1. Previously on
the big bang theory:
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2. This is just a minor setback.
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3. No, it's not, okay?
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4. I've been out here
for, like, ten years.
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5. I have nothing to show for it.
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6. Well, you have me.
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7. I do have you.
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8. Leonard hofstadter,
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9. Will you marry me?
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10. Um...
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11. Did you seriously
just say, "um..."?
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12. It's an outrage.
I know.
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13. The university— they think
they can do whatever they want.
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14. We just have to sit
there and take it.
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15. You need to let it go, sheldon.
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16. You work tirelessly for someone,
and this is what you get.
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17. Oh, my god!
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18. They're just making you
use your vacation days!
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19. But I don't want
a vacation.
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I don't mean to diminish
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21. What you're going through,
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22. But I'm a little
distracted right now.
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23. Oh, this again? So,
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24. Penny proposed,
you didn't say yes,
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25. And now you think you may have
lost her love forever.
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26. How does this compare
to me being forced
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27. To relax for a few days?
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28. It doesn't!
Thank you!
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29. I'm gonna go
talk to penny.
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30. I'm going to go inside,
put on my coziest pajamas,
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31. Curl up with a good book
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32. And wait for this nightmare
to be over.
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33. Penny.
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34. Sorry.
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35. Hi.
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36. Hey.
Look, I'm sorry
I didn't text you back.
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37. I just needed
some time to think.
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38. Okay.
Here. Come in.
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39. Look, if you want
to break up, just say it.
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40. Leonard...
No, no, no, no.
I take it back.
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41. Don't say it. Just-just hate me,
but stay with me.
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42. It worked for my parents.
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43. Listen, I don't want
to break up with you.
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44. Oh. O-okay.
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45. Good, good.
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47. Yeah, I probably wouldn't.
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48. Yeah.
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49. Look, you did the
right thing last night.
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50. I was a mess.
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51. I was just frustrated because
my career is going nowhere.
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52. Look, I get it,
and I want you to know
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53. That I support whatever
you want to do.
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54. Great, because
I've been thinking,
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55. If I really want this
acting thing to work,
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56. I need to focus all
my energy on it.
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57. And to do that,
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58. I should quit waitressing
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59. At the cheesecake factory.
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60. Wow!
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61. That-that's a big step.
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62. I know.
So, you know,
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63. Before making any rash...
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64. I already quit.
And I support you!
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65. Come on, take me
to work with you.
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66. No. You're on vacation.
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67. Please. What if there's a big
breakthrough in science today
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68. And I'm not
there to see it?
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69. Do you really think
there's gonna be a breakthrough
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71. No. I was just tricking you.
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72. Bye.
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73. Leonard, wait!
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74. Take me with you.
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75. No!
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76. Please.
No!
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78. Oh, sheldon, stay!
But...
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80. I'm going to work.
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82. Hey, stuart.
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83. Hey.
Sorry. Did I startle you?
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84. Yes, but at this point,
pretty much any customer does.
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85. What can I do for you?
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86. Well, I need a little help.
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87. I accidentally destroyed
one of howard's
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88. Comic books this morning,
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89. And was hoping
I could replace it.
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90. Wow. What happened?
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91. Batman got his ass kicked
by my curling iron.
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92. Well, don't let
the riddler know that.
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93. It's a comic book joke.
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94. Or maybe it's not.
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95. Do you have this one?
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96. Uh, well, it's-it's
pretty rare.
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days to track it down?
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98. Ooh, I was kind of
hoping to get it
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99. Before howie comes home
from work.
Oh. What's the hurry?
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100. Well, he's always saying
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101. I should be more careful
with my curling iron,
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102. And it seems like
a dangerous precedent
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103. To let him think
he can be right.
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104. Well, I'll do what I can,
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105. But I can't make
any promises.
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106. You know, I do work
at a pharmaceutical company.
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107. If you can make this
happen today,
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108. I can hook you up with anxiety
medication, antidepressants.
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109. Really?
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110. Do you have
any of these?
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111. Hello, mr. Rat brain.
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112. Not so bitey
without the rest of the rat
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113. To back us up now, are we?
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114. Anybody home?
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115. Hey, what brings
you guys here?
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116. Well, we were
just on our way
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117. To lunch and wanted to see
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118. If you'd like to join.
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119. Why?
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120. Because sheldon's
not here this week,
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121. And you don't think
I have any other options?
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122. I'm just kidding.
I'll get my purse.
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123. Hi, amy. I... Oh.
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124. I'm sorry. I didn't know
you had any company.
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125. That's okay.
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126. Uh, bert,
this is howard and rajesh.
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127. Guys, this is bert.
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128. Hey. Good to see you.
Hey.
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129. Anyway, I wanted to show you
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130. This tourmalinated quartz
that we got in the lab.
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131. This is so pretty.
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132. Bert works for the
geology department.
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133. Yeah. You know what,
uh, geologists
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134. And bon jovi have in common?
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135. You're both
into rock?
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136. Yeah.
