He Ditched His Wife for Olive Garden… Jerk or Genius? 😂

Today’s show got WILD 😂

We kicked off Am I the Jerk Court with a case that had everyone divided…

👉 A guy told his wife he wanted a simple birthday… but she planned a fancy dinner anyway… so he ditched her and went to Olive Garden alone.

Was he a jerk… or just doing exactly what he asked for?

Judge Jineane Ford from Majik 101.7 and Italk 106.7 gave her ruling…

…but then things got interesting when Kirk Nurmi called in with the COMPLETE opposite take.

Plus:
 🎟️ We gave away Arizona Diamondbacks tickets to Bo Taylor on Jackie Robinson Day
 🍔 Played “McDonald’s or Made Up” (yes… McSpaghetti is a thing 😂)
 🤠 And caught up with Virgil the Cowboy from Eagar

It’s everything you love about The Morning Brew — fun, chaos, and real conversations with the Best Friends.

👉 Listen, laugh, and share with a friend who would 100% choose breadsticks over everything.

Transcript

Breadsticks Versus Birthday Plans

SPEAKER_02 0:00

This guy wants to know if he's the jerk for ditching his wife's fancy birthday plan for him to go eat at Olive Garden alone. Hello, best friends. It's me, Chris Bennett, and uh quick question: if your wife planned a fancy birthday dinner for you and you ditched her to go eat breadsticks at Olive Garden alone, are you the jerk? Let's get the show started. Chris Bennett and the morning brew. All right, it is now time for Am I the Jerk Court. Today, the honorable Janine Ford presides. Good morning, Judge.

SPEAKER_00 0:36

Hi there, how are you?

SPEAKER_02 0:37

I'm doing great. I'll read the story and then we'll get your uh verdict. You ready? I'm ready. All right. I told my wife I didn't want anything big for my birthday this year. I've been burnt out from work, and all I wanted was a chill night. Maybe olive garden, maybe takeout. No plans, no reservations. Just go with whatever I felt like that day. I told her that multiple times. So yesterday I get home around five and she's all dressed up. I'm confused. She tells me she made a reservation at a fancy sushi place in the city, and we have to leave in 20 minutes. Hmm. I just stood there like, what? I reminded her I didn't want anything fancy. She said she put a lot of effort into this and it was a surprise. We started arguing and finally I said, forget it, and left. I went to Olive Garden by myself, got my breadsticks, and honestly, had a great time. She's upset I ditched her, so am I the jerk?

SPEAKER_00 1:44

He's a boar! He is such a jerk, yeah, he's a jerk. I I just think he's he just I don't get it. I mean, I don't I mean, I understand he tells her way ahead of time and all this kind of stuff. Yeah, I'm gonna be lazy and I don't want to do anything. I mean, I get that side, but what a oh gosh, she has no life. That's what I'm thinking.

SPEAKER_02 2:06

Interesting. You you want to hear what the jury on my Facebook Live is saying? Uh our friend here in Sho, Dave Ramsey, says, go with the flow, bro. It's only one night. Relax and enjoy. But he did make, he did tell her what he wanted for her birthday, and she ignored it. Uh uh our uh best friend Rekendra said she is the jerk. Richer and I argue over his birthday. He never wants to do anything for his birthday, so he gets upset if I plan anything, so I just don't plan it. So the jury is uh divided. One agrees with you, one disagrees with you, but ultimately you are the judge and you rule.

SPEAKER_00 2:44

Just uh you're the jerk. Just chill. I mean, do something for her that she wants to do, and she's trying to surprise you. Be nice and go with it. Oh my god.

SPEAKER_02 2:53

Yeah, and to ditch her and go eat by yourself. He's a total jerk. Yeah, that was a total jerk move.

SPEAKER_00 2:59

Total jerk. I don't know that they have long left together. I'm just gonna say. Well, okay. Maybe the track shoes are in order.

SPEAKER_02 3:06

Good thing he has unlimited breadsticks over at Olive Garden.

SPEAKER_00 3:10

Exactly, fat ass. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, did I say that?

SPEAKER_02 3:13

Awesome. Well, Janine, thank you so much for being our judge today, and I hope you have a great rest of your day.

SPEAKER_00 3:19

You too, Chris.

A Caller Defends The Olive Garden Escape

SPEAKER_02 3:20

Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this?

SPEAKER_01 3:24

Well, good morning, Chris. It's your best friend, Kirk Nermey.

