Episode 350
Small Talk - Ribs, Ranch, and Royal Real Estate!
Small Talk - Dark News, Silly Stats, and Waffle Iron Woes! Buckle up, fam! We’re diving into some wild convo starters today, kicking it off with a bit of sad news from the skydiving world—yikes! But don’t worry, we’ll lighten the mood with some absolutely bonkers tidbits, like how folks used to call a number to get the time and temp—no apps, just vibes. Plus, did you hear about that bald eagle in Alaska who pulled off the ultimate grocery heist? Talk about an "American eagle"! And let’s not forget the big news about the strawberry moon and why today’s all about hugging, fishing, and waffle iron shenanigans. So grab your snacks and let’s get this giggle fest rolling!
Takeaways:
- This week's Small Talk brings the funny with headlines that'll make you say, 'Wait, what?!'
- Did you know people used to call a number just to hear the time? Wild, right?!
- UPS is serving up ranch dressing smuggling vibes ahead of the World Cup—who knew?!
- Turns out, a bald eagle in Alaska has a taste for ribs—talk about a meaty heist!
- The most trusted brand in America is Dawn Dish Soap! Guess we really do trust clean dishes!
- International Guys Drinking Beer Day is a thing—cheers to that, am I right?
Transcript
Haystack.
Speaker A:It's time for small talk to give you some random things to discuss with random folks today.
Speaker A:And I'm going to start with a couple of bad news items just, just so that I can get those out of the way and then hopefully end on a better note.
Speaker A:But, but these are headlines from the news that are, that are sad.
Speaker A:A plane carrying skydivers crashed shortly after takeoff in France.
Speaker A:It killed the pilot, five instructors and five first time jumpers.
Speaker A:And this follows just not that long ago that plane crash, that skydiving plane crash in Missouri that killed 12.
Speaker A:So a couple of big back to back tragedies in the skydiving world and the Venezuelan earthquakes have taken family members of soccer players.
Speaker A:So soccer player Lucas Trejo's wife and two children both found dead after a 72 hour search following Venezuela's earthquakes.
Speaker A:Fellow player Hector Bellow's wife Andrea also passed away while she was shielding their 20 month old daughter.
Speaker A:People spend an average, according to a new study of 45 hours each year discussing the weather and weather related events.
Speaker A:People once called a telephone number and this cracked me up because I saw this posted like it was some big headline.
Speaker A:I guess this is me showing my age.
Speaker A:People once called a telephone number to hear the correct time and current temperature.
Speaker A:Can you believe that it was, it was without an app or a password or a subscription.
Speaker A:The truth be told, that service is still available in northwest Arkansas.
Speaker A:I think it's provided by a church.
Speaker A:It always starts off with the reading of a Bible verse when you use it.
Speaker A:The long standing local time and temp phone number is 521-TIME.
Speaker A:So that's 479-521-TIME.
Speaker A:There you go.
Speaker A:UPS is offering 20% off of international shipping to help visiting European soccer fans send their newly discovered supplies of ranch dressing back home.
Speaker A:The World cup has essentially become an international ranch smuggling operation.
Speaker A:I'm here for it.
Speaker A:And speaking of the World cup, attendance in North America reached 3.6 million by Thursday, surpassing all previous records.
Speaker A:Still, lots of matches left to play to King Charles says that he and Camilla will not move into Buckingham palace after its $487 million renovation.
Speaker A:Talk about an expensive Airbnb.
Speaker A:The decision intended to provide the public with greater access to the historic Buckingham Palace.
Speaker A:In entertainment news, a couple of items.
Speaker A: prequel donkey delayed until: Speaker A:That will be a movie to explore Donkey's life before he met Shrek.
Speaker A:That should be a good time.
Speaker A:And Millie, Bobby Brown and David Harbour are set to play father and daughter in a new Netflix series, even though there were rumors that they feuded while filming Stranger Things.
Speaker A:So they either actually got along or Netflix pays a lot of money.
Speaker A:It's easy to get along when you're cashing big checks.
Speaker A:A bald eagle in Homer, Alaska, stole a rack of ribs from a shopper's grocery cart as he unlocked his vehicle.
Speaker A:Talk about the all American robbery.
Speaker A:A new report ranks the most trusted brands in America and one of these is a shocker to me.
Speaker A:But number one doesn't shock me.
Speaker A:Dawn Dish Soap is America's most trusted brand.
Speaker A:I mean, Don's cleaned enough greasy ducks and stuff for for us to be loyal, I guess.
Speaker A:Followed by Band Aid.
Speaker A:Okay, I get that one.
Speaker A:Google, Dove, PayPal, the Weather Channel, Heinz, UPS, Hershey's and Kleenex.
Speaker A:Google was third.
Speaker A:Really?
Speaker A:I'm shocked, to be honest.
Speaker A:And I'm not.
Speaker A:I'm an Android guy.
Speaker A:But I'm not trying to talk mess about Google, but I that's just gotta be proof that nobody values privacy whatsoever.
Speaker A:The the full strawberry moon is set to peak tonight at 6:56.
Speaker A:Its low path across the sky may give it an amber appearance.
Speaker A:The traditional name refers to the June strawberry harvest.
Speaker A:Of course.
Speaker A:It is the 29th day of June, which is Hug Holiday, a holiday you should really embrace.
Speaker A:It's International Fisherman's Day.
Speaker A:Or to be more accurate, International Guys Standing Near Water and Drinking Beer All Day Day.
Speaker A:It's also National Camera Day.
Speaker A:I think you should celebrate by using your phone and National Waffle Iron Day.
Speaker A:But be careful if you're celebrating National Waffle Iron Day.
Speaker A:If you iron your waffles too much, they'll start to look like pancakes.
