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 856. Ro 1202 certificate number 266 66.

Certificate number 2666638, oblique strategies.

Blue, Electric Blue.

What's the color of my room, where I will live.

You are a pop music fan. I think I've mentioned it enough that people probably have a sense that you are more

culturally diverse than just a guy who knows a lot of trivia.

Big music nerd.

Music nerd, film nerd, book nerd, poetry nerd.

Pretty big poetry nerd,

I would say.

Yeah, I have been impressed with your knowledge of poetry

over the years.

Yeah, that often comes up. You'll be like, Ken, what what Emily Dickinson poem does this remind you of?

Yeah, or all start.

I say, the bird came hopping down the walk, he did not know I saw and you're like yeah yeah yeah yeah right

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