Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - It’s Natural… | 8/7/24

Episode Date: August 7, 2024

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Aw, that's so nice. Now, are you just going to to bathe your dog and Fefe? No. No, who do you think you are? Dulce and Gabana? No. They recommend you put some Fefe on your hands or a brush and then rub or brush your pup's fur from the middle of the body toward the tail to give them a moment of

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on someone with body odor, right? They still smell like the body odor with the smell of the fragrance. That's what you're going to get with feffay. Your dog will still smell, I don't know, like a dog, but it will have a hint of feffay. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat.

Things that make you go, this is America. And I mean, this is, nothing says, like a double wide mobile home in West Virginia that has now gone viral for its unexpected feature, an indoor pool. Yes, you can have a double wide trailer and an indoor pool. That is America, my friends. So you can get it for $165,000.

Now, I will say this. It doesn't say how much property you get. It might be worth it. It's a double wide. It's a, and according to the description, it's a spaceship. double wide home with a second section that's home to a sizable indoor pool. It's got a water slide and a diving board. The main living area is a stylish lightwood finished interior. The pool area is accessible via a door from the kitchen. So it's a double wide attached to another

building that has a pool in it. That is awesome. I mean, that is awesome. Now, I will say that I used to have a friend that had two single-wides, and in between the single-wides was a screened-in porch. So, you know, it was essentially a double-wide just separated. And with the porch area screened in between the two trailers. Didn't have a pool, though. I know, and that's very disappointing. So I don't know how much property you get,

but this I'm all for it to have a double wide with a building attached to a building that's got a pool in it maybe you get yourself another I don't know single wide or a double wide to go along the one side of it or the opposite side of the pool depending on how the property is laid out and then you could I mean now you're living large I mean you've got two double wides and an addition in the middle of them with a built-in pool

nice nice and I mean for what you get you get the property and the double wide and the pool for 165,000 what's a double wide cost so depending on what you want to get anywhere from 45,000 to 130,000 for a double wide depending on you know if it's used or not whatever and so let's say you pick up a you pick up a nice double wide for I don't know 70,000 so now you're at what 250,000 well two hundred and thirty five Jeff okay I got it and uh you're gonna have you have to hook up a little bit

you know you're gonna need some power run into that bad boy but uh you'd still have the big building with the pool so for a couple hundred thousand dollars uh you're living large with two double wides and a building with a pool in west virginia that's America now just to be clear uh you You can have this, you know, anywhere in America.

It doesn't have to be West Virginia. You could build it yourself. I know. I know. I know it comes to a surprise. You wouldn't actually have to move to West Virginia and have this. But, I mean, if you wanted one already intact, well, then you'd have to move to West Virginia. But you could build one yourself.

And you could be the talk of the neighborhood with a double wide and attaching it to a building with a pool. I know. America. And another thing that says America is the banning of things. Yes, we've become known for that, haven't we? Well, now the EPA has just banned a new, it's an emergency ban, too, by the way, on a common weed-killing herbicide known as DCPA.

And it's the first such emergency order in four decades. The ban stems from a 2023 EPA assessment claiming the chemical can harm prenatal thyroid levels and led to brain impairment and loss of motor skills. So this chemical can harm prenatal thyroid levels and led to brain impairment and loss of motor skills. Got it. Okay.

So it's known as Dactyl, D-A-C-H-A-L. Now they claim that it's called dimethyl tetrachloratteraphylate. Now, I looked it up, and I just know that, I don't know that it's real. But they claim that it is, all right. Dimethyl tectochloratheraphylate is an organic compound. It's the dimethyl ester of terra chlorothetic acid used as pre-emergent herbicide. It kills annual grasses, many common weeds, without killing sensitive plants such as, turf grasses, flowers, fruits, vegetables, and cotton.

Yeah. So the APA reported that pregnant farm workers, okay. I mean, how many pregnant farm workers do we have out there, are handling the chemical are exposed up to 20 times the safe level of the compound. So the substance has been banned in Europe. Wow, but in Europe, so they don't use it in Europe. And now we're banning it. Good. Europe's coming here.

