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Remember “Big Mouth Billy Bass?” I know, how could you forget, right? Well now, roughly 20 years after the first appearance of the greatest redneck gag gift ever, nerds have…

LAS VEGAS, NV – JANUARY 05: An Amazon Echo device is displayed at the Ford booth at CES 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 5, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ford is incorporating the voice operating device into its vehicles. CES, the world’s largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 8 and features 3,800 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 165,000 attendees. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

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Remember "Big Mouth Billy Bass?"

I know, how could you forget, right?

Well now, roughly 20 years after the first appearance of the greatest redneck gag gift ever, nerds have gotten involved to turn Billy into a REALLY creepy "Alexa."

What if you swapped the wiring for your Amazon Echo with the ones for your Billy Bass?

Sure, it's funny...but it's kinda unnerving right?

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.