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Amanda
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Shane
Hi, welcome to Smosh Mouth. I'm Shane.
Amanda
Hey, welcome to Smosh Mouth. I'm gonna look at you this whole time. I'm Amanda. And then I'll look in the camera. How is everybody doing today? Just you, Shane.
Shane
I'm doing pretty good. You know, a couple times in the past we have helped everyone around Smosh solve their problems.
Amanda
We helped them so much because we are licensed people.
Shane
Licensed people. And, you know, after we did those episodes, we had a psychologist come into the office, and they. They measured the happiness index of smosh as a whole. And it. And it was up booming.
Amanda
It was up boom.
Shane
And. But over time, decline, decline. So we are back. We need to boost the morale of this office once again.
Amanda
Yes, we do.
Shane
There's clearly a lot of problems going on.
Amanda
There's so many problems going on. I mean, I totally get it. You know, we do comedy. That a lot of problems arise because of that.
Shane
Exactly. Exactly.
Amanda
My biggest. I wouldn't say it's a worry, but I'm anticipating. I'm just wondering if Duran's gonna come back and talk about his dad.
Shane
His dad did disappear, so his father. His plot in the cemetery disappeared.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
And he has no idea where his dad went.
Amanda
Yeah. Right.
Shane
And so he did ask if I did promise that I would call and sort it out.
Amanda
You did promise a lot. I think I also promised something like I would bring him back to life or. I'm not sure what I promised, but I remember it was like a deal with the devil.
Shane
But, yeah, we make a lot of promises here, and we do follow through.
Amanda
Oh, yeah. So, I mean, he's out on your lap.
Shane
Exactly.
Amanda
You followed through in real time.
Shane
No. We're doing a lot of great work here. And I think. I think the world can agree that there's nobody more important to the world than two people on a podcast. You know, like, that.
Amanda
We are the. We are going to Captain America. Good night. Go to bed. I mean, I think he already did, but, like, two people on a podcast. This is the future.
Shane
The world needs podcasts now more than ever.
Amanda
The world needs more. Podcasts needs more. Two people who have no idea what the f. They're doing. Getting on a podcast and asking you to subscribe and then putting ads on it. That's.
Shane
That's. The world needs. We need that before we continue. For the past, like, few, I guess, couple months, Selena has had bingo cards for both of us.
Amanda
Yeah, I'm worried because I think my bingo card is, like, it happened.
Shane
We got informed right before this that Selena is very close to bingo. I don't know which one of us, because we both have a bingo card, and it's. All our mannerisms and stuff are all on her bingo card. You can check our community posts for updates on it. Yeah, we have no idea.
Amanda
Okay. I want to make a prediction. I feel like it's going to be me who gets out first, because I feel like I usually tend to walk into things a lot and it happens. But then again, I don't know, Shane. You do. You do the things that you know.
Shane
I do. I do do the things that I do.
Amanda
But we don't know what's on the bingo cards.
Shane
We don't know. But you've definitely mentioned Boston in the past couple months.
Amanda
Okay, yes, I have.
Shane
You definitely said, like, oh, it's an east coast thing.
Amanda
That wasn't fair. Ted was here. Ted is Massachuset.
Shane
And you know what? And that's. That's how it goes.
Amanda
Do you think Selena's setting us up?
Shane
Probably.
Amanda
Oh, my God.
Shane
Yeah. Probably.
Amanda
That's so evil. Yeah, she's right here in this room.
Shane
Anyways, shall we.
Amanda
Shall we bring on the first client?
Shane
Yeah. Our first client.
Amanda
Yeah, let's. Let's. Let's start solving some problems. This is round three. If you haven't seen round one or round two, go back and check it out. But this is round three of we solve your problems. Let's bring in our first person, Arasha Leilani.
Shane
Wow.
Amanda
Hi.
Shane
Hello.
Amanda
Hey, gorgeous. If you're not watching, she's wearing a beautiful spring dress. Thank you. It's Easter.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
As of now, it's Easter.
Amanda
Now it's Easter, and we have risen. Is that offensive? Wow.
Shane
I don't care.
Amanda
No, it doesn't matter. Clients can say whatever they want, but these two podcasters have to be on their path.
Shane
Confidentiality agreement.
Amanda
No one else will hear this. Right? Right.
Shane
Nobody listens to this. So you're fine?
Amanda
Yeah. You're good. Nice. So, yeah. What's going on? What's going on with you?
Shane
No, no, you cannot do that. No, that is not allowed.
Amanda
No. What's your problem now?
Shane
I'm good.
Amanda
Don't come on here and do this. Do what? No, no. Arasha.
Shane
Yes.
Amanda
What's going on with you today? Okay, so my problem is that, you know, when we get called to set, we are given, like, hey, this is your last chance to, like, go pee.
Shane
Right.
Amanda
And. Or as we call it on set 10 1. Right.
Shane
True.
Amanda
And. And. And as you just saw, I pee right before. Yeah, like, immediately before.
Shane
Right.
Amanda
But then when we're in our videos and we're filming, I have to pee again. Like, super badly. Whoa.
Shane
Immediately.
Amanda
Not immediately, but, like, you know, a little bit into it.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
Like when we were doing Smosh Pit theater just the other day and you guys were doing scenes from a hat. Oh, no, I, like, I feel like we have to cut back to the footage. If we do have It. Because I really. I'm not kidding. In my head, I was like, I'm just going to pee myself and it'll be fine.
Shane
Like, I was like, well, you're behind the podium. Right? Right, right.
Amanda
So I could have. I was just like, I'm just going to sit in a puddle of my pee, and then at some point I'm just going to leave and nobody's going to know. I really had to con. Convince myself. But then luckily we cut and I was like, I gotta go. And I quickly, like, ran to the bathroom. But we don't always do that. No, we don't. They. They don't. They don't. They don't usually cut. And like, games, videos sometimes too. Like, we're going at it for like an hour and a half, two hours without cutting. And I'm a hydrated girl, right? So what do I do?
Shane
Well, wow.
Amanda
Because I don't want to disrupt, you know, like, you don't want to be inconvenient, you know, And I tried that, like, the other day in Reddit stories. I was like, anyway, I can pee. And they were like, okay, let's cut. And I was like, I'm gonna lose my job.
Shane
I don't wanna cut our next story. Do you guys need water?
Amanda
Am I a bad person of ipe?
Shane
Yeah, we can cut.
Amanda
Oh, shoot. We have to cut for that? Yeah. We're not gonna cut. I'm sorry. No, please, please go. Just so I'm not wiggly.
Shane
No, go.
Amanda
I get it. So you're a hydrated girly who also wants everyone to be happy, and you want the video to go well. Exactly. Wow. Yeah. So what do I do?
Shane
Ooh, that's tough.
Amanda
I kinda hear you. Because I'm also hydrated a lot. Have to pee all the time.
Shane
Yeah, it doesn't help that most. It doesn't empathy.
Amanda
Okay.
Shane
It doesn't help that most of our episodes of Anything are like, over an hour long. It's like an over an hour of sitting here doing this.
Amanda
I think you need to cut the liquids in half, babe.
Shane
Yeah, I think the answer is to be dehydrated.
Amanda
No. Yes. Be a camel. Just listen. I have to pee right now. No. Hey. No. Should I just do it?
Shane
No, no, not on social media. No.
Amanda
You're the first person. But I have a dress. It could just go right down to the floo. Well, it's gonna hit all these wires and we're all gonna get electric. But it'll water the plants. Our sign will go out. We can't have that. If we don't have this sign, we can't do this pod, okay?
Shane
The show ends as soon as the light goes out.
Amanda
Okay, I don't wanna do that. I don't wanna do that. Listen, I think that just cut down on whatever hydration is going on. And also, like, it's okay to stop down.
Shane
It is okay. Nobody's upset. I mean, we cut on that Reddit story.
Amanda
Some people want to be. No production is rolling their right now. They're like, no.
Shane
When you were on Reddit stories and we cut and you went to the bathroom and it was fine. I mean, did I look over and Emily went, oh, like, yeah, but like, I knew totally.
Amanda
Everybody was talking about me while I was peeing. Everybody was sitting in that room and they were. Because Shane was like, he was ready to go. He was ready to read another story right then and there.
Shane
It's. It's really hard for me to stop reading Reddit stories, then get back into reading because he's so good at it. But it's okay. But it's okay.
Amanda
He never messes up. He continues. He. He just reads them super quick and like, never. There's never an issue.
Shane
I know.
Amanda
Okay, so which one is it, like, be more dehydrated or just like, stand up for myself and be like, we gotta stop because I have to pee right now. I don't want to tell you to be dehydrated, so I'm gonna go with stand up for yourself.
Shane
All right, all right, fine. Stand up for yourself. Okay, yeah, fine, I guess stand up for yourself.
Amanda
I'm sorry, I have a male on this podcast. It is hard. Girl, is that you? I hear you.
Shane
Girl. Girl, girl.
Amanda
It is hard. Let me tell you.
Shane
Why is it always. Can I say something? Why is it always smosh pit theater that I have to go to the bathroom during?
Amanda
I feel, like, suited up in smosh pit theater.
Shane
Smash pit theater. I always, at least halfway through, I have to go to the bathroom.
Amanda
Maybe it's like, nerves, you know?
Shane
I don't know.
Amanda
Yeah, maybe it's the turtleneck.
Shane
It's the turtleneck.
Amanda
It's the frickin turtleneck.
Shane
It's the turtlenecks.
Amanda
I feel trapped. So that makes you pee.
Shane
Perhaps an intermission during smosh pit theater.
Amanda
Perhaps because it's theater, okay. And we can all suggest it together so that way, you know, nobody's like, singled out and, you know, we'll just make sure that they never watch this and, you know, like, we're a team, like, all, like, one Cast. We'll be standing right behind you. Hey, bring it in. We'll be standing right behind you. When you do it, say that. Thanks, guys.
Shane
You got it.
Amanda
Godspeed. Why are you holding my hand like that?
Shane
What are you talking about?
Amanda
It's like, girl, I get it, girl. I get it. What's going on over here?
Shane
Like in that Ariana Grande, wicked clip.
Amanda
It's this. Oh. Oh, my God. Having that done to you, like, in both hands is really nice. Arashi. Your time is expired.
Shane
Arashi. Thank you.
Amanda
Okay, bye. Good luck with everything. And head to the bathroom.
Shane
Go to the bathroom.
Amanda
I'll see you guys at. What do they do after church? Cookies. And they eat donuts in the basement.
Shane
They go to restaurants and terrorize waiters.
Amanda
Those are the rich churches. Mine was like, a weird, dusty basement where people cooked cookies and it was bad. Catholic church.
Shane
I was there by myself.
Amanda
Catholic church.
Shane
Our next client. Oh, great.
Amanda
Oh, my God. Sarah.
Shane
Sarah's here.
Amanda
Sarah is incredible. Hello. God bless. Sarah's the first. First face that you see when you walk in a smosh.
Shane
That's right.
Amanda
She also makes the best snacks in the fridge ever. She does little grapes and carrots and she has everything organized. She is my queen. Oh, my God. Thank you so much. You're so welcome.
Shane
What brings you in today? Yeah.
Amanda
Okay, so I am. Don't be nervous. I'm not. Okay.
Shane
She's like, I killed a man.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
I asked Sarah.
Amanda
You didn't bring that name.
Shane
Okay, Sarah, we have.
