Idaho has a Potato museum, and it’s everything I hoped for!
Welcome to Idaho, the home of Napoleon Dynamite and of course, America’s potatoland ! We’re back in Preston to see Napoleon Dynamite’s house and thrift store and then on to Blackfoot Idaho, home of the world famous (and if it isn’t it should be) Idaho Potato museum! Come see every potato related thing you’ve ever dreamed of, and some you haven’t, in this spudley and fascinating roadside wonder! Then on to Idaho falls to relive some memories!
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well we've done it again we've made it
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well we've done it again we've made it to another state we're leaving Utah and
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to another state we're leaving Utah and
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to another state we're leaving Utah and heading into Idaho and what's the most
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heading into Idaho and what's the most
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heading into Idaho and what's the most famous thing in Idaho to my generation
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famous thing in Idaho to my generation
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famous thing in Idaho to my generation let's go find out actually before we
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let's go find out actually before we
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let's go find out actually before we even get there check this out we've been
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even get there check this out we've been
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even get there check this out we've been traveling along the Pioneer historic
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traveling along the Pioneer historic
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traveling along the Pioneer historic byway you can see there's some Pioneers
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byway you can see there's some Pioneers
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byway you can see there's some Pioneers with their Mormon hand car traveling to
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with their Mormon hand car traveling to
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with their Mormon hand car traveling to the west and this is one of the first
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the west and this is one of the first
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the west and this is one of the first places they settled welcome to Franklin
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places they settled welcome to Franklin
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places they settled welcome to Franklin Idaho which according to the signs
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Idaho which according to the signs
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Idaho which according to the signs surrounding the whole place is this one
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surrounding the whole place is this one
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surrounding the whole place is this one Franklin Idaho scattered all around what
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Franklin Idaho scattered all around what
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Franklin Idaho scattered all around what looks like a normal Small Town
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looks like a normal Small Town
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looks like a normal Small Town neighborhood are these Pioneer buildings
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neighborhood are these Pioneer buildings
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neighborhood are these Pioneer buildings all standing right here where the
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all standing right here where the
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all standing right here where the original town was founded and literally
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original town was founded and literally
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original town was founded and literally people were living in their log cabins
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people were living in their log cabins
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people were living in their log cabins back in the days when Franklin was first
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back in the days when Franklin was first
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back in the days when Franklin was first settled by those followers of Brigham
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settled by those followers of Brigham
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settled by those followers of Brigham Young there there's one of them now see
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Young there there's one of them now see
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Young there there's one of them now see look at this just scattered around this
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look at this just scattered around this
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look at this just scattered around this normal looking neighborhood are things
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normal looking neighborhood are things
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normal looking neighborhood are things like this this Stone memorializing the
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like this this Stone memorializing the
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like this this Stone memorializing the location of the first pioneer
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location of the first pioneer
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location of the first pioneer Schoolhouse which was the teacher house
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Schoolhouse which was the teacher house
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Schoolhouse which was the teacher house a little Log Cabin located roughly where
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a little Log Cabin located roughly where
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a little Log Cabin located roughly where this slightly more modern structure
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this slightly more modern structure
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this slightly more modern structure stands which was located just outside of
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stands which was located just outside of
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stands which was located just outside of the fort the Mormons put up right over
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the fort the Mormons put up right over
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the fort the Mormons put up right over here near the historic downtown the fort
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here near the historic downtown the fort
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here near the historic downtown the fort has long since disappeared it was built
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has long since disappeared it was built
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has long since disappeared it was built in 1860 when this place was technically
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in 1860 when this place was technically
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in 1860 when this place was technically part of Washington territory there was
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part of Washington territory there was
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part of Washington territory there was no Idaho yet at that time the original
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no Idaho yet at that time the original
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no Idaho yet at that time the original settlers thought it was still Utah
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settlers thought it was still Utah
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settlers thought it was still Utah territory and little did the Franklin
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territory and little did the Franklin
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territory and little did the Franklin nightes know but they were founding the
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nightes know but they were founding the
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nightes know but they were founding the first first town of a new state look at
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first first town of a new state look at
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first first town of a new state look at this not too many buildings downtown
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this not too many buildings downtown
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this not too many buildings downtown check out the cool Ghost advertisements
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check out the cool Ghost advertisements
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check out the cool Ghost advertisements the old advertising hand painted signs
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the old advertising hand painted signs
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the old advertising hand painted signs on the back of this building partially
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on the back of this building partially
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on the back of this building partially obscured by Ivy and now sitting in
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obscured by Ivy and now sitting in
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obscured by Ivy and now sitting in somebody's front yard how cool is that
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somebody's front yard how cool is that
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somebody's front yard how cool is that looks like we have an old garage here no
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looks like we have an old garage here no
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looks like we have an old garage here no longer open for vehicle repairs I think
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longer open for vehicle repairs I think
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longer open for vehicle repairs I think that might be those people's garage they
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that might be those people's garage they
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that might be those people's garage they have a pretty cool vintage house going
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have a pretty cool vintage house going
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have a pretty cool vintage house going on over there then there's this what in
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on over there then there's this what in
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on over there then there's this what in the heck is that I don't know for for
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the heck is that I don't know for for
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the heck is that I don't know for for sure but it looks like it used to be a
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sure but it looks like it used to be a
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sure but it looks like it used to be a pretty hip
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pretty hip
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pretty hip happening hot spot dude that is awesome
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happening hot spot dude that is awesome
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happening hot spot dude that is awesome all right time to get back on the
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all right time to get back on the
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all right time to get back on the historic byway us991 and keep heading
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historic byway us991 and keep heading
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historic byway us991 and keep heading north oh my gosh it is gorgeous up here
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north oh my gosh it is gorgeous up here
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north oh my gosh it is gorgeous up here beautiful all right time for a little
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beautiful all right time for a little
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beautiful all right time for a little detour got to go somewhere iconic
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detour got to go somewhere iconic
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detour got to go somewhere iconic because when millions of people think of
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because when millions of people think of
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because when millions of people think of Idaho they think of this building
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Idaho they think of this building
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Idaho they think of this building located on some Farm rows just outside
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located on some Farm rows just outside
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located on some Farm rows just outside of a little small town I won't name yet
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of a little small town I won't name yet
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of a little small town I won't name yet since I've been here it's Napoleon
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since I've been here it's Napoleon
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since I've been here it's Napoleon Dynamite's house dude it's been so long
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Dynamite's house dude it's been so long
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Dynamite's house dude it's been so long since I've stood out here years I was
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since I've stood out here years I was
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since I've stood out here years I was out here with my buddy Adam the woo
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out here with my buddy Adam the woo
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out here with my buddy Adam the woo during the last full daytime solar
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during the last full daytime solar
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during the last full daytime solar eclipse that was one heck of an
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eclipse that was one heck of an
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eclipse that was one heck of an adventure oh my God the sun
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adventure oh my God the sun
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adventure oh my God the sun wa what in the world dude I cannot
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wa what in the world dude I cannot
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wa what in the world dude I cannot believe this and we're kind of retracing
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believe this and we're kind of retracing
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believe this and we're kind of retracing those steps today so I thought why not
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those steps today so I thought why not
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those steps today so I thought why not stop by Idaho's most famous house
