MON PT 1: Lunchbox DEMANDS Justice!  + Amy Needs Our Help + Bobby Feud: Fictional Dogs

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show – July 27, 2026

MON PT 1: Lunchbox DEMANDS Justice! + Amy Needs Our Help + Bobby Feud: Fictional Dogs

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Episode Overview

In this lively Monday episode, the Bobby Bones team dives into a packed show full of games, debates, and personal dilemmas. Highlights include a spirited round of Bobby Feud featuring famous fictional dogs, Amy’s quirky costume party problem, and a listener’s touching question about grief. Lunchbox voices strong opinions about justice for teachers, and the cast hotly debates whether letting a five-year-old skydive with her dad qualifies as child endangerment. As always, their mix of humor, empathy, and honest storytelling keeps things entertaining and relatable.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Bobby Feud: Fictional Dogs (02:27–12:05)

Game Structure

• The team is challenged to name the top 10 fictional dogs based on a survey of 2,000 listeners.
• Players: Amy, Lunchbox, and Eddie take turns; Bobby hosts.

Notable Answers and Rankings

• Top Dogs:

  1. Scooby Doo
  2. Snoopy
  3. Clifford
  4. Bluey
  5. Pluto
  6. Toto
  7. Lassie
  8. Beethoven
  9. Goofy
  10. Brian Griffin (Family Guy)

• Notable exchanges:

  • Amy questions if Scooby Doo is the owner or the dog: “Is Scooby Doo the. The guy owner or Scooby Doo the dog?” (03:45, Amy)
  • The crew debates if Lassie, Beethoven, and Air Bud are “real” dogs or fictional characters.
  • “Goofy got to, like, walk around and do stuff. And Pluto’s, like, on a leash… They’re both dogs.” (05:20, Bobby)

Memorable Quotes

• “Show me Scooby Doo. Number one answer.” (03:40, Bobby)
• “Clifford the big red dog… Poor dog is so big, he, like, sits around the house. He didn’t get to go in.” (04:14, Bobby)
• “Brian Griffin! From Family Guy. That is true. Our winner, though, with 25 points… Lunchbox.” (11:59, Bobby and 12:05, Lunchbox)

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2. Listener Dilemma: Keeping a Deceased Sibling’s Belongings (13:58–18:49)

Context

• A listener wonders how long to keep her late sister’s boxes, fearing that letting go means letting go of her memory.

Insights & Advice

• Amy: “The fact that you’re writing in about that... means that you’re probably ready and you’re just looking for permission.” (14:07)
• Bobby: Suggests sorting items, keeping meaningful ones, donating others in her honor, and taking the process slowly.
  • “All of grieving is a process...You don’t have to do it all at once.” (15:51)
• Eddie: Opens up about his father’s passing and parallels his experience.

Key Takeaway

• There’s “no right answer” – take time, do it in phases, and allow yourself to keep what truly matters.

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3. Amy’s Costume Party Crisis: Who to Dress As? (22:38–29:01)

The Dilemma

• Amy is attending a 50th birthday “icon” themed party and seeks help picking whom to dress as.

Suggestions & Banter

• Popular picks: Dolly Parton, Elle Woods (Legally Blonde), Sandy (Grease), Madonna, Dorothy (Wizard of Oz), Amelia Earhart, Martha Stewart (prison or regular), Taylor Swift, Shania Twain.
  • “If you’re looking for somebody a little more original...Amelia Earhart...no one's gonna be her, and that looks cool.” (24:05, Bobby)
  • Martha Stewart as “prison Martha” with an orange jumpsuit and whisk gets big laughs.
  • “If you’re trying to meet a guy, Sandy [from Grease].” (27:53, Amy)

Humor Highlight

• “You could be Martha Stewart and you got two options. Prison Martha...and like the jumpsuit...but you take a mixing bowl.” (24:39, Bobby)

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4. Controversial Video: Dad Takes 5-Year-Old Paragliding/Skydiving (29:00–34:48)

Issue

• Viral video discussion: is it cute, or is it endangering a child?

Opinions

• Amy: Calls it “a precious father-daughter moment,” provided the child’s on board.
• Lunchbox: Strongly disagrees: “Guys, that’s child abuse...She has no choice in the matter.” (30:22)
• Eddie: Suggests “five is young for this,” and it’s “unnecessary risk.”
• Bobby: Tries to weigh both sides, ultimately ok with it if the parent is skilled and the child willing.

Notable Quotes

• “Just because she has no choice in the matter... you are putting her in such danger.” (31:08, Lunchbox)
• “If the dad’s really good, I’m okay with it.” (34:31, Bobby)

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5. Lunchbox DEMANDS Justice: The Librarian Wins Teacher of the Year?! (34:48–39:18)

The Grievance

• Lunchbox is outraged the school librarian was named “Teacher of the Year,” insisting librarians “aren’t teachers.”

Discussion

• The team points out librarians do more than just scan books (curating, literacy, impacting students).
• Lunchbox vows to investigate: “Justice for teachers! Say it with me. Justice for teachers.” (35:52)
• Bobby: “You care about weird stuff. I respect it, but you care about weird stuff.” (37:06)

Resolution

• Bobby encourages Lunchbox to call the school and report back on the selection process.

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6. Listener Call: Husband Singing National Anthem at Baseball Game (43:22–49:41)

Advice Shared

• Amy, Eddie, and Abby share their (sometimes humorous) experience singing the national anthem and warn about tricky echoes: “Do not start high...Start low is my advice.” (46:49, Eddie)
• Bobby: “You have to...listen to that only. And nothing else or that echo...will screw your brain up.” (46:59)

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7. Morning Corny: Cookie Jokes & Cookie Talk (51:13–52:05)

• Amy asks: “What do you call a smart cookie? Academia nut!” (51:02)
• Bobby and the crew groan, chalking it up as a miss – “It just feels like it’s not a real cookie.” (51:18)

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8. Neighbor & Industry Gossip: Does Podcast Trouble Follow You Home? (52:09–54:09)

• Amy and Eddie recount awkward run-ins and indirect feedback after stories about friends or neighbors air on the show.
• “Mostly we say stuff and we don’t think about it while we’re doing it. And we deal with the consequences later.” (54:49, Bobby)

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9. Gendered Language: “Girl” vs. “Woman” (55:06–56:48)

• Caller critiques the team’s use of “girls” instead of “women.”
• “I think we all do it. I don’t mean it in any sort of derogatory way...” (55:34, Bobby)
• Amy and Eddie joke about sexism but affirm the intent isn’t harmful.

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10. Sports Depression (56:56–58:14)

• Caller shares her family’s extreme reaction to a Packers’ loss, skipping birthday cake in grief.
• Bobby admits he’s now numb to Arkansas losses: “We’ve lost so much recently that I don’t feel that way.” (57:52)

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11. Bonehead Story of the Day: Man Steals SWAT Vehicle (58:30–59:44)

• 39-year-old steals and crashes a SWAT armored vehicle left unlocked with keys in ignition outside a New Jersey police station.
• “But then I think maybe they have to [leave it unlocked] in case they have to jump in it real quick.” (59:12, Bobby)

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12. Dinner Time Debate: Eddie Becomes the Cook (59:48–64:46)

• Eddie’s complaint about late dinners ends with him cooking three nights a week.
• “So now guess who’s cooking three nights a week? This guy.” (61:14, Eddie)
• Bobby teases: “If you make it earlier and earlier, she may come back to you and go, can we eat later?” (61:57)
• Eddie is proud but accidentally outshines his wife with his salmon—kids declare it “the best salmon we’ve ever had.” (63:12)

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Memorable Quotes

Amy:

• “The fact that you’re writing in...means that you’re probably ready and you’re just looking for permission.” (14:07)

Lunchbox:

• “Justice for teachers! Say it with me. Justice for teachers.” (35:52)
• “That’s child abuse!” (30:22, about skydiving)

Bobby:

• “You care about weird stuff. I respect it, but you care about weird stuff.” (37:06)
• “You have to...listen to that only. And nothing else or that echo...will screw your brain up.” (46:59)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Bobby Feud: Fictional Dogs – 02:27–12:05
• Listener Question: Loss & Grief – 13:58–18:49
• Amy’s Costume Dilemma – 22:38–29:01
• Paragliding/Child Endangerment Debate – 29:00–34:48
• Teacher/Librarian Justice – 34:48–39:18
• National Anthem Advice – 43:22–49:41
• Morning Corny – 51:13–52:05
• Gossip After Broadcast – 52:09–54:09
• Language Debate (“Girl”/”Woman”) – 55:06–56:48
• Sports Depression – 56:56–58:14
• Bonehead Story: Stolen SWAT Car – 58:30–59:44
• Dinner Debate: Eddie Cooks – 59:48–64:46

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Tone & Style

• Conversational, humorous, occasionally snarky and empathetic.
• The crew debates with respect but isn’t afraid of playful jabs or strong opinions.
• Real-life experiences are shared openly, with a focus on relatability and not taking themselves too seriously.
• Lighthearted even in serious moments, always aiming to entertain and support listeners.

