Escaping The Company Picnic #129

Summary

Bellied Up Podcast: Escaping The Company Picnic #129 - Detailed Summary

Released on December 5, 2024

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Introduction to the Garden Grill and Pub

Miles: "Welcome back to the Bellied up podcast. I'm Miles. You betcha guy with Charlie Berens. Charlie, your hair is looking good today." [00:00]

Charlie: "Thank you, Miles. I'm not wearing a hat. That's how you can know I'm feeling confident." [00:09]

The episode kicks off with Miles and Charlie settling into their favorite spot, the Garden Grill and Pub in Bemidji, Minnesota. They engage in playful banter about the establishment's unique name and nascar-themed décor.

Charlie: "They didn't go Garden Bar and Grill like everyone else. They went grill and pub. GG and P rolls off the tongue instead of GP and G." [00:46]

The hosts admire the pub's wooden bar top and checkered flag motifs, sparking a humorous discussion about potential games they could integrate, such as giant checkers or darts. Their camaraderie sets a lighthearted tone for the episode.

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Caller Segment 1: Madison's Husband and the Golf Habit

Caller: "Yellow, this is Madison." [07:20]

Madison calls in from Madison, seeking advice about her husband's burgeoning golf habit. She explains that after picking up golf in January and golfing with her father, her husband has been relentless in promoting the sport. He even purchased a set of clubs for her, expecting her to join him multiple times each weekend.

Charlie: "He's pushing golf on you? He's a golf pusher." [08:09]

The hosts delve into the dynamics of hobbies versus habits within a marriage. They acknowledge that while golf can be a great way for her husband to unwind and bond, Madison feels it's encroaching on their shared time, especially with their newborn daughter.

Charlie: "You have to dig into your hobby, get weird with it too. You know, it could be cooking." [13:20]

They encourage Madison to establish her own interests, such as cooking or sewing, to balance the time her husband spends on the golf course. This advice aims to foster mutual respect for each other's passions while maintaining a healthy relationship.

Notable Quotes:

• Miles: "Why do you want to take away the thing that makes us feel alive?" [18:17]
• Charlie: "Marriage is all about keeping score and having leverage over the other person." [20:37]

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Caller Segment 2: La Crosse’s Oktoberfest and Brad’s Antics

Caller: "This is Ian." [24:09]

Ian from La Crosse recounts a wild experience during Oktoberfest involving his friend Brad. While heavily intoxicated, Brad chose to relieve himself behind the bar between dumpsters instead of finding a proper restroom. To compound the situation, Brad left his wallet at the scene, leading to a frantic search.

Charlie: "Brad should be put on a leash, taken to the deuce spot, and put in a cage in the basement." [27:05]

Miles and Charlie navigate the humorous yet exasperating tale, offering playful suggestions for dealing with Brad's reckless behavior. They discuss the importance of handling such friends with a mix of humor and practical solutions.

Notable Quotes:

• Miles: "Brad is the grand equalizer." [31:23]
• Charlie: "This brat guy is a real character." [32:33]

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Caller Segment 3: Virginia’s Quest to Escape the Company Picnic

Caller: "This is D." [39:27]

D from Virginia seeks creative excuses to avoid attending a mandatory company picnic featuring a crab boil. Expressing frustration over the lack of genuine appreciation and the impracticality of eating crabs, D is desperate for a believable reason to skip the event.

Charlie: "You just take the lid off the top of the toilet and let it go. That’s how you handle an upper decker." [28:49]

Miles and Charlie provide a mix of serious and comedic advice, suggesting tactics ranging from feigning illness to creating distractions during the event. Their suggestions aim to help D navigate the tricky social obligations with humor and ingenuity.

Notable Quotes:

• Miles: "GPS tracking is tough." [46:11]
• Charlie: "I'll give you free tickets. Where do you live again?" [49:12]

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Humorous Interludes and Toasts

Throughout the episode, Miles and Charlie intersperse their conversations with lighthearted jokes and toasts, enhancing the comedic atmosphere.

Toast to the Midwest Winter Shorts Guy:

Miles: "We salute your bravery. Cheers to that. Tip it on back shorts guy." [37:57]

They humorously celebrate the local "shorts guy" who dares to wear cargo shorts during frigid Midwest winters, highlighting regional quirks with good-natured humor.

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Closing Remarks and Final Banter

As the episode winds down, Miles and Charlie continue their playful exchange, reflecting on the day's conversations and the colorful characters they've discussed. They wrap up with a reminder to stay safe and enjoy the camaraderie of neighborhood bars.

Miles: "Tip your bartender. We'll see you guys next time. Love you guys." [52:21]

Charlie: "Love you guys." [52:23]

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Key Takeaways and Insights

• Balancing Hobbies in Relationships: The discussion with Madison underscores the importance of maintaining personal interests while nurturing marital bonds. Establishing individual hobbies can prevent one partner's passion from overshadowing the relationship.

• Navigating Friendships with Wild Characters: Ian’s story about Brad highlights the challenges of dealing with unpredictable friends. The hosts suggest a blend of humor and practical solutions to manage such relationships effectively.

• Creative Social Escapes: D's predicament offers insights into handling obligatory social events with humor and creativity. Miles and Charlie's advice emphasizes the value of maintaining personal boundaries while navigating workplace dynamics.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Charlie Berens: "He's pushing golf on you? He's a golf pusher." [08:09]
• Miles: "Why do you want to take away the thing that makes us feel alive?" [18:17]
• Charlie Berens: "Brad should be put on a leash, taken to the deuce spot, and put in a cage in the basement." [27:05]
• Miles: "GPS tracking is tough." [46:11]
• Charlie Berens: "We salute your bravery. Cheers to that. Tip it on back shorts guy." [37:57]

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Conclusion

In this episode of Bellied Up, Miles and Charlie blend humor with practical advice, engaging with callers facing everyday dilemmas. From navigating marital hobbies to dealing with eccentric friends and escaping mandatory social gatherings, the hosts provide a blend of laughter and thoughtful insights. Their authentic camaraderie and sharp wit make this episode both entertaining and relatable for listeners across the Midwest and beyond.

Transcript

[A]

Welcome back to the Bellied up podcast. I'm Miles. You bet you guy with Charlie Barrons. Charlie, your hair is looking good today.

[B]

Thank you, Miles. Thank you very much. Yeah, I didn't pay you to say that. You said that the last time we were recording. And I got to tell you. Yeah. I'm not wearing a hat. That's how you can know I'm feeling confident. My hair.

