The Neighborhood Listen - So Strongly Scented with Rashawn Scott

Episode Date: May 6, 2025

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This is the podcast that explores the neighborhood of Dignity Falls through the eyes and voices of two of its inhabitants. Sometimes three, we'll see. Definitely four. My name. Wow. My name. My name is, my name is Burt Mia Paide. I am the pharmacist in chief of the dignity falls, Missy here in dignity falls.

And with me as always is. Don't pedestrian. I'm the realtor here and a local actress. You're the top realtor. I know you always make me say it. You always make me say it. Well, you said the realtor. There's more than one realtor.

Well, I think how about that? I'm deciding that I'm capital. I'm. You always say the realtor. There's more than one realtor. Well, I think how about that? I'm deciding that I'm capital. I'm a capital, the capital realtor, the realtor. In my mind. Yes. I am the realtor. I agree. Okay. We seldom talk about your rivals

in the field of real estate. Well, you I've discussed this at length that my real rivals are the reality show realtors, right? You know, selling sunset and all this nonsense. Given everybody a warped idea of A, what your realtor is supposed to look like, and B, what your homes are supposed to look like. None of those things are attainable here at Dignity Falls.

We don't have that kind of inventory. No, you're only allowed to have so many features in your home. Here at Dignity Falls, yes, that's true. That's why, again, it's been really weird to talk about our house on the podcast. We live on one street that doesn't have, that we're sort of like unincorporated in a way. But yes, in general, especially anything that's an HOA, you are only allowed two bathrooms. One has to be just a mirror.

Yes. Now you can have as many mirrors as you want in that bathroom. You can have as many mirrors, but you're not allowed to have red lighting in the mirror bathroom because it's too likely to conjure Bloody Mary. Oh right. But I also mean there's nothing else in the bathroom. There is no, oh, okay. I wanted to make sure you knew. Well, of course I live here.

Then it also gets into what constitutes a feature. So a lot of people have found workarounds in that way. Yes. Like, you're not supposed to have like, oh, say for example, like we talk about mud rooms a lot. Now they're here, some people have them, but they're not actual mud rooms. What they've done is they've just added,

basically it's just like a short dog house. People kick their shoes into the dog house. So if you come by and look and it's like, you don't have a mud room, dude. It's like, no, here's, this is just, this is where the dog lives. And if they look inside, they see tons of shoes and backpacks and all sorts of stuff. And then you have to explain like, oh, the dog brings those things in

there. Yes. And weirdly, see the inspectors believe it sometimes. They don't, they're not the smartest. I don't think they care. And they're stupid. Yes. Yes. And they're stupid. They're not the smartest and they don't care. Really a terrible combination. They're dumb and apathetic. Yeah. And you're not allowed any fountains. That's a big, big thing. No fountains. Zero fountains.

Yes. It's a real big deal. And it upsets Doug because he's always wanted to have a fountain. But again, we made up for it by having 200 plus rooms. How you doing, baby? Baby? Hey baby, hey baby.

It's a bathroom, so what? Doug baby. I didn't mean to say that. I've never called you baby before. That's funny. Where are you babe? This is Doug, our engineer. And as always, he is recording us from a different room in the house.

This time I'm outside of the house. I'm at the pool. Oh, you've never recorded poolside before. You have never. And I wish it was under better circumstances. What does that mean? We have, the ducks are back in the pool. Oh, sure.

And there's this one couple and it's very cute, but they like our pool and they swim around in it. And I heard it's a bad idea. You know, at first I was encouraging it. What was a bad idea? Oh, this at first I was encouraging it. To have ducks and bulls. What was a bad idea? Oh, this is because the Sopranos thing. Like whenever they come every year, Doug likes to wait out there in his long robe and he kind of like, you know, moves around with them and whatnot. And the thing is, is that like he, the ducks ended up attacking him, you

know? And he almost had an actual panic attack and then he was still excited about it because he was like, no, I'm just like him. It was like ginger ale in your skull. I'm sorry, what now? I don't know. I'm not familiar. The feeling of the panic attack. Ginger ale in your skull?

That's how Tony's soprano describes it. Oh, is that right? Oh, wow. Listen to me. I was invoking sopranos and I wasn't ready to play the game. Listen to you, Burns. They didn't bring my soprano's trivia A game. In the final episode, in the song that Journey sings,

they advise you to don't stop doing what? Believing. That's right. See, you're a fan. Oh, give me a break. That was a celebrity Jeopardy question just now. That was a junior celebrity Jeopardy question. Junior celebrity Jeopardy.

You basically handed that to me in gift wrap. Junior celebrity pop culture jeopardy. It's the easiest jeopardy you can play. This is for the children of YouTube families. But yeah, at first I thought the ducks were, it was nice having visitors in a place for the ducks. But then I, you know, I heard that... Sorry, what? It was nice having visitors in a place for the ducks. But then I, you know, I heard that, uh, sorry, what it was nice having visitors. I don't know what he means by that. Place of the ducks.

No, no. To visit the ducks. You said, right? I can feel like he's now thinking about what he just said. I don't think he knows Doug. Are you okay? What's going on? You sound a little distraught.

I think this is the problem is I read that they leave a bunch of duck stuff, like in the pool that you don't Please explain ducks. I'm gonna call it such as well. I imagine yeah, we need a such duck stuff such as go ahead oil residue shit oil residue Crude oil like from a spill he's thinking of that dawn commercial where they always clean the ducks off. Yeah He's thinking of that Don commercial where they always clean the ducks off. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I was thinking of that. Here you are.

I don't like it when they come here because, I mean, have you ever witnessed, and I'm sorry to bring this up and be so forward right away, duck sex? It is deeply upsetting. I can't say that I've witnessed it. Did you? Yes, do you know they have a corkscrew penis? Have you witnessed it? Well, I knew that.

Okay, well, that is a teen celebrity question. Here's what I don't get about nature. Okay. Is that so many of these creatures have some kind of unpleasant penis that is designed to trap the female so they won't run away during sex. You're including humans in this. Well, some, I guess. Oh, believe me.

It's bound to happen. Just trust me. But why, if this is nature, why wouldn't nature design it so that everybody's happy about this? Do you know what I mean? Like, because the pandas, sex is so unpleasant for them. That's why they're so few of them. Yeah, that's where they're going to die off. Yeah. Why? Well, that and they're falling out of trees constantly. It's like they wake up and they try to die. They do. They do fall out of trees a lot. They're not very stable animals

They really are but why would nature design it that way because I don't know because it hates ladies That's why somehow it's not mother nature. I don't think anymore. I don't know when you really look at it It seems to hit the entire some entire species. It's praying mantises. They've got a right some entire species. Except for a praying mantises, they've got to write. Because they bite the head off. The ladies bite the head off. The ladies bite the head off. That at least I get, it's like you've outlived your usefulness, goodbye.

You did what we needed you to do. But the barbed penises and the corkscrew penises. It's terrible. Yeah, all of it. And it looks very aggressive and it's very, that's not what, it's just about survival. It's just about survival. It's just about survival. Cats is the one I don't get the most because the, when the female is in heat, all the noise, like I need this to happen now. And then the male has like a barbed penis. Like what's, what's going on? Well, I didn't expect to talk about animal sex right off the bat.

I did. So is that what's happening, babe? Is that why you're so disturbed? Well, I'm blowing up. Yeah, that's happened a few times and that leaves some stuff too, as we know. But, but that- It does leave some stuff. What's a duck stuff?

I'm blowing up an alligator toy. Please finish. Okay, thank you. Yes, that was close. And I was thinking. Just wanted to send this to him. No, I think that'll scare And I was thinking... Just wanted to send us the end. No, I think that'll scare away the ducks if the alligator's floating around in the pool. The alligator floaty.

Yeah. You think they'll take it for an actual alligator? I would. If I was the duck. He has. He has before. No, if I was the duck. You're putting yourself in the duck's mind. Like a profile. Yeah, but, babe, you got to admit to the fact that it scared the hell out of you one morning.

The twins... Come on, duck. Come clean. Come on. Well, yeah, I mean, they put it at the foot of the bed and I woke up and there's an alligator attack. Yeah, not just an alligator in the room. He thought it was an attack, even though it wasn't moving. But you thought it for a good 20 minutes.

