Midwest Boyfriend Refuses To F****** Clean #156

Summary

Bellied Up Podcast: Episode Summary – "Midwest Boyfriend Refuses To F**** Clean #156"**

Release Date: June 19, 2025

Welcome to a comprehensive summary of episode #156 of the Bellied Up podcast, titled "Midwest Boyfriend Refuses To F**** Clean."** Hosted by Charlie Barrons and Miles (You Betcha Guy), this episode offers a delightful blend of personal anecdotes, listener interactions, and hearty Midwestern humor. Here's a detailed rundown of the key points, discussions, insights, and conclusions drawn throughout the episode.

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1. Hosts' Morning Mishap

The episode kicks off with Charlie and Miles sharing a humorous recount of Charlie's chaotic morning:

• Charlie Barrons [00:00]: Welcomes listeners and sets the scene at Frank's Lounge.
• Miles [00:19]: Teases Charlie about not enjoying his morning.
• Charlie [00:26]: Admits he wasn't having a good morning.

Charlie elaborates on forgetting his wallet in Milwaukee, leading to a frustrating parking ordeal:

• Charlie [00:57]: Expresses his frustration, saying, "Most frustrating thing, I'm done."
• Miles [01:32]: Suggests "Wallet in Milwaukee" as a catchy name for a countryside.

Key Moment: Charlie describes his backstory involving parking choices and the ensuing complications:

• Charlie [01:35]: Explains his decision to use a parking structure to avoid towing, only to face issues with validation and adjacent cars blocking his exit.

Notable Quote:

• Charlie [06:41]: "Let that be a lesson, okay? Start people thinking you killed a woman, and then they'll forgive you being late."

Timestamp: 00:00 – 06:41

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2. Listener Caller: Becky’s Cleaning Conundrum

The first caller, Becky, reaches out to discuss her frustrations with her boyfriend's reluctance to clean:

• Becky [07:00]: Introduces herself and explains her boyfriend's habit of leaving chores incomplete.

Discussion Highlights:

• Charlie [07:35]: Uses a glue bottle analogy to emphasize the necessity of immediate action in household tasks.

Becky shares a personal story about her surgery affecting her ability to manage chores:

• Becky [08:30]: Details her injury from unloading heavy bales of greens, leading to tendon surgery.

Humorous Exchange:

• Miles [13:04]: Jokes about using a zero-turn mower, referencing his own issues with it.
• Charlie [14:04]: Demonstrates a mock Dad approach to motivate Becky’s boyfriend.

Notable Quotes:

• Becky [12:13]: "Sometimes I'll make fun of him, which... that's kind of how our relationship is."
• Charlie [16:05]: "You dangle because you hold the stick."

Key Takeaway: Becky receives practical (and comedic) advice on handling her boyfriend's procrastination, blending humor with relatable relationship dynamics.

Timestamp: 06:44 – 31:02

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3. Listener Caller: Anton’s Hunting and Beer Budget Blues

Anton calls in to discuss his challenges with maintaining a hunting partnership while managing his beer expenses:

• Anton [34:35]: Introduces his dilemma of funding hunting trips with a retired redneck friend.

Discussion Highlights:

• Charlie [36:19]: Comments on the high cost of beer in Canada, linking tariffs to increased prices.
• Anton [35:24]: Shares stories about Frank ("Le Buck"), his hunting buddy with a colorful past.

Humorous Exchanges:

• Charlie [38:27]: Suggests Anton bring marijuana to offset beer costs.
• Miles [45:35]: Jokes about Frank's bank-robbing history and his unconventional hunting methods.

Notable Quotes:

• Anton [36:34]: "He was robbing banks in the '80s."
• Miles [37:22]: "You just can't keep up with a redneck on drinking a case of beer."

Key Takeaway: Anton’s conversation with Charlie and Miles delves into the humorous side of balancing hobbies and expenses, all while highlighting the eccentricity of his hunting companion.

Timestamp: 31:02 – 53:01

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4. Listener Caller: Joe’s Underwear Dilemma

The final caller, Joe, poses a quirky question about maintaining old underwear:

• Joe [54:35]: Asks whether he should keep wearing his decade-old underwear with holes or throw them away.

Discussion Highlights:

• Charlie [55:12]: Advises against throwing them away, comparing worn underwear to "a nice pair of leather boots" that have "broke in."
• Miles [55:48]: Engages in playful banter about rifling through girlfriends’ underwear drawers.

Notable Quotes:

• Charlie [55:27]: "Underwear is a thing of, like, no one's gonna see it."
• Miles [56:02]: "Why don't you rifle through your girlfriend's underwear drawer next time you see her and report back?"

Key Takeaway: Joe's call brings a lighthearted and humorous discussion about the sentimental value of long-worn underwear, merging practical advice with comedic interaction.

Timestamp: 53:01 – 57:32

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5. Closing Banter and Final Thoughts

As the episode wraps up, Charlie and Miles share final jokes and anecdotes:

• Charlie [57:26]: Mentions the podcast's mascot, a pink piñata, and encourages listeners to visit Frank's Lounge.
• Miles [57:32]: Reminds listeners to "tip your bartender" as they sign off.

Final Notable Quote:

• Charlie [57:15]: "Great merchandise. Great. And maybe you'll see the mascot like we did."

Timestamp: 57:32 – End

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Conclusion

Episode #156 of Bellied Up masterfully blends personal stories with engaging listener interactions, all anchored by the hosts' sharp wit and genuine camaraderie. From Charlie's parking fiasco to Becky's relationship woes, Anton's hunting adventures, and Joe's underwear quandary, the episode offers a rich tapestry of Midwestern humor and relatable scenarios. Notable quotes punctuate each segment, providing memorable takeaways and entertaining insights for both regular listeners and newcomers alike.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Charlie [06:41]: "Let that be a lesson, okay? Start people thinking you killed a woman, and then they'll forgive you being late."
• Becky [12:13]: "Sometimes I'll make fun of him, which... that's kind of how our relationship is."
• Anton [36:34]: "He was robbing banks in the '80s."
• Miles [56:02]: "Why don't you rifle through your girlfriend's underwear drawer next time you see her and report back?"

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For more laughs and lively conversations, tune into Bellied Up every Thursday with Charlie Barrons and Miles at Frank's Lounge. Don’t forget to follow them on Instagram for updates and call-in times to join the fun!

Transcript

[Charlie Barrons]

Hey, folks, welcome to the Bellied up podcast. I'm here. My name is Charlie Barrons and this is my buddy Miles. You bet you guy. We're here over at Frank's Lounge dressed in our best pretty kitty. I'm just enjoying life today, Miles. I'm taking the moment. It's good to be here with you.

[Miles]

I'm glad that you are enjoying the moment because you were not enjoying the moment this morning.

[Charlie Barrons]

I wasn't.

[Becky]

I.

[Miles]

It was. Charlie and I were going to shoot a video at 8:30am I got a phone call, 8:38, from Charlie at age 40. And he just calls me and he goes, what did he say, Jake, hang up? Yeah. He goes, he sounded very frantic. And he's like, I got a little hang up at the parking garage.

[Charlie Barrons]

Most frustrating thing, I'm done.

[Miles]

And he was breathing heavy when I. So I thought he got into an accident. Like, I thought that you, like hit an old lady walking to her car or something. I was like, oh, God, what happened? And he's like, this whole not having a wallet thing really sucks.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

So as you can imagine, Charlie, as we talked about on a previous podcast, forgot his wallet in Milwaukee. And what happened?

