April 21, 2025 • 22 mins
• Nashville's hot chicken comes with a warning: plan your next day around bathroom access
• Dog-sitting a female Lab has revealed why Bob Barker's spay/neuter message remains relevant
• Movie quotes from The Hangover, Big Daddy, and The Notebook have become household language
• Brief encounters with celebrities including Mary Lou Retton and Connie Britton in Nashville
• Poor peripheral vision potentially linked to gymnastics training affects everyday activities
• Scientists have genetically engineered Dire wolves back after 13,000 years but still no dinosaurs
• Cedar Point's roller coaster technology has evolved dramatically in 20 years with magnetic hyper coasters
• The Top Thrill 2 strata coaster represents a level of thrill that might exceed personal limits
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
What's up everyone.
Welcome to episode 16 ofJennaPod.
Today is Saturday, april 19th.
If my voice sounds horrendous,it's because I've been rocking a
sinus infection since Wednesdayrocking a sinus infection since
Wednesday.
I could have waited a week ordelayed the podcast, but listen,
(00:36):
I am here for the fans.
I haven't had a sinus infectionin maybe 9 to 10 years.
I had one every year of my lifeand then they stopped.
I'm just using Yield Sudafedand rinsing out my sinuses hot.
I googled the best states forallergy sufferers and they are
(00:58):
Utah, nevada, wyoming, arizonaand Colorado.
So catch me out west where thecars aren't yellow with pollen
as I organize my notes for thispodcast and write this up.
I decided to come to a coffeeshop near my home in Nolensville
(01:21):
, tennessee.
Small town vibes growing reallyfast.
This place is a madhouse.
I didn't even know if I wasgoing to have somewhere to sit
and shout out to the guy who gota cup of coffee and sat down
next to me and was just readinga hardbound book, not even a
(01:41):
Kindle.
This place sounds like aMetallica concert, but sure,
let's read.
I got a blueberry muffin as alittle treat-to, and why?
Because it's just crumblingeverywhere and spiking my blood
sugar.
Please, jesus, don't give methe diabetes.
(02:02):
I doubt I will get the diabetesbecause the only sweets I keep
in my home are Dove Darkchocolates and they are kept in
the freezer.
I actually just redid my pantryand decided to not keep any
shelf-stable food in my housebecause we never use it.
So now I'm really not preparedfor the zombie apocalypse.
(02:26):
We're going to have to praythat there's power and we can
use the air fryer.
Now I am keeping my guiltypleasure, and that is a four
pack of shin spicy noodle soup,aka ramen, aka college food.
I maybe eat two a month and Ifucking love it.
(02:48):
Zero nutritional value, so thatis also why it's a little
treat-o for Matami.
Now, I love spicy food.
Nashville is known for hotchicken.
Everyone wants to come toNashville for the hot chicken,
but many don't realize hotchicken equals next day hot
(03:11):
chicken poops where you have toplan your life around it.
I've eaten hot chicken, and Imean where you are sweating and
need milk, but I ensure I willbe at home at my home-based
toilet after enjoying suchactivities.
I've eaten hot chicken on aFriday and then showed up to the
(03:35):
gym Saturday morning to workout.
Never again.
Lesson learned I can poopanywhere.
Zero poop fear here.
But you don't want the hotchicken poops with your gym
buddies, that feeling of 1,000needles poking your colon.
(03:57):
Doesn't scream, let's do aburpee.
Okay, enough, doo-doo talk,hashtag, take your fiber.
I left the house because we aredog-sitting an extra black lab
named Lila.
We have watched Lila many times, all good experiences.
(04:17):
However, it's chaos.
I already have one black dog,velcro to me, so adding a second
thick girl to the batch wasn'tadding to a creative space.
Now let's bring up my puppy'sballs again, for like the 10th
time the German short-hairedpointer turned one last a week,
(04:41):
so it's just about time tosnippy, snip the balls.
But I wanted to wait untilafter Miss Lila went home,
because we don't want openwounds in WWE wrestling.
