Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - FULL SHOW: Dating App Hack Date, Brooke vs Christmas Dads + Jeff’s Back Alley Boat (12/17/25)

Episode Date: December 21, 2025

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It's the Brick and Jeffrey podcast, and we've got a brand new show for you, including a what's on your mind coming up. And, no, I'm not going to. I'm not going to apologize to what I said about the Christmas dads. I'm just not. I think at least my mom would agree with you, so don't worry. Yes, exactly. That's coming up. and, of course, the number three phone tap of the year.

I can not believe we're already here, but first, your comments. Yeah, this one said, hello, guys. I'm teacher Juan from Brazil, and I can't thank you enough for all the joy you guys bring to my days. I even use some episodes in class with my students, and, of course, introduce them to the greatest show in radio today at the same time. Oh, that's so cool. I was just talking to my son yesterday. He's in third grade, and he was like, Mom, did you know that some people learn. Italian by watching TV. I go,

fun fact, some people learn English by listening to this show. Yeah. It's true. I've talked to many people. So many people have told me Jeff's voice is the perfect cadence for learning English. They can listen to Jeff's voice and it's like perfect. Because it's slow and he enunciates I guess. Like a rich boy

from L.A. Maybe that's it. Yeah. I'm opposite. I've met people that were Latino that were like, we heard that there was a Jose so we thought, oh, there's going to be someone speaking Spanish at some point. And I never do. No Spanish. No. No. Maybe Maybe next year, Jose. You keep listening to them.

Yeah, he never knows. You never know. All right, your new show starts right now. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and last week on the show, we covered the hot new baby naming trend. Oh, yeah. Choosing to name your child a popular dog name, like Blue or Buddy or Banjo. That's right. Yeah, Banjo.

Well, in a similar vein, Rover.com just released their annual list of the most popular dog and cat names of the year. Hey, this is my dog walk off of Is it that are perfect for babies or? That's what I'm saying. It's kind of the new baby list. They're just the most popular dog and cat names. And just like last year, everyone's still naming their dogs. Charlie, Max, Luna, and Bella.

Yeah, Luna and Bella. Luna, Milo, Oliver and Lily. I like Oliver. That's a cute name. Oliver needs a bow tie. I'm going to tell you, there are so many Oliver's in elementary school right now. Oh, really? Yeah, lots.

No surprise there, but the more interesting part of the report are the unique names that people are choosing for their pets now. Like, lately, we're seeing a huge spike in names inspired by foods and celebrities. Oh, cool. I love that. Like a little cat named Marshmallow. Oh, I dogwalk popcorn. Oh, that's a cool name.

I love popcorn. For cats, the name Provolone is up 509% this year. You want a white kitty? And it's little sister, mozzarella. Oh, yeah. You call her Mots for sure. Along with casserole, burrito, dumpling,

ports like the wine. Taylor Swift and Harry Styles. Alexis, you're not going to like this, but pun names for cats. Hey, like mini meows and Leonardo de Capra meow are also really big.

I feel back for those cats. Yeah, DeCaprio is where you go with that one. For dogs, the name Calzone is up 211%. Other trending names are Poutine, pastrami, cauliflower, sardine, prosceco, Kelsey, like Travis or Jason. Plankton and Sandy Cheeks from SpongeBob. Sandy Cheats! Oh, my God.

Sandy Cheats. Only if you have like a grumpy cat would have. Once you have one named it, you've got to go with a theme for all the pets. You know, you've got to fill out the whole cast. All my dogs and my family growing up have all been food names. I've had burger and bagel personally. And then when I was a kid, we had Kaluwa, Bosco, Rolo, Bailey, and Goldschlager. See where I come from, we know.

named kids after alcohol Now digital Jake I know has a dog named I want to say Doritos Locos Taco That's my given name yeah Because he looks like the Taco Bell dog Yeah it's a chihuahua What's his name?

Yeah I'm not going to share it Oh yeah I can't believe you don't know the disrespect I'm going with Doritos Locos Talker for it let's go with that Let's get into the trivia Also they're listening right now hi Let's go with this today is Lost and Found day

It's the official celebration of all the stuff you'd swore you'd never lose, but totally did anyway. One place where people always seem to lose and forget their most precious belongings at the worst time, it's while going through an airport. Yeah. Oh, seriously. Because you're always taking stuff out. Yeah, I don't break that up in my family. My dad threw away his wedding ring on accident. At that air.

That's where I come in. At least he said it's on accident. So today, we'll be doing a special missed place in the air. Airspace edition of Plenty of 20. Now, I have a list of the top 20 items that get brought to the lost and found at airports around the country. But I'm taking the top three objects off the list. That's number one, phones.

Number two, laptops and tablets. And number three, wallets and IDs. These are all too obvious, and everything after that in the game is fair game. Okay. So we'll start with the woman who lost her lunch. at the airport cocktail lounge after too many espresso martinis. That's Alexis. Alexis, I have four through 20 on the board,

things most brought to Lost and Fowlands at airports. Okay, I'm going to go, because you guys remember our producer made a big deal about it when he left his water bottle at the airport. He was so upset. Remember, he was very upset about that. He's using mine now. It was a nice one.

He literally stole my. Oh, I'm going to go water bottles, Jake. Water bottle. It's number 14 on the list. I'm going to take water bottles and mugs off the list. You really need to work on your boundaries. I don't drink water anyway, so it's fine. Just don't give it to him.

And by the way, stop borrowing my headphones. That's how boundary works. Okay. Brooke, we're over to you. Okay. I think because I just brought it up with the dad ring, how about jewelry? Ooh, yeah, smart. Jewelry is number 13 on my list.

Okay. Necklaces and watches that slip off unnoticed. Yeah. Jose, we're over to you now. The first one I want to say, but they always go back for it, obviously. but your keys. Oh, that's a good one. Your keys is number four on the list, Jose.

That's the highest answer available. Oh, but I don't get a silver save. No, you don't. Car keys, house keys, key chains, a lot of stuff goes missing. Jeffrey, it's your turn. You guys know that I love a good wanding at the airport, so it can be a little bit distracting and make me leave some stuff behind.

He hides metal in his pants. Why do you ask for the extra search? I enjoy the experience. So the thing is, normally, I'm leaving a phone number behind for this. TSA. But since this probably has to be an object, I'm going to go with business card, Jake. Business card. What? What? Did not

make my list. Do you have business cards? I do. For our business. For the Brooklyn Jeffrey in the morning show. You can just tell people to go to our website. This is why less people are going to listen. Don't make us look that lame, please. Jeffrey's out. Thankfully, we're over to Alexis now. I want to exchange business cards. I'm going to go, okay, I know we said no phones or laptops.

We're not chargers. Like laptop phone chargers. Chargers, number 16. Chargers and power banks. I'm going to take off there. Okay. One thing that causes panic if we lose it is any sort of special toy that my kids have. Oh, yeah.

So give me toys. Toys, it's number 19 on my list. Teddy bears, action figures, just taking toys in general off the board. Jose, you got anything for me? I'm going to take a risk here, and I'm going to say there was one time I was wanting to go to the airport, and some guy got five giant. bottles of alcohol confiscated. So I'm going to say alcohol.

