Alright, I don't know why I'm paranoid that I'm forgetting something. Cause we're doing this on a different day. A different day. I feel discombobulated. Alright. You've got your rundown. I know. You sent me your list. I've got everything. You've got your water. I've got my prizes for you. I don't know what my problem is. Okay. Let's just do it. Okay. Oh, I know what I wanted to talk to you about. Yes. (laughing) Welcome to episode 34 of Delete This History, a podcast by two besties of a certain age searching for answers and a cure to the common cough. We're your host, Brea Brown. Cara Burch. We're sorry for the coughing in the background. It ain't gonna go away, I don't think so. Oh, my word. Yep, it's good times. Anyway, we're going to introduce a new segment today. Yes, it's called Dr. Cara and Dr. Brea. Explain how to alleviate coughs. No, it's called Bookmarks. Oh yes, it is. Brea's brainchild. Oh, thanks. And this is where we are going to recommend some things that we have experienced over the last week to our DTH besties. Yes. Or they might be things that we're letting you know to avoid. Maybe. In our opinion. Right. Maybe you would like to bookmark them. Maybe you would not. Exactly. But it'll be something a little bit more focused. Still chit-chatty though. It will still be chit-chatty. Yeah. But it'll be something different every week. Yes. Not the same. Caleb. Would you like to go first, or would you like me to go first? I can go first. OK. My bookmark for this week is ‘The Bear’. Oh, yes. I've also bookmarked that. It is amazing. Now, first few episodes, I was like, “What is this yelly, stressful show? I can't, I don't think I can handle this.” And really, I could only watch two episodes in a row. And then I was like, done. And I'm the queen of binge. I can usually binge a show, but I was like, “Okay, I wanna know what happens. I like these characters. I'd like the show, but it is just so stressful. I can't.” And I never wanna work in a restaurant, kitchen, ever. Ever. Oh man, it is, it's an intense show. And I've only gotten through the first season. It's good. I mean, it's post pandemic. Sure. They talk about the pandemic in it. It's an excellent show. The last episode of the first season, Jacki and I were both like, “Oh my gosh,” because she kind of got sucked into. Yeah. And then a half an hour later, I was like, “Jacki, XYZ, it's because of XYZ.” And she was like, “Are you just getting that?” And I was like, “No.” Yeah, I was just getting it. I was just putting it together. But it does make me want to cook. Oh, it like gets those creative juices flowing. Like I can make something that I've made a million times, but I can add this or a little bit of red wine or I can do this or let's see if I can make it better. And I'm kind of shipping. Carmi and Sydney. I don't know why. What? shipping them. I don't know what that means. It means hoping they get together like in a relationship. Shipping? Yeah. It's an old saying. I've never heard that before. Well now you have. I guess so. You've learned something. What's your bookmarks? So, um I had several bookmarks so I guess we didn't like hash this arrow. So, that's fine. But they're more than one. They're quick. Okay. So, my first one My first bookmark for everyone is Valium. You should all, if you get the chance to take Valium because you need it before a procedure, never say no. Always say yes. It is awesome. It's worth it. It's totally worth it. Number two, the Harry Potter match three game, which I'm assuming is. Cause I've heard you say, just sit and play my Harry Potter game. And I didn't know what that meant. I thought maybe you were like doing some video game on Xbox or something, but no, I found when I stumbled across it, I was like, “Oh, this is what she's playing.” It's really fun. It's good. My third one is raspberry lemonade, Swedish fish. Oh yes. Wow. So, good. They turned out to be good. They're gone. Oh good. Um, now I do have a couple of avoidances as well. Oh, excellent. The great Southern ATM at Kansas and Kearney. Now this is very geographical specific. Sean went and pulled out cash. It all came out in fives. In five dollar bills. He couldn't hardly fold his wallet closed. That's so weird because don't you have to put in an amount that's an increment of 20? He put in 200. I think it has to be an increment of 10 or 20. I can't remember which one, so why would he have fives? We're assuming that they just didn't have any 20s left. We don't know. So, anyway, avoid the ATO. That is weird. And my last avoidance is the book called, well, it's called The Tour, but it's part of a series, and the series is called The Tour Book Series by Jean Granger. Sorry, Jean. It is a bad book. Not. I couldn't even get halfway through it. Oh, if you don't finish a book, that's bad. I just don't. I was like, mm-mm. So, that was sorry. Sorry, Jean. But she's very successful because a lot of people read these books, and she has a lot of series. Oh, well. I'm just not her target audience, I don't believe. OK. I do have a couple more bookmarks, then. OK. Missour Spade. It is, unfortunately, on Acorn. but I believe it was an AMC original, so you might be able to get it somewhere else. It's Clive Owen as an older Sam Spade, Detective Sam Spade from the hard boiled Detective books by Dachil Hammett back in the day. I mean, we're talking like film noir kind of things, like Humphrey Bogart, that kind of thing. He is late in his career or retired, you know, end quotes, big time. And he finds himself in France doing this one last job. Of course. Yeah. And so he's an American played by a Brit in France. OK. Very discombobulating. Clive Owen is amazing. I love him. He swims naked often in this. So, you get a little peeky peek at that. Why is he swimming naked? Like, that's just how he likes to swim? That's just how he likes to do it, I guess. Um, and that takes place like in the 1960s. Very interesting. And this is a movie? It's a series. Oh, okay. And it's very good. Miseru Spade. Okay. I watched that whole ding thing between Friday night and last night. So, not as stressful as the bear. It's stressful. Oh, okay. But it's not yelly. I gotcha. All right. Well, that was our first successful bookmarks segment. Yeah. which leads us into our next segment, which is called The Reading of the Lists. Do you get to go first this week? I do. This is where I'm gonna tell you guys my top five most interesting, funniest, most successful searches for the week in list form. However, I only have four because one of them, well, two of them were kind of long. And I thought, “You know what? Keep this tight.” That's right. All right, so number one, the repair shop slash wheeled and downland living museum. I'm so glad you've seen it. Okay. Number two, status migranosis. Number three, the Dumfries house. Number four, various actors for a Where the Heart Is remake. Mm-hmm. Is that happening? Oh wait, nevermind. Here's my list for this week. Famous people who have died in Springfield, Missouri slash Conway Twitty death. Number two, Rat King. Number three, Heron figurines. Number