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479 lines
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Executable File
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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Come on, it's your turn.
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Uh, move my pawn down.
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Here?
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Yeah, checkmate.
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Darn it, that's the fourth game in a row you've beaten me.
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Five, but Pooh's counting.
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You've just had an amazing run of luck. I'll beat you this time.
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Mm-hmm, well, just to make it interesting, how about a little side bet, like five sugar cubes?
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I've told you many times, it is wrong to bet. Warps your character, makes you greedy, and I always lose.
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My move, huh?
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Yeah.
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Go ahead.
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Um, you're in trouble.
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What did I do wrong?
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You started the game.
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Uh, will you move my second pawn down, too, please?
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Move it yourself.
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Please, those small ones get stuck in my teeth.
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Uh-huh.
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Ah.
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Wilbur, you're not much of a chess player, but I enjoy these hours we spend together.
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I don't know what I'd do without you. Really, Wilbur.
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If you would stop jabbering, maybe I could concentrate and win one of these games.
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To show you we're real pals, I'll help you.
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Move your king's rook down two squares.
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Mm-hmm.
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Mine up one.
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Now yours down one.
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Mine up one.
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Bring your bishop down one square.
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Now, uh, my bishop in front of it.
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Checkmate. You lose again.
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Well, I'd like to get you on a tennis court.
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A tennis court? Oh, you're beautiful.
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Let's play another game. And no help, please.
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Okay, you set them up. Meanwhile, I'll get us a couple of apples.
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A little later.
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You came, Lucklin.
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Well, what did Wilbur get you for your birthday?
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I don't know yet.
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You mean you didn't tell him what you want?
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Of course not. I believe in taking pot luck.
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Oh, that's dangerous, darling. You're liable to wind up with a pot.
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Does he know today's your birthday?
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Well, I guess so.
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You guess so? Oh, listen to this poor, innocent child.
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By now, you should have gotten your gift and exchanged it for something more expensive.
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Well, I think I know what he's going to get me.
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What?
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Well, last week, Wilbur and I were passing Pierre's jewelry shop,
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and I saw the most beautiful pair of earrings in the window, and I pointed them out to him.
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Sweetie, dogs are pointers. Wives are grabbers.
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You should have gotten them on the spot.
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Oh, I'm not worried. Wilbur's probably out buying those earrings right now.
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Hi, Wilbur.
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Hi, Rod.
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Kay tells me...
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Who are you playing chess with?
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With myself.
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How are you making out?
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I lost four times in a row.
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Five.
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Last time, I gave myself some bad advice.
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Kay just told me you're getting your wife some pearl earrings for her birthday.
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I know a place that will give you a wonderful...
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Pearl earrings? Holy cow, I forgot.
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Well, calm down, boy. Calm down.
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Rod, thanks for reminding me.
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I better get right down to Pierre's and pick up those earrings.
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Pierre's? You are buying your wife genuine pearl earrings?
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Yeah, why not?
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Never let your heart run away with your wallet.
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This time, I'd like to really surprise Carol, you know?
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I'll tell you what.
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After dinner, I'll bring her over to your place.
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I'll pretend we're gonna have a game of bridge.
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Then I'll give her the earrings.
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We'll have a big birthday cake, imported champagne.
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Bacon champagne? What? At my house?
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Oh, I'll pay.
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Oh, good, fine.
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Yeah, you say the little woman deserves the best.
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And, Roger?
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Yeah?
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Would you do me a favor?
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I want this to really surprise Carol, so don't tell your wife.
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Don't worry.
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I only say two things to Kay all day.
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Good morning and good night.
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All conversation in between is strictly hers.
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Well, happy spending.
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I thought old pickle pusher'd never leave.
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Ed, guess what?
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Today is Carol's birthday.
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Swell. Set up the chess board and we'll celebrate.
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Carol, I can't play chess now.
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I gotta buy some earrings.
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Um, in the middle of our game?
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She's my wife.
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So what? I'm your horse.
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Sorry, Ed, I can't spend all my time with you.
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See you later.
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Wilbur, let's compromise, huh?
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Spend your evenings with her and your days with me.
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Don't feel bad, Ed.
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When it's your birthday, I'll get you earrings.
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Wife.
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Big deal.
