Vault: Bert's Household Challenge

Summary

The Bert Show: Vault – Bert's Household Challenge

Pionaire Podcasting | December 22, 2025

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bert Show dives into “Bert’s Household Challenge,” a playful, revealing segment where Bert’s household knowledge (or lack thereof) is put to the test. The show centers on the division of labor in Bert and Stacy’s relationship and explores just how much Bert is aware (or oblivious) to the day-to-day responsibilities in his own home. Laughter, gentle jabs, and moments of genuine self-reflection abound as the cast takes listeners through a lighthearted quiz crafted by Bert’s wife, Stacy, and the rest of the team.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Reason for the Challenge

• Background: Bert and Stacy discuss the origins of the "household challenge," highlighting their arrangement: Bert handles professional responsibilities, while Stacy manages almost everything else at home.
• Stacy’s Admission: Stacy openly admits being “out of touch” with many home logistics, compartmentalizing and tuning out details she doesn’t directly handle.

  “If I’m not involved in it, I just check out.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [02:36]

2. Everyday Knowledge (Or the Lack Thereof)

• Absorbed Knowledge: Bert claims he absorbs household information through proximity, even if not directly involved. Stacy disagrees, saying she forgets things that don’t affect her directly.
• Illustrative Example: Bert narrates how he knows about the rose bushes and sprinkler system Jessica set up, demonstrating passive awareness that Stacy finds baffling.
• Practical Gaps: The conversation turns to practical issues, like what Bert would do if something went wrong at home while Stacy was away.

  “…if I come home from work one day and there’s water spewing out of the ground, I would just need to know to call the irrigation company…” — Bert [04:00]

3. Total Dependence: The Safe Crisis and More

• Critical Details: It emerges that Bert doesn’t know essential details, such as the combination to the home safe, or how to find his way around town without Stacy’s help.
• Dependency Humor: The cast jokes about the sheer number of post-it notes Stacy has to leave for Bert when she goes out of town.

  “It was almost like it was wallpaper.” — Quiz Host [04:55]
  “Right in the bathroom it said, ‘Don’t forget, wipe your butt.’” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [05:02]

4. The Quiz: Testing Bert’s Household IQ

The core of the segment, the cast and Stacy put Bert on the spot with real-life household questions.

Notable Quiz Questions and Moments

• Getting Directions

  • Bert is asked how to get to a local restaurant (“Garrisons at Vinings”) if called while on the highway:

    “I take 285 west, and when I get on it, I call Stacy for the exit.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [07:20]

    • Partial credit awarded for at least having a plan!

• Paying Georgia Toll

  • What about the Georgia cruise card bill?

    “Gets charged to your credit card every month.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [08:04]

    • Incorrect — and Bert isn’t even aware if they have one.

• Mortgage Provider

  • Who holds your mortgage?

    “SunTrust? Bank of America?” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [08:40]

    • Actual answer: Countrywide Mortgage [08:43].

• Birthdays and Anniversary

  • Bert’s asked for birthdays (wife, mom, child) and wedding anniversary:

    “I always have to quiz Stacy two weeks before my mom’s birthday to ask her when my mom’s birthday is. Just so I know when our anniversary is. Just ask it backwards.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [09:18]

    • Half-credit, as Bert mixes up dates but demonstrates why this is tricky for him.

• Tools and Home Maintenance

  • Bert’s shown various household tools:

    “To cut. To prune…Thinks it’s a pruner.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [09:55]

    • It was a wire stripper!

    “As soon as you say an Allen wrench, there you go.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [10:25]

    • Finally, a win!

• Supermarket Price Challenge

  • Bert’s quizzed to identify the most and least expensive items from a recent Kroger trip and estimate their prices:

    “Milk is least expensive. The detergent is most expensive.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [12:05]

    • Close on guesses; Bert manages to land within a dollar for most items, impressing the cast.

• Loyalty Cards

  • How to save at Kroger (other than coupons)?

    “One of those Kroger cards. Kroger keychain card things.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [14:16]

    • Nailed it.

• Workplace Relationships

  • Which department does Vaughn Honeycutt work in?

    “Accounting department. Yes, yes, yes, Vaughn. I know him. Tall, skinny dude.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [14:34]

5. Playful Ribbing and Reflections

• The cast cheers and teases Bert as he struggles and occasionally succeeds, poking fun at his dependence but also reflecting that many partners might find themselves in the same boat.

