THURS PT 1: We Talk To Bobby Bones...The BULL! + Real Or Fake Christmas Movie?

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show Episode: THURS PT 1: We Talk To Bobby Bones...The BULL! + Real Or Fake Christmas Movie?
Release Date: December 19, 2024
Host: Bobby Bones
Network: Premiere Networks

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1. Yellowstone Finale and Spin-Offs [02:33 – 03:48]

Bobby Bones kicks off the episode by discussing the monumental success of the "Yellowstone" finale, which garnered an unprecedented viewership of 11.4 million people. Highlighting the show's impact, Bobby shares, "The Yellowstone finale draws the biggest audience in the show's history. And then I read it, it had 11.4 million viewers. That is a lot of viewers today." He delves into the development of spin-offs, specifically mentioning that characters Beth and Rip will be starring in their own series. Amy and Eddie express excitement over the expansion of the "Yellowstone" universe, with Bobby revealing his plans to launch a dedicated "Yellowstone" podcast early next year.

2. Real or Fake Christmas Movie Game Part 1 [03:48 – 07:25]

Transitioning into the holiday spirit, Bobby introduces a fun segment where he presents Christmas movie plots, and the guests guess whether they are real or fake.

• First Movie: "Dear Santa" [04:11 – 05:03]

  • Plot: An 11-year-old boy with dyslexia mistakenly writes to Satan instead of Santa, leading to a mischievous encounter.
  • Guess: All guests including Grammy Dinner (Lunchbox) and Eddie agree it's fake.
  • Bobby's Insight: "The preview's hilarious. I've seen the preview three times. It's Jack Black."

• Second Movie: "The Nine Lives of Christmas" [05:03 – 06:24]

  • Plot: A bachelor firefighter adopts a cat and finds love with a veterinarian.
  • Guess: Eddie and Amy guess real, while Lunchbox thinks it's fake.
  • Revelation: It's a real Hallmark Channel movie.

3. Listener Question: Dealing with a Frugal Boyfriend [07:25 – 12:19]

A caller shares concerns about his boyfriend's excessive frugality stemming from his impoverished upbringing. Bobby offers thoughtful advice, emphasizing that personal finances deeply influence behavior and that attempting to change someone isn't advisable. He suggests celebrating the boyfriend's financial prudence while encouraging generosity through positive reinforcement. Amy concurs, highlighting the importance of being supportive without nagging.

• Notable Quote: Bobby advises, "You can't change anybody slowly through a lot of events. Maybe his perspective will change a little bit."

4. Good News: Teddy Bears for Hospitalized Kids [12:19 – 14:20]

Bobby shares an uplifting story about the Portland Winterhawks hockey team, which annually collects and throws teddy bears onto the ice during games. This tradition not only entertains fans but also results in 17,000 stuffed bears being donated to children in hospitals, spreading joy during the holiday season.

• Notable Quote: "Those bears in this one, there were 17,000 stuffed, who were thrown onto the rink, and they give them to kids in hospitals and kids who need it during the holidays."

5. Interview: Josh Hilton on Bobby Bones the Bull [14:20 – 35:38]

In a special segment, Bobby interviews Josh Hilton, the owner of a bucking bull named Bobby Bones. The conversation covers the intricacies of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) circuit, the selection process for bulls, and the potential for investing in bull riding. Josh explains how Bobby Bones the Bull was trained from a calf and his aspirations for the bull to compete in the PBR World Finals.

• Notable Quote: Josh explains, "We're looking for a long, solid career out of him, get him to the PBR, you know, World Finals in May in Fort Worth."
• Bobby's Playful Inquiry: "And so with Bobby Bones the Bull, if I were to come and meet him, would you let me ride him?"

6. Real or Fake Christmas Movie Game Part 2 [35:38 – 41:26]

Bobby continues the Christmas movie guessing game with additional titles.

• Third Movie: "Hot Frosty" [35:55 – 37:11]

  • Plot: A widow brings a snowman to life, healing her heart.
  • Guess: Lunchbox and Eddie initially thought it was fake, but Amy confirmed it's a real Netflix movie.

• Fourth Movie: "A Very Merry Christmas" [37:11 – 39:07]

  • Plot: An event planner clashes with a charming mayor while organizing a Christmas festival.
  • Guess: All guests, including Lunchbox and Eddie, concluded it's fake.

• Fifth Movie: "Feliz Navi. Daddy Issues" [38:29 – 40:11]

  • Plot: Maria reconnects with her estranged rock star father and falls for a Christmas band singer.
  • Guess: Fake

• Sixth Movie: "AI Will Be Home for Christmas" [39:28 – 40:44]

  • Plot: Beth uses AI to create the perfect boyfriend to avoid family pressure during the holidays.
  • Guess: Fake

• Seventh Movie: "Meet Me Next Christmas" [40:11 – 41:26]

  • Plot: Delayed at an airport, Layla and James decide to meet next year at a Pentatonix concert and reunite a year later.
  • Guess: Initially thought to be real, but revealed as fake.

• Conclusion: Amy emerges as the winner of the game, demonstrating her keen knowledge of Christmas movies.

7. Listener Story: Disciplining Kids by Burning Wrapped Gifts [41:26 – 50:45]

Hunter from Virginia shares a unique disciplinary method he employed after his children unwrapped gifts prematurely. He and his wife wrapped empty boxes and set them on fire in the fire pit, making the kids believe their actual gifts were destroyed. The purpose was to address the underlying issue of dishonesty, as the children had been lying about accessing the gifts early.

• Bobby's Commentary: Bobby commends Hunter's approach, especially since his son is battling leukemia and emphasizes the importance of addressing the root cause—lying.

• Notable Quote: Bobby states, "This is scarring. This is one of those scars you need to have though. Don't lie. If you're a kid, don't lie to your parents."

• Further Discussion: Amy and Eddie discuss the implications of such disciplinary tactics, considering both the immediate and long-term effects on the children’s behavior and emotional well-being.

8. Good News: Generous Tipping Waitress [50:45 – 52:30]

In the final good news segment, Eddie shares an inspiring story about Naomi Denton, a waitress in Bakersfield, California, who was tipped $900 by a group of nine customers. This generous gesture significantly aided Naomi's wedding fund, highlighting the kindness of patrons and the impact of big tips on service workers.

• Notable Quote: Eddie summarizes, "It's the cool thing is she just got engaged, so. So she said she was really stressed out about her wedding fund that's going to go to that."

• Bobby's Final Thoughts: He applauds Naomi's story, emphasizing the importance of fair tipping and the positive reinforcement it provides to hardworking service staff.

