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With Amex Platinum, you have access to over 1,400 airport lounges worldwide. So your experience before takeoff is a taste of what's to come. That's the powerful backing of Amex. Conditions apply. Blaze Radio Network. And now chewing the fat with Jeff Fisher. Way back in 2021, NASA ground controllers released a pallet that will eventually burn up in the atmosphere. Will it? They released this palette of aging nickel-hydride batteries from the space station

after the delivery and installation of new lithium ion batteries as part of power upgrades on the orbital outpost. Well, it's been a couple of years, and a guy in Florida was on vacation, and his son called and said, hey, dad, something just smashed through the ceiling of the house, tore up the flooring. Nobody got hurt, thankfully. And so he came home. And I don't know how, I guess, because something came from space,

they investigated and it went to NASA. And so now, a month later, NASA said, you know what, that was ours. That's sorry. Yeah, all that was supposed to burn up in space. And it didn't. So we're sorry.

It weighed about 1.6,000. pounds, four inches tall, and it was part of the equipment from the space station that tore through his home in Naples, Florida on the 8th of March, 24, two years later. Now, I don't know how he gets compensated for that. I don't know if the Space Center and Bill Kennedy at the, is it Bill Kennedy at the top of it? No, Bill Nelson. Bill Kennedy is the old TV guy from Detroit. Anyway, Bill Nelson, former senator, is the...

the head of NASA. And so I don't know if Bill shows up with a check and says, hey, sorry about your roof, your ceiling, your flooring, and sorry about, you know, the safety of your family, but we thought it was all going to burn up. And, poof, man, were we surprised? It didn't. So, sorry.

I guess that's all you get. Hope your homeowner's insurance covered it because, man, what are you going to do? Welcome. Welcome to chewing the food. that. Speaking of NASA, I see where they are seeking a cheaper, simpler approach to one of, I thought was their top priority, and that is going to Mars and collecting samples to Mars on Mars and

flying them back to Earth. But apparently, the program is mirrored in technical complexities, spending constraints, and ballooning costs. So they said at a conference call with reporters, they expect alternative plans submitted for review this fall or early winter. Oh, so yeah, we want to focus on innovation and proven technology. Just not at the cost it's going to cost us. So we're looking for a lot cheaper plans. So if you've got a cheaper plan can help us out.

Let us know because we're spending way too much money and we're getting nowhere fast. I don't know, NASA. What do you think? Maybe make a call to Elon and let him help you out for a little bit. Is it ever going to happen? I don't know. I mean, they're talking about now that they had hoped that they would kick it off in 2027 to 28 with return of samples by 2030s for a projected 5 to 7 billion.

Now they're saying, ooh, yeah, that's going to be probably closer to a little. $11 billion, and we won't get the specimens until 2040. So is it ever going to happen? That is not looking good. We're talking about going to Mars and collecting samples, if that ever does happen. We can't even contain barges in our rivers. There were 26 barges that broke free over the weekend, and we're still looking for one. I don't know if there's an amber alert out on it.

I don't know if we've found it, but there were 26 barges that broke. free this week and 11 of them were contained quickly and then they got nine others collected fairly quickly five or six barges five or six barges we're not quite sure went through the dam four ended up downstream at a at a lock a dam and the other one ended up on the bank of a river and then they're still searching for one they don't know what happened to it is just missing oh okay so the experts say it probably sunk, but we don't know. I mean, it could be out wandering the streets as we speak. Or wandering the rivers.

It could be just a barge wandering around, looking for help, but no one knows where it is. I would love to see the Amber Alert picture of the barge. I don't know if it had coal in it, if it was empty. They don't know. 23 of the barges were carrying dry cargo, mostly coal. One was loaded with fertilizer. and there were no, according to experts,

there were no hazardous materials on any of the vessels. Three, they claimed were empty. So maybe one of the missing barges were empty, and it's just wandering around empty, looking for someone to fill it up. But, hey, don't worry about it. It's just a roaming barge, roaming rivers as we speak. And sure, some of those barges hit bridges,

and we closed them down, and we've got to inspect them. sure one of the Peggy's Harbor Marina on the river had a bunch of damage from being smashed with these barges. That's it, though. Don't even worry about it. But if you happen to see the wandering barge out there on the streets of the rivers, please alert the authorities immediately. Speaking of bridges, though, I see where the FBI is now investigating the key bridge collapse in Baltimore, the Bureau is looking into whether the crew of the Dolly knew the cargo ship was experiencing system problems before left port. I think they did.

