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Trey Gerrald:Hello, ChelseyBD Bach.
Trey Gerrald:How are ya
Chelsey Donn:Hi.
Chelsey Donn:I'm good.
Chelsey Donn:I'm good.
Chelsey Donn:I've been handwriting A'.
Chelsey Donn:Lot of thank you cards for A' client, so my hands are A'.
Chelsey Donn:Little bit numb.
Chelsey Donn:Yep.
Chelsey Donn:Yep.
Chelsey Donn:But other than that, 'I am Good.
Chelsey Donn:How has your week been?
Chelsey Donn:How are you?
Trey Gerrald:I'm good.
Trey Gerrald:'I, haven't been writing thank you notes.
Trey Gerrald:So 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Don't feel pain in my hands, which is great.
Chelsey Donn:Yes.
Chelsey Donn:Good for you.
Trey Gerrald:'I 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Don't know if 'I wanna talk about this, but I'm going to 'I feel like my lower back
Trey Gerrald:But 'I do think that I'm guilty of thinking, oh, I'm just getting older and so my lower back hurts.
Trey Gerrald:But I'm not like 90 years old like 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Don't know why 'I keep saying that, but my lower back really hurts.
Chelsey Donn:Yeah, 'I mean I've had lower back problems when 'I was in high school and college.
Chelsey Donn:So 'I don't associate it with an age thing.
Chelsey Donn:But 'I do know that.
Chelsey Donn:Like you see all those cartoons and stuff where they're like, oh, my A'
Trey Gerrald:A' came back.
Trey Gerrald:Mm-hmm.
Trey Gerrald:, I'm glad that we can convene together, we can commiserate about our aching packs and
Chelsey Donn:I'm sorry you're feeling that way.
Chelsey Donn:Trey.
Chelsey Donn:'I.
Chelsey Donn:Hope it gets better.
Trey Gerrald:Thank you.
Trey Gerrald:Well, should we join and commiserate in A'?
Trey Gerrald:Little bit of, um, complaining.
Trey Gerrald:ChelseyBD, do you need to?
VOICEOVER:Lodge, A', Complaint.
Chelsey Donn:OMG.
Chelsey Donn:'I thought you'd never ask.
Chelsey Donn:Okay, so 'I have A', big Complaint.
Chelsey Donn:Today it's like, you know, one of the pet peeve kind of complaints.
Chelsey Donn:'I have A', major pet peeve, and 'I feel like it's gotten worse.
Chelsey Donn:And 'I just 'I.
Chelsey Donn:can't!.
Chelsey Donn:Like 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Really?
Chelsey Donn:My tolerance is very low.
Chelsey Donn:'I can't stand it.
Chelsey Donn:When I'm with someone like hanging out, we're getting lunch, we're catching up.
Chelsey Donn:We haven't seen each other in A' while whatever the case may be, even if it's not that, but
Chelsey Donn:' Trey Gerrald: I knew it.
Chelsey Donn:'I knew you were gonna say it.
Chelsey Donn:'I fucking knew you were gonna say it.
Chelsey Donn:'I can't handle it.
Chelsey Donn:It's just so rude.
Chelsey Donn:It's so annoying.
Chelsey Donn:Like it's fine.
Chelsey Donn:Like if, if sometimes like I'm expecting A' call and I'm meeting someone for lunch, I'll
Chelsey Donn:'I might get A' call, you know, while we're here because I'm waiting to
Chelsey Donn:So, Of course there's extenuating circumstances where it's fine, but if you're the person
Trey Gerrald:Hmm.
Chelsey Donn:'I can't.
Trey Gerrald:Yeah.
Trey Gerrald:You know, it is one of my pet peeves too.
Trey Gerrald:And 'I, remember when Apple watches started becoming A' thing, being with people and noticing
Trey Gerrald:Like, like it was like A' heightened experience of that.
Trey Gerrald:But yes, 'I Concur, 100%.
Trey Gerrald:There's something that feels very offensive that like, I'm not interesting
Trey Gerrald:Or it's like you're so self-involved, or it's like just A' high explanation of not being present.
Chelsey Donn:Yes, 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Think it's just like, it's habitual.
Chelsey Donn:You know, like it's like the pacifier.
Chelsey Donn:We gotta touch it and like play with it and do 'I actually, like 'I had A' friend that
Chelsey Donn:'I.
Chelsey Donn:like in A' Nice way.
Chelsey Donn:Cause 'I liked her and 'I liked hanging out with her.
Chelsey Donn:But 'I was just like, 'I have to be honest with you.
Chelsey Donn:Like this is something you do and it feels like you're not present when we hang out.
Chelsey Donn:And she was like, oh my God.
Chelsey Donn:Like thank you so much for telling me 'I feel 'I 'I was sort of feeling
Chelsey Donn:'I think 'I need to take A' break.
Chelsey Donn:And then it was never an issue after that.
Chelsey Donn:And she was like, thank you for like letting me know.
Chelsey Donn:So 'I do think with sometimes with people, like they're really, it's not like I'm
Chelsey Donn:It's just, it's A' habitual.
Chelsey Donn:But like if we are going out and we're in public at A' restaurant,
Chelsey Donn:Do your, do your, does your mom do that?
Chelsey Donn:Like, I'll be at A' Restaurant with my, my parents and they'll be like on their phone the whole time.
Chelsey Donn:I'm just like, oh, cool.
Chelsey Donn:'I guess.
Chelsey Donn:We like don't have anything to talk about.
Chelsey Donn:It's like embarrassing.
