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  • Admiral PatrickM
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    For the record, I’m agreeing with you, and Lemmy does seem like this sometimes:

    Me:

    The situation is: Slingblade and Oprah at a restaurant.

    (As Slingblade) Man, I do love them french-fried potatoes.

    Lemmy:

    (Downvotes you)

    No you don't, Oprah

    I really hope someone gets the reference lol. 30 Rock did a whole gag that basically did the opposite of every “Yes, and…” guideline.

    • Scrubbles
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      I just rewatched for the… 7th or 8th time. There are always 30 rock fans around :)

      • Admiral PatrickM
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        Yes! I caught that the first time I saw it, but damn if it’s not awesome that Dan Harmon loves it so much too. The writers for 30 Rock were at the top of their class.