WEBVTT - TSA Issues Warning To World Cup Fans….  About Ranch Dressing!

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, the folks, it is Tuesday, June twenty third, and

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<v Speaker 1>the TSA has issued a notice to our foreign fans

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<v Speaker 1>and friends who are visiting the US for the World

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<v Speaker 1>Cup stop putting ranch dressing in your carry on And

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<v Speaker 1>with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ

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<v Speaker 1>and What Robes has really now become a charming story

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<v Speaker 1>and unexpected one out of the World Cup. I love this.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, this is one of the fun ones that we

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<v Speaker 2>actually get to talk about because normally we pop on

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<v Speaker 2>to do an episode and it's death, destruction, mayhem, division.

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<v Speaker 2>This is unifying. Who excuse what a thunk it? Ranch

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<v Speaker 2>dressing is going to bring the world together here in

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<v Speaker 2>the World Cup. And honestly, I didn't even necessarily know

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<v Speaker 2>until this story and a recent experience that ranch dressing

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<v Speaker 2>was quintessentially the American.

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<v Speaker 1>It is all ours. It was invented by guys from

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<v Speaker 1>Nebraska who moved to Alaska. Can't get more American than that.

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<v Speaker 1>How out backy does that sound like? But when he

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<v Speaker 1>invented it, he was in Santa Barbara. But we'll get

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<v Speaker 1>into that later.

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<v Speaker 2>You always asked me too, it's funny when we go

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<v Speaker 2>to other countries Obviously we love to travel. I think

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<v Speaker 2>anyone who listens to this feed knows that. And you've

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<v Speaker 2>even asked, like what is American? Like, what do we

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<v Speaker 2>have that people can only find here? And so we

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<v Speaker 2>were trying to think like hamburgers, not really hot dogs.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, because it's like the Germans started all

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<v Speaker 2>of that, and then we kind of came up with

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<v Speaker 2>barbecue and meats, and so that's where we had landed.

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<v Speaker 2>Never once did it cross my mind that it was

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<v Speaker 2>going to be ranch dressing that was going to put

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<v Speaker 2>us on the map. I was gonna say, culinarily speaking.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, ran dressing, it's our thing. So funny the French

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<v Speaker 1>ab of their cuisine.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, we got our condiment.

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<v Speaker 1>We got our range dress in this This is such

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<v Speaker 1>a cool story and it did make sense rolls and

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<v Speaker 1>it did because of recent experience. I thought it was

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<v Speaker 1>in more than one place, but you and I bounced

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<v Speaker 1>around Europe four countries in eleven days, and I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was more than one occasion, but at least one

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<v Speaker 1>notable one where you couldn't get any ranch dressed.

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<v Speaker 2>I actually had the gull and now I'm laughing at myself,

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<v Speaker 2>but we would see where do we go. I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>ask for it in France. That would have been really

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<v Speaker 2>I was not dumb enough to ask for it in France.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't ask for it in Belgium, and I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>ask for it in the Netherlands. I actually it didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even cross my mind that they would possibly have it.

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<v Speaker 2>But when we got to Ireland, I guess I felt

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<v Speaker 2>the one speaking English, We're close enough. We know our

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<v Speaker 2>cultures aren't that different. You know they should. I was

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<v Speaker 2>just sure they were going to have ranch dressing. She

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<v Speaker 2>looked at me like I had three eyes when I said,

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<v Speaker 2>do you all have any ranch dressing or maybe some

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<v Speaker 2>blue cheese dressing? Me like I was crazy and what.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you trying to do? It was for the dip

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<v Speaker 1>a wing.

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<v Speaker 2>Or yes, I had some buffalo wings and I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>actually asked for buffalo sauce too. I asked for any

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<v Speaker 2>of those three things. All they could give me was mayonnaise.

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<v Speaker 1>At this point, I'm hiding under the table as you

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<v Speaker 1>keep asking the American.

