
Nicole and Sasheer are back and ready to discuss gel manicures, late-night projects, Nicole's merch, sewing club, farming, Nicole's sport mode crocks, softball, baseball, stadium dancers, rugby, the premise of Down To Earth, and WandaVision. Plus Nicole and Sasheer answer your questions about confrontation. Email or call Nicole & Sasheer with your friendship questions at: nicoleandsasheer@gmail.com
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Ready, ready, ready, ready. Set. Podcast.
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Hi.
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Hi. You look so pretty.
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Thank you. Had to do a little work today where I was on the camera. Oh, okay.
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Okay, okay.
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Yeah. Also last night at midnight, I said, better get to sleep early so I can wake up and have my day and I don't feel rushed and I can, like, do my makeup in peace. But then I said, I have to try a gel manicure. So I did it, and I. It's. It doesn't look that bad, but it's also not great when you, like, really look at it up close.
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How do you do it yourself?
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So I got this LED gel light, and I got this kit where you, like, buff your nails. You do this, like, first weird layer, and then you put, like, the. The bottom layer on and you stick it under. It goes slower than it than at the salon. I have no idea how to get it off. And if you put too much on and then don't put your thumb in, like, a thumb war way, if you put it in sideways, it just drips right off. And that was a fun thing to discover.
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Oh, my God.
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So one of my thumbs is real fucking drippy. And nobody said, less is more, friend. You can always build.
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Right? So how long did it take?
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A while. Yeah, it took a while, but I was like, well, a while now means you don't have to paint your nails again for a while.
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Yes, that is true.
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So you're gonna see these for a.
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Minute, for a while. I hope in that time, you figure out how to get them off too.
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Me too. Me too.
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I feel like the late night hours is when projects like that happen, where you're like, just one more. That will take me six hours.
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I have to take all.
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I have to organize my closet right now or last night. Anything tedious.
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After I did my nails, I went into my closet and I said, ooh, what if I move this over here? And then I said, no, Nicole. And then everything I had taken down to move, I just threw on the floor. So now it's just on the floor and it's. I'll fix it maybe today. Yeah. I don't know.
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Because you don't want to keep looking at it on the floor.
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I sure don't. But then I just close the door so I can't see it.
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I see. Yeah.
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Sashir, I don't know if we've talked about this dilemma that I have. Okay. I have a dilemma.
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What's the dilemma?
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So do you remember in 2019 when I was, like, touring a lot and I said an Extra way for this bitch to make money is to sell merchandise.
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Oh, yes.
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So I bought all those T shirts.
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Yes.
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I made my money back. Plus I made like my profit is what I paid for the shirts. Which is like, great, you know.
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Yeah, that's great.
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I was, you know, discounting them and whatnot by the end. And then I just got tired of hauling two 60 pound suitcases around. Yeah. And I was like, I made my money back. I did my due diligence. So Now I have two, I would say, 50 pound trash bags filled with leftover T shirts.
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Yeah.
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And I was like, I can't give them to a Goodwill.
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That would be really, really funny.
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It would be so embarrassing because somebody would take it. They'd be like, oh, wow, nobody wanted these Nicole Byers.
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Oh, yeah. They'd be like, wow, how far she's fallen. And I mean, you could still sell them.
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I could. I'm just, I don't want, like, I'm not traveling right now. And then in order for me to sell them, I'd have to set up an E commerce store. And then I would then have to ship them to people.
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Right.
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That's work that I'm not interested doing. I'm hanging wallpaper. You know, I'm putting holes in my walls. Okay, what if.
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Could you hire your. The assistant that you usually use?
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I guess I could. She didn't have time. When I initially was like, do you want to do this? Yeah, she might have time now. The other option was I was like, oh, what if I just threw them away? And I was like, I cannot in good. Conscious. Conscious. Conscious conscience. Conscience, conscience. I couldn't. And I could never just throw away clubs.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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And then I was like, what if I tweeted, come to this location, John Millhiser will be there giving out shirts.
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That would probably work. Honestly, you think? I actually think so, yeah. I actually think that would work.
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Just on.
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In the middle of the street, giving.
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Out, here's a Nicole shirt.
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And. But then you wouldn't like, like, it's like, how would I size them? It would be chaotic, I think. No, you don't.
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That's not your job. These are free shirts. They'll pick up the size they pick up. You know, like, they'll do the work. You know, you just put them out on a table or something and then they'll figure it out. Or, you know, with your new sewing machine, you can sew a blanket together.
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Oh, my God.
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And donate it somewhere.
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Nobody would want it.
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This T shirt blanket, that's like really badly sewn together. I put on that dress I made and it's not great. Oh, no. But it is the very first thing I made.
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Yes.
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We never said it. We started a sewing club.
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Yes.
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We actually. We have actually been sewing with Meatball. It's happening.
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Yes.
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We're making items.
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Yes.
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I sewed a little crop top, tank top.
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I made a little bag and a tank dress that I think I'm gonna wear anyway. I just need to, like, fix the. Where it comes together over the shoulder. And now we're making color block jumpsuits to wear on a mountain.
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We have to go to the mountain.
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And take photos of our jumpsuits. Did you go this past week? No, because what happened? Oh, yeah, I just like. I don't remember what happened, but I like, couldn't do it. Okay.
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Yeah, Yeah. I had to bail because I had a very long week and I needed to rest, but. Okay, good. I was like, I'm gonna have to catch up so much.
