Brooke and Jeffrey: Second Date Update - Second Date Update: Twitchers Not Tweakers

Episode Date: January 13, 2025

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Brooke and Jeffrey But right now let's get into this relationship stuff Second date update Sometimes you go out on a date And after you're not really sure if it went well or not. Yeah, that's pretty common. But other times you leave feeling like even though you got arrested and tased, you hit that thing out of the park. Barely peed myself when the electrode went into my leg.

That's actually impressive. Yeah, I feel pretty good about it. Just a piddle. I'm proud of you. And we got an email from a guy who said, this was definitely, even though he thinks of himself as a boring guy, this was the most exciting date of his entire life.

The best feeling ever. When you're like all smiles and you can't stop rethinking about it. Dude, exciting. I can't wait to hear what happens. This is when you never get a call back. As soon as you say it was perfect. You think it peaked?

You peaked at date one. Is that the problem? Mickey, what made the date so amazing for you? Well, I'll tell you what was so amazing about it is when we first started, we spotted an entire family of American goldfinches. Oh. Oh, no. Oh, you're a bird?

You're a bird guy. Maybe she's a bird girl. Those are nice birds. Oh, they're amazing. And it was like the first thing we saw and I was like, oh my god. Special. Not exactly what I thought you were going to say about why the date was amazing was there were birds.

Hey, you're a bird guy, Jeff. It caught me off guard. What was her excitement level at the Golden Finch family? American Goldfinches. She seemed to be very interested, but it was even more amazing. The thing about this date is

it kept on getting better because as we started walking away, I was really I had been for so long trying to spot a very rare bird that you would see around here, a cedar waxwing. A cedar waxwing. Where is this date happening? Halfway through the date. I like the little chuckle to himself in the middle of remembering the story. This all sounds very, very exciting, Mickey, and we want to hear more, but maybe we need to get a little context first because we don't even know this woman's name yet.

There is one birdwatcher going crazy on the text board. Absolutely. So what is your date's name? Tiffany. Tiffany. Okay. Did you meet Tiffany on a birdwatching forum? Well, no, I didn't meet her.

I met her on a dating app and you know she was a nature lover but she wasn't like a twitcher like me which is you know what someone that watches birds is called a twitcher yeah that's what the official thing is called it's called that's why it's called twitter or it was twitter and the bird was the logo twitcher it's a twitcher yeah i had no idea google it i was like a. No, those are the people that live behind your house in Idaho. Well, I know. That's what made me think of home. Yeah, got it.

Twitchers and tweakers. Okay, so you met Tiffany on a dating app. How did you guys get to this bird family that you found? Well, we met up at a park. Okay. And that's what was so amazing about it is, you know, we start off with the American goldfinch family, and then within 20 yards, there's the cedar waxwing. And it was a perfect example. The yellow belly that fades into the rose-colored chest and the beak.

Do you know what? Wow. I hate to interrupt your excitement. I hate that you interrupted, too. No, but listen. What I think is cool about this is that it's really good to have a passion and to show a passion off to somebody. Like, that can be a turn-on even if she's not a twitcher, right? What a useless comment. You interrupted his bird description to say that.

What else do you want to know about the yellow belly? No, tell us more. Tell us more about the... Are you serious? It was amazing because as soon as it saw us, it started the very distinctive, that high, thin, whistling troll that it does. Oh, wow.

Can you give us a sample? Yeah. Did it sound like this? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Oh. No. It's much higher pitched than that. It's much higher pitched.

I can't... Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. There it is. Wait, are you calling us to find the birds again or call the girls? I'm confused. It sounds like it's mating season for the birds. I again? Or... I'm confused. It sounds like it's mating season for the birds.

I don't know. It might be mating season in here soon if we keep talking like this. I mean, it sounds like you were super into the birds. Were you able to connect with... Tiffany? Tiffany. Good work. I'm sorry. I got birds on my mind.

I think she was enjoying the nature walk and she looked great. Oh, that's sweet. I think she was enjoying the nature walk and she looked great. I mean, she just fit so well into the background of nature that was right in front of us. It was amazing. You described more about the nature behind her than what she actually looked like. I think that was a compliment. Yeah. I do. She silhouetted well against the beautiful backdrop.

Well, we were talking about families and everything. But again, this is why I was saying this was like the most incredible date I ever been on. As we started to talk about the families, I look up and there it is right in front of us. A rose breasted ghost. What? All three in the same day. You do not see these at this time of year. And it was right there.

And it was just fantastic. And it was just fantastic. And I was like, this is amazing. If nature is assembling for you like that, that is a really good indicator. One time a seagull pooped on me. I don't know. That's actually good luck. The Twitcher approves. I was with my husband at the time.

I just said a seagull. A seagullves. I was with my husband at the time. Was it an eagle or a hawk? I just said a seagull. A seagull. Got it. This does have moments of romance in it at least. Where? Yeah, the nature. They're together.

