Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - #9 Second Date Update of 2025: Dragon Thumbs & Aroma Chums

Episode Date: December 15, 2025

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And the reception, lukewarm. Oh, that's better than usual. Yes, thank you, Jose. I'm glad you saw the positive event. No, honestly, these are the favorites of the year, and we're already at number nine. That's right. Awesome. And for your number nine, second date update, can we just level the playing field here for a

second and remind everybody, we're all here. of human, despite what you may hear on this show. And we've all been betrayed by our bodies before. Oh, yeah. Just like last week when I walked into the break room right after Alexis was in there. Seriously. And whoa, had to bring in an industrial fan just to air that baby out.

This is a lie. Oh, my God. This is not true. Don't believe. The condensation on the glass on the fridge. Jeff, I like these intro is better without you. Okay, Alexis, don't feel bad.

I thought I smelled that, too, dude. I know. But listen, Alexis. Our listeners know and understand your pain because one of them had a date that made her laugh so hard. Something embarrassing slipped out. It's much different than the bomb Alexis dropped. That did not have it. But our listener, she's worried it could be the reason they're not getting a callback.

You're here. Your number nine second date update of the year. Second date update. Brooke, your husband is a collector of sports cards. He loves them. Are you kidding me? Does that make you more attracted to him or super more attracted? Oh, man.

When he pulls out that Michael Jordan rookie card. Oh, my gosh. If only it wasn't rated a three. Oh, it's only a three. I don't know what that means. Actually, I think it's a one because he wrote his initials on it when he was seven years old. No, that's the worst rating you got in. You bet you just rubbed that card all over your body, don't you?

Because it doesn't matter. I mean, I can bend those edges as much as You're raising the value in that point. I bring it up because one of our listeners says that the guy that she went out with mentioned that he is a collector of items. And it stopped her in her tracks. Oh, she liked it. It's a good collection.

We'll find out more about that in just a second. But first, let's talk to Carly here. Carly, you said in your email that the guy's name is Ethan. How did you meet him? Yeah, we met on a dating app. Okay. And was whatever he collects part of his profile? No.

Oh, it wasn't listed. Oh. Nope. Okay. Okay. So this is like a nice little surprise for you. You don't say it with a smile on your face. Yeah.

That note. Yeah. It was revealed like midway to the date. Oh, okay. Well, let's go chronologically then. Before we get to the collecting of stuff, tell us more about Ethan and what attracted you to him. Yeah, so initially his one-liner joke to me about he was, the world's okayest cook

and he had a picture of barred grilled cheese for grilled cheese that's really cute the fact that he could cook at all even if it is just okay is impressive well I mean it's a cute line and it's an easy way to then transition to let me cook you something mid

totally you're not setting a standard okay so did your date involve cooking it did not no oh okay all right so tell us about what happened so I mean you know we've been dating for like 10 11 days, like, not super long. I mean, talking, right?

Yeah, we were talking, texting, you know, 10, 11 days. Okay. In the build-up to the actual first meeting. So what did you guys actually do when you went out? Well, we decided to meet up for dinner, and we went to steak and shake. Oh, I love steak and shake. Is that a fast food? Yes.

It is? Okay. But milkshakes that are so good. It's like a knockoff shake for my old crew lovers over there. burgers and shakes and fries. So wait, though, because it's like fast food. Was that cool with you? Or was that a disappointment?

No, I was okay with it. I mean, he burned grilled cheese, so, you know, low standards. You have burgers and upgrades. Sure. All right. And how was the chemistry between you and Ethan? It was really good. He was super funny, super sweet.

He held the door. He was, like, pulling out my chair. And you like that? Yeah, no, I'm old school. I think people being polite is probably is pretty well received. I slam the door in their face. We all have different styles of dating.

He actually does that to me. He actually does that to me. Honestly, like learn to open the door for somewhere. Well, I don't want to like get in the way of your womanhood and do anything like that. I'm just trying to equal. We're equal in the workplace, is all I'm saying. So, okay, so but you thought that he was being

a real gentleman on this date with you, Carly. I did for sure. Okay. So this is also. sounding great. Was there something, like you said, the collection thing? When did that come into play? Well, he just randomly was like, I collect

rubber ducks. Rubber duck. Oh, okay. That's the item that he collects. Is he a Jeep owner? So he's one of those people who put them on. Oh, that's a great idea. And rubber ducks are huge right now. There is every type of rubber duck ever. Really? Yeah. How did you feel about it, Carly?