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Conclusion

Throughout this episode of "The Bobby Bones Show," Bobby engages with his guests and listeners through a mix of entertaining segments and heartfelt discussions. From dissecting popular TV show finales and playful movie games to addressing real-life listener concerns and celebrating uplifting stories, Bobby creates a dynamic and engaging atmosphere. Notable moments include the in-depth interview about a bucking bull's journey in the PBR and the creative disciplinary methods shared by a concerned parent. The episode culminates with inspiring acts of generosity, reinforcing the show's blend of humor, advice, and positivity.

Notable Quotes:

• "The Yellowstone finale draws the biggest audience in the show's history." [02:33]
• "You can't change anybody slowly through a lot of events." [07:25]
• "Those bears in this one, there were 17,000 stuffed." [12:19]
• "Don't lie. If you're a kid, don't lie to your parents." [48:35]

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This detailed summary encapsulates the key points, discussions, insights, and conclusions of the episode, providing a comprehensive overview for those who haven't tuned in.

Transcript

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[Bobby Bones]

Come on Bobby Transmitting across America. Let's go. Welcome to Thursday show morning studio. Morning. The Yellowstone finale draws the biggest audience in the show's history. And. And then I read it, it had 11.4 million viewers. That is a lot of viewers today. It's hard to get viewers to watch Anything. Anything. 11.4 million is a massive number for now. That's crazy. I've not watched the finale yet, so nobody spoil anything. But I did an interview yesterday with the governor. Well, the senator went from governor to senator. Yeah, she was awesome. So. But Yellowstone. Done. They're spinning off Beth though. Beth and Rip. They're getting their own show.

[Eddie]

Oh, that's cool. I mean they're big characters.

[Amy]

Oh yeah, the two biggest.

[Bobby Bones]

Other than Costner, sure. Yeah. But Beth and Rip are getting their own and the other ones I wouldn't consider spin offs. They're like prequels. 1896-1897-1898-1899. They do one for every year.

[Amy]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

So yeah, good for Yellowstone. My Yellowstone podcast will start early next year and it's like eight episodes only and it'll be over the history of Yellowstone. Pretty excited about it. But I've not watched the final episode so I don't one I think anybody to spoil it. And you guys aren't. Who's seen the.

[Amy]

No. Cuz the whole season. That's part of my Christmas break plans.

[Bobby Bones]

Nice. So how many Christmas movies do you think you've watched?

[Amy]

A lot.

[Bobby Bones]

Is it the go to?

[Amy]

Yeah, it's what I have on in the background most all the time. That's why I've taken a break from things like from. And I'm struggling to watch other things that I was really liking and even starting Yellowstone or saving up Landman. All Christmas, all the time.

[Bobby Bones]

We're going to play a game later. I can give you a little. Little prequel. Okay, that's not a prequel. It's just a game. Before we play the game, I will give you a Christmas movie. It could be fake or it could be real. I'll give you the name of the movie and I'll give you the plot of the movie. Tell me if it's fake or real. Okay. This exhibition. All right, exhibition game here. Here we go. Fake or real? This one's called Dear Santa. 11 year old Liam has dyslexia and accidentally addresses a letter to Satan rather than Santa. Unfortunately for him, a leather and fur clad horned version turns up and offers to grant him three wishes and the devilish hope of stealing the young boy's soul. Dear Santa.

[Amy]

Oh boy, not Chris. Like feel good.

[Bobby Bones]

I just said Christmas. Is that Real or fake? Dear Santa, he's dyslexic and he writes a letter to Satan instead of Santa.

[Eddie]

I get to see the artwork in this.

[Bobby Bones]

Write your answer down.

[Eddie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Lunchbox]

I remember.

[Bobby Bones]

I'll do three here.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy. Fake lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

That's so fake, Eddie.

[Eddie]

Fake, fake, fake.

[Bobby Bones]

The preview's hilarious. I've seen the preview three times. It's Jack Black. Yeah, I watched it. Oh, you saw it? I haven't seen it yet, but it looks really funny.

[Amy]

I wanted it to be funnier. I wanted. Because Jack Black is so cool. But, yeah, not as great as I was hoping.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, you review it. What do you give it?

[Amy]

Oh, two and a half out of five Devil horns.

[Bobby Bones]

What?

[Amy]

Platform par plus.

[Eddie]

This is real.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, dude. Hilarious idea, though. Like, it just likes a kid sends letter to Satan instead of Santa.

[Lunchbox]

I really thought that was making fun of Eddie and Amy. You guys wrote that up?

[Bobby Bones]

It's the same directors who did Dumb and Dumber, so it's that type of humor. All right, next up, the Nine Lives of Christmas. Handsome firefighter Zachary is a committed bachelor until he inadvertently adopts a cat and realizes he can handle companionship after all. Thankfully, there's an attractive veterinarian nearby. The Nine Lives of Christmas. Real or fake?

[Eddie]

Oh, I'm in.

[Amy]

I'm in, I'm in. Amy should be real. So real lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

It has to be fake.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie.

[Eddie]

Sounds real to me.

[Bobby Bones]

It is real. On the Hallmark Channel.

[Anonymous Caller]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Have you watched it?

[Amy]

I've not seen this one, so I'm gonna look it up.

[Bobby Bones]

She makes a. Not now. All right, one more. Real or fake? It's called Only Clause. Annalie meets Jake, who stopped by her Christmas boutique shopping for his mom. She thinks she found the man of her dreams, but is very secretive about what he does for work. He's very secretive. He invites her to the city for Christmas, and she finds out that sometimes ending up on Santa's Naughty list is a good thing. What the crap?

[Amy]

What's it called?

[Bobby Bones]

Only Claus. Anna Lee meets Jake, who stopped by her Christmas boutique shopping for his mom. She thinks she found the man of her dreams, but he's very secretive about what he does for work. He invites her to the city for Christmas, and Annalie finds that sometimes ending up on Santa's Naughty List is a good thing.

[Eddie]

Is claw smelled spelled like the S?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but I think it's the only fans, obviously. I think it's a play on that. Only Claws.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Amy]

I'm In Amy real lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

That's as real as it gets, Eddie.

[Eddie]

Not real. It's fake.

[Bobby Bones]

It's fake.

[Eddie]

Come on, guys.

[Amy]

I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

In the exhibition, Eddie, you won.

[Eddie]

Cool.

[Bobby Bones]

It's only exhibition, though.

[Eddie]

Oh, dang.

[Amy]

So I'm ready for the real game.

[Bobby Bones]

It's like a third of a point.

[Amy]

I would like to.

[Bobby Bones]

It's like a shrewd buck.

[Amy]

Yeah. Make a notion in the notes that that doesn't count.

[Bobby Bones]

Motion accepted. We already said that earlier.

[Amy]

I know, but just wanted it because you'll count it as one of your things where you're like, I just win every game.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey, he does win every activ.

[Anonymous Caller]

Anonymous inbox.

