#80 - Florida Man Games and Gator Disco

March 24, 2025

#80 - Florida Man Games and Gator Disco

Unfiltered Union

Russ and Linds begin their podcast episode with a humorous discussion about the challenges of recording with children around, highlighting the interruptions and chaos of their home recording environment. They delve into their new podcasting equipment, including a high-quality microphone and audio interface, and share their experiences with the technical setup and vendor support.

The couple explores various Florida-centric topics, including the Florida Man Games, which featured quirky events like Ocala Knocker Ball and a mechanical alligator ride. They discuss the unique aspects of Florida living, such as wildlife encounters, spring break experiences, and local food scenes, including their favorite taco and boba spots. They also touch on recent news stories, including a security guard stopping a potential mass shooting and astronauts returning from a nine-month space mission.

The conversation takes several amusing tangents, including discussions about bizarre crocodile behaviors in Indonesia, the potential of eating iguana eggs, and their thoughts on various social and technological issues. They share personal anecdotes about high school fights, social media trends, and their perspectives on current events, maintaining a lighthearted and conversational tone throughout the episode.

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Unfiltered Union

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Russ and Lindz

Publish Date

March 24, 2025

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Episode Notes

This week's episode dives into the comical chaos of podcasting, with unexpected interruptions from inquisitive kids and debates over what qualifies as a podcast-worthy microphone. There’s a splash of Florida flavor, covering the quirky Florida Man Games and surprise alligator appearances at spring break hotspots. Toss in some tantalizing tech talk and foodie facts, and you've got an episode seasoned with hilarity and everyday absurdities.

  1. Florida is experiencing increasingly unpredictable and extreme weather patterns, including early spring break tornado warnings and potential hurricane activity

  2. The Florida Man Games featured bizarre events like Knocker Ball soccer and a mechanical alligator riding competition

  3. A licensed security guard in Tennessee prevented a potential mass shooting by quickly responding to an armed threat at a nightclub

  4. Astronauts returning from a nine-month space mission received minimal additional compensation despite the physical and mental challenges of extended space travel

  5. Crocodiles in Indonesia may have a complex behavior of appearing to drown, which scientists suggest might be misunderstood by humans

  6. The podcast hosts discussed the challenges of podcasting, including managing children's interruptions and selecting the right recording equipment

  7. Russ and Linds explored various food trends, including the potential of eating invasive iguana eggs as an alternative to expensive chicken eggs

  8. The conversation touched on broader societal issues like mental health, media negativity, and the impact of viral video culture

  1. "We have a mental health crisis, not a gun crisis in this country."  - Russ

    - Offers a provocative perspective on gun violence that suggests the root cause is deeper than weapon availability, highlighting systemic societal issues.

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  2. "Florida's tripping. We've been saying that, like, ever since we've moved here."  - Russ

    - Captures the podcast hosts' humorous take on Florida's unpredictable and often bizarre climate and culture.

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  3. "I will take the melting hot sun over anything else."  - Russ

    - Demonstrates a passionate preference for Florida's intense heat over cold weather, reflecting the hosts' adaptation to their new home.

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  4. "I feel like we are so inundated with just horrible stories. I'm sick of it."  - Linds

    - Highlights a critique of media negativity and a desire for more positive news coverage.

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  5. "We are hashtag blessed to be in Florida and able to go to the beach in March."  - Linds

    - A tongue-in-cheek celebration of Florida living, showcasing the hosts' ability to find humor and gratitude in their environment.

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Chapter 1: Podcast Prep and Kid Chaos

Russ and Linds discuss the challenges of recording their podcast while dealing with interruptions from their children. They share humorous moments about trying to start the episode, including multiple takes and constant interruptions from kids seeking snacks and attention.

  • Podcasting with children present can be challenging and unpredictable.
  • Parents often struggle to find uninterrupted time to complete tasks.

Key Quotes

  1. "It's Florida. It's a beautiful day. There's no rain. Sky is blue. It's 80 degrees out. And we said, we're gonna start a podcast, so can you guys please go outside?" by Russ

    - Captures the frustration and humor of trying to record with children around

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  2. "Oh, that's children for you." by Linds

    - Provides a simple, relatable acknowledgment of parental challenges

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Chapter 2: Podcast Equipment Debate

The couple discusses their new podcast recording equipment, particularly focusing on their microphone choice. Russ defends their new microphone's quality, while Linds is skeptical about its size and sound, especially concerned about breathing sounds being picked up.

  • Podcast equipment can be a source of friendly debate between co-hosts.
  • Sound quality is a critical consideration for podcast production.

