645: The Pete and Sebastian Show - EP 645 - "Tom Cruise Class"

Summary

Episode 645: "Tom Cruise Class"
The Pete and Sebastian Show | Released on March 11, 2025
Host: Pete Correale and Sebastian Maniscalco

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Introduction to Everyday Challenges: Coyotes and Raccoons

Timestamp: 03:00 – 08:05

In the opening segment, Pete and Sebastian delve into the unexpected challenges of dealing with wildlife on their properties. Sebastian shares his recent encounters with coyotes and raccoons invading his driveway and backyard, sparking a humorous yet relatable conversation about neighborhood wildlife.

Sebastian:
“I don’t want to be walking the dog at night, and I gotta carry bear mace around the house to take care of this coyote. I mean, what do you do with coyotes?”
(06:11)

Pete and Sebastian joke about the logistics of handling coyotes, including the absurdity of wearing coyote vests while walking dogs. They discuss the commonality of such wildlife issues, especially in areas affected by wildfires that may displace animals.

Pete:
“I wonder if you'll have more now because of the areas that burned that had their own coyotes and raccoons. Maybe they’re trying to find another home.”
(07:55)

Spotlight on Tom Cruise's Composure

Timestamp: 08:05 – 20:15

The heart of the episode revolves around Pete and Sebastian's analysis of Tom Cruise's behavior in his latest Mission Impossible movie, Final Reckoning. They discuss two particular clips that showcase Cruise's impressive composure during unexpected mishaps on the red carpet.

Pete:
“He made jerk cool. He’s like, you're a jerk. And I'm not gonna lie, I didn't do it. But he's getting me closer.”
(12:15)

A notable moment is when Tom Cruise gets squirted with water during an interview. Pete praises Cruise's reaction, emphasizing his professionalism and calmness in the face of an awkward situation.

Pete:
“The composure, the composure, number one, in the moment of getting hit in the face, like, he almost, in the beginning is, like, laughing. And then he realized what the hell just happened.”
(11:32)

Sebastian draws parallels between Cruise's behavior and his own, contemplating how he would react differently—suggesting he might panic or demand better treatment.

Sebastian:
“If I got squirt with water on the red carpet, there would be no one on my team that would have a towel ready for me.”
(17:54)

They also humorously speculate about the extensive preparations Cruise's team must undertake to handle such incidents seamlessly, likening it to a “Secret Service” setup for hair and makeup.

Creating the Ultimate Wellness Basket

Timestamp: 20:15 – 44:31

Transitioning from Hollywood sophistication to personal wellness, Pete and Sebastian engage in a lighthearted discussion about handling illnesses and caregiving within relationships. Sebastian introduces his concept of a "wellness basket" designed to streamline the essentials needed when someone falls ill.

Sebastian:
“I believe there’s a lot of people, spouses out there that are on their own when they’re sick and the spouse, for whatever reason, is not providing them with the adequate care that they need to get better.”
(26:04)

They brainstorm the contents of an ideal wellness basket, suggesting items like vitamin C packets, travel-sized Kleenex, NyQuil, a high-precision thermometer, chapstick, and even a small airplane-style throw-up bag. Their banter highlights the importance of being prepared and considerate when caring for a loved one during sickness.

Pete:
“I want to know the magic method. What are you doing to get this out of you and back on your feet as quick as possible?”
(39:04)

Sebastian emphasizes the practicality of having all necessary items in one accessible place, reducing the chaos often associated with being ill.

Sebastian:
“This bag lives right next to me bedside. The things aren't all over the house.”
(33:22)

Navigating Social Etiquette: Splitting the Bill

Timestamp: 44:31 – 52:25

In a segment addressing social dining etiquette, Pete and Sebastian recount a recent experience where they encountered the awkward moment of someone offering to "just take the tip" when the bill arrives. They dissect why this gesture can be uncomfortable and inappropriate, especially in mature social settings.

Pete:
“I don’t tip in a certain way. That’s incredibly rude.”
(12:22)

Sebastian:
“When you go out and pick up the bill, you pick up the entire bill. If you’re on the receiving side of that, just say thank you. Don’t start with the let me leave the tip.”
(51:59)

Their discussion underscores the importance of clear communication and generosity when handling group bills, advocating for a straightforward approach to avoid misinterpretation and social discomfort.

Conclusion: Embracing the Unexpected with Humor

Timestamp: 52:25 – End

As the episode wraps up, Pete and Sebastian reflect on the day's discussions with their characteristic humor and camaraderie. They tease upcoming topics and maintain their engaging rapport, leaving listeners with a blend of laughter and thoughtful insights.

