THURS: Bobby Admits His Phone Habits + Advice On Getting Low-Balled At Work + Amy And Eddie Play 'This Or That?'

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show – March 19, 2026

Episode Title: Bobby Admits His Phone Habits + Advice On Getting Low-Balled At Work + Amy And Eddie Play 'This Or That?'

Host: Bobby Bones
Studio Crew: Amy Robach, Eddie, Lunchbox
Air Date: March 19, 2026

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Overview

This episode of The Bobby Bones Show features an honest discussion of modern phone habits—including Bobby’s own relationship with his device—parental perspectives on the age for kids’ sleepovers, playful banter on the meaning of the word "sure," career advice for listeners negotiating salaries, and a lively pop culture game of "This Or That?" Memorable anecdotes and witty exchanges keep the tone energetic and relatable.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Phone Addiction: Bobby's Honest Appraisal

• [02:46–09:43]
  Bobby introduces a checklist for phone addiction, honestly assessing his own habits. The group debates what counts as “addiction” versus enthusiastic usage.
  • Key Signs Discussed:
    • Reaching for phone before waking up
    • Panic when the phone is missing
    • Checking even when nothing’s new
    • Using the phone to avoid discomfort or boredom
    • Checking during conversations
    • Urge to document experiences
    • Restlessness without the phone
  • Self-Assessment Highlights:
    • Bobby admits, “I just use it a lot. I utilize it a lot. … I love my phone. There’s a difference. I love being with it. Makes me feel so good.” (Bobby, 09:13)
    • The team distinguishes high usage from addiction, with Amy noting, “Some people can't get...they are addicted to their phone and it would cause visceral reactions...” (Amy, 09:19)

2. Listener Letter: How Young is Too Young for Sleepovers?

• [09:43–13:50]
  A listener asks about the appropriate age for sleepovers after her husband wants their 5-year-old to stay overnight at friends’ houses.
  • Amy: Believes 5 is too young—kids should be able to call parents; not all homes are equally safe.
  • Eddie: Agrees, “Five is way too young… I don’t like sleepovers.”
  • Lunchbox: Disagrees, claims he started at 5, “You guys sound like old people… It's so embarrassing to hear you.”
  • Memorable Moment: Lunchbox says his child walked home over 2 miles alone from a sleepover—a "success" that alarms the others.
• Conclusion: There’s no one-size-fits-all answer; default to the more cautious parent when in doubt.
  • “If you’re parenting in different situations, you go with the one that’s more conservative—because if something bad happens…” (Bobby, 13:58)

3. Voicemail: Daddy-Daughter Dances and Kissing Parents

• [17:13–22:14]
  A listener recounts a daddy-daughter dance. The crew rehashes Lunchbox’s controversial opinion that these events are “creepy.”
  • Bobby observes he’s noticed many “sweet” father-daughter dance posts since Lunchbox raised the issue.
  • Lunchbox doubles down, “It's very creepy. It's very awkward. It shouldn't happen. We need to do away with it.”
  • Tangentially, the group jests about Lunchbox’s habit of kissing his dad on the mouth—even in public.
    • Bobby teases: “You can't tell because you're looking deep in his eyes as you kiss.” (Bobby, 18:51)

4. Listener Advice: Negotiating After a Low-Balled Promotion

• [27:05–31:58]
  A listener feels disappointed after a hard-earned promotion comes with a much lower salary than expected.
  • Bobby’s Guidance:
    • Don’t react impulsively—respond thoughtfully.
    • Express excitement for the opportunity, then discuss the salary: “I was expecting something closer to [your number].”
    • Offer market data and be prepared with a specific ask.
    • Suggest creative options or alternative compensation if base pay can’t change.
    • Don't quit until you have another job lined up.
  • Amy’s Add-On:
    • Recounts her own negotiation experience: “...got creative with a few other ways where money could come in… At the end of the year, get what you were looking for.” (Amy, 30:36)
  • Quote: “Don’t just walk away. Don’t walk away now… Respond, don’t react.” (Bobby, 31:00)
• Summary: Always advocate for your value but keep it professional and collaborative.

5. The Real Meaning of "Sure"

• [32:34–36:34]
  The group debates whether “sure” means yes, no, or something in between.
  • Amy: Notices she uses “sure” for things she feels obliged to do, not what she wants to do.
  • Bobby: “My sure means I'll do it, but it's not my first choice… Yes is a passionate yes.”
  • Eddie: For him, “sure” is basically yes—just another way to agree.
  • Lunchbox: Adds that “sure” is “I'm not excited, but could be.”
  • Takeaway: “Sure” often signals a reluctant yes.
  • Laugh-out-loud Moment:
    • Bobby: “If you were to ask me something that I thought I should do, and it's a yes, it's a sure.” (Bobby, 35:35)

6. Pop Culture Face-off: ‘This or That?’ Game

• [23:04–26:50]
  Amy and Eddie play a trivia game testing knowledge on TV shows, celebrities, and cultural milestones. Notable rounds:
  • Which artist has more Grammy wins: Taylor Swift or Beyoncé?
    • Eddie: “Beyoncé.” Correct—Beyoncé has 35, Taylor has 14. (25:34)
  • Eddie wins the game.

7. Good News Stories

• [21:04, 37:08]
  • Tattletale Line: A kindergarten teacher, tired of student tattling, creates a “tattletale line” using an old phone where kids can report grievances via voicemail.
    • Eddie: “I need that for the house!” (21:37)
  • Lost & Found Diamond: Woman loses a family diamond in a pool; a neighbor later finds it wedged in his water shoe, only discovering it after traveling to Florida. Social media helps reunite the diamond with the owner.
    • “That alone… and then a raw diamond to make it home.” (Bobby, 38:21)

8. Investigative Corny – Rapid-Fire Jokes

• [39:37–41:15]
  Amy challenges the group to solve corny riddles:
  • Q: What do you call a laughing Labradoodle?
    A: “Snickerdoodle.”
  • Q: Why is wind power popular?
    A: “It has fans.”

