Jono, Ben & Megan - The Podcast - Show Highlights: The Dodgy Macarena...

Episode Date: August 23, 2023

We find out the macarena song is actually not family friendly.. Zits! Cross country What did you used to be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Hits, with the Jono and Ben podcast. Thanks to Challenge, putting the service back into service stations. I had thought of something this morning, the burnt toast theory. We learnt about that during the week, Jono, didn't we? Oh yes, if you're burning your toast and you get annoyed that it's making you run late, then maybe it's the universe, a higher power, holding you back so you avoid catastrophic disaster, car crash, running into someone that you don't really want to meet from school, saying we should catch up soon. Way of looking at something that could be negative in a positive light. Well, this morning, because we park probably, you know,
Starting point is 00:00:37 a five to ten minute walk away from work at the Sky City Casino building, right? It's just the perfect amount of time for you to run into all of the city's fantastic characters at this time of morning. At five o'clock in the morning. But I parked the car like I do there and walked all the way to work,
Starting point is 00:00:56 then got outside work and realised that I didn't have my swipe card, it was my wallet. And that whole thing of like going, do I go back? It'll be in the car. Do I go back or not? And then I was like, no, I'll go back? It'll be in the car. Do I go back or not? And then I was like, no, I'll go back.
Starting point is 00:01:07 So I walked all the way back. Luckily, I did because the wallet was actually outside the car. Where was it? It was actually next to the car. I thought it was in the car, but it had obviously fallen out where I'd come. So luckily, I did. But then as I came back to work again, I was like, good 20 minutes on your morning. You're like, maybe that was the burnt toast theory.
Starting point is 00:01:24 Maybe I avoided something that was meant to. What was going to happen to you? Yeah, I don't know. But doesn't burnt toast theory maybe I avoided something that was what was going to happen to you yeah I don't know but doesn't it make you think oh wonder what was going to happen to you yeah so I don't know I don't know what was going to happen nothing seemed to have happened when I got to work there was no real we're sucking in the big ones we like yeah we're like burnt toast theory yeah it's all that's the only reason that kept me like kind of not going you know like, like I was like, I'll put it to a story. Maybe this is a good thing. But I don't know if it was, to be honest. I'm always, for a while they're stressed out about, you know,
Starting point is 00:01:52 being late for work and, oh, I'm running a minute late for, and then I'll go, we're just doing radio. You know, it's not like we're going to diffuse a nuclear bomb. Yeah, yeah. There's not an open heart surgery that needs to be done. I'm like, hey, if we're five minutes late for talking, filling in time on the radio, is anyone going to perish? Well, you're right.
Starting point is 00:02:14 We might lose our jobs. We're all sitting around and going, bloody Jono, we had this thing and he's not here. He's five minutes late, but you're right. That's the bird toast theory, mate. It's a new era for the show as well. I know Producer Taylor, she said she's entering what phase of life are you entering?
Starting point is 00:02:28 Your soft girl phase. Is that what she's calling it? Yeah, soft girl, yeah. Yeah. So we're all opening new leaves, mate. That's right. New leaves, new chapters. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast.
Starting point is 00:02:39 Whoever continues cross-country after their education. Yeah. Now, she's quite a good runner, but she does not, for some reason, she doesn't want to do cross-country. She's yeah now she's quite a good runner but she does not for some reason she just doesn't doesn't want to do cross-country does not keen but but but to her credit she's like you're gonna give it a go and she's like yep i'll give it a go i'll do my best and so she did it at school the other day and i picked her up after school and i was like how was it and she was like that's bad i was like how bad was it she's like man i came in the top five and now i've got to represent the school and hit the schools.
Starting point is 00:03:06 Oh, no. So to her credit, she tried her best, and she did. But she was like, I was thinking, imagine the Olympian, like Usain Bolt or Zoe Hobbs or something coming back and going, oh, damn it, I made the final. You know, like it just goes against everything that most people do. And then when you go to zones, you really – She's off there today.
