High-Stakes Rock Paper Scissors, Racing Revelations, and Florida's Kangaroo Kerfuffle
Feb 15, 2024Season 2Episode 25
Matt and Jesse
Ever wondered who would win in a penalty kick showdown decided by rock paper scissors? We've got the scoop on US striker Haji Wright and his Coventry City teammate's unconventional method to settle who'd take a crucial shot. It's not just about the soccer pitch, though; we reminisce over our own childhood games and how those simple pleasures translate into the competitive world of sports. Whether you're someone who revels in the gameplay or gets a bigger kick out of being a spectator, we're tackling it all. And if you've ever thought car racing was just about the shiny exteriors, buckle up as we zoom into a discussion about the power beneath the hoods of exotic racers and the unexpected skills needed to navigate those high-octane tracks.
Switching lanes from the adrenaline of racing to the sheer absurdity of Florida life, imagine finding a kangaroo at your local pool—yes, you heard that right! Join us as we hop into the tale of a marsupial mix-up that's too bizarre to miss. We'll also chew over the oddities of Florida's wildlife and pet ownership laws, and share candid reflections on the unpredictability that comes with recording a live podcast. From the laugh-out-loud mishaps to the promise of more unscripted fun, you're in for a podcast episode that's as unexpected and entertaining as a game of rock paper scissors with high stakes.
Ever wondered who would win in a penalty kick showdown decided by rock paper scissors? We've got the scoop on US striker Haji Wright and his Coventry City teammate's unconventional method to settle who'd take a crucial shot. It's not just about the soccer pitch, though; we reminisce over our own childhood games and how those simple pleasures translate into the competitive world of sports. Whether you're someone who revels in the gameplay or gets a bigger kick out of being a spectator, we're tackling it all. And if you've ever thought car racing was just about the shiny exteriors, buckle up as we zoom into a discussion about the power beneath the hoods of exotic racers and the unexpected skills needed to navigate those high-octane tracks.
Switching lanes from the adrenaline of racing to the sheer absurdity of Florida life, imagine finding a kangaroo at your local pool—yes, you heard that right! Join us as we hop into the tale of a marsupial mix-up that's too bizarre to miss. We'll also chew over the oddities of Florida's wildlife and pet ownership laws, and share candid reflections on the unpredictability that comes with recording a live podcast. From the laugh-out-loud mishaps to the promise of more unscripted fun, you're in for a podcast episode that's as unexpected and entertaining as a game of rock paper scissors with high stakes.
Speaker 1:
Have you ever played rock paper scissors?
Speaker 2:
Yeah, I've never. I've never played rock paper scissors.
Speaker 1:
Have you ever played rock paper scissors?
Speaker 2:
Yeah, I've never Often man. Man, I've finished eating and I'm burping already. So have you ever played rock paper scissors? No, when did you first?
Speaker 1:
play rock paper scissors as a kid.
Speaker 2:
As a kid. Dude.
Speaker 1:
I don't remember. I don't know if I can remember the first time I ever played. You ever think about that.
Speaker 2:
I can barely remember.
Speaker 1:
You ever think about the first time you ever did something. See how far back you can remember, like if you were like okay, the first time I did this. Sometimes, Like I think the first time I played soccer was when I was like uh, I want to say 10 years old 10 years old. 12 years old I was older because my friend got into it when he was younger. I didn't get into it until later, so I was a little bit older.
Speaker 2:
My brain's got a lot of black, sir, from my head injuries, though it's just a black hole, there's a lot of black.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, I think a lot of us are like that.
Speaker 2:
Black emptiness.
Speaker 1:
Well, I wanted to bring this up because I thought this was funny Rock paper or scissors? Us Stryker wins pre penalty contest before scoring in an English soccer league game. So something about rock paper scissors. I wanted to find out what this was about because I was like when it said rock paper scissors, I was like. This caught my attention. I don't know if they like played before to see who would get the kick. We're going to find out. Here we go. We're heading over to England before out waiting the goalkeeper. United States striker Haji Wright tricked his own teammate. Wright, who plays for Coventry City in England, second tier championship, took part in an impromptu on field game of rock paper scissors with teammate Colom O'Hare to determine who took a penalty in the team's match against Millwall.