Like if somebody forgets, even if you have little mini bottles that you bring on, you may have forgotten them. Alcohol. Huh. Did not make my lose. Darned. If I'm alcohol, you drink it. Alexis, it's down to you and Brooke.

Next wrong answer. I got one in my head that is going to just take you down. Really, Brooke, it's Alexis's turn. He's threatening me. Bring it. What about just clothes? Like your jacket. You lost your pants?

Yeah. Okay. Jacket. Number nine on the list. You're taking coats and jackets off the list. You know what? Don't even throw it to me. Just show me sunglasses.

Sunglasses, number five on the list. Eye glasses and sunglasses. Right below keys. Alexis, very few left. You know, I show up to the airport looking real ugly and I bring makeup along to put on. What if you leave behind some makeup? Makeup bag. Number 17 on the list.

We are cooking. Okay. Show me toothbrush. Toothbrush. Toothbrush. Did not make. the list and that means Alexis has won today's edition of

plenty of 20. That was exciting to like that. Here's some things you guys me and you back at four. Oh yeah. The things you guys missed on the list, number eight was scarves, 10, travel neck pillow. Books was 11, strollers was 12, umbrellas was 15, shoes was 18. Like you take them off and put them back on.

Or you switch shoes at security. Or sloppers, yeah. Number 20, musical instruments. Yeah, I've seen those. So Alexis, you get to choose who gets shocked while singing All I Want for Christmas is You by Mariah Carey. Well, for your business card business. Yes, thank you.

I feel attacked for supporting the show, but that's okay. I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need. I don't care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree. That is your shock collar question of the day. We got your phone tap coming up in just a few minutes. in the morning a question

what does your guys inner voice sound like sounds like me sounds like my normal voice like your normal voice yeah but it would be cool

if it had an accent or something oh that'd be nice yeah what if my inner voice was hot yeah like Australian man or something yeah that'd be nice

weird though mine sounds like this what a dolphin yeah my inner voice is flipper the TV dolphin I'm glad that's a

1950s reference is you just made? 1970s I don't know why every single thought I have I'm just a dolphin I am kind of hungry now that I think about it

but coming up we're going to do a full dive into all of our inner thoughts not sure if anybody else has a cool celebrity voice inside like mine but we're going to find out during what's on your mind

mine's a squirrel that was a weird analogy the dolphin okay thanks for shaming my inner voice we'll shame each other more I have some bad thoughts happening. They're going to come out right now. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

And hot tip, if you ever can't think of a word, just say, I forget the English word for it. That way, people will think you're bilingual instead of an idiot. I mean, I don't know the word in any other language either, but. Exactly. They don't know that. And on this segment, we don't pretend to be smart or even mildly. I can't think of the English word for it.

Not dumb is what I'm trying to say. We just go around the room for what's on your mind, giving you a tiny window into our horrifying personal lives. Starting with Brooke, Brooke, what's on your mind? Well, I have found someone worse than the cringe this holiday season. Oh, worse. Who? Men.

In general. Specifically dads, okay? Because I'm not going to tell you right now. It's not just me. It's not just me. I have had group texts with my girlfriends. I've chatted with moms on the playground. Moms are doing 99% of the heavy lifting for all of the holidays.

There would be no magic. There would be no magic if there was up to the men. I could see that. I could see what you're saying there. I mean, the 1% of work they do is when we're finally on top of a ladder putting the lights up and we just physically can't reach. That is literally the only time they step it. And they're coming because they're worried about the ladder. Oh, my.

Exactly. That's like, oh, she ended up wrong. Okay. It's a little bit crooked, actually, if you could go back up and do it again. You know what happened if men were in charge? People would wake up on Christmas morning, and there would be nothing there. You'd be lucky if there was a tree in the living room, and that tree would not be decorated. You know, Brooke, you could always switch over to Hanukkah, because you don't have to do anything for that holiday.

I bet there's still a woman that is doing something for Hanukkah, and the man isn't showing up. Yeah, who's making all the good food. Yes, exactly. Who's got the menorah? Definitely a woman. Brooke, you already sound like an angry Jewish mother. It's perfect. Come to our side. You'll love it.

I made matzo ball soup for no reason. Exactly. Happy Hanukkah, everybody. Jose, what's been on your mind? Well, my usual massage place has canceled on me three out of the last four months. But this weekend, I decided I really do want a massage. So I treated myself and I booked a fancy spa. New place?

Place, new place. Okay. This is a real, like, fancy, fancy place. Okay. And there's a waiting room and I go in and there's like four other women all drinking wine in their robes. So I go in the corner and I overhear one of the girls being like, I really am thinking about doing Reiki on my husband, but I don't think he'll do it. Reiki?

Reiki. What is Reiki? I don't know what it is. I don't know, Jeff, do you know? It brings the magic of the holidays out of the night. Ah, yeah. It's some type of spiritual. You got to rakey your husband in a Christmas.

It's a spiritual thing, right? So she's like, well, maybe I can do it in his sleep, but I need his consent. And her friend goes, girl, you don't need his permission. Like, he's your husband. She goes, if you're looking out for his energy, you're looking out for his shock, or it's just do it in his sleep. Oh, my God. She goes, sometimes I sage my husband in his sleep. I couldn't believe it.

Isn't that what you do to a haunted house? That's what I thought. I was like, what is happening? So all the girls laugh, remember, they're all drinking wine. They're like, oh, no, my, this is rich people. And the whole time I'm like, I need to help these ladies' husbands. Like, I need to get a hold of them. They're being tricked, Brooke.

You don't seem upset. Well, I don't. You're not going to find them in the mall shopping for Christmas presents. Stick up for them, Jose. Well, if there are some husbands out there, you're waking up feeling weird or hypnotized. It was your wife. Don't focus on the bad. Maybe they're waking up feeling amazing.

I know. You know what? She just expelled your demon. in the middle of the night. Come on. Alexis, what's been on your mind? So I went to an Italian restaurant last night. I haven't been to before.

And it was all cute inside. I'm sitting down. And then that's when I realized there's a person going around playing guitar at the tables. And then another with an accordion. That's cute. That's the authentic Italian experience. See, I wasn't as excited as you are. I was like, please do not come to my table.

Why? Because what are you supposed to? What are you supposed to do? Like, you're supposed to clap and listen. And you enjoy and sing along. That's what I was afraid. So I'm like, please know, please no. And then obviously they eventually come over.

Yeah. And they whisper my ear. They're like, are you celebrating anything? I'm like, no. They're like, are you sure you're not celebrating a birthday? I was like, no. Nobody comes here unless it's for a great occasion. So you must have one.

I was like, no, actually nothing. Hoping they'd leave. Nope, straight into a Christmas song. Yay. Although they'd be like, We got another to celebrate over here. No, I don't know what you do exactly. I'm like, can I eat while they're singing?

