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551 lines
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Hello, I'm Mr. Red.
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Honey, I'll be out in my office.
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I promised Mr. Harrison he could look at the sketches tonight.
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All right, dear.
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Wilbur?
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Yeah?
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Don't be gone too long, darling, there's a chill in the air.
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New perfume, huh?
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Mm-hmm, like it?
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If you weren't my wife, I'd kiss you.
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Wilbur?
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What did you buy and how much did it cost?
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I'd better not tell you.
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You say it's too expensive.
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You're right, it's too expensive.
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But Wilbur, it's something I really need.
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What is it?
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Well, it's, uh...
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It's, uh...
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No, if I told you, I'm sure you'd turn me down.
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Maybe I wouldn't.
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I'm sure you would.
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Well, ask me.
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First, promise me you'll say yes.
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Oh, no.
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That's how you got me to marry you.
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Look, let's not play games.
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What is it you want?
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Well, it's...
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It's a, uh...
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Oh, no.
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I just couldn't stand it if you turned me down.
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Wilbur?
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It's for you.
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Thank you.
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Yeah?
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I just figured out how we can pay it off in 12 installments.
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Pay what off?
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Uh...
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Oh, you just say no.
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Oh, boy.
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Women.
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You think we'll ever understand them?
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Don't try.
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Just enjoy them.
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Oh, if only I knew what my wife wanted.
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And you, if you were more cooperative, I could afford to get her anything.
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How's that?
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Well, if you would only talk to everybody instead of only to me.
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I mean, I could put you on television, clean up a fortune.
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Television?
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Not me.
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I'm a trigger.
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He's a very mixed-up horse.
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What do you think of these sketches?
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Not bad.
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I put in plenty of night work on these sketches.
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When Addison sees these tomorrow, that country club job is in the bag.
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I still say the exterior should be redwood, not stucco.
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Besides, he's my next-door neighbor.
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How can he possibly turn me down?
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Easy.
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There's no...
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I know I could sell Mr. Addison these plans if only I could be with him when he looked
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at them.
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Why don't you take him to lunch, hmm?
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I don't know him that well.
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I mean, I feel funny just inviting him out of the blue, you know what I mean?
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Yeah.
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You're a chicken.
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I don't know, Ed.
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Want me to dial?
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No, never mind.
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Be subtle.
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Lead up to that invitation.
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I got it.
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Yes, dear.
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Hello.
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Hello, Mr. Addison.
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This is your neighbor, Wilbur Post.
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Hello, Post.
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I was wondering...
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Want to go for a walk?
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Would you like to go for a walk?
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Walk?
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I'd look rather conspicuous in my pajamas.
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Oh, I'm sorry.
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Were you sleeping?
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Yes, until the phone rang.
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Invite him to lunch.
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How about lunch?
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No, thank you.
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I just had dinner.
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I mean, tomorrow at the club.
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You'll pay.
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You'll pay.
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You'll pay.
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I mean...
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It's on me.
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I'll pay for my horse.
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I mean, I'll pay.
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Mr. Addison, I finished those sketches.
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I would like to discuss them with you at lunch.
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Very well, Post.
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Twelve o'clock sharp.
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Good night.
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Weird fellow.
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Addison doll.
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Addison doll.
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They're having a flower show at the Civic Auditorium.
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Baby doll.
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Cupcake.
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I know you're awake, little faker.
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I am not going to any flower show.
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I'm in my pajamas and I'm not starting from this couch.
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Flower show.
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Hi.
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Where's Wilbur?
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He's outside going over the plans for the new clubhouse.
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Oh, that's nice.
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My husband's sleeping.
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Yours is out working.
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Well, that's what keeps married couples together.
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Separateness.
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Oh, I just love a second television for our bedroom.
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How would you get your husband to buy you one?
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Easy.
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I'd show him the sail slip.
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That's the one thing my husband understands.
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You've got to be forceful and aggressive.
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But I didn't even have the nerve to ask Wilbur.
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You want to know the best time to ask him?
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Right after a good meal.
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A good meal?
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Yes, there's only one thing that works.
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Stuff him in the morning and skin him at night.
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You're just being serious.
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I mean it.
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Oh, but my husband isn't easy.
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I give him tomato juice, he wants orange juice.
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I give him orange juice, he wants tomato juice.
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What about pineapple juice?
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I give him pineapple juice and he'd want papaya juice.
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Find out what he likes and give it to him.
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If you want that television set.
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Are we having company for breakfast?
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No, dear.
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What would you like?
