We're Here to Help - 109: I Need Someone To Climb With/On

Episode Date: September 2, 2024

Jake and Gareth talk to callers about some bathroom privacy at the office and setting up a singles night at a rock climbing gym.Later, the guys follow up with the second caller from episode 99 “The Inner Circle with Andy Richter.”Want to call in? Email your question to [e-mail] (Early Access, Bonus Calls and Q&As): Patreon.com/HereToHelpPodVIDEO: Youtube.com/@HeretoHelpPodMERCH: heretohelppod.comINSTAGRAM: @HereToHelpPodTIKTOK: @HereToHelpPodIf you’re enjoying the show, make sure to rate We’re Here to Help 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts.Advertise on We’re Here to Help via Gumball.fm See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a HeadGum Podcast. And we are back in the first official Shark Tank since the live show. Yes. Oh, I know something we could talk about. What's that? We're talking about doing another live show. Yes. Yes.

We're going to do another one probably in September. Yep. In a couple of weeks. Do you have a date you could look at and we could do it in the moment or no, because it's going to probably be, we'll figure it out. Yeah. Mid September, we're going to do a live show on the Patreon again. So join us on the Patreon.

Yep. The calls that really work that we like, we're going to put in the main show at some point and then we'll do some fun stuff just for that show. But it's going to probably be 10 AM to 2 PM- 2 p.m. ish Pacific time in that zone. 11 to 3. Great. But we're going to see how that goes and see what we think. The problem with that time frame, though, we're not going to get the shark.

Oh, oh, Louis shark. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I can get the old fashioned shark. That would be a big problem. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I think that's OK. Yeah, you didn't like that. I loved it. I think it's OK. Well, you didn't like that. I loved it. I think it's OK. Well, we're experimenting with seeing how it is.

When I watched him drinking his third old fashioned hat, it was awesome. It was my second call. It was awesome. But I'll tell you what it did was it did create the shark as a big character. Oh, yeah. Because there's been a before and after episode 100. I agree. He's coming to his own. These are new. Yes. This is the painting it's in.

For those people listening, we're talking about the painting of the man and the woman in the ocean. That the 80 year old man did. Sent it. Somebody sent us this. They didn't put their name on it, but it's really nice. We appreciate you guys sending things in. Yeah, we're populating the studio with it. We're going to get a bell. We're going to get a Lexi Bell.

A Lexi Bell to ring the bell if we feel like we've solved the problem. Yeah, we got a good show today. Garf, you got an email story. Oh, well, this isn't much, but I was just going to say that I ended an email to schedule a conference call, probably about eight people on the email, and there were four options of times. You know, you get those time windows, And I was like, someone couldn't do nine, 10. I was like, I can do nine, four. And then I ended the email going and nine, 11 is great. And then sent it and then went, and then I sent a follow up that just said, that was a bad turn of phrase. And then nobody replied anything. The assistant just sent the Zoom link. Not great.

Not great. Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy the show. Go for the do. Hi, how you doing? Hey, how's it going? Welcome to the show. We're here to help America's number one podcast. Now look it up. Can we get your... I'm a shark. Huh? Welcome to the show. We're here to help America's number one podcast. Now look it up.

Can we get your- I'm a shark. I'm a shark. When he does that, you got to throw in, I'm a shark. Yeah, yeah. You're a shark. Can we get your name, where you're calling from, and what your issue is, and your age, if you feel comfortable.

My name is Jake. I'm calling from Long Island, New York, and I am 27. 27. Wow. Just a boy, yeah. What do you do for fun out there in Long Island, New York and I am 27. 27. Wow. What do you do for fun out there in Long Island, Jake? Go to the beach, go to the movies, drink. Well, that's a hell of a list. What are you calling us about today? What's going on? What can we help you with? I want to drink more, see more movies, and go to the beach. All right. So I've been having an issue at work where when I go to the bathroom at work, I like go to the bathroom at work

I like to go in just do my business and get out you talking about taking the other guys at my job Hold on Jake. Are you talking about taking dumps or taking pisses? Both pretty much both. Okay with the Jake talks to Jake. Well, I gotta get so like you go you do your business We talking dumps, but you're talking about you get to work if you're gonna take a dump of work Which is a weird choice you like to go in and out. It's a great choice. Really? Yeah. You should be pooping at work instead of pooping at home.

Do you really believe that? Yeah, I really do. Wow. Yeah. Get paid to poop. So you're working right now. Did you take a dump at Kevin's house? I'm not going to talk about it.

Would you feel comfortable taking a dump at Kevin's? You swear to God? Yes. You're an animal. You answered it way too quick. You're an animal. I was at the airport this morning Yeah, that's true. I'll go anywhere You've been on the road. Yeah, it becomes horrible

Or i'm gonna get a text from leah studio's done All right, so jake you like to go fast in the bathroom in and out some people at work go slow back to yours We will not interrupt at least I won't for now and then I will interrupt you soon All right, um, I would just like to clarify that I don't go to work with the intention to take a don by the edge. When it arises, it arises. There's a schedule to this stuff if you're not an animal, right? Sometimes, but he's just saying he... I like that.

Right. If you got to... It's almost like your Bowser... Who knows what's going to happen with him? I like that. Unpredictability. Wait. Are you being honest? You don't have a schedule to when you go to the bathroom? I have a schedule, but I also have wild cards. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Of course. So I have the morning, but then I also have like, hey, whatever. Guess what? Fate's taking the wheel.

Jake, are you on a schedule with what's going on with your body or is that drinking at the beach changing it? Do you take it now or is it whenever? Thinking in the beach change that. OK, all right. Yeah, he's down there. He's got a couple of r, I think it in the beach change that. Okay, alright. Yeah, he's down there, he's had a couple rums, then he gets a couple street dogs. Yeah, yeah, yeah. First of all, if you see a weird vendor on a corner, stop eating that meat.

Yeah, don't eat that meat. Pass. It looks good, yeah. Pass. Well, you're drunk. You go like this. How much? And if it's shockingly cheap, don't get it.

Yeah, you'll be paying for it the next day. You'll be shitting at work. Alright, so Jay, keep going. So pretty much the guys at my job, they like to hang out in the bathrooms, like the chat. They're like, you know. Shocked. And I'm not about that.