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stop by Idaho's most famous house
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stop by Idaho's most famous house Napoleon's house is really in the middle
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Napoleon's house is really in the middle
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Napoleon's house is really in the middle of nowhere it's pretty far from the
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of nowhere it's pretty far from the
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of nowhere it's pretty far from the little town of Preston Idaho over there
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little town of Preston Idaho over there
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little town of Preston Idaho over there as you can see looking the other way the
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as you can see looking the other way the
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as you can see looking the other way the roads aren't paved out here there's not
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roads aren't paved out here there's not
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roads aren't paved out here there's not much going on but Farmland but I love it
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much going on but Farmland but I love it
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much going on but Farmland but I love it because other than the mountains it
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because other than the mountains it
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because other than the mountains it really reminds me of something from my
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really reminds me of something from my
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really reminds me of something from my childhood my great-grandparents owned a
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childhood my great-grandparents owned a
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childhood my great-grandparents owned a dairy farm in Canada and they moved into
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dairy farm in Canada and they moved into
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dairy farm in Canada and they moved into a house very much like this one on just
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a house very much like this one on just
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a house very much like this one on just a small part of what was their big dairy
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a small part of what was their big dairy
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a small part of what was their big dairy farm when they retired except there was
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farm when they retired except there was
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farm when they retired except there was all corn around them not whatever this
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all corn around them not whatever this
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all corn around them not whatever this stuff is and by the way across the
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stuff is and by the way across the
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stuff is and by the way across the street here this is where that farmer
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street here this is where that farmer
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street here this is where that farmer shot the cow in front of the school bus
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shot the cow in front of the school bus
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shot the cow in front of the school bus yes it was really cool going in the
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yes it was really cool going in the
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yes it was really cool going in the summertime up to the Old Farm and
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summertime up to the Old Farm and
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summertime up to the Old Farm and running around in a place much like this
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running around in a place much like this
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running around in a place much like this seeing the old cemeteries running
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seeing the old cemeteries running
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seeing the old cemeteries running through the corn fields seeing the cows
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through the corn fields seeing the cows
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through the corn fields seeing the cows this place is even more beautiful the
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this place is even more beautiful the
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this place is even more beautiful the mountain scenery when you look back
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mountain scenery when you look back
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mountain scenery when you look back towards Utah it's pretty sweet a preo
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towards Utah it's pretty sweet a preo
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towards Utah it's pretty sweet a preo when you would come out here there were
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when you would come out here there were
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when you would come out here there were little signs about Napoleon's house and
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little signs about Napoleon's house and
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little signs about Napoleon's house and you could leave a little donation but
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you could leave a little donation but
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you could leave a little donation but maybe the pandemic slowed down traffic
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maybe the pandemic slowed down traffic
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maybe the pandemic slowed down traffic to Preston or something cuz I don't see
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to Preston or something cuz I don't see
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to Preston or something cuz I don't see any of that here I did just see the
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any of that here I did just see the
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any of that here I did just see the owner I talked to the last time I was
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owner I talked to the last time I was
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owner I talked to the last time I was here so it's still owned by the same
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here so it's still owned by the same
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here so it's still owned by the same people you know back in ' 82 I could
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people you know back in ' 82 I could
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people you know back in ' 82 I could throw a pig skin a quarter mile are you
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throw a pig skin a quarter mile are you
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throw a pig skin a quarter mile are you serious it still looks identical to the
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serious it still looks identical to the
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serious it still looks identical to the way it did in the movie other of course
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way it did in the movie other of course
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way it did in the movie other of course than the fact that it's lost that
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than the fact that it's lost that
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than the fact that it's lost that distinctive awning over that big window
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distinctive awning over that big window
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distinctive awning over that big window there they didn't shoot the inside
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there they didn't shoot the inside
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there they didn't shoot the inside scenes to the house here in this house
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scenes to the house here in this house
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scenes to the house here in this house and it's like a bucketless goal of mine
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and it's like a bucketless goal of mine
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and it's like a bucketless goal of mine to find where they did film the inside
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to find where they did film the inside
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to find where they did film the inside scenes but they did film all the
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scenes but they did film all the
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scenes but they did film all the exterior stuff the front porch with Deb
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exterior stuff the front porch with Deb
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exterior stuff the front porch with Deb you know your mom goes to college Uncle
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you know your mom goes to college Uncle
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you know your mom goes to college Uncle Rico and the steak and of course who
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Rico and the steak and of course who
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Rico and the steak and of course who could forget feeding Tina now from the
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could forget feeding Tina now from the
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could forget feeding Tina now from the looks of it Tina's long gone in real
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looks of it Tina's long gone in real
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looks of it Tina's long gone in real life there isn't even actually a fence
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life there isn't even actually a fence
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life there isn't even actually a fence over here for any kind of llama Tina you
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over here for any kind of llama Tina you
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over here for any kind of llama Tina you fat L come and eat your
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fat L come and eat your
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fat L come and eat your dinner but I did just see a chicken run
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dinner but I did just see a chicken run
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dinner but I did just see a chicken run behind my van and look who it is fancy
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behind my van and look who it is fancy
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behind my van and look who it is fancy meeting you here
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meeting you here
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meeting you here Julio what's that you've been working a
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Julio what's that you've been working a
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Julio what's that you've been working a summer job at the Egg Farm tell me
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summer job at the Egg Farm tell me
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summer job at the Egg Farm tell me something though Julio do the chickens
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something though Julio do the chickens
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something though Julio do the chickens have large Talons not funny oh okay
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have large Talons not funny oh okay
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have large Talons not funny oh okay there you have it folks Napoleon
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there you have it folks Napoleon
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there you have it folks Napoleon Dynamite's house you know that movie
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Dynamite's house you know that movie
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Dynamite's house you know that movie feels so realistic it almost feels like
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feels so realistic it almost feels like
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feels so realistic it almost feels like Napoleon is real and if you knocked on
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Napoleon is real and if you knocked on
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Napoleon is real and if you knocked on the door you're going to meet Uncle Rico
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the door you're going to meet Uncle Rico
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the door you're going to meet Uncle Rico or the grandma or Kip who no shade on
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or the grandma or Kip who no shade on
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or the grandma or Kip who no shade on Napoleon Dynamite himself might be
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Napoleon Dynamite himself might be
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Napoleon Dynamite himself might be Cinema's greatest character ever but of
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Cinema's greatest character ever but of
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Cinema's greatest character ever but of course the dynamite family are not real
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course the dynamite family are not real
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course the dynamite family are not real people that's not their real house and
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people that's not their real house and
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people that's not their real house and we don't want to bug the real owners of
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we don't want to bug the real owners of
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we don't want to bug the real owners of the house all day long so maybe it's
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the house all day long so maybe it's
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the house all day long so maybe it's time we head into town if you come out
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time we head into town if you come out
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time we head into town if you come out here make sure to be super quiet and
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here make sure to be super quiet and
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here make sure to be super quiet and cool and respectful of the owners don't
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cool and respectful of the owners don't
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cool and respectful of the owners don't block their driveways or anything like
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block their driveways or anything like
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block their driveways or anything like that if you're willing to do all that
