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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to stuff to blow your mind. Production of my

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<v Speaker 1>Listener Mail. My name is Robert Lamb and I'm Joe McCormick,

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<v Speaker 1>read back some messages from the mail bag, messages you

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<v Speaker 1>Let's see, Robbie mind if I start off here with

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<v Speaker 1>this message from Justina? Go for it. Okay. This is

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<v Speaker 1>actually response to a much older episode our series on

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<v Speaker 1>the Seven Day Week in the origins UH and effects

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<v Speaker 1>of grouping days into chunks of seven. So justina writes. Hi,

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<v Speaker 1>Robert and Joe. I'm about six months behind on my

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<v Speaker 1>podcast feed, so I just listen to your seven day

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<v Speaker 1>week episodes. When you started musing about what it would

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<v Speaker 1>be like to live on two different week lengths simultaneously,

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<v Speaker 1>like some ancient cultures might have done, I heard the call.

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<v Speaker 1>I know what it's like, and so do millions of

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<v Speaker 1>school children. I was in the first class in my

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<v Speaker 1>school district to experience the six day cycle. This was

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<v Speaker 1>back in nineteen eighty one to eighty two, and the

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<v Speaker 1>idea was new. Instead of having a class schedule that

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<v Speaker 1>followed Monday to Friday, we now had days a through F.

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<v Speaker 1>The reasons behind the six day cycle were twofold. One,

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<v Speaker 1>it let the different academic classes happen at different times

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<v Speaker 1>a day, since we all learned best at different times

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<v Speaker 1>of day. This way, math class wasn't always period one

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<v Speaker 1>and your foggy morning brain wouldn't put you behind for

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<v Speaker 1>the whole year. Number two, it also made sure classes

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get shorted or skipped to due to holidays. If

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<v Speaker 1>the last day of school before a break was c day,

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<v Speaker 1>the first day back would be a d day, regardless

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<v Speaker 1>of the day of the week. What made the whole

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<v Speaker 1>experience particularly dual timeline issue is the fact that the

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<v Speaker 1>six day cycle only applied to our academic classes. Other

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<v Speaker 1>classes like Jim, music, shop and the like stayed on

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<v Speaker 1>the old five day Monday to Friday schedule, so we

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<v Speaker 1>were truly living two different weeks simultaneously. What did it

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<v Speaker 1>feel like? It felt well normal. We had a system,

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<v Speaker 1>we understood the system and we just followed the schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>The fact that we might have English before music one

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<v Speaker 1>week and math the next wasn't a big deal. I

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<v Speaker 1>imagine the people in ancient cultures living two different cycles

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<v Speaker 1>also adapted easily. I suspect that the convergence to a

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<v Speaker 1>single system had more to do with the Times. Two

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<v Speaker 1>different types of market days overlapped, causing a personnel shortage,

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<v Speaker 1>rather than confusion about what day it was by the population.

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<v Speaker 1>These days, school calendars are totally wild. Take, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>the schedule for my local high school, and she includes

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<v Speaker 1>some links. They are trying to have classes at different

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<v Speaker 1>times of day in a balanced way and, oh, also

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<v Speaker 1>balanced the lunch times and other variables. It leads to

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<v Speaker 1>this madness, but the kids, they do it, they understand it,

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<v Speaker 1>they master it, so I think living both a seven

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<v Speaker 1>and eight day week would have been a piece of cake.

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<v Speaker 1>Smiley face, thanks for making my favorite podcast. All the best,

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<v Speaker 1>Justina W oh well, that's interesting. Yeah, I didn't even

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<v Speaker 1>think about academic calendars, but that's that's a wonderful example.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. This next one comes to us from Kenny.

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny writes in regarding our episode, or was it an

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<v Speaker 1>episode or episodes on the paradig series. Yeah, serious, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes it's hard to remember. Sometimes it's hard to remember

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<v Speaker 1>when we have done an episode that was actually a

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<v Speaker 1>single episode. Uh, a lot of our episodes are multipart

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<v Speaker 1>these days. But Anyway, Kenny writes in and says, Dear

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<v Speaker 1>Robin Joe, I did not know I would find the

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<v Speaker 1>invention of the paragraph quite so fascinating. I was even

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<v Speaker 1>able to answer a pub quiz question on the pill

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<v Speaker 1>crow this week, which was a mighty coincidence, given I'd

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<v Speaker 1>never heard the word before in my life. As per

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<v Speaker 1>rob's request, here are some of my favorite opening paragraphs.

