01-19-26 - We Think JFK Would've Been On Epstein's List - Brady Would've Gone To Epstein Island - Gypsies Run A Funeral Scam - Jan/Dec 2024-BO

Summary

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Podcast Summary: Holmberg's Morning Sickness (01-19-26)

Episode Title: We Think JFK Would've Been On Epstein's List – Brady Would've Gone To Epstein Island – Gypsies Run A Funeral Scam
Air Date: January 19, 2026
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brady Bogen, Bret Vesely, Dick Toledo

Main Theme & Purpose

This episode swerves through irreverent speculation and comedic banter, digging into public scandals, historical figures’ hidden lives (focusing on JFK and Epstein), and societal scams (like funeral fundraising cons). The crew’s trademark wit and cynical humor highlight how truth is often obscured, and how, given the right circumstances, "righteousness" can dissolve in the face of temptation or personal benefit. They also explore current scams, notably targeting “gypsy” funeral-related schemes in their local area.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Untouchable Myth of JFK and Historical Cover-Ups

[01:13 – 07:00]

• Kennedy on “Epstein’s List”:

  • John Holmberg opens up with wild speculation, blending rumors, historic tabloid with Epstein’s current infamy:
    • “I guarantee if he, he, he still might be on the Epstein list. I was reading some stuff about Kennedy. He would be the most hated politician...they, they just. You just don't touch that sacred cow of Kennedy. But man, oh man, the bodies that guy's got hidden.” (01:15, Holmberg)
  • The group riffs on rumors about JFK’s sexual exploits, power dynamics, and the continued romanticizing of Jackie Onassis.
    • “She was there for the party...She was the original gold digger.” (03:45, Holmberg on Jackie Kennedy)

• Media and Truth Suppression:

  • The crew muses about historical secrets being kept from the public, comparing the "Camelot" mythos around the Kennedys to modern-day political families.
  • “That's the kind of thing I'm talking about when I say we just don't need to know everything because if we did as a, as a populace, we'd feel helpless and lose our minds.” (05:06, Holmberg)

• Cynicism About Political Morals:

  • They discuss the idea of "trickling out" truths, suggesting that revelations about public figures are always carefully managed for social stability.

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2. The Ongoing Obsession with Epstein’s List

[07:00 – 12:31]

• No One’s Innocent – Even Themselves:

  • They joke about how, in the right situation, anyone—even the hosts—could have ended up in Epstein’s orbit:
    • "Every one of us would have hung out with him. Absolutely. The parties had to be extremely cool. Until you start looking around going, oh, wait a minute." (08:57, Holmberg)

• Brady as the Most Susceptible:

  • “You were the one most susceptible to the Epstein mess. Cause you like new friends and you’re rich people doing things.” (10:03, Holmberg to Brady)
  • The banter turns self-deprecating as they imagine themselves being tempted (or oblivious) by the perks and not stopping to ask questions about legality.

• The Divide Over What To Believe:

  • Commentary on the tribalism and selective outrage when new names are added or removed from Epstein’s alleged list.
    • “If he's on it, it's fake. If he's not on it, it's exoneration... Right. It only works one way because you're tribal.” (08:23–08:33, Holmberg)

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3. Funeral Fundraising Scams and “Gypsy” Grift

[15:01 – 24:44]

• Exposure of Local Funeral Fund Cons:

  • Holmberg picks up a local news story about gypsy-led fake funeral fundraisers, noting it's an old trick in Phoenix.
    • "The funeral people, they're warning everybody now... That's been a gypsy scam for years. And they'll hire the homeless guys to stand there and look sad." (15:01, Holmberg)

• Skepticism Towards Public Solicitation:

  • The group derides emotional appeals:
    • “Who gives money to someone's funeral cost? Why does that move you? Like, to me, that's like, oh, that's your... Like, that doesn't sound like we have a problem on our hands.” (16:50, Holmberg)

• Debate on Real Need vs. Scam:

  • They problem-solve what to do if you genuinely can't pay for a relative’s funeral, suggesting cremation, donating to science, or just letting the state handle it.
  • “If you're broke, let them have the body. You figure it out.” (18:54, Holmberg)
  • “If you're that religious, won't your church help out? Yeah, exactly. Yeah, that's a gypsy [scam].” (19:07, Holmberg & Bret)

• Comparison to Other Street Fundraisers:

  • Jokes about choosing cheerleader car washes over abuelita’s funeral fundraisers; cultural stereotypes and irreverent riffs fly freely here.

