Get ready for a hearty serving of laughter, reflections, and insightful banter in the latest episode of Dadz R Us Podcast! Hosts Jimmy and Jesse are back to recap their eventful Thanksgiving and dive into a mix of family experiences, personal musings, and, of course, some questionable food choices.
The episode begins with Jimmy sharing the culinary adventures of his Thanksgiving, where his mom decided to experiment with the traditional turkey recipe. Brace yourselves for some hilarious descriptions of suspicious food choices and unexpected kitchen experiments.
Meanwhile, Jesse recounts his 25th wedding anniversary trip to Oregon, where the rain poured but didn't dampen their spirits. He regales listeners with tales of visiting movie settings from the iconic film "Goonies," adding a touch of nostalgia and adventure to the episode.
The hosts take a humorous turn as Jesse complains about having to teach his kids how to fix cars, navigating the trials and tribulations of parental responsibilities that extend beyond the typical skill sets. In contrast, Jimmy ponders the complex issue of estate planning, contemplating what to do with his estate if the unfortunate were to happen.
Delving into a thought-provoking discussion, Jimmy and Jesse highlight the massive differences between single dads and married dads, sharing insights and perspectives that shed light on the diverse challenges and experiences faced by each.
Wrapping up the episode in their trademark humorous style, the hosts share some traditional bad parenting advice, adding a touch of whimsy to the conclusion and leaving listeners with a smile.
Don't miss this entertaining and insightful recap episode of Dadz R Us Podcast, where Jimmy and Jesse share their post-Thanksgiving experiences, family adventures, and musings on parenting and life. With their unique perspectives, relatable anecdotes, and undeniable comedic chemistry, this episode promises to keep you entertained and nodding in agreement from start to finish. Tune in and join the fun as they navigate the highs and lows of parenthood with their signature humor and charm!
If you've want a topic covered in the show, send us a line! dadzruspodcast@gmail.com or visit us on all your favorite social platforms.
Get ready for a hearty serving of laughter, reflections, and insightful banter in the latest episode of Dadz R Us Podcast! Hosts Jimmy and Jesse are back to recap their eventful Thanksgiving and dive into a mix of family experiences, personal musings, and, of course, some questionable food choices.
The episode begins with Jimmy sharing the culinary adventures of his Thanksgiving, where his mom decided to experiment with the traditional turkey recipe. Brace yourselves for some hilarious descriptions of suspicious food choices and unexpected kitchen experiments.
Meanwhile, Jesse recounts his 25th wedding anniversary trip to Oregon, where the rain poured but didn't dampen their spirits. He regales listeners with tales of visiting movie settings from the iconic film "Goonies," adding a touch of nostalgia and adventure to the episode.
The hosts take a humorous turn as Jesse complains about having to teach his kids how to fix cars, navigating the trials and tribulations of parental responsibilities that extend beyond the typical skill sets. In contrast, Jimmy ponders the complex issue of estate planning, contemplating what to do with his estate if the unfortunate were to happen.
Delving into a thought-provoking discussion, Jimmy and Jesse highlight the massive differences between single dads and married dads, sharing insights and perspectives that shed light on the diverse challenges and experiences faced by each.
Wrapping up the episode in their trademark humorous style, the hosts share some traditional bad parenting advice, adding a touch of whimsy to the conclusion and leaving listeners with a smile.
Don't miss this entertaining and insightful recap episode of Dadz R Us Podcast, where Jimmy and Jesse share their post-Thanksgiving experiences, family adventures, and musings on parenting and life. With their unique perspectives, relatable anecdotes, and undeniable comedic chemistry, this episode promises to keep you entertained and nodding in agreement from start to finish. Tune in and join the fun as they navigate the highs and lows of parenthood with their signature humor and charm!
If you've want a topic covered in the show, send us a line! dadzruspodcast@gmail.com or visit us on all your favorite social platforms.
In today's episode, Jimmy hates that his family decided to experiment with the Thanksgiving turkey, and Jesse realizes he only gets invited to parties if he brings his smoking hot wife. Also, his Nick cage had more wives than kids. Stay tuned.
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0:28
Hey, welcome to Dads Are Us. Where dad could be a dad. Single dad versus marionette on Jesse. Joined by my long time single dad friend Jimmy, also known as Door Holding number three. If you get that pop culture reference, I give you a gold star. How are you doing?
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0:43
Are not too bad. It's been an interesting day. How about you?
U2
0:50
Okay, well, last week I got hit with Covid and I was really wanting to do an episode with me in the throes of Covid. I thought we were done with that. Apparently, that's still a thing. I'm just that's. I'm hoping my son doesn't have it. He's got body aches, sore throat, I this is the second time since he's been in school that I got called to pick him up this morning. Well, this morning I was like, hey, you know, if you're not feeling well, I said, go lay back down. I'll go to work, put in a half day, I'll come back. He goes, dad, I'm not letting this stop me. I'm going to school. I said, okay, we'll call me if you need me and boom. First I got a call at 1130. Hold on. I got a call at 1130 by a number that wasn't even programmed in my phone, so I didn't answer it right. I have the school. Same school nurse,
U1
1:38
I'm guessing. But then they left me a message, but no voicemail prompt came up saying, hey, you have a voicemail. So I'm sitting here. Then I get another call at 130 and it's at his school. So I pick it up and they're like, yeah, we tried calling you. I said, like, wasn't there personal phone or something? Or. So this is what you get with an Android. So okay, I just wanted to jump in Post-thanksgiving and do some updates and lessons learned right off the bat. What you're telling me is one, your phone is unreliable, I can attest. Two if only two. What you're telling me two phone calls from the school in the history of your son's being going to school? Being sick? Is that what I'm hearing? Yeah. Yeah, that
U2
2:22
is absolutely phenomenal. Numbers. Those are great numbers. Yeah. But we've we've talked about this before. It's up to you, the single dad. You don't have a partner at crime to help out with this kind of thing. And are you really going to call the ex to to pick them up?
