MON PT 1: Ray Sings The First Line Of 90's Country Songs + You Find Out Your Co-Worker Makes More Than You + Letting Your Kid Dropout To Play Fortnite

Summary

The Bobby Bones Show – January 12, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode of The Bobby Bones Show (MON PT 1) kicks off the new week with the usual chemistry and banter between Bobby, Amy, Eddie, and Lunchbox. The crew dives into conversations about unconventional parenting decisions (letting a 13-year-old drop out for Fortnite), awkward workplace pay discoveries, teaching kids about money, strange eating habits, curiosity walks, and ends with a nostalgic 90s country music game show led by Ray. There’s also listener interaction, light-hearted debates, and plenty of signature humor throughout.

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Key Segments, Discussions, and Insights

1. Should a 13-year-old Drop out of School for Fortnite?

[03:00 – 05:45]

• Bobby introduces a news story about parents who allow their 13-year-old to leave traditional school to play Fortnite full-time, since he's a prodigy with a huge YouTube following and earnings.
• Amy: “Yeah, I think we're gonna finish school.” (03:09)
• Bobby: Challenges if that attitude would change if it was elite sports (soccer academy), drawing a parallel between gaming and athletics.
• Amy: Emphasizes the importance of school education for relationships and community, but acknowledges passion.
• Bobby: “Formal schooling is not the only path to success. It really isn’t.” (04:43)
• Eddie, Lunchbox: Weigh in on schooling, saying homeschooling or alternate paths aren’t unheard of.

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2. Parental Favoritism – Is It Real?

[06:08 – 07:12]

• Discussion about parents’ favorite children.
• Bobby: Shares New York Times research: “...about 2/3 of parents having a preferred child.” (06:34)
• Humorous analogies to loving foods more than others.
• Consensus that “favorite kid” can change with time and circumstances, but everyone loves their kids.

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3. The Real Cost of Weddings in 2026

[07:48 – 10:29]

• The average American wedding cost is now $32,000; wedding dress $1,800, cake $520.
• Amy: “See, I got mine on J. Crew.com on sale for like $199.” (08:32)
• Crew agrees weddings are expensive, sometimes unnecessarily so, and discuss ways to minimize costs (backyard venues, skipping tradition).
• Bobby: “There gets to be a point when planning a wedding that you go, it would just be easier to not have to plan a wedding and just fire away and have a party when you get back.”

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4. Eddie’s Upcoming 20-Day Fast: Health or Spirit?

[10:43 – 12:09]

• Eddie plans a 20-day spiritual fast, inspired by church.
• Eddie: “If it was about health and I really didn't want to sacrifice, I wouldn't do it. But this is about God, getting closer to God.” (11:08)
• Debate on what constitutes a true fast – only water, or can you have black coffee and wine at night?
• Amy: “Wine was Jesus' first miracle.” (12:09)

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5. Teaching Kids the Value of Money: McDonald’s Controversy

[21:26 – 24:32]

• Viral story of a mom making her young children buy their own fast food with Christmas money.
• Amy: Defends the mom: “It's up to her how she wants to teach them about money. ...Learning about the money ... all of that's helpful.” (22:04)
• Eddie: “I'm not upset at her. She can do whatever she wants. But a little bit, like, leave the Christmas money alone.” (23:21)
• Discussion expands to utilities and making kids aware of costs.

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6. Discovering a Co-Worker Makes More Than You – Workplace Dilemma

[27:11 – 30:12]

• Listener mailbag: Should you confront your boss if you accidentally see a coworker’s higher salary?
• Bobby: “You can say, ...I was on this computer and it was up. ...We do the same job. What can I do to make that salary?” (29:00)
• Amy: “What is such a better question, especially at work, to a boss than why?” (29:26)
• Advice: Focus on positive, proactive solutions without making the boss defensive.

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7. Strange Eating Habit: Woman Snorts Her Food

[37:59 – 39:40]

• Recap of a woman who snorts, rather than chews, all her meals due to “texture aversion”.
• Amy: “That’s disgusting.” (38:05)
• Bobby: Reads her perspective: “I don't have an aversion to chewing, but I have an aversion to the weird textures that come with food... I do not see snorting my food as a problem. ...Nobody accepts me for who I am.” (38:10)
• Lively reactions; crew agrees it’s one of the weirdest habits ever discussed.

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8. Curiosity Walk – Amy’s New Self-Discovery Routine

[40:22 – 42:34]

• Amy introduces the concept of a “Curiosity Walk”—wandering with no plan, following what interests you.
• Amy: “You just let yourself go—free flow, with no destination. ...You learn something new about yourself you didn't know.” (40:22)
• Lunchbox, Eddie, Bobby: Poke fun but admit it could be interesting in a new city.

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9. 90s Country Song Challenge Game

[42:44 – 51:17]

• Ray reads or sings the first line of classic 90s country songs; the show tries to identify the song.
• Fun guesses, group singing, and nostalgic moments.
  • Notable Quote:
    • Bobby, on Ray’s tone: “Are you trying to even sing it right?” (43:41)
• Songs: “Achy Breaky Heart”, “Callin’ Baton Rouge”, “Brand New Man”, “Cowboy Take Me Away”, “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy”, “Next to You Next to Me”, “Time Marches On”, and more.

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10. Lighter (and Funnier) Moments

• Money Truck Scenario: What would you do if a Brinks truck started spraying money?
  • Eddie: “If the truck is gone, I'm pocketing the money. But if the truck's there…I’m helping too.” (32:25)
  • Humorous debate about what's ethical and what you could get away with.
• The Bonehead Story:
  • Florida man pees off a rooftop—crew debates the humor if it happened to them or a friend.
  • Bobby: “It's funniest if you're doing it…. It's least funny if you're getting peed on.” (53:33)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments with Timestamps

• [04:43] Bobby Bones: “Formal schooling is not the only path to success. It really isn’t.”
• [06:34] Bobby Bones: “Parental favoritism is widespread…about 2/3 of parents have a preferred child.”
• [08:32] Amy: “I got mine on J.Crew.com on sale for like $199.”
• [11:08] Eddie: “But this is about God, getting closer to God…I’m being serious, guys. I'm going to do this.”
• [12:09] Amy: “Wine was Jesus' first miracle.”
• [22:04] Amy: “It's up to her how she wants to teach them about money…all of that's helpful.”
• [29:00] Bobby Bones: “What can I do to make that salary? ...Half of making something happen in a disagreement is not allowing the other person to be defensive.”
• [38:10] Woman from “My Strange Addiction”: “I do not see snorting my food as a problem…I have had bloody noses about once or twice…nobody accepts my habit.”
• [42:44] Bobby Bones: “I can sing it, too, if you want me to. It'll be harder if you sing it—so we demand you sing it.” (start of 90s country game)
• [53:33] Bobby Bones: “It's funniest if you're doing it. ...It's least funny if you're getting peed on.”

