Emotional Support Chickens, Caffeinated Chaos, and Beeping Sunscreens - The Silly Side Up with Charlie

The Silly Side Up - June 21st, 2025

Hey there, sunshine seekers and humor hunters! Welcome to The Silly Side Up, where we flip your day from mundane to insane. I'm your host, Charlie, and boy do I have some egg-citing stories for today!

Speaking of eggs, have you heard about the latest trend? Apparently, people are now getting their pets certified as emotional support chickens. Yes, you heard that right! Forget emotional support dogs - these feathered therapists are taking over. I saw someone at the grocery store with a chicken in a tiny vest. The best part? It was laying eggs in the shopping cart. Talk about fresh produce!

You know what happened to me this morning? I tried using one of those new AI-powered coffee makers. It was supposed to make the perfect cup based on my mood, but something went hilariously wrong. I said I was feeling sleepy, and it made me a cup of hot water with three espresso shots and a Red Bull floater. I've been vibrating at the frequency of hummingbird wings ever since!

And since we're officially in summer now, let me tell you about my first beach trip of the season. Those new smart sunscreens that are supposed to beep when you need to reapply? Well, mine started playing the Jaws theme song instead. There I was, peacefully floating on my unicorn pool float, when suddenly... DUN DUN... DUN DUN... Never seen people clear a beach so fast!

Oh, and quick life hack: if your air conditioning breaks during this heatwave, just watch one of those winter holiday movies. I tried it yesterday - watched Frozen and got actual goosebumps. My brain was so confused it forgot to sweat!

Before I go, remember folks: whether your chicken is emotional support or your coffee maker is plotting world domination, life is better when you keep your sunny side up!

See you next time, and remember - if your day isn't going well, flip it! I'm Charlie, and this has been The Silly Side Up.

Thanks for listening!

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your The Silly Side Up podcast. The Silly
Side Up June twenty first, twenty twenty five. Hey there,
sunshine seekers and humor hunters. Welcome to The Silly Side Up,
where we flip your day from mundane to insane. I'm
your host, Charlie, and boy do I have some eggciting
stories for today. Speaking of eggs, have you heard about
the latest trend? Apparently people are now getting their pets

(00:23):
certified as emotional support chickens. Yes, you heard that right.
Forget emotional support dogs. These feathered therapists are taking over.
I saw someone at the grocery store with a chicken
in a tiny vest. The best part it was laying
eggs in the shopping cart. Talk about fresh produce. You
know what happened to me this morning? I tried using

(00:45):
one of those new AI powered coffee makers. It was
supposed to make the perfect cup based on my mood,
but something went hilariously wrong. I said, I was feeling sleepy,
and it made me a cup of hot water with
three espresso shots and a red Bull floater. I've been
vibrating at the frequency of humming bird wings ever since,
and since we're officially in summer. Now, let me tell

(01:08):
you about my first beach trip of the season. Those
new smart sunscreens that are supposed to beep when you
need to reapply while mine started playing the Jaws theme
song instead. There I was peacefully floating on my unicorn
pool float when suddenly done, done, done done. Never seen
people clear a beach so fast. Oh. In quick life hack,

(01:31):
if your air conditioning breaks during this heat wave, just
watch one of those winter holiday movies. I tried it yesterday,
watched Frozen and got actual goosebumps. My brain was so
confused it forgot to sweat before I go. Remember, folks,
whether your chicken is emotional support or your coffee maker
is plotting world domination, life is better when you keep

(01:51):
your sunny side up. See you next time, and remember,
if your day isn't going well, flip it. I'm Charlie
and this has been the silly side up. Thanks for listening, qigtete,
and that is it for today. Make sure you hit
the subscribe button and never miss out. Thanks for listening.