Chewing the Fat with Jeff Fisher - Low-Rent Validation… | 8/28/25

Episode Date: August 28, 2025

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So they installed it in this park, this Jodong number three park in Central Seoul. It's the glowing blue 3D. projection and they claim that it's helped reduce crime. Okay, during the active hours. By over 20% it's 5'6 in a full dress uniform and it's modeled after a real officer. It appears nightly from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Now, this is what is helping lower crime.

Every two minutes, it delivers a pre-recorded warning that passers-by are monitored by security cameras and that police will respond in real time to violence or emergencies before fading away. So it's part of their safe park program. And I guess they're saying that the holograms are there to discourage public disorder, such as drunkenness and fights in areas that need more policing. And while it can't step in or make arrests, officials say it's mere presence has a strong psychological effect in detouring would be offenders. So there you go. Sure, they've got cameras everywhere. Sure, police are on alert to

arrive if anything happens, but it's the hologram telling you that, hey, you're being monitored by security cameras and the police will respond quickly if you do something wrong, but it's the hologram that is working. Okay, good, good. Hey, at least crime is down. Welcome. Welcome to chewing the fat. Authorities in Southern California announced that they have arrested 14 people accused of running what they called the largest organized retail theft operation targeting Home Depot in the company's history, nine facing felony charges. The suspects are allegedly linked to 600 thefts at 71 different home depots with losses exceeding $10 million across multiple. multiple Southern California counties. Wow.

So they were able to pull off 600 different thefts from Home Depot in surrounding counties. And life was grand. They were making millions of dollars. They didn't think anyone was going to stop them. Yeah, no kidding. So police said the guy, David A.H.L, ran a storefront called Area Housale in Tarzana.

Beautiful this time of year. And that was the center of the operation. Al faces 48 felony counts, including conspiracy, organized retail theft, grand theft, receiving stolen property, money laundering. It sounds like we're reliving the talented Mrs. Mandelbaum, the book by Marguerite Fox, the rise and fall of an American organized crime boss, although she was doing the same thing, which is pretty incredible. I haven't finished the book. I ordered it. I heard her do an interview about the book, and it sounds fascinating. And I don't know, I'm about a quarter of her way through something like that.

I've had it for a while, and I keep going back to it. I just haven't finished the talented Mrs. Mandelbaum. But it was the rise and fall of the American organized crime box. She was one of the first ones. She was awesome. Anyway, David All remains in custody, his bail is set at $500,000. He faces up to 32 years in prison. Wow.

um vectaria county sheriff said that uh all's boosters those are the you know his due people that he had robbing the places would systematically steal expensive electrical components like breakers dimmers switches sometimes hitting every home depot in ventura county in a single day the stolen goods were then allegedly delivered to all's business uh or home in trash bags or home depot boxes then the, you know, we have the boosters in custody as well. The investigation led to the arrest of All's brother-in-law, who has sold stolen merchandise through eBay, all's ex-wife, and her boyfriend were accused of running a nearly identical fencing operation. That's probably why they got divorced. I could do it myself. During searches, investigators seized an estimated $3.7 million

in Home Depot property. $800,000 in what is described as dirty money from alleged money laundering operations. Surveillance footage shown by officials captured suspects in action, including one who allegedly climbed around security measures when Home Depot placed high-value items behind cages and then higher shelves. That wasn't going to stop the boosters. Man, we need that merchandise. We're going to go ahead and take it.

This wasn't shoplifting. It was a criminal. enterprise that allegedly stole millions of dollars and it was finally stopped here in Ventura County. Well, good. Good for them. Home Depot, Regional Asset Protection Manager, Darlene Hermosillo, who is great, emphasized that organized retail crime effects more than just profits. It's about protecting the well-being and safety of our customers, our associates, and the communities in which we serve. Yeah, that sounds good.

The investigation was funded through a state grant targeting organized retail theft. All defendants remain in custody and pleaded not guilty. So Home Depot couldn't afford to bankroll this investigation. Okay. So we're going to use the state grant money that will help them organize or, you know, help them go after this organized retail theft. All right. All right.

No problem. I'm interesting. I guess I'm not happy they're caught at Home Depot. I'm sure as happy that they're caught. But it does seem interesting that Home Depot isn't funding the investigation. They took a state grant to do that. That's just me. Anyway, don't be a criminal.

