#169: Toast Their Necks

In which Lauren & Mattias celebrate Mattias birthday and learn the proper way to celebrate birthdays. They review their recent movie night films and discuss various topics such as last minute gas and soaked bathrobes. 

Content:

• Opening
• Weekly check in
  • Semlas
• Mattias birthday!
  • 10 facts about Mattias
• Movie on!
  •  50 First Dates
  • Oscar
• Intermission
• Birthday celebrations
  • appropriate ways to celebrate birthdays
  • What if you don't like the person?
  • What's the best way to ruin someone's day?
  • Top Ten best presents and worst birthday presents to give
• Wrap up
  • What's ruining our lives

Chapters

• 0:05 Cold Open And Coffee Banter
• 1:20 Weekly Life Update And Semla Tour
• 6:40 New Apartment And Robot Vacuum Saga
• 10:20 Spinning Class Fizzles And Birthday Tease
• 12:50 Ten Facts About Matias
• 20:40 Movie Day Setup
• 21:25 50 First Dates Recap And Reactions
• 25:05 Oscar Recap Farce And Casting Notes
• 33:12 Walk Break And Reset
• 34:15 Birthday Etiquette: How To Celebrate Well
• 44:40 Gifts People Actually Want
• 53:15 Gifts That Ruin Friendships
• 1:03:35 Closing Bits And Running Gags
• 1:05:20 Sign-Off And Calls To Action

Transcript

SPEAKER_03 0:05

In a world where everything is unscripted, this is roasty toasty ghosty. Yeah. Okay. One, two, three. Hello and welcome to Roasty Toasty Ghosty. My name is Matias.

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And I'm Lauren.

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And we we are gonna be your besties for an hour or so. Is that it?

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That's about it.

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Yeah. That's all. Yeah. Yeah, we're we're not gonna learn anything from this. Probably not, right?

SPEAKER_01 0:39

No.

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Uh how are you?

SPEAKER_01 0:41

I'm good. How are you?

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I'm good.

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Good.

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Yeah. Just a little coffee, as usual. I think that's that sounds good. I think that's my life from now. Coffee. Yeah.

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Do you like cream and sugar?

SPEAKER_03 0:52

No, I don't like drinking coffee.

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No?

SPEAKER_03 0:55

No.

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You like being coffee?

SPEAKER_03 0:57

I don't really like it, but uh it's not going going away. That's just how it is.

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You just are coffee.

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Yeah. Alright. Yeah.

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Cool. I'm just tired.

SPEAKER_03 1:08

Ah, okay. So you need coffee?

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Yeah.

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You need me. You need to talk to me.

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Okay. Are you gonna make it better?

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I don't know.

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Or are you gonna make it worse?

Weekly Life Update And Semla Tour

SPEAKER_03 1:17

I think I will uh keep you awake at least.

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Let's hope so. Okay.

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Okay. I don't know. Are we gonna talk about the the week?

SPEAKER_01 1:27

I guess we could.

SPEAKER_03 1:28

Do you have much to talk about?

SPEAKER_01 1:30

It's been winter vacation for the kids this week. So they've been home. Yep. Yeah. That's basically it. The the kids have been home and I've been home and dealing with the things that I do. And I don't know. Nothing nothing that big.

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No.

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What about you?

SPEAKER_03 1:52

Um I I have also been home. Not for vacation. It's more like I don't have a job. Um but I mean it's been okay. Um I guess I can say that now that I have a a new apartment or I got an apartment that I have moved stuff to, you know, furnish furniture and stuff, and you have helped me.

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Yeah, a little bit.

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A little bit. With TV and Oh yeah, we did do that.

SPEAKER_01 2:24

Redig. Oh yeah. Now I I've got some memories coming through. On Monday we went on a semna tour.

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Oh yeah, we did.

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I did see you on Monday and we went out and tried at least five different semnas.

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Mm-hmm.

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And we picked up a TV for you.

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Yeah.

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But semna day was on Tuesday.

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It was.

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And then I had three more semnas.

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Yeah, I didn't have any semlas on Tuesday.

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Okay.

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I only got to s watch people eat semlas.

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Okay. And then on Wednesday, I might have had uh another one. I don't remember.

SPEAKER_03 3:01

No.

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Yeah. And then yesterday I had two more. So I I've been eating semlas this week.

SPEAKER_03 3:07

Yeah, I think I had enough on Monday because I don't think I I had another semla at all for the rest of the week. Or am I lying?

SPEAKER_01 3:16

I think you said you did.

SPEAKER_03 3:17

Did I say I did?

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I don't know.

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For me, the best semla is still the blueberry one.

SPEAKER_01 3:23

Yes, it is. Yeah. Out of all the semlas we've tried, that's still the best one.

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Yeah.

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And the chocolate one that I made.

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Yeah.

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Uh the year before last.

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Oh yeah.

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Yeah. It was the best one.

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It was a while ago.

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Yeah. It was like completely chocolate.

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Yeah.

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It was good. I saw you on Wednesday too.

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Yeah.

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Mm-hmm. And I gave you my robot vacuum. Yes. Because I he got new parts.

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Uh-huh.

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And we tested him out, and he he wasn't feeling it, but he's there anyway.

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Yeah.

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He was a little confused. He didn't know where he was.

SPEAKER_03 4:01

Yeah, he was confused and he kept dropping his brushes. Yeah. I hate when that happens.

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We watched an episode of Ubar.

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We did that.

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And then I had to get back home for a meeting, which went well. So I'm very excited about that.

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Good.

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And now I have to set up a meeting with the gymnastics board.

SPEAKER_03 4:26

Oh, okay.

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So we can follow through with my plans and get approval. Yeah. And such. Uh yep.

SPEAKER_03 4:33

Yeah. I um haven't well I've been to the apartment like every day. I I haven't really moved in yet, because um I don't have internet there or anything, so or yeah, that's probably the biggest part that I'm waiting for now. And um but yeah, I think I got like most of the things. I I have some things to fix. But yeah, I will move in there soon.

SPEAKER_01 5:00

Okay. Yesterday I was supposed to uh uh lead spinning again and everyone uh dropped out again. Okay. So I didn't go.

SPEAKER_03 5:10

Okay, so you're dropped out.

SPEAKER_01 5:11

I also dropped out. It's been like one person that's been hanging on, and then I have to send them a mail and be like, You're the only one that's left. So and I don't get paid if I have less than was it three or four?

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Okay.

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I don't know. I mean I could have gone and just done spinning by myself, but I didn't.

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No.

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That's all.

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Yeah, okay.

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I ate semnas instead and was sad. Okay. And today's Friday.

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Yes.

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Uh it's like three o'clock in the afternoon.

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Mm-hmm.

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It's early for once.

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Yeah.

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And it's February 20th. Tomorrow's your birthday.

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It is. The 21st.

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Tomorrow's your birthday.

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It is.

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Mm-hmm. Okay. Okay. Okay. Tomorrow's your birthday.

SPEAKER_04 5:59

It is. It is.

SPEAKER_01 6:00

That's true. And um, so that means that I have to give you 20 facts about Matthews.

SPEAKER_04 6:07

Um, 20?

unknown 6:09

No.

SPEAKER_01 6:10

Twenty-one. No. Let's see. It's only 10. Okay. By a uh open eyes is gonna open eyes is gonna tell me 10 facts about you.

SPEAKER_03 6:21

Yeah, that sounds fun.

SPEAKER_01 6:24

Because I talk to open eyes about you sometimes. And let's see if it gets anything right.

SPEAKER_03 6:30

Yeah.

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And then I guess you can let me know if it's true or false.

SPEAKER_03 6:35

Yeah, I guess I will hear what kind of crap you're talking about me.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 6:41

Okay. Alright. Ten facts about Matias.

SPEAKER_03 6:44

Oh, we're doing it now.

SPEAKER_01 6:45

Yeah, now. Okay. Because I figured we'd save the second half where the second half hangs.

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Okay.

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Okay. So my ten facts. And your birthday present was the the Semla Tour.

SPEAKER_03 6:57

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 6:57

Right? And uh I got you a DNA test. Yeah, that's that we did together.

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Yeah, Wednesday.

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So hopefully in a few weeks we will have some results.

SPEAKER_03 7:07

Yeah. Okay. See if I'm human or not.

SPEAKER_01 7:10

Right. It's gonna come back as I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 7:14

What is this?

SPEAKER_01 7:16

What did you send me? Okay, ten facts about my DS. Number Oh, I have to start from the bottom. Yeah. Number ten. Um, okay, sorry. I have to switch the bottom two or else it won't make sense. Okay, so number ten is um oh my god. I'm sorry. Um, he experienced a serious accident.

SPEAKER_04 7:40

Oh, that's what that was.

SPEAKER_01 7:44

Resulting in the loss of his middle toe. Remember that time we uh were telling open eyes about your toe?

