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Chit Chat Wednesday for you to listen to. I have a guess who will be your new boo. You're gonna love them, too. Chit Chat Wednesday. I hope you're having a good day today. I hope it's gonna be a perfect week, too. I hope you have a nice poo. It's a Ch Chat Wednesday, too. Hello and welcome to the J Train Podcast. This is J Train Jared Freed coming to you live from Delray Beach, Florida. That's right, every Wednesday is a Chit Chat Wednesday where I sit down with a comedian, a friend, an expert. And today we have all three of those things. We have a comedian, we have a friend, we have an expert in, I would say bodybuilding at this point. They're a professional bodybuilder. Caitlin Palufo. Thank you for coming back on the J Train Podcast.
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Hey, thanks so much for having me. I'm a bodybuilder. This is exciting.
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This is what you've dedicated your life to. This is the new Caitlyn. We, you know, the reason I'm having you on is one, you're a fantastic comedian and everyone should follow you. Caitlyn is on the road. She is doing the road. Hat you're a road. Do you feel like you're a road person now?
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I do feel like I'm a road person now.
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I've always, this year, Right? That's a good point you're making. You're about to make. Let me, let me give you a compliment before you even make your point. What you're saying is exactly how I felt in the past.
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I'm saying I used to do the road and I would always have to prove myself. But just now, finally some people are coming to see me, and now it's really fun, right?
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It, well, and then there's like this, there's this thing in the beginning when you start out, you're like, all I want to do is be on the road. I just want to be in a hotel room. I just want to be in the middle of Pennsylvania. No one can bother me. And I'm this lonely figure and I can be whoever I want and I can, you know, I, I, you know, there's this, like, beauty of solitude on the road. And then you're on the road a bunch and you, you start to have your comforts and your discomforts and your opinions and, you know, people are coming to see you. So there's a little more pressure and the shows are more fun, but the road is a little less fun. All the stuff getting there is a little Bit more redundant. You know, there's. There's weird evolution because every comic. I say this all the time. I'm like every young comedian who wants to be a stand up. Also part of wanting to be a stand up is this. Want to do different weird places around the country. Like, we. I dreamt of that weirdly. Like, I remember, like, I can go to. I can go to Denver, like, and just like be in Denver. Right? Do you feel?
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B
Oh, yeah. I always feel like I was like, what weird obscure place can I get to? All right. And then when you're doing shows in South Dakota, you're like, we've done it right?
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There's a point.
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Yeah.
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Like, everything. You can go too far. You're like, oh, I. I gotta stop saying yes to everything. Like, I. But then there are times, like, I've gone, I'll name a room. Let me name drop. Let me go to Plug City, Batavia, Illinois. The Comedy Vault there. Like, I loved that club. I loved when I was there. I just got like an update, like, you know, a year ago on TikTok, it was a video of me at a live band karaoke place in Batavia. I think they owned another bar. Have you been to the Comedy Vault in Batavia?
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B
No, I haven't.
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It's like suburban Illinois. It's a. Call it. Chicago would be not correct. It's like, it's like Home Alone Ville, usa. Like, it's like where they lived.
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And.
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And it's very like, you're like, did. Did time stop in 1998 here? Like, it just has this look of like winter in the Midwest from a coming of age movie. And I. I was there and I remember they. They were like, we own another bar where they have karaoke night. But then they had a band playing with the karaoke. And I'm like, this is the way karaoke should be done. And I like, watch the video karaoke the best. I mean, like, that's when you see real people get up there with real dreams. And then I. I have the video of the guy who got up there, and there's this old guy, he kept, like, pointing at the band. Every time he'd sing. He was singing Born to be Wild. And I'm like, absolutely. And I was so happy because I was like, I have an act that I can do. I can do some crowd work. I can do some show. I. There's not a lot of pressure here. It's the. The world.
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The.
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The center of the world is here in Batavia, Illinois for me. And I'm in this Hotel that's like junk, but also comfortable. I could go on and on. I could really wax on pie. But then there's a point where you do that other. You're like, oh, it'll be just like Batavia. And then you end up in, like, Des Moines, Iowa, and it's the Funny Bone. And they have a Christmas party where they've been drinking since 3 o'. Clock. And they're like, have fun with them. They're gonna be fun. And you're like, non.
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Yeah, yeah. You're like, I know what code for fun is. I know what that is. Okay. That is nightmare. It's going to be a nightmare. And we're also a little drunk and we're not doing anything about it. So.
