WEBVTT - 'Bout To Turn Your Lights Off

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<v Speaker 1>Coming up at the top of the hour, about four

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<v Speaker 1>minutes after. To be exact, it's today's strawberry letter. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I have one for you today the subject She gave

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<v Speaker 1>him exactly what he wanted Right now, nephew in the building,

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<v Speaker 1>he's right here with today's praying phone call. What you

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<v Speaker 1>got for us? About to tell your lights off? Huh?

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<v Speaker 1>What about to turn your lights? Act like nobody on

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<v Speaker 1>you ain't never got their lives back off? Focus, not

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<v Speaker 1>during the pandemic. Didn't didn't timmy out of have my

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<v Speaker 1>lights turned off many times and off for maximum two hours.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just I'm just waiting on an electric truck to

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<v Speaker 1>get off the street, get back home. I just need

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<v Speaker 1>electric man get his ass off my block. As soon

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<v Speaker 1>as he get off the block, I'm going back. He's

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<v Speaker 1>going back to my house and cut it on. How

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<v Speaker 1>long it take a certain lives back on? Gonna take nothing, though,

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<v Speaker 1>bowl cutters, pair of ply needing those plies want to slip.

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<v Speaker 1>I know how to get it back on though. I

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<v Speaker 1>can get your gas back on. I had I had

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<v Speaker 1>a reconnection service in the hood. How much stuff help

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<v Speaker 1>you turn back on? I can turn your gas on.

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<v Speaker 1>I could turn your water on, and I can turn

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<v Speaker 1>on your electricity. That's able. Yeah, you know it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>no cable back then, so what put nothing to cut on?

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<v Speaker 1>But if you the electricity here, you ain't gonna wear about.

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<v Speaker 1>You ain't got nothing on. They cut your damn juice off,

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<v Speaker 1>So you need to needing those pliers wire cutters, and

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<v Speaker 1>you could and you can cut your electricity back on.

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<v Speaker 1>They used to cut your gas off in front of

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<v Speaker 1>your house with this little too. They take this lid off,

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<v Speaker 1>say gas, stick that too down there and turn it

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<v Speaker 1>and shut it off. I took a piece of clay,

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<v Speaker 1>took the lid off, molded the nut on top of it,

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<v Speaker 1>because we're like a hecks nut, took it to my

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<v Speaker 1>boy had a well this shop had him make the

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<v Speaker 1>tool the shape of the yeah, the shape of the

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<v Speaker 1>clay into it. Yeah. So now so I had a

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<v Speaker 1>business card making uh reconnection service and call my house

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<v Speaker 1>and I come around there for fifteen dollars and whatever

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<v Speaker 1>they have took the years off. Yeah, fifteen dollars. I

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<v Speaker 1>cut you gas all, I cut your electricity, cut all

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<v Speaker 1>that on. Everybody down. Yeah, here go to bray a

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<v Speaker 1>colorful fast. I was wonderful, man, I wonderful. Let's go

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<v Speaker 1>get Hello. Hello, I'm trying to find Gerard. Please get er.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you doing? This is Mason man. I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 1>the guy that turns the lights on and off if

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<v Speaker 1>you haven't paid your bill, and I'm over here at

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<v Speaker 1>your house. I actually give ready to turn the lights off,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm trying to. Uh, it's a courtesy car. We're

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to give. If people can pay their bill before

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<v Speaker 1>we turn them off, then we collect and we keep moving.

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<v Speaker 1>You said, who are you? Who are you a getting

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting ready to turn the lights off because the

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<v Speaker 1>bill hasn't been paid. I'm getting ready to turn the

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<v Speaker 1>power off. Are are you here at the house? No,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm at work. Okay, Well, listen, is there anyone at

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<v Speaker 1>the house that can make a payment. The payment right

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<v Speaker 1>now that I have is one dollars and thirty six cents?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that right? For? What? For the electric bill? Yes? Sir, No, sir, no,

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<v Speaker 1>sir no, no, there's nobody at the house, and I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think I owe that much. Well, that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>have right now, two one dollars and thirty six cents.

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<v Speaker 1>My wife she already paid that okay, well they don't

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<v Speaker 1>have a record of that. I'm in your driveway right now.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting ready to turn this thing off until the

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<v Speaker 1>payment has been made. Nobody right now? Okay, Well, if

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<v Speaker 1>no one is here, then I have to follow through

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<v Speaker 1>and continue and and go ahead and and and and

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<v Speaker 1>turn the power off until everything is rectified. Oh you're

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<v Speaker 1>my driveway, I mean you drive Is there anyone here

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<v Speaker 1>or how far are you from here? I may work.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't get off right now, but you gotta get

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<v Speaker 1>out my driveway. No, no, sir, I'm not gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>able to leave your driveway until I actually turned the

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<v Speaker 1>power off. Can't turn my power off. I got food

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<v Speaker 1>in the frigerator to my kids. Got fish, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>come home? Man? Well, what do you mean you got fished?

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<v Speaker 1>What does that mean? I can be there in thirty minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>Give you the cash right now? What what what do

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<v Speaker 1>you mean when you say you got fish? This this tank? Oh?

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<v Speaker 1>Fish tank? You have a fish tank? Okay, well, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I understand that, but I'll be there in thirty minute.

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<v Speaker 1>You stay right there, don't touch nothing. Okay, So I can't.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't be here thirty minutes. I can't wait that

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<v Speaker 1>long thirty minutes. I'll be there with cash and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>pay you with a two hundred we we don't we

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<v Speaker 1>don't accept cash, sir. We're gonna need the money or

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have time to go to I'll be there

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<v Speaker 1>with the cash thirty minute. I can't take cat Are

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<v Speaker 1>you listening to me, sir? Are you listen to me?

