AMT417: Shotgun Weddings, Oldest Ballet Dancers, and a Collection of Baby Teeth

Answer Me This!

Helen & Olly

Relationships, Society & Culture, Comedy, Education

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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This month, questioneers want to know why shotgun weddings and three line whips are called that, what the deal is with those little fish-shaped bottles of soy sauce, and what to do with a tupperware full of baby teeth. For more information about this episode, go to answermethispodcast.com/episode417. Got questions for us to answer, or feedback about an episode old or new? Send them in writing or as voice notes to answermethispodcast@googlemail.com, or you can call 0208 123 5877 to leave us a message. AMT418 will be out 28 May 2026 and Answer Us Back on 14 May. Become a patron at patreon.com/answermethis to get an ad-free version of AMT417 and a batch of Bonus Bits each month, plus our video livestreams Petty Problems. If you sign up at one of the higher Patreon tiers, you get access to an RSS feed with ALL the AMT stuff EVER, including our entire back catalogue, our six themed albums, the retro AMTs, and every Bit of Crapp from the AMT App. AND you’re keeping this show going! This episode is sponsored by: Saily, flexible eSIM data roaming plans for when you’re abroad. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code amt15 at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase. For further details go to saily.com/amt15. The London Review of Books, the twice-monthly literary mag full of essays, reviews and more by excellent writers. Get a 6 month print and digital subscription for just £12 at LRB.me/answer. Squarespace, the all in one platform for creating and running your online empire. Go to squarespace.com/answer, have a play around during the two-week free trial, and when you're ready to launch, get a 10% discount on your first purchase of a website or domain with the code ANSWER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Head to the coast in Abercrombie's latest summer drop.
0:04.5	It's dress season.
0:05.7	From minis to maxis, there's a dress for every summer plan.
0:09.5	And Abercrombie's new linen blend matching sets are so light and breathable.
0:14.8	Perfect for brunch or rooftop happy hours.
0:18.0	Dress like you're on holiday.
0:19.7	Shop Abercrombie in the app, online, and in stores.
0:28.3	Answer me this is brought to you thanks to Sayley. Sayley does e-Sims that you can use abroad. I'm always
0:35.3	telling people about these, partly because I'm a very boring person, but also because people don't know that this is a possibility when you travel. Used to be you had to go to like a local phone shop and get a sim, a physical sim. Yeah, pop your old sim out, hope you didn't lose it. Get one of those stupid like pins that you have to get like, oh, I haven't got a paper clip. Right. Yeah. What's an e-sim? It's like the ghost of a sim card, Olly.
0:56.1	So you don't have to open, like, oh, I haven't got a paper clip. Right. Yeah. What's an e-sim? It's like the ghost of a sim card, Ollie.
1:11.9	So you don't have to open up your phone and shove it into your phone's guts. If you have a phone that's capable of e-sim, there are over 200 destinations where you can use Saly for your roaming and thus not rack up a huge phone bill while away. This sounds like a good thing to add to your checklist whenever you're going on holiday.
1:11.9	Like my travel tips are that and four-wheel suitcase. not rack up a huge phone bill while away. This sounds like a good thing to add to your checklist whenever you're going on holiday.
1:15.4	Like my travel tips are that and four-wheel suitcase dot too.
1:19.1	People don't believe me on that, but seriously, why do you hate your shoulders?
1:26.9	Download Saly in the app store and use our code AMT-15 at checkout to get 15% off your first purchase.
1:30.7	You spell Saly S-S-A-I-L-Y.
1:36.5	And you spell 15-1-5. You don't have to spell the whole word. So that is Saly.com slash AMT-15. And use our code AMT-15 at checkout. You'll find the details in our show notes.
2:00.8	Just how much product can the devil afford? Hasamidis, Hansa-Me-N-N-N-N-E-N-N-E-N-E. Did you know tomorrow? Never knows has only one chord. Assum-A-M-Som-M-S-M-E. Heaven and Lon Ollie. Answer me this.
2:04.5	People have been waiting a month since the last episode of Answer Me This.
2:11.0	For some clarification, Ollie, on the massage gun you bought in an airport, Isabel must know.
2:12.8	Ollie, answer me this.
2:17.8	Does your airport massage gun plug into the wall? Or is it battery powered?
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