Starting point is 00:03:27 She's off there today. Yeah, get into her credit. She's doing it. I'm really proud that she's doing it. Even though she doesn't particularly enjoy it, she's giving it a crack. She's probably going to come home this afternoon. You're going to be, how was it? She's going, bloody shocking.
Starting point is 00:03:37 Came first. I'm off to Worlds. Yeah, I just don't want to do any more cross-country, but yeah. What is it about the crossing of the country? I don't know. Yeah, the competition. She loves playing sport, but she's just – I don't want to do any more cross country. What is it about the crossing of the country? I don't know. Yeah, the competition. She loves playing sport, but I don't know. If it's something about the running, I don't know.
Starting point is 00:03:50 I was trying to zero down on that last night. Because here's my theory. No one ever enjoys, no one ever looks like they're having a good time running. Maybe that's it. You're driving to work this morning. You look on the footpath. Anyone running? Is anyone doing it with a smile on their face?
Starting point is 00:04:03 Yeah, well, yeah. They're right. So, yeah, all the best is anyone doing it with a smile on their face? Yeah, well, yeah, they're right. So, yeah, all the best to her today. She takes it on. Proud of her for doing it, but even though she's, yeah, and giving it a crack, because it would have been very easy if she could have just walked it. She should have just tailed off in the last, you know, last 200 metres.
Starting point is 00:04:17 The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. Don McGlashan, an amazing, amazing career, inducted, and rightly so, into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame overnight, which is incredible. You'll know him from so many hits like Nature, Dominion Road as well, another big one, and even wrote huge hits like this one
Starting point is 00:04:38 for Holly Smith, Bathe in the River. And he joins us right now on the hits. Don McGlashan. Thanks so much for being here. Good to talk to you. How are you? Lovely to have you on, mate. Thank you very much for joining us.
Starting point is 00:04:52 And congratulations. Thank you very much. I hope you know. I hope we haven't just spoiled the fact that you're here. Oh, yeah. I haven't said what I'm congratulating you on. Yeah. You say what you think you're getting congratulated on,
Starting point is 00:05:04 and then we'll agree with it. Or not. I think I'm going to be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. Yeah, congratulations as well. And also getting off that parking ticket was the other reason. Thank you very much. I'm glad you did that as well. Amazing, amazing career.
Starting point is 00:05:18 When you first started, did you ever imagine it would be this long and this successful? No, not at all actually. I always thought that I'd have to have a backstop and get a proper job at some stage. It's only been comparatively recently that I've stopped thinking that. What was the backup job? What was in your mind of what you were going to do if it didn't work out? I did clean fishing boats, cleaning the barnacles off fishing boats. You're looking up with a crook in your neck and you're sort of scraping these things with a big
Starting point is 00:05:45 metal scraper. And that was actually quite fun. I could go back to doing that. You could go back to doing that. It sounded like taking the musician angle was definitely the best option than scraping barnacles. So many great songs you've been a part of from Anchor Me, Nature, Dominion Road. Where was the most
Starting point is 00:06:03 obscure place that you've heard one of your songs? And you've gone, oh, geez, that's me. It's not terribly obscure, but I was in the supermarket. I'd just been talking to some kids at a school about music. And I was in the mall listening to the pipes music in the mall thinking, how can these kids ever write their own stuff? Because there's all of this stuff from overseas just sort of pushed down their throats all the time, like the music in this mall.
Starting point is 00:06:29 And I was wandering around the mall feeling kind of despondent. And then I realised that I recognised the piece of music that was playing. The PA system wasn't very good, so it was a bit sort of scratchy. And then I realised it was me. All this overseas rubbish. Interesting you mention the overseas influence now because there was a period in New Zealand music where you had a New Zealand sound.
Starting point is 00:06:51 Yeah, yeah. I mean, when I got started, journalists in New Zealand would say, when you go overseas, you're going to remove all the local references, aren't you? You're going to take out the names of streets and replace them with other things. And that was sort of a serious question in those days. And I don't think anybody would're going to take out the names of streets and replace them with other things. And that was sort of a serious question in those days,
Starting point is 00:07:07 and I don't think anybody would ask that question nowadays. Yeah, no, you're probably right. Now, speaking of Dominion Road, I don't know if it's too late to change some of the lyrics, but there's a billboard of Jono and Ben. I was driving down there yesterday. It's about halfway down Dominion Road. Do you reckon you can insert that next time you play it?
