1. The news never ends.
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2. This is 1080 GCR.
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3. You get all the news you need,
all day long.
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4. Good morning.
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5. It's 42 degrees at 10:30 on
this Thursday, October 15th.
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6. I'm Stan I. Brooks,
and here's what's happening.
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7. It's day 18
of the garbage strike,
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8. with 10,000 tons of garbage
piling up every day.
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9. Even the nicest sections
of the city
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10. are looking like slums.
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11. Health Commissioner
Edward O'Rourke is
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12. declaring a city-wide
state of emergency
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13. for the first time in decades.
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14. There's no need to
wait until somebody dies
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15. or comes down
with typhoid fever.
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16. It's already
a serious situation.
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17. It's something that affects
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19. no matter who they are
or where they live.
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no one avenue
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21. without seeing nothing
but garbage and rats.
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22. It's starting to
affect my business
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23. when customers can't get in here
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24. because of
the garbage situation.
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25. I'm not out that long
to smell it,
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26. but I think to look at it,
it's terrible.
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29. It's horrific.
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30. It's a mess.
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31. I've been in this country
for 50 years,
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32. and I've never seen
anything like it.
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33. What is this world coming to?
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34. Put 'em in a room,
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35. let 'em sit there and talk
until they get it over with.
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36. 24 hours, 48 hours,
how long it takes.
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37. The idea of
the National Guard moving in
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38. and cleaning up is a good idea.
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39. In other news,
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and landlords today
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over the latest
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42. increase in heating oil prices.
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43. Renters in the metro area
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44. are certain to feel the pinch...
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45. Yo, what's up
with your shoes, bro?
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46. Nice outfit, pal.
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47. If you're gonna be
a clown, at least you could be
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48. a good one.
You know that, right?
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49. - Hey! Hey!
- Grab it!
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50. Go, go, go!
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51. Hey!
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52. He's coming!
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53. Come on, clown, let's go!
We've got the sign.
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54. - Look at him running.
- Let's go!
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55. Stop them!
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56. Go, go, go, go!
Watch the car, watch the car!
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57. Where's your sign,
clown?
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58. Hey!
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59. Go, clown! Come on!
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60. Stop them!
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61. Go! Come on!
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62. Stop them!
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63. Come on, run!
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64. Hey!
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65. You fucking...
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66. Oh, shit! Good hit.
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67. Come on!
Beat his ass up.
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68. Come on! This guy's weak.
He can't do nothing.
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69. Harder! Harder!
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70. Beat him up. Take his stuff.
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71. Let's go, let's go!
Come on. Let's go!
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72. Ha!
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73. Is it just me,
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74. or is it getting crazier
out there?
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75. - It is certainly tense.
- Hmm.
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76. People are upset.
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77. They're struggling.
Looking for work.
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78. These are tough times.
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79. How about you?
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80. Have you been keeping up
with your journal?
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81. Yes, ma'am.
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82. Great.
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83. Did you bring it with you?
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84. Arthur.
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85. Last time, I asked you
to bring your journal
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86. with you for these appointments.
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87. Can I see it?
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88. I've been using it as a journal,
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89. but also as a joke diary.
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90. Funny thoughts or observations.
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91. I think I told you
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92. I'm pursuing a career
in stand-up comedy.
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93. No, you didn't.
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94. I think I did.
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95. "I just hope my death makes
more sense than my life."
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96. How does it feel to
have to come here?
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97. Does it help to
have someone to talk to?
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98. I think I felt better
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99. when I was locked up
in the hospital.
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100. And have you thought more about
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101. why you were locked up?
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102. Who knows?
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103. I was wondering
if you could ask the doctor
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104. to increase my medication.
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105. Arthur, you're on
seven different medications.
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106. Surely,
they must be doing something.
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107. I just don't want to
feel so bad anymore.
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108. Would you please
stop bothering my kid?
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109. I wasn't bothering him.
I was...
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110. Just stop.
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111. What? You think that's funny?
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112. I'm sorry. I have a...
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113. I'm sorry.
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114. Happy,
did you check the mail
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115. before you came up?
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116. Yeah, Mom.
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117. Nothing.
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118. And finally, tonight,
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119. just when you thought
it couldn't get any worse,
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120. authorities are saying
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121. the city is under siege
by scores of rats.
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122. And not just any rats,
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123. but super rats,
who are hard to kill.
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124. He must not be
getting my letters.
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125. Yeah.
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126. It's Thomas Wayne, Mom.
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127. He's a busy man.
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128. Please. I worked
for that family for years.
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129. The least he could do
is write back.
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130. Here.
Don't get all worked up. Eat.
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131. You need to eat.
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132. You need to eat.
Look how skinny you are.
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133. Both victims
were taken to Gotham General.
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134. Sounds like
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135. the city needs to
find the Pied Piper.
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136. He'll make a great mayor.
Everybody says so.
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137. Oh, yeah. Everybody who?
Who do you talk to?
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138. Well, everybody on the news.
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139. He's the only one
who could save the city.
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140. He owes it to us.
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141. Come sit. It's starting.
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142. Yay, Murray.
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143. From
NCB Studios in Gotham City,
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144. it's Live with Murray Franklin!
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145. Tonight, Murray welcomes
Sandra Winger...
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146. Oh, Sandra Winger's on.
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147. And the piano stylings
of Yeldon and Chantel.
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148. Joining Murray, as always,
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149. Ellis Drane
and his jazz orchestra.
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150. And now, without further ado,
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151. Murray Franklin.
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152. Thank you.
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153. Thank you.
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154. We got a great-looking
audience tonight.
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155. Yeah!
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156. Wow. Thank you. Thank you.
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157. Thank you.
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158. So, everybody's heard
about the super rats that
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159. - are in Gotham now, right?
- Yeah.
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160. Well, today, the mayor said
he has a solution.
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161. You ready for this?
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162. Super cats.
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163. But in all seriousness,
I mean, these rats are...
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164. I love you, Murray!
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165. I love you, too.
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166. Hey, Bobby,
would you put the lights on?
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167. Who is that?
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168. Was that you?
