Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Bigger and Bigger… | 7/25/25

Episode Date: July 25, 2025

Humans are born with it?... Puma and Adidas story…[e-mail] TikTok still could go dark… Animals in the news / Bullfighting banned in Mexico City… Edinburg TX is Ground Zero for radiated flies… Squirrels attacking other animals… Mountain Lion attacks little kid… Largest turtle nesting site… Endangered crocs born at Ft Worth Zoo… Hug a Zookeeper… Star of The Seas Cruise ship is coming…www.blazetv.com/jeffy Promo code Jeffy… Gladiators in NYC… Who Died Today: Hulk Hogan 71 / Chuck Mangione 84 /George Kooymans 77… Game Show: What’s The Lie? Contestant: Returning Champion / Mark Higginson… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I was reading a story that talked about how researchers, well, many researchers believe humans are born with only two natural fears, loud noises and heights. These, they believe, are primal fears. because of evolutionary survival mechanisms, protecting early humans from potential dangers, like predators or falling from high places.

Other fears, such as fear of the dark, spiders, social anxiety, are all learned through life experiences and cultural influences rather than being innate. Okay, so all those other fears that we have, apparently can be turned around because those are learned. And the two basic fears are developed because, well, they're not developed. They're in you and they're innate and you can't do anything about it. So no matter what you turn around in your life, if you believe these researchers,

the only thing that you're going to be a feared of forever are the two things. that you were born with being a feared of. Loud noises and heights. Okay, sure. Let's go with that. Welcome. Welcome to Chewing the Fat. One of the things that I love about social media is it is actually educational.

I mean, I know we have to struggle with do your own homework and find out if it's real or not. And sometimes I don't want to know if it's real or not. I want to believe what I want to believe. You can quote me on that. In fact, there's probably a T-shirt in there somewhere. I want to believe what I want to believe, okay? So I follow several accounts that tell you histories of businesses, and it's fascinating to me.

And I just read one this morning about Puma and Adidas, or Adidas. And it's about the two brothers that started both these companies. And it's a fascinating story because, the two brothers built this shoe empire together until one slept with the other's wife. So they split the company and created Adidas and Puma. So their feud divided an entire German town for like 70 years. And this particular story is about them.

So in 1925 in Herzlgenera, Germany, H-E-R-Z-O-G-E-N-A-U-R-A-C-H, Germany. Love that place, especially this time of the year. The brothers Adi and Rudy Dassler start making shoes working from their mother's laundry room. Nobody knows they'll become bitter enemies. Yeah, no kidding. The partnership was perfect.

Adi designed innovative athletic shoes. Rudy handled sales and marketing. The company thrived beyond imagination. In 1936, their breakthrough moment arrives. Jesse Owens wins four gold medals wearing Dassler Brothers shoes, and the world notices the German craftsmanship. World War II changes everything. Both brothers joined the National Socialist Party.

The family business becomes military supplier. Personal tensions start building dangerously. So in 1943, there was a bomb shelter incident. Allied planes attacked overhead. Adi says, here comes those swine again. And Rudy thinks it's about him. So, now, Rudy then begins a relationship with Adi's wife. What are they, the Bidens?

So family dinners become war zones. And obviously, trust evaporates. So in 1948, this midnight divorce meeting, brothers split everything and materials workers equipment all of it and rudy moves across the river still in the same town so adi creates adidas and rudy launches puma uh the sports were where war begins and now it's become a personal vendetta right and the city h-e-r-z-o-g-en-a-u-r-r-h-g-h-g-h-g-h-g-h-g-h-g-h Germany. The residents check their shoes before talking. The town earns the nickname Bent Necks because of this war between Adidas and Puma. So the Bent Necks were people were looking down to see what

shoes you were wearing. And then Puma signs Pelae. Okay. Awesome. Great deal. Adidas responds with technical innovations and every athlete becomes a, you know, a battlefield. Both brothers die in the 1970s and they were buried in the same cemetery on opposite sides. Today, both brands dominate

sports, obviously, Adidas, is the second largest sportswear company, Puma, third. And the affair is credited with this billion dollar empire. So what would have happened? if the one brother hadn't

gotten a little bit from the other brother's wife well who knows but we do know what happened after is that all true I want to believe what I want to believe

