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Every Monday night at 8pm is Eastern Standard time.

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My name is Scott.

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I'm with me as always, my talented cast of characters.

Chris

The scumbag reselling hoarder himself.

Scott

Chris.

Scott

You're the loser.

Scott

You're the sucker.

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Our Jewish American princess, Sarah.

Sarah

Hello.

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Our emotional support, gay Nick.

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It's a me.

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The Wiseman Darren.com.

Darren

Howdy.

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And our producer, Alex.

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If not now, when?

Chris

So what is going on, guys?

Chris

How's everybody's week?

Chris

Mine is fantastic.

Nick

I sense some sarcasm there.

Chris

Lot of sarcasm.

Chris

A lot of sarcasm.

Nick

I mean, it's.

Nick

It's only Monday.

Nick

So the week's starting out good, I guess.

Chris

Well, I guess.

Chris

How was everything since the last time we all spoke?

Nick

Not great.

Chris

Not great.

Chris

You know, it's.

Chris

It's the morning after the election.

Chris

This is how smart my 12 year old is.

Chris

She goes, I cannot believe we elected a Thanksgiving turkey as president.

Nick

I would have voted for that.

Chris

Right, Right.

Chris

Let's make America tasty again.

Scott

All right.

Scott

Hannibal Lecter 2024.

Chris

So, yeah, it was, you know, not the greatest of weeks, depending on where you sit.

Chris

But you know, we.

Chris

We move on.

Chris

We're not a political show, nor do I want to alienate 57% of the audience.

Chris

So we, we move along.

Nick

So just keep swimming.

Chris

Just keep swimming.

Chris

For sure, Nick.

Chris

So anyway, last week we kind of teased about something and I wanted to kind of dial into everybody's parenting style a little bit.

Chris

And we've got Darren here who's, you know, my, my son, so we can get some insight firsthand.

Chris

But I wanted to talk about helicopter parenting.

Chris

So I know without a shadow of a doubt that at least one of us on this podcast is a helicopter parent.

Chris

Chris.

Chris

A thousand percent is a helicopter parent, Nick.

Scott

Wow.

Nick

I mean, I thought you were going to talk about the video.

Nick

Did my video surface of me doing helicopter?

Nick

The one when I was doing the helicopters on a Carnival Cruise Ship balcony?

Nick

Is that what we're talking about?

Chris

No, not quite.

Chris

Not quite.

Scott

That's.

Scott

That's a helicopter, Daddy.

Nick

I, I don't know what you're talking about.

Nick

So I don't, I don't know what this means.

Nick

Is this.

Chris

They hover.

Chris

They hover over the kid.

Chris

The not letting the kid really explore the boundaries on their own.

Chris

That just very protective.

Chris

Have the bubble wrap everywhere.

Nick

Oh yeah, Chris definitely is.

Chris

Yeah.

Chris

Sarah, what do you think?

Chris

Is Chris a helicopter parent?

Sarah

I think that any parent to a child under the age of.

Sarah

How old is she?

Sarah

Five months?

Scott

Six months.

Scott

Six months, yeah.

Sarah

So, I mean, I would think that any parent would be a helicopter parent at that age, but I think it's.

Chris

Going to continue through high school.

Scott

Okay, Chris, let me elaborate, please.

Scott

I am a helicopter parent.

Scott

If, if the helicopter is the one that Kobe Bryant rode on.

Scott

Oh, I am probably the snap.

Scott

I am the.

Scott

I am the least helicoptery parent ever.

Scott

And you know what's funny is before the baby, we kind of, me and Emily had this discussion.

Scott

It's like, who is going to be the one that's going to be anxious all the time?

Scott

And this and that.

Scott

It's Emily.

Scott

Emily is the Apache helicopter Bear.

Scott

Not even helicopter.

Scott

She's like, she's like Marine One, like carrying the president helicopter.

Scott

Like for instance, actually this just happened tonight, which is really funny.

Scott

So we were at her parents house for dinner and Ellie was getting tired.

Scott

So Emily's mom was like, hey, you want me to just lay down with her in the bedroom, see if she'll go to sleep?

Scott

Yeah, sure.

Scott

So she just takes her in there.

Scott

And then Emily's mom walks out and she goes, oh yeah, she's, she's asleep on the bed.

Scott

You know, I got pillows on both sides.

Scott

She can't roll.

Scott

And Emily was in there watching her to.

Scott

Just to make sure that she wasn't going to fall like roll over the pillow.

Scott

Onto the floor or that she was continuing to breathe.

Scott

I think she was counting her breaths like our nanot usually does.

Scott

Me, I just.

Scott

I was like, I was just eating some steak dinner, enjoying myself, drinking over.

Nick

Top of her, probably with like, the.

Chris

Sausage, like.

Scott

Daughter refers to ribeye today.

Scott

No, I.

Scott

It almost.

Scott

I almost questioned my parenting.

Scott

I also, I actually, I almost questioned me being a parent at all when I just.

Scott

The amount that I just don't care about stuff that I shouldn't care about.

Scott

And I think it's.

Scott

For so long I've been.

Scott

I haven't been on anxiety medicine, and I'm so used to overthinking and caring about things that I shouldn't.

Scott

That when the baby came into our lives, like, it was a surprise.

Scott

Like, when we had the baby, I.

Scott

It's like I'm like questioning, like, do I have any humanity left?

Scott

Do I.

Scott

Where.

Scott

Where is my emotions?

Scott

And like, I went to see my.

Scott

My psychiatrist and she, like, looked at me.

Scott

She's like, how was, you know, her things with the baby?

Scott

You know, how are you doing with that?

Scott

I was like, honestly, I feel less anxious after the baby.

Scott

Which just makes me think that maybe Zolof doesn't help with anxiety.

Scott

It just dehumanizes you and desensitizes you, which I think that might be.

Nick

It's like, it helps with everything else around you, but not your actual self.

Scott

Oh, yeah.

Scott

I am now like the Grinch.

Scott

So.

Scott

Yeah, no, I am the least.

Scott

People were saying I'm the least helicopter parent of all time.

Chris

I call BS on all of this because, Chris, please, you have a device that keeps you up at night monitoring if the baby is breathing and on the correct side of the bed and how many beats per minute.

Scott

I let that machine do the worrying for me, right?

Chris

Yeah, but how many sleepless nights did you have?

Chris

Because maybe the batteries ran out.

Scott

There's no batteries.

Scott

I even.

Scott

I even hooked that thing up to a backup battery unit.

Scott

Scott.

Scott

I thought of everything.

Scott

So I don't think I'm a helicopter parent.

Scott

I think I'm a tank parent.

Scott

Right?

Scott

I come in from the ground, right?

Scott

I'm not hovering over.

Scott

I could come in from sizes.

Chris

We're talking.

Scott

I start laying, I start waging war.

Nick

Right?

Scott

The tank.

Scott

I start waging war against any potential anxieties that I might have.

Scott

Right?

Scott

So I'm buying.

Scott

I'm buying the backup unit.

Scott

I bought a generator.

Scott

Generator.

Scott

It was $750 on Amazon.

Scott

I'm still paying it off.

Scott

And I bought a generator to power the router, the WiFi router and the camera.

Scott

So if the power goes out, first of all, I also set an alarm on my phone that if the power gets, if the wifi gets disconnected, it will call Emily.

Scott

So wi fi gets disconnected from my phone, it triggers a chain reaction call Emily, wakes her, I don't have to deal with the baby, but it will wake her up.

Scott

Just to let her know that, hey, the baby monitor might have stopped.

Scott

Go check on it.

Scott

Yeah, so I, I'm a very ground, tactical approach with the baby.

Scott

It's like I think two steps ahead and I, I wage war against overthinking.

Scott

So I don't overthink.

Scott

I under, I underthink.

Scott

Right?

Scott

I underthink.

Chris

Gotcha.

Scott

But it's kind of crazy how I told a story last week about how I was opening garbage pal kids and on the other side of the Couch was my 5 month old baby hanging out by herself.

Scott

And then you thought I was a helicopter parent.

Chris

Well, okay, in all, peeling back behind.

Scott

The curtain, I can even fit in a helicopter.

Chris

I had this topic picked out before you told the barrel roll off the couch story, and I was convinced that you were a helicopter parent.

Scott

Yeah, no, actually, and you know what?

Scott

You knew me before my anxiety medicine.

