Raccoons Are Cute

[00:00:00] Speaker A: Alrighty. Alrighty, everybody. Welcome back to another week of the Human podcast. We're back. Hopefully I remember to upload this week. [00:00:09] Speaker A: I'm busy. I'm a busy boy. But I'm your host, Alex Truck. We got my wife over here and not the truck. We got Courtney. [00:00:20] Speaker B: I'm here. [00:00:22] Speaker A: She's. She's probably getting high. She, like, spent, like, you know, 10 minutes, like, hunting for her weed. She's, like, how'd you know? Lifting up her cat and, like, is my weed underneath you? Do you have my. [00:00:35] Speaker C: Look. [00:00:36] Speaker B: Look at my cute little thing. [00:00:38] Speaker A: Oh, that's adorable. [00:00:40] Speaker B: It's my Luca cat. [00:00:42] Speaker A: So it's just like a little cat? [00:00:45] Speaker B: Yeah. You want to see my other one? My other one is the. The ooze. Like, Devil bear. [00:00:53] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:00:54] Speaker A: I remember back in the day when we just had the square. It was just a square with a button on it and it might explode like that. That's what I grew up with. And that, like, was what we had. A vape. It's like you might have a hand grenade. [00:01:08] Speaker B: You know, this is for weed, too. I mean, did they really have vape weed? [00:01:12] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:01:15] Speaker A: We had anything you wanted. Like, pretty much all it did was burn something. It, like, you had to have, like, liquid, you know, and it's not hard to, like, make, like, a tankture to put in these things that would, you know, heat up and you can vaporize it. Like, how do you think you smoked weed? Yeah, no, we had that. And. [00:01:38] Speaker B: Wow. [00:01:39] Speaker A: Why do you think, you know, vaping took off? [00:01:43] Speaker C: Wow. [00:01:43] Speaker A: Yeah, we had DMT carts. We had all kinds of crazy back in the day. We were pioneers. Yep. We just had batteries attached to coils, attached to cotton, and you just put liquid in a little vial. And I'm sure they still have all that, but now you have, like, fucking bears that you, like, push its belly and it's like giggles as it fucking delivers you nicotine and makes you blow out a fat cloud. [00:02:14] Speaker A: But, yeah, like, pretty much, like, growing up, anytime I saw someone with a vape, every single one of them had a story where, like, one of their batteries ran away and they had to, like, just throw the vape and then it exploded. [00:02:28] Speaker B: Oh, wow, that is so funny. [00:02:33] Speaker A: If you held the battery too long, you would explode too. [00:02:37] Speaker D: Oh, my God. [00:02:39] Speaker A: And, like, you sometimes get lucky and can, like, take out the batteries or something like that, but. [00:02:45] Speaker D: Oh, well. [00:02:46] Speaker A: Yeah. Yes, Mo. Okay. Yep. Yeah, now. Now I'm doing something. Now you're like, hey, yo, I want attention. [00:02:54] Speaker A: Yes, Mo, you can get attention. The rest of the night. Just let me do this. [00:03:02] Speaker A: Okay. Find. Find a comfy spot, then. [00:03:05] Speaker A: Just find a comfy spot and lay down and, you know, purse. Do something like. Cute. You already got your damn treats. [00:03:15] Speaker A: No, you. [00:03:16] Speaker C: She also got my cutie. [00:03:18] Speaker B: Isn't she the cutest? My cuties. Oh, dang it. You can't see because I have a background. [00:03:24] Speaker A: Yeah, you have the background filter all up. Yeah, it's like, look at my cat. And it's just like, you know, Japanese cherry blossoms. [00:03:32] Speaker C: She is a chunk. [00:03:36] Speaker C: And yet she's so tiny. [00:03:40] Speaker A: Yes. [00:03:40] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:03:41] Speaker B: How the Do I undo it? [00:03:44] Speaker A: Go to your filters. Yeah. [00:03:48] Speaker B: Oh, there it is. There we go. [00:03:51] Speaker D: My poopy. [00:03:53] Speaker C: What a daisy. [00:03:57] Speaker B: She keeps on getting her freaking nose boops on. Something that, like, does not agree with it. [00:04:04] Speaker A: Probably burn on her. You know, it's like a candle or something like that. [00:04:08] Speaker C: A lot of cats do that. They come in for burnt noses or burnt paws from playing with candles. [00:04:15] Speaker B: It's so weird. It keeps on trying to, like, recognize my pillow that I was using. [00:04:25] Speaker C: Okay. [00:04:27] Speaker A: I mean, anytime, like, I turn on, like, my. My camera, it's just like. [00:04:32] Speaker A: I don't even know if it's on. Probably not. [00:04:37] Speaker A: Yeah, whatever. [00:04:42] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. Like, it blurs everything around me. [00:04:50] Speaker A: But, you know, mine does pretty good job. [00:04:55] Speaker A: My camera's, like, way up there, so I have, like, a whole. [00:05:01] Speaker A: Do you have mo now? Yeah, I'm like. I hear her purring. [00:05:07] Speaker B: Oh, no, I can see you. You finally turned on your camera. Yeah, no, your camera is never on. Usually. [00:05:14] Speaker A: Yeah, no, I usually have it off. [00:05:19] Speaker C: You're trapped forever. [00:05:20] Speaker B: Why are you wearing a chest thingy? [00:05:24] Speaker A: What are you wearing a bulletproof vest? Or a plate carrier, rather? [00:05:29] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:05:31] Speaker D: Okay. [00:05:33] Speaker A: It was in the way. It was where she was sitting. [00:05:36] Speaker C: You're living your best life. You bought it. You might as well wear it, even if it's just around the house. What the. [00:05:42] Speaker B: Alex, are you in the background, too? [00:05:44] Speaker A: Yeah, she's right there. [00:05:46] Speaker B: I can't see her because you. You've got the blur. [00:05:49] Speaker C: Blurt. [00:05:50] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. [00:05:52] Speaker B: I could see it moving a little bit. Like, it keeps on accenting your hand. [00:05:57] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, like, I can, like, move my hand in front of her and, you know, like, unblur her for a second. But her head. Her head's above this camera anyway, so it's. [00:06:06] Speaker B: Oh. [00:06:09] Speaker C: Yep. [00:06:09] Speaker B: And I can't see them. Oh. [00:06:12] Speaker B: I can't see them all because she. [00:06:14] Speaker A: She. She's giving Mochi love, and she never does. And now Mochi's like, oh, this is all I ever wanted. [00:06:22] Speaker C: She's struggling to leave. [00:06:25] Speaker A: Yeah, the. The second, you know, you. You showed your cat, you know, Mochi's like, I'm out of here. Not about this life. [00:06:32] Speaker B: Oh, my. [00:06:37] Speaker C: But. [00:06:40] Speaker A: I. I hate the holidays. [00:06:44] Speaker A: Like, I. I always forget, like, what I was talking about before. So I'd, like, segue into something, like, new. [00:06:50] Speaker A: That'S a ADHD brain hitting hard. But I hate the holidays. I hate, like, everyone, you know, waits till the last second to get everything they need. Like, I. I wonder how many things are going to be delivered, you know, on. Oh, speaking of Christmas, what do you want for Christmas? But how many things are going to be delivered, like, the day before Christmas for, you know, Christmas presents? [00:07:18] Speaker A: Like. Like, I've been busy as. [00:07:21] Speaker A: And I. I feel bad because I. I can't, you know, accomplish everything. [00:07:25] Speaker C: But Christmas snuck up this year. [00:07:28] Speaker A: Christmas is in, like, 19 days. [00:07:32] Speaker