When Celebrity Security Crosses The Line for 3/25/26

We bounce from red carpets to courtrooms to the internet’s worst impulses, asking what happens when people treat others like obstacles or content. We also get real about online cruelty, money management, and why some public figures feel larger than life until they’re suddenly gone.

 
• Teyana Taylor confronting Oscars security over alleged pushing 
• why apologies and better training matter at major events 
• Afroman winning the deputies’ lawsuit over raid footage used in art 
• how Lemon Pound Cake publicity can backfire on officials 
• the screaming-at-strangers social media trend and real-world danger 
• Barry Keoghan speaking on looks-based online abuse and mental health 
• Kathy Ireland alleging a $100 million scam and lessons on oversight 
• practical tips like checking accounts and using third-party audits 
• remembering Chuck Norris as an action star and meme icon 

Everyone in Minneapolis, please, please make sure you go out and see Meryl and support her. 

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Transcript

Welcome And Weather Banter

SPEAKER_02 1:12

Hello everyone. Welcome to this week's episode of Thirsty Topics Podcast. Hey, Meryl.

SPEAKER_03 1:19

Hey, hey, hey. How are you?

SPEAKER_02 1:21

I am doing fantastic. How about you?

SPEAKER_03 1:24

I'm really good.

SPEAKER_02 1:25

You enjoying the wonderful weather?

SPEAKER_03 1:28

It's too hot, but I like it. It's like it's like blazing summer here.

SPEAKER_02 1:33

Nice, nice. Now, if it's this hot right now, does that mean it's gonna get hotter in the summertime or about the same?

SPEAKER_03 1:39

Yes, that means we'll be like we're just gonna turn into like a new species of reptile that that lives in like 200 degrees or something. Which uh I mean I complain, but I'm I'm lucky I get to do this what I love. And uh, but my boyfriend's a mailman, so you could just imagine his sweaty days.

SPEAKER_02 1:58

Oh, okay, okay.

SPEAKER_03 2:00

Now, does he like the hot weather or or not really? No, no, not so much at all.

SPEAKER_02 2:06

Well, I can imagine, especially uh uh with all that packages and letters and stuff, in and out, in and out.

Oscars Security Shoves Teyana Taylor

SPEAKER_03 2:12

So yeah, totally. So everyone leave leave water for your mailman, they love it.

SPEAKER_02 2:18

There you go. Well, we are gonna start off with a fun topic here, or maybe not so fun. Um, this one actually goes back to the Oscars. Uh Tiana Taylor um had got angry at a security guard for pushing her after the award ceremony for the Oscars. So, following the 2026 Oscars, actress Tiana Taylor confronting a security guard for allegedly pushing her while she was navigating a crowded area, calling the behavior rude and unprovoked. The incident occurred as she was attempting to join co-stars for a photo, prompting the academy to apologize and call the action unacceptable. Um I don't understand why security guards are putting their hands on anyone at that event, to be honest with you. Um, I think it's a little bit silly and stupid because um, one, that security guard is not gonna be at another one of their events, and right that company may not be hired again after this.

SPEAKER_03 3:32

Exactly. And I think it's one of those things that if they're treating this person a certain way, who like does have you know, quote unquote like clout and prestige and stuff, you could just imagine how they may treat like a fan or someone without a big name, too. So um, yeah, I feel like there was no need for it whatsoever.

SPEAKER_02 3:51

That's true, that is so true. Um, I I guess I'm just a little bit surprised that the there wasn't a little bit more done because you know, Tiana Taylor, you know, she she really, you know, raised her head a high and kind of looked past the president. But there are some stars that would have made a big deal about this. And uh, you know, let's face it, a lot of those stars have real power, especially in the LA Hollywood area. So I'm just a little surprised. I don't know. I I guess what do you think? Do you think the apology was enough for for for the uh academy, or do you think they should have um done something more?

SPEAKER_03 4:35

I I think maybe I think just an apology and then like saying kind of what they will try to do better next time. Like, because I also think in the world of things like you know, the person didn't like punch or anything, I I think it was overwarranted, but it definitely was probably they were probably like in high, high strung, you know, where it's like you're on hyper-vigilant about like everything happening, and then all of a sudden this happens. So I could see how that happens. It's still like not right at all. But um I don't know. If I was them, I think like a real actual heartfelt apology would I would be okay with and I would accept.

