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<v Speaker 1>It's nice with Dan Ray. I'm telling you easy Boston's Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>So I heard this article over the weekend and heard

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<v Speaker 2>the story and decided to check it out, and sure

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<v Speaker 2>enough found out that this was an actual story. So

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<v Speaker 2>the class of two thousand and this out of the

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<v Speaker 2>New York Times, the class of twenty and twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>at the University of Maryland. This is not, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the University of Maryland's that you know, like

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<v Speaker 2>the small This is the major university, the flagship of

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<v Speaker 2>the university, big graduation speaker with none other than the

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<v Speaker 2>cartoon character Kermit the Frog. This is, I think, really interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>So my question is this again, it's not the Frog,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's someone playing Kermit the Frog. The creator of

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<v Speaker 2>the Muppets, Jim Henson, graduated from the University of Maryland

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<v Speaker 2>back in nineteen sixty and so the school is saying

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<v Speaker 2>that it had chosen, according to New York Times, Kermit

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<v Speaker 2>to deliver its commencement address to honor the legacy of

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<v Speaker 2>mister Henson, who died in nineteen ninety. So he died

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<v Speaker 2>in nineteen ninety and graduated from there in nineteen sixty

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<v Speaker 2>and well, I want to play a little bit of it.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's the question I have. And if there are

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<v Speaker 2>high school students or college students who are listening tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm particularly interested in your perspective. I'm also interested in

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<v Speaker 2>the perspective of parents. Now, can you imagine if you

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<v Speaker 2>were the parent of someone who paid whatever it costs

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<v Speaker 2>to go to a four year college the es date. Now, again,

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<v Speaker 2>i assume the University of Maryland is not as expensive

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<v Speaker 2>as say Harvard or an Ivy League college, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>sure it runs into the tens of thousands, indeed, hundreds

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<v Speaker 2>of thousands of dollars. I'm sure that to be a

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<v Speaker 2>full time student at the University of Maryland has to

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<v Speaker 2>be upwards of fifty or sixty thousand dollars. So you're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about a substantial amount of money to educate a child.

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<v Speaker 2>And the graduation ceremony, the commencement speech is always, of course,

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<v Speaker 2>the capstone of this four year college career. And you're

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<v Speaker 2>a parent sitting there, or you're a graduate sitting there

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<v Speaker 2>and realizing that you're listening to a frog, or you're

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<v Speaker 2>listening to a cartoon character who's playing a frog, however

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<v Speaker 2>you want to describe it. Now, people who have I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know who your college commencement spe was, if you

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<v Speaker 2>went to college, or your high school commencement speaker. Love

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<v Speaker 2>to know if you recall that, but I'm interested. Would

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<v Speaker 2>you feel ripped off short changed if they announced that

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<v Speaker 2>your commencement speaker was going to be a cartoon character.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I guess you could have burder Ernie there,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe Elmo could speak Miss Piggy, or maybe next year

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<v Speaker 2>one of the Power Rangers, or whoever it is these days. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>it seems to me, well, first of all, let's play

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit now again. According to the New York Times,

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<v Speaker 2>article says news that the famously cheery Frog puppet would

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<v Speaker 2>be the puppet would be delivering the commencement, as some

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<v Speaker 2>students called it, that was mixed met with mixed reviews

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<v Speaker 2>on campus. Some wondered if the speech, penned by a

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<v Speaker 2>Muppets writer and voiced by the puppeteer Matt Vogel, was

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<v Speaker 2>an effort by the university to sidestep the difficult issues

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<v Speaker 2>confronting American higher education, like the Trump administration's cracked down

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<v Speaker 2>on federal funding and cancelation of some international student visus.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know now, obviously, Kermit pretty much stuck to

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<v Speaker 2>the script as you would expect. Let's just listen to

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of the sound bites. This was the Again,

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<v Speaker 2>whenever I do a story like this, I'm fearful that

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<v Speaker 2>my audience is going to say, oh, Dan is trying

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<v Speaker 2>to put us. No, I'm not. I would never put

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<v Speaker 2>you on on something like this. I consider it to

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<v Speaker 2>be a serious topic because some people probably will say

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<v Speaker 2>I will always remember my commencement speaker because it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>a human being. It was Kermit the Frog. I get that, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I get that, And a lot of kids today, young

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<v Speaker 2>people graduating from colleges, their first teachers might have been

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<v Speaker 2>the Muppets. Think about it, they were sitting in front

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<v Speaker 2>of television sets. Maybe maybe students today are a little

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<v Speaker 2>a little older than that. Maybe they were watching other

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<v Speaker 2>cartoonish type characters. I remember Barney the Purple Dinosaur. My

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<v Speaker 2>daughter left Barney the Purple Dinosaur, okay, but my son,

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<v Speaker 2>he grew up with the Muppets, bart Ernie, all that,

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<v Speaker 2>all the crews. So let's let's play a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>cuts here so you get a sense of what it

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<v Speaker 2>was like and if you were a parent or a student.

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<v Speaker 2>What have you been insulted or what have you just thought?

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<v Speaker 2>This is great because whenever there's a conversation with my

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<v Speaker 2>friends about they will remember who there, keep their commencement

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<v Speaker 2>speakers were, but I will always remember mine. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>to cut one here.

