1. Dale, your wife's a weather personality.
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4. and that's straight from the AP Newswire
to Nancy to me to you.
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5. Well, stage one water rationing
wasn't too bad.
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9. and that affects everyone.
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10. - Bobby!
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11. Have you lost your mind?
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13. She expects me to smell a certain way.
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16. Hey, uh... JJ.
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17. - How'd we do?
- You're just at your weekly allotment.
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18. Dang it! I scrimped and saved all week.
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19. Why don't you get a couple
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20. They use about half as much water
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21. and, uh, the water company
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23. My toilets have given me
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24. I'm not one of those guys who turns 40
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26. Check it out, Hank Hill!
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27. Who got the green thumb now, hayseed?
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28. What...
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29. Now, how in stage three could you...
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30. I use secret Asian watering technique.
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31. Ah, come on, that's crazy.
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32. Don't let my genius in mathematics
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33. I could spit in a thimble
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34. Good-bye, toilets.
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36. New lo-flo toilets.
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37. Boy, this is exciting,
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49. This is crazy.
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52. but we're flushing three, four...
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53. We're not saving any water.
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54. If anything, we are wasting water.
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55. I'm going to call the water company.
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56. See about getting the high-flos back.
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57. Uh-uh, I already called.
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58. They take the old toilets,
they smash 'em up
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61. Mom, you needed seven!
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62. That's it!
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with the algebra homework.
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66. So, was I 20 gallons over my limit
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68. Look, I already told you,
it's a hundred bucks.
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70. Okay, okay.
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71. Best hundred bucks I ever spent.
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72. So, this dirty money
going for more steroids or hair plugs?
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73. Just kidding!
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75. Huh?
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77. I'm here to take a bath.
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85. I use secret Asian watering technique.
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86. Best hundred bucks you ever spent.
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87. What you want?
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88. Baths... and lots of 'em.
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89. Oh, and I'm tired of climbing in and out
of Connie's window.
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90. From now on, I'll be using the front door.
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91. Excuse me.
Where do you keep your good toilets?
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92. Sorry, we don't stock
the good toilets anymore.
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93. Just the lo-flos.
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94. And even if I did have the high-flos
it would be illegal to install them
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95. in Heimlich County.
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96. Which idiot made it illegal
to install a working toilet
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98. The Board of Zoning and Resources.
Ordinance 621-A.
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99. The Board of Zoning
and Resources did this?
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100. Huh. I love their setback requirements.
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101. The motion to postpone item 25
until next week carries.
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102. Any other business?
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103. Hank Hill here...
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104. assistant manager, Strickland Propane.
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105. May I first say what an honor it is
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107. Now, I recently installed lo-flo, uh...
fixtures in my home.
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108. Mr. Hill, uh,
in order to even discuss this issue,
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109. it would have to be on the agenda.
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110. Okay, then, let's put it on the agenda.
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111. Sir, only a member
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113. - B-but my toilets...
- Mr. Hill, your time is up.
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114. We appreciate your comments.
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115. Uh, Mr. Chairman, I'd like to remind
the members of the board
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116. that it is Earl's birthday.
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117. I move we wish Earl "happy birthday."
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118. I second the motion.
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119. - All in favor?
- Aye.
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120. The motion carries.
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121. Happy birthday, Earl.
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122. then before I knew it,
my time was up.
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123. I never even got to mention
the sorry state of my lawn.
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124. Did you move to extend time
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125. for consideration of the pending question?
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126. What? How'd you do that?
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127. Hank, I am a veteran of PTA meetings,
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129. and I have read the bible
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130. known as Robert's Rules of Order.
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131. Sounds like someone should run for mayor.
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132. I mean,
you are the smartest man in town, Dad.
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133. Well...
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134. You know, there's nothing saying
I couldn't run for a spot
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135. on the Board of Zoning and Resources.
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136. Well, you can count on my vote...