[Bobby Bones]

There's a question to be had. Hello, Bobby Bones. I love my boyfriend, but sometimes I get embarrassed how much of a cheapskate he can be. He makes a great living, but he grew up poor. Money is front of mind for him all the time. When we go places together, he will always comment on how things are so expensive. And when we eat out at a restaurant, he'll calculate their tip to the penny so he doesn't accidentally pay more than 15%. I love him. I wish he would lighten up on the frugality at times. Should I just chalk this up to his quirky package and take him how he is, or should I get him to change his behavior and not sweat every cent? Signed girlfriend of a cheapskate. Well, the first thing that I see in this that really screams at me in a neon sign that go is, should I change him? Nope. Can't change them. You can't change anybody slowly through a lot of events. Maybe his perspective will change a little bit. People that did not grow up with money, they're one of two ways, and sometimes they're both at the same time. They're either extremely frugal because they do not want to go back to how they used to be poor, or they are extremely generous because they're like, holy crap, I now have money and I want to give it to everybody who doesn't because I didn't have it and it can't bounce back and forth between them. I think I bounced back and forth between them in different ways because I have money now and I didn't at all. You're not going to change them. I don't think there's anything wrong with him calculating. You're going to be so happy he's frugal at certain points in your life. It's going to be like a great. The greatest gift ever. I do understand that this can be annoying. But I'm going to tell you in the top 100 list of things that could be annoying about a partner or something that could be detrimental to the relationship, this isn't it. Cheap and frugal, different things. Sounds like he's smart with his money because he didn't have any. If someone's like, he doesn't want to tip, he tips 5%. That means how he grew up is now affecting him in a negative way that's making it negative towards other people. I don't see this happening if I were you. Don't try to change him. When he does do something that is a bit generous financially, show him a lot of praise for it. We react praise way more than we do the negative. Instead of somebody, somebody's like, you did this bad. Or if they're like, we did that good, I react so much better. And I learned so much more. I feel better when someone says, you did that good. So I do it good again. You're not going to change him. Be happy he's this way. Be happy. He's also not worse than this very easily. Could be. I shouldn't say worse. It could be more of an issue with him if you grew up with no money. But he will change consistency. If my wife has to constantly remind me we're not, we're gonna be fine. Constantly. Constantly.

[Amy]

When it comes to living, like, surviving.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes, Just enough money financially just to constantly go, stop freaking out, you're gonna be. I promise you, we're gonna be okay. And so that influence, though, allows me to be freer and opener in other ways. Because at the same time, I walk around with a cash. With a wallet full of cash, and I tip everybody like crazy, but at the same time, I'm like, oh, boy, I don't know if we can. So your environment is who you are. That's his environment. Love him for it. You can help him, but you're not going to change them. That's what I would say. Amy.

[Amy]

Yeah, I just think you can encourage. You don't have to nag. And I.

[Bobby Bones]

Encouraging feels, judging. I'm just for the record.

[Amy]

No, you could, but I. The praise part is great, too. And I think for any type of criticism that comes, you need, like, I think they say, like, five positive interactions after that.

[Bobby Bones]

So I sniff that crap out, though. Somebody does that crap to me. Or if, like, we're having a meeting, like, hey, I just want to say, like, it's a work meeting and they're like, hey, I want to start with this. This has been so good. I know something bad's about to happen. I'm sniffing it out already. And if it doesn't, well, I spent the whole time thinking about it.

[Amy]

Anyway, I'm saying. And you're not at work in your relationship.

[Bobby Bones]

I know what's happening.

[Amy]

Five positive.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't deserve anything positive. So I know when it comes. When it comes. I know something's fishy.

[Amy]

I'm just saying try to keep it positive. And yes, encourage him when he has done something that is giving. And you can be the ying to his yang. Maybe he's more frugal. And then you can be more, you know, loose. And y'all will compliment each other.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, he better.

[Amy]

Never mind with your money, lose with your money.

[Bobby Bones]

With her money.

[Amy]

Her money.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes.

[Amy]

Yeah. Their girlfriend, boyfriend.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yes, yes, yes.

[Amy]

When they get married.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Then it's a whole different game. All right, There you go. Thank you. Close it up. Listen to this voicemail.

[Hunter]

I have a lady who comes in.

[Bobby Bones]

All the time, and she always asks.

[Hunter]

For extra syrups, extra everything, extra shots of espresso flavor, all of it. And it costs me extra money, but she never leaves a tip. The other day, she rang up with her card, and she left. And I looked down, and it had the screen on there for a tip. And I almost tipped myself from her.

[Bobby Bones]

Card, but I didn't.

[Hunter]

I wanted to know if she's always asking for more, should she leave a tip? And would it have been wrong for me to leave myself a tip?

[Bobby Bones]

Let's unpack. Yes, it would have been wrong for you to leave yourself a tip.

[Amy]

And it's literally ceiling.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So it sounds like he owns whatever the small coffee place is because this is costing him money. So what I would say, first of all, is I would do plus 25, plus 50 for these different things, Charge for them.

[Amy]

Easy surcharging her.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So. Or not just her. No, everybody. I mean, I would put it on everyone. Well, yeah, no, I think you put it on espresso. An extra espresso shot does cost more. Yeah.

[Eddie]

What about syrup, though?

[Bobby Bones]

But again, an extra pump of syrup.

[Amy]

Yeah, we. We are. I expect to pay more when I ask for that stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

So not tell you how to run your business, but little stuff like that is costing you money. So make sure it doesn't. You at least break even. It's. It's on her to tip. I'm glad you did. I'm glad you didn't tip.

[Amy]

Imagine.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, and she's probably gonna think about it. Probably didn't think it's a thing. Or I guess if it's on the screen and she lunchbox. Well, so that's our advice. One, charge for extra things. Nothing wrong with that. Coffee shops do that. Two, you shouldn't have added a tip. Good job being honest. That's from Amy and I. We signed that.

[Amy]

We don't have to. Good job him. I mean, just.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but. But he's about to hear lunchbox your thoughts on this whole situation.

[Lunchbox]

See, I feel like he's still. Man, that's. You could get arrested for that.

[Amy]

Right?

[Lunchbox]

She could complain to the police, say, hey, this dude, this business is adding tips to mine. So listen, if you don't want to give her extra stuff for free, charge her for it. Like, I don't understand why you expect a tip. You're doing your job. You're doing your job. That's it.

[Bobby Bones]

I think his thing is, it's his, probably his place. He's giving her all this stuff for free and she's not tipping and that's annoying him because of all the free stuff.

[Lunchbox]

That's a you problem for giving stuff for free.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, as Amy and I said, we go to places and they charge all this, so we think you should charge there. And I don't think you're going to go to jail if you put an extra two bucks on there. But. And it's also at the same time. And you'd be like, no, I didn't. She did. But you don't want to be in that situation.

