Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: An Axe To Grind

Episode Date: January 31, 2022

One of our listeners was SHOCKED when his date showed up to a normal date wearing a costume and it ended up affecting the entire night!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Can the venue that you take your date to ruin your chances at a second hangout? The venue? Yeah. I mean, I know that happened to me at the inflatable hot tub palace. Good date, weird venue. Yeah. Apparently they ran out of cleaning equipment

a few months before that. So, you know, try having fun in brown water. It's not ideal, I'll say. You just still went through with it. Yeah, I mean, we're there. I paid the $15 for it. Okay. So, gotta go through with it. Yeah, I mean, I'm worth it. I paid the $15 for it, so I've got to go through with it. That's what one of our listeners, Andy, said in his email to us. He said he had this great girl, but maybe he chose the wrong place to do the date.

So, Andy, welcome to the show, man. Yeah, I wish I could say it's good to be here, but I'm wondering what's going on with her. I get it. No offense. Yeah, it sounds like you're working from a little bit of regret right now. What's the woman's name that you went out with? Her name is Ari. Okay.

I love that name. Oh, Andy and Ari. I love it. That flows. Okay. Sounds like a sitcom. Yeah. Or a podcast.

One of them is wacky. The other one is is wacky. The other one is also wacky. So where did you take Ari for your date? So I took her to an axe throwing bar. Oh. Dude, that's a great date. I still want to do this.

Dude, I have been on a date there. I mean, I think it's so fun. I've been before, yeah. I know Brooke's taken her husband there a few times hoping to make it look like an accident. Like, why isn't it a bar? It's in the woods. Yeah. Throwing axes. But no, I mean, that sounds awesome.

Yeah. What could go wrong there? Why are you regretting that? Well, we met online and she was like really cute. I mean, if I'm being honest, I have a thing for girls who wear a ponytail with a baseball cap. And that was her profile picture. I totally feel you. It's very rare. Why did both of you just do that? It's such a hotline.

I just envisioned Ariana Grande on that bicycle in that video on the stationary bike with the hat and the ponytail. Not who this is right now. Bro, you had me at Ariana. Well, I don't care who it is. Oh, her name's Ari. Look at that. Oh, my God.

Wait, was it Ariana Grande? It sounds like to me we need to try less, apparently. Yeah. Okay, I feel you. She's a girl that wears a ponytail with a hat over it. Okay. So she felt low maintenance from her profile pic is maybe also what you got from it, right? Yeah, I mean, she was just very cute.

And I was just excited because we had chatted and she seemed super cool. I found out we were both left-handed which i i know it's not like a big thing but it was just kind of like right i don't meet many girls who are also left-handed right you can share a hatred of scissors together yeah that's cool okay exactly so you said that you kind of regretted the axe throwing bar like what happened when you went there yeah let me tell you about the date itself so like she showed up and she was wearing flannel and suspenders kind of like a lumberjack full theme i love it all right it sounds like she was into it it was a little bit much but she did look cute

i mean she's definitely rolling the dice on that one. Yeah. I mean, it's almost like wearing a costume. Right. You're going to stand out, for sure. Okay. So after you got over her outfit, how did the axe throwing go? It was great. We played a few games, and she was pretty darn athletic, which, again, I thought was attractive. You can't show up in flannel and suspenders and not be good at throwing the axe. Agreed. Agreed.

And she was. She was really good. But the place itself, you know, I was a little disappointed, if I'm being honest, because I wish I researched it more because it was way more expensive than I thought. Oh, it's pricey. Is it really?

Yeah. And there's a drink limit. That's the worst part. Like two drinks usually. Oh, no. And it's not cheap, for sure. Like, I've only done it once because I kind of left with the same feeling. Like two drinks usually. Yeah. Oh no. And it's not cheap for sure. Like we, I've only done it once because I kind of left with the same feeling. Like that was really fun

but it was a lot of money. Is that how you felt Andy? Yeah, it was like 10 bucks for a light beer and the axes, it seemed like they just had axes out in like their grandfather's shed. They were like falling apart a little. Oh sketch. Yeah, so I apart a little. Oh, sketch.