But let's just say the pubisn't used to having a lady in
the home and he and his littlepickle are enjoying all
(05:05):
opportunities to hump any partof her body available.
Miss Lila is fixed, but this iswhy Bob Barker educated us at
the end of every episode of thePrice is Right.
I am personally not being thegrandmother to 10 accidental
(05:25):
GSPs.
Not up in here.
If you ever randomly yell notup in here.
That is because of the moviethe Hangover.
We recently popped that movieon and I love that.
I say popped because I'mreferencing popping a VHS into a
VHS player.
(05:46):
So we watched the Hangover anddamn, it's still as funny as
when it came out in 2009.
In my home, the movies theHangover, old School and Wedding
Crashers are constantly spokenand have become a part of our
nomenclature.
See, there's that sexy wordagain.
(06:09):
One other line from a movie Iconstantly say is from Big Daddy
with Adam Sandler, and that'syou're not proposing, are you?
This can be in any scenario,anywhere.
I also do the part from thenotebook where Noah Calhoun, aka
baby daddy Ryan Gosling, asksRachel McAdams what do you want?
(06:33):
I play both parts in this scene.
She said it's not that simpleand he says God damn it.
What do you want?
Now?
This can be a question likewhat do you want for dinner
tonight?
And then I turn on the scene.
If Ryan Gosling is listening, Iswear I will act normal when I
(06:55):
meet you, psych.
Does anyone have a good story ofmeeting their celebrity crush?
I have only met a handful offamous people.
I got out of school in eitherthird or fourth grade to go meet
decorated Olympic gymnast MaryLou Retton.
I've met Bella Caroli andAmanda Borden, also from the
(07:18):
gymnastics world.
When I first moved to Nashville, I was at the Juice Bar in
Brantwood and actress ConnieBritton walked in with her kid
and I was the only other personthere and this was right when
the show Nashville came out.
So I was like, okay, this iswicked cool.
Didn't get pictures, didn't sayhi, no autograph, but I was
(07:42):
like I'm in Nashville, I've madeit.
One of my biggest celebritysports regrets was being in
Kansas City in 2009 to watch theReds play, and the morning we
were leaving, the Reds werestaying in our hotel.
Brandon Phillips was in thelobby dressed way too fancy and
(08:03):
I was too nervous to go say hi.
Now, when I cheered for theTitans, there were a couple
famous people or groups singingthe national anthem, but I can't
recall who because game dayswere insane and then it was
normally a quick picture withthem after the song was over.
But there are so many famouspeople now you can't keep up.
(08:27):
Someone in this coffee shopcould have 10 million YouTube
subscribers.
I have zero YouTube subscribers, but also I don't have a
YouTube channel.
If I have seen an A-list person?
I can't recall, so it has to beno right.
Anyway, let me know on IG whoyou have met in person, like a
(08:51):
real interaction.
Pickleball has become verypopular.
Is it an activity?
Is it a sport?
I'll let people on the internetargue about that, but I have no
hand-eye coordination to pursuethis activity Like.
No, jennifer, it's for everyone, it's not.
(09:14):
It's not.
I'm not going to waste anyone'stime missing, hit after hit
after hit.
Am I somewhat athletic?
Sure, I read an article abouthow gymnast vision is developed.
I was a gymnast until I was 12.
Gymnastics is very centeredfocus and it was like I never
(09:38):
trained my peripheral visiongrowing up like, let's say,
someone playing baseball would,and my peripheral vision is
terrible.
Now, this all may be poppycock,but I think it makes sense.
I wonder if this is why I getcar sick so easily.
According to Wikipedia,peripheral vision or indirect
(10:01):
vision is the vision as itoccurs outside the point of
fixation, ie away from thecenter of the gaze or when
viewed at large angles in thecorner of one's eye.
The loss of peripheral visionwhile retaining central vision
is known as tunnel vision.
(10:23):
Well, what do you know?
That's where the phrase tunnelvision comes from.