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Summary

If you missed this episode, you missed an affectionate, occasionally combative, and always genuine look at everything from pop culture to everyday struggles. The crew’s blend of fun, candor, and good-hearted teasing makes for a highly entertaining listen. Whether you’re looking for laughs, advice, or the latest in pop trivia, this episode covers it all—with some “justice for teachers” and costume party advice thrown in for good measure.

Transcript

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[Amy]

here we go. Come on Bobby transmitting across America.

[Bobby Bones]

Turn it up. This is a Bobby Bo show. Let' you had a great weekend. Welcome to Monday Show Morning Studio.

[Lunchbox]

Morning Bones.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, Bobby Feud. We're going to name a fictional dog. Yeah, I got the top 10 answers on the board. Yes, 2000 Bobby Bone show listeners on social media name a fictional dog. We rolled the dice. Amy, your first name a fictional dog.

[Amy]

Pluto.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Pluto. Number five answer is Pluto.

[Amy]

Mickey's Okay. Dog.

[Bobby Bones]

Mickey's dog.

[Amy]

Mickey Mouse's dog is Pluto.

[Bobby Bones]

Got it. All right, next up,

[Amy]

Toto.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's a good one.

[Lunchbox]

Wow.

[Amy]

From wizard of Oz.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Toto. Number six, answer.

[Bernadette]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Five and six in Lassie.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you guys think of that one?

[Eddie]

No, not at all. That's good.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Lassie. Number seven, answer.

[Amy]

Is this the name of the dog?

[Bobby Bones]

Name a fictional dog you have. Pluto, Toto and Lassie.

[Amy]

Yeah, Go ahead, Scooby Doo.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me rot.

[Caller/Guest]

Ro.

[Bobby Bones]

Scooby Doo. Number one answer. Okay, what were you wondering about?

[Amy]

I was like, wait, is Scooby Doo the. The guy owner or Scooby Doo the dog?

[Eddie]

Who owns Scooby?

[Lunchbox]

Shaggy, I think.

[Bobby Bones]

Or are they just buds? Interesting. They're best friends. But I do not know who owns Scooby. I don't think anybody owns Scooby. Scooby just owns himself. I like that he talks like.

[Amy]

Okay, Clifford. Clifford the big red dog.

[Bobby Bones]

Solid. Show me Clifford.

[Lunchbox]

Hey, we gonna play.

[Bobby Bones]

Poor dog is so big, he, like, sits around the house. He didn't get to go in. That was a legit book, though.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Kids book. That's a good one.

[Amy]

What number was it?

[Bobby Bones]

That was number three.

[Amy]

Okay, Bruiser from Legally Blonde.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Bruiser.

[Amy]

Oh, dang.

[Bobby Bones]

We get to play Lunchbox. Wasn't familiar with Bruiser.

[Amy]

Oh, that's her. Elle Woods's little Chihuahua that she carries around.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's a funny name for it then. Bruiser. I get it. It's like calling somebody short bean pole.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, because she can't bruise. Yeah, Lunchbox. Amy's got five off the board. She had Scooby Doo, Clifford, Pluto, Toto and Lassie. Can you name a fictional dog?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I think there's a dog. Maybe I'm wrong, but. Goofy.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Goofy.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Number nine answer, Lunchbox. Goofy is.

[Eddie]

He's his own dude.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know what. He's from Mickey Mouse. I knew that.

[Bobby Bones]

It was weird that Goofy got to, like. Like, walk around and do stuff. And Pluto's, like, on a leash.

[Eddie]

Yeah, Pluto didn't even talk on a lake.

[Bobby Bones]

They're both dogs. Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. So I'm pretty sure this is his name. There's this show called Garfield, and he's a cat, but his dog is named Odie.

[Bobby Bones]

Garfield is the cat. Odie for sure is the dog.

[Lunchbox]

Show me.

[Bernadette]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

That's a Good one, Amy. 22 points. Lunchbox, nine points.

[Eddie]

Eddie, I don't know what I should do here. Should I punt?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, you're not on the board at all right now?

[Eddie]

Right. So I should get on the board.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm just saying you're not on the board at all.

[Eddie]

So let me get them.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, if you got them all, you would win the game.

[Eddie]

Yeah, but I don't think I have that many. Let me just go. I'm gonna punt. I'm gonna go. I'm gonna gamble. I'm gonna punt because I have a strong one that I feel like they should have guessed already.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, what is your guess then?

[Eddie]

So I'm gonna go with Spuds McKenzie. McKenzie.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Spuds McKenzie.

[Lunchbox]

Here we go. Good dog.

[Amy]

Oh, I feel like that could have been on there, but.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy, back over to you. Points are doubled. Name a fictional dog. McGruff the crime dog. So good, cuz you know who takes a bite out of crime? It's McGraw.

[Amy]

Wow. All right.

[Bobby Bones]

All right. Odie,

[Lunchbox]

man, I got two written down and I don't know which one to go with, but I'm going to go with this one. Watch the movie the other night. Give me Beethoven.

[Amy]

Good one.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Beethoven.

[Eddie]

Good one, dude.

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Number 8 answers 16 points. Lunchbox takes the lead.

[Caller/Guest]

What?

[Amy]

Yep.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, this is a book. Went to a movie. Don't know which one came first.

[Bobby Bones]

Give me Marley from Marley and Me.

[Lunchbox]

From Marley and Me.

[Bobby Bones]

And the book came first for sure. Okay, then Jennifer Aniston was in the movie, which was pretty good. Show me Marley. Not fictional, though. Real dog.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, that's a real dog.

[Eddie]

Looks.

[Bobby Bones]

True story. I'm 99. Sure. I'm sure there were some creative liberties, but I read that on an airplane once and cried my face off. I think Marley was a real story. True story. Okay, Eddie, you have no points. They have 22 and 25. There's only 2, 4 and 10 on the board.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, I even win.

[Bobby Bones]

So Scooby Doo, Clifford, Pluto, Toto, Lassie, Beethoven and Goofy are off the board. Okay.

[Eddie]

Okay. So I have one that's gonna get me on the board.

[Bobby Bones]

Go ahead.

[Eddie]

Give me Snoopy.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Snoopy.

[Amy]

Oh, my gosh.

[Bobby Bones]

Number two answer is Snoopy.

[Eddie]

Gosh, four points.

[Amy]

Wow. Snoopy, Goofy and Pluto.

[Bernadette]

Wait.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

How do we not get Snoopy?

[Amy]

I don't know.

[Eddie]

That's what I was like.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, the number one answer was Scooby Doo. Number two answer was Snoopy. And number three answer was Clifford.

[Bernadette]

There.

[Eddie]

Now I'm in in trouble because I thought that'd be worth more.

[Bobby Bones]

Points are doubled. There's the number four answer. And the number ten answer left.

[Eddie]

Okay, I'm gonna go with the Chihuahua family. Give me the Taco Bell Chihuahua.

[Bobby Bones]

Yokito. Taco Bell. Yokito. Yokito. Taco Bell. That dog.

[Amy]

But it's a real dog.

[Bobby Bones]

But also don't know the name of the dog. Yeah, all that.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

But Lassie's a real dog.

[Bobby Bones]

No, they're different. People play Lassie. Different dogs play Lassie. Fictional character.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And Lassie was like an actor. So Lassie wasn't real. The character.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, Beethoven was a real dog, too, but it wasn't.

[Eddie]

Right, Right.

[Lunchbox]

That's right.

[Bobby Bones]

A dog played Beethoven. Yeah. Basic character. Fictional.

[Amy]

I say that, but the only thing I had on my list was the Taco Bell dog.

[Bobby Bones]

You had that too?

[Amy]

Yes. Yeah. I couldn't think of it. I figured you'd want its name, though. And I know it does have a name, and I could just. I didn't know it so well.

[Bobby Bones]

You're up. And points are tripled. You need something. If you get one, you'll take the lead.

[Amy]

Yeah. 101 Dalmatians.

[Eddie]

All of them.

[Bobby Bones]

All 101 of the Dalmatians. Spot Dalmatians. Dang lunchbox. You are in the lead.