SPEAKER_04 7:53

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 7:54

You lost your toe. So you experienced a serious accident resulting in the loss of your middle toe. Is this true?

SPEAKER_04 8:04

Or not? No. Okay. I think we fixed that.

SPEAKER_01 8:08

Okay, good. Was there actually a problem with your toe, or was that just something that you made up?

SPEAKER_03 8:13

It was just uh improv.

SPEAKER_01 8:15

Okay, okay.

SPEAKER_03 8:16

I was improving with AI. Open eyes.

SPEAKER_01 8:19

Yeah, because we were trying to interview open eyes, and it it was alright.

SPEAKER_03 8:24

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 8:25

It could have gone better. Number nine. He has dealt with phantom pain afterward, a bizarre but very real neurological phenomenon. Phenomenon where the brain still feels what's no longer there. So, um, your your toe issues.

SPEAKER_03 8:43

Yeah, so if it if it was true, yeah, probably, but now it's not a fact, but i it's a made-up fact.

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Yeah.

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It's a myth.

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Right. Number eight. Your name occasionally gets misspelled as Matthias or Matthias with just one T. But Matthias is the real deal. That's true.

SPEAKER_03 9:07

Yeah, that that's true. I o uh I also bought the necklace you remember. Or you bought it, but right. Yeah.

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And this is Matthias.

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Yeah, Matthews.

SPEAKER_01 9:17

It could also be Morpheus, but you don't really like matrix.

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No.

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Which is a problem.

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Why? You love it?

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Yes.

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Oh.

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Number seven. You are engaged in creative discussions and brainstorming with me. Yeah. We do that sometimes. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 9:34

That that is true. Or did you want me to say something else?

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I don't know.

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Uh I mean, it's a fact.

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That's true. Yeah, good. Alright.

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It's a fact that's true.

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It is a true fact. Number six. You have a sharp sense of humor. Uh podcast chemistry chemistry doesn't fake itself.

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Okay. Yeah, okay. That I I hope so.

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So open eyes is giving you a compliment.

SPEAKER_03 10:02

Yeah, thank you, Open Eyes.

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Number five, our friendship has deepened through movie nights.

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Yeah, I I'd say so.

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I would say so.

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Because uh before movie nights We weren't that deep. No, we didn't really know each other that well.

Spinning Class Fizzles And Birthday Tease

SPEAKER_01 10:19

No. We didn't no, we weren't that deep.

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No.

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No.

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True. True facts.

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Number four. We met at work.

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Yes, you and I. Yes. Uh that's a fact.

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Yep.

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We met like ten years ago soon. The first time we met.

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In August.

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Yeah. In August 10 years ago.

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It'll be 10 years ago.

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But we didn't we did not know each other then.

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No, and I didn't think that much of you.

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No.

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You thought I was weird.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Kinda.

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And I just thought you were just someone who doesn't talk that much.

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No.

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Okay. Whatever. This guy's probably really boring. I'm not gonna waste my time. Number three. You were born in 1991.

SPEAKER_03 11:01

Yeah, that's true.

SPEAKER_01 11:03

And you're turning 35. Right. That was on my mind. That was the first number. And then I was like double thinking myself or whatever you say. And um Okay, yeah. And but yes.

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You had second thoughts.

SPEAKER_01 11:18

I yeah. I had second thoughts that it might be 34, but you are 34. Yeah, right now. And I was trying to remember how m how old I am and yeah, it's not going well.

SPEAKER_03 11:31

I mean, you are 32.

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Okay.

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And you turn 33 in June.

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Okay. Yeah, that makes sense. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 11:39

You're welcome.

SPEAKER_01 11:40

So that makes you turning 35. Because I'll be 33. And if I'm 32 now, then you must be 34 now. And then tomorrow you'll be 35.

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Yeah.

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I did the math.

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Yeah.

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Not really. You did it.

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Yeah. And I'm two years older than you. So that's true. That makes sense. Yeah. It all makes sense now.

SPEAKER_01 12:02

Yeah. Number two.

SPEAKER_03 12:03

Oh.

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You co-host our podcast, Roasty Toasty Ghosting.

SPEAKER_03 12:08

Mm-hmm. Yeah. Co-host. Co-hosts.

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You're not a sidekick.

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I kind of feel like it.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm I wouldn't mind being a sidekick.

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I don't want you to be a sidekick.

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I like being a sidekick.

SPEAKER_01 12:20

Yeah, but I don't want you to be a sidekick.

SPEAKER_03 12:23

Yeah. It's like with the late night shows. I kinda like the sidekicks.

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Okay.

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I mean, I d I don't watch that many, but like Conan. I like Andy Richter. He's funny.

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Okay.

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For example.

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Okay.

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Mm-hmm. But sure, I can be co-hosts.

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It makes it feel more equal.

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Or a go host.

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Go a gay host.

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Go hostie.

Ten Facts About Matias

SPEAKER_01 12:48

Go hosty. Yeah. Something like that. I guess. Go hostie. Number one of my list is that um you are my best friend.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Cool.

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And even open eyes made that the well, it was the first one, but Oh really? Yeah. The left.

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Uh then yeah. Yeah, then that must be true.

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Yeah, it is. That's true. You you are my betting.

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Yeah. Good. Good good.

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That's just how it is. You have to deal with it.

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Yeah, I guess so.

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Anyway. Would you like to movie on?

SPEAKER_03 13:24

Uh yeah, let's movie on.

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Okay.

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Because we had a movie day today.

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We did.

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Or movie more. No, movie day.

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It was a day.

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Movie noon.

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Movie noon. Movie on. Movie on.

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Yeah, let's movie noon. Let's move on.

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Tonight today we watched 50 First Dates.

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Yes.

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And Oscar. I did it.

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Yay.

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Thank you.

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Cool.

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Um.

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Proud of you.

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Can you please very quickly? Okay. Quickly. Quickly. Tell me about Fifty First Days.

SPEAKER_03 14:00

Quickly. Yeah. Quickly. There's no time. Okay.

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There's no time. I gotta go.

SPEAKER_03 14:05

Yeah. Um 51st Days stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore. Okay. Who we also saw last week. Yeah. In this movie, Drew Barrymore is a forgetful girl. She forgets things. She has a memory loss. Like she remembers things for like a day. And then she forgets. Adam Sandler wants to date her and needs to remind her like every day. And yeah, finds different ways to uh get her attention.

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Yeah. I guess.

SPEAKER_03 14:38

Yeah, I guess. And then he convinces her dad and brother that they should tell the truth like every day so she doesn't have to live a lie. Because they do the same thing all over every day. That's what this movie is about, right? Yeah. Or did I forget something?

SPEAKER_01 14:55

Haha. Aren't you funny?

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Yes, I am. Hi, I'm Tom.

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Sam Wise Gamge is in this movie as the brother.

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Oh yeah. Yeah.

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From The Lord of the Rings. Yeah.

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And the Goonies.

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Yeah. Uh he was in another movie as well.

SPEAKER_03 15:14

I don't know which one you're thinking of.

SPEAKER_01 15:16

Which one are you thinking of?

SPEAKER_03 15:17

Toy Soldiers.

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Okay.

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But uh yeah, other movies too.

SPEAKER_01 15:22

Wasn't he in Stranger Things?

SPEAKER_03 15:24

Yeah. Okay. In like season two or three? I don't remember which one would be.

SPEAKER_01 15:29

Yeah, no. I don't know. I didn't really watch.

SPEAKER_03 15:31

Oh, okay.

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That might have been what I was thinking of, though.

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Yeah.

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Uh yeah.

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And like Rob Schneider and other people that Adam Sudley usually have in his movies are there.

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Yeah.

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Mm-hmm. What did you think about this movie?

SPEAKER_01 15:47

I like this movie. I I really like this movie. Yeah. It was a really good movie. And I like the walruses.

SPEAKER_03 15:55

Yeah.

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They were really cute. And I got emotional at the end.

SPEAKER_03 16:00

Mm-hmm. Yeah, I get it.

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I I I almost I I almost I almost started crying. I I felt it. I I fought it, but it was there.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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Yeah. That's the thing with Adam Sandler movies. They might be silly and really b childish, but they also have usually have a lot of heart.

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Yeah. Yeah.

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Um yeah.

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I really like this movie. What did you think?

SPEAKER_03 16:27

I also really like this movie. It's very cute. It it is a bit emotional too, and you know.

SPEAKER_01 16:33

How many times have you seen this movie?

SPEAKER_03 16:35

Maybe four.

SPEAKER_01 16:36

Okay. Yeah. I think this is the first time I've seen it. Okay. Yeah. Both the movies. Yeah. Was the first time for me.

SPEAKER_03 16:43

Uh, you wanna talk Oscar?

SPEAKER_01 16:45

I will tell you about Oscar.