Scott

I, you know, very, very good guess that it would be me to be the helicopter parent.

Scott

But no, I, I, I'm very, I'm very like, Emily gets mad at me because of how much I just let my daughter cry and whine just for like a couple minutes.

Scott

Not like 10 minutes or 20 minutes.

Scott

I, I think it builds character.

Chris

Yeah, it suits them to sleep.

Chris

It's fine.

Scott

I looked it up.

Scott

I chat GPT it.

Scott

Chat GBT has never been wrong.

Chris

Yeah, never.

Scott

They're about, Chat GPT is about, you know, it's like the new, it's a new Google.

Scott

You just, you just ask it a question.

Chris

And here's the new Google.

Scott

Right?

Scott

So, yeah, no, So I chat GPT.

Scott

I chat GPT everything.

Scott

It's probably why I don't, I have a catalog of chat GBT answers about parenting.

Scott

It's probably why I'm, I'm like an AI parent.

Chris

Okay.

Chris

All right, our next, our next contestant on are you a helicopter parent?

Chris

Sarah, let's go to you.

Chris

So my guess for you is you are the exact middle of a helicopter parent because you are the girl's best friend.

Sarah

Yes, I would actually say exactly that.

Sarah

I was trying to think back and forth, but I would say I'm probably right down the middle because I want them to Go out and do their thing.

Sarah

And, like, I'm really not.

Sarah

I don't filter myself very much.

Sarah

And we let them learn all about the world and figure things out on their own.

Sarah

But, I mean, if they're not right next to me and I'm looking around, I.

Sarah

Yeah, I'm freaking out, you know?

Sarah

Yeah, for sure.

Chris

Nailed it.

Chris

Okay, now Nick.

Chris

Nick is on the other extreme and is not a helicopter parent at all.

Nick

How.

Nick

So how do you feel?

Chris

Because you let Piper be Piper and kind of wander a bit and explore.

Nick

Her surroundings, which is surprising because we had the outlet, I think it was called outlet.

Nick

It's kind of the same thing that Chris had when Piper was a baby, where we were watching the heartbeat and everything.

Nick

It wasn't.

Nick

As technology advances, you guys have it nowadays, I guess.

Nick

It's only been seven years, so a lot's changed.

Chris

We.

Nick

We did all that for.

Chris

We just tied two strings together or two cups together with a string.

Chris

That's all we did.

Nick

You're like, we can hear it.

Nick

You don't need a baby monitor.

Nick

Yeah, well, sorry, Darren.

Nick

He didn't even.

Nick

He didn't need to do that for you.

Scott

Right?

Darren

What's a.

Darren

What's a baby monitor?

Chris

I had to rely on the Archangel Michael to tell me what was going on with little baby Jesus.

Nick

Yeah, I mean, I thought I was going to be that way.

Nick

And I think, like Chris said, with medication, I felt like, changed me in a way that I'm like, everything's going to be fine.

Nick

Like, she.

Nick

I remember her climbing up a ladder when she was 10 months old.

Nick

And like, that was before she could walk.

Nick

She's climbing up a ladder and she's at the top and what.

Nick

What do I do?

Nick

I don't grab her.

Nick

I grab my phone to take a picture, and then I take this really cute picture and then I'm like, okay, now let's get down just to be safe.

Nick

So, yeah, we've kind of let her just wander on her own and explore.

Nick

And I think she's a very comfortable person because of that.

Chris

Okay.

Chris

All right.

Chris

Any guesses on me?

Scott

Ooh, I think.

Nick

I think you forgot you had kids.

Scott

Darren.

Chris

You can't get.

Chris

You gotta go last.

Darren

Okay.

Darren

Heard.

Scott

I think that you lean towards.

Scott

You lean towards helicopter.

Scott

I think that you lean towards helicopter, but you're reluctant to do.

Scott

So you don't want to be a helicopter parent, but something deep inside you makes you be a helicopter parent.

Chris

Okay, Sarah, do you agree?

Chris

Disagree.

Chris

What are your thoughts?

Sarah

I agree, but I think you're probably More helicopter parent to the girls.

Chris

Interesting.

Chris

All right, Nick.

Scott

Yeah.

Nick

I feel like with the first one, probably not the second child, maybe a little bit more.

Nick

And I feel like the third one was like, I got this parenting thing down now, so it's like I need to fix what I might have not done right with Darren.

Chris

All right, Darren, what are your thoughts?

Chris

Am I a helicopter parent or no?

Darren

Well, first off, hi, I'm Darren.

Darren

I've never been on this podcast before, so, you know, nobody knows who I am.

Darren

Yeah, that's true.

Chris

You've never been on parents night out.

Chris

My bad.

Chris

I'm sorry.

Darren

Yeah, yeah.

Chris

Darren's my son, everybody.

Scott

You have a son.

Nick

I thought you were a girl.

Darren

Allegedly.

Chris

I had no idea.

Nick

We almost called the show girl dad, too.

Darren

Well, since he forgot about me until I turned 21 years old.

Chris

Oh, my God.

Darren

He was.

Darren

He was not a helicopter parent for me at all.

Darren

I ran the streets when I was in high school.

Darren

Abby doesn't get away with anything.

Darren

She.

Darren

He is very much a helicopter parent with Abby.

Chris

Okay, like, continue.

Darren

No, I lost.

Darren

I lost the thought.

Chris

What is going on downstairs?

Chris

You know?

Chris

Okay, you know, I wasn't going to talk about this tonight, but, you know, what a perfect opportunity.

Chris

So we had to put one of my dogs down.

Chris

Okay.

Chris

And it was very sad.

Chris

It was awful.

Chris

I don't want to talk a bunch about it, but the one regret that I have in this process of putting the dog down is that I didn't.

Chris

Didn't let the other dog see what we were doing so that I could be like, hey, you're next.

Chris

Keep it up, motherfuckers.

Darren

But the company actually offered a two for one special.

Darren

We turned it down.

Chris

Yeah.

Chris

We put one on layaway.

Scott

Put the dog down.

Scott

They're used to.

Scott

You're usually used to laying the pipe down on them.

Scott

Take the pipe out of the situation.

Chris

So, okay, so here's my thoughts on my style of parenting.

Chris

Okay.

Chris

I think for Darren, I was very helpful.

Chris

Helicopter.

Chris

I didn't let him do anything outside of the bubble wrap.

Chris

I was very, very protective.

Nick

You didn't change his diaper till he was, like, six.

Chris

That's true.

Chris

That's true.

Chris

Michaela, she does whatever she does about Michaela.

Chris

She's the middle child.

Chris

Everybody forgets about the middle child.

Chris

And then Abby.

Chris

I don't know Abby.

Chris

Am I a helicopter parent?

Chris

Oh, she says yes, so I guess I'm very quick.

Nick

Yes.

Chris

That was a very quick yes.

Chris

Yeah, but you.

Chris

She went off and did Halloween by herself.

Chris

I.

Chris

I let her watch movies with schlongs in them.

Sarah

Oh, my God.

Chris

She's 21.

Chris

I'm.

Chris

I'm not overly, like, protective.

Darren

You have to get more involved with Abby than you did when I was her age, slash into high school.

Chris

Oh, yeah.

Chris

You were your mother's problem.

Chris

I know this, you know?

Darren

Yeah.

Darren

My mother was like, a whole state away.

Nick

So tell us how you really feel.

Nick

Just let it all out.

Nick

This is therapy.

Darren

Not yet I'm not.

Darren

I'm like, only a half a canon.

Chris

All right, so.

Chris

So there you have it.

Chris

Chris is not a helicopter parent.

Chris

Sarah's in the middle of being a helicopter parent.

Chris

Nick is kind of, but kind of not.

Chris

And apparently I'm.

Chris

I am.

Chris

So there you.

Chris

There you have it.

Chris

Speaking of being very protective of one's children and all that, I'm happy to say that Chris has gotten rid of his aunts.

Chris

All ants are gone.

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

So, you know, I didn't.

Scott

I haven't talked about this for about a year now.

Scott

The ants have retreated.

Scott

They did make one final push a couple weeks ago, and we took them out swiftly.

Scott

We killed suckers and losers like a dog, so.

Scott

Oh, my gosh.

Scott

I hope you didn't think I meant.

Scott

I hope.

Scott

I hope you didn't think I meant.

Chris

You're good.

Chris

You're fine.

Scott

There was a.

Scott

It was a quote.

