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Say , Jim , how about going for a few beers after dinner ?
You know that is tempting but is really not good for our fitness .
It will help us to relax .
Do you really think so ?
It will just make us fat and act silly .
I guess you are right.
But what shall we do ?
I don't feel like sitting at home .
I suggest a walk over to the gym where we can play singsong and meet some of our friends .
I hear Mary and Sally often go there to play pingpong.
Perhaps we can make a foursome with them .
If they are willing , we could ask them to go dancing with us.
That is excellent exercise and fun , too .
Can you do push-ups ?
It's a piece of cake !
Believe it or not , I can do 30 push-ups a minute .
I think that's impossible !
You mean 30 push-ups ?
If you do exercise everyday , you can make it , too .
Can you study with the radio on ?
No , I listen to background music .
What is the difference ?
The radio has too many comerials .
That's true , but then you have to buy a record player .
I will be all right soon .
I was terrified when I watched them fall from the wire .
Hey John , nice skates .
Yeah , I just got them .
I started playing ice hockey in a community league .
So , I finally got myself new skates .
What position do you play ?
It ’ s a lot of fun .
You don ’ t have to be able to skate as fast on defense .
Yeah , you ’ re a pretty big guy .
I play goalie , myself .
I think we play you guys next week .
Well , I have to go to practice .
All right , see you later .
Hey Lydia , what are you reading ?
I ’ m looking at my horoscope for this month !
My outlook is very positive .
It says that I should take a vacation to someplace exotic , and that I will have a passionate summer fling !
What are you talking about ?
What are horoscopes ?
It ’ s a prediction of your month , based on your zodiac sign .
You have a different sign for the month and date you were born in .
I was born on April 15th , so I ’ m an Aries .
you ’ re a Capricorn .
It says that you will be feeling stress at work , but you could see new , exciting developments in your love life .
Looks like we ’ ll both have interesting summers !
I don't feel any stress at work , and my love life is practically nonexistent .
This zodiac stuff is all a bunch of nonsense .
No , it ’ s not , your astrology sign can tell you a lot about your personality .
It says that an Aries is energetic and loves to socialize .
Well , you certainly match those criteria , but they ’ re so broad they could apply to anyone .
What does it say about me ?
A Capricorn is serious-minded and practical .
She likes to do things in conventional ways .
That sounds just like you !
Frank ’ s getting married , do you believe this ?
He loves the girl very much .
A girl he met on holiday in Spain , I think .
Have they set a date for the wedding ?
I hear you bought a new house in the northern suburbs .
That ’ s right , we bought it the same day we came on the market .
What kind of house is it ?
It ’ s a wonderful Spanish style .
Oh , I love the roof tiles on Spanish style houses .
And it ’ s a bargaining .
A house like this in river side costs double the price .
Great , is it a two bedroom house ?
No , it has three bedrooms and three beds , and has a living room with a twelve-foot ceiling .
There ’ s a two-car garage .
That ’ s a nice area too .
It ’ ll be a good investment for you .
Yeas , when will you buy a house ?
Not untill the end of this year , you know , just before my wedding .
Right , congratulations .
Hi , Becky , what's up ?
Not much , except that my mother-in-law is driving me up the wall .
She loves to nit-pick and criticizes everything that I do .
I can never do anything right when she's around .
Well , last week I invited her over to dinner .
My husband and I had no problem with the food , but if you listened to her , then it would seem like I fed her old meat and rotten vegetables .
There's just nothing can please her .
No , I can't see that happening .
I know you're a good cook and nothing like that would ever happen .
She also criticizes how we raise the kids .
My mother-in-law used to do the same thing to us .
If it wasn't disciplining them enough , then we were disciplining them too much .
She also complained about the food we fed them , the schools we sent them too , and everything else under the sun .
You said she used to ?
How did you stop her ?
We basically sat her down and told her how we felt about her constant criticizing , and how we welcomed her advice but hoped she'd let us do our things .
She understood , and now everything is a lot more peaceful .
That sounds like a good idea .
I'll have to try that .
How are Zina's new programmers working out ?
I hate to admit it , but they're good .
The Filipino kid is a genius .