"That's an excellent prescreened question, but before I give you my stock answer I'd like to try to disarm everyone with a carefully rehearsed joke."
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politics, politician, politicians, debate, debates, political debate, political debates, speech, speeches, presentation, presentations, election, elections, public speaking, public debate, public debates, pre-screen question, pre-screened questions, question, questions, stock answer, stock answers, answer, answers, rehearse, rehearsal, rehearsals, rehearsed, joke, jokes, candidate, candidates, political candidate, political candidates, debating, podium, podiums, audience, auditorium, auditoriums, stage, stages, presidential candidate, presidential candidates, presidential election, presidential elections, campaign, campaigns, political, prepared, preparation, preparations, disarm"Are we there yet?"
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journey, journeys, buddhist, buddhism, monk, monks, nirvana, impatient, impatience, zen, stoic, stoicism, road trip, road trips, enlightenment, attaining enlightenment, achieving enlightenment, are we there yet, question, questions, questioning, philosophy, philosopher, philosophers, teacher, teachers, priest, priests"I can't go much longer without your asking why I'm vegan."
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relationship, relationships, date, dates, dating, first date, first dates, vegan, vegans, veganism, vegetarian, vegetarians, vegetarianism, militant vegan, militant vegans, food, food choices, food preferences, food preference, dietary preference, dietary preferences, diet, eating habit, eating habits, reason, reasons, why, question, questions, pushy, forward, restaurant, restaurants, dining out, eating out"Are we there yet?"
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rowing, row, boat, boats, ship, ships, rows, slavery, whip, whipped, whips, inappropriate, are we there yet, annoying, annoys, annoy, annoyed, are we there, sail, sailing, galley slave, slave rowing, question, questions, questioning, journey, sailing, sails"Dad, can you read?"
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kid, kids, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, parenthood, mom, moms, mum, mums, mother, mothers, motherhood, father, fathers, fatherhood, dad, dads, boy, boys, son, sons, family, families, modern life, modern parenting, modern parenthood, technology, television, televisions, watching television, tv, tvs, watching tv, t.v., t.v.s, watching t.v., couch potato, couch potatoes, reading, reader, readers, book, books, novel, novels, literature, literacy, illiteracy, reading a book, reading books, question, questions, questioning, bad role model, bad role models, bad example"I sense a lot more going on with you than 'house-husband."
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house husband, house husbands, house-husband, house-husbands, house wife, house wives, house-wife, house-wives, stay at home dad, cocktail party, cocktail parties, host, hosts, hosting parties, interrogated, interrogation, question, questioning, hidden depths, dark horse, dark horses, hidden talent, hidden talents, modern life, modern times, modern attitudes, flirt, gender issues"Hey, Gramps, is 'deathbed' one word or two?"
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grandpa, grandpas, grandfather, grandfathers, deathbed, deathbeds, insensitive, death bed, death beds, spell check, spellcheck, dying, die, dies, dead, hospital, hospitals, teen, teens, teenager, thoughtless, thoughtlessness, carefree, rude, rudeness, tasteless, uncouth, question, questions, cancer, cancers"Ben is in his first year of high school, and he's questioning all the right things."
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teen, teens, teenager, teenage, adolescent, question, questions, questioning, phase, phases, rebellious, rebellion, teenage rebellion, teenage rebellions, goth, goths, punk, punks, punk rock, high school, high schools, high schooler, high schoolers, freshman, freshman year, parent, parents, proud parent, proud parents"As long as it's woolly I don't ask questions."
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science, nature, extinct, animals, rural, sheep, shepherd, shepherds, shepherding, question, questions, extinct, woolly mammoth, woolly mammoths, mammoth, mammoths, unquestioning, pastoral, sheep farm, sheep farms, wool"Stop asking so many questions, or it's right back to Books on Tape for you."
"Better idea! Let's obstruct traffic in the guy's neighborhood and make his morning commute difficult!"
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interrogate, interrogation, interrogates, interrogating, mob, mobs, mobster, mobsters, mob boss, mob bosses, mafia, mafia boss, mafioso, organised, organized, organised crime, organized crime, crime, criminal, criminals, question, questioning, tortured, violence, violent, kid, kids, invert, inversion, subvert, subversion, subverted, subverting, subverts, inverts, childish, nostalgic, imagery, nostalgic image, innocence, clash, clashing, obstruct, obstruction, commute, commuter, inconvenience, inconvenient"Listen, you little punk—I know a guy who knows a guy who knows a lady whose aunt lives next to a guy who cleans the pool of a guy who could have your legs broken."
