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Yas finally tells the breakup: Jules mocked Tribe, wore Crocs, and forwarded a lecture. She answers with a house rule about hummus and head, dumps the dip, and leaves her copy of The Low End Theory behind.
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00:02 We broke up because of A Tribe Called Quest. 00:05 - [Yas's ex] Aw, fuck! - Oh. 00:06 Hey, babe. How's your day been? 00:08 Mediocre with a sprinklin' of the entire universe trying to fuck with me. 00:12 Wait, wait, wait. 00:14 Jules? 00:15 Nathan's mate? The sculptor? 00:17 That's your ex? 00:18 Oh, he doesn't just sculpt. 00:19 He calls himself an artistic polymath, which is just another term for being a cunt . 00:23 - But, yeah, him. - [chuckles] Things were getting kind of stale , so I decided to try and get things flowing again, you know? 00:31 Reawaken the magic . 00:32 Your breath. 00:35 That will be the homemade hummus. 00:36 - Listen. - [grunts] You know how my head gets when I've been working on something new. 00:40 I will take some of that hummus on a cracker. 00:42 Please tell me you dumped his arse right there and then . 00:44 - Yeah! 00:46 - Right? - Get rid of him. 00:47 Nope. I took a big L and got this prick some fucking hummus. 00:51 I figured, a few sips of wine, some tunes... 00:55 - ["Buggin' Out" playing] - Wow! 00:58 Babe, feeling a bit sonically sensitive right now. 01:01 So, do you mind turning that shit , like, way down for me? 01:04 He called Tribe "that shit"? 01:05 You might wanna ration your disdain because there's more. 01:10 Hi. You're blocking the TV. 01:13 Oh, okay. 01:15 - [groaning, murmuring, coughing] - [Jules laughs] Interesting. 01:18 - Crocs. - Oh, fuck. Sorry. [chuckles] 01:24 You know, I'm gonna forward you an article about how hip-hop's promotion of violence continues to perpetuate problematic Black stereotypes. 01:32 What? 01:35 And that's when it hit me . 01:38 I had become basic . 01:40 So, there and then, I came up with a simple ethos to help guide me through all aspects of my life . 01:47 If you make the hummus, 01:49 you should get the head . 01:52 What the fuck? 01:53 - Yes! - [cheering] 01:57 - [Jules grunts] - Yes! Get in, get in. 02:00 So while that prick was washing smooshed up chickpeas out of his pubes, I packed up any shit I had around there and bounced . 02:09 Only one snag . 02:11 In my rush to escape, I forgot-- No. Don't say it. 02:15 My copy of The Low End Theory. [sighs] 02:20 Do you know what? 02:22 You helped me with Gia. I wanna do this for you. 02:24 Let's go find a record shop right now, and I'll buy you a new copy. 02:27 That is really sweet. 02:29 But I don't want a new copy. 02:30 - I want my copy. - Oh. [chuckles] Okay. 02:32 Why should he get to keep it? Especially when he doesn't appreciate how good it is. 02:35 Have you asked for it back? 02:36 So he can make me jump through a million hoops ? 02:38 - No, thank you. - I can go round. Ask for you. 02:40 Thank you, but he would love that even more. 02:43 Plus, he's not even in the country, so... 02:45 Ooh! 02:47 - Ooh! [laughs, mumbles] - What? What? Language points Click a card to jump to its moment in the video All 28 Collocation 15 Grammar 3 Pronunciation 4 Slang 6
S Pronunciation ↩ 00:08 sprinklin' of the Practice a dropped g; we have not verified the take. Mediocre with a sprinklin' of the entire universe trying to fuck with me. G Grammar B2 ↩ 00:19 which is just another term for being a cunt non-restrictive relative: The which-clause recodes the title as an insult. He calls himself an artistic polymath, which is just another term for being a cunt . ↗ Slang C1 ↩ 00:19 cunt vicious insult — British and severe; never at work. He calls himself an artistic polymath, which is just another term for being a cunt . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:23 get stale get stale
gone dull - But, yeah, him. - [chuckles] Things were getting kind of stale , so I decided to try and get things flowing again, you know? P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:23 get things flowing get things flowing
get a relationship moving again - But, yeah, him. - [chuckles] Things were getting kind of stale , so I decided to try and get things flowing again, you know? P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:31 reawaken the magic reawaken the magic
try to revive the spark Reawaken the magic . P Collocation B1 ↩ 00:42 right there and then right there and then
immediately, on the spot Please tell me you dumped his arse right there and then . P Collocation B2 ↩ 00:47 take a big L take a big L
took a heavy loss
L means loss here Nope. I took a big L and got this prick some fucking hummus. S Pronunciation ↩ 00:47 big L Keep L as its own beat. Nope. I took a big L and got this prick some fucking hummus. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:47 prick a contemptible man — Harsh; do not use to someone's face lightly. Nope. I took a big L and got this prick some fucking hummus. ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 00:47 big L a heavy loss — Internet talk, not for a report. Nope. I took a big L and got this prick some fucking hummus. P Collocation C1 ↩ 00:58 sonically sensitive sonically sensitive
too delicate for the music Babe, feeling a bit sonically sensitive right now. S Pronunciation ↩ 01:01 that shit Stress shit so the insult is audible. So, do you mind turning that shit , like, way down for me? ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 01:01 that shit that rubbish — Dismissive; cruel if aimed at a gift. So, do you mind turning that shit , like, way down for me? P Collocation C1 ↩ 01:05 ration your disdain ration your disdain
