The Neighborhood Listen - Appealing The Ban w/ Tara Copeland

Episode Date: October 21, 2025

This week in Dignity Falls, Joan and Burnt talk chili dogs, cane technology and the blue man group, while Doug honors an ancient art form. Later, they welcome Scott (Tara Copeland), a NeighborhApp firebrand who is here to speak "truth to power.”Go to cbbworld.com and sign up for the Maximus plan to unlock this episode and ALL seasons of The Neighborhood Listen ad-free, as well as full length exclusive BONUS ROOM episodes adventuring deeper into Dignity Falls!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Who's there? Your neighbor. Good. In Dignity Falls, you're never alone. You've got the neighbor half app and us. Burn. And Jode. From coyotes to mail theft to weird things to sell.

We'll cover it all. And meet new neighbors as well. We'll chat about any posts you're missing. So just tune in to The Neighborhood Listen. Welcome once more to The Neighborhood Listen, the podcast that takes a look at the neighborhood of Dignity Falls. through the eyes of its residents, including your humble hosts. Sorry, what is that noise? Do you hear that?

Well, we're recording outside today. Well, just me and Burnt are recording outside. Doug is, of course, in a different room. We haven't introduced anyone yet. But that is the sound of what ends up happening is we end up having a lot of our larger vehicles break down. And we've had to sort of do hybrid. I'm sorry, your personal larger vehicles. No, no, our as a Digny Falls town.

And so we've had to, the firefighter. are having to take the kids to school this morning because all the school buses have just gone kaput. We don't know why. It's almost like they all were brought down at the same exact time. None of them were starting at the beginning of the week. So the firefighters were like, we'll take them. And so the kids are loving it. We'll take them. Yeah, just take them to school. Pick them up. Oh. I thought they were taking the non-starting vehicles. No, they're not taking them. They're just going to convert everything to a fire engine. Although I guess they could. There's not a ton of room on fire engines is there for a classroom?

I know. They're on top. They're loving it. It's not, I don't know if it's safe, but I just figure, well, they're paramedic, so, you know, it should be okay. They stick them in the, between the rungs of the ladder. Yes. But they're having a great time. My worry is now, because we're going to have all just these, you know, these school bus carcasses everywhere that people are going to try to renovate them. And it's an Instagram thing. Do you know what I mean? No, I haven't gotten there yet, Bert. I haven't gotten there yet. I'm sorry. I know that that's already angering you. But what I don't like. I'm not.

I'm not angry. That doesn't mean I'm angry about it. It's more of just a shame. Okay, fair enough. I watch somebody's ice cream fall on the ground. I'm not enraged. Oh, I am. Oh, I hate that.

You should have taken better care of your ice cream. That was a terrible example. I'm not at the ice cream. I apologize. That was a terrible example. I forgot who I was talking to. But, you know, there's a lot of these Instagram posts where it's like, life in the bus, you know, and it's these people who convert a bus.

Well, for whatever reason, the algorithm is giving them all to me. And I don't, maybe because I'm a realtor. And so now, and I have explained that we're having to find alternate places to live, any living space. That's right. I mean, I've shown a large dog house. I think we've talked about this. That's right. There's no property.

There is no property. So I think everyone's going to start converting these school buses into homes. Maybe homes that don't even move. You know what I mean? But I just don't think it's reasonable. What I'm saying is if they can't get the engine running. Yes. But the whole point of these Instagram posts is that they're on the road all the time, right?

They stop and they travel. That's part of it, right? They ended up being profiled in a true crime story. Yes, I understand. What do you mean? A true crime? You mean that's either escaping because they're criminals. There was a, no, I mean, there was a very famous, in the last few years, I believe, of, you know, hashtag van life people who were just out on the road living in a van.

Oh, got it. And then one of them wasn't doing that anymore. What is that movie? the one Francis McDorm was in while she lived in a band? Oh, right, it won the Oscar and nobody cares anymore. That's the one where she was like,

I like to work. I like hard work. I love her. We all watched it. We all thought we were doing something good. And then it just left our memories immediately. What is the name of that? No one knows.

This is not a movie podcast, but it always comes up. And a lot of times I don't have my facts straight when it comes to a movie. It might as well have been called. Do you want to see Francis McNorman shit in a coffee can? You're a look.

What was that movie? Coffee can. It wasn't a coffee can. What was it? Was it a receptacle or just on the ground? All I could come up with is transparent, and that's not it. And then I think trans America, that's not it.

That's the one, the Felicity Huffman won for. Right. And then she worked for an Amazon company, so then that was another weird thing because it was like all branded through Amazon or whatever, but I still can't come up with it. Was it open rodent? Oh, that's not it.

Was it called a hobo's tail? Oh, no. There were some lovely things I appreciated about that movie. Oh, nomad land. That's what it was. It just came to me. Of course, nomad land. I don't like that title.

Now that I'm thinking about it, now that I'm really thinking about it. Are you worried? Are you angry? Are you angry now? Yeah, I might be. It might be. Nomad land. Because you see, nomads don't have a land. Yes, yes. That's the idea. I do.

Do you get it? I do. I think I do. Now I'm questioning it. Right. I am Joan Pedestrian. I am the top realtor here. I will try to sell you any space that you could live in. And I'm also a local actress.

I don't want to say the local actress. There's a couple other ladies out there. I think of you as the local. actress. I do appreciate that. I appreciate that. Carol Dragon Slater doesn't have a patch on you. Well, thank you. A patch on me. What does that exactly mean? I don't know. You were just hoping I didn't follow up. I hear that on British television a lot. Is that a British thing?

Yeah, I think so. I think it's an English thing. There's clearly a theme already for Season Klein, are we saying? In my mind, it's Kevin Klein. But I don't know what Klein was thinking of. Yeah, I'm imagining Kevin Klein as well. Season Klein is really already taking on a very British theme. We've already got, we've been talking about downton abbey a lot we oh robert i think elizabeth mcgovern is going to take is going to show up every episode oh brian why'd you make me slip on the soap don't you remember that storyline we were just talking about o'brien you had the hots for her oh oh when you said oh brian oh i thought it was

oh comma brian and i thought who's brian no no because she begins everything with oh no one named brian in downtown abbey no that's um yeah no o'brien remember that whole thing and she she rigged up some She was actually quite terrible. She was pregnant and she didn't want her to have the baby. I don't remember why. So she put soap on the floor. And they didn't show what happened. But we know that she put that wet soap on the floor and left it for mom to get out to the past.

Joan, I'm going to say that I forgot that completely. How could you not? It was a terrible. How disturbing. Yes. And the last episode, you talked about how you liked her. Well, you had, you found her very attractive. You must have forgotten that part.

You said because she was evil. I know. But that's how evil she is. She's got a great bone structure. That's how evil she is. The two of them, her and Jonathan, they did go smoke in the alleyway and just talk about what horrible things. Didn't he have a weird hand?

Something happened with his hand. Oh, weird. He had a weird bandage on his hand. Then there was that other guy that Lady Edith had a thing with, and he had just a black, like light sling around his arm. They just kind of rested his hand in. Who is that? Who?

I missed it. Lady Edith was going out with this guy. Oh, yeah. Oh, the people they always. had her date. And then, you know, we haven't talked about an accent that's one of my favorites, which is the one who, uh, uh, is their name, Joanna, the maid who goes, Mr. Bates.