I was kind of, like, weirded out. I was like, what? And then he said he keeps them for emotional support. Oh, okay. Which makes It's a bit less weird? I didn't know that you could do that. Was that a joke? Yeah, he was like, it was a joke. He was just kidding.

Oh, okay, that's a good joke. If he's serious, I almost got to test. Everyone's trying not to judge. We all just blew out a big sigh of relief. All right. Okay, okay. Although, just to be clear, there's nothing wrong with having emotional support ducks if anybody out there does that.

Yes. Rubber ducks, whatever it is. We totally support it. Okay. But that was a joke. But the rubber ducks were real Yeah, no, he has rubber ducks Oh, okay, okay

And so why is this a big part of the date? Like, he mentioned it, is it? You said he revealed it. Yeah, he had some, like, super funny one-liners like that one, and I laughed so hard that I snorted. Wow. Brooke does that when she liked in.

Okay. I do. And he kind of looked at me like really crazy when I did, and I was like, oh. Oh, but you can't control it. Yeah. It just comes out. It's just like a, what does you think?

You think it's too unattractive that it's a deal breaker? I don't know. Listen, he still walked me to my car and, like, kiss me and everything. Oh, that's good. The texting is just not the same. Like, I'm just getting those, like, little text here and there, and he's just kind of putting no effort to little effort into things.

I am obviously biased, but I think snorting is quite endearing. I like it, too, but, you know, I'm also a weird laughing. So you're thinking that at the end of the night, the kiss was a pity kiss. Oh, no. Even though, like, he didn't approve of your snort. He was like, okay, fine, I'll still just, you know. Oh, no. I hope not.

Yeah. Was it a good kiss? You know, people have weird things. I thought so. I have a guy friend who won't date women depending on their thumb size. And, like, he thinks thumbs are really weird. They, like, creep him out for some reasons. I don't know.

I don't know. That is very, very personal information to share about somebody on the radio like this. Okay, don't know when you're getting into this. Okay. We're not trying to body shame. that like some people have weird it. Don't call it weird. I'm not.

It's more than. Unique deal breakers. Yeah. Well, and if it's that, then he's not the guy for you. Carter, is it possible that he's not calling you back because you've got dragon thumbs? Anything's possible. It's Brooks theory. Are you holding the phone with just your thumb right now? What dragon thumb look like?

It kind of looks like a big toe. Yeah. Oh, gross. A long claw coming off here. Let's just, okay, enough about the dragon body parts. Let's call this. Ethan guy. We'll see if he picks up and we will ask him all the questions to figure out

why he's not going out with you one more time, Carly. We're going to get your second date update right after this. Second date update. You're the one. It took me a minute. Sorry. Yeah, if you're just joining us, I'm playing this song because our listener Carly

went out with a guy named Ethan who told her that he collects rubber ducks. He made the joke that he keeps them as emotional support pets. Again, just a joke, but he does collect them. Which begs the question, how bad do you feel when even the rubber duck

guy won't call you back? Oh, Jeffrey. Don't say it like that. She's adorable. Do you consider this your rock bottom, Carly? I mean, if you're on this show, I think most people would say that that's the case. I feel pretty low, but not as low as you think I do. Yeah, that's

true. There is more phone call to come, so we can always sink lower. You're supposed to hype our listeners up. Carly, you're amazing, and you deserve a second date. You see how much she struggled to get that sentence? That was really inspiring. Also, we don't know what he's going to say. She could be awful.

I was going to bring up the snort, and maybe that's the reason he's not calling back. It is a good point. She did mention that she laughed so hard during the date that she snorted, and that could have been a turnoff to Ethan, but we don't know. Which reminds me, nobody be too funny during this. If she starts snorting, and then Brooke starts snorting, we're never going to get off. Oh, yeah. So everyone chill.

You guys are funny, but I don't as funny as him. Oh, all right. Well, that's really motivated me to try super hard for you, Carl. Oh, yeah. That is going to backfire. Let me get 100% effort into this. I'm dialing his number right now. Let's see if he picks up.

Here we go. Thank you, guys. I really hope you can get another date for me. All right, let's see. Here we go. Hello? Hey, we're looking to talk with the ETH. Okay, this is Ethan.

