A (2:09)

And on the way.

B (2:11)

Not us. We'll continue to work for you. Congratulations to you. So I hope you're doing well on this Christmas Eve. A lot of people have been writing in saying how wonderful it is to have 12 days of TCB. They're so excited thank you for writing. Thank you for listening, quite frankly. That's really nice. I think the intended effect has happened, and that is that people are tuning into the 12 days of TCB. So who knows? Maybe we'll do it next year if we're still alive and kicking. If. If this year hasn't killed us, maybe we'll do it next year.

A (2:40)

Maybe what we can do next year if we do do this is just record an extra episode. One. One a month.

B (2:47)

One a month. And then we'll have the 12 days of TCV. Well, there you go.

C (2:50)

It's.

B (2:51)

I think we'll be a little ahead of ourselves. We'll be in shorts recording the 12 days of TCV. Hey, listen, what do you do? What is the bigger day to you? Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?

A (3:01)

Growing up, it was always Christmas Eve.

B (3:04)

It was.

A (3:05)

Well, yeah, we did a big holiday dinner with family and everybody got together and exchanged gifts on Christmas Eve.

B (3:12)

So your Christmas Eve gift exchangers. Okay.

A (3:16)

But Christmas Day then was for Santa.

B (3:18)

Wow. Yeah. You guys are wild. You have two full days of Christmas giving. You know what, actually that's how it was in my family, too, is that we would go to my grandmother on my mom's side would, where I have, like, 32 cousins, many aunts and uncles that go along with those cousins that had those cousins. And then they would all get together for a huge spread. Couple hours of gift giving, laughing, joking. Christmas Eve. Yes, Christmas Eve. My uncle making slightly racist jokes. You know, stuff like that.

A (3:47)

Oh, yeah. The big family get together.

B (3:48)

That's right. How is it done over there in Scotland? Christina? Is Christmas Eve the big day?

C (3:54)

Well, not in my house. No, No. I mean, we have a good Christmas Eve. It's. It's like we just go over and have some sausage rolls at someone's house, and it's just a nice day. But all of our gift receiving and giving goes on on Christmas Day. And we have a massive Christmas dinner with the three, like, expat families.

B (4:14)

Okay.

C (4:14)

So we have, like, two British families and a Canadian family that we do our Christmas Day with.

B (4:19)

How many people in total come to that?

C (4:21)

Yeah, like, 20.

B (4:22)

20 people. That's nice. Yeah, that's.

C (4:25)

It's really fun.

B (4:26)

I used to always love that get together at my grandmother's house because there were so many people there that I could kind of hide out. Right. I could kind of do my own thing. My parents weren't up in my ass. Yeah. And my grandparents were getting drunk. Yeah. My grandmother and my grandfather had this loft, like, you know, that Overlooked the living room. But then there was like this little room off to the side so you could go up the stairs and then you could look down on the crowd in the loft. And that's where all the kids would be at the railing, looking down on it. But then my grandpa had this TV that you would, you know, watch, you could watch stuff on. So I remember that when my grandpa eventually got cable up there, one of my older cousins had figured out that you could do the squiggly line, see a tit thing on, like, the pay per view channels.

A (5:09)

Playboy channels.

B (5:10)

Yes. So then that became a running, you know, theme.

A (5:13)

You all would just race upstairs to the.

B (5:15)

Race upstairs to see the squiggly tits. Squiggly tits on Christmas Eve? Who doesn't want squiggly tits on Christmas Eve? But I remember thinking to myself the first time that that happened that that Santa wasn't going to come because I was being bad. That's right, Because I was being naughty. Little did I know I could be much, much worse and still receive gifts. But not on the time I went to jail. Yanked those presents away from me. I think he literally yanked. I think he decided your present is out of jail. Out of jail card. Well, I mean, listen, I'm just a boy on a mission to get french fries. Hitting somebody in the middle of the street in downtown Atlanta.

A (5:50)

Oh, it was that time.

B (5:51)

It was that time. Yeah, yeah.

C (5:52)

This was your bail.

B (5:55)

I don't think it was that much. I think it was like probably $1,000. You know, they, they ended up charging me with a DUI because they, they threw the book at me because I, I, it was the 23rd, it was 3 o' clock in the morning, and there was absolutely nothing else going on on Ponce de Leon in Atlanta. Except everything goes on in Ponce de Leon, Atlanta, 24 hours a day, except for white boy driving a Saturn, you.

A (6:17)

Know, looking for weed.

B (6:18)

Looking for. I was looking for french fries is what I was looking for.

A (6:21)

I thought you said it was weed.

B (6:23)

No, I had gone to the, I had been high and I was going, I needed french fries. Yes. But the funny thing was, is I had been asleep. Like, I was asleep, the TV was on. I woke up, saw a commercial for McDonald's, like the Christmas milkshake and the french fries. And I knew that the McDonald's was open 24 hours a day. Popped in the car, go down the street, take a left at a light, the light turns green. I go to take a left at the light, and when I take a left Someone just is right in front of me. They're right there, and boom. They came up on my mirror is what happened. They broke the mirror off, but then somebody else was running behind that person. So I can only assume they were chasing each other down the street, probably for crack or something. You know, something more important. But they never found him, so. They never found him. There was no blood. So I think we can all make the assumption that I hope they're still alive. I'm really sorry if that was you. I really apologize. But anyway, that was my Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve was always the bigger deal in my household. And I think we continue that tradition now because.

A (7:21)

You do.

B (7:21)

Yeah, I do. Because there's something like. I feel like Christmas Day, the steam gets taken out a little bit after the morning presents are open. It feels like, okay, now I have to get used to the fact that it's not the holiday season anymore. Christmas is over. I know I'm depressing everybody. Right before on Christmas Day, I was.

C (7:39)

Gonna say, that's when you break out the mimosas holiday spirit going.

A (7:43)

You do a big breakfast and a breakfast casserole and do the mimosas.

B (7:48)

We do do the breakfast this year. We'll have the Grandma and grandpa will be over to do the Santa Claus presents with us. So I feel like it'll be a probably elongated Christmas, but everyone comes over on Christmas Eve, and then Christmas Day, we invite everybody over. They all say they're coming over, but they all. No one ever makes it over. And I can only imagine it's because Christmas mimosas. Right?