Amanda
Okay, cool. It's not that serious, but it's pretty serious. Okay.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
Okay. I am currently a part of a group chat on Instagram for a job that I have not had in over a year. And I don't know how to leave the group chat because it's been too long. And I can't look at the messages because on Instagram it says, like, a little bubble pops up that's like your profile picture. So it, like, knows if you look at the messages and if I leave the group, it will be like, sarah left the group. And they're gonna be like, why is she still in the group? How did she get in the group? Why is she in the group? And it's for a place that I still go to. So then they're gonna, like, see me and be like, she left a group. But we didn't even know she was in the group. Do you know what I mean?
Shane
So. And are you afraid that any of these former co workers of yours would watch this?
Amanda
Probably. So.
Shane
So you can't even Mention the name of this place.
Amanda
No, I can't. It's amc Century City.
Shane
What? A movie theater?
Amanda
Yeah. You can't leave that group. You understand? Yeah. Because don't you get free popcorn still? No. Okay. They're very, very strict at amc. They are. It's very corporate. I was a member for, like, two months, and I was like, this is sick. And then I didn't go to. Enough.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
And I don't drink soda, so it was like, what is the point? Free. Large, but the largest are huge. They're huge.
Shane
Get a bunch of Red Vines.
Amanda
Yeah. Nobody touches that.
Shane
No, they don't. Oh, man. So you haven't even. You've been resisting looking at this group chat.
Amanda
So I haven't looked at any of the notifications. I've muted the notifications.
Shane
You are so much stronger than me.
Amanda
You've missed so many, like, memes, probably. Oscar memes, probably. I missed a lot. But the thing, like, it used to be like, can you cover my shift on Wednesday? And I'd be like, literally, I can't. But then now, literally, I can't now. It's like, so much time has passed. There's videos in there, but you can mute. So I don't get alerted. But it still. There is a notification, so my DMs still have all of the notifications.
Shane
Did you leave on good terms?
Amanda
I think so.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
But I was there for. It was a very brief period in my life. I was in survival mode. It was recent. Ish. Here's the thing, Sarah. You could leave the group and you would never know what they said after. Right? But, like, when I go there, they're gonna, like, scan my ticket and, like, what if they, like, go in their little walkie talkie and they're like, that girl that left, our group is here. Do you have to go to that amc?
Shane
Do you think they won't let you see anything? That's what they say in the walkie talkies.
Amanda
I thought they were working. I mean, we are working, but, like, snitching on people. They're like, bitches.
Shane
Wow. I always knew it.
Amanda
I knew it, too.
Shane
When I'm walking in there, I give them their ticket and they're like, say something. They're saying just like, look at this fucking nerd.
Amanda
Yeah. Yeah. Oh, they definitely are. For sure. For sure. Exactly what they're used for.
Shane
I. I don't think you should leave.
Amanda
Hey, that's a show on Netflix. Don't steal that.
Shane
It's one of my favorite shows.
Amanda
I know.
Shane
Wait, I Think you should just hop in, scroll for as long as you can, get as much info as possible.
Amanda
Then they'll see her, picture that she's bad.
Shane
What are they going to do about it?
Amanda
But she hasn't been there in months. You guys. You get it. Wait, hear me out. What if you just deleted the whole. Can you, like, swipe and delete the whole conversation? It's gone forever. But then I feel like if they write again, it comes back up.
Shane
You're saying, like, to Thanos snap the. Just get rid of it all.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
If I can't be here, none of you can.
Amanda
That's how I'm gonna. That would be. That's how I'm gonna deal with it.
Shane
Yeah, yeah, yeah. They'll love that.
Amanda
Yeah. Okay. Okay. Maybe let's go with Shane's approach since we don't like the Thanos approach. Get in there, read what you need to read. Mm. And then I personally think you should just leave. Should I announce I'm leaving?
Shane
That'd be really funny.
Amanda
Guys.
Shane
You could be like, guys, I've had a great time working with you all, but I gotta go.
Amanda
It's been.
Shane
And then they might.
Amanda
All right. And they're gonna be like, who is this girl? That's so true. Yeah.
Shane
Or maybe you hop in there, maybe just do a little bit of fun gaslighting, where you hop. You go, hey, can you guys cover my shift on Sunday? And you start lying. And they're like, wait, I thought she quit. Oh, wait, she still works here. And you're just like, yeah, I just. I've been off for a little bit.
Amanda
Took a leave.
Shane
Yeah, exactly. That's like, have some fun.
Amanda
Month, leave of absence, you know? Sure. Dabble in danger. Like, get in there and kind of up and then leave.
Shane
You could do that.
Amanda
Dabble in danger.
Shane
I see. I think you have an abundance of opportunity here.
Amanda
Okay.
Shane
And I think I'm very impressed. I trust you so much as a coworker, knowing that you are willing to just leave that. Because I wouldn't be able to do that.
Amanda
No. Shane would want to know what everyone's talking about.
Shane
Exactly.
Amanda
There's tea in there that needs to be covered for. Sure. Sarah. Get in there. Sarah. Then come back to us and tell us what was in there. Okay. I'll write it all down.
Shane
I'll log it. Okay, great. The AMC Century City look out. Your secret.
Amanda
I can't.
Shane
We know your secret.
Amanda
I can't. We love you, amc. I love Nicole Kidman. And I'm just really happy to be Here. Nicole's not on the chat, right? No. God, no.
Shane
Was that the theater that she went and watched all those movies at?
Amanda
No, it was, like, the Porter Ranch one. Porter Ranch One.
Shane
I love that you knew the actual answer.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
I thought it was a studio. I didn't realize.
Amanda
No, it's an actual theater.
Shane
Wow. You know what? I think you helped us today.
Amanda
Whoa. Yeah. I learned, like, what I would do, and I learned what Shane would do, and now I learned that we're both sneaky little devils and we want to get in there and read what's in there. So. Yeah, do it. I'm gonna go right now. I'm gonna go dabble in danger.
Shane
Good.
Amanda
Good. Thank you so much.
Shane
Thank you, Sarah.
Amanda
So welcome. Thank you, Sarah. Wow.
Shane
I. It's so nice knowing we have a trustworthy person working with us.
Amanda
Yeah. 100.
Shane
We are not.
Amanda
No, not at all.
Shane
Not at all.
Amanda
We're awful people.
Shane
Yes.
Amanda
Thank God for her.
Shane
Okay, next up, we have Courtney, your wife. Whoa.
Amanda
Your wife is here at work. Is that okay? Courtney, Hello. Hi.
Shane
Court.
Amanda
I'm so excited to see you. So good to see you. And you're here because.
Shane
Hey. Just hanging out.
Amanda
Hi, Cor. Good morning. Good morning. Thanks for having me. This is an issue that I really, really don't know, like, what to do. Is it about. Is it about him? No, no, it's not about him, but he's. You might. I don't know. So. Okay. I'll just get into it. Guys, I love this. So I have this cat, Bones. You know him? Yeah.
Shane
Okay. Yeah, I've met him a couple times.
Amanda
Yeah. And our cats, they're great. You know, they're cats, they don't piss in secret places anywhere. They only go in the litter box. They don't puke and under the bed or do weird shit like that, you know? But Bones, you know, he's a good cat, but sometimes when you're walking around your house, you'll just. You'll notice something on the floor, and it's just, like, one tiny dingleberry. Like, he. Like, it must. And like. Like, it must have been stuck to him. And he didn't. He doesn't. He just left it there like breadcrumbs. But it's a turd. Yes, that's what a dingleberry is. Turd. Totally. Oh, yeah, for sure. Like, so insignificant. And it's like. It's never, like, a mess. It's always just. Huh? And it's just in a random place. Have you stepped on it barefoot? No. These are the Thoughts that are in.
Shane
My head out of everything, you're like.
Amanda
Okay, I have to know. And the thing is, Bones, lovely cat, he is the type that if he was a dude, he's a dude who wouldn't wash his ass. You know what I mean? Like, he doesn't like grooming himself. Birdie, she's working overtime taking care of herself and her brother. But, yeah, I'll just. I'll be walking around the house and you'll see. Go in the corner of the room. He must. It must have just been, like, stuck to him. And then it fell off of him. It just let loose. I don't know. I don't know if he's pinching off too soon. You got. You guys gotta talk to this. You guys gotta talk to this Bones. He's gotta learn proper toilet etiquette.
Shane
Yeah, this sounds like a really bad problem. It sounds like a really bad problem you have.
Amanda
What if this is, like, how I found out it was like, Shane the whole time? It's Shane the whole time. If it is, then you guys need a bidet.
Shane
Oh, look what our cat's doing.
Amanda
Oh, Bones. And it's huge.
Shane
I can't believe our cat's leaving human sized shits everywhere. What a filthy fucker.
Amanda
Oh, God.
Shane
Oh, wife.
Amanda
Everything else is great. He uses the litter box. Great. Except sometimes, I don't know, he must leave it too soon and then it drops off later. A dingleberry is when a little poop is stuck to your butt. Oh, yeah. I had a little white bichon frise growing up, and that baby had dingleberries everywhere. My mom would be like, ugh, cutting them out. Sorry. No, that's real. That's real. That's real. Wait, I. I have a question. I thought cats. So sometimes cats, like, pee on things because they're, like, mad at their owners. You don't think this is, like, a retaliation or anything?
Shane
I don't think so. If I may, you know, step in. Step in here and contemplate. There's. There was one time where he came out of the bathroom and he was, like, pissed. And then I saw that it was still on him, and I was like, okay, come here, man. Let me help you get that off.
Amanda
Oh.
Shane
So I had to get a paper towel and, like, try to, like, help him, and he was just, like, freaking out. Like, he hated it. He was like, okay, so you ignited.
Amanda
Something in him where now he doesn't want you to do that, so he leaves him around the house to remind you to never enter his personal space.
Shane
He was glad that I did it. He was mad at the moment, but then he was, like, grateful afterwards. It sometimes goes away. I don't understand. He's a hydrated cat. Like, I'm like, oh, is he like. He's very dehydrated.
Amanda
He's hell.
Shane
But he's drinking tons.
Amanda
Not even, like, a hairball.
Shane
I don't think he's good at grooming himself.
Amanda
The thing with. And this is. I'm so sorry, listeners, to get graphic. It is a clean nut of a dingleberry. Like, it is not like, there's not anything else. It is just where you're just like, that's a little ball.
Shane
He seems like he's a very healthy cat. I think he's just.
Amanda
That's frustrating, though.
Shane
He's just kind of a filthy douchebag, you know?
Amanda
Okay. There's different. You know, you guys have different feelings about Bones. No, he's a douchebag. He's a douchebag. But sometimes you live and work your life with people who. Douche bag, and that's fine.
Shane
Yeah, totally. I hate him to death. I hate him.
Amanda
Rose, he's wonderful. He's awesome. What's great is we're getting into something deeper here, and actually, I would like to take more time to explore this relationship. You don't have time. Okay. We don't figure out this. There's many dingleberries at home. No, I'm just kidding. We clean them up immediately. I don't know what to do about the dingleberries because I've never owned a cat, but I will say cat butt.
Shane
I feel like dogs have dingleberries more often than cats, for sure.
Amanda
And they don't give an F. They don't care. They'll go.
Shane
Well, Bones is kind of a dog.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
I think that's the thing, is he's the spirit of a dog in a.
Amanda
Cat, and he's trying to tell you.
Shane
Guys that I probably.
Amanda
We need to treat him like a dog more.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
I think you guys need to treat him like a dog and accept.
Shane
Put him outside, get him a job, get a poopoo.
Amanda
Dogs don't have jobs. Yes, they do. Yes, they do, actually. It's keeping their own.
Shane
I think maybe owners happy. He's the spirit of a husky. Get him a sled.
Amanda
Yeah. Maybe getting him a sled will help him with the dingleberries. Thanks, guys. Wow. Okay. You're so welcome.
