Hardly Focused

The Warm-Up

Welcome to a new installment of Hardly Focused, featuring Acc, Jack, and Mike! Citing a desire to maintain what little mental health he has left, Jack has finally deactivated his Facebook account. Acc himself is happy to finally return to working in his office, sparking a discussion about how COVID is now just an “elephant in the room.”

Just Fart!

In this segment, Jack tells Acc and Mike of a Brazilian singer named Pocah. Having recently gone viral, Pocah was admitted to the hospital for holding in her own gas, feeling “ashamed” to let it out in front of her boyfriend. So sparks a long but comical discussion about flatulence, for it’s a scientific fact that farts are funny.

Is It “GIF” or “JIF?”

Jack announces in this segment to Acc and Mike the death of Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF. Being the creator, Mr. Wilhite confirmed that it’s pronounced “jif,” though its pronunciation has been infamously debated. As it was a breeding ground for GIF images, Acc and Jack discuss “chan” boards like 4chan, which they feel has lost its relevancy over the years.

Wrapping up this episode, Jack features for Acc and Mike audio of an old woman singing Rob Zombie’s “Dragula” at a karaoke bar. This sparks a discussion about fun old ladies like Shirley Curry, known as the “Skyrim Grandma.” Listen for her voice in The Elder Scrolls VI, hopefully launching sometime in the next 20 years!

Jack begins this segment by asking Mike if people pilfer through his recycling. It’s a common practice where Jack lives. Jack then explains what “grocery shopping” is in regards to local radio host Howie Carr’s penchant for stealing office supplies.

On that note, Jack features three stories for “How Fucking Dumb Are You?”

• A woman from Sussex is under fire for calling the police when she missed McDonald’s breakfast. Jack has the audio of the call! You won’t want to miss this one.
• Waffle House employees are fired for pouring food on an inebriated customer, and filming it.
• A woman from Pennsylvania tries to steal an ambulance after robbing a convenience store, and realizes she doesn’t know how to drive it.

Peace to Larry and Mira.

Part One: Trump Supporters Storm the US Capitol

Jack, Mike and Nate here for a more serious episode of Hardly Focused. The big topic in this episode is the failed coup attempt at the United States Capitol, on January 6. The group weighs in on the subject, including President Trump’s potential (and second) impeachment, invoking the 25th amendment, and more.

Part Two: The Craziest Headlines from the Failed Coup Attempt

Jack, Mike and Nate further discuss the incident at the US Capitol. The group talk about Trump pardoning himself, or hoping Vice President Pence pardons him. Jack notes this would entail Trump having to resign his position, then rely on Pence to follow through on pardoning; something Pence likely won’t do at this point.

Segueing into a special “headline blitz” edition of this podcast’s How Fucking Dumb Are You segment, Jack rolls off the most bizarre headlines to emerge from the coup attempt. Boy, were there some weird ones.

Part Three: We Watch a Danish Cartoon Called “John Dillermand”

In completely different news, a bizarre kids’ show from Denmark emerges. Jack, Mike and Nate watch part of the first episode of “John Dillermand,” featuring – as CNN put it – “a man with a huge and uncontrollable penis.” To best enjoy this segment, watch it on our YouTube channel!

This segment stars with Fro ranting about “flat Earthers” and the cult known as Scientology. Jack has no idea that John Travolta is among the Hollywood crazies who believe in this malarkey. Jack also has no idea why anyone – famous or not – would live in the Hollywood hills.

Moving on, Jack asks if anyone has watched the Animaniacs reboot on Hulu. Discussing segments from the show’s original run leads Fro to tell a story involving his bicycle and a crazy kid in his neighborhood, which nearly kills Jack in laughter. “Is it hot in here, or is it just me?”

Concluding this episode, Jack presents two stories for “How Fucking Dumb Are You?” The band Trapt continues to exist, this time getting their Facebook account deleted for a Proud Boys-related post. In keeping with this podcast’s theme of never staying on-topic, this segues into Jack discussing ridiculously long song and album titles.

Elsewhere, in Russia, Darwinism strikes again as local buffoons end up in hospital for drinking hand sanitizer. Fro goes off about hand sanitizer, bringing this episode to a riveting end. On that note, subscribe to Nate’s channel on YouTube, and wear a damn face mask!

In probably one of the worst things to happen to the United States in... several weeks, Roe v. Wade – which made abortion a constitutional right – is no more. Mike, Nate, and Jack talk about the news and share their views. Gun rights are also discussed, with this being an equally hot topic across the Union today.