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<v Speaker 1>This is Gary and Shannon and you're listening to KFI

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<v Speaker 1>AM six forty the Gary and Shannon Show on demand

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<v Speaker 1>on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>Felsey Gabart has been confirmed as a Director of National Intelligence.

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<v Speaker 1>No no, no experience whatsoever in intelligence.

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<v Speaker 3>One of the least.

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<v Speaker 2>Expected votes, I believe, and that's saying something. She didn't

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<v Speaker 2>even have to have JD Vance come home to the

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<v Speaker 2>Senate to break the tie like Pete Hegseth did, and

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<v Speaker 2>going into it, everybody was suggesting that she was the

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<v Speaker 2>least likely to be confirmed, and she was confirmed today

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<v Speaker 2>by the full Senate. The Senate also in a few

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<v Speaker 2>minutes is going to vote on whether to advance the

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<v Speaker 2>nomination of RFK. Junior as Secretary of Health and Human Services,

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<v Speaker 2>and that means that his final vote would come in

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<v Speaker 2>just a few days. So it's spitting outside.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not rain.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not rain yet in pretty much anywhere in

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<v Speaker 2>southern California, but it will be coming later today into tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>That's when we expect to see the heaviest rains. Probably

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<v Speaker 2>by the time you're asleep is when the heaviest rains

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<v Speaker 2>will start. They'll continue through most of the day tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh and to add a little precursor to all of this,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the water mains broke over in the Pacific

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<v Speaker 2>Palisades last night. Okay, that's probably how in the world

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<v Speaker 2>does that? I mean, is there a lot of water anyhow?

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<v Speaker 2>They're old, that's the They're old, and I guess when

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<v Speaker 2>you restart everything, it's just well, the old seems.

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<v Speaker 1>This is just the infrastructure of Los Angeles. You know this,

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<v Speaker 1>All of the water pipes are They don't even make

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<v Speaker 1>the material used that was used to create the water

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<v Speaker 1>infrastructure in La anymore. I mean, it's all aging, it's

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<v Speaker 1>all a mess, and all these water mains are just

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<v Speaker 1>one storm away from breaking.

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<v Speaker 3>So yay, hey, I have.

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<v Speaker 2>Some interesting international news. We'll actually talk about it a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit later, but Anyan, President Zelenski has said that Ukraine

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<v Speaker 2>will offer to swap territory with Russia in any potential

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<v Speaker 2>peace negotiations, which was a hard line that he refused

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<v Speaker 2>to acknowledge what territory. Well, that's part of the discussion

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<v Speaker 2>is exactly which territory?

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<v Speaker 3>Is it the cursed.

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<v Speaker 1>Paris California or is it Paris France? You know what

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<v Speaker 1>I mean.

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<v Speaker 2>In an interview with the Guardian newspapers. Zolenski also said

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<v Speaker 2>that Europe alone would not be able to shoulder the

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<v Speaker 2>war effort, and he says that the United States has

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<v Speaker 2>to be involved with this. He is an interesting meeting

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<v Speaker 2>coming up on Friday. He and Vice President J. D.

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<v Speaker 2>Vance are supposed to both be at the Munich Security Conference,

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<v Speaker 2>according to Zelenski's spokesman, which means that they'll have a

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<v Speaker 2>meeting face to face meeting. I had an awful I

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<v Speaker 2>had an awful, awful moment last night facetiming our daughter

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<v Speaker 2>in college.

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<v Speaker 1>What happened?

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<v Speaker 2>She's PhDs. I didn't even say college. College is so

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<v Speaker 2>beneath her right now. She's a PhD student and she

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<v Speaker 2>was talking to my wife and I walked into the

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<v Speaker 2>room and I see her a face on the little

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<v Speaker 2>phone and they're talking about, you know, the stuff in

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<v Speaker 2>the lab and day to day stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>And I had this moment of that is my daughter's face.

