Cox n' Crendor Show - Episode 402 - A Ghoul-actic Halloween

Episode Date: October 15, 2023

The boys are back and finally after 12 years of driving passed it, Jesse went to the weird restaurant in his community and has tales to tell. Meanwhile Crendor did nothing at all, but hey did you know there's a town in England that Dracula went to hang out at? Apparently it's all goth mommies and delicious loaves of bread there. All this and a ridiculous Halloween bag. Go to http://butcherbox.com/cox and use code COX to receive Ground Beef for Life + $20 off your first order.

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Recording. Wake your ass up, it's Cocks and Crendor in the morning. Cocks and Crendor in the morning. Hello everybody, welcome to another episode of Cocks and Crendor in the morning. Hey. Oh, hello. Hey. Can we just start today's episode with the fact that I came back from the grocery store And saw the most ridiculous damn thing I've ever seen

And I need to know your take on this Because it makes no sense to me It's fine with me So I'm going through the checkout And I see, you know how there's usually like a wall of Halloween stuff, right? Yeah It's that time of season Yeah

And I see a bunch of bags And one of the bags are, again, this makes no sense. And I have no explanation for it. All right. One of the bags is like Darth Vader reaching for a, you know, like one of those pumpkin jugs of candy. Yeah. But it also kind of has a Death Star vibe and he's reaching for it. And it says, have a ghoulactic Halloween.

All right. That makes no sense. Well, I mean. Darth Vader isn't a ghoul. He's not some ghost. He's a man in a machine suit. That is true. I get what they're going for.

They're saying like, oh, it's like galactic, but it's ghoulactic. Get it? But it really doesn't tie into Darth Vader whatsoever. It doesn't tie into anything. There's no tie in. There's no like... It doesn't make sense in the Star Wars universe. They just added ghoul to galactic and then threw Darth Vader on it because

it's like a guy that people know. It makes no sense. I don't know, like a guy in a space suit, but he was like a skeleton, right? And it was like, have a ghoulastic, like a ghoulactic. That's what makes ghoulastic is different. I don't know what that is.

That's like Scholastic Book Fair, the ghoulastic book fair. The ghoulastic book. Stop's like Scholastic Book Fair. The Golastic Book Fair. The Golastic Book Fair. Stopping by your school this Halloween. Yeah, like why don't they have Ghoul Vader? Ghoul Vader is not... Yeah, I'd like to have Ghoul Vader. No, it could have been Death Vader.

That works. Yeah, that works. Could have been Darth... I got nothing. I got nothing for Vader. Darth Ghoul. Darth Ghoul sucks. Just like Darth Ghoul. It sucks. That's terrible. Darth Ghoul.

I mean, he's already kind of like a ghoul and he's like, he's like got burned and stuff. He's already like... He's just a man with burns. He, he's got burned and stuff. He's already like, eh. He's just a man with burns. He's literally just a man with burns. He's a burn victim. There's nothing ghoulish about him. The man just got set on fire a little bit. That's it.

That's what I'm saying. They could have turned him into a ghoul. But instead, it's just an image of Darth Vader reaching out. I honestly want to, I may go back and buy it. I may buy it. You do need to buy it at this point It's so dumb it makes no sense to me I've been thinking about it since I got home

I'm just like what does it mean Ghoulactic Halloween Ghoulactic It doesn't make any sense I'm obsessed with it It's so dumb I did I with it It's so dumb I did I looked it up and all I found

Is a deep rock Galactic Halloween We'll see deep rock galactic Galactic makes sense in that scenario Because I imagine you're a bunch of dwarves And you probably have to fight monsters or something right Yeah So that makes sense

Darth Vader in no way fits with this theme at all yeah i don't know i got nothing it's so it's so shameless because you know they're like star wars people will buy this you know they will but it doesn't make sense yeah that's the whole point is they're like yeah we need some sort of star wars thing he's like what's something like galactic and he's like i got it ghoul lactic they're like yeah slap it on it would be better if like darth vader was strangling a ghost you know what i mean like force choking a ghoul that would be that would make that would make sense but instead it's him being like i like candy what does that have to do with anything and really does he like candy. What does that have to do with anything? And really, does he like candy? Like, I don't know if he does. I don't think he can

eat it. Yeah, I don't think he can eat it. I guess he could take his mask off and nibble on it, but you know Darth Vader likes candy corn. Yeah, he probably would like candy corn. Yeah, that's what makes him evil. That's why he's irredeemable. Yeah, that candy corn.

Candy corn is the least sand like candy, so it's not coarse or anything. Right, right, right. It's pure corn oil, I think. I don't know what that's made of, but it sucks. What is it? Like, what is candy corn made of? Okay, that didn't answer. Okay, in addition to sugar, syrup salt sesame oil honey artificial flavor

and food coloring candy corn also has gelatin and confectioners glaze yeah no no matter what's it still sucks yeah that sounds terrible i just i don't get it we talk about this all the time too just i don't get candy corn i don't know people yeah i don't get it. We talk about this all the time, too. Just, I don't get candy corn. I don't know people, yeah, I don't know many people who do get candy corn. And the people who do, again, all over 60. Every single one of them. Yeah. It's just, it's so, it doesn't do any, like, it's not, like, sweet.

It's, like, sweet, but it's not good sweet. Right? It's, like, if I'm going to eat candy, I'm going to eat good candy. That's a question we should pose to the audience because I feel like sweetness in desserts slash candies is such a preference that when I think of sweet, it's probably different from the sweet you're thinking of, which is probably different from the sweet that the audience is thinking of. That's true. Because it's never the same. Everyone's like, oh, it's very sweet. And then you try it and you're like, not really.

But then, you know, someone will be like, oh, I make the best sweet tea in the world. You're going to love it. And then you taste it and it's like liquid sugar. Like how on earth does anyone drink this? It's all different. Yeah. Oh, my God. One time, I remember I went somewhere, and I was like, I'm going to try sweet tea.

And it was so sweet, I couldn't drink it. Well, that's the thing. There's some sweet teas that are perfect. And there's some that they love the sweet. And it depends on where you're at and where you're getting it. I know in certain sections of the Deep South, they dump a lot of sugar in. It's too much. I'd rather just have normal iced tea.