four, Carrot Crunchers English slang. Number five, Dickens characters. I'm still stuck on Rat King. Oh my gosh. Oh, trust me. This should be a good show. Yeah, when we get to Rat King, I hope you have a strong stomach. That's all I gotta say. All right. Well, now it's time to play a little game that we like to call SEARCH ME! Where we each pose one question to each other to see if she can answer based only on the reading of a list. Brea. Yeah. Today, if you answer my question correctly, you will win another bottle of soap from Bath and Body Works. Yes. This one's called Simply Unwind Sandalwood and Vanilla. I love sandalwood. I know that you do. Oh. This one smells good. And you haven't had a bottle of soap in a while, so I'm worried that you guys. I'm still using that Christmasy bottle of soap that you gave me, because it's humongo, but it has started like. The mistletoe one in the white bottle. Oh, I forgot about that one. Yeah. OK, well, maybe just in time. I'm ready for a new scent. OK, your question is, which of my searches is associated with King Charles? Oh my gosh. Dumfries House. That's correct. Yeah. I learned about the Dumfries House via the Repair Shop TV show. Did you? Yes. So, the Dumfries House is an 18th century estate that sits on 2000 acres and has an incredible collection of original and rare furniture and clocks. Have you ever heard of the Chippendale furniture? Oh, yes. This place is full of Chippendale furniture. Really? They're like original to this estate. Oh my gosh. It's like a big freaking deal. This house was commissioned by William Crichton Dalrymple. Oh my God. The best name ever. The fifth Earl of Dumfries. The house was designed by renowned 18th century architect brothers, John Robert and James Adam and was built. Built between 1754 and 1759. It is in Scotland, in the town of Cumnock. And it's about an hour south of Glasgow, to give you guys an idea where it's at. Dumfries' house was saved by the intervention of His Royal Highness King Charles in 2007, making it a part of the King's foundation. Of course, that was before he was the King. And it was called the Prince's Foundation. Oh. But it's now been changed. Uh-huh. Visitors can explore the entire state year-round for free. You can't stay at the Dumfries' house, but you can stay at the Dumfries' Lodge, which is just down the road. There are several very quaint guest rooms and they're around 260 American dollars per night. Okay. These are all online. You can see these rooms. They're really cool. Do they have Chippendale furniture in them? I do not know. I doubt it. That's probably too valuable. I doubt it. Yeah. Um, but it is a five-star hotel. Nice. So, just... You know what? This was probably featured on, um, what's that one show that I like a lot. Antiques Roadshow. Oh, okay. Dumfries House. I think they probably had something on location there. So, Dumfries Lodge, where you can actually stay, was built in 1750, which was before Dumfries House, and it was referred to as the Garden Cottage. Okay. So, I guess they maybe lived in that while the Big O' House was being built. That makes sense, yeah. At the Dumfries House, you can hold private events and weddings. and you can have your choice of the rooms available to reserve. And then rooms are the great stewards dining room, the tapestry room, the library, The library, The pavilion, the pink drawing room, the entrance hall, the school room, the walled garden pavilion, the yellow drawing room, the Rothsee room, the front of the house, the woodlands restaurant, or the Toby jug room. Get out of here. I'm not even kidding you. (laughing)The Toby jug room. I had to read all of those just so I could tell you about the Toby jug room. Other attractions include the adventure playground, walks around the estate, the new Khamnuk town hall, Tamar Manukyan new Khamnuk pool. That thing is cool. You should look up pictures of that. Oh, the Arboretum, the Chinese bridge, the maze, the Queen Elizabeth Wald garden, the education farm. The visitor center and shop, the temple gate, the avenue bridge, the dove coat, and the ladies well. Dang. This place I think would be worth going to. Yeah. There is so much cool stuff. I was on this website for like an hour. I bet they know how many bedrooms they have. Yeah, I bet they do too. They have tours. You can do the house tour, the grand tour, the art tour, the furniture tour, or the clock tour. Oh, yes. Incidentally, Prince Charles loves clocks. Does he? He does. You mean King Charles? Oh, excuse me. King Charles, yes. I can't get used to that. No, never. I encourage all of you to check this out, even if you just pop on the website and look. It's awesome. It's really cool. I haven't even scratched the surface, but the coolest part is the fact that it was actually saved and has been restored by the King's Foundation, which is also a super interesting thing to search. Do you think our friend Karen went to Dumfries' house? I don't know. I can't, I mean I know that name, but I can't place where I heard it before. You've watched a lot of British stuff. I know. So, it's probably just woven in there somewhere. My sources were ‘dumfrieshouse.org.uk’, ‘bbc.com’, ‘imdb’, ‘historichouse.org’, ‘Express’. code.uk. You really did go down the rabbit hole. It was the coolest thing I searched all week. That's awesome. That jug of soap is yours. Yay, my Toby jug of soap. Okay, Cara. Yes. Today you're playing for. A Maxi pad no, I'm just kidding. That’s what I almost grabbed out. Uh-oh. A box of these Pirouline I don't even know how to say that. Pirouline? Dark chocolate cream filled Wafers, they're like little sticks. Mm-hmm. They look delicious. Um. These are like Sean's favorite thing in the world. Hide them. He will knock a person down to get to these. Well, they're yours. And these little rolly things with little adhesives that you can attach to the bottom of anything and make it a rolly thing. Huh? I know. You think that, why would I need that? But because it's like this on a caster, it can roll like 360, meaning it doesn't have to just roll front and back, it can roll. I could put this on our clock and- Correct. You could if you wanted to. I have put these on bins that I have like, in closets or in cabinets, so that I could just roll the bin out. Oh my gosh. And then- My mind is going wild. Like if you have really deep cabinets, you could put a bin in the back and put those rolly things on the bottom of it and then it will just roll out and you don't have to like, you know, lift it out. Oh my gosh. I know exactly what I'm gonna put those on. Anyway, there's more where that came from. So, if you want more, if you use them and you're like, “Oh my gosh, I could use this on this, this and this.” Let me know. Which search resulted from my finally checking out a show you've raved about for years(not The Bear). Oh. Okay, but I never watched because I'm not all that familiar with the lore. What? You're a big fan of this literature. Dickens characters? Yes. Oh, okay. Okay. What did you watch? Dickensian. Oh, I thought you had seen that. Never. Oh, how did you know that