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[English]

Wow, you guys look amazing. Stanley, I

thought you hated Halloween. Shh.

>> He wears it so he can sleep at his desk.

Who are you?

>> Oh, I'm Carrie Bradshaw from Sex in the

City.

>> I like your shoes.

>> Thank you. Will you help walk me to the

fax machine?

>> Sure. I got her. I got her. I can help

you. You look amazing.

>> Inappropriate. Thank you. Who are you?

Larry King.

>> Gordon Gecko.

>> Oh, from the insurance commercials.

Yeah.

>> Whoa. Awesome.

>> Let's put a smile on that face.

>> Damn it, Creed.

I've been up since 4.

>> Sweet doom, dude. Where you supposed to

be?

>> Dave.

>> Cool.

And you are

a cat.

>> We were looking for a kitten.

Oh, give me one second.

Jim Halbert.

>> Hey.

>> Hey, New York. Happy Halloween.

>> Thanks. My costume's getting a lot of

attention.

So, apparently no one dresses up for

Halloween here. I wish I'd known that

before I used grease paint for my

mustache.

And I can't even take off my hat because

that I'm Hitler.

Want to see a magic trick? I'm going to

make a pencil disappear.

>> Happy Halloween everyone. No, that's

great.

>> Hey,

>> you wanted me?

>> Yes,

>> papier-mâché.

>> Yes.

>> Yes.

>> Um, Pam, I have to let somebody go

today.

This is uh the hardest thing I've ever

had to do.

>> Why did you put it off until Halloween?

>> Because it's very scary stuff. I think

it's going to put a damper on the party

a little.

>> You're worried about the party? There's

a man's life at stake here.

>> So, it's a man?

>> No.

>> Or woman?

>> What is that? What are you supposed to

be?

>> Three-hole punch version of Jim. Cuz you

can have me either way. Plain white gym

or three-hole punch?

>> That's great.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. Well, look. What about me?

>> What are you, a monk?

I'm a Sith Lord.

>> No big deal. Three round pieces of paper

taped to his shirt. This cost me $129.

>> Yes.

>> Hey, you guys excited about the party?

It's going to be fun.

>> Yeah.

>> Oh, and look at you

showing your colors. Bet you wish you

could wear a dress every day. What are

you implying?

>> All good. Happy Halloween. What happened

to all of those spooky decorations that

we had? The cobwebs and such.

>> Yeah, I don't know. We put them all up

last night.

>> Who do you think it should be?

>> Jim, definitely.

>> No, Jim brings in money.

>> Phyllis,

>> Stanley, Pam, Oscar, Meredith, Kevin,

Angela. It's not a popularity contest,

although it does make sense to fire the

least popular because it has the least

effect on morale.

>> One of the warehouse guys.

>> What?

There was someone left off that list.

Who?

>> Who is he saying?

>> You're right. I didn't even think of

him.

>> No, Michael.

>> Yeah, that's actually a really good

idea.

>> No, not me.

>> I could. Not Dwight.

>> I'm not saying that's what he said.

>> I know that's what he said.

>> What?

>> Tell him not Dwight.

>> That is not a very nice thing to say

about him.

>> Tell him to stop.

>> Are you kidding?

>> Quiet you.

>> I agree. He'd land on his feet.

>> Make him be quiet.

>> Those aren't chips and dip. No, I made

brownies.

>> What? I'm just trying to figure out why

you're sabotaging things.

>> I made brownies and I made cookies. Same

category.

I'm guessing Angela's the one in the

neighborhood who gives the

trick-or-treaters um toothbrushes,

pennies,

walnuts.

>> Hey, Creed. Huh?

>> Could I talk to you for a sec?

You are great and very ambitious

and I feel like you want more than this

little office has to offer and I

understand that you'd want to just

spread your wings and

fly the coupe.

>> What are you telling me?

>> We're going to have to You You want

something better?

>> No, I don't. I want to stay right here.

