Norm Nathan's Vault of Silliness - Ep 171

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Let's keep the laughs going here early in 2024, with a dumb birthday game from January 1795. The title. It doesn't get any simpler. The players. Terry Al from South Boston, Pat in Brockton, Rick from Newton, Jim Cormier producing and playing in studio, and Jack Hart, the traffic guy. The birthdays Nicholas Cage, Kenny Loggins, Katie Couric, Donna Ice, Alvin Dark and William Peter Blatty. Dates in history. The world's first typewriter was patented by Henry Mill. In what year? And in what year was commercial transatlantic telephone service inaugurated between New York and London? Episode 171. It doesn't get any simpler. Kindly makes its way to your ears in three, two, and one. [00:00:51] Speaker B: You tuned in on Nathan, the people. [00:00:53] Speaker C: Who will be playing the game with us. Jerry. Hi. Is that your name? [00:01:01] Speaker B: No, my name is Terry. [00:01:03] Speaker C: Spell that for me. T. Oh, Terry. [00:01:07] Speaker B: Yes. [00:01:08] Speaker C: I beg your. Just. [00:01:11] Speaker B: I hope you can tell by the voice, mom. [00:01:14] Speaker C: Well, no, but there are Jerry's who are women also. [00:01:17] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, that's true. [00:01:18] Speaker C: She was short for Geraldine and stuff. [00:01:20] Speaker B: My sister's name is Geraldine. [00:01:22] Speaker D: See? [00:01:23] Speaker C: Now, see. [00:01:23] Speaker B: But we call her Geraldine. [00:01:26] Speaker C: You don't call her Jerry, eh? [00:01:28] Speaker B: No, we don't, because they call me Terry. [00:01:31] Speaker C: All right. [00:01:32] Speaker B: So we don't want to get mixed. [00:01:33] Speaker C: Have you played the game with us before? You have not. So this is your first crack at it? [00:01:38] Speaker E: Yes. [00:01:39] Speaker B: I'm so excited. [00:01:39] Speaker C: Oh, you must be. You must be just going out of your bird. [00:01:42] Speaker B: Oh, I certainly am. [00:01:43] Speaker C: Okay, let's talk with Al, who's. We'd be part of the panel, too. Al is from South Boston. Hi. [00:01:50] Speaker F: How are you doing? [00:01:51] Speaker C: I'm doing okay, you sharp tongue. [00:01:54] Speaker F: To appreciate your gift. It was tacky, but appreciate it now. [00:02:02] Speaker C: What gift was that? Did you win once before? You mean? [00:02:05] Speaker F: Yeah, I played the game once before. [00:02:11] Speaker C: Okay, so you won a tacky, pointless, kind of worthless gift, and I liked it. [00:02:19] Speaker F: It wasn't pens and paper. [00:02:23] Speaker C: Don't say you liked it, because somebody else may win, and they're going to expect to get some kind of a gift that they're going to like. And we mustn't build up hopes like that. [00:02:33] Speaker F: I'm sorry about that. [00:02:34] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:02:35] Speaker C: Just please. [00:02:37] Speaker F: It was tacky. [00:02:40] Speaker D: Okay. [00:02:40] Speaker C: That's the way to go. All right. Pat in Brockton. Hello, Pat. [00:02:45] Speaker E: Good morning. [00:02:46] Speaker C: It's always interesting when you say good morning to a pat, because you never know whether it's going to be a man or woman. But you pat a 100% woman. I can just tell. [00:02:56] Speaker E: Certainly. Happy New Year, too. [00:02:59] Speaker C: Well, thank you very much, Pat. Okay, we got Rick in Newton. Who's with us? Hi, Rick. [00:03:04] Speaker G: Hello, Norm. [00:03:07] Speaker C: There's that deep voice again. Hi, there, Rick. Shall I lower my voice so we'll both be on the same wavelength? Are you there, Rick? [00:03:17] Speaker G: I just thought I'd let you hang there uncomfortably for a moment. [00:03:19] Speaker C: That's really. You must be broadcasting. You must be management. They tend to do that kind of thing to you. Okay. Anyway, have you played the game before, Rick? [00:03:29] Speaker G: No. [00:03:29] Speaker C: Okay, because I thought I'd recognize your voice. [00:03:32] Speaker G: I've called before, but I've never played. [00:03:34] Speaker C: I've never played the game before. [00:03:36] Speaker D: Okay. [00:03:38] Speaker C: It hurts when I try to talk like you. [00:03:41] Speaker G: It's been hurting me for years, too. [00:03:43] Speaker C: Okay. We also have Jim Cormier, our producer, will be playing the game with you. [00:03:52] Speaker G: Really short