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🗓️ 18 December 2021
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University of Southern California 2017.
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1:10.5 | Welcome to today's graduation speech from Will Farrell, who is an actor, and this is at the University of Southern California in 2017. |
1:21.0 | It is such an honor to deliver this year's commencement address to the University of Southern California's graduating class of 2017. |
1:28.5 | I would like to say thank you graduates for that warm welcome. |
1:32.0 | I would also like to apologize to all the parents who are sitting here saying, Will Farrell, why Will Farrell? I hate Will Farrell. I hate him. |
1:39.0 | I hate his movies, he's gross, although he's much better looking in person, has he lost weight. |
1:45.0 | By the way, that discussion is happening out there right now. |
1:48.5 | And then there's me, Will Farrell, whose achievements include running naked through the streets of Montrose in old school. |
1:54.5 | Montrose is the house, alright? |
1:56.5 | Running around in my underwear and racing helmets, thinking that I'm on fire as Ricky Bobby in Taldegan Nights, running around in Elf Tights and eating gum off the ground and playing cowbell, I think my fellow doctorics would agree that based on our achievements, we are all on equal footing. |
2:11.5 | I want the University to know that I will not take this prestigious honor lightly. I've already instructed my wife and my children from this point on to address me as Dr. Farrell. There will be no exceptions, especially at our children's various football functions and when I am opening Christmas presents. |
2:26.5 | Yay, we got the new Xbox. Thank you dad, I mean Dr. Farrell. |
2:31.5 | I've been informed that I can now perform minimally invasive surgery at any time or any place, even if people don't want it. In fact, I am legally obligated to perform minor surgery at the end of today's ceremonies or my doctor's degree will be revoked. |
2:44.5 | So if anyone has a sore tooth that needs to be removed or wants a hernia surgery, please meet me at the surgery center. And by surgery center, I mean a windalous van I have parked over by the Colosseum. |
2:55.5 | The next time I'm flying and they ask if there's a doctor on board, I can now confidently leap to my feet and scream, I'm a doctor. What can I do? Yes, no problem. I can absolutely deliver that baby. |
3:05.5 | Hopefully it will be on United Airlines in which I will be immediately subdued and dragged off the aircraft, which we all know will be recorded on someone's iPhone and put on YouTube. |
3:14.5 | You will hear me say, call Dr. Max, the president of USC. He told me I'm a doctor, rest assured I will use my powers wisely. Although this is my first commencement address, I have delivered to an actual university. This is not my first commencement speech. |
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