Shane
I hope you solve that problem.
Amanda
I hope you solve that problem alone, on your own. Thank you. I will handle this. Good Luck with your douchebag son. Thank you.
Shane
Thank you. Courtney.
Amanda
Courtney, everybody. Wow.
Shane
Man, that sounds tough.
Amanda
That sounds good. Yeah. Good for you.
Shane
Next up, we have Caroline.
Amanda
Caroline. Hey, guys.
Shane
Hello, Caroline.
Amanda
Hey. We don't talk a lot. Hey. Hey, Caroline.
Shane
How's it going?
Amanda
We don't talk a lot, but you get the best lunches ever in the office ever. And it's great that you mention that, actually. What are people having issue with soup day? If people are having issue with soup day, I'm going to be really upset.
Shane
People to know that as soon as Caroline came in, we started having soup day. We started having breakfast for lunch day, pancakes. We're having themes all over the place. It's very cool. People are pumping their arms out there. They're stoked.
Amanda
People are pumping their arms. Thank you, guys. Thank you guys so much. What's going on? Well, so, you know, I'm new to this job. I'm ish. This is my first real job. I just graduated last May. Whoa, You're a baby. Yeah. So I was never taught this in college. And so I think I need help on how do I get adults to eat their vegetables? I know you're not talking about me. Cause I love my vegetables.
Shane
I feel like I.
Amanda
No, it might just be other people in this room and at this office. The James.
Shane
Is it James? James was shaking his head when you mentioned vegetables.
Amanda
James feels like he eats vegetables.
Shane
He immediately was like, I won't.
Amanda
I won't eat names because that might lead to something. But, you know, I get salads, like every day, and I love that. Thank you. Thank you. I get salads every day and then, you know, everyone eats, everyone takes home leftovers, and then it's all salad left. And then I take a giant gallon bag home and then I don't eat the salad. And then I've even inquired on, like, people that own tortoises so I can start feeding tortoises. Oh, my God. My parents actually have a friend that has a tortoise, so I might start doing that. But I think before I do that, if I could just like, how do I get people to eat their vegetables first?
Shane
Interesting.
Amanda
You're so right.
Shane
But you're saying that you bring the salad home and then you don't eat the salad.
Amanda
Well, because I'm just one girl and it ends up being like a 10 year old. She's just one girl. She's just one girl.
Shane
She's just one girl. It's not. It's too much salad.
Amanda
You can't have that much salad.
Shane
But you're saying during lunch you're eating your fair share of them.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
So you need other people to chip and eat some vegetables.
Amanda
Yeah. And I feel like people could, like, pick up the slack a little bit.
Shane
For sure.
Amanda
People should pick. What if you put it, you know, how you make those cute little signs. What if it's like, you can't pass go unless you put this amount of salad? I could, like, wait until everyone eats and be like, james, no salad on your plate. So it is James. No, no.
Shane
Wow.
Amanda
He's just here.
Shane
So it's kind of like one of the Saw movies where if we collectively don't eat the salad, we don't get to eat the other food. You know, it's kind of like we have to work together to solve it.
Amanda
Well, I mean, in a nicer solution. I was thinking, like, you guys have some sway in this office. Like, whoa, people, people, listen. Let me tell you. Sometimes big time sway.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
So you want us to joke around a little bit and then force, feed, force, do some bits.
Shane
You know what they say, Shane has a lot of sway around here.
Amanda
No, I'm just saying, like, I don't know, when you go out to lunch, line, get your plate, you're like, wow, this salad looks amazing. I'm so excited to eat it. And then I feel like I actually.
Shane
I'll scoop up some salad, be like, wow, this salad's so good.
Amanda
To be honest, it's Shane not really eating the salad.
Shane
I, I, I don't. Okay.
Amanda
He eats a lot of salad.
Shane
Can I say something? Can I say something?
Amanda
Sure.
Shane
Can I say something?
Amanda
You can say something.
Shane
Because there's two aspects to the vegetables to lunch every day. All right? There's always some salad at the beginning, but there's always a ton of vegetable options towards the end. Right. More of a broccoli, carrot, potato person. And there's like, there's just the whole vegetables at the end. Or you can get salad, but I like just straight up broccoli, and I eat my vegetables that way.
Amanda
Okay, okay.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
You get a cookie for sure. Totally. Thanks.
Shane
And I will get a cookie.
Amanda
It's true. Broccoli every day. There's not broccoli in there.
Shane
Well, but there's usually a vegetable option.
Amanda
I think this is a salad.
Shane
There's usually a vegetable option.
Amanda
Okay. Okay. Salad. So this is a salad issue.
Shane
You need people to eat the salads.
Amanda
I need people to eat the salads. Here's what it is, Carolyn, is I feel like you shouldn't be the only one Responsible for taking all the salad home. I think you're building resentment.
Shane
I don't understand. Okay, can I. Can I address what's also a problem here?
Amanda
Yes.
Shane
There is someone here who is our resident, like, leftover taker. Okay. And I'm shocked to hear that there are leftovers being left behind. Luke eats. He takes it all, but he's leaving the salad. This sounds like a Luke problem to me.
Amanda
Luke is being surpassed in the leftover department, to be honest.
Shane
What.
Amanda
I don't even see him grabbing what's going on with him.
Shane
What is happening with Luke?
Amanda
Jonathan, like, other freelancers and stuff, they'll take. I'll set aside the lids for the trays, and they'll take the whole tray. Wow. Wow. Yeah, that's pretty cool. So there are people who are working overtime.
Shane
None of them are taking salad.
Amanda
No one wants a salad. And then what's crazy is I like. Okay, well, let me get less salad. And then all of a sudden, everyone's eating the salad. No.
Shane
Hey, I have a couple solutions.
Amanda
Never get less salad.
Shane
I have a couple solutions. At the beginning, right before lunch is served, you have all the trays out there. Sprinkle the salad over all the other trays. So you cannot eat any of the food without getting through the salad first.
Amanda
But then I'm gonna get feedback going. I don't like that there was arugula in this. Caroline, don't do that. Just ignore what he just said.
Shane
Another option is we get some turtles. We get a tortoise. We just have them in the office. I think as long as once lunch is done, the leftover salad, you just tip it over onto the floor.
Amanda
Here comes Sammy, everybody.
Shane
Here comes the tortoise.
Amanda
I like this.
Shane
We just have an office tortoise.
Amanda
Great. So let everyone know that Shane, who has the sway, said that you should bring in turtles during lunch.
Shane
I'd be so happy if we just had turtles walking around.
Amanda
Actually, me too.
Shane
I think nobody would be upset about it.
Amanda
Well, yeah, we would have to know that they're there on the ground, though. Like when we're running around with heels points.
Shane
Well, it's a. We get a big enough tortoise. You get a big enough tortoise, you could ride it.
Amanda
Oh, yeah.
Shane
They're huge, and they'll live forever. So in. In a hundred years after we're all gone, that tortoise is still walking around this office.
Amanda
Wow. Right? I learned so much during this because Shane wants to ride a tortoise. I hope that we solved your salad problem.
Shane
And you Know what? That's the answer we look for here at Smosh Mouth.
Amanda
We'll see today. We'll see today. Okay. Thanks, Caroline. Guys, eat your salad.
Shane
Eat salad.
Amanda
Eat salad.
Shane
All right, our next client, we have Noah. Noah.
Amanda
Noah Grossman. We love you.
Shane
What is that shirt, Margaret? Avoid.
Amanda
Oh, yeah. Stare into the Margaritavoid.
Shane
Oh, that's awesome.
Amanda
Oh, my God.
Shane
Love that.
Amanda
It's like Margaritaville, but, like, trippy. Yeah, yeah, definitely. Patrick. Inspired.
Shane
Cool.
Amanda
Without a doubt.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Yeah. You stopped dyeing your hair. Yeah, I was. So it's kind of related to my. My issue I would like you guys to solve. That's kind of in me. You know, I feel I'm empathic in that sense. So I've been having for a little while now, I've been having, like, a, like, high stress hormone levels, and it's been leading to kind of like, scalp psoriasis and other sort of things. So, like, you know, a little bit of hair loss and stuff like that. So I've been growing it out just to try to be healthier, and it looks nice. Thank you.
Shane
I appreciate that.
Amanda
Thank you. Gorgeous. Thank you.
Shane
Yeah, it looks fantastic.
Amanda
I appreciate that, and it's helping a little bit. But one thing that I haven't been able to try to solve is my sleeping schedule. I just can't seem to properly go to sleep or stay asleep for a long period of time. I'm, like, functioning in these spurts of, like, high activity and then just deep valleys, and I feel like I don't necessarily know how to get that under control. Margaritavoid. Margaritavoid. Because it feels like I'm not being as productive as I can be with my whole day because I, like, burnout quick.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
If that makes sense.
Shane
How much sleep do you think you're getting? I think I'm getting, like, eight hours.
Amanda
Of sleep, but in period. So I might be able to get, like, four hours, and then I'm up for, like, eight hours, and then I do four hours, and then I'm, like, up for eight hours. It's like a. I'm in, like, half.
Shane
Day cycles, so you're not hitting that remote.
Amanda
Yeah, that's what it is. It feels like I'm not fully getting. Yeah, you were really happy about that.
Shane
No, just the REM cycle. Like, you need to get into that deep sleep zone, so you're not sleeping long enough. Like, you're getting a total of eight hours throughout the day, but since they're in short bursts, you're not actually fully.
Amanda
Resting and relaxing your brain. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. This is so weird. And you probably might be like, no, but I'm with you with sleep, sometimes I'll wake up with full thought process and, like, start to kind of obsess about it. I now wear an eye mask. Ooh. And before, I was like, I don't want to wear an eye mask because if a serial killer comes in, you want to be able to see the face. And I won't be able to see them, obviously, but I've started to wear an eye mask. And what it does is it, like, forces your eyes shut and it, like, shuts down for some reason. It just, like, keeps the voices on a quieter level. I don't know. Interesting. I'll try that. Do you have, like, a good sleep mask recommendation? To me, it should be silk.
Shane
That's comfortable.
Amanda
Cause it helps with, you know.
Shane
Is it weighted?
Amanda
Yeah, it's not weighted. I feel like weighted is a little aggressive. Okay.
Shane
It's intense. I don't know.
Amanda
I'm just asking, you know.
Shane
So your issue is that you're waking up and you have an idea, and you have to like, oh, yeah, before.
Amanda
I sleep, like, it takes me probably about an hour to go to sleep. And I'm like, if I was to build an Indian restaurant, what would I name it? How would I employ everyone? What would the menus look like? And then it's like, what is happening? And then I'll go to sleep and I'll wake up and it's something else. I don't know the name of your Indian restaurant. That sounds awesome, but you need to write, it's butter Bitchin. By the way, we just serve butter chicken. What? Yeah, it's like a food truck, but this one's brick and mortar. But, you know, don't tell everyone you're. I'm not gonna do that. Okay, well, listen here. What if you had. And this is. This sounds very therapist, but I actually do think it works. What if you had a notebook by your bed and you wrote down all butter bitching. You wrote down all the things for your Indian restaurant so that you could get it out of your head and go to sleep. And when you wake up, you have the notebook there and you're like, what? You write it all down, whatever's going on in your head so you can get it out of your head so you can go back to sleep.
Shane
I like that.
Amanda
I might try that.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Because I've tried to do notes on my phone, but I feel like that re.
