rant · moment 16 of 19
Where to Live: Texas, Corporal Punishment, and the Elephant Painting
from Stewed Reunion (with Mike Recine) · #111
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5 minTim muses about escaping New York for a boring suburb of Dallas or Texas generally, jokes about wanting more childhood corporal punishment, and shares a disturbing anecdote about elephants being beaten to train them to paint.
- 44:45Tim explains his preference for Texas, particularly Dallas suburbs, over high-frequency cities like New York.
- 45:23He argues Texas is appealing because it's lawful and everyone's armed, then pivots to saying he didn't receive enough corporal punishment as a child.
- 45:54Cincinnati fried chicken was disappointing; Tim wants to attend a real cookout like the ones at black communities.
- 46:28He jokes about white potato salad at cookouts and contrasts Southern food traditions with Connecticut, comparing them to Italian cooking.
- 47:14Tim mentions ice cream trucks fighting each other with bats over territory in the summer.
- 47:41An elephant painting its own portrait on Facebook turned out to be the result of beatings and torture.
- 48:02Tim observes that very few beaten things become artists, suggesting the elephant's artistic ability required abuse.
- 48:15He claims he would eat endangered species and human meat if prepared well, with no ethical objection.
- 49:00They propose interviewing a chef about eating practices and mention Mario Batali, who harassed restaurant staff as 'the red menace.'
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