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In this segment of their discussion, Rick Glassman and his guest explore a humorous list of everyday actions that are notoriously difficult to perform with dignity or grace. They cite examples ranging from picking up a moving ping pong ball without tumbling over to starting a stopped bicycle and eating cereal directly from the bag. The conversation extends to more awkward social scenarios, such as trying to sleep in an overheated room while feeling cold enough to wrap oneself like a mummy, or navigating the vulnerability of intimacy where one fears being seen soft before becoming hard again. A particularly relatable anecdote involves walking into a bathroom with a small rear end; Glassman notes that he must either moonwalk backward so his partner sees him from behind or explicitly state his insecurity about not wanting to be looked at, highlighting how these minor physical embarrassments can feel disproportionately significant in social contexts. The dialogue then shifts toward the concept of "rules" within conversation and why people often avoid addressing them directly during a debate. The speakers argue that while there are established rules for sports like pickleball—governed by an ancient scroll or official body—that provide legitimacy and allow players to separate performance errors from their sense of self-worth, conversational norms lack such clear documentation. Consequently, when someone points out a breach in social etiquette, it often disrupts the momentum of the interaction. The guest suggests that for many people, stopping the flow of conversation to clarify rules feels uncomfortable or like "cannibalizing" the discussion's energy, leading them to ignore minor infractions rather than address them openly. A specific disagreement arises regarding a comment made by Glassman about making an error in pickleball being a "bummer." The guest initially finds this amusing but then questions whether it is actually funny or if he should defend his position on the matter. This exchange illustrates their point that conversational rules are unwritten and ambiguous; one cannot simultaneously claim something was not funny while also implying it wasn't, creating a gray area where participants must decide how to handle conflicting interpretations of social cues. The speakers navigate this tension by acknowledging that unlike sports, there is no external authority dictating the proper tone or content of casual talk, leaving individuals to manage these nuances without a definitive guidebook. The conversation concludes with Glassman pivoting abruptly from their philosophical debate on conversational dynamics into an advertisement for AG1, a nutritional supplement he has been taking daily. He promotes the drink as containing over 75 vitamins and minerals along with probiotics and prebiotics, noting its NSF certification which allows even Olympians to use it safely. Despite his enthusiastic endorsement of the product's benefits for himself, family members, and friends, the guest jokingly complains about Glassman throwing the microphone at him during the pitch, turning a standard commercial break into a chaotic "war zone." The segment ends with a final plug directing listeners to visit drink1.com/modernwisdism to purchase their own supply of the supplement before wrapping up the episode.
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Can we discuss a list of things I have
that is some of the most difficult to do
whilst looking dignified?
>> Yes. And after that, I want one of us to
remember to go back to talk about the
game thing.
>> Game thing. Um, picking up a moving ping
pong ball.
>> Very difficult to do with dignity. Like
if I throw a ping pong ball over there
and I'm like, Rick, would you grab that
for me, please? And you're like, you
tumble after it.
>> You're not an athlete.
>> Starting a stopped bicycle.
>> I get it. turning around ever.
>> Eating a little bag of cereal with your
hands.
>> Yes. Yes. Uh
trying to consume soup that's too hot.
>> On the opposite end, um eating from an
ice cream cone that's melting
>> and you got to move real quick and get
around the sides. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
You're like Bonnie Blue. Um,
you're out working how working working
out how to sleep inside of a blanket in
a room that is uh too hot while you're
too cold or while that is too cold while
you're too hot. You're like, "Okay, do I
go arms under and just poke my head out
like a little mummy or do I take my arms
out and then pull it back down?"
>> Huh. That's making me think of being in
a bedroom, uh, making love to somebody
and then going into the bathroom while
they're still in bed. If you have a
small ass.
>> If you have a small ass.
>> Yes, I have a small ass. So, whenever I
walk to a bathroom, I either have to
moonwalk back so they see my big
rockhard [ __ ] or I have to say, "I have
a little ass. Don't look at me."
>> Why is it still hard?
>> Well, it was hard, but still it's it's I
guess it's not hard.
>> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> Which is also, by the way, I used to be
very embarrassing
to be seen naked. get me. It's a
vulnerable thing. But if I'm going to be
intimate with somebody and they see me
soft, that's fine. It's going to happen.
You I if a woman ever sees my penis soft
before hard, I am humiliated. It's okay
to have gone from like grower to shower,
but not from like the soft to hard. It's
like, okay, if as long as you've seen
the Statue of Liberty,
>> it's almost as if it's almost as if I
think that she thinks when she sees my
penis soft, she thinks, "Is that his
penis when it's hard?"
>> Right. Okay.
>> So So,
>> have you ever called that out? Just so
you know, darling, this is soft right
now. It does get harder than this.
>> You told a um I don't remember what it
was, but it was a love note from a
husband to his wife, and the the reveal
at the end is she is no longer with us.
Beautiful. I've I've watched that a
couple of times. Uh, and makes me cry
>> when I do.
>> Y,
>> he calls her darling. And to hear you
say darling in that voice, in this
context, when that way of darling is
associated with this, it's really is
what it's like
Pavlovian response. Okay. Um, sidling
into a booth at a sports bar and you
have to be the one that's right at the
very end.
>> That's the one that I connect. Out of
all the ones that you said, that's the
one that I I connect with the most.
Closing a car door whilst holding two
bags of luggage.
