Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update PODCAST: Puzzled

Episode Date: June 5, 2020

Natalie believes Eric is the “missing piece” in her puzzle of love… Except that a LITERAL missing puzzle piece is exactly what may have RUINED this relationship…Hear it in the Podcast!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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. If you want to guarantee a successful first date, how exciting does the activity need to be? I mean, we're talking hang gliding over an erupting volcano. Wow, I was thinking maybe going to a bar, Jeffrey. Or maybe sorting through a pile of their junk mail looking for pharmacy coupons. Okay, those are very big extremes there.

I'm saying the activity should probably fall somewhere in between those two. Okay, good. All right. And one of our listeners named Natalie recently had a date with a guy that maybe wasn't the most thrilling idea ever. Oh, no. That means it's terrible. Well, let's find out. Natalie, on the excitement scale, from 1 to 10, where would you rank your date? On the excitement scale, I would rank it a 3 because it was very low-key.

Okay, and is that a good thing for you? For our first date, yeah. Okay, and so what's the name of this guy that you want us to call today? His name's Eric. And how'd you meet him? Met him online. I always wonder, like, how do you pick who you're actually going to go out with like what about this guy said all right he's worth meeting in person

well i mean it's online dating so it's all going to be visual at first and what stood out to me the most was that he looks a lot like that oldest jonas brother Like not Nick or whatever Joe, like the other guy. Kevin. Is it Kevin? Yes. Yes. Who knows? Who cares, honestly?

Who always has a really bad facial hair. Yeah. You have a thing for that one. Well, I mean, I think he's really good looking. You should check out Nick Jonas' videos for just for your viewing pleasure. I should recommend that. I get it. Like I dated a guy who i

thought looked like a white trash version of justin timberlake you know like you're not all the way there okay but it's close enough we all have our types all right so your type is the old jonas brother now so what did you guys do for your date well the goal was to go to his favorite bar and he was saying they have great food and drinks and it's kind of like steam oriented when we got there we had found that it had been closed down for road infestation oh so yeah and now that deterred you from going in of course it did okay well i mean it was closed so yeah we couldn't get in. Missed out there, but okay. Jeff's like, how many rats?

Yes. Oh, okay. I mean, I'm picturing like a Beauty and the Beast type thing where like the rodents are dancing and serving the things. They have ratatouille rats in the kitchen. Not every month into that. What'd you do instead? So we go to his apartment and we get inside and he has this massive like size of a coffee table puzzle

and i know that that sounds lame but i am super into puzzles too i know that sounds cool a puzzle i heard puggle i thought she had a huge dog like puzzles okay puzzles all right he had like a 3 000 piece puzzle on his coffee table that is not what i expected at all i thought that you were setting this up like, in my mind, I'm like, oh my god, this guy knew that the bar was going to be closed and he just wanted to get you back to his house, did a quick 7-Eleven trip, and then he walks you into

a puzzle. Yeah. Were you shocked? I would have been shocked. Honestly, I was kind of pleasantly shocked. Yeah. Because this is kind of turning out to be a really cool low-key date. Natalie's the ideal woman that's just, like, not disappointed by anything that you do. But, I mean, honestly, like, it's kind of an ideal situation because if you're sitting down at a puzzle, you have something else to focus on so there's no, like, awkward silence.

But then it's, like, a really good chance for you guys to talk. How did that go? I mean, it went really good. It was flowing really, really well. At one point, like, I found this puzzle piece, and I put it in place, and he, like, lost his mind. He was like, I have been trying to figure this out for days now. He jumps up, and he kisses me. Oh, really?

This puzzle's getting hot. That's right. Wow. Put your jig in my saw. I got it. Is that how? Get it? Oh, my God. Yeah, we get it. Your jig hot. That's right. Wow. Put your jig in my saw. Is that how you get it? Oh, my God. Yeah, we get it. Your jig saw.

We get it. Okay. So he kisses you for finding the right puzzle piece. That's romantic. Yeah. Honestly, it was a really good first date. It really was. And I went home.

I was just giving him all of the signals I possibly could, saying how great the date was and how I'm excited to see him again. And he was also giving that back as well. And he hasn't called you at all? No. So we've texted like a couple of times over the last few weeks and the last response that I got from him I was asking like you know hey you know you want to get together and work some more on the puzzle and he just responded with no thanks busy whoa yikes so after what you describe as such a good date like what do you think would cause that reaction I mean the only thing that comes to mind if I'm going to

nitpick about everything about the date, was when we got to his favorite place and we noticed it was closed. I was like, oh my gosh, thank God we didn't go here. That's so disgusting. Yeah, his favorite spot you're poo-pooing on. I could see how he could possibly be angry. Sometimes, you know, like something happens, you don't really think about it in the moment, and then you stew on it later, and you're like, wait a minute. That sucked. I guess you could say it's puzzling. Another one.