Well, I did. I was I was frozen still in in bed staring at it, yelling for help. And it was good to know what Doug would do in an emergency. So I got to watch him just freeze. I'll tell you what. Yeah, because you don't want to run because they'll chase you. No, you're supposed to run zigzag. Is that right? Yeah.

Like a V8 commercial? Because they can't... Like the what? V8 commercial? What does that mean? Are you talking about because people are leaning over because they have not a V8 yet? Yeah. What does that have to do with zigzag? What is this? Are you talking about because people are leaning over because they have not a VA yet? Yeah.

What does that have to do with zigzag? Well, so you know that wasn't real, right babe? Wait, can I share something with you that you don't know? Is this my chance now to explain it to you? It's very exciting. It's very exciting. So there used to be these old VA commercials. It could be real.

And no, it's not real, babe. It's an effect. It's a- You saw Michael Jackson do it. It's not that way. I knew he was going to bring it up. I knew he was going to bring it up. I knew smooth criminal was going to be the next thing out of his mouth. He didn't have a VA?

Oh my God. That's not it. So the VA commercial would be, you know, some guy like the water cooler, you know, and he's just not feeling great. And it's a clear special effect that the actor is leaning over to the side, like way over to the side, like the entire body. Leaning over to the side. Yes, and the second they drink the V8, they go straight back up. And they're walking down like by the park all slanted.

No, but they were babe. I mean that's- Walking down by the park all slanted. This is in the commercial. It's not real life. It's not a real, it's not a documentary. It sounds familiar, It does sound familiar. Anyway, I was thinking when you said run zigzag, those people would be really good at that.

Why? They would be so dizzy. They wouldn't be able to do it at all. They would fall over. It would be harder to run straight. Like spinning with your head on the bat and that party trick. That's what it would be like.

Imagine you right now. If you can, go ahead. Imagine if you're standing up. Okay. All right. Easy. You're standing up straight, right? Yeah. So running straight would be pretty natural for you.

That's right. Now imagine if you were at a 45, you know, maybe 38 degree. From the waist. Yes. None of this is surprising me. This explanation is still not proving it. You're still you. Imagine that.

Don't forget that part. Sure. Now I'm not imagining any of this, but I'm asking you. Oh, don't forget that part. Sure, sure, sure. Now I'm not imagining any of this, but I'm asking you- Right, because we've established that Doug does not have an imagination. He closes his eyes, he has a straight blue line. He asks other people to imagine. That's right.

Now, if you start running from that, you're already at that angle. Right, you can't go back the other way though. You're gonna just zag. But I don't- There's no zag. I don't think it would be easier to run zigzag. I think it would just be impossible to do anything. You're just running zag. You're just running zag. You're just running zag. But I don't know. I don't think it would be easier to run zigzag. I think it would just be impossible. So just saying you're just running. You're just running. You're just

running. That's right. You're just running. All right. Stand corrected. Sorry. I get very excited. You do. Joan is always on the hunt for a teacher. I'm always looking for new merch. Yeah, because our old merch, I think we're all sold out. Yeah, because our old merch, I think we're all sold out of it. We are one of the few merchless podcasts that we had. We had a long time ago. I think it's because that's not true. Yeah, we'll work on it.

We do have to get on that. We do have to get on that. Yeah. How are you doing, Bernd? How is the move in going? Gabby is moving in with you. She's moving one box at a time. One box at a time.

One box at a time. There's now four boxes in the house. I mean, of course, the last time we spoke, you had just told me, even though you just sat down on my kitchen island, you had COVID and knew it for three days and we recorded a podcast anyways. It was a false alarm. And then this is a month later from that last one.

Because I remember I saw three lines and it turns out that was something completely different. Yeah, what was that? Doctors don't have a name for it. Oh boy. And I've been invited to John's office so they can study me. Wow.

Very exciting. Really? Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is very exciting. And if that goes well, Mayo Clinic. That's the big leagues baby. If it goes well. Yeah, what does that mean?

Good point, babe. I guess if whatever this is doesn't leagues baby. Yeah. What does that mean? Good point babe. I guess if whatever this is doesn't kill me. That's like something Burt would say, babe. That was pretty good. I like that. Good catch, Doug. Thank you. Good catch, Doug. So, okay. I was in a pit before, after I made a fool of myself. Yeah. They were in a deficit situation. Yeah, a definite pit. And now you're coming out ahead.

Feels good. So is she fully moved in now, Gabby? No, no, no, she's got, I think, 26 more boxes to go. Oh, good Lord. I bet most of them are pillows. A lot of pillows. Yeah, a whole lot of pillows. She is adjusting to sleeping in the bed overnight.

Okay. Yeah. O. Yeah. Overnight. Yeah. So she, what has she been doing? Well, if we were at our place, of course, she doesn't have a bed. She just has a pile of pillows. That's right.

And so we'd sleep on that. That's got to be very uncomfortable. If we had- Why do you sleep on just a pile of pillows? If we had sexual Congress at my place- Oh, I wish you wouldn't say it that way. You know, that's like, you're wondering why not make sex more pleasant.

Well, first of all, in nature, don't call it that. Oh, it's very hot to us. Sexual progress. Yeah, we both, oh, that gets me going. Oh, God. So she would immediately after the act, she would leave. That's not good, that's not good. Well, she can't sleep in a bed,

but now she's doing, she's sleeping in a bed. She's doing really well. What size bed do you have? Why didn't you just throw a bunch of pillows on the floor for her? I have a Dignity Falls King, which of course is, it's three times the width.

It's shorter length though, right? Shorter length, but we can sleep diagonally. Oh, okay. Yeah, which is fun. shorter length, but we can sleep diagonally. Oh, okay. Yeah, which is fun. And you're not allowed to turn it the other way. You can't.

That's one of the, that's one of the feature rules of Dignity Falls. People come in and look at your bed placement. They do come and look at your bed placement. Once a year. You have a bed inspection. Yeah. But you never know what's going to be. That's why nobody turns it. It's because it's a surprise inspection. Yeah. But you never know what's going to be. That's why nobody turns it.

It's because it's a surprise inspection every time. And they come in like a SWAT team. I mean, it's open up, open up. It's horrifying. It's like room raiders. And they do film it. They do film it. And it is a show.

It's on local access. And they comment on the stuff in your bedroom. It's like, Oh, they're going there with a black light. But yeah, so it's going well. It's going well. Yeah. There's things she likes about the bed as opposed to the, just the pilot. It could be terrible for her back. My God. She's got a great back. I don't like it when we start to talk about this stuff. This is not what the podcast is about. It's neither a sex help podcast nor a

movie podcast. No. And yes for new listeners, for new listeners, we do end up talking about movies quite a bit. This is not a movie podcast. Only old ones. Yes. And we finally did a, um, uh, a, a watch along of the last star fighter, which was a movie that we've mentioned many times. We've mentioned the same two things. And then we finally watched that movie, which we both forgotten almost all of,

except for the two things that we remember. Burton, I tend to remember just like a handful of things from several movies of the past. It's true. But I'm just going to give you a little update on the movie that my sons are making for me. Yes, please. This is the Mr. Doubtfire.

Mr. Doubtfire, yes. And of course, I'm talking about my twins, Matt and... Two. That's right. Well, maybe because that's the sound he made when he came out. Or maybe I think it was the sound I made. I think you both made it at the same time, right?

That's the story I remember. It was beautiful. We talk about it a lot. He says he remembers the sound I made. I think you both made it at the same time, right? That's the story I remember. It was beautiful. We talk about it a lot. He says he remembers the sound. I say, I remember the sound. I think my body made the sound, but that was just the way to sum them up. And because he was always from,

he was the troublemaker from the beginning. Sure. You know? And so whether or not, to be honest, again, I was so out of it, like weeks after I gave birth to those two devils, I say it with love, I was always trying to say, Madden, like it was just, it worked, it just worked.

Like I thought, should we give him an actual name? Cause we didn't even know how to spell it or break it down phonetically. But then because that's just the sound he like elicited from my mouth, we just kept it. It's tough though, when you have to call him from another room. It sure is.

What do you do? It's like a, when you have to call him from another room. It sure is. What do you do? It's like a Tarzan call. I've had to try to, you know, it's like, like that. It's very, it's very exhausting. I'm sorry, what babe? That's how I do it sometimes. That's how he does sometimes. So you sort of just make any sort of guttural sound and he knows. I guess we're calling two different children. I don't know, because that didn't sound a lot like what I just did.

