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Giggling about wackness, piercings, and lavender marriages

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Giggling about wackness, piercings, and lavender marriages", an episode of Giggly Squad published December 2, 2025 (57 min, about 10,615 words). It mentions 4 people, works and ideas, including Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass, Canada Dry.

What this episode is about

The discussion humorously explores the challenges of coordinating a creative project while touching on themes of spontaneity, communication issues, and the relatable chaos of daily life. The conversation also hints at deeper connections and dynamics between friends, emphasizing their playful banter and reflections on their shared experiences.

Key takeaways

  • In a world of chaos, nothing says 'we're all friends' like collective procrastination on group projects.
  • The nostalgia of snow days reminds us that adulting lacks the same thrill as college uncertainty.
  • Weather forecasting: where you can be wrong 90% of the time, yet still enjoy star status.
  • Whack transcends language barriers, proving that sometimes, a single word holds the essence of culture.
  • Manifesting Wi-Fi acts as an allegory for adult life: lots of effort, minimal rewards, and a sense of humor.

Who speaks in this episode?

  • Hannah (Host) · 31 min speaking
  • Paige (Host) · 26 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 10:00: Canada Dry
  2. – 20:00: Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass
  3. – 25:00: Acast Creative Studio

Notable quotes from "Giggling about wackness, piercings, and lavender marriages"

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  • Charlotte Tilbury setting spray.
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Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

Companies & orgs

  • Hourglass — Company · Product recommendation · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as a high-quality beauty brand with a recommended palette.
  • Canada Dry — Company · Mentioned in passing · 1 mention · first at
    Briefly mentioned in the context of a ginger ale preference.

Products & tech

  • Charlotte Tilbury — Product · Product recommendation · 2 mentions · first at
    Recommended as a high-quality beauty product available at Ulta Beauty.

Sponsors

  • Acast Creative Studio — Company · Sponsor · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as the creative studio behind the podcast episode.

Full transcript with timestamps

You know we're making art here. Sup gigglers. Gary, fix the Wi-Fi. Manifest that [ __ ]

We can't be managed. I mean, the day just got away from me. Hello, my galactic gigglers.

I feel like we use that one all the time, and I don't know what it says about us, but whatever.

We We used it every week. We've we said galactic. You go boo. Same one as last time.

You just think that like we'd come up with something after five years. Well, for some reason, God forbid I like take some time to research the G-word, but also like are we Joe Rogan?

It pops up on you every time. Talking about aliens. Yeah. Well, I like to be psychic about it. Like, what comes to me in the moment? Can I just call you out real quick? I mean, we're two we're literally like a minute and 14 seconds in, but sure. That's exactly how I wanted to start like the Monday back to work after a holiday week.

Have at it. [ __ ] day. No, it's actually a it's a compliment. It's a compliment.

Oh, okay. Then you know what? Please. The floor is yours. So obviously we like it takes us forever to like get on at the same time to record this pod. You know, I had food coming, then Paige had food coming, then whatever.

Well, when we're virtual, it's like it's it's literally we're in college and we have to do a group project. Yeah. We're like, wait, that's so crazy cuz Billy actually just texted me back and like invited me over and so like I have to go.

Our group leader, Grace, is not here. So me and you were like, do we do it? Is it even due? Do you want to double check when it's due?

Actually, the weather is supposed to be really bad tomorrow, so we're probably getting a snow day anyway, so like it doesn't actually matter.

Did you see how windy it was outside? I think a monsoon is about to hit. Um, no. We well we finally got it together and then you're taking like forever cuz you're like I'm free.

Will we will we ever feel the happiness you felt in college where you knew the next day was a snow day?

No. Like I don't think I've ever felt that level of like relief, excitement, happiness. Well, there's also the tension of like, do you know like the couple hours where it starts going around like it could be a snow day, it could be a snow day. And you're asking around, you're like, you're turning into a meteorologist. You're like checking the [ __ ] I'm on some website I've never been on before with like blue like [ __ ] sick signage.

I'm immediately planning my outfit. I'm like, are we going opera ski chic or are we going comfy cozy? Like that was always my

No, cuz you're like do I have to study for 8 hours or not? Like tell me right now. Also, were you the one that said to me that you wanted to be a meteorologist, but you didn't know that I actually had to be a scientist? That's the funniest thing.

Where were we? I don't know where we were. We were like about to go on live TV or something and you just go, "Do you know I wanted to do this until I learned you had to actually be a scientist?" Which is berserk.

It's literally that Tik Tok sound when it's like you spend too much time with the same person. And it's like the ancient Romans believed that you okay I for like my whole life was like I'm going to be a news anchor and then once I saw like a meteorologist who had like a pretty outfit on I was like actually I'm going to be sold done. Are you kidding?

Well, also they like kind of seem like they do the least work. Like but they're really important.

They're on for four minutes but they're so important and they have star quality. People wait for the weather.

Yes. They're like, "Weather in 10 minutes." And everyone's like, "And you could be wrong and no one cares. It's perfect for you." You could literally [ __ ] up every time and they'd be like, "That's the weather." You never know.

I could come back the next day and be like "Oops my bad." No. Can I just say like the me Why can't they find one nerdy person to just tell the meteorologist what to say? Well essentially I feel like it is essentially every like meteorologist is logging on to like software to like track storms and I think they're like sharing information the way like the news station share other information like news stories. So I think they I think it is like a one big collab.