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that if you're willing to do all that
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that if you're willing to do all that you can find Napoleon's house at 1447
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you can find Napoleon's house at 1447
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you can find Napoleon's house at 1447 East 800 North for some reason all
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East 800 North for some reason all
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East 800 North for some reason all through Utah and spreading up into Idaho
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through Utah and spreading up into Idaho
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through Utah and spreading up into Idaho there's a lot of 800 North type streets
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there's a lot of 800 North type streets
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there's a lot of 800 North type streets never understood that strange numbering
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never understood that strange numbering
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never understood that strange numbering system especially in Salt Lake City it's
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system especially in Salt Lake City it's
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system especially in Salt Lake City it's bizarre anyway Gravel Road aside I've
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bizarre anyway Gravel Road aside I've
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bizarre anyway Gravel Road aside I've always considered this one of the
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always considered this one of the
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always considered this one of the prettiest places I've ever been to such
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prettiest places I've ever been to such
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prettiest places I've ever been to such a mix of rural scenery and Mountain scen
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a mix of rural scenery and Mountain scen
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a mix of rural scenery and Mountain scen gravel roads chicken farms Country Road
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gravel roads chicken farms Country Road
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gravel roads chicken farms Country Road take me home okay fine I'll stop Julio
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take me home okay fine I'll stop Julio
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take me home okay fine I'll stop Julio sometimes I think you hate fun now the
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sometimes I think you hate fun now the
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sometimes I think you hate fun now the town of Preston is actually a lot bigger
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town of Preston is actually a lot bigger
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town of Preston is actually a lot bigger than you would think it was it also gets
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than you would think it was it also gets
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than you would think it was it also gets a lot more traffic than you would expect
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a lot more traffic than you would expect
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a lot more traffic than you would expect from a small town like this now in the
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from a small town like this now in the
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from a small town like this now in the movie Napoleon Dynamite talks about
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movie Napoleon Dynamite talks about
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movie Napoleon Dynamite talks about getting his haircut at the cuton Corral
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getting his haircut at the cuton Corral
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getting his haircut at the cuton Corral and the cuton Corral was located right
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and the cuton Corral was located right
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and the cuton Corral was located right here looks like it's no longer in here
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here looks like it's no longer in here
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here looks like it's no longer in here looks like that business must have died
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looks like that business must have died
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looks like that business must have died but there is still a self-defense studio
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but there is still a self-defense studio
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but there is still a self-defense studio in town complete with tinted windows so
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in town complete with tinted windows so
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in town complete with tinted windows so you can't try to peek in and learn Rex
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you can't try to peek in and learn Rex
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you can't try to peek in and learn Rex quandoo for free and Preston's big
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quandoo for free and Preston's big
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quandoo for free and Preston's big enough to have your O'Reilly your
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enough to have your O'Reilly your
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enough to have your O'Reilly your Wendy's your McDonald's Subway couple of
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Wendy's your McDonald's Subway couple of
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Wendy's your McDonald's Subway couple of car dealerships it's a pretty nice size
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car dealerships it's a pretty nice size
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car dealerships it's a pretty nice size Town well for however big or little
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Town well for however big or little
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Town well for however big or little Preston may be it also happens to be
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Preston may be it also happens to be
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Preston may be it also happens to be primarily a Mormon town which means the
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primarily a Mormon town which means the
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primarily a Mormon town which means the last time I was here on a Sunday with
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last time I was here on a Sunday with
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last time I was here on a Sunday with Adam the woo checking out all the
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Adam the woo checking out all the
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Adam the woo checking out all the Napoleon Dynamite filming locations many
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Napoleon Dynamite filming locations many
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Napoleon Dynamite filming locations many of the shops down here were closed
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of the shops down here were closed
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of the shops down here were closed including the DI the Deseret Industries
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including the DI the Deseret Industries
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including the DI the Deseret Industries thrift store in which Napoleon Dynamite
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thrift store in which Napoleon Dynamite
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thrift store in which Napoleon Dynamite gets his suit for the prom and the
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gets his suit for the prom and the
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gets his suit for the prom and the producers got the Wardrobe for pretty
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producers got the Wardrobe for pretty
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producers got the Wardrobe for pretty much the entire cast pretty cool all
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much the entire cast pretty cool all
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much the entire cast pretty cool all these years later to finally check that
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these years later to finally check that
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these years later to finally check that off the list of Napolean Dynamite
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off the list of Napolean Dynamite
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off the list of Napolean Dynamite filming locations that I've visited
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filming locations that I've visited
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filming locations that I've visited there were some pretty snazzy suits in
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there were some pretty snazzy suits in
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there were some pretty snazzy suits in there but I just remembered I'm not
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there but I just remembered I'm not
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there but I just remembered I'm not going to prom in fact I never went to
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going to prom in fact I never went to
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going to prom in fact I never went to prom however if you don't need a prom
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prom however if you don't need a prom
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prom however if you don't need a prom suit you can go next door still to this
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suit you can go next door still to this
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suit you can go next door still to this day they'll sell you a a vote for Pedro
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day they'll sell you a a vote for Pedro
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day they'll sell you a a vote for Pedro shirt all right as much as I'd love to
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shirt all right as much as I'd love to
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shirt all right as much as I'd love to keep exploring Preston I did film an
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keep exploring Preston I did film an
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keep exploring Preston I did film an entire video of Napoleon Dynamite
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entire video of Napoleon Dynamite
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entire video of Napoleon Dynamite filming locations with my friend Adam
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filming locations with my friend Adam
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filming locations with my friend Adam the wo several years ago
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what and I've got at least an hour long
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what and I've got at least an hour long drive ahead of me to my next location
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drive ahead of me to my next location
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drive ahead of me to my next location another Idaho classic I really wanted to
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another Idaho classic I really wanted to
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another Idaho classic I really wanted to stop at the last time I was here so it's
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stop at the last time I was here so it's
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stop at the last time I was here so it's probably time we hit the road gosh dang
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probably time we hit the road gosh dang
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probably time we hit the road gosh dang it Idaho is gorgeous look at this
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it Idaho is gorgeous look at this
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it Idaho is gorgeous look at this beautiful wouldn't want to be here in
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beautiful wouldn't want to be here in
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beautiful wouldn't want to be here in the winter but it's beautiful right now
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the winter but it's beautiful right now
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the winter but it's beautiful right now uhoh looks like the weather's going to
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uhoh looks like the weather's going to
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uhoh looks like the weather's going to turn on us so we'd better be quick but
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turn on us so we'd better be quick but
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turn on us so we'd better be quick but welcome to Blackfoot Idaho
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welcome to Blackfoot Idaho
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welcome to Blackfoot Idaho hey Blackfoot Idaho is home to something
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hey Blackfoot Idaho is home to something
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hey Blackfoot Idaho is home to something epic we're going to get to in just a
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epic we're going to get to in just a
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epic we're going to get to in just a second but first I thought I'd take a
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second but first I thought I'd take a
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second but first I thought I'd take a rest on this little bench here hey wait
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rest on this little bench here hey wait
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rest on this little bench here hey wait a minute oh my gosh would you look at
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a minute oh my gosh would you look at
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a minute oh my gosh would you look at the size of that woman behold my friends
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the size of that woman behold my friends
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the size of that woman behold my friends it's a Uniroyal gal these big old ladies
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it's a Uniroyal gal these big old ladies
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it's a Uniroyal gal these big old ladies were created for the Uniroyal Tire
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were created for the Uniroyal Tire
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were created for the Uniroyal Tire Company way back in the 1960s and very
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Company way back in the 1960s and very
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Company way back in the 1960s and very few of them survive today but what few
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few of them survive today but what few
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few of them survive today but what few there are are scattered along America's