on people tonight? [00:03:53] Speaker C: Well, no, the producer usually does play. Oh, yeah. And also Jack Hart, who's our traffic guy. Howdy. Howdy, howdy. Yeah. [00:04:02] Speaker G: Hi, Jack. [00:04:03] Speaker C: Hello. We call him our traffic guy. [00:04:07] Speaker G: I think I saw him one night when I was delivering something to the crew. Well, that's another whole story. [00:04:12] Speaker C: It sounds like a pretty boring story, if you ask. [00:04:17] Speaker G: Evening, too. You want to hear about it? [00:04:18] Speaker D: No. [00:04:19] Speaker G: Okay. [00:04:19] Speaker C: No, we don't want to hear anything about it. How are you doing, Jack? I'm well. How are you? Good, thank you. I was just checking the weather to find out whether. Because they were talking about sweet and possible snow in some places, but that doesn't seem to be the case. [00:04:35] Speaker H: No, we're well above the freezing mark, thankfully. [00:04:39] Speaker C: Around. Yeah, but not only around Boston, but I was just checking temperatures and stuff in other parts, like southern New Hampshire, which we were talking about getting snow. The only snow reported is up in Mount Washington, light rain in Portsmouth, Manchester, freezing rain in Concord. [00:04:56] Speaker H: That far, you. According to some of my sources, down and around some of the parts of New York and such, we are getting some icy conditions. [00:05:06] Speaker D: Yes. [00:05:06] Speaker C: As a matter of fact, a woman called from know from Rochester, New York, and she was saying it was snowing there and they were expecting maybe not too much, maybe a couple of inches. I see. Okay. And freezing rain in Albany, but rain most of the places. [00:05:24] Speaker F: Vermont right now in south Boston, it's pouring. [00:05:27] Speaker C: Yeah. Son of a gun. And it's pouring right here in whatever part of Boston this is. Austin, I think, is where we are. [00:05:36] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:05:36] Speaker C: Montpelier, Vermont, has had snow. And up in Burlington, Vermont, some snow, but generally it's pretty much just plain rain most of the places. Okay, let's call February. Pardon me, please. [00:05:54] Speaker F: It's called February, even though it's January. [00:05:58] Speaker C: What's called February? January is called February even though it's January. [00:06:02] Speaker F: Basically, what I'm saying is that. [00:06:05] Speaker G: What are you saying? [00:06:06] Speaker F: It's off the wall kind of weather. [00:06:10] Speaker I: Seems more like April. [00:06:11] Speaker C: Yeah, that's right. [00:06:14] Speaker I: Like April down in the cape. I live in the Cape and it's warm down there. [00:06:22] Speaker C: As a matter of fact, the temperature has gone up here outside our studios now. It's gone up to 42 degrees. It's gone up. [00:06:29] Speaker F: You're just down the street, more or less. [00:06:31] Speaker C: Yeah, I know. Your weather is about the same as ours. You're not that far away. Okay. We're about six degrees warmer now than when I come on the air at midnight. So the temperature has been rising. Okay, let me ask you. Let me mention some birthdays. Okay, ready to play the. Nicolas Cage, the actor. You know the actor. He's a well known actor. Nicolas Cage appeared in the films raising Arizona. He was in Moonstruck, Wild at heart, Honeymoon in Vegas, Amos and Andrew and guarding Tess, which is, I guess, his newest movie, guarding test. Nicolas Cage, he was awfully good in moonstruck. That was with Cher and a whole bunch of other really good actors. And he played the part of a baker, remember then who had problem with his hand and he was wearing a glove and stuff. Anyway, Nicholas Cage. Terry, what do you think? Are you listening? [00:07:38] Speaker B: Yeah, I'm listening. 