You wanna stand up, please?
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170. Go ahead.
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171. What's your name?
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172. Hi, Murray. Arthur.
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173. - Arthur?
- My name's Arthur.
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174. Oh, okay. Well, there's
something special about you,
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175. Arthur, I could tell.
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176. Where are you from?
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178. with my mother.
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179. Okay, hold on.
Hold on.
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180. There's nothing funny
about that.
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181. I lived with my mother before
I made it. Just me and her.
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182. I'm that kid whose father went
out for a pack of cigarettes,
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183. and he never came back.
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184. Aww.
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what that's like, Murray.
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for as long as I can remember.
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187. I take good care of my mother.
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188. All that sacrifice,
she must love you very much.
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189. She does.
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190. She always tells me to smile
and put on a happy face.
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191. She says I was put here
to spread joy and laughter.
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192. Aww.
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193. Wow.
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194. I like that. I like that
a lot. Come on down.
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195. Come on. For that,
you gotta come down.
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197. Come on.
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198. Okay, we got a big show
tonight. Stay tuned.
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199. We'll be right back.
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200. That was great, Arthur.
Thank you.
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201. I mean, I loved hearing
what you had to say.
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202. It made my day.
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203. Thanks, Murray.
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204. You see all this,
the lights, the show,
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205. the audience, all that stuff?
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206. I'd give it all up
in a heartbeat
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207. to have a kid like you.
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208. - What's up, ladies?
- Hey, Randall. What's up?
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209. Another day in chuckle town.
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210. Yup.
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211. You okay?
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212. I heard about
the beatdown you took.
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213. Fucking savages.
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214. It was just a bunch of kids.
I should have left it alone.
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215. No.
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216. They'll take everything
from you if you do that.
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217. All the crazy shit out there.
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218. They're animals.
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219. You know what?
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220. Here.
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221. What is it?
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222. Take it.
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223. It's for you.
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224. You gotta
protect yourself out there.
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225. Otherwise,
you're gonna get fucked.
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226. Randall,
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227. I'm not supposed to have a gun.
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228. Don't sweat it, Art.
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229. No one has to know.
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230. And you can pay me back
some other time.
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231. You know you're my boy.
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232. Arthur,
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see you in his office.
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what I've always wondered?
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235. No idea.
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236. Do you people call it
miniature golf
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237. or is it just golf to you?
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Gary.
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240. Gary said you wanted to see me.
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Are you a famous stand-up yet?
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242. Not quite.
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working on my material.
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This'll be quick.
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245. Look, I like you, Arthur.
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247. they think you're a freak,
but I like you.
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248. I don't even know
why I like you.
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249. But I got another complaint.
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250. It's starting to piss me off.
Kenny's Music.
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251. The guy said you disappeared.
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252. Never even returned his sign.
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253. Because I got jumped.
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255. For a sign?
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It doesn't even make sense.
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for God's sake, Arthur.
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Why does anybody do anything?
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around you, Arthur,
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think you're weird.
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have that around me.
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isn't it?
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right, Mommy?
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278. - Good night.
- This building's
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- Mmm-hmm.
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285. - Look up.
- Mmm.
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286. Maybe the mailman's
throwing them away.
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287. Mom, why are these letters
so important to you?
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what, 30 years ago?
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292. Because Thomas Wayne
is a good man.
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it would make him sick.
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295. I can't explain it to you
any better than that.
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about money, Mom.
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298. Everybody's telling me
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ready for the big clubs.
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300. But, Happy, what makes you
think you could do that?
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- I mean...
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to be a comedian?
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303. Zoom, zoom, zoom, zoom
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And people grinding axes
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Big bass fiddle
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Slap it till its dizzy
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Keep the rhythm busy
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Misery, you've got to go...
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you're a really good dancer.
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315. I know.
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Him.
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317. Happy, what was that?
Are you okay?
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318. Mom, what?
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Did you hear that noise?
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out at my show.
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We love to role-play.
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- Yes, yes, very sexy.
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who really needs
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331. Yes.
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New England university...
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335. And my wife is a senior
in my "Intro To Western Civ."
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337. Why is she a senior in the
intro? I didn't buy it either.
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338. So, she comes to me
during my office hours.
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339. It's Monday and Wednesday,
three to five.
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340. She says,
"Excuse me, Professor Lewis."
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341. I can't use my real last name
at this college
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342. 'cause they don't hire Jews.
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but for now...
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"Excuse me, Professor Lewis,
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in danger of failing
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anything to pass."
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350. And I said, "Anything?"
And she said...
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351. - Oh, hey.
- Hey.
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352. Were you following me today?
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353. Yeah.
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354. I thought that was you.
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355. I was hoping you'd come in
and rob the place.
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357. I could come by tomorrow.
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359. Yeah.
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360. You know, I do stand-up comedy.
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361. You should maybe
come see a show sometime.
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362. I could do that.
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364. Yeah. You'll let me know when?
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and you know it
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368. Wiggle your ears
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369. If you're happy
and you know it
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371. If you're happy and you know it
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386. If you're happy and you know it
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391. Hoyt, please, I love this job.
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into a kids' hospital.
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It's part of my act now.
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carries a fucking gun?
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off him last week.
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400. You're a fuck-up, Arthur,
and a liar.
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she wanted my number.
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She wasn't interested at all.
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see how close we were dancing?
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get away from you.
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Tell him what you saw.
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you want some French fries?
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He's being nice to you.
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432. So, buddy, tell us,
what's so fucking funny?
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you asshole.
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438. We got a kicker, huh?
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439. Hey, hold him steady.
Hold him steady.
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the closing doors.
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a guy in full makeup.
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448. No, it says right here
it was a mask.
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it's good for business.
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450. They got clowns on the front
of every newspaper.
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I heard what happened.
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Artie?
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would you do that for?
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your new act, Arthur?
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doesn't do the trick,
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shoot yourself?
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ask Randall about it?
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- I still owe you for that,
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are you talking about?
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out of your ass, Art.
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474. Hear my name Carnival
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475. And as our city
tries to make sense
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476. of the brutal triple murder
on the subway last week,
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477. we're joined by Thomas Wayne.
