We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

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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.

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

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

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

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

this is our legacy to you. This is our time capsule. This is the

omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 797.

L. V. 2512, certificate number 38099, Mobile Jubilee.

They're on shrimp creeo, shrimp,

krio, shrimp, gumbo, pan-fry, deep-fried, stir-fried, is pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp,

shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp

sandwich. That's about it. How many US states have you visited, Ken?

We've talked about this before. I feel like it might be around 41.

Oh, so still some work to do.

Where have you not visited?

They're all scattered.

Yeah, that's.

I've been to South Dakota, but not north.

I've been to Hawaii, but not Alaska. I've been to New Hampshire, but not north. I've been to Hawaii but not Alaska. I've been to New Hampshire but not Vermont.

I think I have states that are just islands like Oklahoma or Nebraska. I don't know how this road trip is going to work.

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