Episode 453
Small Talk - Cooper cup & Anna open Dodo Coffee in Fayetteville — don't fumble the cold brew, y'all
Ferrari’s first electric — the custom “Lucci Lucy” (L U C E? — who knows) — just sold for $40 million at auction, like 36 times retail, so yeah, the charging cable better be included. We jaw about an animated bull movie made for $47 by a mom-and-son team that somehow pulled in $1.7 million despite terrible reviews — proof that train wreck buzz pays. Cooper Kupp and his wife Anna opened a Dodo Coffee in Fayetteville (nice new spot by Cross Church/Weddington) and it reopens Monday, so don’t fumble the cold brew. Uber Eats is testing drones in Dallas and Houston by year-end, collectors are hunting a rare 1982 D penny (transcript says “upwards of $20,5000” — check the couch cushions), and a study claims 3 minutes of sprinting can beat an hour of running for health. We also hit quick bits: about a third of Germans said they’d rather not learn a spouse cheated, OpenAI added teen safety settings to ChatGPT, freight-train thefts jumped to roughly $200 million across 75,000 thefts in 2025, and hey — it’s World Photography Day, National Soft Ice Cream Day, and National Bow Day, so snap a pic, eat some melty ice cream, and tie a bow on your morning.
Takeaways:
- I couldn't believe that custom Ferrari EV flipped for forty million — charging cable better be included, fr.
- We joked about the tiny-budget animated bull movie becoming a hit, proving bad reviews can totally fuel viral success.
- I noted Uber Eats testing drones in Dallas and Houston, so fries might literally fly to you soon.
- We dove into oddball headlines — a rare 1982 penny could sell for twenty-five thousand, Depp movie rumors swirl, and people sometimes prefer ignorance about a partner's cheating because some folks really don't want the drama, apparently.
- I highlighted weird fun facts like World Photography Day, National Soft Ice Cream Day, and the silliness of letting ice cream melt.
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:It's Haystack.
Speaker A:It is time for small talk.
Speaker A:Some random things you can talk to folks about today.
Speaker A:A custom model of Ferrari's first electric vehicle, the Lucci Lucy.
Speaker A:L U C E Luce.
Speaker A:Who knows how they say it.
Speaker A:I didn't listen to a news article.
Speaker A:I just read the headline that it sold for $40 million at auction, which is only 36 times its retail price.
Speaker A:It's a over a million dollar vehicle.
Speaker A:Of course, you know, at that price, the charging cable better be included.
Speaker A:A bull movie has become an unlikely hit.
Speaker A:Nia Lao.
Speaker A:I don't know how to say it.
Speaker A:N I U L A I It's a.
Speaker A:It's an animated bull movie that's got terrible reviews and was reportedly made for $47 by a mother and son and has topped $1.7 million in ticket sales.
Speaker A:Sometimes, I guess, bad reviews can become the entire marketing budget.
Speaker A:Sometimes the train.
Speaker A:The train wreck is what pulls the gravy train.
Speaker A:It's like watching a NASCAR race.
Speaker A:You watch for the race.
Speaker A:It can't be that bad.
Speaker A:I gotta go see it.
Speaker A:Cooper cup the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver and his wife Anna have joined some of their relatives in opening a Fayetteville location for the Dodo Coffee brand, which is.
Speaker A:It used to be in that little rundown kind of cinder block building kind of over by Jimmy's Egg on mlk and it got pulled out for eminent domain because of all the MLK work with the interstate.
Speaker A:Now it's in this fancy pretty new building there by Cross Church, Fayetteville and Weddington.
Speaker A:Hopefully nobody fumbles the cold brew.
Speaker A:It is set to reopen on Monday.
Speaker A:Uber Eats is planning to integrate drones into the food delivery services in Dallas and Houston by the end of the year, so your fries may soon arrive.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:So check the couch cushions before you vacuum.
Speaker A:The smallest date could produce the biggest payday.
Speaker A:A 20, $25,000 penny.
Speaker A:A German survey has found that roughly a third of those who responded say they would rather not learn that their spouse had cheated on them.
Speaker A:If it only happened one time.
Speaker A:A new study says three minutes of sprinting provides more health benefits than running for an hour.
Speaker A:OpenAI has introduced a protective setting on ChatGPT for users under 18, including automated breaks, quiet hours, study hours and AI based age estimations.
Speaker A:After lawsuits alleging serious harm to minors, thefts from US Freight trains have quadrupled since before the pandemic.
Speaker A:Criminals have stolen some $200 million in goods from freight trains.
Speaker A: thefts in just the year: Speaker A:The modern twist on the on the Old west heist, I guess.
Speaker A:Fascinating.
Speaker A:It is the 19th day of August.
Speaker A:It is World Photography Day.
Speaker A:A day to honor the revolutionary device that captures real life images with just a click.
Speaker A:Your cell phone.
Speaker A:It's also National Soft Ice Cream Day.
Speaker A:Fun fact, all ice cream will become soft ice cream if you let it sit out long enough.
Speaker A:And it is National Bow Day.
Speaker A:Celebrate National Bow Day by going out and tying one on.