[Charlie Barrons]

Wallet in Milwaukee.

[Miles]

That's actually a really good name for a countryside.

[Charlie Barrons]

Not bad.

[Miles]

So tell. Tell everyone what happened.

[Charlie Barrons]

All right, so listen, I planned ahead, believe it or not, because initially I wasn't going to park in the parking structure because the parking on the street is free. But the woman at the Radisson, she said, you know, they're pretty tickety around here. They give tickets and they tow. And I said, well, it's $7 to park here. I think I'm gonna roll the dice. She said, I wouldn't. So she sold me on it. She did. I moved my car to the parking structure and I bought it. $7 a night to park there. Little spendy. But I splurged, thinking, you know, I don't want to be late because my car is getting towed. That's happened before. Most recently in Austin, Texas, because I wanted barbecue right before my flight. Missed the flight, car got towed. But in my defense, the signs that said no parking anytime were burnt by the sun, and you couldn't see them unless you were up close reading them like a foot away. I think it was a ploy on behalf of the tow truck drivers to get more money. And I wrote a really long letter to the city of Boston to discuss this issue. Regardless, here I am trying to not redo my own mistakes, trying to learn from my mistakes and I says, all right, I'll park in your structure. Well, as I get out to the structure, I bring with me the coupon that she said would get me out. So I'm sitting there trying to plug the coupon in. It says, I owe $8, by the way. You only saved a dollar prepaying for it. So truthfully, I should have only got one night, rolled the dice on the second. Regardless, I'm calling. You know the little thing that you call. I say, hello, I was given a validation. I was validated by the hotel and I can't get out. And they said, okay, well, sir, we do not work with the hotel. And I says, not my problem, you know, well, you better start, right? So then I was like, oh, geez. Well, I can't go anywhere. You got a car? There's a car behind me now. There's nowhere for me to go. And so then I get put on hold and bad hold music. And so then it gets disconnected. I go, gee, squeeze cars honking at me. I'm like, oh. So I get out of the car. Now, I parked too close to the little thingy mabob because I got up nice and close to put my ticket, but not enough distance to open up my car. So I put it in the park and I try to put my reverse lights on now because they know I want to back out. Well, this car behind me is not having it. And they're honking louder now as I'm trying to open up the door. Door against the thing. So I'm like, fine. I go over the front council. This is a sedan, by the way, not a very good one. It's a wicked shade of blue, so you can spot me anywhere. I go to open up the car. Well, now it's locked. And I unlock it from across the way. And it's not doing it because of child safety things or something. So now I gotta get back into the driver's seat, unlock it. And then I realize I could have just pulled the thing up another story altogether. So I'm out. I go explain to the car behind me what's going on. I says, I've been screwed here. I'm as mad as you, in fact, probably matter. They said, why don't you just use your credit card? I says, I'm not just trying to save a dollar here. I don't have a credit card. And I tried to use my phone and it wouldn't do the phone thing. What a useless piece of shit that is. So then I says, can I borrow your credit card? And they looked at me funny. I said, maybe if you just back up. Well, backing up is a whole situation. It's not just a quick backup turnaround. No. You got to back up at least a quarter of a block for through a turn. And if someone's coming around the corner, it can be a dangerous situation. Well, at this point, we finally get it all backed up and I'm back in the parking spot. At which point I call Miles, I tell them the predicament. Go upstairs, get a new parking pass, new validation. I leave, and here we are.

[Miles]

And the funny thing is, is you called me at 8:40. There's no way it took longer than 10 minutes from you pulling up to there, having all this happen. Parking again?

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, I threw a few extra beats in there just so you would kind of.

[Miles]

No.

[Charlie Barrons]

Think that more time.

[Miles]

Not a chance. We. You were supposed to be there at 8:30 and you were leaving the parking structure at 8:30, so.

[Charlie Barrons]

8:30. Two, actually. So, anyways, it's nice to be here, Miles. Really.

[Miles]

Honestly, I was relieved because when you first called me in a frantic you, it sounded like you ran over someone.

[Charlie Barrons]

Let that be a lesson to you guys. Let that be a lesson, okay? Start people thinking you killed a woman, and then they'll forgive you being late. Okay. Like, well, it's. At least. At least we. We can still shoot this sketch today. I think we shot a fun sketch, though. I'm happy about it.

[Miles]

Yeah, I. I am too. Should we do some callers?

[Charlie Barrons]

Let's do it.

[Becky]

Miles, how are you?

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, I'm doing good. How are you, Becky?

[Becky]

I'm great. I'm so excited to talk to you guys. Where. Where are you bellied up at?

[Charlie Barrons]

We're bellied up at Frank's Lounge in Fargo, North Dakota. I'm here with Miles.

[Becky]

Hi, Miles.

[Miles]

How are you?

[Becky]

Fabulous.

[Miles]

I hear that you are trying to get your husband to clean more. What's going on?

[Becky]

Yeah, he drives me insane. He always finds little ways to create these other projects that need to happen right now.

[Charlie Barrons]

I got it. I get it. You get. You get fixed on something, it's gotta happen. I mean, cannot wait. You know, It's. It's like a little. It's like when your glue bottle overflows and it starts drying on the top of the glue bottle. You got to pick that off right away. Life cannot continue until it's clean.

[Becky]

Well, you know what? I'm looking out the window at him right now, and he's weeding between the garden beds and he's putting down that Fabric stuff. Yeah, but he's just staring at it. It's like. Yeah, I know, I know you're thinking really hard, bud, but some work done, you know?

[Miles]

And what do you think he should be doing right now? Or is he should just be working, just moving faster?

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, what are you doing? Why don't you go out and help him?

[Becky]

Well, that's what. That was part of the message. So I just had surgery two weeks ago, and I'm left handed, and it was on my left arm.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, damn. What happened?

[Becky]

Well, it's a long story. Basically, it was actually in November. We were unloading a truck full of fresh cut greens.

[Charlie Barrons]

Sure.

[Becky]

And it was something like £8,000 of cut greens. But the bales aren't individually weighed. It's weighed by the gross, you know, tonnage or whatever weight. And so the bale could have been 10 pounds, it could have been 50 pounds. And there was a strong guy in the back of the semi throwing them to me, and I was just throwing them everywhere. And four days went by. My whole entire body was sore. And on the fifth day, I couldn't lift up my coffee cup in the morning.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, no. Yeah.

[Becky]

So I thought I was a tough guy, and I tried to just, you know, work through it. Physical therapy and all that. And finally the doctor's like, well, you know, you've plateaued. You're not getting better. You need the surgery. So.

[Miles]

So you tore something.

[Becky]

The tendons came off the bone.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, dang. Wow. Well, you know, that's. You are just a badass Midwest gal over here, you know, working through the pain. Just a little ibuprofen. I'll. I'll stitch it up, you think in your head, and then before you know.

[Miles]

It, you know, you and my dad would get along great.

[Becky]

Oh, speaking of parents, it's my mom's birthday. Can I shout out my mom?

[Charlie Barrons]

Absolutely.

[Becky]

Happy birthday Helen Klein, 73.

[Charlie Barrons]

Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to use Happy birthday dear Helen Klein. Happy birthday to you.

[Anton]

Real good.

[Becky]

Oh, you guys are so sweet. She's gonna be so thrilled.

[Charlie Barrons]

That's awesome.

[Miles]

All right, update on the husband. Has he moved yet?

[Becky]

All right, let's look. He's pacing.

[Miles]

Okay.

[Charlie Barrons]

He's circling like a lion trapped in a game.