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there are are scattered along America's
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there are are scattered along America's highways and byways and look at this
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highways and byways and look at this
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highways and byways and look at this there's one right here in Blackfoot
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there's one right here in Blackfoot
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there's one right here in Blackfoot Idaho wearing high heels a very colorful
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Idaho wearing high heels a very colorful
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Idaho wearing high heels a very colorful outfit and yes just in case you are
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outfit and yes just in case you are
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outfit and yes just in case you are wondering you weirdo she does have
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wondering you weirdo she does have
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wondering you weirdo she does have underwear on under there not not that I
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underwear on under there not not that I
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underwear on under there not not that I look that is awesome but the even more
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look that is awesome but the even more
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look that is awesome but the even more awesome thing about Blackfoot Idaho is
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awesome thing about Blackfoot Idaho is
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awesome thing about Blackfoot Idaho is that's not the only giant thing in town
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that's not the only giant thing in town
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that's not the only giant thing in town because literally just a short walk down
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because literally just a short walk down
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because literally just a short walk down the road is this it's a giant potato
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the road is this it's a giant potato
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the road is this it's a giant potato would you look at the size of that Spud
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would you look at the size of that Spud
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would you look at the size of that Spud dude it's not every day you come across
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dude it's not every day you come across
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dude it's not every day you come across a giant potato on the side of the road
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a giant potato on the side of the road
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a giant potato on the side of the road and not just any giant potato but a
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and not just any giant potato but a
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and not just any giant potato but a giant baked potato and the giant mascot
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giant baked potato and the giant mascot
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giant baked potato and the giant mascot of the Idaho Potato Museum this is the
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of the Idaho Potato Museum this is the
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of the Idaho Potato Museum this is the boss potato the baked potato fully
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boss potato the baked potato fully
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boss potato the baked potato fully loaded with all the information about
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loaded with all the information about
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loaded with all the information about potatoes you could ever want inside all
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potatoes you could ever want inside all
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potatoes you could ever want inside all it's missing is the bacon bits I've been
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it's missing is the bacon bits I've been
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it's missing is the bacon bits I've been here once before with my friend Adam the
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here once before with my friend Adam the
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here once before with my friend Adam the woo we took a picture in front of this
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woo we took a picture in front of this
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woo we took a picture in front of this giant Spud over here sadly though the
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giant Spud over here sadly though the
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giant Spud over here sadly though the Potato Museum was closed so I vowed
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Potato Museum was closed so I vowed
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Potato Museum was closed so I vowed silently to myself that one day I would
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silently to myself that one day I would
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silently to myself that one day I would return being a fan of potatoes now sadly
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return being a fan of potatoes now sadly
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return being a fan of potatoes now sadly this isn't the world's largest potato
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this isn't the world's largest potato
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this isn't the world's largest potato that honor belongs to one in boisey
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that honor belongs to one in boisey
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that honor belongs to one in boisey Idaho that you can actually sleep inside
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Idaho that you can actually sleep inside
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Idaho that you can actually sleep inside of but it sure is a big potato and it's
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of but it sure is a big potato and it's
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of but it sure is a big potato and it's at least the biggest one I've ever seen
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at least the biggest one I've ever seen
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at least the biggest one I've ever seen all right before that thunderstorm
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all right before that thunderstorm
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all right before that thunderstorm strikes let's see what we can see in
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strikes let's see what we can see in
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strikes let's see what we can see in here Idaho of course is known as the
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here Idaho of course is known as the
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here Idaho of course is known as the potato capital of the world it's what
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potato capital of the world it's what
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potato capital of the world it's what they're famous for look at this even the
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they're famous for look at this even the
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they're famous for look at this even the Press penny machine is covered in potato
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Press penny machine is covered in potato
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Press penny machine is covered in potato designs and there must be a potato
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designs and there must be a potato
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designs and there must be a potato restaurant in here because I can smell
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restaurant in here because I can smell
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restaurant in here because I can smell potatoes already I just walked in oh
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potatoes already I just walked in oh
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potatoes already I just walked in oh Marilyn you've never looked better than
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Marilyn you've never looked better than
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Marilyn you've never looked better than in your potato sack she's really pretty
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in your potato sack she's really pretty
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in your potato sack she's really pretty not a lot of depth though okay okay
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not a lot of depth though okay okay
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not a lot of depth though okay okay enough with the jokes let's get in there
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enough with the jokes let's get in there
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enough with the jokes let's get in there oh man this Museum goes deep right away
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oh man this Museum goes deep right away
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oh man this Museum goes deep right away it talks about how potatoes come from
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it talks about how potatoes come from
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it talks about how potatoes come from the Andes Mountains down in South
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the Andes Mountains down in South
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the Andes Mountains down in South America and there are even artifacts in
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America and there are even artifacts in
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America and there are even artifacts in here from the worship or the veneration
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here from the worship or the veneration
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here from the worship or the veneration of the potato gods in South America
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of the potato gods in South America
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of the potato gods in South America those are the ones that wreak Vengeance
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those are the ones that wreak Vengeance
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those are the ones that wreak Vengeance on us for eating too many french fries
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on us for eating too many french fries
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on us for eating too many french fries there's information here on how they
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there's information here on how they
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there's information here on how they went to Europe and the confusing path
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went to Europe and the confusing path
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went to Europe and the confusing path that they took to get here to America
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that they took to get here to America
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that they took to get here to America again in the form we know and eat today
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again in the form we know and eat today
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again in the form we know and eat today of course you can find out why the
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of course you can find out why the
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of course you can find out why the climate is just right here in ID to grow
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climate is just right here in ID to grow
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climate is just right here in ID to grow so many potatoes the biggest potato
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so many potatoes the biggest potato
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so many potatoes the biggest potato producing place on Earth there's a lot
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producing place on Earth there's a lot
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producing place on Earth there's a lot going on in here and then it gets into
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going on in here and then it gets into
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going on in here and then it gets into the good stuff the potato autra M look
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the good stuff the potato autra M look
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the good stuff the potato autra M look at that baked potato Nails potato spikes
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at that baked potato Nails potato spikes
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at that baked potato Nails potato spikes Spud spikes okay mostly a lot of nail
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Spud spikes okay mostly a lot of nail
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Spud spikes okay mostly a lot of nail likee implements to cook your potatoes
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likee implements to cook your potatoes
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likee implements to cook your potatoes on which is sad because they keep
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on which is sad because they keep
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on which is sad because they keep drawing all these happy little potatoes
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drawing all these happy little potatoes
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drawing all these happy little potatoes and then putting spikes in them who are
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and then putting spikes in them who are
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and then putting spikes in them who are these sadistic people look at all these
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these sadistic people look at all these
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these sadistic people look at all these potato peelers there are so so many
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potato peelers there are so so many
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potato peelers there are so so many kinds of pealers that is insane although
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kinds of pealers that is insane although
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kinds of pealers that is insane although I heard if you just cut around the
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I heard if you just cut around the
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I heard if you just cut around the potato with a knife cut a little line
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potato with a knife cut a little line
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potato with a knife cut a little line through the skin and then cook them the
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through the skin and then cook them the
