Gents, real quick, before we hop into the show, breaking news. What did you do? What did you do, Eli, did, do, do, do. Yeah, I know. Eli has breaking news. I know. When I have breaking news, it usually is. So much trepidation right now. It's with a heavy heart that we might. Yeah, right. And this is how we go out of business. But no, even better, this is breaking news. and it's not about me doing a bad thing.

Yet, who knows. by so much sadness for everybody involved. But no, even better, this is breaking news,

and it's not about me doing a bad thing.

Yet, who knows?

By the time this episode comes out,

maybe there will be breaking news within said breaking news.

No, I am very happy to say that Thomas Smith is back

on the opening arguments podcast.

Thomas, congratulations. Oh, my God. Thank you so much. This is, yeah. I can edit in. Yeah, you can actually put in the crowd. What do you mean, edit in? That was natural crowd noise. I don't know what you'd be adding in. Oh, okay. I thought your balls were getting shocked, and that was just... Oh, and that's the noise he makes. Okay, that's part of what the crowd is here for.

I mean, what do you guys draw a crowd for?

Yeah, it can be a twofer.

Uh, balls were getting shocked and that was... Oh, and that's the noise he makes when it happened. Okay, that's part of what the crowd is here for. I mean, what do you guys draw a crowd? Yeah, it can be a twofer. Oh, God. It's so eerie. It's been like almost exactly a year. It was like on one of the recordings back, my power was out just like it was out a year ago when we were trying to get... It's just crazy. Like, it's been so weird. I cannot tell you how awful this year has been.

It really, I can tell you, gentlemen, and maybe I will and have.

But it is just such a relief to be back on opening arguments.

And I just have to ask everyone if you would please check it out and go give it a try and

see if we can rebuild it because

I will die if we don't.

So I will die.

It's not just for not wanting you to die, Thomas, because I think that's a good enough reason.

But also, there is a new episode waiting of the new format of the

show for those who sign up over at patreon.com.com. Yeah, patreon.com slash law. And there's going to be more

at patreon.com slash law. I really hope people check it out. I'm working with Matt Cameron primarily

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