1. See, Dale, I'm a man of my word.
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"Nothing Happened. Again."
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around 9:00 p.m. last night…"
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he's in a lot of hot water.
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126. "Only that he was as slim and white
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140. Genius.
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141. See? That's why I'm out here,
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146. Yup.
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- Hey, Dad.
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166. Welcome to Attaché.
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172. Hey! You can't do that in here!
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175. Go ahead.
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176. Sick your storm-troopers on me.
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180. I am the Smoking Bandit!
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- Oh, yeah.
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188. Yup.
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194. He's the Rosa Parks of nicotine.
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faster than French people.
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The Smoking Bandit struck again.
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236. Manners!
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261. Dude, you're missing the message.
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like, like homework,
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that I'm a dork.
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318. Oh, I started some fresh ice,
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of coming out here
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should let the Bandit go.
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anything this asinine again
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444. Yeah, one wrong sneeze
and the whole joint goes up.
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be there tomorrow, kids.
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- Sure, Dad.
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Millicent "Millie"
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