Aisha Dee Disobeys Bridger

Summary

Episode Summary: "Aisha Dee Disobeys Bridger" – I Said No Gifts!

Release Date: March 20, 2025

In this entertaining episode of "I Said No Gifts! A Comedy Interview Podcast with Bridger Winegar," host Bridger Winegar welcomes his guest, actress Asha Dee, to his backyard for a candid and humorous conversation. Despite Bridger’s strict request to come empty-handed, Asha arrives with thoughtful presents, setting the stage for a series of amusing exchanges and insightful discussions.

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1. Bridger’s Rough Day and Introduction to Asha Dee

The episode opens with Bridger sharing his less-than-ideal day, highlighting his frustration over receiving a parking ticket after 13 years of luck. At [02:26], Bridger laments, “I will do everything possible to avoid paying these $63,” reflecting his typically humorous take on minor setbacks. This sets a relatable and comedic tone as Bridger introduces Asha Dee, who empathizes with his parking woes, leading to a bonding moment over shared frustrations.

2. Hilarious Take on Australian Wildlife

Transitioning from parking tickets, Bridger and Asha delve into a lively discussion about Australian wildlife, particularly focusing on kangaroos. Bridger humorously claims, “They kill for fun,” sparking Asha to question the accuracy and suggest verifying the facts ([08:43]). This playful banter exaggerates the stereotype of Australia’s aggressive marsupials, blending humor with a touch of misinformation for comedic effect.

Asha D [08:43]: “That might be wrong. Can we google that?”

3. Reality TV Show Rants: “Alone” vs. “Married at First Sight”

The conversation shifts to reality television, with Bridger and Asha comparing the Australian show "Alone" to "Married at First Sight." Asha critiques the matchmaking process, questioning the psychological impact on participants. She remarks, “It was like you're getting married pretty quickly to someone you don't know,” highlighting the often fleeting nature of such arrangements.

Asha D [13:15]: “It was like you're getting married pretty quickly to someone you don't know.”

4. Cultural Exchange: Breakfasts, Board Shorts, and Cafe Culture

Bridger and Asha explore the differences and similarities between Australian and American cultures, particularly focusing on breakfast habits and the ubiquitous presence of avocado toast. Bridger shares a humorous observation from his Gold Coast upbringing: “I played a game with myself. How many ass cracks am I gonna see at the top of board shorts today?” This leads to a lighthearted discussion about the evolution of fashion and food trends across continents.

Bridger Weiniger [20:21]: “In one morning. And I love it. No one's wearing shoes. No one cares.”

5. The Unexpected Gift: Rick’s Lotion and Its Legacy

Breaking his own rule, Bridger presents Asha with a bottle of Rick’s Lotion, prompting a detailed exploration of the product’s history and the couple behind it, Jerry and Donna Ricks. They discuss the brand’s origins, the couple’s dedication to quality skincare, and the emotional significance of Rick’s Lotion as a meaningful yet clutter-free gift.

Bridger Weiniger [28:55]: “It's my favorite moisturizer in the whole world.”

6. Game Time: Gift or a Curse

Adding an interactive twist, Bridger and Asha engage in the game "Gift or Curse," where they categorize listener-submitted items or events. An example discussed is the Duolingo Owl's unfortunate incident with a Tesla truck. Bridger humorously declares it a "gift," using the event to satirize his disdain for certain technological advancements.

Asha D [54:36]: “The Duolingo Owl did not die in vain. It sacrificially allowed us to talk about Tesla trucks poorly on a podcast.”

7. Responding to Listener Emails: Elizabeth's Snowstorm Gratitude

The episode features a heartfelt segment where Bridger and Asha respond to a listener named Elizabeth from Maine. Elizabeth seeks advice on how to thank her helpful neighbor who assisted her during a severe snowstorm. Bridger and Asha humorously recommend Rick’s Lotion once again, reinforcing the episode’s recurring theme of thoughtful gifting without adding clutter.

Asha D [69:17]: “Have they heard of Ricks? [...] Even the childless deserve to be moisturized.”

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Conclusion: Wrapping Up with Humor and Heart

Bridger and Asha conclude the episode with final banter, reflecting on their playful interactions and the importance of meaningful connections. Their chemistry brings warmth and laughter, leaving listeners both entertained and touched by the genuine camaraderie displayed.

Notable Quotes:

• Bridger Weiniger [02:26]: “I will do everything possible to avoid paying these $63.”
• Asha D [08:43]: “That might be wrong. Can we google that?”
• Asha D [13:15]: “It was like you're getting married pretty quickly to someone you don't know.”
• Bridger Weiniger [20:21]: “In one morning. And I love it. No one's wearing shoes. No one cares.”
• Bridger Weiniger [28:55]: “It's my favorite moisturizer in the whole world.”
• Asha D [54:36]: “The Duolingo Owl did not die in vain. It sacrificially allowed us to talk about Tesla trucks poorly on a podcast.”
• Asha D [69:17]: “Have they heard of Ricks? [...] Even the childless deserve to be moisturized.”

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Final Thoughts

"Aisha Dee Disobeys Bridger" showcases Bridger's knack for blending humor with relatable scenarios, alongside Asha Dee’s engaging presence. Together, they navigate topics from mundane hassles to quirky cultural insights, all while maintaining the podcast’s playful spirit. Whether discussing kangaroos, reality TV dilemmas, or the perfect gift, this episode delivers laughter, warmth, and a touch of wisdom, making it a memorable addition to the over 100 episodes of "I Said No Gifts!"

For more episodes and to join the fun, follow "I Said No Gifts!" on Instagram at @isaydonogifts and visit the Exactly Right podcast network for a variety of other entertaining shows.

Transcript

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is exactly right.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Paige Desorbo]

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[Bridger's Friend]

Who's paying for the mattress topper?

[Bridger Weiniger]

You mean the beanbag chair?

[Bridger's Friend]

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[Asha D]

Can we create a pool on PayPal? It lets us collect the money before we buy.

[Bridger's Friend]

Ooh, yes, that's smart.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Glad we can agree on something easily.

[Paige Desorbo]

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[Asha D]

Get started.

[Paige Desorbo]

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[Asha D]

When I.

[Bridger's Friend]

Invited you here, thought I made myself perfectly clear. When you're a guest in my home, you gotta come to me empty handed. I said no gifts. Your presence is present enough. And I already had too much stuff. So how do you dare disobey me?

[Asha D]

Welcome to I said no Gift. I'm Bridger Weiniger. We are in the backyard. I'm in a difficult place. I had a hard time with connections. This morning. I missed one and that threw me off. And that's probably because last night I got a parking ticket for the first time in at least 13 years. I was not responsible. I never am. And I will of course be fighting it. I've already filed a you know I'm not responsible claim on the LA City parking website. I didn't have any evidence except for, you know, just kind of a plea. I was three minutes off. I was in the chicken restaurant. They took too long. That's not my problem. I won't name the restaurant. I don't want to hurt them. I do want to hurt them, but not that badly. And I will do everything possible Los Angeles city. I will do everything I can to avoid paying these $63. And if I do end up paying it, I will follow whatever city worker is available to fill a pothole with those $63. So just keep all of that in mind. I had to get this out in public. Disgusting. Oh, we should get into the show. I think today's guest is absolutely wonderful. It's Asha D. Asha, welcome to. I said no gifts.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Thank you so much. It's so lovely to be here.

[Asha D]

I'm sorry that you're here on such a difficult day for me.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Have you ever gotten a parking ticket?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I have, and I've never fought them. I didn't know you could do that.

[Asha D]

Well, you know, I didn't know if you could or not. So I. I mean, immediately, even before getting, like, starting my car, I was on my phone, googling, fighting. Parking ticket, Reddit, Los Angeles. Not paying parking ticket, Los Angeles. Most people said, just pay it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure.

[Asha D]

I'm not. I'm going to fight. I have all the time in the world.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm a petty bitch too. I am. So I get it and I'm ready to ride with you.

[Asha D]

Thank you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I jumped against the city of la.

[Asha D]

It starts with us, and then we'll build an army. And eventually there will be so many people fighting for me and using their valuable time and resources that I will be able to avoid paying the $63. And if not again, I will make sure those $63 are spent on something valuable for sure.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, I think you got the parking ticket doing something important, I think. Which is getting chicken. Crucial as a big fan of chickens. Chickens alive and dead. Yeah.