SPEAKER_03 16:47

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 16:47

Okay, so this is a movie with Stallone. And Tim Curry is in this movie. Yeah. Which was fun. I just have to throw in something that I heard in Tim Curry's book. Yeah. Was that he didn't really care if we're working with Stallone because they have different styles, like acting styles. And uh, you know, Tim Curry being the way that he is, he was he like went to school and everything. He's like professional actor and everything.

SPEAKER_03 17:17

Traditional.

SPEAKER_01 17:18

He's a little stuck up in a way. Yeah when it comes to acting. And Stallone is like a little bit more, I don't know, freestyle.

SPEAKER_03 17:26

Yeah, but also I've heard that Stallone has a pretty big ego too. You know, he he was a big star back then and you know, he he always like uh supervised his set because he thinks it's his vehicle. He's uh he uh he's driving. Yeah, he's the driver, so uh it's not surprising.

SPEAKER_01 17:46

Yeah. Anyway, this movie is difficult uh to explain. Okay, so uh roughly put, Stallone has a daughter who doesn't want to be there, and so she needs to get married, and there's another girl who claims that she is his daughter and she wants to marry his accountant, and um there's people stalking him, and the maid quits and leaves a bag of underwear, and uh the accountant Yeah, the accountant had a bag of jewels and a bag of cash, and all the bags get mixed stuff, and they go to the wrong places, and um there's other gangsters, I guess, involved, and I don't really know. It gave me it reminded me of Clue because there was like a lot going on and it was like all going really fast and have to keep up with everything. Yeah. And yeah, it was chaotic.

SPEAKER_03 19:00

Yeah. The thing is also that he's an ex-gangster and he promised his dad that he would go straight at the dad's deathbed or what yeah.

SPEAKER_01 19:11

Yeah.

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So he has to do that. Fighting that, I guess.

SPEAKER_01 19:15

And this was all like a month after his dad died, and the whole thing starts off like really early in the morning. Because like well into the movie, they're like, Oh well, I have an appointment at noon. Like, it's only noon.

unknown 19:30

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 19:31

So yeah, there's a lot going on at a rapid pace. What did you think about this movie?

SPEAKER_03 19:37

I think it's kind of funny. I I like it. It reminds me a lot of uh we do have these types of things in Sweden that that I usually watch, and you know, it's like slamming the doors and uh there's a lot of misconceptions and uh like the train movie. Yeah, that too. Yeah, it's like that. I I do find it r like uh farce, that's what it's called, right?

SPEAKER_01 20:01

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 20:02

It's a farce. And uh I do like that. Uh so yeah, I I really enjoy this movie. I haven't seen it for years, and uh I think I actually found it funnier now than I did when I was younger. But yeah, what what did you think about this movie by the way?

SPEAKER_01 20:18

I enjoyed it, even though it was fast-paced, but I I thought it was funny. It was really funny.

SPEAKER_03 20:24

Yeah, and it's kind of I don't really understand the title because Oscar, I mean they're talking about an Oscar, but he only shows up once.

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SPEAKER_01 20:35

Yeah. And uh And he's not even like the center of the movie.

SPEAKER_03 20:40

No, so I don't really understand why why it's called Oscar, but uh yeah I'm Yeah, I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 20:47

No, whatever.

SPEAKER_03 20:48

But it's still funny, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 20:50

And Stallone isn't really in that many funny movies, is he?

SPEAKER_03 20:55

No, not that many, no.

SPEAKER_01 20:57

So it was different to see him like this.

SPEAKER_03 21:00

And I mean, if he's in a funny movie, it's probably like an action comedy. This has no action at all.

SPEAKER_01 21:06

Not really, no. It's a lot of threatened action, but nothing actually happens.

SPEAKER_03 21:11

No, it's more like vocal comedy. It's uh more spoken comedy. Uh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 21:17

Yeah. Anything else?

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SPEAKER_03 21:18

Uh no, I don't think so. Uh so I don't know. Do you wanna go on on a break?

SPEAKER_01 21:25

We can go on a break.

SPEAKER_03 21:27

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 21:28

Alright. We will be right back.

SPEAKER_03 21:30

Yes.

SPEAKER_01 21:40

We're back. We're back. We've been on a walk. It it was okay, and I'm I'm okay.

SPEAKER_03 21:47

Yeah, it was the first walk in a while for us.

SPEAKER_01 21:50

The first walk of the year. Yeah. It's almost the end of February. And I I guess I'm okay.

SPEAKER_03 21:56

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 21:57

All right, Matias, tomorrow's your birthday.

unknown 21:59

Yes.

SPEAKER_03 22:00

S that is a fact.

SPEAKER_01 22:01

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 22:02

So to the people listening, it was this past Saturday.

SPEAKER_01 22:06

The 21st of Baba Bobby.

SPEAKER_03 22:09

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 22:09

Today's the 20th. So that makes tomorrow your birthday.

SPEAKER_03 22:12

Yep.

SPEAKER_01 22:13

And I am going to teach you birthday things.

SPEAKER_03 22:17

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 22:18

So what is an uh appropriate way to celebrate someone's birthday question mark? Coming from open eyes.

SPEAKER_02 22:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 22:31

So maybe, maybe we'll learn something today.

SPEAKER_03 22:35

Maybe.

SPEAKER_01 22:35

Maybe.

SPEAKER_03 22:36

You never know with open eyes. If well, if if you learn something, it might be right. It might be wrong. Who was it? Was it you who said the open eyes was wrong? I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 22:50

Someone said the open eyes was wrong.

SPEAKER_03 22:52

Yeah. When they checked the fact, it didn't really.

SPEAKER_01 22:55

I don't know.

SPEAKER_03 22:56

No. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 22:57

I'm just throwing in some questions at open eyes and then we'll go through them. Okay. Okay. So I'm gonna start with this. What is an appropriate way to celebrate someone's birthday?

SPEAKER_02 23:09

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 23:10

Uh so we'll see if I've been doing it right or wrong this whole time.

SPEAKER_02 23:15

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 23:15

Okay. So the first one is uh the classic but thoughtful. A small gathering with friends and family. I'm sorry. It says friends or family.

SPEAKER_03 23:24

Okay, so you're not invited. You have to choose.

SPEAKER_01 23:27

Right.

SPEAKER_03 23:28

Um either you or my family.

SPEAKER_01 23:30

Right. And I'm sure you'd rather be with your family. Yeah. Um you uh have the birthday person's favorite meal, homemade or from a beloved restaurant. So tomorrow, what when you celebrate with your family and not me. Um just be because I'm busy and you don't want me there. And I'm I'm just a friend and I'm not family.

SPEAKER_03 23:57

Okay, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 23:58

Um what is your favorite meal that you would prefer to have tomorrow?

SPEAKER_03 24:03

Oh, I don't know. We usually just have cake.

SPEAKER_01 24:06

You don't eat food, you just have cake.

SPEAKER_03 24:09

We're too full.

SPEAKER_01 24:10

All day. Just cake.

SPEAKER_03 24:11

We're too full to eat food.

SPEAKER_01 24:13

Okay, well, if you had to choose a meal.

SPEAKER_03 24:17

Okay, I guess pizza.

SPEAKER_01 24:18

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 24:19

But not uh after, since I'm gonna be good. So I guess a salad.

SPEAKER_01 24:24

Well we're talking about your birthday after your birthday. On your birthday.

SPEAKER_03 24:29

Then I can have pizza. Pizza cake.

SPEAKER_01 24:31

Pizza cake. Okay, then that goes into a cake that reflects their personality. That's a way to uh celebrate. So I guess pizza cake reflects your personality.

SPEAKER_03 24:41

Yep, I'm a fatty.

SPEAKER_01 24:43

And a handwritten note that says more than HBD. Happy birthday.

SPEAKER_03 24:47

Oh.

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SPEAKER_01 24:48

And then another way to celebrate is with a personal touch, uh, with a gift tied to something they love, uh, like a hobby or a book by their favorite author or a framed memory. Uh, you could give a memory jar where friends or you could have you could have a memory jar where friends contribute notes.

SPEAKER_03 25:10

Okay. Put memories in there.

SPEAKER_01 25:12

Yeah, you like write a little note of your favorite memory and you put it in the jar. And then they give it to you, and then you read and you get all emotional, be like, oh my god, I remember that time. It was so great and everything. It's amazing, and I'm so happy.

SPEAKER_03 25:27

Yeah. Or I'm like, that must have happened yesterday because I can't remember.

unknown 25:32

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 25:34

Funny. Uh get it from the movie. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 25:38

Yeah. Um, you can also celebrate with a video montage. It's kind of like a memory jar in video form.

SPEAKER_03 25:46

Yeah. And you have to do some editing before that.

SPEAKER_01 25:48

Oh my god, work. Okay. You could take the experienced route.