Stephen Ray was in it then? Because it's always suggested to me based on everything else I've watched. Yeah. And I'm like, no, I don't like Dickens. It's like, I don't like Shakespeare. Yeah. And... Dickens is a little too dark for me. Okay, it is dark. I love Victorian England, and I love Victorian London, and I know it was a dark time, and I'm cool with all that, but Dickens' work is just so depressing. You watch and listen to true crime constantly. I know. How is Dickens too depressing? Because it's more about poverty. Oh, okay. Like... It's not bad people doing things. It's just like people, I can't get out of this cycle. Correct. And this is just how I'm going to die. Correct. OK, I gotcha. And that is just hopeless. OK. It's a very hopeless situation. Now, I admire Dickens for what he did with his art and his talent and trying to shed light on a problem, a big problem, in Victorian England, which was poverty. But I just have not ever been able to get into any of his books. Ever. So, I had to look up almost every single one of these characters. If it wasn't, if it wasn't from A Christmas Carol, which I was very well versed in, then I had to look them up. I didn't know these people. I did know the Artful Dodger. He was so cute, wasn't he? So, you've watched this whole thing? No. I've gotten close to the end. If you've gotten to the artful Dodger, you're more than halfway through it. Oh yeah, yeah. Oh yeah, I'm either at the last episode or the penultimate episode. Okay. Here are the characters I had to look up. Inspector Bucket from Bleak House, Fagan from Oliver Twist, really anti-Semitic depiction. Sorry, Charles, but that wasn't very nice. But. typical for the time. Miss Havisham, Composant, and Arthur Havisham are from Great Expectations. Then, Anoria and her sister, Frances, and their ne'er-do-well father. Yes. From... Were they also from Bleak House? They are, no, they are from Bleak House. The Havershams are from Great Expectations. Right, right, okay. I couldn't remember where the Barbury's were from. Yes. Then of course there's Mr. Bumble and his annoying wife. I didn't really look up those secondary kind of characters because I was like whatever. They're from Oliver Twist. And then I knew the Cratchits and Ebeneezer Scrooge and Jacob Marley and all that. Anyway, I've really enjoyed the series, but I was lost at first, because I was like, I don't know who any of these people are. And they are not like, I mean, they just jump right in. Yes. There's no explanation. No, You got to know. I guess you don't really have to know. No, but it's a lot more fun if you do know, I think. Right. Yeah. You're like, “Oh my gosh, that's who that is!” Yeah. So, you get to see their backstories. These are like all of their kind of their backstories. Yeah. Before you get to the story. But I like Bill and Nancy. Bill and Nancy. Bill. Yes. The thug with a heart of gold and Nancy the sex worker with a heart of gold. Star-crossed lovers. Yes. Anyway, I have enjoyed it. But anyway, so now when you talk about Dickensian, I can know what you're talking about. Yay. Instead of just like, oh yeah, I know which actors are in it because whatever. Also, Comperson, he was a cad. Oh yes. But he is a good looking cad. He's very handsome. Oh my gosh. I would. I don't care. He can be a cad to me. My sources were ‘Wikipedia’ and ‘Britannica’. Excellent. All right. I'm taking these treats and these rolly things. Fun. Have fun with that. I will. Maybe I'll put the rolly things on these treats so I can get them to me quicker. Yes. Roll them away from Sean. Okay, our next segment is shared history. We're just gonna dive right in. We are. Cause we're gonna share our histories that we've searched this week with you guys, our DTH besties. Here we go. The first one I'm gonna talk about is Weald and Downland Living Museum. Now, one of my favorite all time shows is the repair shop. Oh yes. It's on the BBC. And here's a synopsis from IMDb for all y'all that haven't seen it. And I feel sorry for you. Some of Britain's most skilled restoration experts breathe new life into much cherished family heirlooms that are dropped off by family members of the public who reveal the personal stories behind each item. I thought that was pretty good. Synopsis. So, they're all in this barn and there are tons of experts in here and they're not. all on the show every episode. No. It's just what's being worked on during that episode. However, the specialties include ceramics, blocks, watches and wind-up toys, music boxes, instruments, baskets, upholstery, textiles, cameras, radios and electronics, paper. People restore paper for a living. Books. metal work, shoes, wooden furniture, hats, leather items like saddles and coats, paintings and stuffed animals. This is not the extent of the items that are restored, but that's a general synopsis. So, someone, they might want a piece of jewelry restored and then they'll decide like who based on what is wrong with it and what they want done with it. They'll say, “Oh, blahbidy blah, would be the best person to try and restore this.” What is your favorite thing? I was just gonna ask you that. Okay, well, I'll tell you. I get so excited when Kirsten has to fix ceramics. Oh, yes. She is, I don't even know how she does what she does. Yeah, she fills in like chips or even like broken stuff and you cannot tell. Like if something is broken and say a part of it is just smashed to dust, she can just create. Recreate the missing piece and paint. It's crazy. So, I really like watching her and the lady that restores paintings. Yes. It's unbelievable. The guy that does the watches and clocks. I think his name's Richard. I can't remember the painting. The glasses. Yes, it's where he wears the two pairs of glasses. Yes. And then my other favorite one is the guy who rebinds books. I've never seen somebody do any books on that show. Oh. You need to watch the later episodes. Okay. Oh my gosh watching peep watching him restore those books is the coolest freaking thing Yeah My favorite. I mean, I like a lot of what you just said the painting restoration is really interesting, but one of my favorite is the furniture reupholstering. Yes. I find that really interesting. And they make it look so easy. Yes, they do. It's like, oh, I could recover some chairs. I know. And one time I was watching and there was a caning expert, like she was re-caning a wicker chair. And it was really intricate, this wicker pattern. And she was just like, no problem. I know. And it was fascinating to watch her. weave all the pieces of straw or whatever the hell it was, but I really like the furniture. The guy that restores wooden things Will. Yes, plus he's kind of dishy. So, cute. Have you seen the teddy bear ladies? Yes. Oh my gosh, I cry every time. They're crazy. Freaking stuffed animals. I know. But the guy, did you see the one? Where Will restored, he's the woodworker. He didn't restore it, but this kid's dad passed away. Oh, shoot. And he was working on building a model ship and it was massive. And his dad didn't get to finish it because he passed away