SPEAKER_02 5:10

Yeah, that's true. And and you know, there's there's a different area for let's say the actors and actresses versus just the general general people coming to see the Oscar ceremony. So you kind of have to know where you're at as well, too. So yeah, you know, so she's not walking with just random people, she's walking with other professional actors and actresses as well, too. Yeah, I know. I just don't understand the logic of what that person did and why they thought it was okay.

SPEAKER_03 5:43

Me too. And you would think if you're making it to the point where your security at the Oscars, you would have a lot of training and like pre previous experience that would help you be able to be at this event with like you know, knowing what to do.

SPEAKER_02 5:58

Oh, yeah. And you know, there's still that common sense element too. Because let's face it, I don't know all the actors that's out there, I don't know all the actors that's out there. So as a security guard, you honestly don't know who you're putting your hands on when you do that. Yeah, and you know, that could easily end your career in that state for the wrong person. I know that's just reality. So hopefully, um, this is a one-off and we don't see this kind of nonsense anymore.

What A Real Apology Looks Like

SPEAKER_03 6:28

Exactly. Also, a side note, whoever Tiana Taylor's publicist is is doing such a good job because I feel like I I did not hear of this person before, like a year ago, and then all of a sudden they're like like you know, we always have people that are kind of like like I feel like it was a it was a bit like that for me for Timothy Chalamet, where all of a sudden it went from like zero to a hundred of like now I know too much about this person, and that's how I feel about Tiana too.

SPEAKER_02 6:52

Yeah, Tiana Taylor is very hot right now, real hot. Um, you know, she's obviously was nominated for the Academy Award, which of course it would be great to win, but just the nomination alone, I mean that puts a whole different class. Um, you know, plus she's been doing a lot of projects up to this point, and I think it's only the beginning. I think we haven't seen the last of uh Tiana Taylor.

SPEAKER_03 7:16

Me too. That's why I like that show Hot Ones where they eat the chicken wings. Cause like normally I would not know about this person, but like I we watched her and I was like, okay, I think I think at the end I like am kind of more interested. You know, sometimes I feel like I'll watch these hot ones where I'm like, okay, I don't know how I feel about the person, and then by the end, it'll either sell me on them or I'll be like, no, thank you. And I feel like she was like, okay, I'm I'm interested.

SPEAKER_02 7:41

Good point. Very good point.

Afroman Wins Raid Footage Lawsuit

SPEAKER_03 7:44

Yay, cool. Um, okay, well, my I'm gonna kick us off talking about uh Afroman who won a lawsuit brought by deputies who raided his home. Um, Afroman, whose legal name is Joseph Foreman, won a lawsuit filed by seven Ohio deputies who sued him after he used footage from a 22, 2022 raid on his home in songs, videos, and merchandise connected to Lemon Pound Cake. Uh the raid was tied to suspicions of drug trafficking and kidnapping, but Afroman was never charged, and officials later acknowledged the search did not uncover any meaningful criminal evidence. Um, this is definitely like, you know, there's like free speech of like he can talk about it of what went down in his stuff, um, and like use it in his own art, I think. But I mean, I also think too, this has been so not silly, but the fact like he's wearing just really funny things to court, and I feel like this story has made me laugh in multiple ways. And so at the very least, Afro Man has kept us very entertained, and I thank him for that.

SPEAKER_02 8:46

Oh, yes. I mean, the crazy thing about it, Meryl, is that um we've seen this play out before. Um, I don't know if you remember what happened with NWA, um, with Naughty by Name, not Naughty by Antroes, NWA, um uh, the one that made All Me So Horny, um, the two laugh crew. Oh, yeah. I've seen that play out before, too. And it's a freedom of speech, whether you like it or not. And what was to me kind of funny, obviously, the song, if you heard it, it is it is kind of funny.

SPEAKER_01 9:23

Yeah, it is.

