Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Champagne and Shackles

Episode Date: June 7, 2024

One of our listeners ended up in the bathroom alongside her date and NOT in a good way… You’ll hear why she had no choice but to bring him with her in an all new Second Date podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at The Daily Show, which means he's also back in our ears on The Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Join late-night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest headlines, exclusive extended interviews, and more. Now this is a second term we can all get behind. Listen to The Daily Show, ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Emi Olea, host of the podcast Crumbs. For years, I had to rely on other people to tell me my story, and what I heard wasn't good. You really f***ed last

night. It felt like I lived most of my life in a blackout. I was trapped in addiction. You had to grab the lamp and smashed it against the walls. And then I decided I wanted to tell my own story. Listen to Crumbs on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Second date update. We've got a listener named Mandy on the phone right now for a second date update. And I have to say, Mandy, you instantly piqued my interest with three words you wrote in your email. Oh, I'm curious. Champagne and shackles.

What? That sounds like a good name. I What? Hey, hey, hey. That sounds like a good name. I saw that and I said, stop. Delete all the other requests for second dates. We must speak to this woman. Because normally we hear about people meeting up at bars and restaurants for dates, but champagne and shackles? Why do I think the local county jail?

No one else? I would know. For the champagne show, though. I don't know. You can bring it in. You can smuggle anything in that place. Brooke, you would smuggle champagne into prison or jail. I didn't even need to take my black market pills after I read that.

So, Mandy, thank you for reaching out. You can smuggle those into prison, too. Yeah, I bet. Mandy, welcome to the show. Thank you. Oh, my gosh, Andy. Anyone that can get Jeff to not take his pills is worthy of our time. That's right.

You already sound like a firecracker. I've got my pen and my paper ready, Mandy. So tell us exactly how does Champagne and Shackles work? Okay, so really a Champagne and Shackles party. Oh, it's a party. Yeah, it's a party and it's like a college thing. Oh, it's like a theme. It's fifth and cuffs,

but with... Yeah. Spancier. Fifth and cuffs? You and another person get tied together and we're both holding a magnum bottle of champagne.

Oh, dang. A magnum bottle? You must be going to a private college because there was no way my poor ass was buying a magnum champagne in college. You're chugging Carla Rossi.

Yes. Thank you, Jose. So yeah, your hands are tied together. Okay. And you can't untie until the two of you finish it. Yeah. Until you finish the drink? Here's my question.

Do you get to choose who you're tied to or is it randomly selected? Well, that's just it. But everyone that's the tip. Everyone that's single that goes has to find a hinge date to shackle up with. Oh. Oh. So you're bringing a hinge date with you. This is such a good idea, because in college, it's a date dash. That would sound so fun.

If a girl invited me to this, I'd be like, oh, yeah. It's better for a girl to ask a guy to put on handcuffs than the other way around. That's a good point. Probably most of the women did the inviting at this party. Imagine a guy, hey, canuffs? That's a good point. Probably most of the women did the inviting of this party. Imagine a guy, hey, can I handcuff you? So that's what you did?

Yes, I went online and I did some scrolling and so I met this guy named Jack. Okay, and why'd you pick him? Well, I told him about the idea and right away he was in. Real cool. Well, a little shady.

Didn't ask any questions. Just right away. Maybe he's an cool. Well, a little shady. Didn't ask any questions. Just right away. Maybe he's an extra boy. He probably brought his own shackles to the party. He was like, I got this. Did you meet him for the first time when you guys arrived at the party? Yes, we met outside. And then it was like 60% to 70% couples that had hinged dates.

Oh, wow. That's like the majority of the party. That is such a risk, though. Can you imagine seeing the person in real life for the first time and going oh my god i have to be tied to you for three hours or however long it takes well that's when the champagne comes in handy you just start chugging i guess so you and jack got your hands bound together with a giant magnum bottle of champagne how did that go it was actually really. You start to figure out how to navigate things and like how to move together.

Did the novelty of it ever wear off? Like, no, I would say like we were really kind of just trying to get around that big obstacle, which is you're trying to finish this bottle before one of you has to use the restroom. Okay, well. Oh, I didn't even think about that piece. But here's the thing. Unfortunately, I lost that battle. Oh, my God. You had your pick. Oh, no. I even think about that piece. But here's the thing. Unfortunately, I lost that battle.

