Hang on a minute. Revenge of the Whopper.
Dude, I just had to burp at the same time, so, and I was like, uh-oh, how am I gonna
get this stopped? And you said, wait a minute, and I was like, oh, thank God.
It was like gurgling back there. Okay.
One gut.
So.
Rather than one brain, you see what I did there?
I see there. We're one everything.
Welcome to episode 57 of Delete This History, a podcast by two besties of a certain age
searching for answers. We're your hosts, Brea Brown.
And Kara Burch.
Hi.
It's been the best week ever.
Oh my gosh.
It's like butterflies and rainbows and.
Unicorn farts.
Yes.
Lollipops.
I have had the best week.
So good.
Maybe if we keep saying that, it'll be true.
It might work. I mean, I feel a little bit better.
I do feel better.
Good.
Um, having said that, it really was a shit week. I can't keep it up anymore.
Yeah. It's exhausting.
I mean, I don't want to take it out on our listeners.
No, let's not.
We're not doing so good right now.
Holy shit.
I feel like I've been run over.
Yeah.
I look like it.
Man.
Rough.
Okay.
Rough, rough.
Um, let's talk about some bookmarks.
Okey dokey.
Okay.
So I have a follow up.
So do I.
Okay.
What's yours?
Mine is about, um, beavers anal glands.
I don't remember talking about that.
Okay.
So remember when you won the Mike and Ikes for search me.
Oh my gosh.
And you were like, Ooh, blue raspberry.
That's my favorite.
And I said, I think they make that with beaver anal gland juice or butt juice.
I think I said beaver.
Yes.
And you were like, what?
And I said, maybe it's just a myth.
Well, I was watching YouTube last night.
I watched this channel where they do like lists, which you would love lists Kara.
So they count down like 25.
Oh, okay.
And so it was like the list of the most disturbing facts.
And one of the facts was that they use secretions from beavers anal glands as a natural flavoring
and food.
Did they list which kinds of foods?
Yes.
Oh, okay.
Okay.
And then I looked it up.
Okay.
So it's called Castoreum or Castoreum.
I don't know which syllable the accent goes on, but it's sometimes used in dairy products
and desserts to give a vanilla flavor.
No, I love vanilla.
Yep.
It's also used in some perfumes as a tincture.
Oh, and it's considered generally recognized as safe.
That was in quotes by the FDA.
So Castoreum is listed under generic natural flavor on food labels.
So obviously they're not saying beaver butt juice.
They're saying, and they're not even calling it Castoreum.
It's natural flavor because it's natural.
I'm just saying.
I'm gonna barf.
Organic, natural, all those words.
I'm gonna barf.
Okay.
So in the early 20th century, chefs used Castoreum to give sweets a vanilla raspberry flavor.
And some bourbons use Castoreum as a flavoring component.
It's a, are you ready?
Yeah.
It's a yellowish brown.
Of course it is.
Tar like musky substance.
Oh my God.
That comes from the castor sacks of beavers.
Beavers have a pair of castor sacks and a pair of anal glands located between their
pelvis and the base of their tail.
Beavers use Castoreum to mark their territory.
Yes.
Establish colonies and deter predators.
They secrete Castoreum on top of piles of mud, sticks, or grass they build along the
water's edge.
Okay.
So that's a thing.
So just carrots and apples for me from now on.
Wait, so are they squeezing, are they squeezing them and not killing the beavers?
Correct.
They're like harvesting the juices.
It's like milk in the beaver.
I was going to say, are they putting it like in a vice, beaver vice?
Which is a great new euphemism, milk in the beaver.
Okay.
Anyway, so that was that.
Do you know what happened to those Myconykes?
You ate them all?
No.
Oh.
I set them on the edge of the counter and Indy, the Greyhound, came along because she
countersurfs and she bopped them with her nose and they went tilted this way, tilted that
way, tilted this way, tilted that way, and then turned over and spilled in the floor.
Oh, they were open.
The box was open.
Yes, because I tried them here.
Oh, that's right.
Remember?
Yes.
Because we were still here and I was like, I'm going to get my Myconyke on.
And I had a few here.
Well, they spilled into the floor and that little vacuum started sucking them up.
And I was like, no, no, no, no, no.
Because I had to put her outside so I could sweep up all the Myconykes and the Beaver
Juice.
Well, Indy likes Beaver Juice too.
Apparently so.
So that's that.
That's that follow up.
And here's a bookmark.
Okay.
I've got two.
Murder Mindfully.
It's on Netflix.
It's a German show about a defense lawyer who reluctantly studies mindfulness in an
effort to regain more work-life balance and he unwittingly becomes a murderer in the process.
It's a dark comedy.
It's hilarious.
It's dubbed in English.
You can watch it in the original German if you would like, but I do not.
I did not.
I listened to it in English and the dubbing is not too horribly, you know, distracting.
Very good.
And then another History Channel docuseries.
This time it's FDR.
So I watched the one about TR.
Now FDR.
And if you want to remember what it's like to have a good president, I recommend this
very highly.
It's by the same people who made the TR documentary.
Docuseries.
Very good.
I feel like I need to start watching the West Wing again.
Oh, no, you don't.
Yeah, I think I do.
It'll just make you sad.
I think I'm just going to go live in that world.
Because I did that the first time we went through this whole thing.
I was like, Oh, West Wing, that'll be nostalgic and wonderful.
And it really wasn't.
It wasn't the same.
But you know, go for it.
You should try it.
Now I am going to say one thing.
Okay.
I know it makes people uncomfortable when I dare to advocate for people.
But I just want people to, no matter how you voted, I want you to consider that there are
people who are not just sad, because the person they voted for didn't win.
Yes.
There are people who are literally afraid for their lives right now.
And there are people who will not be able to continue their health care under the next
administration.
And I live with one of those people.
And it's very upsetting.
And I know we've gone through it before.
And that's what kind of makes this even worse.
I agree.
Because now it's kind of like, well, now there's another bite at the apple.
And there are lots of very vulnerable populations who are going to suffer.
And you might think, oh, it's only four years.
Four years in the not normal world is a long time.
We just need to remember that everyone is a human being.
Yeah.
Just because someone is different from you doesn't make them less important, less of
a person.
Right.
Yeah.
They are people who have feelings.