They should be calling in. You're not weird there. Yeah, this is insane. Agreed. Yeah, so I don't judge them too much for it, but I'm not about it. But they try to get me in the conversations, even to the point where I'll be in the stall

and they're like, recognize my shoes, they'll see me go in and they try to strike up a conversation with me while I'm in the stall. Truly shocking. Terrible. Okay. Keep going. So yeah. So my question is pretty much how do I kind of get them to stop trying to talk to me in

the bathroom? Overall would be great. But just in the stall would be like specifically. That's crazy. That's crazy. You are totally in the right. We were jumping on the setup in the wrong way.

This is madness, man. Now walk me through the way that is sort of set up a little bit. They're in there hanging out, you go in to take a shit and they're just talking to you while you're in there or while you're in there, the gang walks in there. How many people are hanging out in there at a given time? It feels like a movie from the 90s about high school. It's real weird. So it's about two to three at a time,

and it depends on time and day. Sometimes I'll be in there first, and then one or two of them will walk in, and they'll see my shoes, and they go, "'Jake the Snake snake and I go, okay And there's like so Jake we're doing this late. I'm like guys I hope like and I tell him I said, please wait till I get out and then just keep I like, you know I'm a fan

That so we get it Jake. It's crazy. You're in the right 100% Jake. You're a victim Yes, and we're gonna get you out of this. All right two words fart machine shoes poop shoes And we're gonna get you out of this. All right. Two words. Fart machine. Poop shoes. Poop shoes? Poop shoes. Walk me through that. You got a separate pair of shoes you take into the shitter to poop in. Oh, you disguise.

You disguise your feet with poop shoes. Make them high heels then. Make them clogs. Clogs. You got a pair of clogs that you go to the stall in. But then that one day, no. You have a thing I call clog log. Right.

They don't go over great. What else? That's it. Okay. But you wear your poop shoes in there. So what you do is when you go to the bathroom, Right. They didn't go over great. What else? That's it. Okay. But you wear your poop shoes in there. Yeah, interesting. So what you do is when you go to the bathroom, you take a, like, you take whatever, like

a little shopping bag with you or something like that. Maybe shopping bag's not the right term, handbag. And you put your clogs in there. And when you go in there, you put your clogs on. So when they walk in there, they go, well, that's not Jake, that's a Dutch guy. Okay. And with that in mind, there's something really interesting. Like, it seems like he's joking, but he he's being serious and I think he could be right because

part of it hear you well yeah but he's laughing like we're doing a bit here but this is a real pitch yeah like there's a world where different shoes those guys walk in and might feel uncomfortable running the bathroom like you guys are hanging out. Yep. Because what you're saying is this is a place of privacy. My underpants are at my ankles. Yes. I don't want to chat with you. No.

So. It's the weirdest time to chat. Right, right. Another move is, and you could do these together, is fart machine. Yep. And that is, so pretend I'm in there, Gareth, bring up conversations with me. You're one of the guys. Did you see the game last night, Jake?

Overtime. They got to cut that kick cut that kick what you want wide right twice Jake what he went wide right taking a shit man yeah but did you Jesus dude are you okay no I'm going to the bathroom I'll be fine in 30 seconds when I go to the beach yesterday did you yeah I had some weird meats dude, but with that idea Jake the idea of making it a bathroom Like what about being aggressive? Oh Here's my only pushback on that is that? These group of guys have been in the bathroom before Where someone else was like legitimately going to the bathroom and he like, you know

The other guy let out like a loud one and one of the hangout guys said, oh sound off in there It was it was mad. These guys are wild. It's crazy. It's crazy. It's I it's hard for me to even process this issue because it's like And my friend like we're all animals, but that would never happen Never I actually feel like you might be in an unsafe work environment If somebody takes a big fart in a bathroom and the guy in there goes like, sound off, Crain. Crazy. Get out of here. It's like when we shot that thing and it was like, remember at the beginning, he was like, he took a big poop. He's like, high five. I took a big poop. And you're like, I'm not going to say that.

I can't relate to this. Okay. So this is wild, Jake. And then in the people you work with, are you high status, medium status, low status? status where you out in the work totem pole I Would say kind of low status. I've been there only five years and I'm on buddy You've been there your whole life You know, I'm pretty low says I've been there for 41 years and 42 and half status. It's my dad's company I've been there since I was 15 It's named Jake and his dad's company. Cause I actually came into a lot of money and I bought him out.

Yeah. Okay. So you've been there for five years. So just to get clear, cause this is really getting hard. You've got a group of guys who are a little bit high status, who take over the bathroom as if it's their home turf and talk to you, if you're making noises that are natural in there, they almost cheer it on. And you're wondering how to get them to leave you alone while you go to the bathroom. Just to say it again, to clarify it, to help my own brain, because obviously

the first pitch that people are going to think is, is there another bathroom? Yep. Is there. So the other bathroom is on the other side of the building. It's a bit of a walk. And that, if I'm saying like, you know, I'm low status in this bathroom, these guys, whatever, I kind of want to say that the other bathroom is like even for like even higher status people, where that's what like the president of the company, that's the bathroom. I gotcha. Okay.

The HR people, you know, stuff like that. Exactly exactly I feel like they look down on me when I walk in there certain bathrooms that certain people go in and if you're in a work environment where you're kind of like yeah I don't know if this is the toilet for me yeah I I think I should work go in that to I what I whenever I've had like a writing gig or something I I've always found like the, it's never the bathroom closest to where you're working. Yes. Agreed. It's always like, you gotta find the bathroom. Oh cool. The dentist's bathroom. I totally agree. So here's an idea.

And we've pitched something like this before with another thing, but I think we pitch it a lot because it's effective. What if you started talking to the guys outside of the bathroom of this really weird things people did to you when you were out at a bar and you just basically let them know that their behavior is in fact insane. You go, I was at a bar, you know, I was having fun and I went in there and these fucking guys were talking to their friends while he was taking a dump. And I was like, you guys are freak shows. I mean, it smelled like shit.

The guy's time I go, well, you can't talk in five minutes when he get out. And he was like, that grossed me out, man. It was like, I couldn't imagine having boys like that. I was like, I would lose it. And then the guy who does it could, could be like, yeah, that's what was he saying? He like just small talk while he's taking a dump. And the guy could be like, gross and go, I think we're getting weird. We're not like that. Right.

