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3. America...
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4. this past week has been
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5. a real emotional time for me.
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6. See, I went back home to Chicago
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7. to attend a funeral—
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8. my old, favorite uncle,
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9. Uncle Elister.
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10. And you know, being back home,
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11. surrounded by all my loved ones
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12. I come to realize one thing:
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13. I hate my loved ones.
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14. They make me sick.
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15. And you know what I'm talking
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16. about, America.
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17. Y'all got some relatives you
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18. wish would be missing, too.
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19. I can't take it no more.
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20. America...
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21. Bernie Mac needs a break.
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22. There you are, sugar.
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23. All right, we off
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24. like a dirty shirt.
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25. First thing
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26. we're going to do
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27. we're going to stop
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28. and get something to eat.
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29. Something you can only eat
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30. in Chicago.
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31. Ooh, deep-dish pizza.
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32. I love Chicago
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33. deep-dish pizza.
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34. Yeah, pizza.
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35. Pizza.
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36. Pizza, pizza...
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37. Hey, hey, hey, hey.
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38. Hey, hey, hey,
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39. it ain't no pizza.
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40. What?
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41. That's right.
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42. It's hot dogs.
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43. Hot dogs?
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44. You doggone right.
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45. Authentic Vienna hot dogs,
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46. Chicago style.
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47. Come on, hold on,
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48. hold on.
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49. Whoa, oh, oh, oh.
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50. Come on, baby.
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51. Oh, you'll see.
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52. Oh, you'll see.
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53. Yes, I'll hold.
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54. Which judge do you like
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55. Judge Mablean,
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56. or Judge Judy?
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57. Whoo,
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58. I love Judge Mathis.
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59. He is smart.
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60. That's nice, Aunt Liva.
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61. Oh, she is?
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62. Well, when does
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63. work detail end?
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64. Those people on Divorce Court
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65. are stupid.
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66. I like Judge Mablean,
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67. though.
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68. She's fair.
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69. Uh-huh.
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70. Yeah, I did call earlier.
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71. But I'm at
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72. a new number now.
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73. 818-555-5960.
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74. Can you please make sure
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75. she gets the message?
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76. It's her daughter, Vanessa.
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77. Now I got a dressed up
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78. Chicago-style hot dog.
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79. Baby, I got some ol'
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80. American mustard, not
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81. that old French crap.
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82. Look at this.
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83. It's got relish
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84. sauerkraut and some onions.
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85. First one's all you, baby girl.
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86. But I wanted plain!
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87. Baby girl
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89. than plain.
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90. Just try it.
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91. Take a bite.
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92. No!
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93. What's wrong with her?
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94. This is a masterpiece.
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95. A Macangelo.
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96. She don't know what's good.
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97. I love you.
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98. Can't find it nowhere.
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99. Not in New York...
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100. Huh?
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101. Cleveland...
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102. Huh?
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103. L.A.
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105. Cut the camera off.
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106. All right, here you go,
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107. your old boring hot dog.
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109. Hmm...
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111. cell phone number.
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112. That a six?
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113. Yeah,
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114. it's 818-555-5960.
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115. Okay.
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116. But you probably won't have
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117. to use it
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118. because I won't be gone long.
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119. Uh...
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120. Who that?
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121. It's Bernie Mac.
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122. Bernie?
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123. It is I.
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124. Bernie Mac!
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125. Willie.
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126. What's up, baby?
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127. What are you doing
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129. My Uncle Elister, he passed.
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130. Oh, I'm sorry.
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131. Yeah, yeah.
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132. Yeah, yeah, I remember him.
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133. He used to come in,
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134. see the show all the time.
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135. Sure did.
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136. Wild Turkey and Coke.
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137. No ice.
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138. And no tip.
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139. That's him. Willie...
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141. my nephew and my niece.
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142. Hey, kids,
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143. did you know that your uncle
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144. is the funniest comedian
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145. that ever walked into
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146. this place?
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147. Oh, no, I don't know
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148. about all that, Willie.
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149. Oh, yeah.
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150. No, there was some
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151. funny cats
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152. who come through
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153. here, now.
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154. Yeah, yeah,
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155. but you know what?
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156. They weren't Bernie Mac.
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157. Man, do some of the
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158. old cats still come
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159. through here, man?
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160. Oh, yeah, lots of 'em.
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161. They come up.
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162. That's good, man.
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163. Yeah.
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164. What about Tony Kay?
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165. Now that brother
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166. was funny.
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167. Tony Kay.
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168. Yeah.
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169. No, he don't come up here
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170. no more.
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171. Oh... Michael? He come?
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172. No, no.
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173. Wait, wait, wait.
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174. You talking about, um,
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175. Michael M.C.
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176. or Big Mike Michael?
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177. Either.
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178. No.
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179. Oh, man...
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180. Uncle Bernie
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182. Okay, okay, son.
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183. Wait a minute.
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184. What about some of
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185. the old cats used to
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186. work here, like Clayton?
