Hosts Dave and Len discuss the week’s top stories: Oxford University Press naming “ragebait” Word of the Year, alarming reports of Black mothers denied timely care in hospitals, and President Trump’s unexpected endorsement of Rush Hour 4 amid controversy.
The episode also highlights a heartwarming daddy-daughter dance at Louisiana’s Angola prison, unpacks popular youth slang, and touches on local weather, holiday reflections, and cultural commentary.
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00:01:26 --> 00:01:32 Yeah what's going on sir hey dave everything is good this is leonard young ceo
00:01:32 --> 00:01:39 of national black guide delawareblack.com black media specialist all around good guy how goes it dave,
00:01:40 --> 00:01:46 Man, I can't call it. It's another wonderful day in the neighborhood, as they put it, you know.
00:01:46 --> 00:01:50 So it was a famous man that used to say that all the time, you know.
00:01:50 --> 00:01:59 So, you know, I guess we made it through the holiday weekend.
00:01:59 --> 00:02:03 How was your Thanksgiving and everything? Yeah, I mean, everything was good.
00:02:03 --> 00:02:07 One of my goals was not to overeat, and I didn't.
00:02:08 --> 00:02:11 But other than everything else is good
00:02:11 --> 00:02:13 yeah everything yeah it
00:02:13 --> 00:02:17 was it was okay for me it was just quiet and you know i didn't do too much but
00:02:17 --> 00:02:22 it was it was quiet then on thursday thanksgiving day and then on friday i had
00:02:22 --> 00:02:26 to sit there and watch the eagles lose that wasn't yeah it wasn't good at all
00:02:26 --> 00:02:32 yeah that was not good so so you know that put a bummer on the weekend but
00:02:32 --> 00:02:35 you know what can you say,
00:02:35 --> 00:02:38 then when you get through the weekend and then.
00:02:39 --> 00:02:42 They started talking about snow. They were calling for snow today.
00:02:42 --> 00:02:43 Thank God it didn't happen.
00:02:43 --> 00:02:50 But, you know, I guess they must have got some snow in some parts of the country.
00:02:51 --> 00:02:53 Well, I know they did some parts of the country, but they were talking about
00:02:53 --> 00:02:55 it in PA. They were supposed to be getting some snow.
00:02:55 --> 00:02:59 I guess they must have got some up there. But we only got rain today. Thank God.
00:03:00 --> 00:03:05 Yeah. And, you know, actually, yeah, I was going to say it actually didn't feel
00:03:05 --> 00:03:09 cold enough for snow. So I would have been surprised if we got snow because,
00:03:09 --> 00:03:12 I mean, it was cold, but it wasn't snow cold outside.
00:03:14 --> 00:03:17 Right. That's true. That is true. It wasn't that cold.
00:03:18 --> 00:03:22 If we got anything, it would have been like the wet snow.
00:03:22 --> 00:03:27 And it was, you're right, it wasn't that cold.
00:03:27 --> 00:03:31 Not enough to have anything, especially anything that's thick or anything like
00:03:31 --> 00:03:37 that. So, yeah, but, you know, we made it through, but they are predicting that
00:03:37 --> 00:03:39 we're supposed to get some snow this winter.
00:03:40 --> 00:03:47 I just wanted to be a fast winter, you know. You know what I always look forward to? Yeah.
00:03:48 --> 00:03:53 Always look forward to when the winter solstice comes, because then after the
00:03:53 --> 00:03:59 winter solstice comes, which is usually around the 21st of December,
00:03:59 --> 00:03:59 somewhere around there.
00:04:01 --> 00:04:07 That's usually the first day of winter too so that means that we are transitioning
00:04:07 --> 00:04:12 and the days start to get the daylight starts to get a little longer.
00:04:14 --> 00:04:22 So we're transitioning because winter doesn't last as long as it was when we
00:04:22 --> 00:04:24 were kids you ever notice that?
00:04:24 --> 00:04:28 So Dave, when I was growing up I never heard of the winter solstice I feel like
00:04:28 --> 00:04:31 that's something I just heard about in the last 10 years.
00:04:31 --> 00:04:38 So I have no recollection of what it means, what it looks like, when it is.
00:04:38 --> 00:04:41 And I'm glad you said December because I didn't know when it was.
00:04:42 --> 00:04:46 Yeah, it's usually, it's the first day, it's really the first day of winter.
00:04:47 --> 00:04:50 So, and that should be around the 21st, if I'm not mistaken.
00:04:50 --> 00:04:57 So, but the, it supposedly is the shortest, is it the shortest day of the year
00:04:57 --> 00:05:01 or the longest day of the year? I'm trying to remember. It's one, it's one or the other.
00:05:02 --> 00:05:07 But then usually that's right after that is when the, the daylight,
00:05:08 --> 00:05:12 you know, starts to get, you get longer.
00:05:12 --> 00:05:15 More daylight at the end of the day meaning the days
00:05:15 --> 00:05:18 start to get the light the daylight
00:05:18 --> 00:05:26 starts to get longer got all confused here but uh you know when the daylight
00:05:26 --> 00:05:33 starts to extend after that so but yeah and it is something that i only remember
00:05:33 --> 00:05:38 hearing about as a kid it's something that I found out about maybe in my 30s.
00:05:38 --> 00:05:43 You know, never heard of it either. So it's not something that,
00:05:43 --> 00:05:45 you know, it's not something they talked about in school a lot,
00:05:45 --> 00:05:49 but not the winter solstice, let's put it that way.
00:05:49 --> 00:05:57 So, but but now I know what it is. I'll put it that way. So, yeah.
00:05:58 --> 00:06:06 So, but anyway, well, let's see. I think we got a couple things for you guys
00:06:06 --> 00:06:10 today that we're going to talk about. So let's see.
00:06:11 --> 00:06:14 Let's go with this first story I came up with.
00:06:14 --> 00:06:22 It says, Ragebate named Oxford University Press Word of the Year as outrage
00:06:22 --> 00:06:26 fuels social media traffic in 2025.
00:06:26 --> 00:06:29 You ever heard of Ragebate? I have.
00:06:29 --> 00:06:33 Okay. So what would your interpretation of it be?
00:06:34 --> 00:06:38 When people post stuff online to purposely get people, like,
00:06:38 --> 00:06:42 fired up. Yeah, I do it all the time.
00:06:46 --> 00:06:48 Well, okay. Well, listen to this.
00:06:48 --> 00:06:56 It says, Oxford University Press has named rate bait as its word of the year.
00:06:56 --> 00:06:59 It's kind of an oxymoron because it's two words, actually.
00:07:00 --> 00:07:03 Capturing the internet by storm in 2025.
00:07:04 --> 00:07:12 It says the phrase refers to online content that is deliberately designed to
00:07:12 --> 00:07:15 elicit anger or outrage,
00:07:15 --> 00:07:24 being frustrated, provocative, or offensive with the aim of driving traffic
00:07:24 --> 00:07:26 to a particular social media account.
00:07:26 --> 00:07:32 That's what Oxford said in the statement. So you kind of agree with that?
00:07:32 --> 00:07:41 Yeah, yeah. Okay. It said the person producing it will bask in the millions
00:07:41 --> 00:07:47 quite often of comments and shares and even likes sometimes.
00:07:47 --> 00:07:59 This is the result of algorithms used by social media companies because although we love fluffy cats,
00:08:00 --> 00:08:06 we'll appreciate that we tend to engage more with negative content and content
00:08:06 --> 00:08:08 that really provokes us.
00:08:08 --> 00:08:12 And we all know that to be true because, you know, we run through those comments
00:08:12 --> 00:08:14 when it has to do with negative stuff.
00:08:14 --> 00:08:24 It says Rage Bay top two other contenders, Aura Farming and Biocheck.
00:08:26 --> 00:08:34 Wait, I'm sorry, biohack, biohack, after a public comment on the shortlist compiled
00:08:34 --> 00:08:36 by Oxford University Press.
00:08:37 --> 00:08:40 Aura farming, you know about that? Say it one more time.
00:08:41 --> 00:08:44 Aura farming, A-U-R-A farming.
