Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - PODCAST: Presidents Day Game

Episode Date: February 18, 2019

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Hi, I'm Ed Zitron, host of the Better Offline podcast. And this January, we're going to go on the road to beautiful Las Vegas, Nevada, to cover the Consumer Electronics Show, tech's biggest conference. Better Offline CES coverage won't be the usual rundown of the hottest gadgets or biggest trends, but an unvarnished look at what the tech industry plans to sell or do to you in 2025.

I'll be joined by David Roth of Defector and the writer Edward Ongueso Jr. With guest appearances from Behind the Bastards Robert Evans, It Could Happen Here's Gare Davis, and a few surprise guests throughout the show. Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts from. It's President's Day. It's Brook and Doodle in the morning. That's the one day where, as a country, we're supposed to think back about how hot all of our previous presidents were. Yeah. I see you, Millard Fillmore.

Millie Fillmy. Anyway, throughout the years, we've heard many presidential terms and phrases that any second grader should definitely know. But what about the people on this show? Do we have the brainpower to remember a few simple facts about the history of this country and the great leaders who oversaw it? Well, we're going to find out because I guess young Jeffrey has come up with a friendly competition to see if any of us can remember anything about anything. Specifically presidents this time, but normally just anything. So go ahead, Jeff. Well, today we're going to be testing out that second grade knowledge that Jubal just referred to with a little presidential fill in the blank fun.

Here's how it works. I'm going to give you each a partial sentence related to President's Day vocabulary word list that I stole off the internet, and you have to fill in the blank with the correct presidential term. Oh, no. At the end, the winner's going to be crowned Miss Presidentiality. Oh, no. Okay. Okay?

Do we get a sash? I've always wanted to be Miss Presidentiality. You get a sash, you get a crown, and I, Young Jeffrey, will kneel before you, and then we'll see what happens. Okay. Okay? I think I'm going to be the disappointed one, but whatever. You never know, Brooke.

But let's get started. Jubal, you're going to go first. Okay. Your first question, fill in the blank here. Since 1789, there have officially been 27 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, but the first 10 are known as blank. You know this. But the first ten are known as blank. You know this.

The first ten are known as the intro. No. That is not it. That's your answer? Yeah. It's not like a mix. Are you being for real? The intro. You know that.

Maybe, maybe not, but I'm going with intro. Jubal gets that one. I want to be Miss Presidentiality. You win by losing. You win by winning. The correct answer, if you were curious, is the Bill of Rights. It was really close. I knew that, but I want to go with intro.

I think it is better. Let's move on to Brooke here. Your question. The group of philosophers, politicians, and writers who led the American Revolution against the Kingdom of Britain are known to history as blank. God. Benjamin Franklin. John Hancock. Those are their specific names.

Badass bandits. What is their name? They cut, uh, congressional, wait. Quartet. What were they called, you guys? Can I get help or can I not get help? Do you want them to... They want to win more than you.

One more time and I'll give you an answer. The group of philosophers, politicians, and writers who led the American Revolution against the Kingdom of Great Britain are known to history as blank. First Congress. It was the first Destiny's Child, wasn't it? They're known as the founding fathers of America.

That's right. Those daddies. Those guys. Jose, it's your turn. Oh, God. I'm already going to get it wrong. The United States has a special group of 538 people whose sole purpose is to elect the president of the United States. This group is called blank.

The Electoral College, baby! Yay! Oh my god. That's the one thing I know. That's the one thing I know about politics. Yeah, you got super pumped up as soon as he was starting to ask that question. Jose's in the lead. Jose's in the lead.

Oh, you have to get them right if you want to be Mr. President. That's what we were telling you. Did you fail every test because you never paid attention? Probably. I don't even know if I took tests. Here's a chance to redeem yourself, Jubal, okay? Your next question. Before a new president is sworn into office, the previous one, while they're still running the country,

is known as a blank. Oh, I know this. The previous one is known as... Like. Oh, I know this. The previous one is known as... Like an animal. A tiger? No. Hey there, tiger. Yeah, I'll go tiger.

