Bellied Up - Why Does Everyone Hate Ohio? #125

Episode Date: November 7, 2024

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I'm your host, Charlie Barron's. I'm here with Miles. So you betcha guy. How are you doing, Charlie? Miles, I'm doing great. How are you doing today? I'm doing good. We're hanging out at the two stooges, pool hall bar and grill here in Fridley, Minnesota. Feeling good. Good vibes. People are slamming balls together behind us. You know, they're hitting balls, balls, and they're on the TV, hitting balls, playing golf. Oh, it's being much, I gotta tell you this. So I went out golfing the other day. Good for you. One of one, I thought it was the only

time I got gone golfing this year. But when I was golfing, I reached into one of the compartments, I found my credit card and I was like, Oh, in your bag in my bag. And so I must have gone golfing another time this year and I can't remember it at all. Oh, it was, it wasn't still good. Or did you cancel it? Cause he lost it. I said, it'll show up and it showed up, but I can't remember. I don't think I golfed. So now I'm trying to remember how long ago did I lose this card? And it's, it's just to me. Anyway, the reason I'm bring up golf, that was a side note. This is, this is thing

that really grinds my gears. Before you move on, like the idea that I'm that way too I will lose something and I don't stress about it because I'm like The world's just gonna bring it back to me. It'll show sunglasses. Do I do that with sunglasses all the time? You know, that's why I got like four pairs I know I'm gonna have at least one or two that's like lost Air quotes for a while and then I just know it'll come back to me. And then all of a sudden I'll get a text, a photo of me like, are these yours?

Yes, indeed. So I'm really glad you brought up this example of sunglasses. You see, I have prescription glasses, right? I have a pair of prescription sunglasses and I haven't been able to find them for God to be going on seven months now. And I have not purchased a new pair of prescription sunglasses because I'm a cheap bastard. And I'm like, no, I'm going to these are going to show up.

But in the meantime, I've continued to have to buy cheapo pairs. And I must now have spent enough money on cheapo pairs because they break. I lose them. I don't pay attention to those at all. And it's not like I lose my glasses all the time. I had those prescription sunglasses for two years.

Two years. That's a long time. So I'm still hoping they come back to me. I also have a lost pair of binoculars right now that I'm hoping are gonna come back. That one might be tougher cause that might be in the woods somewhere. I hope not.

They were my favorite pair of binocs. Is that the one with the camera on it? No. I don't even, it wasn't, I got miss turned around on the camera thing. The camera didn't work as advertised. Yeah. It was just more of a stabilization method that I thought was a camera. Gotcha. Oh, no, you were out there trying to take photos. You're like, ah, got that. And then you got back to your apartment and we're like, I didn't get a single photo. Yeah. It's actually now that I say that I've anyways, I'm confused on what I

remember about happening with that. Cause there was a little card situation, but I can't get to work. Maybe I just don't know how to do it. Yeah. We'll have Jake look at it. He's kind of a tech guy. That sounds good. Turn your dad that way. But I like that. I like when you lose things like that. What were you going to say about golf? I don't like the toxic positive golfers. I don't like you. I know what you're doing. Give me an example. All right. So I'm, I'm, I'm on the tee box. Here we go. I shanked it to the right. Oh, well, you know, I'll tell you what your form look good, you know, for the most part. It looked awesome.

You're gonna get it on this next go-round. You are, yeah. It's kind of like a slight little dig with a compliment. It's kind of a backhanded compliment, really. Hey, your backswing looked good on that. Yeah, oh, you really got a hold of that one. You know? It goes 90 yards to the right.

Yeah, that happened to me. And I gotta, let me just give you a little backstory. I don't care that I'm bad golf. I know I'm bad at golf. And but I just I get there's this one guy. It's not in every golf round, but in the golf round, he's there. He's just saying he's just given you a really positive feedback. And you just you you know what he's doing.

What's he doing? I'm losing steam on this. Let me take it back. Let me take it back. Do you know the kind of guy I'm doing that kind of guy I'm talking about here? Yeah, you know, the kind of guy I'm talking about. Yeah, you know, you hit a putt way short, but he goes, Hey, that was the right line. Yes. Yes. Exactly. That that's the kind of thing. God, she's grinds my gears. Do I don't know why. Cause honestly now I think I'm losing steam on it. Cause now that I'm explaining it, I'm, I'm saying, you know, that's just a nice Midwest guy.

There is a fine line between Midwest nice and toxic positivity is there though. I think it's mostly like You can be Midwest nice, but it's read the room. It's when they usually do it immediately after you get pissed Right, so you're on the tee box you hit it. He says the comment makes you more mad But if he had waited till you guys got in the cart, we were driving down the fairway or the woods in your case. And then he said, hey, hey, your swing looked good there. You'd be like, yeah, yeah, it was pretty good. It's the timing I think is the issue, Charlie. Yeah, there's not an easy way to give someone golf advice.

First of all, I'll take golf advice because I don't, I'll listen to it. I don't know that I always employ it. But but yeah, if you can, it's like you can wait, give it that beat. Give it two minutes. Give it that beat and then approach it in a soft way instead of being too positive. You know, yeah. You know, also people say, you know, you'd be really good if you practice.

