Meaning of GOT ME THINKING - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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So the other day I was having a conversation with Jen about exercise.
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We were talking about how I try to exercise a lot to stay healthy.
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But that conversation GOT ME THINKING about the food I eat and how when you exercise you
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should also eat healthy.
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So the phrase, "got me thinking", refers to when one idea causes you to have another idea.
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And we could say that, "Jen got me thinking about my diet."
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"Jen got me thinking about eating healthier."
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But you could also say, "The conversation got me thinking about eating healthier."
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So it's really just a way to describe when one idea, or one conversation, or one interaction
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with someone causes you to have another idea.
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Sometimes when I make a video it gets me thinking about the next video and that's pretty handy.
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Anyways, I just, I'm just gonna say, "Hi!", for the bonus material this time.
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It's really late.
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It's actually getting dark out here on the farm.
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Jen and I sold a lot of flowers at the market tonight and we had a pretty good night.
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It was really, really busy.
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So, no real bonus material in this lesson for you to learn, but just an update about
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my life and a little bit more information.
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So anyways, I hope you're having a good Thursday evening or Friday morning wherever you are.
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Bob the Canadian here.
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I'll see tomorrow.
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