Bad Dates with Jameela Jamil - Re-Release - No Twink Was Safe (w/ Alaska Thunderfuck, Liza Treyger, and Joe Dombrowski)

Episode Date: November 24, 2025

On this episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Alaska Thunderfuck, Liza Treyger, and Joe Dombrowski to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Alaska went so far as to print MapQuest directions but her date had to go and invent ghosting, Liza’s date makes the trek to her apartment by longboard but got the wrong idea about negging, and Joe’s story takes place in a haunted house with a mannequin picnic, it is not okay.If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is [e-mail], we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Tickets for our live show 2/01/26 at SF Sketchfest: https://www.ticketmaster.com/sf-sketchfest-presents-bad-dates-with-san-francisco-california-02-01-2026/event/1C00636D18DCF468 Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 3Alaska Thunderfuck: https://alaskathunderfuck.comLiza Treyger: https://www.glittercheese.comJoe Dombrowski: Tour schedule and tickets at TheJoeDombrowski.com Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Bad Dates ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Smart. Bless me. Hey folks. Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you are surviving your families. To get you through, we are bringing back one of our favorite episodes. So sit tight and enjoy this walk down memory lane. Bad dates. I loved your engagement story. You talked about it with who?

Kelly Clarkson. Who'd you talk about it with? Jerry O'Connell, I think. I talked about it on the talk. The talk, yes. It was so good. My favorite part was when you said that he knew something was up because you didn't throw a fit that the yacht wasn't private.

Yep. He knows me really well. Bad dates. Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to another. episode of Bad Dates. I'm your host, Joel Kim Booster, and this is a podcast. It's right there in the name where we talk about bad dates, and that can include hookups. That can include years-long relationships, honestly. It's a very loosey-goosey definition of what a bad date is here, but I invite on a panel of my funniest friends, and we get into it. We talk about their time

in the trenches for your enjoyment. We dig up our traumas for you. As always, I'm going to start with a little bit of listener mail. This one is from Nathan. Bad dates. Hey, bad dates. Just had a doozy of a date and was interested if you think this is my fault or hers. Had a first date with a woman from an app. Her photos were crazy hot, like a taller Sabrina Carpenter. We met at an outdoor restaurant, and as she walked to my table, something was definitely off about her. She had the crazy long fake nails on her hands, which is fine. The fucked up thing is she also had them on her feet. She had to wear sandals because there was an easy three-inch plank coming off each toe.

Is this a thing? She was giving eagle carrying a fish with her talons energy. On God. And she wiggled her toes a lot, making it seem like I was on a date with Edward's scissor feet. I was too spooked for a second date. Imagine lying in bed next to those daggers. Am I a freak, or is it her?

This is crazy. I've never heard of this. I've never seen this. Which means that either you are dating. an extreme anomaly or went on a date with an extreme anomaly or um a trend setter you were being punked an absolute trendsetter you've already heard her voice i want to get her take on it as she is the only cis woman on the podcast today she's a stand-up comedian one of my dearest and oldest friends uh she's appeared on survival of the thickest and nope and you can see her performing all across

the country on her tickets available tour it's leiza treger welcome lisa wow that was such a professional introduction. Well, you know, we can try and keep professional here at the podcast. Unlike this next person I'm going to introduce, joining us is a woman who won Drag Race All-Stars and drag queen of the year. She co-created and performs in Drag the Musical, which is playing now at New World Stages. It's Alaska. Hello. Hello. Hello, dear. And finally, last but certainly not least, we have a comedian and podcaster whose new special Don't Eat the Crayon, is available on YouTube now. He is currently on tour,

and his second special will be dropping in April. It's Joe Dumbrowski. Hello, Joe. Now, guys, let's get into it. Alaska, I'm especially interested to hear from you on this, too. As someone who, you know,

wears fake nails, I assume, on occasion, have you ever been... Have you ever been called, have you ever been called to, you know, walk the runway in talons on your feet?

well. Well, I have to start by saying I don't want to imagine a taller Sabrina carpenter because she would be too powerful, I fear. Exactly that. I'm glad she is contained at four foot 11 because Ellie taller would be too much for the world. Well, I've never worn toenails, but I'm reminded of season two of Rupal's drag race, and Raven is talking about Nicole Page Brooks, and she says, she says, I can sum her up by saying this. She wears French tip toenails on her toes. Oh. And says nothing more, but it completely gives you an entire picture. So, no, this is not, I love long nails. I wear them every time I'm in drag, but like long toenail. No, my feet are long. enough. I can't.