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<v Speaker 1>Some are probably pretty obvious. So Kenny sites the gunslinger

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<v Speaker 1>opening from from Stephen King. The man in black fled

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<v Speaker 1>across the desert and the gun slinger followed. We heard

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<v Speaker 1>from multiple people about this one. This is a great opening.

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<v Speaker 1>But then here's some other ones that Kenny includes. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>in a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a nasty, dirty, wet hole filled with the ends

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<v Speaker 1>of worms and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry,

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<v Speaker 1>bare sandy hole with nothing in it to sit down

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<v Speaker 1>on or to eat. It was a hobbit hole, and

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<v Speaker 1>that means comfort, and that is that, of course, is

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<v Speaker 1>from the hobbit. That's a great one. Uh, here's one.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one from a book by the name of

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<v Speaker 1>the title the Crow Road by Ian Banks, WHO's an

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<v Speaker 1>author I'm I'm very familiar with, but I have not

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<v Speaker 1>read this particular book. If I'm remembering correctly, this would

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<v Speaker 1>be one of the non sci fi books, because the

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<v Speaker 1>like the culture books and so forth are by Ian

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<v Speaker 1>in banks, and Ian Banks is just his what he

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<v Speaker 1>goes by, what he went by for books that were

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<v Speaker 1>outside of science fictional concerns. Quote. It was the day

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<v Speaker 1>my grandmother exploded. I sat in the crematorium listening to

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<v Speaker 1>my uncle Hamish quietly snoring in a harmony to box

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<v Speaker 1>mass in B minor, and I reflected it that it

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<v Speaker 1>always seemed to be death that drew me back to Glanok.

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<v Speaker 1>I have no idea where that's going, but that already

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds pretty intriguing. Once the grandmothers are exploding. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>there's music playing, galenock, this sounds very fascinating as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh So, yes, uh, that sounds like a good one.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a good hook. Alright. This one is from a

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<v Speaker 1>work that I'm not familiar with the Patricia mckillop riddle

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<v Speaker 1>of stars. Quote. Morgan of head met the High Ones

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<v Speaker 1>Harpist one autumn day when the trade ships docked at

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<v Speaker 1>toll for the season's exchange of goods. Oh, that's the

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<v Speaker 1>high ones harpist. Wow. Yeah, yeah, and again, and we

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<v Speaker 1>got a nice fantasy or sci fi sounding name. There

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of names. UH, there's a trade ships. Sounds

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<v Speaker 1>a fantasy novel. Yeah, alright, here's here's one. Um, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to read it and some of you may be

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<v Speaker 1>able to guess the source. In the beginning the universe

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<v Speaker 1>was created. This has made a lot of people very

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<v Speaker 1>angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

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<v Speaker 1>This is, of course, from Douglas Adams, the restaurant at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the universe. Strong entry. And finally, this one.

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<v Speaker 1>This one is also this is from a book I'm

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<v Speaker 1>familiar with. Everything starts somewhere, although many physicists disagree. That

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<v Speaker 1>is from Terry Pratchett's the hog father, which is a yea,

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<v Speaker 1>a wonderful Christmas read, and they also made a wonderful

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<v Speaker 1>TV mini series, or two part series, adaptation of it.

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<v Speaker 1>At David Warner in it played the head of the

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<v Speaker 1>guild of assassins, if I remember correctly. Oh Wow, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know this book or this movie or Adaptation. But Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>David Warner, I'm there anyway. Kenny, that says you'll probably

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<v Speaker 1>be swamped by day, so I'll stop there. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>all you do. Good picks, Kenny. Um. All Right, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we did a vault episode on sentient swords or

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<v Speaker 1>swords that talk uh, and we got a response from Michaela,

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<v Speaker 1>who writes. Hi, Robert and Joe, first of all, thank

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<v Speaker 1>you so much for the work you put into this

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<v Speaker 1>amazing podcast. I was listening to the vault episode on

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<v Speaker 1>sentient weapons and it reminded me of a few things.

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<v Speaker 1>One of them is this sentient shield that I had

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<v Speaker 1>home brewed. I think this is a d and d reference. Right, yes, okay, that,

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<v Speaker 1>while very useful, it had an annoying personality. Thinking back,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know of any named sentient armor in mythology

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<v Speaker 1>or in D and D. magical armor absolutely exists, but

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<v Speaker 1>not named or sentient in the way weapons tend to be.

