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Episode 27.8 - We're Not Worthy
July 25

Chico: Hey, I'm Chico Alexander. Hey Gordon!
Gordon: Yeeees Chico?
Chico: How much would you pay for this cow?
Rob the Cash Cow: Moo.
Gordon: I'd pay a lot of moo-lah
Jason: Groan
Gordon: Thank you. I'll be here all week.
Chico: It's a cash cow... but right now, it's so hot, it's giving steamed lattes instead of milk. Damn that's hot!
Jason: That's HOT.
Chico: You know what's also hot? Talking about the game shows.
Gordon: It always is, so from somewhere in Rob the Cash Cow's Feed Bag, this week's episode of WLTI...is...ON!
Jason: WOO!
Gordon: Gordon Pepper and Chico Alexander here, along with this week's special guest, Mr. Jason Block.
Jason: Thank you
Chico: Great to have you. Got a question, J.
Jason: Sure.
Chico: Let's say you have $50 million in ... stuff... and a warehouse.
Jason: I wish I did but ok
Chico: What would you do with it?
Jason: Display a lot of it, charge money to see it, and bingo, profit.
Gordon: Would I find the Lost Ark somewhere in there?
Chico: Probably. Seems like a perfectly logical business model. NBC saw it fit to hold a game show there.
Jason: Right.
Chico: And it was called It's Worth WHAAAAAAAAT? The title say "It's Worth What?" But it's called, It's Worth WHAAAAAAAT?
Jason: Produced by Merv Griffin Enterprises/Lara Spencer/Cedric the Entertainer
Chico: And hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. The game is simple. Seven games leading up to a game of million dollar chicken called "It's Worth More". It's a wheel show, basically. Each game is worth more and more cash to your bank. At the end of the day, you get to play It's Worth More for up to $1 million. How that works is that you're given four items to trump four items that the house is given.
Gordon: You can get up to $100,000 in your bank. The last game multiplies your winnings by up tp 10 times the amount in your bank. However, if you screw up, you drop to a quarter of your bank.
Chico: So if you do it right, you're playing for $1 million... or you're going home with $25,000.
Gordon: In the first episode, our team of landlord and tenant (no, not David Tenant) walked off with $80,000.
Chico: After matching two in It's Worth More. They could've matched three for $160,000.
Jason: Yeah but they forgot a 1915 Harley was worth $343,000
Chico: In working condition.
Gordon: So let's go with the good.
Chico: The good... the format works. It's a good format. How do I know it's a good format? Because it's been done before.
Gordon: Its The Price Is Right Redux
Chico: Like MTWI before it, it's basically a classic game show done up big. Also, there's a playalong factor. And even if you're wrong, you're like, "Really? THAT much?" Good stuff.
Jason: Playalong factor is huge.
Gordon: The set looks spankingly sharp.
Jason: The set is the best set I have seen in years.
Chico: It really is. Reminds me of Grand Central, almost.
Jason: Yes. New York Art Deco. Beauty.
Chico: So it's visually appealing. it's engaging and the format is solid. And ... here's a surprise... it's actually one of the better timed shows. Seems like over the last 10 years, the big thing we've had to take producers to task about was pacing.
Gordon: Something else which I liked was that it's a full-formatted show. The players were there for an hour.
Jason: Meaning?
Gordon: It doesn't hinge on a wrong answer and you go home. At first I didn't think it was going to work, but it did. It also gave the audience someone to root for without killing the pace of the show, vs. Minue to Win It, where you know if Guy Fieri is taking his time near the end to interview a couple that the end is near.
Jason: Ah ok.
Chico: So it's perfectly timed for the hour.
Gordon: So there's the good. HOWEVER, we had bad, also.
Jason: Right, and there are two big problems for me.
Chico: I just wish it was also perfectly edited. You could hear a LOT of ADR work.
Jason: It was as bad as Howie's first week on DonD, but the biggest problem for me...CEDRIC.
Chico: Can I talk about Cedric?
Jason: Sure.
Chico: He has my fashion sense and (I love you, Jay)... your charisma. :-)
Jason: Is that bad or good?
Gordon: BAD. I love you also, Jay. :)
Chico: Thank you.
Jason: Go on. I want to hear this :)
Chico: I think he's had a few hats on too tight. He's got a case of the Danbury shakes. Look it up, kids.
Gordon: I thought Cedric played it by the numbers. He didn't do anything to make himself stand out in a good way, and almost everything he said or did was clicheic.
Chico: He moved around a lot. He didn't stay still or calm or something. He's definitely not a rookie when it comes to this. But he played it as a rookie.
Gordon: He's not a rookie, but he was clearly not comfortable
Jason: Exactly. He felt restrained. Choked off, even. But when he went out of the box, he failed
Chico: He's supposed to be driving the ship. You see Howie, you see Jeff, you see Bill to an extent, they're driving the ship. He's just... floating about seeing where it goes and acting accordingly.
Gordon: And that came out as generic to me. There could have been anyone out there hosting and doing the same thing.
Jason: Exactly.
Chico: Right.
Jason: And the catch phrase...what was that?
Gordon: I'm not sure sure that catch phrase made much sense. That sounded really campy.
Chico: You sure, G? You SURE sure?... see? That doesn't work.
Jason: I am sure sure as well.
Gordon: Im sure sure it was lame. I mean, we've seen all of these things before. You had Buy or Sell, Time Machine, etc. This show is just wrapped prettier.
Chico: I'm sure they lifted a little of One Right Price somewhere.
Gordon That was in there too, along with Most Expensive.
Chico: It's a prettier version of shows that have been done far superior.
Jason: Yeah. Xerox City
Chico: Okay, grade up.