Shane
Stimulates that. See, the problem is then you're looking at your phone, and that's gonna mess you up. Yeah, a notepad might be good. That was. It's one of my favorite things I've ever heard. Is like, Mitch Hedberg, how he love him. All of his jokes, apparently, maybe this is not true, but he would hold, like, a pair of keys over, like, a metal tray. And as he's going to sleep. So as soon as he's hitting that point where he's falling asleep, he would drop the keys onto the metal tray, and it would wake him back up. And that's how he'd think of all of his weirdest jokes. Cause he's hitting that weird part of his brain.
Amanda
Oh, my God.
Shane
Don't do that.
Amanda
Incredible.
Shane
I like the idea of a notepad. So then you write it down, and then your method should be like, okay, I'm gonna sleep on all my ideas now. So, like, I write down the basic idea now. I need to go to sleep and know that in my sleep, I'm gonna come up with a bunch more stuff. Or if your problem is that your ideas are keeping you up, you could write on your ceiling. Right. That idea is stupid. So that when you wake up and you're like. You're like, I have an idea. I need to write about it. And then you see, like, oh, no, that idea is stupid. I can go back to sleep.
Amanda
I like that you're trying to solve it. Like, momento.
Shane
Yeah, exactly. The memento method. Go back to sleep, dumbass. Yeah, you're dumb.
Amanda
You're never gonna figure it out.
Shane
Just go back to sleep. Give up.
Amanda
Actually, that's probably good. You should just do that. Yeah, okay.
Shane
I'll memento myself. That's the director's cut.
Amanda
He goes back. His head is just shaved.
Shane
Yes.
Amanda
We're like, oh, God. Is everything okay?
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
All right.
Shane
Thank you very much.
Amanda
Yeah. The notepad, the eye mask, and then just giving up.
Shane
I can't wait for that Indian restaurant. Yeah. Like it. I love that.
Amanda
I'm looking for investors, so maybe we could do, like, a smosh pit, you.
Shane
Know, like, I don't know, like, what's the show called?
Amanda
Shark. Shark Tank. There we go. We do Shark Pit, and I come to you with my butter bitching, and you guys can pitch me, you know, six, seven dollars a new show as well.
Shane
Sharks. I'm looking for 20 bucks.
Amanda
All right, thank you very much, guys. Thanks so welcome. Bye, Noah.
Shane
Bye.
Amanda
Wow. Food truck. Indian restaurant. Food truck.
Shane
I'm sure that's a thing. I think there's every kind of food Truck in la.
Amanda
Oh, my God.
Shane
Pretty good. No, with ideas like that, I'd be staying up too.
Amanda
Me too. So you have no ideas?
Shane
No, that's all right. That's why I sleep so well.
Amanda
Yeah, you're like Ren, let me tell you. Brain is off.
Shane
Our next client, we have Courtney here.
Amanda
Courtney. Courtney with a K. That's right. Yeah. Hi, I'm Courtney. Hi, Courtney. How are you? I'm okay. Is that a tooth?
Shane
I'm okay. You do have a tooth on the end of your necklace there.
Amanda
Yeah, it's in a little cage.
Shane
Is that a real tooth?
Amanda
This is a real tooth.
Shane
Wait, okay.
Amanda
What? Yeah. Whose? Yours? It's not mine.
Shane
I found it.
Amanda
Whose? Courtney, whose tooth is that? This is my ex's tooth. It was consensual. I did get it.
Shane
Okay, good.
Amanda
It was a gift. I love this so much.
Shane
That's awesome.
Amanda
Which tooth? Tooth On. On your ex. Wisdom tooth. I don't know which one. Okay, so I have all of his wisdom.
Shane
All of them? Yeah.
Amanda
I didn't have much. Dude, we thought we were good and funny. We are not. We are not.
Shane
Do you think there's a chance that you're editing this very episode?
Amanda
I really hope not. She's gonna go. I'm cutting all that.
Shane
Yeah, no, none of it's making it okay.
Amanda
Tell us what's going on, other than you're wearing your ex's tooth. Well, for a long time now. Like, I think the first instance was kind of like high school. I've been told that I have a weird voice. What?
Shane
You're not our first client who came in here saying that.
Amanda
Yeah, Nicole said that too.
Shane
Yeah, no, Nicole said people say she sounds like AI or. What was it?
Amanda
Which I. You know. No, no, not at all. Which, I guess, like, everyone, no one wants to sound like AI, but AI is everywhere.
Shane
Yeah. AI is trying to sound human. AI is trying to sound like us.
Amanda
Which is so messed up.
Shane
I know. Wait, okay, so.
Amanda
I love your voice. Thanks.
Shane
Did they. Did they give. Did people. You're saying all going all the way back to high school. Did people give specifics? Like, what did they say? Like.
Amanda
I'm trying to decide what is appropriate to say. Well, we can edit anything out.
Shane
You get to. You have.
Amanda
People have said that I have a sex voice? Like, a bunch of comments in a video said I sound like Naruto, which, you know, I don't know who that is.
Shane
Do you know who? Naruto. I haven't watched much. Naruto. I don't. I don't But I don't think you sound like Naruto from what I recall.
Amanda
And a sex voice, meaning, like the people who are like, hey, call 1-800-BLAH-BLAH BLAH. I'm assuming that I. The first time I spoke to my ex's mom, it was over the phone and she immediately was like, oh, that's.
Shane
Why he likes you.
Amanda
I'm just like, that's weird. What? So this sounds like other people's problems, I guess because I don't. I don't hear my voice like that.
Shane
I just.
Amanda
It's just a voice. So I hear your voice's problems, but I hear your voices. Like, see, when I'm watch. I watch a lot of animation and like, do voiceover stuff. I hear your voice as being like, epic. I'm like, oh, my God, that's such a good voice. To me, it could be like anything. It could be like quirky. It could be, like, curious. It could be like detective. It could be like researcher. It could be like little scientists. That's me. Maybe. That's weird for me to say, but like, like, I love your voice. I think it's layered and a little smoky and smart. Like, Shane's voice is like. It's good.
Shane
Okay. Wow.
Amanda
No, I'm just kidding. Shane has a great voice, but your voice has like, texture and it's layered and there's like thoughts there and it's. It's like there's something I'm getting in there. Yeah, I know.
Shane
Yeah. Your voice reminds me kind of of like, oh, God, what's the show? I'm trying to think. It's like, like from like a Naruto. Not Naruto. I've never even watched the show, but I feel like it's kind of that vibe. It's like this chill like 90s coffee shop vibe. You know what I mean? Like, it's a laid back voice.
Amanda
What? Daria.
Shane
Daria. Like, that's what I would say.
Amanda
Like, what's that opening song? See, I listen to you and I don't think the first thing I'm not thinking about is your voice. You're thinking about the tooth hair. Oh, you change your hair color a lot.
Shane
I'm thinking of the tooth around here.
Amanda
No, I'm not. Because this is the first time I've seen the tooth. I wear it a lot. It's honestly my favorite gift I've ever gotten.
Shane
Oh. He was like, here you go.
Amanda
I asked for it. I love it. I have like, taxidermy and stuff. I'm layered.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
Exactly. That's what I'm saying. So. Okay, so does this, this really does bother you then? It only bothers me in that like it is something that I'm consistently aware of. Like when I'm meeting new people, I'm like, oh, are they gonna say something?
Shane
I definitely don't think think you need to be thinking about it.
Amanda
Absolutely not.
Shane
What your ex's mom said and what people are saying. I mean definitely like what people say in high school.
Amanda
Like people are just saying also sex, voice, F them. That's so weird to say. You know what Audrey said when I told her what my prompt was? She was like, yeah. Has your voice always been like that? Jesus. I don't even think. Listen, I think you just have to have a protective layer of like. Like I'm not going to think about that anymore because it's other people's things also maybe see it as a good thing. You have, you have a unique voice. You don't like that. It's just like I have to accept it. Like there's nothing I can do unless I like put on a fake voice.
Shane
Yeah, you don't want to do that. No, dude, you gotta. You gotta own who you are. And I think like your voice is great. Like I don't think there's anything for you to feel insecure about.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
And everyone has a unique voice. I mean, I wouldn't think that you stand out out necessarily at smosh of having like some wild voice compared to other people. Like everyone has a unique voice.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
We could put everyone behind like a Love is Blind screen and I would be able to like probably should we. We could probably clock everyone's voice just cuz like every voice is unique, but.
Amanda
Shane guesses voices and you just guess Naratu, whatever it's called. Everyone's like Haitian fine.
Shane
Oh, that's right.
Amanda
I did not. I was not part of that video.
Shane
We're part of it. But I did really well with that.
Amanda
You did really well.
Shane
Yeah. So I don't know. I think everyone has a unique voice and I think you should be proud of yours.
Amanda
Thanks. I love your voice.
Shane
I think when you're wearing a tooth around your neck. I wouldn't worry about your voice.
Amanda
There are bigger problems also. Fuck everyone else.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Dude, you got a tooth around your neck. You know, walk proud because that's sick. Your ex's tooth. Thanks. You're welcome. Thank you guys. I hope that we helped you.
Shane
You did great.
Amanda
Great. I believe her. Wow.
Shane
Man.
Amanda
I never want my wisdom teeth out. It's a big tooth.
Shane
You still have them.
Amanda
I still have them.
Shane
Whoa.
Amanda
Don't. What does that mean? Aren't I too old to get them out?
Shane
You're never too old.
Amanda
That's the sweetest thing you've ever said to me.
Shane
I've got mine right here. All right, next client.
Amanda
Tommy. Tommy Bell. Not Tom. Tommy. Only Tom.
Shane
All right, grandma, open up. Let me see those teeth. Let's get them.
Amanda
Let's get them. Let's get them.
Shane
Hi, Tommy.
Amanda
Hey, Tommy. Hey. How we doing? Good. How are you? I'm good. There's a plastic turtle back there that.
Shane
I was gonna bring on and do a callback to. Nice.
Amanda
But then I decided, no, this pocket's about me. I was just gonna say this is about you. Yeah, it's about me.
Shane
I think an office turtle would be so sick.
Amanda
I would love an office turtle. Clear, you guys. Yeah. You want a turtle?
Shane
Just let him walk around, like. Not even have to ride it, though.
Amanda
That's why I'm afraid.
Shane
A tortoise is huge, Amanda.
Amanda
I don't think I could put my body on a tortoise. I don't think it would go anywhere.
Shane
Some people could. Could ride it, right? Like.
Amanda
A tortoise is not for everyone. No, it's not. I get out, and I'm like, yay. I said I could do it. It's like. Like.
Shane
Awful.
Amanda
Anyways. Hi, Tommy. Hey.
Shane
All right.
Amanda
So my thing.
Shane
The only thing I have is.
Amanda
I mean, I guess it's a broader problem of, like, I still read comments, even though I know.
Shane
I know I'm not supposed to, but.
Amanda
People still won't let go of the.
Shane
Crying bathroom thing, which was, like, a.
Amanda
Fun bit that happened that we then had a viral short because of Family Feud. Not the most recent one, but the one before that I don't remember.
Shane
And so now it's, like, a bit that's been tied to me.
Amanda
And, like, I'd like to project, you.
Shane
Know, that I'm not mentally unwell all the time.
Amanda
It's like.
Shane
Cause Tommy came out of the crying bathroom.
Amanda
Bonky, bonky, bodily bonky bonk. I'm like, great. You've said that. You said the line.
Shane
So I guess I'm like, how do.
Amanda
I break free from. How do we kill the crying bathroom? How do we kill the crying bathroom attached to me? To be honest, I haven't seen you in the crying bathroom. And it's like, I haven't used the crying bathroom in, like, a year and change.
Shane
I mean, I've used it to take a big old dump.
