Switty_Bowls_Podcast_Eli_042123_Final

The host of the Switty Bowls podcast, Sam, discusses with his guest, Eli, how subdivisions get their names. They come up with a game where they combine a type of tree with a geographic feature or location to create subdivision names. They give examples like Elm Grove and Cherry Lawn. Eli suggests "Dead Woods" for a retirement community, and Sam suggests "Willow Bend" for yuppies. Eli even suggests "Taco Haven" as a joke. They end by discussing the need to organize cords in the studio to avoid trip hazards. Hey friends, it's the Switty Bowls podcast with your host, Sam. Welcome. Today is April 21st, 2023. Nothing really notable going on today, but there was a topic I wanted to kick around and introduce you to. One of my guests is somebody who works here in the studio part-time. I call him my Cord Wrangler and his name is Eli, Eli Everett. Eli, why don't you say hi to everybody? Hello, hello. Testing, testing one, two, three. Hello. Eli, we are definitely on and recording, so I've already tested out all the equipment. Well, I know, I know that kind of, but I see you do it all the time, so I thought it was like protocol or something that I should do the same thing. I understand. Mics are running and we're recording, and thanks for being on the podcast today. I wanted to kind of pick your brain on something I've been thinking about. It's not a really important topic at all, but how do subdivisions get their names? I drive around a lot, put a lot of time on the road. I'm always passing through certain towns and cities, and I see these subdivisions. They always have their sign out by the road, and I've come up with an idea. It's kind of a type of word generator or subdivision name generator. How this works is you pick a type of tree, and then you pick a geographic feature or location, and you put those two things together, and that is your subdivision name. For instance, well, this is really interesting now. Should I be taking notes on this? I think if I remember correctly, you pick a tree name first, and then you pick a geographic feature or location. Am I correct at that? You are, yes. You're an A student. You're paying attention, and I appreciate that. So, let me give you an example, Eli. Let's pick a tree, elm, an elm tree, and then we pair that with a geographic feature or location. So, let's say grove. You put the two together, you have elm grove subdivision. Welcome to elm grove. I see how this is kind of working. So, all right. Do another one, and then I'm going to think about the two things I've got to pair together to get a subdivision name, but you can do another one. Okay. So, let's say a cherry tree. Take cherry tree and the word lawn. Cherry lawn subdivision. Oh, man, that is so cool. That is so cool how you do that. Well, Eli, how about you take a swing at it. So, pick a type of tree first. Okay. I've been thinking about this. So, I'm going to go with dead. Dead. You're going to go with dead. Yeah. Is it not a type of tree? Well, I can't argue that. So, okay. We're going to go with dead as the type of tree, and then what's your geographic feature or location going to be? I'm going to go with woods. So, we're going to go with dead woods subdivision. This is your final answer. Yeah. I think dead woods is a very good descriptor of the subdivision because it's going to be a retirement community with a lot of blue hairs. Okay. All right, then. All right. So, my turn. I'll do how about willow as the tree and bend as in a river bend. So, we'll go with willow bend subdivision. Oh, yeah. There's a bunch. I tell you right now, willow bend, you're going to have a bunch of yuppies living in there. Well, we don't want to stereotype the kind of people who are going to live in the subdivision, but why don't you go next? Pick a type of tree. Petrified. Well, that's, yeah. It is a type of tree. I will give you that. You're being very creative, Eli. Petrified, and then my location or feature is going to be woods. Petrified woods. Wow. Okay. It works. It does work within the schematic of the whole naming thing here we've got going. So, petrified woods. That's good. You know what? I'm going to have you do the last go on this. What other tree type would you like to pick? Taco. Taco is, last I checked, not a type of tree. Yeah, but listen, hear me out now. What if there was a taco tree? Wouldn't that be something? Because if I had a nice backyard and I had two taco trees, you know what I would do? I have no idea what you would do. Well, I would string a hammock in between them, and then I would just reach up and get some of that low-hanging fruit, which happens to be tacos, and I'd have a taco. I'd sit there and swing in the breeze in my hammock, eat the taco, and getting taco stains on my t-shirt, but I'd be in heaven. And I would be in heaven in my own subdivision because it would be, well, I haven't come up with the second part yet. I just have taco. So, let me think a second. Um, I'm gonna go with, uh, haven. Taco haven. Yeah, that's it. That's it, taco haven, because it would be, it would be my little slice of haven. Um, well, I don't think it's, I think heaven and haven are two different words, but I like, I like the creativity again, and you're making me hungry just thinking about having a house in taco haven. Taco haven subdivision. So, okay, I think we've proved our point, and it's time to move on, and I appreciate your feedback, and, uh, if you want to go do some, uh, cord wrangling for me, there's a whole pile over there in the, in the corner, and I saw that when I came in, and I, we need to stop putting the cords on the floor because it is a trip hazard. It is a trip hazard. We need to get those. You give them to me, put them in a, in a, in a bucket or something, and then I'll go through there, and I'll organize them, and depending, you know, if it's a USB or a USB-C. See, I did pick up on things. You have definitely been picking up on things, and I appreciate you keeping the studio looking good and safe. So, uh, until next time, Eli, thanks again. You are very welcome. you