And then the next time he's in there and he goes like, dude, the fucking jets, brother, you go, he looks himself in the mirror and he goes, I am that guy. It's definitely a way to air out the grievance. Yeah. You know, I like that. Yeah. All right. All pitch print a sign that says no hanging out in grievance. Yeah. You know, um, I like that. Yeah. All right. All pitch, print a sign that says no hanging out in the bathroom management and put it on the door of the bathroom.

Also print a sign that says we've had an issue with men being in here, creating a glory hole type situation, let's keep that out of the workplace guys. It's a sign escalation. But the idea of it is they go. But for him to hang a sign, mine is don't talk in here, yours is don't put your hard cock through a hole and get sucked in. Here's what I'm trying to do.

I'm trying for those guys to go, we're not the glory hole guys, but I think people think- You're trying to create a- Right. A fake rumor. A scarlet letter on anyone hanging out there. That if you're in a bathroom and there's hanging over like, hey guy, or just like, hey, company wide thing, FYI, there was somebody in the bathroom late last night who didn't work here who was soliciting sex. I don't know how it happened. Just be careful.

Why don't we? Why don't we start? Is that insane? It'll work. I don't even know if it will. But I would say- Or you got like nine guys hanging out there? Yeah. You're going to be like- It's bad. Every stall has a hole in it. Yeah. You go like this. Who are you? And he goes like this,

I'm the janitor from down the street. You're like, get out of Yeah, I don't work here, but I'm looking to be on the other side What are you doing? Fuck and why is my dick in this hole? What do you think of truthfully Jake, What do you think of something like that? To create this idea that let's separate the pitches one being the no hanging out in the bathroom management Yes, the other you're talking about an email. No, I'm talking about the same time a sign that just basically says hey guys This happened be careful We're looking into it. We apologize for any careful. We're looking into it. We apologize for any inconvenience. We're investigating a sexual situation in the bathroom last night.

Exactly right. Ongoing situation, but there has been a reports of solicitation in this male bathroom. The bathroom is for doing your business and leaving. So please do not linger. Please, this is not a place for sexual hookups. Don't carve holes in the stall. But that is not what this bathroom is for. If it continues, we will have to move forward. No bathroom.

Or we'll have to figure out what we're going to do. But you're just saying. Buckets. Why would you hang out in a bathroom with three guys, mostly when that's happening, at this building? You guys can all talk in your bathroom at home if you want, but here, this is a place of work and if you're gonna take a dump,

take a dump and get out of here. Yep, I think that's fair. Right, it sounded crazier, but there is a world where it could just go like, we're not even saying what happened, it's an ongoing investigation. I think we could do mine, if that doesn't change it, we can do yours, those two could be wedded in a escalate the main thing though Jake is you cannot get caught but now sign up. Oh

Right, right. No, you've got to be like you've got to be like that sucks Yeah, or can't hang on the bathrooms you guys see that sign. I wouldn't play that. I wouldn't mention it. I Wouldn't and then people go what side and you know they don't want I was just in there five minutes ago There was no sign then they walk in and they go. What is a good? It's got your handwriting On your computer really well worded yeah, the document is So Jake, what do you think about putting a note up? What's on the note is up to you, but starting that way with a thing that you go up there, you get to work a little early one day, you tape it to the wall.

If people bring it up, you're as confused as everybody else. And you take this to your grave. What do you think of that play? I do. I like it. And I might combine your two ideas where I'll put the sign up that says um no hanging on a bathroom whatever and then if any of the guys talk about it I'll be like oh well did you hear what happened no what I'll be like well it's just that you

know apparently there's some sexual activity or attempted activity in the bathroom somebody solicited doing that now question for you Jake in case somebody asks who's I'm a guy who would ask. I'd say, who'd you hear that from? I just turned around. No, false. You made it up, you're soliciting. That is not accurate.

Could you have somebody you heard it from? Cause I don't want- You say you overheard it. But I don't want it connected to you, Jake. I agree. Cause if you're saying that, and you grow up to a group of guys and you go, you guys see that sign? Turns out you overheard it, but I don't want it connected to you Jake I agree because if you're saying that I grew up to a group of guys and you go you guys see that sign Turns out you go like this guy Jake is a fucking weirdo. He's a narc. He's wearing a wire. He's a narc He's wearing a wire exactly right so I want to keep you as anonymous as possible

but I don't think it's bad necessarily to put that sign up and then if people are talking about it you could throw wood on the fire of, you know, I hear something that's been going on, you know, this happened to my sister at her place of work, there's some dudes going into a businesses and trying to do fucking hookups in the bathroom stall. It's like getting huge in Long Island. It's fucking weird. But everyone does guys going, these guys are going around.

It's a whole group of dudes. They're just looking for rubbing tugs. Where do you think of that, Jake, of putting up a sign and then not saying a thing? If you happen to be in a talk, you go, you're not the expert on this, but you're just planting the seed of like, yeah, I mean, there's a fucking, there's a lot of these guys going around doing this shit. But be careful with that. Don't do that. I would be like, it had to be some sexual. Yes, that's it.

And then somebody goes, what do you mean? They go, well, fucking a lot of people hang out in bathrooms for weird like Gloria. Yeah, I mean, there's only reason solicitation because they would not care if you would not shut it down unless it was like, it's exactly right. And then you go, but I have no idea. I don't know. I'm just a guy. What do you think of that Jake? Anyway, let me put okay. I think I can get away with that. Yeah, what do you think your sign is gonna say?

Would you dictate it for us? Or dictate it. I think I would do something like please Do not congregate in bathrooms or don't loiter in the bathrooms during work hours or maybe something like that. Right. And then sign management. Yep. Yes. And then by the way, if it doesn't get fixed, then you put the sex stuff up on the next one.

Then you go, fellas, we're not kidding. Yeah. Hey guys. No more banging in there. The reason we said that is because of this. Now, cool it. Yep. But I think that first sign will get it done. Could you maybe go to like a Kink think that first sign will get it done. Could you maybe go to like a Kinko's type place and get it laminated?

Laminated is good. Make it official. Oh yeah. I wouldn't just like type it up and then like stick it with scotch. I would laminate it and put it up. And again, we're doing this when nobody's around. Of course. You have to be very careful.

But can you find a time at that place of work where you can get in there? Yeah, I can. Everyone leaves mostly at 430, so I can stay a little later one day and most people clear out at that time. So yeah. You feel good about this, Jake? I do. I do.

