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Charlene: Well, then,
can you tell me...
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But I thought
they were going to make a decision.
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I see. Well,
maybe if I call back in a few...
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Will you call me,
then? All right.
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Thank you
very much.
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What was that
all about?
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I don't know.
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Did Rudy or Marcel
call about the pink valences?
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No, not yet.
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Actually, that was
my cosmetics company.
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Charlene, for the life of me,
I cannot understand
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why you like selling
that stuff on the side.
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I mean, it's not like you make
all that much extra money,
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and having those
little make-over demonstration parties
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in other peoples' homes
is beyond me.
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Well, Julia, that's you.
This is me.
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I happen to enjoy it.
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Just this morning
I met a woman at Carl's Jr.
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with a pore problem.
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Tonight I'm going
over to her house and close them off.
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Something wrong?
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Oh, it's nothing.
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I just heard today's date
on the car radio.
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I thought my birthday
was next week.
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Now I find out it's Friday.
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Boy, I knew this was
gonna happen.
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You're depressed
about the big 3-0, aren't you?
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No, Julia,
I'm not depressed about the big 3-0.
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I'm depressed
about the big 2-9.
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Suzanne, I don't
want to seem unkind,
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but I am your sister,
remember?
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I know when you were born
and you're going to be 30.
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I most certainly
am not.
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If you don't believe me,
ask Mother.
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Why would I ask Mother?
She lies about her age, too.
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Well, that's
pretty strong talk
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from someone
who throws herself
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an alleged 40th
birthday party every year.
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I'll get it.
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Sugarbaker's.
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Yes, this is she.
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Oh, you're kidding?
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Oh, that's wonderful!
Oh, I'm so excited.
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I'll tell her right away.
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Okay. Thank you very much.
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Guess what.
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I don't know.
Oh, come on, just guess!
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Oh, Charlene, please.
You always do this.
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I can't guess. There are
too many possibilities.
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Life, death, birth,
infinity. Just tell me.
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Oh, all right.
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Kemper Cosmetics
has been looking for someone
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to sponsor them
in the Miss Pre-teen Atlanta contest,
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And they just
found her.
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I should have guessed.
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I would have
gotten that one.
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Oh, Mary, chill.
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It's Claudia.
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My Claudia?
Yes!
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Oh, I was going to ask
your permission,
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but I thought,
"No, let it be a surprise."
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So I went ahead
and I submitted her picture and bio,
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and they want
to sponsor her. Isn't that fantastic?
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Oh, what's the matter?
You aren't excited.
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Well, I...
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I appreciate
the gesture, Charlene, but...
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I don't believe
in beauty contests.
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What do you mean
you don't believe in them?
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They exist.
They're on TV!
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I mean...
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I don't like them.
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I feel like they--they...
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They exploit people,
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and they promote
the wrong kind of values.
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And it's just
not something I'd want my daughter involved with.
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But I really appreciate
you thinking about her.
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Well, I for one,
am sick and tired
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of everyone
always talking about
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how beauty pageants
exploit women.
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I love every one
of my crowns.
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And being
Miss Georgia World
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was the finest moment
of my life.
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Nobody had to force me
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to walk
down the runway in that swimsuit.
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I did it
with my head held high.
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You had to. The stays
in that bra were so big,
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If you looked down,
you would have gouged yourself to death.
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Mary Jo, I just
can't believe you feel this way.
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Well, I'm sorry,
but I agree with her.
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I especially loathe
those pageants
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where the women
come out in their bathing suits
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and they plaster
those ratings across the front of them.
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That is so degrading.
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Isn't that
the worst?
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It's like some sort
of breast-athon at the Olympics.
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They'll have this
gorgeous creature come out
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with these humongous...
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and, right, superimposed
across the front of her body
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will be a giant score,
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like 9.6.
That's out of ten.
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Then they'll bring out
this anemic little, bird-like creature
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who probably
plays the oboe,
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and she'll be there
in her native costume,
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you know,
with a big grin on her face.
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Underneath the grin
it will say 4.6.
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I mean, it is
just so painful,
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I want to run to my phone
and call her up and say,
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"Honey, wipe that smile
off your face and take a look at that monitor,
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"because they are making
a complete fool out of you."
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I don't think
there's anything wrong with rating them.
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Anyway, look at
all the good things pageants do.