Okay. Don't do it. Don't do it. If you want to be a criminal, first read, you know, read about the other town. and Mrs. Mandelbaum in the rise and fall of the American organized crime boss. I mean, she was 1850. This 25-year-old woman, Frederica Mandelbaum, yeah. She came into New York and built herself up from the bottom up, baby.

And maybe we don't know the life story of David All, but we soon will. We soon will. So today on Blaze TV, Pat Gray unleashed overtime, I, um, We talked about a story out of Ohio where this young guy, a 19-year-old deli worker with autism on the spectrum, was arrested and hauled out of Meyer store because he was accused of taking $110 worth of chicken and fruit cups. Over three months. Over three months. you can hear the manager he works in our deli department

and we found out that he's just been taking some like orders of chicken and fruit cups and stuff like that oh okay so he's 16 or he's 19 years old he's on the spectrum and they just arrest I mean they perp walked him

we saw the police cam footage of him you know being walked out of the freaking store and it's really kind of irked me a little bit because here's this young guy we don't know the entire story He said that he was nervous and explained to the officer, and I didn't see this part of the video,

that he had taken the food during his breaks with intention of paying for it later. That's what they all say. And it started off slow. It happened a couple of times because, like, I forgot my wallet or something, and then I meant to pay for it. He explained that he walks to work every day.

And despite the officer's attempt to reassure Denison, he was searched and handcuffed. Yeah, I mean, they wouldn't even let him reaching his pocket because they asked him if he had anything in his pocket no and uh he was booked for minor theft and released without bond because he's got no prior offenses what is happening when a store manager and a deli manager they don't talk to their employee i mean this young kid on the spectrum is taking stuff to eat maybe you're not paying him enough myers maybe uh maybe he doesn't have the money and if he did forget you got to tell him dude you can't do that

That's stealing. You could be in trouble. And so now come to find them. People are pissed and they want to boycott Myers. Myers is a big organization. They have all kinds of stores in Ohio and Kentucky and Indiana. Back in the day in Michigan where I grew up right here was Meyer Thrifty Acres. And they're kind of like Michigan and they're kind of that area's answer to Walmart.

That's what they've been. So right now there's been a GoFundMe page launched for this kid. and it's reached $28,000 for his legal fees and living expenses. Before it was deleted, I'm not sure why they would delete that. We can't help a brother out. We can't help a brother out when he's in trouble. Is that what GoFund me has become? They won't even let you raise money for that?

If that's true, that is agonizing. However, come to find out now, in response to the backlash, Oh, that's nice. Now that they've got a little backlash for it, Meyer has issued a statement. Acknowledging the situation, you know, we should have handled it differently. Yeah, no kidding.

I mean, you've got a guy running, this huge store, they're not small stores. He's the store manager of this giant store. He's not smart enough to figure that out. That's the problem, there, Meyer, Thrifty Acres. Earlier this year, we implemented a new procedure to make sure this doesn't happen again. Oh, okay.

All right, sure. So it's not going to happen again? Right. Not if your managers are like that guy, it's going to happen again. I can guarantee you that. It'd be a hundred different ways, for sure, a couple,

of handling this differently without arresting this young kid on the spectrum because he took some chicken and fruit cups. Okay, calm down. And even if you want to tow the line and say, It's stealing and he should be fired. Do you perp walk the kid?

Do you perp walk him through your store? You have the police come and handcuff him? Or do you just fire him and walk him out of the store and say you can no longer come back here? We're sorry. You can't work for us anymore. And you can't shop here anymore. Take care. Have a nice day.

We really appreciated all your help, James. But no, we don't anymore. So goodbye. Good luck. God bless. Unwrap Holiday Magic at Holt Renfrew. with gifts that say I know you. From festive and cozy fashion to luxe beauty and fragrance sets,

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so it is $950 million jackpot dollar jackpot come Saturday the August 30th. If you're listening live, today is the 28th of August, 2025. So the jackpot is probably going to be over a billion by Saturday.

So that's kind of, that'd be fun to take. Right now at 950 million, the cash value is 428.9 million. And boy, it becomes glaring what a, what a highway robbery it is to take the cash value. Because, wow, you win $950 million and they're only going to give you $420,

$28 million cash value. Plus, after that, you've got to cut that down with all the other taxes. So you're going to walk away with what? Under $300 million? I mean, okay. All right. I mean, yes, I'm saying yes to that, but it just seems like that's awful, an awful bad ripoff. Now, I haven't checked my Powerball ticket from the last time because somebody won a million dollars from Texas.

