1. D'oh!
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2. They say the pancakes here stink.
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3. Thank you, Agnes. Let's begin.
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4. I'm happy to report that our shares
in Dynaflux Unimatics...
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5. are up a delicious
seven and three-quarters.
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6. This means our investment club
portfolio has nearly...
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8. - Oh, that's wonderful.
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9. I suggest we pump our profits into
some new high-risk ventures.
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10. Oh, oh!
How about Oklasoft?
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11. It's Oklahoma's
fastest-growing software company.
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12. Um, cushions?
Everybody likes to sit on cushions.
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13. Children are so fat today. Isn't there
some way we can make money off that?
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They sound a little risky.
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18. Tsk. Oh, Marge.
You are such a wet blanket.
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19. If we'd listened to you, we wouldn't have
sponsored that Mexican wrestler.
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20. Yet she still gets to share
in all the profits!
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21. - Is that fair?
- I guess I'm just not comfortable...
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of'investing."
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23. Mmm. Face it. You can't keep up
with the go-go '90s.
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24. Well, Marge. You're about
as popular as rug burn.
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25. All in favor of expelling Marge
from the Investorettes-
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26. Aye.
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27. All right, Helen.
If I'm not wanted, I'll leave.
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28. You'll get your pancakes
in the mail.
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29. And then they gave me back
my $500 investment...
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30. and kicked me out of the club.
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31. Wait, wait, wait.
Back up a bit now.
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32. When are the pancakes
coming in the mail?
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33. Well, maybe
it's all for the best.
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34. What do you need
to make money for anyway?
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35. As long as I have my earning power,
this family's got nothing to worry about. Ow!
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36. Oh! Call work and tell 'em
I won't be in tomorrow.
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37. Mom, this is no time to be conservative.
Let's roll the dice here.
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38. It would be nice to beat those women
at their own game.
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39. Maybe I should look into
a franchise.
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40. Greetings, humans. I am Investo the Robot
of the planet Opportuniac.
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41. My superior brain advises you
to enter the franchise fair.
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42. We're trying to,
but you're blocking our way.
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43. Danger! Danger!
Don't forget to pick up pamphlets.
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44. I'll handle this.
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45. Help, help, help. Security code 30.
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46. Well, that's the miracle
of the franchise.
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47. You get all the equipment
and know-how you need...
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48. plus a familiar brand name
people trust.
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49. You'll be on a rocket ride
to the moon!
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50. And while you're there, would you pick up
some of that nice green moon money for me-
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51. - Royce McCutcheon.
- No deal, McCutcheon. That moon money is mine!
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I don't want to alarm you...
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53. but scientists say 40% of America's
pictures are hanging crooked.
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54. - No!
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55. Yeah. It's true.
And I hear you asking...
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56. "Who's gonna straighten out
all these artistic abominations?"
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57. Your friends? A neighbor?
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58. Those fat cats in Washington?
Good luck.
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59. Hey, you know,
maybe no one'll notice.
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60. Maybe the problem
will just fix itself.
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61. Now you're the one
who's being naive.
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62. Okay, fair enough. But you sound like
you're ready to become your own boss...
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63. in the exciting world
of frame nudging.
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64. Yes. For a minimal franchise fee...
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straightening gloves...
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67. and a booklet of the most commonly
asked questions you will hear...
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68. including, "Who are you?"
and "What are you doing here?"
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69. I don't want to own
my own business.
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70. I don't know why
I came here in the first place.
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71. - Hello, Helen.
- Marge.
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72. - Edna.
- Marge.
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74. Oh, my name is Agnes,
and you know it's Agnes!
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75. - It means lamb. Lamb of God.
- I'm sorry, Agnes.
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that disco record sales...
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78. were up 400%
for the year ending 1976?
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79. If these trends continue-
'Ey!
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80. Uh, your fish
are dead.
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81. Yeah, I know.
I can't get them out of there.
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82. Hmm. Pita.
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83. Well, I don't know
about food from the Middle East.
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84. Isn't that whole area
a little iffy?
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85. Hey, I'm no geographer.
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86. You and I, why don't we call it
pocket bread? Huh?
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87. - Uh, what's tahini?
- Flavor sauce.
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88. - And falafel?
- Crunch patties.
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89. - So we'd be selling foreign food.
- Specialty foods.
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90. Here. Try a Ben Franklin.
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91. Mmm. That is good.
What's in it?
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92. Tabouleh and rezmi-kabob.
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93. Uh, that's our chef, Christopher.
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94. I could see eating this.
I really could, and I am not kidding.
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95. - This is very crunchy.
- Those are good.
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96. Look at them! They've jumped on
the one franchise...
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97. I might possibly have considered
thinking about becoming interested in.
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98. I'm not cut out
for the world of business.
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99. Ooh. You sound like me.
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100. Well, the old me.
Which was, ironically, the young me.
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101. I was once like you were, young lady,
like all these people...
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102. lost in a sea of flashy gimmicks
and empty promises.
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103. Then God tossed me
a life preserver-
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life preserver.
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105. - Here. Try a pretzel.
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106. Mmm! That's not bad.
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107. It's not only not bad,
it's not bread.
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108. "Knot" bread.
You get it? Huh?
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109. - You see?
- I do!
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110. - "Knot" bread!
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111. Let's hear it
for the newest members...
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113. Helen! Agnes! Luann!
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114. Edna! Bart!
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115. Whoo! We're number one.
We're number one.
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116. What's going on here?
Wh-What? Hey.
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117. - Your franchise- how much?
- $500.
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118. I'll take it!
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119. Congratulations! And welcome
to the dynamic world...