[Asha D]

And you know, when you're getting chicken, you're willing to wait as long as possible.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

And that's what I kind of had to do. And it did occur to me maybe I should run out and check the meter. It's been a ridiculous amount of time, but give me a break.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But then do you see parking offices around? Because I don't see them. So when are they giving out these tickets?

[Asha D]

Especially not. It was like 6:30 at night. The meter closes at 8:00pm what's this loser meter person doing? Yeah, Get a life. They were probably on their way home or something and they just noticed it. I'm so. If I had run into them and seen them doing that, it would have been a confrontation.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I have caught someone Once in the midst of doing it, and I. It was back when auditions happened, like, in person. I think this was, like, 10 years ago, and it was in West Hollywood somewhere. And I was. I had no money. I was like, oh, I don't have that $63. And I thought, she's a black woman. I'll be able to, like, please. We're the same. She didn't. She gave me the ticket.

[Asha D]

Oh, that's awful.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's okay. It taught me a valuable lesson, which is. I don't know.

[Asha D]

The meter people are soulless.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They are, I guess. Yeah. I'm careful now, you know, but you could.

[Asha D]

I mean, you can be as careful as you want, and then you end up at a chicken restaurant, and it takes an extra three minutes, and then the person has ruined your night.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I actually have a friend who works in Melbourne in Australia, and she hates the parking lot that is near the building that she works at, because you have to go up. You have to go dizzy by the.

[Asha D]

Time you get to the top.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. So she doesn't like it. And. And you had to pay something like 60 bucks a day to park there. Crazy. So she was like, you know what the parking fine is 80. So she parks in the same illegal spot every single day.

[Asha D]

How often is she getting a ticket?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Every day.

[Asha D]

Oh, no. What is this Is this woman.

[Bridger Weiniger]

She's like a big, fancy lawyer.

[Asha D]

She's got to be a billionaire.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I mean, the difference between 60 and $80, though. I get it. If you just are. You're getting your assistant to pay it daily.

[Asha D]

Oh, y. I mean, yeah. It's worth the convenience.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

What is the exchange rate? What's $80 Australian to us?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think. I think it's like. I think the Australian dollar is not very good at the moment, but it's.

[Asha D]

Got to be, like, probably comparable to $80 US. I. Maybe. Let me guess. $65 US, I think.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. $80. Maybe. Maybe 6. Between 50 and 60.

[Asha D]

Oh, Australia. Get it together.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I know.

[Asha D]

I mean, well, actually, just stay where you are. The US Will meet you there very soon.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm sure Australia has nice beaches.

[Asha D]

They've got all kinds of things. I've been, you know, not related to you coming, but I've been watching this show alone. Australia, Absolutely. Have you seen it?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes.

[Asha D]

And there's a very annoying man on it. And there's a Christian who gets lost in the woods.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is this new?

[Asha D]

It's new. It's on Netflix, so who knows when it actually aired.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. Yeah.

[Asha D]

But the things I'M learning about Australia, which are probably things that any idiot already knows. For example, I just recently learned that Australia doesn't have bears.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No.

[Asha D]

Which is. I mean, you think about it for 10 seconds, you're like, oh, yeah, it's just a. It's a different continent. And they just never got that update.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But I guess bears do seem like a universal thing.

[Asha D]

They kind of seem like they should be in every forest, right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Yeah. But no.

[Asha D]

What is the closest thing Australia has to, like a scary bear?

[Bridger Weiniger]

A scary bear. Like a. Like a big, muscly, jacked up kangaroo.

[Asha D]

That's as close as you come.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You know the ones that are like. Sure, those ones.

[Asha D]

But they don't have jaws or, you know, they eat vegetables.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They are bitchy. Like, I think people. Because kangaroos are herbivores, but they do. They kill for fun. Did you know this?

[Asha D]

What?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Actually they do. They don't eat meat, but they, they.

[Asha D]

They'll just kill an animal just for sport.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Oh, I don't like to hear that about.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That might be wrong. Can we google that?

[Asha D]

Kangaroos are calling their lawyers right now.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But I'm almost certain I'm not lying about that.

[Asha D]

These psychopath animals that are just bouncing around killing things, they're not nice. And they're everywhere in Australia, Right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Everywhere.

[Asha D]

Which is so strange to think about.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Because even our thing, I guess, deer are not as rampant.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But do you remember in the pandemic when the deer were just coming down everywhere?

[Asha D]

Yes, that's true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And the coyotes.

[Asha D]

Well, the coyote. Maybe. Coyotes are our kangaroos.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure.

[Asha D]

Those I'll see almost once a week, at least, scurrying around. But kangaroos are really killing things just because.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Wait. Just to take it back, I feel like Australia. Yes. But like reality shows all over the world, how are they finding these men.

[Asha D]

To be on the shows?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes.

[Asha D]

Well, I will say to this one, they also have several lesbians.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, that's nice.

[Asha D]

Who are killing the game. Well, I think one went home at day one and it's like, well, you just wanted the free trip to the woods. You didn't want to be on this show.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

But I think there may be one straight woman and straight people exist. They do exist somewhere. But then there are a bunch of men and where are they coming from?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I just feel like they go into the garbage can and they're like, hello, would you like to be on this show? They're awful.

[Asha D]

They go to screening of the Brutalist and just pick out any audience member. I wonder if there's Ever been a gay man on Alone? Where is that representation? Anneliese, could you loosely Google gay man Alone? I wonder what that'll bring up.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What's going to come up, though?

[Asha D]

You're not allowed to use any other word in the search, but, yeah, I've seen a lot. How much of the show have you actually seen?

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, it's been a while.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Honestly, I'm more on Married at First Sight.

[Asha D]

Oh.

[Bridger Weiniger]

At the moment.

[Asha D]

Another brutal thing. Full of psychos.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, that's the one I've been doing to keep as a lesson, you know, Alone. I was like, oh, I'll get these. Valuable.

[Asha D]

Right? You'll learn some, like, techniques.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I get stuck in the woods, and now I'm watching Married at First Sight to stop me from dating, from meeting people at all. It's working.

[Asha D]

That show I've never seen. But they just meet each other and then get married.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, okay, I'll give you the lowdown. There's this panel of psychiatrists.

[Asha D]

I think they're the best the world has to offer.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They seem like they have degrees, these people. That's the impression I get. And they will matchmake you with basically someone that they think you're compatible with. And you meet them as you're walking down the aisle. And then for many weeks, there's commitment ceremonies where you have to recommit to each other. And then at the end of the season, you finalize and, like, make it real.

[Asha D]

So when you first get married, it's not legal.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know. I think it's like, kind of like a show.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But then at the end, some people really.

[Asha D]

Do they go to the judge or what have you?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

I feel like, well, then what's the point of the show? At the very first episode, you should be so committed that the divorce is a disaster. If you go through it, like, you lose everything.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. You have to, like, hire a lawyer.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No prenups allowed.

[Asha D]

Zero prenups. You each should have two kids. And that becomes a whole complicated thing. That is the show I would run.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

This show. This is a question I ask about almost every reality show. Has anybody. Have any contestants been killed yet? Do we know if there's been any weird murder? Oh, I feel like that. This one especially. It's like you're getting married pretty quickly to someone you don't know. But I guess we would have heard about the Married at First Sight murders.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm curious to know if any of them actually stay married.

[Asha D]

I can't imagine. Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Because the things they Put them through. They make them rank all of the other people of the opposite sex, from worst looking to best looking as an intimacy building exercise.

[Asha D]

How is that intimacy built?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know. Ask. Ask the expert. That's what they call them. The psychiatri.

[Asha D]

I can think of a lot of better intimacy exercises than ranking people on scale of 1 to 10.

[Anneliese Nelson]

All right. Married at First Sight. Star shares her devastation after ex boyfriend is murdered.

[Asha D]

Oh.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Following several murder attempts.

[Asha D]

There's.

[Anneliese Nelson]

I don't know.

[Asha D]

Several murder.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Anneliese Nelson]

I don't know if you know if you watched with Jessica Power. And then Sam the Punisher.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, he. I guess.

[Asha D]

Oh, our hearts go out to Sam the Punisher and Jessica the reality show.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's no way there's a murder on Married at First Sight.

[Asha D]

But he wasn't actually on the show.