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4. The Economics (and Scams) of Poverty and Homelessness

[24:45 – 27:16]

• Alternative Work vs. Panhandling:

  • “If you have time to stand outside and beg for a funeral, you have time to go to Taco Bell and get a gig or... mow my lawn, knock on doors, and can I paint your address on the curb?” (24:44, Holmberg)
  • They further distrust the window-washing and pet service offers by uncredentialed street solicitors.

• Homeless “Pimps” Maintain the Street Economy:

  • Holmberg recounts a police ride-along where he learned of organized panhandling—homeless people with managers (“pimps”) who supply signs and collect money.

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5. Gypsies, Renaissance Fair Culture, and the Perpetual Scam

[27:16 – end]

• Inside Festival Economy:

  • Listener email describes working at festivals where gypsies "ran it"—theft, parties, and moving on before getting caught.

• Ongoing Distrust:

  • Paranoia and skepticism wrap up the segment, emphasizing their belief that the public—and even themselves—are easily fooled by clever scammers.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On JFK’s Legacy:
  “It would be like calling the Trump's Camelot. They're no different.” (03:57, Holmberg)

• On Partial Truths:
  “We've, as a society, we've never known a whole truth Ever. So let's not act like we're entitled to it right away.” (06:48–07:02, Holmberg)

• On Self-Righteousness and Temptation:
  “You get a billionaire friend that wants to take you places. You don't start thinking what's illegal here. You're doing it.” (11:33, Holmberg)

• On Funerals and Scams:
  “If you have time to stand outside and beg for a funeral, you have time to go to taco bell and get a gig.” (24:44, Holmberg)

• On Gypsy/Cultural Stereotypes:
  “There’s a lot of weird stuff brewing right now... Expect gypsies to start getting a little bit pissed off because they're gonna come at us later, which is interesting.” (23:39, Holmberg)

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [01:13 – 06:00]: Kennedy/Epstein speculation, myth and reality of "sacred cows" in American politics
• [07:00 – 12:31]: Epstein list obsession, media coverage, and the "everyone is corruptible" riff
• [15:01 – 24:44]: Funeral scam discussion, local news, how scam works, debate over public appeals vs. charity
• [24:45 – 27:16]: Discourse on homelessness, organized panhandling, and skepticism about public street fundraising
• [27:16 – end]: Listener mail, festival “gypsy” stories, closing rants about public gullibility and scams

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Overall Tone & Takeaway

The hosts’ style blends cynicism, satire, and self-deprecation, making for lively, sometimes darkly comic radio. They poke fun at cultural blind spots, highlight how easy it is for anyone to justify questionable decisions in the right context, and urge listeners to be skeptical—whether it’s about history’s “heroes” or strangers asking for money on the sidewalk. If you’re looking for unsparing takes on news, pop culture, and the human tendency for self-deception, this episode delivers.

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Transcript

[A]

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[C]

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[E]

This is the big red radio.

[C]

Well, I tell you what, that Kennedy, I guarantee if he, he, he still might be on the Epstein list. I was reading some stuff about Kennedy. He would be the most hated politician. Like you thought Trump's bad at stuff, this dude. I was reading some more about Kennedy yesterday online. My God. And they've hidden everything. Like they, they just. You just don't touch that sacred cow of Kennedy. But man, oh man, the bodies that guy's got hidden. And I was reading it because a guy and I were talking about like the truth has to be known at all times. Look.

[D]

What.

[C]

And I'm like, yeah, but we never knew so much. And it. And it's almost better they trickle out information and stuff like that Kennedy was never revealed as a truth. Even still, they won't give you the, like the full Kennedy story. The fact that we kind of know, we all know, but that it was kind of been admitted that he had a secret service Agent just to let him know when his wife was around because he was no good. So often.