Yeah, I just stare at them. And then I was afraid I had to give them money, but I didn't know. They do enjoy it when you stick a full French loaf into your mouth while they sing. That's what I do. I'll have to try that next time. All right. But yeah, it was really uncomfortable in the longest three-minute Christmas song on my life. And great food will not return.

Okay. All right, Jeffrey, what's on your mind? Well, I'm really looking forward to going on vacation during Christmas. And I'm going to Hawaii. Yes, Jim, we're going to paradise. Very excited, but I got to say I am already a little bit unhappy about the trip. What before I've even gone? It's because I want to see whales.

Okay. I don't think it's, is it whale season? It turns out whale season doesn't start until January. The winter, yeah. So I'm really bummed feeling like, I'm going. there and I'm not going to see any whales. Well, maybe there'll be an old whale that shows up really early like my parents do to the airport. But I want to see like sprightly young whales jumping up out of the water and doing stuff.

So I did some research. And I found this guy who does kind of off market tourism. I'm into this. What do you got, Jeff? If you're getting in the back of a pickup truck, you're doing it right. I don't know about the pickup truck situation, but he said for a little bit extra cash, he'll offer to take me farther out into the ocean where the whales are, like, really

deep out. That's sketchy, bro. I talked to him on the phone about it, and I was, like, going over some of the details. He has a rule where you have to wear double life jackets. Okay. Oh, double. Is that one of a good side? I don't know why he does the rules, but he says things happen sometimes.

But that's why you double jacket to be extra cautious. Also, I'm not allowed to bring a phone with me. Now, that's not good. He said there can't be a record of the trip. Oh, good. Well, because he's, like, not licensed or whatever it is, like, he could get in trouble. So I don't want, I don't want that to happen.

And the last thing we talked about, though, I was like, but we're definitely going to see whales, right? And then he laughed. He was like, of course, yeah. So I am. You can see him at the bottom of the ocean. Yeah. Well, if I get even closer, that'd be even better.

I'd make more. You can't get to the bottom of the ocean with double life jackets. Oh, that's true. One's got to go. I don't know. I just have to get on that boat and see how it all works, but I'm very excited to get deeper out into the ocean. The local experience.

Yes, that's what's on our minds. You can text in to 7-8-5-9-2 and tell us what's been on yours. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Have we checked the text board yet? Yes, I've been totally writing people back all morning. It's awesome. I love when people text in.

Oh, yes. Explains why people stopped writing. Okay, Jeff. Here's a couple. This text says, Laser Stories is the best. I always do the accent when you. have the dumb guy do it on the radio

the dumb guy is producer boy yeah excuse that is our dumb producer boy best British accent since Ron Weasley went through puberty so watch your tone another text said y'all sparkle my morning so hard I usually don't stop smiling till I'm out

at night love you much what happens at night it makes you frown that's when the prowling starts I picture the Joker with like a perma smile laughing all day though another text says this one is from Jersey. Where can I listen to your show? Oh, cool. That's awesome. If you do want to listen, we're available on all the podcast platforms, Apple, Spotify, and now on the dark web, too.

Just search at Brook and Jeffrey, and you can listen there. Or you can find the closest radio city next to you and go to How to Listen on the Brook and Jeffrey website. Oh, I thought you meant drive over to your local closest city and listen over the radio. I mean, I guess they said it backwards. Yeah. You know what I meant, right? Go to brook and jeffrey.com slash how to listen. There you go. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the house.

My whole family was sleeping, except for my spouse. The place smelled of sweat and gingerbread baking. But hark from the other room. Why's the Christmas tree shaking? What's happening? So down the stairs fast, I ran in a flutter. And there found my wife, hooking up with my mother? Oh my gosh

What you're Please tell me this is a weird dream Jeff I let out a scream to show I'm disgusted And I shared what I saw On a holiday edition of Busted Oh Here we go

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They thought they could get away with it. But now. They're about to get busted. It's the radio segment that does not blame you for bringing Missile Toe to your kids' parent-teacher conference. We get it because we're doing a special holiday edition of Busted where our listeners are going to share some stories about how they caught their exes rocking around somebody else's Christmas tree during the holidays. We've got our listeners ready to unburden themselves, share some of their holiday heartbreaks. We're going to start with Rachel. Tell us how you busted your significant other. Okay, so one year

My boyfriend decided he was going to try to Hide all of his gifts from me So I wouldn't find them Wait, only one year he did that The rest of the years he just left him out Well, I'm a notorious snooper Oh, you're one of those people You know, you shake the boxes

You find out what's in them And I just, I can't help myself Okay, so he worked extra hard To ensure a surprise for you I wouldn't say extra hard Oh, he worked Why? Yeah, so

So not only was he dumb enough to hide it just, like, in his closet on the floor. The first place you look. Oh, is that a bad hiding spot? Yeah, Jeff. The closet is never one. I got to go change some stuff. It was like he wanted me to find it. And, like, he wanted me to find the two other gifts that were wrapped and labeled with

Kostis right next to it. One for Tinder Sarah and the other for Tinder Tina. Oh, no. And he couldn't just write Sarah and Tina? He had to write Tinder. I know. No, we're dudes. we have to like, okay, which one's which?

He's like, this is what I have her saved in in my phones. Oh, my God, that's so horrible to find that. What did you do? Honestly, I didn't say anything. What? I just kind of sat on it and waited until we did our gift exchange.

And then I brought his big, big gift. It was a giant box inside with a suitcase sold with all of his clothes. That's a good present. Oh, you guys are going on a vacation together? That's so fun. I bet he was so confused. It was very much a Merry Christmas.

Leave my life forever. Thank you. Goodbye. Still not the worst Christmas I've ever had. All the family around me. Let's go to Michael. Tell us how you busted your significant other. So my girlfriend is a nanny to a little four-year-old girl, right?

That's sweet. So one day I stopped by after work to go see her, and they were outside making snowmen. They even put clothes on both the snowmen, right? Yeah. And it looked like a guy and girl snowman holding hands. Oh, that's sweet. So it's adorable. Yeah.

Sure. So I asked the little girl if that was supposed to be me and my girlfriend, Heidi. Mm-hmm. Yeah. She then tells me, no, it was Heidi and the other guy who visits and kisses Heidi. Oh. God. These kids are brutally honest.

Speaking of brutal honesty, then she points to the abs, she drew on the snowman and says, yeah, he has these and you don't. Abbs? Why is a four-year-old seeing this guy with a shirt off? That guy's got an ice tray for a six-pack. Already is a little questionable that man he's bringing the boyfriend around, but two boyfriends. Maybe there's a swimming pool in the backyard or something like that. Let's just say that's what that is.

I hope for that. All right, we got time for one more. Let's go to Maggie. Maggie, tell us how you butt. Let's say your significant other. Okay, so my boyfriend and I thought it'd be fun to take picks with them all with Santa. So we go down there and we get in line. And the whole time we're in line, one of the female elf assistants is flirting with him.

Like, big time. Just like, obviously. Oh, no. And I'm getting annoyed, but, you know, I was just trying to ignore it because we're doing something fun. Right. And you're going to be gone so quick. Yeah, yeah. I mean, and if you're flirting, can you at least, like, let us cut to the front?