Sebastian:
“It’s the least I could do, man. And I’m getting your idea here.”
(41:57)

Pete:
“The show has ended.”
(53:45)

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Notable Quotes

• Sebastian on Handling Dangerously Chill Parents: “If you're inviting one of your friends to have a friend come on the vacation, is it expected that that friend would never have to sleep in the same room as me and Jackie?”
  (46:14)

• Pete on Tom Cruise's National Importance: “This guy is literally as important to America as the Grand Canyon. I'm telling you, this guy is revered by so many in one country.”
  (17:55)

• Sebastian on Future Wellness Kit Business: “I might start a business centered around this because I believe there’s a lot of people, spouses out there that are on their own when they’re sick.”
  (32:17)

Insights and Themes

• Humor in Everyday Struggles: Both hosts use comedy to navigate common issues like wildlife on their property and personal health, making relatable content entertaining.

• Celebrity Behavior Analysis: A significant portion of the episode examines Tom Cruise’s poised demeanor in uncomfortable situations, highlighting the contrast between public personas and personal reactions.

• Preparedness and Care: The wellness basket discussion emphasizes the importance of preparedness and proactive caregiving in relationships, blending practical advice with humor.

• Social Etiquette Lessons: The conversation on handling bills in social settings underscores the value of clear communication and generosity, wrapped in comedic storytelling.

Conclusions

Episode 645 of The Pete and Sebastian Show offers a blend of humor, insightful discussions, and relatable anecdotes. From dissecting Hollywood's finest moments to practical tips for personal wellness and social etiquette, Pete and Sebastian deliver an engaging episode that resonates with listeners looking for both laughs and thoughtful commentary. Their dynamic interplay ensures that even the most mundane topics are transformed into entertaining and memorable segments.

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

Mountain.

[A]

Come on.

[B]

Okay, here we are. Pete Sebastian show. I noticed we have some merch here. Is that something that. Yeah, that's a prototype. Pete called out a great idea, which.

[A]

Would be these hats and can't miss. Had them printed up in Oakland. Oh, yeah. And did a little handoff. Oh, it's a great idea for merch. So we printed some up. I left a couple here for you.

[B]

Here.

[A]

I wear. It's my new hat now. I was wearing it. I was gonna wear. You were gonna probably see it on the plane when I do my. My nap. But other things happened based off the. That Bateman movie.

[B]

You said you like the hat. That black Caddies are okay. Yeah. Nice. These are. These are the prototype cast hats. If we were a proper podcast, we would have this hanging on a shelf in the back, along with a bong or a wax figurine of someone's feet.

[A]

So, yeah, that would stay. I would probably have the napkin from the flight from Green Bay where we almost died. I'd have my little napkin that my moon was wrapped around, and you'd build it up like that for sure.

[B]

So, yeah, cast hats coming to a store near you. So let's get into some areas of entertainment that I think we should dive into. Two adult coyotes were spotted in the property a couple weeks ago, and I want to get your take on this. What you think.

[A]

My first take was? You know, are we talking real coyotes or, you know, smugglers?

[B]

No, no, we're talking animals. Two coyotes. And my concern is, are they sniffing out Luigi? What are they doing? Are they casing the joint?

[A]

Oh.

[B]

And if you got coyotes on the property, do you think there's a coyote guy that comes in and removes coyotes?

[A]

Where were these coyotes spotted? In your backyard or in the front yard?

[B]

Right by the driveway area there.

[A]

Wow, that's right by the mailbox and shit out there?

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

I mean, at the end of the driveway.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Isn't there? It's kind of cool, too, isn't it?

[B]

Is it?

[A]

I don't know.

[B]

I don't want to be walking the dog at night, and I gotta carry bear mace around the house to. To take care of this coyote. I mean, what do you do with coyotes?

[A]

Do they attack? Like, do we have any info on that? Maybe. Could Patrick do a Google? Like, did coyotes ever attack a human walking a dog or. Well, like. Yeah. What if they were in your backyard and Luigi went out there to take a piss? Would they, like, attack them or would they run away?

[B]

Yeah, no, I think they definitely attacked the dog. So we got. Coyotes attack on dogs while walking are more common with small dogs and puppies and usually happen at night. There we go.

[A]

Yeah, that's not good.

[B]

So anyway, I got a coyote problem. I also got raccoons that are coming back and ripping up my lawn. So it's that season where we got. Yeah. And they got these coyote vests that you wear popping up here. It's. I can't see Luigi wearing one of these things walking around the house. Take a piss with a porcupine back sack on. Come on.

[A]

Oh, is that what that is? Oh, my God. Man, that's like. It must be. It's for. Listen, if they're making those things, then it's like, common. You might need a coyote guy.

[B]

So. Yeah, I think I got an itch in my goddamn ear. So coyotes, raccoons, that's just something that I wanted to pop off the beginning of the cast with. Not that we need to find a solution for that, but just to let you listeners know what I'm dealing with on a daily bas.

