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John Holmberg
Morning sickness. Morning sickness. Thank you. Miles to nowhere. The last official day of them being our theme song. And it all changes on Monday when we get into Playdio as they'll they'll still be the official but now we're in the search. They're I know they're short timing. I know we loved it. It was a great year of great theme song. Yeah, this is it starts on Monday. Prepare for n yeah. We're going to war Monday, boys. Going to war. Pleydio's back about my windshield wipers, guys. I hope when you finally give up your back door to that special boy, you remember to take the blue protective coating off. All right, that's enough about the windshield wipers jerks. And I had a guy say he builds custom cars and that's his job. And he said and I too have left the blue plastic coating on the windshield wipers. Not knowing. I don't understand it. It was in it was in a bag and inside the bag was a cardboard box and inside the cardboard box was a plastic box that the windshield wipers were in. Three elements of protection from the elements there Was absolutely no need to have a protective sleeve over the. It wasn't going to see the light of day. The way they had it packaged.
Scott
You just helped a lot of people.
John Holmberg
I think I did a lot of. A lot of people driving around going, oh, they're not supposed to be blue. I really actually kind of enjoyed the color, too. I thought it was neat. Very rain x.
Brett
What a match, the bronco, if that's what you're doing.
John Holmberg
I actually thought of that. I'm like, yeah, these. This is going to match a new car when I get these blue blades for the new one. This is great. Scott has a great suggestion for you. Brady's. Like, walk around with a dialysis ify when you go into autozone and then you can make them do anything you want. And you're never going to question your manhood. That's a good idea. If you need dialysis ever make it mobile and get some car work done.
Scott
By those cord hanging on my side.
John Holmberg
Yeah. Have the port. Always of it. Gonna do it myself, but. And then just point to the port. Port. We'll help you out, sir. Poor guy. Yeah, I know what I'm doing. I can change a transmission in like eight or nine seconds. But the port, it's a good move. It's a very good move. I want to say this too. I just got a text from Jonathan over there at Verlo mattress. And he goes, hey, how about I do this? Boy, Black Friday sales are now two, three months long. Remember, it was just a day. And that tells me one thing and one thing only. The economy. Like, nobody's buying anything. Like, something's going on because these guys are going to do the specials longer. Because it used to be the day that brought everybody out of the red, and now it's a month. But furlough mattress, which, by the way, I have in the prime day rental.
Scott
Three times a year. Two for sure.
John Holmberg
Jonathan at Verlo wants to do 30% off the MSRP on all mattress collections he's got. And all you have to do is mention hms. It's a store out in Glendale. It's huge. And if you're looking for a new mattress, these things are awesome and super affordable. So Jonathan's running a hell of a shop up there. He's a local guy. And I really want to kind of help him out because he's, you know, morning bread kind of deal out here. And he's working his own company. He's got. He's got this operation he's put his life savings into And I met him a long time. He's just a hell of a guy. And so he's got this deal and he's like, hey, mention HMS, I'll give you 30% off. That's a deal. That rental house, I filled it with Verlo mattresses. They're awesome, by the way. And the bed frames, oh my God. Outstanding. So going out. Thanks, Jonathan. That's really cool of you to do that. And that was just kind of out of the blue this morning, so. Good job, kid. We're proud of you. Keep it together. Support the local team. How about the guys around you? Jonathan's good people. I, I, There's a thing that I don't know if you saw last night. Miss Mexico was named Miss Universe. She won that thing over in Thailand. How long did this go on?
Scott
And did you know, did Steve Byrne hosted?
John Holmberg
Oh, did he?
Scott
Yeah. I don't know if it's. Has it happened? I don't know because he just, There was two posts saying, I'm on my way over, by the way. I don't know how it picked me, but it's.
John Holmberg
He's Asian.
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
They probably just found him and said he's going to fit in here because it's Thailand.
Brett
Well, Joe Coy was busy, so.
John Holmberg
And Coy won't go to the other feet, but the, he's filling up. So far, the like for the last week and a half, we've been getting news about, like, controversy at this pageant. The one guy yelled at a girl, called her dummy, then the judges lost their minds. I'm like, how many days in a row was this pageant going on that they finally just crowned?
Scott
It could have been missing Latino Universe.
John Holmberg
No, this is Miss Universe. It's a Miss Mexico. Fatima Bosch wins after two weeks. Viral confrontation. Pageant executives walk out. Controversial pageant. It's the one. Miss Universe, you know, in Thailand. Then they gave it to Miss Mexico. And I think it's, I mean, who's watching these? Who. How do you have controversy? I think we're taking ourselves a little too seriously, that there are legal ramifications. And judge tampering with Miss Universe. Who cares?
Brett
I haven't watched it since the Internet came around. Of course one ruined it.
John Holmberg
There's no reason to get excited over a pageant. And by the way, for all pageant people, let me speak for us normals. We see you all as crazy people. As quickly as I identified what a car guy looks like and then nailed it, Pageant girls are the same. There isn't a guy out there, not one who is into the pageant girl. They are insane people from the outside. Because most likely we know that we're going to have. If we deal with you, there's going to be an overbearing mother somewhere involved in this. And that is a deal breaker. Pageant women are crazy. If you're thinking about putting your kids in pageants, you're just building a nut ball. And they don't fit in in society anymore at all. Pageant ladies don't, like, fall into the normal society. Pageant moms are especially nuts because they're living their life through their daughters. But. So I don't understand the pageant, and I think it's just high time if we've got lawyers involved, shut down the pageant and just have a online beauty contest and call it what it is. The minute they ruined it is when they started to say, it's not about our beauty. What is it then? It's about our brains. Then take a math test. Why are you putting that on tv?
