Episode 176: The Opossum Had Me Distracted


 * Keys are just analog eels.
 * Is part of Merlin's house harming him?
 * Toxoplasmosis
 * "There's so many reasons not to drink the bath water." -MM
 * Lots of talk of varmints.
 * Merlin's house has a lot of bachelor spiders.
 * John brooks no truck with moths.
 * The crows are onto us.
 * 37 minutes: opossums and cats both have diplomatic papers.
 * The opossum is in the chimney and is scratching, but there's a cruise to go on.
 * But actually, John has been robbed.
 * He lost his silver ingot, his Filson bag, computer and his passport. He just wants the passport back.
 * 1:13:31- a detective from Renton calls 9 months later. He has all of John's stuff. And has had it since the day after it was taken.
 * "Maybe the car stealer is also a house stealer." -JR
 * DHS phone jail is like a cassette tape.
 * The cops were suspicious of John's silver bar, 1:22:30:
 * "Did they also get your Rothco, sir?" -MM
 * "Did they take your hope diamond?" -JR
 * Merlin, explaining: I've had it since I was a child!
 * Cop: I guess I can see how it fits into your decor.
 * Detective Okamoto should have his Asian races more dialed than he does.
 * Renton gets off the hook about the delay,1:29:30.
 * John: Is there a conference room somewhere? I have some questions for you.