9. Bonehead Story of the Day

• [41:22–42:15]
  Lunchbox shares the story of a man in New Jersey who gave real tattoos to children who believed they were getting temporary ones—the man is now facing jail time.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Phone Use:
  “I’ve probably done more fake phone calls in the past five years than real phone calls.”
  – Bobby Bones, [05:03]

• On Sleepovers:
  “Five is way too young...I struggle sometimes when my 18-year-old, he wants to spend the night...like why do you want to spend the night at somebody’s house?”
  – Eddie, [11:00]

• On Negotiation:
  “A company doesn’t have heart and feelings and emotions. A company’s just there to make money.”
  – Bobby Bones, [29:41]

• On 'Sure':
  “Sure is just another way of me saying yes. I get tired of yes, so I just say like, yes, yeah, sure.”
  – Eddie, [34:23]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Phone addiction checklist: 02:46–09:43
• Sleepover age debate: 09:43–13:50
• Daddy-daughter dance/kissing parents discussion: 17:13–22:14
• Listener advice—negotiating a promotion: 27:05–31:58
• Meaning of ‘sure’: 32:34–36:34
• ‘This or That?’ game: 23:04–26:50
• Tell Me Something Good stories: 21:04, 37:08
• Investigative Corny rapid-fire jokes: 39:37–41:15
• Bonehead story: 41:22–42:15

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Podcast Tone & Style

The episode is lively, humorous, and honest, with strong camaraderie among the hosts. The crew isn’t afraid to challenge each other or to lean into playful teasing, but also balances levity with supportive, practical advice for their listeners. The conversational style is inviting and quick-witted, with relatable stories and pop culture references.

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This summary captures the main themes, insights, and engaging moments from the March 19, 2026, episode of The Bobby Bones Show, providing a comprehensive catch-up for those who missed it.

Transcript

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[Amy Robach]

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[Howie Mandel]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Eddie]

They asked him and they said he's not had any plastic surgery.

[Bobby Bones]

But I mean, what's the latest rumor? I'm gay, right? Is that the latest rumor?

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[Howie Mandel]

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[Bobby Bones]

I would be gay.

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[Lunchbox]

Here we go.

[Bobby Bones]

Come on, Bobby Bones.

[Amy Robach]

Transmitting across America. This is the Bobby Bone Show.

[Lunchbox]

Let's go.

[Bobby Bones]

Welcome to Thursday's show, Morning Studio. Morning, Bones. The list of things that you have. This if you're addicted to your phone. All right, everybody, here we go. I'm not addicted to my phone, so. But I will answer these honestly. I do love my phone, though, but I'm not addicted to it. Number one, you reach for your phone before you fully wake up. Anybody do that?

[Amy Robach]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

No, really, I have.

[Amy Robach]

That's a boundary that I set.

[Bobby Bones]

Ah, good for you.

[Eddie]

I don't even think about my phone.

[Amy Robach]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Good for you, huh? Yeah, I do. Well, yeah. My alarm goes off my phone, though. Does that count?

[Amy Robach]

Yeah, I think. Do you open it up and scrolling?

[Bobby Bones]

No, not always.

[Amy Robach]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I do grab it when the alarm goes off, and I check it to see what time it is. That kind of stuff.

[Amy Robach]

Right? It's different.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. I can actually go and fully feed the dogs before I even check my phone.

[Eddie]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Are you being honest?

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah.

[Amy Robach]

He just said before. I'm going to be honest.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

You feel a mild panic when you can't find your phone. Yeah, of course. Because I just lost my computer that's been in my pocket.

[Amy Robach]

There's so much on there. Like, it's not because I. Oh, gosh, I need to scroll, but if I'm trying to leave my house, I need it for maps. I don't know how to get anywhere.

[Bobby Bones]

Good. Okay, we're all there. Next one. You check it even when there's nothing new.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah, I do that.

[Bobby Bones]

Me too. And mostly it's just because I want to see what's up in the news. It's my number one news source. Twitter. I don't really check Instagram unless I like him. Purposeful. I don't know. Instagram's not, like, my last one.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, that's my first one.

[Bobby Bones]

If I want to be entertained, I go to TikTok first. Like, if I got some time to sit and actually, like, be entertained. TikTok. If I'm just checking the news to see what's up. Twitter, Instagram's last. H you.

[Eddie]

I don't really check my phone unless it buzzes.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, Eddie, come on. You don't ever scroll on.

[Eddie]

I mean, if I'm in the bathroom.

[Amy Robach]

I mean, Eddie was.

[Bobby Bones]

Toilets.

[Eddie]

All.

[Bobby Bones]

All bets are off for his toilet.

[Amy Robach]

Okay. You know, he scrolls like tik tok on the plane.

[Bobby Bones]

I. I'll do that for entertainment.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, next up. You use it to avoid even brief moments of discomfort. If you're, like, waiting in line, sitting alone, riding in an elevator, feeling awkward.

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

I can put it up to my ear and act like I'm talking to someone. If I don't want to talk to someone, does that count? Or is. Am I just using that as, like, camouflage?

[Amy Robach]

I mean, this is like a decoy.

[Eddie]

You acted like you're on a phone call.

[Bobby Bones]

I've probably done more fake phone calls in the past five years than real phone calls.

[Amy Robach]

Well, that's for sure.

[Eddie]

That's messed up, man, because you don't

[Amy Robach]

like real phone calls.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't like real phone calls. I don't mind facetimes. So it's not a lack of connection. It's on just speaking without visual. I. I never know when someone wants to get off the phone with me.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And I never know if they know I want to get off the phone with them.

[Amy Robach]

We know.

[Bobby Bones]

And if. If we're on FaceTime, I can tell. I can tell if they're done with me, they can tell if I'm done with them. So, yeah, I don't think that counts then, because I just use that to avoid conversations with people in real life. Oh, hey. What's up, Mike? Oh, nothing. As soon as that person.

[Amy Robach]

Did you say Mike or mate?

[Bobby Bones]

Mike. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Cheryl Strayed]

Good.

[Bobby Bones]

You check your phone while someone's talking to you. I don't do that at all. No.

[Eddie]

That's rude.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, if it's somebody that. It's like Eddie and I get a message, I don't mind. I talk to Eddie all day, every day. Like, if my wife, for the most part, unless it's trivial, I don't.