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<v Speaker 3>Noah, Hi, everybody, Hello, I mean wow, look at this crowd.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at all these graduation caps with their decorations. Wow,

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<v Speaker 3>what a thrill it is to be back here at

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<v Speaker 3>the University of Maryland and.

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<v Speaker 2>Celebrate the class of twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 3>And don't forget the summer class of twenty twenty four

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<v Speaker 3>and the Winter class of twenty twenty four. Yeah. Uh,

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<v Speaker 3>did I leave anybody out?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 3>Great, good, you are all here. You're all here to

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<v Speaker 3>listen to a frog in a very tiny cap and

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<v Speaker 3>gown give a commencement speech on well what's actually turned

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<v Speaker 3>out to be a pretty beautiful evening. Yeah, either way,

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<v Speaker 3>I can guarantee you the forecast calls for a one

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<v Speaker 3>hundred chance of frog.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretty lame so far. I'm just listening to it for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time. Karen Semi, Our producer dzore I, asked

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<v Speaker 2>her late today to pull some sound bites so Well,

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<v Speaker 2>that wasn't the strongest start of a commencement speaker that

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<v Speaker 2>I've ever listened to. But let's let's keep rolling here.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's let's listen to cut number two.

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<v Speaker 3>Noah, Now, I realize that today is one of the

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<v Speaker 3>most important themes of your life. So I am honored

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<v Speaker 3>to share some words of wisdom about three things that

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<v Speaker 3>are close to my heart. Finding your people, taking the leap,

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<v Speaker 3>and making connections. Now you and I share someone very

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<v Speaker 3>special University of Maryland, and I am talking, of course

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<v Speaker 3>about my friend Jim Henson.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Jim.

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<v Speaker 3>In the early days, he had a hand in literally

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<v Speaker 3>everything I did. Yeah, Jim and his wife Jane were

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<v Speaker 3>proud students right here at UMD. When the food at

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<v Speaker 3>the stamp was good. Yeah, back then they even had

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<v Speaker 3>mosquito sprinkles for your ice cream.

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<v Speaker 2>I miss that.

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<v Speaker 3>And as I'm sure you know, there's a statue of

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<v Speaker 3>Jim and me on campus, and it is not far

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<v Speaker 3>from another campus legend, Testudo the turtle. I hear, by

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<v Speaker 3>the way that we are distant cousins. And although I

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<v Speaker 3>know you rub his nose for good luck, please do

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<v Speaker 3>not rub my nose unless you're a fly, in which case,

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<v Speaker 3>i'd say lunch is served.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, those lines are kind of falling flat. Now, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>there's some inside jokes that I'm missing here. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>a terp University of Maryland terp. But wow, so I

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<v Speaker 2>want to know this is a legitimate commencement address here

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<v Speaker 2>in America, at the University of Maryland. I don't get it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be honest with you. I was kind

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<v Speaker 2>of open minded until I listened to it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it was There's nothing that's to me particularly memorable here.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. We got a couple more soundbites we

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<v Speaker 2>can listen to, But in the meantime, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>take a break, and I'm going to ask you to

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<v Speaker 2>give me a call. If you are happy to be

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<v Speaker 2>someone who has graduated this year has recently attended a

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<v Speaker 2>commencement address, I'm sure that there are some that are

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<v Speaker 2>pretty boring, and when they they introduced some sociology professor

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<v Speaker 2>from somewhere in the distance you have never heard of,

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<v Speaker 2>or some philosopher king six one seven, two, five, four

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to defend the choice of the University

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<v Speaker 2>of Maryland of Kermit the Frog as a commencement speaker,

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<v Speaker 2>and tell me why I am all wet. Let me know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's insulting. I really do. I would think

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<v Speaker 2>that the University of Maryland would be a little more

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<v Speaker 2>thoughtful than to come up with a cartoon character. Now

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<v Speaker 2>I realize Jim Henson is probably a very distinguished graduate.

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<v Speaker 2>I guess his wife as well, very distinguished graduate, and

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<v Speaker 2>their legacy are the Muppets. But do you really want

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<v Speaker 2>to use a muppet? Who are you gonna have next year?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. Maybe I'm all wet, but I don't

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<v Speaker 2>think so on this one. I happen to think my

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<v Speaker 2>audience is going to agree with me, and I'm looking

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<v Speaker 2>for people who have recently either graduated. How would you

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<v Speaker 2>compare this with your commencement speaker? Six ten thirty six

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<v Speaker 2>seven nine ten thirty let's light him up? Coming back right.

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<v Speaker 1>After this, It's Night Side with Dan Ray. Hey, damn dog,

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<v Speaker 1>you Bezy Boston's news Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Har We one more. We got a couple more advice you,

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<v Speaker 2>but just to give you a sense of what people

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<v Speaker 2>listened to. Okay, let's go too. Cut number three please

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<v Speaker 2>Noah hit it.

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<v Speaker 3>But it was Jim who taught me about finding your people.

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<v Speaker 3>Jim was a collector. He loved collecting actors and artists

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<v Speaker 3>and musicians, anyone with talent.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>Jim shared with me that when he was first coming

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<v Speaker 3>up with the idea for the Muppet Show, nobody knew

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<v Speaker 3>what they had, but Jim knew who he had.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he knew that.

