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2. I got it.
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3. I got it.
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4. Oh, dang it, Bobby
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5. football tryouts are
in two days.
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6. So?
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7. I'll just be running back.
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8. That was your position, right?
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9. They have to give it to me.
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10. Son, you don't get
to be running back
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11. just because your dad was.
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12. We fought a whole war
with England over that.
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13. Maybe you should go out
for center.
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14. It'll allow you
to put your God-given immobility
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15. to good use.
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16. Oy.
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17. Ready, set, hike!
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18. Bobby?
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19. Snap the ball.
Uh
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20. this ball's the only thing
holding me up right now.
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21. I know
what you're going through, Hank.
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22. Joseph doesn't want
to follow in my footsteps
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23. as towel manager.
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24. He wants to be quarterback.
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25. Maybe Bobby could
be towel manager.
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26. I want Bobby to compete
for a spot on the team.
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27. I don't want him just handed it.
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28. Handed it?
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29. Towel tryouts are brutal.
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30. And word down
at the Laundromat is
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31. there's this girl, Kathleen.
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32. She's the one to beat.
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33. Spent the last three summers
folding linens
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34. at Bed, Bath and Beyond.
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35. Well, at least
you'd be part of the team
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36. and you'd get to hear
the coach's pep talk.
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37. Yeah, this might work.
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38. Sounds good to me.
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39. I love towels.
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40. I'll be just like that bear
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41. in the fabric softener
commercial.
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42. Oh.
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43. Nice, Gribble.
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44. I take a lot of baths.
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45. So, I finally got up the guts
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46. to ask Nancy
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47. for a raise in my allowance.
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48. It did not go well.
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49. I did it, Dad.
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50. I'm the new towel manager.
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51. Though I couldn't have
done it without Joseph.
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52. He worked up quite a
sweat making quarterback.
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53. All right.
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54. That's good.
Way to go.
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55. All right, Bobby.
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56. My boy is on a team.
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57. Not a squad, not a club.
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58. A team.
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59. Yeah.
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60. Yeah, yeah!
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61. Dale, what are you cheering for?
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62. Joseph just threw
an interception.
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63. Huh?
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64. Bobby just handed
off the fresh towels
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65. put the dirties in the hamper
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66. and didn't fumble once.
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67. That's the hat trick.
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68. Really?
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69. Well, all right.
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70. Go, Bobby!
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71. Show that hamper who's boss.
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72. Good practice, boys.
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73. Whattaburgers on me.
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74. Hill, you ain't going anywhere
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75. till every jockstrap is
as clean as a surgeon's mask.
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76. Hey, Towel Manager.
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77. Got a little time
for an old running back?
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78. Oh, this stinks.
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79. All I do is get towel-snapped
by the players
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80. and yelled at by Coach.
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81. He yelled at you?
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82. Really? What did he say?
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83. He said, "Hill..."
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84. He knows your name?
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85. Well, that means
you're really part of the team.
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86. Well
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87. looks like you've got some
hard work ahead of you.
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88. Enjoy it,
because you've earned it.
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89. Mm.
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90. Bobby Hill
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91. those roses not squirt water
if that's what you looking for.
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92. They're lovely.
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93. I started growing roses
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94. after the doctor cut off
my Xanax.
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95. Very relaxing
to have total control
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96. of another living thing.
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97. Mind if I try?
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98. Okay, but just one.
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99. Oh, this is kind of nice.
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100. And they smell so much
better than jockstraps.
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101. Hmm, maybe to you.
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102. Bobby
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103. are you sniffing glue
or feeding a wounded bird?
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104. Either way, I will not have it
at my dinner table.
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105. It's a flower
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106. from Mrs. Souphanousinphone's
garden.
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107. Mom, you ever think
about growing roses?
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108. Of course not.
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109. Do you think I want my house
to look like a grave?
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110. Now, hold on here.
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111. I don't want to hear
about any roses
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112. unless we're talking
about the Rose Bowl.
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113. Hey, maybe you could
towel manage that someday.
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114. I'm not sure I...
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115. Good point.
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116. You've got to hone your skills.
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117. The game this week will
be a real test.
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118. It'll be your first time folding
in front of a crowd.
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119. Quick son, show me
what you've got.
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120. Can I help you?
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121. Which one of these sticks is
going to turn into roses?
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122. That one... maybe.
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123. I don't know.
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124. I just got transferred
from fabrics.
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125. It says roses.
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126. Yeah, I told you.
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127. Okay, the tag says
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128. they need food and water
and sun and dirt and love.
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129. Can I substitute
extra love for sun?
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130. I kind of have to hide
these in my bedroom closet.
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131. No way, man.
