ZM's Bree & Clint - ZM's Bree & Clint Podcast - 25th February 2025

Episode Date: February 25, 2025

Where is your dead pet?  Producer Ella forgot a super important date.  Flirting techniques put to the test.  Clint got gout shamed on national radio.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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ZM's Brie and Clint, thanks to KFC's Hot and Crispy Boneless. And now, coming to you live from the ZM Studios in Auckland, New Zealand, it's Bree and Clint. G'day everybody and welcome to another Bree and Clint show. G'day guys, happy Tuesday.

Bree and I have been out to a fancy restaurant for lunch today. Yeah, bougie. With some important people from the business. And we went to a very fancy Japanese restaurant. You never leave Japanese full, do you? You always leave feeling content, but not disgusting. You never roll out of a Japanese restaurant, do you?

No. You always feel, yeah, just right. Also, the person we were having lunch with couldn't work their chopsticks and is going to Japan next week. And we're like, are you going to take like speed lessons? She's like, nah, I'll just learn when I'm over there. She's so funny.

We tried to teach her how to use chopsticks like we're chopstick experts. Can I just say the rolling up of the, she had this technique where she rolled up the napkin and put it on the end. It actually worked really well. It did work, but another person at the table got frustrated and went, I'm getting you a knife and fork. That's my dad at every table where we go to an Asian restaurant. He needs the knife and fork.

Because you know how you look at your parents like they can just do everything. Yeah. And it was at the moment that I could use chopsticks and my dad couldn't that I'd realised there was stuff that I could do that my dad couldn't. Yeah, yeah.

Big moment. And I was like, oh, wait a second. Fun show on the way. Two guesses of the secret sound. That's coming up. Let's kick things off

with tradie versus lady though where the scores are starting to blow out in the ladies' favour. 14 to the ladies, 10 to the tradies. You could make a difference today and pick up $50 cash.

Give us a call right now. Bree and Clint. It's tradie versus ladies. Three, two, one, let's go. Yes, we always kick off the show with a round of tradie versus lady. We keep score. The lady's on 14, the tradie's on 10. Our lady is in Whangarei.

She's 28 years old, and she has a direct line to Soundkeeper Brooke. Welcome to the show, Siobhan. G'day, Siobhan. Hello, guys. How are you? We're good, mate. We're good. Are you getting any extra clues from Soundkeeper Brooke?

Not yet. She's been a bit of a ghost at the moment, but she said she's got a personal video coming to me soon. To you? What's so special about you? Why do you get special clothes? I don't know. I did a funny comment on a post that she had put on that secret page,

and then she told me to see it. Are you in the ZM Close Friends group? Yes, I am. Ah, you saucy mink chevaux. Well, there's a tip for anyone playing. You can request to join ZM Close Friends on Facebook. We can add you in there. Our tradie is calling from Kaikohe.

He's 40 years old, and they are a Sparky. Welcome to the show, Mario. G'day, Mario. Hi there. What's your favourite part about being a Sparky? Sure, you get electrocuted every day. Oh, that's fun. Keeps you alive, eh Mario?

Shouldn't you be a plumber? No, no, no. Right. I liked it. Yeah, if you know, you know. Mario, your buzzer is tradie. Siobhan, yours is lady. First to three correct answers gets $50 cash. Hell no. I liked it. Yeah, if you know, you know. If you know, you know. Mario, your buzzer is tradie. Siobhan, yours is lady. First to three correct answers gets $50 cash.

Good luck. Here we go, guys. Question number one. Name the movie that Brad Pitt stars in where you can't talk about the thing that the movie is about. First rule of this movie. First rule of this particular movie is you can't talk about this movie. We were looking for Fight Club, guys. Fight Club.

I was going to say that. Yeah, but we can't talk about it, so let's move on. Guys, if you have an inkling, may as well just have a guess. That's my best advice. Okay, no points there. Question number two. A rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure on what part of the body? Yes, Siobhan. Nose. Nose. Of course,asty is a surgical procedure on what part of the body? Lady. Yes, Siobhan.

Nose. Nose. Of course, it is the nose. A rhinoplasty. Quite a fun name when you think about it. Yeah, it is. Alright, one to the ladies. Question number three. Buzz in when you can tell me who sings this. Lady. Siobhan's in. Poor. Kelly Clarkson. Well done. All over it like a rash.

Can I just say, what a Kelly Clarkson song. What a forgotten Kelly Clarkson. Well done. All over it like a rash. Can I just say, what a Kelly Clarkson song. What a forgotten Kelly Clarkson. No, honestly. Unreal. Unreal. Are you a big Kelly Clarkson fan? Absolutely. I mean, who isn't?

Siobhan, I'll do you a deal. If you win this game, we will play that Kelly Clarkson song next. Oh, and then can I get a bit of a knuckleback after or no? Might be a big ask, but let's see how you go. I love how you got to ask the question. Mario's going to do his best to stop you, though. Come on, Mario. Come on, Mario.

You need this one to stay in it. Question number four. What colour is a Ferrari traditionally? Maybe. Mario's in. Red. Of course, that's the one. Yeah, that's the one you get right, Mario. Mario's in. Red. Of course, that's the one. He gets the Italian question, doesn't he?

Yeah, that's the one you get right, Mario. Question number five. Which artist had a 2000s hit with the song Without Me? Without Me. Not one of their biggest songs, but it was a big song. You'll both know it. This is the song. Lady. Sean is the song. Lady.

M&M. Oh, she's got it. It was absolute. It was a great game played by Siobhan. I love that. Thanks for coming, Mario. Siobhan. Yeah, thanks for the jokes, Mario. You're our training first lady champion today.

Can you believe it? Woo-hoo! And a deal's a deal. All thanks to Siobhan. Holding it down for the girl. Nice one, Siobhan. Bree and Clint. I want to ask the question, who blew your big news?

I saw this anonymous post online today. I think anonymous because they don't want to upset their in-laws. Okay. Touchy subject. They wrote, I got engaged recently. Hooray! It was the most amazing day ever. We called each sets of parents and let them know

within four hours. My mother-in-law then immediately posted engagement pictures of the both of us on her Instagram. How did she get the engagement photos? Just pictures of them as a couple together. Oh, I was going to say, how did she get the photos? She posted photos of the couple.

Yeah, right. Her son and his girlfriend, now fiancé, with the big news. Saying they're engaged. This was distressing for my fiancé and I, as we were calling friends and family to tell them and waiting for some professional pictures from our photographer before announcing publicly. We were also under the impression that this was proper etiquette slash social understanding not to announce big things

like engagements and babies before the couple do. My fiance decided to call his mother and express his discontent with it. She removed the post, but she did get quite defensive. After the phone call, I feel like everybody just needed time to calm down. Well, we got the photos from the photographer the next day and decided to share our news. My mother-in-law shared our post with the caption, if they'll forgive me, I'm excited, dot, dot, dot. Oh, God. Oh, no.

My fiance called his mother again and things got really heated. She said, well, I just won't share anything about you guys anymore. And then his father got involved and he said that my fiance should apologise to his mother for upsetting her.

All because she decided to share our engagement news. Should we apologise? Yep. They should. Because at the end of the day this is the hardest part is that they're from different generations.

Yes. And all the mother-in-law was doing was being excited for her son and her that they're engaged. And she didn't think she was. There was no malice in it. Her heart was in the right place. I think so. Obviously, there is circumstances where it might not be the case, but this sounds like she just genuinely was excited

and she didn't know the etiquette around social media, you know, and she was just happy for them. Which we all do in our generation. Exactly. But, yes, you're right, it is generational. But they haven't grown up with that. No. You know, so I feel like you need to just be a little bit more lenient.

Yes, I see what you need to just be a little bit more lenient. Yes, I see what you're saying and it is upsetting because you want to, you know, tell your friends and family and you want to announce it. But there's no need for a fight over it. Very mature take from you. I think you've absolutely hit the nail on the head. Because what's the win?

You get into a fight with the mother-in-law that Yeah, it's not worth it. That means she doesn't come to the wedding. Yeah, and that she's upset. And her story to her friend is like, why didn't you go to the wedding? And she's like, well, I shared their engagement news and they got angry at me about it. Do I think the mother-in-law retaliating and then if they forgive me that,

I'm excited, that's not okay. No, that's not okay. That's still not okay. But do you just let it go? You just have to let it go because that's what families is, letting stuff go. Can I say, expert class in being the in-law from this fiancé, she hasn't got involved.