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Segment Timestamps

• Letting Your Kid Dropout for Fortnite: [03:00 – 05:45]
• Parental Favoritism: [06:08 – 07:12]
• Wedding Costs Discussion: [07:48 – 10:29]
• 20-Day Fast Challenge: [10:43 – 12:09], revisit [25:41 – 26:56]
• Teaching Kids About Money: [21:26 – 24:32]
• Workplace Pay Inequality: [27:11 – 30:12]
• Snorting Food Addiction: [37:59 – 39:40]
• Curiosity Walks: [40:22 – 42:34]
• 90s Country Song Game: [42:44 – 51:17]
• Money Truck Scenario & Listener Letters: [31:09 – 34:49]
• Bonehead Story: [52:44 – 53:57]

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Tone, Style, and Dynamic

The entire episode embodies the Bobby Bones Show’s trademark balance of humor, real-life dilemmas, empathetic advice, and country music nostalgia. The team shares personal stories, gives and debates advice, and pokes fun at each other with camaraderie. Listener voicemails and mailbag letters fuel relatable content, while games and odd news stories provide entertainment and laughter.

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This summary captures all the key discussion points, quotes, and memorable moments—making it easy to catch up if you missed the show!

Transcript

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[Eddie]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Amy]

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[Bobby Bones]

Turn it up. This is the Bobby Bone Show. Let' hope you had a great weekend. Welcome to Monday show Morning studio. Morning. So these parents let their kid who's 13, drop out of school so he can focus on playing Fortnite full time. What's your instant reaction?

[Amy]

How old is he?

[Bobby Bones]

Thirteen.

[Amy]

Okay. Yeah, I think we're gonna finish school. We're gonna finish school.

[Bobby Bones]

What if he's making a lot of money doing it right now and he's.

[Amy]

Still in school and he's still making money? Then we can do both.

[Eddie]

Finished his high school, is that what you're saying?

[Amy]

For sure, yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, that's four years away.

[Bobby Bones]

The boy gaming at age three. Is that too early for a parent to let a kid game?

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Amy]

I mean he's clearly very talented.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes, yes.

[Eddie]

He's been playing since he was three.

[Bobby Bones]

Found his passion for Fortnite at age five. His parents set up a YouTube channel for him. It has over 230000 subscribers. He's a 13 year old. He crushes it. He beats professional players. If your 13 year old was so good at soccer, they wanted to send them to England to be in an academy where they just practice soccer all the time.

[Amy]

So I assume you'd line up some sort of homeschool type situation or have a tutor with you and they complete their education.

[Bobby Bones]

But only kind of when a kid does that, they don't really study. They play soccer.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I just wonder if it would be different if it were soccer. They don't do baseball, football, basketball here like that. But if there's a kid who is super advanced, they'll send them to Europe to like a boarding school and they'll just be in a soccer academy and they kind of fake school. But would you let him do that?

[Amy]

Gosh, that just sounds so different.

[Bobby Bones]

So I know video games.

[Amy]

You have a gift right in front of you. He's making so much money and it's what he really wants to do. Because what is he going to do Once he turns 18? Just continue More gaming?

[Bobby Bones]

Formal schooling is not the only path to success. It really isn't.

[Amy]

Right. But I want them to still get a lot of the formal school and missing out on what also school can offer you in terms of relationships and community.

[Bobby Bones]

And I think you make those in different ways.

[Lunchbox]

He can buy those with all that.

[Bobby Bones]

Money they got, all the world travel trips he gets to go on competing in tournaments. I was the first person in my family to graduate high school and the first person to graduate college. So I'm a big school guy because I needed it. But I don't think the older I get, the more I realize school is just one avenue that is able to provide you education and experiences. And if I have a 13 or 14 year old, depending on the kid, because you can always go back to school.

[Eddie]

Ding.

[Bobby Bones]

You can always go back.

[Eddie]

Can you go back to high school?

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And that'd be basically what he'd be doing now anyway if he's homeschooling. So I just wonder what you thought. I think it's the video game thing that throws everybody off.

[Amy]

I.

[Bobby Bones]

It's throwing me off from Oddity Central. I would have trouble, I really would have trouble letting a 13 year old quit school to play video games. But I have to think of it as. There are a lot of American parents that let their kids go to a soccer, like soccer boarding in Europe or. It's the same thing. We just take athletics way more seriously than we do video games. Do you have a favorite kid? Don't say. You don't have to say who it is, but you have favorite kid.

[Amy]

Oh, no, I don't.

[Bobby Bones]

It says parents can't admit it. They do have a favorite child.

[Eddie]

Eddie, you just heard it. She can't admit it. She has one. I have one.

[Amy]

No, I think that there are times, depending on what's going on, it like ebbs and flows of like, oh, this child is easier, easier at the moment. But I don't have a favorite.

[Eddie]

I have one that is easier than all the other ones. He's my favorite.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, for sure you have a favorite.

[Bobby Bones]

Research cited by the New York Times shows that parental favoritism is widespread, even common, with about 2/3 of parents having a preferred child.

[Eddie]

But I love them all.

[Amy]

So does that mean, like, if you had to pick you would you go with the one you'd pick?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I don't think there's. I don't think I'm making anybody pick. I don't think it's Sophie's choice type situation, but.

[Amy]

Or like they get. Life is easier for them because you treat them differently.

[Bobby Bones]

I think the point of this article was to let parents know not to beat yourself up if you have favorite kid.

[Eddie]

Oh, cool.

[Bobby Bones]

And that also seasons change and I would bet you there are different seasons where you have a kid that's A favorite that wasn't the favorite two years ago.

[Amy]

Yeah, I mean, that's what I meant of, like, there are times when something's. Yeah. Like a season where the kid might be easier than the other. But, like, you have a favorite.

[Eddie]

Yeah, like I said. Like I said, I love them all equally.

[Amy]

Yeah, no, obviously you don't. No, I do not Equal.

[Eddie]

Just because you're favorite doesn't mean, like, I love pizza. I love cheeseburgers, I love fajitas. I love.

[Bobby Bones]

Funny. You go to food for Chinese food. Yeah. Like you were looking forward to that fast later this week.

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah. Like, I love those four things, but there's one one's my favorite. Pizza is my favorite.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You compared one of your kids to a fajita.

[Eddie]

Fajita taco.

[Bobby Bones]

The wedding report released their findings for what you should expect to pay in 2026 for a Wed. The latest figure shows the average wedding cost in America is $32,000. For a wedding, that seems way high, right?

[Amy]

I mean, things add up quickly. I mean, I certainly didn't spend that on my wedding at all.

[Bobby Bones]

But you also get married.

[Amy]

I know, but I'm even thinking 20 years ago, like, I know people. Like, when I knew what I was spending on my wedding 20 years ago.

[Bobby Bones]

You could buy a house for a nickel back then.

[Eddie]

How much was yours?

[Amy]

2,000.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, way more, but way more.

[Amy]

That's what I mean. Like, I knew people that were spending, like.

[Bobby Bones]

But way more. It's a difference.

[Eddie]

You're like 5,000.

[Bobby Bones]

If I would have gotten married at a different point in my life, it definitely would have been a. Less. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mine was. Yeah. Crazy.

[Eddie]

Yours is awesome, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

It was awesome. The latest figure show 32,000 for a wedding. The average wedding dress costs.

[Amy]

Oh, see, I got. See, I. I got mine on J. Crew.com on sale for like $199. But the average maybe 2000.