>> Yo, you want to leave? No, I I won't.

>> Why are you making this so hard?

>> Um I think there's a misunderstanding.

>> I think you're right.

>> Can I go?

>> No, of course you can't go. We haven't

even started this horrible process of

Okay, Creed. I need to let somebody go

today.

They told me I need to let somebody go.

And as much as I think you're a great

guy and I like you, you're you're

goodbye.

Let's fight it.

>> Let's call Jan and fight this thing

together like the old days.

>> What old days? What are you talking

about?

>> Did you start the paperwork yet?

>> It's right here on the desk. Yeah.

>> You don't have to do this, Michael.

>> I can't I can't

>> undo it.

>> I can't change anything.

>> No, you have the power to undo it. You

can undo it.

>> Michael, undo it.

>> What kind of statement are you making

with that costume, Kevin? The statement

that I am making, Oscar, is I kind of

look like Michael Moore.

>> Thunder Mifflin, this is Aaron. Happy

Halloween. How can I haunt you today?

>> A lot of people are really getting into

Halloween this year.

>> People are really into the costume

contest this year. Might have something

to do with the prize. Maybe you've heard

of it. The 2011 Scranton Wilsberry

coupon book worth over $15,000 in

savings.

>> Stop. Too late. If I was the real

Scranton strangler, you'd be so

strangled by now. And

>> if you're out there strangler, you will

get caught by me.

>> In case you can't read my my my poker

face,

we will be reviewing our sales policies.

>> I have 10 seconds to explain them or

this whole place blows up.

>> Groover.

>> Lame.

Why don't witches wear panties?

>> Oh, here we go.

>> Because they need to grip the broom.

Oh, who likes to water ski on Lake Erie?

>> You know what? Where does Dracula liked

water ski?

>> Lake Erie. It's a great stick, right?

>> It's really good. A classic. I feel like

you might win the whole thing with that.

>> Thanks.

>> Yeah. I mean, most people stop thinking

cons are cool at age eight. But yeah,

great costume.

>> Yeah.

Everyone realizes this coupon book is

not actually worth $15,000, right? You'd

have to spend $200,000 on crap you don't

even need to get $15,000 worth of

benefits. I'm not the only one who sees

this, right? No. No. Of course.

>> I get that. I get that.

>> My neighbor had one of these books.

Every day they were eating out or

getting massages. Usually that driveway

is as smooth as an aircraft carrier.

>> Kelly, great costume.

>> Oh,

>> Kelly, you cannot change costumes in the

middle of the day. Pam, she's out.

Um, if I'm out, I'm going to sue this

entire company for discrimination.

>> Guys, you're arguing over a 1 in6 chance

over a prize worth 40 bucks.

>> Um, 15,000 bucks, Oscar.

>> Yeah, shut it, Oscar. Pam, she's

disqualified, right?

>> I'm not disqualified just cuz I look

young and sexy.

>> Oh, excuse me, Pam. People are really

getting into this contest. This is an

amazing prize. I mean, I don't even want

to give Pam a compliment cuz she's so

But she did a good job. I really want

that coupon book. I spend most of my

Sundays gluing my loose coupons into a

book.

This would free up so much of my day.

>> My costume cost $600. If I had the

coupon book, it would have cost 20% less

than that, which is why I need that

coupon book.

>> I guess you could say I'm still in

costume. I'm a rational consumer.

>> This stupid coupon booklet.

>> Have you seen my costume? I'm a rational

consumer.

>> Yeah, I heard you uh say to Phyllis.

That's a good line.

>> Still don't know who I am? I'll give you

a hint. I go over other people's heads.

>> Michael, this is a bad idea.

>> What's a bad idea?

>> Dressing up as somebody. I mean, when

has that ever worked for you?

>> Never.

>> Okay, you know what? Fine. I'm not

Daryl. And thank God I'm not Daryl.

>> Could you for once just let us enjoy a

party instead of making it about all

your issues?