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478. Happy, look,
Thomas Wayne's on TV.
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479. Yes, Mother.
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480. Thanks for
having me on, Chuck.
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482. those horrible subway murders.
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483. Thank you, Thomas.
I know
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484. this is a difficult time
for you.
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485. Why him?
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486. Looks like he's gained weight.
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487. Yes, all three worked
for Wayne Investments.
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488. Good, decent, educated.
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489. Although I didn't know
any of them personally.
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490. Like all Wayne employees,
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491. past and present,
they're family.
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492. Did you hear that?
I told you, we're family.
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493. There now seems to be
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494. a groundswell of anti-rich
sentiment in the city.
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495. It's almost as if
our less fortunate residents
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496. are taking the side
of the killer.
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497. Yes, and it's a shame.
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498. It's one of the reasons why
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499. I'm considering a run for mayor.
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500. Gotham's lost its way.
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501. What about the eyewitness report
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502. of the suspect being
a man in a clown mask?
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503. Well,
it makes total sense to me.
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504. What kind of coward would do
something that cold-blooded?
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505. Someone who hides behind a mask.
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506. Someone who is envious
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507. of those more fortunate
than themselves,
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508. yet they're too scared
to show their own face.
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509. And until those kind of people
change for the better,
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510. those of us who have
made something of our lives
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511. will always look
at those who haven't
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512. as nothing but clowns.
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513. Thomas Wayne, thank you
for coming in this morning.
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515. I heard this song on the radio
the other day,
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516. and the guy was singing
that his name was Carnival.
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517. Arthur...
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519. because that's
my clown name at work.
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520. And until a little while ago,
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521. it was like nobody ever saw me.
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522. Even I didn't know
if I really existed.
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523. Arthur, I have
some bad news for you.
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524. You don't listen, do you?
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525. I don't think
you ever really hear me.
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526. You just ask
the same questions every week.
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527. "How's your job? Are you
having any negative thoughts?"
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528. All I have are
negative thoughts,
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529. but you don't listen anyway.
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530. I said, for my whole life,
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531. I didn't know
if I even really existed.
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532. But I do.
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533. And people are
starting to notice.
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534. They've cut our funding.
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535. We're closing down
our offices next week.
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536. The city has cut funding
across the board.
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537. Social Services is part of that.
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538. This is the last time
we'll be meeting.
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539. Okay.
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540. They don't give a shit
about people like you, Arthur.
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541. And they really
don't give a shit
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542. about people like me, either.
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543. Fuck.
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544. How am I supposed to
get my medication now?
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545. Who do I talk to?
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546. I'm sorry, Arthur.
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547. I think... I think most women
look at sex like buying a car.
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548. You know, like, "Can I see
myself in this long-term?"
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549. "Is it safe?"
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550. "Is it reliable?"
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551. "Could it kill me?"
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552. Most guys, we look at sex
like parking a car.
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553. We're like, "There's a spot."
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554. "There's another spot.
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555. "That would work."
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556. "Oh, I have to pay?
Never mind."
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557. "Handicapped?
I hope no one sees this."
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558. All right, that's my time.
Thank you very much, guys.
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559. One more time
for Sam Morril, y'all.
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560. All right, now,
this next comic describes
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a lifelong Gotham resident
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562. who from a young age
was always told
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563. that his purpose in life
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564. was to bring laughter and joy
into this cold, dark world.
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565. Um... Okay.
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566. Please help me welcome
Arthur Fleck, y'all.
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567. Arthur Fleck.
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568. Hello, it's good to be here.
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569. I hated school when I was a kid.
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570. I hated school as a kid.
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571. My mother would say,
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572. "You should enjoy it.
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573. One day, you'll have to
work for a living."
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574. "No, I won't, Ma,
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575. I'm gonna be a comedian."
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576. Um...
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577. Here's one.
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578. You know, I was
just thinking the other day,
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579. why are the rich people...
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580. Smile though your heart is aching
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581. Smile even though it's breaking
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582. When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by
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583. If you smile
Through your fear and sorrow
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584. Smile and maybe tomorrow
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585. You'll see the sun
Come shining through for you
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586. You believe that shit?
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587. Fuck 'em.
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588. I think the guy
that did it is a hero.
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589. Three less pricks
in Gotham City,
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590. only a million more to go.
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591. You'll get by
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592. That's the time you must keep on trying
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593. Smile, what's the use of crying
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594. You'll find that
Life is still worthwhile
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595. If you just smile
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596. And, buddy, as always,
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597. thanks for the laughs.
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598. I'm sure we'll see you again.
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599. You know we'll be here, right?
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600. I hope.
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601. Tomorrow night, we have
Diana Hudson, Greg Gordon,
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602. and animal expert, Hugh Little.
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603. Thanks for watching.
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604. Good night, and always remember,
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605. that's life.
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606. That's life.
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607. Momma, time to wake up
and go to bed.
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608. Hmm? Oh...
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609. Oh, Happy.
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610. Happy, I wrote a new letter.
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611. Come on, dance with me.
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612. For Thomas Wayne.
It's important.
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613. You smell like cologne.
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614. It's 'cause
I just had a big date.
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615. Oh.
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616. Just don't forget to mail it.
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617. The Murray Franklin
Show is taped live
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618. before a studio audience
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619. in beautiful downtown
Gotham City.
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620. You're gonna kill me. You're
gonna give me a heart attack!
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621. Don't give me your...
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622. No. No.
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623. I'm not talking to you
until you stop being angry!
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624. Okay.
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625. I'm not angry, Mom.
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626. I'm not angry.
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627. Please.
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628. Mom, is this real?
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629. He's an extraordinary man,
Happy.
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630. He's a very powerful man.
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631. We were in love.
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632. He said it was best that
we not be together
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633. because of appearances.
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634. And I could never
tell anyone because...
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635. Well, I signed some papers.
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636. And besides, you can imagine
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637. what people would say
about Thomas and me.
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638. What they'd say about you.
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639. What would they say, Mom?
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640. Hmm.