00:08:45 --> 00:08:51 No, I have no idea what that is. Okay. It means to cultivate a public image
00:08:51 --> 00:09:02 by presenting oneself in a way intended suddenly to convey an air of confidence,
00:09:02 --> 00:09:04 coolness, or mystique.
00:09:04 --> 00:09:17 And then biohack is defined as an attempt to improve or optimize one's physical or mental performance,
00:09:17 --> 00:09:20 health, or longevity.
00:09:20 --> 00:09:25 Hmm. It's interesting. I don't think I'm familiar with either one of these.
00:09:25 --> 00:09:32 Mm-hmm. The word of the year is selected by a group of lexigraphers,
00:09:33 --> 00:09:35 Oxford University Press,
00:09:35 --> 00:09:42 who analyze new and emerging words as well as changes in the way language is
00:09:42 --> 00:09:47 being used to identify words of cultural significance.
00:09:47 --> 00:09:49 Excuse me, cultural significance.
00:09:50 --> 00:09:55 Oxford University Press, publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary,
00:09:56 --> 00:10:00 has selected a word of the year annually since 2004.
00:10:01 --> 00:10:05 So this, well, it's been almost 20 years, well, 21 years since they've been doing this.
00:10:06 --> 00:10:11 Past winners include podcast in 2005.
00:10:12 --> 00:10:13 That's interesting. Right.
00:10:15 --> 00:10:25 Emoji in 2015 seems like that's been older than that right maybe I don't know I guess not,
00:10:26 --> 00:10:34 Wow. And in 2022, Goblin Mode? I never heard of that.
00:10:34 --> 00:10:42 Goblin Mode, which describes people who resisted returning to normal life after
00:10:42 --> 00:10:45 the COVID-19 pandemic. Wow.
00:10:46 --> 00:10:50 Goblin Mode. Okay. That's a good one. Okay.
00:10:50 --> 00:10:53 I can understand why people would call it that.
00:10:53 --> 00:11:04 But so the word of the year, what do you think about that when it comes to rage
00:11:04 --> 00:11:06 bait as being the word of the year? What do you think?
00:11:07 --> 00:11:12 Yeah, I mean, I'm not sure what they base it on, but I mean,
00:11:12 --> 00:11:15 it is a word I have seen on social media a lot.
00:11:16 --> 00:11:21 So I don't think it's the most popular, but...
00:11:23 --> 00:11:25 But I don't know I guess
00:11:25 --> 00:11:28 I guess they more base this
00:11:28 --> 00:11:32 on the actions or that would
00:11:32 --> 00:11:35 lead to it being classified as rage bait
00:11:35 --> 00:11:38 meaning you know this is
00:11:38 --> 00:11:40 what people are doing in order to
00:11:40 --> 00:11:44 get people to react to certain things because
00:11:44 --> 00:11:48 I mean we got clickbait we got
00:11:48 --> 00:11:51 rage bait there was something there was another bait
00:11:51 --> 00:11:55 too and i can't remember what it is but and especially
00:11:55 --> 00:11:58 nowadays you know because when you look at when you look at certain comments
00:11:58 --> 00:12:02 and then people go to comment on those comments and it becomes a back and forth
00:12:02 --> 00:12:08 there you go right there that's rage bait i guess you know so and then when
00:12:08 --> 00:12:13 you look at these these other things because basically i mean you would think that.
00:12:15 --> 00:12:20 These type of things are being created almost daily.
00:12:21 --> 00:12:26 You know, I mean, you can, you know, there's, well, yeah, I mean,
00:12:26 --> 00:12:31 these type of words that, you know, and this is like an acting type word.
00:12:31 --> 00:12:36 So these type of things, when it comes to the internet, especially when it comes
00:12:36 --> 00:12:40 to social media, you know, they're creating things on a regular basis.
00:12:41 --> 00:12:44 I mean, you know, every time you turn around, there's something new.
00:12:44 --> 00:12:49 Well, I think the question is what stick and what goes national,
00:12:49 --> 00:12:51 you know, like I'm sure there's a lot of local stuff.
00:12:52 --> 00:12:56 What's sticking? What goes national? Well, when you got Oxford University.
00:12:57 --> 00:13:03 Oh, yeah. Yeah, I know. This is definitely Ivy League and so forth and so forth.
00:13:03 --> 00:13:07 You know, you know, when they're doing stuff like this, you know,
00:13:07 --> 00:13:10 that tells you a lot that they they deem it to be important.
00:13:10 --> 00:13:17 Can you imagine being in school now, Leonard, and having to pick your field
00:13:17 --> 00:13:25 of study, what the list must look like now as far as your major that you could take and your minors?
00:13:26 --> 00:13:31 Because most of it's probably going to, I'm sure a lot of it has to do with
00:13:31 --> 00:13:35 social media, some of it's social media, some of it's internet-based,
00:13:36 --> 00:13:37 you know. Yeah, I'm sure, AI.
00:13:39 --> 00:13:43 I saw something the other day when they were talking there was like five different
00:13:43 --> 00:13:47 AI courses being offered at what school was that?
00:13:48 --> 00:13:52 And they were talking about how there was waiting lists for these courses you know,
00:13:53 --> 00:13:59 they also said uh google is offering or some type of free ai certificate program,
00:14:00 --> 00:14:05 so i mean yeah i mean definitely the way because everybody everybody's trying
00:14:05 --> 00:14:11 so these are probably the people who realize hey i'm working right now i might
00:14:11 --> 00:14:13 well get on the ball and get in,
00:14:15 --> 00:14:19 I can fit in, you know, because they get those certificates on whatever the
00:14:19 --> 00:14:22 case may be, those certifications, you know,
00:14:23 --> 00:14:26 for those people who might be out of a job because AI took over their job,
00:14:26 --> 00:14:31 then they could work behind the scenes as being, you know, somebody that because
00:14:31 --> 00:14:32 they had that certification.
00:14:33 --> 00:14:40 Right. So, you know, we all got to be, we need to pay attention because the
00:14:40 --> 00:14:42 way these things are set up right now, man, And.
00:14:44 --> 00:14:48 You think we don't know what's real and what isn't now? I mean,
00:14:48 --> 00:14:50 what's real and what's not now?
00:14:50 --> 00:14:54 Just think five years from now, it's going to be scary.
00:14:55 --> 00:14:58 You know, it's really going to be scary. Did you hear about how,
00:14:59 --> 00:15:02 what was it? What's the soup company?
00:15:02 --> 00:15:07 Was it Campbell that was making the chicken with 3D printers?
00:15:07 --> 00:15:10 Oh, no. Did you hear about this? No, I didn't hear about that.
00:15:10 --> 00:15:13 Yeah, I think it was Campbell's.
00:15:14 --> 00:15:17 And I have to check to be sure. I don't want to say the wrong company,
00:15:18 --> 00:15:20 but I think it was Campbell's.
00:15:20 --> 00:15:30 They were making the soup using a 3D chicken recipe that they were creating the chicken.
00:15:30 --> 00:15:33 I mean, it wasn't even real chicken. Oh, yeah. That's crazy.
00:15:34 --> 00:15:39 Yeah. This is where we are, man. This is where we are. So, you know,
00:15:40 --> 00:15:45 so, and I'm sure there's some rage bait involved with that one. I'm not seeing that.
00:15:48 --> 00:15:52 And anyway, move on to our next story.
00:15:52 --> 00:15:57 I saw the story and I thought this was, here we go again.
00:15:57 --> 00:16:04 We can't seem to get away from these type of things, but black mothers in Texas and Indiana were.
00:16:05 --> 00:16:11 Say hospital staff ignored cries for care while they were in labor.
00:16:11 --> 00:16:19 So two Black women said that they were denied immediate medical attention despite
00:16:19 --> 00:16:22 being minutes away from giving birth.
00:16:22 --> 00:16:27 The incidents, which happened days apart in different states,
00:16:27 --> 00:16:35 highlight longstanding disparities in health outcomes for Black women, health as per se.