[Lunchbox]

But

[Bobby Bones]

if you get out of the one, you'll clench.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Oh. Oh, you got it.

[Amy]

Oh, it just came to me like an obvious one. I'm gonna write it down just in case.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, man. I have one, but I'm not sure I know the dog's name.

[Amy]

Golly. I'm such an idiot.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know if I know the dog's name.

[Bobby Bones]

We're looking for a fictional dog.

[Lunchbox]

Give me Hooch from Turner and Hooch.

[Eddie]

That's a good one.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me Tom Hanks's buddy.

[Lunchbox]

What?

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie, Points are triple. You can win this thing. I know. If you get the number 10 answer, you'll automatically win.

[Eddie]

I just don't have anything strong. I have three written down. Two of them. I don't even know if that's their real name.

[Bobby Bones]

You can even talk them out because nobody can go after you.

[Eddie]

Okay, so I know that in the Little Raft Rascals, there's a dog with, like, a bullseye on his eye. And I don't know if his name is Bullseye or what, so I'm not going with that. Then there's Blue's Clues. I think Blue is a dog. Oh, I like that, Amy. Thank you.

[Amy]

I hadn't thought of that one.

[Eddie]

And then I know for sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Air Bud

[Eddie]

is a dog.

[Bobby Bones]

Real dog.

[Amy]

Oh, really? That's what I. That's what I wrote down.

[Bobby Bones]

I made a joke because Lunchbox said Lassie wasn't real.

[Lunchbox]

I like.

[Amy]

I. That's what. That's the one I wrote down, Ed, where I was like, air Bud.

[Eddie]

I think I have to go. Air Bud. I have to go Air Bud. And I have, what, four points? Come on, I need it.

[Bobby Bones]

Show me. Real dog. Fake dog. Air Bud.

[Amy]

I'm sorry.

[Lunchbox]

Guess what?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Ann and Dan from Where the Red Fern Grows.

[Eddie]

No chance.

[Amy]

What's the dog from Sandlot?

[Bernadette]

The Beast.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie, you were.

[Lunchbox]

You were close.

[Bobby Bones]

No.

[Amy]

Bluey.

[Bobby Bones]

Bluey. Bluey was number four. And at number 10, it's a cartoon.

[Eddie]

How old? Like an older cartoon?

[Bobby Bones]

No, it's been on over a decade, but it's.

[Bernadette]

It's still.

[Bobby Bones]

They still make new episodes?

[Eddie]

No, it's the talking dog. Brian.

[Bobby Bones]

Brian Griffin. Some family guy. That is true. Our winner, though, with 25 points.

[Lunchbox]

Lunchbox.

[Bobby Bones]

Hit it. Abby. Is this a game that you'd like to be included in, or are you just going to freak out like other games? Because if you're going to freak out, it'll be. It'll be tough because it's. It's hard on Easy trivia with you.

[Amy]

We can give it a go. You know, we can see the vibes and if.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, next game you're in. Eddie's out.

[Eddie]

Trial run.

[Amy]

Yeah, trial.

[Bobby Bones]

I just. If she's going to get all freaked out about it, I don't want to put her through it. I've never seen anyone that reacts like she does to games where it's painful for her.

[Amy]

Well, whatever disorder she has, I think I'm getting it.

[Eddie]

It's contagious.

[Amy]

I'm sorry. I'm like something's happening. And I'm empathizing with her now because it's like my brain freezes. It's really weird. Happened when we did the 100 questions.

[Bobby Bones]

Just remember, you don't lose a scholarship if you lose. Right? Nobody gets sent home, you don't lose your page. Just a game. Okay, Eddie's out. Next one. Abby's in. Lunchbox wins. There you go. Nice job, everybody. It's the Anonymous in Bo. Anonymous in box. There's a question to be had. Hello, Bobby Bones. A few years ago, my sister asked if she could store a few boxes in my house when she got settled into a new place. Of course, no big deal. She unexpectedly passed away. These boxes have been sitting in my garage ever since. Every time I walk by them, I feel guilty. Part of me feels like getting rid of them would be getting rid of a piece of her. How long is it reasonable to hold on to a loved one's belongings before donating or throwing them away? How do you do without feeling like you're betraying their memory? Signed, Sister who lost a sister first. We're very sorry that happened to you. That sucks. Also, I'd like to say there is not a right answer to this so we can give you our answers because a few of us here have experienced similar ish losses with parents or family members. But there is not a right answer and it's all circumstantial based on how it makes you feel. So I'm going to say that up front. Amy, you can go first.

[Amy]

Yeah. I'll just say the fact that you're writing in about that or asking that question, whether it be to us or anybody else in your life, means that you're probably ready and you're just looking for permission. And so I agree with Bobbi that everybody's timing on this is going to be different. But I would pay attention to this clue.

[Eddie]

You are.

[Bobby Bones]

That's really smart.

[Amy]

You are ready.

[Bobby Bones]

I never thought about it like that.

[Amy]

And if. If what you need is permission, we will give you that. I know I've gotten rid of stuff that belonged to my mom and my dad after they passed away. It did take some time. I. I did go through it. I kept the things that were important to me and I will say what helped me was clear bins. Like I went to Home Depot. I got clear plastic bins and I put the stuff in there. That way I can see exactly what it is. It's not. My mom had everything in paper boxes. I had no idea what anything was. So it was very frustrating. I mean, she wrote on the box kind of what it was, but once I sorted through everything, the stuff I wanted to keep but I wasn't going to have out, but I just don't have it in my heart to throw it away. I put in a plastic bin. So when I go into my attic or I go into my storage, I see exactly what it is. I know that's my box of mom things. I feel good about it and maybe one day I'll do another clean out. But for now, having it in the visible boxes, it's not overwhelming. I've done the hard part. I've. And I donated or tossed away the other stuff and I kept what I want and I can actually see what it is because I think sometimes what gets overwhelming with those types of boxes is when you can't see what's inside.

[Bobby Bones]

I like the permission thing because there is a guilt attached to just throwing stuff away.

[Amy]

Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

Even though you know you don't need it. What I would encourage you to do is go through everything. First of all, don't blindly get rid of anything. And it's almost like the Marie Kondo stuff, like what brings you joy. But this is your sister, obviously, and the things you can do. A first round of things that matter to you. It may be half the stuff, things that matter to you, and the rest of the stuff, it can go, and then you can whittle from there. It's going to be a process because all of grieving is a process. And so I don't think you should assign A. I need to go A to B, and then I'm done with it one way or the other. Either keep it all or give it all away. This is going to be a process. Go through something else. That tends to work for me. If I'm ever, like, confused about where I am in my life or what I find helps me is not to think about me. And so, like, serving a bit, like giving or helping. I would donate the stuff that you're. You can. To somebody that needs it. I would take the stuff and it can be in her honor or memory and donate the stuff to somebody, a church, a store. That will also make it a little easier. But I would. I would process this, keep the stuff you want, you need, and then revisit it. And you'll probably want to get rid of some more stuff. And in the end, you'll have a few things that you'll keep. But it's. It's okay to feel weird about it.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Because it's a weird situation, and it's just weird. The timing was she left a bunch of stuff there before she died. Like, that itself is just odd timing.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

Yeah. I feel like I could have written this. This email because my dad died a couple years ago, and I'm kind of in that spot, too. I'm like, how long do I keep this stuff? But. And I don't even know if I'm ready, you know? And I love the memory of a lot of stuff, but then there's stuff, too, that, like, I don't need. And then I'm like, would my dad care if I got rid of it?

[Lunchbox]

Prob. Not.

[Eddie]

So I feel like you guys gave some really good advice because I'm like, this. This writer here. Like,

[Bobby Bones]

I don't have to happen at once. I think for me, that's the key, is that you can go through it and get rid of some and then eventually you'll want to get rid of some more later. And I think it could be a process.

[Amy]

Yeah, give yourself. If you're giving yourself permission to finally do it, also give yourself permission to do it in phases.

[Bobby Bones]

And it doesn't have to be stuff like I have found it difficult. Like when my mom died, like had voicemail, a voicemail from her or whatever and like how long am I gonna keep that? I ended up at one point just deleting it because I just thought about it so much, like how do I gotta save that? I gotta move. I just was like, you know, I don't need this. And also I'm a bit nihilistic in a way sometimes too with my life where nothing really matters except for like what I'm feeling inside and the emotional attachments that I have to things. But there's not a right answer. But that is how we did it and I think that's what we can give you there. So sorry that happened. You'll get through it, but you have to get started to get through it and sounds like you haven't started yet. So there you go. All right, close that up.