Yeah. Yeah, 100%. Like, you can put a little sugar in there, but, like, yeah, nothing crazy. I mean, honestly, just Arnold Palmer me, and we'll be fine. Like, put some lemonade in there. It's all good. Lemonade has sugar we'll be fine. Like, put some lemonade in there, it's all good. Lemonade has sugar, I'm fine. According to a 2020 survey,

Gen X is the most likely to say they actually like candy corn at 58%. Gen Z followed close behind at 56%. Gen X? Wait, Gen Z? So millennials hate it, clearly. Uh, well, isn't Gen Z... No, Gen Z, so millennials hate it, clearly. Uh, well, isn't Gen Z... No, Gen Z's after us. Oh yeah, Gen Z's after, that's right.

So yeah, how does Gen Z like candy corn? I don't know. But Gen Z, uh, Gen X is, like, around 50 at the moment. Yeah, or like in their 50s. Millennials currently would be 42 and down to 30 something. Yeah. According to this. We've done this before

and it's always, always not accurate. They never can get this correct and it always is upsetting because I feel like we should just all agree on this and wrap it up. Yeah. It says anyone between 81 and 96 is a millennial.

Right. I'm like a prime millennial then. Oh, I'm an elder millennial. I'm one of the millennials that they're like, oh, this guy. We should get him adult diapers. It's probably already we need a sponsor.

Yeah. I'll take elder instead of geriatric, which I read the other day. I keep reading people write geriatric millennials. Like, that's so purposefully insulting. How dare you? These ancient millennials are just unbelievably ancient and just, they can't move. Just unbelievably ancient and just they can't move. I mean, so Gen X, Gen Z. So somewhere there is a 14, 15 year period where people were like candy corn shit.

And then Gen Z was like, we ironically love it. Yeah. And by ironically, they mean we actually love it, but we don't want the millennials to think we love it. I can't believe Gen Z loves I can't it makes no sense well this other poll says that 33% of people believe the correct way

to eat candy corn is by starting with the white end 16% say the yellow end and the majority 51% say to eat it all in one go. I don't even know it. I don't different tastes. Yeah, I didn't know either.

I wonder if now this is like one of those things Neapolitan ice cream. Ah, yeah. Well, it's like, well, you got to start with the vanilla side first. Oh, the chocolate. But you don't want to eat it all at once because you're mixing flavors is that the case or is are people just crazy because it's like different colors and they like to eat the color first but it still has the exact same flavor i don't know because there's like popsicles and do that right where you're like oh you got the like those red

white and blue pops yeah the rocket pops yeah you got like the blueberry it's got the lemonade and then it's got like the cherry or whatever it is so you're like oh that's cool but like is that what this is doing or is it just like i always thought it was just coloring like food coloring it all tastes the same i have i have no clue that's what i thought as well now we need what is the flavor i'm looking up what is the flavor? I'm looking up. What is the flavor of a candy corn? I can't believe that that's... I don't like this. I don't like this at all. Candy corn was modeled after corn in shape, but not in taste.

No shape. The actual flavor is a wonderful blend, strongly disagree, of creamy fondant, rich marshmallow, and warm vanilla notes. When combined, these flavors create the distinct candy corn flavor. So are you telling me that creamy fondant, rich marshmallow, and warm vanilla are the white, orange, and yellow? Or is that a mix of them like a wine? You know what I mean? Like it says it has a bunch of it in it? Right.

Yeah. I feel like it's just the notes. There's no way it actually has got that in it. Oh, no. This is amazing. Thrillist did an article about the different types of candy corn colors. About the different types of candy corn colors. And how.

And they cut them up into different pieces. And had people. Eat part of it. Right. And this is. This is. This is some thoughts. This is Meredith.

The section editor at Metro said. The yellow bottom section. Tastes like the wax you wrap. Baby bell cheese in. It has slightly sweet taste. It doesn't really identify it as food. The middle section is the love it or hate it piece of the candy corn. This one enlists a strong reaction.

This is the quintessential taste of candy corn. I don't know what that means. The top part I think it's white tastes like campfire marshmallow that's been toasted and so maybe it is like you're eating a Neapolitan ice cream thing huh now I'm curious but I also don't

want to buy candy corn right like I don't care that much but I'm in to read it yeah maybe they got like singular candy corn packs I can buy for like a quarter. You know? Like a little tiny pack. If you just went out on the street on Halloween, you could get some. It's like drugs.

Just go out on the street. Anybody got any corn? No, just like dress up. Just dress up as a ghoul. Like dress up as our favorite ghoul Darth Vader go walk around town and find some candy corn

then you have to like find a place that's giving out candy corn how many places are you going to be doing that you know there's got to be at least one yeah but then you got to find the one no ask the kids who gives out the worst candy and they'll point you in the right direction that's true but then you're just like then you're an adult man dressed as Darth Vader talking to kids. Actually, the smart thing would be is to walk around with a bag of candy.

If you see kids say, hey, did you get candy corn? I'll trade you some of this candy for that. You'll get it. You'll get candy corn. That's true. It's also a little weird. Because you're an adult man trading candy with kids and the parents are probably like what the shit right but it's but like you're dark you're the ghoul darth vader

no one's gonna know if you put the voice mask on no one's gonna know that's true if you're ghoul vader you're gonna you have the mask on he's like like, I want your candy corn. Right? Yeah. You only have to do it once, really. Yeah, that's one of his famous lines from the movies. Yeah, I remember that from Empire Strikes Back. Luke, Luke, I have the candy corn. Yeah.

That was a classic classic uh line i just really i don't know how we got here really it just all started from ghoul vader uh so the the moral of the story is you need to go get it i will i will go get it it's happening i'm gonna post a photo. It will happen. I promise. What else did you do this week? So actually this week I did try something that I've never done before. It's not nearly as cool as it's about to sound. But around me, around where I live, there are many, many restaurants. All of them I've never been to. Mostly because they all have kind of this vibe of kitchen nightmares.

You know what I mean? Like, there are restaurants that have been here since I've lived here, but from the outside, and I know they say never judge a book by its cover, but it doesn't have that hole-in-the-wall vibe. You know, like, the best Mexican or Chinese or, like, you know know sandwich place looks like a crappy rundown thing these are like big big restaurants that again scream chef ramsey should probably be there but they're very popular i see cars there all the time so i figure okay i'll try it so i went to one today i'm gonna i'm to almost dox myself. Thankfully, it's not by where I live exactly. But, you know, it's a drive.