Key Quotes

  1. "The Shure is used a lot by most people. Only because it is the influencer's microphone." by Russ

    - Explains the popularity of a competing microphone brand

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  2. "So can they hear me breathing?" by Linds

    - Highlights the podcast host's concern about audio quality

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Chapter 3: Florida Man Games and Local Experiences

Russ and Linds discuss the Florida Man Games, highlighting various quirky events like Ocala Knocker Ball and a mechanical alligator ride. They share their perspectives on participating in such activities and their experiences living in Florida, including their appreciation for local culture and humor.

  • Florida has a unique cultural identity that embraces humor and quirky events.
  • Local events can provide entertainment and community engagement.

Key Quotes

  1. "I can barely get out of bed without getting out of breath, so I doubt I would play any of them." by Russ

    - Humorously reflects on personal fitness and reluctance to participate in active games

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  2. "I think the Florida games are an opportunity to embrace the unique and sometimes crazy culture of the state." by Linds

    - Captures the spirit of Florida's unique cultural events

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Chapter 4: Florida Wildlife and Spring Break Adventures

The couple discusses various Florida wildlife experiences, including alligators at spring break and unusual animal behaviors. They explore topics like alligator mating season, beach experiences, and the unexpected encounters that come with living in Florida.

  • Florida wildlife, particularly alligators, are a unique and sometimes unpredictable part of local life.
  • Spring break in Florida can bring unexpected and exciting encounters.

Key Quotes

  1. "The reason why people and alligators have a lot of run ins with each other and bad things happen is because of people feeding them." by Russ

    - Provides insight into human-wildlife interactions in Florida

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  2. "A gator swimming in the water at Siesta Key during spring break." by Linds

    - Highlights the unexpected wildlife encounters in Florida

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Note: This transcript was automatically generated using speech recognition technology. While we will make minor corrections on request, transcriptions do not currently go through a full human review process. We apologize for any errors in the automated transcript.

Russ

Foreign.

This

is

the

unfiltered

union.

Linds

I'm

Linds.

Russ

And

I'm

Russ.

Linds

Here

is

this

week's

episode.

Russ

The

preparation

it

took

to

start

this

freaking

episode.

Linds

Take

four.

Russ

Take.

Well,

first

off,

take

four.

And

90%

of

those

takes

are

because

of

these

children.

It's

Florida.

It's

a

beautiful

day.

There's

no

rain.

Sky

is

blue.

It's

80

degrees

out.

And

we

said,

we're

gonna

start

a

podcast,

so

can

you

guys

please

go

outside?

Just.

Linds

That

was

a

poem.

Russ

It

is

haiku.

Please

go

outside.

And

they

were

like,

okay,

we'll

go

outside.

We've

been

sitting

in

here

for

20

minutes,

and

it's

been

constant

knocking

on

the.

Can

I

have.

Linds

Just

raiding

the

pantry.

Russ

Can

I

have

chips?

It's

like,

why

do

you

wait

until

we're

doing

something

to

ask

all

these

questions?

Linds

Oh,

that's

children

for

you.

Russ

Oh,

my

God.

It's

like

they

know.

It's

like

their

brains

are

programmed

all

the

time.

Linds

I

feel

like

husbands

are

that

way,

too.

Russ

Oh,

my

God.

Here

we

go.

Don't

mansplain

to

me.

Linds

Exactly.

Yep.

Keep

it

to

yourself.

This

is

ridiculous.

Russ

What?

Linds

This

huge

microphone

is

ridiculous.

Russ

It's

the

best

sounding

microphone

for

podcasts

out

there.

Linds

I

don't

believe

it.

Russ

Better

than

the

shure.

Linds

I

don't

believe

it.

Because

you

watch

every

podcast

ever,

and

everybody

uses

the

shirt.

You're

telling

me

this

monstrosity?

Russ

Yes.

The

shirt

is

used

a

lot

by

most

people.

Only

because

it

is

the

influencer's

microphone.

Linds

Oh,

we're

not

influencers.

Russ

No.

Well,

we're

not

that,

but

everybody's.

It's

got

an

iconic

look.

The

Shure

SM7.

Linds

It's

not

this

monstrosity.

Russ

Right.

But

this.

If

you

look

it

up,

the

sound

quality

is

much

higher.

Linds

So

can

they

hear

me

breathing?

Russ

Probably.

Linds

So

I

was

doing

my

makeup

earlier,

getting

ready

for

the

podcast.

Russ

You

get

out

of

breath

doing

your

makeup?