Brett
Go spelling bee.
John Holmberg
Yeah, spelling bee. Do some math. It's called the sat. We already have a brain pageant. It's called school. We don't need a brain pageant on tv where you walk around in a night nightgown and tell me you're smart. Knock it off. The pageant thing is ridiculous. And they said three judges have compromised the end results. Let me tell you. Let me speak for the world. Nobody gives a about the end results. Is she hot or not? Is all we say. Nobody ever looks at the. Hey, Miss Mexico. One is like, what's her SAT score? No one's ever asked that. No one's ever said that. They're just like, oh, she's hot. I looked at Miss Mexico and I'm like, no, we cropped this year. Evidently, she's not that great. If you are a pageant person, I'm not disparaging you. You may not know. The world sees you as a lunatic. You are an undateable. Why are you so hot and alone? Yeah, no, I was the same way. She's not that great. Wow. She looks like.
Brett
I'm glad I don't watch pageants. That's ridiculous.
John Holmberg
She's got a little trans. A little clown. Last thing she looks is Mexican.
Brett
Looks like Manson.
John Holmberg
And she's like 22. She looks like she's about 45.
Brett
Looks like Marilyn Manson.
John Holmberg
She does have a Manson drive about her.
Brett
Wow.
John Holmberg
Fatima Bosch. Yeah. I looked at it and I'm like, I don't even know that I'd approach her. And if I feel like she's not good enough for Me? You run in a bad pageant. But it's about her brain. No school scores are about your brain. This is about her cans and her face or otherwise. She wouldn't wear that much makeup. Who was she?
Brett
Who did she beat out?
John Holmberg
Did they say, let's look that 1000s of other.
Brett
Oh, I didn't know if there was a specific one. They were.
John Holmberg
Well, I don't know what happened. Somebody called her dumb about a week ago and it made the news.
Brett
Those are dialogues.
John Holmberg
Miss Thailand was last year's winner and she's actually hot. So then they hosted this year. Thailand had it. She was pretty. But is she the one with the dick? Didn't one of them have a dick last year?
Scott
That might not have been Miss Universe. That could have been.
John Holmberg
Oh, yeah. But I think you move on to Miss Universe from the one with the dick. I think that was Miss USA Goes to Miss Universe.
Brett
Let's see which pageant member had a dick. Yeah, yeah.
John Holmberg
Which. Which major pageant? Because you can have the dick pageants, too. You're going to get into a wormhole there on your computer. But I think one of them had it. And she was hot, by the way. She looked great. The one with the Dick. You're not going to get a legitimate search here Anyway, Alt Izzy. Yeah, well, there was. That first picture was a little bit. I mean, they'd have a dick pageant over there, but it would be totally different. 93 3. Oh.
Brett
Ms. Vietnam looks like, well, I don't know, working up there.
John Holmberg
Is that her? Oh, history made. It says she's hot. She's got a wiener. That's what it says, man. And she was Miss Universe Pageant history at stake. Newly crowned Miss Universe. Click on that. I think that she won last year. Philippines, man. That's a good looking man. Nguyen Hong Kong becomes the first Asian trans woman to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2025. Okay, there you go. That was last year. And she lost because she had it. You could see her dick through her evening gown. And that is a deal breaker. Even though it's about your brains, if your dick and ball show through your evening gown, the judges take points off. And I know that's not fair because it's external, but damn it all, they've got rules.
Scott
She picked the wrong dress.
John Holmberg
Yeah, it's too tight in the middle. Should have gone with some sort of a. You know, one of those deals they used to wear in the 1800s where the ladies looked like they were hiding greyhounds under their dresses.
Scott
And her talent. The ring toss really threw.
John Holmberg
Oh, that was really weird because she was the recipient and her brother was throwing the rings. It was like Billie Eilish brother did a lot of the work.
Scott
Someone else, they're just uncomfortable. It was a family thing.
John Holmberg
Yeah, they brought out the whole family. They're doing on the trapeze and then they'd land on it and stand on top of it and balance. I mean, it was impressive cuz she had to keep a heart on for over half an hour and balance her Vietnamese family. But John Holberg's morning sickness, the 98 KUPD, Homburg's morning sickness. And then she stirred up some food and it was pretty impressive. But yeah, and pageant girls. I'm. I'm telling you, we've. We've tolerated the. Brett's right. The Internet ruined everything. There's no reason for you anymore. Be a regular girl who wants attention and get an only fans page because your pageant stuff is. It's, it's just labeling you as insane.
Scott
And from the Sinaloa region, Miss Mexico.
John Holmberg
Well, that's what I'm looking at. I'm looking at pictures of Miss Mexico right now. And I feel like the cartel had something to do with this because look at all the.
Scott
I see rundown when they're saying where they're from and I can't help but think the same thing. All the South American countries are women. It's Colombia.
John Holmberg
Yeah. They're. They're sponsored by bad money. And this guy text says Miss Africa fell off the stage. And he sends me the clip where it clearly says Miss Jamaica falls off stage of racist. That's it. Not even close.
Brett
I was gonna say I thought it was somebody else.
John Holmberg
Not even close. You just saw a black lady fall off at Miss Universe and he's like, yeah, one of the African girls fell down.
Brett
Miss Maryvale fell off.
John Holmberg
Actually might have been Miss South Mountain. Either way, it's time to end it. And if you're getting your daughter all dolled up this weekend for a pageant and these words hurt you, it's because you know they're true. Much like Brett fought for a little bit about car guys having a broken car in their yard until we found out about Chad's truck. There's truths in this universe and they're. They're undeniable. They're. They're. They're locked in stone. Inalienable. They're. They are truths. And one of them is that there isn't a normal guy in the world that sees a pageant girl and thinks she's stable. We all. We know you're nuts. We know it. And your ego is just. It's intolerable. And you're. Except for that one we met. Remember the one we met at the Phoenix Open?