I think I've said that to you before. Yeah. But you're not the only one. Like, my uncle said it to me. My dad. You kind of have a natural swing. Yeah. Imagine how good you'd be if you practice.

Imagine how good you'd be if you put some effort into this. I was like, I don't know if you can tell. I'm not out here by choice right now. Yeah. I was staying in Fargo and I showed up and thought we were doing something fun and Miles said we're going golfing. And he won't even let me play with the flag. Do you remember when we were trying to get the semi to honk on

the course and you started berating us? I did not berate you. I was like, come on, guys. Yeah, exactly. Come on. You did. You did like. I was like, come on guys. Yeah Come on You did you did like the uncool uncle thing that I was I well I will agree and I'm glad actually you called me out That's this is what it's all about having a buddy That's afraid not afraid to call you out because I will have to say I realized that I was taking it a little too seriously

That day I would too far and nothing's worse than realizing you're one of those hardos. And I've I've tried to tone it back now. Tone it back. So we should go golfing again. We'll go golfing. And I'll say, I'll let you go two wheels down the fairway on a cart if you want, just ripping back and forth. I'll let you run across the green. I'll let you lay down and pretend like you

got your pecker in the hole. I don't care. Do whatever you want. Charlie done that before. That sounds like a really good time. Hey guys, where'd the hole go? Oh, Hey guys, look, I'm the flag. And then you go in like, Oh yeah, that's funny. All right guys. There's two balls in the hole. Yeah. Do that while you're at someone's looking for your ball and then you're just laying over the whole guys. Look, I found two balls in the hole. Are you playing a testicle for, I mean, a title is for Oh, Miles, there's no greater sound than the sound of your wheezing after your own ball joke. That's what we should do. Charlie, we should start a golf ball company. Yeah. We make the balls tan or a tan diversion and we call them testicles. Yeah, that's nice. And it's in

the title is font. You know, that's, you know what miles, Hey, cause I've seen, you know, like the really cool guys that got a souped up car and then in the back, they have the thing that said, instead of saying title, it says titties. Oh, no, I haven't seen that same church different. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. You know, there's a market, you know, there's a market for it. And we could have different skin tone ones, too. Exactly. No. I mean, racially can be very cool with this company. Yeah. Well, then everyone can enjoy a good testicle joke.

What do you play testicle for? I think you should invest a lot of hairs on it. Yeah. You know, people like draw like the black lines on them. You just, there's are just all curly. Yeah. Like cause balls will now come with a predetermined line printed on them. You just make that, that line squiggly. Great. Great business idea. I think the more you go down this road miles, the more you're actually going to do it. printed on them. You just make that that line squiggly. Great. Great business idea.

I think the more you go down this road miles, the more you're actually going to do it. You know, the more you talk about it, we just sell them in sets of two. Yeah. Okay. We've re we got to start this episode before we just turn the rest of this into this business musket tank. What are you going to? So obviously packs of two, are you? Are they going to come in a sleeve or a sack of some sort? A little felt sack. And do they come with like maybe a roll of teas attached to the sack? Yeah. Just a really long, well, long T about like three inches long, super large T. This is big as it gets. Yeah. Yeah. Should we take some callers? Charlie? I think your mom's

going to like this episode. Yeah. Let's do it. Welcome to the belly. That podcast. Who do we got on the line and what do you want to get off your chest today? I said my name is your name is Ava. Is that what you said? Yes. All right. Ava, we're wondering what you want to get off your chest today. So what I want to talk about today, when you guys go on airlines, most people, they get on, they sit down, they put their headphones in and they ignore everybody, right? Yep. When I get on an airline, that's what I do. But when my fiance gets on an airline, he sits there and he starts jabbing.

He just starts talking and talking to the person next to him. And it's like, we figured out their entire life story. They are whole life story. And I'm just like, okay, am I just mean or is he just so your fiance is what he's talking to people on the airplane and you think he shouldn't be. Yeah, no. I mean, come on. Most people they get off and they want to just travel to their destination and nobody likes traveling. And he's just like, Hey, what's up? I'm Greg. And I'm going to tell you everything. You got to kind of admire that. And at the same time, hope you're not sitting next to them. You know, but are you like seeding? Are you like up two rows? First of all, I

find this interesting. Why aren't you guys sitting next to each other? Sometimes we're cheap and we don't sit next to each other. But other times we've had it where again, you know, Midwest night, Greg, he gets on the plane and somebody is sitting in his seat and he's like, Oh, I'll just wear it. And I'm like, okay, bye. Yeah. I mean, I like Greg. I like Greg unless I'm on a flight and I'm a little hung over.

Then I absolutely hate Greg. Greg sounds like what we would call in the fiance community, a golden retriever. Would you agree that he's got that personality? I would say he is a, um, Oh, what is the word for it? A cautious golden retriever, a cautious one, a cautious one. So he was raised in a small town, but he has no small town qualities. He doesn't trust anybody. But when he gets like in social situations, he's Gabby Cathy. Okay. So he's using this as somewhat of a defense mechanism. He's got to feel everyone out because he doesn't trust anyone.

