Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update Classics: Yup Date For Jessica + 1 Year Later To Rejection King

Episode Date: April 18, 2026

Part 1 A mysterious handwritten note was dropped onto the table during our listener's date and it altered both of their lives forever! Part 2 One of our listeners wishes she could take back what she said 11 months ago to a guy she went out with. It took her a year to realize her mistake, and now she wants another chance in a Second Date Update!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Listen to Nora Jones is playing along on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Brooks been trying to think of this quote to say for about a minute now. What is it? There's no such thing is too much of a good thing or is there too much of a good thing? Yeah, I kind of think it's that one, but that would backfire in what you're trying to promote right now. I thought it was going to be really clever to open our back-to-back second day and update. Very clever.

It is still. Yes. I got your back. So let us know a good quote for this. Yeah. We're here. We're here. We're here.

You tell us. It's Saturday. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning And let's do a comment that makes sense Oh well, Sykedell said I found this from them TikTok videos And I had to find Brooke because I loved her humor And I listened to this podcast so much

While I was pregnant that my baby when he was born Would actually know your voices That is so cute Except now the baby just had to hear that whole quote thing And that poor guy That baby's never going to learn the quote No how are we making even babies dumber Yeah, sorry about that

But your back-to-back classics, start right now. It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and what if I told you in the middle of a meetup between a guy and a girl, a mysterious note was left at the table. Ooh. That's exciting. Inside that note was one singular handwritten word. I can't say what it was yet, but I can tell you it's different than the word that I usually leave in my handwritten notes.

What is that word? I don't want to know that word. Splush, question mark. See, I told you. That could be taken many different ways. But that is not the word that was written in this note. You'll hear what it was because it shocked the entire room. How many hose do you use?

I'll write it for you later. It's coming up in your second date update right after this. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update. In the entertainment industry, it's all about good branding. Oh, yeah, for sure. And that's why today we're turning our second date update into a second date yupp date. What?

Trying to get a guy to say yupp to a second meeting. What kind of branding is that, Jeff? It's called good branding, and I've already got our digital team recutting all of the station promos for us. And by digital team, I mean the one guy who still works here. So thanks, Seth. But in the meantime, let's meet our hopeful yupper of the day. Oh, this is getting worse, the farther it goes on. Jessica, welcome to the show.

I apologize for all the negativity in the room right now. It's not against you, Jessica. It's just against Jeffrey, just so you know. Hi, guys. Thanks for having me. She doesn't know what to do with us. Hi. Can we call her Yessica Jeffrey? Oh, I kind of like that better.

We absolutely can. If that's okay with you, Yessica, for your Yupp date. Okay, this sounds awful, bro. I was kidding. It is bad. It's going to get confusion. It's going to be all yippity-y-uppity stuff. Have you hung up yet?

I'm sorry? Okay. Okay. I'm sorry to. Touch and go there first. Let's start with an easy. question, who's the guy that you want us to call today? So his name is Patrick.

Okay. We met on a dating app. I'd never been on a dating app before, so this is my first time. That's your very first date from a dating app? Yeah, and it was crazy because I was getting so many, like, messages from people. It was, like, hundreds. Wow. Was that overwhelming?

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I definitely was trying to, like, weed through all of that. And so when I saw this guy, Patrick, message me, it was, like, super normal. He asked me, just was like, hey, how are you? Wasn't anything about, like, physical appearance, so it wasn't creepy. He wasn't like the others that are, like, fresh meat. Yeah. It does say, like, new to the app or whatever at the top, yeah.

That's how you know their bots, though. So the algorithm really does that. Yeah, it really does push new people. Yeah. Okay, so you were attracted to his normalness. Yeah, definitely. And we went to this restaurant. That was really nice.

What were you feeling going into this? Because you ever even been on a blind date before? I mean, I know you can see people's pictures and chat with them, but you don't really know what to expect, right? Yeah, I was absolutely nervous because I normally like to do things with my dog, Happy. Aw. This name's Happy?

