1. I've always enjoyed
your musings column, Peggy.
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2. I'm sorry our readers
preferred more ad space.
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3. So, what's this new angle on a travel
feature you want to pitch to me?
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4. Okay. Like many of us,
I'm sure you are sick to death
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5. of reading travel pieces written
by professional travel writers.
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6. Now, just suppose an average Texas family,
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7. mom, dad, son,
were sent on a dream vacation to say...
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8. a five-star Hawaiian luxury hotel,
seeing the beach,
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9. the buffets, the golf courses,
but from their point of view.
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10. You couldn't possibly have thought
you were the first to try this, could you?
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11. So, apparently, us enjoying ourselves
in Hawaii is not enough of an "angle",
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12. but I do think I can get
a ticket to Jamaica
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13. to explore the world of Rastafarian gangs.
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14. I already picked the country
for our summer vacation, Peggy... America.
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15. And the state, Texas.
And the town, Denton.
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16. I don't care what their police did
to that cyclist, it's still a good town.
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17. Great, Denton. Gateway to Durndle.
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18. Ah, Memorial Day,
a day when our war heroes are honored
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19. by even the most liberal of media.
Cheers, Colonel.
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20. Now,
more than 50 years after VJ Day,
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21. the men of the "greatest generation"
have a new mission,
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22. but instead of bayonets and bullets,
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23. they are wielding reflection
and forgiveness
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24. as they return
to the battlefields of their youth
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25. confronting the haunting memories
they've tried to leave behind.
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26. Perhaps the Colonel
will delight us with a war story?
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27. Personally, I'm in the mood
for an eye-gouging.
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28. No! I don't want to talk no more
about the 50 men I killed.
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29. Well, that's weird.
My dad loves telling his war stories.
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30. Usually, we're pulling him off whatever
sorry sap he's got playing Admiral Tojo.
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31. That's how I ripped the other pair
of pants I used to have.
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32. Hank, I'm worried. Cotton's been acting
very stressed all week.
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33. Maybe you could take him out
for some guy time, nothing gay, though.
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34. Oh, I don't know.
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35. He'll want to go to a strip club,
and he always tips the girls
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36. to put their... whatnots on my head.
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37. Hank, please. Something's troubling him.
He needs his son's help.
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38. My dad needs my help?
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39. How about a fun day at Six Flags?
We can ride the roller coasters
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40. and give them the finger
when they take our picture.
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41. You know my dad's too short
for roller coasters.
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42. - He only comes up to here.
- Ooh-ooh-ooh!
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43. John Redcorn set up
a new-age healing center
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44. out by the highway.
I bet he's got a sauna.
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45. We could all go for a steam.
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46. Yeah. Maybe my dad'll let his guard down
and say what's bothering him.
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47. I could stand to sweat off
a few pounds here... and here.
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48. What are you talking about, Bill?
You look great.
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49. They gots any geishas
in this crap hut?
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50. Uh, yeah. Hi, John Redcorn.
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51. We're looking for something
to relax my dad.
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52. Maybe we can use, uh, your steam room?
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53. It's not a steam room. It's a sweat lodge.
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54. It's one of the most intense spiritual
experiences known to my people.
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55. Are you talking about that thing
by the port-a-john
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56. that looks like a compost heap
with garbage bags on it?
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57. Twenty dollars each.
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58. We bring seven hot stones
into the center of the lodge.
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59. The heat will cause the body and mind
to release their toxins.
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60. - Whoo!
I must warn you...
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61. things can get a little trippy.
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62. For 20 bucks, I could've just sat
in the truck with the windows rolled up.
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63. Well, that's the last of it.
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64. Dale, I know how I'm going to die.
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65. Dale? Dale?
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66. Was it good for you, too, baby?
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67. Ow.
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68. I wonder what that means?
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69. Yeah, a sweat lodge was a wonderful idea.
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70. I waited your whole life
to tell you this, boy...
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71. you're a good son,
and I'm switching to propane.
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72. Thank you, Dad.
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73. Huh?
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74. Hey, I know you.
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75. I killed you.
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76. I bazookaed you.
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77. You! Got your teeth at home in a jar.