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Right. Everyone's drunk except for me on stage going, so I'm a little. I'm a little insecure about my body. And then someone's like, you. I had a guy.
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I'm alone. And they're like, we're all alone. Shut up, dance monkey.
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Right. Do a joke. Tell me about calm. You're like, oh, in my case, I'm like, happily. Where's the last place you went that you were like, I'm on the road.
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The last place I went where I was like, oh, well, actually, I'm about to do it.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah.
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Let the people know.
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I'm going to Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.
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Never been. Ann Arbor is a beautiful town. You gotta. I mean, I've been to the U of M. Have you been. Have you been there before?
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Yes, I went there, I think the same time, like two years ago.
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What weekend are you going? Because this comes out next week.
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I come. I'm going January 8th, 9th and 10th.
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So if you are in the Ann Arbor area, which I was just in Royal Oak, Michigan, go see Caitlin Palufo. Go get tickets on her website, CaitlinPalufo.com. you're gonna love the show. So I've never been to the Ann Arbor Showcase. I heard it's a great club.
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It's a great club. It's fun. It is. It is the road. Because, like, it's January in Michigan, right? Okay. It's a little bit of a college town, so. But everything shuts down at 5:00'. Clock.
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Yeah.
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Okay. And I remember being like, oh, I need. I get coffee before my show. And I'm like, I cannot find a coffee shop. There is no coffee shop that is open. So I'm just pounding, like, comedy club coffee. And I'm like, this is not the life. And it's also like, the club is cool, but it goes up. It's like stadium seating.
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Yes, I've heard this.
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A lot of neon, a lot of. It's. I think it was built in the 80s, early 90s, and it stayed. It is exactly the way it was, right?
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I mean, I the making that. Making that coffee in the room at a Red Roof Inn. Plus, you're like, man, no one should drink this swill. This is. Yeah, just drinking cancer.
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That's all I'm doing. I'm drinking cancer.
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Little cancer for you. I want to warm you up, love. Can I warm up your cancer a little? Freshen up. Have you been to Zingerman's? No.
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Where's that?
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In Ann Arbor is a place called Zingerman's. This is a plug. But Zingerman's doesn't need my help. This is. Zingerman's is like part market, part sandwich shop. Do you know there's a place in New York City that actually copied Zingerman's? Gray Dog. Gray Dog is a copy. If you look in Gray Dog, there's like a Michigan banner in all their stores. It is a complete hack of Zingerman's. And Zingerman's is actually where I send all of my thoughtful gifts from. If I get someone a thoughtful gift, it is mail order from Zingerman's because it's like, yeah, they do baked goods, mustards. You need to go to Zingerman's when you go to Ann Arbor. I. I am begging you. You have to go. You got to have that. My dad, my brother, you got to stop at Zingerman's my. And people will look at you and go, yeah, you got to go to like, no, there like, Zingerman's has that, like across the board. We all say it's like if someone said Zingerman's was bad, I'd be like, bad actor argument. You're trying to get big on social media. That's a wrong opinion. That's not an opinion. It is fact. It is a great place. So you should go.
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Yeah.
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To Zingerman's while you're there. So I'm going. The reason I wanted to have you on is it has been a year since you were on this show. I was informed and I remember because our producer V was like, you should have Kaylin on. It's been a year. She came on last time and was like, you were home for the holidays in the most Christmy hol. Are you back home for the. And were you out of your relationship then? Now, are you. Were you single then when you came on the show?
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My first Christmas being single.
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Okay.
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And it was devastating. Okay. It was very sad. This one is a lot more fun. I feel great about it. I have no one, and therefore I have no one to worry about or text. No more feeling sad. I'm just getting hammered with my family. It's going to be great. And my parents have since moved to a 55 and up community.
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Because I'm looking in your room. Your room is very different. Last year, it was as if we were inside a gift from. From Ethan Allen. This is a very different background.
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Get ready, okay. Because I'm going to show you my mom still does the hell out of Christmas.
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Okay.
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She went. She got all the. There's a Christmas tree in my room in case.
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Come on. That window. That window looks like Charlie Brown. What is that window?
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Is that a.
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Is that a dove in the corner? Is that a piece of.
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Well, the thing is, it's peace on earth because the room is painted blue. So you have to have a little bit of a blue accent.
