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Again, Monica."},{"speaker":"Scott Edwards","startTime":2667.48,"endTime":2670.45,"body":"Thanks so much."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2671.02,"endTime":2671.86,"body":"Thanks, God."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2673.27,"endTime":2676.42,"body":"I love everything about I love"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2673.27,"endTime":2676.42,"body":"my breasts. I wish I can just"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2676.42,"endTime":2686.95,"body":"have to wouldn't it be great to"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2676.42,"endTime":2686.95,"body":"have a bunch of different sizes"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2686.95,"endTime":2692.32,"body":"for all the things you needed to"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2686.95,"endTime":2692.32,"body":"do? Little tiny ones for"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2692.32,"endTime":2705.1,"body":"jogging. Giant ones for"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2692.32,"endTime":2705.1,"body":"estimates from mechanics Yes. I"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2705.1,"endTime":2708.94,"body":"love being a woman. I could list"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2705.1,"endTime":2708.94,"body":"all the advantages but all I'll"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2708.94,"endTime":2713.56,"body":"narrow it down to just one. Man,"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2708.94,"endTime":2713.56,"body":"you know when you're with us and"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2713.98,"endTime":2720.19,"body":"wondering if you'll get lucky."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2713.98,"endTime":2720.19,"body":"We already know. Not only am I"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2720.19,"endTime":2725.68,"body":"little, but I'm shrinking."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2720.19,"endTime":2725.68,"body":"Seriously, it's wonderful. Aging"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2725.71,"endTime":2731.35,"body":"is there. I'm shrinking as we"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2725.71,"endTime":2731.35,"body":"speak. I've always been five"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2731.35,"endTime":2734.44,"body":"feet and a quarter inch. That's"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2731.35,"endTime":2734.44,"body":"my number. We have that number,"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2734.44,"endTime":2737.62,"body":"don't we at a certain point in"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2734.44,"endTime":2737.62,"body":"our lives. We lock in that"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2737.62,"endTime":2740.83,"body":"number. Leanne, what's your"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2737.62,"endTime":2740.83,"body":"number? How tall are you? five"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2740.83,"endTime":2744.25,"body":"foot seven? Yeah, that's my"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2740.83,"endTime":2744.25,"body":"number five feet and a quarter"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2744.25,"endTime":2747.22,"body":"inch. So I go for my checkup."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2744.25,"endTime":2747.22,"body":"I'm on the scale with the thing"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2747.22,"endTime":2760.72,"body":"on my head. And she goes, Okay,"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2747.22,"endTime":2760.72,"body":"411. What? I cannot be 411 What"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2760.72,"endTime":2768.67,"body":"would it help if we called it 59"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2760.72,"endTime":2768.67,"body":"inches? No. Nobody would not."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2770.74,"endTime":2774.16,"body":"And I'm scared because I don't"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2770.74,"endTime":2774.16,"body":"know if there's a time limit to"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2774.16,"endTime":2781.57,"body":"this. Or if it's just gonna keep"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2774.16,"endTime":2781.57,"body":"happening until I must spec. A"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2781.57,"endTime":2789.61,"body":"little speck with a microphone."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2781.57,"endTime":2789.61,"body":"So it's official. I'm officially"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2789.61,"endTime":2794.56,"body":"under five feet tall. Isn't a"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2789.61,"endTime":2794.56,"body":"freaky? And let me tell you the"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2794.56,"endTime":2797.41,"body":"world is a very different"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2794.56,"endTime":2797.41,"body":"looking place from down here."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2799.12,"endTime":2801.52,"body":"This seriously all week? I've"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2799.12,"endTime":2801.52,"body":"been saying a lot of people's"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2801.52,"endTime":2807.82,"body":"crutches. pot bellies aren't"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2801.52,"endTime":2807.82,"body":"just annoying. They're actually"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2807.85,"endTime":2813.58,"body":"in my way. Pretty soon they"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2807.85,"endTime":2813.58,"body":"won't let me on a ride at Six"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2813.58,"endTime":2820.63,"body":"Flags unless my son takes me. I"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2813.58,"endTime":2820.63,"body":"love a good hotel. I take full"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2820.63,"endTime":2824.71,"body":"advantage. I have to tell you."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2820.63,"endTime":2824.71,"body":"It's like Hello. This is Monika"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2824.71,"endTime":2832.27,"body":"Piper, I'd like 12 more towels."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2824.71,"endTime":2832.27,"body":"That's right. 12 why I'm having"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2832.27,"endTime":2836.29,"body":"a natural childbirth followed by"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2832.27,"endTime":2836.29,"body":"a pool party. What are you the"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2836.29,"endTime":2842.11,"body":"FBI? Have to give you what you"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2836.29,"endTime":2842.11,"body":"want? Right? How much fun you"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2842.11,"endTime":2846.04,"body":"can have in a five star hotel."},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2842.11,"endTime":2846.04,"body":"Hello, room service. This is"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2846.04,"endTime":2849.73,"body":"Monica paper. I'd like a"},{"speaker":"Monica Piper","startTime":2846.04,"endTime":2849.73,"body":"cheeseburger and pony."},{"speaker":"Announcer","startTime":2851.469,"endTime":2854.049,"body":"We hope you enjoyed"},{"speaker":"Announcer","startTime":2851.469,"endTime":2854.049,"body":"this episode of Stand Up Comedy"},{"speaker":"Announcer","startTime":2854.049,"endTime":2857.169,"body":"you're hosting them see. 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