[A]

I like that.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Charlie, where are we at?

[B]

Well, Miles, we are clearly at the Garden Grill and Pub. And I like Midgie, Wisconsin, early Minnesota, Bemidji minute. That was a total accident.

[A]

Sacrilegious. You know what I like about the Garden is they didn't go Garden Bar and Grill like everyone else. They went grill and pub. They flipped it. And I like that they all GG.

[B]

And P rolls off the tongue instead of GP and G. Yeah. GG and P. Yeah. Yeah. That's what I'm talking about. Here's what I like about it. I like the wooden bar top.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

Love a good wood. Wood bar top.

[A]

That's great.

[B]

And beyond that, you got checkered ceiling and checkered floor.

[A]

Do you know why?

[B]

Nascar.

[A]

Nascar, baby. It's a NASCAR bar. So you got a checkered flag ceiling.

[B]

Oh, that's a checkered flag. I. You know what? You can also, like, get big size check checker and chess pieces and play on the floor.

[A]

They could play checkers. Yes.

[B]

Yeah. Or on the ceiling, which could be darts. Dart checkers. So you get darts that are all the. Oh, never mind. Because then you gotta pull them down. Yeah.

[A]

You put some fishing line.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We could figure it out. But I think, like, with darts, you don't want, like, pokey things on the ceiling because that could fall and then.

[A]

Well, that's part of the thrill of coming to drink at the bar. Then, you know, you never know when you're gonna get impaled on the top of your head with a dart.

[B]

Have you ever gotten a dart stuck in your head?

[A]

No.

[B]

One time when I was a kid, we were throwing it and my brother got one just stuck right there.

[A]

Like a metal tip.

[B]

Yeah. I was dangling. I don't know how it worked either, because it must have got him just right, Something like that. Oh, wasn't a dart. It was a pencil. And I got it thrown in my face and then it was dangling. I went and showed my mom. My brother got it after that.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. Anyways, Charlie Tattletail barons.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, I was like, it looked cool. Know, it was sticking out of the. The head you know, so anyways, I.

[A]

You ever do the thing in school where you take a mechanical pencil and stick it on your skin and spin it and then someone else flicks it and the lead stays in your arm?

[B]

No.

[A]

You ever do that?

[B]

No.

[A]

You haven't lived until you've done that? Did you do that, Tyler? You do the lead pencil with the flick and it stays.

[B]

Tyler, do you mind at some point today going to the cvs, getting a mechanical pencil? I'd love to try that today.

[A]

There's someone out there who's done that.

[B]

Well, you guys let us know if you've done that. Call in sometime with a video. I think we should do FaceTime calls at some point.

[A]

We could.

[B]

I mean, that would be kind of fun, you know, See what they're doing while they're doing it.

[A]

Yeah. That could open a can of worms.

[B]

Huge can of worms. It could be like, what?

[A]

I'm kind of here for cans of worms.

[B]

Kind of be like that website roulette.

[A]

Let's go fishing, you know? Yeah, let's open a can of worms.

[B]

We should. Should we see if someone would FaceTime today? Then you'd have to record the FaceTime. It's probably a whole thing anyways.

[A]

That's a future.

[B]

That's a future.

[A]

Put that on the list of stuff we'll do in the future.

[B]

But let's not work too hard today. Miles.

[A]

Jake's looking at me like, guys, let's not do that.

[B]

I think it could be good.

[A]

A lot more work for him.

[B]

Yeah, yeah. But anyways. Okay, well, hey, I wanted to bring up something. We went out to dinner last night at a place, and it was my first time ever going there, and they don't have them in Wisconsin. What's the name of it again?

[A]

Is the Green Mill.

[B]

The Green Mill. My first Green Mill experience. Green Mill.

[A]

I love how you're bringing this up like this is some, like, iconic moment for you when the Green Mill is just kind of an underwhelming restaurant.

[B]

Oh, underwhelming.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Did you not walk inside the same place I walked in?

[A]

Maybe your experience was different than mine.

[B]

Miles.

[A]

Miles, what you felt about the Green.

[B]

It was like Perkins had a love child with Applebee's. While BW3 is cooked. I mean, it was. It was a wild experience. Food was phenomenal, if a little salty. But you know what? Salt is good for your thyroid and.

[A]

Good for cramps as well. You can't be cramping up on a full day of podcasting.

[B]

No, you can't. And I'LL tell you, I had some wild dreams last night. And that's how you can tell you had a good dinner.

[A]

You have wild dreams? Something to do with.

[B]

I did not smoke reefer. I did not do it mill.

[A]

Or was it your recreational activities afterwards?

[B]

My recreational Green mill. No, I did not do that last night. I was too tired. I went and worked out, and then I went to bed and wild dreams. So thank you to the Green Mill for those and very friendly staff. There was a gal at the bar. This was interesting. Gal at the bar bought us a beer.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

All of us, one beer. And the beer that was dropped off, it didn't go all the way to the top.

[A]

Yeah, it was, you know, like, you pour a beer, you should have about an inch ahead on it or whatever. And then when the head goes away, kind of like his beer there.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, like, that's about how full it should be after some head goes down and all that. It was about halfway full, I felt like.

[B]

Yeah. And you should have a scotch ahead on it still, if you're getting a fresh beer.

[A]

If it's fresh, yes.

[B]

This felt like not a fresh beer.

[A]

It felt like the person that sent it over was drinking that beer and decided they wanted to leave but didn't want to finish the beer, so they sent it over to us, which I appreciate. Yeah.

[B]

You know, and we drank it. There was no ruffling. So anyways.

[A]

Yeah. Maybe that was why you had a crazy dream last night.

[B]

Oh, yeah. I'm putting up pieces of the puzzle together.

[A]

Different recreational activities.

[B]

Well, you win some, you lose some. Miles. Anyways, I love the Green Mill. I give it a 4.7 stars out of 5, which is.

[A]

Yeah, that is.

[B]

Were we not at the same place last night?

[A]

Apparently not. Apparently you had too much Ruffalin in your system.

[B]

Oh, stop it. I thought it was wonderful. Wonderful place. We had a nice conversation.

[A]

I mean, it's a solid place.

[B]

Just Solid spot. Yeah. But anyways, a lot more things to see here in Bemidji. I'm going to go over to the Paul Bunyan Museum, I think.

[A]

Are you Paul Bunyan Land? Correct.

[B]

Is it Paul Bunyan Land?

[A]

Oh, museum.

[B]

Okay. Yeah.

[A]

Brainerd is Paul Bunyan Land. I apologize.