Trey Gerrald:It's funny because David and 'I, whenever we're on A' date to the two of
Trey Gerrald:Good reminder.
Trey Gerrald:Like right now that's not what we're doing.
Trey Gerrald:You know?
Trey Gerrald:You know, 'I also had A' boss once who said, regarding phones in the workplace,
Trey Gerrald:Animals at the vet or there's something going on with A' family member, then like
Trey Gerrald:So that is the priority and we're gonna hold you to your commitment.
Trey Gerrald:So don't be on your phone.
Trey Gerrald:And 'I thought that that was such A' clean, direct to the point, perfect standard
Trey Gerrald:'I once had A' lunch date with A' friend who it was like, we're actually not friends anymore.
Trey Gerrald:But 'I was
Trey Gerrald:excited.
Trey Gerrald:Not, this actually has nothing to do with it, but, oh, that's A' really good story.
Trey Gerrald:'I should talk about on the after show, but 'I remember having A' lunch date with them when 'I
Trey Gerrald:Maybe an exaggeration is to say it was the entire coffee day, but 'I
Chelsey Donn:Oh
Trey Gerrald:for the first half hour of this coffee day,
Chelsey Donn:Oh my God,
Trey Gerrald:and it was so obnoxious and so maddening that 'I
Trey Gerrald:And this was, you know, six, seven years ago.
Chelsey Donn:Yeah, 'I mean it sticks with you.
Chelsey Donn:It's also interesting for me cuz I'll, like 'I have certain friends that 'I l 'I do
Chelsey Donn:But then when you're with them, you're like, oh, this is why your Instagram is amazing because
Chelsey Donn:You're just like capturing it for the innerwebs.
Trey Gerrald:Yeah, 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Hear you.
Trey Gerrald:Wow, that was A' real big pop off for me.
Trey Gerrald:Thank you for
Chelsey Donn:Woo.
Trey Gerrald:about that cuz 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Hear
Chelsey Donn:Yeah.
Chelsey Donn:Thank you.
Chelsey Donn:Shall 'I give you the opportunity?
Chelsey Donn:Try
Trey Gerrald:Well, thank you so much, 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Am going to pass the opportunity on to one of our listeners because
VOICEOVER:Listener voice.
Chelsey Donn:Oh.
VOICEOVER:Hey, Trey and ChelseyBD.
VOICEOVER:This is Francis.
VOICEOVER:Longtime listener.
VOICEOVER:Longtime friend.
VOICEOVER:'I had to call y'all because what is the deal with people not returning shopping
VOICEOVER:It's insane.
VOICEOVER:'I went to the grocery store today and I'm pulling in and, ooh, 'I.
VOICEOVER:See A'.
VOICEOVER:Nice open spot, but then there's three.
VOICEOVER:effing shopping carts just left there and you know where the Des made area
VOICEOVER:And 'I was like, are you serious?
VOICEOVER:And yes, 'I one these people that 'I get out my car and 'I return the shopping
VOICEOVER:Okay, 'I just had to get that off my chest.
VOICEOVER:'I.
VOICEOVER:Hope y'all having A'.
VOICEOVER:Great day.
VOICEOVER:Love you both.
VOICEOVER:Bye.
Chelsey Donn:Oh, love you.
Trey Gerrald:A'.
Trey Gerrald:Oh my gosh.
Trey Gerrald:Wait.
Trey Gerrald:I'm like, I'm like mad at Francis because 'I, that is such A'.
Trey Gerrald:Good Complaint.
Trey Gerrald:Oh my God.
Chelsey Donn:It's A' hundred percent on my list.
Chelsey Donn:Francis.
Chelsey Donn:Love you.
Chelsey Donn:Love you.
Chelsey Donn:Thank you for calling.
Chelsey Donn:So sweet 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Feel you.
Chelsey Donn:It's so annoying.
Chelsey Donn:What is wrong with people?
Chelsey Donn:'I always will return my cart.
Chelsey Donn:You know, in the store or in one of those like cart designated areas.
Chelsey Donn:'I don't understand when people don't do it,
Trey Gerrald:me
Chelsey Donn:so.
Chelsey Donn:Crazy to me.
Chelsey Donn:And you know, in doing that, someone else is gonna have to now do it for you.
Chelsey Donn:Like it's so ignorant.
Trey Gerrald:It's such A', multi-layered Complaint.
Trey Gerrald:Obviously Francis listens because 'I feel 'I.
Trey Gerrald:I'm like hearing our pattern in Francis's Complaint, but, uh, she upped the ante in
Trey Gerrald:And then you see A' perfect parking spot and you're like, oh my gosh, how ha how
Trey Gerrald:And then there's A' cart, blah.
Trey Gerrald:Oh my gosh.
Trey Gerrald:It makes me so angry.
Trey Gerrald:Especially, and, and I'm gonna full disclosure here, this is now the Holy Trinity
Trey Gerrald:So now we've heard from all of my roommates in college, but Francis Mazeltov is pregnant.
Trey Gerrald:So whoever these monsters are who left these carts for this pregnant woman to go and hustle
Trey Gerrald:There's even at the Acme Grocery Store here in New Jersey, there.
Trey Gerrald:An employee whose only job is wrangling all of the shopping carts.
Trey Gerrald:Can you 'I, imagine like that's how lazy we are as Americans, that it's A' job for A' person
Trey Gerrald:Like, are you
Trey Gerrald:kidding?
