1. Hey, hey, now.
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2. Oh, my goodness.
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3. Jamie, my favorite nephew.
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4. Boy, you better give
your Aunt Helen some sugar.
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5. - Come over here.
- Ow! Hey! He, he.
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6. Hey. Hey.
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7. Uh, aunty, you've been
hittin' the weights, huh?
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8. Whoo-hoo-hoo.
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9. No, baby.
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10. It's just that I am
so happy to see you.
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11. - Oh, I'm so happy to see you.
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12. Come on, give me some of this.
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14. Oh, well, it's not the greatest
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18. with your Hollywood connections
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20. - Hollywood.
- Hollywood swinger.
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21. What Hollywood connections?
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23. Have you seen
my lucky monkey foot?
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24. Shut up, fool, and say
hello to your nephew.
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25. Jamie King.
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26. Oh, my, look at you, boy.
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27. Your body finally
caught up to your head.
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28. Yeah, 'cause Jamie you had one
of them big old cantaloupe head.
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29. Yeah, yeah, so, unc,
you still gambling?
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30. No, Jamie, I gave that up.
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31. What's your favorite number?
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32. Uh, my birthday, uh... 12-13-67.
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33. Yeah, uh..
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34. I must've left
my wallet upstairs.
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35. Uh, Helen, could you let
me hold $5 till the first?
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36. I am not contributing
to your bad habit. No! Go.
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37. Hey, psst, psst, unc,
unc, unc don't sweat that.
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38. - Unc, take this $5 of mine.
- Whoa!
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39. You know, since you gonna be
letting me stay here, you know
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and everythin'.
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41. Uh, uh, free?
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42. Room and board's not free.
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43. You will be workin' here.
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44. Oh, yeah, I..
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45. I'm gonna be workin'
and everythin'
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my actin' career, you know
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47. 'cause I got skills.
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48. Yeah, well, until your
actin' career takes off
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49. act like you work here.
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50. 'See y'all later.'
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51. It's good to see you.
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52. Who is that?
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53. Who's who? Oh, that's Fancy.
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54. She runs the front desk.
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55. She'll be showin' you the ropes.
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56. I hope they're
connected to her bedpost.
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57. Boy!
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59. I'm a Sagittarius,
my name is Jamie and you are?
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60. - Don't even tell me.
- Uh.
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because you look so heavenly.
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62. No, it's Francesca.
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63. And your name must be devil
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64. 'cause that shirt..
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65. it looks like hell.
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66. Oh, Dennis, come here.
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67. I want you to meet somebody.
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68. This is Jamie.
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70. - Wait a minute. Y-you're Jamie?
- Hey, what's up, brother.
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71. I have heard a lot
about you, brother!
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72. And you even have great
suitcases. Look at these.
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73. Yeah, those are
sharp, man, but, uh..
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74. those aren't mine.
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75. - Are you sure?
- Yeah, positive.
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on the luggage cart.
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Just a honest mistake.
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not a... pukh, big..
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of the job, I'll just..
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is not his favorite color.
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88. Miss Fancy Pants back to you
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I was running—
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can I see you for a moment?
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91. Oh, wait a minute,
Chico DeBarge.
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92. Uh..
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94. Now, uh, the lady
was talkin' to me.
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95. Why? Ah, ah.
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96. Uh, listen, broheim..
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for spare change
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the gas station, that way.
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99. Well, if you wasn't lookin'
for a Tic-Tac you need to.
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100. 'Braxton.'
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101. Braxton, this
is my nephew, Jamie.
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102. Jamie, meet Braxton,
our accountant.
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103. He was sent here
by his graduate school.
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104. Now hopefully you two
can help us take this hotel
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105. to a whole another level.
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106. - Who, me and Waxton?
- Uh, the name is Braxton.
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I have a degree from
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of Hotel Management.
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111. I also graduated
cum laude from USC.
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112. Yeah, well, I sung "Kumbaya"
loud when I graduated too.
