1. In a city of perfect people,
no one was more perfect than Brooke.
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2. She was an interior designer
who only dated A-list guys.
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3. For Brooke, every Saturday night
was like the senior prom.
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4. When she got married,
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5. we were dying to see
which one had made the cut.
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6. Was I the only one
who remembered that Brooke
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7. once described this man as more
boring than exposed brick?
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8. It was your average $100,000 wedding.
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9. Investment bankers
and the women who hate them,
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10. classmates from Steiner,
Dalton and Brown.
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11. And us.
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12. We looked like
The Witches Of Eastwick.
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13. A wedding this size
always has two singles tables.
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14. We were at the other one.
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15. Hello.
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16. Hi, I'm Bernie Turtletaub,
friend of the groom.
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17. It was the Turtle. A Manhattan legend,
known for two things -
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18. good investments and bad breath.
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19. My feet are killing me.
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20. - Here, sit down.
- This outfit only works if I'm standing.
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21. I think it works either way.
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22. You know,
I think I'm at that table over there.
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23. Your friend is gorgeous.
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24. What do I have to do
to get to know her better?
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25. Do you think the pears
in this tart are Bosc or Bartlett?
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26. Who cares?
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27. Two hours later, we were bored.
Supplies were dwindling,
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28. and one of our passengers
had jumped ship.
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29. Are we going to stick around
and catch the bouquet?
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30. That is so not going to happen.
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31. Bosc, they've got to be Bosc.
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32. Can you believe I finally did it?
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33. You're next!
Bill's got some great single friends.
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34. It's always better to marry someone
who loves you more than you love them.
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35. People are always telling me things
I don't want to hear.
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36. But this one crossed the line.
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37. - Hey, did I wake you?
- Not at all.
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38. Question - why do people get married
if they're not in love?
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39. I don't know. Companionship, guilt...
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40. political asylum?
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41. Why did you get married?
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42. - I was a fool in love.
- That's so sweet.
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43. - And then I was a fool in divorce court.
- Yeah, and now you're just a fool.
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44. Exactly. Which is why
I'm never getting married again.
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45. Suddenly, I had to
concentrate on breathing.
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46. - Are you in bed with someone?
- No, are you?
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47. Just three slices of wedding cake.
Are you jealous?
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48. That depends.
What are your plans for the frosting?
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49. - Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
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50. I hung up the phone, wondering,
could I date a man who would never marry?
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51. Wow! A guy who doesn't
want to get married! Film at 11!
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52. - Don't tell me you're surprised.
- You know who wants to get married?
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53. - Men who miss their mommies.
- Maybe this wasn't my target audience.
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54. Am I the only one
who thinks this is a major bummer?
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55. What if you spend five years with him,
and have nothing to show for it?
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56. I wasn't thinking about marriage till he said
I couldn't. Now it's all I can think about!
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57. Just be cool, you don't care.
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58. Then he'll wonder why you don't
and realise he does.
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59. - Then it's another ball game.
- So in your world, it's always sixth grade?
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60. I think that a relationship has to be
based on honesty and communication
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61. if it has any chance of succeeding.
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62. If you were 25, that would be adorable,
but you're 32 now, so that's just stupid.
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63. I can't just ignore it, can I?
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64. What's the big deal?
In 50 years, men will be obsolete anyway.
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65. Already you can't talk to them,
you don't need them to have kids,
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66. you don't even need them for sex anymore,
as I've just very pleasantly discovered.
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67. Sounds like
somebody just got their first vibrator?
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68. Not first, ultimate.
And I think I'm in love.
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69. Please, stop! This is so sad.
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70. I'm not going to replace a man
with some battery-operated device.
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71. But you haven't met "the rabbit".
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72. If you're going to get a vibrator,
at least get one called "the horse".
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73. A vibrator does not call
you on your birthday.
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74. A vibrator doesn't send you flowers.
You can't take it to meet your mother.
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75. I know where my next orgasm is coming
from. Who here can say as much?
