The Read My Lips Game

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Rod Ryan Show – “The Read My Lips Game” (April 9, 2026)

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Episode Overview

On this episode of The Rod Ryan Show on Houston’s 94.5 The Buzz, the crew hosts their highly-anticipated “Read My Lips Game,” packed with friendly competition, witty banter, and high-stakes prizes. Listeners play for a daily $100 Willie's Grill and Ice House gift card and become qualifiers for a grand prize: an all-expense-paid trip for two to Blue October’s “Into the Ocean” party at a luxurious resort in Cabo. The game highlights the personalities of Rod Ryan, Elsie, Chili, George, and callers, delivering energy, laughs, and memorable one-liners.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Game Setup & Prizes

• [01:06-01:41] The show announces the month-long daily $100 Willie's Grill and Ice House gift card giveaways, provided by Willie's, with every daily winner also qualifying for a grand prize— a trip for two to Blue October’s ocean getaway in Cabo.
  • “All inclusive resort trip for two.” – Elsie [01:30]
  • “Hanging out with the band of a lifetime.” – Rod Ryan [01:33]
  • “Winner would not have to pay for flights or rooms.” – Rod Ryan [01:49]

Teams Are Chosen, Banter Ensues

• [02:10-02:45] Teams are selected with Elsie and Chili on one side vs. George and Mo on the other. The mix of real names, mispronunciations, and playful jabs sets the show’s jovial, competitive tone.
  • “No, the S is before the I. Elsie. You’re right.” – Rod Ryan [02:12]
  • “Chili is my boy.” – Elsie [02:30]
  • “You just call me Canadian.” – Rod Ryan [02:40]
  • “I don’t need to buy them, because I’m gonna win them with Chili.” – Elsie [02:42]

The Read My Lips Game – Round Highlights

• The game format: One team member wears earbuds and tries to guess a phrase by reading lips; the other enunciates phrases sourced from listeners.

Round 1

• Word: Polish Pickle
• [04:23-04:55]
  • Elsie guesses: "Polish beer," "Polish wiener," "Polish baker," none correct.
  • Humorous miss: “What's big girl? Isn't that three words?” – Elsie [04:55]
  • Rod and Elsie laugh about mishearing “Polish pickle” as “Big Earl.” [05:01]

Round 2

• Word: Trash Punch
• [05:34-05:55]
  • Elsie eventually gets “Trash punch,” sparking a group tangent reminiscing about party drinks (“Jungle Juice”).
  • “That might be... the original vaccine.” – Rod Ryan [06:00]
  • “We used to call it Jungle Juice.” – George [05:57]

Round 3

• Word: Elvis Puppet
• [06:40-07:16]
  • Multiple attempts: “Elephant puppet,” “Bubbit,” “Bump it.”
  • Elsie’s exasperation: “Why? God bless America.” [07:11]
  • “You were saying Elvis weird.” – Elsie [07:19]
  • “That was a Elvis finger puppets.” – Rod Ryan [07:30]

Round 4

• Word: October Ocean
• [08:37-09:14]
  • Chili struggles, humorously misinterpreting.
  • George: “That sounded like a horse dookie.” [08:42]
  • They miss it, adding pressure to the next turn.

Round 5

• Word: Creepy Nuts
• [09:58-10:04]
  • Chili nails it instantly.
  • “That was awesome. Where's that from?” – Rod Ryan [10:04]
  • “It’s one of the bands playing Coachella.” – Rod Ryan [10:11]

Decisive Round

• Word: Boats and Hoes
• [10:49-11:09]
  • Chili triumphantly guesses it, clinching the win.
  • “Boats, hoes, boats and hose. Yeah, that’s it. Come on. He got it. He got it.” – Rod Ryan [11:05]

