So Much Hockey Unwatched

Summary

Armstrong & Getty On Demand: "So Much Hockey Unwatched" Released on February 20, 2025 | Hosted by Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty | Produced by iHeartPodcasts

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1. Introduction to Ethics Training in the Private Sector

Timestamp: [02:15] - [04:41]

In the opening segment, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty delve into the pervasive nature of mandatory ethics training within private enterprises. They discuss the irony of such trainings, emphasizing their role in shielding companies from liabilities. Jack humorously remarks, “You can’t do that like in the Department of Defense” ([02:15]), highlighting the bureaucratic rigidity that companies adopt.

Joe underscores the repetitive nature of these trainings, stating, “I’ve been trained 28 times to not bribe foreign port officials” ([03:19]). Both hosts express skepticism about the efficacy of these sessions, suggesting they serve more as legal protection for companies rather than genuine moral education. They critique the superficial approach companies take, such as conducting surveys on sexual harassment to deflect responsibility from individual actions.

2. The Culture of Fighting in Hockey

Timestamp: [04:08] - [11:22]

The conversation transitions to the world of professional hockey, specifically focusing on the NHL All-Star game. Joe Getty laments his waning interest in hockey, mentioning, “I used to be a really big hockey fan. I'm not anymore” ([05:29]). They compare the All-Star games of hockey and the NBA, noting the lack of genuine competition, especially on defense.

A significant portion of this segment is dedicated to the culture of fights in hockey. Jack points out, “These are hockey fights. You didn’t usually actually try to shoot the guy and the other guy didn’t actually die” ([02:57]). Joe adds, “Fairly rare that anybody gets seriously hurt in a hockey fight” ([07:06]), emphasizing the ritualistic nature of these altercations.

The hosts draw parallels between hockey fights and historical dueling culture, discussing how both serve as mechanisms to defend personal honor without escalating to lethal violence. Jack references a book on violence, stating, “There's a book out about violence and the role that it plays” ([08:27]), to elaborate on their viewpoint that fighting in hockey is a modern, non-lethal continuation of age-old honor codes.

3. Social Issues: Pets and LGBTQ Statistics

Timestamp: [11:22] - [14:43]

Jack introduces a segment based on USA Today's recent polls. The first topic is the surprising winner of their favorite pet contest—a goat. Jack muses, “Your pet isn’t just an animal that lives in your home. It’s your confidant, your pal” ([11:22]), reflecting on the diverse perceptions of pets in American households.

The discussion shifts to the contentious USA Today poll stating that 10% of Americans identify as LGBTQ+. Both hosts challenge the validity of these statistics. Joe contends, “There’s no way one out of ten people are LGBTQ plus” ([12:59]), arguing that the term “Q” is often misused as a form of virtue signaling among youth. Jack adds, “Particularly among women, of course, you know, two drinks away from being bisexual” ([14:13]), highlighting stereotypes associated with bisexual identification.

They critique the methodology and societal influences on such polls, suggesting that societal pressures and evolving definitions contribute to inflated numbers. Joe tells a story about a mother overhearing her pre-adolescent daughters identify as bisexual without any apparent basis, reinforcing his skepticism.

4. Freedom of Expression: Halloween Decorations in Germantown

Timestamp: [18:08] - [20:35]

Armstrong and Getty discuss a local news story from Germantown, Tennessee, where a woman named Alexis faced fines for repurposing Halloween skeleton decorations for Christmas displays. Jack remarks, “I’m not bothered by that,” ([19:38]) expressing his view on the importance of personal expression over municipal regulations.

Joe criticizes the town’s decision, stating, “You don’t have to like my decorations, but that doesn’t mean Germantown has the right to force me to take them down” ([20:35]). They debate the balance between community standards and individual rights, advocating for greater tolerance of personal expression.

Jack shares a local anecdote about a neighbor’s elaborate Christmas setup that remains lit year-round, contrasting it with Alexis’s more modest decorations. The hosts argue that such municipal enforcement exemplifies overreach, infringing upon citizens' freedoms to express themselves creatively.

5. International Affairs: Hamas and Israel Ceasefire

Timestamp: [20:35] - [27:48]

The hosts transition to a grave discussion on the recent developments in the Hamas-Israel conflict. Jack critiques the media’s portrayal of Hamas, emphasizing their responsibility in atrocities. He states, “If you actually want peace and to live side by side with somebody, which they don’t” ([27:16]), condemning Hamas’s actions and leadership.

Joe agrees, adding, “If I take a hostage... it’s on you” ([25:39]), highlighting the direct accountability of Hamas for the deaths of hostages, including innocent children. They scrutinize media language, pointing out the differences in how outlets like the New York Post label the victims as “murdered,” while more sanitized terms are used by others like ABC ([23:55]).