SPEAKER_02 3:27

Kirk Nermey, did you hear today's Am I the Jerk court case?

SPEAKER_01 3:32

I did, and I had to interrupt my training. You know, I'm acting with Mr. Chris, and I'm trying to stay in great shape for when that happens, probably next month. But I had to interrupt that workout to take strenuous objection to Janine's so-called ruling.

SPEAKER_02 3:48

Interesting. Okay. So she said the dude was not, or the she said the dude was the jerk uh for uh ditching his wife after she made birthday plans for him and going to eat at Olive Garden by himself.

SPEAKER_01 4:01

You disagree? I disagree uh venomously. I mean, look, he communicated what he wanted for his birthday. It's not her birthday, it's his birthday. He said exactly what he wanted. He was very clear, and she decided to disrespect his wishes and make it about her and make these rest this these sushi uh restaurant reservation. She made it all about her. It's not about her. If it was her birthday, that'd be one thing, but it was his birthday. Men get shit at for not communicating properly. He was clear and he wanted to do what he wanted to do, and he and he went to Olive Garden, which is what he wanted to do. And I don't think that's a jerk move at all. I think it's standing up for himself and doing what he wants, and he should be applauded for that. And if anyone should put on the track shoes, it's him.

SPEAKER_02 4:51

Ooh, interesting, interesting take. And but uh, you don't think he kind of blew it overboard by just like leaving the house? Like maybe you said, Hey, listen, I'm going to Olive Garden. If you want to join me, you can join me.

SPEAKER_01 5:04

Think somebody is disrespecting your wishes like that. Why do you want to be around them? Why should you give them your time? If someone is disrespecting you that blatantly, why give them the time of day? Heck yeah. Have your time and get away from her. And she needs to deal with the ramifications of what choices she made.

SPEAKER_02 5:22

All right. Well, Kirk Nurmy, I appreciate the opposing view. You heard it. Kirk Nermy says, You are not the jerk, and your wife is the jerk, and he should get some running shoes and get out of there.

SPEAKER_01 5:37

That's exactly right. If his spouse doesn't respect him, it's time to move on.

SPEAKER_02 5:42

All right, and everyone make sure you stay tuned for Kirk Nirmy's upcoming TV show, Life of Nermi, uh, that uh I am going to be a part of. Super excited for that, best friend. As am I. All right, have a good day, best friend. Go get some olive garden for us.

SPEAKER_01 6:00

All right, buddy. I'll leave that to you.

Jackie Robinson Trivia For D-Backs Tickets

Real Or Fake McDonald’s Menu

Tax Day Write-Off Or Rip-Off

SPEAKER_02 6:02

All right. You are first caller. Who's this? This is Bo. Bo, where are you from, Toe? Bo? To where are you from, Bo Taylor? Grew up in Round Valley, but uh moved to Lakeside. Heck yeah. All right. Uh, you have a chance to win two tickets to Sunday's Diamondbacks game against the Blue Jays. Today is Jackie Robinson Day. Very historical figure in Major League Baseball. Broke the color barrier, so we're gonna do some Jackie Robinson trivia today. If you know, uh uh if you get two right, you win the tickets. Three strikes, you're out. Sound fair? Three strikes, that's fair. All right, what number what? Okay, go ahead. What the whole crew here? Oh, heck yeah. Oh, he's got lifelines with him. What number did Jackie Robinson wear? Was it A21, B42, or C7? It's gonna be number 42. There we go. Ding, ding, ding. And I believe every player every player in the MLB will be wearing 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson today. All right. Nice. What team did Jackie Robinson play for? Was it the New York Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers, or the Chicago Cubs? Uh, the Dodgers. There we go. Home run, two for two. Heck yeah, man. Congratulations. You just won two tickets to see the Diamondbacks this Sunday against the Toronto Blue Jays. What station hooked you up? Two country, 92.5. Grand Slam. We are back with Bo Taylor, who just won two tickets to the Diamondbacks game. I had another game planned, and he's gonna play it with me just for fun. And just for fun, I'm gonna give you some uh movie passes to the WME uh movie theaters. Today is McDonald's Day, so we're gonna play a game uh where you gotta guess is this a real McDonald's menu item or made up? Okay, uh, real or made up? You gotta get uh we'll do three right, and if you get two wrong, you're gone. Here we go. Uh McSpeg McSpaghetti. McSpaghetti. Was this a real McDonald's menu item or made up? It was spaghetti, McSpaghetti. Hey, are the are the guys able to chime in on this one? Yeah, absolutely. Okay. All right, okay. McSpaghetti. What do you got? Yes. Yes, it was. Yes, it was a real menu item. What about the McPickleburger? The McPickleburger. McPickle. McPickleburger? Yep. McPickleburger. I'm gonna say no. No. Yeah, that is you, you guys are good. You know you're McDonald's. I would have thought, like, I would have believed more in a McPickleburger before McSpagetti. Uh, what about a McLovester? What about McLobster? Yes, yes, yes, holy moly! Three for three! You guys are on fire! There we go, both. What about McRuben? What about McRoban? Congratulations! Uh, you guys just won 10 passes to the WME Movie Theaters. Not valid for special engagements, but good till the end of the month. What station hooked you up? What station? 925! Woo! Good morning. It's the morning brew with Chris. Who's this?

