Laugh with Me – Episode 103

Guest: Nathan "Bob" Roberts
Host: Jeremy Odem
Release Date: September 27, 2025

Episode Overview

This episode of "Laugh with Me" brings longtime friend Nathan “Bob” Roberts to the mic, a legend within Jeremy’s circle for his unforgettable stories and unique approach to life. The episode dives deep into roommate antics, college living in questionable apartments, hilarious pranks, and medical misadventures. Bob shares humor, nostalgia, and honest reflections on young adulthood, all set against the backdrop of Park Wild (a.k.a. “Park Shitty”), a notorious apartment complex, plus tales of surviving medical mishaps abroad. With a tone equal parts irreverent and heartfelt, Jeremy and Bob reminisce and roast each other—serving up relatable laughs for anyone who’s experienced the chaos of early adulthood.

Key Discussion Points & Stories

1. The Legend of “Bob”

[05:07 – 09:56]

• Origin of the Nickname:
  Bob explains how, despite his real name being Nathan, friends in Missouri Valley started calling him Bob due to his last name, Roberts, and the name stuck when he moved to Omaha, especially since the group already had a Nate.

  “It just stuck… the Bob name just stayed after we moved, and everyone called me that. New people get confused, obviously—it’s hilarious.” – Bob ([05:40])

• Double Life at His Wedding:
  Jeremy and Bob discuss the confusion at Bob’s wedding when friends called him Bob and family called him Nate—leading to a “double life” dynamic.

2. Colonoscopy Comedy & Medical Real Talk

[10:17 – 16:12]

• Jeremy recounts his recent colonoscopy prep, making light of uncomfortable details:

  “If you enjoy shitting your brains out all night... it’s awful. But if you enjoy that, I mean, if that’s your thing…” – Jeremy ([10:39])

• Bob hasn’t had one yet but is mentally preparing:

  “Every year my doctor reminds me. So I got two more years, and then it'll be that time…” – Bob ([10:18])

• Both discuss absurd hospital routines—being woken up for “rest,” having to confirm their name at all hours, and anesthesia amnesia.

3. Park Wild (“Park Shitty”): Legendary Roommate Chronicles

[16:12 – 44:50]

a. Moving Out (and Up?)

• Attempted First Apartment:
  Bob’s parents nixed his first apartment after police warned of its astronomical crime rate, to the point that they paid the boys to lose their deposit and “not live there.”

  “They paid us not to live there.” – Bob ([19:31])

• Enter Park Wild:
  The trio lands at Park Wild: two bedrooms for three guys, sandwiched between a jail, train yard, and a strip club (“Lipsticks”).

  • Living arrangements include sharing a room, bedroom hierarchy, and the infamous “shelf”—a loft ledge with a railing and makeshift styrofoam “walls.”

b. Ingenious (Dubious) Domestic Solutions

• Cooking and Cleanliness:

  • Used a gas grill filled with charcoal (to skirt rules), bought the cheapest cuts of meat.
  • Dishes were avoided at all costs; Totino’s pizzas cooked directly on the oven rack, slid onto the box, folded into “calzones,” no plates required.

    “If you’re really creative, you fold the Totino’s in half—now it’s a calzone if you have guests.” – Bob ([34:28])

  • Trash not taken out—instead, upgraded bin sizes to delay the chore.

• Bathroom Etiquette:

  • The downstairs bathroom was “men’s number one only”—never cleaned, never stocked with toilet paper.
  • Mysterious “penis enlarger pump” left behind—no one claims ownership.

• “Park Shitty” Name & Reputation:

  • Crime and DIY mess aside, the name reflected both external reputation and their own slovenly standards.

    “We called it Park Shitty just for the condition—it was you guys, you guys made it that way.” – Jeremy ([30:17])

c. Antics & Pranks

• “Shelf Warfare”:
  Roommate Eric lived openly on the shelf, used pennies as weapons, chucking them from above at unsuspecting targets ([43:23]).

• Mail Prank:
  Cody’s mail (ignored for years) was systematically stuffed between his mattress and box spring—until his bed collapsed ([47:29]).

• Garbage Disposal Horror:
  The source of a mysterious smell: someone puked in the kitchen sink, vomit later revealed by the garbage disposal ([53:10]).

