The Morning Brew with Chris Bennett

Road Trip Boo or Cool, Relationship Advice & Redneck Fairy Tale Trivia

Chris Bennett Episode 216

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We kick things off with Boo or Cool: Road Trip Edition — debating everything from sunflower seeds and beef jerky to playing one song on repeat and whether In-N-Out is still worth it when gas is pushing six bucks. It’s fast, it’s funny, and it proves the little choices can make or break the ride.

Then it’s Relationship Advice Thursday. A woman wants her boyfriend to see Wuthering Heights because the soundtrack means everything to her — but he’s not interested. We break down autonomy in relationships, respecting a partner’s “no,” and why healthy couples don’t have to love all the same things to love each other well.

Next up, Mountain Pines Little League — registration for ages 4–15 closes March 1st. We talk why local sports matter, how to get involved, and why volunteers make the season possible.

We wrap with Renaissance Festival ticket trivia and Are You Smarter Than a Redneck? — Tell a Fairy Tale Day edition.

Laugh, learn, and ride along. Hit subscribe and tell us your road trip Boo or Cool.

Boo Or Cool: Road Trip Edition

SPEAKER_00

It is now time for Boo or Cool with Sho Low's own Dave Ramsey. And who's that in the background, Dave? JJ. JJ, is JJ gonna join us for a special Boo or Cool? Apparently. Well, Dave, uh, it is Thursday. I'm on my way to San Luis Obispo for the slow comedy festival. Have a uh 11-hour road trip in front of me. Boo or cool to that. Totally boo. No, you're not into road trips? Oh heck no. Totally boo. Well, uh, I thought we would do Boo or Cool Road Trip Edition. We'll start with some road trip uh snacks. Boo or cool sunflower seeds. Cool. I used to eat them, but I can't anymore. Yeah, I I don't like them. They just make they make a mess. Uh how about uh beef jerky? Cool. There we go. Uh playing the same song on repeat. Boo. Yeah. Uh bathroom stops every hour. Boo. What about peeing in a cup so you don't have to stop at a bathroom stop every oh that's boo too? Oh goodness. Yeah. Uh in and out. In and out burgers. You ever have in and out? Cool. Totally cool. Heck yeah. Do you love In N Out? Never been there. Oh man. I'll have some for you when I'm in California. Okay. And uh speaking of California road trips, Boo or Cool,$6 gas. I hope that's not real.

SPEAKER_02

Boo.

Snacks, Stops, And $6 Gas

SPEAKER_00

Oh man. And uh uh last one, overpriced coffee shops. Boo. Totally boo. And what about the beach? Cool. Cool. Okay, heck yeah. There we go. That was Boo or Cool California Road Trip Edition, as I am headed on my way to San Luis Obispo for the Slow Comedy Festival. You could uh follow me on my uh journey on Instagram. I'll be sharing my uh road trip on my stories. Thanks so much, Dave, for having fun with us today and uh hope to talk to you soon. Janine, you there? Yes, I am. Heck yeah, you're there. I'm not. Yeah. Virtual Chris. It is Thursday, Janine, and you know what that means.

SPEAKER_04

Is it uh relationship advice or am I the jerk? No, it's relationship advice.

Relationship Advice: Different Interests

SPEAKER_00

And you, of course, are our resident relationship advice expert. I'll read the story and we come back. We'll get your advice for this person. You ready? Yes. All right, here we go. I'm 22 and I've been with my boyfriend, who's 22, for about a year and a half. We don't live together, and I have my own apartment, and he lives with his parents. Lately, I've started noticing a pattern that's really bothering me. Yesterday I told him I wanted to see Wuthering Heights in theaters. I love Charlie XCX, and she did the soundtrack. He kept saying it wasn't his thing and that he didn't have time to do something he doesn't want to do. He said he'd think about it. When I came over today to see if he changed his mind, he suddenly said he fell off. Then when I asked uh if that meant no movie, he hid under his blanket, started moaning, grunting, and telling me to be quiet. I've always tried to be understanding of him, but this seems to only happen when it's something I want to do. He had no problem going to metal concerts with friends. I love him. I don't want to accuse him of faking it, but how do I talk about this without dismissing his feelings or ignoring my own? What is it?

SPEAKER_04

This one is so stupid. Don't make him go to Withering Heights. Oh my gosh. She she needs to get a grip and just know that some things he's gonna want to do, you know, and and yeah, he's gonna go along sometimes, but you know what? Don't push him so hard on Withering Heights. Oh my gosh.

SPEAKER_00

Well, is that any I haven't seen that. Is that just a no good?

