1. Hey, Ryan,
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2. can I get you a pencil from the warehouse?
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3. Oh, no, thanks. I'm good.
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4. Well, it's okay. I'm going down.
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5. Yeah. Absolutely.
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6. All right, I'll be right back.
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7. Awesome.
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8. Thank you.
You're welcome.
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9. Michael, could you get me a pen
from down in the warehouse?
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10. Don't mind if I do.
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11. See you in a minute.
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12. Okay!
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13. There you go, fresh from the warehouse.
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14. Hey, Michael, would you get me
some coffee from the warehouse?
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15. There's coffee in the kitchen, Pam.
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16. But the warehouse coffee tastes
so much better.
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17. Yeah. It's better.
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18. Okay. Great.
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19. All right, okay.
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20. I am like Bette Midler in For The Boys.
Gotta keep the troops entertained.
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21. With cream and sugar?
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22. All right.
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23. So, I wanted to let you know
that we lost Ed Truck.
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24. Okay, let me see if I have his cell.
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25. Is this the only reason you are calling, Jan,
or does somebody miss me?
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26. Michael, Ed died over the weekend.
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27. Oh, wow.
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28. Attention, everybody!
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30. with some news that they felt
that I should know first.
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31. My old boss, Ed Truck, has died.
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32. Oh, Michael, that's such terrible news.
You must feel so sad.
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33. Yes, I am. It's very sad,
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34. because he was my boss.
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35. Oh, that's a shame. Ed was a good guy.
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36. That's right. You worked with him.
So did Creed.
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37. Well, I'll be in my office
in case anybody wants to drop by,
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38. cheer me up.
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39. So, did you hear the news?
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40. The news that you just announced,
that Ed died?
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41. Yeah.
Is there anything I can do?
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42. Oh, gosh.
What can anybody do, really? It's...
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43. He was almost 70. Circle of life.
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44. Yeah.
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45. Oh, okay.
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46. Yeah.
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47. Okay.
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48. What's going on
with Fairfield County Schools?
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49. Karen, did you generate that price list?
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50. Shoot. I will. I'm sorry.
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51. Okay, just get it done.
Jim, will you make sure?
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52. Oh, yeah, definitely.
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53. (COUGHS) Suck up!
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54. Josh, did you hear what I said?
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55. Thank you, everyone.
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56. Damn it.
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57. What's up?
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58. Oh, nothing. We're just out of Herr's chips.
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59. Oh.
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60. But don't worry about it.
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61. My snack food doesn't fall
under the umbrella of your authority.
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62. That's where you're wrong.
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63. I'm your project supervisor today
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64. and I have just decided
that we're not doing anything
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65. until you get the chips that you require.
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66. So I think we should go get some.
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67. Now, please.
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68. It's a real shame about Ed, huh?
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69. Yeah.
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70. Must really have you thinking.
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71. About what?
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72. The older you get,
the bigger the chance is you're gonna die.
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73. You knew that.
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74. Ed was decapitated.
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75. What?
Really?
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76. He was drunk as a skunk,
he was flying down Route 6,
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77. he slides under an eighteen-wheeler,
pop, it snaps right off.
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78. Oh, my God.
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79. That is the way to go.
Instant death, very smart.
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80. You know, a human can go on living
for several hours after being decapitated.
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81. You're thinking of a chicken.
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82. What did I say?
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83. That is just not the way
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84. a Dunder Mifflin manager should go,
I'm sorry.
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85. Alone, out of the blue.
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86. Not even have his own head
to comfort him.
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88. Ed was decapitated.
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90. You said you didn't know how to say it.
I didn't...
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91. He was driving on the road
and he went under a truck
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92. and that's when his head was separated
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93. from the rest of him.
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94. Now, we'll let you know more
as soon as I find out.
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95. Hey.
Hi.
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96. If my head ever comes off,
I would like you to put it on ice.
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97. I do not want to talk about this.
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98. When I die, I want to be frozen.
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99. And if they have to freeze me in pieces,
so be it.
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100. I will wake up stronger than ever
because I will have used that time
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101. to figure out exactly why I died
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102. and what moves I could have used
to defend myself better,
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103. now that I know what hold he had me in.
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104. I don't understand.
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105. We have a day honoring Martin Luther King,
but he didn't even work here.
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106. I understand how you feel, Michael,
I really do.
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107. So would it be helpful
to give everyone the day off?
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108. You really don't get it, do you?
You don't understand these people.
