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#81 - 300 TO 1 ODDS AIN'T SO BAD
Ever wish you could find a comedy podcast the whole family could enjoy together? Harry and Paul Troutman have created exactly that with The Trout Stream - delivering genuine laughs without a single curse word or political jab in sight.
In Episode 81, the Troutman brothers dive into their signature blend of sports nostalgia, bizarre trivia, and interactive audience polls. Their discussion of athletes who wore number 81 spans from NFL legends like Terrell Owens and Tim Brown to underappreciated talents like Jason Avant, whose spectacular one-handed catch deserves far more recognition than Odell Beckham Jr's famous grab.
The brothers award their "Golden Trout" to NASCAR driver Kyle Busch for his surprisingly gracious post-race comments after being outdriven by Christopher Bell. They also shine a spotlight on Catherine Legge, who's breaking barriers as the first woman to drive in the NASCAR Cup Series since Danica Patrick in 2018.
Their fan-voted bracket "Bad Guys We Cheer For" pits fictional villains against each other, with Dexter Morgan, Gru, The Undertaker, and Tony Soprano advancing in surprising matchups (including one historic 100-0 shutout against Breaking Bad's Skyler White). Meanwhile, Harry tries to guess which states enacted bizarre laws like banning men from knitting during fishing season or making it illegal for frogs to croak after 11pm.
Paul's Weird News segment uncovers the $87,840 auction price for a Flamin' Hot Cheeto shaped like Charizard and the tale of a diamond thief who thought swallowing $770,000 worth of earrings was a brilliant escape plan.
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Hello everyone and welcome to the Trout Stream. I am Harry Troutman and with me, as always, is my co-host. I am Paul Troutman. We're serving up a show the whole family can enjoy. That means big laughs for the adults, but nothing you'll have to explain to the kids. We're talking zero cursing, zero politics, just 100% fun. We have segments like our fan voted bracket PWN. That's Paul's Weird News for those new to the stream. We dive into some funny state laws that still exist today and pack up the truck with all the stuff we want to talk about but have no idea where to put it. Of course, we hand out our Covenant Golden Trout Awards for the good and heartwarming stuff and let some deserving folks know they are the slimy eels of the week.
Speaker 2:Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the trout stream, welcome to episode 81 one man, did I ever tell you by the time 79 and 80 got in a fight and why? 79 was scared because 81?
Speaker 1:and that's it for this episode. That's enough. Well, see you later. See you later. See you later, buddy, it's always fun to be back. We say it every week. I don't know it is. This is, uh, this is us time. Yeah, you're, you're a big family man. Uh, you know, you got your, your three girls, your wife, your dog. You know, this is a little little us time. It's always fun and exciting. We, of course, wouldn't be anywhere without our significant others, but this is our time.
Speaker 2:This is our time to do what we've been doing for 30 years, but everybody else gets to listen in.
Speaker 1:Essentially, yeah, these are just. It's our daily conversation.
Speaker 2:Yeah, we're the two old guys. Yeah, we're the two old guys. Yeah, we're the two old guys at the park that are having conversations that everybody can hear.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah just format it for.
Speaker 2:We're appropriate.
Speaker 1:We're just formatting it into the shape of a podcast, throwing some segments in. Call it a day, buddy. How was?
Speaker 2:your week Week was great, Quick, fast in a hurry.
Speaker 1:Feels like we just recorded, but it's been a full week Chock full of activities between work out of school, activities, playing with the girls, cooking dinner. Basically, it was a standard Louisiana household week. What about yours? Tell me about week I? I don't hate it. I'm. I know it's not the most entertaining thing to listen to a normal week, but I, you know, I am thankful for yet another normal week when had a nice breakfast date on Saturday and that was like the only thing that sticks out and that will be leading to an eel of the week later. Or I'm man, but other than that normal Dude talking about our week, quick flash and in a hurry. This is what happens when we record every week. There's not much to catch up on. So, that being said, you beat me in the NASCAR Pick'ems. Oh, I did. It was a very good race. I did watch it, which I don't normally watch road courses, so I did watch it. I enjoyed it. Actually, I enjoyed it very much.
Speaker 2:It was a very entertaining race this weekend.
Speaker 1:It was so you go first with athletes to wear 81.
Speaker 2:Let's hear them 81 is a very popular number. There are several that instantly came to mind. I really I didn't do minimal research. Usually, you know, you forget a guy or two, right, you want to give them the right courtesy, their due diligence Not this week. I'm going to start with the most recent one, First one that came to mind. There's going to be a lot of commonalities for the next several episodes. Harry, what about Grant Calacaterra? Number 81, Philadelphia Eagles why is he important? Super Bowl 59 champion here's to you buddy Super.
Speaker 1:Bowl 59 champion, not to mention great mustache.
Speaker 2:I mean I want to stand next to him just so I can be like look man, you might be a better football player, but I got the mustache and he'll probably beat me up and I'll have to shave. Moving on, I got three really got four studs, but three studs come to mind Arizona. Like when I say this name, I think Arizona, some people are going to think San Francisco, some people are going to think Baltimore.
Speaker 1:Forever and always.
Speaker 2:Playing next to Larry Fitzgerald number 81, Anquan Bolden I think of Antoine on the Cardinals. Yes, Anquan Bolden is a Cardinal through and through. I know he dabbled around with other teams but that's his team. Moving on, I have Teen87, Heisman Trophy winner Coming from the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Notre Dame, fairly known for playing with the Raiders.
Speaker 2:The one, the only, the great, Tim Brown, Late 80s, early 90s. You want to look up to a receiver. Most of these guys who wore 81 looked up to him. I mean, Tim Brown played until the early 2000s. He played for a long time. And Harry Wood is number 81. He's arguably one of the greatest 81s to ever wear in any sport across the league. He broke Jerry Rice's single game reception record on Jerry Rice's last game as a 49er before he went on to do his other things, Was traded to the Ravens, Said no, I never agreed to be traded to the Ravens. In turn gets traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, has a superb season with the Philadelphia Eagles, threw a fit and decides to do sit-ups in his driveway where 6ABC News is interviewing him, shirtless, doing sit-ups, and he goes to Dallas. The showstopper, the one, the only, Terrell Owens, TO love him or hate him. You got to respect him. Respect him. I did not like him going to Dallas, but I'm a TO fan.
Speaker 1:I don't think he gets the respect he deserves. No, no, I think his attitude really tarnished his career and that sucks for him. But he did to himself at the same time. Sorry, not sorry.
Speaker 2:Top five Top five, all receiving stats, basically the good receiving stats Wasn't the first ballot Hall of Famer. Because of that he went to. He did his Hall of Fame induction at what? Chattanooga, wherever he went to college, and because of that the NFL made the rule of you can do that from now on If anybody else wants to do that.
Speaker 2:But here's the thing you will never get a golden jacket. So TO got his jacket, he got his bust in the hall of fame, he's got everything, but he's the last one. So I mean, he changed the game and Harry, my last 81, I'm going to repeat this one in three episodes. Spoiler alert, but I don't care what number he wears, whatever number it is, I will bring it up for that episode. Bringing up for that episode. One of the few NFL players that you know him by his nickname yes, I've never said his name, just normal, I never said his official first name and last name without throwing it in From our hometown has a statue now in our hometown, one of two. One day, if we're lucky, there might be four statues in our hometown, or just one big trout fish for you and I. I like that. I lized him the one and only Billy White Shoes Johnson.
