Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Keep a Safe Distance… | 5/8/25

Episode Date: May 8, 2025

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Now in the UK, if you compare someone at work to a Star Wars character, specifically Darth Vader, that is insulting and upsetting. Oh, okay. That according to an employment tribunal. And who doesn't love employment tribunals? So a judge concluded that being told you have the same personality type as the infamous sci-fi, you know, badass, Darth Vader in the workplace, is wrong and has negative impact on the person who was called that. So the tribunal's ruling came in a case of an NHS blood donation. worker. Now, NHS, of course, is the UK's health care system. And according to this, this NHS blood donation worker, Lorna Rook, Roke, Roke, who has won almost 30,000 euros after her

co-worker took a Star Wars-themed psychological test on her behalf and told colleagues, that she fell into the Sith Lord's category. And that's bad. That is bad. How dare you? How dare you take a Star Wars psychological test on behalf of someone else? How dare you? So according to this, she won her case for Determint after the projected disclosure,

but lost claims for unfair dismissal. disability discrimination and failure to make reasonable adjustments. So she lost a bunch of that, but she was still awarded 28,9.89 euros, which I guess is $32,000 over $32,000 American dollars. Okay. So we don't know where the money's coming from. Who has to pay it? But just know that don't do it.

Do not compare workers or coworkers in the UK. And this may be coming to a country near you soon, not just the UK. When you start comparing people to those evil people in movies, then you're in trouble. And you're creating a workplace. You insulted your coworker, and it's upsetting to them. And you don't want to do that. You don't want to do that. Plus, don't take psychological tests on their behalf.

That's not nice. She had $30,000 for that. Come on now. Welcome. Welcome to Chewing the Fat. We have all kinds of trials happening here in the United States of America. We have the Diddy trial going on. They still are trying to pick a jury.

I think they're going to have the jury picked by today. Not sure, though, because they've been struggling and we've been seeing the differences between all the jury pools and who's allowed and who isn't and who knows the judge and who doesn't know the judge and who knows the case and who doesn't know the case. One juror, potential juror, got moved because he said,

yeah, I saw a video of the Didi, but it was because I was doom scrolling on my internet. I was just mindlessly sweeping. And, yeah, I could be a juror. No problem. That's how I know about it, though, because I was just doom scrolling. It doesn't mean anything.

Oh, okay. So we'll see what happens in the Diddy trial if that's actually going to get started. I believe the actual trial date is supposed to begin on the 12th of this month. So we'll see if we make that date. Apparently, if you're listening live, today is the 8th of May, 2025. So it was supposed to begin on Monday and this next coming Monday, which is the 12th. That's the way the calendars work.

Anyway, so we'll see if that actually happens. We probably will have a jury by then in the duty trial. He already turned down the plea deal, so we are headed to trial. Then we have the Harvey Weinstein case still in trial, and the ex-model is taking the stand, and we're hearing how bad Harvey Weinstein was, and what a terrible person he is. We'll see if he actually makes it out alive to go to prison alive,

because he was very, he's very sick, but he's hanging in there. And he's still showing up, apparently showing up to court every day. So we can get into details on the Harvey trial, but it's the same old stuff. And they're just, you know, look, he's going to be found guilty.

You know that. And he'll appeal and he'll die at jail. There, I just summed up the Harvey Weinstein trial for you. Then we have the three former Memphis officers, uh, quitted. Yep. they were found not guilty in the fatal beating of Tyree Nichols after he fled at traffic stop.

Incredible that they found them not guilty. The only saving grace, I mean, the police officers are black, African-Americans, so I don't know how the, you know, the rioting comes from that. I'm sure the community is very unhappy. Memphis is probably on edge, but it's a tough, It's a tough one because this time you have African American officers and an African American male.