[A]

I wonder if you'll have more now because of the areas that burned that had their own coyotes and raccoons. If they've, you know, like, they're going on the move.

[B]

Yeah, maybe they've been displaced. Maybe they're trying to find another home. Maybe, you know, they're setting up shop in my yard. I don't know. But I did want to talk about. And I don't know if we've talked about this on the cast before. Have we brought up that one of the members that is in the crew for the It Ain't Right tour goes to grave sites? Did we talk about this? We did wish we had a funny bit about that. He would be going to our grave sites after the crew. After the crash. Totally. Okay, so that's the burn shit. Let's get into Tom Cruise. I know you have a video about him, but I also wanted to touch base with you. In addition to what Pete's got, I want you to pull up the Tom Cruise in this new Mission Impossible movie. He's being. Looks like he's being submerged underneath water.

[A]

Now, before he plays the clip, if you're going to go this one first. I told a clip. I don't think we ever played this before. I don't know if I'm having flashbacks of it or if I'm just remembering it because I played it the other day. But a woman sent this to me and I just want to know when you watch it Afterwards, what do you think about the way he handled it? That's an interesting way to go about it.

[B]

I think I'm gonna. This is it. Pause. I think what you're referring to. And I've seen this video. Is this where you got squirt in the face?

[A]

Yeah, yeah. I don't know if I've ever. We didn't talk about that on the cast, did we?

[B]

Never talked about that on the cast. But I recently saw the video myself where he's getting interviewed. But we'll just play the clip. But before we get into that clip, what do you have queued up? Which one? You have this one or both? Squirting and the submerged. All right, why don't we go with the squirting video and then we'll analyze this and then we'll go with the submerged.

[A]

Oh, I heard something else too, by the way, about that. The new movie he's making. Why would you do that? Why would you do that?

[B]

Come here. Come here.

[A]

Why would you do that? Why would you do that? Not very funny. No, no, it's okay. No, no, wait one second. What's so funny about that? If you like making less. Is it you?

[B]

You write, doing mean things. Really?

[A]

Hey, no, no, don't run. Don't run away. Don't run away. No, no. And I don't care. That's incredibly rude. I'm here giving you an interview and answering your questions, and you do something really nasty. You're a jerk. Well, you know what?

[B]

I'm sorry. It's beautiful.

[A]

So beautiful.

[B]

I mean, the composure. The composure, number one, in the moment of getting hit in the face, like, he, he. He almost, in the beginning is, like, laughing. And then he realized what the hell just happened and how he focused. And again, the intensity, but the coolness in one. How could you deny? How could you? Like, if he would have flipped off going, you totally different, the guy would have ran away. But don't walk away. Oh, God. When he said that, yeah, don't run away.

[A]

Don't run away. Look at me. And he goes, this is incredibly rude. Incredibly rude. First of all, he made jerk cool.

[B]

You know what I'm saying?

[A]

He's like, you're a jerk. And I'm not gonna lie, I didn't do it. But he's getting me closer. After that clip, I thought about Googling Scientology, how to sign up. Because if that's what's coming out of there, that level of class is coming out of those churches, then.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

No, I mean, I've been around Leah Remini. She's one of the most favorite people I've ever met in Hollywood. But there's a reason why they told her to speak. She's walking around smoking a cigarette, dropping F bombs. That ain't no Tom Cruise behavior. Backstage, she's like a blast. But he's like, Mr. Polite.

[B]

I dare to say I'm going to adopt that type of response and behavior when dealing with my kids. I mean, instead of yelling and going, you know, just bring them in and going, that's incredibly rude.

[A]

Yeah, but I don't know. You weren't in Top Gun. I'm not listening to you. It's like you have to have the resume. You have to have that resume to talk like that. You know what I mean?

[B]

I don't know if you do or not. I think I feel like, you know what? I'm amazed and I'm looking at this. If I got squirt with water on the red carpet, there would be no one on my team that would have a fucking towel ready for me. I mean, that blue towel was there in less than, I'd say 40 seconds.

[A]

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[B]

Hold on, let's. Let's fast forward up. If you can fast forward. See, it seems like. Oh, whoa.

[A]

Now, why would you do that? Why would you do that?

[B]

Come here, come here. Look at the holding of the hand. Pausing. He brought the man's hand in, which is another move that you don't necessarily. You're not striking the individual, you're pulling his hand and almost as if. Let me help you. Let me understand you. Just a beautiful move. Go ahead.

[A]

Pope does that. Why would you do that? Not very funny. No, no, it's okay. No, no, wait one second. What's so funny about that? It's ridiculous. You like making less of people.

[B]

Pause it. Do you? Do you like making less of people?

[A]

What I even find beautiful is he's being so composed and so polite. Meanwhile, everyone's yelling out his name. I'd be like, you hear that? You hear how much they fucking love me and you'll squirt me with water, motherfucker. Yeah, I mean, just hear these boys in the background. Tom.