A (8:08)

Exactly.

B (8:08)

So Since I have 12 to 15 children, you guys do Christmas mimosas for me. Because if I start getting drunk on Christmas Day, forget about it.

A (8:15)

Yeah.

B (8:15)

When you're a dad.

A (8:17)

The Christmas Eve anymore for us now it's Christmas Day.

B (8:20)

Now you've turned it into Christmas Day.

A (8:21)

Turned into Christmas Day. Yeah. Because there's no Santa anymore.

B (8:25)

Oh, that's true.

C (8:26)

So now my mom still writes that presents are from Santa.

B (8:29)

It's cute. My mom still does that, too. Jean jackets and all. Jean jackets and pizza pockets. My mom still writes from Santa. Pizza Hut delivered.

A (8:41)

I went home and had a pizza that night. I know.

B (8:43)

You told me. You called and told me. It did make me hungry. It did make me hungry for pizza. But I know we're going to have pizza if I just wait another day. Yeah. I swear to God, there's so much pizza. The other day, the funniest thing is we recorded that. And then a day later, my twin brother comes over getting kicked out of his house. And he comes over and I say, hey, listen, I'll order some pizza for the kids and then we can all have some. So my wife goes to order pizza. And one of my kids who is just fascinated by pizza, like everything is pizza, pizza, pizza, pizza. He gets into the pizza companies. He has favorites. He knows which one is good, which one is bad. He ordered the triple decker pizza box from Pizza Hut, which is three pizzas stuck in a box this big in a holiday box. It looks like it's gift wrapped. And so it came to the door. I had no idea. And the guy takes out, you know, out of that bag, he takes out this huge wrapped present. And I was like, what is this? And he goes, it's the triple decker pizza, sir. And I'm like, the triple decker pizza? Is that a sexual position? What are we doing here? You're wrapping pizzas now? It was festive, but, you know, it was still Pizza Hut at the end of the day. Listen, Pizza Hut's not the worst of the worst.

A (9:53)

It's not the worst of the worst. Which has your children identified as the worst?

B (9:58)

I don't think we get very much into Domino's. Little Caesars is good, but they don't deliver.

A (10:07)

Their cheesy bread is good.

B (10:09)

Yeah, but Little Caesars is good value.

A (10:11)

They don't deliver, though.

B (10:12)

They don't deliver. So you gotta go.

A (10:14)

They don't even like doordash it.

B (10:15)

Or they might, they might, but I. Yeah, they might. But I tell you what, there's one Little Caesars around us and it's like, you know, 15, 10, 15 minute drive away. And you go there and it does not fucking matter what time of day or night you go there. There is a line at that Little Caesars because it's pizza. Pizza, right? Am I making everybody hungry on Christmas Eve? Yeah, here we go. Talking about pizza for the second time on the 12 days of TCB. But that little Caesars is really good. And I used to work at a Little Caesars. It was one of my first jobs. Yeah, that was the time that the manager showed me his gun and a pound of weed. It was fun times in the bucolic town of east Cobb, Atlanta, where the manager to the Little Caesars traveled around with a gun and a pound of weed. It was unbelievable.

A (11:03)

Is that before or after McDonald's?

B (11:05)

That was after McDonald's.

A (11:06)

After.

B (11:07)

After McDonald's. I was now venturing into, you know, more shady kinds of restaurants.

A (11:15)

You were working way up. Listen, that Little Caesar fine dining and cocaine.

B (11:19)

I was, yeah, fine dining. And cocaine. I just had to get, I had to get some weed from the Little Caesars guy first. You know, the weed is the gateway drug. And when a guy sticks a gun in your face and tells you to roll a spliff, you do it. But that Little Caesars, I was so terrible at making pizzas. That, and this guy was such, he had, he was a former military guy now selling weed and carrying guns. He's a former military guy who was very diligent about everything. You know, one ladle of sauce. Don't put too many pepperonis. That's not enough cheese. More cheese, less cheese. You know, you're ruining the dough. The dough we used to make every day. And then you'd put it in. You measure it, weigh it, put it in a ball. I couldn't even get that right. He had to throw away so many fucking pizzas because of me that eventually he just sat me down and he was like, you are not a good pizza employee.

A (12:10)

Yeah, you're not working out.

B (12:11)

Yes. So he said, you can either work the register or I'm sorry, I'm going to have to let you go. And I worked the register probably for about a week before I decided that was the worst job in the world too. Because when pizza, when people want pizza pizza, they want pizza pizza now. And they're not, they're not, they're not going to take in the no for an answer. So anyway, I, I, you know, I hope you're not having Little Caesars for Christmas Eve, but if you are, it's not the worst thing in the world.

A (12:38)

Not.

B (12:38)

Yeah, but Domino's has become the least favored in the household. I think they changed their recipe about 10 years ago and something happened. You and I used to. Yeah, that Domino's is on speed dive. Yeah, exactly.

A (12:50)

Pepperoni and black olives.

B (12:52)

Pepperoni, black olives. Get it to us now. Yes, Mr. Green and Mrs. Hoadley, we'll be right over. You know, we'd give a thirty dollar tip because we were too drunk to note any different. And that happens six times a week. Honestly, let's be real about it. Six times a week. So anyway, it's Christmas Eve. We just have been in love with the 12 days of TCB. Apparently you have too. I actually think this has been a lot of fun.

A (13:13)

It has been a lot.

B (13:14)

It's given us purpose and direction.

A (13:16)

That's right.

B (13:16)

Content ideas. Purpose, direction and content ideas.

A (13:22)

Something like that, yeah.

