A History of Bathroom Breaks: December 2023 - March 2024
In a bout of autism, I revisited all of Nick's Rumble streams from December to March to learn more about his midstream breaks.
TL;DR: In December, streams are still fairly long. Breaks happen as late as 3.5 hours in and typically take only 3-4 minutes. January 2nd is the first time Nick uses the "checking the house" excuse to justify a still moderate six minute break. On January 4th he sets a personal record by following a 6 minute with a 17 minute break. His wife allegedly tasked him with putting a box of "music stuff" in the car. From here on out, breaks are rarely shorter than 6 minutes and typically 8 minutes or more. On February 9th he lets Branca twiddle his thumbs on stream for 8 minutes because Nick's wife "needed a Gatorade". After a 13 minute break on February 10th, he claims that his late night streams now interfere with his family obligations: He needs the break to check on his wife to make sure she "doesn't need anything". The kids are also getting older and now have "different needs in the middle of the night". But on February 20th, the night of the infamous John stream, he gets fall down drunk and seems to forget all about the need for a break. At the beginning of March, the flu hits the Rekieta household, providing Nick with a more plausible narrative. However, length and frequency of breaks stay more or less the same as on non-flu days. The same holds true on March 14th, when, according to Nick, the kids aren't at home -- his break lasts 11 minutes anyway. By the middle of March, Nick still takes the same breaks but offers fewer justifications and quickly goes back into the topics. What does this all mean? I don't know, but it seems funny and weird.
Sidenote: Even back in December Nick's speech, mannerisms, and appearance were noticeably more normal than today.
In a bout of autism, I revisited all of Nick's Rumble streams from December to March to learn more about his midstream breaks.
TL;DR: In December, streams are still fairly long. Breaks happen as late as 3.5 hours in and typically take only 3-4 minutes. January 2nd is the first time Nick uses the "checking the house" excuse to justify a still moderate six minute break. On January 4th he sets a personal record by following a 6 minute with a 17 minute break. His wife allegedly tasked him with putting a box of "music stuff" in the car. From here on out, breaks are rarely shorter than 6 minutes and typically 8 minutes or more. On February 9th he lets Branca twiddle his thumbs on stream for 8 minutes because Nick's wife "needed a Gatorade". After a 13 minute break on February 10th, he claims that his late night streams now interfere with his family obligations: He needs the break to check on his wife to make sure she "doesn't need anything". The kids are also getting older and now have "different needs in the middle of the night". But on February 20th, the night of the infamous John stream, he gets fall down drunk and seems to forget all about the need for a break. At the beginning of March, the flu hits the Rekieta household, providing Nick with a more plausible narrative. However, length and frequency of breaks stay more or less the same as on non-flu days. The same holds true on March 14th, when, according to Nick, the kids aren't at home -- his break lasts 11 minutes anyway. By the middle of March, Nick still takes the same breaks but offers fewer justifications and quickly goes back into the topics. What does this all mean? I don't know, but it seems funny and weird.
Sidenote: Even back in December Nick's speech, mannerisms, and appearance were noticeably more normal than today.
Dec 3: 1h11m "I wasn't planning on drinking tonight, my glass needs to be washed and I need to pee" 4m
Dec 4: Kyle Rittenhouse, no break
Dec 5: 1h59m "My bladder is calling" 5m
Dec 8: Dick Masterson, 3h11m "I'm gonna go take a piss" 4m
Dec 12: 1h41m "I gotta reframe my brain and go to the bathroom" 4m
Dec 14: No break
Dec 15: 2h03m "I'm gonna go take a piss" 5m
Dec 16: Fuddbusters, 3h23m "Guys, I'm gonna take a piss" 3m
Dec 19: 2h30m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 3m
Dec 20: No break
Dec 22: Ty Beard, 2h18m "I gotta ask you to fill for a minute because I need to really pee" 4m
Dec 23: 1h40m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 4m
Dec 27: 1h28m "I'm going to the bathroom for a minute... give Lady Rackets a kiss because I like her" 10m
Dec 28: Ty Beard, 2h06m "I'm gonna pop off to the bathroom for just a second" 4m
Dec 29: 1h28m "I'm going to run to the bathroom real quick" 5m