[B]

Tom.

[A]

Oh, God. This guy. This guy is literally as important to America as the Grand Canyon. Okay? I am not lying. You are going to feel it. To my fellow American citizens, when Tom Cruise passes. You are going to feel it like a breeze is just going to come. The whole country is going to drop 10 degrees instantly. I'm telling you, this guy is like, it's not since George Washington has there been somebody so revered by so many in one country. I'm telling you, man.

[B]

Okay, yeah, yeah. I just want to see the time. This woman's there. Pause. Even the woman. Even the woman. If you could just. Can you rewind on this thing? The woman in the background comes in with a look of like, she's amazed how he's handling this. Here comes the towel, but there's no scrub. The towel's coming in here. And again, did they have that towel just in case something like this happened? I just don't want. I don't want to know where this came from. On the red carpet, where do you get a purple towel?

[A]

It pops in earlier.

[B]

Oh, it does?

[A]

Yeah, yeah. Instantly, like, if you watch. As soon as he gets hit, the towel's there. It's like, this is Tom Cruise. You got a towel. Oh, you'll see it there. Is it? Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, like, oh, my God.

[B]

I mean, do you think they even. They prepared for something of this magnitude to happen where they had it tolerantly available? Can you imagine the meeting before that going, listen, if he gets it with a squirt gun, we need a towel on site.

[A]

It's like the Secret Service, but for hair and makeup, you know what I'm saying? Like, there's a. Someone right behind him with a brush. You know, there's probably a guy up to the left with a. A portable dryer ready to go. Just hair dryer. The guy looks beautiful, by the way. Again, man. Just like I'm telling you. Like, he doesn't even want to keep making movies. He's making them for us. He wakes up and he makes them for us because he knows we're going to need them. Over and over and over. Sky's unbelievable.

[B]

All right, so let's go to the other video. All right, now, this is the new Mission Impossible movie where it's called Final Reckoning. He does an underwater stunt, and you see him preparing to go underwater here with a nasal kind of breathe strip over his nose. And again. And if you look at the hair, I think he has cracked the code on how to regrow hair, because he's the only one that's got it. Because every time I see this guy, he's got more hair. Oh, man, here we go.

[A]

Look at this. We ready? You're all deputized. This shot's challenging. You see something wrong, you can yell cut. I would much rather you air on the side of caution and stop the whole movie than somebody get hurt.

[B]

It's been a long time. He said, your mission. Should you choose to accept everything you Were everything you've done has come to this. I need you to trust me one last time. Oh, bro.

[A]

Oh, my God. I can't wait. When does that come out?

[B]

May, 2025 in theaters. The fact, the fact that they're telling them, listen, don't be a hero. If there's anything that goes wrong, just let's yell cut. Don't. Don't jeopardize yourself. Right? And he's going underwater with, I don't know, some mask I've never seen with lights inside the mask. I don't know, bro. It's just, I can't get. I can't wrap my head around it.

[A]

Isn't he making a movie in space? What happened to that? Did that happen yet?

[B]

Oh, I didn't even hear about that.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, this guy's like, now he's getting ready, he goes underwater. He's on top of the tower in Dubai. He's jumping out of airplanes, jumping off a motorcycle, off a cliff. It's like the guy's like millionth most boring thing is still way more exciting than my most exciting. Well, until last week out of Green Bay. Even then, how would he reacted on that flight?

[B]

Oh, bro, I think he would have tapped the pilots on the shoulder and said, can you get out? Let me handle this.

[A]

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[B]

Let me let the audience in. I don't know. It had to be maybe three or four weeks ago. Probably by now I was Dealing with a voice issue. Didn't know what was going on. I came down with the flu and I was shot for six days. Done. Now, I've noticed that in my relationship with my wife that she is not a quote unquote caregiver, not necessarily a nurse, if you will. There was a couple points during the illness where I saw that I might be in trouble when I become an older gentleman in my 80s, because we are 10 years apart. And there's a good chance that she might prop me up in a wheelchair with a oxygen tank and say, I'm going over the Bahamas now. I was in bed, it's the second day of the illness. She goes, do you want some water with electrolytes in it? And she's walking out of the bedroom. I go, yeah, that sounds great. She's like, I was hoping you say no. I'm like, oh.

[A]

That'S great.

[B]

Now. Now what I've had to rely on is my daughter because she. She's very accommodating with daddy when he's sick. She brings in the Kleenex. She not only brought in the Kleenex, but she brought in the little garbage can next to the bed so I could blow and put it in the garbage. Very, very accommodating. My question to you is, out of the two of you, Jackie and yourself, who is more of the caregiver when the other person goes down?