[Amy Robach]

That's because she would murder you.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's true. That's true. But I've learned. But I think it's broken me from that in general.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

It's made me realize that just me looking at my phone can be rude. If I'm having a conversation with somebody. Yeah. She would murder me. She has murdered me a couple times for that. And I'm back. You feel the urge to document instead of experience.

[Amy Robach]

I think I had that maybe early on, years ago, but I've learned, like, just take the video on your phone, save it for later, post it later. Like, it doesn't have to be posted in real time.

[Eddie]

Document, though. That's just videoing.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes. I feel like my relationship with this is.

[Amy Robach]

But for memories.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. But I. I realize watching other people document crap because they're posting on their stories.

[Amy Robach]

Documenting. Are we talking about people will do

[Bobby Bones]

a whole song at a concert?

[Amy Robach]

No, not that.

[Bobby Bones]

No. What I'll document is a very short sliver of it and then I'll put it.

[Lunchbox]

Put it away?

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Because I know now I have the understanding that I'm never going to watch it back. Pictures are different. A couple and then put it away. But I'm good at. I want to have this. But then I'm good at putting it away. But I will record a little bit of everything, but not a lot of anything.

[Amy Robach]

Reasonable documentation.

[Bobby Bones]

You reach for your phone when your mind starts to wander. Yeah, duh. Who doesn't? The phone's awesome.

[Amy Robach]

Not always. No.

[Lunchbox]

Oh yeah.

[Amy Robach]

Like to avoid. Because you don't wanna.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I'd like to put my, my wandering notes into my phone. My notes app, I got like nine notes apps going at once and I got all my thoughts in there.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, that's different. See, I heard that as some people because they want, they don't want to have to wander and think about certain things so they avoid it. So they go to get distracted by their phone.

[Bobby Bones]

Any lowland thought boredom, uncertainty, mild stress poison prompts an auto automatic check. The phone fills the gap before you've even decided whether you want the distraction or not.

[Amy Robach]

That's why you gotta go. Raw dog boredom is what it's called. Raw dog boredom.

[Bobby Bones]

I get raw dog boredom in the shower and it benefits me greatly.

[Eddie]

You don't take your phone in the shower?

[Bobby Bones]

No, Just checking. Okay, if that's on the list, I definitely don't have it. If there's a game on, I'll. I can't see.

[Amy Robach]

But even in the shower you're still doing a task. That's not wrong.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I just sit there under the water. Oh, I just sit under the water, let my mind wander. It's the only place I have real freedom.

[Amy Robach]

Well, then that counts. Okay. Sorry, my bad. I thought you were like lathering up.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, you can do that though. But that's not something to take.

[Amy Robach]

No, but the point of raw dog boredom is you're supposed to literally sit and do nothing.

[Bobby Bones]

I have my raw dog boredom in the shower.

[Amy Robach]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Huh.

[Amy Robach]

And now we know you sit under the running water for.

[Bobby Bones]

No, not sit. Stand.

[Amy Robach]

I thought you just said sit.

[Bobby Bones]

Maybe I was Pictures Sit in the shower floor.

[Amy Robach]

I, I, I'm probably crying.

[Eddie]

That's gross.

[Amy Robach]

The shower floor is clean.

[Bobby Bones]

You struggle to finish tasks without checking it. And you check your phone during any lull. I'm probably guilty of checking my phone.

[Lunchbox]

At L's.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

You feel restless when you don't have it. No, I'm actually okay. I think mine is. And I've been to places where I don't have my phone at all. I've been to places for a week where they take your phone from you like a mental health checkaway. It's just the first few hours that it feels weird, then it actually feels awesome. I don't feel like I'm addicted to my phone. I know you guys say I am. I think I only had three or four of these. I love my phone. There's a difference. I love being with it. Makes me feel so good.

[Amy Robach]

Right. But you could be without it. That's sort of like with alcohol. Some people love alcohol and they could quite literally go, never touch it again if they don't want to. Whereas other people that have a true addiction, they can't do that. And so I think some people can't get. They are addicted to their phone and it would cause, like, visceral reactions to not have it.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you addicted to your phone?

[Amy Robach]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Are you addicted to your phone?

[Eddie]

No chance.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you think I'm addicted to my phone?

[Eddie]

Yes.

[Amy Robach]

Based on the definition we just gave, though. You're not.

[Bobby Bones]

I just use it a lot. I utilize it a lot. Okay, There's a question to be had. Hello, Bobby Bones. Our son is 5 and my husband's already comfortable letting him stay overnight at his pre K friends houses. I, on the other hand, am really struggling with the idea. I don't feel like our son yet has the awareness or communication skills to fully understand tricky situations. My husband thinks I'm being overly cautious. Is there an appropriate age for sleepovers? Or is it more about the kid in the situation? Signed, a mom who wants to do the right thing. I'll gladly pass this over to you guys. Amy.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah. So for me, five is going to be too young. It is tricky. I think it depends on the maturity of the children. But five, you haven't even hit that point yet. Do they have a cell phone yet? Maybe I want my kids to be able to call me at any point in time. And I think the more we learn about the world, it's just everybody's house is not as safe as our own. It's just not. And yeah, I think my kids, I'm gonna want them to be able to contact me. And a five year old, they don't have a cell phone.

[Bobby Bones]

Is too young.

[Eddie]

Yes, Eddie, five is way too young. I'm with Amy on that. I think, man, I Struggle sometimes, you know, when my 18 year old, he wants to spend the night. Like, why do you want to spend the night at somebody's house? It doesn't matter though. I'm like, what? What are you going to do there that you like? Why do you want to spend the night?

[Amy Robach]

It's fun to have sleepover.

[Eddie]

Yeah, he says the same thing. I'm like, dude, you can come home at one in the morning if you want. But like, you're not spending the night there. I don't like sleepovers. So to me, definitely five is way out.

[Bobby Bones]

I think you lost our credibility though, when you said 18 seems.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah. I was like, oh man.

[Eddie]

Okay.

