French Fry Perfume, Rush Hour Secrets & Farting Car Horns
A few stories from the week that we wanted to share…
Olympic bronze medalists are typically happier than silver medalists. With the Olympics in full swing, you would think that everyone would want to go for the gold, right? A new study shows that might not be the case. It turns out that coming in second place might be more damaging to an athlete’s mental health than coming in third. The study says that for bronze medalists it can be a little easier to stomach since the alternative was not placing at all! [source]
Bullying has no place in North Macedonia. President Stevo (no, not from Jackass) Pendarovski took the hand of 11 year old Embla Ademi and walked her to school recently. Ademi, who has Down syndrome, was being viciously bullied at her school when Pendarovski decided to step in. He called the actions of her bullies “unacceptable” and wanted to set a positive example for children all around the world facing any kind of adversity. [source]
A new french fry perfume is spud-tacular! Boil ‘em, mash ‘em, and now wear them! Members at the Idaho Potato Commission (a secret division of the Just Sayin’ Institute?) has debuted a new potato scented perfume just in time for Valentine’s Day. While the bottles sold out quickly, the folks over at the IPC have promised a giveaway in the future to doll out more of the scent that people are going starch raving mad for! [source]
Rush hour hasn’t gotten better, it’s just more spread out. With the pandemic, less cars are on the road during traditional peak times. But does that mean rush hour has finally been solved? Nope! Instead, high traffic times have just shifted to different parts of the day. Time will tell how traffic will change with working from home, but something tells us rush hour is here to stay. Steve says it’s easy to avoid traffic though, just leave at four in the morning like him! [source]
Tesla has recalled over five hundred thousand vehicles after allowing custom horns. The “Boombox” feature rolled out in 2020 and allowed users to incorporate custom sounds into their horn including farts and goat noises. However, apparently it isn’t very safe to play a fart sound effect when you’re on the highway. Sorry, looks like that Preston and Steve Soundboard Tesla will have to wait! [source]
A mattress mogul misses out on over nine million dollars after misjudging the big game. Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was sure that the Cincinnati Bengals would take home the trophy against the Los Angeles Rams, nine million dollars sure! Mattress Mack is no stranger to big sports bets and has been making national headlines all throughout the football season. After this tough loss he says he’s going to put on his “big boy britches” to make it all back. Something tells us there might be some new mattress deals right around the corner! [source]
As heard on the February 15th episode of The Preston & Steve Show:
