1. Previously on Young Sheldon...
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2. Why was Veronica
Duncan hugging you?
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3. I'm tutoring her
in trigonometry.
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4. Just between us,
she's a little slow.
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5. That's not what I heard.
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6. There's nobody
at my house.
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7. - You want to come over?
- Yes.
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8. - What's that?
- Some stupid haunted house
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9. my mother's doing
for the church.
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10. Mr. Lundy's scene about lust
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11. made a deep impact
on my brother's date.
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12. She asked to be saved by Jesus.
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13. I don't want to live
like this anymore.
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14. And as it turns out, she was.
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15. Dear Lord Jesus,
set me free.
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16. In Conquest
of the Planet of the Apes,
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17. we learned how humans taught
the apes to become civilized,
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18. which I think should start
with potty training,
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19. but I'm not a screenwriter.
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20. Can you help me
with my math homework?
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21. No.
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22. Please. It's really hard.
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23. "It" isn't the problem.
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24. Sheldon.
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25. Fine, what are you working on?
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26. There's a number,
then there's a line,
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27. then there's another number
under it.
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28. Fractions?
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29. Yes, fractions.
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30. At that moment,
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31. it occurred to me if I could
teach mathematics
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32. to someone as dull-witted
as my sister,
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33. I could create
a race of superhumans
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34. that would do my bidding.
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35. And who wouldn't want that?
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36. Please, Sheldon.
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37. You know what, Missy?
I'd be happy to help you.
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38. Thank you.
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39. Try thinking of it this way:
imagine a pie.
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40. The number on the bottom
of the fraction
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41. is how many pieces the pie
has been sliced into.
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42. What kind of pie is it?
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43. Doesn't matter.
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44. But it would help me picture it
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45. if I knew the kind of pie.
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46. Fine, it's banana cream.
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47. I don't like banana cream.
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48. Okay, what kind of pie
would you like it to be?
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49. What about those little
apple pies from McDonalds?
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50. - Sure.
- I burned my mouth on one of those.
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51. Didn't stop me. I still ate it.
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52. Veronica. Hi.
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53. Hey, Georgie.
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54. You—you changed your hair.
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55. I did.
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56. It's shorter.
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57. It is.
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58. I like it.
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59. Thank—thanks.
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60. You here to see me?
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61. I—I'm here for your mom's
Bible study.
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62. Oh, sure, of course.
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63. I'm glad you could join us.
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64. Come in, won't you?
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65. You're part of the group, too?
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66. Faith, the Bible, God,
I'm nuts for that stuff.
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67. So one fourth
of the 12 pieces of pie is...?
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68. Three?
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69. Yes.
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70. And one third
of the 12 pieces is...?
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71. Four?
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72. Yes. Now how much is one-third
of the pie plus
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73. one-fourth of the pie?
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74. Well, three plus four is seven,
but there's 12 pieces,
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75. so seven-twelve-iths.
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76. It's twelfths. And yes.
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77. I did it.
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78. Actually, I did it.
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79. In less than ten minutes,
I taught fractions to a monkey.
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80. Welcome, Veronica.
We're so glad to have you.
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81. What are you doing?
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82. What's it look like?
I'm here for Bible study.
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83. Did you just take a shower?
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84. No.
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85. You did, too.
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86. So I want to be clean for Jesus.
Get off my back.
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87. Interesting.
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88. Georgie, if you want
to be a good Christian,
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89. maybe you should stop
lying through your teeth.
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90. Just be happy
I brushed them, okay?
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91. - Hmm...
- Okay.
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92. All done. Thanks.
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93. While we're here,
would you like me
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94. to introduce you to algebra?
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95. Al who?
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96. Oh, boy.
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97. It's not a person,
it's an ancient Arabic method
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98. of finding the value
of variables.
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99. Oh. Nah.
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100. Clearly, I needed
a more sophisticated technique
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101. to motivate my simian sister.
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102. Are you sure?
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103. If you learn a little algebra,
I'll give you a banana.
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104. All right, now we're reading
from Matthew 4.
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105. Georgie, why don't you get
us started on verse 17?
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106. - Me?
