Daily Dictation Members Jerry's apartment: Kramer enters… KRAMER: Hey. JERRY: Hey. KRAMER: Well, I got it! JERRY: KRAMER: You got me the air conditioner? What do you think? JERRY: Beautiful! ELAINE: What air conditioner? KRAMER: JERRY: Well, my buddy, he works in an appliance store and he got us thirty percent off. Is it a good one? KRAMER: JERRY: Good one? It's a Commando 8. Commando 8? KRAMER: 12,000 BTUs. Twelve thousand ELAINE: KRAMER: I thought you hated air conditioning. You've never had an air conditioner. Yeah, but Amy likes air conditioning. ELAINE: Ooh, you're getting an air conditioner for Amy. (in a whiny voice) Amy doesn't like the temperature up here. She's a little hot. JERRY: All right. KRAMER: JERRY: Okay, so, I'm gonna measure the window up, okay, buddy? Yeah. KRAMER: Yeah. (George enters wearing goggles) Yeah, rock on! (Kramer leaves) GEORGE: I gotta get out of this city. JERRY: So, you're tunneling to the center of the Earth? GEORGE: (Elaine laughs silently) I'm ELAINE: GEORGE: You don't have an old pair? I broke them playing basketball. JERRY: He was running from a bee. (Elaine laughs) GEORGE: Now if I wanna see anything I gotta wear these. at the health club and while I'm in the pool, some guy walks off with my glasses. Who steals prescriptions glasses? ELAINE: George, those are prescription goggles google? What is there to see in a health club pool? JERRY: There's a lot of change down there. GEORGE: When I find that guy, this much I vow: those glasses will be returned to their rightful owner. JERRY: We're behind you, Aquaboy. Godspeed! (Kramer comes back) GEORGE: ELAINE: What kind of a sick, demented person wants another person's glasses? Yeah, especially those frames. KRAMER: You know what you ought to do? Go see my friend Dwayne at J & T Optical on Columbus Avenue. He'll give you thirty percent off. DDM If you can SAY it, you can HEAR it. 1 Daily Dictation Members GEORGE: Yeah, come on. JERRY: GEORGE: Hey, he just got me thirty percent off on an air conditioner. Really? KRAMER: Retail is for suckers. GEORGE: KRAMER: GEORGE: Wow. Uh, alright, what do I have to do? You just gotta mention my name. That's it? KRAMER: That's it. Retail is for suckers. (smacks George on the forehead with a yardstick) DDM If you can SAY it, you can HEAR it. 1 Daily Dictation Members J & T Optical: George tries on a pair of glasses… GEORGE: ELAINE: GEORGE: JERRY: What about these? They look good. I liked the other one, too. I've liked about five of them. Well, it's a tough decision. I have to wear these every day. I'm deciding on a new face. (bored) Come on, George. Pick a face and go with it. (George tries on some black glasses with very thick frames) ELAINE: GEORGE: JERRY: Now those look good. They're very bold. Yes, they are bold. Jerry, what do you think? ELAINE: DOG MAN: ELAINE: DWAYNE: JERRY: GEORGE: ELAINE: GEORGE: Hi there, little doggy. Do you mind if I pet your dog? It's okay with me. Hey little doggy. (Elaine pets the dog and it bites her) Oh! Hey, you can't have that dog in here. (Dog Man leaves) Are you okay? Did he bite you? Can you believe that guy? I'm okay. It's just a nip. He just walked away! And once again I'm standing here like a little man. Well not this time! (George leaves the store and follows Dog Man) You! Dog Man! (While looking at posters of women wearing glasses) I think these women would be pretty good looking if they weren't wearing glasses. (A man with a dog enters) (George, without his glasses, squints and it looks like he sees something interesting. He enters the store again) ELAINE: JERRY: ELAINE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: GEORGE: ELAINE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: ELAINE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: GEORGE: JERRY: DDM My leg looks pretty bad. Alright, I'm gonna take you over to the emergency room. Okay. (To George) Hey, any luck? Did you catch him? Uh, no, no. All right, I'm gonna take Elaine over to the hospital. Good, good. Do that. What's the matter? Oh, no, nothing. What is it? I can't tell you. Jerry, can we go? Yeah, yeah, in a second, in a second. (to George) What do you mean you can't tell me? I can't tell you, don't ask. I'm asking! Jerry, my leg. