World Cup Fifteen and Off Campus

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I'm sure this is it Well, one of the ways you do it is is to get people fired up, get people angry like them. get you get to take advantage of a melt like that. of a what now A melt a sandwich No, a melt is a person who's kind of dumb. Or maybe absolutely dumb This is important because I have not heard this This is British slang I don't know if it is permeated to beyond the aisles U, but A friend of mine's wife was on vacation and took Multiple pictures of a person on the in the same hotel. I think they were in Greece maybe It was somewere Mediterranean. And someone in the hotel and She was like, this absolute melt is going to be red by tomorrow. I guarantee it. And then the next day, the absolute melt is beat red. And like now the melt is complaining that the hotel didn't provide enough towels. And It was just hilarious. And I was like, what is a melt? So I asked her husband and he's like, oh yeah, no Melt is just kind of like someone who doesn't quite get it. It's a little dumb, little little little controversial, maybe loud and obnoxious And then Urban Dictionary describes them as an absolute Fing idiot I was gonna say urban dictionary is a little harsher, A little harsher on the milk which I love This is excellent. I have never heard it this way and this is wonderful So Brs Bacon, who's in the UK has not heard of of this before. So yeah This is maybe a a bit of subculture slang as well I love it. I would like to adopt this. This is pretty outstanding It's an excellent melt Yeah, because like I can't explain why it works. There's like brain melt. It's brain melt adjacent, you know Yeah And Y. someomeone who's permanently in brain melt, maybe? I don't know but it's so good and absolute. Yeah. shhut up melt. What a melt Absolute is excellent to add that, you know Yeah. Yeah, it works really well There's a nice rhythm to it Delightful Um, I have no doubt knowing this that any minute now there will be a meme involving the word melts. It would probably just be like me when I see an absolute melt and it will be illustrated by the hottest meme of the last twenty four hours Like this is a doooo This is a breaking thing alert Yeah, yeah It's always tough with these because We've done them and sometimes we regret them later like, oh yeah, that really wasn't that big of a thing. noobbody remembers it I confirmed to Mali As soon as she brought this up that I had seen it which is a big indicator that this permeated. And I didn't tell you, I saw it on television Really I didn't see it in a social media feed. I saw them talking about it on like the World Cup halfftime something or other as like a thing or incident. Sound was off. I was in a bar, but they were like You know, it was up on the screen and you saw the people like, b mind de mind m Oh my God. Well, I can tell you that I have sent my brother seventeen meme versions of this in the last twenty four hours because I think it is so funny. So now we should probably tell you what it is. I was say thing is WNBA player Sophie Cunningham pointing. So what happened What happened? So what happened was What had happened is that the Indiana fever, who Sophie Cunninghan plays for, played the Phoenix Mercury on Monday night And there was a bit of a dust up Right And it was getting kind of tense on the courts. And Sophie Cunningham who's hilarious and has a lot of good reactions. Basically just pointed accross the court with no expression on her face and just kept on pointing. Like the coach walked in front of her and she went around him still pointing, like just pointing threateningly. But again, with no no expression, just being like Like hands straight out, almost like invasion of the body snatchers And it's kind of likeaming It's It is no expression, but there is a little seriousness to the set of the face, right? Exactly, Right. There's not a grimace. There's not a Brown There's a stair There's Pursed to the lips, perhaps It's an I Fing, CU, you absolute melt is kind of express. Yes we're being. Yes, exactly. No. Yeah Turns out that that video clip is the most hilariously useful thing. to use for every So it started out, they were using it in sports And then just in this sporting news article about it, and then I'm going to look up some of the seventeen that I sent to my brother because I think it's hysterical Um You could imagine Sophie pointing at a Chipotle employee trying to shake extra chicken off the serving spoon Ohio state fans watching a quarterback pass up an easy first down, comic book collectors buying yet another variant cover, but no, see the ones I sent my brother are way funnier, such as The flight attendant when your seat is still reclined during landing. My dog when there's the guy My dog whenin there's a guy totally minding his own business across the street U hold on, let me keep scrolling because I said about me when my wife says she doesn't know where our daughter got her attitude from I'm playing. That's good Uhuh When my husband asks where something is that's right in front of his face Mhm. Th then you just point silently. Dads when anyone touches the thermostat My wife riding shotgun when she sees brake lights a quarter mile