[Amy]

Be like, oopsie, did I hit that?

[Bobby Bones]

Expectation is she's not going to dip in your mind to charge for the stuff. That's it. Charge. That's it. If it's costing you money, problem solved. The boxer. Here's Amy's pile of stories.

[Amy]

A new study suggests that walking 7,000 steps a day could help reduce the risk of depression. So we know that steps just help you overall in general, but there's never been a study that has focused specifically on the link to steps and depression. So this is really amazing news.

[Bobby Bones]

It is. I feel though, and I've never been clinically depressed, thankfully, someday I may experience that. I do not know. But I feel like if, even if I'm just like a little bummed, the last thing I want to do is go work out. Yeah. So it's like, go work out and it'll fix your sadness and depression. But you know what I want to do last when I'm go for a walk, do anything. Even if I'm just like, they're like, fix your sadness by getting on a treadmill. Treadmill makes me more sad. And I get how endorphins, all that. But also, I don't want people to feel like they can just walk. And it gets better because there's a lot that's a real thing.

[Amy]

Oh, yeah. Not at all. I mean, depression's on a spectrum, for sure. So this is just. If you are feeling down. I mean, some stuff that's, like, clinically, you can't get out of bed. I'm not saying, oh, go get 7,000 steps. It doesn't have to be all at once. Just look at your day, trying to move more. And they're saying what it does with the brain, it'll lessen some of these.

[Bobby Bones]

Symptoms one at a time. 7,000 times, dude, you're done with the day.

[Amy]

Boom.

[Bobby Bones]

Boom. Okay.

[Amy]

All right. Five biggest regrets men face when they hit middle age. There's a lot of men in the room right now, so.

[Bobby Bones]

Interesting.

[Amy]

I'm gonna share these with you.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, well, hold on. Come to us first.

[Eddie]

Yeah, let's think.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, like, let's see if. What is your biggest regret at middle age? Lunchbox. What comes to mind?

[Lunchbox]

I still think, like, certain girls. Like. Like, you.

[Bobby Bones]

Like what? Like, you didn't, and you should.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I didn't, and I should have.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so, like, because I thought, oh.

[Lunchbox]

There'D be another opportunity. Like, you know, I'm like, I don't respond to the text today. I don't really feel like them coming over today. And then it's like, two months goes by, and then they move on.

[Bobby Bones]

And so a broader answer could be, like, physical, romantic experiences that you didn't do before you got married. Something like that.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, that's fair. Eddie.

[Eddie]

Yeah, mine would probably be buying a house. Like, I remember somebody at 24 years old was like, I just bought a house. Like, you're crazy. Like, how would you do that? I wish I would have bought it a long time ago, but I didn't. I bought a house, like, five years ago. My first house, like, five years ago.

[Amy]

Oh, you're in a position to do it sometimes. You may not be.

[Eddie]

I know. I just feel like I should have made that decision a lot earlier.

[Bobby Bones]

I wish. Wish is a weird word because I don't really. I don't really wish it, but I think the thing I missed out on was fun. I had no. Oh, yeah. I didn't. I was just focused, and I'm glad. And I wouldn't change it. But I think the one thing That I look back at, I was like, man, maybe I could have just dabbled in a little more fun. Like, a little more. And I don't drink. I never drank. But it's like going to stuff. Because then I could for sure be like, oh, it's not for me. Now I feel like, ah, not for me. But I'm like, maybe it was, I don't know, like fun. Just have more fun.

[Amy]

It's not too late.

[Bobby Bones]

I kind of over it now. I'm too tired for fun. Okay, so go ahead.

[Amy]

So these are the top five. Not taking health seriously sooner.

[Bobby Bones]

Good one.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's good.

[Amy]

Prioritizing work over family.

[Bobby Bones]

Wait, what?

[Eddie]

That should be reversed.

[Bobby Bones]

That they did. Hold on. I don't understand.

[Amy]

They regret prioritizing work over their family.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, here's what I say. You're in your 20s, work as hard as you possibly can. Don't even look back. You don't even need friends. Work as hard as possible. 30s, you start to gauge it a little bit. And then 40s, you got to have a balance. The 20s kill yourself working.

[Lunchbox]

Your regret was just that. Maybe you didn't partake in fun.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but I still said. I still said. I think what I did and how I did it was awesome. I think you can still have fun doing that with 20s. Go hard as you possibly can.

[Amy]

Well, some people in their 20s have. Are married and have started a family.

[Bobby Bones]

And good for them. But if it's like, you don't need balance in your 20s. If you're like, oh, should I have balance? Nope. If you don't already have it and hit you in the face. Work as hard as you can. Then about 30 start. Because then you have a base, a fundament. Like, you're fun. You're good to actually not have to worry about everything. Anyway, go ahead.

[Amy]

Next one is not going after a dream.

[Bobby Bones]

That's good. That'll be one we die too. We'll have that one forever. Probably. Yeah.

[Amy]

Being afraid to open up emotionally.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, still there.

[Eddie]

Oh, man.

[Amy]

Again, not too late.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but it's not like you guys are freeing open books on tears.

[Eddie]

No, we're not.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I don't need it doesn't have.

[Amy]

To be public emotion. But you are you able to open up to your significant others emotionally?

[Bobby Bones]

It just depends.

[Eddie]

Working on it.

[Bobby Bones]

Depends on the get out of it.

[Amy]

Okay. And then the last one, which maybe this falls under lunchbox missing out on some girls. But it says letting friendships fade.

[Bobby Bones]

That's not what they mean by that, but yeah. Okay.

[Amy]

Jelly roll. He has lost like so much weight. 110 pounds and he finished a 5k this year. Anyways, hit a lot of milestones when it comes to his health. And he was on his wife podcast and he revealed what his ultimate goal is.

[Lunchbox]

I want to be on the COVID of Men's Health by March of 2026.

[Amy]

Let's go.

[Anonymous Caller]

That's my new goal.

[Amy]

Yeah. So that is his goal.

[Bobby Bones]

He's so famous. I probably put him on there now. Yeah. Losing 110 pounds. But maybe he wants to be on the COVID with like a shirt off or something.

[Amy]

Well, he went on talking about how gener it's very ripped fit men on the COVID usually shirtless. And he does want to be on there when he reaches his goal. But he's going to accomplish a lot more in 2025 and then 2026. He'll be ready.

[Bobby Bones]

You know my resolution for 2025, which is went on a scratch off. I'm holding that one.

[Amy]

That's right.

[Bobby Bones]

To win on a scratch off. And I'm gonna do it on this show. It's got to be a thousand bucks.

[Eddie]

Or more and I hope it happens.

[Bobby Bones]

And I'm gonna do every time it's gonna be on this show when I scratch all year. The big wood tickets too. Yeah. Not like the $1. It'll be at least like the $20 tickets.

