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Hello, I'm Mr. Red.
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A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and no one can talk to a horse, of course,
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that is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr. Red.
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Go right to the source and ask the horse, he'll give you the answer that you endorse.
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He's always on a steady course, talk to Mr. Red.
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Carol, where are you?
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In the kitchen.
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You shouldn't be working with that sprained wrist.
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I want to get dinner ready for Wilbur.
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Well let me help.
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Oh, thanks, Kay.
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Hand me the chicken, will you?
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It's in the refrigerator.
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One chicken coming up.
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Oh, no, I...
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Oh, poor doll, he doesn't have a thing to wear.
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Just put it in the pot and light the stove.
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Oh, no, the little fellow's gone through so much already.
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Sweetie, why don't you let me prepare dinner for all of us tonight?
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You know, salad, steak, mushrooms, apple pie.
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Thanks, Kay.
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But I know you hate to cook.
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You're so right.
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We'll eat out, I'll call Addison.
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Okay, really.
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Wilbur's on the phone.
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Thank you.
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I'll have your address, yes.
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And Velma, it'll just be for the one week, eh?
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There won't be much housekeeping to speak of.
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Most of your work is gonna be done in the kitchen.
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Cooking.
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All right, I'll pick you right up.
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Thank you, goodbye.
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Well, Ed?
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Gisoon, hi.
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Carol's gonna be surprised when she finds out I've hired a cook to help her.
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That's the trouble with us Americans, we spoil our women.
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Oh, come on, Carol's a great cook, you know that.
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It's just that she sprained her wrist.
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Sure, how did she sprain it?
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The can opener slipped.
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Gisoon, hi, again.
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Velma Pinkney, she sounds very efficient.
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Thank you very much.
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You're welcome.
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You know, I think I'm allergic to your hay.
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What are you complaining about?
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I have to eat this stuff.
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Wilbur, did you call that cook I recommended?
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Just going now to pick her up.
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Good.
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I hope you didn't tell Kay about my surprise, because she is sure to tell Carol.
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Oh, no, no, no, no.
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I learned my lesson 20 years ago when I told Kay a secret.
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What secret?
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That I was single.
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I should have known.
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Look, we want you and Kay to be our guests tonight for dinner.
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I mean, the way you talk about this Velma, she must be a wonderful cook.
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Oh, she is, great.
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But that's the story of my life.
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The only time I ever get a good home-cooked meal is when I go to somebody else's...
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Go to somebody else's house.
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Married men.
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Boy, am I glad I'm a bachelor.
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This is it, Velma.
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I'll tell Mrs. Post you're here.
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You'll be surprised.
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Honey?
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Carol?
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Hi, dear.
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Surprise for you, honey.
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Say hello to Velma, our new cook.
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She's going to be with us for a week.
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Oh, thank you, darling.
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Hello, Velma.
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Hello, Mrs. Post.
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You happy?
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Oh, darling, you're the most wonderful husband in the world.
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One thing about my wife, Velma, she always tells the truth.
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Oh, hang on to it, Mrs. Post.
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A good man is hard to find.
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Any man is hard to find.
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At my age, even a bad man is hard to find.
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Well, there'll be four for dinner tonight, Velma.
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I invited Roger and Kay over.
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Well, I know you'll be happy here.
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Be in my office, dear.
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Okay, dear.
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I'll show you to your room.
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Oh, what a nice man.
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Mrs. Post, have you got a butler working for you?
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No.
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A chauffeur?
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No.
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Well, on my day off, it looks like solitaire again.
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Oh, by the way, do you have your milk delivered?
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Yes.
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Is the milk man married?
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He has kids.
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You don't have to rub it in.
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Color feast.
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Velma, this dinner is delicious.
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Oh, thank you.
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Marvelous.
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Oh, it's perfect.
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I'd never do anything like it.
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This wasn't a dinner.
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This was a banquet.
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Oh, this meal is so beautiful.
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I could wear it.
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That soup is a collector's item.
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Oh, honey, thanks again for Velma.
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She's the nicest present you've ever given me.
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She were a little smaller, I would have had her gift wrapped.
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Wilbur, can I open a charge account here?
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Oh, no, darling.
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We mustn't take advantage.
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We should meet here over four or five times a week.
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Thank Alaska.
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Oh, beautiful, beautiful.
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Velma, your hand should be immortalized at Grauman's Chinese.