C: I know. And I'm just like, less than that, babe. [00:07:36] Speaker A: 19 days. It's the sixth. [00:07:38] Speaker C: Oh, yeah, it is. For some reason I heard this. For some reason I'm. My brain's tired. [00:07:46] Speaker A: Like, I don't know much, but I do know my numbers. [00:07:48] Speaker C: This is true. I do not know my numbers. [00:07:53] Speaker B: Hey, do you know what the saying, the joke would be if you said, I always wanted a watch for Christmas? [00:08:03] Speaker A: What? [00:08:05] Speaker B: The joke. So if the. The joke was, I always wanted a watch for Christmas, would you get the joke? [00:08:13] Speaker A: No, no. I mean, like, I can come up with jokes about it, but, you know, if someone's like, I always wanted to watch for Christmas, you know, and I'm like, watch this. And, like, I, like, raised my hand and then slap them with the other one. I'm like, ah, you weren't watching. Close enough. There you go. Now you have something to watch. [00:08:35] Speaker B: No, but close. It's a misunderstanding. This guy has a lesbian couple, and he says, I want to watch for Christmas, and they mistake it as he wants a watch and said he wants to watch. [00:08:51] Speaker A: Oh, that. That. That's an old, like, email joke from way back in the day. Yeah, that's like, back when, like, we did, like, chain emails. [00:09:03] Speaker A: Like, I. I, like, I was like, the last generation to ever be involved in that. That. Yeah, that's like, you know, old people, you know, where you, like, you know, send this email off to seven of your friends. Otherwise bad luck's gonna fucking come get your ass. [00:09:21] Speaker C: Oh, my God, I forgot about those. Oh, man, that was hilarious. [00:09:29] Speaker A: It's like, send this off, you know, otherwise you're never gonna find true love. And, like, they're always like, the Cheesiest, dorkiest fucking things in the world. [00:09:39] Speaker C: Oh, my God. So cheesy. [00:09:42] Speaker D: It's like, oh, I like the ones that were, like, interactive. [00:09:45] Speaker C: Like. [00:09:49] Speaker D: I'm a little too high to. But, like, you send, like, ones that didn't have, like, a doom and gloom story. But like, oh, say something you're grateful for. Say how we met. Blah, blah, blah. And send it through Facebook or email. [00:10:02] Speaker A: What. What's funny is your dad does that all the time. [00:10:12] Speaker A: Like, your dad did that today. [00:10:17] Speaker A: You know, like. Like, I'm like, just, like, on, you know, Facebook, and it's like, Courtney's dad posted something. I'm like, let's see what he posted. And it's like, you know, praise Jesus. You know, if you love Jesus, you know, repost this if you're not ashamed of Jesus. Oh, my God. [00:10:37] Speaker D: Yeah, it's dumb. [00:10:41] Speaker D: Oh, my God. [00:10:43] Speaker A: I'm like, someone, like, it's like taking the keys away from a drunk person. Just take the cell phone away from, like, certain old people and be like, yeah, you know, your mom is done posting, like, minion memes. Please. [00:10:58] Speaker D: Oh, my God. [00:11:02] Speaker D: So disappointed that I don't. That we had a fight and we don't go to church anymore. [00:11:08] Speaker C: I'm so proud of you for setting that boundary. [00:11:11] Speaker D: Yeah, it was just so boring. [00:11:14] Speaker D: You know, Like. [00:11:14] Speaker A: Like, certain churches, like, have, like, good messaging and, like, we'll teach you something new. But if it's like, you know, hey, be nice to people around you. Next week, we'll talk about being nice to people around you, and the week after that, being nice to people around you. It's like, oh, Jesus Christ. [00:11:38] Speaker A: You know, like. Like, I always. I. I hate, you know, doing all that. [00:11:46] Speaker A: Like. Like, the last time I was in a church was, like, for, like, a funeral for my friend Shelby's funeral. And it's like, I'm, like, sitting there. I'm like, I am not, like, like, this is not my vibe. This is not my crowd. [00:12:00] Speaker C: Yeah, no, it was uncomfortable. It was. It was what it needed to be. But I was just like. And this is the part I don't miss from the Greek Orthodox community. [00:12:10] Speaker C: What? [00:12:11] Speaker A: Just. Just sitting there and, like, you know, with him and him with, you know, Reese's Pieces. Peace and be with you all. You know, all that chanting stuff, I'm like, you know, if it's there, seen, you know, more power to you. I. I'm like, I'm not gonna, you know, sit there and tell you not to go do it, but, you know, it's just not my Thing. I don't. I don't like it. [00:12:37] Speaker C: Nope. [00:12:40] Speaker C: There's a reason I no longer do it. [00:12:42] Speaker A: But I do enjoy church because it keeps people, you know, off the road. Like, Sunday mornings, it's like, you good people go to church. I'm gonna go get an early breakfast if I feel like getting out of the house on a Sunday, which I never do. [00:12:58] Speaker C: Absolutely not. [00:13:01] Speaker A: But, like, if you wait till after church gets out. Oh. [00:13:07] Speaker A: Like back when we used to, like, go to, like, Doug's for breakfast. [00:13:11] Speaker C: The place with the good pastrami. [00:13:15] Speaker A: The one over by the sex store. [00:13:17] Speaker C: Yeah, I like Doug's. [00:13:19] Speaker A: It's a good place. [00:13:21] Speaker D: Oh, my gosh, Alex. I see another. There are multiple Greek islands that offer free room and board with food for anyone who helps take care of the rescue cats. [00:13:32] Speaker C: I love cats. [00:13:34] Speaker A: I know, but you have to have a passport to go to Greece, and then you have to get there. [00:13:41] Speaker A: And then you realize. [00:13:43] Speaker D: I thought Alex got her passport. [00:13:45] Speaker A: No, no. [00:13:46] Speaker C: Remember, I was going to. And then I lost my wallet, which happened to have my Social Security card in it because I needed to take my Social Security card to work. And then it was. Oh, it was so awful trying to get my driver's license again. [00:14:02] Speaker A: Yeah, but now you can go to the Social Security office. It's actually over there by. [00:14:07] Speaker C: Yeah, I know. I went to Social Security office. And they're like, oh, yeah, here's printed it. Like, here's your card. And I'm like, oh, well, that was easy. And then it took a month and a half to get my driver's license. [00:14:18] Speaker B: Really? [00:14:19] Speaker C: A month and a half? [00:14:20] Speaker D: That's the reason why, like, I took my grandma so early to get her driver's license. Because they were trying to say it was going to be two weeks. It was actually two weeks. [00:14:31] Speaker A: What's crazy is, like, when I go in for my driver's license, like, if, like, luckily for me, I have, like, a special DMV because I'm a CDL driver. So I. I can just walk right in and, like, yeah, we'll take care of. [00:14:50] Speaker A: You know, and it's in a little tiny town that I stay in. I just, like, walk right in. Like, boom. [00:14:58] Speaker A: No, wait. Just walk straight up. Like, okay, here, pay this money. Fuck off. [00:15:05] Speaker A: It's my favorite. [00:15:06] Speaker D: Being such a hard time deciding a Christmas present. It's so annoying. I ended up deciding on something, and then I realized, whoops, this thing only has two reviews, and they're both bad. But it's not like it's actually, like, bad bad. Like, it's just about the light bulb burning out. But then again, I don't want her to have to keep the person that I'm giving it to have to keep on changing out light