[Amy Robach]

Eddie's on the same page as me. Five is way too young, Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

Five is fine. Five is when I started doing sleepovers. I was in kindergarten at 5 years old. That's when you start making friends. You get to explore the world, have time at your friend's house. It can be a little scary for the parents, but you have to learn to trust your kids and let them go. Experience the things you experienced. You did the same thing, Amy. Oh, houses aren't safe. You guys sound like old people. It's so embarrassing to hear you.

[Amy Robach]

No, I don't. I sound like.

[Lunchbox]

No, you sound like an old person.

[Bobby Bones]

Jerry. Jerry.

[Amy Robach]

Also, it's crazy to know the family so well. Like you need to know that family so well because Lunchbox, it's not worried that, like my kid's gonna make an unsafe decision. I don't trust the other people in the house.

[Lunchbox]

Oh my gosh. You sound like an old person.

[Eddie]

That's what I got a question. What happened to Lunchbox when his five year old went to somebody's house?

[Lunchbox]

He was. He. He walked home.

[Bobby Bones]

How far?

[Lunchbox]

Two point something miles.

[Eddie]

All by himself.

[Bobby Bones]

But he did make it home.

[Lunchbox]

That's what I'm saying.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, he didn't have the awareness to get home. I know it's not safe. But he did have the awareness when put in a situation to understand what to do.

[Lunchbox]

Right. He decided he was ready to go. He packed his bags and he said, how do I get home? He walked back to his school and then walked to our house. Genius.

[Amy Robach]

I mean, you did. It is.

[Eddie]

You lucked out, right?

[Lunchbox]

No, no, I didn't luck out. It's because I let my kid go out and do things. Like I let him ride his bike and so he knows how to get around. If I just kept a coat over him and didn't let him leave the house, he would have never known how to do it.

[Amy Robach]

I mean, I don't think we're sheltering our kids by not letting them spend the night over at someone's house when we know nothing good happens when it's after midnight.

[Bobby Bones]

No. You guys are now inserting other sayings.

[Lunchbox]

Scary.

[Amy Robach]

Well, it can be scary at night at somebody else's house.

[Lunchbox]

Did you never have a sleepover at someone's house? It was so fun.

[Amy Robach]

I did. I lunchbox. I think sleepovers are okay at five. I think five is too young. I'm not comfortable with five. But maybe when they're a little bit older. And even when they're older, it's still.

[Eddie]

Still scary.

[Amy Robach]

Still scary.

[Bobby Bones]

It is 18.

[Eddie]

18, man.

[Bobby Bones]

It's still scary. So I think you can hear by this is that every parent is different depending on the kid and the parenting style.

[Amy Robach]

It is difficult when it's your. You're parenting with someone and you both don't. You're not on the same page. Which is her situation.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I think.

[Amy Robach]

Or his. Whatever.

[Bobby Bones]

If you're parenting on in different situations, you go with the one that's the more conservative because if something bad happens and you didn't agree on it. I know, I know. Thank you for the email, though. You're.

[Amy Robach]

You're not alone.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. You're not alone in feeling like this. All right, there you go. Close it up.

[Howie Mandel]

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[Amy Robach]

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[Bobby Bones]

It does seem to me that there is some awakening of a desire to act together to solve problems where they are. You know, I am a believer in America and that's worth fighting for.

[Amy Robach]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Cheryl Strayed]

Had the pleasure of taking my daughter to our very first Daddy daughter dance and I just wanted to say it was awesome to make those memories with her. It's something that I'll never forget and I hope that she'll never forget. And to lunchbox, you just keep making out with your dad buddy.

[Eddie]

What you do.

[Bobby Bones]

Dang, I I know I was going to say that at the end. So two things. One Lunchbox thinks that dad daughter dances are creepy. I've now it's like when you get a red car and you notice all the red cars around you. Since he's brought that up, I've Started to see people on my Instagram stories taking their daughters to dad daughter dances. And I will say this. It does not look creepy at all.

[Eddie]

Oh, it doesn't?

[Bobby Bones]

None. It never looked creepy because I never thought of that. But he made such a big deal about it. Now I see it. And so I saw Eric Decker taking his daughter to a daddy daughter dance. And also because Eric Decker is also NFL player and he's, like, awesome. It just. There's nothing creepy about it. It looked sweet. Yeah, if that's the word you would use. But, man, you talk about some feedback. We got some engagement on that one. But you still think it's.

[Lunchbox]

It's very creepy. It's very awkward. It shouldn't happen. We need to do away with it, and I don't. If you consider a peck on the lips making out, then I'm with your dad now.

[Bobby Bones]

Dad daughter with you and your dad, you're talking.

[Lunchbox]

Well, either way, if he's. I mean, if that means if he gives his daughter a kiss, he's making out with his daughter. Right.

[Bobby Bones]

He didn't say he did, though. But you kiss your dad on the mouth.

[Lunchbox]

I do, but that's not making out. Making out is when you insert tongue.

[Eddie]

I mean, and that's never happened.

[Lunchbox]

Never.

[Bobby Bones]

If you guys kiss on the mouth at a restaurant, you haven't seen your dad in a couple months. You meet at a restaurant when you. And you kiss on the mouth, do people look at you weird?

[Lunchbox]

I have no idea.

[Bobby Bones]

You can't tell because you're looking deep in his eyes as you kiss.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, I've never looked at what other people are looking at. I'm not really worried, but have you

[Amy Robach]

done it in the. In public or just at home?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, like if. I'm. Like if. Let's say we're meeting at a restaurant and we're gonna hit the road and leave. All right, bye. I love you. We're out in front of the restaurant.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Mouth, Mouth.

[Eddie]

How long?

[Bobby Bones]

How long?

[Eddie]

Oh, okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Peck question. You never want to go crinkle lips on crinkle lips because you don't want them dry. So you got to, like. Even when you kiss your wife or your husband, you got to make sure they're at least moisturized a little bit. Do you lick your lips before you kiss your dad?

[Lunchbox]

Nope.

[Eddie]

Dry lip.

[Amy Robach]

Is that a thing? Licking the lips?

[Bobby Bones]

My lips are dry, though, so I don't want to. I don't want to go straight crinkle lips into somebody.