Starting point is 00:07:22 Halfway down Dominion Road, billboard of Jono and Ben on the hits, or is it too late? It's quite wordy. Could even be two half-assed hosts halfway down Dominion Road. That would work. But did you ever, was it true you got a bicycle accident on
Starting point is 00:07:38 Dominion Road? Did that happen? Yeah. In 2011, I was getting the groceries. I got doored. Just turning into Dominion Road, actually, so that was kind of ironic. Oh, so the driver opened the door on you? Yeah, and I sort of flipped over it
Starting point is 00:07:53 and broke pretty much all the ribs down one side of my body and got a broken collarbone as well. So I'm sort of, I lack symmetry. Did the driver be like, oh, dear God, I've just knocked Dom McGlashan off his bike? I don't think so. I was doing a lot of swearing, a lot of sailor- He was just busy trying to deal with that. Now, at the Music Awards, they always, with the inductee, they form a super
Starting point is 00:08:19 group. Do you know who's in this group? Do you know what song they're going to pick of yours? I've got no idea. Nobody's told me that. Even the word induction sounds kind of uncomfortable. I hope that I don't. Do I keep my clothes on? That sounds like
Starting point is 00:08:38 some sort of procedure that you might have to do at the doctor, doesn't it? It sounds like something that you'd put on gloves before you attempted. I don't think it's that, but hey, I haven't been to the Music Awards in a while.
Starting point is 00:08:50 Amazing what you've achieved over a fantastic career. It's a real honour to talk to you and congratulations again on all your success and the award and the induction, which hopefully you have to
Starting point is 00:09:00 keep your clothes on for. Thank you very much. It's Tom McGlashan, the legend in New Zealand music. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. You just phone up and the sentence is, I use to. And then you just tell us something you used to do. Something you used to work, a hobby you used to have,
Starting point is 00:09:18 a habit you used to have. Because we've just learned that in a former life, relatively new producer australian taylor uh montoya you used to be a what a cheerleader a cheerleader in the nrl back in oz were you an oh were you a classic nrl what team were you the cheerleader for i started off at the bulldogs and then went to eels. That sounds like you would have seen some stuff. Yeah, it was lots of fun. How old were you cheerleading for the Bulldogs and the Eels?
Starting point is 00:09:50 I auditioned when I was 17, but couldn't start until I was 18. Oh, right. It was quite prestigious being an NRL cheerleader. Yeah, yeah. So my dream in life was to do Dallas Cowboys cheerleading. So I was like, oh, this will help with that. But then met someone and that opened up the window. life was to do Dallas Cowboys cheerleading. So I was like, oh, this will help with that. But then met someone and that hit the window.
Starting point is 00:10:10 Marcelo obviously plays for the Warriors now. Do you meet him through playing? Yes, he was at the Bulldogs at the time. And you were cheerleading. You were like, woo, woo, extra loudly you were cheering for him. What did management think of you fraternising with the players? Well, it's actually against the contract. Oh, against the code of cheerleading. Yeah, hence the
Starting point is 00:10:25 move to Parramatta oh really yeah yeah for you yes because I got sacked for for fraternizing yeah yeah so someone snitched on me oh really I know who it was oh but it's name and shame cutthroat industry of uh cheerleading though isn't it I've seen bring it on yeah that's what happens you know is it actually cutthroat yes oh my god yes There's like certain clubs still to this day have kind of like you get sidelined if your stockings aren't looking good enough or your curls aren't bouncy enough or you're not looking as good as you did audition time. Oh, really? Been there.
Starting point is 00:10:58 What if you like, is there like weight issues? Yeah, absolutely. So a few clubs do still weekly weigh-ins at trainings. No, surely not in 2023. Well, in 2021 they were, so. Really? Maybe not in 23 then? Yeah, maybe not in 23.
