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Episode Date: March 24, 2025

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So we are less than a month away from this event. and according to this, the White House is looking for corporate sponsorships for its upcoming Easter Egg Roll event. Now, I don't know when the Easter Egg Roll would be. I guess it would be Saturday the 19th or maybe Friday the 18th of April. But they're looking for sponsorships that range from $75,000 to $200,000 with the promise of logo and branding opportunities. That will be all. Awesome. I want to see a chewing the fat egg rolling down the old egg roll hill. It started back in 1878, and they usually just have, you know, sponsored by the American Egg Board.

And maybe they'll be the title sponsor for this year's event. But they've hired a company Harbinger to try to get sponsors, and people are like, oh, I can't believe that they're doing this. Well, it was already at one time sponsored originally by the American Egg Board. So let's go ahead and just let them have at it anyway. Egg prices are down and people are all wound up about the egg prices. So let's do it. Now, according to Harbinger, the sponsorships will get you initial planning and event day execution. I love it.

I want to see the, you're watching the Home Depot, White House Egg Roll event. That's what's going to happen. You're rocking the Coca-Cola Egg Roll. Now we have a special race sponsored today by Pepsi by Miller Light. It's going to be awesome. So be ready. Be ready for that because you're going to have corporate sponsorships

promoting their sponsorships of the 2025 Easter Egg Roll event. at the White House. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat. You know, and while I love the idea of the sponsorships for the egg roll event, which, you know, whatever, that's fine. It's going to make us some money. I'd be, you know, fascinating to see where that money goes. But I do have, I don't know how I feel about the gold card, which is a fast-track ticket to U.S. citizenship. I don't know. I just, I don't know how I feel about that. You know, Donald Trump is charging $5 million for the gold. gold card visa and it's a hit they've sold a bunch of them and so i don't know why we're you know

allowing this to happen it just feels like i don't know it just feels uh what's the word i'm looking for wrong but i guess the program is due to replace the eb5 visa which usually cost about twenty thousand dollars and stipulates a hefty investment in a u.s business in favor of vetted wealthy migrants. Okay. So we'll see. We'll see if it happens apparently. I mean, the president said it was going to raise $55 trillion in revenue. All right. I mean, they've already sold a bunch, according to Howard Lutnik, who is the Secretary of Commerce, and I believe that he even said he would have purchased some had he given the opportunity. So I don't know. It just feels weird. That's all. I know it's just me. I get it. I mean, I'm in love with the sponsorships of the Egg Roll.

But this, buying a citizenship, seems a little weird. But they're already paying money, so they may as well pay more. Right? Right. You know, speaking of, well, spending more money and actually trying to save money, you know, Southwest said that they are going to start charging people for their bags. if they want to fly Southwest. And they've always had their bags fly free promo,

and now they're slapping their would-be customers in the face. So the end of May begins there, we're charging for bags, and that's the way it is. Well, Frontier Airlines, we may have mentioned this briefly on another show, where Frontier Airlines is saying, hey, why don't you come fly with us? We love you. Think of this as the ultimate do.

divorce, your old airline deal. If travelers show us the love, well, we'll make these perks permanent. What perks would that be? Well, Frontier Airlines is offering a new economy bundle that include the free carry-on, seat selection, and flight changes, as well as a free checked bag for flights between May 28th and August 18th. And they may keep them there for the whole time if you show them enough love. And of course, that's, you know, that's their response to Southwest Airlines. you know, their CEO said, uh, oh, we have focus on delivering grade value without extra fees. Uh-huh.

So one of my favorite comments about this? I mean, people were saying, hey, I guess I'm flying frontier now. Ha ha ha ha, ha, ha. Well, my favorite comment came from, uh, a post on, uh, on X may have been Instagram. Uh, I'm not quite sure which social media platform I saw this on. Uh, frontier out here acting like a talk. toxic X who suddenly got their life together and wants you back. I've changed. I swear,

free bags now. Please don't go back to Southwest. They don't love you like I do. So Frontier has become your toxic X and they're going to try to save you a little money at least beginning at the end of May when Southwest raises their prices. So, you know, it's up to you. You know what else is up to you? How prepared you want to be? case of an emergency? I mean, emergency preparedness is so important and we live in a world that's constantly changing in ways we don't see coming. But one thing that will always remain the same is the need to be ready now. Some emergency preparedness vitals includes emergency contacts, a plan for evacuation routes, meeting places, a getaway bag with important documents, flashlights, batteries,