[Anneliese Nelson]

I don't think so.

[Asha D]

This was unrelated. Her life was just kind of, I imagine, okay, pre show difficult or something like this. And we never learned the other thing. What was. Oh, gay men on alone.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Two things. So my extensive research came up with somebody posting on Reddit dub seems queer.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That was just it.

[Anneliese Nelson]

And then a bunch of what I assume are straight people being upset about people speculating on the sexuality of others.

[Asha D]

Interesting.

[Anneliese Nelson]

And then as far as kangaroos go, nothing showing that they enjoy hunting for sport, but they will lure dogs out into the water.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's what I'm talking about.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Because they think that. They think they're dingoes and that is a pred.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Oh, interesting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They lure them into the water and they. Okay, this is. This is actually true. So they use their tails to like make themselves taller in the water. And then the dog will come out, be like, oh, it looks really shallow. Like I'll just.

[Asha D]

Oh, that's crafty.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They kill them with their bottom. These ones, the legs. What are they called?

[Asha D]

What are those? The bouncers.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure.

[Asha D]

The big flippers. Yeah, the feet. Wow. That's a fact that more people should know about kangaroos.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think so too.

[Asha D]

I mean, that's dark. That's an evil thing to do.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I do think that certain animals, especially in Australia, they have these weird, like, vendettas. I always. The amount of times I've been, for some reason in the shower and a huge huntsman spider will just be in the spider kind of just like looking at me and I'm like.

[Asha D]

And are those poisonous?

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, they're actually. I actually love huntsman.

[Asha D]

Oh, so they're just perverts.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They're. Yeah.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They're obsessed with me. It's so hard to not be dating when these Huntsmans.

[Asha D]

You have so many options.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What the fuck?

[Asha D]

How big are they?

[Bridger Weiniger]

They can get pretty big.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I remember in school, I had one crawl out of my school jacket.

[Asha D]

Whoa.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And go like this on my face.

[Asha D]

Like an alien.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Face sucker. Whatever they're called.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. And I screamed, you know when you intake of air. And when I did that, it tried to crawl into my mouth.

[Asha D]

This is very Sigourney Weaver of you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I, like, threw it on the ground. And I remember my mom thought I was exaggerating, and I wasn't.

[Asha D]

Wow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It was the size of my face.

[Asha D]

That is wild. Yeah. I kind of feel bad for these giant spiders that have no venom because people are so afraid of them, and they're kind of just defenseless freaks.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, they actually eat all of the more poisonous spiders, so it's actually good if you have them in your home.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It just gets a little weird when they're in the shower.

[Asha D]

Right. They're soaking wet. They're using your soap, your loofah. Wow. Yeah. Australia does have just. It's another universe of animals that in America, you're kind of taught about. Kangaroos, koala bears and dingoes, I suppose. Wallabies.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

But then there's just a. I mean, on Alone Alone, I've been. I mean, the amount of animals, I've never heard of something called, like, a patam palamoti.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A platypus?

[Asha D]

No, not a platypus. That's the other one we learned about. But it's like a miniature kangaroo, kind of like a wallaby.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh. Oh.

[Asha D]

I wonder what it's called.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't even think I know this. Where are they this season? Do you know?

[Asha D]

They're in Tasmania.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, sure. Tas. Cool. Yeah.

[Asha D]

Tasmania's got it all. Yeah. The devils. Yeah, that's, of course. That's another one we learn about.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Well, you just know because of the cartoon character, for sure. But Tasmanian devils make the most eerie sound. I'm sorry to just drag. I'm just talking to you like you're an Australian expert. It's just like, what could possibly be more boring for an Australian?

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, I'm happy to educate. I actually. I feel very strongly about letting people know that kangaroos are crazy. So I'm so. I feel really fulfilled. Like, that's a big thing that I've been wanting to get out into the world.

[Asha D]

That's the sole reason you came on this podcast?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Kind of. I was, like, edging the conversation in that direction. When are we going to talk about kangaroos?

[Asha D]

There is another Australian thing that we'll touch on briefly and then we can talk about other things. But Australians seem to be very good at breakfast.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes.

[Asha D]

Is that true?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes, it is.

[Asha D]

Why?

[Bridger Weiniger]

You know what? I don't actually know, because I was going to say we don't have a big nightlife, but Australian party in a way that I think is a little scary.

[Asha D]

Probably dangerous.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, yeah. No, but we do. We have a great breakfast culture. Coffee culture.

[Asha D]

Yeah. Anytime I'm in another country, if I Google like an Australian coffee or breakfast place, that's the place you should go to get breakfast.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Because a lot of countries are bad at breakfast.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, they probably have you noticed the Australian cafes, like popping up in.

[Asha D]

Oh, all over la, everywhere. And they're always, you know, just drenched with sun. Very light wood.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

They're almost all. I mean, that's one thing that we got to mix it up with the Australian brunch place.

[Bridger Weiniger]

AVO toast, you know, I mean, what's funny, Avocado toast has become this, like, sign of wealth or like bougie ness. But AVO toast is something that like my nana makes and my great nana still alive.

[Asha D]

Wow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Shout out to her, she's Great Nana. Reach out.

[Bridger Weiniger]

She's a cunty little bitch. I love her. God, she's cool. But she'll make avocado. Avocado toast. It has been my whole life, so it's really part of Australian culture. But I don't know. I don't know if the Australian cafes in LA and New York have the same quite.

[Asha D]

That level of.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Just doesn't hit the same.

[Asha D]

Right. Yeah, it makes sense. I mean, they're not in Australia. They don't have the access to these ingredients. They're probably better in LA than they are in New York.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think so.

[Asha D]

Because la. I. What I assume about Australia is that it's big. California.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Actually.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sydney is very similar to la.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

It feels like a. Just a very pleasant place to be regardless of where you go.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, it's nice. It's pretty good.

[Asha D]

Yeah. Except for. Unless you're alone in Tasmania, then you're starving to death.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think Tasmania is kind of a bit of like almost like dinosaur country. Like it's very. It's kind of the most untouched part of Australia because it's just kind of that little at the bottom. No.

[Asha D]

Okay. And here you are criticizing it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Listen, I'm from the Gold coast, which is kind of up the top.

[Asha D]

It just sounds like heaven it does.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The last time I was there, I was like, I played a game with myself. I said, how many ass cracks am I gonna see at the top of board shorts today? And I counted, there were six.

[Asha D]

Wow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

In one morning. And I love it. No one's wearing shoes. No one cares. But like, that's where I'm from. Tasmania is more. There's more grit to it, I think because it's further south, there's lots of water around it and it's this tiny little island. Much cooler, I think.

[Asha D]

Yeah. They've got more. They have more grit, more character.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Than these board short wearing losers. I mean.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Thanks. You said it. Thanks.

[Asha D]

I do feel like board shorts are probably on their way back. We're probably very close to their revival. So everyone just brace yourself.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, yeah.

[Asha D]

So they go like past the knee. Is that what a board short is?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, they can. They can also.

[Asha D]

Oh, they can be shorts.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They're tiny board shorts.

[Asha D]

Okay. So that's not. I'm thinking, you know, past the knee. Unflattering, kind of just blowing in the wind.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, they can be that too.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think board shorts contain multitudes and they come in many shapes and sizes and colors.

[Asha D]

Very open hearted of you. Thanks. Well, you won't see me in a board short. Not anytime soon. I think the last time I wore a board shirt was probably 2004. That feels like about board short time, wouldn't you say, Anneliese? Annalise is nodding yes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, bring him back.

[Asha D]

Well, I'm telling you, it's the cycle and we're 20 years away. It's probably. It's coming. This all just happens over and over. We're trapped in the never ending cycle of board shorts and we just have to deal with them when they come back around. Oh, well, I think there's something else we should talk about other than Australia. I'm sure you'd be happy to talk about something other than something I'm not happy to talk about. Oh, I was happy to have you here today. I was very excited to see you. And I mean, you know, obviously I started the morning on kind of a rough note with the all sorts of horrible things happening to me. And then I thought, well, Asia will come by, she'll brighten my day, we'll move on with our lives. So I was, you know, I was thrown and I was a little disappointed. Disappointed is the least of it. When I saw you walking into my backyard holding. And let's just be clear, this podcast is called I said no Gifts and I assume you've gotten at least one email. You were holding a gift. This is. It's a black bag. Is this for me?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm just gonna be really honest with you. I. Yes, it is.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

For you.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But I just want you to. I'm a big fan of the podcast.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I've. I've listened.

