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Roderick on the Line

Ep. 409: "Prime Joe Customer"

Roderick on the Line

Merlin Mann

Johnroderick, Society & Culture, Philosophy, Thelongwinters, Merlinmann

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Just play the right note.

The Problem: John wants to get the story.

(Recorded on Monday, December 21, 2020.)


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello.

0:06.6

Hi, John.

0:07.9

Oh, hello there, Merlin, man.

0:09.9

Cutsky question.

0:11.1

Go, go, go.

0:11.9

What hurts is this?

0:14.6

How many hertz?

0:15.7

Hertz.

0:16.9

You ever have a Hertz donut?

0:20.5

I don't even know how to measure that. I'm just running through airports, jumping over people's suitcases. It's number one for everyone. Avis tries harder because they're number two. I don't know why it's by a commercial to say at your company's number two, because that means ducky. No, you're trying harder. You're not the big guy. You try harder, Avis.

0:40.5

Because Avis, we don't know another way.

0:45.8

Because I'm trying to locate a buzz and eliminate it.

0:47.2

I have a feeling it's coming.

0:48.6

Might be the cable.

0:51.4

People are saying put aluminum foil around it.

0:52.8

But that seems crazy.

0:53.7

Around your head.

0:55.6

Put aluminum foil around your head.

0:58.3

Then I'll stop hearing it because they can't get through my cans.

0:59.1

Uh-huh.

1:06.0

So you're saying people are hearing it in the recording?

1:08.7

Oh, people hear a lot of things.

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