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The TBD Club
Curtis opens an improvised club meeting in a grand ceremonial voice. The members choose a mission, create offices, campaign, elect officers and propose rules. Ryan takes over chairing after his election as captain of the food court. Office elections have winners, but there is no overall player score or overall game winner.
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Roll call by favorite chain store
Curtis restarts the opening after an audio mishearing of “TBD Club.” Each member answers roll call with a chain store. A Dick’s Sporting Goods web-address anecdote briefly interrupts the activity; it is historical banter, not a current link recommendation.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Ryan: Dick’s Sporting Goods
Ryan answers “Dicks?” and explains his inflection.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Brad: Gadzooks
Brad answers Gadzooks. The group looks up and discusses the former mall clothing store; the lookup speaker remains unnamed.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Curtis: Spencer’s Gifts
Curtis initially says “present,” then turns that into a gift theme and chooses Spencer’s Gifts.
Mission: mall walking
Brad proposes a mall-walking club and repeats the motion when Curtis requests it. The chair declares that the ayes have it. Ryan is rebuked for responding out of turn and says he wanted to see what happened if the nays won. Individual ballots are not assigned from the speakerless transcript.
This round boundary is recorded; no separately attributable answers are available inside it.
Captain of the food court
A motion to elect officers is agreed. Brad proposes head of the food court; Ryan proposes captain and then king. Captain is ratified. Brad’s “emperor of Victoria’s Secret” fails without a second. Ryan is nominated, seconded and declared elected captain, a stand-in for president. He takes over as chair and gives a speech about hunger, Mexican food, teriyaki and Sbarro: “And with this, we eat.”
This round boundary is recorded; no separately attributable answers are available inside it.
Election: transpo
The secretary of transportation oversees escalators, an in-mall shuttle and other vehicles. Curtis proposes the shorter title “transpo.” Curtis and Brad campaign. Ryan claims the sole deciding vote despite a procedural objection and elects Curtis.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Curtis: escalators can stay open as stairs
Curtis ties his destiny to the mall and promises that broken escalators will remain open as stairs instead of being cordoned off.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Brad: born to be transpo
Brad claims the role is in his blood and spirit. Asked where the promised attack is, he says he was born with it and Curtis was not.
Election: retail rat
The final office starts as chairman of new business, with control over stores. Brad proposes “retail rat.” Curtis changes the duties to wearing a rat costume and creeping out teens to create walking space; this amendment is approved. Curtis and Brad campaign again. After a voice vote, Ryan abstains because there are no qualified candidates, and Brad is declared elected. The individual aye and nay voices remain unassigned.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Brad: a rat serves the organization
Brad says a rat appears when unwanted, gets in the way and serves the organization. He clarifies that the role is to make teens leave.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Curtis: a campaign advertisement
Curtis pitches readiness from day one and enthusiasm for costumes. His fictional campaign attack invokes expressly baseless rumors about Brad; it is not presented as a factual allegation.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Brad: you do not know my name
Given an additional attack rather than another speech, Brad objects that Curtis called him by his real name instead of the adopted “Bradley and Margaret.”
Finally, the rules
Curtis reveals that the long election sequence was supposed to be a preamble to making club rules. The members get through four proposals, with different levels of adoption.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Curtis: a minimum walking speed — denied
Curtis proposes brisk walking because a snail’s pace is unpleasant for his long legs. The response is “Denied.”
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Brad: a daily Dairy Queen break — accepted in practice
The others debate whether Dairy Queen appears in malls and its relation to Orange Julius. After an initial no, Curtis seconds the proposal and the group proceeds as though they will meet there. No formal vote is recorded.
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Free samples in every store — approval declared
Ryan proposes free samples from all stores, especially the food court. It receives a second and the hedged declaration “Ratified approved, I think.”
WHAT THEY BROUGHT
Brad: Spirit Halloween all year — final decision absent
Brad proposes opening Spirit Halloween 365 days a year. An initial refusal to second is followed by a second and discussion of empty retail space and seasonal economics. The source does not explicitly adopt or reject the final motion.
The segment is recorded; individual answers are not available in this archive entry.