Jack voices frustration with what he perceives as media bias, stating, “This is from ABC News. I haven’t heard this yet” ([24:21]), advocating for more straightforward and honest reporting. Both hosts express disdain for the notion of negotiating with groups that they label as “Islamic supremacists,” reinforcing their stance that such entities pose existential threats.

6. Reheating Pizza: A Lighthearted Break

Timestamp: [38:42] - [41:20]

Switching gears, Armstrong and Getty share a humorous yet practical discussion on the best methods to reheat pizza. Jack shares a nostalgic memory, quipping, “Me and it was by putting a little water on there...” ([39:26]), reminiscing about high school antics to revive stale pizza by sprinkling water before microwaving.

Joe humorously participates, demonstrating the absurdity of their methods: “I actually refer to Baxter, my dog, as my best doggy pal” ([11:54]), blending personal anecdotes with playful banter. The segment underscores their chemistry and ability to interweave personal stories with everyday topics, providing listeners with relatable and entertaining content.

7. Final Thoughts: Reflections and Wrap-Up

Timestamp: [41:20] - [44:21]

As the episode draws to a close, Armstrong and Getty engage in their signature "Final Thoughts" segment. They offer a mix of humor and candid reflections on the day’s discussions. Joe suggests a controversial idea of having Trump and Putin’s elite fighters duel for Crimea, to which Jack responds positively ([42:17]).

Katie Greener, a member of the crew, humorously dismisses cold pizza as superior, leading to lighthearted teasing from Joe. They also address listener feedback, with Joe encouraging open-mindedness and Jack acknowledging the diverse perspectives shared by their audience.

The hosts conclude with mentions of upcoming episodes and a nod to their loyal listeners, reinforcing their commitment to delivering engaging and thought-provoking content.

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Notable Quotes:

• Joe Getty: “I’ve been trained 28 times to not bribe foreign port officials” ([03:19]).

• Jack Armstrong: “You can’t do that like in the Department of Defense” ([02:15]).

• Joe Getty: “There’s no way one out of ten people are LGBTQ plus” ([12:59]).

• Jack Armstrong: “We got 36 hours free... It makes you think I’m not sure it’s worth it” ([32:33]).

• Joe Getty: “There is no moral equivalence here” ([26:01]).

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Conclusion

In "So Much Hockey Unwatched," Armstrong and Getty navigate a range of topics from the ingrained ethics trainings in business, the cultural significance of fighting in hockey, to pressing social issues like LGBTQ statistics and freedom of expression. They balance serious discussions on international conflicts with lighthearted segments on everyday matters, showcasing their ability to engage listeners with diverse interests. The episode reflects their characteristic blend of humor, critical analysis, and candid conversation, making it a compelling listen for both regular fans and newcomers alike.

Transcript

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Broadcasting live from the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio, the George Washington Broadcast Center, Jack Armstrong and Joe Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty. And now here's Armstrong and Getty. Elon, you can't just call anything you want waste and just get rid of it.

[Jack Armstrong]

You can't do that like in the Department of Defense. We do like lots and lots of online training every year.

[Joe Getty]

That's totally not a waste of time and teaches us great skills that we use every day.

[Jack Armstrong]

And you should not use DOGE to eliminate that.

[Joe Getty]

You don't, don't.

[Jack Armstrong]

Please don't do that.

[Joe Getty]

Please.

[Jack Armstrong]

I love that guy's sarcasm. Totally not a waste of time. Our training videos I'm sure they're similar to the ones we have on sexual harassment or whatever the heck. Oh, totally not a waste of time. Please don't. Hey, Doge, don't. Don't cut those, please.

[Joe Getty]

I think now, just because of the passage of time, I've been trained 28 times to not bribe foreign port officials during our ethics training.

[Jack Armstrong]

And I almost. Even after all that training the other day, I almost did. I was standing there at the port and there was this guy from a foreign country, and I was just about to bribe him for this big pallet full of something, and I thought, that's right. The training told me not to do that.

[Joe Getty]

Totally not a waste of time.

[Jack Armstrong]

God.

[Joe Getty]

And we're.

[Jack Armstrong]

We're in the private sector and we have to take all kinds of those waste of time training things. I can't imagine what it's like in government. Well, I can, actually, because I've got a friend who works in government who's regularly talking about this two hour seminar they had to do on sexual harassment or something.

[Joe Getty]

Well, here's. Here's what I would say. Here's the connective tissue. Tort abuse turns private enterprise into government, like silliness and waste.

[Jack Armstrong]

Sure.

[Joe Getty]

The reason you at Jones Enterprises take that ethics training to not bribe foreign port officials, for instance, is so if you do, the company that you work for can say, no, we trained him not to. So it's not on us. Don't sue us, sue him.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. Yeah, exactly. So that probably means it's even more likely in the private sector. Surely you're all aware of that. The sexual harassment training is to cover the company so that if you sexually harass someone, it's on you. The company can't be held responsible.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. My only quibble is that, no, it's super common in government, because government, it's not their money they're settling with, so they'll settle. You see it all the time. Somebody comes with a ridiculous yes, I shot at the cops and I'd raped three women and were in the process of beating a child. But when the cops tackled me, I wrenched my elbow and I need a million dollars. And the city says, all right, I'll write you a check for 700,000 bucks because it's not our money.