Yeah. Lisa, is she a trendsetter? Is this something that you're interested in? No, this is an unwell woman. And, like, if she wanted to do that, that's like a at-home activity. And then you got to go out in the world. You can't do it. It's just too immobile.

And in, like, the dangerous world of today, you can't really get away. I just think it's like we have to just be a little bit smarter. You have to be a little smarter. No, I mean, so true. You ain't, you ain't running from a problem. predator in three-inch toenails. No, this is a maniac. Maybe she's just too hot.

Like, if she does look like Sabrina Carpenter, that she has to test these men to, like, for, you know, like, if you were a rich man, you'd maybe pretend you were poor to see if they loved you for who you are. I do love that. Maybe it's a test. Yeah. Very Aladdin tease. Joe, if you were tested in such a way by man-woman or anything. everything in between. What would your reaction be if you're a lever tested you like this? I think I figured this one out. Have y'all fallen down 304 TikTok yet? Or is it just me?

Okay, 304. Let me enlighten you. 3.04, type it in a calculator, turn it upside down. What's it spell? Ho. It's prostitute TikTok where they're giving the girls all the tea and how to keep They're, like, jobs working. Fun fact, I think we should all drink more cranberry juice. I learned that from 304 TikTok. But some of them have long bedazzled toenails, which I also feel is unsafe because you might need to get away. But I think this is a lady of the night. I think this is a lady of the night.

You are accusing this woman of being a prostitute. Not accusing. I'm drawing to conclusions. No, no, no. You're right. How long are the hos keeping it? Great question. not quite somewhere between Bick-Pen and French Fry. Okay.

I don't know that I understand that. Yeah, I don't like the cap. Bad dates. Bad dates. Now we're going to move on to our esteemed panel of guests. And first up is Alaska. Now, Alaska, give us some context right now. Are you in a relationship?

Are you in love? Are you out there actively searching? What's your vibe? I am in a relationship and I am in love. Amazing. Yeah, he's amazing and wonderful and the love of my life. So the bad date that I want to talk about is actually like my first date. Oh, wow.

So back when I was first awakening as a young gay person, we didn't have, you know, Grindr. We didn't have even Adam for Adam. I was just about to bring up Adam for Adam. Boy, did I love. Wow. The internet was new. Was it Craigslist only?

Yeah, seriously. I didn't know about Craigslist, and I wasn't using. that, but there was in the AIM, like AOL Instant Messenger, there was a chat called, like, gay or like, we were keeping it simple back then. We were keeping it simple. Gay and lesbian chat. And this was the whole world were talking in this. It wasn't centralized by location. It was just, I happened to be gay and I'm in a chat room with the whole world. world. All ages, all races, all genders.

Yes. And so I met someone in this chat room who was like from the next town over in Pennsylvania. And so this was like meant to be, this was like the sky opened and we were soulmates. Wait, I know. How old are you in this point? I was 35. No, I'm just kidding.

35 on AIM. Beautiful. I was like, I was like 17, I think. Okay, okay, okay. And so we started talking and we were like, we have to meet up. This is it. This is how it has to be. Well, because I assume where you grew up, there weren't a lot of gay people immediately, readily available to you.

No, certainly not. And, yeah, no. They just didn't exist. And so this was like, I had caught. And you both had like hopeless romantic vibes. it seems like. Well, I did. You did.

Okay. This was your husband. I said. This was the, I had never been on a date, like, with a cute guy before. This was it. This was the first one we were going to get married. So we met up. He had a car.