I like it. I'm in. Let's end on that one. Okay. We're going to play a song, come back, call Eric, and maybe we can get you guys to play Scrabble or something together. Okay? That would be great. I'm sure it would be.

Just hold on, Natalie. If you're just tuning in for the Second Date Update, it's like one of those love stories that you see in the movies. Not the blockbuster movies in theaters, but the straight-to-DVD ones, where the love interest is like Christian Slater in his 50s. Oh, okay. I was wondering when Rat Infestation came into play.

Basically, Natalie feels like she met a guy who's the missing piece in her life. God, so many puzzle analogies. Out of thousands of options out there, he's the one that just fits perfectly in that space that she's been searching for.

You know, whenever she gets bored, there's a game and a guy that she can turn to for. You know, whenever she gets bored, there's a game and a guy that she can turn to for relief. It's almost like, uh, what's that called? A puzzle! Battleship. Just like Battleship. He's the battleship to her aircraft carrier. Is that right,

Natalie? 100% right. That's right. I knew I nailed it with that one. Dude, she's with it. I love it. Dude, that was like 10 puzzle jokes back to back. I know, he's really good. I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just describing their date. Basically, Natalie met a guy named Eric online who she describes

as looking like the least famous Jonas brother. I forgot his name again. Kevin. Kevin, thank you. Right, but his name is Eric and they didn't get to go to the bar they wanted to because it was closed down. So instead they went back to his apartment and played puzzles. Is that what you're saying? No, I think you do a puzzle.

They did a puzzle together. Yeah, there it is. They shared a puzzle together. But you rated it really high, though, Natalie, right? You liked it. I did. I liked it a lot. She liked it better than the original date they had planned.

Yeah. Yeah, so now we're going to try and call up Eric and see if we can get him to do another puzzle with you. How are you feeling? I'm excited to find out what's been going on because I've been so baffled by all of this. Right. Because your description does not match what he texted you, which was something about like basically don't ever talk to me again. Yeah.

I mean, I've even reached out to my girlfriend. I'm like, OK, am I missing something? Like what's going on here? You are missing something. Oh, I love when we have a group of girls invested in this. Let's do it. Brooks like dead. Yeah.

All right. We're going to call Eric right now and try and get your second date update. All right? Okay. Okay, here we go. Hello? Hi, can I speak to Eric, please? This is he.

Hi, Eric. How you doing? My name is Young Jeffrey. I work on the radio. Do you have a moment to speak with us? Okay. Okay. Yes. Well, we're doing something on our show called the Second Date Update. That's where if you go out on a date with someone and afterwards they're not calling you back they can reach out to us and we'll try and figure out the reason why okay so we're calling on behalf of a girl named natalie wow uh so you remember going out with natalie she wants to know why aren't you calling her back? She feels like she had a really good time with you.

Wow. So you're calling me to find out. Okay. Yeah, we went out. It was cool. That was a question mark at the end of that? I mean, I don't know. I feel like when we talked to her, she was really excited about you. We should break down the date for you maybe piece by piece.

Okay. I know you're into that stuff. Yeah, he is. I see. We heard that you met her online and that you were supposed to go to one of your favorite bars, but unfortunately it was closed down. So instead, you guys grabbed some drinks and went back to your apartment and did a puzzle together. Oh my God. Okay. Yeah. I don't know how you know all that. Well, she told us. Yes, yeah. I mean, that still is just weird, but yeah, okay, yeah, that's what we did. And the

shocking, the most shocking part to me was that you actually had a puzzle back at your place. I thought for sure you had set the whole thing up, like you knew the bar was going to be closed, just as an excuse to get her back to your house. No, no, no, no, no, no. No, did not know the bars would be closed. And yeah, I love puzzles. She said that she was really surprised, but she had a great time with you. So with all this good news, what's the reason that you're not talking to her? I mean, we did have a really good time. I don't know how much she told you.

I just told you what she told us. But we'd like you to fill in the missing pieces for us. Well, missing pieces is kind of what it's all about. Yeah, what are they? Well, I would like to know where they are. There are two pieces missing from my puzzle. Wait, what? They're not in my apartment.

So that means she had to have taken them. Wait. What? Are you accusing her of stealing puzzle pieces? I mean, I don't want to just come out and accuse somebody of stealing puzzle pieces. I'm just saying we were there. We did the puzzle. I'm working on this puzzle every day.