That's great. the U.S.-based agriculture corporation Amvac, love them. Dactyl sole producer stopped selling the chemical for use on turf in December, and they have yet to respond to the ban. Yeah, because they knew it was coming. That's why they stopped selling it. We're going to ban it, and we're going to get rid of it, so you need to just stop selling it.

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I don't think it's going to strengthen enough to be a hurricane again and then it's going to slam back against the coast and then go inland aways and then, of course, drive up the East Coast through North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, New York, Vermont, Maine,

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So there's still a lot of the citrus and sugar is still fine. And the peanut farms in Georgia are still fine. So you people in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, don't worry about it because the peanuts and the oranges are going to be fine. Okay? Whatever you guys are cooking out there, sorry about it. We don't care. When I got a great deal on a great gift at winters,

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speaking of x i see where they now have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, or GARM, the World Federation of Advertisors, WFA, and GARM members, CVS Health, Mars, Orstred, and Unilever. This is not a decision we took lightly, but it is a direct consequence of their actions. The illegal behavior of these organizations and their executives cost X billions of dollars.

So Linda posted on her X account, because, I mean, she's the CEO of X. She said that they found in their report evidence obtained by the committee. They listened to this government committee had people testifying. And they testified that Garminist members directly organized boycotts and used other indirect tactics to target disfavored platforms, content creators, and news organizations in an effort to demonetize and, effect, limit certain choices for consumers. Now, she posted a video, which I was, I mean, I like Linda. I got no reason not to dislike her, really.

She's the CEO of X, you know, it's still Elon's platform. But she posted a video yesterday talking about this, a method. to us, the ex-users. And it was fascinating how she did this video. Using her hands and it was just kind of, it was different. It was different. But it's fascinating that they're going,

they're fighting back on this instead of just creating a platform where people want to advertise. I mean, they believe that they've done that already. but now they're going to pick a fight with the people who decided to boycott against them. Okay, if you think so. Hey, everybody. I was shocked by the evidence uncovered by the House Judiciary Committee that a group of companies organized a systematic illegal boycott against X.

Well, it is just wrong. She's pointing now. And that is why we are taking action. Today, we filed an antitrust lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media, four of its key members, and the World Federation of Advertisers. These organizations targeted our company and you are users. The evidence and facts are on our side.

They conspired to boycott X, which threatens our ability to thrive in the future. That puts your global town square Stop pointing at me. Oh, hands wide open again. Oh, boy. People are hurt when the marketplace of ideas is constricted. Agreed.

No small group of people should be able to monopolize what gets monetized. That happens all the time in America, but keep going. This group is no match for the power of our users. Think about it. Oh, more hands. All of us again. The very same users that have driven usage of X to all time highs. Oh, hands again.

marked up like you want to. I joined X because I believe... I point your hands at me. Power of the global town square. It's users like you, people of all backgrounds and opinions who make X indispensable. Well, you're...

Thank you. Thank you for that. I know that it's indispensable. That's why I pay you to use it, but go ahead. Without restriction and without fear. I'll stop. To all of you... Because she hasn't. Because she hasn't.

Because she has a part of this transformative journey that we're on. Thank you. Oh, you're welcome. Rest assured. I am. X has never been more committed to innovating and expanding all of our global town square. Awesome. Thank you, Linda.

I appreciate it very much. That's very good. Okay. So that was Linda Yarkino, CEO of X. And good luck. I mean, I'm on their side. Yes, Town Square, Global Town Square, I got it. I'll even wave my hands with you.

Okay. I got it. And the whole pointing thing at me. Okay. but okay, whatever. Whatever. I just find it interesting that we are going to attack this way. So Elon had posted,

I saw something where he said something else to only. I can't find it right now, but he did quote Linda's video saying, well said by at Linda X from Elon. Now, okay, I'm all four. I'm all for fighting and expanding the town square. speech cannot hurt you. Just can't. I'm sorry.

Words can't hurt you. And we're in a world now where people think that they can. But we have people, you know, that want to shut Elon up because of his opinions and because of our opinions on a platform. No. Have a nice day. Now, I will say that they're now, you know, doing this class action lawsuit because these, they're claiming this these businesses conspired to not advertise on X. But, you know, at the same time, Elon, if I remember right, told,

well, he specifically told Bob Eager and Disney to, well, to fuck off. There's leaving, we talk to Bob Eager today. I hope they stop. You hope? Don't advertise. You don't want them to advertise? No.

