1. Ripped By mstoll
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2. Good evening. Customer service.
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3. Yes. I had, uh,
some suggestions
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4. I'd like to talk to you about.
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5. Oh, a talker.
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6. You have reached
our Automated Suggestion Center.
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7. Please leave your message for...
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8. Phillip Martin.
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9. But then the rash went away,
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10. and I could wear pants again!
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11. Yup.
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12. Dale.
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13. Hank's going to become
a tugboat captain.
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14. Yup.
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15. Gla-gla ixnap bongo.
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16. Mm-hmm.
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17. No one listens to me.
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18. Do you guys think
horses remember things
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19. from when they were little?
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20. The picture's so blurry.
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21. Is that what's-his-name
from 90210,
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22. or what's-his-name
from Growing Up Brady?
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23. I'm fed up with this TV.
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24. We have got to get a new one.
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25. Perhaps even a flat-screen TV?
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26. Absolutely.
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27. Hank!
Dad!
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28. Okay, whatever it is,
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29. let's just slow down here.
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30. We don't need an expensive
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31. flat-screen TV, Peggy.
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32. That CSI lady looks just fine
on the TV we've already got.
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33. Well, sure, we don't need one,
Hank, but I want one,
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34. and I am prepared
to pay for it myself.
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35. You haven't sold a house
in six months, Peggy.
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36. You know, if you put it
on a credit card,
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37. I still have to pay for it?
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38. You don't think I can pay
for this TV, do you, Hank?
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39. Well, uh...
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40. no.
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41. Bobby, get ready
for the biggest, flattest TV
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42. you have ever seen in your life.
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43. Peggy, you don't
have to do this.
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44. We'll just keep the TV we have.
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45. No, let her do it, Dad.
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46. It will help her to heal.
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47. I shopped around all day,
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48. and the good flat-screens
still cost a lot more
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49. than I have in my savings.
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50. Good flat-screens?
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51. Oh, you mean, like... this?
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52. Yes, Minh, like that.
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53. I will get the money somehow.
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54. I just have to come up
with a clever invention.
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55. Something that lights up and
that kids put on their shoes.
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56. Or you could get another job.
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57. I bet there's a lot of wives
that would like you
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58. to be their husband's secretary.
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59. No need to work for TV money.
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60. Make your personal savings work
for you.
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61. Listen to my secret friend.
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62. The Dow Genius.
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63. So, we had a down day
in the market.
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64. Oh!
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65. Do we get scared?
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66. No! We go to Brazil
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67. where they are cornering
the bird flu vaccine market.
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68. Buy Bioteca De'Brasilia!
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69. BDSA.
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70. Well, this is amazing!
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71. I am in for a thousand.
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72. I will buy a gigundo new TV.
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73. For Hank, it will be 79 inches
of "So there!"
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74. Hey, maybe I go in
for a grand myself.
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75. I'll sell a few guns
and invest, too.
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76. Financial dignity might be
an interesting switch for me.
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77. Minh, our stock has lost 20%
in a few days!
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78. Is there any chance
we can return our stocks
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79. at the earlier price?
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80. Okay.
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81. So the market's had a downturn.
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82. The Genius feels your pain!
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83. Ow! Ow!
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84. Ow!
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85. This is crazy.
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86. Every time we obey his shouting,
I lose more money.
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87. We should just cut our losses.
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88. I'm gonna admit failure and ask
Nancy to reinstate my allowance.
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89. No, I will not be a failure
or look like one.
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90. I have got to win at this.
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91. We are overdue.
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92. Come on, you idiot.
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93. Tell us something brilliant.
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94. People, you have to remember
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95. that everybody invests
differently.
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96. When the market is slow,
buy what you know.
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97. Buy the companies that make
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98. what the average people
are buying.
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99. He has a point.
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100. We need to study America,
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101. and invest
in what America wants to buy.
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102. Okay, good.
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103. What? What do people like
to buy?
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104. I don't know.
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105. Lychee nuts? Opera CDs?
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106. Those new Russian bullets
that will go through anything!
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107. Uh, no, not you two.
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108. America.
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109. What does Joe Blow buy?
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110. Beats me.
I give up.
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111. Then we are going
on a field trip.
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112. America, roll up your sleeve.
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113. Peggy Hill is about
to take your pulse.
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114. Okay, they out of pretzels,
but not popcorn.
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115. Chocolate snack cakes
are sold out, too,
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116. but not pound cake.