There's a place called The Warehouse. And The Warehouse, again, great name for a restaurant. Yeah. The Warehouse, the theme is, at least from the outside, like old abandoned, like, dock. Like, it looks like a swamp villa. Like, if you lived in Louisiana and you were smuggling drugs, this is where you would also eat, I guess. eat, I guess. It is incredible.

From the outside, there's like trees and bushes and old posts and signs that say like, great entertainment, amazing food. And I've always driven by there. I've always seen it. I've always been like, hmm, interesting. So I decided to go. All right. And I want to regale you with this experience Because it was interesting First off, the food

Roughly the equivalent of going to I don't know Like Cheesecake Factory Wasn't great, but it was like fine But it wasn't like you went to Louisiana No, not at all No, no, no It was, no

I got clam chowder and It was like the blandest clam chowder I've ever had. So I had to put hot sauce in it. And then I also put pepper in it because I was like, I just need a flavor. I mean, it tasted not like anything. Just like cream. Yeah, it was like cream. But like not even cream has a taste. Didn't even have that.

It was admittedly around us, everyone was 60 plus. Oh, that's a, yeah. Yeah, there were like two old women behind us chatting it up in a language I did not recognize. There was a woman walking around with a camera offering to take photos. And the entire time I'm like, nah, nah, that woman is is gonna absolutely try to get us to buy a photo and I watched her do it to a table and she came back it was the Disneyland it was like you know you go to a music park and they try to sell you on

some dumb stupid thing it was happening in a restaurant dude it was crazy not even like an insane crazy restaurant like you went to like some Michelin star one it's just like hey you're at the warehouse right like you're at the warehouse, right? Like you're at the warehouse. And it was, again, it was fine, but it wasn't, the food was like, all right, I guess you come here to get drunk is what the vibe seems to be. And on the end, so the outside, there's a patio, the patio overlooks, uh,

the sort of boats and stuff they have there again, not really, maybe it wasn't high tide, but it wasn't even on the water really. There was like a concrete walkway down to where the water was. And in that concrete walkway was a bunch of boats. And those boats were decommissioned. I don't even, there was just like a bunch of, nobody using these boats there. I was like, okay, cool.

It's an all right view, I guess. The inside looked like a 1964 tiki bar the seats were normal seats but the backs were so high that it looked like you were sitting in a throne everyone had their own personal throne But you don't like a hint of islander racism. You know what I mean? Just like someone saw a movie about an island in the 1950s and was like, yeah, yeah, yeah, that's this restaurant. Yeah, this is like a Margaritaville. It's not even close to Margaritaville. At least Margaritaville has a theme.

That's true. When you walk in. close to margaritaville at least margaritaville has a theme that's when you walk in so when you first get there they make you again i don't know if there's parking somewhere else but if you drive up to the restaurant they make you get they make you valet that's six bucks i haven't even walked in the door so then you walk down this gangplank of like rotting wood boards and like trees and stuff and it's a vibe it certainly has a vibe where you're like this is if I had kids this would be kind of fun to take the kids here I bet they would get a kick out of this you know there's

water underneath it and there it's kind of like you're in a swampy vibe and there's turtles and fish and again very like take the kids it'll be fun it reminds me of when you wait in line To get on Pirates of the Caribbean At Disneyland

It's the exact same vibe I just googled this I'm looking through now Yeah we get there We walk in and The whole inside Empty there's not a soul there No one's on so I'm like well I guess People are outside and i was

correct people were outside but if you were to tell me if i went to this restaurant with the amount of cars and people i see there every day that when i walked in it would be completely empty on the inside i would be shocked i couldn't believe it it was it was something all right there was a bar and i couldn't tell if there's anyone there but there's definitely one dude in like a yellow shirt screaming loudly uh so i guess he was watching a game or something yeah and then outside yeah like i said outside you know a lot of people started coming to the outside area that checks out but again a lot of it was just like old groups old couples eventually a dude who looks like alex showed up with two kids so that's how I knew it wasn't Alex but

other than that yeah it was a weird experience I'm glad I went to experience it but it wasn't I wasn't like man that food was exactly awesome it was like whatever it's not bad it's not amazing

but again it doesn't explain how that thing has existed I think 40 years. I'm not sure how old this thing is. Oh, wow. Some guy came out from the kitchen. I think it was a chef. Came out to talk to the old couple behind us. No, it was actually two sisters behind us who were, you know, that LA kind of we 75, but we're going to dress like we're 24. That vibe.

Yeah. They were behind us, and he came out to talk to them, and they were like, how long have you been here? He's like, 40 years. I was like, oh my God. So it's at least 40 years. Yeah. I think.

Maybe he said 14. That seems more realistic, but I don't, yeah, 14 still seems like a long time. Again, it's LA. You'd think the food would have to be perfect yeah and it was just solidly like all right that was fine you know what i mean you think you'll be blown away but nope looks like what happens when you eat at a warehouse that's true it says it opened in 1969. again i don't think they've changed the decor since 1969 it has a kitchen nightmares vibe entirely gordon would show up at this place and be like you've got you've got fish under the floorboards now you're bashing this but I just looked at the entertainment schedule. And on every Wednesday and Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. is Uncle Monkey.

Hold on. Now I'm going, who's Uncle Monkey? I don't know what he does. But he's there every Wednesday and Thursday. Is he Uncle Monkey? Here you go. Dude, UncleMonkey.com. I'm scared.

I don't know what I'm looking at. Music. I don't understand. What is Uncle Monkey's vibe? Is he like a... He has to be some sort of like island bank. You know what I mean? Oh, yeah.

Here. I think this is him. Oh, we play beach songs Oh stop dude Stop Uncle Monkey is a man dressed like a pirate With an eye patch And a monkey

With an eye patch behind him And a dog Posed up looking like he's ready to attack The best part is Uncle Monkey professional band And a dog posed up looking like he's ready to attack. The best part is Uncle Monkey professional band. Yeah. Professional band. And if you go to the music part of his website, it says all CDs are $15.

And you have to email him at monkeyinfo at AOL.com to get a CD. You can't even just buy it. You have to email them to buy it. This is... That's incredible. That's so good. This does sound like a guy that would play at the warehouse. Yeah, I stand corrected. I stand corrected. This is amazing.

The warehouse is where it's at. Every Tuesday, you got the Casey Jones duo. You know. Right. Of course. The Casey Jones duo. But if you're looking at this, if you're at the warehouse website, the very first top image is like a pond that makes it look like it's in the bayou. And then across the street is a hotel complex.