Yeah, that's a good point, yeah. Yeah, and so when the picture is done, I go to pay, and when I turn around, my boyfriend's gone. I can't find him anywhere, or the elf. Oh, no. I know. I look over the shack, which is, like, called Santa's Workshop, and I see two other, like, female elf assistants kind of smirking me, guarding the door. Oh, no. Oh, boy.

That's bold. I know. I ran around. the window and let me just say my boyfriend definitely made the naughty list so yeah yeah did you keep the pictures well yeah they wouldn't refund me for the picture no oh they charged you on top of that yes yes yeah yeah I had it and then I burn it so there we go wow that is a lot just on a side note which Santa did you go visit, which mall was that one at?

We need to know. I'm not going to out you on that one. It's not Santa. It's not Santa's fault. It was resolved. They're making more than just toys this Christmas, apparently. Oh, God.

Well, thank you for sharing that with us. Text in 7-8-5-9-2. Hit up our text board. If you have a funny story about how you caught one of your exes cheating, you could be on the next normal edition of Busted. That was your holiday version. We got your phone tap coming up next. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

We're getting closer and closer to the top phone tap of the year. As we continue our countdown, we're at number three today. This is huge. In this one, Brooke calls a guy whose job is to answer those 1-800, How's My Driving Calls? You know, from trucks that are out on the road. People actually call those. And he's definitely gotten some bizarre and strange feedback before. Guaranteed he's never had one like this.

this. That's why it's your number three phone tap of the year right now. It's Brooke and Jeffrey's 10 phone taps of Christmas. Number three. Transport services. This is Will. How can I help you? Hi. Hi. I saw this on the back of a truck.

It says, how's my driving? And there's like a phone number? Yeah, this is the place to call. Do you have a truck ID number that you're calling about? Oh, yeah. I wouldn't miss it. Okay, can you tell me I'll take that down real quick XB dash 6-7-9 I'm actually following it right now

Okay, you got it did you have a complaint or a comment you would like to log or ask me about? Actually, I have a compliment Okay, so he's driving well then? I just think he is rather good-looking. Oh, okay, well, this isn't like a way to like connect you with the driver, it's more so we can monitor our driver. I can't really hear you right now,

but I just have a quick question because I'm assuming he's single. I don't know why you would assume that man. Well, I drove next to him. I drove next to him and I did that horn pole thing, you know, doodoo! Oh my God. And there was no ring on that. hat hand. So my question.

Well, that's interesting. I don't know why you're telling me all this. Because wait, listen, I need his name. Unfortunately, I'm not able to disclose that information to callers. I mean, you have a CB radio. Can you just like deliver a message from me then? No, that would actually be a breach in our contract with our drivers. Rosebud over and out.

There's a lady following you who thinks you are sexy. Right. She is sexy, too. Yeah, I will need to end this call unless there's anything that I need to address about their driving. You know what? You know what? Can you just leave him a message from me? Um, hmm. It's really quick. I just need you to tell him when he stopped to get gas at exit 39. I was just joking about putting an air tag on his truck.

Sam, come on. He's no. Okay, I wasn't joking. You did do that, okay. It didn't come off as flirty as I wanted it to. I don't know. Maybe it sounded, like, threatening. I'll tell you what, I'm going to take your name down. Wait, are you hitting on me?

Quite the opposite, ma'am. I'm actually concerned about you and the safety of our driver now. You can just tell him it's the hottie and the red civic. Okay, that's a red civic. What's the year of that? Oh, a woman never tells her age. Okay, this is troubling, man. you should probably turn around and go home.

You can make a U-turn on a freeway? No, no, ma'am. If you made a U-turn on a highway, that wouldn't be safe or legal. You act like I've never been arrested before. Okay. That's funny. That's funny.

Listen, if you're not going to give me his information, can you just tell him that my address is on my brassiere so he can just send it back? Okay, I absolutely will not do that, and I hope your brazier is nowhere on. on or near our vehicle. I signed my bra and I put it in his passenger seat. Yeah.

What? Well, I toss it in there because back at the diner, he left the window open a crack. Oh, ma'am. I didn't introduce myself. I didn't want to look like a stalker. Ma'am, that's exactly what you're doing by not following my directions

and not listening to me right now. Oh, I also wrote on the back side of the bra. I wrote down my favorite radio show. Rook at Jeffrey in the morning. I don't even see how that's relevant. I need you to hang up the phone. phone and turn off with the next peg bit and stop following. They're the ones that do the prank phone calls.

You don't like this one that you're on right now? What? Can you not, you can't hear me? Maybe, maybe can you hear me better now? This is actually. Why is the driving stopped? Because this is actually Brooke from the radio show, Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and I'm, I'm in a radio studio right now, and that was just a sound effect.

Oh my God. What? Are you kidding? No. Your boss Elena wrote us and said it's your one-year anniversary at your job. Congratulations. Oh, no. Oh, man. We've had people follow our drivers before.

She told me that. She said you deal with a lot of weirdos. Yeah, but most of them don't sign a bra and put it in the driver's seat. Oh, that was actually my favorite one, so I do need that back. If you could send it to the radio station. No, this way, did you really? Wait. No, you're kidding.

You're kidding. You're kidding me. Wait. That was your number three phone tap of 2025. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. For sure, the most annoying part of dating apps isn't the constant scrolling or the inappropriate DMs. Yeah. Or even coming across Brooke's secret cougar match profile.

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He can see right through me. Listen to Crimless on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. Second Date Update. If you ask me, and Brooke, you'll probably agree with this. Okay. The dating world needs more ultimatums. No, Jeff. Yes.

No, ultimatums are not ever good. I think maybe we need them because the more listeners we talk to everybody seems so indecisive They're so wishy-washy Like, oh, maybe I'll date her Or maybe that other hot girl Or maybe I'll just stick with my wife

I don't really know I'm stuck on the fence here Ultimatum suddenly sounding good huh Bra? Stick to your wife Like what is happening That's the ultimatum That's why I appreciate somebody

Who's actually willing to lay all their cards down on the table and say, this is it, take it or leave it. Okay. And apparently that's how our listener, Dustin, rolls, ultimatum style. Oh, Dustin. Well, that's the vibe I got from his email. Dustin, welcome to the show. Hey, how's it going, guys?

Hey, hey. You sound like such a nice guy for being such a badass ultimatum maker. Yeah, tell me if I was wrong, but it sounds like you like to play the dating game a little bit more straightforward. Yeah, totally. Let's go, man. I mean, I don't have that much time left. It's not going to sit down in text all day.

Okay. To what extent do you do this? Here's my new rule now when I talk to people. It's like if I don't meet up with them right away, it pretty much just kind of fizzles out. Okay. I mean, I can see how that could happen. If you don't do that, you'll get strung along for weeks and months and maybe never even ending that person.

What is right away to you? What does that mean? Yeah, I think like 48 to 72 hours, we should at least have like some kind of plan to hang out. but like if that plan's not established and it's probably never going to work out. That's actually kind of a rule of thumb. I kind of like that rule. Yeah.