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<v Speaker 2>Her face has not changed since she was four years old.

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<v Speaker 2>But she was talking about columnar chemical reactions and how

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<v Speaker 2>that guy doesn't know what he's doing and this person

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<v Speaker 2>is a potential safety risk in the thing. And I

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<v Speaker 2>could not My brain started like doing that fizzle and

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<v Speaker 2>pop thing where it starts to just fade away, like

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<v Speaker 2>you feel like you're having a stroke when something like

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<v Speaker 2>that happens.

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<v Speaker 3>It was so weird.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, a couple things are happening. You are bearing your

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<v Speaker 1>parents this weekend, right officially, so.

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<v Speaker 2>There's afually, it's raining so that the soil is a

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<v Speaker 2>little easier to dig into.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So there are things that are not soil maintenance

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<v Speaker 1>that are going on in your mind probably, and a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of things about family and what does it all mean.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're thinking of growing up, and you're thinking of

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<v Speaker 1>growing up with your sisters, and you're thinking of raising

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<v Speaker 1>your kids, and all of this comes full circle when

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<v Speaker 1>things like this happen. So it's not out of the

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<v Speaker 1>ordinary that you had a reaction like that to something

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<v Speaker 1>that probably happens twice a week in your house where

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<v Speaker 1>your wife is talking to your daughter on FaceTime about

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<v Speaker 1>school and about smart things. And the other thing is

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<v Speaker 1>that you're never going to be that smart and that's

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<v Speaker 1>part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that and that is no, that is one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent truth. But I noticed I recognize that like four

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<v Speaker 2>or five years.

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<v Speaker 1>Ago nearly because you haven't gone to school for it.

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<v Speaker 1>I have full I have full confidence that if you

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<v Speaker 1>had gone to school for chemistry, biochemistry, all of that

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<v Speaker 1>and entered a PhD program, you would have just the

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge and the aptitude that your daughter does.

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<v Speaker 2>That was not your path. I yes, that is also

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for that. I take that as a vote

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<v Speaker 2>of confidence on your part. But it was just it

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<v Speaker 2>was It was one of those weird It was just

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<v Speaker 2>a moment. It was just an odd, uncomfortable almost uncomfortab well.

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<v Speaker 3>It was very pride and a.

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<v Speaker 1>Lot of different emotions. Pride, a little bit of for

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<v Speaker 1>alornment to the past, a warnment you miss the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that this is your baby that has completely grown up,

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<v Speaker 1>and all of the things.

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<v Speaker 2>I also had a moment where I texted my one

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<v Speaker 2>of my sisters yesterday because up at my parents' house,

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<v Speaker 2>we were there a couple of weeks ago, we threw

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of stuff away, and there's a dumpster and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know when the garbage company comes to take

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<v Speaker 2>the dumpster, and I don't know what day of the

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<v Speaker 2>week it is, and I started getting concerned that my

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<v Speaker 2>sister would be there and wreck it and see that

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<v Speaker 2>I threw away a bunch of stuff that I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>get her approval on. And she's the oldest sister and

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<v Speaker 2>she usually gets the approval on those things. And I

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<v Speaker 2>just went through and my wife and we tore through

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<v Speaker 2>some stuff and just threw it all out. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>hoping that that dumpster is empty, but I'm not going

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<v Speaker 2>to go into the dumpster.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't know that. Oh really you don't know that?

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting? Yeah, well, I think everyone's emotions are a little raw,

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<v Speaker 1>probably more than you, more than would be usual this week.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think everything's going to be fine. You are

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<v Speaker 1>a gentle family. You'll treat each other gently. If she

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<v Speaker 1>finds something in the dumpster that she doesn't think should

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<v Speaker 1>have been thrown out, she's not going to go dumpster

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<v Speaker 1>diving for it and then yell at you about it

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<v Speaker 1>and excoriate you and your wife.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll say this, it's in her genes. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>if she's.