Huge. And so we met. His name was Joel. I know. We met up and we just, like, drove around Erie. And, like, he had to go stop at the, like, the ATV store like the

like sporting motorcycle formula store X games etc because up until that point I was picturing Jeffrey Star yeah no wait well this is this is my question is what did you exchange photos

before you met? I don't know we must have right we must have but it was very like the phone like I mean how do you get it from the digital camera to the The computer to aim, that's the journey.

It wasn't easy, breezy back then. We didn't have cell phones. Pre-phone booth, even. Well, we didn't have phones, but danger had been around for a while. Yeah. Yes. So we went walking around the ATV store, and I was just like... How old was he?

How old was this person? I mean, he must have been, like, 19. Oh, okay. Oh, okay. He was like... Great, great. He was like same age range. Romeo and Juliet at Laws were protecting him.

Exactly. And so I was just so smitten. He was so cute. He was so handsome. He was like a guy. He was like, he wore like shirts and like baseball caps and like. Yeah, that was his vibe. He was so hot.

He was so hot. He was so hot. hot and cute. So then we just, like, did, we, like, went around and, like, drove around. And then he was like, okay, then it was like, oh, well, I guess I need to go home. So instead of going home, we went down the street and there was this, like, random building and I have never known what it is for, but it was at the end of my street. And there was, like, a grassy kind of driveway there.

And so we, like, laid in the grass and made out. And it was just wonderful. fantastic. Yeah, I'm really waiting for the term here. Yeah. He thought it's good dates. It was romantic. I did discover that I don't like making out in the grass because there are bugs and it was very itchy. But even that, it was like so wonderful and lovely. So the next time we hung out, I went to his house. And of course, I was just his friend from high school. So it was like, fine, I can sleep over. At this point in time, you're printing out MapQuest directions to get to it was that type of time period yeah yeah yeah so i went and slept over and we were like watching

a movie and like kakataka and like um i'm not going to get into the details because my my mom will probably listen to this but like it was it was a little like awkward in the sense of like this was one of the first times i had been like intimate with another person and so it was like weird and like a little bit, but it was still fine. It was like, it was okay. But the trouble began when it was like after this overnight date, he vanished. He disappeared. Not that.

So this must have been the invention of ghosting. Ghosting. Proto ghosting. Yeah. Because he disappeared and he stopped talking to me and he stopped chatting to me. He just disappeared. And so I was, like, heartbroken, and I was confused, and I was like, oh, it's probably, it's probably because of that stain on his couch. And, like, it was just, he had to flip the couch cushion, whatever.

Wait, I'm sorry. I know your mom's listening to this, but where did the stain come from? What region of the body? It was from his dingus. Got it. Okay. Oh, from his wingus. Okay.

Okay, so it's not even, I mean, I guess, one could say it is your fault in a sense, but, yes, but like, you don't know where to put it, like, where to aim it, where to, you know what I mean? Do you think he got in trouble because of it and got sent to, like, gay conversion, or no? I think he died. Well, we're not there yet. We're not there yet. Oh, also for context, his dad is, like, a preacher, like a pastor. Oh.

A member of the church. Lead with that. Okay. Okay. I feel like my guess was pretty on brand. Got it, got it, got it. Oh, and we also, like, ate ice cream sandwiches afterward, which was, like, so romantic and adorable.

But then, like, it went great, and then, like, it just disappeared. So whatever. Time goes by, and I meet the guy that I end up actually dating, and he comes from, like, a couple towns over, and we, you know, are, like, dating for a while, and, like, it's going good. And then we're talking about, like, people we had dated before. And I was like, oh, there was this guy, Joel, and he, like, disappeared. And my boyfriend, the guy I was dating, was like, wait, Joel?

And he, like, disappeared, right? And I was like, yes. He did the same thing to him. He, like, left Phil, my boyfriend at the time. He, like, left him at a gas station. It was like, he didn't just like, he didn't have the. courtesy like drop him off at home he like he like left him somewhere like and ghosted and disappeared how bad at sex do you have to be to get to deserve deserted at a gas station

I don't know but but it wasn't even that it was just like he was pathological at doing this and apparently he had done this to a bunch of other people and then he did it to the wrong bitch because he did it to some queen who wrote a letter to his parents and said, just so you know, just so you know and your children will someday know, your son is a faggot, is running around and is abandoning and ghosting left and right. Signed that bitch. I don't know who this queen was. I think I like ran into her at a bar. this gay person who was like, oh, well, did you hear? Because, and now Joel is like an Erie Pennsylvania, like, you know, we all have a Joel's story.