I mean, there were reports, I believe, that it was experiencing some issues before it left port. And then, of course, it lost power and collided with the Baltimore, Francis Scott Key Bridge, destroying it and killing six construction workers. And we still haven't found two of the workers. Well, we've only found four of them. Two of them are still missing. Credible. and they are you know there's all every agency is investigating this crash at the same time we're cleaning it up and i was trying to find out how far along we are so you know once the debris is pulled out of the river

it's ferried over by a barge to this certain area where giant shears and crews wielding torches cut hundreds of tons of large pieces into manageable fragments well let's hop sing on that because they need I hope. I don't see any reports, which kills me, that while we're doing all this, that we have started building a new bridge. I hope that is happening. I know we're concerned about clearing the stuff out of the river and opening the port again, but we need to start also building a new bridge, please. And I know there's, you know, rebar and there's concrete and there's divers going down and there are divers going down hooked up to oxygen cords. And I've got to be careful with. that and then once they spot where they need to cut they bring cutting torches and underwater

diamond saws and i mean it's a huge undertaking i believe me i understand i don't even know that i understand how big of an undertaking it is but they also say that they lifted one piece that was a 450 ton piece of steel out of the river holy cow so i mean with thousands of tons of steel have been removed and there's thousands more to be removed but i just want to say we need to find these two other bodies so sad that we have not found these other bodies yet and we also need to start building the new bridge that needs to happen and i have not seen any reports on that all i hear is the investigations i hear the cleanup very important these are very important steps and phases to this horrific accident,

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I see where my man Johnny Depp looking to buy a $4 million historic castle in Italy, and it looks beautiful. Now, he's been in Europe. Amber Heard trial. I mean, that's pretty much where he's been making his movies. So I guess that while directing his biopic about artist, Amendeo Modigalani, he toured this ancient fortress perched on the hills of Mount Proverro in turn.

And I fell in love with it. So he's looking to, you know, maybe buy the castle. That'd be kind of cool. And he, I'm sure, you know, it's the upkeep that kills you. You can quote me on that. it's up for sale and it's undergone careful and lengthy restoration

with medieval and gothic influences 22,000 square feet, 11 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, a paved courtyard, a 15th century chapel. It also has a similar castle and a farmhouse on the land. Pretty, pretty sweet.

Now, the city is like, well, we don't know that we want that to happen. and bring a lot of attention to the area. We're not sure it would be the right economic synergy for the community. Really? You don't want to bring people into the neighborhood and, I don't know, help the economy, the economic synergy?

Okay. And the residence is under protection of the Italian cultural heritage. And the village is home to around 3,300 people. Yeah, I wouldn't want to give them an opportunity to make any money off of this whatsoever. But listen, the city still claims after the mayor, and cries about, oh, we don't know if we want the Hollywood actor to buy property in our area. He said, well, look, I don't have any power. And so it's not up to me.

And I haven't met Johnny Depp. So, you know, if he wants to buy it, sure, go ahead. I guess Johnny is sick of living in his 850-acre estate in Somerset, England. Yeah, you're living in a dump like that. It's time to move on to a castle. And I think he still owns the place in West Hollywood, which is a replica of a Bavarian castle. So he's got that here in the U.S. I guess he wants a real castle.

The whole replica thing in California, yeah, that's not good enough. I've got the dump. I've got the dump in England. I need a real castle in Italy. So that's what I'm looking at right now. You know, Johnny, if you're looking to get rid of some property, maybe you get a hold of real estate agentsitrust.com. They can probably help you out because if you're one of those homeowners who's trying to buy or sell a home or both, you've probably discovered now that you've got a major undertaking on your hands.

Almost nothing about getting a house ready to put on the market is easy if you're going to do it the right way. And negotiating a sale when you're wanting to buy, it's not as straightforward as it sounds. You're going to want the best real estate agent you can get. And the good news is you can find that agent by going through Glenstone. company, real estate agents, I trust.com. Yeah, Glenn started it because he got mad and couldn't sell a house and he figured, man, I'm so frustrated.