Scott

Do you ever see the video of Obama talking about killing the terrorists?

Scott

That Trump killing the terrorist?

Scott

And then Obama's like, we have terminated assault.

Scott

And then Trump's like, we killed him like a dog.

Scott

That's what I.

Chris

That's.

Chris

That's.

Scott

That's what I was meant.

Scott

And then as soon as I said it, I was like, oh, my God.

Scott

I hope you didn't think that was a joke.

Scott

Oh, my gosh.

Scott

Oh, my God.

Darren

Alex, cut that.

Scott

Okay.

Scott

Wow.

Scott

Never accidentally made a really offensive joke like that before.

Scott

Well, it's probably once or twice, but.

Sarah

Anyway, so I do it every day per episode.

Scott

Wow.

Scott

So one final push by the ants.

Scott

They're done.

Scott

They called in reinforcements.

Scott

So apparently, apparently, you know, we have allies.

Scott

We have allies, you know, across.

Scott

Around the world of Canada.

Scott

We have Israel, we have England.

Scott

Well, the ants apparently have fleas.

Chris

You know who doesn't have fleas?

Chris

My dead dog.

Scott

Oh, my God.

Darren

Holy.

Scott

That's fact track.

Scott

It's true, actually.

Scott

True.

Chris

Those things were incinerated right off.

Chris

That's how you get rid of fleas, Chris.

Scott

I've got.

Scott

Writing all this down, actually.

Sarah

Now I'm starting to get offended.

Sarah

Okay.

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

So I never saw a flea in my Life.

Scott

Still haven't, actually, but I'll explain that later.

Scott

We are at.

Scott

We were out a couple weeks ago and we get a text from the groomer that we take our dog to.

Scott

Because we don't have a mobile groomer.

Scott

We're not flush like that like Scott.

Scott

So we had to take our, take our dog to the groomer.

Chris

I just got a 25 discount from my groomer.

Chris

Oh, God.

Nick

And the dogs are pissed too.

Scott

So I got a text from the groomer that she found a couple of fleas on our dog.

Scott

And Emily starts freaking out immediately.

Scott

I didn't, I was, we were at actually full transparency.

Scott

We're at a flea market.

Scott

I'm looking at Pokemon cards, so I could care less.

Scott

I got the baby in one arm now because Emily's texting ferociously and I got the baby in one hand.

Scott

I got like Pikachu's in the other.

Scott

So I'm looking through the cards.

Scott

She's talking about fleas.

Scott

I don't know what fleas do.

Scott

I just know that they exist in life.

Scott

I have no idea what kind of business they do.

Scott

I don't know what kind of things they do.

Scott

So anyway, Emily's freaking out.

Scott

She comes home, incinerates the house of the fleas, eviscerates the house of the fleas.

Scott

I don't know why my mom went to mine, went there.

Scott

So Scott's planting all these horrible seeds.

Scott

So we're good.

Scott

The fleas are gone.

Scott

There's no longer on my dog.

Scott

She's got a buzz cut now.

Chris

And thank you for your service.

Scott

Until a few days ago, I did actually give her a buzz cut because we took her to IHOP today, the free meal.

Scott

I walked, I walked in, I walked into IHOP today and I said, you're the free meal for veterans, right?

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

When did you serve?

Scott

I said, call of duty.

Scott

Modern Warfare 3 prestige.

Scott

So anyway, so the other day, I'm out to dinner with King Mike X and Emily texts me and says, need your help.

Scott

It's at 7:30 at night.

Scott

I'm like, can't really help eating this burger and drinking this beer, but what do you need?

Scott

And so when I came home, we, I, I helped her clean the whole living room.

Scott

She found a flea.

Scott

And I, I just don't understand the overreaction of the fleas.

Scott

I don't get it.

Scott

I still haven't seen one.

Scott

So I don't even know if these things exist.

Scott

I, you know, I've learned to coexist with ants.

Scott

I don't see Why?

Scott

I can't learn to coexist with fleas.

Chris

They are so annoying.

Chris

They will eat the.

Chris

Out of your ankle.

Chris

They are so hard to get rid of.

Scott

Okay, okay.

Nick

And I think about hairy guy Chris.

Chris

So, yeah, I, like, I'm shocked that this is the first time that you personally have had fleas.

Scott

I.

Scott

But think about it, think about it, think about it.

Scott

So, okay, worst case scenario, the fleas are here.

Scott

Oh, the fleas are in the house.

Scott

They've infested.

Scott

There's thousands of.

Scott

They bite your ankles.

Scott

That's it.

Chris

Well, they can.

Chris

Lyme disease, I think now.

Scott

I think that's a.

Scott

I think that's a.

Scott

But think about liberal propaganda.

Chris

Oh, that is what they'll do to the baby.

Darren

They might just bite your ankle.

Darren

But her ankle is like, this big.

Scott

She'll never remember it.

Chris

But okay, but in all seriousness, your dog could ingest this and then it becomes a.

Chris

Like a tapeworm or something.

Scott

Yeah, I don't think that's how.

Scott

I don't think that's how that works.

Chris

That's exactly how it works.

Scott

So tapeworms are from fleas.

Chris

There's a type of worm that is the flea that has evolved.

Chris

The flea evolves into a worm of some sort.

Darren

Chris, take it from him.

Darren

He's got a dead dog.

Chris

That's true.

Scott

So I need to fact check this.

Scott

I just asked Chatgpt what the percent chances that my dog digests a flea and it turns into a tapeworm.

Scott

Likelihood is relatively high.

Scott

Oh.

Chris

Oh, thank you.

Scott

Wow.

Chris

There you go.

Scott

However, the exact percentage chance varies based on factors whether the flea actually contains the tapeworm larva and the overall health of your dog.

Scott

So I don't have any problems there.

Scott

She's relatively healthy.

Chris

Okay.

Chris

So is Donald Trump.

Scott

I.

Scott

She does drink a lot of diet Coke, so maybe.

Chris

So speaking of which, is it just me, or is anybody else praying for a heart attack before inauguration Day?

Chris

Just putting that out there.

Nick

I mean, I'm.

Nick

I'm praying for anything, like, for you.

Darren

To have a heart attack.

Sarah

I'm a Canadian citizen.

Chris

That's true.

Sarah

It'll be fine.

Scott

I'm just glad my sewer sale did not go through, Scott, which I don't know if he talked about on the podcast, so we should probably cut that anyway.

Chris

But the fleas are here.

Scott

I said, I'm just glad that my sewer sale didn't go through.

Scott

That was my big ticket on my ballot.

Chris

Oh, we'll get there.

Chris

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Chris

We'll get there.

Chris

We'll get there.

Scott

Yeah, yeah.

Scott

Guess who Won't American water never get here?

Scott

So anyway, yeah, so, like, okay, big whoop.

Scott

The fleas come.

Scott

They come.

Scott

They bite my ankle a couple times.

Scott

I'm not too worried.

Scott

Bring on the fleas.

Scott

But they actually probably won't care because we gassed the whole house.

Scott

The whole.

Scott

The whole house is gassed completely.

Scott

Just.

Chris

I don't know that you can say that on this podcast.

Chris

We.

Chris

It's 2024.

Chris

You can't talk about gassing anything.

Scott

I feel like.

Nick

I feel like anything.

Nick

I feel like we're allowed to say anything at this point now that after the election.

Scott

So we exterminated.

Nick

Nothing's.

Chris

Sarah, please help Chris with appropriate words that he can use in this scenario.

Sarah

Oh, it's 2024.

Sarah

Everything's offensive.

Nick

He said goodbye to the bugs peacefully and asked them nicely to leave his house.

Scott

They have parted ways with me indefinitely.

Scott

So, speaking of bugs, guys, speaking of bugs.

Scott

Killing bugs, extermination of bugs.

Scott

So weird thing happened the other day.

Scott

I.

Scott

Emily sprayed for the ants, which killed them.

Scott

She sprayed around the house.

Scott

This.

Scott

I don't know, insecticide.

Scott

But anyway, so the next day she goes out and there's thousands of dead bugs.

Scott

Rest in peace.

Scott

One of those dead bugs was a black widow spider.

Scott

Do you guys know what that is?

Chris

Yes, we do.

Darren

Scarlett Johansson.

Scott

Yeah, Black widow.

Scott

And so instantly, it's dead.

Scott

So I instantly picked it up and put its fangs on me, trying to get powers.

Scott

So, no.

