1. I do love Christmas.
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3. of when Lenore left me
seven years ago Christmas eve.
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4. Best thing that ever happened to me. Yup.
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5. Well, that's nice, Bill.
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7. Holidays are the least lonely
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9. You know, I feel like eating a cookie.
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lying around probably.
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11. Bill?
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12. Oh. Hank.
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13. Hey, buddy.
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14. I was just cleaning
for baby Jesus's birthday.
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15. Well, good.
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16. Uh, I just wanted to make sure
that you'll be coming over for dinner
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17. you know, until the holidays are over.
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18. Oh, yeah, I'm coming.
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19. I've cleared my calendar
right through the end of the year
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21. Bill, uh,
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22. these old gifts aren't for Lenore,
are they?
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23. No!
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24. Yes, but she'll come back
and be happy I saved everything.
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27. Well, it's very unlikely that, uh…
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28. Well, uh, I guess you never know.
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29. Freakish things do happen.
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30. Yes, they do.
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31. Thank you.
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32. I've received a few more responses
for our party.
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33. Rudy Beeker, yes VP.
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34. All this talk about people makes me…
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35. You know what it makes me think about?
Breakups.
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that dead boyfriend of yours?
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37. - Well…
- I wonder if you'll ever find
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38. someone again? I mean, most people
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39. just get one relationship in this life.
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40. Luanne, honey,
can you help me serve at the party?
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41. You were such a wonderful
hostess last year.
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44. I'll be the hostess with the mostess.
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45. Uh, Mary… Margaret…
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46. What's the name of that girl
who dumped you, Bobby?
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47. - Marie.
- Marie!
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48. Yeah, she was cute.
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49. Maybe we could talk
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50. Oh, yeah. Sure.
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51. Remember Bob Cecil, Peggy?
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52. You went to a basketball game together?
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53. You liked him.
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54. Well, that was tenth grade.
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55. No, I didn't.
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56. Yeah, you did, but he didn't like you.
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57. Uh, shouldn't you be doing this?
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58. He likes serving.
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59. Oh, after last night,
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60. it is a miracle
I have my appetite back at all.
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61. I just don't see why Bill must ruin
all of our dinners.
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62. Personally, I could live without him.
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63. - Me, too.
- Peggy,
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65. I set Arlen High's
single season rushing record.
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66. Sure, I had legs like a jackrabbit,
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67. but Bill Dauterive blocked for me
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68. and the running back
who forgets his front line
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69. that's the man I wouldn't want
to have to dinner.
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70. Shame on you.
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71. Shame on you both.
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72. Here you go, darlin'. Come on.
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73. Mmm…
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74. Come on. Eat up.
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75. So, uh… were they all out
of dogs there, Bill?
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76. No, no. Iguanas are
very trendy these days.
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77. You see them in, uh,
cigar bars with movie stars.
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78. Come on.
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79. Come on, Lenore.
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80. You named it "Lenore"?
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81. Well, yeah.
I thought he looked like a Lenore.
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82. I think he's just not
very hungry right now.
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85. Should I… leave?
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86. Thank you.
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87. Don't worry. It's dead.
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88. I cannot eat another meal
with Bill at our dinner table.
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89. Why?
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90. Bill seemed a lot happier tonight.
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91. Honey, that I-guana is a cry for help
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92. a hissing, disease-ridden cry for help.
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93. Luanne, knock!
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94. I had a bad dream.
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95. Bill?
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96. I dreamt that Lenore came back
and stole Lenore,
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99. and I yelled, "Lenore!
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100. Lenore!"
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101. And then my teeth fell out.
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102. Peggy, you were there.
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103. Can I sleep in your living room?
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104. Yes, Bill.
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105. I'm giving you 24 hours
to get me out of that man's dreams.
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106. Shall we?
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107. Uh… no.
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108. You need a minute?
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109. Uh, Bill, I want to have dinner tonight,
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110. just the family.
