George Kimball: What kind of pills are they?
Dr. Morrissey: You wouldn't know if I told you. Just take them. Take the pills.
Judy: George, remember our first anniversary?
George Kimball: Remember. I made notes.
Judy: George, your hypochondria's showing.
George Kimball: When a man's wife thinks he's having an affair, how can he convince her he's not?
Arnold Nash: He can't.
George Kimball: But I'm not having one.
Arnold Nash: Doesn't make any difference.
George Kimball: Isn't a man innocent until proven guilty?
Arnold Nash: Look, you're dealing with your wife. You can forget the Constitution.
George Kimball: You mean there's nothing I can do?
Arnold Nash: There is one thing.
George Kimball: What?
Arnold Nash: Confess, and ask her to forgive you.
George Kimball: Forgive me? For what?
Arnold Nash: For having an affair.
George Kimball: When I'm not having one?
Arnold Nash: That's right.
George Kimball: Look, I've heard of guys lying out of it, but I'd be the first guy to lie into it.
Judy: When he tells me he's dying and he doesn't DIE... wouldn't he know that I'd get suspicious?
Dr. Morrissey: Is it a sharp pain, is it a dull pain, or does it grip like a vice.
George Kimball: Yes, yes.
Dr. Morrissey: Nonono, pick one.
George Kimball: I guess it's a sharp pain, hurts like the dickens when I press it.
Dr. Morrissey: Then don't press it.
Answer: Continually repeating someone's name while speaking to them is a common tactic that keeps them focused on what you're saying, can build rapport, seems friendlier, etc. It can also have the opposite effect, making one appear condescending, disingenuous, or even deceitful.
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