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Previously on Young Sheldon...

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Oh, hey, Brenda.
What brings you out tonight?

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Just needed to get
out of the house.

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I hear that.

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Want some company?

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Sure.

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Then what if we go
someplace else?

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What do you have in mind?

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Herschel does have the kids.

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You okay?

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George?

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Hello?

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Mary, it's Brenda.

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George is in the hospital.

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What's going on?

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Paramedics think it might be
his heart.

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All we did was have a nice time
in a public place. Hmm?

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Now, is there anything
wrong with that?

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Kind of feels like it.

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It does feel like it.

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Why does it feel like it?

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Maybe...

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'cause it was nice to talk
to someone and feel special.

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It was.

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Sundays were not
my favorite day.

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In fact, the only light
at the end of the tunnel was

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the wry musings of Andy Rooney
at the end of 60 Minutes.

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Noise is sound
you don't want to hear.

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And of course, one person's
sound is another person's noise.

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So wry.

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The rest of the day was filled
with football,

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church and the only school
I didn't enjoy attending,

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Sunday school.

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And then his mother put
baby Moses in a basket

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and sent him down the river.

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Why?

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Maybe he was crying all night

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and his mother and father
needed a break.

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And maybe his grandmother was
in town to help out,

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but she went to bed early
because she had jet lag

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after her flight from Dallas.

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She did it
because Pharaoh ordered

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all the male babies
to be killed.

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That's really in the Bible?
Yes.

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And Mom won't let me
read Judy Blume.

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Sheila the Great
changed my life.

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Back to Moses.

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He was found
by Pharaoh's daughter

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and went on to lead
the Israelites out of Egypt,

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because even when you feel lost,
God has a plan for us all.

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What was his plan
for the male babies

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who didn't get rescued?

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It's tough to say.

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There was a decree
to throw them in the river.

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Innocent babies?

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That is not cool.

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That was Pharaoh,
that was not God.

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But according to you,
it's all part of God's plan.

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How do you sleep at night?

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Okay, we're gonna revisit
getting me some help

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with Sunday school.

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I am ready,
willing, and...

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Nope.

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I want someone who can
really connect with the kids.

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But connecting with the kids
is what I do.

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What planet are you on?

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I'm Miss Mary, and I'll be
your Sunday school teacher.

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Oh, no, you won't. I will.

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Slithers, that is a lie.

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And what's another name
for a lie?

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A s-s-sin.

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Boy did that s-s-suck.

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Fine,
what do you have in mind?

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It's time we hire
a youth pastor.

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Fresh blood.
I like the sound of that.

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I already put in
a call to my buddy

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at the Southern Baptist
Convention.

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So, this isn't open
for discussion?

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It's already happening?

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As they say in the rec room
Tuesday nights:

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"Bingo!"

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S-s-sorry.

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♪ Nobody else
is stronger than I am ♪

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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain

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♪ I bet I could be your hero

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♪ I am a mighty little man

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♪ I am a mighty little man.♪

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♪

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Hey, Brenda.

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Oh, hey, Connie.

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Haven't seen you in a while.

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Yeah.

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Sounds like you and George

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had a crazy night, huh?

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What? No, we didn't.

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He has a heart attack,
and you get him to the hospital.

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That wasn't crazy?

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No.

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Well, thank God
you were with him.

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Well, I-I wouldn't say
I was "with him."

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You weren't?

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I was there, and he was there,

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and other people were there.

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Okay.

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You know,

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I'm just glad that
he's doing better.

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Mm. Yeah.

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Well, it's good seeing you.

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You, too.

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You both liked it that day I
taught Sunday school, right?

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Ugh, with the snake?

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I didn't like it, either.

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But I'm critical of most things.

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You aren't doing it again,
are you?

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No. We're hiring
a youth pastor.

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Why?

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To help get young kids
excited about God.

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The same God who lets babies
get thrown in rivers?
What?

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We covered Moses
in Sunday school.

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Oh.

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Well,
that was Old Testament God.

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He gets more fun later.

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Anyway, Pastor Jeff

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is hoping to bring in someone
from the outside to help.

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Oh, and you're jealous 'cause
you think you can do it better.

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No.

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I'm sure whoever we get
will do a wonderful job.

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She's jealous.

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You know it's bad
when I can see it.

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What's up?

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My smoke detector's
beeping again.

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Have you got
one of those little batteries?

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I think so. Come on in.
Thank you.

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See, I'm three beeps away
from breaking out my shotgun.

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I don't even put
batteries in ours anymore.

