SCRAMBLE: 'Drinko de Mayo' UMinn frat party gets hit with bias report........

Summary

Garage Logic: The Weekly Scramble
Episode Title: SCRAMBLE: 'Drinko de Mayo' UMinn frat party gets hit with bias report
Hosts: Chris Reuvers & Mike Fratelloni
Air Date: May 7, 2026

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Episode Overview

This episode of the Weekly Scramble delivers the trademark Garage Logic blend of nostalgia, local flavor, and provocative takes on current events. Chris Reuvers and Mike Fratelloni open with a heartfelt tribute to Minnesota Vikings great Joe Senser, whose passing prompts a series of personal anecdotes and local sports media memories. The show pivots—without missing a beat—from sentimental to satirical as the hosts dissect the latest controversy at the University of Minnesota: a campus bias report filed against a fraternity's "Drinko de Mayo" event. They unpack the implications of campus sensitivity, leap into a discussion about the decline of American manufacturing (with Stanley Tools as a lens), and finish with lively commentary on national politics, city policy, and manufactured obsolescence.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. In Memoriam: Joe Senser (02:38 – 13:22)

• Legacy and Character:
  • Chris offers a detailed bio of Joe Senser: late-round NFL draft success, franchise records, business ventures (Senser’s sports bars), and Vikings broadcasting roles.
  • Emphasis on Senser’s generous personality and community engagement.
  • Notable quote:
    • “Joe was one of the most genuine human beings I’ve ever come across. Not only just in broadcasting, but just in life. He was just such a genuine human being.” — Chris (08:42)
• Sports to Stories:
  • Chris shares an early radio experience producing the Joe Senser Show, recalling Senser’s kindness toward industry newcomers.
  • Mike highlights an unexpected fact: Senser’s NCAA basketball field goal percentage beat Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's, setting a record at .699.
    • “He at .699 beat .677 held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.” — Mike (04:51)
• Upbringing:
  • Senser was a 1974 graduate of the Milton Hershey School, a home for underprivileged children, suggesting humble roots.

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2. Campus Controversy: Drinko de Mayo at UMinn Fraternity (15:43 – 25:00)

• Event:
  • The University of Minnesota fraternity faced a campus bias report for posting a “Drinko de Mayo” sign—considered offensive by a complaint to the Bias Response Team.
• Hosts’ Take:
  • Satirical incredulity at the existence of a “bias response and referral network.”
    • “That’s right, someone reported a University of Minnesota fraternity…for a sign outside of that frat house that said Drinko de Mayo...” — Chris (16:08)
    • “Drinko de Mayo is funny. They're college kids. It's a frat house.” — Chris (19:36)
  • Mike reminisces about his brief time in the Alpha Nu fraternity, expressing regret for having left and professing solidarity with current frat members under scrutiny.
    • “If this is the fraternity that has someone harassing them because of Cinco de Drinko, I’m gonna hire an attorney on their behalf and help fight the University of Minnesota.” — Mike (21:41)
• Cultural Sensitivity vs. Tradition:
  • Chris rails against what he calls performative offense:
    • “I’m so sick and bleeping tired of the people that are offended on behalf of somebody else...” — Chris (24:12)
  • Both hosts push back at the idea that parodying or celebrating cultural holidays with food and drink is inherently disrespectful.

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3. American Manufacturing & Market Changes: Stanley Tools (26:51 – 33:41)

• Stanley Tools Plant Shutdown:
  • Stanley Black & Decker closing its last US plant (Connecticut), ending domestic production of single-sided tape measures; double-sided tape measures preferred, manufactured overseas.
  • Detailed business reasons: cost pressures, inability to match low overseas prices, and changing consumer preferences.
    • “It’s the cost of doing business...It just sucks. 300 people are going to lose their job and they're not going to make Stanley tape measures any more.” — Mike (29:27)
• Wider Trend:
  • Discussion of made-in-America pride versus economic reality.
  • The problem of built-to-break products; the hosts lament the shift from durable, lifelong products (Stanley tape measures, GE lightbulbs) to planned obsolescence.
    • “GE light bulbs...they made a light bulb that lasted in perpetuity. It basically lasted forever until GE came out with this concept of if it needs to break at some point in time, otherwise we won’t sell another light bulb.” — Mike (30:55)

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4. Planned Obsolescence—A Cartel Conspiracy (35:15 – 36:12)

• History Nugget: Phobus Cartel
  • Mike explains how GE and other major bulb makers conspired—starting in 1924—to shorten the lifespan of lightbulbs, birthing "planned obsolescence."
    • “Historical evidence supports that GE was part of an international cartel…called the Phobus Cartel…reducing the lifespan of their lightbulbs…down to 1000 hours.” — Mike (35:28)

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5. Political/Economic Shifts: Billionaires, Cities, and Consequences (36:12 – 43:53)