And so it's the way it goes. And they were found not guilty in Memphis. There are still, I guess, three defendants still face the prospect of years in prison because they were convicted of federal charges. So this was state charges. So we'll see. I mean, they're not going to, it's not like they're getting away. with beating this kid to death. I mean, sure, they beat him up

and he died a few days later. Sure, that actually happened, but they were, you know, still, will they be found guilty of that? Were they actually doing their jobs? Eh, I think if we've seen the video, it does seem a bit overzealous. A bit overzealous, but, you know, maybe that's just me.

Maybe that's just me because, And we heard in court on these police officers from their use of force experts. They testified that the three officers on trial acted in compliance with police department policies and widely accepted law enforcement standards. Oh, okay, sure. So, you know, we have that. They were found out guilty on state charges. There's still a couple of them, I think, are already in prison. They pleaded out on federal charges.

so, you know, they most definitely did not get away with anything. And then we see where we're getting a plea deal from Alvidio Guzman, you know, son of Joaquin El Chapo Guzman. Yeah, the cartel Kingpin, who has been, you know, in Supermax. His son, Avideo Guzman, apparently is going to reach a plea deal over drug trafficking charges. He faced a northern district of Illinois. So that's fine. According to U.S. authorities,

Ovidio Guzmont and his brothers, known collectively as Los Chapitos, ran an extensive drug trafficking operation and allegedly reaped hundreds of millions of dollars, a yeah, in profits by flooding the United States with fentanyl and a lot of other things as well. Oh, yeah, well, synthetic opioids, predominantly fentanyl, though. Killed around, they are blaming, you know, 50,000 deaths

in the United States last year on overdoses, and they're all on the Chapito's head. So the court records did not give any details on the terms of the plea deal. The attorneys said, yeah, we've got no completed agreement yet,

but we're still working on that. Okay. And the government said, you know what, we'll provide the court with the courtesy copy of the plea agreement at least three days prior to the plea. So why don't you not worry about it? Okay, so no problem. We just have to work on a plea deal with Avideo Guzman, son of El Chapo.

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who's 85 now. He's a legend. I've actually met Smokey a couple of times in Tampa, Florida. I'll never forget the first time that he walked in our building in Tampa, and it was just like, holy cow, Smokey Robinson is here. I mean, the guy's a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, songwriters Hall of Fame. He's got, I don't know, thousands of songs.

He's Smokey Robinson. I mean, it's just simple. As simple as that. Smokey Robinson. Well, a complaint has been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing the 85-year-old of sexual bad. false imprisonment, negligence, and gender violence, in addition to a number of labor violations related to wages, breaks, meal times, and overtime pay.

Say it isn't so. Is there nothing sacred anymore in the world? The lawsuit names Robinson's wife as well, Francis Robinson, claiming she contributed to a hostile work environment and used ethic... I can't even say the word. Ethnically, prejorative words and language. Wow. Now, this is going to come as a surprise to you.

The representatives for the Robinsons did not immediately respond to request for comments. Wow. Okay. If this, I mean, I know, look, innocent until proven guilty. I got it. But these accusations against Smokey Robinson? I mean, the guy is Smokey Robinson, which is what? they're saying. Okay, so the women that are suing under the pseudonyms Jane Doe,

one, two, three, and four due to the sexual misconduct allegations, including rape being leveled against the musician. I mean, his reputation and stature, hello, Smokey Robinson, was an intimidating factor for his accusers who were made to feel powerless. Oh, okay, they're Hispanic women who were employed by the Robinson's earning below minimum wage, a low-wage woman in vulnerable positions, as low-wage women in vulnerable positions, they lacked the resources and options

necessary to protect themselves from sexual assaults. Okay, well, what are the resources and options necessary? Fight back, say no. I'm not quite sure I follow that. In the lawsuit, all four women claim that Robinson would summon them to various areas of his properties in Chatsworth Bell Canyon, in Chatsworth, Bell Canyon, and Las Vegas, at times when his wife was away. That bastard.

Sometimes emerging naked from a shower. He forced them to have various types of sex over a number of years, starting in 2006. Okay, so he's 80, what I say, 85 now? Smokey is 85 years old? I mean, he's getting up there in age. So that means in 2006, 20 years ago, he was 65. And this was still going on? Okay.

