Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Toilet Paper Prank

Episode Date: September 17, 2021

In today's Second Date we're on the phone with a guy who SLEPT OVER at his date's house before being ghosted...And now he wants our help figuring out if he went from a stud to a dud.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Second Date Update. In order to learn from your mistakes, you have to admit that you did them first. Yeah. That's the hardest step. It is. Yeah, that sucks. But that's why today I'm admitting that I thought I called somebody else for this second date update. What? I'm admitting that I thought I called somebody else for this second date. I had a different person in mind, but messed up. And instead, we're going to be talking to Abraham, who's on the phone right now.

You dialed the wrong number. I did. Abraham, you're my number one, okay? Maybe not Jeffrey's, but... My bad, dude. Forgive a bro? Hey, all good. All good.

All right. Thanks, man. Tell us who we're going to be calling today. What's her name? Her name is Vicky. All good. All right. Thanks, man. Tell us who we're going to be calling today. What's her name? Her name is Vicky. All right. Jeffrey, do you know anything about this date? I don't know.

I don't know what's going on. Okay. So you're going to have to spell this one out for us, Abraham. Where'd you meet Vicky? We met online. You know, it was kind of weird when we were first chatting online because she had sent a couple of pictures and I could tell she was cute but i did do i did do a little social media stalking and uh okay well that's like necessity everybody

does that it's part of the game dating now it truly is what'd you do like did you accidentally like a photo from like two years ago oh that can mess it up that is exactly what i did is it so bad? Did you like try to unlike it and like hope she doesn't see? Well, hold on. Were you using your account?

Yeah, I don't have like a catfish account that I used. That's your first mistake. I didn't think of that. You're creepy over here with like this weird stalker account.

Rule number one about Facebook stalking is you have to have a ghost account or use somebody else's. You have a ghost account too? That's smart. So what happened when you accidentally liked her old photo?

Then I unliked it. But the problem was the photo was from like three years ago. So I had done thorough research. It's not like a picture that just came out last month, you know? In your defense, though, girls go crazy over this. And it's not like you took 30 minutes to get to that picture. All you do is you click profile. You scroll down twice.

Next thing you know, you're in, you know, 2012. You don't realize how far back it goes that quickly. But once you start liking it, that's where it gets kind of weird. That's where. But she saw it and she still went out with you, right? Like. Did she? I mean, did you guys end up meeting up?

We did. We had a great time. We went to a bar. We had flights of tequila. Oh, that's nice. Atta boy. Yeah. Did the picture mistake come up at all when you guys were having any conversation?

She didn't mention it. She didn't seem like that was a factor. Everything was cool. Like, the conversation was normal. It was fun. No sense of, like, oh, I'm doing my duty to go on the date with this guy that liked a picture from five years ago like okay okay a lot of good stuff happening on the day any red flags well again going back and sort of analyzing it like i was just telling her a story about how one time

we like she and i were sharing a plate of nachos and i was telling her this story about once i was out with a buddy of mine and i dropped like a fake spider and the nachos and he freaked out and I thought it was really funny and when I told her that story she was just kind of stone-faced and looked at me like why would you do something like that why did you tell me that story as soon as they brought us our nachos you didn't do anything to them right no no of course not I just thought she would laugh I was just like telling a story about a past event. So maybe you put them there, but you're just eating the fake spiders now

just to like get rid of them. It always sucks when like you tell a story and in your mind, it's really funny. And then you like maybe you miss the punch or something of it and nobody. Yeah, I think that happens a lot with us. Or that may be the moment where she realized that you guys don't have the same humor.

Like, maybe you're more slapstick. She's more, like, highbrow or dry hair. She didn't throw a banana peel on the floor and hope you slipped or anything, did she? I bit her in the face, and she had no reaction. So where did the date go from there? I mean, it ended well. We went back to her place. Oh.

We had a really good time. So, again, all these are indications, like. Wait, a really good time? Yes. A really good time. So again, all these are indications like, wait, a really good time. Yeah, really good. Like, when did you leave? I didn't leave until the next morning. That's good. Maybe there is something to liking photos from five years ago.

Don't go doing that. Jeff's going to go like a bunch of old photos. Was it awkward in the morning? Because you were drinking tequila the night before, right? Oh, that helps. It wasn't awkward because we weren't wasted. Like, we were both in our right minds. Like, it was good chemistry.

But the next morning, you know, when I woke up and she was getting dressed, like, we were having a nice conversation. I thought it was sort of like this playful, like, banter thing that was happening there. But maybe I wasn't getting the hint that she was saying like get the hell out i need to go i might not have picked up on she's like where's your underwear and you're like i don't know yeah no seriously yeah get the hell out i mean it could be that she didn't have as much fun as you did the night before yeah you know now i'm kind of questioning, like, how was I? Yeah. Yeah. It sounds like not maybe your top performance. Let me give you some experience. I wouldn't make this call.