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through the skin and then cook them the whole skin will peel right off so I
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whole skin will peel right off so I
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whole skin will peel right off so I don't know what you need all these fancy
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don't know what you need all these fancy
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don't know what you need all these fancy implements for maybe that's not true
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implements for maybe that's not true
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implements for maybe that's not true never tried man this place is awesome
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never tried man this place is awesome
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never tried man this place is awesome it's mighty for being so small and look
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it's mighty for being so small and look
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it's mighty for being so small and look at this speaking of small or speaking of
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at this speaking of small or speaking of
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at this speaking of small or speaking of things that aren't small really you know
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things that aren't small really you know
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things that aren't small really you know what this is this is the world's largest
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what this is this is the world's largest
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what this is this is the world's largest Pringles potato chip look at the sh Fri
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Pringles potato chip look at the sh Fri
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Pringles potato chip look at the sh Fri or that chip oh I mean crisp it's a
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or that chip oh I mean crisp it's a
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or that chip oh I mean crisp it's a crisp 25x 14 in made of processed
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crisp 25x 14 in made of processed
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crisp 25x 14 in made of processed dehydrated potatoes and basically formed
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dehydrated potatoes and basically formed
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dehydrated potatoes and basically formed by food processing machines that's the
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by food processing machines that's the
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by food processing machines that's the difference between that and the chip cuz
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difference between that and the chip cuz
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difference between that and the chip cuz the chip is just a very thinly sliced
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the chip is just a very thinly sliced
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the chip is just a very thinly sliced potato crisps are phonies look at this
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potato crisps are phonies look at this
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potato crisps are phonies look at this you got potato sack uh outfits there
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you got potato sack uh outfits there
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you got potato sack uh outfits there here's a potato sack suit jacket I could
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here's a potato sack suit jacket I could
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here's a potato sack suit jacket I could go to prom in that and there's a bunch
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go to prom in that and there's a bunch
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go to prom in that and there's a bunch of vodka over here apparently made from
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of vodka over here apparently made from
12:28
of vodka over here apparently made from potato I did not know you could make
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potato I did not know you could make
12:30
potato I did not know you could make booze from potatoes I'm learning here's
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booze from potatoes I'm learning here's
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booze from potatoes I'm learning here's some 100 plus year old dehydrated
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some 100 plus year old dehydrated
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some 100 plus year old dehydrated potatoes kind of gross who was keeping
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potatoes kind of gross who was keeping
12:37
potatoes kind of gross who was keeping those around here's a potato sent from
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those around here's a potato sent from
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those around here's a potato sent from the Idaho Governor to Dan Quail Vice
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the Idaho Governor to Dan Quail Vice
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the Idaho Governor to Dan Quail Vice President of the United States who could
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President of the United States who could
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President of the United States who could not spell potato remember that incident
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not spell potato remember that incident
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not spell potato remember that incident then here are some Idaho Potato comic
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then here are some Idaho Potato comic
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then here are some Idaho Potato comic books with uh various potato Heroes
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books with uh various potato Heroes
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books with uh various potato Heroes Field Force Weir I guess they've had a
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Field Force Weir I guess they've had a
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Field Force Weir I guess they've had a lot of innovative ways of promoting the
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lot of innovative ways of promoting the
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lot of innovative ways of promoting the potato over all of these years but let's
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potato over all of these years but let's
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potato over all of these years but let's face it does the potato really need to
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face it does the potato really need to
13:01
face it does the potato really need to be promoted after all One Taste of a
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be promoted after all One Taste of a
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be promoted after all One Taste of a fried one and you're hooked for life oh
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fried one and you're hooked for life oh
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fried one and you're hooked for life oh my gosh this is something I have not
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my gosh this is something I have not
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my gosh this is something I have not seen for years it's the couch potato
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seen for years it's the couch potato
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seen for years it's the couch potato when's the last time you saw one of
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when's the last time you saw one of
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when's the last time you saw one of these when's the last time you even
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these when's the last time you even
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these when's the last time you even heard someone use the phase Couch Potato
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heard someone use the phase Couch Potato
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heard someone use the phase Couch Potato let's bring it back I should put that on
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let's bring it back I should put that on
13:17
let's bring it back I should put that on a bumper sticker here don't be a couch
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a bumper sticker here don't be a couch
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a bumper sticker here don't be a couch potato come see the giant potato awesome
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potato come see the giant potato awesome
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potato come see the giant potato awesome this Museum rules look at this they got
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this Museum rules look at this they got
13:26
this Museum rules look at this they got a whole potato fether here telling you
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a whole potato fether here telling you
13:28
a whole potato fether here telling you how McDonald's french fries are made out
13:31
how McDonald's french fries are made out
13:31
how McDonald's french fries are made out of real potatoes among other things so
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of real potatoes among other things so
13:34
of real potatoes among other things so bizarre Over Yonder across the way in
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bizarre Over Yonder across the way in
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bizarre Over Yonder across the way in the cellar a lifesized family of
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the cellar a lifesized family of
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the cellar a lifesized family of potatoes hello don't be shy I'm bu bud
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potatoes hello don't be shy I'm bu bud
13:44
potatoes hello don't be shy I'm bu bud this is my wife P Pat and our young
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this is my wife P Pat and our young
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this is my wife P Pat and our young hater to okay I wasn't expecting this
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hater to okay I wasn't expecting this
13:51
hater to okay I wasn't expecting this this is one of the weirdest things I've
13:52
this is one of the weirdest things I've
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this is one of the weirdest things I've ever seen who not yet dear I'm still
13:57
ever seen who not yet dear I'm still
13:57
ever seen who not yet dear I'm still trying to talk to these fine folks and
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trying to talk to these fine folks and
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trying to talk to these fine folks and explain our situation down in this
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explain our situation down in this
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explain our situation down in this actual Cellar they have a whole family
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actual Cellar they have a whole family
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actual Cellar they have a whole family of giant potatoes come to life by
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of giant potatoes come to life by
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of giant potatoes come to life by projection explaining why potatoes have
14:07
projection explaining why potatoes have
14:07
projection explaining why potatoes have to be stored in sellers we've been down
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to be stored in sellers we've been down
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to be stored in sellers we've been down here for several months now and I've
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here for several months now and I've
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here for several months now and I've grown quite fond of this place but we're
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grown quite fond of this place but we're
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grown quite fond of this place but we're going to have to be moving on soon it's
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going to have to be moving on soon it's
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going to have to be moving on soon it's getting close to harvest time or as I
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getting close to harvest time or as I
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getting close to harvest time or as I like to call it the cre potato
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like to call it the cre potato
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like to call it the cre potato migration when that time comes we'll all
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migration when that time comes we'll all
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migration when that time comes we'll all be uprooted and move to a cozy Community
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be uprooted and move to a cozy Community
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be uprooted and move to a cozy Community setting in one of them fancy sellers you
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setting in one of them fancy sellers you
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setting in one of them fancy sellers you see out there in the fields now don't be
14:36
see out there in the fields now don't be
14:36
see out there in the fields now don't be feeling sorry dude it's been like 5
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feeling sorry dude it's been like 5
14:38
feeling sorry dude it's been like 5 minutes they're still talking these
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minutes they're still talking these
14:40
minutes they're still talking these potatoes love to tell you about
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potatoes love to tell you about
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potatoes love to tell you about themselves believe me oh my gosh the
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themselves believe me oh my gosh the
14:44
themselves believe me oh my gosh the potato even turned on the TV to explain
14:48
potato even turned on the TV to explain
14:48
potato even turned on the TV to explain something about potatoes and I just
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something about potatoes and I just
14:50
something about potatoes and I just realized they're couch potatoes I won't
14:53
realized they're couch potatoes I won't
14:53
realized they're couch potatoes I won't subject you to the the whole speech I
14:55
subject you to the the whole speech I
14:55
subject you to the the whole speech I mean I won't spoil the whole speech for
14:56
mean I won't spoil the whole speech for
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mean I won't spoil the whole speech for you well let me put it this way you can
14:58
you well let me put it this way you can
14:58
you well let me put it this way you can learn a lot from these weird animated
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learn a lot from these weird animated
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learn a lot from these weird animated sacks of potatoes look at that even the
15:02
sacks of potatoes look at that even the
15:02
sacks of potatoes look at that even the little potato is bored by his dad's
15:05
little potato is bored by his dad's
