AMY: F-Bombs and Feelings: What Cursing Says About You

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show: "AMY: F-Bombs and Feelings: What Cursing Says About You"

Date: November 8, 2025
Hosts: Amy & Kat
Episode Theme: Exploring what swearing says about authenticity, emotions, and personal quirks—with lots of laughter and real-life stories.

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bobby Bones Show centers around Amy and Kat's honest, humorous conversation on swearing—why people curse, what it says about personality and authenticity, and their own evolving relationship with cuss words. The hosts also touch on relatable daily struggles like home repair gone wrong, pet problems, and relationship dynamics, all with their signature candid, lighthearted style.

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Main Topics & Key Insights

1. Random Quirks: The "Zero vs. O" Dilemma

Timestamp: 03:13 – 10:46

• Amy opens with a quirky question about whether people say "zero" or "O" when reciting numbers (like in credit cards or phone numbers).
• Both realize they unconsciously mix "zero" and "O" for no particular reason, debating where this comes from and who else does it.
• They discuss shorthand writing, old-school secretary skills, and even how court stenographers use special keyboards.

Notable Quote:

"You have to go based on how you feel. And like, a zero might feel right here and O might feel right here." — Kat (07:29)

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2. Feeling of the Day: From Insecurity to Rage

Timestamp: 10:46 – 13:10

• Amy admits her earlier story made her feel "insecure" about being clear when describing her thoughts.
• Kat’s mood of the day: “a low-level of enragement”—brought on by home maintenance frustrations.
• They both reflect on how recognizing and naming their feelings is a big part of what makes the show authentic.

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3. The Treadmill Fiasco: Domestic Trials and Marital Dynamics

Timestamp: 13:13 – 21:56

• Kat recounts the saga of buying, delivering, and assembling a treadmill with her husband—misinformation from a store associate led to big headaches (literally!).
• Assembling the treadmill themselves causes drama and forces reliance on family.
• Discovery of a rusted part and an unhelpful manual ("Do not assemble on carpet!") triggers more stress and phone calls with customer support.
• A lighthearted moment about Kat’s cat claiming the treadmill as her throne, despite needing to lose weight.

Notable Quote:

"If I have to take that thing back downstairs, I'd rather just light it on fire. But I actually can't do that inside my house." — Kat (17:27)

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4. Pet Talk: Cat Diets and Husband Comparisons

Timestamp: 19:17 – 27:00

• Kat shares her vet’s directive to “hide food around the room” for her overweight cat, prompting a stream of questions from Amy.
• The discussion briefly pivots to relationships—how their husbands respond to household challenges and masculinity tropes.

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5. The Talking Fire Alarm Incident & Family Roles

Timestamp: 27:03 – 32:23

• Kat’s fire alarm unexpectedly speaks during treadmill repairs, sparking panic and Smart House comparisons.
• Dad's advice: Vacuum the alarm, beware of sneaky spiders.
• Segues into a funny story from Amy about her husband vs. dad carving a Thanksgiving turkey, and gender roles in domestic life.

Notable Quote:

"I love you, and you're perfect for me. What I meant was, I feel like Ben would do probably more like building of things." — Kat, clarifying her comments about her husband's handiness (33:37)

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6. Emotional Reset Strategies: Rage Showers, Ice Cubes, and Laughter

Timestamp: 35:56 – 39:12

• Amy suggests the “rage shower”—blasting music, letting anger wash down the drain.
• Throwing ice cubes as another therapist-approved anger-buster.
• Both agree on the power of laughter for emotional reset, illustrated in real-time by their banter.

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7. The Big Topic: Swearing and Authenticity

Timestamp: 46:13 – 53:44

Personal Histories with Cursing

• Amy confesses she never used to curse; it just wasn't in her vocabulary, fitting for an on-air radio host.
• Kat recalls her first curse word with friends and how it felt like “joining the club.”

Research & Insights

• Swearing is linked to honesty and authenticity—multiple studies show a positive correlation between higher profanity use and truth-telling.
• Cursing can be cathartic, a genuine expression when emotions run high.

Notable Quotes:

"I just didn’t even think in cuss words. I was never a cuss person until... I went through a lot and then realized that sometimes saying a cuss word helped me feel better." — Amy (46:23)

"Cursing is often described by researchers as an unfiltered and genuine expression of emotion, which can signal a person’s willingness to prioritize candor over politeness." — Kat reading research (50:07)

Family and Social Dynamics

• Swearing around parents and kids: Amy says she never cursed in front of her mom, who gave up cussing after a religious transformation.
• Both reflect on when and around whom it feels appropriate to cuss.
• They acknowledge that some people overuse profanity while others never curse—and that’s fine too.

Funny Moment:
Amy and her ex-husband use "pickle" as a code word to end arguments when cursing gets excessive. (52:10)

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8. Odd Myths and Personal Habits

Timestamp: 53:44 – End

• Cold, crunchy snacks or chewing ice are (sometimes) recommended as stress releases, but not for everyone.
• Myths are debunked: Chewing ice giving you gas—or not; popping knuckles doesn't cause arthritis (probably).
• A sidebar on hair-washing routines and lice from childhood for extra laughs.
• Amy’s “party trick”: Identifying Heinz ketchup blindfolded.

Notable Quotes:

"If you need to take a beat, throw some ice cubes, take a rage shower, eat something crunchy, curse—be a cuss person." — Amy, offering self-care tips (58:19)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Zero vs. O debate: 03:13 – 10:46
• Feelings of the day & insecurities: 10:46 – 13:10
• Treadmill troubles: 13:13 – 21:56
• Pet problems & marital banter: 19:17 – 27:00
• Smart fire alarms & family roles: 27:03 – 32:23
• Laughter & emotional resets: 35:56 – 39:12
• Main discussion—cursing & authenticity: 46:13 – 53:44

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• “I love how passionate you are becoming over this [zero vs. O debate].” — Kat (06:54)
• “Why did I not think [treadmills] are heavy?” — Kat (14:10)
• “If I have to take that thing back downstairs, I'd rather just light it on fire.” — Kat (17:27)
• “I was never a cuss person. I didn’t even think cuss words" — Amy (46:43)
• "Swearing is good for you… I've been meaning to read it for like, 10 years. I think I got the gist of it from the title, you know?" — Kat (53:44)
• "If you ever need to reset your day again… you can take a rage shower." — Amy (36:10)

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Podcast Tone and Style

The tone is warm, informal, deeply honest, and supportive. Amy and Kat are unfiltered and self-deprecating, making fun of their quirks and struggles while providing a comforting, relatable space for listeners.