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187. Uncle Bernie...
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188. Uh-uh.
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189. I'll take him.
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190. Good, thank you,
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191. baby. Clayton?
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192. What about Jack,
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194. Jack? Jack, Jack?
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195. Jack.
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196. Fat Jack.
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197. He had buck teeth
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199. tried cover with
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200. that mustache.
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201. Oh, yeah, Jack.
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202. Yeah.
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203. Yeah.
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204. No, no, he don't work here
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206. Oh, he don't, huh?
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207. No, no, he got stabbed.
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208. No!
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209. Oh, yeah.
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210. He got stabbed?
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211. Yes, he did.
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212. What about Donny,
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213. he still come around?
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214. Well, Donny's the one
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215. what stabbed him.
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216. Get out of here.
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217. Aunt Wanda?
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218. What's "Ribbed for
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219. her pleasure" mean?
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220. No!
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221. Uh, Willie?
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222. No!
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223. Willie?
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224. It was nice meeting you.
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225. Bernie, we're going.
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226. No, no, W-Wanda,
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227. Wanda...
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228. Willie, tell her
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230. that Warren Hutcherson
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231. shot who was sitting
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232. right over there.
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233. Tell-tell her that one.
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234. Uh, uh, we'll see you
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235. in the car.
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236. Yeah. Mm-hmm.
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237. All right, all right,
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239. You're kidding.
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240. Hey, look who's here.
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241. Raynelle.
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242. Oh, Tinikki.
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243. So, Hollywood,
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245. Yeah, I had to come
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246. for a funeral.
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247. Wait, you knew T-Dawg?
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248. No.
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249. So,
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250. how's California?
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251. You seen any movie stars?
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252. Did you meet Lil' Bow Wow?
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253. No, just a couple of my uncle's
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254. comedian friends.
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255. Ooh...
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256. what's his house like?
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257. Is it big?
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258. Not that big.
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259. You got your own room?
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260. Yeah.
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261. It's big.
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262. Mm-hmm.
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263. It's probably
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264. like Cribs, I bet.
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265. Uh-huh.
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266. Look, it's not
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267. that big of a deal.
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268. I mean, I like
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269. it better here.
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270. Girl, you crazy.
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271. Uh-uh, word.
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272. Well, you can stay here
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273. and I'll just go back to Cali
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274. and kick it in the big house.
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275. You can't take the
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276. ghetto out the girl.
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277. That's true.
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278. Ooh, Vanessa, I like your shoes.
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279. Ooh, they're tight.
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280. What up, girl?
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281. These joints is hot.
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282. How much were they?
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283. I don't know.
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284. They give my uncle stuff
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285. sometimes.
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286. What? You didn't have to pay?
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287. Girl, it's like you Venus
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288. or Serena, or something.
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289. They a'ight.
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290. They better than
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291. them raggedy shoes you got on.
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292. Forget you. I'm hungry.
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293. Let's go to Habib's.
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294. You ain't got no money.
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295. Who needs money? Let's roll.
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296. I got money.
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297. Let me buy.
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298. I don't need your
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299. money, Hollywood.
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300. You need somebody's money.
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301. Shut up.
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302. You think you
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303. all that, huh?
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304. I remember when
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305. your ass wasn't too good to lift
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306. what you wanted from that store.
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307. Now it's, "my uncle this"
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308. and "my uncle that."
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309. He ain't even that funny.
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310. The Kings of
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311. Comedy was funny.
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312. Mm-hmm.
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313. Whatever.
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314. Don't turn your back
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315. on me like you better
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316. than somebody.
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317. I don't care how
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318. large you livin'
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320. a crackhead.
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321. Oh, so what—
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322. you bad, now?
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323. Ooh...
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324. Ooh, it's about
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325. to get cracked.
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326. Come on, girl.
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327. Uh-uh, don't let her
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329. Hit her right there!
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330. Right there!
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331. Yeah,
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332. that's right.
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333. What you gonna do now, huh?
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334. What you gonna
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335. do now, huh?
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336. Huh?
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337. I got her shoes.
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339. that, Hollywood?
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340. Come on, Ray.
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341. I said come on!
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342. Hello?
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343. Mom?
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344. Where are you?
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345. I've been calling you
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346. and calling you.
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347. I know, but I really need you.
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348. I really need to see you.
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349. Really?
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350. I'm near the Rec Center.
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351. Yeah, that's where we used to
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352. get chili burgers.
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353. Okay.
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355. I love you.
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356. Hey, baby girl,
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357. what was your favorite part
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358. of Uncle Bernie's
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360. I liked the part
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361. when we ate dinner at the hotel.
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362. Just the cereal part?
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363. What about the part
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364. I took you to the barber shop?
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365. When I show you
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366. where I buy my shoes?
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367. That was stupid.
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368. "Stupid." Yeah, okay,
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369. I got your stupid.
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370. I'll tell you what.