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117. There has to be a pattern here.
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118. There's no pattern, Peggy!
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119. It's like Americans
are just a bunch of pigs
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120. rooting aimlessly in the dirt.
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121. Look at that!
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122. Who on earth would buy
something as repulsive
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123. as chocolate-covered
potato chips?
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124. Sorry, Minh.
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125. Oh, hi, Minh!
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126. I'm just so excited
they restocked
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127. the chocolate-covered
potato chips!
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128. These things fly off the rack.
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129. I need this and this,
and this and this...
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130. Mine!
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131. I need extra,
so I'm covered for the weekends.
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132. Minh, look
what's in Bill's cart.
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133. He got the snack cakes,
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134. the pretzels,
the aerosol cheese.
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135. What he buys,
the rest of them buy.
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136. Think about it.
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137. Bill is middle-aged, obese,
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138. with disposable income,
and poor impulse control.
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139. He is the average
American consumer.
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140. Bill is our golden pig!
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141. Ho, yeah!
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142. Hmm. Oh! I need
jumbo wrap!
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143. Mega-Lo-Wrap. Check.
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144. What on earth he wrapping
with that much wrap?
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145. The American consumer
doesn't know.
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146. All it knows is it must wrap.
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147. You know, I know it's just Bill,
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148. but something doesn't feel right
about this.
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149. Do-Do you think
we should tell him?
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150. We can't tell him.
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151. People act most natural
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152. when they don't know
they're being observed.
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153. I cite as evidence
several hundred episodes
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154. of Candid Camera.
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155. Hmm.
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156. Let's... see.
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157. I like shopping with all of you.
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158. Usually, the only people
who talk to me in stores
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159. are older gay men
who've dropped their standards.
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160. Well, buy something already!
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161. Okay!
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162. Ooh!
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163. I read about this.
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164. A mini jungle gym
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165. for your cats to play in.
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166. You don't have any cats.
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167. Well, I might... some day.
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168. Ooh!
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169. Castle Wolfehammer 9!
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170. "Sergeant Vengeance battles
the Furious Fuhrer!"
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171. Hey, C-Hammer Nine!
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172. Right On!
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173. So, Bill,
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174. where ya feel like
going for lunch, huh?
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175. So. Heh. "That's
a Real Italiano!"
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176. Heh-heh.
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177. Home of the Spaghetti Sandwich.
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178. I recommend the Jumbo
Spaghetti Sandwich.
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179. It's my favorite.
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180. Well, it certainly
is... popular.
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181. And publicly traded.
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182. Ho, yeah.
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183. All right!
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184. This one here is
top-of-the-line.
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185. If it's the top of the line,
I'll take it.
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186. Uh, care to add
a "Super-Surround" system,
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187. with ultra stereo boost?
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188. Throw it in.
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189. Well, here we go.
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190. Everyone ready?
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191. It's third and eleven
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192. the Cowboys have got to pass...
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193. Oh, my gosh, Hank, turn it down.
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194. Turn it down, Hank!
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195. I can't tell... which button.
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196. Dad! Make it stop!
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197. Oh, goodness.
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198. Well, it's got
a little something
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199. under the hood there,
doesn't it?
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200. I'm proud of you, Peggy.
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201. I cannot believe this amazing TV
is really in our house!
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202. Yeah, Peggy, how did
you afford this?
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203. I mean, it had to be
pretty expensive.
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204. Hugely expensive, but that
does not matter anymore.
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205. I am so excited
I can finally tell you.
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206. I have discovered
a secret gold mine.
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207. Uh, I don't like the way
you just said "gold mine."
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208. What do you mean?
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209. so we made all
this crazy money,
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210. just by studying Bill.
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211. You don't look proud
of me anymore.
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212. Well, I wonder why not.
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213. Peggy, you used Bill.
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214. You have to fix this.
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215. I hope you're not gonna say
we should get rid of the TV.
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216. Well, of course not...
It's incredible...
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217. But you have to tell Bill
what you've been doing.
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218. Promise me you'll do that.
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219. Then let's go back to watching
this amazing thing.
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220. So... you were...
studying me?
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221. You listened to me!
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222. My opinions made a difference!
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223. So you're not mad?
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224. No. I'm honored that
you cared what I thought.
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225. You folks feelin' like dessert?
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226. Yeah. Bill, dessert!
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227. What do you, want
to have? Huh?
