Amanda Aronchik

Elaine honestly can't talk about what she did in the 90s without, like, alluding to what is going on now. But even she will admit things got a little bit weird back then, too.

Elaine honestly can't talk about what she did in the 90s without, like, alluding to what is going on now. But even she will admit things got a little bit weird back then, too.

Was it a real hammer? A real hammer in a frame?

Was it a real hammer? A real hammer in a frame?

Was it a real hammer? A real hammer in a frame?

Yeah, kind of tacky, but also their effort was pretty comprehensive.

Yeah, kind of tacky, but also their effort was pretty comprehensive.

Yeah, kind of tacky, but also their effort was pretty comprehensive.

They were very proud of their $6 hammer awards. And, you know, they did many, many rounds of reviews and cuts over many, many years. They cut jobs, they cut whole offices, and they got...

They were very proud of their $6 hammer awards. And, you know, they did many, many rounds of reviews and cuts over many, many years. They cut jobs, they cut whole offices, and they got...

They were very proud of their $6 hammer awards. And, you know, they did many, many rounds of reviews and cuts over many, many years. They cut jobs, they cut whole offices, and they got...

Right, obviously. This is basically the start of our relationship with tea. Okay. Wait, these were tea tasters? Yeah, they were tea tasters. Like a real little agency with paid government employees under the Food and Drug Administration who met every year in a converted Navy warehouse in Brooklyn to sample the tea that was being imported into the U.S. So refined. Right?

Right, obviously. This is basically the start of our relationship with tea. Okay. Wait, these were tea tasters? Yeah, they were tea tasters. Like a real little agency with paid government employees under the Food and Drug Administration who met every year in a converted Navy warehouse in Brooklyn to sample the tea that was being imported into the U.S. So refined. Right?

Right, obviously. This is basically the start of our relationship with tea. Okay. Wait, these were tea tasters? Yeah, they were tea tasters. Like a real little agency with paid government employees under the Food and Drug Administration who met every year in a converted Navy warehouse in Brooklyn to sample the tea that was being imported into the U.S. So refined. Right?

The board was technically a remnant from the 1890s when there were these... concerns about tea exporters sending the U.S.

The board was technically a remnant from the 1890s when there were these... concerns about tea exporters sending the U.S.

The board was technically a remnant from the 1890s when there were these... concerns about tea exporters sending the U.S.

There were also subsidies that Elaine says were costing taxpayers money that they also got rid of, like the wool and mohair subsidy.

There were also subsidies that Elaine says were costing taxpayers money that they also got rid of, like the wool and mohair subsidy.

There were also subsidies that Elaine says were costing taxpayers money that they also got rid of, like the wool and mohair subsidy.