When Weddings Starve, Pizza Delivers: Viral etiquette, smart ring chaos at the airport, and the $30k baby-name business

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A hungry guest orders pizza at an eight-hour wedding, a smart ring swells and blocks a flight, and a consultant charges $30,000 to name babies—three viral headlines that sound ridiculous until you dig into the rules, risks, and status games underneath. We follow the thread from etiquette to engineering to identity, asking why private choices keep turning into public brawls.

First, we break down the wedding blowup: when a reception stretches across mealtimes with nothing substantial to eat, is delivery a rude move or self-preservation? I share an honest take on host duties, guest boundaries, and how to solve a hunger problem without making a scene. Then we pivot to the Galaxy Ring fiasco: lithium-ion swelling, airport policy, emergency removal, and the hidden hazards of tiny batteries near soft tissue. If you fly, wear wearables, or love new gadgets, you’ll get practical tips on what to watch for and when to ditch convenience for safety.

Finally, we examine the luxury baby-naming boom. Spreadsheets, genealogists, “name aesthetics,” and five-figure invoices sound wild—but they also reflect how modern parents outsource decisions to avoid regret and family fights. We talk value versus vanity, what a thoughtful naming process actually includes, and why taste now sells like a service. Across all three stories, the pattern holds: social norms feel blurry, tech is intimate yet risky, and everyone is performing for an audience that never forgets.

If you enjoy sharp takes with real-world advice—on manners that protect relationships, gadgets that won’t bite back, and choices that age well—hit follow, share this with a friend, and drop your spiciest wedding story or baby-name hot take in the comments. Your stories might spark the next episode.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_00 (00:00):
Hello, good morning.
We're midday mid mid midweek.
Yes.
Wednesday.
Happy hump day.
Oh, I hate that term.
Okay.
I don't know why I just used it.
Alright, we have three stories.
We're talking about weddingguests who ordered pizza.
We have a passenger.
Okay, this is kind of weird withhis.

(00:20):
I'll have to get to that in aminute.
A passenger on an air.
They wouldn't let him on becauseof his okay, we'll get to it.
Uh, and then we have okay, thisnext, this other story I'm gonna
save for last.
This person charges$30,000 tohelp with the naming their
babies.
I can't believe it.
It's gotta be a fake story.
All right.
First up, though, is the hungrywedding guest.

(00:43):
I have questions about all ofthis.
Um, a UK bride, so it's in theUnited Kingdom, uh, but I
wouldn't put it past Americansto do this too.
A UK bride ripped into herstarved wedding guest who
ordered a pizza at herreception, but viewers are
divided over her controversialmove.

(01:04):
The ludicrous story came tolight via a video by a TikToker,
I know, I know, named Lisa, whofrequently shares stories sent
to her by fans.
See, this is what I need to do.
Send me stories.
I'll get on TikTok.
I'll talk about them.
That's what I'm doing right nowon my podcast.
Lisa stealing my thunder.

(01:25):
Okay.
Am I wrong for ordering a pizzato a wedding after we weren't
fed for eight hours?
Reads the caption to the clip,which amassed over 350,000
views.
Yeah, I'm on the wrong platform.
I need to get on TikTok.
So what wedding lasts for eighthours?
Would I like to?

(01:46):
Not even a Catholic weddinglasts that long.
Trust me, I'm Catholic, marrieda Catholic, we had a Catholic
wedding.
It was not eight hours long.
I promise you.
It could be though that it wasbecause it was November 1st,
football season, and Alabama.
I mean, uh, Georgia playedFlorida.
And that's, you know, I marrieda Georgia boy.
I tell you what, we got to thereception maybe an hour, and

(02:09):
then boom, everybody startedleaving.
We gotta go, we gotta go, we go.
Nice wedding.
Congratulations, bye.
It was so fun.
All right.
Um, so I want to know why thiswas eight hours long.
According to the viral video,the incident occurred.
Oh my gosh, go away.
The incident occurred at awedding in York, which
reportedly didn't provideanything substantial for guests

