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FILENAME:	2830_1260_1238
TOPIC#:		339
DATE:		910508
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REMARKS:        The conversation was nice to transcribe.

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x          A.1 utt1:   ((   )) . /  

qy^t          B.2 utt1:  Where you on the [ li-, + phone ] a long time? /  

ny          A.3 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          A.3 utt2: I've been sitting here alternately reading and watching television <laughter>. /  

b          B.4 utt1:  Yeah. /  

qw^t          A.5 utt1:  [ You were, + he was ] waiting for what again? /  

%          B.6 utt1:  To, - /
sd^t          B.6 utt2: he called in to get somebody on the line,  /
sd^t          B.6 utt3: it took him about half an hour to find somebody. /  

sd          A.7 utt1:  That's what this was  /
%          A.7 utt2: yeah,  /
co^t          A.7 utt3: {D well, } let me go a head and push one  /
qy          A.7 utt4: okay? /  

aa^m          B.8 utt1:  Okay. /  

bk^m          @A.9 utt1:  Okay.  /
sd          @A.9 utt2: {D Well, } basically I like comedy shows <laughter>.   

b          B.10 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.11 utt1:  {F Uh, } MURPHY BROWN, {F uh, } DESIGNING WOMEN  ((   )) . /  

b          B.12 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          A.13 utt1:  Yeah  /
qo          A.13 utt2: what do you like? /  

nd          B.14 utt1:  {D Well } <laughter>,   

x          A.15 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          B.16 utt1:  # we # don't have a T V,  /
sd          B.16 utt2: {E I mean } we have two T V -s  /
sd          B.16 utt3: {C but } neither one of them work, /  

bk          A.17 utt1:  # {F Oh, } okay. # /  

sd          B.18 utt1:  # {C so } for # the last year, - /
sd          B.18 utt2: {E I mean } we just got married  /
sd          B.18 utt3: {C and } we decided {D well, } for the first year [ we, + we ] won't get a T V  /
sd          B.18 utt4: {C so } {E I mean } I'm totally out of it as far,   

x          A.19 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          B.20 utt1:  # as # T V goes. /  

ba          A.21 utt1:  That's okay  /
sd          A.21 utt2: we'll been married eleven years  /
sd          A.21 utt3: {C and, } {F um, } we went through that after about five years of marriage,  /
sd          A.21 utt4: my old T V that I had from college when we got married finally went out  /
sd          A.21 utt5: {C and } [ we went, + we made it ] almost about eighteen months without a television. /  

bh          B.22 utt1:  Really? /  

ny          A.23 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv(^q)          A.23 utt2: {C but } then all of a sudden when you get one you realize, {F um, } gee <laughter>.   

b          B.24 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.25 utt1:  I needed that,  {D you know, }  /
sv          A.25 utt2: {C and } then you get to remote control the stereo phonic,   

x          B.26 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          A.27 utt1:  # whatever # all of those things, /  

sv          B.28 utt1:  # V C R, and everything else.  # /  

aa          A.29 utt1:  # {F oh, } yeah,  /
sv          A.29 utt2: {C and } then you never # use the V C R,  /
sd          A.29 utt3: and now we have two of them  /
sd          A.29 utt4: {C and } now it's like we're just glad we never went out and bought a compact disk player cause we wouldn't use it <laughter>. /  

bh          B.30 utt1:  Really. /  

ny          A.31 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv^e          A.31 utt2: {E I mean } it's cause your never home, {D you know, }  /
sv          A.31 utt3: you're working,  /
sv          A.31 utt4: you're at school. /  

b          B.32 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.33 utt1:  {D Well, } I don't know T V shows,  /
t1          A.33 utt2: what can I tell you, {F um, }  /
sv          A.33 utt3: basically junk that's on television <laughter>. -/  

b          B.34 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

sd          A.35 utt1:  # That's # my opinion  /
%          A.35 utt2: yeah,  /
sd          A.35 utt3: {F um, } I like things like I just mentioned,  /
qy          A.35 utt4: have you ever seen MURPHY BROWN, or anything like that? /  

ng          B.36 utt1:  I don't think so <laughter>. /  

b          A.37 utt1:  You don't think so,  /
sd          A.37 utt2: {F oh, } that's the one with Candice Bergen in it, {F um, } /  

sd          B.38 utt1:  {D Well, } see another thing was I worked on second shift for like a year and a half,  /
sd          B.38 utt2: {C so. }    

b          A.39 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.39 utt2: that would do it. /  

