The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Postgame Show: Am I Allowed To Say This Is Weird?

Episode Date: July 31, 2023

It was a wacky weekend on the internet, and it was headlined by Twitter turning into 'X.' The crew shares their thoughts on the rebrand. Also, here's a headline that caught the Shipping Container's attention: Man Who Spent $14k To Transform Himself Into Collie Steps Out For First Ever Walk In Public. We analyze the truth behind the headline and examine whether anyone on the show would like to be a dog for a day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're listening to Giraffe King's Network. The internet was a wonky place over the past weekend. Twitter becomes X. By the way, bad luck for Elon Musk. It's totally steel. Threads is aesthetic. I mean, blatant theft. But one of the things I saw... The thread's still a thing. Like, it. I mean, blatant theft. But one of the things that I saw.

The threads still a thing, like it had a moment, right? So I just had a day. I would really like for it to be today. Really? Not even a full day. There's no one go on. Like what I didn't, I never did it. I was just connected. I'm embarrassed to say this because I don't want

to give them credit, but I kind of dig the Twitter makeover. Really? I think it looks sharp. And also as a bonus, it's working. The fact that you just called it Twitter proves that it's not. Well, I'm calling it Twitter for everybody else. I have no- Still Twitter. The logo's not like ugly or bad.

It looks like a lot of other logos. But like Twitter as a recognizable brand and name and logo is still what people think of when they think of Twitter and probably always will. Also what do you call it when we fire one of those things off? An X? I just asked out. I said to X.

Yeah. That's weird. That could mean a hundred things. And if you go to their options, if you go to your options, Twitter blue, they still call it Twitter blue. Don't call it an X blue. So I'm a little confused by it, but I also thought this rollout would go way worse

given where my expectations are. So I'm ashamed to admit that so far, positive review from me on the Twitter makeover to X, not bad, but one of the things that I saw on X, I want to talk to Jess about is a bunch of... Is the makeover just just they changed the logo? I could see it. They're actually the same.

They all use the buzzwords. There's a new CEO and the buzzwords are artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency that make money off of it. It's supposed to be in everything app. That doesn't sound. There's another buzzword. A lot of ads though, I mean. Ton. This is Tommy Chong, man.

Jesus Christ. I get it. So they spend half a million dollars a month, Cheech and Chong spend half a million dollars a month on those gummy ads. Well, that's legal now. Yeah. That's crazy because it did get put in one of my group chats.

Is anyone else getting flooded with Cheech and Chong? I have blocked any ad, I see more than one time. Really? Yeah, I finally had to with Cheach and Chong? I block any ad I see more than one time. Really? Yeah, I finally had to mute Cheach and Chong. I just got the same one over and over again of Jan from the office putting on foundation from, oh my God, for weeks. You blocked a charity.

I blocked tons of charities. I'll block anything. Yeah, I'll care. The Tommy Chong thing was just aggressive. It was way too much. But one of the things I saw. But they're finally here, Mike. I mean, one of the things that I saw on X was that, and I need to know what's what,

because it was positioned as kind of like a furry thing, and Jess, you came strong to the defense of the furries, saying that furries isn't just this sexual culture. That's the fault of that MTV True Life episode that make furries seem like a very sexual group. Exactly. I stand by that. But is this a furry, the person that it spent $20,000 making themselves into a border collie? I mean, I think it is a same ethos as furry. So I think what happened was the New York

Post posted a headline that was a little misleading. It was man who spent $14,000 to transform himself into Kali steps out for first ever walk in public. And then there was a picture of something that appears to be a taxidermy to Kali. Yeah, it looks odd. The eyes are weird, The snout is weird. The fur is realistic, but very static at the same time. But we have video of it right now. That is a human inside a costume right now.

You just roll over. You just roll over. So, yeah, it turns out that this guy in Japan made a custom made colleague costume, and it was $14,000 and he's outside. What did you think? When I saw this headline, I was like, wow. The video was getting impressive at this point. I thought this guy stepped into a chamber

and all of a sudden he came out of dog. You know what? That's not real. Okay, what? You got great work done. You know what, like Irkall did? Like Irkall got into a thing and then he walked out of Stefan. I thought that someone did that with a dog.