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<v Speaker 3>There was a show there, and he wanted to show

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<v Speaker 3>the world.

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<v Speaker 5>And that was Jim.

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<v Speaker 3>He can always see the spark in someone, He saw

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<v Speaker 3>the potential, and he saw what was unique in each person.

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<v Speaker 3>And he taught me what's unique about you should always

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<v Speaker 3>be shared. And that really stuck with me, which is

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<v Speaker 3>why you'll see me hanging out with a bear and

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<v Speaker 3>a pig and a penguin and a prawn and whatever

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<v Speaker 3>gonzo is. Seriously, if anybody knows, please see me after

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<v Speaker 3>the ceremony. But Jim believed that everyone had a place.

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<v Speaker 3>Jim thought of that and he made us believe it.

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<v Speaker 3>And so my whole life, I'd tried to appreciate people

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<v Speaker 3>for exactly who they are, even if they are a

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<v Speaker 3>pig who hogs the spotlight. Oh, I'm probably gonna get

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<v Speaker 3>in trouble for that. One, But truly, there's a spot

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<v Speaker 3>for everyone in the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I'm lost on it. I'm lost. Let me go

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<v Speaker 2>to Gina from Bridgewater. Gina, I'm not digging the German

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<v Speaker 2>as a commencement speaker. Tell me I'm right, Tell me

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<v Speaker 2>I'm wrong.

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<v Speaker 6>No, I think it's great, but everything else going on.

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<v Speaker 6>We should have more Kermits.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So do you remember who your commencement speakers were?

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<v Speaker 6>I only had one.

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<v Speaker 7>No, I guess I remember who it was. Her name

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<v Speaker 7>is Maryland?

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<v Speaker 6>Three years ago. But anyhow, what did what did?

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<v Speaker 2>Whoever Maryland was? What did she do? Was she a

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<v Speaker 2>famous Maryland? Or?

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<v Speaker 5>Oh?

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<v Speaker 6>In my eyes she was Joe?

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<v Speaker 2>Well? Who was she?

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<v Speaker 5>Very much?

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<v Speaker 6>She was a teacher, that's all. She was a great

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<v Speaker 6>person and she was one of the best I ever knew.

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<v Speaker 2>And was a teacher? Was she a teacher? You're at

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<v Speaker 2>the school from which you graduated?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, that's great.

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah, okay, yeah. So what I'm saying is there should

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<v Speaker 6>be more Kermits. You know, I'm just waiting for it

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<v Speaker 6>to become a prince, it's all. Did he like kiss somebody?

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<v Speaker 5>After?

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<v Speaker 2>I missed your question? There? What was it?

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<v Speaker 6>Does anybody get to kiss him after.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, I'll bet some people kissed him. Sure, why not?

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<v Speaker 6>I think it's great. I think there should be more Kermits.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, okay, anyone else you want to say that, anyone

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<v Speaker 2>else you want to suggest as a speaker you, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not a Kermit. I've done a couple of commencement addresses myself. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>and I take him pretty seriously. I did a commencement

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<v Speaker 2>a few scant years after I had graduated from that

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<v Speaker 2>in both of those I did research on who was

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<v Speaker 2>not necessarily the valedictorian, but I focused on my audience.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think it's a device that's important to use because, uh,

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<v Speaker 2>want if you if they're going to be mentioned next actually,

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<v Speaker 2>there are themes that I think college graduates need to

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<v Speaker 2>hear or high school graduates need to hear that, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>never never limit your horizons. Always realize that there's another

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<v Speaker 2>But as I say, I was listening to the Kermit

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<v Speaker 2>speech here in it so far, I'm not impressed. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's okay. You know, different strokes with different folks.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, you know, let me tell you something. I was

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<v Speaker 2>Well maybe it was a relative of Kermits.

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<v Speaker 6>You never know a relative.

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<v Speaker 8>You know.

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<v Speaker 6>They didn't show their face obviously, and I'm sure they're

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jeane, I appreciate, appreciate you call. Thank you much, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>talk soon, good night, all right, good night, six one, seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>and Idaho, Laurie, I'll be interested in what your thought

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<v Speaker 2>is in this. Normally we're kind of on the same page.

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<v Speaker 2>You do not have to be on the same page here.

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<v Speaker 2>What's your thought?

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<v Speaker 7>Well, we're sort of divided. I heard the announcement sometime

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<v Speaker 7>in the middle of the week last week. I had

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<v Speaker 7>I'm with you. I think they blew it because I mean,

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<v Speaker 7>I grew up with Sessin Street because my youngest sister

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<v Speaker 7>watched it because it was Channelton and we were allowed

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<v Speaker 7>to watch it, and what else was there to watch?

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<v Speaker 7>So my younger sister and Kermit, I mean, okay, they're

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<v Speaker 7>all technically cartoon characters, but he was iconic. He was

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<v Speaker 7>the little guy. He was the smartest little muppet. He

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<v Speaker 7>was the one who, you know, would broke a peace

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<v Speaker 7>if you will, if muppets were arguing to the extent

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<v Speaker 7>that they did, and he had you know, his attitude

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<v Speaker 7>was inclusion. And I mean that song He's It's not

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<v Speaker 7>easy being Green. I mean, look at the social metaphors at.