[B]

Yeah, it'll be great. So that's what I'm going to do. And I like your hat.

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

Yeah. Should we take some callers?

[A]

I think we should.

[B]

Let's do it.

[C]

Yellow, this is Madison.

[B]

Madison, how are you?

[C]

Hi. Great. How are you guys?

[B]

We're doing great. Thank you. For calling in. Can you belly on up to the bar and let us know what's on your mind?

[C]

Sure. So I'm calling in about my husband's golf habit.

[B]

His habit? You're already off to a bad start with that one. We already. You're setting the table. Not his hobby, his habit.

[A]

Yeah, like, habit, actually, to. To the husband, it's a hobby. To the wife, it's a habit that he needs to kick.

[B]

Yeah. Are these golf clubs made of cocaine? What's going on here?

[C]

I have no idea. He's trying to get me into it, too. Like, he bought me a whole set and everything.

[B]

He's pushing golf on you? He's a golf pusher.

[A]

Yeah. It's like peer pressure to do drugs, but the drug is going on Saturday morning and getting pissed off with a club in your hand.

[D]

Hey, hey.

[B]

Just try this iron real quick. Come over. Come back over here.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I want to show you this. Put this in your hands. So he's pushing golf on you? How's he pushing it?

[C]

Yeah, so he actually, like, picked it up in January and was golfing with my dad. And ever since, he's like, non stop talking about it. And like I said, he bought me my own set of clubs. And every weekend he's probably going at least like, twice to go golf either by himself with his family or with, like, friends.

[A]

Also, that. That is a patented guy who loves golfing move. Do some stuff to try and make it seem like you want your wife to come along just so that it covers your ass. You know, like I did, you know, get Ann some clubs.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know, like, hey, you should come with. And then she gets bored after three holes. And then if you just do that once every couple months, you're like, we're trying. I'm trying to do this with you. Yeah.

[B]

It becomes her fault.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

Because he keeps saying that it's because now, like, I just had a baby back in July, it's our second girl, and he's like, oh, it's a time for us to spend time together without the girls.

[A]

This guy's got it. He's hitting all the check boxes. That's a great move.

[B]

What?

[A]

I mean, he wants to spend time with you. What? Can you argue with that?

[B]

Do you think he legitimately. Do you think he legit wants to spend time with you? Are you thinking that this is going down Miles's deal here? What's your hunch?

[C]

I think it's a little bit of both because he. He really does like it. But at the Same time. Like, I don't see him all that often during the week. I'm a stay at home mom. So like I'm home with the kids all day and he's like, oh, come on, let's go golf. Let's go have like a drink and then, you know, play a few holes and get out of the house and relax, you know.

[A]

And I'm starting to wonder what's the problem.

[B]

Yeah, I am too.

[A]

Sounds actually pretty nice after a whole day with the kids at home.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, you guys can get a babysitter all right.

[C]

Yeah, we have my mother in law. Great.

[B]

Oh, so he's bringing the babysitter too and getting you the clubs?

[C]

Oh, no, no, no, no. Yeah, I mean, I guess.

[B]

Well, what do you like golf?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You don't like golf. I get it if you don't, but just let us know.

[C]

I don't know, it's just weird because, like, I don't know, I like it, but at the same time, I like sitting in the cart more, I guess just like being there, not necessarily playing.

[A]

I mean, that is a absolute like dream for a guy.

[B]

Yeah. I mean, then he's not chasing your.

[A]

Hate to break. Yeah, I hate to break it to you. When you don't hit it very far, he takes twice as many shots as it does for him to get to the green. It drags on a little bit. So if you just want to ride the cart, he's not going to be mad about that at all.

[B]

No. Yeah, that's even more idea. So I. Let me ask you this. What would you want to do on the weekend if not play golf?

[C]

Oh, that's a good question. I don't really think about that because, like, all my free time is spent with the kid.

[B]

Well, I feel like maybe your husband's trying to tell you that you deserve a life outside of the kids and he's trying to. If you don't have something you're passionate about out this is what, you know, he's giving you an option and.

[A]

Yeah, so you said to call in to complain. But what, you know, what's the real root of this issue? What's the. What's.

[C]

This is more. This is turning into an advice thing, I guess. So, like, do I try to get into it or do I just like, just hang back? You know what I mean?

[A]

Well, why? I mean, do you not want to go?

[C]

I mean, I do, I do, don't get me wrong. But I don't want every outing that we have to become a golf thing.

[A]

Okay. All right, that's. That could be negotiated, no problem.

[B]

Yeah, I think you just got to come out strong with one of your hobbies, you know, what do you. What do you want to do? You say you don't know, but think about that. Do you like a nice night out on the town? Do you like little couples massage? You know, let's get into it. You've talked to him about that.

[C]

I mean, the stuff I do is like home stuff. So, like, I'm really into like sewing and cooking. I guess we could go like do cooking class.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

Or do something like that together.

[B]

Yeah, I think, I think you start. Your husband has dug into his hobby and now I think it is your time. You have put in so much work with the kids, you deserve to dig into your hobby, get weird with it too. You know, it could be cooking.

[C]

How weird?

[B]

Charlie, I went to a nude painting class the other day and I got to tell you, I'm not. I'm not half bad at drawing the nude body. Okay. So you can go just explore, for God's sake.

[A]

So who was the model for this nude?

[B]

Random person. This was a legit guy or girl. This was a gal.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Yeah, but you know, it's.

[A]

Did you exaggerate any features in your.

[B]

No.

[A]

Did you take an artistic approach?

[B]

It's really not a sexual thing, Miles. You know, I mean, you're, you're, you're close mindedness is telling me that, you know, you're gonna make some pecker and titty jokes about this, but what I'm telling you, Miles, it's the human form, man. You're looking for the lines, you know.

[A]

Did you do this by yourself?

[B]

No, I did with Randa.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

It was Randa's idea, but, you know. Yeah, just get wild with it. And did you know I was a model for those at one point when I was broke?

[A]

Me about that.

[B]

Yeah. So anyway. Yeah. Oh, yeah, Yeah. I can show you some of the art that. It was for senior citizens, but that's part of the reason you don't major in journalism because you will need to take off your clothes for money.

[A]

Charlie was the model in that class and he got up on the little platform for everyone to start drawing him. And they all had to scoot their easel closer so they could get a better look.

[B]

That's a small wiener joke. And Miles, I wasn't fully nude on that.

[A]

Oh, God, I need some binoculars. I need to, you know, I'm going to draw the details on this. I got to scoot close, Miles.

