What a blockhead
Gets the base64-encoded text for the Charlie Brown sad walking music, decodes it, and plays it out loud.
Actions
Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
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Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=What%20a%20blockhead
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=What%20a%20blockhead
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “What a blockhead”
end tell
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