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<v Speaker 1>I'm listening to you. I can't take cash. I need

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<v Speaker 1>a money or I'll beat that thirty minutes. Okay, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I have to cut I have to turn your power

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<v Speaker 1>off if you're not here. I give everybody ten minutes,

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes where they can pay it or we can

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<v Speaker 1>actually turn it off. Now, you tell me what you

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<v Speaker 1>want me to do. I call my wife real quick, ir,

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<v Speaker 1>real quick, So I don't have time to call you.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. I don't have time for that. First of all, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get me upset. I'll might the mess up bills, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>first of all, okay, okay. If she doesn't mess up bills,

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<v Speaker 1>then what the hell is going on? I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna call her real quickly, straight okay, Okay, Well, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have a real quick time. What we have

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<v Speaker 1>to do right now is I have to do this.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to be to turn your power off. You

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<v Speaker 1>get it turned off now listen. I can come back

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<v Speaker 1>and turn this thing right back on next week. It

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<v Speaker 1>will be a hundred dollar him reconnecting me. First of all,

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<v Speaker 1>you need to get out of my yard. First of all.

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<v Speaker 1>So call y'all. I'm here because I'm supposed to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm here because you haven't paid. I'm gonna call my

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<v Speaker 1>wife and look at this thing right now. I'm here

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<v Speaker 1>because you haven't paid your bill. I'll pay you my bit.

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<v Speaker 1>My wife and paid is my bill? Well, how don't

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<v Speaker 1>even know she paid it? Because you don't know what?

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<v Speaker 1>Damn you don't know anything. What hold up, sir? Trust

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<v Speaker 1>me for white paid the bill. It's my stick in

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<v Speaker 1>your system. Get out of my yard. Now? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>in Avenue? Yeah, that's correct, but I'm in I'm in

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<v Speaker 1>there that I'm in the right place, sir. And you

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<v Speaker 1>haven't played your bill, and I've been ordered to turn

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<v Speaker 1>it off. I'll tell you what, tell you what tell

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<v Speaker 1>me I'm gonna do. I'm gonna be there at thirty minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't gonna I'm not gonna be in thirty minutes. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about you are you listening. I'm turning this

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<v Speaker 1>off in the next five minutes, and not test my

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<v Speaker 1>wife paid the bill. Leave my lesson. My wife hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>paid the bill. Now, maybe your wife is out lally

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<v Speaker 1>gagging doing something else. Who whoo whoa who hoo ho.

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<v Speaker 1>First of all, you keep keep out of this all right, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want to brought it in. I doesn't want

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<v Speaker 1>to keep telling me what she has done, what she haspens.

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<v Speaker 1>Then lesson, listen, keep my hey, that's why I draw

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<v Speaker 1>the line. I'll be there in thirty minutes. Me and

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<v Speaker 1>you could try. I'm gonna continue to go back and

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<v Speaker 1>forth with you, so I don't have thirty minutes. I

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<v Speaker 1>got ten minutes. You're just at me. I gotta I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna leave right now. I'm I'm gonna getting call right now. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be that thirty minutes, So I don't have thirty minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm turning it off. You can call downtown and get

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<v Speaker 1>headquarters and turn it back on, and we'll come back

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<v Speaker 1>out here. And it's a reconnecting for a hundred fifty

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<v Speaker 1>dollars so I come up with three hundred Hell, your

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<v Speaker 1>bill is two hundred something dollars and that's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>a hundred and fifty dollar reconnecting? No hell, no that Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get had in ten minutes. Just okay, Well, sir,

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<v Speaker 1>and I've told you before. You have five minutes to

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<v Speaker 1>get here. No, listen, listen, listen. Let me call my

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<v Speaker 1>neighbor real click, oh hold, let me call and hold up,

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<v Speaker 1>let me call. I don't have time for you to

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<v Speaker 1>click over and call other people? Sir. Is there somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that can give me a money order right now? Yeah? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>right now. I get your money order in five minutes. Okay, Now,

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<v Speaker 1>who's gonna do that? I don't know. I called my wife.

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<v Speaker 1>I told you. Your wife is the reason why you're

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<v Speaker 1>in this situation. I'm gonna report you to your suit.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you gonna whatever? Mean what? I'm out doing my

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<v Speaker 1>job should report your wife for not doing what she's

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<v Speaker 1>supposed Let's let's care what you say. If do you

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<v Speaker 1>want your lights on off when you get here? Your

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<v Speaker 1>lights are getting turned off in the next two minutes

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<v Speaker 1>because your wife didn't pay the damn bill. I tell you,

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me, I tell you listen. Keat my wife's name.

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<v Speaker 1>How's your mouth? I'll tell you what. You know what

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<v Speaker 1>my supervisor would tell you. I don't know what. Tell me.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell you that you have been talking to nephew Tommy

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<v Speaker 1>for the CEA Lobby more this show. You just got bright.

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<v Speaker 1>I was on my way. Your co worker got Joseph.

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<v Speaker 1>He got you. I'm gonna get into no more of

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<v Speaker 1>that man you had me. Hey, I got one more

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<v Speaker 1>thing to ask you. Man, what is the baddest radio

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<v Speaker 1>show in the land? Come on, man, Harvey Mortor Show.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, thank you. Nephew coming up next, Strawberry letters subject.

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<v Speaker 1>She gave him exactly what he wanted. We'll get into

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<v Speaker 1>it right after this. You're listening to the Steve Harvey

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