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Jennifer
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Angie
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Kathy
So are we supposed to start the podcast? Ready?
Pumps
One, two, three.
Kathy
Patriots. Gayats, Theatriots. All right, listen up, listener. We have a lot of grievances. It's time to get back to laughing pumps. What have you had it with?
Pumps
I'm going to be the. But I've already had it with all the Christmas music everywhere I go all the time. It's relentless. It's the same songs on every channel. I've heard them a million times. The only Christmas songs I want to hear on repeat are the Mariah Carey one. All I want for Christmas is you and the George Michael. The Wham one last Christmas. That's it. It's the. It's a barrage. You can't go to the grocery store, you can't go to a furniture store. You can't walk in any place of business that is not playing non stop Christmas music.
Kathy
I was at the dentist yesterday and it was Christmas music the entire time.
Pumps
Oh, I think it might go crazy. So you're laying there captive for 45 minutes or whatever. See, I just. Enough.
Kathy
Yeah, I. I like it in doses.
Pumps
I agree. I completely agree with you. Yeah, a little bit goes a long, long way. I just don't think every business has to play it all the time.
Kathy
Yeah, it's. It's. You know, the war on Christmas was decided a long time ago.
Pumps
Long time ago.
Kathy
And I mean, Christmas won 100%.
Pumps
Like, going away won. It wasn't even close.
Kathy
It was never even close. One could argue it was a fictitious made up war by the right.
Pumps
No, I can't believe they would make something up.
Kathy
I know. All right, let me tell you what I've had it with, okay? I've had it with people that say, I think we're getting some weather later this week. I just stop. Okay. Why are we not using descriptive adjectives any longer? Why are we just saying, yeah, it looks like we're Going to get some weather. You've weather every day, Every single day there is weather. It's either good weather, bad weather, windy weather, tornadic weather, all sorts. Icy weather. At the dentist, I was there and this man walks in and the receptionist was like, do you have a good weekend? He goes, yeah. And she said, did you get some weather where you went? What, why are we, why are just, why are we just saying weather? When somebody says this to me again, I'm so what kind of weather?
Pumps
To what are you specifically referring?
Kathy
And haven't you noticed like when people age the weather becomes this all consuming thing?
Pumps
Yes, I absolutely have noticed that and I have noticed it in myself more than I've noticed like earlier in my life. Like I will look to see what the weather's going to be like two days from now, which why do I give a. What am I going to do about it?
Kathy
See, I never look ever. Right as I'm walking out the door I'm like, oh, I should probably check the weather. No, I, I, I have just noticed with older people, yeah, it is this all consuming non stop barrage of talk about the weather. It's nonstop. Everybody's talking about the weather. It's like there's nothing you can do about it. And it reminds me very much of this obsession with being thirsty. It's just, it's just this consuming non stop and now we're just leaving out descriptive adjectives. Boy, sure does look like we're in for some weather.
Pumps
Some weather that doesn't tell me what we're in for. I will say this sometimes in a pinch when you're in an awkward like conversation or with somebody you don't really know, but like maybe you're trapped with them at a table. Like you're sitting there and you can't. I have been known to pull out. Boy, it's gotten so cold. Can you believe it? Just because it's a universal something to make conversation with. I don't like to do it. I hate it when I have to do it. But there are, sometimes I feel like there's just nothing else to talk about.
Kathy
I'm going to be the resistance. Yeah. Just like I am with Stanley Cubs. I'm going to resist the urge to be uncreative conversationally and start talking about the weather. Because you know what? I would rather embrace silence.
Pumps
See I'm, I would love nothing more on the planet Earth that if I could just sit in silence because I just have a hard, hard time like sitting at a table where you're seated with someone you don't know and it's just the two of you. I. It makes me too nervous not to just talk. I would love to embrace silence. I'm sure the person I'm sitting next to would love to embrace silence.
Kathy
I remember on that flight, I was sitting four rows back from you and I was trying to embrace silence when you're chatting up that flight attendant.
Pumps
Yeah. I was actually interested, though, in what we were talking about.
Kathy
You were talking about our podcast.
Pumps
Yeah, I just. I'm just one of those people that I will pull out the old weather conversation, which I know it's preferable to everyone around me if I would shut the fuck up and embrace silence. Like, act like I'm in an airport or on an airplane. I'm invisible. Everybody else is invisible. But it makes me really uncomfortable in those kind of settings at this stage in civilization.
Kathy
Everybody has a device in their hand and with one click, you can see the day's forecast. A seven day forecast, a 30 day forecast. You can, even with two clicks, go back and to see what the temperature was last year. You can see what direction the wind's going. You can see it all. So I don't want to talk about it because I can just look at it and then move on. And so I'm really going to resist this. And I'm so tired of sitting through conversations about the weather. And I have had it from top to bottom with people leaving out descriptive adjectives and saying, boy, looks like we're in for some weather.
Pumps
Some weather. No, I completely agree. And talking about weather is the lowest hanging fruit.