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137. Assuming I agree with your platform.
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138. I, Hank Hill,
do hereby submit this application
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139. to be on the ballot for election
to the Board of Zoning and Resources.
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140. I will build my platform on thick,
healthy lawns
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141. made possible by efficient toilets
that don't waste water.
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142. Okay, you're in.
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143. You hear that, Bobby?
Your old man's on the ballot.
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144. There is no ballot.
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145. There's been an empty seat
on the board for the past four years.
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146. Congratulations, you're a board member.
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147. We won!
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148. No, Bobby...
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149. Arlen won.
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150. It's gone from evergreen to amber mist.
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151. - Ashes to ashes.
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152. We'd have so much more water for our lawns
if we didn't have that stupid toilet law.
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153. I'm going to use
all the power of my position
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154. to get our old toilets back.
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155. They say power
is the ultimate aphrodisiac.
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156. Hank, can you introduce me
to Madeleine Albright?
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157. People, people!
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158. There are limits to our newly
empowered friend Hank's power.
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159. He deals in simple county-level matters
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160. like the permit I need
to build my new fence.
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161. Now, Dale, first you need to write up
your proposal.
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162. Then you need to present it
to the board for a vote, and then...
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163. democracy happens.
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164. I get a new fence!
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165. Motion to approve item 39,
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166. the resolution to include
in the city fee ordinance
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168. - Second.
- All in favor?
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169. - Aye.
- Aye!
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171. Next order of business: Mr. Dale Gribble's
request for a zoning variance.
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172. Uh, in the interest of impartiality,
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173. I would like to put on the record
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174. that Dale Gribble is a close friend
and neighbor.
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175. And I will add that I know him
to be a good father
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176. and a responsible citizen of Arlen.
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177. Well put.
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178. Mr. Chairman, board members...
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179. basically, what I am envisioning
is a 12-foot, 10,000-volt
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180. electrified protective fence
with guard tower. Thank you.
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181. Dale, that is the single dumbest...
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183. You're making me look like a jackass.
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185. - Nay.
- Nay.
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186. - Request denied.
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187. You're dead to me.
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188. Final order of business...
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189. item 41 has also been put
on the agenda by Mr. Hill.
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190. Chairman yields the floor.
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191. Thank you, Chairman Hashaway.
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192. "1.6 gallons per flush per lo-flo toilet."
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194. "But unfortunately, in the real world,
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199. to completely remove solid waste.
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200. The fact is, these toilets
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201. are squandering more water
than they are saving."
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202. Thank you.
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203. Mr. Hill, I want to assure you
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205. before approving ordinance 621-A.
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206. See y'all Wednesday.
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207. Oh, oh, what am I saying?
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208. I'll see you Sunday at Earl's party.
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209. There's a party?
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211. Chair recognizes Hank Hill.
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212. Seriously, Hank,
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215. we thought we'd swap these high-flos
for a couple of water-savers.
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216. So, um, uh...
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217. why don't you take the old toilets?
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218. Be happy
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219. and we'll move on to the important
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220. Well, that's mighty nice of you, Nate,
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221. but that would be breaking the law.
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222. So until I get that law revoked
I'm going to have to say...
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223. not yet.
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224. You're a real boy scout, aren't you, Hank?
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225. Made it Eagle.
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226. Good night.
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227. Hmmm...
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228. - Mr. Gribble?
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229. Ah, don't sneak up.
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230. I almost...
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231. Oh, I'm sorry.
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233. I just wanted to talk to you
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235. Here's what I'm saying.
We're both adults here...
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237. Well, I was listening to your mother
tell me about her day
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238. and then it hit me...
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240. Ooh, look at all the frost
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241. inside this box of Fletcher's Corny Dogs.
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242. Thank you, Jesus.
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243. Hey, McNugget! What the hell you doing?
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244. Shh! My dad will hear us.
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245. You breaking our agreement.