Amanda
Yeah. Because that's what it's for now. It's not really the crying bathroom anymore. No. In fact, guys, I don't think the crying bathroom exists. It's for dumps. It's for dumps because it's a little bit away. Yeah. And you know, it's one of the worst bathroom for dumps because it's such a shallow toilet.
Shane
You're right.
Amanda
It really splashes back in a way that we're not okay with. See, I think you're already proving your point that you don't cry in there. It's like Tommy's back from the shallow dump toilet. Bonky, bonkerty bonk. I'm like, okay, yeah, let's not go up that route. Cool.
Shane
We could. We could just destroy that bathroom. We could just.
Amanda
That's true. We could blow it up. He does destroy it often. Bonky bodily, bonky bon. I'm trying to clear your name while creating more a new awful lore.
Shane
We could go to one of the other bathrooms and start yelling with rage.
Amanda
Right, the yelling bathroom.
Shane
So then they'll say he's the rageful bathroom. But what if I do like a.
Amanda
What if I giggle in a bathroom?
Shane
Oh, the last bathroom.
Amanda
The giggle bathroom. Do we want to start that? We could do the giggle bathroom. Here's the thing that you guys need to understand is Tommy is a beautiful person with emotions. And whatever he does in the bathroom, he fucking does in the bathroom. People cry everywhere. I don't just cry at all. Other people cry too. Yeah, I cry at lunch.
Shane
I know. Cause may I say, other people do cry as well. It's frustrating that, you know, you pointed out that it's the crying bathroom, but that didn't just mean you were crying in there. No, that's. The crying bathroom became.
Amanda
Because several people were like, wait, you cry in the bathroom? I cry in the bathroom. I cry in the bath. And then like Tommy then cry.
Shane
So I'm like, yeah, I can't.
Amanda
Your name is on it. And we need to clear your name. Right. You are Tommy.
Shane
I am Tommy.
Amanda
Who does comedy. Who does comedy. And you have emotions. And there's nothing, nothing wrong with emotions. And use the bathroom. There's nothing wrong with emotions. Use the bathroom. And plenty of other people cry. Guys, we gotta stop this.
Shane
Yeah, we. You can do your best to try to like, like maybe throw something out there that'll. That'll attach to the fans that they'll. They'll give them the new thing. Cuz what unfortunately they do something gets said occasionally.
Amanda
Oh yeah.
Shane
Latch on to It.
Amanda
Yeah. I'm also breaking free of the pants thing.
Shane
By the way, those pants. I don't have them in my home anymore.
Amanda
Pants.
Shane
The pants, the pants, the pants, the pants. You and Damien pants.
Amanda
So by the way, that happened because I had my patchwork pants. I love your patchwork pants. Don't ever say that again. Are they dead? Are they dead? They're dead. Literally.
Shane
We were doing a who memed it?
Amanda
And Bailey was like, I need a meme for today.
Shane
And so I kind of, like, helped.
Amanda
Her out, and she came up with that because I was wearing those pants that day.
Shane
So I don't actually wear those pants all the time.
Amanda
It just was. We needed a meme for that day.
Shane
I haven't seen you wear those pants in a long time.
Amanda
Because they're gone.
Shane
Yes.
Amanda
I feel like you do something and fans latch onto it. So intense. Because what you do is so interesting to me. It's big. It's interesting. They take notes, notice. Oh. So I should be proud of the things that I get attached to.
Shane
I think the inside jokes, unfortunately, like.
Amanda
Let'S clear your name.
Shane
But I will also say, over time, it always drifts away.
Amanda
That's true. So we're just waiting for the new thing to attach.
Shane
You dust the sand, and you find you're my favorite pizza place way down there, and I have not heard it mentioned in years. It's coming back.
Amanda
You just brought it back. It's coming back.
Shane
Right now they're saying buff Shane, who's married to Courtney now. Like, that's the only comment.
Amanda
Oh, yeah.
Shane
But in due time, that will also be drift to the sands.
Amanda
That's what I wrote, though. I wrote, Buff Shane is married to Courtney now, so it's your fault.
Shane
And that is now my name.
Amanda
I'm gonna have to clear a lot of people's names here. It's gonna take me a lot of work. But, guys, listen. They're people who do a lot of different things. Let's remember them for all the different things that they do. And I think the solution here is time. So thank you so much. Timefeels every day.
Shane
I think it's time comment something different about Tommy.
Amanda
Please don't.
Shane
Actually don't like that prompt.
Amanda
Let's just. Let's just. Just let it go by. I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go now. I haven't meant anything.
Shane
Well, don't comment about Tommy at all.
Amanda
Just stop thinking about me in a. No, no, I don't mean that either.
Shane
I gotta go.
Amanda
I gotta go.
Shane
Tommy. I Gotta go.
Amanda
No, don't. I gotta go. Okay. Bye, Tommy.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
Wow. Where's that sand? Is that somewhere in the office that.
Shane
I can just push sand where you dust it off and you find an old joke. Joke down there.
Amanda
You're like, wow, I didn't know people are doing buff. Shane is married to Courtney now.
Shane
If you check the comments, sometimes. Yeah, it's okay.
Amanda
I don't. Sometimes it's good because I'm like. I felt good about that, and I'm gonna leave feeling good about that sometimes. I read the comments, though.
Shane
Yeah, I think the comments are usually pretty good.
Amanda
Sometimes they're hard, Sometimes they're good.
Shane
I know. All right.
Amanda
Okay.
Shane
Our next client. Oh, coming back. Nicole.
Amanda
Nicole. Her voice is not AI. No, it's not. I got that fixed already. What? I. Well, I went to the. No, not anymore. Update.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
Oh, yeah. Well, that's separate from what I was.
Shane
About to talk about.
Amanda
But I went to the. I went to the voice therapist. She was like, you're already. Can I say here? Yeah, yeah. She was like, you're already too cunty. It's like, fine. I was like, okay, slay. All right, beers. I love this. I was like, is this a voice therapist? Yeah, it was a voice. Voice therapist. I need to go to a voice therapist just to hear that. It was really stunning. Okay. I have, like, a LGBT oriented problem. Is that. Can y'all do, like, great? Shane is perfect.
Shane
I'm here to help you out.
Amanda
I figured y'all would be, like, the perfect. We're perfect to, like, stop this problem. Shane will lead, and then I'll step in.
Shane
Two people doing a baseball cap right now.
Amanda
Like, yeah, you got podcast doing, like a. Hey, mama's lesbian moment with a backwards baseball cap. Okay, okay. It starts with a story. And so I was at a gay bar in San Francisco with my gay best friend we love so much, Antonio. And we see this straight couple playing a board game in the dance floor. And I was like, okay, in the dance floor? Around. Around adjacent to the dance floor. It's like they were playing in a place that people could have been dancing for sure. Heard People could have been dancing. And, you know, we're. We're at a. We're at a bar, right? So I'm. I'm a little emboldened. And I go over. We're like, what are y'all doing? Like, what is this? What's happening, first of all? And then we're like. We're playing backgammon. We're like, okay, what. What is that? I love backgammon so much.
Shane
And then, because we're straight.
Amanda
Oh, yeah.
Shane
I got straight people.
Amanda
Straight people love backgammon. I was like, I don't. I didn't know what that was. Okay. And I was like. But anyway, I was just like, are you gay? Like. Like, I just say that.
Shane
I think it's a fair question.
Amanda
Like, no, that's not wrong. I think it's great. But I think I offended them.
Shane
You said this is at a gay.
Amanda
Bar in San Francisco.
Shane
What I'm saying, you're in San Francisco at a gay bar.
Amanda
Yes. Yes. How are they? How do you think they were offended? What did they say? So she turns to me, and she looks me in the eye, and she's like, you're terrified of me. What's up? And I was like, what? Okay. What the. I was like, what are you saying? And then my good best friend's like, let's go. Let's go. Let's just go get some Polaroids done. Like. And I was like, what do you mean I'm afraid of you? I was like, what is happening? What? And in the Polaroid booth, and I actually have a visual representation here. These are the actual Polaroids that we took. This is me and my best friend Antonio.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
This is us in the first photo. And then the second photo, you can see in my face. I'm like, what did she just say?
Shane
You're clearly. I'm like, you are clearly deep in thought.
Amanda
Did she say that? And then we, like, kiss.
Shane
Aw, that's so cute.
Amanda
I'm always kissing my gay boys. I love that. And you too.
Shane
Yes, me too.
Amanda
Y'all kiss your gay boys as well? Yeah, I love kissing my gay boys. Everyone's kissing their gay boys.
Shane
That's what we do.
Amanda
I love kissing my gay boys.
Shane
Okay, so you didn't get to follow up on that. Did you go back?
Amanda
Oh, yeah. Did you go back? They were gone.
Shane
They were gone immediately.
Amanda
They packed up their backgammon board. They scared them out of the gay bar.
Shane
Nicole, Nicole, Nicole, Nicole, Nicole.
Amanda
By asking if they were gay.
Shane
Okay, so the you're afraid of me doesn't feel like the right response to that at all. How old is this establishment? Do you know how old this building is?
Amanda
This is established. This is called El Rio. This is established. This is more like queer. Not just, like, gay guy oriented. This is, like, queer bar.
Shane
Do you know how old the building is?
Amanda
Oh, I don't know. I don't know about that.
Shane
Cause you have two random people playing backgammon in an area they shouldn't be playing backgammon. And, Nicole, I think you came face to face with ghosts. I think these are ghosts from a different era, because you walk up and you say, hey, are. Are you gay? And they turn and they just go.
Amanda
You'Re afraid of me?
Shane
And then they disappear. I think we're dealing with something far grander than straight.
Amanda
Listen, as a person who loves playing backgammon in bars, never in the dancing area, ever. I. If someone asked me if I was gay, I would love it. Okay, but backgammon doesn't mean you're a ghost.
Shane
If I. If I look. If I walk into a gay bar and. And someone asks me if I'm gay, I'm gonna be like, hey, fair question. Right? Fair question. Hey, you know what, pal?
Amanda
That's.
Shane
You know what you got?
Amanda
Hey, fair question.
Shane
Hey, you know what? Check me go right back in.
Amanda
I'm gay as they come. I'm shame. Okay. Okay.
Shane
Hi, I'm Shane. I'm gay.
Amanda
This. Here's my advice. Great. Well, okay.
Shane
Thank you.
Amanda
Sorry. Sorry. Here's my reverse. Reverse.
Shane
Good.
Amanda
Here's the advice that I need. When I do see straight people or ghosts in the future at a gay bar, can I not ask if they're gay? I think you absolutely can. How do I think. I think that girl felt really insecure and scared, and so she turned it on you in, like, the. The, like, fearful way. I was like, I'm not scared. She wanted to ruffle your feathers, but clearly you ruffled them. Because it takes a second to pack up backgammon. Let me tell you. They were gone. And this was just in the Polaroid.
Shane
It takes time.
Amanda
Yeah, they were gone. Lots of pieces. Yeah. So you scared them off. I think you can absolutely go up to anyone at a gay bar and ask if they're gay. Okay. Thank you. All right. Just wanna. Do you agree?
Shane
I fully agree.
Amanda
Even if they're ghosts?
Shane
I think if someone is at a gay bar and they're offended by that question, they need to leave.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
Because, like, what do you.
Amanda
Also, as a backgammon player. Guys, don't play it on the dance floor.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
It's unacceptable.
Shane
Come on. I know, I know, but I'm 100 certain they're ghosts.
Amanda
Okay. That's a good. Okay. I like that. I like that conclusion. I wish you brought them into the Polaroid thing so we could actually see them. Not in the picture. No, actually, they're, like, way in the back of this.