[Amy]

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[Bobby Bones]

So you're going to a themed birthday party?

[Amy]

Yeah, yeah. The theme is Icon because it's her 50th birthday and she's iconic. So her friends that are putting it together, they're like everybody come dress as your Your icon, Your favorite icon.

[Bobby Bones]

Who are you going to be?

[Amy]

That's what I need your help for. Everybody's help for.

[Bobby Bones]

I made a list.

[Amy]

Okay, perfect.

[Bobby Bones]

I have, like, 15, though. That's quite the list.

[Amy]

We can narrow it down based on Dolly Parton. Okay. See, I would think based on how easy or difficult it is to dress up as them. And I feel like she's got some key elements that would be easy.

[Bobby Bones]

So are you trying to avoid other people dressing as her, though? Because if so, there may be other people dressed as Dolly.

[Amy]

I know.

[Bobby Bones]

Because if you're looking for somebody a little more original, I did Elle Woods.

[Bernadette]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You know she's fictional, right? But she's pink suit with the little dog. You could also be Paris Hilton if they ask. Oh, yeah.

[Eddie]

Elle woods is from a movie.

[Amy]

Legally Bonds.

[Eddie]

I got it.

[Bobby Bones]

You could be Sandy from Greece.

[Amy]

Oh, all black.

[Bobby Bones]

And no one's gonna be her, huh? So I made the things that people will be because I think people could also be, like Madonna. That. That could happen, though. You could run into another Madonna.

[Bernadette]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Shania Twain is one people could probably be, but I think, like, Dorothy, wizard of Oz, movie icon.

[Eddie]

That's cool. Ruby red slippers.

[Amy]

Yeah. Just do like a blue and white checked with. That seems easy.

[Bobby Bones]

Amelia Earhart. And you could wear the aviator jacket and like. Like the goggles on your head.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

That one's probably my favorite because no one's gonna be Amelia Earhart. And that looks cool. You got the aviator jack, you know, and then that's cool.

[Eddie]

And it's a good conversation starter, too, to be like, what do you think happened to her? You know, did she crash?

[Amy]

Well, so at this party, do I go all in? And is it like, method?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think you go metal.

[Amy]

I just flew here.

[Eddie]

She just goes. Everywhere she goes, I'm dead.

[Bobby Bones]

You could be Martha Stewart, and you got two options. Prison Martha.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

And like the jumpsuit.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

And you still have a mixing bowl with you. Like, you wear an orange jumpsuit, but you take a mixing bowl.

[Amy]

That's funny.

[Bobby Bones]

And one of those whiskers.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Whiskey. Is that a whisker whisk? Yeah. Whatever that is. Yeah. You can do that, or you just dress up like Martha Stewart. But I think the prison outfit with the bowl and the whisk is funny. The other one that I put was Flow from progressive, because that's just a funny.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah.

[Eddie]

No, that's hilarious.

[Amy]

These are good. Okay. So I wrote down some that you.

[Bobby Bones]

What were you. What were you leaning towards?

[Amy]

Well, I Wrote down Dolly. Sandy from Greece.

[Bobby Bones]

No, no. What were you leaning towards before this?

[Amy]

I mean, nothing. I thought of Dolly. Yes. But then I was like, well, yeah, other people might show up as Dolly.

[Bobby Bones]

Taylor.

[Amy]

I just got the invite. So I thought, yes, I did think of Taylor. I thought of George Strait, but, oh,

[Bobby Bones]

I thought it was just female. I thought it was a woman. You're gonna dress like George Straight.

[Lunchbox]

You're gonna be a dude.

[Amy]

I'm not. He's iconic.

[Bernadette]

Jesus.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, let's just go hard then. I didn't know. I thought it was like, women icon. Just go, Jesus.

[Eddie]

Oh, I have one. But there's no way she can do this.

[Amy]

What?

[Bernadette]

What is it?

[Eddie]

Oprah? No, she loves Oprah.

[Lunchbox]

I thought Robin, Rob.

[Amy]

Robin Roberts.

[Eddie]

That's another one.

[Bobby Bones]

You can do all that, but you just. There's certain stuff you also can't do right with that. You could do depending on how you're feeling. Britney Spears and go like, one of

[Amy]

the girls I already know is being Britney Spears.

[Bobby Bones]

But schoolgirl not long red from Oops, I did it again because she has a cup or the snake.

[Amy]

Y' all have to ask which Britney. But I feel like if you don't want to be. Gonna be Brittany, I need to leave it. Like, I don't want to show up as the other Britney.

[Bobby Bones]

Another one would be like Rosie the Riveter, because she was the one with the bandana in the. In the 50s pictures.

[Amy]

You can do it.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, with her arm up. That's a good one. That would kind of look cool because I think that one people will go like, that's so cool.

[Eddie]

That is cool.

[Bernadette]

Okay.

[Eddie]

You have to keep your arm up the whole time.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, if they ask who you are, that's when you do your arm.

[Bernadette]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Who are you?

[Amy]

That would be cute.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah. We can do it is what it was. We can do it. And I'm sure it was some kind of government propaganda from the 50s or something. Yeah, that's who I have. I think if I were, like, ranking them, though, I think Amelia Earhart's cool and easy. I think the funniest ones, Martha Stewart and the prison outfit with the whisk.

[Amy]

Do they already just make something like that? Can I order, like, an orange jumpsuit?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, I'm sure.

[Amy]

And then on the back, do they put your names or. No, it's like a number.

[Bobby Bones]

I would. If you do that one. That's the funniest one. I would still wear, like, a white. Like a white wig.

[Amy]

Like a blonde. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Or whatever. She's. Oh, yeah. So hair white or blonde?

[Eddie]

She's blonde.

[Lunchbox]

Ah, white.

[Amy]

I mean, now it's white, but when she was in jail, I think it was blonde.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know.

[Amy]

Oh, my gosh. I could carry around brownies and people could eat them. Or that. I mean, that would be a nice.

[Bobby Bones]

What kind of brownies?

[Amy]

Normal.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Party brownies or cookies?

[Amy]

Cookies. Something.

[Bobby Bones]

I think coolest is Amelia Heart. Funniest is Martha Stewart if I'm trying

[Amy]

to meet a guy. Sandy, they're gonna be guys there. Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know why I thought this is all women.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I did, too. Hey, that changes everything. Amy, you gotta go.

[Bobby Bones]

You got Brittany school. Yeah.

[Eddie]

What else?

[Bobby Bones]

Like, well, I don't know if they're Shania Twain Leopard.

[Eddie]

There we go.

[Bobby Bones]

Now it's perv time. All right, it's perfect clock. All right, guys, what's Dorothy? Wizard of Oz?

[Eddie]

Is perv sexy Dorothy?

[Bobby Bones]

Like, because it's. Because it's short dress.

[Lunchbox]

Pretty Woman.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah. No, no, she has the one. The brown and white polka dot outfit from when she went.

[Bobby Bones]

Nobody cares about it, though. That's not. If you're trying to get a dude, you got to wear leather stuff.

[Amy]

I didn't say I was trying to get a dude.

[Bobby Bones]

We didn't know dudes were there.

[Amy]

I just said it's gonna be. No, they're. Well, a lot of these women have husbands. I don't know if there'll be anybody single there.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, Funny, Martha. Okay, I'm re ranking my list here. Funny. Martha Stewart. Straightforward, awesome. Amelia Earhart trying to meet a dude. Dorothy, wizard of Oz in that little dress and the hair. Pigtails.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

With a basket full of brownies. So you can still get the brownies in there.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, good luck. So watch this video. This dad who skydives and he takes his daughter skydiving with him. She's five or six.

[Lunchbox]

Whoa.

[Bobby Bones]

And it's just those two. And so if you'll show the video, play the audio.

[Amy]

This viral might be fun. How fun is it when you do it on your own?

[Bobby Bones]

A lot of fun.

[Lunchbox]

Go up on this one.

[Bobby Bones]

You're going to hold.

[Eddie]

Hold both hands on this one.

[Amy]

Yep.

[Lunchbox]

And pull, pull, pull.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bernadette]

Nice.

[Bobby Bones]

Keep pulling.

[Lunchbox]

Both.

[Caller/Guest]

Pull strong.

[Lunchbox]

Pull harder. All the way.

[Amy]

I'm all done.

[Bernadette]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Great job, sweetie.

[Bobby Bones]

They're 15,000ft in the air.

[Eddie]

Oh, my goodness.

[Amy]

That is so cute.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, what is it? Is it cute? Is it. I'm not going to say child abuse, but some people were yelling that.

[Eddie]

Endangerment.

