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‘You’ve Been Cuckolded By A Stronger, Smarter Male!!’ Herc Insists Tonight’s OFFICE Is One Of Funniest Ever Aired!!
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I am – Hercules!!
Thursday’s installment of “The Office,” titled “Business Ethics,” is hilarious, one of the best aired on NBC to date.
It’s loaded with laugh-out-loud moments, none funnier than those derived from Jim’s scheme to expose Dwight’s hypocrisy.
Details:
* I’m guessing this is the first episode of the series not to feature any new footage of Jenna Fischer’s face! (She does, however, earn at lest two big laughs this week via telephone.)
* Creed gets a HUGE laugh (from me) in the teaser, but curiously is not accused of any ethics violations.
* Also getting huge laughs? A salad. A sack of leftovers. A coffee pot. And a cola bottle.
* As new HR rep Holly Flax describes the recent “misconduct at corporate” and firing that precipitated her ethics meeting, new receptionist Ryan Howard makes eye contact with the camera from the back of the conference room.
* No Toby this week.
Deleted scenes from the season premiere:
9 p.m. Thursday. NBC.
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Oct 09, 2008 5:12:26 AM CDT
Hopefully funnier than 'Dinner Party," which everyone said was "
by pongo
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That's what the first post should say
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and it was not a good thing.
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I freely admit to changing the channel when I watch The Office out of a cringing reflex to avoid seeing someone crushed to death by their own humiliation, but that kind of humor is also why I watch the show. Dinner Party was hilarious.
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still 8.3% funnier than anything else on tv, 30 rock aside.
No Jenna...damn... -
ARE THE GROIN OF THE FACE
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The thing about Dinner Party was that it was so real and uncomfortable like an actual dinner party that you just never want to see it again.
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Teh Awesome. That dude has lived the life we all want to lead, and then somebody made him a character on a great TV show. Lucky Bastard.
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Amazingly the plot of this seasons Prison break seems to reflect the ongoing economic crisis.
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What, it keeps getting worse and worse? ha-cha-cha!
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One of the best Office episodes. Obviously none of you crotch fleas has been to a dinner party gone wrong. I couldn't believe how accurate and funny it was at the same time.
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Yes, it was painfully awkward and ended with one nasty blowout fight. But THAT'S THE POINT. It was supposed to be awkward because it was a turning point in the show and the way Michael relates to Jan (albeit short lived since she got pregnant). But everything from his being forced to sleep on the lounger to the tiny flat screen that he could "stand and watch for hours" was hilarious. And you can't watch it by itself..it has to be watched alongside the 'deposition' episode since both stories and character behaviors are inexorably linked.
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it's the only episode that seems like it could have been an episode of the British original. That's how uncomfortable it is. I can understand how people are split on it though. It doesn't have as many "Jokes" as other episodes; the humor is just in how awkward it all is. It's actually a very depressing episode.
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You're a moron if you didn't find "Dinner Party" to be hilarious. Come on.....Michael's plasma TV? "Sometimes I stand here and watch it for hours." - Classic.
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This is supposed to be the "funniest ever aired" and I can't watch it because the suits at KXAN (Austin NBC affiliate) are being a bunch of dickheads! I suppose I can wait until tomorrow OR bust out the old rabbit ears. FUCK YOU KXAN!!!!!!!!!!
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Eat a dick you greedy corporate fatcats! EAT A DICK!
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The best was when Michael comfortably curls up at the foot of the bed. Maybe the only thing funnier all season was the finale when Kevin replied "I do the numbers."
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I might still be in Austin on business this evening. Why is there a problem with broadcast?
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You insane to not like it.
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i remember the weight loss episode but i can't for the life of me rmember the second episode of the season...but i'm pretty sure there was one
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They were pre-empted last week by the vice-presidential debate.
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...involved some chick from Alaska and a Klingon.
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it ruined the jan character and wasn't funny at all. the low point of the series no doubt.
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Doesn't that warrant a talkback? We've been discussing this remake for a year now!
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Notably with Pam and Jim trying to get out of it somehow...
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Wooo... the naked chicks are back in Quantum of Solace...
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The Diversity Training. This show excels when revelling in the idiocracies of office management. I can't tell you how many times I wondered when being read segments of What I Learned In Kindergarden or Who Stole My Cheese during pre-shift meetings, have these people ever seen this show or Office Space? Do they not get the joke??
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please keep him as a gem every other episode or so and dont over use him.