Linds

No

breath,

asshole.

No,

I

was

doing

my

makeup,

and

I

could

hear

myself

breathing.

Have

you

ever

heard

yourself

breathing?

Russ

I

hear

it

all

the

time.

You

know

what's

the

worst?

When

you're

trying

to

take

a

nap

and

you

snore

and

wake

yourself

up.

Linds

I

hear

you

breathing

all

the

time.

You

let

out

a

lot

of

air

through

your

nostrils.

It's

very

intense.

Breathing.

Breathing.

But

I

was

doing

my

makeup

and

I

heard

myself

breathing.

Like,

oh,

my

God,

isn't

that

weird?

Russ

And

you

have

to

do

that

to

live.

That's

not

something

that

you

can

stop.

Linds

Right.

Russ

Like,

there's

no

diet

breathing.

Linds

But

I

feel

like

it's

like

one

of

those

Sound

things

that

just

like

nails

on

chalkboard,

right?

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

But

if

this

captures

our

breathing,

it's.

Russ

Not

going

to

be

any

different

than

the

other

mic.

Linds

I

apologize

to

everyone.

Russ

It

does

sound

better.

Linds

Yeah,

we'll

see.

Russ

And

I

use

this

and

it.

And

we

did

get

a

new

interface

too,

because

our

old

broadcaster

is

taking

a

big

dump.

Linds

That

lasted

a

long

time.

Russ

It

did.

2016.

2016.

And

then

it's

just.

I

wanted

something

simple.

This

thing

doesn't

have

any

power

going

to

it.

It's

called

the

POD

Mobile

dsp

and

it's

by

this

dude.

He

makes

them

all

by

hand.

Linds

Yeah.

And

he's

been

really

helpful.

Russ

Yeah.

His

name

is

Fernando

and

he.

I

had

issues

with

the

first

one

that

I

was

sent

and

he

calls

me

on

the

phone.

I

was

like,

hey,

man,

I'm

having

issues.

He's

like,

what's

your

number?

And

I

gave

it

to

him.

And

he

calls

me

up

right

away

and

helps

me

out.

It's.

It's

awesome.

Yeah.

And

I

mean,

he

stands

by

his

product

that

he

makes

by

hand.

He

told

me

on

the

phone,

he

was

like,

bro,

I

know

the

manufacturer.

I'll

take

care

of

it

for

you.

I

was

like,

okay,

okay.

So

you.

You,

gonna.

You're

gonna

yell

at

yourself.

But

yeah,

he's.

He's

a

good

dude.

And

I

highly

recommend.

Check.

It's

audio.

Sigma.

POD

Mobile

dsp.

Linds

God,

if

I

hear

that

word

Sigma

one

more

time.

Russ

Sigma.

Sigma.

Boy.

Linds

Oh,

my

God.

That

is.

All

our

kids

have

been

singing

recently

is

Sing

My

boy.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

And

then

what's

the

other

song?

The

vegetable

song.

Russ

I

don't

know.

Linds

Eat

them

out.

See,

I'm

gonna

hit

this

thing

repeatedly.

Russ

Well,

what

bugs

me

is

we

have

an

Alexa

in

our

kids

room

because

they

play

music

all

the

time,

right?

Well,

yesterday

there

was

seven.

Seven

girls

over

here.

Right.

We

have

the

explicit

filter

on

because

obvious,

obvious

reasons.

We

don't

want

them

playing

like

party

up

by

DMX

or

anything.

Linds

And

that's

only

okay

at

weddings.

Russ

Only

okay

at

our

wedding.

And,

well,

one

of

the

kids

was

like,

alexa,

turn

off

explicit

filter.

Linds

I

couldn't

believe

it

said

okay.

Russ

I

was

like,

just

a

traitor.

Linds

I

couldn't

believe

that.

A,

the

kid

knew

to

do

that

and

B,

Alexa's

like,

sure,

why

not?

Russ

Yeah,

you

need

authorization.

It's

fine.

Here's

your

secret

security

clearance

and

nuclear

launch

codes.

Do

whatever

you

want

button.

Linds

I.

I

was

shocked.

Russ

I

was

mad

because

now

all

the

kids

know.

Yeah,

exactly.

Now

all

the

kids

know.

Now

I

have

to

relearn

Alexa.

Linds

I

have

to

put

the

filter

back

on

Yeah.

Russ

I

have

to

refigure

out

how

I

did

that

in

the

first

place

and

figure

out

if

there's

a

way

that

I

can

somehow

pin

code

it

to

where

they

can't

just

say,

you

next,

or

turn

out

the

excessive

factor.