[Jack Armstrong]

Anyway, hey, before I get to what I was going to talk about, what can you tell me about Canada? Usa. USA Hockey tonight?

[Joe Getty]

Just that the last time they played, there were three fights in the first nine seconds. There's bad blood, Jack. The Canuck fans booing the national Anthem, for instance, when we're up in America's hat.

[Jack Armstrong]

So it's tonight, it's 8 Eastern 5 West Coast Time. This is some sort of. Are these the, like our professional NHL players?

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah, actually. And I'm late to the party because I used to be a really big hockey fan. I'm not anymore. I just don't have the time. But instead of the idiotic waste of time, that was the NHL All Star game, which was a lot like the NBA All Star game that nobody plays defense. It's just ridiculous. They decided to go with. Since there are many American players, Canadian players, Finnish players, I think it is, and Swedish players or whatever, they organized a four team national, whatever your nationality is, tournament as kind of a mini Olympics during the All Star break for hockey. And it's been super popular.

[Jack Armstrong]

Do you remember some Russell Crowe movie just popped into my head from way back in the day, and he lived in some town in Alaska or Canada or something like that, small town. And they, they played outside because it was so cold and they all believed that they were as good as any NHL team and then ended up playing an NHL team. And it's a plucky small town. Russell crows in it. Anyway.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I don't. I don't know.

[Jack Armstrong]

There is a lot of pride in certain areas around their hockey. No doubt. Yes, yes, Katie. It's called Mystery Alaska. Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Love that movie.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah, it's good.

[Joe Getty]

It's fun. Wow. But, wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

Thank you for that.

[Joe Getty]

So anyway, yeah, it's for whatever reason of, of patriotism and, and Trump and international relations and then, you know, beefs from the NH NHL season or whatever, or, you know, there's a couple of the Kachuk brothers who play for the US and the one got in a fight and. And then the other guy got in a fight partly to defend his brother, but it's what's been funny about it. And this is a hockey thing, it seems so ridiculous, but it's fairly rare that anybody gets seriously hurt in a hockey fight. Fairly rare. But the guys for the opening playoff, the one dude, and I don't have their names memorized, but the one dude called over and said, hey, Jimmy, we're gonna go, right? And Jimmy's like, yep. So as soon as the puck drops, Jimmy skates over to the other guy, they drop their gloves, they rolled up their sleeves, and they go trying to hit each other in the head 98% of the time, unsuccessfully. And then while they were cleaning up that fight, Ed says to Bill, hey, Bill, we're next. And Bill's like, wow, what an interesting.

[Jack Armstrong]

Unwritten rules of the game sort of thing that is.

[Joe Getty]

You know what it's like. It strikes me, you remember when you were talking about dueling culture, right? And side of dueling culture, you want to give us the book, short version.

[Jack Armstrong]

There's a book out about violence and the role that it plays and everything. And it convinced me of the why duels actually made sense. My whole life I couldn't understand why would you participate in these duels. Not having duels is why you end up with the problems we have with gangs. It's the idea of you disrespected me. I need to defend my honor. I can't look like a punk to you, right? And in gangs, you know, in whatever city you live in, they shoot each other on the corner. Duels were just a more evolved way of handling, you know, I need to get my honor back. So we're going to have a duel where people usually didn't get hurt. Kind of like your hockey fights. You didn't usually actually try to shoot the guy and the other guy didn't actually die to shoot back most of the time, Alexander Hamilton notwithstanding.

[Joe Getty]

But part of that was, I'm not going to drag my family and friends into this and you do the same and a bunch of people get hurt or die unnecessarily. We're going to get together, we're going to settle this, I'm going to defend my honor, and then generally speaking, we'll move on with our lives. Again, sorry to Alex Hamilton, probably with.

[Jack Armstrong]

A little bit of a don't do it again or next time I'll have to actually shoot you.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah, Absolutely true. So there's a fair amount of that in hockey that if guys. Because cheap shots can be dangerous in hockey, people get like their lives changed. And if you engage in that sort of thing or are picking on the little star or whatever, guys will step up and say, this ain't happening anymore. We're going. And they settle it. And what was so interesting about this, and this is about society, not about hockey in a way, is I was watching the videotape of the telecast. And as is inevitable in sports broadcasting now, part of the broadcast team is a rules official, a rules expert, generally a retired referee. In the case of hockey and the, the play by play guy and the color guy asked the rules guy, the former ref, they said, now, how would you get control of this? What do you think of this situation after the third fight got done? And then they cleaned up the ice and they played a hockey game. The ref said, oh, I love this. This is perfect. We get all of it out of the way. This, the bad blood, the scores that needed to be settled. We eliminated it in the first nine seconds. Guys got their. Their penalty minutes, and now we're going to play hockey. This is perfect. We got rid of all of it. And I thought, wow, that's an interesting take.