SPEAKER_02 9:24

You know, and then you know, the one officer on the stand is and I'm um, please don't get mad at me when I say this, please. I know some people are probably gonna like we're just we're just relaying what happened. It was kind of hilarious to have this officer say how they he was so traumatized because everybody was sending pound cakes to the to the police, and then to name it like lemon pound cake is so funny, it's very funny. And you know, I I love looking at the responses on posts, and what was so interesting to me was there was a lot of people like, you know, I don't know if this was a great idea because now everybody's finding out who he is because I never heard of him before until this loss. Yeah, yes, so it's actually having the opposite effect is making him more popular than he already was because you know he is old school. I remember that song, you know, High Got High. You know, it was actually a pretty good song.

SPEAKER_03 10:24

And oh, yeah, it's very funny, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 10:28

So literally, not only did you give him more material, but you also put money in his pocket because guess what? He's gonna get paid for streaming that because people are listening to it left and right now.

SPEAKER_03 10:37

So exactly. It's very funny, and I feel like I mean, if if you're an artist and you're not bringing this type of stuff into like your work, I mean that would be weird if like he went through this whole big lawsuit and everything, and like I would I would I would be very surprised if this wasn't part of like what his music would be now, you know? Very funny.

SPEAKER_02 10:59

I just it's funny to me because it's like and when you see him on the stand, it's like seriously, you're upset because you're getting a bunch of pound cakes. Yeah, wouldn't it be funny if the the the if the defendant just walked up his lawyers like, so what did you guys do with the pound cakes that came to your office?

SPEAKER_03 11:23

Very funny. How many did you eat? Yeah, no, now I'm actually craving pound cake too. I forgot that pound cake is such a good dessert.

SPEAKER_02 11:33

I'm sorry, I'm I'm having too much fun with this.

SPEAKER_03 11:35

I know me too. Now I'm hungry. I'm like a pound cake with whipped cream and some strawberries is definitely what I'm gonna have for dessert tonight.

SPEAKER_02 11:43

Yeah, then he was talking about um the officers, how he uh he blanked one officer's wife. Um, he could fill that blanket.

SPEAKER_00 11:55

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 11:57

I'm like, yeah, you guys harassed him, and you know, he got him back the best way he knew how through history.

SPEAKER_03 12:05

And being being uh having your home search for drug trafficking and kidnapping is pretty darn serious, too. That's not just like, oh, we think something is missing or whatever, you know.

Lemon Pound Cake Backfires On Deputies

SPEAKER_02 12:16

Oh yeah, but you know what? To me, that was the perfect, perfect payback. Perfect.

SPEAKER_03 12:22

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 12:25

He just has to make sure that if he's driving, stay within the speed limit. Um they're gonna be watching him.

SPEAKER_03 12:31

Oh yeah, of course.

SPEAKER_02 12:35

Very interesting topic. Well, what do we have?

SPEAKER_03 12:43

Oh, was that my I thought was that mine?

SPEAKER_02 12:46

Well, you know what? I am sleep at the will. That's it's my turn now. I had too much pound cake this morning.

SPEAKER_03 12:53

But that that I mean that always happens with us too, where if I'm if I'm like, that's a great topic, I'm like, oh yeah, wait, I forgot that was not mine.

SPEAKER_02 13:02

Well, too much pound cake. Too much pound cake. Well, here's a new trend that's that's coming up. You know, we always talk about these new um these new social media um trends or social media uh challenges. Well, this one I think is actually pretty stupid. It's called the screaming at strangers and posting for a photo challenge. So basically the phrase is screaming at at strangers. Have you heard about this, Merle?

SPEAKER_03 13:30

Yes, I've seen it too. I've seen ones where it's like it's like girls making it seem like the guys are like super into them.

Screaming At Strangers Trend Risks

SPEAKER_02 13:38

Well, for people who do not know, the phrase screaming at strangers and posing for a photo refers to a controversial trend or stunt that has been featured on social media and in news reports where individuals scream at unsuspecting strangers, sometimes as part of the prank or social experiment, and then capture the moment or pose for a picture. I think this is a stupid trend because most people, okay, probably just gonna look at you like you lost your mind. But the problem is that you're gonna run across that one person you do that to and they're gonna hit you, or worse. Yeah, you don't know what's going on through a person's mind. I mean, we talked about it before in previous episodes about you know the guys going around just randomly hitting women for no reason. Yeah, so to sit there and scream at strangers, you're kind of opening up that possibility of something bad happening. And it's like, really, you're gonna do this for 15 minutes of fame? It's like, at what point do you say, okay, this is stupid? I I really don't like this challenge. What about you, Muriel?

