The kids make their way back home, anachronisms abound, and cultures shift as Norman Mailer, Marshall McLuhan, and Ben Johnson kick off our wholly irreverent proceedings...

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Part 1 [06:35] - In which we put the hermetic seal of approval on the Light of the Silvery Moon.

Part 2 [19:57] - In which we do some dream work, and get creative with pizza dough and a bowl of alphabet soup. Then, somebody turns on the light and totally spoils the romantic mood.

Part 3 [50:45] - In which we run into a coupla’ few anachronisms: Dostoyevsky meets Jesse Helms, Mad Libs goes Medieval, and Pope Leo meets Rod Blagojevich, the ex-governor of Illinois.

Part 4 [1:11:22] - In which Steven Pinker fixes everything, Frau Holzhacker tells the truth, and Billy Graham does some preaching to the choir. We also decide we’re not workaholics, and get ourselves ready to hit the fast forward button.


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*Chapter Titles, and sonstiges material read by Anna Jacobsen*
*Original German Fairytale (manuscript version) read by Jürgen Lexow*
*English translation of manuscript read by Nicole Warner*

**Librivox recording of Hänsel und Gretel (final Grimms' version auf Deutsch) read by Stephan Gambke*
**Librivox recording of Hansel and Gretel (final Grimms' version in English) read by Deborah Knight*

***Special thanks to Ame Sanders of theinclusivecommunity.com

Music Credits:

🎶 Anachronist 🎶 by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License

*🎶*🎶* Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License

🎶 Back to Base-Jumping-Up 🎶 courtesy of David Berdahl and freesound.org
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kristo's awesome Peanut Gallery

(in order of appearance, and most — of course — courtesy of freesound.org)

@00:00 "Faustian, Tragic... / into Orbit" - Norman Mailer / Marshall McLuhan

@00:13 "what the hell is this?" courtesy of afterguard and freesound.org
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@00:15 "Tonight..." - Warren Davis

@00:22 🎶 The Fun Zone (by Lawrence Brown & Mike Curb 🎶

@00:24 "...kidding me?" - Tony Soprano

@00:27 "I said...kidding me?" - Tony Soprano

@00:40 "okay..." courtesy of unfa and freesound.org
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@00:41 "In the beginning..." courtesy of unfa and freesound.org
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@00:47 biblical F-Bombs warning... Ame Sanders

@00:56 "F… the Packers!!!" - Ben Johnson

@01:02 "fuuck" courtesy of cognito perceptu and freesound.org
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@01:04 "…that's more like it!" - Granny

@01:10 🎶 🔔 small church bells 🔔 🎶 (Sancta Mariae de Planctu) (Holy Mary of Weeping) — recorded by the podcaster...😇

@01:22 "and, finally!" courtesy of Tim Kahn and Amy Gedgaudas and freesound.org
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@01:30 🎶 Anachronist 🎶

@01:42 "autoerotic... / psychedelic" - Norman Mailer / Marshall McLuhan

@02:12 "oh, really?" courtesy of xyahka and freesound.org
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@02:18 "HELL YEAH!!!" - Ben Johnson

@03:11 "double secret probation" - Dean Wormer

@03:13 "(confused) whaat...??" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@03:19 "ahem" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@03:42 "I’m sorry, what?" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@04:13 "I don't get it" courtesy of Krystal Flores and freesound.org
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@04:42 "I don't know" courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@04:48 "yeah..." courtesy of Krystal Flores and freesound.org
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@05:18 "no, you may not!" - Wallace Ritchie

@05:25 "...well, then!" courtesy of Reitanna Seishin and freesound.org
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@05:33 "Oh thank God...!" - Carmela Soprano

@05:53 "which one...?" - Carmela Soprano

@06:00 "Amen!" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@06:38 “...any cheetos?” courtesy of hatchetgirl and freesound.org
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@06:40 *🎶*🎶* Bleeping Demo

PART ONE - @06:42

@06:44 "Teil eins..." - Anna

@06:52 🎶 By the Light of the Silvery Moon 🎶 - Phil Regan

@07:08 "thank you, thank you…" - Lawrence Welk

@07:19 "OMG!" courtesy of Krystal Flores and freesound.org
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@07:29 „sie warten lang...‟ - Jürgen

@07:53 "They waited a long time..." - Nicole

@08:11 "awww" courtesy of vahdena and freesound.org
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@08:13 Nicole - "...she was pissed!"