Okay. Yeah. But I do but it is you have to know science and I I was like you know what guys

I famously caused a lot of drama in college when we all talk this took this weather class that was supposed to be easy with like nimbus clouds and stuff. Turns out the hardest class ever all of us failed and then it was a whole thing but like clouds are really [ __ ] confusing.

Like no like like I almost didn't make it through that class. Oh yeah. So, this is what I'm mad at you about.

Oh, yeah. Oh, we got so sidetracked. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. So, you're like like nowhere to be found after. She's like, "I'm ready right now." And then I like send her the link and she's nowhere to be found. So, then I always go like, "Are you okay?" And she goes, "Sorry, my computer's acting whack right now." And I go, "Wait, bring back whack." I don't think I ever stopped. It is the best word ever. I feel like I say whack all the time. It's in my everyday jargon for

and if you want to go real crazy, you go that shit's whack. If you want to be a real New York sneaker head,

so whack. Wait, so whack. Because here's the thing. It's such a good describing word for so many different genres of your life. Like I've said it about so many men's behavior. Like he literally was just acting

whack. Whack. Like the vibes are It was just like insane. Also, you don't have to speak English and you know what whack means. Like whack, you know what that word means. It transcends cultures,

I guess. Is that such a millennial term? I think it's a New York term. Oh, but I also like could be completely wrong cuz I've never left New York.

No way. Wait, what else do you use whack for? Like um outfits. like uh if someone's appearance if Joan Rivers was born in 1992, she would have definitely said whack.

That shit's whack. Also, yeah, like that's just like a whack outfit. Like, what the [ __ ] is going on here?

Can I call out fashion people for a second? They're running out of adjectives and you know how they get like really into what? You remember when everyone said major for like two years?

Yes. And then people shortened it to mage. That's major. And they'd be you could be talking about literally like a sandal or like a full Prada outfit and they'd just be like that's major.

I feel like that was like um Rachel Zo effect. Wait, I'm like really on a ginger ale kick.

Oh, good for you. Thanks. Shout out Canada Dry. We love Canada. We love Big Canada.

Big fan of your work. Um, okay. What were we just saying? Oh, I was I was just saying whack is a great word and we should use it more.

Yeah. Know, it is a really good word. Um, how was your Thanksgiving? My Thanksgiving was really fun. I do I would like to report that our family feud annual family feud girls won again. It's like four years in a row. It's like it's embarrassing at this point.

It's not fair. the biggest debate of Thanksgiving and this wasn't even like in my immediate family. It was just like bystanders and like

cuz you let random people in on Thanksgiving. Your Thanksgiving you let you have a doors open policy on Thanksgiving. Like anyone who's anyone is joining up.

Yeah. And Kim loves loves it. So Kim loves hosting. I didn't realize how much my dad loves

toast. And I think that that's something that's come with age. Like at any moment he was like offering people toast and I was like,

"Oh, not like doing a toast. Like literal bread." No, like actual sourdough. I thought you meant like he kept want to give all these nice speeches.

Oh god, no. That is the opposite of my dad's personality. He would never do that. That's insane. He'd need seven beta blockers for that. Um, I don't even think he's going to be able to talk at my wedding. It's a whole topic of discussion. Anyway, so one of the big topics of discussion that was lavender marriage and I was explaining to a male what lavender marriage was. A gay man. I think that's important for this story. No, I think that's important because a straight man I there was a straight man sitting on the side who said, "Why is it called lavender?" And I was like, "An actual excellent question." I have no idea what the answer is to that, but we both think it's pretty.

I was going to say cuz straight men don't know shades of color and lavender is a shade of purple. Like

maybe no straight guy would see purple and be like, "That's lavender." Correct. So the female side of the argument was saying that lavender marriages have become more and more prevalent because women in our age group, it's the first time ever that we're surpassing men in our age group. Like we make more money, we graduate college more, we own more houses, things like that. Mhm. And then it's harder to find a partner that you feel like has all of those things or is at least working toward all of those things and is also emotionally intelligent like to your level like whatever. Like yes, there's an argument that you could date older

or younger, whatever. But whatever. Not younger. Not younger. No, not younger. That wouldn't really work.

No. So, we were explaining that more women, and yes, we're still on a biological clock, that more women are choosing a stable home with their gay bestie, having obviously different sexual partners, but like he's the dad, she's the mom, they're always together, they do family things together, but it is economically efficient in some cases to be married. So, it's like, why don't we do life together? Make it easier for us financially. We can have the family we wanted. Like we have biological children, but like we date other people.

Like wait. I thought lavender marriage was when you didn't really know if he was gay, but everyone else is like he's gay. Like he doesn't know he's gay.

Maybe that's it. But we turned it into something. I was like, I had never heard of this.

Listen, we were a couple wines deep. We were we're like, what can we talk about that's religious but not too religious?

Not too religious. That's a bit political, but but not too political. Not too political. And that's where we landed. And we people walked out. People walked out. So the So the guy that we were explaining that I was explaining this to said, "Okay, I understand. My argument is, don't you want more for yourself?" And we were like, "Well, of course we want to meet someone that you get all of those things and you're also romantically involved." But sometimes it's give and take. You don't have enough time. It's like certain situations happen. And he couldn't get past that. Like we would immediately resort to some type of lavender marriage. And so words were exchanged and then turkey legs were brought into it. It was someone hit a turkey leg and then that was a that was a response at some point. It was

It's like someone took it a little too personally. Someone things got you. Someone didn't realize they were in a lavender marriage.

