40ish - Unfiltered - Padel Rackets, The Golden Girls and Getting Jiggy With It.

Episode Date: July 15, 2025

On today’s unfiltered: Nicole is devastated to discover she’s been sold a “special needs” padel racket. Could it be that she’s not the epic padel demon of her dreams on court? Meanwhile, Lauren’s hanging with her spiritual friends The Golden Girls. Why can we remember every lyric from 1998 but not the one crucial thing we were supposed to do this morning? Her solution? Writing reminders directly on her arms. It's giving desperate. It's giving resourceful. It's giving ink-stained. Plus, a listener goes nuclear over an automated telephone system. You’ll want to press something, possibly your forehead against a wall. So please…Press 1 to listen to this show.Press 2 to spiral with us about memory, padel, and the robot lady who definitely doesn’t understand your voice command. To buy tickets to our live show click here -  https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/40ish---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-16-oct-2025-tickets?clientside_routing=true Get 10% off Daily30+ today. Go to zoe.com/daily30 and use promo code 40ISH10 We love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [e-mail] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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been meaning to give it a go now is the time head to zoe.com forward slash daily 30 and use the code 40 ish 10 for 10% off plus you'll get a free bright yellow zoe tin and a magnetic scoop That's 40 ish 10 at zoe.com forward slash daily 30 Hello everybody, welcome to Fortiche Unfiltered, I'm Nicole Goodman. And I'm Lauren Mishcon, it's Tuesday, that means we are dishing the feedback from Thursday's main show. Excuse Nicole while she slurps on her nootropic coffee. It's not even caffeine because we're too old for caffeine. Now we just drink nootropic, abstinence-genic coffee.

Stop it, don't say there isn't caffeine in it. Of course there's caffeine in it. There's a little bit of caffeine in it, but a lot less than a normal coffee. Anyway. How do you know? Did you make that up? By the way, can I just say, She makes things up. She makes things up We were driving to the studio and I said to turn right up there because then you don't have to pay for parking

Because it's all permit up there and she's like, oh, there's no spaces And I thought do you know what? About two years ago. I would believe to there were no spaces because she says it with such authority Yeah, yeah years ago, I would have believed her that there were no spaces, because she says it with such authority. Yeah, yeah. It's like she hadn't even turned her head to have a look of whether there was spaces. I thought I was looking up the road,

there were many cars. All I'm saying is you say these things, you throw these things out, and you are not always right. I know you think you're always right. I'm always right. You're not. You're not always right.

I'm always right, and I'm always right. I'm always right about being right. Anyway, if you want more 40ish in your life, hit the follow and subscribe button and you can be an exclusive subscriber on Apple Podcasts. When you subscribe, you get early access, you get ad free across both shows. Okay, I've got a meltdown.

Oh yeah. Well, I had a meltdown. Yeah. And then two things have happened since I've walked into the studio. One I've just completely buggered up my laptop You have you completely broken it completely broken it and I'm not even I'm quite calm about it. I'm very calm Yeah, I'm supposed to do yeah What you can do jump up and down have a tantrum. Yeah broken you have to get it broken

Yeah, so there's that yeah, also I was talking to James about paddle. Now, listen, I realized that I shouldn't do that. No. Because it never goes well for me. It's like walking onto a landmine, isn't it? I mean, you know what I mean? But James and I were getting on quite well this morning. Did you notice?

Don't go there. We were having fun. We were. I told him about the public sex thing. Yeah, yeah. We had a few jokes about it. Yeah, but don't go into paddle territory with him. It never ends well. Well, I did. And he told me that my racket, that the very experienced expert told me at the

racket shop that I actually went into London for. I went into London to go to the racket's shot to ask her opinion about what racket I should be using with my tennis elbow. So I said to James, you know, have you heard of this racket? So he starts looking it up on Google and he told me that she had, he said, you're not gonna wanna hear this. I'm sorry to tell you. Did he even say, I'm sorry to tell you, I don't wanna hear this. I'm sorry to tell you. Did he even say, I'm sorry to tell you? I don't want to hear this.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but what he wasn't sorry to tell me, he was quite happy to tell you this. What she's recommended you is the special needs racket. I mean, I mean... If someone said to me, who in your life today is going to tell you that the expert in the shop has recommended you a special needs racket, I would say James Alexander. He's the only person that would tell me that. It's so true.