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371. Wherever you all want to go,
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372. that's where we'll go.
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373. Just tell me—
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375. To a bathroom.
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376. What?
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377. Those hot dogs
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378. don't agree with me.
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379. Could we please
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380. get to a bathroom now?
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381. Aunt Wanda's
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382. got doody.
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383. Thank you.
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384. Hey, baby,
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386. I feel so much better,
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387. honey.
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388. Uh-oh.
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389. Ooh, you got to go?
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390. Oh, no—
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391. come on, y'all.
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392. Come on, honey, quick.
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393. You're too little
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394. to have anything left.
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395. Bernie!
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398. Oh, Lord.
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399. What's wrong, baby?
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400. Oh, Lord!
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401. Honey, go get the hose.
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402. Watch out, baby.
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403. Okay, honey, okay.
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404. Ooh! Honey,
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405. that was me.
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406. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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407. Turn her around.
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412. She did all that?
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413. Whoo, stankin'!
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416. Okay. Whoo,
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418. Ooh, honey, honey...
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422. I can't. Whoo!
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424. right quick.
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426. Okay, okay.
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428. to turn her around.
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429. I'm about to fall down,
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430. I'm telling you.
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431. Okay, baby,
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432. I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
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433. Okay, just a little bit,
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437. right here, right here. Good.
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438. Okay, good.
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439. Take your clothes off,
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440. quick.
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441. Baby, it's on his way.
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442. I didn't tell you
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443. to get naked, Jordan.
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444. Come on, come on.
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445. Hurry up, baby, come on.
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446. Come on.
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447. All right.
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448. It's not my fault
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450. a good hot dog.
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451. Jordan didn't get sick,
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452. and he weaker than a refugee.
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453. I just wanted
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454. to show them my town my way
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455. but they had to ruin it for me.
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456. Chicago, I'm not mad at you.
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458. at those doggone kids.
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459. Think I ate too many peppers.
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460. Excuse me a minute, okay?
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461. I want you to scrub.
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462. And no splashing.
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463. And don't put no water
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464. in her hair.
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465. Stop, Jordan.
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466. Better not put no soap
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468. What? Where are you?
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469. What you mean come get you?
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470. Hold on;
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471. baby, get my keys.
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473. just stay right there.
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474. I'm on my way, okay?
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475. Uh, Bernie, Vanessa's
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476. not at Aunt Livva's.
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477. I know; that was her.
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478. Oh.
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482. You going to be okay?
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483. Why does she
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485. Why?
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487. like other moms?
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488. It's not fair.
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489. I know it's
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491. I'm going to tell
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493. I'm going to
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495. I never told nobody, ever.
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496. When I was a little boy—
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507. to say he was on his way.
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509. Oh, yeah, he showed up.
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511. But I was so excited, Nessa,
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519. to get the money.
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520. I kept hollering, "I got
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522. And I ran in my room,
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523. and I broke my piggy bank.
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524. And he grabbed my $15.
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530. with a skillet.
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531. She brought
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533. But what I'm trying to say,
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534. Nessa is...
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535. parents make mistakes.
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537. But see, me and you, we lucky.
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540. Like my Uncle Elister
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541. although he wasn't
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542. my real uncle.
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543. But I know
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544. he loved me.
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545. So, my point I'm trying to say,
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546. Nessa, is...
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550. If you want
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551. to go see your mother...
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552. I'll be more than happy
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553. to take you to see your mother.
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554. No.
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555. I just want to go home.
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556. Hey, I'll have
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557. you in the hotel
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559. No, I mean home home.
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560. You know what, Nessa?
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562. Your Uncle Elister
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563. wanted you to have it.
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564. Oh, his tackle box.
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566. Oh, baby, it
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567. won't bite you.
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568. Come on, y'all, let's
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569. take a picture— come on.
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570. Baby girl, come on.
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571. Come on, baby,
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573. What is it?
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574. Oh, baby, a bunch of clippings
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576. Wanda, this man
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578. from when I was a kid
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580. Oh, look, a baby picture
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583. seen this before.
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584. I haven't either.
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585. Wow, look at you.
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586. You look chunky.
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587. I am kind of thick.
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588. So, what's wrong?
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589. Look at that— 1923.
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590. Elister Bernard Dower.
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591. Oh, my God— his baby
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593. like you.
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594. Damn, it sure do,
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595. don't it?
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596. Hmm.
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597. That's something—
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598. that he kept all
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599. these things for
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601. Baby, your uncle
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602. really loved you.
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603. He did, didn't he?
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604. Mm-hmm.
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605. Wanda, he saved all this for me.
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611. And then we went
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615. I mean,
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619. And then we ate
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621. They were good, but they had
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623. And then my sister threw up
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626. and we had diarrhea.
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627. Ew, it burned.
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628. And then we went
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630. I mean, that my Uncle Bernie
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632. And then
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633. I went into the restroom.
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634. Do you know what "ribbed
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