So it wasn't just me. It wasn't personal. It's just what he did. Do you think it's like his shame or his kink or both? Great question. Right. Maybe it's both. They're kind of intertwined.

And especially knowing he comes from God, I think that definitely, there's a lot of like, you know, he got what he wanted and then he felt terrible about it and he did wipe you out of his fucking memory. But also, was his dad never like, wow, he just keeps having guy friends come sleep over? For sure. Never been put together. For sure. Are these guys are a little loose.

His friends are all twinks. Yeah. Now, here's the thing. I don't support outing people on principle. But do we think the punishment fits the crime? I'm here a little bit. Great question. Oh, yeah.

Yeah, right? Oh, yeah. You don't leave people at gas stations and then expect to have no repercussions. No. And if it was like, if it was like an isolated thing and it just didn't work out, that's like one thing. But this was like a thing that he was doing repeatedly to a bunch of different people. He was terrorizing the twink community of the greater Pittsburgh area. No twink was safe.

The Twink who wrote the letter, though, did have an opportunity because if he was getting dicked down good, he could have said, keep dicking me down, and I won't send the letter. But he just sent the letter. Yes, we love blackmail. We love sexual blackmail here. And that's how he finally settled down. That's his current husband. Bad dates. Well, thank you. That was so edifying and so tragic. Edifying. Okay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've never heard that word once in my life. Well, you're here to learn, Lisa. You're here to learn. And we're here to learn. In fact,

from you, Lisa, because you are next. Where are we at in the timeline for this story? This is, I would say, post-pandemic. Oh, okay. I'm in L.A. I'm in a studio apartment in Highland Park, and I'm, like, horny. Okay. I think I've been alone, and I'm, like, horned up, and I think I'm, I was, I'm, like, on the apps. It was like, I'm playing backgammon every night and doing 10,000 steps in a winter storm to, like, feel.

So I guess, dramatic, dramatic. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Perfect word. A lot of steps. So you're in the studio apartment. You're on the apps. I'm on the apps. And I mean, so I'm, so I,

I meet, there's like a cute girl, love the photos, totally my type, vibing, great messaging. I'm not getting any red flags. And I'm like jazzed. So in my head, I think it's important because I know the answer to this question, but your type of girl, describe your type of girl. So I like a very specific. I like a girl. Long toenails. Yeah, I like a girl who looks like a back.

street boy, Miley Cyrus type, I would say. That's what I like. And then for men, I like more burly beard hair. Yeah. Yeah. We're all picturing that lesbian because we all know that lesbian. So like a Jojo Siwa's wear in that scale. How dare

you? Um, well, no, not. She's not on the scale. She's not in there. She's not anywhere on the scale. Does JoJo Sewa look like Lance Bass to you? Yeah, like Nick Carter. Miley Cyrus Beber

You want a Bieber I don't want a flippy ponytail And a jelled bat Like that to me Like I don't want a painful hairdo Okay That's like not I also if I knew someone as a child

I don't want to be a trap That's very Celine Dion her old man husband Like I think that's weird Ta-on it Telepeed Is that fucked up Is that fucked up to say No

Joe and Alaska Open their mouths And gasped after I said that And so now I'm like, should we cut that? Like, I don't know how to feel. You're telling me people. No, no, no. I just think if I knew someone as a child, I would prefer not to want to have sex with them.

Done. That is, yes. An interesting sort of rule to put in place. Am I being out of line with this rule? No, I feel like I'm on par with that as well. I mean, everyone who's in an age gap relationship with one of their former students right now is turning off the podcast in protest. But I think they should think about their actions. Yeah.

