KPop Demon Hunters Slay

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 2:06 Checking Pulses
• 30:24 Entertainment News
• 44:03 Reddit Roulette
• 1:06:01 Magic Mind
• 1:08:16 KPop Demon Hunters Slay
• 1:40:41 Fun & Games
• 1:54:54 Fun Fact
• 2:00:58 Outro
• 2:02:44 Fake Ad

Transcript

SPEAKER_00: 0:03

Welcome, everyone. Coming to you directly from the luxurious OLR Studios, this is Templeton. Where is Las Vegas? This is Sweet Baby Jay. Can I see what you just said written on paper? This is Melina. It is the biggest spider I've ever seen in my life. This is Grizz. After this, I'm going to get off here and I'm going to dragon them balls. This is the Arrogant Yeti. At least I know two plus two is five. And this is the FMJ Podcast. Everybody knows what the topic is, yeah? Your face, yeah, for sure. Hell yeah, it is. So, if we're ready... Don't call me that, I don't like it. Welcome back to another beautiful episode of the FMJ Podcast, where we make all of your wildest fantasies come true. I'm just kidding, we don't do that. Unless... You lightly nibble Templeton's left pinky toe. Only the left one. With hot sauce. Hot sauce. And then you call them hot toes afterward. Jalapeno toes. Ooh, what? What? Is that a... Is that a Lil Wayne line? Is that a Lil Wayne verse? Wait. we're the joke don't come after me wayne young money anybody nikki minaj will be mad at me now anyway what's going on it's been a while coming in but like they listen to this anyway um It's been a... Okay. You know what? I have to believe they did. I have to believe they did. I know it's been a while. We are back. We'll go ahead and go around the room, get everybody's pulse. Yeah. Since it's been so long, let's see here. Templeton! What's up? What's your pulse look like? Looking pretty good, man. I went to the doctor and they're like, nice. Yeah, yeah. Nice. Nice. Yeah, they actually said that. Noice. Noice. All right, so anything new with you? Any fun games? Not really, man. I just, I kind of recycle like old favorites and rotate them in and out.

SPEAKER_01: 2:40

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_00: 2:41

So that's what I've been playing. I've been, you know Terraria, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's the game. Yeah, yeah. It's a PC. Well, I mean, it is on console, but it was originally a PC game. And I've been playing that lately. Huh. Okay, so I know me and Yeti have been slightly learning Ready or Not. Yes. It's been fun. It's been a journey. It has been an interesting one. It really has. I don't know if you guys know the game Ready or Not. I don't know if you're familiar with it. It's a fighting game, right? Sure. Sure. No, I'm asking. I don't know. I mean, if you consider fighting crime a fighting game, right? It's a SWAT simulator. Which one is the one with the titties and the bouncing titties and those jiggle physics? I think that one's either Tekken or Virtual Fighter. It could be Tekken. It's not Tekken. Dead or Alive. Dead or Alive. Dead or Alive. If you guys don't know anything about Dead or Alive... Go check it out. Their jiggle physics were ridiculous. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's like they were like beach babes. Yes. Yeah. They did. They did have a whole volleyball fucking version of it, which Dead or Alive used to be a fighting game like Tekken and Mortal Kombat. But when they got ridiculous with it and Totally leaned into the Gooner game, and they were like, you know what? Fuck it. They were literally like, let's make our game all about titties. Yes, yes. And you know what? You know what's crazy? It worked. Yeah, there it is! There you go. Straight Gooner. He said, fuck it, we ball. We ball. They created an entire, like, algorithm specifically just for that. Yes, they did. It's absolutely ridiculous. But they knew what they were doing, and they did it, and they did it well. And they did it well. And ever since then, Dead or Alive has been I guess one of the more popular fighters, which... Who would have seen that coming, right? Right. But no one would have seen it coming. They were focused on something else.

SPEAKER_01: 5:10

Exactly. I'm sorry, they're supposed to be doing what?

SPEAKER_00: 5:14

Ready or Not, I'm somewhat unfamiliar with. So, Ready or Not is a SWAT simulator, and it started out on PC only, but it gained so much traction. It got so popular that they ported it over to the PS5 and the Xbox and all that kind of stuff. And the SWAT simulator, it's like... So it definitely simulates what it's like to be SWAT. Because... the enemies and civilians they're not marked it's not like hey go in there and like say for like if you do if you check the um the briefing like if you make sure you like and that's important by the way we get all the information because when you go in blind you have no idea what's going on the only people that are bad are like oh they're shooting at me so i guess i need to shoot back at them like one thing they say is like if you go into training they tell you like hey listen we're trying to get these people alive we're not a shooting we don't go around just shooting people yes yes no like legitimately legitimately there's there I don't think I don't think you've played it enough but there is one mission where they want you to take like they want They reward you for taking the suspects alive, right? Like you get more points if you finish the mission with taking everybody alive, no bloodshed, what have you. But there is a mission where it's like you have to take him alive because they want to question him. They want to bring him in for questioning. This dude, I shit you not. Was it to do with the pink hair? No, there was, there was, there's like, it's like the next mission afterward where they, where they literally tell you, do like, do not, do not kill this guy, bring him in. He's got very important information. And literally like, he just came running at me, just shooting. And I was

SPEAKER_01: 7:07

like,

SPEAKER_00: 7:11

well, he's got to go. That whole like description makes me think of the movie, the rock. Have you, guys seen that movie yeah like it's an old movie like a long time yeah

SPEAKER_01: 7:25

yeah

SPEAKER_00: 7:25

everybody's like oh he's he's got a gun sir yeah what do you have a fucking water pistol exactly so it's like i was like okay well i guess we're doing this now like i do try my best to like you know bring them in cuff them and not and not really shoot anybody because i want that s rank so bad. Like I want to get that real bad. And I mean, I just want bodies. That's the thing. You can play the game however you want to, but it's just funny watching, watching, Other people play it, and they're like, yo, if they were to release our body cam footage, we'd be fired. Like, immediately. I just want bodies. I want to go home and be like, yeah, I got seven today, baby. Check this out. He just goes home on his whiteboard. Another one in the column. Oh, that's, that's not right. We're not, we're not. A box of donuts to the left. Bro, let me tell you how many fucking boxes of donuts are in that goddamn police station. There are literally random boxes of donuts. And I'm like, why have they leaned into this so fucking much? Keeping crispy real cream. Seriously. So if you do get a chance, check out Ready or Not. It's a lot of fun. And we have learned because when me and Yeti were playing it, boy, Army of Two style is not the way to go. You need a full team, a full squad for this game because it is difficult with only two people. Is that four or five? I think it's five. I think five to a team. and it's wild dude like I didn't and that's on normal like they have casual normal and then like survival which is like you will be tested and I'm like I don't even want to try survival you're just like throwing people on the ground like stepping on their head basically stop resisting he's like I'm just come on bro just trying to go home So, no, but that's cool. That's cool, Devilton. You know, like familiar games are nice, you know. All these are goodies. So, but I'm glad you're doing well. I am glad you're doing well. Grizz. Yeah. What's your pulse look like? It's good. I'm chill this morning. It's morning for me. Yes, it is. It is. Yes, it is. I mean, but... Yeah, I've been good. I'm trying to think. There's this art gallery situation that just opened up here in Seattle. It's called Cannonball Arts. I probably shouldn't be promoting it. I'm not doing any work with it. Free blood. Yeah, right. So what it is, it's kind of... I'm not going to give my full review because I don't know yet. I haven't been inside. But just from the outside and maybe off the air, I'll give some of my personal opinions. But they, from my understanding, are an art collective that is trying to get more local artists involved in the community. And my understanding, some of the work in the space is going to rotate over time. And that they're going to bring in more work from other artists. I don't know if the idea is to sell work or what. But this weekend was their opening night or whatever. I think Thursday night was a private open. But yesterday was the full-blown. They were selling tickets. And like... At first, when I heard they were selling tickets, I was a little miffed. I was like, ugh. Ew. Brother, ugh. Brother, ugh. Yeah. Then I looked up the ticket price. So I walked past, and I asked one of the people. They hired those allied security people, those rent-a-cops. Yep. They hired a fuckton of Paul Barts, you know? Hey! Hey! Hey! On a segue. Hey! Hey! You stop right there! I was like, chill, chill, Kevin James. Kevin James. Diabolical. But, no, I, like, made eye contact with one of them. And I was, like, because I was just, like, looking around. And then, like, we locked eyes. It was, you know, we had a moment.

SPEAKER_01: 12:13

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00: 12:14

No, I'm joking. But I was like, hey, yo, how much are tickets?

UNKNOWN: 12:18

Hello.

SPEAKER_00: 12:19

And she goes, tickets are sold out. I was like, yeah, I know. I'm at work. I'm not going tonight. I just wonder how much tickets are. Oh, I don't know how much they are. I'm like... What the hell? You could just sit there. What good are you there? Don't open with tickets are sold out if you don't even know how much they cost. Just say I have no idea. I don't know how much tickets are. I asked how much tickets were. Do you have tickets? How much are tickets were sold out? Bitch, what did I say? Wrong answer. We're going to work on active listening next week. No, but... And today... I got online and tickets are only$30. That's not terrible. I thought they were going to... For Seattle, I thought they were going to be like... West Coast dollars. I don't know where they think money comes from, but this West Coast dollar shit. Dude, they're like, don't you just grab them out of the air? Shut up. You're not like us? No! No, I'm not, actually. No, actually. I didn't get my blood money from Jeff Bezos. I'm just joking. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Wait, wait, wait. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. For the joke. Please don't be mad at me. It's too early for me to be this upset. I'm sorry. Oh, woke up a joke in violence today. We're going to cease and desist by the end of the fucking show. Exactly. I know. I know. My computer shuts off. Like you guys keep going, but I didn't mean it. I swear. Uh, but no, that's, that's pretty cool. Yeah. If you, if you, if you're going to check it out, yeah. Let us know. Um, um, yeah, I plan on checking it out. Um, they, uh, I shall, I shall. You can see some stuff from the outside because it's like an old Bed, Bath& Beyond that they turned into this space. Yeah, yeah. Which is kind of cool. So I saw that yesterday. I was like, oh, that's pretty neat. And then other than that, I've just been chilling. I don't know. Skateboard. Actually, I've been skateboarding a lot. Yeah. Longboard or regular shit? No, I busted out the popsicle stick. I'm getting back to doing... There you go. Like... some tricks and shit. I bought some new shoes. I'm not going to try and lift my leg up. That's too much. You going to do a 900? I started to and I was like, nah, we ain't doing that. It's not happening right now. I need to see a 900 by the next show. There is a zero percent chance that this kid is going to be doing any 900s. My dude said, I'm not lifting my leg up. He's like, I want to lose! I literally started to and was like, nah, we can't do that right now. Nope. Bad idea. He didn't want to accidentally fart on air. Or die. Or die. My back was like... Sir. Sir. Sir. Sir. What are you doing? Do you know what time it is? You have not stretched yet, my friend. Your birth year starts with 19. What is the matter with you? What is wrong with you? Lord have mercy. Alright, alright, alright. The 1900s was an interesting time. Hey, you know what? It was a great time. It was a great time. You know, when you say it like that, it... Sounds like a Victorian style. Back in the 1900s. The late

SPEAKER_01: 16:04

1900s.

