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The following episode is going to be of, you know, it's going to be about something ridiculous, but it's also going to be a peak into U.S. culture for a lot of our fellow ridiculous historians listening outside of the United States.

We are today talking about football American football American football and there's going to necessarily be some roughness in this episode. Remember the movie, Rep? Necessary Reffness? No, what was the necessary.

It was just a raunchy like 90s American football comedy. I believe. Yeah, who are you? Oh, I'm Noel and I am an aficionado of raunchy 90s football based comedies.

Yes, yes, that's how we met. I did my undergrad in that actually all facts. I am Ben and this is ridiculous history, but it would not be ridiculous history without our super producer Casey Pagra.

I just want to acknowledge that American football also a great band. Yeah, kind of what is what would you call them as little emo kind of.

I know, but way more on the tolerable side as far as I'm concerned. No, they're good. They're kind of jangly. They don't like they don't wine screen. Yeah, it's kind of a little more low key and the guitars are kind of jangly and arpeggio.

We kind of I dig it and they have reunited after many years dormant. Oh, that was third album coming out. I will say this though for some reason the name American football.

It's just very bland sounding. It sounds like they'd be a very bland kind of vanilla band. And they are. I mean, no, it's a pro true. I'm pro true.

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