Yeah, are you kidding? One of the best things in the world. You ever had cashew cheese?

Oh, you have not lived, sir. Oh, you have not lived, sir.

Elliott, to be honest, I'm not sure I know how to do a regular podcast anymore, but here we go.

Welcome to 32 Thoughts, Jeff Merrick, alongside Elliott Friedman and Amel Delech.

How am I doing so far, Friege?

It's so weird to be sitting at my desk and doing a podcast for the first time in months.

I forgot to turn the sound down on the ball game. That's how long it's been.

I wonder if you guys could hear it there. Now, before we do anything...

Is it still 401j, by the way? I know I'm dating myself for the 401j.

Yeah, it's still 401j on the top of the eighth.

That's been all hit a two-run shot at me.

And they're wearing those great powder blue uniforms.

Oh, I know. Look fantastic.

Now, before we do anything, are you doing your victory lap now or later?

I'm not going to do a victory lap. I'm not going to do the Barry Horowitz pat myself on the back.

I'm not going to do that.

Well, you're going to do a victory lap because I demand it.

Anybody who makes a call, that good.

From the moment the job was available and you said, watch Derek Lalonde.

That is a fifth-deck home run.

It was pretty quick after Jeff Blaschel was let go from the troll rate that I spoke to someone who told me

very point blankly, watch Derek Lalonde.

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