Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Prehistoric Romance

Episode Date: June 1, 2022

One of our listeners is trying to make a romantic connection with a woman who shares his favorite movie. But is that bond enough to start a relationship?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

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 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. On this segment, we hear all sorts of strange stories about how people met and what magical circumstances and planets had to align in order to bring the two of them together. Yes. And then rip them apart because they're here with us is that part of it too but when i read the email from one of our listeners evan i was flabbergasted i was thunderstruck even it's a sexy word the reason is because Evan claims he met a woman, not online, but out in the real world in person. No.

Whoa. No. And Evan, I don't want to call you a liar right off the bat because my therapist told me I need to stop doing that to people. But I will say that I'm very skeptical and I want to hear your story. But first, tell us about this so-called woman that you met out in the real world. What's her name? Brandy. What part of the real world were you in when you met her?

We were at a bar. Ah. Okay. People still do that. People still meet at bars, huh, Alexis? Yeah, they do. I don't know if it always lasts, but they meet. Same with online.

What's the difference, right? So what drew you to Brandy at the bar? Yeah, so it was like a line dancing bar. She was out with her friends. I was out with my friends. Yeah, and she caught my eye. She was cute. And she could boot scoot and boogie really well.

Line dance, you know. I don't know if that would be a turn on to most people. Line dancing well. Okay. Yes, so we were dancing. We hit it off and I got her number. You know, we couldn't really talk. You know, the music was loud. So I didn't find out a bunch about her. But I knew she was cute and single.

And I figured, let me get to know her better. Maybe have dinner or something. Wait, and she gave you her real phone number? She did. I texted. She texted back. I said, let's have a date. Not like a cowboy date.

Just like a regular date. Weird. Again, normally it's like, here's my Instagram. Then here's my Snapchat then here's my snapchat then you get the real number i mean she must have honestly been super into you yeah it has to say something about the connection you had if she was just like here's my actual number call me anytime so did you actually reach out and schedule something yeah so we texted for a bit and then we scheduled a dinner and we met this is crazy i mean i know because it doesn't happen

well and like when you're at the bar you're like drinking and that's you know like maybe memories aren't as clear so like what that first meeting was like describe it yeah well this is my first date in a while that didn't start online so i actually knew less about her than i would normally know about a person going in. It's kind of nice having the online profile. It's like a cheat sheet before you go into a big test. Yeah, I mean, you can even see her employment history. And it links to your Instagram, too, and everything.

Well, you could probably just assume she likes hiking. She actually does like hiking. How unique. Okay. Hiker, kayaker. So she's more outdoorsy.'m more indoorsy it seemed like we maybe didn't have a ton in common but we did find one thing to bond over and it's something i'm really into actually my favorite movie jurassic park oh cool good choice yeah i mean i i loved

all the old ones so crazy at the time, those dinosaurs, like, ripping through, and then these new ones, all the new technology, it just gets better and better. That's true, actually. The new ones are even cooler. And Newman is in it. Yeah, dinosaurs eating the other dinosaurs, rolling around in their little balls.

I'm into it all. Okay. I mean, that's an easy segue to, like, we should watch that together, right? Yeah, you can pick your favorite one. Like, there's several. Even more, think about what dinosaurs were like back then. Some were eaters some were plant eaters yes yes wow big thoughts they had a wide diet yes i think about just like animals today okay no i mean sorry we're joking that's cool yeah it's good to be passionate i'm curious like

did you feel like the conversation was easier when you didn't know a lot about her? Yes and no. I mean, there was kind of more to find out, but we didn't seem to have a ton in common. But, I mean, we got there eventually. I was still having a nice time with her. Right. You still had a chemistry. Well, I thought so, because after dinner, I invited her to my place, and she came.

Oh. All right. How was it back at your place? So, that's kind of why I'm looking for your help. She agreed to come back to my house, but then I tried to put the moves on her and it didn't really work. She didn't spend the night. And since then, I've tried to get back in touch with her and she hasn't really responded. And, I mean, I kind of don't understand.

Weird. So, wait. she hasn't really responded. And I mean, I kind of don't understand. So wait, so like as soon as you got back to your place, like her attitude changed or. I don't know. She still seemed friendly. It seemed okay. We sat down on my couch in the living room and I was kind of going for it,

maybe trying to make out a little bit. And she didn't seem super into it. Did you warm her up at all like did you offer a drink did you put on a show yeah you gotta have a vibe going chat put some music on no i mean i didn't like maul her right away we i gave her a drink we talked for some more i i mean i don't think i was, like, rude. Okay. Did you have, like, Jurassic Park on the TV or something like that?

Oh, that would have got her going. Yeah, that might have been a good, well, it's not really a romantic movie, but maybe it would have been something. Oh, okay. That would have been thrilling, though. That one guy gets eaten by a raptor. I get kind of, ooh. Look how wide they can open their mouths.

