1. I Googled "fun"
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opening a restaurant
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zero amusement or enjoyment.
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I-I-I'm trying to
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any sort of excitement
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or enjoyment, uh,
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my family meant to ruin it
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you know.
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they did it on purpose.
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they try too hard.
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or they'd make promises
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to breathe sometimes.
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that the sky is not falling,
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there is no other shoe,
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another shoe.
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I think, um...
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maybe if I could provide
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or-or enjoyment for myself,
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to provide for others, you know.
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I'm happy to be here.
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the neighborhood diner
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the past seven decades
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made the announcement
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closing permanently.
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could always count on...
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employees that have
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for decades,
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as a devastating...
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of restaurants suck at?
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I have to answer that question?
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- Of course.
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something crazy?
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Marcus somewhere?
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that's, uh, smart.
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- Yeah. But, um, how's his mom?
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I don't know.
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68. Yeah.
Yeah, I got spots there.
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71. Yeah, I marinated the radicchio,
burned grapefruit,
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of chili in there.
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Alright.
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Mm-mm-mm. Mm-mm.
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- Mm-mm.
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- Fuck me.
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- I mean, it's not okay
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we're doing this, alright?
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make a suggestion.
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No.
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an hour to clean this up,
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it was almost perfect.
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Mm-hmm.
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No, that's okay.
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by the way?
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- Yeah?
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she got stuck on a Zoom.
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117. Do you know
what that's about?
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123. - Frank, huh?
- And Mom got a raise, too.
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124. Which is why Uncle Frank
got the good cake from Weber's.
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She's a hard worker.
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128. Yeah, but you still have
to pay child support
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Here we go.
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until you go inside, okay?
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139. And, Eva?
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you know.
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that must have been a mistake.
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148. You know I know your entire
family and all the Faks, right?
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149. You know all the Faks?
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all the fuckin' Faks.
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come beat you up.
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152. There are, um, there are
a lot of Faks. Yeah.
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giving me a fake number. Why?
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'Cause I, um...
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for that to happen.
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It was a mistake, okay?
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I-I really appreciate that.
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calling before I found out
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and had to ask Neil
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to ask if you were busy today.
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that I have your number,
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to have your number?
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166. No, no, no, no.
It's-it's, uh...
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to have my number.
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Are you busy today?
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173. Okay, can you just,
can you just
not make this weird?
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My cousin bailed on me.
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176. No, Mac.
Denny's dead.
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absolutely thriving,
into storage and I-I...
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183. There are really big boxes,
and I need a really big car.
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We still have that van.
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'Cause I'm worried
about your number issue.
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I'll give my address to Fak.
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Does that sound good?
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he, um, he told me
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your best friend.
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Fak's not my best friend.
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He's probably my best friend.
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soon then?
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Okay.
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the breakfast sandwich
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can I get a hash brown?
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the mushroom adobo
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these mango tarts.
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a matcha latte, please.
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The book.
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225. Uh... no. No.
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227. It's a Krzyzewski thing.
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leads to decision-making.
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229. Sure.
Go, Devils.
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- Yeah.
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- You, too.
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'cause I get to eat this.
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into the short rib?
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243. This is the end of the short rib
is where the navel begins.
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separates it is that
little line of cartilage.
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right at four o'clock.
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- It's not bad.
It's just, you know...
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back of house, you know.
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Thank you.
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And, um,
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you have a great partner,
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a restaurant before, right?
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283. Yeah, my wife and I had
a restaurant over in Bucktown.
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and flew off to Hawaii.
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a common story in this business,
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happen all the time.
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- I know.
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You're gonna be fine.
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Thank you.
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Alright?
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Great to see you.
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- I'm trying to pull it!
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if your foot's up.
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- Okay, push.
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- Yeah. Wait, hold on, hold on.
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Yeah, permits.
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that weren't nice.
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I-I actually heard that.
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if anybody comes by.
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- Oh, also, Marcus,
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I want to run by you later.
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Okay. Bye.
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I've never said that
before in my life.
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Why don't we push this?
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look forward to that?
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- Okay.
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Um, do you guys work here?
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do you know
The Beef on Orleans?
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um, they're revamping it.
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a cool, fine dining spot.
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front and back of house.
Yo, what the fuck?
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in front of me right now?
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Fuck off.
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- Hi. Wh-what
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I'd love to show you.
Come in.
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shit everywhere right now.
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into the same pile you are.
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What is this? What happened?
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you got roaches,
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I think you might be right.
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- Um...
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the-the-the walls are rotting
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to be knocked down?
- Yeah, exactly.
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what should I have done?
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big decision.
- Sure.
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need to be knocked down,
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- Yeah.
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- Yeah, thank you, Chef.
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Good. Thanks.
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cash in on that favor.
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a kitchen I could borrow?
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- Yeah.
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- Yeah, for sure. No.
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if this doesn't work out.
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