[Applause]

That's a warrior.

[Applause]

>> I present to you the rational consumer

as it were.

>> Straight out of a can.

>> What's

>> Yeah, there's that performance art diva.

[Music]

[Applause]

[Music]

Do it with the samurai, I think.

>> Who did it? Who did it? Who wants to do

it? No.

>> Slow. Nice and slow. Honey. Yeah.

>> Angela, slow it down. There it is.

>> I don't like your tone. Look, they were

sold out of all the other costumes.

Okay.

I think we all live in the real world

here. Let's not pretend to be unaware of

what sells in this office.

>> Spinach in a can. Power from spinach.

>> A my hero.

[Laughter]

[Music]

>> Okay, everyone. I've tallied the votes

and the winner of the costume

celebration spectacular and the Scratton

Wilsberry coupon book, Oscar Martinez.

[Applause]

If I have to vote for someone, I don't

want it to be someone who can beat me.

Best Edward James almost costume I've

ever seen.

>> Not again.

>> Bow down before Recyclops.

>> 5 years ago, corporate said we had to

start a recycling program for Earth Day.

So Dwight took the lead on that and

introduced us to a very close friend of

his named Recyclops.

>> Happy Earth everyone. I'm Recyclops. Did

you know that an old milk carton can be

sawed in half and used as a planter?

>> The next year, he really stepped things

up.

>> Who has put a number seven plastic in a

number four bin?

>> A year after that, Recyclops really

began to take shape.

Recyclops will drown you in your

overwatered lawns.

>> Then tragedy struck Recyclops when his

fictional planet was attacked by some

other fictitious thing. I can't

remember.

>> Recyclops will have his revenge.

>> I think this was also the year that he

renounced Earth Day and vowed to destroy

the planet he once loved.

>> Oh my god, you guys. Look, it's

Recyclops.

>> Recyclops destroy.

Oh, it's the day of recyclabs day.

>> Yes.

>> I thought you were killed by

Polluticorn.

>> Polluticorn wishes.

>> That's aerosol spray. It's terrible for

the environment.

>> Humans are terrible for the environment.

>> The thing I like most about Recyclops is

that he's creating a different world for

our child.

>> A world where you truly can be anything

you want.

>> God bless you, Recyclops. And your cold

robot heart

approved.

>> Chef from South Park. It's genius.

>> Just some chef.

>> I've decided to pre-screen all the

Halloween costumes this year. I have

three simple rules. Don't be offensive.

Don't be cliche. And don't take the

first two rules too seriously.

The gorilla from Rise of the Planet of

the Apes. Huh? The one who sacrifices

his life.

>> Whoa. Oh, spoiler alert.

>> It's been out for ages, man. You can't

just say spoiler alert forever. Oh, I

suppose I can't talk about the end of

The Wizard of Oz where the monsters get

their presents.

>> So, you're both

>> Navy Seals? Yes. I

>> This is ridiculous. Okay. This is an

exact replica of what Seal Team 6 wore

the night they stormed Osama's compound.

>> No, that's definitely not true. What is

true is that 3 weeks later, they were

sent home stateside. And one of them,

recently reunited with his wife, went

out to get a home loan. He filled out a

ton of paperwork with a very similar

pen. And then he placed that pen in his

pocket exactly like so.

>> If you get into season 1, you know,

really

>> Oh my god, what the hell is wrong with

you?

>> It's called a costume. What are you,

some kind of Jamaican zombie woman?

>> Ryan, will you please tell her who I am?

>> Whoopy Goldberg. Has no one here heard

of Carrian from Starcraft,

Queen of Blades?

It's all Toby's fault. Every Halloween I

tell him the same thing. You can't bring

weapons into the office. And every year

he says the same thing. Soon as I get my

weapons back, I'm going to kill you.

>> Pam, do you think anyone's going to

notice I've worn this costume before

when I wasn't pregnant? You know, I

guess nobody would believe it still

fits.