My goodness. Oh, that was actually a really cool scene. I remember that. Yes. Really fun. I remember that. It's a good one. What'd she say when she left?

Just said, good night, nice to meet you, goodbye. Oh. We haven't given us a lot to go on here, but we have started off with worse. I can say that. That's true. You're not the worst case scenario. Did you know? Okay.

All right. We're going to play a song. We'll come back. We'll call Brandy for you. See if she's actually a real woman like you say she is. And then get your second date update right after this. All right? Life finds a way, right?

Ah, Jurassic Park line. Yes. Jeff Goldblum quote. You are a true Jurassic Park fan. All right. All right. We're going to do it next. Hold on.

Second date update. A few things in this world get me in the mood, like discussing the prehistoric diet of an adult allosaurus. Oh, man. Oh, my God. Just think about that. What is the diet? That dude ate stegosaurs. He ate brachiosaurus.

And her name-a-saur, he put that thing in his mouth. That is hot. And that's just a taste of the conversation that Evan had on his first date with Brandy because his favorite movie is Jurassic Park. So I don't think any of us were surprised that that led back to Evan's place. Was it all that allosaurus talk? Is that what it evan they got her there could be could be it could be unfortunately things kind of died down shortly after that and there was no dino play for evan that night but we're hoping to maybe get some here with the second date update and you know you you were kind of like i don't know hard to read

in the last one. Are you excited about a second date with her? No, definitely excited about a second date. I mean, I think she's cute. We didn't seem to, like, have a ton in common at first, but I think that's okay. I think we can hang out some more and see what happens. I mean, I'd definitely

like to try again. Okay. They say opposites attract, so it's not a bad thing. He might just be intimidated because we have some dinosaurs working on this show, and he's like, oh my, I'm into it. Why are you looking at me? I hate you. I am not a dinosaur. I wasn't looking.

I am not a dinosaur. I wasn't looking at anybody. I'm just saying. I have been here a very long time. I get it. Paleontologists keep trying to come into the studio. They're trying to carbon date you. But that's something that we're going to handle on another day.

We're going to focus on helping Evan. Here we go. I'm going to dial Brandy's phone number. Get your second date right now. Hello? Hey, is this Brandy? Yeah, who is this? Hey, Brandy, my name is Jeff from the radio show Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning.

Okay. Okay, maybe you listen sometimes? Maybe. I mean, I've heard of the show. Okay. What's going on? Maybe you've heard of a segment we do on the show called A Second Date Update. I'm not sure.

What is this? Okay. Maybe not because this is where we help our listeners get in touch with people after they've gone out on a date with somebody and they're getting ghosted. And so you went out recently with one of our listeners named Evan. I did go out with a guy named Evan, yeah. Was it hard for you to admit that you went out with Evan? What? Because your tone was a little bit, you know, shy.

Like you hesitated for a second. It's just that it was one of the more weird dates that I've been on. It was weird. Weird is interesting. Yeah, weird is a weird word to use to describe it, just because what he told us sounded pretty normal. Yeah, he said you two didn't have a ton in common, but you did bond over Jurassic Park.

Yeah, he was really into it. And at first I was like, hell yeah, who doesn't love Jurassic Park? They're certainly entertaining movies, right? But I think I wasn't really prepared for the extent that he was going to be into it and like demonstrate that love of Jurassic Park. What do you mean demonstrate? That always sounds like something physical to me. So he had a salad before his main meal came and he was like picture being a dinosaur back in the time and like there were plant eaters and so he started like eating his salad with his hands as

if he was a dinosaur and like when his steak came he like did the short t-rex arms you know and it was just like did he cut the steak with tiny arms at first too he like picked up his steak with his tiny t-rex arms and like took a bite and made like a... He gave you the full reenactment. Oh, yikes. Wow. I mean, oh my gosh. Did you want to like crawl under the table with embarrassment? Or did you want to crawl over the table and get into that mouth?

Definitely not the last thing you just said. Well, we'll teach their own, you know. I would have been just humiliated. Like this guy's picking up salad cover, like dressing cover. Why'd you go home with him? He did mention that you went back to his house so you couldn't have been completely turned off. Yes. So I just thought at a certain point, I was like, you know what?

I think he's just trying to be funny. And I just think that it like ended up being too over the top and like he didn't realize it and whatever so i was like you know what when i first met him at the country bar he was really cool and so i was like i'll overlook this like he's nervous right well and when you first met him he had friends so there's like proof that other people like hanging out with him. Exactly. Other dinosaur-loving friends, too, I'm guessing. So what happened back at his place? So he said it was his house. He's like, back to my house. But honestly, it was more almost like a studio apartment.

The only way I can describe it is almost like a dorm room because he had bunk beds. Oh. Oh. Does he have a roommate? As far as I knew, he didn't beds. Oh. Oh. Does he have a roommate? As far as I knew, he didn't have a roommate. But he's like, let me make you a drink. And after you have a couple drinks, you know what?