Exactly. So what's so wrong with Greg chatting people up? Why don't you like it? Well, so if he's doing it on his own, he's in the back doing it on his own. That's fine. But when I'm involved, then I have to start talking. I have to contribute to the conversation. I had it where I was sitting up front. I was sitting up front. He came up to me and he's like, Hey, there's a spot back there. Why don't you come back? And I'm like, Oh no, I know you've been talking this whole time. Now I have to defeat myself and this person already knows me because he's

said so much about it. And I'm like, hello. So that would drive me nuts. You're not to the point though, where you're rethinking this whole marriage thing. Are you? No, no, no, no. If I, I can't leave that golden retriever. No way. Oh, I love that. It's very cute. So you also got to, Hey, you don't like it on airplanes, but I'm guessing when you're not having a great day and you're at a social gathering, I'm going to bet that you kind of hover behind him and let him do all the talking. Am I correct? Absolutely. It's like you read me like a book. Yeah, no, he is. He is doing the chatty chat chat. I mean, if I didn't have an interesting job, I'd have nothing to say.

I feel like a good relationship's always got one person that will talk in social situations and the other person who just sits back and lets them do all the talking. I think that's a good relationship. Yeah, what's the other side of it then? Like, how do you, is there something you do to like balance that out, you know?

Like, if he's doing the talking, do you do the dishes? You know? If he's handling the small talk, that's a chore. That's a chore and I feel like you got to make him feel, you know, feel well well taken care of by that. So I feel like that's worth dishes. You do small talk at parties. He does small talk at parties and you do dishes. I got the dishes. I mean, that is a fair trade off, I think. Maybe. I don't know.

This is we don't have a dishwasher, so that's a little harder. So, hmm. Okay. Forget that. Let me ask you this. Everything by hand. Have you ever heard someone get annoyed with him while he's talking to him on the plane? That's what I would say.

No. Oh, really? Greg sounds awesome. Yeah. I don't know what's wrong with Greg. There's nothing wrong, Greg. If Greg's going to force conversations on a bunch of people, you have a strong sample size of random folks that he's forced conversations on. And none of them have gotten like noticeably angry at him or annoyed. I'd say you struck gold with this cautious retriever. Now I have another question for you. Does he ever say anything inappropriate

where you have to go and hit him on the arm and go, Greg, come on. Yeah. No, he's way more of a golden retriever in that way. You know, he just has like the sweet dough face that, you know, you just can't be mad at. I don't think, I don't think he, uh, yeah. Our neighbor likes to say he's never seen him mad until, uh, he tried fixing their break for them. And then he got, he got real curtsy. Yeah. There's nothing like a project

that'll bring out the worst in a man. Yeah, especially fixing breaks that he probably should take into the mechanic. The only reason why I ask that, Charlie, is because that's how my relationship is. If I'm, you know, I tend to do the talking in a social situation between Ann and I. But then I usually go home with a bruise on my arm because I said something that I shouldn't have and then I get a smack and go miles. What kind of stuff do you usually say that you shouldn't have said? Well, tell me I got a bruise to prove it. I don't need to talk about that. I learned your lesson. Yeah. That was a test and you passed. Well, I, I, I was,

I was waiting for him to fail that one. I was, I wanted to see. Yeah, I can learn. Well, honestly, does Greg wait, where are you at? Does Greg want to swing by the bar? He sounds like a great hang. Yeah. We love to chit chat with them. So tell, tell them that we says hi and have them. Where, where are we? We're in two stooges in a pool hall. Tell them to come by, shoot some pool with us. How's that sound? I'll have to let him know. Yeah. He probably be like, yeah, that sounds great. And then maybe, and then maybe Charlie, and then maybe we could play fetch with them in the parking lot. Oh yeah. I got a great tennis ball. That'd be awesome.

She's like, yeah, no, you think about now that you say it, he loves finding sticks and he does in the garage have a stockpile of tennis balls. It's really strange. It's a reincarnated golden retriever. Some dogs go to have other dogs go into Greg's soul. Well, this is awesome. Thank you for calling in and giving us the insight on your on your marriage.

Sounds like you got a good thing going on. Hey, you know what? You swung it positive and maybe I'm just the grout. So I'm just going to have to embrace that golden retriever and my fiance, Greg. Yeah. The little, the few times you're on a plane and he's, you know, that's a little bit annoying. Just think of all the good times that Greg being the talker benefits you is what I would say. Small price to pay for not having to say crap at a Christmas party. I'll have to take it. Oh yeah. Well, thanks for calling in today and tell Greg we says hi. Yeah.