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641. Hmm.
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642. Hi.
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643. What's your name?
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644. I'm Bruce.
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645. Bruce.
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646. I'm Arthur.
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647. That's better.
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648. Bruce! Bruce!
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649. Get away from that man.
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650. It's okay. I'm a good guy.
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651. What are you doing?
Who are you?
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652. I'm here to see Mr. Wayne.
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653. Well, you shouldn't be
speaking to his son.
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654. Why did you give him
these flowers?
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655. No, they're not real.
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656. It's magic.
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657. I was just trying to
make him smile.
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658. Well, it's not funny, is it?
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659. Do I need to call the police?
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660. No. Please.
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661. My mother's name is Penny.
Penny Fleck.
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662. She used to work here years ago.
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663. Can you please tell Mr. Wayne
I need to see him?
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664. You are her son.
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665. Yeah.
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666. Did you know her?
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667. I know about the two of them.
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668. She told me everything.
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669. There's nothing to know.
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670. There is no "them."
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671. Your mother was delusional.
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672. She was a sick woman.
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673. Don't say that.
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674. Just go.
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675. Mmm?
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676. Before you
make a fool of yourself.
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677. Thomas Wayne is my father.
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678. He left me.
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679. Let go! Let go!
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680. Keep the respirations above 15.
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681. Slow and steady.
We got some stairs coming up.
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682. Mom?
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683. What happened?
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684. - Who are you?
- I'm her son.
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685. - What happened?
- You can probably help us out inside.
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686. We don't know what happened yet.
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687. - Hop in the back of the ambulance.
- Step.
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688. One more.
We got one more lift.
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689. I'm getting
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690. a little resistance here,
Michael.
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691. Lift.
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692. I'm right here.
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693. Excuse me, sir.
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694. Does your mother take
any medications?
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695. - No.
- Excuse me,
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696. - I couldn't hear you.
- No.
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697. Sir, when was the last time
you spoke to her?
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698. I don't know.
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699. Mr. Fleck.
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700. Sorry to bother you.
I'm Detective Garrity.
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701. This is my partner,
Detective Burke.
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702. We had a few questions for
you, but you weren't home,
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703. so we spoke with your mother.
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704. Oh.
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705. What did you say to her?
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706. Did you do this?
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707. What? No.
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708. No, no, no. We just
asked her some questions,
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709. and she got hysterical.
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710. Hyperventilating,
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711. collapsed and
hit her head pretty hard.
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712. Yeah. The doctor said
she had a stroke.
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713. We're sorry to hear about that.
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714. But, like I said, I still have
some questions for you.
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715. They're about
the subway killings
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716. that happened last week.
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717. You've heard about them, right?
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718. Yeah.
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719. It's horrible.
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720. Right.
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721. So, we spoke with your boss
over at Haha's.
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722. He said you were fired
for bringing a gun
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723. into the children's hospital.
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724. - Is that true, Mr. Fleck?
- It was a prop.
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725. It's part of my act.
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726. I'm a party clown.
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727. All right.
So, why were you fired?
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728. They said I wasn't funny enough.
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729. Can you imagine that?
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730. If you don't mind, I have to
go take care of my mother.
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731. Your boss also
gave us one of your cards.
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732. This condition of yours,
the laughing,
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733. is it real,
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734. or some sort of clown thing?
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735. - A clown thing?
- Yeah.
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736. I mean, is it part of your act?
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737. What do you think?
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738. It's exit only.
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739. She's gonna be okay.
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740. I'm gonna get a coffee.
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741. You want one?
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742. Yeah.
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743. So, the other night,
I told my youngest son Billy,
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744. you know, the new one,
the not-so-bright one.
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745. I told him, "The garbage strike
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746. is still going on, Billy."
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747. And he says, and I'm
not kidding, Billy says,
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748. "So, where are we gonna get
all our garbage from?"
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749. And finally,
in a world where everyone
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750. thinks they could do my job,
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751. we got this video tape
from Pogo's Comedy Club,
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752. right here in Gotham.
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753. Here's a guy who thinks
if you just keep laughing,
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754. it'll somehow make you funny.
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755. Check out this joker.
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756. Oh, my God.
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757. I hated school as a kid.
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758. But my mother would always say,
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759. "You should enjoy it.
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760. One day, you'll have to
work for a living."
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761. "No, I won't, Ma.
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762. I'm gonna be a comedian."
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763. You shoulda listened
to your mother.
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764. Hey, one more.
One more, Bobby.
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765. All right, let's see one more.
I love this guy.
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766. It's funny,
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767. when I was a little boy
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768. and told people
I was gonna be a comedian,
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769. everyone laughed at me.
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770. Well, no one's laughing now.
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771. You can say that again, pal.
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772. All right, we got a great show
for you tonight.
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773. Chuck Conby is here,
actress Joanne Mulligan,
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774. and new music from
Mel Rubin and the Stiffs.
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775. As tensions mount
around the metro area,
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776. Mayor Stokes has pleaded
for cooler heads to prevail.
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777. City services
have been affected,
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778. and some businesses have decided
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779. to remain closed
amid the unrest.
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780. Chuck Stevens filed this report.
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781. The anger and resentment
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782. that's been building
in the city for weeks
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783. seems close to exploding.
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784. Protesters,
many dressed as clowns,
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785. took to the streets today
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786. in one of
several planned demonstrations
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787. taking on the city's elite,
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788. including a massive rally
outside
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789. tomorrow night's
benefit at Wayne Hall.
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790. What's the point of all this?
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791. - the rich.
- Thomas Wayne.
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792. That's what this whole
thing is about.
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793. the whole system.
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794. Wayne,
who recently announced
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795. he is running for mayor,
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796. will be attending the benefit.
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797. You might remember
it was Thomas Wayne
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798. who first referred to
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799. many of Gotham's residents
as "clowns."
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800. Today, he offered little in
the way of an apology.
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801. Well, what I will say is,
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802. there's something wrong
with those people.
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803. I am here to help them.
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804. I'm gonna
lift them out of poverty,
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805. help make their lives better.
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806. That is why I'm running.
