"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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rescue, rescuing, initiative, meeting, meetings, inefficient, inefficiency, life guard, life-guard, lifeguards, discuss, discussing, discussion, business, businesses, boardroom, boardrooms, problem, problems, decision, decisions, indecisive, agenda, agendas, bureaucracy, bureaucratic, bureaucracy, pointless, initiatives"My position is very simple. I prefer not knowing whether a person is gay or Irish."
"Perhaps we're overthinking the situation."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, talking pet, talking pets, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, talking dog, talking dogs, dog, dogs, canine, canines, dog owner, dog owners, ball, fetching, playing fetch, fetch, meeting, meetings, thinking, overthinking, roundtable, discussion, discussions, discussing, business, office, offices, office life, psychology, situation, situations"Grace and polish, all bundled up together in one man?"
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dating, dates, man, men, perfect man, perfect men, grace, good manners, courteousness, decency, respect, refinement, refined, gentleman, perfect gentlemen, stereotypes, gender stereotype, talk, talking, discussion, discussing, gossip, drinks, drink, cocktail, cocktails, drinks with friends, disbelieving, disbelieve, got in all, have it all, gossips, gossiping, renaissance man, whole package"Sometimes I wish you had taken that job in New York."
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country, countries, relationship, relationships, unemployment, humble, poor, unemployed, problem, problems, lonely, new york, job, jobs, moving away, contrast, contrasts, move, move house, discuss, discussing, regret, regrets, regretting, regretful"Must you use those three-by-five cards every time we have a discussion?"
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, discussion, discussions, discussing, card, cards, prompt cards, speech cards, prompts, talking points, speaking points, presentation, presentations, prepared, presenter, presenters, speech, speeches, prepare speech, prepared speeches, memory, bad memory, old, elderly, old people, elderly people, senior, seniors, senior citizen, senior citizens, aging, ageing, growing old, growing older, getting older, getting old, growing old, old age, over the hill, over-the-hill, politician, politicians"Tell her she's dead. I don't want to talk about the relationship."
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fortune-telling, fortunetelling, fortune, fortunes, fortune-teller, fortune-tellers, fortuneteller, fortunetellers, fortune teller, fortune tellers, psychic, psychics, client, clients, customer, customers, crystal ball, crystal balls, crystallomancy, crystal-gazing, scrying, vision, visions, divination, seer, seers, occult, supernatural, seance, seances, dead, death, spirit, spirits, ghost, ghosts, relationship, relationships, relationship problems, relationship issues, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, partner, partners, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriends, dating, discussing, discussion, discussions, widower, widowers, ex, exes, former, previous, unresolved"Summer's here. Do you want to start talking incessantly about tomatoes or corn?"
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season, seasons, summer, summertime, food, vegetable, vegetables, veggies, tomato, tomatoes, corn, corn on the cob, corn-on-the-cob, talking, discussing, speaking, conversing, topic, topics, theme, themes, fresh, local, produce, incessantly, endlessly, ceaselessly, never stops talking, agriculture, farm, farms, farming, farmer, farmers, market, markets, chef, chefs, cook, cooks, barbecue, barbecues, barbeque, barbeques"Would you like me to show you around my apartment and tell you how much I paid for everything?"
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apartment, apartments, pay, paid, paying, brag, bragging, showing off, tour, tours, brags, discuss, discussing, fashion, fashions, trend, trends, flat, flats, condo, home, homes, house, houses, new house, moving house, boast, boasting, gloat, gloating, blunt, bluntly, straight to the point, unfiltered"This is a night for white wine."
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night in, white wine, girls night in, wine, talking, chatting, drinking, drinks, evening in, evening, alcohol, chat, chats, gossip, talk, discuss, discussing, gossiping, gossipping, living a lie, airs and grades, fantasy, fantasist"If, indeed, there is a reason for all this, than that's so much worse."
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philosophy, philosophical, philosopher, worse, worsen, sad, sadden, meaning, meanings, meaning of life, reason, reasons, discuss, discussing, despair, despairing, nihilist, nihilism, pointless, point, the point, pointlessness, significant, significance, pessimist, pessimistic, pessimism, pessimists, kierkegaard, nietzsche, wittgenstein"What do cats want?"
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law, laws, legal, legality, legalism, legalisms, jury, juries, juror, jurors, jury duty, duty, court, court of law, courts, court room, court rooms, courtroom, courtrooms, judge, judges, judicial, judiciary, foreman, fore, trial, trialled, trialed, trials, excuse, excuses, bored, boring, bores, long, lengthy, recess, discuss, discussion, discussing, verdict, verdicts, crime, crimes, criminal, criminals, play on words, word-play, word play, doom, doomed"Sure, we have problems, but at least we can talk about them."
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animal, animals, talking animal, talking animals, bird, birds, parrot, parrots, talking, speaking, discussion, discussions, discussing, problem, problemsMany couples at a sidewalk cafe engaged in serious conversation; a sign next to them reads "Caution! People trying to work it out".
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relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, dating, partner, partners, boyfriend, boyfriends, girlfriends, argument, arguments, arguing, fight, fights, fighting, conflict, conflicts, working it out, solving, discussing, serious, warning, warnings, caution, sign, signs, signage, restaurant, restaurants, cafe, cafes, men at work"I've been in the private sector and I've been in the public sector, and rich is better."
"True, the private sector has its benefits, but, then again, so does the public trough."
"I used to write the songs—now I write the insurance policies."
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, small talk, discussion, discussions, discussing, job, jobs, career, careers, career changes, career change, music, song, songs, songwriter, songwriters, lyrics, writer, writers, writing, insurance, insurance policy, insurance policies, insurer, insurers, policy writing"Yes sir, nothing beats watching the old equity accumulate."
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, small talk, discussion, discussions, discussing, equity, equity fund, equity funds, money, finances, personal finances, counter, counters, accumulate, accumulating, real-time, number, numbers, wealth, riches, showing off, show-off, show-offs, show off, show offs"No, I wouldn't want to be twenty again—not with auto-insurance rates what they are."
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, small talk, discussion, discussions, discussing, nostalgia, nostalgic, back to the past, twenty, youth, young man, young men, car, cars, vehicle, vehicles, automobile, automobiles, driving, driver, drivers, transportation, insurance, insurance plan, insurance plans, car insurance, auto insurance, auto-insurance, insurance rate, insurance rates, rate, rates, cost, price, expensive, man, men, money, finances"I was surprised myself, but living apart, seeing other people, and having virtually nothing to do with each other actually has made our marriage stronger."
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, small talk, discussion, discussions, discussing, relationship, relationships, relationship issues, relationship problems, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, living apart, living separately, seeing other people, open marriage, open marriages, strong marriage, strong marriages"A banker? Can you make a living at that?"
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, small talk, discussion, discussions, discussing, job, jobs, career, careers, bank, banks, banking, banker, bankers, wall street, making a living, money, finances, questioning, suspicious"Actually, considering how badly the foot was mangled, it's a miracle they could reattach it at all."
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party, parties, cocktail party, cocktail parties, small talk, discussion, discussions, discussing, medical, medicine, miracle, miracles, medical miracle, medical miracles, foot, feet, accident, accidents, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, surgery, surgeries, surgeon, surgeons, operation, operations, amputations, limb, limbs, reattachment, reattach, reattached, medical malpractice, malpractice, mistake, mistakes, error, errors"No kidding? My late husband was in organized crime."
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