Chelsey Donn:that's why in Europe they have the thing with A' quarter or whatever,
Trey Gerrald:Oh.
Chelsey Donn:or like you're not getting your quarter back unless you return your cart.
Trey Gerrald:'I mean it's such A'.
Trey Gerrald:Good.
Trey Gerrald:Complaint, 'I.
Trey Gerrald:'I do feel anger because 'I wish 'I had inducted it.
Trey Gerrald:It's like so clear, so present.
Trey Gerrald:Oh, 'I am so mad.
Trey Gerrald:Well, good job Francis.
Trey Gerrald:Thank you for calling in.
Chelsey Donn:Way to get us all fired up on your account.
Chelsey Donn:But like what?
Chelsey Donn:A'.
Chelsey Donn:Great.
Chelsey Donn:Complaint.
Chelsey Donn:It was on my list, Ophelia.
Chelsey Donn:And thank you for listening and being so sweet.
Trey Gerrald:Yes,
Chelsey Donn:That was great.
Chelsey Donn:'I.
Chelsey Donn:Love hearing from you guys.
Chelsey Donn:It's
Trey Gerrald:'I know.
Chelsey Donn:know.
Chelsey Donn:It's like A'.
Chelsey Donn:It's so great to connect with you.
Trey Gerrald:And if you would like to listener, be just like Francis, then please
Trey Gerrald:Let us know your complaints.
Trey Gerrald:Maybe we'll highlight them on the show and we'll get angry right along with you.
Trey Gerrald:What feels better than having someone commiserate with your Complaint?
Chelsey Donn:yes.
Chelsey Donn:Let's get riled up and complain about stuff.
Chelsey Donn:We wanna
Trey Gerrald:soaking
Chelsey Donn:all the complaints and with that in mind, Trey, should we Thank you.
Chelsey Donn:Jump in to some online reviews, 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Gotta hear some more Kvetching.
Trey Gerrald:'I think it's the perfect time actually for us to do
Chelsey Donn:Yay.
VOICEOVER:Review, That, Review.
Chelsey Donn:As you know, we are your trusty Review Queen.
Chelsey Donn:We bring in reviews from the internet that we feel need to be inspected.
Trey Gerrald:and 'I will read you the review, break it down together, and rate the impact of
Trey Gerrald:It's A', very regal process that we like to call.
VOICEOVER:Assess, That, Kvetch.
Chelsey Donn:And Trey, it is your turn my friend.
Chelsey Donn:What have you brought for us today?
Trey Gerrald:All right.
Trey Gerrald:Well 'I am bringing it right around to one of my often favorite websites that
Chelsey Donn:Is it good reads?
Trey Gerrald:today.
Trey Gerrald:'I have A' two star.
Trey Gerrald:Good Reads, review.
Chelsey Donn:Woo 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Love it.
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Trey Gerrald:For A' very popular children's book, which has actually spawned an entire series.
Trey Gerrald:But today we're gonna cover the original today.
Trey Gerrald:ChelseyBD, you and 'I are gonna rate and review this two star review of the children's book.
Trey Gerrald:If you give A' Mouse A'.
Chelsey Donn:oh.
Chelsey Donn:'I Rem 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Like that book 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Think when 'I was A' kid.
Trey Gerrald:The book was written by Laura Joie Numeroff with illustrations by
Chelsey Donn:What was that?
Trey Gerrald:'I, don't know how to say it.
Trey Gerrald:Laura, j o f f e, Numeroff, N U M E R O F F.
Trey Gerrald:Numeroff
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Chelsey Donn:Lori Lord.
Chelsey Donn:Joffey.
Chelsey Donn:Numer.
Trey Gerrald:Laura.
Chelsey Donn:Numeroff.
Chelsey Donn:Laura Joffey.
Chelsey Donn:Numeroff.
Trey Gerrald:So just so you know, on Good Reads, this book has A' average rating
Trey Gerrald:Reviews on this
Chelsey Donn:Stop.
Trey Gerrald:Crazy, right?
Chelsey Donn:Stop it.
Chelsey Donn:That's insane.
Trey Gerrald:Actually, that's not correct.
Trey Gerrald:It's.
Trey Gerrald:Ratings and then there's 4,586 reviews
Chelsey Donn:That's still A' lot.
Trey Gerrald:because you can rate without leaving A' review on on Good Reads.
Trey Gerrald:All right, so here we go.
Trey Gerrald:So today, 'I had A'.
Trey Gerrald:Really good time going through all of these, and 'I ultimately landed on this one from
Chelsey Donn:Marie.
Trey Gerrald:That's right.
Trey Gerrald:Yeah.
Trey Gerrald:So this was written on February 19th, 2011,
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Trey Gerrald:so let's hear it together.
Trey Gerrald:This is Eva Marie's two star Good Reads review for if you give A' Mouse A' cookie.
Chelsey Donn:Let's do it.
Trey Gerrald:Okay, well 'I guess I'm about the only person in the world who thinks these books.
Trey Gerrald:Even Julia disagrees with me and we had an entire conversation with each of us stating
Trey Gerrald:She's quite the debater for not yet being six years old and parenthesis 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Don't find these books enjoyable at all.
Trey Gerrald:In fact, I'll reiterate my thoughts for the slow ones out there.
Chelsey Donn:Oh, okay.
Trey Gerrald:think caps, they stink.
Trey Gerrald:Who can't write this?
Trey Gerrald:Rocks can't 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Guess Slugs.
Trey Gerrald:Water bugs, A'.
Trey Gerrald:Few others.
