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Well, well, well. If it isn't Mr. Best Man and Bachelor Boy and Perkins, Maid of Honor. Are you ready for the bachelorette party?
Leslie's bachelorette party turns chaotic with a restaurant rivalry, cultural conflicts, and dating adventures in this Parks and Recreation episode.
Key Takeaways
- Female friendships and empowerment are central to the episode's narrative.
- Cultural heritage and respect for indigenous land are important themes.
- Humor is used to address serious topics like development and cultural exploitation.
- Personal growth and relationship dynamics are explored through the characters' interactions.
- The episode balances comedy with social commentary and emotional moments.
What the video covers
- Leslie prepares for her bachelorette party with a wild, female-only celebration.
- Councilman Jam tries to develop a new restaurant, Punchburger, threatening local landmarks.
- Leslie and friends attempt to protect sacred Wamapoke land by planting artifacts to halt construction.
- The party includes humorous moments like historical nudity and karaoke.
- Leslie struggles with guilt over exploiting the Wamapoke heritage for personal gain.
- A PR crisis arises when real artifacts are found, halting the restaurant project.
- The women navigate dating challenges and personal growth during the party.
- April and Andy's wedding is a subplot impacting Leslie and Ann emotionally.
- Donna and other characters provide comic relief and advice throughout the episode.
- The episode highlights themes of friendship, cultural respect, and empowerment.
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Uh, more than ready. We've got dancing, jello shots, private karaoke, and anything that can be penis-shaped WILL BE PENIS-SHAPED. [screaming]
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As Leslie's maid of honor, I really need her bachelorette party to go well, which is why I'm stress eating gummy penises.
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Is this going to be one of those cool bachelorette parties where things get out of control and we murder someone, and then we all have to take a blood oath to never reveal our secret?
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No. Then I might have to leave early. What the hell?
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Well, well, well. Don't you ladies look nice for once? Just kidding. I've actually always been attracted to this one.
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Jam, what the hell are you doing? We're laying the groundwork for Pie's newest restaurant, future home of Punchburger.
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Start drooling, fatties. Look, the deal was that both of us had three months to get our proposals together, and then we put it up for a vote. We still have two weeks left.
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Yeah, that's true. However, here's the problem. Turns out I don't care. You can't stop this train. Make all the ruckus you want. By the time this all gets cleared up, the people will be frothing at the mouth for that beef.
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Hey, having fun? Well, four years of work down the drain, and I have a penis on my head. Jam is stealing this lot right out from under us. My dream is dead. And mine too. [music] This is why I prefer
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nightmares. You are sad drinking right now, and I need you to be happy drinking like we watch Greece together.
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I know, Ann, but everything's going to disappear. April's mini dog park, the little Sebastian fountain, even the Wamapoke playground. Yet another piece of Wapoke land plowed over by the white man.
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Just try to forget about it. I mean, there's nothing you could do to stop them tonight.
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For almost 200 years, Pawne repeatedly built factories, restaurants, and other stuff on land held sacred by the Wamapoke people. So, we passed a law saying that if any sacred Wamapoke artifact is found on a development site, all construction must immediately stop.
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It would be terrible if that were to happen on this future Ponchburger site. [laughter] Oh, this is bad.
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I should not have done this. [music] Oh, I wonder who that is. Well, if it isn't Babe Lincoln. Imagine that.
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Hello, ladies. I'm Abraham Lincoln. Who's the lucky Mary Todd? Right here. Right here. Uh-huh. Me first. Me first.
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All right. Tear it up. 16. [cheering] Come on. Ann, not now. Come on, Leslie. Just loosen up. I know for a fact this is a sex dream you've had.
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Looks like it's time for the Gettysburg undressed. [cheering] And we're going to have to stop now. I'm sorry. I'm just not in the mood for historical nudity. Please, Mr.
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President, put your pants back on. And can I speak with you privately? Is your name Glenn?
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Yeah. I sat behind you in middle school band. Do you still play the clarinet?
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Yeah. How have you been, man? Okay. So, what happened? Well, I buried a bunch of Wapoke artifacts in the dirt so that people would find them and have to stop developing at the site. You know, when I say it out loud, it doesn't
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sound so bad. No, that's bad. Yeah, that's pretty uncool. Shut up, Glenn. I'm sorry, guys. Councilman Jam was being sneaky, and then I tried to sneaky him back, and it turned crummy, and I have to undo it.