It looks so crazy. I'm pretty sure I remember driving past this place last time I was in LA. Oh, 100%. Every time I'm there, I see it. I'm like, okay, I gotta... Who is... What is this place? Who goes there?

What's going on here? who is what is this place who goes there what's going on here it's doing it every friday night with dj charlie salsa dancing from 9 to 10 p.m we could all we could have salsa dance 9 to 10 exactly one hour for exactly one of the oh but then after that it's open dancing from 10 p.m to 1 30 a.m that sounds right yeah like right. I mean, like, that's where it's at. That's what I wanted to. Really quickly, go look at the menu. Tell me the menu doesn't look like the menu you would see at Cheesecake Factory. It covers everything.

Let's see. Seafood, steak, chicken. Yeah, pasta. This is like a it's like a tropical cheesecake factory. It's like, yeah, yeah, you can get seafood, but also steak, but also chicken, but also pasta. Your sides for all these things.

I got the steamed broccoli, by the way. It was, you know how you would expect it to be something, right? It was literally just broccoli. It was just broccoli that was steamed. They didn't season it at all It was just steamed And it's fine I like broccoli I'll eat it in all it's forms

But I just if I'm going to pay for it at a restaurant I want a little bit more Yeah like $7 to steam some broccoli You can do that at home That's what I'm saying I was like alright Well I want some broccoli let's make this good You know how sometimes you go out and you get like Brussels sprouts but they make it

candy bacon. I want that. Make my broccoli pop. But no, it was just broccoli in a bowl is what it was. That's going to be a quote. Episode 500. Make my broccoli pop. And you're going to be like, what the shit?

Guaranteed. Here's the thing. I will recognize that as me entirely because i don't think you've ever addressed broccoli ever i don't think you've ever had any takes on broccoli or ever wanted to talk about broccoli that's a meat thing that's true listen i don't like i don't dislike broccoli it's just i can't eat too much broccoli i can eat like a couple broccolis once you start going overboard on the broccoli you're gonna going to have a bad time. That's a grand or quote.

That is. Once you start going overboard on the broccoli, you're going to have a bad time. Broccoli's a high FODMAP. You got to watch out. Oh, no. I love it. I could eat broccoli all the time. I love broccoli.

I like asparagus. Asparagus is all right as long as it's grilled uh i don't know i like all asparagus i could have it grilled i could have it steamed i could have it yeah oven i'll have the oven asparagus usually when we do it when we have our like steak night and we grill we've uh you'll either put it on the grill you like put it in foil and you steam it in there or you can like grill it a bit and then put it in foil or vice versa you got you know a lot of mixtures or you put it in the oven you little olive oil you salt and pepper and then some garlic on there you get the crispy garlic with it it's good sorry i got

distracted by uncle monkey i i am obsessed with uncle monkey uncle monkey also feels like he'd play at the ren fair right yeah like 100 i could see uncle monkey and he'd play at the Ren Faire. Right? Yeah, like 100%. I could see Uncle Monkey and his dog performing at the Ren Faire. Also because Uncle is spelled U-N-K-L-E. Yeah. So, you know. Okay. Also, dude, hold on.

I went to his website. Are you on his website right now? I did go to his website, yes This is the scariest thing UncleMonkey.com with U-N-K-L-E I was looking up U-N-C U-N-K The start page is terrifying

That's what I said, I said I was freaked out I went there and was like, what the shit is this? I didn't even remotely think that this would be as scary as it is. I thought you were just freaked out because it was weird. I didn't even remotely think that this would be as scary as it is. I thought you were just freaked out because it was weird. I didn't know it was actually like internet creepypasta scary. Yeah, straight up.

He looks like, what's the Marvel villain? Red Skull, yes. Yeah, Red Skull. Yeah, it is in some way like one of those found GeoCities website things. Where it's also very scary. It literally says made in like 2006. He probably did use GeoCities. This is absolutely crazy.

Like, why choose to make the scariest start page? Yeah, I don't know. I don't even know if he intended to. Sometimes people that do these things, they like don't even intend to do that. They're just like, that looks pretty cool. And then they just leave it because they don't care. I like how you can download a promo photo of him though.

There you go. If you want to, you can download his headshot. Yeah. The same headshot of him creepily peering through the bushes with this terrifying red face it's just also the fact that he's using aol.com really just really he's like my mom honestly i'm here for it i actually like it it's there's something about it that really to me says like you know this guy got it yeah Yeah. I mean, you have like.

Ladies and gentlemen, you don't need to take our word for it. Every Wednesday. Yeah. From 6 to 7 p.m. He is live on Facebook. What? Facebook live. Tiny URL.

You can go watch him. Oh, my God. I'm on his Facebook right now. You can watch him alive every single Wednesday oh man This is I have to log into Facebook, but I'll take I'll take the websites word for it. Yeah So good the tiki bar is open Oh, that's so good.

The tiki bar is open. All right, I started playing some songs. Yeah? How are we looking? And they're about what I expected to hear from Uncle Monkey. What does that mean? It's got that, like, tropical vibe, but it's, like, it's blended in with like some blues and uh almost like it has the like margaritaville style to it as well but not like full-on margaritaville it's just so it's kind of it's like you know background music to eat something with pineapple in it is what you're

saying exactly yeah and you gotta have a you gotta have a drink with the little umbrella i'm gonna listen to the song monkey see monkey do by uncle monkey let's go all right all right this song starts out with a man going monkey see and then a monkey in the background going, oh, oh, oh. This is brilliant. All right, you know what? I would drink to this. I get it now.

Yeah. If I had to go somewhere and drink a bunch of like fruity cocktails, and I would listen to this man and enjoy it. I'm not going to lie. No doubt. I get it.

I get it too. Yeah, this is uh this does seem like this really does seem like a one of those like 90s restaurants though yeah it's almost rainforest cafe vibes yeah like a fancy rainforest like a tropical

rainforest yeah it's trying to take itself seriously so they don't use animatronics. But everything else is like, you know, they're like, we're the classy version of Rainforest Cafe. Yeah, the warehouse version. Yeah, that's, honestly, I'd eat here once. And I did. What's crazy is that the sisters behind us, they were, like, talking to the waiter. They were just like, well, we'll be back. I've got friends coming in town, and I want to take them here.

You remember Greg? Do you remember Greg? And the guy's like, no. And she's like, oh, you would recognize him if he showed up. Do you know Greg? I was like, oh, boy. You got to know Greg. Come on.

