Gil Ozeri Disobeys Bridger

Summary

Podcast Title: I Said No Gifts! A Comedy Interview Podcast with Bridger Winegar
Episode: Gil Ozeri Disobeys Bridger
Host: Bridger Winegar
Guest: Gil Ozeri
Release Date: June 19, 2025

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Introduction

In this uproarious episode of I Said No Gifts!, Bridger Winegar welcomes comedian Gil Ozeri to his backyard for what promises to be an entertaining conversation accompanied by a game or two. True to the show's premise, Bridger requests one simple thing from his guests: no gifts. However, Gil doesn't quite follow the rule, leading to a hilariously convoluted gift-unwrapping saga that becomes the centerpiece of the episode.

Personal Lives and Pop Culture Banter

Bridger shares updates on his personal life, offering listeners a glimpse into his recent experiences and interests.

• New Addition to the Family: Bridger introduces his new dog, Bonnie, highlighting the challenges and joys of adopting a pet after a prolonged search.
  Bridger (02:25): "We got a dog. We got a new dog. I was not..."

• Television Preferences: The duo delves into their shared and divergent tastes in television, notably discussing their experiences with Little House on the Prairie and other nostalgic shows. Bridger (02:25): "I made myself perfectly clear. When you're a guest in my home, you got to come to me empty handed. I said no." Gil (04:20): "Hi. Thank you for having me."

• Child-Rearing Challenges: Bridger opens up about parenting, specifically naming his children and dealing with their mischievous antics. Gil (17:39): "What is going on in my life? Yeah, I'm speaking of dads."

The Great Gift Unwrapping

Breaking the "No Gifts" Rule: Gil arrives with an enormous, beautifully wrapped gift, immediately setting the stage for comedic tension.

• Initial Reactions: Bridger is visibly overwhelmed by the size and intricacy of the gift. Bridger (32:10): "For anyone watching, you're not gonna be able to see me for a few minutes. I'm completely blocked out by the gift."

• Layer Upon Layer: What starts as a single box spirals into an unending series of wrappers and containers, each more elaborate than the last. The process becomes a metaphor for Bridger's ongoing effort to maintain his no-gift policy. Bridger (36:07): "For anyone watching, you're not gonna be able to see me for a few minutes." Gil (35:02): "Which seems by the way. Very nice. I will say nicely wrapped beautifully."

• Humorous Obstacles: The duo encounters playful obstacles during the unwrapping, including misplaced tape, seemingly endless layers, and Bridger humorously struggling to keep the gift from overwhelming him.

The Disappointing Reveal

Expectation vs. Reality: After what feels like an eternity of unwrapping, the gift's true nature is finally unveiled—a single raisin.

• Bridger's Letdown: The anticlimactic revelation of the raisin becomes the episode's comedic highlight. Bridger (51:24): "It's a little treat. Not too hard to chew through, but not too soft to make you feel old." Gil (51:43): "Whoa."

• Gil's Playful Entitlement: Gil jests about his long-awaited gift, poking fun at the minimal payoff compared to the monumental effort Bridger invested. Gil (35:41): "The wrapping. The wrapping. It looks like it was wrapped by the unibom. Right."

Game Time: Gift or Curse

Interactive Segment: Bridger introduces a playful game called "Gift or Curse," challenging Gil to categorize everyday situations and items.

• Listener Engagement: The game incorporates listener-submitted scenarios, adding an interactive layer to the episode. Bridger (75:12): "We're gonna play a game called gift or curse."

• Comedic Twists: Both Bridger and Gil bring their unique comedic perspectives to the game, resulting in humorous disagreements and witty banter. Gil (76:19): "And you've had a flawless podcast so far. It would be sad to see you fall on your face at the very end."

Personal Anecdotes and Shared Laughter

Deepening the Connection: Beyond the gift fiasco, Bridger and Gil share personal stories, from childhood memories to awkward social encounters.

• Memories of Little House on the Prairie: They reminisce about favorite episodes and characters, blending nostalgia with humor. Bridger (05:24): "Yes. I mean, she's probably going to become rabid pretty soon."

• Road Rage and Internet Trolling: The conversation shifts to more serious (yet still comedic) topics like road rage and online behavior, showcasing their chemistry and ability to navigate diverse subjects. Gil (67:35): "So what do you do in that Experience in that situation." Bridger (68:03): "The psychological game the school is playing with the children is crazy."

Concluding Chaos

Final Unwrapping and Farewell: As Bridger continues to unwrap layers of the gift, the chaos culminates in a dramatic, albeit humorous, conclusion.

• Breaking the Limit: Bridger humorously declares his struggle to fully unveil the gift, metaphorically paralleling the exhausting nature of maintaining no-gift rules. Bridger (35:02): "For anyone watching, you're not gonna be able to see me for a few minutes."

• Episode Climax: The episode teeters on the edge of resolution as Bridger contemplates the future of his podcast amidst the absurdity of the gift. Bridger (96:37): "This might be the final episode of the podcast. This is kind of what I was looking for."

Notable Quotes

• Bridger (02:11): "Welcome to I said no gift. I'm Bridger Weiniger."
• Gil (04:20): "Hi. Thank you for having me."
• Bridger (35:27): "Oh, my God."
• Gil (49:53): "I always buy yogurt at McDonald's."
• Bridger (74:52): "We're gonna play a game called gift or a curse."
• Gil (76:18): "And you've had a flawless podcast so far. It would be sad to see you fall on your face at the very end."
• Bridger (96:37): "This might be the final episode of the podcast."

Conclusion

In this memorable episode, I Said No Gifts! successfully blends heartfelt conversations with relentless comedic antics. Bridger's steadfast no-gift policy is hilariously tested by Gil's overzealous gift-giving, resulting in a laughter-filled journey from heartfelt discussions to the ultimate letdown of a single raisin. The episode not only entertains but also highlights the value of anticipation and humor in navigating unexpected situations. As Bridger contemplates the podcast's future, listeners are left eagerly anticipating what—or who—will defy the rules next.

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This summary captures the essence of the episode, focusing on the engaging interactions between Bridger and Gil, their personal anecdotes, and the comedic unraveling of the forbidden gift. Notable quotes are highlighted with timestamps to provide context and emphasize key moments.

Transcript

[Gil Ozeri]

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[Gil Ozeri]

When I invited you here, I thought.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I made myself perfectly clear. When you're a guest in my home, you got to come to me empty handed. I said no.

[Gil Ozeri]

Guess your presence is present enough.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I already had too much stuff.

[Gil Ozeri]

So how do you dare disobey me?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Welcome to I said no gift. I'm Bridger Weiniger. I'm opening my computer already just to make sure it's online for all of us. Last night's Little House on the Prairie was all action. I will say that Mary is obsessed with winning a dictionary and I'll leave it at that. What else was on tv? We started watching Is it Sherry Papini now she's got her own docu series telling her story. She seems totally normal. I don't think she did anything wrong. I'm on her side. There are eight more episodes or so, but we'll see. What I feel like Sherry, you know, she had a plan and she went through with it and I think she pulled it off in a big way. What else is going on? There's something I have to Bring up, because I can't dance around this the rest of my life. The listener needs context for my life on occasion. We got a dog. We got a new dog. I was not. We've been looking for a few weeks and, you know, going from shelter to shelter, having a very difficult time. I was against the idea of getting a puppy for so many reasons. But then this little goblin popped up on one of the million rescues we were following. And now she lives in our home. Her name's Bonnie. And so far, she seems to. You know, I don't like to bring up this sort of thing. I watched that documentary about the parents who adopt their kid and then gave it away or whatever. So I don't want to end up with my own docu series being shamed on hbo. But I think we're gonna hold on to Bonnie as long as she's okay with staying with us. So now you've got the context of my life. That's essentially it. I watch Little House on the Prairie and I take the dog out every two hours. Okay. I think today's guest is so funny. I just adore him. It's Gil Ozeri. Gil, welcome to Ice and Dumb Gifts.

[Gil Ozeri]

Hi. Thank you for having me.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Bridger, how are you?

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm doing all right. Is that true? Do you watch A Little House on the Prairie?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. We've started. I had never seen it.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And my boyfriend had seen every single episode as a kid and was obsessed with it. And then, you know, because I don't want to watch anything else on tv, we found this. And I'm having the time of my life.

[Gil Ozeri]

How many seasons are there?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think there are 400. I think there are honestly, like, 400 episodes. Yeah. Because every season's like, 25 episodes. Each one is an hour long. Only nominated for one Emmy, apparently.

[Gil Ozeri]

Wow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know what happened with the Academy, but how is it?

[Gil Ozeri]

Does it hold up?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Have you seen any of this show before?

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, I saw when I was younger. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. It.

[Gil Ozeri]

I remember. It's being melodramatic, correct? Is that right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's very melodramatic, but also very gentle.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And the most of the problems are pretty low stakes, right?

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, the horse won't eat an apple. Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's an episode where they adopt a raccoon and then it gets out of control. Usually.

[Gil Ozeri]

The problem. Very close to your Bonnie.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. I mean, she's probably going to become rabid pretty soon, but we. I think we're only about 10 episodes in, so it's A long journey.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's a long journey.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And recently Tim Heidecker was on the show and he said, do you know what happens in the final episode? And then when someone says that on a podcast, you kind of have to have. The information has to be shared. So he told me what happens.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you want to know what happens?

[Gil Ozeri]

I think I have heard this, but go ahead.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They blow up the town.

[Gil Ozeri]

Whoa. Is that true? That's not what was in my head.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What were you thinking?

[Gil Ozeri]

I thought he dies of cancer.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Maybe Michael blown up the town. Maybe Michael Landon dies of cancer. And real life, unfortunately.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's okay. That's what I've heard. I heard the real true story.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. You were mixing up Access Hollywood and Little House on the Prairie.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, I was. Which I often do.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They're very similar.

[Gil Ozeri]

Was Mario Lopez and Billy Bush. Were they on.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They run the general store.

[Gil Ozeri]

OK.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Mario has not aged a day since 1972.

[Gil Ozeri]

Amazing.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And then he got into Saved by the Bell. It's a weird career.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The trajectory of this man, he bounced around, but he finally found where he needed to be. Access Hollywood reporting live from.

[Gil Ozeri]

From the Americana or the Grove.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There was the Grove. And I think maybe CityWalk.

[Gil Ozeri]

Universal CityWalk. Okay. So an even worse place.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's getting worse. It's worse and worse. Soon he'll be at Knott's Berry Farm.

[Bridger Weiniger]

On the side of the freeway.

[Gil Ozeri]

On the side of the freeway, exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I. It will be interesting to see how much longer he. I think he'll hold on to that until he's hosting New Year's Eve specials.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like that's probably the next.

[Gil Ozeri]

They'll let him there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know. I hope so. I feel like that must be what he has his sights set on.

[Gil Ozeri]

I guess so. Yeah. He wants. That's like the.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which is interesting, right? Do we feel like he has, like, as a person? Like, is he like, do I have bigger. This isn't what I'm meant to do. There's this thing I want to do. Or is he like, this is what I'm doing.

[Gil Ozeri]

I heard he really wants to save people. Is what he really wants to do.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Physically.

[Gil Ozeri]

Physically. He wishes he could be a doctor.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Fire.

[Gil Ozeri]

He wants to change the world, but he's only made it to extra. I don't know. I don't know. Do you think he has. I'm sure he has, like, big ambition.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I've never really thought about that, but.

[Gil Ozeri]

I feel like you host a show like that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like there's Gotta be like, one. You must have at least one thing beyond talking about celebrity birthdays and, like, what's happening on Dancing with the Stars. Yeah, but is it, like, host the Oscars? There must be some unreasonable dream that he's never going to attend.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, maybe to me. Oscars. If he's dreaming about the Oscars, he's a lunatic. He needs to put. Be put in, like, an institution. I feel like maybe he could get to, like, you know, Miss America or something like that or like, you know, host the wet. No, he won't even do that. I don't know.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's not, like a natural path for that sort of person.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Especially if they were already an actor.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, I guess. And also, like, Ryan Seacrest is alive, right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Carson Dale, kill Ryan Seacrest.