  “But I think most husbands probably would get that wrong, to be honest with you.” — Producer Tracy [13:01]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Stacy on Compartmentalizing:

  “If I have anything to do with it, if I’m getting my hands dirty, then I’m invested. But if not, then … I try not to even think about it.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [02:41]

• On Not Knowing the Safe Combination:

  “You couldn’t get your passport because it’s locked in the safe in your house that you don’t know the combination of.” — Bert [06:06]

• Self-Comparison to Famous Cluelessness:

  “Remember the first George Bush when he went through the supermarket and he didn’t know what the scanner was and the whole country came down on him? I feel like that right [now].” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [10:44]

• Tools Trouble:

  “She asked me to run downstairs and go get a tool. And I opened up the toolbox and realized … I have no idea what she just asked me for.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [10:08]

• On Grocery Shopping:

  “I haven’t seen the inside of a supermarket in who knows how long. … I haven’t had to do my own shopping. I mean, it’s been 11 years. Probably Stacy’s taken care of it from day one.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [12:52 & 13:06]

• Workplace Knowledge Victory:

  “Accounting department. Yes, yes, yes, Vaughn. I know him. Tall, skinny dude.” — Bert’s Wife (Stacy) [14:34]

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Timeline of Important Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | |---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:32 | Main episode content begins; setup for the household challenge | | 02:36 | Stacy explains tuning out of responsibilities she’s not involved in | | 04:00 | Bert discusses importance of basic household knowledge, even if uninvolved | | 04:55 | Hilarious discussion about post-it notes and Bert’s forgetfulness | | 06:06 | Safe combination scenario — Bert’s lack of vital info exposed | | 07:10 | Quiz begins: Directions, tolls, mortgage, and personal trivia | | 09:55 | Tool identification challenge — pruners vs. wire stripper | | 11:01 | “Price is Right” style grocery price guessing | | 13:01 | Discussion on whether spouses in general would fare better | | 14:34 | Workplace department knowledge — Bert’s small victory |

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Final Thoughts

The episode is a fun, relatable look at domestic division of labor, communication, and the everyday knowledge gaps that can exist in relationships. The Bert Show cast keeps the tone breezy and good-natured, showing both sympathy and incredulity as Bert navigates questions most people think they should know.

For anyone who hasn’t listened, the segment serves as a humorous reminder to stay plugged into your household — or, at least, to know who to call when you’re locked out of the safe.

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End of summary

Transcript

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[Bridges]

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[Drew Ski]

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[Bert]

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[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Santa, did you get my letter?

[Bridges]

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[Drew Ski]

I'm not.

[Zoe]

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[Drew Ski]

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[Bridges]

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[Drew Ski]

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[Bridges]

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[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

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[Bert]

The Bert Show I talked to Stacy yesterday afternoon because Bert asked me to put something together for him and she was so happy to help.

[Producer Tracy]

You're talking about Bert's wife, right?

[Bert]

Yeah, Burt's wife, Stacy.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Well, this was your idea. This was not my idea.

[Bert]

I know, but.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

And I'm not even exactly sure what spawned it. Last week I said something and you were like, I can't believe you don't know that.

[Bert]

Well, I think we've all talked about it in the meeting that. And you've admitted it. You're a little out of touch with everything.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah, well, Stacy and I really kind of have an arrangement that I handle, you know, the professional side of our relationship. I make sure that the checks are coming, the ratings are okay, and she handles everything else. Everything.

[Bert]

But in the course of just being alive for.

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

How old are you?

[Bert]

49?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

37.

[Bert]

37 years. In the course. I mean, that's a long time. So in the course of being on this earth for 37 years, there's just stuff you absorb. I mean, there's stuff Jessica takes care of around the house that I, you know, don't know. Like, I'm not involved in, that. She handles, but I still know. Does that make sense?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah, I guess I'm a little different in that if I'm not involved in it, I just check out.

[Bert]

But can't you just.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Like, I'm very compartmentalized. Like, if I have anything to do with it, if I'm getting my hands dirty, then I'm invested. But if not, then. Then I don't even sweat it. I try not to even think about it.

[Bert]

And I think that's how this came up in the meeting. Cause I'll give you a perfect example. In my house, like, Jessica just planted a bunch of. He's had our backyard done. We put all the sod down, and it looks all pretty now, and it's green. It used to just be a dirt backyard, so now it's green and stuff. And Jessica planted all these rose bushes along the fence that we have. And we have a tree that's gonna go in in the corner, and it's gonna be nice. So she had a company come out, and they put little drip thingies that hook up to a timer to water all the stuff. I had zero to do with that. Like, nothing. Like, she did that all on her own. The rose bushes, everything are hers. But just from being in the same house as she is, I know where she bought the rose bushes. I know the name of the company that put the sprinkler system in.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I wouldn't know any of that. Yes, I would have. Absolutely no idea where she goes, what the roses are, the place she goes to, buy that stuff. I totally check out of that stuff.