[Miles]

So he was formulating a plan. Now he's mentally mapping the plan.

[Becky]

Yes. Oh, he's putting something in the ground now. Okay, but it's more like. Yes. Still mental mapping.

[Miles]

So this is his M.O. he moves slow and pretends to do work even though he's not well.

[Becky]

I mean, he gets shit done eventually. But it's like. Like half his clothes are still in the front hall closet because he hasn't finished the. His closet. You know what I mean? Like. Like, dude, that was like, two years ago.

[Charlie Barrons]

Like, this is torture for you because you cannot do anything. And since you can't be distracted by doing work yourself, you're forced to just. Just see what he's not doing. Yeah. Yes, this can be absolutely. This is going to be real trouble for your marriage the longer this goes on.

[Becky]

Well, we're not actually married.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay.

[Becky]

Might as well be.

[Miles]

Well, I mean, that adds up. The guy takes forever on everything. Of course, he hasn't proposed. Are you kidding?

[Charlie Barrons]

Still mapping out where to put the knee down?

[Miles]

He's now, but is he at least in the circling phase? Is he circling the jewelry store at least now?

[Becky]

Oh, I get jewelry, just not that specific. Ring.

[Miles]

Do you want a ring or you guys mutual, like, hey, we don't need to get married.

[Becky]

I mean, I would like it. Every girl wants to get married and. Well, really, I just want the honeymoon, I guess, but just take me on vacation.

[Charlie Barrons]

So is that.

[Becky]

Throw me a big party and take me on vacation.

[Charlie Barrons]

Is that what this is really about? You're upset about his pace on the chores, but it's really, really the big pop in the question you're looking for?

[Becky]

No, definitely not. It's all about the chores.

[Charlie Barrons]

Nice. You know, he's got a keeper. I'm not sure what he's thinking here.

[Miles]

Have you tried different tactics to get his ass in gear?

[Becky]

Well, that's why I called you guys, because my tactics don't work currently.

[Miles]

What are you currently using?

[Becky]

Sometimes I'll make fun of him, which. That's kind of how our relationship is. We got no problems with that. But, like, you know, hey, Sally, why don't you get out there and finish that, you know, that kind of thing. Oh, it doesn't seem to work.

[Miles]

And then what does he say in response?

[Becky]

Well, he usually have a little quip right back at me, you know, but.

[Charlie Barrons]

Have you tried bribing?

[Becky]

But it's always. It's always the thing. It's always just got to do something else. Oh, but I got to do this. I got to do that. His favorite thing is to cut the grass.

[Miles]

I mean, in his defense, the grass does keep growing, so you got to stay on top of it.

[Becky]

Well, no, I get that. I get that. What's up with the. Your. Your decks, guys? The zero turn or whatever?

[Miles]

I'm sure he'd love one of Those zero turn mower.

[Charlie Barrons]

Zero turns?

[Miles]

What do you. Yeah, yeah, that's what she said.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, no. Miles. Miles's battery broke on his zero turn.

[Miles]

Currently are in a predicament with the zero turn. Got to get a new battery.

[Charlie Barrons]

Maybe you. Maybe you dangle zero turnover as the reward if he gets your. Your honeydew list done here.

[Becky]

I'm guessing those are pretty expensive.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. Miles, you got a second one somewhere, right? You know, you want to ship that thing?

[Miles]

Well.

[Charlie Barrons]

Put a stamp on it.

[Miles]

Charl is always potting off all of my stuff and money.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, that's my specialty.

[Miles]

You could. Another tactic you could try is the Midwest dad approach. So, Charlie.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

I want you. I'm going to be you.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay.

[Miles]

I'm dragging my feet in the garden and I want you to be your dad.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay? Hey.

[Miles]

Okay. I'm just going to stand here.

[Charlie Barrons]

Hey, what the hell are you doing over there, huh? We got work to do over here.

[Miles]

Garden.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. You've been doing it for a long time. Quit your dilly, Dale. And I'm putting five minutes on the clock. Finish it. All right. By the time I walk around this corner, if that's not finished. See the back of this hand? Yeah. You want to see it up close? Have you tried beating them or giving them beer? You know, that usually helps.

[Becky]

Oh, that's a good idea.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Becky]

You want to hear something funny, Charlie? I'm wearing the Fleet Farm dad hat right now.

[Charlie Barrons]

Are you? Nice. Meet you at the Minute Walk.

[Becky]

Minute dot com.

[Charlie Barrons]

Hey, thank you.

[Anton]

Thank you.

[Miles]

You should try the dad approach right now. You should go poke your head out the. Wind the door and give them a little midw dad. Tell him to unhook the plow. You know, get. Get his ass in gear.

[Becky]

You guys want me to.

[Miles]

Yeah, let's do it.

[Anton]

Okay.

[Becky]

Hold on. I'm walking. Hold on, hold on, hold on. Oh, wait, hold on. I'll put you on speaker real quick.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, yeah, do that.

[Miles]

Yep.

[Anton]

All right.

[Becky]

What you doing there, bud? You need to move that ass a little faster there. She told me to off the voice, babe. On the phone with the Voice.

[Charlie Barrons]

Whipper in shape.

[Becky]

Did you hear that?

[Anton]

What'd he say?

[Becky]

He said whip her into shape.

[Charlie Barrons]

Hey, you guys have a great relationship.

[Becky]

We do.

[Miles]

The thing you were missing is you. You didn't warn him about the backhand, and that would have maybe ripped him in the. Because otherwise it's just an empty threat.

[Charlie Barrons]

Right? Right. Yeah. You gotta let them know that there's some.

[Becky]

Oh, no, I didn't offer him the beer, though. I forgot to offer him the beer.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yep. It's. That's called the honey and the stick approach right there. Or the carrot in the stick good.

[Miles]

Cow, bad, cop good.

[Becky]

With the dangling. The carrot.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yep, yep. Carrot in the stick.

[Becky]

That's a good one.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. In that analogy, is the carrot dangling from the stick?

[Becky]

Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, okay.

[Miles]

You dangle because you hold the stick.

[Becky]

Over in front of the animal, and then they chase the carrot that. They can never get it.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, that's what the stick's for. I thought the stick was for beating. Now I know.

[Miles]

And carry a big carrot.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, yeah. There's a. That's a Woodrow Wilson quote. Well, so what? What other projects do we got hanging around? Hanging around the house? You got a list? Do you have a list written down?

[Becky]

Oh, God, I have a list. I have a list.

[Charlie Barrons]

Read it off.

[Becky]

Put away the laundry. Sweeping. Mop and vacuum. Water the plants. And what was the other thing? Oh, there was one more thing. He didn't do any of it. I'll make the bed.

[Miles]

Some of the.

[Charlie Barrons]

Some of that you can do with one hand. Yeah.

[Miles]

I mean. Yeah, yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

Water the garden.

[Miles]

I mean, geez, you are milking this arm. You can't make the bed with one hand.

[Becky]

Oh, really? Really, Miles? You're gonna put on a fitted sheet with one arm?

[Charlie Barrons]

That's mine. That's it.

[Anton]

Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

I can't even do that with two arms. Right O.

[Becky]

Guys, guess what happened today. Did you guys see what happened?

[Charlie Barrons]

New Pope.

[Becky]

He's a fib.

[Charlie Barrons]

He's a fib. The Pope's. I hope he's not a Bears fan.

[Becky]

I hope so, too.

[Charlie Barrons]

Otherwise we're in trouble.

[Becky]

I'm a fib. But the old man isn't. Which makes it even worse that he doesn't get the. Done.