00:16:35 --> 00:16:42 In a TikTok video that is going viral, Texas resident Carrie Jones can be seen
00:16:42 --> 00:16:49 screaming while a nurse at a Dallas Regional Medical Center in Mesquite asks
00:16:49 --> 00:16:52 a series of intake questions,
00:16:53 --> 00:16:55 including her due date.
00:16:57 --> 00:17:04 This is not funny, but, you know, it is funny. It says her answer was right now.
00:17:04 --> 00:17:09 You know, this was her due date because she felt like she was having her baby right then and there.
00:17:10 --> 00:17:17 Joan yelled as she was bet over in pain and in a wheelchair.
00:17:17 --> 00:17:23 Joan's mother, who took the video on November 11th, can be heard asking the
00:17:23 --> 00:17:29 nurse whether she treats all patients in the same manner or just the black ones.
00:17:29 --> 00:17:34 The nurse does not respond in the video. In another video posted online,
00:17:35 --> 00:17:41 her mother says she asked the hospital staff members whether they could move
00:17:41 --> 00:17:46 Jones into labor and delivery as she was in visible distress.
00:17:47 --> 00:17:52 She said, no, I have to fill out all this paperwork first.
00:17:53 --> 00:18:00 Jones' mother said they waited more than half an hour before she was admitted.
00:18:00 --> 00:18:03 Jones' mother declined to comment at this time.
00:18:04 --> 00:18:09 And then they say, less than a week later in Crown Point, Indiana,
00:18:10 --> 00:18:18 Mercedes Wells rushed into the Franciscan Hospital where her contractions were 10 minutes apart.
00:18:19 --> 00:18:26 Familiar with labor pains as a mother of three kids waiting at home in Illinois,
00:18:27 --> 00:18:32 Wells looks as mad as fourth baby could arrive any moment.
00:18:32 --> 00:18:36 It took hours and a check out from the nurse.
00:18:36 --> 00:18:43 Will said she was sent home without even having been seen by a doctor.
00:18:44 --> 00:18:53 They didn't give me a chance, give my husband a chance to warm up the truck, she said.
00:18:53 --> 00:18:58 My husband, Leon, recounted that while he was driving, I actually...
00:19:00 --> 00:19:05 See the baby's head. I see the baby's head right there.
00:19:06 --> 00:19:10 I'm like, oh my gosh. And I pulled over.
00:19:10 --> 00:19:14 Eight minutes after Wells and her husband got into their truck,
00:19:14 --> 00:19:19 Wells gave birth while they were parked on the side of the road.
00:19:19 --> 00:19:24 It was a really horrific situation to be treated like a dog,
00:19:24 --> 00:19:28 or not even like a dog less than a dog.
00:19:28 --> 00:19:33 It says that they don't care at all for Black women in health,
00:19:33 --> 00:19:35 and it's hurtful, she said.
00:19:35 --> 00:19:38 We thought that, you know, things
00:19:38 --> 00:19:45 have changed at this point in our country, and I don't see a change.
00:19:45 --> 00:19:51 Her husband said he's worried he could lose both his wife and his child in labor at that time.
00:19:51 --> 00:20:00 The what if kind of gets me messed up as a man and as a protector and as a husband, he said.
00:20:00 --> 00:20:04 It was very hard to see my wife go through this situation.
00:20:06 --> 00:20:11 Now, so many things I could say here, and there's more to the story, but I'll stop here.
00:20:12 --> 00:20:18 You and I, I don't know how many times now we've talked about these kind of
00:20:18 --> 00:20:20 stories when it comes to black women in health.
00:20:21 --> 00:20:23 The baby's head was coming out, Leonard.
00:20:24 --> 00:20:28 Mm-hmm. Like, minutes after they walked out the hospital.
00:20:29 --> 00:20:34 And they couldn't see a doctor. I mean, you got somebody standing in front of
00:20:34 --> 00:20:40 you, bent over from the pain, knowing something's wrong. Okay.
00:20:41 --> 00:20:43 And you don't want to take the
00:20:43 --> 00:20:48 time to check them out. You're more worried about the paperwork. Right.
00:20:48 --> 00:20:52 You know. Well, Dave, it's like that. What's that Michael Jackson song where
00:20:52 --> 00:20:54 he's like, they don't care about us.
00:20:55 --> 00:20:58 Yeah. That's true. That is true. That's exactly what it is.
00:20:59 --> 00:21:07 I mean, I just don't understand how, you know, we know there's issues when it
00:21:07 --> 00:21:11 comes to black women and their health, when it comes to doctors and so forth.
00:21:12 --> 00:21:17 I've had so many women, friends of mine, tell me there are some horror stories
00:21:17 --> 00:21:24 when it comes to, you know, going to the doctors and how they don't seem all that concerned.
00:21:24 --> 00:21:31 You know it's just like I know I didn't realize until.
00:21:32 --> 00:21:35 My last child was born my youngest son
00:21:35 --> 00:21:38 keep in mind he's turned 31
00:21:38 --> 00:21:45 years old so it's been a while but he I never forget when he was born and I
00:21:45 --> 00:21:51 just noticed how different then things were than when the other kids the older
00:21:51 --> 00:21:56 kids were born And I remember we, you know, the whole time,
00:21:57 --> 00:22:04 excuse me, the whole time it was a difficult pregnancy for my ex at the time
00:22:04 --> 00:22:11 because it had been 12 years since she had delivered a child and she was like, you know, older.
00:22:11 --> 00:22:17 She was 37 at the time and she had had some health problems.
00:22:17 --> 00:22:22 And so between the health issues that she had Delivering that child She went
00:22:22 --> 00:22:28 through a lot And I just remember How much pain she was in And so forth and
00:22:28 --> 00:22:31 so forth And her labor She had a long labor.
00:22:32 --> 00:22:37 And first, she didn't want to do the epidural because of something that was
00:22:37 --> 00:22:41 going on with her health-wise, and they were scared to do the epidural.
00:22:41 --> 00:22:43 So she was trying to pass it naturally.
00:22:44 --> 00:22:50 We didn't see a doctor the whole time. We dealt with nurses the whole time.
00:22:51 --> 00:22:56 You know when we saw the doctor? Right when the baby was about to come out.
00:22:56 --> 00:23:01 Oh, wow. The doctor came in. It was almost like a catcher in baseball.
00:23:01 --> 00:23:04 The doctor came in to catch the baby. The doctor came in to catch the baby.
00:23:04 --> 00:23:06 The doctor came in to catch the baby. The doctor came in to catch the baby.
00:23:06 --> 00:23:08 Yep, that's exactly what he did. That's all the doctor did.
00:23:09 --> 00:23:14 And I was like, I just remember thinking to myself, how much money did that doctor just make?
00:23:15 --> 00:23:18 He wasn't in that room 15 minutes later. Yeah.
00:23:19 --> 00:23:27 You know, and he was so nonchalant about it, you know, and he barely addressed her.
00:23:27 --> 00:23:29 He didn't really check her to see if everything was okay.
00:23:30 --> 00:23:35 You know, the nurses, that was all left to the nurses, making sure she was comfortable and whatever.
00:23:35 --> 00:23:40 And we're trying to get the doctor to check and make sure her blood pressure
00:23:40 --> 00:23:46 and all that stuff was supposed to be considering all that she had going on with her.
00:23:46 --> 00:23:50 That doctor, we never saw him again after that.
00:23:50 --> 00:23:55 He came, caught the baby, and left. That was it.
00:23:57 --> 00:24:02 I said, well, I could have did that. But this is tough.
00:24:02 --> 00:24:07 And that was 31 years ago. So I'm sure nowadays with the way their interaction
00:24:07 --> 00:24:10 with the patient and the doctor nowadays,
00:24:11 --> 00:24:16 and especially when it comes to delivering babies, how they don't spend as much
00:24:16 --> 00:24:18 time with the patient anymore.
00:24:20 --> 00:24:24 It's all, I mean, did you have that experience when your children were born?
00:24:25 --> 00:24:29 Yeah, I mean, I don't remember the last minute of it, but I mean,
00:24:29 --> 00:24:33 it was kind of like, you know, the nurse or nurse's aide who was,
00:24:33 --> 00:24:37 you know, really doing all the checkup follow up.