U1
2:38
Well, that's the thing in my head. I'm thinking like, well, did they try calling his mom after they didn't get Ahold of me or not? I mean, I thought I told school, call me first, right? Because I'll always answer. But if I get an unknown number, I just don't answer. I don't know numbers. You know what I mean?
U2
2:57
I'm with you. He does tell you to text. Then again, get an iPhone because I'm going to tell you, uh. All right, may it post-thanksgiving. Let's get into it. Was good Thanksgiving for you.
U1
3:08
It was okay. The dinner was a little off this year compared to other years, but I guess we'll get into that here in a
U2
3:16
minute. Okay. My Thanksgiving was this is the. This is the year we became a mimosa and a Bloody Mary family. You know, I got too many little kids, so we got to drink instead of doing the, our traditional 5KI don't do that anymore. So my, my Thanksgiving other than that was pretty traditional. I mean it was just my immediate family so I don't have to deal with extended family. The only fights were my two adult kids fighting with each other. They stormed out of the house mad at each other.
U1
3:49
That bad, huh? Why did someone get the turkey leg?
U2
3:53
No, no. The youngest kid, uh, ate both turkey legs, and that's all he ate. Nothing else. I'm not even joking. Oh, rolls. He had a bunch of. I was
U1
4:03
just about to say no rolls, dude, come on now. He was eating rolls. He didn't do dessert. You just do turkey legs. And it disappeared. And he was the most like the turkey like.
U2
4:12
Well, you're not 13. That kid's like, there was. Where do you like the turkey? Do you like the turkey leg or. No? Nope,
U1
4:19
nope. You strike me as a dark meat kind of guy. I
U2
4:22
do like a greasy. I don't know that. But like I said, the this this this turkey turned out great and I eat a ton.
U1
4:30
Was there a bag involved? Technically,
U2
4:33
yes. I put it in a bag to bring it. Now, this first year I've ever brined a turkey. I'm a straight roaster guy. I don't know why this and it was juicy, but by two.
U1
4:45
Well, this year my mom had a bright idea because all of her friends died for this recipe. To cook your turkey in a bag. Let me tell you something. I don't know if her friends got this off
U2
5:00
at TikTok, right?
U1
5:01
Dude, that's what I'm guessing. Who cooks a turkey in a bag? So ask the TikTok
U2
5:07
bulls, man, this is bullshit. So she tried this to a bagged turkey. Let's just say I won't return next year if my turkey is in the bag. The only time I want my turkey in the bag is when I'm leaving the house for the day, and I'm taking on leftovers. You
U1
5:24
know what I'm saying? Bye. It wasn't that bad. We already had the discussion. I still made it. I still had some leftovers the next day. It just wasn't your best. Don't do it
U2
5:35
again. Oh my God. So is that right? Can you. Do you feel comfortable telling the host their turkey was garbage?
U1
5:42
My son and my brother flat. That's pretty much what they said. Wow, that was bad. That was the worst time for me. You know what? Suck it up, fellas. Eat it if you don't like it, make your own next time. But now it was okay. Oh, it wasn't her best. It was okay. Hey, at least it was hot, right?
U2
6:02
Okay, if it's me, it's my mom. I'm gonna say, tastes great. Amazing. But as soon as I get in the car on the way home, you know, me and my wife are in this thing. Like, that was true.
U1
6:13
I don't have anyone to say that to, so I just tell her the truth. Hey, it wasn't the best, you know what I'm saying? Because if I had that conversation with my son, my son was like, no, never again. That poor
U2
6:24
kid. Oh, man. Yeah. So we. Thanksgiving was good, except for the kids fighting. Um, I've been told I'm no longer allowed to talk about my kids love life, but the two adult kids did fight because they're teasing each other over one of their love lives. Their new girlfriends. Yeah. And when you're in love, you ain't taking no shit from your brother. Well, what about you, girlfriend? Were the ladies there okay, well, then you know what? Then there should have been no storming out. It should have been a conversation. Hey, you like her? You don't like her? She's a whore. She's an angel. That's your opinion? That's my opinion. Let's get back to Eden. But no, your kids chop it
U1
7:09
out of here
U2
7:11
pretty much anyway. So you
U1
7:12
know what? That tells you something right there. The women are already ruining Thanksgiving, and they weren't even there.
