Podbit · Giggly Squad
Hannah and Paige debate which decade of American housewifery they would actually survive. Paige lands on late '60s/early '70s for the freely prescribed drugs and gossip opportunities. Hannah concludes she would have been lobotomized and labeled hysterical — and wonders if you can smoke weed on a lobotomy.
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Paige opens a brief but delightful detour into her new TikTok rabbit hole: Angry Arts and Crafts, a niche creator who teaches crafting while aggressively berating her audience. Hannah immediately identifies it as 'watercoloring for Scorpios.' Paige admits she's also deep into home improvement TikTok and follows a woman who completely redecorates her bathroom every month with a new theme. The segment turns domestic when Hannah casually announces she found her wedding ring — missing for over a year — because her mother had secretly placed it in Hannah's jewelry box knowing she would lose it. Hannah wore it for one day, decided it was uncomfortable, and put it back. The ring story inspires Paige to announce her ambition: next summer, she wants a garden, specifically one that grows a tomato.
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