SPEAKER_00: 16:07

I'm going to start talking like

SPEAKER_01: 16:11

that. Back in the 1900s.

SPEAKER_00: 16:12

When were you born? In the 1900s. What a predicament. Hell yeah. Fuckin' shit. Anyway. When I was in school, we didn't have seatbelts. Back in my day. We tucked those shits into the fuckin' seat because they were, like, dangerous. You know what they're flying around? Back in my day. To be honest, I legitimately don't think my school bus had seatbelts. No, we didn't have seatbelts. Oh, no. No, no, no. Do school buses have seatbelts now? Some do. Yes. They sort of do, but they usually tuck them in. That's crazy work. They what? What? Safety. We want these kids to be safe now. Why? Why? I made it through. Right. I'm fine. I'm fine. You know, those buses are driving slower now than they were then. Oh, I don't know about that. Yeah, I don't know about that. Our seatbelts were– so you know how you're supposed to fit like two kids to a seat? We would fit three, and the person on the right side would have the right cheek on the seat, and the person on the left side would have the left– butt cheek on the seat and you guys would hold each other up in the middle those were our seatbelts sardines it was a little bit different for me I did take the bus but I didn't take a school bus I took a city bus definitely no seatbelts on those yeah that would be interesting for a school bus to be on a city bus yeah that's interesting That's something else. That's a different time, for sure. Yeah, because how old were you when you were doing that? All through high school. Also, it's high school. So you weren't like a first grader riding the school? No, no. My elementary school was close enough that I didn't have to take a bus. I could just walk home. Help me! Help me! Just picture riding the bus as the first grader in Seattle, and there's just some person in the corner that's just like... Who the fuck is you? What's going on? Do you have any Pokemon cards? This was my favorite. Off the rails. We started early today. Anyway, Chris, I'm glad you're Glad you're doing swell. Again, report back after you check that out. And good luck with the skateboarding thing. I'm very happy for you on that one. Please, please get yourself a helmet and protect that noggin of yours because, you know, you know what I mean? Look at that big brain on Grizz. You know, I watched that scene earlier

SPEAKER_01: 19:17

today.

SPEAKER_00: 19:20

So, anyway, Yeti, Yes, we need to hear about Ye. He's got a lot going on. Yeah, it's been a while, so we need to check his pulse because I bet his pulse is high. As fuck. It's probably a 400. Oh, Lord. That's finally a number that's probably accurate. I think that might be his score on an SAT, yeah? Damn. Is that the lowest score? Wait, I'm sorry. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. For the joke, I'm sure his SAT score was at least 401. So anyway. I spelled my name right. Give him credit for that. Y-E-E-I. Got it. Got it. Got it. Easy. Easy. Easy. How you doing? Well, I think I haven't been on in like a month, I think. Yeah, it's been a while. Yeah, it's been a little bit. It's been a while. It's been a while. I have a little one now. Yes, you do. Little baby daughter. She's... Baby Yeti. Three weeks old, I think. Something like that. So she's doing well. What's the birthday? Like, just for my personal lives. I know it happened, but I don't know the exact date. July 24th. Okay. Thank you. Yup. And then after she was born, I got really sick. Yes, you did. And that put me on the shelf. That fucking sucks, bro. I didn't know that. I mean, I knew you weren't feeling well, but I didn't know it was like that bad. No, he sounded awful. It was... Baby blues? No, I don't know. To be fair, like... Honestly, you probably got hospital shit. Yo, it could have been COVID, to be quite honest with you. Oh, no! No, honestly, I mean, like, you'd be at the hospital and shit. You probably did get hospital shit. Like, for real, like, poor Yeti, poor Mrs. Yeti. Like, that couldn't have been good for anybody. No, and here's the crazy part. I still went to work. Yep. Like... Superspedder. Big facts. Here's your package. Thanks for the germs, bitch. I started feeling sick on a Thursday and I told the manager, I said, listen, I'm getting sick. I feel it. And you could tell and you could hear it. You could see it. And I said, listen, if I start shitting, I'm not coming into work Friday. And then people were like, oh, that's Yeti or that's Chauncey trying to get three days off. Yeah, there you go. Because it would have been a three-day weekend. That's not you, man. You're there all the time. So I said, you know what? I'm going to be petty as fuck. So I was sick as fuck, man. I was fucking sneezing, snotting, all sorts of shit. And I still went to work on Friday. And the manager came up to me after the story and was like, yo... I'm going to tell you something. I don't want you to get upset, but you look like shit. But you need to go home. But thank you for coming in. Can I ask, like, was it the manager, does his name start with a B or a... Okay, I got you. I was going to say, it was either the B or it was J. The J seen me and he definitely knew I was sick too. I mean, yeah, it is what it is. But, yeah. But yeah, so I just, I mean, and it was pretty bad. And then I came home and I pretty much slept at it like almost an entire weekend. And then, yeah, and here I am now. I mean, I probably still sound a little. Yeah, a little nasally, but not awful. You sound a lot better than you did. You sound like absolute shit, Chauncey. Get out of here. Get off of this show. What's wrong with you? you want to give us COVID from over here through the screen but no you have been busy I know that for a fact trying to learn that's fucking terrible having a newborn and being sick that's absolutely horrible and I felt bad because I couldn't help Emily much because the last thing I want to do is get the baby sick right Especially at that young of an age, I just didn't want to do that. I kept my distance for probably three days, three, four days. Best thing you can do, man. Life will slow down a little bit once everything... It sucks, but it is what it is. It's not like you got set on purpose. No, right, right. I mean, the jury's still out on that one. If you would have seen me, I was looking at door handles at the hospital. He's like, get me sick, get me sick, get me sick. That one tastes funny. That's the one, that's the one, that's the one. Anyway, no, congrats, obviously. I know it's going to be a little bit of a change. You know, there is a curve. It is. When you throw a little one into the mix, because now it's like, especially nowadays, I'm literally like, instead of just saying, hey, Fortnite, let's game. I'm like, hey, can you Fortnite? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Are you allowed? Yeah, are you allowed? Can you come out and play? Can Yeti come out and play? That's what we're at now. But I get it. I understand that you have duties and everything like that now. You said duty. Duty means poop. just trying to balance the time between everything and like you know one thing i will say and it's not that my phone stayed in my hand a lot when i didn't have her yeah but my screen time on my phone i mean it's cut down a lot hadn't it yeah you've never you yeti has never been like a big social media guy no i was years and years and years and years ago but i just i don't want to say i grew out of it i just i don't know i just no you can say it go ahead is that what is that what it is i just i don't know i'd like to i like to be in the moment of things right no i feel that like it it's almost like a drug to be honest it is it really is and if you can be it can yes yes and Do I feel better not having the phone in my hand? I think I do. But like I said, I mean, I don't know. I don't feel the need to check the phone as much, I guess. And having the little one is doing that. It's because, you know. You don't want to tell me. Turning off notifications to those apps. Right, right, right. Right. I try to check it like once a day. I obviously like, like big check, like to see with my like art and shit. But then like, I have a few people that only contact me through Instagram. So like I do find myself checking it frequently, but right. I'm not on it nearly as much now that the notifications aren't popping up. Like, Exactly. You'd be surprised. And you do also feel like a little bit of like less stress because you aren't thinking about what's going on. And I'm not saying you shouldn't think about what's going on, but with the same breath, it shouldn't control your entire life. Correct. Right. And I feel that's where people kind of get lost in the sauce is they think that this is all that matters. And it's not. You're living your life like your life matters. Right. I don't know. I'm done on my soapbox over not having left over. Thanks for joining us. Hold on, hold on. We got to rephrase that. Thanks for joining his dad talk. Oh, his dad talk. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You know what? That'll be a great segment to add next season. Yeti's dad talk. I mean, he did just get like a brand new pair of new balances. Oh, they're green now. That's even better. Good. They're seasoned. They're seasoned is what we call it. Please hold. Oh, he's going to go get him. He's going to go get his Dad Force Ones. But no, I kind of... Yes, yes. Grizz, we're coining that phrase, by the way. Hell yeah. We're going to put that on a shirt. Dude, it has to. It has to be. It has to be on a shirt. It has to be on a hat. Those are just bare minimum, right? Hey, Jay. Yes. You would be the one most likely to be able to capture this moment. The very first time... Oh, there it was. No, no, no, no. The very first time he says, it's not the heat that gets you, it's the humidity. Yep. I need you to record that and post it. Please. Oh, who? Yeti? Yes. I got you. You what? It's not the heat that gets you. It's the humidity. It's the humidity. You got to be standing in your cargo shorts. That's right. That's right. Your shirt tucked in. Hands on the head. On the head. It's not the heat that gets you. It's the humidity. As far as it goes. It's not you. It's you. Yeah. Yeah.

UNKNOWN: 28:57

Yeah.

