Around The World In 60 Minutes | Reading Reddit Stories

Summary

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Smosh Reads Reddit Stories

Episode: "Around The World In 60 Minutes | Reading Reddit Stories"

Date: July 4, 2026
Host: Shayne Topp
Guests: Ian Hecox, Amanda Lehan-Canto

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Episode Overview

In this travel-themed episode, the Smosh gang dons their “ridiculous hats” and embarks on a journey through wild, cringey, and emotional Reddit stories—each spinning tales of vacations gone wrong, complicated friendships, and so-awkward-you-have-to-laugh travel debacles. As always, Shayne, Ian, and Amanda serve up hilarious riffs, earnest advice, and the kind of banter that makes you wish you were on the couch with them.
(Begins at 00:58)

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Key Discussion Points & Stories

Let’s Talk Travel (& Test Relationships)

• Silly Hat Roll Call
  The crew jokes about their hats—Amanda as a Titanic captain; Ian channeling “Barbados lady”; Shayne in Popeye mode.
  • “You look like you are like a modern Titanic captain.” – Ian (01:32)
  • “It’s giving more Louisville, Kentucky to me.” – Amanda (02:20)
• Travel as an Interpersonal Test
  • Travel exposes relationship strengths and weaknesses. The group agrees: you really get to know someone when you’re out of your comfort zone.
    • “Anything that brings you out of your comfort zone for multiple days puts you in a pressure cooker.” – Amanda (04:41)
    • “You can’t travel with everybody…sometimes it just doesn’t work.” – Ian (03:31)

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Story 1: “Am I Overreacting for Giving an Uber Driver a Bad Rating for Playing BDSM Music on Full Blast?”

(Starts at 04:49)

• Summary:
  A woman and her girlfriend take a late-night Uber in Arizona. The driver, already cursing at the dashboard, asks what music they want ("anything"). He proceeds to play bass-heavy, AI-generated BDSM music (“Primal Vow” by Playful Devotion) at chest-rattling volume, with increasingly explicit and disturbing lyrics such as “Fuck me raw, take it hard, break the bed, leaving scars…” The girls are creeped out but say nothing out of fear. Afterward, OP wonders if she’s overreacting or should report the ride.

• Smosh Reactions:

  • The group empathizes; being women alone in a car at 1am with a volatile stranger is legitimately scary.
    • “You don’t want to start a conflict. You’re in this person’s car…you want to make everything be like, we’re chill.” – Shane (08:48)
    • “That’s uncomfortable.” – Shane (09:08)
  • Jokes about AI-generated BDSM tracks and how dystopian it is:
    • “Humans create AI and they’re like, how do we make it the most fucked up thing ever?” – Shane (18:59)
    • “There’s no progression in those lyrics. It’s just like…just hard all at once.” — Amanda (19:09)
  • Group agrees: NOT overreacting. The story highlights the importance of boundaries and professionalism, especially in vulnerable situations.
    • “Verdict? There’s no official verdict, but the majority is not overreacting.” – Shane (13:16)

• Memorable Moment:

  • Shane reads out the explicit lyrics, Amanda cringes, and Ian declares:
    • “This guy should absolutely be reported.” – Ian (18:55)

Key Timestamps:

• Story start: [04:49]
• AI music riff: [14:25], [16:18]
• Explicit lyrics reading: [17:37]
• Final verdict: [19:54]

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Story 2: “Am I the Asshole for Turning Around in My Car When I Saw My Boyfriend Brought His Friends On Our Trip?”

(Starts at 20:26)

• Summary:
  OP had planned a couples road trip—own car, paying all expenses, and boyfriend promised no friends. But on pickup, he shows up with “the boys,” bags in hand. OP turns around and drives away, refusing to engage or act as chauffeur.

• Smosh Reactions:

  • Full approval of OP’s boundary—clear communication ignored, massive disrespect.
    • “If you tell someone ‘no’ to something and they just try to sneak it…you shouldn’t be in a relationship with that person.” – Shane (24:02)
    • “She crushed it, girl. I love it.” – Ian (23:33)
  • Amanda jokes:
    • “Do you think he’s fucking the boys?” (21:38)
  • Sympathy for relationships that lack mutual respect or where one partner uses another.
    • “He doesn’t sound like he likes her…the amount of stories we read where [the boyfriend] just doesn’t like her.” – Shane (24:44)

• Notable Quotes:

  • “That sound you hear is a giant red flag flapping in the wind. Run fast, run far, my friend!” – Shane, reading Reddit’s top comment (28:33)

Key Timestamps:

• Story start: [20:26]
• The “fucking the boys” riff: [21:38]
• Group verdict: [24:02], [28:33]

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Story 3: “Am I the Asshole for Charging My Friend $800 After She Left Me 4 Hours from Home?”

(Starts at 31:35)

• Summary:
  Two lifelong friends, Becky and OP, travel to a mutual friend Ryan’s wedding. Becky has long been possessive about Ryan. At the wedding, old resentments erupt and OP blurts, “It’s not our fault you’re in love with him.” Becky storms off, abandoning OP, who has to book an expensive last-minute flight. She Venmo requests $800 and questions if she handled it right.

• Smosh Reactions:

  • This is more about friendship and unresolved issues than just travel; Amanda relates it to childhood bonds that don’t grow up.
    • “A friend of 20 years, you should be able to be straight up with… but this is bitter.” – Amanda (33:25)
  • General agreement: you don’t strand a friend, regardless of argument.
    • “It’s a safety issue. You had every right to be upset.” – Shane (41:08)
    • “All you have to do is apologize…just acknowledge what you did was fucked up!” – Amanda (50:33)
  • Sadness about friendship loss, acknowledgment that 20-year bonds sometimes keep people “stuck.”
    • “I think friendships also do a double helix sometimes…sometimes you have to go off, maybe later come back.” – Ian (49:24)

• Notable Quotes:

  • “This friendship got ended by not handling it. You—it sucks. This sucks.” – Shane (39:36)
  • “At the end of the day, $800 is nothing to how painful it’s going to be to end a 20-year friendship.” – Ian (42:11)

• Update Revealed:

  • OP apologizes for the “in love with Ryan” comment, Becky never acknowledges stranding her. The friendship ends; OP realizes she feels more at peace without Becky.
    • “As many said, this hasn’t been a real friendship for a while. I’m willing to work through a lot…but the lack of remorse for leaving me stranded made that clear.” – Shane reading OP’s update (47:02)

Key Timestamps:

• Story start: [31:35]
• “You’re in love with him” reveal: [33:14]
• Friend abandonment consequences: [40:37]
• Update & reflection: [47:01], [48:24]

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Story 4: The Epic of “Shit River 2k19” — An Airbnb Horror in Virginia Beach

(Starts at 53:31)

• Summary:
  A group of friends books an Airbnb for a reunion—only for the toilets to back up, sewage to flood the house, and the owner (Paul) to make things steadily worse. The group endures unspeakable sights and smells, culminating in fleeing the “haunted” house as “Satan’s septic tank thirsts for blood.”

• Smosh Reactions:

  • Everyone relishes the storytelling (“This guy’s cooking with this one!” – Shane, 53:59), and riffs on plumbing disasters, past travel horror stories and wave pool poop.
    • “That was an excellent read of that. I was so, so invested!” – Ian (61:04)
    • “Every time you get in a public Jacuzzi, you’re rolling the dice.” – Amanda (65:01)
  • Sympathy for Paul, who just wanted to rent his property and seems almost cursed by circumstance.
    • “Honestly, I truly feel for how completely and totally Paul is at owning this house.” – Shane (62:30)
    • “After all this, he’s like, you guys can stay for free. Just, like, hang out here… That’s actually the scariest thing ever.” – Shane (67:13)
  • Amanda and Ian reminisce about their own “plumbing terror” moments. Amanda tells of a tree root clog bringing her past toilet flushes up into her shower.

Key Timestamps:

• Story intro: [53:31]
• The "plunger in hand" scene: [54:06]
• Climax - "shit river": [59:03] onward
• Paul’s haunted house offer: [67:13]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “AI BDSM music at 1am, and it’s that horrible…” – Shane (19:40)
• “Girl, and you paying for all this? He doesn't even like you.” – Shane (24:44)
• “At the end of the day, $800 is nothing to how painful it’s going to be to end a 20-year friendship.” – Ian (42:11)
• “That sound you hear is a giant red flag flapping in the wind. Run fast, run far, my friend.” – Shane reading Reddit comment (28:33)
• “Honestly, I truly feel for how completely and totally Paul is at owning this house.” – Shane (62:30)
• “If you fucked up, just say, ‘Hey, I fucked up.’ It will be amazing what that opens up for you.” – Amanda (52:13)
• "Every time you get in a public Jacuzzi, you're rolling the dice." – Amanda (65:01)

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Lessons & Themes

• Travel tests relationships: Whether it’s romance or friendship, a trip can expose incompatibilities and boundaries.
• Set and respect boundaries: Don’t ignore someone’s “no,” and never force your friends or partners into uncomfortable situations.
• Communication is everything: Many “Reddit drama” blowups could be averted by honest, timely conversations.
• Sometimes, letting go is healthiest: Even a 20-year friendship can become toxic if growth stalls or deep issues aren’t addressed.
• Plumbing nightmares unite us all: Nothing builds camaraderie (or stories) like shared horror, whether it’s AI BDSM music blasting at 1am or a literal river of sewage.