[A]

She's better at it, I guess, but neither of us are like, overly. She'll help you with what you need to get better, but, you know, and she can. She cares. But it's not like old lady, I'll bring you some chicken soup. Now, that's nothing, you know. So, yeah, that's. That's about it. But you, are you more like that if Lana got sick? Are you.

[B]

She'd probably disagree. If, of course, if Lana was here, she'd probably say, oh, I'm better than you are at caring for people. That's what she would say. That being said, she's not completely absent. Although she did come up to me, I think, the third night and say, do you mind if I go out to dinner with my friends? And I'm like, I'm shivering.

[A]

You wanted maybe to bring you but make you an ice bath or something. That's so funny. Did your mom. Was your mom like one of those people that would help you tremendously when you were sick?

[B]

I guess. You know what it is? It's. I think it's foreign people in general. Like, for example, my nanny was like, do you want the tea? I get your tea. You know, like, she was. Like, she was ready to, you know, take. Take my temperature. You know, the whole thing, it's like foreign people are very accommodating. I think when you get my grandmother, my grandma Sarah was like, man, you went sick. It was like, first of all, too, I'm sorry. And I don't know how you. How you do this with your family. I'm sick. I got the flu. My whole family knows within. If I see the green light come up on the flu test within five minutes, my entire family knows my condition. Flu, fever, how. How high it is, what I'm taking. And by the way, I've noticed this. I tell my parents I got the flu. They're angry at me that I caught the flu. I've never heard this before. Like, I called my father. I go, got the flu. He's like, got the fuck. What are you doing? You know, I don't. I go, I'm in cities, you know, different cities and shaking people's hands and whatnot. And he goes, it's to me, just go, go rel. Like, he got. He got visually upset with me over the phone that I got the flu. And my mom is one of these where I go, I got the flu.

[A]

And.

[B]

And she's like, take Vic. You know, get the Vicks on your chest. She's still doing like, like 1980s type of recommendations on sickness. Yeah, I'm on Tamiflu, and my. My mom wasn't for me to put Vicks on my feet.

[A]

Right? Yeah. But this is fascinating because you go to them too, because you want that. You want someone to be. To care on that level. Like, you know, like, I think about my family, and it's like, we don't do that. Like, you. You my family. It's. I had. I had the flu. That's why you didn't hear from me last Tuesday. Call in the middle of it. Okay, I'll get the Vicks, Mommy. Like, you know, it's like Lana's probably listening to the door going, oh, God, let her bring you the electrolytes. In my world, it's like you're out until you know it's a pain. It's like you're out of the game and let us know when you're better, and then you come back in the game. But in your family, it's so funny, man. So Italian, man. They know the temperature.

[B]

They know it's a play by play. Every day they call, how you doing? How you feeling? What's the temperature at. Did you sweat it out yet? Yeah, it's another question my family's asking. Did you sweat it out yet? And my wife is another martini.

[A]

That's it, man. Oh, that's so funny.

[B]

Well, so right now, yeah. This is how I get. I took note while I was sick of the things that I might need and want readily available to me while I'm sick. And when Lana goes down, I am going to provide her with an array of different things where she doesn't even have to ask. I'm going to anticipate her sickness needs before she even knows she needs it right now. Did she make me homemade chicken noodle soup? No. Did she get some chicken noodle soup over here for me? Yes. Fine. That's very sweet. However, I am going to have for her, it's going to be one of these things where it's almost going to be five star, five diamond service for the unwell. And I might start a business centered around this because I believe there's a lot of people, spouses out there that are on their own when they're sick. And the spouse, for whatever the reason, is not providing them with the adequate care that they need to get better. And I might put together a wellness kit of what you need while you're sick. Now, if you were starting a wellness kit, I love it. What are the three essentials that you would want in that kit to help you get through the illness?

[A]

Three essentials? Well, I'm still on the marketing. It's almost. Bro, you're onto something, man. It's like just because Grandma Leone can't be in America to help you get through the flu, but we're gonna do what Grandma Malone would do if she was here, sort of a thing, you know, I don't. My first question before we get into the three things. Is this a service that would like you would come to my home and provide it, or if my family could just get me flu and all into a car, into this place. I check in, I get a room, and I don't leave until I'm flueless.

[B]

You're a little ahead of the game here. I'm providing you a wellness basket that I send to your house or you have where you just have it on hand and you pull it out when you get sick. I started this for myself. I have a, you know, because, you know, when you get sick, you go to like, where is all of your medication, thermometers, bandages, what have you located in one central area of the home?

[A]

Basically in a Closet right off the bathroom. In the bathroom there's a closet and. Yeah. And they're on a shelf.

[B]

So if you had to go get the thermometer. Some Hall's Mentalyptus, some Mucinex and say Kleenex. Is that all? Like that, that, that, that, that, that, that. How do you. I guess what I'm saying is, like, when you get sick, is there a setup bedside table that you have or is this all over the house? How does it work?