No. She's let him deal with it. Yeah. And was he more angry than her? We'll never know. But she didn't make the call. But that also can be sticky as well, though, because you know what the family are all saying.

What? Oh, so she sent you in here, has she? Is she the one that's upset me? We never had this problem before when I shared your graduation pictures before so-and-so came along. Where is she? If she's so upset, she should be talking to me herself. You know how that happens.

So did her mother share the pictures? Yeah. I'm going to check the time that her mum got to share the pictures versus when I shared them. Yeah, you suck it up on that one, don't you? And you go, hey, we're sorry. And we want you to give a speech at the wedding. And officiate.

And be your bridesmaid. Actually, maid of honour. Maid of honour. We want to ask this afternoon on 0800 dials at M, who blew your big news? Who announced your news to everybody else or to someone else? It could have been about an engagement or a baby or a house or a job or whatever. It was important to you and someone else just farted out your news.

You know the really sticky ones? The real hard ones is where people post about people passing away. Oh, my God, my cousin did that. About your nan, wasn't it? I found out that my nan died because my cousin posted about it on Facebook. Like, just wait until the family. She posted within an hour, I reckon. Nan was still warm.

I commented on the post. I was like, um, what? Talking about my nan. Hey, what? Nan was still warm. You're out of line there. You in the sin bin for five minutes? She would have been.

We're asking who blew the big news, the story we told just before about the mother-in-law who shared the engagement news instantly. Like, parents get told first, generally, in these situations. Of course, yeah. And then mum posted about it online Straight away A lot of people on the text machine saying

Nah mum should be banished Yeah yeah mum should be excommunicated She was in the wrong Bree's been very mature about it And I actually agree with you You gotta let it Her heart was in the right place You just have to let these things go

Yeah Cause at the end of the day It'll just drag on and family's family. She would have screenshotted her favourite photos of you too and put them up without cropping them. Hey, at least it wasn't a mother-in-law that was like, oh, I can't believe this news. Devastated to be losing my son.

The bloodline's ruined. You know? So we asked who blew the news. This is a great text. Someone said, my dad said, I heard congratulations are in order an hour before my husband proposed to me. That's such a classic dad move. And then the mum would have snapped at him and gone, David!

Shut up, David! Shut up, David! Shut up, David! Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. She hasn't got her ring on yet. I meant about dinner. I was talking about dinner. Oh, yeah, congratulations, they're in order. Kirsten's here.

Hi, Kirsten. Hi, Kirsten. Hi. Hi. Who blew the big news, Kirsten? One of my best friends announced on Facebook that I was in labour and on my way to the hospital. Okay.

Yeah, so I had my phone going off. Why would she do that? Was she just excited? Did she think that that's what you wanted or why? I think just super excited. We were young. You know, this was like 12 years ago. Yeah, but also, Kirsten, we all have those friends

that we know love to have the news first. You know, those people who thrive off being able to tell people the thing first. Because sometimes, Kirsten, you know, great content doesn't come around every day and you've got to get on to the great content, you know? You've got to get those likes. Yeah, yeah.

Okay, well, you know now to tell her last, Kirsten, so thank you. Let's talk to Danielle. Hi, Danielle. Hi, Danielle. Hi, guys. Who blew the big news, Danielle, for you? My baby sister. What did she do?

She came out to my parents for me well before I built up the courage to tell them myself. No! And I actually didn't find out until after I told them. Which was a number of years later. They were like,

yeah, we know, your sister told us. Me? Wait, so how old were you and how old was she? I can't remember exactly. This was going back 15, 20 years ago. Right. We would have been in our teens.

She's six years younger than me. So I would have proved being late teens. Do you reckon she was knocking on you? Maybe. She likes to be the centre of attention. That is the lowest of the low from her, Danielle. Are you guys good friends now? Did you ever get over that?

Or are you always just wary of her? I'm not wary of telling her things, yeah. Yeah. That's all right. Just spoil something. She can't keep the secret. Yeah, you've got to get some juice on her and spoil it. You've got to get even.

You know, you need to figure out. Absolutely. That's always the answer. When she gets pregnant, you need to find out that she's pregnant before she does. I know what it is. Just start collecting her wheeze and doing a little test on them. Hopefully one of her kids turns out to be gay and

you can break the news to the grandparents before she does. Okay, that'll mind. Just a few ideas. Thanks, Danielle. My manager got wind of the fact that I was pregnant. She told my regional manager, who rang me to congratulate me. The conversation quickly turned awkward for him

when I asked him what he was congratulating me for. Oh, no. That's so awkward. A lot of pregnancy ones. Yeah, a lot of pregnancy ones. This one's pretty hectic. We told my sister-in-law that I was pregnant at two months and she asked if we told anyone else and we said

we didn't tell the wider family and we were waiting a bit longer. She rang everyone one month later to announce her four-week pregnancy knowing we were going to announce around that time. She's not very bright though and we waited another two months to tell everyone about our news and then turns out everyone put two and two together because they realised our baby was three months older. So she obviously had the green-eyed

monsters. Yeah, totally. Because no one's announcing their pregnancy at four weeks. Let's just get this last one on quickly. Hi Anonymous. Hello. Who blew your pregnancy news Anonymous? Oh this is going to blow your mind. So I had a baby at 34

weeks. Okay. She was very premature. We invited, we told my family and my husband's family to not post or to not say anything to anybody. She was born because of her level of viability. True.

The next day, we saw on my mother-in-law's Facebook that she had announced our baby girl without us knowing. Oh. We confronted her about it, and her excuse was, all of my friends are doing it why can't I? Even though she has been told not to.

It's so selfish. And then two months later two months ago she asked if she could put her cover photo on Facebook. Oh no! All my friends are doing it. Why can't I?

How can people not just use their brain? Like, what is going on? And what did you say? What did you say to that? I just said no and walked out. Yeah, fair enough. Yeah, what is going on? All right, well, what we've learned from this.

All my friends are doing it. Why can't I? What we've learned from this is don't tell anybody anything. Yeah, don't trust anyone or anything. Especially family. I read this M.I. the A-hole and I thought we could all weigh in on it, especially

people listening. Especially if you've got kids, I feel. But it's a situation with a sister and a stepsister going on holiday so here's the details the sister uh her dad has said that he would organize this overseas holiday for everyone in the family he'll pay for the accommodation yeah everyone just has to pay for their own flights to get over there which i feel like is something that does happen in families.

Yeah, with adult kids. You know, when you get older. Anyway, she has said that she is on a tight budget and so most of the family are getting direct flights to the destination. Sure. But she has to get these other flights where there's a layover. Because they're cheaper. Because they're cheaper. Because they're cheaper.

Yeah. Anyway, she decided to put in the group chat, hey, does anyone want to catch these flights with me? All good if not, but these are the cheaper flights. Anyway, everyone else has come back and said, hey, we're going to splurge and get the direct flights. Everyone except for her stepsister. Okay.

So her stepsister has come back who's also on a tight budget because she's got twins that are young. I think they're about one and a half, two. Okay. And the stepsister has said, I can't afford the direct flights. I'll come with you, but you're going to have to have one of my twins sitting on your lap for the duration of both flights. Good way to do it.

Because if you don't want to do that, I need to order another seat because I can only carry one of them on my lap. The sister is now saying, I don't want to do that. I'm already having to take the crap out of your flights because I can't afford the direct flights. Am I the a-hole if I tell my stepsister, I don't want to look after your child on two separate flights to the holiday? Look, objectively, yeah, she is the a-hole for saying that

because family has to support family. And if she can't afford to take the direct flights and then the stepsister can't even afford to go on the trip without taking the cheaper flights, she needs help. Is the stepsister an a-hole for putting her in that position? Is what I would ask. Has she said it in the group chat? Because that's the difference.

I don't know. If she said it in the group chat, hey, I'm coming on these flights, I need you to take one of the twins. It seems that she has, but I'm not sure, so I can't comment on that. Producers, what are your thoughts? I'm just putting myself in the shoes of the person who was getting the cheaper flights originally. I would be livid.