• Ken Griffin Moves Citadel to Miami:
  • A digression into tax migration: Ken Griffin (Citadel CEO) left NYC over higher taxes and security concerns, bringing economic windfall to Miami.
  • Memorable moment: A Miami commentator celebrates the “export” of New York billionaires:
    • “The economic shift into downtown Miami is truly transformative. Billions in new investment, new jobs, new infrastructure and a growing tax base can help fund schools, transportation, and the modernization of Miami as it evolves into the new Wall Street of America. Keep the exports coming.” — Quoted by Chris (37:45)
• Unintended Policy Consequences:
  • Satirical frustration at city initiatives to rebrand homelessness as "camping."
    • “So does that mean…if I want to go to a Vikings game, I can just roll up the Shasta next to U.S. Bank and call it good?” — Chris (38:43)
• California/Rising Political Frustration:
  • Mike recounts the story of Spencer Pratt, reality TV villain-turned-mayoral candidate in Los Angeles, whose personal losses spur a no-nonsense campaign to curb open-air drug markets and city dysfunction.
    • “It’s a little bit of what the United States needs. It needs a slap across the metaphor distance.” — Mike (42:37)
    • “We need a bunch of people saying bleep you. We’re not doing this anymore.” — Mike (42:43)
  • Advocacy for clear policies and renewed civic standards—“They need to hear the word no.” — Chris (43:13)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Joe Senser’s influence:
  “Joe was one of the most genuine human beings I’ve ever come across…that’s why I’m so glad the Wilfs issued the statement that they did, because it was spot on.” — Chris (08:42)

• On campus outrage:
  “Drinko de Mayo is funny. They're college kids. It's a frat house.” — Chris (19:36)
  “If this is Alpha Nu…I am going to hire the attorney that they need to protect them…out of my dollars.” — Mike (19:41)

• Satirical frustration:
  “I’m so sick and bleeping tired of the people that are offended on behalf of somebody else.” — Chris (24:12)
  “Of course it is [culturally inappropriate]. Who cares? Get past it.” — Mike (24:45)

• On U.S. manufacturing decline:
  “Stanley deserves to make American made tape measure…they should have American made stuff…It’s virtually impossible to compete with that.” — Mike (28:56)

• On planned obsolescence:
  “They developed planned obsolescence. Hey, allegedly they did that…but it’s a known thing that this group got together in 1924…and said our light bulbs are lasting too long. Let’s dumb them down a lot.” — Mike (35:28)

• On billionaire migration:
  “Why do people not understand that actions have consequences?” — Chris (38:20)

• On tough love for dysfunctional cities:
  “They need to hear the word no. You cannot live like this. It is not healthy for you. It is not what you want. It’s what you want right now, but it’s not what you should have.” — Mike (43:15)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Joe Senser Tribute and Anecdotes: 02:38 – 13:22
• UMinn Drinko de Mayo Bias Report: 15:43 – 25:00
• Stanley Tools & U.S. Manufacturing: 26:51 – 33:41
• Planned Obsolescence / GE Lightbulbs: 35:15 – 36:12
• Billionaire Migration & City Policy: 36:12 – 43:53
• Spencer Pratt and LA Politics: 39:58 – 43:53

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Summary Flow & Tone

This episode wields the conversational, playful, sometimes curmudgeonly tone that Garage Logic fans expect. The hosts move effortlessly from mourning a local sports icon to lampooning modern campus culture, lamenting the decline of American durability, and calling out performative politics. Through personal stories and pointed commentary, they connect local and national trends, always keeping their blend of sarcasm, nostalgia, and unapologetic “common sense” at the fore.

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For listeners or readers: Expect both laughs and food-for-thought as Chris and Mike unpack why the small stories—a sign on a frat house, an old tape measure—are windows into much bigger questions about culture, economy, and community.

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This is the weekly scramble, a place where we chat about life over a cold one or two. It's time to belly up to the pod with Mike Fratelloni and your host, Chris Reivers.

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That's right. It's time for the weekly scramble podcast. My name is Chris Reivers. With me as always. His name is Mike Fratelloni. Hello, Michael.

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How you doing?

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You know, I just said your last name, and it reminds me, I gotta stop it. What's your closest store to the Chanhassen area?

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Eden Prairie. It was Minnetonka 7.

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I mean, yeah, 7101. Okay, I just noticed something. So we're on YouTube. If you're watching this on YouTube, I could never become a politician.

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Why?

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Because every time I smile, I look like I'm having a stroke. I'm looking. I'm watching myself in the mirror. It's like my mouth is sideways, janky. Like I have some kind of disease. That's why I can't be a politician.

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Is that the only reason why I

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have horrible, horrible skeletons in my closet? Other than that I could totally become a politician.

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So I unfortunately need to start the show on a bit of a sad note, but there's a reason I wanted to bring up this story. So for those of you that didn't hear the breaking news earlier today, former Minnesota Vikings tight end Joe Sencher, the well known Vikings tight end and Twin Cities businessman unfortunately passed away at the age of 69 years old. And Michael, I don't know if you ever had any interactions with Joe, but let me just go through his bio really quick. A six around draft pick pick in 1979, Sencer quickly became a late round steal, totaling 42 catches for 447 yards and seven touchdowns. As a rookie in his second year, he broke out with 79 catches for 1,004 yards, both team records at the time, and eight touchdowns. He's still the only Vikings tight end to top 1,000 yards in a season. Unfortunately, after the 1982 season, he injured his knee and played only eight more games. In 1984, after his playing career, Sencer partnered to open several local sports bars bearing his name with locations in Roseville, Bloomington, Eagan and Plymouth. All unfortunately have since closed. He also worked as a color commentator for the Vikings radio network in 1993-1994 and then once again in 2001-2006. Vikings owner president Mark Wilf and owner Chairman Ziggy Wolf issued the following the Vikings family is saddened by the loss of Joe Sencer. Joe was a Pro Bowler on the field, but his impact on the organization and in the community was felt long after his playing days. Joe was a generous soul with countless charitable endeavors. He brought his positive personality to every interaction he had, whether it be with former teammates, Viking staff or our family when we became stewards of this franchise. Joe's warmth and welcoming spirit will last in the memories of those who knew him, which I thought was a very, very nice statement from the Will family.