53. [00:07:40] Speaker C: I'll say 53 for Nicholas Cage. [00:07:43] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:07:43] Speaker D: Okay. [00:07:44] Speaker C: What do you think, Al? [00:07:46] Speaker F: 38. [00:07:47] Speaker C: 38. [00:07:49] Speaker D: Okay. [00:07:50] Speaker C: Pat? [00:07:52] Speaker E: 58. [00:07:53] Speaker C: 58. We have quite a divergence of ages here. [00:07:57] Speaker E: I can't picture him. [00:07:59] Speaker C: Can't picture Nicholas Cage. [00:08:01] Speaker D: No. [00:08:02] Speaker C: I think you probably recognize him if you saw him. He's got a fairly familiar face. Ben, I suppose familiar. If you're familiar with kind of a. [00:08:11] Speaker H: Long, sad looking face. [00:08:12] Speaker C: Yes, it is. It is a sad. It's not the usual kind of. [00:08:15] Speaker I: He's a tall guy. [00:08:16] Speaker C: Yeah. Not the usual kind of matinee idol kind of face. [00:08:19] Speaker F: Yeah, I think he's italian, isn't he? [00:08:23] Speaker C: I really don't know. He's actually a funny looking kind of guy. [00:08:31] Speaker F: Yeah, I know who he is, but I'm just not sure. [00:08:37] Speaker C: Okay, Rick, what do you think? [00:08:38] Speaker G: I'll drop myself in that big window around 48. [00:08:43] Speaker C: The big window around 48. [00:08:46] Speaker D: Okay. [00:08:46] Speaker C: Jim, what do you think? [00:08:47] Speaker I: I'm going to say 35. [00:08:50] Speaker C: 35. [00:08:51] Speaker D: Okay. [00:08:52] Speaker C: And Jack, what do you think? [00:08:53] Speaker H: 37. [00:08:55] Speaker C: 37. He's a lot younger than any of you have said. He's only 31. [00:09:00] Speaker F: Holy crumb cake. [00:09:02] Speaker C: Holy crumb cake. Wow. Holy crumb cake. We're already getting wild here. [00:09:07] Speaker F: I don't know. No, it's Robin. Old phrase. [00:09:11] Speaker C: Yeah. Okay, so the closest, actually, I think is Jim, who said 35. And all of you said above that. So Jim win. Jim Cormier wins the first round. Kenny Loggins, as you know. [00:09:23] Speaker G: Can Jim see over your shoulder? [00:09:25] Speaker C: No, he cannot. [00:09:27] Speaker I: I'm on the opposite side of the counter. [00:09:29] Speaker C: No, he cannot. There's no cheating or anything here because I run a clean game. [00:09:34] Speaker I: Tempting though, the proposition is. [00:09:36] Speaker G: Yes, I'm sure it is. [00:09:37] Speaker C: Singer songwriter Kenny Loggins, born in Everett, Washington, wrote and performed the title songs to the hit films Top Gun and footloose. Biggest hits. Whenever I call you friend with Stevie Nicks in 1978 and with Jim Messina, he did a hit record called your mama Don't Dance in 1972. At one time he was with Buffalo Springfield and Poco, but I think maybe most people, I remember him mostly as loggins and Messina, that group, and that was 72. So figure out how long ago that was and how old do you think he might be now? And we'll start with Jack Hart. [00:10:23] Speaker H: Let's see, 72. So that's 22 years ago. [00:10:29] Speaker C: So he's. [00:10:29] Speaker H: At least that. [00:10:33] Speaker D: He had a finger. [00:10:34] Speaker H: Maybe he's about 25. [00:10:35] Speaker I: He could have been a child star. [00:10:37] Speaker H: He could have been, yeah, but he's got to be. At least he wasn't a fetus star. Let's see, 48. [00:10:47] Speaker C: 48 says Jack rather, and Jim says, let's say 51. 51. Okay, Rick, what do you think? [00:10:57] Speaker G: I'm going to go with 48 again. I like 48. [00:10:59] Speaker C: 48 sounds good to you? [00:11:00] Speaker D: Okay. [00:11:01] Speaker C: And to Pat. [00:11:02] Speaker E: 46. [00:11:03] Speaker C: Pat says 46. What do you say, Al? [00:11:06] Speaker F: 45, please. [00:11:08] Speaker C: 45, please. We'll post that on the big board. Okay, Terry, what do you think? [00:11:13] Speaker B: I'll say 47. [00:11:16] Speaker C: 47 hits it right on the button. Terry? Yeah. A lot of you were really close, like Jack and Rick, who said 48. [00:11:25] Speaker G: But not quite close enough, were we? [00:11:27] Speaker C: No. Well, not when somebody hits it right on the button. Pat said 46, which is close. [00:11:33] Speaker I: I was close by four years. [00:11:36] Speaker C: Yeah. No, nobody was really that far off. But anyway, Terry wins this round. Aren't you excited, Terry? [00:11:43] Speaker E: So excited. [00:11:45] Speaker G: Congratulations. I was going to say 47. Does that count? [00:11:49] Speaker B: Pardon? [00:11:50] Speaker G: Never mind. [00:11:51] Speaker F: No. [00:11:52] Speaker C: Katie Kurick. [00:11:54] Speaker B: I'm dying for a tacky gift. [00:11:56] Speaker F: Oh, Perky Katie. [00:11:57] Speaker C: Yeah, this is Katie from the Today show. Used to be broadcast on Channel four. I remember when I was just a kid, we used to have NBC on WBC tv and she was on it. That's a long time ago. Many movies. [00:12:11] Speaker G: Is she still on the Today show? [00:12:13] Speaker C: No, she still does the Today show with Brian Dumble and Willard Scott and the whole. [00:12:19] Speaker