Do we need to know how long the flights are before we make a decision? Because I feel like that would come into whether I would be able to say that I would take the baby for the stepsister or not. So the first flight is four hours and the second flight is eight hours. It's a lot. And the layover. It's a lot. But imagine how much that is for the sister who has to do it with both babies.

Yeah, but sometimes maybe you just can't go. Oh, ruthless. I'm not saying whose side I'm on. I'm just saying old aspects. Someone has to help the stepsister. And it's not her.

It's not the one who already has to take the crappier flights. It's one of the people on the nicer flights. What do you think? That they should chip in and get her on the... But then that sister's going to be miffed because they funded the stepsister with the babies onto the good flights and she still

has to take the cheap flights. Yeah, but then she doesn't have to look after a baby for 8, 1, 12 hours. Yeah, now that's fine with me. I'm like, sweet, off you go. I'd be happy for her. I'd be like, I'm happy for you because it means that I don't have to go through hell.

Someone takes a not your kids, not your problem. Where's the dad? Well, we didn't want to ask that question, but yeah, where is the dad to be honest? That's also not included. Bree and Clint. Yesterday, at one point during the day, someone on the show dropped the bombshell that they'd forgotten their mum's birthday. Can I say it wasn't me?

My mum's birthday's in May, so I'm safe for now. Wasn't me. My mum's birthday is in August. Wasn't me. My mum's birthday's in December. And also me. My mum's birthday is in December. And also she's no longer with us. I thought that's what you were going to say. You're going to go, not me, my mum's dear.

So you're in the clear, Claude. Sorry, bad joke. You'd still feel bad if you forgot it though, wouldn't you? Yeah, I would actually. But it's the day after Christmas, so I will never forget. Less bad. Less bad. You'd feel less bad.

Yeah. Because of what we said before. She's not here to make you feel bad. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That just leaves one person who could have forgot their mum's birthday, and that person is... Me. Sorry, Mum.

Producer Ella. Terrible. And you still bloody live with your mum. No, what makes matters worse is, like, I spent the morning with her. As I do, I wake up, I go upstairs, I sit on her bed and go, hi, mummy, and chat for a little bit. She would have propped herself up in bed

and be like, oh, here comes my cup of tea and toast. I know. She actually saw me at 7.30 come upstairs to go to the toilet and she was waiting for me to come out and be like, oh, happy birthday. Happy birthday. Let's go to the cafe like we planned.

But no, I went back downstairs to go to sleep. Ella. This story is getting worse and worse. What's worse is her work forgot too. She's the one that organises the cakes for everyone. But it's not like people from her work came out of her. No, that's true. It's not like people from her work are still living with her 24 years later.

Yeah, it's not like people from her work literally sleep under the same roof. Pay rent. She makes me dinner. She does everything. She's amazing. My mum is the best. What time did you remember?

So my sister, also not great from her, woke up at like 9.30, 10 and goes, happy birthday, mum, from downstairs. And I was on the phone with Ryan. Well, she did better than you. Yeah, she did remember. Yeah, don't bring your sister into this. She's one up on you.

She slipped through the morning. Both of us did terrible. I'm so sad. Yeah, guys, what are you doing? I'm so gutted. This is the person who went back to bed on their mum's birthday at 7.30am. After organising a cafe trip with them in the morning for their birthday. Oh, she would have been, your mum would have got up early and showered,

gotten all excited to be taken out to the cafe. She would have gone, no special K for me this morning. Nope. My daughter is taking me for a special cafe breakfast. And she doesn't have, like, a husband now to, like, do all that stuff with. Yeah, you're the one that needs to make her feel special. So, okay, we can dwell in the problem or we can look at the solution. What did you do to make it up to your mother?

Right, so I got onto my horse and I called an eyebrow place that I'm going to and I said, you're coming with me. We're going to get our eyebrows done because we've been meaning to do it. She went, no, it's okay. No, no, no. She wants to. Oh, no. I hate when people do that.

No, don't make a fuss. No, no. I hate that. It's fine. Honestly. No, you didn't remember. It's okay. It's fine.

Honestly. Clint would be the person to do that. He would, wouldn't he? Because you're so good at it. Like it came so naturally to you just then. He's done it before, hasn't he? Don't worry about it now. It's already been in goal.

I don't actually feel like it now. Whereas I'd be like, yeah, what else are you going to organise? Yeah, that's the proper way to do it. You go, eyebrows and what? Yeah. Well, and what else? I will come and get my eyebrows done because you forgot my birthday. And then afterwards, what are we going to do?

You take me out to my favourite restaurant for lunch. We did. We took her out for dinner. Then we went for a lovely walk along the viaduct. Okay, you pulled through in the end. I did. We did. We took her out for dinner. Then we went for a lovely walk along the viaduct. Okay. You pulled through in the end. I did. The worst thing would be to realise that you forgot her birthday the day after her birthday.

Which it worked. That would be so much worse. Yes. I can't really talk because similar vibe has happened to me. Right at the end of last year. Yeah. Right at the end of last year oh yeah right at the end of last year did you forget mama died December 28th my partner and I had been um in different countries obviously for Christmas I was at home with my family and the plan was that she would fly in on December 28th her, and we would pick her

up from the airport and keep going and have a bit of a holiday on the Sunshine Coast. Anyway, all exciting. Yep. So we had to get up at like four in the morning to get to Brisbane airport because we live out in the country. Anyway, so we'd been up super early to collect her from the airport, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, got her from the airport. Everything's good. The one thing I said to my dad on the way down was, don't let me forget. To say happy birthday. To say happy birthday.

And he goes, righto. Anyway, she'd been in the car for a couple of hours. Oh, no. Brianna, did you say happy birthday to Sophia for her birthday? So your dad did pull through. Two hours too late. And did you go, yeah, but she didn't respond. That's what you do.

You go, yeah, but she didn't say. And then I went into panic mode and went, I said to dad, I already remembered today and told him to remind me and we've been up since four. We want to know on 0800DARLSATM or you can text us on 9696, what's the important date that you forgot? It's important to you, it was important to them, but you completely forgot.

And how long was it until you remembered? And how did that go down when you finally did? We'd love your awkward stories and you can get them through to us now. The filthy look. Producer Ella is guilty of the crime of forgetting her own mother's birthday yesterday. To your credit, well, not really your credit, but I think the saving grace is how early you realised you'd forgotten it. I'm just disappointed in myself.

9am, you got the message from your sister, which sparked you into remembering. You had spent the whole morning hanging out with your mum though. Yeah, the damage was done. Damage is done. She knew I forgot. Could you tell she was disappointed? No, she's very lovely and she doesn't like a whole fuss. Yeah.

What present did you get her? I got her, she wanted car seat protectors for Christmas. Oh yeah. So that's a bit boring. But she really wanted them. They were a bit expensive. So she was like, Christmas and birthday. And then I paid for dinner. And now her eyebrows.

Wait, her Christmas, her car seat covers were a Christmas and birthday present combined? Yeah, they're expensive. They're like hundreds of dollars. Lucky me. Were they sheepskin ones? No. Were they beaded ones? Yes.

Oh, nice. No, they weren't. Did she drive a Kombi? What's that? We want to know what's the important date that you forgot and Kim's called up. Hi, Kim. Hi, Kim. Hi. Hi. We already feel your pain

but please tell us the important date that you forgot. My husband's birthday. Oh, no. Kim. Was it a big birthday or just kind of another birthday? I think it was just another birthday, but I'm traumatised by the memory of forgetting it that I can't even remember anything about it except that I forgot.

Yeah. What's the deal? Why did you forget? Are you a forgetful person? No, I'm an organiser from hell. I'm a principal, a school principal, but I just was very busy and he just went to the bottom of the list, and I just forgot. What did you do to make it up to him, Kim?

Well, I cried, so that made him forgive me quite quickly. Yeah, that's good. That's always a good tactic. I'm a teary girl. And he doesn't even like birthdays. He wants no farts, but I like them. I do lots of things. I fill rooms with balloons and surprise people and do lots of silly things.

And I did nothing. I just forgot. Here's a question I need to know. Has your husband ever forgot your birthday? Oh, my God, no. No. Yeah, that makes it worse. That makes it way worse.