[Charlie Barrons]

Where are you guys living?

[Becky]

Bensonville. We're right outside Older airport.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, sure. Nice.

[Becky]

Yeah. So if you guys ever need me to pick you up, I gotcha.

[Charlie Barrons]

I appreciate that. All right.

[Miles]

I mean, I don't know if you can with your arm. You can't do any thing else. So. Can you drive a car, even?

[Becky]

Geez, I am allowed to drive.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay.

[Miles]

I'm starting to wonder if that's a good idea.

[Becky]

I still had to. Oh, what was that? What was that?

[Anton]

Nothing. Nothing.

[Becky]

Well, like, even when I had to still wear the sling, they told me I could drive. I just wouldn't because I was afraid I was gonna fall out and face plant and. But like. No, I will drive now, but just like, only if I have to. You Know, it's not all the way back.

[Anton]

So.

[Miles]

Yeah. What's. So what's your story? What are you saying? You were throwing some bales around. What do you do for work?

[Charlie Barrons]

Obviously a lawyer. Miles.

[Miles]

Nice.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, obviously. He's a golfer.

[Becky]

Oh, he used to.

[Charlie Barrons]

He used to what?

[Becky]

Miles would like that, right? Miles like skull.

[Miles]

I do like golf.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, I was trying to do a big Lebowski quote.

[Becky]

Oh, that's my favorite movie.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Becky]

Oh, my God. Miles, I have to ask you. Is your favorite show of all time the Office?

[Miles]

Yeah. Probably up. Yeah. TV show wise. Yeah. In my favorite.

[Becky]

What are some of your other faves? Because I've heard you quote off, obviously, the Office. I've heard you do Friends. I caught a couple friends quotes.

[Miles]

Yeah.

[Becky]

I thought one time I caught a letter. Kenny quote. But I wasn't sure.

[Miles]

Yeah. I. I also lately have been a righteous gemstones guy.

[Charlie Barrons]

It's a good show.

[Becky]

That's a good one, too.

[Miles]

I just.

[Becky]

That's a good one.

[Miles]

This I haven't finished this season, but there are some episodes this season where I was dying laughing. And that doesn't happen a lot in today's world. I feel like comedy shows are good comedy shows.

[Charlie Barrons]

Tough to come by, tough to find.

[Becky]

Comedy's my favorite genre.

[Miles]

So what do you do for work?

[Becky]

Oh, yeah. So, no, I work at a garden center. It's called Plat Hill Nursery. We sell everything from houseplants, trees, and shrubs. And I'm the perennial director there.

[Charlie Barrons]

The perennial director.

[Becky]

Yeah. So all the pretty flowers. That's my department.

[Charlie Barrons]

That's a great specific for a. For like a sketch at some point. What? I am the perennial director.

[Miles]

I don't know why I thought that was so funny. It's just such a serious title for flowers. I don't know.

[Charlie Barrons]

I know flowers is serious business. Miles, my wife.

[Becky]

Well, yeah, Miles. Because if we don't have the bees, then we're all screwed.

[Charlie Barrons]

Thank you. Thank you. Do you got a bee house, or is that on the list, too?

[Becky]

The funny part about that is I'm terrified of bugs. People are always just like, how do you do this? And I just say, like, when they come by me, I just run the other direction. Like, I don't know.

[Charlie Barrons]

There's something.

[Becky]

Oh, go ahead.

[Charlie Barrons]

No, you're not a bug gal, but you're a flower gal. Yeah. You only get one with the other.

[Becky]

I know. Well, that's the problem. See, I like the bees. They just don't have to get that close to me.

[Miles]

Yeah, that's from afar. Yeah.

[Becky]

Yes, definitely. They can do their business.

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, good. Well, yeah, we appreciate your service to all the yards out there around o' Hare Airport that have those beautiful flowers in there. Thank you for getting those out there and distributing those.

[Miles]

Yeah. And. And I could sense when he went out there to yell at your guy, you were. I. I felt like you didn't want to hurt his feelings. But now you're back in the house. He's not listening. Before we let you go, I'd like you to really let us know what you'd love to say to him while he's standing out there doing nothing. Just let. Just let it out.

[Becky]

Nobody needs to see your ass crack, you lazy son of a.

[Charlie Barrons]

There it is. The truth just sounds different. Well, maybe you should get him a belt or something for Father's Day coming up. Is he a dad?

[Becky]

Yes, he is.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay, Granddad. Nice.

[Miles]

Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

There you go.

[Becky]

Oh, and then his grandmother is supposed to be here today, and that's why I'm all pissed that everything's not cleaned up, because I can't. And I know you guys think I'm whining, but. No, there's stuff I can't do, and. And his grandma's gonna come.

[Anton]

Well.

[Becky]

And I'm like, okay, I'll. She's from Bangor, Wisconsin, Charlie.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, yeah, yeah. Bangor banger. Some would say so.

[Miles]

So his grandma, so she's got great, great grandchildren.

[Becky]

Oh, their family's huge.

[Miles]

That is wild.

[Charlie Barrons]

That is wild.

[Becky]

Well, I guess, you know, that maybe there's not that much to do up there in Bangor.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. I mean, I guess why go to high school when you can have a baby by sophomore year, you know, you.

[Miles]

Can go to the school of hard knocks.

[Charlie Barrons]

There you go. Well, look, I'll tell you this. If you want stuff to get done, you got one good hand. Go pull a switch and make it happen.

[Becky]

You know what? That's so possible.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

Then she gets tendinitis in that elbow. Switch elbow instead of tennis elbow.

[Charlie Barrons]

Whopper's elbow.

[Miles]

It's a real thing.

[Becky]

Well, hey, can I ask you guys a question?

[Miles]

Yeah.

[Becky]

Is George Kittle really that nice?

[Miles]

Oh, nice. He's a great dude. We. We had him on the podcast, and, you know, we were figuring that he was gonna be like, all right, good. Thanks, guys. I gotta get out of here. He sat with us for, like, an hour afterwards, just having some beers, chewing the chaw.

[Charlie Barrons]

It was just nice. And I don't. It's hard for me to say this because he's such a, you know, thorn in the side. Of the packers, but apparently he doesn't even think about us, so.

[Anton]

You know him.

[Charlie Barrons]

I know. I know. That's what I want to say. But he's just too nice. Too nice of a guy.

[Becky]

Are you happy about Matthew Golden, Charlie?

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, yeah. I think that'll be nice. You know, we got. Yep. He's like our Randy Moss.

[Becky]

I called that. I said. I said to my guy, who's a bearskin, I said, I don't give a what your team does, but I just want the packers to draft a wide receiver in the first round. Bing, bang, boom, we got one. I was so thrilled.

[Charlie Barrons]

I said the same thing. And I was walking around the whole draft as a Packers owner, like I had a job to do, you know? And, yeah, Miles doesn't like it when we talk packers because he.

[Miles]

No, no, I don't care.

[Becky]

It's a. It's a pyramid scheme. Right, Miles?

[Miles]

It really is. I just can't believe.

[Charlie Barrons]

What?

[Miles]

That you guys are all drinking the cheese.

[Becky]

You know, because we literally have our certificate hanging framed in our living room.

[Miles]

You bought a. How much Was your stock?

[Charlie Barrons]

$250.

[Miles]

You bought a $250 piece of paper that you'll never be able to sell.

[Charlie Barrons]

No, I did not. It also came with a folder, Miles.