If you say so, sure. You got it. If you want me to believe that that was happening 20 years ago, sure. Smokey Robinson, 65-year-old Smokey is coming out of the shower and beckoning you once he got out of the shower. All right. Jane Doe's one, three, and four allege Robinson sexually assaulted them in the blue bedroom of his Chatsworth residence, claiming he would lay down on a towel to protect the bed sheets prior to the assaults. J-Doh-2's allegation state that Robinson raped her in the laundry room and garage of his Chatsworth residence,

where closed-circuit cameras were unable to see. Interesting that there's no cameras there. Works both ways here. does it not? The women claim that during the alleged assaults, Robinson used physical barriers and threats to force to prevent them from fleeing. Okay. The lawsuit also includes several allegations of work-based violations. Yeah, by the way, since you were busy raping me in the garage where there's no cameras, I worked like over 10 hours today. They claim that they work 10 hours a day for six days a week without being paid minimum wage or overtime. They also claim they have worked

holidays without receiving a holiday rate. Okay. According to their lawsuit, the employees all quit because of the alleged sexual misconduct and the hostile work environment. Okay, so they got the hell out of there if it actually happened. So now they're unable to make money anywhere, so they're going to sue Smokey Robinson. I guess. I don't know.

Is Smokey Robinson this kind of guy? Man, I don't know. I don't want to hear it about Smokey Robinson. But you know what? if he is this then, you know, if Smokey Robinson is this douchebag that these guys are saying

these women, Jane Doe's, one, two, three, and four, are saying that he is. And the wife knew, obviously the wife might not have known about the sexual assaults, but she knew that she was paying the workers. Nothing. And you'll

still bring me my lunch. You hear me? So let's see. It would be fascinating. I, I don't know that I believe it. I don't know that I believe it. But that's what they say. So that's what they say. All right, let's go to the break room.

I need something. You can quote me out of that. That's what they say. So that's what they say. Let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately. Be sure to follow me on my social media platforms. at Jeffie JFR on X, Jeff Fisher Radio, on Facebook and Instagram.

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The resort will be located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Huh, that is weird, isn't it? It's going to be Disney's, first Middle Eastern attraction and it will be built in partnership with the UAE. With the UAE developer Muriel or Mirral, MIRAL, MIRAL, Disney did not provide a date for opening or a design. The past several resorts have taken around seven years. According to this, roughly one-third of the world's population lives within a four-hour

flight of the UAE. 120 million people flying to or through the country each year. The resort will be located on Yaz Island, which is a 9.7 square mile tourist destination that also hosts SeaWorld and Warner Brothers. Okay. So a Harry Potter theme park is under development. All right. The island itself had 38 million visitors last year.

Pretty incredible. It is interesting that Disney, Disney is going to build something in the UAE. Boy, I seem to remember Disney not long ago. Boy, making a stand against what they called the don't say gay bill. That's not what it was called, but they called it. The don't say gay bill in Florida. Man, they took a stand against Florida and all the people that were for,

that horrible don't say gay bill. And as I remind me is Abu Dhabi gay friendly? I do you go ahead. You remind me because I don't really remember. Because what I remember is they're not. They're not gay friendly. But I, you know, I could be wrong. So maybe Abu Dhabi has changed.

And then again, maybe they haven't. So what has changed at Disney? Oh, I know. Well, they need more money. And the second quarter earnings call came in. Yeah. Look, we've had a little bit of growth over the last couple years, but really that's because of the, you know, that's because of the parks and the cruises. Yeah, yeah, because the movies, not so much. And I see where Netflix is planning a major overhaul of its home page on their TV sets. Look, it's not good enough. If something has been the same for quite a long time and people are used to it, you've got to change it. And that's what they're doing. So, all right, this isn't the first change we've made to our homepage.

