The Dumb Zone FREE - DZ 11-4-24: Cowboys lose to Falcons, Dak to miss multiple weeks

Episode Date: November 4, 2024

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Hello, I'm professional broadcaster Dan McDowell, letting you know that you are about to hear one of our free podcasts. But, if you'd like to subscribe at dumbzone.com, you'll get four shows per week, plus the weekend wrap-up and any bonus sodes like our Business Wednesday interviews. So, if you forgot how to use the 15-second rewind, that's dumbzone.com to subscribe. Now, on to today's program. The Dumza, Dumza, Dumza, Dumza. I tried to time it up. Don't you like to sync it up? I only know about that because of you.

That did feel good, though. That does happen when you sync it up. Right now, let's talk about Qualis roofing. Happy Monday, by the way, man. And to you. Big rains coming this weekend, or during the week, I guess. It didn't come this weekend. Sure would hate to be without a roof.

That's right. And if I had my old roof, we might be getting soaked upon right now. I'm putting out buckets. But Qualis roofing, they're awesome. They fixed my roof and, in fact fact had some big hailstorms earlier in the year. So they came out here, did an evaluation, decided this did need work, ended up not paying a dollar for my new roof because they worked with the insurance company for me. They took care of all the stuff. You know, that can be a big beating. Of course, I did pay the deductible.

But Qualys Roofing at qualysgc.com saved me. They'll come out. They'll do a free inspection for you. And when you get that free inspection, there's no obligation, by the way. There's no implication. You just get the free inspection and free Dumb Zone t-shirts.

That's what you get from qualisroofing.com. They'll also pay for a sit-in on your behalf. If. The if is if you get a free roof they will pay

for the sit-in. That's what I was going to say. I'm not looking at the right copy. Well, it's the rain, but fortunately you're safe. They'll pay for like an annual if you just go get a roof inspection. Good peoples over at Quality, or excuse me, Qualis GC. Blake, you ever follow up on that carport? Get you a carport, bud.

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I'm Dan McDowell. I'm Jake Kemp. I'm Blake Jones. And here we are on a Cowboy Monday. We love Cowboy Monday. We love Cowboy Monday, folks. It's the best. Not a Victory Monday. We love Cowboy Monday, folks. That's the best. Not a Victory Monday.

No. We don't seem to have those these days. We kind of just have Can It Get Worse Mondays. And each week we find out it can. Yeah. I thought it couldn't. Stay tuned. Well, you know, I mean, some of their losses against some good teams.

I mean, New Orleans is doing a lot of good things. Saints fired their coach today. I saw that. Making Derek Carr has gotten that same guy fired from two different jobs. Dennis Allen, friend of Corby, friend of my brother. So the team that blew out and embarrassed the Cowboys at home are actually so bad that they fired their coach, and the Cowboys are like, you know what? I like our guy.

He's all big. Yeah, that's tough. And I mean the off the field stuff. You can ride him. Obviously, the Trayvon mike leslie situation last week now zeke is late but this thing was completely screwed once once they tried to blow up charlotte's car at that point i knew there's no coming back from it's a lost season now of course like the warrior that she is as profiled in the Athletic this weekend, she marched on.

A lesser football woman might have taken the day off. Char Char? In the sleep. She's already remarried, dude. You got to give it up. Well, there'll be another one. I was going to say, I'm pretty sure that the statistics would show after your first one, you're way more likely to get a second one.

It's like a tattoo. Oh, really? I don't know. If you get... Oh, okay. I loved hearing it, though. What? You're just trying to break the seal?

Yeah. Anyway. That's got to be true. We broadcast today. We're actually live streaming. Most people don't know that. Oh, I forgot about that. You'll be listening to us later, but we're live on YouTube to the whole world. We broadcast today. We're actually live streaming. Most people don't know that. Oh, I forgot about that. You'll be listening to us later, but we're live on YouTube to the whole world.

Welcome, world. Into the den here. We are broadcasting high atop my garage. On the day after a cowboy loss, a bad cowboy loss, too. So we're going to get to it. We have plenty on that. But first, we must alert you that to it. We have plenty on that. But first we must alert you that we do have a sit-in

today. In fact, a few people are here. They are local treasures, I would say. Does that offend you, Camille, if I say you're a locally famous or a local treasure?

We've had comedians in here. Well, because she's kind of more than locally famous or a local treasure? We've had comedians in here. Well, because she's kind of more than locally famous. At least. That's why I'm asking if it offends her. Oh, okay, yeah. I'm trying to offend her. I imagine just about everybody who's trying to make it doesn't like being called locally famous. A local treasure.

Local treasure's better. You're right. You did well. You did well. Treasure. Local Treasure's better. You're right. You did well. This is... I introduced Camille first because she doesn't get usually the first name on the bill.

And Matt. And then they threw Dan in the back. They're not going to let him have a microphone. He set this up for us. This is a sweet date. They are from the locally legendary band. My favorite cover band of all time, because they speak to me.

It is the Captain and Camille. Correct. But also the Clinton years. Oh, okay. Well, I'll let you guys promote what you want to promote. But you know about both of us. That's the one you would like if you would go out to shows and come see us. You might dig our song selection.

Dan, I would love for you to come to a show. If we can get you out. Okay. What do we got to do? Can I get up there on stage and do some stuff? Of course. Could you guys play at 5.15 in the evening? Exactly.

We could do the early bird special. I don't think Barley House is open that early. And could you do it at the South Lake DMV, like in the little courtyard outside? Why don't you get that organized? Yeah, somewhere in this neighborhood. That'd be great. We'd love to do something with you guys in the station. If we play in your backyard, can we get you?

We'll play in your backyard. Serve some salmon, too. Yeah, that's on his rider. Yeah, if we did an event, would you play at the event? We'd be honored. 100%. We're waiting for you to ask. Either band, whichever band you want.

We've got big things coming. What's the other band? Tell me the other band. Well, I'm sure Closing Air Marks will deal with this a lot. Sure, sure. Captain and Camille, we are both, the two of us are in both bands. Captain and Camille does smooth 70s covers, and then the Clinton years does 90s pop and rock and random covers. Okay, but you're here to promote

a Clinton years. The Clinton years. It's the name of our 90s band. We just do rock and pop and R&B and occasionally country. From the 90s. From 92 to 2000. From the Clinton administration era. Yeah, that's the bit. It's not political at all other than the fact that it's during that time.

And that you may resemble Monica slightly, right? Slightly. We've thought about doing dress-up bits and doing the blue dress. You could absolutely dress up as mine. I did. A couple of shows, I did the beret. I did the red beret and the blue dress, and then I decided maybe we'd steer away from that for a while.

We forewent the stain. But yeah, so we're there. We didn't do that. I thought that was a little too much. Can Dan beat Linda Tripp? There we go. Built in. Yeah.

I love how everybody has to say, no, it's not political. Camille is also, can I say your famous relative, Camille? Oh, yeah. She is the sister-in-law of one T.C. Fleming. She is Camille Cortinas. This is correct. Yes. You know how last week we, was that clap for T.C.? Give it up for T.C. Yeah. T.C. Come on. This is correct. You know how last week we was that clap for TC?

Give it up for TC. TC. Let him hear it. You know how last week we watched that video from Kids Empire where that big fella fell through like four stories of ropes? I'm pretty sure I've been at a Kids Empire with Camille before.

We've partied at Kids Empire. Our children have crossed paths. A couple of toddler birthday parties in the past. I love those places, by the way. They're incredible. So do I. I'll get up in there. Me too. I don't care. I don't hesitate. No hezzy? No hezzy. What's so hezzy?

He got himself one. Damn. Sorry. Oh yeah, so you have a show. The Granada. We're here to promote Our silly little band Playing at the Granada We've never played The Granada before I don't know how

We were able to do this But we're headlining The Granada November 16th It's a Saturday Don't know how many Tickets we've sold so far We're trying to get

Butts and seats We need to get Butts and seats It's a great show We're a heck of a lot of fun I tell you what We got a band Opening for us

Called Britstop They do British music 80s and 90s Rock and pop Whatever a heck of a lot of fun. I'll tell you what. We got a band opening for us called Brit Stop. They do British music, 80s and 90s, rock and pop, whatever. But we're all over the map and we're a lot of fun. So we're kind of diminishing them

but I mean, they're whatever. Oh, they're great. We love them. That was kind of... Yeah, that was a tell. I know you're not a fan of the Brits. In either incarnation,

done weddings? 100%. That's where we make most of our money. That's where it's at, yes. That's where the money's at. And how do we book that? I'm trying to kind of walk you into the promotion thing.

Absolutely. Oh, sorry. Facebook and... Yeah, we have a Facebook Instagram, but we're very grassroots at this point, so you just contact us personally. But we do weddings, parties, gala events. Gala? Bar mitzvahs.

Bar mitzvahs. Okay. Gala. Gala. Theclintonearstx at gmail.com. Is gala a gay gala bar mitzvahs bar mitzvahs okay gala gala theclintonyearstx at gmail.com is gala a gay gala it could be

if you want it to be okay you're pro-gay correct of course alright not to be political no

we're pro-everybody well not everybody you're pro-whoever will support you exactly yeah that's right so you're pro multiple marriages

because then you could be hired again and again. Of course. We've done second weddings before. Yeah, we're better at second weddings. Everyone is. Yeah. Yeah. Exactly.

Everyone deserves a second chance. All right. Well, let's start this Monday program off with a weekend check. You got a mic back there, video man? Rob Chickering? I do not. No microphone.

He probably flew out of an airplane or something. Rob Chickering has like these. Holding an Imperial Stout. It was 11% or something. He is a T personality, lives a high-flying lifestyle. I look at him and I just think of things I could be doing. And then I'm like, eh, but I'm not going to. I'll sit here.

Anyone want to go? I'll go on a little walk. No, no, no, no. Come on. Uh-uh, buddy. This is not ending material. Yes, it is. Blake has the ender?

He shall wait. You know that Blake has the ender? I'm going to set it up that way so that he can only either deliver or fail big. Yeah. Okay. Well, I've got a list of things. A small list, though. It did start with the wife telling me she'd be gone all day Saturday.

Oh, my. Is that okay? All day? Is that okay? Yeah day? Is that okay? Yeah, she had a thing at 1 and then a thing at 4.30. I knew you were glowing. They'd be having things.

And then it's like quarter to 1. I'm like, hey. Somebody running a little behind? She's like, oh, that's... I misread that. That's next week, but I'm leaving at 4.30, so I. Yeah.

There's some yay, there's some boo there. Spread the wealth a little bit. It does give me next Saturday at 1, we're going to violate no November again, but. Well, we have a photo thing scheduled, so why don't you do that before or after? Oh, we're doing that next Saturday? Well, we could do the blue dress thing.

We could help out, we could all the blue dress thing. We could help out. We could all win here. Everyone wins. Yeah. Anyway, that was my first thought when I found out she'd be gone all day. I thought, do I dare try that? Do I do a day? And if the election goes your way, my understanding is that if it swings a certain way, the hub may be back.

I think that's how it works is the next day everything has just changed. Oh, really? Yeah, I smoke weed, recreate. Free pot. Yeah, it's free, that's right. Free pot, free porn. Again, these are all very quick hit things. I did realize there was this fly in the kitchen

bothering me. What the? As I was cleaning dishes Saturday night. Yeah. And I just want to know if you guys feel this. I had no way to kill it. Years ago, there would always be some newspapers somewhere.

I'd go in the recycle bin. I could just get that newspaper full. There was no way to kill it. So yeah, I had a pair of scissors I kept throwing at it. Like a Chinese star? Like a dish towel or something. You can't kill a fly with a towel. You can.

You pop it. You pop it? What? Are you serious? That's a very effective instrument of death. You've done that and it gets a fly? If it's sitting there, then you just wham. Or you could just, yeah, do like the pull back.

I just feel like they're going to feel that. They're going to know it's coming. Yeah, they should. Get the hell out of my house. No, we always have like coloring books and stuff, you know. That's clutch for that. Notebooks, coloring books, they're everywhere. Ah, yes.

And most of them are covered with fly dust. You can go get a shoe, but then you're hitting your shoe all over the place. That's dangerous. Yeah. Could use your hand, but then. This makes no sense, but I'll use my hand for mosquito, no problem. Even though that one explodes blood on you. But I will not use my hand on a fly.

Yeah, a fly is icky. Icky. And then I want to tell you this little tale and wonder what this means about me, society, and everything. Okay. So it's daylight savings time. Why are you so down on me? You know, this time of year I'm sick of having conversations about society and stuff. Well, this is not political.

Okay. Just like the Clinton years. Hey, text stop and you can end this story right now. I've sent a lot of stops. Yeah. Do you do that or do you just block the caller? I just block it. It doesn't do blocking their whack-a-mole.

But I text stop's the same thing. Stop, bitch. Dude, why be so mean? That's the problem with our politics today, the temperature of the discourse, you know? So it's, I'm a routine guy, as you well know. So I. We should have known this was going to really mess his weekend up.

What? Daylight savings time yeah oh yeah no and I was I was trying yesterday to stick on the same time because then I ended up

waking up an hour earlier and it's so much room for activities get stuff done I thought this would be great what if I wake up at 5 every day now like this could be my new thing

however now I'm going to have to eat at like you know 5 p.m. or even 4.30. Like I might go there on you. Anyway, so I'm walking the dog and it's now pitch black because take the dogs out for a walk every night at the same time.

But dead of night now it feels like, you know. And I have to use my iPhone light so they can see their way and no snakes get them and all that kind of stuff. So I got to thinking about how you turn this light on. You know, if you have the iPhone

and you just like, you hit it, it doesn't go on. You know that? You have to kind of hold it down a little, and then it goes on? Oh, I always just swipe from the corner, and then... And then if you hold it down? I never do it that way. I didn't even know that worked.

Okay. Yeah. Well, there's... It's just a little trick. Okay. And you learn different little tricks over time with your iPhone. In fact, you ever mark one of those on Twitter? It's most my likes.

Yeah, like... It's either tricks for my iPhone or Excel. Microsoft Word, Google, or whatever. 10 Excel tricks you're not using. I probably will, though. I'm always clicking on it. And then never do. So when I got this phone many years ago,

because it's an iPhone 13 mini, as you know, I did it at the AT&T store, not at the Apple store, because then they can charge. You get the feeling that, oh, this didn't cost $1,000. It's only whatever on my phone bill. Like, you don't even realize it. It's great.

Genius. On their part. And a young lady, let's say early 20s, black lady, was serving me. He fell in black lady, was serving me. He fell in love again. Not serving me.