Linds

I.

I

was

shocked.

Russ

I

was

like,

damn,

that

kid

is

pretty

smart,

huh?

Linds

Yeah.

Who

is?

Her

parents.

It's

the

first

time

she's

come

around.

I

was

like,

oh,

okay.

You're

gonna

have

to

watch

this

one.

Russ

Yeah.

Yeah.

This

one's

gonna

be.

She's

gonna

know

how

to

get

away

with

stuff.

Linds

Yeah.

These

Florida

kids,

I

tell

you

what.

Russ

Florida.

Linds

Florida.

Well,

speaking

of

Florida,

most

recently

the

Florida

games

happened.

Florida

man

games.

Russ

Florida

man

games.

Yeah.

Linds

Omg.

It's

Wicks.

Russ

Yeah.

Was

he

the

host

again?

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

He

deserves

it.

Linds

Absolutely.

He

is

the

reason

why

I

was

okay

moving

to

Florida.

Russ

I

know.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

His,

his.

What

are

they?

He

had

like

instructional

videos

of

Florida

living.

Linds

Well,

it

was

like.

It's

parody.

Right?

Like,

you

know,

Florida's

crazy.

Sure.

But

it's

okay.

But

it's

like,

right.

Russ

It

has.

Most

states

don't

have

alligators,

right.

So.

Linds

Or

crocodiles.

Russ

Or

crocodiles.

And

he

just

kind

of

breaks

it

down

like,

look,

just

because

we

have

them,

it

doesn't

mean

they're

just

going

to

eat

you.

Linds

Right?

It's

an

everyday

thing,

right?

Russ

They.

They.

Linds

Hurricanes

don't

scare

us.

I

mean,

we

get

out

of

the

way.

Russ

But

the

reason

why

people

and

alligators

have

a

lot

of

run

ins

with

each

other

and

bad

things

happen

is

because

of

people,

people

feeding

them.

Then

they

start

associating

food

with

humans.

And

then

humans

have

bad

run

ins

with

an

alligator

because

he's

like,

hey,

bro,

you

got

some

chicken?

Linds

Where's

the

publix

meat?

Russ

Yeah,

yeah,

yeah,

Let

me

get

that

pub

sub,

bro.

And

then

all

of

a

sudden

it's

like,

you

don't

have

a

pub

sub.

I'm

gonna

bite

your

leg

off

instead.

Linds

Oh,

that.

What?

That

wasn't

it?

My

bad.

But

yes.

Omg,

it's.

Wicks

was

the

host

and

they

had

a

couple

of

games

that

I

want

to

run

by

you

to

see

if

you

would

actually

play

them.

Russ

I

can

barely

get

out

of

bed

without

getting

out

of

breath,

so

I

doubt

I

would

play

any

of

them.

Linds

So

one

of

our

neighbor

actually

had

her

on

the

podcast

before

is

a

personal

trainer.

I'm

gonna

tell

her

you

need

help.

Russ

I

do

need

help,

but

the

problem

your

way.

My

motivation

level

is

so

low.

And

it's

not

good.

No,

it

is

not

good.

Linds

So

you

wouldn't

play

Ocala

Knocker

Ball.

Russ

I

have

no

idea

what

that

means.

Linds

Essentially

soccer,

but

with

the

inflatable

things.

And

you

can

just

run

and

hit

people

with

your

inflatable.

Russ

The

big

ball.

Linds

Yeah,

the

inflatable

ball.

Russ

So

you're

inside

the

inflatable

ball.

Linds

Yeah.

And

you

run

and

you

kick.

And

you

play

soccer

how

you

kick.

Russ

Inside

of

the

ball?

You

just

run

into

the

ball.

Linds

Well,

your

feet

are

hanging

out.

It's

like

your

knees

down

are

hanging

out.

Russ

Oh,

yeah,

yeah,

yeah,

yeah.

That's.

I

mean,

that

would

be

kind

of

fun,

right?

I

thought

that

one

was

fun

because

it's

pure

contact.

It's

full

contact

sport.

Linds

And

then

they

had

a

mechanical

gator.

Russ

You

gotta

ride

it.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

Oh,

okay.

Linds

I

thought

that

was

fun.

Russ

Yeah.

No,

no.

Linds

Okay.

Well,

then

they

had

some

more.

Russ

I'm

scared

I'll

get.

I'll

sprain

an

ankle

or

something

on

a

mechanical

gator.

I'm

so.

I

am.

I

am

terrified

to

get

hurt

now

because

you're

not

tall.