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the invention that was supposed to change the world. I'm sorry, revolutionized transportation. That's what Dean Kamen said. But that segue did not go over well and kind of bombed. Well, and they've changed hands numerous times since then. And it's now owned by this 9-Bot company, which is a Chinese company, and they've owned it for, I don't know,

at least 10 years, something like that, I think. But they had a big recall. And they don't make those segways anymore, but they do have their website, It has multiple vehicles that they sell. I mean, they have the E-kick scooter, the e-bike, the go-cart, the self-balancing vehicle. Those are fun. It's a good way to bash your head in.

Off-road vehicle. Oh, just they're fun, Jeff. Yeah, I know. They have a power station. They have some robotics. They have the commercial e-bikes or the e-scooters, the robot lawnmower, So, I mean, they have quite a few products here at the E-kick scooter 9-Bot. And they look like the E2 Pro is the one to get.

So anyway, and they have the Max G3 and the E-T-3 Pro. They have quite a few products. So there has a big recall, though, on these Segway scooters. I know. Dangerous is what it is. So about 220,000. Segway scooters, which have been sold nationwide, have been recalled because the product's folding mechanism

can fail while in use. You don't want that. You do not want that. Posing a fall hazard, yeah, and it's left 20 people with injuries, including broken bones, bruises, and lacerations. Yeah. So the recall involves all Segway 9-Bot max G30Ps, the Max G30 LP kick scooters. And according to a note is posted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission,

love them. The Los Angeles-based Segway, oh, they're based out of Los Angeles, yet they're owned in China and manufactured in China and Malaysia. Huh. Okay. I said it's received 68 reports of folding mechanism failures, including 20 injuries.

That's not good. So you could purchase these on Amazon, Segways, website, Best Buy, Costco, Sam's Club, all the big box scores, between $600,000. Oh, okay. So any of these products that were made between January of 2020 and February of 2025, or purchased during that time frame, have been recalled. You do not want to be riding one of those bad boys and have it close up on you mid-ride. it does not sound like it would be fun at all.

So stop using the recalled scooters and contact Segway immediately to determine whether your folding mechanism needs adjustment and to get free maintenance kit that includes tools and instructions on checking and tightening the mechanism. So if it does, if we've decided that your particular scooter, if we've determined that your particular scooter

has an issue, and needs adjustment, then we're going to send you a kit with tools and instructions on how you can fix it. Oh, that's special. That's a new thing that's going on with these products, and I like it. We're not going to fix it for you.

Don't send it to us. We're not going to send anybody out to fix it. We're going to send you a little zip-lock bag full of stuff with directions so that you can fix it. That's cute. I like that. I think had other recalls, too. This story talks about how the company, in November,

so not that long ago, recalled about 1,400, Segway 9Bot P100 kick scooters. I knew there was something wrong with that. After getting 31 reports of broken front forks on the scooters and six injuries. And then it also recalled the 9 bot kids bike helmets that did not comply with federal safety standards in March of 2022. So just be careful out there. As always, when you're on a scooter.

But most importantly, if you're riding around on your 9 bot max G30P or the max G30 LP kick scooter. Yeah, be extra careful because that bad boy could fold up on you mid-ride. Nobody wants that. You know, there's a couple of kids that ride those bad-boy scooters in my neighborhood, and I see them, you know, racing down the street from time to time and around the sidewalks and stuff, and they look fun, actually.

But I haven't seen one fold up on them. So, I'm going to have to stop and help him if they're riding along and then I see them, you know, have one of those bad boys fold up on a mid-ride. Yeah, you've got to stop. Don't you? Yeah, you have to. Hey, be sure to follow me on my social media at Jeffie JFR on X. Jeff Fisher Radio on Instagram and Facebook.

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Hence the name Saturday morning live at 9 a.m. Central. But if you miss it live, I mean, you can always go back and listen to the show and view the show on X at Jeffrey JFR anytime. Because that's the way the internet works. works. And I'm actually, I've been, I'm racking my brain into doing this new project. And I don't want to say it out loud because I don't want to spoil it. And I don't want to give anyone else an idea. Because I want to do this before someone else does it. And so just, just keep your ears open. Keep your ears open and your social media open because I'm really, I'm really thinking that it's going to happen. And it should be fun when. it does and we'll see if we can make it worthy or not. But it'll be something separate from chewing the fat. And I've had this, I've wanted to do it for quite a while and I just have been lazy and not done it. And I need to just do it. I need to just do it. So keep your eyes and ears open for that. All right, let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately.