What do you mean? If somebody's going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money, go f*** yourself. So there's that. All right, let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink. Desperately.

Speaking of Bob Eager and Disney, our friends over there at Disney, I see where they claim now, starting mid-October, that most plans for Disney Plus, Hulu, and ESPN Plus will cost $1 to $2 more. per month. The price hikes come as Disney continues to push its customers toward bundles to get a bigger bang for their buck.

Uh-huh. Uh-huh. So, but it's going to be more than a dollar or two a month. All right. So they're saying that most plans, most plans for Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN Plus, it's going to cost a dollar or two more a month. Now, the most expensive plans for Hulu, which include live TV, will cost $6. more per month. Disney Plus, basic and premium, will be priced at $999 and $1599. Hulu with ads will cost $9.99 a month, while Hulu without ads will cost $18.99 a month, which features ads. ESPN Plus, which features ads will cost $11.99 a month. Yeah, I mean, they still want to push customers toward the bundles, and they want the commercials. They want you. They're driving you to be. It won't cost you as much and you'll watch our commercials. So, okay, all right.

I mean, I... No, I don't want to. I don't want to. They've also partnered with Warner Brothers Discovery to offer a bundle, which will include Disney Plus, Hulu, and Max. In July, the bundle will be available for $699 and $2,99.

I am not quite sure what I'm paying for. I have the Hulu Live with Max without commercials. and so I don't know my wife takes care of that but things they're getting they're getting out of hand because I've got Netflix without commercials and they keep charging raising the rates on that they want me to go to the

just go to the lower tier and watch commercials no I'm still pissed at prime I'm still pissed at prime we've talked about this before I can't take it they just you know they're driving they make me watch commercials they didn't give me a choice well they did I could have paid to not watch commercials immediately.

They didn't say, you know, two months from now. No, they said, you're watching commercials now, or you're going to pay us extra money to not watch commercials. I mean, that's not the deal we had. But okay. So it's very frustrating. And I really did. I've been watching some shows on Prime.

And I came close, man. I came close to not to pay in them. I mean, so I could not watch the commercials. And I love commercials. Personally, I love commercials. I always have. Commercials have made me money. They help pay for their show.

They help pay for all television and radio shows. Been a radio forever. Commercials are driven. Look, my fat mouth is to fill time between commercials. I got it. That's what I'm for. I understand the deal. But if I'm paying not to watch them, I don't want to watch them.

I just want to watch the show. I know what happened was I got lucky, though. started watching Hell on Wheels, which was awesome. I really did enjoy that series. It was five seasons, really good. And I missed it when it was on live on AMC. I was on about the same time that Walking Dead was in their main heyday in the beginning. It was like 2011 to 2015 or 16, something like that.

So they were crossing paths on AMC Plus, and I was more Walking Dead World at that time, still doing Talking Walking Dead, which we'll have another Talking Walking Dead coming soon as the new Daryl show kicks in. Anyway, that I do with my son Maximus and Jason Butchrell. Side note. That'll be coming up, just just so you know. But

so I'm watching Hell On Wheels on Prime. And I'm watching this commercial. And I'm just, and then I realize I thought I started reading about the show because I was like, wow, I was really bummed that I missed it when it was on. And I'm reading that it's an AMC show. Oh, what? it's an AMC show.

Well, my son pays for AMC Plus. I'm watching it without commercials. I got to watch the final three and a half seasons without commercials on Hell on Wheels. It was awesome. It made it even better on AMC Plus. But they just keep raising the prices and jacking the prices to us.

And sooner or later, sooner or later, some of these bundles are going to be the bundle that breaks the camels back. You know, all you people that think you're a little smart that you know I'll just share I'll get one platform and

you know my son will get another platform which is what we do and my other son will pay for another platform which is what we do and then I'll pay for this and then we'll all use it they're coming after you for that

you know you got to add I pay extra now for Netflix so that I have I can have I think four screens going at the same time and there's three four five or six people that have access to the password

that have to live in your house and if they don't live in your home, then you have to pay more for another family to view it. And that's what they're doing. Disney is doing the same thing. They're cracking down on passwords. It is sooner or later. You can quote me on this, all right?

