Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Sriracha Factory

Episode Date: October 4, 2021

In today's Second Date, something very peculiar killed the mood at the END of the date...And it WASN'T the matching t-shirts they bought.. It happened in a parking lot and our listener hasn't been able to get a call back ever since.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. If I learned anything in my dating experience, it's that women can't resist one thing. What's that, Jeffrey? A guided factory tour. Oh, I thought you were going to say muscles. Oh, yeah. Just walking by the workers who've been there for 12 straight hours, packing whatever they've packed over and over and over again.

I did do a cheese factory tour once, and it was hot. Oh, yeah. You just like the samples. Look at those hairnets. It's just romantic. The dim lighting and the underage boy weeping over in the corner. Every factory has one. So you can just look at them and say, you know what?

My life's better than that, at least. Sounds like a Nike fan. I feel like you were the boy in the story. Could be. I'm just saying, you get a woman inside an industrial plant, it's pretty much guaranteed action. Isn't that right, Brooke? I've also been to a chocolate factory, too. Maybe this isn't such a bad idea, Mark.

Women and their factories. They love them. Where did you meet the girl that you brought to the factory? I met her at a bar. Okay. It's like a drink factory. Yeah. What was the situation at the bar?

How did you approach her? We don't ever hear of people meeting in real life very often these days. Please tell me you walked up and said, hey, girl, you like factors? Well, I don't usually do that either. Okay. I was feeling a little happy, so I just... You mean drunk? Yeah, what do I mean?

Happy. Hi. I was lubricated, so... Okay. Wait a minute. Hold on. Hi. I was lubricated. Okay. Wait a minute. Hold on. I've been to this bar. Yeah.

I don't know what you're talking about. It's next to the factory. It's next to the factory. That's why he was crying later. Yeah. Why don't you just fast forward to what you said? You mean you were drinking, by the way, people that are listening. It was nothing special at all. It was just like, hey, you know, so wait, I mean,

just, I guess what I want to know is like, did you notice her from afar and just decide to make a move or was it a friend of a friend situation? Yeah, I just, I had seen her before. Okay. And then I was like, all right, well, I see her again. So maybe this is a sign or something you know whatever okay and so you eventually asked her out on a date to the factory uh yeah exactly do you work there or something why how how did that come up well i um because i was trying to i was trying to research where we could go and then i saw it and i was like oh my god so we went to the sriracha factory that's a pretty sweet day I know do you like go to tacos after and stuff like do the whole like theme well before we get to after we start with what

actually happened in the fact thinking of his planning yeah how was it it was all it was awesome i mean i'm a huge sriracha guy so so had you guys talked a lot in the bar so you knew each other pretty well before you went to the sriracha factory or was everything pretty new i think it was safe to say it's pretty new. Okay. So what was it like for the first, like, hour? You know, it was a little bit weird at first. You got to, like, put on, you know, a hair cap and it was kind of goofy. Super hot. Literally.

I mean, you're a big fan. Was she as excited as you? I would say no. Oh. Why do you say that? Well, you know, she was smiling a lot and I felt like she was kind of humoring me and I and then I started feeling bad like was I selfish doing it because I'm such a huge sirach guy smiling doesn't sound like a bad

thing though to me smiling is generally like call it, that's a grimace, I think. Yeah, okay. She's grimacing through it. Yeah, I mean, for the first 20 minutes, I was probably in my own little world. Because I was just super excited. I was geeking out about everything. Yeah. To make two-hour balls a minute, you know?

Look at those bad boys. That's cool. I'd be the same way, bro. i could see where that'd be a questionable first date yeah if she's not as excited as you this is really more of something you're doing for yourself yeah so how do things end at the factory yeah so we end they end with a tasting thing and you know i think at the end she was kind of like nudging towards the door and you know saying i'm done with this. She's like, it's all one flavor.

How much can you really taste? Get out of here. My tongue is on fire. Also, do you accept job applications because I'm desperate? But no, so how did, after you got out of the factory, how did it go from there? Were you able to recover? Well, then we were in the gift shop. Oh, okay. You never left.

Are you calling us from the factory, bro? Go to a restaurant and get this woman some real food, not just a condiment. I mean, was there any romance that happened during this date? Yeah, I mean, well, you know, at the gift shop, I bought her a shirt. Nice. I bought each of us shirts. Oh, you got matching rooster shirts. Sriracha shirts.

They are. It's kind of romantic. But you didn't plan anything else for the date? I bought each of us shirts. Oh, you got matching rooster shirts. Sriracha shirts. It's kind of romantic. But you didn't plan anything else for the date? Like, that was it? Like, you end the date there? I mean, the t-shirts were $20. I was kind of like, well, that's the end of that. We don't have money for dinner.