One thing I did realize though, I think this is like my first um I don't even want to say confrontation because it legitimately was not even like a real confrontation.

Also, definitely wasn't your first. No, I'm saying it genuinely I think was my first post being on reality TV.

Oh, yeah. Post reality TV. Yeah. I had an outof body experience. Oh. when when your heart um like started

oh my god they're arguing and I immediately my first look for cameras is there music playing

I was like wait my hair my hair is still up well that's the thing whenever there's a something you know is going to make a good scene you always were like I have the best outfit for this fight

oh I love doing that um no but I immediately my first thought was like oh let me jump in and explain what each side is meaning to say because I see where it's getting lost in You started a [ __ ] confessional in your closet.

And then I go, "Wait a minute. I actually don't have to say a godamn thing." I sat there. I said, "Mom, I think I will have a slice of apple pie." And like moved about

sit back and enjoy. I was like, "What a debate. How fun." But I think it's important for people to understand reality TV where like as someone who's like was like, "Okay, we're in it. We're fighting. We're We're fighting again. We're fight. The fights are keep going. Um I literally haven't had one friend fight since.

Right. Me neither. I'm not being dramatic. And it's been like four years. Maybe we should like schedule a fight between you and I to get

at least like a boxing match. Something get something. I mean, I feel like every Giggly Squad is like its own form of mind gymnastics.

So true. We really make you think on this pod. We really do. Also, not to radicalize everyone and to take it a step further.

Wait, that just No, I'm just aware that like we are capable of radicalizing women and if we were like stone every man right now, they would. So, like with that power comes great responsibility. So, I don't want to radicalize people. However, I did read that a lot of women are doing what you explained where they're just like, "Okay, I feel successful. I feel fulfilled. Married women can be the least happy." like married men are the most happy where married women

like are making the least money whatever some of them like imagine if me and you never met anyone they're just moving in with their girlfriends getting sperm having kids and then like co-parenting all the babies in like a beautiful just like feminine commune

using the same sperm not the same necessarily but like we'd get pregnant we'd move into a mansion and then just like take like sometimes I I I could breastfeed your baby if you're sleeping. Like we we're just like taking care of Why did I go there?

Hannah and Paige trying new things takes on a whole different era. Imagine one day we just have a YouTube channel and it's turned into you breastfeeding my baby. I think there's like a few steps that I took a way different turn than I've ever intended on taking cuz that is so crazy. Back in the day, the women would like communally raise the children. Like the children were the tribes, you know?

Totally. It takes a village. It takes a village. So, I think we're recreating like

women villages cuz it's like if your man is not an asset and if he's actually like ruining the vibes and then happens to a couple people, you're like, "Hey, why don't we just we're making money, come together." It's an option.

I mean, I froze my eggs. So if I was like in my 40s and I felt like that, I would be so fine to do that. Like I would do that.

There is something so chic about like at 44 just like smoking a sig and being like I'm going to have a baby. I'm going to have one baby.

Being 44 and having one daughter in New York City. That was a thing. Like growing up, I had a lot of friends whose moms were like 80. And then I realized like, oh, she was like the CEO of some like huge tech company that like randomly was like, "Okay, I need like I'll have like a little baby, I guess, at like 50." Yeah. And they're always like badass. And they wear great clothes.

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in store on their beauty app, which I'm obsessed with, and online. It's available. This chat was brought to you by Ulta Beauty and Acast Creative Studio. my Thanksgiving there was drama too.

Okay. Where Well, okay, not to be depressing, but we're at this weird time where I don't have kids. My brother has a full family in the Midwest. And my n it's just like me, Dez, my nana, papa, and my mom and dad. And then Dez had to go to Ireland. So then I was back. Well, look, I'm the favorite. So I was like, this is what we all want to do, right? I'm like, "Let's all We go to a restaurant." I'm like, "Nana, papa, you don't have to cook. You're literally 83." And cuz they want to. I'm like, "No."

We go to this restaurant and it was so cute, so nice. My nana has her sparkly um cane. Everyone's loving it. She has her decage out. She's complaining. She doesn't

It's a holiday. It's a holiday. She's looking amazing. We're taking selfies in the bathroom. Then my mom goes, "You know, it's really important that we ask our elders, like Nana and Papa, questions about when they were younger. Like, it's really important."

And I was like, "Yeah." And so she goes, "Nana, like, what was your bedroom like when you grew up?"

What a phenomenal question, right? And Nana goes, "I didn't have one." And we're like, "What?" And she goes, "Yeah, I just slept on the couch." And we were like, "What?" And she's like, "Yeah, we had one bedroom." And we go, "But you had two other sisters. Where did they sleep?" And she's like, "I don't I don't know." I'm like, "Nana, did you not have a bed?" And then she was like, "Didn't have hot water either." And we were like, "Nana, what the [ __ ] Wait, where did Nana live?" Then I turned to Papa and I'm like, "Papa," he goes, "Yeah, we had to boil water and pour it on ourselves." And I was like, "What?" So we, it started funny and then we were like, I was like, "Mom, did you know Nana didn't have a bed growing up?" She was like, "No."

And Nana and then Nana goes, "I wanted to be I wanted to be an artist and I wanted to be um a Hollywood movie star, but then I was 18 and I met I was 18, I met your papa and next thing you know, I had three children. That's what you did back then." And everyone was just like sitting there in silence. And this is just two generations. Like this is

No, I was just going to say and so when people act like oh my god, women are like rebelling and the reason of the male loneliness epidemic. It's like no, we're just it's the first time that we're allowed to like go outside.