Kathy
All right, welcome to I've Had It. I'm Jennifer.
Pumps
I'm Angie.
Kathy
Kathy is on the soundboard today. Kathy, do you have any reviews from the Internet regarding our podcast?
Kylie
I do, and I also want to Note we're at 12,800. I mean, I'm sorry, 11,800.
Kathy
Why would you do us like that?
Pumps
You're the worst at numbers anything. And she rounds it up by 10, 15,000.
Kathy
I was just about to offer effusive praise to the listener for getting us to 12,000, and then you realize you misspoke and we're 200 shy of that. And I just don't know, especially if we're sitting here talking about the weather, how on earth, right. We're going to get 200 additional reviews. I don't know that this is possible.
Pumps
Probably people are going to start taking.
Kathy
Their reviews back, especially in Trump's America.
Kylie
I do want to give a good example, really Quick. Jackie left a five star review and said came over here just to leave this review to help you get to 12k. So everyone follow suit with Jackie.
Kathy
Jackie, thank you very much.
Pumps
She's a leader.
Kathy
We love you, Jackie. That's the kind of leadership this country needs.
Pumps
Yep. Like it?
Kylie
I've got a five star review from Walt's wife titled Glad I found you'd and she writes as a 40 something black female from Tennessee. I'm a little wary of white women, but you guys keep me laughing. I walk around all day making a list of things I've had it with. I've had it with people trying to talk to me at the nail salon. I don't want to know what color you're getting your nails or where you're going on Thanksgiving break. I have earbuds in. Shut the fuck up.
Kathy
I cannot agree any more with that. Walt's wife. There's nothing more maddening than when you go to have an hour of me time at the nail salon and then somebody wants to chat with you about the weather. Looks like we're getting some weather. And I want to be like, looks like you're getting a case of you need to shut the up. I mean, it's just. I could not agree more. I'm. My goal is to try to talk to people less.
Pumps
I think that's a great goal. I mean, that really is a great goal. I completely agree with this. The nail salon. I remember back in the day I went to the same lady and I knew everything about her life. And I am so happy now that our new nail place, they don't really talk to us. Like they'll talk if you want to talk, but there's no. They don't feel a burdened to talk to.
Kathy
They're very good at following your lead.
Pumps
Agree.
Kathy
If I sit down and I want to chat, ask how their pets are doing, ask how their kids are doing. And we do that for about five minutes of pleasantries because I really like those ladies. Then I put my earbuds in and dive into a show. And it is just. They completely pick up what the customer is putting down. And that is an art form that is dying off left and right. You have to pick up what people are putting down. If you get on a plane and the person seated next to you puts on their earphones, do not talk to them. Don't even try. Don't look at them, don't talk to them, don't touch them. Even if the flight attendant's trying to get their attention, don't intervene. Just let it all play out. Leave the person completely alone.
Pumps
Yeah, no, I completely agree. Especially here's what drives me crazy, and I should make this a habit. It's a great reminder. Why on God's green earth are you trying to have a conversation with me when I have earbuds in? Like, hold on, I'm listening to something. Let me pause it. And they just keep talking. And then I'll make a point to, like, play it again. And then they keep talking. I'm like, if I wanted to talk to you, I'd take my earbuds out. It'd be real obvious I was dying to engage in a conversation because I would take my earbuds out, I would put them in my pocket, and then you would have my full attention instead of me going back and forth hitting play on my phone. I think that's one of the ruder things people do.
Kathy
Listener, this may come as a total shock to you, but Pumps and I have not always been this pulled together and rock solid. In fact, we used to be rather screwed up.
Pumps
When you say pumps, I would say damn near psychotic.
Kathy
Totally. And we have written a cell phone expose. One could even say it's a manifesto. And the book title is Life is.
Pumps
A Lazy Susan of Sandwiches.
Kathy
In all sincerity, we share a lot of our struggles that led us to this grand stage where we can talk about petty grievances. You can click the link below in the show notes to pre order your copy now. So get this. I'm always like, dying. What do I get my parents for Christmas? They have everything. Everything they want, they purchased. What they want to see are me and my kids and their grandkids. They want to see them more. So I discovered this new frame, Aura, and you can order it online. You can download all of these photos and videos to the frame before it even arrives to your house. And then you give it to your parents. And it's just like this beautiful slideshow presentation of all of the people that they love.
Pumps
So you're telling me your parents don't have to do the loading, you can do the loading?
Kathy
Exactly.
Pumps
Wow.
Kathy
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Pumps
What is exciting about Bombas is not only do they have the long socks, but they have fabulous no show socks. I'm wearing them right now.
Kathy
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Pumps
I was gonna say, I think you.
Kathy
Were Headed that way long before I. I blame this on Trump because I am incapable of feigning interest whatsoever. I don't care what your kid did. I don't care what your kid's doing. I. I don't even care to say, oh, my God, tell him I said hi, because what difference does that make? I haven't seen this person in 10 years. Or maybe I vaguely know them. I just. I'm incapable of feigning. I'm craving just authenticity. I wish that somebody would. I wish what my goal for this next calendar year.
