Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Dealers or Friends?... | 8/15/24

Episode Date: August 15, 2024

SS hacked… Disney attempting to get out of lawsuit… Hurricane Ernesto rolls on... [e-mail] Oysters getting pricey… IHOP syrup and pancakes… Wendy's dollar frosty deal… Will Levis, parfum de mayonnaise… Arrests around Matthew Perry… Madonna / Carol Burnett & Katy Perry… Who Died Today: Wally Amos 88 / Gena Rowlands 94… Two million awarded in shower death case… Arrests made in Matthew Perry case… Cost of Olympics… Russell Crowe tells Sistene Chapel story… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Huh. So that could bring on a rash of identity theft, fraud, and other crimes, according to the U.S. public information research group, you think? This, in fact, is pretty much a whole dossier on all of us. It certainly is much more concerning than other breaches. Uh-huh. And if people weren't taking precautions in the past, which they should have been doing, this should be a five-alarm wake-up call for them.

Yeah, so it's on you. It's all on you. Sorry, we've talked about that before. It's on you. All your information is out there. It's just inevitable. So this, according to a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida,

the hacking group US DOD, the USD, claimed in April to have stolen personal records of 2.9 billion people from national public data, which offers personal information to employers, private investigators, staffing agencies, and others doing background checks. The group offered in a forum for hackers to sell the data, which includes, included records from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for $3.5 million. The lawsuit was reported on Bloomberg Law, but they said that the U.S. DoD identified only as Felice, told the hacking forum that, you know what, we're offering the full NPD database. Sure, the information consists of about 2.7 billion records, each of which includes a person's full name. address date of birth, social security number and phone number, along with alternate names and birth dates. But you know what?

We're just going to release it. There you go. Oh. Okay. Now, according to one email in this story, they say they purged the entire database. Uh-huh. But they didn't delete, I guess they said they did delete all the non-public personal information about people.

Uh-huh. Right. So just to know that your information is out there. And it's on you to take care of you. Don't expect the government to protect your personal information. That would be silly. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat. This story is just incredible to me. So a man suing Walt Disney Parks and Resorts for the wrongful death of his wife is now facing a new legal hurdle. Because Disney is trying to get it thrown out of court and sent into arbitration because he signed up for Disney Plus years earlier. That's not even funny. That's not even funny. Court documents show that the company is trying to get the $50,000 lawsuit tossed because the plaintiff, Jeffrey Piccolo, signed up for a one-month trial of the streaming service Disney Plus in 2019, which requires trial users to arbitrate all disputes with the company. Company lawyers also claim that because Piccolo used the Walt Disney Park's website to buy Epcot Center tickets, Disney is shield.

from a lawsuit from the estate of Piccolo's deceased wife. She died of a reaction to severe food allergies. So he, the wife and the mother-in-law, I believe, the mother-in-law of the wife, right, the husband's mother, the wife, Kenne-Coporne Tengasson, her husband, Jeffrey Piccolo, who was suing and Piccolo's mother,

dined at the Raglan Road Irish pub in Disney Springs, which is part of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. They chose to eat at the restaurant because they believed it would have proper safeguards against serving dairy and nuts to the wife due to her allergies. The waiter guaranteed the couple that certain foods could be made allergen-free, which the two confirmed several more times. She also ordered a vegan fritter, scallops, onion rings, and a vegan shepherd's pie. Although some of the food delivered lacked allergen-free flags,

the waiter again assured them that's fine. You're fine, don't worry about it. I know, I didn't put a flag on there. You're fine. Oh, okay. So then they went shopping in the Disney area after they ate, and she began suffering from a severe, acute, allergic reaction. Despite administering an epiped,

she died from anaphylaxis due to elevated levels of dairy and nut in her system. And now they, of course, are suing Disney and the Walt Disney parks for this. And Disney is trying to get out of it. They said trying to get the $50,000 lawsuit tossed. I would think that they would be suing for more than $50,000. But this article seems to think that they're only suing for $50,000. I would be suing Disney for it.

a whole lot more. But because he signed up for the Disney Plus way back in 2019 for a one month trial. Didn't even sign up for the whole thing. And they bought tickets to

Epcot Center on a website that they shielded them. It shields Disney from a lawsuit. And I guess they have to go to arbitration, which would mean that Disney is trying to not pay the $50,000. I mean, Piccolo is seeking, okay, here we go.