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109. That is the last thing that they would want,
is a day off.
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110. Well, what would you suggest?
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111. A statue.
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112. Of Ed?
Yeah.
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113. I'm not sure that's realistic.
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114. Well, I think it would be very realistic.
It would look just like him.
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115. No, that's not...
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116. We could have his eyes light up.
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117. Could have his arms move.
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118. That is not a statue. That is a robot.
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119. I think that is a great way to honor Ed.
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120. And how big do you want this robot?
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121. Life-size.
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122. No. Better make it two-thirds.
Easier to stop if it turns on us.
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123. What the hell are you two talking about?
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124. Well, we are talking about
how to properly honor
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125. a man who gave his life
as regional manager of this company, Jan.
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126. You know what, Michael,
I have really tried with you today
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127. and I have to get back to work.
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128. Oh, do you?
So...
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129. You know who wished they could get
back to work is Ed Truck.
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130. So call me when you feel like...
But Ed Truck can't...
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131. having a real conversation. Goodbye.
because he is dead!
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132. Look, I gave him a 6- foot extension cord
so he can't chase us.
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133. That's perfect.
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134. Okay, that is a "no"
on the West Side Market.
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135. Okay, great. I think that's enough.
Can I get back to work now?
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136. Wow.
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137. Never pegged you for a quitter.
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138. I am not a quitter.
I will do this all day if you want.
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139. Really? I don't know about that.
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140. Yeah, all day.
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141. What are we doing? What's the game?
I want in.
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142. Oh, there's no game. We're just trying
to get these chips for Karen.
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143. Did you check the vending machine?
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144. Oh, the vending machines.
How did we miss that?
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145. I have no idea.
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146. We went right for the copier.
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147. And then we checked the fax machine.
Yeah, nothing there.
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148. Did you check your butt?
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149. Can you imagine
how much blood there was?
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150. If it happened right here,
it would reach all the way to reception.
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151. Probably get on Pam.
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152. Okay, that's enough.
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153. What?
We do not want to hear about this.
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154. Well, you know what?
I didn't want to hear about it either, Stanley,
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155. but I did and now I can't stop picturing it.
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156. He leaves work, he's on his way home...
His cappa is detated from his head.
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157. You have just spit on my face.
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158. Well, you know what,
there's something wrong with you.
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159. There is something wrong
with everybody in here
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160. because we have lost
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161. a member of our family
and you don't want to talk about it.
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162. You don't want to think about it,
you just want to get back to work.
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163. There are five stages to grief,
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164. which are denial, anger,
bargaining, depression and acceptance.
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165. And right now, out there,
they are all denying
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166. the fact that they're sad, and that's hard,
and it's making them all angry.
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167. And it is my job to try to get them
all the way through to acceptance
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168. and, if not acceptance, then just depression.
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169. If I can get them depressed,
then I'll have done my job.
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170. I am going to throw you this ball.
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171. When you catch the ball, I want you to say
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172. the name of a person very important to you,
somebody really special, who died,
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173. and then I want you to say how they died.
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174. And you may cry if you like.
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175. That is encouraged. Let me just start.
Let me show you how this works.
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176. I catch the ball.
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177. I lost Ed Truck
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178. and it feels like somebody took my heart
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179. and dropped it into a bucket
of boiling tears.
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180. And, at the same time,
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181. somebody else is hitting my soul
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182. in the crotch with a frozen sledgehammer.
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183. And then a third guy walks in
and starts punching me in the grief bone.
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184. And I'm crying, and nobody can hear me
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185. because I am terribly, terribly, terribly alone.
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186. Excuse me, I'm sorry to interrupt.
I need to see Pam.
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187. There seems to be, like, something wrong
with the radiator in her car.
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188. Okay, fine, hurry back.
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189. There's nothing wrong with your car.
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190. Just thought you might want a break
from the grief counseling session.
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191. Oh, I would like a break.
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192. How are you liking the new car?
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195. It sure is small.
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197. I think so.
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198. I don't know.
I was mainly focused on the cup-holders.
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199. Well, you still aren't driving so fast,
are you?
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200. Yeah.
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201. Hi, yeah.
This is Mike from the West Side Market.
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202. Well, we had a shipment
of Herr's Salt & Vinegar Chips
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203. and we ordered that
about three weeks ago and haven't...
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204. Yeah.
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205. You have them in the warehouse? Great.
What is my store number?
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206. Six.
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207. What? No. I'll call you back.