If it worked out, it's great. think it's something to reflect upon. Was it this one student or was it student after student for decades, you know, I think? Is it, are you a rice queen or are you just going on a date with one Asian? That's the question. Yeah, are you exploiting one child and their reverence for you in your position of authority or a ton, a ton of sexy kids? I didn't want to be this serious.

Listen, I just have kind of a casual date story. But JoJo Siwa's not on the scale. No, Jojo Siwa, yes, Miley Cyrus Bangers era. Yes. Yeah, but Miley is transcendent forever for me, I feel. And I didn't get into it till bangers, and that's how I feel okay with it. Okay. I feel attacked.

I will continue my story, though. No, I just want to know what happens like. Took your line. No, because, I mean, it is technically, like, you did know Miley as a child, so. I didn't, though, because I was doing other, like, I was in a different realm of reality. Bangor, we can't stop is when I knew about Riley and then went backwards. Right. Because that's when she, like, looked like a backstreet boy, kind of.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. And you were, and you loved the cultural appropriation of it all, too. That was really, that was really, drew you in. Jold actually does know me well, and that is right on the money. I did love it. Boom, boom. I was in, but it was a fun time. But I like, yeah, she's transcended.

But, okay, anyways. So, yeah, the chats are great. So I'm like, would you like to come over? And she did live very far. I would say, like, full west side. I'm in Highland Park. And maybe, and there wasn't a, so it was a public transit situation, which, whatever. In, in L.A., though?

It's not whatever. It's an issue. That's not whatever. It's an issue. Okay. So, but they, or was it like a big deal to take an Uber? There was some sort of thing where it's like maybe. They're poor, but it's fine.

So I'm living in a studio apartment. So when she comes over, it's kind of the classic where it's like, well, you don't look like these pictures. You can look how you look, but you can't lie about it. Got to update. Got a update. It's psychotic. But I'm very like, okay, let's see.

Like, I'm always, I'm like, all right, let's see. Like, I'm always trying to convince myself into, of course, this should work, you know. So, but then there's a long board. And that's an issue for. for me personally. I'm not like a skateboard that's long. Oh. And why?

And why did we need to make it longer? Yes. Thank you. It makes me upset. I don't know. I don't really. You can't even go on a half pipe in one of those things. What's the point?

Or do the street. It's like very much only if you're on a boardwalk maybe. I don't know. Wait, she rode a long board all the way from the west side to hide. Park? Is that what you're saying? I think there was a journey. I think there was a multiple step journey and a longboard was part of it. And that is her plan for later in the night.

In L.A. That's public transit in L.A. She probably had to longboard to the bus, then longboard to the train, and then get off the train and longboard to your house. Lesbians are so cool. We don't. Gay culture is bullshit. Lesbians ride longboards and take public transit. meanwhile gay guys are on a lime scooter those fucking faggots so you don't scary you don't

like the long long board I'm not what long board was my thing is is if it if you're on a piece of if you're on a long board to me is a Matthew McConaughey beach bum kind of character to me unless you're unless you can go to the X games on it I don't want to see you on it I don't want to see you on these scooters I don't want to see you on a segue I don't want to see you on a long board, unless you can get in a half pipe, leave it at home. My apartment was like motel-style doors, you know what I mean? So, like, I'm on the second floor and the rail, and my door's right there. So I'm standing on top. And I put a lot of thought into my outfit because it's like, I want to look like, I want to have sex. But I also don't want to be too, like, slutty,

whatever. So I choose to wear kind of like a sweatshirt with little boy shorts, like no pants, but a sweatshirt. Love. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I love that look. I'm feeling cute about it. I'm excited. So I'm like waiting upstairs, still trying to be cute. And she goes, because while we were texting, I was like, ooh, I don't know what to wear, whatever. And she goes, oh, is that what you decided to wear? Which is crazy to me. I'm pissed off the bat. I'm pissed. Get out of here with your

longboard riding ass right now. That's some bullshit. I like a compliment, you know, like give me a compliment media so I can feel at ease and I feel like good about myself. Say it. Say it exactly how she said it. Like, don't put any, like, josh on it. Like, give it to us how she said it. Oh, is that what you decided to wear? Beat that bitch's ass. I'm pissed. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. But I'm like, oh, yeah. Okay. So then she brings like buzzballs

and little cans of malt liquor. So that's also like a weird choice as well. You also didn't need to bring anything. But also like, it's like bringing a flask of pop off vodka. I'm like, what's going on here? Buzzballs and little malt liquors. So I'm like, okay, I just like, I don't know what to do here. But I... Never show up to someone's house empty-handed. Always bring buzz balls in all liquor. Yeah, especially if you're showing up on a long board.