and Will finished it. Oh no. Oh, I was like, “Oh my God, oh my God.” No. It was so sweet. I wouldn't. Oh, it's ringing. No. I'm remembering it. Oh, you guys, if you've not seen the show, you've got to watch it. And they're all kind of quirky and they all have their own little thing that they do. And the stories that are behind the things that people bring in, it's a great show. Yes, the stories. Oh, and then you know what I told Sean one time was, they're all so British and they've got such a stiff upper lip that when...the families, like it's revealed to them. You know, if it was an American, they would just lose their damn mind. But the British are like, that is fantastic. They just, I never would have guessed. What you can't even tell. I never. I mean, if it was an American, they would just like, face would explode, they'd fall to the ground, they'd give them, there's no hugging. No. Like if there's a hug, once in a while there's a hug. Yeah. But if there's a hug, that is a big freaking deal. Yeah, it is. Yeah. It's so funny how just, Yeah, the differences. It's very proper and it's just what you do. They don't know each other. Thank you for restoring this cherished heirloom that I thought would never be restored. Our families have not known each other for a hundred years. I cannot touch you. Um, so I wanted to know more about this. And so- I saw in the credits that this filmed on location at the Weald and Downland Living Museum. So, I looked that up. That is seven miles north of Chichester in Singleton, which is about 106 miles east of Colleen and Tim. Oh, really? I'm just saying Colleen and Tim, if you want to go check it out. They're like in the heart of everything there. The museum is an independent charity and it rescues and conserves historic buildings and teaches traditional trades and crafts and keeps alive the stories of rural life and its people who lived in Southeast England. The Living Museum was founded in 1970 and covers 40 acres in the South Downs National Park in West Sussex. It includes 50 historic buildings dating from 950 AD. to the 19th century. They've been re-erected on site from their original locations. And it also includes period gardens, traditional farm animals, and a mill pond. Well. Now, to tie that into the repair shop, there was an episode where the repair shop folks, Kirk Kirsten, my favorite, who does the ceramics, and Richard, my other favorite, who does the clocks, they were invited with Jay Blades, who is the host of the repair shop, to go to Dumfries House for an episode called A Royal Visit. Oh. And it was, the whole point of this episode was to celebrate the BBC's 100th year in broadcasting. Oh. And when they got to the Dumfries House, Keith Charles, who was Prince Charles, met up with them at the time. So, they kinda got to walk through the estate a little bit and look at the Chippendale furniture. and they got to look at the clocks and the ceramics. So, they were having a good time looking through stuff. And then King Charles walks in and he had two things that he wanted them to restore. And so you got to watch them restore these items that belong to the Dumfries house. And then they revealed them to Prince Charles, King Charles. Yeah. And then you got to see his reaction to their fixes. Oh my gosh, no pressure. It was... That's what they were. They both were like, Oh, and the thing. Oh, I hate to spoil it for you. Can I tell you what Kirsten? So, Kirsten fixed a vase that was created for Queen Victoria's diamond Jubilee. Holy crap. And someone knocked it off the window sill and it had busted. It was really funny. Prince Charles said that no one owned up to it. Of course not. But it was a Weems ware. So, apparently Weems ware is famous for hand painted things and the queen who has sadly passed away had some of her own favorites. And, so each, there's actually one, oh, I took a picture of it. There's actually one that they've painted for King Charles' coronation. And it looks very, very similar to... the one that Kirsten fixed. So, this is what it looks like. Nice. I'll post this on our social media. Very nice. And so that's kind of what they do. And here is, this one was for the queen. Ooh, that's beautiful. Isn't that pretty? So, anyway, Weems ware, it was broken. Kirsten fixed it and Prince Charles was like, he- Did he fall to pieces? He kind of got teary-eyed. He is. One of the more sensitive royals, I have seen him tear up multiple times. That one really meant a lot to him. And he said, honestly, I did not think you could do it. He said, I just came in here thinking, I'll be able to see where she restored it. He said, you can't see anything, which is how amazing Kirsten is. She is. And then Richard restored a clock, which he loves clocks. King Charles loves clocks. And he was so excited because it chimed again and the whole thing worked again. He goes, I've never heard it chime before. It was such a good episode. That episode was so good, it won a BAFTA award. Did it? Yep. Excellent, I'll have to actually search that one out. It's really good. I enjoyed that episode so much. Anyway. That's my search. All right. What's your first one? What are your sources? Oh, for that one was the ‘Repair Shop TV show’, and ‘the wield and downland living museum website’ and a little bit ‘IMDB’. Excellent. Okay. My first search is bummers first. Oh, like I do famous people who've died in Springfield, Missouri slash Conway, Twitty death. Okay. Here's a little backstory and it's kind of circuitous. Like charcuterie. Oh, I could go for some charcuterie right now. Circutis, as my stories often are. But hang on. So, some coworkers were in town from Green Bay this past week and we took them to Lindbergh's downtown. Oh yeah. Well, midtown for lunch because it's delicious. and we were sitting there and we were ordering and I had, oh, this should have been one of my bookmarks, but I just thought it was too local. We have local listeners. Yeah, Cashew Chicken Poutine is their daily special. I wanted to put my face in it. Oh my gosh. Now, you guys, Brea loves a good poutine. I love it. And I... love cashew chicken as well, but not as much as poutine. But mashed together, that's one of the best mashups I've ever had in my life. It was so good. Anywho, but while we were there, one of my co-workers, who was local, he ordered the Diablo burger, whatever. And the server said, Oh my gosh. Terry Bradshaw was here and he was sitting in that exact same chair that you're sitting in and he ordered the Diablo burger. So, we were giving our coworker a hard time like he'd basically touch butts with Terry Bradshaw and blah blah. But we were also like, why the hell would Terry Bradshaw be here in this town? All we could think of was that he was here for Bass Pro. What about the Lunkers? The huh? The Lunkers? The Lunkers. Isn't that our football team? We have a football team. I believe it's called the Lunkers. Oh, maybe he was scouting. Oh, he could have been scouting. Scouting who? I don't think so, I don't know. Sorry, Lunkers players. (Cara dying) But I was thinking maybe he knows Johnny Morris