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78. You, I just shot through the heart.
And you...
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79. - Dad, are you okay?
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80. Get your prunie hands off of me,
boy, I'm fine...
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81. and next time you want to show me
a good time, stay the hell away!
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82. Grandpa, I heard you had a rocky day,
so I brought you a pint of Rocky Road.
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83. Nothing.
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84. Who's that?
A lady you saved during the war?
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85. - She's pretty.
- I didn't save her, I...
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86. - killed her husband.
- Whoa.
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87. He was a Tojo.
Took his wallet off the body.
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88. - Spoils of war.
- You sure you don't need some ice cream?
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89. I don't know whats I need anymore, boy.
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90. I'm feeling bad for all the things
I done to the Japanese.
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91. You mean like stealing from dead people?
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92. Oh, you can't imagine. You're just a boy.
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93. I got to gets back over to Japan
and apologize,
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94. but how am I going to get there?
I gots no shins.
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95. All my money goes to the baby's mouth mush
and your step-granny's booby payments.
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96. And you can tell The Bystander
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97. it's called the "Widow in the Wallet."
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98. Where once the soldier killed,
he now makes peace.
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99. How about it, Mom?
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100. Wow... there is really no story
in that at all.
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101. Oh...
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102. I sat next to that man in a sweat lodge
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103. wearing nothing but a towel,
boxer shorts and a bathing suit,
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104. and then he goes
and spills his guts to Bobby?
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105. Well, this is not about Bobby.
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106. This is about a man who, for 50 years,
denied any human emotion
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107. so he could hide
from his haunting memories of war,
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108. ruining his relationship with his son
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109. until fate gives him
one final chance to fight...
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110. No, for...
It's still not an interesting story.
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111. I thought of this one in the tub.
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112. "Canada, Not Just America's Hat."
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113. I'm sorry, Peggy.
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114. How about this one?
"I See London. I See France."
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115. Nice try.
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116. Wait.
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117. I do have one last idea.
I call it "Widow in the Wallet."
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118. Yeah! I am going to Japan!
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119. The Bystander got
the Japanese Tourism Bureau
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120. to give me two first-class tickets,
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121. but I traded them in for four coach seats.
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122. I could have gotten five,
but what are we gonna do, take Luanne?
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123. I can't believe
I'm finally going to Japan.
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124. I guess I never really wanted to go there,
but I still can't believe it!
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125. I don't know. Taking my dad to Japan?
It's a 20-hour flight,
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126. and we'd have to get passports,
and what if he falls into his old habits
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127. of, you know, killing 'em?
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128. Believe me, I'd rather go
to Denton to fix this problem,
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129. but there's no Japanese there.
I checked the phone book.
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130. I have no formal opinion on the Japanese.
I know that must disappoint you.
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131. Would you fellows mind taking in
my newspaper while I'm gone?
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132. If you let 'em stack up,
it's just like telling the burglars,
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133. "Please rob me
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134. since I make enough money
to subscribe to a paper."
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135. May I suggest that we put ten miles
on your truck per day
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136. in case the criminals check your odometer?
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137. No.
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138. Hope these get through security.
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139. Okay, I'm packing forks for the family.
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140. If anyone loses their fork,
we may not be able to replace it.
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141. So, be extra careful.
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142. Will my Pork Pockets work
in their microwaves?
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143. Mm-mm, no, they will not.
It's a different frequency.
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144. Ladybird, Aunt Luanne is here.
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145. We're going to have a sleep over
at my house, girlfriend.
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146. Now, listen up.
I'm only going to read this once.
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147. "Hi, my name is Ladybird.
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148. I like long walks, my arthritis medication
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149. and two cups of kibble a day.
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150. I'll try to outsmart you
and get three cups,
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151. but I know you're too clever for that,
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152. Ms. Platter."
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153. I don't know, Uncle Hank.
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154. She did write this letter and everything.
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155. Trip's off.
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156. All right, one last thing, people.
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157. If anyone gets lost in Japan,
we will meet back here.
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158. Oh, she...
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159. She's a Japanese!
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160. Dad, shh! They're called "Asians" now.
