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    #242: Chewing Gum Shoe Polish

    There are no Tuddies in Ohio.

    August 29th, 2024 · 97 minutes

    Merlin demands an opportunity to defend his honor, and John encourages him to get more adult supervision.

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    Things kick off with Merlin demanding an opportunity to defend his honor and John encouraging him to get more adult supervision.

    Next up, there's so much good Follow-Up on new Things It Took Me Too Long to Realize, the judge from a Jonathan Coulton song, which dwarf didn't get the tattoo, plus further insight on whose notes live in the margins of John's The Power Broker.

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    (Recorded on Tuesday, August 20, 2024)

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