U2
7:21
Whatever, man. My take on it is, uh, the kids wanted to leave and go do their own thing. They're just looking for an excuse. They could have staged the whole thing and be like, oh, man, let's do that again and get out of the house. Uh, whatever. All right, Danny, uh, I do have some lessons learned, um, from the last few weeks. Let's see. Kids, they got car problems. They're old enough to drive. If you don't teach them how to drive or basically fix cars or fix anything when they're young, guess what? You're doing it. Uh, when they're older. In this case, my son had no idea his, uh, oil has been leaking and tripping out. I showed him the picture from, like, June of how he spilled oil all over my driveway. Uh, his engine seized up, so. And, uh,
U1
8:07
there ain't no fix. Yeah, man. Well, at the time, we didn't know I showed him how to replace a starter because, you know, batteries are good, and he's like, oh, cool, man. It was a lot easier than I thought. Uh, it doesn't matter when your engine seized up. So after a bunch of tow trucks. He ended up buying a used truck, and this is like his first kind of adult purchase. I didn't help him at all. He did everything. It was crazy listening to talk about, um. He thought he wanted to go lease a car, and they came at him and they're like, all right. For three years, your payments are $680. Is that nuts? And it's
U2
8:43
just like, I know, it's like, how much was this car? What kind of car was it? It was like a $30,000 car. And I was like, that's insanity. And then he goes, well, I just bought it. Wait,
U1
8:52
it was a $30,000 car. And that was the payment.
U2
8:56
Yeah. So he starts busting out a calculator and goes, this doesn't make any sense if it depreciates this much. Apparently there's a whole thing about leasing, and I've never released a car, and he's asking me advice. I'm like, I don't I don't have any good advice to tell you because that's not what I do. I've never released a car.
U1
9:11
When I was younger, his age, I was leasing, but it was 250 back then. It wasn't $700, you know what I mean? But I mean, that's a it's a damn dude, that that salesman must have just been like, oh, first time buyer. Let me put him through the ringer. And apparently he was. At least
U2
9:30
you're taking that. That's good
U1
9:31
though. Your son's got some smarts.
U2
9:35
Yeah, it was a it was a female sales saleslady. She was she was sweet talking to. That's what he told me. Uh, didn't work. So he walked out. Um, they couldn't convince him to come back.
U1
9:46
Girl, that girl was. That girl was setting up a car payment like she was a sugar baby,
U2
9:51
so I know. Right? So. So he goes and buys a used truck for 24 grand. He literally buys the same exact truck I have, um, just a year newer, same miles. Anyways, uh, 24 grand. So his payments are like something like 450 a month. That's like, what an incredible
U1
10:09
difference. For
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10:10
15 months. I think that's the norm now. I don't know, I don't know, I'm, I'm not a I
U1
10:16
don't know, I'm just saying for a you. Well for a used car though. That's crazy. You're paying almost $500.
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10:25
Yeah.
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10:25
So with your used car and insurance on it, you have a house payment nowadays, that is. Yeah. My first, uh, my first mortgage was about 700 bucks a month, and that's, like, close to with his insurance. You're right. 250 a month. That's. Yeah,
U2
10:41
that's his rent. His rent? His rent for his apartment's $500 a month, and now he's got to pay 700 to drive, and
U1
10:50
he's paying more for a car. Yeah.
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10:52
And, uh, so he's again, he's in the Air National Guard, so he's got some safety. And plus, you know, he's got me. I'm always there to help out. Right, right, right. So he feels comfortable. He's got a good, I guess safety net and then you know brake in case of emergency. So here's the thing.
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11:12
Moral of the story is and lessons learned. Just because the salesman is hot and showing a little leg and thigh, don't go out and buy her car.
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11:22
Yeah she, she
U1
11:24
was he said no. He goes
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11:25
that's insane insanity. She she storms off and talking to her manager and getting mad. And he goes, I never had somebody who's trying to sell me something to get mad at me. His weirdest thing. And I'm like, all right, well, good on you, man. So I'm proud of him. Uh, good job for him. 1s All right. Okay, so another, uh, lessons learned. My kids behavior, uh, is miraculously improving, and I think it's because we're getting closer to the holiday Santa Claus time, so.
U1
11:59
But the cat's out of the bag for him, though, isn't it? True.
U2
12:01
But, uh, you know, I still. I still hold that over.
U1
12:04
He's still a bit. He's still like, listen, right. Act right, or you're going to get, I don't know, some, uh,
U2
12:13
you're just going to get a pair of Crocs instead of something cool.
U1
12:17
Cool Crocs haven't found their way to this house yet, so.
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12:21
Well, yeah. Okay, because your kids got a school dress code. Imagine if they didn't. And they all want to dress alike like idiots. It's going to be, oh, 30 degrees. Let's wear Crocs and shorts, so I don't know why that triggers me. Still. Still
U1
12:34
does. It does to that. The fire in your eyes right now is just insane,
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12:39
though. No, I mean, uh, post-Covid. post-Covid. Hi. Uh, what else going on? You know, my neighborhood. Magical, right? We had a plethora of. When's the Christmas parade? Yeah, we don't have that. That's that's a good question. Wants to call nosy or
U1
12:57
honestly, I can see your your your little town of neighborhood having a Thanksgiving parade and giving somebody the key to the house,
U2
13:08
to the subdivision.
U1
13:09
Here's the key to the subdivision. Yeah, yeah. Good Lord, that would be funny. Now the so the first, uh, setup right after Thanksgiving, we have a thing. A neighbor host an annual soup party. If you ever heard of this, maybe. Know so much. Neighbors bring over their recipes for soups. Now this is an acceptable time to experiment. Not on Thanksgiving. The soup party, my man. And for the last three years I've been doing this emissions from my household and I have come in last place. But to be fair, I was trying to be funny and I just bought a bunch of Campbell's soup and put it in there, and they named it something funny. Uh, apparently never, never once. And why? 1s Everything she touches turns to gold. Guess what? You know where this is going. She. You guys won. I know, and she was like, chili mac soup. And they're playing return of the
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14:10
Mac, and she's dressed like 90s.