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I bet it would take her ten minutes to run a mile.
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Oh, hi, honey.
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Have you been in the barn all this time?
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Uh, yes. I just remembered.
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I've gotta go downtown.
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To get something?
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Uh, yes.
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For whom?
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I mean, you don't have to tell me if you don't want to.
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Oh, I can tell you, dear.
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Gonna buy some hay at the feed store.
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Oh, thank you, Doc.
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Hay?
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Yeah. See you later.
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Wilbur?
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Yeah?
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You've always said I had pretty shell-like ears.
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A beachcomber's delight, my sweet.
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Well, don't you think they need a little something to show them off?
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You're right.
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Why don't you curl your hair over your ears?
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Like that. Beautiful.
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Tell you a secret, honey. I married you for your ears.
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Sure.
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Yeah. I mean, the lips, the nose, the eyes, all that stuff.
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Just part of the package deal.
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If you want my ears, they'll be in the kitchen.
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I'll get it, dear.
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Hello?
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How about getting back to our chess game?
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I can't, Ed.
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I gotta go down to Pierre's and pick up Carol's present.
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But, Wilbur, we gotta play.
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It's the only thing that takes my mind off of my poor sprained back.
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You're just faking.
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You just don't like to be alone.
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Now, look, you play solitaire until I come back from Pierre's.
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Pierre's.
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I'm sure your wife will appreciate the pearl earrings, Mr. Post.
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Yeah. Frankly, I didn't expect to pay so much, but after all, what's money?
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Hard come, easy go.
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Well, you know what they say.
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You have only one wife.
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Yes, I do.
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And I'm sure she'll appreciate the pearl earrings.
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I'm sure she'll appreciate the pearl earrings.
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I'm sure she'll appreciate the pearl earrings.
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You have only one wife.
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Yeah. And at these prices, I'm glad she's got only two ears.
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Would you like to have the earrings delivered?
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Yes, please.
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The address is 17230 Valley Road.
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17230 Valley Road.
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Wait a minute. On second thought, maybe I better take it with me.
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I want to surprise my wife.
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But she might notice it. The package is very conspicuous, no?
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Yes, that's true.
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I know. I'll hide it in the closet, and then after dinner,
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when we're playing bridge with our neighbors, I'll go back and sneak it out.
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Excuse me.
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Piers, may I help you?
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Yes. Mr. Post, it's for you.
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Me?
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Yes.
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Thank you.
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Hello?
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Why did you hang up on me before?
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I'm sorry. I was in a hurry.
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Look, you eat your hay, and I'll play chess with you later.
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No, Ed. I am not ignoring you.
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Didn't I ride you in the park on Sunday?
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Okay. If you've got burrs in your tail, I'll comb them out.
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See you later.
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There's a friend of mine. We're always kidding around.
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It sounded to me like you were talking to a horse.
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Well, how could that be?
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Thank you for wrapping the package so nicely.
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Oh, excuse me.
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Hello? One minute. Mr. Post, it's your friend the horse again.
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Thank you.
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Now what is it?
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Come home. I've got a headache.
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My eyes hurt.
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Maybe you've been watching TV too much.
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You're right. Maybe I need glasses.
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Glasses?
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Now listen, Ed. I know, but...
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I know, but...
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No, Ed. There is no such thing as a horse optometrist.
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All right. I'll come home.
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But Ed, if you're kidding, I'll twist a knot in your tail.
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It's a friend of mine. He's quite a character.
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A friend of mine.
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Believe me, Wilbur, I'm very nearsighted.
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Runs in my family.
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My mother used to bump into trees.
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We'll find out.
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And my father was even worse.
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He was married to Mother for ten years and never knew what she looked like.
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Yeah. Okay, now read the chart.
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What chart?
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The one on the wall.
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What wall?
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I know. Stop the faking, Ed.
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I want you to read the fourth line from the top,
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start at the first letter.
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Uh...
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It's either a B or a G or an I.
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Or an X.
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Never mind. Read the big one at the top.
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That's easy. It's an O.
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You're right. It's an O.
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It is not. It's an E.
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Ah, your eyes are perfect. I tricked you.
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No, my eyes are bad.
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I know the Fairbanks Optical Company always puts an E on the top of their charts.