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113. Oh, God. Huh.
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114. - Hoodlum.
- Nerd.
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115. - Rapscallion.
- Square.
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- Johnny Mathis.
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117. Aww, yo, y'all
still got that piano?
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118. Man, this place hasn't
changed since I was a kid.
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119. Well, now, I know
it's a little outdated.
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120. Little outdated? Look like y'all
had the Last Supper up in here.
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121. Matthew?
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122. Matthew, Mark, Luke,
John, where y'all at?
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123. Cut that out, boy.
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124. This room has a lot of history.
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125. - Oh, is that right?
- Duke Ellington.
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126. - Yeah.
- Ella Fitzgerald.
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127. Nat King Cole, all of them
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128. performed right
here in this room.
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129. Ah, but see you wouldn't know
nothin' about them, young buck.
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130. - Don't know nothing about them?
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131. Aunty, but, uh,
ahem, ahem.
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132. O-o-o.
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133. Oh! Come on, baby.
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134. Is it awake?
Is it alright? Wake it up.
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135. Oh, look at you. You do know
a little somethin', don't you?
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136. Yeah, yeah, yeah,
see now since I'm here, see..
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137. I can hip you to the
new school like Mary J. Blige
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139. Hip me? Puh-lease!
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140. Me and Biggie are like this.
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141. - Baby-baybay.
- Oh!
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142. Aunty, I didn't know you
was down with the new school.
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143. You better ask somebody.
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dancing with Ice Cube
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146. We were up in there
like this here.
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147. Yea-a-ah! Boy, look out, now.
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148. - Oh, I wanna learn that.
- Yeah.
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149. Whoa, whoa, whoa..
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150. And that's basically
how you check in a guest.
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151. Do you have any questions?
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152. Yeah, I was wonderin'
if I could take you out
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154. and with this big knot
in my pocket, you know
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your order, you know.
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156. Look, you seem like
a nice guy, but..
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aren't my thing.
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all dressed up.
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160. Yeah, but, aunty, we got to, uh
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162. Well, now, I know it's not
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164. but everybody here
has to wear uniform.
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165. No, that ain't what I'm talking
about, I mean, you know..
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Michael Jackson or something.
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169. Well, now, don't you
worry about a thing, baby.
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170. Don't worry.
Cut that out. He, he.
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a bit of a problem.
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I am not responsible.
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180. gambling problem I've ever seen.
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181. There's a $10,000 loan against
the hotel and it's overdue.
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182. Wait a minute and if it's not
paid back in the next 48 hours
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184. What are y'all standing
around here looking all sad for
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185. like a bunch
of pall bearers?
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186. Because we're about
to go to your funeral.
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187. Fancy, hand me
my knife out the drawer.
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188. - Ooh.
- Uh, Ms. King..
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189. Yo, unc, if I was you,
I get up out of here.
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190. She's about to go
Lorena Bobbitt.
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a Shonuff Savings and Loans?
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195. Oh, that.
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to talk to you about that.
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out a little loan
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any decorations.
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200. So what'd you do with the money?
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to Nappy Red, the bookie
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redecorate my face.
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203. Well, I hope you're happy.
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204. All the blood, sweat and tears
we put into this place
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because of your foolishness.
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for yourself, Junior, huh?
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and her fake psychic friends.
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gonna be our last evening
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together sometime
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the... wild side of me.
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uh, call me sometime?
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we should give up just yet.
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in my savings account, right?
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out into the community
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flip it, make a profit—
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talking about, me so corny.
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the words to the song.
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one in, baby, alright.
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she's upstairs crying
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place is her whole life.
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losing that money, Jamie. Oh.
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a thousand dollars.
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gonna do us any good.
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boy, that's you.
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bettin' all of it.
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lady luck with us.
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238. Alright, well,
Fancy, blow on these.
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blowing on nothin'.
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uncle's car had a boot on it.
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- Just like that, huh?
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before you lose your mind.
