What If?

Drop Dead Diva 1×11

& Fred: So let me get this straight. Uh, just because a pigeon pooped on me, I’m supposed to believe it’s a good luck?
    Teri: Yes, it is. In Korean culture. And that’s not just because my parents own a dry cleaners.

& Lisa: I just want to know. And if I find them, maybe it’ll explain some of these little parts of me that don’t make sense, like why do I love peanuts but both my parents are allergic?
    Jane: Did you know that a peanut’s not a nut? It’s a bean... a woody, high-protein legume.
    Lisa: Okay, well, that was just an example.
    Jane: Right.

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& Fred: If you want a mother in your life, you’re gonna have to let her know.

& Fred: Once a guardian angel, always a guardian angel.

& Jane: You know, a girl never forgets her first guardian angel.

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Drop Dead Diva 1x10

Make Me a Match

& Jane: Do you know what you need?
    Judge Madeline Summers: Mm-hmm... two W’s and a “Q”.
    Jane: A good lawyer.

& Grayson: Why is she staring at me?
    Lily Wells: People will tell you... the eyes are the window to the soul. Don’t buy it.
    Grayson: No?
    Lily: It’s the eyebrows. Eyebrows draw attention to the eyes... playing a key role in the sexual dance between love and lust.

& Lily: Mm, sarcasm... The last refuge of modest people... when their soul is invaded. ... Dostoyevsky.

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& Teri: Scrabble?!
    Jane: Oh, you pick seven tiles with different letters...
    Teri: Yeah, I know the game. But why isn’t it on your calendar? Is it some kind of dirty scrabble... like strip poker or naked twister?

& Grayson: You want to know what I believe? I believe sometimes people need a little nudge.

& Lily: Don’t order the halibut. Just a feeling.

& Lily: What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
    Jane: Wait. What does that mean?
    Lily: I have no idea. You’d have to ask Dostoyevsky.

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Drop Dead Diva 1x9

The Dress

& Stacy: Quid pro quo.
    Kim: Do you even know what that means?
    Stacy: Not exactly... but I do know that being a lawyer is like having a super-power... and you better use your power to help my friend.

& Jane: I’m confused. Are you patting me on the back or slapping me on the wrist?
    Parker: If I did either, you’d probably sue me for harassment.

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& Jane: I’m so sorry I’m late.
    Teri: Oh, I didn’t even notice.
    Stacy: Res ipsa loquitur.
    Teri: Jane, will you tell her that using legal words does not make her seem smarter.
    Stacy: I used “fiduciary” today in yoga, and now everyone thinks I’m a genius.

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Drop Dead Diva 1x8

Crazy

& Brandon Tharpe: You know, people say life is precious... but unless they’ve been on that escalator in the sky... and watched the gatekeeper push the return button... they don’t know what they’re talking about.
    Jane: What did you just say?

& Tharpe: I thought you would understand me...
    Jane: You show up for court in your pajamas... you propose to witnesses, and you wear bunny ears on the stand. What exactly am I supposed to understand?

& Jane: What was she thinking?.. Brian Young hasn’t seen me in 15 years, and this dress was out of style then.
    Stacy: Scissors... safety pins, and... rubber cement.
    Jane: What are you doing?
    Stacy: Two words... “project runway”. Okay, we’ve got 30 minutes. Start memorizing your classmates while I make it work.
    Jane: All right, I’ll start with the A’s...

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& Jane: I’m... hilarious. And you’re... you’re gay. That’s so great. You’re my super-hot, great-kissing... gay friend.

& Brian: If you feel like a model, then I say you’re a model. It’s just like you told me at prom night. No one has the right to tell you... how to live your life... unless you’re a serial killer.
    Jane: I said that?
    Brian: More or less.
    Jane: I am funny.

& Jane: Life is short. And no one has the right to tell you how to live it.

& Tharpe: Are you ready for this?
    Jane: I don’t know. I’ve never done it before.
    Tharpe: That’s what I like to hear. New experiences... That’s what life’s about.

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Drop Dead Diva 1x7

The Magic Bullet

& Stacy: Oh, no! I have a motor-oil-commercial audition, and I still have to find the perfect bikini.
Jane: Ugh. You can use a bikini to sell anything.
Stacy: I know. Yay, America, right?

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& Jillian Ford: It doesn’t seem like your client is terribly invested. Perhaps we could settle this lawsuit for, uh... an autographed photo.

& Teri Lee 2 Kim: Don’t worry. It’s gonna be a piece of cake.

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Drop Dead Diva 1x6

Second Chances

Season 1, Episode 6

& Aaron: Normally I wouldn't do this, but this case has gotten a lot of attention... and my boss would like to look compassionate.
    Kim: What have you got?
    Aaron: Manslaughter. 10 years. Consider it a gift.
    Jane: Chocolate is a gift. A certificate for a massage is a gift. 10 years in prison is...