Pumps
Okay, here it is.
Kathy
When they say, how have you been? I just want to look at me go, you know? All right. This Trump victory is just really kind of got me not feeling great about myself or around other people. Did you vote for him? And they say, yeah. I say, you know what? Let's just go and end this conversation now. No bad blood, but let's just end it.
Pumps
Let's just be done.
Kathy
Let's end it. And let's not fake and pretend like we care what each other's family members are doing, because I know I don't give a shit what yours are doing, and I know you don't give a shit what mine are doing. So why are we faking this?
Pumps
What about if you said when somebody said, how are you? Why do you care? We haven't seen each other in 10 years. Why does it matter?
Kathy
See, I like that.
Pumps
I mean, that's just. You don't even have to go into anything.
Kathy
How are you? Why do you care?
Pumps
Why do you care?
Kathy
Do you think that's a personal question?
Pumps
Don't you think that's a little invasive? Okay, I was. This reminded me this comment. Remember the last couple times, I can't remember when it was, but we got our nails done, and there was a woman. You and I were on one side of the salon. There was a woman on the other side of the salon. I had my earbuds in. I watched an entire thing on my phone. And that woman yacked you up the entire time and we've never talked about it?
Kathy
Oh, screaming across.
Pumps
Screaming all the things you hate in life. Idle chitchat, screaming across the room, Loud talking. And I have to say, it was such a.
Kathy
Did you enjoy that?
Pumps
I got so much gratification out of it. I love it.
Kathy
It's true friendship.
Pumps
I would giggle every few minutes, like, because I could tell you were trying to end it.
Kathy
Yeah.
Pumps
And it wouldn't.
Kathy
I was using closing.
Pumps
You were using language.
Kathy
Closing language, closing terms, body language, everything. And she would have none of it.
Pumps
She no picking it up. And I mean, I would get so tickled.
Kathy
And listener, this is something that I want you to know is true friendship. Her enjoying my suffering. And I'm glad that she got that. That's true friendship when you can nudge at each other. And she saw me over there, you know, just. She knew that I was dying on the inside and that at least somebody walked away with some sociopathic joy out of the situation. You know what? That makes me happy. Yeah. That even though I was suffering and I hated that manicure experience more than anything on the planet, I hate it so much, I don't even remember who the person was because I had to disassociate to get through it. But I am pleasantly surprised, tickled even, that you were able to net something good out of that dog shit experience at the nail salon. And listen, this has nothing to do with the nail salon ladies, because I love those ladies.
Pumps
Right? No, this was the customer.
Kathy
Yeah. Yes, yes, yes. Yeah, yeah. And, you know, I. I don't know how to handle this other than, like, maybe we could wrap ourselves in some sort of costume, you know, that is prickly, like a cactus or a porcupine, you know, and then you just, like.
Pumps
Push a button and it. The.
Kathy
That they come out, the quills come.
Pumps
Out like, okay, she does. She doesn't want to talk. Yeah, I wonder. That's it. Okay, we'll have to bat that around.
Kathy
How do we normalize being pleasant, but in a very direct way? Like when somebody comes up and you're at the nail salon and you haven't seen this person in eight years, and at some point there was some sort of affection, a shared affection. At some point, maybe your kids went to preschool together. You know, you were in some club or, you know, some with them, but you haven't seen them, you haven't thought about them, you totally forgot they even existed. And they come up and they're like, oh, my God, Angie, it's so great to see you. He said, you know what? I completely forgot that you even existed. What a pleasant surprise to see you. Let's go back to exactly where it was before we saw each other. Let's give each other a big smile and let's both move on. Right on down the road. Let's go over all of the stuff that's going on in each other's personal, personal lives. Let's just skip to the end of this. How do you do that? By.
Pumps
It was great to see you. Let's just Skip to bye. It was great seeing you.
Kathy
So they come up to you. Let's role play. They come up to you. Hi. It's so good to see you. Haven't seen you in forever.
Pumps
Oh, my gosh. It's great seeing you. Good to see you. Bye.
Kathy
That's perfect. See, that's still pleasant.
Pumps
Okay, let's see if we could do that. Okay. How would. How would you do it? Better. I feel like that maybe left a little. Because I said it's great to see you. Like, maybe it would be better to.
Kathy
Say, okay, you do me.
Pumps
Oh, my gosh, Jennifer, I haven't seen you forever. How are you?
Kathy
Fantastic. I'm about to hop on a call, but it was lovely seeing you. I'll. Hopefully we'll see each other again some other time. Never.
Pumps
I like it. That seems smoother. I feel like that closes it out better, don't you?
Kathy
Yeah, I have. I have something to do here.
Pumps
It's so great to see. I'm running on. I've got a run. I'm on a time clock.
Kathy
Huh?