You're not doing the thing right now. You thought someone could do a dog. You thought this was a dog person? Derson. It's like... Every time I rinse my rice before I cook it, I think of Chris Cody thinking that it's to wash the germs off. Why we rock fruit?

To something you're about to boil for 20 minutes. Yeah, I did rest. The New York Post article headline, Chris, in your defense, did make it seem like this guy got a surge like the lizard man. This guy got a surgery done to become a border collie, which would be impossible. They've done similar headlines,

which is man spends $20,000 to look like Justin Bieber. And the results are horrific. God. Yeah, so this is just a guy in a really expensive collie suit. And honestly, like, I would, if I could dress up as, wait, you would what? And walk around. I would dress up as a dog and just be a dog. Because that's also an internet meme.

Wood is usually after much on how these. Now it's also an internet meme. What? It's usually after much on- No, now it's turned into, can I say something? Yeah. I would like to see what it's like to be my dog for a day. She seems like she's got a good life. Would you be really uncomfortable? Would you boop this dog? Without no, do I know it's a human being?

Yes, I mean, you know, wait a second. What would be your honest reaction if you saw this? I would be scared. It moves unnaturally. It looks solace. That it looks very expensive would be scared. It moves unnaturally. It looks soulless. It looks very expensive as this was, he should have paid more. Look at those great white shark-type eyes. It's the face, like the body doesn't look that bad.

It is, ugh, it's very large. The movements. The movements, everything about it is a little off. But imagine what I thought. Definitely better than what Chris thought. The tongue is an operational either, which also makes it weird. Tung is hugely important. If you were doing it, you'd want to tug your fingers. I'd want to see.

Yeah. This feels like it's just really hot in there. And then like, if I'm like kneeling for like too long, my knees hurt and the spurs just walk around on their knees and their hands. Does it seem worth it? Exactly. just walk you around on their knees and their hands. Does it worth it? Exactly. On their knees or on their feet.

I read a little bit about the person inside the costume and they're this big performance artist. So I was led to believe that it was huge. It'll not unlike Chris. This person just really wanted to be a dog. And this is, I didn't think that he- I want to be my dog. Changed his genetic structure to become a dog

and didn't actually get work to become a dog. You just got a fancy costume. But I did think that something, how do I say this? Odd was that play? Curious, curious behavior. I think it is odd and curious. I think a lot of performance art is odd and curious.

That's what grabs our attention, right? It's one thing you see. But odd can be loaded. Yeah, odd is generally loaded. Are we at a place now where I can judge someone that's bad? We can't say odd. I want to judge this person. Am I allowed, if it pleases a court,

I'd like to judge the person. Judge the person. It depends how. I'm gonna go ahead and judge the loser. It depends not. I'm gonna cautiously say this, it's weird. No, that's not true. It's a little weird to me.

Kinda gotta be honest. I think that you're allowed to say that. It's odd, it's weird, it's a curious decision. There, surely there has to be better ways to spend money, surely. Grit of death punishment. Ooh. Just going outside.

I already volunteered to do it in my dog, so it's not a punishment. Yeah, but you wanna feel what it's like, so it's not a punishment. Yeah, but you want to feel what it's like to be your dog for a day. Yeah. You can get so many treats to go for walks all the time. I don't think that accomplishes what it is you're looking for, you know,

just dressing up like a dog. Yeah, I just want more attention for my boyfriend. I want to know what I dream if I'm a dog. I want to have dog dream. Yeah, what are they doing when they're flinching and going like this? Well, you wouldn't change your dreams. My sister-in-law about what?

Sleeps with her dog and her dog bit her in this sleep. No. She's having like this. Where? The dog was actually awake and was like, oh, sorry, I was sleeping. Bitter, wait. On the leg. Oh wow.

Her dog bit her. That's very big dog. Her dog was having, it's like a pit bull, was having a dream. And it was a sweetheart dog. Dog had no idea that they did this, but you can get bitten or sleep. Yeah, careful with that.