Do you remember? Mr. Bates. And then they got married, didn't they? They sure did. But the boy, did they have a lot to, they had the most to go through. They really went through a lot. They truly did. We're just going to have to do a side podcast about Downton Happy. Well, Mom. This is too much. We haven't

even gotten. Robert, we haven't even started yet. We're in the first section of the podcast. Quite right, Mom. What should it be? Should it be we do a recap? There's so many. Of the show that everyone's already seen? There's no time in this life for that. Should we watch one of the movies together? Oh, we could do

that. Yes. We could do that because I have a I've only seen the first, I believe. I don't think I've seen you have to see the second. I used to have that last time because it's about Hollywood coming to downtown. Maybe I did see it and I forgot it. I've always considered Hollywood the ultimate dream factory. Oh, dear. This is a butler. I think it's been a while since it was referred to.

It was the dream factory. Yeah, the 1920s is when people were saying that the most in England in the service classes. But yeah, we should watch, you know what, we should watch all of them. Not like in a row. You know, we could do it on the bottom floor of my house. We could do it in my kitchen. And it could be about, it could be, never mind. I was trying to call it downstairs downstairs.

But I couldn't make it work. Anyways, that's just a working title. That's a working title. My name is Burt Me a Payday. Did you say your name yet? No, you had it. Okay. I am the, the pharmacist and chief.

Joan, you're really. I'm getting cheeky today. You're needling me today. I'm cheeky. Am I needling you? You're needling me. Okay. I'm sorry for needling you.

I'm sorry for needling you. We need to be stopped. We can't stop. Help. Do you think she has fun talking like that? I think she has so much fun. It's so much fun. What's better than, again, like I said,

be the only American getting to live in London for years and talk like that. It's the best. And just drape herself on furniture. She's always draped. Yes. I love being draped. My name is Bert Mieipati.

I'm the pharmacist and chief of the Dignity Falls. State of the Art Pharmacy right here in Dignity Falls. And we are also joined by Jones husband Doug, who is our engineer, Doug. Where are you today? Are we done with the down now? I know, babe. I'm so sorry.

I think he was just closing his eyes. waiting for us to not talking about it. You have your thing that you like. Name one. Sneezing. You love sneezing. You recently said it was one of your favorite pastimes. I trapped you into saying sneezing.

You doubt. Because I knew you would say it. You did? Wow. That was a test. Did we pass it? Did we pass or fail? Oh, yeah.

Flying colors. I'm in, I'm actually in the yard around the house. You're in the yard. Okay. You mean in the front yard? You mean you're in the front of the house? Yes.

Okay. And I'm working on Rattan World. Oh, no. And what does that entail? Because I know what I think it does. Me too. You know this material Rattan? It's like the wicker, right?

You know this material Rattan? Yes, I do. Intricately woven. And I say, welcome to our planet. Beautifully woven furniture material. Right, like outdoors. How is it different than Wicker? Yes.

What's the difference? Oh, I think Wicter. Oh, that wasn't meant to be a gotcha. I think all Rattan is Wicter. Not all Wicker is Ritin. Oh, boy. Sounds like it could be true, but also it felt like it could be true. Okay, so Ritin, I feel like is Ritan, Rattan feels like it's cheaper, no?

Mm-hmm. I don't know. When I see Wicker, it looks like someone really. did a job on that. So I'm building... It did a job on that. Like, it looks like it took a handcraft. Do you know what I mean?

It really looks like it took a lot of handiwork. Maybe it's because the name sounds fancier, but I feel like Rattan is the fancier. Oh, okay. Ratan. Okay. Because they... Is that why you like it, babe?

Because it's fun to say that. It's fun to roll your ars. If it were easier to do, it would have been a Rattan man instead of a Wiccan Man. That's right. So there's going to be all sorts of stuff out here. not just lounge sets but like a playground and a...

A playground? I'm sorry, who do you see a playground and a slide, just so you know? And who do you imagine is going to be on our property playing on this playground? Well, I mean, the boys, of course. They still love it. They still love it.

Here's my fear. Here's my fear. First of all, we need to encourage the boys to start looking for work again, getting out of the house. Second of all, doesn't Rattan seem very flammable to you? They will set it on fire. Would you like to know the difference?

I would love to. And yes, they will set it on fire. Yes, they will. Ratan is a material derived from a wood-like vine that is commonly found in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. Okay. There are more than 600 different species of Rattan. Yes. Okay.

And then Wicker. Doug said, that's right. Like, he done all this research already. It's incredible. You know what? It is really effective when someone says me to go, that's right. It really kind of makes you sell me. No, you already knew that.

And I'm just confirming. You're confirming what you're saying? Yes. I knew you'd get there. I knew you'd get there. While many people believe that Wicker is a different kind of furniture material, it actually refers to a style of weave that's been used for thousands of years. But that's hand weaving, right?

That's why it takes more to put it together. Yes. That's right. It takes strong and durable retan and weaves them into the alluring furniture. Whenever I see Wicker furniture, a feeling comes over me. So I think I was... That's what the Taylor Swift song, Wood, is about. I think I was right, then, that Rattan could be Wicker.

Can you remember what you should have said now? That could have been what I said. All Wicter is Rattan, not all Rutan is Wicter. Yes. Let's say you said that. Let's say that. You're right, though. Oh, good for you, babe.

Thanks, yeah. So, back to my question. I've enlisted the help of, um, of some old ladies around town. I'm sorry. What? Why? To help me weave this stuff.

But I thought that it was only wicker that needs to be weaved. It's only wicker that needs to be weaved. That's a good one. It's only wicker that needs to be weaved. I love a new tongue twister. Wicker that needs to be weaved. I've never seen, retan, not weave.

Oh, retan. How many species are you? So why would you ask old ladies? Come on, hon. What's going on? Come on, Doug. Because I saw them knitting. right and I think that could translate pretty well into this vision are they there right now are they just sitting and weaving right now you're gonna ask them to well they're napping right now oh dear on what did you bring furniture out there's a nice beautiful rug

just sleeping on a rug this is insane to me first of all you put this in our house they should be proud of their word we're gaining too many employees in this house this is a problem second of all where is there room for this because you famously in a few episodes well last year paved over half, most of the front of our house to make a parking lot that has only three spots for overflow from the games, from the baseball game. That didn't work out. So now where? It didn't work out. So now are you breaking through that, the concrete? We're not doing that anymore? I put sod over the concrete. So now there's grass again. Is there? Is that what you do? I didn't know you could do that. I don't, well, I don't think it's permanent. I think you can lay sod over parking lot, but it's not going to continue to live. Okay. All right. I've read. I've read that if you left to see. city or township whatever

for five years it would be overgrown like in The Last of Us Okay, what is that happen? I'm saying if you turned off the plumbing and the sewage system and everything and you just abandoned a place, right?

You'd be shocked about how overgrown it is with foliage. I feel like if you're doing that you're not going to be shocked by anything. If you're at the point where you're saying let's just shut it down and leave it alone and then you come back

I agree with a baby what is going on in the world and then you come back like huh I didn't really mean to make it about the shock so much

it's just the well then are you saying but why are you bringing it up in this case you want it to look like that? Oh no there's a lot of needling going on I don't want to needle you

I'm sorry I'm sorry I get enough needling it sounded so pathetic I get enough needling I get enough needling Well, okay, fine If the ladies seem that they're okay, fine Just make sure that like

I don't know that they're fed And that they're hydrated And don't let the boys They're adults Fet and hydrated Well, I don't know They're volunteering to help this Him out with this project

Okay, fine They're very sweet You're not concerned about these ladies So I guess I won't be either I give them credit for having agency Over their own lives All right, okay Well, now I feel with the bad guy

They have their like violet club. What's that? What's that, Doug? Well, they all talk about violets in the color violet. Is that right? You haven't seen them out in the park? Do they talk about the Peanuts character Violet? That's probably one of the topics.

Sure. You know, a loud topics. Yeah. They love peanuts. They love peanuts. The comic strip? Yeah. Okay.