[F]

What was it, five years ago, they decided, no, we need to lock this up again.

[C]

Well, they did that with the assassination stuff.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

But the. The story that. That intern that was 19, she wrote that book, and it was supposed to be this bombsh how she lost her virginity to President Kennedy in the White House pool. And then the Secret Service agent came and said, jackie's home. And he just handed the intern to Bobby, like, finish her off. And he did.

[A]

Bobby always got the second look Bobby into a pool.

[C]

Nobody's talking about the fact Bobby was in the pool with him while he was doing it as the relief pitcher.

[G]

Ah, that's right.

[C]

I'm gonna pull Toledo in there. He's got the brother cuck.

[G]

Yeah. Hope Jackie comes home right in the middle of this so I can polish off your kill here.

[C]

It was crazy. And then Kennedy had all that stuff going on, and then you start reading about Jackie and her Persona that was sold to us was so, like, demure and princessy and everything else. She was there for the party. She was there for the. Like, Paul and I were talking yesterday. He's like, I. He. His dream is that Jackie was in on it. I just pictured Jackie just underneath Marilyn Monroe while John's on the other side, just filling her face. And I'm like, jesus, Paul, you thought about that? But look at Jackie Onassis, Kennedy, who's got this. Oh, it's Camelot. We called it Camelot.

[A]

That's what I always thought about her. Yeah.

[C]

Oh, but no. Oh, she's not.

[B]

Huh.

[C]

She ended up. She's a. After her husband got blown up. Not a whore so much, but there for like, okay, do whatever you want. I'm getting the money, the attention. I'm doing well here.

[E]

Just don't embarrass me.

[C]

Right. Well. And yeah, let's keep that under wraps. And not only don't embarrass me, we got people to make sure you don't embarrass me. I've put. I put a group of people together to make sure you don't embarrass me. Beyond political stuff. That's just their personal life. And then she goes off because that's what she was into, and marries a dude that made the Kennedys look like Brady and me. And she was there for the cash. She was the original gold digger. She came from some cash, but, I mean. And she cashed in on life and walked around, and all they called it was the Epitome of class. It would be like calling the Trump's Camelot. They're no different. So that was my argument yesterday. This guy who's like this Epstein thing was driving him nuts, and I'm like, look, we've. There's been no truths.

[E]

You've heard that about the. I mean, the Clinton relationship as well.

[C]

Oh, that's why we all say that about Hillary. Like we know why she's there. It's a power play. It was. It's crazy, though.

[E]

And you go back before, you know, John Kennedy, the whole family, the, you know, prohibition, running moonshine families.

[C]

Oh, talk about, you know, elections that were rigged. It's a known fact dead people voted to give him a full state in an election that was like as close as any other had ever been. And you think Nixon was mad about it? No. He was trying too. So when he. You just, you. You out cheated me is basically what the presidency. That's the kind of thing I'm talking about when I say we just don't need to know everything because if we did as a, as a populace, we'd feel helpless and lose our minds.

[A]

Well, that's the problem with the Internet nowadays. We. Everything's at our fingertips. Before, you know, Kennedy was grabbing her by the P too. I just. Right. It's just saying it's the same thing.

[C]

It's just easier to get away with it.

[G]

I like to reach over and grab him right there by the.

[C]

To pull him into the pool.

[G]

You get on over here. I've got 20 minutes before Jackie comes home.

[C]

The dude could barely walk. Another thing people don't know about Kennedy, his back was so bad he could barely walk. He was in a wheelchair a ton of the time, but when it came to hosing. 19 year old, he was.

[E]

He could rally up.

[C]

He could get a boner and it was like his super pillow. And he'd get on Marilyn Monroe.

[G]

All right, somebody place me gently back in my chair.

[E]

Maybe the whole back thing was to make it seem like. Oh, no, he wouldn't.

[C]

I know why he couldn't do that. His back was out because he was busy. Stunt Marilyn Monroe on the race.

[G]

Try to bend me over.

[C]

Ah, yeah. My spine.

[G]

Keep going. I'm not done yet.