[Amy Robach]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Like my wife.

[Eddie]

So what do you do? You lick before you go in?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And she always says, why do you do that, weirdo? That's weird.

[Amy Robach]

Does anybody else do this?

[Eddie]

No, I don't think so.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think you guys are as dehydrated as I am. As generally speaking, I'm just. I'm like, dust. Dust comes out.

[Amy Robach]

I'm sitting here like, should I say something? Because you were acting like that was a normal.

[Bobby Bones]

But I'm not doing it, like, on the way in. But if I know I'm about to do it, it's like,

[Amy Robach]

okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I just think I'm so.

[Amy Robach]

You're like a little lizard.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Cheryl Strayed]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

But you stand by even after all the feedback that dad daughter dances should be no more.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, it's creepy.

[Bobby Bones]

But you think you and your dad kissing on the mouth is cool?

[Lunchbox]

It's fine.

[Bobby Bones]

Have you ever kissed? You catch your mom on the lips? Yep. Ever at the same time? Did a triple kiss?

[Lunchbox]

Nope.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Cheryl Strayed]

Never.

[Bobby Bones]

Katies do that on mtv.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I've done that before at a bar.

[Eddie]

Triple kiss?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

With two dudes?

[Lunchbox]

No, a couple chicks.

[Bobby Bones]

One dude, one chick.

[Lunchbox]

Nope. Two chicks, one dude.

[Bobby Bones]

What if it was a really hot chick, but one dude?

[Lunchbox]

Nope.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, Just asking.

[Eddie]

Was that just peck?

[Lunchbox]

Nope. That is.

[Bobby Bones]

How do you do tongue, though, in two mouths?

[Lunchbox]

I just come in on from the sides, man.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, my God.

[Eddie]

It's like a teeth cleaning you're doing.

[Bobby Bones]

You're going side to side like a windshield wiper.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

I don't believe it.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't believe it either.

[Lunchbox]

That's great. I don't care if you believe it. I've been there.

[Bobby Bones]

I've done that.

[Amy Robach]

How much?

[Bobby Bones]

All right, thank you for the voicemail. It's time for the good news with Lunchbox.

[Howie Mandel]

Tell me something good.

[Lunchbox]

Laurel Bates is a kindergarten teacher and she was tired, tired of the tattling. Jimmy did this, Sally did that. Oh, my gosh. All day, kids lined up at her desk to tattle. She's like, I gotta do something about this. So she got an old school phone, set it up, taught the kids how to use it. And it's a tattletale line. They call the number, leave a voicemail, and they tell them what they got a tattle on so she doesn't have to deal with it.

[Eddie]

I love that.

[Bobby Bones]

Why?

[Eddie]

I mean, I need that for the house.

[Bobby Bones]

You.

[Eddie]

You know how many times a day we hear it? Yeah. You did this, he did that. Hey, call the tattletail line. I love that.

[Amy Robach]

Funny.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, Lunchbox was there for a Sally in your life.

[Lunchbox]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

You always Go to Sally. When he has to make up names on the spot, it's always Sally. Well, that's one of the kids there. Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

S for Sally just seems pretty easy. Like it's just a common name. I felt like maybe. Maybe it just pops in my head because it's S and Sally. Jesse Raphael. I don't know. What. I don't know. I don't know why I do. Sally. Sally is easy.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I guess.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy Robach]

Sally.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. You want to hear some of the

[Amy Robach]

tattoos by the sea store? Don't.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, go ahead.

[Lunchbox]

One of them was someone called in to say Evan has two erasers in his pencil pouch. He's only supposed to have one good one.

[Bobby Bones]

What else?

[Lunchbox]

Beckham was being bossy and said he's the leader of everyone even though he's not.

[Bobby Bones]

Any Sally calls?

[Lunchbox]

No. We got Samantha said scram to Maverick because he won't leave her alone.

[Bobby Bones]

Got it.

[Lunchbox]

Those are the titles, man. Those are those ones I saw.

[Eddie]

So they actually call a place. So I got to set up, like,

[Bobby Bones]

a line like you think, though, now.

[Eddie]

Okay, you can do that with an answering service.

[Bobby Bones]

We don't need a service.

[Amy Robach]

Usually. You could. You could record it like, hey, this is the tattletale line for the Garcia family.

[Bobby Bones]

Leave a tattle.

[Eddie]

All right.

[Bobby Bones]

There you go. That's what it's all that was. Tell me something good. The game is called this or that. Ready?

[Amy Robach]

Ready.

[Bobby Bones]

For example, what show premiered first? American Idol or the Voice?

[Eddie]

American idol.

[Bobby Bones]

American Idol 2002. The Voice, 2011. Good job. Write your answers down. Okay. Amy versus Eddie in a game of this or that, man, doing it by yourself does not have the same oomph.

[Eddie]

I know.

[Bobby Bones]

Which player retired first, Peyton Manning or Tom Brady? This or that?

[Amy Robach]

I'm in.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy.

[Amy Robach]

Peyton Manning.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

Peyton Manning.

[Bobby Bones]

In 2016, it was Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. It was 2022. Good job. Next one. Which show ran longer, Friends or Seinfeld?

[Amy Robach]

Man. Okay, I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy.

[Amy Robach]

Friends.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

I'm gonna go Seinfeld.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I was close. 10 versus 9.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, then I won. No, no, I know. Friends was 10 years.

[Bobby Bones]

How do you know that?

[Amy Robach]

Because I just.

[Bobby Bones]

You. Friends ran for 10 seasons. No way. Seinfeld ran for nine. Friends did 235 episodes. Seinfeld did 180. Oh, next up. And this or that. Man, it's lonely when nobody yells.

[Eddie]

You're doing a good job, man.

[Amy Robach]

Do you want us to yell with you?

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know.

[Eddie]

I just don't know when you're doing it.

[Bobby Bones]

I know every once in a while I go this or that?

[Eddie]

I. I'll pick up with you at that.

[Bobby Bones]

Which launched first, Google or Amazon?

[Amy Robach]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy?

[Amy Robach]

Google.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

Amazon.