SPEAKER_03 14:51

I agree. I the ones that I've seen almost look like it's staged, where it looks like the people are pretending to be surprised, but like they're in on it. You know what I mean? Like if you just get a group of like five friends and tell them to act surprised, like the the ones that I've seen kind of look a little bit staged. But yeah, out in real life, like in this day and age, everyone I know is so high strung and everyone's like on the verge of a nervous breakdown that like the last thing we all want is someone screaming randomly in our face. I don't think it's gonna go very well.

SPEAKER_02 15:21

Now, if it's stage, I'm okay with that. Um yeah, but to to do it to real strangers, I think is super stupid and very dangerous. I don't know why do you think people, you know, kind of follow this trend and and even if they see how dumb this is or how dangerous it is, why do you think people jump on board with this?

SPEAKER_03 15:42

I just think they are I think like they just see it as content and they kind of forget the plot that we're all like real people out there, and I think people are just trying to get the most like shock value moments, um, even if that comes with the price of kind of looking silly in real life. So yeah, I think it's just kind of stupid.

SPEAKER_02 16:02

Yeah, that's true. I mean, I remember um maybe about a year or two ago, um, the pyramid challenge where people would stack the crates up and you would run. Oh yeah. I remember one video, there was a a police officer, a Chicago police officer in full uniform with their weapon that went up the crate, and then as they were coming down the crate, they fell. Oh now, on the one hand, yes, it's hilarious, but on the other hand, what would have happened if their weapon would have discharged?

SPEAKER_03 16:36

Yeah, I remember too, people were like, didn't I think someone like fell off of a table and like paralyzed themselves with another challenge? And like, yeah, people were really hurting themselves off the crate. It's just so weird, and like when I'm watching that, I'm not really impressed. I'm like, cool, are you scared like a bunch of strangers? Or you know, like that's not really those these videos aren't really like lasting impact. If anything, you're gonna get people to pay attention for like five seconds and then they kind of go away.

SPEAKER_02 17:03

Oh, exactly. And you know, to do something, uh fact, I remember the one challenge where people were standing on one foot on objects, and one person I think broke their leg or something. And it's like, what is wrong with these people? I mean, yeah, everybody wants to be a star. I get it, but you you're trying to be a star for the wrong reasons to me.

SPEAKER_03 17:26

Totally, and like something that does have like people's attention. Remember last week we talked about someone raised like$500,000 for their Uber East or their DoorDash driver, and it was like someone in their 70s or 80s. I'm like, okay, that's one that like I remember that one. I'm going to remember that one, and that one like has actual good impact on people, and it probably gets triple the amount of views and shares that like this one does. So it's like if you're gonna do attention or do something for attention, why not like make it a positive for people?

SPEAKER_02 17:57

Oh, absolutely. And we all know that the positive ones people remember for a long time.

Why People Chase Shock Content

SPEAKER_03 18:03

Yeah. Well, mine is about uh the reverse, people being mean on social media. So the actor Barry Keogen, which uh, you know, he's known for a lot of work, but he's also known for being Sabrina Carpenter's boyfriend for a brief amount of time, um, says that his online abuse about his appearance is affecting his daily life. He recently said that um he gets relentless online abuse about the way he looks, and it's made him pull back from public life. In a recent serious XM interview, he said that comments have made him not want to attend events, he doesn't really want to go outside, and it's even affected how he feels about being on screen. Um, and so he also said part of what hurt is knowing his young son may one day read those comments. And I think that's so sad. Like, just because he doesn't look like Brad Pitt or whatever, I still think he's like an attractive, interesting looking people person. And also part of what his like face gets him is being a movie star and like being really uh interesting to look at and everything. And I I just think the people that are saying this, like I'm sure they're no like beauty queens either. And I just I don't understand why you would be so mean to someone and like he doesn't he's not he doesn't seem mean to anyone, it's not like he's abusing animals that we know of. Like, I don't really think this warrants such hate, like just because he looks kind of different and you know his face looks a little weird, but like I most I think it's attractive, you know, who cares?