[Bobby Bones]

1800.

[Eddie]

Okay, 2000.

[Bobby Bones]

The wedding cake averages O800. 520.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You did go hard on your cake.

[Amy]

My personal cake. That was a gift from the. I knew her. She didn't charge me. But if she were to have charged me, she probably could have charged us a thousand dollars.

[Bobby Bones]

If you have a live band, exclusive venue for the wedding, unlimited alcohol with a bartender, and a meal. That is expensive. Ish. It's around 50 grand all in. That's from the wedding report. Hey, Abby.

[Amy]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you guys have on your. You have anything done?

[Amy]

Nope, we got nothing.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm overwhelmed.

[Amy]

I don't even know where to begin. I Guess people have said, like, start at the venue and then go from there.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you have a venue?

[Eddie]

Nope.

[Amy]

No.

[Eddie]

Do you have a city? Like, do you want to get married in a certain city?

[Amy]

Not really. Kind of two options, but yours and his.

[Lunchbox]

Hawaii.

[Amy]

I'm kind of thinking that I'm like, that'd be so much easier just to go off.

[Bobby Bones]

There gets to be a point when planning a wedding that you go, it would just be easier to not have to plan a wedding and just fire away and have a party when you get back. There's always that point, right?

[Amy]

Because like, do you. Do you look back and you're like, why did I not.

[Bobby Bones]

You look back and go, why did I spend all that money on something that came and went. And it's. There's a memory, but I. It's. It's a lot of money. But on a day you do look back, I spent a lot of money. I could have used that money in probably more responsible ways. Unless you have to pay for it. Somebody's dad paid. If your dad's pant, let it rip. I paid for mine, so.

[Eddie]

But your father in law, he offered, right?

[Bobby Bones]

I didn't even give him the chance to offer. It was like, we're gonna do this. Don't worry about it. He also had two kids that were getting married right by each other. So I just wanted to alleviate that pressure.

[Eddie]

That's nice.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. But we also had it in our backyard. Saved money, save money, man. Well, yeah.

[Amy]

You didn't have a venue price, but you created a venue.

[Bobby Bones]

We built a venue in the backyard.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I thought 32,000 for average was very high. That is from the wedding Report, Bones.

[Amy]

I knew before I even listened to the segment when I saw the caption.

[Bobby Bones]

Of what the episode was about. There's no way in hell Eddie is gonna do a 20 day fast. He doesn't do anything he says he's gonna do. And I think it's funny that the.

[Amy]

Show prep he brought Amy had more.

[Bobby Bones]

To say about it.

[Amy]

So.

[Bobby Bones]

Lol. Eddie says on Thursday he's going to start a 20 day fast. Not just because your body needs it, because they're doing it at church spiritual fasts. And so do you think that matters more?

[Eddie]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Than just you wanting to do it?

[Eddie]

Yes, 100%. If it was about health and I really didn't want to sacrifice, I wouldn't do it. But this is about God getting closer to God. And here's the thing people forget. The word of my year is serious. I'm being serious, guys. I'm going to do this.

[Amy]

Yeah, I mean, I think we need to take that into consideration because he's serious this year. So he's not going to say something unless he means it.

[Eddie]

Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

So it's gonna start a 20 day fast on Thursday.

[Eddie]

Thursday.

[Bobby Bones]

You'll come in Thursday. No breakfast.

[Eddie]

Yep. I'm still working on my plan. Cause I'm gonna do three or four days pure liquid diet.

[Amy]

Like just liquid or just water?

[Bobby Bones]

Just water.

[Eddie]

Just liquid.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, no, no, just water.

[Eddie]

What do you mean? You said black coffee.

[Bobby Bones]

No, Bobby said water, water and black coffee. You kept saying wine.

[Eddie]

I need to throw wine in there. That's for the nighttime.

[Bobby Bones]

So it's not a 20 day full fast. Then it's like a four day fast and then you start cheating and then.

[Eddie]

I just add a little bit to it, you know, then go back to normal after 20 days.

[Bobby Bones]

So that's not a 20 day fast, but it's four day fast.

[Eddie]

That four days though, man, I'm going to get close to God. You watch me.

[Amy]

And wine was Jesus first miracle.

[Eddie]

Correct. He turned water into wine.

[Bobby Bones]

I know how it goes.

[Amy]

So, I mean, I guess it's only appropriate.

[Bobby Bones]

But you can't come in drunk because the only thing that you're having wine.

[Eddie]

Good point.

[Amy]

No, he said the wine is just for night.

[Eddie]

Yeah, nighttime.

[Bobby Bones]

Play me the next voicemail, please.

[Amy]

Hey, Bobby Bones, it's Kathy from Charlotte.

[Bobby Bones]

I am so sad about the loss.

[Amy]

The Carolina Panthers to this Los Angeles Rams.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm really, really happy they played well, but I'm just so sad. I know you're really sad, too. So I thought I'd fall and we could console each other. Yeah. Today's the day I stopped pounding because we keep pounding, but it's a good game. Do you watch any football this weekend?

[Amy]

Yeah, the Patriots were on last night.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you watch any of it or was it just on?

[Amy]

Well, it was just on the. My boyfriend and his kids were over, so they had it on.

[Bobby Bones]

But I. Why do you say the Patriots were on and not.

[Amy]

Because I don't remember the other team? They're probably because then one of his sons was like, name as many NFL teams as you can that aren't on the screen right now. And I was like, oh, the Patriots. He's like, they're playing right now. And so that's how I know they were playing last night.

[Bobby Bones]

But you got more than that.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah. He was actually impressed with how many I could name.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, we've played this game before.

[Amy]

Yeah. I think y' all warmed Me up for that.

[Bobby Bones]

There's a woman who filed a police complaint against her husband and his family, claiming she was tricked into marriage. She says she agreed to marry this guy, and when he proposed, he was a man with thick, healthy hair. But after the wedding, she learned he was actually bald and had been wearing a wig to hide it.

[Amy]

Oh, he had a hair system.

[Bobby Bones]

And so genetically, obviously, that affects things. It's not. The mom's family controls baldness. That is a myth that was dispelled many, many years ago. It is the combination of the two. But it's if the dad's bald, the kid's gonna be bald. Pretty much. You can see it with boys. You can see what their dad looks like, and you can see their hair start to track that way. Eddie, do your boys know? Have you had that talk?

[Eddie]

There's one. So two of my biological kids. Right?

[Bobby Bones]

Cause you look exactly like your dad. Yeah. Same hair, everything.

[Eddie]

Yes, yes. But one of my boys has different hair than me. Like, I had my hair growing up and I knew it was thinning. I mean, it started thinning when I was like 12 years old.

[Bobby Bones]

Right.

[Amy]

Wait, what?

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah. It's not thick hair. It's just thin. And you know that eventually it's just gonna.

[Bobby Bones]

Were thinning it. I feel so bad.

[Amy]

He just had naturally thin hair. He wasn't.

[Bobby Bones]

Had that circle on his head at 12, going to school.

[Eddie]

Like, I just knew some people had thick hair, bushy hair. Right. I never had that. One of my boys has bushy hair. And so I think some people with.