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I don't have a TikTok. I should. I get hollered at all the time for not having a TikTok, but apparently it still could go dark. I thought a deal was done. President Trump said that there was a group of very wealthy people ready to buy the app. I guess China is not playing nice. The Commerce Secretary of the United States, you know him, the Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnik,

he said, him to tell you that. He said that TikTok will be banned in the U.S. if China does not agree to cede control of the app to an American majority owner by September. 17th. That's the deadline. He claimed we've made the decision. You can't have Chinese control and have something on 100 million American phones. Well, we've given them several extensions to the deadline. And the last one was September September 17th and is going to end at September 17th. So is Donald Trump going to give them another extension? Or does he finally, they make it go dark. I don't see

TikTok going dark, but it definitely could happen. So maybe I should get a TikTok before it goes dark and then when it goes dark I can be pissed. Always wanted, I thought about, we joked about it before. I always wanted one of those little ASMR

channels and, you know, I could make noises with stuff. I can wear a wig and I could make snowy. Tonight we're shaking. Oh, just sit back and relax This is a bottle of vitamins I mean, I love those ASMR channels and they get

All kinds of people watching those stupid channels So I get going down the TikTok rabbit hole But could go dark Still darkness is looming for TikTok With MX Platinum $400 in annual credits for travel and dining means you not only satisfy your travel bug, but your taste buds too.

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marking a historic victory for animal rights advocates and ending the centuries-old tradition. Yeah, no kidding. The ruling by the Supreme Court in Mexico comes after years of protests and legal battles, citing animal cruelty, shifting public opinion. So the Plaza Mexico, the world's largest bullfighting arena,

going to be a little bit slow. We're going to have to find some alternative entertainment at the Plaza, Mexico, because apparently bullfighting is now banned. We'll see if that actually holds up, but that's good news for many. Then let me come back across the border here into the United States. Edinburgh, Texas.

Edmund, Texas is ground zero. We talked about how they were going to create these sterile flies and they were going to release all these radiation sterilized flies to get rid of the screw worm parasite, which is affecting cattle in Texas and Mexico. And it's not pretty what they do once they take over a cow, a pet, cattle. So we'll see.

But anyway, we know that Edinburgh, Texas, is about to become the launch site of 10.4 billion, sterile flies. I know. That's good. I'm not a fan of the screw worm, so if this works, great. Okay?

So each week, they're going to release 100 million radiation sterilized screw worm flies. And these male flies who have been, that have been exposed to radiation,

so they can't reproduce when they mate with the wild females when they take care of little bit as it stops the screw room, the screw worm life cycle. I'm able to say screw worm for some reason. So congratulations to Edinburgh, Texas. Ground Zero for the release of the radiated, sterilized flies.

What could possibly go wrong? I know we talked about it before. They've done it before, and it apparently works to at least maybe not eradicate the screw worm, but it does keep them in check. I hope that nothing else comes of that because then I see a story in California where squirrels are now hunting other animals.

Now squirrels, squirrels, man, you can quote me on that, squirrels, man. They are, there could be a nasty, a nasty animal. And they will eat almost anything, right? So, I mean, we've had squirrels at parks, come up, you show up at the park and you're sitting at a picnic table and the squirrels come up

and like, I think what's going to happen right now is you're going to give me some of your food or we're going to get into it. And so you give them the food because you don't want to get into it with like 50 squirrels. So now apparently in California, squirrels are killing these small rodent cousins of theirs. Oh, okay. So they're becoming predators. And most of Most of the people thought, well, squirrels, they eat little nuts and berries and grass. Yeah, they do. But now they're eating other animals. So good luck.