Shane
Your face in that second photo is hilarious. You are clearly Having nice existential crisis. I love it.
Amanda
It. I love it.
Shane
Oh, man.
Amanda
Wow.
Shane
I'm. I hope. I mean, look, I don't know if I hope you see them again. Like, I. I don't necessarily want them to happen to.
Amanda
I don't have to. I want you to dance and feel free and not worry about them.
Shane
Exactly.
Amanda
Right. Yeah, Exactly.
Shane
Wow. I'm going to be thinking about this a lot.
Amanda
Okay. So I'm glad I made that. Yeah, me too. I'm not going to bring back him in a lot of places because people might ask if you're gay. And that is absolutely fine with me. Me.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Well, tell them.
Shane
All right.
Amanda
All right. Thanks, Nicole.
Shane
Thank you, Nicole.
Amanda
We really helped.
Shane
We. I think we.
Amanda
I think we really.
Shane
I think we really helped in that situation.
Amanda
As a bad game of player and.
Shane
A straight guy, I gotta be honest. Well, I think with this LGBTQ issue, we. We really brought it.
Amanda
We brought it, guys.
Shane
Finally. Selena.
Amanda
What? Who's gonna be running the time? I am. Right here. Oh, my God. She's gonna do her own time on her own self. Yeah. Wow. It's still running. Okay. Selena, are you our last? No. Okay. I'm not last. Good, good, good. I'm not last. We got some. I don't want it to ask some folks. Some folks coming. Okay. But I come here today to ask. I just moved in with my partner. This is the first time I'm living with a partner. Wow. And. And everything's going fine. Everything's going great. I just. It's a me problem. It's a. I like. I like MySpace.
Shane
I like how it's a great website.
Amanda
Get. Get outta here. So lame. No, no, that was a good joke. It was. I gotta give it to. Sorry. Okay. You like my space and. Your space and Facebook and all that stuff. No, I like my space. I like how I decorate everything and I like how I do stuff and how do I compromise?
Shane
That's tough.
Amanda
And live with someone else. First of all, having your own space in your space is not a you problem. I like that, too. And I think it's very important to protect that. You can absolutely have your own independent space in your space you're sharing with a person. As far as, like, decorating the. The common area. That is tricky.
Shane
It does have to be a compromise.
Amanda
It does have to compromise.
Shane
You just have to, like. You just have to find things that you both resonate with you both. Like.
Amanda
Or if it's like a painting that you really love, maybe you fight for it and they're like, okay, well, for the most part, he's like. He doesn't care what goes in the space. And then we also have a third roommate who's also a gu. So I'm just like, okay, so I'm just gonna take over the whole space and make it how I want it to be. But then the guilt sets in of, like, well, are they saying anything? Like, we don't like this. They're not saying anything. No.
Shane
So the issue you're having is the guilt you're feeling of decorating the space.
Amanda
Yeah, yeah, don't. Because I wouldn't. If they're. Listen, you could check in with them. Hey, guys, I'm gonna do this wall. Or, hey, guys, I'm gonna hang this up. Or, hey, guys. And if they're like, yeah, sure, whatever. Yeah, then great.
Shane
Absolutely.
Amanda
Then do it.
Shane
Yeah. If you're. If you're. If you are asking and they're saying yes, then that means that you guys all agreed to it. Then that is the.
Amanda
Oh, you moved in and there's nothing on the walls, huh? Well, there's. We still have one room and. No, he moved into my space because I. I like my space.
Shane
Okay, Right.
Amanda
But there's one room there. There's, like, nothing in it yet. And I'm like, well, it's technically his. His room. His room. But, like, I'm like, I don't know. We gotta figure this out.
Shane
Can I ask, is this a bedroom or is it. It's a bedroom. Okay.
Amanda
Or office. We're gonna, like, you know, a little bit of both. So are you feeling a little bit like he's like, oh, I don't. I don't really care. And you're like, well, I care. I want to get this space ready. Okay, then that matters to you. Yeah. And maybe, like, you bring that up to him and he kind of compromises and you work on it together. But if he is straight up, like, I don't care what you do. You can decorate as much as you want. Want. Then there you go. Okay.
Shane
I would say.
Amanda
And maybe you put one picture of him in a tiny corner.
Shane
Tiny thing.
Amanda
You don't need to feel guilty about that. Okay, cool. I know it's your first time living with someone, but, like, as long as you're communicating that you want to get that room going, trust me, I get that. Just be like, it's really important for me to start decorating that room. Cool. And then is there any, like, general advice you guys have for first time living with someone? Do your dishes. Big deal. First time Living with someone, I would ask, like, what? Like, if they're acting weird, there could be something that's upsetting them in the house that they're not being upfront with you about. And just, like, getting to know that, because once you live with a partner for a while, you. You start to see, like, what really bothers them.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
And it's better to not be, like, in the kitchen, slamming things. It's better to be like, hey, that bothered me when you didn't bubble. But that, to me, takes time. Yeah.
Shane
I think, like, the little things can add up. Like, and so you just need to communicate about them. Like, and it's like, I know you're such an organized person, and, like, if your partner is not quite as organized in specific areas, but it's just, like, coming to an agreement of, like, oh, I don't care if you need me to, like, organize the drawers, sometimes I can do that. That's no problem. But maybe I need. If you can help me with this or this. Just having those agreements across the board is, like, huge. Just to communicate about them is big, because I think over time, people kind of neglect those little things, and then they do build up, and then suddenly you get years down the line, and, like, I think that's how resentment can build amongst people is because they haven't talked about it.
Amanda
Yeah. So I think. I think you'll feel better if you just, like, communicate about that room. Cool. And then start working on it. But it is more fun to, like, do it together. But if you want to do it. And he's cool with that. Again, I have a whole Pinterest board already.
Shane
I'm like, that's awesome. You are good. But I do think it's fun to go, like. I think it'd be fun for you guys to go, like, shopping. Shopping. Or, like, go to, like, a thrifting thrift store or, like, flea market together and find a couple items together.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
So it's like, we both got this and have this here. So it is a shared space.
Amanda
Agreed.
Shane
And has a little bit of a story to it.
Amanda
Yeah, I guess it's okay.
Shane
It'll.
Amanda
It'll all start to make sense once you live with them for a little bit. Yeah. You just started. Yeah. It can be a little shocking at first. Yeah. Okay. Thanks, guys. Thanks, Selena. Wow.
Shane
Wow. Big stuff.
Amanda
That one. That one we do now know. Yeah, that one we do.
Shane
It's a big. It's a big deal.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Going on, like, eight years living with someone.
Shane
Wow. Wow. All right. Our next oh, next up, we have a call in.
Amanda
I was like, why are we getting shown the iPad right now? We have a call in.
Shane
Yes.
Amanda
Okay.
Shane
Okay. So. So one of our co workers. Okay.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
Gary Gareth. Lives in South Africa.
Amanda
South Africa.
Shane
So he operates. He's on, like, a complete opposite time schedule. Yes. Like when it's. When it's day, it's night for him.
Amanda
Night.
Shane
But he sent us a video with an issue he has, so.
Amanda
Hey, what's up?
Shane
It's Gareth.
Amanda
Thank you, Shane and Amanda, for hearing out my problems.
Shane
I appreciate it. Thank you for also taking this video submission as I cannot be there. Traffic is just a nightmare. So I do appreciate it. So my problem is as follows. So I'm an uncle. My nephew is about six months old, and he's a chill little guy.
Amanda
He's just a chill cutie patootie, some might say.
Shane
Now, on my sister's side, his mother. I am the only uncle. Right. There's just the two of us. But on his father's side, there's.
Amanda
Look how cute his feet are.
Shane
He is kicking his feet up. I couldn't.
Amanda
I was like, who's that?
Shane
It took me a second to realize he's kicking his feet up with glee.
Amanda
He's like, I'm an uncle. I'm an uncle, cutie patootie.
Shane
Okay, okay. Five different aunts and uncles. Now my problem. How do I become, like, the best uncle, you know, like the alpha uncle, if you will. Do I. How do I assert my dominance is what I'm trying to get at. Because he's getting to that age where he's now.
Amanda
I mean, in six months, where he's.
Shane
Starting to, like, recognize faces and he's starting to, you know, really interpret the world and see. Start familiar. Familiarizing himself with the environment and with the people around him. Now how do I make myself, you know, the top dog, the top uncle out of all his aunts and uncles? So any advice, any tips, that would be sick.
Amanda
So thank you so much. This is his feet. Dee dee, dee, dee dee. God, what a cutie pie.
Shane
Cutie patootie, little cutie patootie.
Amanda
So he wants to be an Alf. He wants to be the top.
Shane
He wants to. He's talking about his. Now what I need is more info on the other aunts and uncles. Yeah, you know, I'm like, what's your competition?
Amanda
Yeah. Like, are they also wanting to be the alpha?
Shane
Exactly.
Amanda
Because you do not want to compete for a child's love. Let me tell you. It's too hard. Uncles are Hard, like, to be. To be the best uncle, best aunt. When you're competing, it's hard.
Shane
It's tough.
Amanda
Sometimes you have to take a back seat.
Shane
It also can shift over time, right? Like, you know, as the years go on, like, maybe when they're really young, you're not the cool uncle, but suddenly they're. They're. Once they're like, maybe once they're adults, they're gonna think you're, like, a really cool uncle. Like, later on, you know, it's. You got a lot of time there.
Amanda
I would say six months. You know, you got some time for them to really settle in. I would say the cool, coolest. I would say, to me, the coolest aunts and uncles were the ones that were like, hey, whatever happens, whatever you get in trouble with, you can call me and I'll be there.
Shane
Whoa.
Amanda
Like, they keep your secrets for you.
Shane
Wow.
Amanda
But, you know, this baby's six months. It's not going. It's not driving yet.
Shane
I don't know what to tell them other than, like, yeah, it evolves every year. You know, like, what you. What. What it takes to be the coolest uncle is going to be different. Like, when they're five years old, like, it's just being silly. Just being. Doing some silly voices. But once they're. I mean, my nieces and nephews aren't teenagers yet, but it's like, how am I gonna be cool then?
Amanda
I have no idea.
Shane
I have a chance.
Amanda
That's really tough for you.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
But I also think for him, he needs to be careful about, like, I don't think he should be the Alpha by, like, buying gifts. Like, no, no, no, no, no. I think it's time. I literally think being the Alpha is just, like, time and having a special relationship. Like, the things that they do together again. I don't think he needs to worry about it just yet.
Shane
You know what I think is an instant win for kids? And I think people often don't realize this is being interested in what they're interested in. Yeah. So a one up that I have on, like, a lot of other relatives is like, so one of my nieces has been really into Pokemon. And so I come by and she's like, I'm really into Pokemon. I'm like, oh, cool. Which generation of Pokemon do you like?
Amanda
Oh, my God.
Shane
And I'll get her some Pokemon cards. And I'll be like, oh, sick. That's a really rare one. That's awesome. Oh, you got a legendary. That's so sick. I know. The stuff that she's into, and so she thinks I'm cool. Cause I'm into that too. And then, like, my other. My nephew playing Mario party, I'm like, I know a thing or two about Mario party.
Amanda
Let me get in there, buddy.
Shane
Yeah, I'm actually. It's heartbreaking. The trailer for the new Mario Kart came out.
Amanda
No way.
Shane
And it looks sick.
Amanda
What? I have to watch that. Oh, boy. I'm not going to sleep tonight.
Shane
I don't know. What. I don't think you realize who you're surrounded by in this room. And over you are by yourself with this sarcasm. But I. You know what's tragic about this is tragic. The new Mario Kart's coming out, and it's the one that I know I'm probably never gonna be able to beat him at.
