Episode 395
Small Talk - CIA Japan & Legendary T-Rexes 🦖
Small Talk - Inflation Woes, T-Rex Sales, and a Drunken Raccoon! Get ready to giggle and guffaw, folks, 'cause we're diving into some seriously silly stuff! First up, inflation's takin' a slight breather, only getting a smidge more expensive—thank goodness for small victories, right? Then we’re talkin' about a T-Rex skeleton, named Gus, that just sold for a jaw-dropping $50.1 million—who knew dino bones were the new gold? And hold onto your hats, ‘cause Norway’s Erling Holland brought back a taxidermied drunken raccoon from the U.S.—nothing says “I love America” like a tipsy raccoon! So grab your snacks and tune in for a wild ride through the wacky world of small talk!
Takeaways:
- Inflation's only slightly slower, so yay for prices rising at a crawl, right?
- Japan's cooking up a CIA version to keep those sneaky spies in check, whoa!
- Johnny Gilbert is still rockin' it at 98, proving age is just a number, folks!
- T. Rex fossil named Gus sold for $50.1 mil, that's one pricey dino dinner!
- Haaland brought back a taxidermied drunken raccoon from the US, talk about a souvenir!
- Turbulence is on the rise, buckle up or pay for the roller coaster experience!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's haystack time for small talk to get you through your day.
Speaker A:Some random conversation starters.
Speaker A:Inflation down just a little bit.
Speaker A:Slowed down a little bit.
Speaker A:Down to three and a half percent in June.
Speaker A:So everything's only getting expensive a little slower now.
Speaker A:Yay.
Speaker A:Japan is creating their version of the CIA due to continuous espionage attempts by China, Russia and North Korea.
Speaker A:Johnny Gilbert, legendary Jeopardy Announcer, is continuing to perform his role at the age of 98.
Speaker A:Gotta love Johnny Gilbert.
Speaker A:Paramount is said to be working on another Nightmare on Elm street movie expected sometime in the future.
Speaker A:A survey found many people do not believe every cheater will cheat again.
Speaker A:But most women and around half of men say that the broken trust permanently changes the relationship.
Speaker A:You know, the relationship may continue, but now there's the joint Facebook account.
Speaker A:So everyone know the cheating happened.
Speaker A:A T. Rex fossil has sold for $50.1 million, blowing well past the projections.
Speaker A:The 12 and a half foot tall skeleton is named Gus and is the most valuable dinosaur specimen ever sold.
Speaker A:More details on that in about an hour.
Speaker A:Norway striker Erling Holland has returned from his World cup trip.
Speaker A:He's got everybody up in arms about his emotional statements around America and.
Speaker A:And he returned from the United States back to Norway with a taxidermied drunken raccoon.
Speaker A:Yeah, nothing captures America like a raccoon that's intoxicated.
Speaker A:I. I'm gonna ask Alabama Bama to talk about this guy in a half hour.
Speaker A:I'm sure she has thoughts.
Speaker A:Let's see here.
Speaker A:Turbulence is increasing.
Speaker A:According to research, severe turbulence up over 50% on major routes.
Speaker A:So the next time you head to XNA to fly some, you may get a little of the bumpy, turbulent stuff.
Speaker A:And it may come as a surprise because this is clear air turbulence that radars don't detect.
Speaker A:It's due to jet stream wind shear.
Speaker A:I guess airlines are going to start charging an upcharge pretty soon.
Speaker A:The roller coaster experience now for 29.95.
Speaker A:It is the 15th of July, which is social media giving day, A day to celebrate what social media gives us, which is mostly high blood pressure and strained family relations.
Speaker A:It's also National Respect Canada Day.
Speaker A:And no matter how much you would like to, please refrain from calling Canada the 51st state today.