[B]

This is a mother of two on the phone calling for actual advice and you're making wiener jokes. I'm trying to keep us on track.

[A]

I apologize.

[B]

So my phone cracked. Oh, sorry. My deal cracked a scotch, but. So let me ask you, aside for cooking, should we do a little other exploring? What else do you. What do you like, aside for your kids? Aside for the cooking and the sewing.

[C]

I honestly, I like running, but that's kind of a solo thing.

[B]

No, it's not.

[A]

Have you ever heard of running Clubs are super popular right now.

[B]

Yeah. You guys go get that runner's high together, come back, baby number three. Just like that.

[C]

Oh, man. Yeah, I used to run a lot before I had the two girls.

[B]

Okay, what do you.

[C]

I've done like five half marathons, but I don't know, getting back into it.

[A]

Yeah, well, why don't you do it with your husband? Get him a pair of running shoes. He got you some clubs.

[C]

I tried. So. I tried to do that a while back, and he's faster than me. First of all, he leaves me in the dust. And second, he's just not really into it.

[A]

Yeah, he's just not.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

So at the end of the day.

[C]

Okay, so let's say.

[A]

Go ahead.

[C]

Let's say I get into golf. Okay. I booked us a trip for Hilton Head in April. Oh, let's say I get into it. Like, I don't know, I think it would be fun, but at the same time, I'm like, there's a trade off. There's a certain point that, like, your hobby starts becoming your habit, like we talked about. Right.

[B]

Your hobby becomes your habit. So you're worried you're gonna like golf too much. What's so bad? You know, maybe.

[A]

No, she's more so just complaining that he is. It's taking up too much of his time.

[B]

Okay, this is old as time. Yeah.

[A]

I mean, this is an eternal struggle. Husband and wife. Guy learns that golf is the greatest sport on planet Earth. He makes it his entire personality. His wife hates it. And you guys are going to go on like this forever. This is just how life goes. This is how the world works.

[B]

Yeah, Now I see it. Now I see the problem. You want more time with your husband, especially since he's working all week, you're with the kids, you want time with your husband. He wants time with his clubs.

[C]

Yeah.

[B]

Okay.

[C]

When it's nice outside, he's outside working on the farm, so.

[A]

Well, I will.

[C]

I barely see him as it is.

[A]

Something to you that I said to the gal that Cuts my hair. She was doing this. She was doing this exact same thing to me while I'm getting my hair cut. Did I want to talk about other stuff while I was getting my hair cut? Absolutely. But she starts telling me about how her husband has made golf a habit. And this is almost a carbon copy conversation. And I looked at her through the mirror, obviously she's cut my hair.

[B]

Yep, classic.

[A]

And I said, why do you want to take away the thing that makes us feel alive?

[B]

Wow, you said that to her?

[A]

And she said, you sound exactly like my husband.

[B]

I was going to say good thing she was cutting your hair, not trimming your beard with a straight razor.

[A]

You know, that would have been bad. Yeah, the jugular.

[B]

Oh yeah. Believe you. Bleeding.

[A]

That's a question. Why do you want them to not do the thing that makes him feel alive? Because when I'm on the course and I'm breathing the fresh cut grass and I'm swinging with all my might and throwing my back out and getting pissed about whiffing and topping it and chunking it, that's when I feel alive.

[C]

I just got think about that, I guess. Well, I just think about the fact that he's gone.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Something, you know, you know, let me.

[B]

Come at home, let me come to your defense on that. And miles golf. Think of all the hobbies out there. Think about the ones that take the longest amount of time. Golf. Is it like if golf had something like a. Like where if you're like I'm going out on run and you had that version for golf, that's probably a different story. Charlie, if there is three whole deal.

[A]

Answer me this question. Is life not about collecting experiences that make you feel alive?

[B]

Yeah, I would say so.

[A]

And if it is, if that makes him feel alive, that's what living is all about.

[B]

Yeah, but his wife is sitting here saying I want me to be the one to make him feel alive so he doesn't want to spend 10 hours a weekend on the friggin golf course.

[A]

I don't have an answer for you on that one. I don't know how you.

[B]

Oh man. But that's the wild thing with golf though. 18 holes. Oh my God. I'm, I'm kind of with you on this because I'm done playing golf after three holes. It's fun for three and, and then I, I lose it. I lose it. But anyways, I think we see the deeper issue here is, you know, you and your husband are going to have to have a little chit chat maybe while you're in the golf cart. Put them in the right state of mind and then, you know, see if you can knock.

[C]

Maybe get him a couple two tree beers.

[B]

There you go. And then get down to it of like, I wish you, you know, were as. As.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Passionate about the time you spend with me as you do with your putter.

[A]

And I want you to remember that marriage is all about keeping score and having leverage over the other person. So you need to level the playing field and get some leverage back so can steal an extra night with them doing something else and go paint some nude people.

[B]

Yeah, that's fun, by the way.

[A]

Find it. Find a way to get the leverage back in your corner.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

Do a little negotiation. Yeah, do a little negotiating. He's going three times a week. Negotiate. Maybe you could withhold sex, you know, and say, hey, I w. We're not doing sex unless you can give me one more night back. And I think his tune's probably going to change a little bit.

[B]

And the good news is you can find plenty of scorecards at the golfing range.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know.

[C]

Yeah. All right, well, thanks, guys.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Here to help.

[C]

Well, you have a good day.

[B]

All right, YouTube. Thanks for calling in. We appreciate you.

[C]

All right, see ya.

[B]

Bye. Bye.

[A]

What makes you feel alive, Charlie?

[B]

God. Thanks for asking, Miles. I'll tell you something that makes me feel alive. I'll tell you something right now.

[A]

It's not good, Charlie. This isn't good. Why can't just name it right off the top of your head?

[B]

No, I got a lot that makes me feel alive. What? You told me I can't talk about bird watching anymore.

[A]

No, you can. That makes you feel alive.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. Oh, certainly does.

[A]

And how would you make. How would it feel if your girlfriend told you you can bird watch as much?

[B]

I'd be like, or getting on a. Getting on a bike, you know, and just going through the woods, you know, with just a. Just a small toke of something, you know, or a small little bit of the tus.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know what if she told you.

[A]

You couldn't do that as much I'd be upsetting to you, wouldn't it?

[B]

Yeah, No, I get it. Here's the thing, though, Miles, in. In her defense, golf takes so friggin long, dude. Like, you can't just be like, that's my hobby.