So true. Yeah. So that you're those you're meltdowns. They've only just happened. Just now they're so fresh. Come on. They're so true. So true. Yup. So that, those are your meltdowns. They've only just happened. Just now they're so fresh. Come on. They're so fresh. Special needs racket. Yeah. I think that's a bit mean. My meltdown is also quite fresh. It's also visual. My brain is so overloaded and overspilling that I have now taken having to write things on my body in order to remember them. Why? Because I can't hold any more information in my brain and I knew this was the only way. I have written Zoe on my wrist not because I'm secretly having a lesbian affair with a woman called

Zoe. You're having public sex with a woman called Zoe. But because we have to record a Zoe host read today and I knew if I didn't write it on my own body, I wasn't going to remember to record it. This is how bad things have got. This is where we are. I'm sorry. I know I'm supposed to be the one holding it together, but I'm not. Okay. Who said you're supposed to be holding it together? I don't know. You've got a lot going on. You've got a lot of mental load going on at the moment and a lot to organise. Fucking hell. And then did you notice that yesterday you sent me a

whole list of things that you asked? You asked. No I didn't. You did. You were like, like what? Oh I didn't mean it. You went no no not about not about that you started going into all the admin shit that needs to be done Yeah, you and me no not for Zack you and me Oh, you and me you would sent me a whole list of stuff that needs to happen And I just the notification came up and I was cooking and I looked at it Yeah, and you know how now the notifications just get summarized. Do you have that? No now the notifications just get summarized. Do you have that? No, of course I don't. So what they do is they'll just like, if you say you send me three text messages, it will then the notification just goes into a summary, like a two line summary. What did it say?

Lauren has having a nose break down. Something's wrong with Lauren. Yeah, she's writing on her body. All I know is I thought, oh no, I'm not going on to WhatsApp. It got so bad last night. Ollie came home, I was sitting at the kitchen table on the laptop with paperwork. We're trying to get our middle sons going to college in the States and the paperwork involved in this is, it's quite extraordinary the amount of stuff

you have to go through anyway. Plus we've got all our shows to record it was just so much and I was sitting there with my head in my hands and he I mean why why do men do this and he was like what are we what are you thinking for dinner oh shut up what are you thinking for dinner and I just thought I I I said I I can't eat I can't eat. I have, I can't do anything. And then I scrawled some other stuff on the other hand, and I was like, I think we should just go out for a walk. I need to leap so we walk around the block.

That was better. It was very overloaded. Yeah, it's a lot. Anyway, that's why. So let's remember to do that now that I've tattooed myself temporarily. That's my meltdown. I'm in meltdown. That's okay.

Yeah. That's not really okay. Listen, it actually is okay. Is it? Can I tell you why it's okay? Why is it okay? Because you are a human being and human beings are not always meant to be F-I-N-E. They're just not always supposed to be fine. But it's so fun to

be fine. It's actually not. No it is. No it isn't. It's not fun to be fine. It's great to be fine. No. I love to be fine. I know. No you're comfortable being fine. Very comfortable. We all prefer to be fine but life throws a lot of grenades our way and you can't always, you're not robotic. You are not chat GPT not today. I'm not no, but you don't want to be a robot to you. I don't know depends on the robot What kind of a robot? Terminator style or like the ones in the horror films that look like nice dolls, but a murderous I don't want to be like Chucky is Chucky a robot or a doll

The answer is no. No, Nicole, I don't want to be a robot. Yes, Nicole, I understand I'm a human being. We are not having a discussion on what robot you would be. Oh, we should have a discussion. We definitely should. I think I'd be one of those ones, like the round ones on the floor that hoovers all the time. I think I'd be that one.

Oh! It just goes around in circles. Hovering? Yeah. That would be me. I know what you would be. You'd be the one on the tennis court that automatically shoots the ball out. You're that one. Let's get on to some feedback. Bikinis. Hi wise ones. I am so with Nicole on the bikini top and bottoms conundrum. It is almost impossible.

I eventually found one that I thought gave off fun mum at the beach vibes from Matalan, but I accidentally bought something that apparently says cougar at Vegas pool party. My teenage daughter has already threatened to walk 10 steps behind me and says she doesn't, oh, and say she doesn't know me if I dare wear it to centre parks this summer.