Yeah, we know Eunice Kim, Netflix chief product officer. Yeah, you've been improving it over the last 12 years, mostly behind the scenes now. But now, thanks to a combination of new technology and the expansion of our entertainment offerings, we think it's time to take a giant leap forward. So that's good. The new layout is more clean and modern, modern featuring visual. elements for shows and movies while also managing to cram in more relevant information about them. Titles will receive callouts that highlight popularity, awards or other features, while shortcuts

that have been relegated to the left side of the screen will now appear at the top. Yeah, I want people to have to stop and actually think about what they're doing when they go to your app. So instead of actually just using it because they've become accustomed to it, yeah, don't do that. But they have live events now, NFL games, they have a doing WWE so they want to

create a little bit more so be ready for that that's coming a little bit later this month I think

like in 10 days or so we'll get a brand new Netflix and I bet and this is just me thinking

off the top of my head I bet we're going to be fortunate enough to be logged out of

our Netflix accounts wherever you're logged in at and you'll have to log back in

you'll probably have to reset everything you know all your information all that kind of stuff and you probably have to reset who's watching and where and when that kind of thing your favorites

oh it'll be great i did see a promo for the new show coming up at the end of this month though that we talked about a couple days ago department queue struggling detective uh gets shipped down to the basement through the cold case department as he's on his own and then they give him help with some other person that's supposed to be bad but it's going to turn out to be good my kind of show and it's based in England, I believe. It's in the UK, I think. So it's going to be awesome. That's just my kind of show.

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Casimir State Park in Polk County, Florida. 61-year-old Cynthia Dykema, dikema, D-I-E-K-E-M-A, was from Davenport, Florida, was apparently pulled out of her canoe by the gator. Okay. And they were like in two and a half feet of water,

and the husband tried to fight off the gator, but no. And it was unsuccessful. Now they sent out the search and rescue, and they later found her body. It wasn't clear if husband was injured or not, but they assisted and they found her. The sheriff's radio transmission of the incident said that the gator grabbed her out of the canoe.

He tried to fight the gator off. Where at the last place he saw her left the paddle here where he last saw her at. So, okay, I guess they recovered two alligators. One was over 11 feet long, matching the length and description of the alligator involved in the incident. The second gator was approximately 10 to 11 feet long.

If you're the gator that didn't attack the lady, you're like, I didn't do anything. Why are you coming after me? And the story it talks about it wasn't clear whether the gator would be euthanized. Yeah, the gator's going down. Okay. We're done with you, Mr. Gator.

You're starting to attack humans. Humans first, you're going down. Now, according to this, the most recent alligator attack, fatal alligator attack, was in February of 2003. That's when that

85-year-old female was killed when she was walking her dog. Yeah, in the community pond in Fort Pierce. I do remember talking about her. And then earlier in

2023, the 23-year-old man lost his arm in an attack. I remember talking about that because he went out back by this bar to relieve himself. And the gator was like, what are you doing out here? So, according to this,

there are 1.3 million alligators in Florida. And I would venture to say that that number is low. But okay, we say 1.3 million gators in Florida. You got it. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, they claim that there have been 487 unprovoked bites through 2024. And of those, 339 were major bites.

and 27 were fatal. Yeah, you know, Gators, you just got to keep a safe distance, okay? I mean, that's number one rule of anyone that lives in Florida. Keep a safe distance. I bet that's, if you go to the FWC website, I bet that's number one. Keep a safe distance. You don't want to be going up, teasing them.

We used to live, there was a pond behind my in-law's house. And wherever there's water, there's gaiters. Okay, it's Florida. Wherever there's water, there's gators. A man-made pond, and pretty soon you see the eyes poking up. Poop up above the water. Yeah, they show up. They just came and walk and they go, you know, there's some water over there.

You know what? I'm going to go live over here for a while. Boop. And those eyes pop up. Hello, there's gators. Yeah, FWC website. Keep a safe distance. Number one.

Number one rule. Keep pets on a leash. Yeah, swim only in designated swimming areas. Yeah, I would, that designated swimming area would be a pool for me. And maybe even sometimes we see gators in pools in Florida. So, you know, keep an eye out. Don't just jump in before you take a look and go, oh, yeah, there's a gator there.

