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<v Speaker 1>to let it laugh?

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome back. It's a brand new episode, This has laughing

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<v Speaker 3>the podcast with Jeremy Oda. But I'm your home.

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<v Speaker 1>Jeremy stairs at the stats, hands shaken over takeout boxes.

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<v Speaker 1>Johnny's already mapping hotels on a napkin with crazy crosses.

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<v Speaker 1>They quit jobs a kind and tell their losses catch

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<v Speaker 1>the show boss just shrugs, Oh, it's funny.

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<v Speaker 3>Johnny grants you'll never Night's jo back with you on

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<v Speaker 3>your Monday. Thank you so much to everybody who listens,

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<v Speaker 3>who downloads, who supports this little show club, laugh with me, Johnny,

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<v Speaker 3>I gotta tell you a record breaking week last week,

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<v Speaker 3>record breaking numbers for your boys adds laugh with me,

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<v Speaker 3>nearly ninety thousand downloads of the three brand new episodes

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<v Speaker 3>last week. I just want to shout out our guests

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<v Speaker 3>from last week, like, thank you so much for joining us,

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<v Speaker 3>And for everybody who's thinking, you know, should I should

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<v Speaker 3>I jump in?

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<v Speaker 1>Now?

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<v Speaker 3>Is now the time to not only guest on laugh

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<v Speaker 3>with me, but maybe you know, get involved a little

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<v Speaker 3>more on the financial side. My answer to you is yes,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's always a good time for that answer to

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<v Speaker 3>be yes. Johnny. We're doing big things here, Johnny. We're

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<v Speaker 3>doing big things here, and we've got ourselves a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of big, big topics that we need to address here today.

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<v Speaker 3>It's gonna be another big week with three episodes, so

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<v Speaker 3>we are. We are grinding it out, as as the

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<v Speaker 3>folks say, and something that I have been grinding it

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<v Speaker 3>out on lately, it is something that I didn't think

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<v Speaker 3>was gonna be so difficult. I did not think I

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<v Speaker 3>was gonna have such a hard time jumping back into

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<v Speaker 3>something that I've spent years and years and years on,

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<v Speaker 3>something that just came so natural to me, and that

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<v Speaker 3>was playing the NCAA college football game. I played on Xbox.

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<v Speaker 3>And uh, not that that matters anymore. I mean, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>if you play on I always when I play like

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<v Speaker 3>my brother on like his PlayStation, you know, if I lose,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm obviously I'm an Xbox guy, so I'm gonna blame

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<v Speaker 3>the buttons. But the buttons are fairly similar as everyone knows,

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<v Speaker 3>but I played. I'm a guy who's been playing college

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<v Speaker 3>football or Madden or some you know type of it

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<v Speaker 3>since the mid nineties, and I played it a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean hours on hours on hours, season after season,

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<v Speaker 3>national title after national title, for years up until the

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<v Speaker 3>game ended, whenever that was twenty sixteen, whenever that was

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<v Speaker 3>that the game ended. Obviously I wasn't playing anymore, and

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<v Speaker 3>I stopped playing the old games. You just move on

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<v Speaker 3>to whatever's going on now, and then I start playing

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<v Speaker 3>Madden primarily. But then, you know, as life gets there

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<v Speaker 3>and you get older and you're working and kids and

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<v Speaker 3>whatever is going on in your life, you get older

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<v Speaker 3>and you play a little less. And for me it

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<v Speaker 3>was a lot less. It was if I could play

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<v Speaker 3>a couple of games a season, I felt pretty good

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<v Speaker 3>about it. Now my son is old enough now where

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<v Speaker 3>he's kind of taken that role I used to have,

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<v Speaker 3>where he's playing it quite a bit, which is awesome.