(02:32):
despite running from 12 p.m.
until 8 p.m.
Is that an that is not a normaltimed wedding, is it?
I don't think it is.
If no, I'm not staying for foreight hours.
I'm not staying that long atyour wedding.
That is ridiculous.
Okay.
And then so there's no foodapparently.
So the one of the guests ordersthe pizza, has it delivered,

(02:56):
eats, and then it gets around tothe bride.
The bride is just upset.
I didn't finish reading thestory because I think it's dumb.
All right, we need to move on tothe next one, and that is about
this guy, this passenger landsin the hospital.
Oh my gosh.
Okay.
Another United Kingdom.
Why are we reporting on UnitedKingdom and things?

(03:18):
You can't find anythinginteresting and weird in America
to write about?
Okay.
A UK man has sworn off a certainpiece of electronic jewelry
after he was prevented fromboarding a flight because it
wouldn't come off his finger.
He detailed the humiliatingordeal in a series of ex posts
taking off on the platform.

(03:39):
Why can't Okay, why are theydemanding he take off this ring
for one thing?
You don't need to take off yourjewelry, do you?
The passenger in question,Daniel Rotar, had reportedly
been wearing a Samsung Galaxyring.
This AI enhanced piece ofgadgetry monitors sleep,

(04:00):
activity, heart rate, and otherhealth markers, but fits around
one's finger, unlike theclunkier smart watches.
Well, here you go.
This is why you don't get thesekind of gadgetry things.
So according to the post, thetraveler had been traveling back
from Hawaii from a tech summit,an Odyssey that's involved three
different flights and two longlayovers, when the gadget's

(04:23):
lithium lithium ion batteryswelled and trapped his finger.
He says, Ah, this is not good,wrote Rodar Hugh, who runs Zone
of Tech YouTube channel.
My Samsung Galaxy Rings batterystarted swelling while it's on
my finger, and while I'm aboutto board a flight, now I cannot

(04:44):
take it off, and this thinghurts.
A follow-up photo showed theswollen device stuck around the
tech whiz's finger like a thumb,like a thumb handcuff.
Let's see, I don't see anypictures of it on his finger
swollen.
Uh there was one picture, but itdidn't look that swollen.
Okay, anyway.

(05:05):
Um despite imploring Samsung forhelp on X, the Brit was unable
to free his digit from thehigh-tech prison and was
prevented from boarding theflight as a result.
I was denied boarding due tothis been traveling for 47 hours
straight, so this is reallynice.
Lamented on okay, that doesn'tmake any sense.

(05:27):
He added that he was sent to thehospital and had the galaxy ring
removed, a process thatreportedly required them to
apply ice to reduce the swellingand some kind of lubricant.
Won't be wearing a smart ringever again.
Well, yeah, that's what you get,dumbass.
Alright, we need to move on tothe next story.
Let's see, because this nextstory is outrageous, and I think

(05:50):
it's fake, but I don't know.
It has pictures and everything.
Although you can create AIpictures, I know.
Let's see what it has to sayover here on this ridiculous ass
story.
Alright.
A San Francisco woman charges aneye-popping$30,000 to help
desperate parents name theirbabies.

(06:13):
What in the world?
These people are stupid.
Wealthy parents to be arespending tens of thousands of
dollars to hire a professionalbaby namer to help them dub
their new addition.
How do you get into this line ofwork?
That's what I would like toknow.
Taylor A.
Humphrey started posting onlineabout a decade ago about her

(06:37):
obsession with baby names, andnow it's a whole luxurious
enterprise.
I don't believe this story.
There's a lot more to this jobthan people realize, Humphrey,
who was named after 1980 soapopera actress Taylor Miller,
told the San FranciscoChronicle.
Sometimes I get calls fromclients that are so urgent that

(06:58):
I need to drop everything andhelp them right away.
BS.
I do not believe this story.
The San Fran-based consultanthelped name more than 100 babies
in 2020, raking in more than$150,000 from cashed up couples
back when she charged just$1,500for the service.

