Is It Just Me? - #138: Standby

Episode Date: March 13, 2023

In this episode: Shit you say when your brain’s in autopilot (06:51) Has Miley boosted the sales of flowers? (11:46) Why bathrooms don’t have air con (18:39) Pop culture moments that live in our heads rent-free (24:53) Checking in with the ‘Fizzy Drink guy’ from TikTok, Rohit Roy! (34:12) Our “Secret Segment” ADDebrief (45:02)   Hit us up: @coupleofmitches Send us a text: 0422 948 202See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is Is It Just Me? Hosted by a couple of Mitches. Hello, you. Hello, you. Go! Brace yourself for the rude shocks of young adulthood. In high school, I thought compulsory meant you had a choice, so my year advisor, Mrs Moyman, went,

oh, no, Mitch Math is compulsory. I went, fantastic! I'll do two courses of drama. Now here's Mitch Chooley and Mitchell Coombs. G'day, you. Hello, you. You know, Mrs. Moyman reached out to me after that. Oh, the maths teacher?

The maths teacher. Oh, no, the year advisor. Yes, she was my year advisor, yes. She reached out and was so chuffed that I remembered that moment and she said, can I share this clip on the Woollooware High School Facebook page? And did she? I blocked her. I said, don't I share this clip on the Wooloo Air High School Facebook page? And did she? I blocked her. So don't you dare message me on my personal account.

So your old teachers actually listen to the podcast? No, she follows it. So she saw the clip. Oh, okay. Because we put that clip up when Kate Langbrook co-hosted and she loved it. You know what I've always wanted to do on this podcast? I've had an idea. I don't think I've even told you about it.

I want to like reunite with our favourite teachers. Like I'll track your favourite teacher down. You've tracked my favourite teacher down. And then reunite with our favourite teachers. Like I'll track your favourite teacher down. You've tracked my favourite teacher down. And then reunite with them. Because like, you know, in high school you can tell, even though they're a teacher and it's inappropriate, you would vibe with them. Yes.

But now we're both adults. Oh my God. They're all flooding back. I had about, I'd say there were three or four that I really gelled with. I had such a good relationship with my crafts teacher. No, you've got to pick one. Who's your favourite teacher? Go.

Don't think. Mrs Norfolk. Okay. Mrs Norfolk? Yeah, she taught me. Like the island? Yes, just like the island. Yeah, she taught me modern history.

Why was she your favourite? She just got it. And I think she knew that I was a bit, you know, I was, I feel, I think she might have been for the ladies. Okay. Maybe, maybe, maybe not. Oh, really? But I think maybe might have been for the ladies. Okay. Maybe, maybe, maybe not. Oh, really? But I think maybe she got that I was also on that, vibrating on that frequency.

Does she still teach at your high school? I don't know. I'm friends with her on Facebook. She added me on Facebook. Oh, that's easy. I'll be able to find her. I hope I wasn't being groomed. Mine was Mrs. Hassel, my English teacher.

Was she a Hassel? No, not at all. But yeah, she managed to get me from being like, because I was not studious. I was undiagnosed ADHD. Yeah, of course. And with her help, managed to get number one in English. Oh, congratulations. I didn't know you were number one in English.

Yes, I topped my year level. Oh, congrats. Don't make the same joke. Every single time I say I topped English, you're like, oh, I haven't met this one. Have I met English? I thought his name was Jake. It's a good gag. Remember when we had to ask

permission to piss? And they could say no. And they often would. No, you just went Mitchell. I remember one of my teachers having a full tantrum at one of the kids because someone asked to go to the bathroom and he said no. He goes, you've just come from recess. No, you're not going to the bathroom already.

And one of the girls in the class, who was actually our school captain, goes, sir, if a girl're not going to the bathroom already. And one of the girls in the class, who was actually our school captain, goes, so if a girl asks to go to the bathroom, it might be, you know, kind of hinting that it's ladies' business, dude. Like, just let her go. And he flipped out at the chick that was jumping to her defence, being like, don't you back down. And, like, started, he picked up her books and was slamming them on the table. And I'm like, whoa.

That was such a disproportionate reaction. I forget. Some of my teachers were absolutely unhinged. Unhinged. Actually, here's a good one. Here's a fucking good one. Who's your least favourite teacher? Oh, mine completely flipped.

Mine hated me and then in year 12 flipped and apologised and rectified his ways. Apologised for what? Being an awful person to me. He was really mean. He bullied me. He would actually point me out. I think, again, because I was a bit fruity. Right.

I don't think I'll ever get an apology for my cow of a least favorite teacher. Man or woman? Woman. Oh, really? Mine was a man. Oh, mine was awful. What subject? I won't say his name.

Maths, of course. Yeah, of course. But everyone noticed that she had absolute favorites and absolute least favorites. And I was one of the least favorites for no reason. Like I was no trouble in maths just because I was shit at it. Didn't mean I was disturbing the class or anything. So no, she was a real cow. But can I tell you what happened the other day?

I went to get a spray tan before Mardi Gras. And as I'm there basically wearing nothing but a hairnet and a G-string, the chick giving me my spray tan goes, did you get a red bend by the way? And I was like, oh my god. Have we met before? She goes, yeah, I was in year 7 when you were in year 12. And I was like holy shit, and now here I am. Basically with my balls in your face.

And so I got all the goss and my least favourite teacher, gone. Dead? No. Left, left, left. No, she's just without work. Oh, even better. Have I ever told you the story about my math teacher that the possum in the wall? No. Have I told you that?

I don't think so. Oh, no, Mrs. Brown. She was an unhinged, she was so unwell mentally, and she was a math teacher. And this is so sad, Shaylee Higgins, who was like the delinquent of the year. The delinquent? Yeah, she was bad. She was bad. She was trouble.

Right. She was the trouble girl in the class. The class gronk. The class the class. The class gronk. The class, exactly. The class gronk. And I kind of gravitated towards the class gronk, but there was also the teacher's pet. It was a weird dichotomy. I can just picture it, yeah.

I was a real suck-up. School captain, both primary and high school. Anyway, Shaylee would sit in the back corner of the classroom and she'd go, Mrs. Brown, it really smells up here. And she'd go, Shaylee, you shut your mouth! And Shaylee would shut her mouth. And the next day, Shaylee'd go, Miss, I can't breathe. She'd go, Shaylee, you shut your mouth. And Shaylee would shut her mouth and the next day Shaylee would go, Miss, I can't breathe. She'd go, Shaylee, green slip.

Oh, so she thought Shaylee was just, loved the sound of her own voice, stir and trouble. Yes. And it would distract the class and she'd go, it stinks like poo. And everyone would laugh and laugh and Mrs. Brown would slap the protractor on the table. What's with teachers slapping shit? They love to slap things. If they could slap us legally, they would. Anyway, then we got to summer, the heat of Australian summer at school in a demountable

with no air conditioning and ceiling fans. And I'm sitting at the front of the class, teacher's pet. And I'm going, no, miss, I can actually smell like Shaylee's. I can smell something. I think she's onto something. I think she's onto something. And the teacher goes, no, no, she's not. And we all look at the back and there's like an oil patch down the back of the wall.

So Mrs. Brown goes up to the wall. She goes, there's nothing in it. And she kicks it and her foot goes into the drywall. And inside was a possum. Prime possum. It was prime possum. The corpse of prime possum. That had gone to sleep for the last time.

And it was rotting in the wall. And Shaylee, for the better half of two terms, was sniffing deceased possum every day and no one believed her. Why could only Shaley smell it? That's the weird thing. I think she was from the, you know, she had a rough upbringing, so she had a real scent for disgust. Right. No, she would have been numb to it if she had a rough upbringing. Yeah, good call.

I don't know. That just smells like my laundry. She was my siblings. She was right next to it. That's why she could smell it. Oh, okay. Anyway, it's the girl who cried possum. That just smells like my laundry. She was right next to it. That's why she goes wrong. Oh, okay. Anyway, it's the girl who cried possum. That's my story.

If it is your first time listening, welcome to Is It Just Me? Every week we start the show the same way with something we've noticed, something we hate or appreciate. There are idjims. Mitch doesn't know mine and I don't know Mitch's. And is it just me each? Yeah. If you're new here.

