Uncle Si Applauds a Shoplifter’s Honest Apology

Summary

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Duck Call Room – Episode Summary

Episode: "Uncle Si Applauds a Shoplifter’s Honest Apology"

Date: October 30, 2025
Hosts: Si Robertson, Justin Martin, John-David Owen, John Godwin, Jay Stone, Phillip McMillan, Jacob Mayo

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Overview

This episode delivers a blend of hilarious storytelling, heartfelt life reflections, wild hunting tales, and an unexpected deep dive into forgiveness and accountability as the crew discusses a recent shoplifting incident. Uncle Si updates the crew on his dramatic dental transformation, the guys riff on everything from hot dog cuisine to pickled diets, and the core of the episode features a unique “Shoplifting Chronicles” segment, where a would-be thief’s redemption demonstrates grace, small-town justice, and real-world empathy.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Uncle Si’s Transformation and Dental Adventures

• Dental Work & New Teeth Updates

  • Si regales the crew with stories about getting 13 teeth pulled and new dental implants ("From the time the doctor stuck the IV and set it up, two hours. You pull 13 teeth and then put in like 16 post." – Si, 01:26).
  • He waited to see his new smile alongside his wife Christine for the first time.
  • The guys tease future steps: possible haircuts (discussing buzz cuts and ponytails) and Si's overall transformation.

• Food Modifications & Nostalgia

  • Si describes his new “soft foods” diet: chopped hot dogs, pork and beans, and barbecue sauce.
  • Reminiscing about early Duck Dynasty days, food on the RV, and embracing classic Southern comfort foods.
  • Anecdotes about pickled foods, olives stuffed with jalapeños, vinegar, and his “pickled” digestive system.

Hunting Highlights & Firsts

• Luis' First Deer

  • Jacob shares the story of his friend Luis, originally from the Dominican Republic, shooting his first deer and reacting with complete childlike joy (“He just started cackling like it was the coolest thing ever” – Jacob, 19:27).
  • Discussion about “first deer” experiences, eating deer heart, chicken livers, and the thrill of hunting with novices.

• Roadkill and Animal Tales

  • The crew debates the merits of roadkill, intentionally–or unintentionally–hitting critters with vehicles (e.g., raccoons, snakes), and the unwritten code of country living ("You ever been hungry enough to intentionally hit one with a car?" – Martin, 23:48).
  • Hilarious commentary on hunting snakes, pet snakes, and the discomfort of cleaning snake cages ("They're a nasty... when you clean out that cage of snake crap, man, that stuff stinks." – Martin, 25:51).

• Reptile Rants and Family Fears

  • Stories about rattlesnakes, family members' dramatic reactions to snakes, and childhood lessons in snake avoidance.

The Shoplifting Chronicles – Forgiveness & Community Response

Play-by-Play of the Event

• Discovery & Community Reaction

  • Montrell details how two young women shoplifted a $100 dock light, captured on high-definition store cameras (32:07–33:12).
  • Video posted online goes viral locally, garnering 100,000–150,000 views in a few hours.

• Identifying the Culprits

  • “Within 17 minutes, we have a name, we have an identity” (Montrell, 35:41), thanks to the power of social media crowdsourcing.
  • Family members of the thief reach out, expressing embarrassment and willingness to make amends.

• The Apology & Resolution

  • Culprit calls Montrell, returns to the store in tears, apologizes, and pays for the item (38:16).
  • The crew emphasizes choosing grace: Montrell deletes the viral video, encourages the young woman to seek community and spiritual support instead of shame.
  • Memorable exchange about not letting “a mistake become your identity” and the chance to choose a different path.

Quotes

• “[Her dad] was very apologetic, hated it, felt embarrassed, wanted to pay for it... He was like, ‘and she needs to get in trouble. So prosecute. But I just want to feel right on my part.’” – Montrell, 36:28
• "I just looked her in the eyes and said, 'Look, if nobody's told you lately, I love you as a person, and I don't want to see you in jail.'" – Montrell, 38:37
• “You did for her what Jesus had done for all of us... He's got the videos, he's got the proof, and then he takes them down. All you got to do is ask.” – Martin, 42:46

Reflections

• The entire crew reflects on small-business theft, the importance of extending compassion and forgiveness, and keeping perspective ("No matter what you've done in life... you've fallen short. And Jesus Christ became a man, died on a cross and in three days rose up out of the ground. So you can too." – Montrell, 53:02).

Oddball Food, Animal Hijinks & Fan Mail

• Si’s Diet: Pickled Olives, Bread & Butter Pickles, Aunt Christine’s Salads

  • “That is one of the greatest things there is, is vinegar.” – Si, 14:10
  • Light-hearted disgust/amazement from the rest of the guys as Si details his snack cupboards full of pickled things.

• Dogs, Family Photos, and Fan Mail

  • Oscar the wiener dog makes an appearance: "That's a wash. Wiener dog. That's old Oscar." – Martin, 52:21
  • The crew roast each other over vintage photos (e.g., Si’s sweater game), outdoor gear, and the peculiar prospect of buying a bear coat (49:34).

• Deep Sea Fishing Aspirations

  • Fantasizing about catching yellowfin tuna, losing catches to sharks ("the tax man"), and memories of returning from sea with nothing but fish heads: "All I brought back to the boat was the head." – Si, 51:51

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments (with Timestamps)

• On New Teeth:

  • “I don't know why a lot of garbage... I do this. Did you? Did you improvement is unreal." – Si, 03:28
  • "You don't realize how many muscles you use just...to smile. And after you've had teeth pulled all around, it's kind of rough to smile." – Si, 04:05

• On Germinating New Habits in Old Age:

  • "What are you, 77?...What are you gonna be at 80? Man, this is gonna be awesome." – Martin, 08:52
  • "That's the only thing I've been really thinking is I said I want to make it to a Hondo." – Si, 09:03

• On Pickled Diets:

  • "I could open a jar of Miss Christine's bread and butter pickles. A quart jar. Oh, I could eat the whole jar and then drink the rest..." – Si, 14:25
  • "He is a pickled human being." – Martin, 14:14

• On Snake Encounters:

  • "If you see me running, get your 3030 ready and then kill me what's behind it. Not you, kill what's chasing me." – Si, 16:33

• On First Deer Experiences:

  • "He just started cackling like it was the coolest thing ever. He was like, boy, this is the most coolest thing ever." – Jacob, 19:27

• On Shoplifting Grace:

  • "I said, I've already forgiven you...come in and pay for it, we'll make this square." – Montrell, 37:52
  • "Accountability skill. Deleted the video. I delete the whole thing. Like, it's all gone. It's in the past." – Montrell, 40:56

• Faith Reflection:

  • “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace... No matter what you've done in life, no matter if it was something small, whether it was something big... Jesus Christ became a man, died on a cross and in three days rose up out of the ground. So you can too.” – Montrell, 53:02

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Important Segment Timestamps

• Si’s dental adventures & transformation: 00:06–10:09
• Si’s love for pickled food, joking about being “pickled”: 12:09–16:00
• Hunting stories (Luis’ first deer, eating deer heart): 17:24–21:19
• Roadkill, animal tales & snake stories: 23:28–29:39
• Shoplifting Chronicles - walkthrough, apology, and forgiveness: 31:36–42:16
• Reflections on business, theft, and grace/community: 43:41–45:19, 53:00–53:33
• Vintage photos, bear coats, and fashion nostalgia: 47:10–50:08
• Dog hijinks with Oscar & fishing chatter: 52:12–52:57

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Tone & Style

The episode’s hallmark is its warm, Southern humor—unfiltered, self-effacing, and community-minded. The hosts bounce between lighthearted ribbing, deep spiritual insight, homespun wisdom, and the kind of storytelling that turns regional quirks into universal laughs. Even as they deal with real-life issues—dental health, loss, temptation, forgiveness—they keep things rooted in faith and buoyed by the camaraderie that made them household names.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

This episode is classic Duck Call Room—rolling from funny to philosophical in the blink of an eye. It's filled with wild anecdotes, heartwarming moments, and practical reflections on aging, hunting, and how a community can hold each other to account with love and wisdom. The “Shoplifting Chronicles” alone is worth the listen—showing viral outrage turn into personal redemption, all filtered through Southern grace and Christian forgiveness.

Key Takeaway:
Everyone messes up sometimes. Grace, accountability, and second chances not only build better people, but stronger communities.