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
She seemed super great, but that was a missing. Right. Wasn't that like, was she a miss or a Mrs. I don't remember.
Scott
I thought she was a Miss.
John Holmberg
I think that one's more normal. I think that one makes the most sense if you're older and you're doing it because it's like, you know what? I still got it. And they have a little pageant and they. And they did the beauty thing. It wasn't for college scholarships or school. They knew what it was for. And she walked into the Phoenix Open. I'm like, who's that seven foot woman in a crown? And immediately they started knocking. And she was awesome. She was the sweetest person in the world too. But I think she was like, past the college scholarship time. It was more about like, look, I know what this is. I'm beautiful and I'm going to show it off. And she seemed stable. She was actually fun. But pageant people are scary. I even talked to her about it. I'm like, those pageant women are awful, aren't they? She goes, oh, no, they're all so sweet. I'm like, you have to say that. I'm not a judge. What's the truth? Oh, there's a few. Like, there we go. There we go.
Scott
And weren't there at one time, too, competing, Like, Trump had one. Like, one was Miss America.
John Holmberg
Miss America, Miss usa. Yeah. Trump owned Miss usa. And that was the. Technically, that was the sex era.
Scott
Hawaiian tropics.
John Holmberg
Well, and Trump saw the writing on the wall before the Internet. And you know, you can hate Trump all you want, but back in the 90s, the dude was figuring stuff out. Miss America went on this thing saying, no, we're wholesome. It's not about looks. It's going to be focused more on poise and their ability to talk and answer questions. And like. And Trump's like, bikinis. Because they said no bikinis. For Miss America, it was one pieces. And that's when Trump's brain went up. Sales opportunity. And he started Miss usa and he put them in bikinis so they got a little sluttier and a little bit more about what it's truly about, which is your looks, which is 100% true. Only to the pageant people is it about scholarships and smarts. Everybody watching? Yeah.
Brett
Oh, yeah.
John Holmberg
Great. Good. That's all aside world peace, it's not worth it. If we look back at pageants from the beginning and all of them wanted world peace and that was their goal. If I win this America, I'll strive to help for world peace. It has never worked. You've never accomplished a little bit of it.
Brett
Let's see the cans.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
You want to see what it is?
John Holmberg
You want to distract the world? Let me see that thing. Do stuff with it. Yeah. If you're like. And I'll show. I promise I'll stop all wars by letting enemy and Ally see my. All right, let's hear it for. Wow, that's Miss Nebraska. I think she's going to win.
Scott
I will fight insurance companies. Lower medical bills.
John Holmberg
Right? They always have. Like they're running for something. I said you're not hot enough. We don't care about your world peace. You need to be hotter. So it's a very. It's over. The time is over. Brett's right. Only fans the Internet. We have our Miss Americas. We have our Miss Universes now. And it's called porn. And that's really what we want from people who are parading around. We don't care about your smarts when you're. When there's a screen between us. Unless you're on Jeopardy. I don't care about what you know and what you don't know. But if we're in person, suddenly I'm going to be more interested. Is this person an idiot or not? But if there's a screen between us and you're on one side and I'm on the other and we can't really hear each other. All I'm doing is looking at you. And I speak for everyone else. Brett and I would never go. Hey, Miss Universe is on tonight. I hope the smartest one wins, bro. What channel? Yeah, it's never been a contest. We're not. We're not texting each other. Oh, what a great answer. Whenever. It's never been said. No, you guys are sexualizing us. You didn't know that? Hi, my name is John. I'm a man. It's nice to meet you. Speaking. I've got this email from a guy named Jonathan. Not from Verlo, different genre. Says, hey guys, I've been dating a girl lately and she's awesome. She's got a great job. She takes care of herself. Good credit score, John. I followed your advice. And an awesome personality. Yeah. Always go with a 750 plus on credit. If not, you're going to be paying her bills forever. That never changes. Credit Scores a precursor forever. It's a big red flag. She's going to spend all your money and ruin you. So nice job. Jonathan says, the other night she asked me about my past and if I had one and, you know, we're getting to that level to talk about our lives. So I said, yeah, I do have a bit of a past. And I gave her my body count. It's around 18 people, which I thought might turn her off a little bit. She said that? She said my past was pretty wild. I don't know if you actually want to know. I'm a pretty open minded guy and I really like her. Nothing really structurally wrong with her. So she hits me with the fact that her body count is over 200 men and women, which I did not see coming. And she also used to take money from older men to be their girlfriend for events and parties and occasionally have sex with them. She used to sell pictures online of herself to guys she didn't know. And she said the reason she wanted to tell me is she didn't want me to be surprised if any of her past ever resurfaced. She said it was 10 years ago, was the last time she did any of the bad stuff before she started turning her life around. She's 39. I'm a little bothered by this, but should I be? Please talk me out of it because otherwise I think she's a great girl. Jonathan. Wow, that's a tough one. 200 plus on the body count.
Brett
Oh, you know, she puts out at least.
John Holmberg
Well, yeah. And hopefully he's learned that already. He wouldn't be talking about this. She was a prostitute. Let's just call it what it is.
Brett
Yeah, well, they all are.
John Holmberg
She just owns. Well, Brett's checked that box and knocked it out. That's true. They've all taken some.
Scott
Yes.
John Holmberg
Currency for sex. Exactly.
