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The Box of Oddities

BOX440: Lost In A Morgue Somewhere

The Box of Oddities

John Elliott and Kat Walls

Comedy, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Why do we say the things we say and where did those phrases come from? And then, was there really a professional sports franchise named "The Corpus Christi Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits"? The strange historical origins of everyday phrases and the weird minor league baseball team names and mascots.  Pre-1650 garb is required by all listeners of BOX440. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm David Brown, the host of Wonder Woman's Podcast Business Wars.

0:03.7

In our latest series, two visionary automakers each believe they can beat Detroit and build

0:09.6

America's favorite cars.

0:12.0

Listen to business wars on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:17.0

It's hard to imagine losing a loved one, a wife, a husband, a child.

0:21.4

For many, it's their biggest fear.

0:23.3

I'm Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished.

0:25.8

A podcast that tells the stories of often overlooked and unsolved missing persons cases,

0:30.6

in an effort to uncover the truth.

0:32.9

Listen to The Vanished on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:37.2

What follows may not be suitable for all audiences, listen to discretion as advised.

0:43.0

The world is full of stories.

0:47.4

Stories of mysteries.

0:50.3

Of curiosities.

0:55.7

Join Pat and Jethro Gilligan-Toth for a strange, the bizarre, the unexpected.

1:04.2

As they lift the lid and cautiously peer inside, the box of oddities.

1:10.8

What's that?

1:12.8

I don't know.

1:13.8

What's it say?

1:15.8

It says 98.7.

1:16.8

So on a little bit more.

1:19.8

A little warm.

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