+          B.40 utt1:  I would never see any shows any way  /
sd          B.40 utt2: {C and then } before that I was in college for four years  /
sd          B.40 utt3: {C and } I never watched T V then because I didn't have time. /  

b          A.41 utt1:  Right,  /
sv          A.41 utt2: nobody does yeah, then,  /
%          A.41 utt3: uh-huh. /  

x          B.42 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

aa          A.43 utt1:  I know. /  

sd          B.44 utt1:  I mean I did watch T V  /
sd          B.44 utt2: it was soaps and M T V cause the girls I lived with never changed the channels  ((   )) . /  

%          A.45 utt1:  {C And } the, {F uh, } - /
%          A.45 utt2: {D well } I don't, - /
qy^d          A.45 utt3: you're probably at least ten years younger then I am  /
sd          A.45 utt4: {C but } I could tell you in school that, {F uh, } the only thing that ever saw in the dorm was, {F uh, } the one soap opera, ALL MY CHILDREN. /  

b          B.46 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.47 utt1:  {C And } until then I never paid attention to soap operas. /  

sd          B.48 utt1:  Me too. /  

sd          A.49 utt1:  {C And } to this day twenty years later [ I'm {D like, } + I'm ] in my thirties,  /
sd          A.49 utt2: I'm not that old,  /
sd(^q)          A.49 utt3: {C but } I'm going, jeez, I can't believe that thing's still on television <laughter>. /  

aa          B.50 utt1:  I know,  /
sd          B.50 utt2: {E I mean } [ I al-, + I almost ] got hooked on it cause everybody would took  about it at dinner and everything else  /
%          B.50 utt3: [ it, + {D you know, } it ] was {D like. } -/  

b          A.51 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          A.51 utt2: they, {D you know, } - /
sd          A.51 utt3: about the only other kinds of things I like, {F um, } - /
sd          A.51 utt4: I like to watch a lot of news,  {F um, }  /
qy          A.51 utt5: don't you miss that with not having a television so far? /  

no          B.52 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

qw          A.53 utt1:  How long has it been since you've had one? /  

sd          B.54 utt1:  {D Well, } [ about, + almost ] a year. /  

ba          A.55 utt1:  {F Oh } my God <laughter>. /  

b          B.56 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          A.57 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.57 utt2: you've got about another six months  /
sv          A.57 utt3: {C and then } you'll get one <laughter>. /  

sd          B.58 utt1:  <Laughter>  {D Well, }   

sv          A.59 utt1:  # By then, # -/  

+          B.60 utt1:  # {E I mean } # I never really watched it much growing up  /
sd          B.60 utt2: {C but } I thought, {D you know, } my husband would really {D like } miss it because [ he, + he ] was an only child  /
sd          B.60 utt3: {C and } [ he wa-, + he's seen ] a lot of T V. /  

b          A.61 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd(^q)          B.62 utt1:  {C And } I figured {F oh, } no  /
^q          B.62 utt2: it will never last  /
sd          B.62 utt3: {C but. }   

b          A.63 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.64 utt1:  {E I mean } I don't miss it that much. /  

b          A.65 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.65 utt2: my husband is an only child too  /
sd          A.65 utt3: {C and } he did miss it  /
sd          A.65 utt4: that's kind of why we got back after eighteen months, /  

ba          B.66 utt1:  # <Laughter>  That's funny.  # /  

sd          A.67 utt1:  # <Laughter>  {C and } I'm # trying to think about the only other show I watch. /  

sd          B.68 utt1:  I've seen CHEERS probably five times  /
sd          B.68 utt2: {C and } I've seen [ CROS-, + COSBY ] SHOW probably ten times. /  

b          A.69 utt1:  Yeah, /  

x          B.70 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

sd          A.71 utt1:  # I # like COSBY,  /
%          A.71 utt2: L A LAW is probably, - /
sd          A.71 utt3: I've seen CHEERS  /
sd          A.71 utt4: more then that I  hate to admit  /
%          A.71 utt5: {C but, } {F uh, } -/  

