A Canadian man spent $18,500 CAD on a 140-pound, 21-year-old cheddar wheel from the Oxford County Cheese Trail, using money he and his girlfriend were saving for a house.
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The episode's showstopping story comes from r/AmIOverreacting: a man defending his decision to spend nearly all of the $32,000 in house savings on a single wheel of 21-year-old cloth-bound Heritage cheddar, reasoning that he could slice it into 200-gram wedges and sell them at $60 each for a profit of $38,000 [1] — Morgan Absher "A Canadian man spent nearly all of his house-down-payment savings on a single 140-pound Heritage cheddar wheel, convinced he could flip it …" 52:00 . His girlfriend left immediately. The hosts spend considerable time trying to verify whether the post is real — the OP provides a receipt, a photo of the cheese with a date stamp, a photo of his hand with his Reddit username written on it in Sharpie, and an AI-image-detector result showing 1% likelihood of being AI-generated. An update from the OP reveals the full spiral: he tried to return the cheese, damaged the paraffin wax while attempting to open it, voided the non-refundable sale, and then spent $8,500 on a commercial bar cooler, industrial humidifier, vacuum sealer, and ripening mats [2] — Morgan Absher "Unable to return the damaged cheese, the Reddit poster spent another $8,500 on commercial refrigeration equipment — then got evicted when h…" 1:03:20 . He had to remove his apartment door to get the fridge inside, and his landlord walked in to find a commercial cheese operation in the living room — particularly alarming given the same tenant had been plasma-cutting in the kitchen months earlier. An eviction notice followed. Morgan and Angela do the maths: $18,400 + $8,500 = ~$26,900 invested against a theoretical $30,000 value, for a maximum $3,000 gain — minus having lost a girlfriend and his home. Morgan messages the OP directly to buy some cheese.
Angela Giarratana had only 163 YouTube subscribers at time of recording, prompting Morgan to ask listeners to go subscribe.
A man's boyfriend became jealous of the daily 15–20 minute venting session he had with his pet fish. When he tried switching to talking to his boyfriend instead, the boyfriend ignored him and watched TV. Morgan and Angela point out the obvious: wanting all the attention but none of the conversation is pure control.
The Reddit OP described a daily 15–20 minute one-sided venting session to his fish as a decompression ritual after work, which his boyfriend became jealous of.
Morgan Googled and found that fish can distinguish individual humans through visual cues, learn routines, and form bonds with caregivers.
A 24-year-old housewife who learned to cook her husband's cultural cuisine was called a whore, dead weight, and useless — triggered by a joke about dishes. Morgan flags the financial abuse angle: he holds all the money while dismissing her degree. Angela lands the verdict: get out, you haven't even hit your best years yet.
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