Yeah. Also, we're going to hear from you later in the show. We've got an Is It Just You primed and ready. Shall we kick off, Mitch, for this week? Yeah. Do you want to go first? Yeah, I'll do it. I'll kick us off.

Yeah, go for it, Chuck. Is it just me or? Should we all start saying today like retail workers do? In what context? Like they'll go. Use it in a sentence. Okay. So you'll go to Mac.

As you go through drive-thru, you'll get your nuggets and the Sprite and chips. And I'll go, is that all for today? Oh, hi, what can I get for you today? Today? You go, yes. Like, you know, I'd love to just go, oh, I'm wearing deodorant for today. This is my deodorant for today. Just for today. Instead of saying, how are you? Just, how are you today? How are you today? I brushed my teeth today. Like, I love it so much. They used to always tell us at Maccas to say today in the drive-thru and stuff, or even, you know, any customer that you're talking to out the front. Wait, you're trained to say today?

Yes, because you'd think it wouldn't be that hard, but the amount of people that would say, what can I get for you this morning at fucking 9pm? Like, people's brains are just on autopilot. The perfect example of the autopilot customer service is I went, as you know, went to Boost Juice to buy a protein ball. I'm still not convinced you're not getting cash on the side for this. No, I'm not. But the chick serves me, takes the order, gets the protein ball, hands me the bag and goes, here you go.

It won't be long. And I was like, I'm not waiting for a juice. So I've got everything I need. I know it won't be long. I'm out of here. Autopilot. Yeah, autopilot. And so we just had to say today in case we accidentally fucked up the time of day.

Oh my God, I fully get that now because you've heard me and you've even mentioned to me. When you hear my radio show, I do two fucking daily shows. You can tell when I'm on autopilot when I'm on air. Even Hayden, the other night I was live from Oxford Street for Mardi Gras and we finished it and he was like, yeah, that was a real autopilot show, wasn't it? I'm like, what do you mean? He's like, you kept saying from all walks of life. I'm like, what?

He goes, in every single segment, I'd be like, we're here on Oxford Street, people, from all walks of life. Yeah. Like, I just get a key phrase. You latch onto it. I latch onto it because my brain's wanting to run at 50% capacity, so it goes, that sounded fucking good. Let's run with that every single break.

Yeah, but what are the odds of people actually noticing you say that over and over, apart from Hayden, obviously? I know, but you've noticed. Why would he point that out? No, I know, but I actually quite liked it because it knows that he knows me so well. Yeah. That he knows that I was phoning it in. What would yours be?

Do you have any, in your line of work, are there any rattles that you hold onto? I don't know. Have you noticed? No. Kyle Sanderland is from Kyle and Jackie O, so always says good luck. Yeah, he does. Even when it doesn't make sense. When it doesn't make sense, he just says good luck.

It's just a thing that he throws off. Yeah. He'll be like, coming up next, Jackie's own news. Good luck, everyone. Yeah, I know. I'm like, why do we need luck? I know what you mean, though. Do I have any?

While you think, I've got one. Mine is standby, and my EP of my night show says, do you realize you always say standby? And I go, I don't. So I'll go, congratulations, Casey. You've won the tickets to Pink. All right, standby. Next. It's just a bridging term while I find my words.

I used to say that in the drive-thru. I thought I was so cool. You thought you were a pilot on a Qantas flight. That's what my manager said. And I was so insulted because if, for example, there was only one drive-through lane and I had to take the order at the speaker box and then get the money off them at the thing. So if I was in the middle of getting someone's money

and someone pulled up to the speaker, I'd just be like, welcome to McDonald's, stand by, won't be a moment. Oh, I like that. And then they were like, why do you keep saying stand by? This is my manager. I'd be like, stop saying that. You sound like an idiot. I was like, I think I sound really groovy.

I thought I sounded like I was on radio. No, I was going to say, because you grew up watching Channel 7 and TV. They say that on the morning show as well. It's so lame. Stand by. Meghan Trainor joins us next at sunrise. Who did I think I was? Truly.

Saying stand by in the drive-thru. Melissa Doyle, that's who you thought you were. Yeah. So do you have any now, Who did I think I was? Truly. Saying stand by in the drive-thru. Melissa Doyle. That's who you thought you were. Yeah. So do you have any now, do you think? I don't know. What about in your stand up when you write? Do you think, oh, I throw, I say this too much or do you use, is there words that you

throw around? I feel like I could finish a sentence normally without having to throw, you know what I mean, on the end, but I do that a bit. You know what I mean? Yes. You know what I mean? Yeah. If you cut, you know what I mean, off the end of the sentence, it still makes perfect sense. I don't need it a bit you know what i mean yes you know what i mean yeah i don't if

you cut you know what i mean off the end of the sentence it still makes perfect sense i don't need it there you know what i mean yeah good call i also say does that make sense when i know it makes sense i just want to make sure that i i don't sound like i'm i'm getting some like because obviously i've got a team now that like yeah does that make sense it's so much more bitchy then you know what i mean yeah does that make sense hey can i get you to um get that task done for me does that make sense i always say that to make it sound less intense nah it makes you it makes it sound like you have no faith in the person you're talking to good call because if it doesn't make sense actually maybe they won't ask you for clarification some people don't like to do that no you're exactly right if it doesn't

fucking make sense they will ask a question because it doesn't make sense yeah so no need to ask i always ask for clarification because you don't want to fuck it up. Yeah. Yeah. That's my, that's my fucking go to. That's my, what did you call it? Rattle. Rattle.

Yeah. That's it. A little rattle. Yeah. Anyway, that's, that's, I got that off my chest. That's all I wanted to say. Am I allowed to do mine? Is it just me now?

Yeah, go ahead. Yeah. Yeah. That's all I wanted to say. Am I allowed to do mine? Is it just me now? Yeah, go ahead. Yeah, you got permission. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Is it just me or? Do you reckon there would have been a huge surge in people buying themselves flowers after Miley Cyrus released that song? Oh. You know the lyrics, obviously, I can buy myself flowers.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hold on, this one. Yep, that's the one, of course. I love this song, I can buy myself flowers. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Hold on, this one. Yep, that's the one, of course. I love this song. Maybe people have never thought to do that. Now they're like, fuck it, I'm going to do it. I can buy my own flowers. I did it the other day.

The roses that Sean got me for Valentine's Day at Wilton, they were looking a little bit haunting in my house. And I thought, you know, I'm going to bloody do it. I'm going to buy myself flowers. And I did. They're gorgeous. Oh, I think that's a good self do it. I'm going to buy myself flowers. And I did. They're gorgeous. Oh, I think that's a good self-help. You've got to look after yourself.

Yeah. Can you hold your own hand? Yeah, look. Yeah. What about, well, we know this answer. Can you talk to yourself for hours? No. No.

In fact, you know what I realised as I walked in here? This is one of the perils of living by yourself and working from home. As I walked into the office today to record this podcast, I said hi to the receptionist and it was so croaky because I realised I had not uttered a word to anyone all day. Oh, your voice was... I walked in and I went, hi. It was the first time I'd spoken all day.

God, it's a bit lonely. Yeah, you poor thing. I don't think I could live alone. I have to talk. You couldn't. The NBN technician came today and I made him a coffee. He didn't even want one. Yeah, my fucking air con repair guy, I offered him a coffee and he goes, nah, mate. You couldn't. The NBN technician came today and I made him a coffee. He didn't even want one. Yeah.

My fucking air con repair guy, I offered him a coffee and he goes, no, mate, I can't. I became severely addicted when people kept offering me coffee. I ended up having 12 a day. I've had to cut back. Oh, that's fucking funny. I saw a TikTok from a plumber that was pouring a tea down the sink at like seven jobs he went to because people always made him tea and he just has to pour it down the sink, but he always left a little bit extra in.

So the client thought that he was drunk. Isn't that sweet? That is sweet, but can't you just say no? No, it's rude. Well, I just would have felt rude making myself a coffee and not offering it. That's what I made. Yeah. And then you know what he said?

He said, can I use your toilet? And I went, yes. He did a poo. How do you know? Because he was in there for, I mean, either that or he's got a massive bladder on him. Yeah. No, but people probably assume, I mean, either that or he's got a massive bladder on him. Yeah. No, but people probably assume that I'm shitting all the time. But honestly, even if I'm doing a number one, I'll be in there for ages.