So this is weirdly, okay, they're trying to get the $50,000 lawsuit tossed. But then down here it says he's seeking damages in excess of $50,000 pursuant to Florida's wrongful death act. Okay. So he's saying, Disney's saying that he's trying to get more than $50,000. He can only get $50,000. But we still want that tossed out because he signed up for the Disney Plus. Disney, uh, making friends and win.

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and there's plenty of flooding. and Ernesto just barreled through, and now it's barreling toward Bermuda. And as promised, I mean, it's going to do some damage, some serious damage. And then it looks like the cone of death is going to have it just keep circling back east and head out into the Atlantic. It may hit some land as we get up farther in the northeast,

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I appreciate those, maybe even a little bit more. So now, it looks like things are getting a little feisty over inflation. It wasn't bad enough the food prices are going through the roof, and everybody is trying to say, oh, they're fine, they're fine. But now it's starting to affect the hoitytoids. Oyster prices are through the roof.

So when you start affecting the happy hour oyster eaters, you're in trouble. Okay? You're in big trouble. And the prices have come down, I guess, a little now. but not very much. Last year they were up $117 a gallon, and now they're back to $88 a gallon for oysters. I guess Wells Fargo,

the, that's the Wells Fargo Agra Food Institute, is the one reporting on this. Now, Julie, Q, Q-I-U, And I apologize if that's not how you pronounce your last name, Julie, but I know you're the co-founder of the Oyster Master Guild, which is a New York-based organization focused on oyster education.

Congratulations for having that on your business card. I'm the co-founder of the Oyster Master Guild. That's awesome. So anyway, people expect oysters to be cheap. they're not, okay? So get over it. And what's happening, according to Wells Fargo

Agra Food Institute, is climate change. Yeah, it's affecting them. I know. And we used to get all our oysters from wild oyster farms, the wild caught oysters, and now we're getting them from oyster ranches. Over there, they're harvesting up

them oysters for the oyster from the oyster ranches. So about 20 years ago, they say 70 percent of oysters were wild caught and now that's just completely reversed. So just know that now that the hoity-toits are all upset about their happy hour oyster prices going through the roof, something may actually, you know, get done with inflation. I never was much of an oyster guy. We used to go to, you know, all kinds of seafood places.

obviously I lived in Florida for a long time. And, you know, there was plenty of oyster lovers in my life. But I just couldn't bring myself to be an oyster lover. I love seeing the shuckers. I love the whole thing. I love the whole thing around it. I love the trays. I love everything about it except the oyster.

Just me, though. I'd rather maybe go to IHOP. You know, we talked about IHOP having their All You Can Eat Pancake deal, buttermilk pancake deal for five bucks. And then I see where they're also promoting the IHop syrup is in stores as well. So man, that's how sweet is that, huh? And it's a Kraft Heinz product. So as a Heinz ketchup police officer, kind of an offshoot, I got to protect that product as well.

Just, I mean, it's not really on my job description, but it's there since it's a Kraft Heinz product. So while available, uh, the, uh, Waffles and French toast, delicious breakfast syrup. IHop, either butter pecan or the original, is on shelves and available at stores nationwide. So not only can you get the all-you-can-eat-buttermilk pancakes at I-Hop for five bucks, you can get the I-Hop syrup. Bring it home for your own deliciousness. And I see this is going to be put to the test very soon.

Wendy's. now through September 15th. If you're listening live today is August 15th, 2024, so for one month, now until September 15th, you can grab a small frosty at Wendy's for $1. According to this, no limits on how often you can indulge. Now, I don't know if you have to keep driving through the drive-through.

Yeah, like a small frosty for a dollar. Yeah, like a small frosty for a dollar. They only give you one, and you just have to keep coming through the drive-thru, which, I'm not opposed to doing. But they say there's no limit on how often you can indulge. Now, can I order 20 small frosties at one time?