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Oh, Mr. Fose, thank you.
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The good ones are always married.
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Thank you.
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Thank you very much.
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Oh, Velma's such a jewel.
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I wonder why the Johnsons let her go.
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She quit.
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I understand she was engaged to the butler Henry and they broke up.
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Oh, that's too bad.
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She's such a nice woman.
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I hope she finds somebody.
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If you wouldn't mind, my dear, I'd marry her myself.
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She'd cook for us.
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I'd let you.
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Sure going to hate to lose her at the end of the week.
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Well, if it'll make you feel any better, honey, I'll sprain the other wrist.
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Please?
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Oh, boy, pizza.
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It's for your horse, Mr. Post, a carrot pizza.
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For your horse?
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Yeah, he loves Italian food.
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He's got sugar cubes, I have to feed him breadsticks.
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Oh, you like Velma's pizza, huh?
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When I worked at the Johnsons, so did my boyfriend Henry.
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He ate like a horse, too.
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He should only choke.
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Do you know I fed that man like a king for four years?
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And what happened?
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I got the brush.
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Man, who needs him?
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I do.
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Henry's loss is my gain.
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Man, this pizza is molto bene.
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Santa Lucia.
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Santa Lucia.
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This is your last homemade pizza, Ed.
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Carol's wrist is better and Velma's leaving tonight.
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Not so loud.
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I don't want my stomach to know it's back to hay again.
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You know, she sure fattened you up.
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Wow.
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Another week, you'll have to get a girdle for you.
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Don't let her go, Wilbur.
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My friends say I never look better.
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I'm going to try to talk her into staying last night, but she wants a job where she
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can meet men.
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All right, throw a USO dance for her.
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I might just do that.
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Last piece.
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There's only one thing that would make her change her mind, if she met a man.
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And that's one thing you can't buy at the supermarket.
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How about the postman, Mr. Hodges?
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Married.
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The plumber?
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Married.
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Do you think she'd wait for the newsboy to grow up?
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I'm ready to leave, Mr. Post.
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Will you drive me to the bus station?
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Sure.
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Now, Velma, if you weren't leaving, what would you be cooking for dinner tomorrow?
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I was going to start with little individual cheese souffles.
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Cheese souffles.
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Cheese souffles.
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Artichoke hearts with sour cream dressing.
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Sour cream dressing.
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Sour cream dressing.
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Then?
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My main course would be a tornado of beef with Bearnaise sauce.
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Bearnaise sauce.
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Bearnaise sauce.
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And for dessert?
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Cherries Jubilee.
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Cherries Jubilee.
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What are we having for dinner tomorrow?
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I'm not sure.
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The label washed off the can.
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Goodbye, Mrs. Post.
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It was so nice working for you.
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Well, if you ever change your mind...
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Excuse me.
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Hello?
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Yes, she's here.
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Velma, it's for you.
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A man.
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A man?
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Hello?
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Yes, this is Velma.
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Who's this?
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Walter.
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Walter who?
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Just call me Walter.
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Until we know each other better.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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Walter.
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That's even better.
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Who are you?
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Just a secret admirer.
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What do you want?
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I've watched you from a distance and I adore you.
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I don't speak to strange men.
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Are you married?
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I've never trotted down that middle aisle.
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He sounds like a Harvard man.
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What do you have in mind?
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I'll call you tomorrow.
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Will you be there?
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Of course I'll be here tomorrow. I'll be here all week.
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I work for the Post.
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Yes?
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Cherries.
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Chupuli.
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Cheese souffle.
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Hello, Ed.
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Hello, Wilbur.
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Isn't it wonderful about Velma finding a boyfriend and staying?
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Yeah.
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Just a minute.
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Uh, here's the menu I wrote out for my dinner tonight.
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Dinner?
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Oat cocktail.
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Home fried carrots.
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Baked apple with alfalfa sauce.
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No.
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And lobster thermidor.
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Lobster thermidor?
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That's in case you want to eat with me.
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Oh, you're very thoughtful.
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Just give Velma the menu and leave her a good tip.
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Well, later, Ed. I got work to do.
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All right.
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Lobster thermid...
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Lobster thermidor.
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Wilbur!
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Velma is leaving!
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What, again?
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But what happened? She said she'd stay.
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Remember that phone call she got from that fellow Walter last night?
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Well, he didn't call back, so she's packing.
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Maybe I better have a talk with her.