Oh, I forgot. I did fall in love this weekend, and I think I'm in love with just Indians. Okay. It's a phase. It was at the gas station, the crappy gas station by your old house. Oh. But you should go there on a Saturday. Anyway, don't divert me.

So young black lady, you know, is selling me the phone and all that. And then it was new and this was the first phone I had without the button. And as you know, I fear change. So I'm like, I don't even know if I should do it. I was trying to find one with a button and I have to move.

So, and I'm trying to find one with a button, and I have to move. And I'm trying to turn on the light, and I couldn't turn on the light. And she kind of abruptly grabs out of my hand and is like, you've got to hold it down. Like in my face, kind of, and does that. And then shoves it back into my hand. And I remember thinking, the kids these days, the terrible service here, I'm, you know, this isn't a tip-based deal, so she's just going to get paid no matter what. And, like, I was feeling like this is a bad moment in my life.

However, how many years ago was that? Five, six, seven, I don't know, the iPhone 13 was quite some time ago. Of all the iPhone tricks and everything that you can do this or swipe this or left, I don't know any of them, but I never forget this. She's a true leader. She's like Parcells. And so I'm like, because that's the way she taught me,

I will never, if she could teach me all things, you know? Yeah, yeah. I just totally remember because it stood out so much. So on one hand, what a terrible experience

uh she should be fired for this behavior why is she in a public service industry on the other hand she is the one that has ever taught me anything that i remember what does this say about me her society are you still against what i uh me laying this out blake no No. Okay. Well, I mean, my first thought is that you've always been against like the strict disciplinarian coach or, you know, like the military style. And this is quite odd given that.

However, if I were you to counter me, I would say that doesn't work because they do it for everything. You know what I'm saying? Like, so you can't be... So if I was around her all the time... Right.

...and she taught me all of the Microsoft whatever tricks... You'd just grow tired of it. Yeah, but if you judiciously impart your... Do it this way now! Then it has value. You just need a little coaching. I need a little coaching right there.

Like occasionally somebody needs to be yelled at. That might be the lesson. That occasionally even somebody needs to be yelled at. That might be the lesson. That occasionally, even I need to be yelled at. So did the lady throw you a free can of dip on top of the normal purchase? She didn't, but she was really she recognized me.

Okay, that's a great start. And knew what kind of skull I wanted. And then knew, like, we got beyond the, she would just hand me one can, I'd be like, you got any sleeves back there? You know, so now she just knew already we're going to go for the sleeve.

And I don't know, see you soon. Little smile. Gotta see you soon. Like, it was all, you know, I think we got something going here Okay But yeah I

As you know last week I fell in love with the A Kroger receptionist Or whatever you call the lady at the Listen bud I got Cashier Okay

I'll go Kroger receptionist The The produce sommelier Yeah But I'll kick off my weekend check With a little beef with Kroger. Oh.

Look, I'm a fan, right? It's closer to where I'm staying right now. But we can't – I understand self-checkout. I understand it's all about the bottom line. We can't just completely abandon the cashier. There wasn't one? No. It was Sunday morning at like 8.30 because what they've done now

is they have your normal self-checkout but they also have like four actual lanes with the belt. So it's essentially the whole, like if you have 40 things, they're like, yeah, there you go. There's more space to do it yourself. But it's a self-checkout. It's still a self-checkout.

Self-checkout belt lane, yeah. Yeah, and I'm over here having to deal with a five-year-old that's trying to scan every part of her body. Like while I'm scanning food, she's like, they say my head's $5 and my foot is, she's literally, and I'm like, dude, chill out. And I need a person there to help me with that. And I'm going to be honest, I would tip that person.

They should probably be more deserving or they're more deserving of a tip than a lot of the people that turn that shit around I'm going to be honest, I would tip that person. They should probably be more deserving, or they're more deserving of a tip than a lot of the people that turn that shit around and show it to you. If they said, hey, one, two, five dollars for a grocery store tip, I would do it every time. What if they opened lane three every day, it was the tip lane,

and they publicly say we don't pay this person. This person will not be paid by Kroger. But they think that a lot of people want just the thing. And I would go do that. I might even just go do that even with a couple items and give them a buck. Just because I don't like dealing with the thing.

I don't like weighing my one banana. I don't mind sacking my own groceries either, but every once in a while, it's kind of a nice treat to have, you know. I like them doing it because I feel like they should know how to do it. Yeah, and I do. I used to sack groceries, so sometimes I enjoy it, but also there's sometimes

where it's like I'd pay $112 instead of $105 for this experience so the two of you can enjoy a nice tip share. Do you go paper bag? No. Because I do. Of course you do. What nice tip share. Do you go paper bag? No. Because I do. Of course you do.

What do you mean of course you do? Well, you're all about like the performative environmentalism. Well, I've just given up. That's what I'm about. But I just think that's – it was Sunday morning, dude. It's not like it was 2 o'clock in the morning at Walmart where you get it. There's nobody there. It was full and there was no one around.

But I have got to a point where I do like going to the grocery store with the kids. At first, I'm like, God, that sounds like a beating. But now it's kind of like an adventure. Because it kills time. It kills time. And they love it. And I learned from Danny. You can go up and down every aisle.

Yeah. I learned from Danny, they're going to want something probably especially. I don't know how y'all's kid is. I know that TC's kid would live at Target if she could. So I try to avoid Target because there's some high-ticket, high-dollar items in there that you're going to get jammed into. Don't you get away with that $1 area in the beginning? Yes. The Hot Wheel is $0.59, $0.69. You can have one thing from this area in the beginning? Yes. The Aja wheel is

$0.59. You can have one thing from this item or this area. How about a pencil? It works very well. I took advantage of the indoor rec center pool where it's not cold. It's trash weather this weekend.

We burned off two hours there. With the kids? Yeah. Okay. The little floating river thing. Yeah, they got to slide. Yeah, that's a good place for a birthday party. Hop in a little adult time in the sauna. Take turns. It's pretty nice.

Knocked out a couple hours. Got a massage. Nice. Had a lot of credits built up, Dan. So if you want one, go back and see G-Money. You're more than welcome to. That's right. You gave me my own. The only massage I've go back and see G-Money. You're more than welcome to. That's right.

The only massage I've ever had was a free one. What was his name? Gary. Gary. One of the benefits of which there are many of going to rehab is your massage credits. You don't use any of them. You're still paying for it.

I went there and I had a guy that I've had before and either... I only do dudes. I would do a female, but I have to hear a sturdy name. This isn't because your wife

is anti-Jake getting rubbed down by a female. No, I've been doing this since... Really, the gateway was I had a lady once who was like Eastern European lunch lady build. There you go. And I'm like, well, what if we just went the whole way? And it was great? Yeah. Okay.

And so, but this guy, he talked a lot last time. And I mentioned it. And this time, no talk. You mentioned it to him? To us. And I mentioned it to him? To us. And I mentioned it by name. And he knew that I had been there before. That's also probably just in the notes.

Do you feel like this got to him? I don't know, but I know something worked out for me. Does that make it awkward? Not for me. Okay, yeah. I don't care what it takes to get you to not talk. That's what I want. You're in there to relax. Okay. Yeah. I don't care what it takes to get you to not talk. That's what I want. You're in there to relax.

Exactly. And it wasn't like a super relaxing one. It was like, let's F it up, you know? Like I wanted to get hurt. Let's work this out. And along those same lines, because I have so many of them built up, I was like, hey, I think I'm going to either come back next week or the week after that.

And he's like, yeah. He's like, that'd be good for you. He's like, if you can't get on my table, which apparently is what they say. I'm like, technically you do not own this table. But he's like, if you can't get on my table, he's like, there's really only one other person here that can handle what you got going on. He's like, ask for Gary. Yeah, yeah.

I've heard of Gary. And I was like, I've heard of Gary. I said, he's like, yeah, a lot of people have. I'm like, damn, this guy is just a legend in the streets. But you've never had Gary. I have not. I was looking for it for this weekend, but he's elusive, man. He's in high demand.

Yeah, I think it's tough to buzz Gary. Can't just get a Gary. Yeah. Flag got canceled yesterday. That was a bummer. Rain? No. It might have been.

Here's a yay boo. The team no-showed last week that we were going to play yesterday, so we made them confirm beforehand they were going to be there. Smart. And they didn't answer, so we were like, all right, well then we're not going to show up. So I got to watch a lot of ball. And tonight

I'm going to a Mavs game, but someone else went to a Mavs game last night. Yeah. Really good DF offered Jake and I tickets, and it worked out where it was a Sunday, Monday. I don't think Jake could go yesterday.

Well, I don't know that I really had a chance. Because when we were offered Sunday and Monday, he said, I'll take Sunday. I jumped the line because I will do anything outside of the house with Brooks on a weekend. And so he had never been to a Mavs game. Thought it was a perfect opportunity. Nice little 6.30 start.

So we had the whole experience where Brooks gets to ride the dart train. We get to see someone who had definitely just left medical AMA. Still in their hospital gown asking everyone for chips or candy. Look.

When you need out, you need out. Yeah. But it was just funny because she was asking every single person for chips or candy not like a nutritious protein bar or something like that. Yeah. But it was just funny because she was asking every single person for chips or candy, not like a nutritious protein bar or something like that. Whatever, dude. If you're bailing on a hospital, I do not want kale chips. But I was just thinking.

You're probably that guy that won't give a dollar to a homeless guy because he's probably just going to drink it. He's just going to smoke it. No, I gave a homeless guy a dollar yesterday. Yeah, let him drink it. He's a homeless man. It looks like it sucks. It was funny that this person on death's door

is asking for the same things my child asked for. Chips, candy, juice. That's what she wanted. I couldn't help you. At our core. So sorry. But then, yeah, get to the game. The seats were incredible.

Nice. We really began to settle in once we got the ginormous popcorn in front of us. But it was cool. Here's the obligatory. They're much bigger in person. I could not believe how freaking huge Luca is. That's the closest you've ever sat, right?

Yeah, for sure. This will be the closest I've ever sat also. It was – Shout out to Will. Yeah, there's like three rows courtside, and then we were two rows up from that. So five rows from the court. It was insane. two rows up from that so five rows from the court it was insane and then um i forget what movie this is from but the line so the halftime performance i don't know if you watched it live or not

i feel like was specifically made for me and the line i kept going back to was like you know i feel like god loves us all equally but sometimes i think he likes me extra special because last night for halftime, and Rob, you can play this video, we got an electric violin player. And this is what we got treated to at halftime. Is it your lady? Not my lady. Your lady's way too big for halftime.

Yeah, she's not playing halftime at the Mavs game. But we have a nice, sweet looking female here. Blake's just a fan of the genre. Right in my lane. And boy, me and Brooks were just locked in. Yeah, I started getting DMs about this. Like, well, I think Blake's chick is at the halftime show.

Lindsey Sterling. I'm like, well, I can't really tell. Because on the broadcast, the clip version, they just show a quick image of her. But we didn't get the whole jam sesh. Is this new? I don't know. Like electronic violin players?

What do you guys think? Being hot and good? Band. What's up? I actually was in a band like this. Well, not like this, but it was called Dowstring Quartet Electric. And it was a quartet of electric, violinist, viola, cello, and then like a rock band behind them.

And we just did like top 40 from every decade. So it was like a trans-Siberian orchestra. Yeah, I was going to say, again, it does sound kind of Eastern European. Yes. Yeah, which again is kind of what halftime shows are, to be honest. Most of the NBA halftime show circuit with the sprinkling of Asian is basically just like, what was some weird shit you did in your village?

Everyone was like, how did they figure that out? We used to flip plates. Yeah, well, let's take it on the road. So, you know, I know they do theme nights at Mavs games. What exactly was the occasion for you taking Brooks to this game and getting to experience electric violin? What was the impetus to this? So I'm sitting in my seat. I see her walk out with her violin.

I put it all together, and I'm thinking this is the greatest night of my life. Then I start looking around and seeing a lot of rainbows. Of the reading variety? Look at her violin. You saw it. Very colorful.

Then Sean Heath pops on and says, to help us celebrate Pride Night, here it is. Blake Jones' favorite. So it was a big yay boot. to help us celebrate Pride Night. Blake Jones' favorite. So it was a big yay boo. That's why they had her. And that's my style of music.

Yeah, respect. Take the gymnastics kid. The gay man wants to see. Play the second one. They really hit me whenever she chose to play this song. They probably didn't do anything really obvious and over the top, did they? Do you recognize this hit coming up?

Yes! Do gay people... There's no way they do! It's dancey. It is, but... Because if you're at a gay event, I would guess this plays every time. And do gay people, are they offended by that?

Like, hey... I don't think they're offended by much, to be honest. Oh, okay. You're saying you don't have to be so gay? No, I think it's like he's saying, is it cliche like a shot of the stockyards when the Cowboys are playing? No, I think it's like he's saying, is it cliche, like a shot of the stockyards when the Cowboys are playing? Is it just a little too

pitchy and on the nose? I've never seen a steer walking through downtown Dallas with a guy with a cowboy hat. Yeah, but I don't know. In general, I feel like the community at large takes things pretty in stride as it were. I feel like the community at large takes things pretty in stride, as it were.

I feel like gay dudes have hot chick friends, though. Oh, I mean, that's, yeah. They don't feel threatened by the gay dude? That's always been the suggestion. Yeah. Yeah, why not? Yeah, absolutely. Why not?

Yeah. Why not? So, yeah. I was so excited when I found out that's the halftime show you got. Then I started winding back in my head. I was like, oh, okay, Electric Violin Pride Night. Boy, Blake did answer that email. Like, maybe I would have liked to go to the earlier game.

Tonight's game is at 845, which means 9 o'clock. Yeah, I felt bad for you. I'm still pretty excited about it. Seats are awesome. I'm very excited, dude. I'm very fired up. Thanks to Will. Yeah.

Who they got tonight? The Rick Carlisles. Oh, nice. They would never have gay night on Rick Carlisle. You've got a full day of NBA action with every single team taking the court. Staggered by 15 minutes is a big day for the NBA. So that everyone can vote tomorrow. It's very important.

They won't have one game tomorrow because of election day. It's very important. Okay. You know, some may Day. Very important. Okay. You know, some may say. That's election interference. The most important election of our lifetime. Win, win, win. So not to do a full breakdown, but one other thing I did this weekend,

I did watch most of SNL with Mulaney, and because I wanted to see Chapel Roan. So I skipped a couple segments so I could see her second song, or a couple sketches. Big fan. You're a Chapel Roan fan? Oh, yeah. Okay.