Brett
Whether it be dinner, whether it be.
John Holmberg
Concert, at one point or another, they had sex with somebody they probably didn't want to because the guy went way out of his way.
Scott
Right.
John Holmberg
And they're like, I should probably at least give this guy a hand job. That's a. That is a transaction.
Scott
Yes.
John Holmberg
That's prostitution. So Brett's right now, multiple transactions. Does that change your mind?
Brett
I mean, I got to give it to her for being honest.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Brett
You know, because most would not do that.
John Holmberg
Here's my question. I would have had at that dinner. Are you telling me this because you've had a relationship where it did come back and you're setting it up? He's like, I Can't have that again. Like, otherwise she could just keep it under wraps. My guess is, Jonathan, and I'm good at this, is that the last boyfriend and her were at dinner and some guy came up and started to talk to her. Are you still in the business or do you still sell pictures? And he's like, what the hell's going on? And she was kind of blindsided by her past, attacking her when she didn't want it to. So she's setting up that to not happen again. She's learned from the past.
Scott
There's a good chance we'll run into.
John Holmberg
An ex that I was in this city and that someone's going to come up or someone will meet me and know someone else and they'll go, and then it'll get back to you. And I don't want that to get back to you and surprise you. So my guess is she's run into this before.
Scott
Was that important for everyone in the beginning of body count?
John Holmberg
What do you mean?
Scott
Like, did you ever have that discussion with. I never really did.
John Holmberg
I. I've talked.
Brett
I think it's come up.
Scott
Yeah.
Brett
It wasn't important, and it wasn't no.
John Holmberg
Problem knowing what they've done.
Scott
I'm in my first part. It's a little aggressive at. Or. I understand some people want to know that.
John Holmberg
Well, I mean, there's.
Scott
Because then now all of a sudden, that person's like, right there. They've got four under the belt or three or whatever, and they're looking at a 50, 60 count.
John Holmberg
Yeah, well, I mean, you get into 100, 200, she can't keep track. And some of it was transactional financially. That's a little different.
Scott
That's.
John Holmberg
That's. She was running a business.
Scott
That's why, like, are you sure you want to answer that? Ask that question?
John Holmberg
Well, I personally. The past doesn't bother me. Yeah. Whatever you did before led you to this. And we're here together, and you seem okay to me. That's my job, to judge somebody and say they're. They're in the circle or they're not. Yep. But you start telling me I was a prostitute for a little while. I used to do this. I used to do that. And it's going to come up. The embarrassment factor of the future might be like, oh, do I see this person as less than I did before? That's what you have to ask yourself, Jonathan. You have to say, do I now see her as less than I did before? Are you now judging her a little differently and taking her off that pedestal of like, oh, she was a Cindy.
Scott
Let me ask you something. Could you leave that part right question out when we go over to my folks? Yes.
John Holmberg
Let's not be too open about. Let's keep that in our little bubble platform. Right now. Here's where you run into that thing. 200 plus. Used to take money from old guys. She does come over for dinner with dad, and Dad's buddy Hank, who's got his truck parked in the backyard, is sitting there going, I know her. I remember you. Why do I know you? And she's like, oh, God. And then now your brain's gonna be like, well, why does Hank know you? And now you're sitting. You're sitting there going, did you bang Hank?
Scott
How much longer is dinner?
John Holmberg
Yeah. Good Lord. That is. That's the sweetest piece of pie I've ever tasted in my life. Hank, that's my girlfriend. Yeah. Well, it is now 150 bucks. That should be mine in about a half hour. So be careful with it. But if it. You know, you just have to.
Scott
Downside of growing up in a small town.
John Holmberg
Oh, yeah. If you're. Yeah, yeah. If you're. She's got a 200 body count, and there's only 1500 people in, you know, Mount Sawsville, then you know John Holmberg's morning sickness. The 98 KUPD. Holmberg's morning sickness. But, yeah, you're dating a former. I think Brett would tell you right now. Watch Casino. Yeah. If you watch Casino, you'll realize that sometimes she can't leave it. As close as it seems like she.
Brett
Might sometimes, there's always that Lester Diamonds out there.
John Holmberg
Yeah. So thanks for emailing us. It's a good question.
Brett
Then you got to be careful, because your best friend might start banging her, too.
John Holmberg
Exactly. Exactly. What happened? How she got the BJ and did her in the car. I actually did her office, and that was transactional, too. Absolutely.
Brett
There you go.
John Holmberg
Because he was going to do her some favor after if she did this for him. You're right. She's going to bang Joe Pesci. You got to get out of this. You're going to get killed. Your car's going to get exploded at the Tony Romas in Miami.
Scott
Put an extra plate on the driver's side.
Brett
That's true. Yeah.
John Holmberg
Yeah. Always have that steel plate underneath, because those old Cadillacs, that was coincidence. But that's what. So you would. You don't. You would never discuss body count because it would probably bother you. Yeah, yeah. If a girl Said I slept with, like, 35 guys.
Scott
Or I mean, just the fact that. Oh, man. What if she's like, I've won or I haven't.
John Holmberg
Yeah. Oh, she's a virgin. You get out of there. Oh, yeah, yeah, exactly. Let somebody else work that ball glove in.
Scott
But then you turn around and say, whatever that number is, and it's. It's doubled.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Scott
You'd feel like. It's hard not to say, well, oh, geez, I had a little more than you did.
John Holmberg
Yeah. But once I. I just don't.
Scott
I don't think it really is. I don't think you really need to.
John Holmberg
Talk about it, because I think in.
Scott
This case, because the same problem would happen if the person had 200.