There's going to be a bundle that breaks the camels back and it's going to be sooner than later. And I see where, I guess, you know, we talked about it being over between Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck. Benifer is done. It's over. The magic is over.

I know. I talked about it before. But no, we already broke that news. You can still be sad, but we already broke it. But we're wondering why the divorce papers have not been, you know, filed. They're claiming that the divorce papers have already been. It's a done deal. They just haven't been filed.

Well, not only are we seeing. Ben roll around Hollywood with the new haircut on a motorcycle and he just bought the new place. We knew he bought the new place. We knew that Ben and Jen have got the $60 million place that they paid for, up for sale

for $68 million. Can't expect them to take a cut on what they owed. That's why there's some bargaining power. You can go in. You know what? Offer him 64 cash. 64 million cash. You can move right in. No problem. But Ben's got his little bachelor pad happening.

in Hollywood, which is special. And so Jen apparently is just humiliated. Friends on the inside say that Jen is furious and humiliated over the split. She's holding off filing for divorce to spare her more embarrassment. Jen, we are jailo, baby, I love you. Okay, you looked great. I saw you walking around New York a couple of weeks ago. You still look fantastic.

seriously. But the embarrassment's already there. It's already done. It's over. Forget it. Let it go. And you know, you had to cancel your concert tour, which was bummed, right? You had your movie. You had your movie, and it was timed with your concert tour. And nobody

was going to see your concert, so you didn't want to blow your deal you got with Vegas. You got coming up with your, in Vegas. So, you know, it was a smart move. You're not going to be embarrassed. You're still Jenny from the block, baby. All right? You're still dead in front of the block. Sure. You're getting a little long in the tooth. I know.

But not for you. You still look great. And that's his fault. He's a bastard. You know that. That damn Ben Affleck. Nobody likes him to begin with. We tried to tell you why'd you want to get back with him? And I know we eloped and then you had the big wedding

and everything's fine and you bought the new dump for 68 million and you thought everything was going to be fine and we have our blended families. Well, Ben, doesn't want that. He's sick of you telling him not to smoke and drink and do what he wants. And so you shouldn't be embarrassed. Just file the papers. And then if you want to call me, you know, or reach out, chewing the fat at the blaze.com. I'm here for you, J-Lo. I'll try to get Jenny on the block through the troubled times. I'm here. Okay? I'm here for you.

But first, don't be embarrassed. Don't be embarrassed. It's okay. Look, you had the long-term relationship with A. Rod. And he was such a jerk too. I mean, you, look, you've picked some winners, okay? A little bit of it is on you, J-Lo, you know that, you know that, honey. Yeah, you know that. But let's get it over with, you know, cut the cord

and then let's move on and get Jenny on the block. Back on the block, baby. Speaking of getting back on the block, I don't, I don't want to hear Jenny on the block. I don't. I do not want to hear the song, okay? All right, let me hear the stupid song. Do you?

No, that's enough. That's enough. Seriously, that's enough. I don't want to hear anymore. What a great song, though, huh? Anyway, I see where my girl, Jessica Simpson, is back in the news. And Jess, we got to talk a little bit, okay? You have me, sit down.

Sit down. We need to have a couple words, okay? I know that you've denied your drinking again. I get it. people were saying it looks like you're drinking again and I know you're saying no I haven't I haven't taken a drink and six years okay I've been six years sober

and you look great you lost some weight you look great remember I remember the last time we saw each other uh in person was at the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York and ooh you had ballooned out quite a bit and we're not looking uh we're not looking like the Jessica Simpson we know and love but uh you you're looking that well now. Although someone pointed

out that you've had a number of cuts. And I think it was one of my, you know the theory, my three cuts to clown face theory. But one person sent me the story of Jessica and her

outrage at people thinking that she's drinking again. But the line was five cuts past three cuts. that is hilarious Mandalorian Patriot 2 5 cuts past 3 cuts

Now I will say this Don't give them applause I already laughed Let me think this is I will say that I don't know that Jess is actually Five Cuts past three cuts There are a number of people out there

no question that are long past three cuts. I'll give you that. But Jess still looks okay. I mean, it's going to be a while for me to get down on Jessica because she, you know, was a fan of hers for a long time. Then I remember the first time, aha, I can't tell you that story. I've told that story a long time.

