The Harland Highway - 870 - CINNAMON BOY. The benefits of SWEARING. Question of the day.

Episode Date: May 18, 2017

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All right, all right, right, all right. Welcome everybody to the Harland Highway podcast. I'm Harlan Williams, and this is the show. I am your host. Yeah. I tried to make it like a superhero show intro, but really not. More like a stupid hero show. Welcome, everybody. Great show today. What do we got going on? We have a very important story, some interesting scientific research that is supposed to lift us all up to a better level, physically, mentally on all levels. And you'll never believe what this scientific research is. It's something we all do that we're not supposed to do, but we do it. And who knew that it could help us?

It could be beneficial. So way to you hear that story? Also, I'll be talking about my new stand-up comedy special. It is a doozy. It is weird. It is wild. I'll be giving you all the information. You can come to the live taping if you want to.

I'll tell you about that later in the show when we answer some letters from our listeners. And one of them, very tragic and sad, but we deal with it. We deal with it. And we share on this show with one of our listeners. And then also we're going to be having a question of the day. that's a little bit morbid. Oh, and did I mention cinnamon boy? Oh, my God.

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Well that's the way it goes What do you say We get down to business The Harland Highway Crazy news story That's weird Wow That's strange stuff

All right Here we go Another crazy news story Here on the Harland Highway Listen to this headline, and then I'm going to play you a little clip. Here's the headline for the crazy news story. You ready? Swearing can make us more powerful experts say.

What? Listen to this. When it comes to exercise, even a workout king or queen has to bike that last mile and swim that last lap. It's tough. Even if you're Lance Armstrong, maybe he should have tried swearing his way through the tour to France. That's because researchers have now linked swearing to going the distance. Scientists from the UK conducted two experiments involving volunteers, stationary bikes, and swearing. They found repeating a few choice words increased physical performance by around 8%.

The same scientists previously linked swearing and pain management and wanted to apply the theory to exercise. The researchers attributed the increased performance to the body's flight or fight response, but Newsweek reports the data didn't back that theory up. Instead, they considered a psychological explanation, saying, When you swear, your inhibitions go out the window and you just don't care as much, which anyone who was ever dated can understand. The more you work for something, the harder it seems to get. Well, there you go.

I mean, who amongst us doesn't like to swear their ass off? And now they're saying it's good for us. It makes us more powerful? Let me read into this article a bit here. Rarely do we hear about the benefits of poning up to the swear jar, but researchers found a potty mouth can make us physically stronger. The British Psychology Society released data of two experiments that display the power of profanity.

Oh, man. In the first, 29 people completed an intense bicycle exercise after swearing and not swearing. Another 52 people completed a grip test after both swearing and not swearing. Those who swore in the first experiment produced more power, Those who cursed in the second test play a stronger hand grip. How about that, man?

That's pretty cool. I mean, holy smokes. Quote, we know from our earlier research that swearing makes people more able to tolerate pain, said Dr. Richard Stevens from Kill University, who led the research team. Roger, you know what? Can we get him on the phone? Yeah. Yeah, see if you can hook him up while I finish reading this article,

because I think we should talk to this guy, Dr. Richard Stevens. Okay, let me finish the article. So Roger's going to work on getting the professor on the phone, and I'll finish the article. Let's see, he says, a possible reason for this is that it stimulates the body's sympathetic nervous system. That's the system that makes your heart pound when you're in danger. However, Stephen said the team isn't sure the swearing is the cause of the strength.

Other measurements they expect to be affected by the symptomatic nervous system, which did not show significant changes. So quite why it is that swearing has these effects on strength and pain tolerance remains to be discovered, Stephen says. We have yet to understand the power of swearing fully. Holy smokes. Yeah, we got them? Okay, this is great.

Good work, Roger. So Roger's got Professor Stevens on the phone from the UK and let's patch them right through. I want to talk to this guy. Go ahead, Roger. Hello, Professor Stevens. Are you there, sir? Yes, hello, Holland. How are you, you dumb fuck?

Excuse me, sir? How are you today? It's a nice to talk to you, you stupid cunt. Professor? Yes, go ahead. I'm here. Yes, sir. We were reading your article, your research on the show here,

and it's quite fascinating. You know, the concept that swearing makes one stronger, empowers one, makes one think sharper. Yes, it's quite a fascinating study, you stupid shit. And what we've found is that when you use profanity, when you swear, it really releases a... chemical compounds in your body that, uh, you know, allow you to, uh, excel in all areas, physically, mentally and, and so on and so forth, you stupid fuckthard.