Did you know that I didn't?
That's where the phrase tunnelvision comes from.
Did you know that I didn't?
Central vision is relativelyweak in the dark, so, yeah,
that's why I can't read y'all'sInstagram stories at night in
bed.
I need to reschedule my eyeappointment, so I'll have to ask
(10:44):
the eye doctor about all theseeyeball theories.
I canceled my eye appointmentthis week and four hours later
the place was robbed and theystole designer frames.
So maybe I could have stoppedthat.
(11:06):
I doubt it.
I don't know what am I going todo in that situation?
Probably hide, I'd hope not.
Hide, I'd hope not.
But TBD on me catching thethieves.
It's been a week and I stillhaven't watched the last episode
of Reacher, but I did get twoepisodes further in Paradise.
I'm not obsessed with Paradise,but I'm very intrigued with it,
(11:27):
and they do love a plot twist.
My mom's podcast correctionsfrom last week.
She said I do not watchAmerican Idol or the Voice.
Your father does, and hementioned to me that Carrie
ruined the show, and then I saidshe has zero personality.
(11:48):
Sharon is savage.
Also, this week we werediscussing movies and my parents
told me that Netflix hadnothing good to rent right now.
And my brain glitched.
I said you can't rent movies onNetflix and they said yes, you
(12:08):
can.
And then I was like, do I notknow how Netflix works?
And then I said, do you meanPrime?
And then they said no, we meanYouTube.
Anyway, I finally did convincethem that you can't rent movies
on Netflix.
Lord Jesus, movies on Netflix.
(12:36):
Lord Jesus, help me with theboomers.
My husband doesn't have a realID but gave me a great real ID
story this week.
I assume most men won't takethe time to go get one until
their license or passportexpires.
My husband's passport expiresin 2029, so I already have an
alert in my phone for the summerof 2028 to get that show
(12:58):
started.
This week for work he went tothe Robbins Air Force Base in
Georgia for a trade show.
Now all the America states haveadopted the Real ID at
different time periods.
Georgia started in 2012.
Tennessee didn't start until2019, hence why the DMVs have
(13:22):
been batshit the past threemonths as the May 7th federal
deadline is close, months as theMay 7th federal deadline is
close.
He had to get a guest pass toget on the base.
He said it was basically likethe DMV he had to show his car
registration, car insurance anda picture ID.
(13:53):
Well, they wouldn't accept hisTennessee license so he had to
get a sponsor, aka someone fromthe trade show.
I guess like someone being like, yeah, he's legit.
He signed up.
He had to have two Air Forcepolice escort him to the trade
show.
It was a 45-minute fiasco.
They were late setting up thetrade show and the Air Force
cops told him he couldn't goanywhere on base without them
(14:15):
knowing.
The current commander of thebase asked my husband if he sold
all types of office furnitureand my husband said no, we just
take care of your butt and yourback, of your butt and your back
.
So if you are attending amilitary base in the US not just
(14:35):
on a tour, a tur, a tour youbetter have that Real ID ready.
Now someone sent me an articlethis week that we are closer
than we think to just havingbiometrics at the airport, like
you're at TSA.
You just walk through a scannerand they're like yep, that's
Jennifer.
So, yeah, maybe that's why theywanted my weight.
(14:58):
Bring it on AITSA, whatevergets me to my gate early to
people watch Direwolves.
This past week the news brokethat a US-based company has
taken a step aimed at bringingthe direwolf back from oblivion.
According to USA Today,dallas-based Colossal
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Biosciences has announced thebirth of three genetically
engineered wolf pups, all withstriking white fur, created with
the help of ancient DNAobtained from the fossilized
remains of the extinct animals.
They went extinct 13,000 yearsago, so this company basically
(15:47):
created little dire wolf embryoswith the help of gray wolf
cells and then implanted theminto surrogate domesticated dog
mothers.
Like who is the lucky dog thatgot to do that?
So like cool, but where are myfucking dinosaurs?
