Come for the Sound Fridge, Stay for the Lazy Dumbasses!

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand

Episode: "Come for the Sound Fridge, Stay for the Lazy Dumbasses!"
Date: May 7, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this lively and irreverent episode, the Armstrong & Getty crew—Jack Armstrong, Garry, Steve, and Michael—dive into their signature "sound fridge" segment, unpacking odds and ends from recent news and cultural moments with trademark humor and skepticism. The episode's main themes revolve around the absurdities of customer service, the surprising frequency of police pursuits in California, and quirky anecdotes from the worlds of sports and religion. As always, their discussion is peppered with playful banter, memorable nicknames, and a healthy dose of incredulity at modern life's frustrations.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. California Highway Patrol Pursuits

• Teaser for the Next Day's Show (03:40–05:18, 12:02–16:00):
  • Garry previews a segment about the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) new equipment to handle high-speed chases and clarifies the difference between "chases" and "pursuits."
  • Surprising statistic: Over 13,600 pursuits occurred last year in California, a number that shocks the hosts.
  • Discussion about why people run from police, even when odds of escape are low. Jack Armstrong notes:

    “If you're a felon, on probation in possession of drugs, I get you shouldn't, but I get it. But you're probably not going to get away, most likely.” (04:26)

  • The crew questions what technically qualifies as a pursuit and whether all incidents are truly "chases."
  • New police technology: A contraption mounted on patrol vehicles that aims to ensnare a pursued car’s wheels—met with skepticism about its safety and practicality:

    “According to this article in the LA Times, you got to be within five feet. And that seems really unrealistic to me…” (13:05)

  • Notable statistic: 2,600 out of 14,000 pursuits resulted in a crash, which Garry points out could easily endanger innocent people.

2. Customer Service Fails: The Delta Passenger & Retail Frustrations

• Delta Passenger at LAX (05:31–06:13):
  • Featured audio of a frustrated Delta passenger broadcasting over the PA due to a lack of service—drawing laughs and empathy from the hosts:

    “I'd be afraid if I jumped on the mic that I violated some post-9/11 terrorism law that's going to put me in Gitmo for 20 years.” – Garry (06:29) “Gitmo looks lovely. Very Caribbean, but, yeah. Otherwise, that guy's a hero. I love that.” – Jack Armstrong (06:37)

• Retail Woes (06:46–07:23):
  • Anecdotes about trying to get help in big-box stores, with merchandise locked up behind glass and a lack of employees:

    “Does anybody want to sell me a hammer? Anyone? I've got money. You've got a hammer. Let's make a deal.” – Steve (07:05)

  • The group laments how retail has become an exercise in frustration, especially in California where everything seems to be locked up.

3. Funny Anecdotes & Metaphors

• Catholic Priest & The (Fake) Pope Leo Story (07:36–09:19):

  • A priest narrates a tale about someone pretending to be "Pope Leo" when trying to change a phone number at a bank and being hung up on.
  • This sparks a discussion on the challenges of dealing with customer service, even with legitimate authority.

    “No, no. What bank in America would say, well, you claim to be representing Jack Armstrong. Okay, we'll change the data on the account. There's no chance.” – Jack Armstrong (08:21)

  • Jack and Garry swap stories about being blocked from basic customer service functions, even by spouses, due to privacy rules.

• Baseball Slang: “Dry Humping” (09:30–11:49):

  • Michael introduces the baseball term "dry humping," explained by a Florida Marlins pitcher as when a reliever fully warms up but is never put into the game.

    “But one dry hump usually is okay. Two dry humps does not feel very good. I think in my career I've been dry humped three times. Once and I felt like I couldn't move my arm for about eight hours.” – Marlins Pitcher (09:45)

  • The hosts riff on the metaphor, noting baseball’s abundance of crude slang and recalling other R-rated baseball lore.