They were born into this world as babies.
And they are loved.
And when I hear somebody say, all lives matter, in a really flippant way, in response to the
usual, the Black Lives Matter, when I hear people say all lives matter, usually they're
saying it not just about white people, but about fetuses and things like that.
Well, I have children who are already born.
And they're already real people.
And their lives don't matter to people who say all lives matter.
That's right.
Because they think that they're freaks or they're abominations or they're whatever.
And so I just want people to keep in mind that this isn't about the price of bananas,
which are going to go up, by the way, because when you deport all the people who pick all
the crops, guess what?
Your food prices are going to go up.
So it's not about economics for some of us at all.
It doesn't even factor into it.
So forgive this mama bear if I'm not happy about you saving a buck at the grocery store
or at the gas pumps or whatever you think is going to be happening.
Because A, that's not going to happen.
And B, you cannot put a dollar amount on my children's lives.
Yep, that's right.
Cleansing breath.
That's right.
Okay.
What about your bookmarks?
Now I also have a follow up.
Oh, yes.
But it does have to do with the election.
Okay.
But it's short and quick.
All it is is answering a question that you had last week.
Okay.
Why are Republicans always listed first?
Okay.
So I found it in the state statutes.
If anyone wants to look it up, it's 115.239.
In Missouri.
Only.
And it's different in every state.
Every state has their own way of choosing who is listed first on the ballot.
Interesting.
So in Missouri, placement of party candidates on the ballot, comma, how determined.
Okay.
The party casting the highest number of votes for governor in the last gubernatorial election
shall be placed in the first or left hand column on the ballot.
The party casting the next highest number of votes for the same office shall be placed
in the next column to the right and so on until all established parties have been placed.
That makes sense.
It makes perfect sense.
Okay.
So it's kind of like the incumbent governor.
Yep.
Basically determines which party is first.
For and then it ranks down.
Yes.
For all offices.
Yes.
It's not just the governor's office.
Yeah.
Obviously.
But that's what it sets it for.
Yep.
Okay.
It sets the tone.
I see.
There you go.
That's fascinating.
I'm glad to know that.
Yep.
And learn that.
Thank you.
Now I have some recommendations.
Okay.
Local coffee.
Oh man.
Today I stopped and I got a drip coffee this morning.
Just plain old drip.
I didn't get anything fancy from one of my favorite restaurants in town.
Big Mama's.
Oh, I love Big Mama's.
They have the best freaking coffee.
Oh, do they?
And they've got that new place, that new like drive-through coffee thing.
Yes.
Which is exactly where I got it because it was on my way to the office.
Just skirted in there.
Nobody in line.
It was awesome.
Do they have big bollards that I might hit with my car?
They do, but it's not too bad because it's not narrow.
It's kind of a luxurious room.
Okay.
So I think you can navigate it.
All right, scooters.
I'm looking at you.
It was just so delicious.
And so my recommendation to everyone is if you haven't dropped by your favorite local
coffee house or restaurant.
Small business.
Yeah.
Run by.
Yeah.
Do them a favor.
Give them some love.
Big Mama's is so good.
Man.
I have had so many things on their menu for lunch and none of them are stinkers.
Yeah.
I love their salads are great.
Their sandwiches are great.
Their soup is great.
All of their pastries, everything in the morning, their breakfast burritos are amazing.
Oh really?
That's one of my favorite things in the world.
Anyway.
Hmm.
Also, my next recommendation is slow down.
Watch for deer because it's hunting season around here.
Oh damn.
Yeah.
And the deer and all other critters are all stirred up.
And lots of places in the United States.
Oh yes.
Sean almost had a deer on our way home Tuesday night.
Like Jesus grabbed the top of that van and kept it upright.
I do not know how Sean regained control of that van.
It was dark.
Like it was like 930 and that deer just came out of nowhere.
That was on your way back from the movies?
Yes.
Oh my gosh.
I don't know how we didn't hit that deer and how we, I don't know.
We are lucky to be alive in my opinion.
And so was that freaking deer.
The next morning, Wednesday morning driving in, I almost hit the same freaking deer.
You know it was the same deer?
Yes.
He was wearing a name tag.
Oh, okay.
It was a bob.
Earl.
This is a very distinctive deer.
He has a large rack.
Oh.
I'd say he's maybe anywhere between a nine and a 12 point.
Damn it.
This huge Earl is massive.
And he has a lightning rod shaved into his flank.
This deer is killing me.
And so then on my way home last night, I saw him in the ditch just like running alongside
the road.
He is going to get hit.
I mean, so anyway, all that to say my recommendation, my bookmark, please just slow down.
Twilight, sunset, just slow it down.
Earl is an adrenaline junkie.
Wrist picker.
Okay.
That's it.
Okay.
Well, we're not here to whine and cry and be sanctimonious and put hits out on deer.
What are we here for?
Oh, to share our internet search histories with our DTH besties.
Oh, cool.
And to do that, we're going to do the reading of the list.
The reading of the list is where we tell you our top three most interesting, funniest,
most successful searches of the week in list form.
Here's my list for this week.
Number one, Lamborghini syndrome.
Number two, sighing a lot.
Number three, DFL slang meaning.
Okay.
All right.
Here's mine.
Okay.
Number one, what are giraffe's horns called?
Oh, yeah.
American Airlines testing boarding pass system.
Okay.
Number three, Tony award namesake.
Oh, okay.
Gotcha.
Those all sound delightful.
Now it's time to play a little game we like to call search me.
We each pose one question to each other and see if we can answer based only on the reading
of the lists.
Kara.
Yes, ma'am.
Today you're playing for this lovely owl artwork.
Oh, it's beautiful.
For me.
That's been painted with gel pens.
That I, yes, I colored this with gel pens and you could put it on your refrigerator.
Oh, it's so pretty.
And it can make you smile and then you can throw it away.
You are such an artist.
Oh, thanks.
It was fun.
That's really good.
That owl's name is Bob.
Oh.
Because Bob.
It's your favorite name.
Everything's named Bob.
Your real prize is a logic puzzle book countdown to Christmas.
Oh my gosh.
Christmas themed logic puzzles.
Oh, yes.
Now you can say that till December or you can start now.
Get my Christmas owl.
Yeah.
What's going on there?
I don't know.