I feel great about this, actually. So what we'll need is we'll need a follow-up. We'll need a picture of the sign. And hopefully one day, this is just a fun memory about a time when you were so worried about talking while you took poops that you went to a Kinko's had a sign laminated and hung it on a door when nobody was watching after you called the pipe. We appreciate you buddy. Alright bud.

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Yeah, it is. You're on our first real... Yeah, you're right. This is the first sober call for Shark in his studio on the live. Yeah, yes. Yes. You're on our first real. Yeah, you're right. Not this is the first sober call for shark in his studio on the podcast. I guess the best way to begin in of year two. Yeah, this is that's right. And and you're here to help. Yes, you should be. It's America's number one podcast.

What what is your name? Where you come from? What can we do for you? OK, so my name is Alana, like banana. You can call me Al if you want. And so I'm from Philly, calling from Philly in 33. And back story is, so I'm a single mom, been divorced for a few years. My ex and I co-parent peacefully. And about three, two or three years ago, we all got into rock climbing quite a bit. So it's a great gym, it's a wonderful community, kind of become a pretty significant part of

my weekly life. And the one thing is I've had a difficult time finding a climbing partner while I've been there. So it's fine. I can go climbing alone because the audible is, but it's more fun to have a climbing partner and Atlanta. Let's stop you for a second. Cause this is what just happened. It's always fun when there's a moment, the seed, when you just go, there's the

seed because there's a lot of buildup. It's married, divorced, you're going to start rock climbing after the divorce. They do it together. Yeah. And then you hear rock climbing and you go, that's a little interesting, but hard to find a picture of her too. She's lovely. You found a child in the tree but then it's just and I need a climbing partner and then yeah there it is and what is there we go and what does that

mean you're having a hard time finding a partner all right well listen by the way my ex has a girlfriend and she's great so that's out of the question and it's all that's for everyone that remains Anyway, so well here's the thing. When I approach people at the gym, I don't know if it's because I was homeschooled growing up, but it just gets really awkward fast. I don't think I'm an awkward person, but I go up to them and they get really nervous and the three people I've asked, people, eight partners, it turns out that they have girlfriends and then they get very weird because they think maybe I'm coming on to them.

Well, I'm gonna tell you, Al, and I know why Kevin showed the photo is you're a babe. And so if I'm rock climbing and a babe walks up to me and says, will you spot me? I'm gonna go, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh. My wife will know. Yeah, and I know what you're trying to do, it's just not gonna work.

No, I'm not gonna work! No! I'm not gonna let you put me in straps so you can see my groin very clearly in front of my wife! I'm just not that guy! Okay? But maybe I could be! Look, I have feelings for you too! He takes his wedding ring off and throws it and you go like, honestly, just a rock climb.

But so, Al, just before we get into this stuff, because I don't know if homeschool has anything to do with this, but it might. It does? Yeah. What? Well, I mean, you know, she wasn't thrown in the homeschooling has anything to do with this, but it might. It does? Yeah. What? Well, I mean, you know, she wasn't thrown in the- Jake, Jake, I have to ask you though. Hang on.

Jake, can I call you Betty if you call me out? Ooh, I like it. Yeah. Jake just threw his wedding ring. You get it? I won't rock climb with you. Of course I do. But I won't rock climb with you.

I'm happily married. Okay. Yeah, you know the false timing. So- Anyway, yeah, homeschooling comes into it. Let's hear what you have to say today. But I won't rock climb with you, I'm happily buried. Yeah, you know the false sign. So, anyway, yeah, homeschooling comes into it. The homeschooling comes into it because of the social aspect of itself. But also, okay, you need-

That's not fair. I stopped wearing socks and sandals when I was like 25. I'm fine. Now we gotta go. But why do you need a partner? For those of us who don't know anything about rock climbing- Spotted. But you have to have a consistent partner. You can't just go there and there's not just some- No, but you need a partner for those of us who don't know anything about rock climbing you but you have to have a

Consistent partner you can't just go there and there's no you need rogue humans like a lot and now but there's ropes You need somebody to yeah. Yeah. Yeah, you can go you can do auto belay It's just not as much fun because like, you know when you have a belay partner It's just more fun You spot each other you help each other figure out the route, and you can also rest a bit because they're providing tension from the ground. So with an audible, you just thumb it as soon as you let go. And you're providing tension from the interaction.

Can I ask you a question? Just to start this off a little, a little softball pitch right down the middle. You ever asked a lady? Yeah. Oh yeah, I have. And what happens when ever ask the lady? Yeah. Oh yeah. I have. And what happens when you ask the ladies? It's still weird because if so, it might be the homeschool. See where I'm going with this? Yeah. So, Alana, what happens when you ask a lady? I got to hear what you say. When I ask

people? When you ask them. No, hold on. The premise of this call is that you're a rock climber and you're having a hard time finding a partner, right? And when you ask them, it gets uncomfortable, correct? Well, yeah, but I want to take it a little bit farther because here's the thing. In addition to having a hard time finding just someone to climb with, I'm also finding that dating apps are a wash. It's impossible to meet anybody and make know, and make a meaningful connection and you know, my generation is getting tired of them so my thought was what if I could solve all these problems in one fell swoop and Figure out how to approach the mannered manager of the gym and pitch like a singles night at the climbing gym

And I don't know if that's a totally weird idea but you know I just had to figure out like I don't even know if it should be like a romantic thing or more like, you know, find your belay day and keep it less weird. That's kind of what I come to you guys for. I think this is actually interesting. So very interesting. Yeah, because part of it, isn't it? They put straps around your upper thigh and your ass is hanging out in the air as you climb up and someone's beneath you.

George W. Bushed up there in the front. So it's a little bit like you are... There's a lot of butts. It's kind of your butt's in someone's face as you're going up and down and vice versa, correct? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, okay, so...

There's a lot more to rock climbing than just carrying a butt. Of course, of course. I'm just talking about first dates. No, but Jake's right. I'm just saying what the shark is thinking. Yeah, no, it looks like all the guys are hard and all the women are wearing diapers. And the women are going like, this is disgusting.