I mean, maybe, just maybe in California. And I don't know if it works, give it a shot. But when you see two or more squirrels, maybe even one or more, show up at the old picnic table. just for a warning. I'm not saying that you need to actually but it may be warranted. Then we have a story. Out in Olympic National Park in Washington State,

apparently a mountain lion has attacked a little four-year-old kid. So now mountain lions are beginning to attack. But what could go wrong with any of the scientific studies and releasing of the radio? fly. I'm not saying this.

This is what caused it. I'm just telling you what's going out in the world. So apparently, one afternoon at Victoria Outlook area on Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. It's beautiful. You know where it's at right there. The mountain line, apparently, which was collared. Huh. Weird.

So they were tracking it or it was part of a study? Okay. Bit the child on the popular train. Wow, so it took off after a human. That's not good. That is not good. These animals, I know they're wild animals, Jeff, and you have to be careful of them.

I realize that. But if you're in a national park and the mountain lions should know, I can't mess with humans. You can't. You can't. Do not mess with humans. So, it did learn its lesson, though.

And we taught the other mountain lions a lesson as well. So paramedics airlifted the victim to the trauma center in Seattle. Child is undergoing treatment. I guess we'll be fine. It doesn't say what kind of damage the child had because of privacy reasons. But Rangers then began searching for the mountain lion cougar. And they found.

And then they brought in the K-9 team. And they found the mountain lion. And it said in the story, well, of course, the park wants to tell you that it's safe. So no current threats to the public right now. They want you to realize it's safe to come to our park. My gosh, please come to the National Park. But they also dispatched the animal. In the story, it talks about how they dispatched the animal.

Now, does that mean that they said, hey, that's the mountain lion right there that bit the kid? I don't know. It's very possible that could have happened. Now, they will tell you that, well, we did it humanely. Oh, okay. So whatever way you think is humane to kill the threat, it was killed. I'm sorry, they dispatched the animal.

There is some good news, though. I see where they found what they're calling the world's largest turtle nesting site, containing 41,000 females. Now, I don't know that anyone actually went down to the nesting site and went, Oh, there's one, two, three, four, 25,001, 25,000, 2, 30,001. Hey, Fred, no, don't stop you. I forgot where I was that.

I got to start all over again. I don't think that happened. They sent drones over. So they flew drones over the nesting site and then created this orthomosaic, which is made by combining hundreds of overlapping aerial photographs together. I don't have to tell you that. So they believe that there were 41,000 or so females at this nesting site.

It was in Brazil. It's this, they were the giant South American river turtles. Love them. Representing the largest turtle nesting site in the world. It's right there on the Wob-up, G-U-A-P-O-R-E river. I think my girl has the day off, so we'll see. That's between Brazil and Bolivia. And they congregate there each year between July and August and lay their eggs,

and these mass nesting events used to be more common, according to experts, but they've declined due to the over-exploitation of the animals for meat and eggs. Damn it! Humans are wanting food. but apparently we've slapped the hands of the humans that want to eat the turtle meat and eggs, and they are busy laying more eggs. So hopefully it doesn't get overrun. I mean, we as humans, maybe we'll just breed them, and then we'll have enough to eat and we'll have enough giant South American river turtles.

But right now, we've found the largest area for their nesting site right there in between Brazil and Bolivia. Then in the Fort Worth Zoo, I've got to talk about a zoo. I mean, today, tomorrow. Today, if you're listening live, today is the 25th of July 2025. Tomorrow is Saturday, 726, 2025,

and it is the final day of National Zookeeper Day. I'm sorry, National Zookeeper Week. And so go hug a zookeeper, pat him on the back, or do whatever it is, You know, you do when you see a zookeeper. But congratulate them because it's the National Zookeeper Week. So Fort Worth Zoo saying that they have hatched this crocodile,

which is endangered. And now it's a new G-H-A-R-I-L crocodile. GARIO. I thought you were off. Yeah, it's a garriel crocodile. Seriously, I thought you were. Where were you before when I was down in Brazil? But now you're back for America and the Fort Worth Zoo?