U1
14:13
You know what? I you know what I think?
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14:15
What do you think?
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14:16
You'll probably you're probably going to edit this out just because I know there's people that probably listen to this in your neighborhood, but I also I don't think your wife can do wrong in that neighborhood. I think whatever she says goes. And I think she's
U2
14:31
like, queen bee there,
U1
14:32
pussy whipped. Your neighborhood is pussy whipped to your your wife. I no matter what she does, she's going to be the winner, dude.
U2
14:41
Do you think she's like, the popular girl? Like we weren't the popular kid in high school? Are we the popular
U1
14:47
at this point? I don't think at this point, I think it's. I think it's beyond that. He's
U2
14:51
too humble for that. You okay? No,
U1
14:55
I'm not saying it's her fault,
U2
14:56
but they did give her a nickname. And I'm afraid to tell you what it is because it's going to just add 1s man fuel to this fire.
U1
15:05
Let me join in the gray star calling for the president in response to what they call me. I don't know. Is that the mayor or the president and the mayor? Oh my God, it sounds. Why does it sound cringe? I don't like this. I don't like where this is. Oh. That is.
U2
15:22
There's a lot of pressure. Oh. Oh,
U1
15:24
yeah. You guys might want to pack up and move now, but everybody
U2
15:27
wants to be your friend. I mean, I want to be your friend. 1s See, I think she's awesome. I don't
U1
15:34
know, do you guys? Do you, do you guys, like, supply a lot of stuff at these parties? Are you, like, a lifeline to your neighborhood?
U2
15:42
I don't know. Um, so the next party. The next
U1
15:46
party. Don't bring anything. See what happens. I'm gonna see if the president. Gets impeached, right?
U2
15:54
Here's the thing I. I'm just grateful that I get invited to parties. So if I get invited to parties, I'm going to try to go to them all and then and then participate as much as I can.
U1
16:08
Well, are you being invited just this year with Nathan?
U2
16:13
I know when I answer that, but I, I feel like I probably average. There's no way we're a package deal. They all like Johnny to come, but they're like, shit now. I guess we're stuck with the mayor. Ah,
U1
16:26
wait, wait. The one time when she's sick and can't make it and they're like, you know what, Jessie? Just. Just stay home with her. Make sure she's okay. There's
U2
16:34
okay. That's happened before. I've been on the road and stuff. She's she's showing up without me. The, uh. So the next party was Friendsgiving, and we didn't win this one. So what what this concept is and this is I love this concept. Everybody shows up and they throw donations in a bowl and then you throw and then somebody in one bowl, and then in the next bowl you put in a charity of your choice. And I don't I don't have any go to charities. I just picked a veteran one and I asked my wife, I'm like, hey, I donated. Like, what charity do you want to pick? She goes, because I was going to write down this thing. Like, whatever my wife says, she's like, you pick. I was like, no, you pick human fund, I know. Right? So at the end of the night, the host picks a, uh, charity and says, hey, this is the charity that won. Like last year. I think it was like March of Dimes because we had, uh, lady in the room, you know, premature babies. Right? And they hit their family hard. Another one where their daughter was born with, um, some can congenial, uh, defect. I should know the name of it. And this year. So she won. So she goes, that's my that's my charity. And then they take all the money and they, I guess they go like, giving Tuesday. It's like after Cyber Monday. So you got Black Friday, Cyber Monday, giving Tuesday. And then if you give to I guess charity on those days someone matches it. So anyways, uh, it's pretty good man. Um, so we're on holiday party season. But here's the thing. The next weekend, this is a big one in the neighborhood, Bad Moms Christmas, and it's all the ladies. And they just go and get drunk and act like idiots and dress up like Christmas stuff and do all these crazy bar games. Um. My wife, she's missed that one a lot of years. Because you know what we did instead? Jimmy.
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18:32
Bam bam bam bam bam bam bam
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18:37
bam bam. 1s So do you know why this year after Thanksgiving was special? Was what? My anniversary, which happens around Thanksgiving every year. This year was number 25, man. I've been married 25 years, and we went on a trip. That's crazy. 25 years. Do you do you know where you were in 1998? I feel like we've talked about this before too. But 25 years, Jimmy, at this point, well, I'm gonna be married for life.
U1
19:04
Why don't you tell our audience for a 25th anniversary? Where are you guys? Went on a trip. I should tell you where she wanted to go versus where we went. She's like, I want to go to Greece. And I'm like, listen, this is why I don't get a passport. So we keep away from these exotic vacations. We went to Oregon. Yeah, man. Oregon. So, you know, a story, uh, Cannon Beach. And you know what Cannon Beach is famous for? You may or may not know. I don't know. That's where a lot of, uh, you let me give you seals. I didn't see any seals. I was looking for whale. I saw all sorts of animals. But is he and his eagles? So what? Sea
U2
19:45
lion? Um, what did I tell the, uh, only lions I get disappointed by around Thanksgiving. My Detroit Lions
U1
19:52
are. Dude, don't even don't even go
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19:55
there. Cannon beach is famous. Was made famous by the 1985 hit movie Goonies. And it was beautiful.