But when I first met her, she was on tour. She came to the radio station and she's wandering around. She's got a little puppy dog carrying it around. I turn the corner and there's Jessica Simpson. I'm like, hey, Jess, you got to stop looking at me like that on TV because And she's holding her little puppy and she's like, Okay, and then off she scurries down the hallway.

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We have Patty Yasotake, actress on Star Trek Generations. I think that's how you pronounce her. name. If it's not, I apologize. It's Patty. I know, I knew her as Patty. Apparently, her last name was Y-A-S-U-T-A-K-E. Patty Y-A-S-A-S-A-K-E. That's what it is to me. She is dead at the age of 70. You knew her from Star Trek Generations and Beef,

which she was a big part of, which is hot and heavy. And, I mean, I believe they're getting ready to film a second season of Beef, right? So I don't know if she was still a part of that or not. She was in the East West Players Theater Company and also starred in the film and TV versions of gung-ho. So rest in peace, Patty Yassetake dead at the age of 70. Then we got information on Jacoby Jones. We talked about him. He was in our Who Died today's segment, you know, when he died.

And he died at the age of 40. Well, we now know that his death is listed as natural. Of course, I told you that. If it would have been something else, they would have told us. So he died way back on July 14th, so nobody even remembers him now. Like who's not even a month ago. So apparently, they said that, The official cause of death.

The official cause. Hypertensive cardiovascular disease. Oh, okay. At 40. So that's listed as natural. Of course it is. And if it was that, like I said before, they would have said something.

Am I right? Of course I am. So this guy, Nicholas Poo-E-C-H, P-U-E-C-H is a descendant of the Hermes founder, and he made headlines last year after he reportedly planned to leave half his fortune to his former gardener. I wish I was out there doing a little weed for Nicholas,

but no. And now he's saying that his billions have disappeared. Oh, so did the family get pissed that you were leaving money to the gardener and took it away from you. The 81-year-old has alleged in-court filings that he no longer owns 6 million shares of Hermes, which is worth $13 billion, you know, thereabouts, $13 billion. And that his former wealth manager of more than two decades played a part in the loss. The stock was deposited in Geneva in 2012 at a, you know,

just a bank of Geneva in 2012, but it's now unclear where the shares are. He has no children, and he's owned 5.7% of Hermes and was its largest individual shareholder. But if he can't produce the stocks, have a nice day. It's over, right?

You're done. And the lifestyle for which you've become, I'm accustomed to living under the heading of $13 billion is over. And that is, I'm bummed for this guy. I'm really bummed for this guy. You should, I don't know what, but you should have done it. Whatever it is that you shouldn't have done, you shouldn't have done that either. You should have done, like, kept an eye, a closer eye, on those shares of stock.

And I don't know what that says about the Geneva Banks either. I mean, they just disappeared? We just moved them and they disappeared. They were stolen. I mean, are they, yeah, are they at the Caribbean now? They're down to the Caribbean, living on the beach. What are we doing? I mean, I wish it was me that had them.

I'll tell you that. I'd be happy to show up at the Hermes Stockholder meeting and collect my yearly check. Be nice. Yeah, you aren't lying, and it's going to be a bigger sound than that. That's not a $13 billion cash register. Now, that one wasn't. With Amex Platinum, $400 in annual credits for travel and dining means you not only satisfy your travel bug, but your taste buds too.

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outside of the Olympics and inside the Olympics. But right now, most importantly, we need to win the medal count as the United States of America. I say we, the United States of America. I know all you people listening in other countries, I love you. Thank you for listening. And I mean that from the bottom of my heart. But right now, in the Olympics, I'm rooting for my home country.

