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#80 - THE STRANGER
Join us as we celebrate episode 80 of Trout Stream in an engaging exploration of the iconic number 80 and its connection to sports. We dive into legendary athletes who wore this number, including Jerry Rice and Chris Carter, sharing personal anecdotes and humorous family moments along the way. With segments like the Golden Trout Award for uplifting stories and Eels of the Week for those cringe-worthy moments, this episode balances lightheartedness with nostalgia.
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Hello everyone. I'm Harry Traubman and with me, as always, is my co-host. I am Paul Traubman, and welcome to the Traubstream. We are a show for adults, where your kids can be around. When you listen. We do not curse, we don't talk about politics and we're all about fun. Great segments, including a fan voted bracket, pwn, paul's weird news, funny state laws that still exist today and packing up the truck For stuff we want to talk about but have no idea where to place it on the show. For the good and heartwarming, we give out the Golden Trout Award For the ugly and nasty Eels of the Week. So pick up a pole, cast a line and join us on the stream Today on episode 80, we will discuss our favorite athletes to wear the number 80, hand out our weekly awards and, of course, much, much more.
Speaker 1:Paul, friends, everyone, welcome to episode 80. Welcome to the Trout Stream 8-0. What a good time to be back. Paul, how was your week? Talk to me, week has been really good.
Speaker 1:Um, man, our episode dropped. Do we give a little behind the scenes, harry? Do we? Do we do a little bts to where? Um, look, we told everybody we got some upgrades during the holiday season. We, you know, a low point for us. We like what was due, upgraded, updated, and it is too smart for us. I'm going to be blunt. It kicked my butt, it whooped us, so we were on the edge there for this last week.
Speaker 1:Stress for the trout stream was a little high. It's the year of the trout and, well, it was the year of the stress. It is the year of the trout, and there was almost fried trout served. Oh yeah, because I was fried. I'm just going to tell you what happened. Paul's recording was two hours. Obviously, the episode is not two hours and 16 seconds. My recording was two hours and 19 seconds and for some reason, our program would not let them line up whatsoever. I had to call my good buddy, jimmy Fox, big supporter of the show. Thank you, jimmy. And he walked me through it and he was able to help me and I super appreciate that. Thank you, jimmy, and he walked me through it and he was able to help me, and I super appreciate that. Yeah, thanks, jimmy.
Speaker 1:Now, while that fiasco was going on, harry, I've had some busy after work activities to do. One day of the week, the two littles have gymnastics. What is that? Five? What is that 545? One can do it alone. The other one needs their parent on the floor with them, and that parent is me. It's never really a debate, because I'm the first one to raise my hand. Yeah, because it actually sounds fun. Yeah, I mean doing gymnastics with a two-year-old. You're not. You're not doing splits and tall balance beams and this, that and the other, but you are working on your core and I'm telling you, right now, piper's going to be a machine. Olivia already is a machine. She's already there. Piper is wild.
Speaker 1:And then the next night is dance. Well, this week Harry I don't know if I told you this yet it was dance with dad. Week, adorable Dads, all their dance classes at the studio, dads join the kids. Well, their dance starts at four and I'm at work till four. So I left work early and I was like uh, this is why I'm leaving, anybody got a problem. And they're like no, not like anybody's gonna say anything. But but I was ready to fight. Of course I want to go dance with my girls, and so it's a two and a three half-year-old and it was just going through stretches and exercises and red light, green light, running around, dancing and stuff, and it was a blast, except for at one point.
Speaker 1:They have the ballet bars where the girls stretch or whatever. Well, piper can. Where the girls stretch or whatever. Well, piper can get the one bar. If she's standing flat-footed and she reaches all the way up to the top, she can grab it. She looks at me with a smile and almost has a full pull-up. That's terrifying. I'm like what are you doing? Straight eye contact. She looks over at her and, like, starts pulling up. I'm like, no, I didn't say all the way. She got herself off the ground and it is a walk to the wall. Piper's scary. Yeah, the straight eye contact is terrifying, it scares me. And I'm like Piper, that's enough, let's get off the wall here and she goes. Ha ha scares me. But also the core strength is amazing.
Speaker 1:So Olivia is the T-1000, right? Yes, terminator Piper is the next generation. Yes, yeah, she's T-1000. What was? Is it T-2000? No, the Okay. So the T-1000 is actually the cop. Yeah, so let's re-say that, mark it Okay. So, let's re-say that and mark it. Okay. So Olivia is T-800, piper's T-1000. Okay. So Olivia is the T-800 Terminator. Yes, and Piper's now the T-1000. Yeah, piper's T-1000. Yeah, that is awesome and terrifying at the exact same time she's going to look for John Connor one day. Actually, very unique sidebar Out of everybody in my house, piper is the only one besides me who have seen the first three Terminators, really, yeah, because when she was early on, you know, like few weeks old, couple months old, like Sabrina and I were taking shifts feeding, and so I'm like you gotta watch something.
Speaker 1:Yeah, you gotta stay up. And so I'm like what am I going to watch? And Terminator two was on Netflix, and so I was like, well, piper, if I'm going to introduce you, you need the backstory. Yeah, you got to start with one Very, very young, a couple months old, if a couple. And so I found T1, t2. I had to rent or buy Terminator 3.
Speaker 1:I don't know if we watched the fourth one, but I was excited. It's my turn to stay up with her. Yeah, and we watched all the Term, the terminators. I hope you know you have imprinted on her brain. Oh, one thousand percent the terminator.
Speaker 1:Yes, you want to tell me about your time. Wait for me to jump to you. Make a funny story about your cats. I don't even know what I did. Oh, I got a story.
Speaker 1:Yeah, go ahead, be honest enough about my week, short week. Since we talked last, I want to hear about your week. Go fill me in. I ended up with a cough due to cold and I ended up violently ill on saturday. Uh, hours started at midnight. I ended up falling asleep sitting in a chair at my kitchen sink and I got the spin so bad when I just simply lifted my head up. Oh, wow, yeah, yeah. So that was super, super fun and just sick. I was sick, I'm feeling great and just still under the weather.