Happy, T-A-F-F-Y. Oh, like the food. Taffy. That's even cuter. Which makes Jose happy, just thinking about that. Okay. Sorry, how did we get onto her dog? Because she normally goes places with her dog.

And I'm guessing you didn't bring your dog to the restaurant. No, I didn't because they didn't allow, like, dogs at the restaurant and there was some patio seating. Oh. Okay. I thought you were going to put your dog inside of, like, a sweater and, like, do the thing where people stack on top of each other, and then your dog could sit in the restaurant with you. He's, like, eating parts of her steak through the buttons? Yeah. And that would have been cute, but I guess a little distracting for the date.

Was that hard for you not to bring your dog? Yeah. I mean, I love my dog, so I was thinking about her a lot. And so on the date, it was so fun But I kept like kind of thinking about him So I was like getting distracted during the conversation Like for example, I love to read And my favorite series is Harry Potter

And he'd read and I was like I'm reading the series again So we were talking about it And which is so nice But I kept thinking about Tappy Did he notice that you were distracted And thinking about your dog? I mean, I think

I think a little bit, because he had to repeat the question a few times that he had. Oh, you're spacing out a little bit. Oh, so that's interesting. I wonder if he thought you were distracted or just like air-headed. Wow. Brooke, excuse me. What? That's not a bad thing.

Air-headed? I don't know. I mean, does that insult you? Jessica, I didn't mean to insult you. I've been accused of being like that. I don't think it was air-headed. I think I was just like, kind of like floated. I was just a little distracted.

Flotty-hety. I was more balloon-minded. Okay, this second date, yupp date is definitely turning kind of dark, if you ask me. Let's bring the yuppie mood back in, okay? I didn't say anything bad. You did, and I apologize on... See, look at this. This is what I'm talking about.

We are so sorry, yes,ica. Let's bring the positive energy in here. I'm just asking if he thought that maybe she was a little spacey and not re, because he didn't realize she was thinking about her dog. Or did you talk about your dog a lot? Oh yeah, did you bring it up at all? I mean, I talked about Taffee a little bit, but I tried not to make it the whole conversation. Okay. Okay.

So just to recap, you're on your first time on a date through a dating app. You're feeling a little bit nervous. You keep thinking about your dog, talking about Harry Potter a lot, missing some of his questions. So far, it's going okay. How does the date end? So at the end of the date, I went to use the restroom, and he was like getting the check. Okay. And when I came off from the restroom, he was gone.

Oh. And he left me a note saying, sorry. No. Oh, my God. That is a terrible first experience. We should have just cut to this part of the whole thing. Is that common? Let's give him a little bit of credit.

Was there at least a sad face at the end of sorry? A handwritten. Yeah, make it kind of cute. No. There wasn't a heart? Wait, wait. I'm sorry. Why would you want to get a hold of this guy again?

He ditched you at the end of the night. Honestly, now it's... I just really wanted to know why he did. me because everything seemed to be going great. And honestly, Lexus, I really want your feedback on this because I feel like you know men

and you know, like, I feel like you can really help. You think she knows men. She knows all men. Okay. Yeah, she does. Yeah, Lexus. What do you have to say about that? I'm not an expert.

Okay. She has such good boundaries, too. Yes. So what do you think, Alexis? Why do you think he left me? Oh, yeah. Share your wisdom. You know, I need a few minutes to think about it.

Oh, that's what it is. I got to do some study. Okay, let me ask Brooke off there. She's the one that all of her friends go to for advice, obviously. Yeah. They're still waiting on that advice, some of them. We'll scroll on TikTok a minute if I find some answers. Okay.

We're going to hopefully get all of the answers for you when we come back. Call Patrick and try to get you your second date. Yupp date. No. And have him say yupp to another meetup. To Jessica. It's happening right after this. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

Second date update. If you're just joining us, we've been talking to a young woman by the name of Jessica, who recently dipped her toe into the pool of dating apps. Got hundreds of messages from eager male suitors, and she chose one who seemed to be the most normal. God, and if this is the most normal, then she's doomed in the dating app world. It was such a terrible end to a date. His name is Patrick, and it was a terrible end because she got ditched.

by him at the restaurant. Like I actually did. She came back to the table to a note. It's so rude. It was honestly so rude. Absolutely. But Brooke, can we at least say it's impressive that he knows how to write something by hand? Can we give him that?