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KXAN (the Austin NBC affiliate) has pulled their signal from Time Warner in a dispute over compensation. So instead of The Office we are treated to Starz Family. If you have access to another cable provider or an analog antenna you're fine. However if you're access is through Time Warner you're screwed like me. However, I'm more than happy to watch it online on Friday than have Time Warner give in to a local affiliate on a power trip!
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...was hilarious. One of the funnier episodes in my opinion.
Michael: Jim?
Jim: Can't, apartments on fire...
Pam: Flooded.
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looked like it could have been directed by Larry Charles (Borat, Religulous). Had that same degree of discomfort.
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And really, it got less uncomfortable on this viewing. I guess, I got more time to appreciate every single nuiance instead of just feeling like, "Run away, Micheal!". The best moment for me - other than Jan putting away the video camera & Micheal curling up on his trundle bed - was when the cops came and Dwight goes, "Let me handle this" and the cop dismisses him, "Not now Dwight."
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I usually don't like the 60 minute episodes, but the weight loss ep was really funny and had enough story to sustain a full hour.
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Aren't those writers the ones doing Ghostbusters 3? I agree with what was said earlier, it's the episode that is most in line with the BBC version. The discomfort was just spectacular and the laughs were huge.
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The camera in the bedroom scene made me laugh harder than I've ever laughed at a tv show.
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We need a Supernatural TalkBack!
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Liked the NBC version at first, now I'm beyond bored with it. It just is NOWHERE NEAR as funny as the original BBC version. Its clearly been dumbed down for American audiences -- ratcheting up the slapstick, and using characters so completely exaggerated and over-the-top that they barely resemble human beings at all. I knew this was going to happen when the announcement was made than an American version was coming. Too bad, so sad, walk away, nothing to see here.
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I hope they get on track again....Lately ( all of last year) has been shit.
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Nope... not this TB...
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Oct 09, 2008 2:16:39 PM CDT
american version is miles ahead of the british version
by indyabbey jones
seriously british humour makes absolutley no sense, its all tea time and jamyjams for bobo's, the american version is actually funny instead or slightly amusing like the stiff upper liped british version isalthough the worst is still the french candian version..its only funny cause they talka da borshky borshky
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The fat guy on the bike and the Marshmellow man was a riot
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I can't watch it either. Don't blame KXAN, blame Time Warner. They charge for that signal whether KXAN gets it for free or not. That's right, you are paying for KXAN even though Time Warner recieved it for free. All KXAN is doing is getting a piece of an already existent pie. And the idea that Time Warner would actually pass whatever KXAN would charge on to the customers offends me. I will not be a time warner customer much longer.
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as I did at Dinner Party. I did it practically hiding behind a pillow from the cringe-inducing awkwardness of it, but it was totally and completely brilliant. From the cheesy Hunter music to the postage-stamp sized LCD. It was a different vibe than the usual episode, but totally vanguard.
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If you like social satire that skewers the mundanity of real life in ways that actually resemble reality, then you'll prefer the BBC version.
If, however, you need to be beaten over the head with sledgehammer-subtle slapstick delivered by grossly exaggerated characters that bare slim to no relationship to actual people, then you'll prefer the NBC version.
In short: BBC version is smart and funny; aimed at a more intelligent, literate audience. NBC version is dumb and mildly amusing; aimed at the knuckle-dragging lowest common denominator. -
...was great. Sorry it wasn't more like 2 and a Half Men for ya haters.
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I guess that would just give everyone an excuse to comment on how bad they think the show is for the billionth time, anyway.
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Oct 09, 2008 3:29:51 PM CDT
"You know what that black line is in the shrimp? Feces."
by chuck_chuckwalla
It's the most brilliant show of the decade. I've seen the British Office and I don't get it. Only my pretentious, snobby intellectual friends say that to be superior comedy. But I know they secretly TiVo American Office. Color me a dumb hick. Yee haw!
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I hate to get into a huge debate about this but I've been itching to start one....haha! I could understand KXAN's position if Time Warner was paying the other affiliates and not them. But KXAN's argument (according to their website) is that since Time Warner pays CABLE channels (not broadcast channels) for their signal they should receive payment as well. That argument doesn't fly with me. If Time Warner gives in this will set a precedent for other local affiliates and will only lead to higher cable prices. Thanks for the chance to debate Cotton. Bring it on! :-)
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and we're still arguing which is better, the UK or US versions? Its such an apples and oranges arguement.