Speaker 1:You can't say Billy Johnson. I went to school with a Billy Johnson and we all know a Billy Johnson. Yeah, it's not that you almost have to say White Shoes.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you have to. I want to have a sit down conversation with him, not long, not forever, not, I don't even want an official TroutStream interview with him. I would absolutely die for that, don't get me wrong. But I always want to ask that man what it was like to work for our grandfather. I think I know the answer to that one Back in like it was in the 70s or 80s, you know before then you know he worked for our grandfather and let's just say he was an angry man. It'd be hilarious, it would be great.
Speaker 1:Yeah.
Speaker 2:But that's my last 81,. Harry, I want to hear yours because I love hearing about your numbers, because I get a different vibe.
Speaker 1:I said when we were setting up the show, I think I was secretly a Rams fan. And you said I think we were all secretly Rams fans.
Speaker 2:Torrey Holt. See when you had Torrey Holt lined up alongside Isaac Bruce with Marshall Fogg in the backfield and a gunslinging Kurt Warner. What was not to like. What was not to like? It's like a. If I had to imagine modern day, it'd be Philadelphia Eagles.
Speaker 1:It was great. My next guy, jordan Matthews, we. He had the vibe of a number one receiver and he was off and on ish, but he could never cement himself as being a number one receiver. No, it's not dig on him, I love him then. I think he was in philly at a tough time yes he came back when we were a little better. But he was a little older. It just never clicked beautifully. So I'm going from most popular to least popular, because I'm ending with another eagle.
Speaker 1:Oh, here we go. Jason Avant, severely, severely underrated. I think Jason Avant had a better, more athletic catch than Odell Beckham Jr did. Mm-hmm, and don't get me started on Odell, because I think that catch is what solidified him as a quote-unquote number one receiver when he was not. I don't think Odell Beckham Jr is a number one wide receiver ever. No, no, I think Jason Avant had a better one-handed catch that no one talks about because it was the Philadelphia Eagles, because they weren't that good. It wasn't for a touchdown, I get it, but it was a phenomenal. You know which On the sideline there? You know which play I'm talking about.
Speaker 2:Yes, I know exactly what you're talking about.
Speaker 1:Phenomenal. I said at the time of the show we don't curse. I almost want to curse here. That's how good it was Does not get the credit he deserves. Jason, I'm sorry, the trout stream loves you I mean, what was that?
Speaker 2:Who were we playing? Was it Tampa Bay? I'm pretty sure, because we know that's when Nick Foles was slinging it for us.
Speaker 1:It was against Tampa Bay Can confirm. I just did a quick Google of it and I'm watching a gif of it and it's beautiful. It is one of the most beautiful catches. Nfl, high school, collegiate, it doesn't matter, it is by far one of the most beautiful catches I've ever seen.
Speaker 2:The problem is and I say air quote problem it wasn't prime time game and it wasn't at the two-yard line going for a touchdown and he wasn't getting pass interference at the same time. I still think it was.
Speaker 1:perhaps I'm going to hammer it home. It was one of the best catches in the entire history of football.
Speaker 2:Oh, I'm not arguing with you. I'm telling you what the critics are saying.
Speaker 1:I will also say this we put up a sports-related picture on our Facebook and I just found it.
Speaker 2:I have faith in you. I believe in you. Now, harry, I have draft picks, 81 overall. I have two standouts from the NFL. Both have good stories, one you may know, the other one you may not know. Oldest to newest, as I like to do it, mix it up a little bit 2002. The 81st overall draft selection quarterback who would visit around the league? Who would help some teams, who would step up when you needed Josh McCown.
Speaker 2:I'm not going to say I've been a Josh McCown fan for a long time, right, because you know ebbs and flows, especially being a Philly fan. But especially when he came to Philly as the backup to the backup man, like I'm here to help, and they're like, hey, man, you're starting. He's like, oh alright, you guys want to win the game. And he was a backup starting a playoff game again for us and we thought we were going to like we got a backup in there, we're going all the way to the house. Boys Didn't. But I think Josh McCown had not a Hall of Fame career. He's not a Hall of Famer. I think he had a very respectable career. I would put him up with Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Speaker 1:Yes, no doubt.
Speaker 2:And now, Harry, I have to go two years after that 2004. The Washington, at the time Redskins. Currently known as the Commanders, previously known as the football team first overall selection tight end, Chris Cooley. He was a pretty solid tight end for them. He did a lot of the. Remember the NFL commercials back in the day, like in mid-2000s I say back in the day. It was like fantasy football draft, where Randy Moss sitting there just catching five balls, one blindfolded, yes, All these receivers doing stuff, and then Chris Cooley is the guy who's standing there with the drywall in the construction and they threw the ball and he punches through the drywall to catch it. I think it was fake. It might be fake, I don't know. I can't validate that. They were hard to tell sometimes.
Speaker 2:Yeah, had pretty good. They released him. I don't know if he went to another team, but then their tight ends got hurt and they needed him back and so, hey, so they're negotiating a contract and he goes yeah, I'll sign this $5 million one-year contract Only if you throw a case of beer in. That's why he's one of my favorite personalities in the NFL. He tried negotiating a case of beer into his $5 million contract and the team went no, if you want some, the store's right there. We're not going to give you a case of beer because we want you to be in shape and he was like touche, duly noted. So because of that story, I really appreciate him.
Speaker 1:Only two players have won 81 in NBA history. Again, this goes back to the 80 last week and I think we're going to see it throughout the 80s. Here is wide receivers that go on to play basketball, not sharing numbers. I know we talked about the NCAA and the hand signals with the refs there, but still, man, I mean, it's still one of those weird things. You don't see a lot more 80s in the NBA.
Speaker 2:Yeah, it's really weird. You would think you would, but now what do I know? Right Now I see your two players in the MLB. How about I raise you a little bit here? Because only 19 players in the history of Major League Baseball going back to the 1880s to 2024, because 25's numbers aren't out yet 19 players have worn it. Here's the interesting fact, harry First time number 81 was worn was in 1943, for one season.
Speaker 1:One season only.
Speaker 2:And then the next time it was worn, Harry was 59 years later, in the year of 2002. There was a 59-year window where nobody wore the number 81. That's insane. You can make any number. I shouldn't say any number. You can make 81. Look good, you can Right, and then signing 81's easy.
Speaker 1:I think we're going to get to a point in sports, especially baseball, because they retire numbers fairly easily in baseball. I feel we're going to start seeing some names with these numbers that we don't see so often, Because I mean, how many numbers does the Yankees have retired 15.
Speaker 2:Yeah, yeah, every number from 1 to 9, they're going to run out. Number 8 is retired twice. That's what I'm saying Mm-hmm.
Speaker 1:The 81st Billboard Top 100 song is Aquarius. Let the Sunshine In by the Fifth Dimension. It is the age of Aquarius. We finally don't have a repeat for the 81st movie, that is, spider-man Homecoming. I thought that'd be a lot higher.
Speaker 2:Is that the Tommy Holland movie?
Speaker 1:It is Tommy Holland.
Speaker 2:Oh, okay, there's been a lot of Spider-Man movies.
Speaker 1:There has been, and we're going to get more the number one album from 1981, High Infidelity by REO Speedwagon. I said it when we weren't recording. I'll say it here, live on the show REO Speedwagon. I said it when we weren't recording. I'll say it here, live on the show REO Speedwagon does not get the credit they deserve.
