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. Okay. You have accessed entry 1455.1S.1435, certificate number 4240.440.

Certificate number 42240.

Saul Zaints. Did I say that wrong? Right?

Is it like all the Zaints go marching?

I think it's closer to Zants.

Saul Zants.

But it does have an A. E. in there. But it

would normally pronounce e. Zance. But it rhymes with

Saul's ants makes me want to dance. Well, yeah, that will come up later in the show. Oh, he's going to make me want to dance. Well, yeah, that will come up later in the show.

Oh, he's going to make me want to dance?

Well, he may make you want to dance.

There are, there, dancing figures prominently in one small corner of this story.

I'm whether or not Saul can or cannot dance.

I'm looking at a picture of him and he looks like the little white bearded teacher on

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