The Read My Lips Game

Summary

The Rod Ryan Show – "Read My Lips" Game Recap

Podcast: The Rod Ryan Show on 94.5 The Buzz
Episode Theme: The Read My Lips Game
Date: June 11, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this episode, The Rod Ryan Show crew plays their fan-favorite game, "Read My Lips," where contestants try to lip-read words and phrases for a chance to win a $100 Republic Grill gift card. As always, the segment is filled with quick wit, playful banter, enthusiastic competition, and the show’s signature irreverent humor.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

Setting Up the Game (01:23 – 03:36)

• The hosts debate who's timing the game, poking fun at past timekeeping mishaps:
  • "The last time you kept time, it was a nanosecond. I remember it." – Host [01:38]
  • "I used to be the timekeeper in this game. It was the worst job ever." – Host [01:46]
• Listeners Jacob and Jen are selected as contestants, each paired with team members Mo and Alex to win the Republic Grill gift card.
• Stakes humorously raised: "If you don’t win, I’m going to cry through the cornbread." – Jacob [02:18]

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Game Round 1: Mo’s Turn (03:36 – 06:36)

First Word (Tin Grin)

• Mo dons the headphones and attempts to lip-read "Tin Grin":
  • (Multiple wrong guesses: "Tea Creek," then "Titty Creek," sparking much laughter.)
  • "What the actual heck was that?" – Mo [04:27]
  • "Jacob said he's starving. I'm sure 'Metal Mouth' would have been easier, but 'Tin Grin'..." – Host [04:33]

Second Word (Cream Filling)

• Host: "Angela sent this in. Here we go. Cream filling." [05:11]
• Mo nails it immediately: "Cream filling." – Mo [05:16]
  • Group discussion about missing donuts and cream filling ensues.

Third Word (Nut Necklace)

• Multiple funny misfires ("Naughty," "Dallas") before Mo lands on the answer.
  • "Nut necklace." – Mo [06:16]
• Playful reflection on the phrase, explaining it referenced a Buckeye necklace, not anything dirty:
  • "Between cream filling and nut necklaces, I don’t know what y’all have going on over there in the studio." – Jacob [06:23]
  • "This show is in the gutter and it will continue in the gutter." – Host [06:34]

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Game Round 2: Alex’s Turn (07:06 – 09:10)

First Word (Royal Panties)

• Alex struggles to decipher "Royal Panties," offering guesses like "Royal Pets" and "Royal Pants."
  • "He came out of the gate on that and I thought, God, he’s so close." – Host [07:42]

Second Word (Laser Crotch)

• Alex repeatedly guesses "Laser Crash" and "Laser Trash," missing the intended phrase.

  • "Laser crotch." – Host [08:06]
  • Reference to a Madonna video: "You said there was a bunch of lasers coming out of crotches." [08:53]

• Alex loses his round, prompting playful jeering and hunger jokes:

  • "Jen, on a scale of 1 to 10, how hungry are you?" – Host [09:10]
  • "I'm pretty flipping hungry." – Jen [09:15]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "Somebody will starve to death. Okay, so just think of that when you’re playing your game today." – Host [02:41]
• "Cream filling at the td." – Co-host, joking about donut toppings [05:27]
• "I was raised there. Next time, send in something with titty in it." – Host, after the "Titty Creek" misreading [04:57]
• "It’s been 22 years in the gutter. Why would we get out of there now?" – Host [06:37]
• "He talks about it all the time. So good. But the cornbread. I just want you to report on the cornbread. That’s it." – Host, on Republic Grill [09:46]

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Game Results & Listener Engagement (09:17 – 09:52)

• Mo emerges the winner, securing a $100 Republic Grill gift card for Jacob.
  • "Jacob's the winner. What are you giving him?" – Host [09:24]
  • "I’m so excited. I’ll send you all sorts of pictures." – Jacob [09:30]
• Food recommendations for the winner:
  • "The American wagyu chicken fried steak is stupid. So good. But the cornbread. I just want you to report on the cornbread." – Host [09:45]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Timestamp | Content | |------------|--------------------------------------------| | 01:23 | Game Introduction & Team Selection | | 03:36 | Round 1 Begins (Mo’s Turn) | | 04:04 | "Tin Grin" – Hilarious Misreading | | 05:11 | "Cream Filling" – Immediate Success | | 06:00 | "Nut Necklace" – Playful Gutter Talk | | 07:14 | Round 2 Begins (Alex’s Turn) | | 07:16 | "Royal Panties" – Stumbles & Laughter | | 08:15 | "Laser Crotch" – Madonna Reference | | 09:24 | Winner Announced, Food Recommendations |

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Tone & Atmosphere

The show’s signature mix of lighthearted competition and good-natured roasting is on full display. The hosts playfully needle each other and the listeners, making even the wrong answers memorable as they dive into innuendo, misreads, and food cravings. Longtime fans will enjoy the banter and callbacks to inside jokes, while new listeners will get a sense of the show’s delightfully offbeat energy.