and he's friends with him and he was, I don't know. Entirely possible. We had no idea why he was here and we were all baffled. But on the way back from, oh, she even showed us a picture of herself with him. because we were like, I mean, we weren't saying you're a liar. Right. Nobody does that. But we were like, oh, my gosh. And she goes, here, look, I took a picture with him. And I was like, holy crap. So, anyway, we were we gave our coworker a hard time about that. Then on the way back to the office, the coworker who had sat in Terry Bradshaw's seat, which forevermore will be Terry Bradshaw's seat. We were talking about it and we were still trying to figure out why he would be here. And I said, yeah, people don't come here, like, for anything. People just come here to die. And I meant that we have a high per capita murder rate. That's what I was going with, because I'm Ms. True Crime. And he was like, “Oh yeah, like Conway Twitty.” And I was like, “What are you talking about?” For those who don't know. big American country music star back in the 60s, 70s, 80s. Like classic country music. My parents loved Conway Twitty. My mom had every Conway Twitty album, unfortunately. I listened to a lot of Conway Twitty in the car. Anyway, he died in Springfield while he was on tour. Back in 1993, he was only 53 years old. Is that right? It just goes to show you how anyone over the age of 30, when you're a kid, seems really old. I had no idea he was that young. Yeah, he was on tour. And he suffered an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Dang. Which sounds real nasty. Yeah, that sounds terrible. And he died at a local hospital. Wow. Either during or shortly after surgery. Huh. Fun fact. OK. because that's too depressing to dwell on. His stage name was derived from the names of two towns. Conway, Arkansas, and Twitty, Texas. And my husband lived in Conway, Arkansas for a time during his teen years, probably around 1993. So, what's his real name? I have no idea. Okay. And I didn't look that up because I don't care. Okay. I just want to know how he died and why he died. Okay. And when and here. All right. And this town. We're famous. We're famous for dead people. So, then I started looking around to see other people who had died in Springfield, Missouri, famous people. And it was a lot of names that I did not know. So, that was it. Terry Bradshaw was here. My coworker touched butts with him. Sort of. And ordering the same burger. Ordered the same lunch. He must have had some kind of like... Yeah, it was like seeping up through the chair. Yeah, some kind of osmosis. Yeah. He ordered osmosis-ly. Maybe. And Cashew Chicken Poutine is the bomb.com Okay, at Lindbergh's. At Lindbergh's. On C Street. Yep. My sources for Conway Twitty's death and life. or I had one source, ‘Britannica’. My next search is status migrainosus. Okay. I've been doing a lot of research about migraines lately. Yes. And the thing that sucks about migraines is that there's very little research being done. People need to be doing more research on this and I think they're not for two reasons. One, it's not life-threatening. Right. Two, women get migraines more so than men. Yes. I would agree. It's a real problem. They're life altering. Absolutely. Especially if you can't find a source and they're just continual. Like you get them weekly. Yeah. Just saying. I mean, it is hard to be functional or impossible to be functional when you have a migraine. Yes, it is. These are not just, “Oh, I've got a bad headache.” It's not just that. It's debilitating. Yeah. So, I've been doing a lot of research about this and I stumbled across something called status migrainosus. And it's a migraine attack that lasts longer than 72 hours, which is what I believe happened to me about a month ago or whenever that was, that I was down for like four days. And I'd never heard of this before. The symptoms match a typical migraine, but they're typically more intense or severe. and people who suffer from this usually become dehydrated, depressed, and usually end up in the ER. And I can see the dehydrated thing. I was so dehydrated by the time I came out of that, I didn't think I would ever not be thirsty. I was just so thirsty, I was drinking everything within sight. It was awful. I was shocked you didn't go to the ER. The thought of leaving the house or moving, or getting in a car. I know you would have had to put something over your head. I would have yeah I had like a blindfold or something. Yeah, I Get it. I thought for sure you were gonna have to go to the ER and at least get an injection of Imitrex or something like that. I probably should have but the thought of leaving that room. Yeah and coming out from under the covers was just. I Just didn't think I didn't think I physically could do it. I thought it was gonna kill me. But those are the thoughts that you have. Like you can't, you get into this cycle of, I may not survive this. And, oh, it's all, anyway. The cases of status migrainosus are not well understood. However, they can be from caused by a head injury or a viral infection. Other triggers could be stress, lack of sleep, missing meals and changes to your regular prescription medications. Fast fact, ancient Egyptian scriptures from 1200 BC detail migraine-like headaches, and Hippocrates wrote about visual disturbances and vomiting associated with intense headaches. The actual discovery of migraines is typically credited with the ancient Greek doctor Erataeus, who described severe one-sided head pain accompanied by symptom-free periods. And that... was discovered in the second century. In fact, the word migraine is derived from the Greek term hemicrania, meaning half skull. So, listen, this has gone all the way back to Hippocrates and we still haven't done anything about it. Well. For the love of Pete. It might be kind of like, you know, cancer or other things like that. Yeah, it may be. Where we just don't, we can't do any, we can only do so much. They're not fun. No. They're really, really terrible. Yes. And people who have never experienced one, I don't think they understand. Because you can't until you have one. Yes, and if you have one for the first time, you probably think you're about to die. My sources were the Cleveland Clinic and the BBC. Excellent. Well, I'm glad that the migraine you had this weekend... was short-lived. It was. You know why? Because I had prescription medication this time. Can you imagine living in a time, like, not even that long ago. We don't have to go all the way back to the ancient Greeks. Let's just go back to, like, Victorian times, like turn of the century, 1900. OK? Imagine having migraines at that time. They probably just put you in an insane asylum. I found information about that. They just chalked it up to hysterical women. Right. Like you can't handle the household and the kids and you know, all the things that women were expected to do. That particular woman just couldn't handle it. Right. She had a weak constitution. She had a weak constitution. And that's where that's where it lived for decades and