We have enough wolves and dogs.
(16:10):
I know I have three in my homeright now.
Give me a T-Rex.
The Komodo dragon is thelargest lizard in the world and
can grow up to 10 feet long andweigh between 150 and 300 pounds
.
But can a Komodo dragon carry abrontosaurus embryo?
(16:35):
I asked AI and it saidscientists are exploring the
possibility of bringing backdinosaurs, but current
technology does not allow for it.
Efforts are focused on studyingancient DNA and using genetic
techniques, but viable dinosaurDNA has not been found yet.
(16:57):
What are they doing out there?
This information just ruined myday.
We sent Katy Perry to spacethis week, but we can't figure
out dino DNA.
Bless Katy Perry.
The internet done did her inthis week.
There is a $150,000 deposit toget on a Blue Origin flight, so
(17:22):
it seems I may be out on thecount for this activity.
Now, given this opportunity andit being free, are you the
listeners flying up into spacefor 11 minutes?
I'm going to say there is noway I'm getting into a rocket.
In my middle ages, however,I'll go to a real Jurassic Park
(17:47):
when they figure out this dinoDNA shit.
It better be before I die.
In September of 2023, my familyin Cleveland, ohio, took me to
Hollow Weekend at Cedar Point,which is located on the Lake
Erie Peninsula in Sandusky, ohio, and I needed NASA training to
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emotionally handle what was tocome.
If you are a roller coasterenthusiast, this is the place to
be, because they have 17 rollercoasters, so I would totally
highly recommend a weekend tripthere.
This is the place to be becausethey have 17 roller coasters,
so I would totally highlyrecommend a weekend trip there.
Now, growing up, I was anamusement park girly.
(18:30):
We had season passes to KingsIsland.
Kings Island is northeast ofCincinnati, in Mason Ohio.
My dad had to bribe me withmoney when I was young to get on
roller coasters, but after thatI was all in.
I went to Cedar Point in 2004because of a college graduation
(18:51):
party weekend and then I don'tthink I rode a roller coaster
again until that fateful nightin September of 2023 when my
family took me back there.
Now, with the Halloween themedweekends, the park doesn't open
until 6 pm and closes at mid midmidnight, and, as everyone
(19:17):
knows, I personally go to bed at8 30 pm.
So this was already achallenging situation.
They also have a billionhaunted houses to go through and
like really, really good onesthat scare the shit out of you.
So I'm getting prepared for thecoasters.
I've taken my Dramamine.
(19:39):
What I wasn't prepared for washow the technology of coasters
has changed in 20 years.
Oh, they're all magnetic nowand referred to as hypercoasters
.
My family was so psyched for meto ride.
I mentioned this is allhappening at night, but did I
(20:00):
mention they turn all the lightsoff for the roller coasters?
Imagine already being terrifiedand then being shot out at 120
miles per hour in the pitchblack and having no idea what's
going on.
We rode two coasters and wentthrough one haunted house and I
(20:22):
had to tell my family time out,I need to go sit somewhere quiet
.
My nervous system is in shock.
We rode coasters and wentthrough haunted houses for six
hours.
We had fast passes the only wayto go.
Did we obtain them legally?
(20:42):
That's not my place to say.
My cousin's sister, megan, saidmy favorite part of the night
was watching you lose your shiton every single ride.
I felt hungover the next day.
If you are familiar with CedarPoint, you know of their famous
ride, the Top Thrill Dragster.
(21:03):
I did get to ride this in 2004,and it's insane.
There was nothing like it.
This year they have redone theride and are now calling it Top
Thrill 2, the world's tallestand fastest triple launch strata
coaster.
According to Coasterpedianetsounds like a secure website.
(21:29):
A strata coaster is a completecircuit roller coaster that is
between 400 and 499 feet tall.
There are only two in the world, with another one in Jersey
called Kingda Ka, so Humblebrack.
I have been on a strata coaster,but I was 22 and probably
(21:52):
walking around the park drinkingdraft beer.
