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*** Which ties into his phonecall with Heather after the article got printed, where he'd assumed that anything said while he was inside her was off-the-record, but she retorts that she was perfectly fine getting the information while they fucked.

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*** Which ties into his phonecall with Heather after the article got printed, where he'd assumed that anything said while he was inside her they were having sex was off-the-record, but she retorts that she was perfectly fine getting the information while they fucked.
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---->'''Nick''': I presumed anything said while I was inside you was privileged.
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* All the MOD dinners. Especially when they are speaking about [[BuxomIsBetter Heather's tits]].

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* All the MOD dinners. Especially when they are speaking about [[BuxomIsBetter [[BuxomBeautyStandard Heather's tits]].
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--> '''Polly:''' That's disgusting.

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--> '''Polly:''' '''Nick:''' That's disgusting.
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* Nick on the talk show turning the tables on the self-righteous anti-smoking campaigners by explaining that it's in his interests to keep the the teenage cancer victim alive as he could be a valued customer for the next 50 years. He then adds that the campaigner is essentially trafficking in human misery and that they ought to be ashamed of themselves.

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* "[[ItMakesSenseInContext The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese]]!"

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* "[[ItMakesSenseInContext During the climactic hearing, Nick turns the tables on Senator Finnistire by deciding to really talk tough about health hazardous substances. The number one killer in America? High cholesterol. Nick points out the Senator is from Vermont, famous for its cheese, leading to the immortal line:
-->'''Finnistire''':
The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese]]!"cheese!
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** They later reveal that they'd made a SideBet that not only would Nick sleep with the reporter, but that'd he'd spill ''far'' more information than he meant to in the process.

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** They later reveal that they'd made a SideBet that not only Nick would Nick sleep with the reporter, but that'd he'd spill ''far'' more information than he meant to in to the process.reporter.



* Joey using his father's debating skills to get his mother to let him go to LA by basically calling her out on just using him as a prize to be won in a marital dispute this as well as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

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* Joey using his father's debating skills to get his mother to let him go to LA by basically calling her out on just using him as a prize to be won in a marital dispute is this as well as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.
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* "Thank God we invented the... y'know, whatever device."

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* When Nick points out to Jeff that depicting smoking inside a movie spacecraft could be a hazard from the all oxygen environment, Jeff suggests they HandWave the issue by having the script include a line like: "Thank God we invented the... y'know, [[TechnoBabble whatever device.device]]."
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* Joey using his father's debating skills to get his mother to let him go to LA by basically calling her out on just using him as a prize to be won in a marital dispute this as well as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

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* Joey using his father's debating skills to get his mother to let him go to LA by basically calling her out on just using him as a prize to be won in a marital dispute this as well as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome.

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* The conversation between the senator and the interviewer.

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** They later reveal that they'd made a SideBet that not only would Nick sleep with the reporter, but that'd he'd spill ''far'' more information than he meant to in the process.
*** Which ties into his phonecall with Heather after the article got printed, where he'd assumed that anything said while he was inside her was off-the-record, but she retorts that she was perfectly fine getting the information while they fucked.
---->'''Heather''': [[IronicEcho I've got a mortgage to pay]].
* The conversation between the senator and Creator/DennisMiller after Nick calls him a {{hypocrite}} for calling for the interviewer.slash-and-burn of tobacco fields the day before bemoaning the plight of the American Farmer.



* "The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese!"

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* "The "[[ItMakesSenseInContext The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese!"cheese]]!"


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* The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue reveals that Heather got bumped to on-scene weather reporting, complete with palm fronds knocking her over during the hurricane.
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** And Nick establishes a consulting firm for other lobbyists. His first customers? [[spoiler: The cell phone industry regarding concerns about brain cancer]].
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* Aaron Eckhart's speech about who he defends, including baby seal poachers. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the other two are somewhat disturbed by the last one]].

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* Aaron Eckhart's Creator/AaronEckhart's speech about who he defends, including baby seal poachers. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the other two are somewhat disturbed by the last one]].
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* The end of the movie, when lobbyists for fast food, nuclear power, and oil companies are added to the MOD Squad.
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** The other two get deeply offended that Nick [[https://youtu.be/ss0jLHvMO20 doesn't think terrorists will kidnap them because their industries kill so many fewer people than his]]. He ends up having to apologize and having to assure them that there are plenty of terrorists out to get them.