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<v Speaker 2>Questions different flavored mayonnaise. Ew And obviously in Belgium when

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<v Speaker 2>they hand you fries, because one has to order fries

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<v Speaker 2>when one is in Brussels, and they always just throw

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<v Speaker 2>a big old plate of mayonnaise on the table, and

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<v Speaker 2>for me, that is about as gross as it gains. So, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I just had this experience, foolishly thinking that in Europe

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<v Speaker 2>I could have access to ranch dressing. Well, now everyone understands,

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<v Speaker 2>or at least the folks who have come to America

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<v Speaker 2>understand why I so badly wanted ranch.

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<v Speaker 1>They have been denied this experience but fought too long.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to America. Yes, rope didn't make sense. They're handing

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<v Speaker 1>you mayo, but if they had ranch dressing available to them, well,

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<v Speaker 1>they're getting exposed to it. Yes, folks, there are many

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<v Speaker 1>places around the world, of course that have ranch dressing,

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<v Speaker 1>but a lot of places it's not it's not that prevalent.

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<v Speaker 1>People haven't come up with it, don't know about it,

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<v Speaker 1>don't keep it. It's not in the grocery store, it's

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<v Speaker 1>not in the restaurant. So robes they say, folks are

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<v Speaker 1>coming here, and some of the stuff online the social

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<v Speaker 1>media is hilarious about it. Folks are coming here, trying

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<v Speaker 1>ranch dressing for the first time, losing their minds. I

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<v Speaker 1>love it, trying to stock up and take it back

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<v Speaker 1>home to the point that TSA has playfully but still

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<v Speaker 1>they say it's serious. They're having to stop so many

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<v Speaker 1>people trying to take ranch dressing back, and.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand it because it is so versatile. Think about it.

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<v Speaker 2>What can't you dip ranch dressing into. It's great, obviously

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<v Speaker 2>it's a salad dressing. But then you've got the crue

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<v Speaker 2>de te vegetables and you're not even a fan of

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<v Speaker 2>anything creamy, but you love your ranch dip for the wings,

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<v Speaker 2>the wings, the vegetable, the potato chips. Oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>has anyone dipped a lazed potato chip at ranch dip?

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<v Speaker 2>It's like crack, It's so good. So yes, not that

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<v Speaker 2>I would know. That's just to say so yes, please

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<v Speaker 2>please understand that was just colloquially meant. But here's what

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<v Speaker 2>the TSA put out. I thought, is this duffy again

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<v Speaker 2>because he has been very clever.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I think it's some probably twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>year old running their social media games.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, very cute, it reads it lands, it's very good.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the TSA post today. Who knew dip plomacy could

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<v Speaker 2>be achieved through addressing the obvious ranch is the king

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<v Speaker 2>of condiments. The world is slowly discovering ranch pairs perfectly

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<v Speaker 2>with pizza, chicken, wings, fries, onion rings, caesadillas, crackers, chips, vegetables,

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<v Speaker 2>and the list just keeps growing. Are you kicking around

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<v Speaker 2>the idea of flying home with your favorite dip? If

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<v Speaker 2>you're traveling within the US, make sure to keep your

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<v Speaker 2>carry on sauces to three point four ounces or less

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<v Speaker 2>and place any larger containers in your checked bags. Some

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<v Speaker 2>heroes wear capes, others bring ranch.

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<v Speaker 1>Well done.

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<v Speaker 2>That was awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>That's really really were of.

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<v Speaker 2>That in this world from our government agencies.

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<v Speaker 1>They just engaged with the public in a playful way.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't have that many pleasant TSA experiences ropes.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think many people do.

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<v Speaker 1>This is a nice one. That's cute, that's fun, that's engaging,

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<v Speaker 1>and it kind of humanizes them. I really really like

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<v Speaker 1>that and wish there was more.

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<v Speaker 2>And so this was all put up these next So.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what you read was the captions, but they had

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<v Speaker 1>these just individual images, just blank black pages with this some.