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No, no. I was like, I won't. Maybe it was like, I won't go because you're not there and I don't want you to have to play catch up. So we could just do all the steps together so Meatball wouldn't have to like double back and be like. And then now you have to do. Because Meatball is our shaw man.
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Yeah.
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Our sewing shaw man.
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Yeah.
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And like, just guiding us through how to make these jumpsuits to go to the mountain. And we went to Mood together and.
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Wow.
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So, Cher, you have to go to a fabric store.
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Yeah.
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Everything you can imagine was there. Furry fabrics, textured fabrics, silks. It was. Oh, out of this world. I really enjoyed.
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Sounded fun.
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Yeah, it was very, very, very fun.
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For our next project.
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Yes, our next project. We gotta figure out what our next project's gonna be.
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Oh, boy.
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But I'm setting up a little sewing space in my office. Maybe a skirt.
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That'll be hard for sure. Circle part of it.
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Yeah, Circle skirts are hard. I know. I want to do eventually a bell bottomed cheetah print suit.
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Of course.
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I'm like, with like a pussy bow blouse.
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Oh, fun.
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It's going to take me a real minute, but. But I'm like, excited to set it up in my office because when it's out, like, I don't have to like, take it out of the bag and plug it in and.
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Yeah, yeah. I don't have any goals yet. I mostly want to alter stuff. I mostly want to be like, take this in here or let this out Here and just know how to do that.
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Yeah, it's going to be exciting. It's going to open up a whole new world for us.
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A whole new world.
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A new fantastic point of view. No one to tell us.
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No way to sell. Oh, yes.
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Yes, exactly.
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Oh, boy. Fully just entertained by myself. Oh, boy. Yeah. I can't wait to make this leopard print suit. I woke up in the middle of the night three nights ago or four nights ago, I don't fucking know when it was, and I said, I need a furry cheetah print bucket hat. So I bought that. And then I said, I need a cheetah print short sleeve shirt because I didn't have a good one that I liked anymore and I was giving away my old one, so I bought that and then I said, well, I need leopard print jeans because the ones I have are a little flimsy. So I bought those and then they all came and I was like, what are you doing?
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Hey, Living your best life.
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Living my best life. Also.
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I imagine you falling asleep and then waking up and buying each item. Like you bought the hat and then you fell back asleep and then you bought. You woke up and bought the pants.
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That's exactly what happened. I didn't fall fully back asleep, but I like woke up, did it, and lay down and went, okay. And then closed my eyes and was like, but I have to have this. And then closed my eyes and was like, but what about this? Yeah, it's fun. It's fun. I need to. I need to. I need to work again. I need to like, work outside of my house again.
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Right, right, of course. What else is going on? I don't think I have anything else going on.
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Nothing else, just working house stuff. I got strawberries coming in.
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Where are they coming from?
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The farm. I'm a farmer.
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Oh, they're. Oh, I thought they were like being delivered. I see they're coming in. In your yard. Yes, of course. How silly of me. You're a farmer, they're coming in, you're a farm, wherever you planted them.
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Yes, I'm getting back into farming big time because I can walk a little bit better. So, yeah, I got two pots of strawberries that have, like flowered. So, like, I think I'm gonna get strawberries this, this year.
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Oh, nice.
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I'm really jazzed about it. And then I followed this strawberry planter. I don't know this lady who planted strawberries. And I have the wrong pots for them. They grow in tiered pots and I think they thrive in smaller pots and that's why they're tiered. But I'm just gonna see what happens with these guys. My watermelon plant, she done died. She said, I gotta kick the bucket. I'm out of here. I don't like this farm. I'm going to the big farm in the sky. She's not living anymore, so. And then also my pepper plant. I don't know what the happened to her. I think maybe she's not getting enough sun, but I need to dig her up and start over. My tomatoes, my cherry tomatoes. Unfortunately, it rained a little bit here, and I wasn't watering them myself, so the nice man who lives with me kept watering them after it rained, so he drowned them. And I'm trying to dry them out, and I think I might be able to save them because I saved one of my other tomato plants by, like, I just didn't water it. And I rubbed her and I said, please don't go. And I rubbed the other one today, and. And I'm hoping she survives. And I'm hoping that the other tomato plants talk to that one and be like, listen, she's great. She really loves a good bountiful harvest, even a quaint harvest. So if you just keep providing, she'll be so happy.
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Do you have a schedule for when you water each of the different foods?
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I think you know the answer to that, which is, no, absolutely not. But I discovered I was over watering. I did the slightest bit of research, aka, like, read half of an article, I was over watering. So now I've taken it back a little bit. And then my, like, that's when my strawberries really started thriving, when I stopped watering them every day.
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Oh, okay.
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So I think this is what I'm going to do. It's like, every two days, I water them. I should put an alarm in my phone. Yeah, there you go. Yeah. And she's going to extend the farm to now be. What's a floral farm?
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Like, flowers?
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Yeah. What's a. What's a flower farm?
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A garden.
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Oh.
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No.
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Yep, a garden.
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That's a flower farm.
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So I'm going to. Whatever. For me, it's a flower farm. So I'm gonna have a flower farm, too. I'm gonna get boganavetas. I don't think I'm saying them right. Boganavetas. Kimmy, do you know how to say it?
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Bougainvillea.