Because if he had forgotten her birthday, then, you know, you kind of like. He'll be happy, Kim, because he's got one up his sleeve. He does. He does like to use that. He gets to forget one birthday for the rest of your relationship, you know? I don't really know about that. No, I'm just kidding. I still love the fact that you said you got him the fact that you cried.

Yeah, that's how you sort it out. I'm going to remember that. Michelle's here. Hi, Michelle. Hi, Michelle. Hi, how's it going? We're good. What was the important date that you forgot?

No, it was actually my husband. A couple of years ago, my birthday was on a Thursday, and he forgot. I got home from work, and he completely forgot to wish me happy birthday. And he was very apologetic, and he said, look, on the weekend, I'll get you a present, and on the weekend, we'll do your birthday.

So that was great. I was like, yeah, cool, no worries I'll get you a present, and on the weekend, we'll do your birthday. So that was great. I was like, yeah, cool, no worries. Weekend rolls down. Nothing happens on Saturday. He gets again. Yeah, he forgot again. Then on Sunday, I sat down on the couch, and he was like, oh, so what do you want to do today?

And I said, oh, I think my birthday present would be nice. And his face just dropped. Yes. He had nothing. He forgot your birthday twice in one year. That's unforgivable. Twice in one week. Twice in one week.

Wow. Oh, Michelle. Yeah. That's shocking. Everybody get ready to be a little bit heartbroken by this one. My mum forgot my 13th birthday. She was a little hungover. I got up, went to school.

Nobody, not my sister, my brother, or my dad, wished me happy birthday. When I got back from school, mum was devastated. I'm now 38, and I still remember that awful morning. A 13-year-old, and nobody wished them happy birthday. At least the mum was devastated. Yes. Because it shows that, you know. She does care. She really cares. The rest of your family can get least the mum was devastated. Because it shows that she really cares. The rest of your family

can get in the bin though. They weren't hung over. What's their excuse? Got no excuse. Someone else said oh my gosh, there was a time my mother there was a time my mother was overseas and forgot my birthday. I'm a triplet.

I'd be fuming. No, you'd be furious if she remembered your two siblings' birthdays and not yours. What do you mean? Well, she's a triplet. I think that's what she means. I think the mum contacted the other two in the triplets. Oh, no, that's, no, I thought that was bad

because there were three birthdays in one that she'd forgotten. You reckon she forgot all? I reckon that mum has contacted the other two in the trio and not this one. No, that's intentional. That's really card, mum. Yeah, that's just intentional. Last text. Bruh.

It's almost a month later and my daughter still has not remembered my birthday. Her best friend even sent me a message. Two of our six children have still not remembered or acknowledged. It is not a fun time. It is such a sad time. Who is that mum or dad? What about this one? I think this takes the cake.

Guys, I forgot my own birthday one year. Luckily, my family didn't. I rate that. That's good. I'm keen to start forgetting mine because then you don't age. Exactly. Luckily, my family didn't. I rate that. That's good. I'm keen to start forgetting mine because then you don't age. Exactly. Yeah, yeah. You know?

You were right, by the way. That person texts back and they said, nope, she forgot all three of us. All three. Which makes it better. Yeah, it does. Kind of. But also bad as well. We're talking about important dates that you forgot before and someone just texted and

said, hubby and I both forgot our wedding anniversary. We forget every year. The only way we don't miss it is because my elderly mum gets us a card. We've been married for 20 years. Cute. That is pretty cute. My wedding anniversary was on the 2nd of February this year. Did you remember?

My wife rolled over in the morning and went, oh, happy wedding anniversary. And I went, went, oh, happy wedding anniversary. And I went, oh, yeah, happy wedding anniversary. And that was it. She just got in first. She didn't remember either. She just remembered first. And guys, stories like that reminds me that true love's still alive.

Real true love's still alive. She said, what did you get me? And I said, well. This kiss? I She said, what did you get me? And I said, well... This kiss? I said, nothing. What did you get me? And she goes, no, I didn't get you anything, but you get me presents on our anniversary. That's not how it works. It is for her. We're going to play Let's Get

Classical next, the game where we try and guess pop songs performed in classical style. You can pick the winner on text, and if you correctly pick, you'll win yourself 50 KFC chicken dollars. Producer Ella's got her hand up. This game has gotten so intense that as I was eating breakfast this morning, I thought, I have to win. I have to win.

And then I was like, no, no, no, play it cool. Okay, there you go. There's an insight into how amped up producer Ella is. Your options are Team Ella or Team Bree and Clint. We are one team. Bree and Clint. Our boss just came through and I said to him, surely once you have your wedding anniversary,

you abandon your original anniversary, the date you got together. And I thought I had an ally there. I thought he was going to go, of course. And he goes, no, in my relationship, we celebrate the date we got together. And I thought I had an ally there. I thought he was going to go, of course. And he goes, no, in my relationship we celebrate the date we got together. Our engagement. The engagement and the wedding. They have three anniversaries every year. But then he also said, in my relationship,

I like to do things every single day to show my wife how much I love her. Oh, yeah, me too, obviously, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Damn. Yeah. And it sounded genuine from him too. Let's get classical everybody

where the aim of the day is to take down producer Ella. Well, is it to take her down or is it just to get her angry? No, it's mainly just to rile her up a bit. No, I don't want to be. Me and Brie versus Ella and Claudia's in charge. Hi, Claudia. Hi, everyone. G'day, Claude. You look extra good today,

can I say? I reckon you look hot. Flat out will get you nowhere, though. Hey, don't jump on my bandwagon. Fine. No, she's been telling me that all day. Yeah, actually. I think I have a crush. One point to Ella. Yay! Oh, God. Nah, just Ella. Yay! Oh, God. Nah, just kidding.

Like Clint said, these are pop songs that play on the ZM playlist. I've turned them into a classical style, and it's your job to guess what they are. The rivalry is fierce, but let's just jump straight into it. I need the artist's name and the name of the song. Okay. Are we ready? All righty. Good luck, everyone.

I'm well hydrated. I'm hoping it comes to me today. It's been a while since I've got one. All righty. Good luck, everyone. I'm well hydrated. I'm hoping it comes to me today. It's been a while since I've got one. All righty. Good luck. Oh. Oh, yeah, I hear it. Oh. Oh, I hear it. Oh.

Oh, Ella. Great. Oh, Ella. Kelly Clarkson, Break Free. Oh, no, it's not. Free? I've got it if you don't have it. You go, you go.

Kelly Clarkson, Break Away. Break Away. Break Away. I'm lucky, Ella, can I say? You did have it, you just didn't have the name of it. Does Kelly Clarkson have Break Free and Breakaway? No, Ariana Grande has Break Free. Yeah, okay.

Oh, my God, can we have Kelly Clarkson, Day on Zit In? Oh, I reckon. She's got so many bangers, doesn't she? So many hits. Okay. Okay, one point for Team Bree and Clint. Here's another one. Ella.

Ella. Whoa, that was quick. She's gone early. She doesn't quite have it. She's gone so early. Because I had the hint of it as well, but I wasn't prepared to put my name to it. The essence of it. Give me the countdown.

Three. No, I know it. Two. I don't know the sound. I didn't hear enough. I haven't prepared to put my name to it. The essence of it. Give me the countdown. Three, two, one. I know it. I don't know the sound. I didn't hear enough. I haven't. We need more. We've got to get more.

Everyone's back in. I know it. Guys! I know it. Guys, this sucks. I know it. You can buzz it. I have it. No, because I'll give it to you. Ella.

I've got it. I've got it. Wise man. No. Free? I may as well have a guess. Yeah, have a guess. It's got it. I've got it. Wise man. No. Free. I may as well have a guess. Yeah, have a guess. It's Nickelback.

Yes. Remind you. Remind me. Yes. No, that's wrong. That is wrong. Next. This is how you remind.

This is how. Clint. Clint. How you remind me. Correct. Oh, this is close. No, I hate this game. I like how Claudia intro'd this one.

These are all songs that play on the ZM playlist. Yeah, maybe in 2004. I should say songs that should play on the playlist. We have played this. We played it on our show. Is that a win? Can you play the next one? That's the win.