Were those all the.
Oh, did I open up to the answers?
Maybe.
Yeah, I think you did.
Okay.
They're so tiny you won't be able to read them anyway.
I didn't realize how stinkin tiny.
The naughty list.
Ha ha ha.
Anyway, I know you like logic puzzles and you have a little bit more free time on your
hands lately.
I do.
So I thought, you know, and it's getting to be cold outside, snuggling.
Yes.
I love it.
I'm excited.
Now you have to answer this first.
Okay.
Your research was the result of me mishearing something in a prescription drug advertisement.
Oh, okay.
For those playing at home, here are your choices.
Lamborghini syndrome, sighing a lot or DFL slang meaning.
I think it's Lamborghini syndrome.
You're correct.
So that's not a real thing.
No.
Oh, shoot.
But before we before we talk about this.
Yes.
What it really is.
What would you think Lamborghini syndrome would be?
Let's see.
Lamborghini syndrome.
I think it would be akin to irritable bowel syndrome.
Oh, really?
Yeah, it's got to get really fast to the bathroom.
Okay.
And you leave skid marks.
Exactly.
Is that not right?
Um, no, because there's no such thing.
Oh, that's right.
But I was going to say it makes your foot really heavy.
So you got like drop foot.
So you have a lead foot and you you speed a lot.
Now what would the drug be called for Lamborghini syndrome?
You know how all the drugs nowadays they have the dumbest name.
Yeah, I would say expensive.
Oh, that's a good one.
That is a good one.
Yeah, yeah, you got to get the good jingle.
Yeah, you got to have a flash mob in the commercial while the Lamborghini goes by.
Okay.
Anyway.
I was listening to stuff you should know.
I was listening to a podcast and the ads started playing and I was busy.
I was doing other things.
So I had to just I didn't skip through the ads.
I just let them go.
And at the end of this drug ad, don't even ask me what it was called because I don't
even know.
It said, Do not take blah, blah, blah.
If you have Lamborghini syndrome.
Okay.
And I was like, What the hell?
It's actually Lambert Eaton syndrome.
Oh, but the way the guy said it, he really did slur it.
It was like Lambert Eaton syndrome.
The full name for Lambert Eaton syndrome is Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome, or LEMS.
I'll be calling it LEMS from now on.
And it's a rare neuromuscular junction disorder, which is a fancy way of saying it's a disorder
that affects how your nerves and muscles communicate with each other.
It's not good.
The majority of cases 60% are associated with small cell lung cancer.
Oh, which I was surprised by because how does lung cancer, you know, have anything to do
with your muscles?
But anyway, I don't know.
But basically, it's the result of the immune system producing antibodies that target and
damage the calcium channels at your nerve endings.
And it disrupts the neurotransmitter used for muscle contraction.
So it starts with lung cancer in 60% of cases.
And that makes your body produce antibodies that then attack the calcium in your neurotransmitters.
Oh my gosh.
Right?
However, in 40% of cases, there's no underlying cancer found and the exact cause is unknown,
which is also called idiopathic, which I did not know that.
And while not fully understood by doctors and researchers, there may be a genetic predisposition
to developing autoimmune diseases such as limbs.
Huh?
Might just be in your genes.
Wow.
So here are some of the symptoms for those of you hypochondriacs who are begging to know
if you can worry about having limbs.
Why?
Muscle weakness and fatigue.
Got it.
Trouble walking.
Got it.
Muscle pain or stiffness.
Right now, have it.
Yep.
Hands or feet.
I don't have that one.
Nope.
Droopy eyelids and double vision.
Got it.
Dry mouth and eyes.
Got it.
Constipation.
I'm not telling you.
Decreased sweating.
Decreased sweating?
Yeah, decreased sweating.
Oh, I don't have it.
Nope.
Weight loss.
Nope.
I don't have it either.
In the clear.
Difficulty speaking and trouble breathing.
Now, most of those are just a typical day for me.
Right.
But then when it got to the weight loss and decreased sweating, I was like, I think I'm
good.
Yeah, me too.
My sources were the National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, the
Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins, the NHS in the UK, and MediCover hospitals.
You win.
Yay.
I do some logic puzzles.
You win a pretty picture and some logic puzzles.
I'm so going to put that on my refrigerator.
Got a spot for it.
I'll put it down low so the dogs can look at it too.
Oh, good.
Because they like, like if we have flowers around, they like to stop and smell flowers.
Do they?
They really do.
She'll be really like mesmerized.
You even like did highlighting and-
Yeah, I did some shading.
Yes.
It's impressive.
I do that.
We'll have to make sure and get take a picture of it.
Okay.
All right, Bria.
Yeah.
I think that for the next four years, we need to develop some regular relaxation practices
and techniques.
Oh, yeah.
So I bought two boxes of these.
They are called STEAM eye masks.
Have you ever seen these before?
No, but I cannot wait to use that when I get home tonight.
There's nothing involved with STEAM.
So do you know how hot hands work?
Yeah.
These work like hot hands for your eyeballs.
Oh, this is going to be so lovely.
Now I bought two boxes and this box says lavender, but I also bought a box of chamomile.
And so I've split them.
I gave you five lavender and five chamomile in this box and I kept five of each.
I have tried both of them and the chamomile is amazing.
It smells incredible.
And so these are like little paper disposable eye masks.
And so here on the back, you can see that you kind of pull the perforation apart and
then you loop it around your ears and they stay hot.
I've tested three of them now.
They're really great.
They stay hot for anywhere from two and a half to three hours.
Why?
That is a long time.
It's amazing.
And then I have a bean bag.
My mom made me a bean bag a long time ago.
And so I've been laying the bean bag over that mask so it kind of presses.
To keep it.
Yes.
It presses the heat into my eyes and around my occipital bones.
Yes.
Now the lavender smell is not my favorite.
I like normal lavender smell.
That one's a little more sweet and it kind of smells like, I would imagine an old lady
just after a shower.
So it's not bad, but it's not my fave.
There are lots and lots.
You can actually get unscented ones as well if you don't want an aroma therapy option.
It's behumy.
Behumy.
It behumes me.
Behumes me.
To read you my question.
Okay.
I'm ready.
All right.
Which of my searches gave me a feeling that I was going to be a little bit more sensitive
to the smell of lavender?
