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Mmm. First time I tried egusi,
I could barely stand the spice.
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Now look. (coughs)
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That's allergies.
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Can I have some more pepper, please?
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Show off.
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You may have the pepper
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if you answer
the following history question.
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Don't tell me.
It's finals week.
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Best week of the year.
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What kind of kid looks forward
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to taking a bunch of tests?
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The genius
who fell out of my womb.
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(chuckles)
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Who fought
the Thirty Years' War?
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Catholics and Protestants
in Central Europe.
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Hold on, I am googling.
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Correct. Enjoy the pepper.
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You know,
I was talking to a client today,
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Southern Michigan man like me.
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Go Jackrabbits!
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Why is he screaming?
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It is something he does
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with the other alumni.
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I've seen it happen
in grocery stores.
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I can't wait for college.
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SMU was the best time
of my life.
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I should take you for a visit.
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It's only a couple hours.
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Why would you do that?
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Dele is going to Harvard.
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Yes.
Obviously.
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What an odd suggestion.
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So he can't even look
at other schools?
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No.
Why?
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What a ridiculous question.
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My counsellor did say we should
be touring a variety of schools.
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Which is not something
I need to do.
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I'm not trying to steal him
from Harvard.
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It'd be a fun trip.
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We can hit the road,
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sing the fight song of
the mighty Jackrabbits.
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♪ We gotta hop, hop, hop
for Southern Michigan ♪
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♪ The great school where ♪
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♪ The Great Lakes begin! ♪
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I can see why people
might find that annoying,
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but I love it.
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Come on, it can be a reward
for acing his final.
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I do not give rewards
for something I expect.
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AUTIE OLU:
Abishola,
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sometimes you just have
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to let your husband have
a pointless adventure.
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Even if it is just
to shut him up.
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Okay, let's not
everybody help at once.
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Pass me that pepper.
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("Ifanla" by Sola Akingbola
playing)
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The old man in 402
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is annoyingly energetic today.
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He got a new pacemaker.
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Well, then somebody needs
to dial down the pace.
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(phone buzzing)
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Ugh.
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You okay?
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Bob is sending me notable alumni
from his university.
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Oh. From speaking with him,
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I never got the impression
he went to college.
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Along with a local accident
attorney named Fender Ben.
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KEMI:
Uh-uh.
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"Fender Ben,
your bent fender friend"?
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I love him.
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Bob insists that
Dele will benefit
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from seeing
his old stomping grounds.
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Wanting to share
precious memories
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with his loved ones.
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The nerve.
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What next?
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Is he going to take you
to the preschool
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where he was toilet-trained?
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GLORIA:
You do realize
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those elite universities
don't take everyone, right?
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So, you believe Dele is
too stupid to get into Harvard?
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No, I'm just saying,
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there are a lot of Deles
out there competing to get in.
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But my Dele is the best Dele.
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(scoffs) It never hurts
to have a backup plan.
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Why do you continue
to call him an idiot?
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Never mind.
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You know what?
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You should take him
to Bob's silly campus.
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Why would I do that?
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Threatening Dele
with a terrible education
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will shock him
into working harder.
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Oh, come on, now.
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The horrors of mediocrity
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will scare Dele
straight into the Ivy Leagues.
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Thank you, Kemi.
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And that is what supporting
a friend looks like.
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Are we ready to begin?
Real quick.
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I'm gonna be gone for a bit,
'cause for the first time,
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I won an argument
in my marriage.
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Aw.
Oh.
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So, she threw you out?
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Abishola and I are
gonna take Dele
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on a little road trip
to visit my alma mater.
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Oh! I would love to return to
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(in accent):
the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
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I did not know
you studied abroad.
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She went to Portugal
for two weeks
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and spoke with an accent
for a year.
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The mornings.
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(in accent):
A cup of café
with my pastel de nata.
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In the evenings, we danced
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the fandango
alongside the Rio Tejo.
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(chuckles, sucks air)
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Are you done?
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Prossiga.
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While I'm away, I've brought in
some reinforcements.
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Mom!
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Look who we smuggled in
from Malaysia.
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She is kidding.
I flew Delta.
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Let's all give Wati
a warm MaxDot welcome.
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Hey, so good to see you, Wati.
(others mumbling)
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WATI:
I am so excited.
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Now, when I put "Made
in America" on my products,
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I will not be lying.
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Welcome, Mr. Zhao.
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It is good
to have someone
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whose expertise
will compliment my own.