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Yep, bougainvillea. There's these really pretty bright fuchsia. They also come in purple, so I'm gonna plant those in the backyard. And they also, like, crawl, and they, like, become like, this big, bushy wall.
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And.
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And I'm just gonna. I just can't wait till. I think they'll probably bloom next year. So I'm just gonna have a big wall of these beautiful flowers, and it's just gonna be so colorful. And I'm so fucking jazzed about it. I'm, like, hard thinking about it. My clit is rock hard. My God, it's cutting my chair.
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Oh, no.
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Her chair broke.
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She fel.
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That's exciting. Yeah.
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We have been left a garden, and I'm a little intimidated.
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Okay.
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I mean, there is a landscaper who's already been taking care of it, so I feel like I don't have to do much, but I do want to know how to take care of the stuff. There's like, rosemary.
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Oh.
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And some other stuff. I don't know what it is.
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Oh, you can cook with rosemary? Yes.
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Yeah. And this is a lot of rosemary. And my man wants to plant some citronella to keep mosquitoes. Yes. Yum, yum. What else do we want? Zucchini.
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Zucchinis. Very versatile. Very, very verse.
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Very verse. He wants the cilantro plant.
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I love cilantro. People on it. And I'm just like, you just don't like flavor.
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Flavor. And I don't know what else we're going to have. I don't want too much.
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She gets some tomatoes.
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I don't really.
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Shut the up. Listen, you'll love them. You'll love these tomatoes that you grow yourself. They're juicy and they're sweet. Love these tomatoes.
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Yeah. Maybe I would like it if I grew it myself. Even.
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Love it. So them, they're so juicy and sweet. So ju. Just so nasty. Little juicy slots. Yes. Yeah. You would love them.
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Okay.
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I think someone listening really just came all over themselves listening to me talk about juicy tomatoes.
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That's like one person's cross section of their. Of what gets them off is like talking about tomatoes and also hearing someone do it sexually.
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They're like, oh, no, I got pull over. I like that they're in a car for this.
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Yeah.
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Now I gotta pull over this too much.
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Oh, boy. People keep sending me. I'm changing the subject. These balls so crocs. People know I like crocs. It's like a part of. I love crocs. But there's this thing that you could put on the back strap when they're in sport mode. That's like two hanging balls. And people like, Nicole, you need this. And I'm like, no, I would never wear balls on my feet.
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These are, like, fuzzy balls, or.
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No, they're just, like, kind of realistic mini balls.
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Like testicles.
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Yeah. Oh, Kimmy, on the keys, can you look them up? I need trucks. Yes. They're truck nuts for your crocs.
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Croc nuts?
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Croc nuts. Well, someone was like, they're crocking balls. Get it? It's like, close to balls. And I was like, oh, I did not understand that little pun there. Yeah, I do. People keep sending them to me.
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That seems like a bridge too far. Like, you spell out certain words on your crotch, but I feel like having an actual image of testicles is a bit.
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It's a little much.
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It's a little much, you know? And I'm a grocery store. Like that.
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No.
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Oh, my God. But I did get something notarized. I was wearing my leopard print Crocs that say good. And the man was like, oh, my God. I love your crocs. I love leopard print also. They're so comfy. And I was like, they are. Do you want to read them? And he said, sure. And then he read them, and he went, oh.
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Bridget, come look at this.
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And Bridget was like, what?
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Oh, wow.
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And then Bridget called Stephanie over, and Stephanie was like. And then everyone. The. Because it was at the bank. Everyone at the bank was just like. And then other people online were like.
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What is everyone looking at?
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And let me tell you, I was the belle of the ball.
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Oh, my God.
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I have never felt so good about something I've done in my life.
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The bank tellers are like, free money for everyone.
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We love these box.
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Yeah.
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I had a good two days at the bank where I was just there for a very long time.
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Oh, Kimmy brought up these croc and balls, huh?
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Is this what you were mentioned?
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Is this what you. This is it. These are not me. No.
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And they also just, like, don't look like they go with the croc.
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No.
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They're, like, so bulky and so bulky. And then it's like when you flip them out of sport mode, they're just gonna be like, balls on your feet.
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Yeah. What a weird discovery.
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Not for me. Not for me.
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I can see how someone would think that could be for you. Sure.
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But she's a complex gal. Okay. She's a complex Chantreuse. Is that the word? Is that what Mariah Carey calls herself? The elusive Chantreus?
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I don't.
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The elusive Chartreuse? That's a comment.
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That's. Yeah. I haven't heard her call herself that the elusive Chantus.
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Would you ever do Spurs?
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Absolutely not Again, what happens when they're not at a sport mode? I'm not wearing my Crocs in sport mode at all times.
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Yeah, sometimes you're not.
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You're not sporting around.
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Sometimes you just chilling, you know?
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Yeah.
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I mean. Yeah, No, I can't do that.
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Those spurs, like, too long too, like, step on them.
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Yeah, I can't do that. I'm not about decorating sport mode unless there's holes on the sides of sport mode. You know, I just.
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You're a sport mode mode purist.
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I am a sport mode purist, yes. I don't want to dampen it. I don't want to. I mean, like, what happens if, you know, the ball or the spur gets caught on something while you're in sport mode?
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Ooh. Actually takes away from the sport mode. Like, it actually is more inconvenient. And you want to be able to run at any moment.
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I do. I want to slip my feet real out, put them in sport mode, shove them right back in, and run.