IT'S WORTH WHAT?
NBC - 8p ET Tuesdays
CHICO GORDON JASON AVERAGE-O-MATIC
C- C- C C-

Jason: While the set is pretty and a lot of the things are different packages in the same bow. Cedric is terrible. And this is a very disappointing C.
Chico: It's a pretty show, and some of the things border on the weirdly amazingly macabre. And the format's solid, but the presentation drags it down fiercely. C-
Gordon: I like the show. I wanted to like it more than what I did. It's nice, but there's nothing new or original here that would make me come back for a second sampling. C-
Chico: Alright. So we're pretty much sampling this show from the Redbox. How about a new season of Hell's Kitchen?



Gordon: Speaking of not bringing anything out of the box.
Chico: Well, it pretty much starts out like your usual HK season. Signature dish challenge. Opening service. Gordon Ramsay swears a lot. Premature shutdown. However, someone who I thought was lights out on the signature dish didn't even make it to opening night (he was hospitalized).
Jason: Wow
Chico: But the guys have an even bigger problem than just a man down before opening night. In the two shows we've seen this week, both services ended in disaster for the blue kitchen. Second one was so bad...
Jason: HOW BAD WAS IT?
Chico: Thank you, Jason. You get a cookie.
Jason: cool :)
Chico: It was so bad that the women had to come and finish what the men couldn't even start. They didn't even serve one (BLEEPING) entree.
Gordon: So far in 2 episode, the men have yet to serve out ONE entree.
Jason: Thats insane
Chico: Yep. And given the opportunity to take one of the women (who've been crazy good in service #2), they turn it down. WHY?
Jason: Is that bad casting?
Gordon: No. it's bad decision making, The casting this season is actually pretty good.
Chico: They're cast for their TV appearances as well as their cooking ability. They sure can cook, but they're overthinking it. It's a contest. We know it. BUT it's a business first. The point of a business.. come together to make it run.
Gordon: And ironically, the food is not the reason why the contestants are eliminated in the 2 episodes. Jason is out due to illness, Steven got booted for arguing with Chef Ramsay and Brendan gets caught lying for trying to resend over raw sea bass.
Chico: That's one thing you NEVER... EVER... EVER... do. Especially with all of the cameras calling you on it.
Gordon: Brendan did get called for it, and now he's out.
Chico: I'm actually surprised Ramsay didn't rip the jacket off his back for that.
Gordon: It may happen later on in the season. So after 2 episodes, do we see anyone good?
Chico: Right now, I'm not seeing anyone emerge as a proven leader. I'm seeing a solid team in red, but no leader yet. Definite possibilities, though.
Gordon: For the guys, I like Jonathon. he seems competent.
Chico: Yes he does, but he hasn't come out of the team dynamic.
Gordon: For the women, Jennifer, Gina and Elizabeth worked well as a trio in the team challenge, and that could be a good sign.
Chico: We can only go up from here, right?
Jason: Yes.
Chico: Where do we go from here? We get two more episodes to be sure about it this week. One thing we will NOT get ... is Mark Runsvold.
Gordon: Aw
Chico: Great Jeopardy! champ.
Jason: He was a monster. For four days
Chico: Monster knowledge base.
Jason: Ashton Kutcher lookalike
Gordon: I don't know about 'Great'. Don't put him in the same camp as Jennings, Paulus or Madden. I'll say solid.
Jason: Solid yes.
Chico: Could've been another go-getter... but then he decided to violate one key rule and become one of the pantheon that is...