Speaker 1:So not much happening on this side of the country, but I do want to mention the country as a whole because I do want to give a quick shout out to listeners of 79. Buddy, are you ready for this? I'm ready. The shout out goes to Portland. Now you might be saying, harry, there's multiple Portlands. Yeah, and I'm going to say yes, we went coast to coast this past week. We had a listener in Portland Maine and Portland Oregon. Yeah, out of town. So for all you wrestling fanatics, we had a Shane McMahon coast to coast, from one top rope to the other.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I saw that and I kind of got the chills. It is amazing. Yeah, portland to Portland, dude, I mean, it doesn't get much more east and west than that? No, not at all. I mean because Maine is the most east state we have. Yeah, yeah, that's awesome. I'm really happy. I thought that was awesome. I know you said you had a big surprise for me and that right, there might be the best location. Shout out again behind the scenes you were like, oh, I gotta look at some locations here. And I was like nope, nope, I got you, don't worry, you're gonna love this one. And I loved it. I loved it. I think that's what I love about our show.
Speaker 1:Harry is the coast to coast-coast. Feel the international vibe. I know we hit Paris in our last few episodes. It's so funny you bring that up because I was going to bring up Paris. So, to our French listeners, to our French listeners, be our guest. That's what else we did this weekend. You tried the gray stuff. It was delicious.
Speaker 1:We, uh, we watched Beauty and Beast and, uh, while while dad was cleaning up and we were doing stuff here, I was waiting for that song and then I just jumped into the living room and I became Lumiere. My girls didn't really want to dance with me because they were so fixated on trying to watch the movie and I was like I don't care. I mean it is an animated spectacle, it is Top five soundtrack. Disney Easy easy. Top five soundtrack. Disney Easy easy. Yeah, I mean I'm not just saying that because I went through multiple VHS Tapes as a child watching that movie. I mean, no, it's really good. Yeah, I could Make this. Uh, we do a fan voted Poll of greatest Disney Soundtrack.
Speaker 1:I'm not gonna fight you on that. That's gonna Be next. We gotta get through this anyway. I don't want to spoil the show. Harry, fill him in. You are the record keeper. Yes, we start the show off. I can't A lot of behind the scenes. Buddy, you start the show off going. I beat you this week for pick-ems. I go first and then we look at the standings and I'm sorry, but that is incorrect. So we are going to. I'm filing a complaint with NASCAR. I think you should be docked some points, and I'm not just saying that because I am violently losing.
Speaker 1:My 2025 season is not off to a hot start. No, last year I started on fire. This year I'm cold, but I did get the win. That's all that matters. That's all that matters. I'm going to go first with my number 80. I got a couple actually, okay, pretty obvious ones. I want to hear it. I want to hear it. Jerry Rice, come on now. You know, not going to know.
Speaker 1:And then a second one is actually related to my first ever sports bet. I bet our older sister, amanda, $10 that the Rams were going to beat the Titans in the 2000 Super Bowl. From that team we got Isaac Bruce, the greatest show on turf. That was a great team. That was a great team and I obviously won that bet. You did, and mom goes are you really going to take that $10 from her? And I said absolutely yes. I said it was either the $10 or her kneecap. Yeah, she was about 16 at the time, old enough to know A bet's a bet. I got my $10. She still about 16 at the time, old enough to know A bet's a bet. I got it On my $10, she's still got her kneecap. Yeah, that's all I got. I have two.
Speaker 1:Hold up James Thrash. Didn't he wear 80? James Thrash was 80. That's a hot one. That's alive. Wow, that's a good one top of my noggin. Yeah, james Thrash War 80. Holy smokes, that's a name you haven't heard in a while. Great pick, that's one of those you forgot they played in the NFL man. I haven't thought about that one in a while. I have two. One that comes to mind, one I've grossly forgotten, so I'll go with the forgotten one first, from the Seattle Seahawks back when they were in the AFC number 80.
Speaker 1:Steve Largent. Steve Largent is in the top 20, top 30, and most NFL receiving stats, all-time stats. People forget about him. I think they call him like White Lightning or something like that. Dominant receiver in the 80s, I want to say early 90s. I think he went to the early 90s but huge present up there in Seattle. Like they haven't had a receiver like him until DK Metcalf. Oh, so I mean they've had a lot of receivers, but you know what I'm saying, like somebody of that stature.
Speaker 1:But my next one, harry, this is a big one here. This was former Philadelphia Eagle who got cut by the team because of substance issues. Goes to get himself better, goes to Minnesota, cleans up his act, has thanked the Philadelphia Eagles organization for cutting him when they did because self-admittedly he said he wouldn't be who he is today if Philly would have kept him around. A lot of people forget he is today if Philly would have kept him around. A lot of people forget that he played for Philly, number 80, chris Carter. I always forget he played for Philly, yeah, and it was a little blurb of his life that he played in Philly, drafted by Philly, played there for, I want to say, four years, three, four years. Right, he started there and then he got in trouble and it was one of those things where everybody, oh man, what could have been? He was in Philly. Look at his stats. Now You're like no man, people don't get it. You have to change your scenery sometimes.
Speaker 1:Yes, and Chris Carter needed that desperately Self-immolating. It's not me saying it, it's something he said. But the other thing I love about Chris Carter was he was on the 1998 Minnesota Vikings with former Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham, oh Right, with Randy Moss, his rookie year. Randy Moss, I think, was the number two receiver on the team and their ball boy was somebody by the name of Larry Fitzgerald. Oh, so now Chris Carter, full effect of. He helped make Larry Fitzgerald. Larry Fitzgerald, yes, without question. So who is the better number 80 overall? Jerry Rice, chris Carter, individually? Obviously Jerry Rice, yes, for the NFL, chris Carter.
