DEBUNKING MYTHS! Good Influences Episode 40

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We talk about urban legends, myths, that thing you heard from your friend's older brother's best friend - is it true?? We dive into the best and craziest myths to see if they're true or not, and have the best time doing it!
Plus, Carly got her appendix taken out!
The 4 hosts of Hoot & a Half and Only Friends - Matt King, Erin Gilfoy, Carly Incontro and Mike Sheffer, have come together to create a supergroup show, where each week we will dive into and discuss, answer your questions, and more.
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[@cheyennepavon4565]

Good influences, bad appendixes

[@colbycheesy]

😂 this 💀

[@Lynnee808]

“They pierced my nipples, I didn’t even ask for it” LMAO that comment had me dying

[@nadiananez]

you guys should do an episode of shit that you don’t understand no matter how much someone feeds you the facts you don’t get it. i feel this way about mirrors & airplanes

[@madeleineeichhorn7804]

This would be so frustrating to listen to please no

[@nadiananez]

@@madeleineeichhorn7804 so don’t listen

[@andreatorrijos3785]

yes !!

[@Kase1313]

There’s an antibiotic that I took once and the pharmacist looked at me dead in the face and said “if you have a drop of alcohol with this you will projectile vomit” and I was petrified 😂

[@madelynhutchins3451]

You know what I can’t wrap my head around? MIRRORS 😂

[@Melbean]

As a listener of many podcasts, I like a good mix of “strictly topic” episodes and looser ones. It could be cool if you guys had mostly topic episodes and maybe something like “wind down Wednesdays” episodes that are looser and you guys can talk about how your week is going or something lol

[@Melbean]

Either way you guys can do what you want bc we’ll listen either way

[@ashleyhouston2010]

as soon as you guys started talking about cracking your knuckles I immediately had to do it 😂

[@RaeofLight13]

No, no it’s not all good with Ozempic because I’m watching my mother not get her proper meds and insurance isn’t covering other versions. It’s actually super frustrating to watch what’s happening happen…

[@baileigh_davault]

As someone who has arthritis in my joints in my fingers, elbows, wrists, knees, ankles, and toes I agree that it's a myth that cracking your joints doesn't give you arthritis. I do it to relieve any of the stiffness or pain in my joints. I've had arthritis since I was 6 and am now 26.

[@nikiwarren9027]

I got laser hair removal and yes it's forever but mine hurt soooo bad. Worse than tattoos. But even my pores disappeared once the hair was gone (or at least look like they disappeared). I love the results

[@cait1774]

I made a comment as a joke that it was Matt’s fault but I truly believe you both manifested it. A similar thing happened to me where I really didn’t want to go to a work event and the one thing that would get me out of it was a car accident and then I got in a car accident on the way lol 😂

[@ewwabutterfly]

I had my appendix BURST in Jan 2014. I was in pain for a few days but wrote it off as a stomach ache. It finally got to the point where I was moaning in pain and called my doctor. They had me go to the clinic to get a blood test, and that test showed my white blood cell count was off the charts. After that they gave me IV fluids and told me to go to the hospital for a CT scan ASAP. With that CT they confirmed it was appendicitis. The funny thing is, they didn't remove it then and there. They instead put me under to install tubes to drain the infection out of my abdomen and put me on antibiotics. It wasn't until MARCH that they finally did the appendectomy.

[@dianavargas5942]

When they did a mri on my dad before removing his appendix. They found out his appendix was on the opposite side from where it naturally supposed to be at. So many doctors went to check out my dads surgery. 😂😂😂 11:50

[@Lizzysmith3]

Just to put in my 2 cents about the Oxempic topic, my dad had to switch his medicine because his doctor couldn’t keep it in stock and this new one seems more complicated. Oh and the doctors themselves are taking all the ones that get sent in for themselves to loose weight.