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<v Speaker 2>That song called yeah Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>So if they had stuck to Kermit's actual character as

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<v Speaker 7>written by Hinson or whatever, and embraced that in a

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<v Speaker 7>better way, it would have been fantastic. But they blew it.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, you don't know who's speaking. Is it that?

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<v Speaker 7>It shouldn't have been a joke show. It should have

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<v Speaker 7>been being Kermit the way he was years ago, and

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<v Speaker 7>you know, being encouraging, inclusive and whatever. And I would

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<v Speaker 7>have absolutely remembered that I have no idea who my

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<v Speaker 7>commencement seekers were, and they were so boring. I just

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<v Speaker 7>couldn't wait them to be done.

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<v Speaker 2>So well he did. He did, and again we have

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<v Speaker 2>several soundbites here. He he did say a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>things which I think were important. Life is not a

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<v Speaker 2>solo act. No it's not. It's a big, messy, delightful

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<v Speaker 2>ensemble piece, especially when you were with your people. He

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<v Speaker 2>called the graduates to help each other whenever possible, and

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<v Speaker 2>his line, the line that was the most memorable, is

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<v Speaker 2>life is better when we leap together. I guess he

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<v Speaker 2>delivered a commencement speech. I guess this is his second

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<v Speaker 2>or third one. He delivered a commencement speech in nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>ninety six at Southampton College, then part of Long Island University.

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<v Speaker 2>And also I guess his friends at Sesame Street from

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<v Speaker 2>Grover to Cookie Monster have also delivered their own addresses

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<v Speaker 2>to graduating classes.

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<v Speaker 7>I want to see Cookie Monsters, but but I just

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<v Speaker 7>what I didn't like to was his Well, Jim told me,

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<v Speaker 7>and he was he should have just been portrayed as

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<v Speaker 7>the Permit the way Kermit was. It's all back and forth.

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<v Speaker 7>Jim told me and a little the stick that it

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<v Speaker 7>didn't work for me. He just he could they could

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<v Speaker 7>have picked a much better speech writer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it was well, it was funny. The Times out

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<v Speaker 2>of the speech writer basically said it was pinned by

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<v Speaker 2>by a Muffets writer didn't mention the Muffets writer, but

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<v Speaker 7>I don't know reason the word you've given, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>I just think that, uh, you know, Maryland is a

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<v Speaker 2>of Maryland, and you would think that now maybe he's addressed,

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<v Speaker 2>but they've addressed the college graduates before. They just elected

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<v Speaker 2>a woman senator from not the first, Barbara mcclsky I

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<v Speaker 2>think was the first in Maryland. But I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>it just it just seems to me that there are

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<v Speaker 2>enough interesting people. I was watching television here today and

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<v Speaker 2>Sonny Williams, the astronaut from Massachusetts who circled the globe

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<v Speaker 2>for whatever it was, nine months, nine months, and she

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<v Speaker 2>I think gave a commencement addressed recently. But then today

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<v Speaker 2>there was a story about her just taking a swim

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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>It made the It made the point that she every

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<v Speaker 2>time she circled the globe, many times when she circled

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<v Speaker 2>the globe, she would look down on Cape Cod and

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<v Speaker 2>that's one of the things she always loved to do

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<v Speaker 2>with life.

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<v Speaker 7>So I don't know, it just I would rather see

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<v Speaker 7>his stuff frog than of stuff shirt.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, stuff frog. That okay, that's a good line. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a good line. And we've all had our shares of

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<v Speaker 2>I guess there's been a lot of stuff shirt speakers,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh a.

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<v Speaker 7>Ton of them.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 7>When they dropped the ball was whatever, whoever wrote the speech,

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<v Speaker 7>they could have done a much better job researching Kermit's

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<v Speaker 7>actual iconic situation way back and street, way back when

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, you know, yeah, long before I even graduated.

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<v Speaker 7>But they dropped the ball on the speech otherwise I

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<v Speaker 7>thought it was a cute idea.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Well, we get Laurie down. Is a cute idea,

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<v Speaker 2>and uh I think Gina liked it as well. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's that's two callers who pretty much they're down with Kermit.

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<v Speaker 2>Love to know what you think.

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<v Speaker 7>Laurie will tell it not as speech water.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I get it, I get it. We'll play a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more on the other side. Thanks Laurie, talk

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<v Speaker 2>to you.

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<v Speaker 6>Soon more pain.

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<v Speaker 2>No no, no, no, no, talk about pain. How about

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Sox today?

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<v Speaker 9>Uh?

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<v Speaker 7>Yeah, I mean, why can't they get nineteen for Crchet?

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<v Speaker 5>What the heck?

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<v Speaker 2>I know they haven't nine. They haven't gotten him nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>runs in all of his eight starts. I think he's

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<v Speaker 2>a I unbelievable. Well whatever, they could have used some

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<v Speaker 2>of those the other night. Thanks Laurie, we'll talk its.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for calling in, all right, we'll keep rolling here.