Yeah, the guys are going nice. Could you please spot me and stop going like, I can see in your butt hole. Gross, dude. I found a hole. Yeah, yeah, chill out, man. You're taking this too far. So your pitch to us on what we need to

pitch on is you are thinking of approaching the manager of your rock climbing gym and suggesting we have a singles evening and you're kind of curious a do we approve and B do we have any pitches on how do we kind of market I think it's more B yeah more just B yeah I like that you think people want our approval but I don't think they respect us. Well, I mean, no. Garrett, they don't respect us. They do, too.

No, we just talk a lot. If you go online, they know that we command and demand respect, and we receive it often. We receive it sometimes. So, Al, so this call is you are asking us to pitch how you can talk to the manager at a rock climbing gym and make a singles night. Yeah, I think it's great. I like that idea a lot. Yeah, I just, I wanna come to her with like a good idea.

You know, like it should be kind of funny because you know, I don't want it to be intense and like maybe kind of gamified. I don't know if there'd be activities, some kind of a punny name. Now question for your personality and who you are, are you comfortable being the MC of this evening?

Because a night like this needs one. You can't just all be there and no one's running it. No, no, I want to meet people though. And if I'm the MC, I'm going to be stuck behind the microphone and that's kind of isolated. Yeah, but then who runs it? Well, you're in Philly. We could maybe help figure something like that out maybe. I mean, yeah,. I think. Yeah.

There's somebody on the staff who I know would love to write. Okay, interesting. Okay. So you got, and who's the, what's our staff member's name? Shane. Okay. So what we need to then do is pitch and how you can talk and get this night going, right? Yep. A singles night. It could be open to to others you don't have to close down the place. What about as a first idea, first theme, 70s night, swinging 70s. I like that. Right so then you're in cost. They've done a lot of those. Okay. They do a lot of like 90s not 90s. Don't do the 70s bitch it's wrong. They've done the PJs and that's what Alan I are

So I like you're out good for you. I also you know what I like about Al here. She's one of these callers who She didn't placate us. She knows what she wants. Here's what I would say we probably need what we probably need is like an hour of a mingle and Then after that hour you sort of then ask the people you feel a connection like speed dating kind of let me pitch something close to this okay last night I went out to dinner with my kids and a buddy and we were at a restaurant and next to the restaurant there was a jogging club that all met outside of the red lion.

Uh-huh. Oh, beautiful. It's a bunch of young people. They were mostly underdressed. They just all met, ran for less than 45 minutes, and I know that because they ran by the restaurant, then ran right to the bar to get drinks. So this is a group of alcoholics who just feel like they need to justify it. My friend, I asked her about it because I'm like, this is wild, and she's like, it's just

a singles night. It's a way for everyone to meet so there could be a singles open climb and then after Everybody who's there there if there's like a bar nearby And the way you could pitch it to the person the woman who runs it is we're trying to get half off on your first Climb we're trying to get new people in the gym. Uh-huh part of it is we're trying to get half off on your first climb. We're trying to get new people in the gym. A part of it is no couples allowed. I think we got to hit that. No couples and nobody already has a climbing partner.

Yes, because the end, but isn't part of the gag of it that you need a partner to climb. And so the idea of the title could be something like solo climbers or free solo solo climbers or or it could be something like solo climbers or free solo. Solo climbers or it could be rock hard. Huh, interesting, Taron. I wasn't expecting that. Belayed. Yeah. Finger holds.

Ew. Or the night we call it the Rocky Mountain High, spelled H-I. One thing I know we're not calling it is finger holes. Okay. All right. You know what I mean? I do, yes. One thing I've loved to say on this show a lot of sometimes You got a rock a mile to hit a block, but imagine this Gareth what?

One woman saying to her other friend. Hey want to go to this singles night. I'm looking for singles me, too Where do you undergo? It's called finger holes. Okay. All right, listen, but I Good as I flooded the market. Yes. So now Rocky Mountain High seems really good because of yeah, but that's about the weed I kind of like rock. No, hi Rocky Mountain High. Oh I was thinking like on the rocks because the drinks It's kind of a stretch out. What is there a bar nearby? Does the climbing place have any sort of hang area? No, it's it's kind of a dirt big gym.

Like, like, and I say that affectionately, like it's really small. So there's not like a really place to congregate. How about next? How about near? The gracing thing? Uh, probably. Yeah. But I feel like a lot of people are, they're so into health that there's

probably, oh, I don't know. I mean, it's possibly, I mean, people want to get it, get a drink after, but I can provide, I'm not sure. Yeah. But let me, then let me ask you out. What do you think would be the thing that worked here? How do you think, you know the community better than us, what do you think would kind of work if it's not a drink after, but if we found a night, call it finger holes or my finger

up your ass on a rock climbing thing or squat on my face. Well, finger hold sounds great. And way better than that. That's finger hold sounds great. Or how about sweaty stranger's butt in your face as you try to keep them alive? I mean, if you're pitching right now, you're way off the path we should be on. But so, because we can come up with a name and a theme, but what's the night look like in your opinion in that gym? Right, yeah, that's a great question.

I mean, I feel like maybe keeping it in the gym makes sense, but I I'm wondering if we'd be able to maybe Instead of isolating it to just singles Maybe there could be a way we could distinguish the singles by putting a wristband on or something, but you're right Oh, no, no, no, no, and it feels gross. Yeah, it's weird then because look We if you don't want couple remember you called because you're like you think maybe there's a way to make it about being single And needing a climbing partner that immediately makes it kind of weird, but also being single and being apart It's a but it's a perfect connection. Yes, so I need a climbing partner and yes, I need a climbing partner

Yes, I need someone to climb with and I need someone to climb on that's exactly right Yes so maybe some terms like that could be part of the thing. If you're looking for a climbing partner and someone to climb on, come to singles only climb where you will be paired up randomly. Partner free and partner free. Oh, speed partnering. Every climb you have to switch your partner. That's a good idea. That's good. Right? Because that goes back to the speed dating. That's a good idea. That's good. Right? Because that goes back to the speed dating.

Yeah. So each, every like 15, 20 minutes. We swap. There's a bell that goes up and you have to swap so you have to do the interactions where you go like, hey, how you doing? I'm Terry. Hey, how you doing? I'm Al.

You can call me Al. And then you do the back and forth. You've got to get suited up and then right on hands on the ass pushing them up. I don't know how much the hands go on the ass, but anyway, I love it. And I think what's good about that is then we can kind of nix the idea of making it. It's like then you'll have five climbing partners over the course of the night. One of them is probably going to be a single individual. It's maybe just a good way to, you know, you could use the wheels.