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<v Speaker 1>They would not gone into the dumpster to retrieve something.

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<v Speaker 2>That is one thousand percent incorrect. Really, my parents would

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<v Speaker 2>absolutely take it out if they thought it was valuable.

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<v Speaker 1>Interesting.

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<v Speaker 2>I've again, it's it's an episode of Hoarders, a slow

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<v Speaker 2>motion version. It's not the edited down, you know, forty

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<v Speaker 2>four minutes plus commercials thing.

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<v Speaker 3>But it is a slow motion version.

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<v Speaker 1>Of my husband his family. His father likes to keep

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<v Speaker 1>things in the garage, I mean, like canoes and things

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<v Speaker 1>like everything for forever, like from when they were growing up,

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<v Speaker 1>from like when my husband's great And my husband has

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<v Speaker 1>been like that for men years since we've been together.

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<v Speaker 1>And I can't tell you how much pride and happiness

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<v Speaker 1>I felt a couple of weeks ago when he said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the linen closet is really crowded. Could you

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what's important what to keep? Could you

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<v Speaker 1>go in?

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<v Speaker 4>And I was like, like, I get to get rid

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<v Speaker 4>of something, Like I was so excited, which just shows

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<v Speaker 4>how boring I am, but like I was so excited

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<v Speaker 4>to go in and just goodwill the hell out of

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<v Speaker 4>that linen closet. And I did, and he came home

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<v Speaker 4>that nine He's like, oh, the little closet looks so tidy.

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<v Speaker 1>And I was like, I love you, Like, thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for letting me throw things. Not that I'm throwing them away,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm donating them. They're perfectly fine, but they're things that

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<v Speaker 1>we don't even use that like, we don't even have

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<v Speaker 1>a use for in terms of betting, like that was

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<v Speaker 1>a beta go or that.

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<v Speaker 2>Was like you don't even have that size mattress you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, my wife looks at me after I take

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<v Speaker 2>clothes out of the closet, like old T shirts and

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<v Speaker 2>sweatshirts and stuff that I don't with.

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<v Speaker 3>She looks at me different.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, immediately, yeah, for that than at any

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<v Speaker 2>other point in our life.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, she sees me carrying a box.

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<v Speaker 1>When do you do it on your own? Y? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's prompt cleaning out his own closet. It's like, oh

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<v Speaker 1>my god, I love.

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<v Speaker 2>You just that you wave yourself like you something's hot

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<v Speaker 2>in the here, all right? Speaking of hot, inflation is

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<v Speaker 2>heating up. That is taking a toll on Wall Street. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>that was really stupid. Wid Yeah, this is dumb. I

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<v Speaker 2>hope the boss has some good words for us later.

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<v Speaker 2>We have a meeting today. Eating very often we haven't

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<v Speaker 2>meeting anyway. We'll talk about some prayers for however, at

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<v Speaker 2>that meeting, inflation the whole Gulf of America BS. That happened,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thought one of the most endearing Oval Office

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<v Speaker 2>press conferences I think I've ever seen Elon Musk brought

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<v Speaker 2>his kid to that. It was a little a little distracting,

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<v Speaker 2>but to me it was an endearing thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you better not pick your nose in front of

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<v Speaker 1>the president. Loved it, I'll tell you that much.

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<v Speaker 3>I loved it.

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<v Speaker 1>Facebook and Instagram urging users to stay vigilant because of

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<v Speaker 1>romance scams ahead of Valentine's Day, unsolicited messages through its apps,

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<v Speaker 1>other social media platforms, as well as general text messages.

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<v Speaker 1>Scammers tend to pose as attractive, single, and successful individuals.

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<v Speaker 1>They build trust over a period of time before asking

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<v Speaker 1>the targets for money.

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<v Speaker 3>Young, attractive, single, successful.

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<v Speaker 1>It didn't say young, it just said attractive, single and successful.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, you don't have to be young.

