1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:06,800 The comedy4cast network. Let's dog ear that for now. 2 00:00:08,106 --> 00:00:14,106 This is comedy4cast, Episode 816, Trash Talk. 3 00:00:16,086 --> 00:00:22,086 It's time once again for the Dog Days of Podcasting. For more information and 4 00:00:22,086 --> 00:00:26,466 to hear all the shows, go to dogdaysofpodcasting.com. 5 00:00:26,706 --> 00:00:30,926 Let's get started with Odd News Plus. us. 6 00:00:32,826 --> 00:00:38,566 Here are our odd news stories for Saturday, August 24th, 2024. 7 00:00:39,366 --> 00:00:44,386 First up today, another tip from Lucas, the repair person who comes in to fix 8 00:00:44,386 --> 00:00:46,506 things here in the comedy4cast studio. 9 00:00:47,066 --> 00:00:51,706 Applying wallpaper can be a nerve-wracking experience. There are surfaces to 10 00:00:51,706 --> 00:00:56,846 prepare, patterns to match, and all that messy wallpaper glue to clean up. 11 00:00:56,966 --> 00:00:59,706 Lucas has a tip to make things easier. 12 00:01:00,126 --> 00:01:03,506 He suggests you begin by applying a base coat of white paint, 13 00:01:03,686 --> 00:01:06,366 followed by a coat or two of nice wall color. 14 00:01:06,506 --> 00:01:09,706 Then let that dry and walk away. 15 00:01:10,606 --> 00:01:15,446 Wallpaper went out with the horse and buggy. What are you, like a hundred years old? 16 00:01:17,766 --> 00:01:21,826 Now here's our actual for real odd news story. 17 00:01:22,266 --> 00:01:26,686 Litterbugs. Like the Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil, they're everywhere. 18 00:01:27,286 --> 00:01:33,126 Only slightly more annoying. And the town of Babylon on New York's Long Island 19 00:01:33,126 --> 00:01:34,826 is apparently full of them. 20 00:01:35,366 --> 00:01:40,066 Yeah, litterbugs, not those other two annoyances. In the first half of 2024 21 00:01:40,066 --> 00:01:45,886 alone, more than 250 tons of road trash has been picked up in Babylon. 22 00:01:46,086 --> 00:01:49,486 That's more than a ton for every single Babylonian. 23 00:01:49,946 --> 00:01:55,286 Clearly, something had to be done. Enter Babylon's Operation Clean, 24 00:01:55,686 --> 00:01:59,586 a name we hope they didn't spend a lot of time brainstorming. 25 00:01:59,706 --> 00:02:03,906 The campaign kicked off earlier this year with a TV ad depicting a gentleman 26 00:02:03,906 --> 00:02:10,346 tossing trash everywhere, to the chagrin of anyone within striking distance of his messy mayhem. 27 00:02:10,546 --> 00:02:15,566 But eventually, what goes around comes around, as a garbage truck backs up to 28 00:02:15,566 --> 00:02:19,506 the litterbug's house and dumps a load of trash right on his lawn. 29 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,966 The entire neighborhood applauds. 30 00:02:22,286 --> 00:02:27,166 Harsh, Babylonians, harsh, but necessary. 31 00:02:27,626 --> 00:02:35,206 In addition to that 250 tons of road trash, another 15,000 pounds of trash have 32 00:02:35,206 --> 00:02:38,646 been removed from the creeks that lead into the Great South Bay. 33 00:02:38,986 --> 00:02:43,586 Babylon is developing a reputation for being a village of slobs. 34 00:02:43,906 --> 00:02:49,586 Officials want it to end. New anti-littering signs have been popping up. 35 00:02:49,646 --> 00:02:52,646 They say, quote, Why are you littering? 36 00:02:52,886 --> 00:02:56,306 Followed by four options, which are all checked off. 37 00:02:56,606 --> 00:02:59,806 I am lazy. I don't care about natural areas. 38 00:03:00,226 --> 00:03:04,626 Mommy still cleans up after me. Or all of the above. Psst. 39 00:03:05,314 --> 00:03:11,934 Babylon officials, if you check off all of the above, you don't need to check off the other three. 40 00:03:12,194 --> 00:03:17,814 Also, a road sign with 23 words is a bit much to read, unless the speed limit 41 00:03:17,814 --> 00:03:21,754 in town is 5 miles an hour. Can these measures reverse the trend? 42 00:03:22,014 --> 00:03:25,294 If not, the town has one more trick up its sleeve. 43 00:03:25,454 --> 00:03:30,854 First-time offenders will now face a fine of up to $1,000 for littering. 44 00:03:30,854 --> 00:03:35,934 And that might be the best way to take some paper out of the hands of the litterbugs. 45 00:03:37,354 --> 00:03:42,814 And finally, officials in Egypt announced the discovery of 30 ancient mummies 46 00:03:42,814 --> 00:03:46,634 in a previously unknown burial site in the Valley of the Kings. 47 00:03:47,054 --> 00:03:51,774 When questioned about the condition of the mummies, famed Egyptologist Zahi 48 00:03:51,774 --> 00:03:55,834 Hawass was quoted as saying, Terrible! They're all dead! 49 00:03:56,094 --> 00:04:00,514 What kind of question is that? These people are over 4,000 years old! 50 00:04:00,854 --> 00:04:04,154 What? Did you expect them to get up and do the hokey pokey? 51 00:04:07,854 --> 00:04:11,394 That about wraps it up for today's Odd News Plus. 52 00:04:11,694 --> 00:04:16,834 A big thanks to the comedy4cast patrons for helping make this show possible. 53 00:04:17,314 --> 00:04:23,334 Story, voices, and original music by Clinton Alvord. Copyright 2024. 54 00:04:24,094 --> 00:04:28,394 All rights reserved.Talk to you next time, but for now, 55 00:04:28,494 --> 00:04:31,874 that's it. We're done, done, done, done, done. Bye-bye. 56 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:43,541 Music.