I can't speak to their flavor profiles. Does anyone read comic strips anymore? I just really don't think they do. I mean, do they even exist? I haven't even checked a paper lately. Yeah, kids must. Do they? Give me a break.

The boys show me some... They're all watching screens. The boys show, even July P, she sends me some pretty racy comic strips. Well, because she's down in Australia. Australia has really racy comic strips. Yeah. They cursing them. They depict sexual acts.

It's very crazy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. They call them Mimi's. Mimies. Yeah. Is that correct? Like spelled like meme? Is that how you say it?

Oh, babe. Wow. Okay. Who calls the Mimi's dog? I think just you, babe. I've just read it. Oh, you've never heard about it. That's how you read it.

That's what we call passive vocabulary. Oh. Which is, you know what a word is, you know what it means, but you don't, you've never used it out loud, so you don't know what it sounds like. Like I said, lawyer for a long time. Lawyer. Which makes sense. Really? Well, because they, you know.

Law. Yeah. Sure. With you there. All you're doing is putting an er at the end. No, there's a lot in there. Sure. A year.

That's not the part. Thank you for granting my premise. You're talking about the diphtong that happens in the middle. Sorry about that. I'm sorry to throw that at you, babe. I know that's going to mess you. The diphtong, the diphtong, the diphtong, a yon. I'm sorry.

What's happening? What is happening? The diphton song, yeah. The discong song. Oh, no. We were working on that in the band for a while. That was the original The lyric, but they thought that's too clunky.

Rubarb Caravan, you were doing a cover of that? We were, yeah, we were working on that. Doug's dad band. It made us laugh. Rubarb caravan. So hard to sing. Sure. Dip thongs are hard to sing.

So just don't want the boys working on it. Will you please take them off of this project? Because I'm talking, of course, about my twin boys, Matt, and Screaming Jay. And Scream and Jay. They just don't need any more temptation, okay? I'm already trying to get them out of their improv group because they're still flammable materials.

You know, what they've been really interested in is they just recently discovered the Blue Man Group, which is no longer. No. Oh, I'm sorry to tell you, Bab. I'm sorry to break the news to you. Doug loves them. You're saying Blue Man Group is not happening anywhere in the world right now?

Well, maybe it's somewhere in the world, but they shut down in New York famously, just over the last year, and I don't think they're in Chicago anymore. Maybe they're in a country somewhere, but they're not here. No, I don't even think Las Vegas. Maybe. I'll look it up. Was it a Gwen Stefani situation? Oh, yeah.

Was it? I wish I knew what that was. Or one of them just got so much more attention and went solo. Are you talking about her and Gavin? Oh, no, you're talking about her and her band. For solo career, yeah. No doubt. Yeah, no doubt.

Needling me. I don't even remember we were talking about. Anyways. I truly don't remember what I was going to look up. It doesn't matter. Blue Man Group. They famously shut down in New York. They famous.

Apparently not. Apparently it wasn't so famous. Only famous to me. All right. So let's see. How are you searching for this? Is Blue Man Group no more? I'm just putting it.

Okay. They are still in Vegas. Okay. There you. well we didn't know okay so maybe it was not anyway for whatever reason for don't needle me i haven't been needled yet i i i'm waiting for the moment i will call it out when i this podcast has ended i will call it out you shall be needled that's my prophecy okay um yeah they're in they they saw the blue man group they thought that was amazing and so that's what they want to start

they want to they want to start their own version here with just the two of them with just the two of them. And so they've been just taking all the junk out of the junk doors and trying to staple them together and make instruments, you know, from anything they find. And what's your face? Well, okay. Now, I've never seen an entire Blue Man Group show.

Oh, you haven't? Oh, they are a lot of fun. From, I, all I knew about them was, of course, blue. Uh-huh. But then I thought they were big on drums. Do they have other instruments? Yes, they have these tubes. Oh, no.

Oh, tubes. Yes. I'm out. I don't want to see guys painted blue using tubes. Well, they're not going to be blue. I mean, of course, as you can imagine, these are my boys. They're going to call it the Poo Man Group. Oh, no.

You've never heard tubes played like this, Byrne. It's beautiful. And it's very, it's plumbing, it's plumbing centric, obviously, right? So their whole joke is that they're plumbers and that they're, because they're going to really focus on the pipes, but they also want to be like, oh, whatever they pull out of the pipes, they make music with, you know? So, what, what's your face? I'm following you.

Okay. I'm listening. If I have a certain look on my face because I don't think this is a good idea. Oh, well, I mean, it's the kids. It's the boys. Of course, it's not a good idea. But like I said, I'm just happy if they're working on something new. And I'm happy if, I'm happy that they're alive.

But it's a lot of tubes and it kind of makes like a thong, don't, don't, don't, sound. It's very sad. This is why. And they line up these tubes, you know, and then they take other tubes and they use tubes to hit the other tubes. It's a lot of tubes. Now, when you say tubes,

do you mean pipes? Yeah, kind of, but like, you know, PVC pipes, but like, you know, not like a metal pipes or lead pipes, of course, or even copper pipes. No, leg pipes is murder weapons. It's like, it is. If you buy a lead pipe, you're going to list.

Do you? Yes. Probably can fly. I have a lot of leftover pneumatic tubes, too. Oh, that's right. Oh, for when you try to build that bank. Yeah. You try to build that old-fashioned

bank. Yeah, the messaging system for the house. He absolutely loved that thing, you know, nothing more satisfying than putting something in and shooting it up. Hey, did the CVS that you worked at ever do that? Did you guys have that? Because they do that at pharmacies sometimes. We were one of the last pharmacies in the area to have the pneumatic tubes. You were. Okay. Took that away from us. Why, what happened? Did something happen? Was there an incident? Somebody tried to ride in it. I figured it was a real Augustus Gloop situation. And I mean, it wasn't that big. It wasn't that wide in diameter. How far does that try

get? I mean, truly, those are small. Well, he got his head stuck in there. How? He's a skinny guy. He did it. He did it so gradually. He so gradually. He coated his head in butter. Just like smear butter all over his head. And then

he very you know what? I forgot to ask. He's hungry. He very slowly pressed his head against the opening and just kind of did that all day long. And, you know, we're obviously not watching him the whole time. And so you

turn around like, oh my God, the crown of his head is in there. Wow. The opposite of crowning. Yeah, take patience. He got up to the bridge of his nose and then that was it. Good Lord. And they're like, someone else is going to try this.

We got to shut this down. Yeah. Because he clearly got so close, someone's going to try it. And the way, you know, they try to use the jaws of life. It was very delicate in the way that they got a was they just had to saw the tube above his head. Sure. And then he had the tube on his head for quite a while.

So were you guys still trying to use this when you didn't notice it first? So were like pills like, you know, lining up on top of his head. Like, was there like a backup? There was some of that, yes. And when they saw it through it, the noise of the pills hitting the ground. Oh, boy, I bet. It was exciting. Oh, exciting.

That's not the word I expected. It was so. Avalanche. Yeah. People, people, and then afterwards, of course, you know, everyone wanted him to wait on them because they just wanted to see his head smushed in there. And so I would be at the window and I would say picking up or dropping off and they would say, send the other guy over. Well, it sounds like it's a good idea to get rid of it. Did he ever explain what he was trying to do or why he did that?

I think we knew what he was trying to do. Because it was there, Doug, because it was there. Yes. He was saying it as a joke for the longest time and then when he actually started doing it, we were all just sort of... Did you see he was famously saying he was going to try it? Is that what you said?

I don't think that I did. Oh, okay. Well, I know I'm guilty of saying that a lot because then you mentioned and I think, oh, I guess maybe not everything is famously. But in this town, it's so small. A lot of things get around. That's very true.