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Scott
Then if they had one and you run into that one and she still has a relationship with him.
John Holmberg
Well, that's different. That's totally different. If she's still hanging out with the guy and everything else, you're like, wait a minute now. You got.
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
You got ex boyfriend hanging out with.
Scott
Him for a while. He seems like a great guy.
John Holmberg
Is there.
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
I don't. You shouldn't really, like, hang out with somebody that they're. I. You know, their ex boyfriend's still around all the time, and if, like, why is he still here? Oh, we're just best of friends and we go out to, like, lunches together. I'm like, all right, this isn't over.
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
Like, I'm fine with you having friends, but this. This one's not over. You have to cut that out. That's not real.
Brett
Who asked who? Do we know that? And did he ask her or did she ask him.
John Holmberg
Threw it out. I think she kind of set it up like body counts. He. He. Well, the way he wrote it, because I already tossed it in the trash. Let me find it again. The way he wrote it kind of led me to believe that it was just more of a chatting during.
Brett
Okay.
John Holmberg
Breakfast here. Let me see. So the other night, she asked me. Oh. She asked me if I had a past. When you just kind of casually bring that up. I don't think that matters to anybody. Everybody's got a past.
Brett
Absolutely.
John Holmberg
So you can sit down. Oh, yeah. I wasn't. I wasn't overly active, but I, you know, I got. I got my. I got my oats.
Scott
And it's okay to talk about.
John Holmberg
Sure.
Scott
Exes in the past. Oh, you know.
John Holmberg
Oh, that's crucial.
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
You have to know why her last relationships ended. You have to know what happened in there. Oh, he tried to kill me. I talked to a girl. It's out there. We weren't, like, dating or anything, but I was just chatting with somebody, and somebody said, she's a wild one. I'm like, what? She's got stories. And I turn him. Like, what stories do you have? And she goes, oh, well, you know, I was dating a guy for a little while, and he's in jail now. I'm like, what happened? She goes, well, I broke up with him, and he came over to my house, and he chucked a Molotov cocktail through my window. And I'm like, what? And he goes, yeah. He gets out. And I'm like, you don't want that guy. He's obsessed in murder. She used to date murderers, and he's in jail for attempted murder because he tried to kill her through Molotov cocktail at her and stuff. And that wasn't the only guy she dated that she put in jail. I'm like, oh, see, it's not that.
Brett
Big of a deal.
John Holmberg
Right. See, that's fine. But that's not about the sex. That's about trying to find out what happened in your life that led you to this. Yeah.
Scott
And sometimes there's funny stories.
John Holmberg
Well, there's the thing. You know, when you're dating a lady with a kid or something, and she's like, where's the dad? First question you should be, where's the dad? Is he gonna be mad at me? Is he murderous? Does he hate you? Like, how much drama is this in your ex? And if they say, oh, we're still friends, you're like, all right, that's good. But if they say, oh, he's in jail. Oh, he's a deadbeat. I hate him. You're like, oh, this is bad. That's why I always say you always know if you're dating a single mom. First off, not recommended. But if you are, find out about the dad. It's not about her. It's about the dude that's lingering around whose kid you're now touching. Not like that. You know what I mean? Yeah. So the danger. That's good. Good to know about the past. And now you found out that your current girlfriend, who you like a lot, is a. Or at least was. That's up to you.
Scott
And you. You say that she's not. She will always.
John Holmberg
No, I'm saying that. Well, yeah. I mean, it's part of her skin. She wears that.
Scott
Sure.
John Holmberg
As far as going back, she is an earner.
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
Whether she goes back to it or not is not the question. You know, I used to play a lot of baseball. It's not like I'm walking around, but it is part of, like, how, you know, the team mentality and how I learned to be who I am. So it is part of who I am, but it doesn't mean I'm gonna fall back into thinking I've got a baseball drill.
Scott
That's what I meant.
John Holmberg
She might be all done with that, but it is still a prevalent part of who she is now and can haunt her. Much like I can go to a dinner and have a dude from my baseball team come up, go homeward. They can. Your past can find you and say yay. And then you got to do some explaining. When Hank, the guy with the truck in the backyard, turns out, used to hand your girlfriend 200 bucks every couple Fridays and give her the goods back in the days.
Brett
So if that came up and Megan said that to you, would.
John Holmberg
That she was a prostitute.
Brett
Well, would that be an issue for you.
John Holmberg
Now?
Brett
Well, I mean, back in the day when you first started. Yeah, it sounds like they're fresh, you.
John Holmberg
Know, like, if I found out now.
Brett
Oh, yeah. Then it's like.
John Holmberg
That's shocking. Yeah, exactly. I can't say because I don't know. I don't think so.
Brett
Yeah.
John Holmberg
I don't know. I don't know. I don't know that you can be the same person and have a prostitute cast. You know, she's got some edges on her. I bet a prostitute girl, there's some rough edges.
Brett
She has to. With the career path she chose.
John Holmberg
She's not a baseball card in mint condition.
Brett
She's a PSA 6.
John Holmberg
She's a PSA 6. You're not getting full pull on that when you try to sell her.
Brett
Not centered corners. Corners.
Scott
A little corner.
John Holmberg
She cannot lost some color. She has not been. Yes, she's lost a lot. She's. She's not been in a protective coated packing for her entirety.
Brett
Maybe not quite baseball spokes, but bicycle spokes.
John Holmberg
But, you know, slutty's different than prostitute. If a girl came and goes. I used to be a. I was a bad girl. But you know what? I've reformed my ways. I figured out that wasn't the right life for me. Prostitute is a little different. I mean, that is one that you're like, all right, that is. You know, I don't know how it feels.
