"Please have a seat. Mr. Thorndyke will be back shortly."
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spaced out, spaced, distract, distracted, distraction, distractions, miles away, zoned out, zone out, daydream, daydreaming, brain dead, braindead, exec, executive, executives, meeting, meetings, business, big business, boss, businessman, businessmen, office, offices, stress, stressed, concentrate, concentration, first impressions, present, presence, physical, mental, not quite there, tune out, paying attention, attention, pay attention, greetings, greeting, workaholic, work life balance, breakdown, stressed, modern life, working life, corporate, word play, play on words, word, words"I can't live without you in my life, but I can live without you in my way.''
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communication, communicate, communicating, communicated, communicates, talking, talk, talks, argue, arguing, argument, arguments, language, metaphor, metaphors, metaphorical, romance, romantic, married, married life, old married couple, couple, couples, angry, anger, angered, dredging, dredged, young love, trouble, troubled, problem, problems, wit, witty, response, tv, television, t v, distracted, distract, distraction, in the way, in my way, sport, sports, the game, season, football, sport, american football, breakup, break up, breakups, break ups"That's it... Keep moving... Almost there... Don't look at me... Just a little more... Atta boy... Not far now... Don't look at me."
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stranded, abandoned, abandonment, desert, deserts, dehydrated, dehydration, starve, starving, starvation, fish, goldfish, pet, pets, pet fish, pet goldfish, fish bowl, fish bowls, fishbowls, fishbowls, tempted, friend, friends, friendship, care, caring, caregiver, duty of care, self denial, selfdenial, enticed, entice, enticement, distract, distraction, encourage, encouragement, vegetarian, vegetarianism, vegan, veganism, animal right, animal welfare, lucky escape"If we'd wanted running commentary we would have waited for the DVD."
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commentary, commentaries, film, films, movie, movies, cinema, cinemas, movie theater, movie theaters, movie theatre, movie theatres, commentary track, commentary tracks, dvd, dvds, annoying, talk, talks, talking, talking at the movies, talk at the movies, running commentary, snark, snarks, snarking, snarky, frustration, frustrations, frustrating, director's commentary, director's commentaries, disrupt, disrupting, disruptive, distract, distracts, distracting"You know, during these debates there's something that all too often gets ignored."
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presidential debate, presidential debates, debate, debates, televised debate, televised debates, puppy, puppies, appeal, appeals, appealing, politician, politicians, lowest common denominator, lowest common denominators, dog, dogs, dog lover, dog lovers, vote, votes, voting, voter, voters, populist, populists, populism, ignore the issues, ignores the issues, ignoring the issues, distraction, distractions, distract, distracts, corrupt, corruptionQUINTUPLE BYPASSES EXPLAINED.
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pun, puns, trains, train, subway, subways, subway line, underground, underground train, travel, travels, travelling, new york, new york city, nyc, n y c, bypass, detour, detours, diversion, diversions, distraction, distractions, distract, distracted, a train, f train, literal, journey, journeys, odyssey"Are you taking anyone for the pain?"
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pain, pains, medication, medications, medical, prescription, prescriptions, prescription med, prescription meds, prescription medication, prescription medications, lingering pain, lingering pains, painful, painfulness, doctor, doctors, distract, distracts, distracting, distraction, distractions"It's agreed, then—we look for a new place for lunch."
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lunch, lunch spot, lunch spots, business lunch, business lunches, sexist, glass ceiling, glass ceiling, misogynist, misogynists, misogyny, corporate misogyny, strip, strip club, strip clubs, inappropriate, exclusive, exclude, excluding, women in the workplace, business dinner, business dinners, business meeting, business meetings, corporate culture, rethink, rethinks, rethinking, dancer, dancers, dancing, table dancer, table dancers, distraction, distractions, distract, distracts, distractingOne of the chief causes of the War of 1812 was British insistence on impressing American seamen.
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war of 1812, james madison, blockade, blockades, naval blockade, naval blockades, napoleon, napoleonic war, napoleonic wars, navy, british navy, little belt, little belt affair, chesapeake-leopard, chesapeake-leopard affair, historian, historians, american history, americanist, americanists, distract, distracts, distraction, distractions, cause, causes, war, warsThe Letter E
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enron, enemy, enemies, evidence, epitaph, epitaphs, expletive, expletives, word association, word, words, word games, the letter e, logo, logos, logo association, word association, controversy, controversies, group think, corporate, corporation, corporations, scandal, scandals, political scandal, political scandals, news, news stories, new story, thoughts, thinking, think, distracted, distract"Look, I didn't come down here to work on our relationship. I came here to work on my backhand."
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relationship trouble, relationships troubles, backhand, backhands, forehand, forehands, tennis, tennis instructor, tennis instructors, talk, talks, talking, distract, distracts, distracting, distraction, distractions, counselor, counselors, counsellor, counsellors, counselling, tennis player, tennis players, couple, couples, couples counselor, couples counselors"Me? I thought you were raising them."