[Bobby Bones]

In 1994. Amazon launched. In 1998. Google launched. Yes. Another question in this.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, my God, it sounds like a masterpiece.

[Bobby Bones]

Fanta. I give up.

[Eddie]

We try, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Which movie won the best picture at the 67th Academy Awards? Forrest Gump or the Shawshank Redemption?

[Eddie]

Oh, I'm in. Ooh, okay, hold on. I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy.

[Amy Robach]

Shawshank.

[Cheryl Strayed]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

I'm going Shawshank or scum?

[Amy Robach]

Oh, dang. I could have gotten a point.

[Bobby Bones]

It's tied two to two right here. Which artist has more Grammy wins, Taylor Swift or Beyonce? Which artist has more Grammy wins? Taylor Swift or Beyonce does.

[Amy Robach]

Beyonce's win does. If Destiny.

[Bobby Bones]

Which artist has more Grammy wins?

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Amy Robach]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy.

[Amy Robach]

Taylor.

[Eddie]

Eddie. Beyonce.

[Bobby Bones]

Beyonce has 35. That's a lot. Taylor has 14. Oh, Beyonce holds the record for the most.

[Eddie]

That's a lot.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, three more. Who has won more CMA Entertainer of the Year awards? Kenny Chesney or George Strait?

[Amy Robach]

Oh, my gosh.

[Eddie]

I know this is tough. I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

I know. Eddie's got a one point lead.

[Eddie]

What's the name of this game?

[Amy Robach]

This or that? All right, Amy. Any Meanie, Miney. George.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

I went George Straight.

[Bobby Bones]

George Straight has three wins. 89, 90 and 93. Kenny Chesney has wins in 04, 06 and 07 and 08.

[Eddie]

Oh, yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Kenny Chesney has four. George Straight has three.

[Eddie]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Which band formed first? Backstreet Boys or NSync? Amy.

[Amy Robach]

Backstreet Boys.

[Cheryl Strayed]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

Backstreet.

[Bobby Bones]

Correct. I'm not sure how many more I said we were gonna do, but we'll do one more. Amy, you need this. You need him to miss it. Which premiered first, Keeping up with the Kardashians or Jersey Shore?

[Amy Robach]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy.

[Amy Robach]

Jersey Shore.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Amy Robach]

Yes.

[Eddie]

I too wrote down Jersey Shore.

[Bobby Bones]

You just needed her to match.

[Eddie]

I know. That's it.

[Bobby Bones]

And you're both wrong.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, my God.

[Bobby Bones]

Jersey Sh. 409. Kardashians. 07. But the winner of this or that, I wasn't ready. The winner of this or that is Eddie. All right, this is an interesting voicemail.

[Cheryl Strayed]

I finally got the promotion that I've been working so hard for for five years, and I had a sit down with the manager and everything was going fantastic. He was telling me everything I wanted to hear until it came to the Salary, I kind of feel like I was lowballed is way a lot less than what I was expecting and what I was hoping for. How would you handle the situation if I wanted to say no? Because it's that far off of a salary that I was hoping for. Love the show. Love to hear your advice.

[Bobby Bones]

First off, congrats on the promotion. That is awesome. We've been there five years, right? Five years.

[Eddie]

Five.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. They value you, and so hard work's paying off. But if this happens, and let's just say everything is as is and you keep working as is, you're gonna create a resentment inside of you that's gonna be bad for everyone involved, for you, for the company. Like, so you gotta kind of nip that in the bud. If you say no immediately, that's not good. You're only saying no immediately, like, nope, not good. I'm out of here. You're being triggered. You're reacting. You're not responding. Do not react in a situation like this because it is business. If I were you, I would go and say something to the tune of, hey, I'm very excited about this opportunity. I was surprised by the salary. And again, I'm going to say this. Don't make people defensive. That's the number one thing to remember whenever you are in some sort of conflict resolution, when you actually want a resolution. Don't make people defensive, even if you feel like they should be. And based on the added responsibilities that I have and what I've seen the market pay for in this role, I was expecting something closer to. And then you have to give them a number. You can't say higher. You literally have to give them a number. And so they'll have to make a decision based on that. Either they can adjust it and they go, oh, thank you for sharing that. And sometimes businesses won't move unless you tell them you need them to move. Like, why would they? They're not just. They're not doing charity, so they'll move it. They can also say, we can't move it now, but we can give you a timeline to how we can move it. That also is a way out of that path. Or they just truly can't move. And then you have to make a decision, but at least you're not reacting without going through those avenues of having the discussion, letting them know where you are and letting. Giving them an opportunity, if you are so valued to show you you're valued. They're not just going to go, good point, bro. Here's more money. Or they Would have done that initially.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So be professional. Remember, a company doesn't have heart and feelings and emotions. A company's just there to make money. And sometimes we, you know, one of the four agreements. Don't take anything in business personally, even though it could be people you work personally with. If they promoted you, they obviously see your value. But I would go back and I would say that, like, thank you for the promotion and opportunity. I can't wait to prove you right.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah. Something that helped me in a negotiation a year ago or so is just being open to creative solutions because they weren't the bot the original offer couldn't change. Like, the base price was going to be that price. But we got creative with a few other ways where money could come in and maybe you could get creative and think ahead of what some of those could be and use that. Be like, hey, and I'm open to creative solutions. Like, here's some things I've thought of, like, maybe we could go that route too. And maybe they can, maybe they can't. But in my case, that actually worked. They're like, oh, actually we could pull a percentage from this and you get paid it quarterly or something. And so it's not on every single paycheck. But it's just a way to, at the end of the year, get what you were looking for.

[Bobby Bones]

And I would encourage you to that very, very, very last, give them an opportunity to figure out ways to get you more money before you have to figure out ways to do more work to get more money. So that's an option. But don't just walk away. Don't walk away now. You may decide you want to, but also don't walk away now anyway until you find another job. Yeah, it's so much easier to find another job if you have a job. And people, for the most part, like to hire people from another job instead of somebody that doesn't have a job. As unfair as that is, because they think, oh, they currently have a job, there's some value with that person.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah. And something you just said makes me want to clarify because, Bobbi, it's sort of advice you gave me. You go, I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

If you don't get me in trouble,

[Amy Robach]

remember, you're not going to be in trouble at all. But it's not necessarily creative solution doesn't have to be creating more work for you at all. It's like finding different ways where money can come in and you might need to be the one creatively coming up with like, oh, you know, you get what I'm saying? Like, it doesn't have to be more work. It's just how they pay you in a different way. Like, does that make sense? Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Kind of sounds like more work.