It's, uh, um, okay, uh, um, yes, Holland is there's a problem. No, it's just your, your language is a little salty here right out of the gate. You caught me off guard. Well, you know, I am immersed to my research, you fucking idiot. Um, um, Um, okay. So, so, I mean, how do people tap into this? Because as you know, it's not like you can use profanity in the workplace. You can't be in the middle of your, your daily routine, your job swearing your head off. Well, I don't see why not, you stupid fuck bag. I mean, you know, if you get on a subway car and someone holds a door for you, for God's sake, and you say, oh, thank you for allowing me to get on the subway car. stupid fuckhead, you know? Or if your waiter comes around at the table, and he says, would you

like some butter with your rolls? You say, yes, I'd love some butter, you fucking nutbag shit machine. Uh, oh, you know, that sounds a little, little, little, little, uh, a little harsh, uh, professor.

Well, maybe to you, you fuckhead, but, uh, you know, to me, uh, I find it empowering. I find that it, it raises my game, if you will. It takes me to another level of consciousness, and it really makes me astute with anyone I'm talking to. Do you see what I'm talking about, you fucking ballbag shit fucker? Yeah, well, you know, I think maybe it's it possible you're too immersed in your work, Professor? Well, I don't see why. I mean, I'm making it my life's work, you stupid shit,

and I'm doing it every day, fuck face. Well, see, I think I don't even know if you're aware that you're doing this, sir, and I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you've been kind of cussing up a sailor storm ever since we got on the line. Well, I guess that makes me superior to you, you dumb fucking piece of shit. Okay, you know, now it's getting almost irritating, and I'm a little offended. Well, if you're going to be offended by science, Mr. Williams, I suggest you get on a short bus to a school for the mentally challenged because it sounds like you're a fucking retard, really.

Okay, you know, let's dial back the personal insults. Well, I mean, if you can't play mental chess or the person like me, then how are you going to do in your daily life? You piece of cow manure, dog shit, fuck-tod, mental case, fucking mental, fucking nut-fuck. Okay. Sir, I think maybe your research, I'm starting to wonder if it's even important or not. Well, you know, if you're subservient in intellect, intelligence, then you're really just the biggest fucking stupid piece of shit I've ever seen in my life. You cunt-sucking fucking hard, then, you know, what's the point of this fucking phone call? You dumb, fucking crappy piece of goddamn piece of shit, you fuck-face, shit machine. track-ass motherfucking shit fairy. Okay, I'm not a mother-shy, I'm not a shit fairy

and I don't need you you know, dangling your mental intellect and superiority over me just because you're cussing up a bunch of words. You know what? I can hear that in a locker room at a football game. Thank you very much. Yes, well, I can hear it

down at the gentleman's society, you fucking loser. I could hear it down at a scientific conference, you fuck face. I could hear it a TED talk, you piece of shit, scumbag, fuck machine, dingle-butt asshole, carpet-munching, shit wanderer. Okay, you know what? I think I've had enough.

This is turning into, it goes beyond any type of research, it's abusive, it's rude, and I think you're offending my listeners. Oh, those pieces of shit. Well, why don't they all get on a boat, fly up shit river, and suck a bag of manure through a fucking roasted carrot, fucking dildo asshole straw. Okay, you know what, sir?

I think I'm going to end it right here. Why don't me, you fucking mental case fucking piece of garbage, shit fuck, motherfucker. Okay, goodbye. Holy crap. That guy was... Roger, that guy was like,

vile. I don't know if he's too deep into his research or what, but first of all, apologies to our listeners for that firestorm of foul language. That is unacceptable. We certainly did not expect that. And we apologize to the listeners for having to endure that, not what we had on the agenda. So, wow, we won't be talking to him again. And I'm not so sure that the research he's. come up with is actually healthy on many levels. So let's just move the hell on, Roger. Hit a commercial and let's move on. Hey, everybody. Who wants to have better sex? No? Yes. Yes. The answer is

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Here we go Listen to the emails Fresh, crisp delicious emails Let's see what we got here today In our mailbag Here we go Here's a letter

And by the way, if you want to write, you can write to Harlan Williams.com. We have a contact link there. Here's our first letter. It's from Stephen Tyler. It says, Force of Nature. Hey, Harland, it's your spirit children again. How's Life Treating You? Pretty good, Stephen.