Speaker 2:No, not at all. No, the fact that this song has so many. What did Hip Kid say? Now, bangers, bangers, don't let them go, keep on loving you. Take it on the run, even their B-side. I wish you were there, someone tonight shaking it loose. These are all hits. I know the album cover. I've seen the album cover hundreds of times. Yeah, yeah, banger, I might go to my Spotify. Wait for this episode to drop. No plug, like I like the annual Spotify review. It tells you what you listen to each month. I've intentionally been trying to listen to different music each month just to really throw my algorithm. I noticed that with you. Yeah, I like changing things up for the month of March. I might just do REO Speedwagon. You should, everyone should. Yeah, just REO Speedwagon radio hit play, let's roll.
Speaker 1:I started a Spotify. You can do like a radio station off of a song. I don't remember the song I did, but I saved the playlist it created and I called it Big Brother Rock. You know how you have like Dad Rock. Yeah, this is Big Brother Rock. It's that early 2000s stuff. Yeah, korn and Manson and Rob Zombie.
Speaker 2:All that stuff there.
Speaker 1:The Limp Bizkit was in there, early Linkin Park. Yeah, yeah, I named it. Big Brother Rock is the name of the playlist. Oh, it will catch on. It's the stuff your brother used to listen to.
Speaker 2:AKA, you yeah me. That's what I'm saying. The van that concussed me yeah me.
Speaker 1:We go around the van, the van that concussed me. Yes, yeah, jumping into Celebrity Tour 81. I'm going to say a name. I'm going to see if you actually know who. It is Okay, Because then once I say who it is, you're going to be like oh yeah, I didn't know, this was this man's name. How about that? Kurt Wood Smith? I got a know that. I never knew that man's name. It's almost as cool as Red Foreman. Some other celebrities who are 81. Joe Namath, of course. Roger Waters. Roger Waters is 81. Roger Waters is 81. Jimmy Johnson, football coach just retired. Big shout out to Jimmy Even though you're a Dallas guy.
Speaker 1:Big shout out. Barry Manilow, what's happened again? If you remember, 80. Now he's 81. Who? Who Was 80 and now is 81. In between recording episodes, that's none other than Roger Daltrey, lead singer of the who. Get out of town. His birthday was March 1st, wow. And then some others. We got Keith Richards, wallace Shawn Very short guy Trying to think of. I know him from Young Sheldon. The Princess Bride, the Princess.
Speaker 2:Bride. I know exactly who you're talking about. You had one opportunity there, Harry. I'd never seen the Princess Bride. So, Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for listening to the trial stream. We are ending early. Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for listening to the trial stream. We are ending early.
Speaker 1:Fun fact about Wallace he graduated from Harvard University. Don't ask me how I know that. Billie Jean King, the tennis player oh yeah, good one. Rl Stein, creator of the Goosebumps Chevy Chase, is 81. Mick Jagger, robert De Niro and Christopher Walken Don't do an impersonation, don't do an impersonation, don't do an impersonation. No one wants to hear it. No one wants to hear it. I see it.
Speaker 2:I see your eyes. Hey, I see it. Your eyes they started twitching. I know you wanted to do it. That is the one impersonation I want to perfect in my life, nobody else, except for Harry's review. You said they were all 81. However, there is a lie in there, and that is Keith Richards. Keith Richards was a corporal in the British Army, going after George Washington. Keith Richards looks like he's 112. Rock and roll lifestyle got a hold of him quick.
Speaker 1:Pop Pop Bowden said Keith Richards will never die because he practically embalmed himself. He did so.
Speaker 2:I was. I was at a bookstore once and I like picking up and like thumbing through autobiographies I like reading them too, right here, backstory people and there's Keith Richards autobiography out there and I was like it's also weird, you know, but I'll read it, I'll just thumb through it. And here was a picture and I was like man, keith Richards has a kid that's pretty old as well. I didn't know his age at the time until I read the caption below and it said Keith Richards stands behind his dad. His dad looked much younger than him.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that rock and roll lifestyle, baby. Yeah, jumping from birthdays to NASCAR. The 81 car has raced 301 times. Okay, all right, with one win coming from Danny Graves in 1957.
Speaker 2:Danny Graves, good guy, 57, though huh yeah, hey, I heard 301 races with one win. Those are good odds. 300 races that they entered they did not win. I mean, those aren't the worst. I would say One in 301? I'll take it, I'll take it, I'll take it. It's like a 0.3% chance of winning the race.
Speaker 1:It's not great. So you're saying there's a chance.
Speaker 2:There is a chance. Everybody else can reckon we can pass on by.
Speaker 1:Like I said at the top of the show, we were at Coda this weekend, texas, austin. Listen, I don't. Like I said at the top of the show, we were at Coda, which is close to Austin, austin, has this really Coda has this really cool platform that you can go up and you're super high up in the air and you can see the whole track and it's a pretty cool thing. Well, chris Myers, he's an announcer, sports announcer. I know him from NASCARar. He does other things. He said now I don't know what he was referencing here because, let's be honest, there's a lot he could be talking about. Yeah, and he goes. You could almost see dallas from here and how sad their fans are. I don't know if he was talking about the lucca trade, I don't know if he was talking about dallas football, but chris myers, you just went up in my book, sir.
Speaker 2:Well, who's to say he's not talking about all of it?
Speaker 1:He probably is talking about all of it. It was a great race, phenomenal race. I'm not a big road course guy. It was a smaller road course, which I'm a huge fan, by the way. Yes, huge fan. Which huge fan, by the way? Yes, huge fan. I was really hoping for Kyle Busch to get the win there.
Speaker 1:Look, a lot of interesting stuff happened during the race. Right, we're not going to sit here and talk about the whole race. We're going to talk about the last three laps. We're not going to talk about Kyle Larson just losing a wheel. We're not going to talk about the 87 Red Bull car. So glad to see Red Bull back Hitting his teammate the 99. Ending both their days. Yeah, I mean, unfortunately for the rookie, there was just nowhere to go. It was one of those should have zigged when he zagged. Yep, christopher Bell had newer tires and he passed kyle bush. Now, in previous years, kyle has gotten in christopher bell's face and said you wrecked me. There's no reason for you wrecked me, you're a punk, or get out of my way keeping a pg here. You're a punk, you're not a good, you're not.
Speaker 2:What I like is what happened after the race which I gotta shift gears here and I'm gonna give out a golden trout for this one. And really, who knew where this was gonna go? When you put a microphone in front of uh, kyle bush's face is like put a microphone in front of harry and I'm like who knows what you're gonna get. But my golden trout this week has to go out to kyle bush for self-admitting being a jerk on the track and blocking Christopher Bell for so long he thought he could hold him off. And you're going to try. You're not going to. Not, you're gone all of 2024, the first season.
Speaker 2:You did not get a win ever in your NASCAR Cup Series career, 19 years with a win in a row. I need to knock the dust off. I need to get that win. I need another trophy. So you're doing everything you can. Christopher Bell was a man. He knew he was going to get around him, eventually Rattled his cage, but didn't Earnhardt rattle his cage right? Let him know I'm there. And if Kyle Devers succeeded his position, he made Bell earn every bit of it but got out of the car and this is why it's my golden trout. It's Kyle Busch who's always angry.
Speaker 1:He goes, I was in the wrong, I was in the wrong. It was a good race. He outperformed me. I mean, it was just compliments and and coming from Kyle Busch, which is like is there a gas leak? Yes, who is this? Who is?
Speaker 2:this Kyle Bus. Do you smell burnt toast right now? Gun smile for me. Great race. What were the results for our pick'ems? So it was wild this week, but harry tyler reddick went to finish with a third place finish. He had the pole this week. Then he gets a third place finish and then michael mcdowell with a very respectable, extremely respectable of a place finish.
