What do limp-mode cars, candy lawsuits, and rage-squirrels have in common? Nothing at all , except they all landed in this week’s chaos-packed episode. We kick things off with an unhinged cowboy saloon intro before Gina’s car decides to crawl through the Parkway in “limp mode.” From there it’s moaning whales, glowing humans, Muppets on the auction block, and Karens draining patience faster than any warning light. Add in retail meltdowns, bizarre headlines, and our usual sarcastic detours, and you’ve got a full plate of work stories and absurdity. Buckle up, buttercup , it’s a ride. 🚗⚡

📰 News & Oddities

• 👔 Gen Z’s hiring nightmare (Jerome Powell + economists weigh in)

• 🍫 Reese’s Halloween lawsuit: spooky wrapper, plain candy

• 🧊 ICE x Pokémon theme song kerfuffle

• 🐿️ Attack squirrel in California (five people sent to the ER 😳)

• 🐋 A brand-new whale species with haunting moans

• • ✨ Biophotons: the glow that vanishes when we die

  
  

  📖 Reddit Work Stories (aka the good stuff)

  • 🍟 Fast-food counter meltdown: “Laugh. Spit in my food. Take a huge—” (sir, please)

• 🥃 Male Karen Falls for His Own Lie

• 🚗 “Make it fit!” Walmart pickup vs. trunk Tetris

• • 📚 Barnes & Noble travel guide Karen: “You said Vermont!”

  
  

  👀 What else

Life updates, limp-mode car drama, spooky season candy talk, Jim Henson auction dreams, and the usual detours into chaos.

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