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- 0:00Walmart
- 0:00just
- 0:00posted
- 0:01a
- 0:01job
- 0:02and
- 0:02hired
- 0:02a
- 0:03full
- 0:03time
- 0:03meteorologist,
- 0:05which
- 0:05would
- 0:05have
- 0:05been
- 0:06my
- 0:06dream
- 0:07job
- 0:07as
- 0:08a
- 0:08five
- 0:08year
- 0:08old.
- 0:09What
- 0:09did
- 0:09you
- 0:09want
- 0:09to
- 0:09be
- 0:10when
- 0:10you
- 0:10were
- 0:10little?
- 0:11Really?
- 0:11You
- 0:11wanted
- 0:12to
- 0:12be
- 0:12a
- 0:12meteorologist?
- 0:13Wow.
- 0:13Oh,
- 0:13I
- 0:13wanted
- 0:14to
- 0:14be
- 0:14a
- 0:15meteorologist
- 0:15because
- 0:16I
- 0:16was
- 0:16terrified
- 0:16of
- 0:16storms,
- 0:17and
- 0:17I
- 0:17love
- 0:18retail,
- 0:18so,
- 0:18like,
- 0:19this
- 0:19would
- 0:19be
- 0:19the
- 0:19marriage
- 0:20of
- 0:20my
- 0:20two
- 0:20favorite
- 0:21things.
- 0:22Wow.
- 0:23Okay.
- 0:23I
- 0:24had
- 0:24no
- 0:24idea
- 0:24the
- 0:24meteorology
- 0:25history
- 0:25with
- 0:26you,
- 0:26all
- 0:26right?
- 0:26Oh,
- 0:27yeah.
- 0:27Well,
- 0:27funny
- 0:28story
- 0:28for
- 0:28me
- 0:28to
- 0:28answer
- 0:29that
- 0:29question.
- 0:29I
- 0:29remember
- 0:30the
- 0:30day
- 0:30like
- 0:30it
- 0:30was
- 0:31yesterday.
- 0:31I
- 0:32was
- 0:32outside
- 0:32shooting
- 0:32hoops
- 0:33in
- 0:34my
- 0:34driveway
- 0:34in
- 0:35Phoenix,
- 0:35and
- 0:35my
- 0:35grandmother
- 0:36came
- 0:36out.
- 0:36She
- 0:36was
- 0:36visiting,
- 0:37and
- 0:37she's
- 0:37like,
- 0:38I
- 0:38don't
- 0:38know
- 0:38how
- 0:38it
- 0:38started,
- 0:38but
- 0:39she's
- 0:39like,
- 0:39Chris,
- 0:39what
- 0:39do
- 0:39you
- 0:39want
- 0:39to
- 0:39be
- 0:39when
- 0:40you
- 0:40grow
- 0:40up?
- 0:40And
- 0:40I
- 0:40was
- 0:40like,
- 0:41you
- 0:41know
- 0:41what
- 0:41I
- 0:41want
- 0:41to
- 0:41be?
- 0:42I
- 0:42want
- 0:42to
- 0:42be
- 0:42Mike
- 0:42Royko.
- 0:43Grandma
- 0:44and
- 0:44Mike
- 0:45Royko.
- 0:46Mike
- 0:46Royko
- 0:47was
- 0:47an
- 0:47editorialist,
- 0:48famous
- 0:49editorialist
- 0:50for
- 0:50the
- 0:50Chicago
- 0:51Tribune
- 0:51and
- 0:51other
- 0:52Chicago
- 0:52papers
- 0:52as
- 0:52well.
- 0:53And
- 0:53I'd
- 0:54read
- 0:54his
- 0:54column,
- 0:54like,
- 0:54every
- 0:54week.
- 0:55It
- 0:55would
- 0:55get
- 0:55syndicated
- 0:55to
- 0:56the
- 0:56Tempe
- 0:56Tribune,
- 0:57where
- 0:57I
- 0:57grew
- 0:58up,
- 0:58and
- 0:58I
- 0:58always
- 0:59liked
- 0:59it.
- 0:59And
- 0:59I
- 0:59was
- 0:59like,
- 0:59yeah,
- 1:00that's
- 1:00what
- 1:00I
- 1:00want
- 1:00to
- 1:00do.