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Will this affect
the chain of command?
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Nope, you're still
at the bottom.
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Well, it's always nice
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to have diversity
in upper management.
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Thank you, Christina.
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So he is upper management?
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Guys, relax.
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Wati has always been
a part of this team.
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The company's growing,
so his role's growing, too.
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Hey, this is your first day
in America.
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I'll show you the town.
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Yeah, I want to
eat a chili dog
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and buy a gun.
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I know a place
where you can do both.
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Okay. What two countries did
Yugoslavia split into in 2003?
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Serbia and Montenegro.
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Correct.
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In 1989, what did
the Bennigan's
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near campus turn into?
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I do not think
he will get AP credits
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for the history of Bob.
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The answer is
Burger Palace.
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Best malt in Southern Michigan.
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You just said that about a diner
we passed 20 minutes ago.
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That was the best milkshake.
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Ah. The kid's a quick study.
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Well, here we are.
Welcome to the 'Zoo.
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That's what you call Kalamazoo
if you want to sound cool.
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Cool.
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Oh. There it is.
McConnell Hall.
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Freshman year dorm.
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Fun fact, built by a guy
who designed prisons.
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Do not worry, you're not going
to stay in the dorm.
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You will stay
with your second cousin.
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She only lives
an hour from Harvard.
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BOB:
Come on.
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He's got to get
the full experience.
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Meeting kids
from all over,
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learning to sleep three feet
from a total stranger.
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And the stranger's girlfriend.
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It's only an hour, you said?
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He's gonna fall behind.
What do you mean?
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People on campus are
at school 24/7.
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You have access to study groups.
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It's easier to get to
the professor's office.
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It's like living
in a lecture hall.
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That's interesting.
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You're damn right it is.
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If I wasn't in the dorms,
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I would've never
made the dean's list.
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You made the dean's list?
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At Southern Michigan University.
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Go Jackrabbits!
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(horn honking)
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And there is
Mr. Wheeler's office,
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which you can enter freely,
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thanks to the open-door
policy I suggested.
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I believe in closed doors.
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That is also a good policy.
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Hello!
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Welcome to our factory,
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my new friend.
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I have no idea who you are.
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Babatunde Olatunji.
MaxDot's senior consultant.
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That sounds made up.
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Well, Bob created the position
for me.
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So it is made up.
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No, it is real.
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He's a senior
and does a lot of consulting.
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I am also Bob's wife's uncle.
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Which is not
necessarily relevant.
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Of course it is.
That is why I got the job.
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Shall we continue your tour?
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No, thank you,
I have seen enough.
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(muttering)
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He seems nice.
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And this is the student union,
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home to WKMZ radio.
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I actually had
my own talk show.
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It's Bob Wheeler,
host of The Morning 'Zoo.
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How we feeling,
Jackrabbits?
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Let me guess.
It was a sports show.
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And current events.
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I broke the story
about the campus streaker.
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Were you the campus streaker?
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No, but I might have been the
guy who convinced him to do it.
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Is that whole building
for science?
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Yeah, and the one next to it.
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Spent a lot of time there.
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I thought you majored
in communications.
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With a minor
in meteorology.
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(in radio voice):
We got a storm front
pushing through.
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Bundle up, Jackrabbits.
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(normal voice):
I was gonna use the voice
one way or another.
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I like that girl's hoodie.
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Hoodie, huh?
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Let's check out
the campus store.
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We'll get you some swag.
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You know, that car of yours
would look real good
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with an SMU bumper sticker.
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But then in traffic
people will assume he goes here.
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God forbid anybody think
he went to my crappy school.
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Exactly.
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I am glad you had
a great time here,
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but this place is
not right for Dele.
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What if Harvard isn't
right for him?
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Don't be ridiculous.
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Harvard is right for everyone
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that is good enough to get in.
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That's elitist, you know that?
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Yes.
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00:09:12,162 --> 00:09:13,864
That's not a good thing.
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00:09:13,964 --> 00:09:15,198
Only for those
who are not elite.
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Oh, my God.
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Seems to be
a bike-friendly campus.
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That's nice.
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Dele needs to go
to the best schools
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to be successful.
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I went here and look at me.
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I'm a seven-time Undergarment
Distributor of the Year.
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Dele does not have
the same advantages you had.
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Hey, I paid my own way
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and busted my ass
the whole time.
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Look at this bench.
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"A gift of the class of 1980."
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Very generous.