[Bobby Bones]

What it, what's happening there? He's a dad. I would say he's 40, he's got a 5 year old strapped to the front of him like tandem. They jumped out of the plane and what you just heard is them with the camera on them as they're falling back down with the parachute open. Amy, what is that?

[Amy]

I think it's a precious father daughter moment. He's taking her along to a hobby that he really loves. And if she was kicking, screaming and crying and didn't want to do it, that would be different. Clearly this is something she isn't phased by.

[Lunchbox]

Guys, that's child abuse.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Child endangerment.

[Lunchbox]

Absolutely.

[Amy]

Oh my God.

[Lunchbox]

She has no choice in the matter. She did not voluntarily say, hey, Dad, I wanna know.

[Bobby Bones]

She's five. She might have.

[Lunchbox]

And listen, at five years old, you don't know what is what. You just see your dad doing something, you think you want to do it.

[Bobby Bones]

That's fair too.

[Amy]

5 year olds not go on a roller coaster.

[Eddie]

No, most of them can't. They're not tall enough.

[Bobby Bones]

That's also a good point. Yeah, I got your point.

[Lunchbox]

I got your point.

[Bobby Bones]

I know, that sucks. I know, I know, I know, I've been there too.

[Amy]

Stupid. What about skiing? Skiing on top of a mountain, going down bunny slopes. Some five year olds, pretty talented.

[Bobby Bones]

I just feel like I just had your arguments. Those just aren't that good. But I hear you.

[Lunchbox]

It's not very good because how about this?

[Bobby Bones]

5 year olds riding, riding like a motorcycle with dad. A five year old riding motorcycle sounds dangerous. Okay, so you think that's.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I think that's child abuse. Just because she has no choice in the matter. I mean, you are putting her in such danger that she has no way to stop it.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy wants to go again. She raised her hand.

[Amy]

Let me try this. What about taking a child on an airplane that doesn't have a choice, but you're putting them up there.

[Bobby Bones]

Other pilots flying, there's.

[Eddie]

It's a commercial airline.

[Bernadette]

No.

[Amy]

What if you're a pilot as a dad.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, it's a little more. A little more. A little more.

[Amy]

That's what I was thinking. I wasn't thinking commercial.

[Bobby Bones]

I was thinking like extremely skilled at this.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And he's done hundreds of jumps. I'm okay with it. It's scary for my 5 year old to do it, but if my, you know, I don't have a dad, but if I had a dad and he was again, mountain climber and I'm nine, he's like, let's go. I'll protect you.

[Lunchbox]

And he's.

[Bobby Bones]

But I'm good. Let's do the adventure with my dad. Who knows what he's doing. But it is weird. It's weird. I don't think it's endangerment or abuse.

[Eddie]

I think five year old, five is young for this. I think it's just unnecessary risk. You're skydiving. That's crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

The video, we'll put it up. It's. It's so wild that I had to watch it twice. I got it from the ESPN account, but I was. Is this real?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

AI. But he takes his five or six year old daughter out skydiving.

[Eddie]

You know, she does love it though.

[Bobby Bones]

And she's not scared by it.

[Amy]

The only way y' all could call this abuse is if he put up this video. And she's crying and screaming saying, dad, I don't want to do this. And he's like, well, too bad.

[Bobby Bones]

We're jumping.

[Eddie]

This is the parachuting part. I want to see the skydiving part where like they're free fall in. What's she acting like then?

[Bobby Bones]

Probably still.

[Lunchbox]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Because look how calm she is now.

[Eddie]

She's very.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, because she's in shock.

[Amy]

No, she's not.

[Lunchbox]

100.

[Bobby Bones]

What? Okay, we can't see the top. What if it's. I don't know. It's so high though. It could be paragliding too. But that's higher than the mountains though too.

[Eddie]

So high.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that. What if it's paragline? Does that matter?

[Eddie]

Well, that's even worse

[Bobby Bones]

cuz it's so high. The mountains are. That's so high.

[Amy]

I mean, we put kids in.

[Bobby Bones]

You're right. I think paragliding is more dangerous than even. Yeah, I know.

[Amy]

I feel like by their logic, it's like a two year old sometimes can't speak for themselves. Or a one year old if they want to swim or not. But you throw them in the water.

[Eddie]

Amy. Amy. If something were to happen in the water, you just pick them up and take them out here.

[Bobby Bones]

They're way, way, way, way up there. It's over. Yeah.

[Bernadette]

Okay.

[Amy]

You put them on a boat, you

[Bobby Bones]

put them in a car. I think it's paragliding. I feel like that's.

[Lunchbox]

No, that's worse, guys.

[Amy]

No, no, no.

[Bobby Bones]

But I mean, I've parachuted and they do pull the strings like that too.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So I parachute. I skydot. Whatever you call it. It's not like I'm a nine year old. Mike, what do you think that is. Pull up another angle here. It doesn't even matter, really, because I

[Lunchbox]

thought the parachute would be attached to the back.

[Eddie]

No, that kind of looks like after you deploy the parachute, when you skydive. That looked like that was it. There's him landing.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, here's.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah, we want the landing.

[Eddie]

No, that's the. See, that's even. That's further down. Oh, that's the parachute.

[Bobby Bones]

That's skydiving, huh?

[Amy]

I know.

[Lunchbox]

That looks like that's paragliding.

[Amy]

Oh, no, I changed my mind.

[Lunchbox]

It's the same thing. Amy.

[Amy]

I didn't say, oh, look at the hashtag.

[Eddie]

Perry lighting.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's worse, huh?

[Amy]

It is worse.

[Bobby Bones]

You know what? I still. I'm okay. If the dad's really good, I'm okay with it.

[Amy]

Yeah, it's his profession. That's why I was saying if the dad was a pilot.

[Eddie]

But just wait a little bit, you know? Seven years old.

[Bobby Bones]

To what age?

[Eddie]

I would say seven, eight.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, when they have a mind and they can know what is.

[Amy]

Five year olds have mine.

[Bobby Bones]

We'll put the video up. A lot of times, Lunchbox complains about teachers, which we always feel is kind of weird. But I think this time you're not going to complain about a teacher.

[Eddie]

Right?

[Lunchbox]

I'm gonna be for the teachers.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, what happened?

[Lunchbox]

We were riding by the elementary school yesterday, and I know it's summer, but they have the little placard, or marquee, whatever you call it. It said, Congratulations to Ms. Duggar, our 2025, 2026 Teacher of the Year. Huh. Weird. Because Ms. Duggar is the librarian. Excuse me, that is not a teacher. A librarian doesn't teach anything. So I am feeling very bad for all the teachers that work in that school that they named Ms. Duggar the teacher of the Year. She literally sits in the library. Kids come in, grab a book, she scans it, and they leave. What? Explain to me how that is winning Teacher of the Year. Justice for Teachers. Say it with me. Justice for teachers.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I'm going to say I don't think we or even you know exactly what a librarian at a school does or that specific librarian.

[Lunchbox]

I know what they do.

[Amy]

No, that's not.

[Lunchbox]

Guys, keep it down.

[Bobby Bones]

Part of it, maybe.

[Eddie]

I mean, he says she just sits there. And he doesn't know.

[Caller/Guest]

He.

[Bobby Bones]

This is him just inserting what he has retained through his knowledge of library libraries.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, I know they used to teach you the card catalog. Guess what? Everything's digital now. They don't teach that.

[Bobby Bones]

What if she's made a difference in a lot of kids lives though, in like, personal ways.

[Amy]

Isn't she part of curating what the library carries at the school and bringing in books?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know.

[Amy]

I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

And I say that I don't know.

[Lunchbox]

She's great at bringing in books to the library. That's not teaching. Does she sit down and teach those kids how to read it, or does the teacher in the classroom do it also?

[Bobby Bones]

Mostly. Don't the teachers vote on this award internally?

[Lunchbox]

I, I don't know how it works. I assumed the administration does like the principal.

[Eddie]

Vice versa.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And wouldn't you think that people that know more about it know more about it?

[Lunchbox]

I, I assume they kind of maybe know, but I don't. I just felt like I saw that and I was just like, really? We're now giving teacher of the year to librarians.

[Bobby Bones]

You care about weird stuff. I respect it, but you care about weird stuff.

[Eddie]

Do you think that teachers are also very frustrated about this?

[Amy]

Probably.

[Lunchbox]

They're probably like, what? Like It's. Kids spend 20 minutes in there once a week and they got. She got teacher of the year.

[Bobby Bones]

What are you gonna do about this?