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132. That'd be going
against the tag unless...
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133. Okay, I know someone
who can help you
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134. but the problem is
that he's at another store
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135. and, like, you're at this store.
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136. I have a bike.
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137. Oh, that changes everything.
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138. Can I help you?
Yes.
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139. Uh, Ricky
at the Mega Lo Mart told me
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140. to see you
about growing stuff indoors.
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141. Don't say anything.
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142. He told me to tell you I'm cool.
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143. He's cool.
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144. So, uh, what kind
of herbage you growing?
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145. They're roses.
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146. Oh. Well, those are legal now.
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147. You can grow them outside.
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148. My dad doesn't like me outside
unless I'm on a football field.
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149. He only wants me to do stuff
that you can win.
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150. You tell your dad
that Lao Tzu said
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151. "The wise stay behind
and go ahead.
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152. They want nothing
and have everything."
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153. Yeah.
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154. Huh?
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155. It means competing
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156. against others is not
the way to happiness.
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157. You want to know more,
check this out.
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158. "Chinese philosophy."
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159. Huh. Is that why
you guys seem so happy?
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160. "One cannot cause growth;
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161. one can only let growth."
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162. Huh.
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163. We're getting skunked.
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164. How is this happening?
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165. Oh, my God.
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166. Where's Bobby?
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167. Blue 32.
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168. Blue 32.
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169. Yikes.
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170. No! He's going the wrong way!
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171. I've seen this before.
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172. It's total towel chaos.
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173. The team needs me!
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174. I'm coming, Joseph!
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175. I'm coming to wipe you!
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176. Bobby!
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177. I don't know
what I'm going to do
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178. when I see him.
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179. I might kill him.
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180. Bobby
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181. if you're going to hide from me
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182. at least have the guts
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183. to do it without a night light.
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184. Hey, Dad.
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185. What's going?
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186. The game!
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187. It was disaster.
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188. There was sweat and mud
everywhere.
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189. Oh, God, the slipping.
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190. The horrible slipping!
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191. You got cut from the team.
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192. Kathleen Barnes is the new
towel manager.
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193. Thanks to you
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194. a girl is doing our team's
laundry.
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195. Now get out of my sight!
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196. This house is going
to be TP'd tonight.
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197. That's a given.
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198. Now, what do you have
to say for yourself?
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199. Well, I guess
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200. towel manager wasn't
in my cosmic path.
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201. I wish Kathleen
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202. all the best of karma.
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203. The best of what?
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204. What were you doing
in that closet?
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205. Nothing.
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206. Sticks
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207. and lights?
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208. Is this some kind
of puppet theater?
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209. They're roses, Dad.
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210. Roses.
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211. I'm trying to teach the boy
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212. how to compete in the real world
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213. build up his confidence a little
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214. and all he wants
to do is sniff flowers.
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215. Oh, Hank
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216. what's the big deal?
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217. Well, now I know
where Bobby gets his
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218. "what's the big deal" attitude.
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219. Well, if it's so
important to you
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220. take him to go see a
rose growing competition.
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221. Rose competition?
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222. Come on, Peggy,
there's no such thing.
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223. Oh, yes, there is.
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224. Minh goes all the time.
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225. It's probably because
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226. she's very unhappy
in her marriage.
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227. So? What, I pretend
it's a sport and...
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228. And he'll pay attention
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229. because it's something he loves.
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230. It's like when I try
to get through to you
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231. I mention propane.
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232. Huh.
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233. Bobby, I've got some good news
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234. but I want you to promise
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235. you're not going to squeal
like a girl.
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236. I've decided
to let you grow your roses.
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237. Ugh.
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238. And the best part is
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239. I'm entering you
into a rose contest.
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240. You get to compete
against the top, uh...
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241. old women, I imagine,
in the county.
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242. Compete?
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243. But Lao Tzu says
the way of the sage is to act
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244. but not to compete.
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245. There... that thing
you just said...
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246. that's what I'm trying to fix.
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247. Son
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248. you've got to try at something
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249. and give it your best shot.
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250. You like flowers?
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251. Well, make us proud
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252. and be the best
damn rose grower in town.
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253. Now, what do you say, tough guy?
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254. Are you ready to grow the hell
out of those roses?
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255. You bet I am!
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256. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Where are you going?
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257. Outside.
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258. Now that you're okay with them,
I might as well
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259. put these thirsty little piggies
in the ground.
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260. Now, where did I put
that floppy gardening hat?
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261. You can't grow them outside.
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262. People will see you
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263. and, uh...
steal your gardening secrets.
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264. You'd better stay in
the closet until you win.
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265. Then you can plant
them in the front yard
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266. and if anybody
gives you any guff
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267. you can show 'em your trophy.
