02-19-26 - Toledo's Craigslist RV buy - reactions/calls/texts - BO

Summary

Episode Overview

Podcast: Holmberg's Morning Sickness (98 KUPD)
Date: February 19, 2026
Main Theme:
This episode dives into the ongoing saga of Toledo’s Craigslist purchase of a $410 RV (a 1972 Chieftain), sparking hilarious reactions, calls, texts, and debates about the realities—and liabilities—of acquiring such a vehicle. The crew, joined by a parade of animated callers and regulars, riff about the pros, cons, and outrageous potential uses for Toledo’s questionable new “home on wheels.” Side tangents include white-trash bartering, vanity plates, and a revealing look at Toledo’s personal life.

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Key Discussion Points & Segments

1. The $410 Chieftain RV: A Bargain or an Albatross?

• Toledo’s Craigslist Find:

  • Toledo scores a 1972 Chieftain RV for $410, possibly sweetened with NASCAR tickets during the negotiation.
    • “When you're selling a 72 Chieftain, you're more than likely going to get somebody who's kind of a character." – John Holmberg (01:03)

• Skepticism Looms:

  • Callers suggest you get what you pay for:
    • “I'm pretty sure that thing's gonna be a piece of crap. It should meet his standards.” – Caller Doug (01:42)
    • “It should meet the standards of a $400 purchase, is what you're saying.” – John Holmberg (01:48)

• Potential Hazards:

  • Listeners and co-hosts consider the possible lack of paperwork, questionable title, and whether the vehicle could even run.

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2. Colorful Call-Ins: Jokes, Bartering, and Stereotypes

• Randy Quaid References:

  • Multiple callers compare the scenario to National Lampoon’s Vacation, picturing Randy Quaid’s character and his infamous RV:
    • "If that guy has a hat like Randy Quaid, you guys are gonna hit the jackpot." – Caller Jim (02:31)

• Bartering Escalates:

  • Suggestions to negotiate further, pay extra to get campers evicted, or use the RV for outrageous businesses (like “BJ and a Hole’s Bed and Breakfast”).
    • “I could make my money back.” – Toledo joking about potential business (03:12)

• Listeners Share Observations:

  • Story about a bizarre license plate (“for my monkey”) and crude jokes about how the RV could be used.
    • “I'm not gonna say it on the air what I think it means.” – Caller Jason (03:47)

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3. RV Fate, Vanity Plates, and White Trash Olympics

• NASCAR Bound:

  • Hilarious plans to haul the Chieftain to NASCAR as a new Valley tradition, or just leave it there permanently:
    • “I just leave it at NASCAR every year. Permanent fixture.” – John Holmberg (05:28)

• Vanity Plate Gags:

  • “You can pee in it. That's what I would get on the back.” – John Holmberg (05:39)

• Toledo’s Pawn Shop Angle:

  • Attempt to unload the RV onto a pawn dealer friend—unsuccessful.

• Escalating the Trash Factor:

  • “This might be the single most white trash thing outside of Florida to ever occur.” – John Holmberg (07:08)

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4. Craigslist Adventure Becomes a Game

• Listeners Challenge Hosts:
  • Calls for regular segments where the hosts haggle Craigslist deals for listeners:
    • “You could negotiate all their deals for them. It’s like the opposite of the Antiques Roadshow.” – John Holmberg (06:32, 06:35)
• Searching for Jet Skis:
  • Bizarrely, the crew begins live-browsing Craigslist for a listener's jet ski (“yearless new,” “mid-80s model”), lampooning the state of online classifieds.

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5. Roasting Toledo’s RV and His “Camping” Dreams

• Safety and Titles:

  • Audience and hosts raise red flags over possible liens and legal entanglements with the RV.
    • “Be careful. This guy doesn't owe the state any money because they could have a lien on the title.” – John Holmberg as paraphrased from texts (09:55)

• Mocking Toledo’s Destination Plans:

  • Ridicule ensues over the likelihood of the RV making it anywhere hilly without breaking down:
    • “The RV ain't getting you there. It's not getting up those hills.” – John Holmberg (11:11)
    • “You know where you're camping? Tempe Town Lake.” – John Holmberg (11:16)
    • “We're at a place that's called an underpass.” – Rod, joking (11:23)

• Personal Jabs:

  • Deep dive into Toledo’s home life—turns out his ex-wife is now his landlord.
    • “Your ex, Dawn, is your landlord... the hits just keep going.” – John Holmberg (12:37)

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6. Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Does the bathroom work?"
  • “Well, you can pee in it. I could pee in the kitchen if I want to. It doesn't mean it’s gonna flush.” – John Holmberg (05:45)
• "Meat Rig":
  • “Meat rig. Paint that on the side of it. That probably has already been painted over at one point.” – John Holmberg (10:53)
• Dire Prediction:
  • “Oh, that thing. That thing’s fertile. Count on it. You're gonna die in that, Toledo. Mark my words.” – John Holmberg (12:05)
• Toledo’s Domestic Drama:
  • “So she's not. She's just the overlord of your home. So just like when you were married.” – John Holmberg (12:48)

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Important Timestamps

• [01:03] – Initial reactions to the Chieftain ($410) purchase
• [01:30] – First skeptical caller weighs in
• [02:03] – Randy Quaid/Vacation jokes begin
• [03:12] – BJ and a Hole’s Bed and Breakfast idea pitched
• [05:39] – Vanity plate jokes: “You can pee in it”
• [07:08] – “White trash” supercut
• [09:55] – Concerns about RV’s title
• [10:53] – The “Meat rig” emerges
• [12:05] – Dire prediction: “Toledo will die in that"
• [12:37] – Toledo’s ex-wife revealed as landlord

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Episode Highlights

• Engaging caller banter transforms a mundane Craigslist buy into an extended white-trash improv sketch.
• The crew leverages Toledo’s RV adventure to lampoon Arizona stereotypes, financial decisions, and Craigslist culture with rapid-fire, self-deprecating humor.
• The real and ridiculous consequences of cheap used purchases are dissected, with clear affection for the trainwreck that is local color.
• A throughline of self-awareness, with Holmberg riffing: “Why haven’t we talked to you more? You’re kind of interesting.” (12:57)

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Overall Tone

The episode is rowdy, self-mocking, and loaded with absurdist humor—typical of “Holmberg’s Morning Sickness.” The hosts and their regulars lean into local Arizona flavor, white-trash stereotypes, and never miss a beat to poke fun at each other’s (and especially Toledo’s) expense.

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For Listeners Who Haven’t Tuned In

This episode is an entertaining and irreverent sendup of buying (and regretting) junk on Craigslist, fueled by sharp banter, eccentric callers, and a little too much honesty about midlife crises and ex-wives-as-landlords. If you love roast sessions, improv sketches, and Arizona’s version of working class misadventure, this is a classic “HMS” romp.

Transcript

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[John Holmberg]

The best of Homburg's morning sickness. I'm 98 KUPD. Oh, the. The emails and the texts are flying in. People just. You know, when you're selling a 72 chieftain, you're more than likely going to get somebody who's kind of a character. That was solid. Kevin has made the deal. He's off the. And actually, maybe even a couple of NASCAR tickets drives that price down a little further. I'm trying.

[Toledo]

I forgot about those. The texters reminded me.

[Eric]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

We got Doug on line five. Doug, are you there? Oh, yeah. How are you, Doug?

[Eric]

Hey, I'm doing pretty good.

[John Holmberg]

What's up?

[Eric]

Oh, I can't believe that he just spent 410 bucks on a camper and he wants to actually go see it first, right?

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, he's got some questions. You're right.

[Eric]

I'm pretty sure that thing's gonna be a piece of crap. It should meet his standards.

[John Holmberg]

It should meet the standards of a $400 purchase, is what you're saying.

[Eric]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, yeah. This is exactly what I think I paid for. That's money. Thank you, sir. Yeah, I can't wait. Thanks, Doug. See you later. Oh, that's. I can't wait for the meeting. That's gonna be even better. Hi, there. Who's this?

[Eric]

This is Jim.

[John Holmberg]

Jim, what do you got?

[Eric]

You guys are just talking to Randy Quaid from vacation.

[John Holmberg]

Merry Christmas.

[Eric]

It was. It had to be. Yeah, it had to be Randy Quaid calling, and that was hysterical.

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

No, I mean, yeah, we couldn't have asked for a better situation for.

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

Well, you.

[John Holmberg]

If you see the picture of this thing, which we'll post online.

[Eric]

I can't wait.