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Memorable Moments & Quotes

• Elsie’s energy is repeatedly praised:
  • “Can I just say that Elsie is a fun listen to in the background? She’s a fun listen.” – Rod Ryan [09:33]
  • “LC was very fun. Never stopped in the background the whole time. Never stopped.” – Rod Ryan [12:23]
• Group laughs at Elsie’s “vacation panties” and ensuing banter:
  • “She’s got the vacation panties… Ready to go.” – Rod Ryan [08:03]
  • “Guaranteed, guaranteed. Somebody sends in vacation panties for next week’s words.” – Rod Ryan [08:07]
• Chili channels manifestation and loyalty:
  • “I’m all about manifestation, and I am already seeing myself on that trip.” – Chili [11:46]
  • Elsie: “Who do you bring with you for the weekend? And why is it Chili?” – Rod Ryan [11:51]
  • Chili: “Well, it’s definitely a picture of the Rod Ryan show crew pasted on my luggage with my husband…” [12:00]

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Important Timestamps

• [01:06-01:41] — Prizes announced, including Cabo trip details
• [02:10-02:45] — Teams chosen, playful banter
• [04:23] — First game word: “Polish Pickle”
• [05:34] — “Trash Punch” round, party drink jokes ensue
• [06:40] — “Elvis Puppet” round, ongoing mishaps
• [08:37] — “October Ocean” round, Chili misses
• [09:58] — “Creepy Nuts” guessed, mention of Coachella band [10:11]
• [10:49-11:09] — Winning moment: “Boats and Hoes”
• [11:46-12:22] — Winners discuss who gets to join the trip and the “Flat Stanley” crew joke

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Tone & Style

The energy is lively, with relentless banter, joking miscommunications, and genuine excitement from audience participation. The show’s signature blend of camaraderie, trash talk, and zany asides fills the game with humor, anticipation, and local Houston flavor, making the episode engaging even for new listeners.

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Final Note:
Chili becomes the next week’s returning champion, Elsie keeps the crew laughing, and listeners are reminded to tune in for “Free Beer Friday” and their next chance to qualify for the coveted Blue October getaway.

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Transcript

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[Rod Ryan]

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[Rod Ryan]

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[Rod Ryan]

It's all right.

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[Rod Ryan]

Look at me. Take a deep breath.

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[George]

So good.

[Rod Ryan]

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[Elsie]

I can't wait.

[Rod Ryan]

So your friends over at Willie's, they

[Elsie]

generously provided $100 Willie's Grill and Ice House gift cards every day. Every day this month.

[Rod Ryan]

We're giving that away. You'll win that.

[Elsie]

You win it. No question.

[Rod Ryan]

You'll be locked in.

[Elsie]

Yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

Then you're qualified for the grand prize. Go ahead.

[Elsie]

The grand prize is a trip into the ocean. Blue October. What is that? Well, it's a trip for two to an all inclusive resort in Cabo.

[Rod Ryan]

Say that part again.

[Elsie]

All inclusive resort trip for two.

[Rod Ryan]

Qualified trip for two flights. Chance of a lifetime. Crowd transportation. Hanging out with the band of a lifetime.

[Elsie]

Thanks to Willie's gorilla. Nice house. Thanks to Blue October. Thanks to me for winning this for someone today.

[Rod Ryan]

Winner would not have to pay for the flights.

[Elsie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

The winner wouldn't have to pay for the rooms.

[Elsie]

I care.

[Rod Ryan]

They get to hang out with the Furstenfeld brothers.

[Elsie]

I really want to win this for someone.

[Rod Ryan]

Elise. Good morning. Oh, wow.

[Elsie]

Excuse you.

[Chili]

Is that me? It's Elsie.

[Rod Ryan]

Elsie. Elise.

[Elsie]

Yes.

[Rod Ryan]

God damn it. S. No, the S is before the I. Elsie. You're right. Chili.

[Elsie]

L. Elsie.

[Rod Ryan]

Elsie. G. Yes, sir. Hi, Elsie.

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[Elsie]

Canadian. You got to see who's Canadian here.

