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Get an ad-free version of the show, plus a monthly extended episode.#145: The Opposite Mistake
December 11th, 2020 · 87 minutes
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Things kick off with John's dissection of Merlin's bespoke automated filler text. This leads to a fascinating discussion of Lorem Ipsum, type specimens, and lexical anomalies.
Which, of course, leads to a look at Tenet (available in cinemas everywhere now). John has some sports analogies, and Merlin found himself rewinding a lot (in the cinema, of course). Merlin likes specificity, and John sees protons and anti-protons across Nolan's oeuvre.
In further media dissection, your hosts talk about Ted Lasso and The Crown.
Your hosts share wisdom from their kids' schools.
(Recorded on Tuesday, December 1, 2020)
Credits
- Audio Editor: Jim Metzendorf
- Admin Assistance: Kerry Provenzano
- Music: Merlin Mann
- The Suits: Stephen Hackett, Myke Hurley
Adriano Celentano - "Prisencolinensinainciusol" - YouTube
Prisencolinensinainciusol - Wikipedia
The song is intended to sound to its Italian audience as if it is sung in English spoken with an American accent, vaguely reminiscent of Bob Dylan
Lorem ipsum - Wikipedia
In publishing and graphic design, Lorem ipsum is a placeholder text commonly used to demonstrate the visual form of a document or a typeface without relying on meaningful content.
Lorem Ipsum – Generator, Origins and Meaning
Pangram - Wikipedia
A pangram (Greek: παν γράμμα, pan gramma, "every letter") or holoalphabetic sentence is a sentence using every letter of a given alphabet at least once.
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