[@kate-ec4pj]

that’s awful

[@charliedoggett8098]

not even joking my best friend called me last night at 4am asking me to take her to the hospital, she had an appendicitis got it removed the same day

[@sofia-hk2gj]

Erin needs to read a feminist book..asap

[@miadelagarza1370]

my parents almost didn’t take me to the hospital even though i was in so much pain lol they didn’t think it was my appendix so they didn’t believe me. but as soon as they got my blood results, they were already preparing me for surgery because it was about to burst. my parents still feel bad till to this day lol

[@sharpie1311]

I work with a girl who had to get her appendix removed TWICE! The first time the surgeon left the “root” or like the little nub behind and a few months later she had the same symptoms and everything. All the doctors and nurses the second time said that they never had that happen before!

[@dalaga403]

the doctor who cracked his knuckles on one hand and didn't on the other later won a Nobel prize.

[@megaomega13]

Nor Erin not knowing that literally, a developmental benchmark is recognition of self in reflections, not just from mirrors either (at age 2btw) but yeah I agree that part felt like a hoot n a half episode lmao

[@desthepsychonaut]

I really loved this episode guys very educational and informative ❤

[@breezybriiiii]

My brother is currently in the ICU because his appendix ruptured last week. He has an infection now 😢. Crazy.

[@sydneykelso8437]

me as an OR nurse listening to carly and matt talking about their surgery 😭😂

[@emilylflores]

My aunt technically died because of appendicitis. Her appendix burst a few years ago and it caused organ failure and a bunch of other problems so her real cause of death wasn’t appendicitis, but it caused irreparable damage so for years she was on a long road to recovery but eventually her body just shut down and she passed away about a year or two ago. It’s definitely really scary and it has made me paranoid that the same will happen to me but now I try to forget about it, I’m not trying to manifest it for myself that would just be insane.

[@Johhhnnnyyy]

love you guys 💕

[@dianekim4770]

Sodium/salt is def something to keep in moderation…. And severely limit use if you have diagnosed high blood pressure

[@sierragrace2904]

Listen that hydro flask bottle fits in the cup holder of the car!!! I’m here for it !! It’s convenient

[@macimanuel4092]

Honestly. Funniest one so far. Loved the banter at the beginning

[@megan_1]

"they pierced my nipples when I got surgery" LMAO Carly is so funny 💀

[@trurush]

😂 Matt the mirror has a thin piece of foil bonded to the back.

[@kennedycruess3206]

Mike 😂 those “two pieces of wood” that chiropractors use are called drop pieces, they’re to help get more movement than just pushing the patient into the table. They don’t use them to emphasize the noise - from a Canadian chiro student :)

[@kennedycruess3206]

But also don’t listen to most Chiros on tik tok lol - they are obviously only posting big cracks to get reactions

[@athinadiam6115]

I am a nursing student and almost peed my pants laughing at the pee/poop/alkaline water segment lol

[@miktalksshit9705]

Love this pod

[@GoodInfluences]

love you too !!

[@miktalksshit9705]

Omg I'm so happy you guys commented back! Due to mental health reasons I don't have many friends. But being able to relate to Erin being from Massachusetts to your over all positive vibes makes life a lot less lonely ❤🎉😊

[@jessicadaugherty7967]

I got my appendix removed when I was 14. I woke up around 6am in pain, thinking it was bad period cramps. I got out of bed to make some tea but the pain worsened while I was vertical. I couldn't even finish making the tea, I got so nauseous and just felt REALLY off, maybe I was dizzy, too? I can't fully recall (I'm 31 years old now). But yeah, it was inflamed and dr said my parents brought me in just in time bc it could have burst if we delayed for any reason.Wild.

[@elle2920]

This episode was hilarious 😂

[@Sabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb]

mikes little head peaking above the sponser 🥹

[@officialzackk]

I feel so seen w the water comment Mike 😂

[@NoelleHull90]

So funny story. The same week Matt has his appendix removed I had mine removed. Maybe even the same day lol when I saw the video I was like what are the odds? And then Carly?! I was like what is happening?

