1. Just my luck!
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goes on the disabled list.
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4. Why don't we just get a new TV?
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truth is that America,
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in the history of the world,
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9. If I let this one fall apart,
I let a piece of America die.
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10. Well, couldn't we just buy,
like, a Japanese one?
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12. Luanne, telephone! It's Buckley!
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13. Hello, Buckley.
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14. What?
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to the outlet stores next week.
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they're having a sale or anything.
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Aunt Peggy?
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since Jesus was born,
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22. Honey.
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not your feminine items.
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25. Diet soda?
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27. Luanne has come down
with a bad case of the "Why Me's?"
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28. Come on, do something
to cheer her up, please.
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29. Luanne?
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to the Mega Lo Mart.
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31. You want to go for a ride?
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33. Sure. Why not?
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I mean, look at any newspaper.
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and devil-babies are being born every day.
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make the world a better place.
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energy-efficient fuel.
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42. No, what I'm saying is
you've got to find your own calling.
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43. Yeah, you're probably right.
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44. You're always probably right.
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made in the US of A.
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the only thing beyond our control
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49. is the size of the NFC victory.
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50. Why don't we just watch the game
at Mr. Dauterive's house?
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51. I like it there. He keeps snacks
in his couch cushions.
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The Super Bowl party goes:
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and I want everything to be perfect.
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about Super Bowl XXIV.
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56. Boomhauer's dip was so thick,
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57. our chips were snapping
like Joe Theisman's birdie leg.
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58. My name is Luanne. What's yours?
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59. I'm Mr. Cat. "Meow" do you do?
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60. You're pretty good with those.
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61. I used to play with the puppets
all the time, with the social worker.
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62. Hey, how much for the puppets?
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63. You mean it?
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to make you smile, it's a bargain.
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65. Look, Dad! An old wig!
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Reverend Thomason,
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of a Christian puppet show,
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from my perspective
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of this congregation.
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in the Activities Room.
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75. You put 30 kids in there,
and lose their attention...
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76. fruit punch all over my new carpet.
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was born in a manger?
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was born in a manger.
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81. the barnyard animals who witnessed
the miracle birth of the son of God...
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82. had a show of their own?
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a few days in the manger,
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84. and after Luke 2:16,
there's no mention of the animals.
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- Trust me.
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the Bible pretty much sticks with Jesus.
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87. Maybe that's good, because then
the animals are kind of like us.
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to come back.
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90. don't you think they'd have
all sorts of crazy adventures?
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in the Activities Room.
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93. Manger Babies,
how do you like that?
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- I know.
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build a puppet theater,
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98. You can make a theater out of
that old refrigerator box in the garage.
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99. I keep it pretty clean.
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100. Uncle Hank, thank you.
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102. You're doing a great job, Luanne.
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103. - Yep.
- Yep.
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But if you have any suggestions—
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It looks classier that way.
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my sermon this morning,
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spilling anything on a new carpet is a sin.
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108. Now, please give a warm welcome
to Miss Luanne Platter.
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110. almost two thousands of years ago,
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Jesus Christ, was born...
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there were the cutest little animals.
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115. There's Obediah the donkey.
He says: Hee-haw!
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119. Sir Reginald Featherbottom III.
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120. "Charmed, I'm sure, guvnor."
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121. Darn it! I left a finish nail
sticking out a quarter inch.
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122. Hank. Shush.
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123. Today's episode:
Going to the Movies.
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124. Who wants to go to the movies?
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125. Hee-haw! I do. Hee-haw!
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126. There are five of us,
and I only have four tickets.
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127. One of us blokes could sneak in,
what, what!
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Isn't sneaking wrong?
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129. Hee-haw!
Everybody's doing it. Hee-haw!
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130. Gurgle, gurgle.
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132. Yeah, but it reflects poorly
on my craftsmanship.
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133. That's all I'm saying.
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134. You're the only one who notices.
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135. Here you go: four tickets.
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You were trying to sneak into the movies.
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138. I'm locking you in a closet.
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139. No!
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140. And that's why you shouldn't
sneak into the movies.
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142. The end?
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144. Sure, I guess.
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147. I'm bored.
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155. - I'll save you, Manger Babies.
- You will?
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156. Yes.
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157. Because I'm the assistant manager
of this movie theater.
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158. I sell popcorn and
popcorn accessories.
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160. We're free!
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161. We're free!
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162. Thank you, assistant manager.
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163. "Meow" can we ever repay you?
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164. By never forgetting this lesson:
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166. As wrong as spilling juice
on a new carpet.
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167. Bravo!
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168. You know, Luanne really shouldn't
waste this kind of talent on church.
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169. If you want, I could show her tape
to my boss at Channel 84.
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170. He's always looking for
quality children's programming
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171. and home videos of things blowing up.
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172. Luanne really could
use a boost right now.
