Valentine Died For This?

[00:00:01] Speaker A: Alrighty. Alrighty, everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Human podcast. Today is Valentine's Day, A day special. A day that was made up by women. I. I, like, there's no, like, women. [00:00:16] Speaker B: And, like, didn't some dude, like, die? [00:00:20] Speaker A: What? [00:00:20] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:00:21] Speaker A: Yeah, of course. Dudes die all the time. They're good at that. [00:00:24] Speaker B: No, the vow. No, the holiday space of some dude who died. [00:00:28] Speaker A: Oh, then we. We should have every day off of work. [00:00:31] Speaker B: If we could be wrong. Okay, but I thought it was about a dude's death. [00:00:35] Speaker A: Okay, I. I didn't actually, you know, plan on doing this, but what is Valentine's Day all about? Not interested in AI. Valentine's Day celebrated February 14, is primarily a Roman romantic holiday. Like, I was, like, romantic. [00:00:58] Speaker B: Like, I also read it as that. [00:01:00] Speaker A: Okay. [00:01:01] Speaker B: I'm like, that's how I read it. [00:01:03] Speaker A: Dedicated to expressing love, affection and admiration for your partners, friends and family, while rooted in early Christian Saint Valentine traditions and potential ancient Roman fertility festivals. Like that crazy word looper Celia has involved in it. Blah, blah, blah. Okay, I want the origins. [00:01:29] Speaker B: Thank you. [00:01:29] Speaker A: The day is named after a Christian martyr. Century legends suggest St. Valentine was a priest who defied Emperor Claudius II by marrying young couples in secret to prevent husbands from going to war. [00:01:47] Speaker B: Oh, that's so sweet. I hope that's actually fact. Historically accurate, but that's so sweet. [00:01:53] Speaker A: Yeah. Now let's. Let's look a little bit more about it. [00:01:56] Speaker B: I was right. It was about some dude who died. [00:01:59] Speaker A: Oh, dude, this dude slaps. I like him. Like his picture. Hell yeah. [00:02:04] Speaker B: You like him as an icon, dude. [00:02:07] Speaker A: I get that tattooed on my back. Hell yeah. Look at him. Look at him. [00:02:10] Speaker B: I mean, quite honestly, it's not bad for an icon. [00:02:12] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah. Let me. Let me share my screen with Courtney so she can. She can see this hunk of dunk. [00:02:19] Speaker B: Like, it's pretty good. Like, not all of that error was just weird cats, like, there were. There was, like, genuinely, like, other good types of paintings because all the cats paintings are good, but this is a different type of good. [00:02:32] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, like, this guy, his. [00:02:33] Speaker B: Beard'S better than yours. [00:02:34] Speaker A: Babe, shut your ass up. Yeah, not over. Yeah, look at him. You know, he has, like, better hair, better. Better everything. Wow. Yeah. You know what he got for having a better beard? He got killed him. Yeah. In fact, this guy, St. Valentine's let's go to his Wikipedia article. Let's see what it says. A bunch of Italian words. 3rd century Roman saint commemorated in Western Christianity. Yeah, like a dude fucking dies for marrying fucking People together. [00:03:15] Speaker B: Is he Orthodox or is he Catholic? [00:03:17] Speaker A: Oh, I'm sure he's fucking. [00:03:19] Speaker B: Oh, he's Orthodox. Okay. [00:03:23] Speaker A: Courtly love, patron stain, blah, blah, blah. He is also the patron saint of tyranny, a city in the southern portion of Umbria. [00:03:36] Speaker B: I know where this is going. [00:03:39] Speaker A: Epilepsy and beekeepers. Like Rand, he's like, I'm the patron saint of the city. Oh, yeah, and epilepsy and beekeepers, you know. [00:03:50] Speaker B: Okay, so if you want to pray, this is Catholic and orthodox. You can pray to a specific saint or icon. And so he was. For him to be listed at this meant he was someone who was specifically prayed to to help with their epilepsy. [00:04:04] Speaker A: Like, I imagine like someone is like an epileptic beekeeper and that's how they die. They're like, oh, they smack the hive and they'll sting them to death. Yeah, interny, it's like Valentine, you like, why can't you be the patriot? Saying like blow jobs or something cool like that. [00:04:31] Speaker B: I hope he was marrying gay couples too. [00:04:33] Speaker A: Yeah, probably not. [00:04:35] Speaker C: Probably not. [00:04:36] Speaker A: You can't marry the gay people in Catholic church. They think those people go to hell. But he is either a priest or a bishop in the Roman Empire who, you know. And the Romans love being gay. That's a favorite thing. But they're like. It was like, don't be marrying. But yeah, you can each other. It's fine. Who ministered to a persecuted Christians. He was martyred and the body was buried in Via flam. Yeah, yeah. These words. [00:05:09] Speaker B: I couldn't say it any better. [00:05:11] Speaker A: Flaminia on February 14th, which has been observed as the feast of St. Valentine since at least the 8th century. So he, like, was around the 3rd century. And then they waited five, 500 years. Like, and. Yeah, remember that guy 500 years ago? [00:05:33] Speaker B: You don't always become a saint overnight. [00:05:37] Speaker A: Like, what do they do? Go through the history books and make. This guy was kind of cool. I like him. Yeah, let's make him a saint. [00:05:43] Speaker B: I hope