Speaker 1:Another side note interesting fact about the number 80, harry, not only is it for Mercury number 80 element. You know, in MLB history, harry. Last week we had an interesting fact. You know, 79 was only worn In MLB history. Harry, last week we had an interesting fact 79 was only worn by 21 players in a 12-year span. How about this number 80, which I think 80 is a cleaner number than 79. Yeah, we'll look at that. 11. 11 players have worn in MLBB history in a five year span 2019 to 2024, 2025 numbers aren't out yet for jerseys, right, cause you gotta, we're getting into spring training, so some of these stats may change. Um, I thought that was interesting.
Speaker 1:Break break. Did you even say yeah, you did that only. Okay, I'm sorry, that's on me, that's on me. I didn't mention the NBA one because I figured you, follow up from last week with NBA Should have pre-coordinated that. You'll do NBA, I'll do my two draft picks, and then you jump into NASCAR Marking it Break break. I, NASCAR Marking it, break break. I mentioned last week there's been no 79s in the NBA, right, there's been no 80s as well. I did know about 79 last week off the top of my head. I did look up 80 this week in the NBA Zero. That's interesting, right? So you would think somewhere along the line somebody was a wide receiver in high score college, thank you, who was number 80? So you would think somewhere along the line somebody was a wide receiver in high score college, thank you, who was number 80? Thank you. Like you know what I want to stick, give me that number. Interesting fact, harry, I heard. I kind of read into it and looked it up.
Speaker 1:In NCAA basketball your number cannot be. It has to be five or below. It has to be a one-handed number or below Right, so you can be one. You can be jersey number zero to nine, right, pretty much. I got to be able to use two hands for your entire jersey number for fouls. So you can't be 62 because I got to do a six and then a two as I'm using my hands like you know our fancy. So if it's like hey, penalty on number 50, 54, you know fouling him. So maybe that's why you don't see 80s, because in college they're used to. Each number has to be one handed. Oh, so it has to be 50 and under. Essentially. Yeah, like, the highest you can go is 55. Yeah, I also wondered how the USA Olympic team's numbers worked. We should do a deep dive into that one. Yeah, I don't know. But if any of you listeners out there know how the US Olympic team gets their numbers, reach out, post it on the page, let us know.
Speaker 1:Now there's two draft picks, harry, I got to jump into draft picks here. I always say jump into it because this is wild. I got one NFL, one MLB. I'll go with MLB 2002, number 80 overall selection. Hard to believe, it was 2002.
Speaker 1:Curtis Granderson 16 seasons in Major League Baseball, drafted by the Dodgers, he played with the Yankees, the Mets, dodgers, tigers. Infielder Dude was all around. His big highlight was when he was in New York with both Mets and the Yankees. It's just weird to think that. You know he's. He was drafted in 2002. I think him more. He's younger than he really is. That's not my highlight one, that's just icing. Here is the cake NFL 1988. I was about two and a half when this draft happened. Wish I was a little bit older. Number 80 overall draft pick selection Questionably one of my favorite personalities in NFL history, bill Romanowski. Also, I referenced last week that Stone Cold would be Bill Romanowski. Having no idea you did, having no idea that he was the number 80 overall draft pick. But it's just funny how our show lines up like that. Again, it's one of those weird, weird lineup things. Let's see doing draft picks. I got this week Harry.
Speaker 1:Moving on to NASCAR. The 80 car has 236 races, again, not bad. With one win we're back in the win column, baby, that's all that matters. Another win Coming from Jim Pichot in 1953. So they're, they're due. It's been a while.
Speaker 1:Other notable driver Jimmy Horton. Jimmy Horton, timmy Horton's brother. Yes, man, one makes coffee and donuts and one drove the 80 car, nascar. No, I've been to a Timmy Horton's in Canada. Oh, yes, I've been to one Timmy Hortons in Canada. Oh, yes, I've been to one Timmy Hortons in my life, mm-hmm, and it was in Dubai. I was going to say I thought it was in Dubai. Yeah, when I went and visited the Wiz Khalifa building with a Timmy Hortons. That is a weird flex, I'm not going to lie. Yeah, yeah, I've been to Timmy Horton's in Dubai. Yeah, it was weird. I walked by and I was like I have to Moving on quick flash in a hurry.
Speaker 1:Let's see, we got the Billboard Top 100 song, joan Jett. I Love Rock and Roll, good, good song. The highest grossing movie is Spectre, which is a James Bond movie. There was scenes from an Italian restaurant in there, if I believe, but also, if our listeners remember, we mentioned Spectre a few episodes ago. Just like Ice Age, they just keep shifting down because high selling movies keep coming out. I don't want to get into our James Bond rhetoric again, but it feels like life is on repeat at times, definitely with where we're at right now. I got a fun one, though you know I'm a big fan of repeats.
Speaker 1:The number one album from 1980 is the same number one album from 1979. Pink Floyd, the Wall. You know, sometimes when the album's so good, you're like I, like you just the way you are. I want you two years in a row, did a little research. That album came out in November of 79, became the number one album November and was the number one selling album November and was the number one selling album First off. That stat alone is crazy. And then enough kids saved up their lunch money through November, through December and into the next year to buy it. I, the Wall is a great album.
Speaker 1:There are certain Pink Floyd songs over time You're like okay, okay, but I really want to sit down, listen to the Wall, start to finish. I don't think I ever have either. That's a good, right, because I wish it was on the list. The dark side of the moon right, but the wizard of oz, dark side of the moon, but like, does the wall line up with anything? But really, I think pink floyd songs, one at a time. They're good, yes, right, like pink floyd gets it right. The first time I will be completely honest and vulnerable, as important as music is to my life. I'm not the biggest Pink Floyd fan. No, I'm not either. I respect them. Yeah, hearing lyrics more as an adult yes, really gets me. So I understand the songs better. You know who I am a big fan of, and that is the who, whose lead singer, robert Daltrey, is 80 years old man, oh, that's wild.