It wasn't a full sentence. Okay. Did it have any punctuation? Oh, that's why he only wrote one word because he doesn't know how to write a sentence. That's possible. There was a few questions. Was there any punctuation on it? No.

No? Oh, God. I guess an exclamation mark would have made it feel worse. Sorry. He's yelling at you. But the good news is Jessica is Gen Z and she's looking towards a Gen Z hero for answers here. I think it's safe to say she wants you very, very involved in this call, Alexis, as do we. Oh, I'm the hero we're talking about.

You're the Gen Z here. That's me. I think we're talking about the Dator. Any more thoughts now that you've had time to TikTok about why this guy ditched on Jessica? Oh, man. You really got nothing? All right, let's play some more music.

It could be anything. It could be her zoning out. It could be she likes Harry Potter. Okay. Okay, there's just to be the odds of the dating world. Your first date probably isn't going to be good on a dating app. Okay. Odds are against you.

I just appreciate Alexis being open to helping me. That's awesome. I don't know that I had a choice, but yes. She's not open. She's forced open. Lexus is going to take a very active role in getting answers out of this guy. I like this. So let's call him and hopefully he picks up.

But here we go. Hello? Hey, is this Patrick? This is Patrick? Hey, man. Thanks for picking up. We're a radio show. We're called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

What's up, man? Good morning. Okay. Alexis. Hi. We have a bunch of questions that we would like to ask you about a woman that you went out with recently. Her name is Jessica. What?

Yeah. It's part of a segment that we do called a second date update. So Alexis, take it from here. You went out with somebody And you're super rude at the end Actually like you need to explain yourself Okay we're trying to get him to open up I would love to hear your answer

Capital WTN I'm right with you I'm sure you have a great reason that I will totally side with you Okay, I hear it Did you hear that Patrick? Do you know what she's talking about? I'm like totally confused What are you talking about? Okay

Maybe I'll explain a little bit more And then I'll talk it back to you So this girl, Jessica, emailed us because she told us about your date at the restaurant. And she is very confused why you ditched her halfway through with no explanation, just left a note that said, sorry. I think it was the end of the night and there was no hope. So I just left to know. What? No hope.

I got to say, though, man, that's pretty rude. Well, she was being extremely rude. She was on her phone the entire time and then disappeared to the bathroom. And then what? Disappeared to the bathroom? Yeah, she disappeared at the bathroom for like 30 minutes. Whoa, 30. Oh, wow, that's a long time.

I'm exaggerating a little bit. I mean, it was like 10 minutes, but it felt like 30. Now I'm starting to think it was two minutes. Yeah. Yeah, I was a good difference. Yeah, but maybe there was a line. Like, you don't know. No, no.

She was like, she is obsessed with her dog, and it was like, she would rather have been with her dog. And so I was like, you know what? I'm just going to leave so she can hang out with her dog. Oh, Taffy. I mean, wouldn't most people rather be with their own pet than the first date? I mean. But her dog's not even there.

So, like, the whole night, she's, like, on her phone. Right. And she was trying to, like, put it to the side so I wouldn't notice. But she did it so much within, like, the first five minutes of us meeting that I asked her if she was all right. Oh. And she was like, okay, here's the deal. I have a dog tracker app. And this is the first time away, been away from Taffee.

or whatever the dog's name. Taffy. Doesn't that make you feel better, though? Because in that moment, now she's being open with you and she's feeling like, it's almost like an apology. Like, I am so sorry that I was on my phone. It's kind of cute, but she had it set for this, like, bark alert. So when it would bark, her phone would buzz.

Oh, that's annoying. Yeah. I was like, okay, well, maybe you should turn that off during dinner. And, like, a few minutes later, she, like, pulled out her phone, and she's like, oh, my God, look, Taffy's, the thing to Roomba. That means she's anxious. It means she's what? Anxious. I was like, okay.