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Nothing is less Jewish than that room. That is the least Jewish room I have ever seen. There's a cat on the bed. This is like you're living in a snow globe. This is crazy.
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Just wait. I'm gonna take you on a little tour.
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There's the clip. We're putting this. If you're watching on YouTube, you can see this tour of Caitlin Palufo's Winter Wonder 55 plus community. Oh, my God. That is Santa and his reindeer. We're looking at. We're looking at. Was that. Hold on. Was that Frosty? Frosty.
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Don't forget Frosty.
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The snowman on the wall. It's a flag. What. What is on these walls? On other. Like, do you change them per the season? Like, is there, like a fall thing going on? Yeah, during the fall.
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Well, this is.
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Are those jingle bells?
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Is that bells? Well, this is the. The. The reindeer corner. Okay, so she has the name.
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Hold on. Oh, those are the names of the reindeer. So on the wall, a frame picture of the names of the reindeer, in case you forgot any.
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And here's.
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Is that your mom or is that a. I thought that was like. I thought your mom was a. Was a mannequin. I thought she was part of the display. That was your mom.
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Oh, you're gonna show the room, right? Let me turn on all the lights.
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She needs to do it justice. This is what my mom would do. She's Turning on. Hi, Mrs. Palufo. Thank you for showing us around. Hi. Thank you for having us. This is a J Train podcast exclusive. This is the exact opposite of how my mom would show me the room. Your mom is being so polite and nice. She's quietly turning on the lights. My mom would go, who you talking to? Who is that on the phone? Who are you talking to? You want to see the lights? Do they want to see it? Should I turn it on? Like, your mom is, like, unbelievable. She's so great. She's truly an angel sent down from heaven. What does that sign say? That's it.
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Merry Christmas. We have the Christmas corner over here.
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Oh, my God.
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And then.
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Oh, Mrs. Palufo, can you tell us how much you spent at the at Burlington Code Factory? Oh, my God. Look what's going on on the counter. Yes, that is. Are those gingerbread houses?
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It's a gingerbread house village. Yes.
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So is that edible? It's all edible.
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No, no, we like this one up.
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Okay. This is. That's so.
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How dare you.
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I'm sorry. I didn't mean to call.
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And then above the kitchen, we have. We have Christmas decorations above the. Chris. The kitchen.
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Unbelievable. This is so. If you're watching on YouTube, you can get this full tour. So the stockings. What will co in those stockings? What do you think? What are you expecting in a stocking? Is it alcohol? Is it.
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Because I was giving us stockings.
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I got. Okay, good. Santa palu fo Santa.
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Santa pafo really shows up with the stockings.
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I love it. So because my mom gave me a. I have to go to a Christmas party. What should I put in the stocking I was given to bring to the Christmas party?
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Yeah. No. Okay. So usually Santa will always get an orange. That was for my grandmother. Okay. She always put fruit in our stockings. But then we get.
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Oh, my God. I know we got to be respectful of your grandma, but, like, what a. I mean, what a downer fruit she was.
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She was raised during the great depression in an orphanage. Okay, so we get.
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I'm sorry, We. We'll allow a fruit from little Orphan Annie. All remember.
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So she's like, yeah, this is in abundance. But remember, I got none of this. I built this.
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You're mad about an orange? Well, I used to play with lint. Yeah. So enjoy your citrus. I had gout at nine years old. Okay. Why don't you just appreciate the orange I got? Okay, so orange and orange.
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Sometimes we get a deck of cards. We get as my mom or. Excuse me, Santa Palufo. Will do.
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I have a.
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Well, she's Anderson. It's Ms. Anderson.
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Ms. Anderson. I'm sorry, Ms. Anderson.
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She kept her own name. That's why I'm such a.
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Okay. Oh, yeah. That tells that everything is explained.
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I was raised by a. Yeah.
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Now the weightlifting has been explained.
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Yeah. Yes. My mom is a badass, and therefore.
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Sorry, Ms. Anderson. I apologize.
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And then this is. We have a few different scapes here. We have the snowman scape. We have the Christmas tree scape. And then we have the Nativity here waiting for baby.
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Oh, yeah. My skin is burning just looking at that. I'm not allowed to look at that one. All of these. And then.
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Oh, you'll like this. Okay, so we would do. Every year, we would do a Christmas JCPenney catalog pictures. Okay, so here is me.
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Oh, my God. There is Caitlyn and her sister J. And that's, like, not even joking. Like, that's, like, what people did.