Like it's respecting everybody's time. Yeah, dating runs on deadlines. And so that's good. You gave Jessica the dating deadline? Well, I don't know. I ended up just getting her number and then I pretty much like kind of took the conversation elsewhere off the app and then you started texting from there.

I feel like that's an important step. Because otherwise the app, you don't open it. You know, you don't reply. Yeah. I don't check this. Or another Tinder person. So once it got off of the apps, how did you and Jessica vibe? She's really, really funny.

So she pretty much was just saying like, hey, one time, no chat. Okay. Okay. And did you turn it into an in-person date pretty quickly? Yeah, we went out for pizza. I love pizza. And how was it in-person? Oh, you want to know the crazy part about that?

Yes, obviously. That's the only part I want to know. I'm sorry, I want to the boring part. Let's start with the crazy part first Okay, start there She looked really different From the photos that were on the profile Oh, that are good different

Not like a catfish I mean she was still like super cute Like for sure Okay But like different different Like different Okay Like say it again

Hold on No do you mean like she colored her hair A different color Maybe a full face tattoo that wasn't there before No nothing like that but that would have been, like, totally cool. Okay. Okay.

Yeah. Overall, though, you liked what you saw in person. Yeah, she was cute. It was just different than what I expected, but could this be my perspective. A lot of the photos she had, she was wearing sunglasses, so it could be misjudged through that. Oh, yeah. Oh, that's true. Sunglasses now cover like 70% of the face.

Yeah. You can barely tell who they are. So now that we've covered the crazy... Take them off. There's no eyes. That was a crazy part. that we've covered all the crazy parts of the date bring us to the boring you know mushy stuff

oh yeah yeah that's my favorite Jose wants to know how the rest of the date went everything was normal about the date but then there was like this one part that was really weird oh okay going back to crazy again it wasn't like super crazy but it was just like one of those another different things than I thought okay what happened

well on her profile like she talks about like Pilates and a bunch of like Pilates stuff is on her profile all right. Okay. Yeah. So I was kind of, I thought that was kind of cool about her. But every time I would talk to her about Pilates,

I swear she would just kept redirecting the conversation into something else. Huh. Weird. So it's either like, no, it feels like she either lied on her bio or you're talking to a different person than what you're thinking. That's what I'm thinking too. Yeah, but I mean. Like, are you confusing girls?

But Alexis, you put stuff in your profile that you don't actually care much about. It's more of like a... I love sports. I do like sports. She was a collegiate athlete. She was a collegiate athlete. She's more athletic than you, Jeff. But she also says that she enjoys baseball,

even though she thinks it has a halftime in it. I enjoy the halftimes in the game. That is accurate. They're not half-time stretch in the second inning, Jeff. I'm just saying maybe she isn't fully into Pilates as much as she claims on her football. I wonder if there's just easier props to put on there. And I will say there is a phenomenon right now that if you aren't a die-hard fan of something, you're not allowed to say that you like it. Oh, you've got a scan or nothing.

So how long has it been since you last spoke to Jessica? It's been like six days. Oh, no. Which is a long time when you were moving so quick, you know? You had a pacing going and it's dead. I don't understand because we both had such a great time. She said she had a great time. I had a great time, you know.

Let's try and keep the great times going when we come back. And we give this girl another ultimatum. No, ultimatums, Jeff. I am. It's either go out with Dustin now or lose him forever. Okay. Well, that's always the ultimatum. If you like Pilates or not.

Yeah. It just sounds more scary if you say ultimatum. Oh, yeah, it is a scary word. We're going to come back and do it with your second date right after this. Hold on. Second date update. Today's second date update begs the question, can you fully trust what you see in someone's dating purpose?

profile because our listener Dustin met up with a woman from Bumble who looked a little different than her picture. Not bad though, just different. Yeah. Like a good, good different. And even though her bio talked about Pilates a lot, she didn't really want to discuss it much on their date, which is kind of strange. But to be fair, my old dating profile said I'm Jewish. But any woman who met up with me would discover I'm not kosher and not good with money. So probably equally confused.

That's a really good point, Jeff. Yeah, I mean, you can't trust it fully from a dating profile. The good news is, Dustin, despite the differences, really had a good time with her and felt like they vibed in ways he hasn't in the two years that he has spent on this app before. God, I really want this to work out for you, Justin. Just because you have put in the time and the effort and you seem like a good guy. Yeah. Thanks a lot, Brooke. I really do appreciate that about you. Yeah.

Oh, you appreciate that she compliments you? her fingers are crossed right now when she said that, so... Jeff, you don't have to tell everybody everything. Okay, my bet. I feel like there is some part of Brooke that really is rooting for you today. I am.

I think this is going to be a simple like miscommunication or something, you know? I mean, yeah, possibly. I mean, I don't know. As long as you guys get me another date. Yeah. All right. All right.

Well, let's dial Jessica right now. We'll see if she picks up and hopefully has a simple explanation for why she hasn't hit you back. Calling her right now. Here we go. Hello? Hey, is this Jessica?

Yeah, who's this? Hey, Jess. She's so cute. I know. It's so nice to talk to someone who's, like, positive and perky when we're talk to them because we're doing a second date update. Most of our listeners are like, who is this? I'm sorry, what?

Yep, there it is. What is this? Yeah, sorry. I threw a lot. at you. We're a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, which you're on right now. Congratulations. Hi.

Okay, hi. And this segment is called Second Date Update. I don't know if you've heard it before, but it's a thing where if somebody blows you off and you're not sure why, we can try to call that person for you to maybe figure out if there's a reason for it.

Okay. I didn't blow anyone off. What? Yeah. I mean, I guess he's not talking. She said six, I mean, he said six days, so maybe that's not blowing someone off to you. Maybe that's not enough time. Yeah, because six days ago,

you went out with a guy who, at least according to him, felt like you had a really good connection. Afterwards, he feels like you've been pulling away a little bit. His name is Dustin. Oh, my gosh. I forgot about that one, huh? Front of that one guy to get blown up. Oh, him.

Oh, my gosh. In a good way? No, no. I'm not trying to blow him off. I just. don't know what to do. Oh. Okay. Well, I think it's pretty simple. You should text him and go out with him again.

No, I mean, like, I don't know how much she told you or what you know, but I actually matched with Dustin a year and a half ago. What? A year and a half. He said that you guys just met on the app and that you... Yeah, so when I got a text from him, like, a week ago, I was kind of confused because it was like, this is weird, it's kind of out of the blue, but I was just like, oh, whatever. and I was just like, long time, no chat.

Oh, yeah. He said that you made a joke, that you were joking because you had just been chatting with him. It wasn't a joke. It really was a long time. Oh, my God. Wait. I'm confused. So you hadn't talked to Dustin in a year and a half on an app at all,

is what you're saying. Right. It was just a year and a half ago, you never replied to one of my texts. Okay. And then all of a sudden, I get a text from him. And then you guys went to pizza. Right.