[Quiz Host]

So if your wife, Stacy, came home and was telling you about. She shares that information with you. It's just in one ear and out the other.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I'm listening to it, but I'm not absorbing it. Yeah, I mean, she could tell me that she went to whatever the name of that place is on Roswell Road. The Pikes. Pikes. There you go. But I don't retain any of that.

[Bert]

And some of that, I think, is. I think the reason it came up is because some of that is important. Like, for example, if Jessica, you know, about once a year she goes and visits her mom out in Hawaii for, like, two weeks without me. And if I come home from work one day and there's water spewing out of the ground, like, I would just need to know to call the irrigation company, put in that little rose bush bubbler to have him fix it. And you would be.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I'd have to call Stacy in Hawaii at that point. I mean, I have. There have been. There have been times when Stacey has left the city, like, gone to visit friends in Washington, D.C. and I'm in the middle of midtown and I don't know how to get to the highway. And I'd have to call her and go, what road do I take to get to the highway?

[Bert]

Well, that's. You've done that with me in the car.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

That's sad. I know.

[Quiz Host]

Well, I've been to your house before. Cause I had to stop by and pick something up for Bert's big adventure. When you guys. When Stacey was going out of town and you were already out of town, so you were gonna be coming back into town and she would still be gone for a week. I could not count the number of purple post it notes telling Bert what to do around the house.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

It's almost like it was wallpaper.

[Quiz Host]

It was comical.

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

Yeah, it's funny.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

It was really funny.

[Quiz Host]

It was like, bert, don't forget, this is the on button for the dishwasher.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Right in the bathroom. It said, don't forget, wipe your butt.

[Bert]

One of the things, when I talked to her yesterday, one of the things that she brought up is that if, you know, if she got hit by a bus today and you had to leave the country for some reason, you couldn't get your passport because it's locked in the safe in your house that you don't know the combination of.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

That's absolutely the truth. But yeah, I hadn't even thought of that, actually.

[Bert]

Who would you call if she got hit by a bus and you had to go leave the country?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Georgian.

[Bert]

Yes, because Stacey's parents know the combination to Burst Safe.

[Quiz Host]

She told him. He wouldn't absorb it anyway.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Now, she's never told me to call her parents, but that's the first person that comes to mind is call her parents because they know everything.

[Bert]

Actually, she said her dad.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Her dad, yeah. Okay.

[Bert]

And like, another thing I remember is when Stacy was giving birth.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

That's sad, isn't it?

[Bert]

Was giving birth to Hayden. Jessica and I went up to. Just to visit. Cause she remembers, she thought she was gonna be in the hospital for a couple weeks. Cause they put her on bed rest. So I think we loaned you guys a DVD player or something for the hospital.

[Producer Tracy]

Portable DVD player.

[Bert]

And when we brought it up, Stacy's dad happened to be there, and Stacy was showing her dad how to pay bills online because she didn't trust Bert.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I have no idea how to pay our bills online. I've never seen one of our bills in the house. Honestly, I've never seen my paycheck. I have no idea.

[Producer Tracy]

That is what fascinates me.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I have no idea what I make.

[Producer Tracy]

Every two weeks, because even in my house, my mom paid the bills, and dad may not have seen the bills, but to not know your own paycheck is that. That is what fascinates me.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

No, I didn't like. I know what my yearly salary is. I just have no idea how much taxes are taken out. I don't necessarily know the bank that it goes to. Nothing.

[Bert]

Well, you just figure $11 an hour times 40 hours a week.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah. I mean, I could do the math.

[Bert]

So I, with Stacy's help, have put quiz. And we all have some questions in this quiz.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

And these are just like sharks on chum right here. They're starting to circle.

[Bert]

So we. So we each have three questions for you, and I think we'll set the goal really low.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay.

[Bert]

Out of each of our three questions, your goal should at least be to be get. To get one question right from the three of us.

[Producer Tracy]

So three questions total.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay. So if I get three of the nine here, we will consider this successful.

[Bert]

33% is a passing grade for Bert in the quiz of real life.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Let's do this.

[Bert]

You ready?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Go. Bert?

[Producer Tracy]

Yes.

[Bert]

You're driving north on 400, and you just passed through the tolls.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah.

[Bert]

Friend calls you and says, I'm at Garrisons and Vinings.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah.