The first time we have a credit card. No, like it's literally the first time we've lived alone, made our own decisions. Like, wait, I love that your auto response when something is awkward or like depressing is to immediately laugh.

No, we were dying laughing. We're like, no, that's so sad. Like, what? How do we not like my mom didn't know her mom grew up like that? But then they she had to get married so they could get a shower. So, when they got married, they got their own place with a shower and they were like living large. And I was like, I get it. I would get married, too, if I like didn't have hot water.

[ __ ] yeah. And that's I've done more for less. Done more for less. I've done so much more for less. It feels like

And then I'm thinking about how I like complain if I like forgot my face wash. Yeah.

I'm doing a full 18step girl shower and I'm mad if like my face wash like smells weird. No, there's a lot of times where I think where like one of the things I really try and practice in my everyday life because I really truly feel like it's the key to like manifestation is like being grateful for things.

And one of the things I always am grateful for is that I don't live in any other time period. Even though we know that you would have been iconic with like Marian Twuinette like courses.

Totally. But I'm not making it. Like I was born in the right time period. You'd get a UTI and be out.

No, it's not even First of all, my UTI they would have taken me out in like any 18, 17, 16, 1500s. I'm dead. Next. I No, I just I wouldn't be able to do it. Like I wouldn't no like if I'm uncomfortable I can't I literally will have a panic attack.

No, but this is the thing. Paige, do you remember when I brought you to the Best Western and you you were great? You were scared and you you were upset, but you thrived. Like you can deal with more adversity than you think. You just like

You know what was funny about that night that you piled me into a room with seven other people and made me sleep in the middle

and a straight man was there. That was crazy work on your part. The one of the craziest things about me though is when I do hit some type of adversity, I'm always like I'm going to be up all night like I'm never I'm immediately out like a light because my body is like truly like we cannot experience this for a second longer. We're putting ourselves to bed.

Like you lived in a share house for like 10 years every summer. like you've done you've done hard things

and must go to bed like because my body was like I can't but we can't. So yeah, I literally was like do you remember when Nana grew up living in a cardboard box? So that's like the new thing we're joking about within the family. Um, so like you live and you learn and it was a beautiful like full circle moment to spend with

No, it really is. Especially because as your as her granddaughter, you have put her in so many different things and she's experienced so many things that like

Well, that's my thing. Like she's a star. I grew up like walking in a room and everyone looks at her like she is the like Italian Marilyn Monroe of my generation.

So she deserves all the attention and she loves it. She loves her fans. and she wants to say hi to you guys. I love you. I love my fans. I'm I'm posting every day with a nice long caption. Um, so yeah. Happy holidays. Okay. Happy holidays. [ __ ] it. You know what? Hell yeah. Hell yeah. Happy holidays. What a way to round that story out. That was crazy. This is not live TV. What the [ __ ] was that? What does it say about us that like it's too sad for us that we actually can't physically go there?

She was four. No, only little nano. And they had three children in a onebedroom with no heat. And then we all just continued our dinner. I was like, "Sorry, I ordered the medium rare."

Thinking about Nana as a small child makes me really upset. Um, wait. What were we just going to say? I was gonna say something.

You were gonna say what you were going to say, right? Okay, got it. Perfect. You're going to forget. If you keep laughing, you're going to forget.

Stop. Okay, this is what I was going to say. In a world full of ompic stop in a world full of omp everyone's skinny. I mean it's actually it's that's like a whole separate story. I can't actually truly get into it right now because it's making me ill. Everybody is skinny. The only person I want to see skinny is Rob Kardashian. That's it. That's the only person I want on the shot. Like everybody else totally do what's right for you, your body, your family. Yeah.

Rob Kardashian. I need I need 2009 Rob Kardashian back. Now look, I accept Rob at all sizes.

Totally. However, if anyone does have access to Ozic, it's Rob. It's Rob. Has there been any Rob sightings recently?

You know, I'm not sure, but like I saw a Tik Tok of him recently. It was like a Kardashian mashup, and I realized that like Rob Kardashian 200 what 6 to 20 was my exact type.

Yeah. Yeah. I'll die I'll die on a hill. Ian was so funny. Yeah, he had earrings. I think

he's also so little brother energy. I was big into earrings at that of my life.

A chunky diamond earring on a man. Like a cubic zirconium. I think that's what it's called.

When guys used to get one ear pierced back in the day, that was like they were naughty. They were really They were bad boys and they like never even got a hand job before, but they're getting their ears pierced anyway. Pretty sure I'm pretty sure my brother got his ears pierced one time in high school and I'm pretty sure my mom literally I'm not kidding physically ripped them out of his head.

Yeah, that's what happened to my dad. Like my dad I immediately they were like take it out.

Yeah. I don't I don't think it even lasted like an hour. No. Poor guy. Actually, I told you. Yeah. One of my little family members was like, "My mom's not letting me get an earring." And I was like, "I'll pierce it right now." And he's like, "What?" And I'm like, "Yeah, just some ice." And you just stab it. And he's like, "I have to check with her first."

Do you know actually one of my cousins is like totally will just do that? Yeah.

Like she's pierced all like pierced her ears. Whatever. I We both just have one piercing, right?

I actually have three in each ear. Oh my god. Wait, are you looking at me differently? You're a punk. You're a Okay. Did you shop at Hot Topic? Wait, when was the last time you had them all in?