You did meet up. Right. We got pizza. And I was kind of like, I wonder why all of a sudden he wants to talk to me now. But I was like, I remember he and I got along really well on Bumble. And so I was just like, yeah, sure, let's get pizza. And is he in a coma for a year and a half? And he doesn't remember. When he told us, he went from the app to that. Yes. He met a year and a half ago. I mean, that seems like a big miscommunication. What about the day? But it has to be the same person. It's a same. He kept talking about Pilates and how like, he kept asking about it. And I was like, A lot, he's like, I don't have that in my bio.

That's the other girl. Oh, no. But then I was like, oh, my gosh, Jessica is a really common name. Same name. Oh, God. Thinking about it. And I was like, oh, shoot. You think that he went out with the wrong Jessica or texted the wrong Jessica in his

Yeah, I mean, like, it could have been another Jessica from Bumble. Okay, wait, wait, wait, though. And you have him as Dustin Bumble. he probably has multiple Jessica Bumbles. That makes so much sense. Did you have fun with him? I did. Yeah.

No, I had a lot of fun with him. Even though you had to keep dodging his questions about Pilates. Yeah, I mean, honestly, I didn't know what to say. I was kind of embarrassed, but like we were really enjoying ourselves. So this makes sense why Dustin told us that she didn't look like the pictures from the girl that he matched with a couple weeks ago. Oh, my God. Wait, he said that? Yeah.

But he added that you. We're super cute. It's not like it was a disappointment. I think that's important to know. Can I also say you're both in the same spot? Because he's like, I don't know where to go from here. And she just said, I don't know where to go from here. They're both in limbo.

This is kind of perfect. Well, yeah, I guess that's it. Sorry. No, no. Jeff, tell her, she doesn't know how to tell him, and now she doesn't even have to. I guess the other option is, if you are interested, Dustin has been listening to this call in the other phone line. Yeah.

He knows everything. Oh my gosh If he hasn't fainted already Dustin, are you there? Holy shit I can't believe this happened I'm such an idiot I'm such an idiot

As you guys were talking about it I was looking through my phone and I saw all the different Jessica Bumbles Oh, too How many Jessica's have you been talking to? I don't know I mean, I'm embarrassed, though.

I mean, I'm so sorry. Yeah, when you kept bringing up Pilates, I was like, why did he keep bringing you this up? Like, did you want to see a move? I wasn't sure what you're talking about. I know. I know now. I just, I thought it was very interesting at the time. That's all.

Oh. He was only asking because he thought that you were super interested in it. But that was a different Jessica Bumble. I mean, now you need to maybe tell him, what are your hobbies in? because he has no idea. I actually love soccer and I love hiking and I speak a little French and... Yeah, I think I remember that from a year and a half ago. Oh, man.

Or was that the other Jessica Bumble, like Jessica Bumble number four? Oh, no, she's from France. Oh, that's right. You could have saved so much time and headache in your life if you would have just gone out a year and a half ago. Yeah, you guys click. Brooke, you're so right. Again, I'm just such an idiot.

Oh, but a lovable idiot. Women do like hearing that, so that's a good thing for you to start saying. So now that we've cleared up the big misunderstanding, and you realize who each other are, you like each other. At least it seems that way, from our perspective, we'd like to offer to send you out on another date, Jessica, and we would pay for it if you say yes. Maybe this could be like a mistake that was meant to be. Oh, see, that's what you need to turn it around. Come on, Dustin. I want to hear something from Dustin

and depending on what he says maybe I'll say yes What is it? Out of all those Jessica's Which one do you like best? Tough answer here He's like Jessica 18 Well to be honest

Look to be honest Jessica You're the only Jessica I had a real connection with All the other Jessica's I never even hung out with Look at that you're the OG He doesn't even lie when you're the only one that would talk to me. So are you. At least he's too honest.

Did that answer your question, Jessica? It did. Yeah, I'll go out again. Yay! I think they're so cute. Well, congratulations you two. You're going out again. And it's probably a good lesson for you, Dustin.

You got to put the year that you matched with the person next to their names in your contacts. I'm always like that's emoji. I'm hoping after this, he doesn't have any more matches. Like, this is it. I think after this, I'm not. I'm not going to use the dating apps for a while. Here we go.

After two years, bro, you need a break. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. See, that's why we do the second date updates. Jessica said she didn't know what to do. She was caught mid-date with a guy who thought that she was somebody else. God, that is so... That's my worst nightmare. I mean, it would be a turnoff, obviously.

But it was, like, super awkward. Like, how do you even bring that up? The thing is, she wasn't a... total stranger, they'd matched 18 months before that. And like we heard, they seem to be actually pretty cute together. I mean, sometimes it's all about timing. You know, maybe 18 months ago, he would have thought, oh, I just got on the dating apps. It's going to be awesome.

And then now he's two years in. He's like, wait, it's not. Yeah. Now, is there a part of me that thinks Dustin is texting the other Jessica right now, the one that he ghosted a week ago? How dare you even bring that up? Let's remember he is a guy. And we're addicted to the chase.

But hopefully he can just focus on the current Jessica and the good thing that they have going on right now. Why would you even put that in his head if he's listening? If you're listening, change the other Jessica's to do not text. Just for now. Just delete their number. That's even easier. No, you never know.

Okay. Never say never. But remember, you can listen to all of our second date updates on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get your podcasts at Brooke and Jeffrey. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Happy holidays everyone It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning And I don't know if you know this

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What's a Christmas tree nude? What I mean by that is There's a naked Christmas tree trend That's going viral on social media You mean just a tree with no ornaments or lights? Basically yeah Tree in your house without any ornaments No decorations

or tinsel, and sometimes even without lights. Oh, wow. This is what my family does. We'll put a photo up on the Brooke and Jeffrey Insta story so everybody can see it. This is like from Kim Kardashian's house, isn't it? It's like that minimalist thing. When you drive through the rich neighborhoods and you see in the window, it's no decorations on the tree. You couldn't be more wrong.

It's Chloe Kardashian. They're not the same person. Also, Victoria Beckham is doing this. A lot of big Hollywood celebrities and influencers. are getting in. That sucks, so, because the best part of your tree is putting up all the ornaments from your life, you know, the things that your kids made, the ones you got on trips. They probably have that in one of the rooms.

Oh, like room five. I'm sorry. The reason why everybody's getting on board is because it's more of a less is more celebration. Enjoy the feeling of a clean looking tree without the chaos and the clutter in the kids. That's not why we do it. Says Victoria Beckham, who has everything. She's most posh.

I trust her. Others do say it does look a little bit unfinished, even joyless, possibly intimidating, like an animal might jump out of it and claw your face off. Which is exciting. Yeah. You know, like, you never know what's going to happen when you walk by the tree. Is there a raccoon in it? Christmas has all types of different thrills that you can get on board with. Either way, it's been slowly growing in popularity, and some retailers have noticed and are now offering nearly nude pre-lit trees.

