Good morning, Wisconsin. Good morning, world. It's a new day. Thanks for kicking it
off with us right here at WFHR. Locally grown radio. Got your host, James J behind the
mic. I am joined by our head of news, Melissa K. Good morning. Our head of production,
Seth Havanger. Good morning. And the best listeners in radio. Thanks for joining us, everybody.
We hope your week is kicking off right. We're getting a take good care of you in this hour.
Got some entertainment news coming up. We're going to get into a couple of other fun
stories as well. But right now we like to kick things off on Mondays with the kitchens open.
We're going to, I wanted to talk a little bit about the segment we're about to play. And by
that, I mean, Melissa, would you tell us a little bit about the segment we're going to,
now we, yes, we're a part of the WBA awards this year. And that's where some of this is coming
from, right, Mel? Yes. So we were, we were, it was requested that we try to submit some things.
And in, there's so many different categories. And so we thought we would try to get some things
in there as requested. And this was one of the feature segments that I submitted from our station
for the WBA awards. And I thought this was such a fun segment. And you guys did so well,
playing along with, with the live radio script I wrote for you. And I'm very proud of the,
the special effects in here with James hitting the music at the right time. And everything just
like fell into place perfectly. I was, I was actually kind of proud of this segment. So I, I,
and, and the fact that I had this weekend off. And as I told you guys in my email and honor of
the weekend, I decided to take the weekend off. Right off. We'll march for that. Yes. Points to
you. Points for that. Points for that. I was going to try. But yesterday just got away from me.
No, that, that's all right. It's all good. And we don't, oh, go ahead, Melissa.
Well, I was just going to say, so I thought we would replay this one. Yeah, on the off chance,
that maybe it gets a nod at the MWB awards or something. So that you guys get to hear it again,
because I did really enjoy writing and then the performance of this segment. Awesome. We'd love
to have a sponsor for this segment as well. Feel free to call up 424-1300. That'll put you in touch
with Pam and she'll put you in touch with Ashley and get you on the team. We're looking for a great
sponsor for the kitchen's open. Be look on look out for that everybody. And now here is the kitchen's
open. Welcome to the kitchen's open here on WFHR. This week, we're talking food containers.
Like tin cans and bottles? Not quite. We're going to dive in into what we use to store leftovers in.
Wait, you mean we're going to finally have an answer to where that the matching
lids to my plastic containers went? This week on the kitchen's open, the case of the missing
Tupperware lid. Ooh, I knew we'd get to this eventually. Drum in the kitchen. But first,
we need to thank our sponsor. Oh, for sure. We want to thank the Southwood County YMCA for sponsoring
our kitchen's open segment. Great. We've covered our sponsors. Now back to the mystery.
It was a dark and stormy night. As Esmeral the search for her missing green sock,
she walked into the kitchen lit by flashes of lightning. As she crossed the linoleum floor,
she saw to her horror, the Tupperware drawer was open. Had someone or something been in her kitchen,
it was the second week of blue lids going missing. She felt the frustration rise up to her throat,
like a scream, ready to vent her rage to the skies. Okay, seriously guys, can we focus here?
We all know the end of the story. Oh, okay, sorry about that, Melissa.
Everybody knows how this tale ends. Can we get back on track now? You take the fun out of
everything. I know. I'm just the spoil sport wanting to talk about leftover containers.
To be fair, that topic does cost some drama in the kitchen all at its own,
even without the dark and stormy night stuff. All right, fine. But you know, I was just
getting into my groove there. Well, maybe we'll come back to it. But for now, let's talk about
the different containers we all have in our kitchens currently. Oh my gosh. I got glass. I got
plastic. I've got probably something that I've never identified yet. I know we're talking
about a Tupperware maybe a little bit, but I love the glass. We got the set of glass ones
that have this really cool plastic lid that kind of let's got flaps on it and it can clip it
up and for the steam. Yeah, exactly. It's got a little hole in the top that you can cover if you
want to, but you can do it. So I really like those. That's cool. I still have my Sheriff Tupperware,
though, too. I got to say, Seth, I am impressed or or not with your selection. I can try to list
some things off, but you guys don't be I don't I don't eat things that leave leftovers who I am,
but I'm quick for myself who wants to be who wants part of a leftover double bacon cheeseburger. No
one, any ministry has said that seriously, though, the best leftovers are pasta. As everyone knows,
leftover pasta should be stored in glass containers. You know, the tomato sauce stains plastic
and then they just look, oh, and smell bad forever. And even if you clean it's good,
still the stain is still there. That's very true, James, especially the plastic we all used when
we were kids. Speaking of those good old days, let's take a quick dip into the history of plastic.
