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2. - Aah!
- (tires screech)
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3. Ugh!
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4. They say the pancakes here
stink.
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5. Thank you,
Agnes.
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6. Let's begin.
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7. I'm happy to report
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8. that our shares
in Dynaflux Unimatics
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9. are up a delicious
seven and three-quarters.
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10. This means our investment
club portfolio
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11. has nearly doubled
in value.
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12. I suggest
we pump our profits
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13. into some new
high-risk ventures.
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14. Oh! Oh!
How about Oklasoft?
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15. It's Oklahoma's fastest-growing
software company.
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16. Um, cushions?
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17. Everybody likes
to sit on cushions.
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18. Children are
so fat today.
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19. Isn't there some way
we could make money off that?
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20. There's a franchise fair
this weekend.
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21. Why don't we buy
a business?
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22. I never thought of that.
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23. I'm not wild about
these high-risk ventures.
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24. They sound
a little risky.
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25. Oh, Marge.
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26. You are such
a wet blanket.
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27. If we'd listened
to you,
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28. we wouldn't have sponsored
that Mexican wrestler.
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29. Yet she still gets to share
in all the profits.
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30. - Mm-hmm.
- Is that fair?
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31. I guess I'm just
not comfortable
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32. with the whole idea
of "investing."
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34. You can't keep up
with the go-go '90s.
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35. Well, Marge...
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36. You're about as popular
as rug burn. (chuckles)
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37. All in favor
of expelling Marge
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38. from the Investorettes...
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39. Aye!
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40. All right, Helen.
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41. If I'm not wanted,
I'll leave.
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42. You'll get your pancakes
in the mail.
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43. And then they gave me back
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45. and kicked me
out of the club.
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46. Wait, wait, wait,
wait, wait.
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47. Back up a bit now.
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48. When are the pancakes
coming in the mail?
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49. Well, maybe it's all
for the best.
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50. What do you need
to make money for anyway?
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51. As long as I have
my earning power,
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52. this family's got nothing
to worry about.
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53. Oww!
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54. Oh, call work and tell them
I won't be in tomorrow.
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55. Mom, this is no time
to be conservative.
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56. Let's roll
the dice here.
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57. It would be nice
to beat those women
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58. at their own game.
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59. Maybe I should
look into a franchise.
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60. Greetings, humans. I am Investo the Robot
from the planet Opportuniac.
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61. My superior brain advises you
to enter the franchise fair.
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62. Well, we're trying to,
but you're blocking our way.
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63. Danger! Danger!
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64. Don't forget to pick up
pamphlets.
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65. I'll handle this.
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66. Help, help, help.
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67. Security code 30.
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68. Well, that's the miracle
of the franchise.
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69. You get all the equipment
and know-how you need,
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70. plus a familiar brand name
people trust.
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71. You'll be on a rocket ride
to the moon.
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72. And while you're there,
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73. would you pick up some
of that nice green moon money
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75. No deal,
McCutcheon.
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76. That moon money
is mine.
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77. Now, folks, I don't want
to alarm you,
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78. but scientists say
40% of America's pictures
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79. are hanging crooked.
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80. No! No!
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81. Yeah, it's true,
and I hear you asking,
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82. "Well, who's going to straighten out
all these artistic abominations?"
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83. Your friends? A neighbor?
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84. Those fat cats in Washington?
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85. Good luck. Hey, you know,
maybe no one will notice.
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86. Maybe the problem
will just fix itself.
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87. Now, you're the one
who's being naive.
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88. Okay, fair enough.
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89. But you sound like
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90. you're ready to become
your own boss
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91. in the exciting world
of frame-nudging.
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92. Yes, for a minimal
franchise fee
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93. you'll receive a pair
of straightening gloves,
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94. a canister of wall lubricant,
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95. and a booklet of the most
commonly asked questions
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96. you will hear,
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97. including "Who are you?"
And "What are you doing here?"
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98. Hmm, I don't want
to own my own business.
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99. I don't know why I came here
in the first place.
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100. Hello, Helen.
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101. Marge.
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103. Marge.
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105. Oh, my name is Agnes,
and you know it's Agnes.
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106. It means lamb—
Lamb of God.
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107. I'm sorry,
Agnes.
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108. Marge.
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109. Did you know
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were up 400%
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111. for the year ending 1976?
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112. If these trends continue...
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113. Aay!
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114. Uh, your fish
are dead.
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115. Yeah, I know.
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116. I can't get them
out of there.
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117. Hmm, pita.
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118. Well, I don't know
about food
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119. from the Middle East.
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120. Isn't that whole area
a little iffy?
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121. (laughs)
Hey, I'm no geographer.
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122. You and I, why don't we
call it pocket bread, huh?
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123. What's tahini?
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124. Flavor sauce.
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125. And falafel?
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126. Crunch patties.
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127. So, we'd be
selling foreign...
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128. Specialty foods.
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129. Here, try a Ben Franklin.
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130. Mmm, that is good.
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131. What's in it?
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132. Tabbouleh
and rezmi-kabob.
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133. Uh, that's our chef,
Christopher.
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134. I could see eating this.
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135. I really could,
and I am not kidding.
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136. Look at them!
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137. They've jumped
on the one franchise
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have considered
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becoming interested in.
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140. Hmm.
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141. I'm not cut out
for the world of business.