Scott

So Emily puts it in a little jar and she texted to me.

Scott

She's like, oh, my gosh, it's a black widow.

Sarah

It's not.

Scott

That's not a black widow.

Scott

Stop.

Scott

And it is.

Scott

It's, in fact, a black widow.

Scott

It has the red hourglass and everything.

Chris

Why did you put it in a jar?

Chris

Science experiments.

Scott

I think she.

Scott

Yeah, so it gets weirder.

Scott

So the glass jar is, like the least weird part of the story, actually.

Scott

So.

Scott

So she puts it in a glass jar with the lid on it.

Scott

And.

Scott

Of course not.

Scott

Her name is Bernice.

Scott

So Bernice is in this jar now.

Scott

And a day goes by.

Scott

It's actually 36 hours.

Scott

At least.

Scott

At least a day and a half.

Chris

You know how you get ants leave a dead insect around?

Scott

Oh, yeah.

Scott

That's probably why we have so many ants.

Scott

We killed all the people, the things that eat them.

Scott

So I gotta get an aardvark or something.

Scott

So.

Scott

No, actually, it's not an aura, because an anteater.

Scott

Yeah, it's literally called an ant eater.

Chris

Right, Right.

Darren

No, they're two different things.

Scott

Okay.

Scott

Both start with A's.

Scott

I don't see color.

Scott

So it's very hard for me to differentiate between ant eaters at aardvark.

Scott

So, anyway, black widow is in a.

Scott

I got very.

Scott

A very small jar.

Scott

Not a lot of oxygen in there for this dead black widow.

Scott

I come downstairs the next morning, and I'm like, wait a second.

Scott

Toy Story could be real.

Scott

Wake up.

Scott

And like, the toys in a different thing.

Scott

I wake up, and this dead spider is now in a different position.

Chris

Oh, right.

Scott

So, like, it's an inanimate object now.

Scott

It's coming to life.

Scott

So I start shaking it.

Scott

It starts walking around.

Scott

So now, first of all, how is it breathing in there?

Scott

Do spiders breathe?

Scott

I assume they breathe.

Scott

I assume they breathe.

Scott

So how is it breathing in this little jar that's airtight?

Scott

So now I start to feel bad.

Scott

I start to feel bad because now we tried to kill this thing with the insecticide.

Scott

It has survived.

Scott

I feel like I owe it another chance at life.

Chris

Do you know why the insecticide didn't kill it?

Scott

No.

Chris

Because a spider is an arachnid.

Chris

You have to use arachnicide.

Ryan

No.

Scott

Oh, no.

Scott

Chatgpt said, that's bullshit, Scott.

Scott

I just looked it up.

Scott

So naturally, I was like, I can't let this thing out my house.

Scott

Usually if I catch a spider inside, I throw it out the door.

Scott

But now this thing could kill my dog.

Scott

Right?

Scott

Oh, gosh.

Scott

I keep bringing this up.

Scott

But anyway, so.

Scott

And you know what that's like, Scott?

Scott

We can't have that happen.

Scott

So I.

Scott

I literally put the.

Scott

The black widow, Bernice, in my passenger seat, and I drove it down the street to the forest, and I take the lid off and I dump it.

Scott

And at first, it didn't go out, so I shook it, right, and totally lost the spider.

Scott

And for, like, five seconds, I was freaking out, thinking, oh, my gosh, is it on?

Scott

Is it on me?

Scott

Is it on me?

Scott

Kind of wondering what it would be like to be bit by one, but at the same time thinking, I do have a daughter now, and I do owe her a more.

Scott

A more honorable death.

Chris

So.

Scott

So I did watch it.

Scott

I supervised it crow into the forest.

Scott

But, yeah, so I don't know, bird, anybody else on this earth that caught a venomous, potentially fatal spider and then just released.

Scott

I.

Scott

I said.

Scott

I said to my mom, I was like, why didn't you just kill it?

Scott

It didn't choose to be venomous.

Scott

It was born that way.

Scott

And I felt like Lady Gaga as I.

Scott

I was blasting Born this way, as I went to release this spider.

Scott

So if I did do that now, it would have been illegal because catching the release is now illegal.

Scott

It's very funny.

Scott

But anyway.

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

So there's a black widow.

Scott

Deadly black widow spider somewhere down the street now, though.

Scott

That's my neighbor's problem.

Scott

But it's not dead.

Chris

Oh, God.

Chris

Yeah.

Chris

Speaking of making.

Chris

Was that it?

Scott

Wow.

Chris

No, sorry.

Chris

I was going to transition.

Scott

He knocked on my door the next day, actually, and came back.

Chris

So it's been this kid swinging around.

Scott

Shooting webs out of his.

Scott

Out of his wrist the past few days.

Scott

Sure.

Scott

It's totally unrelated, though.

Chris

So do you still have fleas?

Scott

I don't think so.

Scott

I put a light bulb out, and there's none under the light bulb.

Chris

Well, that's good.

Chris

That's good.

Scott

Yeah.

Darren

What?

Scott

I don't know.

Scott

I just looked it up.

Scott

Chat put a light bulb out in the middle of the room.

Nick

Just a random light bulb.

Scott

Yeah.

Chris

Turn the light bulb on.

Chris

Or you just.

Scott

I just figure, like, if that's actually a good question, I probably should plug it in.

Scott

Huh?

Nick

Or maybe.

Nick

Maybe you're supposed to stand there, like, one leg in the air and hold it up with your right hand, but facing to the north.

Scott

Yeah, I'll try that tonight after we get off.

Scott

I'll try that for a few hours.

Scott

No, I just assumed that I came downstairs and they were doing, like, a cult ritual, holding hands, skipping around the light.

Scott

The light bulb, that.

Scott

That, like, that's how they would be.

Scott

Yeah, you definitely have fleas if that happens.

Chris

Oh, boy.

Chris

So speak.

Chris

Speaking of, that's your neighbor's problem.

Chris

So there was a major vote in your community, Chris, this.

Chris

This election term, like very presidential election.

Chris

Very important things on the ballot.

Chris

The presidential election.

Chris

Yes.

Chris

Which, by the way, one of my conservative friends put on Facebook, like, after he hired his.

Chris

What, the Secretary of state or the chief of staff.

Chris

Chief of staff.

Chris

And it's a woman.

Chris

It's like, oh, look, glass roofs being busted and all that.

Chris

And I'm like.

Chris

That's like saying, I'm not racist.

Chris

I voted for Obama.

Chris

Like, come on.

Chris

Anyway, so.

Chris

But there was a lot of major things on your ballot, as were ours, but yours probably had the biggest.

Chris

So you want to.

Chris

You want to talk about that real quick?

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

I mean, the stuff on your brow wasn't nearly as important as mine.

Scott

I know you had something like, I don't know, abortion or something.

Scott

I don't know, Legalization.

Chris

Marijuana.

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

Marijuana as well.

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

Congratulations on that.

Scott

I'm sure that pass with flying colors.

Chris

It did not.

Scott

It did not.

Chris

No.

Sarah

Nope.

Darren

Failed.

Chris

Even though it had the majority vote.

Chris

It had the majority vote failed.

Darren

But don't worry, we can hunt any game and fish in the state of Florida.

Scott

Perfect.

Chris

Yes.

Scott

We can hunt some.

Scott

Hunt some hunt and gather some mushrooms.

Scott

But anyway, so on my ballot there was the sale for the sewer utility, which, you know, 10 years ago, I'd be like, you know, that's the dumbest thing of the.

Scott

Laughing at my parents for.

Scott

For supporting, thinking that was that big of a deal.

Scott

I have a house now.

Scott

I.

Scott

I pay a sewer utility bill.

Scott

How much is it?

Scott

I have no idea.

Scott

It comes out of my checking account.

Scott

Comes out of something every quarter.

Scott

But I read on Facebook, which is 100% reliable all of the time, that if the sewer utility was sold, our rates would go up exponentially.

Scott

And the main reason why I voted against the sale of the sewer utility is because the township told me to vote yes, like, for the sale.

Nick

Okay.

Scott

And like, I don't know, something's a little fishy about, like, imagine the government texting you and be like, make sure you vote for this.

Chris

Like.

Scott

Like.

Scott

Like.

Scott

Yeah, when the government's telling me to do something, I usually do the opposite.

Chris

Yeah, right.

Chris

I got a conservative newsletter of, like, what to vote for, so I voted.