[John Holmberg]

It is absolutely the perfect person to own this particular vehicle. It couldn't have been more stereotypical to what if.

[Eric]

If that guy has a hat like Randy Quaid, you guys are gonna hit the jackpot.

[John Holmberg]

The flat ears.

[Eric]

Flat eared hat. Yes.

[John Holmberg]

Perfect man. Thank you. We'll talk to you later.

[John Holmberg (Ad Segment)]

He's right.

[John Holmberg]

It is kind of a Quaid thing. Hi there. Who's this?

[Jason]

Jason.

[John Holmberg]

Jason, what's up?

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

Nothing.

[Jason]

What's going on, brother? Hey, I got a couple things for you. One, when Toledo gets that chieftain, he ought to offer that dude another 30 bucks or so to have him kick those people out. Once we get it, we get a BJ and a hole from yesterday to drive it out to AJ and open up the bed and breakfast. Hey, I got another thing for you.

[Toledo]

I can make my money back.

[Jason]

I got one other thing for you, John. I'm a truck driver around the Valley. I listen to you guys every morning religiously. You guys keep me laughing.

[John Holmberg]

That's very.

[Jason]

Get me firing out creamy. Sometime I go out.

[John Holmberg]

Well, don't do that. Well, thank you.

[Jason]

You remember about a month ago when you were talking about license plates, personal license plates? Yeah, I seen one a couple weeks ago. The ugliest Asian chick I've ever seen in my life. And it said, for my monkey.

[John Holmberg]

I don't know if that means anything. For my monkey.

[Jason]

I'm not gonna say it on the air what I think it means, but

[John Holmberg]

I don't know what it means. He bought it for her because she had such a tight V. Yeah,

[Jason]

park that Chiefs down by the A Johns. There you go.

[John Holmberg]

I still love BJ and a Hole's Bed and Breakfast. That's solid. Nice job, moneymaker. Thank you, brother.

[Toledo]

We'll talk to you later.

[John Holmberg]

Thanks.

[Toledo]

My buddy, Eric from Mo Money Pawn.

[John Holmberg]

You're gonna end up with that.

[Toledo]

I just asked him how much you give me for it. He hasn't got back.

[John Holmberg]

He's not getting back to you. He's no longer your friend. You have a pawn shop friend and a 72 chief and you're not going to talk for a while? He doesn't want that albatross at his store. Hi there. Who's the. Oh, hi there. Who are you? You there? I know I don't. Oh, sorry. Phone was on. Hello?

[Jason]

Yeah, it's Brian.

[John Holmberg]

Brian, what do you got? Don't cuss.

[Jason]

I'M thinking we should probably take this love machine down to nascar. Just do it upright like you think.

[John Holmberg]

Well, it's not gonna run by Saturday.

[Jason]

No, you just tow it down there just fine. We'll do a pig fry, drink the Milwaukee's best, you know, See what.

[John Holmberg]

Here's what I'm thinking is going to happen next. Knowing Toledo's recent luck with pur and having spoken with Kevin, the owner of the Chieftain, for a minute, I'm thinking there might be a paperwork issue coming.

[Toledo]

You don't think there's gonna be a clear title?

[John Holmberg]

No, I don't think. I think there's gonna be. I don't think the bank is holding the title on this thing.

[Jason]

Come on.

[John Holmberg]

This might be a straight trade. Yeah, yeah.

[Jason]

Probably even better. Take Kevin to NASCAR in it and offer him tickets.

[John Holmberg]

His goodbye with the Chieftain is a trip to NASCAR with Toledo. That's a great plan. We can drop the price even. No cash out of pocket by the end of this thing.

[Toledo]

Be awesome.

[John Holmberg]

The Chieftain Swan song.

[Jason]

Think of all the money you'll save when you don't have to restore it either.

[John Holmberg]

That's a fact. I just leave it at NASCAR every year. Permanent fixture. Thanks, man. Good call.

[Rod]

My gift to you on this rig is I'm buying you the vanity plates. Double dip.

[John Holmberg]

You can pee in it. That's what I would get on the back.

[Toledo]

Yes, you can pee.

[John Holmberg]

Don't laugh. You can pee in it. That's my favorite line ever. Can you. Does the bathroom work? Well, you can pee in it. I could pee in the kitchen if I want to. It doesn't mean it's gonna flush.