(07:19):
Now Humphrey37 has 100,000combined followers on TikTok and
Instagram, as well as growingportfolio for more than 500
children's monikers.
She helped choose with servicesnow costing up to$30,000.
Man, there's a sucker boardevery minute.

(07:39):
Humphrey is a trained doula.
What is a doula?
D-O-U-L-A.
What the hell is a doula?
With a background in brandingand marketing, and she's also a
self-described name nerd withthousands of spreadsheets full
of baby names.
Oh, this is so stupid.
I really I need to meet thesecouple that are shelling out

(08:03):
$30,000 to this woman.
When taking on clients, she usesnaming questionnaires to get
better understanding of theparent's personalities,
interests, and likes anddislikes when it comes to names.
Those who want a simple emailwith some personalized name
recommendations, which includeeach name's meanings or origin.
You can't go to the internet andlook this up yourself, you

(08:25):
dumbasses.
I can't even go on with this.
This is so stupid.
Her add-on services includethings such as identifying a
unique name aesthetic, baby namebranding, baby name branding.
Come on.
Getting a genealogist to composea list of names from old parts
of the family tree and evenhiring a think tank to discuss

(08:48):
to discuss the options.
A think tank?
Oh god help me.
This cannot be real, y'all.
The requests from her clienthave become more specific over
the years, with parents to beasking for names that are
uncommon but not weird, simplebut not basic and on trend but

(09:12):
not too trendy.
I gotta read on.
Come on now.
During video consultations, sheoften finds that she can feel
more like a therapist ormediator than a baby name
consultant.
She has a range of clientelefrom the anonymously rich to
high profile celebrities whoseek out assistance to find

(09:35):
perfect name for their baby,which could feel high stakes.
It oh my gosh.
Humphrey declined to reveal herestimated income from her
career, but shared that she hasa backlog of clients ever since
the New York the New Yorkerprofiled her in 2021.
What?
And there's a link to that.

(09:55):
I so this has got to be a truestory.
She is one of just about a dozenprofessionals baby name
consultants nationwide with afull-time gig to help parents
name their children.
And she's believed to be theonly one in the Bay Area.
After the New Yorker profilewent viral and Humphrey's social
media blew up, it allowed her togain plenty of clients and

(10:16):
increasing her pricing.
Oh wow.
I had to come to terms with thefact that people often find me
through content that pokes funat me, Humphrey said.
I accept it because I believethe work I'm doing is really
important.
It's it's a little embarrassingwhen you get made fun of on the

(10:36):
internet, she said.
But at the same time, I'm like,well, it is silly.
I come up with these baby namesfor a living, and you make a lot
of money.
And that was the end of thestory.
Oh my gosh.
That has got to I mean, really,really.
I'm gonna go back and see if Ican find that New Yorker.
Let's see.
Uh let's see, where was it?

(10:56):
Bear with me, bear with me.
Here we go.
The New Yorker.
Yes, it is in the New Yorker forsale, baby names lightly used.
This is true.
Uh well, it's in the New Yorker.
Can it can the New Yorker?
And this was April 11th, 2022.
Wow, that's true.

(11:16):
Oh my gosh, that is insane.
All right, we need to move on tothe question of the day.
Okay, I am sure in your lifetimethat you have been to a wedding.
What was your experience like?
Was it good?
Did it have good food?
How long did you stay?
Uh how was how was your ex whatwas the best wedding ex besides

(11:39):
your own that you went to?
I'm talking about as a guest.
Um was it a good experience?
Just give me some little somelittle weird thing about it, if
you have a weird thing about it.
Okay, I gotta go.
Thanks for listening.
Bye.