Oh, God, every single chili cheese dog is famous here. They always say, the world famous. Yeah. Every single one's heard of it. They can't do that. You can't do that. And we're not even known for chili cheese dogs here. They don't even make them correctly. There's a law here?

No, there's no laws to say you can't say it's world famous. Oh, right. Yeah. That's one of the things we have here. There was one place, I think it was Eddie's dog in chili. And he, and it's called that because first he puts the chili on, then he puts the dog on. Uh-huh. He took one of his chili dogs to Iceland so that he could claim him was world famous. He couldn't get the chili through security

He had to put in his check luggage Wow And you have to make the dog here Before you go to Iceland Yes, otherwise it doesn't count Yeah, they won't let you in If it's not cooked already Everyone knows that about Iceland

They will not let you bring in an uncooked chili You can't bring an apple in there You know what I mean? You can't just bring produce Boy, I'd love to go to Iceland Everyone talks about Iceland, Iceland, Iceland. Everyone goes and they say it's fabulous and they're standing on a black rock And they're like, it's life-changing and it looks amazing.

Sure, babe. Is that the only thing you know about Iceland? No. I mean, okay, Doug. Okay. I think that's a little unfair. So then say some other things you know about Iceland. Jeez.

Give us two more things. I mean, it's an interesting place. Okay. There's lots of colors. You promulms, babe. Lots of colors. I stand corrected. I stand corrected.

No, there's like the water with the colors in it. You mean that, you mean the, the northern lights in the sky? Those are colors. Those are colors. No, but there's a, you know, water pits. Water pits, whatever they call. Geysers. Geys.

Hot springs? Hot springs. They're not known for their colors. Are you talking about like algae in the water, like when it glows? Bioluminescence. Yeah. Something like that. Okay.

I've never heard that about Iceland. Okay. Well, you know, maybe we'll get some more facts. And Bjork. And Bjork. How much time? How long have we been talking, babe? Why do you always need to know this?

Oh, my gosh, because it's a very normal thing to ask. We want to make sure that we haven't going to. Did you not know? Did you think that wasn't into your microphone? Because we heard that, babe. How often is he saying that to him? I'm saying that to me. I think that was an under his breath moment.

I think that was a hot mic moment. Babe, I think that was to myself. Right. It's a criticism about myself. Oh, it was to you. Oh, I see. You were needling yourself? Yeah.

I'm not angry. Okay. 28. Oh, yeah. That's definitely perfect time to stop. We'll be right back with the neighbor listen when the neighbor listen returns. Mr. Monopoly here. Monopoly is back at McDonald's.

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It is, I don't know, it's like, it looks like a sandbag. It says marijuana, fina caledida, 50 heroes, Colombia. It's in excellent condition. Welcome back to the, Joan. Sorry. What are you? I was telling, I was telling, I was telling, I was telling, I was telling, Matt that he only has 10 minutes before he has to start his chores.

Oh, okay. And what? I had to give him chores because, you know, they don't have a job right now. Right. And these chores are time sensitive. Well, yeah. You know, and they're also easy. It's like flush. You know what I mean? Like all the toilets? Yeah, anyway, they use them all. They make sure of it. Sure. Oh, waste not one. All right. We do have a guest, Joan. As we always do.

what we do is folks we scour the neighbor app the social networking application for neighborhoods and we look for interesting people to talk to and if you have a post that you've seen you think might be good for the show why don't you screenshot it from the neighbor app and send it to us at burnt and joan at gmail.com as this listener did this is andrea goodman sent us this post and i'm glad that they did and this post comes to us from uh scott it is in the general section Scott says, I would just like everyone to know that my month-long ban has been appealed, and I will continue posting my thoughts and questions. I am an important contributor to this neighborhap community,

and I really just want to help people. If you have any questions or concerns, please comment below. And here to shed some light on this, I hope, is Scott. Scott, welcome to the neighborhood listen. Thank you. Hi. Hi. Well, I guess the first thing to say would be why,

are you coming back? Why did you leave in the first place? Right? Why were you banned? Didn't leave? Leaving makes it sound like it was my choice. Sorry, you're right. I forgot about the ban part. Okay, why were you banned? You know, I just feel like it's the shadow government maybe, looking and seeing that, you know, I'm on the neighborhood app, I'm helping people, I'm answering questions, I'm speaking truth to power. Right, okay. And what did the shadow government think you were doing? Speaking truth to power, Bert? I guess she answering questions, helping people. They don't want people. people to be helped. They don't want us to be in control of our own, the fixing of our problems, the helping of our neighbors. They want the government to come in and do all the work. Okay. And what was the help that you were providing that the federal government? I would love to know that you're answering questions. Okay. Well, I've only, I've only said one

thing, Joan. Oh, dear. My, my goodness. This is, we're here to help you get your side of the story. I'm also here to help. I'm also here to help. And that's the thing that no one seems to understand is that when you go on an app like this you're spending your time your energy you know time is money time is energy time is your life your life force is put into helping people to answering questions asking questions I help my neighbors I I fostered a kitten that someone found in the road okay for example okay for example thank you for that example I'm not trying to needle you let people know when the Trader Joe's tote bags are going to be on sale so that everyone Who knows when...

Second time we've come up on the show. Really? Is it really? Oh, boy. Well, I can't step me. As we famously have, you know, I imagine you're talking nationally, but of course... Famously have... See, I did it again. Only, we have a Trader Joe, not a Trader Joe's. They left the S off.

But... The bags are huge. They are gigantic. The ones we have are so big. And you know, they're made... They're not even made here. They're not even made locally. Oh, not a surprise.

That's the kind of power I'm speaking truth to. I'm letting people. People know those jobs have been taken out of Dignity Falls and sent over the river. And through the woods? And through the woods. But not to grandmother's house, no. No, because their fingers of small children out front. They need work.

You know that not all wicker is retan. Is that it? Is that right? Oh, we've been, this was a question just now. Oh, thank you for helping us. Yes, it was. Yes, we're trying to get to the bottom of it. My grandmother had a wicker room.

Oh, a wicker room. Sorry to tell you, but all wicker is Rattan. Oh, dear. Well, wicker can be made out of many different woods. Oh, you know what? I don't want to litigate Rattan. It's just the wood that can be wickered. Oh, wickered.

Oh, Wittan. Ratan could be wicked or it could be carved or it could be softened. That's right. It could be softened. This is the kind of thing. Do you see, I can see that my, that this truth that I've told you has made you uncomfortable. And rather, and most people, rather than sitting in the discomfort of having a woman's tell them the truth. They would ban

me. I mean, I'm a woman, and you're saying this. I wasn't looking at you, John, I was speaking to Byrnt. You don't seem uncomfortable at all. You seem quite attracted to me, actually. Joan is a woman, W-O-M-A-N. And man. And man, I feel like a woman. Yes. Good job, Bert. Tell that to Brad Pitt.

That don't impress me by me. No, no. Now, hang on a second. Can I go back to just simple things like you answering people's questions. Can you give an example of that? What's a question that you answered? You answered a question and they said we have to ban this person for answering that question. That's why I'm asking because I'm thinking, well, that seems pretty harmless, right? But what did you answer? Someone posted a photo of two dress options that they wanted to wear

to a gala. Okay. And I said and I said, neither looks good on your body. And I went into detail about what shape and material and colors I thought would look good. I thought this was someone who wanted an open and honest opinion

and instead they wanted someone to blow sunshine up their ass and say, oh, they both look good. Can I say ass? Can I say ass on here? You can't. I get in trouble with my husband if I swear in the podcast.

He's not here right now. He'll hear his voice. His name is Doug. You can say hi, Doug. I saw him when I parked out front. Of course you did. That was my husband. Really beautiful sawed over concrete work.

Oh, you know, in five years that will become real grass. Is that true? Don't question or don't question. She's the bright one. You can question me. Just don't stop me from saying my truths. We won't.