bulbs, because that's freaking dumb. [00:15:38] Speaker A: See, I, I just buy expensive stuff. Buy ones. Karai ones. [00:15:43] Speaker C: And. [00:15:47] Speaker A: You know, like, I, I, I, I've, I've. I've been in that, you know, just. [00:15:51] Speaker C: Like. [00:15:55] Speaker A: I don't want it. [00:15:56] Speaker D: I just can't Dec. [00:16:08] Speaker A: Yes, what is it, mo? [00:16:11] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:16:16] Speaker A: All right, well, let's get into some stories because, you know, we got some really good ones. So first story. Man tries to rescue injured raccoon, gets bitten on face while driving. Learns that it has rabies. [00:16:33] Speaker A: In Roswell, Georgia. [00:16:37] Speaker A: A man was bitten in the. And this is 100% me. This is some shit that I would fucking do. [00:16:47] Speaker C: This is how you take yourself out of the gene pool. [00:16:50] Speaker A: A man was bitten on the face and in the hands by a raccoon he tried to save this weekend. It later tested positive for rabies, according to the. Chad. [00:17:00] Speaker D: Who. [00:17:03] Speaker A: The Chattahoochee? [00:17:06] Speaker A: Yeah, Chattahoochee Nature Center. [00:17:10] Speaker A: Like, like, reading. Like, I, I've, like, heard the word a million times. I don't know why, but I'm like, reading. I'm like, oh, that's awful. It's like, just sounds like a talking. It's like, yeah, this is my chatting hoochie. Yeah, check it out. It talks a bunch of times. Oh, your dick is so small. Oh, man. Can you, like, tell your hoochie to shut the fuck up? No, it's just a chatting hoochie. It's fine. [00:17:37] Speaker C: That's the accent you chose? [00:17:40] Speaker A: Yeah, I just go. I just go for it sometimes. [00:17:47] Speaker A: Trust me. I, like, there's things I don't do anymore. Like, I don't do impressions anymore because anytime I've ever done an impression, like, really? That, that's. That was something. You did it. You did a thing there. I'm proud of you for trying. You did a good job by trying. I'm proud of you. I'm like, what, it wasn't good? It's like, no, that was awful. It's like, well, I'm never doing it again now. It's like, oh, no, no, no. You. You do really good. It's just, like, really bad. [00:18:18] Speaker A: It's like, good job for trying. But the man found the injured raccoon and attempted to bring it to the nature center himself. He wrapped the cocoon, the. [00:18:31] Speaker A: Raccoon in his coat. And I just read it as cocoon. [00:18:34] Speaker C: Well, yeah, because it said wrapped and. [00:18:37] Speaker A: Held it against his chest as he drove for over an hour. [00:18:42] Speaker C: What the fuck? [00:18:43] Speaker A: The nature center said during the drive, the raccoon bit a man in his face and hands. And so he went to go wrap the raccoon in a blanket with tox tape before driving to the nature center. [00:18:59] Speaker A: When the man arrived at the nature center, the camp director alerted the wildlife clinic. The staff met him in a parking lot and put the raccoon in a kennel. Staff encouraged the man to go to a hospital for treatment. The raccoon was euthanized by a veterinary hospital less than 48 hours later. [00:19:20] Speaker C: Well, no, that's procedure. You kill it and then you just take samples of the brain. [00:19:25] Speaker A: The wildlife center told it was tested positive for rabies. Staff members said the man's actions endangered children, volunteers and others at the facility. Yeah, while the finder's heart was in the right space, he could not he put himself, his family, CNC staff, volunteers, I mean, visitors, all at risk. [00:19:50] Speaker A: Imagine that. Just like going to the hospital. You have rabies, sir. I don't have no babies. What are you talking about? [00:19:59] Speaker C: He wrapped it up with a blanket and duct tape. [00:20:03] Speaker A: You're like, oh, you. How dare you. I'm gonna wrap. I'm gonna wrap you up in some duct tape. It's just like, like, he's like, oh, I'm gonna. I'm gonna get you some help, you little raccoon. You little rascal, you. You're gonna be just fine. [00:20:22] Speaker B: If a raccoon bit me in the. [00:20:23] Speaker C: Face, I would not be able to drive. [00:20:28] Speaker A: Yeah, but this is a dude. This is a man with a penis. You can tell by his stupidity. [00:20:34] Speaker D: Yeah. [00:20:36] Speaker C: Nah. [00:20:36] Speaker D: Why women live longer is a thing. It is so funny. The stupid people do. [00:20:42] Speaker A: Yeah, I can totally see myself doing this too. I can just, like, see little raccoons, you know, coming towards me. [00:20:49] Speaker C: No second it bit you, you would kick it to the side of the road. [00:20:52] Speaker A: I'd shoot it, but, you know, oh, my. Oh, you had your chance. I like, go to the hospital, make raccoon bit me. It's like, where's the raccoon? Like. [00:21:02] Speaker A: It. It's very dead. Oh, I have some of the brains on my gun. There you go. Test that. [00:21:11] Speaker A: I don't think he had rabies, you know, Then they come out with like a big ass needle. I'm like, ah, it's fine. I'll die. The rabies, I'll fight it off. I'll fight these rabies. I can break these cuffs you can't break those cuffs. [00:21:29] Speaker A: Have you never seen that video? [00:21:31] Speaker C: No. [00:21:32] Speaker A: Oh, Courtney. Have you ever seen. I can break these cuffs. [00:21:35] Speaker C: Wait. [00:21:37] Speaker A: I can break these cuffs. [00:21:39] Speaker D: What happens? [00:21:41] Speaker C: Oh, my God. [00:21:41] Speaker D: I have a feeling. It's so stupid. I really want to see it again. [00:21:47] Speaker A: Oh, God. [00:21:50] Speaker A: Let's see. [00:21:51] Speaker D: Oh, it came up pretty quick. [00:21:53] Speaker A: I can break these cuffs. [00:21:57] Speaker A: I don't know why it's being stupid. [00:22:03] Speaker A: Yeah, my Google's being weird. [00:22:08] Speaker A: Oh, it's probably because shit's on my fucking keyboard up here. Like, why is everything being weird? I have a second keyboard all plugged in. [00:22:17] Speaker D: Wait, is there more than one? There's not more than one. Okay, good. The midget. [00:22:26] Speaker A: I can break these cuffs. [00:22:28] Speaker D: Yeah, there we go. [00:22:30] Speaker A: I'm not a robot. I don't know why. [00:22:37] Speaker A: Yeah, let me share the. [00:22:45] Speaker C: I'm already, like, cringing. [00:22:47] Speaker A: Get back in front of the car. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Officer. I'm sorry. [00:22:54] Speaker A: Stay right there. [00:23:02] Speaker A: Stand up straight. [00:23:05] Speaker A: What is wrong with you? Take a deep breath. It'll be all right. Take a deep breath. I could break these cuffs. You can't break those cuffs. [00:23:15] Speaker A: We appreciate your cooperation now. Okay. [00:23:20] Speaker D: Oh, my God. I didn't hear it so well because I turned them. I had it really low, but that was so fucking funny. [00:23:27] Speaker A: I can break these cuffs. You can't break those cuffs. [00:23:32] Speaker A: We appreciate your cooperation now. [00:23:35] Speaker C: Oh, my God. This is literally what it's like to restrain cats. That's precisely what it is. They're like, shh, I can fight you. And they're like, no, you can't fight me. And then they try, then they can't fight. And then they start screaming because they're mad and annoyed. And then it's like, we're still just like, ma' am or sir, you'll. If you just hold still, we will be done. That's literally how it is. [00:24:03] Speaker A: See, like, there's times where I just enjoy watching people