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Off Menu with Andi Osho — [00:02:29]Merlin’s latest Off Menu listening leads to Blue Lights, Gerry, and a Game of Thrones name that becomes its own joke. This is Osho’s November 4 episode.Blue Lights — BritBox Trailer — [00:02:29]Andi Osho’s Off Menu appearance prompts a detour through Blue Lights, Gerry, and Richard Dormer’s other familiar role.International Order of the Rainbow for Girls — [00:06:40]Remembering his mother’s Rainbow Girls involvement leads Merlin to measure the age of his own references.DeMolay International — [00:06:40]DeMolay joins Rainbow Girls in the conversation about old organizations and family memories.You Can See Everything — A24 — [00:08:04]The previous member show’s challenge is held for the aftershow so the hosts can discuss the film with spoilers.Steve Kornacki’s 2026 Election Livestream — [00:11:49]The central recommendation: the full 10-hour, 38-minute Kornacki Cam stream, including the production around the broadcast appearances. Merlin wants Kornacki and Adam back in the same room.Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library — Demonstration — [00:13:17]A misunderstood cartoon noise becomes a tour of familiar sound effects, including the quick entrances and exits Merlin recognizes in Portlandia.Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library — Sound Ideas — [00:13:26]The collection behind the sound-effects detour. Merlin recalls acquiring a CD of the familiar cartoon noises.Making a Murderer — [00:15:44]Wisconsin election geography reminds Merlin of the series, which concerns Manitowoc County.Shepard Fairey’s Barack Obama Portrait — National Portrait Gallery — [00:16:44]Alex recalls Grant Park in 2008; the Obama campaign imagery takes a darker turn in Merlin’s “Hope Drones” variation.Kurt Vonnegut — Slaughterhouse-Five — [00:21:53]Late vote counting brings Vonnegut’s “mopping up” description to Merlin’s mind.Instacart’s Carrot and Arrow — [00:26:15]Merlin explains the green arrow inside the carrot, while Alex’s difficulty spotting hidden arrows produces Arrow Blind.Paul Rand’s UPS Identity — [00:27:13]The old UPS package tied with string supplies the neighboring logo example. This page shows Rand’s actual identity work.The Man Behind the FedEx Logo — Lindon Leader Interview — [00:27:16]Alex’s difficulty seeing the hidden arrow supplies “Arrow Blind.” The logo’s designer explains how the arrow emerged between the E and x.Harry Nilsson — Me and My Arrow — [00:27:39]The logo conversation becomes a song through the word arrow.Harry Nilsson — Without You — [00:27:56]Merlin sings the refrain while asking Alex about Nilsson, before the Lennon anecdote.The Beatles — Penny Lane — [00:29:08]The Lennon and Nilsson story reaches a Beatles-song punch line.The Beatles — Yesterday — [00:29:16]The spoken Scrambled Eggs reference is taken as an allusion to Yesterday’s working title; the identification is an inference.<a href="