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Do not tell Sheldon.

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I saw Brenda at
the grocery today.

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Oh, yeah?

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How's she doing?

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I don't know.

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Something going on
with her?

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What do you mean?

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I was just talking about what
happened to y'all at the bar,

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and she kind of got weird.

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Weird how?

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What'd she say?

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Well, it's not so much
what she said.

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Just kind of a vibe I got.

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Well, maybe you made her
uncomfortable. You do have

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that effect on people.

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I didn't do anything.

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I was just being neighborly.

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Found it. Here we go.

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Hey, anything else?

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No.

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Well, see you.

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See you.

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Hello?

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What did you tell Connie?

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What do you mean?
She said

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she saw you
at the grocery store,

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and you were acting weird.

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She caught me off guard.

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She was asking questions
about us hanging out at the bar.

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What did you tell her?
Nothing.

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Well, whatever you said's
got her sniffing around me

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like a hound dog
after a polecat.

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A hound dog after a polecat?

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When I get nervous,
I get extra country.

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Did you get country
in front of her?
No.

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So you played it cool.
No.

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So, we got to get
our stories straight.

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Now, wh-what did you tell her?

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I told her we weren't together.

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I was there, and you were there,

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and other people
were there, too.

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That's good. That's good.

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So, what did you tell her?

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I was a little rude

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and rushed her out of the house.

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Don't you do that all the time?

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Oh, yeah.
Oh, I guess we're okay.

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I drew up a list
of interview questions

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we can ask the pastors.

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But these are all softballs.

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Shouldn't we dig
a little deeper?

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Are you kidding me?

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"Who's your favorite apostle
and why"

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is gonna have them squirming
in their seat.

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Oh, please, there are
11 good answers and one bad one.

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Mary,
if you're not here to help,

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I can do this on my own.

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I am here to help.
I am just saying

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that most people see this job
as a stepping stone

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to bigger and better oppor...

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This is Pastor Andy.

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Hi, there.
Welcome.

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Who is my favorite apostle
and why? That is a toughie.

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Although, I suppose any answer

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other than Judas is safe.

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So, where you from?

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Originally Rhode Island.

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And you're
a Southern Baptist?

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I guess
I'm more of a Northern Baptist,

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but we're all just Baptists,
right?

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I'll show him out.

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So, how do you relate
to young people?

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Bad.

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Which is what kids these days
say when they mean "good."

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It's a Michael Jackson song.

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Here's another Michael
Jackson song: beat it.

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Peg.
Sorry.

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But she's right.
Thank you for coming.

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Can I ask you a question?

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Mm.

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Do you have
any women friends?

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Uh-oh.

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Mary finally wise up
and kick you to the curb?

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I'm being serious.

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I have plenty of women friends.

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Matter of fact,
my best friend's a woman.

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Are you gonna say your wife?

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You know I am.

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She got in the shower

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with me this morning.

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I don't need to hear that.

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How could something
be so clean

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and so dirty at
the same time?

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I'm sorry I asked.

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Are you upset 'cause I said
she was my best friend

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and not you?

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No.

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You're in the top three.

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Stop talking to me.

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Definitely my best
white friend.

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Okay.

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Who is your favorite apostle
and why?

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Ooh.

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I'm-a say Judas.

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What? How?

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Well, for man to be redeemed,

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our Lord had to die.

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If Judas

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hadn't betrayed him,

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mankind
wouldn't have been saved.

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Pretty cool.

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I never thought
about it like that.

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Well, you know, when you come at
things from unexpected angles,

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people pay attention more.

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It's what I hope to do
with the kids.

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Well, you got my attention.

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Hold on. I'm not sure

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that we should be teaching
the kids that Judas was cool.

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Well, I just try to see everyone
the way Jesus would.

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Preach.

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No, no, that's your job.

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Look, I just want to get
the kids excited about church.

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Think of me as the warm-up band

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before you hit the stage.

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I think we just found
our new youth pastor.

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Can we discuss this?

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Of course. When can you start?

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Why are you watching
The Ten Commandments?

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I've just been
thinking about God.
Why?

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I don't understand how a God
that's supposed to be good

266
00:10:07,302 --> 00:10:09,260
lets such bad things happen.

267
00:10:09,304 --> 00:10:10,958
Oh.

268
00:10:11,001 --> 00:10:13,874
Hmm. Can you think about it
while I watch Yo! MTV Raps?

269
00:10:13,917 --> 00:10:15,440
Sure.
Dope.

