1 00:00:00,997 --> 00:00:05,557 The comedy4cast Network. Let's dog-ear that for now. 2 00:00:07,817 --> 00:00:14,777 This is comedy4cast Episode 798. We're just scratching the surface. 3 00:00:16,117 --> 00:00:20,257 It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting. 4 00:00:20,297 --> 00:00:25,557 A call for podcasters to try to put out a podcast every day in August. 5 00:00:25,557 --> 00:00:32,057 For more information and to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com. 6 00:00:32,357 --> 00:00:38,317 Here at the comedy4cast Studios, we've been working on a new format for this year's Dog Days. 7 00:00:38,777 --> 00:00:45,277 Sure, like in years past, there will be an actual odd news story, but that's not all. 8 00:00:45,557 --> 00:00:48,037 So, let's get started with... 9 00:00:48,937 --> 00:00:56,297 Odd News Plus! Here are our stories for Tuesday, August 6th, 2024. 10 00:00:57,157 --> 00:01:01,237 First up, Odd News Plus takes a look at your daily horoscope. 11 00:01:01,577 --> 00:01:03,897 If you're a Virgo, good news! 12 00:01:04,417 --> 00:01:08,137 Some of your vast financial problems are about to disappear. 13 00:01:09,177 --> 00:01:15,377 Your 1993 collectible Ice Cube ice cube tray will sell for 50 bucks on eBay. 14 00:01:15,957 --> 00:01:22,397 Just don't question why Ice Cube is the buyer. He really wants those things to disappear. 15 00:01:23,317 --> 00:01:30,377 Now let's get to our actual, for real, odd news story. Are you visiting Paris this summer? 16 00:01:31,117 --> 00:01:38,477 Then say, au revoir, Olympics. Later, Louvre. Never mind currently being rebuilt Notre Dame. 17 00:01:39,217 --> 00:01:44,097 They can wait. Once you land at Aéroport Charles de Gaulle, you'll want to head 18 00:01:44,097 --> 00:01:49,317 straight for the nearest bureau de post, or post office. No, 19 00:01:49,377 --> 00:01:51,777 don't stop to buy postcards first. 20 00:01:51,877 --> 00:01:54,377 You're not going to the post office to mail anything. 21 00:01:54,837 --> 00:01:58,617 You're going there to buy timbres-poste, postage stamps. 22 00:01:59,857 --> 00:02:04,537 In a move nearly too French to be believed, but perfect for odd news plus, 23 00:02:05,017 --> 00:02:09,437 the Bureau de Post has created a unique scratch-and-sniff stamp. 24 00:02:10,481 --> 00:02:17,961 Oh, vraiment? Is the fragrance from these stamps like a bouquet of flowers from Jordan de Luxembourg? 25 00:02:18,481 --> 00:02:22,901 Is the redolence that of Chanel No. 5 Parfum? 26 00:02:23,541 --> 00:02:26,501 Does it smell like the catacombs on a bad day? 27 00:02:27,561 --> 00:02:31,421 No. Or, as the French would say, non. 28 00:02:32,041 --> 00:02:37,601 This special scratch-and-sniff stamp smells like baguettes. You know, 29 00:02:37,641 --> 00:02:42,241 those soft, oversized breadsticks that are always way too big for the grocery bag? 30 00:02:43,441 --> 00:02:49,241 Just one simple scratch of this exquisite stamp will transport your senses to 31 00:02:49,241 --> 00:02:54,701 literally any supermarket, grocery store, or bodega you've ever been to. 32 00:02:55,581 --> 00:03:00,321 In true French fashion, Paris gastronomic purists are not impressed. 33 00:03:00,741 --> 00:03:05,301 The owner of a bakery near the Champs-Élysées says that the yeast in a true 34 00:03:05,301 --> 00:03:10,001 French baguette is gentle, and that the stamp smells like vanilla. 35 00:03:11,061 --> 00:03:17,141 After you've purchased your stamps, you can relax and enjoy the rest of your time in Paris. 36 00:03:17,701 --> 00:03:22,541 Years from now, when you find the stamp at the bottom of a pile of junk in a 37 00:03:22,541 --> 00:03:28,061 desk drawer, you can scratch the stamp, take in the aroma, and wonder, 38 00:03:28,281 --> 00:03:31,101 what the heck was I thinking? 39 00:03:31,241 --> 00:03:34,441 I miss seeing the Eiffel Tower to buy these. 40 00:03:36,101 --> 00:03:41,601 And finally, it's time for the answer to yesterday's Odd News Plus Brain Teaser. 41 00:03:42,361 --> 00:03:46,821 We asked you, what is harder to catch the faster you run? 42 00:03:47,161 --> 00:03:50,741 And a lot of people wrote in to say, your breath. 43 00:03:51,121 --> 00:03:54,201 Ooh, sorry. That's incorrect. 44 00:03:54,841 --> 00:03:57,761 What is harder to catch the faster you run? 45 00:03:58,061 --> 00:04:02,601 The correct answer is, your connecting flight at JFK Airport. 46 00:04:02,601 --> 00:04:09,961 As a quick reminder, everyone who answered incorrectly now owes Odd News Plus $50. 47 00:04:10,861 --> 00:04:14,701 And all you Virgos, we know you have the cash! 48 00:04:18,301 --> 00:04:21,961 That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus. 49 00:04:22,201 --> 00:04:27,381 A big thanks to the comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible. 50 00:04:27,761 --> 00:04:33,881 Story, voices, and original music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024. 51 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:39,801 All rights reserved. Talk to you next time. But for now, that's it. 52 00:04:39,941 --> 00:04:42,421 We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye. 53 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:53,666 Music.