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and we do it almost)nstantly.
H He's suggesting it's_a good thing, is he?
T Pretty much. Yes.
A Does he things like first
sight?
T I don't know for sure, but yes, he
probably does. Why, do you?
A Well, that's what to my
unclLand his wife. They saw
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when they weryr/_about 17 - it was
first sight. They got married_as
soon_as they could.
H And are they still together?
A Well, they've just had their 25th
wedding_ anniversary.
H So a bit too soon to tell, eh?
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COLIN Sorry, more plates.
VAL Thanks. Are the kids alright?
C Yes. Judy and Martin are playing party
games with them in the garden. Your
grandson's having a lovely birthday, Val.
[Yes] Can I help in here?
AMANDA Yes, please.
C Look, Jack and Helen have eaten
everything. Ben's hardly eaten anything.
What a waste. One bite of an apple, oh,
and birthday cake, of course!
V Don't worry about it. It's best just to let
kids eat when they want.
A I don't know about that. I think it's
important for kids to get used to good
eating habits as early as possible. That's
what I did with Helen, anyway. Right
from the word go. I think you should
make them stay at the table until they
finish their food.
V I can't really see the point of forcing kids
to eat. I think that just makes kids hate
meal times and then food becomes a
bigger problem.
A Oh, do you think so? I think if kids aren't
allowed to play until they've eaten their
food, they soon learn to empty their
plates and then they're not fussy eaters.
C I see what you mean.
V Oh, I wouldn't say that. I wasn't strict
with any of my kids and they used to eat
anything. All you have to do is make it
fun, like letting them help when you're
getting food ready.
C I see your point, but we don't let Ben help
in case he hurts himself.
A That's right. It can be dangerous in a
kitchen for a five-year-old.
V But life's dangerous for a five-year-old.
They're always falling down and things.
And I don't mean ... I'm not suggesting
you leave the kids on their own. You're
there supervising everything.
C But surely it slows everything down if
they're helping you.
V Yes, I suppose that's true, actually, but on
the other hand they're learning valuable
life lessons.
C Mmm. That's a good point. You might be
right there.
A Well, I'm still not convinced. And what
can a five-year-old do to help in the
kitchen, anyway?
V Little things ... let them get things for you
or let them wash vegetables. Just simple
things.
C You mean, sort of make it a game. [Yes]
But I've never seen your son cook, Val.
V Well, I can't argue with that.
C No, I mean, do you think little boys are
interested in helping in the kitchen?
A That's a bit sexist.
C I wasn't being sexist. I just mean that
little boys ... er, well, little boys ...
A Usually want to kill each other.
C Well, yeah, there is that!
V And anyway, it's important boys learn
how to cook, don't you think?
C I suppose you've got a point there. Right,
I'll go and get Ben. Tell him he's cooking
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JOANNE Did you hear what happened at the
parking lot near here yesterday?
CHUCK No, what?
J This woman had been shopping and
when she went back to the parking lot
she saw four men in her car. So she took
a gun out of her purse and threatened to
shoot them.
ARNIE Whoa! Did she fire the gun?
J No. They got out of the car and just
ran away. But then - get this - when the
woman got into the car she realised it
wasn't hers. Her car looked identical, but
it was parked nearby.
C Poor guys! Did they get their car back?
J Yes, the woman went to the cops to
confess and when she arrived, the four
men were there, reporting the theft of
their car.
A Was she charged with anything?
J No. No one was hurt. But if she'd shot the
men, she'd have been in serious trouble.
A No charge. That's ridiculous. She
threatened them with a gun. If the men
hadn't run away, she could have killed
them.
C Yes, but no one was hurt, Arnie.
J That's not the point. The point is there
are 80 million people in this country
carrying guns - well, 300 million guns
to be precise and that doesn't include the
illegal ones. And you don't even need a
permit to buy one!
C Oh, here we go. Arnie's rant about guns
again. And by the way, you do need a
permit in the state of New York.
J But Arnie's right, you don't need a permit
in most states.
A Chuck, I agree, people have the right to
defend themselves and their property, but
we've got a serious problem here. Just the
other day a guy in our street was arrested
for shooting the tyres of a car which was
parked outside his apartment, just, er,
well, just because the alarm kept going off
in the night.
C Well, I wouldn't have been too happy if
the alarm had woken me up. They drive
you crazy.
A But you wouldn't have shot the tyres!
C No, of course not. If it had been me,
I might have left a note on the car, or
something.
J What happened to him?
A Not sure. I think they got him for
vandalism - and he, er, well, had to pay
J And what would he have done if he'd
actually seen the owner of the car? I mean,
the guy with the gun was seriously angry.
C Yeah, well, we'll never know. But I bet
Arnie would have locked him up and
thrown away the key. Eh, Arnie?
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1 If I hadn't gone to the party, I wo•uldn't
have met her.
2 He wo9uldn't have known about it if you
hadn't told him.
3 If you'd be.en more careful, you might not
have got hilt.
4 If I could have helped her, I would have
done.
5 If Dave had known when your flight was,
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he could have picked you up.