Scott

For all the opposite.

Scott

The.

Scott

The.

Scott

My general rule of thumb is the people that.

Scott

That charge me taxes on everything, I usually decide against what they tell me to do, especially when they tax me on those things, and then I never get anything in return for them.

Scott

So anyway, they.

Scott

The big pitch.

Scott

I got the big pitch a couple days before.

Scott

Before the election from the township.

Scott

They sent out a piece of paper to everybody, which is probably a tax write off.

Scott

So they're pretty scummy, though.

Scott

I probably paid for that.

Scott

That to be.

Scott

Paid that to be.

Nick

Didn't text you a million times like they arrested.

Chris

Oh, my God, they did.

Scott

They texted me a million times and then they sent a letter in the mail just in case I didn't get the text.

Chris

I don't.

Chris

I miss those texts.

Chris

Those are the only texts I get in a day.

Chris

So I'm feeling very alone right now.

Scott

The.

Chris

Normally I would snuggle up to Brantley, but he's not here anymore, so.

Chris

Oh, my God, is that the dog.

Nick

You just put down?

Chris

Yeah.

Darren

Yes.

Scott

Oh, my gosh.

Scott

Sorry.

Scott

To clarify the letter that they're.

Scott

They're big push their big pitch.

Scott

They said, here's all the reasons you should vote against the sale.

Scott

I would vote for the sale of the sewer.

Scott

365 day a year, sewage cleanouts.

Scott

If your sewage gets blocked, which is something the township already offers.

Scott

Okay, so that was the first thing.

Scott

The second thing was it will get the township out of debt.

Scott

I didn't put you in debt.

Scott

Why, why, why would I vote?

Scott

Like, okay, I go to the polling station and I see.

Scott

And I'm thinking, oh, my gosh, this would be so great if a township could get out of debt.

Scott

Like, what?

Chris

I have.

Scott

No, I have no problem with already on my.

Scott

The one of the highest property taxes in the country.

Scott

You know, let's.

Scott

Let's get this township out of debt.

Scott

Let's get the.

Scott

I'm sure they accidentally spent the money.

Nick

Can we just go on a ballot ourselves and be like, I need out of debt.

Nick

Like, can you guys vote for it?

Nick

Can I do that now, too?

Chris

Darren, I'll nominate you if you'd like.

Darren

Oh, thank you.

Scott

The third thing, potentially lowering or freezing property taxes.

Scott

I was like, that's the most thing ever.

Scott

Potentially lowering or freezing property taxes.

Scott

Okay.

Scott

So it was a big no for me, dog.

Scott

And it was a big no from an overwhelming 75 of the population as well.

Scott

I am hearing whispers that they're still going to sell it anyway.

Scott

And that was just kind of like a.

Scott

A kind of just like public approval type thing.

Scott

So we will.

Scott

We will touch base on that when that happens.

Scott

But before we do, you know what.

Nick

You guys didn't vote for this time?

Scott

What?

Nick

The fact that my rights are.

Nick

My rights are probably gonna be taken away.

Nick

So you know what?

Nick

I'm gonna just enjoy it while I can.

Nick

Move.

Nick

I'm gay.

Chris

Nick's on the mic, so it's time to take notice.

Scott

And if you don't like it, that's homophobic.

Scott

Stay the hell out of his way.

Scott

Move.

Scott

I'm gay.

Chris

I don't know if we could play that song anymore.

Nick

I think we can.

Nick

Until January 20th, I think is when the transition, which apparently they don't call it transitioning anymore.

Nick

Yeah, you can only do that in elementary schools, I think is what he said.

Scott

No, you send your kids to school, they come back mutilated again.

Nick

I'm like, I just want my child to read right now.

Nick

But I just wanted to.

Nick

I just want you to move because I'm done talking about politics and you're voting.

Nick

So let's talk about me being gay and a cheer coach.

Chris

Yes.

Chris

How is the cheer coaching going?

Nick

You haven't asked, so thank you for asking because it's.

Nick

It's going Good.

Nick

We had our very first official competition.

Nick

So last week I talked about it.

Nick

We had an expo the week before.

Nick

We did amazing.

Nick

We had our first competition.

Nick

We got eighth place.

Chris

Oh, nice job.

Chris

Out of eight, that's my favorite number.

Nick

So.

Nick

Yeah, it's.

Nick

We did really.

Nick

I think we did good.

Nick

I mean, it's first and second graders and getting their attention for three minutes is.

Nick

It's very difficult.

Chris

Well, seven other teams had their attention just fine.

Nick

Yeah, we.

Nick

We had good scores.

Nick

It might be a homophobic thing.

Nick

Maybe they saw a male coach and they're just like, can't, can't do it anymore.

Nick

I don't know.

Chris

That's totally.

Darren

Just not gay enough.

Nick

Maybe I need to be gayer.

Nick

I didn't have my glitter on this week.

Nick

That's why.

Nick

That's why last week I had facial glitter.

Nick

So that's what I was missing.

Scott

Is that what we call it now?

Scott

Oh, for the cheer competition.

Nick

I'm sorry.

Nick

For the first school stuff, we have to call it facial glitter.

Nick

And that's the topic or the highlight of the episode.

Nick

We.

Nick

We did good.

Nick

It was fun.

Nick

There was literally.

Nick

There was eight teams of minis there.

Nick

Like, that's a lot of first and second graders cheering.

Scott

Yeah.

Nick

And.

Nick

And I'll be honest, like ours, I think our difficulty level of music that we had was a lot harder.

Nick

Some other schools decided to choose a one minute song.

Nick

We went with two minutes.

Scott

Oh.

Nick

So to be fair, I feel like we had.

Chris

So you bored the judges.

Nick

We had better music.

Nick

We had.

Nick

Oh, we had Disney music.

Nick

And we're the only ones too that had Disney music.

Nick

So let me picture it.

Nick

2024 at a cheerleading competition.

Nick

All these kids that are in first and second grade, they're doing remixes of Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Spice Girls, Great Escape.

Nick

And there was.

Nick

Not that.

Nick

That would have been a good one.

Nick

Maybe we'll change it for this weekend.

Scott

Please.

Scott

You'll get in seventh place.

Nick

At least we did Disney.

Nick

And it was like a Disney medley of fun songs.

Chris

And this was your first problem.

Chris

You're playing Disney songs in a red state.

Chris

Republicans hate Disney.

Nick

But Ohio people love Disney.

Darren

Is that part of your contract of being earmarked?

Darren

You have to work?

Nick

Yeah, I have to work Disney and wherever I can.

Nick

So, yeah, it was hard to tell the kids that we didn't win a trophy.

Nick

They all got participation awards.

Nick

It's all about having fun.

Nick

And as long as we had fun, it was all that mattered.

Nick

And I have some awesome videos of me dancing with the kids while we're Waiting for the announcements to be called.

Nick

We had lots of meltdowns that morning.

Nick

Kids were crying because their makeup itched or they just wanted to see their.

Chris

Parents or someone looked at them funny.

Nick

Somebody looked, yeah.

Nick

It was everything.

Nick

Anything and everything.

Nick

So it's, it's been a, it's been a struggle, but it's been a fun journey.

Nick

Hopefully we have our very last competition this weekend and it is on Piper's birthday, which is amazing.

Nick

So I feel like that should be a bonus point there.

Scott

But you have to lie and tell her they came in first.

Nick

Oh, yeah.

Nick

I'm just going to tell her and I'll buy her.

Nick

I'll buy her a trophy.

Nick

Can Amazon somebody Amazon me one real quick.

Nick

It's getting delivered to our house.

Scott

Else.

Nick

Yeah, it's been a lot of fun.

Nick

I mean, I'm sad because it's.

Nick

This next competition is our very last cheerleading for the season.

Nick

So we'll be taking a break until next summer.

Chris

You've only had three.

Nick

We had three competitions.

Nick

What?

Nick

We did the entire football season, too.

Chris

Oh, okay.

Nick

So it was football, football season and a competition.

Nick

Now they're getting the basketball season, which we're taking a break because I, I need, I need a life a little bit.

Nick

I missed having friends talking to you guys.

Nick

I feel like I haven't seen you in months because of cheerleading has evolved my life, my daughter's life.

Nick

So I'm excited for a break, but I'm loving it, though.

Chris

Awesome.

Chris

Well, enjoy that break.

Nick

Thank you.

Nick

I will enjoy it while I can.