Keep a safe distance and swim in designated swimming areas. Yeah, never feed an alligator unless you go to Gatorland. That's the disclaimer there. Never feed a gator unless you go to Gatorland. Then you climb up on their giant stand and throw hot dogs to them, and it is a whole lot of fun. But other than that, never feed a gator, okay? According to this, it's illegal and dangerous,

unless you go to Gatorland. So rest in peace to Cynthia dikema, dikema, of Davenport, Florida, dead at the age of 61. You know, one of my favorite things from this story is they want to get that local touch feel to the story of this poor lady getting attacked and killed by this gator. So there's a picture on the website that shows a closed gate. And there's a car headlights or truck headlights on the gate. And it says a vehicle is parked outside the gates of Lake Kissimmee in Polk County, Florida.

Oh, okay. Yeah, there you go. A vehicle is parked outside the closed gates of Lake Kissimme. just adds that little touch of we care in our stories. Also, we have Rhonda McDarris. Rhonda McDarris has passed away at the age of 61. Now, it doesn't say what the cause of death was for Rhonda, but if you're familiar with her story,

if you, she is some, this is another story from Polk County, Florida. I love Polk County. That's Sheriff Grady Judd's country. This YouTuber from Lakeland, Polk County, started filming Rhonda, and she was in a wheelchair, and she had lost her legs,

and all her videos, you know, garnered out of hundreds of millions of views, and they, you know, were around Rhonda's life journey, and this YouTuber started helping her and built her, remodeled her bus that she lived in, and got her legs to walk, and, you know, bought her all kinds of stuff,

and she was popular, and she was just a, you know, a smiling person. don't know Rhonda's full story. I apologize. I should. But she has now left this plane. So rest and peace to Ronda McDaris, dead at the age of 61. Then we have this story that just made me laugh this morning.

And it shouldn't have, but I guess it did. It's this New York Times story about the White House and Melania Trump, you know, the wife of the president. The story is, where is Melania? You know, Mrs. Trump has spent fewer than 14 days at the White House since her husband was inaugurated 108 days ago. So? So?

That's the most sensitive subject in the White House. Where is Melania? Yeah, she is either in Manhattan or down in Florida. And she doesn't like the White House. I'm pretty sure she's said that before, that she's not crazy about the White House, and she's still doing her first lady duties, and so she doesn't stay at the White House. She's either in Manhattan or in Florida.

That's where Melania is. Where is Melania? She has been fewer than 14 days at the White House. So? Boarding for flight 246 to Toronto. is delayed 50 minutes. Ugh, what? Sounds like Ojo time.

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We do have breaking news here on CTF. and my man on the street is not with us today. I don't know where he is. I reached out. I thought he was supposed to be at the Vatican, and he's not, or at least maybe his cell phone is blocked as well, so we can't get through to him. We'll find out, but we do have white smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel,

which means we have a new pope. As of this recording, we don't know who the new pope is, but we do have a new pope. So it isn't me. I did not receive a call or a text. I'm sadder than I thought I would be. But it isn't unexpected that I wouldn't get chosen. But it is sad.

So we do have a new pope. We just don't know who that is yet as of this recording. But today, May 8th, 2025, we have a new pope. we have a new Pope, post Pope Francis. We also kind of have a new Weight Watchers. I mean, Weight Watchers has now filed for bankruptcy. Incredible. Weight Watchers, 62-year-old program. I mean, it revolutionized the way people die.

Nope, not any longer. Get out of here. You're bankrupt. Wow, Oprah ran that place into the ground. So according to the company, they entered a Chapter 11, which is supposed to benefit the company, and it'll bolster the financial position. Okay, good. Better serve it's millions of members around the world. Yeah, no kidding.

Holy cow. So, I mean, Oprah was all about Weight Watchers, and then she lost a bunch of weight. And I guess what? Well, it really wasn't because I was doing Weight Watchers. I was doing some other stuff, too. Ha ha ha ha. Wait, you couldn't just lie to us?