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I need your help. You don't mean I do. No, I'm not doing that. You guys, the penis hats cut your digging time in half. I'm serious. Don't be afraid. Use the penises.
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Bachelorette party. Woo! Perkins does it again. Coffee? Yes, please. I'll take extra cream, 30 sugars. I can't believe I tried to exploit the Wamapoke for my own personal gain.
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We got most of the artifacts, and even if we didn't, they probably won't find them.
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And if they do, you'll just go to jail. But you can make wine in your toilet and fight people, which is a super cool way to live.
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Oh my god. Tweep. I tweeted. I called tweet. Look, I'm telling the truth here, lady. We haven't found any American Indian artifacts or regular Indian, Japanese, Muslim, Jewish, none of those weird countries.
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Weird countries. Show them, tweet. Wow. I'm so glad that you're here. What's going on? Nothing.
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Something. There's other stuff, too. Arrowheads. More pottery. Also found some weird looking gummy candy.
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All right, shut it down. This is a PR nightmare. We can't do anything until the Indian Affairs Commission weighs in.
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This is bull. Okay, Donna. Oh my god, I am so excited to see you here. These things are horrible when you're by yourself.
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What? Do you know where you are right now? We're in the jungle. There are no friends here. It's every woman for herself.
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You're joking, right? Do I look like I'm joking? Dating is a zero-sum game. If you get a man, I don't get that man.
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I'm here because of advice that you gave me to be more adventurous in my life.
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Here's some more advice. Beat it. Hi, I'm an Brian. What's your occupation? I'm a manager at a sporting goods store.
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No way. Me, too. Seriously? Which one? No, I'm not. Um, I was just ribbing you.
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What are you drinking? Yeah. What? Oh, I don't know. I couldn't hear you.
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So, you just laughed and said, "Yeah." Yeah. Excuse us. That was the worst thing I've ever seen in my life. Did you grow up in the woods? Are you Nell from the movie Neil?
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I told you I'm rusty. All right, come with me. You always want to scribble the name.
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Make them read. Draw them in. Make them work for it. Right. Two shots of Jameson. Don't make too much eye contact. You want to seem available, but not too available.
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Thanks. I think I'm good for now. I'm not going to— Yeah, because— All right, let's do this.
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Hello. Hi, Ann. It's Leslie. Leslie N from the parks department. Yeah, I know. Where are you?
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April and Andy are getting married tonight. What? Yeah, I know. I need you to get down here, Ann. I need you to kiss him again or kiss her or kiss somebody. I don't know. Ann, help me, please. Cool. Well,
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see you around, maybe. That went better, right? Yes. He did, however, proudly tell me that he beat herpes. I'm sorry, Donna.
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I'm going to go home. I just found out Andy's getting married. So, that's my ex-boyfriend. We were together for a really long time.
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All right. What? What? Listen, you are a hot young doctor. I'm a nurse, actually.
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Okay. I don't know you, but I do know that you can fix your attitude. Do you want to go home and feel sorry for yourself about a man you didn't want to marry? Or do you want to go talk to that
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cute boy who has been looking at you and give him your number before I throw him in my bins for myself?
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All right. Okay, ladies. I will be in my office for one to seven hours for my weekly chat with Ann. I brought some fresh snacks, and I made a backup plan for the vendor chart in case, you know, yours isn't good.
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Actually, Anne called while you were in the bathroom. She said something came up. She called you later. I don't know.
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I told her to leave your voicemail. God, why'd you let me say all that? I'M COMING IN. VOICEMAIL. I'M COMING.
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Listen to me very carefully. I have not been taken. I know that's always your first fear when I'm not available, but this is not a Liam Neeson taken scenario.
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That's exactly what they'd make you say. Also, no one's making me say this. I am a free woman, untaken, simply going about my business. I just had to run.
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Something came up. I love you, and I'll call you later. Donna, what's good, baby? What's going down in Donna Town? What's a haps in Miglewood?