- Yes, you.
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107. Oh. Okay.
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108. Um... Verse 17...
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109. Verse 17...
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110. Give me a minute.
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111. Here.
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112. Bless you.
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113. Okay, here we go.
"From that time,
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114. Jesus began to preach
and say 'Repent,
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115. change your inner self,
your old way of thinking,
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116. regret past sins,
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117. live your life in a way
that proves repentance:
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118. Seek God's purpose
for your life."
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119. Powerful stuff.
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120. Can I get an amen?
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121. Amen.
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122. Amen.
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123. Need any help there, Sheldon?
I'm looking
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124. for some books
on education theory.
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125. - What for?
- I'm trying
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126. to develop a technique
to teach someone
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127. who falls into the conventional
category of "stupid."
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128. Oh. Well, now, there's a wide
range of stupid.
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129. Can you narrow it down?
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130. She wrote a fan letter to Alf.
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131. Got it. So you're looking
to make a pretty radical change.
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132. Well, ideally, I'd like to wipe
my sister's brain clean
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133. and start over,
but my mom wouldn't like that.
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134. Yeah. Moms are no fun.
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135. Hey, Veronica.
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136. - Georgie.
- So, listen,
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137. I was doing my prayers
last night and, uh,
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138. you won't believe it,
but I think God spoke to me.
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139. Really? What did he say?
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140. Well, I couldn't
understand
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141. all of it, 'cause it was
in an ancient language,
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142. but the part I did understand
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143. is he wants us to spend
more time together.
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144. Doing what?
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145. Oh, you know, praying,
helping the needy.
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146. Your usual Christian activities.
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147. Well, I'm okay with that.
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148. Good. So you, me and God,
we'll hang out.
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149. Sounds good.
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150. Okay. See you later.
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151. See you.
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152. I may be going to hell.
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153. So you're hoping
to create an army
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154. of super-intelligent children
who will do your bidding?
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155. In a perfect world, yes.
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156. You should spend more time
with my mother.
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157. That's her goal, too.
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158. Ooh, this is interesting.
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159. According to Socrates,
all knowledge exists
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160. within the student
and just needs to be drawn out
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161. through skillful questioning.
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162. Are you saying I knew that
before you even said it?
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163. - I don't know, did you?
- Well, according
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164. to Socrates, you do know
and the answer's inside you.
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165. Well, then, ask me a skillful
question to draw it out.
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166. Do you know
if I knew before I knew?
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167. No.
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168. Hey, it works.
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169. It does.
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170. I'm recording my findings
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171. so that future generations
of mankind can understand
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172. the steps I took to create
homo novus, "new man."
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173. Of course, there's a strong
likelihood that my homo novi
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174. might've wiped out
all future generations,
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175. so I have no idea
who's watching this.
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176. What are you doing in here?
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177. I'm keeping a video diary of my
experiment to create homo novus.
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178. Homo what?
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179. Novus. It's Latin.
It means "new man."
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180. Oh. I guess that's okay.
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181. Y—Your mom's at church.
W—What do you want for dinner?
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182. I believe you know
what I want for dinner.
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183. Is that right?
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184. It's Thursday.
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185. What does Mom always make me
on Thursdays?
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186. Spaghetti and hot dogs?
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187. Socrates. Got to love him.
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188. And now, why don't
we take a moment to pray,
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189. keeping in mind
that our prayers
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190. should not be
for our own benefit,
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191. but for our family, friends,
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192. fellow Texans, Americans
of all races and religions
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193. and the world.
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194. Well, most of the world.
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195. Y'all know what countries
to pick.
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196. Lord,
please look after my family.
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197. Give them everything they need
to be happy and healthy.
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198. And this lovely young girl
with me tonight,
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199. help her stay on the path
of righteousness.
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200. God,
please look after my sister.
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201. You can find her at the women's
correctional facility
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202. in Lubbock.
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203. Help her seek salvation in you
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204. instead of cocaine, marijuana
and bass players.
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205. Jesus, I'm sure,
even from Heaven, you can see
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206. how hot the girl
sitting next to me is.