decades. Well, look at it in even literature and pop culture and stuff like that. Of that time. Period you can look back and see that characters who were well like. What's her face and pride and prejudice the cousin that Mr. Darcy was supposed to marry? Yes. you know she was probably one of those people who had a weak constitution who was sickly Yes. The poor girl probably just had migraines. Or bad cramps or whatever and they're just like wow go out and in the sunshine a weak woman. Yeah sad It is very sad. Okay, are you ready to learn about Rat King? So, ready. This is so gross. Bring it on. Okay, hold onto your stomach. I think I know what this is, but I may be wrong. I learned about something very horrific this past week. And I'm of course late to the party. I'm late to the Rat King party, as usual. Because the My Favorite Murder Ladies mentioned this in an episode from like 2018. Okay. And then they refused to talk about it. They just mentioned the term and then they were like, “But we can't talk about it, look it up.” So, you did. And I was like, “Oh my gosh, what the hell?” And I love gross things. Like I've just come to understand this about myself. I'm coming to terms with it, that I'm a person who likes disgusting things. So, if someone says it's super disgusting, I'm like, I'm there. Okay. This is up there. I think this is in the top 10. disgusting things I've seen. This happens, a Rat King happens when several rats' tails become tangled all up together and they become this mass of rats tied together by their tails. For years, they were thought of as a myth. Like this was not something that actually really happened. This was just a myth, blah, blah. But there's evidence that they're real, including some sightings, at least one video, but probably many videos at this point. Many museum specimens and actual scientific paper published on the phenomenon. How the myth got started, supposedly myth, was The Rat King was a cryptid, he's a rat leader who sits on a throne of lower peasant rats who are tangled mangled nest that represents the evil nature of the king. Now the myth really resonated with my people, the German Lutherans, who called it, “Rattenkonig.” Or maybe Rotten, Rottenkonig. I love it. Martin Luther even said, the man, the myth, the anti-Semitic legend. Even said, finally there is the Pope, the king of rats right at the top. I'm telling you what, how did he not get assassinated? Anyway, the myth is one thing, the reality is another. So, I will send you a picture to share on social media, but if you don't wanna use it. I will totally understand because it's gross. It's of the largest specimen recorded, 32 rats, tangled all together by their tails, discovered in 1828 by a man cleaning his chimney. Whoa, nos. And it's still on display in Altenburg, Germany. Oh my. You just had to burn the house down, I'm sorry. I would just be like, this house is coming down. So, how the heck does this happen? Yes, tell us. Nobody's sure. Some say it happens naturally when rats living in close confined spaces get their tails knotted together by some binding agent like. Get ready ice, blood, urine, feces, food, or oil gland secretions aka sebum. Others say that species like black rats who have semi-prehensile tails, so their tails can kind of like, they can kind of use them like fingers. Ew! They can, they can actually control the movement of their tails. They coil up together during cold conditions and become unintentionally knotted together. Others say it's a result of modularity, something commonly observed in plants, fungi, jellyfish, corals, etc. where a single organism is made up of genetically identical individuals. This is much, this is a much less popular theory as the rats and rat Kings aren't genetically identical. They are separate rats. Oh, okay. Yeah. And they can't survive once they've become tangled up. Yeah. I mean like once they're all together like that, they, right. Rats are solitary kind of animals and they, they just can't do what they need to do to live. Yeah. And they're all bound up like that. Whoa. So, I'm a different person now. I learned that. Yeah. You took a deeper dive than I ever have. I heard about it on a show one time. Looked it up to see if it was real. And then quickly closed down the internet. Didn't open it again for a year. You're like well, “That's it, done!” I've seen everything. I really need to see on the internet so nasty. My sources were, ‘Medium’ and, ‘Aww that's interesting’. My next search is various actors for a where the heart is remake. Oh my gosh I've been waiting for a book at the library and I got sick of waiting so I started a new book and well after I quit the tour. Oh, correct. By Jean. By Jean. Sorry, Jean. Jean Gee. So, I started a book I already had, which was Where the Heart Is. Yeah. And I read that when it came out, which was like 1996 or something like that. It's such a good book. Billy Letts is the author. But I've also seen the movie and the movie is not great. OK. Especially compared to the book. Have you read the book? I am thinking of a completely different thing. OK. This is when Nova Lee Nation, she has the baby in the Walmart store. Oh yes. And the movie was with Natalie Portman. Yeah. And you're right. It was terrible. It was not good. And I don't want to say it was miscast from top to bottom, but it was pretty dang close. Yeah. Whoever cast that movie, I really doubt they are casting movies today. Okay. I'm on the same page now. Anyway, so. I was like, you know what, I could recast this. Oh. So, I've got a list of actors and actresses I think should be cast in this new remake because the movie could be so good. So, this is a remake that is just of your own imagining. They are not, there are not plans to remake this movie. Nerp. This is just my brain saying, you know what, that movie sucked. I could have done better. We can do better. Okay. I'm ready. Yes, we can! All right. And I couldn't narrow it down. So, I have a few options for characters. So, for Novalie, that was Natalie Portman, which she did fine. But I think that Halle Bailey or Lily Rose Depp would be. good options for that character. Halle Bailey, what would you know her in? She, oh, she played the Little Mermaid. She played Ariel in the live action Little Mermaid that just came out like last year. Okay, didn't see it. I haven't seen it either, but I know that she's the main character. Okay. Willie Jack. Do you remember this was Nobile's boyfriend? I don't remember any of these. This was like, I read this back in the nineties. Well, that's when it came out. So, that's appropriate. So, Willie Jack was the awful boyfriend who dumped her at the Walmart. I'm thinking Paul Dano. Oh, I love Paul Dano. But you're right, he would be good. He has kind of a weak chin. And so I think he could play cause this guy needs to be a jerk. I think Dan, Paul Dano can pull it off. Okay, Lexi Coop was the nurse. that was helping Novalie after she gave birth and then they became really good friends. Yes. I think she should be played either by Aidy Bryant, who was on SNL, Queen Latifah, or