SPEAKER_03 25:53

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 25:53

Um, like have a picnic in a scenic spot. Or a spa day.

SPEAKER_03 25:59

I guess if the person likes picnics and spas and spas. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 26:04

Yeah. Make sure that they like this.

SPEAKER_03 26:06

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 26:07

Okay. You could give tickets to a concert, a show, or a class they've wanted to try. That's nice.

SPEAKER_02 26:14

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 26:14

I always like concert tickets.

SPEAKER_02 26:17

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_01 26:17

Just saying. Or you could take a short trip somewhere meaningful. Experiences age beautifully in memory. Assuming you have memory.

SPEAKER_03 26:28

Yeah, exactly.

SPEAKER_01 26:29

Uh, you could have an intimate celebration.

SPEAKER_03 26:32

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 26:33

This is where 169 comes in.

SPEAKER_03 26:35

Ah, okay.

SPEAKER_01 26:36

The intimate kind. For someone who prefers quiet over confetti.

SPEAKER_03 26:43

Oh, okay, okay, okay.

SPEAKER_01 26:44

Thank you. You could cook dinner together, light candles, and play their favorite music, and reflect on the past year and toast to the next.

SPEAKER_04 26:55

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 26:55

Next.

SPEAKER_04 26:56

Next. Next. Toast to their necks.

SPEAKER_01 27:00

Toast their necks. Shove toast down their necks. Yeah. Or it's a throat, really. Yeah. But yeah.

SPEAKER_03 27:10

Um inside necks. Next neck neck inside.

SPEAKER_01 27:14

I I wanna bring something up, and I'm kind of annoyed with myself because I noticed the last episode I was mispronouncing a word. Oh. And it wasn't just once. I believe it was several times.

SPEAKER_03 27:29

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 27:29

And when I read the word contribute, I think it was something similar to that.

SPEAKER_03 27:34

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 27:34

What did we talk about last week?

SPEAKER_03 27:36

Uh last week.

SPEAKER_01 27:38

We talked about how you could make a living off of your secret talent.

SPEAKER_03 27:43

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 27:44

And I think I was saying the word contribute or something similar, and I was mispronouncing it. And I I wanna take a moment now to apologize and say contribute.

SPEAKER_03 27:55

Oh, but what's the wrong way?

SPEAKER_01 27:58

I don't remember.

SPEAKER_03 27:59

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 27:59

I didn't like how I was saying it though.

SPEAKER_03 28:01

Okay, okay.

SPEAKER_01 28:02

I think it was like contribute or something.

SPEAKER_03 28:04

Oh, okay.

SPEAKER_01 28:04

I think I was saying it weird like that.

SPEAKER_03 28:06

Yeah. Almost sounds like contraband, but that's That's not what I was talking about.

unknown 28:10

No.

SPEAKER_01 28:11

Anyway.

SPEAKER_03 28:12

Yeah, okay.

SPEAKER_01 28:12

Here's another way to celebrate someone's birthday with uh a costume party.

SPEAKER_03 28:19

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 28:19

Uh decade theme kind of party. I guess if you turn 30, you have a 30s themed.

SPEAKER_03 28:26

Like 1930s?

SPEAKER_01 28:28

Maybe.

SPEAKER_03 28:29

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 28:29

Could be fun.

SPEAKER_03 28:30

I want to turn eighty and ninety then.

SPEAKER_01 28:33

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 28:33

Because I like eighties and nineties.

SPEAKER_01 28:35

Well, when you turn eighty, we will celebrate the eighties.

SPEAKER_03 28:39

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 28:40

I want to remind you that it is midday, so there there are noises in the background.

SPEAKER_03 28:45

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 28:46

If they sneak through the editing. Oh, you can have a murder mystery dinner?

SPEAKER_02 28:50

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 28:50

Have you? I I I doubt that you you could murder someone.

SPEAKER_04 28:53

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 28:54

That's fun.

SPEAKER_04 28:55

What a birthday.

SPEAKER_01 28:56

You can have a backyard movie night with a projector, which we have talked about. And uh we've kind of done it, but uh not on a birthday.

SPEAKER_02 29:06

No.

SPEAKER_01 29:06

It's not the best time of year to have a backyard movie night with a projector on your birthday because it's cold outside.

SPEAKER_03 29:13

Yeah, not backyard, but maybe inside.

SPEAKER_01 29:16

Inside backyard.

SPEAKER_03 29:18

I guess you can have uh just the regular TV inside, I guess.

SPEAKER_01 29:22

Yeah, that's a yeah.

SPEAKER_03 29:25

That also works. But I mean your your birthday is good for the Yeah projector.

SPEAKER_01 29:32

Backyard movie night with the projector. It's fun. Okay, so the real secret to celebrating people's birthday, the most appropriate celebration fits their personality, not your idea of fun. Some people want fireworks, especially on New Year's.

SPEAKER_03 29:47

Yeah. My dad.

SPEAKER_01 29:48

Your dad Yeah. Your dad likes fireworks on his birthday because it's New Year's. Some people just want fireworks on New Year's, preferably more than one. Others want tea and a good book for their birthday, not just New Year's. And then I asked the next question. Okay. What if you don't like the person? Not saying anything.

SPEAKER_02 30:10

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 30:12

No, it's just something that popped up in my head that. Oh, yeah, yeah. How do you celebrate someone who you don't like?

SPEAKER_03 30:18

Yeah, good save there.

SPEAKER_01 30:19

Yeah, yeah, thank you. I'm not dealing with mood swings or anything.

SPEAKER_03 30:22

No.

SPEAKER_01 30:23

But um ah, when the cake is frosted, but your feelings are not. Here's the guiding principle be appropriate, not intimate. Do not get intimate with someone you don't like.

SPEAKER_03 30:34

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 30:35

Um, which really should be the the secret to life.

SPEAKER_03 30:41

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 30:42

Don't get s intimate with someone you don't like.

SPEAKER_03 30:45

You'd think so, right?

SPEAKER_01 30:46

You would think yeah, yeah. I mean, sometimes one thing leads to another and it's like a hate love situation.

SPEAKER_03 30:53

And things just happen.

SPEAKER_01 30:55

Sometimes things just happen. Sometimes you get drunk. I don't know. So if you're in a professional setting, keep it clean and civil.

SPEAKER_03 31:04

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 31:04

Keep it clean. You don't have to get dirty with them.

SPEAKER_03 31:07

Okay, so keep what clean?

SPEAKER_01 31:09

Everything.

SPEAKER_03 31:10

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 31:10

Bring the sanitizer, really. A simple happy birthday. Hope you have a great day. And sign the group card and contribute to the shared cake fund if that's the norm. What if I don't want to pay for someone's cake if I don't like them? Yeah. That just doesn't make sense to me.

SPEAKER_04 31:29

No.

SPEAKER_01 31:30

In a social circle, if they're like a friend of a friend or someone you just tolerate, uh, you can give them a brief greeting. Show up if attendance is expected, and stay is okay. It says stay apolite. Oh, oh my god, here we go again. Alright. I need to finish the sentence.

SPEAKER_04 31:49

Okay, okay.

SPEAKER_01 31:51

Stay a polite amount of time.

SPEAKER_04 31:53

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 31:54

Like, stay apolite. It doesn't make sense to me.

SPEAKER_03 31:58

Uh I I thought apolite was like the opposite to polite.

SPEAKER_01 32:04

No, stay a polite amount of time.

SPEAKER_03 32:07

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 32:07

An appropriate amount of time, I guess.

SPEAKER_03 32:09

Like two minutes.

SPEAKER_01 32:10

Yeah. Enough for a cake and then go. Which is really the only reason why you would go to a party, I think. At least the bare minimum. Unless the cake is disgusting.

SPEAKER_02 32:22

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:22

Like licorice cake. Disgusting.

SPEAKER_03 32:25

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:26

Or like blood pudding cake. That sounds so gross.

SPEAKER_03 32:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 32:31

What's another gross cake?

SPEAKER_03 32:33

Like uh.

SPEAKER_01 32:38

Yeah. Whatever that liver spread is is disgusting. And uh no. I uh uh they have that in sandwich cakes sometimes. Yeah, I know. No. Oh thank you.

SPEAKER_03 32:50

No, I hate that because it's so it ruins the whole thing.

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SPEAKER_01 32:54

Yeah, I I tried it once and even like at that I was like blah. Like I don't really want to try it, but I did I think I did try it and it's still like no, thanks, but no thanks. Anyway, bring a neutral gift if required. Think like a candle, plant, or gift card. A candle is like a generic gift, really. Oh yeah, it's nice. Or like a plant. Here's a flower.

SPEAKER_03 33:20

I guess it's gonna die.

SPEAKER_01 33:21

I don't really care.

SPEAKER_03 33:22

Yeah, I never gave anyone a candle.

SPEAKER_01 33:25

No?