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Takeaway:
Swearing doesn't make you a bad person—in fact, science suggests it might just mean you're more authentic and honest with your emotions. Whether it’s laughing off a treadmill disaster, feeling rage in the shower, or debating how to pronounce "zero," Amy and Kat show there’s a little bit of good in letting loose and being yourself.

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1, 2, 3.

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Hey.

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Alright, break it down.

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If you ever have feelings and you.

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Just want some, maybe a cat got.

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You covered like a num brother.

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Ladies and fellas, we just follow in.

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The spirit where it tell.

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From the real stuff to the chill.

[B]

Stuff and the in between.

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Sometimes the best thing you can do.

[B]

Is just stop and feel things.

[A]

This is Feeling Things with Amy and Kat.

[B]

Happy Tuesday. Welcome to Feeling Things. I'm Amy.

[A]

And I'm Kat.

[B]

And before we get to the feeling of the day which is coming from you, cat, I have a random question of the day and it's this.

[A]

Questions that don't come up.

[B]

Yeah, okay, but I feel like are we doing questions that don't come up like in the middle of something, like randomly? If it comes up, this is premeditated.

[A]

Okay, then. No, it's not.

[B]

Well, it's interesting because I was on a call before we were recording and I had to say my credit card over the phone and I have zeros in my credit card multiple. But I realized that depending on how the numbers are laid out, sometimes I say O and sometimes I say zero. I don't say zero every time and I don't say oh every time. So my question is, when you have a zero, do you say zero or O? Like for example, I can say my phone number growing up it was 2820841. Oh, that's. Oh. But then sometimes if I was like 2820841 and then maybe there was like four other numbers, it might be like 09, 6, you know, like if it was like, okay, and what's the code to access your bedroom?

[A]

Yeah, zero access your bedroom.

[B]

Like like what's your extension? You know, like that was because that was my home phone. Do you still remember your home phone number growing up?

[A]

Yeah. Why do I feel like I shouldn't say it out loud? It doesn't even exist anymore.

[B]

Yeah, mine probably. I mean I didn't give the area code but I gave the 28208.

[A]

I still use it for like certain things that it's connected to. Like.

[B]

Oh, probably shouldn't do that.

[A]

Well, I mean for like when you go to like a grocery store and you type it in to get the.

[B]

Points, you know, at the grocery store you can always do whatever area code you live in and do 867-530-9. Oh, hey. Oh. In the song they go 8, 6, 7 5, 3, 0, 9, and get the points. It works for me.

[A]

So at a grocery store, you've never actually created an account. You just.

[B]

Sometimes I have, but then some. If I don't. Yes, I will do the area code of where I am. So In Nashville, we're 615, and then you just type in 8, 6 7, 5, 3, 0 9, and then all the discounts come up.

[A]

No way.

[B]

Yeah. Okay. Okay. Well, so I don't know. I know it's a very random question, but it just got me thinking. Like, that's a great question. In my credit card number, I have multiple zeros. And sometimes I say zero, and sometimes I say, oh, it just has to be the placement and how it feels rolling off the tongue.

[A]

So you're asking, do I say, yeah.

[B]

Do you ever say o or zero?

[A]

I don't know, because I don't pay attention to that. But I'm assuming because when you said the phone number, I'm like, yeah. If you said 0, say that phone number and say 0, 2 8, 2.

[B]

0, 841 or 2, 8, 2, 0, 8, 4 1.

[A]

Oh, at least it sounds normal, too.

[B]

I wouldn't do that. And it's not like we call it coke Zero. I don't say coke O. I mean, obviously, because they told us. But, I mean, zeros are zeros. So why do I say, oh, it's an abbreviation. I know, but why? It just was weird. Like, in the. In the flow of it, I didn't say consistently zero. Every time. It was like, oh, in the delivery.

[A]

I'm finally hearing what you're saying.

[B]

Like, let's say my credit card number has five zeros. Am I not being clear this entire time? Me? I'm not saying. I'm saying not. You understanding at me not being clear in my delivery, like, my credit card number has multiple zeros, but say it's 4, 2, 5, 0. I wouldn't say 4, 2, 5, 0. I say 4, 2, 5, zero. And then if it's like, 0, 6, 8, 0, I might say that. But then there's another zero in there.

[A]

I say, oh, you say both is what you're saying.

[B]

I say both.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

In the combination of saying, you know, I love how.

[A]

What's the right word here?

[B]

Passionate.

[A]

How passionate you are becoming over this.

[B]

I thought you were saying I feel like a weirdo.

[A]

No, I thought you were saying, like, sometimes, like, with my phone number, I say, oh, but with my credit card, I say zero. No, you're saying, I. I mix and mingle.

[B]

I mix and Mingle in the same delivery.

[A]

I think that's okay.

[B]

I know.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Thank you.

[A]

Okay. Thank you.

[B]

That's all I do. I don't know. I guess I was just curious if I'm the only person on the planet that does this.

[A]

I don't think you are.

[B]

Okay. Cryo cat does it.

[A]

Okay. Everybody in this room does.

[B]

So you mix and mingle in the same flow.

[A]

I think it's like. Yeah, it's a. You have to go based on how you feel. And like, a zero might feel right here and O might feel right here.

[B]

0 and O. This the only one we do it for. We don't do it for.

[A]

Well, what other numbers have abbreviations?

[B]

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. You're like, Ocho. Okay. No, I guess they don't.

[A]

We don't. So I think you're normal. Oh.

[B]

Oh. Yeah, I would say oh, oh. Yeah, I would say oh, oh. I would probably say oh, oh. I wouldn't go zero, zero, but I might. I might say zero. Oh, okay. Four, three, two.

[A]

But I also think if I'm. If I'm reading something off to somebody, I like to be very clear, because I think sometimes when I speak, I don't speak clearly. So I probably would say zero if I'm reading something. Zero, zero, four, three kind of thing.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But if I'm just somebody's like, what's your phone number? I'll probably would be like, 4 3, 0 4, 2, 0, 0.

[B]

Right. You know, I know. I'm with you. I'm very clear. That's why it was weird to me, because I noticed that I was like, 960-4-2,0, and it was like, 0, and then, oh, and I'm like, why did I just switch that?

[A]

There's nothing.

[B]

Probably should have described it just like that in the very beginning.

[A]

Yeah. You're. I think you're normal. And if you weren't normal, that would be such a fun quirk that we would just love about you.

[B]

You probably wouldn't even really notice it unless I.

[A]

And I bet that person didn't notice that you did that.

[B]

Yeah, well, because then, I mean, all credit cards are numbers. But she might be like, oh, oh, it's not a number because O is a letter.

[A]

Yeah. I think that she gets that. That's the abbreviation for zero, though.

[B]

I know. Probably.