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807. And they may not realize it,
but I'm their only hope.
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808. Down with Wayne!
Down with Wayne!
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809. Down with Wayne!
Down with Wayne!
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810. Can I help you, pal?
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811. I don't know what to say.
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812. Do you want an autograph
or something?
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813. No.
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814. My name is Arthur.
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815. Penny Fleck is my mother.
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816. Jesus.
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817. You're the guy that came to
my house yesterday.
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818. Yes.
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819. I'm sorry I just showed up.
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820. But my mother
told me everything,
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821. and I had to talk to you.
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822. Look, pal, I'm not your father.
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823. What's wrong with you?
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824. Look at us.
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825. I think you are.
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826. Well, that's impossible
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827. because you're adopted,
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828. and I never slept with
your mother.
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829. - I wasn't adopted.
- What do you want from me?
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830. - Money?
- No, I don't...
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831. I wasn't adopted.
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832. Jesus. She never told you?
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833. Told me what?
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834. Your mother adopted you
while she was working for us.
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835. That's not true.
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836. Why are you saying that?
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837. Then she was arrested
and committed
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838. to Arkham State Hospital,
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839. when you were just a little boy.
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840. Why are you saying this?
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841. I don't need you to
tell me lies.
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842. I know it seems strange.
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843. I don't mean to
make you uncomfortable.
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844. I don't know
why everyone is so rude.
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845. I don't know why you are.
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846. I don't want anything from you.
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847. Maybe a little bit of warmth,
maybe a hug, Dad!
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848. How about just a little bit
of fucking decency?
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849. What is it with you people?
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850. You say that stuff
about my mother.
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851. She's crazy.
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852. She's...
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853. You think this is funny?
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854. Dad, it's me. Come on.
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855. Touch my son again,
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856. I'll fucking kill you.
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857. Hello, Mr. Fleck.
This is Detective Garrity.
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858. We met the other night
at Gotham General.
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859. My partner and I had a few
more questions for you.
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860. We stopped by your apartment
today, but you weren't home.
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861. Please give me a call
when you get this message.
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862. Again, Detective Garrity,
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863. and my number is 212... 99.
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864. This message is
for Arthur Fleck.
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865. My name is Shirley Woods.
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866. I work on
The Murray Franklin Show.
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867. I don't know if you're aware,
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868. but Murray played
a clip of your stand-up
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869. on the show recently,
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870. and we have gotten an amazing
response from our viewers.
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871. Murray asked me to give you
a call and see if you're...
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872. Who is this?
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873. Oh, hi, this is Shirley Woods.
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874. I'm the show Booker from
Live with Murray Franklin.
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875. Is this Arthur?
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876. Yes.
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877. Hi, Arthur.
Well, as I was saying,
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878. we've gotten a lot of calls
about your clip.
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879. Amazing responses.
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880. And Murray asked
if I would reach out to you
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881. to see if you would
come on as his guest.
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882. Murray wants me
on The Murray Franklin Show?
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883. Yeah. Isn't that great?
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884. He'd love to talk to you,
maybe do some of your act?
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885. That sound good to you?
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886. Yeah, that sounds great.
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887. Can we set up a date right now?
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888. Are you available next Thursday?
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889. Hey.
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890. Man,
I'm sorry about that, my man.
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891. All records 10 years or older,
they store in the basement,
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892. and you're talking about
something 30 years ago, so...
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893. Can I ask you a question?
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894. Sure.
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895. How does someone
wind up in here?
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896. Have they all, all the people
committed crimes?
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897. Well, yeah, some have.
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898. You know, some are just crazy.
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899. Pose dangers to
themselves and others.
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900. Some just got
nowhere else to go.
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901. Don't know what to do, you know?
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902. - Yeah. I hear you, brother.
- Hmm.
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903. Sometimes,
I don't know what to do.
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904. Last time, I ended up taking
it out on some people.
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905. I thought it was gonna bother
me, but it really hasn't.
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906. What's that?
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907. I fucked up and
did some bad shit.
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908. You know what I'm talking about,
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909. it's so hard to just try and
be happy all the time.
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910. Hey, listen, man.
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911. I'm just
an administrative assistant.
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912. Like a clerk, you know.
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913. All I do is file paperwork.
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914. I don't know what to tell you.
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915. But you should see somebody.
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916. You know, they got programs,
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917. city services, stuff like that.
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918. Oh, yeah.
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919. They cut all those.
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920. All right, here it is.
Fleck.
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921. Penny Fleck. Let's see.
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922. Diagnosed by
Dr. Benjamin Stoner.
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923. Oh. "The patient suffers
from delusional psychosis
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924. and narcissistic
personality disorder." Mmm.
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925. "Was found guilty of endangering
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926. the welfare
of her own child."
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927. What?
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928. You said she's your mother.
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929. Uh...
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930. I'm sorry, man. Like I said,
I can't release these records,
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931. you know, without proper forms.
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932. I could get in trouble.
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933. Look, if you want to bring
your mom in here to sign,
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934. that'll be much easier,
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935. but I can't let this go
without her signature, okay?
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936. I'm sorry.
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937. No, man! Shit!
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938. Come on, man. Give it...
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939. Hey! Hey!
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940. We went over this,
Penny. You adopted him.
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941. We have all the paperwork
right here.
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942. That's not true.
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943. Thomas had that all made up,
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944. so it stayed our secret.
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945. You also stood by
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946. while one of your boyfriends
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947. repeatedly abused
your adopted son
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948. and battered you.
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949. Penny,
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950. your son was found tied
to a radiator
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951. in your filthy apartment.
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952. Malnourished with multiple
bruises across his body
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953. and severe trauma to his head.
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954. I never heard him cry.
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955. He's always been
such a happy little boy.
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956. It's time for bed.
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957. Oh, my God!
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958. What are you doing in here?
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959. You're in the wrong apartment.
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960. Your name's Arthur, right?
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961. You live down the hall.
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962. I really need you to leave.
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963. My little girl is sleeping
in the other room.
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964. Please.
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965. I had a bad day.
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966. Can I call someone?