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<v Speaker 1>Perhaps it's harder to ascribe agency to our Mur as

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<v Speaker 1>armor rarely works in unexpected ways. That combatants don't directly control,

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<v Speaker 1>but even then one might say it was the armor

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<v Speaker 1>that moved them rather than their instinctual reactions driven by

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<v Speaker 1>adrenaline in the midst of battle. Any thoughts? Second was

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<v Speaker 1>one thing that I've been meaning to ask for a while,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's if you have ever brought something from your

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<v Speaker 1>research into a homebrew in one of your D and

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<v Speaker 1>D Games. I know I've paused many of your shows

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<v Speaker 1>to jot down some mythical item or cool, weird real

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<v Speaker 1>life place, creature or thing that might work in a

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<v Speaker 1>D and D setting. I'm not sure how I'll fit

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<v Speaker 1>them all in at this point when I eventually run

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<v Speaker 1>a game, but I'm very excited to see how players react.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep up the good work, Michaela. Well, that's yeah, so homebrewing,

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<v Speaker 1>for anyone unfamiliar, this is basically like when you you

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<v Speaker 1>create something for a game and you can homebrew, maybe

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<v Speaker 1>homebrewing the stats of something. Generally it's about stats, like

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<v Speaker 1>if you're you're homebrewing a particular magic particular magical item

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<v Speaker 1>or homebrewing a particular creature, that sort of thing. Like

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<v Speaker 1>you're saying, like you create a creature for your dn

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<v Speaker 1>d campaign, that does not exist in the monster manual right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>which which is is a rarity, especially now. It's like

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<v Speaker 1>if they if they don't have it in there officially,

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<v Speaker 1>then somebody's probably home brooded. Over the years. Uh, there

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<v Speaker 1>there have been some wonderful like third party publications that

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<v Speaker 1>have come up with a lot of that stuff. Um, like,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess in the fact in the past. I have

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<v Speaker 1>done that sort of thing before, but it becomes, Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. My experience that you sometimes risk running

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<v Speaker 1>into the situation where you have some sort of idea

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<v Speaker 1>that you're suddenly really excited to introduce into the role playing,

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<v Speaker 1>either as a character, as as a player or as

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<v Speaker 1>a dungeon master, and you can get so excited about

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<v Speaker 1>that idea you kind of forget that this is also

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately about the communal experience and maybe everyone else doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>know about this thing and they're not as excited for it,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it ultimately ends up being something that's mostly

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<v Speaker 1>just for you. Um. But that being said, of course

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<v Speaker 1>there are tons of great ideas in mythology and in

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<v Speaker 1>history to draw up on and UH, yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>one can't help but do that a bit if you're

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<v Speaker 1>doing any kind of creative work within a role playing scenario,

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<v Speaker 1>either as a player or as a game master. My

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<v Speaker 1>favorite one I've heard about was the listener who wrote

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<v Speaker 1>in to say that they had home brewed, uh, the

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<v Speaker 1>psychic mind devouring giant crabs from attack of the crab

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<v Speaker 1>monsters by combining attributes of, I think it, kind of

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<v Speaker 1>base giant crab monster with like some mind flavor kind

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<v Speaker 1>of dynamics. That's right, that was a good one alright.

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<v Speaker 1>This next one comes to us from Troy. Troy writ

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<v Speaker 1>sin says. Hi, Robert, Joe and Seth, thanks for reviewing

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<v Speaker 1>krawl in one of your weird house cinema episodes. It

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<v Speaker 1>brought back many memories as a result of the episode.

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<v Speaker 1>I shared your podcast with my brother and he said

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<v Speaker 1>he liked the episode and we'll be shopping for a

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<v Speaker 1>glave replica on that's all right. Would be careful. The

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<v Speaker 1>glave looks kind of dangerous to handle, so make sure

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<v Speaker 1>you check on just how sharp it is. This might

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<v Speaker 1>be a reaction to the fact that I found glave

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<v Speaker 1>fidget spinners on Etsy. That's great anyway. Troy continues Um

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<v Speaker 1>and this is the portion of the email that I

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<v Speaker 1>referenced in a recent core episode. Troy right, right, and

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<v Speaker 1>says Robert, you said that you don't consider swimming fun,

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<v Speaker 1>but I would say it's only a chore if your

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<v Speaker 1>performance is below your expectation. I find running around the

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<v Speaker 1>lake near my house very fun and extremely challenging. I

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<v Speaker 1>envisioned impaired and can usually pick out a pedestrian within

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<v Speaker 1>about twenty to thirty feet. Beyond that distance it looks

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<v Speaker 1>like fog. Since I run typically at around a eight

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<v Speaker 1>twenty minute pace. That's eight minute twenty seconds, uh pace.

