Nick and Jack
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And then there's that zigzaggy shape that's kind of an S, kind of a lightning bolt. And then you got a backwards L shape coming in. Oh my God, Jack, it's coming quickly. Oh my God, oh my God. Get... This. During the pandemic, scientists studied people who played Tetris every day. And after five weeks of playing Tetris, traumatic feelings fell by 86%.
And then there's that zigzaggy shape that's kind of an S, kind of a lightning bolt. And then you got a backwards L shape coming in. Oh my God, Jack, it's coming quickly. Oh my God, oh my God. Get... This. During the pandemic, scientists studied people who played Tetris every day. And after five weeks of playing Tetris, traumatic feelings fell by 86%.
What we're saying is playing Tetris has similar effects on you as Xanax does. Yeah, you may not need a glass of pinot to relax. You just need 10 minutes of Tetris. The psychological soothing effect of playing Tetris is now known as the Tetris effect. And it's a whole lot cheaper than a round of therapy. But here's the wildest part. Tetris is one of the oldest video games of all time.
What we're saying is playing Tetris has similar effects on you as Xanax does. Yeah, you may not need a glass of pinot to relax. You just need 10 minutes of Tetris. The psychological soothing effect of playing Tetris is now known as the Tetris effect. And it's a whole lot cheaper than a round of therapy. But here's the wildest part. Tetris is one of the oldest video games of all time.
What we're saying is playing Tetris has similar effects on you as Xanax does. Yeah, you may not need a glass of pinot to relax. You just need 10 minutes of Tetris. The psychological soothing effect of playing Tetris is now known as the Tetris effect. And it's a whole lot cheaper than a round of therapy. But here's the wildest part. Tetris is one of the oldest video games of all time.
Because Tetris was invented back in the Soviet Union, 1984. It's the greatest Soviet export since Ivan Draga. The Tetris resurgence is part of the broader trend, Jack and I have noticed, of vintage tech. Yahoo.com email addresses are hot again. iPods are making a comeback. And now you're playing Tetris all day instead of swiping on TikTok. So, Yetis...
Because Tetris was invented back in the Soviet Union, 1984. It's the greatest Soviet export since Ivan Draga. The Tetris resurgence is part of the broader trend, Jack and I have noticed, of vintage tech. Yahoo.com email addresses are hot again. iPods are making a comeback. And now you're playing Tetris all day instead of swiping on TikTok. So, Yetis...
Because Tetris was invented back in the Soviet Union, 1984. It's the greatest Soviet export since Ivan Draga. The Tetris resurgence is part of the broader trend, Jack and I have noticed, of vintage tech. Yahoo.com email addresses are hot again. iPods are making a comeback. And now you're playing Tetris all day instead of swiping on TikTok. So, Yetis...
If you think you need to visit the spa this weekend for some R&R... Instead, try playing a little bit of Tetris. It's a massage for your mind. Oh, my God, Jack. Uh-oh, uh-oh. L-shape coming. L-shape. Oh, turn, turn, turn. Game over, Nick.
If you think you need to visit the spa this weekend for some R&R... Instead, try playing a little bit of Tetris. It's a massage for your mind. Oh, my God, Jack. Uh-oh, uh-oh. L-shape coming. L-shape. Oh, turn, turn, turn. Game over, Nick.
If you think you need to visit the spa this weekend for some R&R... Instead, try playing a little bit of Tetris. It's a massage for your mind. Oh, my God, Jack. Uh-oh, uh-oh. L-shape coming. L-shape. Oh, turn, turn, turn. Game over, Nick.
For our first story, Twinkies is the rare big corporation that's embracing the 4-20 weed holiday. Twinkies is celebrating the cannabis holiday because America is now a PG-13 economy. But yetis, let's start by sprinkling on some context like some powdered sugar. We have got some sad news for you, don't we, Jack?
For our first story, Twinkies is the rare big corporation that's embracing the 4-20 weed holiday. Twinkies is celebrating the cannabis holiday because America is now a PG-13 economy. But yetis, let's start by sprinkling on some context like some powdered sugar. We have got some sad news for you, don't we, Jack?
For our first story, Twinkies is the rare big corporation that's embracing the 4-20 weed holiday. Twinkies is celebrating the cannabis holiday because America is now a PG-13 economy. But yetis, let's start by sprinkling on some context like some powdered sugar. We have got some sad news for you, don't we, Jack?
We're in a snack session, a snacking recession, which is particularly hurtful for Nick and me because our original company was called Market Snacks. But as Americans, it appears we've moved on from the two-year sweatpants-wearing snack binging that controlled all of us during the pandemic. We've moved on to the Ozempic era. You're passing on popcorn and you're ditching Dunkaroos.
We're in a snack session, a snacking recession, which is particularly hurtful for Nick and me because our original company was called Market Snacks. But as Americans, it appears we've moved on from the two-year sweatpants-wearing snack binging that controlled all of us during the pandemic. We've moved on to the Ozempic era. You're passing on popcorn and you're ditching Dunkaroos.
We're in a snack session, a snacking recession, which is particularly hurtful for Nick and me because our original company was called Market Snacks. But as Americans, it appears we've moved on from the two-year sweatpants-wearing snack binging that controlled all of us during the pandemic. We've moved on to the Ozempic era. You're passing on popcorn and you're ditching Dunkaroos.
Case in point, let's look at JM Smuckers, the $12 billion peanut butter and jelly icon. They just reported that sales of their sweet snacks fell by 7% last quarter. Okay, so that's a problem. But here's the bigger problem for Smuckers. Two years ago, they acquired Hostess for $4.8 billion, which is the sugariest of the snack brands. It is the sugariest.
Case in point, let's look at JM Smuckers, the $12 billion peanut butter and jelly icon. They just reported that sales of their sweet snacks fell by 7% last quarter. Okay, so that's a problem. But here's the bigger problem for Smuckers. Two years ago, they acquired Hostess for $4.8 billion, which is the sugariest of the snack brands. It is the sugariest.
Case in point, let's look at JM Smuckers, the $12 billion peanut butter and jelly icon. They just reported that sales of their sweet snacks fell by 7% last quarter. Okay, so that's a problem. But here's the bigger problem for Smuckers. Two years ago, they acquired Hostess for $4.8 billion, which is the sugariest of the snack brands. It is the sugariest.