Is your mother home?
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967. Shut up!
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968. Hey, Penny.
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969. Penny Fleck.
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970. I always hated that name.
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971. You know how you used to tell me
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972. that my laugh was a condition?
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973. That there was
something wrong with me?
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974. There isn't.
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975. That's the real me.
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976. Happy.
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977. Happy. Hmm.
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978. I haven't been happy
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979. one minute of
my entire fucking life.
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980. You know what's funny?
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981. You know
what really makes me laugh?
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982. I used to think
that my life was a tragedy...
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983. But now I realize
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984. it's a fucking comedy.
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985. A very fine actor.
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986. He's got a new movie
called American Playboy
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987. opening this week
across the country.
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988. Will you please welcome
a good friend
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989. of the show, Mr. Ethan Chase.
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990. Good to see you, Ethan.
You're looking great, Ethan.
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991. Thank you very much.
You're looking good yourself.
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992. Ah, can't complain.
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993. Hey, Murray.
Thanks so much for having...
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994. Hey, Murray.
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995. Thank you so much for
having me on the show.
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996. It's been
a lifelong dream of mine.
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997. I'm nervous right now.
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998. - You are?
- I am nervous.
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999. Hey, Murray. I've been on...
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1000. I'm sorry. What's that?
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1001. Oh, that's very funny, Murray.
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1002. You know, I'm also a comedian.
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1003. Would you like to hear a joke?
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1004. Yeah? All of you?
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1005. Okay.
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1006. Knock...
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1007. Knock, knock.
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1008. Knock, knock.
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1009. That's life
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1010. That's life
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1011. That's what all the people say
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1012. You're riding high in April
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1013. Shot down in May
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1014. But I know I'm gonna change that tune
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1015. When I'm back on top
Back on top in June
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1016. I said, that's life
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1017. That's life
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1018. And as funny as it may seem
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1019. Some people get their kicks
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1020. Stompin' on a dream
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1021. But I don't let it,
let it get me down
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1022. 'Cause this fine old world
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1023. It keeps spinnin' around
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1024. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate
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1025. A poet, a pawn and a king
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1026. I've been up and down and over and out
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1027. And I know one thing
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1028. Each time I find myself flat on my face
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1029. I pick myself up
And get back in the race
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1030. That's life
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1031. That's life
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1032. I tell ya, I can't deny it
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1033. I thought of quitting, baby
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1034. But my heart just ain't gonna buy it
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1035. And if I didn't think
It was worth one single try
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1036. Coming.
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1037. I'd jump right on a big bird
And then I'd fly...
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1038. Hey, Arthur.
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1039. How's it going?
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1040. Oh, hey, guys.
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1041. Come on in.
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1042. Did you get a new gig?
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1043. No.
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1044. Oh, you must be going down to
that rally at City Hall.
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1045. I hear it's gonna be nuts.
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1046. Oh, is that today?
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1047. Yeah.
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1048. What's with the makeup then?
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1049. My mom died.
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1050. I'm celebrating.
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1051. Right. We heard.
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1052. That's why we came by.
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1053. We figured, you know, you
could use some cheering up.
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1054. Aw, that's sweet.
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1055. But, no, I feel good.
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1056. Yeah, I stopped
taking my medication.
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1057. I feel a lot better now.
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1058. Oh, okay. Good for you.
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1059. So, hey, listen,
I don't know if you heard,
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1060. but the cops have been coming
around the shop,
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1061. talking to all the guys
about those subway murders.
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1062. - And, um...
- They didn't talk to me.
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1063. That's because the suspect
was a regular-sized person.
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1064. If it was a fucking midget,
you'd be in jail right now.
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1065. Anyway, um,
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1066. Hoyt said
that they talked to you,
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1067. and now they're looking for me,
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1068. and I just wanna know
what you said.
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1069. Make sure our stories line up.
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1070. - Seeing as how you're my boy.
- Yeah, that's important.
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1071. - That makes a lot of sense.
- You know what I mean?
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1072. Thank you, Randall.
Thank you so much.
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1073. Arthur!
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1074. No!
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1075. What?
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1076. No!
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1077. Why would you do that, Arthur?
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1078. Do you watch
The Murray Franklin Show?
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1079. Yeah.
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1080. I'm gonna be on tonight.
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1081. It fucking crazy, innit?
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1082. Me on the telly.
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1083. What the fuck, Arthur?
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1084. What?
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1085. It's okay, Gary.
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1086. You can go.
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1087. I'm not gonna hurt you.
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1088. Oh!
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1089. Don't look. Just go.
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1090. Fuck.
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1091. Hey, Arthur?
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1092. Yeah?
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1093. Arthur, can you get the lock?
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1094. Shit.
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1095. Sorry, Gary.
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1096. Gary?
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1097. Yeah.
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1098. You were the only one
that was ever nice to me.
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1099. Skedaddle.
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1100. Hey, Arthur!
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1101. We need to talk.
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1102. Oh!
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1103. Hey! Stop, Arthur!
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1104. Arthur!
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1105. Watch it!
Out of the way!
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1106. Move!
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1107. Arthur!
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1108. Shit.
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1109. Hey! Hey!
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1110. Arthur, stop!
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1111. Go! Go!
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1112. Now
departing, O-Train, downtown.
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1113. Stand clear of
the closing doors.
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1114. Hold that train! Hold it!
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1115. Get out! Get outta here!
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1116. Next stop, Bedford Park.
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1117. Masks off!
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1118. Get your mask off!
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1119. Signs down! Now!
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1120. Police! Signs down!
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1121. Signs down.
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1122. What the fuck!
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1123. Beat his ass!
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1124. Stop fighting! Police!
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1125. Police! Get down!
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1126. Get down! Get the fuck back!
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1127. Police! Get down.
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1128. Get the fuck down!
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1129. Stay the fuck back! Down!
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1130. What the...
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1131. Arthur!
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1132. Burke!
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1133. Don't do it!
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1134. Two officers on the train
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1135. were violently confronted
by the crowd,
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1136. and tonight are in serious
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1137. but stable condition
at Gotham Metropolitan.