I bet you other people are as well. And yes, other people are frustrated and have been frustrated with not being able to find the right real estate agent. Well, with real estate agents, I trust.com, they pair you up with the top sellers in your area, people who really know the ropes of the business because they do it full time and they care about getting it right. So put the hassle out of what comes with trying to buy and sell a home. Real estate agents, I trust.com.

Real estate agents I trust.com. I mean, the name kind of says it all, really. Real estate agents I trust? Yeah. Real estate agents I trust.com. Wow. Speaking of real estate, you see where the 44-story story. office tower in St. Louis

that's been vacant. That sold in 2006 for $205 million. Just sold for $3.6 million. Whoever, someone bought the 44-story office tower in St. Louis for

$3.6 million. Just a, it was the one time it was the AT&T Center. I'm sorry, one A-T-N-T-T-C Center. And they're claiming, oh, yeah, this is just another example of how commercial real estate in the Midwest has been ravaged by remote work. Yeah, couldn't have anything to do with the location of that building in St. Louis that has turned one of the major cities in America that has kind of turned into, I don't know, a nightmare. According to the six of the ten office districts in the U.S. that had the biggest decline in foot traffic from 2019 to the middle of 2023 are in the Midwest. Oh, okay.

The challenge for St. Louis is one faced by men are major cities. Yeah, they're blaming it all in the pandemic. And the phenomenon of people fleeing the city when conditions worsen. Yeah, it's not necessarily the pandemic that caused this. But sure, you go ahead and you go ahead and blame it on them. But pretty sweet. I don't know what you're going to do with it. I don't know how you're going to make your money.

But for $3.6 million, Yeah, and plus it's the upkeep. Same with the castle with Johnny Depp. You know, it's not the money you spend to get the place. It's what it costs to keep it up. And like that castle for Depp is going to be a nightmare because he's got all kinds of restrictions. And so it's a special place.

And they've got the property that's got all kinds of special trees. And it's just going to be expensive to keep it up. And like this building, sure, you got the building for $3.6 million. But what are you going to do? What are you going to do? You got to keep it up. You got to upkeep it. Or keep it up, upkeep it.

Yeah, you got to take care of it. And then you've got to hope that you can get people to move in it. And without the city coming in and saying, you know, who needs to be in your new 44-story office tower, the illegal aliens. I mean the undocumented Americans coming into this country. That's a perfect building for them to live in. Now, you still need to keep it up and upkeep it, but it's a good place for them. And we're not going to give you any money for it.

So, sorry about it. All right, let's go to the break room. I'm sure that would never happen, ever. I'm just talking out of my butt. Something like that would never happen. All right, let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately. So yesterday we talked about how Billy Joel concert got cut off

when we played the audio from one of the areas where it just cut off at the piano man and then went into the local news. And people were a little wound up about that. Now, I recorded it. I hadn't watched it yet. So I went back and it started, people were mad because it started late.

But the concert started right from the very beginning of the concert. It just started later than the time they had advertised because the Masters ended late, so they aired their broadcast shows prior to, Billy Joel taking over with their new show Tracker. I don't know if that was the only show that aired prior to Billy Joel, but that's the show that was on my recording when I went to watch it.

So about 45 minutes of the tracker and then into the Billy Joel show, which started from the beginning of the concert. It just started at a later time. Who do you think he is, Madonna? And then at the end of the show, or the time limit of the other show, they just broke away. have a nice day. They,

even my recording said, Billy Joel concert continues or something and then they just went to the news. Really weird. This is something that Hulu needs to address

and we'll get into that momentarily. However, you know, it was going to be on Paramount Plus as well, I think. So you could still go and search for it

and get the full concert, but, you know, everyone was wound up. So in a statement from CBS, a network programming timing error ended last night's Billy Joel special approximately two minutes early in the eastern and central time zones.

We apologize to Mr. Joel, his fans, our affiliated stations, and our audience, who viewing experience was interrupted during the last song. And due to the overwhelming demand from his legions of fans, Billy Joel, the 100th,

live at Madison Square Garden, will be rebroadcast in its entirety on CBS on April 19th, 9 p.m. Eastern. So, today, if you're listening, listening live, it is the 16th of April, 2024. So that would make the 19th Friday. Friday night at 9 p.m. Eastern, you're going to be able to get the full Billy Joel concert again on CBS.