SPEAKER_00: 28:57

Oh, Lord. But no, we'll... We'll... we'll get into that. We'll, we'll, we'll add that segment next, next season. We'll talk. No, I'm serious. I kind of want to, I kind of want to dad, uh, uh, dad with Yeti, like, like just, just his journey. You know what I'm saying? Taking care of the child. I want, I want, I want to, I want to absolutely like, uh, uh, just catalog that right. On this show. It would be fantastic. So. Yeah. Get his transition into dead off city. Right. He's at, we, they've already followed us with his, uh, with his yard work clothes, right? Like he's now a dad with his lawn. So it's like, continue with us on this journey. Yeti, we can't

SPEAKER_01: 29:43

hear

SPEAKER_00: 29:45

you. Your mic didn't quit on you. No, no, no, nothing. No, no, still nothing. That makes it even better. That makes it even better. Yeah, yeah, that's how we fix things in America. Just kick it. It's the flash. I don't know how to fix it. Just kick it. You're back. You're back. So anyway, good to see everybody's doing well. Keep up the good work and be safe out there. Grizz, wear a helmet. Who wants some entertainment news? Let's hear it. Hit it. Y'all are going to hate me for this. Just very clear. Did you hear that Heinz has teamed up with Smoothie King for a collaboration of, you guessed it, a ketchup smoothie? You're right. I am going to hate this. That just sounds disgusting. So, okay, before we yuck. No, there is no. You don't say yum because there's no yum. Whose yum is this? Who? Okay. Who? I'm dead. No, no, no. Here's what I want everybody to do. Go upstairs, go to your kitchen, and get a little tablespoon of ketchup. Just insert it into your mouth. Hear me out. I can do it, no problem. I literally can. It's just ketchup. Who the fuck cares? It's tomato paste. That's literally all it is. You could probably do it, too. I think you could, but the taste of it? No. I'm not going to that. Just hear me out, though. Doritos made a ketchup-flavored chip. I don't remember that either. You know what they did? There's a reason. They didn't put it in a smoothie, Jay. No, you're not wrong. I'm just saying they were good. Like the ketchup and the barbecue. Were they? Yes, they were. I didn't know they existed. Yeah, they were actually good. I'm sure you could go to Walmart and find them, but they're actually good. They're delicious. Now, ketchup in a smoothie. I mean... It's a bloody Mary. It's a bloody Mary. So you're telling me. Yes. Yes. I have one question. Just one. Yes. Why? Why? Why not? Why not? That's the answer to your question. Why not? I don't like that answer. Chris said, I need a more scientific answer than why the fuck not. Because I like ketchup. I put it on my French fries. You know what I'm saying? I dip my little cheeky nuggies in it. My cheeky tendies. But what are we doing with a smoothie? Like, what's the other flavor combo? You're drinking it. No, no. So what if they come out with a mustard smoothie next week? This is my chicken and waffle fries with ketchup smoothie. Shut the front door. Okay, okay, okay. So you guys have all seen Jurassic Park, I'm assuming. Yes, yes. Yes. Is that the one with the lizards? No. It's the one with the geckos. Get it right. So, like, he's like, your scientists were so obsessed with, like, can they? If they could. Yeah. So obsessed with if they could. Not worried about if they should. Correct. Yes. I need to understand the why. That's a valid point. Like, I get it. Like, I get it. But it's like... Isn't ketchup already a smoothie in itself? Isn't tomato a smoothie? So why can't Smoothie King introduce ketchup as a smoothie even though it's already a smoothie in a bottle in your fridge? Because that's stupid. Now you're saying ketchup is stupid. Yes, ketchup is stupid. The smoothie is stupid. Y'all knocking it. I'm going to try it. I know you would try it. I respect that. I respect that you're willing to go, you know what? Fuck it. I'll give it a shot. I'm going to try it. I'm not mad at that idea. My curiosity is peaked. However, why? Why? Why?

UNKNOWN: 34:35

Why?

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On a week-to-week basis, what do you put ketchup on right now? Almost everything. I mean, burgers, fries, hot dogs, smoothies. You name it! You name it! You name it! You name it! I'm absolutely deceased. I'm just saying. You know what? Like, for... I'll tell you what, Smoothie King, if you sponsor us, I'll drink that fucking thing. Can you do it without puking, is the question. Yeah, I probably could. Again, it's ketchup. It's ketchup. It's gonna taste like ketchup. Does ketchup make you vomit? I get that, but how much ketchup can we drink before you vomit? That is a good question, Grizz. It's 100% cup. How much of that cup is ketchup? It's going to be ketchup. Because I don't know the ingredients. They're going to freeze some ketchup and shave it on the top? Maybe. Just grate it. It'll turn into like Olive Garden, say when. And then I don't say when, so they just like run it. Long dies. Yeah. Are you going to say when? Something's wrong with him. Something's wrong with him. That's my secret cap. I never say when. I never say when. I'm just saying, good on Smoothie King and Heinz, right? Because a ketchup smoothie, that's very bold and innovative. Nobody would have thought of that except for Smoothie King and Heinz. I'm sure Heinz has probably been trying to do a fucking ketchup smoothie for a long time. You are one side of that coin. You're the nicest person ever. 100%. I just want to see how somebody got there. I mean, you're right on all those points. But I still have to revert to can they versus should they? Listen, who cares? Who cares? Let it happen. They've got the money. They've got the money. They want to collaborate. Let them do it, right? That's the problem. They've got the money. That's the problem. They could be spending it on other things, right? Like a kitchen smoothie. I mean, we literally have. Actually, I was thinking... Mustard! So that segues me into exactly what I was about to say. Did you hear about the DJ Mustard collaboration with Target? So they are making a DJ Mustard mustard and it's going to be like this Chipotle honey or something like that. It's supposed to. Right. So I'm like, I'm looking forward to that. Now that's something I could get down on again. I can fuck with that. I'm going to try the smoothie. I don't give a fuck. But I would say if I'm if I'm DJ Mustard, I have to send like just a little bitty thank you note to Aubrey. Oh, for sure. Lobby, Lobby Graham. Thank you. I'm so much richer now because you're a bitch. Yeah, he'll probably, he'll probably sue him too for that. I have one question. Yes. About the, uh, forbidden, forbidden, uh, frosty, fuck, the forbidden smoothie. Is it on their website

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right now? The smoothie that shout out me name.

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The smoothie that shout out me name.

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Do they have? I don't know. I've just seen it. It's headlined all over my Facebook page. I don't want to be all buzzkill, but is Yeti frozen again? No, he's looking at stuff. No, that's resting Yeti face. That's just his face. That's just what it does. For a limited time only, for$5.70, only in a 20-ounce container can you get a ketchup smoothie. I'm going to tell you right now, Jay, have you seen a picture of it? Yes. You're going to move more, Yeti. It's all ketchup. I'm going to try it. I don't care. When you say

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ketchup

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smoothie, I was like, oh, that's interesting. Maybe they're going to mix it with something gross like chicken or, I don't know, french fries. No, it's ketchup. It's all ketchup. Frozen. Yeah, it's all ketchup. I'm going to try it. I'm going to try it. I don't care. I don't even fucking care. Smoothie King, I'm on the way. I got a question. Do you know where the closest Smoothie King is? There is literally right down the street from my office in Dayton. There is a Smoothie King. I know where it is. I know where to get one. I know where to get one. That's not close. That is not you. Not to you, but to me, yes. Monday through Friday, it's very close. The closest one is in Newport. I know that way. We do have a Smoothie King. Lady Templeton loves Smoothie King. Goes there often. There's one not too far from her, but she lives in Westchester. Okay, yeah. I drive by Westchester a lot. Those Smoothie Kings nearby me, that's probably for a good reason.

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Good, good. I don't have to see that shit.

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There is one downtown, but it's like almost never opened. I love the fact that Chris immediately was like, you know what? You're right. I hate you. Fuck you, guys. Then I saw what it looked like and was like, no fucking shot. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So just take a look at it. Smoothie King, good on you. Like I said, I will be there. I'll try it. I don't care. Let the haters hate. They're like, ooh. Because Yeti said the same thing when Burger King came out with the Bacon Sundae. And I was like, no, no, no. Yes. Yes. Bacon sundae. You got it. You got it. You had a hot fudge sundae and they put like two strips of bacon. Yeah, I understand. Was it regular bacon? Yeah, regular bacon. Or was it candied bacon? It was regular bacon. Like the bacon that goes with the Whopper. It was delicious. Like they pulled it off the Whopper, wiped off the mayo, and put it on the ice cream. I'm Lottie! I'm Lottie! No! Still tastes good. Still tastes amazing. Again, I'll let the haters

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hate!

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I'ma let the haters know. I am Team Yeti on this one. That's fine. Are these my hot takes? Are these my hot takes? Those are lukewarm takes, my friend. These are nasty. You didn't even try it, so how can you say it's nasty? Because it's nasty. Because it was... The floppy bacon? No, it was crispy. It was crispy bacon. It wasn't soggy, floppy stuff. No, it didn't even look like that. Yeti's just talking shit now because he's like, it's gross. Just chill out. I'm still Team Yeti. You can be Team Yeti. That's fine. Everybody has their opinion. I had to get to my brother. He always tries the new stuff, though. I will never try the new stuff.

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You gotta be

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bold! I mean, you know what? The thing is, bacon and ice cream does not go together. Why doesn't it? I'll try the new stuff unless it's stupid. A little salty, a little sweet, a little salty, a little sweet. You get the same thing in trail mix, so I don't understand the problem there. That's gonna be a hard no for me, dawg. I also don't eat trail mix because I'm allergic to tree nuts. Well, that's different. How about no? How about no? No. No. Anyway, fire off in the comments. Let us know if you're going to try the ketchup smoothie from Smoothie King. Will you be Team Yeti or will you be Team Jay? Make your choice. Okay, so I got a question. What are they putting in said smoothie? I don't know. I don't know. But if you look at it, it looks like it's all ketchup. I'm looking at you right now. That's just frozen ketchup. It looks like it's just straight ketchup. That's 100% ketchup. Who would drink that? I will. I will. I will drink it. I will drink it and I will report back. I will report back to you when I try it out and be like, you know what? It wasn't that bad. Hold on. Hold on, Jeremy. Jay, whatever. Hold on. I think it's available right now. Is it? Yes, it is. Well, as soon as we're done here, I'm going to go get one. Let's do it. Let's do it. Can't wait. Oh, I'm excited. I love vomiting. I mean, whatever. Whatever. Anyway. Since Melina's not with us, Getty, Yeah. It's your time to shine. We need a Reddit story. We need a Reddit story. Reddit roulette. It's that time. I don't know. It's that time already. Oh, no. It's that time already, bro. Reddit roulette. Reddit roulette. Reddit. Reddit. Reddit. Reddit. Reddit. Yeah. Why are you acting like this is your first day on the job, bro? You know. You know what to do. You've been doing this for four years. You know what time it is. Where am I the asshole? Probably in your pants. You're sitting on it. Wait, wait, wait. For the jokes. That's the best I got too. That's it. Okay. Templeton. One through... 7 million. Oh, my God. Oh, Jesus Christ. 291. Hey, Chris, you thought the ketchup smoothie was awful? You know, sometimes you got to appreciate the small things. Two. Okay. It's a good answer, my boy. I like that. And two. We're going to do the green one. Okay. Am I the asshole? Wait. Probably. www.amitheasshole.com Okay, so the community is called Am I the Asshole, which is A-I-T-A, right? Uh-huh. What is W-I-B-T-A? Would I be the asshole? Oh, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. For printing out sacrifices I've made for my mom to get her to respect my boundaries. I'll be sticking with

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this one.