Trey Gerrald:Most humans can 'I.
Trey Gerrald:most humans with A', few brain cells still kicking.
Trey Gerrald:Can 'I think you could take some 78 year old crack head who has been huffing
Trey Gerrald:Give him A' pen A' piece of paper, and while dangling A' crack rock in front of him.
Trey Gerrald:Tell him to write A' mediocre story, and you'd have something along the
Trey Gerrald:How does this happen?
Trey Gerrald:Do you just have to get lucky?
Trey Gerrald:Can 'I get lucky?
Trey Gerrald:Like this chick Do 'I even want to be lucky like her?
Chelsey Donn:Oh God.
Trey Gerrald:Then I'd have to own up to actually writing this mess.
Trey Gerrald:By the way, the reason this isn't getting one star is because my kid refused to let me.
Trey Gerrald:She insisted we compromise.
Trey Gerrald:'I said one star, she said five.
Trey Gerrald:So she made me add an extra star.
Trey Gerrald:'I can't help but feel 'I got over on her.
Trey Gerrald:'I.
Trey Gerrald:Wonder what she'll say when she grows up and reads this smiley.
Trey Gerrald:'I.
Trey Gerrald:Love you, Julie.
Trey Gerrald:Bug.
Chelsey Donn:wow.
VOICEOVER:Oh my God.
VOICEOVER:It's A', Karen.
Chelsey Donn:Wow.
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Chelsey Donn:Eva Marie?
Trey Gerrald:Before we get into the basics, so you mentioned liking this
Trey Gerrald:Of course 'I remember this, but 'I didn't really exactly remember.
Trey Gerrald:So I'm just gonna share the quick summary that's listed on good Reads.
Trey Gerrald:So if you give A' Mouse A' cookie, he's going to ask for A' glass of milk.
Trey Gerrald:If A' hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him A' cookie.
Trey Gerrald:If you give him A' cookie, he's going to ask for A' glass of milk.
Trey Gerrald:He'll want to look in A' mirror to make sure he doesn't have A' milk mustache,
Trey Gerrald:The consequences of giving A' cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but
Trey Gerrald:This book is A' Great.
Trey Gerrald:First introduction to Mouse, the star of the if you give series and A' perennial
Trey Gerrald:If you give A' mouse A' cookie written in 1985 is perfect for beginning readers and story time
Trey Gerrald:preschool to two plus.
Chelsey Donn:Okay,
Trey Gerrald:So how old do we think Eva Maria
Chelsey Donn:well, Eva Marie has A' young daughter, but 'I think that Eva Marie is an older
Chelsey Donn:'I.
Chelsey Donn:'I wanna say early fifties, maybe late forties, but I'm getting 50.
Trey Gerrald:'I mean?
Trey Gerrald:Clearly not the target demographic here.
Chelsey Donn:Definitely.
Chelsey Donn:Yeah.
Chelsey Donn:'I was gonna say, where do we start with this?
Chelsey Donn:'I wanna start talking about Eva Marie and sort of breaking down the psychology as 'I
Trey Gerrald:'I
Chelsey Donn:Do 'I Wanna be lucky?
Chelsey Donn:Do you wanna be lucky?
Chelsey Donn:'I think that like there's some sort of bitterness happening within Eva Marie where
Chelsey Donn:And now, They're very bitter and 'I find that very sad and 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Think sometimes when you get locked in that place, and we've all been there where we're
Chelsey Donn:So 'I thought it was very telling that not only did Eva Marie.
Chelsey Donn:Shame the writer of this book for having success.
Chelsey Donn:For doing something.
Chelsey Donn:For following their dreams.
Chelsey Donn:For following their joy.
Chelsey Donn:But they even questioned themselves and said, do 'I wanna be lucky?
Chelsey Donn:Right.
Trey Gerrald:that
Chelsey Donn:Because I'd have to own up to this book, which what you'd have
Chelsey Donn:Thousands, millions of people find joy in.
Chelsey Donn:And you're not the target demographic cuz you're not in preschool and your
Chelsey Donn:But you wanna get one over on your joyful, like pure child who's yet to be tainted
Chelsey Donn:I'm sorry, like it's A' five star experience.
Chelsey Donn:You're A' parent.
Chelsey Donn:The book's not for you, it's for the kid.
Chelsey Donn:You read it to the.
Chelsey Donn:The kid liked it.
Chelsey Donn:Where's the failure?
Trey Gerrald:the circular narrative here then is that Eva Marie ends this review by
Chelsey Donn:Yeah, probably like.
Trey Gerrald:test of time.
Chelsey Donn:My mom is A' lunatic.
Chelsey Donn:Like that's what they're going to think.
Chelsey Donn:Sorry, 'I shouldn't stoop to the level of Eva Marie, but I'm just getting mad.
Chelsey Donn:'I.
Chelsey Donn:I'm like angered at the entire crackhead section.
Chelsey Donn:Like of the dangling of the crack
Trey Gerrald:'I know that really doesn't age well.
Trey Gerrald:That's like, that used to be like A' term that you could joke about, but
Trey Gerrald:Like, here we go.
Trey Gerrald:That's not standing the test of time 'I mean.
Trey Gerrald:It's
Chelsey Donn:the slow ones.
Trey Gerrald:yeah, that's bad.
Trey Gerrald:Yeah.
Chelsey Donn:mean.
Trey Gerrald:and even as you said, pointing out like, uh, this chick like that even
Trey Gerrald:Like you can't.
Chelsey Donn:it's just not funny.
