Welcome to Night Vale

247 - Rerun

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May 1, 2024
Reflections on sudden awakenings in the night, mysterious incidents at Night Vale Zoo, recalls of mislabeled meat and razor blades in apples, and the legacy of Uncle Jasper. The mystery of the repeated phrase 'Oh, it's blue' adds intrigue to the narrative.
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ANECDOTE

Sleep Habits Then and Now

  • Before the Industrial Revolution, people would wake in the middle of the night to do chores.
  • Modern people also wake up but lie in bed, battling anxieties.
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Uncle Jasper's Wasteland

  • Cecil Baldwin describes waking up at 1:42 a.m. and turning on the TV.
  • He saw himself as a child on a rerun of Uncle Jasper's Wasteland.
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Entropy Riddle

  • Cecil remembers a riddle from Uncle Jasper's show where children had to guess what pictures had in common.
  • Five-year-old Cecil correctly guessed "entropy."
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