According to Britannica.com, celluloid was the first synthetic, synthetic plastic material. It was
developed in the 1860s and 70s from a combination of nitro cellulose and camphor. It was a tough,
flexible, and moldable material resistant to waters, oils, and dilute acids. Some historians
trace the invention to the English chemist Alexander Parkus. He was granted the first of several
pens in 1856 for the plastic material he called Parkinson's. Now sciencehistory.com tells us the
first synthetic polymer was invented in 1869 by John Wesley Hyatt, who was inspired by New York
firms offer of $10,000. That was a lot of money back then. For anyone who could provide a
substitute for ivory, the growing popularity of billiards had put a strain on the supply of
natural ivory obtained through the slaughter of wild elephants. The discovery of these man-made
products provided an affordable and practical substitute for natural materials such as ivory,
tortoise shell, and horn. Advertisers claimed these new plastics would protect the natural
world from the destructive forces of human need. The products made with these natural materials were
popular until the 1920s and 30s and used to make everything from combs and piano keys to detachable
collars and cuffs for men's clothing. And most notably, it was as a medium for film and motion
pictures. The downsides of celluloid were the tendency to soften under heat, being highly flammable,
that's scary, and off-gassing. It was replaced with synthetic plastics not derived from plants and
animals, but from fossil fuels. Early celluloid objects have become collector's items in museum
artifacts. They're valued as specimens of an artificial plastic based on naturally occurring
raw materials. Did you know the only thing celluloid is still commonly used for is making ping-pong balls?
I didn't know that. No, me neither. I mean, they are very specific. Like we get a good ping-pong ball.
It's true. But when they get dented, then they're kind of downward. That's true, and I don't know
many people who use them in the kitchen, so they don't melt. I would hope anyway, they don't use
them in the kitchen. I've tried, it's that's more. Yep, even after all these years and inventions of
different products, they still haven't found a way to replace the celluloid ping-pong ball. Yeah,
well, World War II caused the greatest expansion of the plastics industry in the U.S.
since synthetic alternatives provided cheap options to replace natural products. Think nylon to
replace silk for parachutes, plexiglass instead of glass for aircraft windows. During World War II,
plastic production increased by 300 percent in the U.S. It was viewed as a safe, sanitary substance
that we could shape into whatever we needed or wanted. It wasn't until the 1960s and people started
noticing the large amount of plastic containers are oceans and environment that the shift in perspective
came. People started talking more about the dangers of chemical exposure and the persistence of
plastic waste. By the 1970s and 80s, the reputation of plastic fell even further. People became more
educated about the negative effects of chemicals leaching into our food and environment because
of fossil-fueled-based plastic containers. Enter the 1980s and the recycling hoax.
Don't get me started. Nice job, Seth. Now our segment is completely derailed on imagining
Melissa climbing up on her soapbox right about. Now, as much as I would like to discuss how corporations
use the recycling myth as a way to just produce more plastic instead of talking about ways to
reduce and reuse it and the fact that less than 10 percent of plastic products is recycled or
recyclable in today's markets and how as vehicles move away from the demand for fuel, the oil and
gas industry will double down on single-use plastics as their last gasping breath to stay alive
will stay focused on the topic at hand. Okay. Hang on one second. I just got to give her that bell.
That was really good. That was a direct rant. That was a good wrap. Thank you.
So back to the conversation about how to store leftovers. Yes. So storing food in plastic
containers is usually okay in the fridge or countertop. The danger comes with heating plastics.
We know there are some plastic containers that should never be heated, but some are a quote
safer, unquote, than others. The dangerous plastics contain BPA and should always be avoided if
possible. The BPA chemicals are found in various types of food packaging. You can reduce your
exposure by avoiding plastic with recycling codes three and seven. If you expose these plastics to
heat such as microwaving, you risk transferring the chemicals to your foods. BPAs are added to
plastic to help them keep their shape and pliability, but they have been linked to negative health
issues, including hormone disruptions, respiratory issues, and cardiovascular diseases.
So we could get into the weeds with discussions about the different plastics and what's good or at
least better and what's bad. But instead, let's talk about other alternatives you can find to store
leftovers in. As Jane mentioned earlier, one of the best options is glass containers. Glass
is a great option. The marinara sauce stays fresh. It never stains the container. Other flavors
don't leech into it. My leftover pasta is still great the next day, and I can remove the lid and
pop it right onto the microwave without a worry. Glass containers can also go into the freezer and
the oven. Of course, you'll also want to remove the lid for the oven. Most glass containers come with
plastic lids. It's recommended not to put them in the microwave or even the dishwasher. They will last
longer and less heat the less heat they're exposed to. Another great option and one I'm actually
currently looking into are silicone containers. I have a couple of silicone reusable bags that I
like using, but they also have a full array of containers. You can find ones that nest into
each other for easy storage or ones that even collapse. I've seen the bags. Those are nice and come
in multiple sizes. You can even get a special stand to drive them on. The important thing is
know about silicone is it doesn't go cheap. The cheap versions often still contain plastic fillers.
If you twist silicone and it changes color, it has plastic filler in between the layers. You want to
make sure you are buying products that contain 100% silicone. Silicon is a man-made inorganic polymer.
Food-grade silicon is not is non-toxic and does not contain petroleum-based chemicals.
It's made from non-toxic silica, a natural compound that makes up over a quarter of the
planet's crust and is found in rocks, clays and sand. Another great property of silicone containers
is that they're antifungal and non-stick. They're also more durable than plastic and have a
longer lifespan. They can be used in the freezer, microwave, and many of them even in the oven.