Speaker 2:One thing with the broadcast if I got to knock anything throughout the race, but really more so near the end last quarter, there was a lot of things going on in the track that just weren't getting addressed. Yeah, so I didn't realize Michael McDowell fell. I didn't realize SVG fell. Yeah, so it was. We had a good thing going and I thought it was going to be a closer battle for you and I. I'd rather beat you three to four sometimes instead of like three to 30th, but three to 11, that's especially for the track we were at. Very good. I got another golden trout. It's kind of the long same category. Koda was last week. We're looking forward to Phoenix this week. Here's my golden trout, harry, and it's and it's something that makes me upset. Not like anybody needs to directly call me, but don't let me be the last to know Catherine Legge is making her.
Speaker 1:NASCAR debut at Phoenix this weekend.
Speaker 2:Love, love love to hear that, Absolutely love to hear it. She's going to be the first woman to drive a NASCAR Cup Series since Danica Patrick did the Daytona 500 in 2018. Seven years has gone by. I mean, being a dad of three girls. I want them to realize, like I don't believe in glass ceilings, I don't believe in ceilings. I don't believe in any of that stuff. If my girls are going to outrace you, I'm going to put them in a car and they're going to outdrive you Whatever they want to do, and I can support it.
Speaker 2:Catherine Legg, 44-year-old woman born in the United Kingdom, so Guild Ford, not quite in London, so I can't. I'm not going to give my full British accent here, but she's an experienced driver, has raced several in Xfinity, but my golden trout just goes out to her driving the 78 BJ McLeod machine. Him and his wife own the team. J McLeod machine Him and his wife own the team. It's exciting because we talked about the 78 car, the iconic black car with the red numbers. I'm not sure what the sponsor is this weekend. Regardless, I'm excited for it.
Speaker 1:Golden Trout for sure. And I get why you're saying you're mad. It shouldn't even be a subject of conversation, it shouldn't even be Golden Trout worthy, it should just be. Oh, we have a new driver, but I am glad it's happening. And then Catherine kills it.
Speaker 2:Me too. Now, unfortunately, she's the first car in the first group of qualifying. That's rough. She's the first one that's going to be doing qualifying laps. I just hope she does well. Mm-hmm, right, and if any naysayers are out there, she just grabs a mic and go. Where are you now Right? When Denny Hamlin got on the mic after a win, he goes. I just beat your favorite driver and they were like the interviewer was like who's that? He goes, all of them. And you're like what he just said is not wrong.
Speaker 1:No, Right, not at all. You go first, you got the win. Who are?
Speaker 2:you picking for Phoenix man, I'm feeling lucky this week.
Speaker 2:Coming off of a win. Last week we kind of talked Phoenix, the big thing about Phoenix, harry, and for the listeners that aren't quite NASCAR savvy, hopefully we can convince you to hop on over. The way the NASCAR playoffs currently sit is Phoenix is a championship race. It has been for the last few years. We are not fans of it on our show. I can't get no satisfaction from Phoenix being a championship race. No, I think it's a horrible choice. I'm not a big fan of the track, anything like that. There hasn't been a good race since 1989, as Jamie McMurray has been quoted saying on a previous show. But the only thing is a lot of people are going to be testing and trying things out of this race to see what works, getting ready for hopes of being the championship four in Phoenix for the championship race. And Harry, with that, my pick is the Penske Ford number 12, ryan Blaney Great pick, great, great pick. Swinging for the fence. Look, when my guy beats you this week, don't go knocking on my door. As for forgiveness, I see your 12.
Speaker 1:I'm going to add 10. I'm going to go with the 22,. Joey Logano Sticking.
Speaker 2:Penske Holy smokes.
Speaker 1:I'm going Penske this week.
Speaker 2:You're telling me the last three championships in NASCAR is who we're picking.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I need to just try to start hitting home runs here, dude. The points are close. They need to become a lot closer and, if anything, I need to win. And not only that, I need to win-win and get some bonus points, because they really saved my butt last year. So, yeah, I'm going. Joey Logano in the 22. I'm pumped. Those are our selections, buddy. Now let's hear the fan selections on our fan voted bracket Bad guy, you cheer for Harry.
Speaker 2:Selections on our fan voted bracket. Bad guy, you cheer for harry. This is gonna be good. I'm excited for this. There are some uh firsts. Right, we're still in infancy, stage 81 episodes in. There's a lot of firsts for our show. But let's start in the top left. For you, we're gonna go to. Uh, I'm mixing it up this week. Harry, I'm gonna go with titus. I'm not gonna tell you what order I'm going in, right, okay, I have no idea. I I've not paid attention. I'm literally grabbing a dice which cat pops up. Let's start in the top left region, the lion region, as we're going to name this bracket we have Dexter Morgan against Johnny Lawrence. Here is my favorite thing about this. Do you know who they are?
Speaker 1:Yeah, dexter Morgan from Dexter and Johnny Lawrence from Karate Kid.
Speaker 2:I want to make sure you know who they are. Yeah, man, I'm really proud of that one. That's a great one. Johnny Lawrence got more popular recently because of Cobra Kai, because of how I Met your Mother.
Speaker 1:I was going to say how I Met your Mother. Let's not get it twisted. How I Met your Mother is what started everything Right.
Speaker 2:I I get it twisted. How I Met your Mother is what started everything Right. I'm going newest to oldest, right. And just like Neil Patrick Harris won't be on how I Met your Mother without Howard and Kumar go to White Castle. Exactly, that is a fact, right. So how I Met your Mother, johnny Lawrence brings it up. Bad guy some people cheer for. But Dexter Morgan, I'm going to reserve some statements here. I love that show word, but Dexter Morgan, I'm going to reserve some statements here. I love that show Period. I did not watch anything new. I want the record to show Okay, I went season eight. The original season I think it was season eight ended. I haven't watched anything new. Okay. So, with that being said, they score a vote of 72 to 28.
Speaker 1:Dexter Morgan is moving on. Yeah, I feel like Dexter fans are Dexter fans.
Speaker 2:Yes, and Johnny Lawrence is more recent. So now, next time we see Dexter, he's got a matchup. Harry, that I don't even know if I want to talk about. It's Henry Hill who's going against. Henry Hill is okay. Goodfellas Bray Lillard's character Goodfellas.
Speaker 1:Going against Mark right, we love mark on the show we really do.
Speaker 2:His favorite player is colby jack cheese. Yeah, and cheese jackson, that's it. That's what it is, colby cheese jackson. She's another guy. I know he plays cricket, but his favorite bad guy that he cheered for was his dad. So his dad, good luck. Moving on, let's move over to the top right region, known as the Tiger region. I just want to get this one out of the way, because we have Gru going against Skyler.
Speaker 1:White, that's a weird one to me.
Speaker 2:Yeah, my randomizer literally tagged these two together, don't know, no, no, no, the fact that Skyler, who cheered for Skyler, somebody submitted Skyler White that they cheered for.
Speaker 1:Oh, the fans put it out there we're going to, we're going to, obviously yeah the fans put it in there.
Speaker 2:I did put it in there. Yeah, fans put it in there. We're going to. We're going to.
Speaker 1:I'm confused, right.
Speaker 2:Because, Gru was the main character, but he was also an evil villain in a bad guy show. She was terrible, she was.
Speaker 1:That's what I'm saying.
Speaker 2:I don't understand it when I said there'd be a first, Harry. I may have to go back through history, but this might be a first. Do we have a shutout? We have a no-hitter. We have a Doc Holliday first playoff game 2010 against Cincinnati Reds. We have Gru moving on 100 to 0.
Speaker 1:Wow, that's how much love Skyler White got.
