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ow it's the best thing in all of those worlds. Yes. And if you'd like to take it up a level, all you need is a copper mug or glass, a tankard, chalice or stein, a canteen, jug or flask, a vessel of any kind. Fill it with your favorite liquid. I like coffee. And join me now for the unparalleled pleasure, the dopamine of the day, the thing that makes everything better excep

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t the shipping containers. It's called the simultaneous sip, and it happens now. Go.

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Well, in no particular order, my favorite story of the day. I saw Erica—you all know Erica, right? Erica tweeted this. Apparently at a Louisiana high school there was a violent week of fighting at the high school, and a bunch of dads got together to basically help out at the school. So this volunteer group of dads—I'm looking at a meme of me as Cornholio. That's happening over in Locals right now.

So the Dads on Duty, they put their little shirts on. They say "Dads on Duty," and they go hang out with the kids. And it turns out the kids kind of like it, which is weird. I'm not sure the reporting is all accurate, but it looks like the students appreciated having some adult, dad-like figures. And the funny part of the story is that the dads were just making dad jokes, and the kids were laughing at the dad jokes. But it just changed the vibe of the school and apparently made a big difference.

So kudos to Dads on Duty. If you saw this story, I feel like this is one of those weird periods in history right now. If you saw the visual of the story, all the dads are African-American, and they're all big guys too. They're just really big guys. And I feel like I had to mention that even though it's not relevant to the story. Like we're in that weird time where the fact that all the dads involved

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seem to be Black somehow mattered, but it doesn't matter. The story doesn't require it, but somehow it adds flavor to the story or something. I guess maybe this is the angle on that that makes it a little special. It's just a great solution. Maybe we can see more of it. I don't know. Actor Peter Scolari passed away at age 66 from cancer. I have a Peter Scolari story. One of the weird things abou…

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