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How did Annie's dad not smell the marijuana in the car?


Laurie and Annie were smoking a doob in Annie's car with the windows rolled up when they saw Annie's dad's squad car a half a block away. They threw the joint out the window and rolled up the window again. How is it that a trained police officer would not recognize the odor of combusted cannabis wafting from the car when they rolled down the window to speak to him?

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He did but it was Halloween night and he was busy as hell so he let it go.

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Two teenage girls who got swindled. They were just herbal cigarettes.

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lol Well it didn't really look like a typical joint.

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When I first watched this I thought they were smoking a cigarette.

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The real question is how far away was that babysitting gig? When they leave it’s light and when they get there it’s dusk.

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Oh, he knew it. But he was thinking whether he might still have a chance with the attractive bookworm.

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The funny thing is they didn't even have to drive up to him. Annie says, "It's my dad!!!" and she could've just turned down a different street or went a different direction. Instead, they'd rather throw out the joint and pull up next to him just to have a pointless conversation lol always found that funny. But, that did reveal the plot point of Michael stealing a mask, knives, and some rope.

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