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I have a couple of interesting factoids. I looked this up. I didn't know anything about him. I knew who he was. I've been to his restaurants many times or his previous restaurants. Did you know he also played collegiate basketball?

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I did know that.

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Okay. And his field goal percentage was.699. That was the NCAA record. Guess who he beat? Who? He at 6.699 beat 677 held by Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

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Are you kidding me?

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I did not Know that that's shocking. Like he was the best collegiate shooter. The next guy closest to him was

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Kareem Abdul Jabbar, one of the, what, three greatest basketball players in the history of the world.

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Oh my God. That is saying something. It just shows that when you are that high of an athlete, when you're that skilled, it translates to a lot of sports.

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So I never know if people like when we go down memory lane of kind of behind the scenes stuff in both radio broadcasting, whatever. I can tell you this, when I listen to other shows, I love it when hosts do that because I get fascinated by storylines. In fact, I'll be honest, it's one of the things that I truly love about sports is what goes into that player's makeup or what went into that team's dynamic. And I love the 30 for 30s and I love all that stuff. So I hope people don't mind me going down memory lane with Joe Sencer. And I didn't have, I wouldn't say I had a relationship with Joe Sencer, but when I first started working in this Market Back in 2001, I was an intern at WLOL and K Fan because you know me, I was like, I'm going to do whatever I can to get into sports radio and I'm going to. It's going to be great. Now granted, when you're an intern over there, you don't get paid unless you are doing something specific where you're boardopping an event or you know, oh my gosh, I get to actually run a game or I get to do whatever. Right. And so when those opportunities would come up, I always said yes to everything because A, I knew I was going to get paid, but I wanted to learn how to do this. And I remember one of my very first jobs was I was producing something we called Vikings. It was either Vikings Monday night or Vikings Wednesday night. I can't remember. So it was on what used to be called not the old WLOL with Heinz and Berglund. It was kind of the new 100.3 wlol. And so I was an intern for the morning show and then I was asked, hey, do you want to run the Joe Sensor show in the evening? And so it was once a week. And so I did it a couple of times. And it was so Bo Hamilton was the afternoon guy on wlol. He now works out. He does a morning show in Detroit now. Great dude. And I got to meet Joe Sencer and me, I'm in awe. Right. I'm a Kid that grew up watching Vikings football in the 80s, like, this is Joe bleeping Sensor. And Joe had become a big time broadcaster and he was a great color commentator on the Fan over the years. And so I was just in awe. And so I remember I was running the board at the station and they were doing it from Sensor's restaurant in Bloomington. And so it was like, I think it was a two hour show, but you'd have a lot of back and forth, like, okay, guys, we got a three minute break here, we're coming back. Blah, blah, blah, blah. So I was kind of directing it for, you know, I'm a 22 year old kid that I've never run a show before in my life and Joe could not possibly have been nicer.

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Nice.

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So my nickname back then was Subway. It's a long story. Chris Hockey gave it to me. My nickname was Subway.

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You and Jared used to go out cruising ships. Yeah.

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No, I promise you, we did not do that.

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Just making sure that wasn't where we were going with Subway.

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That's what everybody on the air, that's what they called me behind this because I did not have an on air role at all. But they would say, hey, Subway, how many ads on this break? Is this a network break? Blah, blah, blah, blah. And so Joe would say, hey, Subway, what's your name? I go, my name is Chris. Thank you so much, Mr. Sensor. He's like, no, no, no, call me Joe. Mr. Sensor is my dad. And I said, okay, that's so cool. So anyway, so he said, okay, where are you from? He wanted all of that little bit of information. Oh, you're from Faribell. Oh, that's cool. Hey, where'd you go to school? Oh, I went to school. Mankato. Oh, the Mavericks. Yeah, blah, blah, blah. It was that kind of stuff. And it was almost like you were talking to not a family member, but someone that, like. I've always been in awe of people who have wanted to talk about you more than you wanted to talk about you or that they wanted to talk about themselves. And my grandmother had that same quality which, God rest her soul, made her such an amazing person. But Joe and I know that the family had the situations they had, and I do not want to get into that at all. But Joe was one of the most genuine human beings I've ever come across. Not only just in broadcasting, but just in life. He was just such a genuine human being. And you can tell when someone's faking it to give off the Persona of being genuine. Joe Meant it. He was just. That's why I'm so glad the Wilfs issued the statement that they did because it was spot on. Joe was such a genuine human being. Just a really kind, caring guy. And unfortunately passed away way too soon at 69 years old.

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So he gave you the nickname Subway?

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No, no, no, no. Chris Hawke. I was Footlong. Okay? No, Chris Hockey is the one that gave me that nickname.

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I gotta hear that story someday.

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Well, okay, I'll just give it to you now, guys.

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Give you a nickname, Subway. It needs to mean something.

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Here's what it was. So I was an intern on that morning show was the Allen Cable morning show. And I was an intern for Chris before Chris ended up going to K Fan and become a megastar. And so every morning we had some promotion where we were in the Dane Rauscher building. Do you remember the Dane Rauscher building? We were on the. I think the 13th floor of the Dane Rauscher building. I can't remember. With cool 108. And we had this promotion where we were doing giveaways. And so me and one of the promotions guys were stealing Subway coupons. No, no, no, no.

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Borrowing Subway coupons.

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We were borrowing Subway coupons because there was a Subway in there and we were both broke.

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Yeah, you were not getting paid to work.

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That was literally what we ate for lunch. I was like, okay, I'm starving, but I gotta wait till the show's over so I can go get a Subway. I got it.

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Makes sense.