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<v Speaker 2>Six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty six months,

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<v Speaker 2>seven nine three, one ten thirty. I'm I am a

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<v Speaker 2>little tougher on this than Laurie. My idea is that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that I want Kermit the Frog as

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<v Speaker 2>my graduation speaker, and I don't want Kermit the Frog

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<v Speaker 2>as my kids graduation speaker. There's enough people out there

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<v Speaker 2>of great accomplishment, not only in the political theater, the

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<v Speaker 2>political world, but also in the in the arts community,

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<v Speaker 2>uh for that matter, in the sports world. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I would think that I would rather hear if I

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<v Speaker 2>was a college graduate or the parent of a college graduate.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd rather hear from an athlete who either wasn't particularly

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<v Speaker 2>well known but went to a smaller college and made

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<v Speaker 2>it in the NFL. I mean, someone like a Julian

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<v Speaker 2>Edelman would be one of you know, those of us

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston. He went to Kent State and never really

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<v Speaker 2>expected to do much in the NFL, but he did.

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<v Speaker 2>Or from a Tom Brady or for I just think

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of different people there there. I watched

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<v Speaker 2>a commencement speech that Conan O'Brien delivered to Dartmouth College

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty eleven, and it was clever. I'm not a

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<v Speaker 2>huge fan of Conan O'Brien. I think his humor is

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<v Speaker 2>a little dour. From my personal taste. I'm more of

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<v Speaker 2>a slapstick type guy, somebody who enjoys I just think

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<v Speaker 2>that I just think it was imaginative but unimaginative. If

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<v Speaker 2>you get my drift back of nights, I will have

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<v Speaker 2>more of Kermit the Frog and more of your response

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<v Speaker 2>coming back on.

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<v Speaker 1>Nightside, Night Side with Dan ray On Dell youbz Boston's

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we're getting a little bit more Kermit the Frog.

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<v Speaker 2>Here his commencement speech. I think it's important so people

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<v Speaker 2>can hear it. Let me go to cut number four.

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<v Speaker 3>Please, Noah, Now, there is no guarantee that the show

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<v Speaker 3>is always good, or that'll go off without a hitch,

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<v Speaker 3>or it doesn't have it's uh Heckler's yeah, But the

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<v Speaker 3>show must go on, and if you're with your people,

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<v Speaker 3>and you won't have to do it alone, because life

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<v Speaker 3>is not a solo act.

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<v Speaker 2>No it's not.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a big, messy, delightful ensemble piece, especially when you're

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<v Speaker 3>with your people.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, I'll look around, seriously, her ahead, look around.

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<v Speaker 3>You're probably sitting next to some of your people right now.

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<v Speaker 3>These are friends that you might have for your whole life,

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<v Speaker 3>and there will be many others to collect along the way.

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<v Speaker 3>So always keep your eyes open like I do. Actually

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<v Speaker 3>I can't really close my eyes. But always be on

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<v Speaker 3>the lookout for old friends you've just met. Also, can

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<v Speaker 3>you be on the lookout for animal. I hear he

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<v Speaker 3>hit a few graduation parties last night and we haven't

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<v Speaker 3>seen him since.

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<v Speaker 2>I think Kermit kind of fell flat here. Now, maybe

426
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<v Speaker 2>I'm missing something. And if I'm missing something, please call

427
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<v Speaker 2>me up short. Let me go to LeeAnne in Attleborough. LeeAnne,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think Kermit's killing it here?

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<v Speaker 5>Ah?

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<v Speaker 10>Well, I will be the first one to differ.

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<v Speaker 2>Sure, well, will Laurie different a little bit? So go

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<v Speaker 2>right ahead now.

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<v Speaker 10>When I turned the radio on this morning and I

434
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<v Speaker 10>was just getting a partial clip of Kermit's speech, yeah,

435
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<v Speaker 10>I just automatically assumed that it was a speech at

436
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<v Speaker 10>a local elementary school. And then when I found out

437
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<v Speaker 10>that it was a commencement speech of a university of

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<v Speaker 10>higher learning, the.

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<v Speaker 2>University of Maryland, the flagship you know, this is not

440
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<v Speaker 2>like University of Maryland at PO Doug. This is the flagship.

441
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<v Speaker 5>School, big, big stuff, you know.

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<v Speaker 10>And I just kind of cocked my head to one side,

443
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<v Speaker 10>you know, the way a dog does.

444
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<v Speaker 9>When it's kind of saying that.

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<v Speaker 10>You know, and and you know, any graduation ceremony is serious,

446
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<v Speaker 10>and there's been a lot of blood, sweat, and tears

447
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<v Speaker 10>and money behind everyone who's graduating. And it should be

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<v Speaker 10>a speech of substance, and a speech that applauds such

449
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<v Speaker 10>achievement and encourages it to continue. And this kermit thing

450
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<v Speaker 10>no substance. If they were supposed to be jokes, boy

451
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<v Speaker 10>they were, they would get it at you know.

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<v Speaker 2>They kind of fell flat. Guess what, You and I

453
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<v Speaker 2>are right on the same page.

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<v Speaker 7>Lean, Yeah, you're like collar of the night, I.

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<v Speaker 10>Thought, so you started talking about and said, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 10>it sounds like Dan and I are on the same

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<v Speaker 10>page of this.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Are we normally on the same page? Lee In?

