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'Morning, there. I'd like to have . . .
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The gentleman may state his parliamentary inquiry.
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Parliamentary inquiry? I just wanted to have . . .
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The chair has not heard a proper parliamentary inquiry.
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The chair? All I wanted was . . .
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The gentleman may raise a point of order.
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A point of order? I'd like to order a medium coffee with . . .
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The gentleman will suspend! A point of order may not begin with "I'd like to order."
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A medium coffee, that's all.
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The chair informs the gentleman that there is no "medium" in this chamber.
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No medium?
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The chair informs the gentleman that this chamber recognizes only tall, grande, or venti.
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Tall, grande, and what? Would you -- I mean, would the chair tell me how I can go about learning what's available in this store -- I mean, this chamber?
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The gentleman could ask a properly formed parliamentary inquiry, or he could ask the other gentlemen in the chamber, or, of course, he could read the menu on the wall behind the chair.
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Well, I have a point of order then.
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The gentleman will state the point of order.
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Will the chair pour me a grande coffee with . . .
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The gentleman will suspend! A point of order may not ask the chair to engage in menial labor.
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Now, see here! I came into this store -- this chamber -- to buy a simple cup of coffee and the chair is -- now I'm talking about a chair . . .
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The gentleman will suspend! The gentleman knows there is no "simple cup of coffee" in this chamber. The gentleman is making a speech, not raising a . . .
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Now hold on. I don't . . .
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The gentleman will not interrupt the chair!
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The gentleman is going over to Dunkin' Donuts.
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Damn Republican bigot.
Barney Frank video here.
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