    “Baseball has a number of slang terms within it which could be seen by some sensitive listeners as sexist… The whole locker room thing on steroids.” – Jack Armstrong (10:52)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Police Chases:

  • “That's crazy.” – Steve, on the 13,627 pursuits (05:17)
  • “2600 crashes because of a highway patrol pursuit in California. That's way too many. Because anytime there's a crash that could have been, you know, me and my kids in the car or something like that, we got to treat those running from the cops like you went into a mall, started firing off shots…” – Garry (15:10)

• On Customer Service:

  • “I'd be afraid if I jumped on the mic that I violated some post 9/11 terrorism law that's going to put me in Gitmo for 20 years.” – Garry (06:29)
  • “Does anybody want to sell me a hammer? Anyone? I've got money. You've got a hammer. Let's make a deal.” – Steve (07:05)

• On Baseball Slang:

  • “Not going to be terribly satisfying for the gentleman ultimately… but better than nothing, wouldn't you say, Steve?” – Jack Armstrong (10:32)

• On Identity and Customer Service:

  • “You got to give them all your passwords and access and all this sort of stuff.” – Garry (08:39)
  • “What's the matter with you jackasses?” – Jack Armstrong (09:04)

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Important Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------| | Intro and show teaser | 03:22–03:40 | | California pursuits by the numbers | 04:49–05:18 | | Sound fridge segment begins | 05:24 | | Delta passenger calls out employees | 05:31–06:13 | | Retail “locked up” rant | 06:46–07:23 | | The “Pope Leo” story and customer service woes | 07:36–09:19 | | Baseball “dry humping” slang explained | 09:30–11:49 | | Return to CHP chases—pursuit definitions and tech | 12:02–16:00 |

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Tone & Style

The banter is informal, honest, sometimes crude, and filled with exasperation at bureaucratic idiocy and modern inefficiencies. The hosts don’t shy away from sarcasm or playful ribbing, but also offer genuine commentary about public safety, personal privacy, and the oddities of everyday life.

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Summary

This episode is a quintessential Armstrong & Getty dive into police, sports, and societal absurdities. Whether it's the shocking number of police pursuits in California, the universal agony of trying to get help in retail environments, or the risqué world of locker room slang, the hosts bring wit, skepticism, and relatable frustration. The “sound fridge” format allows for a brisk, varied episode highlighting the bizarre and the mundane with equal parts humor and candor. If you missed it, this summary offers the laughs and the head-scratches—minus any locked glass cases or dry humps along the way.

Transcript

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[Jack Armstrong]

Come for the sound fridge Stay for the lazy dumbasses it's one more thing Armstrong and Getty one before we get

[Garry]

to cleaning out the sound fridge.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's right, metal guy.

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Way to be ready.

[Garry]

Before we get to that, here's a tease for tomorrow's radio show Fridays because you don't know what tomorrow is on a podcast Friday's Armstrong and Giddy radio show. We'll talk about the California Highway Patrol's new piece of equipment to try to deal with. It says high speed chases, but then it talks about pursuits.

[Steve]

I assume every pursuit isn't a high speed chase. Probably most of them are anyway. It's when they flip on the lights

[Garry]

behind you and you don't pull over and they have to chase you, which

[Steve]

I've always thought's insane. I I can't imagine ever doing that. It's gonna make my life whatever I've

[Garry]

just done that they flipped the whole

[Steve]

new lights for is gonna get exponentially worse by me running and I'm not gonna get away.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, that's the key. Because if you're a felon, on probation in possession of drugs, I get you shouldn't, but I get it.

[Steve]

But you're pro. You're not going to get away, most likely.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Steve]

And things are going to get so

[Garry]

bad for you anyway.

[Steve]

How many

[Garry]

highway patrol pursuits were there last year?

[Steve]

13,627. Almost 14,000 times in one year in the state of California, do the cops

[Garry]

flip on the lights behind somebody and they run.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow.

[Steve]

I would.

[Garry]

I would have not guessed even close to that. I thought it was very, very rare.

[Jack Armstrong]

Big state, many highways. But yeah. Damn, that's a lot.

[Steve]

That's crazy.

[Garry]

Anyway, we'll talk about that more on Friday, May 8. Armstrong and Getty show.

[Jack Armstrong]

Fantastic. All right, so let's clean out the sound fridge for a couple of minutes. Let's see, what do we say we're gonna do? Ah, yes.

[Steve]

Does this need setup?

[Jack Armstrong]

This is a Delta passenger at lax.

[Delta Passenger]

Hi, Delta associates that aren't paying attention, please come to 30B. You have a customer wa.

[Steve]

Thank you.

[Delta Passenger]

Please come and help the customer at 30ft. Anybody on. On shift? Literally nobody wants to respond. That's fine.

[Steve]

I'll just keep broadcasting.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, no, sir.

[Delta Passenger]

The captain just walked away from me and saying I could go somewhere else. So does anybody want to help with customer service?

[Garry]

I've certainly felt that way before. I would be concerned that if I jump on the mic and say, does

[Steve]

anybody work for Delta? You've got a customer here who paid $1,800 to get to St. Louis. And can anybody help me? Anyone.