[Amy Robach]

No, it's not more work. I promise I'll tell you off air what you told me.

[Eddie]

Great. Can't wait.

[Amy Robach]

I promise you it helped me. It was good advice.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Good luck.

[Bobby Bones]

We're rooting for you. Don't react. Respond. Generally in life, if we respond, better results. Generally in life, we react. Not good results.

[Reed Yarberry]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Generally in life, if we get into conflict and we don't make the person feel defensive, the conflict is resolved much easier because they don't. You're backed into a corner. You're going to react in ways that you don't. You're gonna. You're gonna make them react, and then

[Amy Robach]

they're gonna be like, this person's exhausting. Just fire them.

[Bobby Bones]

That true? Good luck. We're rooting for you. And let us know how it goes. How do you feel about the word sure?

[Amy Robach]

Well, I use the word sure, and I think that I'm saying yes, but I keep seeing people talk about how the word sure really means no. And an example that came to mind for me is when Scuba Steve hits us up about work things. Sometimes I will reply with a yes, and it feels good. Other things, I reply with the sure, and I am saying yes, but I think I really do mean no.

[Bobby Bones]

My wife will say, why did you just sure me? I think everybody's sure is different. My sure means I'll do it, but it's not my first choice of things to do. It's a yes, but I'm not running into it going, I'm so pumped to do it. Like, will you take out the trash? Sure. Will you move the car from the garage? Sure. Yep. Yep, I'm gonna do it. But it's different than yeah. I feel like yes is a passion, or I'll do it. No problem. Sure is. You should know I'm saying yes, but I wouldn't do it otherwise. That's my sure.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But I do think some people say sure, and it is a no. I think you have to know the person.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Define your sure.

[Amy Robach]

Well, this has got me thinking about my shirs. And really, the. The time I use sure the most is sometimes in correspondence with Steve. And I'm thinking, I feel like I'm just replying yes because it's my job and I need to do it. But I give, I make sure. It's almost like My way of letting

[Bobby Bones]

him know, you don't want to do it, but you will do it because you feel like it's part of the obligation.

[Amy Robach]

Like, even in the same email, if I'm like, a bullet point of things, like, I'll be like, yes, yes, yes. Sure. Like, why wouldn't I just say yes?

[Bobby Bones]

That one you don't want to say yes to. But you are saying yes. But you're letting them know you're not saying yes. Yes.

[Amy Robach]

Right. But if it's truly a yes and it's no difference to Scuba Steve, why don't I just say yes and then no? Yeah, why don't I have yes and no? Like, why do I even have the sure?

[Bobby Bones]

Passive aggressive vernacular? Eddie, what does sh for you, man?

[Eddie]

I think that sure is just another way of me saying yes. Like, I get tired of yes, so I just say like, yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Yep.

[Eddie]

Yeah, sure.

[Bobby Bones]

I think tone has a lot to do with if verbally said. Like, ask me if I'll take out the trash.

[Eddie]

Hey, Bobby, will you take out the trash?

[Bobby Bones]

Sure.

[Eddie]

Oh, you don't want to.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't want to do that. Like, ask me again.

[Eddie]

Hey, Bobby, you want to take out the trash?

[Bobby Bones]

Sure. High pitch. Sure is yes and love doing it.

[Amy Robach]

But see, Eddie saying his sure is a yes. And I'm also saying yes. When I'm saying sure, I'm saying yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Sure is different. But I think sure is I'll do it. I don't really want.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's what I was thinking about. Text. Sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Texture

[Eddie]

is enough. Sure.

[Amy Robach]

Like, if Bobby ever to say, hey, do you have a minute's talk right now? And you replied back, sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, it's not what I would have chosen to do. But I do have a minute to talk.

[Amy Robach]

But then I'm gonna receive your shirt and be like, why wouldn't he just say, I know it's a yes, but what I'm saying is, if I really think about it, am I saying sure just to please? So I really should say no?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I don't think so. You should still say yes if it's a sure. Sure is still yes.

[Eddie]

Okay, that's a good point. Because every time I've asked you to play golf, you're like, yes. You're never like, sure, yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Because that's what I really want to do. If you were to ask me something that I thought I should do, and it's a yes. It's a sure. Lunchbox. Are you sure?

[Lunchbox]

Sure. So that sure is more like, I'll do it. I'm not excited, but it could be. All right.

[Eddie]

You're the same.

[Bobby Bones]

Sure, sure.

[Amy Robach]

But what if we just start seeing if our shirts are a no?

[Bobby Bones]

It needs to be. So okay. Again, if there's something I don't want to do, though. Hey, would you mind cutting off your toe? Sure. I'm gonna do it, but I don't want to do it.

[Eddie]

The taking out the trash is perfect because you can't say no to that. Like, if my wife asked me, I'm not gonna be like no.

[Bobby Bones]

And I'm not gonna be like yes, because I'm not gonna give her the benefit of just thinking I wanted to do it. And I don't mind doing it. I'm gonna give him her sure. Knowing that I really want to do

[Amy Robach]

this, but I'm gonna next time try out. Just no.

[Bobby Bones]

But it's not a no. It's not a no. Sure. It's not a no. Sure. It's not enough.

[Eddie]

You imagine you told your wife no.

[Bobby Bones]

I can't imagine.

[Eddie]

Like, my wife sometimes would be like, hey, do you want to take the trash? I'll be like, no.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, you know what I say sometimes? I'll say no. I'll say. She'll say, do you want to do that? I don't, but I'll do it. That's nice of you. That's even worse than sure. Yeah, that's even. That's a no. But I know it's better long term to do a yes. The English language is tough. I try to imagine learning the English language from another country. I think we have the hardest language because our words all mean different things. The same word means different things.