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207. And I know I'm not supposed
to pray for myself,
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208. but here's the deal:
If you can get her
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209. to fall in love with me,
and, you know,
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210. make some bad decisions,
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211. I swear I'll come to church
every Sunday.
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212. And thank you
for bringing Georgie tonight,
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213. even though you and I
both know why he came.
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214. Speaking of which, whatever
he's praying for right now,
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215. ignore it.
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216. And please protect me
from impure thoughts,
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217. and teach me to respect
the sanctity of my body.
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218. Now if, for instance,
she and I were to go skinny dipping
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219. and one thing
were to lead to another
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220. under the moonlit sky,
get this:
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221. Not only do I become
a devout Christian,
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222. I will also bug everybody
I meet to do the same.
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223. And you know
I can be real annoying
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224. when I set my mind to it.
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225. Amen.
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226. Amen.
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227. I'm gonna take
your silence as a yes. Amen.
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228. What are you working on?
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229. A list of possible boyfriends
for my Cabbage Patch doll.
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230. How do you think Celeste would
look next to Joey Lawrence?
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231. I don't know who that is.
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232. He's Blossom's brother.
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233. I don't know who that is.
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234. It's a show. She wears hats.
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235. Anyway, I've been
doing some research,
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236. and I've come to the conclusion
that I don't need
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237. to teach you anything.
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238. You already know everything.
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239. Cool.
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240. Your brain already
contains all the math
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241. that will ever be known.
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242. I heard you and I said, "Cool."
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243. Well, wouldn't you
like to explore
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244. that great treasure
trove of knowledge?
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245. That depends. What's a trove?
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246. We'll circle back to that.
True or false?
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247. At times, you have referred
to yourself as being dumb.
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248. True.
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249. And do you enjoy
feeling that way?
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250. No.
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251. Well, let me change that.
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252. I'm presenting you
with an opportunity
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253. to achieve the full potential
of your mind.
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254. Are you gonna do some experiment
where we switch brains?
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255. No.
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256. 'Cause I've seen it
on Gilligan's Island
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257. and I've seen it
on The Flintstones
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258. and it never goes well.
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259. Ooh. Gilligan.
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260. Oh, who do you think
you're fooling here?
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261. I have no idea
what you're talking about.
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262. Listen to me. Veronica
has a rough family situation,
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263. and she's trying
to improve her life.
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264. And I admire that.
Very inspirational.
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265. Georgie, believe me,
I'm glad to see you in a church,
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266. but I do not want you
taking advantage of that girl.
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267. Taking advantage? Veronica and I
are Bible buddies, nothing more.
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268. - I'm serious.
- Right.
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269. Maybe you should ask yourself
what's in you
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270. that makes you see sin
in the hearts of others.
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271. Okay, now you're pushing it.
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272. Lord Jesus, please help
my mother with her anger.
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273. - Can I get an amen?
- No.
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274. Why do we need the camera?
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275. So people in the future
can see your transformation.
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276. Where are you going?
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277. To put on a dress
for the future people.
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278. Hello, people of the future.
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279. My name is Missy Cooper
and this is my best friend Celeste.
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280. She's dating Joey Lawrence.
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281. You want to hang out Saturday?
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282. Can't. I signed up
to get baptized.
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283. Oh, yeah. I've been
meaning to do that.
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284. Well, why don't you join me?
We could do it together.
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285. Sure. You and me,
getting double dunked. I like it.
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286. Can you imagine afterwards?
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287. All of our sins
will be washed away.
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288. Yeah, and we can start
cranking out fresh ones.
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289. I just don't know
where I went wrong.
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290. Are you sure your questioning
was skillful?
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291. I thought so, but after
two hours of interrogation,
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292. all I could extract
from my sister's brain
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293. was that there was some sort
of block with new kids on it.
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294. Sheldon, how's your
educational project going?
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295. Poorly. I've hit a wall.
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296. Have you considered B.F.
Skinner's behavior modification?
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297. - What's that?
- It uses punishment
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298. and reward to get
the results you want.
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299. Ooh, punishment.
I like the sound of that.
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300. In the right context, so do I.