Crack is whack. I've been waiting to say that the whole time. My mom wouldn't let me hang out with you if you came in with [ __ ] piercings up to your forehead. Saying crack is whack to me is insane.

Wait, me running into every party bathroom, crack is whack. That's why they don't invite you to parties, Hannah. You run in and yell to their face, crack is whack, and film it. You would have been my favorite project in high school. So, I got my second and third hole pierced when I was like 26. It wasn't like I wasn't in like high school or college or whatever.

Yeah. You didn't even tell me. Yes, I'm pretty sure we've talked about this. But the best part of this story is that I told my mom and she didn't talk to me for like 4 days.

Yeah, cuz it's Yeah, she shouldn't. That's crazy behavior at 26. Yeah, but I was like I was like, "Mom, it's literally my ear and I'm almost 30." Like,

how often have you like fully had him in? I used to do it a lot all the time. I mean, I'm sure one of the I mean, some of them probably are closed, but like if I really want to, I can like poke through, but I wanted it because like I just thought it looked cool when I would wear like hoops and like studs or like three different size hoops. I like

I wonder what the trends are now for Jenz's with piercings. I'm not really sure because there was a time where like everyone had like the top pierced or whatever. See, I never went there with my brain. Like I never even thought about it. Never even thought about it. This does remind me though back in the day like probably maybe 2016. I started like being online and I made friends with this um influencer Jerine going

I made friends with this girl Jeran who is still a creator and she's iconic. Like she was like a soul psycho instructor and like tatted up and she wore like rings all the time. Like at that point I thought like girls who wear rings are like a different level of like

cool. She would wear rings all the time and she just was like cool and a vibe and fashionable whatever. So we go to eat coffee

and snacks and then she's like I want to get my nipple pierced. And this is the problem when people meet me. I think my energy gives.

Yeah. I will get my nipple pierced with you at 3 p.m. on a Tuesday. And then they're thrown for a loop when I'm like, um, I'm scared. I'm terrified right now.

Like, you're like, I actually I don't even handle caffeine well. I go, this whole milk latte is going to ruin me. Like, this is the crazy part of my day, this whole milk latte.

Um, I'm actually scared with this whole milk latte. So, then I was like, I'll come with you, though. And I think she thought I was like going to be like, "Yeah, I'll get I'll get this."

So, next thing you know, I just hung out with her as she got her nipple. I couldn't even watch it. I started gagging. I was like, like, it was so intense. And I was like, "Are you okay?" And then we never saw each other again.

I did not think that's how the story ended. You hung out one time. Well, like we're still friends, but I I don't

I don't know. I think she moved you in different places. Wait, I forgot to tell you guys. I This is so I feel like I'm like back with my friends to be like like how I embarrass myself with other friends. I went to one of these like events where you like sit down and have dinner.

Yeah. And I finally start a dinner, also known as dinner. Is this crazy? I went dinner.

I went to this new concept. They're trying it, but like only in certain parts of the country. Um,

sorry. My nana didn't eat dinner till she was 22. Okay, it's new in our family.

Nana's like, "Dinner? We ate grass?" And there wasn't even any grass in Brooklyn anyway.

Oh god. Okay. So, I actually was like nervous. I like cuz I didn't go with anyone. So, I'm like, I hope I make friends with someone. And finally, I start like bonding with someone. Like in it, I'm like, "Oh, wait. They like me." like they're liking this interaction. I'm fun. I'm cool. And she then turns to me and she goes, "I have a weed pen. Do you want to smoke outside?"

Wait, where is this? This is at like a a event thing. Okay. Yeah. And in that moment, I felt like I was 12 years old again, and my crush asked me to smoke weed with him, and I said, "I can't. My mom doesn't let me." And then he never talked to me again. So, she looks at me and I go, "Oh, sorry. I don't smoke." The disappointment in her face was and I was like I support it though. Like I will go outside and keep talking like we are while you smoke. And she was like she literally pushed back. She's like you don't smoke. And I'm like oh you're not going to convince me now.

Like I'm not I'll ruin this party. I don't want to do this. And also we just met like this isn't like if Paige put a gun to my head.

This is so weird. No, she literally was like you don't. And I'm like I'm not lying to you. Like I'm also like it's Tuesday again. It's a Tuesday and I

also I think I feel like smoking like you have to be a particular type of person I feel like to also smoke weed and then walk back into a dinner of like a bunch of people and like have a conversation like I would personally die.

Also like what strand like what how much does it weigh? Like what color? Like also you don't know any of that. So,

no. Even if a doctor walked up to you and said, "This is going to make you feel the best ever. It's X, Y, and Z." You'd be like, "No."

I just like, you know, I am I'm already anxious socially. So, like to see her like falling in love with me to then see her like disappointed in me and that she got me all wrong and then like she hasn't hit me up.

So, maybe it is funny that you I don't know what it is about you. Also, do I want friends? No. But do I want them to want to be my friend? Yes.

I don't know what it is about you that people read your personality the majority of the time so wrong.

I'm so misunderstood. Thank you. No, I'm so misunderstood. I don't mean to like

I'm working on it in therapy. I'm so misunderstood on this in this world. I really feel like you are. You are misunderstood though. There are so many parts of your personality that people are like, "Hannah, that's so Hannah." And I'm like, "Hannah would [ __ ] kill herself."