[C]

Ow.

[G]

It's the pleasure pain of a spinal cord injury during sex. There, Bobby. Hold my head.

[C]

That's not the last time he said that phrase anyway. So, yeah, the Epstein thing's got me thinking. Just calm down. Like we've, as a society, we've never known a whole truth Ever. So let's not act like we're entitled.

[G]

To it right away.

[C]

I don't know how we're gonna react. Let's just piecemeal. There's little bits here and there. We all know Clinton's on it. We all know Trump's on it. Let's not give ammunition out to everybody.

[E]

Little breadcrumbs.

[C]

Give me a little, you know, give me a star. Give me. Give me Kimmel. Let's throw Kimmel in there. Let's throw Aaron Rodgers in there, too. Couple athletes.

[E]

Somebody on the way out.

[F]

Val Kilmer.

[E]

Give me Val Kilmer.

[A]

Right.

[C]

Somebody's about to grow.

[F]

Yeah.

[C]

You know, Kilmer with it. Kissinger. Somebody's already. To Jimmy Carter.

[F]

Surprise.

[C]

And then I'll put him in the ground. I don't think anything kills Jimmy Carter. Green Mile, he's still around. That corpse was at Rosalind's funeral. Like, they gotta put him in the box with her. He. I've seen dead bodies that I'd rather walk around with.

[F]

How about that job as the tailor? He wants a new suit.

[C]

Gotta measure him, really. Don't hit him too hard. He'll mummy dust, he'll crumble. Ah, he's like a peanut shell now. Yeah. If you squish him too hard, he just cracks and two nuts fall out. Anyway, just saying. Got into a lot of discussions yesterday on email. I was here for a long time, and it was. It was. You know, in fairness to everybody, it was all civil. There was one guy was losing his mind. Dude, Trump's got this. And Trump, I'm like, see, look, you've already lost your mind.

[E]

Oh, there's a couple that were convinced that, look, they're gonna put his name on. They're gonna hack into it.

[C]

If he's on it, it's fake. If he's not on it, it's exoneration. And then, yeah, you believe it one.

[F]

Way, you don't believe it the other.

[C]

Right. It only works one way because you're tribal.

[E]

Yep.

[C]

And that was what I was saying. I'm like, already with just one guy, you're losing. Imagine if there's a surprise on there.

[E]

Evidently, I. I saw a thing yesterday, an article. One of the guys that's prosecuting the whole thing came out and said Trump actually helped him and the whole trial from the. Epstein helped the lawyer.

[C]

Oh, sure.

[E]

Going after the dude would have provided information.

[C]

Every one of us would have hung out with him. Absolutely. The parties had to be extremely cool. Until you start looking around going, oh, wait a minute.

[F]

They're captive.

[C]

Why is there a high school band here?

[E]

Yeah, there were guys hooking up with girls. I just had a weekend.

[C]

We would have gone to lunch with Jared had he asp. He was in here with us. We didn't know, but Jared was in here.

[E]

He said, you guys want to go to Subway?

[C]

Yes, I want to go to Subway with Jared. Yes. It's Tom Segura's old thing that he was going to be for a while there, he was in an ad campaign, possibly to be Jared's kind of sloppy brother, because all Jared could talk about was the healthy subs. And then he was supposed to be Jerome. Or Jermaine was the original name. And he said, it's a black name, but he was gonna. And then. Right. They canceled the campaign. And he was heartbroken. And then 10 years later, he's like, thank God it was never Jared's brother. We'd have gone to a Subway. We'd still have pictures of it. And who knows? The way you are, you love dudes who can get you contacts with food places.

[E]

You still have his number in my phone.

[C]

You've been tight with Jared for a while, Brady. You were the one most susceptible to the Epstein mess. Cause you like new friends and you're rich people doing things.

[A]

Yeah, right.

[C]

Oh, yeah, exactly. Dad's my man. What up, Epstein?

[F]

That's my Jew friend.

[C]

That's my Jew friend. Of course. He's a billionaire. Where are we headed? The Island. Then Brady would start telling those stories when I was like, all right, let's know.