B (13:23)

And it's almost over. To end this long, exciting journey that we've had reviewing all of our content favorites, ideas, events, stories that we've talked about. There is one that continues to reign supreme among all content related events that happen here on that's right, there is one. One leather faced strap backed turtleneck, wearing cheap knockoff Rolex, having man that always takes the cake. And his name of course is Frankie B. I'm from Chicago. Now this has been the year when we have done the least amount of Frankie B. If you remember season one, we started to get into him. Season two was basically Frankie B. The entire Frankie B. All the time. And he was pumping out videos and we could not wait to get another one. Season three, we made a decision we were going to not do Frankie B anymore. That lasted for about a month, but we chilled out on it. The people demanded it, people wanted it. Season four, we went back to Frankie B a little bit. We, I'd say probably once every other month we did it. In season five we have done remarkably few Frankie B videos, I think maybe three the entire year. And we've done more episodes this year than we ever had before. So I have been waiting and waiting and waiting patiently saving two videos. Now Frankie B. Has stopped posting a long time, I.

A (14:49)

Was going to say. And we figure when this happens, he has a girlfriend.

B (14:52)

He has a girlfriend and I think you're right about it.

A (14:54)

His girlfriend makes him stop with all the crazy posting. Then the girlfriend and him break up and that's when he really pumps the content out.

B (15:01)

Frankie B's YouTube channel is a like, I guess it's basically it's a needle right into the vein of whoever he has dated or divorced last, right? He is desperately hoping that someone that he has recently been with sees the content that he's making because it's so obviously personal and he says things that are so obviously personal.

D (15:25)

Like you're probably smoking crack cocaine.

B (15:29)

Like the time he did a whole series on dating a party girl and it was obvious that he had been dating a party girl because slowly but surely he started to tell the story about how he was dating a party girl or the divorce at the beginning when he got the divorce. Listen, no, not of all of the paws that we do. And I do consider Frankie a pickup artist because he's teaching men how to get women. Of all the paws out there, he is the one that's nearest and dearest to my heart. He's kind of a softy.

A (15:58)

He was our first.

B (15:59)

He was our first. Never forget your first. Never forget your first Frankie B Pounding. Never forget your first, slicked back hair, turtleneck wearing pinky finger. Who wears a pinky ring anymore? Frankie. Let's be honest about it. But Frankie has had some videos that we amazingly have not done.

A (16:18)

I cannot believe it.

B (16:18)

I realized this a couple of months ago and I said, I'm going to save this for the end of the year. And so to round out the 12 days of TCB, you not have one, you have two days of Frankie B coming your way. Two videos we have not reviewed in the past. And we're going to get started with those. But first, I want to remind you over the last couple of weeks that we've been here with you on the 12 days of TCB. We've talked about a lot of different charities. We talked about four of them. It's been so important to us because this time of year is when these charities who are doing a lot of good in a lot of people's lives, when they collect the most amount of money, just like everything else in the world, all of it happens in the last two months of the year. November, December, the holiday time. We spend the most amount of money, we give the most amount of money. The most amount of money exchanges hands at the last two months of the year. And it's so important for these charities. And some of these people are doing real fucking heroes work like God's work. And so if you would please, we're gonna put all four. We're gonna list all four of those charities in the show notes. If you would please go pick one of those charities. Give five dollars, give a dollar, get 50 cents, doesn't matter. Every dollar counts. If you want to, you can share with us which one that you donated to or which ones you donated to. Send us a screenshot of that donation and we'll be happy to send you some free swag. We have nothing to do with these charities. We have not talked to them. They have no idea we're doing this, we have no idea we're doing that. We have no idea what we're doing.

A (17:40)

Like that we're.

B (17:41)

They probably don't like that we're talking about them. Yeah, but the links on the show notes go directly to their websites where they collect money on their behalf. It has nothing to do with us. We don't touch the money. We just thought it was a good thing to do to give back at the end of the year to hopefully brighten somebody's lives. And these are causes that are near and dear to our heart. Chrissy had the National Breast cancer coalition fund, St. Jude's ASPCA. And then there was one more. We'll put them all. We'll list them all on the show notes in these next two days. So if you think about it, right before the end of the year, you want to give a few bucks. That would be fantastic. So why don't we do this on this Christmas Eve? Keeping you company, keeping you warm and cheery and bright with our talk of pizza and Brian's potatoes. We are going to take a break and when we get back, we'll do some Frankie B.

C (18:28)

What do you mean you don't know our phone number? I only tell it to you twice a day, four times a week.

A (18:34)

Fine.

C (18:34)

If you insist, I will tell it to you again. It's 212-4333. TCB. That's 212-433-3822 and don't you forget it. Now, in case you can't remember, our instagram handle is hecommercialbreak. A tough one. I know. And our TikTok handle is CBpodcast. And that one is the same as our website, tcbpodcast.com and one last thing, go to YouTube.com thecommercialbreak for all of our video episodes.

B (19:03)

Got it?

C (19:04)

Good.

B (19:10)

All right, we're back. And Chrissy, no man in the TCB history has quite got our goad like Frankie B. Frank Bernardo. He's a content creator out of the greater Chicagoland area. He's a master of all things fitness, fashion, fun and grooming. And here he is again, looking his best with his black turtleneck on, his pinky fingering slick back hair, standing in front of his fresh follicles. Fresh follicles. Frankie B's follicles standing in front of the silk screen that he got from the JCPenney family photograph. Bankruptcy sale.

A (19:47)

Yeah, portraits.

B (19:48)

Yeah, from the portraits from the 80s. You know he did. You know he did.

A (19:52)

Oh, yeah.

B (19:53)

And who has one of those? Just hanging around, by the way? Honestly, who has one of those? I mean, just do it in your house. Who fucking care? Do you think he sets us up at his house or his studio?

A (20:02)

I think he's got some kind of little studio.

B (20:03)

You think he does? Well, we've seen his salon suite. His salon suite is no bigger than this room. The entire salon.

A (20:12)

And we also saw an apartment one time when he was showing us his.

B (20:15)

Cooking methods where he like fake fruit in a bowl.

A (20:20)

Yeah, we think it was a model apartment.

B (20:22)

I think it was the model apartment. He had defensive girls downstairs, errors to let the leasing officers to let him use it. So Frankie B. As we had meant as. As we mentioned, he has stopped creating new content at least over the last six to 12 months. And we've done a few of his videos this year for that reason. But, Chrissy, we are six inches from gold on this because we dropped some nuggets on the floor. We had done one video, I think, back in season number four about dating traps with Frankie B. And he created two more videos. I just don't think we ever got around to them. At least I don't think so. You know, we've done so much Frankie B. It's very. We've done one of these videos, but I don't think so. So here we are at the end of the year. I saved these in my pocket just for these purposes. And so let's do this. Let's review. We're going to go backwards here. We're going to start at number three and then we'll go to number two for Christmas day because that's just the way that I want to do it. These are day Frankie B's dating traps and how to avoid them.

