In this episode, we delve into the intriguing mystery surrounding the death of a game ranger named Simmons. Our hosts, along with Michoud, investigate the scene where Simmons was found dead, uncovering clues that suggest another white man may have been involved in the murder. As they piece together the evidence, including footprints and a camera with exposed films, they attempt to unravel the mystery and identify the murderer. The investigation takes a dangerous turn when they encounter hostile natives and are drugged, leaving listeners on the edge of their seats as they anticipate the next thrilling chapter.
Meanwhile, the episode also touches on the practicalities of traveling to the UK, highlighting the need for an electronic travel authorization (ETA) for visitors. Additionally, listeners are introduced to the benefits of using Shopify's all-in-one commerce platform for budding entrepreneurs looking to bring their business ideas to life. The episode is a mix of suspenseful storytelling and informative segments, offering a diverse listening experience.
(01:25) The Mystery of the Dead White Man
(03:37) Analyzing the Crime Scene
(06:09) The Fight and the Note
(08:50) Confrontation with the Latonga Tribe
(12:36) The Drugged Drink and Its Consequences
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The air of Benjos are Figgles.
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At dawn, Ginger and Michoud fly to the border country to investigate the mystery of the dead white man. There have been no papers left on the body by which he can be identified, but Michoud recognizes him.
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It is the game ranger, Simmons, and Michoud remembers seeing him at Latonga when Pat and Algy put down there before the storm.
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Seeing him at the Tonga when Pat and Algy put down there before the storm. For a few moments, the looks closely at the body, then at the ground nearby. He is quite definite as he tells Ginge that another white man committed the murder.
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Oh, don't be ridiculous, monsieur. There's been no suggestion of white crooks in this neighborhood. The black elephant bloke might have done it, but Mister,
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white man do this. What makes you so certain? Here, look. Simmons shot in head.
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Bullet killing. Yes, but plenty of natives carry rifles. We've already run into the black elephant's guns. Black elephant not do this.
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Here on Grand Buena, there are marks.
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Footprints? Yes. But But there are dozens of them. We we can't tell much from these. Me should tell. These footmarks, they're native marks.
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Bangorro, Huberib, Warner Simmons. And they obscure everything else? No. Here and here to other footmarks.
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By George, they look like bootmarks.
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Boots of white man. This mark made Madwana Simmons, but this one, white man who kill make this mark. They both look the same to me. No. You say two men stand so they look at each other.
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I told you, yes. There there are certainly placed like that. This man, bigger man than.
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Botemark is big botemark, botemark of heavy man.
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I'll pay that one, monsieur. It could have been a white man who committed the murder. Can you tell anything else from the footprints?
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Bwana Simmons come this way from the bushes. Yes. He stand here and watch for a little time. I'd give something to know what he was watching. Then he walk out and meet other white man.
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This is all worth knowing, but it doesn't help us much. We'll go back. Hold on, monsieur. Moi. Monsieur, behind you, there's something hanging on the bush. Hand it over to me, will you?
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Oh, what does it
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it's a camera in a case. Simmons must have hung it on that bush before he moved forward. Seven films exposed. These may tell us what we want to know. Miss, you will not see anything, mate. Not now, but later when we develop this raw, the film will see something. Have another look at the footprints, monsieur. We better learn everything we can before leaving here. Father White man, he come from over there. Over there?
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That's from the East. When they finish, he go on that way.
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Towards the Southwest. Yes. I can see the footprints myself. Follow them for a while, monsieur. They may give some clue as to how he got away from here. Ask one. I'll scout around here while you're away. There may be something else to see.
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Miss you, follow it away. And come back.
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Thought we'd find one of these about somewhere. Oh, hello. You didn't go very far, miss you? Foot, Mark. Stop on Stoner Grant. Miss you not see where it go from there. But when you lost them, the footprints were still heading Southwest? Yes, Buona. No time. And the odds are he kept going that way. I had some luck just now. I found this lying in some grass. A bullet? Not exactly. It's a cartridge case. It would have been ejected from the rifle that killed Simmons. Good one. It could be the means of Simmons. A good one. It could be the means of identifying the murderer if we could match the cartridge with his rifle.