[E]

I've gotta go with me sometime at a cool island.

[C]

My buddy Jeff Epstein. Mike, I know Brady, who knows a whole lot less rich people than that that he talks about.

[A]

Jep.

[C]

Jeff, Brady likes people. Epstein would have charmed you right into the Lolita express.

[F]

You need to elevate up. Brady likes people that have a certain status.

[C]

Oh, sure. He's not hanging out with poor folks. Yuck. Yeah, he's definitely that.

[F]

You're not in his phone.

[C]

He didn't like to admit it. I admit it. I'm not hanging out with him. People I gotta pay for all the time. And neither's he. Brady is the poor folk to most of the people he liked.

[E]

Why you hanging out with me?

[C]

Yeah, exactly. You're charming. You'd have fallen for Epstein. I'd have fallen for Epstein. Burt would have been involved in the whole thing. Oh, you know, you. You and I both would have been down there going, how old? He says 18. I don't know what's the laws on this island.

[F]

Look at the cans on it.

[C]

Yeah, the cans on it. She wants to rub my feet. We'd have all fallen for it. So all these self righteous hindsight people. You get a billionaire friend that wants to take you places. You don't start thinking what's illegal here. You're doing it.

[E]

I could raise money for whatever your cause is.

[C]

Right. And you need him.

[E]

You know what? He's gonna line us up with this guy that'll give us a grant.

[C]

He's fundraising. Yeah, yeah, exactly. You're bought and paid for is what it is. And you also sort of kind of like the perks. We'd all fallen for him. Hate to break it to, but nobody harder than Brady. Brady would have had Epstein all the time. You'd have lived at his house. I'd have been saying Epstein would have.

[E]

Epstein would have put you back of a seat on the plane. Just like the Clinton.

[C]

You'd have had your own chair. There's no reason for me to believe that. You would. If Epstein and you and you would have hit it off. He's great and he's getting me in my own place and he's. It's awesome. I'm gonna stay at the Epstein Compact. You would have stayed there.

[E]

Curbs.

[C]

And we're going down at your one friend Mike, who was wealthy. You couldn't wait to go down and stay at his place down there. He has a ton of money and he's got a Mexico. It was awesome. You never paid for anything in Mexico. You stayed at his house whether he wanted you there or not.

[A]

I'd have been singing Benny Mardones all the way down there.

[C]

I bet you Benny's on the list.

[A]

Oh, yeah.

[C]

He liked him. That young Kiss is probably on that list.

[F]

So people are guessing now.

[C]

Woody Allen's not gonna pick. Woody Allen's all over that.

[A]

Think.

[C]

Any? Yeah, it'll be.

[F]

You don't think Jean's on?

[A]

No, no, no. He would go because he. It's free.

[C]

We don't. He ain't paying for anything.

[F]

I see what you're saying.

[C]

That's exactly right. Br. Take advantage of the deals when they're presented to you. Hi, Jeffrey.

[E]

Probably had a smart concert.

[C]

Absolutely. Jeffrey, it's Gene Simmons from Kiss. May I borrow the lolita Express?

[A]

What?

[E]

98?

[C]

No way.

[F]

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[A]

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[C]

As a guy emailed me and said my dad started to date a girl half his age and the next thing you know they lived in Georgia. I never talked to him and he was like mad at me for no reason. That's what they do. Succubus. She'll turn you against everybody. Be careful. And everybody's like, well good for him, good for him. It's good for him for a minute. So she starts packing up his bags and starts toting your old man around. Be warned. Like the gypsies. We're learning all about the gypsies now in the town, the Paul Bissonnette thing and people like what's a gypsy? Nobody knew. And the travelers that go around and steal things off restaurants. And now they figured out and the news just pointed this out yesterday. I'm like you're just now getting to this terrible reporting. The funeral people, they're warning everybody now that the people that stand. There's one on 32nd and Camelback. I see it all the time. They stand outside, they need funds for a funeral. That's been a gypsy scam for years. And they'll hire the homeless guys to stand there and look sad and messed up with their thing that says, money for my son's funeral, my grandma's funeral, whatever. That's a full gypsy scam. They have a car wash, right?