[Garry]

But I'd be afraid if I jumped on the mic that I violated some post 911 terrorism law that's going to put me in Gitmo for 20 years.

[Jack Armstrong]

I would like to know that. Yes, I would. I mean, Gitmo looks lovely. Very Caribbean, but, yeah. Otherwise, that guy's a hero. I love that.

[Garry]

Yeah, I agree. I could certainly see doing that at a Home Depot or a Walmart or something. Oh, my God. Part of the problem is in California, anything, every. Everything's locked up. So you can't blame the whole. The Walmart. I had this situation where couldn't get

[Steve]

anybody to come unlock, you know, the

[Garry]

hammers or whatever it was, because every piece of tool is.

[Steve]

But after like 20 minutes, I was yelling out loud, does anybody want to sell me a hammer? Anyone? I've got money. You've got a hammer. Let's make a deal. Anybody here want to sell a guy a hammer?

[Garry]

Wow.

[Steve]

My kids were so embarrassed.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, yeah, yeah. But well done. Oh, that's so frustrating. All right, moving along. This is a Catholic priest telling a story about the new Chicago Pope.

[Catholic Priest]

Two months in, he calls his bank to change his phone number and so he gets a lady says, yes, ma', am, I'm Robert Prevost. I'd like to change. She asks all the security questions. And then he said, oh, I'm sorry, sir. It says here, you have to come in person. And he said, well, that's not gonna. I'm not gonna be able to do that. Would it matter to you if I told you I'm Pope Leo? She hung up on him. Could you imagine being the woman who hung up on the Pope?

[Garry]

So I. I get to be an humble thing. But you don't have people to handle that for you as the Pope, I would think you'd have people that could handle. I mean.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, no. What bank in America would say, well, you claim to be representing Jack Armstrong. Okay, we'll change the data on the account. There's no chance.

[Garry]

Yeah, there is. I do it on a regular basis because I'm so busy. I've actually had to hire people to do this sort of stuff when they

[Jack Armstrong]

let them do it.

[Garry]

You got to give them all your passwords and access and all this sort of stuff.

[Jack Armstrong]

But that's funny, because, I mean, like, Judy and I have various things even connected to the work benefits and whatever or trips we've booked together that they won't let her do anything.

[Garry]

Really?

[Jack Armstrong]

Even though she's my freaking wife? Yeah.

[Garry]

Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

Wow.

[Garry]

And you get on the phone and say, she's my freaking wife?

[Steve]

Yes.

[Jack Armstrong]

What's the matter with you jackasses?

[Steve]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Interesting. I would not have guessed that. Yeah. The Pope's gotta have minions. How about those guys in a fancy guard uniform? Put down your gigantic ax. What are you gonna use that for anyway? And call my bank for me?

[Steve]

I'm the Pope.

[Jack Armstrong]

Forget about it. All right. Michael 14. The baseball thing, does it need any setup?

[Michael]

There is a term called dry humping,

[Garry]

and I'm familiar with it.

[Michael]

Okay.

[Garry]

In baseball, though.

[Michael]

In baseball, there's a high school couple

[Garry]

dry humping out in the outfield.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, different. Different thing.

[Michael]

This is a Florida Marlins picture explaining what happens.

[Florida Marlins Player]

The dry hump is when, as a reliever, they call down. You start warming up. Obviously, there's. There's degrees of it. The worst dry humps are the ones to which you then have to fire it off and be as warm as you would be to go in a game with no guarantee that you go in a game. And if you then say your team does not score the run, you sit back down and you have been dry humped. But one dry hump usually is okay. Two dry humps does not feel very good. I think in my career I've been dry humped three times. Once and I felt like I couldn't move my arm for about eight hours.

[Jack Armstrong]

You know, it's a pretty good metaphor.

[Garry]

Ballpark, got a couple up there, looks

[Steve]

like they're appear to be in love and dry humping.

[Garry]

Good night for the gentleman.

[Jack Armstrong]

Not going to be terribly satisfying for the gentleman Ultimately, Jim, anyway. Owen 2.

[Garry]

But better than nothing, wouldn't you say, Steve? Yeah. Would you?

[Steve]

Better than nothing.

[Jack Armstrong]

Getty. Get loose. All right, all right.

[Steve]

Yes, yes.

[Jack Armstrong]

And five minutes later.