All my friends had pet cameras had to delete it because it made them so sad all the time. Watching their dogs. Yeah. She can like hear her probably go-stering and it would always distract them so they got rid of their ass. Obviously, your day is just having separation anxiety herself. You know? And the dog seems like it's fine. Well, exactly. And then she goes to the bathroom and she was gone for such a long time that I actually thought she ditched me. Oh. Like she went back to go check on her dog or something.

Well, I went back to the bathroom. And this girl came out. And I was like, hey, have you seen this woman in the bathroom? She's about this high. Has this color hair? And she was like, oh, yeah, she's in there FaceTiming her dog. Okay. How does the dog pick up?

Oh, I get that maybe she had a dog. The camera, you could talk to it again. Oh, yeah, there's a little dog. There we go. There's a little dog on a friend. Thank you for explaining what happened from your perspective. That gives us a little bit more of a scope about what was going on, at least from your side of it. And now you probably need to hear Jessica's side of it because she is on the other line listening right now.

And what does she want to do, Alexis? I actually don't know what she wants anymore. Get answers? They usually want to talk to each other. Yes. Yes. That'll start there. It's Jessica on the other line if she's there.

Jessica. Hey, Patrick. Jessica. Hey, what's up? Oh. I know this is kind of weird, but like, I know all that stuff did happen, but is that really a reason to, like, ditch me? Yeah. I mean, I didn't know how long you were going to be in the bathroom, FaceTiming with Taffy, and I was just like, it was just frustrating.

Like, I get it's hard to leave a pet at home, but, like, come on. It's not like the dog's in danger. What? Well, you could have, like, mess. Meaged me after. Oof. Okay, that's fair. I could have messaged you after,

but I was just like, I don't know, I was just so turned off. I kind of just was like, forget about it. There's the truth that hurts. I mean, if I'm a guy and I'm on a date and the girl is not paying attention to me the entire time, I'm going to start to feel like she doesn't really like me that much. It wasn't the entire time.

He said there was 20 minutes in between the phone and then her explaining and then she would, like at least she tried to take the FaceTime call away from the table. I don't know. Why didn't he bring it up? Why didn't you say, hey, you're kind of hurting my feelings right now? Or let's go back to your house and hang out with your dog. That would have been a good one.

Look, I just don't understand why we can't just decide to go on a date and be with the other person instead of being on our phones and... Well, I mean, Kathy is my child. You should ignore your children if they're trying to interrupt you in the middle of a hot date.

That's really rude. Oh, absolutely. I don't have answered their calls. Maybe if she gets a second child, then she'll care less. Yeah. I just think maybe next time if you're that worried about it, Jessica, you can just find a dog sitter. But it still doesn't warrant him ditching you at the end of the night. I am with you on that one. I appreciate your opinion on that,

Brooke, but I really like to hear what Alexis think. I think it did not warrant him to leave you a note like that at the end of a day. Oh, wait, so you just recap. Finally, a thought that makes sense on this show. Thank you, Alexis. You're welcome. Okay, so wait, are we not going to tell her

if in the future maybe pay more attention? She should bring the dog to a dog friendly place. Oh, that could be a good thing. I mean, that's always an option. And look, Patrick, if you're willing to give her another chance, we would pay for it. I mean, it would be good to try her out with the dog to see if she's as distracted if the dog's with her. Yes. And Alexis is going to tell you two reasons why you should say yes right now.

Because Taffy's obviously cute. That's obvious. And B, you owe her. Did you say one and then B? What's your second point? I'm flacked out doing this right now. I don't even know what I said. I mean, you can't say no to that logic.

Can you, Patrick? I am, I'm out. I'm out. I'm sorry. Oh, no. Jessica is too high strung for me. I just, it's not going to work. Oh, man.

Oh, my God. I think she's just new to dating. Well, Patrick, thanks so much for telling me the truth. Now I know why. I mean, I can just get back to the hundreds of other messages I got. Oh, yeah. Her DMs are full, bro. You got hundreds?