SPEAKER_03 9:32

Hey, good morning, my friend.

SPEAKER_02 9:34

Virgil the cowboy from Eager Arizona. What you been up to? How you doing?

SPEAKER_03 9:40

Uh, I went to get my surgery checked on and everything came out alright.

SPEAKER_02 9:45

Oh no. When did you have surgery?

SPEAKER_03 9:47

Uh, two weeks ago, but they just checked me out again.

SPEAKER_02 9:51

Oh, and everything's good? Yeah. What did you have surgery for?

SPEAKER_03 9:56

Oh no, something was on my bone. It was all white, so they lasered it off.

SPEAKER_02 10:00

They got they said, get rid of it. Go on and get.

SPEAKER_03 10:04

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 10:04

Heck yeah, sweet. Uh, today is tax day. You got all your taxes done?

SPEAKER_03 10:09

No.

unknown 10:10

No.

SPEAKER_02 10:11

Let's play a little uh fun game on this tax day. Write-off or rip-off? You tell me if this is a valid write-off or if it's not. You ready?

SPEAKER_03 10:20

Hey, go for it.

SPEAKER_02 10:21

All right, here we go. A magician deducting rabbit food and magic props. Is that a write-off or a ripoff?

SPEAKER_03 10:28

Ripoff.

SPEAKER_02 10:29

No, it's a that's an actual uh write-off. There you go. Uh, how about a farmer deducting a guard donkey?

SPEAKER_03 10:37

Rip-off.

SPEAKER_02 10:38

No, it's an actual write-off. I guess there are guard donkeys. Do you have any donkeys on the ranch or the farm? No. No, no donkeys for you. And no uh no uh guard dogs or anything like that?

SPEAKER_03 10:50

Yeah, we do.

SPEAKER_02 10:51

Oh, you do? Oh, sweet. All right, there you go. Uh, how about uh a person trying to deduct their entire house because they work uh there? Rip-off. Rip-off. There you go. Good job, good job. And uh last one, a clown deducting oversized shoes and costumes.

SPEAKER_03 11:11

Uh ripoff.

SPEAKER_02 11:12

No, no, that's a write-off, yeah. So they're allowed to write off their oversized shoes if they're using it for their clowning business. Uh, I'm assuming you called in to request a song.

SPEAKER_03 11:23

Yeah, uh, one of the boys got hurt and broke his rib and stabbing in the stomach. And uh D called me this morning at four o'clock and he said he wants to hear American Soldier.

Wrap-Up And Anniversary Bash Plug

SPEAKER_02 11:35

Oh, awesome. Absolutely. I hope he feels better. All right, best friends, that's gonna do it for today's episode. Thanks so much for tuning in. Uh, today we learned that apparently olive garden breadsticks are more important than relationships, depending on who you ask. And uh congrats to Bo Taylor on winning those D-back tickets and movie passes. Thanks to Kirk Nermi, Virgil for calling in, and to Janine Ford for having some fun with us today. And uh don't forget we have our big anniversary bash uh happening and cornhole tournaments for that uh go live tomorrow.$25 to play, half goes to three E snacks, and the winning team wins$1,000 and two pairs of tickets to see Kenny Chesney in Vegas at the sphere. It's gonna be a good time, so you don't wanna miss it. And if you had fun today, do me a favor and share the show with a friend that needs a laugh. For the morning brew, I'm Chris Bennett, reminding you to be nice to yourself, be nice to others, and don't be jerk. Bye.