SPEAKER_02 19:30

And you know the crazy thing about it is uh when you're in the limelight, people are gonna hate you and talk about you, one, for no reason whatsoever, and two, always people that don't even know who you are. And you know, sometimes you just have to look at that stuff, or maybe don't even look at it. Because I remember when I first started doing my shows uh a few years ago, and I was told by a producer who said, you know, one thing you have to do is make sure you build thick skin. There are people gonna come after you and talk about you and say stupid stuff online and don't even know you. So you have to know how you have to be able to have that stuff bounce off of you because the majority support you and be there for you, but you are gonna have the idiots that's gonna say stupid stuff and post dumb stuff. And unfortunately, you know, some people it affects them differently than others.

Barry Keoghan And Online Appearance Abuse

SPEAKER_03 20:22

Exactly. And it's like he's about to play one of the Beatles, I forget who, but like in an upcoming movie, and it's like this is just what like men look like, everyone's face looks different, and it's like if you don't like this person's face, then just don't watch them or don't look at them. And to me, like I'd rather have people look different and individual than have everyone look like Botox to the gods and just everyone look the same, you know. So I just and I think that's true about what he said about his son reading it. Like, that's so sad thinking of looking at it and seeing your parents like have like if if people were commenting mean stuff towards my dad or mom online, I'd be like, I would care more about that than if they were saying mean things about me. Like, I'd be so sad.

SPEAKER_02 21:57

No, I definitely understand that, and I I'd feel the same way. Um, hopefully he just lets us bounce off of him because again, dumb people are gonna do dumb stuff and say stupid stuff, and you know, you just gotta be like, you know what, screw them, and just keep moving on. And the way you fix them is you you ignore him and you let him choke off your success.

SPEAKER_03 22:17

Exactly, exactly, totally.

SPEAKER_02 22:20

So, you want to hate me? I'll give you a reason to hate me.

SPEAKER_03 22:24

Exactly. You want to see my ugly face? Okay, well, like check out this movie, this TV show, this music video.

SPEAKER_02 22:33

My last topic for today um is actually kind of a sad thing that it still happens. Um, Kathy Ireland says that she was scammed out of$100 million by her business managers.

SPEAKER_03 22:48

Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_02 22:50

And you know the sad thing, Meryl, is that we've seen this over and over and over again. It doesn't matter whether it's in the music industry, whether it's in acting or whatever. Um it's a shame that you hear this. And I mean, I granted she I think she's made like 450 million or something like that, or 450 million over the years. 100 million is still 100 million, you know?

SPEAKER_03 23:14

Yeah, this happens a lot. Like my favorite singer's Alanis Morriset, and I know she's been she is famously, she got screwed by her business manager who was like taking off the top of everything and skimming just a little bit for years, and it sounds like this is also what happened. And it's it's probably like it's one thing about the money, and it's probably two about the trust for these people because it's like they already probably could trust very little people, and then when they do and find this out, it's just probably a very big betrayal.

SPEAKER_02 23:43

I agree, I agree. Well, Kathleen Ireland is speaking out after accusing multiple business partners of orchestrating what she describes as a decade. Long scheme that's shocking that devastated her finances, according to a lawsuit. In a sit-down interview with ABC's Juju Chang on Good Morning America, the model turned mogul alleged that the management of her business empire was a sham, claiming her family was betrayed on a staggering and unconsciable scale to the tune of more than$100 million over three decades. Now, this is gonna be a stupid question, but it took you three decades to figure out people were stealing from you.

SPEAKER_03 24:37

I know. I wonder if it's like a little bit here and there or something. I know, but it's it's it's almost like once a year someone should like that should go with through through stuff with a third party and almost like make sure that nothing looks suspicious, you know.