try and fight the cops. I'm like, what the do you think is going to happen? And, like, they, you know, hit acceptance. And they start, like, bargaining, and they're like, please, you let me go. I promise I'll be super good. It's like, no. You stab somebody, it's like, we can't let you go now. It's like, I won't stab him again. I promise I'll be good now. It's like, no. [00:24:34] Speaker A: But it. Like, it. It just. It brings joy to my heart. Just like, watch. You know, these people just get destroyed by the cosmic. Yeah, no, it ain't Gonna happen for you, buddy. Pow. [00:24:50] Speaker A: But onto the next story. Another fucking animal destroying shit as always. [00:24:57] Speaker A: Richmond, Virginia. A cat cafe. The Perfect Bean. [00:25:04] Speaker C: And it's spelled the way it needs to be spelt. [00:25:07] Speaker A: Perfect Bean closes due to flooding caused by a cat. [00:25:12] Speaker C: Oh my God. Yes. [00:25:15] Speaker C: Okay. [00:25:17] Speaker A: There. [00:25:22] Speaker A: Yes. Are you quite content now? You just like coming in, just fucking up everything. Yeah, yeah. You can get up there if you want. You know how. Don't go that way. Don't. Don't do this to me. Don't do this to me. Why are you doing this to me? Mo, stop it. I like. I don't. There. Look outside. [00:25:47] Speaker A: Okay. The Perfect Bean, a Richmond cafe has temporarily closed due to flooding caused by a series of freak accidents involving a cat named Roller. Yes, the Perfect Bean is a cat cafe opened in August at 214 N. Lombardi St. And Richmond's fan district. The space was formerly was formerly home to Western West Ray's finest ice cream. Why the would an ice cream place close? Like ice cream is like an all year type thing. I had ice cream the other day. [00:26:25] Speaker D: People aren't going out as much. [00:26:27] Speaker C: No, they're not. [00:26:31] Speaker A: Tariffs. According to social media posts by the Perfect bean on Tuesday, December 2, a major flooding at the cat cafe has caused a temporary closure of the business. The cat cafe said the flooding was caused by a series of freak accidents involving a cat, a towel and a sink. Flooding in the cat's lounge upstairs reportedly leaked into the cat cafe space downstairs. Fortunately, the business said all cats were lounging on furniture at the time and enjoyed splashing around in water. All cats are safe and reportedly being housed by previous fosters while the situation is being assessed and repairs are ongoing. [00:27:15] Speaker A: An update from the Perfect Bean. On Wednesday afternoon the renovations were underway, according to the Post, and damage will realistically cause the business to be closed for the rest of the year. Damn. [00:27:27] Speaker C: Oh, that's rough. [00:27:29] Speaker A: There will be a fundraiser event at Bird park on Saturday, December 6th. That's today at 2pm to help raise money for the business staff. The pop up will feature a limited Perfect Bean, the exit plan, menu collab and tiramisu from Alex the tiramisu guy from Tick Tock. There's a tiramisu guy on Tick Tock? [00:27:52] Speaker C: There's a. Whatever you can imagine an individual to be. Tick Tock. [00:27:58] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean like I. I've never. Like I don't go on Tick Tock. Like I feel like I'm too old. [00:28:05] Speaker C: I feel the same way. Thank you. [00:28:07] Speaker A: Like it's like going to Chuck E Cheese. I'm like, I can't go there. [00:28:11] Speaker C: Oh my God. That's how I feel. Thank you so much. [00:28:15] Speaker A: Like, you kids enjoy your tick Tock and your Snapchats and. [00:28:21] Speaker A: All that stuff. I will stay over here on my Instagram. Please stay off my Instagram. [00:28:30] Speaker A: But yeah, the business will keep the community updated with new information as repairs become available. To follow updates, go to their Instagram page. Yeah, because they're old people like me. [00:28:42] Speaker A: Not on their tick Tock. But I, I do enjoy the cats. Everything up. Like, oh, no, we it up for ourselves, but we got to play in the water. Worth it. [00:28:56] Speaker A: Now. Now, you know, China's, I guess, having problems with new people. What is it, Mo? You, you have a crazy look in your eye and I'm not trusting you. [00:29:08] Speaker C: Oh, she's been cray cray all day. [00:29:13] Speaker A: Yeah, get your zoomies out. Like in the living room, not in here. Yes, come on there. [00:29:22] Speaker A: China adds attacks to condoms as it works to booth boost birth rates. Yeah, I mean, all that's going to do is just push these Chinese people to anal and they, you know, already have small penises, so it makes it easier. [00:29:38] Speaker A: But Beijing, China will impose a value added tax, or a VAT on contraceptive drugs and devices, including condoms, for the first time in three decades. Its latest bid to reverse the plunging birth rates that threaten to slow its economy. [00:29:56] Speaker A: Under the new revised VAT law, consumers will pay $0.13 levy on items that have been VAT exempt since 1993, when China instruct enforced a strict one child policy and actively promoted birth control. I guess it just backfired on them, huh? Yeah, you know, they're like, we don't want. [00:30:19] Speaker D: They got a ton of kids murdered, some abandoned and then. Yeah, plus the way they treat criminals children is really horrible. [00:30:30] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, no, like, like some of. [00:30:33] Speaker D: The videos are coming allowed to be adopted and they're put in like, basically places that don't really take care of them. [00:30:40] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, no, it is horrendous, you know, but I, I do enjoy, you know, when like Chinese, you know, kids get adopted over here in the United States. Like, yeah. [00:30:53] Speaker A: You know, we got a new violin. [00:30:57] Speaker A: But you know, so now, now they're like, hey, Chinese people, start, start your engines. But you know, all their porn is like all pixelated. So it's like, ah. [00:31:12] Speaker A: Chinese attempts to reverse its birth rates are running into a basic hurdle. China is one of the priciest countries in which to bring up children. Oh, that sucks. [00:31:24] Speaker C: Yep. [00:31:25] Speaker A: Well, you know, maybe just, you know, deal with less people, you don't need to be number one at all times. You know, maybe, you know, the whole planet can use less people. I mean, honestly, I don't see anything wrong with that. Less people on the planet. [00:31:43] Speaker A: Works for me. [00:31:46] Speaker A: Holy. Raising a child through age 18 costs $98,000,000. [00:31:53] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:31:54] Speaker A: That's cheap, you idiots. That's cheap. It costs way more in the United States to raise a kid. [00:32:04] Speaker A: The VAT also comes as hiv, which has been decreasing worldwide. Sharp. You know, increases as sharply as China. You know, stigma and limited sex education comes to hinder public understanding. [00:32:18] Speaker A: Okay. [00:32:21] Speaker A: Holy shit. Yeah, Apparently China is getting hit with some HIV and AIDS as well. So. [00:32:28] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean. [00:32:33] Speaker A: You can just, you know, come on our tits. It's fine. [00:32:37] Speaker A: Just, like, pull out and just, like, be like a little fireman. Just like, where do you want it? [00:32:43] Speaker A: And just, like, you know, blow a load wherever it's not inside. [00:32:50] Speaker A: Like, was it, like, easier for you or