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Episode Flow & Timestamps

• [00:58] – Show intro & “hat” banter
• [04:49] – Story 1: Uber BDSM music
• [20:26] – Story 2: Boyfriend brings his friends on trip
• [31:35] – Story 3: Friend abandoned at a wedding
  • [47:01] – Update and closure
• [53:31] – Story 4: Shit River Airbnb Horror
• [66:12] – Plumbing horror stories, roll call, and “wave pool poop”
• [67:24] – End of stories, show outro

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Final Thoughts

Even the wildest travel tales can spark truths about respect, boundaries, and the value of honest communication. Whether you’re road tripping with friends (leave the AI BDSM playlist at home), navigating complicated group dynamics, or just praying your plumbing holds out, the Smosh crew proves laughter (and some hard truths) makes every journey better.

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Transcript

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[Shane]

Hello and welcome to Smosh Reads Reddit Stories. I'm Shane, and today's theme is travel. That's why we all have silly hats on, because we're gonna travel.

[Ian]

Who has a silly hat on? Not me.

[Shane]

I'm joined by one person who's wearing a silly hat and one person who's wearing a hat that they wore today by their own choice. It's me. Amanda and Ian are joining me.

[Amanda]

Ahoy.

[Ian]

Hola.

[Amanda]

I feel so bad for everyone that's listening to this on a podcast and doesn't get these ridiculous hats we're wearing.

[Ian]

Can I be honest? You look like you are like a modern Titanic captain.

[Amanda]

Thank you.

[Ian]

Do you know what I mean? Like, you were on the Titanic and you were the one who went in the boat when they said women and children all over.

[Amanda]

Yeah, yeah.

[Ian]

You went in there and went.

[Shane]

You also.

[Amanda]

And they said you're not a woman. I'm like, excuse me.

[Ian]

Yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

You also.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

I mean, the hat's also. Well, no, the rest of the outfit isn't, but the hat's giving like, oh, it's 2:00am on the party bus in Vegas. Yeah.

[Ian]

And you're like.

[Shane]

You suddenly are like, where did I get this? Ha.

[Ian]

You, like, went to a Halloween party with your girlfriend who's really into Halloween.

[Shane]

And I'm like.

[Ian]

And you were like, I'm Popeye.

[Shane]

All right. I'm Popeye.

[Ian]

You can't see me, and I'm just a woman in Barbados.

[Amanda]

Yes, we love that.

[Ian]

Drinking a frozen cocktail. And it's my seventh one, but, God, am I trying to lose weight, you know what I'm saying?

[Amanda]

It's giving more Louisville, Kentucky to me.

[Ian]

Oh, Derby.

[Shane]

You're watching the Kentucky Derby back in like the 1800s or something.

[Ian]

Watching the Kentucky Derby.

[Amanda]

I think they still Wear.

[Ian]

And I'm mad at all my friends.

[Shane]

Do they still wear big hats?

[Amanda]

I think so. It's like a customary thing.

[Shane]

They're like, I don't see people wearing big hats that often.

[Amanda]

And they should.

[Shane]

And we should.

[Ian]

My sisters wear big hats. They love it.

[Amanda]

Whoa.

[Ian]

I'm driving to our destination.

[Amanda]

Improv.

[Shane]

All right, well, let's get into these travel stories.

[Amanda]

Oh, we're taking the hats off.

[Shane]

I'm taking my hat.

[Ian]

No, no, actually, captain of Titanic. You can keep it on.

[Amanda]

What if I just take it and, like, I'm bald?

[Shane]

That would be really funny.

[Ian]

That would honestly be fun.

[Shane]

That is not the first time that has happened. On Smosh, Keith revealed that he shaved his head for a summer. It was an incredible reveal.

[Amanda]

That was the best moment.

[Shane]

It's one of the best moments in Smosh history.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Yeah. Just so you know.

[Ian]

Okay.

[Shane]

Anyways, travel, travel. Travel is very fun, but it can come with a lot of problems. Yeah. Just, like, a lot of drama. I would say it's weddings and international trips that you see the most interpersonal drama happen.

[Ian]

You can't travel with everybody. They may be your greatest friends, and you guys have, like, a wine night, but you get on a trip, and sometimes it doesn't work.

[Shane]

I think it's a great. It's a great test for any type of relationship. Right. I think that's, like, a worthwhile friendship or relationship test.

[Ian]

I have a question. Do you. Do you have to. Do they have to be good travelers in order to be friends with them?

[Shane]

I just think that traveling with someone really shows, like, is your dynamic, like, healthy? Like, is there mutual respect? Is there mutual boundaries?

[Amanda]

I feel like with relationships, you shouldn't make it official until you go on a vacation together.

[Ian]

Yeah, okay. I kind of agree, but then I also don't because I feel like there are friends that are great, and you just might not ever be able to travel with friends.

[Amanda]

Oh, yeah. Friends is fine, but relationship.

[Ian]

Oh, relationship. Oh, yeah.

[Shane]

I see what you're saying. Cause you can draw that boundary and just be like, I'm not traveling with

[Ian]

that person, but a partner.

[Shane]

But definitely, it really does highlight a lot of things of, like, are we cohesive?

[Amanda]

Oh, yeah.

[Shane]

And I think you could be as simple as a road trip. Right. It doesn't have to be an international trip.

[Amanda]

That's true. Anything that's, like, brings you out of your comfort zone for multiple days puts you in a pressure cooker.

[Ian]

You can't judge it on the first trip. Plus, it's glaring.

[Shane]

Our first story comes from the subreddit. Too hot takes. Shout out to Morgan. As always. Shout out to Morgan. Truly one of the like that subreddit's always popping off. Yeah, it's good stuff. This comes from April of this year, 2026. Am I overreacting for giving an Uber driver a bad rating for playing BDSM music on full blast?

[Ian]

Oh, BDSM music.

[Amanda]

Beatio BDSM music. Is it just like whips and like chains?

[Ian]

You did a song that was bdsm? Yeah.

[Shane]

What if it's just submissive and breathable?

[Amanda]

Okay, so if it's submissive and breathable, then that's a green flag.

[Ian]

Yeah. Yeah.

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[Shane]

OP writes, I, a 24 year old woman and my girlfriend, a 23 year old woman, recently took a trip to Arizona to visit friends.

[Ian]

Fun.

[Shane]

Our flight landed around 1am and the place we were staying at was around a 30 minute drive from the airport. Within the first minute of this Uber ride, the seatbelt sign went off and the driver yelled at the car saying, fucking piece of shit. This was weird, but we thought it was funny and laughed it off. A couple minutes later he said, fucking crackheads. I don't know what that was in reference to the seatbelt sign. It was pretty quiet in the car and he asked if we wanted to listen to music and we said yes. And then he asked what we wanted to listen to and we said anything. Big mistake.

[Ian]

Yeah, huge.

[Shane]

He's like, anything, anything.

[Amanda]

I love when she takes a charge. She beat my.

[Shane]

Have you heard of squash? He pressed play on whatever. He already had pulled up and immediately we were hiding our laughter because it was so far from what we expected. The song was called Primal Vow by Playful Devotion. Also an important note, he had some sort of hookup in his trunk that made the bass insanely loud. Like it was buzzing my rib cage.

[Amanda]

Oh yeah, he's got the sub in the trunk.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

Dude, that is like so high school. That is so 2005. Yeah, but this is Phoenix we're talking about.

[Shane]

This is somewhere in Arizona, but it's very Arizona from my memories of growing up there. After the first song ended, he started hitting skip to, I guess pick a song. But they were all by Playful devotion. And they all had names like Fuckboy Rangers, Brat Tamer, Crawl to Daddy. Do as daddy says.

[Amanda]

No.

[Shane]

Devour you whole. You get it? As two young women in someone else's car in a different state at night, we started to get pretty freaked out.

[Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Shane]

He then asked us if we liked the bass and out of fear, we kind of Just said, oh, yeah, it's cool. No, oh, yeah, it's cool.

[Ian]

It's shaking my ribs.

[Shane]

And then he fucking cranks the volume all the way. Like, my ribs were vibrating before. And now I'm feeling a panic attack coming on from just how weird it made my body feel and the fact that it was playing a song called Raw by Playful Devotion. And look up those lyrics and tell me if you'd feel safe. Also, we had just gone through tsa, so we obviously had nothing to fight back with. Anyways, he did drop us off at the location, and after us waiting outside the gate for three minutes out of fear of him following us in, he left. The situation is a bit funny now because of how insane it was, but I'm having a hard time figuring out if that's just a weird man who is super unaware of how this is coming across or if it was actually a bit of a dangerous situation and if I should report it and give him a bad Uber rating. I know the rating is very important, so I don't want to do it if I'm overreacting, Let me know what you think. Thanks.

[Amanda]

Oh.

[Ian]

Huh.

[Shane]

Well, so let's build all the context here.

[Ian]

Sure.

[Shane]

It's 1am It's 1am it's 1am they are. So it's the middle of the night. They're driving for over 30 minutes. They're two women that are, you know, in this car. I. I understand why in the moment, they're like, yeah, it's cool. Because it's like, you're. You're in this person's car. You don't want to start a conflict. You scared.

[Ian]

You want to make everything be like, we're chill.

[Shane]

We're chilling.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Ian]

We're not freaking out. We're all good. He asked what you guys want to listen to. They said, anything he played, you're thinking anything.

[Shane]

Like, intense, sexy music pushed it to the limit. I'm of the mind of like, yeah, I don't think she's overreacting at all. Like, that's uncomfortable.

[Ian]

Yeah. Personally, as if that was me, I would be definitely a little bit freaked out just because I'm not in a place that I know very well. The TSA thing was like, oh, yeah. They have nothing to fight back with.