Linds

It's

not

a

long

way

down.

Russ

But

being

37,

that's

not

even

that

old,

right?

But

the

healing

6.

I'm

gonna

be

37.

Shut

up,

man.

I

can't

even

do

math.

But

being

37,

it

takes

a

lot

longer

to

heal

than

it

used

to.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

I'm

terrified

that,

like,

I

break

an

arm

and

I'm

out

of

commission

for

a

couple

weeks.

Linds

You'd

be

fine

a

couple

years,

whatever.

But

some

of

the

other

ones

that

they

had

that

are

more.

Florida,

man.

Right.

Evading

the

police.

Russ

Yeah,

that

was.

That's

a.

That's

a

leftover

from

last

year.

Linds

Right?

Would

you

try

it?

Russ

They

ain't

no.

I'm.

The

only

thing

I'm

evading

is

taxes.

Linds

Also

not

true.

Let's

put

that

out

there.

But.

Well,

last

night

you

were

running

away

from

the

kids.

We

were

playing

ball

in

the

street

and.

Yeah,

but

you

ran

from

the

kids.

Russ

Do

you

remember

the

aftermath?

I

thought

I

had

a

hangover.

I

thought

I

was

gonna

throw

up.

Linds

Back

to

that

heavy

breathing.

Russ

Oh,

my

God,

you

could

hear

it.

Oh,

my.

Everybody

in

the

neighborhood

told

me

to

turn

my

heart

rate

down

because

they

could

hear

it.

Linds

Is

that

what

that

was?

Russ

Rather

than

the

drums,

my

heart

pumping

out,

trying

to

keep

up.

Linds

Well,

the

other

one,

which

you

have

to

know

Floridian

mythology

to

know,

this

one

is

the

eating

butt

contest.

Russ

Eating

butt.

Linds

Remember?

You

don't

remember?

Okay,

story

was,

guy

had

on

his

car

decals

of

I

eat.

Russ

Yeah,

yeah,

yeah.

And

the

cop

pulled

them

over

and.

Linds

They

went

to

court

and

everything.

Russ

How

do

you

feel

about

that?

About

so

this

dude.

You

just

said

it.

But

he

had

I

eats

ass

sticker

on

his.

His

vehicle.

And

a

cop

pulled

him

over

and

said,

that's

inappropriate

here.

And

I

think

he

wrote

him

a

ticket,

actually.

Linds

He

went

to

court.

Russ

And

how

do

you

feel

about

that?

Linds

I

mean,

it's

not

illegal.

Russ

It's

not

illegal.

Linds

It's

not

illegal.

Russ

It's

freedom

of

speech.

Linds

Now,

if

it

was

something

that

depicted

something

bad.

Russ

There's

a

difference

between

indecent

exposure

and

saying

a

word,

though,

right?

Linds

Agreed.

Agree.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

Like,

I

think

the.

The

illegal

part.

Right.

If

you're

actually

depicting

that,

that's.

That's

a

little.

Russ

Yeah,

you

can't

do

that.

Linds

That's

a

little

lewd.

Russ

You

can't.

You

can't

post

a

picture.

You

can't,

like,

have

your

only

fans

pornhub

streaming

out

of

your

car

window.

Linds

We

don't

have

that.

Russ

Oh,

yeah,

that's

Florida.

Linds

Anyway.

Russ

That's

true.

I

forgot.

And

VPNs

don't

exist.

Linds

But

the.

But

the

eating

bite

contest

was

just

like

an

eating.

Like

a

eating

contest,

so.

Russ

But

what

do

they

eat?

Linds

I

don't

know.

I

didn't

look.

I

was

scared.

Russ

I

would

be

too.

Linds

I

didn't

look.

I

was

eating.

Russ

But

I

could.

I

can't

imagine

what

they

would

eat.

Linds

Yeah,

well,

speaking

of

eating.

Russ

Don't.

No,

it's

my

favorite

pastime.

Linds

It

really

is.

Like,

we

are

absolute

foodies.

Footest.

Russ

Which

is.

I

will

say,

when

we

first

moved

to

Florida,

the

food

here

was

kind

of

whack.

We

had.

Linds

It

depends

on

where

you

went.

I

agree.

We

were

in

a

place

that

didn't

have

the

best

food.

Russ

We

had

a

really

hard

time.

I

was

like,

man,

the

food

down

here

is

not

that

good.

But

then

we

finally

started

branching

out.

And

I

will

say

the

food

choices

here

are

a

lot

better

than

where

we

came

from.