Huge fan. Big fan singing that one, Those With a Daughter. Probably going to result in a lesbian child, but I'm pretty okay with that. Then you get to go to that game next time. Sure. But they did a funny sketch. It was just, what's that

name? And Mulaney was the really hyped up, neoliberal Democrat guy. He's like, you know, Trump's a Nazi, and we're all going to prison camps if you don't vote for Kamala and they ask him a couple quick questions that are easy like five dollar questions about hey who's who's kamala's running mate etc and then the thirty thousand dollar question was just uh who's this man guy walks

out and it's hillary's running mate from 2016 back when everyone said it was the most important election of all time and that democracy hangs in the balance and got real invested and tweeted and posted about it. And I remembered, but my wife didn't. I saw that, too, and I didn't remember his name. Until later, somebody said Tim Kaine. Extremely nondescript looking white man. Yeah. Both of their names are Tim.

Yeah, both Tim. They both look exactly the same. That is a good bit. So when you're firing off your boot or die. But I'm just glad the NBA realizes how severe the situation is. It was pretty funny looking at Jamal Mosley, the coach of the Magic, who I forgot he coach of the Magic, who I forgot. He coached the Magic.

And he's just looking over at the Mavs bench and seeing Luka, Kyrie, and Klay and thinking, probably should have had that job. Yeah. Yeah, well, it's the man coming to the building tonight who prevented that. And he's looking at the Wagner bros. He got Paulo. Not last night, but he's got Paulo.

You know, that Pride Night thing, that's interesting. Does having Pride Night matter at all? Because, obviously, the Rangers are like the one team that doesn't do it. And they got a ring. And so they got, yeah, they got a ring, and they were selling tons of tickets because they had a good team. Yeah. They had some negative publicity

about it, but there's a contingent of people that probably thought that was a positive thing. I don't think any of it matters as far as ticket sales. I think what you should try to do is have a good team and make people feel like they're welcome and included.

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We can make fun of it We can laugh We can play audio I'm only halfway through the season And I got like Eight more columns to write Writing about it not so fun Dan

What'd you write about this morning? I don't even remember But it's at dmagazine.com slash sports. It was about the Cowboys. Yeah, I mean, I think the main thing is just it's really weird to remember that they were really good last year. And the year before and the year before. Yeah, like their offense was –

They were so good that you're like, there's just no chance they could implode. I mean – But I guess there are little things that add up. Offensive line, for sure. Just the confidence that, hey, because we drafted this rookie and he was good, we'll draft this rookie and it will just work seamlessly. We will let Tyron Smith walk. Man.

We will. Why do we need to shore up the receiver position? We will let Tyron Smith walk. Man. We will. Yeah. Why do we need, you know, to shore up the receiver position? You know, the second wide receiver, second and third wide receiver is pretty. How about a running back? Pretty big question. How about a running back? Yeah, that's where they always kind of overdo it with their.

Course correction. Yeah, they're catching up to the rest of the league. Hey, wait. Oh, see, at the time, the rest of the league was saying, you shouldn't overpay running backs. They were locking up Zeke to a shiny new long-term deal. And then, you know, now they're in it. They're mired in it, and they're like, oh, this was a bad bit.

We shouldn't have done that. So let's be like the rest of the league. Running backs don't matter. Well, there's a difference. You know, linebackers don't matter. Kickers don't matter. You don't draft a kicker, right? Kickers don't matter.

You still got to have one, and it would be nice to find a good one. You know? So, yeah. you still got to have one and it'd be nice to find a good one you know um so yeah that's obviously they they corrected the other way with we'll let all running backs go we'll hire a guy back just because he was fun and a good good guy and good marketing and we could sell a lot more of his jerseys there were other guys on the market last offseason. Forget Derrick Henry even. You know, you got Kareem Hunt. You've got other guys who you could have had for much less than Derrick Henry.

And they would be much better than Zeke. Anything would be better than Zeke. But yeah, I mean, it all goes back to the way that they did the whole CD and DAC deal. They were always going to pay him all that money. The fact that they waited to do it until they did and paid him top of the market giving themselves no flexibility.

Tyler Biotis is good in Washington this year. I know he was just kind of a guy. We're like, oh, we're going to move on from this guy. It could get worse and it did. Tyron Smith has played in every game, which is hilarious. I'm not saying he's going to be an all-pro,

but he's been good. Maybe they didn't have money for Derrick Henry or even Tony Pollard, who, by the way, are the two rushing leaders in the AFC. I don't believe that they didn't have money. I believe that they made themselves not have money by signing Dak and C.D. Leighton.

They could have done all that. They could have still drafted an offensive lineman in the first round and gotten and let him get his feet wet. But instead, they decided to make themselves stay in headlines all offseason, which worked, I guess. They paid Dak on the eve of the season. Are you kidding me? They weren't talking about that the day before the season.

The whole thing is BS. And now it finally comes home to roost because, well, I think Mike McCarthy's a pretty good coach. He's got a lot of success. He's definitely not the guy you want going to a gunfight with a knife. Like, if you're shorthanded, you know, Shanahan, that whole tree can kind of make it work. You've never heard that about him. He just

out-schemed him. No. He just out-this. He's a good coach, but as far as like, hey, we're losing guys and we've got to figure it out, his best answer seems to be like, what about Hunter Lipke? Have you heard of him? I mean, I looked it up for the article,

and it doesn't make any sense from last year to this year because he was calling plays last year. But it's all the generic fan stuff that we all say. They use way less motion. They've cut their play action basically in half. And people will say, well, you've got to be able to run the ball to use play action. That's completely not true.

It's been proven not true for about the last decade because we all grow up playing football, if you played football, and if you see a fake, you will take a fake. You will just step forward. It's human nature. You don't think. Wait, they only have 3.4 yards per carry. It doesn't matter.

It never matters. And they just don't do it. And the problem also is that Dak can't move at all. So they're not using any play action. He just has to drop straight back. And he looks like the least athletic guy in the league right now. Even on his 22-yard run,

it looked like somebody had shot him. And he's one of the least athletic quarterbacks in the league right now, and he will be for the rest of his career, because that ain't getting better. It is what it is. It was the easiest $80 I've ever made because last year we didn't have time for it, but Clarence Hill, the offensive coordinator, struck again.

Oh, I know. The rollout? Yeah, I know. I saw our buddy Tim tweet, like, look, Dak's running in this game. Trust me. They asked McCarthy about it, and they asked Dak about it, and the way Clarence said it to Dak was, hey, can you believe Joe Flacco has more rushing yards than you?

And Dak looks at him like, wow, that is bad. Yeah. And immediately went to the prop. Dak Prescott rushing yards against the Falcons five and a half. Minus 120. Don't care. Over. And then, yeah, he runs for 22.

And then hurts himself because he ran. Nice job. Yeah. Smart play. I should have thought about that. This is the one trick Vegas doesn't want you to know. Anything that hits the media that week. Find the prop. That's a good one.

Except for... Win the game? Well, no. Except for Trayvon Diggs. That hit the media this week. But then, they can't like work plays for Trayvon Diggs, that hit the media this week, but then they can't, like, work plays for Trayvon Diggs to cover good. No. No, they can't. That's often up to the other team,

and the other team made him look pretty bad on that one play for sure. That was the fourth down play, right? Yeah. Yeah, it was a fourth and – it was out of a timeout too. It was like a fourth and four, I think. Yeah, fourth and four out of the timeout, the stack where he lost the wheel. Boy, out of the timeout was quite a theme yesterday. Yeah.

Because didn't that – isn't that where they had a fourth down out of a timeout and ran that jet sweep or something that got stuffed? I think so. You remember the Cowboys? Yeah, it was after the third and one stuff. And, yeah, the funny part is that I can't remember the sequence of them, but you might think that

Drake London just mossing Diggs was going to be the low point of his day, but it was not. Because then he got beat on that wheel. And that is not going to get called for offensive pass interference. He was playing to sell it. Like, he didn't even try to cover it. He didn't go under at all.

He just ran into the... Or didn't go over at all, yeah. He just ran into the muck and got caught up and flailed his arms. Yeah. McCarthy after that fourth and one, so they had that timeout. And the timeout was because they were about to get a delay of game. Yeah. Again.

Which I think, didn't that happen? Out of a time? I don't know, man. It was one of their eight pre-snap penalties. Like they had a delay of game after a timeout or after a break. They also had a false start of the first play of the second half. First play of the second half. That's a solid move right there.

So after tons of time to be prepared and ready for a certain play. You're just antsy. You had to get moving. Time and time again. I mean, if you're in that Atlanta environment, it's the 12th man just screaming, you can't hear a thing. No, actually, they're probably pretty chill because they can get sensibly priced concessions. I'm still really into that bit.

Me too. What do you mean? Like, that's their deal. It's almost like the Masters. Really? Dude, Arthur Blank has, what's it called? That one's Lexus 2, right? I don't know the name of it.

I'm also a namer that you can buy a Chick-fil-A sandwich there. Yeah. Yeah. Let's see.fil-A sandwich there. Yeah. Let's see. Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Can I interest you in a classic hot dog for $2? You can. Perhaps a soda, a regular soda for $2.

Sure. Let's see here. So it's SoFi. It is $12 for a beer. At Mercedes-Benz, you can get yourself a draft Bud Light for $5. Wow. Yeah. That is sensible.

Yeah. There you go, Rob. Just go to Atlanta. You can afford a beer at a game. And top of it where it opens up looks like a robot's butthole. That's also true. Yes. Look it up.

But in any case, the Cowboys committed a lot of pre-snap penalties. And then, yeah, I think you were about to get to the McCarthy tablet. Yeah, to me, that was his – Like I just told him to put the iPad away. That's his answer. If you're an old Cowboy fan, I thought it was his No Danny No moment. Does anybody know the No Danny No moment? Everybody thought Tom Landry was just this stoic, steady hand on the helm. Okay, yeah.

That you could never shake him at all. He had seen it all. But I guess Danny White did something wrong, bad, shouldn't have done. I don't know. I don't remember what it was, but it was Tom Landry caught on the sideline yelling, No, Danny, no, and it looked very un-Tom Landry-like. Not that McCarthy is known for that,

but he's also not known for whipping iPads on the ground or whatever the Microsoft iPad is that they want to try and push down our throats. We like the iPad. We love it, folks. Microsoft can do all they want. Nobody's calling

that a Surface. It's just going to be called an iPad. But yeah, he slammed it down. That was after... So that was the fourth and one where CD was stuffed for a big loss. Then... After a big loss. Yep. Then.

After a timeout. Which Greg was great on breaking that down. Yeah, the whole 2.3 point thing, yeah. The other thing about that, Dan, was that it was just a handful of plays after they had finally forced and recovered a fumble. So you're like, okay, momentum. Yeah, it's only 7-3

at that point. Yes, Mike, it's time to go to bed. They needed a... We made a deal. We said five minutes. So that was their fourth and one where they needed a timeout. And I

believe that was because they were about to have a delay of game. CD gets stuffed. McCarthy slams the iPad down. Then Atlanta, they have a fourth and three of their own. Dallas has to get a timeout. And, boy, that was after... Well, there was a hold, too. They picked up a third and four

easily. Atlanta did. Then there was a hold. Diggs missed a tackle on Pitts, I think. Oh, big time. He wanted no part of that. But then they end up getting a fourth and three, and yes, that's when we get to the Cousins pass to Darnell Mooney. And somehow at 14-3 there, the Cowboys scored on the next drive with,

I don't know, probably the most Cowboys touchdown of this season with Dak. Like four guys up front missed their block. He's running around. Looks like he can't move for 10, 12 seconds. Almost tackled by his own lineman. Yes, runs into his own lineman. Somehow throws it to Dowdell, who bobbles it in the air and catches it on his back. On that drive, they had a delay of the game and a false start, both on first down, I want to say. Maybe one on second, but they made that as hard as they could.

And then somehow the game's still 14-10. Yeah, 14-10 at halftime. You're getting the ball back. It's pretty sweet. Yeah. But then, like you said, false start. Wait. Oh, okay, yeah. This is where we go.

False start. First play of the yeah. This is where we go. False start. First play of the second half. Guyton was hurt. So he's out. Good or bad thing at this point, but yeah. They were at that point, I believe, 0 for 7 on third and fourth downs in the game. That wouldn't get that much better, by the way. Not until Cooper Rush time.

Throughout, yeah. It's fourth and two. And they were on their side of the 50, but not by much, right? On 38. Fourth and two. Do you consider going for it there or no? Yes. Like anywhere from kind of 40 and on?

Atlanta's defense is not good. They just beat up on Dallas. Dowdle was running okay. Yeah. It was amazing timing how they were doing their little information on this Falcons team doesn't really sack the quarterback. Back to back. Here's

great 40-year-old Grady Jarrett. Awesome. So, yeah, that's when they do the fake punt. So from your own 38, a fake punt almost gets intercepted. Just a weird, you know, it might have been Adam Amin who said it, not Greg, but right after the play, it's like, hey, you got to wonder why would you have a punter throw to somebody who doesn't usually catch the ball

if you could have a guy who you pay $60 million to throw the ball and guys that you pay $30 million and $10 million and whatever to throw the ball and guys that you pay $30 million and $10 million and whatever to catch the ball, like put them out there, wouldn't that be a more – wouldn't you think that might convert more often? Yeah, I mean, you would think so, but I guess you have to give the benefit of like, hey, they're going to surprise them. Yeah, but – and it pains me.

The only thing worse for me than if Brandon misses a kick is if Bones does something really dumb. Because I hate to have to admit it. Do love Bones. They have so many insane trick plays that we've seen in practice or at camp or even in games, and that ain't it. That's what it looked like what we would do in high school. Like, let's just see if the punter can throw it to a guy who's covered

and hopefully he's able to make a catch. Boy, he threw like a punter too. Yeah, and if you're going to have a guy who throws like a punter, then you want to make it an easy throw. There was no fake. He might have gotten held. That was also something Greg was really good on. The DPI you can't call, but you can call a holding.

Okay. In any case, that's not going to save you. Yeah, I didn't know you can't call pass interference on a fake punt. I didn't either. Well, I think it's at least within, maybe it's just, yeah. Can you not call offensive pass interference either? I don't think so. Not until the ball.

