1. Shall I continue
to delay dinner madam?
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2. Yes, Geoffrey. I don't know
where he could be.
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3. He's never late without calling.
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4. Do you think daddy's alright?
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5. It's awfully late, mom.
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6. Okay, let's not jump
to any conclusions.
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7. I know we're all worried
but let's not—
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8. ohh!
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9. Look, bill kazmaier
has a street-wise niece
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10. comin' on the show.
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11. That should be decent.
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12. I'm home.
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13. Daddy!
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14. Philip, where
have you been?
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15. At the office.
I'm sorry I didn't call,
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16. but I wanted to rush home
with the great news.
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17. What is
the highest recognition
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18. a self-made black
professional can receive?
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19. A raise!
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20. No, darling,
it's not a raise.
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21. I'm getting
the urban spirit award.
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22. Oh, Philip, we're
so proud of you.
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23. Is it a cash award?
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24. Hilary, don't be
so short-sighted.
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25. This award is an honor
which leads to prestige
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26. which leads to cash.
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27. The community leaders
are recognizing me
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28. for helping our brothers
and sisters on the streets.
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29. The only time
you're on the streets
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30. is when you're waiting for the
valet to bring your car.
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31. Is that so, son?
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32. Let me tell you
something.
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33. The '63 march
on Washington?
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34. I was there.
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at Selma, I was there.
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36. The '65 watts riots,
I was there, too.
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37. Seems to me, every place you go,
trouble follows.
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38. Well, your Uncle
deserves this award.
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39. He's fought a lot
of discrimination cases.
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40. He's prosecuted
slumlords.
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41. He's started
scholarship funds.
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42. All that and he still found time
to vote for Reagan—twice.
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43. Thank you,
sweetheart.
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44. Remember some of that when
the reporter gets here.
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45. Reporter?
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46. Photographer?
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47. New dress!
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48. All right, sweetheart.
You can have a new dress.
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49. I want you all
at your best
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50. for the interview
and the awards banquet.
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51. Daddy, this
is wonderful!
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52. Two new dresses!
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53. Have you called
your parents?
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54. You bet. They're taking
the next plane out.
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55. Oh, great! Grandma and grandpa
are coming to visit!
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56. Toys!
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57. come on, ash.
Rock this funky joint, baby.
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58. Less like George Michael,
more like hammer. Come on.
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59. You got to put
some more butt into it.
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60. That's it.
Ooh, yeah!
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61. Excuse me, but grandma
and grandpa are here.
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62. I just saw the cab
pull up the driveway.
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63. Yoo-hoo!
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64. Grandpa!
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65. Sweet potato!
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66. Grandma!
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67. Ashley, sweetie!
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68. Ooh, my,
how you've grown!
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69. Hilary, sweetie!
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70. Ooh, my,
how you've grown!
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71. Carlton, sweetie!
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72. Hi.
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73. Grandma, grandpa,
this is my cousin will.
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74. Hi, will. Your Uncle
told us all about you.
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75. I don't know, hattie.
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76. He don't look like
the devil incarnate.
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77. Thanks.
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78. So, how was the flight
from Baltimore?
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79. Baltimore?
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80. Yeah. That's where
Uncle Phil's from, right?
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81. He moved there
when he was 16,
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82. but he was born
and raised in yamicraw.
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83. Yamicraw?
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84. North Carolina.
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85. I can't believe Zeke
never mentioned his hometown.
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86. Zeke?
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87. Mama! Pop!
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88. Mama!
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89. Oh!
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90. Hey, Uncle Zeke!
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91. Give the old man a hug.
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92. Oh, sweetheart.
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93. Am I trippin' or does
this sortta remind you
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94. the last episode
of "family ties"?
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95. I tell you.
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96. Hey, daddy, didn't I send you
money for a new suit?
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97. Hey, you're
looking at it.
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98. Me and my buddy Leroy went down
to the dry goods store
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99. and we each
got a suit,
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100. a fishing rod,
and some radial tires.
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101. Well, I guess I better
get to fixing supper.
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102. Geoffrey!
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103. This is what
I'll be needing.
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104. "1 pound of lard,
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105. "four handfuls
poke Greens,
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106. and a big ol' slab
of fatback."
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107. Now, if it comes to more than a
dollar, they're cheating you.
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108. We are going to have
pork chops, collard Greens,
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109. baked macaroni,
and sweet potato pie.
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110. Mmm! Have mercy!
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111. Grandma, grandpa, want
to see our swimming pool?
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112. That's a good idea.
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113. Oh, growing up, my Zeke always
did love our swimming hole.
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114. He would strip down
to his birthday suit
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116. Oh, granny, please!
It's almost dinnertime.
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117. Oh, he just loved his
skinny-dipping, him and Melvin.
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118. Melvin.
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119. Oh, I don't think we want
to hear anything—
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120. au contraire, dad. The Melvin
stories are priceless.
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121. So, Melvin was like
his best friend?
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122. Melvin was his pig.
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123. Oh, I have plenty
stories about my Zeke.