Garial. Okay. All right. Thank you. Appreciate it. So they have given birth to these garyl hatchlings, a product of 15 years of dedicated effort to successfully reproduce these species and grow the population and diversify the gene pool.

Now, do we need garyole crocodiles in the world? They're critically endangered, I know. And I don't want them to die off, but I mean, it seems like Fort Worth Zoo is spending a lot of time and money on creating this garrial habitat. And I don't even know if we can see them yet. They said efforts were made to ensure optimal breeding success,

so they played some really good music, and said, you crocs get over there and take care of a little bit, and they provided easy access to both wet and dry, areas and heat coils and all that stuff. Okay. So according to this, there are just 35 individuals living about nine institutions in North America. Okay.

And the zoo will continue to devote time and resources to these animals to ensure the species thrives. So there's only 35 of them in the United States? Okay. All right. Congratulations to the Fort Worth Zoo.

They are kind of cool looking, though. And they grow to nearly 16 feet and weigh about 1,500 pounds? You tell me, Gatorland does not have Gario Claw, uh, gario, what, Garrio? Gario. Yeah, a crock. I know it's Gatorland, but they do have some crocs there as well.

Okay, all right, well, congratulations to the Fort Worth Zoo and all the zookeepers around the world for this national zookeeper week. All right, let's go to the break room. I need, uh, I need something to drink desperately. You apparently still have time to book your tickets for the largest cruise ship in the world. The Crown Jewel of Royal Caribbean's sprawling fleet. The Star of the Seas. Now, we talked a little bit about this when they first announced this.

So it's got 20 decks, can hold 5,000 passengers. it has set sail from the port of Finland or port in Finland, and it is set to arrive at Florida's Port Canaveral August 15th. And yay! And then it's going to go on its maiden voyage August 31st. In the meantime, staff at Port Canaveral are battening down the hatches as they prepare for the thousands of tourists it will attract. And according to this, after departing from the Orlando,

dock. Okay, first of all, I want to stop there for a moment. Orlando doesn't have a dock. Okay, Orlando is about 45 minutes, maybe longer, to the coast. Orlando is in the middle of Florida, almost in the middle of Florida. And so, you know, it doesn't have a dock. We're not bringing ships in from the Atlantic into Orlando. But I digress. Apparently, they consider, I guess, Port Canaveral. That's the Orlando dock. Okay, whatever, whatever. It's just me being picky. I guess. So after departing from Port Canaveral,

the ship is going to make stops in the eastern and western ends of the Caribbean, including San Juan, St. Kitts, Kazamel, and Royal Caribbean's private island in the Bahamas.

So, yay. The cheapest ticket starts at $951. They experience boasts a laundry list of activities free of extra charge. Uh-huh.

Including access to the largest water park at sea. and even a taste of Broadway through rotating performances of Back to the Future, The Musical. Man, does that sound fun? Doesn't it? It doesn't really for me. But, you know, whatever, that's fine.

Look, if Royal Caribbean wants to, you know, sit me side by side with Shaq to promote their product, I'm in. I'm in, let's go. Chewing the fat? Yes, we are part of the Star of the Seas, you know, if they, you know, want to pay for it. Other than that, ooh, I do not want to go on your cruise ship. It looks awful pretty, though. And it's a... It's probably ten times bigger than the Titanic. I wonder how much bigger it is than the Titanic. Let's look, shall we? Okay, well, the largest ship prior to this ship, ship, the star of the seas, is the icon of the seas. And that's five times larger than the Titanic. And the icon has seven pools, 15 restaurants. How many people does the icon hold?

Like, I think, 7,600. And so this particular ship holds 5,000 passengers? Oh, wow, the icon holds more than that. Okay, so they both are part of the icon ship series, and the star of the seas is considered the largest one. It looks like it may not hold as many people, but it is a part of the icon class, and it is 364.8 meters. Nobody knows how long that is. and a gross tonnage of 248,663. It's among the largest cruise ships ever built. So you still have time. Still have time to book your ticket to the Star of the Seas.