[A]

And the thing is, is, like, if you're listening, you're a guy who golfs a lot, Read the room. You gotta. You gotta be paying attention to make sure you're hitting the right quota on the family and the golf thing, I had the tough pill to swallow. You have a kid, you don't get to golf as much.

[B]

I think that's a thing that does golf kind of a disservice to. To a degree. Like, if you had a thing where you could just go out for an hour, hit three holes and come back, it's probably much more manageable. But if you're going out, you're spending the money, so you're like, I'm not just going to do three holes.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

You know.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I mean, as a golfer, would you like something like that?

[A]

There isn't in Fargo. There's a three hole loop.

[B]

Oh, is there?

[A]

And like, you know, like on a Wednesday morning, right when the course opens up, I'll just go play nine. Yeah, there's ways to do it.

[B]

Yeah, you can. You can incorporate it.

[A]

You know, it's all about moderation, Charlie, with your habits.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, I suppose that is true.

[A]

You know, you're into drugs, Just do them in moderation.

[B]

Yeah, I don't do drugs. Don't give me that look.

[A]

I'm not giving a look. I'm just. You were talking, so I was looking at you.

[B]

I don't like. I don't like the insinuation. Miles. That's cr. I'm also. We. There's. There are two main TVs in. In bars these days. I get so easily distracted.

[A]

Should we take another call?

[B]

Yeah, let's do it. Before I go off on this, like, power. Power man or Iron man suit this guy's wearing.

[E]

This is Ian.

[B]

Ian. What's good, my guy? Belly up to the bar. What's on your mind?

[E]

Oh, well, I'm here in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and last week we just had the Oktoberfest classic and it was a good time, but one of my. One of my buddies. We'll call him. We'll call him Brad, so I don't call him out. Had himself a. I would say an interesting time on Saturday.

[B]

What'd Brad do?

[E]

Well, Brad was pretty liquored up on the linen Kugel's Oktoberfest, and we were on 3rd street and he. He decided he really needed to go to the bathroom. Didn't quite feel like finding a. An actual bathroom. And he decided to do the. Do the number two behind the bar in between a couple dumpsters.

[B]

Really? Really.

[A]

I thought he was gonna say he just was urinating in public, but Brad.

[B]

Went the full douche, dropped a deuce. So Brad.

[E]

He dropped the later hosen and took a Number two.

[A]

So this guy took a dump between the dumpsters. I mean, good spot to do it.

[B]

Yeah, it's, you know, it.

[A]

A dumpster. Yeah. People doing that.

[B]

You should not be putting two dumpsters right next to each other on Oktoberfest for. You know, it's really not even recipe for disaster. It is absolutely. Now, was he. Did he eat something that kind of led to this situation, or is Brad kind of known for dropping a DZ in?

[A]

Yeah. Is this a signature move?

[B]

Because some. Some guys, this is their thing. They. They get off on it. It's their kink.

[E]

Well, I don't think Brad's ever done this.

[B]

He's.

[E]

You know, he usually does pretty questionable stuff whenever he visits the Cross, but nevertheless. And on top of it, to make matters worse, when he drops Sebduce, he also dropped his wallet and left it there, so I didn't know and had to go find it later.

[B]

Back to the scene of the crime.

[A]

Literally left evidence, and then gave them an exact way to find him.

[B]

Oh, man.

[E]

Not good.

[B]

Not good at all. Did he. Did he find his wallet eventually, or do we need to put out a wallet alert?

[E]

Well, we. After he told me, I said he was drunk enough and that I was taking him back to my house so he could sit and think about his decisions he's made and.

[A]

And wipe. He had to go home, sit about what he did and. And wipe.

[E]

And so he get. We get home, and that's when he realized he didn't have his wallet anymore, and he started panicking, made me call the Uber and see if it was in the Uber backseat. And then he wound up just hightailing it back to 3rd street, back to where all the festivities were, and he found it.

[B]

You know what I hope you do with Brad, if you haven't done this already? I hope you put him on the leash, take him over to the Deuce spot, put his nose in it and tell him no, no, no, no. And then you walk him back home and put him in a cage in the basement. He'll learn his lesson.

[E]

Well, see, and that's partially why I called it, because I'm actually headed up to Brad's house tomorrow to do some hunting on his land. And I just. We haven't seen each other or spoken since the. This situation here.

[A]

I. I got.

[E]

I don't know what to say to him.

[A]

Oh, it's not about saying anything. This is. We're an action podcast, Charlie. We're all. We're doers here. We're not. Don't oh. And you're not gonna say a word about the incident. What you're gonna do is you're gonna go to his hunting shack and you're gonna do an upper decker in his toilet. That'll be the ultimate payback.

[B]

Wow, Miles, I. I would say I didn't know you had that in you, but that actually makes a lot of sense. In fact, I'm a little jelly. I didn't think of that one myself. Yeah, the old upper decker.

[E]

I gotta just go surprise him.

[B]

Now, Miles, for those in the audience, kids who don't know what an upper decker is, can you describe?

[A]

You just take the lid off the top of the toilet and you, you know, climb a couple steps and let her go and cover her back up and on your merry way.

[B]

Uh huh. And then how do you clean that?

[A]

Eventually that's not your problem because it's Brad's house.

[B]

Yep, that will be. Payback is best served.

[A]

Now if you. If this does happen to you, just grab an ice fishing ladle, you know, to get the extra ice out of the hole and you should be able to get it out of.

[B]

Spoken like a guy who's had a few upper deckers done to him.

[E]

All right, I'll do it for him.

[B]

All right, well, do it. Send us a picture, would you?

[A]

No, don't. No, I.

[B]

We'll take a picture. We'll take a picture. We appreciate that. And do us a favor. Tell Brad that we say hi. And now I do.

[A]

Got one more question.

[B]

Oh, you got follow up about Brad.

[A]

You said. You said Brad's been doing some questionable stuff for years. What are some other stuff that he's been doing?

[E]

Oh, he was up earlier this summer for my birthday. Or down, I suppose, because he's from the Northwoods. And well, we left him to find love in a hopeless place, I guess.

[B]

And he did.

[E]

And when we. Not a strip club, just another one of these bars here in lacrosse. And when we found him, he was poke dancing in a completely empty bar and the bouncers were yelling at him to get out of there with this young lady. And she had proclaimed herself to be called Sexy Lexi.

[B]

Sexy Lexi.

[A]

I like that.

[B]

Wow.

[E]

Yeah.

[B]

That rhymes.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I thought you said she was not.

