1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 1: It's the radio segment that just invented a gift for 2 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 1: the dad who has everything, The lawn Moji, an automated 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: lawnmower that cuts grass in the shape of your favorite emoji. Yes, 4 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:20,720 Speaker 1: if you want to show your neighbors a shrug or 5 00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: a cheeky face pom, just hit that button and let 6 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: lawn Moji do its thing. Thanks to Laser Stories, the 7 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: segment where we read weird news stories around the globe 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,640 Speaker 1: just like everyone else does, except we've got a laser. 9 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: Those other grassholes just don't. This first laser story is 10 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: out of the Yahoo Wahoo State My favorite One Florida, 11 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: seventy two year old man named Samuel Thomas called nine 12 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: to one one the other day because he claims someone 13 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: was shooting an AR fifteen rifle in the roadway. That's 14 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: a normal morning in Florida. 15 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: Oh God. 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: Well, when cop showed up, they only saw a family 17 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: barbecue happening at that residence with small children at play. Also, 18 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: several other neighbors reported no shooting had been taking place 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: at all. 20 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 3: So did he not get invited? And he's mad? 21 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: Is that what's going on? Well, after hearing from a 22 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: few more bystanders, the officers did some quick research and 23 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: found Samuel had called nine one one three thousand, four 24 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:28,319 Speaker 1: hundred times this year alone. 25 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: Oh my god, rest they had to look into that. 26 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: You don't automatically get flagged. 27 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: Yells, and so the flag just spy right on that threshold. 28 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 1: Sixteen thousand calls he made within the last five years. 29 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 3: Operators know his voice. 30 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. This particular neighbor said that Samuel has called nine 31 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: one one on them over six hundred times this year 32 00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: because of their barbecue, has accused them of narcotic sales, 33 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:07,279 Speaker 1: firearms usage, and suspicious activity all on silver lining. 34 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 2: I would love to be those neighbors, because now the 35 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 2: cops do not believe this guy wants. They're not gonna 36 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: go look. 37 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,919 Speaker 3: Yeah, but they're just trying to grill some cheeseburgers. 38 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: Makes me chick, Like you're saying, it's unclear why police 39 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: haven't cut him off from calling. 40 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, if that changed, tim, Like, it's actually like, you 41 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 3: can't lie to nine one one like that is actually illegal. 42 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:32,960 Speaker 1: It's a crime, and it's our tax dollars. 43 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 3: Yea. 44 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: But he has been busted for other crimes before, No, 45 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: and so far none of those has been for misusing 46 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: the nine one one system. 47 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 3: Someone take his cell phone away or change nine one 48 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 3: one like you do with your exes, It. 49 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: Says, do let's go to your next laser story out 50 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: of Ohio. For some people, there's nothing more thrilling than 51 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 1: riding a roller coaster. 52 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 2: Scary. 53 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,960 Speaker 1: Now you can experience that while also enjoying the excitement 54 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 1: of eating cicadas. I say that because there's an amusement 55 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 1: park called King's Island in southwestern Ohio. They've been dealing 56 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: with masses of cicadas which have made their way to 57 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 1: the surface for the next few weeks. The swarms are 58 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: so dense people are being warned to keep their mouths 59 00:03:20,680 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: sealed shut while riding the roller coasters at King's Island 60 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: or you could get a mouthful. 61 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 3: Tea. 62 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: You know. 63 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 3: They had to warn people after it kept happening too. 64 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. People are posting videos of it on TikTok, and 65 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: others are proudly sharing ride photos of people in their 66 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: group with their mouths firmly closed as instruction. 67 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 3: Come on, if you're going to flex on social media, 68 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,119 Speaker 3: you need to get one down the throat. You can. 69 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, no matter what though, with that rule in place, 70 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: right now. It is the quietest theme park in all 71 00:03:56,600 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: of America. No streams from any roller coasters. Everybody closed 72 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: mouth scream right now. It's scary. 73 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 2: You have a ride, It's like ride the Cicada. 74 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 3: That's crazy because even though they're not in your mouth, 75 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 3: they're probably still hitting your face, your eyes. 76 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 2: Those two Oh my god. 77 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: This next Lazer story is out of food news. Do 78 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: you put ketchup on eggs? And are you sick of 79 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: being persecuted for it? Okay? 80 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 3: Hold on. 81 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 2: The only time I do is when I crave it, 82 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: like once a year because my mom used to do it. 83 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: Well, if you do, Hines has your back, and we 84 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: know this because they're trying to normalize it with a 85 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 1: new ad campaign that claims ketchup on eggs or even 86 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: on your bacon is perfectly acceptable. What isacon? 