Starting point is 00:11:13 Yeah, really? And so what, you get fat lined, do you? Yeah, pretty much side lined, yeah. Really? Until you drop it. Well, we're going to start that here on this show, okay? If you want to. Yeah, all of us, a weekly weigh-in that here on this show, okay? If you want to. Yeah, all of us, a weekly win.
Starting point is 00:11:28 Anyone who's punching a butt. Mate, you look at your dinners you send us through, you're the one I'll be worried about. I'll be like, well, looks like we're going to have another week off, guys. Yeah, maybe that's why you're doing it. Okay, so Taylor used to be a cheerleader. Yeah. And this is what we want to open up.
Starting point is 00:11:42 What did you use to do? Oh, 800 hits. I'll give another example. I used to, when we first started this job, pedantically and strategically position my clothes on the floor, laid out. Oh, yeah. And I even got to the point, because I was so worried about every second of the morning at that time of morning mattering, of pre-toothpasting my toothbrush.
Starting point is 00:12:03 No. Ready to go. Yeah. And it was day three of that, and I was like, this is bonkers. This is pull out. Because I'd heard a story, my friend was like, oh, you're getting up early. My dad spent a large part of his career getting up early. He pre-poured the cereal in the bowl. Ready to go for the morning.
Starting point is 00:12:16 Just so he could get down to the kitchen, pour the milk, and go. My dad still does that, and he's got nowhere to go. My dad literally still makes his porridge the day before and puts it in the fridge. Just ready to go. Yeah, and it's like, honestly, like eating concrete the next day by the time he gets to it. What did you used to do? Yeah, I did. What do you think of when you think back then, Ben?
Starting point is 00:12:35 Oh, like... Whole life ahead of you? Yeah, probably a bit more pep in my step. Shallow industry had to warn you down? Taking your soul? Exactly. So what did you use to do? Fantastic text here.
Starting point is 00:12:48 And this person doesn't want to come on air, obviously, but it involves their cat, Ben. Yeah. And their cat was being bullied by the neighbor's cat and would never fight back. So one day what I did was I caught the neighbor's cat and let my cat repeatedly punch the neighbour's cat and let my cat repeatedly punch
Starting point is 00:13:07 the neighbour's cat. I feel like, no. That's what I used to do. You want retribution for your cat. If your cat's getting punched around the playground. I don't know. We've got Richard on the phone. Richard, welcome to New Zealand's Breakfast.
Starting point is 00:13:23 Good morning. What did you used to do? Oh, I used to live on Red Bull and chocolate brownies. Oh, really? That was pretty much the main part of your diet? That was my diet. Oh, that was it? I think two very important food groups in the food pyramid as well. Oh, yeah, maybe you're right, Johnny. Okay, so how long before? It must have been 12 to 18 months, I suppose. And so what, so you'd eat nothing,
Starting point is 00:13:51 you'd consume nothing else apart from brownies and Red Bull? Oh, I had dinner, but it was normally CK or McDonald's at night. I used to work really long hours and then in the morning, Red Bull and chocolate brownies to wake me up and keep going during the day. How many Red Bulls would you have a day?
Starting point is 00:14:08 I would probably have up to six a day, and then when I got sick of that taste, I'd have a few coffees. Does it give you wings or heartburn? It gave me a heart attack. Did it really? Yeah, yeah. Diet caused it, but yeah, and a lot of weight, a lot of extra weight. Jeez, that's right.
Starting point is 00:14:32 Well, and so you got a new diet. You must have lost a hell of a lot of weight. Yeah, I went from, I was 148 kilos and down to 92. Oh, jeez. Wow. That's dramatic. Well done and how you turned yourself around from that and thank you for sharing with us. Okay, cheers guys. Cheers, mate.
Starting point is 00:14:54 Warren, what did you used to do? G'day, guys. I used to be a jackaroo in outback Australia. A jackaroo? What's a jackaroo, mate? What's he asking? Ask your co-worker. She'll tell you what a jackaroo is. Come on in, Tyler. Tell us what a jackaroo? What's a jackaroo, mate? What's he asking? Ask your co-worker. She'll tell you what a jackaroo is. Come on in, Taylor. Tell us what a jackaroo is.