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<v Speaker 1>It is quite a rush trying to avoid collisions. I

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<v Speaker 1>carry my white cane folded up and enjoy saying hi

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<v Speaker 1>to people that I've passed. Two laps around the lake

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<v Speaker 1>is roughly seven miles, and the run makes me feel

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<v Speaker 1>accomplished and independent. That's good. Like I said, that there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of a lot of fun is inherently subjective.

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<v Speaker 1>Like I would you know me personally, I would say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>something can I can make me feel accomplished and independent,

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<v Speaker 1>but and it can also make me, you can also

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<v Speaker 1>feel like like work. So it's, like I say, it

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<v Speaker 1>varies greatly from individual to individual, but I enjoy hearing

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<v Speaker 1>these alternate takes on it anyway. Troy continues. Troy says

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<v Speaker 1>I think a potential topic down the road would be

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<v Speaker 1>assistive technology for the blind or disabled in general. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe you did an episode on prosthetics. My audio screen

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<v Speaker 1>reader called Jaws enables me to work on the computer

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<v Speaker 1>literally with my eyes closed. This is a great idea

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<v Speaker 1>for an episode. Yeah, I know we've talked about prosthetics

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit. I remember talking about like ancient Egyptian

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<v Speaker 1>examples of prosthetics. I believe there's a particular toe that's

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<v Speaker 1>rather ancient, ancient Um. But yeah, yeah, we haven't. We

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<v Speaker 1>haven't done a real deep dive into and even prosthetics.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think have we? I mean I think I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think we've had a dedicated episode about it, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's like come up in other contents. One thing we

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<v Speaker 1>definitely did is, uh, we did an invention episode on Brail.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, kind of fascinating and surprising history of reading

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<v Speaker 1>system touch based reading systems. Yeah, so that's the great

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<v Speaker 1>suggestion and Troy is not done making great suggestions, because

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<v Speaker 1>they say is last I wanted to give one movie

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<v Speaker 1>suggestion for you guys to cover. If it has not

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<v Speaker 1>already been covered, I recommend the last dragon from this

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<v Speaker 1>movie fits the fun category of Weird House Cinema. The

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<v Speaker 1>Part I love the most is when either character in

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<v Speaker 1>a fight scene appears to be getting the upper hand,

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<v Speaker 1>they start emitting a glowing neon color from their teeth.

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<v Speaker 1>I tried googling letter boxed Weird House cinema and was

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<v Speaker 1>unable to find the list of past movies. If the

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<v Speaker 1>above film is not in the list, you may want

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<v Speaker 1>to check it out. Cheers. Okay. Well, first of all, yes, letterbox,

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<v Speaker 1>that's L E T T E R B o x.

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<v Speaker 1>d uh. Yeah, if you go there, if you look

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<v Speaker 1>for a weird house, one word, that's that's our account

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<v Speaker 1>should come up, and we only have one list and

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<v Speaker 1>that's the list of the episodes. Um, so, Um, it

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<v Speaker 1>is there. Um. So, my apologies if anybody, as they'd find,

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<v Speaker 1>had trouble finding it. Um, it's also linked off of

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<v Speaker 1>the blog at some Muta, some MUTA MUSIC DOT com.

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<v Speaker 1>But in terms of the last Dragon, Y, yeah, this

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<v Speaker 1>is one that's been on my radar. In fact, I

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<v Speaker 1>was telling I was talking with you about it just

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<v Speaker 1>a few weeks back. Um, I one of the reasons

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<v Speaker 1>on my radars because it was one of the films

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<v Speaker 1>profiled on the CBC ideas episode that dealt with cult movies.

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<v Speaker 1>This is one that they singled out as being a

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<v Speaker 1>cult film. Uh, you know, despite the fact that I

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<v Speaker 1>think I don't, I remember in correctly, the last dragon

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't a huge financial hit by any means, but it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's so distinct. It's like a is a like a

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<v Speaker 1>like a a motown um production, like an epic motown

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<v Speaker 1>production with martial arts and fantasy and love and great

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<v Speaker 1>music and it's it's a little unlike anything else you

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<v Speaker 1>might expect to find. It looks absolutely magical. I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen it, but I would love to. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>a romantic martial arts musical produced by Barry Gordy, like

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<v Speaker 1>it sometimes called Berry Gordy's last dragon. Berry Gordy the

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<v Speaker 1>the music, music producer, record executive known like he was

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<v Speaker 1>the writer, or one of the writers of like I

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<v Speaker 1>want you back, like classic songs like that. Yeah, and

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<v Speaker 1>and the founder of the motown record label. Yeah, yeah, so, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's true motown production and uh, you know, has a

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<v Speaker 1>pretty great cast and uh, yeah, I haven't watched it

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<v Speaker 1>in its entirety. Yet weirdly enough, William H macy is

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<v Speaker 1>in it. He has like a been role, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>he's in the cast Um. But yeah, this one's definitely

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<v Speaker 1>on the list. It's just kind of I guess it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of week to week what catches our fancy, but

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<v Speaker 1>I have a feeling we'll get to the last dragon

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<v Speaker 1>at some point here. Alright. This next message is from Casey.