I will. You guys have a good one now. You too. Bye bye. All right. In a real sense though, Charlie chit chatting on airplane is the worst. What's your move? Cause I like to, uh, if, if I clearly don't want to chit chat in the airplane, I just do the, I take the earbud out and I hold it next to my ear to signal that I want to put it back in. That's like the Midwest goodbye when you've got your hand on the door knob and they're still not letting you go. I'm just terrible about getting out of those situations. You can, you can hold me hostage the entire flight. I don't have many moves. Yeah. I mean, I try

that one next time. I will just take it out and hold the earbud and then you make you do your eyebrows up like this. So, oh, yeah, I like that. Oh yeah. No, it's been going good. It's been going good. Yeah. I have a good one.

And then he put it back in immediately. Wow. But if you take that earbud out or you put your earbuds back in there, like he's ready to chit chat with me all day. Yeah. I usually pull them out and wait for them to stop talking and then put them back in. Keep one in at all times.

I was about to go down, rabbit hole on earbuds. Do you know if you have your earbuds up past like 75% you're losing your hearing? Yeah, on the iPhone they like tell you when, like you can go and see if you had it at a damaging level because now The air pods are becoming hearing aids and I think that it's just you know smart Smart for someone you can also set a limit on how loud your your buddy. I didn't know that that's a great feature Yeah, check it out. Cool. So take another caller. Let's do it. Welcome to the Belly Dub Podcast.

Who we talking to? This is Nate Starski. Nate Starski? Karski. Karski? What are you? So Karski. McCarski?

I don't know if you're Polish, I don't know if you're Russian, I don't know if you're Irish yet. Polish, Polish, Polish. Okay. Is there a mic in front of that Karski? Well, thank God if you're Irish yet. What the hell? Polish, Polish, Polish. OK. Is there a Mick in front of that car? Well, thank God that you're Polish. Charlie knows all about Poland. I do know all about Poland.

Hang on. Give me a second. No way he knows about Poland. Oh, yeah. You ever been to Poland? Oh, yeah. I've been there twice. Oh, yeah?

What part? Ah, Krakow. Oh, yeah? Krakow. Oh yeah. That's where they got them good. Herogi's. Herogi's. That's sort of where they were invented right over there in Poland, right over there in Krakow. Yeah. What's Krakow by Charlie? I know that since you've been there so much.

Well, that's a really good question. And if my freaking phone would update. Yeah, I lost it. I blew the charade. Exposed. I blew the charade. I don't know Poland as well as I've claimed to in the past. Anyways, belly on up to the bar. What the hell is on your what's your name?

Again, I completely forgot. Nate Nate. What was the last name again? To Karski. To Karski. Nate to Karski. All right, Nate. Nate to Karski. What's on your mind? What's all the slack that Ohio's getting lately? Seems like all you Midwesterners and everybody hates Ohio. Well, everybody hates Ohio.

I don't know. I think Ohio's a very respectable state. I do. And why is that Charlie? I talk shit on it all the time. What about Ohio is respectable? My girlfriend lives there. She grew up there and would be upset if I trashed Ohio on this podcast. I don't know what you're talking about. You trash it alled Ohio on this podcast. I don't know what you're talking about. You trash it all the time on this podcast.

I haven't said anything bad about Ohio. When was the last time? What did I say bad about Ohio? What's that about, huh? Nate, you can't make, you know, you can't just throw stones in this, what's the analogy I'm looking for? You can't stone an innocent man, okay?

What did I say about Ohio? I think it was like in one of your earlier episodes. All right, when I was a younger, more- When you were mocking Ohio. I must not have been dating my girlfriend at the time, but anyways, what do what, what, what are you still divorced? So what, what, what are you hearing? Why are people hating on Ohio? What are the number one thing that you're, you're seeing about Ohio? Why people hate

it? Well, why are we the butt of all the Midwest jokes? Because someone's gotta be the butt of the joke and we're not going to do our own states for now. We're picking Ohio or Missouri. All right. That's just how it goes. Yeah. But why is that?

I mean, okay. Indiana. Well, I still don't think I ever said anything that bad about Ohio. Do you remember specifically what I said and I can address it? Otherwise, I'm, you know, I'm I'm being what's that called where you get tried for some you never done double? Like the niches. What? The niches.

OK, well, yeah. But now that you are saying this, Mr. Kowalski, I am starting to think that is to allki to wall ski. There's a toe in it. Yeah, there is a toe. Let's just go in Nate. Yeah. I don't think that was right either. Now that you're saying this, I don't necessarily know why I like to give Ohio crap. I think it's kind of a mob mentality, Charlie. I see a lot of other people ragging on Ohio. And so I feel like it's like, you know, your buddy, uh, you just throw an extra punch on top and I, and I I'm trying to think of a reason. You have a specific reason.

Oh yeah. I, what am I even thinking? Ohio state sucks, dude. The Buckeyes. Come on. I went to Wisconsin. All right. A big rival is the Buckeyes? Come on. I went to Wisconsin. All right, a big rival is the Buckeyes. That's what you're talking about. Okay, but that's a- Oh, honestly, he doesn't even think about Wisconsin football, Steve. Okay, you're fucking stuck.

There we go. That's why we ate Ohio. All right. They're smug. That is smug. They think that they're better than the rest of the Midwest. You guys are nuts.