[A]

At least the Mexican guys doing it, right.

[C]

I tell the Mexicans that do that, knock it off. The gypsies have wrecked it. Because if you see the word funeral on. On a piece of poster board that says they need money to have. There's nothing about that. That's a real thing, raising money for a funeral, you know, that eventually ends and they. And they catch them, you know, moving from different parts of the city. So they're currently. They're on 32nd street and Camelback. And it is a full gypsy scam. But the news is like, did you know about this? Everybody should know about that. Everybody should. And who gives money to someone's funeral cost? Why does that move you? Like, to me, that's like, oh, that's your. Like, that doesn't sound like we have a problem on our hands. It's.

[E]

I ask, I mean, how much do you need total? Show me the receipts.

[C]

But who's getting hurt if the person's funeral isn't, like, extravagant, Right? Where do you, like, how much do you need?

[E]

Like, somebody 10 grand.

[B]

Yeah.

[C]

How in the world is it. I know that death can cost a family some money, but don't go out there and go, we gotta bury him. We. Where's the body? Somebody's gonna, like, the state will just be like, we got it. And they'll pine box them and they'll stuff him in something. It doesn't seem like that should be even, like, a thing. You're like, oh, I understand how that is. You have that dead body laying around the house. We better help these people have a funeral. And funeral costs can get pricey, but not begging pricey. Like there's something you can do or just, you know, what if Brady died tomorrow and nobody paid for his funeral? And they're like, it's gonna cost you nine grand to bury him. I'm like, all right, he's yours, then. I know it's illegal to give him back to me. So whoever's holding hostage for the 10.

[E]

Grand if there's no money, they cremate the body and not me. That's a bag of ashes. I just know this now, or whatever the state.

[C]

If you didn't have enough money to bury me and somebody's hitting you up for ten grand, you better hurry up. Like, why. You better hurry up, or we're gonna. You don't know what we'll do to this body. I'm like, do whatever you want. He's not. He's done. I'm not gonna beg for money to bury somebody. It's like, well, mom's dead, and we didn't think about having any cash for her funeral, so she's just gonna live in that freezer until somebody figures out what to do next. I'm not gonna stand on the side of the road and beg. That's a gypsy scam. There's options there. I can almost guarantee you that. The state. If you went to them and said, look, I can't. If there's no room in the morgue and mom's been in there, I don't understand what. They can't give you the body back. It's not gonna live in your garage for a while. So why in the world do you need to. What do you have to pay for? I know you can pay for it when you want to, but, like, if it's. If you're broke, let them have the body. You figure it out.

[A]

Donate it to science or that.

[G]

Yeah, just hand it out.

[C]

We'll give mom away. Oh, it's religious. Well, you didn't have enough money to be this religious, so mom goes to the. To the science lab. She's gonna be in that human body exhibit that tours around.

[A]

Shouldn't throw so much in the collection.

[C]

Plate if it's religious. There' have been better with your religious money. And if you're that religious, won't your church help out? Yeah, exactly. Yeah, that's a gypsy.

[E]

That's where the expense comes in.

[C]

Never giving money to the.

[E]

You know, the funeral service. You know, if you're having. At the funeral home, what do you want to do? Open casket. You want to do.

[C]

You know, just went through that. Yeah.

[A]

You just had it. Yeah.

[C]

And if he couldn't afford it, you don't do it.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

I don't understand the funeral thing. It seems very easy to fix that one. Like, oh, we have to. It costs for the. The priest and the church and the food and I will stuff.

[A]

Then the dinner afterwards.

[C]

Then don't do it awake.

[A]

Then the funeral.

[C]

So you're Telling me everyone that went to your aunt's funeral recently wouldn't have kicked in and helped out if they didn't have enough money to bury her.

[A]

No, we would have.

[C]

Of course, you know, exactly.

[E]

There's.

[C]

There's some. It's.

[A]

But you're not gonna. But you're not gonna go, you know, all highfalutin on it either.