It's right in my living room. There are two pieces that are gone. So she's the only person who's been there. Oh. So... You sure you didn't lose them, bro? Those things fall and go under carpet? Why do you think she would take puzzle pieces?

Exactly. Why would somebody take puzzle pieces? Do you have any idea how infuriating that is? What would be in it for her? Wait, she can see him again. I just figured it out. If she holds them for ransom, he has to call her. It's not like a guy's sweater.

It's a piece of the Empire State Building or whatever he's building. What are you talking about? She would have told us that if that was her plan when we talked to her. She's setting us up. No. Yeah. I don't know why somebody would do that. It's really not cool.

But what if the box came without the pieces? I mean, there's a lot of other explanations, right? Like, what if, I don't know, some factory worker that put it all together was playing a prank on you from the beginning and it has nothing to do with her? No, I counted them. They were all there. See, he's serious. You counted them? Did you look inside your vacuum?

Because you said you vacuumed your floor. I did. I did. Oh, you did. I believe that from a man who actually counts the puzzle pieces. That is crazy. I actually emptied out the vacuum bag and went through it for like half an hour. Nothing was in there.

Guarantee you that the only explanation is that she's got them. That's maniacal that she really took this. I know. Well, I feel like maybe we should ask the accused puzzle thief herself. Absolutely. And Eric, Natalie is actually on the other line listening and wants to talk to you. What? Natalie?

Yeah, surprise. Hi, Eric. Whoa. That came in hot. Oh, my God. Hey. Are you kidding? You think that I stole two puzzle pieces to hold them ransom?

It makes sense. I don't know about holding ransom, but I'm pretty sure that you got the pieces. You're pretty sure? You know what? I didn't take them because I have better things to do with my life than take puzzle pieces. What if you just instantly jumped to the conclusion, oh, I can't find two puzzle pieces. Oh, Natalie must have taken them. I couldn't have, I don't know, misplaced them.

Since it took you how many days to find the piece that I found in an hour? Oh, now you're coming after his puzzling skills, Eric. That's a really low blow. You saw me working. I'm good at puzzles. This is like my whole, this is what I do. Can't say that. He's the puzzle guy.

Oh, yeah, sure. You're really good at puzzles. I'm not going to deny that, but maybe I'm better. Oh, that's messed up. I see what you're doing. You're just saying that so you can come back to the apartment, plant them, and then say, look, I'm better than you. Oh, see?

Okay, Eric, I think you need to slow down. I don't think anybody is that competitive with puzzles, that she would come back and plant them just so she could defeat you in your puzzle game. You'd be surprised. She's super sketchy. She's taken these things. I'm telling you. I don't know who's telling the truth.

I don't know. Actually, I'm completely blown away that i haven't had the cops coming to knock on my door because you called them about you're missing two pieces of your freaking puzzle not yet they haven't i definitely considered calling them so you're lucky i didn't okay you're considered calling the police but you never considered calling me and saying hey natalie i'm a grown man. And I was wondering, did you by chance accidentally take two pieces of my puzzle? Eric, you liked Natalie.

She liked you. You guys had a really good connection. You're blowing this way out of proportion, man. Yeah, you should put like a missing sign up in your neighborhood with pictures of the missing puzzle pieces. It might help you find it better. It's a centerpiece. Always is, Jose. Always is. Corners are easy. missing puzzle pieces it might help you find it better it's a centerpiece always is jose always is corners are easy i think the only thing i can do at this point is ask natalie would you be

willing to take a lie detector test to know once and for all if you did or didn't take the puzzle pieces i mean i know that i didn't but i'll do it just to prove to mr eric over here that i didn't do it all right eric there you go er. That's a pretty strong statement from her. Are you guys paying for this test? Because if you are, I'm in. Can we do that? We'll pay for the cheapest version of it. We're not going to do the FBI one because I think that one's pretty pricey.

Like a dollar store, Polly. No, we'll do like the mall security lie detector test if they let us use that. If you guys are serious, let's do this. Okay. Alright, Natalie, what do you say? You and Eric go to the mall and take a lie detector test behind Kohl's together. Dude, that

is a good way to meet. And then they can buy another puzzle at the mall. You know what? I'll go and do this test just to prove a point and then that can be it. You know what? This is so stupid. No, we're miracle workers. We just brought two people together, much like two pieces of a puzzle.

Hey! Bringing them together. Bravo! You did it again. Actually, we're the puzzle experts, it turns out. The only thing I'm worried about is that there's still a puzzle thief

on the loose, you guys. We haven't caught them yet. That's true. I'm curious. Listen, if anybody out there has seen either of these two puzzle pieces please let me know we'll get right on that earth moving 92.5 john stewart is back in the host chair at the daily show which means he's also back in our ears

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