Helium Shortage, Dutch Birthday Traditions, and Show Introduction
Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak open episode 424 from Austin, Texas, and Northern Silicon Valley. They discuss the cultural specifics of Dutch birthday celebrations, including decorated chairs and circular seating arrangements, in honor of Miss Mickey's birthday. The conversation shifts to a perceived scam regarding a national helium shortage despite high natural gas production, and the physical dangers of inhaling argon gas compared to helium.
adam curry· john c. dvorak· helium shortage· dutch birthdays· austin texas· silicon valley
00:00 Hey, we got how many people we got working here? They're gonna come in and do a salary survey. We gotta find something else to do to justify the bullcrap jobs we have. Adam Curry, John C. DeVora It's Sunday July 2012 time for your Gitmo Nation Media Assassination episode 424 This is no agenda Celebrating Miss Mickey's birthday here at Camp MoFo in the capital of the drone star state, Austin Tejas. In the morning everybody I'm Adam Curry and from Northern Silicon Valley where the trains are running I'm John C. Dvorak. It's crackpot and buzzkill! In the morning with Stinger. That's right. In fact there goes one now... Miss Mickey's birthday Oh congratulations is she what 29? Now? Yes. When is she going to be 30? Next year?
00:49 So we've discussed this before, you know how the Dutch are about birthdays right? Yeah they make you sit in a chair and... In a circle. They take everybody and they bring them into a room And then they put chairs along the wall and make everyone sit there for an hour. And have the same discussion as last birthday But more importantly in the morning The birthday boy or girls' chair has to be all decorated and dressed up And it's crazy, it's one of these crazy traditions. So yeah, and everyone has to go to the park that the quote-unquote party Sounds dreadful so I had to Look at I love miss Mickey. So I'm gonna give her a proper Dutch Birthday you have enough chairs well now I just did the whole balloon thing man But I had to wait until she went to bed and of course she's like oh, I'm not tired yet Please go to bed now this day this being Texas you can
01:47 You can't go buy helium balloons and then leave them in your car or even take them outside of the store. The difference in temperature, I don't know they either implode or explode or shrivel. And do you recall that we were talking about a helium shortage John? Yeah this is a problem Yeah, it's a bogus shortage. I think there is some scam going on... Oh yeah? I spent half day looking for helium! Yeah no you can't get helium anyway unless you have your own bottle that you filled couple years ago You're not gonna be able to get helium So i found- But there something scammish about it because Helium Is just American Helium we have most of in the world It's extracted from all that natural gas that were pumping out of the ground That where it all is and this is simple filtration process
02:35 and we get the helium out, but then we're still pumping natural gas like there's no tomorrow. And it's cheaper than ever! So what's the... you know so there is a scam going on I just have never gotten to the bottom of what this scam is." Well they couldn't tell me at any of the stores all they said was that their signs up saying due-to supply issues and I say hey you know what's going on yeah something with fracking or whatever some people had kind of half a clue So, but I needed helium. I needed to blow up some balloons and make this look right! So i'm driving around for half a day...I finally find it like the Hobbyland or Holly Hobby Horse whatever on top of the fifth shelf up I see these canisters that I mean like tank like a propane tank full of helium unlike score
03:18 It's a pink propane tank. Why not? Yeah, that's cheap propane. That doesn't hold much but it holds enough for you So what does one do if at 1 in the morning you're blowing up balloons with helium What are ya doing? Well I know what I would do I would finish the job and go to bed But YOU on the other hand would probably breathe the helium And then record yourself Crap body buzzkill say shutup slave You know me so well Like oh man, I gotta run downstairs and record this quick Taking a deeper breath. I did buzzkill say shut up slave Well, I think it was kind of inferior quality It sounds like you should have her much be a much more sonorous Anyway anyway that's right with argon yeah sure That's the heavier than air so your voice goes about to walk to really goes lower hmm
04:24 I don't know. The problem with the Argon is you can't get out of your lungs because it's, it's heavier than air so it sits at the body so you have to either stand on your head or put yourself in a couch and pull yourself upside down so that you get the damn stuff out of your lungs very dangerous. Yeah so... Do not try this at home kids! Happy birthday honey, I'm dead! That was good one. It wasn't good. The helium will come out and its not a problem. Anyway, in the morning to you John C. Dvorak In the morning to you Adam Curry, in the morning to all ships at sea boots on the ground listening to this show and subs in the water. Yeah and of course all our servicemen and women around Gitmo Nation States doing your thing
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05:57 Now two shows for the upcoming two shows which will be 425, 426. Boy I'm telling you something...I think they're going to be better than people expect. Yeah good! Yeah I think they are good too and what we should do is make sure that Mr Slave get my oil and Zero Void. I'll make sure that they have copies so if people want to roll them out at normal time and then people can sit in the chat room and grouse on us as if we were there Right. Having the same effect on me as if you were actually there, yeah exactly. Oh boy! Well lots of stuff to discuss I'd kind of like to kick it off with a little educational message from the BBC who incorrectly although they get part of it right explain what this LIBOR thing is