[Asha D]

Interesting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm aware. I've heard. I've heard how I rate. You get sure when people bring gifts, but I think. I think you're gonna love this.

[Asha D]

Okay. Well, that's. I like the fact that you're willing to take a big risk with what could end up being an explosive situation.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. But I genuinely believe that once you see the gift, once it's in your beautiful hand, it's just gonna turn around.

[Asha D]

Well, should I open it here on the podcast?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think you should.

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[Customer]

Oh, wow, a real person.

[Asha D]

Yep.

[Jevon]

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[Customer]

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[Customer]

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[Bridger Weiniger]

Hmm.

[Customer]

I just might have to do more.

[Jevon]

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[Customer]

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[Asha D]

Okay, we're reaching into the bag and there are two items in here. Yeah. But there it seems like they're wrapped.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

So it doesn't matter which one I pull out first.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know. I mean, maybe go the big one.

[Asha D]

Is this the big one?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Okay, I'm gonna pull this out. I love this wrapping paper.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's nice. It was somewhere in my house.

[Asha D]

It's like kind of old fashioned with beautiful illustrations of vegetables, including an eggplant, a tomato. Do you say eggplant or.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Aubergine?

[Asha D]

Aubergine.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, but we do say rocket instead of arugula.

[Asha D]

Oh, sure. Rocket is a way better name.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Rocket is sick. I think about that often.

[Asha D]

It's crazy that we decided not to call that rocket.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, Rocket salad.

[Asha D]

Did rock. I don't understand. Did rocket ships come after the arugula? Oh, what was first called a rocket?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know.

[Asha D]

That seems because they're such far removed. I mean, they are very different things.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They are. I wonder where that came from.

[Asha D]

Was that a desperate attempt by the arugula lobby to make it seem more exciting?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Maybe.

[Asha D]

The birds are going wild today.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I love it.

[Asha D]

They're really screaming at each other.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Hi, guys.

[Asha D]

But yeah, rocket. That doesn't make any sense to me as far as spaceships and things go.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I don't know. I don't know what the. The origins of that.

[Asha D]

That seems like it would be a good campaign. And if you were like at least trying to get children to eat it, for sure. Call it a rocket. Call anything a rocket. Okay, well, let's just, let's get into this here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I tried not to make it too difficult to open, but it might be.

[Asha D]

Kind of a tubular shape, kind of a sausage. And we're Putting the tape here. Let's see. Oh, I love how thick this paper is. Okay. This is something called Rick's Lotion Original herbal blend, witch hazel and aloe vera moisturizer and toner in one. I've never seen this before.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. This is my favorite moisturizer in the whole world.

[Asha D]

I love a moisturizer recommendation.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, I would. And I just. I'll have you know, I'm not, like, a little fan of the podcast. Like, I'm a big fan. Okay. And I thought to myself, I was. I was really. This weekend, I was like, what am I gonna bring? What should I bring? And I didn't want to bring something to clutter up your space.

[Asha D]

Okay, thank you. I appreciate it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You know when someone gives you a.

[Asha D]

Gift and you're like, oh, just more.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Shit for me to find a place for open microwave. Is this gonna change your life?

[Asha D]

How so?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, the couple. This, like, older couple who made this moisturizer, they were giving out free samples at the grocery store.

[Asha D]

Which grocery store?

[Bridger Weiniger]

At Lassen. Like. Oh, yeah, like, eight years ago.

[Asha D]

You know they do that then, right? Of course.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And they were offering everybody samples nobody was taking. And I felt really bad for them, so I said, I'll try it.

[Asha D]

Yeah, sure.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I put some on my hand, and I was like, well, it's good. It's great. You know, right.

[Asha D]

As you do at the grocery store, you're just being polite to the sample person completely.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So then I went to pay for my groceries, and as I pulled something out of my bag, I don't remember what it was, but one hand grazed the other hand, and I was like, oh, my God.

[Asha D]

Thought it was a stranger. He thought it was somebody else's hand.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I've never felt my. Like, I had never experienced my skin like this. And I said, hold on. And I went back and brought, like, three bottles. And they don't sell it in Australia, so whenever I go there, it's half of one suitcase is just, wow. Because I.

[Asha D]

And you have amazing skin. Well, so this is a great recommendation.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel really strongly about it. And I've actually given this as a gift so many times in my life. I called a friend yesterday and said, what should I give as a gift? And they're like, Rick's Ricks.

[Asha D]

Should I put some on now?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think you should put it on your hand, and then I think. I think you'll feel better about the whole thing in, like, five minutes. You're gonna love it. Oh, yeah, there's.

[Asha D]

Oh, wow. Okay, here we go.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. The old bottles actually used to have a picture of the couple.

[Asha D]

Oh.

[Bridger Weiniger]

On the bottle. And I missed that.

[Asha D]

What are they thinking?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know.

[Asha D]

I would buy anything with a picture of an old couple on it, literally. Especially if their skin is good. Is their skin good?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, yeah.

[Asha D]

Well, then what are they doing? They should have their picture and their age. Now my hands are so slippery, I won't be able to hold the microphone. Annaliese is currently holding the mic and may have to hold it for the rest of the episode.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, no. It'll sl.

[Asha D]

I'm gonna put it on my neck here. This is the most erotic visual you could possibly imagine.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm also, like, not convinced. I mean, I think that it cures everything. I think because I get little, like, eczema kind of things sometimes. Or I'll get a little sunburn and.

[Asha D]

You'Ll put it on.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It cured.

[Asha D]

I mean, it feels great right now. We'll see.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And it also just smells. Really?

[Asha D]

Anyway, do you want some right now?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, I'll take it.

[Asha D]

Throw some of that on. We might as well all be moisturized.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Great.

[Asha D]

You know, I've been moisturizing my entire life, at least since third grade. I've been, you know, moisture, moisture, moisture. And I think it's partially because most of my ancestry comes from, you know, very cloudy, wet places. And then I grew up in a desert, so my skin was screaming for moisture at all times. And so, you know, I do a vino. Oh, yeah. Which is a nice daily thing. But this. Who knows what will happen with this unless I break out in hives.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, we'll see.

[Asha D]

So far, so good. I mean, it feels very nice. And witch hazel.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Witch hazel.

[Asha D]

What a delicious scent.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, yeah.

[Asha D]

What's your moisturizing routine? I'm always curious about this with different people.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. Well, I'm. I'm a big believer in, like, exfoliation.

[Asha D]

Okay. Daily.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, for me, yes.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know if it's for everyone, but for me, because ashy elbows and knees.

[Asha D]

Oh, sure. Nobody wants that to deal with that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, my God. So, yeah, I'm a big salux cloth.

[Asha D]

Okay. Oh, I've never heard of this.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They're this Korean, kind of stretchy. Exfoliating. The package has a picture of a woman using it on the front, and she's, like, going like this on her back, which is how you use it.

[Asha D]

Oh, sure. Kind of have to get that. Like, that real pole that. I don't know what the physics term is for that, but make sure the weight is really dragging along your back completely. And then how do you do your knee? Like you're shining a shoe.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's kind. You can. I guess you could do that. I've never done that.

[Asha D]

You should have that at airports.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's kind of like a loofah. Like, you can use it however you want. But I'm a big believer in exfoliation is key for me. And then I'm a Rix.

[Asha D]

You're a Rix girl.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Rix. I believe in the power of Rix.

[Asha D]

I will say, when I first opened this bottle, there's a type of shampoo. I was just talking to somebody about this, which I believe is called Rid. Is that what it is? That gets rid of lice? Or maybe Nyx or maybe those are both lice shampoos.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

So Rick's is really playing a dangerous game with the name of their lotion. I think we both Rid and Nyx different lice shampoos.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think. Yeah. I think they could do better with their marketing stuff. Yeah.

[Asha D]

It feels like they're making a lot of the wrong moves, but then they end up on a podcast with these ringing recommendations and maybe the sales go through the roof.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think they might.

[Asha D]

Do we know what the couple's name is?

[Bridger Weiniger]

No.

[Asha D]

Annalies. Could we find out? John and Louise Ricks. Who are they?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, if you. I want to see a photo of them. It's been so long. They changed this packaging.