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<v Speaker 2>Of this writing on social media, so yeah, with the.

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<v Speaker 1>Same post and these were clever little sayings as well.

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<v Speaker 1>One of them said Okay, please avoid chugging your ranch

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<v Speaker 1>outside security. The airlines will check it for you. It's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of making a plan on you see people all

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<v Speaker 1>check the water.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's hilarious. I like this one days since the

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<v Speaker 2>last airport ranch incident colon zero. That's good. And then

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<v Speaker 2>this is the other. If you're visiting for a very

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<v Speaker 2>large sporting event and you happen to discover ranch while

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<v Speaker 2>you're here, please pack it in your check bag on

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<v Speaker 2>the way home. Thank you. So they're literally putting out

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<v Speaker 2>PSAs the tsay is about what to do with all

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<v Speaker 2>the ranch stressing you're trying to bring with you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's adorable and I'm not sure how much they're really

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<v Speaker 1>trying to cut down on the problem. But they noticed

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<v Speaker 1>a little uptick in something, so I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>they're just being playful or or there is really something

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<v Speaker 1>behind this. I haven't seen numbers about how many of

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<v Speaker 1>these things they've collected, or or what some people look.

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<v Speaker 1>We've flown places before and been in another country, found

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<v Speaker 1>something we wanted, they put it in our carry on.

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<v Speaker 1>They stopped us at the gate, and we had to

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<v Speaker 1>make a decision. We're just gonna throw this away or

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna go back and repack it and do the

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<v Speaker 1>whole thing, and maybe some people are just going back

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<v Speaker 1>and repacking and making sure they get their rank.

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<v Speaker 2>It's that valuable because you cannot get it anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 2>I liked what the Santa Clara Police Department put out.

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<v Speaker 2>They jumped on this bandwagon as well and had a blast,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought this one was really clever. They said,

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<v Speaker 2>We've spent years preparing for the World Cup, traffic plans,

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<v Speaker 2>security plans, emergency plans. What we did not prepare for

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<v Speaker 2>was a coordinated international enthusiasm for ranch dressing. We are

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<v Speaker 2>now monitoring an emerging situation involving visitors and ranch dressing,

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<v Speaker 2>which appears to be spreading across multiple regions. If ranch

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<v Speaker 2>dressing is accompanying you on your journey back home, please

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<v Speaker 2>report your country of origin in the comments. We're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to assess the scope of the situation.

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<v Speaker 1>That's cute, and that's not something we usually assign to police. Cute.

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<v Speaker 1>That's cute. That's almost even the service to the community there.

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<v Speaker 1>I just love them getting in and engaging in this way.

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<v Speaker 1>I've I got no negative when it comes to this.

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<v Speaker 1>But again, Rope it's just it's kind of fascinating to think.

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<v Speaker 1>And we've gone places before and you discover something, and hell,

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<v Speaker 1>we've packed hot sauce into our ya bag. We bring there.

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<v Speaker 1>Certain liquor you can only get in certain countries in

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<v Speaker 1>the Caribbeans, certain.

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<v Speaker 2>Chocolates you can only get. I even like I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>like European gum. I mean, there are certain things you

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<v Speaker 2>just like in different countries that you bring back with you.

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<v Speaker 1>And you stock up. So it's kind of cool that

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<v Speaker 1>we have something now that's coveted.

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<v Speaker 2>That we never realized. I mean, think about how many

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<v Speaker 2>times you and I have had that conversation. What is

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<v Speaker 2>it that we have here in America that people don't

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<v Speaker 2>know about, that people can't get Never would have thought it.

