Episode 531
Morning 6-Pack - 6 Things That Make Us Drop Our First Curse Before Lunch
The average American's first swear reportedly drops at 10:54 AM, and we jump on that stat straight away — because who actually waits that long, right? I run a speedy Morning 6-Pack of the top things that make us mutter (or full-on curse) before the coffee even cools. We rag on stressors like money, no sleep, traffic and even the national deficit as legit reasons to blow a gasket. Expect stuff like pouring OJ on your cereal and finding your coffee mug glued to the roof of your car — tiny disasters that deserve a swear. It's fast, sarcastic, and silly, and I hold back the biggest punchline until the top spot, so you gotta listen for the finale.
Takeaways:
- I call out a study that claims the average American's first swear happens at 10:54 a.m., which honestly sounds way too disciplined.
- We laugh about how stressors like money, lack of sleep, health worries, work, and even the national deficit push people to cuss.
- I run the Morning 6-Pack — quick hits on tiny morning disasters: baggy eyes, OJ on cereal, and coffee on the car roof.
- We note the average person deals with a little over 1,200 stressful events a year, which is like three daily annoyances guaranteed.
- I keep the top trigger to myself here — you gotta listen for the best punchline, I'm not spoiling it.
Transcript
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Speaker A:And I want to ask you a question and I don't want you to be upset with me for asking because I realize some of you never do this, but what time do you say your first bad word of the day?
Speaker A:Your first wordy dirt for the average American in a new study.
Speaker A:Study in a new study it is.
Speaker A: It's: Speaker A:I want to use my first one right now for saying study weird like that.
Speaker A:So this seems incredibly disciplined to me.
Speaker A: Today: Speaker A:There are people whose first word of the day is not good morning.
Speaker A:It's something that I cannot say on this radio station.
Speaker A:You wake up and go again, I can't say it on this radio station.
Speaker A:Researchers say a lot of it does come down to stress though.
Speaker A:Money is one of the biggest stressors right now.
Speaker A:Not enough sleep, health concerns, work being stressful, even the environment and the national deficit are listed as reasons for swearing.
Speaker A:And I love that.
Speaker A:Imagine being in traffic right now and it's, it's like federal debt.
Speaker A:What, you're just gonna cuss about the federal debt?
Speaker A: merican experiences just over: Speaker A:An average of a little more than three a day.
Speaker A:Which means if you've not had your three stressful events yet today, congratulations, something bad is about to happen.
Speaker A:Cursing is one way that people vent that frustration.
Speaker A:Which explains why some people meditate, some people exercise, and some people get stuck behind or Subaru doing 42 in the left lane on 49.
Speaker A:And then you can't help yourself, you got to let it go.
Speaker A:But regardless of, of what time we use dirty words, and I know not all of us do, but most of us I would venture a guess to.
Speaker A:Regardless of what time of when we curse, I think we can all relate to the things that make us curse.
Speaker B:Well, gather round folks.
Speaker B:It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.
Speaker B:Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.
Speaker B:Here comes the fun.
Speaker B:It's the morning sun six pack.
Speaker A:All right, we're gonna take a look at the top six things that trigger your first curse word of the day.
Speaker A:Top six things that trigger your first curse word of the day.
Speaker A:Coming in at number six looking at the bags under our eyes in the mirror.
Speaker A:Number five, pouring orange juice on our cereal.
Speaker A:Number four, pulling out of the garage and realizing our coffee mug is still on the roof of the cart.
Speaker A:Number three, looking at the gas pump after filling up said cart.
Speaker A:Number two, our kids saying I don't want to go to shooting.
Speaker A:Yay.
Speaker A:And the number one thing that triggers our first curse word of the day, comparing the person we woke up next to to the person we were dreaming about waking up next.