Thank you. The other day I was watching an old S&L bit by John Belushi, Wilderness Comedian. It got me thinking about your special Force of Nature. Would you ever do a sequel? Anywho, catch you on the flip, playa. Do something defiant on my behalf, orange chicken grasshopper. All right, player. Well, no, I've never seen the John Belushi Wilderness comedian.

But in reference to your question about my last stand-up comedy special, for those of you that don't know it, it was called A Force of Nature. I shot it out in the Mojave Desert in the middle of the day on a giant hill with no audience, an hour of me just out in the desert doing my stand-up. And the reason I did it is because I'm sick and tired of doing my stand-up specials, you know, on a stage with a curtain with the crowd. It just, it bores me.

So I want to do things that challenge me, and I want to do things that maybe are different, challenge the audience, the viewer, you. So I am not doing a sequel to a force of nature, but funny, you should ask, I am going to shoot my next stand-up comedy special on June 22nd in just about a month in Irvine, California. And I've been kind of holding off on shooting a new stand-up special because I'm like, I want to be inspired. I want to do something that makes me feel good.

I want to do something different and challenging and outside of the box and makes me, you know, sweat a little bit. and so I was roaming around about a year ago and I found this wacky costume shop and in the costume shop I found this crazy mask of a dog, a pug dog, P-U-G-Pug and I put this mask on and it was really cool looking and the mouth articulates and when I say articulates the mouth moves when I move my mouth inside the mask

and the mask is very realistic. The fur looks great. The mouth looks great. And as soon as I put it on, a light bulb went off and I went, oh, my God, this is my next stand-up comedy special. I want to do my next stand-up comedy special as a dog, as a pug. And so I gave the pug a name. His name is Carmel Corn the Pug.

That's right. Carmel Corn the Pug. And my next stand-up special, which I shoot June 22nd at the Irvine. Improv, a 600-seat theater down in Irvine, California. I'm going to do my show as Carmel Corn the Pug, the whole special. So my next special

you will see me in is it's still my material, it's all my new material, but as Carmelcorn the Pug. So there you go, man. There's no sequel to Force of Nature, but this is a new special for me, a new venture. And man, I don't know how

it's going to come out. All I know is I've done some testing. I've been on stage as Carmelcorn with the mask. People are laughing. People are responding to it. It looks really bizarre. It looks really wild. And so I am hoping that it works. But that's the beauty of it for me. It's an experiment. I want to try things differently. I want to move the needle. I want to push myself. I hope the audience out there enjoys it. I hope the audience out there digs it. But you know what? You never learn unless

you try. And I always feel like I want to put something fresh and new into the world. So there you go. There's my answer to your Force of Nature sequel. Look for Harland Williams as Carmel Corn the Pug coming out

probably the end of this year or early next year. And by the way, if you want to attend the taping, just go on my website, harlainwilms.com, and go to the stand-up comedy link. And it will link you. You'll see the advertisement for the special. You can get tickets to be there live. We're doing two shows one night only

at the Irvine Improv, Thursday, June 22nd. So if you're in the neighborhood or you want to come to this thing, then by God, you get your butt down there and enjoy Carmel Corn the Pugs stand-up comedy special. So thanks for asking. All right, let's go through to another one.

Here's a letter from Veronica. She says, Harland, he's got the whole world in his hands. Message, I love all your characters that you do, but Cinnamon Boy, Dr. Ascot, and Dr. Debbie Timer are my top three. Oh, and I love the prank calls. Oh, and Charlie Lee. Well, I like it all.

My brother was a singer-songwriter, puppeteer, jeweler, and artist. If you were ever at the pier in Victoria, British Columbia, you probably saw him selling jewelry, but I digress. I will take your advice, be strong, so that he can live and laugh through me. If it's okay, I would like to share your thoughts and philosophy with others. But if not, that's okay, too. not have a lot of family support, but we have your wonderful email. Heart broke, but better. Veronica, I see. Okay, well, listen.