Everyone knows Greg. That's my favorite. It's like, they're not going to stop until the guy, like, no, come on, you remember Greg, right? And then he'll just be like, ha ha, yeah, of course, Greg. The dude literally said, like, oh, well, when I see him, I'll definitely recognize him. They're like, yeah, when you see him, you'll recognize him.

That's the, yeah, that's the classic. Like, no, no no no way listen there are some times where like if i did see someone i would recognize them but absolutely i guarantee this man is not going to recognize greg no man's worked in a restaurant for 40 years i promise you he does not remember every person who's come to that restaurant. Unless you're there once a week. Right? You can't say remember Greg. I brought him here once in 1984.

Like, awesome. Awesome, Nana. Oh, Greg, 84. Oh, 84, Greg. Right, right, right. Yeah, now I remember. Let's see. Did I do anything crazy this week? I don't think I did I think this week was pretty boring for me

Damn, I mean that's good though A boring week is fine Yeah, sometimes you need a boring week You know, I went to the gym, did my thing Uh Ate at home Yeah, you didn't hurt yourself Didn't hurt myself, that's always a good week Yeah, boring at home. Yeah, you didn't hurt yourself. Didn't hurt myself.

That's always a good week. Everything seems pretty good. Yeah, boring can be good. Yeah. Um, yeah, I really did nothing. Did I even write down? Hold on.

Maybe I wrote down something. Uh, Baited breath. No, I didn't even write down. This is all old material. The only thing I wrote down is that they put the vampire Nick Cage movie on Amazon Prime. We got to make time for that, for sure. We got to watch that.

I don't know when you got time, but at some point, we got to watch that. Maybe next weekend. Well, it depends. I fly home, but I'll be Saturday. I'm at, whatchamacallit, it depends. I fly home. But I'll be... Saturday I'm at... Whatchamacallit. TwitchCon. Oh, that's right.

TwitchCon's happening. Yeah, I know. I gotta go do that. Is that next week? I think it is. Yeah, I think it is. Oof. Yeah.

What about... That's a thing. What about... Tomorrow night? thing. What about tomorrow night? I can't. I got to prepare for Chilumanati Live. Oh, yeah. Chilumanati Live. Oh, my God.

You're busy every weekend. I know. What a mess. Well, actually, if we watch it two weeks from now, that's like the 28th or 27th or whatever. That's like Halloween. That's perfect. Yeah. That works. Yeah. It's right before Halloween. or 27th or whatever. That's like Halloween. That's perfect. Yeah, that works.

Yeah, it's right before Halloween. That sounds good. Yeah, that works. Yeah. This is the part of the podcast where we just schedule out something. But people, listen, people listening will probably stop by. They want to see Nick Cage's Vampire. It's so funny

because it's true. We're literally we stopped the podcast to sit here and plan our week. You got anything tomorrow? All right, how about a weekend trip? What are you doing? Are you busy? We could have done this at any time. We're just doing it in the middle of recording, and I'm not going to cut it out.

It's in there. This is part of the episode. Just leave it in. I got to go to the warehouse. I got to listen to Uncle Monkey. Specifically Uncle Monkey. That's where I'm not going to cut it out. It's in there. This is part of the episode. Just leave it in. I got to go to the warehouse. I got to listen to Uncle Monkey. Specifically Uncle Monkey. That's where I'm going. Yeah, we got to see Uncle Monkey.

You can watch, again, you can watch Uncle Monday. Monday? Uncle Monday? Uncle Monday. Uncle Monday sounds like a Haddon's Family character. It does. It's like the weird, like, Frankenstein mixed with mixed with like just the normal guy. But he's also like part pirate and monkey.

Yeah. Uncle Mundy. Uncle Mundy. He's just got like a monkey tail, a pirate hat, like Frankenstein face, but like a normal man body. Yeah. He's the one Addams Family uncle that shows up like, you know, every few seasons. We don't want to see him too often. He's like can't talk. Someone just walks around like, Uncle Mund to see him too often. He just, like, can't talk.

Someone just walks around, they're like, Uncle Mundy, you scared me. He's just like, grr. Grr. Yeah, his monkey, he has a pet monkey that talks for him. Yeah. But it's like, hello, chap. It's me. And that's Uncle Monkey.

That makes sense. Yeah, of course it does. Also, before we get off the warehouse, I always like to see like steak prices. It's like $36 for a New York strip steak. I feel like you go to the store, you can buy your own New York strip for probably like 15, 20 bucks

and grill it yourself. I don't know. You could. I think the assumption is you're paying extra to get something that is a better cut and is seasoned and cooked better than you could do it. I think is what you're paying for. Question is, is it? No idea. Couldn't tell you.

Yeah, like if I'm going to like a place where they're like, yo, this place is amazing. Then I'm like, alright, you know what? I'll pay some good money to get a steak that I'm not going to be able to make myself. I think that's the thing. I like paying to have things cooked up that you're not going to be able to make yourself. Right?

I mean, that's the point of a restaurant. Correct, yes. Yeah yeah but sometimes they're just like oh you can make like you get chicken but it's like i can just make chicken at home like i don't know i like i get that some people just they're like i'm just only gonna eat these things or like i eat chicken or whatever but like like i want to eat something that i'm not gonna be able to make at home just because i don't't know. I don't know. No, I absolutely get you. Yeah. I understand.

And that's why I think, you know, watching Kitchen Nightmares as an example, when Gordon shits on them for serving frozen food, I'm like, the man's right. Like, I want to go someplace and get something that is better than what I could make at home. Yeah, exactly. That's what you're paying for. Yeah, that's it. Yeah. So I'll pay you if it's good. But like, you know, I want my clam chowder to taste, I don't know, not, it doesn't have

to have me put hot sauce and pepper in it. Like spice your food. I'll have you know, it says here that was Chef Raul's clam chowder. It was Chef Raul's clam chowder. It was chef rolls clam chowder That's true. It had potatoes thyme bacon and cream sherry Yeah, yeah, yeah, it didn't taste like any of that. It definitely had Clam like chunks of clam and potato and bake. I it was there but again the flavor was just I Don't know it was it tasted like a little creamy broth.

There was nothing. I was like, I'm going to have to spice this up myself. And once I did, it was good. But it required me to do some work. And I was like, well, that shouldn't be the case. Yeah. Well, speaking of advertisement. Yep.