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124. Are any of them
humiliating stories?
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125. The best ones are.
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126. Let's start
with those.
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127. it's 3:00
in the morning, will.
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128. How did you see me?
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129. Mama knows.
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130. Hey, look,
granny, um...
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131. Please don't
tell Uncle Phil.
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132. I'm just a little bit
past my curfew.
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133. How much
is a little?
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134. Let's just say I went out
after I was supposed to be in.
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135. Don't do it again.
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136. What are you
doing up so late?
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137. I had to get up
and get breakfast started.
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138. I don't know what y'all
got that Geoffrey for.
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139. Five card draw?
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140. Yeah, I'm with it.
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141. You know, granny,
I really like you.
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142. You and grandpa,
you have fun.
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143. You all bust me up.
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144. Thank you, son.
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145. Hey, granny,
it's late.
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147. You can level with me.
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148. Uncle Phil's
adopted, right?
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149. Oh, now, we're
real proud of Zeke.
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150. Did you know he won
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of America pig raising trophy?
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152. No, I didn't know that,
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153. but I'd love to have
some details about that.
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154. Won it
four years running.
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155. They had to retire
his slop bucket.
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156. Slop bucket?
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157. Oh, I can't wait
till he wakes up.
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158. Respect
your elders, son.
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159. Mm-mmm! See, I beat you!
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160. You know, he was
the first black president
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162. Was that like
a big thing?
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163. Oh, my, yes!
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164. Mm-mmm!
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165. I beat you again!
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166. You know, then we also had
those white rest rooms?
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167. - Yeah.
- Mm-hmm.
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168. Well, I remember this one time
we was downtown,
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too much lemonade,
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split out from me
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white rest room.
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172. They told him
to leave,
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stood his ground.
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174. - Uncle Phil did that?
- Mm-hmm.
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175. Mm-mmm! Lookee here,
I beat you again.
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176. Alright, now that reporter's
gonna be here any minute.
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177. Does everybody remember
what they are supposed to say?
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178. - Hilary?
- Yes, daddy.
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179. - Ashley?
- Yes, daddy.
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180. Vivian?
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181. What is this a Von trapp family?
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182. Philip, I'm not about to parrot
a bunch of compliments
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of some reporter.
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184. Let's not be naive, Vivian.
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185. I've dealt with the press
before, if you don't rehearse
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186. what you goin' to say,
they eat you alive.
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187. Carlton?
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188. At the fore front of
the civil rights movement..
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189. You were asleep, son.
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190. Sorry dad, all of grandma's
pies last night
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191. and waffles this morning,
I just crashed.
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192. I've got the sugar blues.
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193. I'm this close to a cry Jack.
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194. Ms. Melissa klein, sir.
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195. L.A. press,
urban beat.
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196. I'd like you to
meet my family.
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197. My wife Vivian,
my son Carlton,
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198. my daughters
hilary and Ashley.
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199. Pleased to meet you.
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200. So where's
the photographer?
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201. Oh, your father sent
a picture in already.
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202. - Am I in it?
- Yes, you are.
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203. Am I pretty?
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204. Let's begin
the interview, shall we?
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205. Mr. Banks,
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206. you're the lawyer
who won the landmark
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Winston vs. Jones,
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208. but our readers want to know
about Philip banks the man.
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209. I really don't like
to blow my own horn.
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210. Ahem.
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211. Growing up on the mean
streets of Baltimore, Maryland,
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212. Philip banks overcame
great obstacles
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to Princeton university
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the turning point
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218. It was then that he developed
an interest in law
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as a fine student,
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220. earning himself a place
at Harvard law school.
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221. That's right,
Carlton.
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that Philip banks,
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becoming a partner
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furth, wynn and meyer,
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the field of civil rights,
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achievement in 1975
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to the board of the aspca.
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228. Aspca?
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229. I think Ashley means
n-double-a-a-c-p.
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230. Sorry, daddy.
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231. Yo, yo, yo.
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232. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo.
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233. After living
in bel-air,
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at Disneyland
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235. to get back to reality.
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236. Ooh.
Joe, it's 7:30.
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237. We're becoming a couple
of night owls.
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238. We better put
ourselves to bed.
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239. Oh, honey,
I'll put you.
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240. Good night,
honey.
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241. Feature desk, please.
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242. Jake? Melissa.
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243. I'm having
second thoughts
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244. about this
Philip banks piece.
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245. It's one long,
boring resume.
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an angle about the aspca,
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a blind alley.
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248. I'm telling you,
this man's life is boring.
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249. His own son
kept nodding out.
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250. We better kill the story.
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251. O.K. Bye.
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252. Uh, hold up, lady.
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253. My Uncle's been looking forward
to this all week.
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254. If you kill that story,
he'll get mad.
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255. If he gets mad,
the heat comes down on me.
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256. You gotta wake up
and smell the java.
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257. Your Uncle's dull.
Dull, dull, dull.
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258. Dull?
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259. Sweetheart, that's one thing
my Uncle is not.