>> No, that's the [ __ ] coolest. You use
your knee or something.
>> You got to do that like
>> No, that's cool, guys. No, you don't
have to do that. And why are you putting
the luggage so high up? Keep it down
here and give it a little nudge.
>> Okay. All right. Fair enough.
>> You don't have to go like this.
>> Yeah. Well, you do. You're like, uh,
it's like romcom and you've just got
back from the date and you're like, ah.
And you're like,
>> um, drinking from a straw during a
fight.
>> [ __ ] Dude, drinking from a straw is
so good. trying to catch a straw that's
like you've got cup over here watching
something or talking to somebody and you
miss it and you go see I think that's
just fun comedy acting I think even just
going for a straw my instinct even when
I'm by myself is
[laughter] like a horse you look like a
horse when it does that thing where it
goes like
you ever seen that
>> um
>> yes you have punk in the game again
>> why don't we just move on
>> okay tell me about the rules of the game
>> nay it's over
>> nay Hey.
So, do you have more though? Cuz I
>> What else have I got that's in that?
Yeah, you can go.
>> The idea of uh and if you have any, call
them out. But the idea of of of the
rules to the game uh and setting setting
them up, I think that that is that is
literally getting on the same page with
somebody.
>> So, we could get on the same page by
just kind of maneuvering and seeing if
we could figure it out. But what's the
in the pro list of pros and cons? What's
the con of you saying, "Wait, hold on a
second. I'm confused with this." Or,
"Hold on a second. It seems like you and
I are on the same page. We have to you
have to serve it to the opposite end of
the court." Like, what what's what's the
con for not wanting to do that? M
the con for not wanting to well I the
con for doing it is easier to make the
case of um just that you have to
>> that's what I meant that's how I meant
yeah
>> break the flow of the conversation in
order to be able to talk about the
conversation and typically for some
people that feels a little bit
uncomfortable
>> yeah so you're cannibalizing the
momentum
>> yeah of course we're back and forth
we're back and forth we're doing the
thing and it's like hey no stop and I
think my point around where are the
rules of the conversation sport written
and the fact that they aren't. I think
what I'm the reason that I feel more
comfortable and I feel like most people
would feel more comfortable talking
about the rules of pickle ball than they
would the rules of the conversation in
whatever form you think that that exists
>> is
legitimacy because someone somewhere
knows there's a [ __ ] ancient scroll
that's got the pickle ball rules written
on it. Uh
>> well there's an ancient scroll that says
you're supposed to say good things, how
are you?
>> But is there? No, I don't think there
is. Not in the same way because it's
unconstrained. Uh here's another one.
Let me give you this one which I love as
an as an example.
>> Your capacity at pickle ball is not
judged as being close to your sense of
self.
>> Mhm. I'm not saying and for a if
professional pickle ball player or
somebody who is a a insecure
overachiever maybe you do feel like your
performance in pickle ball at the local
pickle ball league determines your self
worth but most people would say if you
made some error in the game of pickle
ball by stepping into the kitchen that
doesn't mean that you are bad or that
you are lesser.
>> Yeah. And I think what a bummer that if
you make an error and you say oh he was
an Indian guy by the way and you're like
oh maybe I shouldn't have said that. Oh
that you're a bad pickle ball player.
>> Okay. Like [snorts]
>> he's a great pickle ball player. number
two in the world.
>> No, I'm I'm I'm being sincere. I'm
saying that like
>> if you do something bad in pickle ball,
it's not going to affect your self
worth. Traditionally, you're saying
where if you you know get in a booth and
you have to go to the other end or a
girl sees your flat little [ __ ] ass,
I'm less than. What a bummer.
>> Well, that's true. Uh, my point is when
we're talking about conversation,
>> sorry, me even me addressing it stops
the momentum
>> a little, but it's funny.
>> It wasn't that funny.
>> All right. Well, I mean, you did it.
>> Yeah, but
which side of this debate do you want?
Do you want to defend yourself or not?
>> Oh, I didn't even realize that's what I
was doing.
>> No,
>> I I'm like I'm interested in this and
and like I didn't realize that's what I
was doing. I'm like just noticing like
oh, like the momentum shift. Okay, this
is what he was talking about and I'm
just trying to form an opinion on that
just then.
>> Mhm.
>> But now I'm feeling like I'm stepping on
what you're saying and you called me out
in something that I'm I'm a little
confused with.
>> I was just trying to cuz you said
bummer. It's funny. You said bummer
presumably because you thought it was
funny. And I'm like well you said it
presumably because you thought it was. I
said it's funny. You said no it's not.
I'm like which one?
>> You can either say it and believe it or
say that it wasn't funny but you don't
get to do both.
>> I mean I guess where are these rules
written somewhere?
Do you want to talk about it?
>> [ __ ] you.
>> Okay. In my mind, the bummer is a
throwaway. You familiar with this term
over where you're from?
>> Tag. Little tag.
>> There's a difference and we don't need
to get into it.
>> Cool.
>> Throwaway is um if you hear it, enjoy it
or don't. If you don't hear it, it
doesn't it doesn't it's there's no
exposition in it. It doesn't matter.
It's just something it's like, "Oh,
yeah. Nice car."
>> So, it was my fault.
>> Oh, man. You are an overachiever. So,
what I'm saying is when I
>> Allow me to make your bummer my fault.
Your flat ass is now my bummer is my
fault.
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