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The Foreign Legion (Entry 490.2S1519)

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Society & Culture, History

4.62.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2019

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In which the French army accepts thousands of rogues and ne'er-do-wells from all over the world, giving them white helmets and a whole lot of wine, and Ken suggests a new method for reheating Hot Pockets. Certificate #36749.

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0:00.0

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 490.2 S1519 certificate number 367 six seven four nine the foreign legion Has there ever been a time in your life where you planned or even just fantasized about just walking away and starting over.

2:17.0

I don't know what that means, just getting on a Greyhound bus or just walking out your front door and throwing a lit match behind you or

2:26.0

do you mean has there been a time this morning between the time I woke up at 10 and

2:31.3

now at 10 this morning before your coffee came out?

2:35.0

No, that's been a major feature in my life and identity

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