SPEAKER_04

I well, no, there's a lot of there, there are a lot of things. You know, when you have a relationship, you know, do great things together that you love, and then sometimes on certain things like withering withering heights, take one of your friends and go. Okay? Yeah, and tell him to say, Would you like to go or do you want me to take my friend? He'll say, Take your friend. Um, it's like your wife saying, Do you want to go to a Hallmark movie review, you know, extravaganza weekend with me? No. And you're gonna say no. Yeah, exactly. So just don't be so hard on him. Oh my gosh, he's he's trying to send you a message, and he's uh you know, of course he's not probably he's young too, right? So he's not handling problems. I'm just not feeling myself. He's trying to just say, I just don't want to go to that, please. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_00

I feel like a lot of young couples feel like they have to do everything together. And it's okay in a relationship for one person to be into something else and they have their own thing, right?

SPEAKER_04

Yeah, it's totally okay. It's healthy. And the and the thing is, especially, yeah, do the things together that you both love, right? But then there's gonna be some things that she loves that he just it makes him gag, and some things that he loves that she's like, oh, please no. You know what I mean? Right, right. Yeah, yeah. Just just let it go that way, you know?

SPEAKER_00

Just let it go. Well, Janine, thank you so much for your relationship advice today. She said let it go and don't make your boyfriend go to home.

SPEAKER_04

Oh my gosh. And she's making a huge deal out of it. It's like, come on, just move on. He doesn't feel like going to that one. Don't so many people make too big a deal out of so many things.

SPEAKER_00

Right.

SPEAKER_04

Not a big deal. Just go with your girlfriend. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00

Go with your girlfriend. All right. We love you, best friend.

SPEAKER_04

Love you too, Chris. Bye-bye.

Let It Go And Do Your Own Thing

SPEAKER_00

I am so excited for this segment to be joined by Jason McQuery with Mountain Pines Little League. He was on the show Tuesday. We were talking about uh a little league registration, and uh Mountain Pines Little League registration is coming down to the wire. It ends this Sunday, March 1st.

SPEAKER_03

Yes, sir.

SPEAKER_00

Awesome. And then uh so uh if people want to sign up for Little League, what uh what are some things they should know? What are the age limits? Uh, and uh what are some things they need uh for sign up?

SPEAKER_03

Um so you just need to your kids need to be the ages of four to fifteen, excuse me. Um you just gotta sign them up, um be within the boundaries of Sholo Pine Top Lakeside, um, and have those kids ready to play and have fun.

SPEAKER_00

It is a lot of fun, and I know um in order to make the season happen, you have to have players. But also, in addition to having players, you have to have coaches as well. Uh, how are we doing on coaches? Do we need more coaches for the season?

SPEAKER_03

Uh, we're doing pretty good on coaches, but if you want to coach, uh you could sign up at our website, mountpineslilly.com, and volunteer. We could always use more coaches.

SPEAKER_00

And so, say if you're someone like me that would be like, hey, I'd like to help, but I've never coached a day in my life. I don't know what to do. Is there any way I can learn how to coach? What are some uh things that are available to us?

SPEAKER_03

So we do have a coaches clinic this Saturday, uh, February 28th at Sholo High School at 1030. Um, the great Billy Kehoe is gonna be there. He's the hitting coach for Brandon Nemo from New York Mets. Uh, he's gonna give you guys some great information, um, tips on coaching, tips on helping players develop.

Little League Registration Deadline

SPEAKER_00

And uh check that out. That is gonna be this Saturday. And if they want to sign up, how do they do that again?

SPEAKER_03

Go to the Mountain Pines Little League.com website.

SPEAKER_00

Uh it's gonna be a great season of baseball. I know it. Make sure you sign your kids up for Mountain Pines Little League. If you're a coach, you want to help, you want to volunteer, hit them up. And also, they need sponsors as well. So if you'd like to uh uh sponsor a Little League team or help Mountain Pines Little League make this a season to remember, go ahead and check out Mountain Pines Little League.com. On uh Tuesday show we were giving away some Renaissance Festival tickets and hanging out with Jason McQuery from Mountain Pines Little League. Uh and uh we're promoting the last day of Little League registration is happening March 1st. If people want to sign up for a Little League, what website do they go to? Mountain PinesLittle League.com. That's right, kids ages four to fifteen. So Amy called in to win tickets. I had given them away, but I said, hey, let's uh do a little giveaway for Thursday's show. You ever play Little League, Amy? I have, yes. Oh, there you go. Where are you from? I'm from Eager. Uh so now it's Amy from Eager calling to try and win two tickets to the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Have you ever been?

SPEAKER_02

I have, but it's been a long time since I've been there.

SPEAKER_00

What's your favorite part?

SPEAKER_02

The food, the rides, all of it.

SPEAKER_00

Yeah, it's a lot of fun. Okay. So, Amy, here's the deal. I'm gonna ask you some little league trivia in honor of our pals at Mountain Pines Little League. If you uh if you get two right, you win the tickets. If you get three wrong, you are gone. Sound fair?