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So that was kind of the bit. But anyway. But yeah, I had to say that about Joe because when I saw the news, I was truly, truly saddened by that because he was such a great guy, such a good family man. And like I said off the mic and everything, he was just as jazz. And when you listen to a game of him, he was quite literally what all of us were feeling. He was a fan. He was a Viking.

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You know, it's like Pa. When you listen to pa, you say, I think.

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And I don't want to speak for pa, but I think he's the one that has kind of said, Joe's the one that really brought that out of me.

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Oh, really?

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Because, you know, Joe played for the team and truly, like, he felt the loss like all of us fans would feel. He was awesome. And so. Yeah. And so that when I saw that, I was truly sad, but such a. Such a great, kind, caring human being. And my heart goes out to the entire Senser family.

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He must have had kind of a tough life. His Sensor was a nice 1974 graduate of the Milton Hershey School, a home for underprivileged children. And the benefactor was Milton Hershey.

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I did not know that.

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Hershey candy bars. And that's interesting. Right? So he graduated in 1974. Actually couldn't have graduated in 1974 because he was playing football in the. Well, close to that. Right? Yeah, I guess he did graduate. Is that possible that he graduated in 74?

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Well, yeah, he started with the Vikings in 81. Yeah.

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So yeah, maybe he had college and then. But isn't that interesting? So he lived in a home for underprivileged children and went to the Milton Hershey School.

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That's not.

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I wonder if that made him humble.

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Probably had affected him. So if you can give me your best PG going out to Sensors Bar and Grill. Story from young Mike Fred a little bit.

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They kind of wrapped it up before. I was really going out a lot. Right.

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Well, wait, they had the one in like those 90s.

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Yeah. Was it late 90s?

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Yeah. Cause I remember when I was living in the Twin Cities, the one that was in bloomington right off 494. I think it's. What is it now? It was right next to where that Denny's was, and now it's. I think it might be a car dealership now, but it's the one that was right off 494 in France. And that place was awesome because we would go there. In fact, funny story, I know it was still open in the early 2000s because we would meet there. My buddies that would drive up from Mankato and those of us that lived in the cities, we would go there, have breakfast and then go to the Vikings game.

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Isn't that funny that he just came up on our show a couple of weeks ago? We were talking about Sensors and Rosens and all that.

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You're right.

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All those celebrity bars. Yeah. That was kind of odd that we just talked about him. I mean, I haven't thought of Joe Sencer in a long time, but God rest his soul. Sorry. Condolences to his family.

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Let's head to the University of Minnesota, shall we? Your school? Yeah, the home of Mike Fratello.

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I should name a building there.

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When I saw this story, do you know what my instant reaction was? My God, what has happened to us? Are you ready?

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That's impossible. At the University of Minnesota. They're solid, solid people.

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Someone and for those of you that aren't watching us on YouTube, I use the air quotes. Someone got to the bottom, Michael. Of all of the crime that plagues the University of Minnesota. That's right, someone reported a University of Minnesota Fraternity to the campus bias response and referral. Okay, timeout. First of all, your campus has a bias response and referral network. So, ladies and gentlemen, when you're sending your kid off to college and you're wondering, why does it cost you $65,000aminute to send your kid to college? There you go, right there. I digress. Let me start over. Someone reported a University of Minnesota fraternity to the campus bias response and referral network for a sign outside of that frat house that said Drinko de Mayo, Referencing the Mexican holiday. The unidentified person turned in the report, according to newly obtained bias response team documents.

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Nice. I like how you do that.

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The College Fix have no idea what that is. Acquired more than 100 reports submitted between. Jill. Oh, my God. I'm trying my best. 100 reports that were submitted between July 30th of 2024 and March 13th of 2026. The documents do not list the resolution of the complaint, and the Fix could not locate any further information about the controversy in the campus newspaper. However, the complaint said the sign perpetuates anti Mexican hate. Cinco de Mayo festivities are meant to celebrate Mexico's victory over the French in the battle of the Puebla of 1862. The college fix has long documented complaints about parodies. On the day in 2013, Mexican student leaders at Northwestern complained.

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Oh, no.

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Drinking tequila shots, eating tacos, and wearing sombreros do not commemorate Mexican culture. On the contrary, that offends, marginalizes, and isolates many of our friends, classmates, and community members and casts why our entire community in poor light.

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Why? We're enjoying your culture. Part of your culture. A fun part of your culture.

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In 2014, Michael. Students at the University of California, Davis, also protested a Cinco de Drinko campus party, leading to its cancellation. Even wearing construction outfits around May 5 can draw accusations of racism. Oh, I can't take.

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You just can't do it anymore.

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I can't take this.

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Did it say what fraternity? I'm sorry? What fraternity?

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Fraternity. Let me keep going. Let me keep.

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Hopefully it wasn't Alpha Nu, was it? Alpha.

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New Alpha News?

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No. Alpha Nu Nu. That fraternity house called Alpha Nuke, Is it?

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No, I was confusing with Alpha News.

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No. Yeah. No, no. This is actually a fraternity on the University of Minnesota campus.

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I, I. You know what? I don't know, and I don't care. Draco de Mayo is funny. They're college kids. It's a frat house.

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Let me say, what is wrong with this?

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What's wrong with people?

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I'm gonna make a proclamation Right now,

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talk to me right?