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121. When can I start?
What's my territory?
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122. Your territory.
Well-Well, let me tell you-
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123. Wherever a young mother
is ignorant of what to feed her baby...
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125. Wherever nacho penetration
is less than total, you'll be there.
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126. Wherever a Bavarian
is not quite full, you will be there.
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127. Don't forget fat people.
They can't stop eating.
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128. Hey, pretzels.
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129. Oh. Hello.
I'm Frank Ormand.
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130. And if you're watching me,
that means you've got pretzel fever.
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131. And not the kind that attacked
my intestinal lining some years back.
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132. So let's get your franchise
up and running.
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133. Start by setting up an office...
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135. Whoa!
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136. An automatic garage door opener
makes you feel like...
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in a futuristic wonder world.
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138. Next, blanket your community
with flyers.
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139. Aphony ticker-tape parade
will help you avoid littering laws.
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140. Welcome back, Space Girl.
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141. Now you're ready
to make pretzels.
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144. Hmm.
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145. Hmm, hmm, hmm.
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146. Hey, what's all that
commotion outside?
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147. Why, it's one of those pretzel wagons
the movie stars are always talking about.
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149. That's right, Lenny.
Let's all give in to deliciousness...
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150. the Pretzel Wagon way!
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151. - Yea!
- Oh, yeah. Homer's right.
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152. Wow, Mom.
Look at all those customers.
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153. Hairnets, everyone.
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154. Welcome to Pretzel Wagon.
May I take your order?
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157. Hey, hurry up.
I wanna get my pretzel.
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158. - One pretzel.
- Thank you.
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one of your, uh-
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161. Come on, come on.
While we're young.
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162. Wow! Check out that van. It looks like
it doesn't even need our business!
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163. - Hey, let's go.
- Let's take a look at it.
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164. Excuse me.
I had this spot first.
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165. Sorry, dear.
Just business. Ha!
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166. Well, I guess Macy's and Gimbel's
learned to live side by side.
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167. Gimbel's is gone, Marge. Long gone.
You're Gimbel's.
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168. Very well. There must be dozens of
great locations in this town.
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169. Don't you worry about me.
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170. - Hey, slow down. I wants to talk to you.
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171. Give us 300 pretzels.
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172. You see? A little persistence
and patience paid off.
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173. That'll be $300.
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174. Hey, I don't think so.
I got me 300 coupons.
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175. I should have said,
"One per customer."
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so hand 'em over.
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177. Hey, kids!
We're eatin' dinner tonight!
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178. Come on. Tiffany, Heather,
Cody, Dillon...
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185. Hang in there, baby.
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186. You said it, kitty.
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187. "Copyright 1968"?
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188. Hmm. Determined or not,
that cat must be long dead.
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191. But you gotta think big. Find a major
public event, and set up shop there.
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192. Here you go. Free Pretzel Wagon pretzels
for everyone.
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193. One bite, and you'll be hooked.
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194. - Thank you.
- Gracias.
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196. Ladies and gentlemen...
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for today's giveaway.
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Astro Wagon goes to the fan...
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201. - Yea! Yea!
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do not like this one bit.
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203. And here come the pretzels.
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204. Oh, no! Oh, don't do that!
You're supposed to be tasting them!
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Whitey Ford now on the field...
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for- for some kind of sanity.
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207. Uh-oh.
And a barrage of pretzels...
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for baseball.
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saw your pretzels injuring Whitey Ford.
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"Whitey Whackers."
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wrong as usual.
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nothing special, why kid yourself?
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Aim low.
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if you succeed.
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You want some butter, it's under my face.
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I'm not the man to provide it.
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224. - I'm here to see Mr. Ormand.
- Of course. Right this way.
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to the executor of his estate.
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226. He's right over there.
They were in the same car.
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to you before...
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her hour of need.
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get this down.
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Meat Packers' Union Hall.
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I'll send them right out!
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I'm back in business!
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work out for you, honey.
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nutrition from these pretzels?
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What happened to your fingers?
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a'boaking" accident.
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won't unload our falafel fixin's.
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252. Ship's impounded, ma'am.
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of barnacles on the hull.
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- Tsk. That's crazy!
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doing under my van?
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- Thanks, Moe.
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your money's no good here.
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This is real money.
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You still with the Mafia?
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as you no doubt recall...
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by our, uh, how shall I say-
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for you to do us a favor.
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to get something in return?
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"11905 Dead Weasel Road."
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apartment building.
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281. Is, uh, there a button
or a release for these keys?
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282. Oh. You have 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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with your husband.
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to give us our money.
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290. And to show you we're serious,
you have 12 hours.
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291. - See you at 6:00 a.m.
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they could eliminate my competitors...
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and attempted murder?
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295. Oh, it just sickens me!
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296. - How could you do this to someone you love?
- How could I not?
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into this business and getting nowhere.
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to cram one more salty treat...
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snack hole.
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would do-
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to some violent mobsters.
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to shield me from failure.
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not getting one cent of my money!
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- We're going to do what we do every day.
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It's only Grampa.
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Could we have the money now?
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When are you going to get the money?
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So, please, da money.
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Advance on them.
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321. There they are!
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322. Well, well. If it isn't Marge Simpson
and her gangland cronies.
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323. Your goon squad certainly gave you
the edge in the mobile snack business.
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outdone you once again.
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of the Yakuza...
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of the Pacific Rim?
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329. They'll kill ya five times
before ya hit the ground.
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hasn't done anything yet.
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He's gonna do something...
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it's gonna be good.
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337. - Aw.
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Every time I try to help, I just fail miserably.
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Go back to sleep, honey.
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