The Worst National Security Self-Own Ever

Softcore History

History, Comedy, Improv

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

America didn’t want to join World War 1. America wasn’t going to join World War 1. But one German foreign minister who thought he was way smarter than he actually was had a self-own SO BAD that he forced the United States into the war against his country. This is the story of the Zimmerman Telegram.

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Rob Fox
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Dan Regester
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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Softcore History.
0:07.6	What is up? Welcome back to SoftCore History. I am your host for the week, Rob Fox,
0:14.2	joined as always by Daniel M. Regester. Thank you, Robert Fox.
0:21.4	Let's just do that.
0:22.7	I'm Robert Edward Fox the third.
0:24.6	I'm joined by
0:25.3	Daniel M. Regester.
0:27.6	Edward?
0:28.4	Yeah.
0:28.9	That's my grandfather's name.
0:30.1	It's an old man's name.
0:31.5	It's my dad's middle name.
0:32.4	But I am the third.
0:33.2	That's why I have old man names.
0:34.6	Yeah.
0:35.0	Robert Edward.
0:35.9	I mean, Robert's timeless. Surprise there's no Norman.
0:38.6	In my name?
0:39.4	Yeah.
0:39.7	That would be awful.
0:41.8	I mean, Norm's fine for a real name.
0:43.5	Norm's a great name.
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