Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update Classic: Hibachi Trick

Episode Date: February 3, 2024

The guy on the phone today had a plan to create a memorable moment during his date, and it ended up almost getting them kicked out halfway through dinner...But did it still impress her?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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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. Second Date Update. Is there anything more exciting than moving into a new place and getting to redecorate? It's so fun.

I mean, for the first couple hours. I mean, but it's like you get to be a whole new person. Yeah. New plates, new hand soaps. Yes. New whipping posts, fresh and clean. What? Wow.

The other one's got a lot of density. I'm glad I moved out. Yeah. Even a new girlfriend to go along with all that. Wow. That's how Logan, one of our listeners, recently met someone. Logan, welcome to the show, man. Wait.

Yeah, hey, thank you. You unboxed a girlfriend? Is that what I understand? She came with the place. had a great time but i'm not getting her to text me back i'm curious how you met her yeah where well first let's get her name uh yeah megan her name is megan okay and where did you meet megan i met her the good old-fashioned way in person. Oh, that happens still. Where in person were you? I was actually at a department store.

Moved into a new apartment, so I had to furnish it, and I went to the store to grab some stuff, and there she was. Wow. I only go to thrift shops for that. So look at you, Richie Rich. How did you connect? So it was like, it almost was movie-esque. Oh. I had to grab a hand vacuum, and there was one left.

And I'm literally grabbing it off the shelf as she's right there. And she's like, oh, you know, she wanted it. I grabbed it. So I was like, you know what? Take it. Oh, what a chivalry isn't dead. Yeah. Yeah.

You seem like a dirty girl. You probably need this vacuum more than I do. You're a woman. Go use it. Exactly. But I said, I don't mind, but maybe in exchange, I could take you out to dinner or something. Whoa. You just went straight there?

Wow. Went straight there. And I didn't know if she was single or married. Like, I have no idea. Were you drunk? I just can't imagine, like, that coming out of somebody's mouth, like, second sentence. No, but surprisingly, she said yes. And she was, like, kind of, like, very upbeat about it and said yeah.

Wow. So it was like, you take it. No, you take it. No, you take it. You want to go to dinner? She must have been really desperate for that vacuum. Yeah, was like, you take it. No, you take it. No, you take it. Want to go to dinner? She must have been really desperate for that vacuum. She didn't agree to that.

Yeah, that's true. Oh my gosh. All right. So that's cool. Did you guys end up going out? Yeah. So we swapped phone numbers. And we texted for a few days.

That's always good. Get to know each other a little bit. Yeah. What'd you do? Yeah. We ended up going to one of those hibachi restaurants where they cook in front of you. It's a great date night. Nice. Yeah. What were you feeling? Yeah, we ended up going to one of those hibachi restaurants where they, like, cook in front of you. It's a great date night.

Nice. Yeah. What were you feeling meeting her there? Hunger, I'm assuming, is one feeling. I mean, you've built it up. You've said, like, there's this movie moment where you guys met. I mean, you're obviously really attracted to her. I'd be nervous.

I was nervous. Yeah, of course. But I had a plan to loosen the mood, you're obviously really attracted to her. I'd be nervous. I was nervous. Yeah, of course. But I had a plan to loosen the mood, you know, like I've been to this hibachi place before. I know how they do things. Let me guess. You busted out a hand vacuum and sucked up the onion as they were doing the volcano? I mean, don't they do it the same at every hibachi restaurant? Yeah, like the onion volcano. Yeah, it's so cool, though.

I know, every time. Every time. So what volcano. It's so cool though. I know, every time. Every time. So what was the plan? Sorry, yeah. So like, you know they do the egg thing where they crack the egg? Yes.

After he cracks the egg, he turns back over to his cart to grab something else. Yeah. And I grab a piece of bacon out of my pocket and I throw it on the grill. What?

That's so funny. You brought bacon in your pocket? And not just bacon, raw bacon in your What? That's so funny. You brought bacon in your pocket? And not just bacon, raw bacon in your pocket. That's brilliant, though. That is so gross. I didn't know you could BYOB. You can't. You're going to get kicked out.

What happened? Oh, my. So she thought it was the funniest thing, and we are both just cracking up and laughing. Dude, nice. No, the place was pissed. Like, I almost got kicked out. I can't believe almost. You didn't, they let you stay?

Yeah, of course they let me stay. I mean, it was just a little piece of bacon. Yeah, a piece of like lint-covered bacon from your pocket. I had it in a Ziploc bag. Like, it was fine. That does feel better. Yeah. Yeah.

Definitely better than loose bacon from your face pocket. That's how I was picturing it. I want to start bringing stuff to these. Okay. Anyway. Well, thank start bringing stuff to these. Okay. Anyway. Well, thank God they let you stay. How did the rest of the dinner go? Did you have anything else to throw on the grill?

Yeah. No, it was just that. It was hilarious, right? It was really funny. Like, we got a kick out of it. Okay. So you had that moment, but, like, was that it? Was that the highlight?