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76. That night, Samantha went on a date
with a flesh and blood man,
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77. while the three of us
sought furrier companionship.
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78. Ladies, I'd like you to meet the rabbit.
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79. $92?
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80. Please, think about
the money we spend on shoes.
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81. I have no intention of using that.
I'm saving sex for someone I love.
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82. Fantastic, is there a man in the picture?
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83. Look. It's so cute.
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84. I thought it'd be scary and weird,
but it isn't, it's pink for girls!
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85. And, look, the little bunny
has a face like Peter Rabbit.
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86. Yeah, and it's even got a remote.
How lazy do you have to be?
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87. Later that night back at the briar patch...
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88. Wow.
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89. Hello.
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90. You're not going to believe
the evening I've had.
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91. - Are you listening to me?
- Yeah.
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92. Jerry, who Samantha
met at Brooke's wedding,
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93. took her to Lava,
New York's restaurant du jour.
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94. From the moment
I saw you at that wedding,
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95. I knew we'd be having
dinner together.
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96. Well, aren't you cocky?
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97. I'm the kind of guy, I see something,
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98. I like it, I go after it.
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99. You sound like my kind of guy.
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100. Hold that thought, I'll be right back.
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101. 10 minutes and a couple
of cocktails later...
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102. Where the hell is he?
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103. Excuse me.
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104. He obviously had seen
something else he liked and gone after it.
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105. Then, just when she thought
her evening couldn't get any worse...
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106. Samantha?
Hey, Samantha!
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107. It's me, Bernie Turtletaub from the wedding.
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108. - Oh, right.
- Are you here all by yourself?
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109. - Well, sort of, I'm...
- Sit down, join me!
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110. God, you look great!
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111. What Samantha needed now more than
anything was a compliment from anyone.
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112. I can't believe the synchronicity.
I was just thinking about you!
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113. So, do you like this shirt?
My ex-girlfriend picked it for me.
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114. Honey, no offence, but your breath...
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115. I know. It's these Chinese herbs I'm taking.
For longer life.
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116. Well, with breath like that
you're gonna live a very long life, alone.
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117. I killed the last woman
who talked to me like that.
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118. Samantha was impressed.
The Turtle had attempted a joke.
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119. Once we get the breath under control,
I'm taking him shopping.
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120. He's a cute little fixer-upper.
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121. Sweetheart, he's a man, not a brownstone.
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122. Honey, when I'm through with him,
he'll be Gracie Mansion!
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123. Samantha and the Turtle?
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124. But then again, I'm dating
a man who will never get married,
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125. and Miranda is having a relationship with
something that comes in a box from Japan.
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126. In a city of great expectations,
is it time to settle for what you can get?
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127. I needed some answers.
Later that week I met Brooke.
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128. Just back from her honeymoon, she was
pre-occupied with marriage business.
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129. I'd like to return these. Is there any way you
can melt them down into one decent gift?
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130. His friends.
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131. So, how is it being married?
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132. It's fabulous,
like an enormous weight has been lifted.
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133. - And that's a good thing?
- What's that supposed to mean?
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134. It just means,
you're happy, with Allen, right?
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135. - Yes, I'm happy.
- Well, then I'm happy for you.
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136. Listen, I hope
I didn't give you the wrong idea.
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137. I think Allen's great. I just...
I mean, he's incredibly successful...
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138. We all think we're Carolyn Bessette.
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139. Then one day and we're happy just
to have some guy who can play Frisbee.
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140. - Look who's here. Hey, you two!
- What a small world!
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141. I couldn't believe it.
It was the Turtle, wearing Helmut Lang.
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142. - Wow, he looks great.
- Doesn't he?
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143. - Oh, he twirls.
- What do you think?
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144. - Fabulous!
- He's like a whole new person.
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145. - Don't I have a three o'clock?
- I'm taking him to Bliss for a facial.
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146. - See you later.
- Bye.