87 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 3: No hot sauce but not ketchup syrup on your bacon 88 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 3: is amazing? 89 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: Good well, Hines partnered with one hundred different waffle houses 90 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: all around the country to change the labels on their 91 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 1: bottles to say breakfast Ketchup works exact same product, it's 92 00:04:59,200 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: just the label is I would buy that? 93 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 3: Thinking, what's this new ketchup I guarantee there's people sitting 94 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 3: down being like, oh, this one tastes different. 95 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I like this better than regular Ketchup. Around fifty 96 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 1: diners across the US will also have limited edition bottles 97 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: shaped like maple syrup. Hines claims one in four people 98 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: actually use Ketchup on their breakfast, but it should be 99 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: even more. They say. People could stop being embarrassed by it. 100 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 1: It's not low class quote. Ketchup at breakfast should be 101 00:05:27,720 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 1: the norm, not the exception. 102 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,160 Speaker 2: I just thought, yeah, hash Browns, a little dollar on 103 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 2: the hash Browns maybe. 104 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, you just got to backfire kids. Now though, 105 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:39,479 Speaker 1: we're going to be like, I'll only eat breakfast ketchup. Yeah. 106 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 1: And Starbucks coming out with their Ketchup coffee. 107 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, ketchupo. 108 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, only ice the ice to breakfast. 109 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 2: It's just like a bloody Mary. 110 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 3: Just's exciting and more caffeine. 111 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, all the worst parts. God this next laser stories 112 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: out of lunch break love ness. In the past year, 113 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 1: you may have heard some employers are trying to spruce 114 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: up their workplaces, maybe offering free parking or free food 115 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: to try and sweeten the deal to get people to 116 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: stop working from home. Yeah, Well, one study found there's 117 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: a surprising thing gen Z wants at work, something no 118 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: one's really thinking about, and it could actually boost performance 119 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: and get more people back in the office. 120 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 3: Okay. 121 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: In a new poll, forty seven percent of gen Z 122 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 1: say they would appreciate more spaces to become intimate with 123 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: their co workers. Alexis is nodding her head and found, 124 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: I don't think that's it. Gen Z. 125 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 3: The generation that's like not doing it, Like, that's the like, 126 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:47,640 Speaker 3: that's the studies. 127 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:50,799 Speaker 1: They're like, save space to do it at work. 128 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 3: That's why do they care about cleaning the sheets or 129 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 3: anything in between these? 130 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 2: Or is this a pot? 131 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 1: Is this like a stand up situation? Don't They don't 132 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: specified They just want a space designated for intimate activities 133 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: with coworkers. 134 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 3: I mean, we have a wellness room that was used 135 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 3: when I had to, you know, pump to my baby problems. 136 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 2: We don't have hot coworkers. 137 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: B Yeah, excuse me. Thirty eight percent say they'd like 138 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 1: to have a private space for hookups and solo play 139 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: during the work day. 140 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 2: Well, I have them. 141 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 3: Does that mean that somebody could have already hooked up 142 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 3: in our wellness room? 143 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: You know? For sure? 144 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 2: That's happened, you were there. 145 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: But they love that so that they could quote take 146 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: a break alone or with a co worker gen Z, 147 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: or say if they got action in the office, their 148 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: work life balance would be a whole lot better and 149 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: it would improve their overall mood. 150 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 2: Yes. 151 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it never goes south. 152 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 3: There's never any drama with workplace romance. 153 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: So you go to it, gen Z. Yeah, imagine catching 154 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: another drama. Oh, it's all drama. 155 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 3: Yeah. 156 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: Exist. I know one person who wholeheartedly supports their argument. 157 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: I bet that's this guy. He doesn't care about having privacy. 158 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: That's a sound of him back at his nine to 159 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: five helping customers at foot Launders. A hold on, lady, 160 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: let him do his thing, and then you can try 161 00:08:15,040 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: on that pair of Adidas. And that sound means Laser 162 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:19,560 Speaker 1: Stories has come to an end for the day. We'll 163 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: do it again, same time on Friday 164 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.