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Transcript

[Si Robertson]

Foreign.

[Martin]

Welcome back to the duck call room. Ladies and gentlemen, we are backside. You looking better.

[Si Robertson]

Your black eyes feel better.

[Martin]

Your black eyes going away, but you still got them pearly whites. Look, Jacob, have you seen this yet?

[Si Robertson]

No.

[Martin]

Look at that. Look at that, man.

[Jacob]

I told him before the podcast he's Dr. Phil's brother.

[Si Robertson]

No, he feels one is that started this.

[Martin]

Really?

[Si Robertson]

We was at his podcast on a shame.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

When he threw it in there, tell me, hey, look, you got the money, you know, fill them stupid gaps in.

[Jacob]

Phil said that?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

That's hilarious.

[Martin]

I think the. The. The actual term was, why don't you put some teeth in there? Why don't you put some teeth in that old head?

[Si Robertson]

And it's what weird because, like, the next week, Philip got the email. Yeah, hey, look, we want to do this for.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

And I said, this is a prank. A prank. Yeah, I figured it was a prank.

[Jacob]

So y' all already talked about this on here?

[Martin]

Oh, yeah, we did a whole.

[Jacob]

You like it?

[Martin]

The last Feels good.

[Montrell]

But yeah.

[Si Robertson]

What amazed me was, okay, he pulled. I think 13 is what I had. I think. I don't know, but he does.

[Jacob]

A normal person.

[Si Robertson]

I don't know.

[Martin]

You can have up to 32. Most people have 28 because you get your wisdom.

[Montrell]

Not a lot of people only have 13.

[Si Robertson]

Look, from the time where I come.

[Jacob]

From, that's a lot.

[Si Robertson]

From the time the doctor stuck the IV and set it up, two hours.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

You pull 13 teeth and then put in like 16 post.

[Martin]

Well, I've got enough.

[Si Robertson]

Look what I've got in my mouth in there.

[Martin]

It's been a couple of days since we did our last one.

[Montrell]

Give us the update.

[Martin]

What have you eaten anything new? Are we still all soft and well?

[Si Robertson]

No, no, because my wife said. I said, hey. I said, you got any hot dog? She said, well, you can't. I said, yeah, hot dog.

[Martin]

Yeah, you got it with a fork.

[Si Robertson]

I said, here's what I want. I said, I want chopped up hot dogs, okay. You know, with pork and beans, onions, and then a little barbecue sauce if you fart. That's what I had.

[Jacob]

Like, that sounds like a terrible exit plan. Yeah.

[Montrell]

That's actually what happened in the first season of Duck Dynasty on that rv, the Vietnam special.

[Martin]

Well, it was spam, which is square hot dogs, essentially.

[Montrell]

You were like, man, I haven't had food in a week.

[Si Robertson]

Pound sandwich. Can't be beat, son.

[Montrell]

Bring in the pork and beans hot dog.

[Si Robertson]

That is a quarter. Quarter.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Live.

[Martin]

Did y' all ever used to watch Do I ever watch Big Bang Theory? No, man, I enjoyed that show. I just remember you're the only person.

[Montrell]

I know that loves that show.

[Martin]

The character Sheldon in it used to have cut up hot dogs in a spaghetti. And that's where I thought sa was going with this. Like, I want spaghetti with cut up hot dogs.

[Si Robertson]

I was like, hey, that might be the next one.

[Jacob]

I'll tell you this.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

You were a topic of conversation in our family group message. Bella texted in there and said, just a warning for everyone. So I got new tea. So don't freak out when you see him.

[Martin]

Oh, whoops.

[Jacob]

It might.

[Si Robertson]

Bella was the first one to come in and she was standing door. She said, well, let's see.

[Martin]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Jacob]

She said, you look so much younger. What you do? Well, you got a little.

[Montrell]

Well, I didn't realize he'll do that to him.

[Si Robertson]

When doc was telling me what he was going to do for him and all this, I wasn't, you know, I said, you know, didn't think much about it. But then when they put that picture side by side and I'm looking at the garbage I've got left in my mouth. Yeah.

[Montrell]

One much.

[Si Robertson]

I said, I don't know why a lot of garbage. I do this. Did you? Did you improvement is. Is unreal.

[Jacob]

Did you look at yourself say, hmm?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, I said, I.

[Martin]

Now I actually, I didn't realize this. Yeah, Philip called me last night. We were talking about a bunch of stuff. So you didn't tell this, but I thought this was a really cool part. You know, sai did not look at those teeth till he got home with Christine so they could see them at the same time.

[Jacob]

Oh, that's sweet.

[Si Robertson]

Well, no, no.

[Martin]

How cool is that?

[Jacob]

That's awesome.

[Montrell]

Well, no, but hey, you didn't open your mouth.

[Si Robertson]

Mustache.

[Martin]

Well, he didn't like actively like in a mirror. Yeah, yeah. Until he got home.

[Si Robertson]

This is what's so weird. You don't realize how many muscles you use just. Oh, you know, just to smile.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

I used to hear people talking about, well, you use 14 muscles to smile and like. Oh, no, the other way around. Anyway, one of them is you use too many frowning. Well, you use everything around her you use to open your mouth to smile.

[Jacob]

Right.

[Si Robertson]

You know, and after you've had teeth pulled all around, it's kind of rough to smile.

[Martin]

Right. But not for America's uncle, baby.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. I'm just now starting to being able to smile where you can actually see my teeth.

[Martin]

Well, for what it's worth, I ain't quit Smiling since you showed back up with them.

[Jacob]

So it looks good.

[Si Robertson]

Well, it. It shocked me.

[Martin]

Talk about a man that's undergone a transformation. He said, you know what? Glasses, don't need them. Get rid of that mess. Teeth do need them. Let's go get some.

[Si Robertson]

Get some also.

[Martin]

I mean, what's next for you?

[Montrell]

I got, I got, I got. What's next? Set up.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Montrell]

What are you doing next Wednesday?

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah, yeah. I fixed to get a trim haircut. I got a trim beard.

[Jacob]

By what about who I got.

[Si Robertson]

I got a lady. Of course.

[Montrell]

Well, I talked to Russell, who is not a lady. And Russell. Russell wants to do it. But I.

[Si Robertson]

Well, Russell.

[Martin]

Sorry.

[Montrell]

He's won like awards, but whatever.

[Si Robertson]

I don't care if he's run.

[Montrell]

Okay, world. I've got a haircut next Wednesday at 9. Russell's got a spot for you.

[Si Robertson]

Well, we're doing it here. We're going to say we're doing it there. Well, you'll have to horse at. All right.

[Martin]

You've been there before.

[Jacob]

It's Antique Alley.

[Martin]

It's on Antique Alley. You've been there before.

[Montrell]

We're going. Me and sire are getting haircuts together.

[Martin]

If y' all think I'm not coming. Wrong.

[Jacob]

What do you want?

[Martin]

My schedule just opened up.

[Jacob]

You know what you want. You know what you want. Or is John David picking your hair trim? What's the deal?

[Si Robertson]

I'm just gonna tell Austin, hey, trim my hair. Cause I'm tired of looking like a. I don't even know what to say, what I look like. But it's just a, you know, trim all that off where it's a haircut.

[Jacob]

You get them to braid your ponytail and then.

[Si Robertson]

Well, you do that too. It may be that long.

[Martin]

What if we go.

[Jacob]

What?

[Martin]

What if we go with a buzz cut? Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

A what?

[Martin]

A buzz cut. What if we get rid of the ponytail? Like a high and tight. I'm just saying, like, you gonna screw my regimen up.

[Montrell]

Your beard is exceptionally off centered today. I'm sending that. I'm sending that to Zoe and telling her what she's working with.

[Si Robertson]

I've been off centered all my life.

[Martin]

Yeah, Kind of like your microphone is. You mind centering that back up?

[Si Robertson]

Okay, there you go.

[Martin]

Look. But you know what you can do quicker than you get your haircut?

[Si Robertson]

What?

[Martin]

Get a duck stamp atduck stamp.com.

[Montrell]

Boom.

[Si Robertson]

While you're getting. And did y' all know it's digital?

[Martin]

Yeah. And it's easy, so you don't even.

[Si Robertson]

Need the picture anymore.

[Martin]

If you Need a duck stamp, you know. There you go. Get it while you're getting your haircut. You got you. You're a captive audience for a little while and it won't take you very long.