[Bert]

Then hangs up. How do you get there?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I take 285 west, and when I get on it, I call Stacy for the exit. What exit? Are you asking me?

[Bert]

Well, yeah. How far do you take it? You don't have to give me an exit number, but to Vinings, I would.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Say it's probably about 10 minutes. And I would look for the exit that says Vinings. And then I would. I know how to get to that Vinings jubilee thing.

[Bert]

Okay.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

And I think that's where the Garrisons is, right?

[Bert]

Perfect. I'll give them credit for that.

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

All right.

[Quiz Host]

Good job.

[Producer Tracy]

Bring it.

[Bert]

Perfect.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah.

[Quiz Host]

All right, I've got number two. Speaking of the tolls, you have a Georgia cruise card in your car. How do you pay that bill.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I'm just gonna be guessing here.

[Bert]

Gets charged to your credit card every month.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah.

[Quiz Host]

That's not right.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay, so I would have been wrong on that, but we don't have one of those.

[Bert]

You have one in Stacey's car.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

No, we don't.

[Bert]

You don't? Uh, I've asked you before, and you said you have.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I have not. We don't have one of those in there. You're very out of touch with what's going on in my life.

[Bert]

Do you pay 50 cents every time you go through?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Every time? Yeah.

[Bert]

Well, you don't get a point for that.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay. You get minus one for asking me about a cruise car I don't have.

[Producer Tracy]

All right, well, how about this one? Okay. You have a house. You own your home. Who holds your mortgage? Who's your mortgage provider?

[Bert]

Slow blank.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

SunTrust? Bank of America.

[Producer Tracy]

Incorrect. Countrywide. Countrywide Mortgage.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

And they're doing a great job, I'm sure.

[Bert]

You have 10 seconds to answer this question. Okay, you ready?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yep.

[Bert]

Tell me your wife's birthday, your mom's birthday, Hayden's birthday, and your wedding anniversary. Ready?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay, take them one at a time. Go ahead.

[Bert]

Your wife's birthday, May 15th. Your mom's birthday, May 23rd. Hayden's birthday, September 26th. And your wedding anniversary, May 23rd.

[Quiz Host]

All right, so your mom and your wedding anniversary is the same day.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yes. When is the 25th?

[Producer Tracy]

I think.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

And when is the 23rd? Isn't it?

[Bert]

Yeah. You got one of those wrong.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I got one of them wrong? Yeah. Because I always get the two mixed up. And I always have to quiz Stacey two weeks before my mom's birthday to ask her when my mom's birthday is. Just so I know when our anniversary is. Just ask it backwards.

[Bert]

I'll give you a half point for that.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay.

[Quiz Host]

All right.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I'm feeling pretty good about things.

[Bert]

You're doing really good.

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

Yeah.

[Quiz Host]

You're doing very well. Okay.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I mean, the mortgage thing, that's a tough one. That's a tough one right there.

[Bert]

Tough one. It's only the largest purchase I've ever made in my entire life.

[Quiz Host]

Yeah, just the mortgage on your house. Okay. Bert, what is this tool used for? For everybody listening. I'm holding up a tool right now. Do you know what that tool is used for?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

To cut. To prune.

[Quiz Host]

To prune it.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Thinks it's a pruner.

[Quiz Host]

It's a wire stripper.

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

Okay.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

A wire stripper. Damn you, Stacy.

[Bert]

How'd you know that one came from her?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Because she's asked me about tools before, and I have no idea. Like, one time we were working on a project and she asked me to run downstairs and go get a tool. And I opened up the toolbox and realized I. I have no idea what she just asked me for.

[Producer Tracy]

Oh, well, that's good that we're talking about the toolbox because I have yet another tool and I wanted to know what this tool is called.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I know that one. I know that one. That one is that one right there. God. As soon as you say an Allen wrench, there you go.

[Bert]

That's it.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah, Allen wrench.

[Bert]

All right. I went to the grocery store.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I feel like. Remember the first George Bush when he went through the supermarket and he didn't know what the scanner was and the whole country came down on him? I feel like that right.

[Bert]

Here are the items that I got at the grocery store. I have a hundred fluid ounce bottle of original scent Tide laundry detergent.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Liquid tide. Bring it.

[Quiz Host]

32 loads, right?

[Bert]

Yeah. What's that? 32? Yep. 32 uses. I've got a half gallon of 1% low fat milk.

[Quiz Host]

This is like the price is right.

[Bert]

I got four items. I've got just a loaf of bread. I think this is wheat bread. Loaf of bread. And I've got.