D (21:17)

Welcome to the third edition of dating traps.

B (21:20)

I love how he shakes his head. I love how he like, hey, I know. He's like Peter Griffin. Hey, everybody. Rocket. Rocket. Lifestyle.

A (21:33)

Lifestyle is him smoking cigars.

B (21:35)

Fashion, Golfing. Fitness. Pumping iron. Hot cream on your face. Parasailing. Frank Bernardo walking away from the camera. Can you imagine being someone driving down the street just walking a guy watching a guy walk away from a tripod?

A (21:55)

Yeah.

B (21:57)

What is that? Influencers in the wild. The wild.

A (22:00)

It's funny.

D (22:01)

Hope you're having a great day. And to any women that are watching this channel, I hope you're having a lovely day.

B (22:06)

Welcome to I take 50 milligrams of Cialis daily for your pleasure.

A (22:11)

Thanks, Frank.

B (22:12)

I'm ribbed for your pleasure.

C (22:14)

This video.

D (22:14)

My name is Frank Bernardo. If this is your first time here, this channel is for all guys who want up their game in grooming, fitness, fashion and lifestyle.

B (22:22)

Lifestyle.

A (22:24)

Yeah. There's no tea.

B (22:24)

Where did that tea go? I want to know. And we're going to cut the tea out.

A (22:31)

All right.

D (22:31)

We're gonna do a lifestyle category today. And within that lifestyle, we're talking within.

B (22:36)

That lifestyle, we're doing a lifestyle category. And then when. If in that category we're doing additional.

A (22:41)

Lifestyle embedded in the. Embedded in the category. Embedded in the category.

B (22:44)

Lest you think I not. Lest you think I'm not organized. Chrissy.

D (22:49)

Eating dating traps. This has become a very popular segment of my videos. I'm getting a lot.

B (22:55)

I've literally had tens of phone calls about this request.

D (22:59)

Every time I put one. You're liking this information. Appreciate that you're liking it.

B (23:05)

What's that?

A (23:06)

Our listeners.

B (23:07)

That's our listener. Yes, there's many TCB fans. Stop it. You're going to be ruined it for everybody. That's why he's not creating more content is because you keep making fun of him, you shitheads.

D (23:17)

And guess what?

B (23:18)

He deletes the comments after a while. They go away. So I know that he's out there. He knows about us.

D (23:23)

I'm here to fulfill your wishes. So sit back and enjoy the video.

B (23:28)

Oh, he's here to fulfill our wishes.

A (23:30)

Christmas wish.

B (23:31)

Chrissy. What's your Christmas wish, Frank? Yeah, listen, duh. Forget fucking Santa Claus and sitting on his lap with his red rocket or whatever we reviewed a couple weeks ago. I want Frankie B. Black sears turtleneck to come in ripped, rocking hard and ready.

A (23:52)

Yeah like when he wears like the more open chested stuff and he's got the bracelets and rings.

B (23:57)

Yeah, I'm a fan of the chest hair.

D (23:59)

Before we get into dating trap number one, I want to explain to you.

B (24:03)

That everything before I make a point, I want to make no point whatsoever. A yeah. B three he's like Clark Griswold number one and B no talking about in this video.

D (24:18)

It's not something that I was reading in the book. These are actual dating experiences and you don't unfortunately I'm still on the dating scene and you know I did have.

B (24:27)

A unfortunately no you lucky lady has knocked me down yet Chrissy. But I am just waiting relationship and it ended again.

D (24:37)

So what? Back on the wagon, Back out there.

B (24:42)

Chris, you are so right about this. He just said it. I was dating. I went back to it, it didn't work out. Now I'm back on the wagon. Back on the wagon.

D (24:53)

A lot of people out there go ah dating. Who needs that?

B (24:57)

Listen, you're all needs sex. Who needs companionship. A lot of people out there say other people aren't me full of bs.

D (25:09)

Okay, you know anyone who says that you rather be alone. A lot of women say that oh I'd rather be alone. I don't.

B (25:17)

A lot of ladies with their breasts say that ah all their period stuff. I'd rather be alone. Frankie, come on.

D (25:25)

Man need a man. They're all full of. Okay, they do need a man. The problem with them is they can't get a man. That's why they they Talk like that.

B (25:34)

The problem with them is they can't handle a man.

A (25:37)

Oh, my God.

B (25:38)

They see the little red rocket come out, and all of a sudden they're scared. I pop a couple extra Viagra, I'm half hard and ready to go, and they say I'm out ski. Well, let me tell you something. You need this man. Look at all the things I can do. I'm a content creator, a lifestyle guy. I have over.

A (25:57)

I play golf.

B (25:58)

I have over five locations of my salon, Suisse, paying me jack every month. You know what kind of rent I bring in? $60 per. That's right. You can't get a guy like me. Rock it.

D (26:14)

You run into a woman right off the bat that starts chirping that they don't need a man. They're fine.

B (26:20)

I'd like to remind all the ladies out there, welcome to my video.

A (26:23)

I hope you're having a lovely day.

B (26:25)

I hope you're having a great day. You won't be here long.

D (26:28)

Yeah, for life. Guess what? I would run, because that's already showing attitude, and that's dating trap number one.

B (26:36)

Dating trap number one. A woman who talks that attitude. If you catch attitude. If you catch words from a bit, you'd say, I'm out of here. I don't need all of that. Yeah, yeah. I can hear that on espn. I don't need you.

D (26:54)

Dating trap number two. When you're having a conversation.

B (26:58)

Pokemon horns.

A (26:59)

Yeah.

B (26:59)

Dating trap number two. I poke your eyes out.

D (27:04)

Hey, girl, before your date, you're gonna definitely talk a few times. And one of the big questions is, how long have you been divorced? I asked that. The women ask me that.

B (27:14)

And the first question, which time? How many times have you been divorced? As if it even matters. I mean, I'm so annoyed with all the questions. Yep, yep. Who fucking cares?