And I still could have the winning ticket in my wallet. I'll know today. But there was no jackpot last night. And there were three, two million dollar winners in, it looks like Mississippi, Ohio, and Virginia. And there was three million dollar winners in Arizona, New York, and Virginia. But the drawing before had one million dollar winner from Texas. And I want to believe that it was me. Okay.

So just let me believe it for one more day. Then the mega million's drawing is tomorrow night. that is $277 million. I thought that Mega Millions was supposed to jump up like the Powerball's been doing. I feel like we were misled. I know. Weird thought.

I feel like we were misled on the old Powerball. But nobody won the jackpot, but there were a couple of, see, there was one $3 million winner, one, two million dollar winner. Were they from Texas, though? That's the thing. Here's the thing.

Let's see if that says, yeah, Florida and Mississippi, no. So it wasn't me. I still got to hang on to the Powerball and hope that I still have that million dollars in my pocket. I know. I know. Just let me believe it for a little while longer, okay? So hopefully everything's okay out at Black Rock City.

They've been having high winds. They've been having rain. It's been really tough. out there for Burning Man. I think it's calmed down now. I really, honestly, I don't know. I don't have a man or a woman or a person or a they or a them on the streets of Black Rock City to report in.

I wish we did. But we do know that the Orgy Dome was destroyed. I know. I know. Dry your eyes. Okay. Apparently, these powerful winds ripped through Black Rock City and multiple structures were destroyed, including the Orgy Dome.

The Orgy Dome, the organizers said, yeah, it wrecked our structure. Now, look, it's a private space and couples can explore their sexuality with strangers. But, well, right now they can't because it doesn't exist. It was destroyed. We were hoped that we'll have some workshops, you know, if we can figure it out to fix this thing that was destroyed. But maybe not. Maybe the Orgy Dome is completely gone this year.

I know it's a sad day. So they lost a bunch. Plus, it took forever to get in because there was wind and rain. So it took multiple hours. The one reporter from USA Today, I think, I remember he was saying he was stuck in traffic for 19 hours, 19 hours waiting to get in because of the wind and the rainstorm. And they halted admissions to the event. So you just stuck on the highway? Holy cow.

That would, I don't recommend that. That would not be fun. That would not be fun. And I see one of the great shots was somebody had posted a picture of what looked like, you know, the witch from Wizard of Oz, just her feet sticking out from underneath this giant port-a-potty. I guess that is going to be the, that's going to be the picture that represents Burning Man this year. It is awesome. Now, BLM, the Bureau of Land Management, not that BLM, notes that, you know, and they're the ones that oversee the events at Burning Man. They work hand in hand with the Burning Man organizers.

They said that despite the high winds that have hit the event, someone's sense of humor was still intact. I hope it was just, I hope it was not a real person dressed as the witch. underneath the porta potty. I hope we're laughing at fake legs and feet coming out from underneath the over the porta potty because we don't know. It could be a real person. And then, then who's going to be laughing out of the other side of their face?

Yeah, BLM is. That's who. All right, let's go to the break room. I need something cold to drink desperately. So I just watched an ad for the Texas, Ohio State football game. Saturday. And it's a promotion for Fox's Big Noon Saturday.

And it's a cool promo. It's fine. I love all the. I love the college football promos that ESPN and Fox put out. But, and they're telling you that, you know, two days away and it's exciting times. And I will say that it's exciting times unless you have YouTube TV. Have they pulled the plug on all the Fox channels yet on YouTube TV? I would be so angry.

And at one time, I remember being angry when I think it was ESPN and Disney, right, couldn't make a deal with YouTube TV. And they pulled the plug on them. And it was absolutely frustrating. In fact, I will say that that may have, I don't know that it was the main reason, but that may have, that was one of, let's just put it that way. It was one of the, one of the pressures that drove me to Hulu. and got me instead of YouTube TV.

Now, I was fine with YouTube TV. I was fine, but they kept jacking their prices up, and then that happened. But now, I mean, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. They're pretty much all the same. But they're all the same unless YouTube TV can't work out a deal with Fox. And, you know, the mothership Google says, you know, pull the plug.