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I don't think it'll do any good. She's made up her mind.
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Well, I guess Walter has to turn on the old charm again.
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Velma?
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Yes, Mr. Post?
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Velma, can't we sit down and talk this over?
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Mr. Post, the only reason I stayed, I was expecting a call from that fellow, Walter.
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But there are other men.
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Yeah, and I'm going looking for them.
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Maybe I could break our TV set and ask for a bachelor repairman.
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With my luck, he'd be 90 years old.
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No, I'm ready to go now, Mr. Post.
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Oh, goodbye, Mrs. Post. I enjoyed working for you.
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Well, good luck, Velma.
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Oh, wait just a minute, please.
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Hello?
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Yes, she's here.
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Velma, it's for you.
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A man.
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Hello?
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It's me, my love, Will.
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What happened? I was waiting for your call.
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I, uh, I just lost my nerve.
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Oh, you're shy.
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Oh, we're perfect for each other.
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I'm shy, too.
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Cherished jubilee?
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Well, goodbye, my love. I'll call you tomorrow.
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Tomorrow? If you don't meet me tonight, I won't be here.
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Uh, then it's tonight. I'll meet you outside the patio after dinner.
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Good.
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Oh, I, I hope you're as handsome as you sound.
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I am, but it all depends on your point of view.
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Au revoir, chérie.
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Almost eight o'clock.
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I hope that Walter shows up.
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The girls have been up there working on Velma for an hour now.
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I certainly hope they've prettied her up a little.
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Velma deserves happiness. You know, she has so much to offer a man.
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Friendship, warmth, loyalty.
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Stroganoff, lasagna, shish kebab.
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If she leaves, I'll kill myself.
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Well, she'll be right down.
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How does she look?
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Anxious.
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I can't even get a hold of you if we're going to make that movie.
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Yeah. Roger, would you mind looking in on Ed?
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Make sure that barn window's closed.
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Oh, sure, sure.
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Here she comes.
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Velma, you look beautiful.
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Oh, Mr. Potter.
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Beautiful? She's positively enchanting.
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Won't you be late for the movie?
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Oh, yes, yes. Come on, honey, let's go.
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Have a nice time, Velma.
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Have a good time.
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Good night, Val.
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Thank you. Good night.
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Velma, have fun.
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Have a good evening, Velma.
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Is that you, Walter?
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It's me. You look beautiful, Velma.
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Why don't you come over here where I can see you?
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I told you, I'm shy.
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Don't be like that.
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We're all alone.
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Don't come any closer, Velma.
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Oh, why, Walter?
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You don't have to be that shy.
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Hello, Velma.
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You...
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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For doing this?
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Does your wife know?
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Of course, I just told her.
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Well, I'm not that broad-minded.
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What's the matter with that woman?
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What's she talking about, broad...
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What's the matter with me talking to a horse?
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He had to show up.
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Now I'm back to hay again.
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Velma!
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Is Romeo here?
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Who?
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Your husband, our boyfriend.
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What are you talking about?
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When he complimented me and kissed my hand,
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I thought he was only after my cooking.
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Addison?
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I'll be your witness in court.
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Oh, now, just a minute.
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There must be a mistake.
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Ask your husband what happened in the backyard.
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What did happen?
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Let Walter tell you.
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Walter?
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That's your husband.
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Now, Velma, I'm sure you must be mistaken.
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I don't want to hurt your feelings,
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but I just can't imagine my husband leaving me for...
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For me?
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Mrs. Addison, I may not be as pretty as you,
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but when it comes to cooking,
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you can't hold a pot to me.
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Oh, now, darling, really?
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Just because I'm not a good cook
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and my husband happens to enjoy your cheese soufflés,
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your baked Alaska and your wonderful gravies,
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and what did happen in the backyard?
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Let him tell you.
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Dear, it's getting late.
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Should we turn in?
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Hey!
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Are you crazy?
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Here, have some juice, dear.
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Thank you.
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I can't understand why Velma hasn't been down to fix breakfast.
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She must have overslept.
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Her boyfriend probably kept her out late.
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Oh, not again.
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Mr. Post, I'm leaving.
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But, Velma, you promised to stay.
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Velma.
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What happened?
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Didn't Walter show up last night?
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Yes, Mr. Addison did.
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Addison?
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You might as well know your neighbor is a chaser.
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Oh, Velma, really?
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Underneath that mustache, you'll find a blue beard.