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301. I took a real beating
at the craps table,
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302. and then I won it all back
playing Caribbean Stud Poker.
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303. Well, how does
Caribbean Stud Poker work?
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304. I have no idea.
I was drunk off my ass.
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305. Way to go, Mom.
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306. Way to lead a Christian life.
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307. Oh, does my daughter
think poorly of me?
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308. - Yes.
- Good.
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309. I can die happy.
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310. Hey, Mom, just a heads-up.
I'm getting baptized tomorrow.
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311. Good Lord.
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312. That boy's randiness
knows no bounds.
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313. What are you talking about?
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314. He's only doing it
'cause of that Veronica girl.
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315. Oh, sure. That makes sense.
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316. What do you mean,
it makes sense?
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317. When I was his age,
I hitchhiked to Florida
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318. 'cause I had a friend
that had a girlfriend
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319. who knew a girl
who might be willing.
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320. But then you met my daughter
and you didn't have
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321. to travel so far.
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322. According to B.F. Skinner,
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323. if I can find the appropriate
punishment to motivate Missy,
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324. there's no limit to what
she might be able to learn.
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325. But what might
that punishment be?
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326. Whip her with a rubber hose?
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327. No. That sounds like a recipe
for tendonitis.
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328. Administer small
electric shocks?
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329. Tricky.
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330. If I get the voltage wrong,
I could spend the rest of my life
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331. in an institution
for the criminally insane.
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332. Or I inflict harm
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333. on the object she loves
more than life itself.
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334. Celeste, you're about to become
part of scientific history.
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335. All right, everybody,
welcome to the 1990
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336. East Texas Baptist Olympics.
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337. 'Cause we're in the pool
of water.
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338. Anyway, I want to welcome
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339. our little sister
Veronica Duncan,
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340. who I will be dunkin'.
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341. Sorry.
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342. I can't turn it off.
And I also want to welcome
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343. George Cooper,
who has recently found
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344. his way to the Lord.
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345. Howdy. Praise Jesus.
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346. Are you ready to learn
some advanced calculus?
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347. Nope.
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348. Be right back.
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349. Take your time.
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350. Veronica, do you trust
in Jesus Christ
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351. as your personal
Lord and savior?
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352. I do.
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353. It's upon your
profession of faith
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354. that I baptize you, my sister,
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355. in the name of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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356. Dang.
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357. All right,
let's try this again.
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358. Would you be ready to learn
some advanced calculus
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359. if it saved Celeste's pigtails?
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360. What are you doing?
Put her down.
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361. Not until I modify
your behavior.
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362. In the name of the Father, Son
and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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363. Sheldon, I'm warning you.
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364. Hallelujah!
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365. We did it!
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366. Ooh, I'm so happy.
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367. I love you.
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368. Is it working?
Are you feeling motivated?
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369. Very.
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370. Care to explain yourself?
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371. I was trying
to motivate Missy
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372. to expand her
intellectual horizons.
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373. By torturing
her Cabbage Patch doll?
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374. Well, it's not like I shocked
her with electrodes,
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375. - which was an option.
- Enough.
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376. To be clear, I meant
to shock Missy, not the doll.
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377. - That would be ineffective.
- Enough!
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378. And you.
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379. Getting baptized just to kiss a girl?
What were you thinking?
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380. Sounds like you know
what I was thinking.
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381. Well, you are both grounded.
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382. Dear Alf,
I'm your number one fan.
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383. I like you because you're
an alien but you're funny,
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384. unlike my brother,
who's an alien but just a jerk.
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385. Anyway, I hope you're enjoying
your time here on our planet
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386. and have found things to eat
other than cats.
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387. I recommend chicken nuggets.
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388. Sincerely, Missy Cooper,
age ten.
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389. P.S. My favorite color
is pink. What's yours?
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390. Ha. What a cutie pie.
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391. Hey, hey, Barbara, we got
any more of those pink T-shirts
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392. with my face on them?
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393. I want to send one
to this Missy Cooper kid.
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394. Oh, oh, and get me
some chicken nuggets, huh?
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395. Hello? Anybody out there?
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396. Apparently not.
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397. Barb!
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