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<v Speaker 1>No, everybody of all ages needs love. True, like when

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<v Speaker 1>your wife leaves.

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<v Speaker 3>You, Right, you're going to have to find somebody new.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to be prey for those social media scammers.

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<v Speaker 1>I will fall for every one of them. I know

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<v Speaker 1>you will. You fall for the traveling dynacologists to the gasto.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why you have me in your life. I will.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd have to run everybody by Oh my god, what

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<v Speaker 2>hell their lives?

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<v Speaker 5>Speaking?

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<v Speaker 3>Did jacket?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you lose a button. You lost a button? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have an extra button in that jacket? In the

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<v Speaker 1>jacket sometimes it's so they're sewn in. Now, Oh, we're

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna have to get you a button. Oh that's

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<v Speaker 1>all right, it's not the end of the world.

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<v Speaker 3>Well for you, it's not.

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<v Speaker 1>My jacket stucks on Wall Street slumped at the start

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<v Speaker 1>of trading today. Consumer prices rose more than expected in January,

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<v Speaker 1>inflations to the roof. They're doing nothing. It seems like

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<v Speaker 2>Well, and this is also one of those issues where

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<v Speaker 2>any I'm for either president. Nobody expects the turnaround to

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<v Speaker 2>I get frustrated when people blame it on a person,

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<v Speaker 2>It just seems everybody wants to have a target to

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<v Speaker 2>blame President Trump for the inflation rate at three percent.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just such a weak, intellectually lazy argument. I feel, yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>But at this point, the Dow was down.

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<v Speaker 2>trade start of trading this morning. Right now, the Dow

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<v Speaker 2>is down about one hundred and seventy points. Investors right

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<v Speaker 2>now are pretty much feeling the Fed is going to

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<v Speaker 2>keep interest rates at their current level, probably for the year,

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<v Speaker 2>basically until December. It's a pretty shift in the expectation

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<v Speaker 2>since last year. Traders were expecting as many as four

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<v Speaker 2>cuts this year, even just a few weeks ago, investigators, Investors,

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<v Speaker 3>To keep rates at the current rate right now.

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<v Speaker 1>February twelfth, Abraham Lincoln's birthday today?

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<v Speaker 3>Wow?

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<v Speaker 1>Today? Did you know that Abraham Lincoln is the only

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<v Speaker 1>president is to obtained a patent? Of course Benjamin Franklin

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<v Speaker 1>political leader in his own right, but Lincoln the only

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<v Speaker 1>president who obtained a patent. Do you want to know

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>What do you think it is?

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<v Speaker 1>No? But I have more fun facts about that hat

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't realize what we were doing Lincoln trivia to

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<v Speaker 3>we are?

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<v Speaker 1>Why not?

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>The schools don't teach the kids anymore? Why not this

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<v Speaker 3>You know what?

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<v Speaker 2>That's an excellent point. Yeah, we pick up where lausd

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<v Speaker 2>a hefty load of geography coming to you next week.

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<v Speaker 1>Geography, well, it needs to be taught more in these schools,

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<v Speaker 1>so we're gonna addis Ababa. That was a great start.

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<v Speaker 1>Well that's what we'll call our geography curriculum found Elahan

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<v Speaker 1>as a human shield.

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<v Speaker 2>As in theory relax, what you use the kids use

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<v Speaker 3>During his news conference.

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<v Speaker 2>Yesterday, I didn't watch it. I'd much rather listen to

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<v Speaker 2>Elon Musk talk than Donald Trump. To see the two

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<v Speaker 2>of them in that weird picture of Elon Musk standing

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<v Speaker 2>up and Trump sitting at the resolute desk and the

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<v Speaker 2>kid picking his nose, it was to me it was

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<v Speaker 2>kind of a funny image considering this seriousness with which

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<v Speaker 2>this are seriousness of the subject that they were talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>I like it when in the anytime politicians bring their

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<v Speaker 2>His kid has been everywhere with him, which is weird

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<v Speaker 2>because which he's got from which mother?