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Orange juice, pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, prune juice, vegetable juice, papaya
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juice or our sauerkraut juice?
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I'd like orange juice.
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Two minute eggs, three minute eggs, four minute eggs, fried eggs, scrambled eggs, coddled
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eggs, poached eggs, I'll set his side up.
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No eggs, Benedict?
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I didn't have room on the tray.
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What did you buy and how much did it cost?
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Bacon, ham, mixed sausage, breakfast steak, liver, I'll...
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Chef Malani, sit down.
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Now look, what is this you want?
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Coffee, hot chocolate...
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Just a minute.
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I don't know what you want, but whatever it is, we can't afford it because this breakfast
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costs more.
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Honey, please.
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What is it?
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A television set.
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What is it?
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A television set for the bedroom.
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Is that...
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Is that what...
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Is that all?
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You know, for a minute you had me worried.
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You mean I can have it?
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No.
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Honey, look, I just spent a fortune on this house and all this furniture and all this
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food.
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Oh, look, sweetie.
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Come on, let's have a little smile.
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Look, dear, I'll tell you what.
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I'm going to have lunch with Addison this afternoon.
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If I can sell him on the clubhouse, I'll get you the set.
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Oh, you're the most wonderful husband in the world.
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I'll get a big 24-inch model with remote control and we can both watch the late show through
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our toes.
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Oh, wait a minute, honey.
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Addison hasn't seen the sketches yet and he's not an easy man to sell.
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Oh, his wife told me how to handle him.
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All you have to do is be forceful and aggressive.
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Forceful?
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Aggressive?
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Me?
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Honey, if you want to make this sale, you've got to be aggressive.
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Be a pusher.
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Oh, honey, let's face it.
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I'm not a pusher.
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I'm more of a nudger.
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Oh, honey, you can do it.
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I know you can.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, I can.
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I can be very forceful.
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I can be aggressive.
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Good.
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Now, don't forget, Wilbur, push, don't nudge.
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Ed.
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Whoops.
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How many times have I got to tell you not to listen in on the party line?
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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Who was that on the phone?
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Mrs. Ferguson.
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I heard her say she's going to have another baby.
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You mean she's expecting?
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Expecting nothing.
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She's sure.
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You're out of feed.
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How about I get you some oats?
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No, please.
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I'm starting a diet today.
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A diet?
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Yeah.
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Eat like a horse, look like a horse.
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Unless you can find me some low-cal hay.
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All right.
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Wish me luck with Mr. Addison, will you?
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One word of advice, Wilbur.
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What?
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Be a pusher, not a nudger.
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Right.
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Where did you hear that?
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I also listen in at windows.
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Hi Addison, old boy.
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How's my favorite pigeon?
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Hello, Robbins.
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We playing golf again tomorrow?
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We'll see.
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I sure love separating you from that two bucks today.
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You're the world's worst loser.
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I am not.
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You should see yourself paying off a bet.
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Your Adam's apple keeps bobbing up and down.
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I know how to lose gracefully.
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Oh?
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Well, I'll give you another chance to be graceful.
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I'll bet you two bucks there's less than 12 lumps of sugar in that bowl.
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Well?
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Oh, how obvious can you be?
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You've got it all set up.
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I'll wager there are less than 12 lumps of sugar in that bowl.
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Okay.
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It's a bet.
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I'll bet you two bucks there's less than 12 lumps of sugar in that bowl.
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Someday I'm going to beat you.
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Oh, don't lose that attitude.
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That's going to send my boy through school.
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And now may I suggest that you run along?
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I'm having luncheon with Wilbur Post.
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Wilbur Post?
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You're not having lunch with him.
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I am.
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He's bringing over some sketches for the new clubhouse.
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You know him?
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Oh, very well.
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Grew up with him.
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Went to school with him.
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He's a little dird.
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He doesn't have any get up and go, you know what I mean?
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Between my wife at home and you at the club, I get pushed around enough.
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It'll be quite refreshing to meet someone who is modest and unassuming.
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Addison!
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Hey, how's wife put her there, huh?
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Hey, Harry, how's Mabel?
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What do you say, Sam?
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Look, I'll talk to you over at the curtain.
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Oh, sorry.
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I'll put up my bill.
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Give yourself a big tip.
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Well, how?
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What are you, on the building committee?
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Wilbur, why don't you, uh, the whole thing?
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I'm not sure I can do it.
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I'm not sure I can do it.
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I'm not sure I can do it.
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I'm not sure I can do it.
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Give yourself a big tip.
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I'm not sure I can do it.