[Lunchbox]

I mean, absolutely nothing. I mean, there's nothing I can do. I didn't vote. I don't have it. I mean, I didn't, like, I don't think they win a monetary award, but they got their name on the marquee. Feels kind of like a ripoff.

[Bobby Bones]

Fires you up.

[Lunchbox]

Fires me up, man.

[Eddie]

You tell the principal something like, maybe call in and be like, well, this is wrong.

[Bobby Bones]

Or ask before. Before this is wrong, ask.

[Lunchbox]

Can you call the principal?

[Bernadette]

Sure.

[Eddie]

They're probably still sure.

[Bobby Bones]

You can get a hold of anybody, but maybe you call and ask. Hey, I started by the school. I saw that the librarian won teacher of the year. A little curious about that. What did she do that allowed her to win?

[Lunchbox]

Okay, you can do that? I mean, I guess I can call.

[Eddie]

I mean, because you're so mad about it.

[Lunchbox]

I don't know if they'll tell me. I don't know if they give a crap.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I don't think, I don't think it's library. Hipaa.

[Lunchbox]

Like, I don't know if they have it. Oh, this is how we decide our teacher of the year? Or is it just like, okay, well, this year we'll give it to a second grade teacher. Next year we'll give it to a fourth grade teacher. Like, I don't know. And then one time we'll give it to A. I guess. What do you call them? Elected or PE or some secondary one. Music, Art.

[Bobby Bones]

And you think librarians are blank?

[Amy]

Wait, is he calling art and music teachers secondary?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Why?

[Eddie]

Because they're not the main subjects.

[Lunchbox]

Right, that's what I'm saying. Like, what else do you call them? How do you call that?

[Bobby Bones]

I just call teachers teachers that teach subjects. Subject specific.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I. I just felt like a librarian was just a bookkeeper.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Librarians are blank, boring, they're lame.

[Lunchbox]

And I'm very confused on what they do.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, all right.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, have you ever been to the library, guys?

[Bernadette]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Long time.

[Lunchbox]

And what do they do?

[Eddie]

They help you find books.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm sure. But I would bet this librarian does much more.

[Amy]

Yeah, I'm sure she's an amazing, like,

[Bobby Bones]

effects children in a way that's more than just finding books. Just like if a teacher wins that award, it's not just because she taught really well. It's probably because the impact that she's had on the lives of her students. But please call and see if you can ask and then get back to us.

[Lunchbox]

I will do some research.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Thank you, Bones.

[Amy]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Bernadette]

Hi.

[Bobby Bones]

What's up?

[Bernadette]

Hi. I'm good. How are you?

[Bobby Bones]

We're doing good. What can we do for you?

[Bernadette]

Hey, my. So my husband and I live in Richmond, Virginia, and he is singing the national anthem for our, like city's minor league baseball game tonight. And I wondered if you guys would give him a shout out.

[Bobby Bones]

We sure will. What's his name?

[Bernadette]

His name is Isaac.

[Bobby Bones]

Isaac.

[Lunchbox]

Good luck.

[Bobby Bones]

Shout out. We have two people in the room that have also sang national anthems at minor league games. Amy saying for the Wichita wing nuts. Any advice?

[Amy]

Well, I think practice is key, and you just gotta trust that the words will come to you, because I felt like I didn't know them at all. And then once they start coming out of your mouth, you got it. And then the notes that you have to hit, just own them.

[Bobby Bones]

What about the echo part?

[Amy]

Oh, yeah, that part sucks.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, that's hard.

[Amy]

Like, it really, really sucks. You gave me tips for that.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but do you remember, like, anything you took from it?

[Amy]

That part was years ago. I don't know that I can help with the echo part. Whatever you told me, I mean, don't listen to yourself. That was one of them. I mean, for me, I shouldn't listen for several reasons. Like, I probably would have been mortified by what I was hearing.

[Bobby Bones]

It wasn't as bad as you think, by what you're saying. It wasn't that bad. It wasn't even bad. It was medium. It was. It sounded like somebody who was trying their best, and maybe they weren't someone who deemed themselves a great singer, but you were. You were fine.

[Amy]

I took vocal lessons.

[Bobby Bones]

You're fine. No, it actually was not bad.

[Eddie]

Was it a joke? Like, what did she say?

[Lunchbox]

No, it wasn't a joke.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Amy]

I mean, I think that it was a little bit of a joke, but we took it seriously because my husband at the time was in Afghanistan, and I dedicated it to him. So we weren't.

[Bobby Bones]

A joke is a weird way to position it.

[Amy]

Right. Because we weren't disrespecting the national anthem. It was more just like. I think it would be kind of funny to see amigo attempt this. Right?

[Bobby Bones]

For me, no, in my heart, it was. I want to see Amy pour her heart and soul into something. See how good she does.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And so, no, it was not a joke, but it was an interesting experiment because, yeah, Amy Tussman was serving overseas at the time, and she wanted to do it. And so it was like, could we get her to the Point. Because that song is hard to sing, and Amy at times can hold a note. At times. But it was. Can we make her. Can we train her to hold it all the time through the whole song? And she actually did fine.

[Bernadette]

Okay.

[Amy]

Yeah, I did fine. And then. Yeah, don't. Just don't listen to yourself. I can't remember the other echo tips.

[Eddie]

Did you cover your ear or something? Like, to not hear the echo?

[Bobby Bones]

She's wearing headphones.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bernadette]

No.

[Amy]

That would have been weird.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie, you sang the national Anthem.

[Eddie]

I did. I think I saw, like, Andy Grammer or somebody sing the national anthem, and I came on air and said, like, I could do better than that, like an idiot. And then I went and I sang at the minor league baseball team here in Nashville, and it was pretty good. Like. But I remember the. The number one thing I went into saying, like, do not start high, because there's a part in that song where. And the rockets. Where it's like, you have to go higher. You have to go higher than where you started. So start low is my advice, Ozzy. Then when that high part comes, it's easy.

[Bobby Bones]

And was there an echo for you? Yo.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And what did you do?

[Eddie]

I mean, we. We've had experience with echoes because, you know, raging idiots. We toured and stuff and dealt with that kind of stuff. So you just kind of ignore it.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, you have to ignore it. You have to focus solely on the voice that's coming from the inside of your mouth in your head, and you have to listen to that only. And nothing else or that echo that's about a half second later will screw your brain up. You will be mashed potatoes and scrambled eggs at the same time. So you can't listen to see if you're doing good. You just got to go from inside your gut and your throat and your mouth, and that's what counts until it's over.

[Lunchbox]

And.

[Bobby Bones]

And. Yeah. Yeah. I thought you guys both did great. Thank you. Yeah. I mean, you did really good. I'm not saying you sang the best I've ever heard, but it didn't come off as a joke. I'm aware of that, and it wasn't bad.

[Amy]

But, I mean, I think it was just like a. I can't believe Amy's gonna do this. Like, this is a funny thing, because

[Eddie]

you're not a singer, right?

[Amy]

Definitely not.

[Eddie]

Yeah, but you sing.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. You're okay. You're decent. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Abby, you ever sang the national anthem at a ball game?

[Amy]

No, not at a game. At the hockey game. The Preds.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, that counts. Okay, so I think you just meant minor league baseball game.

[Caller/Guest]

Right.

[Bobby Bones]

Have you ever sang it at a sporting event?

[Amy]

No, I did in high school.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, you just said the press.

[Amy]

Yes, I have.

[Bobby Bones]

Does she have, like, vodka in front of her or anything? What's happening?

[Lunchbox]

Her head is so crazy.

[Bernadette]

I had. Yes.

[Amy]

I sang at the Predators in this arena and I. A national sports game. Just the breads.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. That's a profession like a. Okay.

[Eddie]

That's bigger than us. Savvy.

[Bobby Bones]

How did it go?

[Amy]

It went well. There was reverb, which makes you sound really good. Loved that. But I had in ears, so I didn't really have.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, wow.

[Bobby Bones]

That was really nice.

[Amy]

She had a reverb and in ears

[Bobby Bones]

and she had t. Pain.

[Amy]

No, I did not have auto tune.

[Bobby Bones]

I know. Didn't you sing it for the race, though, too?

[Amy]

Oh, yeah, I did. I did that, too.

[Eddie]

Yeah, well, you do it all the time.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. It's old hat to you. You just get there and crush it and walk off, right?

[Amy]

No, I just recommend. Yeah. Practice and practice and use your diaphragm.

[Bobby Bones]

Any advice?

[Amy]

Kind of what they said, basically.

[Bernadette]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Don't start too high because that. You will be in trouble.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm watching Abby sing here online. She looks. I can't hear it because I'm the audio. She looks good at the Preds. Yeah. She's wearing a Preds jersey and she's got her eyes closed and she's doing the whole. And the Rock is regular. Nailing it.

