#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

#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!   Follow the podcast on social media!   Instagram - @thatsnotinatextbookpod TikTok - @notinatextbook.pod

#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!   Follow the podcast on social media!   Instagram - @thatsnotinatextbookpod TikTok - @notinatextbook.pod   --- Links/Sources   Diella AI Politician https://www.politico.eu/article/albania-apppoints-worlds-first-virtual-minister-edi-rama-diella/ [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 [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 [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 [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?   Follow the podcast on social media!   Instagram - @thatsnotinatextbookpod TikTok - @notinatextbook.pod   --- 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_8324_delegation_okapi_nilgai-lowres-1.jpg]   https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sam_8322-delegation-okapi-nilgai-persepolis.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/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://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/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/thumbnail.png]   https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/2024/06/02/the-creature-on-the-persepolis-staircase/ [https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/2024/06/02/the-creature-on-the-persepolis-staircase/] Phantom Kangaroo Video \/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CriuV-yNqv4 [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/1/1b/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/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 [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://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 [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 [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.