[Shane]

And, well, even if you have something to fight back with, you're in a car going full speed.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

You're kind of just like, all right, man, I'm at your mercy.

[Ian]

And also, like, what were they supposed to do? Yeah, we don't like, the bass and this is unacceptable. Like, that could have been. That could have been like, we're taught to be like, don't really rock the boat yet.

[Shane]

Do you know what's going on?

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And I'm sure there's probably comments that are like, oh, you could have just been like, hey, can you turn it down a little bit or something?

[Ian]

Yeah, but when you're in it, you're not saying anything.

[Amanda]

But I think, like, what this person was also implying before the music came on, that, you know, he was making

[Shane]

these comments, he was already kind of

[Amanda]

saying it would put me on edge a little bit. Be like, fucking piece of shit. When you have an Uber, that's like, when you have an Uber driver that's like, acting that way.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

You don't really want to, like, stir them up.

[Shane]

I get that, too.

[Amanda]

I'll do whatever you want to do, bro.

[Ian]

You just sit there with your friend and you go, bass is fine.

[Amanda]

I would make.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

I mean, like, this is maybe, like, obviously the threat for me being a man is maybe less. But I mean, maybe I would ask them to turn the music down a little bit.

[Shane]

Sure.

[Amanda]

But yeah, I mean, I, too, would just be n for the ride, I guess.

[Shane]

I've been at the mercy of some Uber rides where, like, either they're driving insanely and you're just kind of like, what do you do? Like, hey, man, stop doing that. But then, yeah, you just get some Uber drivers that. It's like, all right. Like, my. I used to have really bad luck where five minutes in, I would sit in. I'm trying not to make conversation. Cause I'm like, I have social anxiety already. So I'm, like, trying to just, like, look out the window, and they will just start talking to me. And I'm like, the way that within five minutes, they're saying the most heinous, horrible shit to me. And I'm just like, mm, yeah, for sure.

[Amanda]

Okay.

[Shane]

Like, oh, yeah, for sure. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Amanda]

Okay. Yeah.

[Shane]

And you kind of have no choice but to be like, for sure, man. Like, I'm not gonna start an argument with you while I'm in the backseat of your car going 70 on the 405. Like, I am scared.

[Ian]

And this one's really tricky because they're not overreacting. I understand wanting to be like, hey, just a heads up, this guy's doing this. And then also at the same time, you know, they're in there being like, yeah, we're good. Yeah, we're good. Yeah, we're good. Which is really tough because in that moment, that's what you're going to say.

[Shane]

You're also after a flight. You're after a flight at 1am so you're probably beaten up and tired. Yeah. And you're like, okay, well, this guy also knows where we're at, so I don't really know. But this guy also needs to, like, not do that.

[Ian]

It's kind of weird that he's playing BDSM music.

[Amanda]

Yeah. Yes.

[Shane]

And I don't know. And also I don't know the lyrics to this, so I'm. I think knowing hearing the music is probably going to really shift it to. Yeah.

[Amanda]

My guess is maybe. Maybe this is. Maybe we've encountered, you know, a Phoenix. A Phoenix Gooner Uber driver, you know?

[Shane]

Yeah. Phoenix has changed since I left. I'm not surprised. I'm not surprised.

[Ian]

She maybe should say something just so he can be aware that, like, hey, bro. 1:00am Two ladies in there, A, turned on the bass, and B, don't play BDSM music.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Ian]

Like, maybe he should just get it so he could be aware.

[Shane]

There should be like a. Yeah. It's like, come on, man. Like, you have to know.

[Ian]

Playful devotion.

[Shane]

I'm curious what the guy's Uber rating is already, but it's like, I don't. I want to give. I. I give my Ubers five stars. It takes a lot, right? So I'm like, I understand. Like, you're trying to make ends meet. You're doing your job. It's a lot of work. It's probably sucks. Like, you're probably exhausted throughout the day, but also, like, you gotta.

[Amanda]

I feel like, yeah, the only times I give bad ratings is if, like, I think they're legitimately driving unsafe.

[Shane]

Totally.

[Amanda]

And then I'm like, okay, well, the way I see it is like, you know, if. If myself and other people give them bad ratings, they get kicked off the app and they don't kill somebody.

[Shane]

Right.

[Ian]

Right.

[Amanda]

You know?

[Ian]

Absolutely.

[Shane]

Verdict? There's no official verdict, but the majority is not overreacting.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Comments?

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[Shane]

The saddest thing is that the band is AI.

[Amanda]

Of course it is. Of course. Cause when you started naming the titles, a little part of me was like, is this an AI?

[Shane]

I don't think I've ever heard a Daddy is I. I've never heard an AI. Horny robots wrote this. Well, because they're just.

[Amanda]

They're just like. It's somebody just entering prompts.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

Like in any genre. I've said in an Uber where they listened the whole time I was looking at, like, the album cover and I was like, this is AI and it was all AI and the guy just kept listening to. I was like, really, dude? Like, we're just going to listen to this AI slob?

[Shane]

What?

[Amanda]

And every picture was this old man with tears on his eyes. And it was this kind of grungy crooner type music.

[Ian]

Did you tell him?

[Amanda]

No, I just sat there and was like, I hate this. But then I went, I had to look further and just every photo was this old man crying with roses. And everything was like, I miss my daughter. I still miss her.

[Ian]

Oh, so it was like country.

[Amanda]

No, it was like, it was like lunar rock.

[Shane]

Isn't it crazy to think, like, some of these people who, like, they're all, like, all in on AI, they're living in the matrix, but, like, it's a weird bizarro Matrix.

[Amanda]

Yeah. With like.

[Shane]

Or a weird grungy crooner music.

[Amanda]

But I don't think. I don't think they even know it's AI.

[Shane]

And that's what I mean. Isn't that terrifying that they're listening to stuff and they don't realize, like, everything that is around them is made up?

[Amanda]

Or worse, they don't care.

[Ian]

So AI music is sounding legit, I'm sure.

[Shane]

Well, it's because all it's doing is copying. Right. It can only take what is made.

[Ian]

And then Playful devotion. What a cool name.

[Amanda]

And you can generate that stuff so quick on certain apps so you can create an album in like a day. So if you're one of these, like, oh, I'm an AI producer, you can literally make 50 albums in probably a week and just put it all out on Spotify.

[Ian]

This guy spent so much money on his face. You know what I mean?

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Ian]

Just play AI.

[Shane]

Someone else said, I personally don't think you're overreacting. There is a certain expectation in environments like that. Uber driving is a way for him to make money. He should have a certain amount of professionalism and decorum. Just as he shouldn't be keeping his car a hoarder rat's nest, he shouldn't be playing such inappropriate music at such an inappropriate volume.

[Ian]

You know he has a horse.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

They're saying, like, you need to keep it clean and, like, you're. Yeah, you're running.

[Ian]

Damn.

[Amanda]

Be a little professed.

[Ian]

This person went in on him.

[Amanda]

I get that.

[Ian]

Someone there.

[Shane]

Someone said, oh, my God, I didn't even hit play. And the COVID for that song is already wild. I'm listening to it while I'm typing, and this is the craziest fucking thing to play. When someone says anything, you'd think he'd go for something safe. All right, so we have the lyrics, and I think this is.

[Amanda]

Do we have the album cover, too?

[Shane]

No, we do not have the album cover. We just have. This is the core. This is the chorus.

[Amanda]

We have to bleep all of this.

[Ian]

Ooh. The chorus.

[Shane]

I think it's mostly gonna be bleeped.

[Amanda]

Okay. I feel like I'm gonna feel really uncomfortable hearing Shane read this.

[Ian]

Oh, I'm so ready.

[Amanda]

Oh.

[Shane]

Amanda's heard me say way worse than this.

[Amanda]

Well, this is gonna be.

[Shane]

This is maybe the worst thing I'm ever going to have said on this show. But, yeah, so the chorus goes. Fuck me raw Take it hard Break the bed Leaving scars Grip my cock Ride me rough Whoa. Scream my name Fuck the stars Fuck

[Amanda]

the stars Fuck the stars

[Shane]

Alpha Centauri.

[Amanda]

I like that.

[Shane]

There's guy who just watched Project Hail Mary. Okay. Scream my name Fuck the stars Pussy clenching door wide open Give me all that nasty art I'm gonna ruin you Perfect baby Tear your good girl apart. No, I fear yeah. This guy should not be driving an Uber.

[Ian]

No.

[Amanda]

If he's blasting that. This guy.

[Ian]

No, this line just ripped me off. You know what I'm saying?

[Shane]

So he heard that song and he's like, I'm gonna keep playing more from this artist.

[Ian]

Yeah, that's a good girl. Like, man, that tore me up. It was awful.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Ian]

This guy should absolutely be reported.

[Amanda]

Jail. Humans.

[Shane]

Humans create AI and they're like, how do we make it the most fucked up thing ever.

[Ian]

And we want to say that we don't support AI.

[Shane]

No, fuck it.

[Ian]

We support real artists.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Ian]

I mean, there's no, like, there's no

[Amanda]

progression in those lyrics. It's just like. It's just like.

[Ian]

It's just hard all at once.

[Shane]

It's written by something without a soul, so. Yeah, right.

[Ian]

I mean, who would want to break their bed? Those are really expensive.

[Shane]

I know. In this economy. How are you gonna sleep at night anyways? Yeah. I think if we haven't made our stance clear. AI sucks.

[Ian]

Like, what a huge one at 1am Come on, buddy.