You probably, no, I guess not. No. But still, there was so. Not until the ball. You probably... No, I guess not. No. But still, there was nothing. There was no play. So let's just snap the ball to the punter and have him throw it. Unless their thought was like what Greg said later about Turpin, which is, hey, their only chance of moving the ball right now is him getting

a punt return. Maybe they thought, well, our offense is terrible. Our only shot here is anger to Goodwin. Which one? Which play? In any case, the Falcons scored four plays later. Did you guys see? I think it was Orlovsky on Twitter.

I think I got that with a hard block. Sorry. You know what I'm talking about, Blake? I don't think he blocked me. I think I blocked him. Oh. You? Yeah, the second, third down in the game. I don't like him. Was it the one where they only had ten men on the field?

Yeah. I have seen that. Yeah, his point was you spend a whole day on third down defense. On the second one of the game, they have ten players on the field. They were getting warmed up. It was early early and it might have happened a couple times seems to be a real problem they had that fourth and one where they had 12 men in the huddle penalty geez dude that was that's i mean just a change from an attempt

to a punt awful well i kind of want to defend dalvin Cook because I'm sure it's not easy on a player. Okay, practice squad, you're going to suit up for this game. Now you're inactive, and you're just wishy-washy. You're new to the team anyway. I don't blame the players for any of that stuff. Yeah, it's all just poor coaching. But, yeah, they wanted to run seedy at running back, and no one told Dalvin to get out of the huddle.

False start is one thing. Those type of penalties and delay a game, that's – I don't know. I felt bad. He looked, you know, just really sad on the sideline, and I felt for him. Speaking of sad on the sideline, I know – I guess it was Sean Cherie from the fan that captured it, but just the DAC. It's like early fourth quarter.

Just him going, man, we fucking suck. It's so funny. So relatable. So relatable. Is that what he was saying? Did John Boy get on it? It's pretty obvious. He didn't need John Boy for this one.

And the last thing I just wanted to say about what I did right today is everybody like, everybody's, like, doing the – well, their defense sucks and they're getting behind, which is true. And they're not able to rush the passer. They're not able to go try to get picks. Not just because Mike is out, Bland's out, Lawrence is out, Sam Williams is out. It's because they've been down.

Now they can't run the ball. Between this week and last week, they were not out of either of those games I mean they were but the score wasn't bad bad they were able to work like a normal team I mean again it was 14-10 whenever they decided on a 4th and 2 we're going to have to try Brian Anger here

it's not because they're like the Lions game or the Ravens game or the Saints game where they're just getting their teeth kicked in and they have to all of a sudden turn into air it out. Drop back after drop back. These games are within one score, ten points, and they still have no answer on offense.

And they still have their top two pass catchers from last year in Ferguson and Lamb. Are you okay, Camille? Yeah. Sorry. She's like dying. Is she coughing or what? I'm holding a cough.

She did a really good job of holding it in. It was not her fault. I can't make a noise. I want to be quiet. I just looked over and was like, are we okay? Oh, whatever. Hey, I respect the professionalism, though. It didn't make a noise.

I was just kind of worried for you. Vibrating over here. They still have Lamb and Ferguson, top two pass catchers from last year. They still have Dak. They have one of their two running backs. Dowdle last year averaged five and a half a game. This year it's ten carries. That's not enough for all of a sudden to just be like, well, no chance.

They have three of their five starting offensive linemen. Donald looks okay. He always looked okay. He looked good yesterday. Not a Derrick Henry workhorse or anything. No, but what if you had both? Like why do they even have Deuce Vaughn? What's the point now?

It was a good video. He looked good on punt return. I don't know. I'm with Dez. I just think Zeke needs more opportunities. What did Dez say? What are you saying? He had a long, long string of tweets.

Dez is a wild follow on NFL Sundays. I must have him muted or something. Why don't I see Dez? I mean, he's got a lot. He's got a lot. Oh, this is from late in the game. If I'm being honest, the window is closed for a Super Bowl chance with McCarthy.

He's going there. Today is Dez's birthday, by the way. Oh, really? He's going there. Today is Dez's birthday, by the way. Oh, really? He's only 36. Let's see here. What does one of the Cowboys need? Wide receiver.

Good point, guys. This is about an hour into the game yesterday. Maybe someone with a little fire in their belly. Zeke probably wondering why the Cowboys even bring him back. Season in shambles. Zeke became the scapegoat. Add it up. One plus one equals what?

That's profound. Use your effing common sense. I'd be frustrated if I was Zeke as well. I probably would have done a lot worse because I know how unfair a lot of this S is. And then signs it with Zeke for president. What is he saying? So Zeke was late for meetings because it's unfair the way Zeke's being treated? What are we –

Yeah, I mean they brought him back. Now they're not even using him. He's right. He should have taken one of those other 10 or 12 offers he had around the league to go play somewhere else. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Someone says they shouldn't have brought him back.

He says he's not a scapegoat. Des says, I didn't expect Zeke to be a game changer, but he was still going to perform with the right opportunities. And I believe what he means by that is with no one playing defense. If he could simply. On air. And again, it looks good. And again, Blake is right. It's not just no defense.

It's on air because I did see him running through some of those drill things in camp, and he looked like he was having a tough time with that. Yeah. So, yeah, that's – I mean, what a fun way to start the day. Just the, hey, Zeke's not going. Yes. That was awesome. So I can't tell if it was the Cowboys' defense,

but Cousins looks really good. He's been playing good. He's been playing well. Like, White Dak is. Yeah. They have an embarrassment of riches if they can get him the ball. I mean, there's not a single player on their team. Well, CD maybe.

But you would take any one of them, right? Obviously, Bijan. Yeah, but Algier would be the best Cowboys running back. Yeah. Darnell Mooney would be there. Three straight ones with Pitts, London, Bijan. Yeah. So when you suck, yeah, you get cool toys.

Yeah. And then McLeod. Like I thought he did a, yeah, you get cool toys. Yeah. And then McCloud. Like, I thought he did a great job not telegraphing that touchdown, that one that put him up 21 to 10. Yeah. Just because it wasn't like he was looking through his progressions. He knew. I feel like he knew.

Yeah, he was looking left the whole time. And Dak, I think, will stare down, you know, CD. You know that Dak's thrown to CD. Dude, that play where he found Bijan on the run out of a slot or whatever, when's the last time you've seen Dak do that even? Dak tried it and ended up getting ruled out for the rest of the game because his hamstring blew up. And they got the fun thing where, like I said,

Atlanta's treating him like a foreign exchange student because he's a white guy. And all the pregame shows had segments where, you know, like Ryan Clark was interviewing him and interviewing all the young guys on the team and they're laughing at him and they're swag surfing and

he's wearing chains and everybody's having a good time. He's quoting rap lyrics. I hate seeing it. They're fun. Yeah, I'm not a... Why? Just Kirk Cousins is such a dork. But that's the comedy of it.

I know, and I know Dak's a dork too, but... It's different though. Yeah, Kirk is a special kind of dork. You know how we were saying that Dak is white now? I remember being present for that conversation. I think you started it, remember? How white slash 30-year-old white guy is it to say, you know, I'm going to start running more and then pull a hammy?

Oh, that's, yeah. You know what, I think I can get back into flag football. I haven't played in a while. Speaking of relatable, yeah, what, I think I can get back into flag football. I haven't played in a while. Speaking of relatable, yeah. No, I think I'm still good. Yeah, it's a bad scene, dude, because they can't move on from him. They wouldn't even if they could. Then if you're down 14 entering the fourth,

how confident do you feel in the Cowboys? Yeah, I mean. It's just as far as the other team is going to be able to run the ball and eat clock at that point. And that's what they started doing. Yeah, I mean, what was the – let me go back to the game log. Wasn't it – I mean, usually in these games, it's like the first play the other team runs.

Actually, they were down seven entering the fourth. But you've written about that before, how Dak is not good when he's trailing. No. This would be funny to go back and look at, though, because it feels like it's every game. But the first play of the game was Bijan for nine. I'm like, oof, this is over. We lost. We lost.

It's a very we lost moment. Overshawn looked pretty good. If you have to have some bright spots, yes. Overshawn is a fun player. Which I did go back to, we played this while you were away, but Overshawn saying that he hardly ever gets a jute because he went against Bijon in practice every day at Texas. He was one of the few defenders that did not look foolish bringing him down.

Yeah. Yeah, he has a solid game, a very good game. He just gets way too many opportunities to make tackles because their front is getting detonated. Aubrey, always a bright spot. What can he do, folks? CeeDee Lamb, bright spot because of just gutting through being injured? Or is he too demonstrative in letting you know that he's injured?

I don't know. That looked pretty bad. But he did have the – he dropped therative in letting you know that he's injured? I don't know. That looked pretty bad. But he did have the – he dropped the ball in the end zone, and then my shoulder hurts. Classic Little League move. The classic – yeah. All right. Once I saw that didn't go in, I'm going to stay down a little longer here

and create a little sympathy. But he did stay out there. Yeah, no, you can't question that. Is Dak in next week, and does that even matter? Well, it definitely matters. But, I mean, despite their best chances. Cooper Rush looked okay. He did.

He had like two or three pretty good balls dropped. Like it was turpentine to drop this one. I don't know. To be honest, I don't care anymore. Oh. I mean, if they want to roll Cooper Rush out there. It's Trey Lance time. In years past, I would have said,

that's going to be really annoying. He doesn't inspire any confidence, Stanley. Go ahead. Well, no. I would have been tired of the, hey, Cooper Rush comes in and completes 12 passes for 180 yards, but they win, and then we have to listen to everybody do the, well, it's clear the team believes in him and doesn't believe in Dak.

I love that. That would drive me crazy before. Now I'm just like, I don't care. Maybe he is better. I don't know. He might be better right now. Hell, let Dez play quarterback. He's got an arm.

Why not? If Trey Lance gets any time and he keeps read option or runs for 16, that chatter will start. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, look, he's a free agent. Could bring him back. The whole thing is, look, he's a free agent. Could bring him back. The whole thing is just absurd, the Trey Lance thing.

Just looking at him over there on the sidelines, I get pissed off. But, again, no, I just don't care. The Paps are 4-2. I hear the hockey team is doing well. Dropped one in Finland, though. Paul reports both of them in Finland, buddy. They were both very close games games or at least competitive games but you don't just go to Finland and take one

from Florida okay pal Florida the Finland's team it's good that you knew I did I knew they were in Finland well you know I mean well go on

I was going to try to figure out A way to pose To see whether or not You know who won The Stanley Cup last year I know it wasn't the Stars That's correct And that's all I care about

Am I wrong Or was it not Florida The team of Finland Finland's team Yeah But at that point I thought it would be too easy For you if I was like You know Florida. The team of Finland. Finland's team. But at that point, I thought it would be too easy for you if I was like, you know. The national team of Finland.

That's right. I remember Edmonton being in it because of the flashing girl. Oh. Y'all remember her? Of course. That's when I found out that Playboy still existed and sucks. Did they pay her to flash him in Playboy? No.

She showed more in an NHL game than she did in Playboy. It was tasteful. By the way, you guys know Hawk Tua's Girl podcast is huge now? Dude. It's legitimately huge. Do you know what it's called? Talk? Talk to?

Okay. It's really good. I like it. It's really good. Pretty good. Is it actually a good podcast to listen to? I've heard it in like 10 minute clips and honestly, she's got something. Yeah?

It pains me to say. She's a character. She's funny. Yeah. I mean, it's like a lot of those people we talk about that you would find in a news story in the background. If you were able to just focus that. So we blazed the trail for Hak Tua. Yeah.

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The Lone Zone. Yeah. Maybe they'll change their name. We can only dare to dream. So Jerry. Disheveled Jerry. Dream. So Jerry.

Disheveled Jerry. Spoke after the Cowboy game on the road. Yeah, really weird. I was kind of hoping this would happen a couple times this year, like as things were getting really bad. But, man, he's got to go down there at some point and just raise a little L. So he doesn't usually do the road thing. No. No, unless it's the last game of the year.

Like I saw him do it in Washington, Pat. Maybe he had to show Arthur Blank, hey, look, you might have this cool stadium and the cool pricing and stuff, but look how the media just flocks around me, man. Yeah. They love it. I also think he went into the locker room and gave a speech. He did.

It appears that was the case. Because he's thinking this big fat guy he hired ain't doing it right. So I have marked six things in here. And we can go through these. He was very emotional. He looked like he had either just gotten done crying or was about to cry. We've always talked about does he know all the players' names?

Does he with this? And I was proud of the way the guys competed out there. A lot of the guys, really proud of them. Liked the way that running back played the game tonight. Give him some love because he played hard and he played good he just knows he's non-zeke i know the guy that's not zeke and not

related to our scouting guy the tiny one little fella um i'll go chronologically because here he hints towards something on the horizon i have seen too many times though when this thing gets to look dark i've seen the positive jump up there and go from there so personally i'm a long way from being dismayed about our team about this year. Not dismayed. I'm concerned. We should be concerned. We'll probably do a couple of things this week. No, but if things work out the way we'd like for them to.

But bottom line is that if you knew exactly what to do uh then this wouldn't be the game it is in the nfl uh those guys out there okay so that's what i wanted you to hear did he actually say of note it sounded like he said a couple things of note concern we should be concerned uh we'll probably do a couple of things this week. Of note, but if things work out the way we like. I think he said of note, yeah. Doesn't he at some point kind of say

it's not anything like Amari or something or other? Well, he will address it again later, but I was upset that the media didn't jump on that right then, but they did jump on Zeke not being here. That's the problem with this team. Him not being active is not affecting them winning or losing in any way.

I would disagree. Unless it's more positive. I would say when he's not there, Dowdle has more chances. But it's not like you're like, oh, man, this really hurt the team. Zeke inactive. Did that – it kind of illustrates. Anyway, they were asking about Zeke. Well, it was a decision that Zeke understands.

And so that's the way he is. And he's one of the best team men. He's one of the best workers that I've ever been around. And he was just that and has been that, and that was unconditionally a result of him being late for meetings. Jerry, if you're not disappointed. What? So, unconditionally, it was a result of being late for meetings.

But it's also funny just how he initially responds to a Zeke question. He's like, look, best teammate, best locker room guy you could ever have. He's awesome. Like, he loves, loves, loves Zeke. That's why Zeke is here. Do you want to hear Dak real quick on Zeke? Yeah. Because, of course, he had to be asked about it.