Speaker 1:You got former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Craig T Nelson is 80. I am a huge Craig T Nelson fan. Fun fact Craig T Nelson was supposed to be in Modern Family, but he wanted too much money. He was supposed to be Ed O'Neill. Ed O'Neill, he was supposed to be the dad.
Speaker 1:Moving on, we got Buttered Sausage. Gary Busey, nope. Gladys Knight is 80. Okay, sam Elliott, what a mustache. My eye cut Now. Now, who has a better mustache? You ready for this? Yep, sam Elliott, or someone who's also 80 years old, tom Selleck they're the same age. They are the same age. Tom Selleck is iconic. Sam Elliott's would beat you up, very fair. You know who else's iconic mustache would beat you up? Danny Trejo. Danny Trejo's mustache is going to stab you. Sam Elliott's mustache is going to punch you in the face and then we have mustache-less Patti LaBelle. Oh, thank God. Yeah, rod Stewart, we got good music at 80. Diana Ross Okay, good music at 80. Diana Ross Okay.
Speaker 1:George Lucas is 80. I thought he was younger. Yeah, I mean, it makes sense. Right. And number one, the number one person on this list in my personal opinion, the great, the giant of a man, danny DeVito. Danny DeVito's 80? He's 80. And he's still an always sunny like. It's no big deal. You know, they always say the good die young. No, says I. With this list here. Mm-hmm, who my might favor be on that list? All of them. Sam Elliott, very iconic name personality. Danny DeVito, the Penguin, the other half of Twins, like, oh, such a good list, 80. 80 is a good number.
Speaker 1:There is no 80 car currently in NASCAR, but Christopher Bell got the win in Atlanta last week. Good race. He held off the Madman. Dump them if they're in your way. The lunatic Carson Hosafar. That dude was bumping and dumping anyone in his way. Everyone was mad at him. Everyone's saying hey, kid, that's not how you race, but a second place finish. I tend to disagree. Oh man, you watched it, we both watched it. It was in overtime. Safety reason went to overtime. Last lap white flag's out.
Speaker 1:Next flag ends the race and it's Larson and Bell, two of the top drivers door to door. And here comes Hosovar and you see the run he's got. He's got a scary run at a drafting track, as they call them now, and he hits Larson. I'm like, oh no, either all three of them are wrecking or Larson has to save this car. Larson saves it and they go three wide and just as Josavar is getting, he's going to lead, the caution flag dropped for the big wreck behind them. It was a shame it did end the race that way.
Speaker 1:I was not happy. I was kind of hoping they'd let him finish. I am super pumped about Kyle Larson finishing third. He is not a good draft track racer, nope. So for him to finish third. Hopefully it silences some doubters along the way we are moving forward to Texas, texas Forward in NASCAR.
Speaker 1:It's a road course, mm-hmm, I go first. I'm going to stick with what I'm doing. I, I'm going to stick with what I'm doing. I'm going to stick with it and I'm going to take Michael McDowell Good pick, not a top racer, not a top racer. Great road course guy.
Speaker 1:Yes, I'm not looking for a win here, I'm going to beat you. That is my goal. Yeah, you got to beat me. Last year I started with trying to go for the win, to beat you. That is my goal. Yeah, you got to beat me. Last year I started with trying to go for the win and beating you. I mean, those bonus points are nice. They saved me at the end.
Speaker 1:Where I'm at now, I need to just solely focus week on week beating you, and I think and I hope and I pray, michael McDowell is that pick to beat you. So that would have been my first draft pick here, my first option. I'm going with my second one now, because my first pick was going to go mid. I'm going over the top. He used to wear a 23. He came back in the 4-5. Give me Tyler Reddick. That's a great pick, dude. Yeah, that's a great pick.
Speaker 1:Kind of get manufacturers aside now and I like there's not many drivers I don't like. Yes, we have Tyler Reddick in my top 10. Maybe higher we mentioned it before as we lost that mentality of like raise, help, raise, dale and just enjoyed the sport. Yes, I'm enjoying a lot more drivers and I'm not a brand. Or Brian Blaney wants to drive a Ford, tyler Reddick wants to drive a Toyota Is in a Ford, I don't care. Man Like are you a good wheel man? Are you? Now, when I say entertaining, it's like are you a good racer? Yeah, yeah, that's all I care about. Hosovar might be moving on my list Because Ross Chastain is in my top 10.
Speaker 1:I think Ross Chastain is like I don't know if our fans can see what I comment on Instagram under the trout stream, but like Ross Chastain's paint scheme going into this week is Bush Light, texas. Sweet looking paint scheme, I guess probably the best paint scheme of the year so far. And I commented Hands down, bush Light. Ross Chastain is a match made in NASCAR heaven. Yes, so two of our favorites have merged and I love it.
Speaker 1:There are bullhorns on his car Not real ones, they're obviously painted on Right, but the bullhorns would be less aerodynamic, kind of like Dad's old big rig when he had them on the hood of that. He was less aerodynamic, but it'd be cool. Still awesome though. It'd be awesome to see, like, if Chastain wins this race and they have like magnetic bullhorns to put on so you can do like a burnout, just slap them on. I'm gonna call them dude, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta get that tweet out like now, just going down the front stretch, let's do a burnout with my boss hog with those horns on the front of the car. It'd be so clean going into full texas pride too. You gotta love it, dude, you got to. I love, I love when it's individualized like that. Like you know, obviously, daytona 500, the coke, you know you get specialized paint schemes, yeah, but this for just just to be a normal road course, yeah, I think it's pretty awesome. Like, let's go, that's awesome. They do that. I am excited to see it.
Speaker 1:The other thing we got some great news, either late last week, early this week, something I'm excited to see. I don't know where to put it, so I'll give it a golden trout, maybe a golden eel, I don't know where to put this. I'm just happy and excited. It's finally happened. We talked about it before on the show.