[Rod]

It's a bottle.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. Eric, that couldn't have been more perfect.

[Eric]

What the hell's going on in there?

[John Holmberg]

How about that? Toledo just bought his Chieftain for a chainsaw he doesn't have in 300 or $410. This thing is the biggest pile of junk ever. There are people.

[Eric]

You guys are good. You guys are good negotiators. I like jet skis. You think you can get me a jet ski?

[John Holmberg]

We'll get on craigslist, get him a 70, 72 jet sk. About 35 bucks.

[Jason]

Awesome.

[John Holmberg]

Get one of those 40, 40 year old jet skis. You got to wear those old style scuba tank helmets.

[Eric]

Well, you should just have listeners call in and you can negotiate all their deals for them.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, it's. Yeah, it's. Yeah. That's like the opposite of the Antiques Roadshow. You give us a crap antique and I'll whittle that price down.

[Rod]

We'll get Erica Jet Ski with a propeller on it.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, that's awesome. And all we have to do is borrow Jesse James Dupree's chainsaw for a little while. Yeah.

[Rod]

You got an extra?

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, he took the deal. The chainsaw and the money. Think about that. Yeah, no, that seems fair.

[Eric]

You just getting that chainsaw.

[John Holmberg]

Just bought a house. We'll buy the chainsaw. You a house for a chainsaw and four bills.

[Rod]

Get on Craigslist for chainsaw.

[John Holmberg]

This might be the single most white trash thing outside of Florida to ever occur.

[Rod]

No way.

[John Holmberg]

Come on, Eric, you have something. You. You are like. Oh, you're like Rockefeller. You got a Jet Ski.

[Toledo]

We got Eric hooked up.

[John Holmberg]

What is.

[Toledo]

It's coming right now.

[John Holmberg]

What year is it? No year.

[Toledo]

But wait till you look at it. It's no year.

[John Holmberg]

It's yearless new. It's timeless, Eric. That's what that means.

[Toledo]

There it is.

[John Holmberg]

It's a timeless classic. Oh, now we're cooking with gas, baby. It's a Kawasaki fluorescent green. It's. What color is it?

[Toledo]

It's kind of burnt orange. Orange and yellow.

[Eric]

Burnt orange?

[John Holmberg]

Yeah, it's kind of that dark orange. Oh yeah, that's a good stand up Jet Ski. Aftermarket ride plate intake. Great. Just think, 450 bucks. You're a little more pricey than Toledo's RV. But maybe three. At least this thing will get you from A to B in the water.

[Rod]

Difference is no rear dining.

[John Holmberg]

It's true. You can't. Well, you could turn around. You could turn around and eat on that Brady. You don't want to.

[Rod]

That's true.

[John Holmberg]

It's not really set up for it, but it looks like probably a mid-80s model, I'm guessing.

[Toledo]

Oh, look at this one. Brett got another one for 600 bucks.

[John Holmberg]

Eric, stop. You're gonna wait. I don't think he really wants it.

[Eric]

All types of deals going on.

[John Holmberg]

See, he's trying to drag you into this. Eric's out there this morning. Indian School and 19th Avenue at the Zia. Tell us what you got Eric, while

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

you come on down.

[Eric]

Youthest tickets are on sale now all Valley Zia Records locations. I am at the one over here at Indian School and 19th Avenue. And if you come down and buy tickets, I'm here till 9am if you buy tickets while I'm here, I'll throw in a prize for you. We have some CDs from some of the artists on the bill and I'll give you a CD and everything. Also, you can sign up for NASCAR tickets. Subway for us. 600 going on this weekend. Now we're going to draw at 10am for that. As soon as I get back to the station. I got some CDs. I'm out of kick ass movie passes. Those are all gone. But I do have Jackal tickets left where you can hang out with Brady Bogan and J.J.D. over there at the big Jackal show. It's going on Chandler Harley tomorrow night. So come on down, flash your red card. I'll hook you up with those tickets. And we have samples of Adena Herbal elixirs. They're sponsoring our youth fest. This stuff's actually very good. I just had some delish, man. And it's got to be good if it has a monkey and then cute little things under the cap.

[John Holmberg]

You know, there's a little bit of monkey in every bottle.

[Eric]

That's right. This is a monkey in every bottle.