As a leader on a team and good friends with Zeke, just how difficult these last 48 hours or so have been? Was that Dak doing that? I was going to say, yes, he is doing nervous hand wrap. Definitely a difficult situation uh me personally um being as close as i am with them uh wanting to help um and i think this if anything this this it'll be good and i say that is um obviously it's a mutual decision for him to not take this trip, whether it's, as he had said, you know, just getting himself together. And I'd like to just see, you know, us rally around him,

be the teammates and the brothers that we are, and good will come from it. Dude. Okay, I'm very confused. He talked, the way he laid that out, it was like Zeke just went to rehab. Yeah, he's going through a hard time. Like he sees, you know, he's, yeah, and he's trying to get things right. But mutual decision.

That's how they tweeted it. That's how the report was tweeted out. A mutual decision on his suspension? Yeah, it's hilarious. Like if you, well, because it's not really a suspension you know but it's like i mean demotion it's maybe they did call it a suspension but it's just funny to to go to your boss your boss comes in you're like it doesn't seem like you've been coming to work and you're like i haven't what are we gonna do and like we think you should continue to not come to work. I agree.

Is it mutual? I'm going to keep not coming in. Then you just don't. He's an all-time grifter. I love it. I actually respect Zeke. Let me jump up to the – I'll go out of order here. This is kind of at the end of Jerry's media sesh last night where he gives more Zeke support.

Well, you just, we have rules. You run red lights, you do things like that. I can't emphasize enough what an exemplary teammate that Zeke is. And I want to be real clear about that. But he's, in my mind, he's what a football player is all about. But this was a disciplined thing. But by the way, did that Rico come in here, and I thought had a really impressive night tonight.

Proud for him. He's worked hard. All right, we'll change the subject there. But basically, look, Zeke is great. What are you guys talking about? Why do you keep asking me about Zeke? He's awesome. Jerry, you – they demoted him.

They made him inactive, and he stayed in Dallas even. He didn't travel with the team. This great teammate who's such a room guy. Why do you guys keep bringing up this Zeke thing? He's an exemplary. Dude, I bet he had an awesome day yesterday. Playing Call of Duty all day. Now, okay.

They didn't do it right away when he kind of hinted toward a trade deadline move. But they did follow up on that later. We could, yes. Yes, it takes to tango, but we've got to do it. I laughed at that, too. We get it.

We know what he was going for. It's still funny. Yes, it takes to tango, but we've got some things in the middle. But that's an example. That's another sign that you're still looking for some positives this year. Well, we're going to... Man, we're... Ladies, we're going to... The funny thing is...

I mean, again, let's... If they're behind the rest of the league, like any of the top names available for trade. The ship has sailed. Kind of had been moved on.

If indeed that Cooper Cup thing was real, I think the Rams are kind of coming together to where they're like, I think we could win this division. We're not going to be getting rid of Cooper Cup or anything. There were plenty of other things they could have been involved in. How many other teams have already made their moves?

It's funny. We always criticize them for being so late to the game. And when they try to get ahead of the game, they trade Amari Cooper for a fourth rounder or a fifth rounder two months before the rest of the NFL decides the wide receiver position is actually valued much greater than that, and other teams are getting first and second rounders for their star wide receivers.

I was all about the cap, though. We're going to do everything we can at all times to improve this team, and in our judgment, if what you have to give up helps improve it, we'll do it. I mean, I'll do it. I mean, I know everybody understands. I don't think I have to say it, but we'll go for it. Are you still all in on 2024?

Well, I am. I am. And you'd say, boy, this thing's looking pretty bleak right here. But candidly, I've seen situations that look bleak turn around, and we've got a daunting schedule ahead of us. This was a game against a good Atlanta team, but a winnable game for us. Very disappointed for our fans and for our players and everybody involved. The guys that need to really take... Okay, let me fast forward one more for you. He's asked about the big man. Mike McCarthy. And I thought he had

an interesting reason for supporting Mike McCarthy here. Frankly, some of the best coaches that I've been around, I got to see them when times were bad. We came in here with Herschel Walker playing for us our first year and we hadn't won anything. They brought out here to see Herschel. And that guy took it and went to the house with it a few times, our coach there. So I've had experience of... Does this sound like your grandpa

telling you a story that is not relatable anymore I mean the situations are so different can you keep dipping into the Herschel Walker well things were bad with Jimmy at one point but yeah

you had to trade your superstar, though. It'd be one thing if he... That's a good point. It'd be one thing if he just said this stuff, but they actually operate that way. It's not just that he says, oh, back in my day, we were able to... He actually still thinks that somehow

there's magic dust on the Cowboys that the gods are going to smile upon them because there's a star on their helmet. And all these other teams actually just do work. I hate this. I do, man. Did he ever talk about what he said to the team?

No, he didn't get specific. I don't know if you – it's not worth – yeah. He's just like – yeah, just the deal of, hey, I've told them I've been down before too. I haven't kicked when I'm down before too. They asked all the players what did Jerry say in the locker room, and nobody really said anything, but Rico Dowdle did give a little hint at what he talked about, and I have no idea what Jerry could have been saying.

Did you appreciate some of the things that Jerry said to the guys in the room? Did you have emotional stuff? Oh, yeah. He was telling us about a story back, basically, going into what we're going through now. You know, just got to keep fighting. You know, the table will turn. It's just a matter of winning.

Going out there and keep fighting and getting it done. He told us a story about Michael Irvin back a couple years in training camp. You know, when he stabbed his teammate in the neck. It probably wasn't that. It probably wasn't the haircut story. Yeah, that came at the end of the run. Yeah. I don't know.

Was it about the cocaine and the hookers? Yeah, that everybody thought he was done and then he came back. I don't know. Getting busted with drugs, maybe? I mean, at first, before he mentioned the playmaker, I thought he was done, and then he came back. I don't know. Getting busted with drugs, maybe? I mean, at first, before he mentioned the Playmaker, I thought he was just refreshing the credit card story. Let me tell you about a magical place called the White House.

You guys aren't going to believe it. It's amazing. They got caught for that, and then they went out and won a Super Bowl. You guys can't do anything. You're over here with Dude Perfect Perfect and you're 3-5. Yeah. All right, well, let's hear audio from the game after we take a short break.

If you are watching our live stream... Don't hang up! Yeah, we'll be back in a little bit. And if you're listening later, well, then we'll be back very soon. The Dunzo! listening later, well then we'll be back very soon. The Dumb Zone. You're listening to The Dumb Zone. You know what we need to promote

is we are going to be out. You can see us. Saturday, November 16th. Saturday, November 16th. Saturday, November 16th at Globe Life Field. It is a men's wellness event with Baylor Scott and White. What's wellness, Jake?

Well, Dan, it's making sure you're doing well. What you just heard right there, that person was not doing well. Oh, okay. So you want the opposite of that if you can. So this is called Cover Your Bases. Yes. Baylor Scott and White is putting this on. It's for men.

It's designed to help men stay ahead of life's curveballs. This is what I'm all about. Right. I'm all about trying to preventative. Right. Preventative care. Sometimes life can throw you a change up. Oh, baseball.

I see what you're doing there. Yeah. Yeah. Like it's like change. Hey, this event is from 9 o'clock in the morning to 12 noon on that on November 16th. So if you want to go to the Cover Your Bases event at Globe Life Field and then go to the Granada, you can play a double header. Because you're doing two different things. Same day.

Yeah. Right? I feel like you're really knocking this spot out of the park. They have a variety of free health screenings. Hit for the cycle of health screenings. They have a Q&A with a panel of physicians. I don't have one for that. Complimentary breakfast.

Yeah. Steal a base? Steal a biscuit? Leave the comedy to me they'll have stadium tours and golf simulators Blake's there has to be kind of contractually

but the chance to win prizes that's gotta be it says more oh my god more men age 18 plus are welcome.

Never too early to get started on your wellness. Yeah. Let's get Intern Jack out there. Although I feel like Intern Jack is already looking ahead. He's eating sliced apples during the break. What? There's a guy who knows. I'm going to eat some apples.

Why are you trying to kiss ass? I do like the idea that we're hiring an intern that takes care of himself and I'd want to work with, not one I'd want to hang out with. No, you don't want to hang out with Jack. Not a sliced apple guy at that age, no. November 16th at Globe Life Field, 9 a.m., 12 noon. We'll be there, and so will free breakfast. Sweet. Yeah.

All right, Cowboy Audio. Well, first we have some news. You remember how we were like, oh, every week, ha-ha, can it get worse? Well, it's being reported now initially by Ian Rappaport. Uh-oh. And I say initially because I had to learn it from Tom Pelissero because, in this case, yes, Ian Rappaport does have me blocked, that Dak's injury, worse than first expected, he will miss multiple weeks.

Decision has not been made yet whether or not to place him on IR. Trey Lance. Trey Lance. Trey Lance. Trey Lance. Trey Lance. Trey Lance. Let's go.

19. Is Micah Parsons the second best running back on the roster? Give us a call. No, because you've got to throw in like CD. Probably. Have you seen Micah Parsons' video of him as a running back in high school? I have. Yeah.

Pretty impressive. It's very good. No, he was in high school and I have. Yeah. Pretty impressive. It's very good. No, he was in high school, and he was playing against high school kids. Anyway, those kids are now the same age as Micah Parsons, so if you think of it that way. Anyway. Yeah, it's beyond over.

Is it all over? Does this get McCarthy a nice extension? It's not his fault. Yeah, they're still right there. It's Dak. Dak got injured. What are you going to do? I mean, technically, when Dak got hurt, they were 3-4 right there.

What are you going to do? Just snake bit, man. Just snake bit. I mean, who could win without their starting quarterback? No team has ever won games after their starting quarterback goes down. The Eagles did. Oh, they won the Super Bowl. Gosh darn it.

We play the Eagles this week. Anyway. They're going to start Cooper Rush. This week? Oh, yeah. Without a doubt. That's boring. It'll take a couple for him to play his way out of that one.

Or maybe he'll rally. So we had the Fox B team yesterday, which is third leg Greg. Yep. Adam Amin and just a rough, rough Pam Oliver. Just not the old Pam Oliver that we have seen in the past. It's like the words fall out of the bottom of her mouth. Jeez. I feel like she has fake teeth, but Dirk has fake teeth.

And they were in a unisex bathroom together, and they both had taken them out. But they put them in the wrong... Like, she grabbed the wrong one.'re two it doesn't fit her mouth right she's got dirt teeth and she's trying to talk over him and plus if you add as you know Jake if you add medication yeah to whatever is going on I just thought that she was... Well, the weird thing about it is... Yeah, Adam Ward, I'm Falcons receiver Drake London.

The Falcons tell me London has a hip pointer. He is listed as questionable to return. You see him on the bike. He's going to try to give it a go, but it's not all on him. It's tough. Much like with the Cowboys right now, it's really tough to pinpoint exactly what's going wrong. I mean, there is that video of the one time

she got drilled in the head with a football. But I don't feel like that could keep you in the protocol for 13 years. And maybe she did have a TBI and it's just she's going to keep working. Sometimes it does sound like medication, which definitely can be a problem, but we're pretty deep into

this now. We're in feel-bad-for-her mode, but not feel bad enough not to play it. update for you, Adam, for the Falcons. Defensive lineman Grady Jarrett is out with an Achilles. He was up and walking around when I saw him. Falcons say it's a precautionary move. Yeah, you know, you're onto something

with the teeth thing because you know how, I guess, sometimes at the dentist they'll give you like the deal you bite on that really kind of gives you that. Grady Jarrett. Yeah, your mouth's open around it. You ever talk to your dentist when you have that in your mouth?

That's kind of where it feels like we are. This was interesting. According to our friends at Unnecessary Sports Research, today was Pam Oliver's 96th career Dallas Cowboy broadcast as part of this Fox team.

And Jerry Jones himself coming over to deliver an honorary jersey to our intrepid reporter and one of the best to ever do this job. Why would you do it at broadcast 96? You don't go round number-y? I was extremely confused by the entire situation. My thought was because Jerry knows he won't be here for 100. Or she won't be here for 90. Yeah, did Fox tell him, look, she ain't here next year.

Have you listened to her? Let's honor her now. Get the jersey now. It's very possible. I mean, they've got to pay Brady $25 million a year somehow. Our intrepid reporter and one of the best to ever do this job the great pam oliver just a pleasure to work with every single week we appreciate you pam thank you thanks so much that was uh unexpected surprise and so cool thank you guys really

appreciate you i feel like i am in my mid-20s so for So for that number to be thrown around, I'm kind of judging and questioning that. Come on. No judgment, my friend. Just wonderful to work with you. You don't sound like you're in your 20s. Yeah, I was confused by everything there. The jersey also said 30. I don't know what the...

30 and holding. Did it say 30? Yeah. It didn't say 96? Man, and holding. Did it say 30? Yeah. It didn't say 96? Man, unless I'm just completely misremembering this, I'm pretty sure it said... A lady would get offended if you gave her a 96 jersey, right? Even if she was skinny. It's just a big man's jersey.

Right, yeah. Play the one tech. Yeah. Put you inside. But yeah, questioning the judgment. I mean, that wasn't just verbalizing it poorly. put you inside. But yeah, questioning the judgment. I mean, that wasn't just verbalizing it poorly. That was confusing

word choice. Yeah, it's just everything went wrong there. I do like that song, though. Yeah? You get a solid playlist when they're in Atlanta, whoever it is. Why do they pander? I kind of like this, because she's talking to McCarthy at the beginning of the –

is this the third? Mike, we saw an offense determined to run that football. Dak using his legs. What's encouraging about that? Well, that's the way we want to play. Okay, but I'm just going to fast forward to the end because the funny part's at the end. Make sure we've got clean calls, got the substitutions,

and keep the pace operation rolling. Mike, thank you. Thank you, got the substitutions, and keep the pace operation rolling. Mike, thank you. Thank you, Pam. False start. Yeah. The writers really knocked that one out of the park. First play. So here's what I think about Adam Amin.

I'm not really familiar with his game. Here's what I think about Adam Amin. I'm not really familiar with his game. I couldn't even tell it wasn't Brohard and Greg, third leg Greg, unless I would think about it. I think Brohard has become the number one play-by-play voice, and I believe other guys are now, kind of like Kevin Harlan. If you used to listen to, who's the guy that wore panties on his head?

Marv Albert. Yeah, Kevin Harlan just imitates Marv Albert. On the air, apparently not off the air. Or he's better at covering it up. So, like, if you used to listen to Marv Albert and then this new guy comes along, it was like, oh, clearly, like, he thinks this is going to get me to the top. And then it did. And I feel like we're now becoming... We got to bro down.

We got to throw it to... Let's see. P.O.? Down on the sideline? I don't think they threw it to P.O. No, but I, uh, C.T. Tackle made by Jordan Lewis, third and long coming up, and so is Carissa Thompson with a game break, C.T.