If you like me have been wondering why Taylor Swift hasn't been posting on Instagram, I, I, you're just, we're just like one another. We're excited. Well, she had an 100-day Instagram hiatus. And to be honest with you, I don't know if that was on purpose or if it was brought on, you know, just because she didn't want to post anything anymore. Probably was on purpose. Anyway, she had a 100-day fast from Instagram.

And she finally posted, I'm so excited. and she posted, she was, I love this album so much, and it was praised for Selena Gomez's new album. So, man, ha,

I'm excited. She just posted her love of Selena Gomez's new album. I love this album so much. Oh my, G-O-D-D-D-D-D-D-D-D. Those were all caps in all those words. And that was her Instagram, that was her Instagram post.

And then her Instagram stories shared a link to the album. So who knew Selena had a new album out? You did? You knew it was a 14th song record? Her first major musical release since 2020, rare? Well, her fans are certainly pleased. Yeah, I guess. I mean, let's see.

Please, the current Queen of Pop shared the project on social media. They're also expressing frustration with other artists who are not showing support, despite the fact Gomez has supported them in the past. You bitches. Selina has said nice things about you. You need to say nice things back. That is awesome.

Well, speaking of awesome, how did Snow White do this weekend? Opening weekend, a blockbuster film with reportedly costing $270 million to produce. I made $43 million at the box office this weekend, which is not. good. Now, it made 87.3 million global, but they expected at least that 87 million here in the US and knew. I mean, that was the original plan after, uh, what's her face? Renée Ziegler and, uh, you

know, it became such a nightmare for them. Uh, she, that movie was cooked from the very beginning. So we'll see. Uh, they may end up making their money back and then some globally, but, uh, all reports are that it was terrible. In fact, the one review that I read, and it wasn't even really a review, it was just copying of the headlines from different

websites and magazines. The Independent, lazy, visually repellent. The Guardian, exhaustingly awful. The Times. Disney has trashed its reputation. Huffington Post, a strange hot mess.

Screen daily, listless. And for TV, Vanity Fair put on here, good enough for TV. BBC, film has major identity crisis. Wow. So the only place that gave it a great review was variety. And we talked about that last week. And that did not work well.

That did not work well at all. Coming in number two was Black Bag. I'm not really sure what. that is. It's with Michael Bass Fender, I think, right? He's the star of that with Kate Blanchett as well. Okay, what was that stupid movie about? When intelligent agent Catherine Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband, also a legendary agent, faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage or his country. Okay, well, there you go. That got 4.4 million this weekend. And that's number two. Wow, no one is going to the theater anymore. Captain

America, 4.1, although it's got 192 million domestic. Mickey 17, we talked about that last week. That actually looks like, I love the premise of that, but it's only made 3.9 million this weekend. Novakane, that looked agonizing, although it might be funny in some

parts, that was 3.7 million. Wow. The Alto Knights made 3.1 million. Wow. Okay, 5 million global, though. That's with Robert De Niro, a gangster double act. You know, De Niro, you might be done. Deuce Niro, it might be over for you. Okay, stop doing it.

I appreciate your work. I love your work. I love a lot of your work. Maybe the days of people wanting to see you are over. The day the earth blew up, a Looney Tunes movie. Okay. I made 1.83 of The Monkey. Dogman, last supper round out the top 10.

I will say this. The 76.4 million total weekend box office, they are down 26% from the same time last year. Wow. And nowhere near 2019's 148 million Hall. Wow. So right now they're saying that Snow White becomes Disney's latest expensive misfire.

Yeah. But they're hoping that maybe the Easter break will salvage some of that. Good luck with that. And the Alto Knights wow. I got nothing. I mean, they were hoping for De Niro to have a little bit. So next week I think, don't we get, or at least the next two weeks, we get the Minecraft movies,

and I don't know. I mean, I know a lot of people that like to play Minecraft and build things in Minecraft, but the movie itself, I think that's Jack Black. I don't think it's going to be, what's the word I'm looking for? I don't think it's going to be good. But you never know.

You never know. It might be great. Uh-huh. Remember we talked about Othello starring Danzo Washington and Jake Gillinghall, which was, they were doing a preview weeks. They had a couple of preview weeks, and they sold out performances.