No, but like then it made me feel like I was like lying to her, but it's like no, I'm I love to chat. I love to I'm

totally I'm like charismatic. I don't know. But that does But then I couldn't smoke weed with her and I wasn't cool enough.

Yeah, totally. And but my husband's sober, so he loves me. And you don't need to smoke weed to have fun.

Crack is whack, you guys. Crack is crack is whack has been the theme. And I did I really didn't think we were going there that this week.

Oh, can we add to my other social awkward encounters? Yeah. So, I was in Florida all weekend.

Mhm. And when you're in Florida, shit's going to happen, you know? Um, so I decide to order Uber Eats to this hotel.

Mhm. Which is a risk. You know, or Uber Eats to hotel, especially when they don't bring it up to you, is a risk.

Can go Yeah. There's so many variables. So many things can go wrong. Um, so I decided

safety issues. It's just it's a lot. Don't actually I'm literally thinking about

you're stressed. Just think about it. Also, like you forget your fork. It's a whole thing. Anyway, I for some reason I'm like I'm going to go down and meet them right there. Like I'm going to I'm going to be

I'm the middle man. I'm the middle man. Give me the [ __ ] Right. Hand it over.

Eye to eye. Look me in my eye. Tell me that's my food. Yeah. I'm starving. So, what did you order?

I ordered from this Mexican place called Grumpy Gringo. Okay. So I go down and the lady's like, "Hey, they don't let us leave it at we have to leave it at the desk." And I go, "Great. I'm actually in the lobby." And then she immediately order done

cuts off communication. Cuts off communication at a time like this. I'm in the lobby and I'm looking at the counter, nothing on the counter, and I start panicking. So I wait in line at the counter because there's of course a line of like all these people signing up for vacation. I'm like, "Hey, um, any Uber Eats orders?" And they're like, "No." And I'm like, "Okay, well, she said it was here and then she disappeared and she didn't take a photo, which is a no no in the Uber community."

So suspect. So suspect. I'm like, "I think she ate my food." So then the lady's like, "Okay, it actually this is a very confusing hotel. It could be in many different places." And I'm like, "Perfect." And she's like, "You're just going to have to tell me uh the name of the restaurant." And I was like, "I can't tell you that."

And she's like, "Tell me the name of the restaurant." And I'm like, "It's Mexican." And she's like, "What is the name of the restaurant, miss?" And I'm like, "I don't know." And she's like, "Can you check your phone?" And I'm like, "No." And then we go back and forth for like 3 minutes.

Why you just check your phone? Cuz I didn't want to say Grumpy Gringo in front of everyone. And I'm like, "It's under Hannah. It's room, you know, 10:02." And she's like, "Gave me the name." Finally, out of nowhere, a bellman comes with my food. And everything worked out. But there was a moment I don't know. I just feel like I was

there was a moment where you we almost lost you. We almost lost I was so scared in Florida. But I also was in St. No Fort Meyers and I said what's up St. Pete.

You always do that. At this point the gigs are like get a new bit. Get a new bit.

Sometimes it is hard to remember. I was going to say there's also about ordering food in a hotel, there's something

like there's also I don't know what it is, but there's something inherently embarrassing about waiting for your order in the lobby. I also low-key always feel like I'm doing something illegal because I'm like I'm like I know you guys have a restaurant here and I love it and I'm so proud of you guys. I don't want to eat it. It's not Wendy. Sorry.

Like I am going to get something else, but I also feel like that's kind of illegal. And then I also feel like sometimes I don't know why I get this anxious where I'm like, "Do they think I'm waiting for a drug dealer?"

That's like when you're at TSA and they're Yeah. I'm like, "No, obviously they don't think I'm waiting for a drug dealer."

Did I leave cocaine up my butthole from that one time? No, it's like irrational.

It's extremely It's vulnerable. It's um violating. Yeah. There's just It's embarrassing.

And then sometimes they have like multiple bags when it's not necessary, but it looks like you're going it looks like you're going to have like a secret pig out, which you are.

Yeah. But it's just like a lot. If they were like, "Give us your social security number and we'll bring it up to your room." I'm like, "Done." What? Like literally give me my first born for you to bring it up to the room. Because if I have to put pants on and go downstairs. Also, sometimes I just showered to shower and then have like your last shower of the day to shower and then have to go into public again. It ruins the fune. It ruins the flow. I'm in a Nashville k-hole.

Oh. Oh, I thought you were like in Nashville. No, I'm watching Nashville still.

And I like couldn't get into it. And we did pinpoint it, too. It's a musical and I just I can't do it.

Were you on your phone during it? Kind of. Yeah. I think you should give it one more chance. Like I'm not going to pressure you like now or tomorrow, but like don't completely cuz there's 30 episodes a season. Like I'm

No, I know. I know. My life has been lost to this. And it is like a soap opera where every scene something happens. Like the second

Here's the thing. They never lose me. I think it's like the cadence in which people in the south speak and no I'm not kidding. No, I'm not kidding. And it's everything sounds so depressing but yet like so ugly. Sorry that was a bit harsh. Um what an unhinged hour this has been. Like I really I don't ever have any expectations for what the bot's going to be, but this wasn't it this week. This was not it.

We want to apologize to the academy. This was just not it. Well, whenever I think it's a bad podcast, people be like, "It was the funniest podcast."

No, wait. Hear me out here. Listen to me. You know, this came for half of the nation. Continue.