You can sleep in my daughter's bed because she's not here this weekend. So you can have the top bunk. Oh. And you didn't know that he was a dad. That's a lot to walk into. I'm still picturing if he made the drinks with dinosaur hands still, though. But yeah, we should focus on the daughter thing. I feel like T-Rex would be a Manhattan guy.

Definitely. He's classy. Okay, so I think the best thing that we couldn't do in this situation is just let you talk to Daddy-saurus Rex himself. Daddy-saurus. Because he's on the other line listening and wants to talk to you oh boy evan you there hey brandy how are you hey uh i've been better i guess how are you listen i uh i mean the dinosaur stuff i was fooling around, but I'm sorry that you weren't expecting the daughter thing.

But I mean, that doesn't have to affect us right away or even, I mean, I can date people casually and my daughter's away a lot of the time. Okay. Yeah, I just, again, I didn't know any of this. You never mentioned it at dinner. So for us to show up and the fact that you sleep in bunk beds and you are a grown man, it's just kind of like in the dinosaur. I just don't think I'm the right fit for you. What if he got rid of – is there any chance to get rid of the bunk beds, Evan, like move to – So Brooke, you're asking for a child's bed to be destroyed.

I mean I guess I shouldn't be surprised at that. How are you ever going to date Evan in bunk beds? I don't know. Can't we have like a... The kid could have a loft and at least you could have a double underneath it or something. Brooke is like redesigning this new studio. It's just going to be hard.

It's hard to bring a woman back to bunk beds. That's true. Like an adult woman. We're supposed to be helping him. I'm trying. I'm trying to help him the studio is not that big yeah yeah i know it's uh maybe a pull-out couch like that could be an option again i i think the show somehow always finds a way to focus on the wrong thing we shouldn't be trying to figure out how to redesign his studio apartment to make a relationship don't try and fix him let's we're just trying to get a relationship work. Trying to help him for now and in the future.

Don't try and fix him. We're just trying to get a second date. Maybe he's just in transition. You know, like when you're transitioning into a new life as a single dad, maybe the studio's just for now. Yeah, sure. Actually, no, it's a permanent thing. I'm kind of a minimalist.

I really like small spaces. Makes me feel big like a dino. Yeah, you're inside of an egg. Wow, like a dino. That did not sound a good sell. There might be some extra room in that bunk bed for a third if you're willing to give him another shot. Even though I did hear you say no earlier, I'm going to have short-term memory like a dinosaur and ask again. Would you like to go out with Evan?

We will pay for that second date. We'll also pay for dino chicken nuggets. Uh-oh. I actually have a bunch of those in my freezer. Oh, poor you. He can cook. Come on, Brandi. We'd like to send you on another date with Evan.

Yeah. On us, and then you guys can go back to your place. Oh, damn. Where there are no bunk beds, I'm guessing. There aren't bunk beds at my place, but I would the entire time know that where Evan is going back home to has bunk beds, right? Like that doesn't eliminate the fact that he has them.

If you're good enough, he may never want to go back home. Yeah. He has a kid. More open. That says a lot about how good the date goes. How is that a cell? I don't know. Oh, my gosh.

What's that? What's that? What just happened over there? The Depressosaurus? That was a sad dinosaur growl because I guess this is not going well. Oh, dang. God. It's a sad dinosaur.

I feel bad for Satosaurus. Ew. You feel guilty now, don't you, Brooke? A little bit. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. Was it just me, or during that entire second date update, was anybody else picturing Jeff Goldblum lying on his side with his shirt open? I was, yeah.

Wait, you were too. I wasn't there. I wasn't. You guys weren't thinking about that? I mean, if anything, I would have gone more modern with like Chris Pratt or whoever. Chris was it? Was it that? Yeah, that's him.

No, I'm going with the OG, the original sexy man. I don't know how you made that stranger. Well, maybe that's what distracted me. And that was the reason that we couldn't get a second date update going for those two. So I'll take the blame here. I mean, if you want it. I think it was the dinosaur sound effects. Brooke, let him take the blame. That we were really working want. I think it was the dinosaur sound effects. Brooke, let him take the blame.

That we were really working. Okay, yeah, the dinosaur sound effects didn't help, and the dinosaur, all the reenactments were bad. Yeah, the bunk beds as well. Yeah, so no surprise, no second date for the two of them. Although the good news is, Brooke, you might have a future. After your radio stuff is done, you could help empty nesters redecorate their children's rooms to erase the memory that kids were ever in there.

Yeah, Brooke. It's not a bad idea. You have the talent for it. If you want to date. Yeah. And remember, if you ever want to get a second date update, email the show. We'll call the person who wasn't calling you back. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning.

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 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 at 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.