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<v Speaker 3>I love seeing that. But I thought this year, because

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<v Speaker 3>the last couple of years, because you know, NCAA has

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<v Speaker 3>been back a couple of years now, just to give

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<v Speaker 3>you a kind of a mindset of how good I

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<v Speaker 3>was back in the day, Now this isn't me saying

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<v Speaker 3>I could win some tournaments or could beat anybody that

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<v Speaker 3>came across me. No, I would play, you know, my

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<v Speaker 3>own deal, play the Dynasti's try to take. I famously

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<v Speaker 3>took Louisiana Lafayette from a nothing to a national champion

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<v Speaker 3>multi time over had a Heisman Trophy winner. And I've

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<v Speaker 3>I've said this so many times that it is stuff

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<v Speaker 3>of legend to my son that he's just like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>are you gonna be Louisiana Lafayette this year? A You're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna play? And I'm like, yeah, yeah, And I haven't

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<v Speaker 3>really dove into it the last couple of but then

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<v Speaker 3>this year, I'm like, you know what, I think it's

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<v Speaker 3>time I show him what I can do. I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's time that I revisit the glory days and I

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<v Speaker 3>take Louisiana, Louisiana La Fayette, them raging cag ins, and

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<v Speaker 3>I bring them back to glory and turn them into

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<v Speaker 3>national champions once again. And I didn't think. I knew

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<v Speaker 3>it was gonna be difficult because I knew it was

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be different as far as the gameplay. I knew

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<v Speaker 3>recruiting was gonna be a little different now, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>But I figured after a few games, I'm gonna have

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<v Speaker 3>his baby down and I'm gonna be back to you know,

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<v Speaker 3>whether whether I'm as good at the recruiting part of

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<v Speaker 3>things or not, it's not gonna matter. Because my gameplay,

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<v Speaker 3>the wins are gonna stack up, and it's just not

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<v Speaker 3>gonna matter. I'm gonna have players flocking to come play

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<v Speaker 3>for the Raging Cagens. Now, a couple of things there.

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<v Speaker 3>One apparently my style of offense, which is a you know,

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<v Speaker 3>a basic running attack with slants, moving the sticks, grinding clock.

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<v Speaker 3>Apparently that style of offense is nonexistent in twenty six.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'm playing with the Raging Cajuns and they run

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<v Speaker 3>a spread and I'm gonna tell you, the last time

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<v Speaker 3>I played this game, you know, on a serious level,

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<v Speaker 3>RPO didn't exist. So now my playbook is littered with

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<v Speaker 3>RPOs and I don't even know, Like, I'm just quickly,

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<v Speaker 3>well the play clocks run, I'm quickly just trying to

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<v Speaker 3>find a play I'm familiar with, and I wouldn't even

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<v Speaker 3>begin to know what buttons to hit in order to

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<v Speaker 3>run the RPL Like I obviously know what what I'm

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<v Speaker 3>looking for when I'm watching a game, but as I'm

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<v Speaker 3>calling plays and running it, it was a little more difficult.

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<v Speaker 3>So in an old school fashion, you know, I when

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<v Speaker 3>I set my schedule for the Raging Cajuns, I added

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<v Speaker 3>a you know, a big time player, a Power fourteen

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<v Speaker 3>to try to help my strength to schedule out in

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<v Speaker 3>case I went on a little terror. Well, that's not

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<v Speaker 3>the way to do it. I mean, I'm getting I

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<v Speaker 3>started playing the first game, and I'm you know, I

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<v Speaker 3>get smoked, but I score a touchdown and I'm feeling okay,

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<v Speaker 3>But actually I lost to it FCSD. That's let's start there.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's start with the fact that I lost to an

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<v Speaker 3>FCSD and Braden my son, he's uh, you know, sixteen,

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<v Speaker 3>he's just crushed me. Know, he's he's leading the Huskers

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<v Speaker 3>back to top ten in the country and his dynasty,

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<v Speaker 3>whereas I'm losing to fcs teams in my Louisiana Lafayette dynasty,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, And he's like, Dad, you can't lose to them.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm like, it's okay, first game. I'm gonna bounce back.

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<v Speaker 3>First game, right, It's okay, I'm gonna bounce back. And

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<v Speaker 3>I'm thinking, I better bounce back this otherwise this thing's

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<v Speaker 3>gonna go south quick. And now they, you know, they

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<v Speaker 3>have certain things you gotta do and or to not

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<v Speaker 3>get fired, you know, and recruiting. Recruiting is way more intense.