No. Okay. You No, I'm talking about specifically this show when they're talking about something. What is the redhead girl's name? Like

Connie Brin. Yes. Like obviously things are happening with her career and like something sad or bad is imminent like you know something is about to happen but every conversation it just sounds so like oh and what's going to happen like I don't know you're still going to be a famous pop star like I don't know but see I want to watch stories

sounds depressing I want to watch stories about famous poptart poptarts famous pop stars

now we're talking cinnamon swirl is the star and everyone knows it. Wait, I thought of a crazy movie idea or just like someone's nightmare.

Imagine you don't want to be famous. Like it's, you know, like people either want to be famous or they're like I mean you can imagine some people like it's their biggest fear in life is to be famous. And you're born with a twin sister

and something happens with your twin sister where she like goes viral or like becomes a famous musician or famous something and then you're getting recognized everywhere because you look just like her, but you didn't want this life.

Okay. And then what does they do? They kill each other. I don't know. But it was just

that just sounds like you were like, I wish I had a twin so I could send her to work today so I didn't have to go. I know exactly what that thought process is.

Every Disney movie, every Disney movie was about twins and being like, "Can you do this meeting for me?"

Um, it's so funny that you bring that up because for whatever reason I keep getting on my TikTok these like Australian twin sisters and they're so [ __ ] weird and they do weird things and I'm like, "What video did I watch a little too long that now I get all I get are these people's videos?" Anyho,

it's so annoying though. But I do love Australians. No. Yeah, I do too. So, I want to do this twin video with you because they I'm on a weird twin algorithm, too, of like all these sisters where they put you.

Why are we on this? Maybe cuz they think we're twins. No, I This is weird. But they you ever see with the door and they go on separate sides of the door and they'll be like wave and like they both wave with their right hand. It's like Yeah, they're [ __ ] righties. Of course, they're waving with their right hand. But I feel like They're like, "Do a peace sign." And they're like, "Oh my god, they both did a peace sign with their right hand." But anyway, I feel like me and you should do that.

There's nothing I love more than when my ovulation and cycle switches from that's the cutest video ever to

No ONE [ __ ] CARES. What [ __ ] idiots. I also actual we have the same voting rights you dumb [ __ ]

Also I like watched if you watch one full like cat saving video where like a cat a spicy cat gets saved and then you have to watch the whole thing to see her like want to get affection. Your whole feed is cats for like a week. Like I'm in that's all I have is cats and then I send them to you and Grace and my mom and my nana. So like I just have cat stuff right now. So, I can't really help with good content and I apologize to the academy again.

Sorry, I'm just going through a really going through a really tough time right now. And it's

But now whenever I see a beautiful rag doll do a commercial, I'm like becoming DAP's agent where I'm like competitive and I go that's crazy cuz her nose is literally not as pretty as Dafy's.

I'm so hyper aware of the of the cat business. I'm so hyper aware to the cat business.

Who's her PR? Who does your PR? Where does she get that? You go, who she sign? You're on IMDb. Going who'd she sign with?

Does she the other day sentence came out of my mouth was does that cat have a lawyer?

Does that cat have a lawyer? Speaking of cat, Davany launch sat our satin collection, which let me just say Mhm. Our photo shoot was so much fun and I didn't I we didn't release all of the pictures, but it was just the cutest thing. And did you see my little video that I had to

Yes. You did a little bits that I was trying to come up with. Yeah. I feel like that was like

You were wearing reindeer antlers. I was wearing reindeer antlers. I was wearing my grandma's like vintage coat and then I was wearing these Jimmy Chew.

I love how they're like, "Can you wear Daphany?" And you're like, I'm going to cover it with the full fur.

Well, I knew I wanted that fur in those boots incorporated somehow. And then we have a brown satin set.

We actually have a brown satin set that we can't see in this clip. No, it was so funny. I I was really giggling. Um, also it's like shot very well. Like you looked gorgeous.

Guess who shot it? Josephine. Josephine. We literally were there and we were just like, "Wait, let's do this really quick." Josephine's a modernday Quentyn Quarantino. Quentyn Quarantino is my um DJ name.

What did you just say? Quentyn Quarantino. Quinton Quarantine. You're an outline.

You guys, we're so tired. I am so sorry. I want to apologize again. No, here's the thing. Also, every year around this time, I get really Hannah can attest. I get really snippy. I get really like changing of the guards. I get like you're in, you're out.

Yep. Goodbye. There's a few things that in the new year I would like to change with Giggly Squad. And one of them being

I'm not sure recording on a Monday is like the best thing ever. Wait, I just got so scared. I thought you were going to fire me.

You go uh messed up on the docket. Who are you? I'm literally trying to move in with you. Like what? No.

Wait. Monday is hard when I'm on tour, too. When we tour. It's hard when you're on tour specifically. And also, I feel like when I feel like when I have the most to tell you, it's like a Thursday. I'm like, "Oh my god, I have so much to tell you."

Can I just say cuz I have been talking to the higherups. Um, and by higher ups, I mean Grace.

Yeah. We will have some fun things to announce come the new year as a present for the gigglers. Um there will be some fun stuff. Nothing no crazy changes. Just some

that just felt so millennial and I actually loved it. Like we're teasing something. We can't say what it is. Like sit there wonder swipe up.

Yeah. Yeah. I love that. Old school marketing. Nope. Bring back radio advertising. I do hate though when people are like, "We can't tell you what it is, but I did something great." I'm like, "Okay." Like, "This just annoyed me so much."