>> Hey guys, I'm an Oscar liar wiener.

>> Oh my god.

>> Okay, everybody,

be prepared to be scared. Okay. Okay.

All day long I got to be Gabe Lewis.

Cool. young professional. My film making

is the one time that I get to make

people extremely uncomfortable.

[Music]

>> The cinema of the unsettling is a

growing film movement. The most

well-known film in the genre is an

hour-ong shot of a squirrel with

diarrhea.

Okay.

Okay.

[Music]

>> Is that my grandmother?

>> What's the story?

>> There is no story.

>> Yeah, it seems like there isn't a

narrative. Maybe the filmmaker realized

that even narrative is comforting.

>> What the hell is going on here?

>> Okay, I think we've seen enough, but you

you can turn it off now.

>> Yeah.

>> Yeah. Kill it.

>> Go ahead and turn it off. Thank you.

How'd you get in my car?

>> Where is this from? That is so

upsetting.

>> That was awful. Robert, I apologize.

>> I'm sorry. I got confused. I heard that

you wanted to make the party more adult,

but I think I know what to do now. This

game is called pecker poker.

>> It's the game of cards that gets you

hard.

>> Oh.

And that fevered night, she rushed to

the nursery and threw open the door.

"Baby, are you okay?"

Baby sat up slowly,

turned to mother,

and said,

"I'm fine,

I'm fine.

Fear plays an interesting role in our

lives.

>> How dare we let it motivate us? How dare

we let it into our decision-making, into

our livelihoods, into our relationships?

It's funny, isn't it? We take a day a

year to dress up in costume and

celebrate fear.

>> Stubby.

>> Oh, hey Bert. Want to see the dance? A

damn bones. Damn bones. Dry bones.

>> What?

>> You heard me. Pack your things.

>> What? You can't Gabe. Are you

>> I'm the CEO's son. Pack your things.

You're done.

>> This year, I decided to really get into

the spirit of Halloween.

[Applause]

[Laughter]

[Music]

It may have been the costliest decision

I've ever made.

>> My greased up head went into the

pumpkin, no problem. But

>> it won't budge.

>> I can't get it out.

>> Try again.

>> I mean, I could try destroying the

pumpkin.

>> No, no, no.

>> But as Jim and I discovered,

>> any blow to the pumpkin itself could

prove fatal to me.

At first, I drove myself crazy thinking

about the things I should have done

differently. I never should have played

that joke on Aaron.

>> Never should have hollowed out this damn

pumpkin in the first place.

>> But then I realized I was being silly. I

mean, the pumpkin should rot off of my

head in a month or two, right?

I hit a bug.

You guys look great. Just a reminder,

the party is right after lunch, so make

sure you get all your work done before

that or throw it out.

>> I'll see you in a little bit. Jim, look.

I'm eating you.

>> Shut up.

>> Hey, Aaron, look. These are nerds. I'm

eating gems.

>> Must eat more gems.

Science.

>> I'm spilling gems.

>> All over the carpet.

>> Okay, I give up. What are you?

>> I'm sexy Toby.

>> Gross. I love it.

>> I didn't realize that everybody here

dresses up every year.

>> Me neither.

>> What did you say?

>> It's Halloween.

That is really, really good timing.

>> Hey. Hey.

>> Hey, Ty.

Are are you me? Yeah.

All I did was look at

it. You know, look at me.

>> Look at you.

>> It's funny, right?

>> I thought that concert was pretty great.

>> Oh, yeah. I decided ac cappella music is

awesome.

>> They lost me when they sang Monster

Mash. That song obviously glorifies the

occult.

>> Angela, it's Halloween. You have to sing

Monster M.

>> Oh, you have to, Jim. You literally have

to.

>> Um,

>> no. I'm just I'm saying what would

happen if they didn't sing it? Would

they go to jail? Would they be shot?

>> Okay, we'll just forget it.