Now do you think there's anything more for us to see here? We shall not see anymore. Right then. We'll fix up poor old Simmons and go back to the kite. Biggles will be very interested to hear about all this.
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I'm on the trail of a mystery. Michu is with me, so don't worry. Give me another twenty four hours, and I'll tell you all about it. Cheers, Ginge.
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It certainly sounds as if you'll be alright, Lamar. I don't like the rest of the story, though.
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There'd definitely been a fight in the rest, hut. Oh, absolutely, old darling. Furniture knocked over, blood on the floor, all the gory evidence in the world. How long had the blood been there? Well, not very long, old bean. Less than twelve hours, I should say. Then assuming that the fight involved gin. No need to assume anything, old trout. With gin's red thatch, you can take that for granted.
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I should think so. In that case, he may have been involved at about the time he wrote this note. May have written the note first, Biggles, and then been caught up in the fight. That's what I'm wondering. If it happened that way, he's in trouble. I don't think it did. The plane was gone, don't forget.
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Ginger was the only one at Latonga likely to fly it away. We don't know who was there, Algy.
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Anyone might have come in since you and Pat took off the other day. Yes, by Jove. And there was that game ranger, Wally, you were talking about. Simmons? Yes. He might have been able to fly. Oh, I don't think Simmons would harm Ginge. He's a good bloke. Now don't let's build a fantastic situation out of nothing. That's the easiest way to miss the really important facts. The wheeliesies wholeheartedly concur, old sausage.
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Let's dish up the jolly old facts and observe those under the microscope. What? We've told them all there are, Bertie. Ginge not there, evidence of a fight, and a note. That's all. What about the natives, Algy?
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Were they still surly?
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More than no more than they were when you and I took up Michoud. Oh, I say they weren't very friendly, old Bean. No. They hung around on the outskirts of the crow, but they weren't hostile.
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They seem to be a tribe that dislike white men. That's all. There's usually a reason for natives to be antagonistic. It isn't as if the Latonga blokes haven't seen much of white folk. Sizzling sausages? No. Their crow's right beside a barrier skip.
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The blighters should be practically civilized. Oh, they're not that. Those natives will bear watching.
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The back elephant has inspired many of the tribes to indulge in some quiet law breaking. If necessary, we'll check with the Latonga blokes and see if they aren't trying it too. I better refuel the mozzie if we're going up there again. She's nearly empty. No. We shan't go today. But baked potatoes, Obini. If you're nervous of those neat I'm not nervous of them. I'm simply going to keep them in mind if anything goes wrong. But Ginge out for twenty four hours, so we'll give them until tomorrow to finish the job.
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Michaud, I've changed my mind. We are not going straight back to Kinvala. No bueno. Where do I go? To Latonga. I'm going to call in there on the way down. But Latonga Native, they tried to kill us last night. That's why I'm going to call in on them. There's too much mystery about this, monsieur. Simmons was killed about 20 miles from here, and yet those natives behaved like a lot of nervous kittens about it. They not want michuel to tell one. They try to kill michuel one. Why? In the first place, there's no reason why Simmons' death should concern them at all. And in the second, if they do know about it, well, they should be only too glad to have it reported.
Why are they so worried about it? We shall not know. But the head man of the crowd will know. We'll ask him. He's not safe, one. We go to Kampala. After we've been to Latonga, I don't think the natives will tackle this in broad daylight. If they do, they'll land some lead from my pistol. But I'm not going on until the head man tells me why his tribe are hostile to us. It wasn't long before dawn this morning. These men sneaked into the rest hut as quietly as they could. Obviously, they meant to do us some harm. You know about this, of course.
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Not Don't give me that. They were your men. No. Maybe other Kral, not Latunga.
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Did you recognize the men, monsieur?
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Nobuanda. Monsieur think they come from this Kral, but he was not sure.
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Oh, very well. I don't suppose we can press that one. But men from this village did try to stop Miss you reaching me last night. That's true, isn't it, Miss you? Has one. I hear men say they come from Latonga. Alright, mister. What have you gotta say to that?