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That is the most sincere picture I've ever taken in my life.
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Two daughters taking a real picture now. We do, like the joke one. And there's the family. Look at it.
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That's the family wearing fun Christmas hats.
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When do the hats go on? When do we go from nativity to naughty? Like, when does it. Like, when does.
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Oh, my mom just said you can show him the bedroom.
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Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Ms. Anderson. Look at the bedroom. Oh, my God. You got to watch this on YouTube. If you're listening right now, it's not going to do it justice. Those are Christmas trees on the. The bed. Does any. Are there grandchildren yet in your family, Caitlyn?
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Yes.
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Okay, thank you.
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I mean, they are in high school.
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Oh, no. Damn it. Yeah. Yeah. I know it's getting worse, but I mean, if anything, I mean, your mom has to be like, we need a new fresh crop of Santa believers here.
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Yeah, she. But she's also very nice. She says if it makes you happy to not have children, then that it's okay.
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Okay. But we're gonna still keep doing this, Mom. I'm still gonna. I'm still gonna have the Frosty Village. I don't. You can't make fun of me.
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She's like, I don't need you to have kids for me to have my Frosty Village.
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Just, you let me do me, and I'm gonna let you do you. But you. If you want to not have kids, I'm gonna do Christmas as big as human. There is so much Christmas stuff in this house. Where does it all go? Is there a Christmas closet?
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The garage has about. What would you say 20 boxes. 20, 30, 30 boxes.
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This is one of those.
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You want to see the. Do you want to see the garage?
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No, no, no, no, no. We don't need to see the garage.
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No, my mom said no on the garage.
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Yeah, it's not clean. I can already tell that was a mom.
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My dad, My dad's like, show them.
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Yeah, the mom was, hey, papa bear. I. That was a mom protecting her credibility in the community. She couldn't have anyone see how dirty the garage was. I could understand that.
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No, no, no. The house is clean. The garage is a nightmare.
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Right, right, right, right. Oh, I get it. I'm not looking to embarrass anybody here. This is than a J train Christmas miracle. So after. So this is exactly what we made fun of a year ago and now we're back in this new version with brand new Christmas accoutrement.
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Well, I will say because it's a new house, they weren't able to get all of it down from the other house. So this is a pared down version of what Christmas is.
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If this is pared down I household, right, we're gonna have to come back next year to what a. What a real Christmas looks like. This is the soft opening of the wonderland.
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It didn't ruin us on all three girls. We all love Christmas. We all have our own Christmas decorations in our home. My house is adorable. My apartment, I have a full tree. I have throw pillows. I have little figurines. You know, this is. But mine is a little more grown up.
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This is why nobody should ever listen to a comedian who's talking about how to parent children. They'd be like, ah, you got love too much. And it's like, no, this is an example of why, you know, do your Christmas be like crazy about it. Like, I was talking with my two friends today. I was like, are any of the kids non believers anymore? You know, they have young kids, but like, they're starting to get to the age. And one of them said that he has a son who's like, he thinks someone ruined it, but the son won't admit to it because the son thinks that if he says he doesn't believe in Santa, no toys will come. Like I think he thinks. And I was texting with my buddy, the two buddies. Like, I think he thinks that if like he goes, oh, I know Santa isn't real, then the. Then the parents will go, oh, okay, good, I guess here's your black coffee and start contributing to the 401k. Like, I think he thinks that so he's like, oh, Santa's coming. Like, he, he won't give it up.
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Yeah. So is that so sweet and so sad.
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He's got to keep up the lie. Like, it's like, yeah, you guys believe?
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I believe. Going, daddy needs a Game Boy.
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Right? So you, you, now you've had this year of being single and how now you're coming back because now we're getting a year update from Caitlin Palufo. What it's like to be in the single game. Were you purposely single for this year? Was it like a mindset? You're like, I need some time or because you ended a long term relationship, you guys were engaged, and now you're back in the single world. And I know you and I have talked a little bit about your dating and going out with new guys, and I, I just, I, I think for the people listening or watching. What was your mindset and what makes you feel so good today after a year of being single? Because I think there's some people that are right now maybe not as positive as you are, because you do seem to be having fun with it.
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I'm having fun. I'm hanging out alone with the parents, going through the Christmas extravaganza. But it was, I did date someone for like three months. And, and as soon as I started dating that person, it got hard and I was like, what am I doing? I don't. This doesn't need to be hard. I don't need to be alone or I don't need to be in a hard thing just because I don't want to be alone.