Scott
You only have so much flight time with women.
John Holmberg
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
Scott
Well, they start off strong right off the bat.
John Holmberg
Dudes can be horse.
Scott
I'm through that.
John Holmberg
Yeah. I think, you know, guy can be a. Have a high body count and women have to kind of tolerate it. So I think in this, as long as the parts didn't get all ruined. You know, going back to Brett's car thing, it's too many miles.
Scott
But he's a flap check. Yeah.
John Holmberg
Maybe he likes it. I mean, my friend has told me he enjoys looking at the. The ones that look like they've had a vacuum up against it for the last seven to 10 years trying to sucker insides out. Anyway, thanks for the email. I appreciate another one that we got. I wanted to do this one for Brett. Did I not print that? You're gonna like this one.
Brett
Don't make me.
John Holmberg
It was. Well, it's called. It's. Our friend Kevin Falcone has a question he wants to do as an Italian.
Brett
Okay.
John Holmberg
And I thought this was actually fairly. It's a good question for you, essentially.
Brett
Okay.
John Holmberg
Let's just start with. First off, we'll go here. We're gonna play ask in Italian.
Brett
All right.
John Holmberg
Email is from Kevin Falcone. Kevin Falcone says, dear Brett, my son, Yogi Falcone. I want him to become an Italian. Yogi Falcone. I want him to be a real Italian man. He's sick. What age can he watch the Godfather and which is better, Goodfellas or the Godfather? We're planning to do doo wop by a trash can by a fire for his sixth birthday.
Brett
I want to go to that way. I never said I want to go to a kids party, but I'm there.
John Holmberg
What's the proper age to show an Italian boy the Godfather out of the womb? Right.
Brett
I mean, yeah. I mean, come on.
John Holmberg
It's just be running on a loop. Yeah.
Brett
You got to be a little tired.
Scott
Images, I think I would say not.
Brett
So much in the Godfather, there's not really.
John Holmberg
Sonny gets shot at the.
Brett
Yeah, but that's about it. Imagery wise imagery.
John Holmberg
It's not that bad. I think you have it by going.
Scott
The mobile instead of music.
Brett
That would be good. Yeah.
John Holmberg
The mobile is this. Oh, yeah, yeah. Or this. Yeah, but that's the wedding song. So here's my suggestion. I'm not Italian, so maybe I've overstepped here. It should be how he learns English. You just show it to him as a baby constantly. Until his first words are like, you're crying like a woman. And then he takes a swing at his mother. That's good Italian behavior.
Brett
Absolutely.
John Holmberg
You run that thing and like pause it and try to get him to his first words. Should Be Michael. Right. He should have that in his room always.
Brett
Or Don Corleone.
John Holmberg
Corleone would be nice.
Brett
Sonny.
John Holmberg
Yes. First words aren't mom, it's Don. Mom and dad is mom and dad to mom and dad together, kind of. Don. Oh, he's a true dying boy. So I think showing the kid the Godfather, like Brett said, I think out of the womb's a little early.
Brett
No, never. Never too early for the Godfather.
John Holmberg
You take him home. When you build the kids room, the walls are blue, and then in the corner, they're red, white, and green. You gotta have the red, white, and green. There's a TV in his room that has the Godfather on all the time.
Brett
Yep.
Scott
And a beautiful fountain.
John Holmberg
Always. And the room have to have a fountain.
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
John Holmberg's morning sickness. The 98 KUPD. Holmberg's Morning Sickness. I mean, if you don't already, you've blown it.
Brett
He gets a little bit older, you show him the Godfather, too, because then that brings back the heritage back in the old country and, you know.
John Holmberg
But I think we've nailed it. To have a true Italian boy named Yogi Falcone, his first words should have been, michael, I have a question. Or I know it was you. Like, those have to be the first words.
Brett
Or I have an offer you can't refuse.
John Holmberg
What was the one he said? You breaking my heart. Those things, they got Sonny. If your kid's first words are, they got Sonny or Don Corleone or Michael, or you're breaking my heart.
Brett
Or luca Brazzi sleeps with the fishes.
John Holmberg
Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes. You've got an official Italian kid of each. And then, you know, there's the thing. Because your kid's five, Kevin, he's already talking. After you show your Italian boy the Godfather, just look at him at the end and go, what did you take from that, Yogi? And if Yogi turns to you and go, luca Brazzi swims with a fishy. The good boy. Yeah.
Brett
And then you got to quiz brother's Fredo.
Scott
Right.
Brett
You got to quiz him, too. Do you drop the gun or the cannoli?
John Holmberg
Yeah, yeah. And also the other part of the quiz is, should she have gotten the abortion? If your 5 year old can answer that, she didn't consult with Michael first. The bitch should die. That's a good five year old.
Brett
But that's in. That's in Godfather, too. So he's got abortions too older.
John Holmberg
Yeah, yeah, that was in the first one.
Brett
Oh.
John Holmberg
Oh, geez. All right, I've jumped ahead. Well, I'm. Well, that's right. That's right. Oh, my God. Oh, Michael went crazy. Rightfully so. It was the heir to the throne, but she didn't want him to be like him. Yogi's going to have a good life. Show him this weekend, Kevin. You owe him at least one viewing, possibly back to back.
Brett
I would say don't show them three.
John Holmberg
Oh, don't waste time. I don't think you're ready for two.
Brett
No, no, no. Two's a little bit older.
Scott
Godfather ready for good, fellas.
John Holmberg
That's a teenage thing, I think, right?
Brett
I'd say preteen, but you think. Yeah, you know.
John Holmberg
Well, you're Italian.
Brett
10. 11.