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Sport mode is so funny to me because, like, what sport are you playing in?
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Cross? Nothing. Not a thing. Well, you never know what sport you might have to join. Okay, so you might be taking a nice walk around the park, and someone's like, hey, we need a 10th for baseball. I do not know how many people play baseball either. Yeah, 10th or 15th. I don't know. And you're like, oh, yeah, man, I'm wearing some shorts. I'm pretty cash.
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I can get this shirt dirty.
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Let me throw down in sport mode.
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Oh, Jordan says 11. You need 11 people.
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11?
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I thought it was nine arbitrary O.
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Nine.
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Nine.
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Nine.
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Maybe I'm wrong now. I played softball all through high school. Shoot, I should know this.
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You're like, I don't know who the on my team.
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Nine players. Yeah, sorry, I just was counting in my head. It's nine players.
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I am a bad softball player.
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Okay, so you've got three people on the bases and then squatter. Oh, yeah. Oh. It's called a shortstop because a short.
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Stop is between second and third.
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What did you say a squatter?
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Yeah. Do you mean a catcher?
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That's the position I played. Catcher.
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A squatter? Yeah, where you squat it.
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There's someone who refuses to leave the baseball field.
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They're like, there's squatters rights here. BB and Lila's D. Come on, we.
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Need to play it off.
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Wait, there is a baseman between first and home.
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No, no, there's a baseman. So You've got catcher, pitcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base.
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Between first and second, there's a person.
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Second and third.
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You're gonna get it. I know it.
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So between second and third, there's a person.
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Yeah.
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Who are they doing?
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What are they doing?
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Okay, I got. I got a screw. Hold on. I got.
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Walk us through it, Jordan.
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Okay, so here we go. We got catcher right in the front, or squatter, as the Nicole is saying.
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Squatter.
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Then we got pitcher, and then we got your first baseman, your second baseman. And between second and third is your short stick.
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Stop. Why?
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Because the majority of balls are hit between second and third into left field.
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If.
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If you are an outfielder and you're a left fielder, you're a good outfielder. Right fielder, you're just like for fun.
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This is why.
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That's what I played a lot of the time.
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Yeah, same. I was like, catch her in right fielder.
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Most people are right handed when they swing.
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Yes. Yeah. So when you swing that. Yeah, that's. Yes, exactly. And center field is like center and left kind of. They typically hang out together because that's where the ball is hitting, being hit most of the time. So that shortstop is. When you get those grounders, it's still going in between second and third. So that's why there's a short stop.
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Good batter swings early and hits connects. And when you swing earlier, the ball will go towards left field. And when you're not as good at batting, you swing later. And that's when it goes to right, tips off.
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Yeah.
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Oh, interesting.
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I played catcher because I could throw over 100ft, so I could throw to second base.
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Really? They were stealing?
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Yeah, I was third base because I couldn't play outfield at all. And I was a really. I was a fourth batter, which means I was a really good batter. So I couldn't do outfield.
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Yeah, you have a fatty stealing.
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So the squatter catches the person stealing. And you can only run to the next base of a batter hits a ball.
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Not necessarily, but it's a lot riskier. You can get out a lot easier if you run when someone has a hit ball.
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Sometimes there's even riskier plays where like the. The batter misses the ball and the pitch is being thrown back or something's going on on the field. And so stealing is where the. Like a first or second, they can jump to the next and they steal the base. And it's. Cause it's the. That play is just in motion or something. The pitcher and the catcher are not paying attention. So that first baseman or second baseman is going to be like, okay, that's my shot. I'm going to move really quickly to the next base. It's a really risky move. I've. I never stole. But if you are going to steal, you have to slide.
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Yeah, that's fun.
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That's the fun part.
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Yeah. And you're either going hands first or you're going feet first. Most major league players go hands first.
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It's softball players that you go feet first usually.
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Oh, I always wear seams first. Dumb.
D
No, you have a lot of padding. It's actually a lot safer.
C
Oh yeah. I would be scared for my face and my head.
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Oh, you have like thick shorts that go up to your knee and then you have two knee pads and the one on your left leg is like long. And so actually it's quite fun and comfortable if you do it correctly.
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Interesting.
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Yeah.
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Cool.
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All right.
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I've never known this much about baseball ever in my life. Me neither.
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I'm really learning.
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Me too. Maybe I could go to a game and know what's happening.
C
Yeah. Actually I catered the like box suites at my college for, for different sporting events. For like basketball, football Seats are the best seats. Yeah. But they were very empty during baseball season.
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I'm not surprised.
C
I'm not surprised. People weren't really coming for the baseball. For college baseball. And so I, I would get into a suite and just take a nap because also the games were so long and I was like, I'm not needed for another hour. So I would just take a nap.
A
I've never. Have you been to a baseball games this year?
C
No, not as a patron.
A
I was dating this dude who was like baseball a bunch. And he was like, you should come with me to a game. And I was like, I don't know what I do. I don't understand baseball. And he's like, I don't know. It's like a big bar. You can just like. Yeah, you could drink and eat hot dogs.
C
Yeah, I think it's like hot dogs inside me.
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Yeah, yeah, I'll do it.
C
I think it's like the same kind of thing, like race car driving or like NASCAR and stuff. It's a day. You have a day long excursion to drink with your buddies. Although I think there's way more going on in baseball. But it's just like, here's a reason to be outside and drink.