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Right.
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And so you just, you go out with your friends, you go, you find hobbies, you do stuff. And so now I feel way more fulfilled than I did two years ago because I'm not taking care of anyone else. I'm doing exactly what I want to do. If I don't want to do something, I just say no. And I love it. And now this Christmas is the first Christmas where I don't have a, a man even floating around in here.
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That does feel good.
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Anyone else's feelings that I have to consider? I don't have to. I get to text my friends. I just got off the phone with my friend Jordan and we just talked about shit, you know, and it's like, oh, I don't have to talk to anyone I don't want to talk to. I don't have to make sure that they're okay, feeling safe. Did I do something that. No.
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What about that three month joy? What, what about that three month or got difficult. What was it that got difficult? What were the arguments?
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He lived in Philadelphia already. I live in New York, so it was already a travel situation. I started traveling more for work. And then also we just. I'm a comedian. I joke about things. I tell jokes, I make jokes. And he. He's never dated anyone creative like that. No one who had. Who can really just like make light. Like, if we have a little argument, I'll make a light of it. Like a callback almost like 3 days later. And he goes, we shouldn't talk about. You know, like, that's a little. You know. And I'm like, oh, no, you can't. You can't be silly with me. We're not, you know, so that's.
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I mean, that's just not a match, you know, Like. Yeah, when you say that, I go, yeah, you know, that's not a rule. He will find someone who won't talk about that, who won't make light, who won't make him feel uncomfortable. Fine. For him, not for you. You know, that's. That's like, you know, that's. That's great because I think some people go, this is hard, but it's hard for everybody. Everyone does that. It's. It's difficult for everybody. And then you go, well, or I could just not deal with this and maybe it's not a match. Like, it. Like what's difficult and not a match is like a hard. It's really hard to figure that out sometimes.
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Yeah. And it's like, you have to. Once you. Once you're in a relationship where you weren't a match for a long time and you really gave up a lot of yourself, you're able to see it more clearly as soon as it comes up. You know, you're like, oh, this is. In the long run, this is gonna be hard, you know? And like every time it came up, like, the non being silly, the not joking about hard things, you know, the differences in how we communicate, how we fight, you know, like, that shows up and it's like, oh, this is just incompatibility. No one's being a bad person, no one's being a bad guy. It's just. Or just.
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And that's it.
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Now you can actually see it, right?
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And everyone talks about the disposability of people. Like, it's such a negative thing. Oh, everyone's so disposable now. But like, in a situation like that, it's like kind of a good thing. You're like, I could Find someone in New York. I don't have to go to Philly on the one hour train and spend the money and put the energy into something where I'm like, this isn't really the match I'm looking for. Like, I'm, I'm looking for silly time with a silly goose, you know, like.
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Yeah.
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And then on Christmas, we're gonna dress the goose up in Christmas attire and it's gonna have a little Santa hat.
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And you saw the hats. You saw the hats. We do the hats, baby.
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I love a fun hat. You know, I mean, I'm, I'm always in a hat. I got in this new hat. What do we think? Are we okay with this?
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I like it.
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I'm into it.
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I think it's cute. I think it's a good color for you.
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Thank you. I'm a Florida man now. I came up with a game. Okay. Before we go. We love a game. Okay.
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We love a game.
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A
Now this is our last episode of Chit Chat Wednesday for the year. This is actually the last episode of the year of the J Trade A Daily show. So.
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B
Wow.
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A
You are our final word on the year. You're our first word on the year 2026. I'm going to name. Okay, this is a big deal. I'm going to name some events that are coming up in 2026. Okay.
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B
Okay.
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A
Since you are our, you are our bodybuilding expert, you're going to let us know if these, these events are jacked or soft. Okay?
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B
Yeah. Call it flabby.
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A
Jacked or flabby. Okay. Okay, let's change it to this. Flabby or fab. Okay. Flabby or fab. You ready? These are events coming up in the year 2026 that people may not even know this is the year it's happening. You ready? Yeah.
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B
Okay, I'm ready.
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A
The Winter Olympics are happening in Italy. Flabby or fab? Totally fab.
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B
Fab. Fab. Fab. I love a Winter Olympics.
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A
Yeah.