[A]

What if she said that it was on a number? I don't. I can't input that, ma'.

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Am.

[B]

Yeah. And I would be like, you know, it's the.

[A]

What do you not know? The abbreviations for zero.

[B]

It's. This is short talk. Or like shorthand. My mom was able to write shorthand. I never.

[A]

What does that mean?

[B]

It's a. Abbreviated writing.

[A]

Don't you just do that anyway when you're taking notes?

[B]

No, this is like a special language. Oh, well, I don't know if they were taught it like a. My mom was a secretary back when it was called secretary at places. And then later an administrative assistant. But I think it was a taught thing. Like, you learned shorthand? Oh, sort of. Like, who keeps notes in the courtroom? You know, the clerk. No, topography.

[A]

But the topography, they're to clean. They're not notes. They're taking minutes.

[B]

The minute. The minute taker. I know, but they're. If you've ever noticed, their keyboard is not a normal keyboard. I don't think. I believe it's like a shorthand typewriter. So.

[A]

So it has letters. It has like.

[B]

Yes. You're typing so quickly to keep up with everything that's being said.

[A]

I didn't know that.

[B]

So, yeah. A stenographer. A court reporter.

[A]

That's what it's called. Or that's what her machine's called.

[B]

It's. The person is the stenographer and the machine is the stenographer.

[A]

Stenography. It's sonography.

[B]

Typewriter. Oh, shorthand. Typewriter. It just popped in my head. Obviously.

[A]

Cool.

[B]

We sinfully talking about this things. Yeah, things. Random things we never thought we'd talk about. But let's get into the feeling of the day since none of this has anything to do with feelings.

[A]

Yeah, you're feeling passionate. Would you say that? Or were you feeling insecure about that?

[B]

I think I more so was feeling insecure that I was not being clear in what I was saying. It sort of threw me because you did a good job faking, like you knew what I was talking about. And then all of a sudden, because I thought you were tracking with me, and then you go, oh, I get what you're saying. So then I got defensive and I'm like, damn. You go. You go. You're not weird.

[A]

I go, yeah.

[B]

Even though I only brought it up because I thought I was weird. I know I'm not weird. But a minute, like a minute before, I had brought it up because I felt like maybe I was being weird.

[A]

So do you feel better?

[B]

Yeah, I feel better.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I don't know if we have any clarity, but those listening out there right now, if you say oh or zero, you are not alone.

[A]

That's what this podcast is all about. Okay. I'm not feeling insecure. Passion. There might be some passion in there, but I'm. I'm feeling a low level of enragement of rage.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Because I don't know if I have shared with you on here before recently, that we have purchased.

[B]

I don't know if I have shared with you before recently on this here podcast.

[A]

Ever in this time, we've purchased a treadmill.

[B]

And breaking news. Yeah, this is breaking news.

[A]

My. My iPad's talking to me. So we purchased the treadmill. It was a big deal. We shopped around. We tested some out. I did some research. Great. Purchase it. We go to the store. You know what? I'm going to say the store, because it deserves to be mentioned, like, in.

[B]

A negative or positive way.

[A]

You can decide.

[B]

Well, I need to know the location before you do, because I don't know if I have an affiliation with them at all in any way, shape, or form.

[A]

So it's a common store that people buy goods at. Goods at. For sporting goods.

[B]

Sure.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

We'll keep it at that.

[A]

I won't even blame the store. I think they wouldn't have known this.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I will say that. Well, part of it is the store associate. Associate. The store wouldn't have known the actual problem. That would not be their fault.

[B]

Perfect. So good thing we didn't say their name. And we're not going to.

[A]

Yeah, why would I ever do that? Yeah. So we go to the store, the store associate, which I'm like, duh, Katherine. This probably is just like a college student who's working on the weekends to make minimum wage. He probably doesn't really care. That's judgment. But I will say Patrick worked at this store at one point in his life, and that's what he said he did. So I'm like, asking questions. Once we were gonna buy it, he was like, do you want to get the assembly and delivery? I said, well, how much is that? He said, $200.

[B]

Oh, I know what you thought. Right away, you were like, what? Why would I pay someone to put it together when I can do it myself, literally?

[A]

I said, well, could we do it ourselves? And he said, well, I did it myself in 45 minutes. So, yeah. And I was like, then, no, we'll just take it with us today. He said, what kind of car do you drive? I told him. He said, oh, I'll be fine. It'll fit in there. Long story short, it did not fit. Half of it didn't even fit in my car. So we had to come Back the next day, get my dad's truck, put it there, take it to our house, carry it up the stairs. Which I had to enlist family members to come to our house to do this. I thought somebody was going to die.

[B]

Yeah. Treadmills are heavy.

[A]

I didn't know that. Oh, why did I not know that? Why did I not think that?

[B]

Probably because the only previous your prior experience to a quote unquote treadmill before this, when it's one of those walking pads from Amazon. Is that why?

[A]

Yeah. And I could carry that upstairs by myself. Right.

[B]

It's very portable.

[A]

Yes. So I was so scared during this process. And in the middle of the.

[B]

Yeah, like I'm shocked. Like we've had to pay. Whenever I've had to relocate my treadmill, we've had to pay the company to come move it. Cuz I've been so.

[A]

Should have done that.

[B]

Terrified.

[A]

Should have done that.

[B]

But you. But you could do it yourself.

[A]

Yeah. And I have to admit, I did not help at all to carry that up the stairs. And I probably would have died if I was part of that process. We finally get it in there. Patrick and I set it up and honestly didn't see. It was a little frustrating setting up, but it wasn't that bad. Oh, before this, the sales associate said, do you want to buy a mat for this treadmill? I said, do we need one? We're just putting it on carpet. He said, no, it's really more for hardwood floors so you don't mess up your hardwood flooring. We also don't care about this carpet anyway because we're eventually we want to rip it up. So he's like, oh, then you don't need the mat. And I was like, great, save more money. Don't pay for the assembly, don't pay for the shipping, don't pay for the mat. So we get it up there, put it together, it doesn't work. And I'm like, oh my God. So I'm like googling stuff, whatever, blah, blah. Then I open up the manual and on the first page it says before you start, like warning things to know. The first thing is do not assemble this and use it on carpet.

[B]

So you need the mat.

[A]

Yeah. And it probably could have, like, I don't know, done something bad. Could have started a fire under. Killed you. Yes. Yeah, probably. So anyway, we had to get the mat, then we had to get ply. Weeks have gone by. We've updated our treadmill experience.

[B]

Yeah. I don't know all of this saga, but I do Know when you were. You bought the treadmill and I feel like that was a really long time ago.

[A]

Month, probably.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Probably can't return it at this point. Well, I'm going to speed the story up because this is far too long.