No. The previous president while they're still running the country is known as a lame duck. A lame duck president. Feisty tiger. Brooke. Give me one of their questions. I know all the other answers. Brooke, you definitely know this one.

A political action committee that is heavily funded by wealthy corporations is known as a blank. Pack. Super pack. Whoa. Look at that. That was impressive.

Political Action Committee. Wow. That's fancy. All right. Brooke and Jose, you both have one. Jose, it's your turn. Okay. When you have a closed meeting of supporters for a specific political party or president,

it's called a blank. Stupid, man. I had all this momentum and now I... What a parliament. Parliament! That's your answer? Final answer. Dang, I'm just trying to think of political words. I don't know.

Parliament's from Britain. You don't even have a parliament. That's how classy I am. Unless you're talking about Parliament Funkadelic. P-Funk from back in the day. A closed meeting of supporters for a specific political party or president. That's called a caucus. Oh, I didn't know I wanted to say that. Come on.

Jubal, back to you. When a political decision is made that is not directly supporting either party, that's known as blank. Hogwash. That's interesting. I don't know the answer to that. That's known as being bipartisan. I thought it was called hogwash. That's what I would say. This don't know the answer to that. That's known as being bipartisan.

I thought it was called hogwash because that's what I would say. This doesn't support either one. This is hogwash. I feel like you wouldn't know bipartisan. It doesn't exist in this country. You've gotten zero correct so far. Brooke, let's go over here. I thought that was the way to be Miss President. If I get this right, does it end the competition? I hope so.

No, it wouldn't end it. Brooke, when the president travels to a state and campaigns to gain support for another candidate running for office, that's called blank. Supporting his best friends. Don't be the good bro. It's called campaigning for someone else. The answer. Okay. That's called stigning for someone else. The answer. Okay.

That's called stumping. I didn't know that. Like the president was in Ohio stumping for candidates. No one says that, Jeffrey. That is what everybody says. I've heard it a lot. Jose, if you get this question right, you will actually win this. Oh, my God. All right, here we go.

A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party is known as a blank. I'm not helping you. I don't want you to win. Say it one more time. A preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party is known as a blank. A primary. Dang it. You got it.

Jose officially wins. Wow. Jose is so smart. Jose, you are it. You won. Congratulations, Jose. Jose, you are Miss Presidentiality. You made our forefathers very proud today.

Read tally. Congratulations, Jose. It feels good. It should feel good. You're the smartest person in the room, Jose. I've always told you guys I'm smarter than all of you. You have. Damn it, Jose. It feels good. It should feel good. You're the smartest person in the room, Jose. I've always told you guys I'm smarter than all of you. You have. Damn it, Jeffrey.

Well, now I finally believe. All right, your phone tap is coming up right after this. It's Brooke and Jubal in the morning. Ugh, we're so done with New Year, New You. This year, it's more you on Bumble. More of you shamelessly sending playlists, especially that one filled with show tunes. More of you finding Gemini's because you know you always like them. More of you dating with intention because you know what you want.

And you know what? We love that for you. Someone else will too. Be more you this year and find them on Bumble. Joel, the holidays are a blast, but the financial hangover, that can be a huge bummer. If you are out there and you're dreading the new statement email that reveals the massive balance that you may have racked up, well, you could use our help. That's right. I'm Joel.

And I am Matt. And we're from the How To Money podcast. Our show is all about helping you make sense of your personal finances so you can ditch your pesky credit card debt once and for all, make real progress on other crucial financial goals that you've got, and just feel more in control of your money in general. You know it. For money advice without the judgment and jargon, listen to How to Money on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. look at what the tech industry plans to sell or do to you in 2025. I'll be joined by David Roth at Defector and the writer Edward Ongueso Jr. with guest appearances from Behind the Bastards

Robert Evans, It Could Happen Here's Gare Davis, and a few surprise guests throughout the show. Listen to Better Offline on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts from.