[Jack Armstrong]

You said something during this segment I believe you will remember on your deathbed. Oh, Lord said, I used to watch a lot of hockey, but now I don't have time for it. You're gonna lay there in bed and your deathbed, your DB thinking, too busy for hockey.

[Joe Getty]

A DB on his db. So much hockey unwatched would be my final words.

[Jack Armstrong]

If only I watched more hockey. Okay, so I want to get to this. Two things from USA Today. One on the COVID Mizzou the goat wins USA Today's favorite pet contest. I didn't realize they were having a favorite pet contest, but apparently people sent in their. Their pets and how they love them. And there's all kinds of different pets in a goat one. But it says here people who get it, get it. Your pet isn't just an animal that lives in your home. It's your confidant, your pal. When you're scared, your best friend. Okay. It can be your best friend and comfort. You're scared if it's your confidant. I think that's a little weird.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

The only person I tell is my dog.

[Joe Getty]

I actually refer to Baxter, my dog, as my best doggy pal. But I throw in the qualifier there because.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

If he was literally my confidant. I mean, although I talk to him, especially when Judy's not around.

[Jack Armstrong]

But if it's your only confident. Which doesn't confident kind of. Yeah. Anyway, the other thing from USA Today I wanted to mention.

[Joe Getty]

Well, hey, a goat winning the best pet is less perverse to me than a dude winning Miss Universe.

[Jack Armstrong]

Hu. There you go. Speaking of that sort of thing, USA Today out with a poll today. What percentage of Americans identify as LGBTQ plus? It is how. According to USA Today, 10%. 10% of all Americans identify as LBGTQ plus. And as we all know from very. You know, you get on Brown University campus and it's like 40 or something. It says here mostly bisexual. Bisexual people is what's driving the numbers.

[Joe Getty]

Absolutely laughable. There's no way about how social opinion polling is useless.

[Jack Armstrong]

There's no way one out of ten people are LGBTQ plus.

[Joe Getty]

Folks, here's what you need to know if you don't know this already. The Q queer means I'm not down with the status quo, man. That's all it means. It's a virtue signal among young people to say I'm fighting the power, man. I'm queer. And I've been taught that saying there's men and women is part of the patriarchy since I was in kindergarten. You got to forgive the kids, they didn't raise themselves. So I'm going to say I'm queer to show that I'm like not down with the establishment, man. That's all it means. So it's just silly. And the whole bisexual thing. I remember a story came out a couple of years ago when I think America was first waking up to the perversity of the indoctrination going on in schools. And one mom was talking about how listening to her daughters and daughter and her friends talk in the back of the car. Several of them stated that they were bisexual when they were pre sexual. They were pre adolescent. They weren't anything sexual. They just knew it was cool to say so.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I do get that sense. Particularly among women, of course, you know, two drinks away from being bisexual.

[Joe Getty]

That's an unfortunate stereotype.

[Jack Armstrong]

No, I, I do know that it is. It's cool among young, particularly women, to be bisexuals kind of in or groovy or something.

[Joe Getty]

I would, I would only quibble by saying it is cool and groovy to claim to be bisexual even if you never have and have no real intention to.

[Jack Armstrong]

Interesting.

[Joe Getty]

It's street cred.

[Jack Armstrong]

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[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty.

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[Jack Armstrong]

Kristi Gnome really glams herself up for being on TV whenever she's got a thing.

[Joe Getty]

Yes, that is true. I wonder if when you sign on to Trump World, even as president, you as a woman, you sign a vow saying, I will be as hot as possible for all public appearance. She is also part of Trump World.

[Jack Armstrong]

Somewhat fresh off a divorce, so that might have something to do with it also.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, speaking of women in Trump World, Caroline Levitt, who's absolutely knocking it out of the park, is press secretary and makes KJP look like an incompetent dope, partly because she was an incompetent dope. She's 27.

[Jack Armstrong]

I didn't realize that.

[Joe Getty]

And she's married to a 58 or 59 year old real estate developer.

[Jack Armstrong]

Interesting.

[Joe Getty]

Now, clear violation of the half your age plus seven rule.

