The PTA Disbands

Season 6 / Episode 21

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( bell ringing)

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D-OHH!

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( screams)

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THIS BUS HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS.

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WELL, AT LEAST IT'S SAFER THAN THE OLD BUS.

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UH-OH. TIME TO MOVE.

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THE HOLE'S GETTING BIGGER.

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( crash)

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THE CHILDREN ARE PLAYING IN THE HOLE AGAIN.

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SHOULDN'T YOU GET THAT FIXED?

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EDNA, YOU KNOW THEY JUST CUT THE SCHOOL'S BUDGET.

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IF I HAD THE MONEY, I'D FIX THE EXHAUST LEAK IN THE BACK.

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I THINK IT'S CAUSING OUR LOW TEST SCORES.

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( coughing)

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THE BATTLEFIELD IS A HALF MILE AHEAD.

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BEGIN BRAKING PROCEDURE!

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THIS CIVIL WAR CANNON HAS BEEN FULLY RESTORED

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AND IS IN READY-TO-FIRE CONDITION

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BUT IT'S GOOD WE'RE NOT FIRING IT.

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BECAUSE IT HAPPENS TO BE AIMED

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AT THE MAIN SUPPORT LEG OF THAT LOOKOUT TOWER.

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PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE

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THAT CANNONS ARE VERY SENSITIVE

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AND THE SLIGHTEST JOLT COULD SET THEM OFF.

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( tires screeching)

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OF COURSE, FOR SAFETY REASONS

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WE DON'T KEEP THE CANNON LOADED.

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IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE.

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OTTO, WHY DON'T YOU

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GET SOME MORE GAS?

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HERE'S THE CREDIT CARD.

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OOH.

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AND A MINT FOR AFTERWARDS.

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FIVE DOLLARS A CHILD?!

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LAST YEAR IT WAS FREE.

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HMPH. NEW OWNERSHIP.

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BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY.

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IN FACT, NO SCHOOL

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COULD AFFORD THE...

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HERE'S THE ADMISSION

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PLUS SOMETHING FOR YOU.

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SEE THAT THEY GET A LITTLE EXTRA EDUCATION.

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YES, SIR, PRINCIPAL VALIANT.

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HE THINKS HE'S SO HOT EVER SINCE HE SWEPT THE PRINCI AWARDS.

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THOSE THINGS ARE RIGGED.

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Narrator: ON MAY 21, 1864

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THE MEN OF THE NINTH BEARDED INFANTRY

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WERE SUNNING AND FLUFFING THEIR BEARDS IN THE SUN.

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SUDDENLY, ENEMY TROOPS CRESTED THAT HILL OVER THERE.

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FORT SPRINGFIELD, WE SURRENDER UNCONDITIONALLY!

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WE'RE SICK!

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WE NEED LEECHES

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AND HACKSAWS TO SAW OFF OUR GANGRENOUS LIMBS!

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BUT THE SPRINGFIELD BRIGADE

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WAS TOO BRAVE TO ACCEPT THE SURRENDER.

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THOSE WHITE FLAGS ARE NO MATCH FOR OUR MUSKETS!

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CHARGE!

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AND THE SPRINGFIELDERS HEROICALLY SLAUGHTERED

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THEIR ENEMIES AS THEY PRAYED FOR MERCY.

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( cheering)

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Bart: IT'S HARD TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

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I CAN ONLY MAKE OUT THE FAT SOLDIERS.

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ALL RIGHT. SWITCH.

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HEY, THEY'RE TRYING TO LEARN FOR FREE!

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GET THEM!

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USE YOUR PHONY GUNS AS CLUBS!

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RUN, CHILDREN!

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( children screaming)

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START THE BUS, OTTO!

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START THE BUS!

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( coughing): DAMN.

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I SHOULDN'T HAVE EATEN THE MINT FIRST.

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OKAY. HOP ON.

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WAIT! WAIT!

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SLOW DOWN!

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BECAUSE OF YOUR PENNY-PINCHING

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WE'RE COMING BACK FROM A FIELD TRIP

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WITH THE FEWEST CHILDREN YET.

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GOD BLESS THE MAN WHO INVENTED PERMISSION SLIPS.

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UH, I THINK I GOT YOUR LUNCH.

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OH, YEAH.

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I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS FOR ME.

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THE TEACHERS ARE FED UP.

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YOU HAVE TO PUT MONEY BACK INTO THE SCHOOL.

