1. You know the kind of guy
who does nothing but bad things
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2. and then wonders why his life sucks?
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3. Well, that was me.
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4. Every time something good happened to me,
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5. something bad was always
waiting around the corner...
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6. karma.
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7. That's when I realized I had to change.
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8. So I made a list of everything
bad I've ever done,
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9. and one by one I'm going
to make up for all my mistakes.
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10. I'm just trying to be a better person.
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11. It was nice to see Joy
so happy to be with her kids,
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12. but that's because they were
leaving her alone for a week—
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13. going with Crab Man to stay at his mom's.
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14. Thank you, babies.
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15. You boys leaving for a whole week
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16. is the best Mother's Day
gift a mom could ask for.
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17. Here's some extra spending money.
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18. Can you empty it out now?
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19. I need the jar for Mr. Turtle,
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20. so I don't have to buy him
a seat on the bus.
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21. Oh, yeah.
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22. Here you go.
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23. Bye, boys.
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24. We promise not to call, Mommy.
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25. I wouldn't even answer it if you did.
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26. of a great Mother's day
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27. was having a week of not being a mother.
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28. And who could blame her? Being
a mom is hard.
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29. Who the hell thinks it's all right
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30. to put Mr. Turtle in the toilet?
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31. Who the hell thinks it's okay
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32. to paint a peanut butter
and jelly mural on my wall?
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33. Who the hell...
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34. Damn it! Who keeps putting
Mr. Turtle in the toilet?
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35. I didn't know
it was Mother's Day tomorrow.
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36. Earl, did you?
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37. No. I forgot.
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38. You going to do something
for your mom, Catalina?
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39. My mother is dead.
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40. I'm sorry.
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41. Oh, it's okay.
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42. It was either her or me.
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43. I felt bad we forgot about Mother's Day
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44. 'cause this wasn't the first
time we had to scramble
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45. at the last minute to get her a gift.
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46. Back when we were kids,
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47. all we had to do was
wait for someone smaller,
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48. weaker
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49. and more prepared for Mother's Day.
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50. We knew we'd find something good
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51. 'cause Kenny's backpack was the same place
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52. we did our Christmas shopping.
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53. Oh, did you wrap this?
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54. It's so pretty,
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55. I hate to tear it up.
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56. We could save that for another day.
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57. Oh, my, oh, Carl,
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58. look what the boys made!
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59. This is a little coupon book.
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60. "Clean the house for Mom."
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61. "Do the dishes for Mom."
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62. "Breakfast in bed for Mom."
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63. Oh, you know, I'm going
to use this one right now.
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64. I like marmalade on my toast.
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65. Stolen coupons
sure made Mom happy...
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66. until she realized we'd never
let her cash any of them in.
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67. Those little jerks
aren't coming back, are they?
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68. Nope.
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69. What are you doing?
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70. I'm putting Mom on the list.
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71. Can I write this one, Earl?
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72. I want to practice cursive again.
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73. If you do something for your mom,
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74. won't you have to see your dad?
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75. I thought he hates you.
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76. He does, but I won't have
to deal with Dad.
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77. Tomorrow's all about Mom.
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78. Meanwhile, Joy was preparing
to enjoy her Mother's Day.
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79. Here. Just keep bringing me drinks,
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80. but make sure I have enough money
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81. to grab myself a Kit Kat
and a chalupa on the way home.
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82. The next morning, we snuck
into my parent's house
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83. to surprise Mom with a Mother's
Day breakfast in bed.
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84. Shh!
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85. What we didn't know at the time was,
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86. my parents heard someone breaking in,
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87. and Dad was trying to remember
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88. the combination to his gun safe.
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89. Try your birthday again.
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90. I already tried my birthday, Kay.
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91. When is our anniversary?
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92. You don't know our anniversary?
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93. You know, this is exactly
what I meant the other day
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94. when I was talking about
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95. how you live in this little Carl bubble,
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96. and the rest of the world is just...
Now, Kay? Really?
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97. We're gonna do this now?
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98. May 3.
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99. Nope. When is your birthday?
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100. I can't wait to see her face.
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101. Happy Mot...
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102. Hey, Randy.
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103. Hey, Dad.
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104. After we explained
we were there to give Mom
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105. a good Mother's Day, she was thrilled.
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106. Look what I found.
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107. I can't believe you still have this.
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108. These coupons are like 20 years old.
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109. "Participate in
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110. Hands Across America with Mom."
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111. And so we spent the day doing
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112. what we should have done a long time ago—
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113. let Mom cash in all her coupons,
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114. like plant flowers with Mom.