Melissa McCarthy. Yes. Any of those three would do this brilliantly. Yeah. Forney, which was the weird guy who fell in love with Novalie and he was running the library. Yes. He saved her at the Walmart when she was giving birth. I think either Tom Holland, Army Hammer, or Harry Styles. Oh, it's quite a range of people. I know. So, in the book, he's described as a really big guy. So, at first I thought, oh, Chris Pratt, that's who Forney needs to be, but I think he's too old at this point because Novalie is kind of like 18, and I don't think having like a 44-year-old, like he needs to be in like his mid-20s maybe. So, sorry, Chris Pratt, my bad. I'm so delighted though that a guy is being struck down for being too old. Forni's sister who was the actual librarian in this book, but she was an alcoholic and so she couldn't run the library and Forni had to do it for her, but she lived upstairs. Tilda Swinton. I have no other options. It has to be Tilda Swinton. Okay. She's so creepy. She would be perfect for this. Yeah. All right, sister husband, who is who Novelie lived with. So, Novelie had nowhere to go after she gave birth. Sister husband was the welcome wagon of the town. And so she was played by Stockard Channing in the movie, which I think she did a really good job. I love Stockard Channing. She can do no wrong. In my remake, I think it needs to be Frances McDormand. Oh yeah, yeah. I have no other options. It just has to be Frances. Now, do you remember that sister husband kept having sex with her boyfriend, and then they would always pray at dinnertime and say, “Lord Jesus, please forgive us for our fornication or whatever?” So, that guy needs to be played by Jeff Daniels. Oh yeah, good. Can you see Francis and Jeff together as a couple? Yeah. There are married neighbors that become friends, but... They're married, but they live in a duplex and they live in each side because they argue so much. They can't live together. They are my heroes. This is couple goals. Well, this is how you and I are gonna live after our husbands are gone. We're gonna have a duplex. This is how I want to live right now. We... It's all right. No offense. So, those neighbors, I think I have two options here, either Octavia Spencer with Henry Winkler. Can't you see those? Wouldn't that be an amazing couple who love each other but just can't get along? They just can't live together. They're just not compatible in a household way. Right. Or Brean Cranston and Laura Linney. Oh yeah. I kind of like Octavia and Henry myself. I think that would be cute. And then there's the photographer who teaches Novalie how essentially to take pictures and develop them. And I can't remember the characters who played them. I'm really, really sorry. But I think that the recast should be Lawrence Fishburne and Angela Bassett as husband and wife. Oh, okay, yeah. I'm in love with them both. Yeah, they're amazing. This is an expensive movie. It's so expensive. It's so expensive. How are you going to fund this? I don't know. I just, these are just thoughts. I'm just spitballing. A go fund me. I'm just going to go fund myself. And I would write the screenplay. Oh, would you? Yeah, of course I would. I would love to do that. I need to reread that book. It is so good. Yeah, I need to reread the book. And it's such, it's a really easy read too. Yeah. It's just so enjoyable. I love it. It makes me laugh out loud. It's like a Fanny Flag book. It is, it's very similar to Fanny Flag. But it's just so, it's just a feel good book. Yeah. And I'm just, I am really enjoying it. Nice. Anyway, that was my last search. And honestly, I didn't write down my sources. I did a lot of ‘IMDB’ searching for characters, but I also just used my own brain. Okay. So, I guess that's my source. That happens. My brain. I used it. All right. Well, I have two more. I know that you do. My first one is Herend figurines. Okay, this is really crazy and serendipitous since you talked about porcelain. restoration and ceramics restoration because in the country club murder series which I am continuing the protagonist mentions another character collecting master points and bridge like some collect herend figurines, so first of all that whole sentence was Greek to me. For those who don't know, Master Points are awarded by bridge organizations to individuals for success in competitive tournaments. So, in other words, this character was smart and adept at cards. The end. Okay, and Herend figurines are very expensive hand-painted porcelain. They're usually of pets or wildlife. Although I did see some miscellaneous ones like a donut, which was interesting. And every one of them has the same distinctive fishnet pattern painted on these figurines. Okay. Um, either all over them or in some place on them. And I bet when you see the picture, you'll be like, “I know what those are.” Okay. Apparently they were all the rage in the seventies. Okay. Um, that's just one category of things that the Herend company makes. They also make tableware and accessories like candlesticks. things like that. It's a Hungarian company and they've been around since 1826 and they are very expensive. Dang. Yeah. That's it. ‘Herendusa.com’ and ‘Wikipedia’. Okay. Now my last search. Yes. Is carrot crunchers in English/British slang. Oh man. I was watching a true crime show. What? Shocking. I can't believe that. Where the case took place in a rather, shall we say, rustic part of the UK. The detective who was talking about it said, “I was keen to show them were not all a bunch of carrot crunchers out here.” Or something to that effect. So, carrot cruncher refers to someone from the county. Which you know is like the country. what we would call the country, they call it counties, who's unsophisticated, kind of like country bumpkins. Uh-huh. Okay, more specifically, this is a British police jargon. Oh. That has, I mean, it hasn't always been, but it's been kind of adopted as police jargon. For, describing anyone in the county forces. So, the Metropolitan Police, this is how they look down on people. You know, what's coming into mind is hot fuzz. Oh yes. It's exactly that. Oh, I love that movie. Yeah, me too. Here are some other synonyms for carrot cruncher. Yes, please. In the more civilian sense, plow boy, a provincial, peasant, a rustic. So, you can call someone a rustic. Okay. Like you're such a rustic or he's a rustic. Laut. Boer. A boer. Yeah, I always thought that was just like a rude person. Like usually you said about a man. But it actually means not just that, you are rude, but you're uncouth because you're uncivilized. See. Claude Hopper. Oh yes. Claude Pol. Claude Pol? I don't know. All right. A churl. Luber. We learned about that. Land lubbos. A philistine. Yes. A lunkhead. A booby. A booby? A fathead. A swede basher. What? There are so many of these! They really like to make fun of provincial people. Okay. Now, Australia has some amazing words. Okay. I could not leave them off this list, but they are Australian. Okay. Coogan. Hmm? Scasa. Bogan. Mm-hmm. Okay. Yes. My sources were ‘Collins Dictionary’, ‘Cambridge