1. Some people
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2. What now?
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3. Missy gave me cinnamon gum!
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4. Sure, sure.
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5. And by some people,
I mean everyone.
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6. While I may not be
X-Men material...
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7. I have always possessed
unusually heightened senses.
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8. Ew.
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9. Georgie,
put your shoes back on!
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10. He can't smell this.
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11. Yes, I can!
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12. I also had
extraordinary hearing.
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13. During dinner, I could tune out
the cacophony of chewing,
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against plates,
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18. as he wrestled
with a ketchup bottle.
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19. But tonight, there was
one sound I couldn't tune out.
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20. Why aren't you
eating, Sheldon?
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21. How can I with that
horrible noise?
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22. What noise?
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23. That irritating,
high-pitched buzz.
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24. I don't hear nothin'.
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25. Me, neither.
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26. How can you not?
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27. Wait.
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28. I think I hear it.
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29. - You do?
- Yeah.
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30. It's coming out of your face.
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32. Refrigerators make
noise, Sheldon.
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33. This is new. It's never
made this sound before.
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34. We should call a repairman.
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35. I'm not spending money
on a fridge that's workin'.
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36. Then think of it as spending
money on my mental stability.
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37. Ignore it, Sheldon.
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38. Ignoring things that irritate
me isn't my strong suit.
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39. Obsessively fixating on them—
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40. now that's what gets me
out of bed in the morning.
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41. What are you doing?
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42. The sound from the refrigerator.
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43. It's right between D
and D-sharp.
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44. Ugh! It's making my skin crawl.
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45. What if I hold a pillow
over your face
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46. for, like, a really long time?
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47. No, that's dangerous.
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48. Do you know if we have earplugs?
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49. If we did,
I'd be wearing them.
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50. Go to sleep.
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51. I can't.
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52. Put your fingers in your ears.
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53. And risk driving wax back
into my inner ear canal?
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54. No, thank you.
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55. Oh.
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56. Good morning.
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57. Are you trying to kill me?
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58. No, I think
you're great.
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59. Then why are you
in my bed?
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60. I couldn't sleep.
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61. Our refrigerator is
making a weird noise.
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62. But so was one
of your nostrils,
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63. so don't expect
me back tonight.
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64. Go home before
I call the police.
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65. You wouldn't call the
police on your Moonpie.
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66. Then I'll call your mother.
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67. That you would do.
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68. And leave my extra key behind.
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69. Aw.
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70. Aw.
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71. Do you know anything about
surviving psychological torture?
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72. Because my family
escaped communist Vietnam,
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73. we have to know about torture?
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74. That was my thought.
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75. Well, you're in luck.
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76. What do you want to know?
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77. I'm being tormented by a sound
coming from our refrigerator,
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78. and I don't know how
to deal with it.
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79. When my uncle was
in a reeducation camp,
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80. he would imagine
disemboweling his torturers
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81. with a bamboo spike.
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82. Maybe I'll just get a book
on refrigerator repair instead.
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83. Okay.
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84. New subject.
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85. Jessica Gieger
wears a black bra.
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86. I saw it through the
sleeve of her shirt.
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87. Not beige, not pink.
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88. Black.
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89. So mysterious.
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90. What are you doing?
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91. I'm going to take apart
the refrigerator
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92. and figure out what's
making that noise.
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93. That is a really good idea.
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94. Usually you're not
supportive of my efforts.
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95. I'm more mature now.
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96. - Hi, Mom.
- What did you do?
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97. Good news. I found out
what part was making that noise.
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98. You have to put
this back together!
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99. Now we're getting
to the bad news.
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100. What made you think
you could fix this?
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101. I'm smart...
and I had a book.
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102. Do you still think
you're smart?
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103. Yes.
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104. I told him not to do it.
He wouldn't listen.
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105. $200?
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106. It'll be okay.
We'll find the money.
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107. Wait.
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108. The old fridge in the garage.
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109. - What's it...? What was...?
- What's that?
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110. Well, I kind of donated
that fridge to the church.
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111. You know, for the needy.
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112. Are you kidding me?
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113. I see tense moments like this
more than you think.
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114. I'll just give you guys
some space.
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115. You know how much it's gonna
cost to fix that fridge?
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116. $200. I have
really good hearing.
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117. Do you have any idea how hard
I work for the money we get?