[Gil Ozeri]

That it should be the goal.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I wonder if he still wants to be an actor.

[Gil Ozeri]

Maybe. Does he act still and stuff?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I wonder what his last performance was.

[Gil Ozeri]

You were gonna say, was he ever an actor? And I was gonna say, no, that's not nice.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Just burn him down.

[Gil Ozeri]

Just burn him down. Was Saved by the Bell the last thing.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I wonder if that was the last. When he gets the special. When they go to Vegas and get married. I think.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, have you seen. You should watch. If you're doing rewatches, you should see the College Years. Saved by the Bell.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, I've seen. You have seen the College Years.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, my God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A very wild show.

[Gil Ozeri]

Very wild show.

[Bridger Weiniger]

My last memory. And I don't. We don't need to get into nostalgia. 90s, blah, blah, blah, blah.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely not. No.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But my last memory of that was, I think, one of my birthdays in elementary school. That was on live on tv. But we had rented Jurassic park and I secretly wanted to watch that. I was dying to know what would happen as the one gay child in the room.

[Gil Ozeri]

And everyone wanted Jurassic Park.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We ended up watching Jurassic Park.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which I guess, sure, we had paid the 99 cents to rent it. You don't want to throw that.

[Gil Ozeri]

Had you already seen Jurassic Park?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Had already seen it, too. So it's not like I'm learning anything new.

[Gil Ozeri]

I will say I think the College Years is a better piece of art than Jurassic Park. I'm going to. I'm going to. That's my hot take for today.

[Bridger Weiniger]

All I remember is them waiting in line for U2.

[Gil Ozeri]

For you. For U2.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, yeah.

[Gil Ozeri]

Is that how you say it? You two. Wait, do you. Oh, no.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This entire podcast is about the way I say things with two syllables.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, I never. I've never put the emphasis on two. Let me say you, too.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm trying to think of, like, in a vacuum, how you would say the band name. You too.

[Gil Ozeri]

Because you said it almost like YouTube. Like. And I was confused. I was like, did he just forget the B?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Bono and the edge. Present YouTube. Let me see. I'm trying to think. You two.

[Gil Ozeri]

You two.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, I would say you two.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What would you say?

[Gil Ozeri]

That. That's right. You just said.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But I said something different.

[Gil Ozeri]

You said you two.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You two. Yeah, that sounds weird. You too.

[Gil Ozeri]

It just sounded weird to me.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's too much weight. I mean, there's similar weight there. You have to say. I'll never say it now.

[Gil Ozeri]

Now it's like. Yeah, now it's like if you repeat a word over and over again, it doesn't sound correctly at all. That was good. That was good. That was a good one.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Why do they call it you two?

[Gil Ozeri]

I think it's like, hey, Yeah, I think it's inclusive.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You're part of the band.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. You're part of the band, too. Come on, join us.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's so corny.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is. Most band names are corny. I feel like. I mean, even the Beatles, right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I mean, the Beatles is the most classic corny band name, which almost kind of altered language in a way where you kind of just assume the word Beatle is with an A.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. That's right. Someone. I just recently watched someone said that the band being good makes the name being good.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, interesting.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I wonder if there's a band that is good and their name continues to stink.

[Gil Ozeri]

Maroon 5. They're amazing. Perfect.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Perfect catalog.

[Gil Ozeri]

Perfect catalog. Bad name.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They made one mistake.

[Gil Ozeri]

They made one mistake, and that was Maroon.

[Bridger Weiniger]

If they had just been called Five.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Or like Burgundy Five, I would have been, like.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Dark Red Five.

[Gil Ozeri]

Red Five, I think.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like there was a band name called Five. Is that a boy band? That feels like a boy.

[Gil Ozeri]

That feels right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But it's probably. I feel like it's the number five I've.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which then becomes completely baffling and makes no sense.

[Gil Ozeri]

No one knows how to pronounce it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, it's five. Viv.

[Gil Ozeri]

Fiv. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And then there's Five for Fighting. Another perfect band.

[Gil Ozeri]

Five for Fighting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. Not a single mistake there.

[Gil Ozeri]

No. All these great names. Are you really trying to think. What are you trying to think of?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I would really like to think of a good band.

[Gil Ozeri]

Good band.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Where I don't agree with their name.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. I don't agree with their Name.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Let's see here. Oh, but I feel like it is. I mean, it's so much taste aligns with.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. I don't want to say something that's a good band, and then you're just like, say again. Oh, Jesus Christ. I'm nervous to tell you my opinion.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm trying to think the listener does like to just listen to two people kind of just slowly.

[Gil Ozeri]

To slowly come up with something. All the bands that I'm coming up with are terrible right now, I guess. The Rolling Stones.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I like Rolling Stones.

[Gil Ozeri]

We're talking about bands. We're talking about 60s bands that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We're talking about exclusively 60s garage.

[Gil Ozeri]

For some reason, I cannot think of a band past, like, 1969. Right now.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like there's probably an area within the 80s when there's a band that's amazing and they just happen to pick not a super great name.

[Gil Ozeri]

But unfortunately, in the 80s, like a rock band, Tears. Because it be like the first one.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That came is a bad name. But I feel like they're. They're like a. A mid. Mid quality.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. Oh, that. That's a shot. I love Dear Tears. Yes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't. Well, now, see. Let's see. What's their biggest song?

[Gil Ozeri]

Everyone Wants to Rule the World.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, right, right. It's a little too.

[Gil Ozeri]

You don't like that? New Wave. Big. I love new wave. Oh, big, too. Like, it's too down the middle, maybe.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, it's a little down the middle.

[Gil Ozeri]

Gotcha.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I was gonna say along those lines is omd, which stands for Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, who I think is a great band. That's a bad band.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's a band name.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's. I mean, that's stupid.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's ultimately stupid. Stupid. I guess that's it.

[Gil Ozeri]

We make it four bands out there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Omd, Tears for Fears, Rolling Stones. And the Beatles.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, and the Beatles. Everybody knows the four bands out there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm just. I feel good that I was able to remember four things from a few minutes ago. That feels impressive for my marriage. How do you feel about Steely Dan?

[Gil Ozeri]

Steely Dan.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, Steely Dan.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, well, I. People are very divided about Steely Dan. I like Steely Dan.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right.

[Gil Ozeri]

Sometimes they run into, like, dad. Country.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right.

[Gil Ozeri]

But the name is okay, I guess. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It feels kind of like it means nothing.

[Gil Ozeri]

It means kind of nothing.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right, right. And it's named after a dildo in the novel Naked Lunch by William S. Grove.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, then I feel that, like. Sure, sure.

[Gil Ozeri]

Great.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I Can't argue. And also the band has become this kind of thing where it's divisive, but it's also kind of joke. A joke, but not.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, but not sometimes people. I mean, I don't know. Yeah, I like the band.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right. I don't. I'm not familiar enough with Steely Dan. Okay, so I couldn't say one way or the other, but the name doesn't offend me.

[Gil Ozeri]

It doesn't offend you?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Ultimately, Maroon 5 Ultimate. It all goes back to Maroon 5 and the boys. I assume the singer is named Maroon 5.

[Gil Ozeri]

The main. Guys, wait, it's Adam Levine. Adam Levine.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is there another Adam Levine?

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm sure. Oh my God. Is there another Adam Levine?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Another famous Adam Levine?

[Gil Ozeri]

There's like Adam. I don't think. I don't maybe it sounds like it would.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sounds like a name. It's name. Yeah, it's like innocuous enough, but it sounds. You're thinking of Adam Devine.

[Gil Ozeri]

Adam Devine. Thank you. Adam Devine, which you would pronounce davine. Just like you two.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Adam Devine, reach out.

[Gil Ozeri]

Reach out to us. We need clarification on how you pronounce your divine name.

[Bridger Weiniger]

God knows how we got to Adam Devine.

[Gil Ozeri]

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[Bridger Weiniger]

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[Gil Ozeri]

Com.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What else is going on?

[Gil Ozeri]

What is going on in my life? Yeah, I'm speaking of dads. I am living the dad life. I have two children.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I didn't know you had kids.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, I have a seven and a half year old and a two and a half year old.

[Bridger Weiniger]

All right.

[Gil Ozeri]

And my life is mostly consumed with their life.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Was naming them a nightmare?

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, it was. I love that. That's your first follow up. Yeah. Nate, is this about Bonnie?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes, this is about Bonnie. Yes. Because it's so difficult. I mean, even difficult. I mean, I guess the stakes are equally high for when you're ever. You're naming something you love.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. And you're. I will say that having had a pet. This is your first pet.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, this is our. This is our second dog.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. You're. The name changes all the time. You start to call it all kinds, you know, like. Yeah, shithead or whatever it is. And it. It just changes over time anyway.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right, right.

[Gil Ozeri]

But yeah, I had a terrible time coming up with a name with pets. I have a list. I have a list.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You do?

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, I have a list.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Can you reveal any of the names?

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, the number one list, the number one name that me and my wife have for a cat they were gonna get is Bopkin.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, that's great.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. And that is after a salesman that we found in a tile place.

[Bridger Weiniger]

First name Bopkin.

[Gil Ozeri]

First name Bopkin. And we were like, that is a perfect name for a cat.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's such a good. It's like San sounds kind of like a name, but not so much that it's not so bizarre that it sounds like a joke.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, it almost sounds like some English dessert or something. Like outside of a piece of babka or actually now it sounds like a Jew. Like maybe it's too close to babka.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, that's true. It's very close. But it also could be like one of the cats and. Cats, yeah, Bobkin.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

One of the cut cats from Cats. Didn't quite make it.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, Bobkin didn't make it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Bovkin's a very nice name. No, it's hard with.

[Gil Ozeri]

With. How'd you get to Bonnie?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, you know, with pet names, I feel like there are several categories. There's like. I feel like there was a trend for a while that was like, just find the most bland human name you can for a dog, for a pet.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right, right. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which, whatever. I. Daryl.

[Gil Ozeri]

Like that kind of thing.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That sort of thing. Which, whatever. And then there's like. I feel like there's a new trend where it's like, you name the thing table, you know? You know.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which I don't. I don't. God bless everyone that's doing it, but you got to give the animal some respect.

[Gil Ozeri]

I know. That's the first thing I thought of, like, oh, my God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's like, yeah. Respect for the animal, you're calling it. It shouldn't be an object unless it's an object you appreciate. Yeah, it sounds kind of nice.

[Gil Ozeri]

Let's name it Toilet. Let's make its life miserable.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And then there. Then there's a category that everyone runs into of names where you associate it with the people in your life you hate. And so that eliminates so many names for me.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. Yes. And that's the same way it is with naming babies.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Oh. I mean, with babies, it's even more difficult because you only really have human names to pick from.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Yes, that's true. You can't just name them strawberry. I mean, you can, sure, but also you al. You. You have to keep in mind, like, what are they going to be made fun of for? What are they nicknames?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, of course.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. So you're limited in that way. And also initials. Like, does it spell something awful? So you have to sort of think about all that. There's traps everywhere.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right. What's your middle name?

[Gil Ozeri]

I don't have one.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, interesting.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, you're. I'm disgusting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You're really kind of. I'm obsessed with sub. Human.

[Gil Ozeri]

I am. No, I. I do not have. My full name is Gilad. Oh, yes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I would have assumed Gilbert, obviously.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, just Gil. Odd. G, I, L, dash A.D. i have a dash on my birth certificate.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I love that. That's really pretty.

[Gil Ozeri]

I don't. You know.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure. I mean, it's fine.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's fine. It means joy forever. That's what it means.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, that's gorgeous.

[Gil Ozeri]

That is. I like that. That's cute. What's your middle name?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Eric.

[Gil Ozeri]

Eric.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which is, to me, a middle name with a confusing first name. It's nice to have a middle name that most people can understand.

[Gil Ozeri]

Were you named after someone?

[Bridger Weiniger]

A mountain man named Jim Bridger.