[B]

If someone is currently on the treadmill right now, you have jogged a couple miles.

[A]

Literally.

[B]

They're like.

[A]

And anyway, so we had to take the treadmill completely apart, which did cause a little bit of marital discord, and take it apart to fix the thing. Oh, my God. We took the whole thing apart because we were trying to get to this one screw. And then once we took the whole thing apart, Patrick realized we could have just lifted the trail up to access that crew and we didn't screw and we didn't need to take the whole thing apart.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

So.

[A]

So we. Anyway, we did that, then we lifted it up. Wouldn't you know, the inside the motor of the treadmill is completely rusted.

[B]

How you don't know.

[A]

It's a mystery. So now we have to undo it again and take it down the stairs.

[B]

The whole thing. Can't the they come pick it up?

[A]

Well, I, I.

[B]

You sold me a rusty treadmill, so I'm going to need.

[A]

What did I do to deserve this? That's what I want to know. I just wanted to be healthy. I just wanted to move my body a little bit. Yeah, well, I've been walking outside now. And so anyway, it's about to get.

[B]

To be the winter months.

[A]

Like, yeah, I did email them to and sent them pictures because they had sent me, like, this is probably what it is. Just look at this and fix it. And I'm like, well, this is rusted. So my hope is that they're like, oh, no, will send somebody there with a new piece and they'll fix it. Because if I have to take that thing back downstairs, I'd rather just light it on fire. But I actually can't do that inside my house.

[B]

No, that's not gonna happen. Okay. Our hope is going to be that they're going to come and fix it or if it has to be removed, that they will come and haul it away like on the house. Because surely it needs to be swapped out and that shouldn't be on you to, to have to handle that.

[A]

Just a girl. And maybe I should pretend like I'm. I'm a single woman living in that home and I not strong enough or something. So they have to like, sir, I have no family here. Nobody can help me do this.

[B]

Yeah, my parents don't live down the street. And that is not my husband right here.

[A]

My brother doesn't live down the street.

[B]

And they're like, how did you get up here? Oh, you know, just, you know, one.

[A]

Step at a time.

[B]

Treadmill. I have my own issues, but the treadmill works fine. My. My cat has claimed it as sort of her spot perch. And so I get on it, and sometimes she's cool with it, but other times she swats at me and. And, like, tries to bite me. And if I'm walking with my arm, she'll like. And, like, she does not want me to be on there. And then I have a little. I'll have to buy you one of these. You can get a little clear tray and a little stand for your computer, and it'll prop up and you can walk and work. But when I have the tray up there, there's no room for her, and she freaks out. And I'm like, maggie, go lay somewhere else. It's not that big of a deal.

[A]

Wait, this is actually really ironic since she's on a diet.

[B]

I know. And she just sits. Her favorite spot is the treadmill.

[A]

Everybody in this family will not be exercising.

[B]

Yes. She's like, if you're. Yes. Because I'm currently not feeding her in her bowl. We have to loose feed her where you just hide food around the room, and she has to hunt for it. She has to, like, work for her food and find it. But I feel bad, so I'll hide it, and then I take her to it, and I'm like, this is where I put it. And I'm like, here you go.

[A]

Just. So do you put, like, one little piece?

[B]

No, I put, like.

[A]

Or is it like a pile of.

[B]

A little pile and not in a bowl. Not in a bowl. I just lose.

[A]

Did you just, like, put her food on the floor?

[B]

No, she can't eat that way anymore. She has to go. She has to, like, have an ounce here, an ounce there. Here. Now it's just like, find and walk around. And I'm. I am apparently supposed to exercise with her. And I'm like, how do you exercise a cat? At Walgreens, we know flu season can feel a little chaotic, so we're going to give you our flu info in a meditation, keeping you calm, just like a certified Walgreens pharmacist will do if.

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[C]

And hi, I'm Kal Penn and we're the hosts of Irsay, The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club.

[E]

This week on the podcast I am sitting down with Jenny Garth, host of the iHeart podcast. I choose me to discuss the new Audible adaptation of the timeless Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice. This is not a trick question. There's no wrong answer. What role would I play?

[B]

You know what? I can see you as Mr. Darcy.

[D]

You got a little Colin Firth.

[E]

Okay, that's really sweet, I appreciate that. But are you sure I'm not the dad? I'm not Mr. Bennett here. Listen to Earsay, the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club on the iHeartradio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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[A]

How do you exercise a cat?

[B]

I mean, you put like a ribbon and they bounce around, but, I mean.

[A]

Yeah. Why aren't you doing that?

[B]

Well, I. I have to start. Cara always eats her choo choo. Her little toys that we get her. Cara eats it. So then I'm not gonna buy another one. Car's probably overweight, too.

[A]

You walk Cara all the time.

[B]

I know, but I overfeed my pets for sure.

[A]

I have a question. Why? Because I feel knowing nothing about animals. Never had a cat, so take this with a grain of salt. Why can't you just limit her food intake? Why do you have to hide it?

[B]

This is what the vet told me to do. So she has to hunt for it, so she's not eating it. So that way, if you have it in the bowl, like, she's just gonna eat it all right there. And then if it's spread out, she's like, spacing out her food and she has to. I don't know, cat.

[A]

Okay, so the real issue is that she's sedentary.

[B]

The vet. The vet said this is the heaviest she has weighed and you need to cut back on her.

[A]

What's the oldest that she has ever been? Of course it's the heavy we.

[B]

No, I think at some point, like, cats just, like, should maintain.

[A]

Maybe I'm feeling defensive of my own life. I'm like, yeah, I'm the heaviest I've ever been because I'm 35. Yeah. And I'm not 12 anymore.

[B]

Yeah. Okay. Anyway, Maggie, she parks. Parks it on my treadmill. And yes, it is ironic because she does need to work out, but because you have been through such a difficult time with your treadmill, once it's set up, I will gift you the clear tray and the computer.

[A]

That's really nice. And what I hear in that is that you believe that this will be resolved.

[B]

It will. It will be.

[A]

And what I have learned is pay for the delivery and assembly.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You can't do everything yourself. Do I deserve this? I think I do, because I. I.

[B]

Feel like you have other things going on that are, like, magnifying, like, the rage you feel towards the treadmill. And it makes me wonder.

[A]

It's not about the treadmill.

[B]

It may not be. Have you thought about that?

[A]

It's 100. Not about the treadmill.

[B]

Oh, okay.

[A]

See, I really probably wouldn't be this upset. It's just. It's like something. I'd rather hyper focus on that than other things in my life that are out of my control.

[B]

Yeah. You're like, if I do that, I'm set on fire.