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Final Thoughts

This episode of "Read My Lips" delivers the classic Rod Ryan Show blend of rowdy word games, irreverent humor, and mouth-watering food talk. Whether you’re a long-time listener or tuning in for some morning fun, the crew’s chemistry, quick jokes, and lovable chaos keep the segment engaging from start to finish.

Transcript

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[A]

Easy breezy morning for you. Don't gotta play.

[D]

Read my lips.

[C]

I'd rather play than take time. Oh, you'd rather play sometimes.

[A]

Okay. I didn't know that.

[C]

That's good. It's less stress time if we're over time.

[A]

Well, yeah. The last time you kept time, it was a nanosecond. I remember it. Yeah.

[C]

That's why I. Stressful, man.

[A]

It is stressful.

[C]

I didn't even know what a nanosecond.

[A]

I. I used to be the timekeeper in this game. It was the worst job ever.

[C]

You need to go back. You need to go back to it.

[A]

No, you do it. You're doing a great job. Jacob, good morning.

[E]

Good morning, brother Rod.

[A]

Who's playing for you today?

[E]

Mo is playing for me this morning.

[A]

Mo for a $100 gift card to the Republic Grill.

[E]

Oh, I'm so excited.

[F]

Oh, cornbread.

[A]

Oh, my God. The food there is amazing.

[E]

Mo, if you don't win, I'm going to cry through the cornbread.

[A]

Oh, there you go.

[F]

Yeah, that's a lot of extra pressure.

[A]

He's going to starve to death.

[F]

I mean, I'm a car girl.

[A]

Jen, good morning.

[F]

Good morning.

[A]

You got Alex over here playing for you. Let's go. Let's go, Alex. 100 gift card to the Republic Grill. She will also starve if you don't win.

[F]

Starve?

[A]

Okay. Somebody will starve to death. Okay. So just think of that when you're playing your game today, Mo, you're the returning champion.

[F]

Yes.

[A]

Who's going first here?

[F]

I'm going first.

[A]

Don't say it like we know.

[F]

I'd like to go first.

[A]

You've been mixing it up a little bit. I know.

[F]

Everyone has an opinion.

[A]

All right?

[C]

They all stink.

[F]

Except for. Except for our own, right?

[A]

See me shuffling, Alex? Every day, I'm shuffling. See me shuffling?

[C]

Vaguely.

[A]

Yeah, vaguely.

[C]

All I hear is paper moving, but

[A]

I don't know what I really. Shuffling, shuffling. I don't care who gets what she's

[C]

doing the Vegas casino shuffles. You know, you.

[A]

Yeah, listen, great words suggested today. Great words. Mo is. That's what you're listening to.

[F]

Oh, you can hear that?

[C]

Oh, we. We need you to put those on so we can start the game.

[F]

So loud. Which is why that's the point of the game. All right, I'm going in.

[A]

Mo is putting in the headphones. She will not be able to hear my voice.

[C]

But she's already texting, saying, we're late.

[A]

What? No, we're not. Yes, we are. Yes, we are, Wizard. You can't talk to us from outside the country.

[D]

But.

[A]

All right, this is for Jacob, who is on team Mo. Mo can't hear me anymore. Here comes the words. Chili. 20 seconds.

[C]

Let's rock.

[A]

All right, here we go. Thumbs up.

[F]

Thumbs up.

[A]

Cool. Karen sent this in.

[F]

Tin Grin, Tea Creek. Tin Grin, Titty Creek.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Tin Grin, Teat.

[F]

Tin Grin, Snake Creek. Tin Grin, Clean Creek. Tin Grin, Slim Creek. Tin Grin, Seam Creek. What the actual heck was that?

[E]

Oh, my gosh. I can already feel a stomach bubbling over here.

[A]

Okay, Jacob said he's starving. I'm sure metal mouth would have been easier, but Tin Grin.

[F]

Oh, no, that was not tin.

[A]

Yeah, grin.

[C]

Hey, I like Titty Creek, though.

[F]

The way you're all face.

[A]

I was raised there. Next time, send in something with titty in it.

[C]

Yeah, I would drown there.

[A]

All right, here we go. Yeah.

[C]

Or wouldn't.

[A]

Angela sent this in. Oh, I'm sure that was in. Tin Grin was a response to my kid going to the orthodontist. Oh. All right, here we go. Thumbs up.

[F]

Thumbs up.

[A]

Angela sent this in. Here we go. Cream filling.

[F]

Cream filling.

[A]

Oh, nailed it.