I mean, they made over almost $3 million in these preview weeks. And so this weekend was the opening of Othello at the Barrymore Theater in New York. And the average ticket price, I guess, $338. I think you had to pay a little bit more if you wanted to get into that bad boy. It opened this weekend, as a matter of fact. And good news for all involved, we've seen. seen a sighting of Joe Biden. Yes, he was at the

opening night of Othello. Jill and Joe were there. Oh my gosh. It was so good to see both of them. It was terrible, but he was there. And amazingly, he got seats to the dump at the Broadway theater, at

the Barrymore Theater in New York. And apparently, he got to go backstage and take a couple of picks with Denzel and Jake. Oh, that's so special. yes, I know, and Jill was just, oh, she looks so good in her, you know, blue, sparkle thing that she wore.

Ugh, the pictures of him meeting Jake and Danzel. Jake looks like he's in love with him. It's just agonizing. Anyways, out and about. Good to see Joe out and about, and Othello is going to go until June 8th, I think, a limited engagement run with Danzel and Jake, so I'm sure.

sure it'll make a lot of money and everybody will be really, really happy. Am I right? Of course. And there are a couple other plays going on in New York at this time that, you know, maybe we're seeing, actually. There's the Glenn Gary, Glenn Ross play with Bill Burr, Karen Calkin, and Bob Odenkirk. That would be fun to see. And then there's a snare a snook.

Snara snook. Snara, I can't. Sarah Snook. Sarah Snook, and I don't think it's Snook. I think it's Snoke. We always called her Sarah Snook from Succession, but I think it's Snoke. I was reading a story this weekend that said it's not Snook,

okay, it's Snoke. Okay, you got it. No problem. So she plays this character that is a 26 different people. That might be worth watching. She might be able to pull that off. I don't know if she can or not, but it'd be fun to watch. It'd be tough to do. That's a lot of work. We do 30 different characters in one show. Yeah.

The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Picture of Dorian Gray, that play. And she gets to play 26 completely different people. You're doing some work out on the stage at night, pulling. that off. So it might be worth seeing Sarah Snoke. It's hockey season, and you can get anything you need delivered with Uber Eats. Well, almost, almost anything. So no, you can't get a nice rank on Uber Eats. But iced tea, ice cream, or just plain old ice? Yes, we deliver those. Goaltenders, no, but chicken tenders, yes, because those are groceries, and we deliver those too. Along with your favorite

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and I didn't go back to it until a little while later, and I realized I spelled his name wrong, so I apologize to all the people on X. His last name is F-O-R-E-M-A-N, not F-R-M-A-N. That was just a typo mistake, and I apologize to anyone, and especially George and the family,

for spelling his name wrong. The story, at least, had his name correct in the picture that I posted. It didn't say what the cause of death was, but he was 76. So, I don't know. Seventy-six is young in today's world, though, right? Right? Of course he is. I was reading this entire story on CBS News website,

and it talks about he was born in Texas. He grew up in Houston, and he dropped out of school at the age of 15. He became a mugger and a brawler. He won an Olympic gold medal, two-time heavyweight champion. He competed, you know, the guy had an iconic life. He beat Joe Frazier. I mean, the iconic line from Howard Co. Selle, down goes Frasier.

Down goes Frasier. I mean, that was George Foreman that put Frasier down. It was awesome. And then, you know, the rumble in the jungle with Muhammad Ali. His story about that is awesome. He said that I figured I was. would just go there and knock him out. And he said, I'd knock him out in a couple of rounds.

And then he said in the third round, I'd hit him, and he fell on me. And I thought, that's it. And he started screaming, oh, you got, George, show me something. And I knew then I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Yeah, you're not beating Mohammed at that time. And he said they became friends after that, I bet. And then he came back and won the championship again. And in this entire story, it talks about his children, including his five sons,

who are famously named George Edward Foreman, and, you know, he was a preacher, and he's a father and a grand and great-grandfather, and the best friend you could have. And, I mean, it was just a very, very, it was a nice story from CBS News, except it doesn't mention one thing about the George Foreman Grill. What? I mean, the man was, it was a giant among men with the George Foreman Grill. That's what brought him into the world, man. He was a heavyweight champion? Yes.

