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#D167 (dirigible to dirty)


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I read from dirigible to dirty.

 

 

The "dirigible" as in "the flying balloon" is short for "dirigible balloon" which is really just "a balloon that can be steered".  

https://www.etymonline.com/word/dirigible#etymonline_v_8617

 

 

The "define earth" clip is from the film WALL-E

https://youtu.be/59M-t6Js6Q8

 

 

The "dirty trumpet" clip is from Wynton Marsalis.

https://youtu.be/DJi8fN6hBmc

 

 

The word of the episode is "dirt poor".

 

 

Theme music from Jonah Kraut

https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/

 

 

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