Jan 2: 1h15m "I'm going to run to the bathroom" 6m "Sorry about that, had to check on everybody, had to do the rounds, had to check that everyone's doing okay"
Jan 3: short stream (1h14m) "It's just how the night is working out", no break
Jan 4: 1h10m "I need to go to the bathroom and check on Lady Rackets, make sure everything's good before she falls asleep" 6m "Ok guys, I'm back... but I have to step away for another minute or two because I need to take care of something that has popped up unexpectedly" 17m "She had a big heavy box of music stuff that I had to put in the car"
Jan 5: 1h50m "I'm gonna step away for a minute, go to the bathroom" 9m
Jan 9: 2h8m "I am going to go to the bathroom" 6m
Jan 10: 1h14m "I will be back in just a moment after hitting the bathroom" 8m
Jan 11: from the Steel Toe studio, 57m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 4m
Jan 16: 1h19m "I just really have to pee" 6m "Lady Rackets was still awake, I got to say good night to her, which is always fun *he doesn't sound like it was fun*"
Jan 16: early, short stream (1h9m), no break
Jan 17: morning show, Steve Gosney, 1h43m "I'll step away for just a second, go to the bathroom" 5m "Lady Rackets is just about to go... go... get a friend...and bring them back over here... which is... fine... but I was talking to her before she left"
Jan 19: late, short stream (1h45m), 1h21m "We gonna finish just in a second, I gotta go to the bathroom" 6m
Jan 20: Dick Masterson, 1h21m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 3m
Jan 22: short Sunday stream (1h8m), 39m "I have to run to the bathroom... I'm having a sinus issue that's driving me fucking crazy" 3m
Jan 23: 1h27m "I'm gonna run to the bathroom" 7m
Jan 24: 1h13m "I have to go to the bathroom, my apologies" 11m "Sorry about that"
Jan 25: 1h06m "I'm going to pop over to the bathroom real quick" 10m "Sorry, children on Ipads... Lady Rackets is watching Star Trek, it's nice and relaxing for her, and she's just passed out, snoring like a 90 year old man... hand shoved in a bag of mini muffins... Is everyone in this house defective except me!?"
Jan 27: 1h06m "I'm going to head to the bathroom" 5m
Feb 2: "I had to spend the entire night last night making sure that someone is okay", 1h15m "I'll see you guys in just a second" 9m
Feb 3: 1h06m "We are going to go to the bathroom" 8m "Look, I've gotta check several uh... I'm a husband and a dad... gotta check several areas of the house and make sure everybody's good"
Feb 6: 1h8m "We'll hit the bathroom... I gotta check on things around the house real quick... I'm gonna hit this song, I found out I can loop this song" 12m "My apologies, I always gotta check on the house, make sure everybody's okay in the middle of the show"
Feb 7: short, early stream (1h9m), no break
Feb 9: Branca, 1h16m "I won't be long" 8m "I was checking on Lady R and she needed a Gatorade... she made me take some stuff out of her room"
Feb 10: 1h13m "I gotta go to the bathroom, I'll be right back" 13m "As you know, at the Rumble flip I go and check on Lady Rackets, make sure everything is good in the house... Again I have to... stress... [the benefit of my schedule that I adhered to for so long] has evaporated almost entirely... so I take a small break to go find Lady Rackets, make sure she doesn't need anything, check on the kids, make sure the house is tame and calm, these kids are getting older, they have different needs in the middle of the night, Lady Rackets has a different schedule as well"
Feb 13: 1h18m "I'm gonna try to be as fast as possible" 10m kid was thirsty
Feb 14: 1h11m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom... check on Lady Rackets to make sure she's asleep or doesn't need anything" 8m "Sorry about the delay"
Feb 16: 1h9m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 8m "Life is fucking weird...hate taking long breaks"
Feb 20: John stream, drunk as fuck, forgets break
Feb 21: 1h3m "Gonna go to the bathroom" 8m
Feb 23: 1h12m "I do need to go to the bathroom" 9m
Feb 24: 1h8m "I'll be back in just a little bit" 9m "Some of our kids have a speech tournament tomorrow... and... I have to get their stuff ready... have to get their suits clean... Lady Rackets telling me, like, the stuff that needs to be done"
Mar 1: 1h15m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom... all my kids been sick, just gotta make sure they're okay" 9m "Sorry... not gonna belabor this... had to check on Lady Rackets, her temp spiked a bit, had to give her some meds"
Mar 2: Elijah Schaffer, 1h37m "I have to ask a big favor... I gotta go check on my wife and my kids" 10m