[Amy]

Bushy hair still end up by college starting to bald.

[Bobby Bones]

I always felt bad for those guys. Late high school, college, and they would start losing their hair. Yeah, there's no. Nothing you can do.

[Amy]

Well, now there is. Now there's.

[Eddie]

Yeah, you go to Turkey.

[Amy]

Yeah, there's. Yeah, there's the hair system.

[Bobby Bones]

You're saying naturally, there's nothing you can do?

[Eddie]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, you just can't stop it. There's nothing you can take.

[Eddie]

Again, we put a man on the moon, right? Allegedly. But we can't fix this.

[Amy]

Oh, don't some guys take Propecia?

[Bobby Bones]

I'm sure everybody does a lot of stuff, but there is not an absolute proven natural thing that you can do to make sure you keep all your hair. Genetics just checks in. Hey, knock, knock, knock. Genetics are here. You're gonna have to go three, four times over to get this thing. You have surgery, you gotta wear. It sucks. It's like, guys, they go gray early.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel so bad for them. But as I get older, I don't care about that as much. Because at least you had hair.

[Eddie]

Do you know how lucky you are? Like, you have hair. You're gonna have hair.

[Amy]

That's what I mean. Like, that's the one. Like, a lot of things for you in school were probably. You've shared. I'm speaking for you, but you can correct me, but you've been, like, it was difficult for you in a lot of ways. Except that.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but in school, pretty much everybody had hair except for, like, one kid.

[Amy]

But it was like, finally when you got to that age, like, we're in college, where maybe they started to thin out. That was, like, your one moment where you're like, ha.

[Bobby Bones]

That was 22. Most people still had their hair. I just felt bad for, like, the one kid who didn't like that one dude.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But she tricked on dating apps. They call that hat fishing. If they wear the hat and they don't show their hair, then all of a sudden, you're dating them, and then they have, you know, thinning hair on top. I didn't realize Eddie was hair club for men.

[Eddie]

In seventh grade, I just had thin hair. I kind of had the idea that I was gonna go bald.

[Bobby Bones]

I saw a couple places that Chase Rice story. Chase Rice sings that song. Ready, set, let's roll. Get your.

[Eddie]

Let's rock.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's do some rolling. Whatever he says, it's like, chase Rice quits. I don't think he quit music. No, I think. I think he just said, I'm not gonna tour.

[Amy]

Yeah, I think to not be on the road all the time.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I think he just said, I'm tired. I'm gonna hold off on touring for a while.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Because I read it, and it said he's gonna focus on writing music. So that's still working. Like, he's gonna work, but just not be. He's been grinding on the road however many shows a year.

[Bobby Bones]

He's not gonna go be an accountant and give up music. And I think as the story snowballed, it was Chase Rice vows to never look at a guitar again.

[Amy]

Oh, I didn't get that from what I read.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, Like, New York Post had a picture of him up, and it was like, chase Rice quits music. I think it was New York Post. It was one of those that are, like, four levels away. So that story. And then I saw another Blake and Gwen story. Are they getting divorced? Blake Shelton finally says the truth. He said the truth, like, four times in the past month. He keeps saying he's trying to tell you. He's like, we're not getting divorced.

[Eddie]

We're not.

[Bobby Bones]

He finally gives the truth. I don't think they're getting divorced. I mean, the story is Blake Shelton has shut down ongoing rumors that he and Gwen are divorcing. Explaining the tabloid speculation has been wildly inconsistent and often based on whether or not they're photographed together in public. In a recent interview, he joked that headlines swing from claiming they're splitting up to announcing they're back together. So that. That part's from Page Six. I don't think there's anything in me that believes that they're getting a divorce.

[Eddie]

Even Gwen says it's not true. Right. Like, she's spoken out as well. I saw.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Eddie]

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[Bobby Bones]

I'm gonna play this clip because this mom is getting backlash for making her kids pay for McDonald's or just any food using their Christmas money.

[Amy]

Well, a mom is getting fried online after making her kids pay for their own McDonald's in a TikTok that's sparking some major debate. She shows her 8 and 5 year old ordering, eating their meals and paying for it with their own Christmas money. The mom says it's all about teaching life lessons, learning the value of money, practicing math, and even communicating their order to the staff.

[Bobby Bones]

That's from Fox 5 New York.

[Amy]

What is the problem?

[Bobby Bones]

That people on the Internet are idiots and they find a reason to be upset at everything. Your thoughts?

[Amy]

I would not spend more than two seconds. I would be like oh cool. I mean it's up to her how she wants to teach them about money. The fact that they're using their own. Like who knows, maybe McDonald's is more of like a treat. And if that's something that you really want, like you really want it, you can use your money for it. And yeah, the inner learning how to Order the interaction, learning about the money, and adding and subtracting. Like, all of that's helpful.

[Bobby Bones]

One of the things online that people were upset about is, oh, you're making your kids use their Christmas money for food. Like, that's one of life's basic. Okay, Eddie, did you kind of do this with your kids in Sonic, where you made them pay for Sonic if they went to Sonic because you weren't going to go to Sonic?

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Because they wanted to go to Sonic all the time. Like, it was a thing. Like, pick them up from school. Let's go to Sonic. So then I said, you want to go to Sonic again, you're gonna have to pay for it. And so they didn't want to go to Sonic for a while, but then, like, after a few weeks or whatever, they're like, all right, we'll pay for it. And then one kid was like, I'll pay for the whole car.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, dang.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So what do you think about this mall?

[Eddie]

I mean, I wouldn't do it with Christmas money. I feel like Christmas money. Cuz, like, if I get a Christmas gift card, I'm not spending it on, like, my essentials. I'll spend it on golf, something fun. You know that. That's Christmas money. But, like, I. I'm the one that pays for the food.

[Bobby Bones]

So you're giving a little backlash here.

[Eddie]

A little bit. I'm not upset at her. She can do whatever she wants. But a little bit, like, leave the Christmas money alone.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so what if they have their own money aside from this? Use that.

[Eddie]

No, I just.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, just making sure. Because it all ends up being the same money.

[Amy]

You did this exact same thing as a parent.

[Eddie]

It wasn't Christmas money.

[Amy]

Where did their money come from? Who cares where it came from? It's their money.

[Eddie]

Guys, if you get something for Christmas, do you want to spend it on bills? But what.

[Bobby Bones]

No. What if McDonald's is a treat?

[Amy]

She.

[Eddie]

She. That's different.

[Amy]

She doesn't have them buying their own toilet paper.

[Bobby Bones]

That's a good point. Or rent with their Christmas.

[Amy]

Like, here's your percentage of the electricity bill.

[Eddie]

I just feel like you can teach that lesson with you paying for lunch. Like, all right, guys, I got lunch. Now this is how you order.

[Bobby Bones]

It's not the bros at the office. That's what it feels like when you say that.

[Eddie]

It feels weird to have your kids pay for, like, a meal, though. Like, that's. That's weird.

[Bobby Bones]

But isn't that a learning lesson, too, of what things cost?

[Eddie]

Sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Aside from the how to pay and. But like, literally what things cost, if they're always asking for something and they don't really know what it costs until they have to pay for it themselves. And then they have to judge based on the money they have and the money they're spending.