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Sun go hot. Kind for drink. You come to my house.
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What's all this, monsieur? He want us to drink, Odem. Good head man do that for mister Tost.
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Alright. We'll go inside. But I'm warning you, old man, my gun's ready and waiting if there's any trouble. No trouble.
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We drink then talk.
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I
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suppose this is alright, monsieur. Oh,
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We'll
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want. We'll certainly watch. I'll plug this cunning old blighter if he gets up to any tricks.
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Please drink. Oh, you Buona.
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Oh, thanks. Know what this is, monsieur? Night Night of beer. Good. Oh, well, thanks. Oh, very well then. Cheerio. What the place is that? You're doing
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Good drink like monsieur said. Good.
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Oh, it tastes bitter. Missieur, what's wrong?
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Moana. Moana. Don't drink. Don't drink. It's it's drugged.
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Yes. I I can feel it. You you old swine. You drugged us.
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Ginger fights to regain consciousness. But like Michoud, he can feel the effects of the drink overpowering him. Why are the Latongan natives working against them? What do they intend to do with their victims? Be sure you're listening to the next thrilling chapter of The Air Adventures of Big Oles.
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Old.
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That's the most romantic thing you've said to me all month. We don't make sense. We make chicken.
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The air of Benjos are Figgles.
[00:01:52] Unknown:
At dawn, Ginger and Michoud fly to the border country to investigate the mystery of the dead white man. There have been no papers left on the body by which he can be identified, but Michoud recognizes him.
[00:02:03] Unknown:
It is the game ranger, Simmons, and Michoud remembers seeing him at Latonga when Pat and Algy put down there before the storm.
[00:02:06] Unknown:
Seeing him at the Tonga when Pat and Algy put down there before the storm. For a few moments, the looks closely at the body, then at the ground nearby. He is quite definite as he tells Ginge that another white man committed the murder.
[00:02:21] Unknown:
Oh, don't be ridiculous, monsieur. There's been no suggestion of white crooks in this neighborhood. The black elephant bloke might have done it, but Mister,
[00:02:29] Unknown:
white man do this. What makes you so certain? Here, look. Simmons shot in head.
[00:02:35] Unknown:
Bullet killing. Yes, but plenty of natives carry rifles. We've already run into the black elephant's guns. Black elephant not do this.
[00:02:42] Unknown:
Here on Grand Buena, there are marks.
[00:02:45] Unknown:
Footprints? Yes. But But there are dozens of them. We we can't tell much from these. Me should tell. These footmarks, they're native marks.
[00:02:53] Unknown:
Bangorro, Huberib, Warner Simmons. And they obscure everything else? No. Here and here to other footmarks.
[00:03:02] Unknown:
By George, they look like bootmarks.
[00:03:05] Unknown:
Boots of white man. This mark made Madwana Simmons, but this one, white man who kill make this mark. They both look the same to me. No. You say two men stand so they look at each other.
[00:03:18] Unknown:
I told you, yes. There there are certainly placed like that. This man, bigger man than.
[00:03:23] Unknown:
Botemark is big botemark, botemark of heavy man.
[00:03:27] Unknown:
I'll pay that one, monsieur. It could have been a white man who committed the murder. Can you tell anything else from the footprints?
[00:03:37] Unknown:
Bwana Simmons come this way from the bushes. Yes. He stand here and watch for a little time. I'd give something to know what he was watching. Then he walk out and meet other white man.
[00:03:52] Unknown:
This is all worth knowing, but it doesn't help us much. We'll go back. Hold on, monsieur. Moi. Monsieur, behind you, there's something hanging on the bush. Hand it over to me, will you?
[00:04:05] Unknown:
Oh, what does it
[00:04:08] Unknown:
it's a camera in a case. Simmons must have hung it on that bush before he moved forward. Seven films exposed. These may tell us what we want to know. Miss, you will not see anything, mate. Not now, but later when we develop this raw, the film will see something. Have another look at the footprints, monsieur. We better learn everything we can before leaving here. Father White man, he come from over there. Over there?