[Jack Armstrong]

She also just had a baby fairly recently, which is. That's got to be something. You got a baby and then you get the call. Want to be the White House press secretary? Okay. Coolest job ever. Launching pad to anything. Never going to be home and never. I mean, just the, the, the. I've heard these various Dana Perino and various press secretaries Sean Spicer talk about it's just your life.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah. Interesting. Anyway, I thought this was amusing and good. We mentioned fire yesterday. Not the conflagration of matter turning it back into carbon, but releasing the energy therein. But the foundation for individual rights and express. We get their newsletters and recently they hit us with this. There's this gal in Germantown, Tennessee that had some Halloween decorations, including a skeleton dog and a couple of other things, a handful of Skeletons. A skeleton, a human skeleton and a skeleton dog. Then she reused them for election day, dressing them up with political signs and more patriotic garbage. Well, come December, a town officer told her her holiday decorations have to be taken one month down, one month after the holiday. So even though she updated her skeletons for Christmas and added an inflatable tree in a Santa Claus, the town said no, those are Halloween decorations. We order you to take them down. And, and if you don't, you will be fined $500 per day according to the ordinance violating the.

[Jack Armstrong]

The. The. The. The. The what, what is the. What is the goal there? Just. It's an eyes.

[Joe Getty]

Sword to some people it's to eliminate guy who keeps his Christmas decorations up all year and they look tawdry and stupid.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I'm not bothered by that. But there's somebody couple blocks from me they have and they have an elaborate Christmas setup. Big giant lit up candy canes and lights strewn across and like a walkway entrance to their sidewalk. And yeah, Santa. And it's, it's, it's still lit up every night. It's not only there, but plugged in every night.

[Joe Getty]

Oh my Lord.

[Jack Armstrong]

Really? Yeah, I walked by. I walked to the gym to lift weights and I walked by it every day.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. Wow. So anyway, the town cited her order to her to appear in court. She could face 500 a day. Says Alexis the gal. You don't have to like my decorations, but that doesn't mean Germantown has the right to force me to take them down. This America, even our local government has to respect our rights. And so fire is defending her. It's free expression.

[Jack Armstrong]

Interesting.

[Joe Getty]

Having skeleton dogs is a Christmas decoration, right? As an American, you're expressing that you're.

[Jack Armstrong]

A nut job, but you are expressing something.

[Joe Getty]

It's whimsical as far as I'm concerned. But I had something else I wanted to say about this, but it flitted out of my head. I think it is slightly ironic given the recent conversation about the freedom of speech in Germany. We will give you your freedom of speech, but we will improve it with German order. German town, indeed.

[Jack Armstrong]

All the Ukraine Russia stuff has kind of pushed the Hamas Israel ceasefire off the map, but it still goes on. Hamas continues to be a bunch of evil lunatics that should be killed today as they displayed earlier today. We'll talk about that, among other things.

[Joe Getty]

Armstrong and Getty.

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[Joe Getty]

It's over.

[Jack Armstrong]

Fly Eagles, fly.

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Jack Armstrong]

I'm interested in following the different ways different news outlets are handling the return of murdered bodies by Hamas to Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement. New York Post has day of mourning. Hamas puts on sickening parade with bodies of youngest hostages and two other Israelis in a show of forcement to inflict maximum pain. I find that to be an incredibly accurate headline and not prejudicial in the least. I think that's. I think Hamas would say, yeah, it's exactly what we were doing.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I would agree.

[Jack Armstrong]

The Fox version. I was just looking up at the TV Hamas releases bodies of four murdered hostages, which I like calling them murdered. As opposed to the ABC headline I mentioned yesterday where they said something antiseptic like Hamas returns for bodies or something like that. Deceased. Yeah, something like that.

[Joe Getty]

They passed away of old age.

[Jack Armstrong]

This is from ABC News. I haven't heard this yet.

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[Jack Armstrong]

They abducted a four month old and a nine month old. So she just said something like that. Two little kids.

[Joe Getty]

Little kids.

[Jack Armstrong]

Either way. And they're. They're dead now. And why this isn't a bigger deal, I don't know. I. Have you mentioned this earlier? I do think it's why some of the news organizations are being so careful to word it the way they do. Returning in coffins. How'd that happen? Because your lefty college students are saying, well, it was US Bombs that killed these people or Israeli bombs, US bombs dropped by Israel that killed these people. But by any moral, reasonable, decent, or international law, Hamas is still responsible for the deaths.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, 100%. If I take a hostage, innocents, including little children, and they end up dead in the midst of a conflict. Yeah, it's on you.

[Jack Armstrong]

If I take a hostage and the police, in an attempt to kill me, kill the hostage, I get charged with murder. That's the way it works.

[Joe Getty]

Especially if you deliberately use the hostage as a shield. Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Human.

[Joe Getty]

There is no moral equivalence here.

[Jack Armstrong]

No. So why. Why they just can't call them murdered. Yes. Katie, Just a side note about the coffins. Hamas returned them. They're locked and they didn't give them keys. It's just like another way to taunt them. Wow, that is unbelievable.

[Joe Getty]

You know what term needs to be used a lot more is Islamic supremacist. It is a concise and descriptive term of a lot of what's happening around the world. These people are quite literally Islamic supremacists. They believe the entire world should be taken over in the name of Islam and a harsh interpretation of it should be enforced at the point of their guns. And if they take over your country, that's precisely what's going to happen.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, well, and a lot of these Islamist nut jobs rape little boys. So they're. They're not even living up to their pure religious standards anyway, so that's.