I mean... Whoa. Whoa. Buzz balls? I'm guessing those are those little alcohol drinks that are in a circle. Aren't they like the round wines? Like with like a... They're like pre-batched cocktail.

Yeah, they're like little plastic bottles. Like teenagers are into them because they're like little balls. They can sneak in to the club, you know, for young children that don't know what's up. And shouldn't be dating their teachers, that's for sure. So then. So then. So, but I'm still trying to, like, be with it and understanding and we're trying to chat. But then, so I, okay, and I actually have a prop, so I'm sorry about this.

So I, I'm a pothead as well. So, like, I'm always smoking joist. I'm like, you want to smoke a joint. And I have this lighter, which I love. It's like it's, and it looks like it's an old-timey car lighter. Oh, that's fierce. It's house plant. Like, I fucking love it.

It's marble. And I'm like, obsessed. Listeners, just imagine the most decadent, like, fancy lighter you've ever seen. So it's up there and I go, oh, I have this really cool car lighter thing. So I press it down waiting for it. And she goes, yeah, like a tabletop lighter. Yeah. Like, not impressed.

Like just talking shit, like it's an everyday tabletop lighter. Shana, Twain, that don't impress me much. The car thing, she goes, oh, that's kind of cool. And then she goes, can I smoke a cigarette? And she goes, how are the cops in the area? And I go, what? And she goes, she goes, can we have our drinks on the like, you know, motel-style door? Like, I don't have a balcony.

I have a walkway. I don't know how to go. So she wants to, like, have a drink on there. And she's wondering if the cops will harass us on the second floor of, the stairs. And so now I'm like, are you running away from the, like, you, and I go, oh, are you, have the cops been bothering you lately? You know, she is white.

I'm like, I have the, what's going on here? She goes, they're always a problem. And it's like, yeah, of course, we're all ACAB, but like, I don't know, you can have a drink on the balcony. Like, what kind of life are you living here? Yeah, yeah. How are the police in the area is not, it's not the question you want to be hearing on a first date.

I don't like this date that you're describing at all. So then once she's in, I go, listen, this isn't really vibing with me. Like, I think this is done. We got to. I'm not. This isn't going to happen. And she was like, wait, what? And then it was really, like, the sign of, like, a woman versus dating, like, straight dudes was, it was immediate, like, sorry if I did anything.

And I was like, it's fine. It's just, like, not the vibe. And then she's like, well, do you still want to, like, go to dinner or something? And I went, no, I can pay for your Uber home, though. And she was like, no, no, it's fine. And then that was it. So then she ended up being fine, but then it was just like, yeah, I didn't want it. I didn't want to have sex.

It is, it is so wild. How many stories on this podcast involve negging and people who think that negging is like something that will turn the other person on? I just love the way the gay people in my life are out there fucking. Like, come on over, suck my dick and leave. Like, that's so cool. Happily. I just love that. I love that fun.

I just, I'm not having as much fun with that. But we don't have long boards. So it does. It's true. And we certainly don't have a cool tabletop car lighter. I know. I'm so proud of my lighter. Bad dates.

Joe Dombrovsky. Joe. The name on everybody's lips. I have kids. The name. The name on everybody's lips is Joe Dombrovsky. Joe, I know that you're happily in a relationship currently yourself right now. How long have you been in a relationship for?

I've been married since June, but we've been together for nine years. Whoa. So you've been out of it. You've been out of the game for a minute now. I've been out of the game, but I got ho-friends, so I know how it's working over there for sure. Notice in the timeline, where is your bad date story coming from? Oh, so this goes back way before I met my husband. I had just graduated college.