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ABISHOLA: He needs
to go to a school
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that will open doors for him.
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This school opened doors for me.
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Yes, to your family's company.
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And there it is.
Let's just forget it.
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Come on, let's go.
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Just so you know,
the Unabomber went to Harvard.
261
00:10:01,144 --> 00:10:02,112
Theta Phi Zeta step.
OTHERS: Zeta step.
262
00:10:02,212 --> 00:10:03,446
(all grunt)
263
00:10:04,748 --> 00:10:05,949
Ah.
264
00:10:06,049 --> 00:10:07,851
Theta Phi.
OTHERS: Zeta.
265
00:10:07,951 --> 00:10:09,419
(all grunting rhythmically)
266
00:10:13,957 --> 00:10:15,759
Theta Phi.
OTHERS: Zeta.
267
00:10:15,859 --> 00:10:17,160
(all grunt)
268
00:10:17,260 --> 00:10:19,562
Yeah!
(scattered whoops)
269
00:10:22,799 --> 00:10:24,067
Thank you. That was so cool.
270
00:10:24,167 --> 00:10:26,102
Yeah, you can't have him.
He's going to Harvard.
271
00:10:27,003 --> 00:10:29,439
We should look at some of
these student organizations.
272
00:10:29,539 --> 00:10:31,341
Eh, you don't have to humor me.
273
00:10:31,441 --> 00:10:32,642
I think it would be
good for Dele
274
00:10:32,743 --> 00:10:35,045
to see some of the study
clubs he could join.
275
00:10:35,145 --> 00:10:37,347
I could join study clubs?
Awesome!
276
00:10:37,447 --> 00:10:39,549
Man, she did
a number on you.
277
00:10:39,649 --> 00:10:41,051
Hey, look at this.
278
00:10:41,151 --> 00:10:43,453
The Pan African
Students Association.
279
00:10:43,553 --> 00:10:45,756
"Open to any and all students
interested in issues
280
00:10:45,856 --> 00:10:48,992
that involve and affect
the African diaspora."
281
00:10:49,092 --> 00:10:50,493
An important club like that
282
00:10:50,593 --> 00:10:52,695
at an academic
cesspool like this?
283
00:10:52,796 --> 00:10:54,497
What are the chances?
284
00:10:55,565 --> 00:10:57,600
They have an engineering club.
285
00:10:57,700 --> 00:10:59,169
Oh, why don't you
check it out?
286
00:10:59,269 --> 00:11:00,470
See what they did wrong
to end up here.
287
00:11:00,570 --> 00:11:01,772
I'm gonna take Dele
to the library.
288
00:11:01,872 --> 00:11:04,174
Good idea.
289
00:11:05,208 --> 00:11:06,943
I think it's that way.
290
00:11:07,043 --> 00:11:08,244
College 101, kid.
291
00:11:08,344 --> 00:11:09,813
No matter where you are,
always tell your mom
292
00:11:09,913 --> 00:11:11,181
you were at the library.
293
00:11:11,281 --> 00:11:13,483
That's high school 101,
but okay.
294
00:11:16,820 --> 00:11:18,855
Goodwin.
Hello, Kofo.
295
00:11:18,955 --> 00:11:20,456
There is a shark among us.
296
00:11:20,556 --> 00:11:22,092
We need to form an alliance.
297
00:11:22,192 --> 00:11:23,426
I have made it very clear
298
00:11:23,526 --> 00:11:26,362
that my policy is:
"Every man for himself."
299
00:11:27,330 --> 00:11:28,464
Wati has it out for Uncle Tunde.
300
00:11:28,564 --> 00:11:31,001
I think his job is in trouble.
301
00:11:31,101 --> 00:11:32,402
Oh, no.
302
00:11:32,502 --> 00:11:34,170
What does Tunde do again?
303
00:11:35,238 --> 00:11:36,706
Tale as old as time,
you know?
304
00:11:36,807 --> 00:11:40,210
New guard comes in,
starts trimming the fat.
305
00:11:40,310 --> 00:11:41,611
I've seen it
everywhere I've worked.
306
00:11:41,711 --> 00:11:44,214
You've only ever had one job
besides here.
307
00:11:44,314 --> 00:11:46,082
Well, now I've seen it
both places.
308
00:11:46,182 --> 00:11:47,984
Wati is not our enemy.
309
00:11:48,084 --> 00:11:49,319
He is a resource.
310
00:11:49,419 --> 00:11:51,754
A rising tide
lifts all boats.