I sent my cousin, sister Megan,an Instagram video the other
day and it looked like a softpreview of Top Thrill 2.
Maybe some coaster influencerswere on it and I told her there
is no fucking way I am gettingon that and she's like yes, you
(22:15):
are.
No, ma'am, I'll be in the giftshops drinking my $25 souvenir
boozy beverage.
Please go Google thisattraction, can you handle it?
That's what she said.
All right, everyone, have agreat pollen-free week.
What's up everyone.
Welcome to episode 16 ofJennaPod.
Today is Saturday, april 19th.
If my voice sounds horrendous,it's because I've been rocking a
sinus infection since Wednesdayrocking a sinus infection since
Wednesday.
I could have waited a week ordelayed the podcast, but listen,
(00:36):
I am here for the fans.
I haven't had a sinus infectionin maybe 9 to 10 years.
I had one every year of my lifeand then they stopped.
I'm just using Yield Sudafedand rinsing out my sinuses hot.
I googled the best states forallergy sufferers and they are
(00:58):
Utah, nevada, wyoming, arizonaand Colorado.
So catch me out west where thecars aren't yellow with pollen
as I organize my notes for thispodcast and write this up.
I decided to come to a coffeeshop near my home in Nolensville
(01:21):
, tennessee.
Small town vibes growing reallyfast.
This place is a madhouse.
I didn't even know if I wasgoing to have somewhere to sit
and shout out to the guy who gota cup of coffee and sat down
next to me and was just readinga hardbound book, not even a
(01:41):
Kindle.
This place sounds like aMetallica concert, but sure,
let's read.
I got a blueberry muffin as alittle treat-to, and why?
Because it's just crumblingeverywhere and spiking my blood
sugar.
Please, jesus, don't give methe diabetes.
(02:02):
I doubt I will get the diabetesbecause the only sweets I keep
in my home are Dove Darkchocolates and they are kept in
the freezer.
I actually just redid my pantryand decided to not keep any
shelf-stable food in my housebecause we never use it.
So now I'm really not preparedfor the zombie apocalypse.
(02:26):
We're going to have to praythat there's power and we can
use the air fryer.
Now I am keeping my guiltypleasure, and that is a four
pack of shin spicy noodle soup,aka ramen, aka college food.
I maybe eat two a month and Ifucking love it.
(02:48):
Zero nutritional value, so thatis also why it's a little
treat-o for Matami.
Now, I love spicy food.
Nashville is known for hotchicken.
Everyone wants to come toNashville for the hot chicken,
but many don't realize hotchicken equals next day hot
(03:11):
chicken poops where you have toplan your life around it.
I've eaten hot chicken, and Imean where you are sweating and
need milk, but I ensure I willbe at home at my home-based
toilet after enjoying suchactivities.
I've eaten hot chicken on aFriday and then showed up to the
(03:35):
gym Saturday morning to workout.
Never again.
Lesson learned I can poopanywhere.
Zero poop fear here.
But you don't want the hotchicken poops with your gym
buddies, that feeling of 1,000needles poking your colon.
(03:57):
Doesn't scream, let's do aburpee.
Okay, enough, doo-doo talk,hashtag, take your fiber.
I left the house because we aredog-sitting an extra black lab
named Lila.
We have watched Lila many times, all good experiences.
(04:17):
However, it's chaos.
I already have one black dog,velcro to me, so adding a second
thick girl to the batch wasn'tadding to a creative space.
Now let's bring up my puppy'sballs again, for like the 10th
time the German short-hairedpointer turned one last a week,
(04:41):
so it's just about time tosnippy, snip the balls.
But I wanted to wait untilafter Miss Lila went home,
because we don't want openwounds in WWE wrestling.
But let's just say the pubisn't used to having a lady in
the home and he and his littlepickle are enjoying all
(05:05):
opportunities to hump any partof her body available.
Miss Lila is fixed, but this iswhy Bob Barker educated us at
the end of every episode of thePrice is Right.
