But look at them, working for free.
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117. You really got to admire that.
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118. Huh.
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119. You most certainly do.
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120. Oh, yeah!
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121. Hello, Dale.
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122. I assume you're just here
for a quick visit
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123. since you're taking up two parking spaces.
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124. Your friend here just sold me
a mess of carbon offsets!
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125. You did what?
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126. Good news, Hank!
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127. I'm in the carbon-offset business.
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128. No. This isn't the way
to show customers we've changed.
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129. We have a plan.
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130. Sure it's tedious and unpleasant.
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131. But it will work.
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132. Yeah, yeah.
We gave your plan a fair shot, Old Top.
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133. It was time to cut our losses.
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134. It was one day!
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135. Hank, this is a dream come true!
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136. All the sanctimony without all the effort!
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137. Smells like money.
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138. Say, Old Top, that truck of yours
is quite the gas guzzler.
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139. How many offsets can I put you down for?
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140. You can put me down for kicking your ass!
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141. What kind of stupid goddang idea is this?
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142. This is the perfect plan.
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143. Strickland agreed to let me plant
the trees on some land he isn't using.
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144. Bobby and Joseph agreed
to do the planting.
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145. And I agreed to take the money.
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146. Buying carbon offsets
isn't gonna fix Strickland's image.
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147. It's just cheating.
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148. Who's to say what's cheating?
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on a private jet?
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151. Yes.
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152. Oh, Hank.
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153. You just don't get it.
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154. Planting carbon offsets is great!
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155. I feel like I can already breathe better!
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156. Phew!
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157. I guess this is what happens
when God gets lazy
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158. and humans have to pick up the slack!
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159. What else do you need me to do for you?
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160. Look, I know we're tired and irritable…
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161. Shut up, kid.
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162. This is important!
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163. I think we should buckle down
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164. Who's with me?
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165. You're talking so loud, of course I'm in!
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166. Octavio, I have a job for you.
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168. Oh, sorry, Missus Octavio.
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171. The banner outside says you're green.
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172. What exactly are you doing
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173. Well, quite a bit.
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175. All our invoices are printed
on recycled paper.
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176. And as you can tell, the temperature
in here is slightly uncomfortable.
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177. You're burying the lead, Old Top.
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178. Tell her about the carbon offsets.
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179. I don't think
she really wants to hear about the…
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180. Trees.
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181. Beautiful trees.
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182. I'm planting a forest of majestic oaks
and pines and whatnot.
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183. And those trees are eating up
all that nasty carbon.
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184. I respect that.
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185. It's the next best thing
to us never having existed.
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186. It's money out of my pocket,
but I'm doing it for the children.
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187. You see, I got a kid somewhere.
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188. So do I.
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189. Well, I find that hard to believe.
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190. You take the next customer, Hank.
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191. I'm gonna handle this one personally.
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192. I'm so excited to start planting today.
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193. I can't wait to see if this blister
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194. Kids, I've decided that
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195. you should focus on
selling carbon offsets.
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196. Wouldn't we be doing more good
for the planet if we were planting trees?
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197. Octavio and I have the planting covered.
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199. We're gonna run out of trees soon.
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200. Should we go buy some more?
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201. We got all the trees we need, Octavio.
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202. I mean, who knows how many carbons
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208. Let's go get some lunch.
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209. I don't care where your school is going
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211. We're selling carbon offsets,
Mister Souphanousinphone.
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212. Now, I can pretty this up for you and tell
you there's plenty of air to go around.
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213. But I see that you're a smart man
and you see right through that.
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214. You can keep ruining the world and stuff,
and these offset thingies make it okay.
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215. This make me feel better
about taking 40 minute showers.
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217. Look at all these trees I sold.
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218. Everyone in the neighborhood
bought offsets.
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219. Oh, Bobby.
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220. It is so nice to see you thinking
you're making a difference.
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221. You know who bought the most offsets
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can make a quantifiable difference.
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226. Wow, Dad!
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we're gonna save the world!
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229. Oh, my God! This is so random.
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232. I just saw a documentary about Antarctica.
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233. If all the ice melts,
where will the penguins dance?
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234. So true.
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236. And we're on our way to Nashville
for the Earth Benefit Concert.
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237. Wait, wait, wait. You shouldn't be
burning all that awful carbon
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239. No, not when I'm organizing one of them
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241. Wow.
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242. You really get it.
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243. Yeah! It'll be like Woodstock!
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244. Y'all like mud, don't you?
