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The cast of Friends David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston, and Matt LeBlanc pose after "Friends" won Outstanding Comedy Series at the 54th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2002 in Los Angeles. Picture: AP Photo/Reed Saxon
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The patrons of Funky Monkeys don’t need your existential turmoil, everyone is already suffering enough. You leave the phone where it is, and instead stare into space and think about coffee.
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The show covered themes each one of us could relate to, if not then as teenagers, eventually as adults.
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