15:05
little potato is bored by his dad's speech he's falling asleep somebody
15:06
speech he's falling asleep somebody
15:07
speech he's falling asleep somebody worked really hard on this and and it is
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worked really hard on this and and it is
15:09
worked really hard on this and and it is awesome I feel bad is it rude if I just
15:11
awesome I feel bad is it rude if I just
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awesome I feel bad is it rude if I just walk away I can't help walking away look
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walk away I can't help walking away look
15:14
walk away I can't help walking away look behind me got all these toy potato
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behind me got all these toy potato
15:16
behind me got all these toy potato tractors in here all kinds of crazy
15:19
tractors in here all kinds of crazy
15:19
tractors in here all kinds of crazy wacky potato glasswar on display I never
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wacky potato glasswar on display I never
15:23
wacky potato glasswar on display I never thought about it but I guess you could
15:24
thought about it but I guess you could
15:24
thought about it but I guess you could have a whole potato collection there's
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have a whole potato collection there's
15:26
have a whole potato collection there's characters there's spoons there's PE
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characters there's spoons there's PE
15:29
characters there's spoons there's PE weird jugs of all kinds salt and pepper
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weird jugs of all kinds salt and pepper
15:32
weird jugs of all kinds salt and pepper shakers Galore pretty sure back there
15:34
shakers Galore pretty sure back there
15:34
shakers Galore pretty sure back there those are gravy boots you know in case
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those are gravy boots you know in case
15:36
those are gravy boots you know in case you want some mashed potatoes M mashed
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you want some mashed potatoes M mashed
15:40
you want some mashed potatoes M mashed potatoes I'd like to mash those potatoes
15:42
potatoes I'd like to mash those potatoes
15:42
potatoes I'd like to mash those potatoes down there m
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down there m
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down there m hungry
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hang oh my gosh even The Potato Song is
15:57
hang oh my gosh even The Potato Song is long okay oh walking away I'm am a
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long okay oh walking away I'm am a
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long okay oh walking away I'm am a walking away what in the world are these
16:03
walking away what in the world are these
16:03
walking away what in the world are these if the singing potato projection show
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if the singing potato projection show
16:05
if the singing potato projection show wasn't enough for you it appears they've
16:07
wasn't enough for you it appears they've
16:07
wasn't enough for you it appears they've got potato VR experience the wonders of
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got potato VR experience the wonders of
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got potato VR experience the wonders of potatoes in virtual reality I have no
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potatoes in virtual reality I have no
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potatoes in virtual reality I have no idea what this is going to show me but
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idea what this is going to show me but
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idea what this is going to show me but I'm hoping it's wonderful oh my gosh
16:19
I'm hoping it's wonderful oh my gosh
16:19
I'm hoping it's wonderful oh my gosh you're sitting on a
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you're sitting on a
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you're sitting on a tractor farming
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tractor farming
16:24
tractor farming potatoes weird it's just genuinely you
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potatoes weird it's just genuinely you
16:27
potatoes weird it's just genuinely you sitting in 300 60° in the cab of a
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sitting in 300 60° in the cab of a
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sitting in 300 60° in the cab of a potato
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potato
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potato tractor for a long time I'd show you
16:34
tractor for a long time I'd show you
16:34
tractor for a long time I'd show you what it looks like but once you take
16:35
what it looks like but once you take
16:35
what it looks like but once you take them off your face they stop working
16:37
them off your face they stop working
16:37
them off your face they stop working okay there are so many unexpected things
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okay there are so many unexpected things
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okay there are so many unexpected things in this Potato Museum you can learn all
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in this Potato Museum you can learn all
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in this Potato Museum you can learn all about the actual farming and production
16:42
about the actual farming and production
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about the actual farming and production of potatoes here look at this old potato
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of potatoes here look at this old potato
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of potatoes here look at this old potato sorder you can learn about potato ladies
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sorder you can learn about potato ladies
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sorder you can learn about potato ladies the biggest potato grown in Idaho boy
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the biggest potato grown in Idaho boy
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the biggest potato grown in Idaho boy that's a heavy metal potato a fact weigh
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that's a heavy metal potato a fact weigh
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that's a heavy metal potato a fact weigh 60 lb the real one only weighed 7 lb
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60 lb the real one only weighed 7 lb
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60 lb the real one only weighed 7 lb they should have a 7 lb model there
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they should have a 7 lb model there
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they should have a 7 lb model there information on how they great potatoes
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information on how they great potatoes
16:59
information on how they great potatoes there's a potato sack sewing machine you
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there's a potato sack sewing machine you
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there's a potato sack sewing machine you never really think about that but potato
17:04
never really think about that but potato
17:04
never really think about that but potato sacks have to be sewn too and there are
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sacks have to be sewn too and there are
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sacks have to be sewn too and there are all kinds of scales for the potatoes and
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all kinds of scales for the potatoes and
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all kinds of scales for the potatoes and machines for the potatoes that I still
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machines for the potatoes that I still
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machines for the potatoes that I still really don't understand what they're for
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really don't understand what they're for
17:13
really don't understand what they're for this is a big potato seed cutter this
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this is a big potato seed cutter this
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this is a big potato seed cutter this machine here potatoes aren't actually
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machine here potatoes aren't actually
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machine here potatoes aren't actually grown from seeds they're cut from pieces
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grown from seeds they're cut from pieces
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grown from seeds they're cut from pieces of well full- siiz potatoes which are
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of well full- siiz potatoes which are
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of well full- siiz potatoes which are cut up into uh just the right size
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cut up into uh just the right size
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cut up into uh just the right size pieces that will grow back into full
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pieces that will grow back into full
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pieces that will grow back into full size is a potato plant making all the
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size is a potato plant making all the
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size is a potato plant making all the potatoes in Idaho clones that's right
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potatoes in Idaho clones that's right
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potatoes in Idaho clones that's right most of the grocery store potatoes you
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most of the grocery store potatoes you
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most of the grocery store potatoes you eat are clones really we should probably
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eat are clones really we should probably
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eat are clones really we should probably be eating heirloom potatoes I almost
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be eating heirloom potatoes I almost
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be eating heirloom potatoes I almost said Tomatoes cuz potatoes in the Andes
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said Tomatoes cuz potatoes in the Andes
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said Tomatoes cuz potatoes in the Andes where they're originally from are much
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where they're originally from are much
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where they're originally from are much healthier they're all kinds of different
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healthier they're all kinds of different
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healthier they're all kinds of different colors and flavors I'm guessing french
17:48
colors and flavors I'm guessing french
17:48
colors and flavors I'm guessing french fries in America had a lot to do with
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fries in America had a lot to do with
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fries in America had a lot to do with the way we grow all of our potatoes to
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the way we grow all of our potatoes to
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the way we grow all of our potatoes to look taste and feel the same I guess you
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look taste and feel the same I guess you
17:53
look taste and feel the same I guess you can't argue with popularity can you oh
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can't argue with popularity can you oh
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can't argue with popularity can you oh my gosh there's a potato lab up here
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my gosh there's a potato lab up here
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my gosh there's a potato lab up here talking about all the various science
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talking about all the various science
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talking about all the various science experiments you can do with potatoes
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experiments you can do with potatoes
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experiments you can do with potatoes many of you did that in science class
18:04
many of you did that in science class
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many of you did that in science class there's a little computer Wing in here
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there's a little computer Wing in here
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there's a little computer Wing in here and what would a Potato Museum be
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and what would a Potato Museum be
18:09
and what would a Potato Museum be without a shrine to Mr Potato Head look
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without a shrine to Mr Potato Head look
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without a shrine to Mr Potato Head look at there he is Mr Potato Head himself
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at there he is Mr Potato Head himself
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at there he is Mr Potato Head himself look at the old vintage Mr Potato Head
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look at the old vintage Mr Potato Head
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look at the old vintage Mr Potato Head freaky luckily he's not wearing his
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freaky luckily he's not wearing his
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freaky luckily he's not wearing his Angry Eyes today from what I understand
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Angry Eyes today from what I understand
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Angry Eyes today from what I understand the original idea behind Mr Potato Head
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the original idea behind Mr Potato Head
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the original idea behind Mr Potato Head was to put the pieces into an actual
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was to put the pieces into an actual
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was to put the pieces into an actual potato actually at first he was just
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potato actually at first he was just
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potato actually at first he was just going to be a quote unquote funny faed
18:30
going to be a quote unquote funny faed
18:30
going to be a quote unquote funny faed man so you could just sell the parts and
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man so you could just sell the parts and
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man so you could just sell the parts and stick them into any vegetable you wanted
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stick them into any vegetable you wanted
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stick them into any vegetable you wanted look at it look at that original kit see
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look at it look at that original kit see
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look at it look at that original kit see that funny face kit look you got a beet
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that funny face kit look you got a beet
18:39