270
00:10:18,182 --> 00:10:19,793
♪ Bust a move...

271
00:10:19,836 --> 00:10:21,621
Do you believe in God?

272
00:10:21,664 --> 00:10:23,666
Yeah.
But in the Bible,

273
00:10:23,710 --> 00:10:24,928
he does all kinds
of mean stuff.

274
00:10:24,972 --> 00:10:26,756
If he's good,
why would he do that?

275
00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:29,454
Maybe he just wants to
show he's in charge.

276
00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:30,847
Hulk Hogan's nice,

277
00:10:30,891 --> 00:10:33,937
but in the ring, he
will mess you up.

278
00:10:33,981 --> 00:10:36,940
That's either really smart
or really stupid.

279
00:10:36,984 --> 00:10:38,638
That's what I do.

280
00:10:38,681 --> 00:10:41,162
Do you ever wonder
if it's all made-up?

281
00:10:41,205 --> 00:10:42,990
Look, this is Texas.

282
00:10:43,033 --> 00:10:45,819
We like football.
We like God.

283
00:10:45,862 --> 00:10:48,517
And beef. Beef's
up there, too.

284
00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:50,171
But how do you know
there's a God?

285
00:10:50,214 --> 00:10:52,826
See that girl dancing
in them shorts?

286
00:10:52,869 --> 00:10:54,697
♪ Hey, yeah...♪

287
00:10:54,741 --> 00:10:56,220
There's a God.

288
00:10:57,613 --> 00:10:59,528
Excuse me? Pastor Rob.

289
00:11:01,269 --> 00:11:04,098
I'm sorry if I came off
a little strong back there.

290
00:11:04,141 --> 00:11:07,231
Oh. Hey, you're just trying
to do what's best for the kids.

291
00:11:07,275 --> 00:11:08,711
I respect that.

292
00:11:08,755 --> 00:11:10,757
Thank you.
And I just want you to know

293
00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,063
that I am very well-connected
with the parents,

294
00:11:13,107 --> 00:11:15,544
so if I can be
of any help there,

295
00:11:15,587 --> 00:11:16,763
please let me know.

296
00:11:16,806 --> 00:11:18,721
Yeah, you know, actually,

297
00:11:18,765 --> 00:11:20,854
I try not to get too close
to the parents.

298
00:11:20,897 --> 00:11:23,247
I-I just think it's important
for the kids to feel

299
00:11:23,291 --> 00:11:24,553
like I'm on their side.

300
00:11:24,596 --> 00:11:26,163
Okay.

301
00:11:26,207 --> 00:11:27,425
Ooh, maybe we could do a, uh,

302
00:11:27,469 --> 00:11:29,340
"good cop, bad cop"
sort of thing.

303
00:11:29,384 --> 00:11:31,691
Why am I the bad cop?

304
00:11:31,734 --> 00:11:33,388
Oh, I don't have
all the answers.

305
00:11:33,431 --> 00:11:34,781
Maybe you should ask God.

306
00:11:34,824 --> 00:11:36,957
Really looking forward
to working with you.

307
00:11:47,750 --> 00:11:48,838
Got a minute?

308
00:11:48,882 --> 00:11:50,405
I'm kind of busy. I'm inventing

309
00:11:50,448 --> 00:11:52,712
a system of heraldry
for two warring tribes of orcs

310
00:11:52,755 --> 00:11:54,061
in my D&D campaign.

311
00:11:54,104 --> 00:11:56,585
Oh. I was hoping
we could talk about atheism.

312
00:11:56,628 --> 00:11:58,979
Much like an orc, I'm all ears.

313
00:11:59,022 --> 00:12:01,155
What's it like
to not believe in God?

314
00:12:01,198 --> 00:12:02,896
It's great. Big fan.

315
00:12:02,939 --> 00:12:04,419
Are you ever afraid
you're wrong?

316
00:12:04,462 --> 00:12:06,334
About religion? Never.

317
00:12:06,377 --> 00:12:08,728
About other things? Also never.

318
00:12:08,771 --> 00:12:10,730
I don't know.
It seems a little scary

319
00:12:10,773 --> 00:12:11,818
to just stop believing.

320
00:12:11,861 --> 00:12:13,254
Well, is it more comforting

321
00:12:13,297 --> 00:12:14,777
to believe in a God
who could flood the world

322
00:12:14,821 --> 00:12:16,518
and kill everyone
because he had a bad day?

323
00:12:16,561 --> 00:12:18,825
That's a good point.
But doesn't it

324
00:12:18,868 --> 00:12:20,609
upset people
when you say you don't believe?

