Here we are. The mics are on. Wow. And I throw to the show. You know, I'm on my phone.

I go, hey, this week's show is already in progress. And then they're hearing us right now.

So this is happening in real time. This is happening in people's ears right now. People are

so all you can say something very nice to somebody right now. It's quite an honor. I can

say, you know what? I think you're good person. And I'm proud of you. Whoever's listening

to this. I'm proud of you. Don't get me. Would you like the opportunity to say something

kind to somebody? It's a great way to start a show. No joke. Whatever you're worried

about, it's going to be okay. And you're not even going to remember it six months

from now. I'm going to put reverb in your voice. Say that again. Whatever you're worried

about, it's going to be okay. And you're not even going to remember it six months from

now. Wow. Aaron, you have value. Oh, Aaron, I'm going to give you usually the cold

openings are longer. But no, let's say this. So we were saying this right before the

show. And then I'm going to reintroduce you. And we're going to go big. We're going to

go big. But I know you from TikTok. I just saw you on TikTok. And I thought you were

a standup comedian. And you made me laugh. Like you really, you are funny in your bones.

Like, you know, compliments are hard to get. But you know, my faith, I always like to say,

so just take it. I'll turn down the lights there. Take a compliment. No, but I'm the same

way everybody is. But I don't want to not give a compliment because I know sometimes

it can make someone uncomfortable. So I always go, oh, brace yourself and take the compliment.

But you're fucking funny, you know, and, and it is the positive of TikTok. I might have

not known who you were. And if it wasn't, you know, I might have, eventually, but probably

not. And then, then Chad, who was also, you know, talked to me, he goes, oh, I fucking

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