Linds

Yeah.

I

mean,

I

think

where

we

initially

started

in

Florida

didn't

have

the

best

food

options.

Russ

Plant

City.

Linds

Plant

City.

But

coming

into.

Russ

They

have

good

strawberries,

though.

Linds

Oh,

yeah.

And

what

was

the

other

thing

that

they

had?

Cubans.

Good.

Cubans.

Russ

Yeah.

Strawberry

Hut.

Linds

They

were

good.

But

then

coming

into

more

the

Tampa

area

now

there's

a

lot

more

choices.

Los

Chapos

tacos

every

time.

Russ

I

love

that.

They

should

sponsor

the

show.

Linds

Yeah.

And

then

as

much

money

as

we

spend.

And

then

quickly

Boba,

right

next

door.

Russ

Quickly

Boba.

That's

our

spot.

We

went

there,

what,

Thursday,

Thursday

or

Friday.

I

don't

know.

We

went.

But

our

thing

is

our.

Our

perfect

date

night.

Drive

over,

get

some

boba,

and

walk

To

Tacos.

The

taco

joint

only

has,

like,

canned

sodas

and

stuff.

And

I'm

not

gonna

soda

from

a

place.

That

just

doesn't

sound

good.

So

we

go

to

Boba

first,

get

a

drink,

then

we

walk

over

to

Tacos.

Well,

Friday

we

went

to

Boba

first,

had

tacos,

then

we

went

back

to

Boba.

Linds

We

could

have

Boba

tomorrow.

The

next

day.

Russ

I

drank

mine

before

we

got

home.

Two

bobas,

Then

I

couldn't

sleep.

Linds

Yep,

that

sounds

about

right.

But

eggs

are

still

expensive

right

now,

right?

Russ

They're

cheaper,

though.

Linds

I

mean,

they're

coming

down,

but

they

are

still

expensive.

Yes,

but

iguanas

are

invasive

in

Florida.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

People

have

taken

to

eating

iguana

eggs.

Russ

How

does

that

work?

Linds

Instead

of

buying

chicken

eggs.

Russ

I

don't.

How

does

that

work?

So

they

have.

They

lay

unfertilized

eggs.

Linds

I

don't

know.

I

don't

know

how

this

works,

but

I

was

curious,

like,

would

you

try

it?

Russ

No.

Linds

It

seems

like

a

very

Floridian

thing

to

do.

Russ

I

don't

know

how

that

works.

Now

I

got

to

do

my

science

and

go

look

it

up

and

see

if

they

actually

lay

unfertilized

eggs.

Linds

Well,

it's

like,

that

should

be

part

of

the

Florida

man

games,

in

my

opinion,

is

eating,

like,

all

the

random

Florida

stuff.

Russ

Yeah,

they

should.

Linds

Gator

tail.

Russ

Yeah,

that's

what.

Linds

When

they

want

to

Egg.

Russ

When

they

say,

I

eat.

But

they

should

do

gator.

Linds

But

they

go

gator

tail.

Russ

I

love

that

shit.

That

is

good.

It's

got

to

be

done

right,

though,

or

else

it's

kind

of

chewy.

Linds

Yes.

But

then,

you

know,

obviously

there's

still

things

like

ostrich

eggs

and

some

other

random

ones

that

never

had

one

of

me

either.

But

I

would

try

it.

Russ

Would

you

have

to

have

a

big

cast

iron

pan

to

cook

that

thing,

Crack

it

open

and

fill

up

our

cast

irons,

by

the

way,

we

need

more

cast

irons.

Linds

Oh,

do

we?

But

it

is

spring

break.

Russ

Yes.

Linds

And

it's

almost

over.

Well,

at

least

for

our

Florida

kids.

Understood

that.

You

know,

other

places,

other

schools.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

We're

not

colleges.

Russ

This

is

the

beginning

of

the

vacation

season

for

Florida.

Linds

Yep.

And

it's

gonna

get

crazy.

It's

already

crazy.

Russ

Yeah,

I

know.

We

went,

what,

last

weekend

to

the

beach?

And

it

was

packed.

Linds

Yep.

Russ

And

it

wasn't.

I

don't

know.

It

wasn't

worth

it

to

me.

Linds

Well,

last

weekend,

even.

This

weekend

is

chilly

for

the

beach.

Russ

It's

chilly.

And

the

wind

was

just

whipping

and

hitting

you

and

pelting

you

with

sand.

Linds

It

felt

like

water

still

cold.

Russ

Needles.

Yeah.

And

the

water

was

super

cold,

so

there

was

no.

