Laughs Over Lattes and Prime Picks

Ever find yourself laughing over a simple mix-up at the drive-thru? Join me as I share a hilariously relatable moment where a Starbucks size slip-up led to a delightful exchange with a barista, proving that even coffee mishaps can be a source of humor and connection. As we transition from caffeine to curiosity, we delve into the quirky world of science where a Cheetos dye has the surprising ability to turn mice into see-through critters. This fascinating tidbit opens up a world of possibilities and a hearty dose of laughter at the unexpected wonders of science.

Switching gears, I unlock the treasure trove of benefits that come with an Amazon Prime membership. From the widely anticipated Prime Big Deal Days to hidden gems like Prime Student and unlimited photo storage, there's more to Prime than meets the eye. Discover how features like Prime Try Before You Buy and Amazon Fresh could transform your shopping and dining experiences. Before signing off, I ask for your funniest movie picks for a laugh-filled movie night, sharing my own favorites like "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Napoleon Dynamite." Let's plan a comedy binge together, maybe featuring an Adam Sandler classic, to celebrate the joy of humor and everyday escapades.

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Chapters

• 0:20 Starbucks, Cheetos, and a Hero Dog
• 8:25 Amazon Prime Membership Benefits and Movies

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:20

I like the big ones. Yes, that's what I said to the Starbucks barista in the drive-thru this morning. Here's what happened. And then we're going to get to some topics. Today I have three topics they're light, they're easy, they're cheerful, they're good Because I am sick. I can't, I can't take. I need a break from all the gloom and doom, the horribleness, the devastation, the sadness, the evilness that people do to each other and that they do to children. I've seen too many stories about children. I can't take it. So we're going easy today. But here's what happened.

Speaker 1: 0:59

I decided I ordered my Starbucks from home on the app. I even waited a few minutes before I left to give him extra time to make it, because I had a feeling Esteban was not going to be working. I got to see him two or three days in a row this morning, so I figured he'd be off today. And sure enough, I was right. So I'm sitting there, I pull up, go up to the drive-thru. The voice comes over the intercom says I'll be with you in a moment. I could tell by the voice. I knew the voice. I knew the voice. It was the slow girls working today and there was already a car at the window ahead of me and I said, oh boy, oh boy.

Speaker 1: 1:40

So I'm sitting there and I'm pull around and I'm getting ill. You know, in the South, in the South we call getting angry or steamed or hot under the collar, we call it getting it getting ill. You know, even the Southerners, when we get mad, we have to make it sound nice or softer, all right. So I'm sitting there in the car behind the other car and I'm like, oh boy, you know't get here in time. Blah, blah, blah, I'm getting hot, I'm getting mad. Finally the car pulls forward and she, the car in front of me leaves. And then I'm starting to pull up and the girl has the, has my Starbucks ready for me and she holds it out the window and it's in a bigger cup than I ordered. You know they, they're not allowed to. I normally I order the venti, that's the large, but there's another one bigger than that one, but they're not allowed to sell the iced coffee in that bigger one. And I said, oh, this one's bigger than what I've ordered. And she said, yeah, I couldn't find the regular venti cup that it's supposed to come in. I said, said, oh, I like the big ones. She gave me a side eye and I gave her a side eye. Oh my gosh, I can't believe I said that. Luckily she let it go and she said, um, and she just kind of whispered to me don't tell anybody that I gave, put that in that cup. We're not allowed to do that. I'm like, okay, here I am on my podcast telling everybody, but you know, you don't know which one it is. It was all good, it ended up good, it ended up good, all right.

Speaker 1: 3:09

Here we go with the topics this morning. Happy friday, we have Happy Friday, we have a story. Let me go to my X feed. Let's start with Cheetos. Food dye turns mice transparent and scientists say there's a simple explanation. This is from the New York Post. However, they actually got this story from the Washington Post, which you need a damn subscription to read. I do not have. Therefore, we are reading from the New York Post. This is no puff piece, is how it starts. Come on.