Pumps
Yeah, I think that's a good one. Okay, but let's say you say that and you're at a restaurant and you don't leave the restaurant or you don't get on your phone. Do you have to fake getting on your phone? Or you just. You okay with them thinking you're an. I think you're just okay with it.
Kathy
I'm okay. I mean, we are.
Pumps
No, I know. So I'm saying I. I'd be fine.
Kathy
But I think. I think you could say, I'd love to chat with you, but I'm expecting a phone call in any second, and so I can't really get into this, but I hope you have a great meal. Then you just keep your phone right on the table, and maybe you could pick it up from time to time and act like you were talking on it. Take a bite of food, kind of look over at her.
Pumps
Yeah.
Kathy
Or him.
Pumps
Yeah, that's a. That's a good tip. It might work.
Kathy
I have some stories from the news that I would like to share.
Pumps
Okay.
Kathy
One is that two inmates made a, quote, miracle baby without ever meeting. And you might think, how did this happen? Well, two Miami Dade Prison inmates achieved the impossible deed of conceiving a child without ever meeting. Inmates Daisy Link and Joan depaz began conversing through neighboring AC vents in their cells and eventually started dating. Despite having never met or laid eyes on each other, the two were able to complete the task by putting bodily fluids in Saran Wrap, which was then passed through the vents. She's a miracle baby. She's a blessing. Link said about the Virgin Mary process of conceiving her daughter.
Pumps
I don't believe that.
Kathy
I think you think she was screwing a guard.
Pumps
I, for 100 think she was screwing a guard. I mean, and my knowledge is extremely limited, but I thought, like, when you do IVF or artificial insemination, you know, you have to keep it at a certain temperature. I mean, there's. I mean, I could see it maybe if you had an immediate turkey baster, but putting it through the AC vent, the temperature thing. Saran Wrap leaks. Like, I think she's around. And she didn't want her boyfriend to know the.
Kathy
Well, no, she's an inmate, so she's probably screwed a guard. And the guard doesn't want to lose his job and lose access to her. So he's like, hey, ask such and such in the vent next door. Because how does the vent. How does that.
Pumps
See, there's just.
Kathy
I just do not buy DNA testing 100%.
Pumps
We need DNA testing.
Kathy
Can they just do that? I mean, like, okay, you're an attorney.
Pumps
No.
Kathy
America's greatest legal.
Pumps
Somebody has to ask for it. I mean, you'd have to have a legal reason to ask for it. Like, I wouldn't have standing to call up Miami Dade and say, I need a DNA test on this. I'm not buying this air conditioner.
Kathy
What if I'm the warden of the jail and I'm like, this stinks to high heaven. I'm going to conduct an investigation. I want DNA on that baby. DNA on all the guards. Would you have to have some sort of court. You'd have to have some sort of court order to get somebody's DNA, right?
Pumps
Yeah, I think you'd have to get some. A court order for sure.
Kathy
I think this could be something that you could lead up, but I think.
Pumps
That it's a reasonable request.
Kathy
I think you could lead it up.
Pumps
I'm gonna run out to Miami. Dade County. Yeah, I'm gonna tell them I want.
Kathy
To get to the. I'm not buying.
Pumps
Don't buy that for a second. Not for one minutes.
Kathy
Okay, here's another one. A church in Switzerland is using AI powered Jesus for spiritual conversations. A small church in Switzerland has made headlines for installing an AI powered Jesus in its confessional booth, offering visitors the chance to converse with a digital avatar of Jesus in a hundred languages. The church, known for being one of the oldest in Lucerne, made the bold decision to replace the Priest with a computer set up in the confessional. After training the AI on the theological text, visitors could ask the digital Jesus questions, receiving real time answers generated by artificial intelligence. The experience was not intended to replace confession, but to offer a space for professional. Or I'm sorry, for personal reflection and spiritual interaction. Well, you know why they replaced the priest, right?
Pumps
I was going to say this almost makes sense because the police, the priest, you have to worry about sex and all that with minors and abuse. So I think that's as good a use as any.
Kathy
I think this is brilliant.
Pumps
Yeah, I kind of like it.
Kathy
If you're a churchgoer and you're Catholic and you have to go to confession, you might as well talk to AI Jesus instead of these creepy old priests, right?
Pumps
And you. It's 100% like, I would assume you wouldn't have to worry about. I don't know how worried Catholics are that the priest talks to other parishioners about stuff, but I would assume it happened.
Kathy
I just. I'm not a Catholic, but priests worry me, yeah, nonstop.
Pumps
Especially in a confined space. One on one.
Kathy
If I'm in an airport and I see a priest or out in public and I see a priest, my inner. I just, I immediately think, oh, God. Because there's just been such a large body of evidence and statistically a very high number, very screwed up priest. I mean, statistically, if you had dentists with that large of a percentage that were child rapists, it would be very alarming to the profession of dentistry. Be like, what's going on here? But with priests, you have it documented multiple different countries, multiple different decades. And so I think this. If you're. I'm not a churchgoer, but if you gotta go, you know, confess and do all this stuff, I'm such an. That I would try to stump the AI Jesus. Yeah.