That

was.

The

thing

too,

is,

like,

when

you

go

to

the

beach,

you

gotta

have

shelter

to

get

out

of

the

sun

so

you

don't

fry

to

a

crisp.

Well,

last

weekend

when

you

sat

in

the

shelter,

you

froze.

And

then

you

walk

out

and

you'd

get

in

the.

Into

the

sun

to

warm

up,

and

then

you

get

sunburned.

It

didn't.

It

was

like

torture.

Linds

It's

not

torture.

So

ridiculous.

We

are

hashtag

blessed

to

be

in

Florida

and

able

to

go

to

the

beach

in

March.

Russ

Meh.

It

wasn't

worth

it.

Linds

A

gator

thought

so

too.

Russ

I

saw

that.

Was

that.

Where

was

that?

Siesta.

Linds

Siesta

Key.

Yeah.

Russ

The

thing

was

partying

down

there

with.

Linds

The

spring

breakers

and

it

was

crowded.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

Just

the

gator

swimming

in

the

water.

Russ

I

wonder

how

that.

I

wonder.

Did

he

just

get

lost?

Well,

I

don't

know,

because

I

don't.

I

don't

think

they

can

survive

very

well.

Linds

It's

mating

season,

so

they're,

you

know,

moving

around.

They're

trying

to

mate

with

an

ocean

manatee.

Oh,

that'd

be

fun.

Big,

old,

fat.

Russ

A

manatee

gator

hybrid.

Linds

That

would

be

cool.

Russ

A

gator

tea,

maybe,

or

manator.

Linds

Oh.

Russ

Oh,

I

like

that

one.

That's

a

good

one.

Evil.

Linds

That's

a

good

one.

Russ

So

a

giant,

scaly

sweet

potato.

Linds

Sweet

potato,

I

guess.

But,

you

know,

overall,

spring

break,

we

also

had

some

tornado

warnings.

There

was

a

hurricane

that

popped

up

in

the

Atlantic.

Russ

Yeah,

no,

no.

No

worries

though,

on

that

one.

Linds

No,

no,

no.

It

went

away,

but

it

just

seems

like

we're

starting

early.

Yeah,

we're

starting

early

with

all

this

crazy

weather

stuff.

Russ

Right?

It

was.

I

don't

know.

Florida's

tripping.

We've

been

saying

that,

like,

ever

since

we've

moved

here.

The

winters

haven't

been

as

mild

as

our

first

year.

Linds

Oh,

that

first

year

was

awesome.

Russ

It

was

insane.

I

remember

December

11th

or

10th,

we

went

to

the.

We

went

to

Sand

Sand.

Pine

Key.

Sand

Pine.

Sand

Key.

Sand

Key.

Yeah.

Linds

No,

it

was

clear

water

at

the

Sandpearl.

Russ

I

know,

but

it's

up

there.

I

think

that

it's

technically

a

key

and

it's

Sand

Key

or

something

like

that.

Anyway,

we

went

there

and

it

was

freaking

amazing.

Linds

Yeah.

Beautiful

weather.

Russ

Got

hassled

for

having

a

dog

on

the

beach.

Linds

Our

service

dog.

Russ

Yeah,

He's

a

service

dog,

though,

when

needed.

Linds

And

then

we

also

went

to

the

pool

for

Christmas.

But

now

it

just

seems

like

the

weather

is

so

extreme.

Russ

I

know.

Linds

Bouncing

back

and

forth.

Hopefully

we'll

get

a

mild

one

here

soon.

Russ

It's

windy

and

it's

cold.

So

it's

like

getting

in

the

water.

The

water

is

cold,

then

you

get

out

and

the

wind

makes

you

even

colder.

And

then

you

get

pneumonia

and

then

you

die.

Linds

So

Mississippi

had

3.0

earthquake

and

tornadoes

all

at

once.

Other

states

also

experienced

multiple

tornadoes.

A

total

of

42

have

died

because

of

these

popped

up

tornadoes.

We're

not

the

only

ones.

You

have

horrible

weather

recently,

Mo.

Russ

And

my.

I

have

a

couple

of

coworkers

in

Nebraska.

They

just

had

a

blizzard.

Linds

Oh

my

God.

Russ

Lost

power

for

I

think

a

couple

of

days.

I

mean,

it

was

a

major,

major

snowstorm.

The

weather

has

been

tripping.

Linds

Yeah,

we

need

it

to

be

done.

I

am

ready

for

summer.

Russ

I

am

too.

I

am

over

melt

me.

Linds

Please

quote

him.