I heard who shows up when you do. That's how I heard it. Well, that's how you heard your son's name. Yeah. To this day, that's how I say it. So you, you have not yet both landed on a, an accepted pronunciation of your son's name. No, but he just understands, he understands if he hears Matt, it's not him.

Right. Right. And so it's easiest to go that way, you know, and then he hears anything that hears Matt, it's not him. Right. Right. And so it's easiest to go that way, you know, and then if he hears anything that's a sound like that, then he appears. How is it spelled? It's spelled S it's it's spelled. First of all, it's spelled, not spelled.

We used a different actual like whole type of language to do it. A different actual whole type of language. It's called spelling. Okay. So I'm gonna, so I just want you to be clear. I meant to say that, I meant to say pelling. Oh, of course. It's pelled, or, or, or, a, a, a, n, n, z, z,

la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, ya. That's it. Do not ask me to do it again. Like it sounds. Do not, that's right. It's spelled like it sounds. Do not, it's spelled exactly like it's said. I can't spell it out any clearer.

So anyways, yes, I told them to rewrite it because it's, so they're in rewrites, is basically what I'm saying. They pulled themselves up in a hole. And they are just- An actual hole. They did, they're like, you know what, let's really just get into the earth, let's just dig a hole. And they're, again, as. They're like, you know what? Let's really just get into the earth. Let's just dig a hole.

And they're, they're again, as you know, at our house, we own all the way down to the magma and Doug has built several holes throughout the yard. He's built several holes. Yeah. That's how he describes it. I say Doug, but because his name is Doug, that's why he says I built them.

He's like, I don't want to say I dug them. Oh sure. That makes sense. Cause it sounds a little self aggrandizing. Sure does. And that's not Doug's way. why he says I built them. He's like, I don't want to say I dug them. Right? That's the problem. Because it sounds a little self aggrandizing. It sure does. And that's not Doug's way. No, it sure isn't. Definitely not. And also a hole is an absence of something.

So I feel like you, in order to accomplish a hole, you have to have built it. Wow. It's deep. It's deep. Yeah. Yeah. I follow. Yeah. All right.. It's deep. It's deep. Yeah. Yeah. I feel

that. Yeah. All right. At that point. Now, didn't you build, you built one huge hole that was just to yell in after you saw a garden state. Yes. Yes. And he wallpapered one of our two bathrooms that we're allowed to have. Uh, uh, the wallpaper. We've discussed this before, I think. The wallpaper, the wallpaper. He put the wallpaper from the movie over our wallpaper.

Right, and then got a shirt to match. That's right, that's right. And he does that often, especially when he can't find himself, you know, when he's feeling really lost. He goes, I know when it's a Garden State day, because I wake up, I look out the window, he's staring and he's got his Garden State shirt on and he's looking in the hole. I'm like, oh, it's going to be a long day.

It's going to be a long day with a lot of montages with indie music. He keeps putting AirPods into your ears. He makes me put up. He makes me like be really quirky. And unattainable in the car. We're going to the hospital. Yes. And he asks you to do something that no one's ever done before. Yes, that's right. Yeah. That's actually how a lot of times that's how we, we, we sort of think that maybe that's how got his name. How long have we been recording? Oh, yeah.

I was just about to ask that. I think it's to, Oh, caught him off guard again, even though he's, he is a running engineer. He is outside. She's a run back in. Yeah, he definitely doesn't have it nearby. Let's see here. We got 21. Wait, 21. Okay. On the nose. What else was he gonna say? 21? Nope, 21.

Blackjack. All right. All right, that means it's break. Why don't we take a break? Yeah, we're gonna take a break and when we return, we will have a guest right here on The Neighborhood Listen. Hi, everybody. It's Nicole Parker here.

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the social networking application for neighborhoods. We look for interesting people in our neighborhood to talk to, and we bring them on the show. Sometimes listeners send in posts that they found We look for interesting people in our neighborhood to talk to and we bring them on the show sometimes listeners send in posts that they found that we've missed And if you'd like to do that you can send it to a screenshot of post and send it to us at burnt and Joan at gmail.com and this one was sent in by Brett Wilkes. Thank you Brett as always we we want to remind you we do Have listeners we don't know if we have fans. That's right. We never assume. We just address them as listeners.

So thank you, Brett, for sending this in. This is in the recommendations section. And it goes like this. I'm in a dilemma. Several neighbors on my street are using a laundry product. I don't know the brand, but the scents are similar. That is so strongly scented that I am overwhelmed by just going out my door,

doing gardening, and even walking my dog past homes using it. I cannot have my window open without getting it in my house. I am frustrated in that I need to use unscented or light products to not get headaches and can't get a fresh breath of air on their laundry days which can be daily. can't get a fresh breath of air on their laundry days, which can be daily. My husband isn't as sensitive to it as I am. So I know others don't understand. There is also the negative impact these chemicals have on all our health. Okay. I'm very frustrated about that. This stuff is sold in the first place. Is there a way to approach this with my neighbors? This was posted by Lisa and here with us right now is Lisa. Lisa, welcome to the neighborhood. Thank you so much for having me. I'm having

a wonderful time. Oh, I'm so glad. Yes. And thank you for reading my concern. Of course. And I just, I'm overwhelmed by scent and this sounds that way. Yeah. And oh, oh, no. Oh, no. Wait, what did I do? It's just it smells of of lemon, lime and like banana, like artificial banana. Oh, yes. But real lemon and lime. Yeah. OK. And it's overwhelming. And there's a bit of hickory that I'm getting as well. She's smelling the orangerie.

Well, yes, we do have an orangerie where there's a lot of oranges in and some lemons apparently in the room. I have not visited it. Apparently. There's hybrids. Sorry, Lisa, you're hearing the voice of my husband, Doug. I'm sorry. I'm hearing a disembodied voice.

I just wanted to act as if nothing was wrong. No, no, no, we're all hearing it. We're all hearing it. It's not just you. I thought the scent had also given me... I know. I know. That's exactly what I was worried about.

Was that diagenic? What is that? When you can hear it and're all hearing it. It's not just you. I thought the scent had also given me... I know, I know. That's exactly what I was worried about. Was that diagenic? What is that? When you can hear it and no one else can? Oh yeah, diagenic? I think that's it.

A haunting? Okay, well there it is. Okay, but there's a man outside? So I just want you to know, yeah, there is a man outside, but he's supposed to be there. He's allowed to be there. Okay, wonderful. Most of the time. There's a man outside. He's supposed to be there. He's allowed to be there. Most of the time. But what I do is I make him a smoothie that he loves

and it is all of the fruits you mentioned, I do put in imitation banana. Okay. Because he's allergic to bananas. Yeah, it's pellets that are shaped like bananas. These weird soft pellets that you can put them in. They're soft. Little soft banana shaped pellets. Yeah.

But they have not a trace of banana in them. It seems like more work than just getting one banana. But he can't eat bananas, I'm telling you. Oh, but he loves the flavor. Right, right. So it's just called imitation banana and you get it online. And maybe you and everyone in the neighborhood have just purchased these banana pellets

and left your windows quite open. Or were you washing your clothes in banana pellets? Oh, wait a minute. Are you saying that the smell is the same smell it's the same smell in my house that you're smelling outside in your neighborhood? I'm smelling it all the time. I feel like I only don't smell.

I thought you were sensitive to smell. So you had honed in on something in my house that was bothering you. Well, there's something in every button's home that is bothering me. Okay. All right. This. Wow. Well, it's, you know, I love to be in my garden. You know, you guys allowed me to have that big, beautiful garden in front. I mean, it wasn't up to us, you know, like, are you talking about what we're allowed to have in terms of, oh, no, I mean, we couldn't control that. I know I'm a realtor. I wish we could. But I didn't, those rules were established

before I even got my license. And I enjoy being out there. I really do. And I like saying, hey to my neighbors, everyone on Carter and Birch are wonderful. That is a lovely area. It's a lovely area. It's fun.

But it's just, I feel like I'm gagging every time I'm saying hello to someone because the smell is just overwhelming. So are you literally saying that's what you're smelling in my home or was that a different kind? Because I was gonna ask you to describe the smell, but if that's what it is.

