"This is Lawrence - he does something with right-wing smearing."
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smear, smears, smearing, right wing, right winger, right wingers, introduction, introductions, introduce, introduces, smear job, smear jobs, fake news, fake news provider, fake news providers, smear merchant, smear merchants, opposition research, negative ad, negative ads, campaign advisor, campaign advisors, campaign adviser, campaign advisers, election, election year, election years, election season, election seasons"This is my friend Ted, and this is Ted's lower-priced knockoff."
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look-alike, look-alikes, look alike, lookalikes, look alikes, lookalike, knockoff, knockoffs, cocktail party, cocktail parties, designer label, designer labels, consumerism, capitalism, capitalist, capitalist, bargain bucket, bargain buckets, twin, twins, introduce, introducing, introduction, introductions, low price, low price, shopper, shoppers, shopping, reproduction, reproductions, fake, fakes, replica, replicas, imitation, imitations, jump on the bandwagon, jumping on the bandwagon, trend, trends, following trends, fashions, modern life"I always forget - is it Kirsten or Kristin?"
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couple, couples, caveman, cavemen, neanderthal, neanderthals, name, names, forget, forgets, forgetting, faux pas, similar, similarity, confuse, confusing, confuses, confusion, memory, bad memory, forgettable, small talk, introduction, introductions, introduce, introducing, mutual friend, mutual friends, friendship, friendships"I'm an elephant podiatrist-what do you do?"
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podiatrist, podiatrists, podiatry, foot doctor, foot doctors, foot, feet, elephant, elephants, stomp, stomps, stomping, flatten, flattens, flattening, flattened, introduction, introductions, introduce, introduces, introducing, job, jobs, vet, vets, veterinarian, veterinarians, cocktail party, cocktail parties, strange job, strange jobs, unusual job, unusual jobs"Charles is a journalist, but, of course, not one of those bottom feeders."
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journalist, journalists, journalism, bottom feeder, bottom feeders, tabloid, tabloids, tabloid journalist, tabloids journalists, compliment, compliments, backhanded, underhanded, insult, insults, insulting, introduction, introductions, introduce, introducing, reporter, reporters, reporting, muckraker, muckrakers, muckraking"I'd like you to meet my pillows."
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furniture, pillow, pillows, sofas, sofa, couch, couches, cushion, cushions, family, families, interior design, decor, decoration, interior decor, overdoing, overdone, overdoing it, loneliness, lonely, empty nest, empty house, replacement, dating, dates, date trouble, love life, impress, impressive, unimpressive, introductions, introduce, introducing, awkward, awkward moment, awkward silence, bachelor, bachelor pad, middle class, new middle class"These are some of my new friends from birthing class."
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dog, dogs, birthing class, birthing classes, pregnancy, introduction, introductions, introduce, introducing, antenatal group, antenatal groups, antenatal class, antenatal classes, kennel, kennels, dog house, new friend, new friends, in the dog house, anti social, unsocial, introvert, introverts, introverted"Good to meet you, too, Sarah. See you in the A.M."
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meet, meets, meeting, one night stand, one night stands, introduce, introduces, introducing, introduction, introductions, modern relationship, modern relationships, modern life, modern times, date, dates, dating, single life, promiscuous, promiscuity, meet, meets, meeting, greet, greets, greeting, greetings"A word to the wise, Louise. Mr. Herrick is a miracle of protective coloration."
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protective coloration, introduction, introductions, introduce, party, parties, gathering, gatherings, get together, friend, friends, acquaintance, acquaintances, blend in, blending in, fit in, fitting in, color, colors, colour, colours, men, man, women, woman, boring, bland, dull"I miss handshakes"
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greet, greetings, formality, informality, informal, introduce, introductions, modern attitudes, modern views, handshake, handshakes, hug, hugs, hugging, cuddle, cuddling, awkwardness, touch averse, touch aversion, introvert, introversion, anti social, anti sociable, touch-averse, touch-aversion, welcome, welcomes, welcoming, traditional, traditionalist, traditional mindset, traditional views, old fashioned, old-fashioned, old fashioned attitudes, traditional attitudes, uncomfortable, discomfort, awkward, kiss, kissing"You simply must meet my husband."
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grim reaper, angel of death, death, scythe, scythes, husband, husbands, kill, kills, killing, killer, killers, mariticide, introduce, introduces, introduction, introductions, introducing, wife, wives, murder, murders, murderer, murderers, murderess, murderesses, upper class, upper classes, murder mystery, murder mysteries"It's certainly refreshing to meet someone sixty years old who looks sixty years old."