Okay, I don't think it's that much. Hey, if it's plenty of fish, it's definitely that much. You said she was in the bathroom for 30 minutes and it turned out to be 10, so I don't think we're judging your number. Yeah, he doesn't know. That's actually fair. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. So this is a podcast about video games. Kind of.

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I honestly didn't think it was that big of a deal. I mean, I agree with him that people should be able to just be on a date. Yes. For sure. But, like, there was no middle ground for either of them. Right. I mean, she was a little bit stressed out being away from her cat for the first time. Dog. Sorry, dog for the first time.

Don't you let her hear you. That's totally understandable. And it's also understandable that he wants to have a girl pay attention to him. But, you know, in strange, confusing times like this, I'm just so thankful that we have Alexis to help us make sense of everything. I mean, what would you guys do without me and not? I know, Alexis, share your wisdom, please. Why is the dating world like this right now? Because people are people.

And that's how Dady is dating. Wow. People are people. Oh, my God. So inspiring. She just peopled so hard. I feel so much better now. Thank you, Alexis.

Instead of emailing us at Brooke and Jeffrey, just email Alexis your second date updates from now on. I don't email. No. Yes. DM or whatever you got to do. Gross. Just reach out to the show in whatever way,

and Alexis can save you in your dating struggles. She doesn't have a success yet, but she will. I will. It's going to happen. Oh, that's right. They did say no. Manifest that positivity and go check out all of our podcasts wherever you get yours at Brooke and Jeffrey. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

We all say things in life that we later regret. Like three weeks ago when I complimented Brooke on her shirt. Uh-oh. Why was you regret that? She has worn it into work now every single day since then. You don't like it now? I'm just saying I regret saying it. And one of our listeners also wishes she could take back what she said 11 months ago to a guy she went out with.

It took her almost a full year to realize her giant mistake. I can't wait until you apologize in a year. We'll see if I come to that conclusion. We have to decide, is she worthy of another chance with this dude? We'll find out what she said in your second date update. Next. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Second date update.

In terms of the amount of, of time it takes between the first date and the second date. Yeah. What do you think is optimal? Like three to four days? At least. A week? Yeah, you don't want to go back to back.

Maybe two weeks? Is that pushing it? That's too long, I think. Okay, because for our listen. Unless you're like out of town, right? It's delicate, though, because you don't want to lose the momentum. Yeah, that's the hard part. Well, for our listener, Amanda, she's going on 11 months.

Oh, wait. Oh, my God. Girl, I mean, do we need to tell her to move on at this point? Is that what this calls about? Well, hold on because she says she has a good reason for that. Okay. So let's talk to her. Amanda, thanks for being on with us.

Start at the very beginning here. Tell us who is this guy and how did you meet him? And how do you remember his name after 11 months? Hello. Thanks for having me. Yes. Who have you waited 11 months to get back together with? Well, his name is Jordan.

So, you know, it reminds me. basketball so I couldn't forget him. Wow. Either Jordan or LeBron. Two easy guys meet. This is nuts. 11 months ago you went on a date with this guy? Yeah, I did.

And where did you meet him? I met him on Hinge. Okay. And it was very nice. Like our interactions were kind of funny, actually. Are you sure you were remembering right since it was so long of that? Yes. Because usually I won't go on a date with them unless they're funny.

Okay. He checks nice and kind of funny. How did you find out he was funny? Is there a remote or not? I mean, I wouldn't match to people whose prompts are all serious. Oh, yeah. That's actually true, yeah. You know, I don't want to be with someone who is boring.

Okay. Nobody does. What did you guys do for a date? So, we ended up going on a coffee date. Coffee date? Yeah, that's my thing. I love that. Oh, you like to do that.

Oh, that's good then. That's good. Because sometimes, from a guy's perspective, if a girl says copy date, That means I want to be very slow. I just want a quick 15, 30 minute, high and by. I'm not sure you're... I always feel like I'm not sure if you're hot from your picture or not. Yeah, all of that.

