We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

We are receiving this message.

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. So, You have accessed entry one three 83 dot e.

c one two zero eight certificate number three seven eight oh eight vanity plates Number 37 80808. Vanity Plates.

Who would order a license plate that says ass meant?

You, um...

You like your car.

You're not like a sports car guy, but you're not like a sports car guy, but you...

I'm not a car guy, but I like my EV.

Yeah.

Fun to drive.

You've had a couple of cars since I've known you.

Yeah, both electric, I think known you. Yeah, both electric I think. Yeah. People really do understand how fun they are to drive. They're Zippy. Cars are Zippy. Yeah, I mean not all cars. Some of them are real drags.

A lot of them suck.

Yeah.

And this has been omnis.

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