SPEAKER_03 33:25

No.

SPEAKER_01 33:26

We used to give my uh grandma my more and more uh candles for her birthday. Yeah, yeah. You the one that you met. Uh yeah, we always got her a candle because she could never smell. Oh so it was really making fun of her.

SPEAKER_02 33:43

Ah.

SPEAKER_01 33:43

But she was always like, oh well, they're nice to look at as we're laughing because they're supposed to smell nice. Okay. But she would never get to experience that. No. It's funny. I don't know about a gift card. I don't think I'd be that nice.

SPEAKER_04 33:58

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 33:59

No, I don't think you're worth getting whatever you want. You get something generic and uh the y least useful. Because I don't like you.

SPEAKER_03 34:08

You're okay. You're talking about me.

SPEAKER_01 34:10

I'm I'm talking yeah. You're talking about my mom.

SPEAKER_02 34:13

Yeah.

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SPEAKER_01 34:14

Like, yes. Yes, I'm talking about your mom. I'm gonna get her a candle.

SPEAKER_02 34:18

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 34:19

I don't dislike your mom. Come on. Uh you are the Switzerland of this gathering.

SPEAKER_03 34:24

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 34:25

Neutral, I guess.

SPEAKER_03 34:26

I can also be Sweden.

SPEAKER_01 34:28

If you want, but you're already Sweden. So you need to change lanes, I guess.

SPEAKER_03 34:33

Change it up.

SPEAKER_01 34:34

If you actively dislike them, ask yourself, is there social fallout if I ignore this? Does acknowledging it cost me anything? Often the most powerful move is minimal civility. A short message keeps you classy and unbothered. Silence is acceptable if there's no shared space forcing the issue. So no sarcasm, no passive aggression, no dramatic abstances unless it's genuinely appropriate. The birthday isn't a referendum on your relationship. It's a small ritual of politeness. Think of it as brushing your social teeth.

SPEAKER_03 35:12

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 35:14

Wasn't that like your your mouth toilet?

SPEAKER_03 35:17

My mouth. Right? Yeah, I remember. There was something?

SPEAKER_01 35:22

Yeah. We had a conversation about a mouth toilet.

SPEAKER_03 35:26

Yeah. Oh, was that when we were learning how to brush our teeth?

SPEAKER_01 35:29

Probably. This is your social teeth.

SPEAKER_03 35:32

Yeah. Social mouth toilet.

SPEAKER_01 35:35

The social mouth toilet. The public. If you have a dirty mouth, I guess.

SPEAKER_03 35:39

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 35:40

Mouth toilet. And then the next one.

SPEAKER_03 35:42

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 35:42

Birthday related, I think. What's the best way to ruin someone's day?

SPEAKER_03 35:47

Oh. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 35:49

But open eyes didn't want to be very helpful.

SPEAKER_03 35:52

Okay. Make sure it's birthday.

SPEAKER_01 35:54

Make sure it's their birthday.

SPEAKER_03 35:55

Mm-hmm. And then you can just come up with whatever. Whatever.

SPEAKER_01 35:59

So open eyes didn't want to be helpful and said, I can't help with sabotage manuals or day wrecking blueprints. Don't care for the answers here.

SPEAKER_03 36:09

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 36:09

Whatever. Alright.

SPEAKER_03 36:11

Alright.

SPEAKER_01 36:12

So next, top ten best presents ever. Ever.

SPEAKER_03 36:17

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 36:18

So I'm gonna give you a list of top ten birthday presents. Best birthday presents, and you let me know if that's something you would want or not.

SPEAKER_03 36:28

Okay. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 36:29

Okay. One. An experience they secretly wanted. Like concert tickets, a pottery class, a cooking workshop. That was it. That was my list. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 36:39

I mean, yeah, I I would like to go to like a concert or I mean. Do you want to even pottery? Movies is uh uh pottery now, not really. No? No.

SPEAKER_01 36:51

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 36:52

Well, is that something you want to do?

SPEAKER_01 36:54

I love pottery. Well, I I did a lot of pottery when I was in high school.

SPEAKER_03 37:00

I guess I could try it, but uh I don't expect to be any good.

SPEAKER_01 37:04

No, you're not expected to be good.

SPEAKER_03 37:06

No.

SPEAKER_01 37:06

You're expected to uh enjoy it. Just kind of losing yourself in whatever you're making.

SPEAKER_03 37:15

Yeah, in the clay.

SPEAKER_01 37:16

In the clay. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 37:17

I'm lost in the clay.

SPEAKER_01 37:19

Because I made that in pottery. My eyeball.

SPEAKER_04 37:22

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 37:22

And then I mean you saw a whole bunch of other things back at my mom's house that I made. And it was just something I really enjoyed.

SPEAKER_03 37:31

Okay. Um Yeah, I never tried it, but uh I don't yeah, I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 37:35

What about a cooking workshop?

SPEAKER_03 37:37

Maybe.

SPEAKER_01 37:37

Would you do a cooking workshop with me?

SPEAKER_03 37:39

Maybe. Yeah. Maybe.

SPEAKER_01 37:41

How fun. Uh-huh. Two. A thoughtful book. Uh wait, hold on. Something aligned with their interests. Not just a book. Not just a bestseller you half remember seeing on the on a table at a bookstore.

SPEAKER_04 37:58

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 37:59

Yeah. A book that you'd actually be interested in. If I would be allowed to answer for you, I'd say that maybe not because it's not gonna get read. It becomes decoration.

SPEAKER_03 38:11

That's the problem with me and books. I I have a hard time to find or to I don't really look for times to read them. Because I know it's gonna take some time and uh I can find something else to do.

SPEAKER_01 38:26

There's no patience for it.

SPEAKER_03 38:27

No, and but I I mean I do like books. Maybe I should like try because I remember doing so in uh uh in school when uh the teacher was reading for us and we could follow along the in the book ourselves. All of us had had the same book, and then it went really well and I could like uh you know follow the story through. Maybe that's the way to go for me.

SPEAKER_01 38:53

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 38:54

To both listen and read at the same time.

SPEAKER_01 38:57

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 38:57

So I can like just focus on the book.

SPEAKER_01 39:00

I find that that's the best way for me as well. Yeah. To uh especially for like schoolwork. Oh. School books. Yeah. I have to like listen and read at the same time.

SPEAKER_03 39:11

Mm-hmm. Yeah, because I mean reading just reading, that's that's a big problem for me because I get stuck on words and i I spin off into my own thoughts. So I don't know what I'm reading. And uh listening, I probably find something else to do at the same time and focus on that instead of listening to what they actually say.

SPEAKER_01 39:33

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 39:34

So that's also a problem.

SPEAKER_01 39:35

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 39:36

So that's why I need both senses on the book. Right. So I don't get distracted.

SPEAKER_01 39:42

Yeah. Number three high quality version of something they already love. Like a fancy olive oil, a chef grade knife, a super fancy sketchbook, or yeah, like upgrade the ordinary. So in your case, it's a super fancy TV.

SPEAKER_03 40:01

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 40:01

Yep. You're welcome. Thank you. Happy birthday. You paid for it though.

SPEAKER_03 40:05

I paid for it, but you brought me there so I could get it to my apartment.

SPEAKER_01 40:09

I found it.

SPEAKER_03 40:10

You found it.

SPEAKER_01 40:11

Yep. Um, number four, a framed photo or custom print. A shared memory beautifully printed. Nostalgia is a powerful spice.

SPEAKER_03 40:21

I like nostalgia.

SPEAKER_01 40:22

Yeah, okay. Number five is a handwritten letter. Yes, paper and ink. Feelings, the analog download of appreciation.

SPEAKER_02 40:32

Uh-huh.

SPEAKER_01 40:32

So would you if I wrote you a handwritten letter that I just poured out all of my feelings onto the paper, w would you throw it away?

SPEAKER_03 40:43

I would probably probably Okay. I would yeah.

SPEAKER_01 40:48

So is that your way of saying yes?

SPEAKER_03 40:50

No, I would probably read it.

SPEAKER_01 40:53

And then throw it away.

SPEAKER_03 40:54

No. I would uh I I'm I'm guessing it would come in uh like an envelope.

SPEAKER_01 41:01

Yeah, if I'm feeling fancy.

SPEAKER_03 41:03

Yeah, I would put it back and then put it to the side and like And I forget about it. There it is.

SPEAKER_01 41:09

Yes. That that's there.

SPEAKER_03 41:12

That's what what's gonna happen. Okay. It's it might have happened. Not from you, but from other people.

SPEAKER_01 41:19

Okay, okay. Whatever. Number six, a hobby-related gift. So runners get performance socks and gardeners get rare seeds. Gamers might appreciate something tied to the legend of Zelda or their favorite title. And you like movies. Yes, I do. You would probably get a movie.