That's not satisfying. No, we're going to move right along and we're going to give Sarah some KFC chicken dollars. Thanks for believing in me and Bree, Sarah. Thanks, Sarah. Never in doubt. And welcome to the winning side. Welcome to the same as John Nickelback.

You either love him or you hate him. Ella, you did a good job. Thanks. Of keeping a lid on it. You did well. And you were unlucky this week. I am feeling quite annoyed. I need to go to time out.

Okay, you do that. Bree and Clint. Sometimes we're lucky enough to be sent little packages here at work. And I received an envelope today, Clint, and it was not what I was expecting at all. But it was from Cosmopolitan. The magazine. The magazine.

Cosmo. You might remember Cosmo magazines. Yeah. They said, Hi, Bree. Here is the launch issue of Cosmopolitan Australia hitting Kiwi newsstands this week. Does that mean that Cosmo has been gone and now it's back?

Because I haven't checked the magazine stand in a long time, and to be honest, I was never really a big Cosmo buyer anyway. I'd read my cousin's once, but, you know, I never bought it for myself. Yeah, right. Is it back from the grave or is it back to New Zealand? I'm not sure. I'm not too sure but God, it's nostalgic looking

at a Cosmo. It feels nice in your hands too. I quite like it. And it has the iconic sealed section. Oh. There it is right there. Which when we received it, our producers went, oh, my God,

get to the sealed section straight away. Yeah, it's iconic. Everyone learnt everything there was to know from the sealed section. Isn't that right, girls? Everything I currently know still. Hey, there's more to learn in this week's sealed section of Cosmo. I thought we could do a bit of a fun game. So I've got the latest edition of Cosmo Australia.

It's got the Veronicas on the cover. It's got the two Veronicas there. I'm going to read you each little headline that's on the magazine cover and then you guys tell me which one would entice you to read the most. Okay, sure. Okay? So first one is, I can't read that one. Ten Things Women With Great Skin Do is the first one.

Your next one? Not for me, that one. I'd be into that. That's not going to get me over the line. I'm quite into that one. Next one, your 2025 love forecast, single swiping or settling down? That's good for you, Claudia. Yeah, I don't believe in you, Claudia.

Yeah, I don't believe in that, though. The next one. Oh, I like that. Yes. Next. That's not telling me much. Oh, here's one. Here's one for me. How to date with ADHD and make it work in your favour. Oh. Oh, here's one. Here's one for me. How to date with ADHD and make it work in your favour.

Oh. Oh, here's one for Ella. You turn to the page and it's just take your meds. Gen Z's new love language, your guide to modern dating terms. Oh, that one's kind of enticed me. Okay. And then the last one. That's good for millennials who are now having to date in the Gen Z pool, you know?

Yeah, so they can get the lingo. Yeah. And then the last one is not PG, so we won't read that one out. What is it? Can I see the not PG one to see if it's for me? Yeah, at the top. Yeah. That's the one that's going to get me to read the magazine to be honest.

What is it? No, we can't say. It rhymes with schmorschmasms. Oh. Hey, got it. Yeah. And the science of it. Oh, that's cool.

There you go. And I believe that'll be the sealed section as well. Yes. I'm going straight to that sealed section, actually. Anyway. Welcome back, Cosmo Magazine. Welcome back. Now we need to bring back Dolly.

Girlfriend. Girlfriend. And Cream. Cream and Cleo. Oh, yes. Bring them all back, I say. And Cleo, Bachelor of the Year. Bring it back.

Why, do you want to do it again? Hey, I thought... Yeah, geriatric. Did you win the first time around? Yeah. Who won? The year you did it. Some muscle man.

Oh. Sad. That's a really... did it. Some muscle man. Oh. Sad. Has it really? Probably. Oh! Bree and Clint. Do you think you're a good flirter? Ha!

No. Yeah, I feel like I've lost a bit of my... Nah. I feel like if I was put in the right situation, it would come back to me. Really? Maybe. Maybe. Do you think it would come back straight away, or do you reckon you'd have to get back in the game

for a bit? Get some runs on the board. I feel like I was always quite good with the banter. But then closing the deal? No, I feel like I was okay, but I could have definitely lost it. It reminded

me of my flirting days when I read this article from a relationship and flirting expert. That's a real job. That's a thing. They should write for Cosmopolitan magazine. I know. There's a job going.

Her name is Dr. Lysandra and she has talked about what she believes are her best tips for flirting in the modern day. Would you like to hear them? Yeah. She said. Just for research purposes. Yeah. I could flirt with my wife.

Yeah, why not? Yeah, she'd hate it, but I could do it. Do you never flirt ever? Is it? I don't know. Probably it's not. Do you mean with my wife or do you mean with other? No, just like other people. No, no, I don't know. Probably it's not. Do you mean with my wife or do you mean with other people? No, just like other people.

No. No, I don't think so. Sorry I put you on the spot. I don't think so. Oh, Ella's saying that I do. Do I? Yes, you do. Is he good at it or is it cringe?

I sit there going, oh, and roll my eyes. But you have a glint in your eye, Clint. A glint in the Clint, eh? Yeah, it's just a bit of banter. You are good at the banter. Who am I flirting with? Don't answer that question. Brie, move on to your flirting advice.

The flirting expert said that sweet talking your way to a date isn't about having the perfect line. That's a no-no. No. So not having a line. Cheesy, right? I think we all knew that. She said it's about confidence, having a little charm

and knowing how to spark a fun conversation. So listen to this because we're going to put it to the test in a minute. Instead of a basic compliment, try something playful like, you look like someone who knows all the best coffee spots. What's your go-to? Oh, okay. Yeah. I don't really feel like that's a great compliment.

What do they mean a variation on that? Like, you look like you know a good place to get a drink around here. Then they look like a drinker. You look like you know where all the best vape stores are. You look like a drunk. Where should we go for a drink? You look like you can eat. Another thing she said that never hurts when you're trying to impress someone and show them the real you is a bit of humour.

Well, we all knew that. Teasing is a light-hearted way that can create instant chemistry and also giving someone a compliment but making it oddly specific towards them is good as well. I thought we could put this to the test to see how you and I would go and we've brought in the only single person on the show, producer Claude. My hands are already getting clammy. I don't know what I meant for here.

I feel like flirting can be really awkward. Especially on the radio. We still have to be friends after this. Yeah. I reckon I want to see Clint go first Okay Okay so So I want to combine all of those things

So you want a bit of humour A witty line Well not a witty line but a bit of humour A bit of humour A bit of bullying Yeah a bit of bullying And a compliment that's specific To Claudia

To the person that it's going to Okay Claudia's so uncomfortable Specific to the person that it's going to. Claudia is so uncomfortable. Hey, Claude. Hey, Claude. Hi. Jeez, you look like someone who loves to eat.

Do you know where I could get a good... Do you know where I could get... Do you know where I could get lunch from around here and do you want to come and eat it with me? You moron. No. Where's the compliment? Where was the compliment? Oh, nice nose ring.

No, I don't know. He got so flustered he went to the ads. Went to the show opener. Okay, all right, your turn then. Your turn. No, I think that's all we need. I think that was good. Oh, what a stint up.

Brian Clint. The secret sound is not a watch class. Brock is currently uploading the new painting that's gone up in the lair to at Zidim Secret Sound on Instagram, so it could be some juice, some clues in there for you. I asked you before, where's your dead pet? And the reason I asked is I saw this post today. And it's a little bit long, but bear with me.

It's a journey. Someone said, my girlfriend and I have been together for four months. She had a dog which died a few months before we met. Okay. So this guy never met the dog. I have only ever spent the night at her place. I live with my sister and her two kids. It's a bit chaotic at my place, so we stay at hers.

My girlfriend has a small urn beside her bedside, on her bedside table with the dog's ashes inside. Before she turns out the lamp to go to sleep, she always gives a little tap on top of the urn and says goodnight. Cute. As if she's talking to the dog. lamp to go to sleep, she always gives a little tap on top of the urn and says, good night,

cute, as if she's talking to the dog. I think it's weird, but I've never said anything. We're supposed to be going away for the weekend. On Friday, I was watching her pack and I noticed that she took the urn and put it in the top pocket of her backpack. I asked what she was doing. She said she didn't want to leave the dog behind. I told her that she's not allowed to bring the urn because it makes me very uncomfortable. I don't want to see it every time we return to our hotel room. And I don't want her talking to the dead dog after we've done, you know, couple stuff. It's weird. And frankly, she's been mourning that dog too long. She didn't argue. She simply started to unpack her bag.