Oh, and this story, this story fascinates me. I love this story, and I may end up talking to some of the people involved in it. I put the headline in What's the Lie today? The game show headlines, four headlines. well, three, three real, one not real. Well, what's the lot? Returning champion, Mark Higginson, I was going to give it a shot.

And so he won't hear this. So we'll see if he wins the fourth time. But the headline is NYC's gladiatorial combat scene is growing. So I took a swing at it. And this story fascinates me. So this, that actual headline when you hear me say it, and what's the lie coming up? It's one of the real ones.

So I was reading about the gladiators in New York. So I guess there's a meetup called Santa's Knights, which is a nonprofit organization that runs free weekly fitness classes that are gladiator boot camps. Okay, I like it. Now, when this reporter showed up for the Gothamist, around 20 people were in the gym, and the organization said that we held our first women's class.

It had some 40 women show up. It's just getting bigger and bigger, said the founder of Santa's Knights. So it's a two-hour course, and then you work out, you stretch, and then you get more specific with a sword. And so then they also have this, it's becoming so popular, they've created the Armored League. So we got gladiators fighting in New York. I love it.

Okay. I hope there's a YouTube channel. I don't know that there is. I hope maybe Netflix should start running these. Maybe I'll talk to someone at the Blaze. Although I don't think that's what the Blaze wants to be promoting. So you're probably not going to see it on Blaze TV. But you'll hear me talking about it.

I'll tell you that. here on Chewing the Fat. And if I have an opportunity to talk about it on Blaze TV on the Pat Gray-on-Lease program, whether it be the regular program or overtime, which is specifically on Blaze TV. And you could get a membership at blazTV.com slash Jeffie. promo code Jeffie will get you $20 off a year's subscription to Blaze TV. Not sure they really want to start. We're going to be live streaming gladiators out of New York.

But somebody should because this is awesome. Okay. They've already participate in events put on by Gladiators NYC, and they duel one another in full armor. Yeah, according to the Gladiators NYC head, it's full contact, MMA with steel weapons and group fighting. So in addition to free weekly classes, the group puts on sanctioned public fights in Central Park,

host duels in various local spaces, from Chinatown soccer fields, to the Bronx Brewery, to West Village TV studio. Okay, so they've got to be putting this on, right? It has to be. So apparently the gladiators have done this free of charge. They've got to have prizes.

Right? The Armored League has got to have prizes. The slogan is, real steel, real full. fighting real damage. We are going to talk to this guy or girl on this program. I have to know more about the gladiator fighting in NYC. That is awesome. I know it's not going to be pretty...

No, I don't want people to die. We're getting close to Hunger Games. We are. We're going back to the Coliseum days. We're getting there. And New York is getting there more and more. every day anyway. So I just want to let you know about what's happening in New York City with the gladiator fighting. And I love it. I love it. I don't know necessarily want a sword fight

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you already know this one. Hulk Hogan. Hulk Hogan, dead at 71. Rest in peace to the Hulkster. A guy was a legend. So, I mean, we lost a couple of legends this past week for sure. Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne. And it was pointed out to me earlier today that What's Her Face died, who I believe was a legend.

Connie Francis. So can we put her in the, it comes in threes with the legend? Connie Francis, Ozzy Osborne, Hulk Hogan? Sure, absolutely. Let's go ahead. Because we've had Malcolm Jamal Warner and another one coming up today that's a fresh who died today.

So Hulk died at 71. Very sad. And I know I received a couple of requests for a retrospective. I'll give you a, you know, just a minor retrospective. You can't do a minor one for Hulk. Okay, so this is retrospective on CTF. Born Terry Malaya in 1953 in August, Georgia,

began his wrestling career in 1977, eventually taking on the comic book-inspired alias Hulk. Standing at 6'7, 320 pounds, Hogan was known for firing up crowds, cupping his ear to encourage cheering and shredding his shirt. Yeah, I mean, he headlined the first ever WrestleMania. Wait, I'm out of retrospective mode. Headlined the first ever WrestleMania in 1985 and seven other times.