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173. But I could not take advantage
of our friendship like that.
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174. Peggy, honey, this is show business.
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176. Done. All right, Bobby,
it's safe to plug her back in now.
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177. Okay.
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178. Another Super Bowl,
another can of Scotch guard.
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179. It would be a lot simpler
if you would just ask Bill
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180. not to wipe his hands
on the cushions.
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181. I got a better idea.
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182. You sit here.
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183. Boomhauer, Dale,
me and Bobby will sit here.
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184. We'll do a zone defense
around the chips.
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185. What if Bill tries scrambling
around the coffee table?
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186. He doesn't have that kind of quickness.
Not anymore.
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187. Aunt Peggy, could you
pull your car out of the garage?
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188. Me and the Babies need to rehearse.
The TV station could call any minute.
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189. They'd be crazy not to.
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190. That was the best dang
Christian puppet show
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192. I couldn't have done it without your help.
You saved the day.
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193. That's why this time I wrote a part
especially for you.
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194. That's very nice, Luanne,
but my appearance was one night only.
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197. - God?
- Sure.
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of my last show, so I figured,
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199. why not have you play
the greatest hero of them all?
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200. I tell you what, Luanne,
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turning beer into water,
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205. If you're God,
I guess that makes me Jesus.
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206. Bobby, honey,
you really shouldn't say that.
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209. And it was good.
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210. That's super.
But can we get back to the script?
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211. We're at the part
where you meet your archenemy.
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212. - Bobby's G.I. Joe?
- Joe Six Pack.
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213. He's a drunk driver who died
in a car crash and was sent to hell.
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214. He borrowed Satan's truck without asking,
trashed it, and got kicked out of hell.
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riding buses and doing evil.
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216. He won't call on your birthday
and throws beer bottles at your head.
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218. You will feel my wrath.
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219. What're you throwing out, grandpa?
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220. The money I poured into
the social security system?
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222. I'm playing God.
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223. Well, maybe we ought to ask God
who's gonna win the Super Bowl.
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224. Going to win? The game was
pre-taped six months ago
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where they faked the moon landing.
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226. Yeah, it's like that
dang old Capricorn One.
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227. A good movie,
but they ain't gonna fake no
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228. staying on the ground like that little dude,
that old Neil Armstrong.
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229. I hope you're ready for that party, Hank,
because you only got...
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233. God's not angry on that line.
He's vengeful. Let's try it again.
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234. Luanne, it's the TV station.
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236. Hank, look how excited she is!
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she was talking
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coming to an end.
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241. We did it!
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Manger Babies on the air!
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243. It's UHF, Uncle Hank:
ultrahigh frequency.
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244. Luanne, you have thrust your hands
into something wonderful this time.
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245. We had better get back to work.
We got a whole hour to fill on Sunday.
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246. That doesn't give us much time
to get ready. I mean, Sunday is...
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the Super Bowl?
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250. They put us on against the
year's highest-rated TV event
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that can beat it.
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252. It's a huge responsibility,
but I know I can do it...
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my octopus only has six legs.
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do you think I'll offend sensibilities?
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before Super Sunday.
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when they play the Super Bowl...
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264. No, that's not what I said, exactly.
I said I'm gonna watch the game.
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or a terrorist attack.
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miss the Super Bowl?
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on the Dinah Shore Classic.
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270. But I will sit through that puppet show
because Luanne asked me to.
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I'll be God some other time, like Easter.
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Who cares?
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when you have the power to prevent it?
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have been through,
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them complaining.
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three minutes and forty seconds?
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280. Well, goodbye, Hank.
Enjoy the "Selfish Bowl."
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Look at that play!
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287. What the hell do Tina Turner's legs
have to do with auto insurance?
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289. This just in from the Super Bowl.
With 48 seconds left in the first quarter,
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290. it's 63 degrees and partly cloudy.
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291. Now stay tuned for the premiere
of Luanne Platter's Manger Babies.
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292. What are you doing, Hank?
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staring at my wife,
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300. Look at this! He's broken free!
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Turn it back.
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dance in the end zone.
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308. - Come on, switch it back.
- Come on, man.
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- What are we watching?
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310. Come on, Manger Babies.
I'll give you a ride.
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God does care, and He will show it.
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It's this damn remote control.
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dripped crumbs in it or something.
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Now, get in.
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Don't get in the car!
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328. Hee-haw! If God doesn't get here soon,
we're all going to die.
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a world without God?
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at those oncoming headlights
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- Yes, I have come.
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Lord, we never stopped believing in you.
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it was a real knuckle-biter.
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snapping towels in the locker room.
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perspective and saw a flyer for this show.
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that brought me here, too.
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and it started flipping channels.
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I don't have a remote control.
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a channel on any brand of television.
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for my Game Boy.
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- Before the Super Bowl.
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I don't remember.
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