Get a saddle, get a saddle, because you're on your high horse. Yeah, step off, my guys, step off. You know, it's that arrogant attitude, you know. I mean, we just have things that are better than you guys. That's all it is. Well, OK, so you. I mean, I will say there are some better bars in in like Milwaukee area though You bet your ass there are you bet your ass there are seen now you're ragging on, Ohio look

I have a really good um what's it the one cow beer was to call Spy cow is what is called miles hates it. Yeah. Yeah, we don't talk about that Beer who should not be named is what I call it. Miles has his own. You mixed it with Guinness? That was really good. Mix it with Guinness like a car bomb? Can we say that?

Spent enough time. No, they call it a black cow. Oh, it's called a black cow. I thought that was Coca-Cola and ice cream. We just call that a black and tan. Oh, I have no idea. Black and tan? Mixed in light beer with a Guinness? We just call that a black and tan. Oh, I have no idea. Black and tan? Mixed in light beer with Guinness.

Yeah, it's a black and tan. Black cow is different. That's a Diet Coke with a little bit of vanilla ice cream there. Yeah, not to be mixed with a root beer float, same thing, you just put root beer in there. Yeah, it's a Coke float, but we can't call it Coke float

because of the 80s. Yeah. It's a Coke float, but we can't call it Coke float because of the eighties. Well, let's hear this. Give me three reasons why Ohio is the best state in the Midwest. Oh, I mean overall, I mean, first of all, it's got like, um, it's got all the, have you seen the big teapot and all the biggest corn field. Have you seen those big Midwest biggest things? Biggest corn. Have you been to Iowa? The entire States? No, no, no, no, not biggest statewide. It's got a field of statue of corn and the corn is like five feet tall. Oh, the world's largest statue of corn, dude, the entire Midwest has got world's largest. You go down highway 34 in Minnesota, you're going to hit about six or seven in an hour and a half timeline. And I hate to say it, but if

you go to, I think, right cornfield, do we have a cornfield? Yeah. A statue of corn. Okay. Well, I haven't seen your statues of corn. Well, if you look up, I think it's either Rochester, Minnesota or Mankato, Minnesota. They got a water tower where that's a corn on the cob. It's what we're, where is that? Yeah. I mean, this thing is way bigger than five feet and it holds water. So I hate to say it. Your argument currently is not holding water. Oh, yeah. This thing is way bigger than whatever you're talking about. Yeah. The your corn.

Where is it? It's in Rochester. Look up the Rochester. It's one hundred and fifty one feet tall. And he said it was five feet tall. Jeez. Oh my God. Oh, Pete's. Classic Ohio.

All right. Give us some more evidence, Nate. Give us some more evidence. I mean, we also have all, like about like 10 presidents came from our state. So we're getting some representation for the Midwest. Good ones? Out in presidency. Good presidents? We're getting some representation for the Midwest. Good. Good presidency. Good president.

And I mean, we also have the biggest amusement park, but that's cool. He doesn't know any of the presidents. That's why. I don't know. I like to. I know. What's your amusement park? We got Cedar Point. Oh, yeah. Cedar Point. Yeah. Biggest one in the world. Well, that's impressive. We'll give you that. We'll give you that. Notedar point. Yeah. Biggest one in the world. Well that's, that's impressive.

We'll give them that. We'll give them that. It's not really Midwest though. That's just cool. Yeah, that's true. Yeah. Yeah. We'll go, we'll give you one for two so far. What's the other reason why Ohio is the best state in the Midwest? I mean, cause we also got the islands right above Ohio that like, it's kind of like Laking but like the lakes are the island. I literally just drinking hot houses what islands just above Oh I think Lake Michigan No, I think Lake Erie like I'm sorry Lake Erie Lake Erie. I forget Forget my great. Why would you everyone that says you go swimming in Lake Erie is an absolute disaster Why would I want to be going you would say laking in Lake Erie? They've cleaned it up

That goes to the island. Okay, and that island is part of Ohio, right? Yeah, okay But also not a great talking point because Iowa's got an island I've been on an island in Iowa if you can believe that Charlie. I didn't know that. Yeah, right on the border Oh, yeah, right on the old mess. Mm-hmm I know that island Okay, so there's cool islands at the tip top of Iowa on Lake Erie Got that. Yeah, And I'll say the lakes are, I mean,

the islands are also like a small town island. You get more than small town bar feel on the whole island. Got it. So you have to leave the mainland to get anything Midwest in Ohio, Charlie. No, no miles. There is a lot of Midwest stuff in Ohio. And I'm here to say, I'll say, dude, it's kind of like small town bars in Ohio. You gotta, you gotta, you gotta bring the heat here.

Okay. I can do a better job than you're doing right now. I mean, you got Cleveland, you've got LeBron James came from Ohio. Okay. You've got the rock and roll hall of fame there. Okay. The Buckeyes, as much as I hate to say it, they are one of the best college football teams. Historically speaking, but they have been going downhill and they will hopefully continue to go downhill and the Badgers will beat them. But- Do we even play Wisconsin this year? I don't think we play Wisconsin this year. Don't talk about us like we're irrelevant to you.