[Producer Tracy]

I was like, I know where he's going with this.

[Bert]

I've got a box of 24 coated genuine bear aspirin, regular size.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay.

[Bert]

I would like you. These were purchased at Kroger today.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

What is that?

[Bert]

I would. I would like you to please pick out the most and least expensive of the two items.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Most and least expensive. And if I get this right, I go to the showcase showdown.

[Bert]

Exactly.

[Quiz Host]

Silence.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

It's just a shot in the dark.

[Quiz Host]

Biting his lip, hands on his hips, really concentrating on this one.

[Bert]

Once again, half gallon of milk, 32 load bottle of Liquid Tide, A loaf of just bread, regular wheat bread and bare aspirin.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I'll go with the milk is cheapest and the detergent as most expensive.

[Bert]

Milk is least expensive. The detergent is most expensive.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yes.

[Bert]

One of those two is right. Just like. And the price is right. Would you like to make a change before the skier falls off the cliff?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

The milk. The milk is. The milk is.

[Producer Tracy]

Somebody's got a yodel now because of that, skier's going up the cliff.

[Bert]

You're sure the milk is the cheapest?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

The milk is the cheapest.

[Bert]

Okay, and which one do you think is most expensive? Aspirin, bread or detergent?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I'll go with my original answer. I'm gonna go with the Tide. No, you said one of two. So I'll go with the aspirin there.

[Bert]

The aspirin?

[Drew Ski]

Yeah.

[Bert]

You were better off with your first one. The Tide is the most expensive.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Okay.

[Bert]

And the bread is the least expensive.

[Producer Tracy]

Really? But that's all right. I mean, he got it wrong. But I think that's it wasn't too bad.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Stacy does the shopping every week, so. I mean, I haven't seen the inside of a supermarket in who knows how long.

[Producer Tracy]

I don't think that's too bad.

[Quiz Host]

Always the cheapest bread is always the cheape, like 99 cents.

[Producer Tracy]

But I think most husbands probably would get that wrong, to be honest with you.

[Bert]

This is actually a two part question. I forgot.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah, I haven't had to do my own shopping. I mean, it's been 11 years. Probably Stacy's taken care of it from day one.

[Bert]

I forgot about the second half of the question. Just roughly how much do you think each thing costs? Like how much is 32 ounce bottle of Tide?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

$6.59.

[Bert]

Okay. The milk?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

The milk is about a buck 60.

[Bert]

Okay.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

The bread about 99 cents.

[Bert]

Cheater. And the aspirin?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

$3.59.

[Bert]

You actually did very good.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yeah, not that out of touch.

[Bert]

On that one, you're off by about a buck. On the Tide, the tide's actually $7.50. You're off by 30 cents. On the milk, it's a buck 90 and you said a buck 60. The bread was $1.30 and the bear was 3.30. And you said 3.60. I think you did good call, Bob Barker.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

You got another one.

[Quiz Host]

Yeah. These items were purchased at Kroger. Other than a coupon, what could I have used to save money on the purchase?

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

Your boobs.

[Quiz Host]

You're not supposed to guess. This is a Burke quiz, honey.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Bert. All right, do that one one more time.

[Quiz Host]

One more.

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

Again.

[Quiz Host]

Other than a coupon, what could I have used to save money on these purchases at Kroger?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

One of those Kroger cards. Kroger keychain card things.

[Quiz Host]

Yeah, that is right.

[Bert]

Kroger plus card.

[Podcast Host (Chris Winterbauer)]

Okay.

[Producer Tracy]

All right, all right, last question. This is deals with here at the station. Okay. What department does Von Honeycutt work in? What department does Vaughn Honeycutt work?

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

I know this dude. This is a guy that works in the accounting department. Yes, yes, yes, Vaughn. I know him. Tall, skinny dude.

[Bert]

There you go.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Yes. Feeling much better about things right now. Shut your redneck hole.

[Bert]

Such a redneck hole. Now if you. If you come back in after Melissa does her news. We're gonna have producer Tracy in here and she'll tell you what aisle each of these items were in.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

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[Zoe]

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[Bridges]

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[Drew Ski]

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[Bert]

Santa.

[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

Santa, did you get my letter?

[Bridges]

He's talking to you, Bridges.

[Drew Ski]

I'm not.

[Zoe]

Of course he did.

[Drew Ski]

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[Bridges]

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[Drew Ski]

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[Zoe]

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[Bridges]

Guys, my side of the tree is slipping.

[Bert]

Kimber, the holidays are better.

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[Bert's Wife (Stacy)]

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[Bert]

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[Bert]

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