a That's good. I mean It is a little like a dramatic squirrel or the baby with the surprised look where it's like The because it because her face is so blank it can morph to whatever the context is really well Yes It is that's why I that's why I actually feel confident after especially after I sent the ninth one to my brother. I was like, you know I think I feel confident now bringing this to the show because it is so useful in so many arenas that I don't think it's going anywhere. I mean, it is incredible Oh, and there's the subtle help a head tilt Once. justust kind of like one time Yeah just like when the coach tries to block her she's just like, hm. I'm still on it. Oh God, it's so point. point Wh adult? Yeah my way. I see you. Po. I see you I mean, I don't think this is going. I don't think it's going anywhere. It helps. No I think it's a good call. It just has the feeling that twelve years from now will still be we'll still see that come up It like, Ohh yeah it's the it's the pointing. person and people maybe even forget it' Sophie Cunningan. I mean, like, you know, the bit, you know, the one with the little girl is this the one you're talking about? the one that's like the littleirl in the back seat where she's kind of like, he You know yeah, it's like a side eye kind of thing. Yeah Yeah, that one That's to say. in Ludid Um This next thing that I'm bringing is something where I went That's a thing. like involuntarily, not in in the course of my duties But just like I'm like, huh, this is a thing that people buy. It is called the gym pin. This is for When you're at the gym, probably in a hotel, right? but maybe at Gold's. and They they don't go high enough on the scale. You need more weight than the machine has You pull out your gym pin And you stick it in instead of a little like little pin and now you got more weight. What So like this is for like just weight aaxing. Stack Etender What is the physics of this thing? I don't understand Well, you usually have just that little tiny pin, right So you're you've got the long thin pin part is in there, but there's weight on the end. see it stick it in and now you're lifting the whole stack But there's more weight becausecause the gym pin has more weight on it Oh, so you can use this to add a plate They're basically adding a plate. Eactly.. Here's here's an Beause I was like, I don't understand how this adds more weight when there's a plate of weights or of stack. Yeah But if you were to go all the way down to one hundred kilograms and then stick the gym pin in, you could have one hundred ten I think a lot of people appare use it trying to split the difference so that You know, you could you can add a little extra weight. Uh, but not exactly the amount between Wait, does the does the gym pin itself weigh something? I'm sorry, I'm being so dumb that I don't understand this. It looks like there's a there simultaneously ourenders but also the pins A're saying the pin itself weighs ten pounds or just like It can No, I don't fully understand it either. but u you can't, I think there are uses for it where you're just using it for balance, but you can see in this video that I'm showing He has put the gym pin in. and then put a weight O over the gym pen Right that So the same you the same wayight you get on the dumbbell. Yeah I think the gym pin itself like your bar, also weighs a certain amount Okay gotot it. but it I see definitely how it allows you to add to put an extra load more poull heavier outgrow the stack Yep, Wow Ad Olympic plates to compatible pin loaded machines when the standard stack has tapped out There we go becauseuse I keep seeing pictures that are like the pin itself added to the stack. and I'm like, that doesn't make any sense. It's the plain old. The pin has some weight. So if you put it at the very bottom of the stack, then sure that would do it If you're like, well, there's only fifty more pounds on this stack, I want to add one hundred more pounds. I don't know if that's a good example or not, but it gets you the idea. Then you could put two hundred fifty s the on the gyim pin that is sticking out of the stack. and then now you got now you got more than it makes I know we're all trying to lift heavy, but are you ever just like There we might be lifting too heavy. I mean, bro, do you even lift Do you even live, Bro Damn. Jimpin. This is a good one. Yeah, exactly. This is not me going like, oh, this is important or it's a social thing. It's more about like, that's a thing I guess it is Lamin I'm just trying to live out here. I'm just trying to live the soft life and y'all are out here like you should actually have. notot only should you be maxing out your stack, but you should have a gym pin. You could add plate to the stack. If you're solo maxing at the gym Gotta get his a chyinpen You know what I say? You know what I say to the people with the with the Jim pin obsessions and the need to just keep doing more and more and more and more Tuby scanoo This b Bis cer! Okay, so there's a strong H There is a song that was released in May twenty twenty six by this German music duo Bluminggaarten And the song is called Got Gunoog And it's sort of like a techno song. and At one point in the video, the main the lead