I'm ready.
Which of my searches gave me a feeling of justice being done when I read about it?
For the people at home who are playing along, I'm sure.
Or in your car or wherever you are.
Wherever you are.
What are giraffe's horns called?
American Airlines Testing Boarding Pass System and Tony Award namesake.
I'm going to say American Airlines Testing Boarding Pass System.
That's right.
I am dying to know why this gave you a sense of justice.
Because when I'm a rule follower, as we all know.
Yes.
I know too.
So when you're boarding a plane, they call group number one.
People that are not in group number one always flood up there.
And you're like, there's no way all of you are in group number one.
Correct.
The reason they call groups is to try and board the plane efficiently and you're mucking
up the system.
Correct.
And it, I mean, I don't fly a lot.
Yeah.
But it's annoying to me.
Yeah.
You're going to get on the plane.
Yeah.
But I know what they're doing.
They're worried about their precious bag not being able to be stored in the cargo bins
because they're going to fill up.
Right.
And they've got their giant carry on so they don't have to check baggage.
Correct.
I'm not bitter about it at all.
Well, just flying is such a pain in the ass.
It really is.
Anyway, so American airlines is testing a way to make sure that people actually board
with their assigned group.
When tickets are scanned at the gate, the system knows which group is currently boarding.
And if the group number on your ticket does not match the current group that's boarding,
a buzz or error noise sounds and you are asked to step aside until your group is called for
boarding.
Oh, that is fantastic.
A Reddit user posted earlier this week that it was, quote, awesome to see this enforced
and looked like it was a system driven versus a gate agent driven decision.
Yeah.
So the agent isn't having to be the bad guy and say, this is your number, blah, blah,
blah.
The system is saying, right.
Wrong.
I'm not even going to scan.
I'm not even going to let your boarding pass be scanned.
Yeah.
Out of here.
Yeah.
So you have to step aside.
American Airlines said we are in the early phase of testing new technology used during
boarding process.
The new technology is designed to ensure customers receive the benefits of priority boarding
with ease and helps improve the boarding experience by providing greater visibility into boarding
progress for our team.
The trial has been active in Albuquerque and Tucson for a few weeks.
The airline plans to expand to more airports soon, including Washington Reagan National
Airport.
Airlines try to keep boarding as efficient as possible because the more time the plane
spends on the ground, the less money they make.
Correct.
However, experts have proven time and again that airplane boarding is still very inefficient
despite the airline's best efforts.
Yes.
So, so far, American Airlines is pleased with the results.
It seems to me like they board from the front of the plane to the back.
And that drives me insane.
Well, I've read a little bit about this.
They have proved over and over and over that boarding from back to front is actually one
of the most inefficient ways.
Why though?
I don't know.
I don't get it because then those people in the back are out of the way.
If you board from the front to the back, the people in the front are in the way of the
people trying to get to the next part of the plane.
I don't know.
I think they're lying.
Well, MythBusters did this like way back then.
They did an episode about because they didn't believe it either.
And so they had all different kinds of ways of boarding.
Okay.
And they proved.
Gosh, I trust MythBusters.
I do too.
They proved boarding back to front was the most inefficient process.
As long as humans are humans and not robots, boarding an airplane will always be inefficient.
It'll always be bad.
It doesn't matter if you tell a computer, I want you to give me the most efficient system.
We are humans and we're not going to follow it.
We'll fuck it up.
Until you take carry on luggage out of the mix, it's never going to be efficient.
Yeah, that's true.
If it doesn't fit under your seat, you don't get to bring it on.
Yeah.
Period.
Then maybe it will be more efficient.
I don't know.
Yeah, because then people are just getting on sitting down.
There's a few methods that they use and I don't know that any of them are really any
better than the other.
But I'd say that if you have a system in mind that you think works, but you're being flooded
by people who aren't in the group that you're calling, it's going to break down the whole
system because like I said, humans are humans.
That's going to screw up.
I've got to get on the plane right now.
Right.
I'm in part.
I've got to get my bag.
When this comes to the airport in our town, it would be fun just to sit at the American
Airlines gate, just sit there and watch people.
Get rejected.
Get out of here.
Yeah.
Oh, I can't wait till the next time I fly and hopefully it'll be enforced by then because
I don't fly that often.
No, me neither.
That's fantastic.
I love it.
I think so too.
I think it's a great idea.
Use that technology.
And I'll be using these eye masks.
You won't be sorry.
I can't wait.
They're excellent.
Because my eyes are raw.
Yes.
Yeah.
My sources for that were USA Today and American Airlines dot com.
Okay.
Well, are you ready to get awkward?
I think it's already been plenty awkward.
I'm uncomfortable.
Yeah.
I think I probably made some people uncomfortable earlier.
That's okay.
You've got an opinion and you have the right to talk about it.
That's right.
I have a platform.
Damn it.
Get your own platform if you want to share your opinions.
Yeah.
But now we're going to do some other sharing.
Yes, we are.
Some shared history.
Yeah.
Where we tell you our DTH besties what we searched this week, why we searched it and
what we learned, if anything.
Are you ready to learn about sighing a lot?
Well, I know that I do it a lot.
Like I'm a sire.
Oh, me too.
And I can't help it.
It's how I relieve stress.
You're correct.
It is how you relieve stress.
Okay.
Just a little background.
Okay.
For those listen, you and I watched that Netflix series not together, but we each watched it
together.
Nobody wants this.
Yes.
And the mom is hilarious.
The whole family is hilarious.
Really.
They are crazy.
They are cuckoo bananas.
And what's her name?
Kristen.
Kristen Bell.
Bell.
Gosh, I almost said Stuart.
I'm so sorry, Kristen Bell.
Kristen Bell's character's mother is so funny.
And at one part in the show, she says something about sighing being bad for your liver, right?
Say the line.
It's a sign that you have a bad liver.
That you have a bad liver.
Yes.
That's right.
It's not bad for your liver.
It's a sign that your liver is bad.
That's right.
Yeah.
Okay.
So now you and I say it all the time to each other.
And I know Sean says it too.
So it's become kind of like this little joke about my, oh, my poor liver.
My liver's in a bad way today.
Yeah.
I sighed a lot this past week and I was very aware of it.
Very aware.