[A]

I. I don't want to put you on the spot here. And I'm knocking on what does. I say this. But I don't. I mean, since you know me, I don't call it sick. I got the back. But no, but seriously, I find like, if I'm sick, seriously, my wife will say, oh, take the NyQuil or take this. And I'm like, where is it? And she's like, I'll get it. She gets it out of the closet and she puts it right on the sink. I take what she tells me and that's that. Do you have. Before you get into. Walk us through your basket. Let me hear it. Because you seem to think that, like, you have the perfect little gift basket to get the.

[B]

I got, I got, I got to tweak it. What I got in there currently is vitamin C packets for like, you know, put in the water and then you have vitamin C. I got some chapstick in there. I have some nyquil. I have some Kleenex. Not boxes, but like travel Kleenex things, Tylenol. So what I'm saying is that bag, when I get sick, I just take it out and that bag lives right next to me bedside. So the things aren't all over. Like, I'm like, I'm sitting there if, if I'm sitting there going, oh, I need a thermometer. It's in my little bag, by the way. By the way. Yeah, Yeah, I bought myself. And I highly recommend this at a commercial grade pediatric thermometer. All right, now it's $234. It's a pretty penny, but it's what they use at the pediatric office. Now I've noticed in my house, and I don't know if you've noticed this with Sadie and whatnot. The thermometers that you buy that you put underneath your tongue, right? Those always give you a reading that it's like maybe north or south to 2 or 3 degrees, right? Like if you, if it comes up 100. Is that really 100 or is that 102, where are we? Is this shit accurate? Because you'll put the head. And there's a. There's a gun thermometer. You put that. That's a different temperature. I feel like all these thermometers have their own temperature gauge. The pediatric one that I got. Oh, bro, I got to tell you. Life changer. It's a life changer. You got to get one. It's on Amazon. I think it's a. Can you look this up? I think it's wellbeing.

[A]

How does it work? What do you do to do your temperature?

[B]

Yeah, it's that one right there. That Welch. Welch. Welch Allen. It's called a Welch Allen. It's $247.90 on Amazon. This thing will quell any of your fears when it comes to getting the right temperature. Let's put it up here. Again, not a sponsor to cast, however. You got this thing in your med kit, right? How nice is that?

[A]

What does it plug into on your body, though? Where does it go in your ear, your nose? What. What are we talking.

[B]

You could do rectal or mouth.

[A]

Well, how do you know this? Well, that means you could do mouth. This thing on my ass.

[B]

Well, I mean, if you have. If you have kids.

[A]

Jesus.

[B]

If you have a child, like an infant and you want an accurate reading, it's hard to put it in their mouth. You put it up their ass, right?

[A]

Even if I was five years old, you stick that thing up my ass. Then moving forward, my mom's like, are you sick? I'm like, no. I could have 103. I'll say no just because I don't want that diet. I don't want to get.

[B]

I'm talking five. I'm talking 12 years old. They can't put the thing in the throat. 5. You can put the thing in the throat.

[A]

So you're doing the throat, right?

[B]

Yeah. I'm not doing my ass, bro. What the fuck? Come on.

[A]

Well, what the. What am.

[B]

I got my legs up over my head.

[A]

But why. Why are you saying but? Listen, if you say. I thought you were saying, oh, I don't trust anything that's measured in my mouth. You already have a regular thermometer in there. Why do you trust this one more under your tongue than the regular one?

[B]

I never said I don't trust anything in my mouth. What I'm saying.

[A]

Yeah, you said. You said. You ever do the one you stick in your mouth?

[B]

The readings are off. They look like they don't. They all don't work. This Thing is industrial, bro. This thing works. You got to put on, like. You take that thing out and then you put like a rubber casing over it. You put it in your mouth. It just. It's just. It's just. Well done. Anyway, this electronic thermometer is something that you should have in your wellness kit. You still haven't told me the three things that you would like in your wellness kit.

[A]

Well, but everything you're saying is like. It's just like, all right, now, you're checking your temperature, you're blowing your nose. You're taking Tylenol so you don't get a headache. Night, cold to sleep. What was the other one? Chapstick for the lips. But what I want. I want to know the magic method. What are you doing to get this out of you and back on your feet as quick as possible? If our president or Hope or something had the flu and they needed to get this shit out of them as quick as possible. Do you have any recos for that?

[B]

Well, this Tamiflu, which is a prescribed medication that you would get at a pharmacist, is what I took. I had one on hand, which I think everybody should have.

[A]

No steam. You didn't hit your steam room? Why wouldn't.

[B]

I did a steam room? I'm telling you about the basket. I'm not telling you about Steve basket.

[A]

I don't even know what's in my basket. I have.

[B]

In my basket. I have a.