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115. Hey, look, Earl, somebody buried
a pair of shoes.
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116. Randy, hold on.
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117. Yuck! It's a cat skeleton.
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118. I should name it Crackers after our cat
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119. that used to sleep in the street.
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120. Take a portrait with Mom.
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121. And we even did the coupons
that seemed a little strange
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122. now that we were adults,
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123. like "take a bath without being asked."
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124. This is fun, Earl.
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125. I miss being a kid.
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126. You sure there's not room in there
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127. for both of us if you just kind of move...
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128. I'm sure, Randy.
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129. Our day was going great,
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130. and so far, I had managed
to avoid dealing with Dad—
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131. until Mom cashed in her
"watch home movies" coupon.
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132. Hey, it's that ramp you built
for our bikes.
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133. Out of the leaf
from my mahogany dining table.
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134. Aw...
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135. Oh, look, Thanksgiving!
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136. I should have gotten a smaller bird.
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137. Look, there's that old car
that you bought!
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138. Look at me smiling.
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139. I had absolutely no idea
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140. my 11-year-old son would drive
that car into the lake
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141. only two months later.
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142. Watching these movies,
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143. it just amazes me
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144. how you always had a way
of ruining everything.
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145. Dad, I didn't ruin everything, okay?
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146. And that was the end of our home movies.
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147. Come on, Dad.
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148. We're just trying to
have a good time here.
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149. I'm sorry, Mom.
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150. I wanted this to be a perfect day.
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151. I just, I just wish
you two could get along.
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152. You know what you should do?
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153. You should do something
on that list for your father.
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154. Yeah, I... Mom, I've tried that...
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155. Well, try again.
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156. You know what?
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157. I've got one coupon left, Earl.
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158. And it says,
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159. "Mother's Choice,"
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160. which means that I get to pick
whatever I want,
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161. and I want you to do something
for your dad.
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162. Mom, Dad hates me.
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163. Oh, hate's a strong word.
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164. Kay, I remembered the combination.
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165. 3, 14, 89.
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166. It's the day Earl moved out.
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167. How about #42:
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168. "Cut holes in all of Dad's
shirts to show his nipples"?
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169. Nah. His nipples have drooped
down like six inches,
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170. so that one kind of crosses itself off.
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171. Now I wait.
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172. How long do you have to wait?
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173. Not long.
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174. All right, we gotta do
one of these. I promised Mom.
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175. How about #108: "Lost Dad's Mustang"?
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176. He was pretty mad when he saw it
in that home movie today.
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177. Maybe I should do that one.
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178. But that car didn't have
to be dragged out of a lake
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179. like I'd told my dad all those years ago.
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180. I'd lost it another way.
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181. Is that thing fast?
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182. You bet your ass it's fast.
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183. Fastest car in Camden County.
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184. I bet my dad's Mustang is faster.
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185. We'd never seen him drive it,
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186. but he says it's really fast.
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187. Yeah, little man?
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188. You want to put your money
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189. where your little mouth is?
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190. Huh? Race for pink slips?
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191. Huh?
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192. Huh? You scared?
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193. You'd better be, 'cause I'm Billy Reed.
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194. Do you know how many girls
I've had sex with?
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195. Four.
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196. That was the day I learned
I had trouble backing down
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197. from a challenge.
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198. Come on, Randy. Let's go get Dad's car.
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199. I'll see you at the drag strip, Peewee.
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200. ED: Who was the fourth girl?
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201. I counted Trisha twice
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202. 'cause I got her with and
without her back brace on.
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203. Less than an hour later,
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204. I was about to have
my first drag race ever.
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205. Jackie! Kick his ass, brother!
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206. You shouldn't smoke.
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207. We watched a cartoon at school
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208. where an owl told us
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209. it was really bad for you.
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210. It killed the owl's father
at the end of the cartoon.
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211. Do I look like a damn owl to you?
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212. Okay, Patty, we're ready!
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213. You ready, Peewee?
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214. Let's do this.
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215. As fast as that Mustang might have been,
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216. it didn't change the fact
that at 11 years old,
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217. I didn't know
how to get out of first gear.
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218. At the time the thought
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219. of my dad confronting Billy
was humiliating,
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220. so I lied and told him
I drove his car into a lake,
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221. but now it was time to get it back.
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222. Earl Hickey!
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223. All growed up!
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224. Yeah, listen, I need to get
that Mustang back.
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225. How much you want for it?
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226. What... I don't sell cars, I race 'em.
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227. We race 'em! Whoo!