Chelsey Donn:'I wonder, like 'I do wonder if Eva Marie is going for humor.
Chelsey Donn:Like, do you think that they're trying to be funny or is this just like, like, what is this,
Chelsey Donn:Like is it A' joke?
Trey Gerrald:So,
Chelsey Donn:funny cuz you're talking about the like slugs and water bugs.
Chelsey Donn:Like, like what?
Trey Gerrald:Right 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Mean 'I.
Trey Gerrald:It is surprising how many reviews there are for these children.
Trey Gerrald:Books on good reads 'I mean there.
Trey Gerrald:There was one that 'I was like, oh, 'I have to read this one, but it's literally A' dissertation.
Trey Gerrald:It was like 28 paragraphs and it's like very sciencey, like elevated language like.
Trey Gerrald:That 'I.
Trey Gerrald:That 'I was sort of like, this is if you give A' A' fucking cookie, like are you serious?
Trey Gerrald:But so like it goes, people take it very seriously in both extremes.
Trey Gerrald:Obviously we know that's why we like
Trey Gerrald:good
Chelsey Donn:also we know Good Reads is like the place to take things seriously.
Trey Gerrald:And so A', to your point that you just mentioned though, A', lot of
Chelsey Donn:But then don't have kids.
Chelsey Donn:'I mean like
Trey Gerrald:also like don't complain about it.
Trey Gerrald:Like no one made you A' parent, but yourself.
Chelsey Donn:children's books are like this, like this.
Chelsey Donn:Also, 'I was gonna ask you and then 'I was, God, you mentioned it like when was this written?
Chelsey Donn:Cuz you said it was written in 85.
Chelsey Donn:And 'I also feel like our expectations for A' Children's book in 2010 were A' lot different than
Trey Gerrald:Good point.
Chelsey Donn:It still slaps with the children.
Chelsey Donn:So where like what's the problem?
Chelsey Donn:Like it's still like hitting that critical component, which 'I think is A' major Miss in
Chelsey Donn:is to give A' certain amount of like ownership and understanding to the child
Chelsey Donn:So it's like if you're reading A' book to somebody else, one just for like A' child detention
Chelsey Donn:You don't have time to really like pull out A' narrative.
Chelsey Donn:And two, it's gonna be something that is easy to capture in an illustration and
Chelsey Donn:So it do, it's.
Chelsey Donn:That you have to be an idiot or dumb or have A' brain full of rocks in order to like this book.
Chelsey Donn:It's written for children with developing minds that want to be able
Trey Gerrald:Right.
Trey Gerrald:But to be fair, Eva Marie's point is.
Trey Gerrald:, there's so not any substantive, substantive writing here that even A' crackhead could
Trey Gerrald:Like why are you taking such A' hot take on that?
Trey Gerrald:Like
Trey Gerrald:it's A' Children's book.
Trey Gerrald:Like
Chelsey Donn:It's A' Children's book.
Chelsey Donn:Like it's not like
Trey Gerrald:it
Trey Gerrald:can't
Chelsey Donn:supposed to be.
Chelsey Donn:Like, like every children's book 'I feel like it's basically like an allegory, right?
Trey Gerrald:there are, this is basically an allegory of like the Booz bourgeois Z 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Can't say that word.
Trey Gerrald:Bourgeois Z.
Chelsey Donn:or just like when you give somebody something, then they expect more, right?
Chelsey Donn:Like that, that's like something that happens in life is like, it starts with you
Trey Gerrald:this is exactly the giving tree.
Trey Gerrald:Oh my God.
Trey Gerrald:It's the exact same story.
Chelsey Donn:They're, yeah, they're always the same
Trey Gerrald:What 'I, literally in live time.
Trey Gerrald:Now I'm just having an epiphany.
Trey Gerrald:It's literally the same story of the Giving Tree.
Chelsey Donn:They're all the same.
Chelsey Donn:It's always, it's like A' lesson, right?
Chelsey Donn:Like don't be the person that takes too much, or whatever it is.
Chelsey Donn:There's just short lessons.
Chelsey Donn:'I think that it's crazy.
Chelsey Donn:It's just crazy to me that even Marie.
Chelsey Donn:With full consciousness could talk at such length about the fact that their kid
Chelsey Donn:That is good.
Trey Gerrald:or like degrade at so hardcore when it's bringing joy to your child is like really
Chelsey Donn:It's very strange.
Trey Gerrald:'I, but just back to this whole point about like the low level of artistic
Trey Gerrald:Like what are you, like, why are you so mad?
Chelsey Donn:what I'm saying.
Chelsey Donn:What are you mad at?
Chelsey Donn:It's like, not like if this book was A' on the college syllabus, 'I
Chelsey Donn:But this is like literally for this is gonna be the first book that A' lot of kids read.
Chelsey Donn:You know what 'I mean?
Chelsey Donn:It's meant to be easy.
Trey Gerrald:So, all right, so then as, as far as valuable new and unique information,
Trey Gerrald:That became such A' phenomenon.
Trey Gerrald:And here 'I am like, okay, sure.
Trey Gerrald:I'm hearing that maybe
Chelsey Donn:But is that common?
Chelsey Donn:Is that common?
Chelsey Donn:Is that A' common?
Chelsey Donn:Well, 'I know because you're very definitive on not wanting to have kids.
Chelsey Donn:But you know, for people that are not definitive about that, who do wanna have kids
Chelsey Donn:She ended the review saying, love you Juju,
Trey Gerrald:Julie Bug
Chelsey Donn:Julie Bug.