Just a big spender over there. Okay, so how did you end up leaving things, I guess? Was there a kiss or a hug or a runaway? A picture in your matching t-shirts? Well, we met there. We met at the factory. So it was just kind of like, okay, well, see ya. And how do you think that was good? I'm awkward.

I feel uncomfortable already i think it's a good thing because you stand out to her at least yeah well i mean the other thing is she's not calling me back so maybe i stood out if i did stand out maybe i stood out in the wrong way i don't know but yeah and also i was nervous i i kind of didn't want to kiss because of all the sriracha. Spicy kiss? That could be kind of hot, though. It's okay. I don't think the end of a factory tour warrants a kiss moment.

I mean, it's just like... Oh, come on. You would have had a cheese kiss. It's not the right setting. Brooke would have been making out underneath the chocolate waterfall. Exactly. Just gargling chocolate. But let's see what she has to say, all right, Mark?

We're going to play a song. We'll come back. We'll call Erica for you, and we'll try and get you your second date update, all right? All right. All right, hold on, man. Second date update. If you're just joining us, Mark took his date to the Sriracha factory for a guided tour with a woman named Erica. So cool.

According to Mark, the tour was an A plus. Yeah. Because he loves Sriracha and I guess highly recommends this to anybody else. The date itself, though, may have come in a little bit below an A. Yeah. Maybe a little far below an A. I know. He's trying to stay positive, though.

He really is, Jeffrey. He says the highlight was when he bought the matching T-shirts at the factory gift shop. That bumps it up close to A territory, according to me. Are you a dad already, Mark? No, but I would like some someday. Yeah. It just sounds like a dad move, like the matching T-shirts. Well, I bought you kids a T-shirt.

What else are you going to complain about, huh? Mark, I look back at your email, though, and it said that there was an awkward moment on your date. Something about you holding a sriracha sample. Oh, what? You never told me that. Yeah, you didn't mention it. Yeah, that was...

Was it like when I play hide the ketchup bottle on my dates? Oh, my God, I don't even want to... It's a... I'm not going to call it a success Let's just move on from Narnia You've got a six pack missing Go back to Mark's awkward moment What was your awkward moment?

Maybe this won't be so bad in light of that Okay I was just playing with her And we were having a moment I was like, should I rub something on my eye? Just like take a little bit on my finger What? She really didn't want me to do it.

I was like, oh, maybe you kind of care that I put this on my eye a little bit. No, she just doesn't want you to be an idiot. She doesn't want to deal with that. She didn't want to go out with a boy from eighth grade. Like, what are you doing, man? Can you imagine in the middle of the tour, somebody in the back is like, oh, oh, no. I think it would have been safer to hide the sriracha bottle, man. You weren't joking, though.

It was a joke. Yeah, yeah. Okay. Okay. So maybe she didn't get the joke. I don't know. Let's find out. We're going to dial her number now.

We're going to see what she has to say. You ready? Yeah. All right, man. Okay. Here we go. Hello? Hi.

Is this Erica? Yeah, this is Erica. Who's this? Hey, Erica. My name is Jeff. I work on the radio show Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. How are you doing today? I'm good.

Okay. What's going on? We're doing a segment that we regularly do on our show called a second date update. It's where one of our listeners goes out on a date with someone and afterwards that person isn't calling them back. They can email us to reach out and help them figure out the reason why. Okay. I know that's a little bit strange.

Yeah, but it means somebody really likes you a lot. I'm just like, which date is it? I like that you have choices. Well, this one should stand out because this guy took you to the Sriracha factory. Oh, my God. Hot sauce boy. That's what my friends call me. Oh, no.

He's got a nickname. It's never good when you have a nickname. No, it could be amazing, but most of the time it's bad. Just to be clear, we are talking about Mark here, right? Duh. Yeah. Okay. I just want to make sure.

So did you have any fun on your date? Well, look, I'm an adventurous person, and I'd never been on a factory tour date before, so he seemed really enthusiastic which I was attracted to and so you know why not but from like the second that I get out of my car before I even get in the factory it's like this really specific smell and like my eyes started burning like before I even went in and I'm like am I just extra sensitive like what's going on because he seems totally fine. Oh, no.

So you're, like, allergic to the factory tour? No, I think they literally do, like, a mash, you guys. It's like concentrated peppers that are dried. So in the air alone. And it does have kind of like a vinegar smell to it a little bit. Yeah, I bet it does. Yeah, yeah, yeah. None of that sounds like it's Mark's fault.