D (27:25)

This is funny.

A (27:26)

There's.

D (27:26)

There's the story that's gonna unfold here.

A (27:29)

So bear with it here, okay?

B (27:32)

Bear with it. We're barren. We're barren. As much as we can, Frankie, bring it home, baby. Tell us that story.

D (27:40)

So I asked this one woman and.

B (27:42)

Come on, kids, gather round. The Frankie B. Hear a little story about that one time he got ghost.

D (27:51)

And she says, I've been divorced five years. The biggest mistake I made was not asking her how many times she was married, okay? I asked her how long she was divorced, okay? Big mistake. We're gonna get to that story shortly.

B (28:06)

Here. Oh, a cliffhanger.

A (28:08)

I know. He's stringing us along.

B (28:10)

Who knew he was a storyteller wow. He is the George Carlin of pickup artists. Here. I'm fascinated. All right, let me guess. She's divorced. More than once, frankly. Is that the end of the story? Okay, I'll. I'll do it for you. How's that?

D (28:22)

We go out on a date. We're at the restaurant, and then again in conversation, the divorce thing came up. She looks at me and she goes, I got something to say to you.

B (28:36)

I got something to say to you.

A (28:41)

Frank.

B (28:42)

I happen to be a max murderer.

D (28:45)

I go, what?

B (28:46)

What? I knew it. You woman. I knew you women can't be trusted. What?

D (28:54)

She go, oh, three times.

B (29:00)

La quinta, por favor. You know, feliz la vidad. La quinta, por favore. Frankie, Frankie. When you get into your advanced age, you can't expect that everyone's going to be on divorce number one. I promise you, you aren't on divorce number one. Thousand bucks. At least two. At least two means.

D (29:26)

That means. Check, please.

B (29:28)

Yeah, Frankie, we got it. I think all of us. Speak of dick.

C (29:31)

He thought he ate with that one.

B (29:36)

Mic drop up, they're gonna be hitting me up in the comments section. I'm as good as laid.

D (29:43)

I almost had a heart attack. Dating trap number two. Before you get out on that date, ask them how many times they were married. What a joke.

A (29:58)

I get it that there's like, maybe could be a warning sign there with three divorces, but everybody deserves love. And you know what? What it did to just automatically, hey.

B (30:09)

Listen, everybody deserves love, but not with this guy, ok? If you're not fresh out of the oven, I don't want to have anything to do with it. You also got to make sure they're virgins. That's all I gotta say. Ok. All right, conversation over. Nuffset.

A (30:23)

Check, please.

B (30:23)

La cuenta, por favore.

D (30:26)

Hey, dating trap number two. Don't go out with a woman.

A (30:29)

That was number two.

B (30:31)

I know. He's making his point. Six times.

D (30:34)

Dating trap number three.

B (30:36)

Now, why can't you just stick up three fingers?

A (30:39)

He just did two hands.

B (30:41)

Why did he have to use both hands to get to number three? Dating champ number three. If it takes more than one hand to make three, you got a problem. Hey, listen. But not everybody has, you know, fine motor skills when you. But he isn't an esthetician, so I would hope that he's got that one in the bag.

D (31:04)

That woman. And you're having conversation. I want you to pay close attention to what she says about.

A (31:12)

Also, are these. Should these be considered traps or, like, red Flags.

B (31:17)

Chrissy, Chrissy. If you've learned, if you've learned anything about Frankie B. It's that he doesn't always have a master. He's like, not always mastering the English language. And so dating trap. This is not, not a dating trap. This makes no sense what he's saying, how he's using the word dating trap but yet words dating trap, but we. We love him anyway. Yes.

D (31:39)

Or it could be an ex boyfriend that they live with for years. If they're talking how dominant the man was in their life, how much control he had over her, how much control he had over the family.

B (31:57)

Family. You press the button and take her home. This is game on. I'm telling you what, you've hit the. You've hit the jackpot here, Chrissy.

D (32:05)

And he kind of struck the fear of God in everybody. And she's going to tell you how much she hated that, how much she disliked that. You know what? I'm gonna feel sorry for the woman. And I'm sure you would too, because that's the furthest thing that I would do to a woman or a family. And I'm sure the average guy out there is going to be the same way. But unfortunately there are women who get.

B (32:32)

Wait a second, wait a second, wait a second. Slow your role here just a little bit, Frankie. Are there like. So you're just kind of controlling of women. You're kind of dismissive of them. You're kind of put their feelings in the backseat. But if someone really does those, like if someone goes full bore on those things, then what's to be considered is that they are weak minded and you don't want them. That is the. Hello. That's the kettle calling the turtleneck black.

D (32:59)

Together marry narcissists and very dominating people. Now pay special attention to that conversation, okay? And keep it up here. And then I want you to see.

B (33:11)

Do you know how specific these examples are? I mean, I mean, very specific examples, how she acts.

D (33:20)

Let's say you're. You're progressing in your dating and you're noticing that if you have a disagreement and I say a disagreement. We all have disagreements. That's part of life, okay? It's gonna happen. But if you have a disagreement and.

B (33:36)

She'S doing a lot of talking, tune.

D (33:39)

Her out and she becomes obnoxiously dominant. And you're not allowed to have an opinion, you're not allowed to have a say. So what?

A (33:50)

This is the same woman that what had been controlled.

B (33:54)

Where did we go with this?

C (33:56)

He hates when women have Autonomy.

B (33:58)

I know. It's really difficult for a woman to have an opinion. In Frankie's opinion. In Frankie's opinion. It's really difficult for a woman to have an opinion. We gotta take a break. I'm just checking.

C (34:11)

I'm so engrossed.

B (34:12)

I know. I love Frankie. Me too. And that's why I have to remind myself, do we have to take a break? Is there a break involved? Okay, let's pay some bills, donate to our sponsors, links in the show notes. We'll take a break and we'll be back. Hi.