There's passion that's shared. The breasted bird. Yes. The word breast. The birds are singing to each other and that's something. So how did this nature walk end? Yeah. After a while while we went back

to our cars and i gave her a nice little hug and talked about how great the day was and what's really weird is i haven't heard back from her in about about a week or so after we went on our walk i went back to that area and the strangest thing was i don't think I saw one bird at all the whole time I was out there. It was like the birds had come for us and if she wasn't with me they weren't going to come back. That's romantic.

Maybe it was just you went a little bit too hard on the birds. Not possible. You can never go too hard on birds. That was definitely it, guys. She's an animal lover, so the birds also, I don't think, could be the deal breaker, if that makes sense. No, no, that's true. You know what I mean? And I'm going to guess all his dating pics were of birds.

Ah, yeah. So maybe she knew. Let's tell her what's happened since then and that the birds all miss them as a couple. All right, we're going to tell her the bird is the word, Jeff. It is, and we're going to do it with your second date update when we call her right after this. Hold on. Second date update. So if you're just tuning in for the second

date update, you know that I'm a bird guy. Oh, we do. I appreciate a ruby-throated nuthatch just like the rest of us, but not on the same level as Mickey, who recently took a woman named Tiffany out for a nice little nature hike

date. And we heard a lot about the majestic rare birds that they saw during their walk together. Yeah, he like geeked out over them. Really? I mean that in a positive way. He twitched out, Brooke. Yes. That's right.

He is a twitch. We didn't honestly hear too much about Tiffany, his date, but he claims that she really enjoyed the experience and he thought it was the best date that he has ever been on. More importantly, the birds agree. They ship their relationship so much that they haven't even reappeared at that park every time he's gone back. It was a sign.

That's how you're taking it, right? Well, of course. Nature is really in command of everything, and birds are basically their harbingers, and they're the best indicators of things that will happen in the future. No, that's great. This is a dating segment, though, so we probably should get to the part where we call about the date.

We still know nothing about the date. Like Tiffany, and that's it. She looked good in front of trees. What else do you need to know? That's really good. But we're going to have you back on for Brooke, Jose, and Alexis' podcast so you can tell more about your bird experience. Do you want to say no out loud? You know, you can just take my spot on that one.

Okay. No, you can take over bird hour on my stream. We have a whole hour. Oh, I would love to. Okay. No, I'm kidding. We're going to stay in touch for that, but let's call Tiffany in the meantime and ask her why she's not calling you back.

So here we go. Hello? Hey, we're looking to talk with Tiffany. This is Tiffany. Who's calling? Hey, Tiffany. My name is Jeff, and you're on a radio show right now. It's called Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. Hello! There's actually four of us. Yeah.

Only half of this room is enthusiastic about making this call. I was getting her chance to reply. Thank you. We were just listening. It's what people do that are polite in a conversation, Jeff. Wow, you guys sound dysfunctional. Yep. You nailed it.

That's what you get when you listen to Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. We put the fun in dysfunctional. Uh-huh. We're the fun in dysfunctional. We're not going to say that. We're not just calling to waste your time. We're doing a segment called the second date update because we hear that you went out on a date with one of our listeners named Mickey. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah.

A nature walk. It sounded delightful. He said that it seemed like you were having a really great time. Was that true? It was weird. It was really weird. In what way? Because he told us all about it, and for us it sounded less weird and more magical and majestic.

It was weird. I mean, you know. Okay, we're going back. You just repeated it. It was weird. I mean, you know. Okay, we're going back. You just repeated it. Not majestic weird. I want to hear specific examples of what you mean. Okay, well, I appreciate hearing about people's hobbies and passions, but then when it crosses the line into obsessions,

that can be different. Oh. Are you talking about him being a, what is it called, twitcher? Yes. A bird guy? Yeah. He's really like a little too much into birds. I don't think that's a thing in the bird community.

I'm not even going to lie. I once had a boss that jumped on a desk with a pair of binoculars because they saw a bird out the window. Oh my gosh. And Brooke's still hooked up with that guy. It was a woman. She was my friend's mom. Whatever, yeah, Brooke doesn't understand. I didn't.

So that was too much of a turnoff for you that he was too passionate about his hobby? Yeah, I mean, he's a cute guy, but maybe he was too much in his element. I mean, I asked him to go back to my place with me. Oh, wow. Oh, so you actually liked him that much? Just like Brooke, sensational. Yeah. Bird action.

I thought maybe, like, to get him away from the birds, I was going to maybe, like, have a drink, something to eat, just hang out, like, see if he was different in a different setting. Yeah, that's awesome. Okay, and? So he asked me, hey hey do you have the food network yeah why he's like well there's this episode i want to show you where they actually sample some of the birds that we saw today oh my gosh wait what breast and finch they eat isn't that weird

can you eat those i don't think i think they're like endangered or protected, right? You're telling me the bird lover wanted to watch episodes of the Food Network where they eat those exact birds? Yeah, I mean, doesn't that kind of not make sense? I don't know. It doesn't make sense. It's weird. Why?

I'm going to say Squab is a pigeon. It's very indelicacy. Circle of life. He just wants to know everything about the bird including what it tastes like he said that on his own time possibly or is there a chance that you misheard what he said we should probably get some clarification

maybe it was a joke that's a funny joke doesn't seem like a jokey guy at all though maybe that's why you don't read his jokes it's all dry all the time maybe this whole time he was joking with us. Oh, okay. The story was true.