311
00:11:51,855 --> 00:11:54,624
You know, as someone who's
almost drowned in a wave pool,
312
00:11:54,724 --> 00:11:57,060
I am offended
by that saying.
313
00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,662
What do we do?
Is he going to fire everyone?
314
00:11:59,762 --> 00:12:02,899
Well, not everyone.
(chuckles)
315
00:12:02,999 --> 00:12:04,968
Wheeler. Wheeler.
316
00:12:05,068 --> 00:12:06,469
CHRISTINA:
It's not fair that
317
00:12:06,569 --> 00:12:09,405
the people who've worked
so hard for so many years
318
00:12:09,505 --> 00:12:11,174
are the ones on
the chopping block.
319
00:12:11,274 --> 00:12:13,977
I wish we could be chopped,
but again...
320
00:12:14,077 --> 00:12:15,812
Wheeler.
Wheeler.
321
00:12:15,912 --> 00:12:16,980
(whistle blows)
322
00:12:17,780 --> 00:12:20,083
That means the meeting
is starting.
323
00:12:20,183 --> 00:12:22,052
Two whistles means
we are done.
324
00:12:22,152 --> 00:12:25,822
I need to get a whistle.
Let's begin.
325
00:12:42,572 --> 00:12:45,275
(upbeat music playing faintly)
(lively chatter)
326
00:12:45,375 --> 00:12:46,376
What do you think?
327
00:12:46,476 --> 00:12:48,378
I'm in greasy heaven.
328
00:12:48,478 --> 00:12:50,546
It's soggier than I remember,
329
00:12:50,646 --> 00:12:52,182
but those memories
are a little hazy,
330
00:12:52,282 --> 00:12:54,450
if you know what I mean.
I do.
331
00:12:54,550 --> 00:12:55,785
Well, you shouldn't!
332
00:12:57,921 --> 00:13:00,190
I'm telling you, you're gonna be
a star in college.
333
00:13:00,290 --> 00:13:01,257
I hope so.
334
00:13:01,357 --> 00:13:02,325
I know so.
335
00:13:02,425 --> 00:13:03,659
You're smart, funny.
336
00:13:03,759 --> 00:13:05,195
People are gonna be lining up
to sit with you
337
00:13:05,295 --> 00:13:07,230
at one of these sticky tables.
338
00:13:07,330 --> 00:13:09,032
Were they like this
when you were here?
339
00:13:09,132 --> 00:13:11,534
Again, I don't quite remember.
340
00:13:12,936 --> 00:13:14,504
A lot of change coming.
341
00:13:14,604 --> 00:13:16,339
Yeah.
342
00:13:16,439 --> 00:13:19,542
You know what makes a hard thing
impossible?
343
00:13:19,642 --> 00:13:22,545
Not really wanting to do it
in the first place.
344
00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:24,881
Can I ask you something?
345
00:13:24,981 --> 00:13:26,782
Sure.
346
00:13:27,583 --> 00:13:29,352
Do you actually want to go
to Harvard?
347
00:13:29,452 --> 00:13:31,787
Uh, yeah, it's Harvard.
348
00:13:31,888 --> 00:13:33,089
All right,
I'm just checking,
349
00:13:33,189 --> 00:13:34,891
'cause it's your decision.
350
00:13:34,991 --> 00:13:37,127
College is where you're gonna
meet lifelong friends
351
00:13:37,227 --> 00:13:38,661
and make incredible memories,
352
00:13:38,761 --> 00:13:41,564
and I want you to be
as happy there as I was here.
353
00:13:41,664 --> 00:13:42,999
Thanks.
354
00:13:43,099 --> 00:13:46,602
I know you'll make the right
choices wherever you go.
355
00:13:47,037 --> 00:13:48,671
Which will be Harvard.
356
00:13:50,140 --> 00:13:51,574
Can I ask you something?
357
00:13:51,674 --> 00:13:53,176
You can always talk to me.
358
00:13:53,276 --> 00:13:56,012
Do you think this ID looks
real enough to get me into bars?
359
00:13:56,112 --> 00:13:57,580
Whoa.
360
00:13:57,680 --> 00:13:59,515
I thought we'd start with
"what are the best flip-flops
361
00:13:59,615 --> 00:14:01,551
to wear in the shower?"
362
00:14:01,651 --> 00:14:03,119
So...
363
00:14:03,219 --> 00:14:04,820
"Antonio."