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I'm listening to Jal or No Deal. It's a podcast where the kid who played Urkel reviews old Deal or No Deal episodes.
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It's pointless, and I love it. Okay, don't let me interrupt. April, what's the 411? Little mama, what's the hot goss? Who you crushing on these days?
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Ew, my husband. Weirdo. Can I get back to work now? Thanks. Bye. Work? You can work whenever except for now because now is lady time. You sound like a tampon commercial.
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I'm setting up an impromptu Valentine's Day. Really?
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Shauna, I'm so glad you could make it. You're so tan. Oh, thanks. I just got back from a solo trip to Rome. I was going to go with my boyfriend, but he couldn't come because he decided to stay with his wife.
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I love Rome. It's such a great place. Arms played out. Have y'all been to Koala Lumpur?
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When did you go to Asia? I go all the time. Where do you think I got that crystal Buddha head above my jacuzzi?
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You have a jacuzzi? Good to know. Prospects for new Ponyie best friend. Donna Meagal, confident, worldly. We go way back. April Lgate, vivid imagination, young and vibrant. Shauna Mway Tweep pretty fragile makes terrible life decisions, a real fixer
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upper, but look, it's not like Anne was doing so hot when I met her. Ethel Bers, bit of a dark horse, crotchety, but probably wise. And then we got Evelyn, aka fake Anne. I don't know her last name, honestly. We just needed bodies.
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Thank you everyone for getting together on such short notice, and happy Valentine's Day. Now, this is not technically the right date, but anytime a group of women get together for brunch, we embody the spirit of the holiday. Today, we will celebrate
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friendship, spend a few hours together, and answer a couple of questions I've compiled just for fun. Nothing serious, but please answer them with complete honesty cuz I'll be able to tell if you're lying to girlfriend.
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Girlfriend. Okay, it's time for a little Valentine's Day Q&A. Donna, you pick first. What is your favorite TV show? Well, for live tweeting, it's Scandal. For binge watching, it's Scandal. But for fashion, it's actually Scandal. My answer is
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Scandal. Hm. April. Ooh. I love watching Russian traffic accidents on YouTube while I play children's music at the wrong RPM.
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I like beauty pageantss. Everyone is so happy and perfect. I like Diagnosis Murder and Skin Flicks. Can anybody top me off?
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The correct answer for favorite TV show is Friday Night Lights. The correct answer. Next question.
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Ladies choice. Ooh, wild card option. Okay. Anybody reveal anything about their life? Anything at all?
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I've gotten two anomalments. One for pleasure and one to cap off a long con. I was running against Keith Sweat.
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Wow. Ethel, have you Okay, Ethel's asleep. Shada, I'm writing a memoir based on my blog.
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It's called Tweeping Up Appearances, and it's about my journey to find happiness by smiling through the pain.
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Okay, I can work with that. No. What you got going on in that notebook?
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Just jotting down memories in my trusty old journal. Friendship rankings. What's that? It's not what it sounds like. It's simply a way for me to figure out which one of you is the best.
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That's messed up. Yeah, that is really lame. And I'm leaving. You're better than that. Nope.
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Donna, why are you angry? You were in first place. Bye, everyone. This was a really brunch. Leave the bag.
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If you do this again next year, don't call me. Well, by default, it's Shauna. That's how you want to find your new best friend, right? By default.
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Well, I I know tonight's going to be a big success, and I wish I could stay. I really do. But I have to go help Ann.
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She's going to be up all night cramming for a big job interview. She might be up all night, but I think someone else is going to be doing the cramming. Uh oh.
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[cheering] [music] Hey. Hey. I'm so happy to see you. And I'm seeing you here.
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Yes. I'm surprised. I thought maybe you'd be home preparing for tomorrow. Oh, well, there was way too much stuff for me to read tonight anyway. I mean, it was a ridiculous amount of stuff that you gave me.
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Oh. But you are going in for the interview tomorrow. I think so. Uhoh. Is there enough room for some mayonnaise in this lady's sandwich?
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Oh, Leslie. This is my friend Howard Tuttleman. Ah, please call me the douche. Probably know me from my morning radio show in 937. Crazy Ira and the douche.
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Yeah, I I have met you before. I actually was on your show once. Were you on the show where we had that stripper do math? Classic, right?