that's how they do that, because I don't know how they do it. [00:05:46] Speaker A: I think they just make up. [00:05:48] Speaker B: Just like flip through, like pages. [00:05:50] Speaker A: He might not even even existed. [00:05:53] Speaker B: Of course not. [00:05:54] Speaker A: He like. He might have been, you know, he was like, closer to. [00:05:58] Speaker B: Well, not. Scroll down to the bottom. I want to see sources. [00:06:01] Speaker A: Okay, let's go. Notes Valentine at Terry fucking archive from the original fucking. A bunch of, you know, crazy books. Yeah, I mean, like, you know, Wikipedia has good references. [00:06:21] Speaker B: Sources are where it's at. Sources are always where it's at. If my article doesn't have sources, I don't believe it. [00:06:27] Speaker A: Yeah, it's a Wikipedia article about, you know, a dude who this day is about. [00:06:31] Speaker B: It's stating sources. Yeah, and that's important. [00:06:36] Speaker C: Actually. Wikipedia is actually pretty good lately. Like, they truly do have, like, vetting stuff. [00:06:43] Speaker B: Yeah, no, it's good stuff. Sure. [00:06:45] Speaker C: There's probably some stuff that. [00:06:48] Speaker A: And they didn't ask for money this time, so I'm proud of them. You're growing Wikipedia. You know, I won't give you anything. It's just a little donate thing at the top up here. They're like, we're gonna shut down if you don't give us money. It's like, put ads then. I don't care. You know, ads are dumb. Like, make this little banner up here just ads. Yeah, like, I. I will be willing to, like, look at, you know, I'll be willing to ignore ads so you can make money. [00:07:20] Speaker C: Fine. [00:07:26] Speaker A: Oh, his. The relics of him were kept in the church in the Canaccombes in Rome. [00:07:34] Speaker B: Oh, so this dude was real. [00:07:38] Speaker A: I mean, like, bones are real. [00:07:40] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah. [00:07:41] Speaker A: I mean, you know, what if it's not his bones? What if they just, like, grab somebody who's random? Like, how would they know? How would they know? [00:07:48] Speaker B: Does it matter, though? They find bones, they are going to assume it's the bones of St. Valentine. So as long as they believe the bones are belonging to someone, and we can't disprove that, you are allowed to assume those are his bones. [00:08:06] Speaker A: I mean, his skull crowned with flowers is exhibited in the basilia. [00:08:12] Speaker B: Yeah, but even if it was a different body, would a different body make you believe in him less? [00:08:18] Speaker A: I don't believe in this guy at all. [00:08:20] Speaker B: So, yeah, it doesn't matter if there's someone else's bones or if they're his bones. The fact is the bones are found where you expect the bones to be. And there's no way to disprove this, therefore it is a unprovable proof. But I think those have actually been proven improvable again. [00:08:37] Speaker A: Let's see. How did St. Valentine die? Oh, he, you know, lost his head. [00:08:48] Speaker B: Or what? [00:08:49] Speaker A: I mean, like the emperor chopped his little head off, probably both of them. Like, like that, that, that, that, that's like the way to, like, you know, I. If I was in charge of executions, I would make like a little penis guillotine. You know, you put your balls through there and you put your penis through there and like, it, you know, comes and chops off your penis and like, you're. [00:09:11] Speaker B: That would be hilarious. [00:09:12] Speaker A: And you have to, like, look and, like, you know, observe your penis getting chopped off. [00:09:16] Speaker B: God, that's so mean. [00:09:17] Speaker A: I know. And then, you know, after that happens and after you're, you know, done screaming, then we lower you down and chop off your other head. [00:09:26] Speaker B: I want to see a guillotine built for dick and balls. [00:09:30] Speaker A: I'll make one like that. That's something I can do. A penis guillotine for pedophiles. You know, just line them up and I'll just. I'll keep chopping until my arm goes sore. It's like, why is your, you know, one arm, like, super strong? Oh, because of all the penises. It's like, what? Yeah, I've been chopping off penises left and right. You know, no one in politics has penises anymore. But. Yes. So Valentine's Day is after a fucking really old dude that lived fucking, you know, in like, 400, 303rd century. [00:10:15] Speaker B: Oh, that's right. They don't match up, do they? [00:10:19] Speaker A: Yeah, we're in the 21st century. [00:10:21] Speaker B: People explain this to me so many times, and I still don't get it. So don't try. [00:10:26] Speaker A: Yeah, we didn't start in the first century. It started like, zero. And then after it got to year 100, that was like, you know, the first century. But 101 was like, you know, so, yeah, it's weird, you know, so like, the first second, you know, they don't matter. He lived a long ass time ago, and, yeah, we still care about him. Actually, Hallmark cares about him. And the people that sell flowers care about him. [00:11:02] Speaker B: And women cares about him. [00:11:04] Speaker A: And women that want chocolate and men that want their penises touch care about him. You know, no one else. You know, like lonely, fat nerds just like. Like, dudes just, like, sitting there like, I wish I could have a girlfriend. And then they're like, oh, thank God I saved a bunch of money by not