Oh, my God. You had your pee. Oh, no. I had to go so badly. I just, I like, I kept putting it off and putting it off. But since you're tied together, Jack had to come with me, and it was just, like, beyond. Oh, man.

I can only imagine. Close your eyes. Look away. I was trying not to make any noise. Oh, my God. Dude, but that first pee when you have to go so bad is so loud. Yeah, true. Yes, and I was a little tipsy.

We don't need the commentary. I think on the sound levels of the bathroom. Describe the pee. Okay. Well, I know what it sounds like. You know what? I'm even mortified, like, rethinking the details. At least he's not sober, though, too, watching that happen.

And he knows. You're both in an embarrassing situation, so he can relate. What was his mood or tone while that was all going on? I mean, he honestly was a perfect gentleman. That's great to hear. That's a good answer. He sounds like a great guy. What happened?

Yeah. And even the whole restroom part, it was funny in the moment, but I don't know. I thought that might be hard to come back from? Yeah. And like even the whole restroom part, like it was funny in the moment, but like, I don't know. I thought that might be hard to come back from. Yeah. Did you guys ever get. It's because it's one thing to do this as like a college party. It's another thing to do it when this is supposed to be like kind of a romantic first

date. At least you're trying to make like a good first impression on somebody. And that's kind of tough to do with half of your clothes off. Well, I don't know about that part. I think that part would be fine. No, I mean in that situation. Right. Let's finish up with the bathroom part.

What happened after? Okay. So we do end up going back into the party. And at that point, he was able to finish the bottle. Okay. Good. Did he like chug it immediately after the bathroom incident? we do end up going back into the party. And at that point he was able to finish the bottle. Okay. Good. Did he like chug it immediately after the bathroom incident was like,

I, we need to get out of here. We ended up splitting off for a bit. And then towards the end, I caught him and like, he had to go and I thanked him and there has not been a second date. And like, I thought he was really cool and I'd love to redo it as a normal date like in a tamer setting yeah did you see him talking to anybody else after he split off i mean i'm just

thinking there's so many hinge singles there right yeah that's good right i not really i just he was just getting along just enjoying the party okay okay yeah we can get you guys taped together at an olive garden or something i mean the good news news is the goal of any first date is to build camaraderie and connection and have memorable moments. You definitely have those from your first hangout. Oh my god, if he said who after we tell him, we're like,

no. We'll find out. We're about to give him a call and we'll try and get your champagne and shackle second date update right after this. Second date update. When you hear about a first date where champagne was involved and then a few restraints are added in,

suddenly you end up in a bathroom alone with this person. I'm thinking Fifty Shades of Grey Part 4. Christian is back and at it again. Wait, there was a Part 3? Yeah. Yeah, there was three movies. Oh, my God. I love how Jeff and Alexis immediately know.

I know. How have you not seen them? And the thing is... You and Jeff watch them together. There's 150 parts of Grey by the time you get to that. I have no complaints. Yeah. It wasn't that, though.

It turns out, in this case, it was just a champagne and shackles party. Where our listener, Mandy, was bound together with a guy that she met on Hinge named Jack. And again, if you're just tuning in, those things work like this. You and your date have to finish off an entire

bottle of champagne before you can unlock from each other. And I think it was a magnum bottle, like a big boy. Yeah, in this case it was. I mean, it's a headache the next day. The idea is college-esque for sure. And Alexis, do you miss those college parties hearing this

back, or do you just not remember? Obviously, I'm about to go host one this weekend. I'm so inspired. The weird part of the night that happened, though, was when Mandy had to use the restroom before they were able to finish their champagne. So Jack had to tag along for that ride. They got through it, but might not be the best first impression for a first date. Because he chugged the rest of the bottle right afterwards and then ditched her.

