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Grownups Read Things They Wrote as Kids

Dan Misener

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4.7 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2016

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

James wishes for a spray tan, Jessie reads jokes without punchlines, Zach shares a tale of unrequited love, and much more. Recorded live at La Sala Rossa in Montréal.

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0:00.0	When James was 17, he had some pretty big plans, and he wrote them down in his journal.
0:10.1	June 19, my wishes for the upcoming week, get a spritan.
0:19.3	See Mary, see Catherine, see Sophie, see Jane.
0:25.6	Maybe just one of them?
0:30.9	That's James, reading some of the things he wanted to do when he was 17.
0:35.7	I'm Dan Meisner, and this?
0:39.5	This is grown-ups read things they wrote as kids. Hello Montreal. It's nice to see you. How you doing? This is a show where we travel
0:46.4	back in time to remember the good, the bad, and the awkward parts of growing up. This time recorded
0:52.6	live at La Salarosa in Montreal. We have jokes without
0:56.6	punchlines, a tale of unrequited love, and perhaps the sweetest 17-year-old boy you have ever
1:04.0	heard. This stuff is weird, it is wonderful, and it can be a good reminder of just how far we've
1:10.4	come. So think about who you were when you were a kid, and it can be a good reminder of just how far we've come. So think about who you were,
1:12.5	when you were a kid, and stick around. When Valerie was 14, she had a lot of deep thoughts
1:23.2	and unanswered questions. So she wrote them down in her journal. A quick heads up. Valerie wrote
1:30.0	these when she was a teenager, and there are some cuss words which we do not bleep. There's your
1:35.8	heads up. Here's Valerie, asking some of life's big questions. Why are we the only beings with
1:42.7	material possessions? Why do we bother going beings with material possessions?
1:46.4	Why do we bother going to school?
1:49.0	The world has become a huge shipbox.
1:53.0	I will be shot someday.
1:57.8	Why are there boys and girls and not just hamafridites?
2:03.6	Why can't people get a job anymore? Does the government do anything?
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