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The Bill and Wendy Show

Bill & Wendy Show - Special Episode - President's Day (02_15_21)

The Bill and Wendy Show

WLS-AM

Comedy

2.4610 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2021

⏱️ 115 minutes

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Summary

Bill & Wendy fill in for Bruce St. James on 890 WLS.  Alexander Zalben helps Bill & Wendy pick the best new TV programs to watch.  Tom Mockaitis moves us forward from Past Presidential Political Problems.  Bill Kurtis presents the 'Lincoln Laureates Podcast'.  Presidential "Fun Facts" you might not have learned about in school.

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0:00.0

Just a side bet when I think I will hit my on button in time or not?

0:11.4

I was just waiting for the drum beat.

0:13.6

I knew you'd be late hitting your button on.

0:16.9

I, you know, to have this many buttons in front of me, there are six buttons in front of me, which is five more than I can handle. You only need to use one. That's all you really need. Hi, everybody. It's your friend's Bill and Wendy. Remember us from the old days? The old days of radio? Hi, I'm Bill. That's Wendy. That's kind of all you need to know. And Wendy, our dream has come true years and years and years ago when we first got together. They said, what is your goal? And we said, we just at some point, we want to work with Nick Gale at some point. Sure. When will it happen? When will it be years, decades, who knows, centuries, and there we are with Nick.

0:54.3

Hi, Nick, how are you? Good morning, good chilly morning. Yeah, it's a little cold. I just want to point out that dreams can come true. Dreams can come true, Wendy. It can happen to you. It can happen. Yes, it can. Nick, I've been listening to you since I was a lad. Wendy and I were little kids. We were in pre-K

0:52.1

and they put Nick on, and the teachers would go out for what they call the liquid lunch. I don't know what that means. Although, Bill will now tell you that he didn't go to kindergarten. I didn't have to. Was it first grade or kindergarten? No, I got promoted when I was in first grade when I was four. I didn't have to go to kindergarten. I didn't have to. Was it first grade or kindergarten? No, I got promoted when I was in first grade when I was four. I didn't have to go to kindergarten because at the time, I was a genius. All right, he says this all the time. I don't think they can predict geniuses at an early age. There was a test called the Iowa Basic Skills Test. It was the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

1:45.0

The Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

1:46.0

And I got one wrong on the whole test and they said that I was a genius and they put

1:52.4

me in first grade.

1:53.5

And then everyone who's ever met me has always said the same thing when I tell them that

1:57.0

story.

1:57.7

What happened to you?

2:01.0

Why have things gone so horribly wrong for you?

2:03.7

Okay, this is weird because I remember the Iowa test of basic skills.

2:07.4

Well, they gave you a cup.

2:08.4

There was one that was a kindergarten, then there was a fourth grade and I think a seventh grade maybe.

2:13.3

There were three of them, I believe.

2:15.1

I just know you used the big, thick pencils the first time I did it. Not even a number two. It was like a number seven or something pencil. Took two hands to operate that pencil. It looked like something out of the Flintstones or something. It was so big. I had to have Kim Granzo, who sat next to me, help me with the pencil. I'd go, Kim, come on over over i can't even maneuver this pencil it's so big okay

2:34.8

but i don't remember taking that test or being allowed to take that test before kindergarten

2:39.7

oh yeah yeah what did you go to the special genius office there was a genius office they brought

2:45.6

uh i had to bring three forms of id what's your ID at four years of age?

2:51.5

The milk drinkers club.

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