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Steve]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Very, very frustrating. You know, that was actually, like I said, a very good metaphor. Baseball has a number of slang terms within it which could be seen by some sensitive listeners as sexist because you get a bunch of dudes who travel around with each other and, and, and you know, wise crack and, you know, whole locker room thing on steroids. You do it for a living. So that was not as bad as I thought it might be. I mean like a slump buster, as the great Mark Grace once explained. No, Google it. I'm not going to tell you it's, it's coarse and hurtful toward women who are willing to get with a ball player for a brief encounter, which I do not approve of. But again, if you want to Google it, Google it. All right. So were you gonna head over to the I don't like to work forum?

[Garry]

Oh, no, tomorrow I am, yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, that's tomorrow.

[Garry]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, something to look forward since we're

[Garry]

cleaning out the sound fridge. Is it clean?

[Jack Armstrong]

We're done.

[Garry]

Okay, it's clean.

[Jack Armstrong]

That's it. There's just those three things.

[Garry]

Back to the high speed chase thing briefly. The fact that 14,000 people run from the cops every year just in California, I find that extraordinary.

[Jack Armstrong]

So that means I know nothing about this, but in the back of my mind I'm wondering is if you flip on your lights and you floor it from the median or whatever, and you go after somebody and as soon as they are where you want them, they pull over even though it took a couple of miles or whatever, is that a quote unquote pursuit?

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[Garry]

I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

Are they all chases exactly or. Yeah, I don't know because that number strikes me as very, very high.

[Garry]

You're right. That's a good question. All I know is that they've got a new piece of equipment that they would only matter in a pursuit where somebody's running. They've come up with this like contraption that is mounted on the front of highway patrol vehicles, and then you can shoot it out like your James Bond or something like that, and it goes around the back wheels of the car like your Batman, and then you like drag it to a stop. Sounds very dangerous to me. But according to this article in the LA Times, you got to be within five feet. And that seems really unrealistic to me that you could, without risking lots of people's lives, be within 5ft of the car in front of you to enact this piece of machinery.

[Steve]

You know, a lot of high speed

[Jack Armstrong]

chases are pretty nascari. You know what I saw, it was funny. It's connected to when I was ranting about feeding me a chase video that has no resolution. I sit there watching it for five minutes and at the end they're just still chasing the guy. I'm so pissed off. What was interesting was when they were talking to the vagabond who ran from the cops and they, the cops know, all right, this guy could be a runner. Uncooperative, weird excuses, you know, blah, blah, blah, he's, he's going to take, take a run for it. One of the cops gently, unbeknownst to the scumbag, nudged a device called the wrecker the killer. The tire effer upper, I can't remember. But he nudged this device under the car as they were talking to him and sure enough, the guy took off and immediately had a flat tire.

[Garry]

Oh, that's an interesting.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's like the spike strips that they lay out during a chase, but like a preemptive spike strip.

[Garry]

You're a particularly dumb person if you run at that point. So I think running is moronic to start with, but God, at least he got the chance of getting away combined with the chance of wasn't me in that car, combined, whatever.

[Steve]

But if you're sitting there and they

[Garry]

get a good look at you and

[Steve]

everything like that, and then you're gonna

[Garry]

run, well, you're a certain kind of moron Anyway. Of the 14, 000 pursuits, and we don't have a definition that yet, 2600 resulted in a crash. Two 600 crashes because of a highway patrol pursuit in California. That's way too many. Because anytime there's a crash that could have been, you know, me and my kids in the car or something like

[Steve]

that, we got to treat those running from the cops like you went into

[Garry]

a mall, started firing off shots with a gun because you got a deadly weapon you're slinging around.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm with you.

[Garry]

That's got to be very high.

[Jack Armstrong]

And for what it's worth, that figure makes me think the original figure is actual chases.

[Garry]

Yeah, it makes me think that too.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Yep.

[Garry]

So you're some slump buster. Think I got a little meth in the car. I know I'm gonna do a run from the cops. That's not a good idea.

[Jack Armstrong]

Not sure you understand the term. Google it. I like it.

[Steve]

Good fit could fit.

[Jack Armstrong]

Dang it. Dang it. AI it. Grock it. Rockers.

[Michael]

Just saw a YouTube video Jack of police chase that ended poorly. The guy got out of the car, started running from the cops, and the police dog was released. And you can imagine how that went.

[Steve]

Bite him in the neck.

[Jack Armstrong]

The neck.

[Michael]

Well, I guess that's it.

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