sv          B.72 utt1:  It's pretty cool  /
sd          B.72 utt2: I like that whenever I watch it. /  

qy          A.73 utt1:  CHEERS?  /
%          A.73 utt2: Yeah,  /
sd          A.73 utt3: I thought it was good,  /
sd          A.73 utt4: I've actually been to that bar in Boston  /
sv          A.73 utt5: [ it's a nice, + {D you know, } it's a ] pretty funny show. /  

bh          B.74 utt1:  {F Oh, } you have? /  

ny          A.75 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          B.76 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.76 utt2: I've heard it's pretty cool. /  

sd          A.77 utt1:  It's just a, {D you know, } over priced <laughter>  downtown,   

b          B.78 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

+          A.79 utt1:  # Boston # yuppie, {D you know, }   

b          B.80 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

+          A.81 utt1:  # tourist # attraction.  /
sd          A.81 utt2:  I'm trying to think what else is on television,  /
%          A.81 utt3: I know it's like. -/  

sd          B.82 utt1:  <Breathing>  I watched a lot of T V when the war was on. /  

b          A.83 utt1:  Yeah,  /
qh          A.83 utt2: who didn't?  /
qh          A.83 utt3: Isn't that sad? /  

sd          B.84 utt1:  {C And then, } {F uh, } I like watching a lot of {D like } college basketball [ and, +   

b          A.85 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          B.86 utt1:  # and # ] pro football,  /
sv          B.86 utt2: {E I mean } that sounds kind of stupid  /
sd          B.86 utt3: {C but, }   

sd          A.87 utt1:  # {F Oh } [ not, + no, # ]   

+          B.88 utt1:  # I do like # it. /  

+          A.89 utt1:  [ I like the pro, + {D actually } I like pro ] basket ball as opposed to,  /
sd          A.89 utt2:  ((   ))  I watch pro football  /
sd          A.89 utt3: {C but } I like the N B A play-offs,   

b          B.90 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

+          A.91 utt1:  # back # when {D like } the Pistons were in them  /
%          A.91 utt2: {C and } now, - /
qw          A.91 utt3: where are you calling from? /  

sd          B.92 utt1:  {F Uh, } Sherman, Texas. /  

b^m          A.93 utt1:  Sherman, Texas, {F oh, } /  

qw          B.94 utt1:  # Where are you from? # /  

sd          A.95 utt1:  # I'm in Dallas  /
sd          A.95 utt2: I # was just saying where am I calling you from, {D you know, }  /
qr^d          A.95 utt3: {D well } then I don't know if you like [ the, + the ] Mavericks or not,  /
sv          A.95 utt4: they haven't been that good this year.  /
ad^t          A.95 utt5: {F Um, } we're supposed to talk about television  /
^h          A.95 utt6: let's see <laughter>,  /
qy^d          A.95 utt7: you don't have a T V. /  

qy          B.96 utt1:  {D So, } are you really from Texas though? /  

ny          A.97 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          A.97 utt2: I'm talking to you from Dallas,  /
ny          A.97 utt3: uh-huh. /  

sv          B.98 utt1:  {D Well, } sounds like you're from up north. /  

qy          A.99 utt1:  My voice you mean? /  

ny          B.100 utt1:  Yeah. /  

ar          A.101 utt1:  {F Oh, } no,  /
sd          A.101 utt2: that's just because I've moved around  /
sd          A.101 utt3: {C and, } {F uh, }   

b          B.102 utt1:  # Oh.  # /  

+          A.103 utt1:  # I'm # originally from Pennsylvania,  /
%          A.103 utt2: {C so. } -/  

sd          B.104 utt1:  I was going to say. /  

x          A.105 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

qy^d          B.106 utt1:  {C Cause } I wondered [ if you really, + {D you know, } if had ] any teams you like  watching from up north or something. /  

nd          A.107 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D actually } I'm a big Chicago Bears' fan. /  

b          B.108 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.109 utt1:  Real big  /
sd          A.109 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } {F um, } I always watch them no matter who's on,  /
qy^g          A.109 utt3: of course you like them too, right. /  

ny          B.110 utt1:  Yeah. /  

bh          A.111 utt1:  Do you? /  

sd          B.112 utt1:  {D Well, } I'm from Indiana. /  

bk          A.113 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

b          B.114 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.114 utt2: {C so } I like the Bears. /  

b          A.115 utt1:  Yeah,  /
ba          A.115 utt2: there you go,  /
sd          A.115 utt3: [ {C and } then <laughter>, +   

x          B.116 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          A.117 utt1:  # {C and, } ] # {F um, } I'm trying to think what else I like to watch on television sports wise.  /
sd          A.117 utt2:  [ I like, +    