H: Only now that it's on the other. [00:12:20] Speaker C: Stations. [00:12:24] Speaker G: But the tradition continues. [00:12:26] Speaker C: Okay, that's right. Very good. Rick, what do you think? Why don't you take the first shot? Katie Kurrick, what do you think? [00:12:32] Speaker G: Older than she looked. She's in her forty s. I figure she's probably. How insulting do I want to be? I'll say she's 46. [00:12:41] Speaker C: 46. [00:12:42] Speaker D: Okay. [00:12:42] Speaker C: And Al, what do you think? [00:12:45] Speaker F: I'll give her 50. [00:12:48] Speaker C: You'll give her 50, eh? [00:12:50] Speaker D: Okay. [00:12:52] Speaker H: They just slather on that pancake in the morning. [00:12:57] Speaker C: And Jack, what do you say? [00:12:59] Speaker H: 37. [00:13:01] Speaker C: 37. [00:13:02] Speaker I: He bids low. [00:13:04] Speaker C: Terry, what do you think? [00:13:06] Speaker B: I'll say 42. [00:13:08] Speaker C: 42 for Katie Couric and Pat. [00:13:12] Speaker E: I haven't any idea who she. [00:13:14] Speaker C: Well, you know who she is. She does the morning show on tv. She's the perky one due to the button. [00:13:20] Speaker E: I'm not past the night. I can't make the morning. [00:13:23] Speaker C: Okay, that's all. [00:13:24] Speaker D: 44. [00:13:25] Speaker C: 44. [00:13:27] Speaker D: Okay. [00:13:27] Speaker I: And Jim, I'm going to say 42. [00:13:31] Speaker C: Jim is going to say 42. And she's actually 38. What a strange reaction that was. Jack said 37. So you win that round. [00:13:46] Speaker G: Life must be going. Must be tough for her. [00:13:49] Speaker C: No, she looks pretty young. Hours. I suppose you have to get up at like 02:00 in the morning like she does. But then again, we're up now and it's. [00:14:02] Speaker F: Yeah, I know. [00:14:04] Speaker H: Well, I know that working all these years in the overnight, it has aged me. [00:14:09] Speaker C: I know it is, because I know you're only actually about 17. [00:14:12] Speaker I: Is Jackhart on the list there? When's your birthday? [00:14:18] Speaker H: October. [00:14:20] Speaker D: Okay. [00:14:20] Speaker C: Donna Rice. Remember Donna Rice who was involved with Senator Gary Hart during the. [00:14:25] Speaker F: Oh, boy, I'm going to blow this. [00:14:26] Speaker C: Okay. Involved with Senator Hart during the 1988 presidential race. Pretty much knocked him out of contention at that point. Pardon me? [00:14:37] Speaker G: Never mind. [00:14:38] Speaker D: I see. [00:14:39] Speaker I: I heard that. [00:14:40] Speaker C: We all heard that. And, Pat, what do you think? Donna Rice. [00:14:49] Speaker G: Hello. [00:14:50] Speaker E: 42. [00:14:52] Speaker D: Okay. [00:14:52] Speaker C: And what do you think, Terry? [00:14:55] Speaker B: 45. [00:14:56] Speaker C: 45. [00:14:58] Speaker D: Okay. [00:14:59] Speaker C: And Jim? [00:15:00] Speaker I: I will take 45 as well. [00:15:02] Speaker C: Jack? [00:15:03] Speaker H: Yeah, I understand that anybody dating a presidential candidate, dating someone like Donna Rice goes against the grain. Sorry. 35. [00:15:16] Speaker C: 35. [00:15:17] Speaker D: Okay. [00:15:18] Speaker C: And Al? [00:15:20] Speaker F: 42. [00:15:22] Speaker C: 42. [00:15:23] Speaker D: Okay. [00:15:23] Speaker C: What do you think, Rick? [00:15:24] Speaker G: 40 year? [00:15:25] Speaker C: 40. [00:15:26] Speaker D: Okay. [00:15:26] Speaker C: She's 37 years old today. 37. [00:15:30] Speaker G: I guess that was strong. [00:15:33] Speaker C: So that means that the Jack who said 35 was the closest on that one. [00:15:40] Speaker D: Wow. [00:15:42] Speaker C: Here's a guy used to play with the Braves when they were in Boston back in 1948. He was rookie of the year. Not Jack. [00:15:52] Speaker G: No. [00:15:52] Speaker C: Alvin Dark is the guy we're talking about, Alvin Dark, he was rookie of the year with the Braves in 1948. Remember the years? Now this helps you hone in on or home in on his age. He was traded with Eddie Stanky to the Giants after the 1949 season and he was shortstopped for the Giants in 1951. Alvin, you remember Alvin Duck? Because I do remember him very well. [00:16:20] Speaker B: What's his name? [00:16:21] Speaker F: I don't know him at all. [00:16:23] Speaker C: Yeah, Alvin Duck again. He played for the Braves in 48 when they were still here in Boston. Okay, let's see. We'll start with Al. What do you think? [00:16:35] Speaker F: 61. [00:16:37] Speaker C: 61. [00:16:39] Speaker F: And this is just off the top of my head. [00:16:42] Speaker C: Okay, well, that's the way most people guess. Rick, what do you think? [00:16:48] Speaker G: 71. [00:16:49] Speaker C: 71. [00:16:50] Speaker D: Okay. [00:16:51] Speaker I: And Jim, this being way before my time, I'm going to say 72. [00:16:58] Speaker C: 72, okay. And let's see. No, Al has already said Terry. [00:17:07] Speaker B: Terry, I'll say 70. [00:17:11] Speaker C: And what do you think, Jack? 68. Jack says 68 and Pat says 65. 