SPEAKER_02 24:51

But you know, here's my thing too. And maybe I'm saying this because I don't have that kind of money, but you know, pretty much anything could be paid online right now. I mean, you can pay your bills on your phone. So yeah. You can literally pay bills anywhere in the world as long as you have an internet connection. So I agree it's good to have people to help you, you know, kind of orchestrate how you should manage your money. But I remember um I remember Bill Bill Cosby saying this. And he was on the World Periphery Show, and he told Old Periphery, you write your own checks. You all you're the one to sign your own checks. And obviously, you know, we don't do checks anymore, but I think what people have to understand is the message is that you control your own money. I mean, yes, you can help me figure out how to invest, whether I should do this and that, but no, you're not having access to my accounts.

SPEAKER_03 25:49

Exactly.

SPEAKER_02 25:50

Um, and the other thing too is, and if you're gonna have to give it to someone, that's fine, but you better be looking at your accounts too, because one of the things that I noticed that most people have in common is they give all this control to someone and they never check on them to see, make sure everything's going right.

SPEAKER_03 26:10

I know I cannot believe I cannot understand that at all. Like, yeah, I would even just out of curiosity and interest, I'd want to know what was happening in my, you know, in that way.

Kathy Ireland Alleged $100M Scam

SPEAKER_02 26:23

And I I saw part of that interview, and in that interview, she had stated that the way it came to be, you know, is I guess she was going to give her, I don't know if she was going to give her uh give her son money, co-sign for a vehicle. But what happened was it came back that, you know, credit was pretty bad, bills weren't being paid. And of course, you know, you you know, you made 420 million dollars. You kind of think, well, why are my bills being paid? That doesn't make sense. So yeah, that's how everything kind of blew up from that point, and she discovered it. But I'm like, wow, it took that for you to figure out what was going on.

SPEAKER_03 27:06

Exactly. Me too. Me too. I mean, you would it's like you would have so much money not to be able not to like have any clue what's it what's going on. Like, yeah, that's just crazy. And and yeah, like I said, it's interesting to me to like look at my money and look at things. So I can't imagine. I think everyone should be like well-versed and be able to sign into their own bank account and look what's happening and everything.

SPEAKER_02 27:29

Oh, absolutely. And you know, the thing is, most people have online bank banking now. Um, I don't think anyone uses a checkbook, uh, uses the ledger report. So you can literally check your account every day if you want, just go on there to see what's going on. And and I get it, if you know, especially when you're very, very successful and everything, but at some point, you really should be taking a look at your finances. Yeah, and I like your idea too. Get a third party. What you do is you print out the information, um, you black out all the account numbers because you don't want them to try and skip, and just have the audit audit the numbers. And like you say, you'll pull it up because what and I and I think you're right. I don't know the particulars, but it could be a situation, Meryl, where they were kind of taking, you know, a little bit here, a little bit there, because it's you know, it's easier to steal a few cents here and there versus still a hundred dollars. You know what I mean?

SPEAKER_03 28:31

Exactly. And I think she likes because I know she sells so many different types of clothing and like licenses. So I can see also like they might not even be reporting one sector that makes like thousands of dollars each month or something. You know what I mean? Like they may be leaving stuff out that's easy to be like, oh yeah, we forgot about this, you know.

SPEAKER_02 28:50

That is true. So when you make your 100 million, Meryl, make sure you pay attention to what's going on with your money now.

SPEAKER_03 28:55

Oh, I well, I I like I like looking at it, and sometimes I'm even like, what was this charge? I'm like, oh yeah, that was when I went into a store and I needed like a Reese's peanut butter cup right away. I definitely no, I wouldn't trust it. I would honestly probably make my business manager like my one or two friends from back home that I've been friends with for like since like first grade, where I would like, I literally trust them like with my life and they're basically like family, you know, and I've I probably wouldn't trust other people. I'd I'd trust like the people that would that I've known forever and ever.