U1
20:03
Oh, I thought you were gonna say
U2
20:05
no, I was not. I'm gonna definitely edit that out. I'm trying to reduce the cringe you bring to the show. Okay? To let me tell you some fun facts about Oregon. Uh, it rains all the time. The day we left, we lost power and there was massive floods. And we barely made it to Portland fire two. They don't. There's way too many coffee houses for Portland. And truly, when you look around, everybody's ready to break out in a hike. I think that's just the Pacific Northwest. Uh, three. You go into a store, there's no bags. You have to bring your own bag.
U1
20:37
Oh, I went to Walmart, like by the airport. Pick up some snacks and some wine, you know, and they're like, we don't have bags. You're going to buy it back. It's like, dang, dude, gas pumps look weird. You gotta buy the bag, man. Get a Bible. These reusable bags. I thought it was. I thought it was nuts, man. But I will say it was very pretty. Uh, I saw tons of elk. Deer. We had rabbits just all over the backyard. We rented a beach house by this Carney beach, and they had this haystack rock, and it was magical. And we just sat and drank wine and watched Goonies.
U2
21:14
And then made out to you all the little coffee houses and restaurants. And it was it was a good trip. Um, definitely loved being married. That life. That was nice. Uh. Of
U1
21:24
course. Well, congratulations
U2
21:25
at this point. That's a hell of a it is at this point. It's a battle of attrition. We're just gonna see who dies first. Now I'm way back. I'm pretty sure. Probably going through Denver International, you know, is probably when I got Covid. 2s Oh. Well, uh. All right, man. So that's that's a pretty good recap. Post-thanksgiving. Young thing to add before we get into pop culture.
U1
21:47
Know really? You know, it's on my way to work the other day. I seen a suitcase full of kittens.
U2
21:55
Oh. Did you? Suitcase full of kittens.
U1
21:59
So I called the police
U2
22:01
instead of animal control. That makes sense. Detroit. Go for it. Why would they want the police?
U1
22:05
I didn't know what to do. Is Detroit. Well, the police said they. They asked me if they were moving. They asked me if they were moving. I said, I don't know, but I guess that explains the suitcase. 3s Uh
U2
22:19
oh my God. Oh,
U1
22:20
there's my dad joke.
U2
22:22
Yeah, it was the U-Haul. Probably too big. Uh. Could do. All right, let's get into pop culture, man. Lions ruin yet another Thanksgiving traditional, like getting into a divisional. Divisional. And so the
U1
22:39
Packers, they are not even that good.
U2
22:42
Oh, man. So now the cheese bags are starting to look good. That's embarrassing. Um, whatever. They did come back and beat the Saints the next week. Uh, they guess what they use for the coin toss. They had a special coin, a turducken, a turducken coin toss. And I thought, do you see that?
U1
23:01
See? Did you get any.
U2
23:02
Uh, no. That's when, uh, Thanksgiving experimentation apparently went right. So.
U1
23:09
Yeah. Yeah. You know what? You are right. I wonder that was that person. Let's stick this up. That guy's
U2
23:14
like, let's see if we can fit a chicken. Ah, let's try a duck. Let's try it. Both, I don't know, taste amazing. Apparently. Uh, I just don't know how it is. It is. I just don't know how they figure out heads and tails. Really, I don't know, it was kind of weird. Uh, I don't know. Here's, uh, some sad news or good news, depending how demented you are. After 77 years, Jimmy Carter is a single dad. That's the rest of peace. Rosalyn. Oh, man. Could you imagine? Like, for me to be like he was married for 77 years. That means you were talking about me, like 25. I've got 52 years to go. 20. 75. And you know how that would make me 98 years old? Holy cow. How did Jimmy Carter do it? And Rosalynn Carter, she amazing woman. That's probably how it was easy. Probably for him. So after 77 years, man. He's single. Uh. Good luck. Stop. Mark it out there, Jimmy. Um. Sad news. So
U1
24:16
how would he go about even trying to date? He's got the CIA people with them.
U2
24:20
He's is worried about. I guess not
U1
24:24
because the ex-presidents, they have CIA until they die, right?
U2
24:27
How does Bill Clinton age or cheat? 2s I know there's there's eyes everywhere. Trump and, you know, I don't know. I know those guys are faithful. Jimmy Carter though, man. Faithful. He's 77 years. Um. Let's see. Speaking of old, is the Roman Empire trend over yet? And Uranus. I'm about done with this one, too. Yeah. Roman. Roman Empire trend, apparently. Uh, all the ladies on TikTok and Facebook and Instagram are convinced that, um, somebody convinced them that dudes think about the Roman Empire at least once a day. And I don't know how true that is. The only time I really think about the Roman Empire, dude, is when I'm watching the movie Gladiator. Oh, yeah.
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25:11
Or Spartacus. You don't think about it. That's it. Well, because it was the
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fall of Roman Empire. Aqueducts, Colosseum. So you're talking about Colosseum? Um. Italy. Man. Beautiful. Well, I'm ready for that train to be over. I think that was done. Um. What else? Oh,
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25:27
I didn't even know it was a trend.