[Asha D]

We're going to find out they died. That's going to be the unfortunate thing that happens on this podcast. That the Ricks couple is gone.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Shit's going to get really heavy. My God.

[Asha D]

Are you doing all of your grocery shopping at Lassens?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't like to get in my car.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I'm a big, like, if I can. If. If it's convenient, neighborhood, like, situation. I don't like. Big grocery stores freak me out.

[Asha D]

Oh, I love them.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I get so anxious.

[Asha D]

They're my museums. I go there and I buy anything. Just browsing. It feels incredible.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Wow.

[Asha D]

Just lost in the aisles of Albertsons.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Maybe I should change my thinking around it. But I. I genuinely get quite overwhelmed in a big shopping center.

[Asha D]

Sure. All the choices and.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Like a mall.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

My throat feels like it's going to jump out of my body. I don't know where the exits are, you know?

[Asha D]

Oh, that is kind of a frightening thing.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Where did I park my car? You know? So I try to stick to, like, smaller grocery store.

[Asha D]

And lessons for the listener who's not familiar is a Very small grocery store. Kind of an original. Probably one of the first, like, organic grocery stores and I think run by probably strange people.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think it has some interesting politics.

[Asha D]

Yes, I believe they do. I think that they may even be Mormon.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Whoa.

[Asha D]

Or there may be some Mormon tie, because I remember them being a little like me being like, what's. How do you feel about me as a person?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Didn't do too much digging, but maybe those were just the founders now, because they also could be the biggest hippies in the world, because that's how the store feels.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, it does. And we'll never know.

[Asha D]

We'll never. Because we'll never look it up.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Don't Google it.

[Asha D]

Well, live in ignorance. Annalise, this couple.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Yes. Okay. First of all, their names are Jerry and Donna Govan.

[Asha D]

Okay. Well, there's.

[Anneliese Nelson]

There's a little bit of a backstory, which I think is fascinating. So follow with me on this journey. The original Ricks with 1x was developed as a horse liniment in the 60s. Jerry Govin had a background of horseback riding, and through business associates met Mr. Ricks, who had a reputation with his herbal witch hazel lotion to heal horses.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Did he.

[Asha D]

Was he a door to door salesman? That sounds like somebody you just very sketch.

[Anneliese Nelson]

That's the only time this man's name is referred to, but I guess that was the inspiration was to heal horses. And then eventually tennis elbow and other.

[Asha D]

And do we have a picture of Jerry and Donna?

[Anneliese Nelson]

Not on the website.

[Asha D]

They scrub themselves from the Internet. Something like something happened.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Something happened.

[Asha D]

Something happened with Jerry and Donna that they think is going to harm the business. So they've decided, let's be faceless.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's devastating to me.

[Asha D]

It's devastating to me. And I'm just learning about the brand. I can't imagine how you feel.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, yeah, Long time fan. And this is another thing that I'm out here, like, I am the publicist for this moisturizer and also your podcast.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Wait, is this them? I'm sorry. This is literally the only photo I could find.

[Asha D]

Oh, they look incredible.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, that's it.

[Asha D]

That's Jerry and Donna. We'll get a picture of that on the Instagram or something. People need to see Jerry and Donna because they look great and their teeth are bright white. Yeah, I'm sure they've had some work done. Wow. Interesting. You know what I just learned about? I had another moisturizer recommendation recently for lips, and I told my sister, and she's like, yeah, of course. It's incredible. Nipple cream.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, I've heard about this.

[Asha D]

The actress, Carrie Coon. I was watching a video with her, and she was screaming about it, and I said, I love her acting. Maybe she's got good advice on nipple cream. And so I bought a bottle. You put it on your lips. I've never experienced anything like this before.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Really?

[Asha D]

I can't believe that people buy Chapstick.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

When they can have. I mean, obviously it's a strange thing to have in your bag, but who cares? And you use this stuff. I wish I could remember the brand. It's like La Noscha or something. And I was a little skeptical. This stuff is amazing.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

I would say it's the Ricks of lips.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. See, I actually will tell you. My lips are the thing I struggle with. I'm a chapped lip lady.

[Asha D]

I think everyone. Almost everybody, struggles with this. Unless you're in a deeply humid environment.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

I mean, I should let you try some of the lip, the nipple cream. It's amazing. And it's on. It's not like a stick, you know, you just have this giant tube of it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right, right.

[Asha D]

Everything about it is better than chapstick.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. It's probably not that expensive. Right.

[Asha D]

Not that expense. Not expensive at all. And harder to lose.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Because, you know, your chapstick is the size of a match, whereas this is, you know, almost the size of a Rick's bottle.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I also find with Chapstick, you're kind of right. That's boring.

[Asha D]

And it. Sometimes it melts, and then it turns into kind of a disaster, and then it's, like, falling. There are so many problems with chapstick.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

The only good thing, I guess, is the spf. But aren't you putting SPF on the face anyway? It's. I don't think that the 5 SPF of a chapstick is probably doing anything to help anybody.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, when I put sunscreen, I think I get it on my lips anyway, so. Yeah.

[Asha D]

Right. Unless the lip rejects it. But I don't think that. I don't know the science behind lips rejecting spf. So no one look into it, please.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Intense, like, visual in my mind, just.

[Asha D]

Flying off your lips. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

My lips becoming a completely different entity to the rest of my body and.

[Asha D]

Going, no, Lips are weird. They are a weird part of the body that people don't really. I think people like to not think about the fact that lips are a different type of skin and that they're just these weird things on your face that, oops, I'm kicking the Bag? Because I'm thinking about how scary lips actually are. Yeah, it's kind of a. You know, it's a portal to the rest of your body, and it's. There's something wrong with lips.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you know what I realized when you kicked the bag? You still have the tiny one in there.

[Asha D]

Yes, of course. Believe me, I've been.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You've been eyeing to open this. Just really make sure. Just making sure.

[Asha D]

Okay. I'm gonna rip this one open now. Good. Unless we have more to say about Rix.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So if you're not ready.

[Asha D]

How much did Rix pay you to bring this? Have we said. Are Jerry and Donna going to be satisfied with how much was said about Ricks?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think. I think they will.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think. I think they're gonna feel.

[Asha D]

Those two are sticklers. They get their money's worth. They're probably waiting for you at Lassens.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I wish I could meet them again and tell them how they've changed my life.

[Asha D]

I can't believe you've met Jerry and Donna. Unbelievable. If you had known, you would have gotten a picture with them.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, my God.

[Asha D]

Oh, geez. What a shame.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I would have really stocked up on the Rick before they changed the packaging, of course.

[Asha D]

Collector's item completely. Gotta get on ebay. Okay. We're pulling this one.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Because.

[Asha D]

So I've now opened the next bottle, and it's simply another bottle of Rick's. But it's a To go. Rick's to Go. It's, you know, the smaller. It's like a hotel shampoo.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Because here's what I think. I think you're gonna leave the house to run your errands later and everything. That moisturizer is. Okay. And then you're gonna think, no, I need more on the go.

[Asha D]

I am. I am noticing a very nice softness to my skin right now.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you like.

[Asha D]

Yeah, it feels very good. And something about it. I'm gonna track this throughout the day. But now that I have this to go, I'm getting very good at, like, being prepared. Yeah. You know, I carry a bag, and I've carried a bag for a very long time. And for probably the first six years of the bag, it held my wallet and my keys.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right.

[Asha D]

I was. There was all this room to, you know, have everything I could possibly need. And so now I've got a miniature deodorant. I've got my glasses, my sunglasses, my prescription sunglasses.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Wow.

[Asha D]

My wallet often just a mess of napkins. What else is in there? I mean, I'm gonna be Putting this in.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Of course.

[Asha D]

And is there anything else that really. I should have a snack in there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think it's good to go out with a snack.

[Asha D]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Because low blood sugar is.

[Asha D]

Oh, it's no joke. Yeah. It's not a good feeling. But my fear is that I would just eat the snack when my blood sugar wasn't low.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure. I have trouble with self control too. What kind of bag is it? Is it like a leather? Like a tote?

[Asha D]

This one my sister gave for me for my birthday. It's. The brand is Bagu. You know this? It's. I've been told I. For a couple of years of owning it, or at least the first year, I thought it was green. And then people started telling me that's gold. And now it's really. Wow. This is kind of the dress that was. This is the new the dress.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Wow.