00:24:37 --> 00:24:42 And, you know, the doctor did deliver the baby, but, you know, I can't guarantee.
00:24:42 --> 00:24:46 But do you remember, you didn't see a lot. You didn't see a lot of that doctor,
00:24:46 --> 00:24:48 though, did you? No, I definitely did not.
00:24:49 --> 00:24:52 Yeah. Yeah, that's what they do. Yeah, exactly what they do.
00:24:53 --> 00:24:59 So I really feel for these two women because, of course, if anything happened
00:24:59 --> 00:25:04 to the babies, you know, and it didn't say that there was anything that happened
00:25:04 --> 00:25:05 medically to the babies.
00:25:05 --> 00:25:08 But if anything happened to those babies, of course, you know,
00:25:08 --> 00:25:10 you're looking at lawsuits or whatever the case may be. But then,
00:25:10 --> 00:25:12 you know, it's so hard to prove that.
00:25:13 --> 00:25:19 And, you know, that they stepped outside of their procedures because one of
00:25:19 --> 00:25:21 the things they'll tell you, they got to get that paperwork signed.
00:25:22 --> 00:25:25 They're trying to protect themselves from lawsuits and stuff like that.
00:25:25 --> 00:25:29 You know, so that's the reason that, you know, they're going to try to get you
00:25:29 --> 00:25:36 to fill out that paperwork before they do anything to you. So, but unbelievable.
00:25:36 --> 00:25:41 I mean, especially the one in Indiana, I mean, who leaves out of the hospital,
00:25:42 --> 00:25:47 don't need 98 minutes outside the hospital and the baby being born on the side of the road.
00:25:47 --> 00:25:49 That's crazy. That is really crazy.
00:25:50 --> 00:25:54 But we got to do better with health care for black women.
00:25:54 --> 00:26:02 I mean, like, you know, Leonard and I have done too many stories talking about this. Too many stories.
00:26:03 --> 00:26:07 So all right you know hopefully those
00:26:07 --> 00:26:11 babies are both doing well yeah definitely all right
00:26:11 --> 00:26:15 so dave for our next story well let me ask you this were you a rush hour fan
00:26:15 --> 00:26:22 the rush hour the movie chris tucker i love the rush hour movies yeah yeah i
00:26:22 --> 00:26:27 love those movies okay now did you see all three of them yeah yeah so all of
00:26:27 --> 00:26:30 them and they were really good together you know Yeah, they were.
00:26:31 --> 00:26:34 Yeah. Now, let me ask you this. Which one did you like better?
00:26:35 --> 00:26:39 Rush Hour, the first one, or Imitation of Life?
00:26:43 --> 00:26:45 Dave, I'm never going to let you live this day.
00:26:48 --> 00:26:51 Invitation of life. Oh, invitation of life was better? Oh, Dave,
00:26:51 --> 00:26:53 no. Okay. I'm telling you, man.
00:26:54 --> 00:26:57 You didn't read those comments. You didn't read those comments, obviously.
00:26:58 --> 00:27:02 You know, when I posted that poll, you didn't read that comment. The comment.
00:27:03 --> 00:27:06 Everybody tell you how great that movie was. You didn't look at the comment
00:27:06 --> 00:27:08 when I posted it to Instagram either.
00:27:09 --> 00:27:15 As a poll. Oh, well, there were... But the people that did see it,
00:27:15 --> 00:27:20 you know, because of the demographic that you listed, the people that did see
00:27:20 --> 00:27:21 it loved the movie, though, Leonard.
00:27:22 --> 00:27:26 Some of them. Some of them. On your poll. On your poll. On your poll.
00:27:26 --> 00:27:29 But anyway, Dave... Nobody said they did not...
00:27:30 --> 00:27:35 Well, I mean, Dave, you know, you're a deacon at church. No one's gonna come
00:27:35 --> 00:27:37 on your page saying what they don't like.
00:27:37 --> 00:27:41 You know, of course, everyone gonna be like we loved it day best movie ever
00:27:41 --> 00:27:46 and uh people will tell me in a minute what they don't like i can tell you that
00:27:46 --> 00:27:51 for sure yeah i get it all the time all the time so,
00:27:51 --> 00:27:58 but anyway go go to your rush hour comment sure so for those who don't know donald trump,
00:27:59 --> 00:28:04 wait hold on let me ask you who was the who was the original actor slated to
00:28:04 --> 00:28:09 play the part that Chris Tucker ended up getting. I don't know. Who was that?
00:28:10 --> 00:28:16 I think I read it with Eddie Murphy. Oh, was it? Okay. Yeah, he turned it down.
00:28:17 --> 00:28:18 Okay, well, good for Chris.
00:28:20 --> 00:28:29 Yep, so your president has made a statement on his website.
00:28:30 --> 00:28:32 Barack made a statement? Huh?
00:28:33 --> 00:28:38 Oh, you're not talking about Barack then? No, no, no. I'm talking about your
00:28:38 --> 00:28:39 president, President Trump. Talking about the other guy.
00:28:40 --> 00:28:42 Yeah. No. Another guy, yeah. Yeah, yeah.
00:28:42 --> 00:28:47 Go ahead. But anyway, so he made a statement on Truth Social saying that he
00:28:47 --> 00:28:52 believes Rush Hour 4 should get the green light.
00:28:52 --> 00:28:57 And he personally said, I've always loved Rush Hour.
00:28:57 --> 00:29:03 It's a funny, action-packed, and great chemistry between Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker.
00:29:04 --> 00:29:10 We need more movies like this. Now, he says this as the director,
00:29:10 --> 00:29:20 Brett Ratner, is scheduled to return to direct this movie and direct Rush Hour 4.
00:29:21 --> 00:29:25 You still here, Dave? Yeah, yeah.
00:29:26 --> 00:29:32 Yeah, so basically getting the green luck from President Trump on Truth Social.
00:29:33 --> 00:29:38 Now, you always know with President Trump, nothing is straightforward.
00:29:39 --> 00:29:43 There's always a twist, something awry.
00:29:44 --> 00:29:47 So, Dave, here's the backstory, okay?
00:29:48 --> 00:29:53 Yeah, I'm listening. I don't know if you know, because I did not know if I knew I didn't remember.
00:29:54 --> 00:30:00 Brett Ratner had faced sexual misconduct allegations in 2017,
00:30:00 --> 00:30:06 which, you know, of course, he denied and then, you know, later settled out of court.
00:30:06 --> 00:30:10 So that's one. And so, you know, of course, when I think about Trump supporting
00:30:10 --> 00:30:17 people who have had sexual conduct allegations, I think that's interesting.
00:30:17 --> 00:30:19 And then, Dave, here's the kicker.
00:30:20 --> 00:30:29 Brett Ratner also directed the recently completed documentary on First Lady Melania Trump.
00:30:31 --> 00:30:35 So is it any surprise that you
00:30:35 --> 00:30:38 know he's backing somebody who has pretty much
00:30:38 --> 00:30:41 done something for him in a way so
00:30:41 --> 00:30:46 i mean you know i i think it's just interesting how president trump is supporting
00:30:46 --> 00:30:53 this to happen and you know i wonder if this is how brett ratner will be rewarded
00:30:53 --> 00:30:59 for his upcoming movie or documentary with Melania Trump.
00:31:00 --> 00:31:07 Yeah, well, we know that our well, that the president of the United States,
00:31:08 --> 00:31:16 does not do anything for nothing. So it ties itself to something.
00:31:16 --> 00:31:19 It's because he's getting something back. We all know that.
00:31:20 --> 00:31:26 You know, why would he even speak on rush hour for and how it's saying,
00:31:27 --> 00:31:30 uh, you know, he's all for it and all that stuff.
00:31:31 --> 00:31:36 If it, you know, if it really has nothing to do with anything that he has his
00:31:36 --> 00:31:42 hands tied to. So we know that there's a reason for any time he opens his mouth
00:31:42 --> 00:31:46 about something that we normally wouldn't expect him to speak on.
00:31:46 --> 00:31:50 You know, let's see if he says, let's see if he says.
00:31:52 --> 00:31:57 He can't wait to see Sinners 2 when it comes out.