like. [00:32:55] Speaker C: It was gross? [00:32:56] Speaker A: I feel like, just like a paper towel and just. [00:32:58] Speaker C: It was fucking nasty. It was sticky and it smelled hated. It. [00:33:08] Speaker C: Like, comes just straight up nasty. It's just nasty. All bodily fluids are nasty. [00:33:17] Speaker A: Yeah. I mean, otherwise everyone would want it all the time. [00:33:22] Speaker C: Bodies are disgusting. [00:33:25] Speaker A: There is, like, a part of me that's like, I just, like, eat pineapple and, like, do all those, like, little, you know, experiments to see, like, if, you know, cum can, like, be, like, tasty. [00:33:37] Speaker C: Even if it was tasty, it would still. Still be gross. Actually, it'd probably be even more gross if it tasted good. [00:33:46] Speaker A: Like, oh, this is gross. Oh, it tastes good, though. Oh, it's still gross. Oh, this is awful. Ah, he's, like, spitting it out. [00:33:58] Speaker A: But, like, yeah, let me taste it. It's like, like, when you, like, rip, like, a nasty fart, you're like. [00:34:06] Speaker B: It. [00:34:06] Speaker A: Smells bad, but interesting. [00:34:10] Speaker C: You could lead with interesting and then say bad. [00:34:13] Speaker A: It's like, ugh, this is the worst thing ever. But it's interesting. It has a certain aroma. Like, what is that? [00:34:24] Speaker A: It's like, I don't hate it after a couple minutes. [00:34:31] Speaker A: But. But next story, let's keep it. Keep it running. [00:34:36] Speaker A: Pete Hegseth, our Secretary of War, uses the Canadian character Franklin, who is a turtle. [00:34:46] Speaker C: Franklin's Canadian? [00:34:47] Speaker A: Yes. [00:34:48] Speaker C: I didn't know that. [00:34:50] Speaker A: Yeah, so like, back in the day, you know, they had, like, Franklin goes to school. It's like the same thing. It's like, you know, all those, you know, animals. The Baron stain bears. And. [00:35:00] Speaker C: Yes, I have fake memories. I just didn't know it was Canadian. [00:35:03] Speaker A: Yeah, that One was Canadian. [00:35:06] Speaker A: You know, they're slow. And he's a turtle. Yeah, we. We had Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and they just had Franklin. [00:35:15] Speaker A: You know, is a. Made by like a French check. [00:35:21] Speaker A: Yeah. Pet Burgos and then Brenda Clark. [00:35:29] Speaker A: But, yeah, Franklin Turtle is a Canadian creation beloved by generations of children. So when Pete Hegseth turned him into a bazooka wielding soldier in a social media post, people were alarmed. [00:35:44] Speaker A: Hegseth post cover. A mock cover of a Franklin's children's book titled Franklin Targets Narco Terrorists. And it's just a. [00:35:54] Speaker B: What the fuck? [00:35:57] Speaker A: It's just like a picture. Here, let me share it with Courtney so she can. She can see what's up. [00:36:03] Speaker D: Yeah, I didn't see this. [00:36:05] Speaker A: So. [00:36:06] Speaker C: Okay. The Internet is a breeding ground for freaks. [00:36:11] Speaker A: And it's like, you know. [00:36:15] Speaker A: For your Christmas wish list. [00:36:17] Speaker C: What? [00:36:18] Speaker A: No, a classic Franklin story. Franklin Targa's targets narco terrorists, and it's just him and a helicopter shooting bazookas at boats. And it's like, oh, wonderful. I mean, they did reply, you know, like, the creators of Franklin, like, we do not condone any of this. You know? How dare you? You know, it's a children's book. Don't do this. We don't. We're not a part of this. Off. [00:36:46] Speaker D: Stop it. Yeah, because I. I can actually understand that because, like, when some as a kid will start looking up stuff and, like. [00:36:55] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:36:57] Speaker A: Well, I mean, Franklin's an old book. I don't think they've made it like a new Franklin book in forever. [00:37:03] Speaker C: Oh, really? [00:37:04] Speaker A: Yeah. Let me see. Let's see. What was the last Franklin book made? [00:37:11] Speaker A: They stopped doing it. [00:37:13] Speaker C: Oh, my God. I've. I'm so happy I was there for MLP Gen 3. I'm so happy I got to experience that. [00:37:20] Speaker A: Yeah, Like, a few stuffies, they pretty much, you know, like, got rid of, like, the. The funny bits of it, and they're like, no, this is for little girls only. I'm like, all right. Yeah. And they're like, oh. [00:37:34] Speaker A: We. We lost all our money on this. And then they stopped making it. [00:37:37] Speaker C: Yep. Although Netflix has a season out. I haven't heard anything bad about it. [00:37:44] Speaker A: I'm an adult. [00:37:48] Speaker A: You know, the books of Franklin, Franklin in the Dark. Hurry up. Franklin. Franklin Fibs. Franklin is lost. Jesus. [00:37:57] Speaker C: Were these the ones where it had, like, the thin, like. Yeah, it was cardboard covering, but it had like, the, like, ribbony thing around the. [00:38:04] Speaker A: It was gold. Yeah. [00:38:05] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:38:06] Speaker A: The gold spine. Yeah. [00:38:07] Speaker C: Oh, those were so good and tactile. [00:38:11] Speaker A: Yeah. Franklin says I Love you. Back in 2002 was like the last book. So, yeah, these guys can go themselves as far as I'm concerned. Jesus. 1986. And then they didn't make another book for three years. Yeah, like every three years they, like, made a book and then they, like, you know, sped it the up and like, made like a new book, like every year. And then they really started cranking them out. Jesus Christ. 1996, just going ham at it. Yeah. And then 2000, April 2nd, 2002, boom, done. So I'd say it's fair game, you know, Paulette. Bur. [00:38:57] Speaker A: Tough. [00:39:03] Speaker A: You know, I. I feel like it. It's okay to just, you know, make fun of stuff that's like 20 years old. [00:39:10] Speaker C: It's in poor taste. [00:39:13] Speaker C: I mean, like, it's in poor taste. [00:39:15] Speaker A: We. We made fucking jokes about the Twin Towers, like, right away. We made jokes about Steve Irwin right away. [00:39:23] Speaker C: That's different. No, no, the safe IR one's different from the other two. [00:39:29] Speaker A: Yeah, the Steve Irwin one was like, fucked up. You know, like. [00:39:35] Speaker A: There was. [00:39:38] Speaker A: Like, every Halloween someone comes up with like a fucked up costume and you're like, jesus Christ. [00:39:46] Speaker A: You know, like, there's like one chick that like, dressed up as, like, FDR's wife and just had blood covering her face. Was like, damn, that is dark. Like, most people will not get what you are, but that's dark. [00:40:02] Speaker C: It's worth it for the ones who do get it. [00:40:07] Speaker A: But. But it makes me, you know, very happy to see, you know. [00:40:15] Speaker A: You know, we're over here fucking creating memes in the White House. [00:40:22] Speaker D: Oh, my God. [00:40:24] Speaker A: And, and last story of the night, before we get into fucking, you know, advice and all that bullshit. [00:40:31] Speaker A: The IRS agents will have to watch Only Fans content in order to determine if the content meets the no tax on tips law outlined in President Donald Trump's one big beautiful bill. [00:40:49] Speaker A: So apparently a lot of these Only Fans models are gonna be, like, trying to, like, you know, not be paying taxes. And I think they're just gonna have to hand over everything that they've done just to be like, hey, did you actually get this as a tip? Or, you know, where was this paid out to? You. [00:41:13] Speaker A: See the bills. You know. [00:41:17] Speaker A: The IRS may have been set up to have to review content on Only Fans as part of discerning what types of tick tips are taxed. [00:41:28] Speaker D: Yeah, and like, it's. It's super weird too, because some states, like, they don't. [00:41:36] Speaker D: Pay full minimum wage and like, your tips are supposed to make up for that, so. And they Only have to pay you if you don't get any tips that make, like. And that's like, not for, like, just the one hour. Like, if it's your full shift, they. They average out your tips. [00:41:56] Speaker A: I mean, like, I would assume that only fans Girls are like 10.99 employees. Just like, you know, you're a contractor, you're coming out here selling what you got, you know, good for you. And. [00:42:13] Speaker A: You know, you just pay tax. [00:42:14] Speaker D: No, they're selling. So they are. They are getting, like, these. Technically, I don't know if I would freeze them as tips. [00:42:23] Speaker A: I mean, they're definitely getting tips, just, you know, not the ones that they want. It's like, you know, men are just pulling out their tips. Making. [00:42:31] Speaker C: Yeah. So it's the same argument being made for Patreon. [00:42:37] Speaker A: I mean, Patreon, you're just a 1099 employee, and you just have to pay, you know, taxes on all of it. [00:42:46] Speaker A: I. I know this because, you know, I have a friend that has a Patreon who's like, yeah, I just pay taxes on that. Whatever. [00:42:55] Speaker A: Didn't make a ton. But, you know, it is what it is. [00:43:01] Speaker A: Yeah. No, the IRS sucks, and I hate paying taxes, but I have to. And hopefully with this new no tax and overtime, I've already, you know, maxed it out for the both of us on overtime money. So. [00:43:18] Speaker A: You know, we're getting $26,000 off our taxes. [00:43:23] Speaker A: Another deduction. Pass the standard deduction. Hopefully that's how that works. [00:43:30] Speaker A: I'll run my math then, see how it matches up with TurboTax. Because I'm an adult. That's what I do. I do my taxes and I pay my bills. Actually, I've already paid the bill. I'm like, give me back my money. [00:43:46] Speaker A: But now to an advice by no requirement. 5399. This one's kind of depressing. I'm 23 and just realized I haven't enjoyed life in six years. I think I'm breaking down, sir. It gets worse. I'm 23, turning 24 in a few months. 110 kilograms. So you're British. And today I had this painful realization that actually made me cry. I was watching Matt Armstrong on YouTube with his friends in Barcelona. Cars, laughs, traveling, and just living. Then it hit me, like, damn, when was the last time I actually had fun? And then I realized it's been six years back in high school. Since then, nothing. I stay at home all day, lying in bed, scrolling on my phone, doing literally nothing. No motivation, no energy, no direction. I don't have friends. Like, actually none. Maybe one person I barely talk to. My family doesn't check up. Nobody asks how I'm doing. I feel like if I disappeared tomorrow, no one would notice. I'm broke. No social life, no purpose. My early 20s feel wasted while everyone else moves forward. And today it just all hit me at once. I'm not suicidal, but I realized I've been alive without actually living. I feel stuck, empty, lost. Like I blinked in six years past, I'm still in the same bed, the same room, same routine, same scrolling. I don't know how to fix this or even where to start. I just need to let it out because I can't talk to anyone in real life about this. Has anyone else felt like this? And how do you turn things to life, turn things around when you are stuck and isolated? Even hearing similar stories would help. Right now, I just feel like I'm drowning in my own life. [00:45:31] Speaker C: This is when you go find a psychiatrist. [00:45:34] Speaker A: This is when you go out to the bar and you find some hot girls to ignore you. And then you find some cool dudes. They're like, oh, those hot girls are ignoring us too. Y' all all become friends, and then that's how you become meet your best friends. [00:45:48] Speaker C: That's, like, really sad. [00:45:50] Speaker A: What? How's that sad? [00:45:52] Speaker C: It's real sad. [00:45:54] Speaker A: That. That ain't sad. [00:45:58] Speaker A: Like. Like, I. I go to the bar and I know everybody, but. [00:46:02] Speaker A: I mean, yeah, you're still young. You're 23, and, you know, it's like, ah, fuck. You know, you have to, like, you know, give yourself the motivation. You have to get yourself up and you have to go out and do things. Like, what do you enjoy doing? What do you want to do? You want to go out and, you know, go to the gym? You want to go out and, you know, shoot guns? That's what I do. [00:46:22] Speaker C: That's really hard when you're depressed. [00:46:25] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. [00:46:27] Speaker A: Like, I'm busy. Like, this room is a mess, and I need to clean this room, you know, get it all done and just, you know, go out to the range and. [00:46:37] Speaker A: Boom. [00:46:40] Speaker A: You know? [00:46:42] Speaker A: Yeah, there are days where I'm depressed. I'm like, yeah, sometimes you just have to get up and go. [00:46:49] Speaker A: Where are you gonna say, Courtney. [00:46:52] Speaker D: I forgot. [00:46:54] Speaker C: Sorry. [00:46:57] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, like, you know, if you're sitting there scrolling on your phone instead, use that. Time to fucking learn a new skill. You know, go out and, you know, go volunteer at, like, a, you know. [00:47:11] Speaker A: Animal clinic or like a habitat. No. Was it Habitat for Humanity. [00:47:17] Speaker C: Humane Society. [00:47:18] Speaker A: Humane Society. Go. Go volunteer. Where, like, the orphan cats are. You can go pet the cats and feed them and take care of them. Do some, you know. [00:47:28] Speaker A: Like, volunteer work. You can go meet some fucking people. You know, you have to, like, kind of put yourself out there. Like, you know, friends aren't just gonna come, you know, banging down your doorbeck. You want to be friends? Yeah. You have to, like, go out and, like, find some people. [00:47:45] Speaker A: And. [00:47:48] Speaker A: Then, yeah, it. It hits. Trust me, like, once you hit your 30s, you know, making new friends is hard. Holy shit. [00:47:58] Speaker A: I mean, I. I did it, but, you know, I had to, like, put myself out there. I'm like, ugh. [00:48:04] Speaker C: I mean, communities are far and few. Between now. [00:48:08] Speaker A: You just have to go out and just do stuff. [00:48:12] Speaker A: Like. [00:48:15] Speaker A: You know, if I, like, if I wanted to go out and make friends, you know, out here, I. I could. I'm just. I get back, you know, I worked 65 hours this week. You know how to stay in hotels for another, you know, 38 hours? [00:48:33] Speaker A: Yeah, I'm pooped. I'm done. I don't want to go out, but I do want to shoot my guns. I do want to go out to the range. And then, you know, you'll be out the range and be like, dude, what gun is that? And, you know, you'll be like, swapping stories and, you know, hey, my name's Alex. What's your name? And. [00:48:53] Speaker A: Boom. Friend. [00:48:56] Speaker A: And then you see him again at the range. Oh, dude, Alex, what's up? You know. [00:49:02] Speaker A: And. [00:49:04] Speaker A: Yeah, like, that. That's the best way. Go out to events, Go out, go out. You know, don't expect anything to happen, but be outgoing. Like, even if it, you know, is against everything that's inside of you, just, you know, kind