Chico: Let's go back to Thursday. Mark finds the second DD in the DJ! round. He has $12,000. Leader Brian McEntee is up to $24,200. There are still clues on the board.
Gordon: How many clues are left?
Chico: Six clues. One full category worth and a $2000 clue.
Gordon: So $8,000 worth of cluesleft.
Chico: Yep. You bet the level or since Mark likes even numbers, $2000. Get that right, you're up to $14,000. Still have $8000 to run out, you go to $22,000.
Jason: Maybe bet $4000 at most. You have a shot then
Chico: So if you're exceptionally daring, you can catch up with a $4200 bet, literally betting The Answer.
Gordon: I'm going to disagree with both of you. There's 2 ways to play this hand.
Jason: Ok
Gordon: There's $8,000 worth of clues left. You have to think at at $24,000, Brian isn't going to go brain dead and he'll get a few of those clues right.
Chico: He will.
Gordon: So you do 1 of 2 things. Either #1: As you said, you bet the level and hope you outgun Brian in Final Jeopardy, or 2. You make it a TRUE Daily Double and bet the house. If I'm in that position, I can't allow Brian to be ahead of me going into FInal Jeopardy, because then it's game over, so I bet the house and bet it all. If I lose, it's game over, but if I'm passive in betting, it's probably game over as well. I have to be aggressive here.
Chico: Our boy Mark was equal parts bold and dumb at this moment. He bets $9000.
Gordon: That's the worst possible bet you can make.
Chico: And he made it.
Gordon: That's a terrible bet. Because 1. If you get it right, you're still not in the lead and 2. If you miss it, it's game over. Because you need to get $9,000 in order to not get locked out of FInal Jeopardy and there's only $8,000 worth of clues left on the board.
Chico: He missed it. And it was game over. I felt sorry for the boy.
Jason: You feel sorry for a man who won $134,000 LOL
Chico: Well, yes. You needed to hedge a little if you're counting on those clues.
Gordon: Not only that, but you're trying to win the game. Or at least trying to get into contention. That bet does neither.
Chico: No, you're just throwing a half-court shot and hoping it gets in.
Gordon: And even then, you STILL need someone to foul you.
Chico: None of the above happens. And as a result, the game ends long before it's over. The clue was in $1600 Novel Quotes. Ready?
Jason: Sure.

1995: "Perhaps, thought Nanny, little green Elphaba chose her own sex, and her own color."

Chico: Jason?
Jason: What is Wicked? The novel the musical was based on.
Chico: The story of the witches of Oz before some chick from Kansas decided to drop in. Gordon?
Gordon: What is Attack of the Tranny Martians?
Jason: ROFLMAO
Chico: ..... Gordon, I think you just won the best joke answer of the year award. Jason... you're right. Gordon... you're NOT WRONG.
Gordon: I think NBC optioned it into a TV motion Picture and it's starring Newt Gingrich
Chico: Yeah, that happened after WHICH ex-wife again?
Jason: HEY NOW!
Chico: Anyway, Mark says "The Green Mile". And .... you just want to slap him. Not advocating violence. Just saying.
Jason: Yeah, ok.
Chico: End result, Brian McEntee goes on to win $30K. And... that's it because if you take down a big champ, you're going to get took down next day.
Gordon: So the cycle of Giant-killer death continues.
Chico: Right on. Just for fun, here's what Brian lost it on. The category: Famous Americans. *reads clue* Oh God. Gordon, you have a chance to outdo yourself.
Gordon: (Evil Grin)
Chico: The clue...

In 1909 he sent the message "Stars and Stripes Nailed to the Pole".

Chico: Jason?
Jason: Who is Peary. Admiral Peary
Chico: Gordon... I'm afraid to ask...
Gordon: Who is Ron Jeremy after an evening at the American Idol Cast Party?
Chico: THAT'S EVEN WORSE!
Gordon: Did I outdo myself?
Jason: Yes!
Chico: Judges? *FF victory cue*
Gordon: Thank you.
Chico: Where could we possibly go from here, you ask?
Gordon: What about a different talent show before the cast party?



Jason: Yeah another pretty weak week except for one act.
Gordon: And hence...Big Bored, please?


