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Is This Anything?

Hammer + Nigel Show Podcast

June 26, 2026

One City wants to limit drinkers one beverage every 30 minutes, public pool showers are being avoided.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Speakers: Nigel Jason Hammer, Hammer
**SPEAKER_2** (0:06)
It depends upon what the meaning of the word is. Yeah.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (0:11)
Is this anything?

**Hammer** (0:16)
Let's go!

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (0:17)
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**Hammer** (0:43)
Did I just see Drake for America Walk-In?

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (0:46)
Drake.

**Hammer** (0:47)
Drake is here?

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (0:48)
Boy, making a lot of noise.

**Hammer** (0:50)
Love Drake. Again, if you're in the YouTube chat, why are you not here? Get off of work and get here, right? This is what we're looking for.
All right, Nigel, tell me if this story is anything or not.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (1:04)
Okay.

**Hammer** (1:05)
A city in Massachusetts is thinking about limiting bars and restaurants to serving guests to one drink every 30 minutes. Just one drink.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (1:17)
Good luck with that.

**Hammer** (1:18)
People wonder if that means the tables would need egg timers or hourglasses to enforce it, or you're going to rely on your staff to keep a running clock on every table. Here are the residents and visitors in Cambridge with their opinions.

**SPEAKER_1** (1:35)
I don't usually drink more than one drink per 30 minutes, but I really don't like when people tell me what to do. So I'm not a huge fan of that rule.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:43)
I think it sounds like a strange rule. Back in Norway, if people get too much, that's when you have to stop.

**SPEAKER_6** (1:50)
Just came out of nowhere, and honestly I haven't read the bill, but I know the basis of it and it sounds a bit crazy and I don't know how you could implement it. How could you police every person in the bar? It's just impossible.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (2:04)
Who is the Dweeb Lawmaker?
The Dweeb-Zoon Lawmaker that is crazy enough to put this bill out there, especially in Massachusetts. They like their drinks in Massachusetts. One drink per guest, per 30 minutes. I guess that'll put the kibosh on the old shot and beer aspect that you and I are so fond of, Hammer. Right. Or at least that I am. I don't want to speak for you. But how are you supposed to do that? And right. What are you going to put egg timers on the table? I'll bring my own.

**Hammer** (2:34)
So this is in Cambridge where they've got Ivy League schools. How can you play the Century Club if this wall is in place?

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (2:42)
You can't.

**Hammer** (2:44)
The Century Club is where you take a shot of beer every minute for 100 minutes. Now, that might sound like nothing at first, but by the time you get to around 40, you're thinking, holy crap. And then by the time you actually get to 100, you've pounded about a 12-pack.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (3:01)
Yeah. But you see, here's the thing. I've got buddies that have done it, the Century Club, and then kept going and just pounded the whole case. So but you wouldn't be able to do that in Massachusetts, one drink per 30 minutes. Who is the nerd that came up with like, how many pocket protectors does this lawmaker own?

**Hammer** (3:19)
Somebody with a podcast, I bet. Somebody that's got a podcast that really has nothing better to do with their life.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (3:26)
Somebody that would say there would be crazy kids, crazy teens hanging out at gas stations if you served cold beer. It's that kind of guy that would do that.

**Hammer** (3:36)
Which was an actual excuse that we heard when stores like Rickers were trying to have cold beer. What if they were out of control teams?
And Nigel and I, if anybody can make fun of podcasters, it's us. We podcasted for like six years before it was cool. Before everybody and their brother had one, before everybody and their brother streamed it. And that's how we got this little nickel and dime pony radio show.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (4:00)
Let's correct the verbiage there. Barcast.

**Hammer** (4:03)
Yes.

**Nigel Jason Hammer** (4:03)
We were smart enough to trick Tom Sutton and Adam Eisenberg from coaches into giving us a bar tab every week.

**Hammer** (4:11)
Is this anything? According to a new study, 52% of people say they do not rinse off or take a shower before getting into a public pool.

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