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228. Jacki... Jackie.
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229. That's just how that owl's
dad coughed in the cartoon
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230. before he fell out of the
air and broke his neck.
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231. He's lucky he's not flying.
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232. That's a sweet El Camino you rode up in.
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233. You want that Mustang back,
I'll give you a rematch.
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234. The 'Stang versus your Camino,
mano why mano.
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235. I don't want to race, Billy.
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236. Besides, the Mustang looks like
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237. it hasn't even been started in years.
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238. Hey, Earl,
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239. there's a long, skinny dog
lying down in the backseat.
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240. Oh, wait, he's standing up—
he just doesn't have any legs.
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241. Maybe it's a snake.
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242. Do snakes have hair?
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243. They do when they're ferrets.
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244. You scared?
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245. Is that it, growed up Earl?
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246. You scared I'll take
another car off you? Huh?
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247. You scared?
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248. You should be— 'cause I'm Billy Reed.
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249. Do you know how many girls
I've had sex with?
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250. Five.
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251. Randy, get in the car.
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252. We'll see you at the drag strip.
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253. Ed,
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254. put the tires on the
Mustang, get that hairy
snake out of the backseat—
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255. we got ourselves a race.
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256. Less than an hour later,
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257. I was about to have
my second drag race ever.
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258. And with their kids still out of town,
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259. Joy hadn't stopped partying.
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260. Hey, dummy.
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261. Heard y'all was out here racing.
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262. so I fit it into my
Mother's Day Week schedule.
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263. This is so the
police don't know I'm out here drinking.
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264. Let's do this!
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265. And although the cars
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266. had a lot of miles on 'em by now,
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267. Patty had even more.
All right, let's get this show
on the road!
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268. I got an appointment with a guy
who likes to suck on my feet!
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269. First car to pass the blue mailbox wins.
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270. Let's do this! ED: Whoo, Jackie!
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271. Whoo... Jackie.
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272. We were neck and neck until we
got both cars up to about 30.
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273. Then they quit on us.
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274. Ed!
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275. Get out here and push!
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276. Go, Ed, go!
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277. Randy, come on and push!
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278. Come on!
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279. So the race turned out to be
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280. less about horsepower
and more about brother power.
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281. Come on, Randy, you can do it!
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282. Come on, Ed!
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283. Push!
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284. You got it, Randy! We're almost there!
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285. I told you to give up them cigarettes, Ed!
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286. And I had more brother power.
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287. We did it, Randy!
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288. Yeah, Randy!
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289. I won, Billy!
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290. The car is mine.
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291. Fine, you get the car—
but it was a close race,
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292. I still got my dignity.
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293. Hey, Billy!
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294. Is it okay if I cancel your
appointment to suck my feet?
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295. I'm just not feeling it anymore.
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296. Are you okay?
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297. After over 20 years of lying to my dad
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298. about what happened to his car,
it was time
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299. to tell him the truth.
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300. It's not Mother's Day anymore, Earl.
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301. Come back next year.
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302. No, w-wait, Dad!
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303. I-I'm here for you. Look.
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304. I didn't lose your car in the lake.
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305. I lost it in a race,
but I just won it back,
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306. so now I can cross you
off my list like Mom wanted.
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307. My car? Yeah, your Mustang.
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308. Idiot. That car wasn't for me.
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309. That was going to be your car
when you turned 16.
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310. What?
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311. Yep. So I guess I'm not the one
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312. who should be on that list.
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313. Lost my own car
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314. because I'm an idiot.
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315. I can't believe I lost my own car.
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316. Hey, look at this one— number 67.
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317. "Ran over Crackers."
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318. Hey, what kind of crackers
did you run over?
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319. Saltines? I bet it made a crunchy sound.
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320. Finding out the car I lost
was supposed to be for me
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321. put me in a situation
I had never faced before.
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322. I'm on my own list— what the hell am I
supposed to do about this?
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323. Can't you just forgive yourself
and cross it off?
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324. I don't want to forgive myself, Randy.
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325. I mean, my life
would've been a lot better.
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326. if I had that Mustang.
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327. I wouldn't have lost
my virginity in a public bus.
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328. And I wouldn't have had to watch.
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329. Hey, dummies.
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330. What are you guys probably
just sitting and saying
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331. stupid stuff and doing stupid stuff?
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332. I'm gonna fix up that car.
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333. Really? Yeah. Why shouldn't I?
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334. Everybody else on the list
makes me do something for them.
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335. Why should I be any different?
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336. I'm gonna pay myself back.
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337. Come on, Randy.