What do you mean? How much weed do you have? Well, I just need a bit of, it's not even the whole time spent pissing. It's just a bit of a, just a bit of time out, you know? Sit down in the cubicle. TSP? Yes. Oh, time spent.

Check my phone and then I've got to zhuzh my hair, obviously. Of course, of course. Sometimes restyle it all together. Yeah, yeah. And then they're like, Jesus, you were gone for ages. And I'm like, yeah, you're right, I was. It's been 15 minutes. I'm just going at number one.

I've never noticed that about you. Yeah, we don't really go places together, so. No, we don't. Not anymore. Have you ever bought yourself flowers, is the question. I have not. I've bought Hayden flowers. I buy people flowers, but I don't think I've, no, I have been bought flowers.

That's a lie. I've never bought myself flowers. I bought my dad some flowers for his birthday just because that's my go-to. Yeah. I love getting flowers. Even though it feels like a lazy gift, you just, you can't beat it. No, you can't. You know, it's a win-win situation.

And then he goes, that's the first time anyone's ever gotten me flowers. This man's like 50 something and never been bought flowers. And I'm like, that's just sad. Every fucking year I'm doing it now. Yeah, getting flowers. Just because he's a man, people don't buy him flowers. He could grow his own as well, buy him some seeds. Oh, that's true.

He's never bought flowers, but he's bought tons of canola seeds. Does that count? No, it's definitely the opposite. Well, why don't we call a florist and see if there's been an increase? A surge in people buying themselves flowers? Yeah, a flower surge. Yeah. Since Miley released Flowers.

Because that song, when I first heard it, I was like, yeah, I like it. But I've always loved Miley and felt that everyone else has slept on her for years. But now it's been number one for like six or seven weeks in a row. It's blown up massively. Yeah. Very happy for my girl, Miley. So maybe a lot of people around the world, it's front of mind buying flowers. She's doing very, very well for herself at the moment.

I was shocked, to be honest. Let me call, I'm going to call cheerful flowers. What a name. It's the same energy as caring funerals. Cheerful flowers. Oh, okay. Where are they? Cheerful flowers in what suburb?

Cheerful Flowers in Macquarie. Okay. Macquarie Park. Yeah. Good afternoon, Cheerful Flowers. Jackie speaking. Hello, Jackie. My name's Mitch.

I'm here with Mitch as well. Hello. We're recording an iHeartRadio podcast. We're doing an investigation. The song Flowers by Miley Cyrus. You know, I can buy myself flowers. That song. We were wondering, has there been an influx in the sale of flowers Flowers by Miley Cyrus. You know, I can buy myself flowers. That song.

We were wondering, has there been an influx in the sale of flowers since that song was released? No, not really. I don't think it's changed anything. Maybe for another florist, but not us. Yeah. All right. We'll call down trodden flowers. Thank you.

Thank you. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Well, that's not theden flowers. Thank you. Thank you. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Well, that's not the answer I was looking for. No. I swear. Hold on. And not very cheerful either.

She was. She was. But she sounded a bit defeated when you asked the question, have you gotten more sales? And she goes, no. No. No. No, hang on.

Look at this. I just Googled. And low-cost retailer Lidl, L-I-D-L, Lidl, what's that? Never heard of them. Experienced a stunning 52% increase in flower sales. Are you kidding? Two weeks after the song came out. So there you go.

People are at the very fucking least getting cheap survey flowers for themselves. Yeah, it's true. Can we call Lidl? Who are Lidl? Lidl Great Britain. Is that the family that adopted Can we call Lidl? Who are Lidl? Lidl Great Britain. Is that the family that adopted Stuart? Stuart Lidl? I mean, we could try.

In the UK. Okay, hold on. Oh, it's 3am. No, Lidl's a giant corporation. They've got a 24-hour Lidl hotline. I don't know how to make international calls, so good luck. I do. Do you?

Yeah. Thanks for calling Lidl customer service. Our offices are now closed. However, our voice recognition system, LIA, can help with store information and Lidl Plus queries. Oh, God, okay. Please note, we record these calls to help train her. Oh, dear.

I'm LIA, your Lidl assistant. Sorry, I didn't get that. Yeah, hi mate. Just wondering, bub. Have you been selling heaps of flowers since Miley put that song out? I've heard that sales have gone up by the fuckload. Leah? Leah?

Please tell me your local area or postcode. Macquarie Park. 2131. I couldn't find anything for Macquarie Park. 2131. Please tell me an area, street or point of interest. The Globe. Buckingham Palace.

I've found too many stores in Buckingham Palace. What? Please narrow this to a local. What? There's a little store in Buckingham Palace? That's what killed Lizzie. Too many. Too many.

Hang up on the picture, Kev. Is it just me? That's enough of these two. Now let's hear, and is it just you? Your turn now to get on the show. DM us at couple of Mitches and is it just you? Your chance to have an idjim of your own. Or you can shoot us a text.

0412 712 092. That's correct. Who do we have today? This wasn't a text, was it? I don't know. You pick the is, it's just me. I don't. That was more me.

That was me asking that out loud for myself. It's Peter on the sunny coast. Hi, Peter. Hi. How are you? Oh, Peter, a woman. Good eye. Yeah, female Peter.

I thought it was going to be like, good eye, fellas. Imagine if it was just their animal rights group. Like 30 different people, the whole board going, hello, hello, hi, this is Peter. Um, how are you, Peter? I'm good, thank you. How are you guys? Yeah, not too bad. All the better for hearing your voice, bub. How long have you been listening to the show, Peter? I started listening probably a few months after you guys started, but I have gone back

and listened probably two or three times. Oh, good girl. You've been around for ages then. I love that. I can't get how people do that. Do you forget what we say, though? So is it kind of like listening for the first time again? Sometimes. Like certain things in the episodes, I'm like, oh, yeah, I remember this bit. Yeah. Oh, there's a funny bit coming up, you know, that sort of thing. Yeah.

Yeah, it's like when I re-watch one of my favourite shows. Like I've been re-watching Offspring recently and I'm like, I've watched this whole series more than once, but I have no fucking memory of this ever happening. Yeah, I guess when you're watching something, you kind of just check out, right, Peter? You're on your phone, you miss certain scenes. Yeah, like I can put it on and do some chores around the house.

I listened to it a lot when I was moving, so I was packing boxes and stuff and just had it on in the background. Yeah, and sometimes we probably bore you when your mind wanders. I get it. Yeah. Yeah, no. You know, nothing worse. Comfort food, you know, comfort podcast.

Is that a fat joke? No. I'm just joking. All right, Peter, Bradley will count you in, then hit us with your Is It Just You, okay? No worries. Is it just me or? Should bathrooms, specifically toilets, have some sort of cooling air con or fan?

Yes. Oh, doll, you've got no idea. My new bathroom in my new place, it's one of those ones that has the washing machine and dryer in there. If I put a load of drying on, holy fuck, it's a sauna in that bathroom. It's hell. That would be awful. I know what you mean. I sometimes in a fully, you know, I don't have the dryer or the air con in there,

but I'm on the toilet and I can be sweating. Like it can be a full process. As we've established, I spend quite a bit of time in the bathroom when I go. And so, oh God, I feel I come out like a pig. Yeah, I use some toilet paper on the brow, on the lip. Like it's tough. Are you sweating too, Peter? Yeah, so it came to me a few weeks ago when I was hungover as fuck

and was literally, like, about to pass out from the hangover. But also I was sweating bricks because it was a billion degrees and I just thought these two things together, the heat and the hangover, they just don't go. Oh God, absolutely not. I remember there was a... You could try to have a fan or an air con or something. That's right.

I don't know many bathrooms that do have an air con in there. Like the exhaust fan doesn't actually change the temperature. Well, I've just Googled it. I've Googled it, right? Ducting in a bathroom doesn't happen. It's against regulation for most councils. Stop it. Yeah, the thing that happens in the bathroom should stay in a bathroom doesn't happen. It's against regulation for most councils. Stop it.