[Eddie]

Yeah. I recently showed my kids our electric bill because they were like, ah, we can leave the lights on. It doesn't cost anything. I'm like, all right, give me a second. Got the envelope out. This is how much electricity cost.

[Bobby Bones]

But I don't think.

[Amy]

But does that also mean anything to them?

[Eddie]

They were like, whoa. Like, you pay for the light? Like, yeah. He didn't realize that, did you? We pay for water too.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you think they're just going, whoa, so you'll shut up?

[Eddie]

Maybe.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, wow.

[Bobby Bones]

And really, they just want you to move on. Why did you grab the bill?

[Eddie]

Because they leave their lights on. I've tried to tell them for, like years. Like, guys, if you're not in the room, turn the light off. Like a closet. That one kills me. They have a closet light on with the door closed. I'm like, what? Why is the light on the closet, the doors closed, you're not even in the closet.

[Bobby Bones]

So you got the bill out or you, you pulled up the bill, Pulled.

[Eddie]

It out, look at it.

[Bobby Bones]

And then the reaction was, whoa, whoa. Did they change?

[Eddie]

I mean, it just happened a couple days ago. We'll see. Tbd.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you expect them to change?

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah. Next is the water bill. Keep it up.

[Bobby Bones]

I think if you made them pay for their closet light, if you said, hey, that was $6, I think that would probably make them change. Otherwise, they're just looking at a bill. Right.

[Amy]

Well, and then they have to understand the. What does that money mean?

[Eddie]

Yeah, you know, like they know what hundreds mean. A lot of money.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's go to Gail real quick in St. Louis because we were talking about Eddie fasting. He's going to start a 20 day fast on Thursday.

[Eddie]

Easy on the 40.

[Bobby Bones]

20 is not even going to happen, but okay. Hey, Gail, you're on.

[Amy]

Good morning.

[Bobby Bones]

Morning, Eddie. I appreciate you trying to get closer to God. I've been reading my Bible, but you can fast from anything.

[Amy]

If you ritualistically play video games at night, you can fast from playing video games.

[Bobby Bones]

And that is giving up something to be closer to God. It doesn't have to be food.

[Amy]

While church is doing specifically.

[Bobby Bones]

Like they specifically said, we're all gonna not eat.

[Eddie]

Yeah. And I fall in that category. I love food.

[Bobby Bones]

What if you Go to church and everybody's cranky. Like, everybody's honking at each other in the parking lot.

[Eddie]

That could be a thing.

[Amy]

It's like, what is going on?

[Bobby Bones]

Why is everybody such a bad mood?

[Eddie]

Pastor's mean.

[Bobby Bones]

The pastor makes everybody quit because it was just a rough day. So Thursday's coming in. No breakfast. Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, right?

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

When do we eat breakfast again?

[Eddie]

I eat Monday because I can't come in here without.

[Bobby Bones]

You have to stop saying can't.

[Amy]

But Monday, if you come in here after you break that, it's got to be like, a juice or a smoothie.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah. Juice or a smoothie. Acai smoothie.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

Something hearty.

[Amy]

Don't turn it into an acai bowl. With granola.

[Bobby Bones]

No, it's going to turn into steak and eggs. A couple more cereal.

[Lunchbox]

I was.

[Eddie]

Steak ready.

[Bobby Bones]

Gail, thank you for calling. Anything else you want to say to him? No. Good luck.

[Eddie]

Good luck.

[Bobby Bones]

We agree. Thank you very much. You guys call us if you want. 877 77. Bobby. Send it into the mailbag. Hello, Bobby Bones. At work the other day, I saw a document on a shared computer that showed my coworker salary. We have the same job title, similar responsibilities, and I've been here longer. The problem is they make significantly more than I do. I can't unsee it. Every meeting, every task, every late email feels different. Knowing that information, here's why I'm stuck. I wasn't supposed to see it. If I go to my boss, I have to admit I saw something confidential or try to negotiate without revealing how much that I'm underpaid. Do I confront my boss or do I stay quiet? Signed, accidentally informed. Amy saw an email to me recently about money. I never even saw the email. I don't even know what was in the email.

[Amy]

I mean, it was about a deal you have coming up this year, and, well, it's somebody.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I don't know.

[Amy]

There's not anything that I would do about that. Like, it's not like I'm gonna go. Like, it all tracked, like. Okay, cool. This makes sense.

[Eddie]

She signed off on it for you.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I'll take it. She negotiates the rate hire.

[Amy]

This is like. This is good. So, yeah, I mean, that's a really awkward situation to be in for. Sure. Especially if you have the same. You're at the same level like you and I are not. So I would totally understand if there's this huge difference. That makes sense. But if we. I don't know if we were neck and neck. That would be hard.

[Bobby Bones]

Neck and neck. That's a funny way to describe it.

[Amy]

Isn't that the saying?

[Bobby Bones]

That would be like a race. Yeah. Neck and neck, even. Yeah, Stephen, neck and neck is a funny way.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I think because you accidentally saw it and you weren't searching it, I think you can say, I literally think you can go to the boss and then what? And just say, hey, I was on this computer and it was up and I saw their salary. What I would say, I wouldn't say, you owe me more money. I would say, we do the same job. What can I do to make that salary? And they're not defensive. Half of making something happen in a disagreement is. Is not allowing the other person to be defensive.

[Amy]

And what is such. It's the perfect word. You said, what can I do? Instead of. Because some people might be like, why is this person making more? And what is such a better question, especially at work, to a boss than why?

[Bobby Bones]

And that boss is going to hear, oh, crap, they're going to hear why. But you didn't say why. You said, what can I do? You kept it positive.

[Amy]

What? Yeah, yeah, that's. There's scientific research behind that. You can Google it. Okay, I saw a TED talk about it.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, then, yeah, probably why I shared it. I've probably read about it.

[Amy]

Or you just, you know that that is the. A more advantageous way to speak. Like, even just in your own life, if something's happening to you, maybe it's not a work circumstances, but it's just like, okay, what is now possible from this? Instead of like, why is this happening to me?

[Bobby Bones]

It's definitely a positive manipulation tool because that's what you're doing. You want them to know you're irritated, but you can't approach it like that. And you can't make them defensive. You say, hey, I saw it. I wasn't supposed to. I wasn't in something. I wasn't supposed to be on. It was on the computer. What can I do to reach that? And they're going to go, oh, no, they know. And they're going to help you reach that. So I think you can say you saw it because you didn't go searching it. If you went searching on their computer and you. It's like if you went through someone's text messages and you found something you didn't like, but you were like, sneaking in, you can't really say anything because you were sneaking in doing something you weren't supposed to be doing, but you weren't. You Saw it organically. So what can I do to reach that salary? Because I feel like we do a lot of the same things, and that's how to actually get something from a lot of conflict anyway, is to not make the person defensive. All right, that's my TED talk. Did you hear that one?

[Eddie]

Yeah, pretty good.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, close it up. It's one of those stories where a money truck just starts spraying money.

[Amy]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

And, like, what would you do? Here's a clip.