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Who would you call if the unthinkable happened? I just fell and started screaming. If you lost someone you loved in the most horrific way. What's the thing was y'all 22 times? The police, right? But what if the person you're supposed to go to for help is the one you're the most afraid of? This dude is the devil. He's a snake. He'll hurt you.

I got you. I got you. I got you. I'm Nikki Richardson, and this is The Girlfriends, Untouchable. Detective Roger Galoopsky spent decades intimidating and sexually abusing black women across Kansas City, using his police badge to scare them into silence. This is the story of a detective who seemed above the law until we came together to take him down. I told Roger Galoopsky, I said, you're going to see my face till the day that you die. Listen to the Girlfriends Untouchable on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I'm Stefan Curry, and this is Gentleman's Cut.

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Please enjoy responsibly. Have you ever listened to those true crime shows and found yourself with more questions than answers? And what is this? How is that not a story we all know? What's this? Where is that? Why is it wet?

Boy, do we have a show for you? From Smartless Media, Campside Media, and Big Money Players comes Crimely. Join me, Josh Dean, investigative journalists. And me, Roy Scoville, comedian, as we celebrate the amazing creativity of the world's dumbest criminals. We'll look into some of the silliest ways

folks have broken the laws. Honestly, it feels more like a high-level prank than a crime. Who catfishes a city? And meets some memorable anti-heroes. There are thousands of angry, horny monkeys. Clap, if you think, she's a witch. And it freaks you out.

He has x-ray vision. How could I not follow it? Honestly, I got to follow me. He can see right through me. Listen to Crimless on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. It's the radio segment that's turning the yogurt game on its ear with a new creamy, protein-packed flavor to start off your day. Try out hot dog yogurt. Ew!

Or hoyo, for short. Is it made with real hot dog water? Comes in variations from spicy brought swirl to hot link happiness with real processed meat aftertaste in every single bite. Is there chunks at the bottom that you have to stir up? You'll have to get one to find out with laser stories. The segment where we read weird news stories around the globe, just like everyone else does, except we've got a laser.

Those other frankinsplurters just don't. This first laser story is out of swight. city. There's a new dating app where the most important thing in the bio is your weight, fertility, and milk production. And yes, it is for cows. Thank God. I truly was like offended for women. I was ready to sign up if I was single. I was like, so I'm glad she's fertile. Yeah. The farm where milk is produced for Bailey's Irish cream is the first big adopter of a new app called Tinder for Heifers. Of course it'd be an alcohol company that's like, yeah, let's get our cows on Tinder.

And the fourth generation dairy farmer says it's been an incredible success, which allows farmers to find their cows perfect mate by searching through animal ancestry as well as listing their weight, fertility, and milk production. They should do this with Wagyu cows. There's currently 230 Bailey's ladies who provide the essential ingredient for the Irish liqueur. and the farmers who oversee it say they deserve premium bulls and nothing less. That's awesome. How cute that they call them Bailey's ladies. That is the cutest name for a herd ever. Optimizing mating reduces the chances of inbreeding,

which cuts waste and lowers overall carbon emissions. Where were they at Brooks Family Reunion? Come on, man. A lot of fertile inbreeding there too. One bull showed up and was like, that's my sister. Anyway, the new Tinder for cows. is a paid dating service at $135 a year. And it's not just for the Bailey Heifers.

The app now has over 25,000 Irish beef and dairy cows on it. Oh, cute. So there are cows with accents. Yep, and that number is only supposed to grow. So go ahead and slide into Bessie's DMs because she is ready and willing. Okay. Better not get catfished on there. That was a cowfish, yeah.

This next laser story is out of Word World. The internet became a bigger cesspool of information. this year than ever before. You mean disinformation, right? Really, Brooke. Really? What did I say? Information. I thought I said misinformation.

Sorry. Yeah, misinformation than ever before. So this pick makes sense. Merriam Webster's word of the year is slop, as in AI slop. Okay. They define it as digital content of low quality that's produced usually in high quantity by means of artificial intelligence. You're telling me that.

AI model with six fingers isn't real? AI content got so cheap and easy this year. It's unavoidable at this point from cookie cutter writing full of botched facts to that fun video your dad sent of an old lady on a sled crashing into a fence. My dad sends me so many AI videos. That's a giraffe on a trampoline. You don't believe it? Much funnier than what we're doing.

AI slop is everywhere right now. And they say they picked it because it managed to sum up the problem in just four letters. Oh, I thought they picked it because they put it into chat GPT, and that's what it picked. Most likely that's true. Plus, it gave us a fun way to mock AI. Yeah, I hate AI. Yeah, we love doing that. I like roasting them.

Other words that made their short list include gerrymander, touch grass, performative, tariff, and meanwhile, dictionary.com's word of the year, 6'7. Yay. Oh, boom. Which is, I guess, technically two words or two numbers. It's hyphenated, I believe. Dude, I was at the sixth grade band concert last night. And the band director goes, okay, we're going to have to take a break for six to seven minutes.

No. He didn't do it all purpose at the whole. A total accident. He's like, no. Kids. It blew up. It was awesome. Let's go to your next laser story out of food news.

Today, in celebration of National Maple Syrup Day, the restaurant chain Denny's is dropping literal streetware drip with the release of sticky kicks. Ooh, yeah. Sticky kicks. I'm showing the picture to my co-host here. Yeah, I love the color. Sticky kicks is the first ever. sneakers filled with real Denny's syrup. What?

Oh my god. If there's like pouches of it. Why? Denny says the limited edition sneakers are impractical, unnecessary, and completely over the top, which is exactly why we love them.

So each pair features Denny's iconic yellow, brown, and red colors. And then on the sides, there's transparent panels that encase the syrup, which they did have to add a disclaimer saying, do not puncture the shoes or eat the syrup from the shoes for any reason. Wait a minute.

These drips are for style only, so please leave it that way. What if it's an emergency and you have waffles but you don't have syrup? Yes, except for emergencies, yes, obviously. The sticky kicks will drop exclusively at 9 a.m. today on a first come, first serve basis for $195 a pop. And not surprisingly, they expect to sell out almost instantly. I will say, imagine rolling up into a Denny's. on that. Yeah.

You're a rock star. Yes, you are. Let's go to your final laser story out of Holiday Headquarters. Yay. Even if you love holiday shopping, everybody has one stubborn person on their list who is very difficult to shop for. And let's be honest, it's grandpa. And he knows it.

I agree. So a poll asked, how easy or difficult do you think it is for other people to pick out gifts for you? Oh. 20% said very easy. Another 38% said relatively easy, and 9% admitted it is very hard to shop for them. Oh. If you break it down by demographics, the people most likely to admit they're very hard to shop for are men over the age of 65.

Wow. The grandpas know it. Yes. I was going to say, I think we're all easy to shop. Where anybody here think they're picky? No, it's when you get older, it's like, what do they need? Like, they have everything. Yeah, totally.

The group most likely to say they're easy to shop for are Southern. women between the ages of 30 and 44. I just said I'm easy to shop for you. Well, you're a southern woman. I also asked how good or bad do you think you are at picking out gifts for people in your life? I love shopping. I think

I'm pretty good. Well, according to the study, the worst gift buyers are boomer men. Oh, yeah. Once again. Men over 65. They're hard to buy for. They can't shop for anyone else. Maybe we should just have them buy gifts for themselves.