She told me to have fun on the weekend getaway as she would no longer be coming. I asked if she was seriously choosing a dog's ashes over me. And she said she was choosing herself over me as I could have spoken to her with kindness and empathy but I didn't. She also said that I didn't get to dictate how long she's allowed

to grieve and then she asked me to leave. She hasn't replied to any of my texts and I think she's overreacting. Is she? Sounds like the only one with problems or issues is that guy. My God, I feel exactly the same way. Get the hell over yourself.

You can't tell someone how long they can mourn or grieve at something that was probably in her life for a long time, a lot longer than you've been. And who cares? Does it really affect you that much? If it makes her feel good, makes her feel comfortable, let her bring the bloody urn. Who cares?

What kind of man is threatened by the ashes of a dead dog? It's weird. That's the weird thing. He sounds like one of the husbands they recruit for Married at First Sight, and then you find out that he's jealous of dead dogs. He thinks the dead dog's ashes is going to outdo him. So he posted this online and obviously everybody can see it and everybody can comment on it.

And he asked for feedback. And what did people say? He got roasted to a crisp. So did the dog. Yeah, he is just ashes now. Basically, people said she handled herself with poise and dignity. She did. I think she handled herself beautifully She didn't kick off

She didn't do anything He's posted an update So it was up for a week And the feedback was almost unanimously In favour of the girlfriend I feel like I'm watching another episode of maths Here's what he posted What happened?

What's the update? He said update And I'm sure this will make a lot of you happy. I get it. I'm an a-hole. I text my girlfriend to say I'm sorry for how I spoke to her and for dismissing her feelings. Okay, he has got it.

He's understood. It was wrong. I also said I would like to apologise in person and I offered to bring over her favourite takeaways. She said, All good. Don't worry about an in-person apology. I've gathered the things that you left at my house.

Let me know when you'd like to come and pick them up. I'm hoping she will still hear me out when I go to her place. She has won so hard. And you know what? If I was her, I would run. Run for the hills. Yes, producer Ella? I'm sorry. I'm sitting out here disagreeing with you hard.

Are you? Yes. Why? Really? Okay, I get that it's a... I just feel... Say what you feel. Yeah, no, say what you think. I just think he is allowed to feel a little bit weirded out next to an urn in the bed.

She's saying goodnight to this dog. It's not in the bed. It's on her bedside table. It's her house. I just find it – I feel like he has a point. I think she has really, really got upset at the idea that he's told her it's time to get over the dog. Yeah, that was too far.

But it's also someone who, it sounds like they haven't known each other that long. Four months. He didn't know the dog. It's a four month relationship, no. And any time someone tries to change you or control what you're doing That early especially. That early you have every right to go

I don't think he is. You can't tell me how to feel or, you know, you're allowed to have your opinion but this is my dog and I'm allowed to have my dog's ashes next to the bed. Of course, have your dog's ashes, but do you need to bring them on holiday? Maybe that's something she needs to, like, make her feel happy for the time being. Can we all agree that taking your dead dog's ashes on holiday is weird?

That's all weird. Yeah, I think we can. Is it hurting anybody? No. No. I mean, it's not think we can. Is it hurting anybody? No. I mean it's not. How is it hurting anyone? I think it's just a bit of a red flag. I don't know. It's just a bit odd. It's not hurting

me. I'm not in pain. But how's it a red flag? You're in this new relationship, right? Four months. You're in the honeymoon stage. I know like timing and stuff when you meet someone. There's also other stuff going on in your life. But I just feel like. You're in the honeymoon stage. I know like timing and stuff when you meet someone, there's also other stuff going on in your life. But I just feel like you should be in the honeymoon stage and not bringing this dog that's dead and inert.

Okay, okay. Yep, fair enough. That's where I sit. Fair enough. There's a lot of people agreeing with you on the text machine as well. And I disagree with them. And we disagree with those people. Just because it doesn't hurt anyone, you know?

I just think he handled it really badly and she's gone, she's just put herself first early in the relationship and gone, cool, I don't feel good, see ya. Yep. I need, that's what is going to make me feel good, so if you don't like it, then bye. Do we need to ask who's in the right or wrong or can we do our original idea?

No, I'm not asking who's in the right or wrong. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion. Yeah, okay, yes. Screw that. We want to know where your dead dog is. Yeah, or your pet. Yeah, your dead yes. Screw that. We want to know where your dead dog is. Yeah, or your pet. Yeah, your dead pet. What did you do with your deceased animal? Because there's a lot of options these days.

Where's your dog, cat or guinea pig? Are they cremated and are they somewhere special in the house? There's a lot of things you can do other than that, though. Yeah, you can get them turned into a rock. Yes, or you can get them turned into like a little plexiglass thing where the ashes are in the bottom and then like their collars sitting in the top. You can bury them in the backyard, but if you're renting,

then you have to move out and then your dead dog is in someone else's backyard. You can put them in fireworks. Oh, $800 at M or text 9696. We want to know, where is your beloved dead pet? Here's Shabuzy on ZM, Brianne Clint. Brianne Clint. We just told the story about a guy who's miffed

because he told his girlfriend it was weird for her to take her recently dead dog's ashes on holiday with them, and she broke up with him for it. Look, I think we just need to stay at the top. We understand what Ella's saying. It is strange taking your dead animal's ashes on holiday. On holiday, yeah. Yes.

But I think you and I were united on the fact of how he handled it and how he talked to her. If you've heard the whole story, we totally disagreed with. Do I want my girlfriend to bring her dead dog's ashes on holiday? No. But if she feels the need to so soon after the dog died, she's clearly going through something. So give it some time.

And if you truly care about someone, then you're not going to get upset and threatened and be like, you can't bring the dead dog's ashes on holiday. A year later, if she still wants to take the dead dog to Hawaii, then you go, hey, babe, maybe we could, could we talk about the dog? Yeah. Can we talk about the dog? Let's talk about what you need and what you've been going through.

But the opinions were split. Let's go to Michaela, who weirdly has been in a similar situation. Hi, Michaela. Hi, Michaela. Hi. Who wanted to bring the ashes on holiday, Michaela. Hi, Michaela. Hi. Who wanted to bring the ashes on holiday, Michaela? Well, I did. It was really, really

just after my dog had died and I did take him. Yeah? Where did you take him? I actually really don't remember. It was about a year ago or a bit more. I know it was just an overnight trip, but I could not go anywhere without the dog.

And what did your partner say? I actually didn't have a partner just then. Okay. But when I did get a partner, there was no way in hell I would actually take the dog's ashes. Like, that's a bit odd. But it took time, right, Michaela? It took time for you to be able to do that.

Oh, yeah, yeah, definitely. Don't you be throwing stones from your dead dog ashes glass house when you actually took your dog on holiday with you? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, definitely. We're not judging you. We're not judging. And if that's what you needed at the time, Michaela, then why not? Yeah, he's definitely still on the bedside table.

I think people have a warped idea of how big. Wait a second. So the dead dog's ashes lives on your partner's bedside table now? Yeah. Well, we don't live together, but it's his side. And I'm thinking it's now time to actually put the dog somewhere else, like a shelf in the lounge. Or scatter him.

Somewhere normal. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. No, I'm thinking it's a bit odd now. Yeah, right. Thanks, Michaela. I think people have got a warped idea of how big dog ashes are. They're like the size of, like, I don't know.

What do you reckon? A soap bar? You can decide There's so little ashes You can decide It can be like really tiny Yeah Bray and I are not passionate

About travelling with dead dog ashes By the way No I feel like people have got the wrong idea Because yes I'm so passionate about dogs And animals in general But it's more about

How he handled it Let's go through some texts We asked you the question Where is your beloved dead pet? Someone said, I got my 17-year-old cat cremated. He's in a cat-shaped urn sitting pride of place on our liquor cabinet. Cute. Cute. That's a good idea.