But to cheer myself up, I jokingly looked up sighing a lot to see if anything came back
about the liver.
I love it.
Well, surprise, surprise.
There were results.
In traditional Chinese medicine, which is I'm going to be calling TCM from here on out
because I say it a lot.
Sighing is often seen as a sign of chi stagnation.
Particularly involving the liver.
Shut your face.
That's right.
That's because according to TCM, the liver is responsible for the smooth flow of chi,
which is vital energy throughout the body.
When this flow is disrupted, it can lead to stagnation, which is often manifested through
frequent sighing.
TCM also links emotional stress, frustration and anger to liver chi stagnation.
That tracks.
Yep.
These emotions can block the flow of chi causing symptoms like sighing, mood swings, and a
feeling of fullness or tightness in the chest.
Oh my gosh.
That's a little too close to home.
Yep.
Besides sighing liver chi stagnation can cause hypochondriac distension, which is discomfort
or fullness in the upper abdomen, digestive issues, and menstrual irregularities in women.
Right.
That was an eye opener.
Sighing liver chi stagnation in TCM typically involves lifestyle changes, dietary adjustments,
acupuncture and herbal remedies to restore the smooth flow of chi and alleviate symptoms.
Now when I asked Microsoft Copilot, sponsor us please, about the correlation between the
sighing and the liver, it seemed a bit baffled.
It was funny.
I like to really confound the AI every once in a while.
Here's what it told me.
Sighing is primarily associated with respiratory, lung, and emotional brain functions.
It helps maintain lung function by re-inflating alveoli, tiny air sacs in the lungs, and can
be a response to stress, anxiety, or emotional states, which is what TCM was saying.
However, liver health can indirectly affect overall well-being, including mental health.
For instance, liver diseases like non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, I know a person who lives
in my house who has that, can contribute to mental health symptoms due to the liver's
role in detoxifying the body.
So when the liver is compromised, it can lead to an accumulation of toxins that may affect
brain function and emotional health.
While sighing itself isn't directly linked to liver health, the overall state of your
liver can impact your mental and emotional well-being, which might influence behaviors
like sighing.
Oh my goodness.
It's all connected.
I really applaud Co-Pilot for getting to that answer.
It got there.
I mean, that was a valiant effort.
So after that, I threw it a bone and I specifically asked it about Chinese medicine to nudge it
in the direction that I actually wanted it to go.
And then it came up.
So incidentally, Chi stagnation can also lead to heart Chi stagnation.
Oh, uh-oh.
Which, that ain't good.
My sources were NeuroLunch, Healthline, Psychology Today, TCMBlog.com.
Co.uk and this is my favorite, Me and Chi website.
There you go.
So it is my liver.
Yeah.
You've got a black, black liver.
It's so crusty and curled up.
Oh, gross.
Yeah.
Wow.
Yeah.
I'm so glad you searched that.
I thought you would get a kick out of that.
I love it.
Do you want to talk about Tony Award namesake?
Yes.
All right.
As I was deleting my history this past weekend, getting ready for a fresh week, I noticed
that I missed adding a search to my, but what about this one list for last week.
That happened to me.
Really?
So when I was searching Tony Eastern end meaning, Google said, do you mean Tony Eastern
awards?
And I said, shut up, Google.
You think you're so smart.
That's not what I'm talking about, but that is an interesting topic.
Hold that thought.
So I'll get back with you.
Put a pin in it.
And it is, I was interested.
So I went back and I clicked on it this week to learn about the namesake of the Tony awards.
Here we go.
Okay.
Antoinette Perry.
A woman.
Awesome.
Huh?
She's a, she's awesome.
Mind blown.
So often referred to as Tony.
She was a significant figure in American theater.
She was born in Denver, Colorado in 1888.
She was a talented actress, director, and producer.
So she made her debut on Broadway in 1916 and was a very versatile actress.
And she appeared in dramatic and comedic roles and was just as awesome in either of those
roles.
Like she wasn't just a great comedic actor.
She like was awesome all over the place.
Crushed it.
In the twenties, she transitioned to directing and she was quickly recognized for her talent
for bringing stories to life.
In 1940, along with other prominent theater figures, Perry co-founded the American theater
wing organization to support actors and stagehands during World War II and to promote the arts.
The American theater wing group went on to establish the stage door canteen, which served
soldiers through theatrical entertainment.
The wing donated $75,000 to the USO to inaugurate drama as legitimate entertainment for troops
overseas while sparking excitement for theater back home.
When the war ended, the American theater wing began to focus on education and the advancement
of theater in communities.
And the American theater wing professional school was founded by Antoinette Perry.
The school saw students such as Bob Fosse, Angela Lansbury, and James Earl Jones, just
to name a very few.
Oh my goodness.
Legends.
After Perry's death in 1946, a committee of the American theater wing created the Antoinette
Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway theater, eventually being nicknamed the Tony Awards.
Because that's a mouthful.
Because yeah, but that's all they're ever called.
It is.
And that's a shame because you never get her full name or know.
I mean, I guess if you're in the theater scene, you know that.
But you know, it is a long name.
So they got shortened to the Tony Awards.
The first ceremony of the Tony Awards was held in 1947, just a year after Perry's death.
But it actually wasn't until 1949 that musicals were included in the awards.
So the first two years were just plays that won.
And then musicals came about two years later.
Now, this is like a super duper tiny nutshell description of this woman's life.
I mean, I glazed over a lot.
This on the Garen scale, I give it an eight out of 10.
Oh, good.
Because it was so fascinating.
This woman is cool.
Yeah.
And she did a lot for a lot of people.
And she was extremely talented just on her own.
So I encourage everyone to look up and learn more about her Antoinette Perry.
Is she related to Tyler Perry?
No.
Oh, I looked up to see if she was really.
Google had nothing.
Is she related to?
Now I'm taking a risk here by asking this.
Matthew Perry.
I'm kidding.
What?
I just.
Too soon.
I just want to see if it'll make you cry.
Just say his name.
Was Antoinette Perry, was she an African American lady?
No, she is a Caucasian woman.
Okay.
Because I thought the same thing.
What made me think that is when you said is she related to Tyler Perry, I was like, oh,
wait a second.
It's when I found out that she was not African American because it brought up a bunch of
searches and then it brought up pictures of her.