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Temperatures are dropping. I actually got a sinus headache last night because we did the temperature drop from like the sixties down to like 50. It was raining. I was like, oh, my head. Uh, so watch out for that weather. Back to you. I love how that just was a weather report.

Anyway, let's go to weather. Weather. All right. Time go to weather. Weather. All right, time for the weather. It's rainy out there. So we got a weather request for Whitby, England, and they said it's a fairly... Probably rainy. Probably rainy.

It's a fairly typical English seaside town, but it has a notable goth scene because it's where Dracula lands in the novel. Bram Stoker was inspired by the shipwreck of the Dimitri and turned it into the Demeter. Yes, the one from the recent film. You can also find lots of fossils from drastic sea creatures there,

as well as the mineral jet, which is appropriate given the goth scene. I personally recommend Sherlock's Coffee Shop for great cheesecake and the Edge Restaurant for evening meals. Question, question. Is this like goth dudes or hot goth mommies? I would like to know.

That determines whether I will ever go visit this town. I don't know. I don't know anything about it except what this person said. As far as I can tell, it is far too north. It's far too north. Yeah, this does look pretty far up north there. Once you start hitting the burrows. The furthest up I've ever been was Nottingham.

This is so far up. I'm going to say it's too far. It's too far for me. Also, Dracula went there? Dracula didn't go to London? Yeah, I guess not. He didn't want to be seen. Too much, if he landed in London, they'd be like, hey, it's Dracula. No, they wouldn't.

They wouldn't know. Oh, no, I think you're wrong. Tell me. Yeah, alright. Okay. I know I'm not wrong. Nah, you're wrong. Over in Whitby, england it is 46 degrees fahrenheit a little chilly feeling like 39 humidity 74 pressure 29.69 nice inches visibility nine miles winds at 18 miles per hour 38 on the dew point uv index zero and a waning crescent moon phase. 728 a.m. sunrise, 607 p.m. sunset. Looking at that 10-day, we've got ourselves 53 degrees, mostly sunny, windy on Saturday.

Mostly sunny on Sunday, 52, 53 on Monday, a.m. clouds, p.m. sun. Tuesday, it's 54 and sunny, but then here comes the England weather. Wednesday, it gets mostly cloudy, 56. Thursday, we got showers, friday 53 showers saturday 52 showers sunday 52 showers monday 54 showers tuesday 55 showers and then just pretty much showers with 50s from there on out you know i can tell this place is off the map. I don't see a Nando's at all. I'm looking. I'm struggling to find a Nando's. I don't see one.

I see Wetherspoons. I see that. I see Sherlock's Coffee Shop, which is certainly a thing. I see Fish and Chips. I see a place called Cranberry Swamp. What the hell is that? Cranberry Swamp. Yo, Cranberry Swamp looks delicious. What the hell? that cranberry swamp yo cranberry swamp looks delicious what the hell

that sounds great for a name like that you better be delicious look at this place the little oh that looks still they got like a little hot chocolate with the gingerbread oh my god the food here looks so cranberry swamp this place does look pretty cool i like this swamp. This place does look pretty cool. I like this. Yeah, dude, I'm feeling it. I can't believe it exists, but okay. Yeah,

this is great. And then they got good looking breakfast, like pancake. Yeah, dude, they even have like a Mexican looking dish that looks delicious. Look at that. Don't expect that from Northern England. Also, while we're here, everything, this is so goofy, everything here is named insanely. Here's another restaurant called Rusty Shears.

And this place looks like it'd be fun to go to. It looks like a little cafe with just like, you know, little cafe food. But also it looks like it's in the back of someone's home and or a whorehouse. I'm not sure. Maybe both. Rusty Shears, House of Gin. Yo, this place looks great. It's got like teacups, but also they serve you just random breads and jams on a cutting board.

Oh, yeah. They got gin, fizz, tonic. So they just give you a gin and tonic and then like a variety of like baked foods or like they got the smoked salmon they got wraps and stuff oh they have a chocolate shake that looks like it would f me up but also outside they just have a whole wall of teacups that are just thrown against the wall oh yeah i see that what the shit you? You know what? I'm not going to question it. That place is great. This is, see, I'm here for this. I still don't see any Nando's.

They got a Greg's, but that's very British. Of course they would have that. Oh, Botham's of Whitby. What is that? Yo, an 1865 bakery that makes meat pies? Yo, this place looks like it slaps. Whoa. I stand corrected.

You know what? I get why a vampire would come here. I don't know if any of this is open after five when a vampire would be awake. Oh, yeah. This place looks great. Looks so good. Everything. Dude, they have a tea?

Oh, yeah. This is like a super tea time place. Oh, this looks like an an old nanny would serve you yeah it does like welcome would you like some tea the bread loaf looks delicious everything about this i'm here for i don't know what people in this town eat besides loaves of bread because everything we've looked at so far. Yeah, I've seen tea, alcohol, bread, and like meat pie. Yeah, and meat pies. Yeah.

Which to be fair does... The Magpie Cafe. It does seem like the British diet. Yo, shout out to Mr. Chips by the Beach. I love that that's the name. Mr. Chips by the Beach. Also a lot of hotels. Or at least...

Oh yeah. Places to let let I guess. It could be like bed and breakfast. Out in the middle of nowhere Pizza West. Pizza West? That is serving the crate. You know what? Sometimes there's certain things that shouldn't be on pizza.

Look at this first pizza and tell me what the hell this is. That is an abomination. This is a pizza that looks like it's a pizza but then also with hot dog pickle and mustard on top now what is this this is i don't know i don't know about this place pizza west is just by itself in an alcove like it's like yeah this is crazy but it looks like it's fresh stuff because the everything here looks incredibly fresh yeah it looks very like everything looks modern looks like it's busy looks fancy yeah it also looks like it is wow that's so crazy i don't

know why someone would make a restaurant here. So, if you look at the big aerial photo, the city is behind it. The beach is in front of it, but it's on sort of a green lawn by itself. Oh yeah, I see that. That's so wild. And then, there's this hot dog pickle

pizza. I'm gonna let you know, I kinda have to try it. Yeah, it's gotta be good looks does it have to be good if everybody's ordered it I guess but it's like a gimmick or is it actually a delicious flavor I don't know hold on we got a we got explore let's see so it's pizza West okay they got to have it on the menu, right? Pepperoni, trees, no. Mushroom. Salami, jalapeno,

black olive, no. Grilled plum. Wait, no, that's not it. Ratatouille, fresh basil. Where is it? Roast beef? Crispy roasties? So that's just potatoes, probably? I think so. House cured salmon, chicken shawarma pomegranate pizza what the shit

cheesy leek crispy parma ham I mean you're just in British territory right now I don't like it here alright hold on I can't find it what is that pizza it's gotta be something special right maybe I don't see dude you're right I don't see it. What is that pizza? It's got to be something special, right?

