Dumb Blonde Podcast

Episode: Throwback Ask, Tell, Confess: Feral Food Service Secrets
Date: January 30, 2026
Host: Bunnie XO
Production: Dumb Blonde Productions

Episode Overview

This episode of Dumb Blonde dives headfirst into the wild, gross, and hilarious underbelly of the food service industry, as exposed by listener confessions and the hosts' own stories. Guided by Bunnie XO and her co-hosts Confetti and Jaime, the conversation is equal parts jaw-dropping, comedic, and honest. Focusing on the shocking things that go down behind the scenes at restaurants and fast-food joints, the episode serves up stories of sex, sabotage, substance abuse, and scarily questionable hygiene. All the tales are punctuated by hearty laughs, relatable commentary, and a strong message about the importance of kindness.

Major Discussion Points and Insights

The Feral Underworld of Food Service

• Listener Confessions Flood In: The episode kicks off with Bunnie reflecting on the “overwhelming” number of wild food industry secrets submitted by Patreon members.
  • “It is overwhelming. I wasn't prepared…I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.” — Bunnie & Confetti [04:04]

Sex and Drama in Restaurant Staff Life

• Extreme workplace hookups are common, as evidenced by a story of a Texas restaurant boss nicknamed “the server slayer” [04:26] and other staff hook-ups at Burger King.
• Bunnie and Confetti react with both humor and horror:
  • “What about fast food makes people so horny?” — Confetti [05:19]
  • “It's probably because you're just stuck working together with these people all night long and everybody just gets a little horn dog.” — Bunnie [05:31]
• Bunnie draws the line at food tampering, stating, “I don't mind the sex stories...It’s the fudgeing like drugs and the fudgeing with people's food that I'm like, bro, this is fudgeing weird.” [05:40]

Gross Hygiene Stories

• Confetti recounts a jaw-dropping Waffle House story: an employee with long, dirty fingernails stirs orange juice with her arm when no clean spoons are available.

  • “She just stick her hand down in the orange juice and stir when there were no clean spoons available.” — Confetti [08:26]
  • The horror of possible cigarette ashes ending up in food is discussed.
  • “You're just raw, dogging these nasty nails and cigarette. She said she used to wait for the ashes to drop into the food.” — Confetti [08:40]

• Bunnie comments on her own turn away from artificial nails due to concerns about hygiene (especially around animals):

  • “I stopped getting my nails done because...when I would pet the cows, I would get so much dirt under my nails, and I...It drove me crazy.” — Bunnie [09:19]

Food Recycling and Cross-Contamination

• A listener tells the story of how salsa at a Mexican restaurant was reused table-to-table. Both hosts react with disgust.
  • “They recycled the salsa. Whatever was left on the table...they just poured right back into the bucket to serve to the next customers.” — Bunnie [10:14]
  • “It's one of my worst fears, just eating people's saliva. Saliva salsa?” — Bunnie [10:19]
  • “I'm going to throw up. I know that's not okay.” — Confetti [10:52]

The Truth about Fast Food Preparation

• The infamous use of microwaves at chain restaurants is revealed.
  • “Have you guys seen how viral Applebee's was going because they microwave their steaks?” — Confetti [11:41]
  • Jaime openly admits to eating fast-casual steaks, “Six ounce sirloin, baby.” [12:14]

Revenge Stories and Food Tampering

• Classic “revenge food” tales surface:

  • The infamous “pube burrito” story where a Taco Bell employee “reached down into his pants and ripped hairs from under his sweaty nuts and added them to the burrito” to get revenge on an abusive ex [13:20].
  • “He literally ripped pubes.” — Bunny [14:28]

• More common tales include stealing tips, hooking up in storage closets, and widespread expired food usage.