[Amy]

It was the coolest.

[Bobby Bones]

Ice rink is a full American flag.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I'm. I'm surprised Lunchbox isn't asking this question, but I will ask. How did you get that gig?

[Lunchbox]

Rick got it for. For Christmas.

[Bernadette]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Right. It was like. Because he knows.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, this is on YouTube. This on our YouTube. Abby sings National Anthem and Nashville Predators game on the Bobby Bone Show. YouTube. So go over there and check it out.

[Eddie]

And Ray gifted that to her as a Christmas present.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, we drew and that was.

[Eddie]

That's cool.

[Amy]

Best present ever.

[Bobby Bones]

Who knew you could just gift people performances? Okay, so, Bernadette, good luck. Tell your husband we believe in him. They wouldn't have. He's a good singer, right?

[Bernadette]

Yeah. Yeah. We both work at our church in Richmond, and so he sings every Sunday.

[Bobby Bones]

Has he ever done something like this before?

[Bernadette]

Not quite like this. He has sang, like, sometimes our Christmas stuff is, like, off site in a big venue. So he's saying in front of a big group before, but nothing like where people are really paying attention.

[Bobby Bones]

Like this all right, well, we're rooting for him. Let it rip. And I don't know that we helped you much, but we had a good time talking about it. Yeah. That's awesome. Hope you guys have a great time at that tonight.

[Bernadette]

Thank you guys so much. We're big listeners, part two every day. Thank you, guys.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you, Bernadette.

[Bernadette]

Bye.

[Bobby Bones]

Bye. Wake up, wake up in the morning. And the dial just keeps on turning. This week's next bit. And Bobby's on the mic, so you know what this is? This is the Bobby. And now, time for the Morning Corny.

[Lunchbox]

The Morning Corny.

[Amy]

What do you call a smart cookie?

[Bobby Bones]

What do you call a smart cookie?

[Amy]

Academia nut. No,

[Lunchbox]

that was the Morning Corny.

[Bobby Bones]

No, we get it. I just. Not. I don't.

[Amy]

You don't eat macadamia nut cookies.

[Bobby Bones]

It just feels like it's not a real cookie. Like, a cookie should feel dumb and

[Eddie]

tasteful, but it's really a macadamia.

[Amy]

Yeah, but it's a smart one. So it's academia. Maybe it's like, what's the smartest nut?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, no, no, it's. The joke works.

[Amy]

It doesn't.

[Bobby Bones]

I ever had a macadamia nut cookie. I think I don't pick it. I think I just don't have it.

[Amy]

Oh, I love a macadamia nut cookie because it comes with not only macadamia nuts, which are yummy, but normally white chocolate chips.

[Bobby Bones]

And I'm sure all that's great. Just the name throws me off. I like chocolate chip cookies. Number one, Drafting sugar cookies. Number two, I can do a little oatmeal, but no raisin. At three, hate raisins. And at four, I just choose not to have a cookie because I'm not doing peanut butter. And that's usually what's next.

[Lunchbox]

So.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, there you go. That's Amy's Morning Corny Bones. All right, voicemail.

[Bernadette]

You guys are awesome. And you share relatable stories or what happens with neighbors or people you come across. Is it ever awkward if you say something about your neighbor and then, like, you see them?

[Bobby Bones]

So, yeah, with me, it would be industry people. If I've said something about a song or an artist or a show, or then I run into them and it's like, oh, you said it's never about humans. What neighbor do I ever see? You know? So my wife sometimes, I mean, I go home and she's like, did you say that? And I'm like, how did you know? She like, well, I saw the clip on Instagram clips is what Gets us in trouble more than anything else. So for me, it's more people in the industry if I see them. You?

[Amy]

Yeah, I've had it happen with one person sort of in the industry before they're related to someone in the industry, and that has forever changed me. Won't ever talk about anybody that doesn't want to be talked about.

[Bobby Bones]

What about, though, people in your real life?

[Amy]

Well, yeah, sometimes people I know, and then. And then even neighbors. I guess I just risk it.

[Bobby Bones]

Whenever you saw or you had that neighbor that said they didn't like you, did you ever see them again after you talked about it?

[Amy]

I don't even know what they look like.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, they just put the note in your box and never showed their email to me.

[Amy]

And then I know I knew their address, so I did. My friend ran a background check so I could figure out where. Where they lived.

[Bobby Bones]

That sounds illegal.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, that doesn't seem.

[Amy]

Well, they.

[Bobby Bones]

They do what you got to do. Do what you got to do.

[Amy]

This was years ago. They paid for that, sir. You can pay and, like, figure out. I just knew the name from the email address. And I'm like, well, she lives in. On my street, but where? It's a long street.

[Bobby Bones]

I'd have kept one. I opened at all the neighbors because Amy got a note going, all your neighbors hate you.

[Amy]

I mean, you're paraphrasing, but.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's what I do. Paraphrase a little bit. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Eddie, anything?

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. More than I'd like. I. I think instead of people telling me that they heard it, usually I can see, like, that's weird. They avoid me now. And I did talk about that. I remember, gosh, kind of threw him under the bus.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Parents.

[Bobby Bones]

Other parents, mother in law.

[Lunchbox]

She gets it from her chatty girlfriends because they live in the Tampa area. And so they hear it, and then they say, oh, my gosh, he said this. And they get it wrong. And they text her.

[Bobby Bones]

The telephone game of it is always messed up.

[Lunchbox]

And I'm like, that's not what I said. This is what I said. They're like, well, this is what she. My girlfriend, you know, Bird told me this is what you said. And I'm like, bird, does she ever

[Eddie]

get though the ones where, like, she was hidden on you? Does she ever hear those back?

[Lunchbox]

She hears them or her friends hit her up. And then also, my neighbor has confronted me about. Oh, you said this. And I'm like, here's the video. And they're like, okay, I apologize. You didn't say it in that term, in that tone.

[Bobby Bones]

Mostly we say stuff and we don't think about it while we're doing it. And we deal with the consequences after just generally speaking. But it. Yeah, it does happen. If you guys want to ask us a question or be on the show, hit us up. Voicemail. 87777 Bobby Bones. All right, voicemail. Morning, studio.

[Bernadette]

Amy.

[Bobby Bones]

He let these men get away with calling women girls. When Eddie was talking about Carol doing push ups on her knees, she called her a girl. And I guarantee you Carol is probably in her 40s. Okay, that's interesting because I do it too, but I also call guys dudes.

[Amy]

Well, I think this caller just called Eddie a she.

[Bobby Bones]

That makes sense. But still with that, I'm guilty of that too, because I'll just say, I might say boys.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I think we all do it.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't mean it in any sort of derogatory way. And if it comes across like that, that's on me. And he's not talking about me talking about Eddie for sure.

[Bernadette]

Right.

[Eddie]

And I didn't mean to.

[Amy]

Well, and Eddie can be that way.

[Eddie]

Excuse me.

[Amy]

Yeah. What a little, I don't know, sexist. Yeah, at times.

[Lunchbox]

Whoa.

[Eddie]

Well, see, don't.

[Amy]

Why I didn't want to come out and say it, but he's right, though.

[Eddie]

Carol is about middle aged, you know, the one doing.

[Bobby Bones]

Wouldn't that be great if you're like,

[Eddie]

yeah, it should be a compliment. I'm calling you a girl because if you're.

[Bobby Bones]

As soon as you're called a lady.

[Amy]

But we can be called a woman.

[Eddie]

That's what you want. Woman.

[Bobby Bones]

Woman feels creepy, though, like that. Woman

[Amy]

push ups for women. It's like push ups.

[Bobby Bones]

Like it's called a girl push up.

[Amy]

Yeah, I feel like that is sort of what it's called.

[Eddie]

And that's what I said.

[Amy]

Yeah, but I don't do them on my knees.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, you were being sexist toward Amy because she does real push ups.

[Eddie]

Well, she said she could do 25 in a row. And I said, on your. On your knees.

[Amy]

I asked. And not. Not on my knees because that would

[Bobby Bones]

be what kind of push up.

[Eddie]

A girl push up.

[Amy]

And he was assuming that I could only do 25 if I was on my knees.

[Bobby Bones]

I'll be more aware of that myself. I mean, but I don't mean that disrespectfully. And I don't call dudes or I don't call them really call them men. I don't know.

[Eddie]

Do we have to really watch out how we say it.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, we can call them girls.

[Bobby Bones]

You can call them whatever you want. Just people are going to call in.