Let's just clear all this up because I do need to let you know, Tiffany, that Mickey has been listening quietly on the other line waiting to talk to you. All right. Tell us the punchline, Mickey. Yes. I have been listening. Tiffany, first of all, there's nothing weird about being a twitcher or a bird watcher. Just so you know, the North American Bird Watching Association has over 100,000 members in the northwestern region alone.

Oh, wow. But, Mickey, hold on. Out of the 100,000 whatever members, how many of those members are eating the birds? Yeah, like, is there a catch and release thing? I think probably the four chefs on the network. Because I think that was the weird part to her. This is another thing. I can't understand your laughing about this.

People eat chicken all the time. They eat turkey. Not a problem at all, right? That's okay. I got you. The chicken eaters are the weirdos. We get it. Okay.

Before you mock this, have you ever had Carolina rub on a black-capped chickadee before? I don't know. I'm not even going to lie. I'm backing you. That one sounds delicious. I agree with you. Chickadees are tiny. Listen.

Have you had a quail? A quail is tiny, and they're so good. What is going on? Are you guys really supporting this? Do you hear how weird this is? What's weird about it, though? He just wanted to watch the show, and it was something you guys had connected on.

He's just trying to show you what he's interested in. You're right, Brooke. Nothing is wrong with eating birds in a park. It's basically like an all-you-can-eat buffet when you walk through one of those. They were going to eat them in the park. They were going to bring them home and cook them for later. You just eat.

What? Totally normal. Hey, hey, it's not as weird as you think. I mean, you go fishing. What's the difference? You're throwing a line at each other. Tiffany just wanted a cocktail at a bar with the guy. I know.

She literally just wanted to be normal. That's the thing is, Mickey, you want to date with Tiffany. She found it a little bit odd that you wanted to consume the animals that you love so much. And when she wanted to take you back to her place, you were more concerned about Netflix than other things that should be probably involved. Well, first of all, it's the food network. Yeah.

I'm sorry. I don't know. I think this guy could give you a lot of great stories and a lot of fun that you would not necessarily find on your own. Yeah. I'd rather go out of my comfort zone in different ways. I don't, this is not feeling right to me. I think we're talking about eating animals in the nature too much. I think let's just, let's just circle back to the romantic parts of the date where you guys

were talking about things. Do you remember tiffany when i complimented the red tips on your hair how it looked just like the red tips on the cedar waxwing feathers wow oh my god so did you eat that bird too no you don't eat a waxwing stop it a pelican maybe but not a waxwing that the menu. See, you have a lot to learn about birds and about love, Tiffany. And Mickey can be your Sherpa on that journey. He can be your flamingo. I would call him a hunter. Whatever he is, he will be your guide on the journey of love and bird culinary cuisine.

So we would love to offer to send you on another date with him, and we would pay for it. I'm going to have to pass. It's going to be a steakhouse. There's no birds on the menu. Or salads only, maybe. Yeah, I don't think we have enough in common and this is really all I have to say about it. Aw.

Okay. We tried. We did try. Hey, man, Mickey. Sorry, buddy, Mickey. I better not see her outside of a Kentucky Fried Chicken or anything like that. Oh, that's right.

You shame her if you do. There's a lot of batter birds that eat chicken. Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning. I want to answer a lot of the people on the text board right now because some are horrified at what they just heard. Some want to learn more about it. And for those that are wondering, head on over to our Insta stories at Brooke and Jeffrey. You'll find the recipe for oven braised black cap chickadee and deep fried meadowlark right there. We do not have recipes

for that. Guidelines, whatever. Can I just get like a steamed blue jay? Yeah. That sounds good. It does. You are welcome for that information. Blue jay is going to be gamey for some reason. Oh really? Maybe a cardinal will be better. Finch. I would go with a finch. Text in to 78592

your wild bird suggestions that we should be tasting. Who would have thought? The guy that loved watching birds would also love to eat them, too. He loves them so much, I bet he's like, I wonder? I mean, he never said he actually cooked them, did he? He just watches them. That's true.

Just the Food Network. Yeah, learn a lot on these segments. You can hear all of our second dates up on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, wherever you get yours, you can find them at Brooke and Jeffrey. 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. 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. Jon Stewart is back at The Daily Show, and he's bringing his signature wit and insight straight to your ears

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Listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. I'm Emi Olea, host of the podcast Crumbs. For years, I had to rely on other people to tell me my story. And what I heard wasn't good. You really f***ed last night.

It felt like I lived most of my life in a blackout. I was trapped in addiction. You had to grab the lamp and smash it against the walls. And then I decided I wanted to tell my own story. Listen to Crumbs on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Happy holidays from me, Michael Rapoport. And my gift to you is a free subscription to the I Am Rapoport Stereo Podcast, where I discuss entertainment, sports, politics, and anything and everything that catches my attention. I am here to call it as I see it, and there's a whole lot of things catching my eyes these days.

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