325
00:12:20,652 --> 00:12:21,741
Oh, yeah.

326
00:12:21,784 --> 00:12:23,133
And that doesn't bother you?

327
00:12:23,177 --> 00:12:25,309
Does it bother you
when you upset people?

328
00:12:25,353 --> 00:12:26,746
I couldn't care less.

329
00:12:26,789 --> 00:12:28,095
Welcome to atheism.

330
00:12:28,138 --> 00:12:30,750
Now, if you were an orc,
would you like this flag?

331
00:12:33,535 --> 00:12:35,798
Hey, Connie. Usual?

332
00:12:35,842 --> 00:12:37,669
Yeah.

333
00:12:38,540 --> 00:12:40,237
♪ Slow down...

334
00:12:41,673 --> 00:12:44,633
I spend a lot of money here,
right?

335
00:12:44,676 --> 00:12:47,288
You sure do.

336
00:12:47,331 --> 00:12:49,116
So if my son-in-law

337
00:12:49,159 --> 00:12:51,858
was in here
doing something stupid,

338
00:12:51,901 --> 00:12:54,991
I should know, right?

339
00:12:55,035 --> 00:12:56,514
I guess.

340
00:12:56,558 --> 00:12:58,952
Before he went to the hospital,

341
00:12:58,995 --> 00:13:02,999
was he in here
doing something stupid?

342
00:13:03,826 --> 00:13:05,828
Just hanging out.

343
00:13:05,872 --> 00:13:07,830
Why?
No reason.

344
00:13:07,874 --> 00:13:10,790
Just watching
too many soap operas, I guess.

345
00:13:12,008 --> 00:13:15,142
Let's just keep this
between us, okay?

346
00:13:16,143 --> 00:13:17,448
Sure thing.

347
00:13:17,492 --> 00:13:19,624
Hello?

348
00:13:19,668 --> 00:13:21,322
Hey, George.
It's Nick from the bar.

349
00:13:21,365 --> 00:13:25,108
Why the hell are you asking
questions about me at the bar?

350
00:13:25,152 --> 00:13:27,328
I don't know
what you're talking about.

351
00:13:27,371 --> 00:13:28,590
Nick told me everything.

352
00:13:28,633 --> 00:13:30,026
Well, clearly, I was lying.

353
00:13:36,903 --> 00:13:37,991
You want to accuse me
of something,

354
00:13:38,034 --> 00:13:40,080
say it to my face.
All right, fine.

355
00:13:40,123 --> 00:13:41,472
You have a fight with your wife,

356
00:13:41,516 --> 00:13:42,734
you end up in a bar
with Brenda Sparks,

357
00:13:42,778 --> 00:13:45,215
and now you're both acting weird
about it.

358
00:13:45,259 --> 00:13:46,782
There's no story.

359
00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:49,437
We're two people who went
to the same bar. That's it.

360
00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:51,569
That better be it.

361
00:13:51,613 --> 00:13:53,354
Connie, I get it.
You're protecting

362
00:13:53,397 --> 00:13:54,398
your daughter, but hear me

363
00:13:54,442 --> 00:13:57,401
when I say nothing happened.

364
00:13:58,925 --> 00:14:00,535
Okay.

365
00:14:00,578 --> 00:14:03,755
And I don't appreciate you
snooping around behind my back.

366
00:14:03,799 --> 00:14:05,105
You're absolutely right.

367
00:14:05,148 --> 00:14:07,542
I was wrong to do that.
I'm very sorry.

368
00:14:07,585 --> 00:14:11,285
Little ticked at Nick
for blabbing about it, but...

369
00:14:12,460 --> 00:14:14,418
I'm-I'm sorry.

370
00:14:14,462 --> 00:14:15,942
Thank you.

371
00:14:15,985 --> 00:14:17,900
We good?

372
00:14:17,944 --> 00:14:19,902
We're good.

373
00:14:25,690 --> 00:14:28,432
"We're good" my ass.

374
00:14:31,609 --> 00:14:33,481
All right, you two,
get ready for bed.

375
00:14:33,524 --> 00:14:35,396
Church in the morning.
I'm not going.

376
00:14:35,439 --> 00:14:36,571
What do you mean,
you're not going?

377
00:14:36,614 --> 00:14:38,399
I don't think
I believe in God anymore.

378
00:14:38,442 --> 00:14:40,009
What did you do to her?