[Eddie]

It's a great resolution.

[Bobby Bones]

My resolution.

[Lunchbox]

I feel terrible chee to be all year.

[Bobby Bones]

Cannot wait to have a resolution come true. I'm excited for 2025. Okay.

[Amy]

I'm Amy. That's my pile.

[Bobby Bones]

That was Amy's pile of stories.

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[Bobby Bones]

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[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. That's what this is. It's awesome. For the past 25 years, the Portland Winterhawks hockey team has had a special event where fans attending the game are asked to bring teddy bears. And so at one point in the game, sometimes it's a goal. Everybody just chunks bears, and it takes a while to clean them up. But all the bears in this one, there were 17,000 stuffed.

[Amy]

Oh, my gosh.

[Bobby Bones]

Who were thrown onto the rink, and they give them to kids in hospitals and kids who need it during the holidays.

[Amy]

That's awesome.

[Bobby Bones]

Those are fun.

[Anonymous Caller]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I love that. That's from K O I N. It's a great story. That is what it's all about. That was. Tell me something good, Bones. We had a listener call us and say she was at PBR recently and there was a bull named Bobby Bones. And so we have Josh Hilton, who is the owner of Bobby Bones the bull on. Josh. What's up, buddy?

[Anonymous Caller]

Going on, man?

[Bobby Bones]

First question. Bobby Bones, the bull named after me. And, like, how broad my shoulders are and how mean I am. Like, is it. Where. Where'd the name come from?

[Anonymous Caller]

Pretty big Denzel Washington fan, and he was in a movie called Two Guns. His name was Bobby Trench, but they called him. He had a couple nicknames. They called him Bobby Beans, Bobby Bones. I know a guy, Bobby, and I don't know, ever since this bull was a calf, he just kind of reminded me of. Of Bobby Bones from that movie. So that's how he got his name most. For the most part.

[Bobby Bones]

Dang.

[Anonymous Caller]

A little bit.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm sad. I thought maybe it was named after me. That's okay, though. Had you. True. And be completely honest. Had you ever heard of me before?

[Anonymous Caller]

I was really full time in the rodeo world. I used to listen to you guys in the mornings and stuff on the way to work. So, yeah, I have heard of you.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, that's awesome. And where do. Where do you live? Where would you listen to us?

[Anonymous Caller]

It would have been on.

[Bobby Bones]

We.

[Anonymous Caller]

I guess it would have been on satellite radio, because I'm. I'm from Houston. From the Houston area.

[Bobby Bones]

So with Bobby Bones the bull, like, what kind of bull is he? Like, is. Is he one that scares people? Is. I don't understand even how Bobby works. Like, do you submit? They draw and then they get. They. They get Bobby in the draw.

[Anonymous Caller]

Basically, the way it works, it's a pbr. It's a Random draw. There's guys that qualify for the, you know, the Unleash the Beast tour. They're the best 45, best 35 guys in the world. And there's actually a livestock director that selects the bulls for that tour. And then once he selects the bulls for each event, you know, like for St. Louis, Bobby Bones was selected for that event. And it's a. It's a random draw at that point, and they're. It's. They're matched up with. With whoever they randomly draw. And then. Then you just kind of get to see how the cards play out after that.

[Bobby Bones]

What kind of bulls?

[Anonymous Caller]

Bobby Bones, man, he's actually. If. If you didn't know him, you'd think he was probably pretty scary. He really walks around like, he's. He's tough and he's really confident, and he'll even act like that a little bit, but you can actually kind of pet on him and hand feed him and stuff like that. So he's kind of. He's kind of got a. Got a tough Persona, but I think he really wants to be your buddy at the end of the day.

[Bobby Bones]

Sounds a lot like me. That's you, dude. Nothing more it's ever been said. That's accurate to me. So how do you pick a bull to be one of the bulls that the bull riders ride? Because I'm imagining you have a bunch of bulls.

[Anonymous Caller]

We actually have quite a few, but my partner, Bob Wisnat, actually raised this bull. And another part of why he got his name is, is when we were hauling a lot of bulls for Bob and he was raising them and stuff, like, we kind of stick with. Stuck with the Bob name. We had a bull that was Bobcat that went to some PBRs and stuff. And I've got a bull called Bad Bob that. That Bob raised as well. And that's kind of how Bobby Bones got his name. We had to have a Bob in there, but we have started these calves. I've had him since he was just a calf. And I mean, we. We trained and bucked him and, you know, and just kind of developed him into what he is now. And then, you know, once they get to a certain age, this is kind of. This is the level that you're shooting for. This is. This is like getting to go play in the majors. And we took him to some amateur deals and some lower level deals. And, you know, he. He looked like he had the tools to. To be the kind to play at this level. And luckily, you know, we got the livestock director Director selected him to, to go. So here we are.

[Bobby Bones]

When I was in like first grade, I got selected and I was put into something called gt which was gifted and talented. And I think it affected me in a bunch of great ways. It challenged me. Is there like a bull part of that? Like you see him as like a baby bull. You like, you realize there's something different about him. And so you're like, we got to get him in the buck and bull GT class.

[Anonymous Caller]

That's basically what I am. I'm a, I'm a buck and bull trainer and we start calves straight off their mama. We, you know, we've got training routines and stuff like that. And I've got partners that raise, raise these animals. I've got partners that we go out and we find them and buy them from other breeders. And then I've got people that, you know, they just want to be a part of the buck and bull business. They don't really go look for them. They, they come to me and trust me that we're going to go out and find them something and you know, they, they've got full time jobs, they' completely different industries. But you know, just like, you know, your listener, she watched the PBR and you know, enjoyed it, whatever. But you know, anybody can be involved in this deal and, but that's what kind of my job is, is I kind of connect the two. I've got the place and the facility to, to see those bulls that need to be in a training program and try to get them to this level and kind of get them linked up with somebody that wants to be involved in the buck and bull industry and you know, and kind of unite the two completely different cultures and give people a different experience that you know, maybe they, they wouldn't be able to experience on their own because they don't have the ability to, you know, see or train or you know, most of them sometimes live in subdivisions or you know, a high rise apartments and in inner cities and stuff like that. So we just kind of, you know, connect the two and able to facilitate all, all aspects of it for people that want to be involved.

[Bobby Bones]

You ever ride Bobby Bones?

[Anonymous Caller]

That is a big negative. I, I, I love my position and it's not on the back of them, that's for sure.

[Bobby Bones]

Can you invest and can I invest in Bobby Bones the bull and how do I make money?

