Web Crawlers

From 1992 to 2004, managers at fast-food restaurants across the U.S. were scammed into performing strip searches on their employees by a phone caller claiming to be a police officer. This incident occurred over 70 times, sometimes with employees performing sexual acts. One incident at McDonald’s lasted three hours and escalated further than you could ever imagine. 

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VOICEMAILS: Okay seriously this is the end of the Austin Powers View from the Top conversation. An appreciation message. A Discovery+ recommendation. Putting a heart in a metal box. Erika Jayne has gotten so weird this season. Request for international UFO stories. Figure with glowing green eyes in Chihuahua, Mexico. An apology for tagging Ali in multiple Dolly Parton posts. 

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In the 90s, Beanie Babies were bought and traded like stocks and became serious long-term investments for some. Unfortunately, behind these lovable cuddly creatures was also theft, fraud, and violence. The man behind this craze, Ty Warner, has a shady history of crime and deception. We dive into one of the weirdest manias of all time. Also, Ali's mom paid an obscene amount of money for the Princess Diana Beanie Baby.

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Request for a Ram Dass episode. Typhoid Mary or Chlamydia Mary? Jeb is not Ali’s brother. Titanic synchronicity. The origin of La La Laa. Order number 69. Season of the Witch. Rent-a-hitman guy worked at Long John Silvers. Kimmy Schmidt theme song. The 12 Days of Web Crawlers. 

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In 1927 a bank was robbed in Cisco, Texas by a man wearing a Santa Claus suit and his three accomplices. Many people were wounded during an intense gun battle, and a week-long manhunt ensued. The locals themselves made sure Santa aka Marshall Ratliff was punished for his crime.

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Five more people call in about that “wrong emphasis on the wrong syllable” quote. John Tenney doesn’t bring his iPhone into his bathroom. Seeing a little girl at the foot of your bed before a house fire. Telling an inappropriate joke as a kid. Trying to find a house from your dream. Columbian hot dogs. Men are asymptomatic carriers of HPV. Meeting a vampire at camp. 

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Ali explains the legend of Krampus: the half man/half goat creature who comes around every Christmas to chase naughty children and drag them to hell. What’s his deal? We discuss another evil Xmas legend Frau Perchta, who is even more terrifying than Krampus.

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VOICEMAILS: Getting drunk and going into someone else’s apartment. Clown laying in the back of a truck. Listener’s dad showering in a stranger’s house. Saved from falling down the stairs. People showing up in your life at strange times. We’ve been pronouncing Ed Gein wrong. A patch of woods with a strange light in a dream. Throwing up in your car while driving. DC Sniper is more of a serial killer. Being left on a school bus. 

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On December 24, 1945 the Sodder family went to bed and woke up to a fire in their house. Five of their nine children were presumed to be caught in the fire. However, the investigation showed no signs of human remains. Decades later, a mysterious photograph was sent to the Sodders. Were the five children actually in the house when the fire broke out? 

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VOICEMAILS: A visit to The Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Intense story about peeing on the side of the road. The different ring pattern when someone declines your call. Scary story about going to see a man about a llama. Lady Gaga’s dogs and the no questions asked thing. Wyman’s frozen yogurt cups. Mysterious text in Latin. 

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