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260. Max out, lady.
I got some stories for you.
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261. Oh, dear.
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262. Oh, good Geoffrey,
you got the paper.
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263. Yes, madam.
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264. Make sure you buy that 100
copies that Mr. Banks wanted.
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265. Before we make such
an investment
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266. perhaps it might be wise
for you to parus
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267. the contents of this article.
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268. Oh, dear.
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269. Geoffrey, how on earth did they
get a hold of all these stories?
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270. Madame, the press is made up
of a very low type of person.
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271. You see what they've
done to Fergie.
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272. Vivian, is it in
the morning paper?
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273. Uh... Yeah.
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274. Good. You got
the paper.
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275. Why don't you have your
morning coffee first, sir?
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276. That's, perfect.
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277. I'll have my coffee,
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278. and you read it
to me Geoffrey.
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279. Yes, sir.
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280. "Local lawyer wins
prestigious award."
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281. Well, it goes on
from there.
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282. Goes on to what?
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283. Just details, really.
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284. I'll just recycle this.
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285. Give it to me.
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286. "The coveted
urban spirit award,
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287. "given to Los Angeles'
outstanding black leaders,
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288. "will be presented tonight
to distinguished attorney
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289. Philip banks."
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290. Ah, this is well-written.
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291. "Known to his barnyard
companions as Zeke...
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292. "Banks is no stranger
to accolades.
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293. "This ex-hog-handler
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294. "slopped his way
to the top
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295. "with the help
of his trusted companion
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297. Who is responsible
for this?
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298. Ya, ya, ya, ya.
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299. Hey, Uncle Zeke.
I got your 100 copies.
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300. How did they get all these
stories about the pig?
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301. All right. All right.
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302. I wasn't going to
tell you, but...
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303. You!
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304. Will, honey...
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305. Run.
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306. - What did I do?
- What did you do?
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307. You destroyed
my image.
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308. - I ain't destroyed nothing.
- You did. Look at that story.
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309. At that banquet
tonight,
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going to think
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311. I'm nothing but a hog-handling
hick from yamicraw.
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312. That is where you're from,
Zeke.
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313. Mama.
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314. I'm just having words
with will.
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315. And I'm having words
with you.
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316. What are you
ashamed of?
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317. We always put food
on the table
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on your back.
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319. Mama, I'm not ashamed.
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aspects of my life
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being ashamed...
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324. Mr. Big
shot!
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325. Mother, you look very nice
in your dress tonight.
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326. Did you enjoy
the limousine, pop?
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327. You bet. I went—
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328. hattie, aren't you
going to talk at all?
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329. Come on. We're mature adults.
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won't solve anything.
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331. That's right,
Uncle Phil.
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332. I'm not
talking to you.
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333. Philip, Vivian,
congratulations.
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proud of you, old man.
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335. Thank you.
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hattie and Joe banks.
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337. Henry and Margaret furth.
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338. Ma'am, would you like salmon
or chateaubriand?
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339. We don't want
to be a bother.
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340. We'll just hang on
to these empty plates.
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341. Thank you kindly.
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342. Are you sure you
don't want any food?
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343. We don't want to impose.
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344. We'll just fade
into the background.
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a wing, thank you.
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okra casserole?
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Uncle Phil
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okra casserole.
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wants some.
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353. It ain't going
to work, will.
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interesting m lange?
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355. It smells divine.
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and tomato, honey.
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still hot.
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please?
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that at a time like this,
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is extremely happy
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parents here with him.
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at this table.
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from the ground,
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to do with it.
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371. He just sprung up like
a big, old eggplant.
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374. - Aren't you Philip banks?
- Yes.
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375. Yeah, the hog-slopping lawyer.
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the paper this mornin'.
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be here tonight?
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378. Oh, no. Melvin eschews
these type of events.
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in here, Uncle Phil?
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your information,
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in usa today?
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you're mad.
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trashing the article
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those pig stories.
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agricultural anecdotes.
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occurred to you
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look like a fool.
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390. Your plaid golf shorts
make you look like a fool.
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make you great.
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for black people.
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393. Raising a pig for the young
farmers'association?
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with Martin Luther King.
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president. That's something.
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rest room?
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didn't mention,
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a point.
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really had to go.
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of that.
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it's like rosa parks.
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in the front of the bus,
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a point either.
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and she didn't, neither did you.
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408. There was my family, all lined
up to meet the press.
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with my perfect image.
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from the streets
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I didn't have it that hard.
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who loved me
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there for me.
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have everything they never had.
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so much about image?
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real good to me.
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will ever forgive me.
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granny's great.
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you have to learn.
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just don't understand.
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the civil rights cases
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a community leader,
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to all citizens.
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431. Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo,
hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo!
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of Baltimore.
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in yamicraw, north Carolina.
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of the lucky ones.
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of their lives.
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many material things,
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important of all—love.
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443. I just hope I can give
the next generation...
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444. What my parents gave me.
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445. Oh, I hope
he mentions his pig.
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