They're dishwasher safe and resistant to food oils and most chemicals.
So I really do think I'm going to invest in these for leftovers and also for preparing meals
that can be frozen and then taken on the road and reheated in the microwave or a heating element.
The silicone containers I'm looking at are actually shaped like bags, but they have a flat
bottom and stand up on the counter even when they're empty. So the company I'm researching is
based in Texas, so they're American-made, and the product is called Zip Top. I'm only in the
early stages of research, so I don't know if I can recommend them yet, but their marketing is
pretty awesome. You guys will have to check out the commercial. It's hilarious.
All right. Well, if you do get them, you'll have to let us know how they work out.
I will. They're not cheap, but I think the investment is worth it for our health in my household
and the future of the environment. It's possible inventors may still do something with seaweed-based
plastic alternatives, but for now, this looks like the best option to replace the plastic in my
kitchen. We have to work with what we know. When these products first came about, the effort behind
them was to protect elephants and turtles. Well, that didn't exactly pan out as planned.
Yeah, but they didn't know that then, or at least that's what we tell ourselves.
Now that we know more about what harm these chemicals are causing to humans, animals,
and the environment, I find it important to make what improvements I can in my daily life
to mitigate plastic use. Oh, very well said. I think we're running out of time, though, Mal.
You know, I guess you're right, James. We should probably thank our sponsor and close the segment.
Wait, wait.
The lightning intensified as the storm rolled in, as Marelda turned to follow the trail of
microplastics to the laundry room. She hesitated to turn on the light. She didn't want to
alert anyone of anything to her lurking, searching, inquisitive presence.
The frustration after not being able to find the blue lid again the week to cover her leftover
lasagna had turned her into our raging fury, much like the storm outside. She approached
the dryer with the intensity of a detective on the trail of a murderer. It wasn't a
murderer she was seeking, but the unaccounted for items necessary for her sanity.
It was conceivable to her. It wasn't conceivable to have the refrigerator smelling like an Italian
restaurant every time she opened the door. Plus, her left foot was really cold.
With the speed of a tiger and the brilliance of Sherlock, she wretched the dryer away from the
wall. And she found both the green sock and the blue lid. Guys, this is a family show.
So we want to listen to it any further and we'll leave the rest to your imagination.
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Thank you for listening to another episode of The Kitchen's Open here on WFHR.
We want to thank our sponsor, the Southwood County YMCA. And with that, we'll close the kitchen.
All right. Very good. That was great. Very good.
Nicely done, Melissa. Nicely done. Keep in mind, if on Monday, 9 o'clock
hour, you'll have the kitchen's open right here at WFHR, locally grown radio.
When he laid, there was a bomb, a shirt, a photograph. And every head, he's at the pledge
to know. And all the people like the man go, stop and say hello.
Welcome back to the show, everybody. Morning show at WFHR, locally grown radio, Melissa.
Seth and James here with you. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you, Melissa, for a great
work on that kitchen's open segment. Nicely done. You're here. Very good.
Yeah, it was a lot of fun. That was a good one. So the burning question is,
did you ever get those, those zip top things? I was just looking at the
during the segment. So it's like, I did not go back and buy these. And it's been on my mind.
And I want to, because I really do need to replace the sad plastic at my kitchen.
So yes, I have, I have some in my shopping cart right now.
Okay, they're really nice. Very cool. Very cool. And their advertising is awesome.
You really should check it out. I have to do that. I have to do that. A little bit
after the news break, we're going to get into a fun one, 10 long lost words that should be,
we should bring back in 2024. Oh, yeah. Got that one coming up for you in just a little bit.
Right. Now let's dive into some entertainment news. And of course, sports part of entertainment.
Super Bowl is been is set. And if you don't know who the teams are, that's okay. You're not alone.
A poll, a poll found one of 11 viewers will have no idea when they turn the game on who they
are going to be watching. That's because they're just trying to go out for the commercials.
Yeah. That's a good point. 9% of people who plan to watch the Super Bowl say that they won't
know which teams are playing until the game starts. For those that want to know and that care,
the Super Bowl is against the team that is named after a city they don't play in,
against Taylor Swift's boyfriends team. So there's some pop culture stuff there. Yeah,
there's some pop culture. There you go. That's all you need.
Well, you know, I've heard it three times this morning and I still don't remember.
You're not alone. You're not alone on that one. It's an all red Super Bowl basically.
Yeah. This red team against red team. The average viewer will only watch 29 minutes of the game
itself. I feel like three hours long. It seems that way. Longer. Longer. The half-time show is
longer during the Super Bowl. So it's an ear. It's at least right. And we're not even talking about
the 20 hours of pre-game coverage. What day is this on so I can avoid Jackson. February 11th.
There you go. Coming up. Oh, man. Let's see what's on your mind. Good morning. You're on the show.
9% come on James. That is wrong. But social media out there now.
The only one not be worried about that would not know. He's like Melissa that don't even want to TV.