[Shane]

Blast in the bass.

[Ian]

That bass.

[Amanda]

AI BDSM music at 1am yeah.

[Shane]

AI BDSM music at 1am and it's that horrible.

[Amanda]

Jesus. Yeah, I think he should go to jail.

[Ian]

No, she should absolutely report him and be like, from the good girl.

[Amanda]

Yeah, report him to the un. This is. This is a.

[Shane]

To the un.

[Amanda]

Yeah. This is. This is a crime against humanity. Wow.

[Ian]

Phoenix, Arizona or Arizona.

[Shane]

I can't be too surprised that dudes in Arizona love AI.

[Ian]

Why? Truly? Why though?

[Shane]

Oh no.

[Ian]

Is there because there's like no good music happening? Like, what?

[Shane]

I don't know, man. Every day I get online and I see some other AI bullshit.

[Amanda]

Also, like just. Just saying don't. Don't go find this. This music and play it. Don't get.

[Shane]

The best thing you can do is simply not give it any attention. Yeah, but you can talk shit about it. I mean, talk shit about AI, but don't. Don't look at any. Avert your eyes and ears. All right, our next story comes from. Am I the asshole? This was posted in September of 2022. Am I the asshole for turning around in my car when I saw that my boyfriend brought his friends with him to go on a trip with us? Oh, so unannounced. Like brought it like they had a trip planned. He brought his friends without telling her.

[Amanda]

Cool. He's like, I got the boys.

[Ian]

I don't get. I don't. I do not get it.

[Shane]

I, a 30 year old woman, am dating my boyfriend Smith, who's 39. For eight plus months. We had been planning to go on a road trip, but it couldn't happen because he kept insisting that we let his two friends tag along. He brought it up again and promised that he won't ask me to let him bring his friends with him. Since one, I'm the one paying for the expenses, two, it's my car. Three, I always wanted us to go alone for once without having his Friends tag along. And four, I don't wanna pay for his friends. That's kind of going back to one, but I think it's fair to jump down on it.

[Amanda]

We get it before we get further story. Do you think he's fucking the boys?

[Ian]

Yeah. Okay.

[Amanda]

I think he's fucking the boys.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Advertiser]

What?

[Ian]

He wants to go for a ride with the boys.

[Amanda]

With the boys.

[Ian]

You know what I'm saying?

[Amanda]

He's like, I can't go anywhere without my boys.

[Ian]

That was one of my thoughts. And he goes, oh, my God.

[Amanda]

Sorry.

[Ian]

Ian, I'm over here. You did that to my shoe.

[Shane]

Apologize to her. Shoe.

[Ian]

Sorry, sorry.

[Amanda]

Shoe.

[Shane]

All right. We agreed that I'd come pick him up in the morning so we could go. I came in my car and entered his neighborhood. However, when I saw him standing outside with his bag, his two friends were also standing there with their bags, I was shocked and furious. I didn't pull over. I just turned around and kept driving and went back. That's so awesome.

[Ian]

I love this.

[Amanda]

I think it would have been a

[Shane]

little bit better if it was like

[Amanda]

she was rolled out the window saying, fuck you.

[Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Shane]

No, I think the silent. Just turning around and just leaving.

[Amanda]

I love that. You think his boy's like, is she, like, getting gas or something? She's lost. No, no, no. She's definitely. She's definitely coming back. She probably just, like, forgot something. At home.

[Shane]

I saw him running after me in the rear view mirror. Babe, wait.

[Amanda]

Babe, wait.

[Shane]

He then stopped. He then stopped and started calling me. I did not respond until I got home. He lashed out on me on the phone asking why the hell I turned around and left. I told him why and how I didn't appreciate how he basically tried to force me to take his friends with us after I said no already. He called me awful and said that I ruined the entire thing for us and acted immaturely and spitefully. He said I could have just accepted how it is, but I told him that I would never accept being put in a situation where I'm expected to just suck it up. He hung up after yelling at me for a few minutes. I called back but got no response.

[Advertiser]

I.

[Shane]

He texted about how I embarrassed him in front of his friends and is refusing to speak to me until after. I apologize. Am I the asshole for turning around in my car and going home? Did I make the right call?

[Ian]

Yes.

[Shane]

Yeah, I think you did.

[Ian]

You crushed it, girl. I love it. Like, what?

[Amanda]

That's so confused.

[Ian]

Yeah, she asked. She said she asked that she wanted just A trip with just them. And so he heard that, and now he's saying that she ruined everything.

[Shane]

Yes. Because she didn't accept how it is. She's like, you should just accept how it is. No, that's like, hey, I'm completely breaking your boundaries, but you need to just accept that.

[Ian]

No, she did the right thing.

[Shane]

I think that's like the. That's. It's not even a red flag. If you tell someone, like, no to something and they just try to sneak it or they keep pushing, that's, to me, like, you shouldn't be in a relationship with that person.

[Amanda]

There's some, like, crazy breakdown in communication in this relationship.

[Shane]

I just don't think he listens at all.

[Ian]

A lot with Reddit, where it's just like, you said the thing, and yet they keep doing it, and a lot of it is like, they want to bring their friends on a trip or on a date.

[Shane]

There's a lot of that. It's just a lot of disrespect for her.

[Amanda]

He probably just doesn't like her.

[Shane]

Yeah, she's paying for all of this. So he's like, this is a way for me to get a trip with my boys. Well, I'm thinking that he doesn't actually

[Ian]

want to be alone with her.

[Amanda]

He sounds like a bum.

[Shane]

Yeah, he doesn't sound like he likes her. The amount of stories we read on Reddit where it's like, one of them, but it is oftentimes when we're reading these stories, it's like the boyfriend or the husband just like, you just don't like her.

[Ian]

You just don't like her. Why be with her? And why. What was he gonna say when he caught up to her car? That's what I want to know.

[Shane]

I don't.

[Ian]

Roll it down, roll it down.

[Advertiser]

I don't know.

[Shane]

Hey, hey, my friends.

[Ian]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, my friends. Wanna come?

[Amanda]

Come on, my friends.

[Ian]

Hey, hey, hey, My foot, baby, my foot. Hey, hey.

[Shane]

He's dangling, like, dragging. Hey. She finally barks.

[Amanda]

He's like, hey, hey, hey. I think, like, it's crazy to me that, like, she. That he can't, like, comprehend going on a trip with just her, which is like, what makes me be like, oh, so you just don't enjoy, like, being around.

[Shane]

This is what we're talking about.

[Amanda]

Like, you, like, this is the great test for a relationship. You go on a trip together with no one else, and you just see if you can work it out. Clearly, he's not even willing to give it a shot.

[Shane]

He doesn't want to.

[Ian]

Also, what is the deal with the friends? Here's what I think. They're not getting the full story, but, like, why would you want to sit there and be like, I can't wait to go on a trip with you.

[Shane]

She's gonna be the fourth, like, wheel.

[Amanda]

Like, it's.

[Shane]

It's two of his friends. They're going on their trip and she's there paying for it all.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Ian]

Like, I don't get it.

[Shane]

She's just being taken advantage of.

[Ian]

I just don't get it.

[Amanda]

Well, if the boys don't go, then who's gonna give him a handy.

[Shane]

Jesus.

[Ian]

Do you want to.

[Shane]

I. I just think, like, there's a lot of guys that, like, just. They don't. They're not friends with women. They can't comprehend that. So, like, this is just like.

[Ian]

That is such a good point.

[Shane]

He's not like, they're not friends with any woman.

[Ian]

I do. I don't think that that is, like, you instinctually know that. I don't think you automatically know how to be friends with women. I think it's like. I don't know if that's, like, learned or you naturally have that, but I don't think all men. I don't know.

[Shane]

I don't know.

[Amanda]

That's. I mean, we're not, like. I guess we're not, like, usually socialized. Like, in school, I feel like. I feel like in school it's always like, boys and girls, like, place.

[Shane]

There are values that are unfortunately taught. Like, it's. It's not like. I don't think it's like, an inherent thing, but I think it's values that are taught, like, societally, at least. Like, American society teaches.

[Ian]

So maybe it is instinctual, but then it's, like, taught out of them.

[Shane]

I. I don't know. Like, I just think a lot of guys are taught, like, to just not. They don't respect women on, like, a deep level. To, like, truly be, like. Because I think to really be close, genuine friends, it's like a mutual respect. Yeah, but I mean, I. We're. I don't know if we're reading too much into it. Like, either way, she made the right choice. Probably, like, ditch this guy.

[Ian]

I. I would love to know how fast she was going, but that's probably not in there. Is it in there?

[Shane]

If he was chasing after her residential. Yeah. Where's the speed? She's going 30 verdict is not the asshole comments. He's 39.

[Amanda]

Yeah. That's what's like that's what's blowing my mind. Because I was like. When he said 39, like, I looked at him and I was like.

[Shane]

I'm also not surprised, though, by it, because it's like, at what? Like, why? What would change that? This guy, like, you know, like, if you set in your way.

[Amanda]

I don't know, middle age.

[Ian]

No, but there are 39 year olds who are just like, ah, fuck it. Like, I feel like I sit here and be like, Come on, 39. And then I'm like, I don't know. It's a different world.

[Shane]

Some people decide that they're right. Some people decide that, like, oh, how I think is right. And so it's like, great. You're never gonna change.

[Ian]

That's what it is. He's not actually listening to her boundaries.

[Shane]

He's 39 and wants his girlfriend to pay for and chauffeur his friends and lie to get you to do it, then accuse you of acting immaturely. That sound you hear is a giant red flag flapping in the wind. Run fast, run far, my friend. Not the asshole.