having a girlfriend on Valentine's Day. Wow. I mean, yeah, it's the best way to, you know, save some money. I mean. I mean, you just break up with your girlfriend, like, right before Valentine's Day. And then, you know, be like, hey, baby, I'll take you back. You know, February 15th. [00:11:45] Speaker C: Yeah, you wouldn't have a girlfriend. [00:11:50] Speaker A: I mean, like, babe, would you be upset if I didn't get you anything for today? Yes, you'd be upset. [00:11:57] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:11:58] Speaker C: Yeah. [00:12:00] Speaker A: Why? [00:12:03] Speaker B: What do you mean, why? [00:12:04] Speaker A: Why would you be upset? [00:12:05] Speaker B: Were you stupid? [00:12:09] Speaker A: What do you mean, am I stupid? [00:12:12] Speaker C: Yeah, you sound stupid. [00:12:17] Speaker A: I, I, I mean, I, I might, I must be cuz I. [00:12:21] Speaker B: Okay, you're sitting here saying this, but you got me flowers and you got me a present and you're going to make me steak for dinner tomorrow. [00:12:29] Speaker A: Yeah, I also get to eat steak too. I'm like, it's not just for you. [00:12:33] Speaker B: It'S obviously for both of us. [00:12:35] Speaker A: But you know, I, I got you flowers because, you know, I, I wanted to go get some truck snacks and I'm like, oh, I'm at Sam's club. Convenient. And you know, they had flowers, they had flowers up front at Sam's club for double price. So if you're lazy, you know, you paid for it, like $30 flowers up here, come get them. Impress your woman with flowers from Sam's club. And then I just like went to the back where the flowers are, you know, the flower section. And you know, it was like $16. Like hell yeah. Like, do that instead. Some dead flowers for the woman I love. Then I got her Lego flowers too. [00:13:20] Speaker B: They're super pretty. [00:13:23] Speaker A: I'm like, those are like fucking dope. Like, those will never die. [00:13:26] Speaker B: They will never die. Oh man, they're super pretty. And they're all pink. And pink's my favorite color. [00:13:35] Speaker A: You know, big shout out Amazon.com, you know, for, you know, delivering these fucking pink ass flowers. Hell yeah. I mean, they're more expensive, but it's like, you know, I can just like, you know, hide them from her and be like, hey, look, I got two flowers again. And then you know, boom. Credit for life. Hell yeah. Permanent flowers. But, you know, we only got a few stories today and then we'll get the on out of here. That way, you know, the rest of you can, you know, do whatever you're gonna do. This one, ask me an advice. Do men actually care about Valentine's Day? No. Not at all. Not even a little bit. You know, I, I only do it so I don't get yelled at. But let's read it. I'm asking here because I see so many posts about it. Him not proposing, him not making any effort, him not buying flowers. It seems like women are obsessed about the day, but men don't seem too much into it. I personally find Valentine's Day to be a gross day because there's nothing special in it. Flowers, chocolates, restaurants are overpriced, and everything is either red, white, or pink. Nothing is unique for the person that you're with. Why would you need a marketing day to be reminded that buying someone you love a small gift don't people normally get things for their significant other outside of other normal moments like birthdays, anniversaries, and Christmas? Is Valentine's Day a day that women obsess about, or do men have the same feelings and I should just keep my anti Valentine's Day thoughts to myself? [00:15:11] Speaker B: Okay, babe, I understand that Valentine's Day is not as important to you as it is to me, and. But every single time, you always make effort to make me feel special on this day. And so I appreciate your effort. And so I don't care that you care less about Valentine's Day. What I care about the most is that you always show up for me. And that's what matters. [00:15:37] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, the, the day, it's like, hey, you know, here, here's a random day. Pay a hundred dollars. It's like, it's like the. Go straight to jail. Do not collect $2,000. You know, monopoly, you know, peace. Like, it's like, yeah, I have to. Yeah, this guy right at the top. I only care about it because my wife does. I'd be perfectly fine treating it like any other day if that's what she wanted to do. But she likes the little gifts, the flowers, and the sweet sort of, you know, we go out for dinner too. Doesn't have to be fancy, but there's a little extra effort in the day to be romantic. But to answer your question, no, personally, I don't care about Valentine's Day. I only care about it because it's important to my wife. That's it. Yeah. This guy nailed it. 100%. Yeah. This day, you know. You know, I've never seen, like, gay men celebrate Valentine's Day. Gay men out there do. [00:16:45] Speaker B: Of course they do. Oh, my God. Yeah. [00:16:48] Speaker A: I mean, like, all my gay friends are, like, single. Like, I have like, bad gay friends like, that aren't dating anybody. There's like little man whores. And you just like, go around like, and like, they'll, like, you know, they'll. But it's like they're not like, in long term relationships. And I'm like a. That's sad. Like, leave your little town, go out to a bigger town. You can find, you know, a nice, you know, other twink to go with you. It be great, know, then you can celebrate