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<v Speaker 3>But I figured, hey, I'm gonna ignore that a few,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, a little bit here early on in the season,

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<v Speaker 3>so that I can't focus on the gameplay, because I

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<v Speaker 3>really need to focus on the gameplay. So I get

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<v Speaker 3>into a few more games and I'm I win one,

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<v Speaker 3>but that I'm losing. I'm losing a bunch of games.

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<v Speaker 3>I get down to I'm playing UAB, which good, good team,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm setting up for a game winning field goal.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm down to setting up for a game winning field goal,

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<v Speaker 3>and I can't kick for a shit. And I don't

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<v Speaker 3>know if it's that they change the way you kick

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<v Speaker 3>and it's just impossible. Maybe it's not me. Maybe it's

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<v Speaker 3>just impossible, or maybe it's me. But either way, Brydon

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<v Speaker 3>did offer he would do the kick for me. It

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<v Speaker 3>was like a forty seve yard field goal to win

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<v Speaker 3>the game. He hits the kick. I did the rest

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<v Speaker 3>of the game, by the way, but he does the

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<v Speaker 3>kick saves the game for me, so I got the

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<v Speaker 3>win there. So here we are. We are six games

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<v Speaker 3>into the year. I'm two and four. I just lost

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<v Speaker 3>to Troy and they were one and one and four

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<v Speaker 3>when I face when I started the game, and they

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<v Speaker 3>beat me twenty one to seven. And now and that's again.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a game and I'm driving, I'm moving the ball,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm getting in position. I love how my running games

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<v Speaker 3>come together. It's it's offensively. I can't quite find like

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<v Speaker 3>past the passing game. I can't quite find my identity there.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm throwing picks even though I feel like I'm

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<v Speaker 3>starting to see the field better. I'm starting to read

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<v Speaker 3>some read the open guy a little better, so things

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<v Speaker 3>are starting to happen. But I'm also taking some chances.

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<v Speaker 3>And then there's the turnover. Anyway, I can't be losing

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<v Speaker 3>to Troy, that's for damn sure. So Braden begs the question.

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<v Speaker 3>He's like, Dad, I don't think you got it anymore.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's really made me start to wander, cause I'm

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<v Speaker 3>six games in. This is where I really thought I

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<v Speaker 3>would have turned the corner on the field and then

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<v Speaker 3>I could start to focus on recruiting. Now, two games ago,

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<v Speaker 3>Braid's like, let me help you through recruiting, all right,

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<v Speaker 3>So he takes the sticks and he starts, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>throw recruiting hours and I l like this. There's just

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<v Speaker 3>a lot to think about now in the recruiting. So

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<v Speaker 3>he helps me out, gets me going, and now week

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<v Speaker 3>to week, I get it. I know what I'm doing.

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<v Speaker 3>So I just I'm focus on our guys, our targets,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know, it looks like I'm gonna get a

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<v Speaker 3>couple of guys. But I really thought the gameplay on

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<v Speaker 3>the field would be coming along just a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>better right now. I definitely thought I would already be

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<v Speaker 3>setting myself up for what bowl game I'm going to am?

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<v Speaker 3>I am I in the mix and the conference, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>for a championship. Instead, ah, the the school is losing faith.

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<v Speaker 3>I think the athletic director is losing faith in me,

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<v Speaker 3>and now my my job's at risk. And that's just

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<v Speaker 3>not how I thought this thing was gonna go. And

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<v Speaker 3>now I'm starting to wonder is this a young man's game?

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<v Speaker 3>Is is or my best days in college football beyond

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<v Speaker 3>behind me? And I hope not. I hope as I

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<v Speaker 3>continue and progress through the season, something clicks and I

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<v Speaker 3>can turn this thing around. You know, if it's not

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<v Speaker 3>this season, you know, some momentum to get me into

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<v Speaker 3>the next season, I'm gonna see it through. I tell

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<v Speaker 3>that right now. I'm not gonna quit on this. I can't.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't. I have told the legend of me turning

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<v Speaker 3>around Louisiana La. I mean, that's the whole that was

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<v Speaker 3>the whole thing. My stories of turning around Louisiana Lafayette

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<v Speaker 3>the national title contenders, is why he wanted to play

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<v Speaker 3>the game in the first place years ago. And now

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<v Speaker 3>here we are, and uh yeah, I got a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of work ahead me. I'll keep you posted. But I

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<v Speaker 3>am starting to wonder if my best days are behind me.