[Rod Ryan]

Nobody's Canadian around here.

[George]

Couldn't read. Elsie.

[Rod Ryan]

Elsie, who's playing for you?

[Chili]

Hey, Chili is my boy.

[Elsie]

Chili.

[Rod Ryan]

So, blueoctober.com you can still buy these trips. You can buy them.

[Elsie]

Wow.

[Rod Ryan]

You can buy Your.

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This is real?

[Rod Ryan]

You just call me Canadian.

[Elsie]

I don't.

[Chili]

I don't need to buy them, because I'm gonna win them with Chili.

[Rod Ryan]

Okay, good. Now, George over here says different. Hi, George. Or is it G Money? Maybe it's Jorge. I don't know. Is it George? It's George. Thank you. Damn it. I never get him right.

[George]

I try to help you out the

[Rod Ryan]

way that I know you're setting me up to win, and I'm just. I'm just. I'm still losing.

[Elsie]

Unhelpable.

[Rod Ryan]

All right, George, you're on Team Mo today.

[Elsie]

Hey, Boo Boo. I got this. Okay?

[Rod Ryan]

And this is for the $100 gift card and to be qualified for the trip of a lifetime.

[Elsie]

Where are my headphones?

[Rod Ryan]

Well, there's Chili. Who's the returning champion? Oh, Mo's the returning champion. Who's going first? Me. Oh, I almost had those earbuds in his ear already.

[Elsie]

Think again, Chili.

[George]

It's all good.

[Elsie]

Thank you, Alex.

[Rod Ryan]

All right, Mo's gonna go first.

[George]

George is going to cry first.

[Rod Ryan]

It's a team George and Team Elsie. S. Before the I. Ooh, what is that? Oh, you guys are doing the Free Bird thing.

[Elsie]

We are always doing free birding over here.

[Rod Ryan]

Shuffling, chilling.

[George]

Yeah, it's good to see that.

[Rod Ryan]

Every day I'm shuffling and shuffle. All right, here we go. Headbuds or earbuds in? Earbuds in three words. 20 seconds per word.

[George]

Make sure this works. It works.

[Rod Ryan]

Oh, you're.

[George]

I'm making sure.

[Rod Ryan]

Chili, how did you get a bell?

[George]

Everybody's got a bell.

[Rod Ryan]

No, it only works when one person has a bell. No, it's better when everyone gets. Alex, your timing.

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[Rod Ryan]

20 seconds, please.

[George]

Wish you around Christmas.

[Elsie]

Thumbs up, thumbs up.

[Rod Ryan]

Here we go. Good luck, George. Kyle sent this word in. Polish pickle.

[Elsie]

Polish beer.

[Rod Ryan]

Polish pickle.

[Elsie]

Polish wiener.

[Rod Ryan]

Polish pickle.

[Elsie]

Polish baker.

[Rod Ryan]

Polish pickle.

[Elsie]

Beaker.

[Rod Ryan]

Polish, Polish pickle.

[Elsie]

Big Earl.

[Rod Ryan]

Polish pickle, Baker. Polish pickle. Time. Oh,

[Elsie]

what's big girl? Isn't that three words?

[Rod Ryan]

Polish. Big Earl, that's rude. Polish pickle. Oh, pickle. Big girl. Pickle.

[Elsie]

Thanks for nothing, Kyle.

[Rod Ryan]

Big Earl. It's funny.

[Elsie]

Sorry, G Money, I got this next one.

[Rod Ryan]

What?

[George]

Ron?

[Rod Ryan]

Blocktober.com.

[George]

yeah, okay, just make sure. Just.

[Rod Ryan]

You wanted to. George, you wanted to pay money for one of these trips. All right, let's not get there yet. Here we go.

[George]

She's not focused at all.

[Rod Ryan]

I don't know if this was said.

[Elsie]

Why are you looking at me? I can't hear what you're saying, Sean, Stop yelling.