A
I would be pretty scared though that I would get too drunk and fall down those stairs because it's like teared. What if I Was trying to do something funny and I fell down. That would.
C
That would really suck.
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I fell right onto the field and rolled on install second, so. Yeah, well, you can't actually go on the field.
B
What do you mean?
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What if you fall there?
C
If she rolled hard enough, yeah, she could. If she picked up speed.
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Yeah, the velocity just took away Big lady. What if I caught wind and just.
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Really just barreled on through?
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I think you would be a legend.
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You would be a legend if that actually happened. Some stadium steps are actually far better. And seating, too. I. I went to Fenway a bunch when I was living back eas. But, yeah, some stadiums are better than others, but there is a huge, thick wall and you can't get past it.
A
Have you ever heard of the Kool.
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Aid man breaking through walls through that wall?
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All right, you got me there, Nicole.
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I really like seeing those videos where a stadium employee starts dancing or, like, does a bit or something. What fun, you know, What a fun work environment. It's just like, they let this person get on camera for a minute and they're like, you know, pretending to be.
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An usher or whatever, or they are.
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Usher, and then they just start dancing. And then they're like, okay, I'm back to work. And then they're like, oh, here's another dance move. And I was like, I think it's great.
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I like that, too.
C
I always wonder. I'm like, did they tell their boss they could do that or did their boss see them do that?
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Were they hired for that reason?
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You know, like, was there a casting call that was, like, looking for stadium ushers who are also dancers?
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Interesting. I don't know. Maybe it's people who get those jobs are creative people, and they're like, well, it's only for a season, so I can spend my time dedicating myself to McCraft. Other times.
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Yeah, yeah, maybe.
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Wait, how long have you lived in la? Have you gone to any sporting event like soccer, basketball, football?
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They both are sheepish. Okay.
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How many comedy venues have you been to?
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That's the difference. I've been to a lot of comedy venues. I've also been to the Staple Center. Okay. For an Adele concert.
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You made the right choice.
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Yeah.
C
Yeah. Well, I've only been here for two years, so I'm still getting the lay of the land. But, no, I haven't been to any.
A
Sporting events very long time. Time to not. Well, I don't have anyone truly in my, like, what? The gay men I live with, they don't take me to no sporting Event.
C
Yeah.
A
I'm trying to think of other people who would take me.
B
No, that's a lie.
A
I went and saw lacrosse. Oh.
C
Oh, yes, I think I did.
E
Was the.
A
Okay. Was it in la? It was in la. We got on a big bus. We got hammered. And then I sat down and. No, I didn't sit down towards the end of the game. So I spent my time drinking.
D
Sound of a Gabriel.
C
Uh huh.
A
And then when I finally sat down, I was like, why are they lifting all this? One man up. And they're like, this is lacrosse. No, rugby. Sorry. It was rugby. And they, like, gather and lift one of the chosen ones up.
B
It's a wild game.
D
Very different, but much hotter.
B
One literally has sticks. Like, they both have sticks. They were sticks, right?
C
No, no, I don't think there's sticks in red booths. I don't think you were watching the game.
B
Well, they lifted somebody up.
A
They lifted one up. It was very like the Lion King. They like.
C
So you saw the end of it. You saw when they won and some. Were they celebrating?
A
No, no, it was during the game still. It was like a thing where a thing happened. And then they'd, like, run and stuff. And then they gather around the chosen one and they would lift him up.
B
And I kept screaming, why are they lifting him up?
E
They're lifting him up to get the ball.
A
What?
E
Yeah.
C
Oh, yeah. Oh, they become. Damn. Oh, my God.
A
All of the sports.
E
To see that, like, men play, I feel like rugby is like. You got, like, thick thighs.
C
It's like, rugby's hot.
A
Everyone was so sexy. It was.
C
They, like, turn into Transformers.
A
Yeah. It was just like. And then they lift a friend up. It was wild.
C
Whoa.
A
I don't. I have no idea what the rules of rugby are.
C
Yeah, me too.
D
It was just fun to watch.
C
That does sound fun.
A
Yeah. That's the only sporting event I've ever been to. And WNBA games.
B
Okay.
C
Oh, great.
B
I know how basketball works.
A
Dribble, dribble, shoot. Do dribble, dribble, shoot, throw.
C
I've been to a Knicks game. New York.
A
The New York Knickerbockers. Did you know there's a Whoopi Goldberg movie where she becomes the head coach of the New York Knicks?
B
It's called Eddie. It's one of my favorite movies. She.
A
She's a limo driver who wins the free throw toss. And you get to be coach for the day. So she becomes coach for the day. And then Frank Langella, who will be. Goldberg, did date. I think they met on Eddie. He becomes the new owner of the New York Knickerbockers. And he's got a Sullivan accent and he has a co. Cowboy hat. Nobody likes him. And he was like, well, this little lady, she makes the fans happy. So she's going to become the real coach of the New York Knicks. And everyone's like, what the.
B
Now, that's crazy.
A
She's a limo driver.
B
No.
A
But then she turns the team around when they finally start respecting her. And then you find out.
B
Oh, can't tell you. Give away the rest of the movie.
A
Oh, there's a twist.
C
I'm not gonna watch it.
A
But it's so good. Whoopi goes to the home of one of the players who refuses to respect her and talks to his mom. And then he was like, you right? I guess I gotta respect you because I respect my mom. It's great. There's Yvonne, who's from overseas, and all he says is Yvonne McBusket.