Valentine's Day properly. But yeah, not like, not, not to say that I have a whole ton of gay friends and I, I think I need more gay friends. I think that's just what it is. But yeah, no, like, I've never had like a gay Friend that celebrated Valentine's Day. Yeah, like, maybe lesbians. Maybe lesbians celebrate it better. Valentine's Day is lovely for your years. My wife and I would go to the store and find cards to give each other, then put them back. Back when we were broke, we set a 20 budget for the dollar tree and got decorations. We still have some of those same decorations 12 years later. Each Valentine's Day, I wake up early to decorate the house with these. It's fun, cheap, and has lots of memories. And then this guy right below it fucking stick in the mud. Oh, we should go the fuck away. If you're in a relationship, there's expectation of something grand. If you're single, it's a reminder that nobody wants you. It's a lose, lose day. [00:18:33] Speaker B: This person has been deeply hurt. [00:18:37] Speaker A: It's bad for my morale when I'm alone and bad for my stress levels when I'm not. People like, preach, brother. Yeah, I mean that. This is really what it is, you know, it's like a reminder that you're lonely or a reminder that you have to get someone flowers. It sucks either way. And I don't get it. You know, I don't. It's not a paid holiday. So the day I. I don't care. It's like Martin Luther King's birthday. It's like I'm not getting paid for it. And off. [00:19:11] Speaker B: Oh, my God. More holidays need to be paid off. [00:19:13] Speaker A: All of them need to be paid. Pay them all every single day. I don't care if it's like, you know, you know, international, like, you know, Mom's Day or whatever. I mean, they call it Mother's Day, you know, and Father's Day. Make the. Making them, you know, paid holidays, that'd be dope. But now some relationship advice by efficiency. Moist 1, 5, 5 5, moisture. My 26 male friend's girlfriend. 23 female. So not his girlfriend. His friend's girlfriend is convinced I'm a Neo Nazi because of my Warhammer. How can I protect myself? [00:19:54] Speaker B: Oh, my God. Op's friend is clearly desperate to start off. [00:20:00] Speaker A: I, 26 male. I'm a bit nerdy. I fix cars, do carpentry, and I also like Warhammer. And if you don't know, it's like little mini figurines, and it's a whole story. And there's a whole, you know, it's like one of those tabletop nerdy games. It's. It. It's pretty great. Very expensive. I don't play the tabletop games, but I read a lot of the lore because I like the science fiction. My girlfriend, 25, female, is very sweet and got me an Imperium of Man flag. It's very small, just something to have and a little frame on my desk. My friend call him Dave from college, has a new girlfriend. New 23, female. She seemed nice. They both seem happy together. So me and my girlfriend invited them over to dinner at our house. I showed them both around. I renovated it all myself. Refinished floors, new cabinets, new trim, new crown molding, etc. Ooh, very nice. [00:21:00] Speaker B: This is impressive. [00:21:01] Speaker A: I, I, yeah, I mean I can do all that. When I took him to see my office that I put chair and panel molding, I put it up on the walls. Nothing really happened that night. She got really quiet after seeing my desk but never said anything directly. When I asked my friend to visit again this week, he said he couldn't because I have an alt right insignia in my office. And I got confused and asked what he was talking about. He mentioned the Warhammer flag and said his girlfriend noticed it as a Nazi symbol. [00:21:41] Speaker B: Oh no. Oh, she's stupid. And like Op's friend is stupid, you know? [00:21:49] Speaker A: And you know the Imperium of Man, it's like two birds. It looks like the Triforce like Legend of Zelda. Yeah, let me the the because I guarantee you Courtney has no idea what the Imperium of Man looks like at all. [00:22:06] Speaker B: That said, oh my God, she's so stupid. [00:22:09] Speaker A: You know, it's just this, you know, bomb like two birds, you know, it. It's not a Nazi thing at all. [00:22:19] Speaker B: This is what happens when you don't pay attention in history class. She's so stupid. Sorry. I am so mad at her. She's so fucking stupid. I'm really mad at this whole situation. [00:22:32] Speaker A: But I texted them both a wiki page from Warhammer to show what it's from. I thought that would be the end of it. Simple mistake that was corrected after knowing better. David and his girlfriend didn't respond to all the messages. But one of our other mutual friends reached out and told me that she's telling her co college buddies that I'm a neo Nazi. I got a few other messages from these mutual friends coming in because they didn't believe her. [00:22:57] Speaker B: Thank God. [00:22:58] Speaker A: I guess she doubled down and found connections between Warhammer and far right extremism on some quacky articles online. [00:23:06] Speaker B: Oh my God. [00:23:07] Speaker A: My parents, my other friends all accepted this lady is nuts and distance themselves from them both. [00:23:13] Speaker B: Thank God. [00:23:14] Speaker A: Yeah. Any Twitter 23 year olds are. I really want to care what this woman thinks. But it has affected my relationship with Dave. I haven't been able to speak with him or see him. I know that she knows where I work as a teacher and she was saying stuff like, I shouldn't be around children. I