"Mr. Stephenson is the subject of a widely anticipated obituary."
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obituary, uobituaries, trophy wife, trophy wives, old man, old men, grump, grumpy, grumps, hateful, bigot, bigots, bigotry, ageism, ageist, widely-anticipated, article, articles, cocktail party, cocktail parties, insult, insults, insulting, rude, rudeness, dying, enemy, enemies, hatred, hatreds, old hatred, worst enemy, worst enemies, frenemy, frenemies, cutting, comment, comments, introduction, introductions, introduce, introducing, party, parties"Fred and Ginger, but of course not the Fred and Ginger."
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introductions, introduce, introduced, introduction, astaire, fred, fred and ginger, rogers, ginger rogers, fred astaire, high society, heard that one before, if i had a, dancing, dance, pop culture, culture, cultural reference, classic cinema, cinema, film, films, classics, movie, movies, musical, music, croon, crooners, crooner, entertainment, entertain, socialite, socialise, socialising, not what you expect, expectation, expectations, reality, realities, cocktail, cocktail party, parties, party, dinner party, guest, guests"I want you to meet Dave. You'll get a kick out of his money."
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relationship, relationships, introduce, introduction, introductions, meet, meeting, dating, potential relationship, potential relationships, new relationship, new relationships, money, rich, wealthy, well-off, well off, affluent, greed, greedy, gold-digger, gold digger, gold-diggers, gold diggers, rich husband, rich boyfriend, single, bachelor, bachelors, party, parties, cocktail, cocktails, attract, attraction, attractive, get a kick"You know how some writers are known as 'writer's writers'? I'm what's known as a 'driving instructor.' "
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writer, writers, novel, novella, novels, novel writing, poem, poet, poetry, poets, poetic, literature, literary, word play, play on words, ironic, irony, author, authors, authored, book, books, book lover, writing, should be writing, you should be writing, manuscript, artistic, artist, artists, art, arts, culture, cultured, writer's block, cocktail party, dinner party, dinner parties, cocktail parties, driving instructor, driving, drive, driver, drivers, job, jobs, careers, career, friend, friends, introduce, introductions, business, boast, boasts, boasting, braggart, braggarts, bragging, term, terms, terminology, driving instructor, driving instructors"Hi! I'm Greg Holbrook, born in L.A., now live in Stamford with my wife and three kids, went to school at Exeter, graduated Yale '38, did a two-year hitch in the Navy, now write copy for McCann-Erickson, my hobbies are tennis and sailing. Who are you and what do you do?"
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overshare, share, shared, chatty, over share, overshared, oversharing, tmi, too much information, word vomit, info dump, information dump, speed, spped dating, party, parties, conversation, conversation skills, communication, communication skills, eager, brief, briefs, pitch, pitches, hard act to follow, introduce, introductions, introduced, life, life history, life story, friend, friends, friendship"I'd like you to meet Nan and Leo, but I think you already know Nan from back when it was Nan and Ralph."
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couple, couples, divorce, divorces, divorcing, remarry, remarries, remarrying, second marriage, second marriages, introduce, introduces, introduction, introductions, introducing, party, parties, split up, splits up, splitting up, break up, breaks up, breaking up, new partner, partner, partners, friend, friends, friendship, friendships, new identity, new identities, identity change, identity changes"I think you know my husband—the Vampire Lestat."
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vampire, vampires, myth, myths, relationship, relationships, marriage, married, husband, husbands, wife, wives, spouse, spouses, couple, couples, men, man, woman, women, introduction, introductions, introduce, name drop, name dropping, cocktail party, cocktail parties, party, parties, friend, friends"Does everybody know everybody?"
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business, businessmen, businessman, business meeting, business meetings, meeting, meetings, introduce, introduction, introductions, conference, conferences, work, workplace, worker, workers, employee, employees, uniform, uniformity, look-alike, look-alikes, doppelganger, doppelgangers, cookie cutter, office, offices, job, jobs"I'm sorry I ever said that was cute."
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annoy, annoys, annoying, irritate, irritates, irritating, irritation, novelty song, novelty songs, comedy, comedian, comedians, habit, habits, bad habit, bad habits, embarrass, embarrasses, embarrassing, humiliate, humiliates, humiliating, introduction, introductions, introduce, introduces, couple, couples, husband, husbands, wife, wives, trigger, triggers, lose temper, losing temper, mislead, marriage problem, marriage problems