I mean, look, if Oprah were to say, I lost all this way doing Weight Watchers, would we say in the back, there's no way. She had to have help with those EPEC. And that's what we would say. But she could continue the lie just like forever. But nope, she didn't say that. And then they brought in the new CEO that

changed everything to the telehealth program, which connected patients to doctors, and the doctors started prescribing weight loss, diabetes drugs. And so, holy, I mean, it just shipped everything on its head. I mean, Weight Watchers has been around. It started with from a housewife in 1963, this Gene Nidick, N-I-D-E-T-C-H. She's an overweight housewife, obsessed with cookies. This was her story.

I don't know that to be true, but that's her Weight Watcher story. that was fed up with fad diets and pills. And she began hosting these weekly meetings at her home. And that's what it's grown from there. Amazing. I mean, holy cow. 3.3 million subscribers at the end of 2024. So it's got the point system and the number represents each food and drink.

So it just had to, I mean, I don't know if you turn weight watchers around or not. Maybe you do. Maybe you do. Maybe you turn it around. with weight watchers diet and exercise. Instead of giving into the telehealth, maybe you give into the weight loss by the numbers and exercise and use some fitness gurus in there.

But again, what do I know? Yeah, you know the answer to that. All right, so let's get out of here. I'll give you the joke of the day. I told you yesterday about shy doing a, send a joke for every day. Some of them not really worthy. I'm sorry.

I don't mean to criticize, you know, in public, but some of them were not, you know, they're a long way to the well. And then once you got to the well, and the water was pretty low. But I will say that this one, according to him, is an original. And I kind of liked it.

I get it. It's a good little story. You know, growing up in a small farm in Idaho, Our dad would take my brother and I hunting. Every year a special hunt was held on Christmas Eve. We'd sit on our rooftop armed with shotguns and look for flying reindeer. We never did see any, but as I looked back on that memory, I now know how my parents saved money on Christmas presents.

I like that. I like that. That's a cute little story. And, you know, the next one, should I do both? Yeah, we'll do both of them. And he wrote a story, which I thought was, I enjoyed the story very much. Okay, so his second joke, which was supposed to be for, well, his fifth joke, one a day. Once someone asks me why I go to church every Sunday, I replied because it makes me a better person.

It helps me not rape, kill, pillage, burn. Regular attendance helps me not beat my wife or children. It also helps me not use illicit drugs, drink alcohol, smoke or chew tobacco, or commit adultery. I do not cheat people I do business with. I do not talk about people behind their backs or run stop signs or speed, because I go to church regularly. I'm like, Mary Poppins, practically perfect in every way.

The problem is I have is that I still lie like a rug. Yeah, I would, I don't know, that works, that does work. I may have gone with, the only problem is I don't go to church every Sunday. But that started out with the premise of why I go to church every Sunday, I know. It's a joke in progress. Now, this story from Shai,

an original story, I actually did enjoy this story, okay? And it is just a story. And you can use it next year, if you want, for Cinco de Mayo. All right. A little known historical fact is that during the 1800s and early 1900s, the French made mayonnaise,

and it was extremely popular in Mexico. Due to poor communication systems, in the early 1900s, the Mexican people did not learn until the 5th of May in 1912, that the Titanic had sunk way back on the 15th of April and going down with it was hundreds of tons of French mayonnaise being shipped to Mexico. The 5th of May was a national day of morning in Mexico for years until they learned to make their own mayonnaise. And now it's a day of celebration about the liberation of Mexican food from being dependent on French mayonnaise. This is why

every year the Mexicans celebrate Cinco de Mayo. I love that. And you can use that story next year and say it like you believe it, and people will. Oh, and it's a celebration day as well. The president has designated today, the 8th of May, as Victory Day, as we conquered the world and defeated Nazis in World War II. Other countries are celebrating the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe, and so we are as well. Now we're not closing anything down. You don't get the day off,

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