[E]

Talking to her anymore.

[B]

Yeah, I mean, yeah, you usually don't talk to a sexy glassy past.

[A]

She's a. She's a one night polka dance. You know, it's. That's what it's all about.

[B]

She's. She's used to two stepping alone. Let's put it that Way.

[A]

What else did Brad do? I like Brad. He's kind of sounds like kind of a legend.

[B]

Brad should call in. I want to hear this from Brad's perspective after the update.

[E]

I think you boys would get along with Brad. Yeah, Brad's just been a bit of a wild card throughout life, I guess. I've known him since our freshman year of college, and he's. Yeah, he just. He gets himself into some situations, I would say. I can really say.

[A]

And you need a Brad in your friend group, because when you mess up, he makes your mess up not look bad at all. You know what I mean?

[B]

He's the grand equalizer.

[A]

Let's say you got kicked out of a bar. Well, Brad shit in the alleyway, you know, so it's like, oh, that's not so bad.

[B]

But Brad.

[E]

That's actually not even. The worst part is Brad did something probably just as bad this same weekend.

[B]

Why?

[E]

We were all sitting there drinking, and I look over and I say, oh, Brad, come here. And he's like, I can't. He just keeps walking away with this lady. Brad was getting a little busy in the bathroom is what the bar manager then told me. Receiving some quality time, I suppose, from a lovely lady. And the bar manager walked into the bathroom and saw it and kicked them both out the day before.

[B]

This brat guy is a real character.

[E]

Brad can't be trusted to drink a lot. Like, be left to himself when he's visiting lacrosse.

[B]

Lacrosse really brings that out of people. So.

[A]

I didn't know lacrosse was kind of the Midwest. Vegas. I didn't realize that's what's happening.

[B]

Brad stayed there one more day. Go out on a bumpkin or something.

[A]

Well, that's what I was wondering.

[E]

He'd be arrested, probably.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. Or. Or he would just, like, find his way to, like, be, like, get the keys to the city. I feel like Brad could go either way. You know, either something really bad or, like, just stumbles into a situation where he's like, I don't know what's happening.

[B]

Where somehow he's a hero, where he takes a dump behind the dumpster and a criminal's running through and slips on his dump. And all of a sudden, kind of.

[A]

A Mario Kart banana situation.

[B]

Yeah. They're like, who took this dump? And then they see his wallet. This. This is our hero. He's not the hero we asked for, but the one we got.

[A]

He's the Brown Bandit.

[B]

The Brown Bandit. And tell Brad the next time he goes to lacrosse to stay the hell away from that River.

[E]

I should. I should.

[B]

Yeah. It's a dangerous river, and Brad seems like the kind of guy that might want to swim across it. Well, do us a favor. Tell Brad that we says hi. Put it on top of his hunting shack toilet. Just a little stick it note that says, from compliments of Miles at the Bellied up podcast.

[A]

Of the Bellied up podcast.

[B]

And tell them to call in here. I want to get. We want to get Brad's take on this. He could be a very normal guy, and you could just. Just not only be telling us the craziest things.

[A]

It's kind of like Ed Helms on the Hangover. He's a dentist. Total normal guy. But then when he starts drinking, he turns and he's got demons. He's a total wild. Yeah, I feel like that's Brad.

[B]

Yeah. I don't think Brad's a bad.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Well, we appreciate you calling in today. I think, you know, it's nice to know that other people got Brads in their friend group, you know, it's a grand equalizer. So.

[E]

Absolutely.

[A]

Thanks for calling in, man. We appreciate it. Thank you, boy. Good luck hunting and good luck with the old upper deck situation.

[E]

Oh, absolutely. Thank you, boys.

[B]

Shoot them straight, my guy. You.

[E]

You watch for deer now.

[B]

All right, you too, now. Absolutely. Shoot lower than you think. They crouch.

[A]

I gotta say, I would like to drink with Brad. It sounds like a good time.

[B]

I mean, yeah, it's kind of like. So you get a Brad, and they're either like, a great time, or they're like. They hit that peak, and you're like, I. I can't handle Brad.

[A]

It's like a sweet spot, Brad. You're thinking, yeah, and then he falls off the ledge, and you're like, all right, time to get him home.

[B]

Yeah, that much energy.

[A]

Don't get him an Uber on your account.

[B]

That's how your star rating goes down.

[A]

And you're paying 200 bucks for a cleaning fee of some sort.

[B]

And with a Brad, it not just be the vomit in the backseat. Yeah. Yeah, man. To get kicked out of a bar for getting, you know, whatever he was getting.

[A]

And then Sloppy Toppy.

[B]

And then this next week, just do some angles in your wallet. I mean.

[A]

I mean, these are clearly college buddies. And Brad fell victim of associative aggression of a what? Associative regression.

[B]

What the hell?

[A]

So when you are associating with people, you regress to how you used to act when you used to hang out with them.

[B]

Oh, that's why I'm such A jerk when I'm around my family.

[A]

Correct. Act like you did when you were 12.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I act like a big brother. I like that. That's fun. So I can just blame it on that.

[A]

Yeah. Brad's just back in freshman year college when he's in lacrosse.

[B]

Yeah, sorry, honey, it was associative regression. What do you want me to do? It's like they have a disease on.

[A]

Tick tock saying they have time blindness. It's like, no, you're just a piece of who shows up late.

[B]

Yeah, that's me. I didn't know I could say time wise. Yeah, time blindness.

[A]

Get a doctor's note and then you can be late for anything you want. That's hilarious. Well, should we take another one, Charles?

[B]

Let's do it, dude. Let's do it. Charlie Miles.

[A]

Every Midwesterner knows him and loves him.

[D]

Who?

[A]

The shorts guy during winter.

[B]

Who?

[A]

The shorts guy. Oh, the guy who wears shorts all winter long.

[B]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[A]

We know him and love him.

[B]

We all have a shorts guy. Cargo shorts. Could be negative 10 degrees.

[A]

Doesn't matter. Just calves out and his excuses always. I run a little hot.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

You know. Yeah, it's kind of like my uncle. He just sweats sitting there.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And you know, he's got. He's pretty brave going out in the winter without the shorts on.

[B]

Yeah, you can get frostbite that way. You can have that frost. Jack Frost just nipping at your ankles.

[A]

And I think that. I think we should do a little toast to the shorts guys. Guy.

[B]

Toast to the shorts.

[A]

The Midwest winter shorts guy. We salute your bravery. We shoot. We salute your service and cheers to that. Tip it on back shorts guy.