Seriously. And if they do, they're probably going to need somebody else to help wrap the gifts for them. Because guess what? Grandpas are also the group most likely to admit being terrible at wrapping presents too. You suck. Come on, Grandpa. Step it up. You know, Grandpa's going to buy his own gift and go,

last year, this was $10 last. He's still going to complain. That's why Grandpa's only give you $5 cash for every holiday. They don't go for inflation. That's why I always tell all my friends, learn to wrap it up right. That's why we say that. And that's what this guy practices, and he is so excited for Christmas that most of his presents are already wet.

From walking on them. He just got out of his pond, Brooke. He's a turtle, remember? You are disgusting, whatever you were thinking. If you have any issues, look upstairs to the brain inside of you. That's the problem. Texted in for disappointed him, Brooke. This was a very wholesome edition of laser stories that Brooke has completely ruined.

We're going to do same time on Friday. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Win, Brooke, Foss! Woo! I want a hippopotam. Sing it, Brooke. Yeah. Only hippopotamus will do.

With confidence. No rock the ride. Come on, Brooke. I don't know this song. Are you kidding me. Too timid. Do you know it? And hippopotamuses love me too.

That's right. And that song doesn't just describe Brooke's dating history. It's also celebrating the joyous demands of selfish children on Christmas. Oh, because she's demanding a hippopotamus, which is an absolutely ridiculous demand. And in the spirit of the holiday, Brooke is selfishly demanding a win today. We'll see if she can pull it off against Ron, who played her a year ago and lost horribly. Wow, you got to add that horribly in there, huh? That was his description of the game.

Ron, what are you wanting for Christmas this year? All I want for Christmas this year, Jeff, is to beat Brooke. Yeah. That's as ridiculous as a hippopotamus. John, you don't have to take that. We're going to clap back at her once she leaves the studio, but you got 30 seconds on the clock to answer as many questions as possible. If you don't know when you can say pass,

but you have to beat her out right if you want to win. Are you ready? I have been waiting a year for this. This is the moment you got this, dude. Your time starts now. The Simpsons debuted on this day in 1989. What network does it air on? Box.

How many colors are on a standard Rubik's Cube? Six. The dessert tiramisu was invented in which country? Pass. In the 2013 movie Frozen, what actress voiced Princess Anna? Pass. What do you call it when an object collapses inwards on itself due to immense pressure? Implode.

Oh, yeah. We'll accept that answer for sure. Oh, yes. Just the way that Ron said it really got me going. Now, Brooke is back in this. Ron, you just speak my language, dude. Are you too flirting? They are flirting.

Please don't worry about it. It's called bro bonding. Oh, sorry. It's the same thing. But now Brooke is back in the studio, and I have a feeling she's going to be extremely jealous of Ron's holiday tradition that he's been a part of since he's been little. He says, oh no?

His mom is a baker, and she makes everybody. everybody in their family, their own individual favorite pies. What? Ron, what's yours? Chocolate cream with whipped cream on top. Oh, my God. Oh, yeah. What is your broken up banana cream?

I just, I'm sorry, I just pictured. Do you know Matilda and the cake eating scene? The big chocolate cake? With the boy eating the chocolate cake. I just pictured that as you as a child, Ron. It's funny, you mentioned that because one of the hippopotamists, when the song became a big hit, PV received a 700-pound baby hippo named Matilda. Oh, wow, what a small world.

How did this happen? The scars just aligned during this segment. And Ron, it also says that you guys do presents on Christmas Eve stockings only on Christmas Day. Right? Isn't that weird? That's what Jose's family kind of does, too. Yeah, we do all family exchange on Christmas Eve, and then Christmas Day is for Santa only.

Yeah, and eating entire pies. Yes. Santa only bring stockings. I never understood that. I see. You guys are talking about gifts inside the stockings. I thought it was only wearing stockings only. Okay.

Now I'm not as interested in that tradition, Ron. I'm sorry. It's your turn. Are you ready? Stockings only, let's go. Oh, God. Your time starts now. The Simpsons debuted on this day in 1989.

What network does it air on? Fox. How many colors are on a standard Rubik's cube? Eight. Nope. Nope, six. You're lucky I paused. The dessert tiramisu was invented in which country?

Italy. In the 2013 movie Frozen, what actress voiced Princess Anna? Kristen Bell. What do you call it when an object collapses inwards on itself due to immense pressure? Oh, imploding. I like it better when Ron said it. Why? What did he?

Ron was like sensual with that. The way he answers way better. So you guys were flirting. Let's just go to the scoreboard. see how you both did with Jose. It's so good. It's like Christmas in my mouth. Balanos.

Ron, you got three correct today, friend. Oh, no. Sensual three. Yeah, that's not bad. Good score. Brooke, all five. Three. I'm sorry, Ron.

But at least you didn't lose horribly this time, just normally. I would call that kind of horribly. I had to pass two questions in a row. No, that's it. Oh, you pass? That's a good game. It's okay, Ron. Let's go over the answer.

for everybody. Simpsons debuted on this day in 1989. It airs on the Fox Network. I love the Simpsons. Rubik's Cube, standard Rubik's Cube, has six colors, one for each side. The dessert tiramisu was invented in Italy. In the movie Frozen, Princess Anna is voiced by actress

Kristen Bell. Elsa was voiced by Edina Menzel. And when object collapses inwards on itself, due to immense pressure, it's called implosion or imploding. Oh, yeah. Imploding. Oh, wow.

Is that how he said it? That's how he said it. That's just my voice. I'm sorry. I can't help. Okay. This is classic Ron. Classic Ron.

Sorry, dude. It wasn't enough to be Brooke, but just for playing. We're going to give you a $25 Disney gift card valid at any Disney resort theme park or online in the Disney store. Awesome. I love it. Yeah. Well, hey, happy pie day on Christmas to you, Ron. Yeah, you too, Brooke.

Happy, happy New Year and happy holidays, everybody. I really wish you back. Guy, you're such a good loser, Ron. Oh, what a friend. friendly way to end the game. Ron, come back and play again soon. We're going to do Win Brooks Buck's same time tomorrow. I'm Stefan Curry and this is Gentleman's Cut.

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when we knuckle down to do our annual holiday episodes. We collected our best past classic holiday episodes and compiled them into a 12 days of Christmas toys playlist that the whole family can enjoy. That's right. Maybe you missed it the first time we detailed the history of Beanie Babies, Monopoly, or Yo-Yo's, a whole lot more. So listen to the 12 Days of Christmas Toys playlist

on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Who would you call if the unthinkable happened? My sister was y'all 22 times. A police officer, right? But what do you do when the monster is the man in blue? This dude is the devil. He'll hurt you.

This is the story of a detective who thought he was above the law until we came together to take him down. I said, you're going to see my face to the day that you die. I got you, I got you, I got you. Listen to the girlfriends, untouchable, on the IHeart

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