00:31:58 --> 00:32:02 So I don't think he's going to tie himself to something like that.
00:32:03 --> 00:32:11 Yeah. And I wonder if, you know, how Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan might feel about it.
00:32:12 --> 00:32:15 You know, knowing, I mean, if they're not.
00:32:15 --> 00:32:21 Trump supporters. yeah supporters knowing that he is coming out talking about
00:32:21 --> 00:32:26 this film the way that he is but of course i mean they probably i think it's
00:32:26 --> 00:32:28 a little biased because i'm i'm sure,
00:32:28 --> 00:32:34 you know if they're looking at the money aspect they're not going to be mad at uh,
00:32:35 --> 00:32:41 more support yeah oh yeah well i guess they figured they can do it they can
00:32:41 --> 00:32:45 do it i mean Eddie Murphy went out and did another Axel Foley movie and brought
00:32:45 --> 00:32:47 his partners back for that, you know?
00:32:47 --> 00:32:50 So I guess anything's possible.
00:32:51 --> 00:32:53 Right now, it's all about recycling anyway.
00:32:54 --> 00:33:00 I mean, most of the shows, most of the movies, they're all being recycled from
00:33:00 --> 00:33:03 stuff that was already out already, you know? Yeah, you're right about that.
00:33:03 --> 00:33:10 You know, and they're trying to recapture the fame and everything from that.
00:33:10 --> 00:33:15 I know the one thing about the Rush Hour movies, they were always a lot of fun.
00:33:16 --> 00:33:21 The interaction between Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan, they definitely had a
00:33:21 --> 00:33:25 good on-screen chemistry. They definitely did.
00:33:26 --> 00:33:29 You don't see that with a lot of...
00:33:30 --> 00:33:34 You know, partner-type movies, you know. I mean,
00:33:34 --> 00:33:42 that movie and the Lethal Weapon movies were my favorite dual partner movies,
00:33:42 --> 00:33:47 you know, because those guys had chemistry with each other, you know.
00:33:47 --> 00:33:50 And I guess that's another reason that they're bringing it back because of the
00:33:50 --> 00:33:55 chemistry that they had and how people just wanted to make sure that they tuned
00:33:55 --> 00:33:57 in to see what they were doing.
00:33:59 --> 00:34:04 And the fact that Jackie Chan did all his own stunts in those movies that was
00:34:04 --> 00:34:08 another thing because he did
00:34:08 --> 00:34:13 some incredible stuff as far as athletically in those movies yeah he did.
00:34:16 --> 00:34:20 But it's going to be interesting because I'm sure it's going to I wonder if
00:34:20 --> 00:34:25 that's going to hurt the box office for them having him talking about this movie.
00:34:27 --> 00:34:28 I guess we'll have to wait and see.
00:34:29 --> 00:34:34 And it's kind of like, do you publicly denounce it or do you just kind of ride with it?
00:34:34 --> 00:34:38 Well, I mean, think about it. Your first reaction when you saw that,
00:34:38 --> 00:34:41 was it a good feeling or was it a bad feeling?
00:34:41 --> 00:34:44 You know, I don't know if I had a good feeling or it was just weird.
00:34:45 --> 00:34:50 Okay. So it was just weird. Okay. Don't you think you would have reacted differently
00:34:50 --> 00:34:54 if it just said, Rush Hour 4 is on its way?
00:34:55 --> 00:34:59 Yes, I would have had a different connotation feeling for it.
00:34:59 --> 00:35:04 Yeah, because you didn't see Trump in there anywhere, you know.
00:35:05 --> 00:35:09 As soon as you see Donald Trump is tied to this, then all of a sudden you're
00:35:09 --> 00:35:13 thinking to yourself, man, they've messed up a good thing now,
00:35:13 --> 00:35:17 man. You know, so, but. Well, Dave, let me ask you this.
00:35:17 --> 00:35:25 If President Trump urged all his supporters to go support Rush Hour 4,
00:35:25 --> 00:35:32 would that change your opinion about going to see it in the movie theater if
00:35:32 --> 00:35:33 you were a theater person?
00:35:33 --> 00:35:37 I would not go see it. Really? If that's what you did. No. Why?
00:35:37 --> 00:35:43 No, because isn't that the reason that we're not going to Target and some of
00:35:43 --> 00:35:48 these other stores because of his ties to Black Friday?
00:35:48 --> 00:35:50 What did they tell you not to do on Black Friday?
00:35:51 --> 00:35:53 Right, right, right. Okay.
00:35:54 --> 00:35:59 Because of Donald Trump. No, I'm not going to go to the movies to go see it if he's tied to it.
00:36:00 --> 00:36:02 No. No. I may not.
00:36:03 --> 00:36:10 I might watch it if it comes on TV. I ain't going to lie. But at least I'm not... Well, I'm still...
00:36:11 --> 00:36:14 Technically, I'm still paying money, but, I mean, if it comes...
00:36:14 --> 00:36:18 Well, unless it comes on free TV, but I still got paid a cable for it, right?
00:36:19 --> 00:36:27 So, you know, so... But I'm not taking $12, $15 out of my pocket to go see the
00:36:27 --> 00:36:29 movies at the movie, you know? So...
00:36:31 --> 00:36:32 And I hope...
00:36:33 --> 00:36:38 That they don't plan on using him as a marketing tool to get people to come
00:36:38 --> 00:36:40 out, because that would be a big mistake. I think.
00:36:41 --> 00:36:45 Yeah, no, I agree. Yeah. I think that would be a big mistake.
00:36:45 --> 00:36:50 And as much as people like, as much as people love, love those movies that,
00:36:50 --> 00:36:55 and a lot of us went to the movies to see, see rush hour movies because of,
00:36:55 --> 00:36:59 you know, Chris Tucker and, you know, people like Jackie Chan too.
00:36:59 --> 00:37:03 You know, we always thought Jackie Chan was going to be the next Bruce Lee.
00:37:03 --> 00:37:05 We always felt that way about Jackie Chan.
00:37:05 --> 00:37:10 Plus he had that comedic side to him as well. Yeah, he did. Yeah, so, you know, so.
00:37:11 --> 00:37:16 But I guess we'll see. I guess we'll see how this turns around.
00:37:16 --> 00:37:18 Did they say when it's supposed to be released?
00:37:18 --> 00:37:23 Let me look. I didn't see it, but let me just look just in case.
00:37:24 --> 00:37:28 So no time soon. So it looks like additional casting has not even been announced
00:37:28 --> 00:37:32 yet. Okay. Oh, I forgot to read the end, Dave.
00:37:33 --> 00:37:41 And they're not sure whether your president will make a cameo in the movie.
00:37:41 --> 00:37:43 There you go. Okay, see?
00:37:43 --> 00:37:49 There it is. There it is right there. There it is right there. The catch.
00:37:51 --> 00:37:56 Yeah. Anyway. All right. I'm sorry, folks.
00:37:56 --> 00:37:59 We thought this was going to be a Trump-free session tonight,
00:37:59 --> 00:38:06 But we can't even talk about Rush Hour, and he shows up in that as well.
00:38:08 --> 00:38:11 Trump has worked his way in. He worked his way in again, Dave.
00:38:11 --> 00:38:14 I can't wait to see him in the Avengers.
00:38:16 --> 00:38:21 All right. Well, don't let him be in Dave's corner. Yeah. Oh, I don't know.
00:38:22 --> 00:38:24 We'll see. We'll see how that goes.
00:38:25 --> 00:38:29 All right. Moving on to our next story. I see,
00:38:31 --> 00:38:38 I thought this was a good story. It says, Notorious Louisiana Prison's first
00:38:38 --> 00:38:43 daddy-daughter dance has black internet crying tears of joy.
00:38:44 --> 00:38:47 Why gotta be black internet? Why not just internet?
00:38:48 --> 00:38:50 Okay. It says, let's see.
00:38:51 --> 00:38:59 Louisiana's Angola Prison, one of the most notorious facilities in the country, hosted an event.
00:39:00 --> 00:39:07 No one expected a daddy daughter dance. Okay?
00:39:08 --> 00:39:15 Inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, the largest maximum security
00:39:15 --> 00:39:19 prison in the United States, a facility about the size of Manhattan.