Did he win a gold medal two gold medals in the Olympics? Yes. A two-time world champion in boxing? Yes. So what? He created the George Forman Grill. Are you kidding? The man transformed the world with the George Foreman Grill.

Who among us has had a George Foreman Grill? I kind of like the George Forman Grill. My wife now was not crazy about it, so we don't have one. But if I could, I would still cook with the George Forman Grill. No problem. I don't know why my wife Amber has a problem with it now. Maybe she just hates George Foreman.

Maybe that's it. Maybe she's the one person who doesn't like George Foreman. I don't know, but she never did like the grill, so we don't have one. But I've had one in the past. I love them.

And the entire story does not mention the George Foreman grill. CBS News. Do better. Rest in peace to George Foreman, dead at the age of 76. All right. where should we go?

We can go to Jan Schweiderman. Jan Schweiterman, dead at the age of 52. The actor behind one of Nickelodeon's earliest movie villains

had a short battle with cancer. Jan Patrick J.P. Schweiderman, known for playing the antagonist Kurt Buswell in the 1997

comedy Goodberger died at Mercy Hospital in Missouri. Missouri. So rest in peace to Jan Patrick J.P. So Whiterman, dead at the age of 52. Then we have a busy who died today. We have Kenneth Sims, former number one NFL draft pick for the New England Patriots dead at the age of 65. Wow. He was battling an illness and died in his sleep at home. Doesn't say what illness that was. Okay. So it's very sad. He played at Texas and went to the Patriots. And so rest in peace to Kenneth Sims, dead at the age of 65.

Then we have Jessica Aber. Jessica Aber, I think that's how you pronounce her last name. I'm not sure. A.B.E.R. The ex-U-S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. They just found her dead at 43. Yeah, I just found her dead. so we don't know what killed her

we don't know the death remained under investigation apparently they were called there to the home of her apartment where she lived because there was an unresponsive human at this home and that unresponsive human was Jessica Aber 43 and so she was appointed by Biden

resigned her position in January when President Trump took office yeah and so we don't know what the cause of death was. We do not know, but she is dead at the age of 43. Very sad. And then Mia Love, Mia Love. Didn't we just talk about her how sick she was not long ago? I don't remember. I feel like I had her name out of my mouth in the recent past. That's how I remember things. If I came out of my mouth, I know that, well, I know I talked about that because I remember, you know, stuff that

comes out of my mouth most of the time. Mia Love, the first black Republican woman elected to Congress, died Sunday at her home in Utah, age 49. Very sad. She was surrounded by her family and friends very, so she suffered, she all of a sudden got cancer really quick, and

she thought it was going away. That's what we talked about. She was in remission. Right. We talked about that she thought she was getting better because she'd been really sick. Nope. Sorry about it. Cancer, man. You know, I mean, FK. There's no doubt about that.

You can quote me on that F cancer. Rest in peace to Mia Love, dead at the age of 49. And from our not dead yet file, the Pope rolled on back to the Vatican this weekend after his five-week stay at the hospital for double pneumonia. He was, I mean, he was admitted on Valentine's Day, I think, for the respiratory infection. And then he was regular ventilation, blood transperations, and several procedures. I didn't say what procedures they were, but now he will begin a two-month convalescence

after enduring two nearly fatal critical episodes. Huh, okay. So the Pontiff rolled in. We saw him at the Vatican yesterday. He rolled out onto the balcony, and they put a microphone in front of him, and he spoke. He was, the reports were that he looked bloated and frail.

He did look frail, and when he spoke, It sounded really thin, and he was grasping to get air due to the lung damage. But it didn't look as bloated as he had in the past, to me. But, you know, to the world, I guess he did. So I guess that's the 38-day hospitalization was the longest of Francis's 12-year papacy. He had been admitted three other times. Mark's the second longest of any recent pope behind John Paul's second.

55 days day in 1981. So he's still not the longest. But the Pope, the Pope is rolling on. This episode is brought to you by Peloton. A new era of fitness is here. Introducing the new Peloton Cross Training Tread Plus, powered by Peloton IQ,

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Currently, we've got some wildfires happening in North Carolina right now. According to this report, four wildfires ranged across one county, Polk County in North Carolina. Largest to each spanning more than 2,000 acres. Wow. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issues. mandatory evacuations for part of the county, where containment and rescue efforts were made more difficult by Detritus, D-E-T-R-I-T-U-S.