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138. Oh, you forgot your quartz.
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139. Oh, it's okay.
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142. He's nice.
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143. Yeah, he's nice
because he likes you.
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144. What? No, he doesn't.
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145. He brought you
a pretty rock.
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146. So? He does that every day...
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147. Oh.
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148. You know, if you'd
rather skip lunch
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149. And hang out with your boyfriend
bert, it's totally okay.
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150. He's not my boyfriend.
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151. Are you sure? He's tall,
pale and awkward.
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152. That sounds like your type.
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153. Should someone as lonely as you
really be making fun of me?
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154. Yeah, grow up, howard. God.
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155. What do I do? I don't want
to hurt his feelings.
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156. Maybe the problem is
he thinks you're available.
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157. Does he know
you're dating sheldon?
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158. I guess it hasn't come up.
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159. There you go.
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160. And does sheldon know
you're dating sheldon?
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161. I'm sorry. Who are you dating?
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162. Yeah, knock it off, howard!
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163. Oh. Hey, sheldon.
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164. Hello.
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165. You okay?
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166. I'm on vacation.
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167. What do you think?
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168. Why are you sitting
in the stairwell?
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169. Leonard told me to stay.
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170. Oh. Well, good boy.
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171. Where are you going?
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172. Oh, I have a ton
of errands to run.
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173. I need to make copies
of my headshot,
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174. Send them off to agents
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175. And sign up
for a new acting class and...
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176. Well, have fun.
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177. Okay.
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178. You want to come with me?
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179. Really?
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180. Come on, boy. Come on.
Let's go. Let's go.
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181. Get in the car. Come on.
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182. All right, thanks a lot.
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183. They have one at
capital comics.
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184. Oh, that's great.
No, it's not.
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185. I hate that place.
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186. Guy who owns it is a jerk.
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187. He's always making me
feel bad about myself.
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188. Oh, that's terrible.
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189. What's the address?
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190. You know, why don't
I just take you there?
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191. That way, I can make sure
he doesn't rip you off.
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192. Oh, thanks, but I don't
want you to close up.
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193. I mean, won't you lose business?
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194. Sorry. That was mean.
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195. Penny really quit
the cheesecake factory?
Yeah.
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196. So, what is she
doing today?
I don't know.
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197. She already thinks
I don't support this,
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198. So if I call, it might look like
I'm checking up on her.
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199. Well, do you support this?
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200. Of course I do.
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201. She's a great actress.
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202. I'm proud she's
taking this risk.
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203. That's nice.
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204. You bought that? Great!
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I forget how I said it.
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207. Hi. What's up?
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208. Oh, how's it going?
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209. You taking hollywood by storm?
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210. Actually,
I'm at the cheesecake factory.
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211. You got your job back.
That is great news.
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212. I didn't want
to say anything,
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213. But you are making
the right choice.
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214. To plunge yourself into debt
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215. Right now would be
literally insane.
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216. Yeah.
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217. I'm just returning my uniform.
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218. And I support you.
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219. Male voice:
Before we begin
your guided meditation,
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220. Close your eyes
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221. And picture yourself
in a peaceful environment.
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222. Okay.
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223. I'm inside
the cern super collider.
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224. Now, take a deep,
relaxing breath
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225. In through your nose.
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227. Wow. Didn't see that coming.
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228. In.
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231. What was I gonna do?
Two "ins" in a row?
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232. Where's my lemonade?
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233. I didn't get it.
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234. A fitting swan song
to your career as a waitress
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235. To forget my order
one last time.
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236. Do you think quitting
my job was a mistake?
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237. Do you see me drinking lemonade?
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238. No. I'm serious.
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239. Why do you ask?
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240. Because leonard
just pissed me off.
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241. Am I being an idiot or not?
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242. No, I don't think you are.
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243. Really?
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244. The best way to achieve a goal
is to devote 100%
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245. Of your time and energy to it.
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246. When I decided I was going
to be a physicist,
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247. I didn't take
some other job
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248. In case it didn't work out.
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249. Which wasn't easy because
there was a lot of pressure
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250. From ms. Pierson for me
to be chalk monitor that year.
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251. Thank you.
I needed to hear that.
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252. Why can't leonard understand it?
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253. Because he's not
like us, penny.
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254. We're dreamers.
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cracking the window
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there's this big, uh,
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anything else, I...
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to go with me
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of you, but...
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to go out with me
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an off-putting personality.
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an off-putting personality, too.
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and funny-looking
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to do anything with me.
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to the mineral show with you.
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290. Wow.
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291. Yeah. Haven't seen
this many people in my store
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crashed through my front window.
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293. Hey! Stuart!
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295. Haven't seen
you in forever.
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296. Look how gray you've gotten.
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297. My hair's exactly
the same color as always.
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298. No, I was talking
about your skin.
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299. Look, uh, my friend here needs
a comic book...
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300. Ooh! And she went
into your store by mistake.
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301. Good thing there was no one
there to see you.
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302. What do you need?