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142. Ooh, you sound like me.
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143. Well, the old me,
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144. which was, ironically,
the young me.
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145. I was once like you were,
young lady—
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of flashy gimmicks
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148. and empty promises.
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149. Then God tossed me
a life preserver,
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150. a tasty golden brown
life preserver.
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151. Here. Try a pretzel.
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152. Mmm!
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153. That's not bad.
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154. It's not only not bad;
it's knot bread.
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155. "Knot bread"--
You get it?
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156. Huh? Ha-ha? You see?
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157. I do!
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158. "Knot bread."
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159. Let's hear it
for the newest members
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franchise!
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We're number one!
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165. We're number one.
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166. Hey, what's going on?
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How much?
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- I'll take it!
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171. and welcome
to the dynamic world
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retailing.
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What's my territory?
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is ignorant
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you'll be there.
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is less than total,
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180. Wherever a Bavarian is not
quite full, you will be there.
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And if you're watching me,
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you've got pretzel fever,
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187. and not the kind that attacked
my intestinal lining
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189. So let's get your franchise
up and running.
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190. Start by setting up an office
in your basement or garage.
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191. An automatic garage door opener
makes you feel
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in a futuristic wonderworld.
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with flyers.
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avoid littering laws.
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to make pretzels.
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201. Eww.
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commotion outside?
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pretzel wagons
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always talking about.
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Here? At our plant?
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to deliciousness
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211. Yay!
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212. - Yeah.
- That's pretzeltastic.
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Homer's right.
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look at all those customers.
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my pretzel.
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one of your, uh...
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227. Come on, come on,
while we're young.
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228. Wow, check out that van.
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even need our business.
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232. I had this spot first.
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233. Sorry, dear.
Just business. Ha!
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and Gimbels learned
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Marge, long gone.
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of great locations in this town.
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and patience paid off.
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"One per customer."
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so hand them over.
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250. Hey, kids, we're eating
dinner tonight.
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260. "Hang in there, baby."
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262. "Copyright 1968"?
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that cat must be long dead.
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and set up shop there.
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for everyone.
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and you'll be hooked.
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- Gracias.
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"Thank you," Marge.
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a winner has been chosen
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Pontiac Astrowagon
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- (gasps)
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- Yay! Yay!
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like this one bit.
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281. And here
come the pretzels.
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282. No. No, don't do that.
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to be tasting them.
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284. Hall-of-famer Whitey Ford
now on the field
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for some kind of sanity.
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of pretzels now
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for baseball.
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like that.
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of people saw your pretzels
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Whitey-Whackers.
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special, why kid yourself?
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kids.
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301. Aim so low no one will
even care if you succeed.
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it's under my face.
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304. Marge needs help, and God knows
I'm not the man to provide it,
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Mr. Pretzel-man
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for himself.
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Mr. Ormand.
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Right this way.
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to the executor of his estate.
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to you before,
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is in her hour of need.
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all the difference in the world.
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in the church bulletin
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Pretzel Wagon's no longer...
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Let me get this down.
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Batavia, New York.
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I'm back in business.
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331. I had a feeling things
would work out for you, honey.
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pretty boy.
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will get enough nutrition
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what happened to your fingers?
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a "boking" accident.
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why they won't unload
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ma'am.
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a couple of barnacles
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the deck was, uh, wet.
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349. And what are those men
doing under my van?
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351. Look, lady, if I was you,
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into the air
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355. Thanks, Moe.
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your money's no good here.
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This is real money!
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My wife is raking it in.
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as you no doubt recall,
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a favor by our—
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mafia crime syndicate.
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for you to do us a favor.
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only did me a favor
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in return?
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to you, sir.
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building.
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or a release for these keys?
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to push in as you turn.
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- Yeah, that's it.
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- We are your business partners,
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to a percentage of your profits.
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of 100%.
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a conversation
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to give us our money.
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we're serious,
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- See you at 6 a.m.
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tell the mafia
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my competitors
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and attempted murder?
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to someone you love?
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your heart and soul
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and getting nowhere.
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you desperately trying
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salty treat
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already bloated snack hole.
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loving husband would do.
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violent mobsters.
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I know you were trying
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one cent of my money.
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we going to do?
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we do every day.
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to make pretzels.
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That's the last one.
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it's only Grampa.
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- Now what?
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- Sorry we're late.
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the money now?
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she has been most vocal
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of the pretzel monies.
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to get the money?
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the money now?"
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She said no.
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432. Legs, Louie, advance on them.
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433. There they are.
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if it isn't Marge Simpson
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436. Your goon squads certainly
gave you the edge
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snack business.
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438. But I'm afraid we've outdone
you once again.
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of the Yakuza,
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of the Pacific Rim?
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443. They'll kill you five times
before you hit the ground.
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- Go!
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Take this.
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you little squirt.
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we should go inside.
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that little guy
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anything yet.
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He's going to do something
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to be good.
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- (blows landing)
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Marge.
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456. I just fail miserably.
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457. Oh, I don't hate you
for failing.
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458. I love you for trying.
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459. - (yawning)
- What's going on outside?
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460. Oh, it's just
a mob war.
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461. Go back to sleep,
honey.
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462. Forgiveness, please.
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463. Shh!
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464. CAPTIONS ENHANCED BY
ROUNDABOUT ENTERTAINMENT INC.
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