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Just because I was half listening, I apologize. Could you re-say that? Am I the asshole for pointing out the sacrifices I've made for my mom to get her to respect my boundaries? This is a white kid for sure. Let's go. Yeah, it is. Yeah, it is. Yeah, it is. Straight from suburbia. Okay, here we go. And we are off. Child is 14 years old.

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Child is 23. She moved back in with her mom, who's

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60.

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Every time I see my mom, it seems like she has regressed. She doesn't have any... Other close friends are fine members and it reminds me of my grandmas in the years leading up to them passing. She regularly has odd behaviors. One time she chased the garbage truck down the street and I had several conversations with her about more than three times about her recollection. She refuses to see a doctor and her sister, 62, who recently started acting similar. I found her to do a good job close to hometown and obviously wasn't complaining about not having to pay rent. However, the more However, I always dreamed of moving somewhere bigger, attending a more known grad school, and have no doubt that I would have chosen this path where she's not around. But I really want to maximize what I feel is limited time with her. Two years ago, a friend invited me to the lake house. My mom asked if she could come multiple times. I declined it as it wouldn't feel appropriate. The morning of, she decided she was coming and would follow me. If I refused to let her drive... I told her I wasn't going, and that was that until she gave in at 4 p.m. I didn't make it till 8 p.m., missed most of the experience. I now have work training for a week in a larger city five hours away. Next week, my mom has done the same thing and is planning on following me unless I let her come or take her car, which has a GPS tracker for her. She has taken the next week off and has been telling her co-workers she's going to the city during that time off. Okay. Do you want to pick another one? Do you want to pick another one? Okay. So, we're this far into it. So, see the asshole for pointing out that his mom might have, like, Alzheimer's? Alzheimer's, right. That's just what I'm getting. Is that what we're pointing out? That's just what I'm getting. Listen, sometimes she chases garbage trucks. And I'm like, wait. Either has Alzheimer's or his mom's a dog.

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Either way Is she a dog? Sometimes she chases the garbage truck For what? You gotta elaborate on that You can't just say sometimes she chases the garbage truck This is crazy This is what someone said off of what I read It said Not the asshole, but this is completely useless You need to move out Your mother is highly toxic And no amount of explaining will change that. I don't understand why you'd want to maximize time with such a person. Like, this was a fucking paragraph, okay? Of information given. You don't know what the mother's going through. Like you said, she could have Alzheimer's and you're calling her toxic because she has Alzheimer's and she can't remember shit? It's literally what it sounds like. Obviously, she's forgetful. She may not remember where she is. She might have an underlying medical condition that, hey, maybe get that checked. You know what I'm saying? It seems like the mom isn't responsive to that. I tried to get her to get help and she's like, no, refusing it. Which is pretty common in people that are getting up there in age. That's a double-edged sword because I'm not old. you know, by, like, old standards. But I'm, like, I'm climbing the ladder, right? Aren't

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we

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all? And, like, I'm getting to a point where, like, I'm just analyzing in real time. Yep. And I can empathize with a person being like, nah, let's just ride this thing out. Right, right. We're gonna ride this wave. Yeah, because, like... The decision that I've made, at least at this point in my life where I'm at, is if something crazy comes along, that's a fucking point. I'm looking for quality of life at this point. If the quality of my life goes down just to extend... Nah. Yeah. I want to be here longer miserable. I want to be here short and happy. Right. Yeah. Yeah. So, I mean, it's hard to look at it like that because we're selfish creatures. Yeah. And, like, when it comes to family members, friends, so on, we want them to be around. And... Sometimes that's not what they want. Yeah, exactly. And we should, we should be, we should normalize letting things go. Yeah. It's hard. I got really dark, but what I meant by that is this is great. This, this comment was five minutes ago. Oh, move out, move out, get a restraining order on your mom and go no contact with her. oh so my comment came through fuck yeah that was me that was me that's kind of wild that's crazy you don't have a lot of information to go off of this is why people do stupid shit because they read this shit online and they think this is the only answer that there is yeah this one's funny It said, one time she chased a garbage truck down the street. Info, is your mom, and it's got to be Australian because it says mom. They are British. Is your mom a border collie or some other breed of dog? If so, that will influence my answer. Assuming she's probably a human. I'm just saying, I don't know too many people that chase a garbage truck. That's why I'm saying, if you bring that up, You need to come with why. Why did that happen? Was there something that caused her to do that? We live in a world of cause and effect. If she's just randomly running after garbage trucks, yeah, you may want to get her some help. What if she accidentally threw something away and was trying to get it? Right. And say, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. And they couldn't hear her and she has to chase the garbage man down. It happens. That's a legitimate. Yeah, right. That's legitimate. Their mom just turns into Kendrick Lamar. Hey, hey, hey, hey, that's my baby. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, that's my bitch. Yeah, I did say hey a lot, didn't I? It was beautiful. That's crazy. That is wild. Some of those negative comments kind of sound like some little bit of Gen Z action. A little bit. Because I work with a lot of Gen Z and man, the speed at which they're willing to cut off family members because of inconvenience is... asinine. And they'll label it as toxic. They love to throw those words around. I don't know if you want to call them buzzwords or sizzle words. It's almost like they just heard about it and they're using it to try to sound smart. You know what I mean? That's toxic behavior. Do you even know what toxic behavior is? Do you know what it is legitimately? I don't think they do. I don't think half the stuff that they talk about they actually understand. But I will give them this credit. They're very passionate about whatever it is they think they understand. Hell yeah, it is. Yes, yes, yes. I may be wrong, but I am passionately wrong. Bet. Yeah, stand on that. Ten toes down. So honestly, to say, am I the asshole? Are they the asshole? I don't know. I don't think there's enough information. And I don't... I don't know if I can... Yeah, yeah, yeah. Jerry's still out on this one because I don't know if there's enough there to... Yeah, I don't think there is....pull a verdict on whether or not they're an asshole. Because it sounds like your mother might need help. That's what it sounds like. She made the comment that she tried to get her mom help, but she refused to help. So I guess in terms of that... Did you try once? How strong was the help? Was it just a conversation? Did you drive her to the doorstep? There's many different levels of getting somebody help. Was there an intervention type help? Was it one-sided? Yes, exactly. Now, if you've exhausted all your options and the person clearly does not want help, which is kind of... possible you know what I'm saying then yes moving out and cutting ties that may be because all you're going to do that's when it becomes toxic is when you've exhausted all options just to help rectify the situation and it doesn't get rectified so that becomes toxic then you don't need that in your life that's where you should probably move out and do it and focus on you yeah and to add to that I agree to add to that I feel like A lot of times where we fall apart in our understandings with one another is our communication skills. We're a very communicative creature. Yes, we are. And I think sometimes whether or not we're consciously aware or not, we think things and then we say things version of what we thought, but we filter it because we don't want to like hurt feelings or, or whatever the case may be. And then we don't clearly convey what it is we thought. And then their response to what we said gets conflicted with what we thought. And now we have a perception. You don't agree with me. Yep. Well, you're right. I don't agree with what you said. But they're like, you don't agree with what I thought. And it's like, well, I don't know what you thought. Because you thought something different. Yeah, you didn't say what you thought. It could just be a breakdown of communication. I tried to get help, but the conversation could have been like, you need help. Well, that was productive. Yeah, you know, like being an asshole about it. Something's fucking wrong with you. You need help. Okay, well, that's not actually trying to get them help. No, it's not. You're just pointing out the obvious. That's all you're doing. I'm not going to lie. When I read that paragraph, and this could be just the way I just perceived it, but I put Bruce Willis in those shoes. Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. Because that's what he's going through. Yeah, that's what he's going through. I mean, that's what I, and I'm like, why would you want to treat somebody who's going through something like that like that? Hello? Yeah. I understand it's going to be challenging and it's going to be hard because it's going to be completely different. But, come on. I mean, taking care of other people is always going to be difficult. You have to put your stuff aside. You can't be selfish anymore because they need your help. And if they need your help, you can't always be like, well, what about my time? What about my time? And trust me, I get it. As a caretaker, yes, you do need your time because if you are not 100 you at your fullest right how are you how are you any better for them right like almost like put your mask on before you put their mask on right you can't right i can help you but then i pass out now who the fuck is gonna help me you know what i'm saying like yeah that's so so it's like yeah you do have to take care of yourself but at the same time if you're not even trying like yet he said if you're not even attempting to get to the bottom of it and be like, yo, we need to get you help somewhere. And they're like, well, I refuse. And it's like, well, I don't care if you refuse. I'm going to take you to somebody that could possibly, you know, diagnose what's going on. And if it's nothing, then you need to stop acting like a fucking asshole. That's literally how that conversation should go. The only argument can be made is like, there are some people who just don't want to change or just don't want to help. And they can give you shits. Yeah. Right. Right. Right. And that is, like I said, that becomes toxic. And that's when you need to cut ties. And that's when you kind of like say, okay, I've done what I can do, but you also have to like, accept the decision that you made yeah and i think a lot of people struggle with that because they stay in their head like i could have done more i could have done this i could have done that well if you decide to walk away because you you feel that it is toxic then you have to accept that you've walked away because it is toxic right yeah the only thing you can do in that moment is is make sure you did try everything. So when you make that decision to walk away, you're like, listen, I tried everything. We went down the checklist and I did everything I could. Now I'm walking away. Yes. And then that way you can walk away with a clean conscience. I tried everything. I've had to cut people out of my life before and it's not... It's not something you just do. Right. You try to make it work. It's a whole process. It honestly is a whole fucking process. Yeah. It's hard. Yeah, it is. It is hard. Especially if you've known them for a long time. It's very hard. Especially family. You know what I'm saying? Right. And we're talking like it's nothing. But if you've ever been there... Like Templeton just said. It's hard. It's very hard. A lot of different hurdles. A lot of things you got to maneuver through. And yeah. The waters are difficult to navigate. If I can make it relatable for a moment, my grandfather, he was diagnosed with rapid dementia. So he passed away in 2019. Right before COVID. Lucky bastard. The world has not been... I'm not going to lie. The world has not been the same since fucking 2019. But I will digress. So he got sick and he didn't want help. He knew what was going on for the most part. He didn't really want help. The only help that he would get is if he fell or whatever, we'd take him to the hospital. The moment he started to feel better, he's like, I want out of here. Yeah. And he started being like an absolute tyrant to get out like a toddler almost. Yep. Right. Him and I didn't see eye to eye for a while. Like there was some fallout there between him and I, and I ended up cutting him out of my life. And that was really hard to do because I had a really good relationship with my grandma. And like, she felt like, like I stopped going over there. And like that is, you know, then that creates a, that creates a, like, why isn't he coming around? Like I used to go all the time. Yeah. Right. And, uh, I had to do what was best for me. I still talk to her, but I just wouldn't go over there. And, um, then we find out that he's like super sick, you know, and no one knows what's going on. Then a doctor sees him and, oh yeah, he has rapid dementia. Well, what does that mean? Right. Well, it basically, he, he gets all the effects of dementia, uh, Right now. Like most people, most people are like, it's a slow burn. Yeah. Where they slowly start like falling apart. His was like immediately hit a wall. All of a sudden, like he, like, I remember one day he was like going to the bathroom and just like collapsed in the hallway.

