You are listening to another no fair remembering stuff, the Tuesday edition of the Professional

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And it's not safe for work. No, it's not. In this episode, we're going to talk a little bit about how government works.

Not things like Senate rules, some of which can be weird and specific.

Like, did you know that the hold music for the telephone is available to leadership offices as an

alternative to silence when callers to their office are placed on hold. The leaders, whips,

assistant leaders, and conference secretaries of the U.S. Senate may select one program source

from four available options. And I guarantee you hip-hop is not one of the options.

Hip-hop is not one of the options. Hip-hop is not one of the options.

Also, former senators are still allowed to use Senate dining rooms on a limited basis.

They are also allowed to get haircuts at the Senate hair salon.

The U.S. Botanical Garden has a loaning library of plants for Senate offices.

But Senate offices can only borrow three at a time, and they can only get

six during the course of an entire year. If your senator is a plant like grassland. Don't,

don't, don't, don't. No, that's wrong. See, I went, I went, I went there. I apologize.

We went just a little bit too far there, but yes.

Well, but if your senator is a house plant, that doesn't count. No, because the botanical

garden knows nothing about that. I see. I see. And the, and the voters have chosen you, so you

blah, blah, blah. On the other hand, some Senate rules can actually alter the course of history.

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