[Amanda]

No, straight up. Like, it's. And it's not gonna get better for him. I fear, like, I feel like, oh, no. But like, if he's behaving this way at 39, it's just gonna. It's never gonna change.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

You know, someone said, please, please, please tell me that this is now an ex boyfriend, not the asshole. And I'm clapping for what you did. Op said I stopped calling him and I'm reconsidering the relationship at the moment.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

I hope she.

[Ian]

What can you do?

[Shane]

Not ever talk to that guy again?

[Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Ian]

You can't move past that.

[Shane]

Yeah, I don't think you move past that shit.

[Ian]

But that's like a major boundary, you know, a huge red flag. How are you ever going to do anything together?

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Ian]

Travel together, move in together.

[Shane]

That level of disrespect, man, don't tolerate that.

[Amanda]

I couldn't imagine just showing up to pick somebody up on a trip and they just decided to bring extra people

[Shane]

to try to try to sneak.

[Amanda]

That's insane.

[Shane]

To, like I said earlier, to lay down a boundary. To lay down, to agree and then sneak it. It's to him. He's going, I can take advantage of you. I'll take advantage of you and I'll do this and you might be mad at me, but I'll be like, it's fine. And then I'll be able to. I know I can do it again and I can keep doing it. And I can keep pushing further and further.

[Amanda]

He knows exactly what he. I think that's the worst part. He knows exactly what he's doing when he does that because he knows. Like, I think it seems pretty clear that she made it clear to him, like, I don't want your friends on this trip. Okay, sure, babe. Sure, babe.

[Shane]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're good.

[Ian]

You didn't hear? I mean, it's one thing to bring someone to dinner and be like, yeah, they were with me. It's like. But still, I don't know if you guys are, if you're close with your partner, they would at least be like,

[Shane]

hey, Bubbles, you're on the same page. Yeah, yeah, the same page. Like if, if there's going to be something that's like not communicated, it's because you already know each other so well that you know it's not going to be a problem. Yeah, but that's not the case here. Last comment. Someone said, not the asshole. Recommend you keep this guy in the rear view mirror.

[Ian]

Nice.

[Amanda]

Nice.

[Ian]

I love it. I love Redditors.

[Shane]

Sometimes, sometimes they really crush, you know, that guy, that person. They wrote it in, they're like, all right. And they shut their laptop, they got into bed, they got to the bed, their partner was like, how is Reddit? And they go, I was on fire.

[Ian]

I was on fire. Shall we listen to playful devotion?

[Shane]

Shall we break something?

[Amanda]

Grab my penis and boop boop boop boop boop. Break my bed with your butt. Boop a doop a doop, boop boo doop boo doop.

[Ian]

Yeah, with your butt.

[Amanda]

I don't know.

[Ian]

Break your bed with your butt. Yeah. You find something else, that's just called

[Shane]

jumping on the bed.

[Ian]

Yeah. Yay.

[Amanda]

That's called.

[Shane]

Okay.

[Amanda]

Okay.

[Shane]

Our next story comes from Am I the asshole? It was posted in April of 2026 this year.

[Ian]

Okay.

[Shane]

Am I the asshole for charging my friend $800 after she left me four hours from home?

[Ian]

What?

[Shane]

Becky, who's 31. 31 year old woman, and I, a 31 year old woman, have been best friends for 20 years. Years. In high school, we became close with Ryan and Daniel and the four of us did everything together. Becky has always been fixated on Ryan. If he liked a girl, she would tear her apart or make passive aggressive comments until it was uncomfortable. When he had girlfriends, she would openly criticize them and act like they weren't good enough for him. Eventually she started doing the same thing to me. She would make comments to downplay my friendship with Ryan or Subtly compare us. Like she needed to prove she mattered more. It felt competitive for no reason, but I ignored it for years. Fast forward to Ryan's wedding last month. Becky and I drove together and shared a hotel. The passive aggressive comments started again. She said I would not even be at the wedding if it was not for her even saying things like that in front of other people. Later in the hotel, she complained that Ryan did not spend enough time with her. She actually said, sorry to you and Daniel, but he should at least want to spend time with me. After years of this, I snapped and said, what a weird thing to say out loud. Yes. And then I just fucking the puncher. She immediately escalated and said, oh, what? You really think that Ryan and I aren't better friends? And brought up that he asked her to help design the engagement ring. I said, I don't care who's closer.

[Amanda]

Exactly.

[Shane]

But it's weird that you care this much. It's not our fault you're in love with him. Damn. She followed up the punch with a

[Amanda]

But like, this is what, like a friend. A friend of 20 years. You should be able to be like straight up with absolutely 20 years.

[Ian]

You should be able to love it around the wedding.

[Amanda]

But this is bitter. This is bitter.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Ian]

This is resentment.

[Shane]

God. Like you're friends of the groom or bride. It's like your job is to not only not cause drama, your job is to like quell the drama for your friend.

[Amanda]

Jeez, I wonder if she's like upset that she wasn't like invited to the bachelor party or something.

[Shane]

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[Shane]

2026 McDonald's at FIFA World Cup 2026. I wrote a little song to remind you.

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[Amanda]

The Cambria Hotel's got it all. A rooftop bar, have a ball, bring

[Shane]

a date, your squad or even your mom. Book [e-mail] you know, I don't know.

[Ian]

He should have said that. She's not marrying Ryan.

[Shane]

Yeah, that's what this story is.

[Ian]

And she only has one person to take it out on this friend.

[Shane]

Yeah, she stormed out and instead of coming back, she drove off and left me stranded four hours away with no way to get back. The next morning, I couldn't rent a car because I only had a debit card, so my only option was a same day fee flight back to where I live across the country, which cost $800. I sent her an angry text and a Venmo request. She hasn't responded, and we haven't spoken in a month. I'll admit saying she's in love with him was harsh. And the text I sent after was not my best moment. We're supposed to talk tomorrow. Am I the asshole?

[Amanda]

Look, okay, so. So I. Okay, so, I mean, she was. She was right on the money with, like, that she's still in love with him. And, like, I'm sure that was like the. The final straw for her. I don't think she's gonna get that money, though. No, I. I don't think there's. There's a shot she's gonna get that

[Shane]

money, but she's asking. She's asking, am I the asshole for requesting it. Right. For requesting it. It's like, hey, like, you left because we did. If you had plans to drive back together.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And they just ditched you.

[Amanda]

That.

[Shane]

It is like, it's.

[Amanda]

I get that.

[Shane]

It's probably more of a symbolic request at this stage of like, hey, fuck you. Like, you know what you did to me and you can't just get away with this without acknowledging, like, you betrayed me. Yeah, no, she.

[Amanda]

She did a really messed up thing. I mean, like, I think maybe I would ask for like, half.

[Ian]

I would say, not the asshole, but, like, hey, she didn't think you were gonna get an $800 ticket. It is a little fucked up that she left her in the middle of nowhere. Yeah, but why are you traveling around with only a debit card girl?

[Shane]

I'm looking at the emotional, like, friendship side of this. Right. Like, and there is also. I'm a little confused. It's four hours away, but she took a flight across the country.

[Amanda]

Four hours?

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

I don't necessarily.

[Ian]

Four hours away from what?

[Shane]

Four hours away? Yeah. There must be some travel situation.

[Amanda]

Is there a giant mountain between.

[Shane]

I just think she is shitty. This friend is so shitty for leaving her stranded. We've read a lot of stories where, like, if you travel together somewhere, you have that responsibility.

[Amanda]

Absolutely.

[Shane]

It's not like opinion, like, attacked her. It's not like, OP did something horrible. They had a fight.

[Ian]

They, like, she said something.

[Shane]

They said some painful things. And it could have even been out of line. It's still like, hey, as long as you're not, you know, I don't know, saying something absolutely awful and out of line.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Like, horribly. You don't leave someone stranded. Like, friends should be able to have these types of moments and, like, come back together.

[Ian]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Shane]

And also, I don't know. This. This is a little shitty maybe. I'm gonna, like. I'm just throwing this out there.

[Amanda]

Okay. Would.

[Shane]

Would the friend be that upset if what she said wasn't true?

[Amanda]

No, that's what I'm saying.

[Shane]

It's like, if you said, hey, you're in love with them and it's not true at all, you'd be like, that's not true. I'm not bothered by, like, she is.

[Amanda]

Too bad.

[Shane]

You hit it. You hit the target.

[Ian]

And she couldn't. She didn't want to face it. So that's why she couldn't even be in the same car with her. But she left alone.

[Amanda]

She didn't even stay for the wedding.

[Shane]

I was gonna say she left before the wedding.

[Amanda]

She left before the wedding.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

So.

[Shane]

So she just bounced. She is upset. She doesn't. She's not really being loyal to any of her friends.

[Amanda]

No. Like, I think. I think this was probably going to the wedding was probably really difficult for her. And then. And then her friend saying, you know, you're in love with that guy was like the final straw. Because it was true, unfortunately.

[Ian]

What she needed not op, but the other friend. What she needed was a friend in that moment. Because that does suck. To be in love with someone forever. They don't want you, but they wanna be friends with you. You're going to their wedding. It must be really hard. But she didn't handle it well. She just. She put all of her pain on her friends.

[Shane]

Yeah. She was taking it out on all the wrong ways for years. And it sounds like they never really leveled with each other for years based on this. She's like, talking about, like, this friend's been acting for so long, it's like. And you never talk. You never talk, like. Cause if this friend came to her and was like, dude, I have feelings for Ryan. It's really painful to be his friend. It's like, then you get to fucking talk, right? And then if you have that conversation, then by the time you get here and she's being shitty, it's like, hey, I understand what you're feeling. You cannot take it out on me.