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They provide
opportunities and scholarships...
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But look at the degradation
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that the women
have to go through to get them.
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I--I say it's a lot easier
just to do your homework.
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That's right!
And if pageants are so all-fired wonderful,
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why don't they
have them for men?
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Why aren't Bob
and Frank and Ted out there
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flexing their little
tushies for tuition?
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I'll tell you why Bob
and Frank and Ted aren't out there.
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Because Bob
and Frank and Ted have got better sense.
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What are you saying?
That men are smarter than women?
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About this they are.
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Well, I certainly
don't know any man
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who would go
on national television and reveal...
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His most vital statistics?
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Certainly not for the purpose
of being compared to other men.
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Can you imagine the angst
in that auditorium?
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I bet they would shrivel up
and die in the isolation booth?
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Well, I think you two
are completely overreacting.
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We're talking about
beauty pageants here,
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not Playboy magazine.
There's a big difference.
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Only in degrees.
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The beauty pageants just
throw in these scholarships
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to make it look like
it's not a beauty contest.
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And Playboy
throws in Jerry Falwell
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and the President
of the United States
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as an excuse
to show centerfolds.
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But it's the same
double standard.
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If Hugh Hefner
truly thinks
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that being
publicly spread-eagled is so fantastic,
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how come we haven't
seen his little wahoo
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with a staple in the middle?
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Is it just me,
or have we gotten off track here?
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I'm sorry.
You're right, Charlene.
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We're getting
carried away.
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I know it.
When I get started, I just can't stop.
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Julie, your just like mother
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Remember when Daddy used
to have to take her purse and hit her in the head.
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Those were fun times,
weren't they?
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Charlene...
Mm-hmm.
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I know you have
Claudia's best interests at heart,
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but it's just
not something that I want her to do.
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You understand?
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Yeah, I do.
I just hope Claudia will.
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Oh, that's no problem.
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I'll just
never mention it.
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Too late.
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What?
Well, she is the one who gave me the pictures.
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Why not?
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Because it's just
not something
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that I want
you to do!
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I just don't see how
it could hurt for me
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to be in
Miss Pre-teen Atlanta!
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Claudia, a few weeks ago,
you had not even heard
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of Miss Pre-teen Atlanta...
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Quint, is there
something you need?
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I need some
toilet paper.
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I'm changing
all the rolls.
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Is it just
a coincidence
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that you
always do this right at bedtime?
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You have any
chewing gum?
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Not a proper response.
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Go to bed.
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I'll tuck you in
in a minute.
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Okay, look, I'll make
a deal with you.
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If you let me be in
Miss Pre-teen Atlanta,
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I promise I won't make
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anything below a "B"
this semester.
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And I'll clean
my room everyday.
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Do you want it
that bad?
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Yes! Look, you always say
you'll never get anywhere
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if you're not willing
to stick your neck out.
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Honey, these
beauty contests are brutal.
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I mean, look,
I just think that you are the prettiest,
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most special daughter
ever born,
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but these other
contestants,
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they're hard-core
professionals.
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And you are
just an amateur.
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Look, I've lost
to things before. I can take it.
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Okay.
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But if I let you do this,
I want you to remember
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that these
are not our values.
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I understand,
and I promise.
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Because the way
that a person looks is not important.
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It's what
they are inside.
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Everything else
is just superficial.
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And certainly not
something that
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we'd want to spend
a lot of time on.
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And now we have
the names of our five finalists,
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one of whom
will be crowned
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Miss Pre-teen Atlanta
tomorrow night.
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And to read those names
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is the current
Miss Georgia World,
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Marjorie Lee Winnick!
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Thank you, Dan.
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Thank you.
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As I call the names,
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I would like
for each finalist to come on stage.
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Number one.
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Sponsored by
U-tan-it Sun parlors,
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And look at that tan,
Mary Lynn McPheters.
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Can you believe that?
I thought her nose was a little long.
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Number two.
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Sponsored by
City Light and Water,
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Joy Ann Giffons.
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Oh, please!
You can see her gums when she smiles.
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Number three.
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Sponsored by
Sea Boss Chicken,
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Jennifer Lynn Weeks.
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Oh, please!
Did you see the hips on her?
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She could haul
grain to market.
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Mary Jo!
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I'm sorry.