@08:18 "excellent!" - Bela Lugosi

@08:21 "nyaaaahh..." - Curly

@08:33 "really?" courtesy of Krystal Flores and freesound.org
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@08:53 "please, don’t do that" courtesy of girlhurl and freesound.org
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@09:24 "hip, hip, hooray..." - Garrison Sergeant Major Billy Mott of the Welsh Guards

@09:49 "No!" courtesy of theuncertainman and freesound.org
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@10:00 "hocus-fucking-pocus" courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@10:04 "ahem" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@10:26 "ooh... I like that" courtesy of "nuncaconci" and freesound.org
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@10:58 "Amen!" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@11:42 "starvation, poverty and child abuse?" - AI Joe Rogan

@11:53 audience - gasp courtesy of jayfrosting and freesound.org
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@11:57 silly witch laugh courtesy of MadamVicious and freesound.org
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@12:47 “I don't wanna!" courtesy of Alivvie
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@13:17 „Und als der volle Mond...‟ - Librivox

@13:27 "And when the full moon..." Librivox

@13:40 "oh, very nice..." courtesy of ballOOnhead and freesound.org
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@13:54 "How?” courtesy of simons7er and freesound.org
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@14:27 ‟But Lionel..." - Louise Jefferson

@14:59 "exactly!" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@15:18 "yeah, so what?" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@15:33 a wolf howl - some wild-ass Transylvanian wolf

@15:42 a Jeff Goldblum special - Jeff Goldblum

@15:46 "ahem" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@15:58 "Of course not" - Martha May Whovier

@16:14 "Let's not" - Bus Stop Beauty

@16:47 "...you made me smile” courtesy of Roses1401 and freesound.org
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@17:08 "oh my” courtesy of Dakotagrvtt50 and freesound.org
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@17:11 "ahem" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@17:26 "righty-o!" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@17:57 "OMG!" courtesy of buggly and freesound.org
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@18:10 "...got THAT right..." - Tony Soprano

@18:19 "but first..." - Mark Carman of CHGO Sports

@19:41 "No!" courtesy of theuncertainman and freesound.org
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@19:48 "visit us on the web @ WWWWWs…" courtesy of WillFitch1 and freesound.org
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@19:58 "that was real...?" - Christopher Moltisanti

@20:02 *🎶*🎶* Bleeping Demo

PART TWO @20:04

@20:06 "Teil zwei..." - Anna

@20:21 "fuuck" courtesy of cognito perceptu and freesound.org
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@20:28 "HELL YEAH!!" - Ben Johnson

@20:36 „Und das Brüderchen...‟ - Jürgen

@20:43 "And the little brother..." - Nicole

@20:53 "that is excellent” courtesy of MatteusNova and freesound.org
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@21:17 "obtuse…?" - Andy Dufresne

@21:22 "obtuse…?" - Andy Dufresne

@21:45 "definitely!" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@22:01 "did you, really?" - Vivian Kent

@22:14 "like what?" - Paulie Gualtieri

@22:26 "oh yeah" courtesy of Legnalegna55 and freesound.org
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@22:51 "absolutely not!" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@23:09 "true, that" - Omar Little

@23:36 "...stop it" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@23:54 "um, that would be me" - AI 45/47

@24:02 "so what!" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@24:21 "maybe" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@24:41 "...unholy visions?" - Ned Flanders

@24:46 "What!?!" courtesy of Reitanna Seishin and freesound.org
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@25:16 "…what in the hell...?" - Mr. Hand

@25:42 "and that's it..." - Jacques Pépin

@26:02 "what are you talking about?" - Tiffany Case

@26:14 "yes sir!" courtesy of theuncertainman and freesound.org
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@26:23 "I'm not crying…” courtesy of jozef_sound and freesound.org
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@26:26 "yeah..." courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@26:30 "should I get high...?" courtesy of Krystal Flores and freesound.org
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@26:43 "I can't see…" - Larry