I mean, maybe it was a bad decision to take you to the Sriracha place, but how did you feel about Mark? Well, Mark was fun, you know? He was, like, goofier than I thought he was going to be. He made light of it. He cheered me up. Yeah. It was fun to watch him be so happy, like, he really was, like, getting a kick out of this factory. I was like, okay, this isn't necessarily, like, my thing, but it was nice to kind of see him in his element. And we spoke to Mark. He seems like a really nice guy trying to have fun with you.

But he's just confused after what he thought was a pretty good date. Why? Why now you're not talking to him anymore? Okay. Well, the date itself was interesting, but when we get back to our cars to say goodbye, I noticed that he drives a Nissan Leaf. A Nissan Leaf? Okay. I think they're electric. Yeah, what's wrong with that?

I'm just, I'm looking for someone that's just going to make me feel safe, protected, more manly. Just say rich. I don't know. Just say rich. Oh, she's not saying that. Stop beating around the bush. She's not saying that. Is Brooke right?

Is this about money? If he was driving a Tesla, you're saying that you would have called him back. No, she's saying if he was driving a truck, she wants a manly man. No. If you have a hybrid electric car, it doesn't seem very manly. Let her talk. What are you saying, Erica? I'm just saying that a Nissan Leaf is a really dorky car.

Thank you. There it is. You don't pull up in a Prius and see a big buff guy walk out. He's fun. He's funny. He's goofy. Like, don't judge somebody by their car. You're just saying that because you don't like your car, Brooke. I just don't think

your car is an extension of who you are. Right, but at the factory, look, he was fun I don't think your car is an extension of who you are. Right. But at the factory, look, he was fun and goofy. And I figured, like, oh, he's making up for the fact that this is like a weird date. But then when we got to the parking lot and I saw his car, I was like, oh, no, this would be like who he is 24-7. It confirmed his gooberness to you. I just can't. I don't want to get picked up in a Nissan Leaf every day.

Yikes. I can see that. Oh, man. That just can't. I don't want to get picked up in a Nissan Leaf every day. Yikes. I can see that. Oh, man. That's not fair. In an unfair way. I don't know how I feel about it, but I'm really curious how Mark feels about it, because I need to tell you, Erica, Mark's been on the other line listening. He wants to talk to you. Oh, wow.

I'm really embarrassed now. Mark? So you're not into this because i drive at least is that what you're saying i'm sorry mark i'm sorry i know i know she's laughing wow i i mean i guess i appreciate your honesty with how shallow that is oh dessert that was dessert i mean fair enough maybe i deserve that i deserve that but i'm just being honest and i just lost some attraction for you oh she's being honest really you don't think that it's kind of sexy of him trying to save the environment fix the world with his car it's not though maybe because I spent so much time in the hot sauce factory

justifying this guy to myself that, yeah. I could see that. To Mark's defense, it takes a stronger person to drive something that maybe doesn't have a real masculine appeal to it, right? You don't care what it looks like. They went to a factory, they bought matching t-shirts, and he got his leaf. Hey, listen, you lifestyle.

She thought Mark was sexy the first time she saw him. Mark, you can be sexy, right? Yeah. You just hear it oozing through the speakers right now. I mean, everyone has the stereotype as if a guy comes out of a big, giant Hummer. You have a stereotype for that person. gross.

Exactly. So there's also a stereotype for someone that comes out of an electric tiny car. Yeah, those things are like three sriracha teachers to fill up.

He's funny, you guys. He's being funny. Sriracha humor. Yes. What do you think, Erica? Is any of this working on you? I mean,

it's reminding me of how he made me laugh at the factory. That's a good thing. And he has a lot of confidence. Like, he contacted our show to go on the radio, like, put his ish out there. Like, he doesn't care. I can laugh at my car, too.

We can laugh at it together. Don't shame your leaf. That's just me. They're smart now. They have feelings. Uh-oh, gust of wind's coming. Uh-oh. Watch out.

It's going to blow over. Well, you know, that's cute because I was worried I was going to have to, like, take the Nissan Leaf seriously. But if I can, like, horse around about it. Hey! I like this. Okay. Well, in that case, Erica, we would love to offer to send you two out on another day and we'll pay for it we actually get you a gift card mark what do you think where's the next date

gonna be the Nissan factory just kidding around. I hope so. He's kidding around. Mark, that's a yes from you. We hope he's kidding. Yeah. Erica, what do you say? One more date with Mark. No factories. Yeah, come on. No factories.

One more date with Mark, and we can keep laughing. Yeah! All right. That's cute. You're going to ride off into the sunset. Very slowly. 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 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 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.