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That's from the East. When they finish, he go on that way.
[00:04:40] Unknown:
Towards the Southwest. Yes. I can see the footprints myself. Follow them for a while, monsieur. They may give some clue as to how he got away from here. Ask one. I'll scout around here while you're away. There may be something else to see.
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Miss you, follow it away. And come back.
[00:05:04] Unknown:
Thought we'd find one of these about somewhere. Oh, hello. You didn't go very far, miss you? Foot, Mark. Stop on Stoner Grant. Miss you not see where it go from there. But when you lost them, the footprints were still heading Southwest? Yes, Buona. No time. And the odds are he kept going that way. I had some luck just now. I found this lying in some grass. A bullet? Not exactly. It's a cartridge case. It would have been ejected from the rifle that killed Simmons. Good one. It could be the means of Simmons. A good one. It could be the means of identifying the murderer if we could match the cartridge with his rifle.
Now do you think there's anything more for us to see here? We shall not see anymore. Right then. We'll fix up poor old Simmons and go back to the kite. Biggles will be very interested to hear about all this.
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I'm on the trail of a mystery. Michu is with me, so don't worry. Give me another twenty four hours, and I'll tell you all about it. Cheers, Ginge.
[00:06:22] Unknown:
It certainly sounds as if you'll be alright, Lamar. I don't like the rest of the story, though.
[00:06:27] Unknown:
There'd definitely been a fight in the rest, hut. Oh, absolutely, old darling. Furniture knocked over, blood on the floor, all the gory evidence in the world. How long had the blood been there? Well, not very long, old bean. Less than twelve hours, I should say. Then assuming that the fight involved gin. No need to assume anything, old trout. With gin's red thatch, you can take that for granted.
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I should think so. In that case, he may have been involved at about the time he wrote this note. May have written the note first, Biggles, and then been caught up in the fight. That's what I'm wondering. If it happened that way, he's in trouble. I don't think it did. The plane was gone, don't forget.
[00:07:05] Unknown:
Ginger was the only one at Latonga likely to fly it away. We don't know who was there, Algy.
[00:07:09] Unknown:
Anyone might have come in since you and Pat took off the other day. Yes, by Jove. And there was that game ranger, Wally, you were talking about. Simmons? Yes. He might have been able to fly. Oh, I don't think Simmons would harm Ginge. He's a good bloke. Now don't let's build a fantastic situation out of nothing. That's the easiest way to miss the really important facts. The wheeliesies wholeheartedly concur, old sausage.
[00:07:30] Unknown:
Let's dish up the jolly old facts and observe those under the microscope. What? We've told them all there are, Bertie. Ginge not there, evidence of a fight, and a note. That's all. What about the natives, Algy?
[00:07:42] Unknown:
Were they still surly?
[00:07:44] Unknown:
More than no more than they were when you and I took up Michoud. Oh, I say they weren't very friendly, old Bean. No. They hung around on the outskirts of the crow, but they weren't hostile.
[00:07:52] Unknown:
They seem to be a tribe that dislike white men. That's all. There's usually a reason for natives to be antagonistic. It isn't as if the Latonga blokes haven't seen much of white folk. Sizzling sausages? No. Their crow's right beside a barrier skip.
[00:08:06] Unknown:
The blighters should be practically civilized. Oh, they're not that. Those natives will bear watching.
[00:08:11] Unknown:
The back elephant has inspired many of the tribes to indulge in some quiet law breaking. If necessary, we'll check with the Latonga blokes and see if they aren't trying it too. I better refuel the mozzie if we're going up there again. She's nearly empty. No. We shan't go today. But baked potatoes, Obini. If you're nervous of those neat I'm not nervous of them. I'm simply going to keep them in mind if anything goes wrong. But Ginge out for twenty four hours, so we'll give them until tomorrow to finish the job.
