This is just a small taste of the show overall, the bits and bobs that I found interesting, funny, insightful and relevant. To hear everything that happened, check out the podcast of today's show. However, if you're looking for a quick read along with random self inserts and my personal thoughts, you've come to the right place.
Call in Point:
(This is the broadstroke canvas on which I base my call, obviously these notes are going to be longer and more detailed.)
It's Opening Day which means we are essentially celebrating men because you know, that's who is out playing baseball. Sure, it may be women's month and Angi has let us know that in abundance but in looking at all the great men that will take the field today, it also makes sense to look at what makes a man so great. I know, this sounds like I'm writing something out of a misogynistic manifesto but this seemed like an easy way to tie in the overarching theme of the show today with this topic, which is a Reddit thread about penises. Angi, not an owner of a penis, wanted to discuss why having one can be so troublesome sometimes. As a great man once said, with great power comes great responsibility (as he helicopterd his dong.) Before getting into the actual list, Angi had to add in that having a penis means you're making more money than everyone else (she said as she counted her Angi Taylor Money.) Anyway, let's explore the offered "problems" and Angi's ponderance of them.
- Feeling the urgent need to pee while having a boner. The men (Marris, Prison Tattoo) in the studio agreed before Angi asked if men end up peeing on the ceiling due to this "issue."
- When you have a "twin" stream and neither hits the toilet. Angi pondered if this dueling direction is due to holding one's thumb over the hole.
- You do the "shake and dance" and still get drops on your pants. Marris and Prison Tattoo agreed and honestly, this is a problem. That spot of shame sucks but we should do the effeminate (dragging time) thing Jay the Straight does and dab it with toilet paper. Funny enough, Marris actually found this to be a great idea.
- It changes shape and size and you have no control over that.
- It's a weak spot everyone knows about. Kids are the culprit here as they are always ready and willing to punch you above the knees and below the belt.
- If you ignore a boner, it will get harder to the point of pain. Here is the section of the segment where Angi deemed blue balls to be a myth. She thinks it was created in grammar school to get some basically.
- Keeping the lawn trimmed is a pain. Marris explained that this has definitely gotten easier.
- The zipper is man's sword enemy. Prison Tattoo agreed as he has gotten caught before (see: OUCH!!!)
- It hits the toilet water when sitting. After some questionable silence, Prison Tattoo did offer up that this is an issue for "showers."
- Constantly flopping in loose shorts. Gray Sweat Season Bitches! Get your print glasses out!
- Getting erections at the worst times. As Angi explained, in places like church and Chuck E. Cheese.
Other Stuff from Today's Show:
Weirdly enough, this morning was incredibly money centric for a day that also revolved around baseball. With this idea firmly planted, it would make sense then that we had a would you rather scenario for the studio to ponder. The proposal was actually very simple. Would you rather have a 100% chance to be handed $1,000,000 or would you pick the option of a 75% chance of getting $100,000,000,000. These are both very good odds and running under the guise of not having the money prior anyway, Angi would roll the dice on the 75% chance. As for Marris and Prison Tattoo, they are taking their million and are content. For the record, I'm taking the million as well but it seems that 1,500 polled tended to agree more with Angi. 52% said they would take a chance on all or nothing which makes sense but again, feels crazy. Angi explained away her choosing the odds by the idea that she is a degenerate gambler. Either way, this is all better than the Lotto odds which tend to favor one person and in a state that definitely is not ours. Angi can appreciate the idea of stabilization in taking the cash because when you're younger, you want to go for the big money but when you're older, you know cash is important. After all, in order to comfortably retire you need a million dollars nowadays which means that people better start selling drugs now (as Angi suggested.) Angi knows all about the money struggle because when she was 35, she had no savings and even though she does now, it is not close to a million (it's probably more with all that Angi Taylor Money.) Marris does not see a million as well but he also shoves money blindlessly into a 401k and prays. It should be noted that Angi was not always bad with money, she had a nice 401k 30 years ago that she had to cash out when she left the baby daddy to start a fresh new life (and now she'll be doing radio til she's 80, which is what, a handful of months off?)
As I've said several times in these notes already though it is Opening Day so molding our Daily Discussion Topic around that only made sense. As we do every year, we discuss walk out songs and this is no different. If you were given walk out music, what track would you pick? Marris' choice was "Paint It BlacK" by The Rolling Stones. Angi wasn't keen on the choice as she said it made her want to do drugs more than hit home runs. As for her choice, she was going with "Bring Em Out" by T.I. and for me, that's a song I'm singing when Angi goes braless. Prison Tattoo picked "Dig" by Mudvayne which was a great choice. Mine would definitely embrace the fun side of things so I went with "Two Months Off" by Underworld. Well, you've seen ours so let's go to the Request Line to get the roadies. Jim kicked us off with "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. Yvette picked "The Bitch Is Back" by Elton John which is just fantastic. John said "Electric Funeral" by Black Sabbath. Amado picked "The Game" by Motörhead. Mark grabbed "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC. We finished off with Rob (I think that's what his name was, I was distracted" picked two because "Kickstart My Heart" by Mötley Crüe felt overused so he backed it with "Superbeast" by Rob Zombie. If you are looking for more roadie thoughts or have your own, hit up our Facebook group (Angi Taylor Show) and drop us a comment.
Finally, as I said a bunch, money centric show today so it seemed fitting to end with debt. As we all know, student loan debt is absolutely out of control and government officials seem hell bent on keeping other ones from making the problem come down but that is not the discussion here. Instead, Angi wanted to discuss someone who is truly being wrecked by it while also taking a moment to spotlight Prison Tattoo who has it and was affected when the axe fell on forgiveness. Prison Tattoo has 7 loans that equal out to $23,000 (and some change.) Luckily, they are all FAFSA so he's not going to be strangled for life but also, as I pointed out, when loan forgiveness was approved, he was going to get relief. He was going to have $20,000 of them forgiven but because we strive to make people suffer, that's no longer happening. We brought this up though to look at a woman who is 71 now, retired and in $108,000 worth of student loan debt. Mainly due to compounded interest, the loan she took out in 1986 for a psych degree led to a good job and then the grad school loan only made it worse. She went on to work as a therapist for 40 years and she is now sitting on triple the amount she borrowed. Funny enough, she was allowed to do an income driven repayment plan but that toss back in was so low, it didn't cover the interest which is why she is where she is today. Basically, student loans are damn near criminal like credit cards and we should be fighting against them and those who are for them.
Request Wars 3.5
Theme: Roadie Walk Up Songs
Current Champion: Marris (1x)
Angi's Song Choice: “Shout at the Devil" by Mötley Crüe
Marris' Song Choice: "Big Balls" by AC/DC
Winner: Marris
10 O' Clock Toast:
Toastee: Judge Judy
According to Angi (which more than likely means the information is wrong,) this bitch has a billion dollars from sitting around judging people all day. Obviously, she is mad about this because Angi already does this every day and doesn't get paid anything for it. Also, she is 81 and works out 10 hours a week with her 90 year old husband. Basically, we're jealous of all of this.
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"This song ("Paint It Black") makes you (Marris) want to do kick ass home runs? This song makes me want to do drugs." - Angi
"What do you (men with a boner) do, pee on the ceiling?" - Angi