But here's another way you could do it as part of the intro when people say hi to each other And this might be weird and if it's weird we don't do it But part of it is you say your name and you exchange emails The reason is is after if you had a connection with somebody you could say like you don't have to do it there But it's like speed dated you leave you do the little test I know this because I saw love on the spectrum. I have to and I liked it. I did too. What are you coming at me? I loved it I follow a couple of the people now. He's getting so hot. I'm not you're getting hot So so it was triggering for some the weird. Okay

That's a good idea though the email it's kind of endearing right? So that you go like hey My name is Alan then you have like everybody has like the email exchange and then you go like, hey, my name is Al and then you have like, everybody has like the email exchange and then you go like, part of we have to do this, this is so awkward. But so then you can write later that night, hey, had a lot of fun wondering if you wanted to get a drink.

Yep, or a climb. Or another climb. Yeah. Al, this works, dude. What are you thinking? I mean, I think that all sounds great to me. I think that's a great idea. If you can think of any other, I'd love to have like one more activity that we could do the speed climbing is great

Okay, maybe there could be something like what about you know Everyone gets blindfolded and they get a random partner and you have to hear their voice and then find each other from across the gym You know, I kind of interest so long. So here walk us through that cuz I'm so So walk us through the night of climbing a little bit So if we started off you had Shane I'm seeing it where he's like, hello singles us through the night of climbing a little bit. So if we started off, you had Shane M. seeing it where he's like, hello, singles, welcome to blah, blah, blah. What about a group shower? Oh, go ahead.

He's off. He's off in his studio. He's off in this studio. We gotta get the head going. I was hot the night we had the live show. So walk us through it. So Shane does it, you start off, you're doing speed rounds, right? And

then you're saying when that's done, everybody's kind of, you know, mixed around five or six different people. This is probably an hour and a half into the climb. How long do you want this night to go? How long until people, I would say our age, Gareth is way younger than us. Yeah. But our age-ish, you're probably 10 years younger than me and 15 years older than Gareth from your photo. So she's probably what, like late 20s or early 30s and you're what, 14? Yeah. Legally, I'm not allowed to work on this show. It's also gross you have facial hair at your age.

Well, I'm 21. I'm raised by Vikings. Yuck. Yeah. So I think there's a world where, are you saying after that there's another activity Well, maybe I mean the thing I think what the the timed climbing is that that's tough because the routes are different They're a varying degrees of difficulty, you know So the one person might be able to beatle up a wall like within but we don't need to complete a climb Oh, I'll have a pitch. I have a pitch. I have a pitch

But we don't need to complete a client. Ooh, Al, I have a pitch. I have a pitch. I have a pitch. OK. And you're going to need Shane and somebody else at the top to be sensitive so that everybody gets selected. But I think you start it off with a 30 minute speed dating round that you have the table set up.

So as a joke, you have to walk up, and you have to say on a piece of paper, this is my first time. This is what I'm looking for in a partner. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Then you rate people. So if Gareth and I go and I go like, I want to be with Gary, I'll go 10 out of 10. Let's say he got weirded out by me.

He said two out of 10. So when you're going, you could look at who, and maybe you don't pair us up together. But so they're then pairing up the people together before. So it's a 30 minute speed, minute each manic fast jokey you get a sense of each other then there's a schedule that goes up of who's climbing with who also I think that's a lot to ask the gym Al why don't you also be a part of that and you then can also put yourself in the best position to meet the people that you kind of want and then and then what you can do like that

get the cream of the crop. Always, always. We got to cheat so we win. Yeah, yeah. But one of the things you can do, if two people pick each other out of 10 out of 10 and they're the only two, well, they can be together for a longer session. If you see other people and they're like, they didn't even pick each other, but we need it for the numbers, well, that's a shorter session. So some people only had three switches because they're more intermediate

They're going higher up and other people are longer. What do you think of that? It's gonna take a little work from you and a little work from Shane, but who gives a shit. Yep Yeah, I think that's good. I like that and I like the idea of the event being maybe just two hours like shorter Yes, we're sweet. You don't want people to be bored. Yeah. And so the- Because you can do it again. Yes. And so the beginning of it is, the fun game of it is a 30-minute speed dating whatever.

Then very quickly, you make on this sheet of paper, very simple. It's a top three whatever. So when you get in that back room, you don't wanna do a lot of hard calculation. Then you take 15 minutes in the back, you pair people up on a schedule, it's written up on a board as you go, you're out there for the next hour and 15 minutes climbing and switching, and Shane has a mic

just doing some silly jokes, and then he's got a buzzer when it's time to switch. And he'll say it, he'll go like, Carrie and Joe switch. Joe, your new partner is Marlinda. Yep. And we might not be able to just do- So we're going to need name tags.

Name tags for sure. Yeah, great. OK, what's the theme music? I mean, what kind of genre should we have pumped into the speakers here? 70s porn. Wow. See, now I'm off.

You go. Well, that's a crazy. That's a crazy pitch. I would say how about I would say maybe like 80s jam. It's like like stadium rock. OK. Like some. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like some funny old rock and roll of you're going to get it. Yes. Or you play the joke and it's all sex songs. I'm going to say it's all sex songs. I'm gonna sex you up. Or it could be all

mountain themed like it could be like all like rock. That's easier. Yeah it is. But the idea of it is rock and roll. Yeah but you could do the fun of certain music you could also do for the last one of the nights the lights go down and it's like disco lights slow climb right what do you think and a climb for lovers and then I had your finger holds and I'm talking about the sidewall gang are you gonna be in Philly anytime soon no I was the first thought I had please because there is a world of doing the final one is a slow climb there's something fun in there where you're playing like. Slow climb. Yeah, sweet old music like it's a seventh grade dance.

Yeah. Yeah. Find your partner. I would do personally 80s rock. I think Gareth is right, that rock and roll. But I would throw in some over the top sex songs. Yeah. So that everybody gets a little uncomfortable.

But it's funny. That's why we're here. Yep, bump and grind. Bump and grind. Yep. A hundred percent. Yep. Do you think I'm sexy grind. Yep. A hundred percent. Yep Do you think I'm saying?