[Si Robertson]

It's hard to be fun now, though, if, you know, for those that carry a phone.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

You know, before you see him coming, as soon as you see him, just hold up, say it's on the phone. Yeah, don't worry of me. Don't bother me about it.

[Jacob]

Tell me. I'll airdrop it to him, you know, Airdropping it.

[Martin]

Oh, man. Well, the transformation is almost complete.

[Montrell]

Well, and then he's got to go have Jacob dress him, which. Hey, those are pretty retro.

[Si Robertson]

Well, no, if he's gonna do that. Well, real, real vintage western stuff.

[Jacob]

I could do that.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Oh, that's what we're doing after the.

[Montrell]

Oh, yeah, we're.

[Si Robertson]

We're getting this man, buy me a good looking cowboy outfit.

[Martin]

Oh, I didn't know where we were.

[Si Robertson]

Going with good looking with the van with the vest.

[Jacob]

We've been down this road a few.

[Si Robertson]

Times with the fast.

[Martin]

Oh, he wants a vest. You want.

[Si Robertson]

Not. Not the little. What? Tan and white cow.

[Martin]

Oh, okay.

[Jacob]

You want to wear some fringe? You want a fringe jacket?

[Martin]

Yeah. You want.

[Jacob]

You want a little fringe jacket?

[Si Robertson]

Jacket wouldn't be bad. Like the old trappers.

[Jacob]

Yeah. Then get you a belt buckle that says Uncle Sigh on it.

[Martin]

I need to go get you. I need to go get you a pack of cowboy Killers just to.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, look. What's cowboy Killer Mar.

[Martin]

Burls.

[Montrell]

He's already got.

[Si Robertson]

Leave them out. I'm getting a feel good, guys. I don't need no cigarettes.

[Jacob]

We'll get you the candy ones that.

[Martin]

You can e. Now that would be funny.

[Jacob]

That would be funny.

[Martin]

I didn't know thigh with the little. The little wannabe Lucky Strikes. The little sugar Lucky Strikes.

[Si Robertson]

He go look good with a pink end on it.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

Little Pink Panther action. That's what that makes you think.

[Si Robertson]

What's the pink supposed to be? The end of fire.

[Martin]

My goodness gracious. I love it. I love the transformation of a.

[Si Robertson]

How.

[Martin]

What are you, 77?

[Montrell]

Yeah, we're all in here just working on ourselves.

[Martin]

What are you gonna be at 80? Man, this is gonna be awesome. This is going to be real slow.

[Si Robertson]

That's the only thing I've been really thinking is I said I want to make it to a Hondo.

[Montrell]

We do too.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Not me, per se. But I want you to be.

[Martin]

But for you to get there, you're gonna have to switch from that rabbit down to the turtle. Oh, yeah, you're gonna have to.

[Si Robertson]

I ain't got but one gear.

[Martin]

Yeah, if you.

[Si Robertson]

If you're at a high, it's going from slow to slower.

[Jacob]

What do you use for WD40?

[Martin]

Oh, Mr. And Mrs. T's ma'. Am.

[Si Robertson]

No, I don't.

[Martin]

Yeah, Mr. And Mrs. T'S Bloody Mary mix. That's a cure all, man.

[Jacob]

There you go.

[Si Robertson]

Okay, That's a good drink.

[Martin]

There you go.

[Montrell]

You know, you live to a Honda. I'm gonna start drinking.

[Jacob]

What is this?

[Si Robertson]

Use with it out.

[Martin]

Yeah, you don't need the vodka.

[Jacob]

Just drink this like you're saying a bloody Mary.

[Martin]

He drinks a bloody Mary mix? Yeah, he just drinks.

[Montrell]

He mixes it with ice.

[Jacob]

What's the. What is the mix in the Bloody Mary's?

[Montrell]

The red tomato.

[Martin]

Tomato? Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Ain't just tomato juice. It's spicy. Tomatoes.

[Martin]

Yeah, tomato. All the black pepper you can stay at. So he has a party with. He has a party with Mr. And Mrs. T. He don't let Tito.

[Montrell]

So.

[Jacob]

So you just drink it straight up.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, what are you talking about? Yeah, with ice or don't I look, I've got bottles at the house. Look, this tall, that big around when.

[Montrell]

He got Covid, people started sending that suck. We would get gallons a day.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

Do you put in gum after that?

[Montrell]

No, it's not.

[Martin]

He just goes and chops up a hot dog.

[Si Robertson]

I drink a half a gallon.

[Montrell]

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[Martin]

That's pretty awesome.

[Montrell]

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[Martin]

25.

[Montrell]

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[Martin]

Your complete digestive system needs to be studied.

[Jacob]

No, I agree.

[Montrell]

Well, we're gonna have to wait 22 years minimum.

[Si Robertson]

Well, I said that about my kidneys.

[Martin]

Well, that's why everything your innards need need to be looked at once it once the time. Once Jesus calls.

[Si Robertson]

You would be shocked.

[Martin]

I am.

[Si Robertson]

Okay.

[Martin]

Every day.

[Montrell]

You would be never not been.

[Si Robertson]

If they would could pile it up.

[Jacob]

What the.

[Si Robertson]

The jalapeno peppers that I have ate or the. It would amaze everybody.

[Jacob]

Well, hopefully it's left your body. All of them.

[Martin]

So the olives stuffed with jalapenos that he's eaten the.

[Si Robertson]

Right now there's probably at least 100 jars.

[Jacob]

100?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. In my cabinets, I've got drawers slammed full of nothing but drawers too. Huh?

[Jacob]

Drawers as well.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Martin]

Well, not the drawers you wear, but.

[Si Robertson]

What's the drawing model?

[Montrell]

Do you not have a pantry? I'm saying these couldn't fit that in a pantry.

[Si Robertson]

No, no, no, no. Because the cabinets. Right. Besides the refrigerator.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Have little slide drawers in them.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

And I got like three drawers. Ain't nothing but just. He's like jalapeno pepper stuff.

[Martin]

His is. His is like ours. We don't have a quote unquote pantry. We have a pantry. We have two pantry cabinets full of sliding drawers.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

That way you don't have an actual room. You walk in.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

You just ever. You keep everything right there.

[Si Robertson]

Close our rooms out there by the fridge.

[Montrell]

Jalapenos. Is it this?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Oh, he eat them jalapeno olives.

[Si Robertson]

I. I know the.

[Martin]

What we're finding out. Oh, yeah. He's like, yeah, one at a time.

[Si Robertson]

I'll just go in there and get one of them out of the freezer that I just. Just put in there.

[Montrell]

The jar.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. And just eat the whole thing.

[Martin]

I've seen him drink the juice.

[Jacob]

No, just eat the olives.

[Si Robertson]

I do that with. I do that with bread and butter. Pickles.

[Montrell]

You Know what it is?

[Martin]

He's pickled vinegar. Yeah, he's pickled.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no.

[Montrell]

Your innards are.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no, no, no, no. That's one of the greatest things there is, is vinegar.

[Martin]

Yeah. He is a pickled human being.

[Jacob]

What?

[Martin]

Yeah, he's full of salt and vinegar. He is preserved. His whole life, he's been preserved. He's been preserving himself.

[Montrell]

Whenever I'm a hundred, I'm gonna dig.

[Si Robertson]

You up right now. I could open a jar of Miss Christine's bread and butter pickles. A quart jar. Oh, I could eat the whole jar and then drink the rest as a. What's left? Vinegar left.

[Jacob]

I mean, that's not bad for you. That's good, huh?

[Montrell]

Clearly.

[Jacob]

No, theoretically, I'm saying on paper, I.

[Martin]

Mean, pickles are good for you. Other than the salt.

[Jacob]

I don't know. I'm guessing. I don't like pickles, though, man.

[Montrell]

You don't like pickles? I love a pickle.

[Si Robertson]

I love it.

[Martin]

I like a deal pickle. But he's the only one I mess with. I don't mess with any of them.

[Jacob]

I mean, I feel like I like olives.

[Montrell]

I feel like that's.

[Jacob]

I don't like olives either.

[Martin]

Oh, olive. Those are actually really good, though the peppers aren't very hot. They got. They got ones with little cloves of garlic in them to keep the vampires away.

[Si Robertson]

Here, Christine just put it all together and made a great salad.

[Jacob]

I used to make.