Speaker 1:Jason Peters, the former left tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, has officially retired. Finally, finally it's done. He's gone. Take some easy schmo job for the Seattle. Where they're going to pay him too much money to just stand around, I don't care. He's out of the NFL, he's the bodyguard. He's going to be a bodyguard. Listen, if you know Philly, we got big dumb. I think they're trying to do the same thing with Jason Peters. That's fine. He's a great guy for it, perfect guy, great guy for it. But he's finally retired. Good, and I don't know why. It makes me so happy that he's finally retired, because when he was at Philly for so long, it was near the end of his time in Philly. He was injury plagued and it was like okay bud, no, okay bud. And then like he stepped away and he's like his contract expired but then signed with Dallas and then contract expired, but then signed with Dallas and then contract expired. He goes to Seattle, contract expires. I guess he'll be signed with Seattle.
Speaker 1:Dude hasn't played a full season in I don't know how long. I think that's what bothers me the most about playing past your prime, because you're taking that spot for someone else. I loved his game and I respect his game so much that I don't want to see somebody like him stay in the league so long that it almost tarnishes your reputation. Yes, you know, it's like if Tom Brady would have kept staying in the league or whatever it is. Don't tarnish that bud. Yeah, go out on a high note, and he didn't. I'm just glad it's over. How about that? I'm glad it's over. And hey, I will say this Thank you for everything. We respect you, we love you. Good luck, yeah, but it's time to be moving out of the locker room as a player and move in in another role.
Speaker 1:This is where I got one harry. I got two going trust this week one on the show sheet, one not on the show sheet. What I love about behind the scenes with us is, uh, we, we kind of know sometimes who we're putting up, because our show she's more of an outline memory jogger. How about this one, harry? We like good parties. I like being invited to parties in my neighborhood, right, if my neighbors ever invite me. It kind of reminds me of the new Bud Light commercial with Post Malone and Shane Gillis. Shane Gillis, thank you. I couldn't think of his name, right, so you know good parties.
Speaker 1:Well, an 87-year-old widower has gone viral for hand-delivering party invitations door-to-door. I get it bud, right. You're not current, you're not hip with the times, you're 87. Like when I'm 87, I don't expect to be hip with whatever times there are. I won't be able to drive a flying car, so he doesn't know about X and Snapchats and Facebooks and instant messengers and stuff. Heck, he probably doesn't even have a ring doorbell, you know so. Instead, he's going door to door handing out invitations to a party at his house saying hey guys, come on over. By the way, party starts at 4 pm Till when Until the cops arrive. That's, that's epic for an 87-year-old man. Now you gotta think back, go back to when he was younger. Oh, he was younger during Woodstock, if you know what I'm saying. His party time was Woodstock, so the old man knows how to party. But the invitation in the end delivered to people 4pm until the cops arrive.
Speaker 1:You know what I'm doing, harry. I'm on my best behavior and I'm gonna be like how long can y'all last? This is Friday. I bet your cops get called on Sunday arrive. You know what I'm doing, harry. I'm on my best behavior and I'm going to be like how long can y'all last? This is Friday. I bet your crops get cold on Sunday. Keep the drinks flowing. You know.
Speaker 1:It reminds me of that time in Vienna where we just partied till the sun came up. It wasn't me, it was a buddy of mine and he told me the story. But still, I see your golden trout and then I want to elevate it just slightly. On each invitation was a hand-drawn, unique snowflake. Stop, can't make this stuff up. Did they make it up? That's beautiful. That is the golden trout word. You know everybody's got a dream, harry, and that is a dream situation for this old man to hand out invitations and just that's simply a good neighborhood.
Speaker 1:Now my second golden trout it's a twofer, it's a two-parter. Let's be honest. Harry has to get a golden trout for all the work he's done. And I'm not trying to float anybody's ego or nothing, but I want to be honest here. The trouble this man had to go through to get our last episode out it the trouble this man had to go through to get our last episode out. It was a war, it was I don't even want to make a reference to a war, but it was a war. But it also goes out to Jimmy for helping Harry. Sweet, sweet Jimmy. The two of them are going to get their own individual awards, because without those two, or really without Harry, we wouldn't have a show, because you guys would just listen to me ramble, but our editor-in-chief killed it this week. So bravo to you.
Speaker 1:This is where we insert the golf clap, just like that. Thank you, I appreciate it. Look, I'd like to thank my sponsor, michelob Ultra. Listen, you know, the editing normally is a pretty smooth process. This past week it did not go smooth at all. We had a three second time off and it was really hard to get it lined up. Again. We switched to new programming. It was supposed to be user friendly. It's not. I'm not going to bash them for it, but yeah, it was our mistake, the reason it happened. So no one to blame. But yeah, it was our mistake, the reason it happened. So no one to blame. You know, without our sponsor Barbasol, I didn't really think we'd get to the finish line. 79 was tough, but we got it out. And again, huge shout out to my spotter there, jimmy, we wouldn't have been able to cross the line without him. Thanks, jimmy.
Speaker 1:We could talk about golden trout all day, harry. We could talk about golden trouts all day, harry. We could talk about the good. But I think it's time we discuss bad guys that we cheer for, right. They're not golden trout worthy. We don't want to give them an award, but those guys that you cheer for, you kind of want them to succeed.
Speaker 1:We've got a 16-team bracket, harry, going in here. Sweet 16 is what we're starting it with. We had a lot of submissions through all of our social medias. I crunch it down to 16. Just to have some fun with it, right? So we're going to have our four quadrants.
Speaker 1:I've already teased some of the names. I kind of got my pick. I don't know who you're going with. I mean you have your submission. I know who you're going with. I mean you have your submission, I know who you're picking, but somebody recently. I'm going to give you four, harry, and that's it.
Speaker 1:I want a little teaser here. Johnny Lawrence from Karate Kid. Elphaba recently from Wicked that's always a good one. Colonel Jessup from A Few Good Men I don't know who really cheered for him, except for maybe his speech when he's on the stand. And, of course, I don't know who would vote for this one, maybe, because it's not my thing, but Skyler White from Breaking Bad? Oh, I do not like that one. No, no, I don't like her. It's not that she's always a woman, it's just that she annoys me. Yes, right, so as soon as this episode, while it's being edited, I'm going to drop the brackets this weekend.