C (34:26)

You know what time it is, so let's get to it. Pull that phone out of your pocket and follow us on Instagram at the commercial break and on TikTok for now, I guess at TCVpodcast you can also find all of our video content that we're filming in our brand new studio@YouTube.com so check it out and throw us a follow a like a comment, whatever you can spare. If you want to get in touch with us, you can always text us or call us and leave us a voicemail at 212-4333, TCB. Now I have one last request. During the 12 or 263 days of TCB, check out our featured charities and donate to them if you can this holiday season. Alright, let's take a listen to our sponsors and get back to the show.

B (35:11)

Okay, here we are in the middle. It's okay. We just listen. We're all having fun. It's Christmas Eve. You'll forgive us for a few mistakes, a little production. We're still coming together here as a team. There's a bunch of women around here and they want to have opinions.

A (35:24)

They've got opinions.

B (35:25)

They've got opinions and stuff. And I don't know, we talk periods. I don't know what's going on in here anymore.

C (35:30)

Thank you so much. I can't use my brain.

B (35:34)

Frankie B. Is here telling us his dating traps. He's on the third video of three of a suit theories that is apparently highly coveted. Everyone really wants one. And Frankie B. Is in the middle of telling us a story, a very specific story about when you go to dinner with a woman, if she starts talking about how dominating her man was, you feel sorry for her. But then if she has opinions, they're.

A (35:57)

Not into an argument.

B (35:59)

Yes.

A (35:59)

And she talks then.

B (36:01)

And she has conversation. Yeah.

A (36:03)

She says something.

B (36:04)

Well, listen, Chrissy, I mean, let's be real, he's kind of right about that.

D (36:08)

Kind of gets loud and jumpy like she's taking full control, and you're not allowed to ask a question. And she kind of strikes the fear of God in you to ask.

A (36:22)

She strikes the fear of God in you.

B (36:24)

How do I feel like. Why do I feel like this has never happened in Frankie B's life that a woman has struck fear into his heart? I mean, she strikes the fear of God in you.

D (36:35)

Particular question.

B (36:36)

I just want to know so badly about Frankie B's personal life. I want to know who he's dating. I want to know what they look like. I want to know the interactions between them.

A (36:45)

We saw. We did see that one woman. When he tried to pivot to being a travel. Travel content creator.

B (36:54)

He was a travel agent for a minute.

A (36:56)

He took the.

B (36:57)

The Holiday Inn in Puerto Rico. He was.

A (37:01)

He showed us the hotel.

B (37:03)

It was not great. It was not great. There was clothes all over the bedroom. He showed us the gym. It was as big as my bathroom. I mean. And then he showed us the beach. He showed us the beach. Like, the weirdest beach I'd ever seen.

A (37:17)

Didn't he go into the ocean?

B (37:18)

He did. It's like the great thing about the ocean is you get. When you get right here, it's right up to your knees, and I'm like, that's how all oceans work, Frank. At some point, you're gonna get.

A (37:29)

I really want to see that one again.

B (37:30)

Oh, he's got another one. That's the review of the gym in Puerto Rico. But it's only like four minutes long. And it's not that funny, but he shows you all the machines that you can work out on. But what fascinates me maybe even more than Frankie B's love life is I want to know about his. His family life. Does he have children? Are they grown? Do they respect him at all? Does he have daughters? Probably not. Is he. Is his mother still alive? Is his father still alive?

A (37:57)

Never mention any of that.

B (38:00)

Well, to be fair, they probably all sat him down and had an intervention. Struck the fear of God in him. If you say my name on that goddamn channel.

A (38:09)

You have a daughter.

B (38:10)

That's right.

D (38:11)

That she knows is coming. So that woman just went through a relationship that she hated, but guess what? She lived that for years. So guess what? It's. It's in her. They know no better. They could talk.

B (38:27)

They literally absorb feelings and emotions.

A (38:31)

They know no better.

B (38:32)

They know no bounds. Chrissy, these women will do whatever they can to trauma dump on you. You got to stay steely like a man. Get back to your tuna and eggs. Get back to your tuna eggs and ESPN and everything will be fine. Don't let that woman push her emotions on you. Not your problem, those emotions, if they don't want that.

D (38:51)

But you got to be real careful with women like that. Because guess what? They could possess it.

B (38:57)

They think they are witches. They go to therapy. They are witches. They think they're Wiccans, all of them. They go out into the woods and they curse our names.

D (39:09)

They're not doing it. And they think that it's right for them to do it because that's what they lived with.

B (39:16)

All right?

D (39:16)

I was in a relationship like that.

B (39:19)

Just two days ago.

D (39:23)

She actually was a narcissist, okay? And I had to end it because she was carrying on all the same traits as her ex spouse. So pay careful attention to that. Pay careful attention to narcissism because I.

B (39:41)

Want you to take notes and record the phone call.

A (39:43)

Because he's not narcissistic at all.

B (39:45)

Yeah, listen. Hey. Hey, Frankie. Yeah. By the way, I do have to point this out. Chrissy's right about this. If you're in one bad relationship, we all have bad relationships. If you're in two bad relationships, that's really shitty luck. If you're in three, you should start learning some lessons. If all of your relationships are terrible, it's likely you are the problem. That's it. Ask me, I know it doesn't end.

D (40:11)

They can't change. It's embedded in them. Do yourself a favor. Dating trap number three. If you think she's a narcissist, get the hell out.

B (40:23)

That was the most long winded way of saying, if you're dating a narcissist, get out.

D (40:29)

Number four. But before we get into that, if you like this video, do me a favor, guys and any ladies watching, hit the subscribe bell. So you don't miss any of my.

B (40:36)

Upcoming videos, hit the subscribe. The Subscribe S U S S C R I D E. The subscribed button.

D (40:44)

Especially Dating Trap.

B (40:46)

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D (40:53)

Get, please give the video a thumbs up because that'll help this channel grow. I would greatly appreciate it. I'm going to ask you to follow me on Instagram. That's going to be in the description box below.

B (41:03)

Have you seen his Instagram? Holy. I never thought about this. Never once did I know that Frankie B. Had an Instagram. Okay, now give me one moment, please. Ladies and gentlemen, you'll have to bear with It's Christmas Eve. What else are you doing? Please stay with me for just one second.

A (41:19)

This could be our Christmas gift.

B (41:20)

Oh, but I can't believe you've never. I've never thought about this. Never thought about this. I am really bad at this.