[A]

But I felt like it's gonna burn my house down.

[B]

But I can't do that, Cat. And if y' all see Kat on the news.

[A]

No, you. Oh, my fire alarm. Speaking of. Okay, so yesterday, as we're working on the treadmill, our fire alarm goes off. But it was not a alarm. It was a woman's voice.

[B]

And she's saying.

[A]

She said, there's smoke in the master bedroom. The alarm is about to sound. It will be very loud. Just so you know.

[B]

And then.

[A]

And then it was quiet. And I go, patrick. Because am I. Am I. My initial thought, oh, my gosh. I had walked. I wasn't with him because we. Okay, we just found the rest. I walked in the bathroom, take my contacts out, and I started hearing the woman's voice. And then I yelled out, patrick. Patrick. And I, like, grabbed my shoes, and I was about to, like, run outside because I thought my house was burning down. Also, I was like, who was that? It reminded me of Smart House.

[B]

I don't know.

[A]

Oh, my gosh. Okay. Disney Channel original movie. And that was a scary movie to me because the lady was like, a robot that, like, took care of the house, but she then started taking over the house. And I. In my head, I'm like, somebody's invaded our house. We're not gonna. They're gonna lock the doors. Like, I freaked out. And then the alarm never sounded. But then there was no smoke. So then Patrick was like, it's fine. And then 10 minutes go by, she does it again. There's smoke in the master bedroom. The alarm will sound. It's going to be very loud. Just so you know.

[B]

Was she glitching?

[A]

She said it clearly.

[B]

Well, I know, but, like, glitch. Like, was her system. Like, what was making her fire off? Like, was there smoke in the master bedroom?

[A]

No. And so then. Well, then I went and blew.

[B]

I had a candle by a glitch.

[A]

Oh, I had a candle on downstairs. So I went and blew the candle out. I'm like, surely that's not it? And then 30 minutes later, it did it again. This time, the alarm went off. So I opened the door, and I'm like, I'm out of the house. And Patrick's, like, in the bedroom looking for smoke. I'm like, get out. And then I called my dad.

[B]

And then.

[A]

Well, I texted him. He said that those alarms are norm. My first concern was, why is she talking like, this should just be a sound? And he said, new alarms, fire alarms talk.

[B]

Interesting.

[A]

Never heard that before. Ever has anybody in this room ever. So if that happens to you one day, just know it can be normal. It's not a person. And then he said to vacuum it, because sometimes dust gets in there. And he said, do that. And if it doesn't work, it could be a spider. Sometimes spiders crawl into them. So if it still doesn't. If vacuuming doesn't help, then maybe it's a spider. And just to take it down. And I said, well, what if there really is a smoke somewhere? Like, in the attic and there's smoke somewhere, and then in the night, it's going to turn into a fire, and then we are dead.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And he said, that would have already been a fire by now.

[B]

Right? Okay.

[A]

And then he said, if you need me to come over, I will, but I don't think. I think Patrick wanted to take care of it himself.

[B]

He probably did. And you're like, it's cool. I already texted my dad.

[A]

I said, is it a. Does that make you feel weird that I'm texting my dad? And he said, no, I don't really know what's going on either. But you don't need him to come over here at 9pm I can take the fire just so he can take it off the wall. I can do that.

[B]

Yeah. That reminds me of one time, my ex husband. Early in our marriage, my dad was going to carve the turkey, but we were hosting and that didn't go over well. I mean, he didn't say anything to him, but he got upset and he was like, this was supposed to. This is our Thanksgiving. I'm supposed to carve the turkey.

[A]

So your dad carved it?

[B]

I think my dad started working on the turkey and my ex husband was like, that's my turkey. Well, he didn't, he didn't say anything. It was more internal. And then later he expressed to me that he was upset because it was his turkey.

[A]

Who. Did he cook the turkey?

[B]

Yeah, I mean, I think we did it all together. I honestly, this was years ago. I mean I was married 17 years and that was the early part of our marriage. So we're going, going back to like it could have been around 2007, 2008 that this happened. So I don't remember every detail, but it just made me think of like a son in law father relationship and how it's like newly married. Like this is my house. You're her dad, but I'm her husband and I'm going to protect her and carve her turkey. And I carve. That sounds interesting. And I was like, I mean something.

[A]

Else have to be sexual.

[B]

Well, it still sounded it. It doesn't have to be, but it sounded dirty. So to be clear, like Ben is actually talking about a turkey.

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Like actual turkey. But it was. It's an interesting thing. Like some of that is just conditioning as men or wanting to feel a certain way in your home, you know.

[A]

But I feel like your ex husband was way more. And I could be wrong, but appeared to me to be way more like handy and traditionally masculine in that way than my husband. Like. Like Patrick doesn't know how to carve a turkey. Wait. Oh my gosh. Stop. This is not supposed to be. Why are you laughing?

[B]

Poor Patrick.

[A]

I don't mean like that. I love my husband. Poor magic.

[B]

Oh my gosh. He doesn't listen.

[A]

Right. Okay. I don't mean it like that. I want to say it. He's so masculine, but I think he can't. Oh, he knows how to carve a turkey. No, he doesn't.

[B]

Tell us, tell us how manly he is.

[A]

Like name all the ways.

[B]

Hurry, hurry. Name him. Start saying them. Sorry. So he's like, so he loves sports.

[A]

He loves sports.

[B]

He loves sports. Go.

[A]

He.

[B]

He loves gambling.

[A]

He loves sports betting. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Wait, stop it. I don't think that would even upset him, because I think he knows what I mean. Like, he can't. Like, he can't. He wasn't handy. He had, like.

[B]

He manages money.

[A]

Well, does he? I hope he does.

[B]

He's an accountant.

[A]

Crying. I didn't mean it like.

[B]

I know. We're just giving you our time.

[A]

Okay. Okay.

[B]

Look. Hey, guess what?

[A]

I love you, and you're perfect for me. What I meant was, I feel like Ben would do probably more like building of things.

[B]

Like, my dad definitely did not been. I mean, I think, you know, he. He could be handy. And also, he was gone a lot, like, because he was in the military. So I think yes. Could he do certain things on a plane? Like, could he fly an airplane? I felt like that was always. Yeah, that's pretty. Office of women. Flight airplanes is not, like, just a man thing, but I think I had to learn how to figure out things on my own. I didn't do. I hired it out.

[A]

So did you call your dad?

[B]

Yeah, my dad would do a lot of. And I don't know if that really bothered Ben, to be honest. We didn't really talk about it, but things would just get done, or I would hire people, and then I think that was sort of our routine. So even when Ben would come back from deployment, I'm like, oh, I already have my handyman who was not threatening. Like, he couldn't hear. Well, I had this one handyman, and I think he was like, maybe. You know how you're sort of legally blind?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Right, Right. But, like, you can see.