[Ian]

Whatever.

[Shane]

Then you get to be on the same page and deal with that in a more constructive way and help her move past it. It's like, you gotta let go of that at a certain point. I think that's Such a relatable. It's such a relatable thing to have feelings for someone that it's not returned.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And it's weird. It's fucking sucks.

[Amanda]

But then if you're friends, you should be able to talk about it.

[Shane]

Absolutely. Especially if it's a friend that's your mutual friends. Like, this isn't the person you're in love with.

[Ian]

I think that's hard. I think that's hard, especially in a female relationship. Like, it gets really messy and tricky when a f. Friend is involved. That's a guy. And, like, you can be friends with someone for 20 years, but you might not say the thing that you really want to say because you don't know how they're going to react.

[Shane]

I know, but.

[Ian]

But I agree. I think you should be able to say things.

[Shane]

Yeah, absolutely. Well, it's like, this is how you. This. Those things then end friendships. So, like.

[Ian]

Well, this friendship.

[Shane]

This friendship got ended by. By not handling it. It's like, you. It sucks. This sucks.

[Ian]

But the $800 does suck.

[Amanda]

Yeah, but this was not really the only option for the flight.

[Shane]

That's what OP said.

[Ian]

$800 ticket.

[Shane]

What OP is saying.

[Ian]

I get.

[Shane]

She was fucked because her friend abandoned her. So she's like, fuck, man. I. I now lost 800 bucks because you bounced.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Without even telling me, like, hey, I'm gonna bounce. Like, just last.

[Ian]

How could you just leave someone and not even go back?

[Amanda]

I think because she was.

[Shane]

I couldn't. That she's. That hurt.

[Amanda]

She's. She. She was.

[Ian]

Wow.

[Amanda]

She was red.

[Shane]

Yeah, but, like, at some point, you'd hope I would. No matter how upset I got about a situation, I'd be like, I can't just leave this person. Like, I gotta figure out some way to, like, hey, like, I do have to make it up to you in some way or another. The verdict is not the asshole Comments. Was this four hours away or across the country?

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Opie said we met in our hometown. I flew in from out of town, which is four hours away from where the wedding was. But I live across the country. I am in the U.S. oh, so

[Amanda]

she would have already had to. She already had a ticket to fly from the hometown.

[Shane]

From the hometown. But. But because she probably. There's probably no flights from where she was to where her flight.

[Ian]

So she had to cancel a flight and then take another flight.

[Shane]

So she just left her in a really shitty situation where her travel was messed up.

[Amanda]

Okay, that makes more sense.

[Shane]

Someone said not the asshole ditching Your friend without a way home is a safety issue. You had every right to be upset, especially when that came with a $800 plane ticket. I wouldn't say she's a friend anymore. Lastly, someone said, unfortunately, you will never get money from her and I doubt you would win in the small claims court. Best to move on and go. No contact with her, not the asset.

[Ian]

I kind of agree with that advice.

[Shane]

That's tough. 800 bucks is painful.

[Amanda]

Also, I don't know if I'd be able to stay friends with somebody that was that unreasonable.

[Shane]

I would not be able to. That would be a. Like, if you abandoned me in a way where I then have to spend 800 bucks, figure out not only the $800, but just figuring out travel.

[Amanda]

Right.

[Shane]

Just a nightmare. Unless they really come and go. I was so out of line. I'm so sorry. I'm gonna pay you back financially in some way or another. And also, like, I need to like, unload, like, and figure things out. It requires them to become a new person.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Or else it's like you're just gonna get worse.

[Ian]

I mean, at the end of the day, 800 bucks is nothing to how painful it's going to be to end a 20 year friendship.

[Shane]

Absolutely. I do agree with that.

[Ian]

That's gonna be.

[Amanda]

I feel they were like hometown friends. Honestly, like, I don't even think they were that.

[Ian]

I don't think so.

[Shane]

So sorry. Right. They were at the wedding because. Because the friend was complaining that the groom did not spend enough time with her.

[Amanda]

Got you.

[Shane]

And then before the wedding. During or during the wedding? During his wedding, bro. To his bride. She's upset that he's not spe girl. And then op goes, you're just mad cuz you're in love with like, Fair.

[Amanda]

Fair.

[Shane]

But I also understand ending. Like, I'm. I'm taking the like view of, like, these are close friends. Like, I.

[Ian]

Me too.

[Shane]

20 years. And even if it's like kind of back and forth, like 20 years, like, there's a kind of thing where, like, even if it's a friend you don't see as often, it's like, man, you're such a big part of my life.

[Ian]

But it's deep. It's deep rooted.

[Shane]

It's deep rooted. That's. That's tough to go to jump to no contact. I get that. But I also understand the, like, where she's headed, where Becky is headed. It doesn't get better. Like, is this resentment only going to grow because if she can't move past it. And she's taking it out on op that's only going to get worse and worse. It's like, she's not your friend. She's not being your friend. And is that going to get more and more painful?

[Ian]

If OP said what was needed to be said, it might just.

[Shane]

Absolutely.

[Ian]

The wrong time.

[Amanda]

Yeah. I mean, like, it's one of those things where, like, you know, if I was. I don't know, if I was in her shoes, I probably just wouldn't have said anything. I would have just been like, okay,

[Shane]

like, you know, I get it.

[Amanda]

There's no reason. Like. But, like, these people do need to

[Shane]

hear these things sometimes. Right. You hope that it happens in a more, like, calm way.

[Amanda]

But I think she read her friend wrong. Like, I like them's fighting words.

[Shane]

It's also probably. Probably drinking involved if it's a wedding. Yeah.

[Amanda]

And then she immediately got in a

[Shane]

car and drove away. Yeah. It's not sounding very.

[Ian]

You have to be aware of our location next time. I'm saying that to myself for future.

[Shane]

Yeah. You know, it's like, you're not. You're not. What you're saying is correct, and you're not wrong for saying it. But it's like, if you have the ability to plan it out. Yeah. You know, if you can be Batman with prep time, do that, but you don't always get prep time.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

I mean, it's also that thing where it's like. It's like, y', all. You're at a wedding, like, hash it out after, but that's what happens at all.

[Shane]

It seems like it was a little. It is kind of like what happened.

[Ian]

Weddings are so.

[Shane]

I get it. I get it. But it's also the thing that it's. It's happened. And it's like, I bet OP is like, do I wish it happened differently? Sure. But, like, yeah, of course.

[Amanda]

I just don't even have conversations at weddings. I'm just dancing uptown, funky. What?

[Advertiser]

Nice.

[Shane]

Put primal devotion on. Yeah, Grandma. Primal devotion's on.

[Amanda]

Lick my butt and suck on my nuts.

[Shane]

Jesus.

[Amanda]

Sorry.

[Shane]

All right.

[Amanda]

I should start writing AI bds, then. It's not AI.

[Shane]

Then you wrote it.

[Amanda]

That's true. That's true. This is an EN original.

[Shane]

What you're just saying is better than AI.

[Amanda]

Who needs AI when you got this brain update? Yeah.

[Shane]

So this update comes nine days later.

[Amanda]

Okay.

[Ian]

Okay.

[Shane]

I wanted to address some common questions, slash comments. First four hours versus across the country. I'm in the US and flew from the west coast to the East Coast. We wanted extra time together since we don't see each other often. So I flew into my hometown about four hours from the wedding instead of somewhere closer. This sounds like teenage drama. Totally fair. I think that's part of why I snapped. It felt like, are we really doing this at 30? It's also a sign I should have addressed this sooner. Rental car issue. I was told I couldn't use a debit card unless I had a license from that state. Otherwise, it had to be a credit card. No credit card. I had debt in my early 20s, which is long paid off, but I've avoided credit cards since. This situation made me realize I should have one for emergencies. Yeah, why not? Bus slash train. I looked into it. Neither would have gotten me back in time for my return flight. A train home would.

[Amanda]

This is the US we don't have train.

[Shane]

Public transport. International commenters like, why don't you just use public transportation? Do you guys have that? We're like, no, we don't.

[Ian]

No, we don't.

[Amanda]

We did.

[Shane]

We did have.

[Amanda]

We did.

[Shane]

We destroyed it.

[Amanda]

They're like, oh, from the west coast to the east coast train that should only take like what, five hours? Something like that.

[Advertiser]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

The US Is very large people. I don't think a lot of people realize how big it is.

[Shane]

A train home would have taken almost three days.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

And cost about the same. My options were flying out of the closest airport or trying to get back to my original airport four hours away. Either way, I needed a same day flight Venmo request. I sent it out of anger. I told her later I don't expect her to pay me back now for the update.

[Amanda]

Oof.

[Shane]

We had the call and it wasn't productive.

[Amanda]

Oh, what a surprise.

[Ian]

Knew it.

[Shane]

I apologize for what I said and that it was below the belt, especially the in love with Ryan comment. I acknowledged it was hurtful and told her I wouldn't say things like that again. I apologized for the text and Venmo request, explained they came from anger and made it clear I don't expect her to pay me back. I explained that her comments have been a long standing pattern I never addressed but should have. When I brought up being left stranded, she didn't acknowledge it at all and became defensive. She started crying and asked if we could just go back to how things were. I told her I didn't think that was possible. After the call, I realized this isn't something we can come back from. I'm willing to work through a lot, especially when I have a role in things. But the lack of remorse or even acknowledgement for leaving me stranded made that clear. As many said, this hasn't been a real friendship for a while. It wasn't always like this. But over time, the dynamic shifted in ways I kept overlooking or brushing off instead of addressing. I think I held onto it because of the history. During the month we didn't talk, I actually felt at peace, which says a lot. I realized that not dealing with her behavior earlier probably contributed to it becoming a more explosive conflict than it would have been if I had addressed it sooner. I appreciate the honest feedback. I'm still sad about letting go of a friendship I cared about. But I know I'll be okay.