Starting point is 00:15:10 She's like, dear God, I'm an urban Sydney Italian. Do you have any idea what a jackaroo is, Tay? I would think like working in the farm on like the cattle, with the cattle. That's the one. Oh, she nailed it. A very generic sweeping response there from Taylor. But's the one. Oh, she nailed it.
Starting point is 00:15:27 A very generic sweeping response there from Taylor. But there you go. How long were you doing that for, Warren? I was over there six odd months. Was it good? Yeah, it was great. Came back, rested, relaxed, tanned, and had money in my bank account. Yeah, I bet you looked like the man from Snowy River out there, didn't you? I can't comment on that one. They let me back
Starting point is 00:15:47 in the country. Oh, that's good. Good on you, Warren Jackaroo. There we go. Rachel, what did you used to do? I used to be a professional face painter. What did you get onto now? Now I'm a, I look after social media and do like website stuff.
Starting point is 00:16:04 Oh, okay. Now, because were you sick of kids and their demands of, you know, turn me into a bloody goblin? Yeah, it was a lot. Honestly, the parents were worse than the kids sometimes. I can imagine, yeah. Wasn't there an incident where a face painter who was a terrible face painter turned up to a party and ended up drawing,
Starting point is 00:16:26 it looked very phallic objects on the foreheads of- Oh, on the kids? Yeah. I think he had checked out of the job. Boy, sounds like it. He's like, it's a potato. Get on with your day. Yeah, good on you, Rachel.
Starting point is 00:16:37 Appreciate your call. The Hits, the Jono and Ben podcast. And classic Jono and Ben, we're taking the negative. That's our brand, negativity plus, but we're doing the worst song ever. Now we also asked you for your worst songs of all time, the songs that maybe just get on your nerves just a little bit. And it's not, this isn't like a dig at the artists or anything, this is a celebration of them.
Starting point is 00:17:03 Because, you know, it's the musical landscape going from worst to best. But Ben, yesterday we got told off by a music fan in Matamata for being mean to the Crazy Frog. We did actually, yeah. Which really made us for a second question the tone of the tournament.
Starting point is 00:17:17 I know you were a little rattled. I don't want to be seen as tall poppy choppings and stuff. I'm just having a little bit of fun at this one as well. And these are all successful songs in their own right sharon casey uh our former co-host just text saying you guys are haters oh sure so this is the this is the tone of the tournament don't change the tournament i want to be like jockovich go to the australian open i'm
Starting point is 00:17:38 not going to do it anymore uh and i think there was vaccination reasons wasn't it but anyway it wasn't negativity. Djokovic, I'm not going because I'm... He was a bit negative. Ironically, he was testing positive. Now, the first one I'm fine with. This is the first nomination for today, and it was number one. 14 weeks in a row. Oh, Macadamia.
Starting point is 00:18:02 60 weeks in the top 100 charts. That's an incredible run. I mean, it's still that pump it out at sports games. Everyone gets up and does the dance and stuff, right? And it spans the generations. My kids know how to do the Macarena. Look at the lyrics, though. Google the lyrics.
Starting point is 00:18:19 It's kind of... Very erotic. Yeah, the lady was... She was seeing multiple people. Friends of the partner. They're kind of sludge shaming the poor Macarena. Yeah. She's just getting out and having a good time.
Starting point is 00:18:31 Yeah. She's not going to be locked down with one man. But everyone's up there doing the dance. I love it. I love it. That's great. And this one, controversially, has been nominated. I didn't want to put this one in.
Starting point is 00:18:42 Yeah. Now, this came through multiple times. And her as an artist has come through. Personally, I didn't want to put this one in there Yeah now this is This came through multiple times And her as an artist has come through Personally I don't agree with it No I don't agree with it either Very successful artist Adele One of the greats
Starting point is 00:18:54 Easy on me How could this be out there for a worse song ever Well Like Multiple people are saying They've put it in Maybe just hearing it too many times Maybe
Starting point is 00:19:04 It's just gone from loving it to not loving it. One message on our Facebook page that hits breakfast, not only am I tired of the singing itself, the song is about
Starting point is 00:19:15 her selfishness and begging to not be held accountable of her consequences. That's why someone's a bit dark on Easy On Me.