Well, no, not really so um the highlight was probably actually when she came back to my place oh nice then you did the sausage trick nice brooke oh no god okay you do your own hibachi trick for her if that that's what you want to call it, you go ahead and call it whatever you want to call it. All right. We had some dessert. So, y'all, she stayed the night? She stayed the night.

Good for you. So, the bacon trick worked. I mean, people laugh at you about that. I mean, this all sounds so good on our end. Like, why do you think she's not calling you back? Well, I don't know. And this is kind of like what I'm getting to like okay so i had to get up early and i just let her sleep right i'm like i got out of there like 6 a.m i left her at my house did you leave a note or

anything i i sent her a text so that way it was on her phone when she woke up okay cool that's good so i came back later in the day and like my house was just spotless. I'm talking completely clean. She stole everything. She cleaned for you. She made the bed. She did the dishes. She,

he did everything. Somebody's good at making dessert. I like how amazed you are that she made the bed. Like it hasn't been made in years. He's never seen it that way before. Wait a minute, the sheet fits? Gorgeous. Okay.

So now what's going on? Have you been talking to her still? No, that's the weird thing. So I sent her a text and I was like, thank you so much for what you did. And she has never responded. Ever? Nothing. It's like, why? Why? I'm so confused. Maybe she's one of those people

that has to angry clean and she was actually upset at you. I hate this guy. We're going to find out. We're going to call Megan in just a minute here and we're going to ask her exactly that. Why? Why? Won't you go out with him one more time? We'll find out what your second date has to do. I threw bacon for you.

We'll do it right after this. Hold on. Second date update. You want to know how to give off that bad boy vibe to let your date know you're a dangerous dude? How do you do it, Jeff? You take her to a hibachi grill. Oh. And when the chef turns his back, toss a slice of raw bacon on that beef.

Soon she's going to be eating bacon right out of the palm of your hand. Like a boss. It worked kind of for him. Yeah, it did. I mean, it worked for 24 hours. I don't know why Megan isn't calling back our listener Logan. Because she even spent the night and cleaned his place the next day.

Jose won't even do that for his own apartment. I hired cleaners. That one time. So, we need to get to the bottom of this and figure out what's up with Megan. Logan, you ready to do this, man? Yeah, I need to

know. I can't believe she cleaned your house. I would never do that after a stay in the night. That's not a wifey move. I've had girls do that. That's not a wifey move either, Alexis. Girls have done that, and it is very much appreciated. But it normally means you did something right. So I don't know why she wouldn't be calling you back.

Yeah, you were turned on by the cleaning, right, Logan? I thought it was great. Yeah. I mean, who wouldn't? Yeah. We should have texted her back. Let's mess this bed back up, you know? No?

Okay. Nobody liked that. Lots of fun activities. Okay. Here we go. Let's just dial Megan. We'll see what she has to say. Here we go.

Hello? Hello. Is this Megan? This is she. my name is jeff we're from a radio show called brooke and jeffrey in the morning you're on the radio hey megan hey welcome to the show hi hi hey you get lots of calls from lots of different radio shows all the time um no yes we're first yes all right back off seacrest this? No. Yes, we're first. Yes. Nice. All right. Back off, Seacrest.

This is going to be fun because we're doing something called the Second Date Update. Okay. Okay. Maybe you don't know what that is. Probably not. No radio stations call her, Jeff. Yeah, that's true. We're trying to help out one of our listeners that you went out on a date with recently.

A very sexy date from all accounts. I mean, that's true. Involving some bacon on a hibachi grill. Oh, Logan, right? Yeah, Logan. I'll never forget that name. Bad boy. Breaking rules.

What did you think of Logan? Well, I'm not 100% sure what's going on right now um that was just a really weird awkward situation like i don't know what he told you happened you mean the bacon was awkward or the date the whole thing no no the date and everything that was fine it was the next day. Oh, like the morning after? Because we heard you stayed the night at his house. Yeah, I did. And I woke up and, like, I'm a clean freak, so, like, I cleaned his house.

Dude, I cannot believe you did that. Oh, so he told you I did that then? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, he was happily surprised when he came home that day and found his bed made and dishes done. Yeah, it was really nice of you. It's nice to have a freak, but a clean freak? Oh, man, that's a different level.

Enough. Well, he reached out to thank you for it, but you never responded. So he's just a little bit confused. Well, see, after I did all of the dishes, which he had a lot of, I decided to vacuum, and it was clogged. The vacuum was clogged? Yes. Never call him again.

What a jerk. Doesn't even have a Dyson. Yeah, I would just probably give up at that point and be like, I did enough. No, I mean, what's the problem with that? I probably should have gave up then, but I went to empty it out, and I found a few acrylic nails. Oh. What? Like some long acrylic nails.

I thought he just moved into this place, like from other women that had been at his spot. Is that what you mean? That's what he told us. Could be. Apparently, and he supposedly just moved in like the day before. Okay. Okay, so you're finding these acrylic nails inside of the vacuum. Which is gross.