364
00:14:04,921 --> 00:14:06,189
What's your birthday?
365
00:14:06,289 --> 00:14:08,224
July 6, 2004.
366
00:14:08,324 --> 00:14:09,725
You know that only
makes you 19, right?
367
00:14:09,825 --> 00:14:11,861
I don't plan to use it
until I'm in college.
368
00:14:11,962 --> 00:14:13,529
(scoffs) God bless you,
369
00:14:13,629 --> 00:14:15,865
you even break the law
like a nerd.
370
00:14:16,699 --> 00:14:17,833
No, rookie mistake here.
371
00:14:17,934 --> 00:14:19,269
You made the address
too complicated.
372
00:14:19,369 --> 00:14:20,536
You're never gonna
remember this.
373
00:14:20,636 --> 00:14:24,040
57344 Greenwind, Apartment 304.
374
00:14:24,140 --> 00:14:26,809
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49502.
375
00:14:26,909 --> 00:14:29,012
This says Lansing.
No, it doesn't.
376
00:14:29,112 --> 00:14:31,547
You're good.
377
00:14:32,448 --> 00:14:34,250
Well, nice knowing you, Antonio. Hey.
378
00:14:34,350 --> 00:14:35,351
I thought you were cool.
379
00:14:35,451 --> 00:14:38,554
Me, too, bud. Me, too.
380
00:14:39,655 --> 00:14:42,558
Condoms! Condoms!
381
00:14:42,658 --> 00:14:44,794
Take a pamphlet,
get a free condom.
382
00:14:44,894 --> 00:14:48,331
So this school encourages
sexual debauchery.
383
00:14:48,431 --> 00:14:50,400
Safe sexual debauchery.
384
00:14:50,500 --> 00:14:52,202
You are an authority figure.
385
00:14:52,302 --> 00:14:54,737
You should be setting a better
example for your students.
386
00:14:54,837 --> 00:14:57,640
Actually, I'm a freshman.
Is it the glasses?
387
00:14:57,740 --> 00:15:00,343
No, you just look old.
388
00:15:01,811 --> 00:15:03,079
I'm Wendy.
389
00:15:03,179 --> 00:15:05,115
Abishola.
390
00:15:05,215 --> 00:15:07,783
I dropped out years ago
when the kids came along.
391
00:15:07,883 --> 00:15:10,720
Now is my chance to finally
go after my dream.
392
00:15:10,820 --> 00:15:12,622
Hmm.
393
00:15:12,722 --> 00:15:15,425
I recently decided
to become a doctor.
394
00:15:16,126 --> 00:15:17,493
I am going to Johns Hopkins.
395
00:15:17,593 --> 00:15:20,163
Well, ain't you fancy?
396
00:15:20,263 --> 00:15:22,465
Yes. I am.
397
00:15:22,565 --> 00:15:25,035
I can't imagine doing that
at our age.
398
00:15:25,135 --> 00:15:26,736
You are doing it.
399
00:15:26,836 --> 00:15:29,272
Here, where I've got
a scholarship and childcare
400
00:15:29,372 --> 00:15:30,740
to help with my youngest.
401
00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,342
At a cutthroat school
like Johns Hopkins,
402
00:15:32,442 --> 00:15:35,011
I'd pretty much be on my own.
403
00:15:35,111 --> 00:15:39,649
Adversity creates pressure,
and pressure makes diamonds.
404
00:15:39,749 --> 00:15:41,484
I don't need my soul crushed,
405
00:15:41,584 --> 00:15:43,619
but if it works for you,
that's great.
406
00:15:43,719 --> 00:15:44,887
It does.
407
00:15:44,987 --> 00:15:46,556
Can you take a pamphlet?
408
00:15:46,656 --> 00:15:49,925
I get an extra point in biochem
if I pawn off the whole stack.
409
00:15:50,026 --> 00:15:54,597
If you want a better grade,
you should study more.
410
00:15:57,100 --> 00:15:58,768
(sighs)
411
00:16:02,872 --> 00:16:05,675
Sure you don't want a condom?
412
00:16:06,842 --> 00:16:08,544
Well, once again
I'm leaving
413
00:16:08,644 --> 00:16:11,381
without a degree,
but this was fun.
414
00:16:12,415 --> 00:16:13,783
I really enjoyed the library.
415
00:16:15,385 --> 00:16:16,952
It smells like
you were researching
416
00:16:17,053 --> 00:16:18,088
in the pepperoni section.