00:39:20 --> 00:39:23 I didn't realize that place was that big. I've always heard stories about it,
00:39:23 --> 00:39:26 but I didn't realize it was that big. As big as Manhattan.
00:39:26 --> 00:39:29 As big as Manhattan. That's a big facility, man.
00:39:29 --> 00:39:39 Had a special opportunity to create magical memories with the daughters they left behind.
00:39:40 --> 00:39:47 The nonprofit organization God Behind Bars collaborated with the prison to host
00:39:47 --> 00:39:52 this first ever daddy-daughter dance and trust us when we say,
00:39:52 --> 00:39:54 you'll need to grab your tissues.
00:39:55 --> 00:40:02 So they had videos of it and everything. According to KBTX Oops, what happened?
00:40:03 --> 00:40:08 Sorry, folks, hold on According to Alright, what's going on here?
00:40:09 --> 00:40:12 Alright Give me one moment, folks.
00:40:13 --> 00:40:16 Okay, here we go. According to KBTX News,
00:40:17 --> 00:40:24 prison officials selected 30 inmates to participate in the dance based on specific
00:40:24 --> 00:40:29 criteria, including good behavior, which was the main one.
00:40:29 --> 00:40:35 The prison Bible college was all decked out,
00:40:36 --> 00:40:41 complete with a pink carpet and flowers as the dads and their daughters dressed
00:40:41 --> 00:40:45 up in tuxedos and dresses.
00:40:46 --> 00:40:50 Well, the guys were in tuxedos. The daughters were in dresses.
00:40:50 --> 00:40:52 Let's make that clear right quick.
00:40:52 --> 00:40:58 Okay. So the inmates, many of whom hadn't seen their little girls in years,
00:40:59 --> 00:41:04 practiced their moves until they were able to surprise them with a near-perfect
00:41:04 --> 00:41:08 version of boots on the ground. Line dance.
00:41:09 --> 00:41:12 Okay. So we got boots on the ground being done in the prison.
00:41:12 --> 00:41:19 Right. Leslie Harris, who has nine years remaining on his sentence for armed robbery,
00:41:19 --> 00:41:25 said he got emotional when he saw his 17-year-old daughter and thought about
00:41:25 --> 00:41:32 all the special moments in her life that he had missed while he was behind bars.
00:41:33 --> 00:41:39 Seeing her in her dress, crying and running to me just broke me down, he told CBS News.
00:41:39 --> 00:41:43 It made me think of all the years I missed out on her life.
00:41:43 --> 00:41:49 Many who've seen the now viral clips of the dads and daughters on social media
00:41:49 --> 00:41:54 were just as emotional and celebrated the prison for allowing the men to show
00:41:54 --> 00:41:58 up for their daughters in suits rather than prison uniforms.
00:41:58 --> 00:42:05 They gave those babies memories and the men a reason not to reoffend.
00:42:05 --> 00:42:08 This is good for everyone involved.
00:42:09 --> 00:42:12 He said, I'm sobbing over the memories.
00:42:13 --> 00:42:20 Man, it says Jake Bodine, founder of God Behind Bars, told KBTX that he believes
00:42:20 --> 00:42:23 the event is an important part of the rehabilitation process.
00:42:23 --> 00:42:30 Process, adding that he hopes allowing the inmates to share the special time
00:42:30 --> 00:42:37 with their daughters will help give them a renewed sense of purpose. Now.
00:42:38 --> 00:42:41 I think it was really cool that they allowed them to do this.
00:42:42 --> 00:42:46 And yet you can imagine that some of these fathers probably,
00:42:46 --> 00:42:52 this might have been if, and that's only, you know, taking speculation that
00:42:52 --> 00:42:56 maybe the kids hadn't been there to see their fathers or whatever the case may be.
00:42:56 --> 00:43:01 This might have been their first time even laying eyes on their child, you know?
00:43:01 --> 00:43:06 And maybe spending like quality time, you know, not kind of like the bars.
00:43:07 --> 00:43:10 Yeah. So I think this is really a cool thing.
00:43:10 --> 00:43:16 And I think it could go a long way in the rehab or rehabilitation when it comes
00:43:16 --> 00:43:20 to these people, because getting a chance to spend that kind of moment with
00:43:20 --> 00:43:24 their loved ones like that will make them want to spend more moments with them.
00:43:25 --> 00:43:31 And hopefully, you know, when they get out or maybe if they're doing good time
00:43:31 --> 00:43:35 in jail, that would get them out a little bit earlier than what some of their
00:43:35 --> 00:43:37 sentences are, you know.
00:43:37 --> 00:43:40 I mean, this guy got to do nine more years.
00:43:40 --> 00:43:44 I know he's probably thinking to himself, man, this got to be nine quick years.
00:43:44 --> 00:43:48 He's 17, so it should be 26 when he gets out. Yeah.
00:43:48 --> 00:43:52 You know, I could imagine spending...
00:43:53 --> 00:43:57 17 years in jail and
00:43:57 --> 00:44:00 like when i went
00:44:00 --> 00:44:03 to jail my child probably wasn't even
00:44:03 --> 00:44:08 born yet she came about after i went to jail you know and all you can do is
00:44:08 --> 00:44:13 read about her and you know and that's all if the if you have a decent relationship
00:44:13 --> 00:44:17 with the mother still whether the mother's bringing the child to visit you but
00:44:17 --> 00:44:22 if that mother's not bringing the child to visit you you stepped out in a suit,
00:44:23 --> 00:44:27 dressed, you know, dressed up and whatever, and you lay, lay eyes on your child
00:44:27 --> 00:44:29 for the first time at this dance.
00:44:30 --> 00:44:33 You're talking about emotional. I'm sure that had to be emotional. Yeah.
00:44:34 --> 00:44:40 Yeah. But I'm glad that they allowed them to do it because Angola,
00:44:40 --> 00:44:46 is supposedly like the Alcatraz of the South, you know, and,
00:44:46 --> 00:44:50 you know, and of course, all of us have heard about the stories about Alcatraz,
00:44:50 --> 00:44:55 but, you know, But I had no idea that that place was that big, though. No, me neither.
00:44:56 --> 00:44:58 Gosh, you imagine the size of Manhattan?
00:45:00 --> 00:45:05 So I'm assuming they mean land-owned, because, you know, at first I was thinking
00:45:05 --> 00:45:08 prison being that big, but I'm sure it's a lot of land.
00:45:08 --> 00:45:11 I'm sure there's a lot of land, too, but, I mean, even still,
00:45:11 --> 00:45:13 that's impressive right there, man.
00:45:13 --> 00:45:16 You know, man, that ain't no small place, though. So, you know,
00:45:17 --> 00:45:23 but my hat's off to this organization and to Jake Bodine, who's the founder
00:45:23 --> 00:45:26 of the guy behind bars, who was allowed.
00:45:26 --> 00:45:31 And I guess the prison and probably some of the organizations had to work together
00:45:31 --> 00:45:34 because I'm sure that the tuxedos and everything were rented,
00:45:34 --> 00:45:36 you know, and they had to pay for that.
00:45:37 --> 00:45:40 And they might. I don't know if they had to pay for the dresses and everything
00:45:40 --> 00:45:42 for the young ladies or whatever.
00:45:42 --> 00:45:44 But the fact that they allowed this to
00:45:44 --> 00:45:48 happen you know you imagine that
00:45:48 --> 00:45:52 getting prepared for that day you get dressed you
00:45:52 --> 00:45:55 get your tuxedo on you know you think
00:45:55 --> 00:45:58 of yourself the whole night you know you know
00:45:58 --> 00:46:01 how we look at our watches and you know be like oh man
00:46:01 --> 00:46:04 how much time and it might be something that you really enjoy you
00:46:04 --> 00:46:07 know and you'd be looking at your watch saying okay you know
00:46:07 --> 00:46:10 you know the time is almost over for you know coming for
00:46:10 --> 00:46:14 it to be over and you don't want at the end you know i mean you know because
00:46:14 --> 00:46:18 definitely you're looking at you definitely thinking to yourself man does this
00:46:18 --> 00:46:24 ever have to end because you know this this is like one of those moments man
00:46:24 --> 00:46:29 that you're going to remember the rest of your life yeah definitely you know so.