[A]

It's like a. Yeah, I'm legally blind, but I can see, like, shapes and blobs.

[B]

Yeah. So anyway, can I say what I meant by that?

[A]

But just, I feel like I need to get this out.

[B]

Well, first of all, Patrick's not gonna listen.

[A]

I know, but I wouldn't want that in the ether anyway.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I meant, like, traditionally masculine in the sense that, like, the traditional roles where we kind of bend the. Like, I can probably hang a picture frame better than he can kind of thing.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

Is that not okay?

[B]

I'm just kidding.

[A]

So a lot of women get mad at them.

[B]

I think my sister's the same way. Her husband can design and help build a house, but my sister is going to hang the picture better.

[A]

Yeah. I'm just saying he doesn't get mad about that. He would never get mad at the. I can't say this, but I wouldn't expect him to care who cuts the turkey at Thanksgiving because he just is like, oh, your dad would probably do a better job at that so he can do it kind of thing. Does that make sense?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

I love my husband.

[B]

We know you do. It was just funny.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

I thought. And laughter is good for the soul. Like, we all got a good laugh. And I bet you feel better because earlier you were like, raging.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Thank you.

[B]

Yeah. I have other ways to reset your day. I know laughter, that happens organically. You can't really force that. But if you ever need to reset your day again, like, if you're feeling ragey, you can take a rage shower.

[A]

What's that?

[B]

So you get in the shower and you blast music. No, you can have it hot, but you just blast music and you rage it all out. Like just jam out in the shower and sing and blast it and feel good. And then, yes, at the end, you can do like a 30 second to one minute, like cold spurt at the end. But in it, you picture with the water, like all the rage running down the drain. It's a raid shower.

[A]

I can't picture my. Well, first of all, where am I getting. I guess you need like a boombox in the bathroom.

[B]

Your speaker, your phone.

[A]

But your phone's not that loud.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

If I'm raging, I want the music to be louder than I am.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

I mean.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Also, you mentioned going and throwing ice cubes earlier when I was texting you.

[B]

Oh, yeah. That's something that I got from my therapist a while back, or maybe even one of my kids therapists, one of our many therapists over the years. But it was. You take ice cubes and then you just throw them down as hard as you can onto your driveway or your back porch or somewhere where there can.

[A]

Really safer than a cold shower. I really just can't wait.

[B]

The cold thing is at the end. You don't have to do that. You can take a normal raid shower. And it's just. You're washing the bad mood away.

[A]

Yeah, a shower really does do wonders.

[B]

I journaled this morning that washing hair.

[A]

I thought you were gonna say I journal in the shower this morning.

[B]

With my waterproof journal and my waterproof speaker. No, I. I washed my hair this morning and then journaled after it right before. I had a few minutes before I had to leave for work. And I was like, I'm gonna use this few Minutes to journal. Because I'm trying to do my morning pages again and I. What is it about fresh hair? It changes everything.

[A]

Do you like to wash your hair in the morning or at night?

[B]

In the morning because it's fresh.

[A]

So I. Okay. For the look of your hair, right? Yeah. So I totally agree. There is something like recently, last couple months, because I've either gone on a walk at night or worked out at night or something that has had me take a shower at night. The best. Getting ready for bed and going to sleep feeling with wet hair and feeling like totally clean. I think for my mental health that is better. But for like, my hair looking good. Yeah. I want to, like, wash it right before. Why?

[B]

I can't wash my hair every day? No. I'll take showers before bed, but I will put a shower cap.

[A]

Wash your hair every day?

[B]

Yeah. But I don't want to. Yeah, that would take. No, no, no, no. That would take so much time to wash my hair every single day, my friend. Because my hair doesn't air dry.

[A]

Did you do it when you were younger? No, I washed my hair every single day growing up. Is that not crazy?

[B]

Well, does your hair air dry normalish?

[A]

You can tell when it's air dry. You'd probably be like, oh, it's an air dry day.

[B]

Okay. Well, some people just naturally can do that. Like my friend Luke married a girl and she showers and washes her hair every single night and like crawls in bed, but then wakes up and her hair is like, perfect.

[A]

Oh, you know, it's like, that's not me.

[B]

She's lucky. But every night she cannot, no matter what time it is where they are, she will be taking a shower.

[A]

I feel like that's a norm, like a new thing. Like growing up, I feel like everybody was washing their hair every day. And then all of a sudden people are like, it's not good for you. Or like, you don't have to live this way.

[B]

Well, I sort of trained my hair to go many, many days without washing because we heard that's what was good for you. And then now I'm hearing the opposite. Yeah. Do you see how you see on Tick Tock that now that you told.

[A]

Me, Oh, I thought your hair girl told you not to use dry shampoo or something.

[B]

Oh, that's a hair. Yeah. That was a hairstylist that. Yes, I've gone to that said that. And also I recently saw on TikTok, wash your hair more. Wash your hair more.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Because of the dirt and stuff in our head. That we thought, if you think about.

[A]

It, it's kind of gross.

[B]

Yes. We thought, like, it was doing more damage, washing it too much. But actually keeping that clean is keeping the roots healthier and gonna give you stronger, better hair. I don't know. And, like, I'm sure someone will counter that with something else. It was just a something I saw in passing, but whoever told it to me on TikTok, I trusted her.

[A]

Did you get ever get lice as a kid?

[B]

No. Stevenson just asked me that the other day because he's had lice once, and we had to completely shave his head. And he's like, what if I get it again? And I said, well, it's been boy.

[A]

Years, but also for a boy, it's not a big deal. You can just shave your head. And we have tons of hair stuff.

[B]

Lice person come to our house, and she completely took it out. And then she looked in my hair and Stashira's hair. Everybody in the house, and we were good to go.

[A]

I went to elementary school at one point where we had, like, weekly lice checks.

[B]

I think that's probably normal. Normal.

[A]

Like, the nurse would come to our classrooms and they would check all of our hair.

[B]

Then what if someone had it? Would they be obvious?

[A]

Yes.

[B]

Like, hey, you over there.

[A]

She's coming with me.

[B]

Yeah, that's.

[A]

Found one.

[B]

I do it under the radar.

[A]

I had lice, but it was in the summer. You never asked me if I did have lice, but I volunteered that information.

[B]

No, I want to know. Sorry. When you asked that question, I was like, that's so weird. Stevenson just asked me about that, and I don't think I've ever had it.

[A]

But I had that thought because they say that lice likes clean hair. I think that might be an urban legend to make people feel better.

[B]

Oh, you're so clean. Yeah.