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YOU'VE CUT BACK ON EVERYTHING--

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SALARIES, SUPPLIES, THE FOOD.

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I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY, I CAN TASTE THE NEWSPAPER.

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POSH. SHREDDED NEWSPAPERS

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ADD MUCH-NEEDED ROUGHAGE AND ESSENTIAL INKS.

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BESIDES, YOU DIDN'T NOTICE THE OLD GYM MATS.

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THERE'S VERY LITTLE MEAT IN THESE GYM MATS.

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OUR DEMANDS ARE VERY REASONABLE.

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BY IGNORING THEM

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YOU'RE SELLING OUT THESE CHILDREN'S FUTURES.

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WE BOTH KNOW THESE CHILDREN HAVE NO FUTURE.

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( nervous laughter): PROVE ME WRONG, KIDS.

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PROVE ME WRONG.

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I'VE NEVER SEEN THEM FIGHT LIKE THAT.

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I'M WORRIED THAT THIS POSTURING AND SABER RATTLING

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COULD LEAD TO A TEACHERS' STRIKE.

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STRIKE, EH?

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( cracking)

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OW!

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MY BONES ARE SO BRITTLE.

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BUT I ALWAYS DRINK PLENTY OF...

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"MALK"?

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HOW DO YOU EXPECT US TO TEACH WITH THESE SUPPLIES?

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THIS POINTER'S SO OLD, IT'S WORN DOWN TO A NUB.

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IT STILL POINTS.

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STOP THAT!

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AND LOOK AT THIS.

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THE ONLY BOOKS WE HAVE ARE ONES BANNED BY OTHER SCHOOLS.

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WELL, THE KIDS HAVE TO LEARN

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ABOUT TEK WAR SOONER OR LATER.

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GO AWAY. THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME.

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I SAW YOU TWO FIGHTING.

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I'M WORRIED THERE COULD BE A STRIKE

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AND THE SCHOOL WOULD SHUT DOWN.

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I'M SURE YOU'D REALLY HATE THAT.

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THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE A STRIKE, BART.

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YEAH.. SKINNER SAYS YOU WOULDN'T HAVE

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THE WON TONS TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.

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SKINNER SAID THAT?

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I HAD TO CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE.

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BUT BASICALLY, KRABAPPEL SAID

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YOU'D GIVE THE TEACHERS EVERYTHING THEY WANT.

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SHE DID?

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YEAH. SHE SAID

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YOU'D FOLD FASTER THAN SUPERMAN ON LAUNDRY DAY.

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WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

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I ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU WERE SNEAKY AND MANIPULATIVE

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BUT NOW I SEE

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YOU'RE REALLY A VERY SENSITIVE LITTLE BOY.

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THANK YOU, SIR.

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AW.

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SEYMOUR, YOU'RE BEING TOTALLY UNFAIR,

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AND THE TEACHERS WON'T STAND FOR IT.

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TEACHERS, YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO STRIKE!

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YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO TAKE US ALL ON!

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( imitating chicken)

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THAT'S IT!

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STEE-RIKE!

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( sounds of struggle)

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Skinner: Attention.

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This is an emergency broadcast.

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All is well in the school.

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My authority as principal is total...

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Hey, give me that!

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Mrs. Krabappel: Attention, teachers. We're on strike. Ha!

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( children murmuring)

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WE'RE ON STRIKE?

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MISS HOOVER, ARE YOU ON..?

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( tires screeching)

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GO HOME, CHILDREN!

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HELLO?

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MRS. POMMELHORST?

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I'D LIKE TO GET DOWN NOW.

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( playing "Pomp and Circumstance")

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HEY, NOW THAT LARGO'S GONE

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WE CAN PLAY THE FORBIDDEN MUSIC.

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( playing "Pop Goes the Weasel")

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I HEARD THAT!

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( cheering)

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BART, LISA-- WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HOME SO EARLY?

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GREAT NEWS, MOM!

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HORRIBLE NEWS, MOM!

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THE SCHOOL'S ON STRIKE!

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MAYBE FOREVER!

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OH! OVERLOAD! PLEASURE OVERLOAD!

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LUCKILY, I'VE PREPARED FOR THIS

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SO I'M NOT TOO WORRIED.

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( bell rings on tape)

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Sit up straight. Eyes forward.

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No talking.

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Is that gum? Is that gum?

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Is that gum?

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OH, YEAH. PHEW!

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BART, LEAVE THAT CROWBAR.