save some of your contempt You might wanna ration your disdain because there's more. P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:35 when it hit me when it hit me
the realisation arrived And that's when it hit me . P Collocation B2 ↩ 01:38 become basic become basic
grow bland
basic means she made herself small I had become basic . ↗ Slang B2 ↩ 01:38 basic bland, try-hard — Fine as self-roast, ugly as a taste insult. I had become basic . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:40 come up with something come up with something
invented a rule So, there and then, I came up with a simple ethos to help guide me through all aspects of my life . P Collocation B1 ↩ 01:40 all aspects of something all aspects of something
every part of it So, there and then, I came up with a simple ethos to help guide me through all aspects of my life . G Grammar B1 ↩ 01:40 to help guide me through all aspects of my life infinitive of purpose: The infinitive says what the ethos is for. So, there and then, I came up with a simple ethos to help guide me through all aspects of my life . P Collocation C1 ↩ 01:49 get the head get the head
receive the pleasure
oral sex, and hummus on his head you should get the head . S Pronunciation ↩ 01:49 get the head Land the beat on head so both meanings hit. you should get the head . P Collocation A2 ↩ 02:00 pack up pack up
gathered belongings to leave So while that prick was washing smooshed up chickpeas out of his pubes, I packed up any shit I had around there and bounced . G Grammar B1 ↩ 02:00 while that prick was washing smooshed up chickpeas while-clause: While stacks his mess against her exit. So while that prick was washing smooshed up chickpeas out of his pubes, I packed up any shit I had around there and bounced . ↗ Slang B1 ↩ 02:00 bounced left fast — Casual exit talk only. So while that prick was washing smooshed up chickpeas out of his pubes, I packed up any shit I had around there and bounced . P Collocation B1 ↩ 02:09 only one snag only one snag
one catch Only one snag . P Collocation B2 ↩ 02:36 jump through hoops jump through hoops
perform extra humiliating tasks So he can make me jump through a million hoops ?
Teaching points Review right after watching My level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 01:47 make the hummus the one who does the care above my level In the scene Yas states the first half of her house rule after listing Jules's insults.If you make the hummus, you don't also do the washing-up in silence. In daily life I made the hummus. I'm not taking the lecture too. ✦ Pun C1 ↩ 01:49 get the head oral sex, and dip on the head above my level In the scene The second half lands as both a sex joke and hummus on Jules's head.She did the work, so the joke about getting the head was the point. In daily life Don't translate only the dirt. The dip is on his head too. ✦ Irony B2 ↩ 01:01 that shit reducing her gift to noise above my level In the scene Jules asks her to turn Tribe down after she put it on to save the night.He called the record I chose that shit, then asked for quiet. In daily life Don't call my mix that shit if I made dinner too. ✦ Swearing C1 ↩ 00:19 cunt a vicious insult above my level In the scene Yas translates Jules's artistic polymath title into a vicious insult.He called himself a visionary. She called him a cunt. In daily life Keep that word for people who earned it, not for traffic. ✦ Slang B2 ↩ 00:47 took a big L took a heavy loss above my level In the scene Yas admits she lost the night by making hummus instead of leaving.I took a big L bringing dessert to people who were already bored. In daily life I took an L texting first after that fight. ✦ Slang B1 ↩ 02:00 bounced left immediately auto-pauses In the scene After the hummus hit, Yas packed and left while Jules washed up.The playlist died, so I packed my bag and bounced. In daily life If they start the lecture, I'm bouncing. ✦ Idiom B2 ↩ 02:36 jump through a million hoops do humiliating extra tasks above my level In the scene Yas refuses to ask Jules for the record and be made to perform.I'm not jumping through hoops to get my own keys back. In daily life They want five forms. I'm not jumping through hoops. ✦ Slang B2 ↩ 01:38 basic grown bland and try-hard above my level In the scene Yas realises the Crocs and the lecture mean she has made herself small.I had become basic, agreeing with every boring take. In daily life I went basic the minute I started hiding my music.
Golden lines A great line in its own right — why and how to use it “you should get the head.”
Why it's great
The rule, the sex joke, and the dip on his head land together.
Use it yourself
I cooked. I should get the thanks, not the lecture.
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“I had become basic.”
Why it's great
She names the shame before she names the rule.
Use it yourself
I had become the person who apologised first.
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Takeaways What you walk away with The head joke is sex and dip at once. Hummus stands in for unpaid care. A big L is her making the dip anyway. Hoops means she will not beg Jules.
People also search Questions, then the lines What are the two meanings of 'get the head'? Oral sex, and hummus dumped on Jules. Both are the payment.
Why does calling Tribe 'that shit' end it? It turns her gift into noise after she tried to save the night.
What does Yas refuse when Dom offers a new copy? A substitute. She wants her copy, not a cleaner ending.
Is 'I had become basic' about Jules's taste? No. She is judging herself for shrinking to keep him.
