Lazy Susans (Entry 706.LK1237)

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Society & Culture, History

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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In which a Cantonese restaurant in San Franciscos's Chinatown spreads American revolving-table technology worldwide, and Ken wonders how long it takes to get sick of a musician in your spare bedroom. Certificate #43576.

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0:00.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
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0:32.0	Remember I'm going to use the more of urgency before the first time.
0:36.9	And, uh, we are receiving this message. We emergency before the first time. This is Jim and ...
0:39.3	... receiving this message.
0:40.3	We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.
0:43.3	We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past,
0:47.3	the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.
0:51.3	Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental
0:56.2	reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.
0:58.9	These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that
1:03.4	would otherwise be lost.
1:05.4	So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology
1:09.5	to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you.
1:12.6	This is our time capsule. This is the Omnibus. You have accessed entry 706.LK.1237.
1:50.1	Certificate number 43576.
1:53.8	Lazy Susan's.
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