I am personally not being thegrandmother to 10 accidental
(05:25):
GSPs.
Not up in here.
If you ever randomly yell notup in here.
That is because of the moviethe Hangover.
We recently popped that movieon and I love that.
I say popped because I'mreferencing popping a VHS into a
VHS player.
(05:46):
So we watched the Hangover anddamn, it's still as funny as
when it came out in 2009.
In my home, the movies theHangover, old School and Wedding
Crashers are constantly spokenand have become a part of our
nomenclature.
See, there's that sexy wordagain.
(06:09):
One other line from a movie Iconstantly say is from Big Daddy
with Adam Sandler, and that'syou're not proposing, are you?
This can be in any scenario,anywhere.
I also do the part from thenotebook where Noah Calhoun, aka
baby daddy Ryan Gosling, asksRachel McAdams what do you want?
(06:33):
I play both parts in this scene.
She said it's not that simpleand he says God damn it.
What do you want?
Now?
This can be a question likewhat do you want for dinner
tonight?
And then I turn on the scene.
If Ryan Gosling is listening, Iswear I will act normal when I
(06:55):
meet you, psych.
Does anyone have a good story ofmeeting their celebrity crush?
I have only met a handful offamous people.
I got out of school in eitherthird or fourth grade to go meet
decorated Olympic gymnast MaryLou Retton.
I've met Bella Caroli andAmanda Borden, also from the
(07:18):
gymnastics world.
When I first moved to Nashville, I was at the Juice Bar in
Brantwood and actress ConnieBritton walked in with her kid
and I was the only other personthere and this was right when
the show Nashville came out.
So I was like, okay, this iswicked cool.
Didn't get pictures, didn't sayhi, no autograph, but I was
(07:42):
like I'm in Nashville, I've madeit.
One of my biggest celebritysports regrets was being in
Kansas City in 2009 to watch theReds play, and the morning we
were leaving, the Reds werestaying in our hotel.
Brandon Phillips was in thelobby dressed way too fancy and
(08:03):
I was too nervous to go say hi.
Now, when I cheered for theTitans, there were a couple
famous people or groups singingthe national anthem, but I can't
recall who because game dayswere insane and then it was
normally a quick picture withthem after the song was over.
But there are so many famouspeople now you can't keep up.
(08:27):
Someone in this coffee shopcould have 10 million YouTube
subscribers.
I have zero YouTube subscribers, but also I don't have a
YouTube channel.
If I have seen an A-list person?
I can't recall, so it has to beno right.
Anyway, let me know on IG whoyou have met in person, like a
(08:51):
real interaction.
Pickleball has become verypopular.
Is it an activity?
Is it a sport?
I'll let people on the internetargue about that, but I have no
hand-eye coordination to pursuethis activity Like.
No, jennifer, it's for everyone, it's not.
(09:14):
It's not.
I'm not going to waste anyone'stime missing, hit after hit
after hit.
Am I somewhat athletic?
Sure, I read an article abouthow gymnast vision is developed.
I was a gymnast until I was 12.
Gymnastics is very centeredfocus and it was like I never
(09:38):
trained my peripheral visiongrowing up like, let's say,
someone playing baseball would,and my peripheral vision is
terrible.
Now, this all may be poppycock,but I think it makes sense.
I wonder if this is why I getcar sick so easily.
According to Wikipedia,peripheral vision or indirect
(10:01):
vision is the vision as itoccurs outside the point of
fixation, ie away from thecenter of the gaze or when
viewed at large angles in thecorner of one's eye.
The loss of peripheral visionwhile retaining central vision
is known as tunnel vision.
(10:23):
Well, what do you know?
That's where the phrase tunnelvision comes from.
Did you know that I didn't?
That's where the phrase tunnelvision comes from.
Did you know that I didn't?
Central vision is relativelyweak in the dark, so, yeah,
that's why I can't read y'all'sInstagram stories at night in
bed.