%          B.118 utt1:  # I watch, {F uh, } {F huh. }  # -/  

+          A.119 utt1:  # I like ] tennis  /
sd          A.119 utt2: {C so } # {E I mean } [ I'm not, + I haven't ] played in years  /
sd          A.119 utt3: {C but, } {F um, } I just like to watch, {D you know, }   

b          B.120 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

+          A.121 utt1:  # two # players really [ get, + go ] at it, /  

b          B.122 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          A.123 utt1:  It gets boring after a while  /
%          A.123 utt2: {C but } I don't, - /
ad          A.123 utt3: go ahead. /  

sd          B.124 utt1:  I [ wa-, + used to watch ] OPRAH a lot in the afternoons,   

b          A.125 utt1:  # OPRAH <laughter>.  # /  

+          B.126 utt1:  # before I # went to work and stuff  /
sd          B.126 utt2: {C and } I see her every once in awhile like  if I go workout at T I, /  

b          A.127 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

sd          B.128 utt1:  #  {D you # know, } they have those T V -s right,   

b          A.129 utt1:  # Yeah,  /
^2          A.129 utt2: [ on the, + #   

+          B.130 utt1:  # in front of # the treadmills, /  

+          A.131 utt1:  on the ] tracks  /
%          A.131 utt2: yeah,  /
%          A.131 utt3: is sh-, -/  

h          B.132 utt1:  I don't know  /
sv          B.132 utt2: she's not as good as she use to be  /
%          B.132 utt3: {C but, } -/  

sv          A.133 utt1:  Maybe cause she got chubby again or something, /  

sv          B.134 utt1:  <Laughter>  her disposition's gone downhill. /  

qy          A.135 utt1:  [ Was she, + was her ] show big when you where in school since you haven't been out that long? /  

br^m          B.136 utt1:  Was what? /  

qy^r          A.137 utt1:  Was her show big when you where in college, since you,   

ny          B.138 utt1:  # {F Oh, } yeah. # /  

+          A.139 utt1:  # haven't been # that long? /  

ba          B.140 utt1:  It's pretty cool, /  

bh          A.141 utt1:  # Was it? # /  

%          B.142 utt1:  # {E I mean } # back then - /
qy          B.142 utt2: {C and } [ the show, + did you see the show ] where she lost all of that fat? /  

ny          A.143 utt1:  Yeah  /
sd^e          A.143 utt2: I saw reruns of it, /  

sd          B.144 utt1:  # [ She pu-, + she wheeled ] it out on a  (( cart )) . # /  

sd          A.145 utt1:  # I saw tapes of her <laughter>,  /
%          A.145 utt2:  yeah. # /  

ba          B.146 utt1:  That was so cool,  /
sv          B.146 utt2: {C and } then {D man } she's really porked out again I guess  /
%          B.146 utt3: {C but, } -/  

aa          A.147 utt1:  Gee, I know  /
bh          A.147 utt2: isn't that terrible. /  

ny          B.148 utt1:  Yeah. /  

ba          A.149 utt1:  I know  /
sv          A.149 utt2: I guess with that money who cares <laughter>. /  

x          B.150 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

am          A.151 utt1:  I don't know. /  

sd          B.152 utt1:  I'd eat too. /  

ad          A.153 utt1:  Let's see what else is on television.  /
ad          A.153 utt2:  {F Oh, } if you don't have a V C R {A we just got one after nine years } don't even spend your money on it. /  

bh          B.154 utt1:  Really. /  

ny          A.155 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          A.155 utt2: {C cause, } {D you know, } if you like movies like we do you do it once in awhile  /
sv          A.155 utt3: {C and then, } {D you know, } you see it when it first comes out if you really want to see it  /
sd          A.155 utt4: {C and then } it usually comes on television within two years.   

b          B.156 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.156 utt2: [ we got, +   