You are correct, Kevin. It's hard to imagine, isn't it? For those of us that are in this and
use a lot of our bandwidth on these things, it's hard to imagine. But whether it's Melissa or
anybody else I talk to that is like this. It seems like such bliss. It seems like such a great
like there's got to be other things that you can do. I'm not like I'm not turning this down any
time soon. I'm going to keep on taking in all the sports I can. But it does seem kind of nice
sometimes, especially with the team you're rooting for loses. But when I went on TikTok,
I was like, I'm interested. You went on TikTok. There it was. I was making up with
the football field. Well, some of us also are not on TikTok, Kevin. Yeah, that's true.
Hey, save your voice for playmakers a little bit later. Okay, bud?
Have a great one. Yeah, good to hear from you. Best listeners in the radio. Let's look at
some other stats here about the game. Only a third of Americans can name last year's Super Bowl
champs. Melissa, do you know who won last year? Was it the people that deflate their
footballs all the time? Oh, nice. Oh, nice. That's an awesome callback. That's great callback.
Patriots? Nope. Kansas City. Kansas City. No, no, but that's who deflates their footballs.
Yes, that was who was. Yes, yes, yes. The Patriots are right. Nicely done. Nice deflate me.
I pay attention. You do. You do. You do good work there. To the important stuff. Cheaters,
cheater, punk, and eater. Nice. A lot of us just just want to socialize the Super Bowl parties.
77% agree it's rude to stand around and gap a gap near the TV, but they do go to these things
just to be able to talk to people and socialize. They don't really care about the game.
And in Wisconsin, they just go to drink. Yeah, yeah. Well, you know,
what's the point of having a party if people aren't going to talk to each other? Yeah,
just sit around watching a game. That's that's weird. Yeah, I mean, yeah, yeah. If you just
then stay at home, okay? Hosting. No, I'm going to be the one walking around telling everybody
to shush. Yeah, stop talking. I like playing the game. This is super important. James said.
I like the idea of especially somebody who doesn't care about the game doing that. I like that a lot.
That's great. Yes, I'll police the room for you. Hosting a party and thinking of upgrading your
TV, the top things people will buy before hosting a Super Bowl party include a new grill, a new TV,
new dishes, and a new couch. Wow. A new couch. People actually do that. Oh, yeah.
A new football. Yep. Yep. That's that's insane. I knew a guy for a couple of years, not every
year, but like for a couple of years, he kept upgrading his TV for the Super Bowl and everything.
And then he got Marys. Did like, did he get in every year? Did he just like,
no, he just just kept doing it. Yeah, just kept doing it. And the food is vital. The food is
important. 77%. Yes, I agree with. 77% say good food and good snacks are essential for a great
Super Bowl party. The top five Super Bowl snacks in order are chips, dips, hot dogs, pizza, and
burgers. Makes sense. Maybe everywhere other than here. Here it's cheese dip, cheese curds, a cheese
tray, and maybe some cheese chips. A little, a little bit of a little variety of cheese.
We actually got a great one from Pam that sent us a Wisconsin state favorite Super Bowl snacks.
We'll get into that as we get closer to the big game. Oh, wow. Cool. I mean, interesting one.
And we will talk about this. Of course, the big game on Playmakers. We'll be diving into the game
today from three to four. Be sure to call up and join the conversation. Tonight for Playmakers,
this afternoon, I should say for Playmakers, big shout out to the quality post printing,
getting your words out here Wisconsin rap. I hope on Playmakers say you figure out what the
story line for the Super Bowl is because I'm bored already. You are not alone, man. There's
nothing. Yeah, there's nothing compelling about this matchup for me. So what would be compelling,
Seth? I don't know if the Detroit was a great story because they have never been to Super Bowl,
but they're out Baltimore, you know, great story. Young quarterback trying to make his bones and
they lost. And so now you've got a team that's been in it several times, won it twice.
And then a team that's like, it's not a bad team. Obviously, they made it to the Super Bowl,
but it's a boring team. Yeah, because it's a system team. That's it. I know they've got Playmakers.
I get it, but it could be kind of boring too when it's even though the 49ers have a one
of Super Bowl in a while. That's true. They're they've won more than anybody. Nobody's won as many,
they're tied, I believe. And this is a chance for them to win to have that record. That's
true. A more Super Bowl wins. So that gets a little boring. And then on the other side of things,
it's exciting and interesting as Petra Mahomes or is there anything we just saw them win last year.
And he's going for his third title in four years, I believe four or five years. And that can
get a little dynasty like and we get a little bored of those things. I do. You know, yeah. Yeah,
I'm with you. I do. I'm going to watch every second of it. I'm not going to lie to everybody.
You'd act like I'm not going to pay attention to the game. But it is, it doesn't have the,
I think the excitement that we were, a lot of us were hoping for if it was a Detroit Baltimore
Super Bowl or even a, you know, just one of those teams Detroit, our Baltimore Bay. Detroit
Kansas City. Now that would have been a fascinating story line. Yeah. Yeah. You know,
Seth, everything you said was really, really, I'm sure backed by a lot of wisdom and knowledge
that you have in sports and all of that. Just, you know, whatever. But you know what the story
line here is. Hmm. If Kansas City doesn't win, will Taylor Swift still have a relationship? Oh,
yeah. Dun, dun, dun. That's the story line here. She dumps them because he loses the Super Bowl.