Yeah, so I was a little frustrated. All right, so the venue isn't exactly what you wanted, but were you able to like connect with Ari? Yeah, I thought we had a great time. And, you know, like I might have made a couple comments about the axes kind of in jest, but I wasn't like going out of my way to complain. And it wasn't like unreal the best date ever, but I thought we had a lot of fun. And it wasn't like unreal, the best date ever, but I thought we had a lot of fun.

And after we were throwing axes, we got a beer at the bar and just had some good conversation. And then she said she had to get going and I was already thinking about the next date. Okay. And I mean, how did it end? Did you tell her that?

Did you tell her you wanted to see her again? Well, I, you know, we were texting after and I told her, obviously obviously i want to take her out again but now it's kind of weird she won't respond to all my texts like once in a while she responds but i have to send like texts on different days just to get a response out of her and oh yeah so i think maybe she didn't like the date spot because it was a little janky and and i thought that her and i you know we got along very well. Okay. You're thinking that maybe she was unimpressed with this particular axe throwing bar, like she wanted a classier axe throwing bar with, like, crystal diamond axes that you guys throw?

Oh, my God, that'd be so cute. I will say she didn't come in costume. Yeah. I mean, she sounds kind of serious about it, so. And it wasn't quite Instagram worthy. Right. Maybe that's what the problem is. But, I mean, did she ever complain about the status of the bar?

Did she seem disappointed? Ooh, that's the question. Not that I could tell, really. Okay, that's good. I mean, if it really annoyed her, she would have been on it all night. It sounds like you really honestly don't know what's wrong. He was just distracted by her ponytail bouncing around as she threw that axe. Exactly. If I knew,

I wouldn't be calling guys, but I have no idea. Well, let's try and find out. We're going to play a song. We'll come back. We'll call Ari for you, and we'll try and get you a second date update, all right? All right, great. All right, hold on a minute. Second date update.

Wearing flannel shirts, drinking overpriced beer, while throwing axes at a wall. Yes. Dating sure has changed over the last few years. Yeah, that's a fun date. And an expensive date. Yeah. Suckers like Brooke who will pay a mint for it. Right, Brooke?

Because you said that you did that. Dude, I'm such a sucker. I love a fun activity. I do. Andy didn't describe it as being fun because he probably paid over $100 for some low-quality axes with two warm beers to go with it. And he didn't even get a second date out of the whole thing. So we're going to try our best to right that wrong. And guess what, Andy?

I promise you that my performance today is going to be a bullseye. Sounds awesome. All right. Do you know what I just thought of? Because you had no idea what could have gone wrong. I wonder if, because she showed up in flannel and suspenders, I wonder if she was embarrassed. Do you know what I mean?

Because you weren't wearing anything like that. And she thought it was like a themed dress-up thing? Totally, and she could just never recover from it. So she didn't have a good time. Did you get that feeling, Andy? I mean, I didn't get that feeling, but... Alexis, if that was you going on the date and you showed up in an outfit, would you be embarrassed?

I mean, I would never wear that in the first place. I don't own a flannel, so... Okay. It's not my thing, you know? You're just embarrassed for her. I know the hometown you're from, and it should be your thing. Yeah.

Yeah, so let's not act like you're classy over here. Unlike you, I know how to step away from the hometown look. Brooke goes to bed with an accent. Okay, bangs. Let's just an accent. Okay, bangs. Let's just call Ari. Okay, bangs. And we will try and find out what's going on.

All right, Andy? Here we go. Dollar number right now. Hello? Hi, is this Ari? This is Ari. Hey, Ari, my name's Jeff from the radio show Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. How are you doing?