[Becky]

And you get to go to the meeting every year.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. You get to go sweat your ass off at Lambeau in the dead of summer. Swampy. You get a swassy group of owners.

[Becky]

We went to the home opener game last year, and it was so hot that they literally ran out of water. They ran out of water bottles. They started giving away cups of ice from the cocktail cart so people wouldn't pass out. That's not a shot of Lambo. The Lambo's beautiful.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. We're out of water. Just have some beer at all.

[Becky]

Right, well, here's the ice from without. Without the whiskey.

[Anton]

Just take the ice.

[Miles]

That's basically what I thought you were gonna say. I thought. Started handing out beers like it was water.

[Becky]

Oh, no, no, no.

[Miles]

Because that's my Lambo experience. I got so drunk at Lambo because every corner I turned around, there was someone shoving a beer in my face. They got. I. Normally at stadiums, it takes 20 minutes to get one beer. And it took 20 seconds for me to get a beer at Lambo. I was very impressed.

[Charlie Barrons]

Miles got so.

[Becky]

They have their shit together. They do.

[Charlie Barrons]

Miles got so drunk at Lambeau the next day, he turned his whole life around.

[Miles]

I wish I could say that's not true. I wish I Could say that's not true, but it is.

[Charlie Barrons]

That's when he started his weight loss journey.

[Becky]

No way.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yes.

[Becky]

Yeah, well, Miles, you know what they say, you looking like a snack.

[Miles]

Oh, okay.

[Charlie Barrons]

All right. He hasn't been back to Lambo since.

[Becky]

Yeah, he'll never go again.

[Miles]

No, they're not gonna recognize me when I walk in. They'll be like, last time you were here, you were twice the man you are now.

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, I'm half the man that I used to be. Yup.

[Miles]

You know, I've never heard it stated like that, but yeah, it's accurate. Yeah, it doesn't help, Charlie, that you. You also made me participate in some extracurriculars in terms of.

[Charlie Barrons]

I did of.

[Miles]

Of a snack as well.

[Charlie Barrons]

I found there was a Delta 8 thing that they were selling at the Stadium View bar. And back then I didn't know Delta 8 was just jet fuel and a gummy bear. And I gave Miles, I said, now be careful, take half of this. Miles popped the whole thing in his mouth. The next day he was too sick to do bellied ups. And between the alcohol and the booze and we were dancing, we were cutting up a rug and. Yeah, that was years ago now.

[Miles]

It wasn't. You didn't say, take half of this. And then I took the whole thing. He hands it to me and as it's already down my throat, he goes, only take half.

[Charlie Barrons]

I couldn't help it. I was on Delta 8. I was.

[Becky]

Okay, so let me ask you boys, when you're not drinking the Bush Light or the Lineys or the typical. What's. What's your liquor?

[Charlie Barrons]

Barron's Old Fashioned brandy.

[Becky]

Oh, God, I should have known that. What about you? What about you, Mouth?

[Miles]

I like drinking like whiskey 7. You know, I like. Okay, I used to be a whiskey diet guy and then, I don't know, I like something a little lighter now.

[Charlie Barrons]

Seven and seven. Yellow.

[Miles]

Seven. Seven. Summer Windsor seven.

[Becky]

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

[Miles]

So.

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, good for you.

[Miles]

Well, we appreciate you calling in today.

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, I suppose it's about that time.

[Miles]

Now be careful when you slap your knee. Use the right arm, otherwise you're gonna.

[Charlie Barrons]

Be, you know, face planted.

[Miles]

You're gonna regress on that rehab a little Midwest.

[Becky]

Goodbye. You want to hear something the doctor told me yesterday? It's kind of interesting?

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, sure.

[Becky]

So he said that it's easier for left handed people to become ambidextrous when they go through something like this because right handed people are dumber. Their left arm is typically 90% strong as their dominant hand. And for left handed people, since there's so many right handed things in the world, our arms are basically just as strong. So it's easier for left hand people to come in ambidextrous.

[Charlie Barrons]

So it's not that impressive. You beat me in that arm wrestle with your right arm, Miles.

[Miles]

I'm gonna fact check.

[Charlie Barrons]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Miles]

I am a lefty. Yeah. And Charlie's just salty because I beat him in an arm wrestling competition with my right hand. With my right.

[Charlie Barrons]

Cheated. He cheated.

[Miles]

Charlie said ready go. He got to say when we started and he's saying that I cheated.

[Charlie Barrons]

You tickled my hand.

[Becky]

He's never to rematch you.

[Charlie Barrons]

I'm going to do the rematch. I'm gonna. I'm gonna slip him a Delta 8 and get my rematch.

[Miles]

Oh man. Yeah, actually that's probably midwest rehab is all right. I'm gonna need you to do 15 whelp knee slaps for me here.

[Becky]

Yeah, that's what the old man always tells me. Yeah, you're fine.

[Charlie Barrons]

Rub some dirt on it.

[Becky]

Yeah.

[Miles]

Well, thanks for calling in. Hope your, your arm gets better and you gotta whip that old guy into shape.

[Becky]

All right, I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go pick a switch right now.

[Charlie Barrons]

Good for you. Good for you.

[Miles]

No, do it. Psychological warfare. Make him pick the switch.

[Becky]

Oh yeah, I like that.

[Miles]

All right, have a good one. Oh man, what a good gal.

[Charlie Barrons]

Great cow.

[Miles]

You Packer owners, I swear to God. What?

[Charlie Barrons]

We know what's up, Miles. You just wish you had a team.

[Miles]

I will have to say I did think it was maybe more money than 250 bucks.

[Charlie Barrons]

It's up to 300 now.

[Miles]

Oh boy. Yeah, just everything's getting inflated these days.

[Charlie Barrons]

I think it was 250. It might have been 275. I got blind though. Whatever it was, I was buying it.

[Miles]

Can anyone buy stock at any time or they do different releases of stock differently.

[Charlie Barrons]

Really? You only have a certain window to get it. I've never bought. True story. I've never bought a coat. Never purchased a coat.

[Miles]

Does they say give you one?

[Charlie Barrons]

No. Just because there's always been coats around.

[Miles]

I don't know what you're talking about.

[Charlie Barrons]

I've never bought a big coat. I've never bought one. There's. I've always used a coat or someone like since we. I always like used a coat that was around or someone bought. Bought me it or then we started doing this thing and then people like would send people send us coats Sometimes. Like we had the Duluth deal for a little bit and they sent a bunch of coats. So now I wear those.

[Miles]

What does this have to do what we're talking about?

[Charlie Barrons]

I don't know. Some remind me of it. Am I missing you brought up coats. Oh, no. This is what the connection was. I didn't complete the circle. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've never bought a coat, but I spent 300 on 250 on packers owner.

[Miles]

Thing talking about is coat some slang in the stock world? No, I didn't know.

[Charlie Barrons]

No, I just. I'm just proud of that, you know. Never got a coat, but I've spent.

[Miles]

300 bucks on a piece of paper.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. And people have been generous to me and giving me codes.

[Miles]

Well, should we take another one?

[Charlie Barrons]

Let's do it.

[Miles]

Fourth of July is coming. Charlie. You know what that means?

[Charlie Barrons]

It means fireworks. Miles, put it in reverse.

[Miles]

Terry, right? If you got a Terry in your family, who's lighting off fireworks, can't get out of there. And maybe you have a firework accident.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yup. And before you know it, all you can say is it's the third of July. You guys can't see it out there, but I just made a joke about losing a finger. It does. It happens.