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303. Oh, yeah, yeah. I got this.
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305. Even you, sweatpants?
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306. Free popcorn.
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307. Can I offer you
a coffee?
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Mocha? Scone?
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311. Directions
to the nearest soup kitchen?
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where the soup kitchen is.
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316. I don't think I like the way
you're treating my friend.
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317. Sorry.
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319. Not from you.
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320. Let's go, stuart.
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321. You know something, jesse?
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322. You may have
a successful business
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of pink complexion
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with good nutrition...
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325. But I have something
more important.
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326. What's that?
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328. Which I would trade
in a heartbeat for all of this.
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329. The mineral and rock show?
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330. That would be awful
even without bert.
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331. So what am I supposed to do now?
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332. Prepare your uterus
for his gigantic offspring?
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333. This isn't funny.
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to tell him the truth:
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335. That even if I didn't have
a boyfriend,
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336. I wouldn't be interested in him.
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337. I've heard those words
so many times.
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338. From linda nosenchuck,
tammy rosenworcel...
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339. Padma kapur, neha chowdury...
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lisa mazzarino...
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Tammy cho...
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342. Oh, who was that girl
from our starbucks?
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343. Arlene russel!
Yes! Arlene!
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344. She wrote "no way"
on both our cappuccinos.
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345. Poor bert.
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346. That guy's got a rough
afternoon ahead of him.
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347. Well, how would
you want a girl
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348. To tell you she
wasn't interested?
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349. I guess, uh, I'd like her
to sit me down,
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351. "I was wrong. I love you."
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352. And then maybe
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in a special way.
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354. That's how you
reject a guy.
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355. Okay, I don't have time
for this.
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and be brutally honest.
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357. No, don't.
He'll be so upset.
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the empire state building
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359. And start swatting
at planes.
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talk to him?
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in his shoes.
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with compassion and respect.
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366. Let's go.
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she's a lesbian, right?
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368. Of course we tell
him she's a lesbian.
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370. Two... One.
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371. Very good.
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372. Now let's try
warrior ii.
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373. And hold.
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374. I've read that there are great
yogis who have such mastery
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375. Over their bodies they can draw
water in through their genitals.
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376. Yeah, well, I don't think we're
gonna get to do that today.
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377. Too bad.
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378. It seems like a good way
to drink a milk shake
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brain freeze.
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380. Oh, hey.
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381. And now we go
to reverse warrior.
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382. How did she get you to do yoga?
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383. Well, to be honest,
I thought she said "yoda."
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384. I'm helping him relax because,
unlike you, he supports me.
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385. Oh, how many times
do I have to say it?
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386. I support you.
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387. sheldon, take a break.
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388. Namaste.
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389. Okay, if you support me,
what was with that phone call?
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390. Fine. I'm not sure
you should have quit.
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391. But if you care so much
what I think,
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392. Why didn't you ask me
before you did it?
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393. Oh, so now I need
your permission?
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394. Would you have asked me
before you quit your job?
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395. Yes. I thought we were
in the kind of relationship
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decisions together.
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397. If I'm wrong,
then maybe we need to talk
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398. About the kind of relationship
we're actually in.
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399. Yeah, well, maybe we do.
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400. I'm willing to if you guys are.
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401. Can we please
have some privacy?
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402. Y... No.
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403. I'm as much a part
of this relationship as you two,
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404. And I think it's high time we
put all our cards on the table.
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405. Yeah. For example,
where is this going?
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getting married?
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407. And, if so,
where will we all live?
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Penny?
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are we doing?
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411. For some reason,
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412. We're planning a future where we
both live with sheldon forever.
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413. Good.
Now we're getting somewhere.
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414. Look, I know you think
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415. I'm being reckless,
and you might be right,
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416. But I need to take this shot.
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417. Yeah, no kidding.
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on her résumé,
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419. She is no longer 22.
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420. I swear, I am on your side.
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421. You keep saying
you're on my side,
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422. But you don't act like it.
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423. He does that to me, too.
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424. Why do we put up with it?
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425. Listen, I could never do
what you're doing, okay?
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427. Well, it's scary for me, too.
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428. I'm fine with it.
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429. My point is, just because
I couldn't do it
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430. Doesn't mean you shouldn't.
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431. And I'm proud of you.
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432. Okay. Thank you.
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433. Well, to celebrate
this reconciliation,
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435. Uh, penny, you'll need a straw.
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436. You're back.
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437. Yes, I am!
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I want to say to you.
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439. Stuart's store is just fine,
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440. And he's a much nicer person
than you are,
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441. And if you still have
that comic,
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444. Oh, you want a latte
while you wait?
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445. No, I don't want a latte!
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and a blueberry scone!
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447. I only have chocolate chip.
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448. Well, that sounds even better!
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449. Thanks for coming to the mineral
and rock show with me.
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450. We're sorry amy
didn't want to go.
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455. Rock show!
Rock show!
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456. Rock show! Rock show!
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457. Rock show!
Rock show...!
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