I don't know what's come over me.
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Number four.
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Sponsored by
Ed's Party and Sick Room Supplies,
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Nancy Jane Whoopers.
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I'm not saying a word.
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And finally,
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number five.
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Sponsored by Kemper Cosmetics,
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Claudia Marie Shively.
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Yes! Yes!
[SCREAMING]
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We won! We won!
Claudia is a finalist!
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Well, little mother,
what do you think of beauty contest now?
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[WHOOPING]
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Only try it again
and see if you can hold
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your shoulders back
a little more.
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Pretend there's
a board up your spine.
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Life is hard enough.
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Why would anyone
want to pretend that?
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Oh, Julia, please.
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If you don't
take it seriously,
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how can we expect
Claudia to?
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No, Charlene,
Julia is right.
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I mean, I think
as long as Claudia is going to do this,
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we ought to keep it
in the spirit of fun
251
00:11:21,389 --> 00:11:23,433
and having a good time.
252
00:11:23,433 --> 00:11:26,227
Well, we certainly
can't use any of these shoes. She needs heels.
253
00:11:26,227 --> 00:11:28,730
Heels?
I don't wear heels yet.
254
00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:31,232
You do now.
You need the height.
255
00:11:31,232 --> 00:11:33,276
Trust me, short people
never win a pageant.
256
00:11:33,276 --> 00:11:35,111
I'm not short.
I'm average.
257
00:11:35,111 --> 00:11:36,905
I know, sweetheart,
258
00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:39,157
but we want to be
better than average.
259
00:11:39,157 --> 00:11:40,742
Okay. Now turn.
260
00:11:40,742 --> 00:11:42,911
Very slowly.
That's it.
261
00:11:42,911 --> 00:11:44,746
And just when you get
your back to the judges,
262
00:11:44,746 --> 00:11:46,623
cock your head to one side
and give them a look.
263
00:11:46,623 --> 00:11:47,790
Like this.
264
00:11:49,876 --> 00:11:51,794
Only don't overdo it,
or they'll resent it.
265
00:11:51,794 --> 00:11:53,963
Just a touch
of "come hither."
266
00:11:53,963 --> 00:11:55,465
Wa-Wa-Wait a minute.
267
00:11:55,924 --> 00:11:57,425
"Come hither."
268
00:11:57,425 --> 00:11:59,510
She's 12 years old.
269
00:11:59,510 --> 00:12:00,929
Don't you think
that's a little strong.
270
00:12:00,929 --> 00:12:04,515
I mean, I think
something like...
271
00:12:04,515 --> 00:12:07,310
"Hello, sir, nice to make
your acquaintance" is much more appropriate.
272
00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:11,064
Mary Jo I haven't won 11 titles
just "Whistling Dixie."
273
00:12:11,064 --> 00:12:12,774
Believe me, I know,
what I'm talking about.
274
00:12:12,774 --> 00:12:14,525
Okay.
275
00:12:14,525 --> 00:12:15,735
Don't do too much.
276
00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:17,195
I just said that.
277
00:12:17,195 --> 00:12:20,406
Okay, just a little bit
more colors on the cheeks.
278
00:12:20,406 --> 00:12:21,950
And a little bit
around the eyes.
279
00:12:22,492 --> 00:12:25,662
This is so exciting.
I was depressed about my birthday,
280
00:12:25,662 --> 00:12:27,830
but this pageant
has just got my juices flowing again,
281
00:12:27,830 --> 00:12:29,457
like the old days.
282
00:12:29,457 --> 00:12:31,334
And tomorrow night,
I'm going to...
283
00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:34,379
She is going to take
that auditorium by storm.
284
00:12:35,964 --> 00:12:37,423
All right, now, Honey,
don't forget to smile,
285
00:12:37,423 --> 00:12:38,925
that's the one thing
they always take off points for.
286
00:12:38,925 --> 00:12:40,593
But not that
phony little smile
287
00:12:40,593 --> 00:12:42,345
like Miss City Light
and Water.
288
00:12:42,345 --> 00:12:44,055
You know, it's kind
of hard to smile all the time and mean it.
289
00:12:44,055 --> 00:12:46,391
Smart girl.
Better watch out,
290
00:12:46,391 --> 00:12:48,851
they deduct points
for that, too.