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228. Hmm...
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229. Good point.
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230. What does Bill want for dessert?
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231. And it displays
windows within windows.
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232. I still haven't figured out how
to make those go away, though.
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233. It's so nice when people care
what you have to say.
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234. Hank, why didn't you ever
tell me what it was like?
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235. Well, I'm just happy
you're okay with it.
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236. I thought it might
make you angry.
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237. Of course you thought
Bill would think that.
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238. But only Bill knows
what Bill thinks.
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239. You have this nice TV because
I have the power of being me.
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240. Bill, you don't have powers.
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241. It works because you're so...
typical.
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242. Still...
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243. you're not the one
who's typical, I am.
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244. I buy things,
and it makes money,
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245. so we can buy more things.
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246. I'm like an ecosystem.
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247. Dad, look!
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248. Two Rob Schneider movies
on-screen at the same time.
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249. You're welcome, Bobby.
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250. So, how are our
profits this week?
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251. Minimal.
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252. We need to diversify.
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253. All our positions are still
in junk food and cat toys.
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254. "Hedge funds...
global indicators..."
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255. Hey, this "tech sector" stuff
must be important.
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256. The article on it
is really long.
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257. Check this out:
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258. there's a big computer
trade show
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259. in Austin next week.
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260. Okay, computers.
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261. What will Bill pick for us?
Robots?
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262. I hope he chooses some robots.
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263. Wow... it's so incredible.
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264. So this is the future, huh?
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265. I don't know.
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266. Everybody's so cool.
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267. It's not about being cool, Bill.
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268. Most people aren't cool.
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269. This is about what regular
Americans are going to buy.
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270. Now... digital cameras.
What do you like?
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271. Well, I just...
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272. I don't know...
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273. I mean, I, I think...
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274. Don't think about it.
Just be Bill.
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275. Come on, Bill.
Just pick something.
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276. I don't know. I don't know.
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277. I... I... I...
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278. Damn it. We broke him.
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279. He's useless now.
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280. This is classic Heisenberg.
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281. The observer effect.
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282. Observer? Wha...?
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283. The very act of observation
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284. interferes with the outcome,
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285. often misattributed
to Heisenberg,
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286. who was wrong about the bomb,
but right about uncertainty.
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287. See, now you're watching you.
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288. And that's the problem.
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289. It shows up in Al theory, too.
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290. Quite so.
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291. Anyway, this thing is a wash.
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292. You're broken.
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293. Game over.
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294. Oh, dang it.
I was gonna get Hank
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295. a La-Z-Boy with
a fridge in it.
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296. They have those.
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297. Eh, it was pretty good
while it lasted.
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298. No! It's not over!
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299. I can still do it!
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300. America will love, uh...
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301. this!
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302. No, wait. Come back!
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303. Come ba... I'm still Bill.
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304. I can pick winners.
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305. Nobody can be Bill like me.
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306. I'll show them.
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307. I have to show them.
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308. This is 24-7 Stockz.
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309. So, what are we trading?
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310. Hi. If, if I use
my savings
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311. and take out a second mortgage
on my house,
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312. can I open a trading account?
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313. You betcha.
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314. Good because I want
to buy, buy, buy.
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315. Well, what do we do next?
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316. Now that Bill's melted down,
he won't be any help anymore.
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317. How about we try
the Dow Genius again?
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318. Let me put it this way,
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319. ZNE Technologies
is like a Mafia wife...
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320. Do not touch!
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321. Okay, next caller
is Bill from Texas.
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322. Howdy, cowboy.
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323. I've gone broke.
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324. Well, maybe it's not our Bill.
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325. Okay, Bill from Arlen, Texas
is broke.
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326. Happens to the best of us,
big man.
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327. So, what do you got for me?
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328. Uh-oh.
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329. Please, please help me.
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330. I've mortgaged my house;
I used all my savings
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331. to invest in a sure thing,
but then...
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332. Whoa, slim, you telling me
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333. you bet your whole nut
on one stock?
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334. Give me the nutcracker.
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335. Let's see it.
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336. Don't laugh at me.
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337. I was once
a stock-picking genius,
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338. but I made so much money
for my friends...
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339. We're still not 100% certain
that was our Bill.
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340. Minh? Are you home?
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341. Peggy? Anyone?
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342. Maybe we should just go out
there and, and talk to him.
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343. And say what?
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344. Sorry, your life is somehow
even worse than it was?