>> No, no. I'm I'm interested. I mean, I

think everybody's interested in why they

have to sing it.

>> Cuz it is Halloween. So, if you're going

to sing a concert, it's a good idea to

throw that one in.

>> Yeah. Yeah. No, no. It's a good idea to

brush your teeth, but you have to um

feed your children. Send them to school.

You know, all things you can't do if you

just keep singing Monster Mash.

>> It turns out Pam really, really hates

Monster Mash. I mean like never bring

that song up in front of her. Even

though Jim was making great points like

in favor of the song, Pam was like, "No,

hate it, stupid.

[Music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ B1	adjective - causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to dislike something very much
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - to rest with eyes closed, in a state of rest in which the body's activities slow down and the mind becomes less conscious
shoes /ʃuːz/ A1	noun - a covering for the foot, typically made of leather, plastic, or rubber, and typically having a stiff sole and a heel
help /help/ A1	verb - to make it easier for someone to do something
face /feɪs/ A1	noun - the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a pleased or amused expression on the face, showing dimples at the corners of the mouth and eyes verb - form one's features into a pleased or amused expression
cool /kuːl/ A2	adjective - fashionable or impressive
costume /ˈkɒstjuːm/ A2	noun - a set of clothes worn to create the appearance of a character or thing
wish /wɪʃ/ A1	verb - to want something to happen or be true noun - a desire or hope for something to happen
happy /ˈhapi/ A1	adjective - feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
party /ˈpɑːti/ A1	noun - a social gathering of invited guests, typically involving eating, drinking, and entertainment.
scary /ˈskɛəri/ A2	adjective - frightening.
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.
great /ɡreɪt/ A1	adjective - of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average.
fun /fʌn/ A1	noun - enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure.
day /deɪ/ A1	noun - each of the 24-hour periods, reckoned from one midnight to the next, into which a week, a month, or a year is divided, and corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis.
door /dɔːr/ A1	noun - a hinged, sliding, or revolving barrier at the entrance to a building, room, or vehicle, or in a cabinet.

Key Grammar Structures

• I've been up since 4.

  ➔ Present perfect continuous

  ➔ The verb "been" forms the present perfect continuous with "have been + -ing".

• I can't get it out.

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' in negative form expressing inability

  ➔ "can't" is the contracted negative form of "can not", showing inability.

• I wish I'd known that before I used grease paint for my mustache.

  ➔ Past perfect after 'wish' to express regret about the past

  ➔ "I'd" is a contraction of "I would have", forming the past perfect "had known".

• If I was the real Scranton strangler, you'd be so strangled by now.

  ➔ Second conditional (if + past simple, would + base verb) to talk about unreal present/future

  ➔ "was" is the past simple form used in the if‑clause of a second conditional.

• Let's call Jan and fight this thing together like the old days.

  ➔ Imperative with 'let's' to make a suggestion inclusive of speaker and listener

  ➔ "Let's" is the contracted form of "let us", used to propose an action that includes both speakers.

• I could have let somebody go today.

  ➔ Modal 'could have' + past participle to express possibility in the past that did not happen

  ➔ "could have" shows a past unreal possibility, and "let" is the base verb after it.

• We haven't even started this horrible process.

  ➔ Present perfect negative to indicate an action that has not yet occurred up to now

  ➔ "haven't" is the contracted negative form of "have not", used with the past participle "started".

• I guess you could say I'm still in costume.

  ➔ Modal 'could' + base verb to express a suggestion or possibility

  ➔ "could" is used here to politely suggest that the listener might say something.

• I'm not saying that's what he said.

  ➔ Present progressive negative to express ongoing denial

  ➔ "not" negates the verb "saying", forming the negative progressive "am not saying".

• It may have been a mistake.

  ➔ Modal 'may have' + past participle to express possibility about a past event

  ➔ "may have" expresses speculation, and "been" is the past participle of "be".