[Anonymous Caller]

What we have is, is the American Buck and Bull Incorporated is actually a registry for bucking bulls like this bull's bloodlines go back to multiple different bulls and stuff. And you can go back and see this, but the, the ABBI host and sanctions events all over the US that bulls are able to go and compete, you know, qualify for finals and stuff like that, you know, and, and Bobby Bones is actually, he's, he's a three year, three year old, so he has two more years worth of competitions with the riders where he could go and earn money and stuff like that. So there's a whole nother aspect outside of the PBR that, you know, people can invest in bulls and go and compete and win money. Last year we had a deal called the Million Dollar Futurity, and there was a bull that was awarded 250, 000 for one out. You know, so it's getting to where there's, there's a lot of money being thrown out there for these bulls. And I think, you know, I think there's going to be a whole lot more people looking for ways to invest in them because I think the prize money's getting up there. That's. It's making things a little interesting.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but like me and Bobby Bones specifically, you don't see really an avenue. Me give you like 500 bucks and I got like a 0.05 share or anything like that.

[Anonymous Caller]

I mean, that's definitely something we could do. I mean, go. We can, we can call him the Bobby Bones show if you want to. We make any. We, we can facilitate just about whatever.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I don't want to like change him up and he's like, I don't know who's talking to me now. Bobby Bones show like he's Bobby Bones. So do they win money if they throw the, if they throw the rider off fast, is that how the bull wins?

[Anonymous Caller]

So basically, once you're selected to go to the pbr, you're. You're given an out, you know, an out check for that bulls out, you know, and as long as he's not in superior and they don't have to give a, a rewrite on that bull, they're going to pay you an X amount for him to show up. And you know, to those events, the competition bulls, they're actually judged and scored based on how they perform. And then, you know, they may be in a pool of 30 bulls, they may be in a pool of 60, 100 bulls or whatever. And how they perform and judge, that's how they're awarded prize money or, you know, what not. So there's, there's two different ways to kind of go about making a little bit of money.

[Bobby Bones]

With them, with bulls that you ride, are they mostly male? Mostly female? No male. No female. What's that?

[Anonymous Caller]

So they're all males?

[Bobby Bones]

Bulls are males, so. Good point. Yeah, that's a good point. What about like a mean. What about like a mean cow? Mean cow? Yeah, like you just did cow. That's really mean. You're like, we should buck off her.

[Anonymous Caller]

Well, that, those are the ones that normally make good moms. So that's what, that's what we use the good mean cows for.

[Bobby Bones]

Uh huh. That's a great point, Amy.

[Amy]

That's my act. Agree. Coming out.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, had you not said that I'd asked the question and just been like, I can't wait for the answer, but I'm such an idiot. Okay, so what are we rooting for with Bobby Bones and Bull? How does Bobby Bones Bull win the championship? Because we want to.

[Anonymous Caller]

Now, basically, the PBR awards the world champion bull based on eight outs throughout the year. High score with the highest average, you know, basically wins. So, you know, that's, that's kind of the level you're, you're hoping to look for a bull that caliber, they're few and far between right now. There's some great bulls out there. So mainly the thing for Bobby Bones is, is we're, we're looking for a long, you know, solid career out of him, get him to the pbr, you know, World Finals in May in, in Fort Worth. So that's, that's our, that's our next goal right now, is we got him to this level. We want to get him qualified for the PBR World Finals. So y'all definitely have to, definitely have to follow along and check us out on social media and we'll try to, we'll try to keep his story going so everybody knows where he's at.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Instagram. Hilton Bull Co. That's the right Instagram, right?

[Anonymous Caller]

Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

And so with Bobby Bones the Bull, if I were to come and meet him, would you let me ride him?

[Anonymous Caller]

Yeah. I mean, with a helmet long. As long as your, your, your insurance is paid up and everything, then we're good. Long as I'm not liable, I'll, I'll facilitate whatever we can.

[Bobby Bones]

Any chance I would die?

[Anonymous Caller]

There's always that chance. Pretty, pretty highly.

[Eddie]

Oh my gosh.

[Bobby Bones]

No, that's highly. I thought you say pretty low. Okay, what if I like wrap myself totally in bubble wrap, put a helmet on and said go and just. Because at the bar when they do that thing, I do pretty good on it. Yeah. Yeah. I'm Kind of sexy when I do it, too.

[Anonymous Caller]

You bring the bubble wrap, I'll bring Bobby Bones.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Amy]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

Sounds like a party.

[Amy]

Bobby. Bull riding has a higher injury rate than many other sports, including football, ice hockey and boxing.

[Bobby Bones]

I need to call my wife. If she'll let me. I'll do anything.

[Amy]

Wait, you?

[Bobby Bones]

I did a whole television show. Jump it off. Crap.

[Eddie]

She's not letting you do that.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't think so?

[Eddie]

No chance.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. We're rooting for Bobby Bones. Go ahead, Josh. I'm sorry.

[Anonymous Caller]

I do think the PBR comes to Nashville in the summer, so, I mean, we might be able to make something work.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, let me. Yes. Let me know if Bobby Bones the Bull comes to town. Oh, I'm there. I don't know if I'm right. I need to take a look.

[Amy]

It does say wearing protective equipment can help you and if you improve your physical conditioning.

[Bobby Bones]

Look at me.

[Amy]

Yeah. This is what you've been training.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm an animal right now. I've been training.

[Amy]

Yeah, exactly.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Hey, good luck, Josh. Thank you for the time. We really appreciate it. And good luck with Bobby Bones the bu. And as far as I tell anybody, it was named after me because of my rugged, tough style. But thank you and good luck. Have a great day, man.

[Anonymous Caller]

Appreciate it, guys.

[Bobby Bones]

Alright, see you. I'm gonna give you the name of a Christmas movie. Could be a fake movie. I'm gonna give you the plot of the movie. Could be real or fake movie. You just tell me if it's a real or fake movie. Now, there are a lot of these cheesy Christmas movies out there. Or as Amy would say, awesome Christmas movies.

[Amy]

They're amazing.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes, and that is great. So we're gonna play the game F3 of them here. You're just gonna tell me if it's real or if it's fake. Okay. If you know the answer, take yourself out of the game.

[Eddie]

What do you mean?

[Bobby Bones]

If you've watched it and it's a real one, you should pull yourself out because you know already.

[Amy]

No, you. No, you should get the point for knowing.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay.

[Eddie]

I think so too, Bones.

[Amy]

Yeah, that's.

[Lunchbox]

I kind of agree with that.

[Bobby Bones]

That's kind of cheating, but okay.

[Amy]

I mean, I have to pull myself out of all the real ones.

[Bobby Bones]

The show, the movie is called Hot Frosty. The description is when Widow Kathy magically brings a snowman to life, his innocence helps heal her heart. What is this real? A Christmas movie called Hot Frosty?

[Lunchbox]

I don't feel like that'd be on Hallmark, man.

[Eddie]

Well, These aren't all Hallmark.

[Lunchbox]

That's what I'm saying.