Chelsey Donn:Right?
Chelsey Donn:So it's like, obviously.
Chelsey Donn:, you know, A' Eva Marie loves her child and loves the fact that she has A' child
Chelsey Donn:So do you think that most parents who love their children, who are very invested
Chelsey Donn:Is that
Trey Gerrald:'I mean, please call in.
Trey Gerrald:Please, listeners, please literally pause right now and call in and tell us your
Trey Gerrald:What is the effect?
Trey Gerrald:Cuz we don't know, but.
Trey Gerrald:'I mean it does A', it does come off A' little, um, unbalanced.
Trey Gerrald:It comes off like 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Ill appropriate A' disproportionate to like what the topic is.
Trey Gerrald:That's how it is sitting with me.
Chelsey Donn:'I mean even if it was like A' three star review and it was like,
Chelsey Donn:If you ask me it's zero.
Chelsey Donn:We compromise it three.
Trey Gerrald:and being angry that you had to compromise with your not yet six year old.
Trey Gerrald:Like, that's so weird.
Trey Gerrald:It's like 'I do wanna share that This book, the addition that this review is for is 40 pages.
Chelsey Donn:Wow.
Trey Gerrald:So I'm imagining the first couple of pages are, are filler.
Trey Gerrald:Maybe the last page is like you know about, and then it's like double-sided.
Trey Gerrald:But that's longer than 'I thought.
Trey Gerrald:'I would be.
Chelsey Donn:Longer than 'I thought 'I would be too
Trey Gerrald:'I mean the spelling grammar here is to totally fine and perfect.
Trey Gerrald:'I.
Trey Gerrald:It is interesting to note that the smiley face is colon.
Trey Gerrald:Is that A'?
Trey Gerrald:A' A' Colon dash capital D.
Trey Gerrald:So it's like an energetic smiley face.
Chelsey Donn:wow.
Chelsey Donn:That's surprising.
Chelsey Donn:In A'
Trey Gerrald:Isn't it?
Chelsey Donn:Yeah.
Trey Gerrald:'I?
Trey Gerrald:Think this is totally shady.
Chelsey Donn:Very, like very shady.
Chelsey Donn:I'm having trouble 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Know that you gave the one value that you think is out of this review.
Chelsey Donn:Being that A' parent can know it's A' sort of redundant experience, but I'm
Chelsey Donn:Hundred percent shade to me.
Chelsey Donn:'I mean literally coming for the author.
Trey Gerrald:literally coming for the author and, and, and A' really like below the belt way.
Chelsey Donn:Saying that like A' Crackhead is smarter than the author or A' Bug.
Chelsey Donn:Or A' Slug, or what the heck was that section?
Trey Gerrald:Do you know what A' Water Bug is?
Chelsey Donn:A' Water Bug 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Feel like I've heard of it before.
Chelsey Donn:Is it like A' beetle?
Trey Gerrald:What In the south?
Trey Gerrald:'I don't know where Eva Maria's from, but in the South we like call cockroaches
Trey Gerrald:Yuck.
Chelsey Donn:Okay, so maybe they're from the
Chelsey Donn:' Trey Gerrald: I.
Chelsey Donn:mean we,
Chelsey Donn:that that changes any 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Don't know that that changes anything.
Trey Gerrald:'I mean we can't really deduce if it's common or typical.
Trey Gerrald:'I.
Trey Gerrald:'I can't really imagine that most people are gonna have this much vitriol,
Trey Gerrald:There are maybe Eva Marie is not the only person that hates it this much.
Trey Gerrald:'I don't know.
Trey Gerrald:It's just if you give A' mouse A' cookie 'I mean 'I.
Trey Gerrald:You
Chelsey Donn:not that deep
Trey Gerrald:humor.
Trey Gerrald:Were we entertained 'I?
Trey Gerrald:Think Eva
Trey Gerrald:Marie was trying to be funny, but
Chelsey Donn:what 'I 'I was asking earlier.
Chelsey Donn:Do you think that even Marie was trying to be funny?
Trey Gerrald:'I.
Trey Gerrald:Think when they get into the, like, who can't write this?
Trey Gerrald:Rocks can't 'I guess.
Trey Gerrald:That sounds like
Chelsey Donn:That's A'.
Chelsey Donn:That was an attempted humor.
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Trey Gerrald:but then it really derails with like playing down like
Chelsey Donn:punching down.
Chelsey Donn:It's not
Trey Gerrald:dangling A' crack rock like it
Trey Gerrald:is
Chelsey Donn:was crazy.
Trey Gerrald:touch.
Chelsey Donn:Not good.
Chelsey Donn:And ultimately the impact 'I feel like is the reverse of the star count.
Chelsey Donn:You know?
Chelsey Donn:So like, again, it's one of those situations where it is impactful, but it
Trey Gerrald:well, before we Crown 'I, want to just read off all of the titles of the
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Trey Gerrald:So the first one, if you give A' Mouse, A' Cookie was written in 1985 and
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Trey Gerrald:And that was if you give A' moose A' muffin.
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Chelsey Donn:Muffins were very popular in the nineties.
Trey Gerrald:That's true.
Trey Gerrald:And then seven years later, if you give A' Pig A' pancake,
Chelsey Donn:Aw.
Chelsey Donn:'I kinda like that.
Trey Gerrald:if you take A' Mouse to the movies, oh, they did A' Little Switch there.
Trey Gerrald:If you take A' Mouse to school, that doesn't seem to follow the alliteration, but okay.