Love it. Someone else said, my cat Coco died from cancer and she sits in my front yard. Obviously buried. Oh, okay. I don't think the cat's just sitting there. Yeah, hopefully. My partner got a bit weirded out when he found my dead guinea pig in the freezer one day. I don't

blame him for being a bit freaked out about that one. The guinea pig is now safely buried and my partner is now my husband. So I knew early that not much could send him on his way. I love that. Someone else said we buried our four family dogs at the beach in the sand dunes across from the house I grew up in.

Interesting. Sand dunes. In the sand dunes, because there's high tide and low tide. There's coastal erosion. There's flooding. There's king tides. I wonder if that had to be done on the sly because it's public...

But you do... Would it be public property? That's a lot of dead dogs in the sand dunes. We buried Snoop Frog in the back garden with a leftover wooden cross from Halloween decorations. That's so funny. Snoop Frog. I feel like I've said this before.

My uncle has a pet cemetery. Oh, yeah. Like within our family, on his property, he lives on a bit of land. He has a pet cemetery. Oh, yeah. Like within our family on his property. He lives on a bit of land. He has a pet cemetery. That's where you take them. And they all have tombstones. Oh, that's nice.

It's quite cute. So if you want your pet to be laid to rest in the family. Yeah, you get a plot. Yeah. We buried our cat in the garden and I forgot where I buried it. Oh, no. Well, don't dig too deep when you're putting those veggies down. Debbie's here finally.

Hi, Debbie. Hi, Debbie. How are you going? Good, thanks. Where's the dead pet, Debbie? Oh, no, don't judge. But, okay, so I had my cat of 21 years and he died when I was over in the UK. Right.

And I just didn't want to bury because 21 years, he was just awesome. Yeah. Part of the family. Oh, 100%. He started asking to be cremated and to send the ages over to me, which they did, and I thought that was really cool. So for 10 years, I traveled around Europe and was living in the UK with my cat, Sashes.

I get back to New Zealand, move in with my parents, and my parents are burying their cat. Yeah. And they're digging the hole. He's like, oh shit, how can I dig up your dead mongrel? And I looked at him and it was like, hang on a minute.

And what they've done is they've gone into the fireplace, took a scoop of ashes out, put it in a tin, put a bit of chopped bone in it to make it authentic, and sent that over to me. So the tin I was travelling with the stupid bloody ashes.

You travelled for 10 years with firewood ashes thinking it was your dead cat. Firewood ashes and a chicken bone. And there's worse. I've still got the tin of ashes. You can't let it go. You've bonded with that. You've bonded with that tin of wood.

You know what? I feel like, in a way, that firewood ashes and that chicken bone is your dead cat's ashes now. You know? You sound as crazy as me, Bree. I may not believe it. The spirit of your cat is in there now. That chicken's seen the world now. Oh, no.

Poor cat. Hey, thanks, Debbie. You're hilarious. That's such a good story. Thanks. Bye. There we go, guys. There you go.

There's some inspiration for you, what to do with your... I mean, God forbid it happens. Your pet's going to live forever, so you're not going to deal with this problem. Yeah, what are you trying to say? It's not even a thing. Just do what makes you happy. If it makes you feel good in a time where it's not so good, then just do it. I think fireworks is the go.

Bree and Clint. All I want for my birthday is a birthday banger. Birthday banger equals number one song when you turned 16. Suzanne's going first. Hi, Suzanne. Hi, Suzanne. Hi. How's your day been?

Yeah, yeah, good. Just finished work. What do you do for work? I actually operate machines at one of the egg farms. At an egg farm? An egg farm, like a forklift driver? No, no.

Like an egg retrieval device which goes in and pulls the eggs out. It basically drops the eggs into packaging and then... Are they... Wait, people actually run those machines? Yeah, it actually makes maybe 600,000 eggs a day. Whoa! Busy, there you go.

Learned something from you, Suzanne. Let's see your birthday banger. What's your date of birth? The 20th of June, 91. All right. That means you were 16 in 2007. And on your 16th birthday, this was number one. Chew Nelly Potato.

Love Nelly Potato. Love Nelly Potato. Love Nelly Potato. Who doesn't? She's back too. In a big way. Wait there, Suzanne. We're going to do a birthday banger for Ray. G'day, Ray.

G'day, Razor. G'day. How's it going? Good, thank you. What have you been doing today, Ray? Just working today. And what do you do, Ray? An interesting job like Suzanne?

Yeah, I work at an egg factory too. You do not. You do not. What? I do. Yeah, my job is different to Suzanne's, but we do similar things. Wait, if you and Suzanne work at the same factory, I'm going to lose it, Ray. What's the name of your factory?

It's called Mainland Poultry. Mainland Poultry. Suzanne, you don't work at Mainland Poultry, do you? Yeah, I actually don't. Oh, no! Wait, do you guys know each other? No, we're sitting next to each other in the car. Oh, you're sitting next to each other in the car.

Oh, my God. I thought it was the greatest coincidence on radio ever. They're sitting next to each other. It kind of is that two people in the same car managed to get through. Yeah. That's wild. All right, Ray, let's do it. What's your date of birth?

14th of October, 64. Jeez, you led us on there, Ray. No, I love it. I respect it, Ray. I respect it. You were 16, Ray, in 1980 and here's your birthday banger. Tune, queen. It's a ripper, Ray.

It's a great one. It's what Ray says each time he cracks one of the eggs. Another one bites the dust. Yeah, it's a solid one. Good man. Wait there. Let's go to Penny. Oh, my God.

My brain was exploding. Hi, Penny. Penny, get it out of the way quickly. Do you work at Mainland Poultry? No, I'm a truck driver. Okay. Not for Mainland Poultry. You're not in the car with Ray and Suzanne.

Okay, good. What's your date of birth, Penny? No, but I'm probably stuck behind the mattress. Yeah, yeah. Yeah, probably. Hey, Penny, mate, what is your birthday? 22nd of September, 1987. All right, that means you were 16 in 2003, Penny.

And we've done the calculations. This is your birthday, baby. Oh, you're killing people, dying. Children hurt and you hear them crying. That's a good one. That's a good one. Yeah, it's a good song. Black Eyed Peas. You've got to be happy with that, Penny.

Oh, absolutely. I love it too, but my vote is going to Suzanne and Nelly Furtado. I'm going to go with Razor Queen. Another one bites the dust. Split it up. Claudia, you got a decision for us? Yeah. It doesn't feel good, though.

I always talk about not ever voting against Queen, but it's not my favourite Queen song, so I'm also going Finale for Taro. Bree's giving you the silent treatment. Oh, no, that's her opinion. I stand by my vote. I believe that. Suzanne, you just won birthday banger. Oh, no, that's her opinion. I stand by my vote. I believe that. Suzanne, you just won birthday banger.

Yay, thanks. And because you're in the same car as Ray, you can really rub it in his face. Also, can you say bye to Ray for us? Suzanne, thank you. Ray, they said hi. Brian Clint, sit in. Brian Clint.

Nelly Furtado on ZM A birthday banger for Suzanne That song was number one in 2007 We were talking before about Where's Your Dead Pet Off the back of the lady Whose boyfriend told her She wasn't allowed to travel With her dead dog ashes

Someone texted and said I know someone who had their cat's ashes mixed into tattoo ink. They then had the cat's paw prints tattooed onto their arm. Yeah, I've heard of a few people doing that. And then also people that get it put into their watch. Fuzzy. Yeah. Our watch is different.

Putting it inside your body in a tattoo? Like, if your partner was upset with you travelling with the ashes in an urn, are they okay with you travelling with the ashes in your arm? Well, your body, your choice. It is your body, your choice. Not really up to them, is it? Do you remember that story I told years ago and it was a friend of mine and they were all living in this flat and this new girl moved in

and she put a dead parrot from her childhood in their freezer yeah and then all the flatmates got together and they were like hey is that your dead parrot in the freezer and she was like yes i've been carrying it around since it passed away because i've had it since i was a kid yeah and i need to keep it in the freezer because I'm going to bury it once I buy a house and like my forever home and that's when I'll bury it. It's nothing weird. It's just my childhood parrot. It's just my childhood parrot.