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25:29
Big, uh, fan favorite, uh, big fan of the show in the cage that got some news on him. Uh, well, I got some old news in some, uh, trivia news for you. So, first of all, did you know Nick cage was once considered for the role of Superman? And tell me how that would have turned out? Well,
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25:48
you know what? I did hear that,
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25:49
though. Oh, this is back in the 90s. I for sure
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25:53
I did hear. So it wasn't Christopher Reeves. It was the next
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25:57
Superman. Yeah, he's gonna be the next one.
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25:59
I remember hearing that somewhere. I really do, but no, no, no, it would it would not have worked like I thought Ben Affleck. It was a stretch when they went with Batman, but he actually. 1s They're right.
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26:12
He's one of my favorite band bands. I don't know that. It's just. That's just for me. Um,
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well, I like Val Kilmer. Mike. Michael Keaton, and then. And then I would go. Ben. Ooh. Not bad, not bad. I would go, I'm gonna. 1s I'm gonna go to my number one. Because Chris Nolan movies were the best, followed by Michael Keaton. Um, and then I want to go back in, like, so let's do this. Name your worst Batman. George.
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26:41
George Clooney. It's the only answer for.
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26:44
Oh, I forgot that he was even a bad man. That's why I need to worry. See, I 1s know, honestly, if I forgot, he didn't. He honestly didn't do too well.
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So let me pop.
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26:54
Maybe we should try to get Michael Keaton on this next
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two. Why not? Yeah. Let's shoot for the stars.
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You know what, though? You know what? That I have an Aflac story. So when they were filming Batman here in Detroit, they did. He would. Yeah. He didn't know they
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27:10
did that. And I guess it makes sense. If you want an industrial wasteland, why not? I know they did. Transformers. They're one of them. They did, uh, some some scenes of Batman that all. Not the whole thing, but just some scenes. So he would come in to our, uh, establishment to do some gambling. Really? So one. Yeah. Dude. So one night, I'm. It was called shut down, so I21 45 you go around, you gotta collect everyone's drinks. Okay.
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27:38
Well, he still had the gray in his hair because, I don't know, they put gray hair in that movie. I forgot why,
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but. 1s For Bruce Wayne. It made sense. Yeah. Wizened old billionaire. 1s Long story short, he's sitting here playing blackjack. And I was like, excuse me, mister, I need your I need your drink. It's, you know, Michigan law. I gotta pull it by so-and-so, or we can get offended. He goes, listen, if I can slid pile of chips,
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28:11
give me a fifth of Jack to my, uh, limo. That's
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yours, I would say yes, sir.
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Like, I well, I, I can't, I couldn't do it. I got pit bosses there. I got cameras above me. You're a real follower. It was, it was probably. It was probably 20 grand. But, I mean, you know, it's not worth my job, but I'm like, dude, I can't. He goes, come on. And I said, they won't say anything, will you? And they're like, oh, we're uncool. So you think, of course you're not gonna say anything. You can poke holes. But yeah, so that
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was my man. You turn down a bribe from an athlete. Good. That is actually a cool story. Well,
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28:44
I have a Latrell Sprewell. One, two.
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28:47
Really? And, you know, I was an old heads. Nobody else pretty well is because he was famous for choking his couch. Uh, we got with him
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28:55
choking the
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chicken. He went straight to the coach's throat. 1s NBA games run in 89 minutes off now. Oh let's not talk about the Pistons man. They're losing 19 straight. Tonight would be 20. I don't know I don't watch basketball. But you know the trials free well is what you got on him. Okay. How many kids actually is Nic Cage a dad or no. Yes or no. Yeah. How many kids do you
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29:19
think he has? Well, I think that movie that I just watched was a portrayal of his real life. And he had one girl.
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29:25
Uh, let me ask you this. Do you think he's had more wives or more kids in his life? Oh, definitely. He's had he's on his fifth wife. He's only got three kids.
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29:37
Three kids. Okay, so maybe they only shown the one. You know what else, though? You know that he has. What are those things called when you die?
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29:46
A temple like a real mausoleum, I don't know, funeral
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a mausoleum? Dude, he's got a giant mausoleum in New Orleans for when he dies. I guess it's like a size of. Oh, yeah. So I guess it's huge.
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29:58
That's a good question. Um, that leads me into one of the my New Year's resolutions coming up. Um, purchasing some funeral. Uh, well, I guess, uh, some graveyard plots and buying my tombstones now, uh, get it all worked out to be buried with my wife of 25 years. And
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30:18
you don't want to be cremated. You want to actually put in the
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ground? Yeah. She can remain as she wants and put me in the ground. I don't care, so.
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30:25
But why pay for a plot if you're
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gonna be cremated? It's her family.
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30:30
Now you're just wasting money.
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That's. That's me, man. Sentimental. The.
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30:35
I'm just. I'm just saying no. Like, you should really have this conversation with your wife about. Are we going in the ground or are one of us going in a urine, urn, urine urn and going on the fireplace to the other side?
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30:51
Every family's got different. Some different values, different ideas. So, no,
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but I'm just saying you should really have that conversation. Have
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had this conversation. You
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want to go in the ground. Oh, no. So so her family, I want to be planted in a tree.
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31:08
Oh I've seen, I've seen, I've seen internet ads for that. You can't
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do that. Yep. That's what I'm there. Her family's got my seed. I see it is going to be spread everywhere.