[Asha D]

This is going to go viral in a huge way. I'm going to go get the bag. I shouldn't have told you because now you two are going to say, well, it's gold. I should have. Oh, God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you think it's gold?

[Asha D]

There's. Annaliese has seen it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

Don't let Annaliese influence you. They're very pushy.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm just gonna. I'm gonna go with an open mind and an open heart.

[Asha D]

It could be a different color. It could be black. It could be pink. Who knows? So I want you. I'm gonna go get the bag and I want you to be as honest as possible, leaning in my direction.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

And we'll see what happens. I'll be right back.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. Wait. This is incredibly exciting.

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[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, wow.

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[Asha D]

Yep.

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[Bridger Weiniger]

Hmm.

[Customer]

I just might have to do more.

[Jevon]

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[Asha D]

Okay, I'm back. And apparently Annelise has used some lotion, and Annelise seems happy. Now. I've got my bag. We'll post a video or a photo of this so everyone can support me. What do you think? What color would you describe this?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, I have a question. Well, I've got thoughts.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think because, you know, when you wear. You wear a tote bag around, it's gonna. It's gonna change color slightly because you've been wearing it around, but it's obviously filthy. Well, I think that's. That's a sign of a great bag.

[Asha D]

Used bag.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure. I'm gonna. I'm gonna go against everyone.

[Asha D]

What are you going to say?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think it's like a. Oh, no, it's not. Wait. It feels like army khaki kind of.

[Asha D]

Okay, so this I like, because I kind of thought army green.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, sure.

[Asha D]

But not. It isn't army green, but I think it's somewhere in that realm of Army.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Well, yeah.

[Asha D]

And nobody thinks, oh, look at that little squirrel on the roof. That's very cute. Having the time of its life. It's joined the podcast.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Where are you going?

[Asha D]

It's really entering the yard right now in a way that nobody could have expected. Trotting along by a cactus. I'm very curious. This squirrel. We're getting a lot of action here. There will be no pictures. Don't think about it. It's too quick. Oh, and now it's exited into the neighbor's yard. That's a pomegranate tree, and the squirrels go crazy when there's fruit on it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, my God.

[Asha D]

Okay, but this is.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That was a show just for us. Okay. Yeah. Yes.

[Asha D]

In the army category, and no one. Now it's the garbage truck. Has entered the podcast. Everybody wants a piece. Everybody over yourself. I said garbage men, squirrels, everybody. But nobody ever thinks yellow with the army.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No. No.

[Asha D]

Well, when you say, what colors do you think of with. With military.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Could be nice, though. Everybody in bright yellow, gold accent. Nobody's doing that. Why not?

[Asha D]

No army is doing that. But if someone were to say, name the colors of people out in war, I'd say green, tan, camouflage.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure.

[Asha D]

Never yellow. Annalise, are you feeling differently now?

[Anneliese Nelson]

I mean, I could see tan.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I could see.

[Anneliese Nelson]

And maybe that's where the army comes from, because I think that could blend into some environments.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Anneliese Nelson]

But I. I still. There's way more yellow in that than.

[Asha D]

Maybe we say, like, what are you Tan with Green accents, Green undertones. Green undertones.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, I love the discussion around undertones.

[Asha D]

I know. And I feel like this has got green undertones.

[Anneliese Nelson]

If it makes you happy, then yes.

[Asha D]

Well, nothing makes me happy, so this is going to be a big problem.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think I'm genuinely kind of on your side. I see. I see the green undertones.

[Asha D]

There we go there. I mean, it's not violet undertones.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No.

[Asha D]

It's not blue undertones. If this was someone's face, we'd be saying, they've got green undertones. Yeah. Tan face.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. But I also. I remember the dress, and I saw both.

[Asha D]

You saw both?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I saw both. I would close my eyes and then open them and be one, and then I close my eyes and open it the other.

[Asha D]

Wow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I thought it was just, like, some kind of graphic that they were putting on the Internet.

[Asha D]

Right. Like a hologram or something.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I was like, this is so dumb. They're just changing the color of the thing.

[Asha D]

I can't remember what color. I mean, should we drag the podcast back to this. And I should look at it and see what I think.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

The dress. Annalise's got it. Okay. I see blue.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm seeing white and gold.

[Asha D]

White and gold. Wow. I mean, it continues to be a magical phenomenon. It is just like my bag, my viral bag.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The Internet won't know.

[Asha D]

TikTok won't stop talking about, is it green or yellow? God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, it is. It's a quandary for sure.

[Asha D]

It's a huge problem for everybody, and ultimately, I think we can all settle on it being absolutely filthy. I should probably put it through the wash or something.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No.

[Asha D]

Well, I've got my lotion here. Do we have anything left to say about Jerry and Donna's big product?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, boy. I. I don't know. They feel like a. Like a. This is like a single mom with its child just here on the table.

[Asha D]

It does look like a. Like a nice little family there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Very cute.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Wow. I don't know. I don't have. I don't have any.

[Asha D]

It's like a kangaroo, and it's Joey just ready to drown a dog.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Psychotic kangaroos. Violent.

[Asha D]

I can't believe that about kangaroos. That's unfortunate.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It is.

[Asha D]

Oh, well. Okay. I think we should play a game. Let's play gift or curse. I feel like we're already arguing. We might as well keep doing it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. This is the one that you can fail at.

[Asha D]

You can fail, so be very careful. I need a number between one and 10 from you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. Six.

[Asha D]

Okay. I have to do some light calculating to get our game pieces. You can promote, recommend, do whatever you want.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, wow. I am on a television show again. It's on Netflix. It's called Apple Cider Vinegar. It's a scammer story. It's got lots of cool people in it. It's a little psycho. If you want to watch it, there's a dance sequence to Britney Spears in it, so you should probably watch it.

[Asha D]

Well, that's perfect. Everybody watched the show. I think that's kind of all I heard. And I heard, of course, about Jerry and Donna again.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, wait. You know what? I just realized this is really important to me. What happened with the leaking in your house?

[Asha D]

Oh, my God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I only know this because it felt like part of my life.

[Asha D]

I think it felt like a part of a lot of people's lives because I wouldn't stop talking about it. It was like years of me talking about this thing because it was just.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Haunting me because my balcony is now leaking.

[Asha D]

Oh, no.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I thought I should see what bridge.

[Asha D]

Oh, you need to. Okay. So have you spoken to your landlord?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I have. They came and sealed it.

[Asha D]

Okay. And did it help?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I don't know. The rain hasn't come yet.

[Asha D]

This week will be a big test. It's about to drain real.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm nervous.

[Asha D]

I know, and I know that feeling. I know that just gut feel. How much did it leak into your place?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, it actually. It leaked into my downstairs neighbors, and I know it doesn't affect me.

[Asha D]

Well, that's very nice of, but I.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Feel like, fucked up about it.

[Asha D]

You're right. Of course. The building shouldn't be leaking. No, that's why you're inside. Otherwise you would stand in the rain completely. My situation lasted a hundred years, and we tried so many different things. I about died doing it. And we finally, and this is a big knock on wood situation, fixed it by essentially a trench. Had to. I believe it's called a French drain. Had to be dug behind where it was leaking down and behind. And they put a tube or a pipe with little holes in it. And so when the underground water gets to the area where it floods, it now enters this pipe and gets taken to where it needs to go back outside. And of course, this was, I think. I think 2023 when this was fixed, and 2024, it seemed to be holding up. And now here we are in the middle of this unprecedented drought of. I mean, I've never seen anything like it, but it is going to rain. It has to rain for days at a time for it to really flood.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

So I kind of am glad that we're so.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The drought is nice.

[Asha D]

I see no problem.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm actually loving this drone.

[Asha D]

Who needs water? We've got it in bottles. It comes out of my sink. I don't know why we would need more, but it's solved.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

Knock on wood again.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It literally has been on my mind because, honestly, I've been very busy lately. And I was like, oh, I'm behind on the pump podcast. And I, like, didn't know. I didn't know.

[Asha D]

Yeah, it's so.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's good.

[Asha D]

I mean, I just pray every day that it doesn't happen again, because the amount of water I've had to vacuum is just ridiculous. It was really destroying me for a time.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I'm. I'm happy for you. Set my mind at ease. I'll sleep better. I know. Thank you.

