"Impressive, Meyers, but let's stick to your quantitative projections."
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drawing, drawings, artist, artists, art project, art projects, meeting, meetings, business meeting, business meetings, art school, art student, art students, projection, projections, off-topic, distraction, distractions, distracting, fantasy, quantitative projection, quantitative projections, businessman, businessmen"What the hell do you want? You know this is my busiest day, Mother!"
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florist, florists, flower shop, flower shops, flower store, flower stores, flower, flowers, plant, plants, mother's day, holiday, holidays, kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, family, families, adult kids, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, call, calls, calling, phone call, phone calls, telephone call, telephone calls, talking on the phone, talking on the telephone, phone conversation, phone conversations, telephone conversation, telephone conversations, busy, too busy, busiest day, angry, anger, upset, distracting, frustrated, relationship, relationships, son, sons"This one's just like being at a real theatre."
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home theater, home theaters, home theatre, home theatres, movie, movies, movie theater, movie theaters, cinema, cinemas, home cinema, home cinemas, electronics, electronics store, electronics stores, electronics shop, electronics shops, experience, experiences, distraction, distractions, distracting, flatscreen, flatscreens, flat screen, flat screens, new tv, new tvs, new television, new televisions"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, conversingSeparated as children, the Wilson twins are unexpectedly reunited at a midtown restaurant.
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restaurant, restaurants, dining out, eating out, meal, meals, food, eating, dining, waiter, waiters, server, servers, service, customer service, order, orders, ordering, menu, menus, customer, customers, patron, patrons, twin, twins, sibling, siblings, brother, brothers, long-lost, long lost, reunion, reunions, reunited, surprise, surprises, surprised, distracted, distraction, distractions, distracting, hungry, hunger, starving, family, families, recommendation, recommendations, recommend, suggest, suggestion, suggestions, separated at birth"I'll have a light beer, the house salad, the salmon, and the belly button."
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light beer, light beers, beer, beers, navel gaze, navel gazes, navel gazing, belly button, belly bottons, fancy restaurant, fancy restaurants, order, orders, ordering, waiter, waiters, waitress, waitresses, waitressing, distracting, distraction, distractions, bare skin, scantily clad, midriff, midriffs, freudian slip, freudian slips, stare, stares, staring, leer, leers, leering"I happen to think the blue light of the TV screen is very romantic."
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dinner, dinners, special meal, special meals, gender difference, gender differences, men, women, romance, romantic meal, romantic meals, valentine's day, valentines day, tv dinner, tv dinners, anniversary, anniversaries, anniversary dinner, anniversary supper, distraction, distractions, distracting, tv addict, tv addicts, television, televisions"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"Phones, tones, stones, bones, moans, groans."
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bank, banks, banking, money, finances, personal finances, loan, loans, mortgage, mortgages, borrower, borrowers, loan company, loan companies, loan officer, loan officers, debt, mortgage broker, mortgage brokers, lender, lenders, rhyme, rhymes, rhyming, psychology, insecure, insecurity, problem, problems, distraction, distractions, distracting, waiting, wait, long wait, long waits, customer, customers"This is fun. Too bad about Frank."
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picnic, picnics, picnicking, chalk outline, chalk outlines, outline, outlines, murder, murders, kill, kills, killing, killings, spoil, spoils, spoiled, spoilt, accident, accidents, accidental, nuisance, nuisances, inconvenient, inconvenience, annoyance, annoyances, annoying, distraction, distractions, distracting"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, distracting"More bad news!"
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economic forecast, economic forecasts, quarterly report, quarterly reports, quarterly forecast, economic projection, economic projections, financial projection, financial projections, spin doctor, spin doctors, spin, showgirl, showgirls, distraction, distractions, distracted, bad news, distracting, downturn, downturns, profit warning, profit warnings"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"Hey, I'm thirsty. I need a drink. A drink and a liverwurst sandwich. Hey, how about a sandwich and a beer down at Gallagher's, then we can go shoot some pool? Or maybe take in a movie. Hey, I'm talking to you."
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writer, writers, writing, author, authors, typing, muse, muses, writer's block, distraction, distractions, distracting, distracted, brain, brains, train of thought, losing focus, concentration, journalism, reporter, reporters, journalist, journalists, procrastination, procrastinating, procrastinator, procrastinators, bothering, annoying, angel, angelsDespite some initial reservations, the knights were often grateful for Guinevere's presence at the Round Table.
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king arthur, lady guinevere, round table, knights of the round table, knight, knights, medieval, history, historical, myth, myths, legend, legends, story, stories, camelot, british, folklore, literary, literature, initial reservations, reluctance, acceptance, accepting, grateful, thankful, distracting, distraction, distractions, saxophone, saxophones, playing the saxophone, music, bad music, bad playing, calming presence, business, focus, concentration, relationship, relationships, marriage, marriages, married life, couple, couples, famous couple, famous couples, incompetent, incompetents, incompetence"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 manner"I thought you would like a little something to remind you how distracting things can be."
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distraction, distractions, unhelpful, distracting, wine, glass of wine, alcohol, working form home, bring work home, remote working, remote worker, welcome distraction, unwelcome distraction, unwelcome distractions, concentration, focus, unfocused, bad concentration, unprofessional, professionalism, behind schedule"I wish you wouldn't read so intently during my favourite show."
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tv, television, watching tv, watching television, favourite show, favorite show, reading, book, books, reader, readers, bookworm, bookworms, co habitation, living together, couple, couples, husband and wife, husbands and wives, marriages, long term relationship, long term relationship, long-term relationships, distraction, distractions, distracting, interruption, interruptions"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, excuses"How do you spell 'procrastination'?"
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procrastination, procrastinating, procrastinated, procrastinations, spell, spells, spelling, spellings, spelling mistake, spelling mistakes, spelling error, spelling errors, distraction, distractions, distracted, distracting, work ethic, work ethics, delaying tactic, delaying tactics, stalling, stall, stalled, stalls"While you were out, somebody with three names called."
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receptionist, receptionists, secretary, secretaries, employee, employees, assistant, assistants, useless, incompetent, incompetents, unhelpful, business, businessman, businessperson, unprofessional, inept, unqualified, underqualified, inadequate, amateur, amateurs, work, working, workers, worker, distracted, distracting"O.K., show's over, back to work."
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distraction, distractions, distracting, office worker, office workers, office drone, office drones, cubicle, cubicles, voyeur, voyeurism, copulate, copulates, copulating, copulation, nosy, nosiness, bedroom, bedroom scene, bedroom scenes, bed, beds, stare, stares, staring, office romance, office romances, affair, affairs