Maybe. I don't see it. Dude, you're right. I don't see it on here at all. That's what I'm saying. Maybe it's like some secret menu item. Or maybe it was so terrifying. They just got rid of it. That they had to get rid of it.

Yeah, you're right. I don't see it. I don't see it at all. Yeah. That's for the better if that's the case. Or maybe it's like a different word. You know what I mean? Maybe like, we see hot dog pizza

and they see cheesy leek crispy parma ham. Like, oh yeah, that's a crumpy. You don't get the crumpy. It's just a hot dog. Yeah, yeah. That's a banger in piety like i said why british people love their like wacky words like that like the like the roasties it sounds i don't like i don't want to eat a roasty it just sounds weird

but i do want to eat something called rocket over something called Arugula. What? Wait, what? Rocket is Arugula. And they call it Rocket. And I think Rocket's much cooler. I want to eat that. Why is it called Rocket? I don't know. Because that's what it's called there.

Why is it just called Arugula? Because they probably had it first. And then someone here in America was like, it's Arugula. I don't think so. I think, hold on. We got to find this out. Yeah. Rocket.

It's a roogla. Also known as a roogla rocket. Oh, it's like, they say R-O-Q-U-E-T-T-E, like rocket. Not like rocket ship. No, they definitely call it rocket. R-O-C-K-E-T. I almost forgot. That would have been awkward. It's also called rugula instead of arugula.

There's rugula. There's rucola. Rucheta. There's all different words for it. But I've been to restaurants in the UK where it's literally spelled R-O-C-K-E-T. Rocket. I don't like it. Why do they call it a rocket?

A rocket's like a rocket ship. I like rocket. I think rocket is fun. I want, you know, like, put rocket on my pizza. I like it. I think it's fun. Just say I want a arugula. It sounds more like what it is. Right, but rocket is fun to say.

A lot of things are fun to say yeah that's why I choose to say that I don't know I don't like that it just like seeing rocket plus balsamic bit it just yeah it like rocket plus balsamic vinegar that's gonna blast me off the, man. I'll become a satellite in the Flavorverse. It looks more like a wild green, not like a rocket. I see more arugula in the wild green than I see a rocket. Eh, arugula sucks. You suck.

No, no, no, but here's the thing. I'll defend eggplant over aubergine any day. Wait, aubergine, but here's the thing. I'll defend eggplant over aubergine any day. Wait, aubergine? Is that like the... Well, okay, I like eggplant over aubergine as well. Aubergine just sounds weird. Google is not weird. Like a little like, you know, like up its own ass.

You know what I mean? Yeah. No, I agree with that. Eggplant makes sense. Why? I don't know. It doesn't look like an egg. But I don't care. It says eggplant. like an egg. But I don't care.

It says eggplant. It's a plant thing. I know that. And I know that it looks like a dick emoji, so I get it. Yeah. Aubergine? That's not a dick emoji. That's too classy to be a dick emoji.

Eggplant? That guy sends dick emojis. Also, can I just say, I also found the windmill inn. Alright, check that one out. And you just stay in someone's backyard. This isn't a restaurant. This is someone's backyard.

You literally, yeah, you stay in someone's backyard. What is this? There's a thing. I kinda... It looks like you're definitely staying in someone's backyard. It's pretty funny. It looks like you're in little yurts kind of like a little tiny yeah mobile home in a backyard but it the fish and chips look fine everything it seems fine it looks clean honestly they do have a drink that says local apples grown within 40 miles of our mill. So I think it's like a cider.

Yeah, that sounds pretty good. They have some dish. I think scroll up from that local apples. It looks like pizza, but I can't tell you that it's pizza. It's something covered in pepperonis and jalapenos and cheese, but also served with French fries. Yeah, I don't know what that is. I'd eat the hell out of it, though. I'm not going to lie.

I'm looking at that like, damn, that looks delicious. It almost looks like an omelet. It looks delicious. Like a pizza omelet. Oh, in your little yurt thing, they give you some biscuits and tea. Oh, that's lovely. Yeah. biscuits and tea oh that's lovely yeah it does have the vibe of staying at someone's airbnb where the photos definitely make it seem like it's bigger than it actually is for sure

yeah no i i see that oh yeah because i'm looking at it the bathroom they're using a wide angle because if you go to the bathrooms, that sink is barely a sink. I don't know how you're washing your hands in that. That thing is so small. The sink is the width of the toilet paper roll holder. Oh, yeah. Yeah, that's. That is.

All right. I mean, like, everyone has their own vibe. I get it. Not for me though. I need my bathroom so I'm going to stay somewhere and pay you. I need my bathroom to be like the most fancy ludicrous bathroom you've ever seen.

Yeah. I agree with that. I do like the drinks. The drinks look I would drink the hell out of it. Not going to lie, I've been looking up apple cider alcohol things. Not gonna lie. Are you looking up apple cider

grown 40 miles from your house? Oh, yeah. Are you trying to find that right now? That's the only way. Cider. Anyway, that's the weather. All right, let's go to sports sports um big sports stuff going on actually hockey has started uh basketball in the preseason they're looking to start

baseball playoffs finally down to the four remaining teams we've got texas versus houston in the alcs and ari Arizona took down the Dodgers. They'll play against the Phillies, who took down the Braves in the NLCS. And in the NFL, apparently you got the Dolphins in first, the Steelers somehow in first. Hell yeah. The Jaguars and Colts tied in first, which, by the way, Minshew leading the Colts right now. Hell yes. that man. The Kansas City Chiefs slash the Taylor Swifts are 5-1.

The Philadelphia Eagles are 5-0. The Lions are 4-1. The Buccaneers 3-1. And the 49ers are 5-0. And that's pretty much sports. All right. I got to know what's your vibe with Taylor Swift stuff. What's going on with that?

