"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"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."
"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"Does the No. 1 stop here and does that go to Penn Station and can I get a train there to Philadelphia and then how do I get to Walnut Street?"
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bus, buses, subway, subways, tube, train, trains, tubes, mass transit, mass transits, transport, transporting, transports, direction, directions, confusing, annoy, annoying, talk, talking, advice, advise, adviser, confuse, confused, help, helped, annoyed, annoys, questioning, questions, questioned, public transport, public transports, chat, chatting, local, locals, pester, pestering, botherSpring 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"Don't we have lighting more intimidating than that energy saver?"
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light, lights, lighting, bulb, bulbs, light-bulb, light-bulbs, light bulbs, light-bulbs, police, police men, police officers, detective, detectives, question, questioning, questions, interrogate, interrogation, interrogates, energy-saver, energy saving, fear, fears, intimidate, intimidating, intimidates, saving energy, energy, electricity, environmentalism, environment, question, suspect, suspects, criminal, criminalsGood stripper cop / Bad stripper cop
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cop, cops, interrogation, interrogations, interrogate, interrogates, interrogating, strip, strips, stripping, good cop, bad cop, routine, routines, exotic dancer, exotic dancers, policeman, policemen, police man, police men, question, questions, questioning, suspect, suspects, cliche, cliches, cliched, dancer, dancers, exotic dancer, exotic dancers"And you're telling me this because?"
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marriage, marriage proposals, proposal, proposals, on one knee, proposed, propose, relationship, relationships, engage, engaged, engagement, engagement ring, dating, dating life, relationship status, questions, questioning, oblivious, relationship troubles, relationship issues, commitment, commitment issues, fear of commitment"Witness will confine herself to answering counsel's questions, and refrain from giving opinions as to constitutionality and the like."
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court, courts, courtroom, courtrooms, trial, trials, legal system, justice system, law, legal, judge, judges, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellors, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, solicitor, solicitors, barrister, barristers, legal counsel, constitution, constitutions, united states, us, u.s., united states of america, usa, u.s.a., america, american, lady liberty, statue of liberty, liberty, justice, new york, new york city, ny, nyc, witness, witnesses, witness stand, refrain, opinion, opinions, constitutionality, question, questions, questioning, answer, answers, confine, politics, government, governments