[C]

You're gonna bare bones it. Exactly. Pardon the pun, man. Nobody had enough cash. It's like, well, just what's it gonna cost? We'll just get to that level and be done. Not gonna stand on the side of the road and ask strangers to help you bury somebody.

[A]

But at least, like I said, the Mexican people got it right. At least they're gonna wash your car for it.

[C]

Right. But I still think that's a scam, too. It can't be that hard. I remember years ago, driving down Indian school and seeing on the right need money to bury abuela or abuelita or whatever it was. Their grandma. Grandma needed to be buried, and they didn't have enough money. And then across the road, a bunch high school girls in cheerleading outfits saying that they needed funds to go to the El Paso tournament for cheer.

[A]

I'm going El Paso.

[C]

I'm taking a left right there. The line at the cheerleading thing was like six apples and oranges. And then the one across the way for grandma's funeral, nobody was there. And it was like six Mexican guys and a woman. And they had buckets and a hose. And the cheerleaders were at the 7:11 or something. They had a gas station thing that was a full operation. Their. I'm like, this one. Those girls are going to El Paso. Grandma's gonna be in the garage for the next few weeks.

[E]

I'm having Grandma out there at the garage.

[C]

Oh, yeah. Prop her up, open. Yeah.

[A]

Weekend of Bernie's.

[C]

It pop her up.

[E]

Here she is. This is what we need the money for.

[C]

Yeah. I just remember thinking to myself, that's pretty sad, but those girls really need to hit that tournament in El Paso. And if I'm putting my money on any of them, it's that they were.

[A]

Flying JSX compared to Abuela across the street.

[C]

Yeah. It's what Grandma would have wanted.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

Besides that, it's probably only been like four or five years since she was on a cheer squad. She's a Mexican grandmother. She was in her 30s. Grandma, Mexico. She's 33. Why did she die so young is the question. Where's the great great in front of Abuelita. Grande, grande, ebolita. There you go. Now we got somebody who's dead. Yeah. I don't get the funeral scam, but it is a full gypsy scam, man. It's about this guy, said, Max. I remember this guy. Max just emailed. Remember that old black guy that used to be on the news all the time because he'd been running scam since the 80s. My son died. I don't have enough money for the funeral. And they caught him, like, three or four times. They'd be like, you got to stop this. And then the news would see him over in, like, Gilbert and then Sun City. Like, he would travel around begging in different parts of the city for years about his son's funeral cost. Never answered any questions. Just packed up and scrammed. And then he would go to a new place until the news caught up with him again. I don't know. He's probably dead now, too, and unburied. But I still don't get what happens if you just say, I'm not paying for this, this, and go the full homburg on it and just go, that's too expensive. I'm not. You're not going to bury your mother. Like, she's not going anywhere. What are you going to do with her? And that would be my first question. If I don't give you any money, what happens to her? We do this. This. Okay. Is that free? Yep. That seems like the route will go then. Yeah. This one says it's always a child's funeral. That I see pictures of a kid looking sick on a poster board, and you see those gypsies a few weeks, the exact same boards on a different corner.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

Never give that one doesn't make any sense to me. Never give money to a funeral because I. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't know the options. But I think there is a free option. And just saying, okay, you can have her. Well, you don't want your mom back. I can't afford it. You guys are. I can't do this.

[E]

You like to have a really nice, elaborate dinner and celebration.

[C]

Yeah. We'll put up a picture of her, and we'll cook some hot dogs and bologna because we're broke and you can have her. Oh, we'll bury her then. All right. There won't be a service. All right. Where are you gonna bury it? Tell us where you bury her, and we'll go meet her there. It's easy. Point being, the gypsies are under the microscope right now, so expect gypsies. To start getting a little bit pissed off because they're gonna come at us later, which is interesting, but there's. There's a lot of weird stuff brewing right now with the, you know, the gypsy thing and those. Those scams. I see a few of them out there, and the one lady said, my son is sick, need money. And I'm like, that's. That's maybe a little more heartstringy, But I'm with Brett. If you're gonna do it, I need a service involved. You know what the Mexicans could do is, like, start a funeral landscaping service or tree trimming.

[A]

I'd be right in there.