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<v Speaker 3>Exactly. That's what I was going to say, is there's

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<v Speaker 3>so many of these like.

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Cannon of this realm. Well, there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of baby makers and a lot of babies,

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<v Speaker 1>and how do you spend time with all of them?

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<v Speaker 1>Not a good dad?

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 1>So back to the patent. I didn't tell you about

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<v Speaker 1>the patents, get it. Abraham Lincoln was aboard a steamboat

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<v Speaker 3>It did.

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<v Speaker 1>Lincoln, if you didn't know it, love tinkering with machines,

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<v Speaker 1>air chambers attached to their sides. For his design, Lincoln

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<v Speaker 3>Empty metal chambers.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, air chambers.

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<v Speaker 2>I like it, like ballast, the yostly ballast, right, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, excellent. Speaking of President Trump changed the name

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<v Speaker 2>we're not going.

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<v Speaker 1>To do that. This is a big First Amendment issue.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm surprised it hasn't gotten more attention. It was like

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<v Speaker 3>House for something as dumb as this.

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<v Speaker 1>That's not, you know, some sort of weird news. You

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<v Speaker 3>Excellent point.

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday, February twelve, twenty twenty five. Abraham Lincoln's birthday? Did

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<v Speaker 1>you know the Lincoln Motor Company was named after Abraham

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<v Speaker 3>Not a surprise, but I didn't realize there was a connection.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>The first Lincoln car, the model L introduced in nineteen twenty.

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<v Speaker 3>That seems like it would be worth a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know where that would still exist.

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<v Speaker 3>Someone's got one somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>A group of inspectors general fired by President Trump last

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<v Speaker 2>month or suing to be reinstated, asserting that he violated

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<v Speaker 2>any reasons for their ouster. These former government watchdogs at

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<v Speaker 2>the Pentagon and Departments of HHS, Agriculture, State, Education, Labor,

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<v Speaker 2>and VA filed that lawsuit yesterday. This action came less

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<v Speaker 3>There is a developing story out of DC.

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump did say that he had a lengthy call

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<v Speaker 2>respective team start negotiations immediately, and we will be and

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<v Speaker 2>we will begin by calling President Zelenski of Ukraine to

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<v Speaker 1>I've tracked down in nineteen twenty nine Lincoln Model l

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<v Speaker 3>Five for you fifty nine.

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<v Speaker 1>So the best I could do with the closest location

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<v Speaker 1>I could do.

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<v Speaker 1>The Associated Press has pushed back. The Trump administration has

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<v Speaker 1>blocked one of its reporters from an event. This is

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<v Speaker 1>because of the AP's guidance on the continued use of

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<v Speaker 1>Golf of Mexico in its coverage, they say, and I

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<v Speaker 1>would argue that they are correct. This is a violation

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<v Speaker 1>of the First Amendment. The White House is demanded this

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<v Speaker 1>week that the AP alter its style guidance to use

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<v Speaker 1>the name Gulf of America versus using the Gulf of Mexico.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, Trump renamed the body of water to Gulf

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<v Speaker 1>of America through an executive order last month. The AP

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of like a governing document. It's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like the constitution for the AP. The style Guide, it's

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<v Speaker 1>all important. It's been edited, it's been revised through the years,

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<v Speaker 1>but it is the bible for how things should be

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<v Speaker 3>Right. As an example, if you're referring to.