Okay. Okay. I just want to know where she got the set from. She said Matalan. But do you want to give off Cougar at a Vegas pool party vibes? I mean, I didn't wake up this morning and think, right, that's the look I'm going for. Nicole says this lady, you can wear mismatching bikini tops and bottoms, embrace midlife freedom to do what the fuck you want. Oh, what am I going to wear with those green bottoms though? What am I going to wear? A black top or a white top or a pink top. Clash it up and make it look like it's on purpose. Dear Lauren and Nicole, I had to tell you something about George Clooney that may

make you love him even more because we were talking about George Clooney recently, weren't we, in the last few weeks. Did you know that he is a huge dog lover and has adopted multiple rescue dogs including one with no teeth. Also his dog once barked at Meryl Streep. Make of that what you will, Charlie. His dog once barked at Meryl Streep? Apparently so. Right. I don't know. It's a very random message but you know what I do love him more now knowing that he's a dog lover and a rescue dog. Of course he's a person. Dog lover. Of course he is. Of course he is. He's the perfect man. He's the perfect man. God said I'm going to make one perfect man. I'm going to put him on the planet so everybody knows who that perfect man is and that is George Clooney. I thought it was John Hamm.

I think John Hamm's perfect. I think John, if John Hamm and George Clooney had a baby, imagine that. Imagine, imagine being in a throuple. With George Clooney and John Hamm. Yeah. Could you imagine that? I definitely would need a facelift. And a boob lift. A tummy tuck.

I'd need a lot of work. Yeah, it would be quite stressful. I'd need a lot of work. It would be quite stressful. Very stressful. No, but if they were like completely obsessively in love with you, both of them. Could I have a year to prepare before the throttle?

Yeah, have all the surgery. Fair, fair. One year. Yeah, of like both of us. Yeah, with an endless budget for surgery, wardrobe, everything. I love this. Yeah.

Then come back to them, like that revolting show, The Swan, where they took a very average looking woman and then put her through three months of plastic surgery, personal trainers, everything, and then they dressed her up like a Barbie and presented her back to her family and partner. Because it was like they were taking an ugly duckling. Yeah, but you don't wanna be dressed up as a Barbie.

And what we really should be saying to all our younger listeners is that you should just be yourself. And as you grow older, just accept yourself as you are. That's what we should be saying. I mean we should but if I have to be in the throuple, if I have to, if I'm forced to be, with John Hamm and George Clooney, I need some prep time. Is there a better throuple? No.

There isn't. Name a better throuple. You couldn't. I wouldn't know what to do with myself. I wouldn't. I actually think, I wonder who would do it for you more. A younger Harrison Ford. Oh but he's not, you can't have a younger Harrison Ford. McDreamy? No. No. No. Okay. No I think I've hit the nail on the head. Okay. Dear ladies of the Midlife Crisis Club, that's not our name but okay. Who says we're having a midlife crisis? Tessa. Well I didn't it was rhetorical. I recently bought an espresso machine I thought yes this is what I deserve sophistication elegance coffee that tastes like George Clooney and flirtation. I mean see all the middle middle aged women are into it.

Yeah. Fast forward to now. My husband just made himself a cup. He asked me whilst looking in the open fridge, if we had any oat milk. My husband does that. He'll open the fridge and then ask me if we have something whilst he's looking. I'm not looking in the fridge. He's looking in the fridge, but he's asking me if there's something in the fridge. God gave you two eyes that worked. And also he goes, where is it not looking in the fridge he's looking in the fridge but he's asking me if there's something in the fridge God gave you two eyes that also there he goes where is it where in the fridge yeah but all I'm gonna do is come over to the fridge and have a look and then find it and then give it to you why don't you just do that use the eyes anyway my favorite is when Adam asked me where the choc ises are well they're in the. I'll give you three guesses where they might be.