291
00:12:48,851 --> 00:12:50,186
That's funny,
Aunt Julia.
292
00:12:50,186 --> 00:12:51,688
Thank you, darling.
293
00:12:51,688 --> 00:12:56,067
And as far as I'm concerned,
that smile is good anytime.
294
00:12:56,567 --> 00:12:58,361
And what's wrong
with Miss City Light and Water?
295
00:12:58,361 --> 00:12:59,737
I thought
she was nice.
296
00:12:59,737 --> 00:13:01,572
It's nothing.
I just...
297
00:13:02,156 --> 00:13:03,700
I just thought
her lips looked fake.
298
00:13:04,284 --> 00:13:05,284
I mean they were puffy.
299
00:13:06,035 --> 00:13:07,787
I think she was
on steroids.
300
00:13:12,417 --> 00:13:13,584
Claudia Shively?
301
00:13:13,584 --> 00:13:14,752
Here.
302
00:13:14,752 --> 00:13:16,379
You're up next.
Are you almost ready?
303
00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:18,214
She is more than ready.
304
00:13:18,214 --> 00:13:19,549
She is magnificent.
305
00:13:19,549 --> 00:13:20,591
Oh, are you the mother?
306
00:13:20,591 --> 00:13:21,759
Are you kidding?
307
00:13:23,261 --> 00:13:25,304
Marjorie, I am
Suzanne Sugarbaker,
308
00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:27,473
Miss Georgia World 1976.
309
00:13:27,473 --> 00:13:29,308
I think we met
at this year's pageant.
310
00:13:30,226 --> 00:13:33,312
Oh, yes.
I remember you now.
311
00:13:33,312 --> 00:13:35,481
You're the one
whose talent was twirling the baton.
312
00:13:35,481 --> 00:13:37,066
That's right.
313
00:13:37,066 --> 00:13:38,484
How did you remember that?
314
00:13:38,484 --> 00:13:40,945
Because nobody twirls
the baton anymore.
315
00:13:40,945 --> 00:13:42,655
I just thought it was a hoot.
316
00:13:45,283 --> 00:13:46,993
Oh, Charlene, this
is Debbie Hammonds,
317
00:13:46,993 --> 00:13:48,536
Miss U-tan-it's mother.
318
00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:49,829
Oh, how do you do?
319
00:13:49,829 --> 00:13:52,582
And this is
her other daughter Stacy Nicole.
320
00:13:52,582 --> 00:13:55,084
She's in the
Little Miss Peach contest down the hall.
321
00:13:57,128 --> 00:13:58,713
You're absolutely adorable.
322
00:13:58,713 --> 00:14:00,048
Can I fix you up
one of these hot dog?
323
00:14:00,048 --> 00:14:02,133
No, thank you.
It might ruin my lipstick.
324
00:14:02,884 --> 00:14:05,303
Everyone thinks
she looks just like Jessica Lange.
325
00:14:05,303 --> 00:14:08,097
Go ahead, honey.
Show them your Jessica Lange.
326
00:14:10,349 --> 00:14:12,393
Oh, my goodness.
Very nice.
327
00:14:13,311 --> 00:14:14,729
Hurry up, Suzanne,
328
00:14:14,729 --> 00:14:16,064
we're going
to miss Claudia.
329
00:14:16,064 --> 00:14:17,565
Okay. I'm just
touching up.
330
00:14:20,651 --> 00:14:22,612
She's right, you know?
331
00:14:22,612 --> 00:14:25,031
Nobody does twirl
the baton anymore.
332
00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:28,284
You know
what I am, Julia?
333
00:14:28,284 --> 00:14:30,787
I'm an aging
professional beauty queen.
334
00:14:31,829 --> 00:14:33,247
And turning...
335
00:14:33,247 --> 00:14:34,874
...29 tomorrow
336
00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:38,044
has made me admit
for the first time
337
00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:40,379
I have no other talent.
338
00:14:40,379 --> 00:14:43,549
Oh, come on.
That's not true.
339
00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:45,051
Yes, it is.
340
00:14:45,426 --> 00:14:47,386
This is what I spent
my whole life doing.
341
00:14:47,970 --> 00:14:50,264
I know in my heart
it's been a frivolous thing,
342
00:14:50,264 --> 00:14:53,518
but, I'm not like you.