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like now me and my dad are like picking him up and helping him to the bathroom. and like he like couldn't talk and like all this shit and then like 20 minutes later he's you know walking around and we're like what the fuck it was kind of like coming in and out and then you know and like that like when that was happening like I had decided to cut him out like before and then now I have to make this decision am I going to be an asshole and keep him cut out cause he's asking my grandma like why isn't he coming around anymore why doesn't he come around anymore My nickname growing up, my grandparents always called me T. It was the first letter of my middle name. And so he was like, why doesn't T come around anymore? And, you know, like, she would tell me that. And I'm like, that's really fucking heavy. Yeah. Especially for someone in their 20s. Yeah. And, you know, I do feel like I'm older than the age that I am. So, like, I was able to mentally, like, just go, fuck it, like... The person who I hated is more or less dead. So there's a person in front of me now that doesn't understand why I don't like them. Exactly. And I have to swallow that pill. And it's a big fucking pill to swallow. Yes, it is. And I'm not saying I'm better than anybody else for what I did. But I was able to do it. And I'm glad I did. Because instead of him going to his grave... wondering why I wouldn't talk to him, he gets to go to his grave with his grandson being there. Does he deserve that? Not necessarily, in my opinion, but that's just the type of person I'd be. I hear you. That's a great testament as to how difficult it is to do something like that, which is why I say... Especially coming back to this Reddit story. there's not enough there. There's not enough there to make that decision. So, um, if OP is listening to this, which who knows, they might be, maybe they're like, you know what? I like them FMJ boys. They, they, they talk funny and stuff. Uh, if he, if he's listening to it, he or she, um, you know, just, just do everything that you can exhaust all of your options. Don't just be like, you know, you're acting crazy, mom. And that's it. You know what I'm saying? Like, that's, that's, we all act crazy every now It's a crazy world It is, it's a crazy world So you gotta meet crazy with crazy sometimes But if your mom's chasing garbage trucks You gotta figure out why, bro You gotta let us know why You can't just say that shit Because immediately I was like Is she talking about her dog? Cause that's crazy work. Just change it. Like just a mat. I'm just imagining, like I'm just sitting on a porch and the garbage man just drives by and I just go, you know what? Yeah. And I just take off. No, I don't like the way that chap looks. You're a little too loud around these parts, bro. And then just take off. Yeah, this is my block. So anyway, fire off in the comments. Let us know how you feel about it. Are they the asshole? Are they not the asshole? Ours is TBD, to be determined. If there's an update or anything later on, we'll circle back to it. This will be a perfect time to bring this up, especially with the Reddit we just had. Sometimes you need that mental clarity, right? You need to be... You need to get rid of that brain frog. Maybe that could be... Something as simple as that. Maybe like her brain is just cloudy or something. I don't know. I'm just making, I'm just talking at this point, but magic mind. oh yeah magic mind it's a wonderful little mental performance shot and you know what maybe possibly uh op's freaking mom needs a little bit of magic mind i don't know but it's got these wonderful nootropics in it that will uh get rid of get rid of your brain fog it's got l-theanine um it's got matcha tea in it you can get your caffeine fix and it'll help you absorb that caffeine in in you know little small doses like a time release capsule right in a little in a little bottle so i'm gonna get me a little shot right now. Gloop, gloop, gloop, gloop. I know, right? And now... My concentration is up. It'll get me in that flow state, get me all concentrated. I'm in the zone now because we're about to have a whole discussion about something. Now, before we get into that, if you would like to try Magic Mind and see if it works for you, you can stop by www.magicmind.com and use our discount code FMJPOD20 for 20% off your one-time purchases. And you can try it out. Give it a go. See if it works for you. If it does, fantastic! Honestly, it'll really calm you down, because it's got a... What the hell's it got in there? Oh my gosh. Ashwagandha! And that is great for calming you down. Sometimes I forget that word, because it's like... It's a big one. It's a big one. It's a$10 word. So it's like, it'll calm you down. And maybe, just maybe, again, that OP needs a little bit of ashwagandha in her life to be like, hey, chill, bro. Let's relax, right? Let's reset. Let's clear our thoughts. Now let's attack the problem. So give it a go. Try it out for you. And yeah, let us know how it is. But other than that, I think we have a topic to get into. What is we talking about today, guys? Not one thing. We'll be talking about some demon hunters that like to listen to K-pop. What? Oh, K-pop demon hunters. I got you. That's right. I got you. You got a little backwards there, Chris, but that's it. Oh, shit. My bad, that's on me. Listen to K-Pop, that's a very long title, but it'll be perfect for an anime. Yo, why are anime titles so long? I don't know, but for some reason, apparently the formula is... I guess they only use two characters for the most part, but when they translate it, it's a lot more work. Yeah, that's probably what it is, but I guess the formula is the longer the title on an anime, the better the the anime is going to be. I don't know. That's probably true. I don't know. That's just what I've heard. Sometimes I do be thinking... The ones that I've watched, though, like Attack on Titan, Assassination Classroom, Dragon Ball Z, obviously. That's the given. I've watched a lot of shorter ones. Gundam. I love Gundam. I love Gundam Wing. That's one word. It's one word! It's one word! I just watched an anime on Crunchyroll and it's fucking so long. It's called The Osan Newbie Adventure Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party Became Invincible. And that's the title. i'm exhausted already i'm yeah i'm exhausted already absolutely fucking not okay so we're gonna be talking about k-pop demon hunters and i wanted and i wanted to bring this up for uh for a couple of reasons because and i know i i guess i guess we could start here i know uh yeti i i when it first came out i i mentioned something that disney had been punching the air with the success that fucking K-pop demon hunters had, because it was a movie that nobody asked for, and Netflix and Sony put their brains together and said, hey, let's come up with this great concept of a K-pop group that are demon hunters, and how do they fight these demons? With their voices. With the songs they sing. That's what gives them power. And then, you know, they're creating the Han Moon and all that kind of stuff, and it's like, I was like, you know, Disney gotta be punching the air right now, right? Like, that's immediately where my thought process went. Only because... The weekend that K-Pop Demon Hunters released, Disney released a movie of their own that went into theaters. I think it was like Alicia or something. I had no idea that it even got released. I don't remember seeing a lot. Now that I think about it, I think I might have seen like one or two trailers, but nothing crazy. And it was considered a flop at the box office. While K-Pop Demon Hunters is having all this success on Netflix and literally about to get a theatrical release next weekend with a sing-along to go with it so i'm like is it possible that people have gotten tired of disney tropes or the way disney has gone or has wound up is that possible okay so reading through comments of like like recent disney movies and and and the snippets that are being released about upcoming movies and whatnot, there's a lot of people that are really upset in the direction that Disney's going.

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Right.

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They call Disney too woke. Okay. And they push certain agendas in their movies, and people are just like, we aren't here to see those type of movies. We just want a movie. And... I don't know. I'm not saying I agree. I feel like Disney's always been a little woke. Like, look at Robin Hood. Yeah, to an extent. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, back then, eat the rich. So it's like... Yeah. And then they take that same fox. It's not the same fox. But they take that fox and they put him into a police officer outfit in Zootopia. Yeah, pretty close. So they're, like, reforming eating the rich into, like, serving the rich. Right. Anyway, I digress. Listen, that's the thing, though. It goes right into what Yeti's saying. A lot of people are making those comments that, you know, is this what Disney has turned into? We just want a movie. We want to be entertained. Do they want politics heavily into their movies. Like, what is a movie supposed to be? There's a lot of politics in it. Right, and what is a movie supposed to be? It's supposed to be an escape, right? Like, don't get me wrong, I understand movies are an art form, but is it fair to say that there is a genre, there is a time and place for that kind of stuff in a movie? There is, but the problem is they look at it from a scale of if I were to go to that genre, to that time and place, that... swimming pool of people is drastically smaller than a disney movie so if they're trying to reach the masses you're gonna do it in a bigger platform aka disney you're not gonna do it on a smaller platform which is fair but can we also can we also say that especially on like on like a Disney movie. So like your typical Disney movie, princess trope thing in a, in a children's movie, it's supposed to be geared towards children. Is that the perfect place to do that? No, I mean, okay. Okay. Me personally, depending on what the topic is. No. Okay. Yeah. Okay. And I guess, I guess that's where, I guess that's where, um, as you were saying, all the commenters are saying where it's like, we don't think this is the appropriate place to have it. And right. Which is, which is where it turns into K-pop demon hunters did something totally different when you watch it. Is there politics in it? I mean, underlying. Yes. I mean, you're always going to have politics somewhere in, in any form of, of, of medium, uh, media. You're, you're absolutely going to have it. You can't escape it. But was it overwhelmingly political or, No, it was not. I don't think it was, no. It was not. It had symbolism. Like, certain characters, if you've watched the movie, like Derpy, the tiger, and Sussy, the magpie, which keeps stealing the tiger's hat. This is one of my favorite little facts that I learned about K-pop demon hunters. The tiger is supposed to represent the rich, right? Supposed to represent fat cats. And the top hat does go with the tiger. The magpie is supposed to represent the people. And the magpie keeps stealing the hat it's supposed to be a symbol for people taking their power back so symbolism is there but it's not like that's the sole focus it's not the sole focus it's still like it's own story it just has these little things in there that are like hey think about this for a second I guess my question is did Sony and Netflix break the mold that Disney kind of created with K-pop Demon Hunters? I feel, this is my personal opinion, that they got back to OG Disney. Because old Disney films had those subtle... Like subtle messages? Yeah, subtle messages. So there's the story for the kids, and then there's the story for the adults that are taking the kids. And that's what Disney has always done really well up until the last... If we had to throw a number on it, we'll say 10 years. We'll say the last 10 years, Disney has been slowly being less over about the woke messaging, quote-unquote. And what it really feels like, and I think what a lot of viewers, if I were to speak for everybody, probably feels... is that it's force fed and that they're over correcting for like, you know, decades of misuse of, you know, you know, so like, like, like all of the characters always being like white presenting. And then they come out with like princess of the frog being like the first princess of color. Right. And then like, for some reason, people got upset about that. I don't understand it, but which is wild. Yeah. it's like, it's something that was like long overdue. Like we should have had more diversity in the princesses. I mean, for God's sake, we had, uh, Aladdin, which is very not white. Yeah. Not at all. Yeah.