4. Top 10 Sounds of Park Shitty

[45:22 – 66:40]
Bob delivers a hilarious, uniquely specific rundown of the apartment’s “soundtrack,” each with a story:

1. “What are you gonna do with those goldfish?” – Neighbor’s question when the guys buy fish to feed a piranha; their answer: “boil them and serve over rice.” ([64:28])
2. “This place is a shithole.” – Friend's dad upon seeing the apartment during move-out ([62:31])
3. “Goddamn birds!” – Roommate’s frustration during Final Fantasy 7 gaming marathons ([57:08])
4. “What the hell happened to my pop?” – Pranking strangers by shaking their sodas ([55:46])
5. Thundering footsteps – Bob’s steel-toed boots clomping after UPS shifts ([55:19])
6. Backed up garbage disposal – The return of last night’s binge ([53:00])
7. “We’re gonna burn this down.” – Attempting to dispose of years’ worth of mail in a fireplace ([49:36])
8. Cody’s bed collapse – The fallout of the mail-stuffing prank ([47:44])
9. “That ain’t no [expletive] otter!” – Neighbor’s outburst at TV ([45:34])
10. Miscellaneous apartment chaos – Pennies raining down, badminton, treadmill thuds, etc.

5. European Misadventure: The Czech Hole in the Leg Story

[68:16 – 82:00]

• Medical Nightmare:
  Bob recounts contracting a staph infection after swimming in a Nebraska lake, only for it to explode into a “gaping hole” in his leg upon reaching the Czech Republic. He describes:

  • Local clinics panicking and sending him to hospital
  • Language barriers (his Russian limited to “nyet”), being forcibly held down while doctors dig in his leg
  • Weekly wound cleanings, antibiotics wreaking havoc
  • Embarrassments of finding bathrooms in Europe (including paying for toilet seats)

    “Time is of the essence… finally, I just take a handful of change, and I’m like, toilet seat!” – Bob ([77:43])

• Aftermath & Recovery:
  Bob loses 50 lbs, picks up a staph infection in the hospital, relies on roommate Cody to change his bandages after returning home.

6. Reflections: Growing Up, Reunions, and Fantasy Football

[83:00 – 96:21]

• High School Reunion:

  • Bob in town for his 25-year high school reunion—recalls Y2K, Columbine, 9/11, and early 2000s anxieties.

• Fantasy Football Lore:

  • 19-year league, Jeremy and Bob are longtime participants.
  • Bob won during the 2020 remote/COVID season—“asterisk year”—and had to buy a new couch as part of his winnings arrangement with his wife.
  • Classic banter about changing team names, the “champions couch,” draft day rituals, and ongoing bragging rights.

    “Anytime in a draft recap there’s an asterisk next to mine—because you were remote during COVID!” – Jeremy ([87:13])

Notable Quotes & Moments

On Apartment Living:

“We had a charcoal grill we weren’t supposed to have, because it looked like a gas grill, that we filled with charcoal.” – Bob ([20:55])

“We need a bigger trash can… that still no one will take out.” – Jeremy ([32:52])

On Pranks and Apartment Culture:

“So eventually, [Cody]’s like, Bob, this bed is so uncomfortable. I can’t sleep on it anymore. So he sleeps on the floor. Right? But so eventually… there was so much mail in between the mattress and the box spring, it had slid off.” – Bob ([47:44])

“Don’t burn your mail in the fireplace. Especially in a multi-story apartment building.” – Bob ([51:24])

On Medical Predicaments Abroad:

“They get like the biggest nurse they can find, like this huge lady… holds my leg down and this guy starts digging around with a dentist pick.” – Bob ([72:47])

On Growing Up (Sorta):

“Now every year I try to, you know, because this hashtag, never forget, right? … My kids think it’s my favorite holiday. And I’m like, guys, this is not a holiday.” – Jeremy ([85:14])

Timestamps for Key Segments

• [05:07]: The Origins of “Bob”
• [10:17]: Colonoscopy Comedy & Hospital Quirks
• [16:12]: Park Wild Living: Crime, Chaos & Cleanliness
• [25:19]: The Infamous “Shelf” (Loft Ledge Bedroom)
• [30:17]: Why It’s Called “Park Shitty”
• [45:22]: Bob’s Top Ten Sounds of Park Shitty
• [68:16]: Czech Republic Medical Nightmare
• [82:00]: Grown-Up Reflections (Reunions & “Adulting”)
• [87:01]: Fantasy Football League Lore
• [93:00]: Vikings Football & League Banter
• [94:03]: High School Reunion, Life Lessons, Midwest Jokes

Final Thoughts

This episode is a nostalgic, vividly detailed trip through the wild days of young adulthood—equal parts hilarity and horror. Jeremy and Bob’s chemistry brings every prank, filthy apartment, and medical crisis to life, with insights on friendship, growing up (kind of), and the beauty of looking back and laughing.
Fans of cringe-worthy roommate stories, prank war tales, and slice-of-life Midwestern comedy will find themselves right at home in the world of “Laugh with Me.”