[Si Robertson]

I can't eat nothing hard.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

She said, well, what are you. I said, well, I'll take a good salad.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Grated cheese, black olives, green olives stuffed with jalapenos. Okay. Lettuce, tomato, and, you know, she threw everything. And then the spicy vinegar ripped.

[Jacob]

Spicy vinegar, like pico.

[Montrell]

So much vinegar.

[Jacob]

The avocado in there, you get a little pico.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Telling you, he's pickled.

[Montrell]

Yeah.

[Martin]

They have figured it out. The man is pickled from the inside.

[Jacob]

You are.

[Si Robertson]

That is what I don't even need to put in the. What is the embalming fluid?

[Martin]

Yeah, no, you're there. You're doing that.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, just throw me in there after.

[Martin]

Well, it's not pickled. Is salt cured?

[Si Robertson]

That's right. It ain't going nowhere.

[Jacob]

If you're having health problems, eat canned olives and you'll end up like.

[Si Robertson]

Sigh. They are good for you. And then.

[Jacob]

Yeah, they're not bad for you.

[Si Robertson]

I didn't bring it in.

[Martin]

They are good, actually.

[Si Robertson]

Iced tea. Yeah, Iced tea has a lot of.

[Martin]

Antioxidants Yeah, I want a health kick off.

[Montrell]

I know you are.

[Si Robertson]

You about to start getting running out running.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

You about to start like exercising and jogging.

[Martin]

Long as he don't outrun that oxygen machine.

[Si Robertson]

No, no. Here's the thing. If you see me running, get your 3030 ready and then kill me what's behind it. Not you kill what's chasing me. Okay.

[Montrell]

Yeah.

[Martin]

I just go ahead and tell you. Okay. I'm going to be honest with you. Size of the age, he ain't going to run.

[Montrell]

I just.

[Martin]

He's going to run smooth out of bullets and then take it like a man. So you ain't going to see him running.

[Jacob]

Yeah. But say if you see him, it's.

[Montrell]

It started clicking and no more.

[Martin]

Yeah, he's just speed walking. Because there one thing I know about the man, he's ready. So, yeah, his days of running from trouble are over. Like, the only way he's running is behind the wheel of that Ford. So that's the only thing I run.

[Si Robertson]

With this big toe. When I hit the hit, hit the gas. It's that gas.

[Jacob]

And how you got to hit that gas, boys.

[Montrell]

Oh, wow, brother.

[Martin]

Yeah. So pickled.

[Montrell]

Sir.

[Martin]

Well, Jacob, you had an interesting weekend, huh? Your son got his first deer.

[Jacob]

My son is crazy.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

My buddy Luis. Has he been on here?

[Montrell]

Luis.

[Martin]

Luis has been on here? Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, Louise.

[Martin]

What?

[Si Robertson]

One way long time I took him.

[Jacob]

To kill a deer. I've been telling him I was. And so that was like my one number one objective this year was to get him on a deer.

[Martin]

Yeah. Luis got him a doe deer.

[Jacob]

Oh, yeah. It was so much fun. It was awesome. It's like taking a little kid.

[Martin]

Yeah. I saw the video and I was.

[Si Robertson]

Like, well, no, no. He would be a hoot to take and do anyway.

[Jacob]

Awesome.

[Martin]

Did he start speaking Spanish real fast, like, because he got so excited. Did he leave English behind there for a minute?

[Jacob]

Left English behind. This is. This is a little American Louis.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

They don't do this in the Dominican. He's hilarious. I mean, it's honestly a crazy full circle moment because the first time I met Luis was in the Dominican. And so now he lives here and.

[Montrell]

Y' all just shooting deer.

[Martin]

This had his second child.

[Jacob]

He has a. He has a house, him and his wife. Like.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

He was an orphan without papers, you know, in the Dominican.

[Si Robertson]

Well, no, no, he has. Impressive ain't the word. Yeah. Young man is impressive. He got himself a education, y', all, and it wasn't easy to do.

[Jacob]

And just God's hand In his life, like, his story to, like, everything.

[Martin]

But if you're looking to follow him on social media, he changes his username every month.

[Jacob]

He's the official Luis Doe man, right now.

[Montrell]

Wait, is he really?

[Jacob]

No, but he changed his name one time to Official Luis Duckman.

[Martin]

Yeah, he got off that, and he went to Buck, man. And then he's. I think. I don't know what.

[Montrell]

Now he's just regular old official Luis Matos. There you go.

[Jacob]

I love that it's official with the.

[Montrell]

Period in between it.

[Martin]

Yeah, he's official.

[Montrell]

He said, hey, you gotta be official.

[Martin]

I give him this. Luis loves him some Louise, man. Self care. Not something you gotta worry about with that boy.

[Jacob]

But we were out there shooting the gun. He's never shot a gun before. So we went on the range to shoot the gun, and when he pulled the trigger. The trigger. Y' all know his laugh.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

And he just started cackling like it was the coolest thing ever. He was like, boy, this is the most coolest thing ever. It was so funny. It was hilarious, like. And we were just shooting targets. That was so fun. And he shot the deer at 25.

[Martin]

Yards with a rifle.

[Jacob]

With a rifle.

[Martin]

Oh, you gotta love that.

[Si Robertson]

He gone. This is up close and personal.

[Martin]

You gotta love that. Whatever he said.

[Jacob]

He looked at me and he goes, I want to know, if you shoot a butt, does it feel the same as this? I said, you couldn't imagine.

[Martin]

Oh, yeah. Oh, man, that's great. Now, he was fired up the other day, showed me all the videos. It's fun because you get to see a grown man be a kid again.

[Jacob]

Yeah. It's like living the moment when you killed your first year.

[Martin]

Like, it's the moment that you recognize because you grew up doing it, so.

[Si Robertson]

To speak, that you know and seeing honesty and original laughter.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Or joy.

[Jacob]

It has no background information of anything.

[Montrell]

First deer is a wild experience.

[Jacob]

We gotta track.

[Si Robertson]

See someone in pure joy, y'. All.

[Martin]

Oh, yeah, it's awesome. It is fun.

[Si Robertson]

It's unbeatable.

[Jacob]

And I got to gut the deer. And, like, I pulled the heart out and, like, gave him the heart. It was so fun.

[Martin]

Did he eat the heart?

[Jacob]

I have it. We're gonna cook it for him.

[Martin]

Yeah. Hey, you're talking about a man that loves the feed on a chicken. A deer heart ain't a big step for him.

[Montrell]

That's a good point. If you'll eat chicken feet.

[Martin]

Yeah, I don't know that. I don't know that he saved deer hoof, but maybe you know, I've got a question. Go ahead. Is that a thing you do?

[Jacob]

What?

[Martin]

Eat a deer heart. Oh, dear. Heart's fantastic.

[Jacob]

I didn't know this until Jason.

[Montrell]

Such a strong term to use.

[Martin]

Deer heart is good.

[Si Robertson]

Well, no, no. Any. Any kind of heart.

[Martin]

Now that deer liver is a little stout. Yeah, he's. He's a little tough to. He's a little tough to handle. He's. He's.

[Montrell]

You also were sad when the chicken. The only chicken place that sold chicken livers. I do love Freddie.

[Martin]

Love a chicken liver.

[Jacob]

I was sad about Big mom sells chicken livers.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

It is so good.

[Martin]

It is. Yeah, yeah. It's big mamas for a reason. Because you eat there enough, you turn into big daddy.

[Jacob]

Are you sleeping good? Because if not.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

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[Si Robertson]

How do I feel when I don't get it? Oh no, I don't miss this.

[Montrell]

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[Jacob]

My cousin, and I'm not opposed to doing this. I just personally haven't done it. But my cousin, if it's cold enough and there's fresh roadkill, he will get out of his truck and cut the bag strap out of a deer on the side of the road. If it's cold enough outside and it's.

[Si Robertson]

Fresh, well, I've hit them with a car.

[Jacob]

Yeah. I'm just saying. Fresh roadkill. Pull over.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

You ever been hungry enough to intentionally hit one with a car?

[Montrell]

I had a friend that did that.

[Martin]

I was riding with, and he did.

[Montrell]

That with squirrels and rabbits.

[Martin]

He would intentionally hit them, pick them up, and cook them.

[Si Robertson]

Well, no, no. I would do it with a squirrel if I seen him just run over and hopefully just over the head.

[Martin]

That's what I was about to say. You go mid. You go center mass on a squirrel, though, and he's just pretty well ruined.