Weak #2

 - Attack Dance Crew: Sloppy
 - Dani Shay: Wrong song
 - Geechy Guy: Creepy
 - Daniel Joseph Baker: Not different
 - Rhinestone Ropers: Full of it
 - Dylan Andre: Boooooooring...
 - Landon Swank: ...boring.
 - Smage Bros.: Seen it.
 - Steven Retchless: Raise the bar
 - Mona Lisa: Seen it...
 - Silhouettes: GOOD!
 

Gordon: The Subject: Weak #2. And yes, that's an intentional spelling
Jason: I got it :)
Chico: Pretty weak week.
Gordon: Attack Dance Crew: Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.
Jason: Very
Gordon: Dani Shay: Picked the completely wrong song. She needed to stay in her genre. A singer-songwriter song would have done it, maybe from the library of Christine Lavin or Tom Paxton. Instead, she sounded like a watered down singer.
Chico: Just as a reminder, we had Dani Shay going to the next round out of this week's group. Because she was a singer and a darn good one.
Gordon: Not this week.
Chico: Geechy Guy was... creepy. Creeped Piers out a bit. And this was AFTER Howie make the News of the World joke.
Gordon: Creepy != Funny
Jason: Exactly. He was bad.
Gordon: Daniel Joseph Baker was the first 'good' act, but he has to get out of GaGaville.
Jason: Yes. I want him to hear do something else.
Chico: Me too.
Gordon: Ok you can sing Lady Gaga songs. Great. Now do SOMETHING ELSE.
Chico: You can not be of one dimension. That'll get you only one place: out.
Gordon: Rhinestone Ropers: The most exciting part of the act was when the horse defecated on stage.
Chico: And next week, the Republican response. :-)
Gordon: Thank you, Bill Cullen.
Chico: Don't mention it. :-)
Gordon: Dylan Andre. Not just Hot Guy with Guitar (TM), but hot, boring guy with a guitar that lulled us all to beddy bye.
Jason: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Chico: Dylan Andre was flat.
Jason: Yeah Flat
Gordon: I've seen fluffier pancakes
Chico: Did I mention flat?
Gordon: I think you did, yes. And then Landon Swank continued to bore us with a way too slow presentation with an act I've seen before done better.
Jason: David Copperfield for example. And Criss Angel
Gordon: Smage Brothers: This is the same issue I had with the Flores - what else can you do? We saw this act already.
Chico: We did. I mean, at least similar stunt groups had changeups from week to week.
Gordon: Do something different. Steven Retchless: He did do something different. I just want to know how he can raise the bar next time around.
Chico: *rimshot*
Gordon: Thank you. ;) If he doesn't do something different the next time out, he'll be the next thing nailed to the pole.
Jason: Oh boy lol
Chico: Yeah, next act, please.
Gordon: Mona Lisa: Out of tune and boring. Wait a second... (hits Jason Block's Media Ho-Fender button)
Jason: (WOOT WOOT)
Chico: What the deal, homey?
Gordon: They were on AGT before...as Shaddai. And the judges promptly buzzed them out during the NYC auditions.
Chico: Oh GOD.
Gordon: So to see them not make it past the first round - not surprising. Finally...The Silhouettes: The one GOOD act this week.
Jason: Very much so.
Chico: Oh yeah.
Jason: They have a shot to win the whole thing
Chico: They're good. They're also different. I think that's what the voting audience is going for this season.
Gordon: They do. Now they need to be creative for the next act and raise it.
Chico: As evidenced by the results thus far. Speaking of, do you HAVE the results from this week?
Gordon: I do. In: The Silhouettes, Daniel Joseph Baker, Steven Retchless and the Smage Brothers (Judges Choice). I can also give you the acts for Week #3 if you'd like.
Chico: hit it.
Gordon: Big Board please?


Week #3

 - Captain Stab Tuggo & Maybelle
 - Ian Johnson
 - Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.
 - Lys Agnes
 - Mauricio Herrera
 - Monet
 - POPLYFE
 - Professor Splash
 - Purrfect Angels
 - Seth Grabel
 - Sh'Boss Boys
 - Summerwind Skippers
 

Gordon: Week #3: Captain Stab Tuggo and Maybelle, Ian Johnson, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., Lys Agnes, Mauricio Herrera, Monet, Poplyfe, Profesor Splash, Purrfect Angels, Seth Grabel, Sh'Boss Boys, Summerwind Skippers. This is VERY singer heavy this week. Who advances?
Jason: Agnes, Poplyfe, Murphy and Shboss
Gordon: I'm going to go Murphy, Agnes, and in a pair of upsets, the Angels and Ian Johnson. Cause Ian is hot guy with yoyo (TM)
Chico: I'm going with Murphy... Lys Agnes... and the Angels... and Seth Grabel for the upset special.
Gordon: I could see Grabel get in also. Now do any of them want to get into the Big Brother house?
Chico: Umm.. Maybe?