[Miles]

God forbid it does happen, you might be in a bad spot. You know, it's. Nothing's worse than trying to eat a bratwurst with three fingers, you know. No, it just falls right out of your hands.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

And if you're in a scenario like that, you got to make sure to call Nicolay Law.

[Charlie Barrons]

Nicolay will go after those big firework manufacturers in China and we'll get you the money you deserve. 1-855- Nicolae.

[Miles]

Nice.

[Charlie Barrons]

Hello? Is this Anton?

[Anton]

Yes, it's me. How are you doing?

[Charlie Barrons]

It's good. We are doing good. We are doing good. So I'm here with Miles. You bet you guy.

[Anton]

Oh, nice. Are you guys hard at work or hardly working?

[Charlie Barrons]

We are.

[Miles]

Or both? Yeah, a little bit. Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

I'm hard. Miles is at work. So what's on your mind now that you know that?

[Anton]

All right. Definitely not. I don't wanna. I don't want that on my mind anymore.

[Miles]

But Charlie just crossed his legs, so.

[Anton]

I'm in a bit of a pickle.

[Charlie Barrons]

Me too.

[Anton]

Flash it or no. All right. So yeah, I go. I live in the city, right? Montreal. But to go out, I gotta get out of the city to go hunting, you know. So I managed to find a local redneck, retired old person.

[Charlie Barrons]

A local redneck a retired old Craig.

[Miles]

Was looking for a redneck.

[Anton]

Because they got the spots, right?

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, they got the spots.

[Anton]

But right now it's starting to cost me a lot in beer. And every time I get I leave hunting after we. I gotta smash a couple of beers with them and everything. But I gotta get back home and work the next day. And it's being rough and it's cost you a lot of money to supply all the beer for that old guy. So I was trying to figure out how do I keep going hunting with them without needing to bring in my case of 30 cores light every time.

[Charlie Barrons]

Wow. I mean, how much is beer in Canada these days?

[Anton]

Hey, obviously not cheap enough.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, tariffs. Tariffs are screwing up your game. I think you're. You're screwed on that, man. That a 30 rack is a pretty good deal for some hunting.

[Anton]

That's true. I do get the best spots and everything, but my liver is now thinking it's a good deal.

[Charlie Barrons]

I see.

[Miles]

So it's less about the money and more about that. You just can't keep up with them and that's your first mistake. Don't ever try and keep up with a redneck on drinking a case of beer.

[Charlie Barrons]

No.

[Anton]

Yeah, he's a bit of a legend with that. He had liver cancer at some point, but he just kept drinking. Okay. I don't like to drink water.

[Miles]

He actually like, he got liver cancer. And the way that he killed his liver cancer is by drinking more.

[Charlie Barrons]

It was the holistic remedy. So this guy currently has liver cancer or he beat it.

[Anton]

He beat it. So now he's like, oh, I'm back on the sauce, boys.

[Charlie Barrons]

You had a couple year reprieve there.

[Anton]

Sorry.

[Charlie Barrons]

I said you had a couple years where you'd. Where you could just go hunting and not get, not ruin your liver.

[Anton]

Yeah. Or I could like just buy non alcoholic beer. But he would probably kick me out of the blind or something.

[Miles]

So here's a question. He's taking you some good spots. Are you afraid that if you just show up at those spots that he's gonna kick your ass? Like without him?

[Anton]

Oh, now no. But when I started hanging out with them, he would tell me and he's like, hey, if I see anybody there, I'm shooting and then I'm asking questions. So I don't want to see any better not put you up, be over there without me or whatever or tell anybody about it. So I got the warning in the beginning, but now like we're pretty cool. So sometimes he sends me out alone or with his buddies just too old to go all the time.

[Miles]

So how did you meet this redneck?

[Anton]

We were fishing in the area, and we saw a guy with, like, a painted camel boat and, like, with marijuana leaves used as the camel for the spray paint. And then we're like, if somebody's catching them, it's got to be that guy. So we started talking to him, and then it started taking us fishing. And then what? A lot of beer on a picnic table outside, and next thing you know, we're buddies.

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, maybe you can bring him some marijuana instead. Have you floated that one?

[Anton]

He grows his own because he doesn't have enough money for retirement.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay.

[Miles]

What does he do for a job?

[Anton]

He. Well, he used to be, like. He spent his 20s in prison, and then he was working construction, so kind of out of lines.

[Charlie Barrons]

That tracks. That tracks. So, okay, I don't know if you have a solution to this. It's just. How bad do you want to go hunting with them?

[Anton]

I mean, you enjoy hunting, right? Charlie?

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Anton]

Would you give it up?

[Charlie Barrons]

No, I would. I mean, give them the beers, and then you. You don't have to go one for one for him. That's a one, two punch, then. That's a one, two solution. That's killing two. Two ducks with the same shell right there.

[Anton]

They're just gonna spend the day calling me a.

[Charlie Barrons]

Well.

[Miles]

You kind of are being one. So I don't spade. A spade is. What do you want?

[Anton]

You're right. I should just man up.

[Miles]

Yeah, that's good advice. Just man up and stop being a. What do you do for work?

[Anton]

I'm in construction.

[Miles]

Oh, well, then what are you so worried about? Showing up to work hungover. I used to do that. I was fine.

[Anton]

Yeah. But now I'm the boss, so it's kind of like everybody looks at my swollen face. I'm like, yeah. Rough night?

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, if you're the boss, you can afford a 30 rack.

[Anton]

Yeah.

[Miles]

And if you're the boss, you just sit in your truck all day anyways. So what's the. Why do you need to look presentable?

[Anton]

Oh, I don't. I'm the guy. I'm the guy in the trenches because I don't have employees. I always subcontract the stuff I don't do. So the clients that. Because they're always talking how we want this or that. And if you smell like you had a liquor it up night before, that's not.

[Miles]

He's like, I'm the boss. I'm like, how many employees do you have? He's like zero. I'm just a independent contractor.

[Charlie Barrons]

The boss of yourself?

[Anton]

Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

You speak French?

[Anton]

Yes, sir.

[Charlie Barrons]

Miles has an interest. Does that mean you want croissant and weed?

[Miles]

I think no.

[Anton]

That means I want a croissant. Yes.

[Charlie Barrons]

That would be the first French word, first French sentence I've ever heard you say.

[Miles]

Oh, man. French language is crazy. You just don't pronounce any letters whatsoever. If you just go, you got it. I probably said a sentence right there.

[Anton]

Oh, it's crazy. Especially French Canadians. Like, it's a complete different French. You don't understand half of it because they're, like, basically mumbling it. Especially if they're missing teeth. It's even worse.

[Miles]

And then whistle a little too with it because they don't have any teeth in the front.

[Charlie Barrons]

How do you say watch out for deer in French?

[Anton]

But that's like. That's in the Quebecois accent.

[Charlie Barrons]

Passion, charlette. Pass on chaud. Yeah, nice. Sick.

[Anton]

But when you. When they say buy, it's like a cool way. Like, instead of watch out for the air, they just say, watch out for the machine, like your truck. So they say, yeah, it's like, watch out for the other, but in French, Quebec version. Watch out for your truck.

[Charlie Barrons]

That's what you guys say when you say goodbye.

[Anton]

That's what my friend Frank tells me every time. He's like, oh, my sh. And then I head out.

[Miles]

Is it because you. You because you got in a car accident at some point or. No, no, no.

[Anton]

It's just like. Just like regular say. It's like, have you ever hit a deer on the road?

[Miles]

Charlie has.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, are you asking us? Yeah.