I'm not so sure about that. What? I'd like to see a trial. I'd like to see what a jury thinks. What? Was the dog really sleeping? Well, I would love to know what the dog is. It's a good excuse.

I catch my dog, Roma dreamin' all the time and she's constantly barking and her legs are kinda moving on my way. And she's never bit you. So, what are you doing? I'm on this. I'm on this YouTube page and like, so I don't know why this is a story now

because this has been going on for a year. Like the first video was uploaded a year ago. July. But the most recent video that I see has the person that's a dog being taken for a walk on a leash. See, there's something going on there. I feel like if I, we came a dog, I'd want to roam free, right?

Yes. No, but you're signing up for the domesticated experience. Well, now, and there's a video of the dog being put in a key. Why did God answer that question with such authority? Well, I don't think any dog wants any walk in a leash. Yeah, dogs like just set me free. No, you're gonna drive a bee free. Right, right.

Right, right around the lawn, I'll figure out how to get back home. I don't want to be in a leash. I think all dogs think that. No, I think my fantasies become a dog get captured by the pound and be later put down because of population control. Do you think this is my dream? This dog, when the dog needs to relieve itself. Just like, is the person in the dog wearing a diaper?

Like, do we then see like human parts come out? There's a little zipper in the back and just poop pushes out. That's actually a good question. I think part of the appeal... And a human peepee comes out or? Yeah, part of the appeal of being a dog is being able to pee and poop wherever you want. Like when I take my dog to the beach and she runs out there, does a couple laps and then takes a dump on the beach. I'm like, that must be awesome.

It's just great. It's the ultimate alpha move of dogs, right? It's just like pee and pooping whatever and then it's like, oh, you tell me when I need to go in and out, like clean up my shit now. That happens, that happened to me over the weekend. The dog got loose in my neighborhood, and it was a big dog, and I never met this dog. Jo-ros. The dog ran up to me as I was getting mail,

and I didn't want to make any sudden movements, because I don't know this dog. I don't know if this dog is good to attack me. I don't know what this dog's story is. And you know what the dog did? I'm at my mailbox, peed on my mailbox, right at my feet, and as it my mailbox, right right at my feet. And as it was getting chased,

and the owner didn't say anything, the owner didn't say, I'm sorry for that. Well, why should the owner say anything? Well, number one. Well, the dog's did. Isn't it federal property? Who the, who,

they should apologize to the feds? Is, wait, is my mailbox federal property? Yes. I believe it is. My mailbox is federal property. I did not know that. If you destroy a mailbox, it's a federal crime. I mean Pete on it. I

Think he says it's confirmed in my it's Danny of I mean, I wouldn't really take my own wait for I don't know why I'm taking Danny's Danny's got you just answered with authority that dogs would like to roam free and Danny is now all of a sudden, or end all in a deal when he comes to federal property. Yeah. No, I was actually doing the math in my head. Doesn't Danny coach volleyball,

but why would he know this? I do know it because I know someone who was arrested for doing it, and it was a big deal because it wasn't. What did they do? They destroyed a mailbox. Why, oh, like pranks like where the base is. They destroyed a mailbox.

It was like over a decade ago, but it was a bigger deal because it was a mailbox. Why, oh, like pranks like over the base. We have some email box, it was like over a decade ago. But it was a bigger deal because it was a mailbox versus if they had just like destroyed someone's like flower bed or something. What if you hit it with a car by accident? Or egg their house? Danny's bonafide is in my headset or not that strong.

So we can, what are they now? No, we can't. Not as strong as mine. But you can. Fred destroyed a mailbox and didn't get arrested because he fell out of the car and got hurt And then he sued the federal government I have more questions now. You got so many more. What would you what would be your first act if you became a dog?

To poop on a beach It's a life a beach from which you're roaming free. Yes, you can't be there leashed and help my wife It's a life, a beach in which you're roaming free. Yes. You can't be there leashed. And help my wife, I mean.