[@destineygemme1006]

Yay love Tuesdays

[@Stephteoo]

I actually had my appendix removed while I was in Colorado for a ski trip! It was my second day out of a 10 day trip. I was in a little ski town, with the nearest hospital 45 minutes away! I was on top of the mountain when the pain just kept getting worse and worse, So I went back to the hotel. After about 3 hours, we called the “on-call” doctor and he told me to take pepto bismal… after 5 excruciating hours after that, my family decided to call the ambulance. It took an hour to get to me, and an hour and a half to get to the hospital (it was DUMPING SNOW). When I arrived to the hospital I noticed there was only seven beds in the whole place. SEVEN HOSPITAL BEDS IN THE WHOLE HOSPITAL!!!!!!!!!!! Thank god everything went well, but for the rest of the trip while everyone was skiing I was stuck in the hotel room, hehehe So yeah… They seem to get infected at really inconsiderate times lmao.

[@ccc52595]

Chiropractors have fixed things on me multiple times that multiple doctors couldn’t! Definitely not a myth, but make sure you see one that’s an actual doctor!

[@miktalksshit9705]

Did you have any fears before seeing yours?? I'm deathly afraid but desperately need to see one

[@ccc52595]

@@miktalksshit9705 not really! The first time I went I was pretty young. I was nervous to use a new one after mine retired, but when he fixed the misalignment in my back I felt sooo much better and the nervousness left lol

[@emmawendt5810]

@@miktalksshit9705 Hi :) I have worked for a chiropractor for over 4 years and thought I’d give my input if you’d care to read! The videos you see on the internet are NOT what chiropractic is about. The crazy movements and contortions they put patients in to make a “crack” sound is not the goal of chiropractic care. Does cracking and popping happen? Sometimes. But chiropractic is about making targeted, small, and gentle spinal adjustments to align vertebral subluxations so your brain can communicate correctly with the rest of your nervous system. A vertebra that is out of alignment can be putting pressure on a nerve causing that poor communication. A pinched nerve can cause pain or poor overall bodily functions. I’m not saying it’s a miracle and it’s not a “quick fix.” My suggestions to you are: Find a chiropractor that uses a gentle approach Make sure they are a D.C (Doctor of Chiropractic) Find a doctor that takes X-Rays! To see is to know! To not see is to guess. Your X-Rays will show you exactly WHERE your vertebra is out of alignment (even millimeters can effect the communication within your nervous system)! Consultations are so important. They should absolutely be at no charge to sit down and talk with the doctor of a clinic and ask questions to see if chiropractic care is right for YOU and what you need treatment for. Also a great way to see if you trust that doctor! Everyone has a different approach to chiropractic care and it’s important you find the doctor for you :)

[@buslife4me]

so glad you commented this bc I could not with the chrio slander!!! my chiro is incredible! but I 1000% agree about going to a good one!

[@ccc52595]

@@buslife4me totally! Most of the problem stories you hear come from the ones that aren’t doctors!!

[@brittanyj301]

I had my appendix out when I was 11 and tried to run out of the hospital when they told me I needed surgery 😂 I get it guys

[@meghanwaterman9173]

Early crew wasssupppp! We love you guys!

[@GoodInfluences]

early crew 🫡🫡🫡

[@kgillon79]

48:00 You’re talking about a suicide clause which says that if someone commits suicide during the first two years of owning the policy, the insurance company won’t pay out. But, beginning in year three they will.

[@azraeikun7877]

oh no, are they finally going crazy 🤣

[@rubyx9654]

this was fun!

[@emilywright4501]

In Oct 2020 I started having what I thought was bad period cramps. I worked all day and then finally the next morning wasn’t feeling better so went to urgent care. They made go to the ER bc they thought it was my appendix. They did a CT scan and confirmed my appendix had ruptured. It was too inflamed to take out so my dr put a drain bag in for a week and I was on antibiotics. And then in December I went to have it taken out. 😅

[@keshiamccallum3364]

I had an obstructed bowel when I was just a couple weeks old and they took my appendix out during surgery when I was only 8 weeks old!

[@Selahroo]

I like Mike in his old chair but that’s just me lol

[@kilemcvey3197]

I can confirm as a diabetic, ozempic is still hard to find and most pharmacies have driven up to the price as well because its in such high demand. I have had to change my medications twice now because of it.

[@LorenaFlag]

The one in 23:13 "toilets flush in a different direction": You can do the experiment in Ecuador in different atmospheres. It was cool to see... but i am not sure if that was a trick or true.

