Hello and welcome back to LOL Story Time. This is our 30th episode. Now, I have to say there have been a lot of

character name requests coming in lately. I'll certainly do my best to get to all of them,

but as they're done in the order that they come in, that can unfortunately mean a bit of a wait.

I also have to make, for the second

time, an apology for ads that were played before some of our stories. I believe it's been

resolved now and for the time being I intend to keep this podcast ad-free, even though I've

now failed at that twice. Today's special shoutout goes to Margaret. Margaret has been an active participant in our Spotify question of the week community,

which is also how I learned that Superman ice cream flavor is a thing.

Who knew?

Margaret, thanks so much for listening and for engaging with the show.

Today's story is called 1 million subscribers and features a character named after you. Let's get into it.

This is the story of a girl named Margaret, who was off to stay with her grandmother for the summer.

She wasn't thrilled about having to spend her entire summer at her grandmother's house,

but it was just the way it had to be.

It's just the way it has to be, Margaret's mother had explained.

Couldn't the way it has to be just be a sleepover at Jill's house instead?

Pleaded Margaret.

Margaret, my dear, no parents are going to agree to a five-week sleepover. That's too much to ask.

Margaret thought for a moment. They might agree to it if we gave it a cool name, like mega sleepover

extravaganza bonanza. It'll be the first of its kind, and the

story could go viral. Margaret's mother once again explained that this was just the way it had to be,

and assured her that she would have a good time. It has been so long since your grandmother has

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