[John Holmberg]

Delicious. It's oh, so good that you can really taste the monkey.

[Eric]

And tonight, don't forget Margarita Rock Sports street mill from 10 to midnight. We got the wet T shirt contest. Ladies want to make some money? Come on down. Coorside, 50 cents and penny tacos, 10 cent wings. But right now, Zia Records, Indian School and 19th Avenue trying to get these Ufest tickets out the door. Come on down and buy some.

[John Holmberg]

All right. Thanks, Eric. Yeah. People are getting a little technical about the Chieftain.

[Toledo]

Technical?

[John Holmberg]

Well, the one guy says, hey, be careful. This guy doesn't owe the state any money because they could have a lien on the title. The state's going after his rv. You mentioned why the state's broke. Exactly. Well, I wouldn't doubt it at this point. They couldn't afford the Chieftain. I just looked in Craigslist and I think I found your motorhome. Are you effing kidding me? You're going to put a kid in that? Not sure what Kids potentially. That's true. Not sure what aluminum is going for at the recycling center, but I think that's your best bet. I'm surprised Kevin was at home and not over at NASCAR already in his gem because it doesn't run. He has the TV with the rabbit ears and tin foil on top of it. It ain't got enough wheels.

[Rod]

I just got a text from Rod at Midwestern Meats and he says, tell Toledo. The guy was so compelling. I'm thinking of a meat rig and I'll start the bid at 465.

[John Holmberg]

Damn it, Rod. No way. Oh, you're gonna buy it from Toledo at 465. Or he's gonna outbid me with Kevin. Sell it. You'll never get more than that. You're gonna regret this day.

[Rod]

Meat rig.

[John Holmberg]

Meat rig. Paint that on the side of it. That probably has already been painted over at one point.

[Rod]

Look for some trouble on that one.

[John Holmberg]

The meat rig Toledo driving up the hill with a little boy in the meat.

[Toledo]

Told you I'm not going to elevation.

[John Holmberg]

Ah, well, then where are you camping?

[Toledo]

Canyon Lake.

[John Holmberg]

That's elevation.

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

No, it's not.

[John Holmberg]

It's not flat. The RV ain't getting you there. It's not getting up those hills.

[Progressive Insurance Announcer]

The canyon.

[John Holmberg]

You know where you're camping? Tempe Town Lake.

[Toledo]

Okay.

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. That's as far as you'll go. That's as flat a road as it can handle. You can see.

[Rod]

Well, son, we're at a place that's called an underpass.

[John Holmberg]

And we're gonna camp here for a while. This is where Daddy and Alex live now.

[Toledo]

Yuck it up, cuz.

[John Holmberg]

None of my friends know the financial destitution Daddy is in. We be living in this underpass. Overpass. What is going on with you?

[Rod]

How did your daddy take you camping last weekend, Alex? I had an impound yard.

[John Holmberg]

We camped for five days at Mill Avenue in the U.S. 60.

[Toledo]

Texter says, hey, Toledo, at least Eric can poop off his jet Ski.

[John Holmberg]

Exactly. That's a good point, man. You're gonna put a kid in that? It's only a 38 year old mattress. He's gonna put a kid in it

[Rod]

and he's gonna make a kid in that.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, there's. Oh, that thing. That thing's fertile. Count on it. You're gonna die in that, Toledo. Mark my words, it is April 8th. RV Toledo will die in that. Sometime in the next year.

[Toledo]

Comes out too. My wife. Yes. My ex wife is my landlord. Somebody's texting me that.

[John Holmberg]

Oh, boy. The only thing missing from. You're not evicting me. Literally, the only thing missing. The only thing missing from your life is an old RV in the front yard. That's it.

[Rod]

Do you know William H. Mason?

[John Holmberg]

Yeah. You're the cooler. Your ex. Dawn is your landlord. I didn't know that. I thought you moved out of that situation. The hits just keep going.

[Eric]

Oh, man.

[John Holmberg]

She doesn't own the house.

[Toledo]

She manages the house.

[John Holmberg]

So she's not. She's just the overlord of your home. So just like when you were married.

[Toledo]

Yeah.

[John Holmberg]

Wow. Oh, my God. Toledo's life is just. Why haven't we talked to you more? You're kind of interesting. It's 98 KUPD.

[John Holmberg (Ad Segment)]

It's out of control now.

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