[A]

Hey, Lana, can I join you for that drink? Oh, God. You really turn into a God. You get very needy when you get sick, bro. I mean, you just. You know, when you make this whole basket, you're probably gonna need it four times before. Lana needs it once. Anyway.

[B]

You wanna talk about needy? You wanna talk about needy? And I don't even think we. This kind of. You brushed over this, but I wanted to go back to it. That Jackie takes out the NyQuil and tells you how much to take?

[A]

Yeah, yeah, I used to. That's it. Because.

[B]

Because I'll just.

[A]

No, because I'm like. I'm like a. I'm not a medicine guy. I'll take a couple Advil. I'll lay down. I'll take the hit. So she'll go take some. Take some NyQuil. It'll help, you know? Meanwhile, you are like, oh, God, could you take me to Rite Aid? Up and down every aisle.

[B]

I have it already, bro. I have the basket.

[A]

I know you.

[B]

I shop for the basket while I'm healthy. So I have a mechanism. You put on Put on the figure. It tells you what your oxygen level is. All right, so when you're sick, you know, if, you know, you reach a certain level where maybe this could be rsv. You're having a hard time breathing. I'm just saying there's stuff in this basket that I think is essential to get you through an illness. Not necessarily knock it out of you. It's the things you need. Here's one. Here's one for you. All right.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Small paperback book. It's in the basket. It's there. It's like you're reading material while. While you're ill. What's your thing?

[A]

I know, it's cliche. It's cliche. I'm gonna. I got the flu. I'm gonna start a Sydney Sheldon novel. What the fuck, guy? I'm gonna scroll on my phone. I'm pissed. You're forgetting a big one. What are we doing for my. If I might throw up. Unfortunately, at any given moment, the basket itself should be throw up. A bullet.

[B]

There is a small airplane type throw up bag that comes with the basket. That's what I'm saying. These are things that we all need while we're sick, that they're kind of scattered throughout the house. Like you get sick and you're like, where's the. It's in there next to the thing, isn't it? No, it's not there. Or maybe it's in the bathroom downstairs. Shit's all over the place.

[A]

I got two. I got two.

[B]

Go ahead.

[A]

I'm loving your basket now. Little thing of just. I can like. It's like Avion has the bigger bottles, but a bottle of face spray. Sometimes when I get the flu and I'm hot, I would love to just. Just a. Some fresh water spray, a nice mist, and then a smaller bottle of like when you, you know, used them in the 70s for breath, you hit the thing. So in case I throw up, then I maybe rinse with some water. But I don't have time to brush my teeth. I'm so sick. I just. I want to get the throat spray the face and lay back down. Yeah, these are nice things to have in the basket.

[B]

Okay, you bring up another great point. While you're brushing your teeth, while you're sick, do you feel like you should have a sick brush or do you think you should use your everyday toothbrush to brush your teeth while with the flu? Because now you're coming out of the flu, you still got flu on the brush. Right? Right.

[A]

Yeah, I like that move. That's great. Just throw it out because you go with a flu toothbrush man. See? Yeah. Now I'm getting your idea. I'm getting your idea here.

[B]

Yeah, Yeah. I don't think that you were into it in the beginning, but I feel like now that I've planted the seed, you could possibly implement a little sick back. How nice would it be? Honest to God, Jackie goes down with the flu or Covid, she's in the bed and you come out with a wellness basket.

[A]

Hello. Got one more thing in there that, like, is mind blowing. Like the final touch, a little bell.

[B]

Oh, put that right there.

[A]

I think I have everything you need in that basket. But if I don't.

[B]

It'S hard to hear the bell from the restaurant.

[A]

I should put aside on the bell, please. Only ring between 9am and 4pm By 4:30, staff is gone for happy hour.

[B]

Oh, that's great. So that's what I'm doing over here, preparing baskets when you get sick.

[A]

I have a quick parenting question I.

[B]

Want to ask you.

[A]

Jackie and I were talking about next spring break, next year, going on a cruise with Sadie and paying for her friend of Sadie's to join us on the cruise. I already have an opinion, same as Jackie. But I want your opinion. If you're inviting one of your friends to have a friend come on the vacation, is it expected that that friend would never have to sleep in the same room as me and Jackie? Like, not like a hotel room with two double beds and they're in the other bed? Is that acceptable? Or would you always have to put that child in a position where your kid and that kid are in their own room separate from the parents?

[B]

I'll flip it over. Sadie's going with her parents. Are you okay if she's sleeping next to the guy that we've always talked about?

[A]

Not at all. Any guy?

[B]

Oh.

[A]

Oh, shit. No, that's what I'm saying. No, like, if you can't, like, that's crazy. I mean, like, you can't. So uncomfortable for everybody. You know what I mean?