[Montrell]

Can I tell y' all about, like, raising canes? Chick fil. A Wendy's, for crying out loud.

[Si Robertson]

You know what? We got to say that.

[Jacob]

Hey, there's.

[Montrell]

He said a real.

[Si Robertson]

We'd rather have a fresh road kill, son.

[Jacob]

Hey, there's two things I would run over every time. Raccoon or snake.

[Si Robertson]

Really? Oh, no. I slide on a snake.

[Jacob]

I'm not eating the raccoon. I just don't like them.

[Martin]

That's hilarious. I let a cottonmouth go yesterday on the road. What?

[Jacob]

I ran.

[Martin]

He was a little one. He was a baby, had a little yellow tail.

[Montrell]

You don't think he gonna grow up to be an adult just like Sasquatch?

[Martin]

Well, here's what I got to tell you. He wouldn't go in nowhere near anything I'm gonna be stomping through. So I just was like, hey, live your life. I did stop and look at him.

[Si Robertson]

If I get a chance. Oh, I'm gonna slide on him.

[Jacob]

Slide on him, boy.

[Si Robertson]

I hit the brakes on him and just smear him, guy.

[Martin]

Let's go python hunting in Florida.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, yeah.

[Martin]

Let's do it.

[Jacob]

Tombo did that?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Bring me a.30 caliber or machine gun and a helicopter.

[Martin]

No, you got to grab him first.

[Si Robertson]

No. Oh, I'll grab him. All right. Pieces of five rounds.

[Jacob]

Grab him on top of a Humvee.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Jacob]

I ain't.

[Martin]

I ain't mad at snakes, man. I don't know what the issue.

[Si Robertson]

Well, I ain't mad at them.

[Jacob]

I'm mad at venomous snakes.

[Si Robertson]

Oh. I'm not mad at them.

[Martin]

They just live in their lives.

[Jacob]

I'm not mad at. I'm just saying if I see you sigh.

[Martin]

Still mad about Genesis, man.

[Montrell]

Hey, sometimes you gotta let. Let the people know.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

And the snakes got to know first.

[Martin]

Yeah. Well, I just. I let them slide if they're not somewhere that I'm gonna be.

[Jacob]

So I associate snake with the devil.

[Martin]

I do stop and look at them, though.

[Montrell]

You're so interested.

[Jacob]

Would you have a pet snake?

[Martin]

No. I have or I have had to take care of snakes when I was in college. They are a nasty. They're not a. I don't love them as a pet because when you clean out that cage of snake crap, man, that stuff stinks.

[Montrell]

And they. They just rolling in it.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

They got feet.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

The Lord said taking your feet, so.

[Martin]

You gotta just lay in it again. That's why I don't. I don't. I don't want to eat with him. I don't want to eat the snake. So, like, let him go. I'm not. If it. If it gets down to it and you get that hungry, maybe, but, like.

[Si Robertson]

Why would I eat it if I had to be starving?

[Martin]

That's what I'm saying. I don't want to eat him.

[Montrell]

I ain't never going to be.

[Martin]

That's what the way wild are now, man. Snakes catch a. They catch a rough deal. Love a snake.

[Si Robertson]

No, no. That's the wildest thing that in the wild is a pigs walking through the woods.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

And walks up on a cottonmouth, branches down, grabbed him, and just the pig is eating him. And the snake is biting the pig as he said.

[Martin]

Yeah, he don't care.

[Jacob]

I bet y' all seen this. Y' all seen the video of, like, a honey badger versus, like, a black mama snake? Those are so cool.

[Martin]

Oh, yeah. We were LSU fans. Went to rah.

[Jacob]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

That's maybe the next coach.

[Jacob]

Or, like, watching a. I seen a squirrel. A video of a squirrel and a snake one time. He was, like, trying to get him. He's fast. They're like.

[Si Robertson]

The neatest thing about that is I'm squirrel hunting. I'm laying against a big oak tree, and there's a big pecan orchard. I'm looking over y', all, and I'm seeing this squirrel go, like, straight up every time. He's getting closer to the ground.

[Jacob]

The timber rattler under there.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. So I'm watching all this. And finally I said, he stopped my boom. You know, the shotgun. Before I get up there, I come up there, and all that's sticking out is a squirrel's tail.

[Jacob]

Oh, yeah.

[Si Robertson]

A snake had sit there and charmed him down out of the tree by just wiggling his trail tail in the leaves.

[Jacob]

Yeah, that's what my papa told me when I started squirrel hunting as a kid. He was like, always watch out to both of them. Squirrel tree, that's where them snakes wait for them come down.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, no. Yeah, all that took him down.

[Martin]

Yeah, I killed one like it. He was. He got to barking down there towards the ground. I was like, oh, perfect. I see you. Boom. Go over there, and there's cottonmouth. I was like.

[Si Robertson]

Boom, boom, boom.

[Martin]

I got him because I was stomping around there.

[Montrell]

All right, now we're. Now we're tracking.

[Jacob]

We were questioning your beliefs first.

[Martin]

Now if I'm gonna be walking through that area in the dark, I'm gonna go after self preservation. But just driving down the road, I.

[Jacob]

Get what you're saying. You're not going out of your way to kill.

[Martin]

No, I will. I look at them. I actually moved that little baby off the road.

[Si Robertson]

I will.

[Montrell]

You got out and moved it.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, I moved him too.

[Martin]

I got him off the road.

[Montrell]

I'm with you, man.

[Si Robertson]

Three smooth times.

[Montrell]

If we've learned anything in this podcast.

[Martin]

One of the prettiest animals you'll ever see is a baby cottonmouth. Like, fresh skin. He's got all the patterns before he turns old stump tail and black. And he got that little yellow tail back there. Yeah, he's a cool animal, man. He is really cool. I just hope he, you know, goes and tells his mama one day. Because if they do end up where I'm at, I'd like for him to give me a free pass like I did him.

[Jacob]

Let's just call him a reptile.

[Martin]

Hey, there's a reptile show coming. I've already been to this one. One at the. At the convention center.

[Montrell]

Are you going back this year?

[Martin]

No, it's like the saddest place in America. Oh, no, it's. I mean, they got. They got a bunch of animals living in, like, cups and stuff that they're selling to people, man. Yeah, it does not. They had a big giant tortoise. Took a massive dump in the floor. I'd never seen tortoise crap, but I saw it there. That was weird.

[Jacob]

Add that to the book.

[Martin]

It was exactly what you'd expect. Like, just an animal that eats a bunch of lettuce all day. It was just a big pile of runny greens.

[Montrell]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Okay.

[Montrell]

Martin, you're the only person I know that would go to that.

[Martin]

I paid to go in that thing, too. That's what I felt bad for. Hey, you know the people that work there, though. Big Duck Dynasty fans. I know that's a shock, but John.

[Jacob]

Luke would go to that.

[Montrell]

Oh, that's true.

[Jacob]

And John Shepherd. You take John Shepherd.

[Montrell]

John Luke would come home with several animals.

[Jacob]

That's what I'm saying.

[Martin]

Yeah. I took the boys as kind of just a. Like a learning experience. Like, we can look at snakes, but we don't play with them. Like, that's where I'm at.

[Montrell]

Like a minor league hockey game instead. They got snakes there.

[Martin]

No.

[Montrell]

Throw them on the ice.

[Martin]

They're not. I'm not. I'm not worried about them picking up a hockey game while I'm not around. I'm worried about it. Educate them on what to do when I ain't there.

[Jacob]

That's a good out.

[Montrell]

My wife has educated our kids on what to do. See a snake. Scream at the top of your lungs.

[Si Robertson]

And run and run.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

So it's not great.

[Jacob]

So freak out.

[Montrell]

Yeah. That's what my whole family does. But me.

[Jacob]

Interesting.

[Montrell]

That time there was one in the neighborhood.

[Martin]

What do you do? Just run without the scream?

[Montrell]

I just walk. I just walk.

[Martin]

Just get out the way there.

[Montrell]

There was one in the neighborhood right in front of Stone's house one time in the middle of the road. We were on a golf cart, and Allison started screaming, and they were on the back of the golf cart, and I hit that thing in reverse for about. It was almost the end of me and Allison, but it was funny to me. Second, she got big mad.

[Martin]

He wasn't. She wasn't in on that.

[Montrell]

No, she wasn't. It was a bad idea.

[Jacob]

Bella freaks out.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Snakes.

[Montrell]

That's a good thing.