That would be awesome. Happy holiday. I want that would be hilarious. What would it be better
that or if she writes a song about her, her boyfriend losing the Super Bowl? Yeah, sure.
It's a song about new hits on. We, it's got, it's a lot more drama and a lot more interesting
on the WRCT stage right now is they are rehearsing the Glass-Managerie. This being directed by Seth
Habhager starring Amanda, Laura, I see, or I'm sorry, a number of different people here along with
our own Melissa K. How is it going, you guys? It's going. We've had to, you know, of course,
rehearsals never go exactly as planned. So we had to make a few adjustments here and there.
This week, so far, this is film week. We'll be filming some segments this week. Very exciting.
So we're going to hopefully get to tonight. We've got a big one between the two guys, Tom and Jim,
with their big scene on the fire escape. Hopefully get that done tonight. And then later on in the
week, I believe we have a couple of filming bits with Melissa, with Amanda. And so yeah, this is
going to be, this is going to make it real for me. Yeah, it's head shots week too. It's head shots
week as well on Tuesday. So yeah, things are really starting to come together in interesting ways.
So the vision that you had and you are working with Beth on and everything, I have you had to
make any compromises with that, or is that rolling pretty smoothly? At this point, not really.
I mean, this is going to be the interesting part. It's the technology. This is the using the film
and the audio and all these different things. And putting it all together, I think, is going to be
the biggest challenge, putting it with live, you know, making it as seamless as possible as we can try
to be. Partially because the show is, and it's written that way as kind of a memory play,
this not prop heavy, you know, the set is pretty simple. We have a really cool rotating platform
that is very, that's going to, I think a lot of people are going to really like, which is the
most biggest technical thing on the stage. But other than that, it's going to be, you know,
setting the mood right, you know, making sure, because there's going to be a scream or a screen
on the stage at the actors, you have to work around. And that's where the projections are going to
be. And then of course, the timing with the lighting cues and the sound and the video altogether,
that's going to probably be the biggest challenge moving forward because I tell you what,
our actors are doing a fabulous job. They are doing a wonderful job so far.
As long as I can remember to not walk through the scream, I will be doing great. The scream will
be up soon. So you don't have to walk through it at least four times. How is the chemistry going
Melissa with you and your fellow cast? I hate them all. Yeah, yeah, that's what I expected.
That's what my character does. My character has this love, hate relationship. I wouldn't say
hate hates a strong word. Maybe love frustration relationship with all of the people on the stage,
which, which is an interesting dynamic to play. Also, this character for me is starting to actually
evolve a little bit, which is the part I love about learning a show because you start and you're
just focused on the memorization. But as you're working through that memorization, your character
really starts to come to life for you, which enables you to then bring it to life for the audience,
which is the best part. It's so fun. Oh, yeah. It's great to watch too. It's fun to watch.
Very excited to hear more about this and hear as it goes along how it develops.
Get your tickets. It premieres the Glass-Managerie premieres March 1st. Get your tickets at
wrctheter.org, wrctheter.org. Take a time out. We'll get to come back after our state and local
news. And we're going to talk about the 10 long lost words that we should be bringing back.
Coming up on the morning show here at WFHR, locally grown radio.
Welcome back everyone. Morning show at WFHR.
I don't mean to be a cramajin, but I'm going to cut the show, cut that song off right away.
Sorry. I apologize if I'm being a cramajin about that or anything like that, but I also want to
bring back the word cramajin. Is that what it is? Scrooge? Yeah. Yeah. Well, I think it's a fun word
to say. And it's true. It's fun. On our National Day of Counter, today is actually National
Cramajin Day. Kind of fitting to get into this list of long lost words that we want to bring back
here in 2024. We can call you when you're yelling at the clouds. Yes, exactly. Old cramajin.
Old cramajin yelling at cloud. Wayne State University in Michigan just put out a list of
long lost words that should be resurrected in 2024. These aren't slang words that have faded
like majorly or a jiggy with it or anything like that. They're mostly very old words teetering
on extinction. No, no, no. So let's go ahead and go through these. And as I say them wrong,
you guys can get the correct. Okay. And we are in our lexicon. Yes. There you go.
Blatherskyte. Blatherskyte. Blatherskyte. B-L-A-T-H-E-R-S-K-I-T-E. Blatherskyte.
A person who talks at great length without making much sense, otherwise known as James.
As in the cable TV commentator was a Blatherskyte who produced 30 minutes of angry nonsense each night.
I knew you were going to go there. A lot of politicians. A lot of Blatherskyte going on.
I feel like in 2024 this one would be an easy one to bring back. I think this is the perfect word
for the election cycle of 2024. Curlglaff. Curlglaff. C-U-R-G-L-A-F-F. Curlglaff.
Never heard that one. The shock felt when you first plung into cold water.
Oh, that has a word? I didn't know that. I didn't know that either.