Speaker 2:Not even a troll could come in there and be like Skyler, Nothing Moving on.
Speaker 2:The next time that we see Gru Harry I don't know how this works out he's going to be facing the winner of Kaiser Soze against Darth Vader, usual Suspects against Star Wars so good. Have you ever seen Usual Suspects? I have not Great flick Underrated. Put it on your list, don't read about it, don't look into anything, just watch it. Okay, now let's go to the bottom left region, harry, as we like to refer to in our show as the Panther region. That's real bits of Panther. Real bits of Panther 60% of the time. It works.
Speaker 2:Every time we have Chuck McGill from Better Call Saul going against the one, the only, the Prince of Darkness, the Undertaker. You know, I tagged him in some posts and he he didn't reply to me directly like hey, what's up, dog? I don't know if he runs his own socials. I would think he does. I don't know, maybe I just got to find his phone number. Call him up again. This was a very close one, closer than anticipated. 94 of time it works. Every time the Undertaker moves on. Okay, yeah, here's where it gets dicey, because next time we see the Undertaker one being our dreams, because he's going to haunt us. Yes, like with the Undertaker, when you look at him it's like you know you're in trouble, because when your eyes say it, you know it's bad, especially when you roll those eyes in the back of his head Because he's going to be doing that when he faced the winner of Elphaba from Wicked and Walter.
Speaker 1:Okay, I'll save that for when we go over Elphaba, because that's a choice. Well, we'll save that, it's going to be a good match.
Speaker 2:We got to save it for next week Because Harry's going to the bottom right region. We got to save it for next week because Harry's going to the bottom right region. The Jaguar we have Catwoman the original Catwoman, the original Batman, with Adam West Been on that Pow Bang. I love that show Going against a pretty well-known character by the name of Antony Soprano. Those on the street know him as Tony Ortiz. I don't know how this one's going. No One of Tony or T.
Speaker 1:I don't know how this one's going. No One of the options is. I know how you wrote it yeah.
Speaker 2:And then the other one is more of a what you see is what you get. Okay, this is 95 to five, right, kind of feels like Dolly Parton, but not 95,. 95 to five, the one, the only Anthony Soprano was moving on.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I mean.
Speaker 2:That the only Anthony Soprano was moving on.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I mean, that's a tough matchup, dude. That's a number one pick overall.
Speaker 2:Yeah, Um, that was really tough. So next time we see Tony Soprano he's going to guess probably the best matchup that I'm looking forward to next week, Like I'm telling you, the number one matchup you're talking to, potential heavyweight championship bout in our first round. Championship bout in our first round where it's Colonel Jessup from A Few Good Men. Have you seen A Few Good Men? I have not Also put it on your list. I'll send you clips later. It's fine Going against. I don't know if this person really has this character has a name. We'll loosely refer to its matchup as the Shark from Jaws, who cheered for the Shark.
Speaker 1:It was submitted. I don't know if I should say this, but I'm almost worried about our fans, right.
Speaker 2:I feel like some of our listeners who submit things are also saying people are like I can't make you love me. Well, stop cheering for the shark.
Speaker 1:Stop cheering for the shark. It ate people.
Speaker 2:Right, but what, harry? I'm going to sneak peek of how I feel. What if, hypothetically, the shark is just like? I just want one kiss from you, that's it.
Speaker 1:I just want a kiss, you know there's been a couple orcas flipping boats, yes, and then I said the same thing. I said and Well, if you come into my house I'm going to mess you up.
Speaker 2:Right Now. Question Do you think Jaws we'll just call him Jaws right In the movie's name, jaws shark? When people get mad at him, like shoot at him, do you think he goes down to his cave like Stan wrote Eminem a letter and he's like dear diary? The people on the floating objects ahead of me are not very nice. Yeah, we don't know what the shark was thinking the whole time. But that's it for our bracket. This is a quick one. Polls will go out this weekend. I say this weekend. You're going to be like what I'm listening. After we record, I'm going to post the polls, they're going to go up, you're going to have time to vote and then we're going to move on from there.
Speaker 1:Like Paul said, check the socials. We will be posting polls. Someone reached out and they said they are very much enjoying Funny State Laws and they wish we did more of them. So I don't want to disappoint fans, Paul. It is time for Funny State Laws that still exist today. What is my record, Harry? You were sitting at 4038.
Speaker 2:Still positive, always positive. Man, I don't know how you do it, but you find ways. But, harry, let's move on to funny state laws that still exist today, this week, brought to you by crazy carl's bail bonds. If what you did is crazy and wild, don't worry, carl's gonna even be more crazy, he's gonna scare everybody. Get you out of that jail, harry. You're sitting at 45 and 38. Are you ready to pump up those rookie numbers? I am ready. In this state, I am ready. My favorite part of this whole thing is when I find ones that I can't even say. Yes, in this state, it is illegal for a man to knit during the fishing season. Okay Right, don't come knocking on my door during fishing season. If I just learned how to crochet, all right, because I might make you a blanket. Your options are New Jersey, washington.
Speaker 1:Kansas. I was kind of thinking the coast here, and then you hit me with two coast states and Kansas. This is tough. It is illegal to knit during fishing season. I'm going to say Jersey. Final answer.
Speaker 2:Man, you thought about that one deep. It is illegal for a man to knit during the fishing season in the state of New Jersey.
Speaker 1:Let's go baby. How and why, I don't know.
Speaker 2:I went with the coast.
Speaker 1:You said a coast state. You said two of them, it was a 50-50. That and I don't see many Kansas. I don't want to, you know, put people in bubbles. I don't see people, men, in Kansas, actually knitting that much no.
Speaker 2:Toby might, but he's the only one. I I'll message him. Alright, moving on, it's sitting at 46 and 38. Are you ready for your next one this week? I am. How do you regulate this one? But in this state it is illegal for frogs to croak after 11pm. Oh my gosh.
Speaker 1:Alright.
Speaker 2:I don't know who's writing this bullfrog. A citation. Your options are New Hampshire, tennessee, arizona, you remember?
Speaker 1:Sidebar, we were over in Jersey. Your options are New Hampshire, tennessee, arizona. Oh, you remember, sidebar, we were over in Jersey. Yes, I remember, and you remember Our listeners don't know we were over in Jersey and we were going out on a little lake and there was a john boat and we had to flip it over. And when I say the world's largest bullfrog, I mean when this thing extended its legs. It was easily three feet Huge, the biggest bullfrog I have still seen to this day. And I was eight. I took off running. I've never moved so fast in my life. I'm pretty sure that at the S stand, if I'm not mistaken. Yeah, around that time I jumped in the back of that thing.
Speaker 1:No, that was the gray truck, the gray truck. Okay, I just remember jumping into the bed of a truck, and not only that, I used the wheel, I stepped on the wheel, grabbed the side and jumped in. I've never done that before in my life. I could never do that again in my life, boom, gone.
Speaker 2:It was probably the funniest moment because I jumped as well. But as we flipped the boat I think the boat came my way Just how you and I were standing we flipped it and a bullfrog jumped at you, at me you always heard us being from northeast people were eating frog legs. That's interesting. Never want to judge, that's interesting, but frogs are small. Then you see this guy jump here like it's a whole chicken wing, that was a whole Thanksgiving turkey.
Speaker 2:It was the biggest bullfrog I have hands down ever seen. That boat has not been flipped in like three years. The frog was like no predators are coming in here.
Speaker 1:Eating dude, eating and getting big.