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<v Speaker 2>But this you did a little well, you did a

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<v Speaker 2>big deep dive. Not to minimize your dive. You did

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<v Speaker 2>a dive on ranch dressing history. And the creator, Steve

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<v Speaker 2>Henson born in Nebraska, moved to Alaska in nineteen forty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>so he's been at this where he was at this

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<v Speaker 2>for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it's a cool It really is a cool American

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<v Speaker 1>story that, of course I didn't know. Look, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I assumed that it was made in America, but I

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<v Speaker 1>thought maybe just some big company, some Craft or yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever like that. They mixed it up in a somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>in the lab and here's the flavor that we present ranch.

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<v Speaker 1>But it wasn't that at all. I am going to

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<v Speaker 1>explain that history. But to go along with Robes, I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to stick with our theme of companies getting in

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<v Speaker 1>on this police department in on this because Craft did

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<v Speaker 1>get involved. And I don't know, and if you can

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<v Speaker 1>tell me was this serious or not? Are they f real?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, but I feel like maybe they would

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<v Speaker 2>issue a small batch or some sort of a one

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<v Speaker 2>time marketing ploy and if it takes off, maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>would start making little ranch bottles that are three point

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<v Speaker 2>four ounces or less, just like look you've got the

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<v Speaker 2>alcohol bottles that are in those self served sizes. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>this is an opportunity for them that they're about to seize.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, they put out a photo It was partially

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<v Speaker 2>AI generated, which they acknowledged, but it says that they

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<v Speaker 2>are working on a travel friendly way to bring the

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<v Speaker 2>taste of America home. So it said introducing tsa compliant ranch.

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<v Speaker 1>That's amazing. Are they for real.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, look, they say that they're working on the

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<v Speaker 2>real thing. I would take them at their work.

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<v Speaker 1>What if you could capture what if they're capturing a

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<v Speaker 1>moment here? Now the world is talking about ranch dressing,

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<v Speaker 1>but even folks. I mean, if you had the opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to carry a few packets of ranch around with you

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<v Speaker 1>when you flew, would you do that?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, people walk, people carry hot sauce with them. We

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<v Speaker 2>you and I carry you and I okay, I won't

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<v Speaker 2>say what we're carry but we carry seasonings with us,

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<v Speaker 2>especially when we leave the country. So yeah, if you

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<v Speaker 2>really I love ranch and you can't get it anywhere else.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so funny. I asked that question that I immediately thought.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, wow, we absolutely carry ingredients that we

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<v Speaker 1>might need. Yes, around thought too absolutely. But yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>did not know this very much American story. I also

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<v Speaker 1>didn't know what's in the stuff. It makes sense, But

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<v Speaker 1>did you know what was in the I did not,

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<v Speaker 1>but mayo, buttermilk, and herbs of herbs.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew there were herbs, and I knew there was buttermilk.

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<v Speaker 2>The mayo, I guess, might have been in the original recipe.

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<v Speaker 2>But I just know a lot of times we get

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<v Speaker 2>the packets and mix it up ourselves with like sour

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<v Speaker 2>cream and the dip. I like that. I just look.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't like anything that has that oily mayo

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<v Speaker 2>like bass or texture. And I never taste that or

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<v Speaker 2>feel that when I'm putting it on. It always just

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<v Speaker 2>it's so buttermilky, I love it perfect, It's so good.

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<v Speaker 2>Those herbs are amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>So how does this guy come up with? This? Name

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<v Speaker 1>is Steve Henson. He was born in Nebraska, but he

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<v Speaker 1>moved to Alaska in nineteen forty nine after a stop

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<v Speaker 1>in California when he was a teenager. Now he worked

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<v Speaker 1>robes in Alaska in nineteen forty nine but was able

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<v Speaker 1>to retire at the age of thirty five. He was

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<v Speaker 1>working as a plumbing contract successful then.

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<v Speaker 2>Quite that was so successful he was able to afford

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<v Speaker 2>to move to Santa Barbara, Hey in the fifties.

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<v Speaker 1>I assume it was still a three swanky place.

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<v Speaker 2>But he bought a ranch.

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<v Speaker 1>He got there right and got bored and retired at

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five. Maybe a gentleman, Okay, so he wants to

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<v Speaker 1>be a rancher. So what does he start doing? Ranching?