00:46:30 --> 00:46:34 Hats off to that organization and for what they did and,
00:46:35 --> 00:46:38 Do you have any other comments there? No, yeah.
00:46:38 --> 00:46:42 I mean, I definitely think it's a morale thing, too, because it's like for people
00:46:42 --> 00:46:46 who are in prison, this kind of gives them something to, let's say,
00:46:47 --> 00:46:48 stay straight and narrow for.
00:46:49 --> 00:46:53 You know, I mean, if you have 10 years or less, you know, having one of these
00:46:53 --> 00:46:57 once a year may keep you right just so, you know, you do what you need to do when you get out.
00:46:58 --> 00:47:00 That's true. That is true. Yeah.
00:47:01 --> 00:47:09 Hey, I'm all for it. Hopefully, I mean, they don't seem like they had any issues or anything.
00:47:09 --> 00:47:14 So hopefully this will be something they do annually, maybe. So hopefully.
00:47:14 --> 00:47:16 So, all right.
00:47:17 --> 00:47:23 Okay, so Leonard already mentioned this part of the show a little bit earlier
00:47:23 --> 00:47:26 because he couldn't wait for me to get to it. Yeah, couldn't wait.
00:47:27 --> 00:47:29 Knock all these questions out the box.
00:47:30 --> 00:47:39 Well, we're at Dave's Corner, and I just want to kind of talk to my partner
00:47:39 --> 00:47:45 and also to you guys to see if you know what your young people are talking about
00:47:45 --> 00:47:48 when they say certain things, okay?
00:47:49 --> 00:47:53 So what I came up with was like a list of the...
00:47:54 --> 00:47:59 The slang, well, mostly this is usually during texting that you usually see
00:47:59 --> 00:48:03 these things, but you hear them saying it from time to time.
00:48:03 --> 00:48:09 The different text slang that these young people, especially 25 and younger,
00:48:09 --> 00:48:13 are doing these days, seem like they come up with these.
00:48:13 --> 00:48:15 It's almost like code words to me.
00:48:16 --> 00:48:20 That's what I call it, code words. you know, you know, so we're going to go over.
00:48:20 --> 00:48:24 I just want to talk about a few of the popular ones that are out there right
00:48:24 --> 00:48:27 now. See if you know what they mean. Okay.
00:48:29 --> 00:48:33 Six, seven. That's like one of the most popular ones out there right now.
00:48:33 --> 00:48:37 I mean, I feel like nobody knows what it means, but yeah, I,
00:48:38 --> 00:48:42 I have used it with my kids on purpose and by accident.
00:48:42 --> 00:48:44 Don't even know what it means. No, don't even know.
00:48:45 --> 00:48:52 No, no. But what I find so funny about, every time I see somebody use that 6-7,
00:48:52 --> 00:48:57 especially when it comes to the kids, they just start cracking up. I know, ain't it crazy?
00:48:57 --> 00:49:00 They said, he said 6-7, you know, or whatever, right?
00:49:01 --> 00:49:06 Now, Dave, so this is my speculation of what it may mean.
00:49:07 --> 00:49:12 So my opinion is that it's a rating scale.
00:49:12 --> 00:49:15 So it's like when someone says, you know, like, Dave, you know,
00:49:15 --> 00:49:18 how would you rate that pizza? Oh, you know, I give it a six, seven.
00:49:19 --> 00:49:22 Because have you seen the hand gesture they do with it? Yeah.
00:49:23 --> 00:49:27 So it's kind of like I could see that going with that.
00:49:28 --> 00:49:33 But I mean, it is weird. Like anytime you say it, well, you know,
00:49:33 --> 00:49:36 now they'll look at you like you're corny if you do it on purpose.
00:49:36 --> 00:49:40 But back in the day, you know, be at the dinner table, the kids just started doing it.
00:49:40 --> 00:49:44 Me and my wife be like, OK, what just happened here?
00:49:45 --> 00:49:48 And of course, if you do it, if you do it, they're going to look at you like,
00:49:48 --> 00:49:50 oh, yeah, corny. Corn balls.
00:49:51 --> 00:49:56 Yeah. Yeah. Why are you doing it? Well, it's funny because you're kind of right with that.
00:49:56 --> 00:50:00 And there's also a couple of other connotations that go along with it.
00:50:00 --> 00:50:05 Now, I think what started this whole thing, you know, LaMelo Ball, who.
00:50:06 --> 00:50:10 Was a basketball player who became a rapper, you know.
00:50:10 --> 00:50:17 Okay. In his song, he mentions that he's 6'7". So that's what started the whole
00:50:17 --> 00:50:19 thing. Are you sure, though?
00:50:19 --> 00:50:26 Well, it even says here, it says, this refers to a lyric in a song that was
00:50:26 --> 00:50:31 used in a video edit of LaMelo Ball's video song.
00:50:31 --> 00:50:36 So they say that. But then they also say there's other connotations to it,
00:50:37 --> 00:50:41 which means also it comes from star six, seven.
00:50:41 --> 00:50:46 When you go to make the phone call, you're blocking people and you don't want
00:50:46 --> 00:50:47 them to know who's calling.
00:50:48 --> 00:50:50 So it's sort of like a private joke.
00:50:52 --> 00:50:55 When you, that people, that the kids are doing with each other.
00:50:55 --> 00:51:00 Okay. That's why, that's why they kind of react the way that they do,
00:51:00 --> 00:51:03 you know, because they don't want you to know what they're talking about.
00:51:04 --> 00:51:07 So it has a couple different connotations.
00:51:08 --> 00:51:12 And then they said it is a rating thing, too. Gotcha.
00:51:13 --> 00:51:16 So what you said also applies. Okay.
00:51:17 --> 00:51:22 All right. So, and that's the thing with a lot of these slangs that these kids use now.
00:51:22 --> 00:51:26 They have various things that apply. Yeah, I'm sure. Multiple meanings.
00:51:26 --> 00:51:29 And you hear me tell you why I think they have multiple meanings?
00:51:29 --> 00:51:32 Yeah. Because the kids really don't know what they mean.
00:51:32 --> 00:51:36 So different kids will. No, they just do it and they think it's cool to do it. Yeah. Yeah.
00:51:37 --> 00:51:42 Well, you know, this one we see everywhere. I mean, we don't need to say what
00:51:42 --> 00:51:44 it means, but it's obvious.
00:51:45 --> 00:51:48 A, the letter F. We know what it is.
00:51:49 --> 00:51:51 Well, Dave, for our listeners, why don't you just break it down?
00:51:51 --> 00:51:53 I'm sure there's some who don't know what it means.
00:51:55 --> 00:51:57 I'll let you break it down. You go ahead and break it down. No,
00:51:58 --> 00:52:00 Dave, this is Dave's Corner.
00:52:00 --> 00:52:07 It's not Leonard's Corner. Well, it starts out, the A stands for A-S,
00:52:08 --> 00:52:13 which is the as, and then, you know, the F is the four-letter word.
00:52:13 --> 00:52:15 Can you use it in a sentence, please?
00:52:17 --> 00:52:21 Yeah, Leonard is being A-F right now.
00:52:24 --> 00:52:27 So, anyway, so that's a common one.
00:52:27 --> 00:52:32 Now, here's one I've heard twice so far. I had no idea what they were saying.
00:52:33 --> 00:52:37 So when I see it on this list, now I started cracking up because now I know
00:52:37 --> 00:52:39 what it is. And I feel so dumb now.
00:52:40 --> 00:52:42 And it was in both times.
00:52:42 --> 00:52:48 It was it was two young guys talking about a female and I didn't know what it was.
00:52:49 --> 00:52:52 OK, you know what ASL means?
00:52:53 --> 00:52:55 A. S. L.
00:52:56 --> 00:52:59 I know what it means, but it is not ringing a bell right now.
00:53:00 --> 00:53:01 You don't want to take a guess?