65. He's actually 73. [00:17:22] Speaker G: Whoa. [00:17:22] Speaker C: So I think Jim said 72. So she's now tied. You and Jack are tied to a piece. Oh, this is just a darn exciting. Okay, Al doesn't have any. Noel and Pat or Rick don't have any. Terry has one. [00:17:40] Speaker G: It is a little bit suspicious that the two women, all employees of the station. [00:17:46] Speaker C: Yeah, I know I'm suspicious. [00:17:49] Speaker F: And I came back from before. I came back from behind before. [00:17:58] Speaker C: Is that it? I don't quite follow it. You said you came back from the dead, or is that what you. [00:18:06] Speaker H: And is it true? Do you see a time losing and. [00:18:09] Speaker F: I just came from behind? [00:18:11] Speaker C: That's right. So you can still come from behind. Now you just have to win everything that goes on from here on. [00:18:17] Speaker F: Well, work on it. [00:18:19] Speaker C: Okay, how about William Peter Blatty? I know that's kind of tough. That sounds like some kind of a. Sounds like a stomach disease. William Peter Blatty, we'll have to send you into surgery because of your bladdy. Now, he's an author. He wrote the Exorcist. Okay, let me give you a clue. Now, this might help. It sold 10 million copies and it was a big hit in 1971. I don't know if that helps you much, but that's William Peter Blatty. How much? [00:19:00] Speaker F: Oh, I'm sorry. [00:19:04] Speaker C: No, I'm going to ask Terry first. How old do you think he is? Terry? [00:19:09] Speaker E: Yes. [00:19:16] Speaker C: 72. And Pat says 60. Pat says 60. And Rick? [00:19:22] Speaker G: 51. [00:19:23] Speaker C: Rick says 51. [00:19:26] Speaker F: He has a great voice. [00:19:28] Speaker D: Yes. [00:19:28] Speaker C: He has a great voice. [00:19:29] Speaker D: Yes. [00:19:30] Speaker C: Unfortunately, it's not his own. No, it belongs to an aunt of his. [00:19:36] Speaker G: Belongs to my wife. [00:19:37] Speaker C: He's got a voice. Yeah, that's right. His actual voice is very high. And his wife's voice is like that. Jim, what do you think? [00:19:45] Speaker I: I'll say 49. [00:19:47] Speaker C: 49 says Jim and Jack. 63. 63. Okay, let me see now. I got to do some figuring here. William Peter Blatty is 67 years old today. I think that may be you, Jack. You said 63. That's four years off. Okay, let me just look around here. Now, Al said 72, which is five years off. So I would say that Jack. Jack has come the closest. That's about all the people who you might know. So what I'm going to do is I want to give you a couple of dates, things that happened on January 7, and you tell me the year. [00:20:33] Speaker D: Okay? [00:20:34] Speaker C: Won't that be exciting? [00:20:36] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:20:39] Speaker C: Doesn't seem to be too much enthusiasm. [00:20:41] Speaker I: It's the dumb anniversary game now. [00:20:43] Speaker C: Yeah, that's true. Okay. It was on January 7. The world's first typewriter was patented by an Englishman named Henry Mill, who described his invention as an artificial machine or method for the impressing or transcribing of letters, singly or progressively, one after another, as in writing, whereby all whatever may be endorsed in paper. He was kind of wordy, wasn't he? And engrossed in paper or parchment, so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print. That machine was never manufactured. He went through all that and nobody bothered with it. But do you have any idea what the year was? I'll just give you one clue. It surprises me how early this was the world's first typewriter, although nothing ever happened beyond the invention and this big, long winded speech by Henry Mill. Okay, Jack, what do you think? What year? Do you have any idea what year that would be? [00:21:55] Speaker H: Oh, let me think. I know that it was too complicated for anyone to use and just too big and