Operation Just Cause (Entry 869.EZ4510)
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🗓️ 25 February 2020
⏱️ 52 minutes
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In which the bizarre 1989 American invasion of Panama kicks off our modern era of on-the-nose Pentagon naming conventions, and John is reminded of a dominatrix, as usual. Certificate #19345.
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| 0:00.0 | 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. |
| 0:21.0 | Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this |
| 0:25.5 | monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge. |
| 0:28.8 | These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost. |
| 0:35.0 | So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions, |
| 0:41.0 | this is our legacy to you. |
| 0:43.4 | This is our time capsule. |
| 0:45.4 | This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 869.E.Z.4510, certificate number 19345. Operation Just Call. 1.935. |
| 1:23.5 | Operation Just Cause. |
| 1:27.3 | How about if I'm Mr. Purple. |
| 1:29.2 | That sounds good to me. |
| 1:30.0 | I'll be Mr. Purple. |
| 1:31.4 | You're not Mr. Purple. Some guy has some other job is Mr. Purple. You're Mr. |
| 1:36.9 | Pink! Who cares where your name is? Yeah, that's easy for you to say you're Mr. White. |
| 1:41.6 | You have a cool sounding name. All right, look, if it's easy for you to say. You're Mr. White. You have a cool sounding name. |
| 1:43.0 | All right, look, if it's no big deal to be Mr. Pink, you want to trade? |
| 1:46.0 | Hey, nobody's trading with anybody. |
| 1:50.0 | Just cause what? |
| 1:52.0 | We still do that joke in Blockbuster video about once a week. |
| 1:55.4 | There was a... |
| 1:56.4 | Do you remember the early 90s thriller Just Cause with, um... I think Sean Connery and Lawrence Fishburn? |
| 2:03.0 | No. |
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