[Martin]

It's a healthy.

[Jacob]

I just mean, like, skittish. Like, you know, skittish.

[Martin]

I mean, fair. Overall. It's a healthy fear to have.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

I mean, but Allison will burn the neighborhood down over a snake. Oh, yeah.

[Martin]

How does she feel about your geckos? Not good. You don't like them either?

[Montrell]

Yeah, they've. They've actually claimed the door to our house. Now it's theirs. Now we just leave it locked. We go in the back. You can't go in our house without 17 geckos running in with you.

[Jacob]

Oh, nice. Geico. You should be sponsored.

[Montrell]

We. We should do something because I'm sick of them.

[Martin]

Oh, man. Well, Johnny D, y' all had a fun day yesterday, huh?

[Montrell]

Talk about it.

[Martin]

Oh, no, we gotta talk. Yeah.

[Montrell]

Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is the Shoplifting Chronicles, chapter four or five. I don't know, again. Yeah, we get them a lot.

[Jacob]

Golly.

[Montrell]

So this one, it actually ends kind of well. Hopefully it ends better. Whatever.

[Jacob]

So has it fully resolved?

[Martin]

Oh, we resolved it fully in 17 minutes. Really?

[Montrell]

It was quick.

[Jacob]

So give us a breakdown.

[Montrell]

Play by play by play. Kind of sketchy, kind of acting weird. Two people.

[Jacob]

Male, male, female.

[Montrell]

Male, female, female.

[Martin]

Show him the video, and let's let.

[Montrell]

Him know the video is over there. There you will find out why the video is gone now. So they leave in a hurry, and they've been walking around and didn't buy nothing and kind of jogged out the door. I'll say.

[Jacob]

One more question. Old, young, young. Okay.

[Montrell]

And, you know, it was like, yeah, ish. Big Dave goes, they just took something, didn't they? And I was like, crap. I thought it. To go check the cameras, tried on every shirt in store. Every time. I was like, it's going in the purse.

[Jacob]

And it didn't.

[Montrell]

I was like, okay. They were just acting weird. And then they got to the front of the store, shoved a dock light in the purse, jetted out the door, $100 light. So now I'm just like, come on. And Big Dave's pissed. I'm pissed. You know, you just walk in the store, had no intention of buying anything. Is obvious.

[Martin]

This case in the joint.

[Montrell]

Yes. And then one's running the distraction, and ones walk around looking at stuff. So she purses it, turns around, walks out the door quickly looks straight at the camera.

[Martin]

I mean, like, smile.

[Montrell]

And actually, just so everybody's clear, that one camera by the door we paid twice as much for as the rest of. As the rest of them. So you're in, like, real good HD quality footage.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Only thing you don't have is audio.

[Montrell]

Yeah, well, yeah, that's. That's, like, weird. And there's, like, legalities to that. I don't even want audio because I'm sure there's somebody back.

[Martin]

I wish we had it the other day, though, when me and a mailman were cutting up, because that was fun.

[Montrell]

Oh, that was wild. Montrell, if you're listening, I love you. Anyway.

[Martin]

It never fails, right? Opening day shows up, and there's always that one guy.

[Montrell]

Who is it?

[Martin]

It doesn't matter.

[Montrell]

There's always one.

[Si Robertson]

He missed one.

[Martin]

He didn't get it all A Moving target sub. But they show up opening day, everybody's fired up. And it the checklist of opening morning. I do it every time. Gets duck stamp. Got his duck stamp. Got your duck stamp. There's always one that doesn't. Then you used to be out. You used to have to stay back and cook breakfast. But not anymore because you can get it online@duck stamp.com. you can download it straight to your phone, go straight into your wallet. You don't have to have service. You've got your duck stamp right there and you're good to go. It's that simple. First light in the duck blind is too good to miss. So don't be sitting back at the house cooking bacon because you forgot your duck stamp. Go on the hunt. Have a good time. Look, when the game warden shows up, you ain't got to fumble around. You just pull out your phone because he's probably on it anyway. You open it up and you do just like this wallet. Duck stamp.

[Montrell]

That was very fast to go.

[Martin]

Look how quick that was. All you got to do is go to duck stamp.com and get yours today. Digital stamp. Old school hunt. That's how we do it. Duck stamp dot com.

[Si Robertson]

Duck.

[Martin]

That's duckstamp dot com.

[Montrell]

So they leave and I'm like, I find the video. I'm like, what we do? Post it and dad's like, go for it. I'm like, all right. I post the video and it's so. I like, it's just red handed. You put it in your purse, you look at the camera. We got both your faces. Walk out the door, call the police, let them know they show up. I posted that video.

[Si Robertson]

Sigh.

[Montrell]

How many people are in Washdaw Parish?

[Martin]

I don't know. We're not a bunch.

[Montrell]

Like, like a hundred thousand probably in.

[Martin]

The, in the total parish. Maybe. Yeah. I think the twin cities, like 60.

[Montrell]

Within two hours, a hundred thousand people had seen the video.

[Jacob]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

So the amount of people we all live around, all of them had seen it basically.

[Jacob]

Right.

[Montrell]

So then you know, in 17 minutes.

[Martin]

We have a name, we have an identity.

[Montrell]

18 minutes we have both of them. I get sent her Facebook profile. And then the mob started and now we're up to like 150,000 views. And people are pissed. And it makes you feel good that like they're like, that's our store.

[Jacob]

I will say people love like, I'm not saying love the videos, but love to interact and figure out who the culprit.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

You don't like people because you know wrong the amount she stole from us is more than I paid Martin's cousin yesterday.

[Jacob]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

So it's like, okay, well, now I can't afford an employee or all that stuff, but we're blessed, so we can. But it's still like, you can't be stealing from me. So we post the video. I talked to her cousin on the phone. I talked to her dad. That's a tough conversation. That wasn't fun.

[Martin]

That was her dad.

[Montrell]

He's very apologetic, hated it, felt embarrassed, wanted to pay for it. But he was like, and she needs to get in trouble. So prosecute. But I just want to feel right on my part. I said, man, it's not your. If I make a mistake, it's not my dad to go fix it.

[Martin]

Yeah. No, but that's a good father. 100. Because he, he believes in accountability.

[Montrell]

So he was trying.

[Martin]

I can appreciate that.

[Montrell]

His part. And he said her mom had talked to her. I said, hey, you tell her if her, if her mom talks to her, tell her, you walk back in, you give me the light, you pay for it, whatever we got to do. I said, I won't even make it weird.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

I said, I'll take the video down, we'll brush this on. And at this point, there's like several hundred comments, a little bit of name calling going on, some funnier than others.

[Martin]

Yeah. And the Internet is a wild place.

[Montrell]

Comment section. And I was just like this. This one went wilder than anyone we've ever had before.

[Si Robertson]

Right.

[Martin]

Which, by the way, even in our comment section, kudos to you clever people out there, man. I love, I love reading some, Some.

[Montrell]

Clever comments are just good.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

So anyway, so then I'm just like, man, this is tough. I've talked to the cops, they've got the video, whatever. Then the Phone rings at 5:30.

[Martin]

Oh, no.

[Montrell]

And it's her.

[Martin]

Oh, oh, okay. So accountability is taken. Then she's. She's admitting to the problem.

[Montrell]

She says, hey, Google Maps says, I'll be there at 6:07. I said, I'll hang out for you. She said, if I come in, pay for it. Can we? I said, hey. I said, I've already forgiven you.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

I said, but if you come in and pay for it, we'll make this square.

[Martin]

I'll make it. I may even do it. You ain't even got to pay for it. Just bring it back. I don't care. Keep it. You can keep it or you can buy it.

[Montrell]

Tell me it was gone. Oh, I don't know where that's not my job to know. She said, it's gone. I said, come in, pay for it. Me and you are square.

[Jacob]

I will.

[Montrell]

She said, will the police be there? And I said, no, no, I'll call the cops.

[Martin]

We ain't gonna put you in a sting over 100 bucks.