Oh, so.
Okay.
No, my sources were Playbill.com, Tonyawards.com, Britannica.com and history.com.
Woohoo.
History.com.
You are my friend.
I love you.
It's a good website.
I love the history channel.
I love history.com.
I just love history.
I didn't when I went to school.
Oh, I have always loved history.
Not really that into it.
I took every history class I possibly could.
But now that I'm an old fart and I'm becoming part of history, I'm just an artifact.
I'm like, oh, hey, maybe this history stuff is pretty cool.
Okay.
My second and last search is DFL slang meaning.
Okay.
I was watching one of my favorite cozy Brit mysteries.
It's called Whistable Pearl.
Okay.
It stars Carrie Godleyman.
I love her.
I don't know how that is.
Okay.
She works with Ricky Gervais a lot.
Okay.
Did you ever see Derek?
No, I never did watch it.
I know you haven't watched the one where his wife dies.
No, and I will not.
Well, she plays his wife.
Oh, okay.
In that series as well.
She's always on like British panel shows because she's hilarious and just a lot of fun.
I adore her.
Anyway, she plays a woman who owns a restaurant in a Kent seaside town.
Okay.
She is also a private detective.
Then she kind of works with the police, but you know how it is.
They don't like working with her.
Right.
Until they realize, damn, she's really good.
Then they want to work with her.
It's a formula, but I love it.
One of the characters said that a particular local cuisine was popular with the DFLs.
I could not for the life of me think of what DFL would stand for.
I blanked out about 10 minutes of the show just thinking about it.
Then I realized I have no idea what's happening in this damn show because I've been trying
to think what DFL would mean.
It's like a challenge.
I didn't want to have to look it up.
I wanted, I miss that about life sometimes that there were mysteries or you could think
about things and wonder.
Yeah.
There's no wondering anymore.
No, you can always find out.
Well, not always.
Sometimes you have a Garen scale search.
That's like a one.
It's true.
And nothing comes up, but this did not remain a mystery for long.
So I rewound my show, paused it and looked this up.
And it means down from London.
It's a slang term used primarily in Southern England, especially in counties like Kent
and Sussex.
The term emerged as a way to describe people who have moved from London to more rural or
coastal areas in Southern England.
And it's been in use for at least a decade and is commonly heard in local conversations
and media.
Now they're, they're DFLs.
Is that like a blow in?
It's sort of like a blow in.
Yes.
Or an out of town or whatever.
The influx of people from London to Southern England has had significant social and economic
impacts such as rising property prices and changes in local demographics.
So the term DFL reflects broader social dynamics and attitudes towards migration within the
UK.
That's interesting.
It can be used in a neutral way, but it sometimes, most often carries a derogatory connotation
depending on the context and the speaker's attitude.
Some people from London may find the term offensive feeling that it implies they're
outsiders, but others use it more lightheartedly or even self identify as DFLs.
Like I would self identify as a nerd.
Okay.
You know, something that used to be negative and I've kind of just owned it.
Like whatever.
Okay.
So here's a neutral example.
We have a lot of DFLs moving into the village these days.
Just state in the facts.
Okay.
Here's derogatory.
These DFLs are driving up house prices and changing the character of our town.
And then someone who self identifies might say, I moved here from London a few years
ago, so I guess I'm a DFL.
My sources were Kent online and Wiktionary.
Kent online.
I like trying to figure stuff out like that.
Or trying to remember an actor's name.
I'm real bad at that now.
I used to, I used to know actors and actresses.
Like constant, I can't, even if I know exactly who they are, can't think of the name.
Nope.
It's gone.
Yep.
That guy, you know, that guy, that guy.
Well speaking of cozy British shows.
Yeah.
I was watching the repair shop again.
No.
I know you're surprised, but David Burville, I think that's how you say his name, Burville.
He was repairing a toy giraffe.
Oh.
Among other issues, the giraffe had lost its horns.
Oh yeah.
And he was creating teeny tiny horns on a lathe.
A teeny tiny lathe.
So how big was this toy giraffe?
Oh, not big.
So like a toy soldier size.
Yeah.
So you know the toys that they stand on a platform and they have strings running up
through all the way to the top and then you press the bottom of the platform and they
collapse.
Yes.
So that's what this giraffe was.
So I mean, it wasn't maybe six or seven inches tall.
Okay.
Yeah.
It's very small.
And so the horns were like.
You mean like the nubs on the top of the giraffe?
Yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
The nubs.
The nubbins.
I've never thought of them as horns.
So he called them horns.
Okay.
And then he kind of corrected himself.
He said, well, like horn-like structures.
Okay.
And so he went on and I was like, yeah, what are those called?
Yeah.
What are they?
Well, they're called ossicones.
Yes.
They are columnar or conical skin covered bone structures.
Okay.
They are distinguished from the superficially small structures of horns or antlers by their
unique development and a permanent covering of skin and fur.
Yeah.
So the ossicones consist of a highly vascularized and innervated bone core covered with similarly
vascularized and innervated skin.
Oh.
So there's a lot of blood and nerves running through the skin and.
Oh goodness.
Goodness gracious.
Yes.
And they are attached to the skull with yet more vascularized and innervated connective
tissue.
There's a lot going on up here.
They're not just bones up there or cartilage.
Is there a function?
I'm coming to that.
Oh sorry.
I'm so glad you asked.
Ossicones are formed in late gestation, but in early development, they're not bony and
they're not fused to the skull yet.
Oh.
So like a baby soft, you know, like the skull bones aren't.
So think that.
Ossicones usually fused to the skull at sexual maturity.
Oh my.
All males and females have a pair of parietal ossicones.
Males often have a single median ossicone on the frontal bone that is larger in North
African giraffes than Southern African giraffes.
Oh.
So it runs up and down in the middle of their forehead.
So it's like right here.
There's another bump.
Okay.
And I didn't realize that was the same thing as what's on their heads.
Yeah.
It is.
And incidentally, there are four types of giraffes.
So don't come at me.
I'm only talking about the Northern and Southern giraffes here.
Okay.
Oh, in Africa.
Gotcha.
Yeah.
In giraffes, male and female ossicones vary in structure and purpose.
Female ossicones are often thin and tufted.
Oh, I see.
Delicate.
Okay.