Speaker 2:And that's the. I remember that trip because I had my learner's permit driving the old gray truck and stick. Yes, Okay, there it goes. Yep, the bed truck was full of stuff and dad takes me to the steepest mountain known to In Jersey. In Jersey, he goes. Hey, see that giant hill over there. Yeah, he goes, we're going to go up there. We're going to stop partway up in stick shift and I need you to take off in traffic. Cool Dad. Oh, I remember that. Your options are New Hampshire, Tennessee.
Speaker 1:Arizona oh, Does Arizona weirdly feel right to kick out? But that's what's making it weird. Tennessee, I mean they do frog gigging at night, right? I mean that's when you go out for frogs so you want them to not croak Again. I'm struggling with Arizona having bullfrogs. I'm going to have to go New Hampshire on this.
Speaker 2:One final answer, Final, final answer it is illegal for frogs to croak at 11 pm in the state of Tennessee.
Speaker 1:What my reasoning was. Great, though.
Speaker 2:None of your reasoning was perfect and I thought you were going down that avenue. Yeah, but if you're frogging at night.
Speaker 1:You would want them to make noise to find them. Maybe Tennessee's not far enough south from Frog Lakes, I don't know.
Speaker 2:I don't know, I don't know. I don't make up the rules here, the laws, I just report them. Wow. But now I'm going to sit here and just laugh and think back of that trip. I told somebody that story at work not that long ago. They were like oh, you know, I saw a big bullfrog. I was like how big was it? And then I used my hands to show them how big the one we saw and they're like yeah, right, I mean again.
Speaker 1:I was a child so obviously it was probably much bigger, but it was still a very large bull. It was a monster. I'm still positive. I don't think Tennessee. I don't think that's fair at all. They do eat them in Tennessee. So, whatever, I have to give out Neil. However, Ang and I went out to breakfast on Sunday. It was $63. Now, mind you, it was a date. Mind you, I don't tend to care too much on price. We were in a very fancy area.
Speaker 1:I knew I was going to pay for it. You know what I mean. You're not going to not. You know what you're signing up for. Basically, Been there, $63 is not a small chunk of change For the most average, even slightly under par breakfast I had oh gross, it wasn't anything to write home about. It wasn't that good it was all. Do you know what Cisco is? The food distributor?
Speaker 2:Yes, it was all.
Speaker 1:Cisco food.
Speaker 2:And it was was 63. He's saying a song in the late 90s, early 2000s I just it rubbed me the wrong way.
Speaker 1:Ang got an omelet, I don't know that. I got avocado toast and and yeah, that's a kind of a I know I know the boomers listening to this episode be like, well, that's why you're toast. I make better avocado toast at home. It was just not worth the $63. And what made me mad is our server was excellent. He was phenomenal. You know, he was just one of those perfect servers. Doesn't bother you too much, gets you a refill without you asking. You know what I mean. Love it, just a great, great guy, nice, friendly. So I'm going to tip him off that $63. Yeah, but I don't think your food was worth $63.
Speaker 2:No, that's the worst part. You had to tip off of what your bill is.
Speaker 1:Yes. So that was like the rock in the hard place. It was like you're overcharging and, like I said, I, and like I said I didn't even mind tipping this guy off the 63 either, right, but it was just all kind of like what are you guys doing here? Is it because of the area? Is it because of what is it? It was just the run of the mill breakfast spot. Anywhere else we would have spent 25 bucks on the food we got. How?
Speaker 1:big was the restaurant, it was okay, it was steady. Yeah, was the restaurant, it was okay, it was steady.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:But again it was just okay, just average. If I spend 63 bucks and I go that was the best breakfast I ever had, one of the best, I don't mind.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:But it was like any local diner-ish, but worse.
Speaker 2:Any greasy spoon?
Speaker 1:There was no signature, there was no signature, there was no nothing. And again, I don't know. I guess what really made me mad is it wasn't, we weren't just grabbing, it was a date. You know what I mean? Yeah, it was a breakfast date, right? So we picked a nice place.
Speaker 2:Which I would take that over a night date, any day of the week, any day.
Speaker 1:It was so great we got to take a nap afterwards. That's what made me so mad. That's all I got for you guys.
Speaker 2:I don't have one eel this week, I have two. Lay it on me For the same reason. I know we probably talked it up too much last week. A little BTS behind the scenes. We used to do Skype for the longest time. This is our 81st episode. I would be willing to bet 65 to 70 of our episodes. I'd pump that up to 75. We're recorded on Skype. Okay, love it. Basically, I've had the same Skype login since I went to Korea in 2010. I think I had Skype before then to talk to you guys. Probably I've had Skype for a long time. Skype recently announced that they will be retiring. Well, microsoft announced that Skype will be retiring in May of this year. So sad. So we're going to have to find. Obviously we have backups to our backups, you know, because we're an international successful podcast. So it's just my EO was like man, probably because I'm going to miss it.
Speaker 1:I think that's it, dude. I think I mean for you, obviously, your career talking to people, but for me personally, like that was the birthplace of our show, yeah With Skype, right, and now, like now it's going away. It does kind of suck.
Speaker 2:We're going to sound like those old people would be, like we used to record our show on Skype and be like okay, old timer. What does that mean? I'm like old timer, like we're still in mid mid-ish 30s.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's just, it's sad to see it go. I mean, look things come and go. Zoom is so popular and juggernaut that it is. It's hard and I understand business moves and this is a business move and again, understand it completely, but it does sting.
Speaker 2:Yeah, and Zoom is Netflix and Skype is Blockbuster yeah. Yeah essentially, and only the good die young. Unless you're Skyping, you last forever. But speaking about retiring, especially May of 2025, more specifically May 23rd 2025, Harry, will be the last episode of ESPN's Around the Horn that one stings.
Speaker 1:That one hits deep. I know sports entertainment is changing constantly. I love it. I mean, look at Pat McAfee. Dude Right, changed the game, changed the game. That one sucks. That was an after-school special when I started getting older and more into sports. I can't remember anyone's name or anything like that, but there's always a couple guys they start talking.
Speaker 2:I'm like you're an idiot and I was a kid and didn't know anything, and I knew that guy was an idiot I remember woody out of denver I remember faces more than I remember names, yeah, even to this day.
Speaker 2:But woody always had the little chalkboard behind him and always had something witty to say. Yes, it seemed like it was a scripted show of really who was going to win, as long as you didn't get muted. Yeah, all right, man, it's your shot, it's your episode. It was always fun because it was us growing up Philly area. It seems like we only got Philly news, philly sports stuff. Yeah, if I never left home, I would tell you that Tom Brady and Peyton Manning were the worst quarterbacks ever played football. Cause I didn't know.
Speaker 2:Uh, for me it was a tech school and a lot of my early training we were done by three, four o'clock. So you get back to your room or common areas and ESPN was on, and that's when I was introduced to this stuff. Yes, with Around the Horn Pardon my Interruption the afternoon adult special, like you had kids shows after school. This was like the grown up after school show or after work shows and probably one of the coolest sign offs ever Remember being Max Kellerman. Like, all right, we're taking a 23 and a half hour break and I don't know what it was about. That. That's great, but I always thought that was cooler than the other side of the pillow. I'm gonna miss that show. It was always entertaining me too, me too best thing I got.
Speaker 1:We're gonna keep it entertaining because it is time for america's favorite segment. It is time for PWN Paul's Weird News. Here is your host, Paul.
Speaker 2:Hey Harry, thanks for that. Shout out out here on the streets oh man, we got a wild one this week. I like to bring up at PWN a lot of Guinness World Records, because some of them I didn't know existed. Some of them are unfathomable and just wild. My question for you, harry, back in the studio when was the last time you made a paper airplane and threw it?
