Hi, I'm Derek Thompson.

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Cold, open question of the week, Kaz.

What up, Dave?

I'm gonna stick with the beat down line of questioning.

If you're getting beat up by a bunch of dudes

and you're lying on the ground and out of the corner of your eye,

you see me running out and I'm just like,

I got you, Kaz.

And then halfway there, I stop and start dancing.

How many dance moves?

Am I allowed to do before you lose faith in me altogether?

Dave, I've never seen you dance, but I can assume.

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