Let me, this, this is from a previous email, and I hope Veronica doesn't mind me sharing it. Hopefully this is part of the healing. But this is in response to a email that Veronica sent recently. And let me go back a bit and share with you. Veronica said, Hi, Harland. I just had to write to you. Someone, anyone.

My brother just died April 23rd from fetidinol poisoning in British Columbia. My dad died two years ago, and so now my brother, the only thing I really count on is your talent to brighten up a day. If you happen to read this good But if you don't, it's still serving a purpose Because it helps just to write Keep up the good work, you are an angel.

Well, how about that? Boy, that was a tough letter to read Whenever you lose loved ones, It's hard. You don't know where to turn a lot of the time And the fact that Veronica found something In my silly podcast to help her through Is good.

So I wrote Veronica this. I said, hi, Veronica, I'm so sorry about your brother and dad. Wow, it's so hard to lose people that are embedded into our hearts and souls. I always say that if we live stronger and allow them to live through our spirits, then in a way they are still here. I'm glad my silly podcast gives you some cheer and happiness. That's good for healing. If there's a special segment or something you would like me to talk about in an upcoming episode,

I would be more than happy to do it. Maybe it will help you with your healing or at the very least make you laugh during this sad time. I am so sorry for your loss. Be strong. Let your laughter and tears be for them and embrace every minute of the precious time we have here on this unpredictable earth, sending you prayers and thoughts, Harlan. So I think, Veronica, if you're listening, you'd be okay with me reading that because this leads into what I'm about to do, which was, you know, honor the request to, you know, do something that makes you smile and lifts your spirits and helps you through this troubled time.

So you said that you would like one of the following characters. Not that they're really characters, that wink, wink, wink. They're actually real people. I don't know what you're talking about characters. So a Veronica likes Cinnamon Boy, Dr. Ascot, Debbie Timer. Those are her top three. And so, you know what? I think maybe we'll go with, hmm, let's see.

It's hard to decide. I mean, we got Cinnamon Boy, Dr. Ascott, Dr. Debbie Time. You know, I think, I think I'm going to go with Dr. Debbie. What? No. No, no, no, I wasn't. What are you doing here? I didn't want you.

I was going to. do Dr. Debbie Timer. Hi, I'm Cinnamon Boy, and I love cinnamon. Cinnamon, cinnamon, cinnamon, cinnamon, cinnamon. I'm Cinnamon boy. Shirley, Shirley, surely, surely I am. Cinnamon! Oh, come on.

That's not fair. I was going to do Dr. Debbie Timer and all of a sudden, yeah, but Cinnamon Boy's one of the favorites too. Don't forget Cinnamon Boy, because he loves cinnamon. Yeah, I know you love cinnamon. And that's why I don't like talking to you, because that's all you ever want to talk about. Not this time, surely I don't. Surely I do not.

Surely, truly, I don't, surely? Oh, really? You want to talk? This is a miracle. It certainly is. So you want to talk about something other than cinnamon? Surely, truly I do. Surely I will.

Truly, I must. Oh, okay. Well, then maybe we can have a conversation for once, Cinnamon Boy. I'm Cinnamon Boy. And I love cinnamon. All right, settle down. You don't, if we're not talking about cinnamon, you don't have to say that crap. True, true.

Surely you're true, true. All right, then what are we talking about today? Well, finally, Cinnamon Boy, did some traveling. Okay, see there. That's a nice normal segue to talk about things. It sure is, truly it is. Surely, truly it is. And if you could just say yes or no instead of all this other flage,

flowery stuff? I certainly shall try. I shall try, surely I will. Okay, so you've been traveling? Where were you? Well, I went to a big state called Nevada. Okay, yes, Nevada, I've been through Nevada. How was it, Cinnamon Boy?

It was fun. It was very, very fun. Okay, and what were you doing in Nevada? Well, Cinnamon Boy went to a casino he did. Shirley to gamble, blackjack, and poker. Okay? And? Well, I had to go to Las Vegas.

Well, there's casinos everywhere else. You could have gone somewhere else. Not really. Not cinnamon boy. Well, why couldn't you've gone to Atlantic City or Reno or something? Because Las Vegas is also known as something else. What? What?

Sin City. Oh, well, that's true. It is known as Sin City, and you know where this is going. But what do you mean? It's not Sin City, it's Cinnamon City, because I'm Cinnamon Boy, and I love cinnamon! Stop it! All right, you set me up, kid. Sin City for Cinnamon Boy in Cinnamon City.