+          A.157 utt1:  # {D You know. }  # /  

+          B.158 utt1:  # we've got ] # the dollar Cinema in Sherman  /
sd          B.158 utt2: {C so } we usually see {D like } first-rate movies,   

b          A.159 utt1:  # Yeah, # /  

+          B.160 utt1:  # right # away. /  

sv          A.161 utt1:  {D really, } that's television  /
h          A.161 utt2: I don't know  /
ad^t          A.161 utt3: in general on this project we're suppose to talk <laughter>  about - /
%          A.161 utt4: {C so } {E I mean, } -/  

b          B.162 utt1:  Yeah  /
fa          B.162 utt2: I'm sorry. /  

bd          A.163 utt1:  That's okay, /  

x          B.164 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

%          A.165 utt1:  # don't, # - /
sd          A.165 utt2: ((   ))  {E I mean, } [ I, + I ] always  ((   )) . /  

sv^t          B.166 utt1:  {D Well, } it's hard to talk about something,  /
sd          B.166 utt2: it's like me talking about taxes or something, /  

b          A.167 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

sd          B.168 utt1:  # I # feel bad cause {E I mean, }   

bd          A.169 utt1:  # {F Oh, } that's okay. # /  

+          B.170 utt1:  # I should know # something about T V shows. /  

sd          A.171 utt1:  I had one lady one time  /
sd^t          A.171 utt2: they called in  /
sd^t          A.171 utt3: I just signed up  /
sd^t          A.171 utt4: my husband had been on this project, {F um, }  /
sd^t          A.171 utt5: {C and } [ [ I, + I, ] + she ] called in  /
sd^t          A.171 utt6: {C and } [ it was all about, + {A we don't have children } and it was all about, ] {F um, } sending your kids to college,    

x          B.172 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          A.173 utt1:  # and # why you would advise them.  /
sd          A.173 utt2:  {C And } she was from Boston,  /
sd^t          A.173 utt3: {C and }  [ she, + {A I shouldn't talk about this but } she was, ] <laughter> pretend she was a television show,  /
sd          A.173 utt4: {C and } [ sh-, + she ] was very snooty  /
sd          A.173 utt5: {C and, } {F uh, } her kids were going to places like  Amherst and B U  /
sd          A.173 utt6: {C and } I said I didn't know what that was  /
sd(^q)          A.173 utt7: [ I + she ] went, {F oh, }  /
sd(^q)          A.173 utt8: {C and } I thought, {F um, } - /
sd          A.173 utt9: {C so } I know, /  

x          B.174 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

ad          A.175 utt1:  # {E I # mean } it's like don't worry about it  /
qy          A.175 utt2: [ television at least, + {D you know, } everybody's,   

x          B.176 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          A.177 utt1:  # at # least seen television. ]  During the war did you laugh when they had that man on,  /
qw          A.177 utt2: {F uh, } what was his name Wolf Blitzer? /  

qw          B.178 utt1:  What was that? /  

sd          A.179 utt1:  That guy that was a reporter for C N N. /  

b          B.180 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.181 utt1:  His name is Wolf Blitzer.  /
qy          A.181 utt2:  Did you see [ it, + him ] when he was doing the coverage of the Gulf? /  

no          B.182 utt1:  {F Um, } I might of.  /
sd          B.182 utt2:  I forget.  /
qy          B.182 utt3:  Was he the guy that got captured? /  

nn          A.183 utt1:  {F Uh, } no,  /
sd^e          A.183 utt2: that was the other guy from C B S,  /
t1          A.183 utt3: {F oh, }   

bk          B.184 utt1:  # Oh.  # /  

+          A.185 utt1:  # what # was his name, {F uh, } /  

x          B.186 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

sd          A.187 utt1:  # I # can't remember <laughter>  his name. /  

b          B.188 utt1:  Yeah,  /
qo          B.188 utt2: {C but } what about this Wolf guy? /  

b          A.189 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          A.189 utt2:  (( {C but } just th- )) , - /
sd          A.189 utt3: they made jokes about him {D like } on the CARSON SHOW and all of that, /  

bk          B.190 utt1:  Oh. /  

sd          A.191 utt1:  Jay Leno. /  

qh          B.192 utt1:  You know, what my absolutely favorite show is? /  

b          A.193 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.194 utt1:  DAVID LETTERMAN.  /
sd          B.194 utt2:  I love that guy. /  