Now, let's address a little bit of an issue that needs to happen with Hulu and maybe some other. I think YouTube TV used to do this, but I think they addressed it. Okay, so let's say I put on my DVR record a show. I record whatever show it is, Billy Joel, for instance. And the show, according to the library says it starts at 9 p.m., which it did. So then, but Billy Joel, because of network changes, starts later than 9 p.m. Why on earth do I have to sit through if the algorithm, knows that I went to record Billy Joel.

It doesn't mean I didn't we wanted to record what was on between 9 and 11 p.m. I wanted to record that particular show. So when that particular show starts, the algorithm should record that show. It shouldn't record the time limit. It's just incredible to me that we can't get past that. And I know they could do it because many other old cable teams and businesses did it in the past. So it can be done. So whenever a little button you've got to push to make that happen, make it happen.

Now, maybe they want me to go back in and search for the show and then get the full show. Maybe that's a way to drive me to their other platforms like, I don't know, CBS wants me to, you know, become a subscriber to Paramount Plus. Sadly, sadly, but I am. And so, you know, I get it. But let's address that problem. Okay. That's an issue that needs to be. addressed. When someone says I want to record this show, it doesn't mean, oh, they want to record

what's on that time slot. No, I want that show recorded. So if it starts late, starts early, whatever the case, record that show, not the time. It's just weird to me that that still happens. And speaking to concerts, you see the footage released of John Cougar Mellencamp as he started preaching his Biden BS and his socialism BS at a concert. So he's on stage. He's wearing his one-piece jumpsuit.

Good look for you, John. And he's playing. He stops and he's yapping. And as he says, he's talking and some guy says, just play music. That pisses him off because he's babbling about something.

And you don't know me. And then he goes on to say that he's already, you know what? I could just, go home. And I'm going to cut the show like 10 songs already because he's pissed. And then he starts playing a song. And then he decides, oh, no, I'm so pissed. I'm just going to walk off.

That is incredible. Good ridd's. Oh. Yeah, because we're yapping. Just play music. So he was yapping. And everybody just got real quiet. Like, oh, my God. Just shut up, John. And then he gets pissed. Get real quiet.

ha that pisses him off yeah but you don't know me yeah we know so no wonder he already he likes Biden because Biden likes to

pull that crap too I just find that guy just a tough guy I gotta see him after the show will you John guys I can stop this show right now and just go ahead

go ahead the audience ought to just walk out since you've been so wonderful I'm gonna cut it about Oh yes, he's pissed. Here we go. Okay, a little ditty.

He's so pissed right now. Then he walks home, you know, it shows over, and he walks up, that is awesome. Hey, John, you know what? I know it's your concert, but we're there to see you play music, not listen to your BS, okay? And that's what the guy,

just play music. Oh, who you think I've been doing? Yeah, we know. you've been playing music and we appreciate it and now you're busy yapping. How about you zip it? And the thing is, he's such a douche. All right, I like a lot of his music.

I do. I am a big John Mellencamp, John Cougar, John Cougar, Melanchamp fan, whatever he wants to call himself. I like a lot of his music, but he's such a douche. He's had like a million heart attacks and he smokes a thousand cigarettes a day

and I got it. He can do whatever he wants to do. He do it. John, it's all you. And it's your show. And instead of saying, uh, Hey, you don't know me, and I just want you to understand where I'm coming from.

And, you know, this is, I believe that the world be a better place if we do this. He's got to get pissed and fight back. And instead of having some kind of dialogue, which is exactly what happens. Just, I'm all for free speech as long as you're talking about it in the way I want you to talk about it. And it's just good. I hope he gets a lot of pushback for that. I don't think he'll care, but keep pushing back. Marshall's buyers travel far and wide, hustling for great deals on amazing gifts.

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So plush. Our buyers have got you covered. Marshalls. We get the deals. You gift for good stuff. Who died today? Who died today? Well, let's start with Keith Miller the third.

His dead at the age of 23. Very sad. He passed away, tragically, in his apartment near the campus of Texas A&M Commerce. Everyone is the entire lion community is sending their deepest sympathy to Keith's family, friends, and teammates. He had played at the University of College. Colorado for two seasons. And so then they just found him in his apartment.

Now, we shall see. Authorities are still investigating to determine the cause of death. So it's one of three things. Well, four. I guess he could have been murdered. He could have OD. He could have committed suicide. Or, well, it could have been that.