am worried that she'll report me to my job or try and get me fired. Dave is radio silent. Is girlfriend friend seems to be spitting lies about me. [00:23:46] Speaker C: Wow. [00:23:47] Speaker B: Oh, my God. [00:23:48] Speaker C: Quite honestly, unfortunately, you need to dump the friend. [00:23:51] Speaker B: Yeah, Dave needs to go. Dave is no longer his friend until. [00:23:56] Speaker A: You know, Dave dumps this, you know, chick. [00:23:59] Speaker B: But op's waited long enough. If this is. If this could affect op's job. Op's waited long enough. [00:24:05] Speaker A: See, here, here's what happens. It's like, you know, if, you know, your job tries to fire you, you know, you have a lawsuit there. You have a lawsuit against this chick that has no money, but, you know, it's going to really cripple her for the rest of her goddamn, you know, 20s, you know, bare minimum. And it's like, hey, learn a lesson, you know, and, you know, actually know what the Nazi symbols look like. [00:24:33] Speaker B: Yeah. She knows nothing. She's so stupid. And she has not bothered to educate herself. [00:24:40] Speaker A: What would you say at work if someone asks, she misunderstood symbol from Warhammer 40K. And don't forget to add Nazis are the worst to that statement. [00:24:51] Speaker B: Okay. The stupid thing is, I would have no idea. I have absolutely no. Okay. Until you disclaimed it. I had no idea what Warhammer was. I've. I thought it was some sort of like, virtual game. But like, I know if I thought I. If I thought I said something like that and so told me. No, it's actually a reference to this very specific thing. I'm like, oh, I completely misunderstood. Like, that is new knowledge that based on the way is presented to me, I'm going to automatically assume is truthful. [00:25:17] Speaker A: Yep. More hammer 40K. These little figurines. [00:25:19] Speaker B: This looks dope as hell. [00:25:21] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, like, they are wild. [00:25:24] Speaker C: Quite honestly, if I were him, I would already get ahead of her and I would make. I would go to my HR department and say, crazy. Saw some gamey stuff in my office during FaceTime and is like a weird, stupid idiot and thinks it's racist. [00:25:43] Speaker B: Yeah, but it's just from a game. [00:25:45] Speaker A: But yeah, like, you get like these little starter sets here. These are introductory sets, yet little things of paint and a tiny little paintbrush. [00:25:55] Speaker B: So you make this stuff yourself? [00:25:57] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. This is what you get. [00:25:59] Speaker B: That is incredible. [00:26:00] Speaker A: This you Glue all of it together, you know, everything. So 3D puzzles, but like more intense and like you have to like, you know, do every last little bit of painting and if you screw it up, it's ruined. Yeah. [00:26:21] Speaker B: 3D puzzles are much more difficult than what? Than 2D. [00:26:25] Speaker A: But yeah, I mean, you can get the, you know, the orc boys and like people like hand paint these. [00:26:31] Speaker B: That is so cool. [00:26:33] Speaker A: And there, there's so much lore in 40k that it. It's just like, you know, but it doesn't smell like. [00:26:41] Speaker B: Yu. Gi. Oh, right. [00:26:43] Speaker A: No, no. [00:26:43] Speaker B: Okay. Okay. [00:26:44] Speaker A: Like these people are like, you know. [00:26:46] Speaker B: I just needed to make sure they. [00:26:48] Speaker A: Have money, you know, like, like real money, you know, like this, you know, this is like, you know, $2,000 for this figure here. I mean, yeah, it's dope. [00:27:07] Speaker B: It's. I quite honestly, I feel like that's a fair price for it. That is workmanship right there. That is a lot of attention to detail and experience behind it. [00:27:18] Speaker A: Yeah, the tabletop gets even more. That's involved my opinion. And like it's a multi day thing. Thing where you have to like, you know, leave the table and. And you come back. [00:27:31] Speaker B: Yeah, that's amazing. [00:27:34] Speaker A: It gets insane. So. But all right, on to the Next one by JD Freeze. My chief of police dad, male, 52, tried to arrest me after I, 26, male, caught him cheating. [00:27:57] Speaker B: Oh my God. Tell me you're a narcissist without telling me you're a narcissist. [00:28:03] Speaker A: My name is JD. I am a 26 male graduate student at a school in California. Jesus. I come from a military and cop family as the title suggests. Now this isn't even the first time he has done something like this. Back When I was 18, he texted me and my younger sister that he was leaving our step family for another wife and kids who had been he'd been secretly a part of for years. Fast forward to 2025 and my dad's secret wife and kids would become my new step family. One random night in August, I was doing my own thing when I received a text from a random number of a nude image of a man with the head cropped out. The person claimed that the image was of my father, Jesus Christ, and even knew my own name, which is just as scary. Yeah, it was that night when it happened and I admittedly wanted to avoid whatever this was. [00:29:06] Speaker B: Oh yeah. [00:29:07] Speaker A: But the next day I told my sister about it and we both grew more curious. [00:29:11] Speaker B: No. [00:29:12] Speaker A: At the time, my sister can sense things were weird between her and our father. And our stepmother. I believed her since