b          A.195 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.195 utt2: he's funny. /  

sd          B.196 utt1:  {C And } SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE,  /
sd          B.196 utt2: I use to watch that  /
sd          B.196 utt3: {D like } I'd come home from second shift and watch him {D like } for an hour and a half,  /
sv          B.196 utt4: he's great. /  

b          A.197 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.197 utt2: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE has changed a lot if you haven't seen it in about a year. /  

nn          B.198 utt1:  Huh-uh. /  

sd          A.199 utt1:  {E I mean } I haven't seen it in a couple of months  /
%          A.199 utt2: {C but, } -/  

qy          B.200 utt1:  Has it gotten better? /  

ny          A.201 utt1:  <Breathing>  {F Uh, } yeah,  /
sd^e          A.201 utt2: {D actually } I think it has,  /
sd          A.201 utt3: {E I mean } they finally {D like }  (( ))  /
%          A.201 utt4: {C and } some of those people - /
sv          A.201 utt5: they really have funny characters on there. /  

bh          B.202 utt1:  Really. /  

ny          A.203 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          A.203 utt2: they have one character on there  /
sd          A.203 utt3: they just call it Pat  /
sd          A.203 utt4: {C and } [ they, + you ] don't know if it's a man or a woman <laughter>. /  

x          B.204 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

sd          A.205 utt1:  # {C And } # they say {D well, } they're trying to deduce what he or she is, /  

b          B.206 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

sd(^q)          A.207 utt1:  # {C so } # to see if it's a female they say {D well } do you carry a purse  /
sd(^q)          A.207 utt2: {C and } Pat says no  /
^q          A.207 utt3: I carry a fanny pack <laughter>. /  

x          B.208 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          A.209 utt1:  {C So } you still don't know because a fanny pack is man,  /
%          A.209 utt2: {C or } now days, {D you know. } -/  

b          B.210 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          A.211 utt1:  Yeah  /
sv          A.211 utt2: it's weird <laughter>. /  

ba          B.212 utt1:  <Laughter>  That's funny. /  

aa          A.213 utt1:  Yeah,  /
aa          A.213 utt2: [ it's, + yeah it is ] pretty funny  /
sv          A.213 utt3: {E I mean } they do some crazy things. /  

sd          B.214 utt1:  {D Like } when WAYNE'S WORLD, - /
sd          B.214 utt2: I love that. /  

aa          A.215 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd(^q)          A.215 utt2: WAYNE'S WORLD, hey man <laughter>. /  

x          B.216 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

qw          A.217 utt1:  {C And } what's that other one [ where they, + <laughter> where they ] do the, {F um, } skits,  /
qy^d          A.217 utt2: {D well, } you've must have seen it recently? /  

no          B.218 utt1:  {D Well, } I don't know,  /
sd          B.218 utt2: I've seen it off and on, I think. /  

qy^d          A.219 utt1:  You probably have some friends that have television <laughter>? /  

br          B.220 utt1:  Uh? /  

qy^d^r          A.221 utt1:  I said you probably have some friends that have television <laughter>. /  

ny          B.222 utt1:  Yeah,  /
ny^r          B.222 utt2: yeah.  /
sd^e          B.222 utt3:  That's where I've seen it  /
sd          B.222 utt4: {C because } I've seen it off and on probably. /  

sv          A.223 utt1:  {D You know, } {E I mean } you're not totally out of the loop. /  

b          B.224 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          A.225 utt1:  {E I mean, } yeah. /  

%          B.226 utt1:  [ [ We, + we bug our ] + we, ] {D you know, } - /
sd          B.226 utt2: one friend of ours got rid of his [ [ because we motivated him + because we, ] {D you know, } cause we ] were getting along out ours  /
sd          B.226 utt3: {C so } he  sold his. /  

x          A.227 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          B.228 utt1:  {C But } the rest of our friends we go and watch them. /  

b          A.229 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.229 utt2: {E I mean } [ you really, + you ] can do without one  /
sv          A.229 utt3: {C but } after awhile it will start, {F um, } {D you know, } - /
sv          A.229 utt4: {E I mean } you just kind of all of sudden - /
sv(^q)          A.229 utt5: {C cause } you're going {D well } jeez  /
sv          A.229 utt6: you hear about something that somebody else talked about, /  