[Amy]

Thousands of dollars came flying out of a Brinks truck.

[Bobby Bones]

I look to my left, and there's gusts of wind that are just blowing clumps of the. Across the parking lot.

[Amy]

He says a gust of wind blew by the truck while the operator had his back turned. That's when he jumped in to help collect the cash. He says he picked up $460 within a matter of minutes. He didn't pocket the money, instead returning the funds to the bank teller. And Rodney wasn't alone. Eyewitness video showing more than a dozen bystanders lending an extra hand to collect the cash.

[Bobby Bones]

Realistically, what would you have done? You see a money truck spraying money, what do you do?

[Amy]

Yeah, I mean, I guess it depends. If I have to be somewhere. Okay, I'm gone.

[Bobby Bones]

You just keep going. Yes.

[Amy]

If I not, then you don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

That would be. That would be so crazy not to stop.

[Eddie]

Yeah. They could be hundreds. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

No, no. I'm not saying she's gonna take the money. I know, but I'm just wondering what you would do. I would just stop and watch, at least.

[Amy]

Okay, well, you say that as a person. What if I'm on my way to work?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, no, I think. I think I'd be okay with that.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Eddie]

So.

[Amy]

Sure. Sure. Yeah. I mean, I'm gonna. Hell, I'm not taking the money for myself. I don't know exactly what it looks like, but there's no way I feel good about just taking it. That's still stealing, Eddie.

[Eddie]

I'm stopping a 100. Stopping. If the truck is gone, like, nowhere in sight, I'm pocketing the money. But if the truck's there and other people are trying to help. Hey, I'm helping too.

[Bobby Bones]

Guys, it was outside a bank, so they're gonna see. So there are cameras.

[Eddie]

Yeah. I gotta give the money back.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you grab a whole lot of the money and give it mostly back? So they think they saw you grab it and give back and keep a couple hundred, pocket a percentage?

[Amy]

Oh, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, that they're not going to know because they're gonna see you grab the money.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And they're gonna see you give it back. But they're not really going to have an inventory of how much actually was.

[Amy]

You just have, like, a little bit of integrity.

[Bobby Bones]

Enough to count.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Now, like, what if, like, the bank doesn't have the full amount? Would they disclose that? Like, we're still missing, like 10,000 out there.

[Bobby Bones]

I think that's probably an insurance claim. Yeah. Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, I'm taking the money. Like, even if it's in front of a bank, they're gonna have to track me down by that time I spent the money. Sorry, man. I found money. I didn't know where it came from. It was floating on the ground. I didn't know.

[Bobby Bones]

You didn't know it's outside a bank and you saw.

[Lunchbox]

That doesn't mean it's anybody. I find it outside of a grocery store.

[Amy]

What they say is prove it.

[Eddie]

Yeah. Can they prove it?

[Bobby Bones]

Yes. They have them on camera.

[Amy]

No, but prove it.

[Bobby Bones]

Does he put a mask on? He has a mask standing by at any time. This is an issue, but he's like, okay, I'll cover my face. They don't know.

[Lunchbox]

How do I know it belongs to the bank?

[Bobby Bones]

Because you see a truck. No, it belongs to the truck.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, so the truck. That's your responsibility. If a human is walking down the street and 100 bill blows out of their hand and I pick it up, do I have to give it back to that human?

[Bobby Bones]

It'd be nice if you did, but.

[Lunchbox]

I don't have to because can't prove it, man.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not sure. On private property. What the. What the. The rule of law is. Ray, play voicemail number two. You guys talked about that lottery. That was like 1.8 billion or something like that. And then after taxes, you would get like 400 or 600 million.

[Amy]

I just have a question.

[Bobby Bones]

When you pay those taxes, do you not have to pay taxes on that money anymore? Like, I understand if you're making money on it, you need to pay taxes on it, but just curious. Thanks a lot. Yeah. Once you pay the taxes, you're done paying the taxes. It's like getting a paycheck. And we get a paycheck here at work and they take the taxes out so we don't have to then pay taxes again on the money after they took the taxes out. So they take the taxes. Well, you have to pay the taxes, but yeah, the taxes are gone and they never have to pay on it again. Now if you use that money to try to make other money. You have to pay taxes on the money that you made.

[Eddie]

But yeah, I have a follow up question. So when you win the lottery, do you take the billion and then you pay the taxes or do they take them out there before?

[Bobby Bones]

There's a mandatory upfront withholding, but it may not cover your full tax liability. So you still have to pay other taxes.

[Amy]

So you better get on that. Don't forget, many people are not.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, lottery. Lottery winnings are considered ordinary taxable income and the total amount you owe depends on your overall income for the year in tax bracket. So they don't take it all. Oh, you still have to pay a lot of it after you get it.

[Eddie]

That's crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow.

[Amy]

So then they tax you based on what you already make.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, yeah, but it only goes up to a percentage. Like 33. Like once you hit that, it's all the same tax percentage.

[Eddie]

That's why when people are like, that's not my tax bracket. Yeah, because there are different tax brackets.

[Amy]

Yeah, like Bobby's indifferent.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

Man, it all comes down to this.

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[Bobby Bones]

My goodness.

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

This woman doesn't eat food with her mouth. She snorts all of her food. Doesn't matter what it is. An omelet. She.

[Amy]

That's disgusting.

[Bobby Bones]

Listen to this. I don't have an aversion to chewing, but I have an aversion to the weird textures that come with food. I do not see snorting my food as a problem. I think it has a lot of benefits. No risk of choking. I don't overeat. I consume less calories. I have had bloody noses about once or twice, and that was more at the beginning. It has really no drawbacks, except nobody accepts my habit. Nobody accepts me for who I am. So she lives in Virginia. She's on my that show My Secret Addiction or My Strange Addiction. And she snorts all of her food and it's normal foods that she makes and then crushes up and then snorts. I don't know that I ever snorted anything ever.

[Eddie]

Like a nose spray, right?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but that's not hard. That's not powder.

[Eddie]

No, it's liquid.

[Bobby Bones]

It's liquid and that's all the way up there.

[Eddie]

Way.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, isn't that one of the weirder ones? What's weirder? That or eating your hair? I think this is the people that eat so much hair, they get a big ball of hair in their stomach.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

So like the. The pathway from the nose eventually goes down the throat. Right. So that way you can. Oh, that's so weird.

[Bobby Bones]

She calls chewing primitive. Now, who knows? In 50 years we may all be taking pills with full. That's powder.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I thought it was pretty wild. What if you were. We talk about, can you date them? What if you go on a date with a girl, you're dating her, she's like. Well, she takes out like a little hammer, starts hammering it. No, snorts it. Not for you.

[Amy]

Not for me.

[Bobby Bones]

It's on my Strange Addiction season seven premiere. And you know, when it's premiere, they know It's a big one. Oh, yeah, they know they got a good one. Imagine being a producer for that show and you're just searching for people with strange addictions, and then you hit one like this that you know is gonna. She's been doing this for five years. Brings up great points. Helps her avoid overeating and choking. But says the behavior alarms friends, family, and a new romantic interest. And a doctor warns it could cause serious health risks, including infections and lung complications. Yeah, just trying to cut back. I'm just reading through this article. I was trying to cut back on the snorting of food. That's from the New York Post. We're rooting for Bones. Amy's gonna try something called a curiosity walk. So explain to the guys what that is.

