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The callers often seem confused; there is dead air, and Mulaney, who does not hold the tightest rein over the show, will summarily end a conversation by asking what kind of car they drive.

It gets hearty laughs by flattening Russell’s Walker — a tragic Afghanistan veteran confused by the government’s inconsistency about when he’s allowed to kill — into a spoof of bossy, paternalistic privilege.

Even the researchers Salon spoke with had to double-check different names during our conversation, so there's no shame in getting them confused.

"In rugby environments it is very easy to get confidence confused with arrogance. For all the stick he gets, I don't actually think he is an arrogant person."

"After the attack, there's a sense that a war is looming. So tourists are confused about what to do," said Sansare.