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. Oh, You have accessed entry 1087.

M.T.

192. certificate number 22347. The Royal Touch.

Come on.

Touch me. I'm sick.

Who have you met in your life who, just from some combination of their gravitas of their position

or their personal magnetism really seem to have some kind of superhuman presence.

Like have you ever met that kind of a

charismatic person.

I know you want to be that person in the room.

Yeah, I'm just like admitting

that there's another alpha male if you're like I met Bill Clinton and he was like Mr.

Roderick I never met Bill Clinton because people say that about him yeah right but he just

looks at you and then you're like you and him are romping through the clouds.

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