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The Lobster

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    Loner Leader: We dance alone. That's why we only play electronic music. Trainer Waiter - Shooting Range: It's no coincidence that the targets are shaped like single people and not couples. The Limping Man: Hello everyone. My mother was left on her own when my father fell in love with a woman who was better at math than she was. She had a post graduate degree I think, whereas my mother was only a graduate. I was nineteen at the time. My mother entered the hotel, but didn't make it and was turned into a wolf. I really missed her. I found out she had been moved to a zoo. I often went there to see her. I'd give her raw meat. I knew that wolves liked raw meat, but I couldn't figure out which of the wolves was my mother so I used to give a little bit to each of them. One day I decided to enter the enclosure. I really missed her and I wanted a hug. I climbed the fence and jumped in. All the wolves charged at once and attacked me; all but two who stood motionless. My guess is that one of those
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    Hotel Manager: Now have you thought of what animal you'd like to be if you end up alone? David: Yes. A lobster. Hotel Manager: Why a lobster? David: Because lobsters live for over one hundred years, are blue-blooded like aristocrats, and stay fertile all their lives. I also like the sea very much.
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    Loner Leader: Where were you? I was looking for you. David: I was masturbating behind those trees over there.
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    Loner Leader: Can you imagine why I brought you to this quiet place today? David: No. Loner Leader: Because I think it's the perfect spot for your grave.
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    David: [as the Biscuit Woman screams in pain in the distance] What happened? Heartless Woman: She jumped from the window from 180. There is blood and biscuits everywhere. David: I hope she dies right away. [he pauses] On second thought, I hope she suffers quite a bit before she dies. I just hope her pathetic screams can't be heard from my room, because I was thinking about having a lie down, and I need peace and quiet. I was playing golf, and the last thing I need is some woman dying slowly and loudly.
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    Loner Leader: Do you love her? Campari Man: With all my heart. Loner Leader: How much do you love her? On a scale of 1 to 15. Campari Man: 14. Loner Leader: 14 is a very impressive score. He loves her very much indeed. Who do you think we should kill? Who will be able to live on their own better? [pause] You. If this woman dies, do you think you will manage on your own or will you get involved with someone else? Campari Man: No. I can live alone, she cannot... I like sitting in the room. Relaxes me. Calms me. I like it a lot. I can definitely live on my own.
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    Hotel Manager: We wish you every success and we hope, you will return to the city as a couple. The Limping Man: I'm very happy. Nosebleed Woman: Me, too. Hotel Manager: Congratulations The course of your relationship will be monitored closely.by our staff and by me personally. If you encounter any problems, any tensions, any arguing, that you cannot resolve yourselves, you will be assigned children. That usually helps, a lot.