[Rod Ryan]

Thumbs up.

[Elsie]

Thumbs up.

[Rod Ryan]

Trash punch.

[Elsie]

Scratch monster.

[George]

Yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

Trash.

[Elsie]

Trash.

[Rod Ryan]

Punch.

[Elsie]

Punch.

[Rod Ryan]

Trash punch. Trash. Trash punch. What's that? It sounds like something Alex would say. I don't know. Did you make that in college? Trash punch.

[George]

Trash can.

[Elsie]

That's why.

[Rod Ryan]

Trash can punch.

[George]

We used to call it Jungle Juice.

[Elsie]

Yeah. That's why we never got Covid.

[Rod Ryan]

Trash punch. Yes. That might be. We too called it Jungle Juice. The original vaccine. Everybody. Kids don't do this at home. Every kid would go to their parents liquor closet and bring in, like, bring in an inch of every bottle you have. And then we would just all put, like, Gatorade or something.

[Elsie]

We used to put, like, fruits.

[Rod Ryan]

We throw a little. Little sherbet in there.

[Elsie]

Sherbet.

[Rod Ryan]

Sherbet.

[George]

D.

[Rod Ryan]

Sherbrit. Cassette. Mallory sent this one in. Here we go. Mo's got one.

[George]

Yeah.

[Rod Ryan]

Last word. Here we go. She needs this to keep it a game. Here, Mallory. Thank you. Thumbs up.

[Elsie]

Thumbs up.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis puppet.

[Elsie]

Elephant puppet.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis puppet.

[Elsie]

Elephant. Bobbit.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis puppet.

[Elsie]

Bubbit.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis. Elephant puppet.

[Elsie]

Puppet.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis.

[Elsie]

Elephant puppet. Bump it.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis puppet.

[Elsie]

Bump it. What are you accepting?

[George]

Oh, you're gonna be mad.

[Elsie]

Why? God bless America.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis puppet.

[Elsie]

So, an American elephant.

[Rod Ryan]

The bonus.

[Elsie]

You were saying Elvis were weird.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis.

[Elsie]

But you were like. Emphasis on the weirdness.

[Rod Ryan]

Elvis.

[George]

I mean, puppets.

[Elsie]

There were more cell ey balls.

[Rod Ryan]

That was a Elvis finger puppets.

[Elsie]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Three things you must see haunted my life.

[Rod Ryan]

Okay. Chili. One to tie, buddy. You got this. Chili.

[George]

Elsie. Elsie, get your diamond ready.

[Rod Ryan]

Dude, got this. Elsie is so.

[Chili]

I'm already tracking my bag.

[Rod Ryan]

Elsie's okay now, you know. You just qualified for the trip.

[Chili]

Hey, I'm putting in the universe because it's gonna happen.

[Rod Ryan]

Yeah.

[Elsie]

She get it?

[Rod Ryan]

She just dragged her l out of the closet. Okay. Right now. Good. She'll need it. Okay.

[George]

You'll need luggage.

[Rod Ryan]

Here we go.

[Elsie]

Yeah. Oh, wow.

[Rod Ryan]

She's got the vacation panties.

[Elsie]

Okay.

[Rod Ryan]

Ready to go. Guaranteed, guaranteed. Somebody sends in vacation panties for next week. For next week's words.

[Elsie]

Write it down.

[Rod Ryan]

Dirty monkey was the number one word sentence.

[Elsie]

Of course it was.

[Rod Ryan]

Elise. Elsie. Elsie in her vacation panties, drinking a dirty mug. George hopes that doesn't happen.

[Elsie]

Sorry, George.

[Rod Ryan]

Thumbs up.

[George]

Thumbs up. I feel it today. I feel it.

[Rod Ryan]

Becky sent this in. Let's go.

[Chili]

Chilly.

[Rod Ryan]

That's my boy. October ocean.

[George]

Oh, that sounded like a horse dookie.