[B]

I think, yeah. I think you got maybe get like an adjoining room. Maybe the girls have their own little room and you got maybe joining. Adjoining room.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Adjoining room. And either in a hotel or in a cruise ship. That's how you do it. Like, you know, even like Sadie's going camping with friends. They're in their own tent. Their own. Yeah.

[B]

Come on.

[A]

You can't.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And then the other thing is, what would you, as I already have an opinion about this, if you're inviting your child's friend to join you on a trip of any kind. What would. Are they the parent. What is that child? The parents of that child expected to pay for? If you're inviting that child to come on vacation or you could you. Anything. What this, that, what?

[B]

Well, before I answer the question, I need to answer, because I think my answer will influence your answer.

[A]

Oh, what does he want?

[B]

My answer. What do you expect?

[A]

Just their souvenirs. If your kid wants to buy a souvenir from the toy store or something, that's food, transportation. Every single thing tours anything. It's all on us.

[B]

Except, yeah, if you're inviting. Yeah. You're footing the bill for everything. Which brings me to something that happened recently that I wanted to discuss with you in regards to paying. We went out to lunch on Sunday on tour. The bill came to the table. You were gracious enough to pick up the bill.

[A]

Uh oh.

[B]

Something went wrong. I want to know if you caught this. We were there with another individual. I'm not going to say who it was. He pulls the. Let me get the tip. I don't know if you caught that.

[A]

I did, because when he said it, I know how you had said something on the cast about it, about doing that move.

[B]

My question to you is, and you probably don't analyze things the way I do, were you wondering? Because I was. Why is he saying just the tip? Why didn't he say, let me split it with you? Did you think about that at all or what ran through your head?

[A]

I did. First of all, I also want to point out there was a delay with me taking it because I wasn't sure the way it was like slid. It was kind of like slid over to you. So I kind of thought, did you already pay for it and you're getting your car back? And then when I realized you were, I was like, okay, good, I can pay for it. But I made a comment when I realized, you know, that wasn't already paid for. I said, no, please let me get this. And I go, it's the least I could do, man. And I go, you know, I don't tip. Like, I'm probably going to tip like you do, though. Like, like. Because that was in my head, I'm like, this guy's. The weight is probably like, oh, shit, I ain't getting them the movie star tip. I'm getting the regular. Which would have. I gave to 24% or 25%. But I think the person with us was saying that off of that comment that Joke in his. In the fence.

[B]

Okay, okay. Yeah. We've gone over this time and time again in regards to let me get the tip. This and the. Or just. The only thing you should be saying anything about just the tip is, like, when you're in high school and you're trying to get laid. Let me just give you the tip.

[A]

Right, yeah.

[B]

We should be using that outside of that situation moving forward. When you're in your 50s and you're going, let me leave the tip. We got to get your opinion here. Are we still doing. Have you been in situations where people are offering the tip?

[A]

I think it's bad every way you.

[B]

Look at it because it suggests that.

[A]

You'Re expecting someone else to pick up the check and you're good for the.

[B]

Tip and presume someone else is going.

[A]

To get the bill.

[B]

And then, like, when Pete described that.

[A]

He'S not gonna tip in a certain. Wow. Guy. I know. I know why Pat doesn't have his own podcast. So you were reciting the periodic table guy. I can see in your eyes, you stop listening to about two sentences. Oh, I guess not everybody can do this.

[B]

It's a cheap. It's a cheap move. Those of you out there. And again, if you're learning anything here from the Pete and Sebastian show is when you go and pick up the bill, you pick up the entire bill. And if you're on the. If you're on the receiving side of that, just say thank you. Don't start with the let me leave the tip shit. Because that, even to Patrick's point there, just shows that, like, yeah, I only just want to pay for 20% of this.

[A]

Right, Right. How awkward would it be if I said, oh, okay, so this is what it is. So whatever you. Oh, my. Oh, you probably get up, you probably grab the whole thing and be like, guys, guys, guys, let me just.

[B]

Seriously, I would tell you, honest to God, if that happened, I would turn the ball to you going, you're just gonna stay home the rest of the tour.

[A]

You can't even be at the table, people splitting it up like that. That's why even when I. When you go out, it's like. Like, you said, somebody. Somebody gets it, everybody thanks that person, and that's it. And if you weren't the one who got it, then you make a note to yourself, I gotta get one one of these times with these people. If that's, you know, like. And that's that, man. It's like, I don't know, man. It's not a big deal. It's really not a big deal anymore.

[B]

Well, there you have it. Another Pete and Sebastian show in. Just want to thank you, everybody, for your listenership here and your viewership. Really do appreciate it. Prototypes for the cast hats, which are very similar to the movie that Bateman did on Netflix. Carry on. By the way, I saw Bateman last week at a party. We'll get into that next up there right here on the Cash.

[A]

The show has ended.

[B]

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