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31:16
Oh, God. You're going to be in. 1s Sickly pine tree. Uh. You're gonna be like the Charlie Brown Christmas. That's what you gotta grow into. You know what,
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though? People don't think about this if that's really what you do. They put your ashes in a tree, you're gonna get pissed on your old life. My dogs. I don't want that. Just burn me and throw me. Just so, dad, advice on this for all the listeners, I'm like, if you want to do your kids a favor, take care all your death post death plans. Now, in this case, her family's got a, uh, uh, basically, uh, a graveyard down the street where, you know, last 300 years, her family's been all buried there, and they got us. They got us a couple spots. Oh, okay. Now
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31:59
I got a couple spots, uh, reserved. And they're like, hey, we lucked,
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32:02
man. We got a couple. Hey, Jesse. So that's what they talked about, I think. Hey, you guys made it 25 years. But listen, I want you to come down the street. I want to show you this land I got for sale. Oh, really? You want to sell us some land? You go down there. Yeah. You only get it when you die. But that land yours
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32:19
took 25 years to be. Really thought he was
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getting part of the family land. And after.
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After 25 years, I'm finally accepted as part of the family with the first one. So
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since we. We're talking about death and all that. So have you guys. Ah, do you guys already have a will in place? I'm guessing you did because you were in the service just in case something happened. Yeah,
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probably should be. I haven't
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32:41
even got that far yet. Well, yeah, I'm sure it has, but I, I haven't even have one. But I should really do that because if something does happen, you know, my son's 11. So yeah. You know, I of course I wanted all the gold in him. Well,
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32:55
dad, and there's so many other decisions to make, you know, as far as. Is it just free rein? The mom is going to run everything on this, you know.
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33:06
No, no, I, I I'd probably put it on my, my brother's name I got
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you. Yeah. My and that way. And it's weird because your situation like it
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33:15
would go all right. It would all go to my, uh, my son, but no, I don't want his mom's name.
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33:22
Yeah, I'm going to make a note of this, and we're going to do a whole special episode on married ever single dad differences on basically Wills estate planning. Because I have adult kids right now too, that want to raise their younger brother. The oldest is 24. He wants to raise the 13 year old and my wife's like, I don't know, say we went to Oregon and we both go down to plane crash. She is that something? We're ready. A burden we want to put on our children, our adult children, you know. And will this is this best for the 13 year old? So we we do have those constant discussions. 1s It's a weird one, too.
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34:06
I mean, if something was to happen to me, I'm. I mean, there's godfathers in my brother, but I honestly think I would like him to go with my cousin Jerry, not my
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brother. Jerry is a family man. He's got four kids. He can add in a fifth. That's nothing. That's like a discount.
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34:26
Well. Then my, my, my brother does a lot of traveling and he, you know, he's not a parent
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I don't. So that goes into it. Not
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34:35
that it wouldn't be good just in case if you are listening. DJ, I am not saying you wouldn't be good. I just think it would be best for Connor to be around other kids and parents that think like,
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yeah, you know what? We're gonna we're gonna we're gonna. Yeah, man. We're gonna jump deeper into this down the road because we got to talk about the parenting potential, the the stability. Uh, so many things go into. Right.
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34:59
Yeah, I mean tons of tons. But yeah, I've thought about that before. And, you know, like when I went to Mexico and he stayed here, I was like, what if something would have happened to me? You know, my house would have been given to the state. I bought everything, you know, because nothing was in his name
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35:16
100%. So the change gears to brighter, uh, topics.
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35:23
Way, way to bring us down. Jesse.
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Uh, I heard some good news about counter. Is he still grounded, my man, or how is that going?
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35:33
Well, honestly, I think they get their report card at the end of next week because it's going to be Christmas break. Holy moly, it's Christmas, folks. Uh, actually, it is two weeks from today. Exactly, isn't
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it? Wow. Be sure to tune into the next episode where we give advice on how to survive the holidays. Easy for married dads,
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crazy for
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single, working hard versus little jazz. 2s Yeah. So, uh, well, my good news is he was grounded. He's been working, like, really hard. And the other day, he came into the the car. Because he just took a math quiz and he thought he did really well on it. He had an F on the math quiz. He was so bummed. He he made one mistake. But that one mistake. You know, in math, if you make one mistake, you're making that mistake all the way down. You know what I mean? So he did a a division or multiple opposite of what he was supposed to do, but he was so confident he came home that day. He did like 30 example problems. He studied. He didn't play. He goes I sorry, that's resiliency.
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He played no video games. Yeah. He did no video games. He played with his toys in his room. Went to bed early, got up there. You make me a breakfast. I made them eggs because I'm always telling them, hey, I'm on test days. You need a good breakfast, so I make them eggs instead of cereal. But long story short, his f that he got in math is now a B. He has brought his grade up to a B, and that was a proud dad moment. Connor, if you're listening because sometimes you do.
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Great jacket.
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Great. My kids don't
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listen to us at all. Just to wear suntan.
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37:26
Well, I think he. He gets little snippets that he put out there, like his Halloween candy snippet. Like that whole episode. The one, the one snippet you put in there was me giving his candy. He's
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probably pissed.
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I eat like this
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37:40
kind of eat. Any Thanksgiving leftovers? Like, did you bring any homework? Do kids do this?
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37:45
Um, usually when the turkey isn't made in a bag. Yes, he's a hard pass. Uh, my kids. Yeah. Nobody eats, uh, Thanksgiving leftovers other than. And then me. What I did catch my youngest eating was a bag of marshmallows leftover from condoms. I was like, cook that crap. I don't like candy
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yams. I don't give a shit. Hey. Hey,
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there. I don't like it.