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118. I'm sorry.
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119. I don't care how long it takes.
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120. You're gonna pay me back
every cent of this.
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121. Yes, sir.
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122. I am very disappointed in you.
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123. You know if you cry,
I can't enjoy your pain.
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124. Mom,
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125. since Sheldon cost you
all that money,
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126. who's your new favorite—
me or Georgie?
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127. You know I don't
have favorites.
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128. Yeah, right.
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129. Okay, whoever takes the trash
out first is my favorite.
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130. She thinks we're stupid.
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131. Dad, I'm pleased
to tell you
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132. I've got a job to
pay back my debt.
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133. Is that so?
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134. I'm going to be a paperboy.
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135. Well, that's great.
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136. I'm proud of you.
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137. How do you plan
on delivering these papers?
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138. - Bicycle.
- You don't know how
to ride a bicycle.
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139. There's nothing I can't learn.
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140. A week ago, I didn't know how
to take apart a refrigerator.
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141. He can't deliver newspapers.
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142. - Why not?
- It's too dangerous.
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143. I think you're being
a little overprotective.
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144. You expect him
to go riding around at 5:00 a.m.
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145. with cars and dogs
and who knows what else?
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146. I did it when I was his age.
So did Georgie.
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147. You're gonna teach your brother
how to do this.
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148. What if I don't want to?
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149. You're doing it anyway.
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150. Hey, nobody asked
your opinion.
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151. I knew the answer.
I got excited.
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152. Georgie?
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153. Georgie?
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154. What?
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155. I'm ready to scrub the moral
stain off my character.
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156. I hate everything about you.
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157. When does the truck
bring the papers?
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158. When it does.
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159. That's a tautology.
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160. - What?
- A tautology.
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161. A statement that's true,
but uninformative.
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162. Hey, you're supposed
to be the one teaching me.
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163. That's funny.
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164. Oh, there it is.
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165. Over here! Over here!
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166. This is exciting.
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167. It's somethin'.
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168. Thank you!
Have a great day!
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169. Now what?
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170. Take 'em into the
garage and fold 'em.
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171. Oh, boy.
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172. Fold 'em like this,
then rubber band.
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173. But you didn't fold it
into even thirds.
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174. - Nobody cares.
- I care.
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175. Then do whatever you want.
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176. Wake me up when you're done.
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177. Over the next 17 minutes,
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178. I used physics, geometry
and old-fashioned hard work
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179. to create the perfect
newspaper-folding system.
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180. I'm done.
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181. Great. Let's
load up the wagon.
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182. No, I'm done with this one;
I still have 39 more to go.
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183. He's gonna be fine.
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184. You don't have to tell me that.
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185. I know he's gonna be fine.
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186. If you believe that,
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187. why aren't you in bed right now?
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188. Because this is the same boy
who couldn't find his way out
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190. He made his way out.
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191. Just took him five
or ten minutes.
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192. I know you're
worried, but...
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193. he needs to experience
the world a little bit.
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194. Why not let him do it
when most of it's asleep?
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195. I suppose you're right.
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196. You coming back to bed?
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197. Are you crazy?
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198. That's my little boy
out there in the dark.
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199. Mm, but your big boy's
right here under the covers.
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200. Ugh.
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201. There is a nicer way
to say that.
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202. All right, you got
your list of addresses?
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203. - Right here.
- 'Kay. All you got to do
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204. is go up to each house
and throw the newspaper
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205. at their front door.
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206. Got it.
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207. All right,
I'm going back to bed.
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208. Thank you, Georgie.
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209. You've been a wonderful teacher,
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210. and I'm very appreciative
that you took the ti—
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211. Ah! My hands are black!
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212. - Why are my hands black?
- Relax.
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213. It's just the ink
from the papers.
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214. Why wasn't I warned of this?
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215. Out, damned spot.
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216. That's from Shakespeare!
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217. Aw.
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219. Hello, Billy.
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220. Are you our new paperboy?
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221. Yes, I'm joining
the work-a-day world.
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222. I work, too!
I take care of our chickens.
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224. When I grow up, I plan on being
a theoretical physicist.
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227. All righty, then.
Have a nice day.
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228. You, too.
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229. Oh, cool, it's Monday.
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230. How's he doing?
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231. Been out here 20 minutes.
This is his second house.