[Eddie]

Just, just that person.

[Bobby Bones]

Ray, hit that other one.

[Bernadette]

I wanted to weigh in on the sports depression because my whole family definitely suffers from it. We are die hard Packer fans forever and one year we, the packers are playing the Lions on Thanksgiving and I just happened to match up with my mom's birthday. We all went over to my parents house to watch the game, have Thanksgiving dinner, celebrate my mom's birthday and those packers lost and we all left. Didn't eat, didn't do the cake, didn't do anything. It takes me about Thursday before I recover from a Packer loss. So go pack. Love you guys. Love the show.

[Bobby Bones]

I've been able to get a little better at it because I've said before the only time I ever really see rage is when Arkansas loses either a game they should have won or a close game. And I guess he read in my eyes it's the only time I ever feel that way. But we've lost so much recently that I don't feel that way.

[Eddie]

Mostly it's like a classic, like you almost expected it.

[Bobby Bones]

It's like there's us again. So I don't have that rage because it's. I don't deserve it anymore. But thank you for the, for the, for the boy. So was that a man or a woman?

[Amy]

That was a woman.

[Bobby Bones]

That was a woman or was that a girl?

[Amy]

But it's interesting because normally men are the ones that oh, would have it.

[Bobby Bones]

It's funny. Our poor mom's having a birthday and they left without cake or anything. They were all so mad. No more birthday. We're just gonna be upset about this game. Leave us a voicemail anytime. 877 77. Bobby Bobby Bone Show Bonehead Glory of

[Lunchbox]

the day this story comes to us from Newark, New Jersey. A 39 year old man was walking home about 4am and he's walking by a police station and he sees one of those SWAT armored vehicles. He's like, man, that looks really cool. Walks over to it, the door's unlocked, gets inside of it. The keys are in the ignition. I'm going to take this bad boy for a ride. Starts her up and he causes about $13,000 of damage ramming into other cars, leaves it, goes home and they arrest him two days later.

[Bobby Bones]

My first instinct is why would they leave the keys inside of a SWAT armored vehicle with the door unlocked? But then I think maybe they have to in case they have to jump in it real quick.

[Amy]

That's what I was thinking. Like, quick getaway.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, well, getaway feels like they stole something. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Like pursuit or some of some sort. Because I think, why would you. Because it does look fun.

[Lunchbox]

It looks awesome. It's one of those ones, you know, they, like, ram down doors and stuff. Like, boom. Run into cars.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I just, like, take a look in it. I didn't want to take it for a ride, but you would think, why would they leave it open? But they probably have to.

[Amy]

So how'd they catch him?

[Lunchbox]

Fingerprints.

[Amy]

Oh, he was already in.

[Bobby Bones]

He was wearing SWAT gear to work two days later. Where'd you get that shirt, Jim? All right.

[Lunchbox]

I'm Lunchbox. That's your bonehead. Story of the day, Bones.

[Bobby Bones]

How often does your wife cook dinner?

[Eddie]

Oh, every night.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, wow.

[Eddie]

Like, I mean, there are Fridays we order pizza, but, like, most. Most every night.

[Bobby Bones]

She's pretty good cook.

[Eddie]

She's decent. Like, I feel like I'm the best out of the house, but. But you don't cook weekends. I grew. I'm a griller, you know, and, like, when I grill, the kids are always like, oh, dad, that's so good. But when my wife does, they're just like, thanks, Mom.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you ever compliment her?

[Eddie]

Yeah, sometimes. Like, if it's something, like, she goes like, try something new, and she nails it. I'll be like, that's really good.

[Bobby Bones]

What if she doesn't nail it?

[Eddie]

I just won't say anything.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

And just like, thank you for dinner.

[Amy]

What if she makes it again?

[Eddie]

We just kind of eat it, you know? We appreciate that there's dinner on the table. Okay, we do.

[Bobby Bones]

That's respectful.

[Eddie]

But something happened, and, like, it kind of backfired on me. So basically, their summertime is weird because the kids don't go to school. And dinner has been served. I feel like, Lunchbox. But the dinner has been served later.

[Lunchbox]

Yep.

[Eddie]

And so we're starting to eat, like, at 9 o' clock at night and, like, really late. And I told my wife, like, hey, is there any way we can eat, like, at a normal time? Because I still work. I still have to wake up early. And she's like, oh, oh, so you want it earlier? Said, please let that be great. She's like, well, then you can cook earlier if you'd like to. So now guess who's cooking three nights a week? This guy.

[Amy]

So what? Like, so what time are you doing it? And then did y'. All. Did y' all have another conversation where you decided to take three of.

[Eddie]

Yeah, so it turned into a big discussion. Almost like a two day discussion. I would say a fight.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, yes.

[Lunchbox]

Where.

[Eddie]

Where we compromised and said, you know what, I understand you are busier than I thought you were. So I will cook three days out of the week. And she said that'd be great. And then you can cook at whatever time you want. And so here I am.

[Amy]

Wow, that's.

[Eddie]

I know, dude.

[Amy]

What time are you cooking?

[Eddie]

So yesterday I had it ready by

[Lunchbox]

four

[Eddie]

and we had salmon.

[Lunchbox]

It was delicious.

[Eddie]

But yeah, we're gonna do this. I will have dinner ready at 4pm that's so funny.

[Amy]

I mean, that's what time I love to eat dinner.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, if you make it earlier and earlier, she may come back to you and go, can we eat later? And you go, no, if you want to eat later, you cook it.

[Eddie]

Yeah, it's definitely a thing going on.

[Bobby Bones]

Right?

[Amy]

So is everybody eating earlier? Are they saving what you cooked and eating it later?

[Eddie]

So it depends if my wife wants us all to eat together. I'm like, well, it's warm now. We eat at 4:30.

[Bobby Bones]

That's lunch for the kids. Yeah, it's not even dinner.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

That's funny. So do you have to keep doing this during school though, once the schedule is a bit different?

[Eddie]

Yeah, because my wife, she has a job. Okay. She has like a part time job, so I understand she's busier. And so I will do three nights a week.

[Bobby Bones]

If you could go back, would you have had the initial conversation?

[Eddie]

Yeah, I. I feel like I would have phrased it a little different.

[Amy]

Like, what would you have done?

[Eddie]

I wouldn't have been so like, hey, can we eat earlier? I would have been like, hey, like, are you, are you busy? Like maybe we can. I can help you with other stuff for the kids and then we can eat at a better time. But instead I made it all about dinner and it kind of backfired on me, so now I'm cooking dinner.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you grilling every time though?

[Eddie]

No, no, I had the. The salmon was in the oven and I smoked the house out. It was, it was bad.

[Bobby Bones]

If you keep messing up. Hey, we got it for butter fell in the oven.

[Amy]

Eddie's a good cook. He can't.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, he used to be. Now all of a sudden, sloppy hands.

[Eddie]

You know what the kids said though, after dinner?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh no.

[Eddie]

It made my wife so mad.

[Bobby Bones]

I know that it was awesome. Better than they've had in a long time.

[Eddie]

They're like, this is the best salmon we've Ever had. And you know who makes salmon all the time? My wife.

[Amy]

So how did you do it different?

[Eddie]

Oh yeah, I did a little different seasoning on it and then the butter while it's cooking, a little lemon. It's delicious.

[Bobby Bones]

Therapeutic for you cooking?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

I've told my wife if she can have a job that can support our family, I have no problem being a stay at home dad. And cook every dinner. Like, I would love that. Go to the grocery store and find deals. That would be my ideal life. But that's not the way it is.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you think it would be your ideal life until it had to be your life? And three weeks in you're going, I don't think this is.

[Amy]

Would you be. Would you?

[Eddie]

Yeah. You mean like my dreams and you'd

[Amy]

have golf time, but you're saying you would have no problem when you're with other dads anywhere and they're like, so what do you do? And you're like, I stay, I'm, I'm, I stay at home. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, by the way. I'm just saying, would Eddie be comfortable in that situation? Would you not be your answer?

[Eddie]

There's a dad, like a friend of my son's dad who like, I don't know if he is so rich that he doesn't work, but he doesn't work. And I think he might have that scenario where he's the one that cooks and takes the kids to practice. And I envy him a little bit. I'm a little jealous of his life because he wears flip flops all day. He says, I hit the gym earlier, all this stuff. So it sounds kind of fun.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, good luck. I hope that you still are feeling the same passion towards your food in three or four weeks than you do the first time you cook.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah. I feel like the gourmet cooking is not going to be. Yeah, I think everyday thing.

[Caller/Guest]

Yeah, I think so.

[Bobby Bones]

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