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161. What? What if she knows what I done?
When they get angry, they can fly at you.
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162. I saw that Crouching Tiger program.
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163. Sir, you are in an exit row.
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164. Will you be able to assist
other passengers
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165. in case of an emergency?
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166. Absolutely.
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167. Is your son under 13?
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168. He has to be 13 or older
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169. - He is 13.
- Ah.
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170. To be honest, he's a great kid,
but in an emergency, uh, I don't know.
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171. - Dad!
- I'm sorry, Bobby.
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172. What can I say? He's right.
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173. - Yep.
- Yep.
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174. Mm-hmm.
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175. Oh, my God!
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176. Burgle averted... but for how long?
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177. We should turn on the lights
to give it that lived-in look.
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178. - It's locked.
- Oh.
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179. Also locked.
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180. This place is just begging to be robbed.
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181. - Give me your shirt.
- Okay.
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182. Have you been working out?
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183. It has been 50 years
since World War II ended,
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184. but one American GI
faces the battle of his life...
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185. finding the widow of the soldier
he slaughtered, then pickpocketed.
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186. This is his story.
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187. And he doesn't want to talk about it.
The end.
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188. All right, look. I would like
to polish off this article before we land,
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189. so I can enjoy my vacation.
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190. Now, you've killed Germans,
you've killed Japanese.
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191. - Which do you prefer?
- I ain't answering no more questions!
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192. Sir, I love beer, too, but we're on duty.
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193. You're out of here.
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194. Hank, your father is acting like a maniac.
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195. He's just sitting there
with his mouth shut.
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196. Okay, I'll go sit with him.
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197. You keep an eye on Hugh Heffener here.
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198. For your in-flight entertainment,
we present Japanese-language movie, Haiko,
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199. a comedy about a bus driver
who is frequently late,
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200. followed by our English-language selection
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201. American blockbuster, Pearl Harbor,
starring Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsdale.
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202. War is not forever. Love is.
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203. When'd it get so dang hot?
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204. Got berk... I can't breathe!
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205. Move your seat up! Ain't gots no room!
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206. - Dad?
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207. - We're surrounded!
- Sir, if you don't calm down right now,
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208. we're going to have to land
the plane in Hawaii.
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209. I am required to issue only one warning
before I Tazer you.
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210. It's okay. He's having a war flashback.
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211. Help me get him someplace safe
until he calms down.
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212. Snack time, Ladybird.
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213. Ooh, sorry your hard-boiled egg
is an hour late,
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214. but you're so old
you probably forgot, too.
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215. Ladybird? Ladybird?
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216. Oh, my God, what have I done? She's dead!
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217. We hope you enjoy your stay here in Tokyo.
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218. The local time is 7:33.
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219. Be careful. He may have shifted...
during flight.
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220. - Are we in Hawaii?
- No, we drugged you, Dad.
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221. We're in Japan.
Look, I know coming back here
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222. must stir up all kinds
of feelings and whatnot,
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223. but the war was a long time ago.
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224. I'm sure it's not
on anyone's mind anymore.
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225. Colonel Hill! Colonel Hill!
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226. I am Kenji Tanemura
from Kyoto News Service.
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227. Tourism Board told us
all about your big heartfelt apology
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228. to aged Japanese widow.
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229. They told you? No. No!
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230. Yes. We go with you to meet her,
you apologize, she will cry.
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231. We will edit it for broadcast purposes.
That is the process.
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232. No, you can't come. It's private.
It's... fall back!
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233. There is nothing to worry about.
He is just fighting his urge to kill you.
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234. Dad?
You work in a gas station.
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235. Fuel this thing up,
and fly me back to Texas.
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236. Dang it, Dad.
There's no place I'd rather be,
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237. but we came here
so you could make your peace
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238. with the widow in the wallet.
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239. Not with all them cameras out there.
I needs to say my sorries in private.
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240. How am I going to get past the Japarazzi?
Hank, you gots to help me.
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241. I don't want that poor widow
to think I came over here
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242. just to become a Japanese TV star.
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243. Yeah, so my dad's still on the plane.
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244. He had to use the lavatory
and said he might be a while.
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245. You know, he's old.