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How do you know the Fairbanks Company made this chart?
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Well, that's what it says right there on the bottom.
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Manufactured by the Fairbanks Optical Company.
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How about a little chess?
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I am tired of you and your faking.
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But I get lonely in here, four empty walls, no one to talk to.
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A horse can go stir crazy.
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Silver!
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In here, honey.
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The eternal triangle.
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A man, a wife, and his horse.
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What would you like for dinner tonight?
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Or do you think we should eat out?
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Eat out? Oh, no, no, we can't eat out.
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You see, after dinner, we're going over to the Addisons.
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Oh, is there something going on there?
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No, nothing, nothing. Just gonna play some bridge.
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Sounds exciting.
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I hate to tease her like this, but there's one thing about a surprise gift.
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You've got to give it at the right time.
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Are you gonna be at the Addisons all night?
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Of course, it's my wife's birthday.
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Why don't you just hand her the earrings and blow?
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Look, Ed, at 8 o'clock, when I sneak out of the Addisons' house to pick up the earrings,
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I'll drop by here and say goodnight to you.
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Big deal.
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Think you can spare the time?
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Anybody home?
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Kay's upstairs.
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Good.
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How about Carol's birthday cake here?
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Where can I hide it where Kay won't find it?
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In the kitchen. She never goes in there.
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Addison doll, who came in?
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It was Wilbur, my love.
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I'll duck this in the closet. She's coming down.
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Hello, Kay.
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Hi, Wilbur.
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I just dropped by to borrow a cup of pencils.
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What's Carol doing?
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She's getting ready to go to the market.
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Why don't you join her, my love?
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No, no, I hate to shop for anything I can't wear.
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I'm going to the beauty parlor and see what colors they're pushing this week.
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Addison, I'd like to get my coat.
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Coat? On a stifling day like this?
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Oh, hey, it's not only stifling. It's hot.
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It's so hot outside that the pigeons are sitting under the statues.
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Addison, please.
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Goodbye, my dear.
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Doll, I'm in no mood for games.
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But, sweetheart, I'm only thinking of you.
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If you go out on a hot day like this, you might get overheated.
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You might get a chill.
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And before you know it, you're in the hospital.
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And there's only so much penicillin can do.
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All right, I'll wear my little black sweater.
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Great idea. I'll go get it.
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It's in the closet.
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Well, I'll have my hair back before dinner.
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I'm going to be surprising Carol with that cake in the closet.
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Cake? Wilbur would like this to be a real surprise.
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Now, promise me you won't say a word to Carol.
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Well, of course.
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Well, see you.
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Hold it, loose lips.
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Why don't you stay here until our bridge game tonight?
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Well, Wilbur, you trust me, don't you?
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Oh, sure. But you know how it is.
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You start talking to Carol. She says, how are things?
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You say, fine, Wilbur's got a cake in our closet.
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And before you know it, she catches on.
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Will you please get that while I hold on to the town crier?
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Hello?
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It's for me.
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What is it?
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I got an air ache, Wilbur.
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Rush over with a couple of hundred aspirin.
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Well, I'm sorry, I don't need any insurance, Mr. Christie.
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Don't be too rough on her, Roger.
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Use leg irons only if necessary.
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Ah, that was a delicious dinner.
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Let's hope we're lucky at bridge tonight, huh?
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It'd be nice to be lucky at something.
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I don't know, it's too hot for a coat. I'll put it in the closet.
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Oh, no, no. No, you should wear a coat, honey.
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It's so cool outside, the pigeons who were sitting under the statue are now wearing sweaters.
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Wilbur.
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Remember, honey, no tumping my ace tonight, huh?
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I'll get it.
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No, no. I'll get it. You go on to the Addisons.
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Hello?
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There's a suspicious looking character hanging around the house.
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You'll say anything to get me in that barn, won't you?
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But Wilbur, this time I'm telling the truth.
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I crossed my Fedlocks and hoped to die.
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Suspicious character.
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Why don't you invite him in to play chess with you?
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Kay, you were so right. He forgot.
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I should have been a grabber instead of a pointer.
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Excuse me. There is something I must tell you.
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Yes?
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I'm sorry, my dear.
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You were saying?
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I will tell Carol that it looks like another warm day tomorrow.
