❝ yesterday
all my troubles seemed so far away
now it looks as though they're here to stay
oh, I believe in yesterday ❞
started: 04/10/2018
published: 13/09/2021
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The group, minus Phoebe, were sitting in their usual spot in Central Perk talking about nonsense when Phoebe came in, "Hi guys!" She said as she approached them.
"Hey, Pheebs! Hi!"
"Hey. Oh, oh, how'd it go?" Ross asked, referring to her date.
"Um, not so good. He walked me to the subway and said 'We should do this again!'" Phoebe frowned.
"Ohh. Ouch," They all, excluding Rachel cringed.
"What? He said 'we should do it again', that's good, right?" The brunette asked.
"Uh, no. Loosely translated 'We should do this again' means 'You will never see me naked'," Monica told her.
"Since when?" Rachel asked.
"Since always. It's like dating language. Y'know, like 'It's not you' means 'It is you'" Joey told Rachel.
"Or 'You're such a nice guy' means 'I'm gonna be dating leather-wearing alcoholics and complaining about them to you'," Chandler said and Teddy rubbed his back comfortingly.
"Or, or, y'know, um, 'I think we should see other people' means 'Ha, ha, I already am'" Phoebe continued.
"Yeah, Rach," Teddy nodded, "I've not had a first date in nearly a decade and even I know that."
"Yeah. Cushions the blow." Joey agreed.
"Yeah, it's like when you're a kid, and your parents put your dog to sleep, and they tell you it went off to live on some farm." Chandler trailed off.
"That's funny, that, no, because, uh, our parents actually did, uh, send our dog off to live on a farm," Ross said.
"Uh, Ross," Monica said, giving her brother a look.
"What? Wh- hello? The Millners' farm in Connecticut? The Millners, they had this unbelievable farm, they had horses, and, and rabbits that he could chase and it was- it w- .....Oh my God, Chi Chi!"
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Teddy stood in Chandler and Joey's apartment, the two brunettes helping Joey rehearse for a part.
"'So how does it feel knowing you're about to die?'" Chandler read out.
"'Warden, in five minutes my pain will be over. But you'll have to live with the knowledge that you sent an honest man to die.'" Joey said in character.