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268. Or sash.
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269. Or sash.
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270. Check out that engine.
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271. It hauls so much ass
I can drive it to work.
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272. Yeah, she's a monster.
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273. Oh, I'll get it.
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274. Yeah, uh, hello ladies.
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275. Uh, I'm here to, um
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276. sign for that, uh,
big rose-off you got going on.
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277. Are you that guy
who just moved in from Portland?
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278. Grew the Madame Plantier
that won Mini Princess of Show?
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279. Well, I understood that one
word, "grew," but I do know
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280. I am not the Mini Princess
of anything.
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281. Why not?
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282. Forgetto prune your side buds?
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283. Here's a sign-up sheet
for the show.
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284. Don't let 'em get to you.
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285. They treat anybody
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286. who wasn't sponsored
by Miracle Gro
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287. lower than fertilizer.
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288. Excuse my language.
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289. Oh, no problem.
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290. So, how many pounds was the rose
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291. that won last year?
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292. Pounds? Is that a joke?
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293. No. I mean, I saw that
pumpkin on the news
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294. they had to carry
out on a forklift.
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295. Bigger is better at
these things, right?
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296. Size is only ten percent
of your score.
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297. There's Form, Color, Substance,
Stem and Foliage
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298. Balance and Proportion.
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299. I'm sorry, I didn't know.
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300. Cultivating roses isn't some
moron hobby like lawn growing.
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301. It's science
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302. and art.
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303. You think you can just
wake up one morning
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304. flip on a pair
of gardening clogs
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305. and play with the big boys?
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306. No, sir.
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307. Hey, no reason to
get excited here.
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308. My wife and I are just trying
to get our son involved
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309. in something easy
to give him a little confidence.
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310. Your son?
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311. A little boy should be
collecting baseball cards
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312. and catching fireflies.
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313. Not spending sleepless nights
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314. trying to urge the perfect
rose bud to blossom.
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315. How dare you steal that boy's
innocence!
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316. Now get out
of this gardening section.
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317. You make me sick.
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318. Am I in? Am I in?
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319. You're in, all right... tiger.
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320. This is so great!
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321. I don't know if it's
the stem massage or my singing
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322. but these babies are really
responding to something.
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323. You think you can
just wake up one morning
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324. flip on a pair
of gardening clogs
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325. and play with the big boys?
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326. Uh... you know, this closet
is bigger than it looks.
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327. Mind if I sit in and help a bit?
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328. You mean it? Sure!
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329. That whoopee cushion
doesn't work
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330. but you can still use it
as a cushion.
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331. Hey, you fixed it!
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332. Wait, am I supposed to cut above
the bud or under the bud?
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333. Well, Lao Tzu would say that you
must let the cut make itself.
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334. Yeah. Uh, I'm going to check the
American Rose Association rule book.
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335. Oh, my god, listen to all these
reasons we can be disqualified.
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336. Misnaming, misclassing,
unlabeled, mislabeled...
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337. stem on stem?
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338. Are we stem on stemming?
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339. Dad, you got to relax.
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340. Roses can pick up on your vibe.
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341. Dang it, Bobby
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342. cut the Benihana talk.
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343. Okay, don't panic.
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344. They can pick up on that, too.
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345. Huh, I guess this must be
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346. some kind of rose-growing store
for kids.
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347. Excuse me, sir.
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348. I need to replace
this grow light.
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349. Is that so, officer?
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350. It's okay, guys.
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351. He's cool.
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352. Aw, come on, man, that lamp
is for high school kids.
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353. Step up to the Phototrons...
they rock.
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354. They'll force your buds
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355. increase your yield
and your potency.
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356. Just call me from outer space
and tell me it ain't true.
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357. Wow, how'd you like to see that
in our closet, Bobby?
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358. Would I?
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359. We're going to grow
the best roses ever!
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360. Okay, this setup will
cost you about two grand.
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361. Two grand?
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362. You got a job, right?
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363. I have a great job.
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364. But still...
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365. Dang it.
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366. No wonder all those other
rose growers have sponsors.
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367. Hey, what would you fellows say
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368. to sponsoring us
in our rose competition?
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369. Whoa, man, competition
ain't really our buzz.
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370. Lao Tzu says: "To be better than
someone is to be worse than all."
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371. Wrap your mind
around that one, dude.
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372. Well, wrap your minds
around this:
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373. We'll wear Stems
'N Seeds T-shirts
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374. and you could put
the roses in those vases.
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375. Come on, fellas
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376. this is important.
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377. You see, our great country...
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378. positive
values like competition.
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379. The American way...
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380. parts and minds...