Nick

And hopefully I'm still allowed to be gay after January 20th.

Chris

I hope so.

Nick

Stay tuned.

Chris

All right, let's check in with Giles Garmin, see what's up with him.

Giles

And now it's time for the more you know.

Giles

And here's your host, Giles Garman.

Giles

Hello, Giles Garmin here, letting you know that on the next episode of in the Disneyverse, you can hear all about the first ever films made by Walt Disney.

Giles

That's right.

Giles

Before there was a mouse, there was a rabbit.

Giles

And before there was a rabbit, there was a cat.

Giles

And before that.

Giles

Well, you'll have to listen to the episode of into the Disneyverse to find out all about that.

Giles

One of the interesting things noted about Oswald the lucky rabbit is how often he tries to find romantic connections with individuals other than his direct romantic connection in the film.

Giles

The type of thing that you often need to take off the summer to try to figure out.

Ryan

We're getting side reeled.

Giles

As a reminder, you can go ahead and check out into The Disneyverse on all podcasting platforms.

Giles

That's D I Z N E Y V E R S e.

Giles

And that's all from me, Giles Garmin.

Chris

Thank you, Giles Garmin.

Chris

And you can check out Chris and game master Ryan and sophisticated gentleman.

Chris

And Alex, our producer on every episode of the Disney Verse.

Chris

So, Sarah, right before we started recording, you had some excitement in your neighborhood.

Sarah

I thought.

Sarah

I got very excited because I thought I heard the ice cream truck, which only comes on Thursdays, so it was going to be an anomaly, but I was.

Sarah

I was very excited for it.

Scott

Sarah, sounds like you got ice cream cooked.

Nick

They tricked you.

Sarah

They did.

Sarah

They did.

Nick

Was it there?

Nick

No.

Nick

So no, we didn't have an ice cream.

Sarah

No.

Sarah

Lewis had some music playing that.

Sarah

I still want to know what it was that it made me think.

Sarah

It was the ice cream truck.

Scott

Gasolina by Daddy Yankee.

Sarah

No, I know that one real well.

Chris

So, Sarah, what is your go to ice cream?

Sarah

Chocolate ice cream, Peanut butter sauce, hot fudge, chocolate sprinkles from the ice cream truck.

Scott

What?

Sarah

Yes.

Nick

I've never heard of an ice cream truck that has, like, soft serve.

Nick

Oh, usually they pass out like plastic popsicles.

Sarah

No, no, no.

Sarah

Okay, so we have an ice cream shop that's around the corner from us and they make homemade ice cream and one night out of the week they have the truck that goes around.

Sarah

And I.

Sarah

This is just another reason why I love that we moved out here, because we don't get ice cream trucks in apartment complexes.

Darren

So Sarah just waits for her cream one day a week.

Darren

Got it.

Sarah

First of all, I don't have to wait for anything.

Sarah

Okay.

Sarah

Just look up and I got it.

Nick

Seven days a week as she sips her coffee or whatever with like a frog, like spread eagle on her cuff there.

Nick

What's going on with that?

Sarah

Actually, that does look a little funny now that we're looking at it like that.

Scott

It is a frog.

Sarah

It's a co key frog from the bedroom.

Scott

It's a cocky.

Scott

That was a really bad joke.

Scott

I'm sorry.

Chris

It's.

Sarah

I mean, it was accurate.

Scott

It works.

Nick

I need this kind of excitement of ice cream in my life.

Nick

Like, I would get excited for that ice cream truck.

Nick

Ours is like a creepy old van that drives around playing creepy music, selling a popsicle with gumballs for the eyeballs.

Chris

I love those, though.

Chris

The spongebob one or the Captain America one?

Nick

Did when I was six.

Nick

Yes.

Chris

Because Spider man has two gumballs and.

Darren

The face is always like the one gumball's like up here.

Darren

And the Other one's like, down here.

Nick

Yeah, it melded at one point.

Nick

It's fine.

Chris

It's fine.

Chris

Fine with that.

Chris

And the flavoring is so good.

Chris

It's not like.

Chris

It's not like your regular popsicle that's like watered down.

Chris

This is like, I don't know, like frozen frosting.

Chris

It's amazing.

Nick

Sarah sounds better.

Nick

What other do they.

Nick

So is it like a full ice cream bar?

Nick

Basically.

Sarah

Then like everything.

Sarah

Ice cream sandwiches, homemade shakes, root beer floats, like the whole thing.

Sarah

They even do like, homemade ice cream tacos.

Sarah

Those have it.

Sarah

Those have a name, don't they?

Sarah

So they have like homemade ones.

Sarah

Yes.

Nick

And if you want to book your trip to Florida, contact me at same.

Nick

I am about to head down there just for this ice cream.

Sarah

There you go.

Sarah

And only 45 minutes from Disney.

Sarah

So, you know, that's a win.

Sarah

Win.

Sarah

You got to add that in there.

Sarah

We know this.

Chris

I'll hear the.

Chris

There's one specific ice cream truck that comes in my neighborhood that plays like the traditional ice cream truck song, but it's like a remix.

Chris

And it's like that.

Chris

I'm not a very good beatboxer, but that's essentially the song.

Sarah

That's like the tick tock remix of.

Sarah

Of Beethoven or Mozart or whoever.

Chris

Yeah, exactly.

Chris

The song's fair, Elise, but it's a remix.

Chris

It's a t.

Chris

Yeah, TikTok version of it.

Chris

So when I know that that one's there, I turn off all my lights and pretend I'm not home.

Chris

Because I did go outside for that one one time and they're.

Chris

The cheapest thing they had was like 20 bucks.

Darren

Oh, my God.

Chris

Yeah, but it was like.

Chris

It was like acai bowls.

Chris

But it was so good.

Chris

It was so sweet.

Sarah

That's why they're driving through your neighborhood.

Chris

That's true.

Chris

That's true.

Chris

Yeah.

Chris

They don't have any choco tacos on.

Chris

On that truck.

Darren

I would kill for a choco taco.

Darren

I'm depressed.

Nick

Who isn't depressed?

Chris

Nick, what's your.

Chris

What's your go to ice cream on the ice cream truck?

Nick

I mean, if we're talking Sarah's ice cream truck, that's like chocolate peanut butter is my flavor.

Nick

I don't know.

Nick

I.

Nick

I like the classic, like the red, white and blue ones.

Chris

Oh, the firecracker ones.

Darren

The bomb pops.

Nick

Yeah, yeah.

Chris

Oh, the bomb pops.

Chris

Yeah.

Darren

Well, no, we're.

Darren

Never mind.

Nick

Is it better?

Nick

I like a good ice cream sandwich, but our ice cream sandwiches are like the pre made ones, so they're not Fancy.

Chris

Oh, not the homemade.

Nick

Yeah.

Chris

Now, Chris, you can only pick one because I know your go to would be yes.

Chris

Or just the ice cream truck.

Chris

What is your one?

Chris

Gun to your head.

Chris

You can only pick one chocolate milkshake.

Chris

Oh, yeah.

Scott

I'm a milkshake guy.

Nick

Does it bring all the boys to the yard?

Scott

I try.

Darren

I'm right.

Scott

I try my hard.

Scott

I try my.

Chris

I'm a milkshake guy, too, Chris.

Chris

My favorite time of year is around St.

Chris

Patrick's Day at McDonald's.

Scott

Oh, my gosh, the shamrock shake.

Scott

My sister text me as soon as it's there.

Scott

Shamrock shake.

Scott

I also.

Scott

I can eat peanut butter from the jar, so I love getting peanut butter milkshakes with vanilla ice cream, so it just tastes like I'm drinking a.

Scott

A peanut butter jar.

Scott

A peanut butter jar.

Darren

A peanut butter jar.

Scott

A jar of peanut butter.

Scott

There we go.

Nick

A jar of peanut butter.

Scott

I almost had it.

Scott

I almost had it.

Chris

Sarah, you don't like the shamrock shake?

Sarah

No, because I don't like that mint syrup that they add.

Scott

I'm a for it.

Darren

Well, that mint syrup doesn't like you either.

Sarah

Like.

Sarah

Well, then that's fine, because screw the shamrock shake.

Sarah

I would.

Chris

I would.

Scott

I would definitely screw a shamrock shake.

Scott

I'm a shamrock shake slut.

Sarah

Chick Fil.