Yeah. Mandy, is that a good description of what happened? Oh, yeah. Okay. Okay. Mandy is that a good description of what happened oh yeah okay I mean the thing is is like you want to do a regular date with this guy right like the first one was fun and exciting and now you got to see if there's like truly a connection totally well I guess we'll just see

what he has to say and hopefully he's not strapped to another woman when we call him oh that would be a problem who's going to answer the phone in that case if we hear a stream hang up right away okay but I's going to answer the phone in that case? If we hear a stream, hang up right away. Okay, but I'm going to dial Jack for you right now. Here we go. Hello? Hey, is this Jack?

Yeah, this is Jack. Who's this? This is a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Hey, is this Jack? Yeah, this is Jack. Who's this? This is a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Hey, Jack. Hi. Hello. Yeah?

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, this doesn't happen every day. We get it. Feels good to be on the radio in front of a lot of people, doesn't it? Yeah, this sounds like a lot of people over there. What's going on? I've met a lot of listeners, but that's okay.

We're doing a segment here called A Second Date Update, where we're trying to help out one of our listeners that you met up with not too long ago. You went to a champagne and shackles party with a woman named Mandy. Yeah, the cuff and date. Yeah, I remember that. Yeah. Oh, my God. What did you think when she hit you up on Hinge and asked you to go to this?

Yeah, honestly, it kind of gave me flashbacks to when I was locked up in prison. What? Oh. Whoa. I'm just joking, guys. Oh. Okay. I totally thought that was legit I know You said we're on the radio

Best joke you've said all day We appreciate that But on a more serious note We are trying to help Mandy figure out If there's going to be a second date Between the two of you. What do you think of her? Mandy's a nice girl.

We spoke to her and we got that impression. No woman wants to be called nice. You're a guy. And just that. When you first saw her, were you attracted to her? She's pretty. Is there a reason her, were you attracted to her? She's pretty, yeah.

Is there a reason that you're not speaking to her anymore? She's a little bit different than some of the other girls I've gone out with before. Okay. That's usually a good thing if you're single, right? Like, it means the other ones didn't work out. Sure. Yeah, but we had a bathroom incident bathroom incident oh you can talk about that because she actually already told us about the bathroom incident it's not did she yeah yeah she said you

were like a perfect gentleman oh really okay you don't feel that way were you rude like how do you remember why well we're at this party and we're tied together. And she says she wants to go into the bathroom with me. Right. And I'm like, oh, okay. Yeah, go into the bathroom with you. Oh. Oh.

Oh, you're reading between the lines of what that means. Yeah, we go into the bathroom and I'm about to kiss her, honestly. No. Oh, my God. You didn't know that she actually had to go to the bathroom? She turns the light on and says, can I turn around? Because she's going to use the bathroom.

Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You thought she was trying to create a little private romantic moment for you? That has to be. Yeah, I had no idea.

I pulled my shirt off. I thought it was a moment. You're derobing me. You really go for it. One-handed derobing. Wow. So you were like, the disappointment that what you expected didn't turn out to be is why you're not calling her back? Yeah. No,

not at all. Not at all. Oh. Okay, that's good. What was it? Well, she's at the bathroom and and I'm just, like, ready to go back out there. She says, no, hold on. I want to touch my makeup up. Oh. Oh. Okay.

Okay. So she did that for a while. Oh, so you're standing there in the bathroom. Why is that bad? How long is a while? I'm not timing the girl, but it could have been anywhere from 17 to 20 minutes, honestly. 17? Oh, my God.

So you two were in the bathroom for a very long time. It was some time, yeah. And I tried to break up the time by adding a little small talk. But she was really, really into her work and doing her makeup. Hey, you said she was attractive. I mean, I'm sorry. It takes a lot of work to be attractive. As I noticed, it took a lot of work.

Yeah, you're right. That's what I would say. I would be careful with the things that you say there, Jack, because you should probably know at this point that Mandy's on the other line listening to this. Oh. Yeah. She wants to talk to you okay i mean jack i can't even believe this like you're gonna be judging me for putting on too much makeup i i i didn't say too much i just? Oh, no. Oh, that was a hole. Okay.

You're the one who's like. Long time period. Okay. Was it long, though, or were we just tipsy? Like, come on. We're enjoying ourselves, whatever. Could have been five minutes, and you just thought it was like 20. No, no.

It was like 20 minutes. I thought we were having a good time. I'm not even really paying attention to any of that. Just enjoying your company. I noticed you weren't paying attention. Yeah. Okay. But, Jack, listen.