Mar 6: 1h15m "Gotta go to the bathroom, gotta check on everybody" 12m "Flu has been running through my house, have to check on everybody to make sure they're breathing okay, make sure they don't need medicine, make sure that all of that is real [?]... and... it's just the way it goes"
Mar 7: 1h5m "Gonna go to the bathroom, gonna check on the wife and kids" 15m "We gonna just keep going here"
Mar 8: State of the Union, 1h20m "Back in just a second" 9m "No, I'm not dead, sorry"
Mar 13: 1h7m "Gotta go to the bathroom, check on the Lady Rackets, the kids" 7m "Let's get into the next topic"
Mar 14: 1h3m "Gonna go to the bathroom, check on the lady, see if she's asleep, kids aren't here tonight, which is amazing... someone on Youtube asked 'What happened to his wife'...uh, nothing" 11m "Sorry for the delay"
Mar 15: 1h8m "I'm gonna take that normal one hour break for my old man bladder... make sure the house is in order" 11m "I had to help Lady Rackets find something"
Mar 16: Matt Wilson, 1h54m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 12m "We're back, sorry"
Mar 20: 1h9m "I'm going to run to the bathroom" 8m "We're back"
Mar 22: 1h3m "I'm going to go to the bathroom... be right back" 8m comes back with bloody nose
Mar 22: canceled Ty Beard stream, no break
Mar 26: Sinus stream
Mar 27: 1h3m "I'm going to take a break" 9m "Had to work on the congestion... had to say hi to Lady Rackets"
Mar 29: 1h7m "Gotta check on Lady Rackets, gotta do a pass around the house... because... that's just what you do sometimes" 8m "We're back!"
Mar 31: Easter stream, drunk again, 1h16m "I see you guys in just a bit... my bladder's screaming" 8m "Sorry about the wait"
Dec 4: Kyle Rittenhouse, no break
Dec 5: 1h59m "My bladder is calling" 5m
Dec 8: Dick Masterson, 3h11m "I'm gonna go take a piss" 4m
Dec 12: 1h41m "I gotta reframe my brain and go to the bathroom" 4m
Dec 14: No break
Dec 15: 2h03m "I'm gonna go take a piss" 5m
Dec 16: Fuddbusters, 3h23m "Guys, I'm gonna take a piss" 3m
Dec 19: 2h30m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 3m
Dec 20: No break
Dec 22: Ty Beard, 2h18m "I gotta ask you to fill for a minute because I need to really pee" 4m
Dec 23: 1h40m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 4m
Dec 27: 1h28m "I'm going to the bathroom for a minute... give Lady Rackets a kiss because I like her" 10m
Dec 28: Ty Beard, 2h06m "I'm gonna pop off to the bathroom for just a second" 4m
Dec 29: 1h28m "I'm going to run to the bathroom real quick" 5m
Jan 2: 1h15m "I'm going to run to the bathroom" 6m "Sorry about that, had to check on everybody, had to do the rounds, had to check that everyone's doing okay"
Jan 3: short stream (1h14m) "It's just how the night is working out", no break
Jan 4: 1h10m "I need to go to the bathroom and check on Lady Rackets, make sure everything's good before she falls asleep" 6m "Ok guys, I'm back... but I have to step away for another minute or two because I need to take care of something that has popped up unexpectedly" 17m "She had a big heavy box of music stuff that I had to put in the car"
Jan 5: 1h50m "I'm gonna step away for a minute, go to the bathroom" 9m
Jan 9: 2h8m "I am going to go to the bathroom" 6m
Jan 10: 1h14m "I will be back in just a moment after hitting the bathroom" 8m
Jan 11: from the Steel Toe studio, 57m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 4m
Jan 16: 1h19m "I just really have to pee" 6m "Lady Rackets was still awake, I got to say good night to her, which is always fun *he doesn't sound like it was fun*"
Jan 16: early, short stream (1h9m), no break
Jan 17: morning show, Steve Gosney, 1h43m "I'll step away for just a second, go to the bathroom" 5m "Lady Rackets is just about to go... go... get a friend...and bring them back over here... which is... fine... but I was talking to her before she left"
Jan 19: late, short stream (1h45m), 1h21m "We gonna finish just in a second, I gotta go to the bathroom" 6m
Jan 20: Dick Masterson, 1h21m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 3m
Jan 22: short Sunday stream (1h8m), 39m "I have to run to the bathroom... I'm having a sinus issue that's driving me fucking crazy" 3m
Jan 23: 1h27m "I'm gonna run to the bathroom" 7m
Jan 24: 1h13m "I have to go to the bathroom, my apologies" 11m "Sorry about that"
Jan 25: 1h06m "I'm going to pop over to the bathroom real quick" 10m "Sorry, children on Ipads... Lady Rackets is watching Star Trek, it's nice and relaxing for her, and she's just passed out, snoring like a 90 year old man... hand shoved in a bag of mini muffins... Is everyone in this house defective except me!?"