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<v Speaker 2>The state of Pennsylvania, they may have very specific language

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<v Speaker 2>that describes it as the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. And then

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<v Speaker 2>if you're writing a story about Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth,

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<v Speaker 2>thereof how to do it, how to refer to it,

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<v Speaker 2>how you explain it, how you so that there is

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<v Speaker 2>some amount of consistency when it comes to journalism. And again,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have to follow the AP Style Guide, but

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<v Speaker 2>it is one of those things that when you're early

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<v Speaker 2>on in a news career, that's the best way for

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<v Speaker 1>And because you learn it early on, it kind of

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<v Speaker 1>is indoctrinated into you, so that's how you write. The

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<v Speaker 1>AP Style Guide states that the order only carries carries

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<v Speaker 1>authority within the United States, and other countries do not

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<v Speaker 1>have to recognize the change because it's by executive order.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes sense, right. The AP says that as a

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<v Speaker 1>global news agency, the AP must ensure that place names

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<v Speaker 1>and geography are easily recognizable to all audiences. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>just written for the United States, It's written for the

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<v Speaker 1>entire globe. And if the entire globe is not recognizing

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And what I don't get is that the Trump

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<v Speaker 2>administration sees this as an antagonistic move on behalf of

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<v Speaker 2>the AP. There's a million other things that the AP

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<v Speaker 2>does that would be considered antagonism.

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<v Speaker 3>This is not right.

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<v Speaker 1>For example, they will be referring to Denali as Mount McKinley.

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<v Speaker 1>It will be referred AP's guidance says it will be

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<v Speaker 1>referring to it as Mount McKinley because it's in the

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<v Speaker 1>that executive order re Mount McKinley would be. Yeah. There's

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<v Speaker 1>a million things I've called out the AP for stylistic

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<v Speaker 1>writing in recent years that I think is completely biased,

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<v Speaker 1>with regard to the Trump administration and the prior Trump administration.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is not the hill to die on.

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<v Speaker 3>LISTA.

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<v Speaker 2>The government or the government, the President has every right

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<v Speaker 2>to come up with an executive order to change the

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<v Speaker 2>name of the Golf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's silly. I think it's a waste of time,

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<v Speaker 3>but he has every right to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>The thing he can't do is require a private company,

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<v Speaker 2>an international company, to change the name on its style

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<v Speaker 2>guide because it is an international company and anyone outside

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<v Speaker 2>of the three hundred and forty million Americans, no one

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<v Speaker 2>anything other than the Golf of Mexico. It just it

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<v Speaker 2>seems like a silly It was a strange flex on

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<v Speaker 2>his part to sign this executive order and then assume

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<v Speaker 2>that the world was just going to kind of fall

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<v Speaker 2>in line.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, to go so far as to ban the AP

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<v Speaker 1>from proffering the White House because of their style guide,

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<v Speaker 1>it just sounds juvenile. I mean, the whole thing sounds juvenile.

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<v Speaker 1>The whole like, we want Greenland, we want Canada. We're

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<v Speaker 1>going to change this to Gulf of America. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just it sounds silly. It's like, there's obviously big

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<v Speaker 1>things that are being addressed in the Oval Office and

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<v Speaker 1>with this administration, but when you die on these hills,

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<v Speaker 1>very silly.

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<v Speaker 2>Up next, speaking of there is some developing story coming

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<v Speaker 2>out of Ukraine, out of Moscow, where the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>Moscow and Ukraine may be making some progress and ending

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<v Speaker 2>that war. Plus, the White House has just announced the

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<v Speaker 2>release of yet another American hostage, this time apparently from Belarus.

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<v Speaker 1>And you won't believe the Lincoln fun fact I've got

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<v Speaker 1>coming back.

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<v Speaker 3>At you, Gari and Shannon will continue.

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<v Speaker 1>It involves wrestling.

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<v Speaker 3>He was I knew he was a wrestler, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's kind of a little bit of a coincidence,

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<v Speaker 1>is it not. That President Trump has said he spoke

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<v Speaker 1>with Vladimir Putin today they will immediately start negotiations related

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<v Speaker 1>to ending the Russia Ukraine War. It was a post

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<v Speaker 1>on truth Social where Trump said the call was highly productive,

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<v Speaker 1>that they discussed the Middle East and Ai, among other things.