To be fair to him, he hasn't asked me that in a long time. This husband, he slurped it, burped and said, bit weak, innit? He was wearing cargo shorts and crocs. Crocs? I don't know how to tell him that he is the anti-cluny. I don't need him to smolder and discuss late Como. I just want him to sip an espresso without making an annoying noise. I know that Amal does not have to deal with this. Tessa. No, Tessa, I'm sure Amal does not have to deal with that. Look, as we have previously discussed, he is the perfect man okay you're not gonna find a more perfect man and I think it is best for all of us that everyone stops comparing anybody else or anybody any

other husband to George Clooney it's not good it's not clever and it ain't gonna get you anywhere. Well there is there is a man who has said that there's a man dear Forteish ladies I like your show show, but as a normal man, I would like to stand up for husbands and officially request a podcast segment for husbands who are just out here doing their best while being held to Clooney level expectations. Thank you Dave, just Dave. Oh Dave, just Dave, sorry. But you know, Dave, just Dave. Let me tell you something, okay? There are enough spaces for men on this planet. So let's not try and invade the very few spaces in podcasting that are for just women.

I don't think we're going to put in a special segment for normal husbands out there doing their best. You know what, Dave, just Dave? We actually could. Why don't you start your own podcast where you do segments for husbands who are just out there doing their best. Or what we could do, we could actually, we could start a segment

that it's normal husbands doing their best. Right? And Dave, just Dave, can get you on. And he can actually field and monitor all the comments if he really likes. And he can give us an example of how he is doing his best. We can just call it the Dave Just Dave section. So Dave Just Dave is gonna give us an example

of something like, I don't know, I emptied the bins when she asked me and that's gonna be him just doing his best and can't understand why his wife isn't like throwing herself over to him in the bedroom one hour later. Yup. I think that could be quite amusing. It could be, it could be.

Okay, I'll think it over. And I also think there's enough space for men on this planet. Plenty of space for men on the planet, Yeah. Should we go to a break? Yeah. Do you remember the woman or man, I can't, I don't know if it was a woman or a man, who wrote in about the barbecue, the young neighbors who had made barbecue in their personality. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. To the woman with the barbecue neighbors, you have earned the right to want a peaceful patio. It is not being a killjoy. It is just having boundaries and a preference for quiet. Okay. Yes. That's

a very middle aged comment, but I'm not disagreeing. Someone else said I would just make sure to always have a chat over the fence like every time and make it super dull talk about lawn care and patio cleaning and basically bore them so much that they won't want to be outside. I think that's a lot of effort for a chance that they might go inside because you're so dull. I mean I don't think that's a very good plan, I've got to say. I don't think that's the best plan in the whole wide world. Barbecue neighbors blast them some cold play for a few nights or better still Michael Bolton they'll soon go inside. Michael Bolton. A lot of people had things to say about Michael Bolton.

Michael Bolton. Oh my God, said this woman, Michael Bolton! I had to message you to say that we played Soul Provider as our first dance at our wedding. Soul Provider! Wasn't that his opening song? Wasn't that his first number one? Yeah, it was his first hit.

Yeah, that was their first dance. Gonna see your soul, what was your first dance at your wedding? Well, we wanted to have chasing cars. Snow Patrol. Yeah, but we didn't, because it's not really a love song, we just loved that song that was very big at the time.

But we had Tony Bennett, it was very difficult. Did you? Which we just loved that song yeah very big at the time yeah but we had Tony Bennett it was very did you which way you look tonight obviously oh that is very nice it's a beautiful song but it's a bit cheesy hmm you we had Will Smith getting jiggy with it my mother went fucking mad she yeah she? Yeah. Yeah, it's brilliant. It's very visual, but thanks for that. Thanks for that. You know what? It was a really fun first dance. Yeah.

We didn't want to trot around to Frank Sinatra. It just wasn't, it wasn't the vibe of the wedding. And you were much younger. Yeah, exactly, I was so young. Yeah. It wasn't the vibe of the wedding. It was like fun. And Will Smith was like really cool then.

And it was before the whole Jada Pinkett Smith emotional affair. Oscar the slap incident you know it was like just post-Fresh Prince. So that's that. Ladies I had to tell you that my dad always used to sing, you're gonna love this, my dad always used to sing Michael Bolton at karaoke. he had long hair so everyone in our village used to call him Michael even though his name is actually Paul. That's quite the party trick. That is quite the party trick. It's also immensely middle aged to get up in karaoke and to sing Michael Bolton. What do you think James' karaoke song would be? Oh, that's such a good question. I don't know why this just popped into my head. I feel like it's TLC Waterfall.