B
And she teaches Yvonne how to do defense instead of just offense.
A
Wow. Okay.
C
They really did need her.
B
They did. They did. They really did it around. And they do so good. I can't believe you've never seen it.
A
Has anyone seen Eddie?
C
I haven't. I need to do a Whoopi marathon with you.
A
Oh, boy.
C
You've come up with the deep cuts I've never heard.
A
Well, there's one that I haven't seen where she plays a cop and her partner is a dinosaur, and I really want to see it so bad.
C
I've only seen the COVID of it.
A
Me, too. Oh, boy. Dying to see it. I just rewatched Sister Act a couple nights ago. Man, it's such a good movie. Dolores Van Cartier.
B
Oh.
A
And then I learned that all the songs in Sister act are real songs, and they just changed the lyrics.
C
Oh, no.
A
Yeah. So, shit, what was the one song that I was like? Oh, ah, shit. I can't remember the song. But it was a song that the choir sings. And we heard it in another movie. And I said to John, I was like, oh, my God. They took this from Sisuract and changed the words from God. And he was like, no, Nicole. They put it in SIS Direct and changed it to Before God. Oh, interesting. And I felt really dumb.
C
I didn't recognize the songs from anything else.
A
I gotta. I gotta figure out what these songs are.
C
Yeah, which one is it?
A
Sister act songs. Oh, my guy. So, My God, my God, my God.
C
Oh, but wait a minute. You should have that one.
A
That one. You actually should have known.
C
That one's like, so famous.
A
Talking about historically famous.
C
Oh, man. Oh, no.
A
Okay.
C
Yeah, that one for sure.
A
I had no idea. I was like, john, this is so weird. They are saying guy instead of God boy. Okay, So I guess I just heard that everyone is. You know, I don't know. I think this. I may have said this, but this happened with Tina Turner. So I heard a bunch of covers that Tina Turner did of Beatles songs. And when I finally heard the Beatles songs, I was like, I cannot believe these white men so stole from this woman. And there's nowhere that it says on the songs that this was Tina's song. And I got into it with somebody, and they were like, nickel.
C
Oh, no.
A
Those are Beatles songs that she was covering. And I was like, so I'm wrong. Nobody stole nothing. Okay?
C
That happened with me, with yesterday, and. Because I heard the in Vogue version first and then realized later it was a Beatles song. But, ooh, boy, is that in Vogue version.
A
Good, good.
C
Yeah, yeah.
A
It's tough. It's really tough.
C
It's just tough knowing where things come from, you know?
A
You know, I don't know where nothing comes from. What was another song that I was like, what? Whatever. I was really floored. Oh, I just watched down to Earth and my guy is in that movie. Have you ever seen that movie? I don't think so. It is a big old premise movie. Like, the 90s loved a big premise that they're like, we gotta fucking figure this out.
C
Y.
A
But Chris Rock plays a comic who dies, but he dies before he's supposed to die. Eugene Levy plays an angel, the angel of death, essentially. And he takes him a half a second before a truck hits him, but he would have survived getting hit by a truck. And they get to heaven. They're like, you're not supposed to be here. So they take him back down. Chaz Pimento. That's not how you say his last name, but he's also in it. He's great. So they take him back down, and the only body available is an old white billionaire.
B
Chris Rock gets put in the body of an old white billionaire.
A
And it is so funny. And what? She. She talks like this. Jennifer Coolidge is also in it. And at one point, she. So he falls in love with Regina King. And then this, like, old white billionaire is, like, in love with Regina King, and she's like, well, I guess you're. You're into the darker persuasion. So I'm gonna start, you know, being a little ghetto. And, like, some of it's a little problematic, but it's so funny. Oh, how did they.
C
How did they do Chris Rock in a white billionaire's body? Like, was his voice coming out of a white man's mouth?
A
Or, like, they only show it a couple times. For the most part, you just see Chris Rock. But when he is doing Stand up, there's a part where it's not well received, where he talks badly about black people or he's not talking badly about black people. It's like a black person talking about black people. And it's funny in that context.
C
You can do it.
A
But when a white person. Yeah. And they just, like, show Chris doing the jokes, and then they, like, pan around to show the. The old white men. But with Chris. I think it's Chris's voice. I don't remember. But then they shoot back to the eyes being like.
E
Of course.
A
It's such a funny movie. Cool. All right, you gotta watch it.
C
I'll check it out.
A
You probably won't. I'll make you watch it one day at my house, and you'll be, like, unenthused, not interested, and I'll be devastated.
C
There's just so much to watch.
A
There's a lot of content. Have you been watching WandaVision?
C
Yes, I have.
A
I don't understand it. I've never. I've only seen Ant Man. I don't know anything.
C
Oh, okay. So, yeah, you gotta. You gotta know who the characters are.
A
No idea. In the first episode, there were, like. I don't know, things were happening. And I was like, well, who's this red man? And they were like, vision. And I was like, a vision of what? And they're like, his name is Vision. And I was like, but why is he a vision? They were like, you have to. To leave the room. So I have not kept up with WandaVision. I don't know what's going on.
C
I did have to. I thought, I've watched all the Avengers, but I guess I missed some of them. And I didn't see. I think it's Age of Ultron, which is where Wanda and Vision are introduced. And so I had. So I watched the first episode of WandaVision and was like, I feel like I'm missing some.
A
Some stuff.