Speaker 1: 3:52

Researchers have uncovered the fact that a popular food dye used in Cheetos can turn mice's skin completely transparent, making their organs visible. This is disgusting, and it's called tartrazine. The yellowing agent for the dangerously cheesy snack was tested on the stomachs and heads of mice with surprising results. What do you mean? In the heads of mice, researchers were even able to see muscle pulsations and blood vessels in their brains. The Wall Street Journal reported Okay, it's the Journal. How does this ultimate magic trick work? It has to do with how cells are comprised of membranes that hold fats in a watery style. The outlet stated that I still have no idea what that means. The fats and water manage light differently. In this case, when the dye is applied, it causes light to pass through when it hits their cells, thus ta the transparent opacity of invisible mice skin. I still don't understand how this works, but I'm not a scientist. Maybe you know how it works, I don't. If you can explain it to me in simpler terms, please do so. Mr Shons, I know you can. It was one of those moments where you go that is both really clever and really simple. Researchers Christopher Rowlands, who reviewed the new study in Science, told WSJ. Rest assured, though, it ain't easy for just anyone to catch a glimpse of your organs the next time you snack up for Sunday football.

Speaker 1: 5:30

The doses found in the popular puff are substantially lower. Popular puff are substantially lower. The coloring agent is better known by its fda certified name fdnc yellow number five. It is found in small amounts of some popular snacks and drinks. I wouldn't worry about making my belly or my gut transparent by eating a bag of doritos, said researcher researcher gusong hung. But the day is the but, the day could be coming. Researchers said the team was fully transparent about their plans to test the dye on humans next.

Speaker 1: 6:07

Oh, larger doses of dye can make searching veins for blood draw easier. Oh, I like that. Now I'll do some cheetos for that. They always have a hard time finding my veins. I normally try to drink a gob of water before the night before. There are the couple hours before I go in. It seems that helps. According to Hong, who noted, the human skin is ten times thicker than that of lab mice. Well, there you go. Now you right next up.

Speaker 1: 6:35

Three-year-old hero rescue dog saves elderly owner who spent hours calling for help in the woods. Again from the New York Post. All right, and this starts off. This dog is a super star, super paw star, get it. A loyal washington rescue dog named gita saved her elderly owner's life by leading authorities to his location hours after he severely injured himself falling in the woods.

Speaker 1: 7:08

The heroic pup sprang into action on september 25th and was spotted sitting in the roadway of a remote wooded area in stevens county by a deputy who attempted to get Jeta into his vehicle, to no avail. The deputy searched the surrounding area for the dog's owner but, sensing something was wrong, returned to find Jeta in the middle of the road. The deputy attempted to move Jeta off the road, but she took off up a lightly traveled unmarked roadway, leading him to her elderly owner, who was laying on the ground calling for help for a short distance from a nearby cabin. According to the sheriff's office, the 84 year old why are you in a remote location at 84 years old? Oh, had fallen, injured his leg and faced faced serious consequences if he wasn't found, authorities said, adding that the man who had hurt himself three hours prior also had other medical conditions that required treatment. Please, if you're 80-something years old, do not go out to a remote location by yourself. Oh, I know he had the dog with him, but still, luckily, there was a deputy that was driving by. Wow, well, that's a feel-good story, okay, I think. So Next up, hopefully this is going to be some helpful tips for you.

Speaker 1: 8:25

13 secret Amazon Prime membership benefits you might not even know about. Hello, again from the New York Post, I think. Amazon Prime Day is coming up. 8th and the 9th we shall see Ready, set, save If you have Amazon Prime benefits. That is, amazon Prime Day is one of the biggest shopping holidays of the year, sometimes bigger than Black Friday or Cyber Monday, and so is Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, which is less than a week away. All right, so it's the Prime Big Deal Days. I'm going to try to skip over some of this stuff. It's long. I'm going to try to get right to the meat of it. Anyway, tuesday October 8th to Wednesday October 9th is the Amazon prime big deals.