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so like, like they're, they're capable of doing it. And like, when you watch Aladdin, you don't think like, Oh, this is not a white character. Correct. Right. You know what I mean?

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Yes.

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But then like you watch certain things where they're very clearly trying to be like this. See, this is, this is one of our not white characters. Yeah. You don't have to fucking say that. Right. Yeah. Like just make a movie and shut up. Yeah. But I think that's, I think that's what happened with the princess and the frog is it was pushed as yes hey look what we got this is a nice little shiny thing we got right here my opinion is worse yeah instead of making it feel like a natural disney movie they were like okay look at the different thing that we did and it's like yeah we didn't need that like like we've always talked about on this podcast representation matters and i think i think just adding that princess right added the princess and the frog just adding that is enough to show you know what i'm saying that you're that you're thinking about inclusion you don't have to come out and say hey look we're being inclusive no we get it we got it good like fantastic we don't we don't we don't need you to hold our hand through this we're not done right like we see what you did The perfect example is if you look at the marketing between Princess and the Frog and Aladdin, it's two different things. Very different. Very

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different.

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And that could be Um, as, as you guys have been saying exactly what, uh, viewers and, and other people like that, that have been saying Disney's to quote unquote woke. That's right. Could be what they're talking about. You know what I mean? Like, like they're always talking about an agenda being forced. And I don't know, like they say agenda. And I'm just like, I don't know. I don't, I don't want to use that word like that. Like, I just want to say like, you don't have to point it out. Right. Like you don't have to come out and say, Hey, look what we did. Like, okay, we got it. We got it. Like, like with Aladdin. Like Grizz said, it didn't feel like they were trying to make a point about it. It was just a kid's movie, and everybody seen it as a kid's movie. With a genie. With a genie. With a magical genie. And a flying carpet, like, let's go. Yeah, that's it. So that's why I'm like, is it possible? And Grizz, to your point, that could be what Sony did, was they went back to a formula of what a... an animated film is supposed to feel like and be like. Because when you watch K-Pop Demon Hunters, it is a fun film. It's a fun movie. They've got catchy songs like this shit. The songs are catchy. I cannot stress enough that that fucking soundtrack has been in rotation for like four weeks straight. It has me in a chokehold and it's not like it's the longest soundtrack in the world. It's got like five fucking songs and two of which are like the same exact song just by two different groups. So

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it's like,

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that's my point. Like, It's such a simple formula to follow. Why they go away from it? Yeah. I think the big thing, in my opinion, is over course correcting. Trying to do what they perceive as right by the standards of society. Everything, for the most part, everything we do, when I say we, I mean like companies, we do in the lens of how is society going to perceive this? How is this going to make me look? I feel like especially with movie making, there's so many people that has to run by before it gets it clear. It's like, okay, yeah, I like this message. Roll with it. And then you get to this point where we're at where everyone is more or less negative, it feels, about certain things. And some of it is warranted, right? Historically, there hasn't been a good enough balance between... like the white man in hollywood and in the rest of culture like like like it's been overly ruled by like rich white people for a long time and i get it um but i don't think we need to like over correct like just like just keep making the movies like keep doing it just do your like put your time in and hopefully like things will shift i think I don't know. Am I looking at that too passively? I disagree. I think you're fine. I think you're fine. I think you're spot on. Again, like you said, if they continue to make movies without the thought or making the main focal point the idea of we are being different. If you continue to make movies without the thought of be different, but without saying it. You don't have to wear it. Don't put it on your sleeve. You know what I'm saying? Let it speak for itself. Exactly. That's what I'm trying to say. Yes, let your work speak for itself. Again, we see what you did. We're not dumb. Don't think your audience is stupid. Your audience doesn't need it broken down like that. Now, for children, okay. Got it, right? But at the same time, The only thing you need to catch their attention is bright flashing lights. You know what I'm saying? They're not really paying attention to the plot. Right. They're not critically thinking about, oh, okay, what could this possibly mean? What could this be symbolism for? No, they're like, they're like mom dad look how bright this is like yeah i know like i need shades to wear to watch this fucking movie because it's blinding so it's like i i feel like if they get back to that which is which i which is where i feel k-pop demon hunters that is a testament to this whole entire this takeover is what i'm gonna call it because it's amazing to jump on tiktok and i scroll a little bit and you literally have djs all around the world adding golden into the mix and And people go nuts! They go fucking nuts! It was dope! And I'm like, so they've... Okay, so yes, they're voiced by actual people, but an animated film has taken over the world. An animated K-pop group has literally made it... This is what I wanted to bring up. They made it into the number one spot of the Billboard Hot 100. That's crazy. Now, mind you, it's a girl group, and that hasn't been done for 24 years since Destiny's Child Bootylicious. Wow. I mean, because he's a booty. That's insane, though. Is that not insane? Yeah. For

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real.

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Now, is it just like the female group category? Because there's a lot of female solo artists that have to have hit that chart, right? So... I'm assuming they have, but it's been 24 years since they've gone number one. It's been 24 years since a group has gone number one. And that's a very huge gap. There's not really a lot of girl groups, right? No, there's not. I mean, to be fair, groups of a thing have become a thing of the past. Yeah, we talked about that. We had a whole episode about that. But it's like, for me, I'm like, that's insane. To have a 24-year gap for a girl group, a female group, Yeah. Nuts. Crazy. And from an animated film? even crazier so so you know it's even more wild on top of that what's that is there not even a real group like there's probably like three women that just like recorded a movie together so so to be so to be fair i know that um uh the vocalists for uh who you call it roomie and zoe and mira so like ej audrey and uh rami i think i'm saying her name right they are like i want to say ej was a supposed to be in a K-pop group, but they kicked her out because she was too old, so to speak. But She's got a voice, obviously. I mean, they're singers, but they're not a trio outside of this movie, right? So as far as them actually being a trio, no. They do their own work. Yeah, they do their own work, but they're not a whole group. That's what's so impressive. It's not even a real group. It's not even a real group! And they're number one on the Billboard? Like, for real? So apparently they joined BTS's jimin i hope i'm saying that right and jungkook as the only k-pop acts with the achievement of being the first k-pop girl group on the uh hot 100 number one wow that's crazy

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crazy

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so obviously it's very rare that's why i'm like they have obviously done something right and now to be fair sony the same studio that did uh into the spider-verse they were the ones behind and K-pop Demon Hunters. I've been wanting to say this the whole time. I just been waiting for the right opportunity. Visually, K-pop Demon Hunters looks like the animation style of Spider-Man and Spider-Verse. Thank you. I can't use words. And then I was looking up the Disney movie that is in Suspect, Elo. Yeah, Elo. Yeah, E-L-I-O. Yep. Um... It kind of looks like Wreck-It-Ralph style animation, like real soft and bubbly. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I'm not saying that that's a bad thing, but when you look at all the animation films that Disney has been doing, they've all kind of looked like that for a while. And I wonder if people are kind of just over that style. Because right now, you look at their list... and like I see an image for Lilo and Stitch coming out and like it's a lot like they're doing these live action remakes but like the the animated version like the CGI version of Stitch like it doesn't look bad or whatever but like it's like when you look at what they're doing it's like I think Disney's lost their focus yes You know, they're like, they're, they're, they're like, they're like a band that's been around for 40 years. And they're just playing. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I'm not gay. I'm not disappointed with that. I love that analogy. Yes. I love that analogy. Cause you're not. Yeah. In all reality, you are not wrong. Disney is just kind of like, yeah, we've been here. We've been doing this. Like we're, we're tired. Like we're just going to vote it in the rest of the time. Cause fuck it. Yeah. We're going on our 17th farewell tour. That's what we're doing. That's got to be why they keep doing these live action remakes. They're like, we tired. To follow up what you just said, Disney apparently came out and blamed the failure of Elio on Basically the audience saying they aren't interested. No, they said they are not interested in original stories. I was going to bring that up too. And yet K-pop Demon Hunters is, again, take it over. Nobody asked for this. Original ass story. Disney, it's not that we don't want original stories. It's just you've been in the game too long, my friend. Just take a break. Take a break. You're doing too much. Take a break. Take a page out of Hamilton's book. Take a break. Take a break. Lord have mercy. Meet me upstate. Up by the lake. Take a break. He straight up pulled Hamilton out on us. That is actually wild. Yes, sir. That's where I'm like, I find that very interesting that they would say that because you can't sit there and say that, especially when you have Other animated films doing so well I mean Blue Eye Samurai Uh huh Yes it's not a film it's a series That was so good though Fantastic original story Again nobody asked for that But Netflix knocked it out of the park Correct To say that people don't want original is insane And they know they're wrong Right They know they're wrong That's insane That's