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<v Speaker 3>It's really sad. I hope not. I mean, I, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>playing like other games I noticed, playing some old like

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<v Speaker 3>Super Mario World, I noticed, you know, I'm dying a

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<v Speaker 3>lot more. I'm not, you know, just flying through levels

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<v Speaker 3>like maybe I used to. So I don't know if

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<v Speaker 3>it's I just got to build up my repetition again,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, because when you're younger, you're playing a lot.

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<v Speaker 3>Maybe I need to build up my repet my repetition

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<v Speaker 3>and just put those hours back in. Then it's like

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have those hours, so I don't know. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know, but I gotta find it. Louisiana La Faya

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<v Speaker 3>University is is relying on me. I mean, they've got

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<v Speaker 3>a lot invested in me turning this bad boy around.

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<v Speaker 3>So I'll keep you posted. But I'm excited that the

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<v Speaker 3>game's back. Video games are better or at their peak.

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<v Speaker 3>When there's new NCAA, then there's new GTA, and this

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<v Speaker 3>year we're getting both. So there you go. We'll be

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<v Speaker 3>right back with more of life with Me and we've

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<v Speaker 1>athletic or rat or a squirrel.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a squirrel, man.

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<v Speaker 3>I have some false information, but we don't got to

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<v Speaker 3>get into that. Go ahead, then our.

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast is for you.

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<v Speaker 3>Laugh with Me a podcast with Jeremy Odum. I'm your boy, Jo.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's play this. Let's play this news clip real quick

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<v Speaker 3>here for those who aren't familiar with our friend Jimothy.

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<v Speaker 2>Because there may be a new mythical creature in town

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<v Speaker 2>with smaller small fees.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, we're talking about.

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<v Speaker 4>A very odd looking raccoon.

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<v Speaker 3>People are now calling Jimithy Jimmy.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I can't resivance Jack Bill.

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<v Speaker 3>You went looking for that creature, he joins his live

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<v Speaker 3>in ballad right now.

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<v Speaker 4>So did you find him, Jack, Well, we looked hard,

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<v Speaker 4>but he did not turn up. Probably sleeping right now

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<v Speaker 4>because raccoons are, after all, nocturnal. But just because we

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<v Speaker 4>didn't see him doesn't mean he's not out there, because

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<v Speaker 4>he is all over social media. Take a look. An

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<v Speaker 4>Instagram post launched the animal into fame. It since at

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<v Speaker 4>more than three hundred thousand likes. Since then, other people

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<v Speaker 4>have taken to the web to post their sightings of

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<v Speaker 4>this animal they call Jimithy, like this clip of the

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<v Speaker 4>raccoon walking around on someone's deck. We spoke to neighbors

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<v Speaker 4>who are eager to soon have a sighting of their own.

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<v Speaker 2>Some sort of physical abnormality. Kind of looks a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit like a cryptid, but very cute.

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<v Speaker 4>Keep hearing that word about this cryptid. Tell me what

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<v Speaker 4>does that.

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<v Speaker 2>Mean to you? Yeah, kind of almost a little supernatural,

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like bigfooter, a Yeti or something. Kind of

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<v Speaker 2>becoming infamous really quickly.

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<v Speaker 4>How We reached out to the Washington Department of Fish

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<v Speaker 4>and Wildlife about this animal. A spokesperson says, it's not

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<v Speaker 4>clear why it looks the way it does, but because

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<v Speaker 4>it appears to get around just fine on its own,

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<v Speaker 4>people should leave it alone and not feed it now.