cumbersome. [00:22:02] Speaker C: That's right. As a matter of fact, it was invented before paper was invented. So they invented that. He had the typewriter, but they had nothing to put into it. [00:22:09] Speaker H: Trying to shove a birch spark into there just didn't work. Yeah, and it used to go right through the papyrus. Do you know the chinese typewriter, I believe, has something like 1500 characters? [00:22:22] Speaker C: I know it has a lot of characters. [00:22:24] Speaker H: People only type like something like eight words an hour. [00:22:33] Speaker C: And my native chagra language, as you know, which has no vowels at all and only a few consonants, they only have six characters, as I recall, on the chagra and, boy, can you whip out a document. Oh, no time at all. But nobody can read it unless they can make funny noise sounds. Oh, look at this. It's happy birthday. Let's see. [00:23:03] Speaker I: I think he's stalling. [00:23:06] Speaker H: Stalling? [00:23:07] Speaker I: Stalling? [00:23:08] Speaker C: Me stalling? I would never stall. [00:23:16] Speaker H: Had to have been. [00:23:18] Speaker C: You know something? I don't even mind that you're stalling, because I got to be here till 05:00 anyway, so I don't really care. So do I. You can stall right till 05:00 we'll sign off after this and go home. Okay? I might just go home right now while you're stalling. I'll come back again when you finish stalling. A little gas line, Andy free will. [00:23:38] Speaker H: Take care of the whole thing. [00:23:39] Speaker G: Entertain us for those teeth, Norm. [00:23:41] Speaker C: Oh, you want to hear the teeth again? [00:23:43] Speaker D: Okay. [00:23:44] Speaker C: I mentioned to this woman, this was Marion Kitry, who said she got a pair of brand new dentures for her wedding. When she got married, I thought, what a lovely thing. Oh, honey, what a nice smile you have. Where did you get those? I must get some myself. And I was pointing out the fact that I'd still have my original teeth. That's the sound of them, right? Turned. Did that turn you on, Terry? Terry, put your ear very close to the radio, okay? Very close. Turn up the volume. No, the radio. No, you can't put the radio on. Put your ear close to the phone. I think that'd be best. Okay, ready? [00:24:30] Speaker B: My radio. [00:24:31] Speaker C: Okay, here we go. [00:24:32] Speaker D: Now. [00:24:35] Speaker B: Oh, no. [00:24:38] Speaker C: Does that mean we're engaged? [00:24:42] Speaker B: But I want to hear that all the time. [00:24:44] Speaker C: I'm going to do a lot of that because it seems to have made a big hit. I'll probably knock out all my teeth showing that they're really mine. [00:24:55] Speaker I: Meanwhile, Jack is flipping through his. [00:24:57] Speaker C: Oh, yeah, that's right, Jack. The first try. Brennan, would you give us a kakamami date? [00:25:02] Speaker I: For God's sakes, he's got his encyclopedia out by now. [00:25:05] Speaker H: Let's see. He said it was early, but the language of the man's patent didn't sound too arcane. So, let's see. I would have to say 1811. [00:25:24] Speaker C: 1811, okay. 1811. Jim, what do you think? What year do you think? [00:25:31] Speaker I: I'll go with 1850. [00:25:33] Speaker C: 518. 55. Okay, that was the year. No, I think it was earlier than that. The year that my uncle, my great great great grandfather, actually working in a tavern in Concord, Massachusetts, poured the shot heard around the world. He's a bartender, as you know. Anyway, I don't know why I dragged that thing out every now and then. Rick, what do you say? What year was that typewriter that was never manufactured? What year was it? It was actually patented, though. [00:26:09] Speaker G: I was thinking in the mid 40s, but Jack seems to be more accurate, so I'm going to go with. [00:26:16] Speaker H: Yeah, it was patented during World War II. [00:26:18] Speaker C: Yeah, Jack said 1811. You know that, right? [00:26:23] Speaker G: I'm paying very careful attention to what Jack said. I'll say eight. I'll do what he does. I'll say 1812. [00:26:30] Speaker C: 1812, I see. [00:26:33] Speaker D: Okay. [00:26:36] Speaker C: Pat, what do you say? [00:26:39] Speaker E: I wrote this down, so I have to say 18. Nine. [00:26:43] Speaker C: I'm sorry, 18 what? [00:26:44] Speaker E: 18. [00:26:45] Speaker C: 918. [00:26:47] Speaker D: Okay. [00:26:47] Speaker C: You've got a little chintzy phone there. [00:26:50] Speaker