Okay, well that's what I smell when you make those smoothies. Oh gosh, well that's very interesting. So can you describe the smell that you smell in your block when people are doing laundry, which is sometimes daily. I smell a combination of, I want to say like bile. Oh, and this is a laundry detergent. That's why I think it's got a top note of bile.

Top note of bile, okay, what else? Good heavens. I'm on your side so far. It's like burnt linens. Oh, burnt linens. Burnt lin It's like burnt linens. Ooh, burnt linens. Burnt linens. Burnt linens. Okay.

And are you familiar with gym culture of just like a dirty towel? Oh, heaven's yes. A towel that's been- I'm familiar with their dirty towel. And it's- You know what? You must- It's a loss for words.

Well, no, it's no. She was talking about my boy. She was talking about Matt. And he's always because because they are at the gym often. And if anyone there are famous gym, they are gym rats and they tell us are disgusting. Please. I mean, I'm no stranger to a dirty towel. Things are famous for it is disgusting.

And I mean famous. It's like a combination of sort of that just lives underneath my nostrils. Every time I give a hug to one of my neighbors, it's as if I am choking. Oh no, this is terrible. It is really terrible. What makes you think it's laundry detergent? Well, it's everyone always seems to have pressed collars and it's everyone's clothes seem to look so neat and fresh.

Right. But smell rank and this is disgusting to me. And you feel like people are not necessarily doing their laundry on the same day, but it's staggered so that it's every day you're smelling it. It's just waves and waves. I feel like everyone's got an industrial fan. They're turning it on. They're opening the windows. They're pointing it directly at my house. They're moving their houses to somehow. They're moving.

I think the current is just pushing it into me and builds housing. These are a lot of questions of- The house moving seems unlikely. Yeah, I'm not sure about that, how that works. I'm not a realtor. I'm not in construction. I'm not even sure a realtor could explain that. Can I ask, are there things like, what do you use to wash your clothes? Oh, I take everything out into a lovely basin. I've got like a lovely basin in the back and I slap things against rocks

I kind of do it on natural. Yeah I just use the basin for the basin of where the dirty water goes in. Oh the dirty Oh, okay, so you like rinse the clothes then you've spent slap. Yeah I yeah, what is the purpose of the rock slapping is that to just to grind up this water and to grind down stains It's fine. I'm stains and stains and grass. Seems like that would be because... Oh. Stains and grass.

Stains and grass. Stains and grass. Seems like that would be like, be hard on the fabric, no? Like it... Well, that's why I use fabric softener. Oh. To kind of... Is your fabric softener, is it scented or is it unscented?

You said you use unscented products. I use unscented products because I believe... Yeah, well let's make sure. Let's go back to the text. Yeah, the center text. Is it scented or is it unscented? You said you use unscented products. Is that correct? I use unscented products because I believe that- I believe so. Yeah, well let's make sure. Let's go back to the text. Yeah, the center text. Yes. The chemicals are always in the scent.

So you, okay, you say I need to use unscented or light products to not get headaches. So have you always been the sort of super smeller? Yeah, I would say that my nostrils have been, my receptors have been open for a long time. I've been able to smell as long as I could remember. All right, but do you remember being affected very strongly by- Well, I long time. I've been able to smell as long as I could remember. Like I said, you were trying to. But do you remember being affected very strongly by it?

Well, I mean, we've all been able to smell. I mean, have you been sensitive to smells all your life? Yes, but it seems like she might have a heightened sense. Yeah. Yeah, I could smell. I know, I'm just, it was already in the chamber. You know what I mean? It came out regardless.

I understand, I know that feeling. You could have said what I had verbatim, still would have come out. Yeah, I get that. Okay, thanks Bert. I'm so feeling. You could have said what I had verbatim, still would have come out. Yeah, I get that. Okay, thanks Bert. I'm so sorry Lisa, go ahead. Yeah, I've always been a sensitive smeller. Okay. What do you remember?

Like, if you think back, like, oh, my childhood, what smell am I thinking of? Do you remember that DKNY perfume angel that they used to wear. You used to get it over there down at the Nordstrom's rack or the Nordstrom's if you want to go up to the cashier. But that was just a strong perfume scent that I really enjoyed. And I've hoped, I mean, I wanted it to be the smell that I always smelled always, but you know, I love a ham.

Oh, you love a ham, the smell of a ham. The smell of a ham. Like a ham cooking or just ham? It love a ham. Oh, you love a ham, the smell of a ham. The smell of a ham. Like a ham cooking or just ham? It's all right. Oh, cooking. Okay, so that's kind of a strong smell that you do like. That's good. Yeah, I guess I do. I mean, you just said you like it.

I do. I do. I feel like we should go with that. So was there anything that, you know, you feel I'm just because, you know, and I never I acknowledge I don't have a degree in psychology, but a lot of times we'll have certain guests come in and something does seem inextricably linked to something that might have happened when they were younger because it seems to have really formed them. So can you think of any, so are you okay, Bert?

Yeah, I'm heartily agreeing. Is that part of your symptom of the three-liners disease that you have? Oh, maybe it is. Frank, Frankenstone throat? Frankenstone throat. Frankenstone. Well, after Dr. Frankenstone, who was a famous scientist.

Yeah, Frankenstone from Dignity Falls. I didn't realize that's what I said. He was the doctor who discovered phlegm. That's why no one's heard of him. Who cares? Of course the monster is named Alan. Frankenstone's monster. Yeah.

Thanks, babe. So Lisa. We must remember this. We must remember this. I'm so sorry about that diversion. So can you think of any bad smelling bad smell in your memory, you know, as a child, can you think of any incident or something connected to a smell?

I feel like there's a there's a distance aspect to this thing. You can pick up smells from a great distance. So when did you when did you realize you had this? I don't know if you want to call a power or a curse or a blessing, whatever you want to call it. So it's a two part question. Sorry about that. Okay. Well, I think the, uh, a strong, bad smells of say like, um, an Easter egg hunt that went bad. You didn't, it took too long to find the eggs. And then the smell just kind of took over the yard. But then also mixed with a dye, I suppose. Yeah. Chemical. Okay. Okay. That's where it's coming from. And then I do remember... Chemicals made by Paws.

Yes, that's all they do. Yeah. Just once a year. It's a company that makes the Easter dye. Paws. It is, yes. And those little wires they have every time. Do you think that's a hanger? Is that a special kind of wire that scoots? I always thought about that. Yes. Oh, it's so specific. Yeah. I was, you know, I have so many people in my house that need clothing. So for a while, especially while the kids were littler, I used to repurpose those little egg holders as hangers,

but they barely held anything up. I mean, try to put a sweatshirt on that thing. That's not gonna work. Baby clothes, sure. Yeah, baby clothes was great. Couldn't be used for anything else. Not much. So, okay, so then, okay, maybe Easter egg smell. And then Berndt

is asking, did you discover, when did you discover that you can smell things from really far away? Smell things from, well, um, I was on a frisbee, uh, golf team and, uh, I really wanted a quesadilla and a friend. I know what that is. You're out there on the course. I call down, I waved down and say, Hey, I want a quesadilla, but I You're out there on the course. You get a hankering for a quesadilla. I call down, I wave down and say, hey, I want a quesadilla, but I'm going to stay on the field. Who did you say this to? Well, because the Frisbee golf here in Dignity Falls has one of the Frisbee golf cart girls. I'm having a hard time talking to you today.

You really are. The Frisbee golf cart girls. They always have cocktails, fun things, fun facts you can talk to them. I mean, they're girls. They're all in their 70s to be very clear. They're sexual. They're aggressive. Very aggressive and sexy. Yeah, they dress very scantily. But good for them. Good for them, I say. They love to say, like what you see.

So one of the gals, I waved to her and she tossed me one and I said, it smells good from a distance. And as it got closer, I thought, wow. So it's going in the air and then catches it. Oh, she just caught it just like she really caught it in real life. Because you're skilled at this point, you're skilled at catching flying flat things. Maybe that's her superpower. What did you say? Maybe that's her superpower. My did you say? Maybe that's her superpower.

My superpower is to catch fire. Darn it. That's cool things. Why didn't you do my tongue twisters today for the podcast? It sounds like you're doing them now. So, okay. So you were playing, when would you say this happened? Like, what does this mean?