I hope so, because I'm going to give it a try. Now, they say, oh, you can try the triple berry flavor, which is a mixed strawberry, raspberry, raspberry, and blackberry. No, thank you. I just want the chocolate, please. I like the original, the classic Wendy's chocolate, Frosty, please. They always try to get the, well, you want the vanilla or the chocolate? Did I say I wanted it?

I said I wanted a frosty. When people say they want a frosty, they mean the chocolate, okay? They don't mean, oh, you know what? I want the triple berry flavor frosty. Now, if they want the triple berry flavor frosty, that's what they're going to ask for. If you order a frosty, you want the chocolate frosty. They better get that worked out on AI because that's a problem. That's what, yeah, I'd like a frosty, please.

I'd like the dollar small frosty. Oh, did you want chocolate or the triple berry flavor? Did I say I wanted the triple berry flavor? No, I wanted a frosty, which means I want the chocolate. It's pretty simple. Anyway, I'm going to give that to the test because I am a fan of Frosties. I know, surprise. But for a buck, and plus, they better not.

I wonder, I'll let you know. This is going to be a CTF report because I want to know if the. small is an extra small now that they're only a dollar right because the mediums and the larges and the smalls it used to be able to be able to get a medium and a large and now so i guess we know obviously we've got the small for a dollar it better not be a one of those chintsy small ones man i'll be i will it will make me upset because the last time i went to wendies uh it was quite expensive uh cost me quite a bit of money at the drive-thru i was i was actually i don't know that i was shocked but

I was like, whoa. So I was mildly shocked because we ordered, you know, I just went through Wendy's Drive-Thru. We don't know something from Wednesdays, yeah. Everybody gets what they want. And then that's what I want. And then it's a million dollars. And you're like, it's a million dollars? Yes, that's right.

It's a million dollars. And you can pay at the first window. Oh, okay. Sure. Can I cancel anything off of this order? No, it's already been put in. Okay. All right.

Let's go to the break. I need something cold to drink And I wish I had a frosty Desperately So I did this story on my fat five segment For Pat Gray unleashed this morning As I was a part of the show Because we had Lee Greenwood in studio this morning

A guy still cranking along, man 81, 82 years old I don't know what he is He's in his 81 And still cranking along Working busy every day Pretty incredible. He's lived an amazing life. Lee Greenwood. If you go back and watch Our 2 of Pat Gray Unleashed this morning, you'll catch the Lee Greenwood interview.

He was a, you know, he's a fascinating guy. And amazingly, he's the same age as our president. Yeah. You can't even tell the difference. I mean, they're just like, they're simbatico. It's the same, almost the same guy. Just amazing. how alert and conscious Lee Greenwood is

and how amazing our president is not alert and conscious. But that's just me. I did this. This is the story I started out talking about. Will Levis, the quarterback for the Tennessee Titans, remember when he, when we all fell in love, when I say we all fell in love with him, when we all realized how much he loved mayonnaise

and he put mayonnaise in his coffee. and then Helmans signed him to an endorsement deal. Of course, why wouldn't you? Provided him with a lifetime supply of mayonnaise. Well, Levis and Helmans have just announced a joint venture of fragrance. Oh, man. And I guess you already figured out what it's going to be. The world's first, perfume de mayonnaise.

It was crafted to harness the tantalizing scent of the world's most alluring condiment. Now, the headline of the story that I loved said that Will Levis mayonnaise cologne shows that we have strayed from God's light. Pretty funny. So what is it? I mean, it smells. It's got to smell nasty. I'm not a big mayo guy anyway. But according to this, Will Levis.

number eight offers bold, savory notes of tart lemon, mayonnaise accord, parsley, musk, and creamy vanilla with coffee undertones. Oh, that does not sound good at all. And it's only eight bucks. You can get a bottle of

Will Levis number eight available at willlevis number eight.com while supplies last. Now, I looked this morning and they were sold out and said they were going to be restocked at 10 a.m. this morning. so let's see if we can buy now at will levis number eight buy now yes not sold out they're available oh no they are oh no gosh darn it and they keep telling you uh it sold out for today the scent of greatness will be restocked tomorrow at 10 a.m eastern so ah so if you want your will levis number eight perfume de mayonnaise

make sure that you're logging into will levis number a.com around 10 a.m. Eastern and hopefully they will have the fragrance restocked just for you. So when you think of the entertainment field, three of the biggest female entertainment moguls you can think of probably are what Madonna, Carol Burnett, Katie Perry. Ha. That must be just roll right off your right off your tongue, don't they? I know. That's what I'm saying.

