Episode 56 – A Few of my Favorite Things

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Show Notes 

• Ben mourns the retirement of the greatest sumo wrestler of all time, Hakuho, then sumo SLAMS 4,287 legos onto a tile floor from 10 feet in the air. Ben and Josh apply Bad at Logic to some tweets by Nicki Minaj. Then they discuss the brands they love (and hate) and the reasons behind their (dis)-loyalty. 
• Intro & Follow-up (0-36:52) 
  • 56 different types of olfactory receptors 
  • A Starting Point on Net Neutrality 
  • Hakuho Sho, greatest sumo wrestler of all time (warning: METAL) 
    • Hakuho retirement ceremony (warning: BORING) 
  • Javelin world record that may never be broken 
• Air Force CSO Resigns & Ben takes on the triad (36:52-58:13) 
  • Nicholas Chaillan’s mic drop on LinkedIn 
  • Sandia National Labs 
• Bad at Husbanding (58:13-1:12:05) 
  • London bridge is actually in Arizona?! 
  • Photo of the Lego Tower Bridge disaster  
• Bad at Logic, Bad at English, & Board game survivor (1:12:05-1:37:14) 
  • Fallacy: tu quoque 
    • Nicki Minaj and the Death of Responsibility 
  • British phrase: Tickety boo (adj., informal): everything is good, everything is fine 
  • Board game: Dobble (AKA ‘Spot it!’) (verdict: keep) 
• The products we love [and hate] (1:37:14-end) 
  • Ben’s UNDYING love for the Nike Air Max 95 
  • Sideways: I’m not drinking Merlot (warning: LANGUAGE) 
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