Okay. That's all. Speaking of truths, when you say that this person probably wanted just to hear, oh, both dresses are great. Or, you know, well, yes, or one of these dresses is great, I guess, is what they wanted to hear, but they weren't burnt. They were both atrocious. Okay. Sure, but how is that?

A mermaid style? Oh, Joan, a mermaid style to a gala. Listen, I understand. The mermaid style is tricky. This isn't a prom. This isn't a wedding. This is a gala. It depends on which gala you're talking.

The Met Gala. Because we have a... Oh, it was the Met Gala. Someone from Digny Falls was going to the Met Gala. Well, it was the, you know, the Metropolitan Museum of St. Louis. Oh, that's right. That's the less famous one. Although they were first.

It was first. Lewis and Clark. Of course. Lewis and Clark. Lewis and Clark. The first thing they did before they went west was open a museum because they knew they were going to find many, many treasures and artifacts to put in that museum. Although famously, you know, that Meriwether Lewis killed himself over all the guilt that he felt.

And I posted about that on WhatsApp because I felt like people have glorified the Western expansion and really even the men responsible for it. knew that they had committed atrocities, not unlike the woman in the mermaid dress, an atrocity. Okay, now that is going too far. That is going too far. She did not know.

Oh, would you like to ban me, Joan? I don't. I am having you on my podcast. We are giving you a platform. Exactly. We are just what we do here on this platform, just so you know, is we ask questions

because we are trying to either help you amplify your message. We're doing the same thing as we're not doing. Exactly. Yes, that's what I do as well. That's right. How is telling us? someone they're an atrocity because they don't look good in either dress

amplifying events. They asked which dress and I said neither. So, I mean, how is that a banable? It's just the truth. I think because of the way you went on, it might be construed as perhaps rude.

I mean, there's no rule against rudeness. Listen, I'm with you there. That one example maybe is not enough. That's why I'm wondering if you're selectively choosing things. I mean, do you remember the last thing you did before you were banned? What was the last post you made um well yes i mean i i posted uh an entire post about how i felt like most if not all of the shop owners in town are not should close shutter their shops and close

their doors because the way that they are running their shops is reprehensible did you give a reason i mean did you give the what the reprehensible any examples of the reprehensible behavior sorry an example sorry thank you bernd overcharging over charging prices, long lines for toteback. I'm so sorry, Scott. What's that, Doug? He called a such-as on this podcast sometime. Oh, yes.

We need an example. We say calling it a such-as. Thanks, babe. Got it. Go ahead. Do you mean what I was doing? Yeah, so such, you continue doing what I was doing. Please continue what you were doing, yes.

I wanted to translate it for some of the locals. Thank you for mansplaining for the people at home. No. that what I was doing wrong as I expressed myself. It's my privilege. I just call it Dougsplaining. Oh, babe. I don't think we want to throw that around here with our guests.

This doesn't seem like a good thing's pretty pretty. You're trying to get banned? Did you mean to say it's my pleasure? Well, for example. Just for example. And the local pharmacy in town, for example. Oh. Which one do you mean?

Well, there's a few. Is there one in particular? Every one of them really has the same. Overpriced too many people working, but not enough people helping. For example, why is the deodorant

locked behind glass? Oh, well. And where is the person to come and unlock it for you? Just as a small example. Why are we policing deodorant and razors and every store has an example of something where my rights as a consumer are being infringed upon by the just the the the such as such as the Iraq now I understand and such like and there's not a single store you for example you know that in almost every restaurant you can't use the restroom without buying something I mean I feel like that's kind of fair and buying something is buying something is a way

weird way to say ordering, but unless you're maybe purchasing some merch for that restaurant or something. It would be interesting if you were looking to make a casino. I'd like to buy the Clams Casino. Oh, I wasn't aware that you could order without buying

after the order. I'm so sorry, Scott. You've never heard of Clams Casino? I have not. What is Clams Casino? It's so delightful. You're kidding. It's a casino part. It's a casino of clams. It's a creamy white wine sauce. You're gambling. that you won't get sick.

It is very addicting. Oh, my goodness. Very addicting. I just didn't know this. I will say the glass protecting the deodorant. At the falsemacy, there's a sign that says it's bulletproof glass, and I was always curious why. We have the deodorant. Okay.

All of the... Oh, so you think it's actually protecting, like, the safety of the deodorant. That's what I was a little confusing. All of the locked up items have. a different theme. Oh. Because there's supposed to be little prison cells.

Are there? So the deodorant is supposed to be sort of silence of the lambs, Henneble liquor kind of thing. And the razors, it's just a straight up like bars, you know. And we had to put the deodorant

behind glass because kids were eating it. Oh my, what? They cleaned out the tide pod years ago. If you asked me, if you asked me, this one's this delicious. They thought they were like push pops. Then that is on the parents. That is on the parents job to keep their children in line.

That's true. I agree with that, but because the parents are not there, we do have to make sure that kids are just going to come in. Perhaps you should have a no-unaccompanied children rule rather than a deodorant behind walls rule. What do they put the dental floss behind? Because that can get through anything. See? You see?

And this is the kind of thinking. Like a garret? Like to saw through. This is the kind of thinking, Joan, that would get you banned. Just unspool and slip through if we're talking about how it's going to escape. This is the kind of thinking that would get you banned. No, I'm not sure that that's it. It is exactly that.

Just that kind of thing, an innocuous truth or opinion or something like that. And they would say, banned. The dental floss is in a sort of revolving triangle like the phantom zone. It's like a magneto situation. I do like that. Like a phantom zone. Oh, I'm sorry. I don't know what the phantom zone is, I realize.

From Superman, too. Okay, so okay, oh, right, okay, I know that I, I forgot it was called that. Remember, I sometimes have blind spots in movies. Sometimes you only know three things from movies, you know, and so, and that's not a call out. That's not a call out. I'm not sure it was ever referred as such in the movie. Oh, is that true? Probably more in the comic.

Is that true? I don't know. I might be sitting with Scott on this. Oh, because it supports you. It does feel like you're, that's right. It does Joan feel like he's needling you, doesn't it? A little bit. Yes.

Now, Scott, you're trying to turn us against each other. In all fairness, it's not going to happen. If you turn against each other, that is because you have deep-seated reason to do so. It has nothing to do with me. I barely know the two of you. Look, in all fairness, we did a watch along of Superman, too. And so, you know, it should be fresh in the mind. Although there was about a year and a half, two years ago.

Sure. A year and a half two years ago. You know, it would make a great podcast. Listening to the two of you watch a movie together. Well, it has happened. It has happened more times than we care to admit. He'd probably be surprised. But let me ask you this, Scott.

There might be other people that think the same thing. I want to pull out a little bit. How do you believe the government is related to the neighbor have? That's a great question. Well, the government is directly related to everything for the most part. Are you talking about our local government? Just to be clear. You know, our state, are we talking about on a state level?

There really is just one government. And I know that they want you to think that there are different small factions of that one government. But it's all tied together. And technology, tech bros, apps, AIs, it's all controlled by the government. The same way that, you know, cars, spaceships, computers. Spaceships got in there. Can we talk about that for me? All every technology.

That's part of the technology. Okay, so just to be clear, you're someone who believes in, you know, a life on a different planet, that spaceships exist, that they're a thing. Or were you just referring to, like, rocket ships? Ships in space. Okay. Well, we don't really call them. We don't call them space shows, but maybe that's what she meant. That's why I was asking.

Well, really, any, any, any vessel or in space. So it could be a satellite, it could be a rover, a space station. Oh, okay. But, you know, cars, trucks, buses, fire trucks. You know, for example, I don't know if you know this, but all the buses broke down. We were just talking about that. We were just talking about that. Yes.