And that may have already happened because I thought the deadline was yesterday. And now they might wait until, you know, Saturday at 11 a.m. Right in the middle of the big new kickoff game show right before the Ohio State Texas game and just shut it down. And, man, there would be an uproar like you wouldn't believe all the football fans watching college football on YouTube TV, ready for the Ohio State Texas game with just the screen coming up going

we're sorry this network is on available now hopefully we can work out a deal it's almost worth having it happen except I don't wish that on anyone because that'd be mean that'd be mean

you know I laughed and I really liked the story about Vanity Fair and their story about how employees were going to, they're lashing out over the proposed Melania Trump cover. And the one is quoted, I will walk out the mother effing door. Now, personally, if I'm Vanity Fair and I wanted Melania Trump on the cover of my magazine, she's only the first lady.

She's only a former actual supermodel. you know i would i would tell them go ahead walk out the mother f well i almost said the real thing walk out the mf and door uh go ahead and be that way by that of course is not the way they think and the global editor said he floated the possibility and everyone uh threw a little histy fit and i won't i can't work here i can't believe it why would they do that and i'm not in traffic i can't have her on the cover of any fair now we can't have that that she's She's married to Trump. Well, come to find out.

It's reported now that Melania laughed at the Vanity Fair offer. She was the one who rejected the magazine. Oh, isn't that interesting? So they did come to her and say, hey, we want to do a photo shoot and put you on the cover, which was, I mean, that is a big move for them because I'm sure. sure that there's plenty of people that would be very angry at that. She doesn't have time to be sitting in a photo shoot. Her priorities as a first lady are far more important.

And guess what? Really, they don't really deserve her anyway. Yeah, I believe that. But apparently the global editorial director, Mark Gideucci, tried to woo her and said that then his employees threatened to quit their jobs when they found out. Yeah, Mark, if that, if that is what your employees are going to walk out, let them go.

You don't even want them. And we got news that Netflix apparently is not going to be proceeding with a second season of the waterfront. I thought that was a fairly good series for them. But according to deadline, they say that the Netflix is, they've already told the cast. you're not getting the season two so have a nice day really strange i mean that

show was a pretty big show on netflix uh they released it in june and it's about the you know this north carolina family it's kind of uh kind of bloodlineish kind of uh but it's with the holt mccallany and uh mario bello is his wife and uh you know they've got the kids

it's just it's a family and uh you know they end up being, you know, they have a big restaurant and they own a lot of the waterfront, hence the name the waterfront. And but they, you know, make their money actually from illegal endeavors. And it was fascinating. It was really fascinating. So they were, let's see, they were top 10 for English language series, including a rare three peat at number one, peaking at 11.6 million.

views for its first full week of release. And I did not watch it the first full week. I finally, I saw it on the, on my rotating bar and I was like, okay, I got to watch. It's been there. And so it wasn't the first week. Maybe it was me that caused them to get canceled.

But it really, they already renewed Ransom Canyon, which I cannot bring myself to watch. I'm going to have to now because they renewed that for season two. I'm really surprised they did not renew the waterfront. But, you know, hey, Netflix could do whatever they want. So, I mean, they, no, I won't say that. And Netflix could do what they want. You could quote me on that.

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hit pause on whatever you're listening to and hit play on your next adventure this fall get double points on every qualified stay life's the trip make the most of it at best western Visit bestwestern.com for complete terms and conditions. Who died today? Who died today? Well, let's begin with Natalia, Natasha Nagavacina, 47, rest and peace.

We've talked about her, I think, all week. She will not go away. I was just fascinated by this story. So she was trapped at 22,965 feet on this victory peak. in Krikistan or Krigyzstan or K-Y-R-G-Y-Z-S-D-A-N, one of the stands. And so she fell, I broke her leg. And then so her friend left her there and went down to bring her some stuff and then then try to get her out of there.

Dron footage showed her still moving up to a couple of days ago anyway. Now, the Italian climber, this Luca shingalali, I want to make sure I say his name right, Luca Singaglia, 49, had reached her, delivered supplies, but couldn't bring her down. They couldn't get her down. She was stuck in this particular place. So as Luca was on his way down, he died.