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246. My bribe not big enough
to cover your bath,
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248. Something gotta give
and it not gonna be my Slip 'n' Slide.
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249. And it's not gonna be my dad's lawn.
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250. Forget the baths.
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251. Done. And you can forget
your front door privileges.
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252. All right. I un-crimp!
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253. Come on, Bobby. You slept through the bus.
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254. Sweet Saint Augustine.
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256. Yeah...
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257. Well, how about that? I was hoping
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259. Mm-mm!
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260. That's a handsome lawn.
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261. Well, your Raleigh-Saint Augustine
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262. And it takes a pretty picture, too.
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263. These were taken over
the last several nights
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272. Bobby, you stole water.
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273. You violated both the letter
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275. Dad, I didn't steal the water.
Mr. Souphanousinphone let me have it.
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276. Don't lie to me, son. Kahn hates my lawn.
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277. No, it's true.
I mean, I had to blackmail him.
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278. Blackmail?
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279. Mr. Souphanousinphone started it.
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280. I caught him bribing the meter reader guy.
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281. Oh, God. JJ too?
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282. But Dad, I saved your lawn.
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283. I don't have a lawn, I have a crime scene.
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284. And that grass is getting
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285. No more water.
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286. Dad, guess what?
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on the lawn.
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289. The lawn's dead, Bobby.
You're just making mud.
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290. Here, kitty, kitty, kitty, kitty.
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291. - Here, kitty.
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292. Dale, you can't build that fence.
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293. You need a variance.
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294. Variance, shmariance, pudding and pie.
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295. Signed by Nate Hashaway?
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296. Where'd you get that?
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297. Stop interrogating me!
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298. I'll never crack.
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299. What are you talking about?
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300. All right! I did it!
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301. I took the photos of the illegal
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303. You bet I did. I'm so ashamed.
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304. Here... tear it up, if that empty gesture
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305. Hank, you're alive to me.
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307. Connie?
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308. "Hashaway."
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309. Dad, I found out something about Hashaway
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311. Bobby, you keep your dirt.
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312. I've got enough where my lawn used to be.
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I was climbing through Connie's window
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- Her window?
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317. But I gave that up to water your lawn.
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318. This meeting is called to order.
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319. Sorry I took so long.
I went to powder my nose...
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320. it took eight flushes.
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321. This has got to stop.
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322. First item of business... uh-huh.
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323. Well, it's our old friend,
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324. "Proposal to repeal ordinance 621-A."
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325. I believe Mr. Hill now wants
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326. No, sir, I do not.
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327. You see, the envelope
in front of Mr. Hashaway there
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of my son watering my lawn
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331. and after tonight's meeting
I will resign my position.
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332. But why is Nate Hashaway
fighting so hard to keep lo-flo toilets?
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333. Because his company, Hashaway Fixtures,
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of lo-flo toilets to the water company.
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335. That's right,
he makes money off 621-A.
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336. And that's why I move
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337. I second the motion.
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338. All right, I call for a vote.
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339. - Nay.
- Nay.
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340. But these toilets he's selling,
they don't work.
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341. I don't own one, personally.
I never even used one.
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342. But I've known Nate for 18 years.
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343. And if he says these lo-flos
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- Hank, wait.
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352. It's all right here
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356. Hank, I have two-years worth
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358. - Mr. Hill, you have the floor.
- Yes, I do. But before I vote,
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368. You might say I'm on
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I'm just going to the john.
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are always pretty hardboiled."
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375. "They say time flies,
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maybe time should take the bus."
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387. Too late. Somebody already broke it.
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388. "... how to spell it to begin with?"
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389. Nate those lo-flo toilets are junk.
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391. Me, too. I'm not sure
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- Same here.
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394. Fine. Have it your way,
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397. Well, it looks like Nate
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399. The repeal of ordinance
621-A passes, and I quit.
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400. Way to go, Dad! You did it!
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