C (41:27)

And that's why I'm helping with show research now.

B (41:29)

Yeah. Frank Bernardo. We're going to have to look because there are many Frank Bernardo. Oh, wait, I think I found it. Oh, it's locked. That one. Only three followers. Christina, you got to get on this. Let me know if you find there are lots of Frank Bernardo's out there. And this. Wait, Founder of CEO, Boss Recruiting. No, that's not him.

C (41:58)

Are you looking up Bernardo or Bernardo?

B (42:00)

It's Bernardo.

C (42:01)

It's on. He wrote it as Bernardo.

B (42:03)

He wrote it as Bernardo.

C (42:05)

Yeah. I always thought he just had, like, a weird way of speaking, but it's B, E, N, N. He does have.

A (42:09)

A weird way of speaking.

B (42:10)

He does have a weird way of speaking. Benardo.

C (42:14)

Benardo.

B (42:15)

Frank Bernardo. B, R, D. Okay, I don't see that either, really. Quite frankly.

C (42:25)

I'm on it.

B (42:25)

You got it.

C (42:26)

Please hold.

B (42:27)

Please text immediately. If not. Oh, you're airdropping it to me.

C (42:30)

Well, just a second.

B (42:32)

Okay. All right. I'm just. I'm excited now.

A (42:34)

I know it's very exciting.

B (42:36)

Really excited. Chris. Christina. And Christina is. We just gave Christina the employee of the week award.

A (42:44)

Yes.

B (42:44)

Because there's only four of us. But she had a 25% chance of winning. But you should know that Christina comes into a really tough situation. Chrissy and I have been doing 650 episodes all alone with no help from anybody. When we're recording every. There's a lot of people that help us outside of the recording, but when we record, it's just Chrissy and I. But Christina comes in as the third wheel in a situation where Chrissy and I know each other very well. The needed third wheel. And she's been doing such a great job. So I just thought I'd say that. Christmas Eve. Thank you, Christina.

A (43:14)

Yes, thank you.

B (43:14)

You've added a layer of facts.

A (43:17)

That's what I was gonna say. Of some kind of validity. I'm sending you the link to what we're doing.

B (43:23)

Yes. This is amazing. How did I never think to get on a social media hunt for Frank Bernardo Benard? Why? And why did I always think it was Bernardo?

A (43:32)

Because he says Bernardo.

C (43:34)

It sounds like he's saying Bernardo, but.

B (43:36)

Just with a Bernardo.

C (43:37)

Like a speech impediment.

A (43:38)

Yeah, he does have one oh, my God.

B (43:40)

He just posted in October.

C (43:43)

He's got a girlfriend.

A (43:46)

Well, we've figured that.

B (43:48)

Oh, she's very pretty. She's very pretty.

A (43:51)

Oh, good for Frank.

B (43:53)

She looks like Darcy from 90 Day Fiance. Am I right about that? Oh, my God.

C (43:58)

Have you seen his tattoos?

B (43:59)

Yes.

A (43:59)

Oh, yeah. Yeah, we've seen the tattoos.

B (44:00)

Wow.

C (44:01)

I hadn't.

B (44:01)

Look at him.

A (44:02)

Oh, yeah, that's why he does his workout videos.

C (44:04)

He's happy.

B (44:05)

Oh, my gosh. This just opened up a whole.

C (44:09)

Oh, he's over 60. Because he hashtagged over 60.

B (44:13)

He did, yeah. He's looking really old in that. In these recent videos, I will say.

C (44:17)

He looks happy, which is nice.

B (44:18)

Yes, he does. Well, he's got a girlfriend. We were right. That's why he's not posting. Here's his girlfriend.

C (44:23)

Oh, my God.

A (44:24)

Okay.

B (44:27)

Don't stop believing. The most cliche real music ever. Oh, my God. This opened up a whole new world. There's going to be a lot more Frankie B. In 2025, guys.

A (44:35)

I can't wait to dissect that.

B (44:37)

Oh, my God, that's lovely. Thank you. Thank you for. Thank you, Frankie, for saying that. And thank you, Christina, for finding it. Let's get back to the video trap number four.

D (44:45)

And guys, if you fall into this, this is your fault.

B (44:50)

Okay?

D (44:50)

First impression, all right? Especially for guys.

B (44:53)

First impression. You're good looking, you're a little yappy, and you don't speak great English, but I still love you.

D (44:59)

Or not. You know, actively dating. Say you're dating for the first time in 20, 25 years.

B (45:04)

Okay, 20, 25 years.

A (45:07)

Well, that's how he started. Or that's how we found him.

B (45:09)

Yes, that's true.

A (45:10)

Because he was recently coming out of a divorce and he was getting people back in the swing of the game.

B (45:17)

In the swing of things impression.

D (45:19)

It's everything with a woman, all right? Check your grooming. Us older guys, we got hair growing out of every orifice.

B (45:26)

Well, he's right about that. Fuck God. In his funny sense of humor as he gives us hair growing. The hair cannot grow on the top of my head, but inside of my asshole. No problem. If. And that's why the Frankie's follicles gets transported from your balls to your head. That's why all these guys with hair transplants looks. Oh, by the way, if you look on his Instagram, it doesn't look like the hair transplant did all that great on the sun.

D (45:53)

So do yourself a favor, even if you got to get a magnifying glass, you think you're getting all these hairs in your ears and nose out, but you're not, Remember, you're going to be very close to that woman. And what's that woman doing? She's dissecting you, all right? She's going.

B (46:08)

She.

D (46:09)

She's looking at you and she's going, I don't like this.

B (46:11)

This sucks.

D (46:12)

Ah, this is. Okay, he's a little pudgy there.

B (46:15)

This.

D (46:15)

This is.

B (46:16)

Wow. Who are you? Are you dating? No, first of all. Second of all is the Terminator.

A (46:22)

It's like analyzing every little thing through a magnifying glass.

B (46:28)

Wha. Bam. You're not Jude Law. Wha.

A (46:34)

Bam.

B (46:36)

First of all. Second of all, on a first date, are we really getting close enough to see someone's little hairs or nose hair? I mean, listen. However, I have seen some guys, and I know some guys in my personal life, and it's like sometimes the nose.