Speaker 1:I am the worst. I do not know how. I am the worst paper airplane maker in the world. I get better distance if I crumple a ball, a piece of paper up into a ball, and throw it, than I do if I make a paper airplane.
Speaker 2:It's really impressive and I wonder if that would classify in this I know that you are no uh, david Rush what a last name. What a name for this. David Rush that's great, who holds the most concurrent guinness world record titles attempted to beat his own record for the fastest time to fold and throw a paper airplane while he was visiting the guinness world records headquarters in foggy old london town. He had the record. He's like I want to be my own record. He set the record at harry astonishing 6.15 seconds. That's what the record was and he's like I want to beat that. I don't know if it's possible. David goes in there Let me break it down for you and they hand him a piece of paper. I'm assuming.
Speaker 1:I don't know if he had to bring his own.
Speaker 2:He has a piece of paper. Do you think they just went over to the printer and them off? A blank piece of paper and you're like that makes no sense, we'll just pull it out of the printer. So David sits there. Not aesthetic, this airplane doesn't really survive. Airplanes in World War I were way better than this one. Right, it was terrible, but in 5.12 seconds, david Rush is the reigning fastest fold-to-throw paper airplane maker in the Guinness World.
Speaker 1:History. He shaved a whole second off. That's one of the things that us enjoying NASCAR understand what a second is, truly understand what a second is.
Speaker 2:To shave a whole second off, that's wild, that is very wild and also congratulations You're in the running for a potential golden trout one day.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I don't know if it's culture, I'm happy about it.
Speaker 2:It's cool. But now, Harry, let's go from Guinness World Records to scratch your head. Wild news Tell me if you hear something you don't like. Harry, Flamin' hot Cheetos and Pokemon. I don't like spicy, so I'll eat.
Speaker 2:That makes sense. Okay, regular Cheetos. Now you hear stories of potato chips or a chicken nugget or even a Cheeto, right? Oh man, look at this thing. It looks like Abe Lincoln. This looks like this. Or the stain in the wall looks like Mary. You name it right. People trying to associate things. Yeah, maybe we'll get popular enough one day they'll find a food that looks just like us, right? Well, how about this, harry, are you ready?
Speaker 2:A single flaming hot Cheeto, said to be shaped like a Charizard from the Pokemon anime and gaming franchise, went to auction. Go on, the Golden Auction House said the oddly sculpted snack dubbed the Cheeto-zard. Like I wouldn't know who came up with the name. Like Charizard to Che to Cheetosard. Like I wouldn't know who came up with the name. Like Charizard to Cheetosard, open bidding at a measly $250 in February and the bid went up. And the bid went up. A three inch long Cheeto was affixed to a Cheetosard Pokemon card and encased in a clear, transparent box. So somebody went ahead and made a spoof Pokemon card for it. It was more horizontal, where normal Pokemon cards are vertical. It was sold to an unnamed bidder. I don't know why he went unnamed. It's either embarrassment or he doesn't want somebody trying to rob him or trying to eat that one Cheeto For $72,000. Plus a buyer's premium Totaling Totaling $87,840. For a spicy Cheeto that looks like a Pokemon you just send me the picture.
Speaker 1:It does look exactly like a Charizard. Don't get me wrong the picture is great. My problem is that I would have picked that out of the bag, went this looks just like a Charizard, and then I would have ate it 100%. What's so crazy is I also wouldn't be surprised Hear me out If Cheetos bought it, because that is $87,000 worth of advertisement we're going to stay up and follow this one.
Speaker 2:We have to put a chip on that and see where it goes.
Speaker 1:We got to see where it lands, because I mean, you know what I mean. How much is a commercial? How much does it cost to run a commercial? I don't know. A couple mil, $7,000? Mm-hmm, we're talking about it. We're not the only ones talking about it, or it was a Saudi prince who really loves pokemon, I can see that I really can see both that.
Speaker 2:You know. Man talking about eating those cheetos really got me thinking. How's? Moving on to our third weird news segment. This time we have to fly to orlando, florida, because only in florida would this story ever make sense. Because the police in orlando have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to steal $770,000 worth of diamonds from Tiffany Jewelers by swallowing so old Jathan Gilder I don't care about saying their name because it's not public record. He was arrested a couple of weeks ago and it's more and more info is coming out, but he was arrested.
Speaker 1:Did you say? Did you say Jathan Like T-H?
Speaker 2:Yep, that's a name. Yeah, jathan j-a-y-t-h-a-n jathan.
Speaker 1:Okay, so much could be said, but go on, are we sure his mom didn't have a lisp potential?
Speaker 2:okay, explain a lot of things. No, what explain a lot of things. All right, reserving judgment, but it explains a lot of things. But two days after he gets arrested, two days after Tiffany's company were like something's not right here. So he told the store employees he was there to negotiate a purchase of jewelry for an unnamed Orlando Magic player.
Speaker 2:Okay, I mean, I don't know how the rich and powerful do their things Seems liable to me he was then taken to a private room and shown diamond ring worth over 500 K, two sets of diamond earrings worth 600. There's a lot of money in there, right? One set of diamond earrings was worth 160 K. So, you know, on the low end of everything, he's been looking at the affordable side, right. Right, you know, during discussions about using wire transfer to get the jewels, he was like he. You know, he gets out of his seat, grabbed the jewelry and ran for the door Like all right, sir. So uh, is this what you like? Let's go ahead.
Speaker 2:And uh, wire transfer. They'd be like psych boom, grabs the diamonds, runs out the door as fast as he can the only that was perfectly clean, like a cartoon and like knocks him out. But he attempts to leave the VIP room and you know he's pushing the doors and of course one of the employees comes up and just smacks him in the hand so he drops all the boop, drops everything. But he still had the earrings and he was able to just elude the other store employees, get out of the store, get to his getaway car. And that is when he was like I need to hide these diamonds, where am I going to put them? I have a brilliant idea and swallowed them $770,000 worth of diamonds via earrings.
Speaker 1:No, thank you. First off. That's going to cut you up. Yes, let's ask what we're both thinking here, though. Mm-hmm, does Tiffany want those earrings?
Speaker 2:back. I mean it's $770,000.
Speaker 1:Yeah, but do you want those earrings back?
Speaker 2:I mean, you didn't answer the question will have to be analyzed as they pass through to confirm that they are diamonds. And then the cops in jail were like, yeah, you're going to be charged with you know what you swallowed. He's like I'm going to be charged with what's in my stomach. I'm like, or what's in your stomach. He's like you stole it. Yeah, it's not French fries, dude. I should have thrown them out the window. Oh my gosh, maybe you should just not try to rob Tiffany's and company of $700,000 in diamonds via swallowing them. Yeah, yeah, that's fair, but that's it for me, out here on the streets Back to you in Studio.
Speaker 1:T During our breakfast date. I totally forgot about this. So you just said something. I did see a man walk into a painted place I don't know why, but it was door and then glass, and so you had to, like, turn into the restaurant. But yeah, my man, his group, was waiting for him and they were standing at the door, on the other side of the glass, golly, and they waved to get his attention and he did the little side wave. You know what I mean at the hip, like hey, I see you guys. Yeah, the hip wave, come here, I come, and I mean strutting to his family, friends, whoever they were to him, just strutting, catching up and just face into the glass. Yes, it was a very age of aquarius.
Speaker 1:He just jammed his head. It was a very open and loud restaurant and all you heard was do-do-do-do-do-do-do of the glass rattling. Now it's on the restaurant. They probably should put something on the glass there, yeah for sure. But yeah, I saw the whole thing happen live.