Pumps
But I wonder if you can.
Kathy
I'm sure that you could be like, well, who made God? How was God created? Right. You know, I mean, you could just keep. Because it probably just has all the Bible stuff in it, Right. Which is contradictory in and of itself. All right, Kylie, do you have any. What do you have for us?
Kylie
We have voice memos today.
Pumps
Excellent. My favorite.
Kylie
Okay, we're gonna kick it off with Meg, Kylie, Jen, Mama pumps.
Kathy
The gloves are off.
Kylie
I'm gonna go ahead and say it.
Pumps
If you voted for Trump, you're ugly.
Kylie
And I hope you get everything that you deserve.
Pumps
And you're ugly.
Kylie
I've had it.
Kathy
So this is the kind of communication I like. It's simple. It's straight to the point. There wasn't a lot of unnecessary points that she made. You're ugly.
Pumps
You're ugly.
Kathy
That's just the end of it.
Pumps
I think the only thing I would add to that is you're ugly and nobody likes you.
Kathy
Yeah, nobody. Everybody hates you. We. We just conducted a survey. Everybody.
Pumps
And you're ugly.
Kathy
Yeah, I like it.
Pumps
I'm here for it.
Kylie
Okay, up next, we've got Grant.
F
Hello, Gen Palms, Kylie, Love you all. As a preface to this, I've had it. Over the past couple years, I have infiltrated a handful of neighborhood Facebook groups that I have never and will never be a part of. But I like the content they provide. Anyways, what I've had it with with all of these groups are the people that are trying to sell their homemade goods by means of Facebook Marketplace or these neighborhood groups. It might be holiday treats, homemade desserts, or like full meal plates. But number one, if I have to read the caption of your posting to figure out what the pile of substance is in the photo that you are trying to sell, that's an issue. Number two, I think these people forget that in the background of all these photos of whatever it is they're trying to sell that you can see their kitchens and the floor is 9 out of 10 times the floor is unswept. There is garbage everywhere. The counters have not been cleaned in days. And the amount of unfinished dirty dishes all over the place. I'm sorry. I have a queasy stomach and general distrust of people, and this might be the reason why. Anyways, it's heinous. I've had it. Stop trying to be Martha Stewart. The only thing you have in common is that you should also probably do a stint in jail for this behavior. Anyways, talk to you all later.
Kathy
Goodbye. Okay. I love that he, like, he likes the content that it provides, right? Because then it provides him this grievance. And it's. That's so relatable.
Pumps
So relatable. I have been known to get on. I don't know how to access my neighborhood deal, but I've got the neighborhood app. Like, my neighborhood has their own little Facebook group. I'm not on that, but I can access, like, the neighbor. And sometimes I get on it and I'm just like, what in the fuck are these people doing? This is not the place for this. But yet I can't get enough.
Kathy
Right?
Pumps
I mean, I like it. So I completely relate to that.
Kathy
Yeah.
Pumps
And there's nothing grosser on planet Earth than Somebody trying to sell you something or does like a super cute video. I'm so adorable. And their house, house is filthy in the background. Clean up your mess before you post it on the Internet. It's gross.
Kathy
It's really gross. And I. I just think there's a lot of riff raff and knickknacks being sold and I don't think there's any oversight. It's just like these free markets going crazy with all this shit and there's no inspection, there's no standard. You don't know if they're the stuff that they're baking, if how old was that were the eggs that you. There's zero, zero oversight. You don't know if this person's a serial killer putting arsenic in it. You have no idea. It's the wild, wild west out there on Facebook Marketplace. And another thing, Facebook is just unbelievable. The other day, I had to get on there. Somebody was like, do you remember such and such that we went to high school with? And I was like, let me see if I can remember what they look like. And that's why I have Facebook. So I enter their name. I'm like, oh, yeah. So then I was like, wonder what the hell's going on here? So I go to the feed. It's so breathtakingly stupid. All you have to do is spend a total of 15 seconds on the Facebook feed and you immediately go, oh, this is why Trump won.
Pumps
Oh, now I know.
Kathy
I get it. Because it's. I'm so far outside of that whole conspiracy cult, crazy QAnon shit. It is the reality that all of these people live in on Facebook when they sell all this shit and don't clean their kitchens.
Pumps
Yeah. It's just go hand in hand.
Kathy
Yep.
Pumps
Yeah. I mean, the conspiracies and all that on Facebook. I'm not on Facebook for that very reason, but I do agree Facebook Marketplace fucking sucks pumps.
Kathy
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Kathy
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Kylie
Okay, up next, we've got someone coming for you. Pumps and this is Matt D. Hi Blessica.