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Velma, I think you're imagining all this.
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Why, Mr. Addison is very devoted to his wife.
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Why, he wouldn't think of looking at another woman.
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Mrs. Addison believed me last night.
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Kay would never believe a story like that.
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I wouldn't say that.
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Velma?
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Please, haven't you done enough?
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Roger, what's going on here?
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She told Kay the most fantastic story.
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How, how, how, how I...
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Why don't you take your crummy pizzas and go?
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Oh, now, Roger, just a minute.
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Her pizzas are not crummy.
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I'm going home to mother.
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Oh, now, Kay, dear.
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I hope that you and Velma and her soufflés, the three of you, will be very happy.
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Kay, please.
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Now, just a minute, Kay.
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I'm sure there's a perfectly logical explanation for this.
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Tell her, Roger.
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Of course, I'm Walter.
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I've been Walter for 20 years.
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I am also Bluebeard.
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I'm, I'm, I'm Jack the Ripper.
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I'm, I'm...
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Hello?
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Yes, she's here.
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Velma, it's for you.
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A man.
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Hello?
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It's me, Walter.
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Walter?
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What happened last night?
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See?
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It couldn't have been Roger.
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I never doubted you for a minute, doll.
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I'm sorry.
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You're sorry?
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I don't know who she was talking to last night.
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There was just me and the horse.
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What did you say, Walter?
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I'm sorry I had to leave so suddenly last night, Velma.
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Yes, well, I'll try to understand.
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I don't think I'm...
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No, for you.
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Oh, Walter.
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Well, I'm kind of a drifter.
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You need a man with a steady job.
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A fine girl like you needs a real man.
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Oh, Walter.
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My trouble is, I'm not a real man.
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I'm a real man.
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I'm a real man.
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I'm a real man.
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I'm a real man.
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I'm a real man.
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I'm a real man.
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My trouble is...
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Yes?
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Uh-oh.
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Hello?
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What?
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Hello?
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Oh, he hung up.
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Oh, now I'm all mixed up.
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Velma, now sit down.
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Don't you worry.
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Now just calm down.
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Excuse me a minute, dear.
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How do you do?
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I'm Henry Gibson.
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I work for the Johnsons.
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Is Miss Velma in?
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Yes.
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Velma, come in, please.
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Well, this is the worst trick you have ever pulled.
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But Wilbur, I...
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Do you know you broke that woman's heart?
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But Wilbur...
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And look what you did to the Addisons.
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But Wilbur...
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All because of your big appetite.
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But Wilbur...
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All right, go ahead.
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It's your turn.
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If only Perry Mason were here to defend me.
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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Wilbur!
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Wilbur!
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Guess what?
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Velma is engaged.
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To Roger?
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Stop.
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Henry, the Johnsons butler that she was going with,
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just showed up and proposed.
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Well, that's wonderful.
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Come on, she wants you to meet him.
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Yeah, well, I'll be there in a minute, honey.
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This is lucky for you.
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But Wilbur...
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I was going to send you to bed tonight without any supper.
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But Wilbur, who do you think called the Johnsons
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and got Henry Gibson over here to propose?
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You.
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How did you do it?
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I told him somebody was running off with his girl
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and if he liked her cooking, he'd better hurry right over.
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But Ed, why didn't you tell me?
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Because you bawled me out.
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But Ed...
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Besides, who can get a word in with you around?
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But Ed...
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You're always jumping to conclusions.
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But Ed...
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But Ed, but Ed, is that all you can say?
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But Ed...
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Ed...
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May I propose a toast to Kay's first home-cooked meal?
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Thank you very much.
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Congratulations, Kay.
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I hope it's all right.
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Well, so much for experimentation.
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Well, it's not really bad.
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Once you get it down.
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My dear, no offense, but would you mind if we celebrated
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your first home-cooked dinner at Pierre's restaurant?
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Why, doll, I've already made the reservations.
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They're off to a fancy restaurant and I'm back to barn-cooked meals.
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Go right to the source and ask the horse, he'll give you the answer that you endorse.
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He's always on a steady course, talk to Mr. Ed.
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He will yakety-yak the streak and waste your time a day.
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But Mr. Ed will never speak unless he has something to say.
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A horse is a horse, of course, of course, and this one will talk to his voice's horse.
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You never heard of a talking horse?
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Well, listen to this.
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I am Mr. Ed.
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This has been a Filmways television presentation.
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