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38:09
Tell me more on how you you do like. Well, we talked about this, though in our last episode. I hate the turkey sandwich. I don't like a leftover turkey sandwich. Give me the turkey, the stuffing and the mashed potatoes with gravy on top. And that's my leftovers. Dude, I don't like that. When I was a kid, dude, my mom would. And dad would make turkey sandwiches like this. Big of that cold.
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Really chunky.
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Yeah, I don't know. No. Uh, learn some new words this week, too, from the youngster. Glow up. You ready to glow up? You know, that means blow up sunshine. Look pretty. Yes. Well, be your brown. My hair. Uh, in my case, uh, my case. Case. You got a haircut like, an inch taken off he goes, gotta glow up. And I'm like, I can't tell anything. I said he look like mush mouth from Fat Albert. And he goes, use that. I was like, your hair. You look like mush mouth. And, uh, he googled it.
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39:03
I got a I got a haircut. I could and they messed it up, dude. Like, they left this chunk here like a clown, like I look at. Okay, look, I look all I got. Here's the thing.
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If you get a bad haircut, especially,
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39:16
I mean, at least I still have my hair. Yeah. You go,
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39:19
you optimist man. Be grateful for what you do have. Honestly. And bad haircut is fixed in two weeks anyways, right? It is. Yeah, yeah. So my kid, he he's mad at me because I call him my mouth. Now what's.
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39:31
What's the big present for Christmas for the fam? Anything?
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I ain't going to tell you on this one. Or you can't we saving this for the holiday guide? I'm gonna do. I'm gonna get my kids fucking Crocs. All right, man, look at the wrap this up. Some good dad advice, and I got a couple I want. I got some questions, but I do have a new go ahead. I do have a new life hack. Um, my adult kids, when they come over to visit way too much and just basically do their laundry, need all my food. All I have to do is go to my backyard and grab a rake and start doing yard work, and they fail. Never fails. Uh, I also got. Hey,
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40:11
what? You you talked about that one
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40:13
already. Did I do that last one? You did that last show. Okay, here's another one. Then I got another life hack. Um, here's another life hack. So this. My wife actually caught me on this, uh, sometimes I, I want to go, you know,
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40:27
was it a cosmopolitan? Go smoke a cigar. Go. You know, I don't know, play some games. I'll put on a TV show that I know she'll like some, like, Kardashians or something, and they'll just. I'll play it and then I'll. I'll leave the room, and she's just for, like, two hours. Well, this weekend I put on some YouTube like, hey, the history of Christmas decorations. My wife is going crazy right now with the decorations. And then she comes outside. She goes, did you just treat me like a toddler? Just just put on a show. I watch it
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and I'm like, oh my God, I've been doing this for years. And she's straight. Call me, all right? And I'm like, uh, no, that's just a coincidence. I got bored and left and she's like, you got to pick something better because that's some quality. I'm not happy with this. Oh, man. Dude,
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41:14
that is that is great.
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So apparently, hey, what works on the toddlers doesn't always have to work with. The way. So.
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But it works. It's worked for 25 years. Wow. She's finally. She just caught on. Oh, man.
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41:31
Yeah, she doesn't know what that means. So that. No, you know what that means. You got sloppy and lazy, and
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41:39
that's why you went.
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41:41
You can play what YouTube has.
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41:44
YouTube has those stupid ads right in the middle of your show. Now, unless you unless I don't know you, you probably got the YouTube.
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41:53
Yeah, I mean, I ain't died ain't no
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41:55
premium package at this point. But no, that's what you didn't think about that, did you know those ads and they pop up and they're stupid ads too. And you can't skip them for five
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minutes. Oh, man. Sorry, man. Hey, tell the audience, hey, thanks for listening, and we'll get you caught up here. We're going to do the Christmas survival guide, and that'll be the last episode for season two.
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42:21
Now are we going to go, uh, like an hour and a half on that one since it's the last.
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42:26
Ooh. Depends how long your internet lasts for. 2s Hey, my my internet hasn't gone off.
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42:34
Uh, yours? Yeah, man. I'm good.
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I'm. I'm game. You go. You better come. You got. You better bring it. Because I got Christmas advice you want to talk about, uh, dumb dad jokes? All right. I'll talk about my kids Christmas list last year. This year? How different it is 12 to 13. I'll kind of see you talking about that. Well,
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42:57
that's like right now, his his, uh, his list is the same as last year's. He'll be 12th January third. So this may be the last, but I asked I even asked him, I said, hey, do you want an iPod or something? And I iPad instead of using your phone all the time. Oh no. I'm good. Okay. All right. Well, hey, what do you call what he call an angry, mean reindeer? It's rude. Uh,
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43:26
angry.
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43:28
If you were to. I was still. Oh, okay.
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43:30
I'll give you another. I'll give you an easier one. Give you an easier one? No, no.
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43:34
That one. That one was pretty easy. I was on
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top. This one's even easier. Let's test. Let's test you out, man. What do you give a Christmas tree with bad breath?
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43:42
Christmas tree. A reef
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43:44
is a reef. 3s And I have no breath. Huh? You get. You give that tree some ornaments. I mean,
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that's all I know. I mean,
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they keep.