Yeah, the thing that happens in the bathroom should stay in the bathroom. The last thing you want is pressurised air pushing it out to the rest of your living area. Well, I'd love to see the councils try and stop me from dragging a sunbeam pedestal fan into the bathroom. I can do what I bloody want in there. Go Mitsubishi. No, they're right because how air con works is it just pushes air right around. I don't know how to explain that to you. But if you like shit, then poo particles are in that air, which can have bacteria. Oh God, imagine having a really stinky shit and the air con just kind of circulates it throughout the house. That wouldn't be good. Having guests having a dinner party and then

your meal hits, you've got to go shit upstairs. And then the poor guests get the stench through the air con vent. Okay, so yeah, no to air con, Peter, but yes to fans. I reckon that should be a normal thing. I can just think back, you know, the last 10 years, you know, as a female getting ready, sweating the makeup straight off. And so now I've just got a little desk fan that I keep in the bathroom, on the bench, and it is on every time I'm in there.

Does it help much? Um, a little bit. Sometimes I pick it up and just hold it right in front of my face. Oh, I can imagine. But it is a bit odd, right, that we have heating in the bathroom. Yeah. We don't have any cooling. Do we have heating in the bathroom or is it just naturally that's what happens when you

have a hot shower? No, because in my, yeah, I've got the normal have heating in the bathroom or is it just naturally that's what happens when you have a hot shower? No, because in my – yeah, I've got the normal light switch in the new place and I've got the heat lamp. Yeah, I know. The heat lights, yeah. I don't think cooling lights are a thing. I'd love them to be, mind you. Oh, I'd kill for a heat light.

I remember when I was like heavily, heavily addicted to vapes, I used to – if I didn't want to vape in front of anyone in the house, like if my parents were over or something, I didn't want to vape in front of them, I'd do it in the bathroom. That's the worst place for a nicotine head rush. Why? Because you're already hot and sweating in the bathroom. Add that to the equation and it's like, whoa, I feel disgusting

and like boiling hot. It wasn't good. It wasn't good. Peter, I've got a bath in my new place and I had a bath for the first time the other night. Oh, my God. I stood up and like I haven't had this feeling in so long. That rush, you know when you stand up out of a bath too quickly and you're really hot

and you kind of like, the head rush and my heart was racing. I'm like, oh my God, this is the end of me in a bath, in a brand new house, surrounded by boxes. That has happened to me many times. And I've had to lay down on the cold floor, completely stark as, and just wait for my body to readjust. What a mental age. God, you know, you've had a big night when you find yourself finding solace in the freezing

cold bath tiles to make yourself feel better. Oh, my God. Fuck, yeah. All right. Well, Peter, thanks for your e-gym. Good contribution. We all agree. No worries.

Thanks for having me on, guys. Don't forget to hit up Prize Keeper Jenna. She'll hook you up with something cute as a little thanks for coming on. Yeah, we'll send you a prize. Thank you very much. Love you, Peter. Thanks for listening. Love you, Dan.

Also, if you want to get in touch, a couple of Mitch's send us a DM on Instagram and we'll feature you on the show next week. Now, there is one thing that I constantly, constantly see in my For You page on TikTok. Do you always get those montages of pop culture moments that live rent-free in my head? It'll just be a mash-up of X Factor things, Wendy Williams, all that kind of stuff.

Oh God, yeah. I get them all the time. Yeah. Ellen DeGeneres moments. Oh yeah. And I'm kind of sick of seeing them in a way, but also I always watch them. So surprise, surprise. That's why I always see them.

Yeah. I get them all the time. I'm currently also getting the movie scenes. You know when you get like the second scene from a movie and then it goes part 37 and then i've ended up watching 40 different parts and i've watched a whole movie and then the top comment is always what the movie is like what's this film please always i don't know how what tiktok is now just netflix i know it is but uh the pop culture moments that live rent free in my head the sort of thing i'm talking about if you don't see that in your tiktok feed this is the sort of thing you might see don't make unnecessary journeys don't take risks i'm treacherous roads and don't swim in the sea

how do you know what's good for me that's my opinion she's an icon she's a legend and she is the moment now come on now yeah yeah just like memorable memes that you always see celebrity stuff that you might see. Celebrity stuff that you might have forgotten about. And every time I see these things, I'm like, oh God, there's so many things springing to mind. There's so much pop culture shit that lives in my head rent-free. Yeah, I know. And so I'm like, we've got to do a segment

about this. I've got a great one for today, just so you know. A pop culture moment that has lived rent-free in my head for years. Are you familiar with the friendship, I guess, between Fifi Box and Russell Brand? No. Really?

Wait, Fifi Box is an Australian radio and media personality and Russell Brand is in the British comedian that was engaged to Katy Perry. Correct. That's him. And so Fifi, she used to be the entertainment chick on Sunrise. She did all their celebrity interviews and stuff. And the first time Russell Brand and Fifi Box met, they couldn't even air the interview because it just went so off track.

He was flirting outrageously. Right. And it was so inappropriate that they couldn't even air it. Wow. And then they've met many, many times over the years. And it's just so funny when they come together because they remember each other. He remembers her. He absolutely adores Fifi.

Yeah, really. And so this is the first time that she interviewed him for Sunrise back in 2010, and they couldn't even hear it because he got on her lap and stuff. There is part of me that thinks, I mean, it's funny, but also this wouldn't fly today. You found it? Is it online somewhere? Oh, it went viral.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because it was, like, massive at the time. It was so funny. And now every time they reunite, it's a big thing. Yeah, great. So this is the first one. Again, it hasn't aged well, but at the time it was kind of funny. Fifi Box.

Then what is your porn name? Other than being called Jezebel Vagina. Pussy Galore. Even. I mean, femininity exudes. Thank you for that, Russell. I appreciate that. And I want to talk about the movie again because you've got me thinking

about genitalia and that's not a good thing. Okay. I'm going to stop you the movie again because you've got me thinking about genitalia and that's not a good thing. OK. I'm going to stop you. In my case, it is a good thing. When you laugh like that, it makes me know what you'd sound like when you come. And I like it.

Is this morning telly? Yeah. So you can't put that in. About 7am, people are just... Hey, viewers, that's what Fifi sounds like when she comes. Enjoy your breakfast, you perverts. Once again, you've done this again. Come on, what do you want to know?

There's everything I want to know. I want to know... Do you want it to come over there to you? No, it's OK. It's now sitting on her lap. Oh, wow. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

You beefy box. Come on. Oh, my God, he's kissing me Box. Come on. Oh, my God. He's kissing me. Oh, wow. Okay. Everything's okay. It's all going to be all right.

I'm just releasing the spores. There you go. Fifi Box is pregnant now. Oh, wow. Oh, good. That's very good. That's lovely. That was so lovely.

See what I mean where I'm like, oh, I don't know if that would fly these days. At first it was funny and then it got creepy. His spores, that's gross. Yeah, no, that is so icky. But this kind of flirtationship between Russell Brand and Fifi Box has been going on for years. They've reunited a few times at Sunrise and on the project as well. So this next one I'm going to play, this is when they interviewed Russell on the project. He wasn't in the room.

It was one of those going to play. This is when they interviewed Russell on the project. He wasn't in the room. It was one of those satellite interview things. And you know how he said, oh, Fifi Box is pregnant now. So between that interview and this interview you're about to hear, she actually did have a baby. Not to him, obviously. I remember when she had that baby.

It was a big moment. But he remembered her and just started a rumor that he was the father. So it's an in-joke now, that first interview when he got her pregnant with his spores. Right. It's been a running joke for ages now. Oh, it's a carry-on next interview. That's funny.

Okay, all right, here it is. Now, Russell, one of our hosts here is Fifi Box, and we understand you. You're joking. Where is she? Tell her I want to see my kid. I can see the magazine being printed as we speak. Yeah, I know.

So can I. So, unfortunately, we've got to see my kid. I can see the magazine being printed as we speak. Yeah, I know. So can I. So, unfortunately, we've got to wrap up now. No, he's a great guy. Very funny. I do enjoy it. That doesn't answer the question. Where's the kid? Where is the kid?