Gordon: We may have the worst. Alliance. Ever.
Chico: NO. YOU'RE KIDDING.
Gordon: We have the alliance of...THE REGULATORS!
Chico: That's the BEST name you could come up with? Half the battle in forming an alliance is the name. =p
Gordon: Hey it wasn't my choice. Heck, the Chenbots would have been a better name.
Chico: Anyway, explain the Regulators.
Gordon: So the Regulators, which were made on Week #1, are...Cassi, Domenic, Lawon, and Keith. What's wrong with this picture?
Jason: Two already gone
Gordon: Cassi and Keith are gone, and with Rachel as the HOH, and with Brendan winning veto, there's a very good chance either Domenic or Adam will be joining them.
Chico: Pro-tip: If Rachel laughs... laugh with her. Not at her.
Jason: Right
Gordon: What about tips for surviving an expedition in Morocco?



Gordon: Now what happens if you are told to retrieve an object?
Chico: You usually go and retrieve said object.
Gordon: Do you leave the object by the riverside?
Chico: No, you carry it with you at all times until such a time when you a) don't need it, or b) are told otherwise.
Gordon: Right. Well the firemen did that, which contributed to them finishing in last in the first half of the leg. The other thing that does the Firemen in - a Moroccan Puzzle box that leaves them 30 minutes behind everyone else.
Chico: They never do catch up, do they?
Gordon: As a matter of fact, they don't, which leads to them taking the helicopter trip of doom.
Chico: Awww.
Jason: Ouch.
Chico: So it's not so much the tasks, but the actual shooting of oneself in the foot that do the firemen in.
Jason: Exactly.
Gordon: Yes. And we actually get an all male team shown the door.
Chico: It gets better. You know the strongest team with a female on it, the Fab 3?
Gordon: You mean that the Fab 3 take a leg, ending the Gypsies run at the top?
Chico: BINGO. You get a cookie. I can see where it will inevitably come down to those two teams, the Gypsies and the Fab 3. If the Fab 3 consistently perform well enough? Watch out.
Gordon: I think No Limits is going to have a say about that.
Chico: That'll be interesting.
Gordon: So Hans the pig tells me that him, and Mike and Darnell the groundhogs want to put in a new team for next season. They call themselves no Food Restrictions.
Chico: No kidding.
Jason: Really?
Gordon: Yes. They said to roll the beautiful brain footage before they start picking at it.
Jason: Oh no. Roll it! Roll it!
Chico: Rolling!

(Doug: Live, local, and latebreaking... From the four corners of the globe to your frontal lobe, this is WLTI Brainvision News, and now here's Gordon Pepper, Chico Alexander, and the award-winning Brainvision News Team)


Chico: That was a close one. Thanks, Doug! Okay, next week is going to be busy and a lot of fun. Ain't that right, G?
Gordon: Right (opens datebook)

Thursday has Season 9 of Project Runway, while Sunday gives us Ninjas: Ninja Warrior, Season 3.

Chico: The return of the American All-Stars... except Levi who's still nursing that injury he suffered in Jump City.
Jason: Ouch.
Gordon: Aw.
Chico: Stranger things have happened. So maybe, maybe not. I'm just saying we haven't seen the guy. Meanwhile, we have a Greenlight and two baseball bats. A white one and a black one.
Jason: I have the black one for you. (hands chico the Black Bat)
Chico: Thank you.

The black bat is for Ed Flesh, who succumbed to congestive heart failure this week at the age of 79.

Chico: You may not know who Ed Flesh is, but if you've ever seen Wheel of Fortune, you know one of his greatest works.
Jason: The Wheel.
Chico: His other greatest work: the two-story set of the original Sale of the Century.
Gordon: He and his ideas were prevalent on a number of game show sets. His disciples still roam around the TV industry today.
Chico: This is true.
Jason: Very much so
Chico: A moment, gentlemen...

(silence)

Chico: Thank you.

