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The Worst Surprise Of My Life

No more Joe's Teeny Weeny Podcast next— next week. No, thank you. Okay, this is— I swear to God, this is the last time I'm bringing up any superhero movie ever. But I Googled this, and this could be completely fucking wrong. I really hope it's wrong. Vin Diesel, who plays Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy 2— it's a— Groot is a character, he's a little tree, and his only line in the movie is, "I am Groot." That's how he talks. That's the only thing he says. Um, I Googled how much Vin Diesel got paid because I was curious, because those are his only lines. And he's— it's voiceover. That's it. Because he's a tree. He doesn't actually play the tree. It's just his voice. And according to Google and doing my research online, he got paid $54 million for that movie.

May 2, 201936:33David
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Jason36:23
He was on stage with me filming my meet and greet, but then every single person wanted a picture with him.
David36:29
Unreal. Yeah, we gave him too much power.
Jason36:31
Yeah, we did. We did.
David36:33
No more Joe's Teeny Weeny Podcast next— next week. No, thank you. Okay, this is— I swear to God, this is the last time I'm bringing up any superhero movie ever. But I Googled this, and this could be completely fucking wrong. I really hope it's wrong. Vin Diesel, who plays Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy 2— it's a— Groot is a character, he's a little tree, and his only line in the movie is, "I am…
Jason37:15
He probably does some other sounds.
David37:18
No, Jason, that's it. $54 million.
Jason37:20
Doesn't he do like—