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threaten, threat, threatened, threatens, connection, connections, ties, tie, connected, interrogate, interrogation, interrogates, interrogating, poser, posing, pose, posed, fake, faker, pathetic, mob, mobs, mobster, mobsters, mob boss, mob bosses, mafia, mafia boss, mafioso, organised, organized, organised crime, organized crime, crime, criminal, criminals, question, questioning, tortured, violence, violent, kid, kids, invert, inversion, subvert, subversion, subverted, subverting, subverts, inverts"Instead of plastic garbage bags, I thought we could try these earth-friendly canvas totes."
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cosa nostra, sicilian, sicily, interrogate, interrogation, interrogates, interrogating, mob, mobs, mobster, mobsters, mob boss, mob bosses, mafia, mafia boss, mafioso, organised, organized, organised crime, organized crime, crime, criminal, criminals, question, questioning, tortured, violence, violent, kid, kids, invert, inversion, subvert, subversion, subverted, subverting, subverts, inverts, clash, clashing, gangster, gangsters, polite, politely, caring, environmental, environmentally friendly, environmentalism, environmentalist, environment, global warming, eco friendly, eco-friendly, ecological, plastic, plastics, grave, graves"What about business - which branch is that?"
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education, school, schools, schooling, teaching, teacher, teachers, student, students, classroom, classrooms, class, classes, question, questions, united states, us, u.s., united states of america, usa, u.s.a., america, government, governments, politics, branch, branches, legislative, judicial, executive, business, lobby, lobbies, lobbyist, lobbyists, money, wise"I'm not trying to sell you anything, sir. I'm doing market research, and all I ask is two or three hours of your time to answer a few thousand questions."
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marketing call, marketing calls, telemarketing, telemarketer, telemarketers, market research, marketing research, nuisance, nuisances, cold call, cold calls, cold calling, annoyance, annoyances, irritate, irritates, irritating, frustrate, frustrates, frustrating, frustration, frustrations, question, questions, questioning, survey, surveys, surveying, poll, polls, polling, pollster, pollsters"Pardon me, Vito, but I'm holding the talking stick now."
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interrogate, interrogation, interrogates, interrogating, mob, mobs, mobster, mobsters, mob boss, mob bosses, mafia, mafia boss, mafioso, organised, organized, organised crime, organized crime, crime, criminal, criminals, question, questioning, tortured, violence, violent, kid, kids, invert, inversion, subvert, subversion, subverted, subverting, subverts, inverts, childish, nostalgic, imagery, nostalgic image, innocence, clash, clashing, gangster, gangsters, polite, politely, gun, guns, pistolSpring Summit; The first robin meets the First Cat.
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animal, animals, pet, pets, pet owner, pet owners, cat, cats, feline, felines, cat owner, cat owners, bird, birds, robin, robins, first robin, spring, springtime, signs of spring, sign of spring, season, seasons, seasonal, white house, president, presidents, presidential, socks, bill clinton, clinton, first familiy, first cat, politics, summit, summits, spring summit, united states, us, u.s., united states of america, usa, u.s.a., america, american, question, questions, circle of life, food chain, food cycle, death, black humour, black humor, dark humor, dark humours"Would it be considered racially insensitive for me to ask what would be considered racially insensitive?"
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racially insensitive, racial insensitivity, awkward, awkwardness, socially awkward, social awkwardness, political correctness, politically correct, worry, worries, worrying, worrier, worriers, racism, insensitive, insensitivity, question, questions, awkward question, awkward questions, uncomfortable question, uncomfortable questions"Is the hamburger innovative?"
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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, question, questions, questioning, innovative, innovation, burger, burgers, hamburger, hamburgers, foodie, foodies, gourmand, gourmands, gourmet, gourmets, food trends, trend, trends, trendy, millennial, millennials, modern life"Is the rabbit cute?"
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restaurant, restaurants, dining out, eating out, meal, meals, food, eating, dining, waiter, waiters, server, servers, order, orders, ordering, menu, menus, rabbit, rabbits, meat, cute, incompetent, incompetents, incompetence, dumb, vegetarian, vegetarians, vegetarianism, vegan, vegans, veganism, question, questions, customer, customers, patron, patronsThe Judgment of Paris
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paris, judgment of paris, judgement of paris, greek, greek myth, greek myths, interview, interviews, job interview, job interviews, aphrodite, venus, judgement, judgements, judgment, judgments, judgmental, judgemental, interview question, interview questions, question, questions, questioning, art history, skill, skills, skillset, skillsets, skill set, skill sets, qualification, qualifications, job qualification, job qualifications, trojan, trojan war, rome, foundation of rome"It's clear from the replay that it was a leading question."
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sport, sports, arena, arenas, jumbotron, jumbotrons, video screen, video screens, television, televisions, watching television, tv, tvs, watching tv, t.v., t.v.s, watching t.v., replay, replays, video, videos, scoreboard, scoreboards, court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, jury, juries, juror, jurors, question, questions, questioning, leading question, witness, witnesses, prosecutor, prosecutors, prosecution, defence, defense, clear