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If this was Alpha Nu, I am going to hire the attorney that they need to protect them from this out of my dollars. Because you might not know this. Reavers. When I went to the University of Minnesota, I moved in to the Lodge, Alpha New, right? They call it the Lodge. It's a beautiful house, right on the first house on frat row. And I moved in there. The troubling part is I had lived with a girlfriend at an apartment. I had a girlfriend and her and I shared an apartment. But when I rushed, I moved down to the fraternity house, which I shared a bedroom with two other dudes, right? And it was really confining. It was a tight space. And I was used to living with this girlfriend that I had in our apartment, right? And I remember when I decided to leave there. This is one of the few regrets I have in my entire life. Is it all right? I left that fraternity, left these great guys. Everyone was a gentle to me, a gentleman to me. There was no big hazing thing, you know? I guess I didn't get that far, right? Because I only lived there for a couple of weeks.

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I just wanted some space.

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I just needed space. It was just tight. The accommodations were tight. I should have just continued to rush. And I remember a guy named Rusty. This was way back in 1989, maybe 1990. And Rusty said to me, someday, this girl that you live with, she'll be long gone, but your brothers here in this fraternity will be here.

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Oh, man, that's deep.

[A]

And he was really right, because shortly after I moved back to her, she was long gone, right? Oh, boy. I mean, we had dated for years, right? But we dated through college. She was fine. I'm not complaining about her. But he was right. And that is one of my. I mean, I have a couple. In fact, if you were to say to me, what's your biggest regret? That would be it. I can't think of anything else. So I moved out of Alpha nu back in 1990. And I should have just stuck through it because, remember, I went to college for eight years.

[B]

You a Tommy boy.

[A]

They had systems in place that said, mike, you have to show us your grades. You can't keep doing this. They would have had someone there to counsel me through, right? Because these would have been my brothers, my family. And if this is the fraternity that has someone harassing them because of Cinco de Drinko, I'm gonna hire an attorney on their behalf and help fight the University of Minnesota.

[B]

I love it.

[A]

And I can do that.

[B]

Here's what I will do.

[A]

Carry some signs.

[B]

No. Even better. If this is Alpha new and that's all. If this is Alpha, yes.

[A]

Yeah. If it's someone else, I can't do anything about it.

[B]

For this fraternity, email me creaversaragelogic.com Guess what I will do for you. I will order you six cases of Corona beer. I will send it to your frat house. Courtesy of our friends from Elevated Beer, Wine, and Spirits. Even though they used to advertise with us, but they show.

[A]

Let's give them some harmony.

[B]

Oh, what am I thinking about?

[A]

Because they don't need beer. These guys are gentlemen.

[B]

Cinco de Mayo.

[A]

I get it. But these are gentlemen. They can drink the good stuff. They can drink the harmony spirits.

[B]

You know, that's a good point. That's exactly what I'm gonna do. But I will send them a fine selection of spirits from Harmony Spirits. That's exactly what I'll do.

[A]

So if you know Rusty, if anybody's listening and they know a guy named Rusty or a guy named Ben, tell

[B]

him I miss him.

[A]

Tell him he was right and I was wrong. And if there ever is a day that I told my wife this. Two years ago, I was picking up my daughter at a volleyball camp across the street, and I saw guys sitting out on this cement little foyer that they have. And I was getting tears in my eyes, thinking, those sons of bitches are just having fun. They're in college. They're just having fun. They're drinking beers. They were grilling. And I said to my wife, do you think it would be okay that if during the summer I could move in there because they'll rent rooms in there. Could I move in there during the summer? You can keep the house with the kids and the stuff and got a nice house. You can do that. I want to live at that fraternity. And I even thought, because I have a little charitable organization, I'm lucky enough to have this little foundation, my foundation would give to them, and I could just pay my way back in to

[B]

the point where you would take that room with two other dudes tucked away in the corner right now. Right now.

[A]

Right now. I don't know if I'm just hitting menopause or what is. But nostalgia means so much to me and these poor guys that are getting berated by a bunch of weirdos. Saying Cinco de Drinko is culturally inappropriate. Of course it is. Who cares? Get past it.

[B]

Drinko de Mayo.

[A]

Drinko de Mayo. Move on.

[B]

Honest to God, what has happened to Us, who cares?

[A]

You know what they should do is they should say, hey, thank you and they should go have some drinks with us.

[B]

First of all, I'm so sick and bleeping tired of the people that are offended on behalf of somebody else. Do you come from Mexican descent? Okay, no, meaning like the person that's offended that filed this report to the student bias BS center or whatever it's called. If they're not offended, why are you offended?

[A]

Remember when Rodney King said, oh boy, can't we all get along?

[B]

Yeah, why not?

[A]

Like, stop thinking so deeply, folks. Let's just be happy and just have every. And if someone's drinking Modelos and you like Modelos and you're Mexican and it's Cinco de Mayo and they have Cinco de Drinko, say, hey, yes, I would like to have a beer with you guys.

[B]

Aren't we all about collaboration and being together?

[A]

Gentlemen, at Alpha New, they would say, get up here, come on in, come

[B]

on up, come on in. Do you want somebody?

[A]

What's your name?

[B]

We got you.

[A]

And two years later, your kids are Russian, Whatever. Not Russian as in the country. Rushing, rushing to get in that. So if you know Rusty, let me know because I want to reconnect with Rusty because I owe him an apology.

[B]

Michael is sporting, by the way, the fine wares from harmony spirits and harmonyspirits.net that's the website. Cool apparel, by the way. It's really. Now he's going to walk over to the camera because he's got to show off because that's what we do here on the weekly scramble podcast. God, that is a very up close view. Look at that. And that's the beauty of it. We just talked to Larry on the phone before the show started today. Harmony Spirits down in Harmony, Minnesota, ladies and gentlemen. Did you see that forecast? Uh huh. Yeah. It's gonna be beautiful out. Head down to the tasting room this weekend. Celebrate mom by bringing her to Harmony Spirits.