[Gil Ozeri]

A mountain man?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. I grew up in Salt Lake City.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And he was a mountain man throughout the mountains.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think in Salt Lake.

[Gil Ozeri]

And your Parents had a connection to him or just.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Just from living in Utah?

[Gil Ozeri]

Just living in Utah. And where's Eric from?

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's a great question. I should probably get into that with my parents. But I feel like it was just a name they liked, the sound of which to me, I think is an odd pick for a middle name. I feel like usually you want to pick like something sentimental or the very strange. They kind of did it backwards with me.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right, right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But I'm glad they gave me that because at restaurants, you know, you're not. I can just be Eric.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You know, you're not going by spelling my name all the time to everybody.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, I like that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But often I'll say Eric to people and. And when they mishear that, I give up. I just say, well, whatever. And if they also.

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, that's part of the reason why I cut to just Gil, of course, I was just like, I can't anymore. I'm fucking done.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There are very few situations where, like, you. The investment is enough to be like, okay, this is how my name is spelled. You need to know it. It's like your passport and your driver's license.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And maybe your spouse should know.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But outside of that.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, my child now uses it, my older child, in a derogatory way. My name. Oh, no, that just says it in like, hey, Gilad. You know, like, it's like. It's like a curse or something. And I actually, because I am sort of self conscious about it slightly, it feels insulting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Of course. And she'll probably continue to weaponize that as she grows to.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely should. I'm proud of her. I'm proud of her for doing so.

[Bridger Weiniger]

When did she learn your whole name?

[Gil Ozeri]

When she was like four or something. Okay. Yeah, three or four.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And was there a period when you had to be like, don't call me Gil, don't call me Gilad.

[Gil Ozeri]

There are, yeah. Sometimes where she's trying to be disrespectful on purpose, you know, and calling me by my name or by my full name or, you know, she likes to call me butthole too. She is obsessed. The older one now is obsessed with, like, buttholes, but butt cracks, of course. Like hairy cracks. All the type of, like, cracks you can have.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you feel like she learned that at home or at school.

[Gil Ozeri]

The obsession with butts? Probably home.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, sure.

[Gil Ozeri]

And I think. But I think, like, yeah, reinforced at school. Like, yeah, there's terrible kids, there's terrible.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You can't. You really can't choose who your kids get to communicate with at school. And they need some real tough off types.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Like, there's real gross hoes out there with like awful parents who are just. You see it like trickle down to your own kid and it's not, it's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A nightmare, but I guess kind of good that some level of their life is not in your control. They bring things home.

[Gil Ozeri]

They bring, yeah. They bring diseases home. They bring. They so much weird food. Like I traded, I traded my, my carrots for this like weird, you know, like version of a Twinkie that it's like, it's you. Yeah, they're just like eating. You have no control. And it's just, they come back with like, weird stuff.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Did your parents pack you lunch for school?

[Gil Ozeri]

They did.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And was it stuff you wanted to eat?

[Gil Ozeri]

No, no, it was the same shit every day. It was a granola bar and it was like a sandwich with cream cheese on it. Sometimes it had pickles. It was just, it was gross. What about you? Did you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

My mom packed lunch and it was a similar thing. I think it was like an apple, some type of cookies which were rotating El Fudge Oreo chips Ahoy.

[Gil Ozeri]

That sounds great.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Those were the only thing that basically got eaten.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And then a sandwich which my mom would put butter on no matter what the contents.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, no.

[Bridger Weiniger]

God bless. But it would be like a peanut butter sandwich which you would also add butter, I think in an attempt to be like, I need to get some weight on these kids.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right, Right. But my thin children.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But the paradox was I was eating none of it because, because it's like, this tastes hard.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. It has butter on this. But did you, have you seen those, like, videos online of that, like, father who will. He's like, he has like a really like, soft voice and he's like, I'm packing my children lunch today. Today it's, you know, steak over, you know, steak over rice, charred broccolini, and like sliced octopus. Like sometimes he puts like baby octopus in there. I, I, I, it really is. I don't know if it's true or not.

[Bridger Weiniger]

He doesn't have kids.

[Gil Ozeri]

He probably does not have kids.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's no way. Yes.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's like also those people who have, they pack lunch, not pack lunches. They make lunches for their dog. And it looks like, give me a five star. It looks like a Michelin star dinner but with like rabbit heads and I don't know who it's for or what's. It's like so confusing to me and upsetting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I just don't believe any of that's actually happening.

[Gil Ozeri]

Actually.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's very easy to put yourself on video doing whatever you want.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Put a GoPro in the lunch bag and let me go to school with the kid and see them eat that lunch.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Otherwise. I know, it's just.

[Gil Ozeri]

I guess part of it's just to make me angry, right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, yeah. This is pure rage.

[Gil Ozeri]

Pure rage bait. Like, look what I'm for my child. That you cannot possibly do.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There is no way.

[Gil Ozeri]

There's no way. It's insane. You have to wake up at like 4 in the morning, right? Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And you're doing it on camera.

[Gil Ozeri]

And you're doing it on camera. It's awful.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, I don't. Yeah. I think that until I got to middle school, my mom packed me lunches and then she started sending, I think like $2 to buy lunch at school, which I then would only use part of to buy cookies and then save the rest by video games. Yeah, I was just out of control. I think it probably is really why I'm so short. I probably like, that's why you think you're short. Malnutrition, Self imposed.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's so funny. For me, it's definitely jeans is why I'm short. But my daughter will go to school and there's like a snack. So she'll eat. She'll be like, I'll be like, you cannot eat snack today. Don't fucking do it. And she will go and eat. They have like fruit bars covered in like drizzle chocolate. And she will eat it and then she'll be like, I didn't eat lunch today. I'm like, like, so annoying.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Why do they have the snack? Why do they have that trap?

[Gil Ozeri]

They offer snack or recess.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And so you get one or the other.

[Gil Ozeri]

You get one or the other. And so she chooses snack every time so she doesn't have to eat the shitty lunch that I pack her.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The psychological game the school is playing with the children is crazy.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's very odd.

[Gil Ozeri]

Would you like pleasure or. Yeah, exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Wow, that's very odd. No, we didn't. We weren't allowed to eat during school. I think in fifth grade our teacher would give us one saltine but no gum or anything. That's like prison food, but like you're so hungry in the middle of the day it tastes incredible.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Yeah, that's true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I actually will say that for a while.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm sorry. I would say that giving saltines out and only saltines is prison. Like, but saltines Are incredible.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They really are an underrated thing.

[Gil Ozeri]

They are.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's something about eating one saltine and it's just like pure salt.

[Gil Ozeri]

Pure salt.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Salt.

[Gil Ozeri]

I was, whenever my grandparents had saltines, I was right. Let me steal that. Let me get your Wheat thin. Let me take your ebola, your total. Like for some reason their food seems appetizing to me.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. If you had that stuff at home, I don't think you would ever go for it. No, but like for. As a forbidden fruit.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Saltine.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Give me one of those.

[Gil Ozeri]

Give me one of those right now. Let me feel like I'm in a bunker for a minute. Let me inject.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There are certain categories of food where, like, if I can kind of frame them as a certain type of thing. Like for example, If I'm eating McDonald's for whatever reason, if I'm like, if I were on like a space station and this is the like in the future, this is like Jetsons food. It's good. Maybe not compared to regular hamburger or anything else.

[Gil Ozeri]

Give me an example.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean McDonald's.

[Gil Ozeri]

McDonald's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Like I'm at McDonald's. I can. I'm at. I'm not at McDonald's.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm at a McDonald's right now. Let me paint a picture.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, but like a cheeseburger barely resembles to me a real cheeseburger.

[Gil Ozeri]

Correct.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So it's almost like, I guess like in, remember in the second Back to the Future movie where they have the pizza that turns into a big pizza?

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. Like you put it in like one of those toaster microwave things.

[Bridger Weiniger]

If I can just contextualize it as a future food.

[Gil Ozeri]

Uh huh. Then you can eat it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's like a cheeseburger. Flavored food.

[Gil Ozeri]

So you're imagining when you eat like a McDonald's. My glasses are fogging, by the way. I'm always sweating and short. So when you eat a cheeseburger, you're imagining you're like in like a Kubrick movie, like in the future. Like you're okay, bright lights, then suddenly it's tasty for you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's.

[Gil Ozeri]

Or it's tolerable. It's tolerable.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's better than what it is.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But only with a McDonald's cheeseburger.

[Gil Ozeri]

With only a McDonald's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

If I'm eating a cheeseburger from a restaurant that cares, I don't have to give it any.

[Gil Ozeri]

You don't like the taste of McDonald's or you're just like, it's McDonald's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's another category It's a food stuff.

[Gil Ozeri]

Gotcha.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Instead of a food, I would say.

[Gil Ozeri]

I could see that. I guess it would make it more fun.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, I think it makes it more fun. I think it ultimately makes it less depressing.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right. It's like cutting a sandwich into fours or something.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, exactly. Or even diagonally.

[Gil Ozeri]

Now it's cute. Now I can eat it. It's a cute sandwich. Or diagonally, it's like, whoa.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You have to dress it up exactly.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly. Let me put an olive in a toothpick on top of my sandwich. And now it's, I can eat it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

One of the great wastes of food is putting an olive. That makes no sense whatsoever. That's right.

[Gil Ozeri]

We should be eating the toothpick is what you're saying.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Throw away the olive and eat the toothpick. I love the taste. Well, there's something else that I kind of, you know, occasionally on this podcast have to like, think of another reframe in my mind so I don't freak out.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I was excited to have you here today. I already said it. I was looking forward to having you here. The podcast.

[Gil Ozeri]

Is it too early to say I love you?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like I could get there. Maybe by the end of the podcast.

[Gil Ozeri]

Maybe if I dress you up with an olive, I can get there. Okay, got it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But by then you're gonna be asking me to move in. It's like, now you're moving too fast.

[Gil Ozeri]

Now Bonnie's involved. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But you know, I was looking forward to having you here. The podcast, though, it's called I said no gifts.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's correct.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know if you received an email or several phone calls from producer Anneliese. They're known to kind of harass by a scary man.

[Gil Ozeri]

Knocked on my door and said, you better bring some shit.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I was a little surprised when you walked in holding an enormous gift. I'll just say you've walked in in a way that I had to offer help.

[Gil Ozeri]

Uh huh. That's true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I believe it does say to Bridger.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I assume this is a gift for me.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's correct.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, should I open it here on the podcast?

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, it's for you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

I feel, I love that you're acting like this is not something that you really, really want. Wait, is this like a thing that you do on.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I don't know, it feels like you're trying to excuse your behavior.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely not.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Feels like you're trying to back away from a mistake you made.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, I did not make I did not make a mistake. This is a huge gift for you that I was required to bring.

[Bridger Weiniger]

By who?

[Gil Ozeri]

By who? The security guard at the front of the studio would not let me in if I didn't come. I was forced. A guy came to my house dressed as an AT&T.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But he was holding a gun.

[Gil Ozeri]

He was holding a gun. He did choke me out and so I had to bring this gift. So, yeah, I was forced to bring something large.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, well, I'll open it here. I mean, I will say it's enormous, so let me grab it. I might have to take these headphones off.

[Gil Ozeri]

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[Bridger Weiniger]

21/ Terms and Conditions apply.

[Gil Ozeri]

All right, I will. Should I do a voiceover narrate? Okay, so Bridger is lifting this gift. It is. I can now barely be seen over it. It's enormous.

[Bridger Weiniger]

For anyone watching, you're not gonna be able to see me for a few minutes. I'm completely blocked out by the gift.

[Gil Ozeri]

Which seems by the way. Very nice. I will say nicely wrapped beautifully. Beautifully wrapped. And very important. Like, there's something extremely important inside.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There has two different bows on it. So let's. Let's. Oh, I'm kind of on camera here.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, let's get in there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, now we're opening.

[Gil Ozeri]

Getting the ribbon off. We're just. And have fun with it. You know what I mean? I mean, it just seems like it's not every day you get such. Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, my God.