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<v Speaker 1>And he bought what was called Sweetwater Ranch in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>fifty six and he turned it into the name of

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<v Speaker 1>Hidden Valley Ranch. That's awesome the company we know now,

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<v Speaker 1>But he didn't start it robes to make dressing. He

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<v Speaker 1>started to be a literal guest ranch where you could come,

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<v Speaker 1>you could rent homes, you could stay, and you could

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<v Speaker 1>go fishing, hiking. It's an outdoorsy thing. But he started

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<v Speaker 1>serving the dressing at dinner time to the guests there.

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<v Speaker 1>Folks started going crazy. Words start spreading, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>gave a batch to a local tavern who was a

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<v Speaker 1>friend of his started selling it. That was the first

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<v Speaker 1>place that ever had on a menu, and it just

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<v Speaker 1>went crazy. The ranch became a mail order business. They

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<v Speaker 1>ended up out growing the ranch and had to move

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<v Speaker 1>to a big warehouse. He finally sold the company in

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<v Speaker 1>the early seventies. That is where you get your ranch.

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<v Speaker 2>And that is about the most American story I have

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<v Speaker 2>ever heard, or American success story I've ever heard. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah. He came up with it to feed his

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<v Speaker 1>construction workers and whatnot, the plumbing business in Alaska. That's

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<v Speaker 1>when he came up with it. It was just a random.

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<v Speaker 2>That's amazing and I never knew that story. And who

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<v Speaker 2>would have thunk that it took the World Cup for

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<v Speaker 2>us to actually learn something about that is a quintessentially

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<v Speaker 2>American continent that we all know and love that perhaps

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<v Speaker 2>we just didn't know anything about until now. Very very cool.

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<v Speaker 2>How about this when we come back. Yes, talked about

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<v Speaker 2>how ranch is sweeping the world, but so is a

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<v Speaker 2>song from nineteen seventy one. We'll tell you what it

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<v Speaker 2>is when we come back and welcome back everyone to

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<v Speaker 2>this episode of Amy and TJ. I wonder if all

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<v Speaker 2>of you listening, or at least some of you listening,

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<v Speaker 2>have been swept up with the World Cup fever. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, I don't even really think you have

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<v Speaker 2>to love soccer that much to just get excited about

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<v Speaker 2>seeing all of these people from around the world make

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<v Speaker 2>their way, some of them to America for the first time.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're not just going to big cities like New

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<v Speaker 2>York and La No, they're going to Dallas, They're going

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<v Speaker 2>to Seattle, They're going to all throughout this country and

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<v Speaker 2>experiencing our country, and maybe we're seeing our country through

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<v Speaker 2>their eyes. People going crazy over free refills costco the

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<v Speaker 2>waffle House, twenty four to seven diners, all these things

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<v Speaker 2>that we kind of take for granted, they're in awe of.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm still kind of fascinated by some of

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<v Speaker 1>those things.

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<v Speaker 2>We even were just in Ireland and we had some

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<v Speaker 2>amazing people we met who were telling us every time

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<v Speaker 2>they land in America, the first place they go is

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<v Speaker 2>to CBS so that they can buy all the things

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<v Speaker 2>that are banned in Europe, like teeth whitening toothpaste and

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<v Speaker 2>whitening eye drops and melatonin. It's just funny. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>realize when people come here, they're so excited to take

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<v Speaker 2>in so much of what we take for granted. And

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<v Speaker 2>so it's been cool, I think, to see that all

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<v Speaker 2>happen in a lot of news articles. So many people

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<v Speaker 2>are on TikTok, and it's just so cute to see

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<v Speaker 2>Germans shocked that we have free refills. I mean, just

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<v Speaker 2>little funny things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So those things, you know, what are they calling it none?