It's not Russell. That's so good. Now, that's funny. Yeah, and then they actually did reunite face-to-face on the project desk a couple of years later. Yeah. This is how that went. How do you feel the mother of your child is going with mothering? That woman, Fifi Box, for me,

exemplifies all that is great about Australia. She is fun, she is frivolous, she is beautiful, exuberant, full of life, plucky, can-do spirit. She's unstoppable. I adore her. Amazing. It's kind of sweet. That's lovely. I didn't actually expect that answer, Russell. It's kind of sweet. That's lovely.

I didn't actually expect that answer, Russell. Why? No, because you are. You actually are a beautiful person and you've been a very dear friend to me. When people were perpetuating those rumours, I wanted to stand up for you. I have perpetuated it a bit.

Well, you do. I shouldn't have perpetuated that. You're going to stay with us for a whole other segment and be just as funny as you were then. I will not leave until Fifi and I have a 25-year-old child. Stay with us until that happens. Far out. And so this has been going on for years, these two.

That's so good. Can I just say, though, like, and you know this, in a situation where you're interviewing someone and it's a celebrity and you kind of have a moment like that that is so unexpected and really good, you just roll with it. Yeah, pretty much. Because it got like millions of views, that first one. The one that they couldn't even air on Sunrise.

That's so funny. And now it's just been a running joke for ages. So that lives rent-free in your head? Oh, absolutely. All right. Well, if you have a pop culture moment that lives rent-free in your brain. Because we always do this. It's like every gay house party ever is you just watch random shit on YouTube.

All the time. And be like, oh my God, do you remember this? Do you remember when fucking Khloe Kardashian was hosting The X Factor and called out Demi for not saying which one was the shit one in Little Mix or whatever that was called? What was the one that, what was the girl group that Camila Cabello was in? Fifth Harmony. Fifth Harmony. Yeah.

Demi Lovato said, oh, one of you was great. The rest of you was shit. And Khloe Kardashian's like, Demi,, dummy, which one was good for you? And she didn't want to say, but it ended up being Camila Cabello. Is that real? Can I get that up now? I've never seen that. What do you mean you've never seen that?

I don't know what you're talking about. Just look up Khloe Kardashian X Factor. It's such a weird moment where Khloe Kardashian, Demi Lovato, and Camila Cabello in the same scenario. And that's when you guys really shined. But I feel like tonight there was only one person that shined and I really, it didn't click for me tonight. Well, thank you, Demi.

Who was the one that clicked for you? Demi? Well, next up we have my final contestant from my group. Demi, who was the one that clicked for you? Oh, they should figure that out on their own. I'm not going to say it again. I want to know. And I think they should know so they know how to work better together.

I think that they should just all figure out you. Okay. Which one? It took a little interrogation. We all shined. Camilla? Yes. I think you guys should all learn something from her.

How have you never seen that? Carly went in. I think we all shined learn something from her. How have you never seen that? Kylie went in. Chloe. Chloe. I think we all shined. Oh, Camilla. I think we all shined. I think we all shined.

That's another pop culture moment that lives in my head, Brent Free, when they're interviewing the cast of Victorious. Yeah, what does she say again? She goes, no, they go, who sings most backstage, behind the scenes? And everyone's Ariana, Ariana, Ariana. I think we all sing. Yeah, there you go. That's a, Ariana. I think we all sing. Yeah. There you go.

That's a perfect example. I think we all sing. That sort of vibe is what we're going for. Oh, that's so good. I shouldn't have blown me live with the Camila Cabello one. That one's really good. Yeah. So many X Factor ones live in my head, Renfrew.

Oh, the top comment is, Chloe was trying to expose the fact that Demi didn't know their name. Because she did. She said that one. Yeah. Ew. Ew. Ew. Oh my God. Hay said that one. Yeah. You. You. Oh, my God.

Hayden quotes fucking pop culture moments all the time. All the time. Some that I don't even understand. I just laugh at. I love it when you realize where a moment came from. Like, you hear a quote said over and over again. Like, for example, my friends used to quote Real Housewives of Melbourne all the time. Yeah.

I didn't really understand the joke, but then I watched it and I was like, oh, my God, that's where it came from. Can I spock? Things like that. Yeah. I didn't really understand the joke, but then I watched it and I was like, oh my God, that's where it came from. Can I Spock? Things like that. Yes. And when it finally clicked, I'm like, oh, that's where it's from. That's really funny. And I swear half of my dad's vocabulary comes from Seinfeld.

My parents told me they never liked Friends, never liked Seinfeld. I'm like, what did you guys watch? Yeah. Like what else is there? Fucking 60 Minutes. Yeah. That's why they watch the news. Mum speaks like Tracy Grimshaw.

Oh, God. Standby. That's where I got it from. Yep, that's it. You're listening to Is It Just Me? The rude shocks of young adulthood. All right. Now, Mitch, you know who we haven't heard from in quite a while?

Jenna. She hasn't been here all day. Is that who you're talking about? No, we heard from her last week. Is that who you're talking about? No, we heard from her last week. Even longer, I'm talking about this guy. Hello, everyone. No fizzy drink for me today.

Rohit Roy. Yes, no fizzy drink for me today. Yeah, the fizzy drink guy from TikTok. So if you're not familiar, his name is Rohit Roy. His TikTok is all about his addiction to fizzy drink, and he posts daily updates telling us Hello everyone, no fizzy drink for me today. He's such a sweetheart. I know and it's been years since Rohit last had a fizzy drink.

In fact, he's just hit a massive milestone in his quitting fizzy drink journey. Should we get him on to celebrate? Yeah, let's do it. Get him on. Hello everyone, no fizzy drink for me today. Here he is, Rohit Roy. Welcome back. Hi, Rohit. Thank you very much. Thank you for having me. Oh, pleasure. Mitchell, have you noticed he's got a glow up? He's got a brand new iPhone. He's got AirPods in. That's a Ralph Lauren polo shirt. His picture is clearer than ours. I'm so impressed. Totally. Absolutely. Also, probably healthier than ever.

Now, tell us, Rohit, you've had a big milestone with this no fizzy drink journey. What is it? What's the milestone? I have completed 1,000 days of my no fizzy drinks journey last Sunday. 1,000 days. No fizzy drink. Rohit, not even a sip or a lick? Not even a drop.

Wow. God, I'm no good at maths. 1,000 days. What does that equate to in like years? Two years, three months, something like that. Wow. That's crazy. My God.

I mean, do you even crave it anymore? No, I don't crave it anymore. Before, I used to have so many fizzy drinks for 35 plus years. So two years, three months is still a short period of time as compared to that, but still that's a very big achievement for me. Oh, totally. Have you actually noticed a difference in your health? Like have you dropped weight? Do you feel better? Have you actually gone to the doctors and had your blood drawn and gone? What is the actual reason or the fixes that have happened?

Yeah, of course. Like even for substantial change, you can see it without even going to the GP. Like when I started my no food, eating journey and weight loss journey, I started going to the gym. I lost weight as well. Glow on the face, physical and mental as well. Like I can sleep better in the night. So everything happened. When I started my journey, I was 103, 104 kilos, something like that. But today I am 89 or 90 or something. Wow. It's a big difference. Wow. Good on you. I remember last time we spoke to you, you said that you had an addiction to fizzy drink. That was the word you used because it is an addiction. And when it comes to overcoming addiction, how long did it take for you to stop craving it in the first place? Because my kryptonite is nicotine, I will say. And every time I found that the first day or two without vapes, it's actually surprisingly fine. But then later in the week, the cravings start to creep back in. And

that's when the actual struggle happens. How long did it take until you didn't even crave fizzy drink at all? See, with addiction or stop cravings, there's no like a written rule or something like you know you might have heard people saying if you do it for 21 days continuous it becomes a habit or something like that yeah but it all depends on person to person like every addiction is different every intensity is different so i tried quitting fizzy drinks so many times before even before i started posting videos on tikt TikTok and everywhere else but every time I failed but then when I started posting videos on TikTok I got so much support so that support actually helped me getting rid of my addiction and it was instant like I didn't take even a few days like in the first video I said I will try to have one fizzy

drink every Sunday if you remember the first videos I said, because I wasn't even sure that time whether I can leave it for every day. But then that never happened. I never had fizzy drink even on a Sunday afternoon. Rohit, I know you told us when we first had you on way back when, but what was your kryptonite? What was it? Full strength Coke? What was it? full strength coke what was it yeah it was like all sorts of fizzy drinks i used to have any fizzy drink and they are readily available everywhere so yeah any fizzy drink because if i'm addicted there's no excuse like i can find many excuses to find my item anyway you know absolutely i know exactly what you're talking about that's where i went wrong i should have jumped on tiktok and been like hello everyone no nicotine for me today that's what i've got a problem i've got a problem well you know what's funny, Rohit? You were like, in my mind, in this country, one of the first big TikTok viral sensations.