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338. Hey, hold on.
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339. I'm gonna come, too.
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340. Hold on.
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341. Maybe you should drive her home.
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342. I don't know, she might be okay.
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343. Damn it! Who threw that drink at me?
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344. I'll drive her home.
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345. So, while Randy got Joy home safe,
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346. I went to my parents' house
to fix up the car
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347. that should've been mine
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348. 20 years ago.
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349. What the hell are you doing?
Mom said I could fix the car here.
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350. I can't work on a car at the motel.
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351. Every time you slide under,
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352. somebody tries to steal your shoes.
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353. I told you, I don't want the car.
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354. I'm not doing this for you, Dad.
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355. I-I lost myself a car, I owe myself a car.
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356. I'm doing this for me.
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357. Yeah, well, fixing a car is a lot of work.
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358. So let me know when you give up
and I'll call the junkyard.
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359. It was gonna be hard work.
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360. But this was the list,
so quitting wasn't an option.
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361. See? I told you I drove just fine.
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362. Oh, I drove— you were steering
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363. with a paper plate in the passenger seat,
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364. but you did get a couple
of the turns right.
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365. Randy, do you want
to spend the night tonight?
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366. It was an odd request.
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367. Randy had never thought
of Joy in that way.
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368. I'm lonely, Randy.
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369. I don't think I can go a whole week.
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370. Randy gave her what she needed.
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371. And much to Randy's surprise,
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372. the next morning when Joy was sober,
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373. she was hungry for more.
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374. So much more that they didn't even notice
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375. when Darnell and the kids came home early.
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376. Joy?
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377. Hey, boys!
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378. Welcome home!
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379. Cool! A sheet fort!
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380. Cool!
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381. You see, what Joy
couldn't go a week without Well, get in!
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382. was her kids.
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383. Randy playing with that
toy plane made her realize
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384. how much she missed being a mom.
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385. How much she missed
someone innocent around
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386. to liven up the house.
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387. Someone who needed her
to take care of him.
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388. Someone to have fun with.
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389. Because no matter how far
she sent her boys away,
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390. she was still a mom—
there was no forgetting it,
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391. and she didn't want to.
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392. And the next morning,
I was still making headway
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393. on the Mustang.
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394. At least I thought I was.
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395. You're putting a 1970 carburetor in a '65?
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396. It'll fit. Well, sure it'll fit.
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397. That size four dress'll
fit your mother, but I
wouldn't take her out in it.
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398. That's a matching numbers car there.
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399. Well, it's gonna have to work,
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400. 'cause it's all I have.
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401. Where's this from?
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402. 1965. Just put it on there.
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403. Go on.
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404. That's it, that's it. Easy.
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405. No, no, no, no, you got
to hold it down even so you don't cross
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406. the threads.
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407. Now, go to the cabinet,
get the throttle plate.
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408. We're gonna need that next.
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409. Well, go on.
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410. You know what a throttle plate
looks like, don't you?
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411. When I saw all those Mustang parts
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412. my father bought over 20 years ago,
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413. I realized this wasn't just the car
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414. my dad had planned on giving me,
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415. it was the car he had planned
on us rebuilding together.
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416. So that's what we did.
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417. Over the next couple of days,
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418. we got talking less about car parts
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419. and more about other things.
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420. So I was supposed to be named Carl?
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421. Yep. After me.
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422. But on your birth certificate,
I've always sucked at cursive,
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423. so I put an extra loop on the "C,"
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424. so the "C" looked like
an "E," and here you are— Earl Hickey.
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425. And before I knew it,
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426. I was having something with my dad
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427. I never had before: a conversation.
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428. And we kept on having 'em
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429. for the next two weeks
until the car was finished.
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430. Looks great, huh?
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431. It sure does.
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432. And then it came to me—
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433. what I had cheated myself
out of all those years ago
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434. wasn't a car.
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435. It was a chance to have some
quality time with my dad.
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436. And now that I got that, I
could cross myself off my list.
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437. Well, here you go.
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438. Now, the paint's not totally dry,
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439. so don't let Randy slide
across the hood like he always wants to.
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440. Hmm...
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441. Maybe I should just keep it here.
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442. Here? Why would you want to do that?
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443. Well, the motel's no place
to store a nice car like this.
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444. Plus, you'd get to drive it, too.
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445. Let's go take it for a ride.
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446. was an unselfish act.
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447. But I wasn't doing it for him.
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448. That car was the first good memory
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449. my dad and I had together, and...
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450. I didn't want him to forget it.
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451. Somebody put a damn
snake-dog back here!
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