Dictionary’, and ‘wordreference.com’. That was such a fun search. I got called a clodhopper in high school. We always called shoes clodhoppers. Yes, now my parents did that. My parents would give me a hard time. Like get your clodhoppers out of here. And it usually meant like a big shoe, like my brother's shoes. So, in the 90s, I was wearing some platformed type of shoes and my dad would call them clodhoppers. But a guy at school called me a clodhopper because we lived on a farm. Yeah, you were country. I was like, you're gonna have to try harder than that. I know I live on a farm. Did you say, I'm not a shoe? I was like, “All right, dude, whatever.” What's the deal with that? Dummy. And it's funny that anyone, I'm sorry. I know it. I'm gonna say it out loud. It's funny that anyone in Stratford, Missouri, would look down at anyone. I mean, is that the only thing he had to make himself feel better? I would say so. Because it's not a metropolis. Uh, well, no. There were like 68 people in my graduating class. I'm right. Yeah. It's a fairly rural area. Yes, all of you were Claude Hoppers. Even that guy. And the fact that he didn't recognize that is sad. Oh, it just made him feel better. Oh what a dick. Anyway, I don't like him. I'm going to go back in time and beat him up. Oh my gosh. Cara? Oh shoot, yeah? But what about this one? What about it? This is a quick listing of our other searches from this past week that we didn't have time to discuss, but were simply too BORING to share with all you DTH besties. We don't want to bore you. You're boring. And we don't want to be bores. No. Or boars. Here's my list. Can I wear corrective lenses during an MRI? How quickly does Valium take effect? Turns out on an empty stomach very quickly. I got so giggly in the waiting room. I could like the giggle started and I could not get them stopped. I just giggled and giggled and finally got it under control. But I tell you what, I just didn't care about anything. And that Valium, that one little pill, cost me a quarter. So, I asked the lady at the pharmacy, I said, listen, these are only a quarter. Can I just swing by? With another 25 cents. And she's like, no dear, it doesn't work that way. They should have little vending machines, like bubble gum machines. Wait, Sean and I said the same thing. Quarter. Bubblegum machine of Valium. Oh man. I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem at all. No. Okay. How to decorate recessed windows. Electric cars. What happened to today's homeowner TV show? What material is used to make breast tissue marker clips? That was also an MRI fear. Oh my gosh. Yeah. What does a cardinal sound like? Sexual dimorphism. gluten-free desserts, insomnia cookies menu, Richard Aurede books. Did you know he wrote books? That doesn't shock me. He's got like three of them. Bifa slang meaning before and after brewing, new place in Springfield. Mahjong rules, menards, dog ear cleaning wipes, Mabinogian, Mabinogian. and library reservations. Damn. Okay. Yeah. I don't have that many. Okay. Here I go. Discover Circle to Search. Scottish Croft. CB Strike. Rental minivan prices. Lake Bodum Murders Finland. Karen Kilgareff. Bowling Near Me. 10,000 pounds in US dollars in 1850. Springfield Cardinals schedule. Mysteries at the Museum Solar Eclipse Glasses Near Me/Why is Looking at the Solar Eclipse Bad? That's it. Okay. I really wanted to look at the solar eclipse and I had no glasses. Yeah. And so I was very sad. And I was like, what's the worst that can happen is basically what I was searching there. And it was bad. Yes, it's bad. So, I was just gonna trump it and just look up there anyway. But then I was like, you know, I like seeing. Yes, you want. I really like being able to see. Keep your eyeballs. So, anyway. I just stayed in my house and I just watched the light kind of change through the window. It was the saddest solar eclipse ever. I'm so sorry. I still had my glasses from 2017. I know, I was jealous. And so I got to watch it. It was pretty cool. Yeah, well, I mean, I got to watch the big one back in 2017. Yeah. I guess I shouldn't be so... I asked Peyton about it because they got to watch it at school. Yes. And he said, “It was boring.” So, I think I have another space is dumb person. Yes! Oh shoot. Do you have any shoutouts? No, I don't. Do you? Yes, because Colleen sent us a message. Oh, Colleen! And I'm going to read it. Alright. Because it was chock full of information. “Hiya, me again. I am the self-proclaimed Queen of Mundane Information. So, here goes. Firstly... We typically eat our evening meal around 8 p. m. here at Bramble's, too. The Milleries call it supper. I have heard supper or dinner referred to as tea here, too, but not very much. It usually means one is going to have a cup of tea and a biscuit/cookie or scone. Scone, scone, scone between lunch and dinner. Oops. Australians typically eat their evening meal between 630 and 7. and it is typically called dinner or tea. And like Brea calling it dinner works for me. In Australia, one also gets morning tea between breakfast and lunch and afternoon tea between lunch and dinner.” So, they're hobbits basically. They have second breakfast. Yes, 11 Z's. “This is a 15 minute break in the morning and afternoon if one works in an office or shop. They are called Smoko/Smoker's Break. If one is a factory worker or tradie. meaning carpenter, electrician, or plumber. It is a paid break in most cases, along with a 30 minute lunch. I won't even get into the debate of what goes on a scone first, the jam or the cream. Not only is it a Devon Dorsett thing in the UK, it is a Queensland, New South Wales thing in Australia,” which she calls Aus’. “But the cream served with a scone in Australia is generally whipped cream, not clotted cream. And then she says, you know what I think? I think we have too much time on our hands.” Ha ha! “And all this talk of tea and scones is making me hungry. Love you ladies.” Aw. Wasn't that nice? That was nice of her to write all of that. Yeah, she just wanted to make sure that we had the lowdown on tea. Excellent. Slash dinner, slash supper. Got it, so it's basically whatever you wanna call it. Right. And whenever you wanna have it. Right. If anybody would like to contact us like Colleen did, on our social medias, we can be reached @DTH Gals on Instagram and Threads and Delete This History on Facebook or Delete This History podcast at gmail.com Yes, and you can rate and review us. You can and should. Okay, and tell your friends What are you gonna go do now with the rest of your day? Oh, it's so beautiful Oh my gosh, but I'm gonna go sit out in the Sun and delete my history. I think I'm gonna delete my history, too Okay... Stay fresh, you cheesebags! Bye-bye! Bye! Delete This History is created, written, posted, produced, and edited by Brea Brown and Cara Burch. Theme music is so good by Orkas. Email us at Delete This History podcast at gmail.com. Find us on Instagram and threads at DTHgals and Facebook at Delete This History. Copyright 2024, all rights reserved. Eye bags brought to you by Berberie and Parada. Sponsor us.