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245. Channel 84.
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246. Oh, God.
What else did they find in the river?
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247. They can't look in my locker
unless they're cops, right, honey?
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248. Well, this earthy concert's gonna
put us over the top, Old Top.
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251. We got to hurry and wrap this up, shug.
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252. There's a dog nursing baby kittens
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253. Mister Strickland, you used to pollute.
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255. Tell us how that happened.
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261. That's why I'm sponsoring
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in majestic Strickland Woods!
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263. A benefit concert.
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264. That is one smart way to pull Strickland's
huevos out of the frying pan.
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265. I have found that live music
will make people overlook anything.
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that man puts on.
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270. Apparently, right
when you get out of jail,
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272. I sold so many trees they should call
Strickland Woods Strickland Forest.
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273. Well, congratulations, Bobby.
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274. You just put out your first
Mister Strickland fire.
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275. Couple hundred more
and you'll be tied with me.
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278. Mister Gribble said
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about the selling.
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280. Well, on the bright side,
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281. this is the scandal
that will finally take Buck down.
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282. Dale, we were just at Strickland Woods
and there's nothing there.
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283. How could you do this?
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284. Well, I liked the money
but didn't care for the digging.
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285. After that, the plan sort of
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286. Buck's been telling everybody
he's planted a forest out there.
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287. This was supposed
to save Strickland's image.
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288. In my defense, things get awfully muddy
when it comes to the environment.
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289. Hybrid cars get worse mileage
than older regular cars.
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290. Ethanol causes food prices to go up
and leads to riots in other countries.
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291. We were supposed to have an ice age
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292. Well, look at here!
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293. It's still hot!
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294. I'm not letting you destroy the company
I've dedicated my life to.
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295. You're gonna go and tell everyone
that you lied and stole their money.
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296. I'm kind of in the middle of a beer, Hank.
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297. And this is where I'll be hobnobbing
with all the celebrities.
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298. I call it the "green" green room.
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299. - Uh-huh.
- Then I get lowered onto the stage
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301. Go on, Dale.
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303. Yeah, about them.
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306. Well, that's not gonna be a problem, sir.
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307. There are no trees.
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308. Dale took your money
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309. Excuses, Hank.
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311. I got thousands of people,
including some very attractive females,
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313. We in trouble.
We need a brainstorming session, pronto.
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314. Well, how about we tell everyone
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315. How about we simulate a forest
with one tree and a thousand mirrors?
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316. Well, now, there's someone
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317. Hank, you're out.
Gribble, what else you got?
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318. Sure this fellow's gonna save us, huh?
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319. How do you know him again?
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320. He used to be in the gun club
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322. He's way into guns.
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324. Geez, let it go already!
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325. Nice piece of property you got here.
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326. What is she? A hundred acres?
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327. She's not for sale.
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328. Oh, we don't want to buy it.
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329. We want to buy the carbon-offset
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330. You can't cut down my trees!
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331. No, no! You don't understand.
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332. We want these trees to keep doing
exactly what they're doing.
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333. Inhaling carbon and exhaling oxygen.
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334. And we want to pay you for it
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335. How is paying me gonna help
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337. The important thing
is nothing's gonna change.
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341. Oh, yeah. And there's gonna be
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343. Not a big deal.
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344. Buck and Dale
are just making things worse.
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345. Now they've bought offset rights
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351. Hey, it looks like your pecan tree
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353. I told you it'd work, Old Top.
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355. Yep. It certainly looks like
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the real reason we're here…
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359. Me!
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360. I'm just like the Indian
who saw pollution in that old commercial.
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361. Except instead of crying, I got off my ass
and did something about it!
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to single-handedly save the planet.
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367. One of the girls in the band needs help
with her costume.
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368. Excuse me, folks.
I got some hobnobbing to do.
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369. Hello. I'm Hank Hill.
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370. Now, you're all here because you care
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371. You said we care!
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And that's why you deserve the truth.
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373. And the truth is these trees
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374. No, no.
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375. You see, Strickland Propane
didn't plant them.
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376. We just bought the offset rights to them.
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377. Whatever that means.
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378. What I'm trying to say is, we did nothing.
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382. Ladies and gentlemen,
Big Mountain Fudge Cake.
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383. And these stakes should support
the tree in any strong winds.
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384. It'll be churning out oxygen and pecans
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390. But if you care about something,
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391. Don't let people who take shortcuts
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393. I won't.
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395. It's gonna be a little while, Bobby.
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