[Joe Getty]

Oh, no, no.

[Jack Armstrong]

The reason I want to bring this up at all is because I was so angered. This might be the most angering thing I've ever heard on npr. Npr, they did the story. So Hamas does another one. Giant stage lights, posters, inflammatory statements. I mean, this is not the way you act. If you actually want peace and to live side by side with somebody, which they don't.

[Joe Getty]

Right.

[Jack Armstrong]

While the world keeps talking about two state solution and all this crap, you're gonna live side by side with somebody who, who treats your. The bodies of dead babies like this of your people when they hand them back over. But NPR referred to it as Hamas in a show of strength, displayed the bodies a show of strength. Oh, well, that's nice way to put a positive kind of cool spin on the way they did it. Really like that npr Doge. Can't defund you fast enough.

[Joe Getty]

Well, and just that small subsection of society that happens to control so much of the media is just. I mean, it's. Number one, it's incredibly annoying. And two, it's incredibly damaging when. In the fact that they and their radical ilk and they are radicals by any standard. The fact that they and their ilk control education to a large extent as well in the country, that might be the greatest failing in the United States in the last 50 years, allowing that to happen, to be cowed and shamed or hoodwinked into letting perverse ideas like radical gender theory or, you know, critical race theory and all of those critical theory things that, you know, we've talked about a million times. But to let them take over our nation's schools. What the hell happened?

[Jack Armstrong]

What do you suppose the origin of hoodwinked is?

[Joe Getty]

The term specifically.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. Means fooled, tricked.

[Joe Getty]

I don't know, something to do with, you know, literally wearing a hood and your. Your emotions or intentions are hidden or something like that.

[Jack Armstrong]

It's amazing how many phrases we all use on a daily basis that we don't have any idea the origin of, but we know what they mean, so we use them anyway. I find that interesting.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, I think. Yeah, I think it's kind of fun. Honestly. It's. It illustrates some. Some of the dynamics of communication, human communication.

[Jack Armstrong]

Right.

[Joe Getty]

Let's see. Oh, here you go. This is interesting. The first known use of hoodwink dates back to the year 1562.

[Jack Armstrong]

What a year to have the plague.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah. The term hoodwink means to deceive or to trick. Its past tense as well as past participle is hoodwinked. Origin 1560s. The phrasal verb hoodwink was used to denote to blindfold, blind by covering the eyes by covering. Combining the two terms hood and wink, both Nouns blind the mind. Mislead, deceived by disguise. To hoodwinker. Put something over on someone derives from the act of thieves. Literally throwing hood on victims before robbing them, thereby making them wink. Which has an archaic annotation to close one's eyes. Yeah. Okay, so literally you're throwing a hood over somebody's head to deceive them or trick them.

[Jack Armstrong]

There you go. Hamas had a big giant behind them as they hand over the. We now know. Locked coffins of these dead babies that you murdered. And you lock them just to make it that much more difficult on the Israelis and the families. Anyway, they had a giant poster, isn't it? It's like a billboard the size of a highway billboard of Netanyahu with blood coming out of his eyes and his ears and his teeth, with the dead people beneath him blaming Netanyahu for the deaths. Okay, there you go. There's only one thing you can do with these Hamas nut jobs, and that's kill every single one of them. I wonder how soon.

[Joe Getty]

Or you could kill them. Oh, that's right. That's what you said. Or you could come to a two state solution with somebody who's vowed to wipe you from the face of the earth. And the moment they hoodwinked you into thinking they wanted to live peacefully, they slaughtered your people. Yes. Let's negotiate, shall we?

[Jack Armstrong]

I am not going to be here tomorrow as I am celebrating my birthday by taking a day off. And I'm gonna finally, I and my.

[Joe Getty]

Radical ideas will have full sway. Michael, our time has arrived. About time. Yes. Put on your uniform for tomorrow's show.

[Jack Armstrong]

Joe's 10 days older than me. So you had your birthday last week and you had your kids come to be with you to celebrate your birthday.

[Joe Getty]

Which it worked out that way. Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Which I would want to do if I weren't parenting them every single day, all day. I want to be away from my kids on my birthday. So that is what I am doing. I'm going. I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing, but I'm going to do something that is not raising kids tomorrow. But it has been amazing how much work I've had to put in to try to get 36 hours free. I mean, the amount of. I remember this back when I had a really hard job, and I know a lot of people probably do now, the amount of work you have to do to take a couple of days off from your job makes you at some point think, I'm not sure it's worth it.

[Joe Getty]

I'm not sure before and after.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, I'm not sure the trade off is working here. It's so much work to be gone for a couple of days and then when I come back there'll be a bunch of work to do. And I'm kind of in the situation with the, the kids a little bit. Just so many, you know, things to lay out with a sitter or whoever is going to get them around all the different things. Volleyball and school and blah blah blah.