Okay. Okay. Cool. Yeah, it's probably pretty weird to be getting a call from a radio station. Yeah. Did I win something? Not exactly, but depending on how this call goes maybe because we're calling on behalf of one of our listeners who went on a date with you his name's andy uh uh-huh

okay so you remember andy now we're doing something called the second date update we're trying to help andy figure out if something went wrong when you went out with him the other day to the axe throwing bar. Really? Yeah. So just curious, what did he tell you about our date? Well, he said that you guys played a few games, had some beers. He said you showed up in a flannel outfit, kind of like a lumberjack. And he thought that was pretty cool. Oh, he did. He thought it was cool. were you yeah were you embarrassed that you showed up in almost a costume no i wasn't embarrassed at all okay no it seemed to annoy him that i was dressed like that he was all like wow why didn't you tell me i could have done it too

which was just such a weird response and that's not really i mean that doesn't sound like he's annoyed it sounds like he wants to join in. Yeah. I don't know. He said I was cute, but that I didn't necessarily need the lumberjack outfit to look cute. Oh, okay. Kind of like backhanded. Yeah.

It's a weird compliment for sure. But is that the only thing that went wrong? That he didn't compliment you? In the way you wanted. No, no, no, no. I could get over that. Oh, okay. All right. We went to play the axe throwing, which, I mean, he wasn't great at. compliment you in the way you want no no no i could get over that but like okay all right we

went to play the axe throwing which i mean he wasn't great at but hey i was not great at either and so we played three games and i just happened to beat him all three games nice you didn't like rub it in his face or anything no oh brooke's like why not yeah like each game he's like okay this is my turn now this is my turn so then it gets even worse he like went all like karen and asked for a manager what and and was like blaming the equipment the bullseye oh god no way yeah oh that's embarrassing like a machine like i get it if you're like playing pin, hey, the thing's not adding up right. He did mention to us that the axes did seem kind of old and... Subpar.

Yeah, not to his standards. They brought him a whole new set. No, they didn't. Just so he could prove himself. What? And I still won. Oh. Okay.

Dude, I mean, this is a guy who you feel maybe is really fragile in his own masculinity. Like, that he was actually threatened by you beating him at an axe-throwing competition. Yeah, he was just such a sore loser about it. So I was like, you know what? Let's just go have drinks. It was a game. It was supposed to be fun. Let's just leave that behind.

I guess we never did ask andy like who won when we were talking it doesn't matter it doesn't it's like as long as you had fun totally and if you're a fun loving person if you're getting beaten you like are self-deprecating or you're like hyping the other one up or to be honest what i do is i try my best and if a girl beats me at something i'm like well i'm, I'm letting you win. Cause I'm a gentleman. Yeah. But really they just are better at me. Okay. It's axe throwing.

It's not a real sport. True. Yeah. Don't say that to the lumberjacks. Triggered Brooke. Yeah. Was he able to recover when you guys were having drinks? I mean, obviously not.

Cause you weren't calling him back, but. No, I mean, as we were headed over to have drinks, he told me that my suspenders were twisted and he wanted to fix them so then he went to fix it and like and like bumped him in the nose oh my god that's such karma for what yeah yeah i don't know if this is karma

but i do need to let you know now ari, that Andy has been on the other line listening to this entire conversation. He wants to talk to you. What? Yeah. Andy, are you there? Yeah, I'm here, and I'm kind of shocked by this. Are you? Really?

You mean, like, is she not telling the truth? I mean, no, like, yes, she won the first few matches, but look, I'm a very athletic guy. If we had played, like, a few more games, I, she won the first few matches, but look, I'm a very athletic guy. If we had played like a few more games, I would have won. No one asked. That wasn't. That's not the point, dude. Like what she's saying is you're a little whiny about it.

And you asked for the manager. Don't do that on a date ever. You were there, okay? That was a safety hazard. All those handles were loose. He was looking out for the safety of the other customers, Brooke. That was a safety hazard. All those handles were loose. He was looking out for the safety of the other customers, Brooke. This wasn't about him. Exactly. It's just an unsafe environment.