Do you were younger? Oh gosh. Yeah. This is college when I was wild. Oh, talk about that. In college, I was just like, you know, I wouldn't normally was just in my room, you know, doing math equations, classes and minuses and stuff. And then I decided to let me join a club.

Let me do something fun. I joined the gals over there on the rugby slash frisbee golf team. Oh, so it was a lot of tackle frisbee. Yeah, that is. That's really fun. And then afterwards, they love to party. So we get a keg, tap it. Sure. Party starts at five. It's done by 545. A quick 45 minute party. That's very reasonable

actually for a college party. It's nice. And then everybody goes back to the dorms, finishes up their homework on a Friday night and then head to bed. Wow. What were you studying? What do you do? Is it what you do now for a living? What do you do for a living? No, I was, I was studying mathematics and then I got more into ceramics. I was just needing to do some with my hands. And what do you do for a living, can I ask?

Oh yeah, I make mugs. Oh, you do? I make- Oh, more than mugs. Well, I've made plates, but people are just so particular. Oh. What does that mean? I thought it would be fun to kind of have like a wobbly

plate. Oh, okay. Some fun when you take it out the, out of the pantry and it kind of wobbles. Are you going to make it to the table or not? I'm not sure. Oh, it's wobbling. It's not just that it's,

it's designed to be sort of not flat on the table. It's when you have it in your hand, it's wobbling. It's an experience. It seems to be trying to jump out of your hands even then. It's a, yeah, definitely. You really want to. It sounds a little unnerving, if I'm honest.

Well, art is supposed to, you know. You know, you know what you can do? Supposed to make feeling easy. You tie a like a fishing line to it so that you can fake drop it, but you actually catch it on the line. I like that.

So it's wobbling, wobbling, falls to the floor, everyone gasps. Right, right, right. But then it does hit. It's a party trick, it's fun. Yeah, sure, sure. Make your dinner parties more frightening. What do you think of those guys who sell the ice cream?

I don't know what country it's in. But they offer you the ice cream and then they take it away and they have several different ways of doing it. 45 times in a row. It's a Forty-five times in a row. Forty-five times in a row. Really long prong that they've got the scoop, the scooper on. Yes, yes, yes. You grab the cone, it's actually another cone on top of the cone.

You're getting misled. Yes, you're getting misled. So it's a good 10, 15 minutes before you get the ice cream. And every time I see there's a child crying, Oh, yeah, probably. Why don't you just give it to me straight away? Yeah. And it's really hot in those areas. I need the ice cream.

I want a cool down. Kids don't appreciate that sort of humor. They really don't. They don't get it. So do you sell these mugs somewhere? Do you have a shop? Oh yeah. I run a little Etsy shop at the back. Or, you know, I have put a little drive-through window

on the side of the garage. You have? So drive-through ceramics. Yeah, come through. I have never even thought about that. You're on your side of the garage. So drive through ceramics. Yeah, come through. I have never even thought about that. You're on your walk, you're like, I forgot my coffee.

I don't have a cup. Go buy Lisa's. Get a mug, go back home, get the coffee, put it in the mug. I haven't gotten the permits to sell coffee quite yet. No, exactly. I wouldn't expect you to. So it's for people who-

So can they walk through it without a car? They just... They get the idea, I would like a cup of coffee. I don't have a cup right now. Yeah. And sometimes I'll glaze them fun. Like that face that you... Sometimes.

If they're like, if their face is so shocked, like, Oh, I don't have a mug. I want coffee. I capture that face on the mug, they take that mug back home with their captured face. So now are you also- Really? How do you do that? You're seeing these people from the distance as well?

I've also got a couple of scopes and- Couple of scopes. One of those- Well, she's doing like a charades movie. A periscope spyglass? Oh, okay, got it, a spyglass. Charades movie. Char a movie. Oh, my God, the spyglass movie. Sure.

It's a movie. Two syllables. So, OK, so you're at home. Yeah. You have these overpowering smells, but you're also you're looking through various scopes. She's got a lot going on in my house right now. You mentioned your husband. Is that the only person living in your home?

He's unaffected by these smells. No, Bill, you know, he is, my nose is fine. I don't smell anything quite different. Our electric bill is through the roof because you leave your kiln on all night long making these mugs. Oh, I didn't realize it was an electric kiln. Oh, yeah. So when I do that, I'm at the pottery wheel. I'm making the mug and then it's going to dry out and get kind of leathery.

OK, then you can put it in. Leathery kind of to the touch. You know that it's dried out enough, but it hasn't cracked. OK, and then you put it in your kiln to cook the cup. Cook it. I'm not familiar with pot. I just really never really done a lot of pottery. I've only done stuff at Color Me Yours, which of course is our franchise

where you can go make your own plate or whatever. But then they color it. That's right. You make the plate but you don't get to color it. That's right. I can't remember, but I think you bring in someone else's. Everyone colors someone else's. I love that place.

Yeah, it's a great place. I went there and I said, I can do bonus off of you. That's right. You don't have to worry about what it's going to be or what it's going to be colored like. If it turns out bad, you'd be like, someone else did it. Yeah. But I just thought that it was like a natural, almost like a pizza oven, like a naturally like wood burning.

Am I wrong about that? I didn't know electrics were involved. It's a large stove in a way that the top opens. You arrange the pieces on the inside. It's a controlled temperature. It's plugged into a wall. Oh, it is. I didn't know that. I was not aware. A wood burning kiln. I think they would do that in an ancient, you know, insert guest. Okay. Okay. So now that would, I just, I just now, now Matt and the boys are going to come down. Sorry guys. Reposal alarm. Go back to your hole.

So that's a pretty strong smell. If you're around the smell of like smoke all the time, I don't know. Is it possible that maybe like being in that kind of environment is messing with your olfactory senses or I don't know. Is it possible that maybe like being in that kind of environment is messing with your olfactory senses or I don't know. I would have to speak to several doctors who are familiar with your ears and throat. Well, you're just about to speak to several doctors. Maybe, you know, maybe she could get to. Well, hopefully they're about to speak to me. Don't look at the problems. I hope they follow up. She could be on the John Hopkins Mayo Clinic track. You said is there a way to approach this with my neighbors? So you've never said anything to anyone? I haven't. Every time I

give a hug, it's as if I'm gagging. I just hold my breath until they finish their point. That says a lot. Have they noticed that you're gagging? Oh, right. Yeah, that's a good question. I think they always think I'm just overcome with emotion. Oh, is that how you kind of play it off? Do they ask any questions? Do they say what's going on? Everybody's kind of, I don't think they want to be rude.

And say, oh my gosh, are you choking? What if this is going through something terrible? I don't want to pry. Yeah. Right, right, right. But you are on hugging terms with all these people. I love everybody. Yeah, it does sound like everyone's out,

everyone's hugging, everyone's, well, it's the Carter cul-de-sac. It is known as being a very loving cul-de-sac. It is known as the most loving cul-de-sac? It is known as being a very loving cul-de-sac. It is known as the most loving cul-de-sac in town. We love to have the Carter cul-de-sac festival collective. Yes! It's gonna be so fun. I'm thinking a couple of trampolines.

Well, you gotta get your, you gotta RSVP quickly. Yeah. And I know, cause you let very few outsiders in. Yes. It's gerrymandering It's a positive Jerry, yeah, because it's for a party not necessarily voting rights So I just don't know how to how to go up to someone and say, you smell like filth and it makes me gag.

Well, have you thought about asking them what laundry detergent they use? Well, okay. So Bill has gone out and rummaged through the trash a couple of times. Just collect some data because I don't know. Maybe it's laundry detergent. Maybe it's just the scent that they give off. Okay. I mean, it is a good question. But of course, if you open up a trash can,

all you're going to smell is I think bile. And what were the other two things? Chicory. I think that's what I think. Oh yeah. Chicory. Maybe, you know, like go to a barbecue place and you just get a fume of- A dirty towel, dirty gym towel. Oh yeah, dirty gym towel.

That was one of them. Bert Linens. Oh, Bert Linens. Thank you, Bert. It does have your name in it. It does have my name. No, that was the smoothie, babe. That was the smoothie.

There was some confusion. It smells like it's delicious. It's great if it was lemon lime. Ham smells good. Ham smells good. You're about 20 minutes behind us on the podcast. Thank you. But ham does smell good, babe.