Let me see you in the daytime while it's sober. Well, that's the face time, but we've moved past that. So we met up and I kept thinking like, honestly, like, I don't know if this guy's in my league. Like, there was something. What do you mean? Like, in a good way or a bad way? Yeah, Buckner League or under your league? So I know this sounds like maybe stupid, but I just thought he could dress better.

Like, I didn't really like his style. You know, that's actually really common. I actually have friends, and I'm sure I'm in the same boat where, like, you realize we don't really know how to dress other than the way we always dress. Here's the thing. Clothes are always fixable. That's true. That is an easy fix. I know, but I made a comment about the crocs, and I'm like, I don't know about that.

Oh, you have crocs on your date? No, I mean, I don't know. I don't think it's nuts to show up to a coffee date wearing crooks. You know, it's all the same. More common. Wow. You girls are forgiving. It's just I'm a weirdo, but I guess I was being judgmental because, you know, he was

so humble and nice. I'm like, get out of your head. Like, just the style. I'm like, I can fix him, but I don't want to come in like, hey, we need new wardrobe. I see. Yeah. You don't want to. That's not a first date.

Convo. Yeah, second or third date, maybe. But so, I mean, like the bond that you had with. him, like personality-wise. Did you feel that? So, I don't know. I just didn't feel like the spark, you know, like the fireworks. You know, when you meet someone, you're like, ooh. I thought you've been pining over this guy for the last 11 months. You didn't even like him the day you hung out with him? So here's, here's like what happens. So basically at the end of the day, we gave each other a hug and he was following up with me texting me a whole bunch. And I just felt like

I didn't want to lead him on. Okay, that's good. That's actually really kind of you. Thank you. Well, what did you say before we start praising you how kind you are? That's true. You're like, leave me alone, Ahole. I just said, I didn't feel this spark.

Like, we can be friends that, like, no romantic interest. Okay. Okay. And how do you take it? I think this is why I can't get him out of my head, I think, because he just says, I think that you're a great woman and whoever ends up with you is a lucky man. And his response were just so gracious that like almost made me cry,

touch my heart. So that he was nice and not mean at the end. Being rejected specifically. That's got to be hard for a guy to be like, oh, you don't like me, but you know what? I wish the best for you. I feel like that's top three most common response.

That is a good response. When I've done it before with other guys, they just react so, like, immature and they honestly like try to get me harder. They start texting me more. It just makes it weird and awkward. Real attractive guys. No, if it's me, I'm just giving your number to one of those like scam calls and having them spam you.

It's better than crying about it. Yeah, I'm not going to try and fight for it. Yeah, well, you reject me, then I'm going to get you a million scam call. Oh, yeah, it looks like I got 30% off your internet now. She just said you weren't, there was no spark. It wasn't even like, it was coming. You don't have to double down. That hurts.

But it's nice that he was so gracious with you. That's pretty cool. And it should be what's expected, honestly. So that happened 11 months ago, and now you're reaching out to us. Like, I don't understand. What's changed? I just can't get him out of my head. He's, like, stuck in there, like, super glue.

So I don't know. It's like kind of awkward to, like, reach out. I'm kind of shy now and I feel bad for rejecting him. So I really need some help because I feel like I was kind of judgmental. If that makes sense. And I'd like to go out with him again. I mean, it is going to be hard to come back from saying there's no spark. Yeah.

Like, it means you're going to have to put in a little extra work. 11 months. Like, do we know if you're single? Yeah, that's a great point. Well, we need to call them to find out. This is definitely different than what we would normally do in this segment. Yeah. Hey, remember this person?

Yeah. We'll call Jordan and be like Amanda has decided to slum it and go down a level from where she normally would date to go out with you one more time. And have you gotten rid of those crocs? Yeah. Or improve them. We'll see what he has to say when we do your second date update after this. Hold on. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

Second date update. They say the best things in life take time. That's true. Like an aged bottle of wine. Oh, get in my mouth. Medium-sized wheel of European cheese. Oh, my God, Jeff. Putting together a dresser from IKEA with,

Just two of the legs missing. Legs, wait a minute. How's it standing? I don't know, but I still have extra screws. And, of course, finding the right person to date. Yeah. Not just a good one, but the right person. And it's taken our listener, Amanda, 11 months to come to the realization that that guy could have been the one in the coffee shop the day that she rejected him.

