The BOB & TOM Show – November 11, 2025

Special Veterans Day Episode — Operation Honor Guard

Episode Overview

This Veterans Day broadcast blends The BOB & TOM Show’s signature comedic banter with heartfelt tributes to veterans. The centerpiece is a fundraising partnership for Operation Honor Guard, supporting volunteers who perform military funeral honors. Alongside laughs, sports updates, and listener interactions, the show features interviews with Honor Guard representatives, personal stories about Veterans Day, and the usual irreverent takes on news, food, and culture.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Honoring Veterans & Operation Honor Guard

• The episode’s main thrust is raising awareness and funds for Operation Honor Guard, an organization providing uniforms, rifles, and resources to honor guards at veterans' funerals nationwide.
  • Listeners are encouraged throughout the show to donate via a dedicated Bob & Tom website link, with matched contributions from several sponsors.
• Interviews with Operation Honor Guard’s founder, supporters, and an Honor Guard captain spotlight moving stories, the logistics of running funeral honors, and the need for both financial and volunteer support.
  • [35:36] Nathan Peters: “The need is so great. To date, we've raised about $4 million, but we need to raise $4 million a year... If I were to dress every honor guard member in the United States right now, it would take $98 million.”

2. Comedy in the Military

• The cast reminisce about military service and boot camp instructors, weaving in classic humor about contradictory drill sergeant commands.
  • [02:03] Tom Griswold: "Come here. Get back. Get up here. Get away from me. Sit down. Suck it up. No good. Outstanding. Outstanding."
• Listeners are invited to share amusing drill sergeant quotes all week.
  • [16:10] Bob Kevoian: "Greg Warren was at a military academy... the drill sergeant snuck up behind him and he went into Greg's ear and he went, 'You looking to buy this place, Warren?' Great. I love stuff like that."

3. Thanksgiving Family Chaos & Food Traditions

• The team swap stories about holiday family blow-ups, kitchen disasters, and questionable casseroles.
  • [07:17] Bob Kevoian: “…My youngest brother Joe... blew up at a Thanksgiving... my little nephew ran up to Uncle Joe and just headbutted him right in the crotch. And Joe looked up and walked out of the house."
• Comical debates about thermostat settings and culinary staples (like marshmallows in sweet potatoes) evoke the universality of holiday family squabbles.

4. Sports, Naked Bowling, and Odd World Records

• Chick McGee delivers the latest NFL and college football recaps, including a listener critique of sports announcer Gus Johnson’s “over-the-top” touchdown calls.
  • [41:54] Mendoza in trouble... Wow. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. (Gus Johnson audio replay)
• The cast lampoon a news story about a nude bowling event (“Balls Out Bowling”) organized by Pittsburgh nudists, riffing on the appropriateness of the term “naturist.”
  • [12:32] Tom Griswold: "A naturalist is like someone who studies animals. A naturist is a nudie."
• David Rush’s latest Guinness record (snapping 65 cucumbers in 30 seconds) is aired, spawning silly speculation about breaking a cucumber with "Uranus" and whether anyone would actually try it.
  • [70:36] Bob Kevoian: "Do you think your anus is strong enough to snap a cucumber?"

5. Pop Culture Oddities & Listener Letters

• The show delightfully digresses into music debates (Bruno Mars’ lyrics, Miss World Chile being a death metal singer), unique listener wedding stories—including a pug ring-bearer in a tuxedo—and even paleo news, like dinosaurs suffering "mating injuries."
• Taco Bell’s release of a vibrant green “Baja Blast Pie” for Thanksgiving receives both mockery and mild intrigue.
  • [94:11] Christy Lee: "According to... Taco Bell flips the legendary tropical lime flavor of Baja Blast into a creamy key lime style dessert... It's priced at 19.99."

6. Serious — and Not So Serious — News

• The biting cold snap, falling iguanas in Florida, and top five Thanksgiving ER injuries bring real world context (and plenty of side jokes about deep-fried turkeys and mishaps).
  • [59:28] Christy Lee: "The National Weather Service warning Florida residents to be aware of falling iguanas... the cold could immobilize iguanas and cause them to fall out of trees."
• Lighter, recurring gags include the cast’s dysfunctional history with “Mr. Sound Effects,” mockery of square pies, and Chick’s infamous “dingo stole my baby” impression.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Operation Honor Guard:
  • [36:44] Nathan Peters: “We want to make sure... veterans are dressed to a T. They're giving the final honors. We want to make sure they have the uniforms that pay, you know, look as good as they should.”
  • [157:14] Edwin Cook (Champaign, IL Honor Guard Captain): “Everything we do is, you know, voluntary basis... It takes probably about fifteen hundred dollars to outfit a soldier with the proper uniforms... we just appreciate every penny that's donated.”
• On the aftereffects of boot camp:
  • [02:17] Tom Griswold: “I came out of boot camp, I was a little bit wacky. I'm cool now. Thank goodness. When I came out, I was nuts. And it takes a while to adjust…”
• On Thanksgiving fights:
  • [07:04] Bob Kevoian: “My youngest brother Joe...blew up at a Thanksgiving... my little nephew... headbutted him right in the crotch. And Joe looked up and walked out of the house."
• On ballsy world records:
  • [70:36] Bob Kevoian: “Do you think your anus is strong enough to snap a cucumber?”
• On the science of nose and penis size:
  • [134:01] Christy Lee: “Researchers tested the saying by analyzing the relationships between stretch penile length on cadavers against other measurements...”
  • [134:53] Chick McGee: “Why would you do that? There's no science behind this. This guy just wanted to pull on some dead puds.”
• On falling iguanas in Florida:
  • [61:12] Pat Godwin (Jamaica reggae parody): “Frozen iguanas are falling from the trees... Iguanas are grilling in the breeze... you'll think iguana is the chicken of the trees!”

Timestamps for Key Segments

• Military/Operation Honor Guard Introduction:
  [03:49], [12:51], [34:25], [35:36], [75:17], [155:13]
• Comedy about boot camp & drill sergeants: [01:25], [15:43], [16:10]
• Thanksgiving family stories & ER injuries: [06:34], [104:12]
• Listener Letters & Bruno Mars Debate: [18:15], [19:20], [24:01]
• Sports Updates (NFL/College): [39:22], [41:41]
• Naked Bowling Story: [12:03], [64:09]
• David Rush World Record & Cucumber Bit: [68:09], [70:36]
• Falling Iguana News & Parody Song: [59:28], [61:12]
• Taco Bell “Baja Blast Pie”: [94:01], [94:45]
• Dino Mating Injuries: [153:51]
• Final Operation Honor Guard Interview (Edwin Cook): [155:13]
• Closing & Veteran Tributes: [161:39], [164:16]

Recurring Themes & Tone

• Comedic chaos is standard: rapid-fire riffs, tangents, and a blend of silly and salty humor.
• Heartfelt respect is paid to veterans—both in the stories and in earnest calls to action for supporting funeral honor guards.
• Unfiltered, irreverent banter about sports, family, bodily function humor, and the bizarre headlines of the day is typical.

Summary Notes

• This episode is a characteristic blend of the show’s irreverent, improvisational tone with a deeply respectful, meaningful goal for Veterans Day.
• The fundraising drive for Operation Honor Guard is repeatedly spotlighted—ensuring the show’s goofiness is balanced by repeated, sincere calls to service and appreciation for military veterans.
• Memorable as much for its touching tributes as its unrestrained, “anything goes” comic energy.

For more information or to donate:
Visit bobandtom.com and click on the Operation Honor Guard link.