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I'm not sure I can do it.
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I'm not sure I can do it.
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Cheer up, honey.
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Try to forget about this afternoon.
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This has taught me a lesson.
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I'm never going to try to be anything that I'm not.
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I've got to accept that once and for all, I'm a 100% 14-carat nudger.
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Wilbur, I am not going to sit here and listen to you tear yourself down.
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I went through two years of that with my folks.
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Well, I was always under the impression that your folks sort of liked me.
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Oh, they did.
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I mean, they do.
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They will.
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They're right.
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You should never have married me.
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Oh, no, honey.
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Forget about Addison and his old clubhouse.
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You don't need him.
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Why, there are lots of men in this town who appreciate your work.
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Yeah, you're right.
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You're right.
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That Addison.
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He gets me so mad.
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You know, if he were to walk in here this very minute and get down on his hands and knees
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and beg me to do that job, I'd do it.
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Oh, honey, it's so good to see you laughing again.
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Darling, it's only one job.
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I know, but I promised you a TV set.
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Oh, forget about the set.
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I can wait.
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You said you needed it.
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There's only one thing I need.
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Hello there.
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Oh, I envy you two.
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You know, Addison and I used to kiss all the time.
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Then we got married.
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Oh, well.
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Did your husband tell you what happened today at lunch?
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Um, not too much.
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He talked mostly about our house.
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Your house?
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He wants to sell it.
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Oh, now, look, kid, stop worrying.
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I've had a little talk with Addison, and he's agreed to look at your sketches.
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Wonderful.
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I'll take him right over.
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Uh, no, you better let me.
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He's wearing his best shirt tonight.
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Kay, we really appreciate this.
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Oh, Kay, you're such a wonderful neighbor.
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It means so much to Wilbur, to both of us.
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Well, don't get your hopes up.
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I'll get Addison to look at these, but I can't guarantee he'll give you the job.
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That's good enough for us.
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See you later, huh?
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Whoop.
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You're going to get me in trouble with this eavesdropping habit of yours.
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It's wrong to listen to other people's conversations.
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They're entitled to their privacy.
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Why do you do that?
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Compulsion.
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Besides, I didn't expect to get caught.
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Now, this is the last time I'm going to tell you.
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I hope so.
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What's so funny?
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I heard about your ketchup caper this afternoon.
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Where'd you hear about that?
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Happened to stroll by Addison's window.
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What did he say about me?
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Sorry, I don't use that kind of language.
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Oh, Mr. Addison.
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Good evening, Mrs. Post.
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You come in.
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Thank you.
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I'm so glad to see you.
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You're looking well.
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Is your husband home?
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Yes, I'll go get him.
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Oh, Mr. Addison, I'm terribly sorry about what happened this afternoon.
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Well, I assure you, Mrs. Post, it is not a memory that I will cherish in my golden years.
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Actually, it was all my fault.
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You see, I told Wilbur to be aggressive, and I guess he over-diddled it a little.
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What?
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Over-doodled.
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Diddle.
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Doodle.
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What I mean is that Wilbur isn't like that at all.
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He's really quite the opposite.
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I'm sure.
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Anyway, I've looked over your husband's sketches, and I believe they have possibilities.
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Oh, that's wonderful.
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He'll be so happy to hear it.
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He's in the barn in his workshop.
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I'll go get him.
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Don't bother.
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I'll go and talk to him personally.
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Good evening, Mrs. Post.
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Oh, Mr. Addison, I'm so happy.
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I could just kiss you.
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Please, let's not over-doodle it.
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I wonder how Mrs. Addison's making out with her husband.
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Maybe I should drop over there, you know, ring the bell, and pretend to borrow a cup of sugar.
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How corny can you get?
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I shouldn't worry about her.
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She's got her husband completely buffered.
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Buffered?
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She's got him stampeded.
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He's not such a bad guy.
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No, not bad.
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Just stuffy.
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He's got less personality than a dead mackerel.
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He's not such a bad...
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Mr. Addison.
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The horse.
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Please.
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What?
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Huh?
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Mr. Addison, look, I don't want to rush you,
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but have you made any decision on the plans for the horse?
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I heard... talking?
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That wasn't the horse.
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I'm a ventriloquist.
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A ventriloquist?
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That is remarkable.
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You didn't even move a muscle.
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Mr. Addison, would you believe it if I were to tell you the horse actually talks?
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Why, of course not.
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I've been a ventriloquist for years.
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Fantastic.
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Let me see you do that just once more while I'm watching you closely.
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I can talk while I drink a glass of water.