- 1:00And
- 1:00so,
- 1:01so.
- 1:01And
- 1:02basically
- 1:02the
- 1:02cool
- 1:02thing
- 1:02is
- 1:03that
- 1:03that
- 1:03is
- 1:03kind
- 1:03of
- 1:03what
- 1:04I
- 1:04do
- 1:04now,
- 1:04you
- 1:04know?
- 1:05And
- 1:05I'm
- 1:05not
- 1:05at
- 1:05his
- 1:06stature
- 1:06by
- 1:06any
- 1:06means,
- 1:07but
- 1:07you
- 1:07got
- 1:07to
- 1:07start
- 1:07somewhere
- 1:08and.
- 1:08Right.
- 1:08I
- 1:08mean,
- 1:08so,
- 1:09yeah.
- 1:10So
- 1:10that's
- 1:10amazing.
- 1:11How
- 1:11old
- 1:11were
- 1:11you?
- 1:12How
- 1:12old
- 1:13were
- 1:13you
- 1:13reading?
- 1:13Mike
- 1:14Roy
- 1:14Co.
- 1:15Some
- 1:15kids
- 1:15read
- 1:16peanuts.
- 1:16Chris
- 1:16reads.
- 1:17I
- 1:17was
- 1:17probably,
- 1:17like,
- 1:18twelve
- 1:18or
- 1:1813.
- 1:19I
- 1:19got
- 1:19twelve
- 1:20or
- 1:2013,
- 1:20but
- 1:20I
- 1:21remember
- 1:21that
- 1:21conversation
- 1:22vividly.
- 1:22Yeah.
- 1:22I
- 1:22wanted
- 1:23to
- 1:23be
- 1:23a.
- 1:23I
- 1:23wanted
- 1:23to
- 1:23be
- 1:23a
- 1:24columnist,
- 1:24you
- 1:24know?
- 1:25And
- 1:25that's
- 1:26kind
- 1:26of
- 1:26how
- 1:26it
- 1:26played
- 1:27out,
- 1:27you
- 1:27know?
- 1:27All
- 1:28right,
- 1:29second
- 1:29one.
- 1:29KFC
- 1:30is
- 1:30issuing
- 1:30a
- 1:30battle
- 1:31cry
- 1:31to
- 1:31its
- 1:31fast
- 1:32food
- 1:32rivals
- 1:32with
- 1:32the
- 1:32launch
- 1:33of
- 1:33an
- 1:33integrated
- 1:33ad
- 1:34campaign
- 1:35for
- 1:35its
- 1:36new
- 1:37original
- 1:38recipe.
- 1:39Tenders
- 1:39rank
- 1:40the
- 1:40following
- 1:41fried
- 1:41chicken
- 1:41restaurants
- 1:42in
- 1:42order
- 1:42of
- 1:42your
- 1:43preference,
- 1:43and
- 1:44KFC,
- 1:45Popeyes,
- 1:45chick
- 1:46fil
- 1:46a,
- 1:46and
- 1:46raising
- 1:47canes.
- 1:48Okay,
- 1:48without
- 1:49question,
- 1:49Popeyes
- 1:50is
- 1:50the
- 1:50number
- 1:50one.
- 1:51This
- 1:51should
- 1:51not
- 1:51even
- 1:51be
- 1:51a
- 1:52question.
- 1:52It
- 1:52is
- 1:52the
- 1:53best.
- 1:53I've
- 1:54never
- 1:54had
- 1:54Popeyes,
- 1:55ever.
- 1:55Oh,
- 1:55my
- 1:56God.
- 1:56Chris,
- 1:56do
- 1:56yourself
- 1:57a
- 1:57favor.
- 1:57And
- 1:58popeyes
- 1:59love
- 2:00that
- 2:00chicken
- 2:00from
- 2:00Popeyes.
- 2:01Okay?
- 2:01Num.
- 2:02Then
- 2:02I
- 2:02would
- 2:03say
- 2:03raising
- 2:03canes.