SPEAKER_02

Yes.

SPEAKER_00

Alright, here we go. First question. Approximately, how many countries participate in Little League worldwide? Is it A? 15, B, 40, C, 80 plus, or D, 150? Uh, it's A. Is it A 15? No, it's A over 80. Over 80 countries.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah, that's right.

New Coaches And Clinic Details

SPEAKER_00

There we go. All right, you got one wrong. Don't worry. You're allowed to get three wrong. You have to get two right. Okay. Uh, Little League World Series has been televised nationally since A, 1950, B, 1963, C, 1978, or D, 1995.

SPEAKER_01

It's C.

SPEAKER_00

Is it C 1978?

SPEAKER_01

I believe so.

SPEAKER_00

No, you are wrong. I'm so sorry. Uh uh correct answer, 1963. Okay, Amy, you have to.

SPEAKER_01

I was almost gonna say that one, but I was like, I knew it was either the 60s or the 70s.

SPEAKER_00

Ah, well, okay. So you have two wrong. You if you get one more wrong, you're gone. Uh, you have to get two right. How are you feeling?

SPEAKER_02

Nervous?

SPEAKER_00

Nervous? Okay, here we go. Which MLB Hall of Famer played Little League as a kid? Was it Babe Ruth? Was it B, Derek Jeter? C, Nolan Ryan.

SPEAKER_02

Babe Ruth.

SPEAKER_00

Was it Babe Ruth? You think Babe Ruth was uh Hall of Famer? He was like the famous person. Yeah, he was the famous person, but do you think Little League was even around, maybe, when Babe Ruth was playing? Okay, so go ahead and give the answers. I'll let you use Jason as your lifeline. Which MLB Hall of Famer played Little League as a kid? Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Nolan Ryan, Mike Trout.

SPEAKER_03

I'm gonna say. Oh, it's either Derek Jeter or Nolan Ryan. Um, I'm gonna say Nolan Ryan.

SPEAKER_00

All right, he narrowed it down to Derek Jeter or Nolan Ryan. He's saying Nolan Ryan. It's either Derek Jeter or Nolan Ryan. If you get this wrong, you're gone. What's your answer?

SPEAKER_02

Derek Jeter.

SPEAKER_00

Oh, she's alive. She's still in it. Holy moly. Good job. Okay. You have to get one more right. If you get the next one's gonna determine whether you win these tickets or not. Here we go. The average little league game lasts about A, 45 minutes, B, an hour, C, one and a half to two hours, or D, three hours.

Renaissance Festival Ticket Trivia

SPEAKER_02

Well, oh my goodness, because if they go into overtime, that's kind of hard. Yeah, I mean you can't probably have to say I would have to say probably about an hour, an hour and a half, because if they go into overtime, if not, then it lasts like 45 minutes. So I am gonna say an hour and a half.

SPEAKER_00

Okay, you're gonna say C an hour and a half to two hours. Congratulations! Holy moly, this game was fun, so dramatic. I didn't know if you were gonna strike out or not, and you ended up hitting a home run. Congratulations, Amy from Eager. You just won two tickets to the Arizona Renaissance Festival. What station hooked you up? 92.5. You know it. It is now time for Are You Smarter Than a Redneck with everyone's favorite redneck from Beaumont, Texas? Paul from Beaumont. Give us a yee-yee. Yee yee! All right, uh, today is Tell a Fairy Tale Day. So I thought we would do some fairy tale trivia. I'll describe a fairy tale and you have to name it. It is multiple choice. Say your name, that's your buzzer. Are you ready? Let's go. All right, a guy climbs a plant taller than a radio tower because his mom told him to sell a cow and somehow ends up robbing a giant. Paul.

SPEAKER_03

Excuse me, excuse me.

SPEAKER_02

All right, he's that was the perfect answer.

SPEAKER_00

All right. Uh, next question. A girl loses her shoe at a party, Chris, and instead of checking the guest list, the prince goes door to door. No, you're interrupting me. This is not even this is not fair because I'm like the game show host. I don't even get a chance to ring my buzzer because you're bringing Cinderella. You're right, you're right. Okay, he's up to zero, but this last question is worth a million points. Uh, pick a number from four to ten. We go with seven. Seven, here we go. A girl talks to a wolf in the woods and is shocked when it doesn't go well. Oh red wine. There we go. Ding, ding, ding. Holy moly, I thought I was gonna have a happy ending with today's fairy tale, but nope, I am not smarter than a redneck. Congratulations, Paul.

SPEAKER_02

Look, I would have to say this is probably the most perfect. Some people would say the best. Are you smarter than a redneck?

SPEAKER_00

We love you, buddy. Have a good day. Talk to you soon. Talk to you later.