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Drywall (Entry 384.LV1442)

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History, Society & Culture

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In which a new gypsum miracle product takes more than a century to replace lath-and-plaster walls in home construction, and John thinks lizards have ears. Certificate #35059.

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We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

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We are receiving this message.

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We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:21.0

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental

0:26.2

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

0:28.8

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

0:35.0

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

0:41.0

this is our legacy to you.

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This is our time capsule.

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This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 384.

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L.v 1442, certificate number 35059.

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Drywall.

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Yeah, I decided that I was tired of doing un-sexy topics and I was going to get down to the sexiest of them all.

1:37.0

Finally, we're going to pander and give the people what they want.

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That's right.

1:41.0

Like when you're in your podcast player and you see a podcast come up, aren't you a little bit sad every time it's not

1:46.1

about drywall? Drywall is the topic. When I say dry you say

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wall.

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Wawl dry. W wall dry dry hot topic hot

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Now you restored and by restored I mean completely remodeled your home a few years ago.

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Did you venture into a construction site while it was being redone?

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You must have.

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