John Holmberg
10 or 11. You can watch Goodfellas. I think so.
Brett
I think so. You got, you know, you gotta be brought up the right way.
John Holmberg
Start learning about RICO charges.
Scott
Right.
John Holmberg
Like surveillance. Eight inches. When you're already.
Brett
Casino's probably a teenage movie.
John Holmberg
Casino is mob related. It's very heavily done, but it's not very heavily. Yeah, it's just that. Yeah.
Brett
Because Pesci is, you know.
John Holmberg
Yeah. He's very mob. I mean, I'm just looking at it like relation. That's more relationships.
Brett
Teens. You're starting to deal with the horrors and everything else and learn a little bit about Ginger.
Scott
But you certainly would learn a lot. It's almost like a school semester. Sopranos.
Brett
Oh, well, yeah, because that's a one.
Scott
You know, you keep, you know.
John Holmberg
Yeah, but he has to understand. He has to understand the Godfather at.
Brett
Summer school to understand summer school was the Sopranos.
John Holmberg
That's actually a master class at once. You understand the Godfathers?
Scott
Yeah.
John Holmberg
All right, so he's. He's five going.
Brett
I say you're starting late.
John Holmberg
Actually, you're way. You're way behind the eight ball.
Brett
I think you need to start today.
John Holmberg
I mean, he's immediately. He's borderline twink right now. You got to get this kid into the gaffer. I mean, you're blowing it. Kevin. I like Kevin. I met Yogi. I like Kevin and Yogi. They were great. And if your mom. Or your mom. If his mom. If your wife was like, you can't go showing him in these movies at five.
Scott
Kevin.
John Holmberg
I want him to be a man. So I think that's good. Asking Italian. I think that's a very good question. And I think you answered it well. I think we came up with a nice solution. Absolutely. Get that TV in his bedroom. Make it like a 90 incher. Don't skimp. Get a big television. Yeah. They're just Godfather.
Scott
You know how to acquire one?
John Holmberg
He'll get a TV, it'll fall off a truck. He had a 90 inch insignia. It's an insignia. It's a couple of calls we got in there. It's got letters in the middle. I'm not a fan of, but insignia. Anywho, 90 inches. The kid watches a godfather on a loop all the time. At nighttime, we turn the TV off. We turn the mobile on. This place and the kids, we're growing up Italian.
Scott
90 on the wall. 90 on the ceiling.
John Holmberg
Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah. I've got a projection. This is great. I just bought this. It's a projection tube and it's got all the apps on it. It's a television. You shoot it onto your ceiling. It's 4K. It's perfect. It's amazing. It's the size of your phone.
Scott
No, but how big the screen is.
John Holmberg
As big as you want it to be. If you pull it back further, it gets bigger.
Brett
Pretty clean, too. Good resolution.
Scott
Nice.
John Holmberg
Fantastic. There you go. That goes in Yogi's room right now. The only problem is ceiling fans screw it up. So you can lay in bed and look.
Scott
So you're watching all your Disney cartoons on that?
John Holmberg
Anything I want? Yes. I mean, just so happens you're right. But yes, you can watch anything you want.
Brett
Send Kevin the link for that.
John Holmberg
He's gonna need that. Kevin on that. You need to. Yeah, you need to surround. And there should be pictures of Corleone and Michael and Tony, the whole gang. It no, like Donald Ducks and Winnie the Poohs on his wall.
Brett
And skip the Travolta Gotti movie. Oh, do not do that.
John Holmberg
The kid who played John Gotti Jr. Died yesterday.
Brett
Oh, really?
John Holmberg
Yeah.
Scott
He was 33.
John Holmberg
33 years old. The problem with him in the Gotti movie is he starts out 17. He ends in his 50s, and they didn't do any makeup. He looks at. I'm like, is he still 17? Everybody else got old. That's the worst movie I've ever watched. Anyway, thank you, Kevin. That's a good question, Brett. Well done.
Brett
Thank you.
John Holmberg
Ask an Italian if you have a question for your. You know, the Italian American center, I think, has this debate like every Saturday. All right. Theresa had a baby. How soon do we start showing that baby to Godfather? Well, we hadn't shown him already. I know, I see that. Seems like we're way behind here. Is he gay yet? No, he's only four days old. I'm asking again if he ain't seen the Godfather and he's been here for over 72 hours. He's borderline. You know, he's basically gonna. What do they call those? A Ricky Owned.
Brett
When you're little, you don't. Don't worry. You know, the Italian kids, you don't worry about Dr. Seuss. Worry about Mario Puzo.
John Holmberg
Dr. Seuss.
Brett
Come on.
John Holmberg
Why don't you just put a wang in his mouth? Get him used to it. Why don't you just turn Katie KB on all the time? Dr. Seuss. Yeah, that's. Get your kid used to this one. I'll buy him a rainbow shirt. Dr. Suits. They can't even say it. Dr. Suits. Theresa's kids in there watching Dr. Suits. Why would he want to watch Dr. Suits? When the Godfather exists, it's five days. He ain't watched it. The kids are Peter Puffer. Five days. You've had him on earth for five days. He ain't watching a Godfather once. All right?
Brett
Just change his name to Johnny Cakes.
John Holmberg
At this point, all right? Just take him over to the drag show because he's going to end up there anyway.
Scott
Ten years, you're gonna see some pictures you don't want to see.
John Holmberg
Let me go take. Let me take a look at this kid. Is he in his room? He's not watching Godfather. Five days. Unbelievable. Oh, surprise, surprise. He's asleep on his tummy. I knew it. You got to turn that Godfather on. This kid's going on. Going on a following. A yellow pink road. Anyway, thank you, Kevin. And that's an interesting insight into Italian life. I had ABBA playing in my house the entire time as a baby, and they hadn't even existed yet. But just Swedish people knew about them.