Bree and Clint. Welcome in to the hardest game on radio. It's Name in a Haystack. It's my favourite time of the week where we endeavour to create one of the greatest moments on radio in existence we're trying to um catch lightning in a bottle really aren't we that's literally what we're trying to do if you haven't heard this before essentially the game is we get a random business and a random name we call them if the person with that name answers, that is naming a haystack. To keep it fair, we split the business and the name amongst our producers.

Who's giving us a name this week? Which producer's contributing the name? I did it last week, so I'm going to volunteer Ella. Okay, Ella, what's the name of the person who's going to answer the phone today and win $550? This is good. It's getting kind of more and more pressure. Do I go old or young?

It's up to you. We cannot influence you. That's the only way it remains impartial. I reckon go universal. Have we done a Sam? Sam. Sam is pretty universal. Nice and generic. We actually have done Sam. Oh, for goodness sake. Of course we have. Have we done Sarah? Sarah. We've done Sarah.

Chris? Because we need to go less generic. Of course we are. Have we done Sarah? Sarah. We've done Sarah. Chris? Because we need to go less generic. Chris. Chris is pretty good. What about Ebenethy? Chris is good. I think Chris is good because you could get a man or a woman called Chris. Yeah.

Chris. I like that. It's universal for the female or male. Chris. And Claudia, where does Chris work? I think Chris works at the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch. I literally just went past there the other day. They've got penguins

there, don't they? They do. We talked to someone last week whose friend stole one of the penguins from there as a child. That's right. Claudia, when you're ready, please connect us to the International Antarctic Centre in Christchurch where we're hoping for Chris. Come on, Chris. International Antarctic Centre, Charlie speaking.

Oh, Charlie! Oh, no! G'day, Charlie. It's Bree and Clint from ZM. How are you? I'm good, thank you. How are you? Charlie, we play this game on our show called Name in a Haystack,

and if your name had been Chris, you would have won $550. Oh, that's crazy. Your name's so close. You have so many letters from Chris in your name, Charlie. Do you work with anybody at the Antarctic Centre whose name is Chris? No. Are there any penguins there with the nickname Chris? Have you got a Chris Hipkins or a Chris Luxon or anything?

Unfortunately not. Bugger. Charlie was the closest. Well, it wasn't to be. Thanks, Shelley. Oh, before we leave, have you heard that rumour about that story about the kid who stole a penguin

when they were visiting the Antarctic Centre and took it home to Timaru and kept it in the bar? I have heard that rumour, yes. We had them on the show last week, if you want their details. Oh, that's crazy. We'll send them through, Charlie. We got you back.

All right, we've wasted enough of your time. Thanks so much for talking to us. See you, Charlie. Thank you. See you. Name in a Haystack continues. God, people are so lovely, aren't they? Aren't they? That was close, man. We ring up, we're disappointed, we give them nothing, and they're still nice to us. I feel like that was

the closest we've got. Chris to Charlie. Yeah. Alright, we'll play for $600 next week. Bree and Clint. I feel like that was the closest we've got. Chris to Charlie. Yeah. Alright, we'll play for $600 next week. Bree and Clint. I got a message this morning to say that one of the biggest breakfast radio shows in the country was calling me out for having gout this morning.

What do you mean calling you out? Telling the truth? No, excuse you. Publicly broadcasting the fact that I have quite an embarrassing thing that happens to me periodically and hasn't happened for a long time. I've talked about it on our show from time to time. I can't control you, can I? And you've gotten very angry at me, so I've stopped.

I didn't expect it to be a topic of conversation on my FM. Put it that way, okay? Nixon, who hosts that breakfast show, is one of my best friends. I actually haven't heard this audio yet, Claudia, but you've gone and sourced it for us. You've managed to track down the break this morning where they bought my name into disrepute. You know what's even worse?

It's on their podcast. It's going to live forever. Let's hear it. I want to hear what was said. Right now, my knee, my right knee. It's my biggest thought. It's going to live forever. Let's hear it. I want to hear what was said. Right now, my knee, my right knee, is my biggest thought. It's my biggest thought right now.

Are you sure it's not gout? Ew. It's not gout. Sad that you went ew. Yeah, man. No, but why do you assume that? Just because I'm not as skinny as I used to be.

Well, you had a lot of oysters on Friday. No, I know heaps of skinny people that have gout. Our mate Clint from ZM's got gout. Did he have gout? No, he's currently got it. They called you skinny.

I know, and that's one positive, isn't it? That's a big positive. And then everything else they said... Reprehensible, though. They know what they did.

So we're calling Nixon now and I want an apology. I'm demanding an on-air apology. Okay. I don't know if I can back you up on this one. No, you need to. You're on my side.

OK, all right. Hello? Did you tell everybody on here that I've got gout this morning? Yeah. Why? You're meant to be my friend. Bro, normalised gout, man. No, not normalised gout. This is what I have been telling him for years.

I said be proud of your gout. Yeah, exactly right, man. No, not normalised gout. This is what I have been telling him for years. I said be proud of your gout. Eh? Yeah, exactly right, man. There's so many people that suffer from it. Why stay silent? No, you're... Why suffer in silence? No, because you were saying it was yuck. You were saying this morning that it was yuck and then you used me as the reference

for having gout. Stop trying to make me... Stop trying to make me the poster boy for gout. I said that was a nice way of keeping you humble because of your income that you have a rich man's diet and you get gout. So instead of saying

that you get paid well, I said you get gout, which you know people can... Well, then where's your gout? I'm humble, man. I keep quiet. He did eat a full lobster in the studio for lunch today and I thought that was a bit over'm humble, man. I keep quiet. He did eat a full lobster in the studio for lunch today, and I

thought that was a bit over the top, Nixon. It had garlic butter. And then, like, you know, washing it down with, you know, champagne. Yeah, it was. He said to me, he goes, it is the crappiest champagne, and then said it was Moe.

Oh, yeah, exactly right. You know, but the orphan would have had a DB. I expect this kind of carry on from Brie, okay? I can't do anything about her. I do not expect one of my best friends to be broadcasting on a nationwide breakfast show saying that I've got gout, okay? That's my secret shame.

It's all right, man. I got you. We can hug it out later. Mate, I think this has given me a great idea and a great jump off. Now that we're all openly talking about it, because I've been in big trouble before, Nixon, from Clint in the past, like where he legit actually got angry at me off air. Yeah, because I don't want to be the gout guy.

Oh, my God, he's the gout guy. I don't want to be the gout guy. We're going to make you the national representative of gout. We're going to make you the national representative of gout. We're going to make you the poster child of gout. Nixon will help. Thanks, Nixon. See what you've started? Yeah, yeah.

Man, honestly, you know, don't keep it silent, bro. Talk about it. No, that's enough. All right. See you, Nixon. We stand with you. We want to be here to support you. Don't say stand.

That's offensive to people who have got gout. They can't do that. We will sit with you. That's us. That's the end of the Bree and Clint show. Did everybody watch that new episode of White Lotus on Neon last night? Sure did. I don't know what it is about that show that makes it so compelling,

but I'm gripped. You know what I noticed watching it last night is I feel like the music. Yeah. The soundtrack for the show just puts you on edge. Draws you in, for sure. It's very sexy. Yeah. Even the weird stuff is kind of sexy.

Here's a fun fact. You know, for the people watching, you know the family that has the two sons and the daughter and there's weird vibes going on with the siblings. Yes. You know the eldest son? The real weirdo. Yeah, that has some full frontal nudity in the first episode.

Do you know who he is the son of? No. He's got a very famous actor dad. Okay. I would never pick it. I'm not good with this. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Get out!

Yep. Oh. Isn't that buzzy? I knew Arnold Schwarzenegger. Oh, I know. I was thinking of Clint Eastwood's son. Clint Eastwood has a really hot actor son as well. Clint Eastwood's son is so hot.

This one's Arnie's son. Yeah, this is Arnold Schwarzenegger's son. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the other, she's famous as well. Yeah, but he doesn't even have the accent. I think he grew up in America. Yeah, well. Yeah. Aren't you born with it?

Isn't it hereditary? Not at all. The white lotus. Imagine if people thought that. That's the worst Arnold Schwarzenegger ever broadcast. What did you say? Tortoise? I said White Lotus.

Oh. It's on Neon if you want to watch it. Season three. Have a great night, everybody. We'll catch you back tomorrow. Bye. Bye.