Jan 27: 1h06m "I'm going to head to the bathroom" 5m
Feb 2: "I had to spend the entire night last night making sure that someone is okay", 1h15m "I'll see you guys in just a second" 9m
Feb 3: 1h06m "We are going to go to the bathroom" 8m "Look, I've gotta check several uh... I'm a husband and a dad... gotta check several areas of the house and make sure everybody's good"
Feb 6: 1h8m "We'll hit the bathroom... I gotta check on things around the house real quick... I'm gonna hit this song, I found out I can loop this song" 12m "My apologies, I always gotta check on the house, make sure everybody's okay in the middle of the show"
Feb 7: short, early stream (1h9m), no break
Feb 9: Branca, 1h16m "I won't be long" 8m "I was checking on Lady R and she needed a Gatorade... she made me take some stuff out of her room"
Feb 10: 1h13m "I gotta go to the bathroom, I'll be right back" 13m "As you know, at the Rumble flip I go and check on Lady Rackets, make sure everything is good in the house... Again I have to... stress... [the benefit of my schedule that I adhered to for so long] has evaporated almost entirely... so I take a small break to go find Lady Rackets, make sure she doesn't need anything, check on the kids, make sure the house is tame and calm, these kids are getting older, they have different needs in the middle of the night, Lady Rackets has a different schedule as well"
Feb 13: 1h18m "I'm gonna try to be as fast as possible" 10m kid was thirsty
Feb 14: 1h11m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom... check on Lady Rackets to make sure she's asleep or doesn't need anything" 8m "Sorry about the delay"
Feb 16: 1h9m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 8m "Life is fucking weird...hate taking long breaks"
Feb 20: John stream, drunk as fuck, forgets break
Feb 21: 1h3m "Gonna go to the bathroom" 8m
Feb 23: 1h12m "I do need to go to the bathroom" 9m
Feb 24: 1h8m "I'll be back in just a little bit" 9m "Some of our kids have a speech tournament tomorrow... and... I have to get their stuff ready... have to get their suits clean... Lady Rackets telling me, like, the stuff that needs to be done"
Mar 1: 1h15m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom... all my kids been sick, just gotta make sure they're okay" 9m "Sorry... not gonna belabor this... had to check on Lady Rackets, her temp spiked a bit, had to give her some meds"
Mar 2: Elijah Schaffer, 1h37m "I have to ask a big favor... I gotta go check on my wife and my kids" 10m
Mar 6: 1h15m "Gotta go to the bathroom, gotta check on everybody" 12m "Flu has been running through my house, have to check on everybody to make sure they're breathing okay, make sure they don't need medicine, make sure that all of that is real [?]... and... it's just the way it goes"
Mar 7: 1h5m "Gonna go to the bathroom, gonna check on the wife and kids" 15m "We gonna just keep going here"
Mar 8: State of the Union, 1h20m "Back in just a second" 9m "No, I'm not dead, sorry"
Mar 13: 1h7m "Gotta go to the bathroom, check on the Lady Rackets, the kids" 7m "Let's get into the next topic"
Mar 14: 1h3m "Gonna go to the bathroom, check on the lady, see if she's asleep, kids aren't here tonight, which is amazing... someone on Youtube asked 'What happened to his wife'...uh, nothing" 11m "Sorry for the delay"
Mar 15: 1h8m "I'm gonna take that normal one hour break for my old man bladder... make sure the house is in order" 11m "I had to help Lady Rackets find something"
Mar 16: Matt Wilson, 1h54m "I'm gonna go to the bathroom" 12m "We're back, sorry"
Mar 20: 1h9m "I'm going to run to the bathroom" 8m "We're back"
Mar 22: 1h3m "I'm going to go to the bathroom... be right back" 8m comes back with bloody nose
Mar 22: canceled Ty Beard stream, no break
Mar 26: Sinus stream
Mar 27: 1h3m "I'm going to take a break" 9m "Had to work on the congestion... had to say hi to Lady Rackets"
Mar 29: 1h7m "Gotta check on Lady Rackets, gotta do a pass around the house... because... that's just what you do sometimes" 8m "We're back!"
Mar 31: Easter stream, drunk again, 1h16m "I see you guys in just a bit... my bladder's screaming" 8m "Sorry about the wait"