I didn't think about how to start this episode.

I guess, all right, here we go. You ready? That wasn't it. That wasn't it. Jim, that wasn't it. Don't even. Don't even. That wasn't it. No, it can't. All right, happy new year, Mike. There we go. You sound the obvious way to begin the episode. Congratulations. Happy New Year. Darn it, now it does have to go in, doesn't it?

Now it was all going in.

Why do you do this to me?

Why? obvious way to begin the episode. Congratulations. Happy New Year to you. Darn it, now it does have to go in, doesn't it?

Now it's all going in. Why do you do this to me? Why, Michael? You're fun, you know, it's fun. It's fun to play tricks on you. You know? I like it. Happy New Year to you too, you big jerk. It provides me with a lot of happiness in my new year. truth be told, this is really deserved payback for all the times we get on the phone.

Well, not the regular phone, but whenever we start an episode, I typically come to Mike

with the world's worst British accent that's probably not even really British.

And I'm not going to do a demonstration of it.

But suffice to say, I do this to mess with Mike every single time.

And every single time, he is more and more disappointed with the fact that my accent is probably being or getting worse rather than better.

But here we are.

It doesn't really feel like you have taken any particular steps in trying to improve.

So I have not yet hired a dialect coach.

I don't particularly expect that it's going to be getting any better over time.

Did you get my holiday card yet?

Yes. Yes, we did.

Yeah, you did?

Yes, I had to think about that.

Yes, it was like a week or two ago.

Yes, we did.

It was adorable.

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