[Montrell]

I said, no. I said, that's not what this is about. So she comes in crying, apologizes. We talk for a second, you know, and I'm just like, hey, you ain't. And then I was like, you know, I talk all this blah, blah, blah. And, like, you know, I don't want people stealing from me, but I also want to. I'm like, I've got a weird opportunity here.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

To tell her. So I just looked her in the eyes and said, look, if nobody's told you lately, I love you as a person, and I don't want to see you in jail. I don't want you going around fresh over $100. Well, yeah. And so I was like, I don't want you doing all this, and you don't have to.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

She has Big Dave cell phone number. She's messaged me on Facebook, asked me if I'd take the video down. I said, I've already taken the video down. I put up a video that said, hey. She came back in. She paid for it. We talked about Jesus for about three minutes, then she skedaddled.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

If I. And I told her, I said, big Dave helps a lot of people out that are down and out. I don't even care what it's for. I said, but clearly you got some issues because you're stealing from people and.

[Martin]

And apparently reselling very quickly.

[Montrell]

Yeah.

[Martin]

So.

[Montrell]

And we talked about that. And I said, look, you come. I said, here's my dad's cell phone number. It is WFR Church on Friday nights is. Is, you know, 200, 300 yards down the road. I'm not that good at measuring distance.

[Martin]

Yeah, it's right there, the tenth of.

[Montrell]

A mile, and you are welcome.

[Martin]

In a month, you'll be able to see it because the leaves will be.

[Montrell]

Off the trees 100. I said, you are welcome to come in there, and people will love you and they will not judge you. I said, I'm not judging you for what you did. You made it right. I said, so I hope something good comes out of this. But what you're doing now ain't the lifestyle you should be living.

[Martin]

No, you're headed down a road of this is, this is. This starts as a hundred dollar light, right? And then the next thing you know.

[Jacob]

How did I get here?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Yeah. And there's.

[Martin]

You're wearing orange and clearly other stuff going on, and you're not saying, go balls.

[Montrell]

So, yeah, it wasn't for the balls, but, you know, I, I, it was a. I'm telling you, you know, you get nervous around some things, shooting D or whatever.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

When you got that, I can't imagine having to walk into a store and look somebody in the eyes.

[Martin]

And no, if I'd ever done something like that, I probably just left it in a mailbox. You know, I've been like. I'd taken a picture. I'd have been like, the Amazon guy. Like, it's in the mailbox, bro.

[Montrell]

Well, you remember the last guy.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Who called and said, it's his twin brother, and then he returned it to the wrong store.

[Martin]

Yeah. Take it to the wrong store so.

[Montrell]

Nobody'D ever see him. And I was like, whatever, man. This girl walked in, tears in her eyes, apologized.

[Si Robertson]

Hey.

[Martin]

And so I said, hey, Accountability skill.

[Montrell]

Deleted the video. I, I deleted the video first. And I was like, do I leave? And I was like, no, I delete the whole thing. Like, it's all gone. It's in the past. We gonna talk about how just because you make a mistake, that ain't your identity.

[Martin]

No.

[Montrell]

So unless you continue to make the mistake, then you're gonna earn that identity.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

But if you do. Right.

[Martin]

Same thing.

[Montrell]

What's that?

[Si Robertson]

How What?

[Montrell]

Oh, I'm guessing 30.

[Martin]

Yeah. Late 20s, early 30s, maybe.

[Montrell]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Something is what it looked like. I, I don't, I don't.

[Montrell]

I don't know her.

[Martin]

Well, young enough. She still got a life ahead of her. And this ain't where you need.

[Montrell]

She's got time to turn it around and end up in a beautiful place with a abundant life here on Earth.

[Martin]

Yeah. And then not with two bunks, not with two bugs and a cot.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

She got plenty of time.

[Si Robertson]

She.

[Montrell]

Which everybody's got time to turn it around for eternity, but she's got time to turn around here on this Earth. And so we're rooting for the best for. And hopefully where there's another story coming. And if. Hey, girl, I'm not. I'm not going to say your name, but I know and I called her by her first name when she walked in.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Come by and say, hey, if you're shopping, I'm going to walk with you.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah. We're going to learn that.

[Martin]

Yeah. Well, you're going to be on a buddy system if you're looking for something.

[Montrell]

But if you want to come in, sit at the table, talk with me.

[Martin]

Big Dave, my mom was 10 out of 10 recommend. I spent a lot of time in there. Spent 30 minutes with a mailman the other day. Sorry if you didn't get your package.

[Montrell]

And your package, like, it was Martin and Montreal's fault.

[Jacob]

I.

[Montrell]

Just kidding. Montreal.

[Martin]

I grew up with Montreal, man. So it's always a walk down memory lane with him. And it's. And that boy does not struggle for words. We probably ought to. I'd say bring him in here, but there's no reason for the other three of us to be here.

[Montrell]

Yeah, it's just gonna be the Montreal show, and I think that's Montel.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Anyway. But, yeah, it was a weird day.

[Martin]

Well, you did for her what Jesus had done for all of us. Right? Like, he's got the videos, he's got the proof, and then he takes.

[Montrell]

He's got the receipts.

[Martin]

Yeah, he. He just takes them down. All you got to do is ask.

[Montrell]

And it is weird to know what to do when somebody just. Bald face steals from you.

[Martin]

Yeah. You hate that somebody's gotten to that point in their life or a doc, light of all things.

[Montrell]

I was just stealing the steel, but.

[Martin]

Yeah, that was just. I need. I. I'm not gonna guess at what she turned that into, because I don't want to.

[Montrell]

She paid for it. And, you know, there is an.

[Martin]

Good for her. Did both of them show back up or just the one?

[Montrell]

Just the one that actually put in the. Yeah, the distraction somewhere. Probably distracting people. Who knows?

[Si Robertson]

But.

[Martin]

Yeah, there you go.

[Montrell]

Yeah, it was a weird day, man. You know, it's funny. You work real hard on some, like, ads for your Facebook, and, you know, 10,000 people see it. You know, that's pretty good.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Then somebody steals from you. It's like the whole town's going nuts.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, it is.

[Martin]

You had anybody live from you yet?

[Jacob]

I've had that.

[Martin]

You know, of.

[Jacob]

Yeah. I've had some people live for me at, like, a trade show in Dallas. Like, they just left the hangar. They stole like, a 200 shirt or whatever.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

But it's crazy because in my, like, you understand, like, small business. If I'm just working something and there's 10, 20 people shopping at one time, and then you're checking out. It's hard to.

[Montrell]

Oh, yeah.

[Jacob]

Keep up. Yeah.

[Montrell]

And you don't want to. You know, there's nothing worse than going into a retail store and somebody just staring at you.

[Jacob]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Like, expecting you. So I mean, I expect the best out of everybody. It's like, hey, stealing from me. And when they do, you're like. It feels even dirtier because you're like, man, I was. We were talking and, like, asking if you needed anything, Right?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

And she could have used code duck at checkout.

[Jacob]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

It would at least made me laugh. I probably would have given her a discount. Yeah, I was actually. People kept saying, can't wait to hear the story on the podcast in the comments. And I was like, just use code duck at checkout if you're in that bad of a bind. It might make me laugh and I might give you a discount.

[Martin]

Yeah, well, we'll. At least somehow.

[Jacob]

I haven't called anyone yet, but I have cameras. Yeah, I don't really, like you said, like, I'm not staring down people, but I will say, if you're a shop owner and you have discernment, you can kind of, like you're saying, have a feeling about some sketchy business going down.

[Montrell]

That one was. That was like. And it was like, did they.

[Martin]

Nope.

[Montrell]

Oh, yeah, they did.

[Jacob]

Because I would say, unfortunately, most shoplifters are not that smart. Like, as in doing it, like, now.

[Martin]

There's a reason they.

[Jacob]

You know what I'm saying?

[Martin]

Because they've. They've had a history of bad.

[Jacob]

I'm just saying, if you're that down bad, just ask, you know, if you need something. Yeah, I'm just saying people would be more willing to help somebody out in a pinch than having to go still.

[Martin]

Well, we are people.

[Jacob]

You know what I mean?

[Martin]

Look, it's fall, so, you know, a lot of times it's cool in the morning, but then it warms up, so you get a sweat going. You don't even know about it. Let me help you out there. We can fix that with some mando. Look, now you smell like bourbon leather. Congratulations. Congratulations.

[Jacob]

You're welcome.

[Martin]

You're welcome. That's better than you smelled when you walked in here.

[Montrell]

Yeah, the whole room smells nice now.

[Martin]

That's good.

[Montrell]

I mean, you wake up, you put on, like, something lightweight. You're thinking it's cold.

[Martin]

Next thing you know, yeah, you're just sweating through it.

[Si Robertson]

Take it off.

[Martin]

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[Montrell]

Pro sports smells pretty good. Bourbon leather is my favorite.