Trey Gerrald:Um, if you give A' Pig A' party, If you give A' cat A' cupcake, if you give A' dog
Chelsey Donn:Wow.
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Trey Gerrald:there's also A'.
Trey Gerrald:Bunch of other ones like Mouse became their own star.
Trey Gerrald:So it's like the best mouse cookie.
Trey Gerrald:Merry Christmas mouse.
Trey Gerrald:Time for school Mouse.
Trey Gerrald:Uh, happy Valentine's Day Mouse.
Trey Gerrald:Happy Easter Mouse.
Trey Gerrald:'I.
Trey Gerrald:Guess mouse is not Jewish.
Trey Gerrald:Happy it's Pumpkin Day Mouse.
Trey Gerrald:Happy Birthday Mouse.
Trey Gerrald:Okay, so
Trey Gerrald:there's A', lot of
Chelsey Donn:so there's A', lot of mouse stuff.
Chelsey Donn:Well, that's the thing is like 'I guess we don't need to feel that bad for the author.
Chelsey Donn:Clearly they're fine.
Trey Gerrald:Well, that's what I'm saying.
Trey Gerrald:Eva Marie, you're wrong here.
Trey Gerrald:This person is A' success.
Trey Gerrald:Who cares what your thoughts are on it?
Chelsey Donn:Right.
Chelsey Donn:And that's, that brings me back to the entire, the first point that 'I made, which is that like,
Chelsey Donn:Maybe it would be great.
Chelsey Donn:Maybe you would be better.
Chelsey Donn:Like put your money where your mouth is.
Trey Gerrald:Maybe the lesson here is you're trying too hard.
Trey Gerrald:Stick with something that is very simple.
Trey Gerrald:Just go with, if you give A' pig A' pancake, bitch,
Chelsey Donn:Come
Trey Gerrald:if you give A' chick A'.
Trey Gerrald:If you give A' Chick A', Cheerio,
Chelsey Donn:Yeah.
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Trey Gerrald:All right, 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Think 'I can crown Eva.
Trey Gerrald:Marie, how do you
Chelsey Donn:I'm ready.
Trey Gerrald:All right.
Trey Gerrald:So ChelseyBD and 'I each have our own set of zero to five crown cards.
Trey Gerrald:In an effort to be fair and not influenced by one another, we will
VOICEOVER:The Queens are Tabulating to school.
Chelsey Donn:One crown and one crown.
Chelsey Donn:The Queens are unanimous.
Chelsey Donn:We did it again.
Chelsey Donn:'I will start.
Chelsey Donn:'I mean.
Chelsey Donn:This one crown.
Chelsey Donn:I'll just go ahead and say it.
Chelsey Donn:It's for Julia.
Chelsey Donn:That's it.
Chelsey Donn:crown is for Julia.
Chelsey Donn:This was zero Crowns and for inflation of A'.
Chelsey Donn:Julia.
Chelsey Donn:Count.
Chelsey Donn:'I gave it one, but 'I can't give any crowns to Eva Marie cuz 'I just don't agree with the.
Chelsey Donn:The whole assessment and 'I don't agree with the delivery.
Chelsey Donn:And 'I just 'I.
Chelsey Donn:It's yucky and messy and shady.
Chelsey Donn:And so that was why 'I went with One Crown.
Chelsey Donn:Uh, 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Hope you're in good therapy.
Chelsey Donn:Is that wrong to say 'I?
Chelsey Donn:Don't mean to pass judgment like that, but 'I 'I hope that you've worked through your
Chelsey Donn:All righty.
Chelsey Donn:So Trey, why one crown?
Trey Gerrald:Yeah, 'I said one Crown as well.
Trey Gerrald:'I mean 'I can hear.
Trey Gerrald:'I can suss through 'I.
Trey Gerrald:It's saying more about Eva Marie than it is about the book.
Trey Gerrald:It's possible Eva.
Trey Gerrald:Marie's sense of humor is getting lost in the passage of time, and
Trey Gerrald:'I don't know.
Trey Gerrald:It seems cuckoo bananas to.
Chelsey Donn:Right.
Trey Gerrald:one star is simply because 'I can hear that maybe the redundancy is annoying when
Trey Gerrald:And you're like, I'm repeating the same sentence over and over.
Trey Gerrald:What do you mean?
Trey Gerrald:But it's like, that's your journey.
Trey Gerrald:You chose to
Chelsey Donn:But that's really more of A'.
Chelsey Donn:Complaint, yeah.
Chelsey Donn:About parenthood.
Trey Gerrald:and you know, so maybe it's like gonna be an annoying book.
Trey Gerrald:You're gonna hate your life.
Trey Gerrald:'I don't.
Trey Gerrald:'I.
Trey Gerrald:Just think it's like A' children's book.
Trey Gerrald:Like if you give A' mouse A' cookie, like who cares?
Trey Gerrald:But also the one crown, cuz it's A'.
Trey Gerrald:Really big swing and 'I appreciate um, Eva Marie's crazy, um, opinion here.
Trey Gerrald:It's kind of funny.
Trey Gerrald:So that's why 'I
Chelsey Donn:Even when it's A', swing and A', miss
Trey Gerrald:Yes.
Trey Gerrald:Literally.
Trey Gerrald:So that's why 'I said one star A'.
Trey Gerrald:Yeah.
Trey Gerrald:Yi.
Chelsey Donn:Great.
Chelsey Donn:Love it when we're unanimous like that.
Chelsey Donn:It's great.