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<v Speaker 10>Or no, yes, what you are? There a few times

461
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<v Speaker 10>when I've differed slightly, but we're generally on the same page.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I just think. I just think that if I

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<v Speaker 2>were a parent who had spent two hundred and one

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<v Speaker 2>thousand dollars or whatever, you know, four year major university

465
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<v Speaker 2>like the University of Maryland, it's not going to be

466
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<v Speaker 2>in the stratosphere of Harvard one hundred thousand a year,

467
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<v Speaker 2>but you know, fifty great in the year. That's that's

468
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<v Speaker 2>very doable with room and board two hundred thousand, and

469
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<v Speaker 2>you're going to get Kermit the Frog, you know.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah, with a parent or a student, I would have

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<v Speaker 10>been insulted that it was so dumbed down, just so

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<v Speaker 10>dumbed down.

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<v Speaker 2>I've also done some high school graduation speeches Saint Bernard's

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<v Speaker 2>Catholic High School, and then I did Mystic Valley Regional

475
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<v Speaker 2>High School was just a charter school, and my producer

476
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<v Speaker 2>Noah told me that he was there for that because

477
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<v Speaker 2>his brother was in the graduating class. So yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>just think you have to give people a message of hey,

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<v Speaker 2>you've really achieved something here you have a call something,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, now you move on to the next level.

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<v Speaker 2>And whether it's your first job whatever, or maybe it's

482
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<v Speaker 2>your your first real full time job, give him some

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<v Speaker 2>advice or something. So well, okay, where are the same page? Leanne?

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<v Speaker 2>I love it. I love you as a caller. You

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<v Speaker 2>know that I'll always associate with you with Kermit the Frog.

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<v Speaker 9>Now, just don't do that.

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<v Speaker 2>With our shared I would I would say disappointment.

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<v Speaker 10>With yeah, like I said when it hit me, like

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<v Speaker 10>and I just went the old dogs, huh.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, it just didn't work for me. Hey, Leanne,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you so much. I love you, Carl, I really do,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you so much. Okay, let me go. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>go next to Florence and Groveland. Florence, You're next on nice.

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<v Speaker 8>I go ahead, okay, Dan. When I heard that this

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<v Speaker 8>was coming up, I thought, how delightful, all right, okay,

496
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<v Speaker 8>because I'm sure some of it the graduates grew up

497
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<v Speaker 8>with this show with the Street. Yeah, and Kermit was

498
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<v Speaker 8>one of the most loved characters, right, and I'm inclined

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<v Speaker 8>to say what your first caller said, and Laurie said,

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<v Speaker 8>with all it's going on in the world today, the

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<v Speaker 8>concept was kind of delightful to hear that, all right,

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<v Speaker 8>But in hearing some of the speeches, I gotta say

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<v Speaker 8>they fell flat.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's my thought too. Let me play, let me

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<v Speaker 2>let me play one more, and I want to get

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<v Speaker 2>your reaction. We're going to play one more and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to get your quick reaction to it. Let's go

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<v Speaker 2>to cut number five here. Please know, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>get Florence's reaction.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, when I was just a little bit younger

511
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<v Speaker 3>than all of you, why I used to have a

512
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<v Speaker 3>fun in the swamp playing leap frog. It was our

513
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<v Speaker 3>favorite game, kind of our only game, but we loved it.

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<v Speaker 3>Except for my cousin Albert. He never actually left. He

515
00:31:01.519 --> 00:31:04.240
<v Speaker 3>just stepped on your back and used your head like

516
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<v Speaker 3>a lily pad. Sure he got ahead, but it was

517
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<v Speaker 3>only by stepping on you. We've been told that that's

518
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<v Speaker 3>how you succeed, and some choose to believe in it,

519
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<v Speaker 3>but I know they're wrong. So as you prepare to

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<v Speaker 3>take this big leap into real life, here's a little advice.

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<v Speaker 3>If you're willing to listen to a frog, rather than

522
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<v Speaker 3>jumping over someone to get what you want, consider reaching

523
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<v Speaker 3>out your hand and taking the leap side by side,

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<v Speaker 3>because life is better when we leap together.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Floris, does that do it for you?

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<v Speaker 8>You know you want? Can't relate to that whole speech,

527
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<v Speaker 8>Yeah what he would say. I would have loved to

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<v Speaker 8>hear comments from the actual students.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, unfortunately I don't have those. I'd love to hear

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<v Speaker 2>from the parents, Florence, because in many cases it's the

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<v Speaker 2>parents who put up the money, right.

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<v Speaker 8>But especially to the students. You know how it you

533
00:32:23.960 --> 00:32:29.519
<v Speaker 8>know hit them? Was it good bad? Or you know?

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<v Speaker 2>There wasn't much reaction as they say. I went back

535
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<v Speaker 2>and happened to watch Conan O'Brien's and again it just

536
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<v Speaker 2>happened to be I was on the internet, and it

537
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<v Speaker 2>was a long speech, was twenty four minutes, but I

538
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<v Speaker 2>listened to it, and he made a lot of really

539
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<v Speaker 2>interesting points about success and failure, which all of us,

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<v Speaker 2>I think need to be reminded off periodically. Florence, I

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<v Speaker 2>got you in here, but I got a break. You

542
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<v Speaker 2>find a word, Go ahead, find a word.