Uh, I there's just the part of me that thinks it's PR. Like there's there's a big part of me that's just like this is pretty much a big PR move. I don't know how long it'll last. I can't like I don't I don't know. It just feels something feels off. Yeah, something. Yeah long it'll last. I can't like I don't I don't know it just feels Something feels off Yeah, something. Yeah, it feels weird I'm not sure what it is, but I saw some dude do the best theory. He was like this is all a long con Taylor's gonna break hearts and destroy their chances of the season. I'm like what?

Now I'm curious. How does it say they met? Taylor Swift meet. It all started with a visit to one of her shows. On July 8th, Travis Kelsey was spotted attending a Swift Arras tour stop in Kansas City where he watched the show from a private box. So wait, he just showed up

to watch one of her shows that's what I'm saying that seems really suspicious that is pretty suspicious especially just like this superstar NFL athlete just like you know I'll just go to a Taylor Swift show no big deal I got it something something still feel but maybe not maybe we're just you know maybe we're just being overly critical maybe they're they're actually like having a great time either way I don't really care I'm not gonna lie yeah it doesn't matter I just think it's hilarious that is the thing and everyone's obsessed with it now and I hope it becomes something important otherwise it just proves once again that everyone's obsessed with the dumbest

shit so I need it to be like complicated yeah oh yeah 100% that's sports alright let's talk fact of the day what what did you just say

fact of the day oh I thought you said back to the day i'm like what let's talk back to the day let's talk back to the day i'm like uh okay let's do that uh all right let's look up a halloween fact all right so they used to be carved out of turnips potatoes and beets jack-o'-lanterns originated in. Once Halloween became popular in America, people used local produce like pumpkins instead. This year, you might consider adding some creative carvings to your Halloween tableau? Tableau? I don't know what that word is.

For a more natural look that also has historical origins. So, I guess, you know, pumpkins, more of an American thing. Because they used to just use turnips, potatoes, and beets to carve their stuff. Yeah, I wonder. You know what? Actually, that makes perfect sense. It definitely seems like a thing the pumpkin farmers of America tricked us all into doing. You know what I mean?

Oh, yeah. Right? Yeah, no. It seems. Big pumpkin. You know, like, it could be anything. No, no, no. It's pumpkins.

Okay, it's pumpkins. No, a big pumpkin was out for that one. No doubt about it. No, no, no. It's pumpkins. Okay, it's pumpkins. No, big pumpkin was out for that one. No doubt about it. Yeah, that makes sense. Yeah. Although I do love the fact you can make jack-o'-lantern potatoes. Also, hey, here's one for me. Illinois produces up to five times more pumpkins than any other state.

Again, Illinois' big pumpkin, that's a problem. Yeah, I'm part of the problem. Oh, and here we go. Cap it off with a callback. Candy corn was originally called chicken feed. That's right. The Golitz Confectionery Company originally sold the polarizing treat in boxes with a rooster on the front

in order to appeal to America's agricultural roots. The sugary recipe has gone largely unchanged since the 1880s. Love them or hate them, you can't argue with that consistency. That's true. That sucks. Love them or hate them,

you can't argue. Can't argue this. Although I think I actually could argue the consistency. Absolutely. That's so funny. Oh, goodness. Yeah, so there's your facts of the day. All right.

Well, what is our big news story of the day? Big news story of the day. Day. Day the Day. Big news story of the day. Day. Day. Day. It actually is a big news story. Oh, no. Yes.

And it's Halloween themed. Absolute monster of a pumpkin sets new world record. Go on. Half Moon Bay, California. go on half moon bay california a minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in california on monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a giant jack-o'-lantern gourd weighing 2 749 pounds which would be 1 247 kilograms for the non-pound people. Travis Ginger of Anoka, Minnesota, won the 50th World Championship pumpkin weigh-off

in Half Moon Bay, California, with an enormous lumpy orange pumpkin that could produce at least 687 pies. There's a picture. Oh, my God. That is... You know, it's gross. It's gross.

I'm going to say it is gross. It's like Frankenstein's pumpkin. Yeah, it's too big. Yeah. I was not expecting that. It was quite the feeling. He said 43 years old, growing pumpkins for nearly 30 years. The previous world record for heaviest pumpkin was set by a grower in Italy who produced

a 2007, 102 pound squash in 2021. Ginger grows his gourds in the pumpkin patch in his backyard. He said that this year he decided to give his plants extra care, watering them up to 12 times a day and feeding and fertilizing them a bit more than usual. Ginger, a landscape and horticulture teacher at Anoka Technical College, has been growing pumpkins since he was a teenager, inspired by his father, who also grew them. He first competed in Half Moon Bay's annual layoff in 2020, and has won three of the city's last four giant pumpkin contests. Quote, I put in the work so that I can put a smile on people's faces,

and it's just so nice coming out here to see everyone in this town. The pumpkin champ won a $30,000 prize for growing the biggest pumpkin and setting the world record. The gargantuan pumpkin will be on display in Half Moon Bay along with three runner-ups through the next weekend when visitors to the city's Art and Pumpkin Festival will be able to take photos with Gienger and the gourd. And the gourd.

And the gourd. I don't need the man. Just the gourd. Just the gourd, please. Just the gourd. And the gourd. And the gourd. I don't need the man. Just the gourd. Just the gourd, please. Just the gourd. Just the gourd. Like, I was like,

you know, I do this so that I can put a smile on people's faces and win $30,000. But mainly the big smile, I see, is all I need and the money. Yeah, I don't know

how that grew. I don't know in what way that monstrosity came to be. But, I mean, I guess cool. Cool. Yeah. That is pretty neat. There you go. Big pumpkin. I feel like that's

always a thing. Just people trying to grow giant vegetables. Yeah, and it's, you know, like, it's a waste. I'm gonna say it. It's a waste of resources. Like, are they gonna use it? Is someone gonna make 800 pies or whatever it was? No, no one's gonna use that.

I guarantee the stuff inside of it is like looking in hell. Probably. Got that pumpkin open, demons are gonna fly out. It's just like like steam and shit, and then there's all the demons flying out, and someone's just like

kill me. Yeah. You're already dead. It's like steam and shit, and then there's all the demons flying out, and someone's just like, kill me. Yeah, yeah. You're already dead. So yeah, that's the big news story of the day. All right, well, that's it for us. Thanks so much for listening or watching or ever enjoying this podcast. Crendor, hit them with the socials. We've got socials, youtube.com slash cox and Crendor podcast.

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