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<v Speaker 1>He said he'd be calling Zelenski to inform him. He

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<v Speaker 1>spoke with Putin. That's going to be a fun conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>They say that they will visit each other's countries at

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<v Speaker 1>some point. This on the same day that Tulsi Gabbered,

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<v Speaker 1>seen as an ally to dictators and or Russia, was

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<v Speaker 1>confirmed as Director of National Intelligence. She'll be overseeing over

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen intelligence agencies, including the CIA and the FBI. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the fact that she's critical of intelligence agencies has

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<v Speaker 1>played more in her favor, along with her loyalty to Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>than the whole cozing up to dictators and Bashar al

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<v Speaker 1>Assad traits of her past.

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<v Speaker 2>There is also speaking of this Ukraine Russia thing. There

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<v Speaker 2>was an interview that Vladimir Zelensky did with the Guardian

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<v Speaker 2>newspaper and suggested that Ukraine would offer to swap some

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<v Speaker 2>territory with Russia in any potential peace negotiations. It didn't

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<v Speaker 2>describe exactly which areas of land, but also Defense Secretary

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<v Speaker 2>Pete Hegseth today said the desire to recover all of

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<v Speaker 2>its territory that it lost to Russia would be an

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<v Speaker 2>unrealistic objective.

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<v Speaker 3>So there is some movement in all of this.

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<v Speaker 2>I mentioned that there appears to be also at least

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<v Speaker 2>one American hostage that was released from Belarus, so there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of activity going on in that area at

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<v Speaker 2>this time.

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<v Speaker 5>Did you guys not hear that Biden signed an executive

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<v Speaker 5>order to ban drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. So

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<v Speaker 5>that's why he's changing the name to Gulf of America.

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<v Speaker 5>So we can drill, baby, drill. Love you guys, bye,

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<v Speaker 5>have a good day.

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<v Speaker 2>Quick clarification, Yes, Biden did ban some offshore oil drilling

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<v Speaker 2>in specific areas, but it wasn't the quotes Gulf of

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<v Speaker 2>Mexico and changing the name of said Gulf of Mexico

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<v Speaker 2>does not impact.

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<v Speaker 3>That's okay, but it makes a good story.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure, speaking of a good story, tell me some Lincoln stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, I feel like we should have some Lincoln music.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, we don't really have Lincoln music.

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<v Speaker 1>What do you mean we don't Lincoln?

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<v Speaker 3>I mean we can get close.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's pretty good. I like that. Now, when you

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<v Speaker 1>think of Abraham Lincoln, your mind probably does not go

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<v Speaker 1>to the WWE. But he was quite the accomplished wrestler.

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<v Speaker 1>As a young man. He was defeated in three hundred matches.

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<v Speaker 1>How many times would.

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<v Speaker 2>You say, in three hundred matches, yeah, twenty five, only once?

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<v Speaker 1>Really, yes, only once out of three hundred.

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<v Speaker 3>Apparently all guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He was six ' four, the tallest president, and that

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<v Speaker 1>top hat only added to his longevity. He apparently was

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<v Speaker 1>quite the smack talker in the wrestling ring.

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<v Speaker 3>I can see that.

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<v Speaker 1>According to the biography by Carl Samberg of Lincoln, honest

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<v Speaker 1>Abe once challenged an entire crowd of on lurkers after

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<v Speaker 1>dispatching an opponent throwing him to the ropes. He said

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<v Speaker 1>to the crowd, I'm the big buck of this lick.

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<v Speaker 1>If any of you want to try it, come on

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<v Speaker 1>and wet your horns, to which no one wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>wet their horns to face Big Abe Lincoln.

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<v Speaker 3>That wouldn't be the one that gets me in the ring.