E: Well, it's old. It's a rotary phone. [00:26:53] Speaker C: No, that shouldn't make any difference. No, it's a very staticy. [00:26:57] Speaker E: Yeah, okay, I don't hear it. [00:27:00] Speaker B: I hear it. [00:27:01] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:27:02] Speaker E: Really? [00:27:04] Speaker C: Yeah. The quality is kind of bad, but that's okay. [00:27:06] Speaker B: But norms. Voice just overtakes everything. [00:27:09] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:27:10] Speaker C: Al, what do you think? What year? [00:27:12] Speaker F: I'm going to give you 1860. [00:27:16] Speaker C: 1860. [00:27:18] Speaker D: Okay. [00:27:19] Speaker C: And Terry? [00:27:24] Speaker B: 1816. [00:27:26] Speaker C: 1816. [00:27:29] Speaker D: Okay. [00:27:30] Speaker C: Actually, I think the year will surprise you all, since none of you came too terribly close. It was 1714. Can you believe it? January 7, 1714. Wow. No, one was never manufactured. They didn't know anything about steel or anything in those days. [00:27:49] Speaker F: Maybe because we figure about newspapers. [00:27:54] Speaker D: Yeah, I know. [00:27:55] Speaker H: The cast iron keys were just too hard to push. [00:27:58] Speaker C: So the closest, actually, was Pat, who said 18. Nine, just a couple of years before Jack's guess. Yeah, Pat won that round. [00:28:11] Speaker B: I only had one. [00:28:12] Speaker C: Yeah, and she was only off by almost 100 years. Okay, I got one more date, and we'll wrap it up with this one because there's so much excitement in this game. I can't stand anything like, one point. [00:28:27] Speaker F: Just one point. [00:28:28] Speaker C: Okay, let me see. Hold on a minute. I had another sheet here with some other dates on it that I thought might be interesting to guess. One moment, please. The trouble appears to be in your set. Thank you. Okay, here's the year. Tell me the year. The date. This one was also January 7. Commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London. Okay, what year would that have been? This is commercial transatlantic telephone. I don't know whether that's any different than any other kind of transatlantic telephone service, but it was inaugurated between New York and London. And we'll start with you, Terry. What year? [00:29:24] Speaker B: I can't even guess. [00:29:25] Speaker C: Norm, I don't blame you. If I didn't have the dates in front of me, I wouldn't have any idea about any of these? [00:29:31] Speaker B: Why don't we let Jim say it first? [00:29:33] Speaker C: No. I did call on you, Terry. That would be violating all the rules, and it would put us in dire peril. [00:29:43] Speaker B: Would you repeat it, please? [00:29:44] Speaker C: I would be happy to. It was on this day, January 7, that the commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London. And what was the year that it happened? Hello? [00:30:08] Speaker E: I'm here. [00:30:08] Speaker C: No, I was doing a dramatic kind of illustration, like, hello, is this London or what? [00:30:18] Speaker B: No, there's a very bad static on the line, and I can't hear what you're saying. Okay. [00:30:31] Speaker C: 1935. Somebody said, hello. Am I really talking with London or what? No. [00:30:37] Speaker B: The static is terrible. [00:30:39] Speaker C: I know it. Can you hear me now? [00:30:41] Speaker B: Yeah, just a little. [00:30:42] Speaker D: Okay. [00:30:42] Speaker C: Al, what do you think? What was the year? [00:30:45] Speaker F: 19. [00:30:46] Speaker C: 219. Two says Al. [00:30:50] Speaker D: Okay. [00:30:50] Speaker C: Do you know that? Around that same time, by the way, a little bit earlier, I guess, they invented the telephone booth, but they couldn't use it because they hadn't invented the telephone as yet. That's a little bad joke that I tell every year about. [00:31:04] Speaker B: What is it? [00:31:06] Speaker C: I never thought of that, Al. Pat, what do you think? What year? January 7. What year? Commercial transatlantic phone service between New York and London. 1932. [00:31:21] Speaker E: Yes. [00:31:22] Speaker D: Okay. [00:31:23] Speaker C: And, Rick, what do you say? I'm sorry. Rick, what do you say? [00:31:33] Speaker G: Figure about, let's say, 1912. [00:31:38] Speaker C: 1912? I think I've just burst my hernia again. Jim, what do you think? [00:31:47] Speaker I: I'll say 1920. [00:31:49] Speaker C: 519. 