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So, how did you two meet? We met at the supermarket. Use my classic pickup line. If you're looking for douches, they're in aisle me.
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Awesome. Oh, hey, by the way, I don't think I can get that book back from um what's his name?
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Oh, that's okay. I mean, I should have known better than to loan something to one of your boyfriends. They come and go so fast.
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What are you saying exactly? Well, I mean, let's be honest. How long is it going to last with this guy?
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Sitting right here. I I don't know. He's dumb, but he's fun. Thank you. I mean, that's the whole point of dating around is you get to try on a bunch of different hats.
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Well, this hat is an idiot. Classic. Leslie, are you mad that I came here?
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What? No, I'm not. Are you You seem mad at me. No, I'm not. I'm not mad at you. I'm not mad at you.
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I'm not mad at all. I'm Neither am I. No. Looks like you two need to kiss and make up.
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All right. No offense, but maybe you think I'm going too fast cuz you're going too slow with bed. No offense, but I'm going slow because I might lose my job.
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Okay, no offense, but maybe that's a little bit of an excuse for not acting on your feelings.
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No offense, but I remember you having a nursing degree in feelings. Offense? That's rude. I'm going to go dance. Deuce her up.
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Hey, are you okay? I heard yelling. Yeah, I'm very angry and I'm really drunk. Do you want to dance with me? Go get me another snorke juice.
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Oh, that's that's maybe not the best idea for you. Forget it. John Ralpio. Yes, I'm here.
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Dance up on me. Yes. Yes. Yes, this is my first fight with Ann and it's a doozy, but I believe that honest discussions between friends can lead to deeper intimacy. This is a watershed moment in our relationship and it's
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important that we fight clean. All I need to do is focus and stay calm.
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You're stupid and you're jerk and you're stupid. I don't understand how this is MY FAULT.
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IT'S NOT EVERYTHING ISN'T YOUR FAULT all the time. DON'T ALWAYS MAKE EVERYTHING YOUR FAULT. GOOD. IT'S NOT ALL MY FAULT.
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IT'S MY FAULT. I'M NOT A STUPID JERK. I'M not the ONE WHO'S BEING STUPID RIGHT NOW. I DIDN'T know I didn't mean it like that. I just meant you were being stupid and you were acting like a jerk. Look, I'm sorry that
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I thought about you for the job. Okay. But sometimes if I don't push you in the right direction, you end up standing still. I was just trying to do you a favor.
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Oh, enough with your favors. Okay, stop. Maybe we shouldn't work together then. Maybe we shouldn't.
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You came. Yeah, I had some encouragement. Your sweater is on inside out and backwards. It's been a tough morning.
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Lots of regret and shame should be the official slogan for Snake Juice. [clears throat] Well, uh, this committee would like to ask if you are the kind of candidate who could forgive someone after they behaved like a complete jackass.
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This candidate could, especially because this candidate also behaved like a total jackass. Please don't worry about it. The committee totally understands. [snorts] Also, I can talk about my qualifications for this position, but first I am going to go throw up in a waste basket. Would
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you mind if I joined you? Not at all. Shall we? Okay, time for gifts. We have gift certificates for facials for everybody.
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Then you are going to get a needle point pillow with your face on it and the lead headline from a newspaper on the day you were born.
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Joseph Stalin dies. That's right, Mom. And you replaced him. Not in terms of genocide, just in terms of, you know, being on Earth. February 14th, Valentine's Day, is about romance.
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But February 13th, Valentine's Day, is about celebrating Lady Friends. It's wonderful and it should be a national holiday. It should be a national holiday.
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Dear Congress, it's Leslie again. Let's talk about personal relationships. Who wants to start? Donna.
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I have several men in rotation. One's waiting for me out in the car. [laughter] Don't worry, I roll down the window.
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April, you're the old married broad here. How's Andy? Well, last week he was supposed to buy gas, but instead he bought novelty cookie cutters. Now everything we eat is shaped like a dinosaur. He's amazing.
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Great. And mom, how's it going with Steven? Well, I met him on the internet because of my lovely daughter and we are compatible.
