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.)
One more day, one more day until the weekend, Chainsaw Friday and a week long vacation for us for Thanksgiving (well, Marris and myself, Angi will be busy moving and looking at boxes that Jay the Straight unpacks while she sits on the couch.) One would think that after finally escaping the hell that was the frat house flop pad she called an apartment, Angi would be thrilled. Clearly, that's too much to ask and so instead of looking forward to the future lovingly, Angi instead looked at it from the perspective of the apocalypse for our Daily Discussion Topic. Marris started the topic by saying that in the event of the zombies arriving or we are hit by a meteor, he is finally getting rid of Syphilis. Women and children would be saved by him but that gecko would get left behind so fast. Marris though was the first to admit that even though he would make it far, he definitely would not be one of the last standing. Angi is a self proclaimed survivor and she would get the Destiny's Child heralding as she was the last woman standing (in her head, you know she's tripping and falling five minutes in.) The reason this was mentioned is because in a recent poll, 1/3 of people say they would be the last one standing. Something tells me most of those people wouldn't know what 1/3 actually means. In order to make it far in the apocalypse, one needs solid survival skills and the ability to adapt to situations. For example, Angi needs a lighter to start a fire but if you give her two sticks, it's over. As for food, pizza topped the list of things people would totally miss out on eating. However, the most important thing that came from this dream scenario was partnering up and that was what led us to the Request Line. The survey sought to hear the top teammates people would want on their apocalypse squad survival team. Number 1 was The Rock because clearly these people are not the brightest bulbs in the drawer (The Rock is an actor people.) He was followed by Chuck Norris, Superman, John Cena and McGuyver. Angi complained that there were no women in the top 10 but Elon Musk somehow secured spot number 9. Of course, this meant we had to pick a pair before we spoke to the roadies and Marris went with Bear Grylls and Jason Mamoa. He did not realize that fantasy land was in play otherwise it would have been all the Ninja Turtles. As for Angi, she wanted Jason Mamoa and Angelina Jolie either embodying Tomb Raider, Mr. & Mrs. Smith or Salt. For myself, I mean it's a no brainer for Jon Moxley and Ryan Gosling, at least I'll have pretty things to look at while the zombies eat me. Onward to the roadies, we started with Katherine who wants Tennessee Titans player Derrick Henry because she feels he can barrel right through the zombie hordes. Patrick is bringing Jesus Christ. Ryan wants to bring the R. Lee Ermey who you would know from Full Metal Jacket. Rad Dad is teaming up with the Crocodile Hunter for slaying, Guy Fieri for food and Jim Belushi for weed. He would bring his wife too because after all, someone needs to fold the laundry. Angi, in turn, decided she's bringing Jay the Straight so he can walk the dogs. Rob is bringing Daryl Dixon and Ted Nugent on his apocalypse jeep. John said he wants Jack Reacher and Kevin McAllister. Pamela said John Cena because he's athletic, built, a survivalist, not hard on the eyes and funny. 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.
Other Stuff from Today's Show:
So Thanksgiving is next Thursday (I know, already, crazy) and Marris will be spending his family time at his aunt's house in Bolingbrook. As customary when someone usually descends upon your house for holiday shenanigans, everyone will be bringing something to the table. This year, Marris has been charged with dessert and he has already ordered an incredible caramel cake. Angi, pressing him why he is not baking the dessert even though she knows he has no free time as is, discovered that Marris can cook but not bake. The big thing here is that Marris' aunt who passed away last year was always the one who made the pumpkin pie. A cousin has the mental note of the recipe but the attempts to replicate it have all but failed as something is clearly being left out. This is a combination of probably not taking meticulous notes like me and of course, a secret ingredient or two being left out. Angi likened that this was obviously done on purpose as a magician never gives away all the secrets because you need to leave them with something to make them want to come back for more later. That said, Marris also likes sweet potato pie more than pumpkin so a caramel cake is kind of a proper way to bridge treats and bring something new to the table. Still, Angi pressed for Marris to make a pumpkin pie, as a nice gesture. He explained that it would take years of tinkering to get it right but Angi said he should have it done in a week. She said to make a practice one and then Angi will eat it and then make another and so on and so forth. Marris doesn't see it but her suggesting he bring them to work only cements the idea that Angi is looking to get free pie. We capped this point with Angi solisticing the roadies for pumpkin pie recipes so Marris could get started today, seeing as there is one more show to go tomorrow.
Though there is another Thanksgiving point in these notes, I'm fast forwarding to Christmas and those god awful brat kids. It seems that the spoiled generation (old man yells at cloud here) has found a new way to try and score more Christmas gifts. Kids are now doing Christmas List PowerPoint Presentations. Whereas Marris normally hates a PowerPoint, he actually stands behind this one because it's clever. The list itself presents the items in an organized fashion and includes everything from pictures, price and links to the item. The idea here is that this enhances a child's manual dexterity, while also teaching coding and kind of making it all into a game. It also makes sense since more people have smart TV's now so the presentation can easily be sent to that for easy viewing. Marris is a fan of the gaming aspect of this because his own gaming makes him good at puzzle solving while Angi's playing of Bubble Smash Deluxe or whatever keeps her brain young. A woman who showcased this recently said that her daughter put on a 6 minute presentation and the pile of stuff she wanted amounted to $2,500. Of course, this led to a trip down memory lane when times were simpler and you would get the Toys R' Us or Sears catalogue and then you would circle everything you want in it. Par for course in her inability to not sour everything with her trauma, Angi added how she would circle everything in the catalogues and end up getting nothing but potato chips.
Finally, we circle back round to the actual holiday that is at our doorstep. This means that the time of watching football, eating, passing out, eating, passing out, eating some more, drinking, eating and then sleeping only to get up and eat some more the next day. That's right, the holiday is here and it's time to go nuts. Obviously, there is a price to pay for all this overindulgence and that is the average American expects to gain 8 pounds over the holiday. This is up from last year which was 5 pounds but then again, everything is delicious and made with sugar. Angi added that 8 pounds is nothing and she could do that in a weekend. Of course though, it takes 10 years to lose it (for her) but for dudes, they can put on 20 pounds and lose it in 4 days. The point of all this I guess is to postpone getting healthy until 2024 because this year is a wrap. Don't overachieve, just let go and let pumpkin pie into your life. It's fluffy girl fall and we are not stopping until January when you can just go get yourself on Ozempic to get your hot girl summer body.
Request Wars 3.0
Champion: Marris (1x)
Angi's Song Choice: “It's So Easy” by Guns N' Roses
Marris' Song Choice: "Spiderwebs" by No Doubt
Winner: Angi
10 O' Clock Toast:
Toastee: Kathleen Hanna
Since we're on a learning train today, Angi offered her toast to the Bikini Kill singer because she was the cause of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." She said that Kurt Cobain smells like Teen Spirit and he liked the line enough to create a song about it. We then encouraged the roadies to write a new song "7 Year Old F*** Boy."
Show Quotes and Tidbits:
"Trixie Smith would be Nicki Minaj if she were alive today." - Angi