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345. Yeah, and besides we didn't
do anything wrong.
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346. Oh, come on, we used him for our
own gain until we broke him,
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347. and then we cast him aside?
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348. Then, in a desperate attempt
to regain our love,
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349. he lost everything he owned.
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350. But other than that,
we're good, right?
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351. What are these words?
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352. Can't we get rid of those guys?
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353. Who are they?
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354. No idea. Dang it.
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355. There are so many buttons
on this remote.
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356. Ew!
Ew!
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357. Oh, it hurts my eyes!
It's too detailed!
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358. This is what madness
must feel like!
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359. Oh, thank goodness.
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360. Somehow it went to sleep.
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361. Now what?
What's that voice?
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362. It's just Bill.
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363. He doesn't sound too good.
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364. My strategy was sound.
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365. I leveraged liquidity,
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366. but there were negative
market corrections.
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367. Overall I give myself
an "A" for theory.
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368. Bill, you don't know
what any of those words mean.
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369. I just wanted people
to listen to me, Hank.
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370. It's so awful being ignored.
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371. You know what's gonna
be even more awful?
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372. You're gonna lose your house.
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373. How much are you
on the hook for?
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374. A lot.
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375. And not my usual "a lot."
This time I'm being accurate.
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376. Dang it.
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377. All right, I'm gonna
go find the others.
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378. It was on "Sleep."
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379. And then it stopped sleeping.
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380. Don't leave us alone with it.
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381. Unplug it to be sure.
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382. Who knows what it'll do next?
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383. Oh, thank God!
I thought you were Bill!
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384. How could you three do this?
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385. You know the way Bill is,
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386. but you took him out
for a spin anyway.
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387. It's like you had a truck
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388. with faulty brakes,
but you just didn't care.
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389. We feel terrible.
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390. I want to help,
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391. but the Gribbles have a long
history of making things worse.
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392. Well...
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393. I guess we could sell off
our holdings
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394. to pay off Bill's
mortgage ourselves.
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395. Hank, I know how much
you love it,
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396. but the TV came
from using Bill and...
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397. Sell it.
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398. Yes, anything to, uh...
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399. help our friend.
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400. You are an inspiration, Hank.
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401. $5,000?
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402. That's nowhere near enough.
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403. The man mortgaged his house.
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404. How about this:
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405. instead of selling
off more guns,
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406. I could just leave a few out
on Bill's doorstep,
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407. and let come what may.
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408. Let's just give him this much.
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409. It's better than nothing,
and at least we tried.
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410. Thank you all.
It's awfully generous.
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411. But I won't need this money now.
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412. It turns out after all that...
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413. You know where
a working man
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414. can get a cold beer around here?
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415. In the kitchen.
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416. Even total strangers don't care
if they interrupt me.
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417. Sorry, Bill. Looks like
he's here helping Buck
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418. move the TV today.
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419. Go on.
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420. What's the use?
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421. Anyway, thanks for the money,
but I'm safe now.
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422. I declared bankruptcy
this morning.
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423. You declared bankruptcy?
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424. Well, it's Texas, Hank.
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425. They're pretty efficient
about this sort of thing.
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426. They even had a special
E-Z-Broke phone line.
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427. Anyway, I won't take up
any more of your time...
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428. Whoa, hold on, friend,
not so fast.
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429. Did you just say you got
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430. a bona fide,
state-certified bankruptcy?
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431. Yeah.
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432. Ooh, how does that work?
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433. Do you have to declare
all of your assets
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434. or can you keep
your offshore money?
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435. And who were you hiding
your money from?
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436. Your wife? The government?
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437. I want to go bankrupt some day.
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438. I just want to owe
a little more first.
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439. Is it hard to pull off?
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440. Oh, no, it was so easy,
even I could do it.
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441. Well, don't just repeat
that part, my man.
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442. Give us the whole gory details.
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443. Wow, I can't believe you want
to hear what I have to say.
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444. Well, Buck, if you'll
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445. hand me that beer, I'll
tell you all about it.
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446. Fantastic.
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447. Darrin, this could take a while.
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448. Man, I'm all over this.
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449. Apparently, there are
a lot of bankruptcies.
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450. The E-Z-Broke guy
was very helpful...
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451. Let me tell you,
it's pretty scary
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452. seeing all those zeroes
at first, but...
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453. Hank's going to become
a tugboat captain.
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454. Ripped By mstoll
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