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111. You… don't want me coming to dinner?
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112. Why don't you just take the night
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113. Yeah, okay, that's fine. No problem.
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114. I like eating alone. I prefer it, even.
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115. No offense to your family.
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116. Oh, it is just so wonderful.
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117. The food even smells better.
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118. Oh, geez…
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119. And then the Clint Eastwood character
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120. "That propane tank is empty."
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121. Wouldn't that be a good movie?
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122. "Good"? That would be a great movie!
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123. And would you direct it, Uncle Hank?
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124. Yeah, me, maybe, or your aunt Peggy.
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125. Did I ever tell you all
about how they made me…
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126. Dang.
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127. My ten-footer's gone!
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128. Dale… or Bill!
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129. Probably Dale!
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130. What you doing there, Bill?
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131. Satellite dish trouble?
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132. No, I'm just up here to kill myself.
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133. What?
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134. No!
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135. You know who I feel sorriest for
in all this?
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136. Bill.
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137. We need to find him a psychiatrist.
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138. He's just suicidal, Peggy. He's not crazy.
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139. We've just got to watch him constantly
until he snaps out of it.
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140. I don't think Bill is going
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141. There's nothing we can do but sit back
and watch the bloodbath.
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142. No! He's our friend.
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143. Now, Dale, you make your own hours
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144. so you take the day shift.
I'll take nights.
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145. Boomhauer,
late afternoon to early evening.
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146. Can I have another codeine, please?
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147. Quiet, Bill.
We're trying to do something here.
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148. So, uh…
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149. Huh. This shouldn't be here.
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150. So, uh, maybe you ought to get to bed
and try to sleep this thing off.
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151. All I do is sleep.
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152. I guess I'm just getting in practice, huh,
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153. for the big, long sleep.
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154. Come on, Bill.
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155. How about a beer?
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156. Beer's a depressant, Hank.
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157. Don't go blaming the beer.
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158. It's electric, Bill.
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159. Yeah, well, it's…
still getting pretty hot.
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160. All right, we'll do this the hard way.
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161. Where do you keep your pajamas?
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162. Okay, you want baseball players or the…
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163. Hey, what's this fancy one?
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164. I like the way silk feels on my skin.
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165. Silk is for panty hose, Bill.
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166. They're all I got.
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167. You've got a wife!
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168. Put them on.
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169. No. I don't want to.
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170. Arm's up.
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171. Rinse.
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172. Damn it, Bill!
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173. Nuh-uh.
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175. Not on my watch.
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176. Oh…
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177. Lenore and I used to come here
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178. and watch people dance like that.
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179. Mm.
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180. I can't keep this up.
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181. It's not in my nature
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182. Yeah, man. A little routine…
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183. No free time.
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184. Work, Bill, work, Bill, work, Bill.
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187. I'll take over your guys' shifts.
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188. I just got to work it out with my boss.
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189. Dale, what are you wearing?
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190. Nothing.
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192. He's as good as dead.
What's the difference?
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193. Sir, you know how I hate missing work
during the holidays,
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194. - but I…
- It's the Christmas party, right?
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195. Yeah, you need some time to set up.
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197. You invited our whole dang client sheet.
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198. Uh, no. Actually,
it concerns a friend of mine, and…
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199. Well, it's a matter
of life or death, really.
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200. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just wrap it up one way or t'other
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201. and, uh, have Donna xerox
your vacation days.
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202. Dang it, Bill.
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203. I haven't slept in two days.
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204. This morning,
Bill tried to drown himself in the toilet.
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205. So do you think you could find him a date?
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206. Uh… I would have to invite
a woman over for dinner
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207. and, of course, never tell her
that Bill would be here.
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208. Thanks, Peggy.
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209. They won't let me have a knife.
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210. I'm in the middle of killing myself.
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211. Do you like iguanas, Mrs. Tobbis?
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212. You lied to me, Peggy.