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1138. We're going live now to
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1139. co-anchor Courtney Weathers,
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1140. who's standing by outside
the Bedford Park Station,
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1141. near where the shooting
took place.
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1142. Courtney,
what's the scene there?
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1143. Murray.
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1144. Hey, hey, hey.
It's Mr. Franklin, buddy.
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1145. Oh, come on, Gene.
That's all bullshit.
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1146. Thank you, Murray.
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1147. I feel like I know you.
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1148. I've been watching you forever.
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1149. Thank you.
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1150. What's with the face?
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1151. I mean,
are you part of the protest?
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1152. No.
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1153. No, I don't believe
in any of that.
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1154. I don't believe in anything.
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1155. I just thought
it'd be good for my act.
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1156. For your act? Didn't you hear
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1157. what happened on the subway?
Some clown got killed.
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1158. He's aware of that.
He's aware of that. Yeah.
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1159. No, I hadn't heard.
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1160. - Yeah.
- You see?
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1161. This is what I'm telling you.
The audience is gonna go crazy
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1162. if you put this guy on.
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1163. Maybe for a bit,
but not a whole segment.
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1164. Gene, it's gonna work.
It's gonna work.
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1165. We're gonna go with it.
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1166. Thank you, Murray.
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1167. Couple rules, though.
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1168. No cursing.
No off-color material.
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1169. We do a clean show.
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1170. - Okay?
- Mmm-hmm.
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1171. You'll go on
right after Dr. Sally.
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1172. I love Dr. Sally.
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1173. Good, good. Someone will
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1174. - come and get you, okay?
- Okay. Perfect.
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1175. Good luck.
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1176. - Thanks, Murray.
- Okay.
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1177. - Murray, one small thing.
- Yeah.
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1178. When you bring me out,
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1179. can you introduce me as Joker?
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1180. What's wrong
with your real name?
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1181. That's what you called me
on the show.
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1182. A joker.
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1183. Do you remember?
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1184. - Did I?
- I don't know.
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1185. Well, if you say so, kid,
you know, Joker it is.
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1186. It's good.
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1187. Thanks, Murray.
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1188. I'll try it, you know,
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1189. but I'm not sure
my wife will let me do it.
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1190. Maybe my next wife.
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1191. You gotta see
our next guest for yourself.
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1192. I'm pretty sure
this guy could use a doctor.
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1193. Oh!
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1194. Does he have sexual problems?
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1195. Oh, he looks like
he's got a lot of problems.
Copy !req
1196. All right, Bobby, let's show
that clip one last time.
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1197. I hated school as a kid.
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1198. But my mother would always say,
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1199. "You should enjoy it.
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1200. One day, you'll have to
work for a living."
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1201. "No, I won't, Ma.
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1202. I'm gonna be a comedian."
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1203. Okay. You may...
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1204. You may have seen that clip
of our next guest.
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1205. Now, before he comes out,
I just want to say
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1206. that we're all heartbroken
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1207. about what's going on
in the city tonight.
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1208. But this is
how he wanted to come out,
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1209. and honestly, I think
we could all use a good laugh.
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1210. So, please welcome, Joker.
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1211. Are you all right, Doctor?
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1212. Well,
that was quite an entrance.
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1213. You okay?
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1214. Yeah.
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1215. This is exactly
how I imagined it.
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1216. Well, that makes one of us.
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1217. So, can you tell us
about this look?
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1218. When we spoke earlier,
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1219. you mentioned that this look
is not a political statement.
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1220. Is that right?
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1221. That's right, Murray.
I'm not political.
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1222. I'm just trying to
make people laugh.
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1223. And how's that going for you?
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1224. So, I know you're a comedian.
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1225. You been working on
any new material?
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1226. You wanna tell us a joke?
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1227. Yeah?
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1228. Okay.
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1229. He's got a book.
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1230. A book of jokes.
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1231. Take your time.
We got all night.
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1232. Okay, okay. Here's one.
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1233. Knock, knock.
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1234. And you had to look that up?
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1235. I want to get it right.
Copy !req
1236. Knock, knock.
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1237. Who's there?
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1238. It's the police, ma'am.
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1239. Your son's been hit
by a drunk driver.
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1240. He's dead.
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1241. Oh, no, no, no.
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1242. No, you cannot joke about that.
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1243. Yeah, that's not funny, Arthur.
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1244. That's not the kind of humor
we do on this show.
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1245. Okay. I'm... Yeah, I'm sorry.
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1246. It's just, you know, it's been
a rough few weeks, Murray.
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1247. Ever since
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1248. I killed
those three Wall Street guys.
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1249. Okay, I'm waiting
for the punchline.
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1250. There is no punchline.
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1251. It's not a joke.
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1252. You're serious, aren't you?
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1253. You're telling us you killed
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1254. those three young men
on the subway?
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1255. Mmm-hmm.
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1256. And why should we believe you?
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1257. I got nothing left to lose.
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1258. Nothing can hurt me anymore.
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1259. My life is nothing but a comedy.
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1260. Well, let me get this straight,
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1261. you think that killing
those guys is funny?
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1262. I do.
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1263. And I'm tired
of pretending it's not.
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1264. Comedy is subjective, Murray.
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1265. Isn't that what they say?
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1266. All of you,
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1267. the system that knows so much,
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1268. you decide
what's right or wrong.
Copy !req
1269. The same way that you decide
what's funny or not!
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1270. Get him off!
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1271. Well, okay,
I think I might understand
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1272. that you did this to
start a movement,
Copy !req
1273. to become a symbol?
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1274. Come on, Murray.
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1275. Do I look like the kind of clown
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1276. that could start a movement?
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1277. I killed those guys
because they were awful.
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1278. Everybody is awful these days.
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1279. It's enough to
make anyone crazy.
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1280. Okay. So, that's it,
you're crazy.
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1281. That's your defense
for killing three young men?
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1282. No.
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1283. They couldn't carry a tune
to save their lives.
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1284. Oh, why is everybody
so upset about these guys?
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1285. If it was me
dying on the sidewalk,
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1286. you'd walk right over me!
