Episode 495
Morning 6-Pack - Six goofy life skills every American should actually know (no YouTube)
We ripped through the Morning 6-Pack — the top six things every American should be able to do without instructions, and the survey results make that the main headline. Turns out 73% say they can cook white rice, 67% can change a diaper, 60% can sew on a button, but only 39% can change a flat tire — cars, apparently, are where we melt down. Yours truly even admitted I'm "excluded" from some of those humble brag skills, lol. We toss out goofy must-dos like driving with your knees so you can text, making a jug clang with your tobacco, catching a foul ball without spilling your beard, and reattaching your bumper with duck beat. I’m not giving away the top pick here — you gotta listen for the number-one finish, and trust me, it’s a doozy.
Takeaways:
- I gotta say, survey shows most folks can cook white rice and change diapers without instructions.
- We noticed 73% can cook rice, but only 39% would change a flat tire without YouTube help.
- I laugh: baby boomers grew up fixing stuff, and men brag about tire skills but might've just watched their dad.
- We dropped a jokey top six list — drive with your knees, duct-tape a bumper, catch a foul ball without ruining your beard, and ride a mechanical bull drunk.
- I'm serious though: relying on YouTube isn't the same as knowing how; we should actually practice basic life skills.
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's haystack.
Speaker A:And a new survey asked Americans, what things can you accomplish?
Speaker A:What tasks can you do without any instructions?
Speaker A:And these are all considered basic life skills.
Speaker A:Cooking white rice, changing a diaper, sewing on a button, changing a flat tire.
Speaker A:And apparently America is mostly fine up until the car gets involved.
Speaker A:73% Say they could definitely cook white rice, 67% could definitely change a dirty diaper, and 60% could definitely sew on a button.
Speaker A:Yours truly excluded from that.
Speaker A:But only 39% of us say we could definitely change a flat tire.
Speaker A:That's a little bit scary because if someone offered you $1,000 to change a tire right now, a lot of you would confidently walk up to the car, open the trunk, stare at the jack, and go.
Speaker A:And no YouTube allowed.
Speaker A:That's the twist.
Speaker A:Because we've become a society where I know how to do that means I know how to watch a video.
Speaker A:And don't get me wrong, that's all cool, but when you break it down demographically, baby boomers are especially confident about cooking rice and sewing buttons.
Speaker A:Well, yeah, they grew up in a world where things had to be fixed, not replaced by overnight shipping.
Speaker A:Men are especially confident about changing tires, which is not the same as being especially capable.
Speaker A:There's a big difference between I can change a tire and I have watched my dad change a tire while holding a flashlight.
Speaker A:Wrong.
Speaker A:Americans may not be able to sew buttons or change tires without help, but every red blooded resident of the greatest country on earth should be able to do these things without any issue.
Speaker A:Any of these things.
Speaker A:Things.
Speaker A:That's right.
Speaker A:This morning's Morning 6, pack the top six things every American should be able to do without instruction.
Speaker A:Coming in at number six, drive with your knees so you can text.
Speaker A:Number five, make a jug clang with your tobacco.
Speaker A:Spin it.
Speaker A:Ding.
Speaker A:Number four, catch a foul ball without spilling your beard.
Speaker A:Number three, reattach your bumper with duck beat.
Speaker A:Number two, play the opening notes of Sweet Home Alabama on.
Speaker A:On.
Speaker A:Okay, well, on anything.
Speaker A:And number one, ride a mechanical bull while drunk.