[Rod Ryan]

October ocean.

[George]

Astroworld or Astrodome.

[Rod Ryan]

Old stuff. October ocean. October ocean. October ocean. Time. Oh, we didn't get it. October ocean. Oh, October ocean.

[George]

Into the ocean.

[Rod Ryan]

You got plenty of time. Dude, you got two more words to win this game.

[George]

Because the first one sounded like you might have said, like, horse crap. That's what it looked like. That's why I was like, I'm terrified

[Elsie]

anytime Chili's in this.

[George]

All right, hold on. Let me go back to the.

[Rod Ryan]

Let's go. Can I just say that Elsie is a fun listen to in the background? She's a fun listen.

[Elsie]

I'm, like, kind of cheering for her.

[Rod Ryan]

She is really. All right. That's none, though, for you. Okay, here we go. Keep the panties. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. There we go. Still got this.

[Chili]

He's ready.

[Rod Ryan]

Here we go. Sorry.

[George]

I was already picturing Elsie in that bikini.

[Rod Ryan]

Okay, six people sent this in. Here we go. Thumbs up.

[Chili]

Keep it in your head. Keep it in there.

[Rod Ryan]

Creepy Nuts.

[George]

Creepy Nuts.

[Rod Ryan]

Dang. That was awesome. Well done. Where's that from?

[Elsie]

Where's Creepy Nuts from?

[Rod Ryan]

It's one of the bands playing Coachella.

[Elsie]

Oh, you're right.

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You said it.

[Elsie]

I didn't remember. I slept.

[Rod Ryan]

That's a real band playing Coachella. All right, that's one for L.C. go. Let's go.

[Elsie]

Jeez. We're all tied up.

[Rod Ryan]

Okay, this almost might not be fair. Here we go.

[Elsie]

You shuffled.

[Rod Ryan]

This is for the win, huh?

[Elsie]

It is. Win or lose.

[Rod Ryan]

Drayton. Drayton. Drayton McLean. He was the owner of the Astros. I didn't know he was a listener. That's awesome. No, it's just another dream. Thumbs up.

[George]

Thumbs up.

[Rod Ryan]

Boats, hoes, boats and hose. Yeah, that's it. Come on. He got it. He got it. Boats, hoes, boats and hose.

[Elsie]

Goodbye vote.

[Rod Ryan]

Go down, George. Sorry, bro. Yeah, sorry.

[George]

J. Bluetober.com George.

[Rod Ryan]

In your face, Rod. In your face, Elsie. Hey, girl. Keep the luggage out.

[Elsie]

She's ready.

[Rod Ryan]

What are you giving her?

[Elsie]

I'm giving you 100 Willy's Grill and Ice House gift card just to be clear, and then you qualify for this grand prize that we've been rubbing all in your face. It's the end of the ocean party with Blue October in Cabo, all expenses paid.

[Chili]

Oh, my. I'm all about manifestation, and I am already seeing myself on that trip.

[Elsie]

I am ready to go, girl.

[Rod Ryan]

Who do you bring? Okay, let's just. I'll play along when you win. Who do you bring with you for the weekend? And why is it chilly?

[Chili]

Well, it's definitely a picture of the Rod Ryan show crew pasted on my luggage with my husband, who.

[Rod Ryan]

There you go.

[Chili]

Yeah.

[Elsie]

Fair. We're, like, flat. Stanley.

[Chili]

I'll leave you guys with me. You made it happen. But I got to bring. Got to bring my man here.

[SpinQuest Announcer]

All right.

[Rod Ryan]

Hey, great job. Great job today. LC was very fun. Never stopped in the background the whole time. Never stopped. All right. Chili will be the returning champion next week. Tomorrow is free beer Friday. You know that. But to get qualified for the blue October trip, I told you we were bouncing it back and forth between 8:20 and 7:20, 7:20 and 8:20. We just did it at 8:27:20 tomorrow.

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