[Gil Ozeri]

The wrapping. The wrapping. It looks like it was wrapped. I don't know why. It looks like it was wrapped in a. In a. In a home for the age.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It looks like it's wrapped by the unibom. Right.

[Gil Ozeri]

I hope there's not a bomb in there. Wink, wink. I hope we're not gonna die today like the. The families on Little House on the Prairie.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, we're still opening. Is it okay that I'm opening?

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely. Tear at it. It only took me years to get to do it this beautiful, beautifully.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you want to help?

[Gil Ozeri]

Sure. No, you know what? No, actually, I want to kind of watch.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We're just gonna do this.

[Gil Ozeri]

I want it to be work. And that was part of the plan.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, we're getting close here.

[Gil Ozeri]

We're getting close. All right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I like this.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, what's in there?

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's another. There's another wrapped item.

[Gil Ozeri]

No. No way. No, it's one of these.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

All right. Okay. All right, We've made it smaller listener.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I've now pulled out a thing now in full wrapping paper. It was in a big brown box.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now it's in some. Two different types of wrapping paper. And it's more of a round object.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's more of a round object. Yeah. It almost looks like an ottoman. A wrapped ottoman. Beautifully wrapped. Might I add, once again, someone. Someone from some sort of department store must have done this.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is a Nordstrom.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is. This is an elf. This is an elf steward.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You went to Bloomingdale's.

[Gil Ozeri]

All right, the. The wrapping taper is coming on.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Another layer off. And now we're to, like, a plastic. There's a bin. A bin with tape and another big piece of, like, poster board.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Tag on the top here. And now we're going at. Looks like there's packing tape here. Someone really cared about what they were doing. It looks like. Like. And we will get to the bottom of this.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, we've got to find out.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is a very important.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is the longest unwrap ever on this show.

[Gil Ozeri]

Has it been. Okay, I'm breaking records left and right here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, we're getting.

[Gil Ozeri]

I hear a little giggle coming from.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, now we're. We're getting in. I'm getting. I'm getting a look at the next thing.

[Gil Ozeri]

By the way, Bridger's arms are cut and.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And slashed.

[Gil Ozeri]

He's got blood running down his eyes. He's trying.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I can barely stand.

[Gil Ozeri]

What do we see in here? Oh, this is weird. What's this?

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's another wrapped gift inside a giant plastic bucket. So we'll take this out.

[Gil Ozeri]

We'll take that out. Looks like a. Almost like a Russian doll.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. Just. Oh, no, this is a Beautifully wrapped.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's beautifully.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This one's really beautiful. It's like a. Almost a treasure box shape. A chest in another wrapping paper with a gold bow.

[Gil Ozeri]

There's got to be like doubloons in here or something, right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Obviously treasure. Yeah. Okay, so we're pulling this apart now. This one's really. Okay, now the next thing's really beautiful. So this must be the gift.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, it must be. I think we're here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, so now we're getting to the next layer, which is now all post.

[Gil Ozeri]

By the way, you're. If you're listening to this on your, you know, your phone, you have not mistakenly rewound it. This is still the gift being opened.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, we're now to a tre. Again, a treasure chest or like a wagon train sty shaped box which is made out of more cardboard and tape.

[Gil Ozeri]

We're. We're very, very close, I feel.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, we must be today to the gift. Now we're getting in here.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, by the way, this is what I. This is what I think heaven feels like to me. Someone suffering through my horrendous dit.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, now we're pulling this part off.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now we're to, like a wood. A wooden crate.

[Gil Ozeri]

What do we see inside here?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Now inside the wooden crate is a gift bag. So let's pull this out.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, we've pulled out the gift bag. All right. This has got to be it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

All right. Now this is a gift bag that's kind of a wavy blue and green, which is very cute. So nice.

[Gil Ozeri]

Very cute. Obviously Very expensive.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So we'll open it up and I'm sure whatever's in here is the gift. It is absolutely the gift. Oh, okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

What have we got here? We've got the gift. And it is. Oh, it's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, it's like there's another gift in here. Now this is a gift. It's A smaller box. It's kind of round top.

[Gil Ozeri]

A little bit less of a treasure chest. More of a. Well, how would you describe it?

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is probably like a. It's a swollen box. A swollen box with a star wrapping paper.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's a box that got stung by a bee is what happened.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But with a night sky skatepark.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And a purple bow. Okay, so let's. I'm sure the gift is under here.

[Gil Ozeri]

So let's open this. All right. And we're here. We are here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, interesting. Okay, I'm standing in maybe a foot.

[Gil Ozeri]

Of garbage, which is part of the gift.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, I can finally sit down.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, nice.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I can. I'm now back to the mic completely. I've been standing this whole time. So now we're to. Like a little white box. Very cute. Again, well wrapped. More tape.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well wrapped.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Probably more tape. This is the most taped layer we found.

[Gil Ozeri]

You can tell just from the wrapping that a lunatic did not wrap this.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. This is a normal person.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is a normal person. Not.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is what it felt like for Ted. Like Christmas at Ted Kaczynski's house, by the way.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, now the tape on here. This is again, the most tape layer. So I'm sure whatever is beneath this layer is what Gil brought.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, absolutely.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So we'll open it.

[Gil Ozeri]

And this feels real tough.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is the hardest layer yet. Okay, so we're getting into it. And it's.

[Gil Ozeri]

I believe there's no packing tape below this one, so there may be.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, this is the. Yeah, this could have been shipped across the country.

[Gil Ozeri]

Bridger is using his teeth. He is. He's biting it. And might I add, you can't see it, but he's swallowing some of the tape. He's. He needs to open this gift.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, so now we have a plastic. Kind of like a Tupperware bin.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And within this is actually a gift. So I'll pull this.

[Gil Ozeri]

Surprise, surprise.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now this is again. This is like a treasure box that they would have at the dentist's office.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is where you get your prize. But it's wrapped.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. This is a construction guy's lunchbox. Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You would sit on a big beam.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. Fall down as you make fun of your wife. That kind of thing.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, so this is a, like a dollar Dalmatian wrapping paper. The Dalmatians on skateboard. And with a bow, Another beautiful bow. So we'll put that open.

[Gil Ozeri]

Wow. This is.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I can't wait to see what's in here.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, me too. I'm very excited.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. Oh, interesting. So now there's another. Wrapped. Now this is just, you know, your white poster board. Typical.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

With a scotch tape, easier on the hands and arms. And I won't have to do my teeth this time. Time. We're opening. We're opening.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh. Which is disappointing a little bit.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'd rather you do it with your.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Teeth, but my jaws are so tired. Okay, so we've got. And I've got some tape on my hand. We'll just slowly pull. Okay. Pull that off.

[Gil Ozeri]

You can hear that?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah.

[Gil Ozeri]

Good sound effects.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Now we've got a little. Cute. Cute little plastic bin.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yep.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which clear see through. And it's holding, interestingly, a gift.

[Gil Ozeri]

A little. Yeah, a little gift. It's a bag.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's a gift bag with a. All sorts of fun snacks.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. And I. That I got in an adult store.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This was adults only.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, that's right. It was a. A parting gift at a strip club.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's got hot dogs and ice cream cones with faces. And one has googly eyes. Actual googly eyes. I guess they couldn't afford all googly eyes.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, I didn't even notice that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So that's a special little treat. But let's see, let's see. Let's see what gift is.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, let's see. Cuz this is it. It can't get any smaller than this. And we've got. What do we have? We have a gift. Oh my gosh. It's almost like we're going nuts, folks.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm gonna open Sisyphus.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is very Sisyphus.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is the Greek. This is always a trinity gift. That's life is. You're just constantly opening a gift that never.

[Gil Ozeri]

That never. Yeah. Pans out. But I will say I really do hope it pays off for the first. For the person who made the this sake, I hope it pays off once we get to it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Now look at that little gift. It's like a. It's a. We're now half a shoebox size, I would say with the most darling flower wrapping paper and a big orange bow.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, I would.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So now we're opening this and we're unwrapping. Okay. If people are listening to this at a loud volume on their car speakers, the speakers are destroyed.

[Gil Ozeri]

Destroyed, that's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Absolutely. Okay, now we're getting to. This is the most novel box yet. This one. We haven't seen a box like this yet.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, it's almost like a bent out.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Of Shape to go. Box from a restaurant or something.

[Gil Ozeri]

You could almost call it a stupid box. It looks very stupid.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I don't know what this would actually hold. Medical supplies or diapers.

[Gil Ozeri]

It looks like it is a little container for pens. Like two of them taped together. That's what it looks like. I don't know if that's true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That would be an interesting guess, but I was thinking the same.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So we'll pull.

[Gil Ozeri]

I lied about the packing tape. The packing tape is back.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is back. And harder than ever. Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

All right, here we go. And we open this. It does look a little styrofoam. It almost looks like the packaging for a mcdlt.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Mcdlt. Or like a kidney.

[Gil Ozeri]

A kidney, exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Transfer a kidney.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now. Talk about cute.

[Gil Ozeri]

We're getting cuter, folks.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Now, the box is probably the size of. Of. Yeah, like a McDLT, I would say. No, this is a McNuggets.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is a McNuggets.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is A6 size.

[Gil Ozeri]

By the way, everything else, we will refer to it as a McDonald's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. Because this is the. They said we'll pay. Start paying for the episode at 40 minutes.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And so now this.

[Gil Ozeri]

We're in the future, by the way. This is the future. Everything is McDonald's. Like, now. This. This is. This is the gift, by the way. I have to say this is it. We have reached the gift.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I believe you. It's a pink wrapping paper with strawberries and flower and popsicles. Very cute. With a bow. I've never seen. This is like a flower. Yeah, Smush flower. Pull that off. Now we're unwrapping this gift.

[Gil Ozeri]

All right, what do we got here?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, inside is another wrapped object. All right, and now this is probably the size of a. I would say this is like a small McDonald's fries.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

One of the best fries on the market.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. You could also, like. You would also put like maybe six Wendy's nuggets in.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, but that again, Wendy says not paying.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. It's McDonald's. It's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This could be filled with a McDonald's yogurt.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, thank you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

If they're still selling yogurt.

[Gil Ozeri]

I always buy yogurt at McDonald's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think people only go to McDonald's for yogurt. Yeah. That's over a billion.

[Gil Ozeri]

Over a billion sold yogurts.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yogurts. Okay, so now we're opening this and we're pulling this White package open.

[Gil Ozeri]

Let's see what we got in here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, so now what I found, and I believe this has to still continue to be open, but it is. Now, the package is a dog food. A Caesar. Is it.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's weird.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is Caesar the dog trainer guy? Is this his dog food?

[Gil Ozeri]

I couldn't tell you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Or is it a competing Caesar?

[Gil Ozeri]

It might be the name of the dog.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It might be this white dog here.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, but it's agonizing over calling him Caesar for a long time.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That was so many years and meetings and. But it's made with real beef and filets and gravy. But it is. It looks like it needs to be opened because it still tastes weird and it doesn't smell like dog food.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, it must have been washed out repeatedly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Open this. Okay, so now we've opened this, and for the viewer, for the listener, we're showing this little dog food thing I've opened to find, interestingly, a small gift.

[Gil Ozeri]

Whoa.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which is now the size of a 50 cent piece, which can buy you maybe a half a 99 cent drink at McDonald's if they're on sale.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's a rare thing you find these days.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's almost like. It looks like the size of a water bottle cap. Like a Dasani you might get at a McDonald's.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Or a very large contact for somebody with a huge eye.

[Gil Ozeri]

A very. That's so funny that you say that and you'll find out why in a second.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, so we're opening.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's so funny. It's almost like we're telepathic at this point.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now I will.

[Gil Ozeri]

I can't even believe you just said that. That's absolutely. Why do you have a camera and a teddy bear in my house? I don't understand.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I'll remind you. A few weeks ago you got a delivery. A large box.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. An AT&T serviceman came and gave me a delivery. Said, keep this in the corner of your house. I was like, all right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now I'll point out something else I've noticed here is the hair got attached to the tape on this one.