[Asha D]

All right, we're going to play gift or curse. I name three things. You tell me if They're a gift or a curse. And why.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

And you have to be very careful because there are correct answers and you could fail. So be very careful. Okay, this first one is from the Mega list. This is Gift or a curse. The Duolingo Owl's death by Tesla truck. I can't say. I can't say anything else.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is this something you have to be super online for?

[Asha D]

Probably.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I know what the Duolingo Owl is, and I know what the Tesla is. So the Duolingo Owl apparently died by Tesla truck. Apparently Tragic. Okay, Do I think it's a gift or a curse?

[Asha D]

Oh, and the listener's named Shane, by the way. I forgot that in my confusion. We don't know up from down right now.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Come on, Shane. No, Shane seems like a good.

[Asha D]

Good egg.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Good person. I think I'm gonna say gift.

[Asha D]

Okay. And why?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, because I've always felt like Tessa's. I didn't like him.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I remember the first time I got in, I said, how do I, you know, make the air conditioner go up? And my friend's like, oh, you just, like, overly complicated.

[Asha D]

Give me a button and a dial.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Literally. I drive the same Honda Civic I've been driving for 13 years.

[Asha D]

You know exactly how to do it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I love it. So I've always kind of been ticked off by him. And that was before everything, you know? So I kind of just. If the Duolingo owl. I'm sure some people love that owl.

[Asha D]

Sure.

[Bridger Weiniger]

If it died by Tesla truck, that's just for me, affirming everything I already knew.

[Asha D]

Gift. Right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Gift.

[Asha D]

You're correct. I think this is definitely a gift. I think. And again, I'm with you here. I have no idea what we're talking or thinking about, but I do know of these two things vaguely.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

I like to think that the Duolingo Owl did not die in vain. It's brought attention to how horrible. Just. We always need to be talking about how horrible these trucks are.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

This brand and the person behind. Well, he's not actually behind it. He just put some money, and he's a scam con artist. But the Duolingo Owl, it sacrificed itself so we could talk about Tesla trucks poorly on a podcast. And I think that's a gift.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They're ugly.

[Asha D]

They're. I mean, that's one of the billion problems with these stupid machines.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Crazy.

[Asha D]

The amount of them that I see is frightening.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's really disappointing frightening.

[Asha D]

But it does give you somebody to flip off on the road. You don't. They don't have to do anything. They don't have to even cut you off. You can just truly abuse these people. Honk, do whatever you want.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Just wind down your. I would just wind down my window and go, wow. No.

[Asha D]

Like, it's got to be a nightmare to drive one of those at this point where you're just like, everyone hates me completely. You pull into a busy parking lot and you just have to wait till everyone is inside the store before you even get out of the stupid truck.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Asha D]

Okay, you've gotten one right so far. This next one is from a listener named Emily. Gift or a curse calling a 45 year old man whose name is Peter Petey.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A 45 year old man.

[Asha D]

45.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know how you're gonna feel on this, but I also just have to be true to myself.

[Asha D]

I think that's a good way to go.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think it's a.

[Asha D]

Unless you're wrong.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I need to give.

[Asha D]

Why?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, first of all, I'm Australian. We don't like to say anyone's name how it is.

[Asha D]

Australians love to put a Y at the end of things. Or an ie.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, love it.

[Asha D]

It's the national pastime.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Literally. It's what I wake up for in the morning, say, what can I shorten today? It's very important to me. I also do. I have a very dear friend of mine whose name is Peter and he's always been Petey to me.

[Asha D]

Ooh, yeah. Always been Petey to me.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Always been Petey. So it's a. It's a gift. But you know, that's just. That's culturally where I'm coming from.

[Asha D]

Right, right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Well, well, well, well, you're right. I think Petey's a nice name. I think that, you know, there are some nicknames that are horrible and Petey is toeing the line. But sure, I'll call a Peter Petey. Why not? Who's stopping me? I mean, in a business meeting, you're referring to your colleague is Petey. We're in some tricky territory, but it brings you are immediately in love with the Petey. You can't be mad at Petey completely.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I also think like a 45 year old man. Clay and Petey just kind of makes him a bit more cuddly.

[Asha D]

Yes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Petey. Petey. I don't know any Petey's. I know plenty of Peters and I think if I called them Petey, they'd be furious. Too familiar. But as far as Emily and Petey are concerned, who cares?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think you should Try it with your Peter friends.

[Asha D]

Yes. Just kind of. Maybe I'll text all of them after this podcast. Hi, Petey. Yeah, no other. No other text. Okay, you've gotten two so far. Number three. This is from a listener named Mo. Gift or a curse? When toilet paper is marketed as 6 equals 24, or 16 equals 64, or 24 equals 123. I haven't seen that one, but we'll trust Mo here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I already know it's a cuss.

[Asha D]

Why?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I just think it's a lie.

[Asha D]

How so you don't think that 6 actually equals 24?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I just. Just make it 24. Like, why are we doing this? Why are we fucking around? Why can't we just have toilet paper be what it is? Wrong.

[Asha D]

It's a gift. It is a gift. Well, we were talking about me going to the grocery store like, a museum earlier, and this, to me, is a little, like, bonus puzzle. When I get to go to the grocery store, I see this, and I think, what does that mean? I've never thought about toilet paper math ever. Okay, what is even six rolls of toilet paper? What is 24? How do those equal each other? And then I'm just kind of standing there, and it's giving me a reason to soak up the grocery store I have. You know, the toilet paper aisle is almost always empty and quiet, so I get to just kind of contemplate how do 24 rolls of toilet paper equal 123 rolls of toilet paper?

[Bridger Weiniger]

And have you gotten to the bottom of it?

[Asha D]

I haven't yet, and I hope I never do. I hope that this new trend of telling people that you can just literally, if you own a toilet paper company, you can just put two different numbers on it and people nobody really knows.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So you like. Because I personally, sometimes I like being gaslit. I do. Sometimes I like it.

[Asha D]

It feels nice to just have to be denied your reality.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, yeah. It's a lovely place to exist.

[Asha D]

Of course.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I can see where you're coming from. I guess depending on the. Depending on the time of the month, I would be like, yeah, I'm into that.

[Asha D]

Well, we all love it. It's a gift. You're wrong. You don't win the game.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But I got two out of three.

[Asha D]

Which is not terrible.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm big in, you know, abundance.

[Asha D]

I mean, in toilet paper math, two out of three is 400.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, I was gonna say.

[Asha D]

You can just say whatever. So maybe you, in your own little world within the toilet paper industry, you may have won.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

All Right. Excellent. This is the final segment of the podcast.

[Anneliese Nelson]

How dare you.

[Asha D]

I always forget. I'm trying. We're trying to get rid of Annalise.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Reality is being denied right now. Oh, my God.

[Asha D]

You're not even a producer on this podcast.

[Anneliese Nelson]

How dare you?

[Asha D]

How dare you. What's happening? Annalise, do you have your gift or a curse?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I do.

[Asha D]

Annalise now does their own gift or a curse.

[Anneliese Nelson]

I do.

[Asha D]

Where they present one, and we both have to play and see if who's right or wrong.

[Anneliese Nelson]

A lot of wordy entries this week. Okay, so I'm just gonna give one word for my gift or a curse.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Gift or a curse? Olives.

[Asha D]

Oh. Do you want to go, or should I go?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'll let you. I'll let you take the lead on this one.

[Asha D]

Olives are a gift. I. For a lot of reasons. First of all, it's a difficult thing for some people to eat. They don't love to eat an olive. It's a strong flavor. And, you know, I think that the olive initially is one of these things that, as a child, you learn how to acquire a taste because you put one on your finger, and it's fun, and that makes up for the fact that it tastes horrible. And then you learn, oh, this tastes good. That's just your typical olive. Black olive out of a can, and then you're on your way to eating all sorts of different olives. It's also the only food. Tell me one other food that at a restaurant, you can eat and then stick your fingers in your mouth and pull something out in front of polite company for that alone, it's a gift. You get to chew up a thing, and then in front of a, you know, a client at a sales lunch or your wife's parents, whoever, you stick your fingers in your mouth and pull out the pit and put it in a dish. I love that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think I'm. I'm with you. I think it's a gift. I just. Well, I don't know about you. I always go to restaurants already too hungry.

[Asha D]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm already mad.