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Okay. No, no, no, no. Ann, can you start talking? Well, I'm I'm I'm in a bit of a lull right now, but I'm so glad that you all have people in your lives that you care about. So, congrats.
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It's really hard to say congrats without sounding sarcastic. Seriously, I really hope you guys are all very happy. Damn it, we are.
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If you look inside your bags, you will find a few things. a bouquet of hand crocheted flower pens, a mosaic portrait of each of you made from the crushed bottles of your favorite diet soda, and a personalized 5,000word essay of why you're all so
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awesome. What's Valentine's Day? Oh, it's only the best day of the year. Every February 13th, my lady friends and I leave our husbands and our boyfriends at home, and we just come and kick it breakfast style. Ladies celebrating
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ladies. It's like Lilith bear minus the angst plus fittatas. So to conclude our Valentine's Day breakfast, it is time for the greatest story ever told.
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What's the story? It's the most romantic story ever. It makes the notebook look like Saw Five.
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Go, Mom, go. It was 1968. I was 18 and our family went on a vacation to Bermuda. And on the first day, I went for a swim in the ocean and I got caught in a very strong current.
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You've heard the story before, right? Yes. But the trauma. The next thing I felt were two very powerful arms whisking me to safety. And he looked down at me and he said, "Are you okay?" And I looked up at him
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and I said, "I am now." [laughter] Is your name Jennifer? No, it's Tennifer with two Y's. I used to be Jennifer, but then I decided to rebrand myself.
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Oh, wait. Hang on. It's X:00. Um, well, nice to meet you. My name is April, and I just wanted to say that your dress is so cute. It's bonks. I saw my spinning instructor wearing it and I was like, "Shut up. Where do I get
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that?" Oh my god. Who's your spinning instructor, Gregory or Winona? I go to Giannis. Who are Gregory and Winona? I've never heard of them before.
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Are they better? Winona rocks my world. Seriously, you need to get me in there.
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Like, that's a must must. She's the worst person I've ever met. I want to travel the world with her.
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Have to like text me. I will. Sorry for the delay, ladies. I was busy being ambushed by treachery. So, did you have a chance to compare notes on your respective duties?
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Totally. Tenny and I have been like totally bonding. We've just been like blah blah blah blah blah blah blah like talking like so much forever.
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It is all so delicious. I know, right? This is like the best day ever.
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I know. I'm eating it all up. Wow. It's nice to see a friendship blossoming instead of wilting away like a dying turd flower.
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Totes. Um, we also came up with these nicknames for each other. and skank. [laughter] How crazy amazing is that, Liz?
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Well, you know what I think is crazy amazing? A commitment. I'm looking for someone who's in it for the long haul.
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We are basically creating a new version of Pawne. And if Pawnie is going to commit to one of you, you need to commit to Pawnie. Jennifer, do you have kids?
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Ew. No. I've had so much rejuvenation that I don't think a baby could get out of there if it tried.
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You know it. Nope. What are these contracts? It's just a little something that I drew up for all the employees of the new town. Basic boilerplate language.
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50-year commitment, blah, blah, blah. I'm so sorry, honey, but Timmy and I won't sign anything until we speak with our life coach.
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When Eric saw this, he smashed a bunch of computers. Why are you doing this?
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What's the big deal? I'm just trying to stop time with legally binding friendship contracts. What part of that do you not understand?
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You have lost your mind. I think you need a spa day, Liz. Fine. You only have to work here until I'm dead. Is that better?
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Can I just say something? I'm having so much fun right now. Oh my god. Me, too. Like, so much fun.
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Can I just say something, though? Yeah. Okay. You don't want this job. Seriously, this place is the pits. Like, if you worked here, you'd be like, "Ugh." And Leslie would be like, "Blah blah blah." And you'd be like, "Uh,
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okay. Can I say something right now? I totally think that you're right." And I had been thinking about going someplace warm while my husband is in jail.
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Oh my god. Can I just say something? Okay. You should totally stay in my house in Miami. What?
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I'm serious. Come by anytime. Just let yourself in. The gate kind of jams sometimes, but you can just jump it.
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You are so amazing right now. You're like skinny Mother Teresa. It's Dwayne Wade's house. I got his address off the internet. I really hope he's there when she walks in and he throws a basketball at her head.
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