Sinuses, Airplanes, and Activism

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Ever wondered how a simple bodily function could lead to years of medical mystery? In this wildly entertaining and sometimes shocking episode, we dive into the bizarre case of a woman plagued by a seven-year sinus infection with a cause that will leave you both disgusted and fascinated. The culprit? E. coli bacteria traced back to her ex-boyfriend's particularly offensive flatulence while she recovered from ankle surgery in a hotel room. It's a cautionary tale about relationships, medical diagnostics, and the unexpected ways our bodies can be affected by those closest to us.

We also tackle one of air travel's most annoying phenomena – those passengers who leap into the aisles the moment the plane touches down, despite having nowhere to go. Turkish aviation authorities are finally doing something about these "aisle lice," implementing fines of around $70 for travelers who can't seem to stay seated until it's actually time to deplane. As frequent travelers ourselves, we explore why this behavior persists and pose the question: are you an impatient stander or a patient sitter?

The conversation takes a more serious turn when we examine the lawsuit filed by activist sportswear brand XXXY Athletics against the state of Colorado. The company claims new legislation amending the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act effectively prevents them from marketing their message and "speaking truth" as they define it. This legal battle highlights the growing tension between progressive policies around gender expression and businesses with traditional perspectives. We unpack the implications of this clash between commercial speech and government regulation, offering candid thoughts on where society might be headed.

Join the conversation by sharing your own airplane deplaning habits and perspectives on these fascinating stories that sit at the intersection of personal health, public behavior, and political boundaries!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, hello, good morning boy.
Do we have a doozy of a episodefor you?
Today?
We're going to talk about aseven-year sinus infection.
But be warned, it's kind ofgross.
So I know I'm recording thisearly in the morning and I know
some of you listen to it earlyin the morning.
So I don't know if you want toeat first or wait, or I don't

(00:22):
know, but I'm warning you rightnow.
And then we have oh gosh, I'vealready forgotten what else we
have.
So let's go ahead and go overright to my X file.
Oh, about this airline aislelice?
It's not what you think it is.
And an activist sportswearbrand sues Colorado.
All right, why?
Which one should I start with?
All right, I'll go ahead andstart with the seven.

(00:43):
Let's get the seven-year sinusinfection out of the way,
because this is an odd story,and I'll tell you why as we read
along and this is, of course,from the New York Post.
This lady says I've had aseven-year infection since my ex
did the most disgusting thingin a hotel room.
I can't believe it got into mysinuses in a hotel room.

(01:08):
I can't believe it got into mysinuses.
A woman spent seven yearssuffering from relentless sinus
infection that baffled doctorsuntil they took culture samples
from her nose and finallycracked the case.
All right, if it took sevenyears for your doctors to
finally take a culture sample,you have the wrong doctor For
seven years.

(01:29):
Come on now.
So what happened?
What was it?
E coli, courtesy of her ex.
You're not going to believe howshe got it.
Okay, you ready for this?
Settle in, settle in.
It's a carnival ride, remember,e coli is from poop, christian
Connell said in a recent TikTokvideo that has racked up more

(01:52):
than 436,000 views, fascinatingand disgusting the internet.
How does that get in yoursinuses, unless you have a
boyfriend who farts disgustinglyand you are forced to inhale it
because you were immobile fromankle surgery.
She said okay.
So this woman had ankle surgeryand was recovering in a hotel

(02:15):
room.
You know, because always don'tyou have, as soon as you have
surgery, don't you go to to ahotel room to recover, unless
they were on vacation.
I don't know, maybe they wereon vacation.
She broke her foot or something.
She had to have surgery.
Maybe that's what happened, butso I have questions already.
So in a later update, connellsaid that she and her former

(02:38):
beau were holed up in a hotelroom with two queen-size beds
while she recovered from anoperation.
So far it doesn't say why theywere in a hotel room.
After her operation she wasalready snuggled under the
covers, but when her ex,standing naked between the beds,
turned his backside towards her, that is when the fart happened

(03:02):
and Connell said I've never,ever, ever, smelled anything
that compares to that Boy.
Isn't he special, isn't he nice?
Blame it on the butt.
E coli is a group of bacteriacommonly found in the intestinal
tracts of healthy humans andanimals.
According to the CDC, moststrains of E coli are harmless

(03:23):
and even beneficial, aidingdigestion, but some strains can
cause illness, includingdiarrhea, urinary tract
infection, pneumonia, sepsis and, in Connell's case, a sinus
infection that just wouldn'tquit.
I don't think it is common shehappen.
It has happened before, butit's definitely rare.