I think so too. Like when I first downloaded the app, you were one of the first faces I saw. What has changed in your life from that fame? I mean, I'm sure you've had, I'm sure you weren't doing interviews like you are now, like with us three years ago. So what else has changed? Have you had a nice bit of cash on the side? Are you doing influencer work? Not much cash.

Like not many people give cash. I was the ambassador for WW Weight Watchers for some time. So that was a big step as well. They helped me. I was using their program to lose weight further and all that. But the biggest change, which I will say, because I became a father nine months ago, so that's the main biggest benefit is now I can look after my baby because I'm feeling healthy, so I can look after my baby girl in a better way.

Yeah, I remember last time we spoke to you, it was October 2021, I think, and that was when you just announced that you had a baby on the way. So tell us about your little girl. How's she doing? Yeah, she's doing good today. Just today, she turned nine months exact. And when the baby was born, you know, the first days are very hectic in terms of waking up a few times at the middle of the night. But that's what I compare myself with. If I had a baby before the start of my no visiting journey that would have been so hard because that time I was addicted fat and lazy and all that but since now everything changed that's the biggest accomplishment I have I remember you were also telling us about your daily meditation practices last time I imagine it might be a bit harder to fit in the

daily meditation when you've got a bloody baby to take care of yeah yeah and i have mentioned this before uh as well that i i like doing meditation every day even five minutes or ten minutes yeah but i did mention that as well that meditation is not just sitting and focusing on breathing that's not just the one way the other way is and that's what buddha said you know buddha that's where the meditation came from. And he actually said that if you can't just sit and do the counting of breathing or focus on breathing, even if you are doing something, just do it with full focus and concentration and that becomes a meditation. You know what? I remember you saying that and it stuck with me. Every day if I think, oh, shit, I haven't had time to meditate today.

Even if I'm driving, I'll be like, oh, what was Rohit's advice again? Just, you know, whatever you're doing, kind of have a moment, deep breaths, throw up in the shower, focus on the temperature of the water, little things like that. It really helped actually. So I really should thank you for that. No, thank you. I do that actually whenever I hold my baby.

And obviously baby is very important anyway, but I have just made a habit from the very beginning. If I'm handling the baby, no mobile, no phone, no books, no TV, nothing. I 100% focus on the baby. So that becomes a meditation again because my full focus is on the baby. Oh, Rohit, that's beautiful. Out of all the things you've achieved in the last three years, it's his baby girl that is the biggest success. Isn't that cute?

And will you be giving her fizzy drink at any point in her life? Yeah. She can have as many fizzy drinks as she wants or whatever she wants to do. I don't want to impose my routine or my journey to her. So it's up to her, whatever she wants to do. All I will say to her is don't get addicted to anything, but she can try everything. Don't be giving her any red fizzy drinks. She'll go feral. I wasn't allowed, Rohit. I was a non, I was a cordial boy growing up and that shows. That's worse.

That's probably worse to make you go. I know it was. I know. And listen, your journey, Rohit. Thank you for coming back on the podcast. I'm sure we'll get you back when it's, you know, 2000 days and you're 75 kilos. Yeah, I'm going to start some new journeys as well. So when I will announce them, I will not yet.

I'm going to India very soon. But once I'll come back from India in April, I will announce some new journeys and maybe we can have a cat again that time. Of course. I'm curious about that. Is it another quitting something? Yeah. I don't have any other addiction to quit,

but it will be more related to the weight loss and more healthy regime and all those sort of things. Rohit is too perfect. That was his one flaw, the fizzy drinks. And now he has, he's reached perfection. I can't wait record. Rohit is too perfect. That was his one flaw, the fizzy drinks. And now he has reached perfection. I can't wait to see Rohit. Thank you for coming on the podcast. Yeah, we'll be keeping an eye out. The TikTok handle to follow is Rohit Roy.

Thank you so much. Great to see you again. Thank you very much for having me. Great to catch up. See you, Rohit. Thank you. Bye. All right, we should go.

Let's get out of here. Yeah, let's go. Hey, you know know we were talking before About my Macca's training In the drive through Yeah We were always trained to say If someone orders a meal

Like medium Big Mac meal Our training was to say Coke for the drink So people like Rohit Would be there like Nah Oh my god so true Because apparently that speeds up the process

Rather than saying What drink would you like Because then they um and ah And go Uh Maybe But if you just say Coke for they um and ah and go, maybe. But if you just say Coke for the drink, they'll just go, that'll do. Oh, I assumed it was like a sponsored thing.

Like Coke for the drink was paid for by Coke. No, it's just the most popular by far, to be honest. Really? I would never get Coke. And people always bite back, though. If you say Coke for the drink, they'll go, no Sprite. I know. I'm that kind of person.

I go, no, I never said that. Coke no sugar, please. No, a large caramel frappe, please. No, no, Sprite no sugar is my now go-to drink. I'm obsessed with it. You know my feelings on this. I know, but I'm hooked. I told you.

I think it's like a fucking streaming service. All the different Sprite varieties that have been launched. Sprite Plus. Sprite Plus. Sprite Now. Sprite On Demand. I'm obsessed with Sprite no sugar. It tastes like it actually does. Sprite Prime Video. Especially'm obsessed with Sprite. No sugar. It tastes like it actually does.

Sprite Prime video. Especially with Sprite. With ice in it, it does taste like full strength Sprite. No, I'm in my can era. You can't beat Sprite or anything in a can. Oh, I'm with you. I love a can. Oh, it's the best feeling.

And you get it all out of a can. You just get every last drop from a can. Very satisfying. Absolutely. Anyway, we should go. We're rambling on. We're waffling. We will see you guys next week.

Give us a five-star review if you love the show. And hit us up on socials if you've got an Is It Just You of Your Own. And we'll get you on the show next week. Yeah, catch you next week. Bye, bub. See you guys. Is it just me? A podcast by a couple of mitches.

Make sure you've hit follow on your podcast app. Welcome to ADD Brief. This is our secret segment on the end. We pretend that the show's over and then we just keep talking shit. Nothing is planned here. No structure whatsoever. You brought me another protein ball. Yeah, they're not the booze juice ones. They just popped over the road to the cafe.

You want to know something really random? Desiccated coconut doesn't exist in the United States. When? No. It doesn't. What do you mean? You know, the coconut flakes that we get, desiccated coconut. Yeah.

Doesn't exist. When I lived in America, I wanted to make, I don't fucking know, ice vovos or some bullshit. I couldn't find it anywhere. Make ice vovos. So I was making something that needed, oh no, it was little crackles. It was, you know, little cracklings. Yeah, yeah. Anyway, I wanted a desiccated coconut.

It didn't exist. It doesn't exist. But you also claim that an apple has the same caffeine as a full one-shot coffee. Like, are you going to Google this and be like, actually, no, you can get desiccated coconut in the US? I'm going to Google it. Desiccated coconut Walmart. It's not real.

Maybe they have a different word for it. Actually, you make a really good point. Why are no... Is it just me on the fly? Or are there no other desiccated products? I want desiccated carrot. What if I just Google desiccated and then see what comes up on Google? Okay. What is it?

I'm imagining it means shredded. Hold on. Desiccated coconut. Like I went on a grind. Yams. Disc. Liver tablets. Ew.

Okay, hold on. Like I imagine going on a grind today and I desicc, liver tablets. Ew. Okay, hold on. Like, I imagine going on a grinded ate, going on a grinded ate, and I desiccated that butt. Oh. No, desiccated means having had all moisture removed, dried out. Oh, dehydrated. Yeah, so you had a desiccated possum in the wall of your classroom. Lacking vitality or interest. Oh.