You know what else they also say, Jeff? Timing is everything. Yes. Maybe they needed a little 11-month break. That's true. So it's possible all the things could align. The timing could be perfect today because she wants us to help her get a second chance with Jordan. You know, I think it's sweet.

I think it shows that you have a lot of growth from 11 months ago. You know, like 11 months ago you were judging somebody's clothes. Not you today, right? No, I'm not as superficial, bro. You're right. But I need you to help me work my magic. Like, I'm in a vulnerable stay. I'm lonely and I just miss Jordan.

And I just think that you guys can help me. Okay. Okay. Well, we're willing to do that. I'm just glad that we're talking to you over the phone so that you can't see what Brooks wearing and be able to judge it like you did before. She's actually wearing crocodiles, like on her feet. I will say, I went to the house this word.

I was like, this is. Yeah. I've done better. I've done better. We've matured from that immature girl that she was 11 months ago. Why are you laughing? She can't even see when she just knows. I have zebra pants on.

You guys are like a zoo together. Wow. You're Joe Exotic? I love this bonding time that we're having, but we got to call Jordan here and hopefully he picks up. I'm going to dial his number right now. Here we go. Hello? Hey, is this Jordan?

Yeah. May I ask who's calling? Yes, you may ask That's such a dad joke, Jeff. Don't make him ask you. Just having normal conversation. No, he's not really asking if he can ask you. This is how bros conversated.

Do you have any bros? Yeah, okay. Well, thank you for politely asking that. And now he's gone. Well, if you're still there, to answer your question, we're a radio show called Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. With highbrow comedy. Yeah.

Okay. And what is this in regards to? Oh, this is actually in regards to a woman who's been trying to get a hold of you. Well, actually, she hasn't been trying. She's been thinking about you. Yes, she has. That's the usual. Not sure if you'll remember. This is a woman named Amanda?

You know, there's a lot of Amanda's. Right, fair. Okay, well, this is a woman that you went on a date with 11 months ago. Like a year ago, Doc. It was a coffee day. 11 months ago. Yes. Coffee date?

Mm-hmm. I know. That's probably going to be hard. Was it like a hinge date? Yes. Yeah. Oh, she did tell us that. Okay.

Yeah. I think I, yeah, I remember Amanda. Yeah, we grabbed coffee. Right. Okay. That was a long time ago. That's right. What else do you remember from your time with Amanda?

It probably wasn't much time since it was just coffee. Honestly, I just remember her ditching me. ditching you. What do you mean? Like when she said she didn't want to see you again? Oh, that, yeah. Yeah, like, I mean, I've been turned out before, so, you know, I'm kind of used to it. Oh, buddy.

But definitely wasn't expecting this. Yeah. Well, can I just tell you, Jordan, the thing that really stood out to Amanda about you was how graciously you handled her rejection over text. Okay. I know. Sounds weird. I know.

You said something like, you're an amazing woman, whatever guy ends up with you. He's going to be so lucky and you, like, just wished her well. Oh, yeah. You know what? I think I wrote that with AI, actually. Oh. Oh, wow. Okay, so that's all right.

It was a good, it was good feedback. That's a good idea to put that in AI for a response. I had a thing quick on my feet. That's all right. Still, for Amanda, it was a big moment. And you know how, like, sometimes women aren't as emotionally mature as us men are? Yes. Historically, that's always been the case.

She has taken all this time and realized that it's possible she made a huge mistake in turning you away. Which is kind of sweet. Oh. Maybe. She said that? Yeah. Yeah. Basically, yeah.

She actually even said she's really been thinking about you a lot. Wow. I mean, honestly, I don't know what to say. This is like the third time that's happened this year. What? What do you mean? What's happened? Yeah. You know, again, I am used to rejection, you know, so.