that funny face kit look you got a beet and orange I've always wanted one of
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and orange I've always wanted one of
18:41
and orange I've always wanted one of those original Mr Potato Head like funny
18:43
those original Mr Potato Head like funny
18:43
those original Mr Potato Head like funny face kits like that never come across
18:45
face kits like that never come across
18:45
face kits like that never come across one for sale though at least not one
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one for sale though at least not one
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one for sale though at least not one that I can afford and look at all the
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that I can afford and look at all the
18:48
that I can afford and look at all the generations of Mr Potato Head and Mrs
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generations of Mr Potato Head and Mrs
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generations of Mr Potato Head and Mrs Potato Head and R2D2 Potato Head he's a
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Potato Head and R2D2 Potato Head he's a
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Potato Head and R2D2 Potato Head he's a popular guy it's cuz he's so spudly last
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popular guy it's cuz he's so spudly last
18:56
popular guy it's cuz he's so spudly last but not least next to this whole entire
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but not least next to this whole entire
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but not least next to this whole entire display case of potato Mashers holy
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display case of potato Mashers holy
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display case of potato Mashers holy machinations there is as my nose
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machinations there is as my nose
19:05
machinations there is as my nose predicted the potato Station Cafe
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predicted the potato Station Cafe
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predicted the potato Station Cafe complete with potato Decor potatoes on
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complete with potato Decor potatoes on
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complete with potato Decor potatoes on the menu and Coca-Cola why not oh my
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the menu and Coca-Cola why not oh my
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the menu and Coca-Cola why not oh my gosh look at the toppings that you can
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gosh look at the toppings that you can
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gosh look at the toppings that you can put on your potatoes down here on this
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put on your potatoes down here on this
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put on your potatoes down here on this sign that is wild and what is this
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sign that is wild and what is this
19:21
sign that is wild and what is this potato candy potato chips potato
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potato candy potato chips potato
19:24
potato candy potato chips potato cupcakes they' G potato crazy don't ask
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cupcakes they' G potato crazy don't ask
19:27
cupcakes they' G potato crazy don't ask what my favorite part was or my favorite
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what my favorite part was or my favorite
19:28
what my favorite part was or my favorite item I can't tell there were too many
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item I can't tell there were too many
19:30
item I can't tell there were too many although maybe it was the potato found
19:32
although maybe it was the potato found
19:32
although maybe it was the potato found inside of another potato no wait scratch
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inside of another potato no wait scratch
19:35
inside of another potato no wait scratch that I know what it is it's definitely
19:37
that I know what it is it's definitely
19:37
that I know what it is it's definitely got to be the plush potato family from
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got to be the plush potato family from
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got to be the plush potato family from that projection show in the gift shop
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that projection show in the gift shop
19:43
that projection show in the gift shop the little one by the way his name is
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the little one by the way his name is
19:44
the little one by the way his name is tater tot dude who knew there was so
19:46
tater tot dude who knew there was so
19:46
tater tot dude who knew there was so much potato themed merchandise in the
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much potato themed merchandise in the
19:48
much potato themed merchandise in the entire world there's so much sick spudly
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entire world there's so much sick spudly
19:51
entire world there's so much sick spudly merch here I don't even know what to do
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merch here I don't even know what to do
19:53
merch here I don't even know what to do I can't I can't buy all of it I don't
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I can't I can't buy all of it I don't
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I can't I can't buy all of it I don't know if I can buy any of it I told you
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know if I can buy any of it I told you
19:57
know if I can buy any of it I told you they've done potato pot mad did you see
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they've done potato pot mad did you see
20:00
they've done potato pot mad did you see the potato lotion in there they had
20:01
the potato lotion in there they had
20:02
the potato lotion in there they had potato lotion look at this there's
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potato lotion look at this there's
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potato lotion look at this there's potato poetry we got to go that's enough
20:06
potato poetry we got to go that's enough
20:06
potato poetry we got to go that's enough potato action for me come on Julio do it
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potato action for me come on Julio do it
20:08
potato action for me come on Julio do it get your fun pick with the big potato I
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get your fun pick with the big potato I
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get your fun pick with the big potato I know you want to fun pick you did it you
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know you want to fun pick you did it you
20:15
know you want to fun pick you did it you know speaking of fun pick sometimes it's
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know speaking of fun pick sometimes it's
20:16
know speaking of fun pick sometimes it's really easy to get a fun pick of the
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really easy to get a fun pick of the
20:18
really easy to get a fun pick of the crazy Roadside Attraction in town and
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crazy Roadside Attraction in town and
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crazy Roadside Attraction in town and then do nothing else when really if you
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then do nothing else when really if you
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then do nothing else when really if you just walk or drive a few blocks away you
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just walk or drive a few blocks away you
20:26
just walk or drive a few blocks away you might see an old historic downtown like
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might see an old historic downtown like
20:28
might see an old historic downtown like this one I always see like the best
20:29
this one I always see like the best
20:29
this one I always see like the best murals and old architecture and so many
20:32
murals and old architecture and so many
20:32
murals and old architecture and so many other amazing things in America's little
20:35
other amazing things in America's little
20:35
other amazing things in America's little Main Street downtown look at this
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Main Street downtown look at this
20:37
Main Street downtown look at this there's a little escape room place here
20:39
there's a little escape room place here
20:39
there's a little escape room place here check out that beautiful theater across
20:42
check out that beautiful theater across
20:42
check out that beautiful theater across the street look at they do community
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the street look at they do community
20:44
the street look at they do community plays here not movies and look at the
20:46
plays here not movies and look at the
20:46
plays here not movies and look at the ticket taker they've got their own Tilly
20:49
ticket taker they've got their own Tilly
20:49
ticket taker they've got their own Tilly out here with a little bit of a coffin
20:50
out here with a little bit of a coffin
20:50
out here with a little bit of a coffin shaped door behind her but how cute is
20:52
shaped door behind her but how cute is
20:52
shaped door behind her but how cute is that apparently this isn't the only
20:54
that apparently this isn't the only
20:54
that apparently this isn't the only theater in town blacko foot's got a lot
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theater in town blacko foot's got a lot
20:56
theater in town blacko foot's got a lot more going on for it than I thought
20:57
more going on for it than I thought
20:58
more going on for it than I thought multiple theat ERS a huge Public Library
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multiple theat ERS a huge Public Library
21:01
multiple theat ERS a huge Public Library gorgeous gigantic and patriotic murals
21:05
gorgeous gigantic and patriotic murals
21:05
gorgeous gigantic and patriotic murals abound there are cute little curio shops
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abound there are cute little curio shops
21:08
abound there are cute little curio shops with big foot Footprints outside there
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with big foot Footprints outside there
21:10
with big foot Footprints outside there are little hair salons you could learn
21:12
are little hair salons you could learn
21:12
are little hair salons you could learn karate oh God no no downtown Brad it's
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karate oh God no no downtown Brad it's
21:16
karate oh God no no downtown Brad it's my old Nemesis Mr gluten himself I can't
21:20
my old Nemesis Mr gluten himself I can't
21:20
my old Nemesis Mr gluten himself I can't tell you how many times people ask me
21:22
tell you how many times people ask me
21:22
tell you how many times people ask me how I found this that or the other for
21:23
how I found this that or the other for
21:23
how I found this that or the other for my videos so much of the time the answer
21:26
my videos so much of the time the answer
21:26
my videos so much of the time the answer is by just walking around a lots of
21:28
is by just walking around a lots of
21:28
is by just walking around a lots of times I'm in a big hurry so I'll try to
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times I'm in a big hurry so I'll try to
21:30
times I'm in a big hurry so I'll try to at least drive through the old main
21:32
at least drive through the old main
21:32
at least drive through the old main streets but whenever I can getting out
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streets but whenever I can getting out
21:34
streets but whenever I can getting out on foot is preferred look at this I'm
21:36
on foot is preferred look at this I'm
21:36
on foot is preferred look at this I'm confused as to whether or not that's a
21:37
confused as to whether or not that's a
21:37
confused as to whether or not that's a pawn shop or the hangout look at all the
21:40
pawn shop or the hangout look at all the
21:40
pawn shop or the hangout look at all the windows over there I don't know if it's
21:42
windows over there I don't know if it's
21:42
windows over there I don't know if it's as cool as the hot spot that we saw
21:44
as cool as the hot spot that we saw
21:44
as cool as the hot spot that we saw earlier look at this let's hang out
21:46
earlier look at this let's hang out
21:46
earlier look at this let's hang out cornhole let's play find something to do
21:50
cornhole let's play find something to do
21:50
cornhole let's play find something to do you see right now I don't have time but
21:52
you see right now I don't have time but
21:52
you see right now I don't have time but that's exactly the kind of thing that if
21:53
that's exactly the kind of thing that if
21:53
that's exactly the kind of thing that if I'm ever back in town and not alone all
21:55
I'm ever back in town and not alone all
21:55
I'm ever back in town and not alone all by myself Julio stayed in the van i'
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by myself Julio stayed in the van i'
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by myself Julio stayed in the van i' definitely come and check out what's
21:59
definitely come and check out what's
21:59
definitely come and check out what's going on at the hangout or pop across
22:01
going on at the hangout or pop across
22:01
going on at the hangout or pop across the street to the very cool looking
22:03
the street to the very cool looking
22:03
the street to the very cool looking antique store I highly recommend it just
22:05
antique store I highly recommend it just
22:05
antique store I highly recommend it just kick back relax a little man this
22:07
kick back relax a little man this
22:07
kick back relax a little man this downtown is a lot bigger than I thought
22:09
downtown is a lot bigger than I thought
22:09
downtown is a lot bigger than I thought it's always like that with historic
22:10
it's always like that with historic
22:10
it's always like that with historic downtowns you really cannot judge the
22:12
downtowns you really cannot judge the
22:12
downtowns you really cannot judge the size of a city by cruising by on even a
22:14
size of a city by cruising by on even a
22:14
size of a city by cruising by on even a little Highway much less the freeway
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little Highway much less the freeway
22:16
little Highway much less the freeway just so much cool stuff to discover
22:18
just so much cool stuff to discover
22:18
just so much cool stuff to discover anyway speaking of discovering I'd like
22:19
anyway speaking of discovering I'd like
22:20
anyway speaking of discovering I'd like to discover where we're going to sleep
22:21
to discover where we're going to sleep
22:21
to discover where we're going to sleep especially since the phone keeps giving
22:22
especially since the phone keeps giving
22:22
especially since the phone keeps giving off flood warnings so I'm guessing the
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off flood warnings so I'm guessing the
22:24
off flood warnings so I'm guessing the storms are going to hit us eventually no
22:26
storms are going to hit us eventually no
22:26
storms are going to hit us eventually no time for thrift shopping today hey I
22:28
time for thrift shopping today hey I
22:28
time for thrift shopping today hey I suppose no matter how epic the store is
22:30
suppose no matter how epic the store is
22:30
suppose no matter how epic the store is time to hit the road all right well a
22:32
time to hit the road all right well a
22:33
time to hit the road all right well a couple of towns drive and one hotel
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couple of towns drive and one hotel
22:35
couple of towns drive and one hotel check in later we are back somewhere I