[B]

You're an inspiration to us all. All right, friends, listen up. Listen. Right, the snow is falling and the holiday season is in full swingers. But winter comes the chance with winter. Excuse me. With the winter comes a chance of slipping and sliding and ripping and riding on the ice and doing the Midwest tango. Midwest tiddly tango. You could get hurt. Shovel in the driveway, you could get hurt. Walking up some steps, you could get hurt if there's not enough melt snow melt, ice melt on the concrete. And if that happens, Nicolet Law is your guy, all right? They're going to save you the legal headaches. Now you got an injury, someone's got to pay for that, okay? And you pay for the insurance for this reason. But the insurance companies are going to be like, nah, screw you. That's where Nicolet Law comes in. Because those insurance companies just like spend their money on their stupid commercials. Although I do like the Gecko ones. Those are fun. Anyways, call Nicolet Law. He'll get you the money you deserve. So those insurance companies. Companies put money where they should put it. To you, not to their super bowl ads.

[A]

And their golf tournaments.

[B]

And their golf tournaments. Yeah, and everything else. They're nonprofits. Anyways, guys, give Nicolay a call and watch for deer.

[A]

Welcome to the Bellied Up Podcast. Who we talking to?

[B]

This.

[D]

Are you better guy to keep it going fella?

[A]

What was that? Sorry, you cut out.

[D]

Oh, so I'm hauling some foreign down some back road. Says you better guy keep it going for.

[A]

Yeah, yeah. The keeper going, fella.

[D]

My Lord. First time listener, long time caller.

[B]

How you boys doing?

[A]

We're doing good. How are you?

[D]

Oh, man, I'm in a pickle. I trying to find an excuse to get out of this little. Little company picnic, and I only got about 30 minutes.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

All right. Well, where do you work?

[D]

Just a little family business that delivers foreign and stuff like that to new builds. But, man, I don't care about hanging around with any of them. I just want to get my work done, go home, and I don't need a pat on the back. I need a few extra dollars.

[B]

Okay, so they don't have money to give you more, but they are throwing a pizza party. Is that basically.

[D]

Well, they think it's fancy because it's crabs. I prefer pizza, actually.

[A]

Oh, this is like. This is a crab boil picnic? Is that what you're saying? What he said?

[D]

Yeah, out at the warehouse, and I'm like, jesus, it's Friday. I want to go home, have some beers, and get this shit over.

[A]

No, you need to understand, it's all about company culture. And it's not about, you know, giving people money so that they can live happily. It's about just throwing a pizza party or a crab boil. And that is a band aid that you can slap on culture.

[D]

Well, I'll tell you what, If I was promised someone their leg, I'd be happy to go.

[B]

So you're. You're not a crab guy?

[D]

I mean, I like it, but I'm not gonna sit there and bust them open. I mean, maybe that's the trick of getting people to stay there. They chose a food that it just takes so long to eat one damn piece of it.

[B]

If you were to tell your boss something right now and you couldn't get fired, what would it be?

[D]

Oh, it probably. I ain't a damn mover moving all that shit out of their store up in Vienna. Fucking killed me for two weeks. Took me off the job. And, I mean, they were just trying to throw loose shit of mirrors. They took everything as building lights, mirrors, bathing sinks. Because they don't even own the place. They're like, you know how much money we put into this? I'm like, why would you do that? You don't own this place. So that was a headache. I'd probably tell them, don't do that again.

[B]

I feel like you should be running this company. I. I don't even fully quite get what you guys do, but I. I.

[A]

Feel like I would follow him into war.

[B]

I know. I know.

[D]

I feel like Miles might get the idea because he built his house. Did you show up when the foreign guy was delivering the foreign or when they were installing. It's a luxury vinyl planks.

[A]

Oh, I got some lvp. Oh, yeah. I'm a millennial. That's all I do. I'm a millennial. I do luxury vinyl plank, white cabinets, white painted brick, and white walls. And that's. That's about it.

[D]

Oh, geez, it sounds like an asylum in there. Do that. What, are you gonna build a house with all your touring?

[B]

I'm. I'm too busy. I. I was doing my own plumbing and I flooded my. Flooded my place. So now I'm learning how to be a carpenter to fix my wood floors. That's where my money's going, man.

[A]

You gotta just get some lvp.

[B]

I just. I might get some LVP after you see this wood buckle. Good God. Yeah. Wood and water, man, they don't go together, I'll tell you that much. So.

[D]

Yeah, neither this carpet.

[B]

No. Yeah, that's even worse. So you're just. You're just getting mistreated here, is what it sounds like. You're not getting the money that you do you want. What do you want? You want more money? You want more credit? What drives you more money?

[D]

Be nice. It's mostly like, leave me the hell alone if I'm out on deliveries when I finish them, because I don't. You know, I actually do my work and go home. You know, I don't try to milk it or nothing like that. I just. Few more bucks, be nice. And not doing shit. That's not my job. I'll get a phone call like, hey, we need you to pick up these toilets. I'm like, well, I'm two states away, so I don't know how I'm supposed to do that today, but it's just it's crazy. He needs another truck driver. We got another truck, but the door doesn't work on it, so I guess you get that fixed before you get another driver.

[B]

There's some problems at this company. I. I can tell. We're just scratching the surface.

[A]

This company kind of reminds me of my dad's company a little bit. But. But he ain't ever doing any culture building. He ain't. He ain't having a pizza party. He do it. He'll do. Chris, he does do a Christmas party once a year at the bowling alley.

[B]

Oh, yeah.

[A]

Then he gives him. The way he gets them to show up is that he hands out the bonus checks at the party. Otherwise, I don't know if they'd show up.

[B]

That is a good.

[D]

I love to hear a Dave's story about a Christmas party.

[A]

Save Christmas. But, you know, Dave's kind of. He doesn't love social events too much, so. So he my guy. Yeah, he's. He'll show up. He's kind of like you. Honestly, you might be the Dave of your crew. He'll show up, he'll drink some beers and then head home. But one year, I do got a video somewhere of him bowling a strike at the bowling alley.

[B]

Really?

[A]

Yeah. And he acted like it was no big deal.

[B]

Just walked right away.

[A]

Yep.

[B]

Like, ready to go home.

[A]

Yep.

[D]

Come on now. What's a good excuse? What can I tell him? It's about. I've been on the phone with you guys for a while, about 22 minutes until it starts, and I'm probably 30 minutes away from it. I stopped at a food line, and for about 30 minutes, and they asked me why. Because I got GPS tracker. I'm like, I'll take shit order John with filthy.