Speaker 1: 9:08

Okay, it's common knowledge that Amazon prime gets you some basic benefits, but there are plenty of other perks that come with the membership price that make it worth it all together. All right, skip, skip, skip, skip, skip. Here we go. Young adults from 18 to 24 and college students are eligible for Prime Student. Mr Johns, I'm sure you already know this, but I thought of you and your children when I saw this. So, prime Student the special membership includes discounts to textbooks, free access to Prime Video, prime Music and Prime Gaming, exclusive discounts and early access to lightning deals, fast free delivery and grubhub plus. They can try to service with a six month. They can try the service with a six month trial before paying $7.49 a month or $69 per annual. Qualifying government assistant recipients can Try Prime Access for 30 days and then pay $6.99 a month. Okay, blah, blah, blah. I thought that was pretty good on the textbooks. All right. Next up, let's see this year's Amazon Prime Day event will take. Oh, I already know about the dates. Let's see. Here we go.

Speaker 1: 10:31

Many people join Amazon Prime for its core benefit free and fast delivery. But there are plenty of other perks and benefits that get you from being Prime member that you may not know about. Here we go. Prime Video you probably already know that. Thursday Night Football you probably already know the Try Before you Buy that's pretty cool. Prime Try Before you Buy is a Prime exclusive program that allows you to try things on before you buy them, kind of like shopping in the mall without the crowds and the fuss. So I guess they send you the stuff, you try them on and then you can send it back if you, if they don't fit, if you don't like them, whatever. Try on clothing, shoes, accessories before spending money on them to see if the style and size is right for you. Some people might think this is a pain in the butt, but I don't think so, because nowadays they make the returns so easy. All right.

Speaker 1: 11:21

Amazon Photos I did not know about this one. Being a Prime member allows you to have access to unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos. Now, I don't know if you want to trust Amazon with your photos, but obviously, if you're not doing anything nefarious, I think it'll be fine, unless you just don't want access. You don't want them to have access to your photos, to your photos period, which I could understand. That, too. Prime reading I did not know about this one. Prime reading gives members unlimited access to a rotating catalog of over 3 000 ebooks, audio books, magazines, comics and more. In addition, prime members get access to amazon first reads, which grants members early access to newly released book available to download. Okay, blah, blah, blah. Prime Gaming I don't care anything about that.

Speaker 1: 12:05

Amazon Household what is this? I don't know what this is. Have a household full of people who could benefit from Prime. Amazon Household allows you to share your membership among two adults, four teens and four kids under the age of 13. I don't know if that's wise or not, but there you have it. You can have that. Amazon Music we probably know about that.

Speaker 1: 12:26

Grubhub here's an interesting thing. Grubhub Plus membership is typically $9.99 per month, but Prime members get a one-year membership trial. One-year membership trial, one year membership trial Granting unlimited zero delivery fees on all eligible orders over $12. That's a pretty good deal, I think, right there. Then you got the Amazon Day, amazon Fresh let's Prime members order groceries through Amazon and get them delivered right to your door. However, amazon Fresh isn't available everywhere. Then you have Prime Visa and rx pass, though the rx means you're the amazon pharmacy. That's a lot. I think that's pretty good. I hope that was helpful.

Speaker 1: 13:09

Now we have the question of the day, which I'm going to piggyback off of mr sean's question from yesterday what's the saddest movie that you've ever watched? Nobody answered it. Uh, I'm going, I'm going to. Well, actually, giblets answered it. I forgot he did. I'm sorry. Giblets did answer. Um, mr Sean didn't. He may have answered it privately with me, but, uh, okay, instead of the saddest movie you've ever watched, how about the funniest? I need to know what you think the funniest movie is, because I would like to watch it. What do you think the funniest movie is that you've ever watched? I like oh Brother, where Art Thou? I also like Napoleon Dynamite. I know there's a lot more out there. There was another one I was thinking of, but it has escaped me. Um, what do you, what do you think is the funniest movie you've ever watched? I need to know. Please share it with me because I would like to watch it.

Speaker 1: 14:06

We're doing movie night tonight. We're probably going to pick another Adam Sandler movie. I hope it's going to be murder mystery. Uh, so, um, thanks for listening. I know I went a little long, but that's all right. Hopefully it was good and uplifting and fun. I hope it was. My name is carol. These are my remarks on glamour, pop culture and front page news. The gent and I will be back tomorrow. Thank you for listening.