Starting point is 00:19:23 Right, okay. Because I think it's for her son, isn't it? Saying, take it easy on me. It's not my fault I've run away from your dad, you know. So you need to vote for which one you think is the worst song. The one that annoys you the most out of those two. It's the Macarena. It's a pantsing.
Starting point is 00:19:38 Yeah. I have to put the Macarena in there as well. Ironically, the Macarena was giving all the guys a pantsing. Yeah. The head's worst song ever. Oh, yeah. Now, a contentious round. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:19:50 First up, the Macarena has been nominated. Now, Ben, you just mentioned before that the Macarena has some somewhat sexually sinister undertones. Yeah. You look at the English version when you convert it to English. It's all about giving your body away, Macarena, and then it's about her,
Starting point is 00:20:10 while her partner was in conscript, which is in the armed services. He's out there serving the country. She's giving it to two friends is what it says. Two of his friends? Yeah, and she justifies that because you already hear the chorus these days, right?
Starting point is 00:20:24 We're all dancing along in the stadiums at school discos. But justification of it all? Have a listen. Come on. What was I supposed to do? He was out of town and his two friends were so fine. Come on. Yeah, there you go.
Starting point is 00:20:39 So, yeah, good on her. Good on her. Good on her. What was I supposed to do? You do you, okay? And you can do both as friends too. So we want to know, is that the worst song in this round? Should that go through?
Starting point is 00:20:52 Or is it, I reckon, very controversially, this song? Easy on me. Adele. That's great. I mean, Adele is one of the top artists ever. We can't put her through in this competition. It seems controversial to me. We're both back in the Macarena to go through to the next one of the top artists ever. We can't put her through in this competition. It seems controversial to me. We're both back in the Macarena to go through to the next round of the worst song ever.
Starting point is 00:21:10 Emily, what do you want to vote for? Hi, how are you guys? We're doing well, Emily. It's lovely to have you on New Zealand's Breakfast. You're going to chuck a vote in for who? Well, I'm chucking the vote in for Adele because I'm not sure. I just want to change the station whenever she comes on And it's very controversial I know
Starting point is 00:21:28 Oh wow Adele Imagine if Adele takes out the worst song ever No one tell Adele please I'm sure she's amazing I just my ears just don't cope Okay alright Well then she's not amazing to you clearly I'm sure she's amazing
Starting point is 00:21:44 Is it just that song Is it every track Well, then she's not amazing to you, clearly. I'm sure she's amazing. Is it just that song? Is it every track? It's every song. It's every song. Wow. Okay. Imagine Adele and then us talking in between Adele and then another Adele song.
Starting point is 00:21:57 Oh, no. I'd probably change stations. Okay, all right. Let's not rub it into us now. Good on you, Emily. Appreciate it. It's all right. Have a good day at Christchurch. Good on you, Emily. Appreciate it. That's all right. Have a good day at Christchurch.
Starting point is 00:22:06 We've got to go to Palmy, Ben's favourite part, and Spain's least. Debbie, you're on. Hello. Good to have you on, Debs. Macarena or Adele? Adele. Oh, another one.
Starting point is 00:22:19 Adele. You can't. Surely not over the Macarena. Yes, easily. I mean, for a start, Adele, that song is so whiny. I just want to, I just, I didn't know. Yeah, so whiny. So, so whiny.
Starting point is 00:22:36 On a night out, you're not going to get up and dance to something like that. How many of us have got up, had a few drinks, got up and done the Macarena when it comes on? Oh, okay. I see what you're saying. You're drinks, got up and done the Macarena when it comes on? She's going for the good times. That's the whiny old Adele. And the Macarena was going for the good times as well. Alright, so we need to thank you for your vote. We'll put it in.
Starting point is 00:22:57 Now, Joel, you've just texted the Instagram and the Facebook votes. Where are we sitting? The worst song ever, according to Instagram, all the text Facebook. Adele, 60%. Oh, easy on me. So Adele is going through over the macaroon around the competition.