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Take care of it. (Jerry throws her some tissue) Come on, George, what is it? I saw Amy making out with your cousin Jeffrey. What? They were right outside! Amy and Jeffrey? Yes! Are you sure? Yes, positive. But you can't see. There's no lenses in those frames. If you can SAY it, you can HEAR it. 1 Daily Dictation Members GEORGE: ELAINE: JERRY: I know! I was squinting. Okay, listen, Jerry, you just catch up with me, okay? You can just follow the trail of blood. We're gonna have to talk about this later. (Elaine holds the door open for Jerry while holding her leg) Thank you. Taxi! (Jerry and Elaine leave the store; George tries on another pair of glasses) GEORGE: Excuse me, what do you think of these? DWAYNE: Oh, we just got those in. It's a very exciting new frame. GEORGE: Yeah, see, this is exciting! All right, this is gonna be my new face. DWAYNE: All right, do you have a prescription? GEORGE: Yeah. (George hands over the prescription) Kramer. DWAYNE: What? GEORGE: Kramer. DWAYNE: What about him? GEORGE: You do know Kramer? DWAYNE: Yes. GEORGE: Well, I'm mentioning his name. DWAYNE: Why? GEORGE: Because…you know… DWAYNE: No, I don't know. Look, I'm gonna need a deposit on these. Glossary Got: ordered, bought, set me up with, hooked me up with, lined me up with Beautiful: excellent, super, outstanding An appliance store: a store that sells appliances! We think of refrigerators, stoves, microwaves, washing machines, dryers…what sorts of appliances would you LIKE TO buy? How many appliances do you see in this picture? I see at least five… 12,000 BTUs: a BTU is a measurement of heat—like centimeter to length and Celsius to temperature. BTU stands for British Thermal Unit. 12,000 BTUs is DDM If you can SAY it, you can HEAR it. 1 Daily Dictation Members equivalent to the amount of power needed to freeze one short ton (907 kg/2,000 pounds) of ice in 24 hours—it’s approximately 3.5 kW (kilowatts). It’s perfect for 500 square feet or about 45 square meters. Whiny: the voice that little kids and girlfriends use to influence other people or complain! I hate that voice, but I can do it REALLY well! Measure A up: it just means to measure A…we add “up” to action verbs to convey thoroughness. Goggles: the eyewear that we wear when swimming, playing rough sports…and flying! Rock on: a greeting used by rockers and people that like to rock…When Kramer sees George, WHY did he say this?! Tunneling: to tunnel means to dig in the ground to go somewhere…George looks like one of the characters from the old movie The Mole People A walks off with B: A stole B, a took B Prescription glasses: glasses with prescribed lenses A bee: they make honey and scare many people. Are you afraid of bees? Me? No! I’ve even worked with a beekeeper! I didn’t even wear protective clothing!! Change: referring to coins Vow: promise Their rightful owner: the actual owner, the true owner We’re behind you: we support you, we’re on your side, we’re pulling for you Aquaboy: Aquaman’s son! Aquaman was one of my favorite superheroes when I was a kid! Godspeed: good luck, may God be with you and protect you A sick person: perverted, psycho/sociopathic, twisted A demented person: crazy, whacky, nutty Come on: get out of here, no way, leave me alone, back off DDM If you can SAY it, you can HEAR it. 1 Daily Dictation Members Suckers: losers, idiots, fools, sheep, sheeple, mindless people A yardstick: a ruler that is one yard long! A yard is about the same as a meter. Have you ever run into the word yard? Perhaps while golfing? May while buying fabric? T&J Optical: a store called T&J that sells glasses! I couldn’t find a real T&J but I did find a C&J Optical^^ Bold: daring, fearless, striking, powerful To Pet: to stroke…usually an animal. Do not be confused with “to pat”. A nip: a tiny bite A little man: a weak, pathetic, man who is afraid to get involved in situations that might hurt him. Pretty: we say it like “little” but mean it like “a lot” Making out: kissing, hugging…NOT having sex, NO nudity. Catch up with me: I’m going first and you can follow along and join me later…very common when we go to lunch and one of your coworkers is STILL on the phone but you don’t want to wait! You can say—catch up with us in the parking lot! The trail of blood: Quite gruesome! Hansel and Gretel left trails of what? A deposit: a down payment. You don’t have to pay the full price of the product, but you do have to pay a small amount to show good faith. Vocabulary/Expression MASTER List Got 12,000 BTUs Goggles A walks off with B Change We’re behind you A sick person Suckers Bold A little man Catch up with me DDM Beautiful Whiny Rock on Prescription glasses Vow Aquaboy A demented person A yardstick To pet Pretty The trail of blood An appliance store Measure A up Tunneling A bee Their rightful owner Godspeed Come on T&J Optical A nip Making out A deposit If you can SAY it, you can HEAR it. 1