I mean, he was amazing. I'm sorry. Stard in cartoons, movies, reality TV. Right, I mean, the reality TV show. I talked about that on my YouTube post. That really was, that changed the trajectory

of the whole family. I mean, it broke him apart. Really sad because I knew Hogan, I mean, we weren't friends, but I knew who he was.

And I used to see him. My son, my oldest son, went to the same school as his kids for a year and he was playing on the football team with my son.

And so we'd see each other. And it's just sad. And then they, that was right before they signed the deal for the reality show. And once that happened, I mean, it was a new world. So two-time world wrestling entertainment, Hall of Famer, six-time WWE champion, and cultural icon. Credited for elevating pro wrestling to the multi-billion dollar industry it is now.

Yeah, I mean, he just was, he was the man. He was a legend. Pro wrestling star Hulk Hogan dead at the age of 71. Well, this has been retrospective. I'll see you, during the fat program. There you go. That's a mini retro for you, okay?

Really sad. Really sad. Hulk Hogan dead at the age of 71. Then we found out that Chuck Mangione died. I love Chuck Mangione. Is it Chuck Mangione or Mangione? It just depends. Okay.

All right. is my girl back? Manjioni. That's not my girl. She left again and you just showed up to take it over? All right, whatever. He has passed away at the age of 84. Now, I mean, he's two-time Grammy-winning jazz musician.

He's released, I don't know how many albums. 30, I think. Sold, I mean, he's sold millions of albums, no question. Let's go with 5 million. All right, let's just say Chuck has sold 5 million. But, I mean, millions of records. And 30 albums. a Grammy winning.

I mean, he was awesome. But was he a legend? Because we were talking about this in my head. I was talking about this in my head, actually. That if they come in threes, right? And I didn't really count. When I first started, I wasn't counting Connie Francis. So we've lost three legends, if they come in threes, if you believe that.

So we've got Connie Francis, Ozzie, and Hulk. So there's three legends. Now we have, we have, Chuck Manjohn. We have Malcolm Jamal Warner, who died earlier this week. And do we have, is there a third one? I guess, I know Brad tried to make the case for the guitarist behind Radar Love. With the band Golden Earring.

I don't think so. I mean, rest in peace to George Corman? Sure, he was, I think, 77. And, but is he in, uh, is he? he in that ballpark? Yes? He's in the ballpark of Malcolm Jamel Warner and Chuck Banjone? All right, fine. Then they come in

threes and there you have it. So we've wrapped up. So anybody else dies now? It's a new three. We began a new three. He died with I'm sorry, George Coyman's. I think that's how he pronounced his last name. He's one of those guys that you go, oh yeah, that guy, yeah, he's the guitarist from

Golden Air Ring. Rate our love. I mean, we all know the song. We just don't know him. But it's sad he died dead at the age of 77. His death was caused by amiotropic lateral sclerosis. B-A-L-S. Yeah, I don't wish that on anyone.

So rest of peace to George Corman's K-O-O-O-Y, M-A-N-S, dead at the age of 77. So there you go, we've wrapped it up. Three legends and three, you know, famous people. They're not living up at the penthouse with the legends. But they're in the same building. Absolutely. They're not going up to the penthouse.

with the legends. Okay? Yeah. Now, that's not going to happen. This episode is brought to you by Peloton. A new era of fitness is here. Introducing the new Peloton Cross Training Tread Plus, powered by Peloton IQ, built for breakthroughs with personalized workout plans, real-time insights, and endless ways to move. Lift with confidence, while Peloton IQ counts reps, corrects form, and tracks your progress. Let yourself run, lift, flow, and go. Explore the new Peloton Cross-Training Treadplus at OnePeloton.C.A. It's Friday.

So that means it's time for what's being called America's favorite game show. What's the Lie? What's the Lie? Where contestants try to decipher the lie from four. Count of one, two, three, four headlines. One of them is not true. Thus, that's where we get. What's the lie?

