A cruise-ship waterslide turns into a high-seas hamster tube, America admits we vacation to the same place over and over, and the UK sets a spooky world record for most vampires in one spot. Plus: the hotel-lobby restroom rule that saves friendships, and a ticket PSA for Thanksgiving in Paradise (55 days out!).

Why hit “Play”?
🚢 Cruise Slide Chaos — Viral clip of a passenger stuck in a clear slide that juts ~11 ft off the deck and drops ~159 ft to the ocean; alleged ship ID chatter and how “escape hatches” actually work.
📊 Same-Destination Nation — Survey of ~2,000 Americans: about 1 in 3 go to the same vacation spot every time; the guys debate the pros/cons and their own “repeat haunts.”
🧛 Spooky Season Record — 1,369 people dressed as vampires at Whitby Abbey (2022), celebrating 125 years of Dracula; strict dress code, 5-minute hold to count.
🚻 Vacation Rule #254 — “No #2s in the room.” Why the hotel lobby restroom is your friend (clean, anonymous, saves relationships).
💳 Vacation Rule #211 — Get roommates to pay their share of the hotel up front (before anyone is sunburnt…or posting bail for a new pet monkey).
🎟️ Real Tickets Only — 55-Day Countdown → Chip Chantry’s Thanksgiving in Paradise at Blue Note Waikīkī (buy via our site or Blue Note; avoid reseller markups).

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Chapters
00:00 Welcome & today’s tropical chaos preview (waterslide, world records, vacation rules)
00:00:55 “Front Desk” cold-open returns (thermostat bit)
00:01:15 55-Day Countdown → Thanksgiving in Paradise + real-tickets PSA
00:10:50 Americans repeat the same destination (survey talk)
00:26:11 The viral cruise waterslide story setup (viewer discretion: “water-park trauma”)
00:27:13 Stuck over open ocean; 11-ft out, ~159-ft drop explained
00:29:02 “Do your own research” + alleged ship speculation; why slides shouldn’t go uphill
00:31:00 Escape-hatch fix (and why it didn’t help this clip)
00:38:47 The “Wiggler” bit (dark cruise humor lands)
00:50:46 World Record: 1,369 vampires at Whitby Abbey (rules + 5-minute hold)
00:54:44 Vacation Rule #254 — Use the hotel lobby restroom (save the room!)
00:56:46 Vacation Rule #211 — Collect hotel money up front (avoid venmo heartbreak)
01:02:28 Outro vibes & wrap