- 2:04And
- 2:04then
- 2:05I
- 2:05would
- 2:05say
- 2:05I
- 2:05would
- 2:06pick
- 2:06McDonald's
- 2:07chicken
- 2:07nuggets,
- 2:07which
- 2:07he
- 2:07didn't
- 2:08even
- 2:08put
- 2:08in
- 2:08the
- 2:08running,
- 2:08because
- 2:09I
- 2:09would
- 2:09take
- 2:09those
- 2:10over
- 2:10any
- 2:10of
- 2:10the
- 2:10other
- 2:11ones.
- 2:11Chick
- 2:11fil
- 2:11a.
- 2:12KFC.
- 2:12No,
- 2:13thanks.
- 2:13Not
- 2:13my.
- 2:14You
- 2:14went
- 2:14out
- 2:14on
- 2:14your
- 2:14own
- 2:15on
- 2:15that
- 2:15one.
- 2:15Wow.
- 2:15Okay.
- 2:16I
- 2:16did.
- 2:16I
- 2:17threw
- 2:17in.
- 2:17I
- 2:17threw
- 2:17in
- 2:17a
- 2:18dark
- 2:18horse
- 2:18with
- 2:18the
- 2:18McDonald's
- 2:19chicken
- 2:19nuggethe.
- 2:20Maybe
- 2:20I
- 2:20can.
- 2:21Donald's
- 2:21chicken
- 2:22Big
- 2:22Mac.
- 2:22Right?
- 2:22I
- 2:23was
- 2:23just
- 2:23going
- 2:23to
- 2:23say.
- 2:23I
- 2:24forgot
- 2:24about
- 2:24that.
- 2:24I
- 2:25forgot
- 2:25about
- 2:25that.
- 2:27That
- 2:27would
- 2:27be
- 2:27my
- 2:27next
- 2:28thing
- 2:28to
- 2:28try,
- 2:28probably.
- 2:30All
- 2:30right,
- 2:30Chris.
- 2:31Target
- 2:31announced
- 2:32an
- 2:32exclusive
- 2:32Taylor
- 2:32Swift
- 2:33Black
- 2:33Friday
- 2:33release,
- 2:34the
- 2:34official
- 2:35Taylor
- 2:35Swift
- 2:36the
- 2:36era's
- 2:36tour
- 2:37book,
- 2:37and
- 2:37the
- 2:38tortured
- 2:38poets
- 2:39department,
- 2:39the
- 2:39anthology
- 2:40in
- 2:40hopes
- 2:41to
- 2:41drive
- 2:41more
- 2:41shoppers
- 2:42to
- 2:42target
- 2:42during
- 2:42this
- 2:43high
- 2:43holy
- 2:43day
- 2:43of
- 2:43shopping.
- 2:44What
- 2:45deeply
- 2:45discounted
- 2:46product
- 2:47will
- 2:47be
- 2:47worth
- 2:47waiting
- 2:48in
- 2:48Black
- 2:48Friday
- 2:49lines
- 2:49if
- 2:50not
- 2:50the
- 2:51t.
- 2:51Swift
- 2:52eras
- 2:52tour
- 2:52book?
- 2:54Oh,
- 2:54wow.
- 2:54Yeah,
- 2:54that's
- 2:55easy.
- 2:55I
- 2:55mean,
- 2:55my
- 2:55son
- 2:55and
- 2:56I
- 2:56were
- 2:56in
- 2:56target
- 2:56on
- 2:56the
- 2:57weekend
- 2:57and
- 2:57he
- 2:58spied
- 2:59this
- 2:59bumblebee
- 3:00transformer
- 3:01Lego
- 3:02and
- 3:03it
- 3:03was
- 3:03like
- 3:03over
- 3:04$100.
- 3:04So
- 3:04I
- 3:04was
- 3:04like,
- 3:04no,
- 3:05we're
- 3:05not
- 3:05getting
- 3:06that.
- 3:06And
- 3:06so
- 3:07he's
- 3:07like,
- 3:07maybe
- 3:07it'll
- 3:08go
- 3:08on
- 3:08sale
- 3:08for
- 3:08Black
- 3:08Friday.
- 3:08I
- 3:09was
- 3:09like,
- 3:09yes,
- 3:09maybe
- 3:09it
- 3:09will.
- 3:10Or
- 3:10maybe
- 3:10it
- 3:10won't.
- 3:10You've
- 3:11taught
- 3:11him
- 3:11well.
