Small Talk - Median Age, Hot Dogs, and Supergirl Flops! š„³ Hey fam, weāre diving into some wild convo today! Did ya know the US median age is now 39.4? Yikes, feelin' old, right? š Also, weāre chatting about the hot dog debateā57% of us say they're sandwiches! I mean, come on, whoās eating pizza with a fork and knife? š¤š We also spill the tea on Supergirlās box office bomb and how Fordās bringing back real humans to inspect cars ācause AI just canāt hang. So grab your snacks and buckle up for some giggles and juicy tidbits! š
Takeaways:
Did you know the US median age just hit 39.4? Yikes, time flies!
Women are outnumbering men by a whopping 6.3 million, so where's my date?
Ford brought back 300 quality inspectors because AI clearly can't tell good from bad!
Survey says 57% of folks think hot dogs are sandwichesāwhat a meaty debate!
Pizza with utensils? Only 18% do it, but is it really a thing?
Mega Millions jackpot is over half a billion, so get those tickets and dream big!
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Good morning.
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It's Haystack.
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Time for some small talk.
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s up nearly a full year since:
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Women outnumber men nationally by 6.3 million, which makes me feel even more sad and pathetic about being single.
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France says that more than 1,000 people died during its recent record setting heat wave.
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Ford has rehired more than 300 veteran quality inspectors after determining that AI doesn't have the expertise to properly evaluate quality.
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Yep, a win there.
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In the war against AI, CBS News has asked Americans to name the nation's greatest invention.
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Democracy and freedom led with 16%, followed by the light bulb, the Internet, automobiles, telephones, and airplanes.
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Pretty obvious public education is not on that list, considering that, number one, democracy was not invented in America.
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Number two, America is not a democracy.
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It's a democratic republic.
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The Weed Eater was inspired by a Houston inventor watching the spinning brushes inside of a car wash.
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I did not know that one.
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I love that.
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n and launched his company in:
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I did not realize the Weed Eater was not any older than that.
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That's impressive.
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Supergirl opened to a very disappointing box office.
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Just $38 million domestically over the weekend.
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Way under expectations, to be fair.
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I want to go see Supergirl.
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I did not realize that it was open this last weekend.
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I didn't check the movie listings.
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I haven't seen ads for it.
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So maybe it'll have a stronger second and third week.
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A survey about food on the 4th of July found that 57% of us consider hot dogs sandwiches.
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We say that boneless wings are better than bone in.
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I don't have a problem with that.
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Other than they're chicken nuggets, they're not wings.
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18% Of us eat pizza with utensils.
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That's questionable.
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Depending on the pizza, but the real travesty here.
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Thumbs up.
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13% Of those surveyed said microwaving is the best way to cook hot dog.
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13% Of Americans.
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If you have a grill, you should have it taken away, number one.
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Number two, microwaving is not even the best way to cook a hot dog inside the kitchen.
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Boil some water, you lazy bum.
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Mega Millions jackpot has broke the half billion dollar number.
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It is up to $511 million for tonight's drawing and the 30th day, the last day of June.
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World snorkeling day.
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Snorkeling, the only activity where it's actually a good thing to be forced to breathe through a tube.
