Hello.

Hey, John.

I'm Merlin.

How's going?

Erlon, man.

John, don't take your love to town.

God, it's early.

The worm has turned.

The worm has turned.

I just looked that phrase up, not but two days ago.

Yeah, is it German?

No, it's Shakespeare.

Oh.

I knew that it was Shakespeare, but I thought, I thought that it meant, I've been using it, of course, as we all have forever. And I thought that it meant, ah, now the, now the jig is up. Now the shoes on the other foot. Now the, um, you know what I mean. The switcheroo has has been pulled switcheroo has been pulled that's exactly

right but in fact in shakespeare it means literally that even the worm one day will rise up if you insult him enough. If you, if you, if you step on the

worm, even the worm will turn. I think I like that one better. I liked it better too. And I was

astonished at how, how neutered the term had become over the

centuries.

You know, you just sort of like, oh, the worm is turned.

Hmm, smirm, shm, shm.

But in fact, it means, no, the worm will rise up and fight you.

Even the worm.

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