[A]

Mom, can you drive? I wanna get drunk down in Harmony.

[B]

Mom, you're sober, kid, you're driving. Bring mom down there. And you know what? You can see that awesome rotating menu of craft cocktails. And those four packs are really, really good. I'm telling you right now. The BlackBerry lemonade is a genius creation and you just basically pour it over ice and it's a wonderful spring and summertime drink courtesy of our friends at Harmony Spirits. And oh, by the way, we have some exciting, exciting news that we can't wait to share with you. Maybe in the next week or Two about Harmony Spirits for those of you that. That might not be able to make it there or might not be able to get to a liquor store in Minnesota. Wink, wink. So, anyway, go into your local liquor store, ask for the Harmony brand by name. That is truly how you are going to continue to help them grow their brand. And oh, by the way, stop in at that tasting room, say hi to Larry and Damon and the entire Harmony Spirits crew and let them know you heard about them here on the weekly scramble podcast. And we will be right back. I'm still steaming about the thing. Okay, I have a question because Joe wanted me to ask you.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

So before I get into this story, I want to make sure that this is a product that's in no way a competitor to Fratelloni's hardware and garden stores.

[A]

Okay, let's find out.

[B]

Stanley Tools.

[A]

Yeah, we like Stanley Tools.

[B]

Okay, that's what I'm wondering.

[A]

We're not against them.

[B]

A heartbreaking story developed about Stanley Tools. Did you hear about this?

[A]

No.

[B]

What? So what do you think about when you think of Stanley Tools? You think American made?

[A]

American made? Maybe none of them are made in America.

[B]

No, it's even. Even worse than that.

[A]

None of them are going to be made anymore.

[B]

They're closing their stores in the United States of America. Well, what?

[A]

Stanley Tools has stores in the United States?

[B]

Well, hold on, hold on.

[A]

Because something's not right about that.

[B]

No, but their last plant is in Connecticut.

[A]

Okay. They're closing their production facilities.

[B]

Yes. So it's New Britain, Connecticut. The city seal shows a beehive, seven bees, and a Latino model that translates to industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey.

[A]

Wait, wait, read that slowly again. A Latin motto.

[B]

The city seal shows a beehive, seven bees and a. Did I say Latino? Yes, I meant to say Latin motto.

[A]

Okay, because I was gonna say cultural appropriation again. Although if it's Latin, Cultural appropriation of the Latins.

[B]

Latin model that translates to industry fills the hive and enjoys the honey. Stanley, Black and Decker, which, by the way, until I read this story, I did not know that those two companies had theirs.

[A]

They own a bunch of things. They're a mega company.

[B]

Which one?

[A]

Both of they own a bunch of other names.

[B]

Oh, I did not know that. So Joe wanted me to ask you about this, but Stanley, Black and Decker says fewer buyers want the Connecticut plant's single sided tape measures, preferring double sided ones made abroad. So apparently, at this particular location, all they make there is the single sided tape measure.

[A]

Maybe they could make the other side too. It's not that hard. Produce it, Stanley.

[B]

Well they do, but it's made overseas.

[A]

Yeah, don't have to make it overseas. The only problem is they're competing with the no name tape measures that sell overseas.

[B]

Ooh, I love this insight to the business.

[A]

Well, it's super problematic. Stanley deserves to make American made tape measure that they should have American made stuff. It's virtually impossible to compete with that though because the Chinese will say to somebody, hey, hey, think about Chinese names. Wan Yuan Yuan, you now get to make tape measures. And he goes and makes tape measures in America. We have to say, hey everybody please show up to work. I know you're making $39.50 an hour, please make some tape measures.

[B]

So this is purely just the cost of doing business.

[A]

The cost of doing business. And it's a shame because there are many things in America and I would love if we could sell everything made in America. Right. I think we make the best stuff, right. And, and it's slowly going away. But we better be careful because we better make some stuff here. Cause someday we might need to make some stuff, right? There might be a day where we can't all just be sitting on our self propelled chairs and let AI do it. We might have to fight to make something again.

[B]

And not that I'm trying to add any type of political component to this, but I know that we will get emails as we've already received during gl, but would this have anything to do with any type of tariff based reaction or action from the administration that wouldn't have anything to do with it? No.

[A]

Really? Because that should give them a leg up on their American made stuff. Because if their Chinese product or Vietnamese product or Indian product has a 30% tariff on it, well then their American made product might be a little bit more, a little closer to the same pricing. Right. Because there is some delta between the two.

[B]

Got it.

[A]

So I don't think that's the reason. It just sucks. It just sucks to 300 people are going to lose their job and they're not going to make Stanley tape measures any more. There. I have a Stanley tape measure.

[B]

You know, I own two of them.

[A]

You know who I got mine from?

[B]

Your dad.

[A]

My dad?

[B]

Yes.

[A]

Right. You know why my dad had one to give to me? Because they don't break. They lasted forever.

[B]

They're about as durable as it comes.

[A]

Yeah, let me get another thing that pisses me off.

[B]

Come on.

[A]

GE light bulbs, right?

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Do you know you could go down to Edison's home in Florida Today you go down to Edison's house, the guy who invented light bulbs, right? Some argue that he didn't do it, but I bet you he did. Right? You go down there today and his light bulbs are still brightly shining and lit up. Not in a glass case somewhere. They're lighting the property. They're just dangling out under the foyer, under the deck, whatever. They're all over the place. You know why? Because they made a light bulb that lasted in perpetuity. It basically lasted forever until GE came out with this concept of if it needs to break at some point in time, otherwise we won't sell another light bulb.