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<v Speaker 1>His grappling exploits earned him an Outstanding American honor in

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<v Speaker 1>the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He is in the

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<v Speaker 1>National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Well, interesting, do you often

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<v Speaker 1>think of tall people as wrestling? No, That's what I

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<v Speaker 1>mean is I don't know enough about wrestling to know.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the smartest people will tell you I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>and I don't know when it comes to wrestling to

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<v Speaker 1>tall people do well.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just thinking of the wrestlers that I knew, the

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<v Speaker 2>friends that I had on the wrestling team.

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<v Speaker 3>In high school.

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<v Speaker 1>They were smaller guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Were small guys, yeah, ripped, I mean right, really strong

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<v Speaker 2>the s out of you, but shorter in stature.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, so.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, But they were also not heavyweights. It's not like

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<v Speaker 2>these guys were also just got word out of DC.

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<v Speaker 2>It looks like the Senate has advanced the nomination of RFK.

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<v Speaker 2>Junior as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, So

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<v Speaker 2>a final confirmation vote is going to come in just

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of days.

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<v Speaker 3>There on the floor of the Senate.

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<v Speaker 1>Andre the Giant was seven for very different.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, that's more of the entertaining version of the wrestlings.

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<v Speaker 1>H you tell that to Andre the Giant, kick your ass.

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<v Speaker 3>He's long dead. He died long dead.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I don't know about long. It's been dead for

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<v Speaker 1>ten years, twelve years, like thirty years, thirty, ninety thirty,

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<v Speaker 1>that's right, I thought. Okay, I didn't know he was

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<v Speaker 1>so old. We're all really old old time.

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<v Speaker 2>Once you hit seven feet, you don't have to be

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<v Speaker 2>that old to die like that's there's there's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of wear and tear on your body.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, at seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Feet, that's why you're probably glad you're five to nine.

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<v Speaker 2>I have been five to nine for thirty years, but

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<v Speaker 2>maybe one day again I will be.

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<v Speaker 1>My sister's husband said, he's shrinking, is he? He said,

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<v Speaker 1>I go, what's new at your super Bowl party? And

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<v Speaker 1>he goes, I'm shrinking. I said, what do you mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm you're shrinking? He says, I'm shrinking, like five four.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, what used to be? He's like five five.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, you gotta get some new shoes.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the shoes.

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<v Speaker 2>The shoes, all right, we'll talk about what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>rain wise, and also, yeah, the fire insurance, the last

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<v Speaker 2>ditch fire insurance run by the state.

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<v Speaker 3>They don't have any money left.

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<v Speaker 1>And wait till you hear this abling oh one fat oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Speaking of Gavin Newsom, which we weren't.

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<v Speaker 2>You saw him yesterday, right, No, when he was on

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<v Speaker 2>that news conference in Alta, Dina didn't watch it. He

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<v Speaker 2>was wearing that funny looking jacket the bear no bear

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<v Speaker 2>on this one, but it was like a weird, like

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<v Speaker 2>all wool jacket. It's just a strange looking jacket. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>just under six thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 3>For that jacket.

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<v Speaker 1>See that's the thing. I don't understand. The tone deafness.

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<v Speaker 1>We got raked over the coals for saying Tom Brady

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<v Speaker 1>looked ridiculous in a seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars watch.

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<v Speaker 3>Because it's just you know, again, he's not a politician,

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<v Speaker 3>so he's not like.

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<v Speaker 5>I have to.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's tone flaunting your wealth, which I think is.

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<v Speaker 2>Ghosts right, Yeah, Gavin Newsom appealing to the now you know,

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<v Speaker 2>destitute people who've lost their homes wearing a six thousand

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<v Speaker 2>dollars Least, if you're.

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<v Speaker 1>Going to wear that jacket, go to the Palisades, Am

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<v Speaker 1>I right?

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<v Speaker 2>That would make more sense. Gary Shannon will continue right

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<v Speaker 2>after this. You've been listening to The Gary and Shannon Show.

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