417
00:16:18,188 --> 00:16:19,789
It was Bob's idea!
418
00:16:19,889 --> 00:16:21,091
If you want to get
invited to parties,
419
00:16:21,191 --> 00:16:23,326
we got to work on
that, right there.
420
00:16:23,426 --> 00:16:25,261
I am glad
you two enjoyed the day.
421
00:16:25,361 --> 00:16:26,629
BOB:
What about you?
422
00:16:26,729 --> 00:16:28,431
Did have fun
picking apart my alma mater?
423
00:16:28,531 --> 00:16:31,201
Hmm. It's actually
a lovely institution.
424
00:16:31,301 --> 00:16:32,302
For idiots.
425
00:16:32,402 --> 00:16:34,003
No, really.
426
00:16:34,104 --> 00:16:36,139
So, you could see Dele here?
427
00:16:36,239 --> 00:16:37,640
Of course not.
428
00:16:38,474 --> 00:16:40,876
But I could possibly go
to a place like this.
429
00:16:40,976 --> 00:16:44,780
If Johns Hopkins and
all the Ivy Leagues burned down.
430
00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,217
I knew the campus
would win you over.
431
00:16:47,317 --> 00:16:49,585
Was it the quad?
It was the quad.
432
00:16:49,685 --> 00:16:52,788
I had a nice conversation
with a 40-year-old freshman.
433
00:16:52,888 --> 00:16:54,257
And this is why we say:
434
00:16:54,357 --> 00:16:55,591
"Go Jackrabbits!"
435
00:16:55,691 --> 00:16:57,127
(horn honks)
436
00:16:57,893 --> 00:17:00,796
I hope this trip made you feel
more prepared for college.
437
00:17:00,896 --> 00:17:03,566
Definitely.
If a place like this seems cool,
438
00:17:03,666 --> 00:17:04,834
imagine what it's like
439
00:17:04,934 --> 00:17:06,202
at a school
that's actually good.
440
00:17:06,302 --> 00:17:07,570
Mm-hmm.
441
00:17:08,371 --> 00:17:11,107
Et tu, Antonio?
442
00:17:19,949 --> 00:17:21,284
Hello, Goodwin.
443
00:17:21,384 --> 00:17:24,086
You will address me
as President Olayiwola.
444
00:17:24,187 --> 00:17:26,656
I will stick with Goodwin.
445
00:17:26,756 --> 00:17:29,425
Just so you know,
I run the meetings,
446
00:17:29,525 --> 00:17:31,727
and I sit
at the end of the table.
447
00:17:32,862 --> 00:17:34,564
And when lunch
is brought in,
448
00:17:34,664 --> 00:17:37,200
I get my sandwich first.
449
00:17:37,300 --> 00:17:39,802
I am not here
to step on your toes.
450
00:17:39,902 --> 00:17:43,539
Bob has told me
many wonderful things about you.
451
00:17:43,639 --> 00:17:45,040
I see.
452
00:17:45,141 --> 00:17:47,443
You do not let feelings
cloud your decision-making.
453
00:17:47,543 --> 00:17:49,345
That is true.
I have heard
454
00:17:49,445 --> 00:17:50,846
inspiring stories about
455
00:17:50,946 --> 00:17:53,783
how you push the workers
to the brink of exhaustion.
456
00:17:53,883 --> 00:17:55,551
You're too kind.
457
00:17:55,651 --> 00:17:59,155
We Nigerians are not soft
when it comes to business.
458
00:17:59,255 --> 00:18:00,890
That is how it should be.
459
00:18:00,990 --> 00:18:02,057
It is...
460
00:18:02,158 --> 00:18:04,026
BOTH:
...all about the work.
461
00:18:04,126 --> 00:18:05,795
(laughter)
462
00:18:05,895 --> 00:18:10,032
I'm sure you agree
this place must be streamlined.
463
00:18:10,132 --> 00:18:11,434
I have told Mr. Wheeler this.
464
00:18:11,534 --> 00:18:13,436
Decisive action must be taken.
465
00:18:13,536 --> 00:18:15,137
It is like you are
reading my mind.
466
00:18:15,238 --> 00:18:17,640
We must cut
the dead weight.
467
00:18:17,740 --> 00:18:19,375
I see.
468
00:18:20,376 --> 00:18:22,212
Oh, let me know
if you need anything!
469
00:18:22,312 --> 00:18:24,547
My day is wide open!
470
00:18:24,647 --> 00:18:26,582
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