[@CaitlynCarver]

i got my appendix taken out in 2016. worst pain and had the pain for a couple of days till i went into the hospital. so glad i don’t have an appendix now 🤣

[@nicollenakr173]

Mike loves to give out wild advice 😂 Matt, get your life insurance now! It’s cheaper the younger you are and you lock in that price. I got mine at 22 and only pay $17/ month for $1,000,000 term insurance. My husband is a financial advisor (Kevin Hook, Thrivent Financial 😜😂) and he’s shown me the charts that determine your rate. SUCH a good deal if you get it when you’re young and before you develop any long term serious health issues!

[@reptilesurpreme841]

They making me nervous abt my appendix now lol

[@jasonhunter2819]

Mirrors...this podcast is great lol

[@jennnnifer_leo]

Matt’s jacket looks like movie theater carpet

[@Leooooobabes]

I got my appendix and gallbladder removed within the same year!

[@EmeraldPanda7]

Chiropractor supporter, been adjusted since I was a baby. My dad is a Chiropractor, and could have been a physician due to the schooling he had. They disect people like doctors do. They aren't anti science, not the good ones, cause they have to go to school to be a doctor. My dad is not anti Vax either, I've got my vaccinations, he had his vax. Being adjusted since I was young helped with a curve in my spine, and as I've gotten older and threw out my back, has helped me heal faster and be able to move. I mess myself up a lot, I'm clumsy. I once took a hard fall and hurt my ankle. The hospital wouldn't help me, said my x-rays would take a week. My dad had an xray machine and found a hairline fracture and got me set up with crutches a week before my doctor agreed I needed an air cast and crutches. There are boards in adjustment tables but it's not for special effects. The tables are designed to give against pressure to assist with the adjustment, and they're just loud. You can hear the cracks in your body vs the sounds of the table and distinguishing them is easy. You can also be adjusted without a table. There are two big chiropractic schools, one teaches chiropractic in a classic way, the other has churned out people who call them selflessness chiropractors but who are scammers. So I'll give you that some are, but honestly disappointed to hear you all say it's a scam when it is something that helps a lot of people who are suffering. My dad used to adjust a young girl who is wheelchair bound. When he adjusted her, she could stand a little, she had so much relief from her pain. Oh and they do lean holistic but I don't see why taking vitamins that help you is being frowned on. My dad always knows what I should take to help me get better faster than I will with meds that don't help body. He agrees with taking pharmaceutical meds when you need the meds. Like, I take thyroid meds, he'd never say I should go holistic meds he knows I need what I take. They get bad reputations but I also know Erin and Carly have seen a chiropractor so I'm just disappointed in the blanket judgement. But it is the myth episode... are you trolling me?

[@revelations1443]

I knew about the appendix guy from dr. mike lolll

[@DevniDharmawansa]

Wow I’m super early first to watch😂❤ love you guys

[@emilywisby1975]

Worlds most underrated pod!

[@user-qc6zi7jd3r]

Yeah the mold in ice machines at restaurant is NO joke. I’ve worked in 7 restaurants and it’s happened in all of them

[@sophiawager]

carly the chiropractor lololol

[@Bevrina]

Speaking of chiropractors, what happened with Carly and Erin going to that one guy for videos? Did he fuck you guys up more 😳

[@NoNo-hv6se]

Fun fact my old roommates put that hair remover in ALL of my hair products thinking I was stupid enough not to realize they were all way more full and smelt like that… 🙃🥴

[@ceins5908]

I wasn’t expecting The Mike to say there’s 30 million americans 😅 8:26

[@Franklin2OO7]

This is not the content I excepted with this title and thumbnail lol. I don’t really think this is about urban legends

[@emmamadden4]

I've had my appendix out!

[@marissamae5144]

My mom peed on my pinky when I got stung by a jelly fish in Mexico when I was little. It in fact did not help 😅

[@zoebritebart9350]

I got my appendix taken out when I was 9 years old after I had just gotten back from Mexico and thought I was just dehydrated.