They just roll right off your tongue. Madonna, Carol Burnett, Katie Perry, right there. Anyway, Madonna, what they have all in common is that they are in the news and I wanted to talk about them.

Madonna was on her little birthday outing around the world in Italy, who doesn't take their 66th birthday to Italy. and she was out with her new boyfriend, Akeem. Now, Akeem Morris, who is 37 years younger than Madonna, was out. He's a Jamaican-born soccer player. And he was, I don't think he was with a cover shoot,

a magazine cover shoot with her. But the loved birds were just walking around Italy, just happy as little two birdies in a nest. And it was good to see. it's good to see that Madonna has found love finally. She was dressed in her Dulce and Gabana, and she held Akeem's arm as they were taking in the sights at Portofino, Italy. So nothing says love like Akeem and Madonna wandering around Italy on an afternoon.

Am I right? All right. And good for Madonna. I have no, look, if this was reversed rolls, male and female, I definitely would not have a problem. And so there's no reason for me to have a problem with Madonna, except that she's, I've had kind of a rough go of it lately.

And boy, there's one picture of her. Like some of these pictures still, she's still, you know, the pictures look like she's holding up okay. A couple of these pictures, though, ooh, Madonna, baby, what are you doing? That is, you're not, you're not, you are not a Keem's age anymore, let alone 21. and just so just take it easy and remember that you're not okay i know you're still madonna i got it

still madonna but uh you're not really madonna you know what i'm saying you're not oh you're not the katie perry uh you're not the katy perry madonna anymore uh katy perry i mentioned her she's in trouble um apparently uh her lifetimes video that's out now and katy is still looking pretty good, man. How many, she's only had, what, like one kid now? So she came back strong. She, she had her new video lifetimes.

And apparently, it's now come to, come to the Spanish government's attention that the filming of this music video for a new single was on ecologically sensitive sand dunes. And she was out there without permission. So I don't know what happens to her. but she could be in big trouble.

Now, what's going to happen? Katie will apologize and say, I thought we had permission. I'm so sorry. And here's a bunch of money. And we'll be good. Have a nice day. But until that happens,

she's going to be in trouble and being badmouthed by the Spanish government. So we'll see what happens. But I will say that Katie looks better than Madonna is looking. It's her forthcoming seventh album. 143, which was produced in part by accused abuser Dr. Luke. Oh, my gosh. This whole thing is starting to fall apart in Katie's lap.

So she's, uh, Katie is 39 years old now. And it says here, the song and the accompanying music video were slammed as a regressive attempt to revive Perry's signature, campy brand girl power of the 2020s. Oh, wow. and they're saying that she hasn't done it and to stop trying to be 20 years old again. Ooh, so maybe Katie is starting to turn into Madonna. Sorry.

I guess maybe she is the 39-year-old Madonna when Madonna was, you know, 39 instead of being 66. So Katie is just following along and Madonna's footsteps. Then there's Carol Burnett, the legendary. Carol Burnett. And apparently she gave an interview. She's 91 now. She was on the Varieties Awards

Circuit podcast. Love that. The Varieties Awards Circuit podcast. She's 91. That's what you need to talk to them because they start talking about anything that they want to talk about. But she said that

I'm not a prude, but sometimes I think some of the stuff today that's been kind of easy to get a laugh by being a little blue. I don't mind if it's within the character, but They do it just to say a bad word.

I think it's boring and it's not funny. And she mentioned funny is the Dick Van Dyke show. Funny is the Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, all in the family. And they hold up today. Well, do they? You know, maybe some pieces of those shows hold up, but the whole shows don't really hold up. Carol, you know, you may be stuck in a time warp there a little bit. but she said that she found

monster success with her variety show yeah she did for I don't know 10 12 years or whatever on CBS and she her variety show was great now she said that she'd like to see variety come back

who wouldn't who wouldn't want to see a variety come back you kind of have that with the late shows but not quite what Carol did or what would want to have done. But she said that there's no way that they could do it today because it would be too expensive and too extravagant. We had a 28 piece orchestra, 12 dancers. We had 60 to 75 costumes a week.