Hey, Ethan. Hi, Ethan. Hey, good morning. There's a bunch of us here. Who's this? Hello? Yeah, this is a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. We're like a team.

Very dysfunctional team. And we're doing... Yeah. We are together and we're here doing a segment called a second date update. Okay. Why are you calling me? This is... I love when people out.

that. It's just such a natural transition. Yeah. Yeah. So it's a segment where we help out listeners who've gone out on a date with somebody, but the second date hasn't materialized yet. We try and figure out why or if there's a reason. So we're doing that for one of our listeners that you went out with named Carly.

Oh. Yeah, Carly. I know Carly. What does this mean? She mentioned you were a funny guy. It's coming across, dude. No, I mean, honestly, from your response, it sounds like. like maybe you were planning on calling

Carly back and going out with her again? Yeah. I mean, are you serious? Am I really on the air talking about this? Yeah. Yeah. It's a whole this segment we have based around dating. It's pretty wild. Hoping you were just going to say, yeah. Yeah. He still doesn't trust us yet. I know this is a weird

situation to be in, but Carly is seriously confused because she says she had a great time with you, but she's not seeing the same amount of effort from you as she was before the date. Kind of like an energy shift. We're not sure if anything changed. Well, that's surprising because I'm not trying to blow her off.

We got a great time. Oh, good. That's a good thing then. That is so cute to hear. So you really liked her. Yeah, I thought she was great. She has a great laugh and we had a great time out. You like that. That's cute. She was actually worried about that. Yes. So it sounds like you do want to go out with her again?

Well, we were texting about when we were going to try to get together again. I mean, I'm really just surprised right now that she saw it that way that I was blowing her off. Oh, you know how it can be in dating. Like, God, to, like, actually be positive and read everything in that way is hard. She doesn't know you well enough yet.

She doesn't know if you're going to hit her up immediately or if a full day of not hearing from you is going to be a horrible thing. I don't know. Yeah, but everything that we're hearing right now sounds like you're into her. Cool. You want to see her again. This is good. Have a good day.

Yeah. Yeah. I think so. Okay. Actually, you know, maybe I shouldn't be. saying this, don't tell to this, it's maybe too early. I kind of

bought her perfume. You bought a perfume? That's interesting. That's cute. Like a travel size or full size bottle? You have a price tag that you can attach to it. Lexus needs to know. That's amazing. You know, that's interesting. Why? Yeah, what made

you do that? Is it like a birthday coming up for her or something? To be honest, my ex used to wear it. And it drove me crazy wild. Whoa. Whoa. Oh, God. Oh, whoa, whoa.

You bought it because it's the same as your ex's perfume? Oh. No, I like the way. No, I like the same. I'm on the phone. Uh-oh. Oh. What?

I'm on the phone. I heard that. Yeah, that's Carly. That's on the other line listening to this. That's how this works. We usually call her in. That is so weird. He didn't know.

Even the same as your ex? Are you for real? I didn't know you were on, Carly. I didn't know you were on. Yeah. Doesn't change. the story, though. Yeah, well, I am and that's disturbing. Like, why?

Like, okay, seriously, Brooke, Alexis, can you guys help me out on this? I mean, it could be worse. He could have bought it because it's what his mom smells like. Oh, that does help. That would have been much sweeter. My mind did not even go there. Okay. I think it's a good question.

Why? Why do you want Carly to be wearing that same perfume? Yeah, would remind you of your ex? I'd like the sense. I thought she would smell great with it on her. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay, maybe, maybe there could be a different scent, though, for Carly.

You know, like, yes. Like, my guy, my husband is a scent guy. He loves sense. Like, you just maybe need to explore a different set. But, Trump, stop trying to change men with every sentence that you say. Dude, that is disturbing. You do not want people to. Okay.

I'm trying to read this and help you out here, Ethan. You're saying you didn't buy it because it reminds you of your ex. You buying it just because you like the scent itself. That's right This is not about my ex at all She doesn't own the scent She doesn't own the perfume Anyone can buy it

I love the scent And I thought Carly would smell great With it on it was a nice gesture Carly are you hearing him I'm trying I'm really trying to be open about this But like I also I feel like when you smell a smell

You associate it with whoever was wearing it Yeah but maybe you're a more powerful woman And he'll start associating it with you instead of her Do the sense on your body have different effects too Mix with your own. The pheromones. Literally, it could have been anybody. If his mailman had been wearing the perfume, it would have driven him mad.