You have to consider the circumstances that you guys were in. She doesn't have both of her hands to apply the makeup with. It's true. So right there, 17 minutes, you got to cut that in half when you add the second hand on. Well, especially, was it your right hand or your left hand that was unusable? The dominant? If you were having to use your wrong hand. Yeah, it was not my dominant hand.

Okay. Okay. So she's using her weak one hand to apply makeup, plus she's tipsy. So maybe, Jack, do you think you're being a little bit judgy about that part of it? If anything, you should have helped her, bro. Yeah, helped her put her mascara on. Or be impressed. How are you going to mess with me?

Well, like I said, I tried to talk a little bit, had a little small talk, but she didn't seem to want any small talk because she was so focused in on her job. Okay, so you're feeling ignored. I mean, that's really what it comes down to. Definitely, that's a good word for sure. Did you feel that same way with your cellmate in prison when you guys were sharing champagne?

Actually, no. There were a lot more touchy-feely in conversation. Very attentive. Oh, man. Oh, Jack. Toilet wine, man. I really, really think you should give her another chance because you two, you sound funny together, you know?

Yeah, it's just a weird first date. Yeah. And you had a moment. And we're going to offer to send you guys out a second time on a date that we would pay for. A normal date, right? It could be normal, or if you want to do zip ties and Zima, that's up to you. Zima? Oh, wow.

Okay, that's your college days. Burger King and blindfolds, whatever you want. Wow, why are you so good at these? I just do that one by myself, though. Whips and Wendy's? Yeah. So, Mandy, you say yes still? I mean, I still had a really good time.

I guess the thing is I didn't remember because I was tipsy, but if you're down, I'd really like to see if there is something. Okay, Jack. That's cute. Ball's in your court. Come on, Jack. The alcohol could have been in play. I agree. Good. So, yeah. Okay., Jack. The alcohol could have been in play. I agree.

Good. So, yeah. Okay. All right. He said yes. Okay. Yay. Well, congratulations, you two.

We're going to hop on Amazon, get some zip ties ready, and you guys are going to have a great time. Jack, are you happy now? I'm really happy. Yeah. I think it'll be a great go with Mandy. Well, hopefully it'll be different this time. Okay.

Okay. Sounds weird, but okay. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. That was a successful second date update in more ways than one, because now there's a couple texts that we're getting asking if Brooke and Jeffrey would sponsor a champagne and shackles night for them. Dude. That'd be fun.

That would be so fun. Let's have a listener champagne and shackles. Wait, I don't know what kind of waivers we'd have to get for people to sign, that would be fun. That would be so fun. Let's have a listener champagne and shack. Wait, I don't know what kind of waivers we'd have to get for people to sign. That's not smart. It's more of a friend thing, I think. Well, maybe there's another one from a 78-year-old woman at a retirement home asking for a champagne and shingles night. Maybe that would be better. I would recommend the shingles vaccine.

Yeah. That's what you should go with. That takes the fun out of it. It's a little more painful, Jeff. It'll be interesting to get another update from this couple. Jack did fold pretty quickly

once he found out that she was waiting on the phone to talk to him. Well, that is like how I would be. You know, like, oh, they heard me? Oh, shoot.

Some people really care about looking good on the radio. They don't want to come across looking bad. But I don't give a crap. So there you go. I'll say anything. All right.

Whatever it takes to get you a second date. That's right. No pride here. No, we'll do whatever. Just email the show. We'll call that person who's not calling you back. Brooke and Jeffrey 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. Jon Stewart is back in the host chair at The Daily Show,

which means he's also back in our ears on The Daily Show Ears Edition podcast. Join late night legend Jon Stewart and the best news team for today's biggest headlines, exclusive extended interviews, and more. Now this is a second term we can all get behind. Listen to The Daily Show, ears edition on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Emi Olea, host of the podcast Crumbs. For years, I had to rely on other people to tell me my story.

And what I heard wasn't good. You really f***ed last night. It felt like I lived most of my life in a blackout. I was trapped in addiction. You had to grab the lamp and smash it against the walls. And then I decided I wanted to tell my own story. Listen to Crumbs on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.