G
Hi Pumps. I have had it with pumps saying explaining something and then saying but that's here nor there. It's neither here nor there. You're saying it's here which makes nor there not make sense. Just a little grammatical fix. My grandparents instilled grammar and spelling in me so it drives me nuts every time. But I always agree and love everything you're talking about. But that's here nor there.
Kathy
It's a great tip.
Pumps
That's a great tip. I will take that correction. Neither here nor there.
Kathy
It's neither here nor there.
Pumps
Neither here Nor there.
Kathy
Okay, I will say something else. You do what? And when we do our other podcasts, this word comes up a lot.
Pumps
What?
Kathy
And it's like some mental tick that you have.
Pumps
Oh, God.
Kathy
Instead of saying advocate a d vocate. Every single time it comes up, you say abdicate.
Pumps
Abdicate. Am I saying it now? Abdicate. Abdicated. Abdicate.
Kathy
Advocate. Advocate.
Pumps
Advocate.
Kathy
Yeah, you always say abdicate.
Pumps
Abdicate like D where the V is.
Kathy
Yeah, like you use the word abdicate for advocate. Just want to bring it to your attention.
Pumps
Okay.
Kathy
These are good tips.
Pumps
I did not know.
Kathy
Have you noticed that, Kylie?
Kylie
I have actually.
Kathy
Yeah.
Pumps
Well, why didn't someone tell me before now?
Kathy
I've tried to tell you, but you snap back at me and you were really mean and abusive and so I didn't want to go down that road.
Pumps
Well, you're a fucking kind.
Kathy
We don't know that.
Kylie
Yeah, we're all scared of you.
Pumps
That wasn't.
Kathy
Listen, that wasn't all. We're all scared of her. You wouldn't believe how abusive she is to me.
Pumps
I am definitely the abuse.
Kathy
She's like. And she just.
Pumps
I cracked the whip.
Kathy
She comes all. She's able to just sit down and put on this like Southern charm thing. But the minute we wrap filming here, you would not believe the terror that she's going to put everybody through.
Pumps
I mean, just through the ringer.
Kathy
Just say it's neither here nor there. Abdicate. Fuck off.
Kylie
Okay, up next we've got Rome.
H
Hi, Jen Pumps. Kylie. Greetings from New York. As someone who takes the subway every day, I have had it with bad subway etiquette. Like the pastor preacher who makes a sermon in the subway car like, dude, I'm gay. I already know I'm going to hell. Do you have to remind me at 7:30 in the morning? I've also had it with people carrying these big ass speakers, turning them on and dancing. First of all, your moves suck. Your music is horrible. Your sweat is flinging all around everyone. In fact, I would rather pay you 20 bucks to not turn that speaker on. And lastly, my personal favorite, I have had it with people who clip their toenails in the subway. Like, lady, go do that at home. Yeah, you are nasty.
Kathy
I have to say that that's a very good little punch list that is. That perfect society can work on to improve. I appreciate the specificity in each and every grievance and the care that he took to articulate these massive social violations, starting with that preacher. I'm so tired. I mean, sick to death. People feeling like that talk about religion all the time. It drives me bananas. And as somebody from the Bible Belt, when I finally get the out of here and go to a big city, if I was on the subway and somebody started Bible thumping, I just think I would be like, shut the up, for fuck's sake. Everybody knows that the book exists. We know what the consequences are. It's a foregone conclusion. At this point in everybody's life, either you're for it or you're against it. Move on down the road. Shut the fuck up. Quit talking about it. I've had it.
Pumps
I completely agree. I just hate any kind of captive audience where you're captured on a plane, in a subway, in a car with somebody, but that you have more control over. And you're sitting there and somebody. You can't get away.
Kathy
It's the grandstanders.
Pumps
You cannot get away. You're trapped. And you have to listen to this.
Kathy
You think that toenail clipper is attention seeking?
Pumps
Yes.
Kathy
I do, too.
Pumps
I don't think anybody thinks that.
Kathy
She's trying to be efficient. No, I don't think she's. No. I'm running late, so I'll clip my toenails on the subway. I think that's an attention seeker.
Pumps
I think all three of those examples are attention seeking.
Kathy
Kylie, do we have a last one?
Kylie
We do. We're gonna end it with friend of the pod, Robbie Ken James.
I
Hi, Palms. Hey, Jessica. It's your official Australian correspondent here. Robbie, Ken James. Unfortunately, you're part of the reason I've had it today. I've fucking had it with Americans insisting on using the imperial system for measurement.
Kathy
Yeah.
I
I cannot begin to explain how annoying it is when I find a recipe online. Looks great, and then it's written in ounces and pounds and I have to try and fucking convert it. The entire Imperial system makes no sense. No sense at all. There's only three countries in the world that still insist on beating this dead horse. Be better America. In Australia, the only thing we are using the Imperial measurement system for is to measure each other's dicks. So come at me with your 9 inches or go home.
Kathy
I mean, here's the thing. Robbie Ken James from Australia. I completely agree with you on all of this because when I travel abroad, I'm lost when people start talking about, you know, kilometers per hour. I don't know. I have no idea what that means. We are not.