25. [00:31:51] Speaker D: Okay. [00:31:52] Speaker C: And, Jack? [00:31:54] Speaker H: 1891. [00:31:57] Speaker C: Okay, 1891. Actually, the year was 1927. Right. 1927. I believe that. [00:32:05] Speaker D: Jim. [00:32:05] Speaker C: Who said 1925? [00:32:08] Speaker D: Yes. [00:32:08] Speaker C: I say nobody said 1929. The other side. So, Jim. And we wind up with two. I know this is going to sound suspicious. You mean all those. [00:32:18] Speaker H: The phone. 1876. And it was all those years before. [00:32:22] Speaker C: You could call Europe. [00:32:24] Speaker D: Well, yeah. [00:32:26] Speaker C: They kept losing the cables. They kept dropping them in the water, and they forgot that they had to come out the other end. [00:32:31] Speaker H: They kept getting the wrong number. [00:32:33] Speaker C: Maybe something of that nature. [00:32:35] Speaker D: Yeah, probably. [00:32:36] Speaker C: A mechanical operator came in and said, you have dialed the wrong number. You know that funny sound? You must dial a one and then the area code. I see. I don't know. We're talking really stupid here, but it's. [00:32:51] Speaker I: The dumb birthday game. [00:32:53] Speaker C: That's right. It is the dumb birthday game. So there's no reason we should not talk stupid. So, actually, Jim and Jack both have tied with three apiece, and you don't. [00:33:01] Speaker H: Have a tie break. [00:33:02] Speaker I: Do we need a runoff here? [00:33:04] Speaker C: I don't think so. Because neither one of you. Yeah. Because you're. Be quiet. Because you're both employees of the Westinghouse Corporation and its affiliated stations and its washing machines. [00:33:16] Speaker I: Wait a minute. Why are we playing? [00:33:19] Speaker C: Well, because I don't have. Because if you win, you don't get anything. [00:33:24] Speaker H: Because you workhouse can save postage. [00:33:26] Speaker C: Yeah, and I can save for trying to figure out kind of a junkie thing to send to you. [00:33:32] Speaker D: Okay. [00:33:33] Speaker C: But the rest of you did very well. Like Terry got one of the answers. [00:33:36] Speaker G: And Pat, not all the rest of us did very well. [00:33:39] Speaker C: As a matter of fact. Both of you really did wretched. All of you except for Jim and Jack. You really did wretched. I'm so ashamed. I'm about to tear up the score sheet like this. I don't want anybody to see it. [00:33:54] Speaker B: Anyway, all the dummies on tonight. [00:33:56] Speaker C: What's that? [00:33:57] Speaker B: Please, I say, you have. [00:33:59] Speaker C: No, these are tough. It's just a wild guess. Sometimes you're lucky. And I thank Jim for playing the game with us. Jim and Jack. Yeah. No, that's the whole thing. I'm just thanking. Oh, sorry. Okay, well, we're looking forward to your five after four report. [00:34:18] Speaker H: We'll so. And thank you very much. [00:34:20] Speaker C: You can hardly wait to hear what you got to say. You betcha. Okay. And thank Terry. Terry. Not Jerry Terry. [00:34:31] Speaker B: No, I'm just listening to our voice on the phone was enough for me and I enjoyed playing the game. Thank you very much. [00:34:37] Speaker C: Thank you very much for playing with us, Terry. And also thank you, Big Al, always a pleasure. [00:34:43] Speaker D: Okay. Thank you. [00:34:44] Speaker C: And also Pat, thank you very much. I'm sorry I clipped her off too soon. She was going to say something. I'm sorry, Pat. Excuse me for doing that. Rick, thank you very much. [00:34:54] Speaker G: Also thank you just so very much. [00:34:58] Speaker A: Please consider supporting the show by becoming a patron on where else? Patreon. For your convenience, the link is below. Thank you for those that have subscribed. It really made a difference this year and was so helpful. Or maybe I should say last year. Also, don't forget to like and subscribe on wherever and whichever and whatever platform may be your favorite. And please share the silly closing the vault and leaving this world a little sillier than we found it. Four names that can be male or female and keep you guessing. Sleet, snow or just plain rain. Seems like February, even though it's January, but feels like April. Holy crumb cakes. Running a clean game. Typewriter explanations. Henry Mill Chagra. Transatlantic telephone service. Wedding dentures. The shot heard round the world bursting a hernia. Jim Cormier Jackhart and the well toothed Norm Nathan. I'm Tony Nesbitt.