He got into some kind, he fell or he was trying to, who knows, the weather got bad, he didn't know what to do. I got turned around. One thing led to another, and he died. Okay. So there you go. And it was talked about, remember that if you followed along with the story

from Natalia, Natasha Nagovicina, she had another husband who she let die on a mountain top. Not this peak, but it was another mountain top. See, they were climbing and he had a stroke and she wouldn't leave because he was still, I guess, apparently alive, but then he finally died. So, like, she's killed two people on mountaintops now. Well, and we found out yesterday that she was still alive, apparently,

and she was still up there. Then we got news late yesterday that we believe that she is now dead. So rest in peace to Natel. Natasha Nagavacina dead at the age of 47. Apparently, they were, for sure there were multiple rescue efforts

were tried to get her. But thermal imaging, they had drones flying over, checking her out. Thermal imaging from the drone shot showed no signs of life. So very sad. Very sad.

we just let her hang out there until the weather gets better and we can go up there and drag her out of there. That's what they're doing with Luca, I've told. At least I thought. I thought Luca was, we're just leaving Luca up there. We couldn't get to them. You know, the weather's kind of bad. So, yeah, we're just going to leave them there.

Look, they're already dead. It's so sad. So rest in peace to Natalia, Natasha. Nagavitsina dead at the age of 47. Under the heading of not dead yet. Very sad. I was reading a story about Bruce Willis, and I'm a huge fan of Bruce Willis.

I mean, my gosh, was such a huge star. His wife Emma shared details about what's been going on, and he's got this frontotemporal dementia, the FD diagnosis. So I guess she has, has written a book or done, you know, called Emma and Bruce Willis, the unexpected journey. Okay.

And it traces the family path beginning with their March 22 announcement of Bruce's retirement from acting and exploring how they've moved forward since. Now, she claims that he's in really good health overall. Uh-huh. It's just his brain that is failing him, which is just terrible. I mean, that's who he is. so she still believes that he recognizes her and he recognizes the five daughters because of how he lights up when they're around

he's holding our hands we're kissing him we're hugging him he's reciprocating you know he's into it okay that's good and that's all I need to know according to Emma that's all she needs right now I don't need him to know that I'm his wife and that we're married on this day

I don't need any of that I just want to feel that I have a connection with him and I do. So Emma explained how some of the first signs of the FTT included personality changes. Bruce was, you know, quieter, and he was removed, and then he was cold, and then he was a factional, and she couldn't handle it. She thought, actually, I didn't understand what was happening, and I thought, how can I remain in a marriage that doesn't feel like what we had? Well, she said, Bruce 70 now, started missing lines during filming.

yeah, we talked all about that. And then he got the diagnosis for the FTT, which they claim there's no cure for. And as a result of the damage to neurons and the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, according to the National Institute on Aging, symptoms can include unusual behaviors, emotional problems, trouble communicating,

difficulty with work or difficulty with walking. She also discussed moving to a detached one-story house to be with his caregiving team full time, calling it one of the hardest decisions I've had to make. Oh, okay, so now she's not even with them. She's got her due people. She visits him every day, of course, and eats meals with them twice a day.

Duh. But I knew, first and foremost, Bruce would want that for our daughters. He would want them to be in a home that was more tailored to their needs, not his needs. Yeah, so she's living over there with the daughters and his money.

And Bruce is over there in the guest house. And she goes and visits. And mommy is, is daddy still over there in the house? Yeah, don't go over there. Don't worry about that. When you go by the window, see if he smiles at you. Wow. I mean, they got married in 2009.

They've got two daughters, the Mabel and Evelyn. And then he's got the other kids with Demi Moore, right? I mean, he's got three daughters, Rumor, Scout, and Tolu. Yeah. And they all are together. I mean, they see each other a lot. There's no doubt about that. No question about that.

And they seem to all get along. You know, photos could be difficult to know exactly what's going on. But they seem, the stories all seem like they do kind of get along. So I guess this is this unexpected journey was just a special Diane Sawyer interview. She hasn't written a book. So it's on ABC. It was on ABC a couple of nights ago. darn the luck.

I missed the special Diane Sawyer interview. But I'm going to go back and watch it because I love Bruce Willis. Emma and Bruce Willis, the unexpected journey, a Diane Sawyer interview.

Tuesday on ABC. Apparently I can watch it on YouTube now, so I'm going to. Kind of makes me mad, though. She's got him off in the guest house. with the care people. And of course I visit him every day. I eat with them a couple of times a day.