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147. Oh, I have to run, too. I'll call you.
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148. Smart girl. She seems happy.
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149. Samantha left with the Turtle.
Brooke left with a better gift,
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150. and I left wondering
if everyone in Manhattan was settling.
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151. My Zen teacher once told me that there
was nothing like yoga to quiet a busy mind.
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152. Just as I had reached
the moment of no thought...
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153. - I think I broke my vagina.
- Ooh, sorry, am I pulling too hard?
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154. No, metaphorically I mean, with the rabbit.
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155. You've been using it?
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156. Yes. I'm scared if I keep using it,
I won't enjoy sex with a man again.
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157. Why?
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158. Well, have you ever
been with a man, and he's doing everything
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159. and it feels good
but somehow you just can't manage to...
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160. - Come?
- Yeah!
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161. Well, it's weird cause with the rabbit,
it's like every time, boom!
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162. And one time,
I came for five minutes.
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163. Charlotte honey, it's not illegal.
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164. Yeah, well, no man ever did that.
I mean I'm scared, what am I gonna do?
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165. Well, you could still
enjoy sex with a man and the rabbit.
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166. No, I'm done with it. That's it.
I'm never going to touch that thing again.
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167. Oh, I've got to cancel
on the ballet tonight.
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168. - Why?
- I'm, expecting a...
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169. a phone call.
A long distance phone call. Transatlantic.
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170. Charlotte could never tell a decent lie.
I knew an addict when I saw one.
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171. God I love Sleeping Beauty!
The music, the sets, the costumes!
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172. - It's so romantic!
- You like it cos she sleeps for 100 years
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173. and she doesn't age!
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174. I invited Stanford to the ballet.
I knew he was available.
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175. Hey, Stanford, cute, huh?
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176. I've had it with the whole gay scene.
It's so competitive.
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177. You won't believe
what happened to me last week...
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178. Evidently Stanford,
tired of bars and blind dates,
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179. decided to place a personal ad.
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180. He scheduled a rendezvous with the only
respondent on a cold, Sunday afternoon.
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181. 20 minutes and three false alarms later,
Stanford was ready to call it quits.
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182. - Stanford?
- Yes.
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183. Sorry, this is not gonna happen.
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184. It's so brutal out there.
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185. Even guys like me don't want guys like me.
I just don't have that gay look.
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186. I don't know, you look pretty gay to me.
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187. - Come on, maybe it's just a phase.
- Puberty is a phase.
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188. 15 years of rejection is a lifestyle.
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189. Sometimes I think I should just
marry a woman and get all the money.
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190. What is there, a cash prize?
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191. Yeah, my grandmother gives
everyone in the family their inheritance
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192. when they get married.
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193. - She doesn't know you're gay?
- She doesn't believe in gay.
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194. Really? Big doesn't believe in marriage.
Maybe you should propose to me
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195. - and we'll all live happily ever after.
- You really do want it all.
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196. - I don't know. Maybe nobody gets it all.
- Though, you do have a point.
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197. We're best friends,
we make each other laugh...
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198. - We both sleep with men!
- You know, this is not a bad idea at all.
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199. - Well, actually, I was kidding.
- I'm not, think about it.
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200. Who else would keep you in expensive
shoes and encourage you to cheat?
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201. Now you're talking!
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202. Friday night at the ballet with a man
who shared my passion for men in tights.
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203. Saturday afternoon in bed with a man
who shared my passion for passion.
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204. Maybe there was such a thing
as having it all.
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205. - What's that smile about?
- I got a marriage proposal last night.
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206. Really? From whom?
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207. A very handsome, witty, young man
about to come into his inheritance.
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208. Oh, I see. Anyone I know?
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209. Actually his name is Stanford,
Stanford Blatch.
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210. - I thought he was gay.
- He is.
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211. Should make for an interesting column.
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212. What are you going
to do about sex?
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213. I have you.
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214. I guess you've got it
all figured out, Mrs Blatch.