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check in later we are back somewhere I
22:37
check in later we are back somewhere I never thought I'd be again we're back in
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never thought I'd be again we're back in
22:41
never thought I'd be again we're back in Idaho Falls Idaho now the last time I
22:45
Idaho Falls Idaho now the last time I
22:45
Idaho Falls Idaho now the last time I was here was during that solar eclipse I
22:47
was here was during that solar eclipse I
22:47
was here was during that solar eclipse I was telling you about holy oh my gosh
22:51
was telling you about holy oh my gosh
22:51
was telling you about holy oh my gosh the sun
22:53
the sun
22:53
the sun wa I cannot believe this believe me this
22:56
wa I cannot believe this believe me this
22:57
wa I cannot believe this believe me this little green belt along the river and
22:58
little green belt along the river and
22:58
little green belt along the river and along the Falls here looked a lot
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along the Falls here looked a lot
23:00
along the Falls here looked a lot different it was absolutely packed with
23:02
different it was absolutely packed with
23:02
different it was absolutely packed with people who had come from around the
23:03
people who had come from around the
23:04
people who had come from around the country and around the world as a matter
23:06
country and around the world as a matter
23:06
country and around the world as a matter of fact to see the solar eclipse we
23:08
of fact to see the solar eclipse we
23:08
of fact to see the solar eclipse we wandered up and down around here
23:09
wandered up and down around here
23:09
wandered up and down around here checking out all the eclipse groupies
23:11
checking out all the eclipse groupies
23:11
checking out all the eclipse groupies that's a thing took in some of the chaos
23:13
that's a thing took in some of the chaos
23:13
that's a thing took in some of the chaos and the Mania was way too packed and
23:15
and the Mania was way too packed and
23:15
and the Mania was way too packed and obviously too loud cuz of the waterfalls
23:17
obviously too loud cuz of the waterfalls
23:17
obviously too loud cuz of the waterfalls for us to film the eclipse over here so
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for us to film the eclipse over here so
23:19
for us to film the eclipse over here so we did all our filming in a dirt lot
23:21
we did all our filming in a dirt lot
23:21
we did all our filming in a dirt lot next to a hotel parking lot that is now
23:22
next to a hotel parking lot that is now
23:23
next to a hotel parking lot that is now a car wash so since I can't quite go
23:25
a car wash so since I can't quite go
23:25
a car wash so since I can't quite go back to the exact spot let's just
23:27
back to the exact spot let's just
23:27
back to the exact spot let's just pretend that we've film the eclipse from
23:29
pretend that we've film the eclipse from
23:29
pretend that we've film the eclipse from over here we're back this is so crazy
23:32
over here we're back this is so crazy
23:32
over here we're back this is so crazy now over the falls in the beautiful
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now over the falls in the beautiful
23:35
now over the falls in the beautiful downtown of Idaho Falls Idaho there's
23:37
downtown of Idaho Falls Idaho there's
23:37
downtown of Idaho Falls Idaho there's all kinds of museums and cute shops all
23:40
all kinds of museums and cute shops all
23:40
all kinds of museums and cute shops all sorts of stuff and I had planned on
23:41
sorts of stuff and I had planned on
23:41
sorts of stuff and I had planned on sticking around for a couple of days
23:43
sticking around for a couple of days
23:43
sticking around for a couple of days checking out all the sites on offer here
23:45
checking out all the sites on offer here
23:45
checking out all the sites on offer here but the weather may or may not cooperate
23:48
but the weather may or may not cooperate
23:49
but the weather may or may not cooperate you see Idaho Falls is sort of a Gateway
23:51
you see Idaho Falls is sort of a Gateway
23:51
you see Idaho Falls is sort of a Gateway between Idaho in the Salt Lake area and
23:55
between Idaho in the Salt Lake area and
23:55
between Idaho in the Salt Lake area and Yellowstone to the East Montana Wyoming
23:58
Yellowstone to the East Montana Wyoming
23:58
Yellowstone to the East Montana Wyoming and I was sort of hoping to head off in
24:00
and I was sort of hoping to head off in
24:00
and I was sort of hoping to head off in that direction next so we've got to find
24:02
that direction next so we've got to find
24:02
that direction next so we've got to find out whether we need to stay here let the
24:04
out whether we need to stay here let the
24:04
out whether we need to stay here let the storm roll over or punch through the
24:06
storm roll over or punch through the
24:06
storm roll over or punch through the storm core punch if it's going to stick
24:08
storm core punch if it's going to stick
24:08
storm core punch if it's going to stick around for a while at the moment it's an
24:10
around for a while at the moment it's an
24:10
around for a while at the moment it's an open question for me but you know it's
24:13
open question for me but you know it's
24:13
open question for me but you know it's not open the rest of this episode we've
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not open the rest of this episode we've
24:15
not open the rest of this episode we've seen and done quite a bit today my
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seen and done quite a bit today my
24:17
seen and done quite a bit today my friends we've seen a lot of potatoes
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friends we've seen a lot of potatoes
24:19
friends we've seen a lot of potatoes that's for sure I've got to head up the
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that's for sure I've got to head up the
24:21
that's for sure I've got to head up the Snake River to the Walmart over here get
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Snake River to the Walmart over here get
24:23
Snake River to the Walmart over here get some supplies and decide what in the
24:25
some supplies and decide what in the
24:25
some supplies and decide what in the heck the next move is like I told you
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heck the next move is like I told you
24:28
heck the next move is like I told you when we left for this adventure I did
24:29
when we left for this adventure I did
24:29
when we left for this adventure I did not plan out a route I did not plan out
24:31
not plan out a route I did not plan out
24:31
not plan out a route I did not plan out an itinerary I'm sort of floating in the
24:33
an itinerary I'm sort of floating in the
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an itinerary I'm sort of floating in the breeze floating with the currents much
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breeze floating with the currents much
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breeze floating with the currents much like Lis and Clark I kind of have a
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like Lis and Clark I kind of have a
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like Lis and Clark I kind of have a rough idea of where I'm going but I have
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rough idea of where I'm going but I have
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rough idea of where I'm going but I have no idea how exactly I'm going to get
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no idea how exactly I'm going to get
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no idea how exactly I'm going to get there so stay tuned and we'll all find
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there so stay tuned and we'll all find
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there so stay tuned and we'll all find out together just real quick though look
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out together just real quick though look
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out together just real quick though look at this the hotel I got is old and has
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at this the hotel I got is old and has
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at this the hotel I got is old and has kind of a busted up sketchy exterior it
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kind of a busted up sketchy exterior it
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kind of a busted up sketchy exterior it was one of the cheapest ones available
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was one of the cheapest ones available
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was one of the cheapest ones available tonight but here's the sneaky secret
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tonight but here's the sneaky secret
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tonight but here's the sneaky secret look at this it's all been freshly
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look at this it's all been freshly
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look at this it's all been freshly remodeled they're still working on it
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remodeled they're still working on it
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remodeled they're still working on it downstairs and outside that's why it
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downstairs and outside that's why it
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downstairs and outside that's why it looks all crusty but up here looks like
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looks all crusty but up here looks like
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looks all crusty but up here looks like we've hit the jackpot you can even kind
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we've hit the jackpot you can even kind
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we've hit the jackpot you can even kind of just about see the waterfalls from
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of just about see the waterfalls from
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of just about see the waterfalls from the terrifying balcony of Doom oh okay
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the terrifying balcony of Doom oh okay
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the terrifying balcony of Doom oh okay get me back inside get me back inside
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get me back inside get me back inside
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get me back inside get me back inside anyway my friends the thunderstorms are
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anyway my friends the thunderstorms are
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anyway my friends the thunderstorms are about to roll in I have got some editing
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about to roll in I have got some editing
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about to roll in I have got some editing to do please do me a favor and share
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and all the extra stuff over there and
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and all the extra stuff over there and once you do that that you'll have done
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once you do that that you'll have done
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once you do that that you'll have done your duty now it's time to hotel and
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your duty now it's time to hotel and
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your duty now it's time to hotel and sleep well see you next time
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sleep well see you next time
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sleep well see you next time [Music]
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[Music]
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[Music] dude dang it we didn't make a human
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dude dang it we didn't make a human
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dude dang it we didn't make a human sacrifice it's not too late that's true
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sacrifice it's not too late that's true
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sacrifice it's not too late that's true we are sorry Almighty son we offer you
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we are sorry Almighty son we offer you
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we are sorry Almighty son we offer you the head of this Beast as a
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the head of this Beast as a
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the head of this Beast as a sacrifice I had my doubts I didn't think
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sacrifice I had my doubts I didn't think
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sacrifice I had my doubts I didn't think it was going to be as impressive as it
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it was going to be as impressive as it
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it was going to be as impressive as it was but it was impressive
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was but it was impressive
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was but it was impressive that most impressive you know what that
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that most impressive you know what that
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that most impressive you know what that means what it's time to wash out the
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means what it's time to wash out the
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means what it's time to wash out the nasty beverage I just had and go with
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nasty beverage I just had and go with
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nasty beverage I just had and go with the real deal
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the real deal
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the real deal ready cheers bro we did it we did
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okay don't
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okay don't stop that made me stop okay
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mine didn't
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mine didn't work Union Pacific what do they do huh
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work Union Pacific what do they do huh
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work Union Pacific what do they do huh oh oh so that's what they do on France
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oh oh so that's what they do on France
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oh oh so that's what they do on France we call potato bom de and Mari Antonette
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we call potato bom de and Mari Antonette
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we call potato bom de and Mari Antonette used to put bom de blossom in her hair
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used to put bom de blossom in her hair
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used to put bom de blossom in her hair ah and look at this Sak blue this is an
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ah and look at this Sak blue this is an
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ah and look at this Sak blue this is an school house for converted to a regular
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school house for converted to a regular
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school house for converted to a regular [Music]
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house here is Napoleon's house
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house here is Napoleon's house [Music]
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[Music] Napoleon say