Sarah

A peppermint milkshake with the chunks of peppermint in it.

Sarah

Come on.

Sarah

I know, I know.

Sarah

I.

Sarah

I'm not allowed to shop at Hobby Lobby because they're anti Semitic.

Sarah

But, you know, we sometimes.

Sarah

You are certain.

Sarah

There are certain reasons that we go to certain places.

Sarah

And Chick Fil.

Sarah

A's got the peppermint milkshake.

Scott

Those Christians make great chicken.

Darren

Yeah, they do.

Nick

I tried the shamrock shake for the first time last year since I was probably a teenager.

Nick

It's awful.

Nick

I don't remember it being.

Nick

I thought it was good.

Nick

I remember when I was good, but maybe it's just because.

Nick

Is it the one time of year that the shake machine works?

Chris

Well, I only get one a year because it only works for, like, five minutes now.

Chris

Okay, Chris, are you a McFlurry guy or a milkshake guy?

Scott

Milkshake guy.

Scott

All the way.

Scott

Chocolate milkshake from McDonald's is like the.

Scott

Like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden for me.

Scott

That's.

Scott

That's my vegetable, by the way.

Scott

Ice cream.

Chris

Yeah, but then the ice cream sundaes at McDonald's are not that good.

Scott

I love them.

Scott

The hot fudge sundaes.

Scott

Hot fudge sundaes from McDonald's.

Scott

Are elite.

Scott

But also, I don't know if this makes me a little gay or not.

Scott

Maybe not because it's cold, but I love, love that feeling of the milkshake sliding down my throat.

Scott

Like I have to chug milkshakes.

Scott

I love chugging the milkshakes.

Scott

Getting the feeling.

Scott

Sacrifice, the brain freeze.

Nick

Usually it's.

Nick

Usually it's warm when it goes on back your throat, Chris.

Scott

And then I get a tummy ache.

Scott

But it's all.

Scott

It's all part of the experience and I love it.

Scott

Tummy ache, back of my throat.

Scott

Maybe I.

Scott

So I'm not, I'm not that gay.

Nick

No.

Nick

If it's, if it's cold, you're not gay.

Scott

Okay.

Scott

All right, cool.

Scott

So, I mean, not cool.

Scott

I'm not homophobic, but I mean, like, I would definitely be open.

Scott

I mean, because I'm not homophobic.

Scott

That's what I'm trying to say.

Chris

Okay.

Nick

You have a gay friend.

Scott

I have a gay friend.

Chris

You guys ready to play Jersey Man?

Chris

Florida Man?

Scott

Yeah.

Scott

Yeah.

Sarah

Yes.

Darren

I guess I don't like ice cream.

Scott

To be honest, Scott probably forgot you were here.

Darren

I think you did too.

Scott

Wouldn't be the first.

Sarah

That makes me feel better this time.

Chris

These states are filled with people who suck, so it's time for us to.

Scott

Play New Jersey man versus Florida man.

Chris

Every week, game master Ryan brings us two news stories.

Chris

One is from New Jersey, one is from Florida.

Chris

It is up to us to decide which one is which.

Chris

Take it away, Ryan.

Ryan

Hi, this is Ryan, you're in the field news reporter for the Paris Night out news team.

Ryan

And I am live in the streets getting people's reaction to the 2024 election.

Ryan

How about you, sir?

Ryan

Apparently still dressed in your Halloween costume has GRU from Despicable Me.

Ryan

You look upset.

Ryan

Are you upset from the recent election or what is bothering you?

Chris

I'm Scott.

Chris

I've got three kids.

Chris

I've got two baby mamas.

Chris

I'm divorced, but also I am kind of an idiot.

Chris

It.

Ryan

Wow, that's a.

Ryan

That's a lot to take in there.

Ryan

I'd be sad and depressed too.

Ryan

You also mentioned that you had a.

Ryan

You had a podcast.

Ryan

What was the name of that podcast, sir?

Chris

Large Wallace and his squad.

Ryan

Ah, well, by the by the looks of it, looks like you're playing Wallace in that particular program.

Ryan

Sir, were you happy with the way the election went this year?

Chris

That's a three quarter of a million dollar home behind us.

Ryan

Well, gee, sir, you could have just said yes.

Ryan

You didn't have to brag.

Ryan

About how big your house is.

Ryan

Well, how do you feel about those that voted for Kamala, sir?

Chris

Dum dums and the suckers.

Ryan

Well, that's about as mature as I expected you to be.

Ryan

So how did you celebrate with Trump's win?

Scott

Schwarz in my face.

Ryan

All right, well, that's one way to celebrate.

Ryan

I don't think too many Trump supporters celebrated that way.

Ryan

But you do you?

Ryan

We're gonna move on to this homeless looking Peter Dinklage over here.

Ryan

Sir, just for starters, do you have any clean underwear?

Scott

Pretty crusty, I'm not gonna lie.

Ryan

Of course, sir.

Ryan

The listeners at home can hear how smelly those are.

Ryan

Surely you're.

Ryan

You're unemployed.

Ryan

So who did you work for before you became homeless?

Scott

Barman Bailey Circus, which has been canceled.

Ryan

Ah, I see.

Ryan

That makes absolutely perfect sense.

Ryan

Do you want to share who you voted for this year?

Scott

Large Wallace and his squad.

Ryan

Again with this Large Wallace guy.

Ryan

Anyway, sir, I can't stand to look at you anymore, so we're going to move ahead to this nice Jewish lady over here.

Ryan

Ma'am, what did you think of about the election?

Ryan

Great.

Ryan

Not this again, man.

Ryan

She's about as talkative as Kamala Harris was after she found out she lost to Trump.

Ryan

Last time I heard of someone taking so long to address their supporters was when Scott lost to a ghost podcast in Orlando Weekly.

Ryan

Anyways, that's enough of this election stuff.

Ryan

Let's get into this week's Florida man of Jersey.

Chris

Man.

Ryan

And for our first story, a man is arrested for throwing rocks at vehicles.

Ryan

And for our second story, a man robs a donut shop for $7.

Chris

First of all, what.

Scott

Is.

Scott

What.

Scott

Why are we talking Large Wallace?

Scott

What is that?

Scott

Was that AI?

Chris

I think it was AI because it was both of us saying the exact same thing.

Scott

Oh, yeah, ChatGPT just told me it was AI.

Scott

It's crazy.

Chris

That.

Chris

All right, so we've got rocks.

Chris

I completely forgot about the beanie baby conversation.

Chris

All right, so we've got throwing rocks at cars and then stealing donuts for $7.

Chris

Darren, what are your thoughts?

Darren

Mint chocolate chip.

Darren

But the donut shop was Florida, because that was me actually stealing money to go ice cream.

Scott

Because your dad never bought it for you.

Chris

Nick.

Nick

I'm definitely gonna say donut shop Florida.

Nick

But I don't feel like they need.

Nick

I feel like $7.

Nick

How much.

Nick

How much is marijuana down there?

Nick

Probably $7.

Nick

Is it $7?

Nick

I'm gonna go.

Nick

Yeah, donuts Florida.

Sarah

Sarah, not on the streets.

Sarah

Listen, $7.

Sarah

I still go donut shop, Florida and.

Scott

Chris, I gotta go Rock throwing.

Scott

New Jersey, that's just something we do here.

Scott

It's ingrained in our culture.

Chris

Okay.

Chris

So, yeah, I'm gonna go.

Chris

This is a tough one because we don't have a whole lot of donut donut shops except for in Tallahassee.

Chris

There's a ton of Tallahassee all over the place.

Scott

Or Krispy Kreme.

Sarah

Yeah.

Scott

What?

Nick

Usually.

Chris

No, we have one Krispy Kreme.

Darren

No, we don't have just one Krispy Kreme.

Darren

Dunkin Donuts.

Darren

We've got Voodoo donuts.

Chris

We have a lot of Dunkin Donuts.

Chris

I forgot about Dunkin.

Chris

Yeah.

Chris

All right, I'm gonna go.

Chris

Donuts for $7.

Chris

Jersey rocks.

Chris

Florida.

Chris

Let's find out the answer.

Ryan

So our first story is from Florida where a 28 year old man is arrested after police said that he threw rocks at random vehicles.

Ryan

According to the report, a man was hit in the side of the face of the rock and crashed into a wall.

Ryan

This man also might have hit Scott's car with a rock, but the car is so dilapidated that insurance said it may have actually gained value over it.