Gambling and playing blackjack and craps and played with cinnamon sticks in my room, in my casino because I'm cinnamon boy and I love cinnamon. Stop it! Holy crap! You know what, cinnamon boy? I trusted you that

we could have a nice normal conversation that you hear you you dangled the traveling thing in front of me. And then I got you right at the last second like a stupid dead fish biting into a hook, you stupid moron. Hey, watch it. I put Sin City, turned it into Cinnamon City, and you're fucked, Jack. Hey, stop it with the swearing. I already had some of that earlier in the show. Now, get out of here. I don't need your tricks.

Cinnamon City, Cinnamon City, Cinnamon City, because I'm Cinnamon, boy, and I love cinnamon. Stop it, get out! God! What a moron! Jesus. The guy goes to Sin City and turns it into Cinnamon City. What a dipwad. I hope you lost all your money. I may have lost gambling, but I sure did win at the all-you-can-eat-24-hour Sin City Buffet because all I ate was cinnamon.

Cinnamon, cinnamon, cinnamon, cinnamon, because I'm cinnamon boy, and I love cinnamon. Get out of here. Idiot! God! Oh, my God. Roger? What? Excuse me, darling. You've got a phone call on line 8? Who's on the phone?

No, don't put them on. Hello, fuck, face. Oh, what the hell you again? That's right, shit, breath. Why don't you fuck it? No, no, you don't. I'm not putting up with this again. Oh, really? What are you going to do about it, you garbage bag, full of horse manure, shit fuck? You know what? I'm going to give it right back to you, fucking asshole. Oh, well, touche away, shit-stained teeth.

Oh, well, how about you go fucking get on a diving board and jump into fuck-face swimming pool, right in the shallow end, motherfucker? Oh, whoopty-do. You think you can challenge me in a game of swearing chest, do you, you little fucking pussy-lip-crinkled fucking dog-sick machine? Yeah, I do. How about this? You fucking crap-sucking piece of shit machine, fucking asshole-sucking mental case?

Whoopty-Doo, why don't you go fucking grind a fucking diamond out of your asshole and spit it into your own face, you shit-fucked, crapter? Fuck you! God! Roger, don't have him phone back. This isn't me. I apologize for the language. He's not calling back.

Don't put him through. God damn. I mean, God. for my last birthday Jeez. Man, this show has just gone off the rails, man. So anyways, just to sum up, Veronica, who was listening, who recently lost some people in her life.

Our hearts and prayers go out to Veronica. I hope we put some smiles on your face and you're feeling better and you heal over time. And I'm glad that in a small way, we can help you along with that process. So our thoughts and prayers to you from me and I'm sure from all the other pavement pounders listening and RIP to your brother and your dad.

The Harland Highway, question of the day. I guess the question of the day could be tied in a little bit to death if we're going to be talking about it. And I guess the question of the day is, are you ready for death? Are you prepared for death? I mean, obviously, when you're gone, you're gone. You don't really have to do much of anything, but are you ready for it?

I mean, technically, you know how us humans always have to do business and always have to have things taken care of? Have you written up a will? Have you picked out a burial spot? Have you decided whether you want to be cremated or put in the ground? Do you know who you want to leave things to? Do you have a bunch of junk in your house? Are you a hoarder that you're going to leave behind to everyone else?

Do you have some ghosts in your closet? Do you have stuff in your computer or hidden in your house that maybe you don't want people to see or know about? maybe some nasty old love letters, maybe a photograph of you nude standing by the fireplace with an ex-girlfriend? I don't know. I'm sure we all have something. So I don't know.

That's why I'm asking. Are you ready for your death? And I hate to even ask this question. It's morbid. It's something none of us want to think about. But yet I guess it's something we all have. to think about. And I think we all walk around with the attitude.

Like, I'm not going to die until I'm 90. I'm going to be okay. And you don't think about could I be in a car crash? Could I have a heart attack? Could I have a fatal disease? Could I be in a position where I don't have time to be ready for my death? And the answer is, yes, many people just go unexpectedly. Okay, that wasn't nice.

I pretended to have hard to. But many people just go. and if your family and you've got a brother, a sister, a mother, a father, an uncle, an aunt, whoever it is, guess who has to pick up and go through all their stuff and sort through their life? And it's a lot of work, man. It's a lot of work going through people's boxes and through their files and through their computers and through their houses and their cars. and it's a lot of work.