[Gil Ozeri]

There are many. If you go back and look at the tape, there is a wig of hair here. You can. A fucking wig of hair.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You can't wrap a gift without a piece of hair. Getting old saying.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, actually, you gotta put one in for good luck.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes, for good luck. Okay, so we're opening. And this is a polka dot wrapped. And again, professionally wrapped. We're opening this that's right. And now. Oh. Oh, how interesting.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, how interesting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I actually.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's psychic. Unbelievable.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It is the half of a contact lens holder.

[Gil Ozeri]

Wow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I've never seen one in this color.

[Gil Ozeri]

You haven't?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I always see in a green. Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

I chose the purple. I was like, I love this one the most.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, this is really nice.

[Gil Ozeri]

Surprisingly, they cut in half very easily.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I've never seen one cut in half.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, you don't. Because people usually have two eyes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They'll have the two contacts.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yep.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But this is a mono contact.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. Now it's getting small. Pretty. I don't know how many we're gonna fit in here. Okay, what do we got in there?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Now this is the first thing that is not dry, which through this process that I've opened. And it looks like a raspberry.

[Gil Ozeri]

You'd be right. That is a raspberry.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's a true real raspberry.

[Gil Ozeri]

Now I have to ask you a question.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right? They're not sold at McDonald's.

[Gil Ozeri]

They're not sold at McDonald's. No fruit allowed. I have to ask you a question. What do you know about the properties of a raspberry? What do you know? Can you name a few properties of a raspberry?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I would say a prop. A raspberry is hollow.

[Gil Ozeri]

That. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. You could fit a what in there. There.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, whatever your imagination comes up with.

[Gil Ozeri]

A gift, my friend. A gift in there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. So I'm going to pull out this raspberry from a contact lens.

[Gil Ozeri]

Nature's pocket, nature's wrapping. And what do we got?

[Bridger Weiniger]

It is nature's wrapping.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right. What do we got?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Should I eat the raspberry as I'm opening it?

[Gil Ozeri]

I wouldn't. Unless you want to get sick.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I've opened the raspberry.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Put that back in the lens or contact lens holder. And I found what appears to be a. A raisin.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's correct. Your gift is a raisin.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's nothing in here.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely. Maybe bacteria, maybe a seed. Maybe a tiny.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Should I open it up?

[Gil Ozeri]

You can.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Might as well. We've gotten this far. My hands are wet.

[Gil Ozeri]

All right, this is what I wanted to do. Make you look like a psychopath. Because he's opening a raisin right now.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's a raspberry soaked raisin.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And. And I think that's the end of it.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is kind of the center of the universe.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This might be. This is like the center of the universe.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's like, you know, the universe on a turtle's back. It's where.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And who's really to say where the center of the universe is?

[Gil Ozeri]

It's right here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It could be this.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, it could be this. It could be City walk.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Could be Mario Lopez.

[Gil Ozeri]

It could be Mario Lopez.

[Bridger Weiniger]

He would be. So that's his goal.

[Gil Ozeri]

It may be center of the universe.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, I need to find something to wipe my hands with. Unfortunately, I don't have much.

[Gil Ozeri]

There's no paper here. No.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So how have to look around the ground. Oh, here's some. Here's some. I'll just use this as a napkin.

[Gil Ozeri]

Have you ever gotten a raisin before in my life?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Unfortunately like the last nine episodes have been raisins. Which is a shame because it's, you know, you get tired talking patience.

[Gil Ozeri]

You do.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And so funny.

[Gil Ozeri]

We were talking about old people food. And along comes the sweet raisin, the gentle raisin.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Kind of the basis of every senior's diet, you know, Foundation.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. And it's not too sweet.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's a little snack. It's a little treat.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's a little treat. Gives you a little pick me up during the day.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Not too hard to chew through, but not too soft to make you feel old.

[Gil Ozeri]

Uh huh. Children like it. And old people.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Children. I will say, out of all people, children love raisins the most.

[Gil Ozeri]

Love raisins.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Probably the biggest audience for raisins is children. Children. You go trick or treating, a child will love a raisin.

[Gil Ozeri]

I was just talking about how fun it is to get raisins in a little box. Okay. You know those little sun made boxes? A little, I mean the little box is half of the raisin. I mean, like, think about like these boxes, that's half the gift.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm shocked one of those little boxes didn't come into play here.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. That's right. I fucked up huge. Okay, actually overlook oversight if you'll do me a favor.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We'll just pause recording.

[Gil Ozeri]

I will go by.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You're not far from here. No, just run home. Home. And if you wouldn't mind just doing this all over with one difference.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is though, like exactly like the olive, isn't it? Where like it makes raisins, it makes you want to eat like the kids. If I offer my child like just straight up loose raisins, they're like, if I put it in a tiny cute box, suddenly it's like, whoa, look what I got. I got, I got a fun toy.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What's happening at your home.

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, it could speak to how, like, moronic my children are, but I think it more speaks to. We love opening little presents.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There's nothing more fun. I mean, I've just opened. Did you. I would have like, 19.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Something like that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Layers of. And each one was more fun than the last.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You know, the first one, if I had just opened it and there was just one thing in there.

[Gil Ozeri]

No.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What a boring day.

[Gil Ozeri]

What a boring day.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm already hanging by a thread.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I would have been a miss. Yep. But then to see I have 18 more things to open. It's like Christmas over and over. Not work at all.

[Gil Ozeri]

No. That's what you want to do is you want to keep opening gifts.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. You never want to get an object.

[Gil Ozeri]

And then you want it to be a fucking meaningless little raisin. That's what you want. You want a huge gift. You want the anticipation and then the payoff of a raisin.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Anticipation is better. It is always the unknown.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

In a horror movie, once you see the monster, it's over.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

At Christmas, once you open the sweater, it's over.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's over. Once you go. Once you're like, oh, let's go out on New Year's Eve. Let's go to a restaurant. Let's go to Disneyland. Anytime you get there, it's just like, oh, now there's people here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Now. This is my life.

[Gil Ozeri]

This is my life. It's like the excitement is so much better.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. The. The imagining of what could possibly be here.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Could have never lived up to a raisin.

[Gil Ozeri]

To a raisin.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I'm glad you inedible raspberry and raisin. You did find nature's gift wrap.

[Gil Ozeri]

I did.

[Bridger Weiniger]

At least as far as the berry category. I would say within vegetables, probably a. A romaine.

[Gil Ozeri]

Romaine. I mean, strawberries have a little hole in the middle. Let's not forget that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, but that one always feels wrong.

[Gil Ozeri]

It does.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It feels like you couldn't just fill it up.

[Gil Ozeri]

They made a mistake. What is that hole for?

[Bridger Weiniger]

What is. What's happening?

[Gil Ozeri]

People call in or write to the show.

[Bridger Weiniger]

About berries.

[Gil Ozeri]

About berries.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Things you find in the woods.

[Gil Ozeri]

Forage. Yeah. You should have people. If anyone knows what that hole. The evolutionary.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Like, what's the point of it? Like what Allow. Maybe it allowed the bug to live in there rather than to eat its way in.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So it's like.

[Gil Ozeri]

Sounds right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Listen, this is a home for you as long as you don't mess Things up. Worms allow. Just don't eat anything.

[Gil Ozeri]

Just don't eat anything.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And that allowed them for billions of years to become the strawberry we know and love today.

[Gil Ozeri]

Is a strawberry a flower?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Strawberry is exclusively a flower.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is. And what about a raspberry?

[Bridger Weiniger]

A raspberry's a nut.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is a nut.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Uh huh. Yes.

[Gil Ozeri]

Wow. So that was an immediate response. So much so that I believe that you have. This is something you've studied or learned.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, that's my other podcast.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is it a nut or a flower?

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, calling flower.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Cauliflower is a meat.

[Gil Ozeri]

Collie nut.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Caul nut is a space rock.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So that things are. And that's another podcast for someone else.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's true. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You know, leave that out of my show.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, I can only do so many things.

[Gil Ozeri]

I apologize for mixing Imagine.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. And a raisin ultimately is a gift. That's the category within the whole family tree of those.

[Gil Ozeri]

The category is gift for raisin.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Raisin. Raisin is gift. Well, I'm so thrilled to. I wonder what happened with. With the rest of the raisins you had.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, so now I have to be honest with you. That raisin I found on the floor, that is a loose child rug raisin. So I would highly recommend not eating it. It could have been like weeks old.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Did you find the raspberry in the back of your cup?

[Gil Ozeri]

No, the raspberry I took out of the fridge. The raspberry I took out of the fridge. By the way, I had to, like, search a bunch of different. I needed a perfect pocket. But that, that raisin, I was like, I need something, I need something. Should it be like. I was thinking a crumb maybe?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, sure.

[Gil Ozeri]

I needed something perfect. And then it was just like, you know, like the guy, like a choir sang and like the light came down from, like a stained glass window and shined onto this dirty little shitty raisin on the floor.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This reminds me, like, the one story I've heard about you, I think was from Daniel Libman.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I think, like, the first day that you were working or like very on.

[Gil Ozeri]

He was. They were just recently on the show.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. I love those two so much. They were working with you on a show very early on, and one of them noticed you had, I think, a vanilla Oreo and you had a Sharpie and you were.

[Gil Ozeri]

And I was coloring.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Coloring it to look like a regular Oreo. So this really comes together and.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, it does, it does. I like doing that. I like drawing on food do you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Have any memory of that Oreo?

[Gil Ozeri]

I do. I mean, you just brought me back like nom too. It was on Happy Endings. We worked together on a show, right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Gil Ozeri]

But yeah, I was. I was a. At first, I started as a writer's assistant on that show.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, I know.

[Gil Ozeri]

And I was horrific. Like, not taking. Didn't care. Not taking notes. Didn't know what I was doing. Didn't know how to use final draft. Like, was like, hired for something specific, but didn't. And then that's what I would do all day. Like, you know, how did you make.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Fired? That's a nice group of people.

[Gil Ozeri]

Maybe. Yeah. I'm just like, you know, trying to be silly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Writer's assistant job is one of the most high stress jobs you can.

[Gil Ozeri]

You can have. And I was terrible at it and yelled at and then got promoted to a writer after that. They're like, you're so bad. We want to please.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Let's put you in another.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. You can't. It was always like, did you take notes on that? I be like, huh? It was like all that. Like, Gil, did you write that down? Did you get that? Whoa. It was a lot of that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Did you ever get in trouble for it?

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, trouble? I don't know.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Did you ever feel like, oh, my job's in danger?

[Gil Ozeri]

No, I didn't care. I think at that point I was just like, yeah, I was like. For some reason in my head, I was like, ah, I. You know, you guys need me. I don't need this. It was.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You're right. It turns out you were right.

[Gil Ozeri]

It turns out it was quite a gambler. It's good to have that attitude when in any job, not to be grateful for anything. That's what I've learned.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Entry level. Just be the worst possible at your job.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. And people will be mesmerized by you. You will work yourself up. It is like Forrest Gump or what's that movie? Being. Being There.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Being. I've never seen Being There.

[Gil Ozeri]

Great. It's like the good Forrest Gump.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, interesting.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What is the. He just goes through life and has interesting things happen to him.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly. And just like moves through life. I forgot his name is like something Chance. Something. I forgot what his name is in the movie, but it's. Yeah. Peter Sellers is incredible in it. It's good. It's sort of the same premise, Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I like the premise.

[Gil Ozeri]

Falling up kind of right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Then there was a sequel to Forrest Gump.

[Gil Ozeri]

Apparently there was. What was it?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Apparently, Forrest Gump 2. No, that's true.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's not true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

There was a book sequel.

[Gil Ozeri]

Stop.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The movie's based on a book. Apparently it is. Look, and now maybe I'm saying this.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, my God. No, no, no. I think it sounds.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I know sounds right, but apparently there was a sequel. And I think it gets very dark in Forest Gun. Yeah.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, no. What happens to Forest. Wait, is he alive at the end of the first one?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes, right before he snaps.