Amanda
Oh, no.
Shane
He's just too good.
Amanda
Wait, Shane, this is good. Because sometimes the uncle has to let the niece or nephew surpass him.
Shane
I know, I know.
Amanda
And that's an alpha uncle.
Shane
It's time. But I'm really good at all these games, so it's like, oh, cool. Like, dude. I mean, it's kind of like if you have an aunt or uncle who's like, I don't know, into the. Like, is also into true crime. You're like, oh, we share this interest.
Amanda
I have one.
Shane
I think that's big. Is like, whatever you're. You're. And I mean, I think this goes for anyone with kids or nieces, nephews, whatever. Like, showing interest in their interests is.
Amanda
An instant win agreement because you honestly, you just want to hang out with them.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
It's hard to have the aunt or uncle is like, so how's school going?
Shane
It's the most common, like, relative thing is just being like, ah. So what's the deal with all this stuff you got going on? Yeah, you're not interested in what you're interested in?
Amanda
No. I still have an uncle who calls my sister on my birthday and was like, happy birthday.
Shane
It was. Sorry. Last thing I know, we. We have our next client. But it was what also made my. My grandma was always, like, really fun to hang out with and, like, such a beloved part of our family because she was so into sports. So, like, like, in her 80s, but you could just riff on football for hours with her. And she knew, like, everything.
Amanda
What?
Shane
It was awesome.
Amanda
See, that's so funny.
Shane
Like, having shared interest is just so fun.
Amanda
And that's how you be an alpha.
Shane
That's right.
Amanda
But don't be too alpha.
Shane
No, all right, our next client, we have Kimberly here.
Amanda
Kimberly or Kim? Do you ever go by Kim? Yes, all the time. You mainly go by Kim. Yeah. Right. So my little problem is, is so I am having a wedding very soon. Yeah.
Shane
Wait, wait, wait.
Amanda
Congrats. Yeah.
Shane
Congratulations. Oh, my God.
Amanda
I don't think I knew that. Yeah. God, we suck. No, it's okay.
Shane
No, I'm stupid.
Amanda
No, we suck. We suck.
Shane
Is your problem that we're stupid?
Amanda
God. Podcasters, man? No. So my wedding's gonna be here in California. Yay. But I am from Texas, and the majority of my family is in Texas. And I just want advice on, like, okay. They've been kind of, like, giving me remarks like, hey, like, you know, why didn't you have it in Texas? Like, it would have been cheaper as they do. It would have been closer. And I feel kind of bad. So I guess I wanted to ask you guys, as two people who have gotten married and. And have had to deal with weddings and stuff, what's your advice on how to deal with all the family opinions that come with weddings? Do we have enough time for this? I will say, as someone who got married here and all my family lives on the East Coast. The biggest thing my sister told me is she was like, you cannot worry about the family opinions because at the end of the day, it's going to be you and your partner looking at those pictures. It's gonna be you and your partner looking at those videos. It's gonna be you and your partner who wanna visit the place you got married. I get to go visit the place anytime I want. Cause I also got married in California. I think. I think what people really want when they give you a bunch of opinions. The best thing that I did is I gave them a job to do for the wedding. I literally was like, that's. I totally get it. Mmm. So hard. So I'd love some help on the invitations so they could feel like they were. Were okay. They were now a part of this new thing. I also think getting married on, like, you know, kind of separate territory allows for you to have more, like, control over what you want on that day. That's true. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. We're also having a lot of people fly in, period, because my partner is from Singapore, so it's like, a lot of flying. Okay. And I thought that was, like, a fair ground. Wait, it is a fair.
Shane
That actually makes total sense, then. So it is kind of equal. I mean, flying Texas and Singapore. Flying from Texas is a little bit easier. Than flying from Singapore.
Amanda
But, yeah, you're fine. You're literally fine. Literally.
Shane
I. I would say, yeah. When it comes to a wedding, you, you, if you're gonna start worrying about everyone, you're gonna.
Amanda
You're never gonna have a wedding that you want.
Shane
It's impossible. Impossible. It's just actually impossible. It's too many people. And I don't know, I learned this more from our Reddit show than anything of just like, I don't know what weddings do to people, but family members on weddings, I don't know, it's like a full moon for werewolves. It's just like, I think because they.
Amanda
Want to be involved, they want to have a job. And I'm telling you, especially, like, mothers of the brides, like, they are texting you constantly. And the best thing I did was delegate actual projects that they could do separate that didn't involve me, and that really helped. And also tell them that you'll live stream anyone who doesn't want to get on an airplane. I totally get it. Like, we had to live stream 30 people from Belarus. Like, 30 people watched in. So it's like, there are ways to do it, but at the end of the day, it is your wedding. You are going to be the one looking at those photos and remembering that day the most.
Shane
And you're a kind and respectful person, but the decisions you're making are final. You're the one. You and your fiance are the ones making those decisions, and that's it. So when you make your decisions, you should just feel confident in them. And if people give you flack for it, just be like, that's a decision I made. It's my wedding.
Amanda
But it's hard. It's so hard. Trust me. I think it's also. Cause, like, I come from a Hispanic family and weddings are so big and you invite everyone. And I'm like, mom, I can't invite so and so and so. No, I know. So mine was supposed to be like cousins and then the cousin's baby and then this guy's plus one. And then it was gonna be like a 500 person wedding.
Shane
All the Red Sox.
Amanda
All the Red Sox were gonna be there. It was actually gonna be sick. And then we were like, we can't get married on Fenway. Which was crazy. No, I'm kidding. How big is your wedding? How many people? 42. And my sisters were like, how dare you? I had to invite all these people. And I was like, I just said, no.
Shane
That's kind of it. It's tough. It Is tough.
Amanda
It's very, very hard, though.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Thank you. But it'll be good. It'll be good for you to. It's gonna be okay.
Shane
Yeah. Congratulations.
Amanda
It's gonna be a great day. Thank you, guys.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Congrats.
Shane
Wow.
Amanda
Wow. Weddings.
Shane
Okay. Our next client.
Amanda
Wow. Who is it, Shane?
Shane
It is Matt Duran.
Amanda
Why does it feel so cold in here?
Shane
Oh, no.
Amanda
Why am I shivering? Why am I shivering?
Shane
That's a sick shirt. Thank you. I thrifted it. Sick people always have the coolest shit. And they're like, I found it at the thrift store. And I'm like, why do I not. I don't have that kind of luck.
Amanda
I don't have that kind of luck either. You got to go through everything.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
See, that's what I don't have. Patience. Yeah.
Shane
And go early. I know. Going early.
Amanda
Go early. Yeah.
Shane
Anyways, Duran Duran, Are you here for something completely unrelated from last time?
Amanda
I hope so. I wish I was, man.
Shane
I've got other problems.
Amanda
But I keep coming back for a specific thing.
Shane
Okay. I think you know what it is. Yeah.
Amanda
And I get a lot of promises from the both of you. Yeah.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
Sorry about that.
Shane
Yeah. Resurrect my dad from the dead.
Amanda
That's what I said. Said. Yeah. I said I would resurrect your dad.
Shane
You said that. And here we are. It's Easter.
Amanda
That's why Arasha was here.
Shane
Yes. That's why she was dressed up.
Amanda
The pee thing was all.
Shane
It was just a ruse.
Amanda
That's Duran's dad risen. Okay, Sorry. What? That's.
Shane
Jesus, all of a sudden.
Amanda
Last time I was here, I mentioned that the cemetery website said that his plot had been removed. And, Shane, I don't know if you remember this, but you said you would call the cemetery to find out what happened.
Shane
I did. I did say no.
Amanda
And you can still say no. But I'm hoping that maybe we can get some results and you can legitimately call the cemetery on my behalf and find out what happened. I have the information right here. The plot ID number and this number to the cemetery. I'm so nervous. I am so happy I'm over here. You are so fucked, dude. You can say no.
Shane
Yes. And I will call them.
Amanda
Okay. There you go.
Shane
Okay. There's the number. Okay.
Amanda
Okay. So what should he say? Should he say he's, like, your lawyer? You could be a representative, I guess.
Shane
That would, I think, hold up in court?
Amanda
Maybe you could say that you're me.
Shane
I could say that I'm you. Because they're probably gonna want it to be like, I can't just call and inquire about some random. It'd be weird.
Amanda
Be like, I'm saying Topra's mom should say you're Duran.
Shane
Okay.
Amanda
Maybe they would let you if you're like, yeah, I'm from Smosh. No, don't, don't, don't say that. Maybe you'll get a fan on the other line. No, don't say that. Okay?
Shane
Just say your thing.
Amanda
Don't say that.
Shane
I'm going to, I'm going to call.
Amanda
You got to put, put the phone up to the mic.
Shane
Yeah, I'm going to put on speaker.
Amanda
I'm sorry.
Shane
My heart is racing right now.
Amanda
Como Cemetery, how may I help you?
Shane
Hi, my name is Matt Duran. I, I'm calling in regarding plot number 8754, section D, lot 101. I checked the website recently and the. It says the plot was removed. I. But I want to know what, what happened to it and that. Can you just do that?
Amanda
Sure thing, yeah.
Shane
Can I get that plot from, from.
Amanda
You one more time?
Shane
The name, the name number. You don't need to give me the name. Well, it's section D, lot 101. I believe I said 5782. It's a little, it's written a little weird there. Yeah, it's just, it's. My name is Matt Duran. I'm calling. My father's plot is. It's. The website says that it's missing, that it was removed. And I just want to know, like, what, why, why would you do that? Well, we, we wouldn't just remove a plot, sir.
Amanda
There would be a reason for us.
Shane
To remove the plot. So the only way that you can know this is if maybe somebody came.
Amanda
And picked them up.
Shane
Came and picked them up. Do you, do you have any details?
Amanda
Do you have any further details than that?
Shane
This is my father's plot. This is my father's plot. The website says that it's, it's. He's just not listed anymore. And I'm a little confused because you can't just do that, right? Like, this is a cemetery plot.
Amanda
Right?
Shane
Right. We wouldn't just do that.
Amanda
I'm sorry for your loss. I'm really sorry to hear about this, but I.
Shane
It's been a long time, so, you know, it's like, thank you, but like, you know, this is the second time. Like, you know, it's like a second loss. So a little messed up here.
Amanda
Hold on.
Shane
You know, respectfully respectfully, you have one job, sir.
Amanda
I understand. I understand.
Shane
Sir, I'm seeing here.
Amanda
My records are showing that somebody came.
Shane
And picked up his remains on September 23, 2011.
Amanda
11. What?
Shane
It would just.
Amanda
It would be to the.
Shane
It would be to next of kin. I am the next of kin. Did you come in on September 2011? No, I didn't. You didn't come? Okay, well, then maybe somebody else on.
Amanda
The, on the contact list for this.
Shane
Individual came and picked them up. You don't have a name list? Like, I mean, I. I don't understand. I don't understand. I can't tell you that information, sir.
Amanda
This is. This is very confident, like, confidential information here. This is.
Shane
Yeah, I would assume so. I mean, this. But this is. I. You would have to come in person. Wanted to get some more information so.
Amanda
I can verify who you are in relation to.
Shane
My name is Matt Duran. And I'm losing my mind right now that you would do this. There's no way for me to know that. Yeah. Yes, it is. Are you not the funeral director at this place? I'm a case supervisor. Okay. You're a case supervisor.
Amanda
Know who you are?
Shane
I can say I'm Joe Schmo, and.
Amanda
You'Re just gonna believe me.