Thanks for keeping spam. Ham is great. People like ham. us on the podcast. But ham does smoke our face. Ham is great. People like ham. And did he find anything when he went through the trash? Laundry detergent. Those little pods, the ones that the kids were eating. Oh, they'd thrown away the pods. Usually there's nothing left of them. Oh, I thought you squeezed them over the laundry and then toss it in the garbage. Why would you put plastic in with your clothes?

Well, it dissolves. People do, isn't that crazy? I know, but you're right. It does get, it's bad. They're finding out that it's bad. The dishwasher pods too. I've heard that it's bad. It is bad.

But here's the good news. All of it's bad. So just do whatever the fuck you want. Well, I feel like that's what my neighbor will say. When he grabbed it, when he saw the detergent, did he bring it back to you? Did you smell it and confirm that is what it smells like? Yes. And do you know what kind was it? Because I can't think of the detergent, did he bring it back to you? Did you smell it and confirm that is what it smells like? Yes.

And do you know what kind was it? Because I can't think of any detergent that smells like burnt linen and gym towels and vials. Maybe it's one of these artisanal ones. I'm really not sure. Do you know what it said? Or you're marked. It was the...

Oh, just the pod. That I see. Just the pod. Just the pod skin. That's weird. Just the pod skin. How wild. Let me ask you, your husband Bill,

does he, when he's that, he's not as sensitive to it as you are, but when he has the pod skin, can he smell it the same way that you can? Like if he holds it up to his face, you say, oh yes, this is what it smells like. To him, it smells more like floral, like a regular. Now that's interesting.

That's interesting. It's really interesting because that's the opposite of what you're smelling and it's like, who's to say? I suspected that this might be a thing where only Lisa was smelling this, but I didn't want to say. This is a beautiful room we're in. I can't believe I don't think she actually heard you.

That's so wild. The walls are holding up the roof. Lisa, let me ask you, it is interesting. Do you guys have any other moments that happen where it's like you're cooking food and you're like, oh, smell that ham and he smells it differently or he says, you know, have you had any other sort of difference in the smell? Because it's tough to take one person's word for it versus another person's word for it. He is smelling the exact opposite of you. And I don't know what to say because then

I'm thinking, well, is it your nose or is it his nose? Like your, when I would have my knees silver, I know it's changing her diaper. I was like, hey babe, could you change her diaper? He's like, oh, it smells awful. I can't. I was just trying to establish if there was some sort of unix, you know, sort of like,

in sort of defensible smell that's always bad that you both agreed on. And it sounds like a diaper was one. Okay. So you were in agreeance on that. Did you just call my name, babe? Oh, I thought I heard you say Joan. Guess I can't hear either today. Hey Joan, are you okay?

You know, I- I couldn't have been more silent. I'm just staring down these ducts. You know, I really, I- Oh my God. Oh, sorry. Oh, there's a man outside. Oh yeah, don't forget there's a man outside. Oh, I'm the staring down these ducks. You know, I really, I, I- Oh my God. Oh, sorry. Oh, there's a man outside. Oh yeah. Don't forget there's a man outside. I'm the man outside.

You know, I, I did eat some of those imitation banana pellets and I've never had them before. And I do think they're messing with me a little bit. I am having a little bit of a reaction to them. You got the banana bugs. I feel dizzy. Yes. Is that, is that a thing, babe? Yeah, it's definitely a thing.

Oh, I didn't know that was a thing. You gotta work through it. It's a thing. I just don't want attendance to be low for the cul-de-sac party this year after I, because I need to approach people. Right. Well, but why would attendance be low?

I mean, if you allow outsiders, you're just- You're a stinky person who lives near me. I wouldn't, I mean, I wouldn't. That's definitely not the way to start it. That's worst case scenario. That is worst case scenario. The worst thing I could say is, hey, oh, hey neighbor, I see you're out there

walking the dog, good to see you, hug, hug, hug, ugh. You smell disgusting. You smell disgusting to me and the rest of my family and I have to keep my doors closed so that I don't get your stink. We both have questions. Have you consulted any kind of medical professional about this? That's a great question.

Not since my last dentist appointment, I haven't been to a medical professional. Oh, okay. And when was that? Six months. Oh, okay. Good, very good. Keeping up on your hygiene.

So you're about due. Ha ha ha! For another dentist visit, yeah, but I haven't gotten into any kind of nostril technology. Right, but if you go see an ENT, Sure, sure. You know, and say I'm having this issue with smelling they could perhaps do some tests or something like that, you know.

And we're not trying to just put it on you. It's just that it's interesting to me that like, okay, so if I get a note, he's owning that. Okay. But I didn't say it. I get a note from my doctor saying she smells things that are rank. And I present that to my neighbor, say, I've spoken to a professional. It's confirmed that I smell you to be bad.

Well, you could. But what I would start with is, hey, neighbor, you know, you start up a conversation, you don't even have it. Oh, she's getting on it. She's typing this on the laptop with the stylus. So he goes on laptop with a silence. OK. Just hunting and pecking.

There she goes, one letter, second letter. It takes a while to pelt with a stylus. Indeed it does. Miss T9. So what I would say is like make, you know, small talk and then just out of nowhere, just be like, hey, I was wondering, I'm looking for a new detergent. What detergent do you use?

I really want you to find out what the name of this thing is. Because I feel like if you actually then could do some research, maybe we do find out that it's this crazy detergent that is causing problems. I don't know. It can't be the one with the bear. Is that the snuggle? Snuggle, can we say? Snuggle? Yeah, sure, we can say that. We're not a sponsor.

No, we're not. I don't think it's snuggle or the large one you get. Sherman? Sherman. Sherman. I believe that's toilet paper. It is toilet paper, babe. Did you think Sherman was laundry detergent? Are you just naming things that are in the bathroom?

When I have him go pick up something, that's what happens. I'm like, just go get laundry detergent. It's in that aisle. But he'll grab, he just thinks if you grab anything from that aisle, that laundry detergent. It's in that aisle, you know, but he'll grab, he just thinks if you grab anything from that aisle, that is the trick. That's a pledge. Yes. Right, so now that's a good question.

Have you smelled snuggle before and did you like that? Mm. No. Frankenstone. Frankenstone's a monster. Frankenstone throat. Have I smelled, sorry, repeat the question. Have you ever smelled, you knew what snuggle was. Okay, yes, I'm familiar with it.

And have you smelled it? You said it, I said it, I said it. We are wagging our fingers way too close into her face. I'm so sorry about that. Oh gosh, your manicures. You're not on trial, you're not on trial. What does your manicure smell like? Oh, what does it smell like?

It smells berries. Okay. Well, that's not bad then. Do you have a finishing top coat that was baby scented? I do, I do. It was called razzle dazzle. Fun. It smells like razzle, the old candy.

Oh, maybe it's like raspberries. But what's interesting is I don't smell the same thing that she's smelling. What do you smell, Bernd? Smell my nails. It smells like keratin to me. Keratin? Yeah.

The shampoo? I can't even think of what that smells like. Well, that's what hair and nails are made of, is keratin. Oh. Okay, I only knew this. I thought it was biotin. Wow. Don't you take that, yeah, you take that for your hair

and nails to be more thick and strong. Absolutely, biotin. Yes. Yeah, love it. Love biotin. I love the gummy form. I love the gummy form too. I love the gummy form too.

I love the gummy biotin. It's too big. Yes. It's okay. I just wanted to break down easily. We gotta get back up track. Have you smelled snuggle before? That's all I wanna know.

Yes, I have. Sorry, sorry to go on that walk. And it smells good to you, right? That's what you said. Yes. Okay, so, Ber Sorry to go on that walk. And it smelled good to you, right? That's what you said. Yes. Okay, so Bernd, this is interesting to me because maybe she is right. Maybe it is some weird,

because if she said I smelled snuggle and that is horrible too. Yes. Okay, because that's some information. That would say yes, exactly. And this is my first time bringing a complaint, not even a complaint, a concern, to the app. To the app.