You can't tell me the government didn't have something to do with it. I mean, that one was strange. It was that they all went down at the same time. I was afraid it was a maximum overdrive situation. Listen, I don't know if your movie knowledge, Joan, stretches to maximum overdrive. Well, I'm aware it was a Stephen King novel right? And is it, what, Charlie Sheen or Michael?

No, no, no, Emilio Estavis. Emilio Estavis. I was close. And I believe it was not a book first. I think it was his directorial debut. The single most terrifying thing from my childhood is maximum overdrive. Really? The Bible salesman in the ditch.

You know, I've never seen it, so I don't know. Oh, Doug, have you seen it? I do know some of the things that happen. It's machines essentially rebel against mankind. It's, in fact, diesel trucks, big, big diesel. So it's like a cars were a nightmare. And it's set in a gas station. Yes.

And they said in a gas station, sort of like a flying J kind of a, you know. And they menace, they trap everyone in the gas station and menace them. Oh, that's terrible. Bible salesman gets trapped in a ditch and run over. And it really, really, I caused a lot of machine trauma and religious trauma for a lot of children in the 80s. Well, I'm also wondering if this is where you also have gotten this idea that something is, you know, something nefarious is taking over. You know, you could look back to that moment. That might be the defining moment when you thought people are out to get us or this idea of a shadow government.

Why was the way you say idea? Like, and I, like it makes it sound like it can't be true. Like it's an idea. Let me change that then. Then you got a sense. You got a sense. So that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, that's, how about a knowledge? Okay, fine.

A realization and knowing. I think we can, I think we can grant you belief. I think that's as far as we go. Belief? Because you're, you know, of course you're, you're, you're free to have your beliefs. And I think that that's where that belief started. And yet, aren't some things fact? Yes, some things are fact.

Is, do you believe one plus one is two or do you know it? Both? my kids don't know it but uh they've been listening to Terrence Howard sounds like a failing in the home that's right yeah remember that

that's right boy that was fun I didn't care for it how come babe it just sent me into I just felt lost in this world sure after you know the twins started trying to lecture me on it oh sure they were super into it really spun me around

for a while I just think that there should be more clearly defined rules about things that could get you banned because I don't think that the things that you know, your best interest, your best intentions in this world for your community should get you banned from that community. Can I be honest here? I really think we're still not getting what the actual post was that got her ban because, well, I'm going to say right now is the first two things, sure, I can see what someone might say you're not welcome in this community or that's not appropriate. But nothing to me that's really like jumping out. I feel like she's skirting around whatever

you are... You are... If I say something that you don't... Like, you're welcome to comment or ask questions. You don't have to remove me from the... Sorry, I didn't... Entirely.

Right. To be fair, we're asking questions and getting nowhere. The neighbor have... So, terms of service are pretty confusing. Oh. Right. I guess you've spent more time looking at them, babe,

because you really like that. Well, I'm just saying, we don't know. You love TOS. You love to read that fine print. You love it. I gotta make sure you. you know what you're signing on to. That's right.

And I still don't know. I've seen Doug download an app and then 10 minutes later say agree. So I called for the removal of all forms of government. Okay. Okay. Now we're getting somewhere. Now we're getting somewhere. The state, the nation, and the world.

Okay. Okay. That I think. The state, nation, and world. Well, because we don't know if there's not an intergalactic life controlling us all. And if there is, then that, then it. The problem probably starts there. Okay.

Again, speaking of a problem starting someplace, I'm telling you, it's Maximum Overdrive. These moments are formative. I really think it could be. You remember the commercial? I don't remember the commercial. Stephen King standing there himself in front of some trucks. And he says to the camera, I'm going to scare the hell out of you. Mission accomplished, Mr. King.

The trucks have faces. The trucks have faces. Somehow they have, they have. angry energy and angry faces and sorry what has angry energy and faces the trucks oh the trucks right so then yes so I think you saw that as some sort of like yes controlling power

over which you don't have control that's out to get us but isn't that like every movie from the 80s every single movie from my childhood was about how something is going to come and they're going to the government will come and take your alien away and do experiments on it for example or Or the Nazis will come and try to steal your arc

and you'll have to melt their faces off in order to do something about it or, you know, Darth Vader will chop off your hand. There is always some controlling force of evil that is we must fight. Mr. Rooney and Ferris Bieler. Do you not think that's just stories? I believe stories are based on life.

All of them. Well, I mean... Well, in a way, yes. In a way, yes. There is a truth at their core And I'm here to point to those truths, call out those truths, expose people to those truths, and the government doesn't like it. Okay, so then can I ask, if you called for the removal on a state, national, and world level, what would be, what would you, what would you, what would you replace it with? What would be your, what would be your ideal, thank you, what would be your ideal way of living in a society?

Personal will, self-identity. what you want and getting what you want self-fulfillment for example what is self-fulfillment to you what is it to you because no no no Scott no no no

no no because my self-fulfillment Joan is for me I don't want my self-fulfillment for you then I would just be another government governing you okay Scott let me ask you Okay, bring some order to this.

Apart from this month-long ban on the neighbor house. Which has been appealed, which has been appealed. And I am awaiting eagerly the results of that appellation. And it's straight, because we found this on the neighbor haps. So are you sure you were bad? Because it's an appeal until they decide. Oh, oh. I get to stay on.

So they have to let you on. You are innocent until proven guilty, burnt. That is still true today as it was Jesus. Okay. And we see how that worked out for him. As the amoebas crawled from the ooze. Oh, dear. They were innocent until proven guilty. And that is the secret of the ooze.

Now, apart from this month-long ban, which has been appealed, is there anything else where the government has stopped you from fulfilling your desires? I can't just take deodorant off of the shelf any time I want to, for example. Okay. But now there's an explanation for that. Yeah. There's always an explanation for why someone has to control or decide for you. But all you do is you ask somebody to get to the deodorant. And maybe it takes a little longer than you would like.

Or that is true. You do push that button for a long time. Or, you know, you can download an app and you can use the app to open the door yourself. And that's another thing. The technology. The apps. The apps are the chains. The Marley's ghost.

She's moving her arms around. Like she's doing a spell. Wait, I thought the apps were a good thing. No, the technology. The technology. That is, the technology controls it all. It's all controlled by the same people. Who are those people?

Okay, I don't know that that government. The rich tech bro government. Okay, okay. The people who are advancing and controlling. I'm not going to say that there's not possibly some truth to what she's talking about. This is what my question is Joan. Everyone's consolidating power and I get it. This is my question for you, Joan and Burnt.

Is all of this so preposter. to you? Are you, do you live in such a tower? I just said, I just said to you, I would give you some of these things. I've heard these words. I understand this. And I won't. Of course you won't. But what I'm saying is I haven't heard a good, I don't understand what it is you want instead. You know, you can't have full chaos. You can't have everyone just, uh, and, uh, not stopping at a red light. You can't, throw bottles in the street. Yeah, what you can't. That's chaos, baby. I just want people to decide for themselves how they live and where they live and what they get to do that's all. What if I come to your house and say, well, I've decided this is where I want

to live. I'm moving in now. That's why I have free will. Joan, I want you to look deep in my eyes because if you came and lived in my house, I would rock your world. Oh, my, wow. You would not. She just went eyeball to eyeball with me. She really did. I've never seen anybody get that close to you. Like our eyeballs touched. Living, I didn't think that was possible. Living in my house. A very weird sound. Living in my house is what Taylor Swift's Wood is about. Living in your house, what it's about it's about me baby oh that's confusing so you would give joan the key to your thighs joan would not need to be given anything i mean i have to say i'm intrigued of course you are these are the but these are the kind of things that no one wants to know the truth about

but also how come your answer how come your answer to me suggesting a scenario that i think really puts into motion what you're suggesting how are you answering with it that they'll satisfy me sexually So it's okay. How would you would say to Ed? This one that's really about getting people to come to your house. I'm just saying that if you... Oh, no. Now I see.