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<v Speaker 1>This is hilarious And if you ever get time to

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<v Speaker 1>do it just for giggles, use the hashtag FIFA fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Hashtag FIFA fifteen robes. They're saying, people like your freshman year,

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<v Speaker 1>you gain weight. People are coming to America consuming all

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<v Speaker 1>of our stuff and they're picking up a FIFA fifteen pounds.

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<v Speaker 2>That is, it's good, actually, hilarious and sad, ye all

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<v Speaker 2>in one, because yes, we do know how to cook

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<v Speaker 2>some real we like to call it comfort food, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's just really massively unhealthy. So yes, they are leaning

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<v Speaker 2>into the comfort food. They can go back and eat

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<v Speaker 2>their healthy food and when they get home, I guess.

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<v Speaker 2>But the other fun little piece of America that is

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<v Speaker 2>just spreading like wildfire is the song that I love,

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<v Speaker 2>John Denver's take Me Home, Country Roads. I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>just called country Roads, but I didn't realize this. The

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<v Speaker 2>US soccer team chose that song is their postmatch celebratory song,

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<v Speaker 2>and so they it's kind of become the US men's

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<v Speaker 2>national theme song. And so now there have been a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of videos circulating of people in the stand they're

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<v Speaker 2>screaming country Roads and they want you to sing it.

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<v Speaker 2>So yes, it makes sense when you hear a bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of US fans cheering on the United States singing country Roads.

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<v Speaker 2>So yes, it was just swept over the Seattle Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>It swept over several other stadiums where the US was playing.

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<v Speaker 2>But what was really cool is, all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>over the weekend in Atlanta, you have Checchia versus South Africa.

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<v Speaker 2>All of a sudden, the crowd just starts singing country

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<v Speaker 2>Roads and they keep singing even after the band stops

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<v Speaker 2>playing it. The same thing happened with Spain's match against

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<v Speaker 2>Saudi Arabia on Sunday, so to see, you know, people

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<v Speaker 2>from other countries who might not even speak English singing along.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a video even in Boston showing a crowd of

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<v Speaker 2>Scottish fans singing Country Roads by John Denver. It's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>I love it, folks, I absolutely love that, dude. That's

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<v Speaker 1>one of those like sweet Caroline type stadium songs that

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<v Speaker 1>everybody can sing along to, and it's cool and it's

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<v Speaker 1>right to see them doing it. I guess we, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe so I look just as silly singing bella chow,

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<v Speaker 1>bella chow. But I love that song. I can consume

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<v Speaker 1>a culture with not being in it, maybe fully understanding it,

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<v Speaker 1>but you just love it when you hear it. So

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<v Speaker 1>I dig the and that John Denver song. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>great stadium song. It is a great world cup song.

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<v Speaker 2>I get chills like I look at me, I have

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<v Speaker 2>chills thinking about it. We need more stories like this,

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<v Speaker 2>We need more stories where we can all be from

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<v Speaker 2>very different places. But there are some things that we

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<v Speaker 2>can all agree on just are awesome, like ranch dressing

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<v Speaker 2>and country roads a few you know we've been. We're

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<v Speaker 2>all look I shouldn't say well, but some of us

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<v Speaker 2>might might not want to shout from the rooftops. We're Americans,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, when you when you see the world and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe perhaps how we're viewed. But it's nice. It's nice

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<v Speaker 2>to lean into some of our culture enjoy it and

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy watching other people from other countries actually get to

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<v Speaker 2>experience it and like it. That's fun. So we hope

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<v Speaker 2>you enjoyed this episode. And yeah, this has just been

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<v Speaker 2>a we need more episodes like this bid.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of a relief, but we have like a

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<v Speaker 1>don't we have a trial to cover?

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<v Speaker 2>That's all right? All right? Well, anyway, we hope you

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<v Speaker 2>all enjoyed this respite from darkness that we usually end

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<v Speaker 2>up having to talk about. So we appreciate you as always.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Ami Roboch alongside TJ. Holmes, we'll talk to y'all soon.