Speaker 2:
Oh, so it was like well, if I win, you take it, If you win, I take it.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, if I win, I'll take it. If you win, you take it. Like they're just like divvying up for who's going to get the kick right. That's what I figured this would be, so I wanted to read it. I thought it was funny. Wright wanted and converted this spot kick by sending the goalkeeper the wrong way, setting Coventry on course for a 2-in-1 victory on Sunday. The 25 year old Wright said he went for rock, adding with a smile I had a little delay on my throw. The pre-penalty showdown didn't go down too well with Coventry manager Mark Robbins. I'm going to kill them. Robbins, said jokingly, before saying he preferred there to be a more scientific way for his players to decide who takes the penalty. What's a more scientific way? I don't know. I think rock paper scissors are pretty straightforward. It only takes five seconds. You determine it immediately.
Speaker 2:
Have you ever went to play it right but then like forgot to To rock paper scissors, maybe like too early?
Speaker 1:
or Give away your answer too early. Well then you, I don't know. I think it comes down to a trust thing, because I think even Because he was talking about his teammate, right, I think if they know each other well, they're not going to cheat.
Speaker 2:
Have you ever done that?
Speaker 1:
Have I? Yeah, oh, yeah, of course, of course. Or you like your friend gives away their answer too early and then you're like okay we need to start over.
Speaker 2:
I started out using both hands.
Speaker 1:
I was just using the one hand also, so my son would do that, he would delay, so like when he was little yeah, yeah, yeah, wait for me to throw, and then he would like throw it right after me and I'm like hey that's not right.
Speaker 1:
It has to be at the same time. That's the same thing. So we've got soccer players playing rock paper scissors out here, but they still won the game. So he took the penalty kick, won the game. That's interesting. It's also pretty funny. Their coach seemed to just laugh it off. I can picture their coach just rolling his eyes like they did what before a penalty kick. Are you kidding me?
Speaker 2:
He's like he's probably thinking Joker.
Speaker 1:
He's probably like this isn't the first time I've had to deal with this. So yeah, there you go, Rock paper scissors on the soccer field. Now you've never played sports, right.
Speaker 2:
Who told you that?
Speaker 1:
I didn't tell you that Did you play sports.
Speaker 2:
I'm just saying.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, okay, well, I didn't know. I was wondering. He just don't like sports.
Speaker 2:
No, I just I'd rather play them than watch them. I said, okay, okay, I don't like watching them on TV, that's boring to me, I'd rather play them myself.
Speaker 1:
NASCAR left turn.
Speaker 2:
Yeah, that's so hard. Turn left, turn left, nascar, turn left. You know what NASCAR stands for, right, no, non-athletic sports center or rednecks.
Speaker 1:
I don't think that's very scientific.
Speaker 2:
No, but I heard that one.
Speaker 1:
That's pretty accurate right there it's really funny and, yeah, there's so many people that still enjoy it. You know what I like if we're talking about racing. I like the, the exotics, you know like when they have a race, let's say, over in Italy it's kind of like Grand Prix, but it's like it's like the cars that are on the track are like Porsche, lamborghini, mustang, camaro.
Speaker 2:
Porsche.
Speaker 1:
Lamborghini, like they're all the. They're all the different muscle and tuner cars and exotics, all pitted against each other and they all race each other.
Speaker 2:
So like usually wins. It just depends.
Speaker 1:
And sometimes they'll switch cars, like mostly. What I've learned about most car racing is it doesn't matter what the shell of the car is, but just the engine itself.
Speaker 2:
I would think why. I know Lamborghini's are super fast, got a lot of power, but they must not be as fast as like I was led to believe in video games and what you see that's a lie too, because all of those exotics are the Lamborghini team, ferrari team, like they, okay.
Speaker 1:
So when you look up an exotic race, it has every exotic in there and they all run the same power engines. So, in other words, the only time that we see a discrepancy in the the exotics is when they sell us the cars Like McLaren, lamborghini, all that stuff. When they're racing, though, they've got those engines maxed out and sometimes they'll switch out the engines, so like they'll switch out a Ferrari for a Lambo engine or a Lambo for Ferrari engine, or this from a.
Speaker 2:
McLaren engine.