The white bat is for Donny Osmond, who is tapped to host the pilot of what Gordon lovingly calls "Deal or No Deal with Envelopes".

Gordon: Would that be Secret Fortune?
Chico: That WOULD be "Secret Fortune"
Gordon: We may as well call it, 'How Well Can Donny Osmond host Deal or No Deal?'
Jason: LOL
Chico: Hopefully, better than he did on Pyramid. So hopefully he's been in practice over the last 10 years.
Jason: I hope so too
Gordon: I hope he does a better job than some other people.
Jason: Like whom?
Gordon: Are YOU Smarter than...

L.A. Reid, who allegedly wants to rid Epic Records of, and I quote here, 'Ugly People'.

"I don't want no ugly people working here; I only want good-looking people."

Chico: Maybe he'd be wise to get rid of the guy in the mirror looking at him like that then.
Jason: Ugly isnt superficial, L.A.
Gordon: This ought to be fun for X-Factor. For his record label? Not so much. Maybe he needs to take some swigs of Haterade
Chico: Maybe so. i need some.
Jason: I need a lot. Its too hot.
Chico: Fair warning, it tastes like goblin piss.

It's Lawsuit Time! Simon Fuller sues FOX for them not giving him a cut off the US's X-Factor. This after a judge tells Mike Ousley that him pitching an idea doesn't protect him from collecting money on National BIngo Night or Bingo America

Jason: Oh boy, Legal trouble is never good.
Chico: Everything just gets all muddled up somehow.
Gordon: The moral of the story: If You're Going to pitch something, make SURE you have legal representation covering you.
Jason: Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe
Chico: Pepper, Alexander and Block AT YOUR SERVICE. *flashes card*
Gordon: I think we need to go on a holiday
Jason: To where?
Chico: We're going hopping this week.
Jason: BOING! BOING! BOING!

First, to Canada, where Jillian Harris (she of the *ahemchelor* fame) is looking for "Canada's Handyman"

Jason: Too many jokes there :)

...then to the UK, where we're looking at renewals for All-Star Family Fortunes and High Stakes. Because if Vernon Kay works in the UK, he won't be back here.

Chico: See how that works?
Jason: I like it :)

...then we hop to India, where they renew India's Minute to Win It. And finallly, Australia to finish at the starting line of Amazing Race Australia 2.

Chico: And we're back home. Y'all have fun?
Jason: Very much. Jet lagged though
Chico: I believe Gordon has something for that. *plays "Pimpin All Over the World"*
Gordon: Who wants some hoes?
Chico: Me!
Jason: I do!

In this week's Media Ho Report, Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo get married, Ivanka Trump has a baby ho, Manny Pacquiao is now a game show host...

Chico: (among other things)
Jason: (HP Phone spokesman, singer, boxer) LOL

...Mark Burnett tweets for Expedition Impossible, the media hoes for Top Desserts Season 2 is revealed, DWTS is courting Hope Solo, Snooki and Rob Kardashian...Kim Kardashian sues Old Navy, Sharon Osbourne wants a break from The Talk, and Shannen Doherty gets her own reality series.

Gordon: But None of them is your ho of the week.
Chico: Who've you got THIS time?
Gordon: I Have Jillian Harris, who is heavily involved in 2 countries: Extreme Makeover in the US, and Canada's Handyman up north. And Chico could have been a media ho as well.
Jason: Oh? Explain.
Chico: True story, Extreme Makeover Home Edition was in Fayetteville this week to work on a veteran's home.
Jason: Very good
Chico: The story will air in the fall. I couldn't go help because I work third shift. I couldn't tell you if Jillian was here, but I could tell you Michelle Obama was.
Gordon: And those...are your hoes.
Chico: Okay, that's Brainvision. Switch it off, donkey!
Jason: (bleep) (Shutting down)
Chico: Still to come, interesting people who say interesting things say one more thing, but first... time to fire up the McLaughlin Machine.
Gordon: We have soundbytes. You have to say where they come from. You're reading WLTI. You give us 22 minutes, and we'll give you 22 Final Jeopardy clips that you shouldn't let me anywhere near.
Chico: Come come now.. We have MORE THAN THAT!
Gordon: 69 then? :)
Chico: Getting closer...
Jason: LOL

(Brainvision is presented by "Attack of the Tranny Martians", the new movie from the guys who know the guys who went to school with the producers of the Making-of featurette of "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes"... Because nothing says summer blockbuster like alien shemales nailing stars and stripes to poles)

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