[F]

Yeah. Take your ten.

[A]

Grin. He's eating a donut right now.

[D]

That's like two on the nose.

[A]

I shuffled them. You could have been eating a donut right now.

[C]

Cream filling at the td.

[A]

And these donuts don't have cream filling in them.

[F]

They don't.

[A]

Yeah, but we Talked about cream called donuts.

[D]

Bottom line.

[C]

Yeah. Where they at?

[F]

In my mouth.

[A]

He hasn't even gotten his words yet. He's complaining. I didn't want words. You're getting them. Three of them. Maybe Jen's gonna starve to death. All right, Jacob's got one. Eli sent this word in.

[C]

Oh, that's true.

[A]

Here. Definitely in response to my six picks. Here we go. Thumbs up.

[F]

Thumbs up.

[A]

Nut, necklace, Knot, Nut.

[F]

Naughty.

[A]

Necklace.

[F]

Dallas. Nut, nut necklace, necklace. Nut necklace.

[D]

Sound it out.

[A]

Sound it. Only those were buckeyes.

[C]

Between.

[A]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[E]

Cream filling and nut necklaces. I don't know what y' all have going on over there in the studio.

[F]

What did he say?

[A]

I mean. Well, he just knows that this show is in the gutter.

[F]

Oh.

[A]

And it will continue in the gutter.

[C]

CC Top wrote a song about it.

[A]

It's been 22 years in the gutter. Why would we get out of there now? All right. Nut necklace. That really wasn't dirty. It was the buckeye necklace that I took a picture with.

[F]

When you were in Ohio last week.

[A]

Yeah, I said it was a nut necklace. The buckeye is a nut, right? Or a seed. I don't know what it.

[C]

But the buckeye plant looks like a weed plant does it to me. It does.

[F]

I don't know what a weed plant looks like.

[A]

I don't live in that space. Chili. I don't know either.

[C]

I did. For 11 years in the hip hop stations.

[A]

I did.

[E]

And I agree with Chili.

[A]

Michelle. Michelle sent this in. She's been listening all week. Thank you, Michelle. Thumbs up. Yeah. Alex's turn.

[C]

Let's go, buddy.

[A]

Royal panties. What? Royal panties. Royal pets. Royal panties. Royal pests. Royal panties. Royal pants.

[B]

Tees.

[A]

Royal panties. I don't know.

[F]

Cool boy.

[A]

He came out of the gate on that and I thought, God, he's so close. He's gonna get there.

[C]

Oh, he's gonna hate the Royals.

[A]

Some guys stole the royal panties, right?

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

In a fun fact.

[C]

Queen Elizabeth. No, it wasn't Queen. Eliz was. It was some.

[A]

It was. It was Queen. It was like Queen Elizabeth the first. He had a funny name, too.

[D]

Sorry.

[A]

I'm not a pervert. I wasn't thinking of that.

[F]

The way he yelled that. Because he's got the headphones.

[A]

He needs this. He needs this

[F]

girl.

[A]

Dad. Yeah? Jarrett sent this in.

[F]

Oh, no.

[A]

Jarrett, it's got a lot of. Please make it easy, Jared. Thumbs up. Let's get it over with. Laser crotch. What? Laser crotch. Laser crash. Laser trash. Laser crotch. Laser. Laser crush. Crotch Crash. Laser crash. Laser crotch. Pass. Laser crotch. Oh, does not hit it. Does not hit it. Does not get it.

[F]

Madonna, right?

[A]

The Madonna video. You said there was a bunch of lasers coming out of crotches.

[F]

Nether regions.

[A]

Think you said crotch.

[F]

I would never.

[E]

You.

[F]

You're right. You're right.

[A]

Laser crotch.

[F]

Laser crotch.

[A]

Sorry, Alex.

[F]

Alex is so mad.

[A]

Jen, on a scale of 1 to 10, how hungry are you?

[F]

I'm pretty flipping hungry.

[A]

Head over to Chipotle. Jacob.

[F]

Jacob.

[A]

Jacob's the winner. What are you giving him?

[F]

Oh, 100 gift card is your. We'll see you at the Republic Grill.

[E]

Jacob, I'm so excited. I'll send you all sorts of pictures. I know nobody in the pit ever sends them. So often. All the pictures from Republic.

[A]

Do it, man. Do it. That would be great. Jacob. Thank you so much. I mean, I'll tell you right now, the American wagyu chicken fried steak is stupid.

[F]

He talks about it all the time.

[A]

So good. But that. But the cornbread. I just want you to report on the cornbread. That's it. All right, dude.

[E]

All right.

[A]

All right. Way to go. Oh, really? We're back on time, radio wizard. Okay, have a good time sightseeing while we're on time here, Scuba, dear.

[D]

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