of go past it and just be, like, you know, pretend to be somebody else. Let somebody else embody you. [00:49:26] Speaker C: So what's the reward here? [00:49:28] Speaker A: Friends. [00:49:29] Speaker C: Okay. [00:49:31] Speaker A: Like, if you. If you don't want friends and, you know, don't bother. I mean, you have me, but if you want different friends, you can go hunting. [00:49:37] Speaker C: Fuck that noise. [00:49:40] Speaker A: You know, get new friends. [00:49:41] Speaker C: Help. Maintaining my relationship with you and Courtney is the max amount of relationships I can do. [00:49:47] Speaker A: So let's see what this. This guy says by no judgment. It's okay, buddy. We've all been through the same thoughts sometimes breathe and hear me when I say it's okay. You can flip this feeling in no time. When we were in high school, we had a routine we follow every day for the years we were in school. We have the. We have a routine, someone guiding us in life. Then we graduate and become adults. We've lost that routine and guidance, and that's okay. It's just change. We learn over time to become more comfortable with change as we get older. You're doing awesome, buddy. Now, recognizing how you feel, and that's a great start. It's never too late to change your direction in life. I recommend giving yourself a new routine, filling your time with new hobbies. Like I said, I personally play video games and have social media friends that I've never met. But we have similar interests and we can talk all day about those. The key is finding out what you like and what you enjoy in your life. At your age now, finding others who like the same things and will help you with your needs and talk to people and give comfort. It can take time, and that's okay. Let it. You're learning who you are now and what you enjoy and what makes you happy. Find those things and lean into them. Just give yourself some grace and breathe and enjoy all this beauty the world has to offer. [00:51:11] Speaker A: So, yeah, I mean, it doesn't happen overnight. Don't force people to, you know, be your friend. Don't come on too strong. And yeah. [00:51:21] Speaker A: Literally, you have so much time in your life that if you were to meet a new person every day of your life, for every second that you're alive for a hundred years, you wouldn't meet everyone on earth currently. [00:51:34] Speaker C: Well, that's impossible. [00:51:36] Speaker A: Yeah, you don't have 8 billion seconds in your life. [00:51:41] Speaker A: But, you know, if someone's, like, being toxic or you don't like them, you know, cut them out, you know, boom. You know, find the people that you like. Find your crew, you know. [00:51:56] Speaker A: And that's just what it is, you know, you can go, you know, months without talking to people, and then, boom, pick it right back up. Like, me and my best friend, like, sometimes we'll go a month and then just out of the blue, hey, man, what's up? And we'll talk for, like an hour. [00:52:15] Speaker A: So. Yep. I mean. [00:52:20] Speaker A: You know, just you do you. And. [00:52:24] Speaker A: You know, online is a great thing, great resource. I'm sure you're gonna even find some friends here. [00:52:32] Speaker A: But you're still young, still finding out who you are. So. [00:52:39] Speaker A: This Advice by Robbie Gordon. 400. Dating a teacher I had in high school. I, male, 28, had this teacher in the senior year of my high school. I had a huge crush on her. Nothing inappropriate ever happened. I was super shy and no one and told and never told anybody at the time I was 18 and she was 23, just out of college. I'm not nearly as shy. Today I ran into her and she's really cute. 33 now, dark hair and blue eyes. She's really sweet. I talked to her a little and then got her on social media and, and found out that she's single. So we became friends on there. I really want to ask her out, but I'm not sure it's appropriate. I mean she was my teacher a long time ago. We didn't flirt her, anything inappropriate. Is it wrong to try and date her now? Nope, go for it, bud. Not bro, you know, you, you can shoot your shot and you know, maybe she's into that, but Yeah, I mean, 100. [00:53:47] Speaker A: You know, go do that thing. Yeah, I mean, and the age difference isn't like a creepy age difference? [00:53:55] Speaker C: No, not at this stage in life. [00:53:58] Speaker A: I mean even at like 18 and 23, I mean that's different. I mean like if you knew them at like 16 and like 21, like. [00:54:08] Speaker C: That, that obviously there's exceptions but on the whole. [00:54:11] Speaker A: But like if you meet like a, you know, a 23 year old while you're 18. Yeah, especially if the dude is the 18 year old. Yeah, everything's green light, let's go ahead. Hopefully she says yes and you know, you have a great relationship and get married and everything works out. So. [00:54:30] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:54:32] Speaker A: You know, hopefully, you know. Yeah, it was 13 hours ago, so we'll see what happens. Maybe you'll like post like I totally ask her out and she said yes. We're banging now. [00:54:47] Speaker A: Am I the asshole by Mitch Grams Am I the asshole for never disclosing to my grandchildren's father how much I plan to give my grandchildren towards their futures? My daughter died when my two grandchildren are young. My son in law remarried and created a blended family of his, hers and theirs. My husband and I knew our daughter had left some money in a trust to our grandchildren's future. But when she was. She was young when she died and I didn't and didn't have a lot to leave them. So we decided that they would receive a very comfortable amount from us once they reached 18. This was to help with college or pay for a house or to allow them to train for their dream careers. We never told our son in law this was done so it was not asked to split the money between all the children so our grandchildren not would not be prioritized less by their father or his wife. The money was not supposed to act as a child support or money for the household. It's for my grandchildren. Our oldest grandchild graduated two years ago and we gave her access to the money and never told her dad. Our youngest grandchild graduated this year and was quick to set up a high interest savings account. And he made the choice to skip college and pursue a different path towards his career. This led to a conversation where my son in law learned about the savings. My son in law's wife is furious with my husband for not disclosing the money to them years before. My son in law has heard that we chose to do this instead. Instead of giving something to all the children. He said not telling him added to the hurt because we hope that he'd want all the children have the same start in their adult lives. He felt like this, so we should have told him so him and his wife could plan accordingly. Exactly what, you know, fucking, you know, grandparents wanted to avoid. My youngest grandchild moved in with us after the trouble started. But both my grandchildren have discussed the issue with their dad several times. But he still insists that my husband and I should have told him. Am I the asshole? No. [00:57:11] Speaker A: Jesus Christ. Yeah, grandparents, you know, get, you know, having a trust for, you know, the grandkids. [00:57:19] Speaker A: And it's like, hey, guess what? You know, your mom died when you're young, and it's like the other kids have a mom. It's like. [00:57:29] Speaker C: Yep. [00:57:31] Speaker D: Yeah. So she has no ability to provide only for her