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Thanks for Donating

Episode ID: 583

Air date: 2010-02-09

Video: Link

Scribe: u/seeegma

[Jake and Amir are sitting on the couch.]

AMIR: (rapping) Yo yo yo, we wanna say, thank you, from the bottom of our heart, from the start, make--

JAKE: (as Amir raps) Ok let's not thank them in a rap. Let's not thank them in a rap.

AMIR: (still rapping) True dat, uh uh uh, why you do dat?

JAKE: Stop it.

JAKE: We want to thank you guys so much for donating.

AMIR: Hah, donating money maybe.

JAKE: No, donating money exactly.

AMIR: Exactly.

[Jake is now holding an acoustic guitar]

AMIR: And now the real reason you donated money: a song.

JAKE: And the only way I could convince Amir to do this. Ok.

(Jake starts playing Torn by Natalie Imbruglia)

AMIR: (singing) I thought I saw a man brought to life...

JAKE: Every little bit makes a difference.

AMIR: ...How? (laughs)

(Jake looks at Amir like he's the idiot)

AMIR: Don't look at me like I'm the idiot, you said the stupid thing this time!

AMIR: (singing) He was a warm, he came around, and he was dignified...

AMIR: Every time I donate, it feels- like,, it feels like to me,, like you know how-- alright, so like, when you go clothing fsh-, err sh-, shopping for groc- alright... focus.

JAKE: Yeah, focus.

AMIR: Now, if you donated more than twenty dollars, please click below to activate a special Jake and Amir joke, seen onl--

JAKE: What are you doing? How are you gonna do that?

AMIR: We'll figure something out--

JAKE: We'll figure it out?

AMIR: We'll do-- we can do it in post, right?

(The camera shakes back and forth, as if it were shaking its head no)

AMIR: That's a yes.

[Jake is now singing backup with Amir]

AMIR: (singing) Don't seem to know, seem to care, what your heart is for...

[Amir is on his phone]

JAKE: By working toge- you know, I just feel like it's really really insincere if you're doing that--

AMIR: I know I know I know I know, I'm just, I'm on my Google Reader thing

JAKE: Ok what's that, what is that--

AMIR: It's like an RSS aggregator.

JAKE: What does that do?

AMIR: I can get.. funny pictures and stuff on here.

JAKE: Can you please put it down?

AMIR: (singing passionately) There's just so many things, that I am searching for! (Jake joins in on backing vocals) I'm all out of faith, this is how I feel...

AMIR: Some people are donating money, other people are donating time...

JAKE: What are you donating?

AMIR: Nothing, and that's okay--

JAKE: It's not.

AMIR: I know, it's not. Which is why I'm.. gonna donate money.

JAKE: Ok. Do it.

AMIR: Ok, I will.

JAKE: Out with the wallet.

AMIR: Out with the wallet in with the n-- Out with the wallet in with the new.

JAKE: Take away- take out your wallet.

[Jake is singing backing vocals]

AMIR: (singing) I'm wide awake and I can see the perfect sky is torn. (Jake stops singing) You're a little late, I'm already tornnnnn...

JAKE: Joking aside, we really do appreciate your donation. I know not everyone has a lot to give, but if we--

(Amir makes a farting noise with his mouth)

JAKE: (to Amir) ...Come on. Right? Come on.

AMIR: Come on.

JAKE: Joking aside,--

(Amir makes another fart noise)

AMIR: (singing) Oooooohhhh... ahhhyyeeaaaaahhhh... (Jake hits the final chord)

JAKE: (breaking character) That sounded kinda good at the end, you were really on.

(Amir breaks character and laughs)

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