SPEAKER_02 29:30

Absolutely. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_03 29:33

Um, well, my last one uh is uh sad, but we we remember Chuck Norris, uh, who passed away at the age of 86. Um, long before he was an internet legend, he was a real martial arts champion and one of the defining action stars of the 1980s leader reaching an even bigger mainstream audience with Walker Texas Ranger. Then in the 2000s, he took on um a new kind of fame when all the Chuck Norris memes turned him into like a pop culture shorthand for toughness of just kind of like, you can't do this. Well, Chuck Norris can do a million push-ups, or you know, so he really talked about like masculine and just kind of remembering him. Um he definitely was larger than life. And I think he's one that just kind of became like cross-generational, where our parents knew about him, and then we now, you know, are I'm sure your kids have heard of uh Chuck Norris, so so sad that he passed away. And he was someone to me that just seemed very like forever omnipresent. And I like to have Chuck Norris die is just very weird because he just seems so strong and full of life.

SPEAKER_02 30:41

That's true, and and you know, the other thing to Merrill is that you know, a lot of people look and be like, okay, I'm trying to eat healthy, I'm trying to, you know, make sure I get my weight done is and then you turn around and look at someone like Chuck Norris, who's been excellent shape all his life. Exercise. Yeah. And he passes where you're like, wow, so uh what does that mean for me? You know, exactly.

SPEAKER_03 31:05

It's like, oh shit.

SPEAKER_02 31:09

I would say the best thing that I love about what he played when he played in um Enter the Dragon when he was uh fighting uh Bruce Lee.

SPEAKER_03 31:19

Oh yeah. I mean that exactly. That's like back in the day, too, before there was all these like AI and you know CGI things. It's just seeing two really well-trained, skilled people just go at it. So it was beautiful, it really was like a dance.

SPEAKER_02 31:34

Well, that's that's true. I I remember that, and I think the other one that I liked, um uh Texas, is it Texas Ranger? Texas Walker Ranger.

SPEAKER_03 31:44

Oh, yeah, Texas Walker Ranger.

SPEAKER_02 31:46

Yeah, I like that, and then of course, um if you've ever stayed up at night, you do remember the little exercise uh bench that he he always promoted.

SPEAKER_03 31:57

Oh, yeah, we do the push-ups and yeah, yeah.

Chuck Norris Legacy Beyond Memes

SPEAKER_02 32:01

So yeah, he would definitely be missed.

SPEAKER_03 32:05

Absolutely.

SPEAKER_02 32:07

Well, this has been a great show. It actually went by really fast today, too.

SPEAKER_03 32:12

I know it did. We zoomed by.

SPEAKER_02 32:16

Well, Merrill, talk about zooming. What do you have coming up?

SPEAKER_03 32:20

Woo! I have um I'm gonna plug the one that's kind of far away, which is May 13th, Wednesday, May 13th. I will be in Minneapolis uh at a festival called Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival. So all the Minneapolis peeps come check me out.

SPEAKER_02 32:39

Minneapolis, Minnesota, huh? Yeah, I gotta see what I'm doing because that's not too far from me. Yay! Nice little room.

SPEAKER_03 32:49

We can do a live episode.

SPEAKER_02 32:51

There you go. Well, everyone in Minneapolis, please, please make sure you go out and see Meryl and support her. She would love to see you.

SPEAKER_03 33:01

Definitely. I I usually do the comedy festivals. I I try to choose one a year in a place that I want to visit. And like this is my first time going to Minneapolis. Um, so I'm so excited. I I know I'll love it, and I can't wait to just walk around and just like I know it's a beautiful city, so I'm very excited.

SPEAKER_02 33:19

Uh it's gonna be a lot of fun, it sounds like.

SPEAKER_03 33:21

Yeah, yep. I'm I'm like I'm very excited about the comedy show, but I always get like 99 more per excited about the actual city and like the food.

SPEAKER_02 33:30

Well, you gotta enjoy yourself while you're there, right?

SPEAKER_03 33:33

Totally. Yeah, last year was New Orleans. I I usually try to pick a place that normally I would just want to go to anyway. So very, very happy.

Minneapolis Plug And Sign-Off

SPEAKER_02 33:42

Alrighty. Well, I'm quite sure we're here about it again beforehand, but uh definitely put that on your calendar. Well, everyone, thank you again for watching us and listening to us and supporting us. We really appreciate it. I'm Lawrence Elrot. I'm Meryl Climo. Take care, everyone.

SPEAKER_03 34:01

Yay! Bye bye.