Can I say a fact here that, like, scent is the number one connection to memories? Like, I've learned that. But, listen, he was never going to tell her that it was the ex's scent. Well, yeah, I thought I was just talking to you guys. I mean, so technically we set him up for this. You know what I mean, Carly? Like, you got to give them a little bit of great. You're not wrong.

I agree with you guys. I do think. When you put a scent on, it does change, like, different body chemistries, so fair enough. So you wear it then? Because I really like it. Oh. Why don't I feel like I shouldn't have heard that question? Is that very, very important to you if you're going to go out with her again?

Like I said, guys, I really like it. Oh. What is the scent? Why did your voice do that? You had me up until there. I don't know. Now I'm getting, like, creeped by. No.

Now let's hope you change the scent. Let's hope. Again, that's our fault. We're piling on. Yes. Okay. We are the weirdos in this conversation. He is totally normal.

I would spray another perfume on before he sprays that perfume on. That's a great point. I can wear it so you can go it on me first. Oh, we don't. Wait. Oh, no. I don't think men with women's perfume is a real hot. I'm starting to like this even more, honestly.

No, Jeff. I would, I'm very curious just as an experiment to see how this second interaction would go between Carly and Ethan both wearing the same scent. The smells in that room. I feel like she's got to wear a cologne now. Yeah. It's got to be. Get some her Georgia Armani? I'll wear my ex-boyfriend's cologne.

Oh. Perfect. How would you feel, bro? That is actually. I'll wear it. Sure. Okay. All fair and love and sense.

So, Ethan, the whole reason that we called you is to ask if you would see. Carly one more time for a date and we would pay for it. I think, yeah, you need to ask a different sense. I would love to see her again. You are, okay. And Carly, are you still up for this even despite what you've heard? I guess so. I'll give it a world.

I'll give it a smith. I'm a little bit surprised. Yeah, me too. I think we did a good job. Yeah, I'm thrilled for you. We really backed Ethan here on this one. Way better than if he had said she had dragon thumbs. So that's Yeah, that's actually a big win for everybody.

Can't come back from that one. No, you can't. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Man, I'm just really happy that she didn't overreact. When she jumped in kind of loud at first, I thought like, oh, no, this is it. It's over. We're not going to come back. You don't say that part out loud, man.

Like, you buy the perfume and then you just leave it there. And I understand he didn't know that she was on the phone, but even to us. Like, let's just keep it to ourselves. It was like you see. said, like, it was kind of our felt because he confessed that he liked her and he felt comfortable enough with us to confide that the perfume

thing was supposed to be a gift, and then the ex-girlfriend also used to wear it. I will say, I bet he would have told her. Just because in the 60 seconds we talked to him, he let it out. Yeah, that's true. I like to think that it's more about, like, how comfortable people are around us that they're willing to

open up. Not that he just has, you know, a blabber mouth. And also, he didn't think it was a problem. He's like, oh, yeah, I'm just going to get her the same set, my ex-girlphone always were because I love it. Then I'll call her. Let's be honest. The only reason any guy ever knows the smell of a perfume is because of some woman. He dated at some point. Absolutely.

I didn't know what they're called. I'm like, oh, you smell like Michelle. So, yeah, let's give credit to Carly, who was able to hear him out and separate the X from the smell and agree to a very, very pungent second date. I'm worried about how pungent it's going to be. Are they both going to show up at the cold? They're going to be gas masks when they meet up. But text in to 7-8-5-9-2.

and email the show if you ever feel like you need a little bit of help in your dating life. We can call that person who's not calling you back and go check out all of our second dates wherever you get your podcast at Brook and Jeffrey. I'm Stefan Curry, and this is Gentleman's Cut. I think what makes Gentleman's Cut different is me being a part of developing the profile of this beautiful finished product. With every sip, you get a little something different. Visit Gentleman'scuturban.com or your nearest total wines or Bevmo.

This message is intended for audiences 21 and 11. Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, Boone County, Kentucky. For more on Gentleman's Cut Bourbon, please visit gentlemen'scutturbin.com. Please enjoy responsibly. What up, y'all? It's your boy, Kevin on stage. I want to tell you about my new podcast called Not My Best Moment,

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