[A]

Don't worry. It's because you're so clean.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But it is annoying for a girl because you have to get rid of everything. Like, every hair bow, every headband, every scrunchie, every anything. You have to get rid of all of it.

[B]

Is that what you need to do?

[A]

Yeah. All my headbands. Never wore a headband again.

[B]

That's a lot.

[A]

Anyway, riveting.

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[E]

Hey everyone, Ed Helms here.

[C]

And hi, I'm Kal Penn and we're the hosts of Irsay, The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club.

[E]

This week on the podcast I am sitting down with Jenny Garth, host of the iHeart podcast. I choose me to discuss the new Audible adaptation of the timeless Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice. This is not a trick question. There's no wrong answer. What role would I play?

[B]

You know what? I can see you as Mr. Darcy.

[D]

You got a little Colin Firth.

[E]

Okay, that's really sweet, I appreciate that. But are you sure I'm not the dad? I'm not Mr. Bennett here. Listen to HearSay, the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

[B]

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[C]

Hey, y', all, it's Joel and Matt from how to Money. Joel, you were just out in Seattle recently, weren't you? Yeah, man, it was amazing. I went for one of the most glorious runs of my life. Along the waterfront. It had everything you could ask for. Chris Bear. Mountain views, fairies gliding across the water. Beautiful. I love it, man. Yeah. For us, our road trip through Charlottesville was a highlight. We actually splurged on a custom built Airbnb and it was well worth it. The house had these unique touches, like a poured concrete counter counter there in the kitchen with a built in drying rack. Super functional. It even inspired some ideas for our house. Plus, with a kitchen like that, you save money eating out. Yes, exactly. That's what struck me. What seems normal to a homeowner, it can be the thing that makes a guest trip really special. Which is why hosting makes sense, right? Travelers are looking for those authentic, memorable spaces. And if you don't have time to manage all that well, Airbnb's co host feature makes it easy. A local co host can help with everything from creating the listing to keeping your place running smooth. Yeah. So while you are off making your travel memories, your home could be helping someone else make theirs. Find a co [e-mail] host.

[B]

Now, I know you have something for us regarding, like, cursing, which I'm very curious about because I used to not cuss. Ever.

[D]

Ever.

[A]

When did you say your first curse word?

[B]

I mean, I didn't even think in cussing. Wait, like I just didn't like cuss words didn't pop into my head. I was never a cus person until a cursor. How do you say it?

[A]

You sound so sweet. I was never a cuss person. I didn't even think cuss words.

[B]

I just did it. Which was. Which was good because on the radio we couldn't cuss. And there were times where like one time I spilled my coffee all over the board and the mics were recording and I was recording something. It wasn't live, but this was way back in my early radio career. So like 2006 or something. And I said, oh, shoot. And like today, me now, I probably been like, oh, fff.

[A]

You know?

[B]

So like, that was me then and this is me now. And I think the only thing that switched was I don't know, I went through a lot and then realized that sometimes saying a cuss word helped me feel better.

[A]

I vividly remember saying my first cuss word.

[B]

Okay, when was it?

[A]

Me and two of my friends walked to Publix. Don't ask me why. And then our walk back, we were like, okay, they were cussers. I was not. And so we all took turns saying different cuss words. I think they're trying to get me to be bad.

[B]

Join the club.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. And then it all went uphill from there because according to research, cussing is a sign of authenticity. And people who. Which goes along with authenticity, I think they mean, like more authentic in their personality and who they are, but also are less likely to be liars, more likely to tell the truth.

[B]

Maybe I always wanted to be. And I wasn't in my authentic self for all those years because my parents tell me this story. I don't fully remember it, but when I was really little, they were hosting a dinner party and like a. A jet flew over our house. Like a fighter jet, you know? Have you ever had those fly over? They're so loud. And I looked up in the middle of it and I go, what the F was that? I mean. And I said it, and I was three or something.

[A]

Did you say F or the.

[B]

Yeah, I said the F word because my parents cussed. Yeah, like my parents cussed. I obviously heard the F word. You said F. No, I said, well, I'm not going to say it here.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, be authentic.

[B]

He used to get beep it. But I was like, what the was that? Oh, you're so. And then my parents loved help retelling that story, of course, because they thought it was so cute that I did that.

[A]

And then.

[B]

And I was like, what? That's so crazy because I just wasn't a cusser. And I don't know if I thought I was being bad, if I cussed or I didn't think I was better than anybody else, but I just didn't.

[A]

Does your sister. Did your sister?

[B]

I don't recall her cussing. Now, my half sister and my brother, they cuss all the time. Like with my dad, they'd be having conversations and then I'll be like, cuscus.

[A]

As an adult, would you curse around your mom?

[B]

No, I didn't cuss till recently. My mom passed away before I became a cusperson, she missed it. My mom quit cussing. Now she used to cuss. And then when she really found Jesus, like her Jesus doesn't cuss well, she just changed a lot about her. It was like a dramatic shift, like. And I think how she spoke was part of that. I think there are plenty of Christians that cuss. That's not the point. I think for her, she had to make some changes. And that was one thing I saw, because I remember one time I missed the bus and she was not happy, and she slammed the dishwasher and said some cuss words. I mean, I remember my parents cussing, for sure. And I've cussed in front of my kids now.

[A]

Because you're being authentic. I want to read this because just to give the whole picture, it says multiple studies have shown a positive correlation between higher profanity use and honesty and authenticity, though the link is not absolute. Cursing is often described by researchers as an unfiltered and genuine expression of emotion, which can signal a person's willingness to prioritize candor over politeness. So what I hear in that is people that cuss are more willing to prioritize being themselves than being nice and polite, you know? Yeah. Which I appreciate.

[B]

I think that there's a. I mean, overuse of it at times that can be a bit much, but for me, occasionally, it's just very fitting.

[A]

Yeah. It's like nothing else works as well.

[B]

Nothing. You know, nothing.

[A]

Nothing. Well, I'm proud of you that you're now a cuss person.

[B]

I'm now a cuss person. I know my mom doesn't know. My dad maybe knew a little bit.

[A]

Yeah. Because how recent was this transition?

[B]

I'm trying to think of when it really started. It had to been 20. 20. 20, 21.

[A]

Was your ex a cuss person?

[B]

Not really, but we have become cussed people together.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Like, sometimes in our co parenting, we'll say it. One time, he called me out for, like, oh, one time. Okay, how do I say this? Because he wasn't being. He was. He was kind of, I need to keep this in my side of the street. My side of the street. You know how sometimes I want to make sure I tell it my side? I was being a little overly colorful with my language, but I was fired up about something, and he had to let me go. And I was like, oh, you know, now you're too good.