[Gil Ozeri]

He kills his child. He kills Haley Joel Osman in the.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sacrifice On a killing spree.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, you liked him, you morons.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Every famous person he meets in the sequel dies, ends up dead in a horrific way.

[Gil Ozeri]

First scene in Forrest Gump 2. Forrest Gump puts Haley Joel Osmond in a dryer and turns it on. That is what hap. What a disappointment.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We were rooting for this guy.

[Gil Ozeri]

This guy. And now he's tumbling his little child. That's fucking crazy.

[Bridger Weiniger]

He had just been through a lot of. He went to war. He had met one president.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Those are two things I remember.

[Gil Ozeri]

Everyone forgot that he was stupid.

[Bridger Weiniger]

He saw his girlfriend play naked live.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. And he played ping pong.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Opened a. Or co. Opened a franchise shrimp company.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Which is still maybe at CityWalk. Mario Lopez may be eating there right now, for all we know.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, my God. When's the last time you were there at City Walk?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I've been to Citywide Walk one time, and it was because of this show someone gave me.

[Gil Ozeri]

By the way, you're still there. You don't know this, but you're actually still there, hallucinating.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Something broke that day. I was given a. A gift certificate to go indoor skydiving.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, do they have that there?

[Bridger Weiniger]

They have that there. And so I went for that purpose only. The. I mean, there are a kaleidoscope of reasons I don't want to go to the Universal City Walk, but one, the main one, is I don't want to pay for park parking. And so this was free parking.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And so I thought, okay, fine, I'll do it.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'll do it. I'll suffer.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I was there at about 10:30 in the morning before the crowds went indoor skydiving.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's probably the smart way to do it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. It was empty. I imagine Maroon 5 was blasting over the speakers, obviously.

[Gil Ozeri]

And I went signing gifts or something like that. Huh.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They have a book signing there every morning there.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It doesn't matter what book. Bring him any book. Adam Levine will sign your Book at Universal City Walk. But I went. I did the skydiving. Fell in love with indoor skydiving.

[Gil Ozeri]

Really?

[Bridger Weiniger]

What a time. Haven't been back.

[Gil Ozeri]

Sounds fun.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The price range is a little higher.

[Gil Ozeri]

Is it dangerous?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I imagine. But now, since I've been.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's just a few people get, you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Know, sucked into the fan kind of Willy Wonka style. But people are very good at it. It's like, a thing that you can, like, learn.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, you can do good. Like.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Like ballet.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Like, people. Since I've been on that, listeners have sent in, like, have you seen this? And they're like, world Indoor Skydiving Championships.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, wow.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Where people will be like, synchronized skydiving, which to me doesn't make any sense. Like, physically. I don't know how you've learned to do that.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right, right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That was my one experience at the. And I'd like to keep that. My one experience. The only other thing I'll do is.

[Gil Ozeri]

See a movie there every week.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is see a movie there every week on. During my break on my shift at the theater. No, I'll say, if Mario's willing to interview me, then you'll do it. I'll do it.

[Gil Ozeri]

The last time I was there was Valentine's Day.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Of course, I would have guessed.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, I didn't go. I went with a friend because our wives were out of town.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

And so we were like, let's have a date ourselves. So we went to CityWalk, went to eat at Wolfgang Pucks, which was closed.

[Bridger Weiniger]

He has a restaurant.

[Gil Ozeri]

He did. He did. That monstrosity thing is still. I think it's open. I'm not sure.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

But. Because I haven't been there since, like, forever. Like 10 years or.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. It's been 10 years.

[Gil Ozeri]

And we went and couldn't get into Wolfgang Pucks. It was packed. Because it's beautiful. It's Valentine's Day. Ended up having to eat at Subway. The worst day of our night of our life.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes.

[Gil Ozeri]

Do you know John Gamberling? Do you know him?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I know of him.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. That was who I was with. And then we went to eat. Then we went to see Percy Jackson.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, another romantic.

[Gil Ozeri]

Another romantic movie. We get in there. There was, like, Coca Cola, like, spilled all over the, like, concession stand. Like, I. And it was, like, in my sleeve. We go. We had the. We were having the worst night ever. We go into the movie theater. He's got this, like, huge cup of cherry Coke or something like that. And some guy goes, like, trying to be funny. Goes to John. Hey, Can I get a sip of that. That sip of that drink. And John was, like, at breaking point, and he goes, yeah, but you're gonna have to kill me first. And I lost it. I, like, dropped to my knees and started crying of laughter. It was just like. Like a culmination of, like, the worst night ever. It was so funny. And the guy was like, whoa, whoa. What did I just walk into right now?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, it was funny. Oh, that's terrifying.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, that's what. That's. That is what CityWalk. The Vibes City Walks gives me.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But how was Percy Jackson?

[Gil Ozeri]

Incredible.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We've been waiting for the review.

[Gil Ozeri]

Best movie I've ever seen. Best movie I've ever seen.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's like Percy Jackson and the Lightning Chasers or something.

[Gil Ozeri]

Something like that. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So it's like, yeah, what a night.

[Gil Ozeri]

Harry Potter clone.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, exactly. Kind of off brand.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. I. I don't know why. I know people who regularly go to the Universal City Walk.

[Gil Ozeri]

I don't know how you can stand it. They were trying to have, like, an iron ironic night, and it ended up being like, no, it's actually very bad.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's. To me, when people do things like big activity activities ironically, it's like, you're doing a bad thing, you're doing a bad thing. It just won't be a good experience.

[Gil Ozeri]

And I want to remind everybody, this was a long time. I don't do things ironically anymore. This was. That was the last time I was like, oh, I'm paying for it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I've never. You know, the ironic. My number one least favorite is going to a restaurant ironically.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm like, well, then I'm just eating food.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, the joke's on you. Yours is. Yeah, you're lucky.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I had to pay for it.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, let's just have a nice time. But that feels like at least you got all in. You OD'd on this experience.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly. It was an overdose and you had.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A. I mean, at least you got to watch John threaten a stranger.

[Gil Ozeri]

Ugh. That was good.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A friend just told me about an experience, a road rage experience where he was backing. He was going to back his car out, and the person beeped too hard or something and freaked out.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And then my friend backed out and was a little annoyed, so. So he, like, followed the person.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, no, that's. Oh, Step one pulled over. Oh, gosh.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And said, I've got nothing to lose.

[Gil Ozeri]

So good.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And so my friend was like, oh, okay. And just had to drive off. What do you do in that Experience in that situation.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, you, you, you. You can't do that. You don't know who has, like. People have, like, guns and everything. It's, like, so bad. Once I. I was in a car and somebody cut me. This is also a long time ago. I do not do this. And somebody cut me off, and I pulled my car up to their front window, and I had, like. This was complete road rage. And I was like, you picked the wrong day, lady. That was my lie. That's what came out of my mouth. Can you believe that?

[Bridger Weiniger]

What could the plan be?

[Gil Ozeri]

I don't know. I don't know. It sounded like something Stallone would say. And I was just like. We were both looked at each other like, what?

[Bridger Weiniger]

And.

[Gil Ozeri]

And then I just drove away.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Start crying.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, it was so. I'm like, I'm so sorry. That was.

[Bridger Weiniger]

When you say you picked the wrong day, you have to kill the person.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, exactly. And it's like, I wasn't having a bad day. It was like, a fine day. I don't know, like, what I was.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Road rage is crazy.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's crazy.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Your brain goes to a totally different place.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, I was talking to someone about this recently, and, like, is the reason it happens is because just naturally your body's adrenaline while driving really fast has to be up a little bit. So it's like you're not aware that your adrenaline's super high.

[Gil Ozeri]

I think so.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So you're ready to be set off.

[Gil Ozeri]

You're like, okay, my life is at stake.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right.

[Gil Ozeri]

And this person has no care. It's also that feeling that you have, like, when you're on the Internet and you can't see the person's face. There's. And you're like, I'm gonna say whatever the fuck I want in this comment section. That's what I feel like.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And you're a notorious troll.

[Gil Ozeri]

And I'm a notorious troll. I will go to anybody, especially, like, younger actors. But seriously, though, it feels like I'm now equating, like, okay, maybe YouTube comments are like road rage on the Internet. But it is like, you don't know. You're like, they're not a real human being until you actually see their face, you know? And so you're like, I can say whatever the fuck I want. How dare they?

[Bridger Weiniger]

And everybody kind of has this reservoir of just built up frustration and anger and like, well, this is a place to kind of let that out.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But it's so dangerous.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's so dangerous. It makes no sense. And also, I talk about. I just talked about this with my wife. We talk about this all the time. Which is you want the person who you're talking to to learn a lesson, ultimately be like, either a better driver or not do it in the future. And that is never going. It's like in your head. The fantasy is, oh, that person taught me, like, taught me a gun. Now I will actually follow the rules. Thank God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I didn't know.

[Gil Ozeri]

I didn't know know.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Silly me.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Like, you're like, I hope that person gets into an accident and. But they're okay and they just learn their lesson. And then, like, it's. It's you. You're not. It's just anger. It's just, like, pent up anger. Nothing comes from letting it out.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like the, like, most I'll do at this point, and I actually think this might be even more dangerous, is when someone's mad at me is to smile and wave, which I have to imagine is even more infuriating, probably.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes, that is more infuriating. One time I had someone in New York. I was walking on the street and someone said something horrible to me. And for some reason, my reaction was, I forgive you, I forgive you. And this incensed the man. He was like, you can't forgive me. You can't be sweet to me. He was just, like, so angry. And I was like, I forgive you, I forgive you. It was like Goodwill hunting or something. Like, I was. Was like, I forgive you, sir. There's something about being kind to someone.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Like, they don't, like, they short circuit.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, they short circuit. They like.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I thought you would just match my energy.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, no, no, no. I'm better than you, sir. I'm better. I am, like, Zen right now.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The only kind of satisfying road rage is when someone cuts you off or speeds past you and then you end up at the red light together. You don't even have to look at them. It's just that feeling of like, oh, I feel like the most powerful person in the universe right now. That person must feel like such an asshole.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, yeah. They have to, like, look at you, right? Shame. Yeah, shame.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sit in their mess.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. And that's what I get off on, actually. The shame of other people, especially if they're, like, older people. If, like, an older person's cut me off, I'm like, okay, so late in life, you're almost close to death and you still feel shame.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Like, that's like you've never gotten over it.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm never. No.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, well, is There anything left to say about raisins or raspberries?

[Gil Ozeri]

They're great.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you have a favorite berry?

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, God. I will say. I was going to say strawberry, but I find them recently to be too inconsistent.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's their biggest flaw. Yeah.

[Gil Ozeri]

Strawberry was number one on my fruit list. Now I think it's peach.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh.

[Gil Ozeri]

And that is because.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But that's also inconsistent.

[Gil Ozeri]

So it's way more inconsistent. But I would say that the best peach is better than the best strawberry.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I agree.

[Gil Ozeri]

So that's how I rate it now. Whatever. The best. Give me the best of your Platonic. Yes, exactly.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. And I will say for peaches, there's like, a pretty good time window that you're aware of, that they'll be good strawberries. I've never been able to figure out when you're supposed to get them.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. And what about the hole? Can we talk about the hole first?

[Bridger Weiniger]

No one's talking about the hole.

[Gil Ozeri]

Talking about that missing fruit.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Once people know about this hole.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Strawberries are done.

[Gil Ozeri]

Strawberries are done. Once people figure out, like, oh, my God, I'm missing, like, I paid for a full strawberry. I'm getting, like, you know, two thirds of a strawberry.

[Bridger Weiniger]

My life has been wasted.

[Gil Ozeri]

What is this? What's this lie?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Meanwhile, peach. Half of it is a stone.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's right. It's true. Even there's, like, grooves in the pit of a peach. You fit fruit in there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's true. Like, you're getting fruit that's efficient.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's efficient.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And you get something you can throw at someone.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Use as a toy.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Or like. Like wrap and give to a gift or something like that. You can always. Jewelry, furniture, the whole buffalo.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What happens when a peach pit dries out? Is it gross or is it usable?

