Prisencolinensinainciusol (Entry 988.1C1423)
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🗓️ 14 June 2018
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Summary
In which the world's catchiest song teaches us how English sounds to overseas ears, and Ken mispronounces the French word for "slithy." Certificate #35645.
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| 0:00.0 | Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch. |
| 0:10.0 | He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection. |
| 0:15.0 | Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right. |
| 0:19.0 | All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. |
| 0:23.0 | Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge. |
| 0:26.0 | Piando Ferries, there is another way. We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. |
| 0:41.0 | We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can |
| 0:46.0 | only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century. |
| 0:51.3 | Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this |
| 0:55.6 | monumental reference of strange and obscure human knowledge. |
| 0:58.9 | These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost. |
| 1:05.4 | So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology |
| 1:09.5 | to decrypt our transmissions, this is our legacy to you. |
| 1:13.4 | This is our time capsule. |
| 1:15.4 | This is the omnibus. Oh, You have accessed entry 988.1c1423 certificate number 35645. |
| 1:52.0 | Prieson colon Eignine-cusal. |
| 1:55.0 | All right. |
| 1:56.0 | Did I say that right? |
| 1:58.0 | Yeah, it's a colum maize and say one, |
| 2:00.0 | prison-colin ensign-cousal. |
| 2:01.0 | Wait what? |
| 2:02.0 | Exactly. All right. All right. |
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