I didn't know. The Tel Sheref Becker. Yeah. Yeah. When he does the polar сегодня.
The polar enough months. Actually, I think that's this weekend. It is. It is.
We're going to be talking about it. There are good stories of the day coming up in a little bit.
Curlglaff. I feel like I have to dislocate my jaw to save that.
You know kidding. Wow.
Cool graph.
Dollop. Do you know what dollop? Yes.
Yeah. Do you know? Dollop a daisy. A shapeless mass or blob or something
especially soft food. As in, he sat down to enjoy a steak grilled asparagus and a baked potato
topped with a giant dollop of sour cream. There you go. Yeah. I thought dollops were
smaller though. Not a giant dollop. That seems a little contradiction in terms.
Well, I would say it's anywhere between a teaspoon and two tablespoons.
I'll give you that.
Caffin clash. Say what? Caffin clash.
Is he sneezing over there? He sounds like German to be. Yeah.
Caffin clash. K-A-F-F-E-E-K-L-A-T-S-C-H. Wow.
Sam, I feel like the world's worst spelling bee contested.
Like it in formal social gathering where coffee is served. As in, after the kids got on the
bus, the parents headed to the porch for their morning.
Coffee is cost. Oh, coffee clutch.
Like Arnie's old show. Yes.
Coffee clutch. Yeah.
Shout out to Arnie to all of our listeners. Do you remember that?
That, yeah. Yeah.
Pocky. P-A-W-K-Y. Pocky.
Having a mocking or cynical sense of humor. As in, he had a Pocky wit.
Really? Wow. I feel like that applies to all three of us.
I feel like that. Yeah.
It hits home.
Little on the nose there.
It should be in the name for our group.
Yes. James Gang.
Yes. We're so Pocky.
We're the Pocky gang.
We're the Pocky gang. I love it.
I don't know. I mean, I watch everything Pocky kids.
We're going to get some raised eyebrows with that one, I think.
All right.
I think we will.
What?
That darn Pocky gang came to town again.
Get out of here Pocky gang.
We're not a dangerous gang.
We're just really, you know, lame.
Sensei humor.
I like the old prospector.
I end the make you laugh.
Yeah.
You're hard.
The old prospector.
We're going to get everybody about the Pocky gang.
That darn Pocky gang.
They're coming into Drude out town.
Petrature P-E-T-R-I-C-H-O-R.
Petrature.
A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain
after a long period of warm, dry weather.
Again.
I know that had a name.
I thought that was ozone.
But I know what I think we all know what that smell is.
Yeah.
It's a great smell.
It's a great smell.
Oh, yes.
Top 10 favorite smells.
That's in my top 10.
Yeah.
Good stuff.
It's my dream.
Petifogger.
Petifogger.
P-E-T-T-I-F-O-G-G-E-R.
Petifogger.
An inferior legal practitioner,
especially one who deals with petty cases
or has dubious practices.
Oh.
So all the billboard to see a long highway?
I was just thinking, yeah, billboard attorneys.
When I was working in California with a,
I'm the law show that I was working on,
talking to a lot of attorneys and all that.
They called them back seat lawyers.
Because you sit on them.
You sit on them with your back seat.
That's interesting.
That should be the only people
reading those billboards when you're driving.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah.
We've talked about it anywhere.
Wrong habits.
Wrong habit.
Wow.
A person who speaks confidently, but ignorantly.
Hahaha.
Love it.
Another term for our politicians.
Yeah, yeah, I think I believe this is a perfect politician term.
Let's keep it going, everyone.
Let's keep bringing this stuff back.
Wrong habit needs to come back.
Oh, wrong habit.
Oh, like, Dagnavitt.
Yeah, so close to Dagnavitt.
I can't.
I love it.
Sounds like a good expletive.
All these are like prospector speak.
I love it.
It's great.
So we've had some good ones.
I really like Pauky.
I really like that one.
Pauky is a good one.
We've got exactly short enough to remember.
Yeah, no kidding.
Half, half, half.
How about Twanke?
Twankel or Twankel.
I'm sorry, Twankel.
T-W-A-N-K-L-E.
To twang with the fingers on a musical instrument.
As in, he sat on the porch as dusk rolled in.
Twanke.
Nice.
Did a little musical example of it.
Twankeling back there in the background.
A little like, nice twine.
Oh, I love a good twankel.
I love a good twankel.
Is that the technical term for when like someone pops a bass?
Oh, yeah.
You know, you know, like that popping sound on a bass and that.
I like that.
That's the actual word for it.
And thank you for the musical.
You're welcome.
I'm here for you.
I wasn't sure if that was Melissa or Kevin.
So I didn't want to say who I didn't want to give credit to believe.
If her cat can play the guitar.
Wow, that'd be pretty cool.
Yeah.
And it's the last we'll see if Melissa.
Like she's on the run.
You got to take a tour with that.
You got a tour with something like that.
We're still learning.
So there's some good, there's some good ones out here.
But this is my choice.
Uh, okay.
We got to bring thunder plump.
Oh, okay.
You've been hit by thunder plump.
A heavy fall of rain during a thunder storm.