SPEAKER_03 41:40

Yeah. Yep. I do like getting movies. Good. Even though I guess uh like physical media these days are kind of obsolete. But I I still like it. I still uh like receiving uh receiving uh receding.

SPEAKER_01 41:57

I still like my receding hairline.

unknown 42:00

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 42:00

No, I still like rece uh receding receiving uh a D video Blu-ray. Okay discs.

SPEAKER_01 42:11

Yes. Uh number seven.

SPEAKER_03 42:13

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 42:14

A personal ritual kit, like a tea sampler, candles, there it is again, a bath soak, or coffee beans from a roaster they love.

SPEAKER_03 42:25

Bath soak.

SPEAKER_01 42:27

Yeah, I'm thinking a bath bomb.

SPEAKER_03 42:30

Oh, okay, okay.

SPEAKER_01 42:31

You uh throw it into the bathtub and it goes no, it dissolves in the bathtub.

SPEAKER_03 42:37

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 42:39

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Whatever.

SPEAKER_03 42:41

I understand what you mean, but I was thinking like bathrobe first.

SPEAKER_01 42:47

Snow uh snow I g snow.

SPEAKER_04 42:51

You could get some snow.

SPEAKER_01 42:53

Yeah. I I can get you a box full of snow.

SPEAKER_04 42:57

Yes. That's so something you like. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 43:00

I guess if you soaked a bathrobe into like smelly stuff and oils and stuff, maybe that would be nice.

SPEAKER_04 43:09

Yeah, maybe.

SPEAKER_01 43:09

And then you soak in the bathtub. If you if you don't want to get into a bathtub.

SPEAKER_03 43:16

Mm-hmm. Exactly.

SPEAKER_01 43:17

And just lay on the couch with your soaked bathrobe.

SPEAKER_04 43:22

Sounds like a good time to me.

SPEAKER_01 43:24

I guess. Um, number eight, a surprise gathering with their favorite people who apparently are not me. So I guess I'm just gonna plan a party for you and then just go home.

SPEAKER_03 43:37

Yeah, not show up.

SPEAKER_01 43:39

Stare out stare through the window from the outside and be like, I wanna be there too.

SPEAKER_03 43:44

You you stand outside uh my house like looking in.

SPEAKER_01 43:49

Yeah, I'm just yeah. Just sad. It is sad. Um, but only if they enjoy surprises. Some you admire if I can't say.

SPEAKER_03 44:01

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 44:02

Some humans treat surprises Oh my goodness. Some humans treat surprise parties like jump scares. How do you feel about surprise parties?

SPEAKER_03 44:13

I don't know. I never had one.

SPEAKER_01 44:15

No, is that something you'd like? What what's the first thing that comes to your mind? Like yes or no?

SPEAKER_03 44:21

I feel like uh no, I'm not I don't think I would really like that, but uh I don't know. I never had one.

SPEAKER_01 44:28

So Did I tell it? Sorry, what?

SPEAKER_03 44:30

Have you had one?

SPEAKER_01 44:30

Did I ever tell you the story about my my first baby shower?

SPEAKER_03 44:36

No.

Gifts People Actually Want

SPEAKER_01 44:37

Okay. So when I was pregnant with my oldest, yes, I was ginormous. And yeah, it was like a month before I he he came out. And my mom, because I was living with my mom still, she uh planned for us to go play mini golf. Okay, but it wasn't just mini golf, it was glow-in-the-dark mini golf. Oh, and I was so excited. I really wanted to go do this glow-in-the-dark mini golf.

SPEAKER_02 45:08

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 45:09

And so we got in the car and we left, but we ended up going to her friend's house. And she's like, Oh, well, we're just gonna pick something up here. I was like, fine, okay. So we got out of the car and we went into the house, and it was a huge surprise baby shower for me. And like, I was like, What? I mean, it was no one had ever done that for me before, and I was like really happy and everything, but I really wanted to play minigolf.

SPEAKER_03 45:40

You missed out.

SPEAKER_01 45:41

Um, yeah, and so I was like really I'm trying to be thankful, but I I thought we were gonna play mini golf, and I was way more excited for that. Yeah, and so she ended up having to make it up to me, and we went to play mini golf another time. Okay, but which was uh hilarious on its own because I was ginormous.

SPEAKER_03 46:04

Was it glow in the dark?

SPEAKER_01 46:06

It was glow in the dark, okay, and it was really cool, but I was ginormous, so like picking up the golf ball was not fun.

SPEAKER_04 46:14

No.

SPEAKER_01 46:15

And she got a good laugh out of that. So yeah, thank you, and you're welcome, mom. I just wanted to play minigolf. Yeah. So that was my surprise party.

SPEAKER_03 46:26

Oh, okay. So you don't really like surprise parties.

SPEAKER_01 46:30

Not if I'm like super pumped to do something else. Like if you told me, yeah, we're gonna go see AFI, and then oh no, we just have to stop by here really quick just to go in and maybe have some dinner or something before we go. Yeah. And we never actually go. There's actually just a a surprise party for me. Like, absolutely not.

SPEAKER_03 46:53

No. So you have to try to get you in on something boring in order for you to like the surprise party, I guess.

SPEAKER_01 47:02

I don't know.

SPEAKER_03 47:03

Hey, let's go play bingo.

SPEAKER_01 47:05

Yeah, I wanna play bingo. Oh I mean, it's gonna be something that you like kinda wanna do, or like even if it's something that you like do weekly. Yeah. Oh, we we are gonna go play bingo and then end up having a surprise party instead. Okay, yeah. Just like the bare minimum to get the person into the car. Just what I mean. Enough to get into the car.

SPEAKER_03 47:27

Like uh yeah, I mean, but don't you like?

SPEAKER_01 47:30

I don't know.

SPEAKER_03 47:31

No. You like let's go fishing. Or what do you think?

SPEAKER_01 47:35

I mean Okay. Yeah. I mean, I'll do it if I have to, but I don't really I don't want to do the fishing. I'll sit in the boat. I can watch, but I don't want to do any of the fish killing.

SPEAKER_03 47:48

Okay, so th that that would be a good good way to trick you into reasoning.

SPEAKER_01 47:53

Like I wouldn't be upset if we didn't.

SPEAKER_03 47:56

No, exactly. That's what uh what I mean.

SPEAKER_01 47:58

Okay, here's a perfect example of what would get me into the car.

SPEAKER_03 48:02

Yeah. Um but you wouldn't be upset if it didn't happen.

SPEAKER_01 48:06

Right. Sledding. Okay. Any winter activity, ice skating, sledding, skiing, whatever. Okay. If I can get out of it, I'll be really happy. But if it's like a family thing and everyone's going and we really want you there too, it's like fine, I guess. Whatever. But if plans change, I'm thrilled.

SPEAKER_03 48:26

Okay. Uh yeah, okay, that makes sense in the winter.

SPEAKER_01 48:30

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 48:31

So in in the summer, that would be like fishing.

SPEAKER_01 48:34

Right.

SPEAKER_03 48:34

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 48:35

Uh skydiving. You can't even talk me into that.

SPEAKER_03 48:38

No, you you wouldn't follow. No, you wouldn't. No, no, no, no, no.

SPEAKER_01 48:42

I would not.

SPEAKER_03 48:43

No.

SPEAKER_01 48:44

I would not be happy to do that.

SPEAKER_03 48:46

But now you know, if if I'm gonna propose to you to say yeah.

SPEAKER_01 48:51

Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_03 48:52

No, i if I'm gonna say like let's go fishing, then you know. Now you know.

SPEAKER_01 48:58

Let's go fishing. Yeah, yeah. Okay. I have I have said that I wanted to go with you when you go fishing.

SPEAKER_04 49:06

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 49:06

But like, whatever. If I'm not gonna go, then I'm not gonna go.

SPEAKER_04 49:09

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 49:10

Or like mountain climbing.

SPEAKER_04 49:12

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 49:13

I mean, yeah, I'll do it, but if I end up not, then I'm fine with that.

SPEAKER_03 49:17

I like when we did that.

SPEAKER_01 49:19

Yeah, it was it's fun. If that's what you're actually gonna do. But if you say we're gonna go climb a mountain, and then I end up having a surprise party instead, I'm perfectly fine with that.

SPEAKER_03 49:29

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 49:30

I'm okay with skipping out.

SPEAKER_03 49:31

Yeah, there's one problem here. You're the one driving the car. Right.

SPEAKER_01 49:36

So well, if you say, Oh, well, can we just go by like my house or something? I need to grab something, and can you come help me grab something?

SPEAKER_03 49:47

Yeah, my climbing gear.

SPEAKER_01 49:49

I'm sure. Can you or let's pack a picnic bag basket or something.

SPEAKER_03 49:58

Oh yeah. Or like um for going fishing, can you help me with my rod and yeah, yeah, I'm sure.