I'm living in the Detroit area still, which is where I'm from originally. And, but I'm still living with my parents in their basement. So I meet, so I'm like, what, like 22, I guess. I meet the sky on Grindr, but it is not for, SEX, it's like there's really some sort of connection here. The banter's really good. We move from Grindr to text. Like, it's going well. And it never, there was never like sexual advancements. So when he offered to take me to dinner, I was like, absolutely, like, I'm not catching red flags at all. So the day comes along. And I'm literally driving to the restaurant that I'm supposed to be

meeting him because I know better. Like, I know we're going to meet in public. It's going to be, you know, like, I've watched one too many date lines to got got. I go and I'm driving to the restaurant. I'm almost there and he texts me and he's like, hey, I got a little bit tied up at work. I'm still getting ready. I live close to the restaurant. Would you mind just meeting me at my house and then we can go over together?

When I tell you guys, I was so not having any red flags that that just. swooped over my head. I was like, no problem. What's your address? Put it in. I'm driving now to this guy's house, and I get to the beginning of where, like, his subdivision starts. So, you know, the Metro Detroit area is the land of the, like, immediate suburbs. So the houses at the beginning of the suburb where I'm driving are fine. Like, nothing fancy. We're still in, like, our early, I thought he was in his, like, maybe mid-20s. we're great. We're moving on. I'm still driving to get to the back of the subdivision. I'm not not going to lie. Houses get a little shitty. We're getting a little shittier. Now the street lights are

starting to flash. And then his house is all the way at the end of the street and there are no houses around. It is pitch black. And this house is like 10 out of 10 could have put a sign $10 to come through the haunted house and people would have been lying enough. Yeah. Yeah. And I'm like, I'm like, okay, but I'm not, I'm like, I'm not going to judge. Like, everyone's in a different financial situation. I don't know what's going on. You're in the basement. You're in the fucking basement.

So I'm like, okay, there's like one little porch light on. I feel like it's goosebumps. I'm so scared. It was, okay. Are you afraid of the dark? But I'm not, okay? But I'm not. I'm still not.

I'm like super optimistic, which is so not me. Like, I think I'm going to get human trafficked off of every corner that I turn in the dark, right? So I walk up to the porch and, The door is like just barely open, okay? But I'm like, I'm not going to go in. I'm going to like ring the doorbell. I ring the doorbell, nothing. I ring the doorbell again, nothing.

Oh, my God. So then I knock two times on the door and it swings open. And I'm like, well, fuck, this guy isn't answering. I can hear the shower still going. So I do the like, hey, hello, I'm here. I push the door open. I look to my left to see his kitchen. Bitch, when I tell you, the kitchen is an absolute disarray.

Dishes up to the top of the sink. It is like food everywhere, just absolutely disgusting. I'm like, no, there's this pungent smell of just like disgust. I turn to the right to look into his dining room. Five chairs. Every chair has a full mannequin with a wisconsin with a wig dressed up in a place setting ready to eat okay bitch you're about to become one of those mannequins aren't you now i pause the story and i need to know what would you three do at this

point um thank god you're here alive right oh my god if i were still 22 i would have gone through with it i would have been i would have been up to the shower jumped in the shower with him obviously at this age no i would not i would not go through with it. I would run. I would run for the hills. But I didn't know that at 22. Manikin, I would have thought he was an installation artist at 22. You know. Play games of me. If he had a neighbor, if he had a neighbor on each side, I would be okay with, oh, he's in cosmetology school. There's wigs, you know, but the fact that there's no neighbors, that there's no neighbors. No, no. That's what's, uh, that's what's alarming. But they also weren't

dressed up like it wasn't like a never did I look at these things and be like oh he's getting creative like this one's very 1920s and looks like a flapper and there's an old gentleman with a monocle like they didn't make consecutive sense he's not doing like the macy's christmas window display one was in like a like a scrunchy top that you would get from like wall greens in like 2000 that's this big before you put it on and then it's like yeah like it was just not cohesive and I didn't like it I like art