Pumps
We're.
Kathy
Basically, it's kind of a sift through. You're taught very quickly how to do it one time and one time only. America is very ethnocentric. The majority of Americans, if you show them a map of the United States of America and say, where is Florida? The majority would not be able to tell you. The majority of the people don't know who the Vice President is.
Pumps
Right.
Kathy
So to think that somehow this below average population that just elected Donald Trump is going to be able to tackle and convert an entire country of 330 million people to the metric system is such a big swing because we are so over our skis over here. We are literally on, on the precipice of fascism right now. And I appreciate the vote of confidence. I appreciate that you would even take the time to have a grievance towards us because we're not even worthy of a grievance right now. But I agree the metric system is better. A lot of stuff everybody else does makes a lot more sense than what we do. But the United States is the most ethnocentric country in the world and I don't see that ever changing.
Pumps
No, I don't either. I think it's elitism. I mean, we're, we think we're so much better than everybody and we're the only ones that have this problem or two other countries, I don't know who they are besides us. But I agree. And it's always been rumored that we were switching to the metric system. I heard that when I was in grade school. Haven't ever done it. I'm with you. I don't think we'll ever be able to do it. I mean, we've got so many bigger issues.
Kathy
We don't even have health care. No, I mean, you know, like there's the, in the United States, the phrase medical bankruptcy is a real thing. Absolutely. The most, one of the most religious first world countries in the richest first world countries. And people can fought can go bankrupt and die because they get cancer and that's how our citizens are treated. So nobody really here gives a. If people know how to convert. But my brain, I learned inches, pounds, all of that. So it's very difficult for me, especially as a designer. I can walk into a room and kind of scale it in feet and inches in my brain. And then when I do work with, you know, a European company or a South American company, it's, they'll start talking about the metric system. Like, I'm sorry, I can't, I don't know. I, I can't, I can't do this.
Pumps
Yeah, I think it, it's a Lag behind situation. Plus, we're one of the only countries that, like, I feel like everywhere else you go, they can speak at least get along in other languages. And most people in America only speak English. So it's Trump's America.
Kathy
It's Trump's America. So, yeah, that's what I. The Moving Forward Patriots. I just want to tell you that, you know, when he won before, it was the resistance. Now Pumps and I are starting the rebellion. So that's number one, we're the rebels. Number two, everything that happens bad in your life from this point, moving forward, everything you were to say out loud, no matter who's around. Thanks a lot, Trump. Thanks so much, Donald Trump. Or that's what happens in Trump's America. Like, if you walk up to a hostess stand and you say, I have a reservation at 7, but I'm five minutes late, sorry, it's still going to be about 30 minutes for your table. I guess this is what happens when the country votes for Trump. I want you to look at the hostess like it's her fault personally. And we just need to start. They've acted crazy for nine years now, running around in those hats, acting like nuts, nonstop taking a shit in the Capitol, all that stuff. We have to match that crazy. We have to match that intensity. And so it's just everything that goes wrong. You're playing tennis, you lose a match, you hit a ball out. Thanks a lot, Trump.
Pumps
Yeah, somebody rear ends you. Well, I guess this is what happens in Trump's America. You just run into the back of each other's car. Cars.
Kathy
Yeah. There's just no decency anymore. Nobody's looking at the road everywhere. Ever since that guy won. You voted for him, didn't you? You have a Stanley cup in that car? Knew it. All right, that's all we have for today. Pumps.
Pumps
Tell them we will see you next Tuesday and Thursday. I'll tell you what I've had it with. Let's hear it. I've had it with that.
Kathy
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Pumps
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Kathy
Please go, rate, subscribe and review so that we will chart upwards with America's greatest legal mind. Pumps. Pumps. What does an eagle say? Caca. A little bit more enthusiasm.
Pumps
Caca.
Kathy
That's it.
Pumps
That's.
Kathy
That's. That's the patriotism that this country needs right there.
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Podcast Summary: "I've Had It" – Episode "See You Never"
Overview
In the "See You Never" episode of "I've Had It," hosts Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps” Sullivan delve into a myriad of everyday frustrations and pet peeves that listeners—and they themselves—can relate to. The episode is a comedic exploration of the small annoyances that accumulate in daily life, ranging from overplayed Christmas music to tedious weather conversations and intrusive social interactions. Through lively discussions and engaging listener submissions, Jennifer and Angie offer both venting and humorous takes on the things they've genuinely "had it" with.
[01:21 – 02:29]
The episode kicks off with Angie expressing her exasperation with the relentless loop of Christmas songs that dominate public spaces during the holiday season.
Jennifer echoes this sentiment, sharing her recent experience:
Angie elaborates on how pervasive this trend is, noting that it's impossible to escape the seasonal tunes, even in unexpected places like a furniture store or a dentist's office.
Both hosts agree that while a little festive music can enhance the holiday spirit, the constant barrage becomes overwhelming and detracts from the shopping or service experience.