[Asha D]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I am furious, actually, that I've let it go this long.

[Asha D]

Yes. I know this feeling.

[Bridger Weiniger]

My vision's starting to go, like, dark around the edges, and the olives just come out so fast. They're there straight away.

[Asha D]

There's no prep.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, just give me an olive. I'm a little bit mad at how they're priced.

[Asha D]

Sometimes the pricing is. Again, I guess this is kind of a toilet paper issue. No one really knows how much an olive should cost. Yeah. And so you can truly just charge whatever you want for it. Yeah. But I. I'll pay it, of course. Because you're like, well, maybe that is how much olives cost.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know. My blood sugar is so low, I can't think.

[Asha D]

I'm not an olive farmer. Maybe they are a dollar a piece.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Asha D]

But, yeah, I think that they're a gift. Yeah, Annalise, they're absolutely a gift. Oh, we all win.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Either. Either. First of all, I think they're delicious. Just personally speaking. But if you don't like them, then you can bond with somebody else and say, like, hey, there's gonna be somebody else at your table that likes them. And then you've now graciously given them something that they're going to enjoy, and that forges a connection.

[Asha D]

It's bringing everyone together.

[Anneliese Nelson]

It's bringing them all together, just like I did with this gift.

[Asha D]

Yes.

[Anneliese Nelson]

Now we're all united and on the same page. So you're welcome.

[Asha D]

We're all lotioned up and loving olives.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We're moisturized.

[Asha D]

And I will say that the grocery store Gelson's on Franklin Avenue used to have an adorable little olive bar that was the shape of a wagon, an old fashioned covered wagon. It didn't make any sense to me, but I loved looking at the wagon full of olives.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Really had that.

[Asha D]

It's very cute. They got rid of it, probably because I made fun of it online, but I loved that thing. Anyway, I'm glad that we all. We didn't have to get into a fight about that. Let's get into this. This is the final segment of the podcast. I said no emails. People write into. I saidnogiftsmail.com begging for answers. We hope we answer a question.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I can do that. Yes.

[Asha D]

All right, let's look at this. This is dear Bridger, Annalise and guest who's clearly just looking for attention. Oh, interesting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Read me for filthy.

[Asha D]

I live in northern Maine, and it has been snowing constantly over the month of February. Not my problem. The most recent snowstorm dropped a half foot of snow and then a nice layer of ice, all in the span of a few hours. The next day, my husband conveniently had errands to run, and so he got his car out of the driveway and left all of the rest of the shoveling to me. While I was shoveling the terribly heavy snow and contemplating how much effort a divorce takes, you just go. On the reality show we talked about earlier, my wonderful Neighbor came to my rescue and walked her snowblower over and helped me to clear the snow. I would like to get her something to show my appreciation for saving me and potentially my marriage. No, the marriage is done. The problem is I know nothing about this person. We have lived in our house for three years and I have gone out of my way to avoid interactions with any neighbors. I am not a generally friendly person and I'm not in the market for new friends, so I see no reason to interact with anyone in my neighborhood.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, so what do you want?

[Asha D]

Sorry. Yeah. Given the fact that I am now indebted to my neighbor, I feel as though I could get her some. I should get her something. The only things I know are this. She lives alone, has no children, and works in the medical field. I am throwing myself upon your mercy and expertise to humbly ask that you offer suggestions on what to get her. My profuse. Thanks, Elizabeth. Well, Elizabeth is. Okay, first of all, the marriage is absolutely over. Clear as day. The husband is deadbeat. He's running his errands and isn't clearing. He's only clearing enough. He's leaving his wife to die in this frozen home.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, I. I didn't. Is a snow blower a thing?

[Asha D]

Snowblower is a thing. It's a machine. What is that horn? Somebody is furious.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, wow.

[Asha D]

Cybertruck. Somebody just cut someone off.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It was definitely a Tesla.

[Asha D]

No, snowblower is kind of like a lawnmower for the snow. You push it and it sucks up the snow and shoots it. Wow. Elsewhere, they're very convenient if you have a lot of snow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure.

[Asha D]

But you, I guess, would have never interacted with one. Coming from.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I worked in Montreal for five years.

[Asha D]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Very depressed. In that city, who is blowing their horn?

[Asha D]

That's so crazy. You were in Montreal for five years and never saw snowblower?

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, no, I, I. Well, no, I never saw a snow blower.

[Asha D]

Okay. You saw shovels?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I. Yeah, shovels and stuff like that. Yeah.

[Asha D]

Trucks.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I didn't love it.

[Asha D]

What are the French Canadians doing without their snowblowers?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I guess I was, like, in the middle of the city, so maybe that's not a thing. In the middle of the city.

[Asha D]

Oh, interesting. I have a good French Canadian friend, Chloe Reach out. I feel like she. I can picture her behind a snowblower.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It seems like an epic fucking piece of machine.

[Asha D]

Yeah. It's like. It has kind of like blades in it. It's kind of a scary machine. And Elizabeth's neighbor has one and she's showing it off. She probably paid too much for it. And she's like, I've got to use this as much as possible. Otherwise why did I spend the money?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

So what do we get? Elizabeth's lonely, childless doctor of a neighbor that Elizabeth wants nothing to do with.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Have they heard of Ricks?

[Asha D]

You know, these dry winter months bring up, you know, you've got to moisturize. Moisturize, moisturize.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's what I'm thinking.

[Asha D]

And so you reach out to Ricks, a little couple named Jerry and Donna, who probably have a happy marriage. I'm sure they shovel the snow for each other, get a bottle of Rick's and leave it on the neighbor's doorstep.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think even the childless deserve to be moisturized. That's how I feel.

[Asha D]

That's their new slogan. Even the childless deserve to be moisturized.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We've come up with a whole new marketing scheme. This podcast is one big ad.

[Asha D]

Jerry and Donna, if I don't hear from you within a week, I will burn your company to the ground. Okay, so the lotion. A whole basket of. This is a great idea. Oh, basket of lotion is very Silence of the Lambs. We're getting to some scary territory. But Elizabeth obviously wants to be scary. She's complaining. She's avoiding her neighbors. She's being just this antisocial psychopath.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Asha D]

Her husband is trying to get out. The neighbor is trying to help. Obviously, Elizabeth's life is a mess.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm a little confused about what Elizabeth.

[Asha D]

Wants in general, you know, not just from the neighbor, not just from her husband. What does she want out of life?

[Bridger Weiniger]

A follow up would be nice.

[Asha D]

Yeah. Absolutely not. Elizabeth, do not write back in.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What do you want.

[Asha D]

Elizabeth? The gift Elizabeth, okay, needs to give this neighbor is to find. Find out who she is, and the neighbor will benefit from that in some way. Once Elizabeth has become a whole person and accepted who she is and not just somebody who writes in and complains to podcasts, because that's not acceptable.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think you're on a good track, though, Elizabeth.

[Asha D]

You got your answer. We answered it perfectly. Don't write back in. Well, Asia, I've got now. I'm going to be fully moisturized at all times, even out on the go with my green bag, and people are going to be touching me and I'm going to feel great. I can rub my hands on whoever I want and they'll be fine with it. It's really given me permission to just do. To become kind of a neighborhood nuisance.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. A light caress on the cheek of a stranger.

[Asha D]

You know the grocery line. Somebody just feels my hand and they love it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They love it. They're gonna say, hold on, what moisturizer do you use? You just wait.

[Asha D]

My hands on their hips.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, sensual.

[Asha D]

I've had such a lovely time with you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You too.

[Asha D]

Thank you for being here. And listener, I'm sure you're already on your way to buy Rick's at your local organic grocer or what have you, and so that's something you can do with your rest of your day. That's all I'll tell you. The podcast is over. I love you. Goodbye. I said no Gifts is an exactly right production. Our senior producer is Anneliese Nelson and our episodes are beautifully mixed by Ben Tolliday. The theme song is by miracle worker Amy Mann, and we couldn't do it without our booker, Patrick Cotner. You must follow the show on Instagram at I saidnog Gifts. That's where you're going to see pictures of all these wonderful gifts I'm getting. And don't you want to see the gifts?

[Bridger's Friend]

When I invited you here, thought I made myself perfectly clear. When you're a guest in my home, you got to come to me empty handed. I said no guils. Your presence is presence enough. And I already had too much stuff. So how do you dare disobey me?

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