I need to reschedule my eyeappointment, so I'll have to ask
(10:44):
the eye doctor about all theseeyeball theories.
I canceled my eye appointmentthis week and four hours later
the place was robbed and theystole designer frames.
So maybe I could have stoppedthat.
(11:06):
I doubt it.
I don't know what am I going todo in that situation?
Probably hide, I'd hope not.
Hide, I'd hope not.
But TBD on me catching thethieves.
It's been a week and I stillhaven't watched the last episode
of Reacher, but I did get twoepisodes further in Paradise.
I'm not obsessed with Paradise,but I'm very intrigued with it,
(11:27):
and they do love a plot twist.
My mom's podcast correctionsfrom last week.
She said I do not watchAmerican Idol or the Voice.
Your father does, and hementioned to me that Carrie
ruined the show, and then I saidshe has zero personality.
(11:48):
Sharon is savage.
Also, this week we werediscussing movies and my parents
told me that Netflix hadnothing good to rent right now.
And my brain glitched.
I said you can't rent movies onNetflix and they said yes, you
(12:08):
can.
And then I was like, do I notknow how Netflix works?
And then I said, do you meanPrime?
And then they said no, we meanYouTube.
Anyway, I finally did convincethem that you can't rent movies
on Netflix.
Lord Jesus, movies on Netflix.
(12:36):
Lord Jesus, help me with theboomers.
My husband doesn't have a realID but gave me a great real ID
story this week.
I assume most men won't takethe time to go get one until
their license or passportexpires.
My husband's passport expiresin 2029, so I already have an
alert in my phone for the summerof 2028 to get that show
(12:58):
started.
This week for work he went tothe Robbins Air Force Base in
Georgia for a trade show.
Now all the America states haveadopted the Real ID at
different time periods.
Georgia started in 2012.
Tennessee didn't start until2019, hence why the DMVs have
(13:22):
been batshit the past threemonths as the May 7th federal
deadline is close, months as theMay 7th federal deadline is
close.
He had to get a guest pass toget on the base.
He said it was basically likethe DMV he had to show his car
registration, car insurance anda picture ID.
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Well, they wouldn't accept hisTennessee license so he had to
get a sponsor, aka someone fromthe trade show.
I guess like someone being like, yeah, he's legit.
He signed up.
He had to have two Air Forcepolice escort him to the trade
show.
It was a 45-minute fiasco.
They were late setting up thetrade show and the Air Force
cops told him he couldn't goanywhere on base without them
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knowing.
The current commander of thebase asked my husband if he sold
all types of office furnitureand my husband said no, we just
take care of your butt and yourback, of your butt and your back
.
So if you are attending amilitary base in the US not just
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on a tour, a tur, a tour youbetter have that Real ID ready.
Now someone sent me an articlethis week that we are closer
than we think to just havingbiometrics at the airport, like
you're at TSA.
You just walk through a scannerand they're like yep, that's
Jennifer.
So, yeah, maybe that's why theywanted my weight.
(14:58):
Bring it on AITSA, whatevergets me to my gate early to
people watch Direwolves.
This past week the news brokethat a US-based company has
taken a step aimed at bringingthe direwolf back from oblivion.
According to USA Today,dallas-based Colossal
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Biosciences has announced thebirth of three genetically
engineered wolf pups, all withstriking white fur, created with
the help of ancient DNAobtained from the fossilized
remains of the extinct animals.
They went extinct 13,000 yearsago, so this company basically
(15:47):
created little dire wolf embryoswith the help of gray wolf
cells and then implanted theminto surrogate domesticated dog
mothers.
Like who is the lucky dog thatgot to do that?
So like cool, but where are myfucking dinosaurs?
We have enough wolves and dogs.
(16:10):
I know I have three in my homeright now.
Give me a T-Rex.
The Komodo dragon is thelargest lizard in the world and
can grow up to 10 feet long andweigh between 150 and 300 pounds
.
But can a Komodo dragon carry abrontosaurus embryo?
