"The new rules would take effect at the start of the new season: spring of 1994." - IAN COSS, Punch in the Kisser, Catching The Codfather #FirstDayofSpring #IanCoss
"The turkeys were just turkeys." - IAN COSS, It's Your Job to Catch Me, Catching The Codfather #NationalPoultryDay #IanCoss
"But the scientists were getting new data all the time!" - IAN COSS, Painting Fish, Catching The Codfather #CelebrateScientistsDay #IanCoss
"This was not his American dream!" - IAN COSS, Red Lobster, Catching The Codfather #NationalDreamDay #IanCoss
"On March 1st, fishermen were all over the local news!" - IAN COSS, Punch in the Kisser, Catching The Codfather #IanCoss
"Those were quick fixes!" - IAN COSS, Part 7: The Turnpike Revolt, The Big Dig #TheBigDig #IanCoss
"He met personally with President Ford." - IAN COSS, Red Lobster, Catching The Codfather #PresidentsDay #IanCoss
"That was the voices they were hearing: talk radio." - IAN COSS, Part 4: The Last Mafia Boss of Boston, Scratch & Win #WorldRadioDay #IanCoss
"Dukakis attacked on many fronts!" - IAN COSS, Part 2: Unholy Alliance, The Big Dig #TheBigDig #IanCoss
"The leader in the White House was Ronald Reagan!" - IAN COSS, Part 3: All Politics is Local, The Big Dig #TheBigDig #IanCoss
"That's why it was her group, the League of Women Voters, who rose to the occasion." - IAN COSS, Part 5: The Cherry Sheets, Scratch & Win #IanCoss
"Boston was Toontown!" - IAN COSS, Part 7: The Dirtiest Race in the Commonwealth, Scratch & Win #NationalBostonDay #IanCoss
"Why isn't THAT on a bumper sticker?" - IAN COSS, Part 1: The Instant Ticket, Scratch & Win #NationalStickerDay #IanCoss
"But the state lottery was just getting started." - IAN COSS, Part 4: The Last Mafia Boss of Boston, Scratch & Win #IanCoss
"Winning the jackpot would be enough to buy a house, maybe even quit your job!" - IAN COSS, Part 6: The Game Dreams Are Made Of, Scratch & Win #NationalHomeownersDay #IanCoss
"But there was a lot of turnover in those years." - IAN COSS, Part 5: The Cherry Sheets, Scratch & Win #IanCoss
"I mentioned in the last episode that the first state lottery was in New Hampshire - the famously tax-averse New Hampshire." - IAN COSS, Part 2: The Lottery Czar, Scratch & Win #IanCoss
"There are big things that need building in this country!" - IAN COSS, Part 1: We Were Wrong, The Big Dig #TheBigDig #IanCoss
"It first appears on October 2nd!" - IAN COSS, Part 7: The Dirtiest Race in the Commonwealth, Scratch & Win #IanCoss
"Other than that stove, the place was pretty unimpressive!" - IAN COSS, Part 4: The Last Mafia Boss of Boston, Scratch & Win #IanCoss
"This time it sticks." - IAN COSS, Part 1: The Instant Ticket, Scratch & Win #IanCoss
"Eventually, Massachusetts got back into the lotto game, in 1982." - IAN COSS, Part 6: The Game Dreams Are Made Of, Scratch & Win #NationalMassachusettsDay #IanCoss
"Like any good meme, the jokes at these events are dense, layered with insider references." - IAN COSS, Part 7: The Dirtiest Race in the Commonwealth, Scratch & Win #NationalTellAJokeDay #IanCoss
"She was, at times, compared to both Joan of Arc and Lucille Ball!" - IAN COSS, Part 5: The Cherry Sheets, Scratch & Win #LucilleBall #HappyBirthdayLucilleBall #IanCoss
"The truth is probably a little of both!" - IAN COSS, Part 7: The Turnpike Revolt, The Big Dig #TheBigDig #IanCoss
"None of them agreed to talk on the record!" - IAN COSS, Part 8: I Want Justice for What Happened, The Big Dig #TheBigDig #IanCoss
"The store owners would sometimes let the drivers grab a soda out of the fridge." - IAN COSS, Part 3: Have You Played Your Number?, Scratch & Win #WorldRefrigerationDay #IanCoss
"It went nowhere!" - IAN COSS, Part 3: All Politics is Local, The Big Dig #TheBigDig #IanCoss
"It was creative!" - IAN COSS, Part 6: The Game Dreams Are Made Of, Scratch & Win #NationalCreativityDay #IanCoss
"Thomas Jefferson was a big proponent of lotteries, as an alternative to taxes, as a way to bring in revenue, but voluntarily." - IAN COSS, Part 5: The Cherry Sheets, Scratch & Win #ThomasJeffersonDay #IanCoss