singer repeatedly over and over just keep saying Just like that and it means you are good enough Which one you are good good good ng, okay Bir skinner Goch Kanoo. And so one, I just want to say that to the gym people. Like I know you're out here thinking you need to be doing more and more and more, but in fact, we be Scoot Ganoog. That's nice actually Yeah. I know, it's very sweet. The Germans have gotten weirdly nice. Like remember that super nice song that they did at the Eurovision last year? Not this. Oh yeah the year before? Theyre is sure just L really nice. Anyway, people have posted edits and there was like one on june sixth, they got two point two million views. That's like the earliest known edit according. So know your mee. But now everybody is putting that clip over everything And can I ask I believe I have the original here . Yeah That's not the remix. That's the that's the OG. Okaykay. That's the original. People aren't even it's not even really a remix. They're just putting that chunk of song. over everything Okay G over all kinds of stuff. And it's like they're using it as almost like a reaction video you know, I don't know, maybe or criticizing yourself and then that pops up. but the interternet's so obscure these days that it's even more obscure than that. Like somebody somebody made a an edit where they're driving by a highway sign And it says canoe sixty seven miles. Dis canoe. I they see it and then it's silent and then the song starts playing. Yeah It's like extreme In fact, I'm remembering now that my son showed this to me probably a month ago or several weeks ago when he first got home From college and I was just like, this is so obscure because all the edits are like really obscure But then then I was like, what's the thing right now? And he wass like, Dudy good. He didn't even hesitate.. That's how you know. So He just started singing it and I will say that it is it'll get stuck in there They all get stuff I know Sophie Cunningham is the thing of the week There's just no's But I really what do this g could to being H I just find it so delightful Both because it means you're good enough and because of the canoe example, actually I also I really Want there to be please tell me that somewhere in the world, there's a Sophie Cunningham pointing edit with Duby over it. There is now Now you have manifested it. someomeone make it and send us the link. It's not hard. Do it before the end of the show. Dy Sookyoo ' it ri. So you could just have Totally pointing and then it just repeats over and over. in fact, I'm going I'm going to be like Mat to my I mean, I could I could fake it up right now. It will it won't be the same But do backed it up. We need we need we need a down this IP immediately. Yeah. so there let's let's get this restarted here Hold on And then This What is It is perfect. It worked so well. It worked so well I know if you're listening to audio, you're like, I just heard the song again, whichich is great. bonus. you get to hear the song again. But just picture this blonde woman pointing at thing, Wow That's so fun. Do they have to both? Do they We have to post that on the Ans of Things Instagram. Oh, one hundred percent. Like we just blew up the show. like Yeah I mean, we will never be able to monetize this episode on YouTube, but who cares But be on truck or something tootally Yeah So Sophie Cunning hand pointing of the le But yeah, that's a tough one That's a different one But she' of the. It's of the week. It's of the week. And Dubby Skooang has been around since june sixth, apparently. so So my son already thinks we got to it like super late D again, we're never late We're wizards We're just documenting the things and we only do four a week. There are more then Four times fifty two things in a year There are more things in this universe that can be counted. your philosophy ratio I'm going start You are our stars and you send us things. Feedback and It's a thing. me. Lee Pice is a star, bringing a thing I made refere I teased ahead on this one earlier when I said solo maxing Lee said solo maxing seems to have sprung up in the last few weeks. The act of intentionally staying single. and developing yourself rather than viewing it as a holding pattern I could hear Molly screaming when I first saw this because once again, Gen Z have invented an over compomplicated process for self confidence. Be single, just being single. Yeah exactly. While I'm here, Pepsi Max is a popular fridge cigarette in many non US countries. Is the correct phrase Pepsi maxing or Pepsi max maxing I believe Pepsi Max maxing would be the proper phrase. Yeah You know what the soundtrack is for your solo maxing oooo. Yes, it is.. It's a perfectly appropriate soundtrack That's perfect Okay, Ari One Rote in on the Tartan Army, Molly, you going on and on about the Tartan Army made me so happy. I instantly decided to root for Scotland when Spotify showed me it only takes one lion by one of my favorite bandans, Bell and Sebastian. I'm not even remotely a soccer fan, but if Bell and Sebastian are for him, then Scotland's my team especially if they're underdogs who haven't qualified the World Cup since nineteen ninety eight I couldn't stop laugh and sending clips to the podcast to the