you kids haven't been waiting three weeks to listen to me talk

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“Well, you kids haven't been waiting three weeks to listen to me talk,” Mrs. Roopy said. “So, I’m proud to finally introduce Ella Mentry School’s favorite author, Miss Suki Kabuki!”

Source: My Weird School 17 - Miss Suki Is Kooky, Dan Gutman

Does “you kids haven't been waiting three weeks to listen to me talk” means “you kids haven't listened to me talk for three weeks”?
 

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No, the kids got to listen to Mrs Roopy without having to waiting for three weeks (as originally scheduled).
 

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I don't think that's right, tedmc. I imagine that the kids have been waiting three weeks to listen to Miss Suki Kabuki! talk. Mrs Roopy knows that they, having been waiting that long, do not want to have to listen to her (Mrs Roopy).
 
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Does the original sentence mean this?
You kids haven been waiting three weeks not to listen to me talk but listen to Miss Suki Kabuk talk.
 

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Does the original sentence mean this?
You kids haven been waiting three weeks not to listen to me talk but to listen to Miss Suki Kabuki talk.

If you meant to type 'have' instead of 'haven't', then yes.
 
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