we both have developed a sense for this kind of stuff, being our father's children. I eventually responded to the person who texted me the image and asked what they wanted and how they can prove it was my father. The person replied with several more nude images of my father. [00:29:36] Speaker B: Oh no. [00:29:37] Speaker A: This time with a face in them. No, that's somewhere in the bedroom. And I could recognize it. They were taken in an office where at the time he was the chief of police of a federal police station based in the VA hospital. They also explained how they have more images and more screenshots of their messages and that my father owed them a certain amount of money. They are threatening to post images all over online. This made the. This made reality really set in for me when I went to my father and stepmom about this. When I did so, my father denied everything. My stepmom accused me of being the catfisher. This would all eventually lead to my year long restraining order as a cool off period, as a judge put it, and dropped a criminal case against me for extortion after I pleaded in my case with detectives. I miss my family like crazy or really like the idea of them. And now without the support of my parents and family, I have adapted to living in my minivan while continuing my studies. My life has turned into what feels like just me and my sister both trying to move on. Parents each other, parent each other and grieve each other and trying to keep each other afloat. Is there something I could have done differently? I know this is all out of my control and I want to share my story, but thinking I am stuck thinking about it and living it. [00:31:17] Speaker B: So I know someone who is literally living OP's life like to almost the exact T. This person I'm friends with is living this life with her mom who has a type of dementia that doesn't present as dementia, but she's done all this fucked up shit to her, like this level of fucked up shit to her. And I am so sorry OP is in this place because I know what this looks like and it is awful. And I am so, so, so sorry for op. I am so sorry for you, op. I mean, this is awful. [00:31:55] Speaker A: Just go to the news with it, you know, fucking, you know, if he wants to be a dickhead, you know, just pick. Okay, here. You know, you lose everything and then boom, you know, he loses his job as chief of police. He, you know, loses everything and you know, yeah, you blow up everything, but yeah, it's done. It's like you play with fire, you're going to get burnt, dickhead. [00:32:23] Speaker B: The best thing OP can do is get as far away as possible from his dad. [00:32:28] Speaker A: Yeah, your dad's a cheating asshole, your mom's a gullible idiot, and you didn't do anything wrong except fail to report the extortion attempts to the police immediately yourself. But you're young and didn't come to mind. Don't worry about it. Your family isn't worth all that much from the looks of it. Keep pushing through, work hard, and you'll end up okay. Wow. [00:32:56] Speaker C: Man, that sucks. [00:32:57] Speaker B: It sucks. [00:33:00] Speaker A: This is unreadable. You're a graduate student. [00:33:05] Speaker B: No. [00:33:07] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, it's a wall of text until the very end. He's like, oh, yeah, Paragraphs. It is a wall of text and no capitalization whatsoever. [00:33:19] Speaker B: You know what? I was actually aware that the grammar was off. Like, part of me. Like a very, like, mute. Like, part of me was like, this grammar doesn feel right for someone who says he's this graduate student in California. [00:33:34] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, they are not teaching you a damn thing. You know, you should capitalize your name. It's a proper noun. You know, at least he put in some commas. You know, commas and periods and question marks. I. You know, good job. [00:33:52] Speaker B: Commas are so overused, it's disgusting. And why use a comma when you can use a semicolon? [00:33:57] Speaker A: Oh, yeah, no, this dude put in, like, 500 commas. But it's pathetic. Yeah, no, like, if I was to take this to the library, like, in high school, this entire page would just be red. Yeah, like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Like, they just, you know, get, like, a red highlighter and. [00:34:21] Speaker B: Oh, my God. So I wrote really good papers in college. Like, I aced. Like, I wrote really good papers. Like, if I had to write a paper, I always got an A on it. And there was this one teacher I wrote a paper for, and she gave me a C minus. And I knew that was bullshit because I knew I could write good papers. And I knew she hated me and was trying to fuck with me on purpose. So I took my paper over to the English department and had them grade it. And they were like, I don't know what's wrong with this paper. And so I went back to her, and I'm like, the English department said, this is an A paper. Like, you have to change. Change this. And. And I literally. I was like, I will go do something about it. You have to change my score. She looked at me and she Said B plus. And I told her that was fine. No, like I stood up for my paper. I write really good papers and I knew she hated my guts. And that was one of the first times I ever actually stood up for myself and it felt so good. [00:35:14] Speaker C: What happened? Did you get a different grade? [00:35:16] Speaker B: Did you? Yeah, she gave