A (46:48)

Hairs are out of control.

B (46:49)

The toe hair, the nose hair, and the ear hair, and they're not that old. I mean, we're talking, like, you know, late 30s, early 40s. And it's like, do you not recognize that you could braid your toe hair? Could you please take care of that? Astrid and I have a friend, and I swear to God, his toes are. The are. Are much ballyhooed around here because it's like, could you just take a. All you gotta do is, you know, you have a razor for your face and a razor for the rest. You know what I'm saying? Get down in those toes every once in a small.

A (47:19)

Scissors.

B (47:20)

Yes. If there's a curl in your toe hair, it's entirely too long. All right, can we all agree that toe hair is not attractive? Listen, I know it can be on trend for women to have a little leg hair, a little armpit hair, whatever. Cool. I mean, I. Listen, that's my scene. Believe it or not, that's my scene, okay? Women with arm hair are my scene. But when you have toe hair, then you've taken it too far. It's gone too far. Far.

D (47:45)

That's what they do. Don't give them. Don't give them that ammunition. Make sure your grooming is on par, okay? Your clothes. Don't pull out something that you've had in the closet for 10 years. Go buy a nice shirt. Okay, first impressions.

B (48:03)

Don't Wait. Now, Frankie, you're taking it a step too far, because I will let you know that I only have things in my closet from 10 years ago. This sweater I bought. This sweater I bought when we worked At Clear Channel. Chrissy, I am not even kidding you. Still looks good, doesn't it?

A (48:22)

It's almost 20 years.

B (48:23)

Doesn't smell so good. I think it is. Hollister.

C (48:25)

I think that's so funny.

B (48:27)

I don't know what. I don't know what that means.

C (48:29)

It was of the time when you were at Clear Channel. It's kind of of the time now. It's come back.

B (48:35)

Hollister's new again. Yeah. Isn't Hollister the one that had all those guys, like, half naked? Yeah, Hollister and Fitch of them. Yeah. But I think the Abercrombie guy was doing a little, you know, new world pay doing. He was actually giving guys blowjobs.

D (48:49)

Come in a hockey shirt. I was talking to a girl in the gym yesterday. She went on a first date. The guy showed up in a Chicago Blackhawks jersey. I mean, are you kidding me? She almost had.

B (49:03)

Hey, listen, Go team. What does it matter? It's 2024. I see people going grocery shopping in their underwear.

A (49:14)

Oh, yeah.

B (49:14)

I have sat next to people on airplanes wearing Grinch pajamas. It doesn't fucking matter anymore. I'm wearing Hollister from 2007, okay?

D (49:27)

A heart attack. I don't care if you're into sports, okay, Save that for.

B (49:33)

For.

D (49:34)

For your buddies, okay? Dress the part.

B (49:38)

Look, save that for your prostate massage conferences art.

D (49:43)

Be a gentleman, and you will not fall into dating trap number four is losing that woman right at the first impression. If you enjoyed the video.

B (49:53)

Wait. Dating trap number four is don't lose her at the first impression. Yeah, like, how is that your choice?

A (49:58)

Right?

B (49:59)

Yeah. Well, listen, that. I. I'm. I'm agreeing. Frankie has made a point that I. And that is, please groom yourself long before you decide to show up on a first date, because nothing ruins Christmas like toe hair or nose hair. Okay, the first of two. I'm gonna get you through Christmas. I promise I will. Chrissy and I are on a mission to make your Christmas a little bit more.

A (50:26)

I love mimosa.

B (50:27)

You do? All right, we'll get you one. Settle down. We gotta it. Call HR and ask. What's the maximum amount of drink tickets we can give Chris?

A (50:36)

I'm pre approved.

B (50:37)

You're pre approved? Do you remember we went to.

A (50:40)

Oh, yes.

B (50:41)

And we got drink tickets because they didn't want people to get drunk at the radio Christmas party at the bowling alley. No expense has ever been spared at a radio party. I mean, honestly, no.

A (50:55)

We knew the guy who. We knew who was handing out the drink tickets, so we got as many as we wanted.

B (51:00)

Well, yeah, we were friends with him. Listen. Yeah. First of all, second of all, you hand out the drink tickets and then you tell everybody it's a cash bar. We already knew we were going to pay for our own drinks. You cheap bastards. Here, did you get your two tickets? Yeah. No, I didn't. Give me two more.

A (51:16)

I know.

B (51:17)

While I'm throwing up in the bathroom. No, I didn't.

A (51:20)

We got wasted.

B (51:21)

Holy shit. That was. Was a long night at the office. No joke. Wow. I think I was still.

A (51:28)

We got there at like 12, like noon.

B (51:30)

Yeah, they. They brought us. They bust us over at noon. Actually, I think we took a car. But they bust everybody over at my car there.

A (51:37)

I did not drive home.

B (51:39)

I don't think you got that car back for a week. I was married. I don't think I got my wife back for a week. I think we were all in trouble. Didn't we end up at our Russian friend's house?

A (51:51)

I think so.

B (51:52)

High on whatever. Cheap bowling alley cocaine. Cheap morning show producer cocaine. Something like that, yes. Yes. Well, listen, don't get yourself in too much trouble tonight because tomorrow we'll have another episode ready for you when you have your Christmas mimosas, after the presents are open. Open Donna cap and put on your headphones and come along with us as.

A (52:18)

Those new beats you got.

B (52:19)

Yes. Put it on. Listen to Frankie B. Tcbpodcast.com More information about the show. All the audio, all the video, every single episode right there. 212-4333. TCB 212-433-3822 add the commercial break on Instagram, TCB podcast on tick tock and YouTube.com the commercial break for all the episodes now on YouTube and Spotify a couple days later. Chrissy, that's all I can do for today.

A (52:47)

I think so.

B (52:48)

But I'll see you on Christmas. I love you.

A (52:50)

Happy Merry Christmas. I love you.

B (52:52)

Best to you.

A (52:53)

Best to you.

B (52:53)

Best to you in the podcast universe. Until next time, we must say goodbye.

A (53:28)

0 out of 10.

B (53:31)

Sat.