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<v Speaker 4>They also said you really shouldn't ever feed any raccoons.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll let you know when they find out exactly what

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<v Speaker 4>caused this. But people online are saying that this could

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<v Speaker 4>be a disorder called short spine syndrome. We brought that

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<v Speaker 4>unofficial diagnosis to a professional veterinarian. We'll have her response

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<v Speaker 4>tonight at six fifteen Live and Balord Jack Billy U

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<v Speaker 4>Cairo seven News.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks like if a little kid drew a picture

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<v Speaker 2>of a rack and it came to life. Jimothy whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you feel good with. Yes, he fancy little gentleman jacket.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, with all that being said, it is time for

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<v Speaker 3>another Laugh with Me Reports, Ladies and gentlemen. This is

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<v Speaker 3>Laugh with Me Reports, where we cover the stories that

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<v Speaker 3>traditional journalism is too cowardly to touch. I mean we're

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<v Speaker 3>hearing from local folks. We're hearing from us. We're waiting

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<v Speaker 3>for this bad boy to hit national and I think

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<v Speaker 3>I think we're getting close. Our top story tonight, Seattle

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<v Speaker 3>has a new local celebrity. No it's not a tech billionaire,

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<v Speaker 3>and no it's not a guy with a nickname Big Dumper.

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<v Speaker 3>It is a raccoon named Jimothy. Apparently, Jimothy's become somewhat

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<v Speaker 3>of like a neighborhood legend after repeatedly showing up around Seattle,

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<v Speaker 3>posing for pictures, casually just hanging out with people, and

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<v Speaker 3>generally behaving like he pays property taxes, like he is

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<v Speaker 3>the epitome of acts like you home the place. This

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<v Speaker 3>raccoon's becomes so beloved that people don't even refer to

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<v Speaker 3>him as a as a raccoon. I mean, he is legit. Jimothy.

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<v Speaker 3>That's first name. Base is fame Zendaya, Jimothy. If someone says,

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<v Speaker 3>did you see Jimothy today, everyone knows exactly who they're

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<v Speaker 3>talking about. Meanwhile, I can perform a comedy act in

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<v Speaker 3>a city three times and people still ask if my

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<v Speaker 3>name is Jason, and no it's not, it's Jeremy. I'll

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<v Speaker 3>take jail. Jimithy's got a better personal brand than I

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<v Speaker 3>do currently. Now here's what fascinates me. Seattle looked at

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<v Speaker 3>a trash panda and collectively decided, Yeah, that's our guy,

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<v Speaker 3>and honestly, that feels very Seattle. Other cities have mascots,

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<v Speaker 3>like Philadelphia has Rocky, he'st fictional. New York has the

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<v Speaker 3>Statue of Liberty, just a gift in the middle of

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<v Speaker 3>the water. Seattle looked into a dumpster and said, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what, that little criminal has leadership qualities. Jimmithy re

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<v Speaker 3>boortly walks around neighborhoods with the confidence of someone who's

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<v Speaker 3>rent is only thirty seven dollars a month. I mean,

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<v Speaker 3>he legit owns the place. He's not afraid of people,

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<v Speaker 3>he's not afraid of dogs, he's probably not even afraid

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<v Speaker 3>of the irs. Like he's he's just like come at me, guys,

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<v Speaker 3>come at me. He's got that look that says, go ahead,

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<v Speaker 3>odd at me. Everything I own came from your garbage.

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<v Speaker 3>You have to admire Jimothy's confidence, though raccoons have mastered

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<v Speaker 3>the art of acting like they belong. Jimmithy could walk

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<v Speaker 3>into a Starbucks stand in line, and if he had

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<v Speaker 3>an iPad under one arm, nobody would even question it.

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<v Speaker 3>They'd assume he just works remotely. He's probably he's probably

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<v Speaker 3>ordering an oat milk cold brew. I mean, he does

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<v Speaker 3>look like is as odd as he looks. Jimithy does

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<v Speaker 3>look like he would have a very specific Starbucks order.

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<v Speaker 3>The Barisa will just ask for his name. He'll be like, uh, Jimothy,

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<v Speaker 3>And I like to think he sounds like that like Jimothy.

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<v Speaker 3>The Barisa won't even blink grandda for Jimothy. Just completely normal. Now.