It's not. It's not. It's just not. What do you think it is? I think it would be something like Eminem. Oh, do you think? I think it's a rapper. I do. Do you? Should we ask him? Is he there? I don't know. He's fallen asleep. Oh do you think? I think he's a rapper. I do. Should we ask him? Is he there? Is he falling asleep? Or is he left after his mic drop moment of calling my racket special needs? What's your karaoke song of choice? I don't really have one. You don't? No, I don't really do karaoke. You? I used to, I don't anymore.

I once did a cracking I don't anymore. I once did a cracking Fugees one in a lesbian bar in Soho. I think that was the height of my karaoke days. I loved the Fugees. Yeah, I think that was the height of it and after that it dwindled. Don't really know why I was there. At my 30th birthday, my friend's husband,

he's got a really cracking sense of humor. He's very sarcastic and he is immensely dry in his humor. And he's also a bit grumpy and we sort of like, but that's part of his humor. And he's quite, he doesn't like many people, but if he likes you, you're really in. So he's quite a character, right? And I had a dinner party at this karaoke bar.

Well, we were going back 18 years when karaoke was all the rage. And we were all eating dinner and then we were gonna go onto karaoke afterwards in the same room. Next thing I know, someone had opened the karaoke with Copa Cabana by Barry Manilow. And all I heard was,

her name was Lola, she was a showgirl. And I turned around and it was my friend's husband, Dean. And I always say to him, it was one of the best moments of my entire life. The fact that he did it was so unexpected and I was so touched. And he's like, he's never ever done that again. That's very cute.

Yeah, it was. But you had a karaoke party, but you don't like karaoke. It was 18 years ago. Oh, you liked it then, you don't like it now. There's a lot of things I liked then. I didn't have children. You love to bash out.

I liked my boobs then. I mean, things have changed. You love to bash out a musical. I liked my boobs then. I mean, things have changed. You love to bash out a little musical's number sometimes. When was the last time, or even the first time I bashed out a musical number to you? You do sometimes. You'll say something and then you'll just sing it. Cause I told you the other day

about something that was playing on my Spotify. Oh my God, my Spotify. Fucking hell. It's still happening to me. What is happening? I turned it on in the car the other day and it played me. I'm actually just going to put it up here so you don't think that I'm making this shit up. I don't think you make it up. All right. Don't ask me how I find the apps because we've had this conversation. Okay. Are you going into the app store?

No, I found it. In the app store? No. Okay. I turn on Spotify. This is what plays out of my speakers in the car. Why? Why?

Thank you for being brave Travel down the road back again Your heart is too irriacal And I can't fit on And if you threw a party Invited everyone you knew you would see the biggest gift would be from me and the car attached would say thank you but be in a bit. Can I just say, how weird is brain fog?

Because it's like, just press pause, it's the two lines. Oh my god. Please. What even is that? Oh my god, it's a banging tune, that Golden Girls theme song. Don't deny it. But why is it on my Spotify? Why?

Why? Because you are old. The last time I watched the Golden Girls, I was breastfeeding my now 19 year old at three in the morning and I used to watch it. Can I just say, right? Yeah. I just think BrainFog is so interesting.

Because it's like, I'll be talking to you, someone who I've seen a hundred times walk past and I do not remember their name, even though I know their name, I've met them loads of times. I could tell you the name of their dog, but their name is just escaping me, it's just gone. And I can't even say, oh, hi, little bear.

Because I can't remember your name, because I've got Brain Fog. But you can remember the theme tune of the golden girls and every word yeah I don't I don't know what that is anyway when was the last time I went into a whole musical theatre medley with you when we were talking about Spotify and then I told you some musical came on and then whatever it was and then you sang it what was it I don't know I didn't sing it I don't sing musicals with you it's wasted it is it's actually it is actually why because I don't know

them yes you don't know that I'd still appreciate them do you you know I had some musicals I didn't mind them clearly what if I knows what I anyway my my daughter would see starlight Express last night, right? So, where would the... Yup, see? Starlight fucking Express. Even at 10, I thought that was shit. It was shit. It was like people in leotards on a roller rink. Wasn't it?