- 3:11You've
- 3:12taught
- 3:12him
- 3:12well.
- 3:12Yes.
- 3:12Oh,
- 3:13yeah.
- 3:13The
- 3:13discerning
- 3:14shopper.
- 3:14All
- 3:15right.
- 3:15And
- 3:15this
- 3:15one's
- 3:15a
- 3:16fun
- 3:16one.
- 3:17Meat
- 3:17stick
- 3:18maker.
- 3:18Meat
- 3:19stick
- 3:19maker
- 3:19chops
- 3:20is,
- 3:21believe
- 3:21it
- 3:21or
- 3:21not,
- 3:21now
- 3:21the
- 3:22fastest
- 3:22growing
- 3:23snack
- 3:23in
- 3:23the
- 3:23United
- 3:24States.
- 3:25When
- 3:25was
- 3:25the
- 3:25last
- 3:25time
- 3:26you
- 3:26snapped
- 3:27into
- 3:27a
- 3:27slim
- 3:27gym
- 3:28or
- 3:28something
- 3:29similar?
- 3:31Not
- 3:32high
- 3:32on
- 3:32my
- 3:32list
- 3:32of
- 3:33things
- 3:33that
- 3:33I
- 3:33like
- 3:33to
- 3:33snack
- 3:34on,
- 3:34but
- 3:34I
- 3:35did
- 3:35do
- 3:35a
- 3:36two
- 3:36star
- 3:37cycle
- 3:37ride.
- 3:38We
- 3:38are
- 3:38getting
- 3:38a
- 3:38new
- 3:39thing.
- 3:39It's
- 3:39like
- 3:39a
- 3:40Soulcycle
- 3:41esque
- 3:42light
- 3:43place.
- 3:43We
- 3:43did
- 3:44a
- 3:44ride
- 3:44last
- 3:45week
- 3:45and
- 3:45they
- 3:45had
- 3:46bison
- 3:46jerky
- 3:47sticks
- 3:47that
- 3:47were
- 3:48being
- 3:48given
- 3:48away
- 3:48as
- 3:49samples.
- 3:49So
- 3:50I
- 3:50tried
- 3:50it.
- 3:50My
- 3:51thing
- 3:51is
- 3:51I
- 3:51used
- 3:52to
- 3:52love
- 3:52dried
- 3:52meat,
- 3:53but
- 3:53then
- 3:53I
- 3:53went
- 3:53to
- 3:54the
- 3:54bodies
- 3:54exhibit.
- 3:55You
- 3:55know,
- 3:55the
- 3:55body,
- 3:56like
- 3:56the
- 3:56bodies
- 3:56where
- 3:57they
- 3:57had,
- 3:57like.
- 3:58Yeah,
- 3:58I
- 3:58went
- 3:58to
- 3:59the
- 3:59bodies
- 3:59exhibit
- 4:00at
- 4:00the
- 4:00science
- 4:00museum
- 4:01and
- 4:01I
- 4:01had
- 4:01a
- 4:01hard
- 4:02time
- 4:02going
- 4:02back
- 4:02to
- 4:03dried
- 4:03meats
- 4:03after
- 4:04that.
- 4:04So
- 4:05maybe,
- 4:06maybe
- 4:06I'll.
- 4:06Because
- 4:07of
- 4:07the
- 4:07texture.
- 4:08Yeah,
- 4:09just
- 4:09look,
- 4:09the
- 4:10muscle.
- 4:10Seeing
- 4:11the
- 4:11muscles
- 4:12and
- 4:12the
- 4:12texture
- 4:13of
- 4:13the
- 4:14jerky
- 4:14was
- 4:15a
- 4:15hard.
- 4:16See,
- 4:16I'm
- 4:16going
- 4:16to,
- 4:16I'm
- 4:16going
- 4:16to
- 4:16call
- 4:17b's
- 4:17on
- 4:17that,
- 4:17Anne,
- 4:17because
- 4:18I
- 4:18swear
- 4:18to
- 4:18God,
- 4:19I've
- 4:19been
- 4:19on
- 4:20conference
- 4:20trips
- 4:20with
- 4:20you.