[Martin]

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[Jacob]

How old is that jogger?

[Montrell]

Oh my goodness. Ladies and gentlemen, look. We have fan mail. He's got the ads from Alex.

[Martin]

Look at him.

[Jacob]

Come here, dog.

[Montrell]

Whoa, look at these guys. Baby size eyes are.

[Si Robertson]

Come here.

[Montrell]

You remember that guy's eye?

[Si Robertson]

Yeah, I remember him.

[Martin]

I'm very confused by that picture. You're going to have to ask Sai. Right.

[Si Robertson]

That's sa.

[Martin]

I know, but who is everybody else in? I saw Trace on the corner. Right?

[Montrell]

Tracer Scott.

[Martin]

Yeah. Who else?

[Si Robertson]

I don't know.

[Martin]

I name those people. Name that tune. Look at it.

[Si Robertson]

It's Tricer's husband. This is Trace, Scott's first wife.

[Martin]

Oh, I didn't know he was married.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Who passed away?

[Martin]

Okay. I had no. I had no idea Scott was married before Marcia. Okay, there you go. I had known Scott a real long time though. So that. That checks out. Interesting. Is that like a. Is that church? Are those like church?

[Montrell]

These are from Olin Mills. And I just want to point out that sigh used to be real big into the button up shirt underneath a sweater.

[Martin]

A sweater man. That's a. That's his country club days. Man.

[Montrell]

Look at that big old deer on that one.

[Martin]

Yeah, look at Caddyshack.

[Montrell]

I gotta take this to Jacob and find out how much this.

[Jacob]

Let me see that sweater.

[Montrell]

How Much is this sweater worth, Jacob, if we still had it?

[Jacob]

Probably like 60 bucks.

[Si Robertson]

Oh, expensive.

[Jacob]

I think that's like a St. John's Bay knit sweater. Or what's it called? A Shenandoah. They have a Shenandoah brand that made knit sweaters like that. And they have like ducks on them, deer on them and stuff, stuff like that.

[Montrell]

This guy's like my dad.

[Si Robertson]

What is the boot advertisement?

[Jacob]

Boot advertisement.

[Montrell]

Beans.

[Martin]

Hello, Bean.

[Jacob]

More of a jacket that they could have made that too.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

I clicked on an ad last night for L.L. bean because they had a woven duck sweater. Except it was 130 bucks. I was like, no, I can't.

[Jacob]

L. Bean's good brand.

[Martin]

Like, I think it's a. Oh, the Bean boots.

[Montrell]

One of our listeners did send me something. Unbelievable.

[Martin]

What's that?

[Montrell]

I gotta find it.

[Martin]

Is it the monkey?

[Montrell]

No.

[Martin]

Never even talked about the monkey.

[Montrell]

We gotta bring that up next episode. No, no, no. The Queen of Smackover sent me this. Dude, look at it. Remember when I talked about turning a bear into a coat?

[Martin]

Wait, what?

[Montrell]

That's what I'm talking about.

[Martin]

That's only 525.

[Montrell]

See, I had a different reaction.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, that ain't bad. I had a buffalo jacket.

[Martin]

Well, this is coming from the guy that wasn't going to pay 130 for a duck knit sweater, but 525 for a whole bear.

[Si Robertson]

Who wants that?

[Montrell]

Me.

[Martin]

What?

[Montrell]

You don't.

[Martin]

Oh, that's not a real bear.

[Jacob]

For what? You want to be a furry. I mean, what's the deal? I get you a little dog bed too.

[Martin]

And I thought we had real. That's like Yogi.

[Jacob]

We'll get you some. What do they call puppy pads?

[Montrell]

Still cool. Not everybody that likes fur is a weirdo.

[Jacob]

Okay.

[Si Robertson]

Okay.

[Jacob]

That's what they all say.

[Martin]

First thing you do, you start wearing fur. Next thing you do, you start splashing.

[Jacob]

Hey, we can get you an audition for Brother Bear.

[Si Robertson]

Then next thing you'll be out there trying to catch a salmon.

[Jacob]

That would be a cool video.

[Martin]

Or you'll be robbing picnic.

[Jacob]

John David catches salmon with bear coat on.

[Martin]

It would be funny to have that coat.

[Montrell]

I don't like salmon.

[Martin]

It would be funny. Yeah, Pink fish ain't my on the top of my list.

[Jacob]

All right. I like.

[Martin]

I like white fish. I like red fish. But like, pink fish is kind of a weird.

[Montrell]

And the words. You don't like tuna.

[Martin]

Well, I call tuna red.

[Jacob]

Okay.

[Martin]

I don't know. It starts off as red. Like, I don't like tuna.

[Jacob]

I love raw Tuna?

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

There's dolphin being caught in the tuna. It's why nobody care about the. The tuna you're talking about.

[Jacob]

I love tuna.

[Martin]

What is the deal he's talking about?

[Si Robertson]

Can you like.

[Montrell]

There's dolphin being caught.

[Si Robertson]

Watch him catch them.

[Jacob]

And then I want to do that.

[Martin]

Along with some killer. Yeah, I want to do that.

[Jacob]

I've never really been deep sea fishing, so.

[Montrell]

Oh, it's fun.

[Si Robertson]

You missed it. Something.

[Jacob]

Yeah.

[Si Robertson]

When you get the opportunity, go.

[Martin]

Oh, yeah, you need to go out of Venice and let one of yellow fins. You need to go let one of yellow fans whoop you for about.

[Jacob]

Yeah, that's what I hear. And take off.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Jacob]

Be done and be whooped.

[Martin]

You got to catch the first one by yourself. Right. So that you've done it. Then after everybody, whoever hadn't caught one. When everybody catches one, then you team play it. Everybody go for about 10 minutes because you're just after the grocery.

[Jacob]

I've seen the videos. I mean, golly, it's a fight.

[Martin]

Yeah. But that first one, you're gonna want to sit down a while.

[Si Robertson]

After that, you never know what. When you set the hook, you never know what you got.

[Jacob]

Yeah, yeah.

[Montrell]

And then half the time it only comes back with its face.

[Martin]

Yeah. Tax man.

[Si Robertson]

Well, the first three days I went deep sea fishing, all I brought back to the boat was the head.

[Montrell]

That's because there was sharks looking like psy with all them teeth swimming around chasing your fish.

[Si Robertson]

Got all everybody else was catching, you know, 20 pound snapper and all this. Hey, I never brought in a whole fish. Nothing but the head.

[Jacob]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

This dog being part of our podcast now.

[Jacob]

I love that dog. That dog's cute. Was it a little dawshing or whatever?

[Martin]

He's a weenie dog. That's a wash. Wiener dog. That's old Oscar's. He peed in the house yet I can't even see.

[Si Robertson]

Oscar. Oscar. What are you doing? Hiding.

[Jacob]

Oscar's a great name.

[Martin]

The good news is, is when you get dogs like that, at least it's a little puddle.

[Jacob]

Look at him, you know, look at.

[Martin]

Him get that tail.

[Jacob]

I think it's funny when people have those dogs and they're like tracking dogs. You seen that?

[Si Robertson]

They were good dogs.

[Martin]

I had one.

[Si Robertson]

Yeah.

[Martin]

Yeah. Old Merlin.

[Si Robertson]

Merlin the magician.

[Martin]

Yeah. Then he got got by a timber rattler.

[Si Robertson]

Big rattlesnake got him.

[Montrell]

And ever since size been on the prowl.

[Si Robertson]

Hey, look.

[Montrell]

Every snack he sees. That's why the fangs.

[Martin]

Yo. Merlin got got, but. Well, we want to get out of here.

[Montrell]

I got a verse.

[Martin]

Yeah.

[Montrell]

Romans 3, 23 and 24. For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. No matter what you've done in life, no matter if it was something small, whether it was something big, whether you were the worst of the worst, as Paul called himself, who wrote that verse, you've messed up at some point in your life and you've fallen short. And Jesus Christ became a man, died on a cross and in three days rose up out of the ground. So you can too.

[Jacob]

Amen.

[Montrell]

If you hear nothing else from us, hear that. And we hope you have a great day for sure.

[Martin]

Yeah. Amen.

[Si Robertson]

I have a lot of joy.

[Martin]

Yeah. A smile.

[Montrell]

And smile with a smile. That reel was funny, Hunter, when the you added the glisten.

[Si Robertson]

Sam.