That’s Not In A Textbook

#5.01 - We Go Minion Meme For Minion Meme

This is a removed segment from this weeks LMWN wherein we "go minion meme for minion meme". Enjoy!
 
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#5 - Last Month’s Weird News - A Surprise Urinator, An Albanian AI Politician, K-Pop Ragebait Gone Wrong, and the Rocky Mountain Ice Cream Man

Today we attempt to do a LMWN episode. We recorded this at midnight and we were all tired. Eventually it devolves into "going minion meme for minion meme" however that segment is going to be in a bonus episode releasing at roughly the same time as this one. Enjoy!
 
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Links/Sources
 
Diella AI Politician
https://www.politico.eu/article/albania-apppoints-worlds-first-virtual-minister-edi-rama-diella/
 
K-Pop Defamation Case
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ceq2y91qy88o.amp
 
The Huron Peak Ice Cream Man
https://weather.com/news/news/2025-09-05-ice-cream-man-colorado-mountain
 
The Surprise Urinator
https://www.kptv.com/2025/09/17/man-arrested-urinating-inside-theater-during-demon-slayer-movie-police-say/?outputType=amp

#4 - The Cryptid Grand Tournament - Part Two - Finale

The moment has finally come! The finale of the Cryptid Grand Tournament has arrived. Who will win this battle of the best and the brightest? Who will reign supreme?
 
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Links/Sources
 
Persepolis Beast Images \/
https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sam_8324_delegation_okapi_nilgai-lowres-1.jpg
 
https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sam_8322-delegation-okapi-nilgai-persepolis.jpg
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg/1920px-Nilgai_%28Boselaphus_tragocamelus%29_male.jpg
 
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Saint-Aignan_%28Loir-et-Cher%29._Okapi.jpg
 
https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thumbnail.png
 
https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/2024/06/02/the-creature-on-the-persepolis-staircase/
Phantom Kangaroo Video \/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriuV-yNqv4
Cuchivilu Images \/
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/cryptidarchives/images/1/1b/Captura_de_pantalla_2025-02-28_204658.png/revision/latest?cb=20250521031212
 
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/cryptidarchives/images/1/11/Captura_de_pantalla_2025-05-20_232802.png/revision/latest?cb=20250521031641
 
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/cryptidarchives/images/5/55/20_03_18_pag_06-380-595ec4.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20250521031922
 
Du Images \/
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/cryptidarchives/images/2/26/Sylviornis.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20190627113523
 
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfciF63KsYinBr14hHdFFjQNZEZK0A_cclRw98vBDW811u8APzg74ISdX6D8-UvITY9bojRlh99RV2WVIrnprOZYSRp-elH-Oj8QH45sQIuAEV9TD2uzN2aicTI8JBiWVaMrMDnwuz0OOD/s1600/Sylviornis+FDC.jpg
 

#3 - The Cryptid Grand Tournament - Part One

Today we pit four cryptids against each other in order to determine which is better, the most based or cooler. 1999 Ohio River Freshwater Octopus photo - https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/cryptidarchives/images/b/b3/Ohio_Octopus.png/revision/latest?cb=20240520203431
 
 

#2 - Christina the Couch Surfing Queen of Sweden

Today we cover Christina, the couch surfing queen of Sweden! From bizarre political happenings of Europe and Joe Bungus, join us in this little journey. 

#1 - Last Month's Weird News (A Cocaine Cat, An Evil Vampire Intern, The Bay Harbor Butt Sniffer, & 96 Wet Sponge Face Slaps)

Fear not! For the joy that is the That's Not In A Textbook podcast is finally here! Today you shall learn about a Cocaine Cat, an Evil Vampire Intern, the Bay Harbor Butt Sniffer, and 96 Wet Sponge Face Slaps. In this episode we are joined by my friends Kaden and Alex; taste the visceral crunchiness and tangible surround sound of their microphones.
 
Cocaine Cat
Source - https://funnytimes.com/news-of-the-weird-july-august-2025/
 
Evil Vampire Intern 
Source - https://shepherdexpress.com/puzzles/news-of-the-weird/news-of-the-weird-week-of-august-7-2025/
 
The Bay Harbor Butt Sniffer
Source - https://shepherdexpress.com/puzzles/news-of-the-weird/news-of-the-weird-week-of-august-7-2025/
 
96 Wet Sponge Face Slaps
Source - https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/28/Guinness-World-Records-David-Rush-wet-sponges/5821756400678/

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