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** The other two get deeply offended that Nick [[https://youtu.be/ss0jLHvMO20 doesn't think terrorists will kidnap them because their industries kill so many fewer people than his]]. He ends up having to apologize and having to assure them that there are plenty of terrorists out to get them. [[spoiler: Nick is promptly kidnapped immediately after walking out of the restaurant where this conversation occurs]].
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** The other two get deeply offended that Nick doesn't think terrorists will kidnap them because their industries kill so many fewer people than his. He ends up having to apologize and having to assure them that there are plenty of terrorists out to get them.

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** The other two get deeply offended that Nick [[https://youtu.be/ss0jLHvMO20 doesn't think terrorists will kidnap them because their industries kill so many fewer people than his.his]]. He ends up having to apologize and having to assure them that there are plenty of terrorists out to get them.
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** The other two get deeply offended that Nick doesn't think terrorists will kidnap them because their industries kill so many fewer people than his. He ends up having to apologize and having to assure them that there are plenty of terrorists out to get them.


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* Joey using his father's debating skills to get his mother to let him go to LA by basically calling her out on just using him as a prize to be won in a marital dispute this as well as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.
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* The American apple pie topped with American cheese (also a bit of an HilariousInHindsight as this was way before the "Tastes Like America" Denny's commercial).

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* The American apple pie topped with American cheese (also a bit of an HilariousInHindsight as this was way before the "Tastes Like America" Denny's commercial). Extra points for being ChekhovsGun.
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* The American apple pie topped with American cheese (also a bit of an HilariousInHindsight as this was way before the "tastes like america" Denny's commercial).

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* The American apple pie topped with American cheese (also a bit of an HilariousInHindsight as this was way before the "tastes like america" "Tastes Like America" Denny's commercial).

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* The American apple pie topped with American cheese (also a bit of an HilariousInHindsight as this was way before the "tastes like america" Denny's commercial).
--> '''Polly:''' That's disgusting.
--> '''Bobby:''' It's American.
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* "Thank God we invented the... y'know, whatever device."
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-> "Care to comment, senator?"
-> "The- I- Sh- No."
-> "Eloquent in its brevity."

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-> --> "Care to comment, senator?"
-> --> "The- I- Sh- No."
-> --> "Eloquent in its brevity."
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* As Nick, Heather, and Bobby head for the Congressional hearing, Bobby is stopped at the metal detector and insists the others not wait for him, as he is presumably carrying at least one concealed gun.
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* --> '''BJ:''' ''"Even I think that's kind of cruel."''

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* --> '''BJ:''' ''"Even I think that's kind of cruel."''

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* Aaron Eckhart's speech about who he defends, including baby seal poachers. Even the other two are somewhat disturbed by the last one.
Bj "Even I think that's kind of cruel."

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* Aaron Eckhart's speech about who he defends, including baby seal poachers. [[EvenEvilHasStandards Even the other two are somewhat disturbed by the last one.
Bj "Even
one]].
* --> '''BJ:''' ''"Even
I think that's kind of cruel.""''

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* "The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese!"

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* "The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese!"cheese!"
* Aaron Eckhart's speech about who he defends, including baby seal poachers. Even the other two are somewhat disturbed by the last one.
Bj "Even I think that's kind of cruel."
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-> "The-- I-- Tch-- No."

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-> "The-- I-- Tch-- "The- I- Sh- No."

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* -> "Care to comment, senator?"
-> "The-- I-- Uh--"

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* The conversation between the senator and the interviewer.
-> "Care to comment, senator?"
-> "The-- I-- Uh--"Tch-- No."
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* -> "Care to comment, senator?"
-> "The-- I-- Uh--"
-> "Eloquent in its brevity."
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* All the MOD dinners. Especially when they are speaking about [[BuxomIsBetter Heather's tits]].

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* All the MOD dinners. Especially when they are speaking about [[BuxomIsBetter Heather's tits]].tits]].
* "The great state of Vermont will not apologize for its cheese!"

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