Bob Mackie designed for our guest stars. You couldn't do that today. Wow. We kind of did a Broadway mini musical comedy review every week and that couldn't be done today. You could do it little bit different though. You could do it today. But to be funny and you'd have to do it on a platform that would allow you to not be politically correct. Because if you're going to try to be politically correct, it's over. With MX Platinum, $400 in annual credits for travel and dining means you not only satisfy your travel bug, but your taste buds too. That. That. That's the powerful backing of Amex. Conditions apply.

Who died today? Who died today? Well, let's begin with Wallace, Wally Amos. Wally Amos, founder of famous Amos cookies, has died at the age of 88. Sean and Sarah Amos, two of his children, said that he died in his Honolulu home due to complications of dementia. Very, very, very sad. I wish that on no one.

He is also survived by his two other children, Gregory and Michael, and his wife, Carol Williams. His family and famous Amos current owner, the Fierro group, confirmed that Wally Amos died. That's nice. We needed multiple people to confirm the death. Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos

Amos Cookies dead at the age of 88. Then we have Gina Rowlands. Gina Rowlands, actress, dead at the age of 94. She was the wife and muse of John Casavetes, who's, I mean, she was in faces and women under the influence opening night and Gloria. She has passed away at the age of 94. Rowlands, of course, died surrounded by her family members at her home in Indian Wells, California.

And apparently she had battled Alzheimer's since 2019. Again, oh, man, it's just come on. We've got to, man, we have got to find a cure for Alzheimer's or dementia or whatever you want to call it. Those are two different things, Jeff. Okay, fine. We have to find a cure for all of them then. Gina Rawlins Wow

Dead at the age of 94 And this story Shout up You know we talked earlier About Disney trying to get out of a lawsuit That killed someone They don't want to pay 50,000

Or less than 50,000 Or whatever they're trying to get out of Because they served A lady Food she was allergic to And they told her It wasn't food That she was allergic to

This jury just awarded a family, $2 million because a 76-year-old man, I think it's worth more than $2 million, to be honest with you, but I'll, you know, okay, whatever they think. The 76-year-old man died during severe burns,

suffering severe burns, from a 150-degree shower at a Kentucky motel. Not Disney, but a Kentucky motel. And that got him $2 million. but the way that this guy died man holy cow uh today i just want to say the three people that i've mentioned who have died i don't wish i don't wish anyone to die that way i know i know either the dementia uh the alzheimer's or the burning in a scalding hot shower the man took a shower

was almost immediately bombarded with scalding hot water which knocked him on the floor of the shower tub where the water continued to scold him The lawsuit said the water temperature exceeded 150 degrees Fahrenheit. He sustained third degree burns from which he never fully recovered. Wow. Just incredible. Now, I will say this, just as a side note, you know. It's been a long time since I've gotten in the shower, gotten in the shower,

and the shower has already been on, and I haven't tested it, whether, you know, you're at a hotel or you're at your house, you always turn it on and get the water to the temperature you want and then you walk into the shower, right? Or you step into the tub and pull the old shower curtain and you're ready to go depending on, you know, where you're taking a shower at. I don't think I've ever actually, you know,

stepped into a shower and then just turn down the water to take a shower. So come to think of it, maybe he didn't earn $2 million. Maybe what are you doing? What are you thinking, old man? I was just sad. I mean, because once it's on, and it's just scalding your body as a 76-year-old man, you fall down in the tub and, you know,

you're screaming or whatever about the time people get to you. The water's still scalding and burning. Just terrible. I don't wish that on anyone. But, again, on the other hand, how about you turn the water on and make sure it's not 150 degrees? Is that just me? Okay, never mind. Then I had the Matthew Perry story today.

The big story, everyone, that's ever that's all. Everybody's talking about Matthew Perry, whack! And made some arrests in Matthew Perry's death, whack! So they made arrests in connection with the ketamine death of Matthew Perry. There have been multiple arrests, including one doctor. They've executed search warrants, seized computers, phones, and other electronic equipment to determine who supplied Perry with the ketamine. Okay?