Yeah. And I just, I shouldn't have put my name on there. Gosh. No, I don't think that's- Well, you only put your first name. You know, so that's that. That's good. But you did just say exactly where you live,

which I think is- And the cul-de-sac is, as we know, it's small. So, you know, it is, you might not have to approach anybody about it. They might listen to this. They might come and approach you. Oh, that might be easier. Hello, everybody. This is Lisa over there on Carter and Birch

cul-de-sac. Just letting you all know, this is not me being rude or I've discussed it with my two good friends here about what three. Oh, thank you. Let's sheet that man outside. It's been a, I don't know how long I've smelled this, but I guess it's just been consistent that everyone I meet on our block has a strong odor. I'm just, I'm trying to get a little ex-honte-goo to make it seem less harsh. The smell is overwhelming and I'm not able to enjoy myself in my home. So what am I paying my mortgage for? You know, if I can't enjoy where I am. Can I ask you another thing, Lisa? You mentioned

walking your dog past these homes, you can smell it. Does the dog pick up these smells? Because dogs can smell better than we can. Yes, they can. I'm not familiar with how well the dog receives the smell. Oh, okay. Because I will dogs sniff everything that very true. They love to do it. They seem to go for things that they really like, though. Although sometimes those smell bad to us. So who knows? Oh, that's true. Well, I thought shit.

Dog shit and dog piss, they seem to be very attracted to. Oh, boy, oh, boy. I'd rather not smell. What kind of thing do you think it smells you think they think it smells bad though? I mean, they could just be, we're not in their heads. They could be saying like, that smells like shit. I don't know, babe. That's true. I doubt that, but I guess that's possible.

What kind of dog do you have? A little blue healer. Oh, like bluey. Oh, this was before the show became popular. Of course. Of course. The dog exists. You're probably so annoyed because you're like, I was the the show became popular. Of course, of course. You're probably so annoyed because you're like, I was the first, I knew it. I named my dog Greeny.

Oh, dear. Oh boy. That probably comes up a lot when you're walking. Well, that's okay. I don't know anything about blue heelers except for that they're great parents. They're great parents? Parents. They're really great parents.

Good, soft parents. They just always know what to say. There was a real life Bluey. Really? Yes, there was a real life. Who was it? Who's a Blue Heeler? Really? Yes. I don't understand. Where was this? Famous dog in Australia. Yes. Oh yeah? Yeah. And what do you mean was real? Like I understand the Blue Heelers are real, but what was this dog famous for? There was a real dog named Bluey. This dog. Well of course it was. This show was based off a real dog. Oh, the show was based off a real dog. I get it. Now we're looking that up. Who had a wonderful family.

Maybe I've adopted a dog nose and I just somehow smell everything and everything is incredibly heightened. I'm really close to my dog. That's possible. Oh yeah. What do you mean? Say more about that. How close? Close to my heart. It's if every day I wake up right next to the dog. Oh, and where's Bill? Right next to us. Okay. Well, so that's not abnormal.

The dog sleep in people's beds all the time. Yeah, but the dog gets its own pillow. It's because these mattresses are so long that we're allowed to have them. Oh, yes, that's right. Yes, the Dignity Falls King, that's right. Yes, that's right. And it's three, what I'm heard in carrying is three times the length of a regular carrying. You're right Oh yes, that's right. Yes, the Dignity Falls King, that's right. Yes, that's right. And it's three, what I'm hearing is three times

the length of a regular king. You're right, yes, that's why. But half is wide. So maybe- With, excuse me. Three times the width. Three times the width. So is this what it is? You think you're maybe sort of like bonding with your dog

in a way that you're absorbing some of the traits? Gosh, yeah. Like that movie, what was it? Dog Girl. Freaky Friday. What was it? Dog Girl. What was it? It just came out. It has Amy Adams in it. She becomes a dog. Night Bitch. Is that a film or a show? It was a book first. Yes, in Night Bitch, she becomes a dog at night. Yeah. And she can have heightened senses of smell and all sorts of other things. Is it a comedy? Is it a thriller-diller?

It's about new motherhood, so it is not a comedy. Yeah, more of a thriller-diller. It's almost a horror. It really is. It really is. Bluey was a female Australian cattle dog in Rochester, Victoria. She holds the Guinness World Record as the oldest verified dog to have ever lived. The record was briefly disputed by Bobby, but Bobby's certification was revoked by Guinness due to the lacking evidence after veterinarians came forward challenging Bobby's claimed age.

Well, that means we need to call Guinness about escrow because my dog is 30 plus years. And in fact, we don't even know. 50 if he's a day. You keep on upping it every time we talk about it on here. Well, he keeps getting older. Well, he should have the title. How old is your dog, Eskro?

He is, to me, to me, he is 31 years old. Human? Yes. Yeah. Human years? That's a lot. I can show you the pictures from 31 years ago. He's a puppy.

He's a very old dog. But Bern keeps on making him be older. Now here, this is what I want to say. He keeps aging. I mean, that's how aging works. I'm sorry that we had thought that maybe, I do think there's something going on with your sense of smell,

but maybe just because that it's heightened. I don't think that you're, I wish I could do is I could smell one of those pods. Yeah. I wish, I really want to get my hand on one of those pod skins. We're going to have to go rooting around the trash over at the Carter Cold Center. We probably will, I think it's the only way to solve it.

Well, Tuesday is pick up day, so you're going to have to go root around the trash over at the Carter cul de sac. I think it's the only way to solve it. Well, Tuesday is pick up today. So you're going to want to get in there before the weekend. But they do laundry every week, right? So, I mean, like every day, every day. Every day. OK. Well, here's what I hope. I hope that someone hears you on this podcast in the cul de sac. And that so I think it's like, I hope I hope you don't regret coming here.

I hope that it's you feel like you, okay, great, because we always want people to have a good time. But I really hope that maybe this is one of those few times that we actually get a result from someone coming on here to amplify their post, you know? That is what it was created for, you know, and of course to get to know our neighbors. But I really think that there might be a chance

that someone might hear, and then maybe you'll get an answer. We'd love a follow-up. I'd love a follow-up. I'd love a follow-up. Oh my gosh, that would be really nice. I hope in a year, I hope it doesn't take a year. I sure hope it's not a year. I hope by the festival. I hope by the festival, that's right.

Let's put a year on it. Let's put a year. Okay, we'll put a year on it. And, or I just hope for you that maybe somehow the smell goes away. Here's what also could happen. It could be a very passive aggressive moment where someone hears that,

they sort of kind of like reassess their laundry situation. They decide, oh, it smells bad. And then they just decide to switch laundry detergents. And then you don't smell it anymore. Frankenstein agrees. I would love. Oh, it would be rare air to breathe deeply and safely. Indeed, rare air. breathe deeply and safely.

Indeed, indeed. Rare air. I would love that. Well, you've been a breath of fresh air to me and to us today, Lisa. So thank you so much. Despite the unpleasant discussion that we just had. I mean, it was an unpleasant topic that we discussed, I should say. It was a delight to have you on the show and we wish you the best of luck.

Thank you for having me. Oh my gosh. And you know what? Maybe, you could have invitation maybe. Oh, fingers crossed. This here, come and look out for that red envelope. Okay. Oh.

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Colorful framed art prints and white frames sold as a set. One hundred dollars are individually priced. Of course, that really means 70. Don't pay attention to the hundred. Some are signed by the artist, Martha Wart. I I gotta tell ya, as you can see, these are just some kitties up to just some shenanigans. There's one where it looks like a kitty's a director and is using a clapboard. I don't know. There's one where the cat is scuba diving.

I mean, can he even handle it? I have never seen it. The cat is scuba diving! I mean, can you handle it? I have never seen it. Ha ha! He's got a little mask! He's got a little cat mask. Oh're in Los Angeles, they're wearing sunglasses. Have you ever seen anything as ridiculous as sunglasses on a cat? Oh, there's another one.

Give me a break. They're at a restaurant drinking wine. You know what? I don't know. I might have to keep these for myself. They are too darn good. Wow. You know, it's just, it never ceases to amaze me that we can, we'll talk to someone and I'll just think,

oh, I've never even thought of that being a problem. Like one of my favorite things to do is to walk escrow or drag escrow. Yeah, carry them. Around the carry them, let's face it. And, or I put them in a wagon, or I put them on like a hiker's backpack. Right.

And one of my favorite things is to walk past the homes on a weekend and smell that wafting detergent. And I'm really- Oh, I love this. I love the smell of detergent when you're just walking around the neighborhood. I mean it, Bert, I really do.