[Eddie]

Then you hit them with lit like fire. Fire.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, man.

[Bobby Bones]

It's time for the good news with Amy.

[Howie Mandel]

Tell me something that.

[Amy Robach]

Okay, get this. A woman is taking a water aerobics class and the diamond falls out of her ring. This isn't just any old diamond. It's a family heirloom gone forever. Can't find it. Well, in one in a billion coincidence. Her neighbor Coleman was playing water volleyball in that same pool later that day. And he managed to step on the diamond so perfectly that it wedged into the sole of his water shoe. But it gets even better because you're probably thinking that he gets of the water from playing volleyball and finds it.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, no, that's not. When he finds it, Coleman travels to Florida for vacation, puts his water shoes back on at the pool, and then that's when he spots what he thinks is a piece of glass wedged in his shoe. Then he goes to a jeweler to be like, what could this be? Because he's like wait, this looks like it's different than glass. Sure enough, it was a high quality vintage diamond. He posted a photo of it on Facebook where mutual friend connected them and the diamond was returned to her. And he's again Hernandez.

[Bobby Bones]

If that's just a raw diamond.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

That alone all the other stuff that happened. And then a raw diamond to make it home.

[Eddie]

And it made it all the way

[Bobby Bones]

to Florida because he packed it travel

[Amy Robach]

with the shoes on. But he packed them in his bag and when he put them back on at the pool. But what I'm thinking is if you know you lost it, which maybe she didn't know she lost it when she was playing, doing water aerobics. But like it's a contained pool.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Did you just like search that whole pool?

[Amy Robach]

Send divers maybe?

[Bobby Bones]

I would imagine she didn't know she lost it in the pool.

[Amy Robach]

Maybe. Yeah. But how crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's crazy.

[Amy Robach]

That's crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

That's a great story. That's what it's all about. That was. Tell me something good. Wake up. Wake up in the morning. It trying to put you through. M's riding this wig's next bit and Bobby's on the mic. So you know what this is? This is the Bobby 90 seconds on the clock. We're going to do the investigative Corny Amy. Ready team? You ready?

[Eddie]

Ready.

[Lunchbox]

Ready.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's get it

[Howie Mandel]

the morning corny.

[Amy Robach]

What do you call a laughing labradoodle dog?

[Bobby Bones]

A laughing labradoodle hybrid.

[Eddie]

Have have laughing doodle comedian.

[Bobby Bones]

Labradoodle.

[Lunchbox]

Labradoodle.

[Eddie]

That's a labrador and a poodle poodle.

[Amy Robach]

That's what I have.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know what's the joke?

[Amy Robach]

What do you call a laughing labradoodle?

[Bobby Bones]

What are words for laughing? Laugh.

[Lunchbox]

Barking, giggle. Giggle.

[Eddie]

Haha haha.

[Lunchbox]

Lol. Te la la. I don't chuckle.

[Eddie]

Chuck.

[Lunchbox]

Chucky, Chuck.

[Bobby Bones]

Chucky Doodle.

[Lunchbox]

Chuck doodle.

[Eddie]

Is that it?

[Amy Robach]

Nope.

[Eddie]

Oh. Oh. Snicker snickerdoodle.

[Amy Robach]

Snicker doodle. Yes, that's it. Why is wind power popular?

[Bobby Bones]

It blows up everywhere it goes. It always blowing up on social media.

[Lunchbox]

Say that again.

[Eddie]

Yeah.

[Amy Robach]

Why is why is wind power popular?

[Lunchbox]

Blows people away.

[Eddie]

It blows up. They blow up in popularity. They blow wind power power circles. They go viral.

[Bobby Bones]

It has fans. It has fans.

[Amy Robach]

Yeah. What kind of of thief is the strongest burglar?

[Bobby Bones]

Criminal burglar?

[Eddie]

Strongest.

[Lunchbox]

Wait. Strong arm.

[Bobby Bones]

Wait. The strongest power?

[Lunchbox]

Carjacking. Jacked.

[Bobby Bones]

What kind of thief is good?

[Eddie]

That. That's good.

[Amy Robach]

Lunchbox Shoplifter.

[Eddie]

Okay, lift.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's pretty good. All right. How many we get?

[Amy Robach]

Got two.

[Bobby Bones]

We fought hard, though.

[Lunchbox]

We fought hard.

[Bobby Bones]

You just have pride in your work. We fought hard on that one.

[Amy Robach]

Bobby Bone Show.

[Bobby Bones]

Bonehead glory of the day.

[Lunchbox]

This story comes to us from New Jersey. A 31 year old man's got tattoos on his arm, neck, one on his face. And some of the neighborhood kids like, man, how'd you get those? He's like, oh, you want me to give you a temporary tattoo? It's really easy. So he sat down, three kids and gave him real tattoos.

[Amy Robach]

Oh, my gosh.

[Eddie]

Real tattoos.

[Bobby Bones]

He thought they were temporary, right? He was just an idiot. Is it right?

[Lunchbox]

The kids thought they were temporary, but he gave them real tattoos?

[Bobby Bones]

Really?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. He's going to jail for three years.

[Amy Robach]

So like a.

[Bobby Bones]

That's crazy how I saw the story. I just assumed maybe it was like that he was also unknowingly giving people tattoos.

[Amy Robach]

Oh. Like it's magic ink that just like disappears after three days.

[Bobby Bones]

Because I can't imagine he's the most intelligent guy. Anyway, that sucks for those kids.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, I'm Lunchbox. That's your Bonehead story of the day.

[Eddie]

Get your Bobby Bones on.

[Amy Robach]

Bobby Bones.

[Bobby Bones]

Our I heart country festival is coming up and we're taking over the Moody center in Austin, Texas on May 2nd. See superstars like Luke Bryan, Kane Brown, riley Greene, Parker McCollum and more. I'm hosting the show. It's going to be a great night of live country music that you do not want to miss. Grab your tickets [e-mail] before they are gone. Thank you very much. We'll see you guys tomorrow. Bye, everybody.

[Amy Robach]

Get your bones on. Bobby Bone Show.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Amy Robach]

This is an I heart podcast.

[Bobby Bones]

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