Sure, he died in his hot tub last year and he's still dead. And sure, he was on a ketamine program, which I think he had been wean off of or were supposed to have been wean off of. But he was still, you know, needing the ketamine. infusion therapy only on his own. So he was still doing the system a week before his death. And so apparently they, you know, he ingested not legally prescribed. Oh, okay.

Oh, okay. So that's because he bought it illegally. All right. So they've arrested one doctor along with what they call several dealers. I would call them friends. But several dealers who helped arrange and deliver kettle. and two parries. So that's good. Man, you're keeping the

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Then I sat with Pat and Stu on the Glenbeck radio program. Glenn was off. So we did Glenbeck Radio. And then I came down here and recorded this show. I give and I give and I give. I know I work this tongue to the bone. So yes, you're welcome, by the way. Yesterday, and thank you for listening. I know, blah, blah, blah.

Yesterday I asked, man, I wonder when we're going to get some numbers on the Olympics. Ask and you shall receive, Jeff, because originally they said that it was going to look like they were going to cost about $10 billion to put on the Paris Olympics. They had to have spent, you know, obviously a small fortune. Now, if it was 10 billion, they claim that that would have been only about 25% over the initial budget. Oh, okay. But I see a report that broke yesterday that talked about the estimated cost, $8.2 billion. Huh. 8.2 billion, which would make the Paris Olympics It's the sixth most expensive Olympic Games of all time. Summer or winter, according to Wallet Hub analysis.

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, were the most expensive, costing $25 billion. Whoo! Originally planned for 2020, but delayed one year due to COVID. Those expenses, 3.2... I don't say how much they spent. Well, just know that it was under $25 billion.

That's a whole lot of money to be spending. Somebody had to deep pocket some of that money, and that wouldn't surprise me that some of those deep pockets belonged to the International Olympic Committee. But that's just me. I have no absolute proof of any of that. Okay. And of course, these causes... associated with hosting some recent Olympic games have been so high.

Countries have lost money. What? I won't hear of it. Yeah. Tokyo said they lost roughly $800 million. Uh-huh. Okay. And Brazil, wow, Brazil said they lost $2 billion for the Rio de Janeiro games. But with now the Olympic Committee will tell you that you didn't really lose money

because all that money and advertising you brought people awareness of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro and you can't put a price tag on that man I could work for the Olympic Committee easy so you know that my youngest son is named Maximus and of course I got the name from the original Gladiator

and when I watched that movie I just you know I fell in love with the movie and I must have watched it a million times I haven't watched it in a while it's about time that I watch it it again. I really do. I mean, I love the movie. It was great. And Maximus, I mean, Maximus, Desmus Meridius, commander to the armies of the North, General of the Feles and Legious, loyal servant to the real Emperor Marcus Aurelis, who will have his vengeance in this life or the next. I just love that movie. And I named my son Maximus and because of it. So, and I was a fan of Russell

Crow. I like Russell Crow a lot. I'm a fan of Russell Crow. I'm a fan of his work and his work and that movie was, you know, tremendous. And I was working, you know, several movies are tremendous. But I saw an interview, my sister-in-law said me an interview. She sent me a link that has it playing through something called Outstanding Screenplays.com. And he's just telling a story about being in the Sistine Chapel and how he was treated. And it is awesome. It's just one of my new favorite Russell Crow stories.

A Sistine Chapel by myself. just with my kids and my mom. And usually that would be an experience you share with hundreds and hundreds of other tourists. And the young fellow who was taking us around said, Mr. Crow, for you, we're going to put on the lights of the Pope. You come into the Sistine Chapel, cappella is 16, only for the natural light to come in.

Because of the paintings, we don't want the paintings to... Yeah, how cool would that be? Holy Father, come for a contemplation. We're doing the switch and the lights of their bulb, you know? And he hit the switch and bang, the Sistine Chapel is fully lit. And you can see the details now. You can see the facial expression. I mean, it was just amazing, you know.

And I said to him, I thanked him, I said, you know, why did you do that for us? It was such a special privilege. And he goes, Maximus, you are the eighth king of realm. Think about it. Seriously, think about it. That would be awesome. Plus, I mean, when you're the 8th King of Rome, good things happen.

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