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Skyscraper Helipads (Entry 1170.IS6008)

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 July 2018

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In which John blames the boring skyline of Los Angeles on Regulation Number 10, an ill-conceived attempt at making every building in the city accessible by helicopter. Certificate #38095.

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Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,

0:06.0

three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her oversized tent.

0:11.1

Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.

0:13.1

All right.

0:13.9

Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.

0:16.8

And don't get us started on Mel.

0:19.4

But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.

0:22.6

All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat. Keep everyone's plans alive when you

0:27.1

travel with us. P and Dau Ferris, there is another way. We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

0:37.0

We are receiving this message.

0:41.0

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.

0:51.0

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 1170 dot I S 6008

1:50.1

certificate number 38095.

1:53.8

Skyscraper Hellapads. I'm going to a Have you ever ever thought about why Los Angeles is such an uninspiring looking city downtown.

2:24.8

Wow.

2:25.8

Yeah, this is something I can talk about for, like the uninspiringness of LA,

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