Oh, yeah. Ours isn't We didn't do a good job on it. No. Yeah. Like, yeah. I mean, that's literally just what I did. But I'm just letting you guys know that when it's cold and it's the holidays, just know Giggly Squad is coming up with something warm. Um, also, can I just say everyone's sick and no one's talking about it.

Okay. Part of being a Scorpio and being Italian and being a witch, like I am superstitious and I don't want to say something, but like you've almost forced me into it. I haven't been sick in years,

mentally or physically because the gigglers, aside from chronic UTI, which I actually didn't even tell you I suffered the most chronic UTI.

You were in you were in a UTI K-hole. I was in a khole UTI. during it saying I have a UCI right now.

I took a call from my toilet. I had to go no cameras. I told everyone too. I'm open and I'm transparent if anything. Um I said you have no idea what's happening about me but let's get this out before the holidays. Yeah. Say what you want about me, but there is a layer that I like to peel back.

And you think that you can't handle adversity? Like you can't stay at a Best Western. You have UTI. Like I had a UTI once and I I like it was the most uncomfortable thing that ever happened to me.

No, but I forgot what how lovely it is having a UTI when I'm at home with my parents. My mom like literally brought me toast. We're big on toast. Um

there's a theme. Super huge on toast. I love how you go. My favorite thing to do

so that I could take my pills so I wouldn't get a UTI. Get attention. What was I saying before that though? because

that you never get sick. You never get I haven't like I mean sick in in like flu like symptoms.

I've been sick for the whole month. Yeah. I haven't been sick in like a really long time.

But I had gotten a long time without being sick. You know what it was? You know what? Why you haven't been sick?

Why? Cuz you keep your circle small. Yeah. And that's not No, it's so valid. I got sick because love of my life, my opener comic, Ally Colbert, got the flu.

She was sick. She got the flu. So, honestly, um, she threw me off. And I said, "Look, if you can't keep up, you got to get out of the kitchen." That's what they say. And

I hate being sick, especially on the road. But then she's like, "I can't come next weekend." I'm like, "That's fine." Cuz I feel great because I'm unstoppable. Two days later, I'm like, "I've been HIT BY A CAR. I'VE BEEN SHOT." YEAH.

And um so yeah, Ally got me sick. Shout out Ally. Love your work. Um and then you just yelled. You just yelled and I heard a dog a dog bark across the hall.

I'm not kidding. Dogs are gigglers, too. Dogs are gigglers, too. Even though this

Wait, I saw a meme that said coming out as a dog hater in 2025 is like coming out of the closet in the 1950s.

No, I feel like we're so brave. We are so brave. Some type of way. Today I was I went to um this apartment where my friend was and there was a huge bulldog laying on the ground. I don't know if you ever seen a bulldog in real life.

I'm like, what is that? Like it's not an I'm like what the [ __ ] is that? Like that's crazy. Also

people love them. Well, it's like adorable and like Well, they can't breathe. They can't. So, first of all, the only reason I knew it was alive was cuz it was going

Yeah, cuz you can hear it a mile. I was like, your dog has a sinus infection. So do I. And then it started coming towards me. And that's one of these moments where as a cat person, you don't know how to act because it's like someone want to shake your hand and you being like, "No, thank you." When I tell you when the dog came towards me and this is a beautiful ugly dog,

I could smell it. I could smell it before I touched it. The dog e. Yes. Because it's when dogs get larger, they just get bigger. And by the way, so cute from afar. And then everyone go everyone starts going, "Oh, he likes you." So then I took like the back of my hand, like barely let it touch the back of my hand.

So then you turned into a cat. Anyway, I did make friends with a dog. And then you know when you're in an elevator with a dog and they just jump on you and you have to say thank you. There's certain dog etiquette that people need to talk about. Like imagine if your dog jumped on me and I went no. Um okay. So anyway, so in the new year we're I think we're going to switch our day. I think maybe we'll think about our day switch and then we have fun things to announce and do. I'm saying it like the year is over but we still have a whole month. a full month with just like I'm I'm getting in my organizing mode, you know.

I'm also going to Omaha, Nebraska for the first time ever in my life next weekend for a show. So, I'm

okay kind of excited. I've never like I haven't been to a new place in a long time.

The only thing I can ever think of Omaha is Omaha Stakes. That's culture. And when you would watch Kelly and Regis when you would stay home from school, one of the prizes was a subscription to Omaha Stakes. And if that's not great marketing because it's stuck with me for years, I don't know what is.

Reus, what a sweet, sweet old man. RIP Zatty. Um, and then where I'm going to Iowa and then I'm going to Kansas City and then I'm going to De Mo. That's Iowa.

Okay. See you never. See you never. Um, you guys, thank you for giggling with us. We love you so so much. Talk to you soon. Bye.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Giggling about wackness, piercings, and lavender marriages"?

Hannah (Host), Paige (Host).

What is "Giggling about wackness, piercings, and lavender marriages" about?

The discussion humorously explores the challenges of coordinating a creative project while touching on themes of spontaneity, communication issues, and the relatable chaos of daily life. The conversation also hints at deeper connections and dynamics between friends, emphasizing their playful banter and reflections on their shared experiences.

What is mentioned in this Giggly Squad episode?

4 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Charlotte Tilbury, Hourglass, Canada Dry. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Giggling about wackness, piercings, and lavender marriages"?

The episode runs 57 min; the transcript is about 10,615 words in 268 timestamped sections.

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