That sounds like it's all right. Are you saying that that's a question you don't want the answer to? No, maybe a quick phone call, if you know what I'm saying. Well, in my experience, I've always been too good and too intimidating. So we have some wiggle room here, Abraham. I'm going to play a song. We're going to come back and we'll call her and we'll see just how good or bad you were

when we do your second date update right after this, all right? Great, thank you. All right, hold on. We're learning a lot of valuable things today in the second date update. Like rule number one, when you stalk someone's social media before a date,

always use a ghost account in case you accidentally like an old photo so they won't know it was you. update like rule number one when you stalk someone's social media before a date always use a ghost account in case you accidentally like an old photo so they won't know it was you and rule number one when you sleep over after a date night of drinking tequila yeah always film it so you can review the footage the next day and see if you were a stud or if you were a dud no i have a whole library. I'm telling you, this works. I hope the other person got you got permission. Not important.

Okay. Maybe. A little important. But see, Abraham is worried that maybe he was a dud when he slept over at Vicky's place. So we're going to help him find out and ask if she has the footage. Isn't that right, Abraham? I'm not asking that. We'll do a little watch party at the station, and then we'll know for sure how good you were.

All right. Hey, if she has it. Hey, there you go. Men are so much more chill about that than women. What's the worst? I can do click my pants off. I already know. We're setting you up.

Are you nervous right now? I'm nervous, and I'm confused. We had a great time. I've gone back and sort of racked my brains as to what it could be. But like I said, I thought we had a great night together. I don't understand why I'm being ghosted right now. Okay. Yeah.

Well, if it's that, remember, you can always blame it on the tequila. Yes! There you go. Well, here we go. We're going tequila. Yes. There you go. Well, here we go. We're going to dial Vicky's number right now. We'll hopefully get her on the line so we can ask her what the deal was. Are you ready?

I am. All right. Here we go, man. Hello? Hi. Is this Vicky? Yes. Who's this? Hey, is this Vicki? Yes. Who's this?

Hey, Vicki, my name is Jeff. I'm from the morning radio show, Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. We're on in the mornings. If that wasn't clear from what I said. How are you? Oh, I'm good. What's this about?

Well, this is about a segment that we do on our show called A Second Date Update. Jeffrey's just trying to practice his small talk right now. I am. So far, off to a good start. Not at all. It's very small. Very small talk. Which also could be what we're talking about. Well, small talk completed.

Now let's get to the juice of this because we're doing something called A Second Date Update. It's where we help our listeners who are getting ghosted after what they thought was a great date night. Okay. Okay. And so recently you were out with a guy who is a listener of our show. His name's Abraham. Okay. Okay.

Judging from the reaction, it's not a very good one, but Abraham told us about your guys' night together, and he thought it was fire yeah he thought the date was super lit he wanted to binge the date say these things no oh my god he had a great time with you and he's totally clueless as to why you're not calling him back uh yeah i never want to talk to that guy again. Oh. What? That's kind of a strong reaction. You're doing a good job at that. I know, but usually, okay, but usually, like, when I'm angry with someone or upset with someone, I'll let them know why.

Why would you do that, Brooke? Yeah, Brooke. Because how are they going to know how to do something different? Oh, you like yelling at people. I just think it's not productive. You just, like, talk down to them. Like, here's all the things that you did wrong and why you're not good enough for me i'm just saying hey this this wasn't cool man i just want to let you know that wasn't cool okay some people like to be passive aggressive not just aggressive

so look here's the thing vicky abraham has no idea why you wouldn't be calling him back because you didn't tell him like you should have like i, I'm saved. Jesus. Or at least there was no hints for why. And he had a great time. Well, what did he tell you about our date? We only have like bullet points of what happened. But basically, you guys went out to a bar. You had some tequila, flights of tequila. You guys shared a plate of nachos, ended up back at your place where he spent the night.

And then the next morning, you kind of had to rush him out. Which we thought was kind of an obvious sign that maybe you didn't enjoy your time with him. Yeah. It was fine. Okay, that's not a good review. Are you talking about the bedroom time or the date time? The date slash bedroom time.

But in the morning, I needed to leave to go to work. And he was not getting the hint first he was using my bathroom he was like in there for a while and i'm like waiting i'm like fully dressed ready to go and then he went and used the other bathroom that my roommate and i share that's like in the entryway he bathroomed twice that's why you hate him yeah well that's annoying when you're trying to leave and someone's just there. There's no reason never to talk to somebody again. Well, maybe he was just trying to let you use your restroom so you could finish getting ready for work.