I know you're rooting for your home country, so I'm just rooting for my home country in the United States of America. And right now we are crushing the rest of the world with medal counts at 87. At this time of recording here, I'm chewing the fat. We have 87 total medals. But we need to win the gold medal count as well. And we are in the front with 24, but China now has 23. and so we've once we broke we tied i think at 21 or 20 and then we broke out in the lead and then we then we tied at 22 and then we broke out we got 24 to 22 and now china's got another gold

sometime today doing some kind of thing so that's that's that's what to do at the olympics you do some kind of thing and you win a medal for it so uh and we for sure have two more goals coming right we have the men's basketball and the women's basketball those are that's pretty much a done deal. So that puts us at 26. That puts us three up. But we can't have another country. And for sure we can't have China have more golds than us. Sorry, that cannot happen. It didn't happen. Last time, we only beat them by one gold last time. We crushed everybody with total metal count, but we only beat China by one gold last time. I'd like to beat them by more this time.

Maybe that's just me. Life will find a way. And that's for sure. That's from the documentary at Jurassic Park, the first one. But we now have an endangered shark species that has been found to have reproduced asexually for the first time. This is according to a recent study known as virgin birth, parathenogenesis. That's what it's called. Has been observed in a thousand inverberate species, including insects, and in 100 vertebrae species, including lizards, crocodiles, and birds.

birds. They all can decide, you know, life will find a way. We don't need, I don't need a woman or I don't need a man. All right. I'll just crank out another one of me. There you go. So researchers have studied two female mustiless, mustilus, musseless sharks. I've got it said twice here. Known colloquially as common smooth hound sharks. Love them. Man, you could, used to be able to find those everywhere. Now, not so much. That's why they're, you know, creating themselves. We're in an Italian aquarium for 13 years.

So, exceeding the three months the species has been documented to store sperm. Despite no access to males, the female shark managed to give birth annually since 2020. She's been giving birth every year. So

they figure that they hold the sperm for three months. So if they run into somebody, at a bar a couple of months ago. That could still be the dad. I could still be the dad because the female's hanging on to it. Boy, that would suck as a human, huh? Anyway, so now, I saved it.

I saved it. That's your kid. No, it's not. Yes, it is. Holy cow. Anyway, so that would be on that point, though, because I could only save it for three months. Or can they?

But, so they've been cranking out, kids on their own since 2020, despite no access to males. Wow. So genetic testing has confirmed that the shark offspring were genetically identical to their mothers. Yeah, so there wasn't another

shark involved. For the other that I feel, I don't know how the common smooth head shark men feel, but you know, good for them now. So they, let's see, research into reproductive behavior may help inform conservation efforts for smooth hound sharks.

Yeah, we wouldn't want to run out of them. We don't want to run out of smooth hound sharks. Give me it. Come on. I mean, they're great. We're not going to run out of them. They create their own. They're still going to be there. Oh, but they, we won't see them.

The Mediterranean, Eastern Atlantic, and the Indian oceans, they've decreased by 50% because of illegal fishing. and, you know, overfishing are considered, you know, they're really largely to blame was the overfishing. Well, okay, but so they'll create themselves again. Sooner or later, you're going to look up and you're going to go, holy crap, man, we need to do something. We've got way too many of these damn.

What are they called again? Oh, yeah, smooth hound common smooth hound sharks. We've got way too many of them. Wow. Okay, all right, fine. Anyway, good for them. Good for them. They're taking care of their own business all by themselves.

Man, who needs a man? No, not me. I did get an email at chewing the fat at the blaze.com yesterday from John, who said he was listening to one of the past shows where we were talking about the bear and the guy who shot the bear and was injured really bad in Yellowstone. And he was commenting about that. And he said, I got this advice for a forest ranger. before you go into a bear habitat,

he recommended wearing small silver bells on your jacket, which will alert the bears and they will avoid you. Also carry pepper spray for defense. Okay. And then he said if you find bear poop, you can identify what kind of bear is in the area. If it's made up of nuts and berries and small mammal bones, it's a black bear.

If it's made up of small silver bells and smells like pepper, it's grizzly. I didn't set it up as a joke of the day, but that's what it is. That's what it is. That's kind of funny. And, you know, it's kind of funny. See, what he's saying is that the grizzly doesn't matter.

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