Mehvish ul-haq English coursework Informal best man speech at Raymond Banqueting suite 1)for those of you who

dont know me you should Im absolutely amazing (.) my name iz Mike not 2)Miku (.h) as my annoying friends like to call me (.) for those of you do know me stop calling me to 3) say thank you for being in your lives (.) I know Im wonderful but u guys r okay too (.) 4)I can still remember the day my best friend Steve here rang me at 3.00 am (1.0). Now that were 5)all here can i take the time to tell him that i did not appreciate that call (.) I was sleeping and you 6)disturbed me (.h). Now where were i i woke up with a bang and i mean an actual bang as i hit my 7)head on the headboard. When he told me he was getting married i said okay (.h) can you believe 8)it just okay (.). I only said that because i didnt know what he was saying and then his words 9)registered (.) and man can i tell you Ive never woken up quicker than i did that day (.h). It was like 10) Ive just been invited to my own wedding (laughs) (.h). I told him he was crazy sorry Janine 11)(coughs)(.) After becoming a very good friend of yours (.h) i would like to say youre the crazy one 12) and youve proved it today by marrying Steve (laughs) (.). 13) now dont think i dont have a good reason for hating marriage and dont laugh Steve it is a 14)sensitive issue for me (.) when Steve and i were 8 years old we both had girlfriends his was called 15) Katy and mine was Rachel (1.0)(.) one day i stole my ring mums ring from home and just like i 16)had seen in the movies i decided to propose (.) it was the biggest moment of my life(.) picture 17)this scene i was down on one knee and i asked her if she will marry me and she said NO (1.0) (.) 18) Rachel told me she now liked Jack and he was now her boyfriend and off she went hopping away 19) to Jack leaving me with my broken heart (.) it was Steve who wiped my tears away telling me 20)Katy had moved school and broken his heart that made me feel a lot better (.) that was the day 21) we made a pledge to never get married (.) I kept mine but Steve didnt (.h) (.) for the record 22)Rachel took my mums ring too and i never saw it again (.) I did however beat jack at football 3 23) years later so Im the better man (.) jokes apart i would like to say Steve is like the brother i 24)never had one who was always there for me and even accompanying me to the dentist even if he 25)did go for the sweets the dentist gave (.) admit it now that is why you went (1.0) (.) I would like to 26)wish Steve and Janine a very happily married life (.)and Janine hes a star hold on to him (1.0) (.) 27)thank you everyone for putting up with me too (.h) and i would like everyone to raise a toast to 28)Steve and Janine.

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