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. So, You have accessed entry 1279. D.E. 2230.

Certificate number 266.

26624.

Tartans.

I just saw some pictures of you in your Seafare Commodore outfit. What's the thing? King Neptune.

King Neptune. Not just a Commodore. There are Commodore's all around me trying to bring me drinks.

Do you feel like Neptune outranks the Commodores?

For sure.

I mean the Commodores are part of the Seafair tradition.

A lot of them have been Commodore's for decades.

I was just trying to pick a nautical sounding word.

I forgot there were actual Commodore.

Was Lionel Ritchie there?

The king, no, unfortunately, that would be,

or I mean, he might have been in the audience,

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