379
00:14:40,053 --> 00:14:42,664
Hey, she came to me. I mean,
I took the ball and ran with it.

380
00:14:42,707 --> 00:14:44,840
Look at you with
a sports analogy.

381
00:14:44,884 --> 00:14:47,016
We're both evolving.
Ooh, evolution.

382
00:14:47,060 --> 00:14:48,757
Another thing
I'll teach you about.

383
00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,628
I don't care what you believe.

384
00:14:50,672 --> 00:14:52,413
You are going
to church tomorrow.

385
00:14:52,456 --> 00:14:53,414
I don't want to.

386
00:14:53,457 --> 00:14:54,415
It might be fun.

387
00:14:54,458 --> 00:14:56,025
The new youth pastor's starting.

388
00:14:56,069 --> 00:14:58,245
So?
We can attack
his belief system together.

389
00:14:58,288 --> 00:15:00,334
Like the Wonder Twins
of atheism.

390
00:15:00,377 --> 00:15:02,075
See? Your brother's excited.

391
00:15:02,118 --> 00:15:04,555
You just want the new guy
to have a bad day.

392
00:15:05,295 --> 00:15:07,602
I can want two things.

393
00:15:09,996 --> 00:15:11,519
Well, hey, y'all.

394
00:15:11,562 --> 00:15:13,390
I'm Pastor Rob.

395
00:15:13,434 --> 00:15:16,741
I'm, uh, guessing
everyone knows what this is.

396
00:15:16,785 --> 00:15:18,918
The Bible.
That's right. That's right.

397
00:15:18,961 --> 00:15:20,397
What else is it?

398
00:15:20,441 --> 00:15:21,572
The word of God.

399
00:15:21,616 --> 00:15:23,444
Excellent. Excellent.

400
00:15:24,184 --> 00:15:26,142
You know what else it is?

401
00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:32,888
It's just a book.

402
00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:34,411
I like him.

403
00:15:34,455 --> 00:15:36,936
It's a good book.
Got lot of great stories.

404
00:15:36,979 --> 00:15:38,763
Instructions
on how to live life.

405
00:15:38,807 --> 00:15:40,156
But...

406
00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:44,813
God is more than just a book.

407
00:15:44,856 --> 00:15:47,337
God is real.

408
00:15:47,381 --> 00:15:49,426
God is everywhere.

409
00:15:49,470 --> 00:15:53,953
And God loves you.

410
00:15:54,692 --> 00:15:56,346
He's losing me.

411
00:15:58,783 --> 00:16:00,742
It ain't pretty,
but it's private.

412
00:16:00,785 --> 00:16:02,265
So,

413
00:16:02,309 --> 00:16:03,266
what's up?

414
00:16:03,310 --> 00:16:05,138
Now, don't freak out,

415
00:16:05,181 --> 00:16:07,792
but Connie was at the bar
asking questions.

416
00:16:07,836 --> 00:16:08,793
What the hell?

417
00:16:08,837 --> 00:16:10,099
It's fine. I handled it.

418
00:16:10,143 --> 00:16:11,535
We're all good.

419
00:16:11,579 --> 00:16:12,623
Well, I hope so.

420
00:16:12,667 --> 00:16:14,016
We are.

421
00:16:14,060 --> 00:16:15,800
But I think we
probably shouldn't go to the bar

422
00:16:15,844 --> 00:16:17,193
at the same time for a while.

423
00:16:17,237 --> 00:16:19,239
Okay. You stay home. I'll go.

424
00:16:19,282 --> 00:16:21,415
Why me? That's where I hang out.

425
00:16:21,458 --> 00:16:22,503
I'm single.

426
00:16:22,546 --> 00:16:24,722
Who am I gonna meet
sitting at home?

427
00:16:24,766 --> 00:16:27,334
I don't know. Mailman? Plumber?

428
00:16:28,291 --> 00:16:30,119
I've seen a movie
where the pizza delivery boy

429
00:16:30,163 --> 00:16:32,817
does pretty well for himself.

430
00:16:34,428 --> 00:16:37,474
Yeah, I bounced around
from job to job after college.

431
00:16:37,518 --> 00:16:39,520
Never really had a plan
for what was next

432
00:16:39,563 --> 00:16:44,003
until one day, I felt the Lord
call me to his service.

433
00:16:44,786 --> 00:16:46,092
Yes, Missy Cooper.

434
00:16:46,135 --> 00:16:48,137
Right?
How'd you know?