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A simple weather report.
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Beautifully put, my dear.
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Sorry I kept you waiting.
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Well, here we go again. Posts against the Addisons.
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If you don't mind, I'd like to play with Roger.
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I don't mind if Kay doesn't.
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You can play with anyone you want as long as the money is in my name.
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I could do with a cold drink, too.
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Honey, can I get you something?
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No, thank you. I have everything I need.
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There are some cold drinks in the refrigerator, Wilbur.
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Help yourself.
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Carol, I've just got...
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A wonderful husband you have there, Carol.
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That's what he keeps telling me.
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Happy birthday, honey.
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Happy birthday, Carol.
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Oh, my darling.
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You fooled me.
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Oh, you're all so wonderful.
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Big secret, wasn't it?
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And that isn't all, honey.
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That insurance agent again. I'll get it.
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Happy birthday again, dear.
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Don't cut it now. Don't cut it.
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That crook's in your house now.
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No, I've already got enough insurance, Mr. Christy.
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Goodbye.
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Guy never gives up.
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Carol, as I was saying, that isn't all.
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I have another surprise for you.
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Back in a second.
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All right, darling.
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Kay, what did he get me?
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Kay?
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I promised I wouldn't tell.
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But they'll look lovely on your ears.
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Oh, just what I wanted.
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That's right. Earlaps.
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I should get you one to put over your mouth.
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Oh, my Carol.
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Come here, darling.
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Hey!
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Stop!
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Another man in space.
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Okay, buddy, put them up.
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This is the law.
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If you turn around, I'll let you have it.
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I ain't moving.
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Take one step and you're dead meat.
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Please, officer, just arrest me.
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The wagon will be here in a minute.
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I just phoned the station.
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Keep those hands off.
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Please, don't shoot. Please.
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Don't turn around or I'll blast you.
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Sure as my name is Elliot Nass.
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I'm not turning, officer. Please.
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Just take me in.
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Okay, okay, what's going on?
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Officer, I'm guilty.
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I stole these things from this guy here.
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Oh, you did, huh?
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My wife's earrings.
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My wallet.
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Officer, I'm glad you got here.
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This cop behind me is trigger-happy.
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What cop?
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The only thing behind you is a horse.
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But there was a cop there.
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I heard him talk.
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He was holding a gun on me.
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He said he was Elliot Nass.
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Well, it couldn't be a horse.
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There was a man talking, not a horse.
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A talking horse?
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This man is obviously in need of help.
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Come on, buddy.
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A man was talking?
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That's impossible.
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Come on.
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You're right.
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He was right. I need help.
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Yeah, I'm sorry I didn't believe you,
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but this is what happens when you don't tell the truth all the time.
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Yeah, you're right. You're right.
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From now on, it's only going to be the truth.
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All right.
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Tell you what, I'll sneak over later,
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and we'll have a nice game of chess.
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Good, but hurry, because I got a toothache.
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Me, too.
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Toothache? Why is he holding his back?
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Oh, I love my earrings, darling.
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How did you know I wanted them?
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Well, when you pointed to them at Pierre's,
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you nearly broke the window.
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Oh, and thank you, Kay, for the perfume.
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Oh, it's powerful stuff, doll.
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Don't use it if you're only kidding.
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And thank you, Roger, for the handkerchief.
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My dear, it was nothing.
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You're right.
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A toast to my wife.
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Yeah.
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Carol.
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Carol.
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To Carol.
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Thank you.
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Excuse me, I'll be right back.
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And you thought I'd forgotten your birthday, huh?
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Oh, you sure forgot me.
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Oh, you do remind me of my mother, a thousand years ago.
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Carol.
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Carol.
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For me?
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It's for you.
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Nobody knows I'm here.
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It's for you just the same.
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Thank you, Roger.
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Hello.
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Oh, Wilford, how thoughtful, a singing telegram.
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A singing...
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Yeah.
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For she's a jolly good fellow,
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which nobody can deny.
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Happy birthday, Carol.
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Oh, thank you.
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Thank you very much.
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A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
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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. A.
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Go right to the source and ask the horse,
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he'll give you the answer that you endorse.
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He's always on a steady course.
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Talk to Mr. A.
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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,
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and this one will talk to his voice, his 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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