[Eddie]

But I'm in.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Hot Frosty Lunchbox. That's fake Eddie.

[Eddie]

I feel like Amy's talked about that movie. I'm gonna go real Amy.

[Amy]

It's real.

[Bobby Bones]

See, she knows she has a direct advantage.

[Amy]

I mean, y'all should all listen, because I definitely talked about it.

[Eddie]

There we go.

[Bobby Bones]

That's from Netflix and it's called Hot Frosty. Was it good?

[Amy]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, okay. There you go. We didn't say it was good or bad, but that Hot Frosty is real.

[Amy]

And it takes a lot for me to say that those are bad.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, next up, a very merry Christmas. Holly Winters is a hard working event planner who returns to her quaint hometown to organize the annual Christmas festival. She finds herself at odds with the town's new mayor, Nick Rizardi, a charming, smooth talking single dad. She finds that his holiday charm was only the gift she needed. A merry Christmas.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Probably play two on Riz, as in charisma. When the kids say, you got Riz.

[Eddie]

Yeah, like I'm a wrizzly bear.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Bobby Bones]

You're not a rizzly bear. A very merry Rismas. Everybody good in real or fake lunchbox?

[Lunchbox]

You tried to sell too much with that talk at the end. False.

[Eddie]

Okay, Eddie, it's too good, so I'm gonna say fake Amy.

[Amy]

Fake.

[Bobby Bones]

Perfect. It's fake. Next up, Feliz Navi. Daddy issues. Maria goes back home for the holidays and falls for the charming lead singer of a Christmas cover band at a bar in order to lean into her new holiday romance. Maria must overcome her issues with musicians since her estranged rock star father abandoned their family life for a life on the road. Feliz Navidadi issues.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Eddie]

Yeah, I'm in.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy. Fake Eddie.

[Eddie]

Something I want to watch.

[Bobby Bones]

But it's Fake Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

At least Navi. Fake.

[Bobby Bones]

That is when we're fake. Good job. Good job. Good job. All right, next up, ignorance is Christmas. Mallory, mom of four, is over the stress of the holidays. She declares to her family that Christmas is officially canceled and she'll be ignoring the holiday. This year, her husband and four kids must come together to pitch in and discover the true meaning of Christmas. Before Mallory has a full holiday breakdown. Ignorance is Christmas.

[Eddie]

I think I'm in.

[Lunchbox]

I think I'm in.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy. Fake lunchbox. Fake Eddie.

[Eddie]

Real.

[Bobby Bones]

It is fake.

[Eddie]

No, I went out on a limb. Dang it.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, next. Next one, we'll do two more. AI will be home for Christmas.

[Eddie]

So good.

[Bobby Bones]

AI will be home for Christmas. Beth has dedicated her 20s to building her tech career, but has not had time to find love in order to avoid all of her family asking, why are you still single? When she goes home for Christmas, she decides to use AI to create the perfect boyfriend. Beth discovers that sometimes the perfect match is just an algorithm away. AI Will be Home for Christmas.

[Eddie]

Dang, this is tough.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, that's a good one as well.

[Amy]

This was good. Yeah. I'd watch this.

[Eddie]

Wait, you serious?

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Amy]

I'm in.

[Bobby Bones]

Amy. Fake Lunchbox. Fake ready.

[Eddie]

She tried to trick us. It's fake.

[Bobby Bones]

Say.

[Eddie]

Good title, though.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I know.

[Amy]

Let's write that.

[Bobby Bones]

Finally.

[Amy]

I'll start in it.

[Bobby Bones]

Meet Me Next Christmas. When Layla and James are delayed at an airport lounge at Christmas, they hit it off and decide to meet next year at the Pentatonix Christmas Eve concert. Fast forward a year. Leila's newly single. She finds James at the concert. Her true love. Meet Me Next Christmas. Shout out. Pentatonix.

[Eddie]

I'm in.

[Lunchbox]

I'm in for the win.

[Amy]

I'm in. Amy, it's real.

[Bobby Bones]

Have you seen it?

[Amy]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Lunchbox.

[Lunchbox]

It's real.

[Eddie]

Eddie starring Pentatonix. It's real.

[Bobby Bones]

Wait, have you seen it?

[Eddie]

No.

[Amy]

How do y'all know?

[Eddie]

I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

It wasn't real.

[Lunchbox]

It sounded real.

[Amy]

Real.

[Eddie]

So I'm out.

[Bobby Bones]

Does Lunchbox have. He didn't miss any, did he?

[Lunchbox]

I missed the first one.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, Amy won, then.

[Lunchbox]

She won.

[Eddie]

Of course.

[Bobby Bones]

LB585. Amy, you are the champion. Nice job. No. Unreal or faith.

[Lunchbox]

Hey, Amy, all you do is win.

[Bobby Bones]

That is true.

[Amy]

I'm not gonna steal your tagline.

[Lunchbox]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

I. I felt, though, that Amy having a knowledge and it was a bit unfair, but you guys didn't. So she know.

[Lunchbox]

Now I'm like, oh, we should have kicked her out.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I mean, she's loved it. She loves them. You're right. Amy is our winner. She is. All she does is when. When it comes to movies and identifying if they're fake or real. That's a fun game.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

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[Hunter]

My son has been battling leukemia for about the past year and a half and there's a local non profit that donates gifts. Well, we went and got all those wrapped and my kids found all of those gifts, unwrapped them all, tore apart everything. So as a discipline, my wife and I wrapped up empty boxes and put them in a pile in our fire pit and lit them on fire. Just trying to understand if I went too far. I just wanted to get your take on it.

[Eddie]

That's crazy.

[Bobby Bones]

I kind of love it and there are some elements, factors here. I'm very sorry to hear that your son's been battling leukemia. Can I ask, do you guys feel like it's under control and he eventually will be able to beat it? Like, where is that in. In the process? Absolutely.

[Hunter]

He's doing great. We're going to CHKD here locally and he has a great team of doctors and he is doing fantastic.

[Bobby Bones]

Great. Then I fully support him because I mean, if he was really sick, really, really sick, and he opened the presents, it's like, you know what? Do whatever you want to do. I feel bad. You let it rip. If he's doing a lot better, I think it's hilarious. He still. You didn't burn the gifts. You made him think you were burning the gifts.

[Hunter]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. No. I mean, I, I co signed completely. Not even a parent, like, actually, I love it. I think it's hilarious. Amy, you go, yeah, I, I just want to make sure leukemia thing wasn't a factor in that. In that, that, you know, if the kids like told you only have possibly. So it's like I'm opening every gift too. I'm stealing. I'm like, I'm doing all, all the things the Bible says don't do. I'm doing them all to get out of my system. Yeah. You know, because I'm out anyway.

[Amy]

I think I'm getting more and more open to the outside of the box type parenting stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

Is that out of the box? I don't think that would be super in the box. Like, I'll show you. I'm now burning all the gifts.