[Amanda]

I think. I think. Yeah. Cause this kind of backs up my theory that they were like. They were like childhood friends, school friends, and then, you know, went off to college, whatever. And I think, like. And I'm just saying this from my own experience of being friends with Anthony. Like, I think sometimes, like, when you develop these friendships in, like, middle school and high school, your communication styles and the way that your friends don't always evolve as you become adults.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

And that's how it was with Anthony and I. Like, our communication never improved from, like, high school, teenage boys until, you know, that whole thing kind of, like, fell apart.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

And then we were like, later on able to come back together as an adult sort of friendship.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

So, yeah, it kind of. The way that they talk to each other in this argument feels so high school, because that is.

[Ian]

That's where it was born.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Ian]

I think friendships also, like, they do a double helix sometimes. It's like you come back, you come together, and then you have to go off. And sometimes you go off and you learn things that don't vibe. And also I do think there is this, like, pressure of the friendship. You've been there since the beginning and like, this friendship, it's like, well, I have to hold on. But it's like, it's. Both parties are not. They're not right for each other right now. Maybe later, but you gotta kinda.

[Shane]

Well, it's also the painful thing that's really fascinating. I agree with that about the communication styles. I feel like people talk about that a lot with siblings of, like, when they go back and they spend time with their family. It's like our old dynamics come out. Right. It's like, who do I become? I become who I was when I was younger. But I also think it's painful in your 20s. And then when you hit 30, it really becomes apparent of, like, friends that you're growing up together. And some people just refuse to grow. Some people hit some things that they're not letting go of, and it's like, you realize how much it stunts you. And she's not letting go of this thing, and it's like, keeping her in

[Ian]

this place and it's keeping her friend in that place with her.

[Amanda]

Yeah. It's also just, like, so maddening when somebody just can't. Like, all you have to do is apologize. Like, just acknowledge what you did was fucked up. You left someone stranded in a town that they don't know, that they don't live in. And all you have to do is say, you're right. But I think I fucked up.

[Shane]

I think acknowledging any aspect of that is also acknowledging the reality of what's going on inside. And she cannot face that reality.

[Ian]

She's not. She. It's not even near her. She doesn't. She doesn't actually see it for what it is because she doesn't understand it yet.

[Shane]

I know.

[Amanda]

I think it's just.

[Shane]

It's really sad. Yeah, it's really sad.

[Ian]

Well, it's sad because she's missing out on a friend who's willing to grow, and so the friend's willing to grow and the other friend is going to stay where she is right now.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Ian]

And it's good that the other friend is like, okay, I have to keep moving on.

[Shane]

I feel. There's an aspect that. I feel so sorry for Becky in that people like that, who they hold onto this thing, and it's like, man, you're never gonna find. You're making it impossible for you to find your person out there because you're holding onto this thing, and it's gonna completely cloud you.

[Ian]

Also, Becky is just, like, the perfect name for this person.

[Advertiser]

Oh, yeah.

[Amanda]

It makes him so loathsome.

[Shane]

Oh, they pick that. They pick that pretty well.

[Ian]

Becky.

[Advertiser]

Becky.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

If a character's named Becky, you know, I'm always like, shadow.

[Ian]

And you're like, whoa.

[Shane]

But, yeah.

[Amanda]

Yeah, I mean, I think. I think, yeah. If there's one lesson to take from this is just, like, be. Be more vulnerable with your friends.

[Shane]

It will free you. It will free you.

[Amanda]

If you fucked up, just say, hey, I fucked up. And then, like, it will be amazing what that opens up for you, and

[Ian]

you might see things earlier and be able to move on earlier.

[Shane]

Totally.

[Ian]

That's. If that's what's gonna happen and you're

[Shane]

allowed to have irrational feelings and stuff like that. That's. That you can't help that she can't help that she has these feelings for Ryan. But if she's not gonna acknowledge it, it's gonna turn into irrational behavior.

[Ian]

It doesn't make her a bad person.

[Shane]

No. All right, it's time for our final story now. At McDonald's, get an $8 McChicken or a $9 McDouble FIFA World cup meal deal. They come with small fries, a soft drink, four piece McNuggets, and one of nine legendary cups. A participating McDonald's for a limited time while supplies last. All rights reserved. 20:26 McDonald's at FIFA World Cup 20:26

[Advertiser]

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[Shane]

And this one's going to be an epic.

[Ian]

An epic.

[Shane]

An epic. This next story comes from Today I fucked up. This was posted in September of 2019. Today I fucked up by trusting some rando on Airbnb. Ooh, they write shit river 2k19. We have a thousand words to explain all that transpired with our dear friend Paul from August 3rd to August 4th, 2019. Let me spin you a tale, a tale of Shit River. Okay, this guy's cooking with this one.

[Ian]

Yeah, he's having a blast.

[Shane]

4:30pm Our initial impressions of the house were terrific. Our illustrious host Paul, left a bottle of red for us on the table, along with some chocolates and popcorn. Paul was friendly. Check in was quick and easy. So our party settled in. Everything was looking great. Okay, so they're into the Airbnb. It's good.

[Ian]

Illustrious.

[Shane]

6pm we returned from purchasing perishables for the weekend. We filled the fridge as we prepare for a relaxing and restorative vacation. We had all traveled far and been looking forward to this rare reunion. A few days on the beach does wonderful things for the soul. But little did we know how our souls would be blackened forevermore.

[Ian]

Oh, my goodness.

[Shane]

8:15pm After a round or five of drinks, we noticed that several members of the party had disappeared and were nowhere to be found. We discovered them ominous, plunger in hand, staring terrified at A slowly rising toilet. One of two in the house, plunging half successfully. We messaged Paul and let him know the situation. Only one working toilet isn't ideal for a group of eight 20 somethings drunk on beer and full of tacos. But we'd make it work. 8:38pm the wolves arrived. No, I'm just kidding.

[Amanda]

I was so in.

[Ian]

That's crazy.

[Shane]

8:38pm the remaining toilet won't flush. No. The party grows worried. Paul assures us that he will call a plumber. 9pm Paul has no luck with his.

[Amanda]

What are these people eating?

[Shane]

Tacos and beer. Both toilets, salsa and beer. 9:00pm Paul has no luck with his usual plumber. They won't be able to fix the toilets until the next morning. A 5 second Google search reveals there are 1212 emergency 24 hour plumbers in Virginia Beach. But Paul did not want to call them. After informing our dear friend Paul of our displeasure, he put his nose to the grindstone and made a few calls. A plumber was found. Magic. 9:30pm Raw sewage floods the shower and both toilets. Kitchen sink makes a strange noise when turned on. The house likely possessed. Drinks have been drunk like it's the end of prohibition and we cannot drive or Uber to safety. After all, where would we go? We pray to whatever eldritch creature haunts our plumbing to spare us. 10:01pm I love it. The stench. Dear God, the stench. 11:20pm Emergency. Plumber arrives with Paul and Paul's friend in tow. One of them goes to the roof. One of them pounds a Pabst Blue Ribbon advance guard sobered up and makes an emergency run to a public bathroom. We split the party. 12:20am Plumber ventures inside the splash zone to duct tape garbage bags around the toilets to seal them in preparation for the final blasting. Paul's friend fails to discover dynamite.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Paul's friend fails to discover how to switch off his nose and taps. Out. I'm out, man. I'm out. It's been hours since most of us have relieved ourselves. The backyard beckons us with its soothing siren call. But we resist.

[Amanda]

For now.

[Shane]

12:22am Paul assures us the problem will soon be fixed and to keep partying. Classic Paul. We oblige, blithely unaware of the horror shit show still awaiting us.

[Ian]

12 wolves enter.

[Shane]

12:24am the wolves have finally ended. 12:24am the final blasting. The stench. The horror. The splatter. We all take 2d6 damage. Of course. This guy plays D and D. No,

[Ian]

I was gonna say.

[Shane]

Oh, this guy played D and d, of course. 1:00am Paul and co tell us the bathrooms are fixed but not to flush toilet paper. He requests we instead put used toilet paper in conveniently provided bagless trash cans. Oh, no bag.

[Amanda]

No bag, dad. Duh. That's gonna leave a smear.

[Shane]

We decide to maximize our fun and minimize our bathroom usage. We also decide to leave the next morning. 2:00am the witching hour.

[Amanda]

Isn't 3:00am the witching hour?

[Ian]

Yeah. 3:00am

[Amanda]

this freaking frat boy, man.

[Ian]

Come on.

[Amanda]

This? Well, yeah.

[Ian]

I thought you were doing a cool campaign.

[Amanda]

This is Virginia beach, right?

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

Isn't that a big party town?