- 4:21And
- 4:21the
- 4:22beef
- 4:22stick
- 4:22is,
- 4:23quite
- 4:23frankly,
- 4:24an
- 4:24overused,
- 4:25like,
- 4:25sample
- 4:26that
- 4:26gets
- 4:26put
- 4:26in,
- 4:27like,
- 4:27the
- 4:27conference
- 4:27bags.
- 4:28And
- 4:28I
- 4:28have
- 4:29seen
- 4:29you
- 4:30because
- 4:30I
- 4:30avoid
- 4:31those.
- 4:31I
- 4:31have
- 4:32seen
- 4:32you
- 4:32eat
- 4:32those
- 4:33pretty
- 4:34regularly
- 4:34over
- 4:35the
- 4:35years.
- 4:35Yeah,
- 4:36pretty
- 4:37regularly.
- 4:37I
- 4:37would
- 4:38say,
- 4:38like,
- 4:38I
- 4:38have
- 4:39eaten
- 4:39one,
- 4:39but
- 4:39I'm
- 4:40trying
- 4:40to
- 4:40remember,
- 4:40like,
- 4:41the
- 4:41last
- 4:41time
- 4:41I
- 4:42mean,
- 4:42that
- 4:42would
- 4:42be
- 4:42like,
- 4:43an
- 4:43extreme
- 4:43case,
- 4:44you
- 4:44know?
- 4:44I
- 4:44know
- 4:44there
- 4:44is
- 4:44a
- 4:45moment
- 4:45that
- 4:45I
- 4:45know
- 4:45is
- 4:45in
- 4:46both
- 4:46our
- 4:46heads
- 4:46where
- 4:46you
- 4:47ate
- 4:47one
- 4:47of
- 4:47those.
- 4:47I
- 4:48think
- 4:48that's
- 4:48what
- 4:48you're
- 4:48trying
- 4:48to
- 4:48grab
- 4:49right
- 4:49now.
- 4:49Yeah.
- 4:50But,
- 4:50yeah,
- 4:50I
- 4:50can't
- 4:51do
- 4:51the
- 4:51stick.
- 4:52I
- 4:52can
- 4:52do
- 4:52the
- 4:52jerky.
- 4:53I
- 4:53can't
- 4:53do
- 4:53the
- 4:53stick.
- 4:54You
- 4:54know,
- 4:54I
- 4:55just
- 4:55can't
- 4:55do
- 4:55it.
- 4:56Yeah.
- 4:56Are
- 4:57you
- 4:57more
- 4:57of
- 4:57a
- 4:57bloody
- 4:58jerky?
- 4:58Cause
- 4:58of
- 4:58the
- 4:58bodies
- 4:59exhibit?
- 5:00Yeah,
- 5:00I
- 5:00think
- 5:01so.
- 5:01I
- 5:01think
- 5:02this.
- 5:02It
- 5:02depends.
- 5:03I
- 5:03don't
- 5:03know.
- 5:04I'm
- 5:04very
- 5:04discerning
- 5:05about
- 5:05my
- 5:05meat
- 5:05stick
- 5:06sticks.
- 5:07They
- 5:07can't
- 5:07be
- 5:07a
- 5:08certain
- 5:08texture.
- 5:10They
- 5:10can't
- 5:10have
- 5:10any
- 5:11chewy
- 5:12bits
- 5:12in
- 5:12them.
- 5:13I
- 5:13don't
- 5:13know.
- 5:13So,
- 5:14yes,
- 5:14I
- 5:14mean,
- 5:15I'll
- 5:15take
- 5:15a
- 5:15bite,
- 5:15but
- 5:16it's
- 5:16not
- 5:16going
- 5:16to
- 5:16be
- 5:17my
- 5:17go
- 5:17to
- 5:17snack
- 5:18for
- 5:18sure.
- 5:18Yeah.
- 5:18I
- 5:18feel
- 5:19the
- 5:19same
- 5:19way
- 5:19about
- 5:19meat
- 5:19sticks
- 5:20that
- 5:20I
- 5:20do
- 5:20about
- 5:20hot
- 5:20dogs.
- 5:22Neither
- 5:22water
- 5:23going
- 5:23in
- 5:23my
- 5:23mouth
- 5:23unless
- 5:24if
- 5:24I
- 5:24got
- 5:24anything
- 5:25to
- 5:25say
- 5:25about
- 5:25it.