Yes. He likes throwing it to C.T. Yeah. Here, Blake found this. I didn't even note this one. But he shortens a word. Big story for the Falcons' defense has been the lack of pass rush. This is a little bit of a not stress-free game for Dallas,

but less stress than facing when he was healthy eight at Hutchinson. Nick Bosa last week for San Francisco. Can this defense generate takeaways in sacks? Jesse Bates has been a big reason why they can generate takes on the back end. No one says takes. No. Even third leg Greg won't. I'm not letting you get away with that.

There's a lot of football terms. Listen, we got to force takes. Saying teams instead of special teams. But no, we're not saying forced takes. Greg is good. Yes, I miss him. Except for the fact that Brady's really good now. Yeah, but I don't... He's good, but yeah, it's not like,

oh man, this guy should be elevated. He's so good. It was just like, you know, he's good. He points out some good stuff. I like him. But we did notice this last year and it continues where sometimes he can't pronounce a certain letter the leading tackler for Atlanta especially without Troy Anderson missing another game take a look here Zack

Martin he has Ellis if Dowdell can just stay on the inside see the phase here he just gets out too fast bad landmark there by Martin that was a bad one mention Cowboys starting two rookies one of them is the left tackle Tyler Guyton man interesting decision Grady Jared with great penetration and it's worth it sure this is just a mix-up. The rookie Guyton. Man. Getting worse. Back to a little more Amin. This is where I, again,

he's Kevin Brohard-lite. He's trying to be Brohard. Even, do you remember this thing that Brohard would do? Underput by Carson for a few yards. Defensive line has had injuries all year, right? Demarcus Lawrence got hurt.

He does right. Right. He does right a lot, I think. He also, I don't know what age he is, but he's got to act younger or hipper. Aubrey makes it a four-point game. Three 15-plus yard runs on the drive, and Prescott ends it with the score in Atlanta, the home of OutKast.

Stankonia came out this week, 24 years ago. Dowdle the touchdown. Dowdle the touchdown. Stanconia came out this week, 24 years ago. Dowdle the touchdown. Bundle. And the last one I have, unless you want to end with Menifee, unless you think we should end with yours, Blake,

I don't even know why you put this full, long... What's the last one you put in? The no Dak, no Lamb thing. What is that? I was... Does it amuse you? No. I was just a big fan of Danucci time equals punt time immediately.

And so I think we have a new one. Okay. So if you want to play the full first. No Prescott, no Lamb lamb it's rush on fourth down throw it up top and it's dropped by cavante turpin dean alford came in to jar it loose and it's a turnover on downs and the falcons are feeling it okay so that's the full context number one is this prescott no lamb it's rush me which means byae Turpin, and it's a turnover on downs. So without Dak, maybe for the next few weeks,

this is what we can expect. Or a rally, folks. And we threw it to Kurt Menefee. I'm a big fan of Menefee, but this should not be allowed. This is an SEC violation. No Prescott. We'll check in with Kurt Menefee, but this should not be allowed. This is an SEC violation. We'll check in with Kurt Menefee, seeing what's coming up at half. Well, I hope your body clocks are set for the Verizon halftime. We'll shine

some daylight on the biggest plays, and the guys are saving their best analysis. Plus, we'll make sure you have time to get ready for America's Game of the Week between the Lions and the Packers. TB and the gang got an extra hour of sleep so you know it'll be good. We'll see what happens.

Hope you enjoyed the extra hour too, my friend. Boy, did I enjoy that extra hour so much, enjoying it. What a dork. Yeah, I just... What'd you guys do with your extra hour? Oh, my God. I'm so glad I don't work in an office today. Well, you must have been up at like 2.

Both today and yesterday, my friend. It felt like the video game equivalent of scoring before the half and then getting the ball out of half when you're playing until 2am and then you see it go back to 1am. Okay, got another hour here.

We did get a couple of bartender emails and said that was a bottom three night of the year. They hate it. Yeah. Like, yeah, you're going to make a little more, but... Right. We would always be screaming at them, man.

Oh, yeah. You don't get it, man. It's legally 1 a.m. right now, and you're saying it's closed. Legally. Yeah. I wonder who we have this week. Cowboys-Eagles, will that be a – will that be – Still going to be big.

I was thinking, will it be TB big without Dak? It'll be AA and 7th Floor Crew. They might not even be the B game, dude. Cowboys-Eagles? No dude. Cowboys-Eagles? No deck. Cowboys-Eagles. They're going to be 3-8 in a couple weeks. What do they have?

Eagles? Washington's coming up. And the Texans. It's Eagles-Texans-Washington, I'm pretty sure. And Monday night, Texans game, which we'll be streaming for. I think we're streaming this weekend, too. Yeah, yeah. Should we just stop streaming?

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All right. Well, let's kick things off the way we like to Here on the Dumb Zone News Desk You're going to have to pull me up there Blake Pull you off And now You don't get to make that call, pal That's not your job

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Right here on the Dumb Zone News Desk. Wow, the doors of a Fort Worth Community Collaborative's new community closet opened over the weekend. That store is designed to meet the needs of families that are struggling to get affordable clothing. Community closet, spelled with two K's?

No. Which is a good thing because this one's called Community Country Closet. Oh, yes. Oh, boy. So, I just wanted to let you guys know that moms are helping other moms over in the west side of Fort Worth at Presbyterian Church. I'll go help out those moms, my friend.

A lot of waste out there for clothing. What are you doing? You unplugging something? You trying to jam me up over here? I'll help them moms in the closet. Oh, he's plugging them. Everything's free. Five minutes in the closet with mom?

Don't worry about what I got going on over here. You're messing me up. What's the game? Five minutes in the closet. Everything's free. Five minutes in the closet with a mom? Don't worry about what I got going on over here. You messed me up. What's the game? Five minutes in the closet? Ten minutes in the closet? What's that? Remember that game? Seven minutes in heaven.

Seven minutes? We're being told. With a mom in the Fort Worth community closet. Again, they're giving away free clothes to families in need. No one in this story was maimed, murdered, molested, any of the sort of things. Who died? Well, I can tell you one individual who died.

It's not a person, though. It's the saga of Peanut the Squirrel. This guy knows. You wear a peanut, Dan? The Dumb Zone presents Today in Twitter. It was big on Twitter. It was. It was.

And I still don't totally understand it, but apparently... I don't know if it's real or fake or whatever, but it's fun. See, I was going to say that I know that it's real because several politicians are weighing in on it, but that doesn't really mean anything anymore. Several politicians are weighing in on it, but that doesn't really mean anything anymore. But there was an Instagram account for Peanut the Squirrel, which had 692,000 followers. How? Why? Well, he did cute little fun stuff.

He was the property of a couple in New York. They had their own OnlyFans page. Now, Peanut was not present in these OnlyFans page. Now, Peanut was not present in these OnlyFans videos. That was pure hetero fun. I'm out. There might have been another tier for that. Hide an acorn, see if he

finds it. No. This was straight up boyfriend, girlfriend. Look, he's got a little hat. It is a squirrel with a cowboy hat. Look at him there. Look at the little peanut with a hat. They were just having sex. They had a separate account

where they have a squirrel. The squirrel was very cute. You know? Look at him. Well, Peanut, as of Friday, is no longer with us snuff film don't know if they capitalized on that or not but on some high heels in an interview with newsweek uh and i don't know if this is his real name or his only fans name but 34 year old mark longgo that sounds only fans it sounds like only fans but it sounds like an OnlyFans give up.

Like nothing creative. You're just like, oh, yeah, my name is Dan Hardo. Mine would be Dan Peanut. All right, yeah. So he did an interview Longo did where he said that the wildlife officials in New York seized the squirrel along with his friend Fred the

raccoon both of which were being kept in their residence illegally. It says there's a potential for human exposure to rabies in addition a person involved with the investigation was bitten by the squirrel to test for rabies. In addition, a person involved with the investigation was bitten by the squirrel to test for rabies.

Both animals were euthanized. Unlike here in Texas, where they just leave it alive but cut its head off and send it to Austin. And a K. Yeah. So, somehow... Somehow this became political, yeah. No way.

As... How did this get laid at the libs? Because of government oversight, overreach, and regulation. I don't want you telling me... I kind of think it's cool. I don't want you telling me... I don't need the guy in the apartment next to mine having a squirrel in there, do you? You don't got to tell me what kind of stove to use, whether or not it can have windows.

I don't want you installing these weak toilets and weak showers. I don't want you telling me who can and can't have sex with my wife. And I don't want you telling me I can't own a squirrel. What about banning porn? We'll get to that one once my guys are in office fully, and then we'll work it out. So yeah, yesterday, J.D. Vance at one of his rallies said that Trump was, quote, fired up about the death of the squirrel. He was like, you know, it really is the case that the Democrats murdered the Elon Musk of squirrels. Vance said.

Musk. How does that make sense? Who wouldn't sit this thing out. Used his own social media platform yesterday to tweet, vote for peanut, for liberty, for freedom. He also wrote in another post, the government should not be allowed to barge into your house and kill your pet. That's messed up. Even if it is illegal to have a pet squirrel, which it shouldn't be,

why kill Peanut instead of simply releasing him into the forest? Boy, I'd love a scenario where Peanut flings open the saloon doors of the forest in that little cowboy hat, record stops, and all the other scorers are like, you ain't from around here, are you, Peanut? Or they'd be like, oh my gosh, it's Peanut from Instagram. He's famous. Yeah. What's Elon Musk like? Of course, jumping into the fray, we had prominent magalites like MTG, as Marjorie Taylor Greene weighed in, Mike Collins.

He said, Trump's running against a socialistic, big government, control everything around you, woke regime. This thing's gotten so bad that they're killing the pets, they're killing the squirrels, they're killing the raccoons. Well, they're not eating them anymore. That's good. Yeah. I once had a dream that squirrels are domesticated. I had a pet squirrel myself. I bet you could pull that off.

I don't know. But it wouldn't be cool unless you had one of the only ones. Like, Peanut wasn't... It was cool because Peanut was unique. It's like the lady yelling at me about the iPhone light. Yeah. Sort of. That's why it's... Yeah.

I mean, in general, I don't know why we let them just cook like we do. They're just rats, but... Squirrels? Yeah, if he sees a rat and they freak out, we gotta kill that thing or get it out of here with a squirrel. It's because they don't

infest our house. They can. They can, and when they do, it's a real problem, we go ahead and kill them. Yeah, I guess that's true. Nobody's upset about that.

You're allowed to kill it if it's yourself. If the government's doing it, then no. Well, uh, RIP to Peanut and and stuff and that was today in twitter no it wasn't that was part of news a subsidy that was does business as today in twitter that's a business term i learned uh tba sad situation here for, I guess, somewhat of a local legend.

Wait, did we do an MBR? No. Tomorrow? We couldn't do it Friday. We had obs. Dan wants the mic. And pigs. Dan has something.

I want an MBR. I love MBRs. That's why I wanted the mic on. You got more work to do, bud. Sorry. You want it tomorrow? Long couple days. Are we doing it tomorrow?

Sure. Forgot about it. It's November, guys. So one of my favorite restaurants, if you took like a zoom out my whole life and you just said, where were you the most happy to eat? It'd be up there.

Not my favorite restaurant right now, but if the longest period of time where I got the most enjoyment, absolutely TGI Fridays. And the Dallas-based company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas. That's what started Flair, right? Yeah. They are beginning a, quote, restructuring process to ensure the long-term viability of the brand. What happened?

Well, they started offering half-price apps. I was going to catch up at some point. What went wrong, though? Well, I mean... Because I have my theories about, like, macaroni grill. Go on. Please. I'm sorry, Dan wanted the mic to get...

Now, apparently Dan is like... Oh, go ahead. You said... I thought you just had a comment, Dan. Now we're offering you the forum. I really want to hear what your macaroni point grill is, because I perked up like Jake did,

because this is about to be awesome. Oh, no, it's to be awesome. Yeah. Oh, no, it's not that awesome. It's just that I used to go there every week with daughter two. You get to draw on the – Love drawing on the thing. Tablecloth crayon. Loved the bread and the dipping it in the thing.

I felt like an Italian, a real, a little oil, a little spice. This is my family's birthday dinner night. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. TGI Fridays for us. That was. It was huge. Yes.

And then it just, over time, though, I am very, because I am a man of routine, we get the same thing every time, and all of a sudden they switched, and wait, portions are a little smaller here. and all of a sudden they switched and, wait, portions are a little smaller here. Wait, the free ice cream for the kid is now $0.79. All right, I'll pay for it, whatever. And it's smaller? Huh, that's weird. And just everything over time, it changed, it changed.

It just kept, they kept chipping away, and I noticed it. And I'll bet general, obviously people did as well. People stopped going there and then certainly somewhere some ceo was they blamed something else the same ceo that actually saved uh you know by charging for the kids ice cream now they made five million dollars across the nation or whatever it is um but they also turned you know enough people off that it just didn't all balance out. It was just a bad product in the end. And I wonder if TGI Fridays was probably similar. Yeah, and you've seen this all over, right?

Like Red Lobster. And by the way, TGI Fridays are not all closing right away, but you know how this goes. Yeah. closing right away but you know how this goes once yeah um but my theory that i i don't really i'm sure someone has collated this and put it all together but i just think in general like if you lived in a big city there was always non-chain great options but now they have those in the suburbs so used to if you wanted like hey this this is a Dallas restaurant or a Fort Worth restaurant that serves whatever, you didn't have that in North Richland Hills or Wiley or Bedford.

But now food is so much better everywhere, which I truly believe, everywhere, that TGI Fridays and even Chili's, it starts to fall behind a little bit, I feel like. And so your Red Lobster, Buca di Beppo filed for bankruptcy. TGI Fridays, I mean, to me when I was a kid and we were not like poor, TGI Fridays to me was the nicest restaurant in town. And now it's like, I'd go there, but we don we don't you know there are other places of similar costs that aren't chains that are better but when i was a kid this was like oh damn they must have had a good sales month and we would go a lot because y'all got the ribs oh dude when they started let me tell you something not cheap and This is going to sound a little more sad given where I was for a month,

but when they introduced the Jack Daniels menu where you could get chicken strips or ribs coated in a barbecue sauce that we were being told something was somehow related to whiskey, I was like, yeah, I'm a grown-up now. I might as well have a cigar. It was somehow related to whiskey. I was like, yeah, I'm a grown-up now. I might as well have a cigar. The guys at Headquarters were so, so stoked that that bit worked so well.