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Oh, yeah, sure.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Yeah, yeah. Lights flicker ominously. The house isn't finished with us yet. 4:30am oh, my God. Paul offers a full refund. Excellent. He later tries to convince us to stay and only refund the first night. Not excellent, but this place is haunted. Yeah, it is. We ask for a full refund and promise to evacuate in the morning. He offers to let us stay for free for the remainder of our reservation. Excellent. But we decline and agree to leave by noon. Clairvoyant. 10:30am the party prepares to leave after a night of sheer terror. We take trash to trash cans, clean the kitchen and prepare a sacrifice to the toilet gods. 11:10am we commence the cleansing ritual in the kitchen. After completion, we agree never to speak of this again. Who would believe our odorous experience? 11:11am Make a wish. The great gurgle. We hear deep from the bowels of hell, a cursed glugging. Was it the broken spirit of Paul's friend chugging another pbr? Nope. The shower had once again started flooding with raw sewage. 11:15am we hasten our efforts to flee. Paul is called. We finish packing all but the final suitcases into our cars. 11:30am we convene to discuss departure. Suddenly, one of our party realizes we've been cut off from the last of our supplies by a seeping shit river pooling in the hallway. Fearing the end is nigh, a brave hero bounds forth, vaulting across the rising floodwaters of the Rubicon. We form a fire line to ferry our belongings and our wounded to safety.

[Advertiser]

Stop.

[Shane]

11:32am Water oozes from the baseboards. Satan's septic tank thirsts for blood. The lights flicker once more. 11:35am Our dearest friend Paul arrives eloquently prophesizing this house is fucked. Agreeing with Paul's uncanny observation, we flee the house. The smell stayed with us for days, but the memories will haunt us forever. So it was coming out of the baseboards. It was coming out of everywhere.

[Ian]

That was an excellent read of that.

[Shane]

Thank you.

[Ian]

That was so, so invested.

[Shane]

Yes. It felt like I was reading the, like, journals of. What is it the. What was the, like, the pilgrims who, like, all disappeared or whatever?

[Amanda]

Jamestown.

[Shane]

Not J. Was it Jamestown? Yeah, it was Roanoke. Roanoke.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

I feel like I'm reading a diary from Roanoke where they're like, oh, man, someone forgot to flush. And it's getting real bad.

[Ian]

Really good.

[Shane]

Wow. So, yeah, it was coming out of the baseboards. It was coming out of everywhere. This house was quite literally about to explode with shit. With shit.

[Ian]

So something deep and it wasn't all there or.

[Amanda]

I mean, it must have been like a. Well, I don't know. Or if it was like a blockage further down the main line.

[Shane]

Something deep in hell is rupturing.

[Amanda]

Yeah. He should have known there'd be. There'd be eight boys. Boys. Ready to drink and out of the shower. Yeah. Cuz once it's, you know, it's just gonna come out of everything.

[Ian]

I love the way this guy wrote 11, 11, make a wish.

[Shane]

Oh, I added make a wish.

[Amanda]

Oh, hey.

[Ian]

Hey. That was really good. You're really talented.

[Amanda]

Thank you. He's good.

[Ian]

Oh, my God.

[Amanda]

You should do this.

[Shane]

You never know when I'm just adding my own little spice to it.

[Ian]

Oh, my God. 11, 11, make a wish.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Ian]

So where were the wolves when.

[Shane]

Well, they were. They were probably gonna show up.

[Ian]

Lapping up.

[Shane]

They showed up and then they're like, oh, oh. And they, like, ran away.

[Ian]

Let's go, guys.

[Shane]

Comments? Honestly, I truly feel for how completely and totally Paul is at owning this house. Someone said, if I were Paul, I think I'd just burn the house down and start over. That smell would be too haunting. Lastly, someone said, ah, I love the first season of American Horror Story. Turtle House. No.

[Ian]

No, they wouldn't name it Turtle House. Come on.

[Shane]

No.

[Ian]

Turdur House.

[Shane]

I have been very lucky with plumbing issues. I've never experienced, like, an overflowing toilet.

[Amanda]

Oh, you are lucky you've experienced an overflowing toilet.

[Ian]

Definitely.

[Amanda]

I had a root in the main line and it came up into my shower.

[Shane]

The root?

[Amanda]

No, the shed.

[Shane]

The tree was, like, giddy.

[Ian]

Yes. Hey, E.

[Amanda]

The things that I thought I flushed down the toilet came up into my shower.

[Ian]

What were you flushing down the toilet?

[Amanda]

Jewels.

[Ian]

Poopy.

[Shane]

Poopy.

[Ian]

Gems.

[Amanda]

Gems.

[Shane]

My rubies.

[Amanda]

I was hiding.

[Ian]

We're done.

[Shane]

Anthony got these in Prague and he brought them back for me. No, I'm very grateful. I live in terror of like a plumbing issue.

[Ian]

I definitely had a plumbing issue like back in the day.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Ian]

Like at like a Airbnb or like a old inn or some shit.

[Shane]

I think my tolerance is pretty good for stuff. Like, I can handle it there. I've definitely been places where it's like, oh, there was no hot water. So it's like freezing ass cold showers.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

But I kind of take that as like, well, it's gonna wake me up.

[Ian]

I've definitely had that, but I've never

[Shane]

had like an overflowing toilet or like anything really bad.

[Ian]

I feel like I must have when I was younger or something. Oh, I did have something. I was in the Jersey shore. No, we were in Lake George, like around New York with my cousins. And there was a massive hot tub. And I don't remember what happened, but my aunt remembers it as if my cousin did it. But I don't know if my cousin did it. Essentially we like ran back afraid. But there was like.

[Amanda]

There's a floater.

[Ian]

No, there was like plops of all around the hot tub and in the hot tub. Now we don't know what happens. I kind of don't remember it, but I feel like maybe my cousin or my. Or my other cousin like, like had like a poop attack. Either way, my aunt still talks about it. Oh yeah, the hot tub poop attack. I think someone had to shit themselves when they did it in the hot tub. And then around.

[Amanda]

Every time, every time you get into a public Jacuzzi, you're rolling the dice.

[Ian]

We've all been in a wave pool where there's a poop, haven't we?

[Amanda]

I've been in a wave pool.

[Shane]

I don't recall one where there was a poop.

[Amanda]

A wave pool with a poop is, is. I don't care. That's fine.

[Ian]

What?

[Amanda]

It's fine.

[Ian]

What do you mean waves?

[Amanda]

Well, okay, that's not good waves, but I mean there's enough like dispersion, you know, and it's not hot.

[Ian]

A massive turd.

[Shane]

What are you talking about? The way pool I was at was in Arizona.

[Amanda]

Okay.

[Shane]

So it was hot. It'd be like 100 degrees. You're in the wave pool.

[Amanda]

But a Jacuzzi, that's where you get folliculitis, you know? Cause somebody got in there and they

[Ian]

know all about that. Yeah, All I know is my aunt remembers it as like one of a re. A really tough day.

[Amanda]

Yeah.

[Ian]

Because she had to go in and clean it up.

[Shane]

My Divorce and the shit hot tub.

[Ian]

It was one of you girls. One of you girls did it, and I was like, I didn't do it.

[Amanda]

And, like, how do you, like, do you use the net to. Like.

[Ian]

I wasn't there. I wasn't there. I was hidden away back in the cabin with that.

[Shane]

Anyways.

[Ian]

Wow.

[Shane]

We traveled everywhere today.

[Amanda]

We have.

[Ian]

We have. But not the Titanic.

[Shane]

You okay? Throws up.

[Ian]

He took the.

[Amanda]

He took the hats.

[Ian]

I would laugh.

[Amanda]

Damn it.

[Ian]

It's so hard. If he just threw up.

[Amanda]

No, I was just debating on if I should just continue singing.

[Shane]

No, no, no.

[Ian]

Let me just say that I will say most of these Reddit stories, I normally am like, oh, yeah, this is clear. But on most of these, I was like, I don't know. I don't know if they're the asshole. I don't know. Like, it felt very, you know, murky waters, if you will.

[Amanda]

Murky toilet bowl.

[Shane]

Okay, 11. 11.

[Ian]

Make a wish.

[Shane]

I just feel bad for Paul. Paul is. Do you. I just. Like, this house is fucked up.

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[Ian]

Paul was like, the friendship. He just avoided and avoided and avoided.

[Shane]

I just love that, like, after all this, he's like, you guys can stay for free. Just, like, hang out here.

[Amanda]

Yeah, that was a little concerning. No, no, no, please, please stay. Please stay.

[Shane]

That's actually the scariest thing ever. It's like, please stay here for free. I'd be like, this place. I'm gonna die here.

[Ian]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Amanda]

That's what made me start to think it was haunted.

[Shane]

Yeah.

[Amanda]

And he's, like, passing off some kind of curse.

[Ian]

Yeah.

[Shane]

Okay. So true. We must go. And by the way, before we go, I do wanna shout [e-mail]. we are offering a special package of some of our Reddit live shows. Some of the ones we did last year, some of the ones we're doing this year, so you can go and check them out there to watch some stories that we've never read here on the show with a live audience of thousands of people. It's such an exciting time. Highly recommend it if you can. And now it's time to go. Amanda, Ian. No, thank you.

[Amanda]

Thank you.

[Shane]

This has been great.

[Ian]

Okay.

[Shane]

We traveled everywhere.

[Ian]

It was so fun.

[Shane]

It was a blast.

[Ian]

I didn't even need my passport.

[Shane]

All right, bye, everybody. See you next Saturday.

[Ian]

Bye.

[Shane]

Yo, ho ho.

[Ian]

Our hats.

[Amanda]

We got our hats back for all the podcast listeners. They look great.

[Advertiser]

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[Amanda]

Yeah, they look awesome.

[Shane]

Now I have a hat.

[Ian]

Bye, guys. It was so great to see you guys. It was awesome. Awesome.

[Shane]

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