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B
I mean, the Summer Olympics, obviously more elite, but yes. The Winter Olympics in Italy. Come on, that's going to be beautiful.
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A
Right?
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B
You know, you don't have to look at the, the sad cities of Russia. You know, you get to see a beautiful.
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A
There are countries where this would be flabby. The fact that it's in Italy, winter, I, I think winter in Italy, people go, there's winter in Italy.
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B
This.
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A
Yes. Those are the Alps. There's the Italian Alps. You can go north in Italy. The people, the northern Italians actually dislike southern Italians, you would know this, as.
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B
An Italian family, is northern Italian.
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A
Really? And those are the hoity toity types. The. They look down on the southern Italians. I lived in Florence, I did a semester abroad in Florence. And I remember going to Naples, going to Rome. They'd be like, why would you go there? And it. I was like, why would you ask such a question? Like, they were like, who would go there? You're going to get robbed. They would tell you, you're going to get robbed if you go. Northern Italians are the snobby people. And that. That means this. I would actually say that going to the Winter Olympics in Italy would be like an awesome trip. I would.
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B
Yes.
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A
I might want to do that.
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B
Yeah. I mean, it's. It's gonna be beautiful. The north, northern Italy doesn't get as much love as, like Rome and Sicily.
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A
Right.
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B
But the. They're. My family's from Genoa, which are. It's a city support town.
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A
I know the salami.
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B
And then. Yeah, you better.
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A
Genoa of the salami fame. Wow.
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B
Yes. That's. That's where you get a name like Polufo.
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A
Right. Okay.
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B
It's elegant. It's not. We're all just Gaba ghouls.
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A
Gabagoo central. So I. So we're on the same page. It is fabulous that the Winter Olympics are in Italy this year. Okay. Another sporting event, the FIFA World cup, is going to be in North America this year. Flabby or fab?
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B
Fab. Fab. Fab.
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A
Okay.
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B
I love soccer. Soccer is my favorite sport.
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A
Did you play it?
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B
I'm going to drive out to Jersey, go to MetLife Stadium, spend too much money to watch Cameroon play Argentina or whatever.
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A
This is why it's flabby to me. I disagree. Yeah. Because now we're going to have to hear from people like you. The I love football people, they're going to call it a pitch. Nil. Nil. Okay. I'm just. I'm warning you in America. Okay, good. Okay, good. I don't. This is my fear. My fear with the FIFA World cup being in America is all of a sudden it gives permission to all these soccer losers to act like it's okay to be out and about as a soccer loser. I want the shame associated in this country to stay shameful. I don't want.
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B
Oh, don't worry. Pitch.
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A
Oh, they have a great kit. Fuck off. You're from Jersey. It's a jersey, not a kit.
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B
Okay, yeah, I get it. I'm with you and those people. They are losers. They are for sure losers.
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A
Thank you.
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B
They studied Abroad for half a semester and they're like, oh, the kids are just so garish.
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A
Right? No, no, no. What are you saying? The garish.
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B
The garish. They're g. They're ugly.
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A
Okay. It's the. You. Okay. Ready? 20, 26. It is the 250th anniversary of America. Quarter millennium. Quarter millennial. Flabby or fab?
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B
Flabby, because it's our last one.
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A
It's our last year. That joke's about to crush here. Hipster Caitlin from her parents. 55 plus community in her winter wonderland. Great childhood. All of a sudden she hates America.
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B
I love America. I love it too, because Trump is the president. It's going to be garish.
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A
Well, it's gonna be ugly. Here's the problem. I agree. It's not gonna be. It's gonna be flabby because. I agree it's flabby, but because it's going to allow. It's going to. We don't need more discourse on the country. We don't need any other reason to discuss things. And now this is just another thing that could pop up and ha. Make you have to have a conversation with some loser about their opinions on how the country's going. It is not good. We didn't need this. We want the country's kind of like, let's just not talk about it, you know? And this is one of those things that makes us have to talk about it. All right, here's another one. I'm wondering if this is gonna be important to you. I. I have a feeling. The Palufo house. This is a big deal. Okay.
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B
Okay.
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A
It is the 50th season of Survivor. Flabby, flabby. Wow. Wow. I don't care.
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B
We don't watch Survivor. We watch Amazing Race.
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A
I knew it. I knew it. I knew there was a show, a reality show competition show that this family huddled around. A TV show. I was so close. 50th season of Survivor.