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246. Oh... my father also struggles
with the shame of incontinence.
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247. Well, good luck with that.
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248. Hank, I don't remember leaving
a duffel bag on the plane
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249. or even owning a duffel bag.
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250. Hank, can't you keep that
other bag of yours shut, too?
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251. Good God!
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252. That is the biggest Hello Kitty store
I've ever seen.
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253. Look at this architecture.
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254. You can really see
the Japanese influences.
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255. Now, Hank!
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256. - And... now, Hank.
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257. All right, I'll do the handle,
you do the card. Ready?
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258. - Now!
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259. Oh, my...
Good Lord!
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260. They build transistor radios
bigger than this.
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261. Where are we supposed to sleep?
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262. Pull-out sofa. Yes, I called it!
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263. Hank, you can share the bed with me,
as is the local custom.
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264. And Bobby, you can sit at that desk
and sleep like you do at school.
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265. Job well done.
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266. Yeah, but now you can see
how empty the house is.
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267. I have an idea.
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268. Can you zip me up, Hank?
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269. Okay, pound dog. Your job is to pretend
to be just like that dog over there.
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270. But just not so dead.
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271. - Oh, my God, it's a miracle!
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272. Wait, you're getting
each other mixed up, oh!
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273. Dad, I'm here to offer you my services
in finding that woman.
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274. I can at least see over
some fences you can't.
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275. Nah, I'm saving it for tomorrow.
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276. Got to get a good night's sleep
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277. in case apologizing is harder
than I think it'll be.
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278. You know, I'm really proud of you.
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279. It takes a war hero to kill 50 men,
but it takes a gentleman to apologize.
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280. And I couldn't have done it without you...
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281. getting me on the plane,
putting me in that bag
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282. getting me off that plane,
buying me them mints...
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283. Well, thanks... Dad.
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284. I've been wanting to do this
for a long time...
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285. Mr. Hill, valet.
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286. Here is the roses.
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287. My apologies,
I was unable to find brand of cologne.
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288. Here is a map for the address
you requested and pants.
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289. The cologne has displeased you.
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290. - Dad, what's going on here?
- I, uh... pooped myself.
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291. Yeah, that explains
the cologne and the new pants.
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292. Well, what about the flowers and the map?
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293. What the... You dyed your hair?
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294. It's shoe polish. To make me look younger.
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295. Good Lord,
this wallet woman isn't some mystery.
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296. - You slept with her, didn't you?
- A lot.
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297. - Did you even kill her husband?
- Wasn't married.
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298. God, dang it!
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299. She's no widow, and you're no gentleman.
You're a dirty old man.
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300. And to think I almost shook your hand.
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301. He drags us halfway around the world,
so he can go on a wild-skooch hunt?
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302. This is terrible. This is not the story
I sold to The Arlen Bystander
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303. and already wrote on the plane.
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304. - But this story's even better.
- Mm-hmm. Mmm, mm-hmm.
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filled with regret,
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306. not for the 50 he killed,
but for the one he loved.
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307. Yes! I would not be surprised
if they turned this article into a movie.
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308. Hollywood's not going to want
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309. to make a picture about an adulterer.
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310. Hank, no one cheats on his 40-year-old
wife with an 80-year-old ex-girlfriend.
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311. Hank?
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312. Tell that lying bastard I'm not here.
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313. I'm going to go to the sink
and take a shower.
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314. I needs a picture of Hank
and Bobby to bring to Michiko.
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315. Show her what I done with my life.
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316. Hmm, I have lots of pictures of me.
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317. Oh, here's one of Hank and Bobby and me.
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318. This'll do. And I thank you.
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319. Nobody brings photos
of their son on a bootie quest.
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320. And I called him a dirty old man.
I owe him an apology.
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321. Peggy, can you turn your feet sideways?
I can't open the door.
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322. Well, this is it.
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323. The squiggles on the address
the concierge gave us
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325. Ai-yah!
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326. You can do it, Dad.
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327. What if she doesn't remember me?
It's been 50 years.
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328. I think it'd take longer than that
to forget you.
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329. Thanks for coming, Hank.
You're a good son.
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