[C]

Yeah. Trim your palm trees for a funeral. And I'm like, oh, that seems nice. You can use the money for whatever you want. Absolutely. But, yeah, it seems, like, sort of lazy to have a sign that says funeral. If you're begging for a funeral.

[B]

Get to work.

[C]

If you have time to stand outside and beg for a funeral, you have time to go to taco bell and get a gig or, you know, mow my lawn, knock on doors, and can I paint the. Can I paint your address on the curb? That something? I don't know.

[E]

Hey, guy washing. Coming by looking to wash windows.

[C]

Yeah, I only go legit companies on that. That's. Dude's peeking in your house. I don't like that one at all. I've. I'll only go legitimate. Like, I want some business stuff on that. I want a card. I want to be able to look you up. I don't like your number or whatever. Yeah, I want some medical industry. Yeah. I want the. The register of contractors. I'm not hiring some kid who wants to wash my windows to go peeking around in my windows. And not because he's a peeping tom. He's eyeballing the joint around Thanksgiving.

[A]

I cook turkeys, you know, in.

[E]

In the.

[A]

Yeah, in the pit. Like Brady's.

[C]

Yeah, exactly. It's the holidays. Yeah. You got a funeral to pay for?

[E]

I made enough money for a couple of funerals.

[C]

Dig a hole, knock on doors, and say, I got a pit, and I'm gonna dig a hole in cooked turkey. That dude would have buried somebody on that.

[A]

If you're done, throw a boil in there, you've already got the hole made money.

[E]

I mean, 250 birds and 20 bucks a pop.

[C]

And who's gonna know? By the way, Brett's people know how to do this if a boiler goes in the backyard, too. If you're broke and you can't afford a plot or Anything else? It's like, all right, give her back to us. We'll figure something out. Like, well, you can't just have her. Where are you gonna put her? I'm like, you're the ones charging top dollar. Let me handle it.

[A]

Don't worry about it.

[C]

And you get Brett's folks to dig a five by five and you drop it down and put it in the backyard like, you know, Fido. And then when you have some money, you dig her up and you put her in a proper box and you get some stuff together or you leave her for the next resident. The gypsy scams, they're everywhere. I don't understand giving money to anybody on the side of the road, though. It doesn't add up to me. Especially when I went on that ride along and found out that there's homeless pimps that go in and kind of own all the other. Those homeless weirdos that can't make anything make sense. They're running and screaming at the air. But they've got a well written sign that says, need money for veteran. Like those. Those signs are given to them by the homeless pimp who at the end of the day goes and collects, just.

[E]

Supplies them with their drugs.

[C]

He supplies them with what? Well, he gives them a cut.

[G]

Yeah.

[C]

But he's like. He'll go and say, hold this sign. Collect some money on the street corner. And some of them are just out of their minds. But they're signs like, need help? You know, please, everything, God bless. But they're kind of goofed up.

[E]

Three kids.

[C]

Yeah. Somebody comes by at the end of the day and takes their cut and gives them their, you know, their smack. And then they do it again the next day. You never see any, like, you know, nobody's really. There's a pimp situation there. It's kind of creepy. Yeah. This one says, hey, Johannesburg. That's me. I was a cook in the kitchen in Old Town. I would hear a lot of the gypsy folks talk about working at festivals that move from town to town. Renaissance or fairs. Gypsies ran it. And when it closes, there's parties and orgies and drugs and whatever they stole. At the end of the night, they split. I didn't know about that, but it doesn't surprise. They steal a lot. So we got a gypsy issue for them. And I like it. I like it a lot. It's out of control now. It's John Holmerg here from the morning sickness, and I'm absolutely thrilled to tell you about my new [e-mail] here's the proof that me talking about something on the radio can be trusted. Because I purchased a 2024 customized Ford Bronco from the gang at Lifted Trucks. That opened my eyes to who and what these guys are all about. They not only have thousands of trucks to choose from, they also have nationwide shipping and they can get anything anywhere. My Bronco's been customized countless other pro athletes and celebrities. Now little old me choose lifted trucks and lifted trucks.com work hard, play hard, Drive harder if you're looking at new.

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