I don't think we really take in or deep how insane animals are
Summary
A straphanger armed with a list of rapid-fire observations takes Kareem on a whirlwind tour of linguistic oddities and underappreciated truths. Animals are insane. We don't think about it enough. Imagine NASA discovering French bulldogs on Jupiter and trying to explain those caved-in faces and floppy ears back to Earth. The guest makes a compelling case that watermelons and cucumbers should swap names, insists that "ant" and "fireplace" are perfectly named, and argues that the key to happiness is always having something coming in the post (even if it's just a scalpel for arts and crafts). He's also got strong feelings about deluxe albums, comparing them to restaurants serving you bonus dinner after you've already finished. Kareem mostly agrees, occasionally pushes back, and tries to figure out how long this list actually is.
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So, what's your take? My sweet boy. My sweet boy.
So I'm going to just quickfire.
So you just got a list. Exactly. I don't think we really take in or deep how insane animals are.
100%, visually. Or lizards.
Lizards. Monkeys. I mean, every animal.
It's whimsical.
It's majestic. Imagine we didn't know some of these animals existed and someone described them to us. Like a French bulldog. We didn't have any clue what a French bulldog was. Then NASA goes to freaking Jupiter. It would be beautiful. Like look at the picture of this animal. We just found big ears and his face looks like it's been caved in and it barks. I think a watermelon and a cucumber should swap names.
I don't think that that—no, I don't think so. I feel like a cucumber is a more watery melon.
But the watermelon is the shape of a melon. A cucumber is not the shape of a melon.
We need more open-mindedness. I think the key to happiness is to always have something coming in the post.
In the post. Like always having a parcel coming in the post. So you've always got something to look forward to.
That's really nice. Who sends it? Anyone, any like—yeah, we got a sofa coming. I ordered like a scalpel. Is it a scalpel? Maybe it's not a scalp.
Why did you order a scalpel? Arts and crafts.
We should stop doing deluxe albums.
100%, agree. How long is this list? No, I've got like three more.
They'll keep reading. No, but it's like if you're going to make the album, give me the whole album. It's like going out for dinner and you finish your dinner and then they say "Here's more dinner that we planned for you."
We should get rid of the calendar.
I don't agree. Do you not agree? I like a calendar.
'Cause you have to produce these shows. Ant is a perfectly named animal.
It might be the only one. Another thing that's perfectly named: the fireplace. How do they come up with words as well? Who's the first person to say the word "incredible"? Like someone was like, "That's good. That's amazing." And some person was like, "Nah, it's better than that.