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232. He throws like you.
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would be an understatement.
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235. To say the rest of the week
got better from there would be
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236. the kind of lie
that sets pants on fire.
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237. Oh, no! Oh, my! Oh!
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Oh, dear! Oh, dear!
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239. Oh, dear! Oh, dear! Ah! Ah!
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240. Oh, dear.
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241. Oh, dear!
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242. Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
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243. Oh, dear, oh, dear.
Oh, dear, oh, dear.
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244. Oh, dear, oh, dear, oh, dear.
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required a second bundle.
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of tangling with animals,
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and a delivery man
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and a bad attitude,
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249. it was time to reap
the benefits of my hard work.
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250. Collecting!
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251. Collecting!
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252. - Hey, Sheldon.
- Hello, Mrs. Sparks.
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253. I'm here to collect
for this week's paper delivery.
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254. Right. Hang on.
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that tipping is customary,
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to express your appreciation.
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257. Here you go.
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258. You tipped me a dime?
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259. Is there a problem?
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260. No, it just doesn't seem
like very much.
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261. You were late every day.
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262. Well, I had to brave
the elements.
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264. "Brave" isn't the word
that I would use.
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267. I am.
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270. What?
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271. You suck.
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272. I'm sorry,
but I have a job to do.
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till you pay Dad back?
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I'll need 'em back by Friday.
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278. Mr. Cooper,
you're late.
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279. I know I'm late.
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281. Training wheels?
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283. I have training wheels
like a child!
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like an adult.
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285. I'm a very complicated person!
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287. Okay. Permission slips.
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288. What's in the mug?
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289. It's a coffee mug, Tam.
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290. What do you think is in it?
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292. It's coffee.
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293. Where'd you get it?
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295. no, I'm not the world's
greatest grandpa.
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296. Since when do you drink coffee?
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297. I don't,
but this job is killing me.
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298. You wouldn't understand.
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300. At your parents'
convenience store?
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301. That doesn't count.
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303. You get to sit
at a cash register
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304. and have the fun of doing math.
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305. Actually,
the cash register tells you
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307. Oh. That's too bad.
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308. Oh, I hear they're opening
an Olive Garden
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309. - where the old Sizzler used to be.
- On Hampton Road?
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310. - Yeah.
- I don't think that was a Sizzler.
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311. That was a Chi-Chi's.
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312. No, the Chi-Chi's is on Bedford,
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313. across from
the Payless Shoes.
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314. She's right. Because,
one time, we got shoes
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315. and then we got Chi-Chi's.
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316. That was a good day.
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317. Huh. I guess
that was a Sizzler.
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318. I'm sorry they closed that.
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319. Oh, there's still the
other one on Route 40.
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320. Who cares?
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321. You have a problem?
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322. Yes, I do.
I've had a long day.
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323. Is it too much to ask
for a dinner
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325. Sheldon, you
do not talk
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327. Fine. I'd rather not speak
to any of you.
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328. Maybe I better go talk to him.
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329. - No, I got this.
- George,
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330. maybe you should
calm down first.
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331. I got this.
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332. You want to
explain yourself?
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333. I'd rather just go to bed,
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334. since I have to be up
in a few hours anyway.
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335. Look, I understand you're tired,
but that is no reason for you...
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336. I'm not just tired.
I'm exhausted.
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337. Everything hurts.
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339. to do this job
I don't even like.
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340. And I'm doing it
just for the money,
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341. and it's not even
a lot of money.
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342. I keep trying harder
and harder,
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343. and it doesn't
even make a difference.
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344. So if you're going
to yell at me or punish me,
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346. I'm not gonna punish you.
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347. Why not? I deserve it.
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348. Let me tell you about my day.
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349. I got yelled at
by the principal
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350. for benching a linebacker
who's flunking English.
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351. Then I got yelled at even more
by the kid's parents.
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352. Then I had to break up
a fight in the locker room.
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353. Got elbowed in the neck.
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354. That's a rough day.
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before 10:00 a.m.
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356. So I get what you're
going through.
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home and take it out on you.
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358. No, you didn't.
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359. I want you to get
back in there,
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and finish your dinner.
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wisdom touched me deeply.
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what I'm going through,
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or abusive
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or loved ones.
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367. Ask them. They'll tell you.
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my paper route
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I mean "delegating."
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