But it wouldn't be that because they would have. said that. Well, is it still ongoing? So rest in peace, Keith Miller the third, dead at the age of 23. Then I see where Greece is, the headline is

Greece is on brink of population collapse. Greece is facing a severe demographic crisis. They're not the only country that's facing that. With mortality rates soaring due to unexpected health issues, among the young and fertility rates dropping to the lowest in nearly a century. Huh.

Experts predict Greece's population will fall by over a million by 2050. Now, the prime minister says the situation is a natural, a national threat with heart conditions and rapid onset illnesses increasingly affecting young people. I wonder what could be causing that. Huh. I don't know. I don't know. I don't have any idea. What could be causing that?

But I'm sure it isn't that. This story is fascinating to me as well. A guy with the name of Benjamin Schreiber, convicted murderer, is in an Iowa prison. And he argued that his life sentence expired when he briefly, died. I don't know. That's a good argument as far as I'm concerned. Now, he claimed that the resuscitation violated his do not resuscitate order. So he was convicted in the 90s for first-degree murder. His heart momentarily stopped during a medical treatment in 2015. Despite resuscitation attempts he argued his death fulfilled his sentence now I that's a good

argument that's a good argument they they shouldn't have brought it back period I don't know what kind of well I don't know what kind of medical treatment he was getting but oh his heart stopped oh well but they brought him back and the court has now decided yeah no you know what nope it's on for your claim is unpersuasive and without merit, and you can stay in prison for life. I don't know. That seemed like a good argument to me, but the court disagreed. I'm not sure what he was getting worked on for medically, but I mean, we must spend

a fortune on taking care of prisoners and their diseases, and I guess, you know, we have to. But I was looking at this study conducted by personal industry. injury lawyers, Connecticut trial firm. I love the Connecticut trial firm. They use data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics to find which states have the highest prison mortality rates and the leading cause of death in each state. And they use data on prisoner facilities that occur between 2001 and 2019 and compared this to state population size to find prison mortality rates per 100,000 people in each state.

So in Texas, the great state of Texas, which this show originates from, prisons have seen 8,050 deaths. The leading cause of death in Texas's state prisons was cancer, with 2039 deaths within the time measured. Wow. They had 2015 deaths because of heart disease. They had 1,619 deaths other illnesses. I'm sure what those other illnesses.

are. They had 816 deaths with liver disease and they had 632 deaths from respiratory disease. Suicide is the leading cause of unnatural deaths in prison across the state, accounting for 527 deaths. Wow. Man account for 95.9% of prison deaths compared to just 4% of women. Those 55 and older were more likely to die than any other age group with a price. approximately 1,739 deaths annually. Louisiana, the highest prison mortality rate with 42.7 deaths per 100,000 people. Texas ranked only 7th. We could do better, Texas.

Come on. We're only 7th. We can do better. That's amazing. So you've got Louisiana number one, Oklahoma number two, Mississippi number three, Alabama number four, Arkansas number five. Delaware, the great state of Delaware, coming in at number six with 27.8 deaths per 100,000 in their prisons. And then Texas, of course, is 26.4. Missouri, Florida, and South Carolina round out the top 10 states that have the biggest mortality rate per 100,000 state residents in their prisons. Congratulations. Texas, once again, we could do better.

Oh, and we did get some sad news. CNN has canceled Charles Barkley and Gail King's weekly show, King Charles. I know, I know. Who died today? King Charles TV show on CNN. Wow. It was the lowest rated prime time weeknight series debut for CNN in at least a decade. Very sad.

And I like Charles when he talks about, I don't know, basketball, where he was. was a great player and has great knowledge, not about, I don't know, politics. And that's what got him in trouble. He talked about punching MAGA people in the face. So, goodbye. They canceled the show, King Charles on CNN. So if you were one of the few people watching it, sorry. You know, speaking of King Charles, not Charles Barkley, but actual King Charles. Where is Princess Kate? Have we even seen her? we heard from her? Has anyone waved? Anyone said hello? I mean, the rumors may actually be

true. She actually may be dead. I mean, I don't want that to be true. I guess she's struggling with chemotherapy, right? I guess that's the excuse they'll say, is that she is getting rid of the cancer that she was diagnosed with, so she's battling through the chemotherapy. But we have seen

nothing. No hide nor hair, zero. So, just wondering. I'm just asking the question, where is she? Where is Princess Kate? And is she still alive? Boarding for flight 246 to Toronto is delayed 50 minutes. Ugh, what?

