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did, Tim Cook started this. It was very smart. Apple, of course, is mostly a hardware company selling, uh, computers and iPhones and iPads, but he wanted him to be more of a, uh, a big chunk of the revenue to come from services, software, different things. So he pushed, you know, the Apple TV, Apple Music, the apps, Apple Pay, Apple Care, iCloud. Well, it's pretty good. That division is called Apple Services. And they hit a new record, 31 billion in September. 31, that's like 300 billion a year just off the service part of it. That way, And it was smart because then they're not totally dependent on the hardware. The problem with the hardware is these phones and laptops and everything. They're made so well, people don't get a new one every year. They'll last you for years. So they're more into the services business. Hey, Cory Booker, they call him the dime store Obama. Actually, that's an old term. The 99-cent store Obama. Yeah. Nice-looking guy, certain charm to him, but not the brightest guy in the world. And he certainly has accomplished absolutely nothing in office. But now he thinks he's the potential 2028 presidential nominee. Yep, he's on the campaign trail, campaigning for president. This weekend he's going to South Carolina to speak to black voters. Because, you know, if you want to run for president, the most important guy, one of the most important guys, is Clyburn, South Carolina. He can really make the difference. And he has all these events and things down there. So he will be there, Booker, this weekend. Friday night he's going to, well, that's actually already happening, speaking at the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet, South Carolina. Then he comes back to South Carolina, November 20th, to go to the Charleston branch of NAACP annual freedom fund gala. That's the oldest one in the state. Well, obviously he's running for president. Uh, isn't he cute? I mean, a little delusional, but, uh, all right. Uh, Hey, some bad news. Rosie O'Donnell says she's probably coming back to the United States. You remember when Trump won, she fled to Ireland, said she couldn't live here. Well, now she says with the Democrats in control of Congress, uh, She's ready to move back. Oh my God, to New York. Oh, she's coming back to New York. She had a house in Miami. Now she says she's coming back to New York. Dublin is beautiful. She says we love it here, but my family's not here. I miss my grandson that was born six months ago. I feel like I've missed half his life already. I don't want to miss anymore. So they'll all be back. Every one of them. They'll all be back. Hey, there was a, um, Big event. They were taping a podcast, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David. And part of the event, part of the conversation, they were each asked to pick their favorite episode of Seinfeld. Now, these are the two guys who wrote it, Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David. What would you think would be their favorite episode? It's really interesting. They also talked about they loved the catchphrases. They were very proud that their catchphrases became famous all over America, and there were thousands of them, you know, from Double Dip to Soup Nazi to The Vault to Master of Your Domain. Favorite episode, Seinfeld picked The Contest. That was the one about who could refrain from pleasuring themselves. The Contest. He loved The Soup Nazi, The Marine Biologist. That was one of Seinfeld's favorite episodes. And The Merv Griffin Show. Remember, that was where Kramer found the set of The Merv Griffin Show. Now, see, those aren't the ones I would think he would pick. Larry David, his favorite Seinfeld episodes, The Contest. All right. Well, that was considered by many to be the single greatest, most innovative episode. Larry David liked the opposite. That's where George did the opposite of everything. And it worked. The puffy shirt was one of Larry David's favorite. And the pen. The pen was a favorite episode of Larry David. Hey, there's a house for sale in the Boston area in the suburbs in Cambridge for about six and a half million dollars. Now, what makes it significant, it was the home of Julia Child, the great chef. She died about 20 years ago. She was 91 then, the famous French chef. And, of course, she was all over television for years, the famous show, the French chef, the cooking show. And she did it from that house, from the kitchen in that house. Now, the only thing you need to know here is they've renovated the house. It's beautiful. But the original kitchen, the one you see her cook in, isn't there. First of all, it was kind of outdated. 00:09:02 Speaker 2: Old, old, old. 00:09:05 Speaker 1: It's a whole new kitchen in there. The original kitchen was actually donated to the Smithsonian National Museum of America. It's in the Smithsonian. But she was a wonderful woman, Julia Child. I used to have her on the show all the time. In fact, let me see. I think we can go back. Here's Julia Child. This is me talking to Julia Child way back then. Well, now let me ask you a question. Have you ever eaten at McDonald's? 00:09:29 Speaker 2: I certainly have, and I'm all for McDonald's. I like the porter pounder the best, but I think they could improve their bun, which is a little soggy. 00:09:39 Speaker 1: You're kidding. Now, what would you do to make the bun better? 00:09:42 Speaker 2: Just get somebody who knows how to make better buns, I think. Oh. 00:09:46 Speaker 1: I mean, would you eat junk food once in a while? 00:09:49 Speaker 2: Would you ever eat pizza? I don't consider pizza to be junk food, do you? 00:09:53 Speaker 1: No, that's true. I haven't loved pizza. 00:09:54 Speaker 2: No, I love pizza, and I make it myself, and it's in my new book, as a matter of fact. 00:09:58 Speaker 1: Well, good for her. I don't consider that junk food good for her. So that's for sale. Now, here's another house for sale. You see, when you get these real estate agents, if somebody famous lived there, the real estate agent, tries to get it in the news about, ooh, a big celebrity home. Do they think that'll up the value? This one, I don't know. It says the headline, CBS Legends Widow. CBS Legends Home in D.C., where he entertained media A-listers and politicians across the aisle. Wow, that sounds great. Some CBS legend. All right, then you read, the CBS legend is Bill Plant. Who the hell was Bill Plant? He was the CBS News host. White House correspondent for four administrations. Very nice guy, Bill Plant, but nobody knows who the hell he was. He was the most boring guy ever. And the media A-listers that he entertained at the House? Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Reagan's chief of staff, Michael Deaver. All right, these are the two most unexciting names you could name anywhere. You could buy this house. First of all, this is the dumbest way to sell it. I could see, Hey, this is Julia child's house. This was Julia child's kitchen. That's impressive to anybody visiting you. But if you've got somebody visiting and say, uh, you know, Bill plant had this house. Who, you know, that, uh, Michael Deaver was sitting in this year. Who Patrick Leahy ate in that dining room. Who? All right. So, uh, give the PR credit, uh, the real estate agent PR credit for at least trying, even if she failed. Um, Consumer Reports. You ever try to use Consumer Reports? They rate everything. They're the worst at rating anything. It's a bunch of nerdy geeks. If you want somebody to give you the list of the top five or what's the best, get somebody with some style, somebody who knows something. These nerdy geeks. The best breakfast, fast food breakfast in America. Well, obviously it's the Egg McMuffin. No, not to these geeks. No, these geeks, first place went to Panera bread with the avocado, egg white and spinach sandwich. What? But again, never trust consumer reports on this stuff. They never know what the hell they're talking about. Uh, McDonald's, Starbucks were down the list. Panera also took silver and bronze with the steel cut oatmeal with strawberries, oatmeal without, again, it's consumer reports. You can never trust their ratings or anything, anything at all. Um, Hey, how many people do you think attend the opera? Take a guess. I know. I mean, who goes to the opera? But your fancy friends. I love to brag. I was at the opera. Of course, I'm going to the opera. How many people actually attend the opera? What percent of America? 1%. That's it. 1% of America. How many attend the ballet? What percent? 2%. That's it. You want to be shocked? What percent of America goes to Broadway? 2%. That's it. 2%. Mostly from around the United States. Out of people in New York City, out of the 2%, only 25%. So, hey, we're out of time, but thanks for listening. Of course, we love having you listen to the podcast. And if you want to listen live, it's 9 to noon every day, 710WOR. But thanks for listening. Mark Simone here. Have a great weekend. Talk to you again Monday.