b          B.230 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

sv          A.231 utt1:  # {C and } # you just end up doing it  /
sv          A.231 utt2: {C but } if you haven't been married that long, {D you know, }   

x          B.232 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          A.233 utt1:  # you're # doing other things <laughter>. /  

qy          B.234 utt1:  <Laughter>  Is that on tape? /  

b^m          A.235 utt1:  Is that on tape, <laughter>  /
ba          A.235 utt2:  there you go,  /
ny          A.235 utt3: yeah. /  

ba          B.236 utt1:  That's funny. /  

ba          A.237 utt1:  {F Oh, } my  /
qw          A.237 utt2: what else is on  /
h          A.237 utt3: I don't know  /
qw          A.237 utt4: what did they watch in college when you where in, - /
qw          A.237 utt5: where did you go to school? /  

sd          B.238 utt1:  {F Oh, } Purdue. /  

sv          A.239 utt1:  {F Oh, } that's a good school. /  

b          B.240 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b^m          A.241 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.241 utt2: I know about that.  /
qy^d          A.241 utt3:  They don't have a southern accent up there though. /  

nn          B.242 utt1:  No. /  

qy^d          A.243 utt1:  You must be native Texan? /  

qw          B.244 utt1:  Why  /
qy          B.244 utt2: [ do I, +   

qy^g*          A.245 utt1:  {D Well } your from Indiana, yeah. /  *[[your should be you're]]

+          B.246 utt1:  Do I ] have a southern accent? /  

na          A.247 utt1:  {F Oh, } real southern,  /
ny          A.247 utt2: yeah. /  

qy          B.248 utt1:  Are you serious? /  

ny          A.249 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.250 utt1:  I've been here three years. /  

sv          A.251 utt1:  Deep one, you have a deep one,  /
%          A.251 utt2: yeah <laughter>. /  

ba          B.252 utt1:  {F Oh, } wow,  /
ba          B.252 utt2: that's scary. /  

%          A.253 utt1:  It is, {F um, }  /
%          A.253 utt2: at Purdue - /
qw^d          A.253 utt3: [ I'm trying to think, + {A I went to high school in Chicago, } I'm trying to think ] what Purdue kids watch. /  

sd          B.254 utt1:  We watch, {F uh, } M T V twenty four hours a day  /
sd          B.254 utt2: {C and then } every now and then [ they'd DAYS, + they taped DAYS, ] {D you know, }   

b          A.255 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          B.256 utt1:  # and # watch it like four or five times a day. /  

bk          A.257 utt1:  Okay. /  

sd          B.258 utt1:  That's the girls I lived with  /
sd          B.258 utt2: {C and, } {D you know, } other then that I'm sure they watched, -/  

sd          A.259 utt1:  [ Do you know that I've never, + I think other then accept on a commercial or  on news coverage or something,   

b          B.260 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

+          A.261 utt1:  # like # entertainment tonight I've never ] seen M T V? /  

sv          B.262 utt1:  You aren't missing anything <laughter>. /  

sd          A.263 utt1:  That's kind of what I've heard <laughter>. /  

sv          B.264 utt1:  It's pretty bad. /  

%          A.265 utt1:  I mean that's, - /
%          A.265 utt2: yeah. /  

sv          B.266 utt1:  Especially if you have kids.  /
ad          B.266 utt2:  Don't let them watch it. /  

aa          A.267 utt1:  Yeah.  /
aa          A.267 utt2:  No  /
sd          A.267 utt3: we don't  /
sd          A.267 utt4: {C and } [ I wouldn't even + {E I mean } I don't even ] have cable  /
sv          A.267 utt5: I don't think it's worth ten to thirty bucks a month to pay,   

aa          B.268 utt1:  # No. # /  

+          A.269 utt1:  # somebody, # {F uh, } to, {D you know, } give me a hundred and fifty, {F um } <laughter>,   

x          B.270 utt1:  # <Laughter>.  #   

+          A.271 utt1:  # channel # access to something I'm never going to, - /
sd          A.271 utt2: {E I mean } my neighbor her husband sits in front of the television all of time  /
sd          A.271 utt3: {C and } they've only been married five years have a cute one year old kids  /
sd          A.271 utt4: I swear to God he works from eight, -/ 