All I'm saying is that if you want health choosing a dress, come to my house. Okay. This is... Oh, you found a kitten in the street. Bring it to my house. Can I ask, do you live alone? I mean, alone is such a subject. Not a single question.

has been answered just forthrightly. Such as. Oh, you're calling at such as? Such as the very last question. I'll do you out. Do you, what's due for a living? Can I ask that? Should I ask that?

I live for a living. This is all making a lot more sense. We all are just making our way on this planet. So what do we do for, you mean what do I do for money? Sure. I write fan fiction. Oh, and you get paid for that. Yeah.

Well, yes, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I'm part of a vertical streaming, uh, a service where you, but you pay per chapter. You, well, you can buy coins, uh, and then you can use those coins to unlock chapters. What is it? What is, what is. What is, uh, Omegaverse Wolf, uh, uh, reverse harem, uh, uh, reverse harem pack, Omega Pack. Are you okay? No, I'm answering the question. Very directly, actually, Burr.

I'm so sorry. After being asked for the last 45 minutes to directly answer a question, as I finally do it, you needle me. I honestly, I don't mean to never heard of Omega Wolf pack, reverse pack. I did fear that you were glitching. Bert, it's werewolf fiction about Omegaverse rules apply with a reverse, you know, alpha, beta, omega levels. With reverse harem sexual.

Reverse harem. That's the one I'm hung up on. Well, some people call it a why choose. Oh, meaning why should she choose? If she wants to be with four, then she gets all four. Always a happy ending. You can find, uh, you, I'm not sure about always. Always a happy ending, Joan.

Okay. And if you don't believe me, come to my house. Oh, no, she's trying to be your house again. Why are you questioning how the Omegaverse ends? I'm sorry, babe, why in the world? Oh, are you? That sounded. I mean to me.

This is the most... Are you a subscriber to this family? The most beta question I've ever heard. Well, I was on your side. Well, yes, I know. I like the question. Wait, beta's good in your world, right? Beta is not bad.

I will say I... Somebody's got to support the alphas. I am alpha and a lot of people can't handle that, and so they want to ban me. Rankings were reversed. Not reverse. No, reverse harem. The herring is reversed.

Meaning you don't... I'm still making my way through the... The prologue. Same. It means one woman with several men sexually. Right. And she doesn't have to choose between them. She gets to have them all.

Some people call it a Y choose. That does sound like a harem. A white shoes. Yes, correct. But it's a reverse harem and that it's a woman instead of. So then it would be called a himim. I'm not sure English works down the wage. Him.

Which first of all, it should be herm and then himim. Well, yeah, if it is herm, then sure, it should be him. But since it's not. that was interesting though first of all it should be this and then the reverse would be this if things were different it should be this

that's a really good gambit I like it I know I think it's rubbing off on me I think all her ways of you know getting around things are cut maybe so bending logic and reason what do you call a group of

elderly ladies who you're employing I love this joke are you asking for the actual answer or are you going to tell me oh do you mean how would I write Hair graham. What? Hair graham.

How? I wasn't trying to set up a joke, but I just created one on the spot for you. Because they're grandmas? He just created a joke on the spot, babe. I mean, Doug. I mean, burned. My brain is melting a little bit. Well, we're in a very confusing state.

Is it because they're all grandmas? Is that why? Yes. A hair. I just said that on the spot. I want that. You know, not every woman. That's surprised.

Not every woman. wants to be defined by her relationship to the children and grandchildren. I understand that. I get that. I get that. I know you do, Joan. You do not want to be defined by your children. No, not certainly. When I'm dead, I don't want to be only remembered for that.

Probably not even now. I don't know. What do we say? What do we say to Scott? I don't, I don't. You know, we always try to help here. But in this case, I feel like that we were met with some resistance. and I also think this is mostly just

that you want people to come to your house. Am I correct? If you have more to say, come to my house and we can talk about it. Now why don't you put that in the post? That is a good question. Not everyone is invited to my house. I want to make sure, you know, that would be...

All right, but you are saying it on this podcast. I'm saying it to the two of you. Oh, I see. Oh, we can come. All right. Are there any broad rules for who can and cannot come to the house? people who believe in the truth people who want to

ask questions and hear answers people who aren't afraid I don't want a bunch of scared people coming to my house being afraid Oh That sounds sort of judgmental I guess I don't either Right I guess fair enough

But yeah I don't want a bunch of scared people coming to my house to be afraid Unless it's Halloween Unless it's Halloween But mostly I welcome all kinds of people, just people, you know, just people who don't think I should be banned for who I am. Who are those people? I haven't met them yet, Joe.

Okay. I think we're done here. I honestly don't see any way that we're going to reach any sort of understanding. Right. We really, we try to. I will say. We strive. We strive to.

For what it's worth, I understand you both perfectly. Of course you do. Okay. That's great. Okay. And you know what? I look forward to a post on the neighbor app about it where you explain everything. about what I am, but I think for now it would be best to just say best of luck

to you. We wish you the best. Very best of luck. I as well to me as well. Your band. Oh, babe, what are you talking about? I am banishing you. Oh, this is strong energy. This is strong. This is alpha energy. No, this is what happens when a beta tries to be alpha.

Oh, no. They say things. I can accept your banishment. I can accept your banishment. No appeal? If it's how he feels and what he wants, then bring it on. Now, why can't you apply that to the neighbor app? If they applied it to me,

then I would apply it to them. Okay. I do know that Doug is... I do know that Doug is lashing out because I have most certainly stolen his woman here today. Oh, dear. Well, I wouldn't be so sure of it. You just earned yourself a second month's ban.

Oh, I didn't realize it was a month's ban. I look forward to appealing. You can come back in two months. I look forward to appealing that ban. All right, well, Scott. Have my lawyer draw up an appeal. Sure. Okay, haven't drawn that up.

Sure. I wish we had time to get into the lawyer. How do you say it? No, I said lawyer. Let's not get into it. It involves diphthongs and we don't have time to hash it. I didn't mean the word. I meant to find out who your lawyer is.

Is there a different way to say? No, there isn't. No, there isn't. Let's say there isn't. Let's say there isn't. And let's say goodbye to you. Yeah, Scott, thank you for appearing on the neighborhood list and best of luck to you. I feel like I've made lifelong friends here today.

I'm so glad you did. I'm so glad you did. If you have one final message to the neighbor app, what would it be? I just want you to know that I am so grateful to everyone who has stood by me and to everyone who is helping me appeal this horrific injustice. And thank you so much for being such a loving and beautiful community. And we will take down this power that is trying to stop us from our truths. Well, the whole time I thought it was just her.

And I never got any indication yet any friends or any support. No, I think that. It is, Chester. Okay, okay, great. All right. Thank you so much, Scott. You're so welcome. I will see you tomorrow.

We'll be back with the neighborhood listen. With the neighborhood listen returns. This is Carmen. Lost Keys free. Hi. I know I'm not posting this on the right page, but I can't figure this at out. I lost my house keys a few days ago. Actually,

A week ago, near Mahogany and Elm and LBJ, please, if anyone found them, please let me know. My name is Carmen. Thank you so much. And welcome back to The Neighborhood. Listen. I don't know that I've been more frustrated by a guest. Right. Just when you think, well, that was the craziest guest, you know, and then along comes another real character. So the chief problems that Scott faced were.