Ryan

So that means our second story is from New Jersey where police are on the lookout for a Dunkin Donuts drive thru robber that got away with $7 and the employee's cell phone.

Ryan

Police are saying this is almost as awkward as when JD Vance went to a donut shop.

Ryan

And in other news, in New York City, there is an outbreak of ringworm.

Ryan

Apparently, a lot of ringworm is being found in private places on gay men.

Ryan

Coincidentally, Nick was dressed as a ring worm for Halloween.

Ryan

That's it for me this week, guys.

Ryan

We'll talk to you next week.

Scott

If you guys haven't watched the JD Vance in a donut or in a bakery video that Ryan referenced, please watch it.

Scott

Do yourself a favor and watch it.

Scott

It is four minutes of the most awkward encounters that you'll ever see in your life.

Chris

I will have to watch it.

Scott

Good one.

Darren

That's good.

Chris

Darren, you wanted to talk about something tonight?

Darren

Yeah.

Darren

So the other night I was depressed because we put down our dog and I was.

Darren

Yeah, yeah.

Darren

So I was like, you know, best thing to do, go out, go drink, go eat tacos.

Darren

So I went out to a taco place and the tacos were so hot I farted and then just pulled right through my pants all the way through.

Darren

Not even joking.

Darren

It joking.

Darren

And I was like, it just went.

Scott

Not even an exaggeration.

Darren

Not an exaggeration.

Chris

The hole was like this big.

Darren

I Could fit my entire fist through the hole.

Scott

You know that SpaceX launched the other night?

Scott

That was me.

Darren

Well, and the worst part was, is I was intoxicated and I was, I was free balling it.

Darren

So I was just.

Scott

That's a thing.

Darren

Everything, everything was out.

Scott

Was there a reason why you're free balling it?

Scott

Like, what's the decision making that goes into free balling?

Darren

Well, I was at home all day because it just again, sad new dog died.

Scott

I know.

Scott

I get it.

Scott

I get it.

Darren

So.

Darren

Just didn't want to.

Scott

My dog died.

Scott

I'm not going to wear outdoor today.

Scott

So that's.

Scott

So that's what goes into.

Scott

That's.

Scott

That's fair.

Scott

That's fair.

Chris

None of this story is an exaggeration, by the way.

Darren

I wish it was an exaggeration.

Darren

I have the picture somewhere.

Darren

I just can't show it.

Chris

I am.

Chris

Chris, I am hyperventilating, like collapsed on the floor where my dog once laid.

Chris

I can barely breathe.

Chris

My eyes are swollen.

Scott

That's just because of your.

Nick

Typical day for you.

Chris

My eyes are swollen shut.

Chris

And Darren's like, y'all good.

Chris

I'm gonna go get some tacos.

Chris

I can't be here anymore.

Chris

Like, he abandoned the ship like right before.

Scott

It's like.

Chris

There'S one more life raft.

Chris

I'm out.

Darren

I go get some milk.

Darren

I'd be, I'd be back.

Chris

Yeah.

Chris

Hey, Chris, you got any Cliff Notes?

Scott

I do.

Chris

It's been quite the show.

Chris

A lot of stuff's happened, so nothing can stop this little boy from recapping the day.

Chris

The chrysot.

Scott

Big headline in the news today was that this is real.

Scott

By the way, Spirit Airline flight was hit by gunfire by a Haitian gang.

Scott

Now, I'm sorry, but how'd that even make the news?

Scott

That has to be like the most least surprising headline.

Scott

That's part of the.

Scott

That's part of the fine print.

Scott

When you fly Spirit and to Haiti, right?

Scott

He said your, your vehicle, your plane may be struck by Haitian gang gunfire.

Darren

Are they still cannibals?

Scott

Well, I think that's what they were hunting.

Scott

I think that's what they were doing.

Nick

They're like, oh, bad job people.

Scott

They're usually the fat ones.

Scott

Anyway, Scott assumed that I was a helicopter parent and he couldn't have been any more wrong.

Scott

Now, literally the only people that were more wrong was every single pollster in America up until the day of the election.

Chris

Wow.

Scott

Nick talked about how his rights could be potentially taken away.

Scott

Now, in consolation of that, Nick, I would like to give you the right to my heart.

Scott

Now just don't tell anyone.

Scott

I could get arrested.

Scott

But then again, then again, if I do get arrested, maybe I can run for president.

Scott

So maybe we should let the cat out of the bag.

Scott

Or out of the urn.

Scott

Kamala Harris lost the presidential election last Tuesday.

Scott

The only thing more dead than her campaign is.

Scott

Scott.

Scott

Never mind.

Scott

I have to say this one.

Scott

For the next couple weeks.

Darren

I'm laughing through the pain.

Scott

Sarah got insanely excited when she thought she heard an ice cream truck.

Scott

I haven't seen someone that excited to get cream since my blind date with Nick.

Scott

Nick.

Nick

Larry Hall.

Scott

JD Vance went on Joe Rogan and said that he wouldn't be surprised if he and Trump won the vote of the, quote, normal gays.

Scott

Turns out that the normal gays did not win in the presidency.

Scott

Has actually the normal racist.

Scott

And lastly, Tim Walls now needs a job since he's no longer the vice presidential candidate.

Scott

So it's probably why he gained 75 pounds and started hosting Parents Night Out.

Scott

And those are my Gles.

Chris

Thank you so much, Chris.

Scott

You're awesome.

Scott

I love when you have to say thank you at the end.

Chris

Nick, what do you got coming up this week with Piper?

Nick

So Piper's birthday is on Sunday, so she turns seven.

Scott

Oh, my gosh.

Scott

Seven.

Nick

Wow.

Nick

So it's.

Nick

It's crazy to think that she's going to be that old already, I guess.

Nick

Is it old?

Nick

It's old for her.

Nick

So we're having a birthday party on Saturday.

Nick

It's a mermaid theme, so we're inviting all of her cheerleading friends.

Nick

So I will be very stoned and intoxicated and I'll report back next week.

Chris

Sarah, what do you got going on with the girls this week?

Sarah

Oh, I.

Sarah

I don't know, actually.

Sarah

That's.

Sarah

That's to be determined because now our Wednesdays are open, so, you know, RIP Wednesdays to be determined.

Chris

Chris, what do you do with the family this week?

Scott

So we have a g follow up with a gastroenterologist for my daughter.

Scott

Hopefully we can get her off this $40 formula and put her down to like some string beads or something.

Scott

I don't know.

Scott

I'm learning as I go.

Scott

Scott, she's old enough to eat solids now, I think.

Chris

No, it's too early.

Scott

I'll ask.

Scott

I'll ask.

Scott

Chat.

Scott

GPT.

Scott

I'm going to delete that one.

Scott

It's probably wrong here anyway.

Scott

So that's what.

Scott

That's what.

Scott

That's what we'll be doing this week.

Scott

Saturday we're doing something but I totally forget so I'm go do have to ask the wife what we're doing Saturday because she gets very infuriated with me when I forget plans.

Scott

But if someone were to write them on the calendar, I would never forget these things.

Scott

Right, right, right.

Scott

Anyway, I digress.

Chris

Okay, Alex, maybe cut that.

Chris

I don't know.

Chris

Darren, you got anything exciting coming up?

Darren

Yeah, I'm gonna go visit your other daughter that you don't see or talk to.

Chris

All right.

Scott

On that note, tell her Scott said hi.

Scott

Who do you want to visit?

Chris

Chris, thoughts and prayers for your new expensive car.

Chris

I heard it broke down this week.

Chris

Hopefully it's better now.

Scott

Thank you.

Scott

As a sore subject but I know.

Darren

Really insensitive of you.

Chris

Darren, where can our listeners find you?

Darren

You can find me on Instagram under darrenmofay and then it'll have a link tree to all of my other accounts.

Chris

Alex, just look up Disney verse on all social media platforms.

Scott

D I Z P E Y B R N Z and check out our episodes dropping every Monday.

Nick

Nick, you can find me on social media on all platforms at same hypervacations and on Instagram at Emotional supports Gay.

Sarah

Nick, Sarah, you can find me on the Instagram and the whatnot at oldsoothrift.

Scott

Chris, you can find me on the front line battling an army of fleas but I'm not doing that.

Scott

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Chris

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Chris

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Chris

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Chris

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Chris

Thank you so much for listening.

Chris

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Sarah

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Scott

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