Unsettling Ingredient Revelations

• The hosts explore urban legends and facts about fast food ingredients, especially at Taco Bell:
  • “The beans are just like a powder that they add water to. Same with the ground beef and the chicken, they just like boil in bags...” — Confetti [15:15]
  • Bunnie cautions: “If you look at an ingredients list and there's more than three ingredients in it, don't eat it.” [17:10]

Food Dyes & Children's Health

• The conversation turns introspective regarding food dyes and children’s health:
  • Confetti shares her “crunchy mom” approach, avoiding snacks with artificial colors after seeing the effect on her child’s behavior.
  • “There's like a switch that just turns on in his brain when he has red dyes or any kind of dyes. Blue, yellow, it doesn't matter.” — Confetti [18:20]
  • Discussion of new laws potentially banning certain food dyes.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Sex and Drugs in Food Service:

  • “It's like they're slapping meats in every different direction, man.” — Confetti [05:36]
  • “Like, rub it out, get one in. You know what I'm saying? But don't fuck with people's food, dude.” — Bunnie [05:40]

• Horrified Reactions to Gross Practices:

  • “She just stick her hand down in the orange juice and stir when there were no clean spoons available.” — Confetti [08:26]
  • “You're just raw-dogging these nasty nails and cigarette.” — Confetti [08:40]
  • “I stopped getting my nails done because...when I would pet the cows, I would get so much dirt under my nails...” — Bunnie [09:19]
  • “They recycled the salsa. Whatever was left on the table...poured right back into the bucket to serve to the next customers.” — Bunnie [10:14]

• On Ingredient Lists:

  • “If you look at an ingredients list and there's more than three ingredients in it, don't eat it.” — Bunnie [17:10]

• Taking Revenge on Rude Customers:

  • “My boyfriend...rubbed their shrimp skewers across the bottom of his shoes and placed them back on their plates. If you've ever worked in a kitchen, you know how disgusting the floor gets back there.” — Listener via Confetti [19:49]
  • “If someone's responsible for handing your food, kindness goes a long way.” — Listener via Confetti [20:18]

• Reflections on Kindness:

  • “I'll treat a CEO the same way as I'll treat a janitor.” — Bunnie [21:09]
  • “Kindness goes a long way. Long on both ends.” — Bunnie [23:01]
  • “If somebody's serving you, be kind to them.” — Bunnie [23:01]
  • “Love conquers all, ladies and gentlemen. And then we can avoid people doing...weird putting pubes and burritos...” — Bunnie [23:14]

• Parting Thoughts:

  • “Whose fucking semen did I swallow? And on that note, we're out. Love you. See you later.” — Bunnie [23:49]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:42] – Start of “Ask, Tell, Confess” segment and introduction of the theme
• [04:26] – Story: Boss as “server slayer” and workplace sex/drugs
• [05:19] – Discussion: Why so much sex in fast food?
• [07:09] – Confetti’s Waffle House hygiene nightmare
• [10:14] – Listener story: recycling salsa in restaurants
• [11:41] – Discussion about Applebee’s microwaving steaks
• [12:14] – Jaime’s confession: eating (and liking) fast-casual chain steaks
• [13:20] – The “pube burrito” revenge tale
• [15:01] – Discussion: Expired food, fake ingredients at Taco Bell
• [17:10] – Bunnie’s rule: “Don’t eat it if more than three ingredients”
• [19:49] – Listener story: Defending waitresses through gross food sabotage
• [21:09] – Bunnie on treating everyone with respect
• [23:01] – Concluding reflections and the core lesson: kindness
• [23:49] – Final comedic and candid remark from Bunnie

Tone & Takeaways

• The episode is equal parts shocking, hilarious, and real—a raw look at what really goes on in restaurants.
• Bunnie and her co-hosts use humor (“It's like they're slapping meats in every direction, man.” [05:36]) and disgust (“I'm going to throw up.” [10:52]) to process each tale.
• The ultimate take-home message: Be kind to people in food service. You never know what happens in the kitchen, and a little kindness might just keep your food safe.

To sum up:
This episode is a must-listen for anyone who’s ever worked in food service or eaten at a restaurant (i.e., everyone). You'll laugh, you'll cringe, and you'll probably think twice the next time you reach for the table salsa.