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Speaker 1: We are back. It's a brand new episode. This is

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Speaker 1: Laugh with Me, a podcast with Jeremy O, Tommy Jay. Oh,

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Speaker 1: it's good to be back. We got a good one

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Speaker 1: for you today, folks. Tell you what We've got a

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Speaker 1: special guest of sorts. You'll we will check in with

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Speaker 1: the one of the most talked about things in the

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Speaker 1: we're gonna hear from the Portal itself. The Portal as

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Speaker 1: world New York, most recently in Philadelphia. We're gonna talk

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Speaker 1: to the Portal. We're gonna we're gonna get to uh

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Speaker 1: some inside information on what's going on with the portal

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Speaker 1: and kind of what's it, what's its purpose, what's its purpose.

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Speaker 1: It's quite the get to have the Portal here here

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Speaker 1: in the lap with me studio. Also, we're gonna talk

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Speaker 1: about the Dwayne Wade statue. Have you seen this in Miami?

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Speaker 1: You know what I love. He's a legend of the

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Speaker 1: Miami Heat. Legend. He changed that franchise's trajectory forever. He

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Speaker 1: original Heat. I was gonna say, who's ever done of

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Speaker 1: the jersey? But when the greatest player he's ever been

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Speaker 1: I mean, it's tough to say Wade is how here

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Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk about the deeper meaning of it,

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Speaker 1: because there's there's something deep in there that I don't

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Speaker 1: think a lot of people are talking about. It's important,

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Speaker 1: it's important to talk about. We're gonna get into that.

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Speaker 1: But first, it's that time of year where we are

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Speaker 1: heading to a spot that's been designated for us, something

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Speaker 1: that we've all registered for, something that's our right, and

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Speaker 1: that is if you're in America, I know we have

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Speaker 1: a lot of listeners from around the world, and some

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Speaker 1: of you you also do this, but some of you

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Speaker 1: you have no idea. You wish you could do this,

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Speaker 1: and you might be thinking, well, no, no, I don't,

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Speaker 1: Well yes you do, you really do, and it's voting. Okay,

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Speaker 1: it's that time of year to vote. There's a lot

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Speaker 1: at stake this year. We're not gonna get into the

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Speaker 1: super important. I did go and vote yesterday. In fact,

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Speaker 1: I waited two hours in line in order to get

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Speaker 1: my vote in. Thank you, Johnny. It should be applauded.

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Speaker 1: A lesser man would have looked at that line and said,

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Speaker 1: you wouldn't have Maybe you have then just gone about

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Speaker 1: would have waited until voting day, until election day, and

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Speaker 1: everybody's vote counts. That's what's beautiful about this thing. Everybody's

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Speaker 1: I spent two hours outside the election Commission to vote early.

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Speaker 1: Why did you vote earlier, Jeremy, Well, that's easy is

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Speaker 1: They're not built to have all these long ass lines.

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Speaker 1: just a matter of convenience at that point. Had to

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Speaker 1: We can make it a little more enjoyable. It's the

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Speaker 1: It was like the assortment of people. You know, you

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Speaker 1: And I'm not judging, okay, but you could definitely tell

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Speaker 1: have sent Johnny bees have scent. Yeah, that's it. Was

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Speaker 1: I didn't want to react. Do I want a big

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Speaker 1: why you're losing hearing. No, no, no, I'm on these steroids,

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Speaker 1: Yeah, wait in line, dude, two hours. It was wild.

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Speaker 1: Got my vote in though, and honestly, at the end

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Speaker 1: Himself, Johnny, I did anyone tell you we weren't? Oh? Okay,

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Speaker 1: Johnny knew all right, no boob talk. Okay, that was

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Speaker 2: You are no different than the other folks that's have

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Speaker 1: Gotta you gotta bring that stuf out, dude,