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381. Texas Propane
and Gas Association
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382. Commissioner Murray Hogarth.
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383. All if Stems 'N Seeds
would just sponsor us.
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384. What do you say, guys?
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385. We need more of this weed
and more of this dude.
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386. We'll do it.
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387. Whoa, whoa, what are you doing?
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388. Sloppy side bud removal
requires penalization.
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389. Here, let me.
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390. All right, Bobby.
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391. Game day is tomorrow.
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392. You're in the single
vase category
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393. so you got to pick
one player to send in.
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394. This one's pretty.
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395. Not according to the book.
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396. If you go by the checklist,
this one's perfect.
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397. But I like how mine's
a little off center.
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398. It's got Wabi-Sabi.
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399. You can't win an argument
by making up words.
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400. Wabi-Sabi is an Eastern
tradition, Dad.
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401. It's celebrating the beauty
in what's flawed...
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402. like the crack
in the Liberty Bell
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403. or the mole
on Cindy Crawford's face.
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404. The Liberty Bell is great
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405. but come on,
if it was in a contest
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406. with a bunch of bells without
cracks, it would lose.
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407. But sometimes
it's the small imperfections
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408. that make you love something
even more.
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409. So what if this rose is a little
too short and a little too wide.
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410. It's got more personality
than those other ones.
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411. Uh-huh.
But we're out to win.
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412. Ah, Morgan, my former student.
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413. Your flower looks like an anus
with a stem.
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414. What do you call it?
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415. Hello, Monroe.
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416. I crossed an Oakington Ruby
with a Dainty Bess.
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417. I call it a Ruby My Dear,
but I might as well call it
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418. "sending you home
crying to your mama."
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419. Yes!
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420. Dude, all these roses
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421. remind me of my mom's tattoo,
but they don't smell like arm.
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422. You'd better let
me do that, son.
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423. Nice, dude, nice.
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424. Okay. I'm just going to give it
a final mist so it'll look
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425. like morning dew is dripping off
its velvet petals.
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426. I must say...
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427. nicely spiraled center.
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428. Hmm, good work, kid.
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429. You hear that, Bobby?
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430. You could win this thing.
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431. Dude, that million
dollars is ours.
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432. There's no cash prize.
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433. It's just for honor, dude.
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434. Dude, that honor is ours.
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435. Dad, why don't we turn it
a little to the side
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436. so this leaf looks like
it's waving to the judge.
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437. Well, all the pictures in the
book are from this angle.
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438. But if it's turned away just
a little, it's more coy
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439. like, "Have we been properly
introduced?"
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440. Here, like this.
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441. Hands off!
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442. You're queering the spiral.
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443. Come on, it's my!
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444. Oh, dang it, Bobby!
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445. It's bruised.
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446. Oh, you tweaked our rose!
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447. Oh, god, I'm going to have
to remove interior petals.
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448. Get me my deckle-edged shears
and my stamp tongs.
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449. Shears down.
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450. Nice stature.
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451. Quite voluptuous
for a floribunda.
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452. Arrow-straight stem,
fine balance and proportion.
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453. What is that?
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454. That?
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455. That's nothing.
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456. You pulled a petal, didn't you?
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457. You pulled an interior petal.
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458. Uh... yes.
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459. Mm...
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460. That's too bad.
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461. Otherwise the rose
is truly flawless.
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462. No, no, wait.
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463. Uh... haven't you ever heard
of that oriental deal that says
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464. that something can be wrong
with something
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465. but it just makes it better?
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466. Yeah, dude, Wabi-Sabi.
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467. Right. That.
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468. It's like that model with
the wart on her face.
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470. Mm...
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471. Sorry, it's flawed. You lose.
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472. You're a loser.
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473. Which means I'm a loser,
which means my dad was right.
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474. You blew it, man!
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475. Oh, I wish I had
my Tibetan prayer beads.
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476. I'd hog-tie you
and leave you to rot.
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477. But what about Lao Tzu?
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478. Lao Tzu lived in a hut
and ate straw.
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479. And Queen of Show to...
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480. Ruby My Dear.
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481. Dad, no!
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482. Don't bury my roses!
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483. It was my fault, not theirs.
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484. I'm planting them, Bobby.
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485. But I didn't win.
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486. Well, that's okay.
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487. The Cowboys don't win every
year, but I'm still a big fan
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488. and they have gun
and drug problems.
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489. I was thinking about it
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490. and my singing didn't really
help the roses.
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491. My voice just isn't that good.
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492. But check this out.
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493. Uh... son?
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494. Yeah, Dad?
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495. You've got a lot
of Wabi-Sabi.
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496. Ripped By mstoll
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497. We need more of this
weed and more of this dude.
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