343
00:14:53,518 --> 00:14:56,062
You can do anything.
344
00:14:56,062 --> 00:14:58,022
This is all
I was born for.
345
00:14:58,022 --> 00:14:59,774
From the time
I was a little girl,
346
00:14:59,774 --> 00:15:02,110
whenever I'd see
a tiara, I'd just start to breathe hard.
347
00:15:04,362 --> 00:15:05,571
And all I could think was,
348
00:15:07,073 --> 00:15:09,075
I want that crown
to be on my head.
349
00:15:11,202 --> 00:15:13,871
I'll never forget
walking down those runways.
350
00:15:13,871 --> 00:15:15,706
The way
the roses felt in my arms
351
00:15:15,706 --> 00:15:17,333
and the roar
of the crowd.
352
00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:21,379
They loved me.
353
00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:24,465
Now it's all over,
and I...
354
00:15:24,465 --> 00:15:27,385
I just don't know
if life can ever be that good again.
355
00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:31,347
Who was that?
356
00:15:31,347 --> 00:15:33,766
Suzanne Sugarbaker.
357
00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:35,560
Don't you
remember her? No.
358
00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,062
Miss Georgia World '76?
359
00:15:38,062 --> 00:15:40,648
Oh, yeah.
The one with the big hair.
360
00:15:41,023 --> 00:15:43,359
Right. And the joke was
they found Jimmy Hoffa in it.
361
00:15:46,988 --> 00:15:49,782
Do you know
she actually showed up at this year's pageant
362
00:15:49,782 --> 00:15:52,910
and gave a two-hour
lecture on manners, cuss words,
363
00:15:52,910 --> 00:15:54,287
and how not
to cross your legs.
364
00:15:54,287 --> 00:15:55,580
No. No!
Yes.
365
00:15:55,580 --> 00:15:56,789
Yes, it was so embarrassing.
366
00:15:57,874 --> 00:15:59,792
Then, I have
another daughter
367
00:15:59,792 --> 00:16:01,002
who looks
just like Vanna White
368
00:16:01,002 --> 00:16:02,086
on Wheel of Fortune.
369
00:16:02,086 --> 00:16:03,796
Uh-huh.
Uh-huh.
370
00:16:04,130 --> 00:16:05,798
So, we stay
pretty busy
371
00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:07,925
with the pageant circuit
most of the year.
372
00:16:07,925 --> 00:16:09,760
Oh.
Yeah.
373
00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:11,095
Better get her back.
374
00:16:11,095 --> 00:16:13,472
Nice meeting you.
375
00:16:15,266 --> 00:16:16,684
That's amazing,
isn't it?
376
00:16:16,684 --> 00:16:18,019
One daughter
looks like Vanna White,
377
00:16:18,019 --> 00:16:19,562
this one
looks like Jessica Lange.
378
00:16:19,562 --> 00:16:20,646
So, tell me this...
379
00:16:20,646 --> 00:16:22,481
How come
she looks like Lorne Greene?
380
00:16:22,481 --> 00:16:23,733
Exactly.
381
00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:28,863
Is it my imagination,
382
00:16:28,863 --> 00:16:31,699
or have we become
two of the nastiest human beings
383
00:16:31,699 --> 00:16:33,326
left on Earth?
384
00:16:35,995 --> 00:16:37,371
Maybe we should
go back out.
385
00:16:37,371 --> 00:16:38,915
They're on
the last interview.
386
00:16:44,962 --> 00:16:46,631
Excuse me.
387
00:16:46,631 --> 00:16:48,216
Aren't you
Marjorie Lee Winnick,
388
00:16:48,216 --> 00:16:50,218
the current
Miss Georgia World?
389
00:16:50,218 --> 00:16:51,469
Why, yes, I am.
390
00:16:51,469 --> 00:16:52,595
I'm Julia Sugarbaker,
391
00:16:52,595 --> 00:16:55,473
Suzanne Sugarbaker's
sister.
392
00:16:55,473 --> 00:16:56,974
I couldn't help
overhearing
393
00:16:56,974 --> 00:16:59,060
part of
your conversation.
394
00:16:59,060 --> 00:17:00,811
Well, I'm sorry.
I didn't know anyone was here.
395
00:17:00,811 --> 00:17:03,189
Yes, and I gather
from your comments
396
00:17:03,189 --> 00:17:06,150
there are a couple
of other things you don't know, Marjorie.