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I asked AI and it saidscientists are exploring the
possibility of bringing backdinosaurs, but current
technology does not allow for it.
Efforts are focused on studyingancient DNA and using genetic
techniques, but viable dinosaurDNA has not been found yet.
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What are they doing out there?
This information just ruined myday.
We sent Katy Perry to spacethis week, but we can't figure
out dino DNA.
Bless Katy Perry.
The internet done did her inthis week.
There is a $150,000 deposit toget on a Blue Origin flight, so
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it seems I may be out on thecount for this activity.
Now, given this opportunity andit being free, are you the
listeners flying up into spacefor 11 minutes?
I'm going to say there is noway I'm getting into a rocket.
In my middle ages, however,I'll go to a real Jurassic Park
(17:47):
when they figure out this dinoDNA shit.
It better be before I die.
In September of 2023, my familyin Cleveland, ohio, took me to
Hollow Weekend at Cedar Point,which is located on the Lake
Erie Peninsula in Sandusky, ohio, and I needed NASA training to
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emotionally handle what was tocome.
If you are a roller coasterenthusiast, this is the place to
be, because they have 17 rollercoasters, so I would totally
highly recommend a weekend tripthere.
This is the place to be becausethey have 17 roller coasters,
so I would totally highlyrecommend a weekend trip there.
Now, growing up, I was anamusement park girly.
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We had season passes to KingsIsland.
Kings Island is northeast ofCincinnati, in Mason Ohio.
My dad had to bribe me withmoney when I was young to get on
roller coasters, but after thatI was all in.
I went to Cedar Point in 2004because of a college graduation
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party weekend and then I don'tthink I rode a roller coaster
again until that fateful nightin September of 2023 when my
family took me back there.
Now, with the Halloween themedweekends, the park doesn't open
until 6 pm and closes at mid midmidnight, and, as everyone
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knows, I personally go to bed at8 30 pm.
So this was already achallenging situation.
They also have a billionhaunted houses to go through and
like really, really good onesthat scare the shit out of you.
So I'm getting prepared for thecoasters.
I've taken my Dramamine.
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What I wasn't prepared for washow the technology of coasters
has changed in 20 years.
Oh, they're all magnetic nowand referred to as hypercoasters
.
My family was so psyched for meto ride.
I mentioned this is allhappening at night, but did I
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mention they turn all the lightsoff for the roller coasters?
Imagine already being terrifiedand then being shot out at 120
miles per hour in the pitchblack and having no idea what's
going on.
We rode two coasters and wentthrough one haunted house and I
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had to tell my family time out,I need to go sit somewhere quiet
.
My nervous system is in shock.
We rode coasters and wentthrough haunted houses for six
hours.
We had fast passes the only wayto go.
Did we obtain them legally?
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That's not my place to say.
My cousin's sister, megan, saidmy favorite part of the night
was watching you lose your shiton every single ride.
I felt hungover the next day.
If you are familiar with CedarPoint, you know of their famous
ride, the Top Thrill Dragster.
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I did get to ride this in 2004,and it's insane.
There was nothing like it.
This year they have redone theride and are now calling it Top
Thrill 2, the world's tallestand fastest triple launch strata
coaster.
According to Coasterpedianetsounds like a secure website.
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A strata coaster is a completecircuit roller coaster that is
between 400 and 499 feet tall.
There are only two in the world, with another one in Jersey
called Kingda Ka, so Humblebrack.
I have been on a strata coaster,but I was 22 and probably
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walking around the park drinkingdraft beer.
I sent my cousin, sister Megan,an Instagram video the other
day and it looked like a softpreview of Top Thrill 2.
Maybe some coaster influencerswere on it and I told her there
is no fucking way I am gettingon that and she's like yes, you
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are.
No, ma'am, I'll be in the giftshops drinking my $25 souvenir
boozy beverage.
Please go Google thisattraction, can you handle it?
That's what she said.
All right, everyone, have agreat pollen-free week.
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