All right. All right. I just do understand what words just came out of my mouth saying that that you guys are one of the best. I can't even believe I said that. I kind of want to edit that part out of this. What part? Thank you. But you know, what else? What else? Yeah, you have Lake Erie, you have good fishing there.

You know, you have a river that caught on fire at one point, you know? Um, that's kind of cool. We got ice fishing in the ice shanty fear. Oh yeah. You guys have, oh, that is press Hudson. I think Ohio. All right, there we go. That's what makes Ohio the best state in the Midwest

is they have a prostitution ring at the ice shanties. Yeah. Yeah. Apparently better than that. I don't get prostitute at the same time. Well, that first of all, I can jig two poles at once. Let me just throw it out there. I don't think there has actually ever been any proof that there was prostitution. But it could lead to it is what I think it was. Yeah. Well, I think that Mayor Ra resigned after that. I don't know. He didn't really stick with his guns. Yeah, but hey, it's so cool. No, I want to say there are some good folks in Ohio. We used to get our, we used to sell corn old bags on the old website. They came from Ohio. They're good quality bags. Shout out

to the local bag company. Yeah, I, I think the only time I ever dist Ohio was because of the Buckeyes, which makes sense. Same way I did Chicago because of the Bears. I never, I never went down the hill, but I just don't think you're doing a good enough job defending Ohio. So I think you got to figure out how to defend it better and give us a call back. Yeah. Like ask me to defend North Dakota, Charles miles defend North Dakota is the best state in the Midwest. We have a hill with the Capitol on it. Oh, that hill. We also have like, I think it was like 15 interpretive centers. I love an interpretive center. And in the winter, it's kind of interpret. Don't ask

follow up questions. Hey, you add your time. And in the winter, it's kind of a out of earth experience. Like you said, Charlie, and it snows. It feels like you're on the moon. Yep. You know, it's an out of this world experience. You can visit the place. They fake the moon landing. That's where they filmed it. North Dakota. You see that I want that kind of enthusiasm. The next time you call into defend Ohio, because you can't leave that up to me. I don't have the heart for it. Because you can't leave that up to me. I don't have the heart for it. Well, I have the heart of the whole US. I do actually think you really did it too much. Is it the center? Is Ohio the center?

Well, it looks like a heart. Everyone calls it the heart. Oh, it looks like a heart. If you're on psychedelics, maybe. Let me look at Ohio. I don't know. I drink too much and I think it's solid water. Yeah, you make a good point. Well, you know, I think we got a lot done here today, Charlie. Yeah, I think we did. And honestly, I haven't had a good argument in a while,

so that felt good. And it does not look like a heart at all, does it? No, you aren't drinking enough of that. Yeah, that's true. What is it, like your first call if you're not seeing that as a heart at all. Does it? No, you're not. You aren't drinking enough. Yeah. What is it? It's like your first call. If you're not seeing that as a heart, we have first call energy right now.

It was bad. Um, well, man, we appreciate you calling in today. Hey, someone's got to defend Ohio and you did that today. How well we don't know, but we'll let the listeners decide. If you can't know Ohio, the, the listeners decide if you can know, Ohio the NFL Hall of Fame You have so much homework to do we'll let you get to that and thank you for calling in Yeah, thanks for calling back. Yeah. Oh you betcha glad to talk to you. I have a good one, man

Bye bye Yeah, oh you betcha glad to talk to you. I have a good one man You do bye bye Well, I think we did did a good service there. I'm not sure what we were doing at first We were like I was gonna play nice until he said that you remember what the smug comment was a lot of smugness in there And he didn't even have proof that I had to think about what when I attack attacked, Ohio You're really worried about that. Well, I just, I forget. Well, should we take another one? Let's do it.

Folks, we got some fan mail coming in. Fan mail? Fan mail. Here's the mail that never fails. I wanna wag my cow. Comes, I wanna wail. Mail. Hey, this is Mitch from St. Louis, Missouri.

Thanksgiving is approaching and that means my table will be full of relatives who make reality TV look like a documentary. I'm bracing myself for everything from conspiracy theories to passionate debates about the best way to cook a turkey. I wanna keep the peace, but I'm not sure which topics are safe and which ones are like walking into a bear trap. Any advice I want to dive into and what to avoid

so I don't end up with mashed potatoes in my hair. This guy's doing food fights. Yeah, Mitch, geez, your family is feisty, but there's one way. There's one common thing, Charlie. I think that we'll bring a family together. What is it? It's tippy cow. Oh, yeah. I was going to say that now that you said it. Yeah. Tippy cow folks. That's the way to unite your family. This holiday. I would say Charlie, a little pumpkin pie paired with a vanilla soft serve tippy cow flavor. Don't even need the whipped cream at that point. No, it's got it right here in a glass. So I'm going to be having it at Thanksgiving. Are you pie in a glass miles? Tip it on back

tippy cow move. You ever been injured before? Yeah. Have you ever felt like maybe the insurance company isn't on your side? They're not on your side, man. Well, guess who is? Oh, Nicolay law or buddy Russell. Those suckers are on your side. Suckers on your side. I like suckers. They too. And guess what, Charlie? You haven't played baseball before I played baseball miles. Nicolay law is going to go to bat for you. Oh, I like that. Make sure you get what you're owed. They got offices in North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and they've got you covered. That's cool. You know what? It's nice to know. We know a guy who's going up to them insurance dudes and being like, you know what?

