This episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Atsign first ran three years ago today.

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ANNOUNCER: From Westminster, it’s time for—

SOUND: Skype rings once.

JOHNNY: Johnny Atsign.

DIMITRI: (Telephone Filter. Noisy Line. ) Джонні, ваш пакет на своєму шляху.

JOHNNY: Спасибо, Димитрий!

DIMITRI: (Telephone Filter. Noisy Line.) Будь ласка!

JOHNNY: Будьте безпечні і добре.

DIMITRI: (Telephone Filter. Noisy Line.) Ви теж, Джонні.

ANNOUNCER: The Lickspittle Broadcasting System presents W. J. J. Hoge in the transcribed adventures of the man with the action-packed Twitter account, America’s fabulous free-lance Internet investigator …

JOHNNY: Yours Truly, Johnny Atsign!

MUSIC: Theme up to music out.

JOHNNY: The following is partial extract of the tweets sent and received during my investigation of Looking East Matter.

JOHNNY TWEETS: (SYNTH VOICE) @TheBomber Чи можу я побачити ваш паспорт, будь ласка?

JOHNNY: During his first parole, The Bomber tried doing business in Eastern Europe. Most of his connections were in [redacted]

[redacted]

ANNOUNCER:Here in Westminster, we’re having those pleasant summer evenings when it’s nice to sit on the porch and sip a cold drink while listening to crickets and watching the lightning bugs. I’ve been sipping mine from one of the brand new Murum Aries Attigit tea tumblers. It keeps my iced tea cool in the summer, and it will keep my tea hot this winter. It’s just one of the goodies exclusively available for you to spend your hard-earned cash on at The Hogewash Store.  Stop by today and spend some of your hard earned cash in support of Team Lickspittle. Or hit the Tip Jar. They’re both ways you can support the Team.

JOHNNY: I picked up the certified copies of the records Dimitri provided from the embassy, and [redacted]

[redacted]

AARON: Yeah. These will be useful. Thanks.

JOHNNY TWEETS: @TheBomber The numbers don’t add up.

ANNOUNCER: Now, here’s our star to tell you about next week’s intriguing episode of our story.

JOHNNY: Next time? May I see your passport, please? Join us, won’t you?

Yours Truly, Johnny Atsign!

MUSIC: Swell theme and under

ANNOUNCER: Yours Truly, Johnny Atsign, starring W. J. J. Hoge, is transcribed in Westminster. Be sure to join us next Monday, same time and URL, for the next exciting episode of Yours Truly, Johnny Atsign.

MUSIC: Theme up to music out.

ANNOUNCER: Johnny Atsign is a work of fiction. If anyone thinks it’s about him, he should read Proverbs 28:1.

This is LBS, the Lickspittle Broadcasting System.

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1996 – 1980 ≠ 18, but math is hard, isn’t it?

Все проходить так, як я передбачив.