Our contestant today, returning champion Mark Higginson. If he wins, not only will, again, not only will he get to come back for another round, he will win a Talking Sense, Jeffie Blue Freshie. For more information, you can go to the Talking Sense Facebook group and find the Freshie scent of design just for you.

If you or someone you love would like to be a contestant on what's the lie, email chewing the fat at the blaze.com. So Mark Higginson, Two-time returning champion, self-proclaimed human lie detector. How are you? Welcome back. Oh, hey, Mr. Fisher. I am like a tall, like a cow walking in tall grass. Right. I've utterly tickled.

I got the punchline. Yeah, I know. I got it. Thank you. So everything okay? You're excited? You're, you know, you've caffeineed up. You're good to go? yeah I've been I don't know if this is cheating but I've been reading headlines as well but what's the record Mr. Fisher? Well you get four

I'm not sure I think I may have had one I'll have to go back and find out exactly but I believe we've had a couple of people do four and then I think I've had one that went to the fifth and lost and then then I just

decided that four is enough. You went four, then you're out. Oh, okay. That's a rule. What are you going to do? What are you going to do? It's a rule. I mean, I do. What do I come up with the rules? Oh, yeah, that's right. I do. So it's a rule. You have to follow it. And that's just the way it is. So you get four, but I sound a little cocky, because you haven't got there yet, my friend. You haven't got there yet. I just plan ahead, Jeff. Okay. All right. So, you ready to play? Let's play. All right. Four headlines. What not real. What's the lie? Headline number one, NYC's gladiatorial combat scene is growing, so I took a swing at it.

Headline number two, man's pet ball python rescued after getting loose on a CTA train car. Headline number three, new WWF study shows polar bears no now outnumber bald eagles. Headline number four, original Masters Gnome, tops $10,000. at auction. Those are your four headlines. Headline number one, NYC's gladiatorial combat scene is growing, so I took a swing at it. Headline number two, man's best ball python rescued after getting loose on CTA train car. Headline number three, new WWF study shows polar bears now outnumber bald eagles. Headline number four, original Masters Gnome tops 10,000.

at auction. All right, Mark, those are your four headlines. What is the lie? Mr. Fisher, can I ask you to say one phrase again from one of them? Go ahead. Can you say outnumber bald eagles? Sure. New WWF study shows polar bears now outnumber bald eagles.

Oh, Jeff. That's the one. You said it way different the first time. I got you pegged. I did too. I caught myself. I caught myself saying it wrong. Do you right?

Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you. No, week number three, Mark Higginson. We're all really happy for you. And, man, we can't wait until you come back next week. All right. Let's get out of here.

Thanks for listening. Thanks for listening. And thanks for, thanks for play. What's the Lie. What's the Lie is a subsidiary of chewing the Fed Enterprises. All information is probably accurate at the time of recording. CTF, WTL, MMXV. Yeah, I caught myself, actually, Mark, so don't get too cocky.

Okay. Hey, Jeff, real quick. I was browsing Cameo the other day, and you know Andrea Barber from Full House? I do. No, Andrew Garber from Full House. Yeah. You know, she charges four. four times what you charge?

I did not know that. I did not know that, and that hurts. I will say this the other day, just as a side note, and I know it's Friday, I want to get the hell out of here. But especially after you've already won, congratulations to you. My daughter was walking through the house the other day, and she goes, he wants $400 for a cameo?

Dad, you need to charge more. I forget. I forget who the person, who the person was, but she was like, I can't believe somebody would pay him that. And they maybe they don't. Maybe they don't, actually. And it's not like, it's not like I've created a second income stream from Cameo. I'll just throw you a little secret there. I have not created a second income stream from Cameo. So maybe I do need to raise my price. Well, people need to realize that's a bargain. Thank you. Thank you. Currently. All right. Have a good week. We'll see you next week. Champion three times, Mark Higginson. Stream and subscribe to more Blaze Media content

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