435
00:16:48,181 --> 00:16:50,487
Let's see, Mary's your mother,
Sheldon's your brother,

436
00:16:50,531 --> 00:16:53,186
and I hear
you are one heck of a pitcher.

437
00:16:54,100 --> 00:16:57,364
I do my homework, y'all.
Homework. He's winning me back.

438
00:16:57,407 --> 00:16:59,061
So, what's on your mind, Missy?

439
00:16:59,105 --> 00:17:01,107
Is it okay that I'm wondering
if God is real?

440
00:17:01,150 --> 00:17:02,369
I can take this one.

441
00:17:02,412 --> 00:17:03,326
Yes.

442
00:17:03,370 --> 00:17:06,721
He is absolutely right.

443
00:17:06,764 --> 00:17:08,549
He is?
I usually am.

444
00:17:08,592 --> 00:17:11,769
Can't just believe something
because people say it's true.

445
00:17:11,813 --> 00:17:13,336
You have to question it.

446
00:17:13,380 --> 00:17:16,600
It's kind of like the, uh,
the scientific method,

447
00:17:16,644 --> 00:17:17,732
right, Sheldon?

448
00:17:17,775 --> 00:17:19,038
Did my homework on you, too.

449
00:17:19,081 --> 00:17:21,301
But what if I decide
he's not real?

450
00:17:21,344 --> 00:17:24,391
Look, I'm not asking you
to believe what I believe.

451
00:17:24,434 --> 00:17:27,698
I'm just asking you to think
about what you believe.

452
00:17:27,742 --> 00:17:30,919
Sounds like you're
already doing that.

453
00:17:32,007 --> 00:17:34,531
Yep.
What do you know about me?

454
00:17:34,575 --> 00:17:36,533
Hmm. Billy Sparks.

455
00:17:36,577 --> 00:17:37,969
Sixth grade.

456
00:17:38,013 --> 00:17:40,755
Also plays baseball,
but maybe not as good as her.

457
00:17:40,798 --> 00:17:42,539
Whoa.

458
00:17:42,583 --> 00:17:44,237
And then Pastor Rob
said it doesn't matter

459
00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:46,587
if I believe in God
'cause God believes in me.

460
00:17:46,630 --> 00:17:48,328
I said the same thing.

461
00:17:48,371 --> 00:17:49,590
Not like he did.

462
00:17:49,633 --> 00:17:51,113
Well, I told him

463
00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:52,767
religion isn't objective
and there's no proof for it.

464
00:17:52,810 --> 00:17:54,899
Oh, I bet he didn't like that.

465
00:17:54,943 --> 00:17:55,987
He loved it.

466
00:17:56,031 --> 00:17:57,554
He quoted Kierkegaard
and said

467
00:17:57,598 --> 00:17:59,774
if you could prove it,
there'd be no room for faith.

468
00:18:00,731 --> 00:18:03,343
Oh. Well, good for him.

469
00:18:03,386 --> 00:18:05,258
He also likes homework.
Mm-hmm.

470
00:18:05,301 --> 00:18:06,955
He even threw the Bible
on the floor.

471
00:18:06,998 --> 00:18:08,087
He what?
You heard me.

472
00:18:13,527 --> 00:18:15,006
When you were married,
would you have said

473
00:18:15,050 --> 00:18:16,834
that Herschel
was your best friend?

474
00:18:16,878 --> 00:18:19,837
What married person
would say that?

475
00:18:19,881 --> 00:18:21,143
My buddy Wayne.

476
00:18:21,187 --> 00:18:23,102
Does this buddy of yours
have kids?

477
00:18:23,145 --> 00:18:25,104
No.
Then what the hell
does he know?

478
00:18:25,147 --> 00:18:27,410
He's a very happy guy.

479
00:18:27,454 --> 00:18:29,151
It's exhausting.

480
00:18:29,195 --> 00:18:31,588
Ooh, I should get going.

481
00:18:31,632 --> 00:18:32,850
Okay.

482
00:18:33,895 --> 00:18:35,114
You want to take a chicken
for the smoker?

483
00:18:35,157 --> 00:18:37,116
Do I look like a vegetarian?

484
00:18:37,159 --> 00:18:38,856
Mom?

485
00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:41,250
You out here?
Um, I'll-I'll be there

486
00:18:41,294 --> 00:18:44,645
in a sec, honey. I'm-I'm
just feeding the chickens.

487
00:18:44,688 --> 00:18:47,909
You need some help?
No. I'm almost done.

488
00:18:47,952 --> 00:18:48,953
Okay.

489
00:18:55,612 --> 00:18:57,614
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