Screw you sticking it to the man. Yeah. Sticking it to the man is what it is. And Charlie, you're kind of cheap, right? Very well. Guess what? If they don't win, you don't pay a penny. That's no risk. Yeah. That's kind of no risk, all. So guys if you are like Charlie and get injured a lot And you need help after your injury Call Nikolai law one eight five five Nikolai or visit Nikolai law comm they're gonna fight for you They'll get you the money you deserve Hey, it's Max. What's up, Max? Hey, how you doing?

I'm calling you from Spain today. Oh, como se dice bellied up en español, compadre. Uh, uh, cerveza. Um, I have no idea. I'm like a real friggin tourist right now. Isn't cerveza a beer? Yeah. I've, you know, I've only been here for a year or so. My sister could Isn't cerveza a beer? Yeah.

I've only been here for a year or so. My sister could say it, not me though. Okay. Are you studying abroad? A year you should be able to say bellied up. No, well, so my dad's in the Air Force and so the whole family moved over, me and my seven siblings and both the parents.

You guys Catholic? Yeah. Yes sir. Yeah, that adds up. Where do you live in Spain? Right, pretty close to Gibraltar. So not too far from Africa. It's about two hour drive to as south as you can think.

You know where that is, Charlie. What else is right by there? Are you over by Ronda? Yeah, pretty close actually, yeah. Ronda, yeah. Malaga? It's up the coast a little way. We were just there a couple of months ago. Oh yeah.

Beautiful this time of year. Right over there on the Albaran Sea. This is gorgeous. Have you have you have you holidayed in far? Have you a holidayed in a Bisa? Not yet, but you know, I'll tell dad that's where we got to go next

Yeah, Bisa tell your dad to go to a Bisa. How Charlie you just know so much about Spain. So I believe it Yeah, just a worldly guy. Hey miles got a little fun fact for you. Did you know there's a Toledo in Spain? Oh, really? Yeah. Wow. I did not know. How big is the Toledo in Spain, would you say? Well, the Toledo in Spain, it's roughly one fourth of Madrid. OK, well, how big is Madrid? It's about four Toledos or as they say in Spain, Toledo.

So see belly on up here. what's on your mind about España? Okay, well, so here's the situation. So I met a girl a couple years ago, back in eighth grade. She lived in Manchuaq. I lived in Kansas City at the time. So, you know, I kind of liked her at the time. And then a couple years go by, I see her on and off, because she lives up near my grandparents. So and then we go to events and stuff together. So, you know, she was her friend, but I kind of thought that ship sailed. So I'm living in Spain. They got a lot of nice tineritas here.

But I found out this friend, she's gonna be doing a semester over here about four hours away from me. Where? Four hours away like in Cordoba or in Murcia? Where? Up north. I think it's the one that starts with a C cordoba. Cordoba. Yeah.

You got to write right away. You know, Spain, I know Spain. It's not too far away. It's just about four hours away from Gibraltar, Gibraltar, which is beautiful place right on the Albaran sea, not too far from Africa. So, so hold on. You said you met a gal a few years ago, eighth grade. Yeah. How old are you? I'm both turned 19 in December. Oh, that's a couple, two, three

years ago. I was wondering. So you met a girl in eighth grade and you said you lived in Manitowoc. No, he lived in Kansas and Sheila's man to walk. Yeah. And is your grandparents? How did you guys meet? You meet on like a youth group trip or what? No, so in true Wisconsin fashion, I'm a German dancer. So we went up to- Germans can dance? We went up there for one of the German, yeah, they kind of can. Nice.

They get enough beer in you and you can. No, I'm kidding. I've been to Oktoberfest. Germans can dance. Speaking of Germany, I'm just kidding. We'll save that up, but I'll tell you all about the... Anyways. So yeah, we met.

Continue on. We met doing a German dance thing. And so yeah, we just kinda kept in contact with that. I know a lot of the people she knows, so we'd run into each other every once in a while. Did you meet her as she was wearing leader? Olsen? Like was that? leader, oh you were Yeah, what was you wearing like big dress but yeah, but what dress the dress they were dresses

Yeah, yeah, there's the German ones. Yeah, I thought he knew the name All right. I think it's called a drendel but if I say it wrong, someone's gonna slap me. So yeah And so you're wondering if you should go see her, huh? Well, yeah, she because she sent me a message and she was like, I'm not gonna be too far from you You know, we got to totally visit each other. But it's been a year since I've seen her. And even the last time I saw her, my sister thought she might've had a boyfriend. So I don't know.

