"You know, doctor, right now I'd really prefer if your sense of humor were a tad less self-deprecating."
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hollywood, creative, creatives, compromise, compromising, management, managing, compose, composers, word play, play on words, producer, producers, executive, executives, executive, manage, managers, agent, agents, businesses, expert, experts, cynical, upstart, upstartsToo Many Lawyers Spoil the Broth
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chef, chefs, lawyer, lawyers, argument, arguments, arguing, too many cooks, spoil the broth, saying, sayings, expression, expressions, backseat driver, backseat drivers, second guess, second guesses, second guessing, expert, experts, expertise, critic, criticism, criticisms, critique, critiques, cook, cooks, cookingPond Village Store Generalists
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generalist, generalists, handy man, general store, general stores, convenience store, convenience stores, shop, store, suburb, suburbs, suburbia, rural, countryside, knowledgeable, jack of all trades, master of none, skilful, skillful, expert, experts, village, town, locals, local, townie, townies, consumer, consumers, consumerism, small town"I can't put it into layman's language for you. I don't know any layman's language."
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businessperson, businesspeople, businessperson, spill, spills, spilling, expert, experts, expertise, sidewalk, sidewalks, clumsy, clumsiness, careless, carelessness, accident, accidents, accidental, crowd, crowds, crowded sidewalk, crowded sidewalks, fall, falls, falling, trip, trips, tripping, klutz, klutzy, klutziness, assist, assistance, emergency, emergencies, emergency worker, emergency workers, first world problem, first world problems"I hope you like sports metaphors."
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npr, national public radio, show, shows, radio show, radio shows, car, cars, talk show, talk shows, call, calls, call in, calls in, calling in, advice, tip, tips, car expert, car experts, gearhead, gearheads, expert, experts, badge of honor, badges of honor, car guy, car guys, car lover, car lovers, auto, autos, automobile, automobiles, lemon, lemons, smog, smog check, smog checks, promote, promotes, promoting, promotion, promotions, repair, repairs, repairman, repairmen, mechanic, mechanics"With the caveat that the only certainty in this life is uncertainty, I still want to entertain the possibility of being a pundit when I grow up."
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self-diagnosis, self-diagnosing, internet search, internet searches, search, searches, searching, symptom, symptoms, symptomatic, hypochondriac, hypochondriacs, hypochondria, self-help, diagnose, diagnoses, diagnosing, expert, experts, expertise, medical advice, medical advisor, medical advisors, medical adviser, medical advisers, modern life, modern times, worry, worries, worrying, concern, concerns, concerning"I'm sorry--I'm a left-foot podiatrist."
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podiatrist, podiatrists, podiatry, specialist, specialists, special, specials, expert, expertise, experts, area of expertise, physician, physicians, doctor, doctors, patient, patients, doctor visit, doctor visits, doctor office, hospital, hospitals, health-care, healthcare, health care, diagnose, diagnosis, patient, patients"Who am I to question our government's policies? I'll tell you who I am! I'm Bernard A. Nesbitt, who reads the 'Times,' the 'Wall Street Journal,' the 'Post,' 'Newsweek,' 'Time,' 'Business Week,' 'U.S.News & World Report,' 'Look,' 'Life,' and 'Saturday Evening Post.' That's who I am!"
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