I mean, okay, not every day. Not every day. But he knows. When he has his lucid moments, he knows I love him. Does he, though? When I got a great deal on a great gift at winners, I started wondering,

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K-E-K-S-I-com. Hello. I work every day with, you know, the founder, Pat Gray and his family, kexie.com. I mean, we are a Kexie Cookie show. We're a Kexie Cookie company. We're a Kexie Cookie Company.

Let's just go with that. Well, Crumble is, you know, one of this huge cookie company that really is probably, you know, the main competitor against Kexie, and they are nowhere close to being as good as Kexie Cookie. But they certainly have all kinds of shops and stores and really a great presence in America these days.

Well, their co-founder, Soria Hemsley, came out of the closet on a social media post the other day. And he said that over the past few years, I've come to understand and accept that I'm gay. Oh, it's taken me a long time to really process this part of myself and even longer to feel comfortable enough to say it out loud.

For most of my life, I didn't have the clarity to answer the question or respond to the rumors. The rumors apparently are because, you know, a lot of people speculated about his sexuality online. A lot of people calling him out online saying, I've never seen a gayer man.

The gay dar was off. Yeah, because really, what does a gay person look like, Jeff? Him. There's no question. Sawyer Ramsey, come on now. If you were to tell me that he wasn't gay, I would say, yeah, right. Especially the picture that he posted on his coming outpost with his little dog.

Come on now. Anyway, good for him. If he is who he is, I mean, honestly, I don't care. Good for him. Now, the co-founder, his other partner in crime there, on at Crumble. I don't think he's gay. But they've seen a lot of pictures together.

So I'm not sure if I'm to believe that they're both gay. I mean, maybe if they are, maybe the other guy has struggled with his sexuality as well, and we're just going to come out altogether. I don't know. I don't know. But I just know that Sawyer Hamsley came out of the closet because it took him a long time to really.

process this part of himself and even longer to feel comfortable enough to say it out loud. So he didn't have the clarity to answer the questions or respond to the rumors. And now he does. So good, good for him. So every time that you happen to pass by a crumbled cookie store, think to yourself, interesting, interesting. I wonder why the boxes are pink. All right, let's get out of here.

I know we got college football tonight, baby. I am fired up. Missouri Tigers play. They play the vaunted, what are they? The Arkansas State Bears or whatever they are. Anyway, I can't wait for the game and see how to see them in the Missouri Tigers. But then, of course, this weekend's going to be monstrous. So I'm excited that college football is back.

All right, let's have a joke of the day. This joke of the day was emailed to Chewing the Fat at the Blaze.com, which you could do. Email me anytime chewing the fat at the blaze.com. You can send your joke of the day. You can send you comments. You can say you want to be a contestant on what's the lie. Whatever warms are the little cockles of your heart.

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Okay, this email came in from Ted. Ted says, Jeffie was on the beach in South Haven, Michigan this summer, seeing all the women with tattoos, and an old joke came back to me. I hope this isn't too, you know. Okay, I mean, that leads me, I'm going to read that joke.

And now I'm going to share it with you. A lady comes into a tattoo place and says she has always wanted Bert Reynolds between her thighs. the guy says okay i can do that but you'll have to take your shorts off and she says okay and she takes him off but she doesn't have any panties on and the guy just smiles and proceeds to give her the tattoo when he's done she looks at it and says that doesn't look like bert reynolds i'm not going to pay for that and about that time the other tattoo artist walks by and say what's wrong and she says that i'm not happy man that other guy's tattoo she made uh it's not bert reynolds i'm not happy i'm not happy

and the other artist says, well, I can do a better job. And the girl says, well, I don't want two tattoos of Bert Reynolds. But I wanted to get Robert Redford between my thighs, too. So I'm only going to pay for the best one. And both the artists agree. She will only pay for the artist that has the best one. But who is going to be the judge? And then they say, you know what, the next person that walks into the shop,

after they're both done, will be the judge. And so the second artist finishes up And they look for the first person to come by the shop And here he comes, a drunken homeless guy stumbling into the door And they bring him in and they say, hey, check out these two faces Tattooed on her thighs and tell us who they are and which is the best. And the drunken homeless guy sticks his head between their legs And looks to the left, looks to the right,

then back left then back right straightens up and says I don't know who the two fellows are on the sides but that guy in the middle is Willie Nelson

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