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I've seen it. It's great. It's over. I keep clicking around the channels and so far, no new episodes. Now I also like seafood, both crab legs and lobster. I prefer lobster, but tonight at the restaurant the tank is simply empty. I'll go ahead and order the king crab legs while you sit in front of an empty plate and starve to death. Bon Appetit.
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Oct 09, 2008 3:44:54 PM CDT
I Bet You'll Enjoy The Umpteenth Will Ferrel Man-Child Film As W
by laserpants
Repetition is the key to unlocking the wallets of the mongoloids, apparently. No, but seriously, the NBC version was funny at first. But it got old real quick. Then it just got bad. Haven't watched it in ages. I got bored of it somewhere during the later stages of the unspoken romance between mop-hair and girlnextdoor. That was like, what, two years ago?
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You haven't seen it in ages...?? So why are you trolling this talkback?? If I stopped watching Lost after the second season, I'd think, "Well, that show WAS good." In The Office, the characters, while maintaining their chief traits, have shown some signs of depth and even, change.
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The rip on Prison Break was spot on and hilarious. I lold
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Oct 09, 2008 7:50:44 PM CDT
You really think the office is Lowest Common Denominator?
by homer sexual
Because, well, if you do, then I have to honestly ask what do you watch on television?
I am, um, well, I run an office and sometimes I am so embarrassed when I see myself in Michael. Another office manager told me he can't even watch it because it hits too close to home. To say the characters are nothing like reality is just so wrong.
Except, I guess, reality is..relative? Different for everyone. I guess my office staff is just that nuts. And I am Michael, God help me.
What I will give to laserpants is that the Pam/Jim thing is tired at this point. But what were they gonna do? It's inevitable that their relationship would get boring. -
where was it or did i just not find it funny and missed it?
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Hahaha, tweaking Dwight over an inaccurate BSG description! So many golden moments - funniest show on TV by an order-of-magnitude.
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Oct 09, 2008 8:57:23 PM CDT
I don't think Dwight was the only one tweaked..
by spifftacular squirrel girl
...I can picture about 95% of the talkbackers yelling at Jim through their televisions.
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OK, good not great
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Sorry, but the laugh quotient was really low.
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like i watched the whole episode and i don't rmember creed even having a line..am i losing it or was there no joke?
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i dont know for me. this season so far has bored me. but dont get me wrong im a big fan of the show. i hope my tastes are not changing.
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Hit enter by accident and posted a comment-less comment.Move into this fucking century already and get a decent commenting system.I'll code it for you for free.Anyway, on topic I didn't think that was the best aired by a longshot.
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Oct 09, 2008 9:32:58 PM CDT
Jesus Christ Herc- This is one of the best aired episodes? C'mon
by jugdish
Just becuase it had 4 laughs doesn't mean its the greatest ever! Stop watching Kath & Kim before these episodes for fck sake
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That was Creed's line. It was a good episode. But not one of the best. My favorites are Traveling Salesman, Dinner Party, Diversity Training and Gay Witch Hunt. This doesn't rank up there, but still better than half of the 4th season episodes.
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i forgot it cause it wasn't funny at allherc you were way off on this being the funniest ever, it had a few chuckles, but i mean i can think of 4 or 5 epiusode that were better and thats not even going through all the episodes..this one just didn't feel memorable, and house later and i think i would quote thursday night live more then i would tonights officei give it a 3 out 5..it would have gotten higher ratings from me if the ethivcs part was longer, we've all benn through those and the show ended it too quickly and moved on to the relationship with micheal and holly
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The "Dumbledore Calrissian" bit was pretty funny.
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Find out how many episodes of the BBC version of The Office have aired. Then find out how many episodes of the NBC version of The Office have aired. Then slap yourself in the face for being an idiot and thinking that we should still be comparing these shows.
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Not a bad episode by any stretch, but one of the best ever?? No. If anything, episode 1 was.
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You can't make a comment like that without begging for every other talkback post to disagree with him.
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I was all excited to watch it with that ringing endorsement ... but it was a big, steaming pile of bleh. It wasn't bad, but the Dinner Party, Diversity Day, and a handful of others just shatter it. Also - the show really suffers when you don't get to see Pam's tits. Just sayin . . .
