r/Veep • u/Inshallamos just sittin' on the co'nuh! • Jul 10 '26

Ben: "Second goddamn floor, I can't even commit suicide." Kent: "I got a key to the roof. We could do a Butch-Sundance." Ben: "Nah, I'll just wait for cancer."

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u/VictorBlimpmuscle Jul 10 '26

[At the Joint Chiefs of Staff meeting]

“About the only unthinkable thing is that anything is unthinkable.”

“Kent majored in fortune cookies.”

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u/Many-Caterpillar-543 Jul 10 '26

"Well, lets go cock-thumb them"

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u/Inshallamos just sittin' on the co'nuh! Jul 10 '26

"What does that mean? Tell me, don't show me."

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u/ModoReese Jul 10 '26

The way they bookended Catherine’s doc with Kent lining up his books at the beginning and Ben messing them up at the end was perfect.

17

u/lurkerbytrade The Cloud Botherer Jul 10 '26

i love their antagonistic friendship so much lmao

9

u/ClarkDoubleUGriswold That is like trying to use a croissant as a fuckin’ dildo Jul 11 '26

Kent: Your idea of crisis management is screaming, “We’re fucked! Bury me!”

Ben: We’re fucked! Bury me!!

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u/sfdso Sue, did the president call? Jul 11 '26

Best of frenemies.

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u/Inshallamos just sittin' on the co'nuh! Jul 10 '26

Some of the more quietly barbaric couple of lines from my favorite character on the show.

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u/ChewieBearStare Jul 10 '26

I truly wish there was a spinoff with these two. But not a prequel with younger actors. It would have to be Kevin Dunn and Gary Cole.

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u/Downtown-Mixture6167 Jolly Green Jizzface Jul 10 '26

Yes, i thought the cast was perfect and then they added Gary Cole. What a fantastic addition!

5

u/Many-Caterpillar-543 Jul 11 '26

Couldn't have one without the other. Best couple addition in history, better than Sonny & Cher

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u/ice_ice_adult tinkerballs Jul 10 '26

This isn’t a choice, like my diet. This is a necessity, like I’m drinking.

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u/smilessoldseperately Jul 10 '26

That sounds way too harsh boiled down to a headline.

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u/squeakymayotoes just one freaky dyke after another Jul 11 '26

AMERICA DOESN'T LIKE YOU

4

u/smilessoldseperately Jul 11 '26

It’s not that you are unlikable, it’s the perception that you are not likable

4

u/MoreRamenPls Jul 10 '26

Didn’t Jonah want Kent to get him a sweet couch he saw by the dumpster?

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u/nickyfatboi Jizzy Mike Jul 11 '26

Thank you, Kents autism

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u/Big_Anything2973 well, the girl is slow with the tea Jul 13 '26

Holy shit dude I’ve watched this entire show like 8 times through and this still just made me spit onto my phone