Look, I'm an expert Axtar, okay? What? No, you are? It's true. Yeah, absolutely. I know who you're taking. Wait, wait. Why do you say that?

Because I've actually set the record at two different axe throwing places. One in Saskatchewan. Oh, in Saskatchewan? Okay. Dude, everyone knows Saskatchewan. Is that because nobody else went to the bar? My name's on the wall there, okay? I'm sure it is.

He threw axes and threw his name into the wall using the axe dude ari's not calling you back not because of your axe abilities are you not hearing that it sounds like you're too competitive brother i'm not too competitive i'm just a man and like you're you're you're coming on a little strong trying to impress Ari. I'm not trying to impress. It's just what I am. One time I played flag football with Tim Tebow, and I tackled him. You tackled Tim Tebow?

He's a man of the Lord. He was on the bench at the time. I just came up behind him. That's actually pretty cool. Hey, Ari, are you turned on after you heard that story about Tim Tebow? Oh, my gosh. you turned on after you heard that story about Tim Tebow? Oh, my gosh. So turned on. Oh.

Look, a real man would be gracious and not obsessed with beating his date. Gracious is a good word there. I was being gracious. I let you win four times in a row before we had a drink. Oh. Here we go. Now you lost on purpose. Oh, this is exhausting.

He only called the manager over to make it seem like he was upset about it. It was all an act. I didn't want to mention this, but I'm actually nationally ranked in expert. How do you get better as the conversation happens? I'm good on the staff.

I actually invented expert. Honestly, Andy, just be confident. I didn't want to brag. I didn't want to brag about this kind of stuff but now you're being humble you guys are laughing and all but you couldn't be more far off about me okay well if you prove us wrong we would gladly accept it come down to an extra in place with me i'll show show you. Let's take this outside. Andy, at the end of the day, it doesn't even matter what we think about you.

It's really what Ari thinks about you. Ari, what do you think? We would like to send you out on another date with Andy and we'd pay for that. I don't know how you feel, though, after hearing this conversation. Maybe like a non-competitive date.

It has gone from bad to worse. I've heard way more than I really ever needed to hear. Did the record in Saskatchewan turn you off? Is that what it was? I'm too intimidated. Yeah. He's too much of a man now. You know what?

Like, if you don't appreciate me for what I am, I'll find somebody else who does. Yeah. Okay. I can't handle that much man. I'm sorry. Sorry about that, Andy. It sounds like we're not going to be able to get you a second date here. Okay.

And seriously, though, you seem like a delightful person when you aren't trying to prove yourself. I don't have to prove myself, okay? Just look at the national rankings. That proves me. You should print that out and take that with you on your date. No, no. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. We got a text into 78592

one of our listeners is apparently gonna go check all the saskatchewan websites to see if there's any axe throwing bars that have records up on their walls leave this man alone he's already hurt do you know what he would say it's only in person you gotta see it in person it's on the wall i want them to go see that's what i'm talking about that's why I love our listeners somebody actually wants to play detective and double check this guy for axe throwing records like who does that our listeners are the best

who even believes him enough to like I mean come on I think he just wants to prove him wrong if you look up fragile masculinity in the dictionary it's his picture I can't say that i was surprised that he didn't get another date yeah because his story just kept on changing throughout the call like at the start it was his very first time axe throwing and by the end he was freaking paul bunyan yeah

exactly exactly my middle name is axe yeah i put on x body spray and I don't know if he was still trying to save a date By proving that he was good at it I'm like yo dude That has nothing to do with why she's not calling you back He wasn't even listening to her at that point There's not been a woman on the planet That has like turned somebody down Because they weren't good at throwing axes

I mean he's top 10 but he's not number 1 No no no So if you're an expert axe thrower And you want to get a second date update, you can always email the show. We'll call the person who isn't calling you back. Catch Jon Stewart back in action on The Daily Show and in your ears with The Daily Show Ears Edition podcast.

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