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<v Speaker 8>I would say. Really, they sounded like they weren't completely

544
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<v Speaker 8>directed or even directed to their future, you know, for

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<v Speaker 8>the students.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, I got your thanks, Lawrence. We'll talk soon, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks very much. By night. We'll take a quick break here.

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<v Speaker 2>I got a couple of lines we can finish strong.

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<v Speaker 2>Six one seven, two, five, four to ten thirty, six

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<v Speaker 2>one seven, nine, three one ten thirty. I got lines

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<v Speaker 2>at both six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty

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<v Speaker 2>and six one seven, nine three one ten thirty. I

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<v Speaker 2>got tim. I got Alice coming up, and I do

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<v Speaker 2>have some room for you. We're talking about Kermit the

555
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<v Speaker 2>Frog's actual college commencement speech to the University of Maryland,

556
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<v Speaker 2>the flagship university in that state. I think it fell flat.

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<v Speaker 2>I understand that people that administrators are always reaching to

558
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<v Speaker 2>do something different, but I'm not sure that it worked.

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<v Speaker 2>And if there's anyone out there who would as as

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<v Speaker 2>a recent college graduate or high school graduate, I'd love

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<v Speaker 2>to get your reaction. How would have you felt? Or

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<v Speaker 2>its a parent, how would have you felt if you

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<v Speaker 2>sat there and said, Okay, this is my kid has

564
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<v Speaker 2>just finished. This is an important day for my son

565
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<v Speaker 2>or daughter they become a college graduate. And they're listening

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<v Speaker 2>to Kermit the Frog, And I'm not hearing much that

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<v Speaker 2>uh that really works here. I just I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>I think it fell flat. The Morey listened six one seven,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty six one seven, nine, three thirty. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a Monday night, Memorial Day weekend. If you're in

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<v Speaker 2>a car, give us a call. If you're still at home,

572
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<v Speaker 2>if you're home safely, give us a call. It is

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<v Speaker 2>a night like tonight that is always tough to come

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<v Speaker 2>up with topics and ideas for people to respond to.

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<v Speaker 2>And I really appreciate everyone who's taken the time to

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<v Speaker 2>call in tonight back on night Side right.

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<v Speaker 1>After this Night Side with Dan ray Bost News Radio

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<v Speaker 1>Night side with Dan Ray. I'm Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say, if we could run the table. We got

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<v Speaker 2>Alice in Beverly up next, Alice, how are you?

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<v Speaker 9>I'm okay, Dan, I wish I feel bad that I

582
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<v Speaker 9>that I I really thought it was a good idea,

583
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<v Speaker 9>only because I think, I say to myself, is the

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<v Speaker 9>is this graduation speech for the parents? I know they

585
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<v Speaker 9>paid a lot of money, but you know it's if

586
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<v Speaker 9>they're supposed to be giving them some words of wisdom,

587
00:35:37.119 --> 00:35:39.519
<v Speaker 9>the parents might have a different idea of what they

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<v Speaker 9>think the kids need. Sure at that point, some of them.

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00:35:43.599 --> 00:35:46.599
<v Speaker 9>I mean, then maybe maybe they're not that deep. I

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<v Speaker 9>mean I think maybe you're smarter than the average frog.

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<v Speaker 2>And so well that's high phraise.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 9>So I'm just saying, but see the other thing too,

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<v Speaker 9>and I say it's it's uh. I mean, I graduated

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<v Speaker 9>from Emmanuel College in nineteen seventy six, and I still

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<v Speaker 9>remember my graduation. It was Ella Grasso, the governor of

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<v Speaker 9>Coney and I can tell you that I don't remember

598
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<v Speaker 9>what she said, but okay, I knew it was because

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00:36:24.119 --> 00:36:28.760
<v Speaker 9>sometimes it's like goes over your head. You're really if

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<v Speaker 9>you are waiting for advice about your future till the

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<v Speaker 9>day that you're getting a diploma. It's a little bit late.

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<v Speaker 9>I mean, no, I get that, no one.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, but I also think it's general advice. But look

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that the Governor of Connecticut was there kind

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<v Speaker 2>of made the day bigger than it might have been

606
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<v Speaker 2>if it was just Kurbit the frog.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 9>But you know what made it bigger that I'll never

609
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<v Speaker 9>forget because it was the Vice centennial.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep.

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<v Speaker 9>So they had they said they a group of uh,

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<v Speaker 9>they were called outstanding Bostonians. One of them was Off

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<v Speaker 9>the Fiedler and he was seemed to be late, and

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<v Speaker 9>of course you know he came on a fire truck. Yes,

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<v Speaker 9>And then there was and then there was what's his

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<v Speaker 9>name McCormick. Why can't I think.

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<v Speaker 2>It is John Speaker mccormicks.

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<v Speaker 9>That's John McCormick. Then there was a guy from the

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<v Speaker 9>from the Celtics that had ten people, and and that

620
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<v Speaker 9>meant a lot to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Who was from the Celtics if you.

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<v Speaker 9>Recall it was I'm trying to think because I used

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<v Speaker 9>to have tickets. See I'm getting old. It's like he

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<v Speaker 9>would have he would have been playing.

