"Hello, Braque? Picasso here. Cubism is out."
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art, artwork, artworks, artist, artists, painting, paintings, painter, painters, famous artist, famous artists, famous painter, famous painters, cubism, abstract, abstract expressionism, neo-expressionism, surrealism, cubist, cubists, surrealist, surrealists, trend, trends, trendy, fad, fads, in, out, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, conversation, conversations"Pardon me, but I couldn't help overhearing your conversation."
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overhear, overhears, overhearing, conversation, conversations, converse, converses, conversing, butt in, butts in, butting in, mic, mics, microphone, microphones, eavesdrop, eavesdrops, eavesdropping, spy, spies, spying, cafe, cafes, talk, talks, talking, listen in, listens in, listening in, listening device, listening devices, parabolic, parabolic microphone, parabolic microphones"But I see you're having difficulty following my argument."
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argue, argument, discuss, discussion, bored, boredom, boring, conversation, conversations, lecture, lectures, lecturing, boring conversation, boring conversations, sleepy, tired, worn out, tiring, falling asleep, fallen asleep, falling asleep standing up, lack of attention, attention failure, inattentive, inattentiveness, pompous, pomposity, self important, self importance, self-important, self-importance, selfimportant, selfimportance, stuck up, stuck-up, conceit, conceited"I'm sorry, dear. I wasn't listening. Could you repeat what you've said since we've been married?"
"I have to hang up now. You just walked through the door."
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modern tech, modern technology, modern technologies, phone call, phone calls, phone, phones, mobile, mobiles, cell, cells, cellphone, cellphones, smartphone, smartphones, conversation, conversations, hang up, hanging up, hang-up, modern life, modern times, couple, couples, secret phone call, secret phone calls"He's not much fun, but he's made entirely from recycled materials."
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environmental, environmentalism, environmentalist, eco friendly, eco-friendly, dinner party, party, parties, dinner parties, conversation, boring, boredom, bored, bore, chat, chatting, talk, talking, bar, bars, date, dates, unoriginal, originality, original, couple, couples, recycle, recycled, recycling"You're the Maharaja of Chitchat!"
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maharaja, chit chat, chit-chat, chit chats, chit-chats, husband, husbands, wife, wives, married life, gossip, gossips, gossiper, gossipers, gossiping, gossiped, conversation, conversations, skill, skills, hobby, pastime, pastimes"Le roi s'amuse. Now put your father on the phone."
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king, kings, sovereign, sovereigns, ruler, rulers, monarch, monarchs, monarchy, royal, royalty, kid, kids, child, children, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, conversation, conversations, talking with kids, talking with children, humor, humour, joke, jokes, joking, le roi s'amuse, victor hugo, word play, wordplay"Take your pick—those people are talking schools. Next to them is real estate, and over by the stairs is money."
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, conversation, conversations, discussion, discussions, discussion topic, discussion topics, conversation topic, conversations topics, topic, topics, theme, themes, talking, discussing, conversing, small talk, real estate, property, properties, money, school, schools, schooling, education, communicationMan and a woman sit in a living room; a sign on the wall behind them reads "100% Recycled Conversation".
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, conversation, conversation, boring, dull, unexciting, stale, stagnant, stable, stability, romance, unromantic, lack of romance, lacking romance, lack of excitement, middle age, middle-age, middle aged, middle-aged, aging, ageing, growing old, growing older, getting older, getting old, growing old, stages of a relationship, recycle, recycled, recycling, talk, talks, talking, ltr, ltrs, long term relationship, long term relationships, variety"I, too, want to preserve the environment, just as it is: acid rain, holes in the ozone layer, lots of crap in the air."
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environment, environmental issues, preserve, preserving, preservation, pollute, pollution, polluting, pollutes, pollutants, ecology, save the planet, global warming, climate change, environmental, acid rain, acidic rain, atmosphere, ozone layer, ozone layers, ozone-layer, party, conversation, conversations, missing the point, irritate, language, perspective, sarcastic, sarcasm, demeaning, condescending, businessman, business, businesses, big business, interest, interests"With your permission, gentlemen, I'd like to offer a kind word on behalf of John Maynard Keynes."
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boring, stranger, strangers, small talk, conversation, economist, economists, macroeconomics, alcohol, booze, bar, bars, pub, pubs, drink, drinks, drinker, drinkers, drinking, drunk, drunks, bartender, bartendersSmall-Talk Limbo
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small talk, making small talk, making small-talk, weather, the weather, hell, purgatory, catholic beliefs, catholicism, catholic, catholics, punishments, sins, converse, conversation, in purgatory, limbo, in limbo, british weather, char chatting, re teachers, re teacher, rs teacher, rs teachers"Would you mind talking to me for a while? I forget my cell phone."
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cellphone, cellphones, mobile, mobiles, cell, cells, cell phone, cell phones, smartphone, smartphones, gadget, gadgets, gadgetry, loneliness, lonely, conversation, conversations, conversing, chatterbox, human interaction, human interactions, socialising, socializing, socialise, socialize, socialises, socializes, socialised, socializedThe International Date Line
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relationship, relationships, relationship problems, relationship issues, intercultural dating, dating, date, dates, couple, couples, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriends, language, language issues, language problems, different languages, translation, translator, translators, international date line, date line, date lines, calling service, phone dating service, telephone dating service, foreign, international, man, men, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, conversation, conversations, talking, time, wordplay, word play"Should we keep talking about it calmly or go on the Internet and get scared about it?"
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modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, heath scare, health scares, the internet, internet, modern technology, modern technologies, fake news, reliable, reliability, unreliable, unreliability, algorithm, algorithms, the algorithm, fact check, fact checks, fact checking, conversation, conversations, reasoned debate, scare monger, scare mongering, fear campaign, fear campaigns, misinformation"She's in a conversationally induced coma."
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coma, comas, dates, dating, conversation, boring conversation, boring conversations, pass out, passing out passed out, couple, couples, difficult relationship, difficult relationships, disinterest, disinterested, lose consciousness, losing consciousness, lost consciousness, cafe date, cafe dates, boring, bored boredom, para-medic, paramedic, paramedics, medic, medics, ambulance, ambulance, emergency call, emergency calls, emergency service, emergency services, unnecessary, overuse of emergency services, induced coma, induced comas"That reminds me of a scene from 'The Big Lebowski.'"
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big lebowski, coen, coens, coen brothers, coen bros., party, parties, partying, conversation, conversations, converse, converses, conversing, talk, talks, talking, chat, chats, chatting, obsession, obsessions, obsessing, one-track mind, one-track minds, cult movie, cult movies, cult film, cult films, favorite movie, favorite movies, favorite film, favorite films, favourite film, favourite films, favourite movie, favourite movies, fan, fans, fanbase, fanbases, fan base, fan bases, quote, quotes, quoting, quotation, quotations"Tell them that hilarious story about your colonoscopy."
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colonoscopy, colonoscopies, funny story, funny stories, dinner party, dinner parties, conversation, conversations, conversation starter, conversation starters, chat, chats, chatting, small talk, hilarious, colon, eat, eats, eating, put off, puts off, putting off, gross, gross story, gross stories, disgusting story, disgusting stories"Can't we just this once, for God's sake, stay on topic?"
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relationship problem, relationship problems, problem, problems, distraction, distractions, distracting, dancer, dancers, ballet, ballerina, ballerinas, topic, topics, stay on topic, staying on topic, interpretive dance, interpretive dancer, interpretive dancers, argument, arguments, discussion, discussions, conversation, conversations, converse, converses, conversing