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Boy, there is more to you than I thought.
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I am amazed.
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Well, that makes two of us.
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Look, Mr. Addison, what are the plans?
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Well, we'll discuss this when you drop by my house.
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I'd like to have you over there around 9 o'clock.
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Fine, fine, I'll be there.
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Good.
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Ventriloquist.
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People will believe anything.
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Why don't you acknowledge that I'm a better gin player than you are?
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I've beaten you nine straight games.
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Yeah, luck, that's all, just plain luck.
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It's bound to change sometime.
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And oh, it has.
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This is the best hand I've had all night.
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Hey, wait a minute.
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I only have nine cards.
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It's a missed deal.
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Oh, no, no, no, no, no, you don't.
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Take another card.
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My play.
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Gin.
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Look, at 50 cents a game, that's $5 you owe me.
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I'll tell you what I'll do.
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I'll toss you a coin, double or nothing.
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No, no, no, no.
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To use your expression, this pigeon has had it.
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Besides, I'm expecting Wilbur Post.
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Wilbur Post?
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What do you see in that dud?
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Wilbur Post is a very talented young man.
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Well, I suppose he's a fairly good architect.
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And a very amusing young man.
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Amusing?
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Wilbur Post happens to be a very fine ventriloquist.
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Wilbur Post?
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He's lucky to get words out of his own mouth.
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Roberts, how much did you beat me for today?
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Well, $4 and this 5 makes 9.
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Why?
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For once, I would like to come out ahead of you.
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Would you care to wager $10 that Wilbur Post is a ventriloquist?
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Now I've heard everything.
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Okay, if your Adam's apple can stand it.
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You've got a bet.
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Sure, little pigeon, sure.
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Wilbur, my boy, come in.
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Ah, lovely evening, isn't it?
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Hello, Hal.
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Oh, hiya, Wilbur.
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Say, Addison thinks an awful lot of you.
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Oh, he told you about the plans, huh?
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Well, that new clubhouse is going to look beautiful.
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Never mind that now, Wilbur.
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I was just telling Robbins what a great ventriloquist you are.
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I am?
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Oh, well, no, I wouldn't say I was great.
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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Well, let's see what you can do.
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Give us a demonstration.
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Come on, Wilbur. Make your voice come out of this Beethoven statue.
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Well, no.
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Come on, come on here.
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Make your voice come out right here.
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Come on, come on, huh?
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I've never performed in front of the public.
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Never mind the false modesty.
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I've made a sizable wager with Robbins that you're a ventriloquist.
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And I don't intend to lose it.
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Well, I...
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We're waiting, Post.
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And if you expect to do business with me,
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we'd better hear a few words from Beethoven.
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I used to remember.
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I left the shower running.
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I'd better call my wife.
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Excuse me.
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I'm going to get my...
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You'll never learn.
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Hello, Carol.
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Look, I'm in a spot.
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Call me right back and tell me I'm needed at home.
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Carol is out.
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This is your answering service.
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You and that ventriloquist bit.
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You got me into a real jam.
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If I can't make Addison's Beethoven statue talk,
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I'm going to lose the contract.
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I left the shower on, but fortunately my wife is in it.
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Come on, Post.
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I've been waiting for years to win just one bet from this man.
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Now, come on.
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Throw your voice, won't you, please?
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Just once. Once, please, huh?
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Mr. Addison, I must tell you the truth.
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I'm not really a ventriloquist.
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But I heard you.
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If you've made some kind of bet, I'll gladly pay it.
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I saw you throw your voice in the barn.
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In the barn, I'm a ventriloquist.
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Come on, fork over the ten bucks.
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Don't pay him.
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This is Beethoven talking.
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He did it! Did you hear him?
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He did it there! He did it!
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I don't believe it.
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Do it again.
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Yeah, certainly.
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Well, uh, won't you, uh...
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Won't you say something else for the nice people, Beethoven?
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Please, don't be so formal.
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Call me Ludwig.
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Oh...
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Well...
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Whoa...
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He's lucky I can talk.
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Ed, we did it. We did it.
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I got the contract,
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and tomorrow I'm gonna buy my wife a television set.
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And all because of you. You are wonderful.
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That's fine.
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Now do me a favor, will ya?
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Anything.
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I'm gonna buy my wife a television set.
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And all because of you. You are wonderful.
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Now do me a favor, will ya?
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Anything.
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What?
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When you're watching television,
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don't turn on any of those old westerns.
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Why not?
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I hate to see people sitting on my friends.
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This has been a Filmways television presentation.
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