SPEAKER_01 50:07

Especially if you're gonna propose to me. Okay. Oh. Let's see. Uh surprise party. Right. Number nine. A donation in their name. Uh I'm sorry. You can donate to me. Okay. Um for someone passionate about a cause, this lands beautifully.

SPEAKER_03 50:28

Yeah, I guess.

SPEAKER_01 50:29

Not doesn't work for everyone. No, because we're I could have used that money. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 50:35

I mean, uh, then you really have to be passionate about it. Because uh I I don't really have anything that I'm that passionate about. Sure, I I think it's great if you give money to some organization help helping whatever.

SPEAKER_01 50:52

How about a project donation? I'm sorry, did I say that at all? A project donation. Have you ever considered that?

SPEAKER_03 51:03

Oh let's go.

SPEAKER_01 51:08

All right. Uh I I meant if you donate to a project that uh You mean like a Kickstarter? Yeah. To something fun that you want to see happen.

SPEAKER_03 51:24

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 51:24

Otherwise, I feel like this is an option for rich people who have money to throw away.

SPEAKER_03 51:32

The thing about buying a star or whatever it was here.

SPEAKER_01 51:36

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 51:36

Well what was that about?

SPEAKER_01 51:38

I don't know. Yeah, I bought a star so that I could name it after you. And then, like, can you even find it? And also stars die.

SPEAKER_02 51:47

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 51:47

You know that?

SPEAKER_02 51:48

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 51:49

I don't know.

SPEAKER_02 51:50

No.

SPEAKER_01 51:50

I I don't know. What about the moon? Can I buy the moon? Yeah, that would be. And name it after you.

SPEAKER_03 51:55

Yeah, that would better be better.

SPEAKER_01 51:57

You're welcome.

SPEAKER_03 51:57

That's Matthias.

SPEAKER_01 51:59

I bought a cloud and named it after you. Ugh, okay. The last one here, number 10, is something you made. Like food. Here's my food. I made it. Here you go. Cake. Art. Yeah. Cake. Uh music. If I play horribly on my ukulele and record it and sing just as terribly to it, I made this for you. You're welcome.

SPEAKER_03 52:22

Or pottery.

SPEAKER_01 52:23

Pottery. Thank you.

SPEAKER_03 52:27

Let's go do some pottery and then after that. Here you go.

SPEAKER_01 52:31

This is for you. Made it for you. Here you go.

SPEAKER_03 52:34

I made it myself.

SPEAKER_01 52:35

Yep. A playlist. Like a like a Yeah, that's true. Yeah, mixtape is what I meant. Yeah when I said that.

SPEAKER_03 52:46

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 52:46

And that's what I named it.

SPEAKER_03 52:48

Yeah. But you uh made a playlist for me.

SPEAKER_01 52:52

I did. That was AFI, right?

SPEAKER_03 52:55

Or that was like all the all.

SPEAKER_01 52:58

Oh yeah, I started a playlist for you to add songs to.

SPEAKER_03 53:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 53:02

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 53:03

I've added some songs.

SPEAKER_01 53:05

Good. Okay. I believe this is my last thing. Okay. Ten birthday gifts that make people reconsider the friendship.

SPEAKER_03 53:13

Okay.

Gifts That Ruin Friendships

SPEAKER_01 53:14

Number one. Yeah, there's ten. Okay. Right. I said ten, and there are ten. And the first one is weight loss equipment or diet books. Nothing says celebrate like unsolicited self-improvement. But if you are doing this together, then maybe it's like helpful, right? What's the difference between being helpful and being judgmental? I'm so sorry. I did not mean to bring this up because we've already talked about this today. But how how what would you say? The difference between being judgmental and being helpful. You can be as passive aggressive as you want here.

SPEAKER_03 53:51

Yeah. No, uh the thing with sorry.

SPEAKER_01 53:56

The thing about Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 53:58

That's my thoughts about it. Uh what do you think? Number two. Uh no. The the thing uh with okay, I'm gonna I'm gonna say something soon. If I if I remember. Let's do it together. That sounds better.

SPEAKER_01 54:18

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 54:19

Because that means we're both fat.

SPEAKER_01 54:21

I've noticed that you've gained some weights.

SPEAKER_03 54:23

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 54:23

Here's a diet kickstarter.

SPEAKER_03 54:26

I I um I could also lose a few pounds. Yeah. Or kilograms in our case. It doesn't really matter. There's a difference.

SPEAKER_01 54:35

Well, there is, but yeah the yeah.

SPEAKER_03 54:40

Lose some weight. Maybe I should have said you could say that too.

SPEAKER_01 54:43

That's another way to put it.

SPEAKER_03 54:45

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 54:45

You could also say lose some stones. Because apparently that's another form of weight.

SPEAKER_03 54:51

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 54:51

It looks like you've been eating some stones. It's time to remove them.

SPEAKER_03 54:55

It it sounds more like kidney stones.

SPEAKER_01 54:57

Yeah. They're heavy. Heavy kidney stones.

SPEAKER_03 55:00

Oh, oh, oh.

SPEAKER_01 55:02

You need like a C section to get them out.

SPEAKER_03 55:05

Oh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 55:06

What was the question? Uh the difference between helpful and judgmental.

SPEAKER_03 55:11

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 55:11

And you said doing it together.

SPEAKER_03 55:14

Yeah. I mean uh yeah, I I don't know. Uh what would you say?

SPEAKER_01 55:19

I don't know. Apparently I don't know.

SPEAKER_03 55:21

Because you seem to be an expert on this.

SPEAKER_01 55:24

Uh no.

SPEAKER_03 55:25

No, okay.

SPEAKER_01 55:26

No. I just talk and then there's assumptions made about the things that I say.

SPEAKER_03 55:31

Yeah. And then you correct them afterwards, you're like.

SPEAKER_01 55:35

I try.

SPEAKER_03 55:36

Yeah. I wasn't judgmental. No.

SPEAKER_01 55:40

I think so. I don't know. No. I also have a cut on my lip. Oh. So.

SPEAKER_03 55:45

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 55:46

That explains that.

SPEAKER_03 55:47

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 55:47

You see it?

SPEAKER_03 55:48

No.

SPEAKER_01 55:49

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 55:50

But I believe you.

SPEAKER_01 55:51

Thank you.

SPEAKER_03 55:52

How can I help? Or should I j just judge it?

SPEAKER_01 55:56

Eat it. No. Okay.

SPEAKER_03 55:57

That would make it worse.

SPEAKER_01 56:02

It would smooth everything out. Just take a layer off of my lip.

SPEAKER_04 56:07

But he has a lip.

SPEAKER_01 56:12

How do you explain that? Like, well, I had a cut on my lip. And he was trying to even out my lip, and then he just ended up eating the whole thing. Oh my goodness. Okay, okay. Um number two. We're keeping that. I don't know. That's one I keep kind of laughing at because I keep like stopping in the middle. Um number two is last minute gas station flowers.

SPEAKER_04 56:46

Last minute. Gas. Yeah. Gas.

SPEAKER_01 56:50

Last minute gas.

SPEAKER_04 56:52

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 56:53

Happy birthday.

SPEAKER_04 56:55

It's like I've been saving this.

SPEAKER_01 56:57

For you. Okay. But no, it's gas station flowers. I'm sorry. Did I squish you? Yeah. Um, the bouquet equivalent of I remembered five minutes ago. It happens. Yeah. What what are you gonna do? Oh yeah, I'm just gonna get you a chocolate bar and happy birthday. Yeah. That's good enough, right?

SPEAKER_03 57:19

I wouldn't be mad about that. Sorry.

SPEAKER_01 57:24

I like but it's like gas station flowers. So they're they're not like good quality. They're probably like half-eaten by like horses that walk by or something.

SPEAKER_04 57:35

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 57:36

Uh depending on which decade you're living in or century, really.

SPEAKER_03 57:41

It's uh funny thing about flowers. My my sister said, like, we should get you some uh plastic flowers for your apartments.

SPEAKER_01 57:50

You're like, I'm gonna forget to water them.

SPEAKER_03 57:54

And then my my dad uh like uh said uh or maybe a cactus.

SPEAKER_01 58:00

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 58:00

Yeah. I like cacti.

SPEAKER_01 58:02

I was told recently that I look like a cactus.

SPEAKER_03 58:05

Ah, cool.

SPEAKER_01 58:06

Because you're so prickly. So mean.

SPEAKER_03 58:13

Was that the reason or what?

SPEAKER_01 58:16

I don't know what the reason was. I don't think who said it? My daughter. Oh. She says things sometimes. That's all. Uh number three, a generic mug that says best human ever. Especially if you bought ten at once. They were on sale. Yeah, I mean every time someone has a birthday, you give them a mug that says best human ever.

SPEAKER_03 58:38

Then you can make ten people happy.