Copy !req
1287. I pass you every day,
and you don't notice me.
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1288. But these guys, what,
because Thomas Wayne
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1289. went and cried about them on TV?
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1290. You have a problem
with Thomas Wayne, too?
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1291. Yes, I do.
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1292. Have you seen what it's like
out there, Murray?
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1293. Do you ever actually
leave the studio?
Copy !req
1294. Everybody just yells
and screams at each other.
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1295. Nobody's civil anymore.
Copy !req
1296. Nobody thinks what it's like
to be the other guy.
Copy !req
1297. You think men like
Thomas Wayne ever think
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1298. what it's like to be
someone like me?
Copy !req
1299. To be somebody but themselves?
They don't.
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1300. They think that
we'll just sit there
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1301. and take it,
like good little boys!
Copy !req
1302. That we won't werewolf
and go wild!
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1303. You finished?
Copy !req
1304. I mean, it's so much
self-pity, Arthur.
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1305. You sound like
you're making excuses
Copy !req
1306. for killing those young men.
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1307. Not everybody,
and I'll tell you this,
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1308. not everyone is awful.
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1309. You're awful, Murray.
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1310. Me? I'm awful?
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1311. Oh, yeah, how am I awful?
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1312. Playing my video.
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1313. Inviting me on this show.
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1314. You just wanted to
make fun of me.
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1315. You're just like
the rest of them.
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1316. You don't know
the first thing about me, pal.
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1317. Look what happened, because of
what you did. What it led to.
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1318. There are riots out there.
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1319. Two policemen are
in critical condition,
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1320. and you're laughing.
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1321. You're laughing.
Copy !req
1322. Someone was killed today,
because of what you did.
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1323. I know.
Copy !req
1324. How about another joke, Murray?
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1325. No, I think we've had
enough of your jokes.
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1326. - What do you get...
- I don't think so.
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1327. When you cross
a mentally-ill loner
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1328. with a society that abandons him
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1329. and treats him like trash?
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1330. Call the police, Gene!
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1331. - I'll tell you what you get!
- Call the police.
Copy !req
1332. You get
what you fucking deserve!
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1333. Good night.
And always remember, that's...
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1334. Breaking news.
Copy !req
1335. Popular TV talk show host,
Murray Franklin
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1336. was shot dead tonight on the
live telecast of his program.
Copy !req
1337. The man who was
introduced by Franklin
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1338. as "Joker" is
currently under arrest.
Copy !req
1339. Police led the suspect
handcuffed out of the studio.
Copy !req
1340. Merely just a punchline
to a joke...
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1341. You get what you
deserve!
Copy !req
1342. Looting and rioting
Copy !req
1343. have intensified here...
Copy !req
1344. rioting
throughout the city.
Copy !req
1345. with a society
that abandons him
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1346. and treats him like trash?
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1347. This mob of clowns...
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1348. many wearing clown masks.
Copy !req
1349. If it was me
dying on the sidewalk,
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1350. - you'd walk right over me.
- To all of
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1351. those who have been
ignored by the system.
Copy !req
1352. And always remember,
that's life!
Copy !req
1353. And as you see,
Gotham is burning.
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1354. In the white room
With black curtains near the station
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1355. Black roof country, no gold pavements
Tired starlings
Copy !req
1356. Silver horses ran down moonbeams
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1357. In your dark eyes
Copy !req
1358. Dawnlight smiles on you leaving
My contentment
Copy !req
1359. I'll wait in this place
Where the sun never shines
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1360. Wait in this place
Copy !req
1361. Where the shadows run from themselves
Copy !req
1362. Stop laughing,
you freak! This isn't funny.
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1363. Yeah, the whole
fucking city's on fire
Copy !req
1364. 'cause of what you did.
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1365. All units,
fire reported, north of alley.
Copy !req
1366. Code Four for medical.
Copy !req
1367. I know.
Copy !req
1368. Isn't it beautiful?
Copy !req
1369. Go over there.
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1370. Hey, Wayne.
Copy !req
1371. You get
what you fucking deserve.
Copy !req
1372. No! Pal!
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1373. Come on, get up!
Copy !req
1374. Come on, man, get up.
Copy !req
1375. What's so funny?
Copy !req
1376. Just thinking of a joke.
Copy !req
1377. Do you want to tell it to me?
Copy !req
1378. You wouldn't get it.
Copy !req
1379. That's life
Copy !req
1380. That's life
Copy !req
1381. And as funny as it may seem
Copy !req
1382. Some people get their kicks
Copy !req
1383. Stompin' on a dream
Copy !req
1384. But I don't let it,
let it get me down
Copy !req
1385. 'Cause this fine old world
Copy !req
1386. It keeps spinnin' around
Copy !req
1387. I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate
Copy !req
1388. A poet, a pawn and a king
Copy !req
1389. I've been up and down and over and out
Copy !req
1390. And I know one thing
Copy !req
1391. Each time I find myself flat on my face
Copy !req
1392. I pick myself up
And get back in the race
Copy !req
1393. That's life
Copy !req
1394. That's life
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1395. That's life
And I can't deny it
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1396. Many times I thought of cuttin' out
But my heart won't buy it
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1397. But if there's nothing shakin'
Come here this July
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1398. I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball
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1399. And die
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1400. My, my
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1401. Isn't it rich?
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1402. Are we a pair?
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1403. Me here at last on the ground
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1404. You in mid-air
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1405. Send in the clowns
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1406. Isn't it bliss?
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1407. Don't you approve?
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1408. One who keeps tearing around
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1409. One who can't move
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1410. Where are the clowns?
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1411. Send in the clowns
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1412. Just when I stopped
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1413. Opening doors
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1414. Finally knowing
The one that I wanted was yours
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1415. Making my entrance again
With my usual flair
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1416. Sure of my lines
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1417. No one is there
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1418. Don't you love farce?
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1419. My fault, I fear
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1420. I thought that you'd want what I want
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1421. Sorry, my dear
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1422. But where are the clowns?
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1423. There ought to be clowns
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1424. Well, maybe next year
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