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215. The more he mocked me,
the more convinced I became
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216. that the idea was genius.
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217. That night, Miranda and I planned to join
Charlotte for a gallery opening when...
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218. - Hello.
- Carrie, it's Charlotte.
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219. I'm really sorry
but I'm going to have to cancel.
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220. Yeah, I'm totally wiped out.
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221. Wiped out?
That was Charlotte speak for,
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222. "I'm spending the night
with my vibrator."
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223. But you guys have fun, though.
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224. There was only one thing to do -
a rabbit intervention.
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225. Come on, let's go.
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226. OK, where is it?
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227. - What are you talking about?
- The rabbit, Charlotte, give us the rabbit.
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228. Hey, it's a vibrator,
it's not like it's crack.
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229. Charlotte, you hid the rabbit
behind a stuffed rabbit!
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230. That is so you.
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231. You guys have a lot of nerve
coming in here. You made me get it.
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232. I thought you could handle it.
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233. It's no big deal. I'd rather stay home
with the rabbit than go and deal with men.
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234. All right, you're right.
I'll go get dressed.
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235. With a little help from her friends,
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236. Charlotte decided
that she wasn't going to settle for herself.
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237. While Samantha was doing
everything in her power to remake the Turtle
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238. into a man she could fall in love with.
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239. - How's your dinner?
- Questionable.
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240. I can't figure out whether the mushrooms
in this sauce are shiitake or chanterelle.
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241. Definitely not porcini.
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242. Maybe they're wood ear.
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243. Maybe it doesn't matter.
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244. My God, they're trompettes!
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245. It was then that Samantha realised
that even with all her effort,
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246. he was still just the Turtle in black.
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247. You know, I'm not feeling very well.
I think I'll have to send myself home.
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248. I'll call you.
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249. Excuse me.
Do you like this shirt?
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250. My ex-girlfriend picked it.
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251. After 12 phone calls and three emails,
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252. Stanford badgered me
into at least meeting his grandmother.
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253. - I love that suit you're wearing.
- Designed by Coco Chanel herself.
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254. - Seriously?
- Grandmother's had that suit for 40 years.
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255. It still fits.
It never goes out of style.
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256. I have it in blue, black, pink...
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257. - And eggshell!
- Exactly.
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258. - Stanford tells me you're a writer.
- Yes, I have a column in The Star.
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259. I was a career woman
many, many yearS ago.
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260. But I gave it up to have children.
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261. Oh, wow! Is this you?
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262. Not a bad looking girl. Don't you think?
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263. Doesn't she look exactly like
Deborah Kerr in An Affair To Remember?
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264. She does.
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265. Oh, my god! This has to be Stanford.
You're the same person.
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266. OK, that's enough.
Oh, come on, this is fun.
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267. I had no idea you had
such a big family.
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268. And how about you, honey?
Do you want a family?
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269. As I looked around at all the memorabilia
and family photographs,
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270. the faces of brides and grooms,
children and grandchildren,
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271. I realised...
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272. Yes, I do.
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273. Stanny, be a dear. Go in the kitchen
and get me some matches.
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274. Of course.
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275. I love my Stanford. He's a very sweet boy,
but, you know, he is a fruit.
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276. I realised then that the only inheritance
Stanford would get from his grandmother
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277. was her collection of Chanel suits.
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278. Salt... Yeah.
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279. That night at dinner, I knew
I would have to break the news to Mr Big.
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280. - What do you think?
- Look, I do want to get married someday.
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281. Maybe not today but...
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282. I can't date somebody that won't.
You know, what's the point?
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283. Definitely too much salt.
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284. I mean, it's all in the timing.
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285. You gotta brown the garlic
before you put in the onions,
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287. I thought we were having fun.
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288. It's bitter, but it definitely has possibilities.
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289. You got a little bit of sauce on your...
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290. My Zen teacher also said
the only way to true happiness
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291. is to live in the moment
and not worry about the future.
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