SPEAKER_01 58:40

Uh yeah, there you go. This year's birthdays are all covered. Everyone got the same mug. Yeah. Number four, used items without sentimental value. Oh my gosh. I mean, the funniest part of these episodes is just listening to me attempt to read sentences. Number four, used items without sentimental value. Okay. So I found this in my closet, is not romance.

SPEAKER_02 59:08

No, okay.

SPEAKER_01 59:08

I'm not trying to be romantic. I found this in my closet.

SPEAKER_02 59:12

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 59:12

Um, I found a dead mouse in my closet. And that's all I had to say about that. I I when I was cleaning out my room at my mom's house, I found a dead mouse in my closet.

SPEAKER_02 59:25

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 59:25

Which was not surprising because I was expecting several mice in my closet. Oh.

SPEAKER_03 59:30

I you only got one?

SPEAKER_01 59:32

I only found one. Um, I only found one. Oh. But there were like chests, like two chests that I just kind of dumped in the trash bag. So I was like, I don't even care what's in here because I know what I left in there.

SPEAKER_02 59:45

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 59:46

And I I didn't I didn't want to go through it. No. So I just threw it all out.

SPEAKER_03 59:51

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 59:51

And I only found one dead mouse. That's not to say that there were not several mice. That's just the one that I saw.

SPEAKER_03 59:59

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 59:59

Anyway, okay. Um, I'm not saying that I'm gonna give you a dead mouse for your birthday.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:03

No. Here's a box full of dust.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:07

Yeah. Yeah. I found this box. It was filled with dust, and I thought of you.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:12

Yeah, I filled it with dust.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:14

Yeah. You're welcome. Like, I'm allergic to dust. Like, yeah, and I know that. And that's why I thought of you. Yes. I saw the dust and I was like, hey, Mantias is allergic to dust. I thought of you. What? Oh my god.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:27

I mean dust bunnies.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:29

Grateful. Yeah. Everyone loves a good bunny.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:31

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:00:32

Okay. Okay. Number five, a gift that's clearly for you. As in like me. If I were to give you a present that I got for myself, actually. I do this to my life partner all the time because if I get him something, and it might have happened with you too. If I get you something, and uh it clearly is going to benefit me as well, I do that sometimes.

SPEAKER_03 1:00:54

Yeah. I have noticed that you tend to give like something you you upgrade and then you give away the thing you had before.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:04

Yes. Yes, I do that.

SPEAKER_03 1:01:06

That happened.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:07

Oh, that's happened several times. Yeah. Is that a problem?

SPEAKER_03 1:01:10

No.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:11

Alright. Um, so for example, this would be like concert tickets to a band that you adore. Like, hey, here's some concert tickets.

SPEAKER_04 1:01:20

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:21

Can I come with you?

SPEAKER_04 1:01:23

No.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:23

Alright. Then I'll take them back. Uh number six. You okay?

SPEAKER_02 1:01:29

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:30

Household cleaning supplies. Unless specifically requested. A vacuum is not cake adjacent. I'm sorry. What are you saying?

unknown 1:01:41

Nothing.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:42

Do you not like the vacuum?

SPEAKER_03 1:01:44

I do like the vacuum.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:45

We can sell it if you want. No. With a broken uh brush.

SPEAKER_03 1:01:49

Yeah. Yeah. I o I just need a picture.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:52

Just a picture.

SPEAKER_03 1:01:53

On top of it.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:54

Right. And then you can sell it.

SPEAKER_03 1:01:56

No.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:56

Okay. Number seven. Re-gifted corporate swag. So the tote bag from a conference in 2017 deserves retirement.

SPEAKER_03 1:02:05

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 1:02:06

I got this from this meeting that I got one time. Here you go.

SPEAKER_03 1:02:11

Thank you. I love it.

SPEAKER_01 1:02:13

You're welcome. Here you go. Number eight. Overly intimate lingerie without context. Consent and relationship depth matter like a lot. So you can't just give anyone lingerie. No.

SPEAKER_04 1:02:28

There you go, mom.

SPEAKER_01 1:02:30

I thought you might like this. It looked like it was in your signs. She's like, wow, thank you. Very thankful, very, very thoughtful.

SPEAKER_04 1:02:38

Very thankful.

SPEAKER_01 1:02:39

Very thankful. Thank you. I'm very thankful. Very thankful. Number nine. Cash thrown in an envelope with no note. Just like shoved into the envelope, like a last-minute thought. Yeah. Um, money is fine, but money without effort feels transactional.

SPEAKER_03 1:02:57

Yeah. I don't mind getting just money.

SPEAKER_01 1:03:00

If it's like a whole handful of money just shoved into the envelope, and then you have to like open it and it flies everywhere, and you're like, oh my god, there's too much here.

SPEAKER_03 1:03:09

Yeah. I understand that people don't know what what to get me. You're difficult. Yeah, I'm difficult. So uh uh then I I mean I accept money so I can buy whatever I want.

Closing Bits And Running Gags

SPEAKER_01 1:03:23

Right. And number 10. Nothing when no Okay. Nothing. Nothing nothing nothing when everyone else brought something. Uh the social physics are real.

SPEAKER_03 1:03:35

Okay.

SPEAKER_01 1:03:36

So yeah, I guess you don't want to be that person who just shows up empty-handed.

SPEAKER_03 1:03:41

I guess not.

SPEAKER_01 1:03:42

Yeah, that's all I'm gonna go through today. So, uh what did you learn from this? You have to be present to get presents. Yeah, that's or you have to be present on your birthday.

SPEAKER_03 1:03:54

Yeah, that would be a good thing. I learned that I ps would still appreciate the things that uh they uh did not uh advice on, you know.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:05

Like giving money the less thoughtful things. I would still appreciate that. So Yeah. I I'm not I guess I'm not that picky.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:15

That's good. That's good to know.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:17

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:18

Alright, are you all out of sips?

SPEAKER_03 1:04:21

Yes, I am.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:22

You have something to say.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:23

I needed I needed to clear my throat.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:26

Okay.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:27

So I could say, yes, I am. I'm all out of sips, and that means we're all out of episode.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:32

Would you like to wrap this up?

SPEAKER_03 1:04:34

Let's do that.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:35

Okay. Well, as we do that, can you tell me what is ruining your life right now?

SPEAKER_03 1:04:42

I think I have to go with my cough.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:45

Alright.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:45

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:46

Your coffee.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:46

Yeah, I'm I'm coffee, and that's that bothers me.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:50

Because you don't like coffee?

SPEAKER_03 1:04:51

No, it gives me a headache. Headache.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:54

Headache.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:55

Headache.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:56

Yeah.

SPEAKER_03 1:04:57

And uh I don't like that.

SPEAKER_01 1:04:59

No, that's not great.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:00

No. But uh, so what's ruining your life?

SPEAKER_01 1:05:03

Hormones.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:04

Oh.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:05

I don't like it.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:06

No.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:07

Some parts of being a woman are inconvenient and don't care for it.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:13

No.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:13

That's all. That's it.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:15

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:15

That's all I want to say.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:16

Okay.

Sign-Off And Calls To Action

SPEAKER_01 1:05:17

Anyway, we're wrapping this up. So uh thanks for listening to this episode.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:22

Yep. Thank you.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:23

Uh we will be uh all also happy birthday, Matias.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:27

Thank you.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:28

It's not the first time we're celebrating your birthday this year.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:31

No.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:31

We already celebrated your birthday earlier this year. Yeah. At Rainforest Cafe.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:36

Yes, we're doing it.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:37

Probably one of your best birthday memories.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:40

Mm-hmm.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:40

I think.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:41

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:42

And uh we celebrated your birthday several times during that week. Um not everyone was celebrating. The restaurant people just said happy birthday and then that's it at other restaurants, not Rainforest Cafe.

SPEAKER_03 1:05:57

No.

SPEAKER_01 1:05:57

And uh yeah. But uh yeah.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:00

Yeah. And uh so I'm guess I'm close to forty now.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:04

I think so. We we uh we celebrated several birthdays.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:09

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:10

And now you're forty. Happy birthday.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:12

I feel like uh that's similar to in the movie as well. Yeah. Fifty first first date since the they celebrated the dad's birthday like every day.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:22

What are you? 200 now? Yeah. Alright, we'll be back next Tuesday with another episode, which should be pretty fun, I think.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:32

Uh yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:33

We say that every week, but we'll see.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:35

Let's go for that one. Let's go for that.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:38

Yeah. And that's all.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:40

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:41

Thank you. Have a good life.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:43

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:43

And goodbye.

SPEAKER_03 1:06:44

Bye-bye.

SPEAKER_01 1:06:45

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SPEAKER_03 1:06:49

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SPEAKER_03 1:07:16

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SPEAKER_01 1:07:21

Goodbye, Matthias.

SPEAKER_03 1:07:22

Goodbye, Lauren.