so we're all dying to know what did you do next I'm intrigued because it does sound like this person has creativity anyway please go on well what would you do what would you do at this point

if I was 22 I probably would have gone in and fucking and continued the journey but now I mean I wouldn't even know no no I would have gotten I would have ran. I would have ran. I would definitely run. I would have said I'll wait for your

ass at the restaurant now. Well, that's, now it's like, yeah, why wouldn't you be like, oh, grab a drink at the bar. I'll be a little late. Like, that seems like the, you know. Yeah. So you walk upstairs. He's ass up. No, no, no. This is, this is one level, bitch. Let's not get crazy. So I, I'm standing there and I'm like, hey, hey. And I'm actually processing what I'm saying. And then this guy comes out of the bathroom in a full towel. One thousand percent not who I was speaking to. One thousand. Like, but it was so fast that I was like, I don't know if you were that person or if this is a fully, you just Googled what you wanted me to see and we moved from there. When I tell you, I hightailed it to my car, put that thing in reverse, got the hell out of

there, sprinted to my friend's house, blocked him on everything. Like, I was in a full-blown panic, and I'll be so real, dating since then, I was making people, like, I'd meet somebody on Grindr, and I'd be like, okay, before I give you my phone number, I want you to have a toothbrush in your left hand, write the number seven on your right, hold it up with a thumbs up in a bathroom mirror and timestamp it and send it to me within the next five minutes. Hold up a newspaper next to your face. I want to see today's date.

That kind of thing. Yeah, yeah, that kind of thing. Because I was not playing. He knew what he was doing. You think you're the first person to run the fuck out of there. You probably got the furthest of anybody. Like, I'm not. Bad dates.

Well, thank you so much, Joe. That was incredible. And also, guys, that is the end of the podcast. We did it. We made it to the end. Harrowing stories from all three of you. Alaska, where can the people find you? What are you interested in right now?

What do you want them to see? Um, what do you want them to avoid? Well, I am currently doing a musical, uh, at New World Stages in New York. So that is all consuming and we do eight shows a week and it's wonderful. So go to drag the musical.com and you can find out when you can come see us, which is pretty much every day. Yeah. Tuesday. Incredible, incredible, incredible show. Friend of mine, Nick Adams, also in the show. Incredible. Everyone's incredible. Go, run, don't walk, drag the musical. You must see it if you're in New York.

Run to get tickets like you are running out of a dining room full of mannequins. Exactly. With non-cohesive outfits. With non-cohesive, Claire's Charlotte Roos outfits on. How dare he? How dare he? Dirty Kitchen, mannequins. You don't get both. Like, what a maniac. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You can have, you could be, you can lie about what you look like. You can have a dirty kitchen or you can have mannequins.

You cannot have all three. That's the restructs and you're out. Lisa, where can the people find you? What are you doing these days? My Netflix special comes out January 28th. It's called Night Owl. And, yeah, please watch it. And it's about goddamn time.

I have to say that. I'm excited. It's about God damn time that you have. I have an hour special. I can't out wait. Check it out. Liza, one of the funniest comedians working today. I highly recommend. Joe Dombrovsky, where can the people find you? What are you working on right now? What do you want them to see? I am back on tour. I'm going to be on tour from now until June all over the country, clubs and theaters, making it happen. You can check my tour schedule and get your tickets at thejo Dombrowski.com. And my second special,

Joe Dembrowski, I am cursive, will drop in April. So keep an eye up for that. Amazing. Amazing. And check out Joe's TikTok. I know that I spoke poorly of it at the top of the pod,

but your TikTok is one of the best follows. My 304 TikTok. Come on. Yeah, yeah. Get it while you can, kids. Because who knows, by the time this air is we might not have TikTok in our lives anymore. So find them on Instagram Reels instead,

if that's the case. Thank you so much for listening to the podcast. If you liked what you heard, please give us a five-star rating and a review on iTunes or wherever you're listening to this podcast. It helps people find the podcast. I'm Finjolkinbooster, and this has been another episode of Bad Dates. I will talk to you all next week with another panel of people with horrific, no good, terrible date stories.

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