397
00:17:06,150 --> 00:17:08,653
For example,
you probably didn't know
398
00:17:08,653 --> 00:17:11,948
that Suzanne was
the only contestant in Georgia pageant history
399
00:17:11,948 --> 00:17:15,034
to sweep every category
except congeniality.
400
00:17:15,034 --> 00:17:19,830
And that is not something
the women in my family aspire to anyway.
401
00:17:20,206 --> 00:17:23,834
Or that when she walked
down the runway in her swimsuit,
402
00:17:23,834 --> 00:17:26,462
five contestants
quit on the spot.
403
00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:29,507
Or that when she emerged
from the isolation booth
404
00:17:29,507 --> 00:17:30,675
to answer the question,
405
00:17:30,675 --> 00:17:32,760
"What would you do
to prevent war?"
406
00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:36,389
She spoke so eloquently
of patriotism, battlefields,
407
00:17:36,389 --> 00:17:39,600
and diamond tiaras,
grown men wept.
408
00:17:39,934 --> 00:17:41,560
And you probably
didn't know, Marjorie,
409
00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,981
that Suzanne was not
just any Miss Georgia.
410
00:17:44,981 --> 00:17:47,525
She was
The Miss Georgia.
411
00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:50,278
She didn't twirl
just a baton,
412
00:17:50,278 --> 00:17:53,406
that baton was on fire.
Look that...
413
00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:56,492
And when she
threw that baton into the air,
414
00:17:56,492 --> 00:17:58,828
it flew higher,
further, faster
415
00:17:58,828 --> 00:18:01,789
than any baton
has ever flown before,
416
00:18:01,789 --> 00:18:03,082
Hitting a transformer
417
00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:06,168
and showering
the darkened arena with sparks!
418
00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:10,339
And when it finally
did come down, Marjorie,
419
00:18:10,339 --> 00:18:13,467
my sister caught
that baton.
420
00:18:13,467 --> 00:18:15,845
And 12,000 people
jumped to their feet
421
00:18:15,845 --> 00:18:20,099
for 16 and one half minutes
of uninterrupted, thunderous ovation
422
00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:23,185
as flames illuminated
her tear-stained face.
423
00:18:24,562 --> 00:18:27,940
And that, Marjorie,
424
00:18:27,940 --> 00:18:30,359
just so you will know,
425
00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:34,238
and your children
will someday know,
426
00:18:34,238 --> 00:18:38,326
is the night
the lights went out in Georgia.
427
00:18:51,172 --> 00:18:52,798
I'm sorry.
I didn't know.
428
00:18:57,428 --> 00:18:58,596
Well, now you do.
429
00:19:06,562 --> 00:19:07,730
My mother says
these pageants
430
00:19:07,730 --> 00:19:10,399
put value
on the wrong things.
431
00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:13,152
But she's been acting
pretty funny herself lately.
432
00:19:14,862 --> 00:19:17,907
Anyway, she's always
taught me to be exactly who I am.
433
00:19:19,241 --> 00:19:20,618
So, here goes.
434
00:19:21,619 --> 00:19:23,287
The truth is,
435
00:19:23,287 --> 00:19:26,165
I don't usually
look like this.
436
00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:28,167
And I don't
want to be Jane Pauley.
437
00:19:30,544 --> 00:19:33,339
I want to be
a professional dancer like in Las Vegas.
438
00:19:35,591 --> 00:19:37,218
I didn't say that before
439
00:19:37,218 --> 00:19:38,803
because I didn't think
it would make a very good answer.
440
00:19:40,596 --> 00:19:42,598
And I don't think
I belong in this contest,
441
00:19:42,598 --> 00:19:46,727
because I don't know
what being Miss Pre-teen Atlanta means.
442
00:19:47,228 --> 00:19:50,314
And I think
it should be won by someone who does.
443
00:19:50,314 --> 00:19:51,857
Thank you very much.
444
00:19:58,781 --> 00:20:01,367
♪ 29 candles ♪
445
00:20:02,159 --> 00:20:04,704
♪ Ooh ooh ♪
446
00:20:04,704 --> 00:20:06,414
♪ Make a... ♪
447
00:20:06,414 --> 00:20:07,665
A pretty...