children because I don't know if they would have had more children before, you know, or before she would die naturally if she didn't die, like. [00:57:48] Speaker D: Young. [00:57:49] Speaker A: Yeah, this person like it. [00:57:51] Speaker D: Yeah, but this is exactly the reason. Because it, it's not their business. [00:57:57] Speaker C: It's not. [00:57:58] Speaker D: And that's exactly why there should have. [00:58:00] Speaker A: Been, like, nothing this person right here posted. The fact that the oldest grandchild didn't tell dad after receiving the funds speaks volumes. [00:58:10] Speaker C: Yeah, no, this was, yeah, this was not deliberate. Deliberate, but this was deliberately covered up for a reason. And the father, the son in law is proving to be exactly what the grandparents feared would happen. [00:58:27] Speaker D: Yep. [00:58:28] Speaker C: Yep. [00:58:30] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, like the, the, you know, the other kids, like the, you know, stepbrothers and whatnot, are gonna, you know, be all offended, like, oh, man, I didn't get the same thing. [00:58:41] Speaker C: And it's like, well, they have different outer families. [00:58:44] Speaker A: Yeah, it's like your mom's still alive, so, you know. [00:58:48] Speaker C: Yeah, their mom is still alive. They should be grateful for that. [00:58:50] Speaker A: It's like, you know, have your mom and your grandma, you know, give you something. [00:59:01] Speaker A: All Right. We'll do a. [00:59:04] Speaker A: A relationship advice and then go ahead and end this. [00:59:09] Speaker A: This episode. [00:59:10] Speaker D: All right. [00:59:11] Speaker A: This one's by throwaway mental gymnast. My 24 females boyfriend, 24 male, called the cops because of the content of my book, but he wants me to think it was a mistake. How do we move past this? I, 24 female have been working on my book. [00:59:32] Speaker A: Trilogy. I want to say trilogy, trilogy for years, since I was 16. The book is how I met my boyfriend John, 24 male. [00:59:44] Speaker A: The book is how I met my boyfriend. That's not what it's about, but you know how the we met at a writing class three years ago and hit it off. John went to university for journalism and creative writing but is not working in either field. I never intended to make money from my works, but I do. It's my main profession. Context out of the way. Here's where things get weird. I asked John if he could read certain chapters and give notes on things to change adaptation. My usual beta readers were unavailable. Without giving too much away, the main character gets kidnapped and experimented on. It was written in a grotesque and horrifying. I told John before he started reading and he said he'd be fine. Well, I find out he made a call to the local police department because the description sounded too real to Jesus and there was non consensual stuff in the chapter not essay. The experimentation was not consented to by the main character. He didn't tell me he made the call. I found out because an officer came to my door the next morning for a welfare check. I was humiliated. I explained everything immediately and they checked the house, saw nothing and eventually apologized for the confusion. When I confronted John, he apologized and said the story got in his head. He said it was a mistake and he could understand how someone could get worried given the context. He wants me to just drop it. I'm so fucking embarrassed and honestly really creeped out. My writing is dark, but I've been published for years. He's read my material before and this was not even the darkest, most up thing I've written. I don't know if this is something that we can work through if it's a sign of a deeper issue. I genuinely can't imagine why he'd call the cops if he was so disturbed and not but also stay at my place and be lovey dovey, cuddly. Could this be an honest to God mistake? No. How do we move forward? [01:02:01] Speaker D: Wait, so why did he call the cop? [01:02:03] Speaker A: Because the story that he read about the experimentation on the main Character in the book got into his head, and so he's like, yeah, my, you know, girlfriend's crazy and called the cops on for, like, a welfare check. [01:02:18] Speaker D: Yeah, that's super weird. [01:02:20] Speaker C: That is so weird. [01:02:22] Speaker D: Yeah. [01:02:25] Speaker A: Let's see what the comments say. Like, honestly, you know, just for me. [01:02:31] Speaker A: Yeah, like. [01:02:36] Speaker A: Put them in check. You know, like, I want to, you know, break up immediately, but it's like, you know, what the. [01:02:44] Speaker C: No, this is weird. [01:02:47] Speaker C: And, like, why, though? [01:02:50] Speaker A: Let's see. [01:02:51] Speaker C: Especially if he's read her works before. [01:02:53] Speaker A: I'm sure he has it and just said he did. Like, that. That's what it's reading to me. [01:02:59] Speaker C: Yes, I agree with you. [01:03:00] Speaker A: Is like, oh, yeah, no, I read your book. It was a good book. You. You write so good. And he's just like, one of these dudes that don't like reading. [01:03:09] Speaker A: And, you know. You know, she's, like, sitting there, you know, like, oh, yeah, you know, he's already read some of stuff. Hey, this is kind of, like, creepy and dark. Can you read this and give me some notes? And he, like, reads it for the first time ever. He's like, holy. It's like reading someone's diary and, like, you know, the, like, the interior thoughts of somebody. I'm like, oh, this guy's up. [01:03:36] Speaker A: And it just, you know, gave him a little bit of a system shock. What did he hope to achieve by calling the cops? I'm struggling to see how that could ever be in your best interest. [01:03:47] Speaker A: He wants her to stop writing because she's better at it than him. [01:03:53] Speaker C: Oh, my God. [01:03:54] Speaker D: That's probably it. Like, probably. [01:04:00] Speaker D: The men don't handle it well when the woman is more successful. [01:04:04] Speaker C: Just so weird. [01:04:07] Speaker C: Would they be less bothered if it was a guy? [01:04:13] Speaker D: I don't know. [01:04:14] Speaker C: See, they just have a better excuse. [01:04:17] Speaker A: Yeah. People are saying that, you know, he's jealous of your career. [01:04:21] Speaker C: Yep. [01:04:25] Speaker A: Yeah. I mean, like, this dude went to college for this, and he's like, it didn't work out. Yeah, sometimes it doesn't. [01:04:34] Speaker A: You know, I. I thought I'd be in, like, computer science or something and not my truck driver making a bunch of money. But, you know. [01:04:44] Speaker A: I. I enjoy what I do. Like, on days that it's easy, on days that it's hard, it sucks. But that. That's gonna be it for this week. That's gonna be it for this episode. We will be back next week with some more of this, you know, ridiculous that we do, you know, every week. [01:05:06] Speaker A: Yeah, let's see. Like. And Christmas is coming up. Jesus. [01:05:13] Speaker C: Although I am excited for the end of the year. [01:05:17] Speaker A: Yeah. Fucking 2025 was a rough year and it ends in. [01:05:21] Speaker C: And it's an odd numbered year. [01:05:24] Speaker C: So. [01:05:24] Speaker A: Hopefully 2026 is better. [01:05:26] Speaker C: It's an even number. [01:05:29] Speaker D: Hopefully it is better. [01:05:30] Speaker A: I mean, there's bad stuff coming in 2026, but that, that's Colorado based. [01:05:36] Speaker A: And me base. But whatever, we'll. We'll see you all next week and you know, whatever. All right, bye. [01:05:45] Speaker D: Bye.