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213. Mr. Dauterive is a collector
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218. I find iguanas to be filthy,
repulsive creatures.
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219. Why, I think we all could use a bath.
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220. Well, when it's your own…
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221. You are a gross man.
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222. - Shelia!
- Marry me!
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- Oh, this is so exciting!
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225. For the love of God, get me my coat!
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226. Allow me.
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227. Lenore!
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228. Don't leave me!
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229. Sheila, I should tell you right now,
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230. I have already given him your number.
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231. Dale!
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232. He would have wanted me to have it.
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234. Nit-picking ain't going to bring him back.
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that this whole Lenore thing
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this old tree…
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241. No! No, I couldn't.
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242. I couldn't. See, when…
when she comes back…
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243. She's never coming back.
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244. It's so obvious.
She doesn't want this stupid stocking.
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245. No!
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247. No.
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249. Or this!
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251. There.
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258. you were acting pretty weird there.
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261. I'll see you tomorrow.
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264. Can you imagine if he'd shown up
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273. Well, I'm just washing a dress
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279. No, uh-uh. This is too much.
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280. In high school, you blocked for me,
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282. I ran through the hole
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as you recall.
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284. And now here I am blocking for you,
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286. I don't even know
what kind of game you're playing.
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287. Maybe some kind of crazy tennis.
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288. Hank!
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289. Okay, then.
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290. Nice visiting with you.
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291. See you at the party.
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292. No! No, you stay away from my party!
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293. No party. You got that?
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294. I'm already invited. So there!
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295. Oh, hello!
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296. Do you gentlemen think
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297. Come on, you know you're Bill.
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298. No, no, I don't know that.
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299. I'm, I'm Lenore.
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300. Well, if you're Lenore,
then where's Bill, huh?
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301. Uh, Bill's in the house.
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302. You want me to go get him?
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303. I'm skeptical that you could,
yet intrigued that you may.
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306. - Maybe it's me.
- Uh, Bill's busy.
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308. It's chilly.
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309. - Yup!
- All right, that's it!
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310. Honey, you're peeling in anger.
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311. You should be able to get
more than one French fry
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312. out of a whole Idaho.
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313. Yeah, maybe I am angry.
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bathing the son of a bitch,
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my Christmas party.
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316. He's not being an ingrate on purpose.
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317. The only way that
Bill could get Lenore back
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psychological basis to it.
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321. Well…
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322. I don't know anything about psychology,
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323. but it sounds to me like
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324. He needs to realize that
Lenore is never coming back,
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325. and he needs to just move on
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326. It's the same thing
Buckley's angel told me.
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327. Well, Buckley's angel
is the only one making sense.
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328. How about I invite the real Lenore
to the party
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329. and just settle this thing
once and for all?
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330. Oh, I hope it works,
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331. but if they show up in the same dress,
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332. it'll be a disaster.
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333. Listen, Hank, we got all our clients here.
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334. Big fish, little fish.
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335. So if you see some little fish
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336. it's your job to pull me out.
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337. We should treat all our clients
like big fish, Mr. Strickland.
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338. Yeah, good, good.
Save that for the little fish.
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339. Damn it!
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340. May I offer you a homemade tater-tot,
Mr. and Mrs. Dauterive?
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341. Why, thanks.
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343. I ordered a Santa.
This is some kind of mistake.
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345. - Lenore.
- Bill!
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346. I want to stay and mingle.
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347. Lenore, who is me, sure does love a party.
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350. Hello?
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Gonna get that ass whup on him.
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369. This isn't the democratic
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370. You crashed the wrong party, honey.
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374. Yeah, now we're having fun.
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stop it, stop it.
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382. Everyone, let's play boggle, huh?
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386. Stop teasing me!
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because you're lazy and no good.
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all the neighbors can hear.
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we fight during the night.
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412. You don't deserve William Fontain
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415. I hit rock-bottom there, didn't I, Hank?
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421. Why do you keep calling me Bill?
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