00:53:03 --> 00:53:06 Not ringing a bell, but I have seen it, and I have deciphered it,
00:53:07 --> 00:53:09 but it has run from my memory.
00:53:10 --> 00:53:14 It stands for age, sex, and location.
00:53:15 --> 00:53:21 Yeah. Yeah. And I was like, oh, okay, all right, because I've heard it a couple
00:53:21 --> 00:53:23 times now, and I just didn't know what they were talking about.
00:53:25 --> 00:53:29 Okay. Ate that. A-T-E, that.
00:53:30 --> 00:53:33 Oh, yeah. I mean, it's kind of like, you know, they did that.
00:53:33 --> 00:53:35 They did their thing. Right. Yeah. Yeah.
00:53:36 --> 00:53:39 Oh, they got oral points on here. We were just talking about that.
00:53:39 --> 00:53:43 Oral points. Well, oral forming, I mean. They got that on here.
00:53:43 --> 00:53:50 And oral points is a term used to determine how cool or not you are. Okay?
00:53:51 --> 00:53:56 What else? Of course, they got bae. B-A-E. Oh, yeah.
00:53:56 --> 00:54:00 Yeah. Yeah. They just took the other B out of there and just made it bae.
00:54:02 --> 00:54:09 Basic, someone who is viewed as born or a conforming person.
00:54:09 --> 00:54:13 And here's one I never heard of. Beige flag.
00:54:13 --> 00:54:19 Beige flag. You ever heard that? Like B-A-I-T? No, beige. That's the color beige.
00:54:19 --> 00:54:21 No. I don't know what that is.
00:54:22 --> 00:54:31 A quality or characteristic of a significant other that is weird or off-putting,
00:54:31 --> 00:54:33 but not enough to reject them.
00:54:33 --> 00:54:37 Oh, okay. So not a red flag, not a green flag. So it's a beige flag. Okay.
00:54:38 --> 00:54:42 All right. So it's kind of like neutral. Yeah. Okay.
00:54:43 --> 00:54:47 And Dave, you'd almost think that would be a yellow flag, like caution, but.
00:54:47 --> 00:54:52 Yeah, but look, they still want to take a chance there, you know, so.
00:54:52 --> 00:54:57 Let me see. What else? Have you seen? I know you've seen this B-I-H.
00:54:57 --> 00:55:02 Yeah. Okay. And that's short for the B word.
00:55:04 --> 00:55:04 Body count.
00:55:06 --> 00:55:07 Yeah.
00:55:09 --> 00:55:12 The number of people someone has slept with. But, you know, Dave,
00:55:12 --> 00:55:16 I feel like that's not one just for teenagers.
00:55:16 --> 00:55:19 I mean, you know, a lot of people have been using that one for a while.
00:55:19 --> 00:55:25 I know it's been out there for a while, but, you know, but it's on this list because they do ask.
00:55:25 --> 00:55:28 They do ask. So, let me see.
00:55:29 --> 00:55:37 Bruh. B-R-U-H. Mm-hmm. And that's bro. It can be used to address anybody.
00:55:39 --> 00:55:44 Let's see. Trying to see some of the other ones. Uh, uh, cringe,
00:55:45 --> 00:55:49 causing, causing feelings or embarrassment or awkwardness.
00:55:50 --> 00:55:55 Uh, D-E-D, dead, D-E-D.
00:55:55 --> 00:55:58 I don't know this one. What is it? D-E-what?
00:55:58 --> 00:56:02 D, as in David, E, and then another D.
00:56:03 --> 00:56:07 Mm-hmm. Have you seen that before? It's not ringing a bell.
00:56:07 --> 00:56:11 It says, use when something is really funny or embarrassing.
00:56:11 --> 00:56:19 For example, oh my gosh, that meme has me D-E-D, dead.
00:56:20 --> 00:56:22 Oh, okay. Never heard that one before.
00:56:23 --> 00:56:28 Oh, let's see. I'm trying to see if anything else. Of course,
00:56:28 --> 00:56:31 we all know what ghosted means, right? Mm-hmm.
00:56:34 --> 00:56:38 There's a lot of the other ones. There's a lot of acronyms on here as well.
00:56:39 --> 00:56:45 I-Y-K-Y-K. If you know, you know. Yeah, okay.
00:56:49 --> 00:56:52 Our favorite person, Karen.
00:56:55 --> 00:57:04 And it says here used to refer to an entitled mom they're very careful there mhm,
00:57:06 --> 00:57:10 now I didn't know these that's kind of cruel,
00:57:11 --> 00:57:21 KMS what do you think KMS stands for I was gonna say kiss my but K not there,
00:57:21 --> 00:57:24 what does it stand for Kill myself.
00:57:25 --> 00:57:27 Oh, okay. Yeah.
00:57:28 --> 00:57:31 And then there's a K-Y-S, which means kill yourself.
00:57:34 --> 00:57:37 Lit. Of course, that's a popular one, too.
00:57:39 --> 00:57:45 Something that's active or popular can also refer to as being stoned or drunk.
00:57:45 --> 00:57:49 L-M-P for when people are sending. Let me know.
00:57:50 --> 00:57:54 No, L-M-P. L-M-P. Yeah.
00:57:55 --> 00:57:59 Oh, okay. That has a couple connotations to it.
00:58:00 --> 00:58:04 So, the main one is like my pitcher.
00:58:04 --> 00:58:10 Oh, okay. And then the other one is. I get it, Dave. You already know.
00:58:12 --> 00:58:13 Yeah, okay. Yeah.
00:58:15 --> 00:58:18 Let me see. Man, they got a lot of them on here. But anyway,
00:58:19 --> 00:58:21 those were the main ones.
00:58:21 --> 00:58:24 Of course, some of these are old schools.
00:58:25 --> 00:58:33 SMDH and SMH. We all know those. Snatch, on point, very good or well styled.
00:58:34 --> 00:58:36 Yeah. Viving.
00:58:38 --> 00:58:45 Chilling out, having a good time. Yeah. Or identifying with a certain kind of energy. Okay.
00:58:46 --> 00:58:49 Okay. But those are the popular ones there.
00:58:49 --> 00:58:56 So when you guys, when your kids are quiet and they're texting and all of a
00:58:56 --> 00:58:59 sudden they break out and start laughing, that's what they're doing.
00:59:00 --> 00:59:05 So they're sending these type of things out there. So just be mindful of what they're doing. Okay.
00:59:06 --> 00:59:08 But that's everything I got.
00:59:09 --> 00:59:14 So any comments on any of that stuff? You know, Dave, I thought I was going to know more than I did.
00:59:15 --> 00:59:19 And I feel like if I saw them in context, I might've got them,
00:59:19 --> 00:59:22 but just read them out of thin air.
00:59:22 --> 00:59:24 It's like, I don't know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:59:25 --> 00:59:28 I had to send you the list so you can look at it. So, all right.
00:59:29 --> 00:59:33 Well, folks. I'll have to integrate it in my texting to the kids.
00:59:33 --> 00:59:35 I know. Yeah, I know. So you can mess them up.
00:59:37 --> 00:59:41 So they can think their father is cool. Yeah. Yeah, that's right.
00:59:41 --> 00:59:45 There you go. And you can say six, seven to them. Anyway.
00:59:47 --> 00:59:51 There you have it, folks. See if you can use some of those with your kids or
00:59:51 --> 00:59:52 your grandkids or whatever.
00:59:53 --> 00:59:57 But anyway, thank you for taking the time to listen to us tonight.
00:59:57 --> 01:00:00 And we always appreciate your support with this show.
01:00:00 --> 01:00:05 Make sure to take the time to tune in with us next week at this time.
01:00:05 --> 01:00:08 Len, you got anything you want to add before we sign off? No,
01:00:08 --> 01:00:11 just hopes everyone has a great week. Stay warm.
01:00:12 --> 01:00:16 This is cold season coming up. So, you know, take care of yourself,
01:00:16 --> 01:00:19 Dave. I got my hat on right now, and I'm inside the house.
01:00:20 --> 01:00:22 Okay. All right. Well, I'll keep that in mind.
01:00:24 --> 01:00:27 All right, guys. Have a good one. We'll talk to you soon.
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