[Gil Ozeri]

Are you really asking questions?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, I'm curious. I feel like somebody could, like, build something out of those.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm sure they could. Can.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like you could. I could do something in your future.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, thank you, first of all. Thank you. I'm actually very flattered and blushing right now. I can build something out of peach pits.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You should become a pit worker.

[Gil Ozeri]

I should. I should do stuff.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Just a pit artist, like on YouTube, building things out of pits. I don't know. This is an ideas podcast. I say it all the time.

[Gil Ozeri]

Just throw it out there.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You throw it out and let the guest.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, we'll see what the benefits. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I'm incredible. I'll obviously be saving both of these.

[Gil Ozeri]

Great.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Those will not Be thrown anywhere?

[Gil Ozeri]

No.

[Bridger Weiniger]

As well as all of this wrap.

[Gil Ozeri]

If you want me to send you some sort of vial to put them in, that's fine too. I can do that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You know, a little fragrance sampler.

[Gil Ozeri]

That would be great.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Stuff those down in there, seal it up, and then it's a time capsule.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Forever the world's smallest time capsule.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Not a bad idea.

[Gil Ozeri]

Nope.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I think it's time to play a game.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We're gonna play a game called gift or curse.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But first I need a number between 1 and and 10 from you.

[Gil Ozeri]

10.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. Wow. I think you're very small number of people who have. I have to do some light calculating to get our game piece right now. Game pieces. So right now you can recommend, promote, do whatever you want with the microphone. I'll be right back.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. So. All right. So I recommend and promote the show. Big Mouth, which I write for and act on. This final season is out right now. And I Netflix. So please check that out. It's. It's great and it's nice to say goodbye. It was that. How was that? Was that good?

[Bridger Weiniger]

You still gave me down here.

[Gil Ozeri]

Netflix is a streaming service. Basically you go onto your. Your big computer, you use your mouse. Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And again, Netflix is only available via a desktop PC.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's correct.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You have to have a mouse.

[Gil Ozeri]

You have to have a mouse. And one of those like big huge PCs that you can hear down the block. Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

An engine powered, engine powered PC. A diesel powered modem.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

This is how we play gift or a curse. I'm going to name three things and you're gonna tell me if they're a gift or a curse and why.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Then I'll tell you if you're right or wrong because there are correct answers. Oh, there's a strong chance you can lose. There's a small chance you can win.

[Gil Ozeri]

And what happens if I lose?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, you're humiliated.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And you've had a flawless podcast so far. It would be sad to see you fall on your face at the very end.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely. The nerves. My nerves.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. You're shaking.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm shaking.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You're shaking. You're drooling.

[Gil Ozeri]

For some reason, I'm drooling. I feel number three coming on. I'm like, I'm that.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, this first one is from a listener named Sydney from the mega tier of suggestions.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So it's very important. Gift or a curse. Checking your bag at the gate because the flight is to full.

[Gil Ozeri]

Checking your bag at the cake. I would. I would say curse.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Why?

[Gil Ozeri]

Because I hate checking and waiting. I hate waiting for baggage. And I don't know. What is the. What are you. What's the benefit? Just that. What is the benefit? Or checking your bag. What's the benefit? That you're helping other people out? Is that it? I'm truly asking you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I've got an answer.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, great. So then I. I know. I feel like I'm wrong, and I'm going to change my answer to, of course you check your bag. All right, what is it?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you think it's a gift or a curse?

[Gil Ozeri]

I think it's a curse. I will say it's a curse.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Gill, it's a gift. It's a gift. We've got to get the word out that this is a gift.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, tell me why. Explain to me.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, first of all, what a generous thing to do from your heart.

[Gil Ozeri]

No, no, no, no, no. Service. That's answers to be of service, first of all.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Not people. Airlines. When you're boarding an airline, the first thing you should be thinking is, what is the health of Delta? What is happening on United Airlines?

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes. How can I help JetBlue?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes. What is the. What's happening financially for this company? That's right. They've got to pack these things with people. They've got to. They have to overbook.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I'm part of that process.

[Gil Ozeri]

You're worried about the airline?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm worried about airlines.

[Gil Ozeri]

First in the. In the industry or just the corporations?

[Bridger Weiniger]

The corporations, specifically. Okay. I don't care about the technology, the people working, the employees. That doesn't matter to me.

[Gil Ozeri]

The shareholders.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's the shareholders, ultimately. Okay. So I'm thinking about shareholders, which I do in every situation.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And so this is my little contribution to the shareholders.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Is saying, look, you can take this thing that I went out of my way to pack and bring with me as tightly as possible, knowing that I.

[Gil Ozeri]

Wanted to bring it on the plane.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. So I wouldn't have to wait at the carousel after, so I could just get into the car or God forbid, the LAX shuttle to the car.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Just trying to eliminate one step from my life. But that was a little selfish of me.

[Gil Ozeri]

That is true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I want to send my bag to the bottom of the plane and potentially lose it in transit.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, I will agree with you on one condition.

[Bridger Weiniger]

On what if.

[Gil Ozeri]

When you arrive at the airport.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes.

[Gil Ozeri]

That you're going to. Everyone claps for you. If that is, if you can give me some sort of reward. I'm all in. Everyone's just like, thank you for. Then I'm in. Then I'm in.

[Bridger Weiniger]

They. I feel like they did use to offer some incentive that's gone away.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, like a.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Like, we'll give you a voucher or.

[Gil Ozeri]

A free drink or something. You're scum. You're complete scum. On.

[Bridger Weiniger]

On an airplane now, it's just out of the generosity, the openness of your heart that you're willing to sacrifice.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. And maybe. Maybe the clerk will laugh at you. Maybe they'll be like, you animal. You belong in the street, you stupid piece of shit. Go sit next to the bathroom. You know, don't worry. Your luggage will be wet when you get it.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So ultimately, a gift. People need to know. This is a gift.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now I think.

[Gil Ozeri]

Think I see where we're heading.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You understand how stupid you were when you suck.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And it's unfortunate, but you're learning.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, so number two. This is from a listener named Mark.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And this is a longer one, so pay attention.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Gift. Or a don't doze off. I won't gift. Or a curse. When you're reading off a credit card number on the phone, and after every four digits, they say mm or okay. Or someone's reading off a number to you, and they won't continue until you say mm or okay after every four digits. Digits. I assume Mark is working at a call center maybe.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Or in customer service.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. Or he just recently had a traumatic experience with this.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right. Or just got a credit card.

[Gil Ozeri]

Just got a credit card.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's a big moment.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is. He's 13.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Mark, age 11.

[Gil Ozeri]

Eight. At 11. Is it a gift or curse that. What? That. That you have?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I guess we should reread this because it is a hard one to be like, what.

[Gil Ozeri]

What it feels like. There's three scenarios in this question. Okay, so.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So when you're reading off a credit card number on the phone, and after every four digits, they say, or, okay, or someone's reading off a number to you, and they won't continue until you say mm or okay after every five.

[Gil Ozeri]

Digits, I think that's a curse. I think that they should. It is known at this point that everyone just needs to keep going. They can stay. Can separate with a little, like, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 2. You can do that. If I have to hear your mm, I'm like, just hurry the fuck up. What are we doing here? We both don't enjoy this. That's where I am.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Wrong.

[Gil Ozeri]

Wrong. I Knew it. You're on the side of the credit card companies.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm on the side of positive affirmations.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A little reinforcement is good. You know, I said the four things I need to hear from somebody else that I did a good job, and I need to tell somebody else that we need these little moments of validation. And, you know, every day we're all really struggling through life.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And if you get four numbers in a row, you should hear from another person. A plus.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Thumbs up.

[Gil Ozeri]

If we have it in our personal life, why can't we have it in, like, when I'm having sex with my wife, she'll go, mm. And I know I'm doing, like, a solid job. Every four. Every four seconds, I've asked her to.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Go, mm, and then you say, okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

And I say, okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Mm.

[Gil Ozeri]

And if I don't hear that, I'm like, wait, we have to start over again.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Where's that?

[Gil Ozeri]

And where's the passion? Let's start from the beginning.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I thought this was supposed to be electric.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, but no, no, I need that valid.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You're right.

[Gil Ozeri]

You're right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay.

[Gil Ozeri]

I made a mistake. I apologize.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So you've gotten two wrong so far.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

It's just a shame. But let's give you one more chance. All right, this is from a listener named Emily.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Gift or a curse? Short sleeved sweaters.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, I'm sorry. I revealed my. My short sleeved sweaters. Now, what does that mean? Does that mean, like, cut off?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I think it's kind of whatever you want. They just don't have a full sleeve.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm going to split my answer here. I'm going to say that if there is, like, a ringer at the end or like, it's hemmed, it's a fucking curse. It's disgusting. And I'm going to say that if it's cut off, like, like, you know, what's his name in the Goonies? What was the actor's name in no country for Old Men?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, he's so good. Yeah.

[Gil Ozeri]

Thank you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Josh Brolin. We love him.

[Gil Ozeri]

Looks insanely good in a cut off sweater.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And he wears one in no country.

[Gil Ozeri]

For Old Men, and he does, too. So I'm gonna say gift if it's like, cut off in a. A organic way, not in a bought way.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Right.

[Gil Ozeri]

And curse every other way.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, but I do need.

[Gil Ozeri]

You need a solid answer, unfortunately. Okay, yeah, I'm gonna say curse then. Wrong. No.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What's wrong with taking a sleeve off with sewing Up a sleeve. I've. I've been watching Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, and I think I've seen this a little bit. I think I saw somebody with a sleeveless sweatshirt or sweater. Looked great. It's unconventional. It's fun. It's warming up the part of the body that you want. Sometimes you want just the chest to be warm. Sometimes you just want the shoulder.

[Gil Ozeri]

I have a feeling you're being contrarian. I have a feeling that you actually hate sweaters that are sleeveless or half sleeves.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm gonna Google one right now.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, my God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Without sleeve or sleeve. Wait, what is it with short sleeves?

[Gil Ozeri]

He's on a private tab, folks. He doesn't even want to show his husband that he looked for this stuff.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, let's see here. Let's see. Okay, these are great looking. Look at this. How can you say this isn't.

[Gil Ozeri]

Who is it? If you're showing me a picture of Adrien Brody right now.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, now that's a. More. That's on the loft website. So this is for gals.

[Gil Ozeri]

Decide what you want to be hot or you want to be cold? Decide what you want.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Let's see. And let's see. Okay, now here's a man in one. Let's see here. I think that's perfectly. Whoops.

[Gil Ozeri]

Now, what site are we on here?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Banana Republic Factory. Yes. So I guess they're not selling it in the main store.

[Gil Ozeri]

You know what? Take this with a grain of salt. If you're buying your stuff at Banana Republic. Sure, go for it. Go for it. But if you're like me and you shop at J. Crew, or you shop at the Gang Gap, you're not buying sweaters that have cut off sleeves.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, well, you got all three wrong.

[Gil Ozeri]

I know, I know. It's a travesty, actually. I apologize.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You've entered a very small pool of people who have lost the game completely.

[Gil Ozeri]

Completely.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So that's something to be proud of in a way.

[Gil Ozeri]

No. I will go home and feel sick. Yeah. Like one of these old people who have just cut somebody off. Total shame.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And now, Anna Lease, our producer, has one gift or curse, which we both have to answer. They know the correct answer. Okay, Anneliese, what is it? The county fair. Do you want to go or should I go?

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm going to go. Oh, God. This is one where the anticipation is better than the actual thing. Okay, you think county fair. You're like, I'm going to have a good time. You get there, it's like city walk on crack. I'm Going to say, no fucking way. That's a curse. You go there and it's the dregs of humanity doing the dregs. Eggs of humanity's. You know, it's just activities. It's. I would. I'm gonna say fun in maybe an ironic way. But mostly it's a curse. It's a curse.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm going to actually say gift, I think. And I have a. I'm going to say state fair curse. State care. State fair is trash.

[Gil Ozeri]

So it depends on the size.