And you got to ask the question, and this is why I'm asking it, have you done anything? Have you done anything to help prepare for that to alleviate the pressure from your siblings or your mother, your father, or your wife, or your kids? Have you made plans to make the transition easier? Like after you're gone, are they all going to be able to sit down and they go, okay, he wanted to be buried here, he wanted to be cremated,

he left his cars to his son, he left his money to his daughter, he left the house to all of them, check, check, check, check, done. I'm glad he was here, nice life, see you later. God, it sounds so cold. None of us want to die, right? Even talking about it gives me the willies, but but it's interesting I've kind of put a will together loosely

but it's not like you know so-and-so gets this and so-and-it's just kind of like a broad thing and you know now that I'm asking the question of the day out loud it's probably something I should tend to I got a lot of clutter around my house but it's like you don't want to

right while you're living you don't want to start thinking about dying. You don't want to start thinking about when you're not here. It's almost like, why do I want to put energy and time and effort into something that I'm not even going to be here for? But then you've got to remember that if you don't do it, other people do. And then what if there's something within your clutter or your possessions or your belongings that is very, very important to you? Like, let's say there was a picture of you

or a picture of your great-grandfather or maybe you wrote a poem or you wrote a letter or you shot a little video of you standing in the Grand Canyon and those are cherished things that you're like, you know, I want those to be passed on through the family. I want my sons and daughters to put them on YouTube. I want my kids to have them. I want, you know, here's my little Mickey Mouse doll

that I had my whole life. I want to pass that. on to my son I want you know all these little things that either if you die suddenly you'll never get to or if you get sick and weak and you're not

strong enough to think and and worry about all that stuff. Holy smokes so yikes I know it's kind of a weird way to end the show here today but it's the question of the day maybe it's something we got to think about all

of us maybe some of you have already done it you super organized people but uh that's it and i hope you're okay with it maybe this question of the day will actually be helpful to you or maybe it'll just depress you and make you think grim thoughts or maybe it's uh it's something maybe it's something that needed to be shed and nobody was shang it to be shed out loud you know when you die Where you put all your vet-shel splachels? So there you go. What are you going to do or how prepared are you for when you die? The Harland Highway, morbid question of the day.

The Harland Highway, question of the day. All right, so we ended on an interesting note, but it's a part of life, something we have to deal with. So there you go. Ponder it, think about it. And like I said, maybe it's something that had to be said and will help you. But let's end the show with some fun announcements. Like I said, Carmel Corn the Pug will be doing his stand-up special. His first and probably only stand-up comedy special at the Irvine Improv in California, June 22nd.

Shows at 7 o'clock and 945. Go to Harlow Williams.com and click on the stand-up tour link. And you can get your tickets right there online. I think it's 20 bucks for the show. And most of that, the money is going to help pay for the production of the special. It's not cheap. So that's what it's doing. But come on down and join in on the grand experiment of Carmel Corn, the Pug.

That's June 22nd, Irvine Improv, all the information is at Harle. Williams.com. So I hope we see you there, man. Also, well, you're at harlo williams.com. You can write to me the way Veronica did. There's a contact link. You can phone me. 323-739, 43330. 3-2-3-739-433. And you can just leave your message on the answering machine. It takes about six or seven rings for it to pick up. I don't know why. We've tried to fix it, but we can't. So feel free. Just hang in there. And it We'll pick up and you can leave your message. Anything you want, bad, good, funny, sad, stupid, silly.

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every Friday morning at 10.30 on Disney Channel and Disney Jr. Puppy Dog Pals, I've been getting so much amazing feedback from all you people with children. Just loving the show. Thank you for all your letters and emails and tweets. I'm so happy you like the show. It's getting a really good response. So thank you. And lastly, don't forget to check out our new album, The Cousins.

It's rock and roll music. Me and my cousin, Kevin Herndid, from The Bare Naked Ladies. It's called The Cousins Rattlesnake Love on iTunes and all your digital platforms. So download that, and you can be bopping along to our music. All right, man. Well, that's it for today. Again, apologies for all the swearing. That whole segment was just rude.

And we'll clean it up next time. But until then, chicken, chamein, baby. You garbage bag full of horse manure, shit fuck. Thank you.