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<v Speaker 1>Casey says, hi, Robert and Joe. Recently some of my

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<v Speaker 1>son's friends introduced him to the world of Dungeons and

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<v Speaker 1>dragons and he was asking me to explain dungeons to him.

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<v Speaker 1>I realized that I really don't know much about them.

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<v Speaker 1>From the movies, I've learned that a dungeon is basically

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<v Speaker 1>a basement of a castle that functions as a jail

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<v Speaker 1>or torture chamber or where one might find the occasional

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<v Speaker 1>potions classroom or slytherin common room. I thought the history

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<v Speaker 1>and usage of real dungeons, versus their depiction and pop culture,

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<v Speaker 1>might be a good subject for you to cover on

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<v Speaker 1>your show, in the same vein as your cauldron episodes.

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<v Speaker 1>My son would also like to suggest that you cover

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<v Speaker 1>the beholder or the gelatinous cube on a monster fact episode.

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<v Speaker 1>On a different note, I was unfamiliar with the Jallo

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<v Speaker 1>Genre until I heard you talk about it on your show. UH,

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<v Speaker 1>jallow movies or, of course, these kind of violent CD

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<v Speaker 1>murder Italian murder mystery thrillers from the seventies, as some

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<v Speaker 1>great jallow highlights, or like the movies of Dario Argento,

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<v Speaker 1>like deep red and stuff. Anyway, Casey continues. So finding

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<v Speaker 1>out about the shallow genre, my mind immediately. You plugged

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<v Speaker 1>it into the tune of shallow from a star is born. Oh, Casey,

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<v Speaker 1>you have done violence to my brain by by doing

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<v Speaker 1>this to me. UH, Casey says. I know I regularly

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<v Speaker 1>find myself singing in the Jazz Jallo, in the Jalo.

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<v Speaker 1>We're far from the Jalos now. I just thought I'd

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<v Speaker 1>give you that little earworm on my way out. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for all the wonderful content, Casey. Casey, this is a

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<v Speaker 1>crime you have committed. That you did this to me,

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<v Speaker 1>that you did this to Robert and Seth and now

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<v Speaker 1>you've done it to every listener to this show. Absolutely atrocious. Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm immune because I've seen need a version of a

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<v Speaker 1>star is born and I don't think I'm familiar with

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<v Speaker 1>this song. So, Oh, you know. Uh. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>from the most recent one, the one with the Lady

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<v Speaker 1>Lady Gaga Bradley Cooper, which, uh, I saw a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years ago. Actually. I thought it was great, and

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<v Speaker 1>this song is indeed. It's great pop melodrama. It's yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it'll get in you. Yeah, I didn't see it. Looked

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<v Speaker 1>like he might be a downer. So, oh, yeah, kind of.

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<v Speaker 1>It kind of is, but it's also, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was good. whistlers. Not In it, though? Right, no, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>he's in the one from the seventies, isn't he? It's

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<v Speaker 1>like Barbra streisand and Chris Christofferson. Right, Sam Elliot's in

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<v Speaker 1>the new one, though. Right, yes, Sam Elliott, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>plays Um Bradley Cooper's brother, maybe. Is that right? That

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<v Speaker 1>sounds right. Like, yeah, it's like he's like a much

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<v Speaker 1>older brother. Right, he's kind of his sort of manager

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<v Speaker 1>or something. Yeah, but it's yeah, it's got great music,

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<v Speaker 1>it's full of emotion, it's all that stuff, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>It does not have a like an unknown assailant going

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<v Speaker 1>around killing hands. It does not have like a needle

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<v Speaker 1>killer who wears a trench coat and a hat. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>of course there are jellow musicals, though, or at least there's.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, Folgi did one in particular. Um, yeah, there's

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<v Speaker 1>the movie murder, Rock, dancing death, which which I have

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<v Speaker 1>not seen, but you know it has, uh uh, Claudio

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<v Speaker 1>Cassinelli's in it. So you know that. That that tells

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<v Speaker 1>you something. It has music, it has stabbings, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>everything you could possibly want out of a luccio Fulci musical.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even know what to say about that. All right,

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna and call it right there. But with we

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