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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
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Vegas bookie...

0Clark: I don't have a crush on Lana. 02br
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00Pete: Then why don't you ask some other girl out? 02br
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00Clark: Like who? 02br
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00Pete: Like Chloe? 02br
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00Chloe: Okay, wait! I'm not some crash test dummy you guys can use to try out your dating skills on. You, 02br
00if you like Lana so much, why don't you just ask her out and get it over with. And you, stop acting like a 02br
01u00Vegas bookie picks your dates02u00. And both of you, treat me better.02br
00What does the underlined refer to? Basically she says "stop acting like a matchmaker", right? 0-
  

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0yes, but:02br 00Vegas: many marriages are made there, a whole industry 02br 00stop acting like a01u 00 Vegas bookie 01b 00who02b 00 picks your dates02u 00 0-

— Marius Hancu

  • 0yes, but:02br 00Vegas: many marriages are made there, a whole industry 02br 00stop acting like a01u 00 Vegas bookie 01b 00who02b 00 picks your dates02u 00 0-
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0yes, but:02br
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0 Thanks, Marius Hancu!0500260hrefhttp://www.EnglishForward.com/user/hqrc/profile.htmc
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0I'm actually having trouble with this one. A bookie is someone who takes bets. Gambling is legal in Las Vegas, so "a Vegas bookie" is a clear reference to gambling and odds, but I don't understand the allusion.0-
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