Speaker 1:Let everybody know we're going to have four matchups. We're getting through this. We're going to knock this one out because they're bad guys and you want to knock them out. Get it done quick. Our four corners have cool names. We literally discuss right now and you'll find out next week. Give me a letter, harry. What do you think of bad guys? Do you think of illegal activity, breaking the law? How about it's time for America's favorite segment? Funny state laws that still exist today, this week brought to you by Ridiculous Rick's Bail Bonds? You think what you did to get yourself in jail is ridiculous. What he's going to do to get you out Even more so let's review.
Speaker 1:Harry, you were sitting at 44 and 37. Still positive, baby. Still positive, like always. I was going to ask one question Are you ready? Oh, I was born. Always. I was going to ask one question Are you ready? Oh, I was born ready. I am so ready for this. It's been a while since we've done this. We have. Here's your first one, harry. I'm ready In this state. I'm ready.
Speaker 1:You are forbidden Foreboding From eating in an establishment, forbidden foreboding from eating in an establishment, eating in a place that is on fire. Your options are Mississippi, illinois, oregon. So I feel like you're throwing Oregon in there because, obviously, the locations of the shout outs from the beginning of the episode, illinois and Mississippi. I'm leaning towards Illinois because of the great fires in the 1900s to, basically, the 1930s. Everything was on fire constantly. So that's what's pushing me towards Illinois, and then sometimes I also feel like people need some help and a reminder of what to do and what not to do, and for that I think Mississippi really, oh, this could go anywhere Mississippi, oregon or Illinois. I'm going to say Illinois.
Speaker 1:Final answer Chicago of 1871 has really influenced you that much. It has. Oh, wow, yeah, see, everything's on fire. No, no, I get what you're saying. It is foreboding to eat in a place that is on fire in the state of Illinois, the fact that, yes, my gosh, the Great Fire of Chicago had literally saved my butt. Like I said, everything was on fire in the United States for a hot minute no pun intended, hot minute. They would literally towns would literally burn down. They would rebuild them and then they would burn down again. I'm like, hey, maybe we stop using wood, and that's a thought. Nah, all right, moving on.
Speaker 1:In this state, it is illegal for you to run out of gas in your vehicle. Your options are Idaho, new Mexico, ohio, new Mexico. Final answer that was really quick, harry. Not even a thought. Not even a thought, because it's illegal. It's illegal Give that one to me To run out of gas in the state of New Mexico, ohio. It's not New Mexico, it is not New Mexico. Oh, it's not New Mexico, it is not New Mexico.
Speaker 1:Oh, my God, my confidence was at a 99.9999. You were super confident and I literally wanted to hear what you had to say about this one, because I swore you were going to say Ohio needs this law because, wow, everybody knows you need gas in your car. Yeah, wow, this law because, wow, everybody knows you need gas in your car. Yeah, wow, I literally, I swear. I've seen that it was new mexico, somewhere. You know what could be. I'm gonna put that, uh, as a question mark. No, no, no, the law that you found right.
Speaker 1:But here's the thing. Harry is, sometimes there is certain laws, that ridiculous laws that multiple states have. Yeah, I think there are four states that you cannot have a billboard Right, and so I wanted to do something with that, but it'd be too confusing. So there might be multiple states where it is illegal to run out of gas. I would have to do my research now. So I'm going to put you currently at 45 and 38. So positive with the research possibility.
Speaker 1:Next episode we will update on the next episode. Yes, really hoping you go Ohio, really thought you know, because Ohio, ohio stinks, harry, speaking of stink, thinking of the things that smell, thinking of the things that are gross and slimy and nasty. Let's move into Eels of the Week, because I got one. Is it the state of Ohio? No, it's just permanent. I mean, more astronauts have gone to outer space come from the state of Ohio than any other state, which begs the question what's wrong with your state? No, harry, this one.
Speaker 1:Here I have an eel that has to go out to the quote, to the stranger that we don't know. So, my place of employment there are two restrooms One in our main hallway that's single use and then one at the other side of the building. That is multiple use. Single use is like one toilet, one urinal. The one in the back has multiple toilets, multiple urinals. Well, it's an unwritten rule. The one in the hallway is only meant for number one there. Right, it makes sense. It's in the main hallway. Everybody's right there. Quick, easy access.
Speaker 1:Well, this stranger, somebody just blows his bathroom up like almost daily. No air freshener, no apologies, no, let me air it out, or you know anything like that. And then today they just put a sticky note on the back of it that says sorry, it's clogged. Work order has been called in. And you're just like nah, that's not how this works. We are grown folk, figure your business out. That's not how this works. We are grown folk, figure your business out. That is atrocious. You, sir. The only thing I know is they are getting an eel. That's the only thing I know.
Speaker 1:You need to use your powers to figure out who put that request in, and whoever the stranger is will be greeted with an eel. Just on the desk, just right away. I'm not going to put it on the desk, I'm going to put it in their desk drawer. On a Friday, yes, well then the whole office would stink. Good for them. Not my office. Oh, you have your own office. Oh yeah, no, there's multiple offices in our building. Oh yeah, light them up too. It's a public restroom for the building, not one for potty talk. But I will piggyback off that. It's a baby eel, it's a little eel, it's more of a pet peeve, a little hatchling.
Speaker 1:I think my work should give out colonoscopies from the smell that comes out of my bathroom at work. Some people need to see a doctor and that's fine. Yeah, it happens. The worst is when I go in there to go number one. There's obviously rank in there and I'm washing my hands and then someone else comes in and they look at me like I'm the reason it smells, you're the guy. Yes, I'm not the guy, I'm not the guy. But when you look at me like I am the guy, because you can't justify, you can be like not me, bro, because then that automatically, that automatically means it was you bro. No defense, there's nothing you could say or do.