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insanity

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Also, everyone that keeps watching these remakes, please stop. Because that's why we get this shit. We get these assholes saying they don't want original, they just want remakes. No, we don't. Nobody does. Nobody asked for this shit. Instead, no one ever yeah no honestly honestly but i i think that was the main reason why i wanted to bring it up was because of the success that k-pop demon i literally tell everybody i'm like yo if you haven't watched it go watch it because it it's like it is literally like a it is a breath of fresh air because you can you can actually have some faith that there are animated new animated original animated films coming out that are that are fun to watch again yeah the escape from reality right and and I don't know. I don't know. It's a good ass story, man. It is a great story. It's a fantastic story. And we're about to get like two more movies off of it now. Hell yeah. Yeah. They want to do sequels, but apparently like. It was a good setup too for that. Yes. Yes. A very nice setup. But apparently. Oh, sorry. Go ahead. No, you're good. But I was just going to say, apparently there's like three hours. The original film was supposed to be like three hours long. There's a lot left on the cutting board. The beauty in that is no one knew this was coming. It came out of left field. We probably know now, but I'm going to say the phrase anyway. Who knows how long they've been working on it to have three hours plus worth of fucking footage to cut. That's a lot. Yeah, the little thing I wanted to say is I watched Devil May Cry right before this, which, again, is a series, but it's fucking demon hunting, and then I watched demon hunting with K-pop, and it's just like, it's a vibe. Honestly, it's a vibe. Honestly, if we're being 100% transparent... Kind of the same movie. Like, similar concept. Like, Dante is just a fucking... He's just, like, rocking with his music, killing demons. They're rocking with their music, killing demons. No, I'm with you. And I love that they're kind of, like, they're very similar. And it's, like, it's really dope. Again, it's the fucking soundtrack for me. That soundtrack for me, it does it. Like, every song was a hit. And K-pop's been hot for, like, a while. It has been. Just kind of, like, under our radars, because, like, we're not really listening to it. But there's, like, a whole fucking subculture in the States. Especially, like, within Gen Z. Those Gen Zs, they really love that K-pop. Yes, they do. Yes, they do. Last time I was in New York, there's, like, whole-ass K-pop stores. See? They're here in Seattle, too, but, like, Times Square has, like, a big-ass store of K-pop shit. I mean, Jay can back me up on this. He's like, hey, you should watch K-Pop Demon Hunter. I don't know shit about K-Pop. Yeah, that's literally what he was like. He was like, I don't know shit about K-Pop. And I was like, you know, fun fact, you don't need to know anything about K-Pop to watch the movie. Because it's not, again, the focal point isn't about K-Pop, right? They have their story. They just use K-Pop as a vessel to battle their, you know, to fight these demons. So it's like, that's where I'm like, It was beautiful. It was absolutely beautiful. And I tell people, like, it's got healing properties. The message behind it of fully accepting yourself, right? Not being afraid of those scars and patterns, as they say in the movie. If you haven't watched the movie, obviously. If you have, you know. But the message behind it, it's amazing. It's fantastic. Again, something that I feel like Disney movies have been missing for a while now. Since Frozen, maybe. Probably. They had their formula and they've been sticking to it for a long time. Right. And Templeton, I don't know if you stopped down to watch K-Pop Demon Hunters yet, but were you able to watch it or no? Not yet. As an outsider, I don't know how much you've seen. I know you're on TikTok every now and then, but as an outsider, how do you feel about about the takeover of k-pop demon hunters i'm calling it a takeover i don't care what anybody says because netflix and sony have literally they they cooked with this whole entire thing they cooked and i just want to know as an outsider how do you feel about it what are your thoughts on this i mean if it's good it's good i can't get mad at anybody like liking something unless you're onto something that is that's good Like, why would I get upset about that? I mean, there are some miserable people out there. That there are. That there are. Big facts. Yeah, they will immediately be like, you know what? No. This movie makes you happy? God, no. Let me make you miserable for a moment. Tigers aren't blue. Stupid. Dummies. Magpies don't have three eyes. What's wrong with you? If it doesn't hurt me or people I care about, then I don't care. No, and I'm totally with you, but I promise you it's not because, again, the sole focal point isn't about K-pop, so you don't need to know anything about it. It's just a fun watch. It's not like by the end of it, you're like, oh, man, that really made me think. Like, no, it was just entertaining. It was entertainment. Entertainment.

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K-pop was the vessel. Yep. Yes. Yeah, the vessel, yeah. Yeah, Grizz knows. It was a great... K-pop was the transportation to get us to where we were going. And it was phenomenal. I just loved how it was executed. I do like the little nods, though. I do want to say that if you're saying that Grizz knows, that means Grizz knows. And then I'm no longer on board. Oh, Lord. But no, I want to say the little nods to Spider-Man, like when Rumi went to go meet Genu. when she was like she when she like jumped onto the you know the look and then she did the spider-man landing i was like bro yeah come on you know i was like oh really guys you're gonna you're just gonna sprinkle that in there that's fine right but i think i think that's really cool that they were able to do that because it was sony that that worked on uh into the spider-verse so it was nice to see little easter eggs like that but no um i guess i guess all in all if you if you haven't watched it go watch it Legitimately go watch it. It's about to get a theatrical release next weekend. I'm pretty sure it's only going to be that Saturday and Sunday. And it's going to have a sing-along. Name another movie, animated film, that came out on Netflix, Hulu, anything that had a theatrical release afterward. Name one. I can't. Yeah, I don't think I know one off the top of my head. We'd probably have to do some digging. I don't know if it even happened, but to me, it feels like this is a first. This is a first that a Netflix movie is now coming to theaters. What? There might have been another Netflix original go to theaters, but I don't think it's been like this. I guess the biggest thing is we're just a group of people with an opinion. Generally. Yeah, generally. It might not always be the same opinion, but it's an opinion. But if we recommend a movie, at least watch it, and if you don't like it, you don't like it. But you should at least give yourself the opportunity to make your own decision. Instead of saying, hey, I'm not going to watch that because it's animated or because it's Netflix or whatever. Just like, Give it a chance. I tell you what, anybody listening, go watch that movie when it comes out in theaters. Oh, please. Go to the theater. Go to the theater. Go watch it in IMAX. Go watch it in 4D. And if you don't like it, I'll send you a piece of artwork. Oh, my God, Greg. No, no. That's actually dope. For real. That's awesome. It has to be K-pop demon related. I'm not going to reimburse your ticket because 100 people will be like, I didn't like the movie. Exactly. I will send you some artwork. How do you lose in that situation? Seriously. Honestly, it sounds like a win-win to me. Like Chris said, if you haven't watched it, Next weekend, it's only out for two days. Go watch it. Fun fact, by the way, they've already sold out 300 theaters for that movie. Oh, wow. Yes. So, again, take over. I don't give a shit. You know who's not doing that? Disney. Bullshit. Who are we pissing off today? Everybody? So, anyway, K-Pop Demon Hunters, I promise you, you will not be disappointed. Go watch the movie. If you don't want to go see it in theaters, watch it on Netflix. Listen to the soundtrack. Jump on Spotify. Keep them at number one. Show them all the love that you possibly can so we can get more original, good, entertaining movies like with what Sony and Netflix blessed us with in Kid Pop Demon Hunters. But with that being said, good talk. Who wants some fun and games? Who does not? I have a question for y'all. It's an either or. Would you rather? Never take any fall damage, no matter how high, from no matter what height, or never lose stamina, no matter what. Fuck. I gotta go with never lose stamina because I have... No, I get really dizzy when I get up on high heights. I don't want to fall. So, I mean, it almost sounds like you would want to take the no fall damage, right? Because if you get real dizzy and you fall, you're good. Like, you're fine. You're not going to take any fall damage. Right, but I probably... He would probably never be that high up to really hurt himself. Exactly, exactly. True, but if you knew you couldn't take fall damage, do you think you would ever get that high? I would. But you're still scared of heights, though. Listen, if you knew you could fall and not get hurt, I'm going. Fuck them. I think the big reason why I'm afraid is because I'm afraid I'm going to get hurt. I know I won't get hurt. I think I won't be afraid. I created fear of heights in myself a little bit. How did you do that? Okay, God. So we went to the Grand Canyon. Oh, my God. Okay, God. And there was a rock formation that I kind of sat near. Yeah. And it was pretty much the edge of it. It wasn't like the edge. It was fucking close, though. And I went to sleep that night, and I was having sweats, and I was dreaming about falling.

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Damn.