@26:54 "…I can't feel my lips" - April Rhodes

@27:01 "ahem" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@27:16 🎶 a belch 🎶 courtesy of jppi_Stu
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@27:20 "...the wine is delightful" courtesy of MadamVicious and freesound.org
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@27:39 "WTF!!" courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@27:53 "...the first time" - Tony Soprano

@28:09 "alright already, get on with it!" courtesy of metrostock99 and freesound.org
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@28:27 "do you mean, like, insanity?" - AI 44

@28:41 "are you kidding me!?" courtesy of LittleRainySeasons and freesound.org
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@28:56 "how so?" - Dr. Melfi

@29:25 "audience - wow" courtesy of jayfrosting and freesound.org
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@29:48 "why not" courtesy of "nuncaconci" and freesound.org
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@30:12 "ooh la la" courtesy of jppi_Stu and freesound.org
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@30:27 "who cares?" courtesy of ballOOnhead and freesound.org
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@31:18 "obviously" courtesy of Krystal Flores and freesound.org
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@31:45 "yeah..." courtesy of Krystal Flores and freesound.org
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@32:05 "that's not good" courtesy of Legnalegna55 and freesound.org
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@32:21 "ja, ja, it's okay” courtesy of Roses1401 and freesound.org
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@32:39 "no" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@32:58 "that's great" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@33:16 "okee dokee" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@33:42 "don't go there!" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@34:02 "remember what?" - Sophie Ellis / Tess Caldwell

@34:04 🎶 when you held my hand… 🎶 - B52s

@34:09 vinyl needle screetch courtesy of ZeSoundResearchInc. and freesound.org
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@34:14 "OOOH!!!" - Johnny Vincente

@34:29 "why not?" courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@34:50 "that is fine..." courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@35:01 "hmm" courtesy of esperar and freesound.org
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@35:14 "how?” courtesy of Roses1401 and freesound.org
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@35:46 "okay..." courtesy of unfa and freesound.org
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@35:52 "um, that would be me" - AI 45/47

@36:27 "...interesting" courtesy of Reitanna Seishin and freesound.org
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@36:42 "hmmm, what’s that?" courtesy of pyro13djt and freesound.org
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@36:55 "can you please explain..." - AI Frenchie

@37:33"AHA!!" - Ralph Kramden

@37:35 "wooh!! my god!" courtesy of reyf04 and freesound.org
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@38:00 "AHA!!" - Ralph Kramden

@38:04 "ahem" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@38:15 "Aha! Of course./a>" - AI Arno

@38:32 🎶 …sexual healing 🎶 - Marvin Gaye

@38:35 vinyl needle scratch courtesy of Racche and freesound.org
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@38:43 "darn it!" courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@38:54 "darn it!" courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@39:10 „Sie giengen die ganze Nacht...‟ - Librivox

@39:15 "They walked the whole night..." Librivox

@39:22 "oh, very nice..." courtesy of ballOOnhead and freesound.org
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@39:38 "what’s that?" courtesy of ballOOnhead and freesound.org
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@39:51 "...five words" - AI 45/47

@40:09 „macht nicht...‟ - Anna

@40:18 “no, no, no that’s very bad” courtesy of Greencouch and freesound.org
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@40:26 „In meines Vaters Hause...‟ - Anna

@40:34 "Quite a place…" - 007

@40:37 "ahem" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@40:45 "Do you have a room…?" - Jacques Clouseau

@40:48 "my god!" - Tiffany Case

@40:56 „Wisset ihr nicht...?‟ - Anna

@41:07 "ah, very good" courtesy of The Baron and freesound.org
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@41:25 "yes..." - AI 44

@41:38 "music is my religion" courtesy of Duisterwho and freesound.org
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@41:47 "(a confused) whaat...??" courtesy of Alivvie and freesound.org
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@42:09 "pizza!" courtesy of Nighteller and freesound.org
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@42:15 "Jamme jà!" - Vincenzo Capuano

@42:31 "um, I’m not so sure" courtesy of cognito perceptu
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@43:09 "Holy terminology, Batman!" - Robin

