Short Suck #31 - Why Do We Do That?

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

Dan Cummins

True Crime, Society & Culture, Religion, Conspiracies, History, Biographies, Education, Adult Humor, Comedy, Dark Humor, Conspiracy, Cults

4.7 • 21.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today we're we’re gonna tackle a bunch of questions you never knew you needed answering. Questions like: Why does the middle finger mean “fuck you”? Why do we blow out candles at birthday parties? Why do we cover our mouths when we yawn? And where does the whole making "bunny ears" with your fingers behind someone's head while they're getting their photo taken come from? The answers to these questions are often so strange, and so ancient.

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0:00.5	Welcome to this edition of Time Sucks Short Sucks.
0:03.5	I'm Dan Cummins, and today I will be uncovering the bizarre forgotten histories behind the everyday things we say and do.
0:10.7	Over the next 45 minutes to an hour, we're going to tackle all the questions you never knew you needed answering.
0:16.2	Questions like, why does the middle finger mean fuck you?
0:20.2	Why do we blow out candles and birthday parties?
0:22.5	Why do we cover our mouths when we yawn?
0:25.0	Why do we say, cat's got your tongue?
0:27.3	Whose cat is it?
0:28.4	Why is you trying to eat someone's tongue?
0:30.7	Important stuff like that.
0:32.1	So stick around.
0:33.1	Today is going to be fun.
0:35.4	Words and ideas can change the world.
0:38.3	I hated her, but I wanted to love my mother.
0:40.3	I have a dream.
0:41.3	I'll plead not guilty right now.
0:42.8	Your only chance is to leave with us.
0:48.1	So much of what we say and do in our everyday lives is dictated by the not quite forgotten
0:53.7	past. Pagan sacrifices made to
0:56.0	gods and goddesses, decisions made by mad emperors, weapons wielded by pirates and thieves,
1:02.7	diseases that have long been eradicated, and clothes that we used to wear. These are the sort of things
1:07.9	that so many modern day gestures, social norms, customs, and sayings were born from.
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