Oh, my God. We were going to put booze without booze on our meats. Because you could put the Jack Daniels logo on there. You're like, oh, this is high living right here. Remember the beer can chicken at Bone Daddy's? Oh, yeah. Yeah, if you're getting away with something. No, no, you're absolutely right. I think just, like, the bit has worn out.

Yeah, the bit has worn out. Grill and then the Red Lobsters, too. Like, they close 150 of them, but they're not all going to close because they give away too much free shrimp. Yeah, and that's also... Yeah. I read a story about that, that that's a convenient scapegoat. It wasn't the cheddar biscuits?

They're blaming shrimp, and that's not true? That is actually not true. Just more disparaging shrimp and I won't have it. I won't either. But yeah, this was like a celebration place. It always felt kind of like I was getting away with something too because it was more adult

than Chili's. TGA Fridays is where at 12 I would go with my parents when I was in seventh grade and get a Shirley Temple. It's like I didn't knock a couple back in here. Waitresses always seemed hotter. Steak and Ale was ours. Steak and Ale felt like that's like a white tablecloth dining.

I don't know. Black tie event. Yeah. It was dark in there, but then we could go to those. It's a rehearsal dinner place. Yeah. We could go to the salad bar and get everything but lettuce and cover it in ranch and call out your salad.

It was great. Where do people go eat now? Like, do families even do that? I was just thinking while you were talking that I don't know if, do people go out to eat anymore? Because of, like, DoorDash? They do. Restaurants are always packed. I mean, we usually go to eat on Friday at 5, 5.30,

so we can be there with only old people, but we stick to a pretty tight rotation. Dude, old people eating is so great. It's the best. Which I learned when I had little babies, little babies little kids like that's all who's out there's parents of little babies and the olds and they all mix together because the olds love to see the babies oh my god the first time i noticed this um i'm pretty sure i told you guys about this but it's a place we go to quite a bit baja up there kind of by eatsies um and on

friday about 5 5 30 now you're gonna have the happy hour crowd a little bit but you know for the most part it's old people and parents of children and we took nora there when she was maybe like six months the first time we did this with kids, and now we go all the time. There was a table of old women right next to us, and one of them, like her back of her chair was kind of, it was facing the back of Nora's chair. So when we sat down, she kind of craned her neck around. All of them were looking at Nora, and they're like, she's so sweet. She's so cute.

And then probably like 15 minutes in, the lady turned back around again, and I swear to God, dude, she goes, they smell so good at that age. Oh, my God. Like a car. Yeah. In that moment, I understood the fairy tales about old women stealing babies and stuff. Yeah, I guess she does. She settled down over there.

Smells kind of like poop. Yeah, but you know what I mean. You do put like baby powder on them and they're fresh humans. They don't smell like debt and regret yet. Pure. Yeah, just pure. Anyways.

Shout out to the mozzarella sticks. No tattoos. They're just thinking about their kid. Yeah, where it went wrong. Their little waste of a kid, yeah. That's what most people are thinking about. Yeah. When they think of their kids.

Hell, mine was only five, and I'm like, man, so many mistakes. Yeah, I can't wait to do it again. I'll get it all right next time. I'm excited for your next batch of kids. With my new young wife. Oh, dude, that would be so great in so many ways. I can chance it. He'd stop bitching at us about, like,

you guys aren't doing enough for the show. He's just getting run ragged over here. Although now he's at the spot, well, not now, but maybe if he had done it two years ago, where he'd have, like, the sweet setup where he doesn't really have to do anything. He has hot wife, young wife, and hot young nanny babysitter. Keeps it all perfect for him. Not now, though, bucko.

We're too busy now. And broke. I was going to say, he can't afford the night nurse. What's he going to do? He's going to have to get up. He's actually thinking right now about what it would be like to be a dad again at this age. I can tell. No, I think it would be great.

I loved little kids, man. It was awesome. It's a fun time right now. And all the banging I'd be doing to their young hot mom. All right. That's getting real. Is Belichick snipped, or is he going to knock up that 25-year-old? It would be very funny if Steve Belichick...

My leader. Yeah. Like, he is my leader for sure. He has to sit at the table with... Like, what is he, like 70-something? 72? Yeah. I got plenty of time.

I don't even know if my next wife's been born yet. Oh, my God. I already did the deal that ends the news. Oh, you did? Mm-hmm. Do I got to do this? The Dumb Zone News. Like and subscribe.

We need Dan to recreate that Belichick Halloween picture. That'd be great. Who's the mermaid? I just like... And his new girlfriend. I just imagine him having to go to like yoga and like do a sur la table class or whatever where he has to make pasta. And she's talking to him about crystals.

Yeah, that's what I need, a hippie. Yeah. I need someone to... The line is blurred now, dude. They're all hippies. Clay eaters. They're all telling you about, you know. Yeah, I need the electrons.

Clay eaters for sure. Yeah. God, you're walking next to lighthouses. God, Dan having to listen to astrology stuff. Oh, I love all this. I'm in, man. Love all of this. A spin class here and there.

I know my sign. What is it? Viewer mail birthdays. Oh, God. Requests for November 3rd. That was yesterday. It's my dad's birthday. He loves you guys.

He listens to you every time you post an episode. He even has a Dumb Zone shirt. Heck yeah. Now, this is from Maddie. Hot name. Who says... Unless you're 13... I think we're probably looking at a grade school Maddie. Hot name. Who says... Unless you're 13... I think we're probably looking at a grade school Maddie here.

I clearly added the disclaimer. For one of my birthday presents to him, I would love it if you would give him a shout out. He thinks y'all are really funny and enjoys listening to you guys, Jan, Jake, and Blake. Every time he picks me up from school or takes me to school... Could be in community college. He has the dumb zone on.

His name is Brandon Mole. So happy birthday. Stop commenting on that. I feel like there's a way where this can still be taken as a compliment. I like young Maddie, what she has done here, because she says this is one of my birthday presents to him. So we are providing this.

Now she doesn't have to buy another present. Yeah. And she wrote that in crayon? Is that what you have over there? That's right. Is the birthday sentiment negated by Jake's line of humor here? No, the R in birthday is not backwards played. It's just a cool name is what I meant to say.

Sorry, Maddie, and sorry, Dad. Like it's fire, right? You'd put a little fire emoji by that name. It's a hot name. Yeah, that's exactly what I meant. Hope you're doing well in school, Maddie. Right? You'd put a little fire emoji by that name. It's a hot name. Yeah. Isn't that what? That's exactly what I meant. Hope you're doing well in school, Maddie.

Yeah, try C. I mean, dude, I didn't know they were giving 12-year-old email accounts, okay? The game has changed. Dear Dan, just Dan. Monday is my C.J. Wilson plus C.J. Wilson minus CJ Wilson minus CJ Wilson birthday. Socialist Jake and slutty Emily Jones are my leaders. More TC, Philip Kingston, and 5-Minute Stranger. I am so proud of Dan for being able to handle his buzz for decades

without having to go to rehab like a bitch. From Day 2, Blake. Yeah. That could be our Blake. Could be. Day Blake. Yeah. That could be our Blake. Could be. Day two. Yeah. I don't know about these guys.

Yeah. Had to clear a couple hurdles first. Greetings, crotch crusader. Whoa. Sunday is my Dirk plus Ben Wallace birthday. My leaders are Dan Campbell, Jake's Courageous Alcoholism, and the Dumb Zone Facebook group.

More lions, less Julie, excuse me, more Julie, less cowboys from Dan in Michigan. He's at day eight. Hello, it's Phil Thompson's birthday. He's turning one LeBron plus half a LeBron if you round up, then add LeBron's first number. His leader is the time Emily

Jones called Derek Holland's mustache a dick broom on the mom game. Oh, God. This is before Rob Video Man's time. Shout out to the people in the dumb zone Reddit who are much nicer than the saddos who comment in Patreon.

More Jasmine because it makes a few Patreon commenters sad from Samadi. I really enjoy just like this whole universe that exists around that I don't know anything about. The community battling this community. Like, you guys are the mean ones.

Yeah, we're the cool ones. I love it. Bastion of the Little man in the boat. Patreon day 311. Substack day 4. Today is my Dirk birthday. I too should be praised for my courage for going through rehab. I did it a couple years ago, so most of Jake's stories sound familiar.

Danny is my leader. Getting a birthday shout-out on the dumb Zone would top any shout-out I ever got on Why Today Doesn't Suck from Dean. P.S. The Boys is a great show. I knew the second he offered the P.S. Good one, Dean. The second he did it.

Dear curator of the cock dock, I'd like to wish my friend Doug Burkle a happy birthday. Burkle? Curator of the Cock Doc. I'd like to wish my friend Doug Burkle a happy birthday. It was sometime last week, but I'm not sure of the exact date because I'm not gay. Unlike Queen Maeve of Amazon's hit show The Boys from day one

Substack. Yeah, Queen Maeve. I thought that might be it. Lesbian. Yeah, I had to do my research this weekend. And Gudentag Führer von Furberger. Today is the beginning of my last year as a viable human being. 49.

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DF Steve Alright The Dumb Zone presents Virginia, D.F. Stephen. Alright. The Dumb Zone presents Today in History. Today in History, I'll give a little love to Prosper Ford, the all-new Prosper Ford.

I still call it all-new. It's up there in Prosper. Probably still smells new. Excuse me, 380 in the tollway. Or ProsperFord.com. It still smells new. Excuse me, 380 in the tollway or prosperford.com. It might smell new. The cars all smell new, except the ones on the used car lot. Or do they do the new car? I bet they do.

Can you buy new car smell? Of course. Probably comes free at Prosper Ford. What about if you went to the car wash? Yes. prosper ford what about if you went to the car wash yes and you okay so you can get new car smell and they put that thing in there or you can get lemon they put that thing whatever baby powder you like that could they put new baby smell like it's baby i like this so it smells like that baby and then for olds they would always choose that. Oh, new baby.

I'd love to have a newborn baby in my car. I love that. That old lady who was looking at Nora. You could just hand her that and say, here, get out. Leave my baby alone. It would be even better if the company who made it sort of misread the market and at the car wash were like, are you sure you don't want one of these 2,000 packs of old people smell we have that no one is buying?

No. This is – I'll skip it. Kurt Cobain found four days later smell. The website is prosperford.com. I bought a vehicle from Chaz. Oh, yeah. Prosper Ford. That's the spot he built. I bought a vehicle from Chaz. Oh, yeah. Prosper Ford.

That's the spot he built. I bought mine at Grapevine. Same great service. Same great location. Chaz Gilmore. Great dude. Good peoples. Great deals.

Great trade-in values. Go smell their showroom. Just do that. At least do that for us. What's it going to take to get you to smell showroom? Today is Monday, November 4th. Election Eve, Dan. Election Eve.

We're a mere 12 days away from the Clinton years at the Granada. Heck yeah. On this day in 1942, for the second straight year, Boston's Ted Williams finished second in the MVP voting. The sports writers hated Ted Williams. I've heard about that. Notorious asshole. Oh, it was just because he was an ass?

Yeah. So he won the Triple Crown this year, 1942. 36 home runs, 137 RBI, 356 average. He loses out to Joe Gordon, who hit 322. 18 home runs, 103 RBI. The year before Ted Williams had finished second, he hit 406. But Joe DiMaggio was on the Yankees, so he won. Is that like the genesis of the self-important baseball writer? Probably, yeah.

And they were able to just carry that forever? Because they used to be, probably even make more than most of the players. Yeah, and they were famous. Yeah. On this day in 1964, comedian Lenny Bruce convicted for obscenity charges after a performance on stage in New York in Greenwich Village. He died before his appeal was decided, so he was convicted. But he received a pardon from the New York governor in 2003.

What is the point of that? Messaging. Get people on your side. I don't really know much about this story. Yeah, I knew obscenity. I don't know what he got arrested, what he exactly said. It was probably like, did you see that girl's skirt? Oh, man, arrest him.

I don't know what they were doing in 1964. It was more than that, but... Was it? Yeah. Was it like an Andrew Dice Clay type thing? Probably less than that. Use the word sea sucker. We'll see.

So now you won't say cock? Well, I just didn't know sometimes what we're going to use on other forums or not. Oh. But if you're not that worried about it... Blake said don't edit yourself. No, let's do our show. I'll edit it later. Why don't you do your show and leave me alone? A lot of tension here.

Boy, he muted me. I got an open produced. I had a fun thing. You're being a cocksucker. On this day in 1994, the San Antonio Spurs season opener was delayed 50 minutes because a fireworks display triggered the Alamo Dome sprinkler system. So everybody got soaked inside the Alamo Dome. Wait, what game was this? No one's there.

Well, it ain't that. I was going to say, what the hell? Yeah. Yeah. Boy, they've had some wild stuff's there. Well, it ain't that. I was going to say, what the hell? Yeah. Yeah. Boy, they've had some wild stuff down there. Yeah. The bat. Yeah.

Had a time where LeBron was like, I can't play too hard. Yeah, he was cramping. Yeah. This is the day in 2017 that was Oklahoma State v. Oklahoma. 62-52. Baker. 598 yards and five touchdowns. Baker going to night, bro. Mm-52. Baker, 598 yards and five touchdowns. Baker going to night, bro.

Mm-hmm. I'm aware. And Mason Rudolph passed for 448 yards for Oklahoma State. Mason Rudolph was out there slinging it yesterday for Tennessee. Is that who he plays for? All right, Jackson. Is that right? Because I watched... Okay, yeah. I didn't watch the end of that game.

We can talk about this later in the week, but Drake May has fallen into the category of athletes that I kind of want to see do well because I feel bad for them. Just because the team sucks? He just looks really beaten. He's worse than Dumbface.

It looks like he kind of won a lottery and is out there, and he got real close. I kind of want to lift him up so he can dunk a basketball type thing. And on this day in 2019, it is Black Cat Monday Night Football Cowboys-Giants game. Yes. And the cat has speed. Yeah.

Into the Sherman Williams red zone. That was a great night. Back then, the Cowboys would win games. They won this one, 37-18. Today's birthday is Des Bryant, 36. Ryan Switzer is 30. He's got the lip tattoo. Remember Ryan Switzer.

What an era. Willie Calhoun is 30. Oh my god. Remember his bat? He's got to get in the lineup. Hugh Darvish, right? Guess his war. Oh no, that's no good. Career?