Speaker 1:
Yeah, so if you watch the races, it just depends on what they're running. The shell of the car does not matter compared to what's inside the car, so it could look like a Lamborghini, but they're running something else. Or. Ferrari or whatever. So, yeah, it's quite fun to watch and they are amazing. Like the drivers are vicious, like they're just weaving in out of each other and we're talking a track. That's not a left turn circle Like NASCAR, we're talking like in and out through hills.
Speaker 2:
Yeah, that's much more of a race to me than.
Speaker 1:
Go left. It gets intense, it gets really intense.
Speaker 2:
Go ahead, all right, the next story.
Speaker 1:
It sounds kind of funny, some more weird news Sheriff's deputies corral wayward.
Speaker 2:
kangaroo near pole at Florida apartment complex. How can a kangaroo get into Florida pole complex?
Speaker 1:
Don't know From the video. We could play the video, but the video it looks like this kangaroo is lost, so we're gonna have to. Yeah, I don't get past the ad here. Oh, ads, ads, ads. There you go. Look at him, look at him, look at these. What?
Speaker 2:
It's standing at a gate.
Speaker 1:
Bro, they got like the infrared of the kangaroo. What is this?
Speaker 2:
the army. That kind of looks like some call of duty stuff right there.
Speaker 1:
Now I will say that it would take more than one person, obviously because kangaroos can kick really hard. I mean, you ever get kangaroo kicked? We're talking like a bus hit you, like they're pretty powerful kicks.
Speaker 2:
I mean it looks like there's at least 40.
Speaker 1:
Well, I love how the cops are just hanging out around the pool area just like, hey, buddy, you lost. And the kangaroo is not jumping the fence or anything, he's just wandering around the pool.
Speaker 2:
I bet he debated jumping in that pool.
Speaker 1:
He did. It was a pool of water, so that's what he was attracted to. That's great to see a kangaroo in there, like where it is supposed to be.
Speaker 2:
Oh, it's going to the water.
Speaker 1:
If you wanna see this video, it's apnewscom slash oddities and you'll see this article pop up. But oh my gosh, this is hilarious.
Speaker 2:
Definitely. I don't know how it got there. Hopefully it says it in there.
Speaker 1:
Oh, they said they found the animal's owner and reunited them. Let's see, no injuries were reported. So why don't we dive deeper into this?
Speaker 2:
Tampa, florida. Wayward kangaroo was curled safely by sheriff's deputies Thursday after it spotted hopping around the pool area of a Florida apartment complex. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office released video and still photos of the kangaroo, including some footage shot from a helicopter. The agency also released audio of a female resident of the complex calling in to report. It Actually see a kangaroo. It's kind of a large kangaroo. The unidentified woman says we got him closed in the pool gate area. Deputies were able to figure out the animal's owner and reunite them. After checking for its proper registration, the agency sent in a Facebook post. No injuries to the kangaroo or any other people were reported.
Speaker 1:
So two things. This is another only in Florida situation, Like, unless it's like Australia or something, usually this doesn't happen. The other part of this that's really funny is that you can own a kangaroo in Florida.
Speaker 2:
If I had known that, I probably would have stuck around Florida a little longer.
Speaker 1:
I did not know you could own a kangaroo in Florida, but apparently with proper registration you can.
Speaker 2:
That's crazy, Little buddy.
Speaker 1:
There was a kangaroo Now in the past we've seen those uh the wildfire like zoos where people actually bring wild animals around. So I guess it would kind of make sense, but I just never thought about owning a kangaroo.
Speaker 2:
I'm not sure, like I don't. They're not meant to be there. I know that. Yeah, so it might not even survive.
Speaker 1:
I wouldn't, I wouldn't, I don't think I don't own a kangaroo as a pet. I just let them run free. But that I know it's super hot there, there's probably, there's probably rules around that. Wouldn't there be like wild, you know wild animals, like rules around them?
Speaker 2:
I don't and why didn't it say anything like the inner getting punished or cited, or something Probably didn't. I don't know.
Speaker 1:
I don't. I don't. If the cause the owner of whoever owns that area, the pool and stuff, they probably weren't that mad. It was just a kangaroo. There's no injuries, like you know what I mean. Like I don't think they would press charges or anything over just an animal getting out. And he was just hey, listen, he was just hanging around the pool. Because it's Florida man, I mean you got, you got to just give him credit. He's on vacation, he was trying to he was trying to book his hotel for the night.