That is gross. Did they're acrylic? No, you know, just any nail. Somebody else's nail. Your pile of real nails. I have a pile of my own nails in front of me right now. It's absolutely disgusting. Why is it such a turn off to you, Megan?

What does that tell you? It just was obviously another woman's, I don't know if he had another girl over. Like if he had someone there the day before me, like I have no idea. Huh. Well, uh. We could ask him. Yeah. The easiest way to get to the bottom of this is to just ask Logan directly because I'll

look at that. He's on the other line right now. What a weird coincidence. Please tell me you're holding the phone with acrylic nails in your hand logan no hey megan how are you hey logan oh man you're killing me here you're killing me what well it kind of killed me to find other women's nails in your vacuum when I cleaned. And I saw the new box for the vacuum, so it couldn't have been an old vacuum. Oh.

Yeah, that's right. This is incriminating. Well, let me start off by saying no. I do not have a girlfriend. I do not have a wife. Okay. All right. That's a good start.

At that apartment, anyway. Let's get to who do the nails belong to. Yes. Do you know? They were probably my mom's nails. Oh, my God. You know what? You know what, Logan? No.

Like, does your mom wear hooker nails? Oh, wait. I have hooker nails already now. Moms can have sexy nails. No, it was the kind that were, like, really long, has all kinds of, like, little designs. Yeah. Not classy whatsoever.

Not classy whatsoever. We don't know what Logan's mom does for a living. It's not fair. She's definitely not a classy lady. Long nails can be classy? Why are you going to hate on that? I mean, they could... Does your mom have acrylic nails?

That's the first question, Logan. She does, and she's very into fashion, and she's always dressing up and looking different. Oh! Why are your mom's nails just popping off left and right inside of your apartment? Yeah, not very well done. Maybe they're the do-it-yourself.

Yeah. Oh, no. Sheep nails alert. Yeah. Like, you just moved in. Was she just there? Like, I know it wasn't your mom. Come on.

Even if, okay, so even if I had a, even if there's somebody else's, it's like. Oh. See, there it is. Like, I'm calling you. Like, this isn't like, I just don't see how it matters what happened before you and I hung out. Yes. Literally the night before. Yeah. You know, he's young he's dating whatever it's an unmade bed though he's not cheating if he was cheating why would he call a radio station to publicly call you for another date he didn't know that i

had found those when he called you at the radio okay so now he was saying it was his mom and now he's saying oh well maybe it was somebody else's. I mean, what if he left a window open and they just blew it from the outside? Or a bird. Yeah, a pigeon's a crow. Oh, that's scratching sound. Crows really like those shiny objects. I mean, we shouldn't be going through this after our first date.

That's all I'm saying. Logan, this is your last chance, Logan. I mean, just full honesty. Okay, so, yes, they were another girl. You might even know her. Logan, this is your last chance, Logan. I mean, just full honesty. Okay, so, yes. They were another girl. You might even know her. Oh! Wait, know her? Alexis! Hey, no! Mine are on. Who would know her? Why would she know her?

The girl that came over from the department store, the girl that worked there, was helping me with other stuff, and she came over. So you just date everybody that I work with? Is that what it is? Wait, you work there too? At the department store. Yes.

Oh, I thought you were another customer. I was walking around helping other customers and like I met him and you know. Interesting. But he got to your coworker first. I didn't know he was trying to date the whole department store. Oh, okay. Did you call your coworker a hooker? She knows exactly which one.

I mean, I would recognize Alexis' nails if I found them in my house. Come to think of it, I think I know who it is now. And that just makes me so much more angry. You know what? That's good. Use that anger to get back at your co-worker by going out with Logan one more time. What is happening? We'll pay for that date if you'reworker by going out with Logan one more time. I'll show her. What is happening?

We'll pay for that date if you're willing to go out with him again. What do you think, Megan? Listen, Megan, whatever happened before you and I met and hung out is whatever. Like, I'm calling you. I had a good time with you. You're the one I want to see again.

I'm over here calling a radio station just to try to get in touch with you. Like, I don't know what else to do or how to convince you, but I mean, I'm calling you. Yeah. Okay. You're the department store worker of his heart. Yeah. And the other girl's texting me back.

And we're running out of time here, so we desperately need an answer. Yes or no, Megan? I really want to say yeah, but I feel like you should just maybe use that money and maybe fix that girl's nails that I work with and try to ask her out on a date. She can text back a lot better now that she doesn't have those big old nails. I didn't want to have to do this, but I'm going to have to offer you another date with Megan's co-worker. And we'll send you to the hibachi grill on our dime. Don't go back to the same place.

He needs to do the bacon trick for her to see. Yeah, come on! We will not provide the bacon. Logan, you cool with that? Well, I guess call her up. Wow. We'll have to do that after this because we're out of time. But congratulations, Logan. We got you another date,

but it's not with the person you really want to. Alright. We got you another date, but it's not with the person you really like. All right. All right. 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.

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's 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.