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208. Shut up.
Six?
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209. Okay, we can start.
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210. You waited for me?
Yeah.
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211. Pam, you're a member of this family,
so we will wait for our family members.
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212. Phyllis, you want to give it a shot?
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213. I got it.
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she was having twins.
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a few weeks later,
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217. they discovered that I had
resorbed the other fetus.
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218. Do I regret this? No.
I believe his tissues made me stronger.
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219. I now have the strength of a grown man
and a little baby.
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220. Okay, why don't you throw the ball
to somebody else?
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222. Oh, yes, Stanley, come on.
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226. I'm going to toss the ball to Pam.
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227. Let's see.
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228. I had an aunt that I was really close to.
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229. She was this amazing female boxer.
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230. Anyway, she was injured in a fight,
and she was paralyzed.
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231. So you can imagine how upset I was
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232. when I found out that she asked
her manager to remove her breathing tube
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233. so she could die.
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my family was on a safari in Africa,
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238. and my cousin, Mufasa, was...
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239. He was trampled to death
by a pack of wildebeests,
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240. and we all took it really hard.
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of what happened.
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243. Oh, it would probably take me, like,
an hour and a half to tell that whole story.
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244. Me, me. Me, me, me. Me, me. Yes. Okay.
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245. I was trying to throw this party once,
and everyone was over for the weekend,
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246. and then my Uncle Bernie died.
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247. And so, me and my best friend,
we had to pretend
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251. Do you think that this is a game?
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252. Well, there is a ball...
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253. All right. We're starting over.
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258. The guy who had my job has died
and nobody cares!
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but death's just a part of life.
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fly into the glass doors downstairs and die
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What?
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Toby, did you check it?
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You're not a veterinarian!
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Oh, shoot!
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No, he's not.
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278. Yeah.
No, he's not.
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279. Michael, get him away from your head!
He is covered in germs and bacteria!
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280. No! You can't get diseases from a bird!
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281. A dead bird should not be in the kitchen.
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283. No. That thing is dead.
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287. Today at 4:00 p.m.
We will be meeting in the parking lot
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288. to have a funeral service for this bird.
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289. I have a lot of work to do.
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to inconvenience you, Meredith,
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291. but that is what you do when things die.
You honor them.
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292. Toby killed this bird
and now we are going to honor it.
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293. But...
No! No! No! That's enough!
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294. You know what? This bird is dead.
He died alone.
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295. The least you can do
is be there for him now.
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297. I'm calling a supermarket in Montreal.
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298. Nice.
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299. Nope.
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300. Sounded good.
Thanks.
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301. It's okay. It's okay.
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302. Yes, I know, I know. It's been a tough day,
but it's good to let it show.
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303. I mean, how many times
do I have to confirm plans with Ryan
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304. for him to know
that we have a date tonight?
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305. God!
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307. What are you doing?
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308. What?
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309. No, this is about the right size.
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310. No, God, no! It's not!
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Is that the beak?
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312. I'm sorry. I grew up on a farm.
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313. We slaughtered a pig
whenever we wanted bacon.
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in an old oil drum.
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if he had given me another minute.
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319. Yeah.
I have it covered.
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Yes, please.
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on your recorder?
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323. Excellent.
Do you have it with you?
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I'd be throwing together a bird funeral?
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what your day here is gonna turn into.
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who referred me to the distributor,
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to the vending machine company,
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331. who told me that they sell them
in the machines in the building next door.
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332. Glad you could all make it.
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337. That's... That's very nice.
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that my fish went to the hospital
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339. in the toilet and it never came back,
so we had a funeral for it.
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340. And I remember thinking,
"I'm a little too old for this."
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if that's okay.
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345. You might think, "Not much, it's just a bird."
But we do know some things.
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347. Maybe it's that same bird
that surprised Oscar that one morning
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349. I remember that. That was so funny.
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350. And we know how he died,
flying into the glass doors.
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351. But you know what?
I don't think he was being stupid.
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to spread his cheer
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that he was by himself when he died,
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that doesn't mean he was alone,
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that there were lots of other birds out there
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361. He will not be forgotten.
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362. Amen.
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363. (SINGING) Just smile for me
and let the day begin
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364. You are the sunshine
that lights my heart within...
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365. Society teaches us
that having feelings
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366. and crying is bad and wrong.
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367. Well, that's baloney,
because grief isn't wrong.
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368. There's such a thing as good grief.
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369. Just ask Charlie Brown.
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