@43:12 "so what!" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@43:32 "naturally!" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@43:47 "of course!" courtesy of bectec and freesound.org
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@44:07 "BS!" courtesy of unfa and freesound.org
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@44:15 "BS!" courtesy of unfa and freesound.org
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@44:20 "BS! BS! BS!" courtesy of unfa and freesound.org
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@44:23 “let me tell you...” courtesy of cheesepuff and freesound.org
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@44:27 "oh brother!" courtesy of max_cristos and freesound.org
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@44:43 "not good" courtesy of nooc and freesound.org
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@45:03 🍕 "I want my pizza right now..." 🍕 courtesy of Deathstardude and freesound.org
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@45:18 "that shit is fucked up" courtesy of cheesepuff and freesound.org
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@45:56 "hooray!" courtesy of javapimp and freesound.org
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@46:24 "that's Obama" - 45/47

@46:40 "Well this is fucking depressing" - Janae Matthews

@47:14 "fascinating" - Mr. Spock

@47:52 "ew!" courtesy of isabellaquintero97 and freesound.org
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@47:54 "...show me" courtesy of itinerantmonk108 and freesound.org
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@47:57 "drill, baby, drill..." - 45/47 (and Rudy G. -the original 😉)

@48:06 "I'm not sayin' nuthin'" courtesy of Anzbot and freesound.org
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@48:16 "Oh, and when was that?" - Chloe Decker

@48:40 "really...?" courtesy of juror2 and freesound.org
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@48:45 that's all..." - Forrest Gump

@48:58 "whatever" courtesy of pörnill and freesound.org
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@49:56 "SEDAGIVE!?!?" - Viktor Frankenstein

@49:57 🌩️⚡️ thunder and lightning ⛈️⚡️ courtesy of cognito perceptu
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@50:37 "that's my idea..." - 45/47

@50:45 "oh, and I suppose you think that’s funny, huh" courtesy of shawshank73 and freesound.org
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@50:48 "argidurgadurg" courtesy of qubodup and freesound.org
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@50:50 *🎶*🎶* Bleeping Demo

PART THREE @50:52

@50:54 "Teil drei..." - Anna

@51:12 "what's so special…?" - Bobby Brady

@51:23 "...out of context..." - Rod Blagojevich

@51:40 „Der Vater war gar froh...‟ - Jürgen

@51:47 "The father was overjoyed..." - Nicole

@51:56 "uh oh!" courtesy of DWOBoyle and freesound.org
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@52:28 "I do not know" - Mr. Spock

@53:11 "...scientific logic about it" - Mr. Spock

@53:23 "it is not logical..." - Mr. Spock

@53:41 "uh oh...!” courtesy of xtrgamr and freesound.org
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@54:05 "huh...?" courtesy of deleted_user_2104797 and freesound.org
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@54:28 "who the hell is that?/a>" - Agent Lawrence

@54:40 "WTF!" courtesy of Magic-Cap and freesound.org
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@55:08 "if you insist" courtesy of TRXone and freesound.org
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@55:27 "oh dear..." courtesy of pyro13djt and freesound.org
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@55:58 "a great gentleman..." - 45 / 47

@56:21 "don't go there!" courtesy of deleted_user_1390811 and freesound.org
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@56:26 "thank you" courtesy of Legnalegna55 and freesound.org
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@56:40 🎶 inquisition splash 🎶 - Monty Python

@56:44 "huh???" courtesy of a13389 and freesound.org
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@56:55 "clever” courtesy of Tim Kahn and Amy Gedgaudas and freesound.org
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@57:25 "oh God! oh Jesus!" courtesy of Reitanna Seishin and freesound.org
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@57:59 "oh, really?" courtesy of xyahka and freesound.org
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@58:22 "oh yeah...?" - Michael Knight

@58:31 "Big diddly deal" - Ned Flanders

@58:43 "What!?!" courtesy of Reitanna Seishin and freesound.org
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@58:49 "(an exasperated) oh boy... oh boy..." courtesy of AmeAngelofSin and freesound.org
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@59:15 "you can't be serious" courtesy of blue2107 and freesound.org
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@59:24 "I fucken hope not" - Ben Cafferty

@59:39 "which is?" - Lt. Aldo Raine

@59:55 "what the hell do you mean by that?" - Vince Ricardo

@1:00:22 "I don't believe it...!" - Commissioner Gordon

@1:00:32 "Okay, Batman...!" - Robin


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