Chelsey Donn:That was fun 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Love A'.
Chelsey Donn:Good Reads review.
Chelsey Donn:I'm so glad you brought this in.
Chelsey Donn:Again.
Chelsey Donn:'I had been A' while 'I was hoping that you were gonna bring in another one soon.
Chelsey Donn:'I.
Chelsey Donn:Just love how passionate people
Trey Gerrald:'I know.
Chelsey Donn:on that page.
Trey Gerrald:Do you think that we should write A' Children's book
Chelsey Donn:We could, or if you give, if you give A' Queen A' podcast
Trey Gerrald:you give A' Queen A' quarter.
Chelsey Donn:we could.
Trey Gerrald:All right.
Trey Gerrald:My Queens, we have reached the most regal portion of our show.
Trey Gerrald:ChelseyBD, who are you inducting for?
VOICEOVER:My Royal.
Chelsey Donn:Trey.
Chelsey Donn:So I've been thinking about this for A' while, and it is time for me to induct pharmacy staff.
Chelsey Donn:Okay.
Chelsey Donn:Anyone that works at A' Pharmacy, I'm inducting you as My Royal Highness because 'I have A'
Chelsey Donn:and at the pharmacy and 'I have
Trey Gerrald:Mmm.
Chelsey Donn:some just like nasty behavior from people that are going to the pharmacy and maybe
Chelsey Donn:Or maybe they, you know, think that they're supposed to have something that they don't have,
Chelsey Donn:People are so angry and they take all of that anger out.
Chelsey Donn:On these pharmacy workers who are very important, you know, like, think about how critical they are.
Chelsey Donn:You need your medication, you need something, and they are showing up to work
Chelsey Donn:And 'I don't think enough people.
Chelsey Donn:Are saying Thank you, 'I.
Chelsey Donn:Think they're complaining at them.
Chelsey Donn:So 'I wanted to take this platform, which is the only real platform that 'I have, and take this
Chelsey Donn:See you 'I.
Chelsey Donn:See what you deal with every day.
Chelsey Donn:It's not right.
Chelsey Donn:And 'I wanna take this time to say, 'I appreciate you and everything that
Chelsey Donn:So thank you, thank you, thank you.
Chelsey Donn:Yeah, thank you pharmacy staff.
Chelsey Donn:You're my Royal.
Chelsey Donn:High.
Trey Gerrald:'I mean A' way to hit the nail on the head.
Trey Gerrald:Yes.
Trey Gerrald:Like, hello, such an important job.
Trey Gerrald:They're like literally doing like decimal points and like, you know, magical.
Trey Gerrald:Science and like chopping and dealing with consul controlled substances.
Trey Gerrald:Like there's such A' level of integrity that's required and there's like such A'
Trey Gerrald:Not to mention we came, we this pandemic conversation and you're
Trey Gerrald:Keeping your immune system healthy while you're like
Chelsey Donn:Flu shots.
Trey Gerrald:Like all of it.
Trey Gerrald:'I mean, it's really, and yes, like just managing energy on top of managing
Trey Gerrald:Yes, kudos.
Trey Gerrald:Kudos.
Chelsey Donn:Yes.
Chelsey Donn:Thank you so much,
Trey Gerrald:All right.
Trey Gerrald:Well, ChelseyBD, do you think that we have A' little time left for A' Royal review?
Chelsey Donn:We always have time for A'
VOICEOVER:Maybe it's time for some.
VOICEOVER:Yes.
Trey Gerrald:All right, so today we have A' Royal Review from User Clean, John.
Trey Gerrald:on Apple Podcasts.
Trey Gerrald:So Clean.
Trey Gerrald:John spelled j A' W n Rights.
Trey Gerrald:Great.
Trey Gerrald:Listen, five stars.
Trey Gerrald:Trey and ChelseyBD have such great chemistry and 'I.
Trey Gerrald:Feel like 'I can listen to them all day.
Chelsey Donn:Wow.
Chelsey Donn:Thank
Trey Gerrald:That's so night.
Trey Gerrald:Wait, we were just talking about chemistry and
Chelsey Donn:We were just talking about chemistry.
Chelsey Donn:Look at.
Trey Gerrald:we're the pharmacists of podcast.
Chelsey Donn:all roads lead back to chem to chemistry.
Chelsey Donn:If you give A' mouse A' pill 'I, don't know.
Chelsey Donn:Anyway, clean John
Trey Gerrald:A' pharmacist A' pill,
Chelsey Donn:'I.
Chelsey Donn:Queen.
Chelsey Donn:John, thank you so much for your kind five star review.
Chelsey Donn:We really, really appreciate it.
Chelsey Donn:Uh, so glad that you enjoy listening to our show and you can pick up on this
Chelsey Donn:'I am delighted to be able to share this show with you, Trey, and I'm delighted
Trey Gerrald:Now let's go get our beakers and let's put some, uh, things under the microscope.
Chelsey Donn:Ooh.
Trey Gerrald:What else is
Trey Gerrald:chemistry?
Chelsey Donn:Better put that on A' Petri dish.
Trey Gerrald:you go.
Trey Gerrald:Fungus, bacteria.
Chelsey Donn:gross.
Chelsey Donn:There's fungus among
Trey Gerrald:Fungus among us.
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Trey Gerrald:'I just remembered when you told that story about how you had that mouse.
Chelsey Donn:Oh my
Trey Gerrald:That mouse was after your cookies,
Chelsey Donn:A' That mouse was after Bella's cookies, actually.
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