As in, he'd hoped he could get home before the storm got too bad,
but found himself instead jogging through a soggy thunder plump.
That is a great word.
Thunder plump.
And as you were alluding to their James, a wrestling name.
Yes, yes.
That'd be a great wrestling name.
They'd be a great one.
It's thunder plump.
Tonight.
You've got the bruiser verse thunder plump.
Exactly.
Thunder plump.
It just rolls right off the tongue, man.
It's a fun word.
It's a great word.
That's up there.
I actually think that we should rename one of our towns at Wisconsin.
One of those towns has got like 20 people at it.
Yeah.
It's like thunder plump.
That's a great name, man.
Think of the two reasons.
We're on a town that's got all the same name as
bazillion other towns in this country.
Yeah, right.
This has been happening a little bit more recently,
actually, of small towns.
Like you're talking about Melissa.
There's a couple of them that are doing that.
They're like, you know, there are how many people a year
go to Carl's bad, you know, Oklahoma,
just because it's Carl's bad.
And their name is Carl or something.
We got this right here not too far away from us with Rudolf.
Yeah, how many should we go to Rudolf all the day?
You know, once you hear the name of the town.
Yeah, it's not a bad idea.
Thunder plump.
I can't help it.
Sorry.
I'm going to go to break.
I'm going to stop myself.
We will come back with some good stories of the day.
And that ain't right one for you.
All lined up on the morning show here at WFHR.
My daddy said, son, you're going to drive me to drink.
And if you don't stop driving out hot rod Lincoln.
Welcome back to the morning show here at WFHR.
Locally grown radio.
Seth, Melissa and James here with you.
We hope you're having a great start to your week out there.
Thanks for kicking it off with us, everybody.
We got a good stuff lined up for you tomorrow.
Be sure to join Melissa and I.
We're going to take good care of you and get your morning going right.
Good things on the way.
Here's an interesting one that we want to touch on as we dive into.
Or that ain't right story here for us.
Jilted woman.
Jilted women are definitely at the target market here possibly.
Or I think that's a little bit on a little low hanging fruit, a little lame, actually.
I think anybody who has been hurt is
is a good person on this one.
An animal shelter in New Jersey called Homeward Bound Pet Adoption
is offering a unique service for Valentine's Day this year.
For a $50 donation, they'll name a feral cat after your ex and then neuter it.
They'll also spray female cats.
But the real appeal is getting a to name a cat after somebody you dislike and then of course
them being neutered.
Right, right.
That'll think the flyer they posted on says new to your ex Valentine's Day.
Become genius marketing.
I think it's pretty dark good.
Now I take all of this stuff, you know, tongue and cheek, just very lightly and fun.
And I think it's kind of silly and all that.
And you're so right, Melissa.
Incredibly good marketing.
Most of the places that do this are humane societies.
And I don't know how like to me, I don't know how you can get to like take any of it too
seriously when they're dealing with a subject that is very serious and important to us.
But also one that I who is against humane societies, you know, I mean, seriously,
if you ever heard anybody say anything negative necessarily or like they're against it.
They're doing a job that that nobody else is doing.
I mean, not nobody, but but they're they're taking care of a large population of our animal,
you know, in this country that that need help and aren't getting it anywhere else.
And if you're if you're not a pet person, you don't like animals, you don't like domesticated
animals, that they're doubly bad good, you know, because they take care of stuff and you don't
have to worry about it.
You know, they they take they try to get all those apparel cats taking care of.
They try to, you know, get all the strays taking care of.
Hence, hence the push to spay and neuter exactly exactly.
So you're right, man, if you're against that, what's wrong with you?
Yeah, I'm looking forward to not just this, but more, more of these kind of stories.
We'll be sure to be covering them and everything.
And then we send a gigantic shout out to our friends at the South of County Humane Society,
our own Humane Society and our neck of the woods.
But you got one near you.
Be sure to root for them and find out more ways that you can help them out.
Be listening this Thursday as we have our pet of the week with Madison.
She'll be joining us.
Maybe we should suggest to Madison that you do this here.
Maybe, maybe, yeah, why not?
Yeah, the number of cats they have boy.
Yeah, you could suggest it to Madison.
You can email them SWCHS at SWCHS.com SWCHS at SWCHS.com.
Be listening this Thursday for our pet of the week.
We need a palette lens and let's look at some good stories to the day.
One of them is of course you.
We want to send a shout out to Lindsey Feit.
Lindsey had a birthday today.
We did. We're not able to get it onto our list.
But we're including it now and we'll go to the list tomorrow.
Yeah, happy birthday, Lindsey.
Happy birthday, Lindsey.
Enjoy your day, Lindsey.
Hope it's a great one for you.
We've got great sports on your radio dial tonight.
Join us this afternoon at three for Playmakers.
Randy and I will be taking conversations with our rafters, with our riverkings.
We'll be talking local sports, talking world sports, all of the above.
And we want to talk to you, call up and join the conversation.
Playmakers, brown to you by a quality plus printing.
Today, three to four, every Monday, three to four.
And a little after that, we got Milwaukee Bucks basketball at Detroit.