Speaker 2:It was so great.
Speaker 1:Hey, hey, hey, hey, watch out, watch out. Oh, it's going to be good, Buddy, it's time to pack up. Oh, all right. Okay, we're going to Memphis. The road trip I'm in, we're walking in Memphis, we are walking.
Speaker 2:Okay, all right, where a batch?
Speaker 1:of boxed and never used Sega arcade cabinets have been discovered. Now an arcade cabinet let's use simple terms big arcade machine, right, yeah, Our childhood arcades. You still see them. They're not as cool anymore, but brand new, never used. I want one in my house, that's for sure. I don't know what it is. I have video games. I have an Xbox system. I have a gaming laptop. I don't use it for gaming, but I have all the gaming stuff I could ever want. I still want one of those That'd be so cool to have. It would be really cool to have. What game would you want for your house? Any arcade game for your house, Any. Yeah, this isn't my packing of the truck.
Speaker 2:Question this is just off of this. Off of this so I could find the original Ninja Turtle Arcade game. I knew you were going. Turtles Street Fighter 2 was second. Okay, I know I threw you for a loop on that one.
Speaker 1:You did Because when growing up we went to Pizza Shop New English Pizza, they had a pinball machine there. It was go for something and I found it on eBay for three grand. If I ever hit the lottery, I'll probably buy it. Yeah, 100%, I'd probably want a pinball machine, just because I think they're more fun and, unfortunately, with an arcade, you can figure out the system, you can figure it out and you know what I mean. Pinball, it's all a chance. So I'd probably go pinball machine, I'd probably go with that gopher machine. But if you could find a warehouse of something not cars, I'm talking about something random, open, never used, what would you want to find? You're not going to get rich off of it, it's just something cool. And even if it's cool to you, something cool to me. Yeah, man.
Speaker 1:New in the box, never used, could be from anytime, anywhere. What?
Speaker 2:do you hope to find Pardon me, since I'm sitting in my garage right now. It'd be tools, right, but it's a tough question, very tough question, because I'm big in the hats, I like hats. You said cars. I can't go the car route.
Speaker 1:Right, yeah, I mean, I don't want to give you anything too easy.
Speaker 2:No, of course not, cause I'm sitting here in the garage looking for motivation.
Speaker 1:Guns. Guns is a good guns, I mean, you can make money off of old guns, though.
Speaker 2:You make real good money off of it, but I'm not looking to do that, right? Okay? What if I found an unused cabin in the woods in a warehouse there?
Speaker 1:you go Cabin in the woods in a warehouse. Pretty sure that's an horror movie. I was thinking like fishing stuff, like a brand new bass boat or not brand new but like unused bass boat I thought would be pretty cool Fishing gear all day long. This is tough, man. I'm trying to think of something that I own is slot machines. So like I want more slot machines. Yes, I mean, I know it's kind of the same thing as arcade, but so I'm about to throw a slot machine. This is tough.
Speaker 2:Yeah, if the Ninja Turtle arcade game was in there, because it's four players. Obviously the Ninja Turtles are based off the four lenses of your personality, so I'm Michelangelo. Solved that problem, let's move on from there. I mean.
Speaker 1:I'm trying to be selfish. Yeah, the older I get, the more I realize I'm probably Raphael, but I'm probably Donatello. This is really tough. It's my question and I don't know how to answer. I don't know what I want to find.
Speaker 2:Find me a trailer with teen foot tall, deer blind, that is fully insulated and heated and cooled.
Speaker 1:Yes, see, that's what I was just thinking is like a 70s Winnebago. Oh my gosh. Yes, just that classic. All the neat little intricate designs that we had in the 60s and 70s that just disappeared. Like opening a fridge with your foot yes, there's a little pedal in the bottom. You just step on it and the door pops open. Why did we get rid of that? Who knows?
Speaker 2:Harry and I have probably on the same For you page on TikTok because I am enthralled by it. I was just going to bring up those old refrigerators.
Speaker 1:There used to be Lazy Susan's in refrigerators.
Speaker 2:Yes.
Speaker 1:Why did that stop?
Speaker 2:No idea.
Speaker 1:This is what I'm saying. Also, why don't dishwashers have windows? I want to see what's going on in there. I can see what's going on in my oven. I can see what's going on in my microwave New fridges. You can see what's going on in my oven. I can see what's going on in my microwave New fridges. You can see into your fridge. Now, why can't we see inside the dishwasher? I think that'd be cool to sit there and wash a dishwasher. You know, are my dishes getting cleaned right now.
Speaker 2:A little light showing there. Yeah, dishes having a party, yeah.
Speaker 1:I mean, I still don't know what I want to find an old Winnebago.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I would like to find an old wood panel station wagon.
Speaker 1:I didn't want you to sell out with like oh, I wish I found a bunch of Ferraris.
Speaker 2:No, no, come on, dude. First off, you should know me by now I'm not going to be Ferraris, it's probably going to be a wood panel station wagon.
Speaker 1:Ooh see, that's a good choice. I found one years ago.
Speaker 2:I dig the wood panel man.
Speaker 1:God, like I said we talked about this before real quick, and then I'll let you finish is we have enough age gap to like? You list movies and I'm like, no, I've never seen it. We have enough age gap to be different. And then there's times when we are 100% brothers and you loving I love station wagons period. Yes, I think they are one of the coolest most. I don't know why I want a station wagon. I don't want a new one, I don't want something that has the wagon type. No, I want the 80s, where the kids in the back face back into traffic. So if we get rear-ended, they're gone.
Speaker 2:Yeah just staring at the driver behind them flipping them off, waving Like what are you doing back there? Like, don't ask questions, mom, all right.
Speaker 1:You don't want to know Mom. Are these windows?
Speaker 2:tinted? Yes, can they see behind?
Speaker 1:us. Yes, I want it. I love station wagon. Anyway, I'm sorry, go ahead.
Speaker 2:No, I want a wood panel station wagon, you're right, with a little camper behind. That'd be cool to find. But something about those station wagons, dude, find me a late 80s, early early 90s Pontiac with the big motor in it. I mean, it's one of two things, like the family can go somewhere really fast where I can gut it and be like, hey, what's up. And then race everybody.
Speaker 1:Man, I can't believe. We both love station wagons. They're so clean. They're so clean, they're so cool.
Speaker 2:If you open up a warehouse and there's a station wagon with no mileage on it with a Ninja Turtle arcade game in the back, and in the backseat is some new hunting rifles hooked up to a trailer that has an insulated, heated and cooled, hunting blind, I'm not going to tell a single soul and I'm going to live happily ever after, and that's the selfish part of me. Obviously, things I want for Sabrina and the girls yeah, yeah, yeah, no, no, no. I'm talking about Paul. This hypothetical is what do I want? Yeah, that's it. Yeah, yeah. What does Paul want? Yeah, if I had a genie which in future episodes we're going to have a genie conversation about what your three wishes would be, heck, yeah. I'm going to give you plenty of time to think about this, because I have one.
Speaker 1:This has been another great fun episode. We were on a roll. I felt it. No episode next week. Paul's got a little family time coming up, buddy. I all. I felt it no episode next week. Paul's got a little family time coming up, buddy. I hope you have fun with that. The 81st highest selling album in the United States is Britney Spears'. Oops, I Did it.
Speaker 2:Again Able to sneak in all the songs. I was thinking about it. I was like, oh man, what's left? Am I that good? And I just want to be like, oops, I did it again and that puts me 12 for 12, harry, 12 for 12 this week.
Speaker 1:You killed it, you nailed it. You nail it every week.
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