C
So I had to go back, watch that movie. And then I was like, all right, I'm filled in now.
A
WandaVision. It's both of their names together? Yes. I thought it was gonna be, like, this lady named Wanda. We're gonna see through her eyes or something. And it, like, wasn't what I thought. And then I was like, what Is this, like, sitcom? What is happening? It was, like, really confusing, and it.
C
Honestly, it's confusing if you don't know.
A
Who they are, so.
C
Or if you do know. If you do know who they are, it's confusing. So it's like you not knowing who.
A
They are is, like, so confusing. Yeah, it's. It was tough, so I gave up. I threw in the towel for the.
C
I think it's an interesting content concept.
A
It's like.
C
There'S really no way for me to explain it without you knowing what's going on or seeing it, but.
A
Well, it's cool, I think, after. So Lauren Lapkis and I are newcomers. We're going to be talking about Tyler Perry, the Tyler Perry universe. And I'm really excited to dive in because I've only seen two movies, but we're gonna do, like, the Madea movies. And then. Oh, I can't remember who it was, but they were like, you have to do Meet the Browns, which is on. Was on TBS for a while. He was like, it ties into things. So he's like, it's a part of it, so you have to watch it. I was like, oh, okay. I'm very excited to dip into that. But afterwards, I think we're gonna do Marvel movies, because, truly, I've only seen Ant man and Guardians of the Galaxy.
C
Yeah. Oh, there's so many more. There's so many more.
A
Well, I know there's that man. Robert Downey Jr's that man.
C
Iron Man.
A
Sure. And Green Hulky. The Hulk. Hulky the Hulk. The Incredible Hulk. I know that man's name. And then there is that man with the long hair in the hammer. You got. Put down the hammer. I don't think he says that.
C
But it's Thor.
A
Yes. I don't know.
C
There's one woman.
A
Wonder Woman. No, that's dc.
C
That's dc.
A
That's dc. I know that. The woman in the Woman.
C
Played by Scarlett Johansson.
A
Oh, well, she's in there, too.
C
Oh, she's gonna have the Black Widow movie come out.
A
Oh, Black Widow. Yes. And then she's friends with the Hawk Eye. Hawkeye.
C
Yes, Hawkeye.
B
Good.
A
And then there's a man named Anthony in real life who plays somebody. Anthony Mackie.
C
Yes. Yes.
A
He's somebody.
C
He's Falcon. I'm pretty sure he's Falcon.
A
Okay.
C
They're gonna come out with.
A
And I've seen Black Panther, because Black.
C
Panther, they're gonna have a Wakanda show on Disney.
B
Plus, how do we get on? I want to go. Don't Wa.
A
Come on. Give us. Give us. Us unbuckled. Hello, it is Nico. I am friends with Black Panther. We go to Wakanda. Well, they won't let me in. I could be an American that they talk to.
C
Yeah, Be one of the Americans that visits Wakanda.
A
If anyone works at Disney who's listening? Who has anything to do with. Welcome to Wakanda. Tell them about me. Hello. This is my audition. I am Nico Panther. Listen, Nicole. Panther listen.
B
I love it here.
A
He's so nice. I feel like I just, like, offended myself. What a terrible accent that they do.
C
That would be a dream, though. I would love to go to Wakanda.
A
We. So listen, somebody who's at Disney, if you know someone at Disney. Yeah, tell them about us. Tell us. Tell us. Tell them. We would like to be cool black people who are in Wakanda.
C
Yeah. Yeah, maybe. We are Michael B. Jordan's sisters and we come to avenge him.
A
Yes, you killed our brother who's all bumpy and shit.
C
You killed our bumpy brother. How dare you.
A
We loved our bumpy ass brother.
B
We gonna kill you.
A
Hi.
C
Yeah, we know kung fu.
A
I think we should answer some questions. Oh, yeah, let's answer some questions.
F
Hi, Nicole. Hi, Sashir. Long time. First time. Just calling because I need to figure out who was in the wrong in a disagreement that my former friend and I had. So a few months ago, actually at the beginning of COVID my. One of my very good friends, not best friend, but very good friends, I talked to her every day, and her and I had a bit of a connection that kind of no one else had. And she sent me an email that basically said that she wanted to downgrade our friendship. And she used a lot of legal terminology. Now she is a lawyer, but still her friends, right? And so when I got it, I was just like, the audacity of that. And so I was just like, dude, if you're gonna send me an email that says that we need to make substantive changes in the framework of our relationship, then, like, we're done here. Right? We're done. And so I was just like, you know what? No. When your friends, like very close friends for 15 years, you @ least call. You at least call. You don't just send an email. And then, oh, oh, the audacity of that bitch. Anyways, so I just sent her an email back that said, look, sorry you feel this way. I can't. I can't work with our friendship on these terms. We done? And so she sent me an email back saying, that's really the only way that she thought she could tell me that and that it's perfectly reasonable. So is it okay to end a 15 year relationship or friendship like over email? I really just don't know. Thanks guys. Bye.
A
Boy, boy, boy. Oh, damn. I think I need to know what was said in the email, just specifically, like if it was like there was maybe something that our caller had done that was being addressed and maybe an email was the only way this person could get their feelings out uninterrupted. But I don't think you're wrong for ending the friendship that way. I don't think anyone's in the wrong. I think it's just really hard to navigate. Hey, I have an issue. Confrontation's really hard. So I don't think anyone's truly at fault until I get more info.