& Parker: You like this tie? It's bold, right? Says "I'm in charge".
    Jane: It's dated. Red was the power color under Bush, but with Obama, it's light blue. Fashioners say the lighter color imbues* a man with confidence and trust without the aggressive undertones of red.

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& Parker: Look, Bingum, uh, speaking of interviews... what's the deal canceling on Carol?
    Jane: Is she a reporter?
    Parker: Carol, the tremendous assistant who worked at my old law firm. I set up the interview. What happened?
    Jane: Hold on. Why should I get rid of Teri?
    Parker: She's snide*, unprofessional, and have you seen the way she dresses? She was wearing red pants today. I'm running a law firm, not the Hyde lounge.
    Jane: Her pants aren't red. They're fuchsia.


& Grayson: After dinner, maybe we can finish a puzzle together.
    Jane: Yeah, that would be...
    Grayson: Don't say "lame".
    Jane: A lot of fun.



-- Dict:
imbues — насыщает
snide — подлый; фальшивый; насмешливый; низкий; ехидный


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Drop Dead Diva 1x05

Lost and Found

Season 1, Episode 5

& Stacy: How's working with Grayson? Did he compliment your lipstick?
    Jane: Men never compliment lipstick. Oh, and Kim got my case. Happy birthday to me!


& Jane: Who's that?
    Teri: Your birthday gift... the prisoner you met online. Kidding! That's Michael Fernandez, your pro bono*. I wouldn't mind a conjugal visit with him. He is crazy-sexy-scary.
    Jane: You're crazy. He's... just... scary.

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& Jane: I lost.
    Teri: I know. Pep talk and loser cocktail coming right up.
    Jane: I'm almost afraid to ask. What's a loser cocktail?
    Teri: Two aspirins inserted into a maraschino cherry, antacid, and seltzer.
    Jane: That's disgusting*.
    Teri: I know, but you taught me the recipe, and it always does the trick.
    Jane: Start the pep talk, please.
    Teri: Jane, don't be so hard on yourself.
    Jane: Does that usually work?
    Teri: Not really.


-- Dict:
pro bono — for the good of; ради общественного блага
conjugal — супружеский; брачный
disgusting — отвратительно


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Drop Dead Diva 1x04

The Chinese Wall

Season 1, Episode 4

& Fred: 46 romantic comedies later, and I've narrowed it down. Here's how the guy gets the girl — a last-minute race to the airport or a humiliating heartfelt* public declaration of love, often in the form of a song.


& Deb: She had this picture in her head of a perfect, loving family.
    Deb's Mother: We didn't want to take that away from her.
    Deb: All those years, Deb thought you two were happy.
    Deb's Mother: You do it long enough, you get good at faking it. But at night, when you go to sleep, the lie will eat you up inside.

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& Fred: Well, looks like it all worked out.
    Deb: No, thanks to me.
    Fred: If only someone, in a guardian capacity, had warned you beforehand...
    Deb: Fred... down here on Earth, no one likes to hear "I told you so."


-- Dict:
heartfelt — сердечно


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Drop Dead Diva 1x02

Do Over

Season 1, Episode 2

& Jane: What I'm saying is, maybe we could push the trial just a few days...
    Judge: I understand what a continuance* is, Ms. Bingum. What I don't understand is why you're asking for one.
    Jane: Well, first of all, I need time to prepare...
    Judge: Prepare? What's to prepare? It's like giving birth.


& Jane: Honestly I really need a mental health day. ......
    Judge (later): "Mental health day." I'd like a mental health month... Maybe a year... Somewhere in the islands, string bikini, a thong*... a guy named Wong*.

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& Jane: What, you've never had a crush?
    Fred: U- up there, all I meet are dead people.
    Jane: Well, forget it, okay? Stacy's out of your league. You'll be setting yourself up for a world of hurt.
    Fred: No, no. Y- you don't understand. I- I look at this... Stacy... and I- I can't help it. I want to... I want to do her grocery shopping. I want to... I want to reroof her house. I want to hunt animals and... bring her the meat.
    Jane: Okay, I don't have time for this, Fred. But I'm telling you... It's never gonna happen. So just... keep your meat to yourself.




-- Dict:
continuance — отсрочка; продолжительность
thong — ремень; плеть
Wong — A particularly lascivious* bastard
lascivious — похотливый; блудливый; сладострастный


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~ Невразумительные какие-то эпизоды "сегодня" случились. В Хаузе готовят к финалу, это понятно. А вот в АйТи просто... не о чем разговаривать.