Speaker 1:And now that person now thinks that your colon was left in the toilet from how bad it smells. He's got to make eye contact with whoever walks in and goes. Whoever smelt it dealt it. Boom, it's you. Sorry, bud, it's you. But yeah, like I said, I don't know if it's a neil it's definitely definitely not great super frustrating. It is, uh, not anything to write home to, if you know what I'm saying. But let's calm down, let's get into a laugh, let's get into PWN Paul's Weird News. Here is your host, paul. Hey, harry, thanks for that shout-out out here on the streets you want to talk about. We're sitting with a bathroom talk. How about this? Three men have been chargedry with a theft, a theft from 2019. They're finally charged six years later. Well, really, five and a half years later.
Speaker 1:You hear people with these working quick, fast, in a hurry, usually at night not these three men, not at night, but it was quick, fast, in a hurry. You said you recently, uh, had to replace a toilet in your house. How long did that take you? Not long, actually. Yeah, right, it was pretty quick. What if that toilet, let's say, weighed approximately 200 pounds A little longer, made of 18-karat gold and worth approximately $6 million? I wouldn't be replacing it. Right, because it took three men five minutes to steal that toilet. And now it's a golden throne made by Maurizio Cattelan from the Blenheim Palace in England. What makes the Blenheim Palace so special? It is the birthplace of Winston Churchill. These three men carefully planned and swiftly executed it. Five minutes Drove through the locked wooden gates.
Speaker 1:First off, you have locked wooden gates in 2019 of a palace with an 18-carat gold toilet. I'm sorry you may have set yourself up. I'm just saying, if I was the insurance company, I might be fighting them a little bit. Here's the thing, harry. It was just before 5 am, so they did it as the sun's getting ready to rise, which is also weird because you're more susceptible to get stuck in rush hour traffic. I don't know how England rush hour traffic is around the Blenheim castle, but you know.
Speaker 1:But, harry, when I say they had getaway vehicles, they had vehicles that they used for robbery. These two are not going to be on your top 30. Not even your top 30 getaway vehicles. What about an Isuzu truck? First off, I didn't know, isuzu made trucks Apparently they do in England and a Volkswagen Golf? I mean, the Golf makes sense. Yeah, kinda, it's small. Yeah, zigzagging, that Put the whole.
Speaker 1:200 pound 18 karat gold toilet 5 minutes, harry, from when they pulled up, ran aside. 200 pound, 18 karat gold toilet. Five minutes, harry, from when they pulled up, ran aside, Disconnected a fully functional toilet and took it out. Here's the thing they never recovered it Because they believe it was chop shopped. I mean, good for them. They cut up a toilet 18 karat gold toilet chopped it up, sold it for pieces and parts, like they would in Fast and Furious, not even mad. Maybe they got themselves a new Isuzu truck.
Speaker 1:Maybe it's not like I caught it, you know, but I just hope hopefully the castle didn't get flooded. Right, hopefully they turned the water off properly. You know, what's funny is that whole time that's what I was thinking. I was like you'd have to kill the water because you don't want to cause flooding, to cause even more suspicion, right, facts, yeah, because flooding is very dangerous.
Speaker 1:Speaking of flooding, harry, moving on to my next weird news, harry, moving on to my next weird news, the Johnstown, pennsylvania, has a museum dedicated to their flood, 19th century Floods and fire. Baby Yep. Floods and fire, cambria County, pennsylvania, town of Johnstown. It goes over the flood which occurred on May 31st 1889. The flood claimed the lives of 2,209 people and destroyed 1,600 homes. Harry, 1,889, 1,600 homes. They were all made of wood, so you thought they would have floated or they just disintegrated. Very tragic. But here's what's more tragic, harry, is that the museum had to close recently. For what? For flooding. Oh, that flood museum had to close For flooding.
Speaker 1:However, this time it was just an interior water leak. However, I find it hilarious. It was a big cold snap that came through. Their pipes weren't insulated well enough. Pipes burst internal leak. So now here's a museum that's worried about the flooding of the outside. And it's how ironic is it Flooding on the inside. That is brutal. Now, speaking about flooding on the inside, that is brutal. Now speaking about flooding on the inside. It's a little weird segue, harry, but I need you to follow along with me. You ever heard of Silly String? Of course, did you know? This is a super weird fact, interesting fact, weird fact Silly String was invented for broken bones. I'm not a rocket scientist or a brain surgeon or a brain rocket, I don't know how that works.
Speaker 1:Well, leonard Fish and Robert Cox in the 1960s they were trying to develop a way. They're like hey, we need something quick, fast, moldable for CAS, right? Hey, boom, what's something we can do? Quick, easy and near instant CAS kind of when they were at in the 60s is where we're at with 3D printing now. But they were trying to think of hey, let me spray this on you, rock solid, boom. Whatever part of your body needs cast is fixed.
Speaker 1:Well, they came up with this concoction. Right, it set quickly and it held. But they needed a specific spray nozzle for it and they're like I don't know which nozzle to use. Right, where am I at here? What kind of spray do I want, bro? They tried 500 different nozzles, holy smokes. So they had to make 500 concoctions at least minimal 500 of these concoctions. Hopefully they had enough supply. Right, trying different nozzles Because they wanted it out of a pressurized can. If it's a broken bone, you want to come out quick, fast, in a hurry. Right, like a NASCAR pit stop, boom, in, out, see you later, bye. Well then one nozzle.
Speaker 1:They had decided to shoot at their stream 30 feet across the room. You know you can imagine sitting there like, okay, kid, let me try your arm. Okay, this one's about eight inches away, 10 inches away, ooh, this one. I got to get close. Three inches away. Oh snap, this is a wasp spray. I'm going 30 feet across the room and now you and I are sitting here laughing about it. We know the outcome. But also, if I'm working with something that shoots 30 feet across the room and is not poisonous, I'm going hear me out. I have an there.