Our pregame kicks off at 530 right here at WFHR.
And on WRI, high school boys basketball poured Edwards,
versus Northern Lutheran.
Randy and Seth are going to cover that one for you.
It is a ball night, everybody.
It is.
Enjoy.
Good stuff on the radio all along.
And Seth, one of the make sure that we touch on this for our veterans.
And it's a shout out to a quick shout out to Tom Heiser.
He's going to join us with our monthly veterans update this week.
Oh, that's right.
Looking forward to that.
Just to run a reminder, everyone, that the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
is asking, once again, for caring individuals to send Valentine's Day cards
to our veterans living at the Wisconsin Veterans Homes in Chippewa Falls,
King and Union Grove.
Please, they do ask that you mail those Valentine's cards to the veterans
no later than January 31st.
So you still have a couple of days to make sure they arrive
and can be distributed to all of their homes on February 14th.
Please do not include any candy food or snacks due to allergies
or dietary restrictions.
Send them to the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, attention,
veteran Valentine's PO Box 7843, Madison, Wisconsin 537-07.
Be sure to do that if you can, everybody.
And a big thank you to everybody who already has.
Special Olympics, Wisconsin Rapids Polar Plunge coming up this Saturday, February 3rd.
9.30 a.m. over at Anchor Bay Bar and Grill at 3460 North Beer and Drive.
Enjoy a great time over at Anchor Bay and help out a great organization,
the Special Olympics.
It'll practically be balmy out.
So why not jump in the freezing water?
Especially if you've never done this before, this is the year.
This is the year.
And nobody's going to remember it being balmy.
You can just know, years and years later, talking about this.
You got a story.
Yep, you got a story.
I did a Polar Plunge in the winter.
Yeah, I did me a Polar Plunge.
Yeah, down there.
Everywhere at 3rd.
Yeah, down in the less.
They're going to have live music, Food and Beverage, Hot Coco, merchandise, photo moments,
chili bear, all kinds of cool stuff down there.
Be sure to join so many of our great, favorite local people at the Special Olympics,
Wisconsin Rapids Polar Plunge going on this Saturday.
9.30 to 11.30 will be registration and plunger check-in.
At noon, plungers are jumping.
And a big, big special, thank you to our friends over at the Special Olympics.
You can find out more by going to classy.org.
That's classy.org.
And be sure to follow along on their Facebook page.
Just type in your search bar, Special Olympics, Wisconsin.
All one word, Special Olympics, Wisconsin.
And you can follow along with them.
Special Olympics, Wisconsin.org is their website.
And I'm sure you can still support a team out there.
Because I know Sheriff Becker was only going to jump if they raised a certain amount of money.
That's right.
You've got to get Sheriff Becker wet.
Yeah, cold.
We got to do that.
We got to do that.
Yeah.
Join Buckley Baldwin Post 2534 for an evening of food, drink, and fellowship.
The Donald J. Canuth Memorial Hall at 2711 Red and Road is having their Friday night open house.
This is taking place this Friday from 6 to 8.
Shuttle bus will run from the hotel, meet, and conference center to the Donald J. Canuth Hall.
And we'll talk about this with Tom a little bit in a couple of days.
But this is a really nice chance.
And maybe if you, especially if you've never been to the VFW or maybe you don't know a lot of what
our veterans do and how they impact our community, how much they add to our community.
Maybe you're just looking for something to do.
Hey, there's no wrong answer here.
Go ahead and check it out.
Again, the Friday night open house taking place at the Donald J. Canuth Memorial Hall at 2711
Red and Road in Wisconsin Rapids 6 to 8 this Friday.
And keep in mind January is red on month.
Red on action month and test kits are half price or $5 at the Wisconsin Rapids office.
Wood County River block building on 3rd floor.
You can get these at 111 West Jackson Street here in Wisconsin Rapids.
All right.
Be sure to do that.
Everybody get a chance.
And I want to take a look at this world good story of the day real quick.
A homeless man in Fayetteville, North Carolina rescued five puppies
and took them to an animal shelter this month after their mom got hit by a car.
Oh no.
Despite his limited resources, he'd been feeding the mom and had a feeling she had puppies somewhere.
So he went looking for them and brought them in.
The shelter has been trying to track him down because people online want to help him out.
The puppies go up for adoption this Thursday and they're all doing very well and healthy.
So let's hopefully be able to spread a word about this and people in Fayetteville can hopefully
find this man and help him out.
Yeah, no kidding.
Big thank you to all the people that were a part of these
United Waves Southwood and M's counties.
Almost point in time count.
That's right.
Appreciate everybody that did that and cares about this subject.
Thank you to everybody and thank you to the both of you.
Great show you guys.
Yeah, great shirt by the way James.
Awesome shirt today.
What's he wearing?
I'm totally on it.
We should really just relax.
We should really just relax.
It's a show.
It's a mysterious sightseater.
Hey, for those of us okay.
It's a mystery.
Thank you for telling us because we can't see.
You know, soon you will be able to get on that.
Yeah, exactly.
Yeah, that's coming everybody right here at WFHR.