[A]

Oh, yeah. GPS tracking is tough.

[B]

That sucks. So you want just an excuse to get out of this party? Is that what you're looking for?

[D]

Yeah, because it sucks. Where I had to go park the work truck at the warehouse they're having it at, and then I got to sneak around the other side to my pickup and then try to drive by them without them noticing.

[B]

Okay. I mean, no, you got. You got it. So you're at the place you're supposed to be dropping a deuce, right?

[D]

No, I actually left there, and now I'm just sitting on the side of the road. Oh, I don't want to lose cell service.

[B]

Nope.

[D]

I'm in the back roads right now.

[B]

Okay, stay right there. Stay right there and. And talk to us. You're good. What? You're Going to tell them is that you ate something terrible and it couldn't even wait. You just stop by the side of the road and took you a while to find the right number of leaves to finish your situation up. Then they're not going to want to be anywhere near you. Just use the very simple, I am sick. It might be contagious, you say? I don't know if it's food poisoning or something contagious, but I want you guys to find out. Lock and load.

[A]

Well, the problem is he's got to go to the warehouse to drop the truck off to get his personal rig.

[B]

No, I get it, but he's saying I. He's texting them, and they'll see on the GPS that he stopped on the side of the road. So they know that this is an emergency. What else is he doing on the side of the road?

[A]

Well, I was saying just go to the party, do something memorable right away. And then you just Irish goodbye and you get the hell out of there. And then everyone will be talking about something that you did, so they all know you were there.

[B]

But it's good. Whatever he does has to be super distracting in the corner. So they're all looking at it when. So they don't look at his car driving away. Yeah, so you need a diversion.

[D]

The thing I'm thinking is going to happen is going to be just my luck, because they're doing a company picture, and I feel like soon as I pull my pickup truck and I'm heading away, they're going to take the picture and my truck's going to be in the background leaving.

[B]

At least you'll make the picture.

[A]

Stick your head out the window.

[D]

Yeah, that ain't a bad idea, but see, I was in it. What are y'all bitching about? Well, hey, all right, before I let you fellas go, because I do have to get down the road to taking a dump on the side road. Been a good idea, but they can see I'm right next to the school, so they probably like, what the hell were you doing in the rather school? Doing that, but I gotta buy a selling trade for Charlie.

[B]

Yes, please. What do you got?

[D]

How much would you give me for? You betcha. Canvas vest.

[B]

You betcha. Canvas fe like the one I got hanging in my basement right now. How about I trade your mind for yours?

[D]

Have any?

[B]

No.

[D]

Yours got plumbing water all over that.

[A]

I don't want that.

[B]

What would I give you? What would I give you? I will give you. You want me to go up? Is it? How Much is that worth?

[A]

Whatever you're gonna say. Go up.

[D]

Wait, hold up, Charlie. They're on sale right now. Now, take that in the fact.

[B]

Yeah. How much?

[A]

39.99. For a canvas vest? Not too bad.

[B]

All right, I will give you welcome.

[D]

For the plug, Miles.

[A]

Thank you very much. You want to. You. Hey, you want a new job?

[D]

I mean, you guys have your own truckers delivering stuff?

[A]

No, but we can figure it out.

[D]

I like the sound of it.

[B]

All right, I know why. I'm going to give you. I'll give you. I'll give you free tickets. Where do you live again? Where are you at?

[D]

I live in Virginia.

[B]

Oh. How far away is York? Pennsylvania. I don't have a map.

[D]

That's too far to go. And too many Eagle fans.

[B]

Yeah, that's true. All right, well, listen, I will. I'll send you. Are you a Packers fan?

[D]

I like the packers with the Redskins. Were doing terrible, but now Jay Daniels kind of brought me back.

[B]

Are you a fishing fan?

[D]

Oh, I love fish. Actually, you know what, Charlie? Can I buy your Old Fashioned online? Because my mom's looking for a good Old Fashioned. She can't find nothing she likes.

[B]

All right, I'll send you some brand.

[D]

I end up drinking it all.

[B]

How's that sound? I'll be sweet.

[D]

I'll pay for it, too, buddy.

[B]

No, we're doing a trade. You send me Miles's vest, I'm. I'm gonna. I'm gonna get your address from Jake, and then you see that return address, you send me that vest. All right? And I'll put in the vest I have of Miles and I'll sign that sucker.

[D]

All right.

[B]

Yeah, and I'll put that in a package.

[D]

That'd be sweet.

[B]

Awesome, boy.

[D]

Fantastic.

[B]

We'll text you for your address, man. And yeah, thanks for calling in. Good luck with the company.

[D]

Thanks for taking my calls.

[B]

Absolutely.

[D]

Jesus. I forgot about it for a second.

[B]

God damn it.

[D]

All right, love you guys. You guys take it easy. Don't drink too much.

[B]

All right. Watch for deer. You either. Good guy. Guy.

[A]

Great guy. What was his name again? Did he ever tell us. Does it say on there?

[B]

What?

[A]

He just.

[B]

He came out firing. Dude, love that he came out firing.

[A]

He's so. On our other podcast few episodes ago, you bet your radio found Raw podcast. Me founder, yo.

[B]

Yeah, I've heard of it.

[A]

We talked about that. A not so fun job. The camaraderie, morale job site comedian makes it all worth it. I think. He's got to be the job site comedian.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

He's got to be the morale guy.

[B]

Yeah, it's. It's crazy. Like, you also think, too, about, like, building a company and a culture, you know, like, because if you're the head of the company, you're probably like, how do I even do this? You know? But how am I supposed to please that guy? And also Jane, you know, the secretary, and it turns out if you just.

[A]

Pay them more, that's how you do it.

[B]

Right. But then, are there. Aren't there. Aren't there some people that just, like. I don't know. I feel like there's so many opinions in a company you can't really win. You're always going to have one or the other. Yeah.

[A]

You don't start a company to be liked by everyone, Charlie.

[B]

I guess that's the case. Yes, that's the case. Anyways. Well, should we do another caller?

[A]

No, I think that's the end.

[B]

Is that it? Oh, time flies like a banana. Miles, this has been just so much fun. Thank you for making this a very special episode of the Bellied up podcast.

[A]

You're welcome.

[B]

And I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day, Miles. And to all our listeners, I hope you guys stay smooth, stay fun, and keep her moving.

[A]

And tip your bartender.

[B]

Tip your bartender.

[A]

We'll see you guys. The next one. Love you guys.

[B]

Love you guys.