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Michaud, I've changed my mind. We are not going straight back to Kinvala. No bueno. Where do I go? To Latonga. I'm going to call in there on the way down. But Latonga Native, they tried to kill us last night. That's why I'm going to call in on them. There's too much mystery about this, monsieur. Simmons was killed about 20 miles from here, and yet those natives behaved like a lot of nervous kittens about it. They not want michuel to tell one. They try to kill michuel one. Why? In the first place, there's no reason why Simmons' death should concern them at all. And in the second, if they do know about it, well, they should be only too glad to have it reported.
Why are they so worried about it? We shall not know. But the head man of the crowd will know. We'll ask him. He's not safe, one. We go to Kampala. After we've been to Latonga, I don't think the natives will tackle this in broad daylight. If they do, they'll land some lead from my pistol. But I'm not going on until the head man tells me why his tribe are hostile to us. It wasn't long before dawn this morning. These men sneaked into the rest hut as quietly as they could. Obviously, they meant to do us some harm. You know about this, of course.
[00:10:21] Unknown:
Not Don't give me that. They were your men. No. Maybe other Kral, not Latunga.
[00:10:31] Unknown:
Did you recognize the men, monsieur?
[00:10:33] Unknown:
Nobuanda. Monsieur think they come from this Kral, but he was not sure.
[00:10:39] Unknown:
Oh, very well. I don't suppose we can press that one. But men from this village did try to stop Miss you reaching me last night. That's true, isn't it, Miss you? Has one. I hear men say they come from Latonga. Alright, mister. What have you gotta say to that?
[00:10:54] Unknown:
Sun go hot. Kind for drink. You come to my house.
[00:11:00] Unknown:
What's all this, monsieur? He want us to drink, Odem. Good head man do that for mister Tost.
[00:11:07] Unknown:
Alright. We'll go inside. But I'm warning you, old man, my gun's ready and waiting if there's any trouble. No trouble.
[00:11:15] Unknown:
We drink then talk.
[00:11:24] Unknown:
I
[00:11:28] Unknown:
suppose this is alright, monsieur. Oh,
[00:11:33] Unknown:
We'll
[00:11:35] Unknown:
want. We'll certainly watch. I'll plug this cunning old blighter if he gets up to any tricks.
[00:11:41] Unknown:
Please drink. Oh, you Buona.
[00:11:46] Unknown:
Oh, thanks. Know what this is, monsieur? Night Night of beer. Good. Oh, well, thanks. Oh, very well then. Cheerio. What the place is that? You're doing
[00:12:03] Unknown:
Good drink like monsieur said. Good.
[00:12:06] Unknown:
Oh, it tastes bitter. Missieur, what's wrong?
[00:12:11] Unknown:
Moana. Moana. Don't drink. Don't drink. It's it's drugged.
[00:12:18] Unknown:
Yes. I I can feel it. You you old swine. You drugged us.
[00:12:36] Unknown:
Ginger fights to regain consciousness. But like Michoud, he can feel the effects of the drink overpowering him. Why are the Latongan natives working against them? What do they intend to do with their victims? Be sure you're listening to the next thrilling chapter of The Air Adventures of Big Oles.
[00:13:06] Unknown:
Old.
[00:13:17] Unknown:
Spin your passion into a business of Shopify and break sales records with the world's best converting checkout. Let's hear that one more time. The world's best converting checkout. Shopify's legendary checkout makes it easier for customers to shop on your website, across social media, and everywhere in between. Now that's music to your ears. Any way you spin it, you can be a smash hit with Shopify. Start your dollar a month trial today at Shopify.com/records.
[00:13:48] Unknown:
Wings are here. Oh, from No. I'd never order from anymore. Popeyes now has wings in five flavors. Ghost pepper, roasted garlic Parmesan, sweet and spicy, signature hot, and honey barbecue, marinated in Louisiana spices, hand battered and flipped. Makes no sense they're $5.99 for six pieces. Taste them.
[00:14:05] Unknown:
Crunchy outside. And juicy inside. Consider me a convert.
[00:14:10] Unknown:
That's the most romantic thing you've said to me all month. We don't make sense. We make chicken.
[00:14:16] Unknown:
Price may vary.