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<v Speaker 5>Then that would have been.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that was Dave Cowins Arab.

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<v Speaker 9>That's that's who it was.

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<v Speaker 2>It was okay, well that's good. Dave Cowens is an

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<v Speaker 2>interesting guy. He's been on my show. Great guy, right.

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<v Speaker 9>Oh yeah, I actually gave him some AF legitimates one

631
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<v Speaker 9>time after a game. No, but I'm just saying so,

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<v Speaker 9>so I also think it maybe Okay, I'm thinking to

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<v Speaker 9>myself that that we talk about. I mean I actually

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<v Speaker 9>have like taken care of or you know, work with

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<v Speaker 9>kids from pre k all the way through college. I

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<v Speaker 9>was the you know, help nurse at Emmanual College. I

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<v Speaker 9>also worked in a boarding school in Middlesex and Conquerord.

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<v Speaker 9>So so like I I dealt with and and you

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<v Speaker 9>know with and used to talk to the kids all

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<v Speaker 9>the time. I'd say to them, you know where are you?

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<v Speaker 9>You know where your planning to go to college? Or

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<v Speaker 9>what would you like to do? And and I remember

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<v Speaker 9>I would talk back. I would say something to them,

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<v Speaker 9>they go, I don't know, I don't care what what

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<v Speaker 9>I what I become. I just want to do something

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<v Speaker 9>that makes a lot of money.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, all Alice on that point, and I know that's

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<v Speaker 2>a down. I got three other callers I'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>try to give everybody just a few seconds here. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're on the same page on this one,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thank you.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, bye bye, bye bye.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk to you soon. Okay, let me try to get

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<v Speaker 2>I got to try to get three people in here quickly. Tim,

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<v Speaker 2>help me out here, buddy. What's your take on this.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know much about Kermit the Fog, but he

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<v Speaker 4>gave the conventional address of the University of Maryland.

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<v Speaker 7>Yes, Holy Mackael.

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<v Speaker 4>Anyhow, I'm sitting here with my night side having a

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<v Speaker 4>cup of coffee. All right, hold it the funniest show.

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<v Speaker 4>You remember around Easter time? You did this thing on

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<v Speaker 4>the Easter Buddy. You're going to be at the Billington mall. Yes, anyhow,

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<v Speaker 4>I was. I wanted to me get my picture taken right,

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<v Speaker 4>and then I was working. I never got there, but oh,

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<v Speaker 4>and you were going to be there. I wanted to

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<v Speaker 4>go up there and see you in the Easter buddy.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I wasn't there. It was just going to be

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<v Speaker 2>the Easter buddy.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe next year, Tim bun So, I remember you bid

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<v Speaker 4>the Easter buddy.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, man, I'll talk to you soon. Okay, let

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<v Speaker 2>me get a couple more in here real quick. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>to him. Talk to you soon, and Pal, thanks have

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<v Speaker 2>a great one. Next up Paul in Pennsylvania. Paul, we

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<v Speaker 2>got probably what a minute here? What do I got? No?

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<v Speaker 2>Helped me out one minute, Paul.

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<v Speaker 5>Thanks for thinking my call. I think it's you know,

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<v Speaker 5>I can't believe I have seen the transcript of the speech.

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<v Speaker 5>But like you said, these young men and women, their

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<v Speaker 5>parents or whoever pay quick money for them to go

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<v Speaker 5>to school, and I would have treated you know, they're

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<v Speaker 5>trying to make simpletons on them out of them. I

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<v Speaker 5>can't believe that. I, like I tell you this transcripted

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<v Speaker 5>the speech, but they would have brought There's a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of qualified people, men and women. They could have gave

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<v Speaker 5>it a great speech.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm with you totally. Hey, look, Paul, appreciate you called in.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it. I had to short change you here

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<v Speaker 2>on time calling a little earlier. You You've made a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of sense, and I happened to we're about in Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 2>You calling from Olksparre, wilkes Bury. Okay, absolutely, I scrint

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<v Speaker 2>wilkes Bury. Thanks Paul, talk to you soon. All right.

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<v Speaker 2>To the callers in the line, I'm sorry, we're flat

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<v Speaker 2>out of time. Give me a countdown please, if you

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<v Speaker 2>would know real quick, what have I got forty seconds left? Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we're done for the night. To the callers in the line,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry. I don't want to sure change you that much.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to call earlier. We will be back tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank everyone who called in tonight. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to thank Noah did a great job. Karen did

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<v Speaker 2>a great job setting it up. Thanks very much Karen

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<v Speaker 2>for the sound bites from our friend Kermit. The frog

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<v Speaker 2>didn't quite work for me. Hey, I'm just my thoughts.

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<v Speaker 2>All dogs, all cats, all pets go to heaven. That's

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<v Speaker 2>my pal Charlie Raids, who passed fifteen years ago in February.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where your pets are past. They loved you when

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<v Speaker 2>you love them. I do believe you'll see them again.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope to see getymore. Night on Nightside. I will be

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<v Speaker 2>on Facebook on Nightside with Dan Ray in about two

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<v Speaker 2>minutes and I'll see you there. To have a great Tuesday, everyone,