Speaker 1:Yes, so these two had the same idea and they called their good friends over at Wham-O the company behind popular toys like the Frisbee and the Hula Hoop. And mind you, harry, this is the 60s. So those are the popular toys the Frisbee and Hula Hoop and the stick. Yeah, and is it dirt? I think dirt was a big one back then. Actually, I think it was lawn darts before they killed everybody. So how crazy are these dudes? It's weird news of hey, let's fix your arm with this spray.
Speaker 1:Guess what silly string? Whammo sent us 24 cans. We want to try it. I'm a betting man and I'm willing to bet whammo enjoyed it, because silly string is everywhere. Now. I think it took one spray of for Wham-O to go. Yes, absolutely yes. I was going to say two, because it's me spraying you and you're going. What are you doing, man? Boom, spray me back, you're going. Yeah, it's hilarious, let's do it. And everybody else is sitting in the room like can we have a turn? No, there's 22 cans left. We're doing this 11 more times. Is there any questions? It's called Research and Development. We are doing the research. Moving on. I got 11 more times of this.
Speaker 1:I just wish I would have been part of that testing group. Obviously it was a long time ago, but if there's anybody who wants to test out a new silly stream that is not poisonous or dangerous, hit us up at the trial stream, at the trial stream pod on Facebook. But that's it for me, out here on the streets, back to you in Studio T. Our show sheet, which we have, does not have a packing of the truck segment. Our show sheet, which we have, does not have a Packing Up the Truck segment, does not this week. So you were trying to keep this episode short. So just a little, just something really quick. You just gave me an idea Other than Silly String.
Speaker 1:What toy do you wish you could have been a tester for? Wow? Put me on the spot on that one. Yeah, that's a tough one. I mean, if you think about it. I mean you have everything from you know, the Game Boy, video games, transformers, I would say probably anything as a kid Ninja Turtle stuff, anything that was Ninja Turtle related. I would want to be on the ground floor testing, but like silly string is so random. Can you imagine being in a testing room for a whoopee cushion, could you imagine? That's what I'm saying, like that's why it's so fun to think about. Could you imagine being invited to test out?
Speaker 1:You know the snaps, you know the ones that you throw at the ground, that we used to throw at each other all the time. That's what I'm saying, like hey, uh, what are these? Can you just throw these on the ground? You want me to take this thing and throw it on the ground and as soon as you throw one, it goes snap. You're like give me a handful of them right now. I don't want to do it, I want to do the entire box. Sir, we packaged them and sold them. I don't care, hand them to me. I'm throwing all of it. You did good with it.
Speaker 1:Teenage Mutant, ninja Turtles, I mean, I'm just. I gotta say probably Power Rangers, the Zords yeah, I think those are still one of the coolest toys ever. But I'm trying to think of a simple toy and the only thing coming to my mind is Jax. Right now I was gonna say Yo-Yo. Can you imagine Yo-Yo, could you imagine Not just Yo-Yo, can you imagine Yo-Yo? Could you imagine? Not just Yo-Yo? Okay, I'm talking about the 2000s, when Yo-Yos started blowing up again and then they got the sleeper. You got the X-Brain Yo-Yo, bro, that's a little blast from the past there. Could you imagine being a tester for like that? No, like whencan really upped their game? Yes, that's what I'm saying. He's 98 time frame is like when yo-yos came back. I remember having one me too. Yeah, dude, yeah, that'd be. Hey, test out these different yo-yos. This one didn't recoil good enough or didn't sleep long enough, like, or maybe you don't have the skills for it, buddy. Either way, yes, that's us. That's a good one. The yo-yo, the fancy yo-yo, it might be the move, because the video games would be cool, but I don't want to be a tester for Super Mario, right, right, because I don't know the game. Mario Kart would have been cool to be a tester on, because I'm starting to learn video games, but it depends on what skill set I'm at. Yeah, well, I got one for you, harry. Oh, go on A go kart. Is that really a toy, though? To me it is, because when I'm driving a go-kart I turn into a large child. Hear me out. Oh man, Power wheels when they were trying to get the speed down right. You know what I mean. Yes, you know it, and you got through a bunch of testing, yes, to get the speed just right and all that I'm talking about. I mean now you can do it with a drill battery. Oh yeah, you can update Me, and my good buddy, steve, have upgraded multiple power wheels for his kids. I'm talking about buying new motors, battery attachments, the works, but could you just imagine back then Just getting your neck broke Snapping it? That's what I'm saying, buddy. This has been a great episode. The 80 Number 80 highest selling album in the United States Is Billy Joel the Stranger. You beautifully hit all Titles in this episode. I am super proud of you. It was kind of like a Volleyball set and spike Week in this episode. I am super proud of you. It was kind of like a volleyball set and spike week. You set up the segues. I spiked in the song titles For those in the audience that didn't quite pick that up. With that, like always, be sure to follow us on Facebook at the Trial Stream, and on Instagram and Twitter. Slash X at Trial Stream Pod. I say it every week. I mean it every week. This is where I drop all of our polls. So favorite bad guy you cheer for poll will be dropping very soon. So head on over to all of our social medias to engage, and your vote matters. We love your votes. Leave a rating review on whatever streaming platform you listen to us from. We don't care if it's Spotify, apple, amazon, buzzsprout, doesn't matter. Leave a rating and review. We ask for five stars. We ask for things that are free. We don't ask you for much. In your review, tell us what toy you would love to test when you were a kid. The best way, harry, the absolute best way to expand a trial stream is by word of mouth from listeners like you. So your friends, family, co-workers, enemies, harry, who else? Antonio Banderas, tell my guy Antonio Banderas about your new favorite podcast. Thanks for listening. Don't get your lines tangled and if you need help, reach out. Guarantee someone will listen. Go Birds, go Phils. Go Birds, go Phils. Thanks for listening to Trot Shame. This has been a Hook Brothers production. We'll see you next time.
