Small Talk - Auctioneers, Robots, and Fudge Day! Get ready to roll with us as we dive into the wild world of auctioneering, where folks talk faster than a teenager trying to score some cash! I mean, seriously, who wouldn't want to see the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in South Dakota? We’ll share some hilarious tongue twisters that might just make you question your own speaking skills. Plus, did you hear about the humanoid robot prepping to scale Everest? Yikes! And don’t forget, it’s National Fudge Day, so let’s not fudge this one up—celebrate the sweet stuff with us while we honor our brave arborists! It’s a jam-packed episode full of laughs, puns, and maybe a few dad jokes that’ll make you groan. Tune in and let’s get this party started!
Takeaways:
The World Livestock Auctioneer Championship is happening soon—who knew auctioneering could be so exciting?
I seriously considered becoming an auctioneer as a kid; turns out I just love fast talking!
Dark humor is linked to high intelligence, so my bad jokes are actually genius-level material—score!
This episode dives deep into the hilarity of life, from auctions to robots climbing Everest—what a ride!
National Fudge Day is here! Just remember, if life gets messy, just fudge it!
A giant soccer ball was revealed—imagine the van you'd need to haul that to practice, right?!
Transcripts
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Let's look at some small talk for your morning.
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The World Livestock Auctioneer Championship begins Wednesday in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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I'm not gonna lie, I would almost travel to South Dakota to watch this.
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I was enamored with auctioneering as a child.
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It was one of the jobs I wanted to do when I grew up.
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I still would like to be an auctioneer if I ever grow up.
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I just think it's amazing that there's finally a competition for people who can talk faster than a teenager asking for money.
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Sometimes you can't tell if these guys are selling a cow or rapping.
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I seriously wanted to be an auctioneer as a child.
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And I sent off to Missouri Auction School, the finest in the nation, and found out that the top tongue twister that they practiced was the tongue twister called Betty Botter.
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And I've not done it in probably a year.
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But let me give it a shot and see how badass I blower.
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Betty bought her boss some butter, but she said this butter's bitter.
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If I put it in my batter, it'll make my batter better.
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Betty bought her, bought a bit of better butter, put it in a bitter batter, made a bitter batter better.
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Said his Betty bought her, bought a bit of better butter.
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Not too bad.
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You should have been better.
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Fox has agreed to acquire Roku for $22 billion.
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So I guess my TV remote is about to start lecturing me about politics.
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Research from Medical University of Vienna links an appreciation for dark humor to higher intelligence.
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You know, I knew my morbid jokes were a sign of genius.
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No matter what the ghost of Uncle Frankie tells me, laughing at a bad situation does not make me a bad person.
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It just makes me a genius.
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A modified humanoid Robot, a unitary G1, is preparing to climb Mount Everest after completing a 16 hour test trek in Ecuador.
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Getting scary how good those are.
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Prime Minister Kiera Starmer has announced that Britain will ban children under the age of 16 from using social media apps such as TikTok beginning next year.
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I think they're on to something.
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Florida's Attorney General, speaking of TikTok, filed a lawsuit against them, claiming the platform violates child safety laws and misleads parents.
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A a record breaking 47.9 foot soccer ball was unveiled by the Massachusetts Port Authority to celebrate the World Cup.
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40, Basically 48ft across.
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Can you imagine how big a minivan you would need to haul that thing to practice?
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A sad story as singer and comedian Oliver Tree was among six people killed when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro.
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A shocking bizarre tragedy for the music and the comedy worlds.
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Supermodel Tyra Banks is suing Netflix, saying their documentary about America's Top Next Model criminally defamed her.
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So I guess it's time for some smize inside the courtroom.
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It is the 16th day of June.
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It is Arborist Appreciation Day.
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So honor those brave arborists who really go out on a limb for their customers.
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It's also National Fudge Day.
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And if you don't know how to celebrate this day, just fudge it.
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Lastly, it is World Sea Turtle Day.
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So now, if this day drags on and moves very slowly, you will understand why.