Weirdly enough, a lot of these girls, they reject me, end up calling me back and say, like, hey, maybe we should give another shot. What? Oh, this isn't the first time? No. Are you complimented by it, or is it like almost kind of a backhanded compliment? You know what I mean? I'm more surprised than anything.

Yeah. Like, do you take that person? Well, if you want to be the most surprised, here's a shocker for you. Because Amanda is on the other line right now listening to this entire conversation, hoping to jump in and talk to you. Yeah, hi, Amanda. I bet that's my. Hi. Surprise.

Surprise. It's to me. Hi. Jordan. Hey, Amanda. Aloha. How are you? Whoa, exotic.

I'm good. Good for you here from you again? Yeah, you're excited to hear from me? I mean, it's been a while, you know, it's definitely a surprise. I know. I feel so awkward. I feel like I'm stuttering and like, I don't know. But yes, I'm very nervous to do this.

And I'm glad that AI was able to help you out, but there's no AI now. You like that he used AI? Yeah. I mean, you know, thinking about his words before speaking. So it's not like me. And, like, I just kind of was impulsive and was superficial. But I hope that we can maybe see each other again. I'm not sure.

We're talking to that. Whoa. Are you, like, asking me out, or is this what this is? I mean, I needed their help. Yeah, it might be, like, a little crazy. It's been, like, almost a year, right? Yeah, that's something. And maybe you can have amnesia and dementia about what happened in the past.

Wow. Give them a bunch of diseases. What a nice thing for a lot. woman to want for that. Maybe you could have Alzheimer's. So that was a lot, Jordan. I know that she kind of dumped on you there, but you're anything that you would like to say back to Amanda

or ask your AI what to say back? To be honest, Amanda, it's been a while since I've seen you or seen your picture. Oh, man. Yeah. One way that really jogs my memory is, do you still have that nice foot? What?

Oh, what? Wait. You didn't swap it out. Oh. Well, so I was just telling them about these zebra pants that I'm wearing, and I could potentially send you a selfie if you'd like. How is that that easy? Amanda, we can't work for it a little bit.

Do zebra pants make it look bigger? I bet it was. It's like an optical illusion. Ask you for a friend. You know, I messed up, so I'm kind of like, you know, clean flight. Here I come. All right.

Zebra booty on the way. The clean slate includes picks. So it sounds like you're a winner right now, Jordan. Yeah, Jordan. She's apologetic for how she treated you. She still got the same features and all the things that you liked from the first time you met up. So at this point, we'd like to offer to send you and Amanda out on another date and we would pay for it. At this point, I feel like we're interrupting a date on the phone right now.

I know. You're saucy. But Jordan, it's up to you. I mean, if she's cool with me seeing the other. two girls, they rejected me and her being the third. I'm open to that. Okay. It's a harem of rejection.

Amanda, now it balls in your court. Heavens, no. You know, this was nice, but no, I cannot handle that. I'm too jealous. No way. I want you to myself. I thought it was going to be a little competition for you, you know? No way, Jose.

I'm not that desperate. Are you ditching him now twice in one year? I was just hoping that we could be just one-on-one. Monogamous, not, you know, a trio. Oh, okay. You're missing it. Well, hey, come up with a good AI goodbye to her and she'll probably call you in like, I know, man.

You'll have six leftovers for that point. I guess I'll type one up and I'll say it to you later, Amanda. Okay. Check your text messages. Yay. Oh, my God, he's like the rejection king. I hope you have a nice life and a nice day. Oh, wow.

That's what gets up. Oh, you're melting hearts right now, Jordan. Hang up so we can all call him back. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. IHeart Radio is throwing it back. 20s, the decade. To the days of huge hits. And unforgettable albums.

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It was a good lesson. It is shocking that she was so surprised. Yeah. I'm worried about her choice in people to go out with. They're usually so rude. Or they snap or something. Yeah, totally. But it would be funny if she does text him, though, in like a couple of weeks.

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Maybe that's the problem. It was a yes. He just said add to the team. Yeah. She said no. She said no. I know. But that's the thing about love.

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