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Comedian warns her past self about the pandemic

January Julie has a visitor, and the visitor is also Julie. She says she is from four months in the future, and she has come with news. more

Comedian Julie Nolke plays both of them. Future Julie is happy to help, but because of the butterfly effect she can only give “some loose details.” She offers a choice between the good news and the bad news. Her past self picks the good news.

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Future Julie can only share loose details, because of the butterfly effect.

“Things have never been better for climate change,” future Julie says. There are dolphins in the Venice canals, she says. At least, she saw it on Facebook. Her aunt posted it, and she is not sure it is real, “but it seems pretty legit.”

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The good news turns out to be dolphins in Venice, by way of an aunt on Facebook.

Past Julie thinks that is incredible, especially after the Australian wildfires. Future Julie stalls on that one. “The wha... Oh yeah.” Plenty of viewers admit they made the same noise. Past Julie is sure the fires will be the big story of the year. “Your definition of a pretty big deal is gonna change,” her future self tells her.

The bad news arrives as advice. Pull all your investments. Get everything out of the stock market. Past Julie whispers her guess, a recession. Then, out of nowhere, a stock tip.“Put a little money in Zoom.” Past Julie asks if that's a conferencing app. “Yes. Trust me.”

A quick Costco run is next, to save “a lot of hassle.” Then a dog. Past Julie has always wanted one, but dogs need a walk every day. “Right, the walks are gonna be clutch,” future Julie says.

The problem, past Julie explains, is all the travel she has coming up. Future Julie laughs. Then she keeps laughing. When she can finally talk, she says, “Oh, no, you don't.” But the trips are for work. “Oh, you won't be working.” Past Julie has one small question. “But how do I afford stuff?”

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January Julie has a visitor, and the visitor is also Julie.

The last hints get stranger. Vitamins. Juice. A little cardio, to “get those lungs a-pumpin'.” Past Julie finally asks what is going to happen.

It all sounds scary, her future self admits, but for her it is really not that bad. She offers one last choice, a busy shopping mall or home on the couch watching Netflix. Past Julie picks the couch. “Exactly. You're gonna be just fine.”