[Anton]

You say watch out for deer to know you didn't hit one. Right. Because you never know what might happen.

[Miles]

True. Yeah, you're right of it. That's smart. I like it.

[Charlie Barrons]

Or get ahead if you hit it, you know?

[Anton]

But if it's Frank driving, he's probably gonna hit it on purpose. Like, get two birds of sunstone.

[Miles]

Yeah. He's headed out to the stand. Just hit the deer with your thing. You can go back and drink your. Your beer in your. In. In the warm weather. The ac.

[Anton]

Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

Should we go to Montreal?

[Anton]

I think you should. You guys want. You can. You can meet Frank and we could go walleye fishing or duck hunting would be great.

[Charlie Barrons]

That would be awesome. We should do that. We should do bellied ups in Montreal. Miles.

[Miles]

Yeah, I got my passport. You need to get a new passport? Actually.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

What the hell are you talking about? We can't. Yeah, I Know we can't right now.

[Charlie Barrons]

I got to go to Walgreens first.

[Miles]

Charlie is traveling with an experience. Expired passport, by the way.

[Charlie Barrons]

Just no wallet and an expired passport.

[Anton]

Well, that sounds a lot like Charlie. He's a bit forgetful, right?

[Miles]

Yeah. It's like everyone else would be shocking news, but you hear Charlie, you're like, I just thought that was your. How you normally do it?

[Charlie Barrons]

It's a Tuesday. Yeah, well, we gotta get up there to Montreal. What do you do for fun?

[Anton]

I'll be waiting for you. Oh, well, I drink beer with an old retired man. I go fishing and hunting.

[Charlie Barrons]

Good. I like your style.

[Miles]

Do you have a significant other?

[Anton]

No.

[Miles]

Okay. I mean, you're kind of living the dream right now. Just hanging out, drinking beer, smoking weed and fishing.

[Anton]

Yeah, because, like, whenever I go out, like, with chicks, it's kind of hard to explain, like, who I hang out with. It's like 70 something. I don't know. But I'm 24, so it's like, hey, what do you do for fun? Hang out with this creepy old guy.

[Miles]

A good guy, though. He only spent a bunch of time in prison.

[Anton]

Yeah, great guy.

[Charlie Barrons]

So what he do? How do he spend 10 years in prison?

[Anton]

You know, that was the longest. Like, I. I tried to get it out when I first met him. I kept asking, like, he kept telling us prison stories and stuff. I'm like, frank, what did you do? He's like, well, apparently you're not allowed to shoot at people. I'm like, what the do you mean?

[Miles]

It's because someone went to his fishing spot after he showed him without his permission.

[Anton]

No, no, they didn't dare do that. But he was robbing banks in the 80s.

[Miles]

Really?

[Anton]

No, it was the 70s, because in the 80s he got out of prison by then and then started selling that British Korea sketchy stuff and whatever.

[Charlie Barrons]

Does he have an Italian last name by any.

[Anton]

No, no, no. But he has a lot of Italian friends.

[Miles]

His name is Frank.

[Charlie Barrons]

Frank.

[Anton]

Back in the day.

[Charlie Barrons]

Is he in witness protection at this point? Point?

[Anton]

No. He got cut, right?

[Miles]

Yeah, he was. He was not a witness. He was.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, yeah. He didn't rat, he didn't rap. But, you know, if you get caught for something, they try to. They try to turn you in prison.

[Anton]

Yeah, but he got caught for robbing banks. Like, I don't know.

[Miles]

So, I mean, I feel like that was your last shot at Robin Banks. And then after that, banks were like, all right, we're sick of this. Let's start putting some cameras up.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

You know let's make this little button underneath the counter. And it just made guys like Frank's job just become obsolete. You know, that was like in the bank robbing communities, like AI taking jobs.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

Just they took all the bank robbing jobs with all the technology.

[Charlie Barrons]

All the bank robbers are sending emails asking if you telling them to click this link and you can fulfilling it.

[Anton]

Or that have a kingdom that they've been thrown out of and they need money to help their father get back.

[Miles]

Nigerian prince.

[Anton]

Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

All the bank robbers moved to Nigeria.

[Miles]

Oh man, that's. That's actually, you know, it's not cool to rob banks, but it is cool to know someone who used to rob banks. Give me any insight on how you would do it?

[Anton]

Yeah, well, he would just walk up with a counter with like those pantyhose on his face and he would like. I don't know, he would cut his guns like to be shorter or whatever. And he had a. His escape route was going through like farm fields, I think he said, like off road. So like he thought outside the box with his runneck ways to get it succeed, go to succeed or whatever. But he didn't succeed at the end, right?

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. How many years was he in the biz before he got pinched? Nine. Nine. It's pretty good.

[Anton]

No, he was in the. He was inside nine years. I don't know how long he was doing it before.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay.

[Anton]

I don't like to ask too many questions because I'm like, less I know, the better. Right?

[Charlie Barrons]

Yep. Yep. There's no reason to hide a body if that body doesn't know.

[Miles]

Yeah. I mean, Frank is a gangster dude. He's just. He just did it the old fashioned way. He didn't. He said, I'm not doing Ocean's Eleven and that bullshit. I'm just gonna walk into the bank, I'm gonna point a gun at someone and take the money and drive through a cor.

[Anton]

Field.

[Miles]

That's like bank robbing at its purest.

[Charlie Barrons]

You gotta hand it to the guy. Where. Where did he get caught? America.

[Anton]

Out west. Canada. Like in Alberta or somewhere. I don't know. He said it was out west because then they had to transfer. He did like a bunch of penitentiaries across the country, like going back to his home resident.

[Miles]

He did like a brewery tour of penitentiaries.

[Anton]

You know, basically.

[Miles]

Party bus. And then they just went to all the different penitents.

[Charlie Barrons]

Penitentiaries, Penitentiary, Crawley. Oh, sounds like a good guy. We gotta get out to Montreal and go hunting with you guys.

[Anton]

Oh, he's good. He met Jesus now. So he's in line and everything. Sounds like the lights, the Coors left and everything.

[Charlie Barrons]

Good, good.

[Miles]

Well, that's good for Frank. He should write a book.

[Anton]

Oh, I keep telling him. I try. I started recording him now when he tells his stories, because I'm like, somebody needs to document this character.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah. Why don't you play us one of those recordings?

[Anton]

Oh, I don't know, like, how to play it, like. Well, for you to hear on the phone. Right. But if you want, I made a TikTok of him, but half of it is in French, basically.

[Miles]

That's fine.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, send it over to us.

[Miles]

Yeah, just text us a link or whatever.

[Anton]

Yeah, it's Frank Le Buck because he goes by Buck. So it's B, O, C, K, not B, U, C, K because he spells it in French, but it's not even the right spelling in French. Right. But I'll send it over so you guys can check him. I see what he looks like, and then hopefully you don't fall off your bar stools.

[Miles]

Frank Le Buck. Is that what his handle is?

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, yeah, that's the most French way to say. Yeah, I'm Frank Bach.

[Anton]

No, he calls himself Lebach. Like the Buck.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, Frank.

[Anton]

He has it tattooed on his arm, too. His nickname.

[Charlie Barrons]

Really? God. He gave it to himself in prison.

[Anton]

No, no, he gave himself the nickname because he liked hunting so much. So he's like, I'm gonna. I'm gonna go by the Buck now.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, I thought you meant in prison. He gave himself the tattoo.

[Anton]

No, no, he just got the tattoo in prison. But he gave the. Nick. He got the nickname before, I think. I don't know.