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adults, adulthood, parents, parent, parenting, parenthood, parental, child, childhood, kid, kids, motherhood, fatherhood, helicopter parent, helicopter parents, neglect, neglected, neglectful, modern, modern life, modernity, distract, distracted, distractions, married, married life, blame, blaming, blames, i thought you, young parent, young parents, new parents, new parentCity Camps
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summer camp, summer camps, camps, vacation, vacations, holiday, holidays, child, kid, kids, urban, urban life, urban living, city, cities, big city, city life, city living, cinema, restaurant, cinemas, restaurants, busy, indoors, indoor, indoor games, occupy, occupied, distract, distracted, parenting, parental, parents, school, schools, education, educational, city kids, city kid, regional, regions, new york, new york city, nyc, n y c"It looks like the internal bleeding should - I'm sorry. It's taking everything in my power not to tickle you right now."
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doctor, doctors, treatment, injury, injured, hospital, hospitals, bed, cast, body cast, casts, immobile, paralyzed, bedridden, tickles, tickled, professional, professionals, medicine, medical, trauma, traumatic, bandages, bandage, arms up, serious, inappropriate, unprofessional, medicines, treat, treats, explain, explaining, distract, distracted, distracting, helpless, helplessness, tickles, ticklish, distraction, distractions, preoccupied, bedside mannerWriters' Compensation
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writer, writers, writing, writer's write, write, written, writes, author, authors, poet, poets, poetry, pom, poems, distract, distracted, distraction, insurance, insured, insure, comp, compensation, compensate, compensating, compensates, insurance broker, broker, brokers, invest, investment, spoof, spoofed, parody, parodied, parodies"Today, we will talk about your phony numbers. We will not talk about the I.R.S. having too many cooks!"
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internal revenue service, irs, tax cheat, tax cheats, cheater, cheaters, i.r.s., tax day, tax days, cook the books, cooking the books, audit, audits, auditor, auditors, distraction, distract, distracting, lie, lies, lying, back taxes, bureaucracy, bureaucracies, accountant, accountants, accounting, excuse, excusesDistractions Of The Great
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jane, jane austen, austen, writer, writers, writing, fame, famous, celebrity, celebrity, genius, geniuses, prodigy, prodigies, prodigal, talent, talented, procrastinate, procrastinating, procrastination, procrastinates, distract, distracted, distracting, focus, focussed, focused, focusing, focussing, concentrate, concentration, concentrated, matisse, henry matisse, art, artist, artists, painter, painters, historical, historical figures, culture, cultural, cultural references, common, commonality, madame curie, curie, marie curie, figures, influential, influence, influentially"Can we forget about our dainty little tracks in the snow for five seconds and try to concentrate on what we're out here for?"
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snow, snowing, snowstorm, snowstorms, tracks, track, paw print, paw prints, pawprint, pawprints, ice, cold, freeze, freezing, winter, snowfall, animal, animals, dog, dogs, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, dog owner, dog owners, walking the dog, walkies, distract, distracted, bathroom, toilet, concentrate, concentration, blizzard, blizzards, weather"Clues, Watson? How can I find clues when all I see is germs?"
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literature, literary, word play, play on words, bookworm, book worm, bookworms, book worm, book, books, novel, novels, library, librarians, librarian, book lover, book lovers, literature, literary, lit, lit major, read, reading, avid reader, readers, reader, novel, novels, novelist, novelists, bookstore, book store, bookstores, book stores, sherlock holmes, holmes, watson, clean, cleaning, cleaner, cleanliness, germ, germs, clean freak, cleanfreak, clean-freak, murder mystery, mystery, mysteries, distract, distraction, distractions, distracted, ocdA Visit From The Procrastination Muse
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work, working, worker, works, busy, overwork, overworked, stress, stressing, stressed, put off, putting it off, put it off, procrastinate, procrastinates, procrastination, procrastinated, waste, wasting, wastes, time, times, deadline, dead line, deadlines, dead lines, pressure, under pressure, distract, distracted, distraction, distractions, chore, chores, muse, musing, mused, muses, greek, greek god, greek gods, mythology, mythological, write, writing, writer, writers"And where do you see your mustache in five years?"
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freudian slip, freudian slips, distraction, distractions, distract, distracts, distracting, mustache, mustaches, moustache, moustaches, mustachioed, moustachioed, interview, interviews, job interview, job interviewing, recruiter, recruiters, long-term, long-term plan, long-term plans, long-term goal, long-term goals, goal, goals, five year plan, five year plans, interview question, interview questions"If anyone wants me, I'll be right in front of your face while you're furiously texting."
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text, texts, texting, texter, texters, ignore, ignores, ignoring, millennial, millennials, generation gap, generation gaps, parent, parents, teen, teens, teenager, teenaged, adolescent, adolescent, dad, dads, generation gap, generation gaps, digital generation, digital generations, distraction, distractions, distracting, distract, distracts, cellphone, cellphones, smartphone, smartphones, smart phone, smart phones, daughter, daughters"I suppose you realize you're ruining my Tai Chi session."
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animal, animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, cat, cats, cat owner, cat owners, tai chi, ruin, ruining, ruined, messing up, interrupting, interrupt, interrupted, distract, distraction, distractions, distracting, annoy, annoying, needy, attention, attention-hogging, attention-hogs, attention hogging, attention hogsIce cream flavors.
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ice cream, ice cream parlor, ice cream parlors, ice cream parlour, ice cream parlours, bribe, bribes, tantrum, tantrums, temper tantrum, temper tantrums, placate, placates, flavor, flavors, flavour, flavours, distraction, distractions, reward, rewarding, bad behavior, hissy fit, rage, rages, enraged, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, pacify, pacifies, pacifying, distract, distracts