This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 1276, an episode about animals that's not about animals.

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When you can use an animal word in a figurative way

and make a joke or build a connection in English it's the best feeling in the world.

We'll show you how to do it today.

Hey Lindsay, how are you? Hey, doing great, Michelle.

I was at the zoo last weekend and I was in Big Bear, speaking of animals, I was in Big Bear California, Big Bear Lake, which is a town.

It's like a typical vacation spot outside of LA.

And there was a badger there.

And yeah, so, but you were going to ask me something.

What was your question going to be?

Well, I wasn't sure if we were going to get to it,

but have you badgered anyone lately?

Or has anybody?

Oh my God.

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