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More than 10% of its global workforce in its first large-scale layoffs at over a year, according to an internal memo. The company's electric vehicle sales have begun to stagnate, amid a decline in demand, and increased competition from Chinese carmakers. Wow. And so also

with no love from anyone in this administration, every other electric company and electric vehicle gets love except for tests. Huh. So Elon said these are part of cost-cutting measures as the company prepares for its next phase growth. Remember, they said he came out and said he was going to have the new Robo Taxi Fleet in August. So I hope that's, I hope we're ready for that. Hope we are ready for that. Also, things that are

disappearing, ghost kitchens. Now, I had really not given much thought to ghost kitchens, but I guess they, you know, they showed up during the pandemic as a savior for shuttered restaurants. Now the delivery-only food purveyors are vanishing into the ether, I guess. Kitchen United, a large operator of ghost kitchens that received 175 million in funding and was backed by Kroger, announced it was shutting down at the end of last year. Wendy's jammed the brakes on plans to open 700 ghost kitchens. Applebee's closed its virtual dining option completely. so ghost kitchens are because people missed the feeling of eating in a restaurant, but poor quality and low trust are also factors, I guess.

So anything that you ordered from those restaurants were not made at the restaurant. They were made from their ghost kitchens. And remember, Mr. Beast, you know, he sued his ghost kitchen business partner because they were, he got all kinds of negative reviews. and he was like, no, we are not having that. And so he sued them. Uber Eats got rid of 8,000 ghost kitchens from its listings last year over complaints that the virtual eateries lack of physical space, leaving some customers feeling they were

catfish. Okay, well, not all of them are gone away. Denny's has two thriving delivery-only brands that has plans to test a third virtual establishment. Chuckie Cheese. And Pasquale's pizza in wings, which offers adult-sized versions of its pizza, and no contact with animatronic rodents. That's funny. That's a funny line from the writer of this article. Ha, ha, ha.

So they still have their ghost kitchens. So when you order food from Uber Eats, is it really from the kitchen of the restaurant, or is it from the ghost kitchen? And to be honest, who cares where the food comes from? If it's a ghost kitchen set up, that's great. but the food needs to be, I don't know, edible. You know, and I see where Apple said they plan to overhaul its Mac line with new in-house processors that highlight the company's AI capabilities. Well, okay, that's great at all.

But maybe you ought to think about the old smartphone operation because Samsung has now reclaimed its spot over Apple as the world's top smartphone seller. Apple iPhone shipments fell 9.6% to 50 million units in the first quarter. That's per the International Data Corporation. And I am a huge fan of the International Data Corporation, leaving the tech giant with 17.3% share of the global smartphone market. Samsung shipments, meanwhile, fell just, well, they both fell, but Samsung only fell 0.7% to 60 million units, putting it back on top. And that Apple had briefly snatched earlier this year.

Yeah, because it's been... Samsung for a long time. And Apple kind of went in front there for a little bit. But they blame this fallback because Apple's sluggish sales in China where it faces increased competition. Oh. So good that you're doing business in China, Apple, because then it wouldn't be that China, I don't know, stole your information and then used it for their own companies. No, that wouldn't have happened. That's just silly.

stop it. All right, this is the joke of the day. Let's get out of here. This is a joke of the day sent to me through Chewing the Fat at theblaze.com email from listener, Ted. And Ted, thank you for listening to Chewing the Fat. A guy comes to work Monday morning with two black eyes.

One of his coworkers says, man, were you in a fight this weekend? Guy says, no, I got them both at church. Church? How'd you get two black eyes and check? church. Well, I was just sitting in the pew when the preacher asked for us to stand and sing the first song. I stood and as did the fat lady in front of me. I noticed that the dress she was wearing was stuck up the crack of her butt. And I thought that can't feel very good. So I thought I would

help her out, being in church and all. So I reached and pulled it out. She turned around and punched me in the left eye. The co-worker said, What about the other eye? I said, well, I thought she must have wanted it there. So when she turned back around, I shoved it back in. I'll teach you. I'll teach you.

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