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Got the number one pick in the NHL draft with the men that can't seem to stump.

Do something dumb.

That's an observation.

CLT make them need to run.

That's Lauren Feller!

I don't marry trash.

Team for short.

Wonder if we best, won't you keep the score.

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Like there was a chance that you passed overnight and we resuscitated you back. I'm back. Welcome back. Thank you, sir. Yeah, absolutely. So we got a lot going on today, baby. We got Stump Rothenberg. We have the great Louis Riddick. I see you have a couple of a big Fandle reads. I've written about 730 and 940, if that's the kind of thing you tune in for.

So there's quite a bit to do. NBA variety. Okay. So you know. I like to know that. NBA, we got a little little Knicks late night tonight with the Knicks. Poor Raymond. Yeah. Poor Raymond. I know. He got home at one. Go Vegas to another night, another late night.

Rangers lost, well, they lost two to three last night.

That's...

We're going to do this now?

What do you mean?

Now we're doing this. Yeah, oh, absolutely. One slip of the tongue. It was doing it. One slip of the tongue. Do we not have to say the Rangers lost two to three last night?

It's not really a slip-a-song.

And the island is...

It's always written.

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