Is that how you pronounce that? Detritus. I knew it. I knew it. Detritus, right? Detritus. D-E-T-R-I-T-U-S. Detritus.

Right. And I don't know what that is. but they were hampered by it so I went ahead and looked it up as I wasn't sure what detritus was so rock and small particles or other material worn or broken away from a mass as by the action of water or glacial ice

any disintegrated natural debris okay so that's detritus and we had a fire in the Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina. That was also 0% contained as of last night. South Carolina governor

Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency. Drought conditions are thought to be a major factor in both states. Wow, I mean, once they're over, they're flooding and now it's drought conditions. We have these wildfires. The sheriff in South Carolina said a negligent act committed by

a group of teens led to the table rock fire in that state. Again, they're neglected teens must be named climate change because there can't be brought on by bad humans that had to have been climate change. You know what I'm saying? And so was all that detritus. I was brought on by climate change as well.

I was looking at, according to Microsoft co-pilot, they talked about how detritus means what we talked about, you know, the small particles and other material worn or broken away from a mass as by action of the water or glacial lights, but it also says that it can refer to any disintegrated material or debris. The term can also be used metaphorically to refer to the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken down, such as the detritus of ancient civilizations or the detritus of a failed relationship. So we can all have a little bit of detritus around us.

Get it? Detritus, around us? No, that's not the joke. of the day. I just, yeah, working on writing material. Hey, congratulations. A joke of the day will be coming up shortly anyway. That, you know, I think you'll appreciate. But I want to congratulate Mariah Carey first.

She won her copyright infringement case from a, from over her, All I Want for Christmas is You. So in a ruling from a U.S. judge, they rejected the allegations of songwriter Adam Stone, who released a song with the same name in 1989. He accused Marquised of exploiting his popularity and style.

Uh-huh. Mr. Stone, who performs under the name Vince Vance, and who doesn't love Vince Vance? He's performing in the lounge tonight. Was claiming at least $20 million in damages. But in a ruling, Judge Monica Aramphrez, Alamandani, cited expert testimony saying two songs simply shared Christmas song cliches that were common to several earlier hits.

Mr. Stone and his lawyers had not met their burden of showing that the songs by Carrie in Vance are substantially similar. The judge also ruled that Mr. Stone and his lawyers should face sanctions for filing frivolous arguments that included vague and incomprehensible mixtures of factual assertions and conclusions, subjective opinions, and other irrelevant evidence. She ordered Mr. Stone and his lawyers to repay the legal bills that, that Kerry and Kerrne defending the case. Wow.

Not only did you lose, but you're paying for it all. And you need to back off with your claims, okay? The case was originally filed in 2022, and then I think he took it away and then he brought it back again, right? He was copied from a song he recorded

her name of Vince Vance and the Valiants. He claimed the track and received extensive airplay during the 1993 holiday season a year before Carrie's song was recorded and released. In her 2020 memoir, Carrie said that she had composed most of the song on a cheap little Cassio keyboard. Yeah, I remember this story. While playing a movie, It's a Wonderful Life for inspiration.

But Mr. Stone rejected that account. Oh, okay. Well, good. You rejected it. That's the way it goes. Yeah, then he dropped it. Right. He complained because I remember thinking that he was going after her and then he dropped it so it was over.

Then he refiled it again a month later. And he wanted to share a little bit of the money. I mean, we talked about all I want for Christmas earns like $8 million. maybe more a year? 8 million a year! Now, with Mariah's lifestyle, that 8 million a year, I'm sure, is well spent, of course.

But I would be happy, and a lot of people would be happy with only 8.5 million coming in every year off of one stupid song. And I love the song. There was no question about that. So, congratulations to Mariah Carey

because Mr. Stone and his lawyers had not met their burden of showing that the songs by Carrie and Vans are substantially similar. And then she ripped him a new one and was making him pay for everything. All right, let's get out of here. I'll leave you with the joke of the day. A joke of the day comes from Ryan.

And I think we could all agree with this. I think we've all had this happen to us, as a matter of fact. Ryan says, I've been a member of my local gym now for about six months. I've seen no changes to my shape or shape. size at all. If this continues, next month, I'm going to the gym in person to see what the hell is going on. See, because what you, no, you understood. Stream and subscribe to more Blaze Media content at theblaze.com slash podcasts. Unwrap holiday magic at Holt Renfrew with gifts that say I know you. From festive and cozy

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