[B]

Same thing can be said about car manufacturers.

[A]

Everything, yeah, everything says so GE on their little packages that we sell. GE light bulbs. They're great light bulbs. They sell say 2,000 hours. Well, 2,000 hours is roughly eight hours a day for a year. Well, light bulbs could last in perpetuity, right? We might not want to pay for that because GE would have to say instead of it being a $1.99 light bulb, this needs to be $19.99 because we need to. We're only going to get you one time on this light bulb instead of

[B]

buying two every six months or whatever.

[A]

Exactly. So it's the world of changing to this disposable. We got to get used to it. I bought this refrigerator, told you about this most embarrassing thing I ever bought. It was like 12,000 or 16,000 bucks. A stupid refrigerator. I told you, I talked about it on the show. I felt like an absolute a hole for buying this expensive a refrigerator. It just happened to be the exact model that I was replacing. As I was getting ready to buy it, they were trying to sell me extended warranty. I was like, ah, not really interested in extended warranty. And they said, well these on average last four years. I said, what this is going to cost me? I can't remember if it was 12 or 16,000 bucks. It was either going to cost me 3,000 bucks a year or 4,000 bucks a year for a refrigerator. I'm like, hard pass. If this thing lasts four years, I am going to lose my mind. I have a refrigerator in my garage that's from like 1981.

[B]

I was just going to go there because I have one at my grandparents farm that quite literally my grandfather bought when he was 20 years old and he is no longer with us. And it still works. It's one of those stand up freezer refrigerator deals. And it still works, although it'll latch shut. So don't hide in there, you're going to die because you're going to suffocate. But that's not the point. The point is you can keep stuff in there forever because it's one of the. And it basically sits in a three season porch.

[A]

Yeah. But it will never die. You can't get rid of it. So. Okay, so my long story short. Stanley Black and Decker is making a great tape measure. They were making a great tape. Maybe a little too good. Guys on construction sites could have it for five years and it would break. You'd have to roll it over with a bobcat.

[B]

Quick story. Speaking of college and whatever, I had a really good friend in college that he. Let's just put it this way, he did well with the ladies.

[A]

Oh, nice.

[B]

And he had a nickname for his swimsuit area. Subway Stanley.

[A]

Oh, Stanley.

[B]

Okay. Because it was the ultimate power tool.

[A]

Not bad. Mine is Pee Wee Herman.

[B]

Speaking of that, let's talk about we are nuts and wearenutsmn.com I'm sure they love that transition. And you're gonna love this transition. How about this? Throughout the entire month of May, go to Quicktree, available right now at all participating Quick Trip locations. Here's the deal. For you. For you Quick Rewards members just like me. By the way, you're going to save 5 cents per gallon of gas on a future fuel purchase when you purchase any we are Nuts product at participating Quick Trip locations. I don't need to tell you about gas prices right now. My God, it cost me $83 yesterday to fill up my 20 gallon and

[A]

you're doing that every other day. Traverse.

[B]

Oh my God. Don't baseball.

[A]

You need a side job.

[B]

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[A]

I got something cool about the GE.

[B]

Tell me.

[A]

Okay, so historical evidence supports that GE was part of an international cartel in the 1920s and 30s that deliberately engineered light bulbs to have a shorter lifespan.

[B]

You're kidding.

[A]

The Conspiracy dated back to 1924. Major light bulb manufacturers, including GE, Phillips and Ashram formed a secret group known as the Phobus Cartel in Geneva, reducing lifespan of their light bulbs that used to last 2500 hours down to 1000 hours.

[B]

You're kidding me.

[A]

No, It's a known thing. I don't know if this is historically true, but it's called planned obsolescence and they are the birth giver to that name. They developed planned obsolescence. Hey, allegedly they did that. I don't know if they did that, but it's a known thing that this girl group got together in 1924, 102 years ago and said our light bulbs are lasting too long. Let's dumb them down a lot. Wow, interesting.

[B]

I wanted to bring this up with you too because you know, we cited this when it first surfaced back on tax day. It's the most perfect explanation of F around and find out. Oh yeah, remember your guy. Ken Griffin, Citadel and how New York City mayor Moran Zamdani. Yes, we know that that's not how you pronounce his name. That's how we pronounce his name. Had basically said, hey Ken, this is your billion dollar penthouse and we're gonna come for your money and tax you. A woman by the name of Angie Wong. I don't know who she is, but she is a commentator, political commentator. Excuse me, out of Miami, Columbia Journalism school. Former assistant editor. My goodness, I'm having a tough time today. Former assistant editor at South Angie now works for a publication in Miami and she posted a video. It's on her social media account. Here's the caption. Mike, are you ready? So picture a beautiful lot right next to the sea. You can see it. Looks like I've been to this area before, but I can't remember the name of the bridges in that area. But check this out. It's a video of some construction work taking place right by the sea. And it says, I just would love to personally thank Maine Moran Zamdani for scaring away the billionaires class from New York City and helping bring billions in tax revenue to my district of Brickell, Miami. Is it Brickell? B R I C K E L l don't know. Brickell, Miami, where Ken Griffin's Citadel is building its massive class A office tower next to my office and bringing thousands of high earning professionals to the area. The economic shift into downtown Miami is truly transformative. Billions in new investment, new jobs, new infrastructure and a growing tax base can help fund schools, transportation and the modernization of Miami as it evolves into the new Wall street of America. Keep the exports coming.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

Why? Why do people not understand that actions have consequences? We're dealing right here in Minnesota. Joe had the story earlier today. The stupid ass city council is now saying they're redesignating homelessness. No, no, no. They're not homelessness. They're camping.