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all in check. Uh!
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252. - How much have you won so far?
- Uh, let me see.
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- Ow!
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- Baby, are you crazy?
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- Uh, no.
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Cha-ching. What you think, unc?
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on a winning streak
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want to take a break.
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man, but I'm coming back, baby.
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I can't lose, alright.
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264. - Alright.
- Snake eyes, loser.
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265. - What?
- No, no, no.
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266. Brother, I was just
giving your dice back.
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267. Yeah, that's the truth.
He wasn't rolling.
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268. No, no.
That's what they all say.
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269. No, brother, no,
look here, I'm not going out..
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271. Get your hands off
of the table.
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272. - Let's get out.
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273. - Hey!
- Whoa!
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were talking in the car
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some great news.
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276. What, y'all hired
somebody to off Junior
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the insurance money?
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278. No, but I know how we
can get the money back, right?
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earlier you told me
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performed here back in the day.
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281. Yeah, but they're all dead.
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282. True that,
true that, but listen
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283. why don't we find some
live ones to put on a benefit?
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284. Oh, yeah.
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287. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- What celebrity friends?
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I'm down with, uh..
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290. I mean, I'm down with,
you know, like Babyface and, uh
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Janet, Janet Jackson.
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292. Ah, don't forget
about Eddie and Arsenio.
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293. - Girl, my baby knows everybody.
- Y-yeah.
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294. Yeah, we all in the same gang.
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295. Wait, wait, wait.
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R. Kelly? I love him.
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298. - Hey, you know what?
- What?
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299. I know I could get
R. Kelly to get down here.
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300. Hey, hey, but you gotta
keep it on the down low.
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302. You better hope this works.
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303. Well, I sure hope it works fast
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304. 'cause somebody in
here smells like feet.
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uh, Jamie just got here
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306. and, Fancy, he wants you
to bring on the first guest.
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307. - Who?
- It's, uh, R. Kelly.
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- Yeah.
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You doin' okay?
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- 'Man, get out of there.'
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you've been deceived
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for my aunt and my uncle.
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put their blood
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the drama for your mama.
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that was back in the day.
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"Do you like me?"
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y'all know that time.'
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when you had your..
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was something like this.
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still $6,000 short.
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with that kind of money'
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an A for effort, shall we?
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appreciate what you tried to do.
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wasn't meant to be.
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for a Junior King.
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joint said to give you this.
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He's got a gun.
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378. Just came by to tell you
that your numbers hit.
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won $8000 dollars.
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he really did win.
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Jamie the credit..
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his five dollars and the numbers
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than enough to save the hotel.
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a little something for you.
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some pants that fit.
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for your good luck
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oranges by the freeway.
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everyone that you made
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at the King Tower.
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you can put my picture
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said you wanted to see me.
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know, quit playing the games.
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the way you look at me
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you do with your eyes.
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I know you think I'm some kind
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starts rollin'
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to blow-up-tuate, huh, huh.
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- Hmm.
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421. Oh, yeah.
Y-you damn right I got you.
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422. Hmm. Uh-huh. You sure do.
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423. Especially when you started
singin' and playin' that piano.
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424. Oh. Uh-huh.
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425. Now, how would you
like it if I hopped
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426. right into that bed with you?
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427. I wouldn't be mad at ya.
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428. Get on there.
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429. Sit. Sit.
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430. Hm.
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431. Now, close your eyes.
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432. Remember earlier when I said
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433. workplace romances
weren't for me?
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434. Yeah.
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435. I meant it.
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436. What? No.
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437. Goodnight, Jamie.
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438. 'Does this mean I ain't
gettin' the drawers?'
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439. Huh, yeah.
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440. Who, me?
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441. Um, you know, I'm on my way
to Hollywood, you know.
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442. Break into this little
show business thing, you know.
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443. Huh. I'm gonna be
the next Denzel.
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444. Maybe we can, uh,
you know, hook up, uh.
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445. Bad dog.
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