Brett
In an IKEA crib before it even existed.
John Holmberg
We all had that stuff.
Scott
Three screws.
John Holmberg
Yeah, I had Kuka core lingonberries, some Lutvisk, an IKEA bed that a billy.
Brett
Goat shelf sitting in the corner.
John Holmberg
The billy shelves. Like, what is all this? Your grandparents know about it and nobody else does. It's all ikea. What do you got on the big board of musical treats?
Brett
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John Holmberg
Hey, for a sixth birthday. Who bought? Who bought? Yogi? What is this called? Jim Henson's Muppet Babies. What the hell? You ain't heard of Hensony's Wapit Babies? We gotta get this on the tv. Muppet Babies. Why don't I just get him the puberty blockers now and we can turn him into a broad. Immediately.
Brett
On the list. Motley Cruise. Talking about our car stuff earlier. Fear Factory Cars Ministry, Jesus Built My Hot Rod, Light the Torch. Metallica. The Day that Never Comes for car guys because they never seem to finish the projects. Megadeth. Liar for car guys. Manson, the dope show for the pageant. And Frank Stallone. Far from over for Yogi.
John Holmberg
He's five years. He's five days old. Well, we got to get him in a Godfather, somebody. When he's done shaving, let's get him in there and we'll watch the Godfather. Get his pinky ring on. Get his Sunday pinky ring.
Scott
Far from over. Is the baby shark.
John Holmberg
Anything Frank Stallone is like, that's a good children's song. Frank Stallone understands the mind of a baby. He gets it. You know I'm talking about is amazing. I like let's do Far from over because it's just a great song. Frank Stallone's Far from Over. And that was from Staying Alive. Yeah, yeah. All right. Good stuff. Staying Alive's on the list too. But that's like a comedy, like a funny.
Brett
Yeah, yeah. Saturday Night Fever's good though.
John Holmberg
Saturday Night Fever's a must. But you know, he'll twink out a little bit there. If he ain't seen a Godfather yet, he won't understand why John Travolta's dance around him. Tight pants.
Scott
And don't watch the Travolta. Gotti.
John Holmberg
Don't watch that.
Brett
No, no.
Scott
You can't see him in Saturday Night.
John Holmberg
Watch the documentary. Don't watch the movie. It's terrible. Why is Pitbull singing? And God, it's 1978. What's Pitbull doing? That's a real thing. Is he done shaving? Let's get him in there. He's five, five days old. This kid should have a good shave. He's got hair on his back. He's going to be a band. You're gonna look. I started a grinder account for your 5 day old dancing Godfather. Let's do it. It's Frank Stallone. Far too often we play this song for Yogi. It's for you, Yogi. It's far from over. How about that? You're way behind the eight ball there, Kevin. Get that kid in a Godfather theater this weekend. Or just buy him a dick. It's Frank Stallone. It's 98. It's out of control now, 98.
Date: November 21, 2025
Hosts: John Holmberg, Brett Vesely, Scott, Brady Bogen
This episode of Holmberg's Morning Sickness brings the signature irreverence and banter listeners expect from Arizona’s top morning show. The crew covers the recent Miss Universe pageant (and all its chaos), debates relationship “body counts” after reading a listener email, and tackles when it’s appropriate for an Italian-American dad to introduce his 6-year-old son to "The Godfather." Along the way, expect unfiltered humor, personal stories, and lively debate about pop culture, gender, and tradition.
Miss Mexico's Victory & Ongoing Drama
Perceptions of Pageant Culture
Trans Contestants & Pageant Evolution
Internet Ruins Pageants
Jonathan’s Dilemma
Hosts' Take on Relationship Pasts
Philosophy on Discussing the Past
Notable Metaphors & Humor
Listener Email from Kevin Falcone
Host Responses:
Age Guidelines for Mob Movies
Running Joke: Italian Stereotypes
On Pageant Girls:
"There isn’t a normal guy in the world that sees a pageant girl and thinks she’s stable. We know you’re nuts. And your ego is just… intolerable.” — John Holmberg (13:09)
On Beauty Pageants’ Meaninglessness:
"Nobody gives a shit about the end results. Is she hot or not? Is all we say." — John (07:40)
On Relationship Histories:
“Because he was going to do her some favor after if she did this for him. You’re right. She’s going to bang Joe Pesci. You gotta get out of this. You’re gonna get killed.” — John (23:38)
On Italian-American Cinema for Kids:
"His first words should have been, 'Michael, I have a question.' Or, 'I know it was you.' Like, those have to be the first words." — John (33:58)
"You take him home. When you build the kid's room, the walls are blue, and then in the corner, they're red, white, and green… a TV in his room that has the Godfather on all the time." — John (33:07)
Miss Universe, Pageant Culture & Controversies:
05:20–16:30
High Body Count Girlfriend Email & Past Discussion:
18:04–30:44
When Can Italian Kids Watch "The Godfather" (“Ask an Italian”):
30:44–39:40
The episode features the show’s trademark blend of sarcasm, boldness, and brotherly teasing. John leads with direct, comedic rants; Brett supplies dry-as-dust quips and the ethnic perspective; Scott jumps in as the peanut gallery with the odd one-liner or practical counterpoint. The discussion is raw and intentionally un-PC, perfect for regular listeners who expect no topic (sex work, body counts, pageant dysfunction, or parental advice) to be taboo.
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Skip: Advertisements, intros, and musical interludes for uninterrupted banter and discussion.