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B
No, I mean, I tried to get into it. It just makes me so anxious. All. I love the. I love the challenges.
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A
Yeah.
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B
But when it comes to like the conniving and the backstabbing, that's why I can't watch traitors. It makes everybody's lying to each other. I can't stand it.
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A
Right. I. I was gonna. The Traders is tough for me because I'm not sure how the game works. It. It seems to like, change rules all of a sudden. Like, I don't know why people wouldn't know. Like, some people just know who the Traders are. I don't know, Survivor. I consider this fabulous because maybe it'll give me a reason to get back into Survivor. I have gotten in and out of Survivor over the course of their 50 seasons. So I. I think this is fabulous because it could get me back involved. Okay, ready? Two more.
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B
Okay.
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A
Taylor. Frankie Paul is this year's Bachelorette from Mormon Wives fan. Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Is it flabby or fabulous?
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B
Um, I mean, I think flabby.
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A
Speak freely. I know you know this is a pro bachelor podcast.
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B
Yes, I know. I know. And I used to be into it. I used to watch the Bachelor Bachelorette. It's fun. It's silly. I think with the Mormon Housewives, it's going to bring too much religion into it.
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A
Interesting.
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B
And I don't like that.
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A
Okay.
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B
I want it to be who. Who do I want to.
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A
Right. I. I agree with you.
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B
Behavior.
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A
I agree with you. But because this woman has three children with two different men and seems to be truly a mess in the most fun reality show way, I'm excited. It's fabulous for me because I think it'll bring people back to the Bachelor and I'm. And I'm excited for more eyeballs and excitement around the show and I'm hoping to make fun of her and her season in a way that helps me out personally. So this is about me. This is the J train.
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B
Okay.
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A
So I understand.
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B
You know what?
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A
I agree with you in a certain aspect. Yeah.
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B
Yeah. I just. I'm afraid it's gonna be too much about Jesus.
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A
Right. Because that does get in the way where, like. And. And it. Honestly, it doesn't help my jokes. It doesn't help that I am somehow. It's a tight wire act. I gotta, like, make fun of the show while also being appropriate and kind to Mormons. I'm not looking to make someone feel bad for being a Mormon. It just doesn't seem like she's living the Mormon life to me the way I've seemed to understand it.
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B
But I could be also why I am not Mormon.
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A
Right, Right. All right, last one. Flabby or fabby? Flabby or fabulous? New Avengers movie comes out this year.
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B
Ugh, flabby.
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A
Oh, you're not a. Not a Marvel head.
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B
My ex was literally named Captain America. I don't care if I never see it ever. Avengers a movie again in my life. That'll be wonderful. One time I thought my ex was cheating on me. Okay. I grab his phone, I look at it. He's reading comic books. I wish he was cheating on me. No more adventures. Get it out of here. If you're a superhero person or a video game person, you're dead to me.
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A
I'm with you. It's flabby. Just because I got into all the movies and then the last. Since the, like, the big last Avengers, every single movie has been a disappointment. None of them have got me to the place I was with the past movies. And it's almost like I need. I'm. I've kind of given up, which is, like, sad because I was a fan. So I'll join you in Flabby. Caitlin Paluko. Thank you so much for coming on. Everyone. Go follow Caitlin at Caitlin Palufo on all the socials. Where are you gonna be? Well, you have shows. Everyone should go see Caitlyn shows. She's fantastic. So funny. And you taped a special recently. And I did. It's gonna come out, and it'll be out this year. Is that 2026?
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B
Hopefully this year. 2026. February. We're shooting for it. We're going to. We're trying to shop it around now, so we don't know quite where yet. Follow me Instagram for updates. I'm going to be in an hour. Michigan, January 8th, 9th. And Zingerman in Houston.
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A
Was that Zingerman's? You got to go get a sandwich?
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B
Yeah, I got to go to Zingerman's and then I got to go. And then I'm going to Houston. Bad Astronaut. And I'm going there. January, I think, 21st, 22nd.
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A
It's called bad Astronaut.
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B
It's like a brewery.
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A
Ooh. Okay. Houston, great town. Huge. No matter where you are in Houston, someone will say you're in the wrong part of Houston. It doesn't matter where. There's no win in Houston. It's like the worst. It's the worst town for a downtown in the country.
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B
Yes.
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A
Ever. Go follow Caitlin. Go to her shows. I'm Jared Freed. Happy New Year. Back next week. Boom.