89: Armed For Love

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

History, Society & Culture

4.9 • 40.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2018

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Looking for love in the classifieds can lead to explosive consequences.

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0:00.0	Sometimes you just need to get away.
0:02.8	And for the Aglewall family, it was well over June.
0:05.5	They wanted to know exactly what they were getting,
0:08.0	like knowing their kids stay and eat a delicious breakfast for free.
0:11.6	Yes!
0:12.6	And no need to look heavy bags, with free parking at over 500 hotels.
0:17.4	Enjoy the same feeling whatever the trip.
0:19.8	Creme it in, rest easy.
0:21.9	Only available to book at cremierin.com.
0:24.5	Season C's apply of two kids stay and eat breakfast free with a full paying adult.
0:31.5	This is the way I heard it.
0:38.0	The arms dealer was Lonesome and looking for a little companionship.
0:42.4	He might have turned to eHarmony or match.com, but back then dating sites were not an option.
0:48.1	So the arms dealer looked for love the old-fashioned way.
0:51.2	He ran a classified ad in the local newspaper.
0:54.1	The ad was short into the point.
0:59.1	Wealthy, highly educated elderly gentleman seeks lady of mature age,
1:04.1	versed in languages as secretary and supervisor of household.
1:09.1	The ad didn't mention that he was really looking for a wife,
1:12.1	or that his inventions had killed tens of thousands of people.
1:17.1	Good news for Jimmy Carter.
1:20.1	The arms dealer was soon overwhelmed with hundreds of resumes,
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