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<v Speaker 3>Wildlife experts always remind people don't feed the raccoons, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's really good advice. But if Jimothy shows up at

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<v Speaker 3>your barbecue, good luck explaining to everyone why you turned

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<v Speaker 3>him away. I'm you're gonna tell Jimothy no. He's been

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<v Speaker 3>Internet famous longer than half the influencers making skincare videos

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<v Speaker 3>in their cars. Honestly, Jimmithy has figured life out. No mortgage,

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<v Speaker 3>no meetings, no emails, no password resets. He just spends

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<v Speaker 3>his day eating snacks he didn't pay for, while strangers

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<v Speaker 3>tell him how adorable he is. I mean, he's headline

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<v Speaker 3>news right now. Meanwhile, we're paying three streaming subscriptions just

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<v Speaker 3>to watch people renovate tiny houses they'll never live in.

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<v Speaker 3>Jimothy's entire career is walking around looking slightly surprised, and

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<v Speaker 3>somehow it's it's kind of working. I also love that

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<v Speaker 3>raccoons naturally look guilty. Every photo of Jimothy looks like

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<v Speaker 3>he just stole Cadillact converters, even when he's doing absolutely nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>He's just sitting there and I can't explain, like you

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<v Speaker 3>just you can't because your hands literally look like tiny

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<v Speaker 3>burglar gloves. Come on, Jimthy, like at least throw on

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<v Speaker 3>some clothes. Evolution made raccoons look like every one of

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<v Speaker 3>them owes somebody money. Imagine if Jimothy got elected mayor,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think that's possible, would Seattle even notice. His

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<v Speaker 3>platform would simply be more trash cans later, garbage pickup,

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<v Speaker 3>free climbing on utility poles, mandatory midnight zuomies, and honestly,

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<v Speaker 3>we've all voted for worse, and eventually every celebrity reaches

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<v Speaker 3>a point where they become difficult, Like I can't wait

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<v Speaker 3>for Jimothy's writer. I require twelve organic grapes, one unsecured

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<v Speaker 3>compost bin in absolutely no coyotes within five miles, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's that's pretty fair. Honestly. Now, I know some people

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<v Speaker 3>are wondering should we be encouraging wildlife to interact with humans?

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<v Speaker 3>And probably not. Should we admire Jimothy from a respectful distance. Yeah, probably,

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<v Speaker 3>that's probably the safest way to do it. But despite

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<v Speaker 3>his celebrity status, he's still a raccoon. He's one bad

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<v Speaker 3>moon away from reminding everyone why the phrase trash panda

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<v Speaker 3>includes the word trash. So congratulations to Jimathy, the only

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<v Speaker 3>celebrity whose biggest scandal so far is allegedly stealing someone's

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<v Speaker 3>hot dog, in which, honestly, in twenty twenty six, might

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<v Speaker 3>make him the most wholesome celebrity we have left. And that,

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<v Speaker 3>ladies and gentlemen, is the latest reports from Laugh with

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<v Speaker 3>Me News. Johnny, I love that little guy, Jimy. He

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't look like he's got uh you know, he's missing

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<v Speaker 3>part of his body. That's for damn sure. They say

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<v Speaker 3>he's got some kind of like spinal spinal not an injury,

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<v Speaker 3>but a spinal disease or inform bodied desformity or something.

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<v Speaker 3>But he he just looks like a ball of fur

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<v Speaker 3>with a little face, with a little panda like the

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<v Speaker 3>panda little raccoon face. That's what he looks like to me.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know that's my guy, though I love Jimmithie.

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<v Speaker 3>If he was right here with me in studio right now,

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<v Speaker 3>i'd feed him rack of ribs and corn dogs. That's

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<v Speaker 3>for damn sure. He'd be getting them both, and I

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<v Speaker 3>would feed it to him as we discussed the news.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I think that's something he would be interested in.

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<v Speaker 3>He will to get caught up on what's going on

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<v Speaker 3>in the world. Well, there you have it. This is

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<v Speaker 3>laugh with Me a podcast jer Choky.

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<v Speaker 1>When the rents passed you in the car wall star By,

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<v Speaker 1>when the only sponsors my broken Heart. We're hanging on

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<v Speaker 1>this shaky stream, two weird voices in the glow of

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<v Speaker 1>a stream.

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<v Speaker 2>If the world bost to

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<v Speaker 3>Let it laugh,