A desiccated history of ideas. So you could say Jenna is a desiccated person. Because she's dry and haggard. The nun's desiccated. Oh, no, I won't say that. Desiccated coconut. Wow, I had no idea. Just means it's dried out.

Give me something else and I'll see if it can come in desiccated form. I've currently got a desiccated lily plant at my place. No matter how much I fucking water it, it will not grow. Dry as fuck. You poor thing. Yeah. Desiccated beef. You don't want dry beef.

Yuck. That's jerky. Oh. Didn't you have like a weird period where you were obsessed with jerky? No. Am I thinking of someone else? Who are you thinking of? I don't know.

I had a friend that was obsessed with jerky for a period. It's all they would eat. Not me. Never. What if instead of saying that my parents are going through a drought, they're like, we've got desiccated land. It's so dry out here. Mitchell Coombe's known for his desiccated wit. Walmart doesn't have desiccated coconut, so I stand true. What about, bugger it. I've run out of milk, so I've got no milk to put on my Weet-Bix. Oh, I'll run to the shop and get some.

No, it's fine. I'll have them desiccated. Desiccated Weet-Bix. Ew. I remember. I can't think of anything worse. That would kill your throat, trying to swallow a desiccated Weet-Bix. Would desiccate your throat.

Oh, God, yeah. Sounds like defecate. Defecated coconut. No, thanks. Well, that'll be me in about four hours after this protein ball moves through. I had a neighbor growing up who had her dad passed away. And I remember when they moved in, we were like, oh, you know, do you have a dad? And she went, no, he's deceased.

And I had never heard that word before. And I thought it meant he was decapitated. Oh. So for years, I'm like, my neighbor's dad was decapitated. And you just never saw him because he couldn't leave the house? Is that what you thought? Yeah. Oh, no, no. I thought he died. Oh. So for years, I'm like, my neighbor's dad was decapitated. And you just never saw him because he couldn't leave the house? Is that what you thought? Yeah. Oh, no, no.

I thought he died. Oh. I thought he was decapitated. I mean, I don't think you can live through one. Oh, I thought you meant like had a limb removed. No, no. Like head removed. Oh.

No, I thought like he had his head chopped off. Oh, that's a fucking way to go out. I know. That's what I thought. I thought, gosh, he's pretty happy for someone whose dad was decapitated. I remember being really scared going to Questacon and they had that- Guillotine? The guillotine.

Yes. And obviously it wouldn't actually decapitate a child. That's a bit fucking whack. You can't do that. Yeah. But you'd just go in this guillotine and the blade would stop right at the back of your neck and then do a whew of wind. So you felt it.

And even then I was too scared to do it. What a little bitch. I'd do it now, obviously. I'd do it now. Hayden and I were at Questacon a month ago. wind, so you felt it. And even then, I was too scared to do it. What a little bitch. I'd do it now, obviously. I'd do it now. Hayden and I were at Questacon a month ago. I'll tell you this. You were a grown-ass adult. What were you doing at Questacon?

As if you would not go to Questacon if you were in Canberra. I did, but it's because I had a friend from the UK visiting, and I was like, what's some really daggy tourist shit I can do while he's here? Obviously going to Questacon. And Canberra was one of them. It's shit now. Questacon was not the same. I did enjoy it, though. I used to fucking love Canberra was one of them. It's shit now. Questacon was not the same. I did enjoy it though.

I used to fucking love Canberra. I still do in a way. I could easily live there, not now, but like, you know, later in life. Because it's a short drive slash flight to Sydney if I want to get amongst it. No, it's gorgeous. But it's a gorgeous, well laid out, calm city. I loved Canberra. And maybe it's because I'm such a Sydney boy, but I said the same.

When I came back from Adelaide, I was like, I love Adelaide. I think any city that I go to that is just different to Sydney, I'm in love with. No, but most people are like, no, I just love the hustle and bustle of Sydney. It's too quiet in Adelaide and Canberra. I'm like, what the fuck is good about hustle and bustle? Also, Sydney hardly has it. Yeah, good call.

Sydney is a bit drab. Especially the CBD. Oh, the CBD. It's so desiccated. It is. It doesn't make sense. Desiccated of life and culture. Have you got something that lives in your head rent-free?

Don't do it now. Pop culture moments? Yeah. Oh, I'll think of one. I've got plenty. Great. Love a Wendy Williams moment. Yeah, perfect.

That sort of thing. Bang on, bang on. Our of thing Bang on Our first caress Our first caress Just fainting there in that stupid costume James Statue of Liberty Yeah Death to all of them

Death to all of them I just remember when Again we're blowing our load here We should have been saving this for the segment Yeah But remember when Wendy was announcing The judging panel on Masked Singer Australia? Yeah. And she just opens with, so Lindsay's got a new job.

And then she was saying all the other people. She's like, you've got Radio DJ Jackie O. You've got Kylie's sister. And Dave Hughes. Hughesy. Yeah. And I'm like, imagine being called Kylie's sister and Dave Hughes. And I'm like, imagine being called Kylie's sister. Fuck, that's funny. Was it Denny? I forget that. Kylie's sister. This is my favourite.

It's six seconds. It'll never make the segment. This is the best from Wendy Williams. Have you heard? Oh, she passed away. She moves on. Oh, she passed away? Oh. Alright. Oh, she moves on. Oh, she passed away. Oh. Hmm. All right.

Oh, it's good. Oh, I love it. No more. Save it for the segment. Oh. Oh. All right. Yeah, anyway, forget it.

Oh, that's fantastic. Wendy's not well at the moment. Have you seen the TikToks of Wendy? No. She's not well. the moment. Have you seen the TikToks of Wendy? No. She's not well. She's on a psychiatric recess. Oh, I knew that part, but I haven't seen her recently. She's in a conservatorship.

Oh, for fuck's sake. I know. Haven't we learned our lesson, people? Why? I know. It's really sad. She's not mentally well. There was one of her walking through the street and she's like, I'm coming back to TV. I'm going to be back on TV.

And it's like, you're on your way to ever go back on TV. No, that's not fair, I'm coming back to TV. I'm going to be back on TV. And it's like, you're clicking on the way to ever go back on TV. No, that's not fair. Hopefully she gets back on TV. I heard that Cara Delevingne took herself off to rehab because she saw that video of her just like walking so erratically around the airport. You know that video? I've seen that. Yeah.

Yeah. Nice. Apparently she saw that footage back and went, oh shit, actually. You're kidding. Yeah. I didn't know that. Is that, is that new news? New news. New news. As opposed to old news. oh, shit, actually. You're kidding. Yeah. I didn't know that. Is that new news? New news.

New news as opposed to old news. No, not old news. Interesting. Well, I, Mitch, got a new TV inspired by you because I went to your house and I was so impressed with your picture quality. My setup. We moved. Anyway, it's one of those fantastic, it's a smart TV, but my old TV was like standard

English smart, but this new TV is advanced English smart. Almost too smart. It's almost, it's so intelligent. I logged it in and it's got AI, like the volume adjusts to what's happening in the house. Oh, I hate that. So I'm cooking dinner and it will get louder because it knows that I'm doing things that are loud and obstructing my hearing.

So it'll make the TV louder. No, I don't like to relinquish control to the technology like that. I'm like, no, you're still wrong. Yeah. It annoyed me. Hayden and I were watching Drag Race and we both laughed out loud. And then it was like, all right, ladies, time for the next challenge. I'm like, oh my God.

Keep it down. Shut up, RuPaul. Keep it down. It's all right. My smart TV is anything but smart. There's no point in using these things to try and make your life easier because in the time it takes you to make it work, you could have just done it yourself.

I'd be like, okay, Google, can you please turn the light on? And she'd be like, I'm having trouble connecting to the light. I could have just fucking hit the switch at this point. I've got the Philips Hue and I'm like, hey, Siri, turn my bedroom lights off. Hang on a second. Working on it. Yeah.

Sorry. I didn't hear back from your devices. All the time. She didn't hear back from your devices. Of course she didn't. Have you even plugged them into the new place yet? Yeah. Oh, okay.

