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Old 07-Aug-2004, 15:04
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teachers,

Yesterday when I was watching tonight show. One thing confuses me. The guy interviewed got a new set of fake teeth, which are better than his nature ones. He said,

"I pulled a Ben Affleck, blahblah..."

What does "pull somebody" mean?

thanks :D
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Do something similar.
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Simply copy what a famous person has previously done.
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Old 08-Aug-2004, 01:22
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cool, tdol and MW.Couldn't be more clear.

thanks a lot you guys!
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