[02:50 – 07:30]
Transitioning from holiday tunes, Jennifer and Angie tackle the ubiquitous small talk topic: the weather. They express frustration over the decline in descriptive language when discussing weather, noting how conversations have become overly simplistic and repetitive.
Angie agrees, highlighting how the weather has become an "all-consuming thing" in social interactions, especially among older generations.
The discussion evolves into a critique of superficial conversations, where neither party feels a genuine need to engage deeply, leading to a prevalence of meaningless exchanges.
Both hosts advocate for embracing silence or more meaningful dialogue, rather than defaulting to banal weather talk.
[07:43 – 10:05]
Shifting focus, Jennifer and Angie discuss their experiences with unsolicited conversations in settings meant for relaxation, such as nail salons.
Jennifer relates to this by emphasizing her preference for limited, meaningful interactions rather than endless small talk. She shares her strategy of briefly engaging in polite conversation before retreating into personal space with earbuds and media.
Angie appreciates how modern nail salons have adapted to customer needs by avoiding unnecessary chatter, allowing patrons to enjoy their time without feeling obligated to engage socially.
This segment underscores the importance of personal boundaries and respectful social interactions in public or semi-public spaces.
[29:49 – 34:17]
Jennifer and Angie transition to digital annoyances, specifically targeting the chaos and lack of standards on platforms like Facebook Marketplace.
They critique how sellers often post cluttered and unappealing backgrounds in their listings, which not only detracts from the products but also raises concerns about hygiene and trustworthiness.
Angie adds to the frustration by sharing her own experiences navigating neighborhood apps and encountering similar issues.
The hosts lament the lack of quality control and the potential risks associated with buying homemade goods online, advocating for safer and more regulated platforms.
[35:18 – 44:51]
The latter half of the episode features various listener voice memos, each spotlighting unique grievances. These segments provide a platform for fans to voice their pet peeves, which Jennifer and Angie dissect humorously.
Listener Matt D:
Complains about the misuse of the phrase "here nor there," emphasizing the correct usage "neither here nor there."
Jennifer:
Addresses Angie's frequent grammatical slip-ups, urging better language habits.
This exchange highlights the hosts' playful dynamic and mutual accountability in maintaining communication standards.
Jennifer empathizes with Rome’s frustrations, particularly criticizing unsolicited "Bible thumping" in crowded public transport.
Angie concurs, noting her disdain for situations where individuals monopolize confined spaces with their issues.
Jennifer and Angie delve into the cultural implications of America's resistance to adopting the metric system, linking it to broader issues like ethnocentrism and lack of progressiveness.
They critique the nation's inability to unify on even basic standards, highlighting the absurdity and inconvenience it brings on both a personal and professional level.
[07:26 – 48:51]
Throughout the episode, Jennifer and Angie intersperse their discussions with product endorsements and advertisements. These segments are seamlessly integrated into the conversation, providing listeners with recommendations while maintaining the episode’s comedic tone.
Key Products Mentioned:
Aura Frames:
Bombas Socks:
Shopify:
Wild Grain Bakery:
These endorsements are presented with humor and sincerity, reflecting the hosts' genuine preferences and enhancing listener trust.
[46:49 – End]
As the episode draws to a close, Jennifer and Angie recap the main themes and encourage listener engagement through ratings and subscriptions.
They also tease upcoming content and additional products, maintaining the episode’s lighthearted and engaging tone right until the final moments.
Angie on Christmas Music:
"I've already had it with all the Christmas music everywhere I go all the time. It's relentless."
[01:21]
Jennifer on Weather Conversations:
"I've had it with people that say, I think we're getting some weather later this week. Why are we not using descriptive adjectives any longer?"
[02:54]
Listener Jackie on Nail Salon Conversations:
"I've had it with people trying to talk to me at the nail salon. I have earbuds in. Shut the fuck up."
[08:19]
Listener Robbie Ken James on Measurement Systems:
"I've had it with Americans insisting on using the imperial system for measurement."
[40:11]
Jennifer on Ethnocentrism:
"The United States is the most ethnocentric country in the world and I don't see that ever changing."
[42:30]
The "See You Never" episode of "I've Had It" offers a candid and humorous look into the minor yet persistent irritations that can plague everyday life. Through relatable anecdotes and listener interactions, Jennifer and Angie create a sense of camaraderie among those who share similar frustrations. The episode underscores the importance of setting personal boundaries, striving for meaningful conversations, and navigating the complexities of modern social interactions with grace and humor.
Additionally, the hosts highlight broader societal issues such as cultural resistance to change (e.g., the imperial vs. metric system) and the impact of leadership on national behavior and etiquette. By intertwining personal grievances with broader observations, they provide both entertainment and commentary on the state of social norms and communication in contemporary America.
Overall, "See You Never" serves as both a venting space and a humorous reflection on the little things that collectively shape our daily experiences, reminding listeners that they're not alone in their "had it" moments.