No, I was ready to go. And then we left. I get home from work and I go to use the bathroom and the toilet paper roll just like completely collapsed. And he had taken the springs out of it. What? Yeah. I was like a prank. Hold on.

So you could close it, but it didn't automatically open back and extend on its own. The spring was missing. What makes you think that he took it? Because then I went and looked in our entryway bathroom that my room and I had a chair. Hey, you've done

the same thing. So he wasn't, he was just trying to prank you in the bathroom? Yeah, I was like, who does that? Gotcha.

How old are you? Oh my God. I feel like this is something my husband would have done when we were dating. I'm not even lying. I love it.

That's hilarious. I don't. I would never call someone back. I don't understand what the joke is well it's just like it's a small inconvenience it's like it's like putting salt in someone's coffee and they're like it's like gotcha it's innocent enough but it's right and i my guess is he wanted to do it to make you laugh and think of him after he had left is my guess i guess but

it's just like you're in my house and you're taking the time to like set a little practical joke when i need to go to work yeah i feel like disrespected but he probably didn't think that he was just like i'm gonna do a silly little prank and that's as far as he thought. That is so annoying. Exactly. And the intention was not for disrespect. No. Don't just take it from us. Take it directly from Abraham because I have to let you know, Vicky. Gotcha. He's coming with the line. He's a crazy white guy.

Yeah, he's been listening this whole time. He wants to talk to you. Vicky, it was not meant to be disrespectful and I'm sorry if you took it that way. It was, like they said, just meant to be like a silly little prank. You would laugh and then move on. But I told you about me pranking my buddy.

And I wasn't quite sure where you stood in my prank. Like, I'm sort of a prankster. So I just did that not thinking that it was going to be a big inconvenience for you. So, look, i'm sorry but i also like that's not your sense of humor like that that's kind of who i am oh you're slated yeah you're not funny oh that's kind of harsh i mean others others would disagree i certainly have made a lot of people laugh so if that's your opinion you know you can you're entitled to it but i mean abraham did you at least hide the spring somewhere in her house

so that she could find it later and put them back in i put them in your vanity drawer in the back so if you do want to reinstall them it's really easy to do if you do with a spring drawer why don't you text me and tell me where the springs were? I've been a whole week without the springs. Well, I thought that you were going to respond to one of my other messages, and I would have asked, Hey, did you notice anything strange in your bathroom? We would have had a laugh about it. Then we would have set our next date.

That's the way I sort of thought it would be. So in a way, this is all your fault, Vicki. No, that's not what he said. That's the way I thought it would be. So in a way, this is all your fault, Vicky. No, that's not what he said. He's being funny. I'm just saying I thought we were going to be communicating and I could make a joke out of it. Of all the pranks, I just don't get it. Here's the thing. I mean, Vicky,

do you have brothers? Yeah, I have an older brother. See, it's just like dating a brother. Why would you say that? We're trying to get them to go out again. That is a go out thing to work. I didn't mean it like that. It should be like the humor.

Yeah, I get that from my brother. That's fine. You got to find somewhere in your heart where you could see where he was coming from. He was trying to maybe do something light and funny and get you to think about it. I'm sure he has another great prank that he can pull on you that'll actually make you laugh on your next date. If you're willing to give him another shot. Not a stupid prank, a legitimately laugh out loud funny prank. Yeah, highbrow prank.

Yeah, now that's a lot of pressure. I don't know if I can live up to that. No, come on, Abraham. You're the prankster. I believe in you. Take out the filter from her water machine no that's not funny what it's actually way worse got you you have less iron and minerals in your water what do you think vicky give him another shot we'll pay for it he's already said like who he

is and i just don't see it getting any better i just don't think we're a good match. Okay. Okay. I mean, that's all right. Right, Abraham? It's a bummer. I thought you were cool, but, you know, you don't have a sense of humor. I can't help that. Oh, that was harsh. That seemed a little...

Wow. Abraham, you know what? I think you're funny and you're cool. Yeah. Okay? You can take the toilet paper rolls out of my house any day. That's so weird. Thank you.

Wait, what? It's not a prank if you know no no you come you spend the night oh okay and then you come take out all my toilet paper and that's the abraham and i get each other you guys don't understand this is called bro love you do you jeffrey we'll do each other that's what we're gonna do oh no okay i hope this is gotcha uh not quite sure if i'm cool with this part of it. No, you are cool with it. You're cool with it now, and we're going to be funny together.

It's bad when Abraham doesn't do things funny. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. 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.

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