Males typically have thicker ossicones.
Of course they do.
That become bald on top.
Of course.
Due to frequent fighting.
Of course.
With their necks and heads.
Oh my gosh.
Boneheads.
During combat, male giraffes use their heads and necks as clubs.
Have you ever seen giraffes fight?
Yes.
It is the, you think they're just going to snap in half.
It's insane.
It's violent.
Yeah.
The first time I saw that, I didn't even know what to think.
That's the craziest thing I've ever seen.
Well, probably because every giraffe you've ever encountered, had an encounter with, was
like in a zoo.
Yeah, of course.
Or something like that.
Of course.
And they're always so gentle and they're so used to people in there.
And they've got these huge eyelashes.
Yeah.
And they're just like-
You wouldn't ever think that they're a violent fighting animal.
You're the sweetest animal ever in the whole world.
But yeah, out in the wild.
Yeah.
Jurassic wildin'.
They got ossicones for a reason.
They're fighting heads, necks and clubs and ossicones are all clacking together.
The ossicones add weight and concentrate the force of impact into a small area, allowing
the giraffe to deliver heavier blows with higher contact pressure.
Ouch.
I bet that hurts like crazy.
Yes.
It turns out those spots are just all bruises from ossicones.
Your ass aren't spotted.
They're not spotted.
They're just bruised.
They're just white.
They're just bruised all over.
Poor guys.
The nerve bundles and the large blood supply in the ossicones have led some researchers
to speculate that the structures may also play a role in thermoregulation.
Oh.
What?
Okay.
So that's what I was kind of getting at.
I was like, why would they need to be so vascular?
Because if they're just used for fighting, it would probably be the opposite.
You would want not a lot of blood to them because then you'd have a bloody mess or
whatever.
Yeah.
I don't know.
But that makes sense if they're used for temperature regulation.
Yes.
Because I'm sure it gets very cold in the Serengeti at night.
And very hot during the day.
Yes.
Here are some other giraffe, giraffe, no.
Here are some other giraffe facts.
Okay.
Giraffe facts.
They have prehensile tongues allowing them to grab and pull leaves.
The tongue can measure between 18 and 20 inches.
Oh yes.
And it's built for the sun.
You'll notice the dark coloration of the tongue of on giraffes.
It acts as a built in sunscreen to protect them from harmful UV rays while they're eating.
Oh, because they have their tongues sticking out so much.
That's right.
Okay.
This one is nutsy fagan.
Okay, I'm ready.
Because giraffes need to be on alert in the wild, they only require 5 to 30 minutes of
sleep during a 24 hour period.
That's like dolphins.
That's insane.
Yeah.
They often achieve that amount of sleep with quick naps that might only last one or two
minutes at a time.
Whoa.
It's like me during the day.
Oh my gosh.
I woke myself up today taking a little cat nap on my lunch break.
I woke myself up snoring.
You're having a giraffe nap.
And then I laughed at my, I chuckled.
So it was like a snore chuckle.
I went, and I woke myself up.
Oh brother.
Other than an occasional grunt or snort like Bria, giraffes produce a humming noise at
a low frequency, too low for humans to hear, they communicate with each other that way.
That was giraffe sound.
The Garen scale.
This is a great, I would give it a 10 out of 10.
Yeah, this is a great search.
I love giraffes and I learned so much more about giraffes than I knew.
And there's still so much more to search here.
I just really was looking up osicones, but let me tell you, giraffes are interesting.
So what do osicones look like underneath all that skin and...
It's a bone.
It's a bone, but is it like, the way it was being described, it made me think of like
a spiral seashell.
Is it spiral?
I don't think so.
It just looked like a cone.
So it's wider at the base and then it goes up into a...
Yes.
So let me see if I can find, I found a skeleton view of these things.
Yeah, I gotta see this.
Where'd it go?
Skeleton of a giraffe.
Yeah.
Devil horns is what someone else typed in.
All right, here we go.
They're not devil horns.
They're angel babies.
Okay.
Can you see it?
Yeah.
They're just like protuberances.
Yeah, they're like not one piece at the top either.
They're kind of like split.
And so yeah, then that's covered with connective tissue and skin and fur.
Blood.
Lots of blood.
Anyway.
Maybe I would be better off if I had some osicones.
You could regulate your temperature better.
Yes, I wouldn't always be hot or cold.
Yeah.
Because that's just how I am.
I'm never just comfortable.
Me too.
My sources were the repair shop, the oaklandszoo.org, giraffeconservation.org, and Wikipedia, our
old friend.
Of course.
That was a great search.
Oh, thanks.
But what about this one?
What about it?
Well, here's a quick listing of our other searches from the past week that we didn't
have time to discuss in this episode.
Or we forgot.
Last week.
Just skipped right over it.
Or we're just too damn boring.
You're boring.
Yeah.
Here we go.
Here's mine.
It's kind of a long list.
Current US Supreme Court.
Biz 417 Cara Birch.
Oh.
I didn't want to search my own name.
So I searched my name.
You're gonna laugh so hard in a minute.
417 Biz.
Beaver anal gland juice.
Oh, yes.
Canada jobs, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Windsor Ontario home rentals.
Toronto suburb rent prices.
Canadian to US dollars.
Jill Stein electoral college map.
Tan mit gel pen refills.
Lunatic meaning slash etymology.
Pre lit, pre decorated Christmas tree.
Can you tell what level of effort I am willing to give?
The holidays this year.
Kobe Bryant death.
Nissan GTR.
I had to see what that thing was.
Wasn't it sexy?
No, I don't like it.
What?
I don't like it.
Okay.
But you know.
It's to each his own.
That's right.
That's what makes the world go round.
Woman chief of staff US.
All right.
Good list.
Here's mine, smartest dog in the world.
There's a video out there with it.
Indy?
It's not Indy, but she is super smart.
She really is.
You notice I didn't say Tony.
No, it's not Tony.
Trust me.
But he's sweet.
He's the sweetest dog.
He just ain't too smart.
Sorry, buddy.
Lefties pump and well drilling.
Ozark adventures.
Green County clerk election results.
Cheese sauce for soft drinks.
I'm not sure what that is.
I don't know.
Oh, I know.
But it's cheese sauce for soft pretzels.
414 Biz, Brea Brown.
Get out of here.
