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caleb baked so many cookies! rafe wants YOU to make your own cookies. because snacks are getting worse. you can do better. https://www.businessinsider.com/inflation-high-prices-costs-making-food-snacks-sodas-worse-quality-2023-12
caleb considers making the dickens out of some punch. and he’s having some issues with his nuts. also lapcorp waiting room. and caleb cannot relax!! what’s going on with international flights?!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/12/stowaway-flight-denmark-la
word of the week is Mauerbauertraurigkeit! yeah you try saying it.
HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: screening of “art of a hit”
low: sony headphones
caleb’s high-low
high: screening of “art of a hit”
low: can’t relax
HOT HOT TOPICS
– companies that confirm a reservation that is not available should pay you for your time and for the alternate stuff, in addition to a refund.
– what makes “one night in bangkok” such a banger?
– you sit down at the table for your holiday dinner. you grab a roll (bread, biscuit, whatever your carb of choice) and begin to butter it. at what stage of butter application do you move from inadequate, to sufficient, to overkill, and finally to paula deen levels of butter? where do you, rafe and caleb, find yourself on this scale? does the scale apply for other spreadables too, such as peanut butter and jelly?
– a newly inaugurated school board president in a philadelphia suburb took an oath of office last monday evening by placing her hand on a stack of books that have been targeted by book bans. if you were to hold a public office, what would you choose to be sworn in on?
– should chess be played with various cheeses instead of pieces? and instead of captured you devour your opponents entire board instead? bonus if paired with good wine complementing the cheeses.
– there was controversy in the chess world last year when a player was accused of cheating by having electronic signals sent to the sex toy he was allegedly wearing. the incident, which spurred a lawsuit, was settled in august of this year.
– you’re training for like the champions of champions league of chess to go up against the reigning champion. what would your training montage music be?
– the chess world missed bobby fischer for years. whats your favorite legend of a missing person? could be worldwide like hoffa or personal
– why am I more tired after a day of not doing much than I am after a super long busy day? I think my tired is broken
– I only just now remembered the chessmen cookies by pepperidge farm thanks to your chess prompt.
– what cookie or cookie brand have you eaten that you feel is the most forgettable?
WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – searching for bobby fischer (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108065)
caleb 7.3/10
rafe 6.5/10
SONG – searching
u2 – I still haven’t found what I’m looking for
NEXT MOVIE – christmas special! it’s a very merry muppet christmas movie (2002) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329737)
NEXT SONG – christmas song within last five song