Why would you say, I know you mean it. I mean it too. Okay. Strange reaction. Well, I'm having, speaking of strange reactions, that's what I'm having to these imitation banana pellets. Well, I mean, I don't know if those are supposed to be taken internally, honestly.

They're only, unless they're blended up. Yeah, I think they're supposed to be blended up. I will say it took three hours for it to dissolve in my mouth. I thought I was But you and it's weird because they're squishy, I probably really upset. I probably would have given up earlier than that. Three hours. I got distracted. That could happen. My Pinterest. Oh God. What happened? Are you okay? I saw I got my Pinterest. Oh God. What happened?

What? Doug, are you okay? I saw the alligator, sorry. Oh no, they put- No, you blew that up. Babe, you brought it out. Yeah, you blew it up and brought it out yourself and you scared yourself with it.

I forgot I did that. I let it float. You forgot you did that. It kind of sunk a little bit and then it rose up slowly in the water. How did that happen? And the ducks are just riding it now. Oh dear. They don't care. It doesn't sound like they're afraid. It kind of sunk a little bit and then it rose up slowly in the water. How did that happen? And the ducks are just riding it now.

Oh dear. They don't care. It doesn't sound like they're afraid. No, they're not. So I need to start thinking other ways to get these ducks. I feel like birds and alligators have a special relationship because you know, you see those dogs, those birds that ride on top of them. Rhinos.

Pick their teeth and stuff like that. Yes. Except for chickens, of course, which alligators love to eat. But I don't know if an alligator saw a living chicken, would they be friends? A living chicken? Yeah, because they just feed them raw chickens. Oh, I see what you're saying. But if an alligator saw a living chicken walking around, would they be pals? Because they're so cute? Well, because he's never seen them in his living state before. He just doesn't realize. Doesn't look appetizing

to him because of all the feathers. Interesting. Because of all the feathers. That's right. I don't know. I know I have had alligator and it's very, very tough. I had an alligator cheesecake once. Alligator cheesecake? alligator cheesecake in Louisiana. Sure. Sure. Why would it be? Why would it be in a cheesecake? I wondered the same thing. They put it in everything. I mean, I've had a beef cheesecake, of course, of course. Ground beef cheesecake. Oh, I love those. They're so sweet and the savory. Yeah. I love those. They're so good. Yeah. The sweetness, savory.

Yeah. I love it. Love it. Dignity falls speciality. The ground beef cheesecake. Oh yeah. You can't get them anywhere else. Yeah. You shouldn't. It's cheesecake with just one thin layer

of ground beef in the middle. Oh. You can put ketchup on it. You can. They don't get mad. No, they don't. They don't get mad. Nobody gets mad at you. Joan, we have time for one more post. Yes, we do. This is't get mad. No, they don't. They don't get mad. Nobody gets mad at you. Uh,

Joe, we have time for one more post. This is one of those posts where you'll probably have to look at it with me, Bert. I mean, I think people, people post on this app a lot like they're in a hurry, I think, you know, or they're writing it in the dark, like literally as if they like trans trans scribe that in the dark writing in the dark or typed in the dark, just guessing. Or what was that movie? Oh, I'm sorry to break it down.

Oh, I'm sorry to break it down. What's that movie where Matt Damon is texting in his pocket? Is that Departed? You know, he's having to... He's texting in his pocket. Yeah. Maybe it's the Departed. I don't remember that movie that well.

Departed, maybe. Oh, here he goes. I wish I hadn't brought it up. My first thought was a born movie. Because that makes more sense that he could do that. Yeah. Or was it Leo? Maybe it was Leo. It's very exciting. He's just texting in his pocket. That's such a dangerous thing to do. I mean, how, if I tried to do that, it'd be a disaster. How would you even know not only what you're writing, but who you're texting? Well, I think he's already been in conversation,

so he already knows who he's on with. And then he- Are we talking T9 texting? Oh, I don't know. Oh, it used to be so good to be texting. Yes, I finally mastered that. You did, babe? Yeah.

Just now? No, then they came out, of course, with what we have now. Of course they came out with that. Everyone knows what we're talking about. Okay, so this was texted from Leonardo DiCaprio's pocket, I think, but this is from Lily. They came out with that. Everyone knows what we're talking about. Okay. So this was texted from Leonardo DiCaprio's pocket, I think, but this is from Lily. It says, can someone share some tips or tricks or any natural ways or just anything I can do to get rid of my small dogs and one cat fleas?

And it's spelled F-L-E-E-S. That's a whole sentence. Could you read it again? Yep. Here it comes. Can someone share some tips or tricks or any natural ways or just anything I can do to get rid of my small dogs and one cat fleas? Please only share what you tried and worked

immediately. Thank you. I do. I admire that last part. Don't waste my time. Don't waste my time. I don't want to hear what you've heard about. Yeah. Yeah. I want to think that you've tried and it worked immediately. Immediately. That is the quality that she wants. I mean like none of this like wishy washy. Well, you know, I tried sort of like a lavender rub and you got to wait a week. Don't start with have you tried? No, I tried sort of like a lavender rub and you gotta wait a week. Don't start with, have you tried? No, not at all. Don't ask me what I've tried. Say, do this in two seconds. You will be living a new life. You'll be a brand new person.

Demand the best. Immediate results. Yeah. That person respects themselves. But I also, I'm just again, but then, but then with people with these posts, I mean, this is like, could we think of a more common problem than fleas? That you do a collar, they do pills now, they work very effectively.

You know what? I have to say, in this instance, I would be very tempted to ask, what have you tried? Because it sounds like the answer is nothing. Well, she's one of those people who's like, I am gonna complain about this problem, I want everyone to do, to find the solution for me, I've done no research on my own.

This is now your problem. I want everyone to do to find the solution for me. I've done no research on my own. This is now your problem. And also is she talking about one flea on the cat? Is it just there's I've got tons of fleas on this dog and one cat fleas, but then she makes fleas. She makes fleas plural and she also misspells it. So who knows what's going on, but I love the idea that there's just one flea on the cat. Well, you know, cause we've got one of those on escrow that is as old as he is. Just the one, really? Yeah. He must be pretty big by now. He's mostly just, no, he's actually-

Just emceeding on escrow. Right, but escrow's blood is like dust now. So I mean, this flea is just really like old and moves very slow. There's no like, there's no like jump. No, he doesn't. He's just- And we don't have the heart to kill him, you know?

Cause I honestly think it's a symbiotic relationship. I think it's codependent. They've been together for so long. They've been together for so long. What are we going to do? Kick him out? It would be shame to send him. This is his retirement. Where's he going to go?

Exactly. He's comfortable. So anyways, Lilly, I just Google it. Google it. And you know what? At least when you Google something, you will actually get immediate results. A bunch of them, they'll pop right up.

If you, yeah, because you, if you're saying something like this, you do have to say, here's what I've tried. And it has to be like a, like, because that has to have defied everything. Cause you're right. Most people also say, yeah, don't mention this, this, this. I've tried all those things.

Yeah. Another way to not waste my time. That's right. No, she just hasn't done any work and she wants the neighborhood to do it for her. And guess what? We're not here to do. That's not what our podcast is about. We're not here to do the work for you. No, we're just here to amplify the message. And then we try to help. And so there we go. We've done our part. We've done our part. I don't want to hear from this person ever again. That's too extreme Bert. You always go too far. Is it? Why?

Do you want to hear from this person again? Yeah. Where's the lie? I would be interested. I think a vacuum would be the fastest. Just shove a vacuum right against the animal. Never occurred to me to try that. No, it didn't to me either.

It just did. It might hurt the dog, babe. It just did. No, I bet the dog would enjoy it. You think? Well, dogs are scared of vacuum, aren't they? My dog, Escrow was always scared of a blow dryer when I was trying to, you know, like dry after a bath.

I don't know why they'd enjoy the sucking. Escrow also scared of the ceiling fan. Yes, that is true. Even when it's off, especially when it's off. To be honest, when you turn it on, he's more suspicious of it when it's off, especially when it's off. To be honest, when you turn it on, he's more suspicious of it when it's off. Because when you turn it on, he's like, okay, that has a purpose.

But he just sees the shape by itself still. It's unnatural. It's unnatural. Is that gonna get me? Yeah. All right, well, thank you so much for listening. We'll be back again next week. And remember, if you'd like to hear ad-free versions

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