I'm not even kidding you.
Get out of here.
Because I thought BB is going to come before CB.
Hey, guys.
Our article came out this week.
And we are so cute.
We're adorable.
our article came out this week. Our article came out this week and we are so
cute. We're adorable. We'll have to figure out a way to share that picture and so
I still can't find it. The only way I found it is someone, so I guess you have
to subscribe. Yeah. Which we're not so scrubber. But I think maybe after the
next issue is released maybe we'll be able to access it. Correct. Because I saw
older stuff. Yes, right. But I didn't see anything that was new. Yeah. So anyway
someone who subscribes sent me a snapshot of it and then I went into one of my
boss's office for a meeting and he spun around in his chair and he said what's
this all about? And he hid his keyboard and it popped up a huge picture of us
because he has massive computer monitors and I was like oh yeah and he
goes what what is this? I had to tell him. He's like Kara Birch you're the coolest
person I know. I said well duh. You're out now. I know. It's no hiding. Yeah. Anyway.
All right. Malta poo pics. That's a dog. They're so cute. What is Whirlyball?
That looks fun as heck. I think I would be in. It looked real. I watched a quick
video of it. US Foods band in the UK is Pamela Anderson sick. That was a text
message you and I had. That picture. Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart still married?
Are they? They are. Okay. Brooke Shields age. True temp blanket. You may check into
that. Oh. It's supposed to regulate like know what your temperature is while
you're in bed and change itself based on what you're feeling. That is fancy. I have
to do more research. I don't know how much it is. I'll get back with you. Okay.
What is a duffel coat? Turnkey definition. Russia finds Google. Taipei.
What is a courgette? You know what a courgette is? Um an eggplant. No. It's a zucchini.
You're thinking of an aubergine. Oh I am thinking of aubergine. You're correct.
Courgette. Courgette. I ain't talking cars. Does it have Lamborghini syndrome?
It does not. Haggagraphy meaning? I gotta know. It's a biography that idealizes its
subject. Oh. I was reading an article about Martha Stewart. Someone has written
a book about Martha Stewart. Have you seen the the thing on Netflix about her?
Martha? No I haven't but I want to. Mm-hmm. And the or maybe they were talking
about the oh gosh I'm an old lady. They might have been talking about the
Netflix series. It's a hagiography? Yeah they're saying it's not. Oh. The
journalist was writing and saying it's not a hagiography. Interesting. Yes. So
it's it's more truthful. I think so. And not as glamorous or glossy. Okay. Iris
Apfel. I had to look up picture of her again because yes RIP sweet baby angel
Iris Apfel. Because the glasses I use for Where's Waldo look like Iris Apfel's
glasses and so I'm thinking Halloween costume next year. Yes you could be Iris.
I might be Iris. That would be perfect. Female Star Wars characters. Mickey Thomas
national anthem. Who is Mickey Thomas? Nothing's gonna stop us now video. Oh my
gosh. 2024 Hyundai Sonata no excuse me. 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe picks. I had to
look it up. I mean I don't really see anything weird about it. The back end of
those things. Oh gosh. I don't know. It's a thug. When was the Gilded Age and last but not
least Rage Rooms in Springfield Missouri. Do you have any listener shoutouts? I
might have a listener shoutout. Okay. Just in case because our article did come
out. Yes. And I had a couple of people contact me. Mm-hmm. So just in case
they've decided to listen I should probably shout out to them. Ashley Kay.
Yeah. She emailed me and said I'm the coolest person. She knows. And Sharon S.
She is the one who texted me the picture and she said dang girl you rock. I love this. That's my friend.
That was so sweet of her to take the time to send me a text message. Very nice. For
Ashley to email me. Thanks for growing our audience. Yes that's what I said.
So shoutouts to both of them. Yeah just briefly. This is kind of a shoutout slash
follow-up. Okay. Because Heather texted me to let me know we were right about the
Charleston ordinance about no buildings being higher than one of the Church of
Steeples. Yes. And we were right that it is the Lutheran Church. Nice. And I can't
remember if we mentioned it by name but she said it was Saint Matthew's Lutheran
Church. Okay. I think we did. Uh-uh. We didn't. You just said the Lutheran Church. Okay.
There's no way I could have come up with that name. Well I knew it was Saint
Matthew's. Oh I'm sorry. But I guess because I wasn't sure if it was the
Lutheran Church steeple that was the benchmark. Yes. I just didn't mention it
by name. I kind of wish we had gone into that church just to see. We could have.
I know it. They were having that Martin Luther day. I just wish I could have seen the
inside. They might have some pictures online. Maybe I could go look there. Oh.
But I just I like to see the inside of other Lutheran churches just to compare.
Thanks Heather for helping us. Yes. Confirm. Anywho, whether you're a new
listener, an OG bestie. That's right. Or an OB as we like to call you. Or whatever.
Rate and review us if you haven't already. Yes please. Because that will get
other people to know about us too. Yes. Spread the word. Uh-huh. It would really
help a lot. Tell your friends. Engage with us on social media. Correct. We are
there. Yes we are. At DTH girls and delete this history on whatchamacallit
Facebook. Yes that one. Mm-hmm. And you can also email us which is our favorite.
Love emails. How do they do it Kara? They do it by typing in to the to bar
delete this history podcast at gmail.com. Yeah. And if you want to email us your
lists or slide into our DMs with your lists. Yeah. We don't have to read your
name on the air. No. We'll just read your list and we'll talk about how amazing it
is. But tell us you don't want us to read your name. Right absolutely. Because we
want to give a shout out. And we typically shorten it anyway. We won't
like dox you. And if you want to use the Garen scale, feel free to do that too.
Absolutely. It's just a one to ten scale. If it's great it's to ten. If it's a
if it's a loser it's a one. It's a stanker. That's right. Okay that's it. Yeah.
That's all we got. Let's go delete our histories. Okay. Stay fresh you cheese
bags. Bye bye. Bye. Delete this history is created, written, hosted, produced, and
edited by Bria Brown and Kara Birch. Theme music is so good by Orcas. Email us
at delete this history podcast at gmail.com. Find us on Instagram and
threads at DTH gals and Facebook at delete this history. Copyright 2024 all
rights reserved. Existential dread brought to you by looming uncertainty.