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If you're in the mood for sad/funny: Boys and Girls. If you're in the mood for funny: Drug Testing.Both come from Season 2. Both episodes this season have been okay. Last night's show actually had a fairly sophisticated (as these things go) look at what business ethics is. Meredith was sleeping with someone to get a discount, and Holly, who understands the rules and guidelines, considers this unethical, and thinks that, if you're going to follow company policies strictly, Meredith should be fired. The people down at the bottom don't think she should be, because they understand that she's a single mom with no other source of income (this is the question of morals vs. ethics). This point of view was represented by Michael. The people at the top--represented by the guy at corporate on the phone--don't have a problem with it because she's saving the company money, which, ultimately, is all they care about. The fact that Holly believes in the policy as a policy--that she sees the value of a rule as a rule, as a standard to hold herself and her coworkers up to--shows a lot about her character. And I think her position is one we've all been in: nobody in the world agrees with her, and yet she's so sure that she's right. Of course, none of that stuff makes for particularly great COMEDY, but this show is often more of drama in comedy's clothing than a straight comedy. I liked Ryan's comment about the girl from Survivor, Dwight's response to Andy, Jim's BSG description, Michael dumping the salad into the trash can. It was not bad.
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by a great stretch. As much as I love The Office all of the material just seems old and rehashed at this point. I laughed at Jim's version of Battlestar...and that's it. Over-the-top broad comedy Michael is the opposite of intelligent humor when not handled properly.
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They could have a great line with Creed or with any of the other people in the room. So much potential wasted when they were all sitting in the conference room during the "immunity" portion of the meeting. Like someone else said, they were to quick to move on to Michael and Holly relationship
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Sorry, not seeing it. It was a decent episode, but nowhere near one of the best.
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I did LOL many times this episode (It's been a while)...But I liked that they got back to the core of staying IN the office...(with the exception of Holly & Michael's 'business romantic' lunch)...
The episodes that don't work as well for me are the road trip ones...and the trips to the hospital ones...and the run to cure rabies ones....where the actual office is nowhere to be found. Last nite's ep had great lines one after another...and actually gave Meredith something funny to say...(Normally she's the site gag)...
I LOVE they had the balls to put Pam on the back burner...and we didn't need to see her in NYC. I LOVE that Holly got served by corporate HR...which explains Toby's frustration...and how Michael has kept his job for so long. Glad there was no pregnant Jan...It just really fely like the BBC version for the first time in a while. That's a good thing.
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For laughs, I will give you that the only truly laugh out loud moment was Jim timing Dwight and frustrating him with innacuracies on BSG. "I understand its just a shot for shot re-make!" But what made this show great was the bizzare dynamics of Michael and Holly as they worked through their "friendship." All of a sudden you realize that Holly really is a weirdo, and maybe her and Michael do make sense, but then you realize that Michael is so unbelievably selfish and unaware that maybe the only person he deserves is Jan. Holly is better for Michael, but saddling Holly with Michael seems almost cruel. Reminds me of that great line that Pam said when Andy was first trying to get with Angela. "I couldn't do that to Dwight, or Andy...or Angela for that matter."
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Absolutely LOVED the scene with Jim talking Battlestartrekwarsofthe rings with Andy. That KILLED!
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If you are going to throw about that claim, at least be mildly right. That episode was far from the best. Take whichever half opener from the season premiere and that's even a better episode than this one! You're more than entitled to your opinion, but to be honest, I came away from this episode pissed off because of your hype. Before you make a mention of how that shouldn't factor into my viewing, consider that as a daily visitor of this site, I consider you one of the go-to guys for TV. (Even though there's a conspicuous abscence of "Sunny" TBs...)
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Yeah, that part was great. Solid episode, but there are at least 30 that are better than this one though.
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By a country mile. It was the funniest and most memorable. Last night's episode had moments (the announcement of the engagement and the Battlestar Galactica scene) but it didn't touch Dinner Party.
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Oct 10, 2008 7:25:54 PM CDT
Average Office Episode - but even Average Office is still awesom
by tallboy66
Wouldn't put it in my top 5, but solid episode nonetheless, because all episodes of The Office are solid. But, funniest ever? Eh...to each his own, I guess.
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good god almighty, the scene with Jim talking to Andy about Battlestar Galactica and Dwight's reactions was maybe the funniest beat of the series..oh my LORD, I was dying. I had to go back and rewatch it like 3 times because I was laughing over so many of the lines. Dumbeldore Callrision? I mean, jesus if that doesn't make you laugh, you are dead.well, here, watch it for yourself on youtube...
http://tinyurl.com/3smclf
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Leave it to talkbackers to argue such a subjective opinion. "IT WASN'T THE BEST EVARR! YOU'RE STUPID!" It's like arguing about what's funny and what's not. It was a neato episode though, I laughed all the way.
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huh?
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are you trying to say you bleach your asshole?
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Yes, that's what I'm trying to say. Sunny rules.
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