[Amy]

Well, so you go out on a walk in a part of your neighborhood that maybe you. You don't typically walk, and what you do is you just let yourself go. Free flow, no destination. You just notice what pulls you in. So go to, like, a new park pulls you in. Like, oh, that's interesting. I never walked by that house before. Like, oh, what's that little trail over there? Go to. Or, oh, look at that bird. Like, I'm gonna follow that.

[Bobby Bones]

Or, ah, yeah, yeah, follow your nose.

[Amy]

They say the benefits of a curiosity walk, it helps you get moving through the world without a plan. Like, so that you're less uncomfortable with that. Like, you kind of just can flow with ease. You learn something new about yourself you didn't know. You might actually get some direction on a problem you're having, and then you discover something new and fun. They're called curiosity walks.

[Bobby Bones]

Feel pretty dumb?

[Lunchbox]

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

[Eddie]

Well, I feel like you can do it in a big city, like a city you've never been to.

[Amy]

Yeah, that could be fun.

[Eddie]

Let's go, like, just explore.

[Bobby Bones]

But that's a neighborhood.

[Eddie]

Like, yard.

[Bobby Bones]

Part of her neighborhood that she didn't know.

[Lunchbox]

How big is your neighborhood?

[Amy]

Well, there are certain parts that I don't typically walk because I walk mostly around where I live. But what if I drove down? There's this, like, little park area that I never go to. Maybe I need to go venture over there.

[Bobby Bones]

Feels like. Like it could be a bit dangerous following the bird. You chase a bird into a backyard, next thing you know, you get eaten by dogs. Something like that.

[Amy]

Well, you have to walk slowly and then notice what pulls you in.

[Bobby Bones]

Too many rules for something that's supposed to be free flowing.

[Amy]

Yeah, but I think in my neighborhood, it's not like I have little shops or maybe a coffee shop. Something like that could pull you in if you live in a more walkable area.

[Eddie]

And I do feel like when I was a kid, I would do stuff like that, you know, like walk around the neighborhood. I can walk through people's backyards. No big deal. As a grown man.

[Bobby Bones]

It doesn't look like you're pacing the neighborhood.

[Amy]

You're gonna get the cops called on.

[Bobby Bones]

You, and you haven't done this. Are you going to do this?

[Amy]

No. I just saw it on Instagram and I was like, oh, that could be something that I.

[Bobby Bones]

It could be something. She has a point.

[Amy]

That could be something. Go on a curiosity walk, Bones.

[Bobby Bones]

Raymundo, what's the game? So I'm gonna read you the first line of a famous 90s country song. You're just gonna name the song. And I can sing it, too, if you want me to. It'll be harder if you sing it. So we demand you sing it.

[Eddie]

Oh, boy.

[Bobby Bones]

How many have I got? Seven. Then we do tiebreakers. All right, number one. You can tell the world you never was my girl. Yeah, I'm in. One more time. You can tell the world you never was my girl. These are all from 90s country songs.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy.

[Amy]

Achy Breaky Heart. Billy Ray Cyrus.

[Bobby Bones]

Achy Breaky Heart. Eddie.

[Eddie]

Achy Breaky Heart.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Achy Breaky Heart. Billy Cyrus.

[Eddie]

Billy Cyrus.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you write Billy Cyrus?

[Lunchbox]

No, I put Billy Ray, but I just shortened it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, you don't have to say the artist, but you can show off. But if you do and you miss it, though, it doesn't count, which is.

[Eddie]

Like, what you just did. Lunchbox.

[Bobby Bones]

And now he's writing down Ray.

[Lunchbox]

No, look, it's been there.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, next one. I spent last night in the arms of a girl in Louisiana. Are you trying to even sing it right?

[Lunchbox]

No, I don't.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know the melody. Do it again. I spent last night in the arms of a girl in Louisiana.

[Eddie]

Okay, they're all going to sound the same.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Eddie]

I'm in. I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunch.

[Lunchbox]

Hold on.

[Amy]

He's writing. He's not writing.

[Eddie]

Billy Ray, man.

[Lunchbox]

All right, I'm in for the win.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Call him. Baton Rouge.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. The contact is what got you there. Yeah, but Colin. Baton Rouge.

[Amy]

Colin. Baton Rouge.

[Eddie]

Colin, Baton Rouge.

[Bobby Bones]

That one goes. I spin last. Oh, I can't even do it. He threw me off. Sing it, Eddie.

[Eddie]

I Spent last night in the arms of a girl in Louisiana.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you. Is that Garth? Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

I almost wrote that.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, next up. I saw the light, I've been baptized. He did okay on that one.

[Eddie]

It all sounds the same, man.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox. Brand new man. Amy.

[Amy]

Brand new man.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

Brand new man.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that one goes. I saw the light, I've been baptized. There you go. Good one. All right, next. I said I want to touch the earth. I want to break it in my hands.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, man.

[Bobby Bones]

What is that? Do it again. I said I want to touch the earth. I'm breaking in my hand I'm in. He's fading out. Yeah, man. Five seconds. All right. Time. Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

My girl Amy.

[Amy]

Cowboy, take me away.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Said I want to touch the earth.

[Eddie]

Want to break it in my hands. Eddie.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Cowboy, take me away.

[Bobby Bones]

Next one. Plowing these fields in the hot summer sun.

[Eddie]

Okay, hold on.

[Lunchbox]

Sound like a rock song.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, this one's tough. Do it again. Plowing these fields in the hot summer sun. You know. You know how to sing the.

[Eddie]

I don't got it, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, you don't have that one.

[Eddie]

I mean, it sounds like. Ach. Break your heart. Call him Baton Rouge.

[Bobby Bones]

I know it. But he doesn't sing it at all. Like it's supposed to be. One more try. Yeah, but you don't even know it, so you just. You're just muddy in the water. I think I may know. Okay, go ahead. Plowing these fields in the hot summer sun. Better. Better.

[Eddie]

A lot better.

[Bobby Bones]

Better.

[Eddie]

Good job.

[Amy]

Maybe help me.

[Eddie]

Hey, Ray. Do that for all the other ones.

[Bobby Bones]

He only got the first syllable right. So what? Of. Of the melody. But that was enough.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

No, that's not right.

[Amy]

On these fields.

[Bobby Bones]

Three seconds.

[Eddie]

All right, time.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy.

[Amy]

Big green tractor.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

She thinks my tractor's sexy.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what it is.

[Eddie]

She thinks. She thinks my tractor's sexy.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Eddie, can you say that's really it?

[Eddie]

Yeah. What are the words? Plowing these fields in the hot summer sun. Is that it?

[Bobby Bones]

Kinda. It's hard when he's after he does it. There's music behind it. Okay. How many more? Two more. Okay, go ahead. Riding down the road in my pickup truck. You better be ready. Cause I'm picking you up. Not bad. Not bad at all. 1990s country songs.

