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B&T Extra: Romance, Relationship Milestones, & First Kiss

Date: March 23, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode of the Bob & Tom Show “Extra” is a lively blend of everyday adventures, comedic observations, and listener stories, orbiting loosely around relationships, romance, and the nostalgia of early milestones like first kisses. The cast interweaves anecdotes about self-checkouts, food quirks, sports technology, and pop culture, all delivered in the show’s signature irreverent, conversational style.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Quirky Listener Stories & Everyday Oddities

• Self-Checkout Ghost Towns:
  • Bob Kevoian recalls a surreal, empty CVS trip, sparking listener Sherry to share her own slightly creepy experience at a deserted CVS (“the longer I was reading the labels, looking for certain meds, the creepier and creepier it became” [05:03]).
  • They riff on the trend of unmanned stores and self-checkout pitfalls.
• Creative Theft and Taco Seasoning Scams:
  • Josh Arnold reads a news story about a Florida man stealing $40,000 in trading cards by scanning cheap taco seasoning at self-checkouts, using the weight of packets to fool the system ([06:00]).
  • The cast dissects retail theft tactics and the trade-off between loss prevention and labor costs.
  • Memorable Quote:
    "This is the script for Ocean’s 12. … Christy, you nailed it. That’s how, now I get it." — Bob Kevoian [08:00]

2. “Thomisms” and Visual Lapses

• Tom Griswold’s history of mixing up words becomes a running gag; a listener contributes a photograph of cucumbers labeled “salad cookies” at a grocery store ([09:56]).
• The gang expresses mock outrage and amusement at the attempted trickery of labeling.
  • Quote:
    "There isn’t a kid out there that’s gonna walk up to that, see the sign that says salad cookies and not look up and go, this is a scam.” — Bob [10:09]

3. Sports Technology & Obsessive Curiosity

• Tom reignites his fascination with the idea of putting a camera inside a football, leading to a discussion about camera-in-a-puck technology in hockey broadcasts ([11:18]).
• The team discusses technological challenges — gyroscopes, video stabilization, and dizzying results.
  • Quote:
    “So this is like the thing in Indiana Jones…he pulls them out…isn’t that when the—?” — Bob [08:11]
  • They link the tech tangent to cable TV nostalgia: the old “scrambled” adult channels and how it trained a generation’s patience ([13:23]).

4. Animal Riffs & Tangents

• The team marvels at a viral video of a great white shark in a marina, sharing both awe and comedic concern:
  • “It’s hard to chill on the dock when that thing’s going by.” — Chick [14:23]
  • “You accidentally fall in, I mean, chances are you accidentally fall in, it swims off.” — Chick [14:57]
• Jokes about petting dangerous animals and personal idiocy in risky situations ensue ([15:16]).

5. Nostalgia, Language, and Family

• Listener Dave from Warren, Ohio, shares how his wife once called an hourglass a "sand globe" ([15:49]).
  • The cast riffs on possible alternatives (giant hourglasses, ashes as game timers), blending morbid jokes with sweet family moments:
    • “You want to play Mom’s dead again?” — Chick [17:01]
• The show discusses vintage game show figures and early TV oddities, including Orson Bean, chimpanzee acts, and the fading era of anything-goes television ([17:32]).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Taco Seasoning Card Heist:
  “That’s interesting because Target usually does have a person right there.” — Josh Arnold [06:56]

• On Mislabelled Cucumbers:
  “Salad cookies.” — Tom Griswold [10:08]
  “How dare you call that…” — Bob Kevoian [10:16]

• On Camera-in-a-Football Tech Fantasies:
  “Can you imagine if it was in a football and you see the football going up…as it’s approaching the receiver? Be amazing.” — Bob [12:43]
  “I don’t think that would enhance my enjoyment.” — Tom Griswold [12:57]

• On Adolescent TV Habits:
  “Every once in a while, you get like a freeze frame of a boob.” — Bob Kevoian [13:35]
  “Bonerville.” — Tom Griswold [13:49]

• On the Great White Shark:
  “It looks massive…” — Chick McGee [14:19]
  “Go ahead and come up the ladder real quick.” — Chick [14:32]

• On Hourglasses in Games:
  “Could you get your ashes in an hourglass for your family to play, like, games with?” — Oscar [16:34]
  “You want to play Mom’s dead again?” — Chick [17:01]

Segment Timestamps

• CVS Self-Checkout & Listener Stories: [03:07–05:15]
• Taco Seasoning Heist Discussion: [05:47–08:07]
• “Thomisms” & Grocery Store Gags: [09:21–10:34]
• Camera in a Football/Hockey Tech: [11:18–13:19]
• Shark Marina Video: [14:03–15:19]
• Hourglass “Sand Globe” & Morbid Game Ideas: [15:49–17:04]
• Retro TV Legends/Chimp Riffs: [17:32–19:03]

Tone & Style

The episode’s tone is fast-paced, irreverent, and playful—true to The BOB & TOM Show’s blend of comedy, news riffs, and listener camaraderie. Banter is interwoven with nostalgic and observational humor, making even mundane topics entertaining and relatable.

For New Listeners

This B&T Extra gives you a great sense of the show’s group dynamic: meandering from family stories to news-of-the-weird, always looping back to relationships—whether through oddball milestones (a first kiss, a “sand globe,” or “salad cookies”) or playful group therapy about the quirks of modern life.

Ad & intro/outro segments have been omitted for clarity.