[A]

Oh, they're camping so they can have open air drug markets.

[B]

So does that mean then that if I want to go to a Vikings game, I can just roll up the Shasta next to U.S. bank and call it good? I don't have to get an apartment. I don't have to do any of that. I'm just camping.

[A]

Can I just do that permanently?

[B]

Yeah, I could save money on rent or a mortgage or whatever. Actions have consequences. I love it. I know it's going to probably lead to complete financial ruin for a great portion of this country, but you idiots elected this person.

[A]

You voted for it. You voted.

[B]

Not my fault.

[A]

This Ken Griffin, he's pissed. And he was pissed when Zoron did that in front of his place. He said this is three blocks away from where the United Healthcare CEO was murdered. Murdered. You don't think that's a threat to my life when you point out where I live and you make me villain number one because I pay so many damn taxes and oh, by the way, and I was willing to buy a $260 million condo in your city.

[B]

And by the way, a guy like that, guess what he can do? Oh, I'm gonna sell my house right now on my phone and gone and I'm out of there. Yeah, and I can go have hire somebody to go get the stuff that I want that's out of there and

[A]

bring his 17,000 employees with. It is shocking how little many people think on the left and right of the unintended consequences of their actions.

[B]

100%.

[A]

You just have to be. Have you followed any. And has Joe Succiar, our beloved leader, has he looked at the Spencer Pratt running for the mayor of la? Do you know much about Spencer Pratt? No. He was on a reality show.

[B]

I was gonna say, wasn't he an actor or something?

[A]

No, he was on a reality show. He wasn't even an actor and he was a prick on his reality show. He was the bad guy in the reality show.

[B]

What show was it? Do you remember?

[A]

The Hills, I think. The Hills. Okay, so long time ago. Okay, well, Spencer house burned down in the fires, right? And he is now living in a trailer on the property because he can't get permits to rebuild his house. Right? He is financially. Everything that he had in his life was kind of wrapped up into that. His wealth was kind of wrapped up into that. Well, he's running against Mayor Bass and a city council person and he is going to become the next mayor of Los Angeles. And he is pissed off. They had a question about open air drug markets like you were just talking about and how should there be. Would you vote for a 500 foot exclusion from drug use around any schools? And one of the city council women who's running for mayor said, you're just as safe if they're a block away as you are 100ft. He's like, are you shitting me? Are you kidding me? This is during their debate. He's like, why are we asking this question? No, they shouldn't be by schools and they shouldn't be by parks and they shouldn't be by gas stations and they shouldn't be anywhere. We shouldn't let people have an open air drug market in the city of Los Angeles. That's why this place is GD dump. Right? And he's losing his mind, but he's creating these AI light production AI videos that are off the charts fantastic. And he is going to become some former reality star villain. He is going to become the next mayor of Los Angeles and I predict he's going to turn the city around because he is sick of it. He blames Mayor Bass and many politicians in LA for letting his, his place just get burned down. Right. He's just pissed. He can't. Can't get the permits to rebuild. It's just horrible what's going on to him. In fact, it was kind of funny. Someone said, hey Spencer, you can't even run for mayor of Los Angeles because you don't live in Los Angeles. And he says, because my house was burned down and I can't get, I have to get an apartment someplace else. He has a trailer on his property and an apartment someplace else. And I'm forced to live outside where my house is because my permanent residence is house. And you let it burn down. You're not gonna let me run for mayor. Losing his mind.

[B]

Wow.

[A]

It's a little bit of what the United States needs. It needs a slap across the metaphor distance.

[B]

We need a bunch of people saying bleep you.

[A]

We're not doing that. We're not doing this anym anymore. I'm not going to accept a person doing drugs 100ft for my kids school in open air because I have to Let him do drugs out there. I need to let them camp instead of be housed and kill themselves in parks, in the neighborhood. We just don't have to accept that. Oh, and by the way, the compassionate thing to do is not let people do that. Sam, sorry. You're a drug addict. You're mentally ill. We need to help you get into someplace.

[B]

They need to hear the word no.

[A]

They need to hear the word no. You cannot live like this. It is not healthy for you. It is not what you want. It's what you want right now, but it's not what you should have. And he offered. He said to one of the council members, I'm forgetting her name. She's a real pretty woman. He said, if you want to go down under the 6th Avenue bridge, I'll take you down there and you can have some conversations with them as they stab you in the neck, right? And he's like, that's what you're going to deal with. You're not going to get them to. Because she said they need to get into treatment. They don't want to go to the treatment.

[B]

No.

[A]

They want to do drugs under the underpass in Los Angeles. And I think he's going to become the next mayor. And I bet you anything he turns California around, he might even be the next governor.

[B]

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[A]

Michael, did you know I got a new job? Reivers.

[B]

Congratulations.

[A]

Yeah, super good. I got a job at the bicycle factory. I'm doing so good, they already made me the spokesperson. Spokesperson.

[B]

That one will be shared after baseball today with my 11 year old.

[A]

I'm running out of jokes.

[B]

You're fine.

[A]

Reivers, you are the best.

[B]

Please do us a favor. Rate and review the show wherever you happen to be listening to the weekly Scramble podcast. It helps others find the show. It helps helps us out as well. And we truly do appreciate each and every single one of you. His name is Mike Fratelloni. My name is Chris Reivers. Thank you so very much for listening to the weekly Scrambled Podcast. We'll talk to you again next time. And until then, cheers.