I don't know.
448
00:20:07,665 --> 00:20:09,917
Pretty smile.
Wait. I have another one.
449
00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:15,172
♪ Happy, happy birthday,
Suzanne ♪
450
00:20:15,172 --> 00:20:16,966
[HUMMING OUT OF TUNE]
451
00:20:19,385 --> 00:20:20,845
Ta-da.
452
00:20:20,845 --> 00:20:22,346
What is this?
453
00:20:22,346 --> 00:20:24,348
It's your
birth certificate.
454
00:20:27,017 --> 00:20:29,603
I found it in an old
cedar chest at home.
455
00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:31,313
Well, there's
no date on it.
456
00:20:31,313 --> 00:20:33,732
I know.
Mine is the same way.
457
00:20:35,025 --> 00:20:37,027
That was mother's gift
to us.
458
00:20:38,696 --> 00:20:41,198
Look at how old she was
when you were born.
459
00:20:42,158 --> 00:20:43,200
Thirteen?
460
00:20:45,411 --> 00:20:48,831
According to this,
mother is now a year younger than me.
461
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:51,667
That rascal.
462
00:20:53,335 --> 00:20:55,337
Well, I don't know
about you all,
463
00:20:55,337 --> 00:20:57,798
but I've got
to get this girl home to bed.
464
00:20:57,798 --> 00:20:59,925
Oh, wait.
I almost forgot.
465
00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,844
I have a present
for Claudia.
466
00:21:06,682 --> 00:21:08,642
Oh!
467
00:21:08,642 --> 00:21:11,520
Oh, Suzanne,
it's beautiful.
468
00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:13,063
But I can't
accept this.
469
00:21:13,063 --> 00:21:14,523
I didn't
do anything to deserve it.
470
00:21:14,523 --> 00:21:15,983
Yes, you did.
471
00:21:15,983 --> 00:21:18,944
You showed
class and courage. That's right.
472
00:21:18,944 --> 00:21:21,530
Besides, this one
never looked that good on me, anyway.
473
00:21:22,698 --> 00:21:25,367
Thank you.
What I want to know is how'd you get so much older and wiser
474
00:21:25,367 --> 00:21:26,744
than the rest of us?
475
00:21:26,744 --> 00:21:29,663
Excuse me,
I still have to live with this person.
476
00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:34,585
And even though
you may not be Miss Pre-teen Atlanta,
477
00:21:34,585 --> 00:21:37,129
as far as
daughters go,
478
00:21:37,129 --> 00:21:39,590
I think I got
the top of the line.
479
00:21:40,424 --> 00:21:41,509
Good night.
480
00:21:41,509 --> 00:21:43,135
Come on, you two.
481
00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:45,554
I just have
one more thing I want to say.
482
00:21:47,181 --> 00:21:48,933
I love my daughter.
483
00:21:48,933 --> 00:21:51,393
I love everyone
in this room.
484
00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:53,771
And I still think
Miss City Light and Water is on steroids.
485
00:21:55,439 --> 00:21:56,649
Good night!
486
00:21:56,649 --> 00:21:57,650
Bye-bye.
487
00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:03,447
Well, I guess
I should be going home, too.
488
00:22:03,447 --> 00:22:05,658
Just don't fool with
any of this stuff.
489
00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:06,992
We'll clean it up
in the morning.
490
00:22:06,992 --> 00:22:08,619
Good. I'm kind of tired.
491
00:22:08,619 --> 00:22:11,288
You can just
pile all my presents up there in the corner.
492
00:22:11,288 --> 00:22:12,414
I know.
493
00:22:13,249 --> 00:22:14,583
Drive carefully.
494
00:22:14,583 --> 00:22:15,543
I will.
495
00:22:17,336 --> 00:22:18,420
Julia.
496
00:22:18,420 --> 00:22:19,421
Yeah.
497
00:22:21,090 --> 00:22:22,091
Thanks.
498
00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:23,592
For what?
499
00:22:24,677 --> 00:22:26,387
Being my big sister.
500
00:22:30,224 --> 00:22:31,976
Happy birthday.
501
00:22:42,027 --> 00:22:44,738
I still say 30.
502
00:22:44,738 --> 00:22:46,198
SUZANNE: Twenty-nine!
503
00:22:53,247 --> 00:22:58,752
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