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Clips from NewsRadio - Boston (S05E05)

Mr. Thernstrom taught me more

"Mr. Thernstrom taught me more"

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than I learned in all my other courses.

"than I learned in all my other courses."

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Oh, I get you, I get you. Like, like, "Don't do drugs."

"Oh, I get you, I get you. Like, like, "Don't do drugs.""

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Oh, so his message was, "Do do drugs"?

"Oh, so his message was, "Do do drugs"?"

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No. It's just that his wisdom

"No. It's just that his wisdom"

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was a little more sophisticated-- [GIGGLES]

"was a little more sophisticated-- [GIGGLES]"

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Oh, sorry. Yes, Matthew?

"Oh, sorry. Yes, Matthew?"

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"Do do."

""Do do.""

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[CHUCKLES]

"[CHUCKLES]"

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Yeah, that's right, Matthew. Do-do.

"Yeah, that's right, Matthew. Do-do."

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[LAUGHING]

"[LAUGHING]"

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Do-do. Poop-poop. [LAUGHING]

"Do-do. Poop-poop. [LAUGHING]"

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You know, Dave, that kind of material might have

"You know, Dave, that kind of material might have"

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but here we're a bit beyond that.

"but here we're a bit beyond that."

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I'm not. Me, neither.

"I'm not. Me, neither."

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Beth, what's wrong with your hands?

"Beth, what's wrong with your hands?"

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Oh, um, I have carpal tunnel syndrome.

"Oh, um, I have carpal tunnel syndrome."

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like typing too much, right? Yeah.

"like typing too much, right? Yeah."

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How'd you get it? Beats me.

"How'd you get it? Beats me."

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Actually, it might not be carpal tunnel.

"Actually, it might not be carpal tunnel."

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The doctor told me to wrap my hands

"The doctor told me to wrap my hands"

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until the tests come back.

"until the tests come back."

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But if you need some time off-- Oh, that's fine.

"But if you need some time off-- Oh, that's fine."

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It's just a minor inconvenience. Okay.

"It's just a minor inconvenience. Okay."

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Thank you. [PHONE RINGS]

"Thank you. [PHONE RINGS]"

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Um, actually, would you mind? No.

"Um, actually, would you mind? No."

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WNYX.

"WNYX."

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Thank you. And that's 2:00?

"Thank you. And that's 2:00?"

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Okay. Ah! Ahhh.

"Okay. Ah! Ahhh."

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You know what? Um, could you call back

"You know what? Um, could you call back"

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because I'm getting a charley horse.

"because I'm getting a charley horse."

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And lawmakers expressed hope the bill would pass

"And lawmakers expressed hope the bill would pass"

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before the next recess.

"before the next recess."

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More news after this.

"More news after this."

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You know what, I can help you fix that if you want.

"You know what, I can help you fix that if you want."

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I do not have a speech impediment.

"I do not have a speech impediment."

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No, I most certainly do not have a sibilant S.

"No, I most certainly do not have a sibilant S."

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"Ssstop it." Shut up.

""Ssstop it." Shut up."

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"Shut up." Ssss.

""Shut up." Ssss."

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Joe put magnetic strips on it for me.

"Joe put magnetic strips on it for me."

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Cool, huh?

"Cool, huh?"

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Y-you're sure there's enough light in here, Joe?

"Y-you're sure there's enough light in here, Joe?"

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You're taking this video pretty seriously.

"You're taking this video pretty seriously."

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Well, Mr. Thernstrom was a pretty big inspiration for me.

"Well, Mr. Thernstrom was a pretty big inspiration for me."

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Uh-huh. I take it she didn't wear a bra.

"Uh-huh. I take it she didn't wear a bra."

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Oh, man.

"Oh, man."

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Hey, do I have a speech impediment?

"Hey, do I have a speech impediment?"

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Eh, no. Why?

"Eh, no. Why?"

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Max is saying I have a sibilant S.

"Max is saying I have a sibilant S."

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Oh, that? Yeah, yeah.

"Oh, that? Yeah, yeah."

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But it's charming.

"But it's charming."

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What do you mean?

"What do you mean?"

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I mean, um, it's kind of cute.

"I mean, um, it's kind of cute."

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Say "seesaw." What?

"Say "seesaw." What?"

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Yeah, yeah. Say "seesaw".

"Yeah, yeah. Say "seesaw"."

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Me too. It's really cute, isn't it?

"Me too. It's really cute, isn't it?"

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Mm-hm.

"Mm-hm."

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All right, let's do this. In three, two, one.

"All right, let's do this. In three, two, one."

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Greetings, fellow-- And action.

"Greetings, fellow-- And action."

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Greetings, fellow Grizzlies, and of course, Mr. Thernstrom.