[Joe Getty]

The boy hanging in with the pre dawn volleyball practices, he had it at 6 this morning.

[Jack Armstrong]

I haven't checked in at 2 6am volleyball practices this week. They had their first match last night though and it was an away game. I did not see it but I guess it went pretty well. I asked him if he was nervous. He said not in the least. So he is one of those people that for whatever reason has that genetic makeup where being in any doesn't like giving speeches, stuff like that. He just does not get nervous in front of a crowd. Part of it is his whole he's not a stoner as far as I can tell yet anyway. But he just has a. I don't care with everything.

[Joe Getty]

Laconic I think is the word.

[Jack Armstrong]

Very high schooler. I don't care about anything. You know what, you know what makes this easy, Dad? I don't care that's he says about so many things.

[Joe Getty]

You know it's funny and it's taken me a long time to get there but like playing golf, I'll occasionally have a bit of a bad run and somebody will express a little sympathy and I'll tell them you know what? I have the advantage of not giving an S. I mean I'm not, it's not that I'm not trying, it's that I recognize that there's a certain degree of failure and it just happened. That's fine. And I used to get so hung up and mad and self critical and all. Now it's like I played with Gladys.

[Jack Armstrong]

Can you hit the harp? I played with this guy in high school. I've told this story before but I was thinking the other day if smartphones had existed at the time we all would have recorded him and he would have been an Internet sensation. He was a very odd bird. Nicest guy in the world but very very odd. He drove a milk truck. He not for a living. That's what he drove to school and back. He got this three wheeled old timey 1950s milk truck with no doors on it. And that's what he drove for his car. Super nice guy.

[Joe Getty]

Now that's a trademark.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah. He had many. He was just an odd guy. Everybody liked him. He was like. He was. It was the weird thing that happens sometimes. Like he was popular yet so on the outside of norms. It was anyway. But when he played golf, headshot. And he'd get so mad and he would throw clubs and release a string of cussing that was just. And we would all be crying. I mean, like, couldn't stand up. We were laughing so hard on our hands and knees, trying to catch our breath, laughing. He would just lose his mind.

[Joe Getty]

And he wasn't.

[Jack Armstrong]

It wasn't an act. He'd just absolutely lose his mind.

[Joe Getty]

Wow.

[Jack Armstrong]

It was so funny.

[Ashley Kinetic]

And every time.

[Jack Armstrong]

And at some point you'd think, don't you. Haven't you caught on what's gonna happen? I mean, you hit a lot of bad shots. Is it surprising to you? Every single time?

[Joe Getty]

Right?

[Jack Armstrong]

Mother God, yes.

[Joe Getty]

Some of our giants started kicking things.

[Jack Armstrong]

And throwing every shot.

[Joe Getty]

You know what happened to him? One of the. I. Oh, please employ the Internet. I've. I had a classmate in high school I was 100% certain would end up in. In prison or be dead. And I've tried to figure out what happened to him and I just can't. And I'm so curious. But anyway. Withering, withering sentence that has reigned in many of. The temper of many a hot headed golfer is if a truly elite player says, you're not good enough to get that mad man. Yeah. In other words, you're gonna f up a certain percentage of the time, like all the time. Why are you getting mad?

[Jack Armstrong]

Right. This isn't an aberration.

[Joe Getty]

Well, right, yeah, exactly. It's a bit of perspective.

[Jack Armstrong]

We'll finish strong.

[Joe Getty]

Next, Armstrong and Getty.

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It's over.

[Jack Armstrong]

Fly Eagles, fly.

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[Jack Armstrong]

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[Ashley Kinetic]

The best way to reheat your pizza.

[Joe Getty]

If you dunk your pizza in water.

[Ashley Kinetic]

Before air frying or microwaving it, it turns out just as fresh as when you bought it.

[Joe Getty]

Let's dunk it into the water now.

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[Joe Getty]

All right. I put it in for three minutes. It's definitely feeling crispier on the crust. Let's do a taste test. It tastes exactly how it tasted last night. Fresh from the box.

[Jack Armstrong]

I prefer the limp, soggy pizza you get when you throw it in the.

[Joe Getty]

Microwave or the dried out, you know, husk of a piece of pizza dried out by the fridge. Now, it does make sense that pizza loses moisture in the fridge, but dipping it in water. I've just sprinkled water on it and it works pretty well.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Katie, you're nodding your head yes. Yeah.

[Jack Armstrong]

Can confirm this works. That's when, like dip it in water. Yeah. You're surprised at this. I don't know if I should say this phrase or not, but you used to consider yourself donut Jesus as you could bring a donut back from the dead. Back when we were poor, we would buy donuts and Joe would eat them and they were several days stale and he would bring them back from the dead by sprinkling water on them.

