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today pat you're up first what do you got for us ton of stuff man um inflation senior pranks

nice that's bad that's good right bad and good but. Women getting banned from being pastors in the Baptist Church. That's funny. Nick's fans assaulting Spurs fans. All sorts of stuff. It's bad. Okay. So are you covering that? We can talk about it. We can talk about it... Would you call it a lightning round? I'd say,

I'd say that. Start with the lighting round of the Spurs thing, because I didn't know this was happening. All right. Well, what are you guys doing? Then we'll get right into it. Yeah, I got a, I got one, a AI petto guy. You'll, it'll make more sense when we get there, Mark. Where do you got?

Well, I want to talk a bit about a funny World Cup scenario to me.

And then there's a... when we get there, Mark, what do you got? Well, I want to talk a bit about a funny World Cup scenario to me.

And then there's a place in New Zealand where people are doing something they shouldn't be in it.

It's a tourist attraction, and it is smelly.

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