Yeah. 2.3. How about negative 4? Negative 2.3 how about negative four negative 2.1 wow in his first like media thing media scrum when they traded for him they he didn't have a position and so the rangers people were like so what position do you play he He said, I play three hole. Oh yeah, I'm just a hitter, baby. I can just hit. I can smash. How'd that work out? Not well. Carlos Baerga, 56.

Used to be a huge fan of his. I saw him when I was at the Browns game. He was there? He will do color commentary with Rafa. On football? Sometimes. Huh.

Boy, that doesn't speak well of the Spanish-speaking roster in Cleveland. You're like, hey, I played baseball. They're like, I don't care. You speak Spanish. Come do football with me. Doris Burke, 59. Jake. Oh, my God.

Jake. Risk it all. Devin Hester, 42. Steve Mariucci, 69. Makana Hehehe, 55. Laura Bush, 78. hey hey hey 55 Laura Bush 78 she's not the one that you always take a shot at Barbara Bush said the Astrodome looks

really comfy Laura Bush got people reading and got mosquito nets for people in Africa but everybody forgets that because they started like a genocidal war that killed millions and millions of people and set back the region for probably forever. Kathy Griffin is 64. You can't win with these people. Kathy Griffin is certified crazy.

I can't believe that she's bounced back at all. Is she? I don't even know if she's out there. Kind of. Not really. Ralph Macchio, 63. Karate Kid. Survivor host Jeff Probst, 63. Boy, you guys used to be so stoked

on Survivor. Were you? Oh my god, dude. By association. So stoked. Isn't this possible? I was like, hey, let's watch this show. Just get in my car with my bad radio penned up after my 10 to 11.50 class was over. What are they talking about?

Oh, my God. Not Survivor. Every 12.10. I can't believe the Not Survivor. Every 1210 is Survivor. I can't believe the alliances, man. I mean, I thought there were friends, and all of a sudden he's... They had probes on a handful of times. Sean Puffy Combs, 55. Oh, no.

How's that going? Not well at all. Best birthday ever. Not well at all. Quincy Jones died today. I feel like he probably got out just before his name shows up in one of them. That's wild speculation.

I just want to be clear about that. Holy hell, are you insinuating that he timed it right? His death? Is it coffee? I'm just saying. I saw some quotes from him today where he was talking about... I just think dudes, famous dudes, used to have sex with each other a lot. He said that?

Well, he was talking about how Marlon Brando would screw anything, and the quote was just like, yeah, he'd go after anybody. He's like James Baldwin, Richard Pryor. True thespian. They do it with dudes? Yeah. Oh. Yeah.

I heard that about John Lennon. Chill out, man. Mick Jagger, David Bowie, John Lennon. Yeah. Cool. Born on this day, now dead. Walter Cronkite. Doris Roberts. The mom on Everyone Loves Raymond.

Yeah. Everybody loves. You okay, Blake? Yeah, I'll be all right. And Lorenzen Wright. Who died on July 19, 2010. His body was found on the 28th. So you could have Lorenzen Wright smell.

Tell me who that is again. He was a basketball player. Okay. Dead on the stay still dead Cy Young. Never won it. Do you buy the stats? Oh, yeah. You won 200 games more than everyone.

I'm sure. Yeah. I'm sure you did. Sparky Anderson and Andy Rooney. I don't get that at all. You don't get Andy Rooney? I think it's obviously

a moment in time culturally. Old cranky man. Now we vote him president. I guess that's true. And that was Today in History. And that leads us to closing remarks. All right. I know.

Well, so Dan. My name's Dan Simone. I have a working mic. Dan is the one who said, I don't want a mic. Yes. I want to sit back here. I don't need the couch seat. He's like, that's for Camille and Matt.

They're real full of themselves. They need all the attention. I'm the Cleaners bass player. They knew what was going to happen. I was going to do too much. I already stopped down the show thinking my mic was on. It happens. I've got a message for Reddit. I am one of you. First of all, can of snakes.

We're new to self-promotion. We're a fake band. We play cover songs. Been together for like 10 years. We've never played at a real venue like the Granada, okay? We are fans of the show. You're yelling at Reddit right now? They know what they did.

I was there when the first 690s showed up and they were like, you're doing too much. Take the mics away. They don't need to be talking. So we're going to sequester them to closing remarks so they can fast forward it. I'm just trying to follow the game here. No, no. I was with them.

I get it. So you were with Reddit at that point. Oh, yeah. And now you're like, look, now that I'm here. It's impossible. You want to be part of the show. It's hard not to do. Okay. So this was self-regulation.

So you're just saying, so every person on Reddit who has complained should get themselves a sit-in. Hold on. Dude, you're reading my notes for me. This is perfect. This is electric. This is surreal.

It's perfect. You're up here in Dan's element. If you got a few friends, split it. It's worth every penny. If you got a little thing to promote that's not even a real thing, it's a fake band. Fake band. It's a real show. You've got a little thing to promote that's not even a real thing. It's a fake band.

Real show. Real show. Saturday, November 16th. Two Saturdays from now. We're a real band. We're playing a real show. Let's sell this thing out. How much are tickets? We don't know. 20 bucks? 30 bucks? We'll say reasonable.

If you come up to me and say can of snakes I will buy you a Lone Star there we go oh my god this guy is a marketing genius we have a promo code what

on our website yeah and maybe a pair of sunglasses that have the band's name on them oh we're just gonna be

tossing those out but it's special still they're designed after the glasses they found on Kurt Cobain four days after that. They kind of are similar, actually. They kind of are. All right.

But we're all over the map musically. We put on a great show. We would like to sell some more tickets than what we've sold. I'm not really sure what that number is, but we can always sell more. We play like Chumbawamba and a lot more sets. Do some cranberries. Is that a good knockdown? Of course it is. Is that a good knockdown? Yes, sir. I think we're actually... Don't spoil it. Okay, I won't spoil it. chumba wumba and Harvey danger cake will Cake. Perfect. This is great. This is a good video. This is at the Grapevine a few weeks back.

What is this? This is us at the Grapevine a few weeks ago playing the distance by Cake. Oh, I think it's the Grapevine. Okay. Oh, yeah. Well, Cake. It's a great song. That's me. Dan crushes the bass guitar.

Yeah, this is fun. Do you guys ever argue over what you should and shouldn't cover 100% we argue over everything we're like

we're like the cover band version of the Gallagher Brothers it's an oasis we broke up we've broken up multiple times we fight all the time

our first rehearsal when we brought poor Dan in one of the other band members just lost it saying you're talking too much

you need to stop. He said that to me. We're a very electric, explosive band. You never know what's going to happen. We don't take ourselves too seriously, but we're pretty good at what we do. It was like 10 years. First real venue. We're going to try to self-promote.

This is a you scratch your back, my back thing about my back. Anybody else, the 690 thing's great. And if you switch to Substack, they do this cool thing. They will email you out free months. Send your friends that don't pay for the show a free month.

He gives it us a month. That's why we've been listening. And if you send three of them, they'll send you three more. Dumb zone forever. 40 more years. Can of Snakes, they'll send you three more. So, you know. Dumb Zone forever. 40 more years. Cannot Snakes. Clinton years.

The Granada. Thanks for having us. Now, you say that you don't know what you're going to get, right? Like, that's the deal with you guys. You just never know. But I do feel like it's not going to be from 1991. 1990. Oh, no, no.

We break the rules. We break the rules. These guys will break the rules we break the rules these guys will break the rules so we we play a couple songs we play a Pixies song which they were an 80s band but they kind of get associated

with the 90s he was still he was a governor right still plays we play 500 Miles by the Proclaimers which is from the 80s

but it's in 90s soundtracks we break a couple rules but it's mostly what if I need some reminiscing though no Captain and Cam need some reminiscing, though? No? Captain and Camille plays reminiscing.

We're playing at the Barley House on Friday, actually. If you come out, we'll play reminiscing for you. You can hang out in the VIP room if you come out to the Barley House. It's the Little River Band. The VIP room? Yeah. We're selling against the Granada show. That's the kind of P.I.M.

They're both important. Sorry. We're just talking about our lives. Eight days apart. Different band. No proximity clause issue here. You really want to, like you would rather people go to, if they could only go to one. Oh my god, yes. The Granada, please.

Do the Granada. Help us out, yes. Because that will get your key rating up for the future or something. I promise you, you'll have a good time. Sounds like there's already a potential for a free beer involved. Mm-hmm. Can of snakes. Okay. Out loud. Say a can of snakes to me out loud. I'll buy for a free beer involved. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Can of snakes. Okay. Out loud.

Say a can of snakes to me out loud. I'll buy you a Lone Star. Okay, so don't say it telepathically. No, no, no. You're finding out the show. You're finding out the show. Don't text it to me. You've got to verbalize it. Okay, I just wasn't sure how I say words.

Don't put it in the Reddit comments. Okay. But Dan loves you so much that he wanted to give us the gift of being able to have a sit-in with you guys, and I got to see y'all, and it's been wonderful. That is, I think this is wonderful. So Camille,

oh yeah. Here we go. We definitely want to talk about Hot Pockets. Oh yes. Knew it. So you're the voice of Hot Pockets. Hot Pockets. That was still good.

Beautiful. She still got it. Hot Pockets. Oh wait, is that the key? Hot Pockets. I think you had it's still got it. Hot Pockets. Wait, is that the key? Hot Pockets. I think you had it right the first time. How do you get hired to be the voice of Hot Pockets? Tell the story.

Oh, man. It's a cute story. I had been doing commercial work here in Dallas at a couple of different places. What does that mean? Doing commercial work? Doing jingles. Like they, you know. So you grew up and you were a singer of some note?

Yes. I've been performing and playing music for a while, but then I just started doing commercial work where a studio would come in and hire me to do a backup vocalist track for a singer or come do this spot for an ad. I need some ba-ba-bas. Do you have a pageant mom pushing you into this stuff?

No, no. My dad was really supportive. Everyone was really supportive, but it was just me kind of hustling out there. And so I had worked with this one studio in the past. I was working at Starbucks. And I remember specifically, I was going in to do a track for something else. They were trying to redo Mattress Giant.

I don't know. You know the... Ooh, ah. Yeah. Only in Mattress Giant. Ooh, ah. It's like, is this lady trying to fuck me right now they thought it was a little too much

so they were trying out different styles and I did a rock version and like a sexier version did that? yeah there were just all sorts of ones they were trying to do like a little faster pace but I don't remember it might have been that one but I did like the lucky day campaign and something

for TXU that we're actually running at the ticket um so much that like at one point gordon was just like this song is so annoying it's entertainment and got to go meet them and uh so anyway so i'm in the studio that i've worked out in the past and i brought everyone like a coffee and i went into one of the guy's rooms and gave him his coffee and literally he's like as i'm walking out the door he's like hey camille and i'm like yeah and he's like you know, Camille, and I'm like, yeah, and he's like, you know the Hot Pocket jingle, and I was like, oh, yeah, the Hot Pockets, and he's like, yeah, what are you doing tomorrow at 9 a.m., and I was like, Hot Pockets, and so, sure enough, I went into the studio, and for a good 15 minutes, said Hot Pockets, and the rest

is history. You got a gravy train for like 15 years. For a good while, for about 10 plus years. What does that mean? Did you get free HPs? Yeah. No one says that. It was like, what do they call it? Mailbox money, the gift that keeps on giving or whatever. And it was really great for a while, but I have not heard Hot Pocket Jingle attached to a Hot Pocket commercial. Well, define really great for a while.

10 grand a year? 50 grand a year? You know, it was enough to do some basic maintenance on my life and to help me do other things that I wanted to do. Teacher salary. Okay, so you were not going to get specific. Below 50? I couldn't tell you. Around 50.

It was significant at the time. But you kept working Starbucks for insurance? Yes. I remember that story. Yes, I did. I did that for about seven plus years. But it would be one check a year? No, no.

It would be a constant little buyout fees for online, or sometimes they would sell them to a Spanish market, or it would be for cable, if you heard of it. Because I imagine there was no negotiation of this contract. I kind of got grandfathered into an old... That was like the old way, and you caught in right at the tail end of it. So it was good.

It was very lucky. I was very fortunate otherwise they would have paid you like a flat here's a thousand bucks go away and I have no agent I'm self represented

because I was doing singing jingles and I would try to go to like an agency to ask them to take me on and they're like we don't handle that we handle like voiceovers

but now I do voiceovers too but I'm freelance and I would love to help you guys with some of your ads if you ever need anything oh wow so please keep me in mind. Send me some coffee.

Okay. We can record it at home. Got a studio there, so. I would hope you do. Man, the house I'm renting right now, like the people who own the home, they left like an 18 pack of the meatball mozzarella ones

and they're dope. Hell yeah. So you used to get free. Huh? You still have some of those left yeah. So you used to get free... You still have some of those left? Uh, yeah. You used to get free Hot Pockets. Take it easy, Dan. You don't get free Hot Pocket anymore, though?

No. Did you ever really, though, get any free? No, no, no. They just paid you, but... Yeah. For a family that was receiving money from them for quite a long... We didn't really eat that many of them.

We should have eaten more. If you hear the jingle, let me know. You'll need to make a phone call. We'll go break some legs. You guys have been a lot of fun. So the Granada. Yes. November 16th. Two Saturdays from now.

Go see the Clinton years. You can get tickets on the Granada website or however they do that. Ideally, go do the health baseball thing in the morning. In the morning, right. Oh, is that the same day? Yeah. Okay. Bang, bang.

It is a morning thing. Yeah, we'll be done by noon, man. Baylor, Scott, and White. Take a nap. Go to the Granada on Greenville. Historic venue. Very fun. Can of snakes.

Don't forget. Now, you're only offering me backstage for I'll give you backstage Granada too. Oh, you can raid the fridge. Got to know

where to quit. I don't ask it. No, there's also election stream tomorrow night. Seven thirty. Good. Feel good about

seven thirty. Seven thirty. I'll be here no matter what. All right. Cool. Adios guys. We got to go before this becomes a zoo thank you for watching my video

subscribe and type for my name if you think I'm boring Please wake up and stop that snoring All I can do is be the same Hold me, I'm sorry if that's not what you need He's saying something different But I don't know what that means Of course he won't be different Because that guy, he sure ain't me

I know that being apart is hard But don't let this make you let down your guard I realize that I just can't lose you But I'm afraid that I am screwed You say he's something different But I don't know what that means Of course he would be different Because that guy, of course it would be different Because that guy is showing me

I'm afraid Mr. Different will win this game Because he is what's in his name That's all he's got that I can't give you But my love will always be true You say he's something different But I don't know what that means Of course he won't be different Because that guy is sure ain't me Outro Music