me a B plus. Like she offered to me and I took it. [00:35:19] Speaker A: Oh, I had to go straight to the dean. I'd be like, okay, you want to around with fire? With some fire. [00:35:24] Speaker B: She was a teacher in my vet tech program, so I was going to have to be taught for her for three years. So I didn't want to make a big deal out of it. If I could just nip it in the bud. [00:35:33] Speaker A: No, you just be like, hey, guess what? You just lost your fucking entire career. [00:35:36] Speaker B: I mean, she was a lot more respectful to me after that. She still tried to fail me, but she was more respectful about it. [00:35:42] Speaker A: No, I don't deal with bullies at all. I will fucking destroy you. [00:35:49] Speaker B: Right? [00:35:49] Speaker A: Ruin your entire life. [00:35:52] Speaker B: That bully was my ticket out of hell. I was going to do whatever, but I wasn't going to have a C on a paper. [00:35:57] Speaker A: Yeah, I mean, I write good papers. Yeah, no, like if you're, you know, like if I deserve some shit, you know, if you give me like constructive criticism, you're not being bully, you're being, you know, helpful. But you know, if you're just being a dickhead to be a dickhead and it's like, okay, you know, I'll give you a chance, you know, I'll find out what the wrong with you. But it's like, you know, if you continue wanting to go down this path, you know, we'll go down to hell together. I'll take you with me. You know, teachers hated me because I, I like, I wouldn't put up with any ever, you know, but. Last relationship advice by TPP FY boyfriend, 28 male, told me 24 female flowers are a waste of money. They are. I recently slipped into conversation that my boyfriend didn't get me any flowers for our two year anniversary. I used to get plenty flowers before we moved in together. We've been living together for about half a year, but ever since then I barely get any. But I figured our anniversary is special and I would get some. My mistake. I explained that our anniversary and Valentine's Day being so close together a week apart that it was a waste of money to get me in flowers on both days. I'm not spending that much money on something that's gonna die in a week. I make less than M and I pay 50% of the bills, groceries, all that. And somehow I have money left over to comfortably buy two bouquets for myself. I'm not sure what he's spending money on that he's so broke, but I can't imagine my dad ever saying anything like this to my. Like this to me. To me, mom either. To my mom either. Probably even if he was broke, you'd find a way to make her happy. I guess I just want to get other people's opinions on this since I feel like I'm asking for too much. [00:38:11] Speaker B: Okay, so Op's not asking for too much. I do understand her boyfriend's point of view for only getting a bouquet for two things that are a week apart. Like, I wouldn't expect you to get mute, but key, if they were that close together, like, I'd be happy with one. Because also I kind of see this economical a little bit. But Op's boyfriend is the asshole where he starts to say like, I'm not going to spend money on something that's going to die. That's being mean and unnecessary. [00:38:39] Speaker A: It's like, you know, don't spend money on toilet paper. You're just gonna wipe your ass with it. Don't spend money on food. You're only gonna eat it. You know, don't spend money on something you're not gonna use. You know, it like, if he is really thinking about ROI on everything, then, you know, he'd be, you know, worth money, especially at 28, you know, but I feel like he's just like a poor piece of. Just like me. And, you know, I still got my wife flowers. They got her flowers and then expensive flowers. [00:39:13] Speaker B: And all the flowers are pet safe, so nothing will harm Mochi if she tries to nibble on it. [00:39:20] Speaker A: Yeah. I mean, yeah, they're plastic. [00:39:22] Speaker B: Well, those two. But if you have cats, please look up all the flowers in the bouquet before you bring it into your house, Please. [00:39:32] Speaker A: I mean, I just get like the same, like, bouquet every time. Like, I don't like, like, exotic flowers and the rest of flowers looked ugly. I'm like, yeah, I don't like these. [00:39:43] Speaker B: Oh my God, so many bouquets are ugly. Like, you picked me a really pretty one, but like, a lot of them are like, really fucking ugly. They'll have like too much of one color or don't like all the textures they put together or all the blossoms aren't are. Are too similar. Like, you got me a very nice bouquet. Like, I really like it? [00:40:02] Speaker A: Yeah. I mean, the only thing I know is, like, don't get them. Like poinsettias. [00:40:05] Speaker B: Thank you. [00:40:06] Speaker A: Poinsettias are gross fucking plants anyway, and they're poisonous. They suck. [00:40:11] Speaker B: And no lilies, please. [00:40:13] Speaker A: I won't get you. I don't even know where to fucking buy lilies. [00:40:16] Speaker B: I don't know where to buy lilies either, but people always get them and bring them into their house, and then their cat dies the next day. [00:40:21] Speaker A: Like, well, whatever. I need to give my cat some treats. It's Catter Day, and it's Valentine's Day, so she gets extra treats. But look, we're going to go ahead and end it there. [00:40:35] Speaker B: Y' all have a cat pun for it? [00:40:38] Speaker A: A cat pun for what? Valentine's. [00:40:39] Speaker B: Valentine's. Yeah. [00:40:44] Speaker A: Cat pid instead of cupid. [00:40:48] Speaker B: Oh, that one is good. [00:40:51] Speaker A: I mean, I had to explain it, and, you know, Courtney did not, you know, smile even a little. Okay. [00:40:56] Speaker B: Once you explain it to me, it made perfect sense because then it reminded me of Patrick, which is because I met a cat named Cat Trick as opposed to Patrick. And so you always have to think about it before you get it, but then you, like, love it, and I loved it. [00:41:08] Speaker C: What was the joke? [00:41:10] Speaker A: See, this is how bad the jokes suck. You know, she's like, come up with a fucking pun for cats on Valentine's Day. And I said, cat pit. You know, like, Cupid, like, was a cat, you know, cat bed. And, you know, like, oh, I get it. And I felt like a special needs boy fucking telling a joke and then explaining the joke and then everyone fucking clapping just so I don't get my feelings hurt. Like, that's exactly what it is. I'm just like, God damn it. And I really hope that one lady that said that offensive thing on tv, you know, has a good Valentine's Day, because she just got fired from everything that. Do you. Do y' all know not know what I'm talking about? [00:42:03] Speaker B: No, I don't. [00:42:04] Speaker A: Okay. [00:42:05] Speaker B: Purposely. [00:42:06] Speaker A: I. I don't know, like, what it was on. Like, I just, like, saw, like, a clip of it, and, like, this chick was, like, hanging up, you know, something on a wall, you know, and they're recording her, and she says, fart inward. Just in one word, just fart inward. And I'm like. And she's like. She, like, turns around. She's like, can you delete that? Oh, my God. Like, starts freaking out, gets fired immediately. Just. It's like the funniest fucking thing ever. [00:42:35] Speaker B: That's what happens. [00:42:37] Speaker A: Like, she's she didn't mean it like. [00:42:43] Speaker B: No, obviously not. [00:42:46] Speaker A: But I like, I think about, like, it just like, it like, rings through my head. Just, you know, boom. I'm like, jesus Christ. Like, like, not even a little bit of racism in there. And it's like, ah, you're fired anyway. You have to be. Yeah, Let me. Let me see. Fart Inward lady. [00:43:16] Speaker B: That's just like. [00:43:22] Speaker A: No, not like. [00:43:24] Speaker B: No, that just sounds like dog fart. Cat puke. [00:43:32] Speaker A: Yeah, it was hgtv. Rehab addicts Nicole Curtis was caught on leaked behind the scenes video using a racial slur in a moment of frustration. And a video that was never aired, you know, was struggling with a home renovation. She said, oh, that's the last one. Oh, fart. N word. And she was like, immediately asking the crew to kill that footage, you know, and she said, what the is that? I just said, oh, my gosh. Like, Nicole Curtis. Yeah, she's definitely the type of person to say that. Yeah. And they just canceled the entire thing. They canceled everything. [00:44:31] Speaker B: It's like, like, you said they had to. [00:44:33] Speaker A: Yeah, they. They had to. [00:44:35] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:44:35] Speaker A: No, but I'm like, they could have just, like, never posted that and it would have been fine. It would have been a hundred percent fine. I hope she gets a movie deal out of it, though. I. I hope she just, like, comes in, you know, on like, some Quentin Tarantino movie and just like, just drops that and like, boom. Hell yeah. But, yeah, just like, if. If you're curious, go look up the Nicole Curtis video. It does have a video. Let's see. Not apology. Yeah, no, it's all, like, news at this point. [00:45:27] Speaker B: No, you're not gonna find it now. [00:45:32] Speaker A: But yeah, I did see it. [00:45:37] Speaker B: Now that is, like, long gone. [00:45:43] Speaker A: Oh, wait, I think I found it. You know, if anything ever gets me canceled, it'll be like this whole thing. [00:46:05] Speaker B: Oh, fart. [00:46:07] Speaker A: What the is that? That I just said? [00:46:09] Speaker B: You gotta. You gotta. Can you kill that? My life. [00:46:18] Speaker A: Yeah, she's gone forever. [00:46:21] Speaker B: Oh, poor thing. [00:46:25] Speaker A: Just. [00:46:28] Speaker B: Although. Okay. [00:46:29] Speaker C: Who uses fart as a cuss word, though? [00:46:32] Speaker A: That's what made it so funny. That's what, like, it's like a tragic, hilarious thing. Oh. Oh, my gosh. And it's like, ah. And. And I'm sure she has enough money to, you know, get her through the next few years. [00:46:52] Speaker B: She picked that up from her dad, I'm sure. [00:46:55] Speaker A: Like. Like that. Like, of all my years of racism, I'm like, I've never thought of that. I'm like, God damn it. And the memes have already started rolling in. It's very funny. Yeah. And racism is bad. I have to say that. Racism is a bad thing. [00:47:16] Speaker C: Yep. [00:47:17] Speaker A: Unless it's like, that funny and it's not hateful. Like, nothing about that was hateful. Like, if you kick a coffee table at 2am and scream the N word, and your house full of white people, like, it's fine. The coffee table's not offended. The cat, you know, is gonna judge you anyway. And, you know, it's fine. Just, you know, if you have your black friends, you know, staying over, like, you know, try and hold your tongue when kicking that coffee table. That's all I have to say. But until next time. Until next week. We'll see you. Jesus. All right, bye.