[@MyNameIsLusca]

As a vegan... I have to say, it really doesn't have to be all or nothing. If you really feel like a 100% plant based diet isn't something that you can manage then even just decreasing your consumption of animal products can have a big impact overtime. Doing "meatless Monday" or eating vegetarian/vegan at home but not when you go out to eat, etc. Anything you can do is awesome!! I also have to say... I 100% have no issue getting my "nutrients" 😂 I've been vegan for 5 years and got my blood tested a couple years ago out of curiosity... even my b12 and iron levels are perfect sooo it's definitely no problem there, haha.

[@emilydobles3119]

I had my appendix removed when I was 8. Nobody in my family had theirs removed.

[@---rx6em]

I get massages over going to the chiropractor. I’ve been told chiropractors can damage certain things

[@sonialozoya4029]

i wanna see a compilation video of them saying "uhhhh"

[@oliviasolomon9492]

30 million americans? 30 million, 330 million...same difference

[@therealme5379]

This ep made me realize that I just spent my life in a bunch of lies 😭

[@madelynjoness30]

My dad and i both had our appendix removed, his was years before me, I was in 4th grade.

[@albertosantosramirez595]

Gracias Buena Influencia 👏🤌

[@JennieLeigh362]

omg I can relate to fish thing 😭 I get them all the time & I am a vegetarian so it’s so hard to watch

[@brookestewart8038]

i fell to my knees on my driveway one day in so much pain so i went to hospital and they gave me an ultrasound and said im next on the table as my appendix inflated to the size of a small balloon giving it only approximately 4 hours to burst and rupture! i was 15 and in PANIC mode cause it all happened so quickly!

[@jmunny8233]

sad no one caught matt saying mama sleigh mama sa mama coosa

[@kimberlytobias7441]

i am so in love with mike

[@gillianlunny2398]

dietitian here, salt is NOT a myth

[@Kkshep]

“Oh like the Taylor swift song, k i get it now”

[@maggieduhlena]

pickles before bed is actually good! because they have minerals and electrolytes so good for people with charlie horses at night lol

[@chriscruse9806]

Sorry to say this mike, but 4:30 that's not how statistics work.

[@roxylove1987]

You chill out on salt when you are YOUNG so you dont develop blood pressure issues when you body gets OLD. Also, get your life insurance NOW while your body is young and healthy and CHEAP rather than waiting until you're older (and closer to death) when it's more expensive. You do both of these things in preparation for your future.

[@kellybrower4589]

I've been seeing a chiropractor long term and it's absolutely changed my life. Yall are talking out your ass on that subject 😂 It's just as helpful as PT or OT. Don't spread a "myth" about chiropractors. Lol

[@montseveraud1504]

I do feel like you guys manifested it. Tbh last month I had an appointment and was so hungover i didn’t wanna go. I knew the only reason that they wouldn’t charged you the cancellation was to have covid so I lied… karma it’s actually not my boyfriend and guess what I was in fact with covid the next day

[@Kkshep]

If u ever get a jellyfish sting u can go to the lifeguard tower and they should have a thing of vinegar or whatever they use that u can pour on it rather than peeing

[@2542lauren]

god I fcking love this podcast

[@mitchiemitchmorrow4654]

Erin’s hair is amazing!!! Now I have to watch the video version

[@kennedycruess3206]

Myth - a chiropractor can break your neck. We learned that just looking upward can put 200N through your spine, and an adjustment only puts about 100N through it. :)

[@512djdanny]

35 had mine removed, it burst the day before I had it removed. Told me I could have died

[@alkimich14]

Mine ruptured on the last day of first grade lol

[@daisy9169]

“Oh like the taylor swift song? Ok I get it now” lmaooo no body no crime stans stand up

[@jesssaunders3820]

Okay so a myth that is actually true is that a lot of ""Asian"" cultures pretty much eat rice with every meal. If you go to their house they are making rice trust me

[@awh3399]

They have an app now

[@erinleberak4502]

I work in urological surgery and the pee is sterile one bothers me! Pee is only sterile inside of the bladder. The last portion of your urethra contains bacteria so once it leaves your body it is no longer sterile. Unless you have some sort of infection then your pee wouldn’t even be sterile inside of your body. :)

[@MarkPrince-gc6lg]

These people are the type to dob you in for cheating on a quiz in highschool