Well, before we get into that, I'm saying by their own admission. Of course, of course, of course. Not being allowed to tell people that they look bad in two dresses. Correct. And deodorant that they have to wait for. Sounds like it. And then just not wanting anyone to make any rules whatsoever at all, I think. Yeah.

I don't think the case was made. And if you said paranoia. Pyrannoy. I'm sorry, but it really did so. Oh, rabbi. Deep-sip, piranoy. You have such paranoia. I mean, O'Brien made me slip on the soap,

but I still take a bath. I got paranoid about a bath. I moved on from that. Oh, Brian. Oh, Brian. I also don't think the case was made that a shadow government is controlling the neighbor house. No, it was just something she said.

There was no, there was never any. Over and over again. Boy, oh boy. Oh, dear. As far as conspiracy theorists go. Yes. I've had more fun with others. What's the most fun you've had?

Which one was the most fun for you? Well, I guess here's, I like when a conspiracy theorist will lay out all the elements of the conspiracy and connect the dots because that is the hardest part of it. Sure. You know, is saying here's how this all fits together. And then you're saying it to a person who's looking at you like you're crazy and because, of course, you are. Listen, you're talking Doug's language because, of course, he has a conspiracy. Like I said, I don't believe in that no more. Oh, I didn't know that you'd said that already.

That happened abruptly. He burned through that conspiracy phase so quickly. I wish I still did because I could have related to her. So the room is just abandoned now? Yeah. Okay. Just as simple as that. It's just a yarn and cork board room now?

Yeah, it's just a bunch of coincidences. A coincidence room. It's a coincidence room now. You just stand and look at it and shrug and go, huh. Who knew? were fervently telling you about coincidences. Yes, yes, with the urgency, with the urgency of a conspiracy, and these two are not connected. And these two are not related.

You know what I bet? Isn't that weird, though? This happened and just this happened. I bet what Scott did. Because the number one rule on neighbor happen, you cannot draw mustaches on other people. That is true. It is true. And people, well, they were doing it all the time.

Yeah. Yeah. How were they doing it? I know. Well, that's what I wanted to know. You post a picture. How is it possible? How else was able to draw mustache or your pictures?

Well, it's weird because it has a feature of a pencil. Like, you can take a pencil to other people. Yeah, why? Pictures, but then you cannot draw a mustache. I guess it's just a test of people. Yeah. You know? Yeah.

I mean, it's kind of city-wide. People were drawing mustaches on the animals for a while. It's like the king going abroad in the kingdom and the guise of a beggar to see what people truly think about the king. Oh, like undercover boss? What? Undercover king? What's that?

Oh, do you not know it? No. You're kidding. Wait a minute Undercover brother What would that be, babe? That's the thing, right? Is it?

Is it? Oh, it was? Yeah. Oh, didn't know it. At the height of Eddie Griffin's comedic thing. Okay. So I'm just going to, speaking of NeighborHap, I'm going to read another post here. And this one is sweet.

What was that? What was that noise? Wait, are the ladies up? Are they up from their nap? Oh, one of them just woke up, yeah. Oh, that was her waking up? What was that noise? Sounds like a baby animal.

What? What is that? That does not sound. Is she saying, yeah? Yeah, she's excited. Why is she saying only one thing over and over again? Oh, because she's still alive. She woke up and like, another day.

Oh, that was from my grandmother. She used to take naps during the day, and she'd say, I'm practicing, you know, for death. Right. I thought that was charming. That's right. Delightful. And that's kind of the theme of this post.

Now, this is what's funny, but it's charming, but it's also deeply mysterious. This is from Nadia. Just like Dracula. But then as you can see, yes, but then as you can see from her sort of, profile. This is, Nadia is not the person in the picture. Oh. In the picture is a lovely older lady. And it just says, she's full of life and joy, wouldn't know grandma's 93 years young, harvested some delicious pomegranates over the weekend. And it's just a picture of this woman. And God bless her, but she doesn't tell us our name,

her name, and there's no context. And I really would love to know her name, first of all. And I don't necessarily know why pomegranate harvesting is like just the sign that she's going strong but i am supporting it and i love it sure but there's nothing logical about well i mean if you look at the amount of pomegranate there were sure a lot if she harvested all of those herself good for her so many different containers i think she just i think she just whacked her cane against the tree a couple times and they all fell do you think it's the cane with the prongs oh it definitely as you can tell look you can always see that kind of cane is the cane with the prongs that's a good one you know we sell them at the store i know you do at the pharmacy

and you can get all kinds of canes. Our cane selection cannot be beat. What is that sound, babe? No, it's not going to happen. Sounds like a, that's it. Is that one of the ladies? It's a local bird. Yeah.

Oh, that's wonderful. Oh, the other. They do have a clavit. Cassinette. If you were wondering what that noise was, it's a local brood. Sorry, no further information available at this time. Check back later. Anyways, you're saying you sell all kinds of canes.

Oh, our cane selection is so good. I'm very proud of it. We have straight canes. We have the cane with the handle and the prongs. Yes. We have little shorty canes. Little shorty canes. Do you have knife canes?

We do have, well, sword canes, yes. We have sword canes. Okay. We have shorthy canes. You have shorty canes? Do you have apple bottom canes? We do have apple bottom canes. Boots with fur

Doug just wanted to say it We have the canes that have vials in them So you can put boots in there You have a cane? You have a cane that turns into an umbrella Like a like a James Bond cane Well umbrellas Okay I guess you can use an umbrella

I mean an umbrella is a cane that turns into an umbrella I guess so but I wouldn't want I would want No what I would want is a sheaf for the umbrellas That your cane can be dry Yeah that umbrellas have that They do no but they have it's canvas I want one that's wooden

Okay. What are you going to do about it? We don't have that. I think the problem is it would make the cane significantly wider. You're right. And heavier. And heavier. Why would you want?

How far along are you into an addiction that you need to drink out of your cane? If you're an old person and you're going to go to a football game. It just seems like so much work. Bring us laugh. I'm going to have a nip of brandy. Sure. But it's like. It's like a pipette of branding

Well, maybe you already have a flask And you know that somebody's going to take all your flask Take all your flask You have a friend that's like, oh, I know this guy, he's going to hog it And then you say, well, he can't beat me I have a flask in my cane Less surreptitious than drinking out of a cane It is very noticeable

You can take it out Oh, you know, but like there's no way to choose That's the whole cane That's what I was picturing Chugging from a train No one screw the top and you pull the, you pull the vial out Okay, but still, everyone can see the vial you look like you drink you out a test tube that's right that's exactly what that seems strange

test tube with a cork in it yeah a test tube of the cork in it well joan it is strange i mean let's face it and listen if you need it that badly that's not going to do it for you just a little drop well you get six vials in there oh you can yeah that sounds long it's like a long well first the file is so tiny now that there's six of them it's so long okay i don't we need get you upset i'm sorry we're riled up from our guest I'm very defensive about the canes. I needled you about the canes. Needled you about the canes.

Well, can you just tell me when the ladies get off of work out there? Like, when do they get to go home? Yeah. I think they should go home. Do they all drive here? I don't think they ever should have come. Wait a second. That's the unmistakable sound of old ladies.

Some of them are whistling and they're all talking. I think some of they were playing basketball They're really up and at it right now Sounds like it Yeah It also sounds like several people Not just like three old women

No they're out at 930 PM Do you mean they're done at 930? That is way too late I go to bed by 930 They're free to go home and do whatever they want What are you talking about? Free to go home whenever they want to What is wrong with you?

Babe Every time you have like labor at her house I do not like it I don't like it I feel under attack I definitely hear more men than women. I'm just going to be honest. It was hard to find the single woman's voice in that audio voice.

Some of them are smokers. Perhaps. There's a lot of B-Arthur types. Sure. Okay. Well, then they're hardy. I guess they're fine. Sure.

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