Some joke funny ones where like as somebody's getting suited up Do you think I'm sexy as blasted and they have to go like pardon the look in the front? I am bigger than this. It's just it's not flattering and the person goes like we're good And then do you think I'm saying like you're just loosening up the vibe. Yeah Yeah, I like I love it. I did too I like the title. What did you have rock hard? Oh, well, you want me to go through them all again? I know and then Al rock hold on stop do what do one at a time Al I want you to rate these one out of ten Okay It's an evening ready all the singles are rock hard. I

Got a one out of ten. I'm you know, that's it's two on the nose. I'm going to say it's like a four. Okay. I think it's just the number. Maybe just the number. Okay. I don't need the email. I'll take the, I'll take the email.

Okay. Let's get belayed. By the way, that's pretty good. Let's get belayed. Hey singles, let's get belayed to everybody. Let's get belayed. Al. I like that.

Yeah. That, that one's an eight for me. Great. Eight's fine. Controversial. You know, I can give you some other terms. Okay, sure. Let's go.

Sending. Huh? Pump is a term. Sending. Beta is another word. Spraying beta is a rock climbing term. Sending is one of the most... Spraying beta?

You said spraying beta? Yeah, spraying, spray beta. You said spring beta. Yes, spring spring beta. Spray beta since I've been about since I went through puberty. That's crazy. A little alpha, but mostly beta in there. Spray beta is without question agreed. The new jerk off.

I I've I don't know. I got to go. I'm going to go home and spray a little bit. Oh, man. Oh, I just had to spray some beta. It was great. And after that, after I sprayed beta, I sprayed and spray a little bit. Oh, man. I just had to spray some beta. That movie was great. I napped right after I sprayed beta. I sprayed beta and alpha, one alpha. Out of the million, there's one alpha in there. It always is.

Okay, a couple more terms. Sending, spotting, heel hook. Spotting. Mirroring. How about something like this, Al, in search of a spotter? Hot spotting. Hot spotting. Oh in Oh hot spotting kind of like that So a night of sing. Yeah hot spotting is great. Okay, okay, but don't remember We also on the board have finger holds

Yeah, if we ever need to break the glass in case of emergency two out of ten keep going I don't believe you're the number. Yeah out Finger holes or whatever finger Finger holds, not holes. Holes is gross. Finger holds a finger hole. I thought you were saying finger hole. No hold you. It's also it's still gross. It's not not gross.

All right. What do you think, Al, about finger holds? Finger hold. Yeah, it creates a lot of ambivalence and dissonance in my chest when I hear it. I don't know. I love it. It's called your heart beating for the first time in years. It makes me feel like somebody grabbing a woman from two holes and doing a finger hold where you go like easy.

It's called spring beta. You thinking of you tonight going finger hold, sprain beta, finger holes range. I gotta go to the room and spray beta I can't stop thinking about the girl yuck Okay Rocky Mountain, hi Rocky Mountain, hi, what do you think of that? That's good, too. That's good, too I like that that's probably a seven point five the hot spotting is the one that's really great So Al let's do this for a second because we're about to get out of here, because I

think we've won here. I think our side, we're feeling confident. We hope you're feeling the same. Can you take a second and pitch to us as if we were the manager to hear what you're proposing for this night at their gym, and we in the audience at the same time can see if this sounds crazy or great? Do you feel comfortable doing that? Yeah, I can do that. Okay, you ready? Ready.

Okay. So Angela, I've got this idea. I was thinking, you know, there's a lot of people in the gym who are having a hard time finding belay partners and it can be awkward just approaching people because you don't know what their deal is. So I thought, you know, you guys are so great at putting on wonderful events and we haven't done like a singles event here. So my thought is what if we did something while you guys did something and I helped you and it was called hotspot. You know, an event for all single climbers who are looking for a belay partner or maybe something more.

And it could be just some evening, maybe a Thursday night, just like two hours tops, start out with like a speed dating type around where you've got some good music playing, you know, Eye of the Tiger on repeat, something like that. People kind of get to know each other, they rate each other, you know, on various things, interest in climbing, level of climbing. And then you or Shane or I could help out we kind of go and figure out how we want to pair people up and then you know every 30 minutes or something we blow a whistle and people switch well actually 30 minutes is too long but you know what I mean speed dating everyone gets a chance to know the other single blade is climbers in the gym and then you know at some point in the night we could shift into something else maybe people could pair

up and see if they could come up with funny teen titles the poop. Sorry, it's getting long. It's fine No, no, no We're sitting here not ing going like you've got keep your confidence. You're right there. Yes, I would say just land the plane She's gonna be talking during this too. So you're not gonna have to do a monologue Yes, but your everything you're actually is saying is right I would say don't get lost in too many of the details because you have those so when she starts going So you're not going to have to do a monologue. Yes. But everything you're actually is saying is right. I would say don't get lost in too many of the details because you have those. So when she starts going, yeah, you know what it could be, you go, yeah,

it could also be this. Yeah. But it's all right if this one changes a little bit, because it would be different if you were the owner of the gym, because then we could say this is what we're doing. You still have to pitch her. But you got a lot of bolts in the chamber. Yep. OK. Yeah. So do you want to start over or just kind of? No, just bring her in for a lot of bolts in the chamber. Yep. Okay. Yeah. So do you want to start over or just kind of? No, just bring her in for a landing.

You're doing good. Yeah. So yeah, after people have had a chance to meet and mingle and get comfortable, then they can have turns climbing with each other and seeing how that feels. Maybe we could figure out some games that we could throw in. Just kind of create a low key atmosphere where people can meet other people here at the gym that they've maybe never encountered just because of schedules and stuff. And I mean, I think it would be great for you guys, great for the community might bring

in new people, I'll help out. No, no, this is great. That's the other thing I think to say is to be like, I also think it's going to create a more social environment in your business that is just going to make it like more of a club than it's ever been in a great way. I think that honestly, I think you're in a money zone. One quick pitch. What do you think of doing this over email? I think the good idea, right?

Yeah. Sometimes I like when people go like, I'll have somebody like, Hey, can we talk on the phone and they'll talk about something and I'll think that's a text. Yeah. Just give me your information and then I could write back, sounds great out, not for us, but I appreciate it. And then I don't have to like, or sounds great. And then I could read it a second time over

and process what they said. So it might just be, just kind of put this in email form and that could be your cleanest way of doing it. What is your relationship like with the Angela or whatever her name is? Good? Oh yeah, we banter whenever I'm in there and I'm friends with the gym owner too. So yeah. Do whatever your gut feels, email her in person. Because it seems like you're good. You had a good pitch.