Shane
No, I'm not. I'm not believing anything you say. I don't think you. I don't think you.
Amanda
You. Identification, Sir, I can't just take your.
Shane
Word for it, okay?
Amanda
I'm sorry that your dad is gone.
Shane
But I can't just take your word for it, okay? I'm. I'm a case supervisor.
Amanda
I'm doing what I can.
Shane
You case supervisor. Can I speak to the funeral director? Can I speak to someone who has. Can I speak to someone with. Somebody want to speak to.
Amanda
Why do you want to speak to my director?
Shane
Why do you want to speak to him? Because. Because my dad's missing.
Amanda
All right?
Shane
And you're sitting here talking some at me, and I, I. Here, here, sir, why don't you hear.
Amanda
Matt Duran, you take this name down here. I'll give you my case supervisor's name. Are you ready? Okay.
Shane
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.
Amanda
His first name is Craig.
Shane
Craig, yes. And his last name is Ligma. Did you get that? Craig Ligma. Craig Ligma, yeah. Craig Ligma is his name. Give him a call, okay? Okay, okay. Yeah, I'm gonna. I'm gonna call him. All right? You know what? I'm gonna call whoever I need to and get you fucking fired. I'm gonna be putting you in the fucking ground. Okay. Okay. Jesus Christ. Yeah. Matt Duran. You better remember it. Okay, sure thing. Go yourself. Go yourself. Go and yourself. Go yourself. The cemetery.
Amanda
That's insane.
Shane
Pick him up. Yeah, right. Yeah, whatever. Thanks, Marcus. All right.
Amanda
A.
Shane
I. I'm sorry. You had Matt. I tried my best, dude. I don't. I can't believe that happened.
Amanda
I was. At first, like you needed to cool it.
Shane
I mean, but did you hear him?
Amanda
You got so worked up. Well, he's working.
Shane
This is my father.
Amanda
Honestly, that was very overwhelming for me. I'm not involved for you, but I was very overwhelmed. How are you, Matt?
Shane
I'm shaking, Matt. I'm really sorry.
Amanda
So it didn't. It didn't go well?
Shane
I don't think it went too well. I don't think that went as I thought it was gonna.
Amanda
So, 2011.
Shane
2011. Someone came and picked him up. That's what he said.
Amanda
That's what Marcus said.
Shane
That's what. That's what. That's. I don't know who that was. That was the name.
Amanda
Craig.
Shane
Craig Ligma is the manager.
Amanda
Explain that to me.
Shane
Amanda. I'm not doing this again.
Amanda
Well, what's going on with you?
Shane
Me?
Amanda
Where is your.
Shane
I mean, does that ring a bell? That if someone came and picked him.
Amanda
Up, it would make sense that he'd be with next of kin, which would probably be my mom.
Shane
Have you talked to your mom about this?
Amanda
That's the thing, is that makes sense why I didn't hear any updates. Because my mom is also really bad at communicating. Okay. Okay. Okay. Cause I could not go down that road. I could not. I was not prepped.
Shane
Yeah.
Amanda
There's terrible communicators.
Shane
Do you want me to call your mom?
Amanda
I think I could call my mom.
Shane
Okay. For sure.
Amanda
The way you treated that. Yeah. I don't think you should talk to anyone of his family.
Shane
That's probably fair.
Amanda
Yeah. This cemetery somewhere is just like, there, you know? Now they're gonna know your number.
Shane
I don't feel bad, man.
Amanda
You got really upset. It was really cool to see you.
Shane
Kind of send my honor.
Amanda
Yeah, that was cool.
Shane
No, I cared. I cared.
Amanda
It was really cool.
Shane
I mean, this is serious.
Amanda
Yeah.
Shane
And he needs to take his job more seriously. They have case supervisors at a funeral home.
Amanda
You asked for the funeral director. It was a little.
Shane
I know. I'm like, why am I talking to this?
Amanda
Yeah, totally.
Shane
They're busy directing funerals. Exactly. I guess that's true.
Amanda
Wow. So did we solve it? No, you didn't.
Shane
Once again, yeah, but I can call my mom.
Amanda
Call your mom.
Shane
I can call my mom.
Amanda
And then let us know if she has the body. Will do your father. Thank you so much.
Shane
Thank you so much.
Amanda
I'll work on the resurrection.
Shane
Yeah, please, keep working on it.
Amanda
I'll work on it. A lot of crystals. I need to get.
Shane
Well, Are you okay?
Amanda
Because you, like, flipped out.
Shane
Well, you know, I mean, sometimes, you know, you got to do what you got to do, right? We're here to solve people's problems.
Amanda
Hey, I fully support you.
Shane
Exactly.
Amanda
I thought it was totally fine. I just didn't know we were gonna.
Shane
Just get into it.
Amanda
You were gonna go so far.
Shane
No, I know.
Amanda
Six feet under.
Shane
Exactly. I almost told him. I was like, hey, you know what? I actually think the ending. Ending of that show sucked, so.
Amanda
I loved the ending of that show.
Shane
Considered the best ending of any show ever. But I wanted to tell him to. I wanted him to feel pain.
Amanda
You can call him back.
Shane
Yeah, I will. Well, I don't think we hit bingo.
Amanda
We did not hit bingo. But we definitely made people's lives so much better. We improved the lives. Lives of so many people here today.
Shane
I think this was. This episode was filled with positivity.
Amanda
Such positivity. We did what we needed to do as licensed people. We really solved their problems.
Shane
Exactly.
Amanda
I'm proud of us.
Shane
I'm proud of us too.
Amanda
Maybe we'll do it again.
Shane
Yeah, maybe.
Amanda
Yeah. All right. Yeah, if people want that.
Shane
Sure. If you ask for it.
Amanda
Yeah, we'll do it. All right.
Shane
All right. Bye.
Amanda
Bye.
Shane
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Smosh Mouth Episode Summary: "Solving More Of Smosh's Problems | Smosh Mouth 89"
Release Date: April 14, 2025
Hosts: Shayne Topp (Short) and Amanda Lehan-Canto (Tall)
Rotating Guest: Various Smosh Friends
In the 89th episode of Smosh Mouth, hosts Shayne Topp and Amanda Lehan-Canto, alongside a rotating Smosh friend, dive into another round of problem-solving within the Smosh community. The episode is a blend of comedic banter and genuine attempts to address everyday issues faced by their colleagues and friends.
The episode kicks off with Shayne and Amanda discussing the declining happiness index at the Smosh office, which had previously soared thanks to their problem-solving episodes.
Shayne (02:22):
"We have helped everyone around Smosh solve their problems."
Amanda (02:34):
"We are licensed people."
Their conversation leads to the introduction of a bingo game designed by their friend Selena, where colleagues identify recurring mannerisms and phrases used by Shayne and Amanda.
Amanda (04:07):
"My bingo card is, like, it happened."
The hosts humorously speculate about who will "hit bingo" first, setting a lighthearted tone for the episode.
Guest: Arasha Leilani ([05:50])
Arasha presents a humorous yet relatable problem about the challenges of managing bathroom breaks during long filming sessions. Despite Pee-Prevention techniques like cutting the footage, Amanda finds herself in urgent need of a bathroom, leading to a comical exchange about maintaining professionalism while dealing with nature's call.
Amanda (06:25):
"I feel like I have to pee myself and it'll be fine."
Shayne (08:07):
"I think the answer is to be dehydrated."
The discussion highlights the balancing act between personal needs and professional responsibilities, all wrapped in Smosh's signature humor.
Guest: Sarah ([12:32])
Sarah seeks advice on how to exit an Instagram group chat associated with a past job without drawing attention. The dilemma stems from not wanting former coworkers to question her sudden departure from the group.
Amanda (13:07):
"I have to know. And the thing is, Bones, lovely cat..."
Shayne (16:00):
"You could just do a little bit of fun gaslighting..."
Shayne and Amanda offer playful strategies ranging from creating confusion to outright leaving the group, emphasizing the importance of handling digital relationships tactfully.
Guest: Courtney ([19:02])
Courtney discusses her cat Bones' peculiar habit of leaving "dingleberries" around the house, despite being a well-behaved pet otherwise. The conversation evolves into a humorous discourse on pet grooming and the challenges of maintaining a clean home.
Amanda (20:37):
"I have to know. And the thing is, Bones, lovely cat..."
Shayne (23:05):
"He's a very healthy cat. I think he's just..."
The hosts delve into amusing pet anecdotes, offering light-hearted solutions while poking fun at their own experiences with animals.
Guest: Caroline ([25:02])
Caroline, a new employee, grapples with getting her colleagues to eat their vegetables during lunch. Her frustration stems from the abundance of salad leftovers that go uneaten, leading to storage and waste issues.
Amanda (25:20):
"People are pumping their arms out there. They're stoked."
Shayne (30:01):
"Sprinkle the salad over all the other trays. So you cannot eat any of the food without getting through the salad first."
Shayne and Amanda brainstorm creative, albeit silly, methods to encourage vegetable consumption, reflecting the playful nature of the podcast.
Guest: Noah Grossman ([31:27])
Noah shares his struggles with maintaining a consistent sleep schedule, resulting in fragmented rest and burnout. His condition has led to scalp psoriasis and other health concerns, prompting him to seek advice from the hosts.
Amanda (32:10):
"I'm just struggling with my sleeping schedule."
Shayne (33:03):
"What if you had a notebook by your bed and you wrote down all the things for your Indian restaurant so that you could get it out of your head and go to sleep."
The discussion touches on practical sleep hygiene tips, such as journaling to clear the mind before bedtime, all delivered with Smosh's characteristic humor.
Guest: Kimberly ([70:47])
Kimberly faces stress related to hosting her wedding in California while most of her family resides in Texas. The pressure intensifies as family members suggest alternative, more convenient locations, leading to feelings of guilt and stress.
Amanda (75:07):
"I have this cat, Bones. You know him? Yeah."
Shayne (74:14):
"You're the one. You and your fiance are the ones making those decisions, and that's it."
Shayne and Amanda offer support by emphasizing the importance of prioritizing the couple's preferences over external opinions, encouraging Kimberly to feel confident in her wedding choices.
Guest: Matt Duran ([64:28])
Matt encounters a bizarre issue where his father's cemetery plot has been inexplicably removed from the records. Desperate for answers, he seeks assistance to uncover what transpired, leading Shayne to engage in an impromptu and humorous phone call attempt to resolve the mystery.
Shayne (77:53):
"You better remember it."
Amanda (84:36):
"We are not."
The situation unfolds comedically, showcasing the hosts' ability to blend humor with earnest problem-solving, even when the outcomes don't align as planned.
As the episode winds down, Shayne and Amanda reflect on the day's problem-solving endeavors, expressing pride in their ability to assist their colleagues despite the challenges faced.
Shayne (87:13):
"I think this was an episode filled with positivity."
Amanda (87:21):
"We are licensed people. We really solved their problems."
They consider the possibility of continuing this format in future episodes based on listener interest, ending on a hopeful and upbeat note.
Shayne on Shopify's Efficiency ([00:16]):
"Nobody does selling better than Shopify, home of the number one checkout on the planet."
[00:16]
Amanda on Bathroom Breaks During Filming ([06:25]):
"I feel like I have to pee myself and it'll be fine."
[06:25]
Shayne on Being an Uncle ([65:10]):
"How do I assert my dominance is what I'm trying to get at."
[65:10]
"Smosh Mouth" Episode 89 continues the tradition of blending humor with everyday problem-solving, providing listeners with both entertainment and relatable insights. The hosts' dynamic interaction and creative solutions make the episode engaging for both regular listeners and newcomers.