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And ever since then, I've been kind of schemish when I get really, really, really, really, really high up there. I mean, I sort of feel that. Okay. I used to be... Okay. Like, my job used to be, like, I was a forklift driver, but I was, like, a cherry picker, which is, like, you would go way, like, 30, 40, 50 feet up in the air. Right. And that was, like, it was fun. I didn't give a fuck. But eventually, like... I don't know. I get to a point where if I get to a certain height, I get really, really dizzy. That's fair. Did you ever get dizzy in the cherry picker? No, I did not. I did that job for two years. I wonder if... Something happens with me if I walk across a bridge, a tall bridge, or am like... fucking 10 stories up in the air and look over the edge, I get really weak in the knees and a little wobbly. But if I'm strapped into a... I'm sorry, you can keep going. No, it's all good. But if I'm strapped into a roller coaster and I go up 400 feet and ride a roller coaster, I'm fine. I look over the edge, I don't get any... woozyness or like feel like I'm going to pass out. And I think it's because I'm like strapped in. Yeah. You know, like when I'm in a plane and I sit in the window seat and I'm like looking down, I'm like, dang, that's really cool. But if I was like standing out on that wing, I'd be like, Oh my God. And I think it has something to do with like the sense of security. Right. So if I knew that I wouldn't take fall damage, I believe that I would conquer my fear of heights. I can't disagree with that. I think it would make it easier. The only thing I don't like about like roller coasters, rides or whatever is like that sensation of like your stomach dropping out or like whatever. I love that. That's very unpleasant. But I'm not like afraid. I just don't like that feeling. Does that make sense? Puma pants. Puma pants. It's not the same as like if I'm like on a high... on a high level and I look down, I get very, very dizzy. That's fair. I think I'm taking no fall damage because you can build stamina. You can't build fall damage. That's very true. Look at him. That's where his fear bites began. Think about a hero like Flash or Quicksilver. They have to have the stamina to be able to withstand the speed that they travel. Otherwise, they would fucking die. Yeah. But at the same time, when you're given the speed force and all that kind of shit, there are certain factors that allow them to do that. I don't think it necessarily comes down to... Which includes stamina. Well, I mean, again, if you're given that kind of ability, I have a feeling that kind of like... Just infinite stamina. It has to be. If you're given that kind of ability, I feel like that comes with it. It comes with the territory. Imagine having super speed, but regular stamina. Just tired. You go to the edge of the hall in 30 seconds, but you're like... I was going to say, you were like 15 feet and then you pass out. Come on. What if y'all created a comic where these characters have powers, but they have the negative flaws with it. So, like, they can fly, but he's afraid of heights. Oh, yo, that's actually genius. We've actually talked about this in, like, the chat before. That would be terrible superheroes. You can make them. It'd be a comedy. I'm good with that. I'm good with that. The Anxious League instead of the Avengers. I mean, if Superman had all his abilities except for... That'd be hilarious. It would be fucking great. Except for his invulnerability. So he can fly at the speed of light. He's dead. But he gets hurt? Yeah, he's dead. Dude just can't. He's like, okay, I gotta be careful. I'm on my way, guys. Yeah, right, right, right. He's just a normal dude. A normal dude in flight. Right. That's what I'm saying. We need your help. I'm on the way, but it's gonna take me a little bit because when I get really fast, my eyes start tearing up and I can't see anything. I'll be there in like three hours, guys. He puts a helmet on, you know, like a... wears an astronaut suit. I got to suit up. I have the flash, but he's just really clumsily and has no balance. Or just no stamina. I'll get there fast, but in increments. Yeah. Like three or four miles at a time. Then I got to rest. He maps out his whole route around gas stations. He's like, I need to replenish my electrolytes. Otherwise, I'm never going to make it. I'm sorry. But these would be great. It'd be hilarious. I'd read that. Honestly, that's like a Sunday comic right there. Right. For sure. For sure. So Templeton, Infinite Stamina. Grizz, no fall damage. Yeti, what do you pick? I'm riding with Templeton. Infinite Stamina? Yeah. Like, no fall damage would be dope. No fall damage. Especially since I'm skateboarding right now. It definitely would. But where are the perks besides not dying? I mean, that's a pretty big fucking perk, bud. A player could literally run himself to death. If you have infinite stamina, you could literally... So you know how you walk to places? You could do full sprints to places. No, absolutely. You could become Forrest Gump. I'm with you. No, no, no. Not Forrest Gump. Literally the flesh. The only thing that's fucking him up is stamina. Because there's no fucking fall damage for the flesh. So infinite stamina wouldn't mean you run faster. It would just mean that you could run forever. No, no, no, no, no. I never said run faster, but he can run for fucking ever, like at the speed that he already runs. Right. Because that's mostly, again, because of the time force. Like literally the superpowers he got. But he's not going to hit the ground and be like, oh shit, I'm dead. He just doesn't get tired. If he hit the ground, he would die, but he's able to save himself because of his speed. Everything moves slow. It's not a fair comparison because his perception of time is slow. Here's what I would look at it as. Again, I was just saying no fall damage would be nice, but infinite stamina, I would be in the best shape of my life if I could work out non-stop. Just never get tired. Everything I would do would be a sprint. Not to be fair, though, to Grizz's point, your body still breaks down. Yes, you won't get tired, but you have to learn when enough is enough. Because your muscles are still fibers. They can still tear. Infinite stamina, with the caveat that I could rip something

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I don't know when I'm tired. I don't know when I'm tired. I don't know when enough is enough. So there's, there's pros and cons to it all, but honestly, I'd have to go stamina because I like who wouldn't want to just be able to go nonstop. Another example is like, say you're a hero superhero. Like, What are the situations where you're going to have to worry about how far you're falling versus how much energy you have to produce? I have a feeling if I'm a superhero and I'm fighting supervillains, I think my ratio to having battles on high places are going to increase. They're going to want to meet me on top of a tower somewhere. They're like, meet me on the 118th floor of my tower that I just Here's the thing. I can take the elevator, right? Like, I don't need stamina for an elevator. But you can make it. And he's like, oh, I've captured you. Right. I've captured you. Now we're going to yeet you off the side of this building. That's fine. Do it. Like, can you imagine the mind games you could play with it? That's fine. Go for it. Go ahead. Do it. I dare you. No balls. No balls. And

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then they

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do it. And then they do it. He's like, oh, you think I won't do it? Yeets you off, right? And then you just, ding! Who took the elevator? And you just show right back the fuck up. You're like, what's up, bud?

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And you're like, wait a

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minute! Who's this man? It is pretty funny. It is pretty funny. If it's just a stamina thing, you can just take the stairs. No, you're right. You can take the stairs. But if you get captured, right, and they get you off the side of the tower, you're dead. But if I have no fall damage, I'm good. And I can just take the elevator back up and be like, I can do this all day. I'm now Captain America. I can do this all day. Exactly. I mean, you can take the stairs up, but it's going to take like... I don't know, 45 minutes? Yeah, it probably would. Was this 45 seconds? I hope they brought snacks. How many flights of stairs? How many stories did you say it was? I said 118. Dude, 118 is taking at least two hours. Listen, meet me on the street. If you have no stamina to worry about, unlimited stamina, you could probably just run them. You won't be tired. Your muscles will be tired. You get to the top and you'll be like... Just fall in. I can still keep going. Time out. You would know when you're getting tired because you would start to feel pain in your legs. Right, but you never would. Yes, you would. Having stamina and feeling pain are two different things. Stamina and strength in your muscles are two different things. You can build that strength with that stamina. You could run until you started to feel a little pain and then you're like, I'm done. And then push yourself further every single time. No, you don't push yourself. You won't hurt yourself. I'm saying afterward, when you heal up, when you rest, instead of running a mile, I'm going to run 1.1 miles. And then I'm going to rest, and I'm going to run 1.2 miles. And eventually, I will have that strength in my muscles to keep up with the stamina of my body. You can do that. I think there are more pros in the infinite stamina than than there are with fall damage. Now, here's how I would do it if I had no fall damage and I'm fighting somebody on top of a tower. I'm just running at them and taking them with me, right? Because I know I'm going to win. Exactly. And for my final move, I call this the forever hug. The

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forever

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hug. We're going down now, baby. I'm going to sing that song the whole

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way. In the arms of

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an angel. Just straight ruin it. Anyway, fire off in the comments which you would prefer. No fall damage from no matter how high or infinite stamina. You never run out of stamina. I'm always on go. Let us know how that is. So anyway, fun fact. Who wants fun fact? I like it. Did you know that plants are not the only thing that photosynthesize? What? Doesn't your face also? Sometimes. It gets that sun, and then I just get energy, you know what I'm saying? So, wouldn't it be great if we could all get our energy from sunbathing? photosynthesis is a really efficient way of making nutrients instead of wasting time finding eating and digesting food plants use solar power to transform carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and sugars the plant generates fuel for itself and air for us to breathe the magic happens inside specialized organelles called chloroplasts which contain the green photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll some animals have managed to harness the power of photosynthesis for example When sacroglossin sea slugs chow down on photosynthetic green algae, chloroplasts from the algae become incorporated into the animal's gut cells, where they continue to pump out nutrients long after the rest of the algae have been digested and expelled. It's a feat called kleptoplasty. Other animals, including some clams and flatworms, also use the photosynthetic algae. powers of algae, but adopt a symbiotic approach where the algae remain unharmed. Corals are the classic example. Most reef-building corals contain colonies of algae called zooxanthellae, which live in their tissues and bequeath the coral their hue. During the day... Bequeath? Bequeath.

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Bequeath.

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And I bequeath your little asses to talk about it any further. Anyway, during the day... During the day the algae provide the coral... Right. Right. where they help to feed the developing animal from within. Experiments reveal that embryos with more algae survive better and develop more quickly than embryos with fewer algae. All of which begs the question, could we humans ever photosynthesize? Even if we could crowbar working chloroplasts into our cells, which we can't, and precisely alter our genomes to control them, which of course we cannot, we still don't have a big enough surface area to volume ratio to generate the energy we require to live. Put simply, humans just aren't leaf-shaped. So we will never be able to photosynthesize, but there are some animals that can. So you're welcome. But do you think that our understanding of the genetic makeup isn't complete? So future humans, what if they find a way to alter our genetic code to be able to do that? with the help of some sort of technology. Well, I mean, technically speaking, we already have that technology, especially with that whole CRISPR thing, where they're bringing back woolly mammoths and all other kinds of shit. Right, right, right. So it's like, I think we are taking a step in that direction. So if we fine-tune that machine to alter living things, organisms' DNA. It's possible. I'd say it's possible. But as of right now, I don't think we've gotten that far. It would be interesting, though, to not just have to look for food. You just go outside and you're filled. Can I piggyback off of this fun fact? What's up? I read the headline of an article and then skimmed the first paragraph and was like, I don't know how I feel about this and then stopped reading it. But Bill Gates has backed this lab somewhere in Illinois, I think. And they are creating carbon-made butter. It's like 100% zero animal butter. Oh, wow. No. It's converted from carbon... No, no. From carbon to not... Carbon... Dioxide. Dioxide. Hydrogen and oxygen, I think. Really? No. So when I first read it, I was like, that's really cool. And then a fucking light bulb went off and was like, wait. Doesn't carbon dioxide kill us? Yes. And then I was like, I'm not reading this anymore. I don't want that. I want to stick with my butter from animals. I will keep my fat lard. But I'm not going to lie. Like now that I'm like thinking about it again, I have had the thought of like, I bet you future humans will find a way to develop food that that we can eat that we're no longer taking the life of animals and we're just like in Star Trek where they just have food that exists it tastes like what it needs to taste like it may not look like what it needs to look like but it tastes like what they want it to taste like and I'm like I bet you we're going to get there eventually it just sounds like we're really really close to Soylent Green yeah yeah yeah I mean again it'll be interesting to see where the future leads us. CRISPR is opening so many doors, uh, for the scientific community. And it's going to be interesting to see, um, in the next, like, I don't know, 20, 30 years, excuse me. Um, and see what they see, what they develop, come across or uncover. You know what I'm saying? So, uh, what a time to be alive. We'll see what happens, but, um, we're going to go ahead and wrap this up, put a pretty little bow on it. Now. I don't think we discussed a topic for next show. So we will, uh, do that. We have a week. Guys, we literally record next week because this is from last week. So let's put our minds together. We'll come up with something. Don't worry. We will come up with something to entertain you folk. I mean, you guys can always send us suggestions and stuff, too. I mean, yeah, if you want us to speak on a certain subject, that's cool. But we will have a little brainstorming session here in the near future. But before we leave, I want to remind you, Magic Mind... Ta-da! If you would like to try yours, try it. You will not regret it. Exactly. Do not forget to visit www.magicmind.com and use our discount code FMJPOD20 at checkout to get 20% off your one-time purchases. So until then, join us in two weeks where we will talk about something. I promise you we will. 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