[Bridger Weiniger]

State fair is all concrete and like, Marilyn Monroe Fleece blanket.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, gotcha.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Whereas the county fair has got a little bit of charm and class. It's more of a Charlotte's web vibe. There are blue ribbons.

[Gil Ozeri]

People are bringing their city fair.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Now a city fair is interesting. Starting to get in. It really is. Getting into city walk territory.

[Gil Ozeri]

It is. Okay. And town fair, City fair could be.

[Bridger Weiniger]

A new Rick Caruso property.

[Gil Ozeri]

What about a block party?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Interesting. Block parties should start having pie contests.

[Gil Ozeri]

They should.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like that that's a new territory the block parties haven't gotten into. They should bring the blue ribbon in, maybe some farm animals.

[Gil Ozeri]

Because you always want to see your neighbors with blueberry all over their mouth. That makes you respect them a little bit more.

[Bridger Weiniger]

If you, like, look through their window and then turn out and you lock eyes and there's blueberries all over their.

[Gil Ozeri]

Face, you're like, oh, man. Yeah, I want them to babysit my child.

[Bridger Weiniger]

So I'm going to say gift. As far as county fair, state fair again, trash.

[Gil Ozeri]

Got it on a list. It's a gift.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yes.

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, how often?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, think about it this way.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's the closest experience we have to.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Being able to be in Roman Times Coliseum. You know, you're gonna. You know, when you show up, you. You might see someone die. Oh, interesting. Now that feels like state fair to me. I have seen several people die at the state fair. You look up at that carousel, you look up at that Ferris wheel.

[Gil Ozeri]

It's shaking, it's rattling. It might be rolling. You know that something bad could happen.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And just the thrill how many. Everything's so protected and organized these days. I don't know.

[Gil Ozeri]

I was talking to a total Nazi right now. Who wants to see death and destruction? But yeah, okay, fine. I love it. I absolutely love it. If you're going there to see death, absolutely. The county fair is the number one place to go.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The county fair, you'll see the risk of death and potential of death. State fair, you will see death.

[Gil Ozeri]

You will see death.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You'll probably enter and there will be a body lying there. You have to step over a body to get into fair.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

To get your funnel cake.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Whereas the county fair, it might just be an extra bit of spice to the night. Remember when that person fell off, it's just a little extra thing. There we go. That's all. Just a little excitement for your life, Gil. For you to have lost the game in such a complete way.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh my God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

The efficiency.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh my Lord. I shouldn't have said 10 is the problem.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah, I think 10 you10 started off.

[Gil Ozeri]

Too high right away.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, we need to to answer a listener question people are writing into. I saidnogiftsmail.com, they're also occasionally or we would hope more often. Now we just opened the gates to voicemail. Anneliese, what are the needs and wants from you as far as a voicemail? If you'd like to send us a voice note, please make it under 60 seconds. Record it in a quiet space so no AC running in the background or anything. No dogs or anything. And then when you send it in, you just have to acknowledge you give us permission to either use use it or not use it at our discretion.

[Gil Ozeri]

So thank you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay. I said no gifts. Gmail.com. will you help me answer a question?

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, I would love to.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, we've got a run one right here. It says dear Bridger and delightful but incredibly rude guest. Okay, whatever. My sister moved to Portland, Oregon from San Francisco bay area about 20 years ago with her husband. They bought a house, had a kid and recently realized they've been homesick the entire time. Time. They are moving back to the Bay area with their 17 year old and their dog. They are going to rent a house while they figure out where exactly they want to live. Can afford to live around here. Well, it sounds like she's kind of shaming her sister's bank account here. Whatever. They anticipate renting for about three years. What is a housewarming slash welcome home gift I can give them and that won't add to clutter. Especially since they'll be moving again three years from now. She's also kind of saying my sister can't commit to anything. Whatever they are, they are literary types who love books and music. The 17 year old has generously agreed to do their senior year of high school here. Okay, generously. You do what your parents tell you to do. Send this kid off to naval academy. A houseplant is a given My sister loves plants. And gift card for dinner out in there. Out in the new town. Seems obvious. Okay. But there are some food allergies in the family that can make dining out difficult. Do you have any ideas? I love you and the pod. Okay, well, I apologize for everything I've said so far. And that's just from happy sister. I guess. That's probably on her driver's license. Yeah, maybe.

[Gil Ozeri]

Her name's Happy.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Happy. Last name sister.

[Gil Ozeri]

Last name sister.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Sure.

[Gil Ozeri]

My first thought, and this is gonna be a weird answer, but. Tent stakes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Tent stakes.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay, Your sister can't stay still and you need to give her a fucking hit about what you want her to do, right? So give her something that's going to undermine her entire trip back. Give her 10 steak and say, oh, yeah, this is what you need. Right? Because you can't stay still because you can't make a fucking decision. Let me get you grounded, honey. That's what you need to do.

[Bridger Weiniger]

But Gil, the sister has just realized she's wasted her whole life.

[Gil Ozeri]

I'm sorry, but she's still wasting her life.

[Bridger Weiniger]

She's so. I mean, the emotions are running high. She's like, my time is running out. She's probably going to realize soon that she's not in love with her husband.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. The children split. The kid. 17 year old kid's going to be miserable.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We already have a hint that the kid's a brat.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yes.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Ungrateful brat.

[Gil Ozeri]

Ungrateful, disgusting brat.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And the dog.

[Gil Ozeri]

Probably ugly, I would say, right?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I mean, most children are ugly.

[Gil Ozeri]

Question. Yeah, I mean, it sounds disgusting.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. The kid, they would have said baby boy or baby girl. 17 year old baby boy, say.

[Gil Ozeri]

Probably has a middle part.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. Would have really gone in.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, we really got 4 foot 8. 4 foot 8, middle part. We've already decided that short people are disgusting right at the top of this show. So first of all, yeah, I mean, maybe get her the gift of a hitman for her ugly child. I don't know.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Take out the kid.

[Gil Ozeri]

Take out the kid.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Then the kid probably has all the allergies and then suddenly you can get a gift card to any restaurant in town.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Go crazy with it.

[Gil Ozeri]

Which, where would you say, Wolfgang Pucks? Where would you say?

[Bridger Weiniger]

I assume he has a branch in San Francisco. Oh, yeah, probably the San Francisco citywalk.

[Gil Ozeri]

Absolutely. There's a citywalk, by the way, in every county.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Every county. It's usually where they hold the fair. This is her after this big move. She's going to Be craving a steak. And I assume Wolfgang probably does a decent steak at one of his franchises. I bet he has one in the airport, right?

[Gil Ozeri]

Wait, did you mean stakes? Like I meant.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, interesting. I didn't even realize thematically.

[Gil Ozeri]

I mean, we're on the same wavelength, like with the contact lens. And I just think. Think something in the steak world. I don't know if it's 10 steaks or real steaks.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, speaking of steaks, my boyfriend just bought his father for Father's Day for his birthday, a box of. One of those. He sent him one of those boxes of steaks, you know?

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, really?

[Bridger Weiniger]

And there was a mistake in the mail where they asked.

[Gil Ozeri]

Steak.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Oh, my God. And Jesus, this is collapsing on it. I can barely breathe. Breathe with all the steaks around. But he sent it to him. But there was a mistake where they also sent us a box. And we thought, oh, we got a box.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Of six. But we were going out for the night, so we left it on the counter because it's in the frozen thing. We get home, we open it up. There was no dry ice in there. It was just rotting meat.

[Gil Ozeri]

No. Oh, God. Did you complain and ask for a new free?

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's what my boyfriend said. You can't complain about the thing that accidentally sent you.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah, that's true.

[Bridger Weiniger]

He's like, we should have warned them. It's like, well, no.

[Gil Ozeri]

So did you end up throwing it out?

[Bridger Weiniger]

It had to be thrown out. And I'm sure a raccoon was so tempted, or coyotes were probably.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's when you give it to a neighbor and look.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Look so nice.

[Gil Ozeri]

Look so nice.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Until they're dead.

[Gil Ozeri]

Until they're dead.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like, send a box of steaks. That.

[Gil Ozeri]

So I love that your suggestion is exactly what you did for someone. What I did is actually a great gift.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And. And then. But while it's in transit, go over with the wrapped box of tent stakes.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay. And so, like, a double whammy kind of double whammy.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And if she freaks out when she sees the. The tent stinks. You'll be far enough away that she can have her meltdown at home. And then she'll get this thing on.

[Gil Ozeri]

The porch and then be like, oh.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I'm starving for meat. I've had my child killed. She's gonna go crazy.

[Gil Ozeri]

That sounds like a good plan. I like that plan.

[Bridger Weiniger]

What a way to enter the San Francisco Bay.

[Gil Ozeri]

I know. Congrats. Happy sister.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I feel like we answered the question beyond perfectly.

[Gil Ozeri]

Oh, my God.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We saved a family.

[Gil Ozeri]

We saved A family. And we killed a child.

[Bridger Weiniger]

That's what happens. That's the trade off there.

[Gil Ozeri]

Exactly. If you're having family, if your marriage is falling apart, folks, kill your child, kill your kid. The kid's the problem.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Family therapist, kill Ozeri.

[Gil Ozeri]

Family therapist, kill Ozeri. Your child's a problem.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I can see what the problem is.

[Gil Ozeri]

I can see what. Are they leaving raisins on the floor? Do yourself a favor and shoot em up.

[Bridger Weiniger]

We answered the question perfectly. You failed the game.

[Gil Ozeri]

I failed the game.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I have a raisin to hold onto for the rest of my life.

[Gil Ozeri]

And paper. You're not throwing any of this wrapping paper.

[Bridger Weiniger]

No, no, no, no. I've been throughout this. I have been barely here mentally. I've been thinking, where can that go in my home?

[Gil Ozeri]

Because I did enter a, like a new level at Target. Target. Getting all this, like, I have like the black card now at Target. I have entered like, you know, the 100 top customers at Target.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. You get to go in before store hours.

[Gil Ozeri]

Yeah. You get to use the private bathroom.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Yeah. They close it down for your birthday.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's right. I get a wipe down cart. I get everything I need.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Well, I really appreciate all of this.

[Gil Ozeri]

Of course.

[Bridger Weiniger]

And I'm so happy you could be here today.

[Gil Ozeri]

Thank you for having me. It was great. It was great to meet you.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Being here and. And listener. I have so much paper in my life. I'm so. I feel kind of settled for the first time. This might be the final episode of the podcast. This is kind of what I was looking for. And so I'm going to go off and try to decide if I'll do another episode.

[Gil Ozeri]

Taking out a gun. Oh, no. This is really it, folks.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Just a. GUNSHOT rings.

[Gil Ozeri]

That's how you end the podcast.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Gil Screamer.

[Gil Ozeri]

Right. Oh, no. Oh, no. How long do you think I would have to stay here before I could leave?

[Bridger Weiniger]

They would ask you wait till they clean up. Yeah. And then.

[Gil Ozeri]

And can I take the raisin? Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

You can't take the raisin.

[Gil Ozeri]

Okay.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Okay, listener, the podcast is over. I love you. Goodbye. I see 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 said no 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.

[Gil Ozeri]

Well, I invited you here.

[Bridger Weiniger]

I thought I made myself perfectly clear. When you're a guest in my home, you got to come to me empty handed.

[Gil Ozeri]

I said no guest. Your presence is present enough and I already had too much stuff, so how.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you dare disobey me?

[Gil Ozeri]

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[Bridger Weiniger]

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[Gil Ozeri]

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[Bridger Weiniger]

Use as often as needed, so you.

[Gil Ozeri]

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[Bridger Weiniger]

Are you still quoting 30 year old movies?

[Gil Ozeri]

Have you said cool beans in the past 90 days?

[Bridger Weiniger]

Do you think Discover isn't widely accepted?

[Gil Ozeri]

If this sounds like you, you're stuck in the past.

[Bridger Weiniger]

Discover is accepted at 99% of places.

[Gil Ozeri]

That take credit cards nationwide and every time you make a purchase with your.

[Bridger Weiniger]

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