(03:43):
So I'm not going to continue toread this.
It goes on and on because Idon't know that it's going to
tell us anything more.
I just found that interesting.
So be careful out there withpeople out in public.
Oh, I know.

(04:04):
And, by the way, just for yourinformation, I cannot stand the
word F-A-R-T, so it took a lotfor me to say that word.
I hate that word.
I don't know why, but I do.
I think it's vulgar, I thinkit's disgusting.
My mama I probably get it frommy mama.
She hated it too.
Oh my gosh, you could not saythat word around her.

(04:28):
I think she'd rather hear acuss word than hear F-A-R-T.
I don't like it either.
I usually say poot or somethinglike that, or fluff or whatever
.
I can't stand it either.
I don't.
I get it from my mama.
I have to get it from my mama,all right.
Next story up, the new airlinefines will penalize aisle lice
who stand up and crowd otherpassengers after landing.
So I'm sure you all have flown.

(04:48):
And when the plane comestaxiing into the terminal,
people get up out of the aisleright away.
I can't stand that either.
I stay seated because I'm likewhat is the hurry?
We're all going to get off theplane eventually.
What do you think is going tohappen?
The plane's going tospontaneously combust if you
don't get off the plane first.
So now the airline is going tostart charging these people.

(05:12):
I think it's hilarious.
I think it's like $70.
It's one of the great scourgesof the sky.
And finally, somebody is doingsomething about it Turkish
aviation.
So this is not American Turkishaviation authorities will find
passengers who stand up early incrowd aircraft aisles while
waiting to deplane, withpenalties for that and other

(05:34):
annoying antics reaching nearly$70.
So what do y'all think aboutthat?
That's question of the day.
When you land and get off theairplane, do you get up right
away first or do you stay seatedand let the idiots get off
first?
Well, you can go finish readingthat story if you like.
It's on my x file.
This next story from the newyork post, so I know you know

(05:57):
about this brand.
Xxy.
Xy, the woman's activistsportswear brand, xxxy Athletics
, is suing the state of Coloradoover recent law that the
company claims would interferewith its ability to market its
message.
We are getting into very murkywaters here when you this all,

(06:21):
when people are trying to shutpeople down.
I'm glad she's taking theColorado to court, so, but
here's why it's kind of bearwith me, I'm going to read a lot
, because it's kind of.
Oh, I wish they would just putthis in plain English, regular
terms.
The lawsuit takes aim at thestate for passing a law called

(06:44):
HB 25-1312 and amending theColorado Anti-Discrimination Act
, which defines genderexpression to include public
accommodations and advertisingthat are free of discrimination
on that basis.
So Colorado is trying to comeup with a law to allow you know

(07:19):
this whole, to appease and allowall these trans things
happening.
And so the athletics department, this athletics brand, is suing
the state of Colorado becauseof this.
Xxxy Athletics, in theiradvertising, customer
interactions and elsewhere torefer to transgender,
identifying individuals withtheir given names or their
biological accurate language.
Xxxy Athletics can no longerspeak truth in pursuit of its
mission.
Xxxy Athletics can no longerspeak truth in pursuit of its

(07:42):
mission.
Xxxy Athletics can no longercall men men, the lawsuit states
.
So I'm a little confused here.
So okay, I've skipped aparagraph.
That is why the company'slawsuit claims that the state's
new legislation would make itillegal for the brand to carry

(08:05):
out certain viral marketingcampaign techniques it has used
since launching that year, lastyear.
So she's saying she can'toperate her business or
advertise her business inColorado because of this new law
.
So she's suing them.
Good for her.
Even worse, the act coerces thecompany to speak against its
principles and alter the meaningof its core message.

(08:28):
If xxxy athletics refuses, thecompany faces cease and desist
orders, expensive investigations, hearings and civil and
criminal penalties.
We have lost our fucking mindsover this whole thing.
Colorado, you need to be bannedfrom the united states with

(08:48):
your little, with yourlegislation, trying to.
Here's what's happening.
This is what this is what'shappening.
They are destroying the familyunit, destroying, destroying
family values, destroyingChristianity, all in order to
bring in their social Marxistagenda Period.

(09:08):
That's plain and simple.
That is what's happening.
If you want, if everybody says,why, why?
That's why.
I mean, it's plain and simple,black and white.
That's what is happening.
All right, I know I've gone ontoo long, so I guess I'm gonna
stop.
I already have the question ofthe day when you travel in the
past of you are you the personthat stands up right away before

(09:31):
the plane even reaches theterminal, or do you stay seated
and just chill out?
Okay, I gotta go.
Thanks for listening.
Love y'all bye.