I got to try to win her over or something. Well, I got news for you. She's hitting you up to hang out. It's already a done deal. You guys, have you been friend-zoned? Have you been like going to her, uh, like fittings and telling her if she's got nice length on her dred, drendel or whatever? No, not. I don't think I've been friend-zoned yet. She made the first move way back in like eighth grade I think it was a move but yeah

So you guys have like never actually dated you guys have just flirted Yeah, kind of she put her phone number out and playing cards and then she left Dude, you've had this told me to call her you You've had this on lock for so what's what is is she just like available and I feel like maybe you're not super into her. Are you are you into it? Well, no, I am but like, well back in eighth grade, I couldn't drive to Wisconsin myself and now I live in over here. It's hard but I don't know. I am. It's just, uh, I don't know. See, I just don't want to like try. And then if it doesn't work out, you know, then I'm afraid of rejection and afraid of, um, her leaving and him catching feelings is what it sounds like. Charlie,

are you just protecting your heart? Yeah. Cause that's what happened with the last one. So I didn't really talk. Yeah, you're 19 years old, dude. Every single relationship at your age ends that way. Your relationships are not going to work out till your brain is fully developed around the age of 26 and even then might end in divorce. So let me ask you this. Let me ask you this. Let me ask you this.

What's the harm really in going up to Cordoba and saying you wanna go for a little holiday over in Marbella? I guess there's no harm really. No, there is not harm. I said this on earlier podcasts, few episodes ago, Charlie, this is a, a Greece situation. You just got to treat it like you guys are going to date for the summer. Yeah. This is

like a, Hey, whatever happens in Spain stays in Spain. Yeah. Lower the bar. Okay. Okay. Yeah. You're thinking way too much about the future. You got to live in the now. Yeah, and when is she coming over? I think it's the second semester because she's doing like college things though, but only January great Okay, just so you know when she gets over there you're gonna have to you're gonna have to compete with all all the European guys there They wear tight pants over there. They do. You can see their whole package. You're going to have to start learning Spanish now. You have to learn Spanish. You're going to have to get some tight pants and you're going to have to stuff those pants with some socks because if I know anything

about those Spaniards, they are packing some heat. They got some in common with the bowl, okay? So anyways, but I say give it a go. Maybe even try like a Pringles can in the thigh of the pants. Don't do that. Miles is overcompensating here. It's never worked out for Miles. It's not gonna work out for you, okay? Yeah, don't do that.

That was a joke. So I mean, it sounds like you guys have never even been romantic together. So you're a little nervous about that. That it's like you get to Spain and all of a sudden you're caught in a situation where, you know, you got to take your lay a loader, hosens off and your, your German dancing dresses. Are you nervous about that? Oh yeah. I mean, yeah, I suppose. Yeah. Miles, he's 19. If it doesn't work out, if it, if it don't work out, then you know, if I stay in the German dance thing and she stays and then we're going to run into each other, which would be unfortunate, but life is full of

risk. My guy, you just got a, you just got to go out there and also you just tried to shame me for bringing up Hanky Panky, not even married. He's 19 years old. What were you thinking about? I was thinking years old. I saw some are loving, having some fun. They didn't fornicate in that show, did they? In Greece, they get the end anyways.

Doesn't matter. Bottom line is give it a go. It's the gal next door to your grandparents. If it fails miserably, well, that's life. Who cares? You gave it a shot. You're gonna regret not doing it sometime in the future. And the worst thing happens,

you gotta give up German dancing, just take up Spanish dancing. Yeah. Find a Marachi band. Problem solved. Yeah. Give it a go. Give it a go. What's the worst that can happen? I will. He says no, and I buy a beer. There you go. All right. Well, I tell your dad, we says hi and thanks for his service and I hope you and the family can get up to Seville At some point. All right, and I we will yeah on your way to Seville Here's a tip stop in at cadiz beautiful little town right on the coast there And if you're asking what coast Charlie I'm talking about the coast just off the Horn of Africa

Have you seen Casablancaca that's not too far down there so great movie our whole family is cruising over there this year oh oh oh gee oh yeah you'll have some good time over there in the Atlantic Ocean so anyways anyways, well, thanks for calling in, man. Good luck and have fun over there. Hey, thank you very much. Have a good one. You do. Well, Charlie, I think that's another good episode of the bellied up podcast. Another satisfied senior. We should do a tour in Europe. I think we could do belly it up in in different countries in Europe. Be fun. That would be a great time. Plus, I've actually never been to Europe.

Really? And I really want to go. Maybe you and I could go sometime together. I don't think in would mind. Yeah. I don't know what we're going to do with our kid. Now bring him with. Bring him with. He's got great hair. We can wait a couple years and then he can run around the bar.

Yeah, you could do that right now. You heard a bar dog. I got a bar kid. Yeah, I wonder if they allow that kind of thing in Europe. I don't think there's rules in Europe, is there? No, there's not. They start drinking at like 13 over there. Let's do that.

Let's do a bar tour in Europe. I like it. All right. Locked and loaded. Well guys, thanks for tuning in to another episode of the belly it up cop podcast Make sure you tip your bartender and we'll see you in the next one