Isn't it the roller skating one? Yes, it's trains. They fall in love. What's the wrong with that? It's people dressed up as trains. They fall in love, they're trains. I don't know what your problem is with it. And they're in roller skates. And why isn't that art? Yeah. Why isn't it art? It's shit. Is it still shit? I haven't seen it. Anyway,

she gets in the car and I start singing Starlight Express! We've got a listener meltdown. Are you ready? It's from Vicky. Is it better than mine? I can't even remember what mine was. What was mine? Oh, the special needs racket. That you've got a special needs racket. Is it better? I don't know. I'll read it to you and then we can be the judge of it. It's from Vicky. By the way yeah before you tell us yeah Vicky I forgot to tell you yeah that one of the paddle girls yeah she listens to

our show right and then she sent me a message the other day and she said it's so funny that I know you now now that I listen to you and she gave me a message to tell you but I can't remember what it was great brilliant thanks for that thanks that was a great story I might cut that out don't cut it out it's just a perfect example of middle age isn't it oh my god guess what my friend had this thing to tell you oh I don't know what it is but it was really funny really funny but I don't know what it was brilliant today she says I found my midlife rant automated telephone systems please just give me a person to talk to. Today I had to make several phone calls after a load of select one for this department

and select two for this department only to end up on another number selection option. Eventually getting the nobody is available to take your call message followed by the auto hang up. No, just no. The rage this induces is shocking. Please give me a person on the end of the phone, Vicky. Yeah, Vicky, I'm with you. I'm great. And also the worst is when it goes silent and then you're like, hello?

Do I press three? Do I press three? Hello? You're like, you don't know if someone's there. I felt this was not there. This was part of the reason why I ended up drawing on my body yesterday because I had to phone, I don't know if anyone else here has done this, but I had to phone the GCSE certificate boards to get replacement GCSE certificates for my son.

I'm telling you, it would be easier for me to get my hands on a nuclear button than it is to get hold of these fucking certificates. Press one for this, two for this, three for this, four for if you've sat an exam, five for if you're the person, six for... Anyway, eventually I just got a human. What's your name? Your email. I said, it's not my name and email are irrelevant. It's for my child. I need you in the system. I was like, you don't need me in your system. You're fighting the system. I was like you don't need me in your system. You're fighting the system. On and on and on and I had to phone back three times. I had to phone this woman three times. By the end of it I was like hi it's me again. Am I in your system? Can

I just take your name and email? I was like no! Can you answer this question for me please? Why is it so hard to get a GCSE certificate on a squad. Who's the winner? What was yours? Mine was that I'm in such paperwork, overload, meltdown, I now write on my own body. Yeah. I feel Vicky's, I feel it, because I'm also dealing with that. I think the special needs racket's a bit mean.

Mean, true, who knows? Stop, hey! Why, I don't know, I don't know anything about Paddle. So I don't know if he's just making a funny joke or if he's factually correct. Do you think I should go back to the shop and say, my friend said, this is a special needs ragget. But if you do, please record the conversation

for us all to enjoy. Okay, everybody, we're going now. Well, Vicky's the winner. Well, I'm the winner, but let's say Vicky or you. Oh, I'm not winning. Oh, I'm not winning. You know what? You are winning. Can we have a three-way win? A throuple.

Yeah. It's not the most ideal throuple as we've figured out. How do you feel about being in a throuple with us, Vicky? Let us know. I think Vicky would be fun being in a throuple with us. She'd be coming... That is very assumption. It's not, because she'd be coming into a home with very well-detoxed work surfaces. How do you know she's coming to your home?

Why are you suddenly the host? Both of our homes are joint home, our throuple home. Oh, we have a throuple home? Yeah. It would be so clean. I'm up for that. It would be so clean. It would be so clean.

Quiet, tidy, dogs. up for that. It would be so clean. It would be so quiet. Tidy. Dogs. It wouldn't be quiet because I still have my life that will still come into the home. No, no one's life will come into the home. It's just you, me and Vicky. No one else is allowed and the dogs, if she's got dogs, she can bring dogs. What happened to John Hamm? What? John Hamm and George Clooney? I feel like I've been completely demoted. Can I just say I preferred the other throuple. But I can't be there if you're with John Hamm. That's fine. Right, bye then.