[Eddie]

I don't think anyone does that.

[Amy]

I don't know. Bobby, that's not in the box.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm not familiar with the box.

[Amy]

Yeah, let's say that sounds out of.

[Bobby Bones]

The box because he didn't burn the gifts.

[Amy]

I know.

[Bobby Bones]

As of this point, do the k feel like the gifts are still burnt and they're. And they're not getting them because of what they did?

[Hunter]

Yes. Perfect.

[Bobby Bones]

I love it. I can't get enough of this.

[Amy]

Yeah. I mean, I don't know. I can't decide yet if it's just this is going to be like something funny they laugh at all the time or later in life they're gonna be in therapy over it. I don't know.

[Bobby Bones]

And both. Both can be happening. I. Yeah. That's awesome. Because they're still getting the gifts and they're learning a lesson. Eddie, your parent go.

[Eddie]

I mean, it's definitely my style, for sure, of parenting. But I'm curious, what. What's their reaction? Like, are they kind of like, oh, Christmas is over, or like, what are they thinking now?

[Hunter]

There was a lot of tears. They both think that Christmas is over. And the main issue was that they were lying to my wife and I repeatedly leading up to this, and then they lied about this. So that was primarily what the discipline was about, was about lying.

[Bobby Bones]

Can I ask this question, Hunter? And so let's say they did not lie. Let's say they did open the gifts. They weren't supposed to. And then you said, you guys open these gifts, and they were like, yes, we open the gifts. We knew we shouldn't. Then how do you react?

[Hunter]

Usually my discipline for that type of stuff is exercise. We live on a farm, and I will have them help me clean the skulls or something like that.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. You don't put them on a treadmill.

[Anonymous Caller]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

I think the treadmill is awesome, too. Don't get me wrong. I think it's all. He puts them with picks and rocks, like in jail.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Chores. I love it, but okay. For you. I just want to make sure we're getting this straight. What hurt you and your wife the most and what you are actually trying to teach the lesson is about lying, which is much, much bigger than just opening the gifts.

[Hunter]

Absolutely.

[Bobby Bones]

I could not think.

[Hunter]

This is absolutely correct.

[Bobby Bones]

This is the best. I want to do this on the show here to us. Yeah. If you lie, I burn all your stuff up, but it's not really your stuff. So as a non parent, at least so far, I'm gonna go with. I think it's an awesome idea. I love it. They are still going to get the gifts and they've learned a lesson of don't lie because that's what happens. And they'll even retain that lesson. Once they get their gifts. This is scarring. This is one of those scars you need to have though. Don't lie. If you're a kid, don't lie to your parents. Well, Amy, I'd like your final thoughts on this.

[Amy]

They will lie. They will continue to lie.

[Eddie]

They always lie.

[Bobby Bones]

You ever burn your kids gifts?

[Amy]

I have never. I'm trying to think of. I've thought about returning some stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

How to show them. Yeah, that's really doing it though.

[Amy]

No, but the thing is that I'm like, but they didn't even know that I got it for them yet. But there are things why you show.

[Bobby Bones]

Them and then you return it.

[Hunter]

It.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Amy]

Be like, well, see this? This is now going to another kid. I donate it.

[Bobby Bones]

But then do you give it back to them later?

[Amy]

I don't know. I just feel like my ex husband and I, we co parent really well and we just had a conversation last night about how we just need our kids to have a little bit more respect and we don't understand why they're lacking it. And that's on us. Like a lot of times as our. When we're the parents, some of their behavior falls on us and like what are we creating to where they feel that you need to actually give respect and have gratitude.

[Bobby Bones]

How come some parents kids. Because some of our friends have kids and they are so good.

[Amy]

Yeah.

[Eddie]

Around you.

[Bobby Bones]

No. Yes, constantly.

[Eddie]

You sure?

[Bobby Bones]

I'm positive. Absolutely positive. And I'm sure they have their moments.

[Amy]

But no, I mean, I've met some too and I'm like, what are they?

[Bobby Bones]

Just like, what are they? How are they doing that?

[Amy]

I don't know.

[Eddie]

Like all my kids, when we go.

[Bobby Bones]

To people's houses, don't compare yours.

[Eddie]

They're nice.

[Bobby Bones]

You have like four. Dude. Yours are like.

[Eddie]

It's wild.

[Bobby Bones]

It's four boys though too. Like, that's Eddie. Give me your grade on. On this guy's.

[Eddie]

Oh, A plus plus plus.

[Bobby Bones]

So you're good? I'm good.

[Eddie]

A plus plus plus. I think it's so creative.

[Bobby Bones]

I just let him skip a grade in school. Like you just skipped a grade because you're way advanced in this. And they're still going to get their gifts. Amy, you grade them?

[Amy]

I don't know enough still say B, which is not bad.

[Bobby Bones]

Honor roll. Yeah, I like it. Hunter, I'm so glad you called us with that. We stand by you. And if for some reason they are still being problematic, say, okay, look, these gifts that we burnt, I'll be honest with you. We're not your gifts. Pull out the real gifts, then really burn them. Oh. If they continue, ye do it again. Hunter. I think it's a great parent. First of all, I'm not a big parent shamer. I think parent shaming sucks because every situation is different. I'm rooting for your son. Hope you guys are able to get through that. It sounds like you are, and that's amazing. And I'm glad you are teaching them this lesson. And I love it, Hunter. And thank you for calling us. It's time for the good news with producer Eddie.

[Mandy B]

Tell me something good.

[Eddie]

Naomi Denton has been a waitress at the 24th Street Cafe in Bakersfield, California for 19 years. And the other day she just went to work. It's just a normal day. A group of nine people come in. She sits them down, they order, they have their meal, and at the end, they tip her $900. Each person put in 100 bucks. She's, like, pretty cool. And the cool thing is she just got engaged, so. So she said she was really stressed out about her wedding fund that's going to go to that.

[Bobby Bones]

And this isn't one of those where the bosses come in. You're like, you mean too much. We get it. She has to keep it all.

[Eddie]

Oh, she gets to keep it. All of it.

[Bobby Bones]

Great. And there are times when people should split tips if. If multiple waiters are working on a table or even assisting. But I hate those where it's like a massive one and the manager's like, you can't keep that. And you're like, why then I'm getting fired.

[Eddie]

Yeah, that's messed up. We've heard of that.

[Bobby Bones]

That's so dumb. I like this one.

[Eddie]

Yeah, it's pretty cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Great story. Those people who did that. That's awesome. That is what it's all about. That was. Tell me something good. And that is the end of the first half of the podcast. That is the end of the first half of the podcast. That is the end of the first half of the podcast. That is the end of the first ever podcast. You can go to Podcast two or you can wait till Podcast two comes out.

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