Starting point is 00:23:11 Now, Adele is joining the likes of your baby sharks. Yeah. Crazy frogs. And Adele are the first three through in the worst song ever. The hits. The Jono and Ben podcast. Now, zits.
Starting point is 00:23:24 All part of growing up, aren't they? Sometimes they follow you into your sort of adulthood, don't you? Oh, pimples, yeah. Get the rando ones every now and then. Are you still getting zits? Oh, from time to time. I'm not a big fan of that word. I don't like saying, yeah, I don't know why it is.
Starting point is 00:23:38 Yeah. What is it? Is this? Yeah, pimples fine, but yeah. Yeah, is this like you with your toilet humor? Maybe, I don't know. Yeah, I'm just saying, every time you say it, I don't know. Yeah, I don't fine, but yeah. Is this like you with your toilet humor? Maybe, I don't know. You find yourself. Every time you say it, I don't know why it is.
Starting point is 00:23:48 Maybe it's just bringing back issues through my teenage years or something. I can't imagine you being a pimply teenager. Yeah, a few from time to time. But yeah. I think every teenager does, you know. Yeah, it's all part of growing up. And you notice them as, I would say that too, you know, to lots of kids, all my sisters growing up,
Starting point is 00:24:06 you notice them on yourself more than other people notice them on you, I reckon. Yeah, I mean, you walk into any school, it's just, you know, 300 to 400 red-dotted children, isn't it? Yeah, that's what happens. And you go through that, and that phase will stop. But at the time, you know, you're like, dear God, is there a measles outbreak? What's going on in this school?
Starting point is 00:24:24 It's not fun, is it? No, it's not fun. But it's all, yeah, don't worry, it goes away eventually. But there's some huge advancements in zit technology. Like my daughter brought home these zit stickers. She doesn't even have many zits, but she's wanting to get into, she's like, I need to get into a skincare regime. That's her big thing at the moment.
Starting point is 00:24:42 Because she's looked at my skin and gone, dear God. Is that how it turns out? So there's zit stickers that you put on your zits overnight. They're magically gone the next day. I don't know if they work or not or if it's all because my thing with zits or pimples,
Starting point is 00:25:00 sorry Ben, is they've been around for hundreds of years. Why is the technology changing all the time? Well, I imagine the technology would advance though, right? Do you remember back in the day you had the old Dallison tea? Yes. The clear bottle and your Dabon, which I could only assume was like hydrofluoric acid or something that burnt off nine layers of your skin.
Starting point is 00:25:22 It was quite harsh, wasn't it? It was. You could really feel it cutting through the layers couldn't you uh and then you everyone had their one friend who was on roaccutane right did you have a friend who was on i didn't i didn't but yeah that was like this pill which i don't know what the doctors prescribed it did you know have you heard of it no well no i think i've heard of it but i didn't know anyone that was on it jeez i'll tell you what mate it looked like you permanently permanently forgot to put sunscreen on. Oh, really?
Starting point is 00:25:47 Like permanently sunburned. Really? Yeah. But it got rid of them. Yeah. Oh, that's good. Yeah. But yeah, nowadays, though.
Starting point is 00:25:54 There was always the theories. There was the things as well. There was one floating around. I think it was from, I think I read it in a Rachel Hunter Woman's Weekly article. She said, I'll put toothpaste on. And everyone was like, yeah, that's it. You've got to wear toothpaste. Oh, yes.
Starting point is 00:26:07 Put it on overnight, and then the water's going to be gone. And I was just a bit more mintier, the pimple on my face. I did the toothpaste. And you went and did 13 white dots all over your face. Don't worry, Mum. Rachel Hunter said. Don't look at me like this, Mum. I remember one night
Starting point is 00:26:25 because you obviously roll your face around on your pillow the toothpaste had sort of manoeuvred off my face onto the pillow and then went into my eye
Starting point is 00:26:32 tell you what that was a hell of a way to wake up no pimples bleeding eye covered in minty freshness oh

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