"Greetings, fellow Grizzlies, and of course, Mr. Thernstrom."

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Dave Nelson here from the class of '83.

"Dave Nelson here from the class of '83."

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You know, back then, a very wise man

"You know, back then, a very wise man"

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gave me two valuable bits of advice:

"gave me two valuable bits of advice:"

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Aim high and never give up.

"Aim high and never give up."

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Now, when I say "aim high"-- Dude. I gotta stop you there.

"Now, when I say "aim high"-- Dude. I gotta stop you there."

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Something wrong with the camera? No, your speech.

"Something wrong with the camera? No, your speech."

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What? It's crap.

"What? It's crap."

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Well, great. Thank-- Thank you, Joe.

"Well, great. Thank-- Thank you, Joe."

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Leave the camera, and I'll do this on my own.

"Leave the camera, and I'll do this on my own."

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Dude, I'm sorry. I can't let you do that.

"Dude, I'm sorry. I can't let you do that."

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What? What's wrong? I'm just telling them to aim high.

"What? What's wrong? I'm just telling them to aim high."

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Hey, I aimed high. What good did it do me?

"Hey, I aimed high. What good did it do me?"

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Yeah, but I got lucky. What?

"Yeah, but I got lucky. What?"

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Dude, let me tell you something. Back when I was in college--

"Dude, let me tell you something. Back when I was in college--"

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I thought you didn't go to college.

"I thought you didn't go to college."

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for the mind slaves of the secret ruling elite.

"for the mind slaves of the secret ruling elite."

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Like English, or History, or Communications.

"Like English, or History, or Communications."

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Yeah, I--I-- I was a Communications major, Joe.

"Yeah, I--I-- I was a Communications major, Joe."

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Oh, really?

"Oh, really?"

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Anyway, I-I wanted to pick something

"Anyway, I-I wanted to pick something"

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that would really challenge me.

"that would really challenge me."

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Yeah, but, J-Joe, that's the toughest major you could pick.

"Yeah, but, J-Joe, that's the toughest major you could pick."

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No kidding.

"No kidding."

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I don't want those kids to go through

"I don't want those kids to go through"

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that same humiliation I went through.

"that same humiliation I went through."

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So, what you're saying is... Aim low.

"So, what you're saying is... Aim low."

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Yeah, that's great advice. Aim low.

"Yeah, that's great advice. Aim low."

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Aim low-- If I had a college diploma,

"Aim low-- If I had a college diploma,"

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you think I'd be here right now?

"you think I'd be here right now?"

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No, I'd be in Area 51 with the big boys.

"No, I'd be in Area 51 with the big boys."

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On coffee machines and toasters, and--

"On coffee machines and toasters, and--"

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Whatever, dude. Have fun with your little speech.

"Whatever, dude. Have fun with your little speech."

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Joe. Good day, sir.

"Joe. Good day, sir."

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Come on, Joe. I said, good day, sir!

"Come on, Joe. I said, good day, sir!"

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"Some centaurs saw a saucer." And again.

""Some centaurs saw a saucer." And again."

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"Some centaurs saw a saucer." Again.

""Some centaurs saw a saucer." Again."

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"Some centaurs saw a--" Stop.

""Some centaurs saw a--" Stop."

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what part of Boston are you from?

"what part of Boston are you from?"

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What part? Hyde Park.

"What part? Hyde Park."

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Hyde Park?

"Hyde Park?"

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I think not.

"I think not."

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Sounds like West Roxbury.

"Sounds like West Roxbury."

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We were right on the border of West Roxbury.

"We were right on the border of West Roxbury."

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Our zip code was in Hyde Park.

"Our zip code was in Hyde Park."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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Connecticut. Correct.

"Connecticut. Correct."

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And the children at your new school made fun of your accent

"And the children at your new school made fun of your accent"

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so you got rid of it.

"so you got rid of it."

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I talked my parents

"I talked my parents"

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into letting me see a speech therapist.

"into letting me see a speech therapist."

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A charlatan who cured you of your Boston accent

"A charlatan who cured you of your Boston accent"

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yet burdened you

"yet burdened you"

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with the inimitable sibilant S.

"with the inimitable sibilant S."

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"Some centaurs saw a saucer."

""Some centaurs saw a saucer.""

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"Some centaurs saw a saucer."

""Some centaurs saw a saucer.""

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Saucer. Saucer.

"Saucer. Saucer."

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Sau-cer. Sau-cer.

"Sau-cer. Sau-cer."

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Perfect. I gotta go now.

"Perfect. I gotta go now."

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Wait, no.

"Wait, no."

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Perfection isn't enough. We need to be superhuman.

"Perfection isn't enough. We need to be superhuman."

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