[A]

Oh. He was like, I'm hanging up.

[B]

Well, he was like, we just need to talk later. Like, I don't appreciate your energy. And I was like, what? Okay, next time you say a word or two, remind me of this, because.

[A]

You'Re not gonna appreciate.

[B]

It was around then that we decided we have our code word, which is pickle, so. And we haven't had to use pickle in forever.

[A]

In retrospect.

[B]

In retrospect, I do think I was a little heightened.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Like, I was here, and I could have brought it down to Hiro and you could have spoken, but he didn't need to be all, you know, holier than thou on me.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Which. That's me, my defensive self, talking. I thought I was gonna say on my side of the street. That was not my side of the street. I take it back. I would say all of this to his face. I think I was defensive in that moment of, like, well, who do you think you are? And remind. And you say these words, too, so just wait. But now I don't feel that way. Like, she does it.

[A]

There's not gonna be revenge.

[B]

No. That was a while back.

[A]

Yeah. I think I remember this.

[B]

Yeah. I didn't do the best job of staying on my side of the street.

[A]

That was the thought that counts.

[B]

I know. But right before I told the story, I'm like, stay on my side of the street. And then I still called out his, because I still was. I was still. I guess when I think back on it, I'm still perplexed by why he went that route. But that's okay. We all have those moments.

[A]

Is Alex a cuss person?

[B]

Occasionally, when it's right, I probably throw them in a little more than he does. But he's dabbled.

[A]

Well, good. That means that he's authentic.

[B]

He is.

[A]

And this isn't all encompassing, obviously. Like. Like you said, sometimes people overuse. There is a too far. And also, if you don't cuss, it doesn't mean that you're a liar.

[B]

Yeah. At all.

[A]

But it is just interesting. I have a book called Swearing is good for you. I've been meaning to read it for, like, 10 years.

[B]

Oh, you haven't even read it yet.

[A]

I did start it, but then it was just a lot about the research of cursing and language, and it just. I think I got the gist of it from the title, you know? Yeah.

[B]

Another reset. I know I shared the raid shower, but another thing you can do for a reset is eat something cold and crunchy.

[A]

That would not do it for me.

[B]

It wouldn't.

[A]

Not rage if I'm overwhelmed. Yes. Yeah.

[B]

But let's just like, you're real mad, and you get a carrot, and you dip in some hunness hummus, and then you bite down like that. Wouldn't you be like, nothing chips do you think that would queso.

[A]

I don't think that. If I'm angry, I want to eat. I'm one of those people who. I have a lot of emotions. My appetite isn't there. What I'm hearing from you is that, like, the, like, crunch and the bite of it is gonna be like, oh, but I think I'd rather throw ice or the scream in the shower or something.

[B]

What about 2 ice? Do you chew ice?

[A]

No, but my husband is always chewing ice. If there is a cup somewhere with ice in it, he's gonna eat it.

[B]

That's so manly, Masculine. Yeah. What a man. What? Amen.

[A]

I hear that chewing ice also gives you gas, so.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yes. Why? You're sucking down a lot of air.

[B]

Oh, well, that's a good deterrent.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I don't have a problem, my husband, with chewing ice. You don't tell him, like, hey, babe, that's gonna give you gas.

[A]

I think I've told him that before. And he's like, I can't stop. He loves it. He gets it from his dad. His dad's choose. Like, if you go to a restaurant and you get a drink with ice in it, they drink the drink, but then they eat all of the ice.

[B]

Oh, my gosh.

[A]

Yes. Yes. And, like, if we go to, like, especially somewhere with good ice. Like, I'm pretty sure Chick Fil a has good ice. Oh, yeah. If we go there. Yeah. And Sonic. If we go there and we both get drinks and he finishes his ice and my ice is sitting there, he'll have my ice too. Yes. His dad just got a Sonic ice maker. Like, a ice maker that makes.

[B]

Oh, pellets.

[A]

Yeah. So probably because he wants to eat the ice. That's something that, like, pregnant people are supposed to like, which I don't know why that is, but I do hear they do like it.

[B]

Probably it's the crunch.

[A]

Nothing sounds good. Oh.

[B]

Oh, yeah. And it, like, gives it. Maybe the cold coldness feels good. Do you pop your knuckles? Okay, me too. And one of the things that my boyfriend really, really is holding on to, even though the Internet says otherwise, is that popping knuckles causes arthritis. And, like, he won't let his kids do it. And he's. Anytime I do it, he's like, like, stop. And I'm like, have you researched this? And he's like, yeah.

[A]

And what did he find?

[B]

Well, he finds that it gives arthritis. And I'm like, but I see here it doesn't. It's a myth.

[A]

I feel.

[B]

So what do I believe? I don't know, but he's just so. He doesn't let it go. He's not budging on it. It's not.

[A]

Couple thoughts. I won pop my knuckles like, like 20 times a day. I love it. It feels so good to not do that. Would have. You'd have to have so much self control. I also love when my husband cracks my knuckles.

[B]

I bet you do. I bet you do.

[A]

So. But also, I feel like he's so good at cracking my knuckles.

[B]

Tell us more.

[A]

Anyway, what I also was gonna say is that if it really did cause arthritis, I think.

[B]

I think more of us.

[A]

More of us would have it or. Well, sometimes I do think I have arthritis, but that's beside the point. It's not from cracking my knuckles. Can't be. But I just feel like there'd be more warnings about it. Like, I just feel like that's something we heard when we were little and like, we grew out of it.

[B]

Believed it.

[A]

Yeah. Yeah. So if that really was. And I feel like at our physicals, our doctors would be like, and you're not cracking your knuckles right.

[B]

You know, do your wrists pop?

[A]

No.

[B]

That'S my party trick. It'll do it every time.

[A]

You're like the lady at church that they do the bells. Yes.

[B]

I'm like, they both will pop. This one's not as loud, but it. It's still popping. Wow.

[A]

So if you are in Miss Congeniality, that's what you would do for your talent.

[B]

That would be my talent. No, my talent would. Okay, that could be one of my talents. My other one would be, you can line up a lot of different ketchups, and I will tell you which one is Heinz.

[A]

That's pretty.

[B]

Pretty sick. Yeah.

[A]

So you have a backup talent.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

All right, well, that's cool. Let's. In there. However you're feeling today, if you need to take a beat, throw some ice cubes, take a raid, shower, eat something crunchy, Curse, curse.

[A]

Be a cuss person.

[B]

Yeah. Be a cusperson. Is that what I said?

[A]

I think so.

[B]

Yeah. You know, just know that you're not alone. If that is you, we are with you, and we hope you have the day you need to have. Bye.

[A]

Bye.

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