[Miles]

That's sweet. If we, like. Is he well known? Like, is there any articles about him that I can read up on Labak?

[Anton]

No, I tried to find some, but it's sold. He's like, prehistoric.

[Miles]

So it's so old, they didn't even have newspapers back then.

[Anton]

They did, but they don't seem. They put them online or whatever.

[Charlie Barrons]

Frank, thy Buck.

[Miles]

Oh, you got his tick tock. He looks exactly how I thought he would look.

[Charlie Barrons]

And I'll play a prairie dog.

[Anton]

On the menu is a hot dog with a big sausage, spaghetti sauce and cheese.

[Charlie Barrons]

Is he talking about eating a prairie dog with spaghetti sauce and cheese?

[Miles]

Yeah, he is.

[Anton]

He's explaining what a prairie dog is out west. It's like a type of hot dog with cheese on it or something.

[Miles]

As he's holding a framed photo of a prairie dog.

[Charlie Barrons]

How does this Only have two likes.

[Miles]

Three.

[Anton]

The prairie dog. The prairie dog has a joint in his hand.

[Miles]

Oh, yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh, my God.

[Miles]

Yeah, he does. Is he right there?

[Anton]

Somebody gave it to him as a gift because he likes marijuana a lot.

[Charlie Barrons]

He looks like he likes marijuana.

[Miles]

I mean, he. He just. He's got long gray hair with a big gray beard and tattoos. He looks exactly the way that I thought Frank would look.

[Charlie Barrons]

Starting to wonder if Jerry Garcia didn't die.

[Anton]

Yeah. So, like, sometimes in the woods when it's dark, you think it's a Sasquatch, so you got to put your safety back.

[Miles]

Yeah, he's having a little red beard. I'm guessing that's in the morning.

[Anton]

Yeah, she got tired of the taste of beer, so he puts salt and clamado inside.

[Charlie Barrons]

That's hilarious.

[Miles]

Great. Well, we appreciate you calling in today, man. This was awesome. And sounds like you got a pretty good setup up. You have to tell Le Buck we says hi, and.

[Anton]

Oh, I will do.

[Charlie Barrons]

And Le Man, I will talk to.

[Anton]

Him about you guys. Hey, it was great talking to you and.

[Charlie Barrons]

Sha Machin. Close enough?

[Anton]

Yeah, close enough.

[Charlie Barrons]

La Show Machine.

[Anton]

That's it.

[Charlie Barrons]

All right, well, La Show Machine and watch for deer.

[Anton]

All right. Have a drink for me, boys.

[Charlie Barrons]

Will do. Tell Frank we say hi. Guy. Yeah, we get a little bit of everyone here.

[Miles]

Miles, he looks like a guy I used to work with for my dad, and his nickname was Flops.

[Charlie Barrons]

Flops?

[Miles]

Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

What a great name.

[Miles]

So, Le Buck and Flops.

[Charlie Barrons]

Why was it Flops?

[Miles]

Because I don't know. Yeah, the meaning was lost in translation many years ago.

[Charlie Barrons]

The reasons they. The reasons are forgotten, but the name lives on.

[Miles]

He's the guy that told me that he could have went pro and bmx, but he just didn't have time.

[Charlie Barrons]

Time. Remember? You tell me about that guy.

[Miles]

And then we found an old BMX bike in a dumpster next to the job site. We pulled it out and made him ride it, and he actually wasn't terrible.

[Charlie Barrons]

He was pretty good at it.

[Miles]

I mean, he wasn't great, right. Because he also spent the last 40 years just chain smoking and drinking every single night.

[Charlie Barrons]

So, yeah, that'll. That'll catch up with.

[Miles]

It was so unhealthy that his skin was like.

[Becky]

Like.

[Miles]

I don't know if this will make sense. His skin was so tight that, like, he felt like if he just took, like, a end of a nail and just poked him, he would just explode.

[Charlie Barrons]

Oh.

[Miles]

That's how inflamed he was at all times. I just can't believe he's still alive.

[Charlie Barrons]

No wrinkles on the guy, though.

[Miles]

That's because he's so tight. Yeah.

[Charlie Barrons]

Well, Voicemail.

[Miles]

Got a voicemail. Jared. Well, let's do it. What's. Who. Joe has got a voicemail for us. Charles. Here we go.

[Charlie Barrons]

We, Joe?

[E]

Yeah. Hey, this is Joe. I'm 23, I live in northern Minnesota, and I got a hot topic because apparently it's a pretty big thing. I got this pair of underwear that I've had for, like, God, 10 years, and they are just. I mean, they're not stained. Let's just get that out of the way right now. They are clean, but they got a lot of holes, and the waistband's falling off, and I guess it's just a gun thing. Or is there women out there, too, that, like, wear their underwear until they disappear? Or should I throw mine away? So I. I don't know. What do you guys think? Okay, I'm gonna hang up now.

[Charlie Barrons]

Do not throw those away.

[Miles]

Don't throw them away. I got a pair of those.

[Charlie Barrons]

I got a pair of those, too. I got a couple pairs of those. I mean, underwear is a thing of, like, no one's gonna see it, you know, I mean, and if someone's gonna see it, you're gonna go with, you know, know, you're gonna dress it up.

[Miles]

A bit, and about the time you start getting holes in them, they're like, you finally got it broken to be the shape that you want them to.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah, it's. That is form fitted to your body.

[Miles]

It's like a nice pair of leather boots, you know?

[Charlie Barrons]

Broke them in.

[Miles]

Exactly.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yeah.

[Miles]

That is a good question, though. Like, do women do the same thing?

[Charlie Barrons]

They must, right?

[Miles]

I don't know.

[Charlie Barrons]

There's gotta be some gals out there, I bet. Who's there?

[Miles]

Charlie, why don't you. Why don't you rifle through your. Your girlfriend's underwear drawer next time you see her and report back?

[Charlie Barrons]

I'm just doing it. She's like, what are you doing? Miles told me before the podcast, and.

[Miles]

She'S like, what the does Miles want with my underwear?

[Charlie Barrons]

She DMS your wife? Yeah. We have to talk.

[Miles]

So, you know, I had a little incident today, and I don't know if you're aware, but Miles wants to know.

[Charlie Barrons]

About my underwear, and it's just like, not again.

[Miles]

I'll do it when I get home. Charlie, sounds like you're not gonna do it. I'll do it.

[Charlie Barrons]

Just ask Anne. You know what?

[Miles]

You gonna text in?

[Charlie Barrons]

I will.

[Miles]

Don't text. And.

[Charlie Barrons]

Okay.

[Miles]

I should actually see if you've gone through with was like the other day when he said he was gonna buy that guy's 200 gift for his wedding.

[Charlie Barrons]

I'm so glad that I didn't get called out on that bluff. Yeah, I just get into a good mood and start wasting money, you know?

[Miles]

I know. I could tell. Well, Charlie, is that another good episode of the Bellied up podcast?

[Charlie Barrons]

Get on over to Frank's Lounge in Fargo if you can, folks.

[Miles]

Great merchandise.

[Charlie Barrons]

Great.

[Miles]

And maybe you'll see the mascot like we did.

[Charlie Barrons]

Yes, yes. I'm gonna have to come back to see that pink pinata.

[Miles]

All right, guys, well, thanks for tuning into another episode. Remember to tip your bartender. We'll see you in the next one.

[Becky]

Bye.

[Charlie Barrons]

Bye, now.

[Becky]

Okay, hope you guys have a good one.

[Charlie Barrons]

Goodbye now.