friend to introduce me to Beele and Sebastian. Oh my Godd, I have to hear this immediately. That's so awesome because I have to get No Scotland, no party out of my head. I mean, Dubaskukenug has done it for a minute. but not long. It's not going to last long. Yeah. She says, loveve you, thank you and I am enlisted in the Tartan Army. Okay, side note real quick A funny meme related to Tartan Army that has been happening this week is people people posting about being sad Boston Kits who have now been dumped for Miami Oh ye. left for Miami and they're just like, I thought I had something weird Yeah, I can see that Yeah Yeah I think one really interesting side effect of the World Cup in North America has been The expose of how the U. S just embraces other countries for you know, for any reason Uh rightight like like They they actually set a record for ticket sales They announced today already for World Cup matches largely because people from the US and Mexico and Canada to some extent, but mostly in the US are like picking teams to support And like I love that Cape Verde. I'm going to go to that game and cheer for them, you know, like It's not a purely like USA or nothing over here I know, which is really funny because like if were you to watch any of the Fox or FS one broadcasts, you would think that it is all you, you know, yesterday, they were teasing like seven hours ahead the US. and players have arrived on like I don't care. What is Ecuador doing? What I mean, I do care. but I don't I'm not like that's the only thing I need to hear about, right? Yeah in seven hours when that game is on, but right now rememind me of the game is happening. That's cool. I you know, I am Lable to forget what time it is. I don't mind that. But yeah, dude you can give me some other stuff too, please. Howard actually has a World Cup thing. I wanted to share an interesting observation regarding the World Cup fifteen visitors. It seems that many of the visitors are putting on weight during their time in the States. The World Cup fifteen Pounds is the thing. Yeah or kilograms maybe. I don't know. We would like to apologize for our portion sizes.. I know a lot of you didn't see that coming We lead the world in portion sizes I mean, Scotland puts all their food in a pie. So like I you know, I get it. Maybe they didn't get the World Cup fifteen, but like all the rest of you, you're in you're in trouble. Now my friend Patrick, you know Patrick Bj from France. Every time he comes to the United States, he's like the portion sizes are so ridiculous. However, they shinkflation has affected our portion sizes somewhat I mean also we're in California. so you might not notice coming from outside of the United States, but I was just in Austin, you know, That's true. When I go toor North Dakota or Monta though I'm always like Whoa. Yeah So yeah, all y'all in Kansas city you're in trouble. Erin needs some help You know the show off campus is a thing Right, Earon Please talk about it because my husband is a huge fan of your show, as am I, but you are the IV of info I can tap into. And the only way he would talk to me about it is if you talk about it. So thank you for the assist. Aron I'm so sorry we have left you hanging on this because that show off campus is a thing I'm actually embarrassed that I haven't brought it, considering much it's come up in my conversation. like the heated rivalry discord is all either watching it or talking about it All my girlfriends are watching about it, watching it. There's all this conversation about like, oh, you really just trying to create like straight heated rivalry, like thinking that what we wanted was like hockey and sexiness instead of like a yearning love story for the ages etera etcetera etceta. by which I would say It is a thing. Dear Earon's husband This is a thing. That's a point for Molly on the assist to Erin who scars. U Ambassador Domo has a protein update to round things out. It's everywhere, even fast food restaurants. McDonald's online menu has a protein pick section now. So there you go Protein is everywhere. Turns out protein was always everywhere. They're just pointing it out now because ye But I have definitely noticed that. evenven on Uberats and doorash, you can sort by protein. Yes, yes. ye. It's hilarious because it's like McDonald's, like your main product has been burgers, which are protein Always have been Are we also not calling it protein maxing? ' that's what a weird miss. M Let's do a let's do a quick search Protein maxing has to be, right? has to be. Yeah seeven things patients should know about protein maxing fromr the American Medical Association maxine is Yeah. if the American Medical Association is using it in a headline MN called that nailed it There we go There we go. And you are and actually I do want to shout out SayTW. Heated rivalry is definitely a sub genenre of the hockey romance of the hockey genre, which already existed A shining example, perhaps. but Yes, a It's not the seminal work Mh All right, you know, we love you. We just told you how much we love you. We love some of you louder than others. And those of you that we love the loudest. I like that because it's just loud. 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