C
Yeah, it is unfortunate this didn't happen in a conversation that it all happened on email. Yeah, yeah, you're. I mean, I guess we don't know what terms your friend presented in the email and. But I guess if you don't, if you didn't like those terms, you are, you have every right to turn them down. Yeah, I, I just, yeah, we need more information because we don't know what this friend was saying in the email other than, I guess, legal jargon and we need to downgrade our friendship. And yeah, I'm sure it came in email form because she doesn't like confrontation or felt like that was the best way to get all the information out without, you know, feeling insecure about what she's saying or being interrupted or, you know, just like some people do function better typing it all out. You. It would be ideal if they could have a conversation about it, but not everyone can. Some people really do like need to put all their thoughts out on paper for them to be like, okay, I said exactly what I needed to say because, you know, sometimes you're talking and you get emotional and you might forget something you wanted to say or like you say something that like actually doesn't add to the conversation or you bring something from the past that actually is like making this person angry. You know, like some people are not great at that. So that may the best be the best way your friend could communicate that stuff. Yeah. What were these terms?
A
I'd like to know what the terms were.
C
Yeah, because also like, I mean, I guess I've never had a conversation about dialing back a friendship. Our actions kind of showed that, but by like setting boundaries or not hanging as much or whatever. But I've never, like, told someone, hey, we have to back off a bit and here are my reasons why. I don't know.
A
Yeah, we need interesting. More information.
C
But good luck.
A
Yeah, good luck. What did you just put on your face this year?
C
Oh, it's chapstick.
A
Oh, it's one of those little balls.
C
Yeah.
A
Can I just say, I started using this new chapstick that I got from Sabura. So I got two. One has sparkles and glitter in it and one doesn't. It's Marc Jacobs and it really moisturizes my dang lips. Oh, that's good.
C
That's what you want from your chest?
A
Yes. And then the other one was Huda Beauty with the sparkles.
C
Oh, nice.
A
And I have a query for you now that I have you. That iridescent eyeshadow you wore that one time, do you remember?
C
Oh, boy.
A
What brand is it? Oh, it was like.
C
Was like blue and green.
A
Yes. It was like a multi chrome color.
C
Oh, yes. You know, I'll have to find it because I don't own it. A makeup artist put it on me. But I will have. I will find it. Thank you and let you know.
A
Great. And if you want to know other stuff from us, you can email Nicole gmail.com or you can call or text at 424-645-7003.
C
We also have merch@podswag.com best friends.
A
And we have a bonus series, bonus, bonus, bonus on Stitcher Premium.
C
Check it out.
A
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C
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A
I guess I'll see you later.
C
I guess I'll see you later.
A
Toodaloo.
C
Goodbye to you and tata to us all.
Episode: Nicole's Sport Mode Crocs! (Re-Release)
Release Date: December 25, 2024
Host: Headgum
This lively episode of "Best Friends" features Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata in classic form—discussing DIY beauty routines, failed late-night projects, friendship dilemmas, their blossoming sewing club, adventures in urban gardening, Crocs with questionable accessories, and rabbit holes into sports, movies, and pop culture. Supported by their unfiltered banter and jokes, this episode is quintessential Nicole and Sasheer, with seamless transitions between everyday mishaps and broader reflections on friendship and self-discovery.
On home gel manicures:
“One of my thumbs is real fucking drippy. And nobody said, less is more, friend.” — Nicole (01:35)
On leftover merch embarrassment:
"It would be so embarrassing because somebody would take it. They'd be like, oh, wow, nobody wanted these Nicole Byers." — Nicole (03:59)
On sewing aspirations:
“It's going to open up a whole new world for us.” — Nicole (08:57)
On late-night cheetah print shopping:
“I woke up in the middle of the night...I need a furry cheetah print bucket hat. So I bought that.” — Nicole (09:41)
On urban gardening:
“My watermelon plant, she done died. She said, I gotta kick the bucket. I'm outta here. I don't like this farm. I'm going to the big farm in the sky.” — Nicole (11:29)
On Croc-nuts:
“There’s this thing you could put on the back strap when they're in sport mode that's like two hanging balls...And I'm like, no, I would never wear balls on my feet.” — Nicole (17:23)
On being a 'sport mode purist':
“I'm not about decorating sport mode unless there's holes on the sides of sport mode...I am a sport mode purist, yes.” — Nicole (20:46)
On not understanding baseball:
“I've never known this much about baseball ever in my life.” — Nicole (25:58)
On Whoopi Goldberg’s “Eddie”:
“Did you know there's a Whoopi Goldberg movie where she becomes the head coach of the New York Knicks?...It’s called Eddie. It’s one of my favorite movies.” — Nicole (32:35)
On discovering covers:
“When I finally heard the Beatles songs I was like, I cannot believe these white men stole from this woman!” — Nicole (36:12)
The episode is loose, bawdy, and full of the duo's signature affection and off-the-cuff jokes. Nicole often riffs enthusiastically, sometimes veering into raunchy humor or slapstick. Sasheer balances Nicole’s energy with dry wit and grounding questions. Both are candid and open about their imperfections, navigating friendship, hobbies, and life's absurdities—serving up a relatable, laugh-out-loud look at modern best friendship.
This summary provides an engaging window into the episode, full of laughter, relatable dilemmas, and practical advice—perfect for fans and newcomers alike!