Speaker 2:
Like I don't know where I'm at, but this is kind of fun.
Speaker 1:
You can't, like, you can't knock him for just wanting to book a hotel for a night. I mean, that's just.
Speaker 2:
It's not a department complex, not a hotel. Well, it's his hotel.
Speaker 1:
From his point of view, it's his hotel You're reaching, but I guess Listen listen listen to an animal. They don't know the difference between a hotel, apartment or house. This is my area for the night. Well, he structures around here. He also looked kind of trapped, so it didn't look like he could hop over that fence.
Speaker 2:
He's definitely sad just from his face.
Speaker 1:
He's like okay, like this is not where I wanted to be tonight.
Speaker 2:
I'm trying to get out of here when I go. He goes to water, okay.
Speaker 1:
Well, the one picture they have on here. It looks like a mugshot.
Speaker 2:
Yeah, but he definitely looks sad too.
Speaker 1:
Line left line right, face the camera, a mugshot of the kangaroo.
Speaker 2:
Fat mugshot of the camera From a camera of a kangaroo.
Speaker 1:
To be honest, we've talked about this conversation before. What conversation? Which wild animals would we have as pets? Oh yeah, We've had this conversation before I forgot about kangaroo, kangaroo. I didn't really.
Speaker 2:
I mean, I didn't think to like. I like them, but not enough to own them as a pet. Uh, because of the kicking factor.
Speaker 1:
If it gets mad. Yeah, they're very. I feel like they're very terrible, like case my chest in or something.
Speaker 2:
Nah, I'm good but.
Speaker 1:
I mean we definitely talked about animals that could just kill us. Yeah.
Speaker 2:
I mean, I mean pretty horrible. Well, I picked some, I picked some, like we talked about some animals that were crazy. Wow, I watched so much Black Panther. That's why I was like I want to write it. I'll write it If you guys haven't listened to that episode.
Speaker 1:
Go back and listen to that episode. We talk about what animals you would own as pets.
Speaker 2:
I don't remember what number it was. I was like um ladder bling for my draft.
Speaker 1:
He wants to write a draft.
Speaker 2:
But his bling would be the ladder, the bling ladder, the bling ladder.
Speaker 1:
Oh man, all right.
Speaker 2:
Imagine me sitting on the top head of a draft.
Speaker 1:
There's dangling your feet up there.
Speaker 2:
It's like hey, this is my walking throne. What's up, can you throw?
Speaker 1:
me, my, uh, my drink.
Speaker 2:
Hey, hold on, now, I'll just I'll drop a rope. Hey, put my drink in here.
Speaker 1:
You know what I feel, like the giraffes remind me of, like the long neck dinosaurs.
Speaker 2:
The uh Brontosaurus or something like that.
Speaker 1:
They're going you know what I'm talking about Like the big. I'm trying to remember what the name is so like every time I see a giraffe, I just have Jurassic Park music going on in my head.
Speaker 2:
Dude, let's make a hybrid of this, yeah.
Speaker 1:
Well, there you go, folks, if you wanted your dose of weirdness. This morning we have rock paper scissors at a soccer game and we have the kangaroo that found the nearest pool. He just was ready to chill out for the night.
Speaker 2:
It wasn't chill dude. He was trying to get out, he was trying to get out.
Speaker 1:
He was trying to figure out a way, but he couldn't use the tanning chairs.
Speaker 2:
I can totally see like an animal voice over there. Come on man, why is there a run around the edge of the fence?
Speaker 1:
Can you imagine you go to the pool the next morning and there's just a kangaroo tanning? And the tanning chair. Just like, just like. I'm almost done. He's just got like one of those sudden those mirror things.
Speaker 2:
I think it'd be lame those mirror things, holding the mirror thing.
Speaker 1:
I'm almost done. I got a tan in a few more minutes. All right, guys, that's enough weirdness for today. We'll catch you. We'll see you later this week, next time, bye, thank you, we were ready.
Speaker 2:
Oops, really, a little too early. Really, really, really.
Speaker 1:
This is how this is where our show has gotten. This is, this is the. This is the low point of our show right here.
Speaker 2:
No, you'll live.
Speaker 1:
All right, see you next time. What are we? Having to do I Did.