Got a lot of boxes. Got half a dining table. Got our fridge delivered yesterday. Oh, a new fridge. Yeah, they got an ice maker. Fuck off. Oh, an ice fridge. Yeah, they got an ice maker. Fuck off! Oh, an ice maker and a filtered water machine! I really wanted all that, but my fridge hole isn't big enough, so I had to

measure the hole and then get a fridge accordingly. It's tiny. Is that what you call Sean's? Oh, wow. Do you have a tap in the back? Can you plumb it? No. Oh, we didn't think we could, and then we looked in and there was one and we both danced around that. I know, it's really bougie. Yeah.

You know, if you put like wine in there instead of water, you can just get cold wine whenever you want. Actually, that doesn't interest you, does it? Not really. No, not at the moment. Hayden would love it. I'll go with you. I think I want to start getting back into one red.

One red. Like one red or one white. You know? I was going to say one red will put you to sleep if that's what you're after. Yeah, that's all I need. No, but you know, like just one. Yeah. you to sleep if that's what you're after yeah that's all i need no but you know like just one yeah i'm familiar with the concept but i have not practiced it yeah just one i've never and i don't want people to think you know the thing that's annoyed me about when going i've been going to heaps of events and people are like oh do you want to drink i go no i don't really drink like oh what happened okay people automatically

assume that i lost control of a vehicle and ran into a preschool. It's always so, oh, wow, what happened? Someone said to me at Mardi Gras, do you mind me asking why? Yeah. No, I don't fucking mind. I just don't like drinking. I think the culture in this country is drink, get wasted. Well, yes, drinking to get drunk is a problem that some people, a lot of people actually experience, but it's annoying for me because I'm drinking way less than I used to.

But on the days that I don't drink at all, I'll be like, oh, I'm going to thank myself for this later. I'm going to wake up feeling so clear-minded and amazing because I didn't have a drop of alcohol last night. And then I wake up the next morning, I'm like, I still have a headache. It wasn't even rewarding having no alcohol. I could have had a wine and woken up feeling exactly the same. We're just fucking adults now.

Yes. I wake up and I crack and ache. Oh, it's hellish. Aging. I'm 28 this year. Oh, yeah. Yeah. In September, right?

Yeah. You're 27 very soon. Not too soon. No, not August. Thank you. I'm joking. It's a joke. Not too soon, but it will creep up on us. It does creep up. 27, huh? Not too soon. No, not August. Thank you. I'm joking. It's a joke. Not too soon, but it will creep up on us.

It does creep up. 27, huh? Yeah. So you're 26 now? Yeah. Fuck, we're getting close to 30. I've heard everyone in their 30s say that life is better in their 30s. I hope they're fucking right.

I hear that. I interviewed Michelle Visage from RuPaul's Drag Race yesterday, and she said the best part of her, the best moments in her life have all come from 40. Oh yeah. I think, I think I'll make a fabulous 40 year old. You'll be a great, you actually will. I've already got the energy of a 40 year old. Like as once I'm actually there, it'll be perfect.

Do you think that when you get 40, your energy will be 60? Probably. I'm just 20 years ahead of time. Yeah. That's why our teachers liked us growing up because we had old souls. Yeah, that's probably true. Let's try to get those teachers on. I wrote yours down.

You might have to link me a Facebook. Mrs. Wench? Hassle. Hassle, Hassle. I'm going to Google mine. I just, I don't know what it was. I just had this feeling in my clit that she's the sort of person I could take gay clubbing, you know?

I was like, even though she's my teacher and we can't, like, I just had this feeling. I was like, yeah, no, she's a lit bitch. Catherine Norfolk, still friends. Oh, good. Look at her. Isn't that the face that you'd come out to? Oh, no, actually. I was picturing someone way, way older than that.

Really? Just so you know. Based off your description. She looks like fucking one of those annoying brunette fresh out of uni teachers that you would see on Summer Heights High. You know that bitch that was always picking on Jonah? Okay, what about this? That's my year advisor that I met.

Mrs. Moyman. No, that's exactly what I pictured. Yeah. My career advisor, Mrs. Allen, I remember her trying to help me decide what avenues to go down. Yeah. And she was looking at my report card and going subject by subject like, okay, science, maths, English.

She goes, yeah, no, science, maths, English. She goes, yeah, no, there's no clear answer to me because you don't excel at anything. And I was like, thanks. You don't excel at anything. I just had average marks for everything. None of them were above average until Mrs. Hassel came along and made me an excellent English student. Well, all careers advisors paid off by the trades union because for fuck's sake, no, they never, I said, I want to get into media.

Don't do it, mate. Get your trade, get an apprenticeship and you'll be right. Yeah. Why were they always pushing trades on me? I'm like, don't be ridiculous, Mrs. Allen. Just because you could never be the weatherman on sunrise, Mr. Bird, doesn't mean I can't. Yeah. Mrs. Allen told me that, oh, there's no point in even trying to get into media

unless you have a double degree to separate you from the rest of the crowd that just have a media degree or a journalism degree. She goes, you'll have to do a double degree in media and law. And I was like, fuck that. Can I just say, not one person that I've ever worked with has any of that. No. I'm really annoyed, actually, because fucking Mrs. Allen had me prepare this like portfolio thing.

It's just a folder, you know, with the plastic sleeves in it. It was a folder full of all my certificates, my resume, references and stuff so that any job interviews I go to, I could, you know, sit down in the room and just go, here's my portfolio if you'd like to have a look, a little flick through. No one's ever asked for it and it's absolutely gorgeous. I worked day and night to make that thing beautiful. No one's ever asked to see it. Do you still have it? I'd love to see it. Probably. Could you bring it in? I'd love to for it. It's absolutely gorgeous. I worked day and night to make that thing beautiful. No one's ever asked to see it. Do you still have it?

I'd love to see it. Probably. Could you bring it in? I'd love to read it. Yeah. It's got my, like I said, my resume, all these written references. There's even one from Ben Fordham in there. You're kidding.

No, I never kid. Do you know what we should do for next week? We should both bring in one of our reports. Just try to find something because I want to read the note because the note was always what my parents cared about. The marks were terrible, but the notes were always Mitchell is a star student. If Mitchell applied himself for once, that's what I always got. I'm like, oh, well, watch me not.

If Mitchell stopped gossiping with the women in the class. Oh, no, I wasn't even doing that. I was just sitting there like a vegetable going, what's going on? Oh, really? Yeah. I love to chat. Anyway, let's bring our report card in next week. Yeah, all right.

I'm just messaging my mother right now. Oh, my mum will have it. Mum will have it framed. Why? Oh, you know, my parents. Support and anything. I do a solid shit and I get a fucking gift card. That's so true.

They'd have a barbecue to celebrate you having a solid stool. Now, we went to Sea Level, the local seafood restaurant in the Shire any time we succeeded. And then Hayden got his job at TikTok and they went, No, we went to Sea Level, the local seafood restaurant in the Shire any time we succeeded. And then Hayden got his job at TikTok and they went, let's take you to Sea Level. So Hayden got a Sea Level dinner. Even he knows it's the metric of success in my family. See, that's nice.

I didn't have any of that shit. They would obviously say, oh, well done, we're proud of you. But, you know, I wanted a party. You know, yeah, come to Sea Level. Sea Level, hold on. The problem with it is it is Sea Level. And whenever there's severe floods. Yeah, come to sea level. Sea level. Hold on. The problem with it is it is sea level. And whenever there's severe floods.

Well, sea level at what point? Because the tides change. Oh, yeah. Good call. Oh, yeah. I see. That looks pretty. Fuck, it looks X-y.

Must be nice. It is a little. We always get a seafood platter. Oh, look at the... Yeah, it is sea level. Yeah, they flooded. It was awful. I think there's footage of them actually at sea level. They should use that in their marketing.

That's quite funny. They've got one of those tornado signs. It's like 300 days above sea level. All right, shall we go? Oh, if you want, it's up to you. What do you want to do? Yeah, may as well. Oh, all right then.

Let's head home. Well, we hope this podcast made you feel at least 3% better today. That's all. Just 3%. So we do. Oh, thank you for filling in the blank. I had to, yeah. No worries.

Jenna ditched us again. She had some sort of Jonesy and Amanda-a-thon. Yeah. Jonesy's getting it. Amanda's getting a hip replaced. Jenna's donating hers. Jenna's giving her a rotator cuff because she was born with three. All right.

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