Also, you started this off that you're awkward. We've been talking now for 30 minutes. I don't see that. I think socially, I just don't see it. You're also- No, you're good. You're talking on a radio show with two guys who talk all the time and you're not being weird. No, you've done well. This is not an easy thing to do. The only, the weirdest part was when you kind of reacted odd to Fingerholds, which Jake and I found to be a pretty good pitch. But hold on, hold on Jake. Other than that, I

think the whole thing has been good. I will say- Go ahead. Calling a singles night- Fingerholds. At a rock climbing fingerholds thing is good. I will say. Go ahead. Calling a singles night at a Rockland, finger holes is good. Is criminal. Why? Because it's so awesome. It's so aggressive.

What are you talking about? If I saw a sign for that. Yeah. I would shut the. You're not seeing the art though. What's the art? Just that hand with the mangled finger. With like tons of muscles here.

Just the vein. Hairy this, hairy. Yeah, yeah. All right, nowled finger. With like tons of muscles here. Just a vein. Hairy this, hairy. Yeah, yeah. All right, now I'm in. Now I'm in. There is a chance that that gym finger holes would fly. Good work. It could work.

As an event name. Because they've got a great sense of humor. So I'll add it in the email. I'll pitch it. I would not add it in the email. I would say that's follow up bits. Keep the email fast and clean and lean and lean and mean and then let them yes And and then even pitch on even if you wanted to do an in-person pitch that is short and say I can email you

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Go get them. Hey everyone, it's the shark. The original call from this next follow up aired on July 25th. It's called the Inner Circle with Andy Richter and it is the second call from this episode So if you'd like to listen as a quick refresher go for it. Enjoy Yeah, we got you perfectly can we get your name where you're calling from and what we can do for you today Yes, this is Lexi. This is actually a follow up.

My second follow up. Let's see. Remind us. I like to gossip with my girlfriend's mom. And yes, and Gareth did a great imitation of my girlfriend's Southern mom. Right. But that was in the follow-up.

So initially it was great advice from Andy Richter where it said, talk to your girlfriend down the same page, maybe make things fun, have a sign so she's in control. We tried that, didn't work, lasted one phone call, five minutes. Then we practiced a little bit and my girlfriend's mom actually came to stay with us for about a few days and I got the gossip. Or the airport. I'm sorry. It's all good. It's all good. Okay so then you tried the sign, you tried and then where are we at? Keep walking us through. This is an interesting ending. So you had asked if my girlfriend would be interested in coming on for a

follow-up to kind of like maybe practice or see what she thinks I'm doing. Yeah. I asked her, she wasn't interested unfortunately. So you're just getting me. Okay. Um, but I do, do have more other other updates because her mom came to visit. Okay. Keep going. And it was going. It was great. We had a great time. We gossiped. The first thing she came in

and started talking about her work and my girlfriend turned around and walked out. But it was great because I just got to bond with her mom. We had a great time. And actually, she told me that she's retiring next year, which she hadn't told my girlfriend yet. So when I told my girlfriend that she was retiring, which made me really sad because then all of my work gossip goes away. My girlfriend is now very supportive of the gossiping because she thinks that her mom maybe just is retiring too soon.

She's a bit younger. And so she's like, keep gossiping with her and see if that'll help her hold on to working there a year or two, let her know how much you love it. So, you know, the tables have turned. And we had nothing to do with why. Nothing. Well, you started the conversation with my girlfriend. Lexi, we're spin artists, but every once in a while we've got to take a loss.

So it seems like a nice win for you, your girlfriend, and what it sounds like you guys are doing is trying to convince a poor woman to keep working because your girlfriend for some reason doesn't think she's ready to retire. Girlfriend doesn't think she's ready, but you benefit as well. The loser in this is the mother. And us. And us us and maybe the audience Yeah, probably so I Think the takeaway is you're tricking a older woman to keep working. I know I do this

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, and so yeah just out of the curiosity because we're here now Why doesn't you know? Why does your girlfriend think she needs to keep working? Is it you guys are afraid you're gonna have to support her in 12 years when she goes, I think I stopped too early. And you go, yeah, babe, you got about 30 more years on planet Earth, you're not making any income. Is it just about-

Is she gonna have to live with you and it'll never stop? Is this about just the money train running out at some point and your girlfriend's seeing the future and mom's just ready to stop working? Yes, that's exactly it. Okay, I respect that. Okay. Okay, but we are here for you, not for mom, not for girlfriend, and you got your gossip

buddy back. So look at me being a spin doctor, and sometimes you got to run a mile to walk a block, but you are back to gossiping with mom and your girlfriends into it. We all win. Lexi, am I on a line? Yes. Except, but she's not the caller. No.

So Lexi, are you happy that you called in this podcast and we have gone down this road? Have we directly or indirectly solved your problem yes i would say you guys have both directly and indirectly solved my problem ring the bell shakie boy by the way we should get a bell in here we should get a bell something dumb that we need a bell yes totally now that's a great thing all right we're gonna get a bell Lexi and this came about because of you So we called the Lexi Bell we've I want it ring sexy Lexi We'll see if everyone's comfortable But Lexi Listen we've rung the bell. Yeah, we've solved your problem indirectly

We've done you a huge favor. We've given you so much of our time We've sacrificed so much for you and your girlfriend and your girlfriend's mother. You're in an airport Yeah, is it inappropriate for you before we send us a bell to just yeah. No, no, no. Yeah I love this give us a yell give us a they're here to help. No, how about this? Yeah Everybody stop what you're doing and listen right now to we're here to help Lexi is this pass? They're all flying. I mean it's you go down. It's not yours. Yeah, download it Yeah, before you get on the plane America's number one podcast Kevin please I know

I don't think you'll get arrested Well, yeah, I'll do it. Will you just do garrison right now and yell really loud at an airport, everybody listen to We're Here to Help, America's number one podcast. Okay, here we go, I'm gonna do it. Thank you. Everybody listen to We're Here to Help, America's number one podcast. Ring the bell! Ding ding ding ding ding!

All just blank looks. That makes sense. I'm just gonna grab my bag and slowly move. Yeah, go to a different area for sure. Those are people you've got to be on a plane with. You are the best. Thank you for the call. Thanks, Lexi.

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