[Eddie]

I'm in. You know that one?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, he did. Okay. And singing that one. Do it again, Ray. Riding down the road in my pickup truck. You better be ready. Cause I'm picking you up.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Bobby Bones]

Who's in the lead? Bobby and Eddie have five. Amy and Lunchbox have four.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Eddie]

You're gonna take the lead here. I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

What do you have, Amy?

[Amy]

Eight second ride, Lunchbox, pick up man.

[Eddie]

Eddie, I have pickup, man.

[Amy]

I don't think mine.

[Bobby Bones]

No. So if I sing it like this, Eddie, you'll get it. If I sing it like this. Riding down the road in my pickup truck. Next to you Next to me.

[Amy]

That's it.

[Lunchbox]

So what's the song?

[Eddie]

Next to you Next to me Next to you Next to me well, you're in the lead.

[Bobby Bones]

That's right. Right? Yep.

[Okta Announcer]

Correct.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Shannon Doe there. All right, go ahead. Last one. Sister cries out from her baby bed Brother runs in, feathers on his head.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Bobby Bones]

I have no idea.

[Amy]

Oh, you don't? You do. It's Amy.

[Lunchbox]

Whoa. Don't tell him.

[Eddie]

Yeah, he's in the lead.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy, you guys can't win, right? Will you do it again? Sister cries out from her baby bed Brother runs in, feathers on his head.

[Eddie]

What?

[Bobby Bones]

I just keep hearing feathers and thinking Indian outlaw. That's not it. But I wrote it down. That's what I have.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

I have Time Marches On.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that it?

[Eddie]

I don't know.

[Amy]

Well, I was picturing. Because, like. Yeah, I thought that that's like the beginning. The baby. And then it goes like he's smoking weed.

[Eddie]

Yeah, but how does it go from feather to.

[Amy]

I don't have anything but Time Marches on.

[Lunchbox]

Time Marches on.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you have that written down?

[Lunchbox]

Do I have it written down? Yes, I do. Like, I mean, it's the easiest song out there.

[Eddie]

You have to. You act like we. You don't cheat.

[Lunchbox]

I never cheat, guys. Or else I cheat every time.

[Bobby Bones]

Right, Eddie? I think we're tied.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, hey, give me props. I didn't get last.

[Bobby Bones]

You guys are gone. Amy, you got last.

[Lunchbox]

Take that.

[Amy]

I don't. It doesn't bother me.

[Bobby Bones]

Ready, Ray?

[Eddie]

Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

We'll do three more, Eddie. Okay, go ahead.

[Eddie]

Is this speed?

[Bobby Bones]

No.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I've seen a lot of places I've been around the world I'm in.

[Eddie]

Oh, my God. It just throws me. It sounds like all the other songs. He just did.

[Bobby Bones]

Do it again. I've seen a lot of places I've been around the world that one. He's not singing right.

[Eddie]

So hard.

[Bobby Bones]

You in?

[Eddie]

I know. No, I know. It's.

[Bobby Bones]

All right.

[Eddie]

Time. I Have nothing.

[Bobby Bones]

What if it? I've seen a lot of places.

[Eddie]

Oh, my gosh. God bless.

[Bobby Bones]

God bless Texas.

[Eddie]

Ray. Come on, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

Not being around the world, killing me. Next one. Yeah. I was always a crazy one. Broke into the stadium and I wrote your number on the 50 yard line.

[Eddie]

I think I have that.

[Bobby Bones]

I think I do too. Oh, what do you have?

[Eddie]

How do you like me now? That's what I have.

[Bobby Bones]

Correct. Can you sing that one?

[Eddie]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

No.

[Eddie]

And after, Ray? Definitely not.

[Bobby Bones]

Last one. I don't want another heartbreak I don't need another turn to cry. Again. I don't want another heartbreak I don't want another turn to cry what do you have?

[Eddie]

I mean, I'm amazed.

[Bobby Bones]

I have. From this moment on. I don't know. This kiss. Faith Hill.

[Eddie]

Okay, nice. I mean, you tried. You tried on that one. Ray.

[Bobby Bones]

Is it over? You won, Ray. Sing us one more. Sing us out. Give us one that.

[Eddie]

But really sing it, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

And put your heart into it. He was working through college on my grandpa's farm. Strawberry wine, what else you got? He was on his way home from Candle Top. What?

[Eddie]

Huh?

[Bobby Bones]

He was on his way home from Candle Top. He's doing an impression now. Can you name the impression?

[Eddie]

Sounds like Reba. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Is it Reba?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Good job. Right?

[Bobby Bones]

The night the lights went out in Georgia. Got it. Okay. Wake up, wake up in the morning. Then you turn the radio on and the dial just keeps on turning. Then you hear Eddie Emulaux box. Morgan too. Steve ran trying to put you through. Now Bobby's on the mic. So you know what this is? This is the Bobby Bone store. Over to Amy now for the morning Corny. The morning Corny.

[Amy]

Did you hear about the guy who cut off his left leg?

[Bobby Bones]

Nope.

[Amy]

He's all right now.

[Bobby Bones]

Nice.

[Lunchbox]

Oh.

[Bobby Bones]

That was the Morning Corny Bobby Bone Show. Bonehead story of the day.

[Lunchbox]

This story comes to us from St. Petersburg, Florida. A 30 year old man was out with friends. He was at a night spot on the upper deck neck. He's like, guys, watch this. And he starts peeing off the roof, down onto the sidewalk, hitting people. So he got arrested, he pled guilty. And now he's gonna do 50 hours of community service and go under some alcohol classes.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, he needs a lot. It's a like full kindergarten through 12th grade.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, that's pretty funny.

[Amy]

No, it's not.

[Eddie]

No, dude, if you're the one getting.

[Bobby Bones]

On, that's not funny.

[Amy]

Yeah, even if I'm just watching it.

[Eddie]

It'S not funny doing it it's funny.

[Bobby Bones]

It's funnier if I'm watching. If we're ranking it, come ranking it. It's funniest if you're doing it. Yes, it's middle funny if you're watching your buddy do it. It's least funny if you're getting peed on.

[Lunchbox]

Correct.

[Bobby Bones]

But all illegal. But I mean if you're kind of funny. If you're. But if you're drunk and your buddy's doing it, it's funny for a second.

[Lunchbox]

Think if Eddie's at a bar and.

[Bobby Bones]

He starts peeing over the bed. Cu. You will go to jail.

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

It's a bad idea regardless.

[Eddie]

But if I do. What?

[Lunchbox]

If you do it at a bar, we're all going to laugh.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm gonna be like eddie, don't. I'm gonna go hehe. And I'll walk away.

[Amy]

If I'm dating or married to you, I'm not laughing.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's fair.

[Amy]

Okay, I'm mortified.

[Lunchbox]

I'm lunchbox. That's your bonehead story of the day.

[Bobby Bones]

See you guys on Tuesday. Bye everybody. Bobby Bones the Bobby Bones show theme song written, produced and sang by Reed Yarberry. You can find his Instagram at reedyarberry Scuba Steve Executive Producer Raymundo Head of Production I'm Bobby Bones. My Instagram is Mr. Bobby Bones. Thank you for listening to the podcast.

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[Eddie]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Eddie]

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[Amy]

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