Hey Riddle Riddle – Patreon Preview #354: 2025 Out of Context Clip Brackets
Release Date: December 19, 2025
Hosts: Adal Rifai (A), Erin Keif (C), John Patrick Coan, aka JPC (D)

Episode Overview

This special "Clipmas" episode of Hey Riddle Riddle is a playful year-in-review that celebrates the show's funniest, weirdest, and most out-of-context moments from 2025. Host Adal Rifai curates a bracket tournament of the year's best (and most baffling) audio clips, focusing exclusively on quotes from the team during the past year. Erin Keif and JPC judge the clips, often delivering riotous commentary and meta-reflection on their own absurdity.

The episode exudes Hey Riddle Riddle’s signature blend of improv, meta-jokes, and gleeful self-roasting. It’s a festive, self-aware ride through the chaos that defined their recent episodes.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Explaining "Clipmas" and New Rules

• Adal introduces the "Out of Context Clip Bracket," emphasizing it now only includes clips from 2025 (00:52–01:20).
  • "[This] being the second year that we have done this Clipmas show, our out-of-context clip bracket, I’ve instituted some new rules. ... only going to do clips that happened in 2025." – Adal (00:55–01:20)
• How listeners can submit future clips via Discord, with eligibility cutoffs each year (01:21–01:47).

2. Hosts Reflect on Self-Censorship & Clip Hunting

• Erin and JPC joke about self-censoring on air to avoid being immortalized in these brackets:
  • "Well then JPC, this is fine because then you couldn't have possibly gotten good clips. Because I knew to expect this this year. ... I've been really careful about what I've said to make sure nothing could be taken out of context." – Erin (01:47–01:59)
  • "Oh, same. ... I must have my beef, right? Because I know if I say it even during like, you know, the warmups, I'll be ruined." – JPC (01:59–02:12)
• Adal lovingly roasts the group, noting: "You guys got better at it, but not good enough to not say the thing that I was eventually going to clip." (02:20–02:52)

3. Notable “Runner Up” Clips

Adal shares some favorite unused or “runner up” audio gems:

• “Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.” – Over-the-top reaction, likely Adal or Erin (03:32–03:36)
• "I'm Boston trash. It's in my blood." – Erin (03:56)
• "How about. That's the last blowjob scene we ever do." – Erin (04:13)
• Playful AI bits:
  • "Jpc. I care about you a lot and you matter to me. I want to do better for you every day. That's AI." – Erin, followed by JPC and Erin exclaiming "That's AI" together (04:30–04:40)
  • The group jokes about soundboard manipulation, fake kindness, and slicing together comforting phrases (04:43–05:01).

4. Start of the Clip Battle Bracket

Adal unveils the main event: a 16-clip single-elimination tournament, with Adal and Erin (for this round) voting on the best out-of-context Erin moments (09:56). JPC notes the brackets are more thoughtfully “seeded” this year, not random (09:56–10:16).

• Hilarious quotes are played side-by-side and debated, including:

  Round 1 Highlights:

  • "Last night I called myself the dumbest bitch in school" vs. "Flush me down the death toilet."
    → “I think we’re going to ultimately get some more use out of ‘dumbest bitch in school’.” – Adal (11:08)

  • "I'm the group slut" vs. "If I take my dick out, will it explode?"
    → “I think I’m going to go with the Short and sweet. Group slut.” – JPC (11:54)

  • "Ave Maria" (as a sung phrase) vs. "Never been less horny."
    → The dramatic “Ave Maria” wins for its ringtone potential (12:31–12:38).

  • "I want to make out with a rough wall" vs. "Did the monkeys pay attention?"
    → “Gotta go with the monkeys.” (13:06–13:17)

  • "Fart sound" vs. "His anus and his balls exploded, sir."
    → “Gotta go with fart sound.” (13:42)

  • "I'm gonna kill you [scary, with laughter]" vs. "Ew."
    → The menacing yet gleeful threat moves on (14:12–14:16).

  • "As someone who's having no sex" vs. "I don’t have a soundboard. Oh my God."
    → “I'm going with soundboard.” – JPC (14:41)

  • "What? It’s just the water. I can just put my butt in." vs. "Oh my God. Is your butthole not supposed to be freezing?" → “...the mental image of someone having a freezing butthole...I think we gotta go with freezing butthole.” (15:04–15:16)

• Erin, mock-defensively: “And I don’t believe I’ve said any of this.” (15:28)

5. Meta-Humor & Relationship Banter

Throughout, the group cracks up at their own absurdity, often breaking character to marvel at the nonsense they generate:

• “What is the context of that, Erin?” / “We can’t know. It’s all out of context.” (12:49–12:58)
• The group affectionately teases how their most ridiculous outbursts become recurring in-jokes (e.g., “Fart sound is a classic. That’s why it was the three seed.” – Adal, 13:43).
• Erin’s claim: “I don’t believe I’ve said any of this.” (15:28) is met with support and laughter.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

| Timestamp | Speaker | Quote | |------------|---------|-------| | 00:48 | D/JPC | "Will we say merry Clipmas for this?" | | 01:47 | C/Erin | "Because I knew to expect this this year. ... I've been really careful about what I've said to make sure nothing could be taken out of context." | | 02:20 | A/Adal | "You guys got better at it, but not good enough to not say the thing that I was eventually going to clip." | | 03:56 | C/Erin | "I'm Boston trash. It's in my blood." | | 04:13 | C/Erin | "How about. That's the last blowjob scene we ever do." | | 04:30 | C/Erin | "Jpc. I care about you a lot and you matter to me. I want to do better for you every day. That's AI." | | 10:05 | D/JPC | "I'm very excited about this seating because you don't know who you want to sit next to each other..." | | 11:08 | A/Adal | "I think we're gonna ultimately get some more use out of dumbest bitch in school." | | 12:58 | A/Adal, C/Erin | "What is the context of that, Erin?" / "We can't know. It's all out of context." | | 13:16 | D/JPC | "Yeah, Monkeys pay attention. That was the four seed. That was the obvious favorite." | | 14:16 | D/JPC | "Yeah. Kill you with a laugh Is the clear winner there." | | 15:16 | D/JPC | "...the mental image of someone having a freezing butthole...I think we gotta go with freezing butthole." | | 15:28 | C/Erin | "And I don't believe I've said any of this." |

Timestamps of Key Segments

• 00:32 – 01:20: Introduction of Clipmas and new tournament rules
• 01:47 – 02:52: Reflections on self-censorship and Casey's clip-hunting skills
• 03:12 – 05:04: Showcase of "runner-up" and anticipated future clips
• 09:56 – 10:16: Adal reveals the bracket structure and seeding process
• 10:16 – 15:28: Main 2025 Out-of-Context Clip Bracket, including all clip battles and host reactions

Tone & Style Recap

The hosts maintain their trademark blend of irreverence, affection, and improvisational comedy. The bracket format maximizes their playful competitiveness and self-parody, while also inviting the audience further into their evolving mythology of in-jokes and recurring themes.

As always, Hey Riddle Riddle is "barely about riddles;" instead, it’s about the comedic gold that happens when improvisers let their minds and mouths wander—and then ruthlessly clip each other’s outbursts for festive, annual scrutiny.

For Listeners New and Old

This episode is a perfect gateway into the show’s style, and a treat for longtime fans who will recognize and delight in the allusions and callbacks woven throughout the tournament.

For full clip madness and bracket outcomes, join the Clue Crew on Patreon for the rest of the episode!