[Joe Getty]

Partly by sprinkling water. You're right. You're absolutely right. I'm so old now I've forgotten my own magical abilities. You're right. Donut Jesus. Apologies for the sacrilegious nature of the phrase, but yes, that's what they Called.

[Jack Armstrong]

Me and it was by putting a little water on there because it got dried out. You microwave it and it's back to, you know, doing its thing, but.

[Joe Getty]

But to actually dip the slice, it seems crazy to me. Like it would fall apart or be mushy or whatever, but then you throw it. You know what? Hell, I'm an open minded fel. Try this.

[Jack Armstrong]

I'm just finding comfort that none of you said, oh, cold pizza is the best. I like cold pizza, but it's not the best. It's not better than the hot pizza.

[Joe Getty]

What?

[Jack Armstrong]

It's. You don't like cold pizza?

[Joe Getty]

No, it's gross.

[Jack Armstrong]

How about cold fried chicken? Cold fried chicken I might actually like better than it when it was hot. I don't know that I've ever had cold fried chicken. Get out of here. You gotta go. All right, bye, guys.

[Joe Getty]

Jack, have you ever had chicken and waffles? Like, oh, yeah, when we lived in Charlotte.

[Jack Armstrong]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Joe Getty]

Best thing ever. I got to admit, I heard it and thought, wait a minute, why the. Why the hell would you have chicken and waffle? But what meal are you having?

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah, but that's why. That's why I wash myself with a rag on a stick.

[Joe Getty]

It's proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.

[Jack Armstrong]

I just saw this headline. Maybe you can explain. Target sued by Florida for hiding DEI faulting disastrous Pride Month campaign. So trying to get DEI out of Target. And they were hiding that. They were still doing it, apparently, which is, I guess.

[Joe Getty]

Yeah, yeah. There are companies in universities that are absolutely just renaming it, doing the same things with the same people, but disguising what they're up to so they don't run afoul of the laws. Because racial discrimination is evil and you shouldn't do it. It's final thoughts, boys. I do.

[Jack Armstrong]

Soon we'll hear your comments, entertain us, give us closure.

[Joe Getty]

For the show is nearly done.

[Jack Armstrong]

Here's your host for Final Thoughts, Joe Getty.

[Joe Getty]

Let's get a final thought from everybody on the crew. Wouldn't that be delightful? Let's begin with Michelangelo, our technical director, Michael. Okay, this might be a controversial idea, but just Trump likes ufc, right? He has Putin get his two toughest men. Zelensky get his two toughest men, and they fight it out for Crimea.

[Jack Armstrong]

I like it.

[Joe Getty]

Wow, that is controversial. Katie Greener, esteemed newswoman, has a final thought. Katie.

[Jack Armstrong]

Certainly not as thoughtful as Michael's, but I actually can't think of any food that is served hot that tastes better cold. I don't know if it has to be better cold but cold pizza taste treat.

[Joe Getty]

Maybe you ought to work on being a little less prejudiced against a little more open minded. Exactly. Yeah, I think that would be good. Jack, a final thought for us.

[Jack Armstrong]

Yeah we got a text from somebody that more or less agrees with our take on the whole Ukraine, Russia Trump thing and hoping that it works out but mystified etc. Anyway, ended with you guys are always great. You make each weekday better and then references my motorcycle wreck where he he says jack, stay focused on the road man. My mild increase in daily Joey depends on it. So I guess that's what we're giving people. A mild increase in daily joy.

[Joe Getty]

Wow. Glad to do it. Getting some more emails on the whole what Trump is up to with badmouthing Zelensky and the rest of it. Some people who are more sympathetic to the west cause this hit us with your emails. Love it. [e-mail] Happy to consider your point of view even if it's dumb.

[Jack Armstrong]

Armstrong and Getty wrapping up another grueling four hour workday.

[Joe Getty]

I hear them replying you're dumb. Fair enough. So many people have thanks so little time. Go to Armstrong and getty.com for the hot links for the swag in the A G store. Drop us a line. Thanks for listening. Get the podcasts. Goodbye.

[Jack Armstrong]

We will see you tomorrow. God bless America.

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[Jack Armstrong]

Unleash it.

[Joe Getty]

You.

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[Jack Armstrong]

You.

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Damn, I thought everything was over.

[Jack Armstrong]

Okay, cheer Boo Gay Game over. Let's go home.

[Joe Getty]

Go away. Yeah, so let's go with a bang. I'm gonna call my lawyer. Gun Justice Snow White Boy. Boyts Boyds.

[Jack Armstrong]

Damn it.

[Joe Getty]

Take two.

[Jack Armstrong]

Glad we nailed that down on that high note. Thank you all very much.

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[Joe Getty]

It's over.

[Jack Armstrong]

Fly Eagles, fly.

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[Jack Armstrong]

The Eagles win at Super Bowl 59.

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