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James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

What's up with the washing machine?

James O'Brien's Mystery Hour

Global

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.5986 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2017

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Also, why do ducks walk in a straight line?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Romantic retreats, luxury beachfront hotels,

0:05.0

expansive family villas with sensational sea views,

0:09.0

not lots of, just the very best of.

0:13.0

Simpson travel, the magical destinations you love,

0:17.0

the personal service you expect.

0:19.0

We visit every one of our properties so we can handpick the perfect holiday for you.

0:25.3

Simpsontravel.com, because your time is precious.

0:30.0

It's three minutes after 12, and I've actually remembered a question for the first time in about a decade of doing Mystery Hour.

0:36.6

But given that I just slagged off last week's callers for providing us with really boring questions in the first instance,

0:41.8

I've realised my question is possibly the most boring question of all.

0:45.3

So I don't know if I dare put it out there.

0:47.2

What's he talking about? I've no idea what Mystery Hour is.

0:49.6

All right, let me fill you in.

0:50.5

This is your weekly opportunity to achieve the sort of satisfaction that's not ordinarily available anywhere else on your radio dial. Probably have to stop calling it a dial,

0:58.3

don't we know that DAB is taking over. Do you know they turned off FM in Norway yesterday? That's it.

1:02.9

It's gone. FM's gone forever. It's digital or nothing. But I digress slightly. You have in the back

1:07.6

of your brain somewhere a question that is crying out for an answer.

1:11.5

Today you'll get your answer, unless the question's about Donald Trump, in which case I think

1:16.4

mystery is not a strong enough word to describe this continuing unfolding saga.

1:21.5

Hit the numbers now, you will get through.

1:22.8

There are two reasons why your question might not get on the board.

1:25.0

The first is that it's boring, although anyone who was listening last week will know that that's a very movable goalpost. The second

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