Remind

him

that

he

said

that

once.

Russ

We

get

to

the

summer,

I

will

take

it.

See,

that's

the

thing.

Like,

yes,

I

hate

winter,

but

I

always

hate

winter.

There's

not

a

time

in

my

life

that

I

like

winter.

I

will

take

the

melting

hot

sun

over

anything

else.

I

mean,

well,

spring

is

good

when

it's

actually

spring,

but

we

haven't

had

that

yet

here.

Linds

No,

we

are

struggling,

but

it's

not

as

bad

as

swimming

out

into

the

middle

of

the

water

to

save

something

that

looks

like

it's

drowning.

Russ

Oh

my

God.

They're

evolving.

Linds

So

have

you

seen

this

picture?

Russ

Yeah.

Indonesian

gators.

Linds

Uh

huh.

Russ

Crocs.

Are

the

gators

or

crocs.

Linds

I

think

they're

crocs.

Okay,

so

they're

crocs

in

Indonesia

and

they

look

like

they're

drowning.

They

stick

up

their

little

hens.

Russ

Yeah.

And

they,

they

got.

It

looks

like

fingers.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

And

they're

like

spread

and

they're

like,

help

me.

And

then

Joe

Schmo

swims

out

there

and

then

gets

free

meal.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

He's

like,

I

ordered

Uber

eats.

Comes

right

to

me.

Linds

So

yeah,

the

crocs

are

rolling

over,

hands

up.

Somebody

swims

out,

gets

eaten.

Now

I

will

say

I

read

a

couple

of

articles

that

said

they

debunked

this.

That.

Yeah,

whatever

scientists

are

saying,

oh,

it

could

be

an

actual

behavior

that

we're

just

misunderstanding.

Russ

I

mean,

what's

he

doing?

Linds

I

think

he's

getting

a

benefit

of

doing

this.

Russ

Yeah.

I

don't

understand.

Linds

Crocodile

gets

a

benefit

out

of

doing

this.

So

maybe

it's

a

learning

behavior,

but.

Russ

Yeah,

but

what,

what

animals

are.

They

survive

by

eating

everything,

Especially

alligators

and

crocs.

They're

like,

I'm

gonna

eat

you

you're

here,

I'm

eat

you.

Linds

Well,

they're

also

like

scavengers,

right?

Russ

They

eat

what

they

can

get.

Linds

Opportunist

eaters.

Russ

So

what

was,

what

would

playing

dead,

drowning

in

the

water

accomplished

for

them?

Like,

fish

aren't

gonna

look

at

them

and

be

like,

ooh,

he's

dying,

I'm

gonna

eat

him

now.

Linds

Maybe

it

didn't

do

it

on

purpose

the

first

time,

but

they're

learning.

Russ

But

then,

like

I

said,

Joe

Schmo

swam

out

there

and

he

got

five

stars

on

his

ubereats

delivery.

Linds

Yep,

that's

good

quality.

Russ

They're

evolving.

Yeah,

I

was

fresh.

Still

98.7

degrees

hot.

Linds

So

I

think

people,

when

it

comes

to

crops,

maybe

we

need

like

security

guards

around

like.

No,

no,

he's

not

drowning.

Russ

He's

not

a

person.

Leave

him

alone.

Linds

It's

just

a

croc.

Russ

He's

tripping.

Meanwhile,

according

to

scientists,

he's

not

trying

to

eat

you

though.

Linds

According

to

scientists,

this

is

a

behavior

you're

misinterpreting.

Russ

Yeah,

okay,

well,

okay,

so

I'm

the

dumb

one.

Teach

me

how

to

speak

croc

then.

Linds

Right?

Russ

Dumb

ass.

I

don't

like

all

that.

And

I'm

talking.

Linds

Okay,

Meanwhile,

space

is

fake.

No,

we're

not

there

yet.

Hold

on.

So

meanwhile

in

Tennessee,

have

you

heard

about

this

story?

Russ

I

don't

know.

That's

Tennessee.

Linds

There

was

a

licensed

security

guard.

Russ

Oh

yeah.

Linds

At

a

nightclub.

Licensed

security

guard

at

a

nightclub

in

Tennessee.

Someone

opened

fire

on

the

crowd

that

was

standing

outside

the

nightclub.

Russ

Right.

Linds

And

the

licensed

security

guard

opened

fire

back.

Apparently

grazed

the

shooter

because

the

would

be

shooter

ended

up

in

the

hospital

with

non

life

threatening

injuries.

Russ

Dang

it.

Linds

Basically

told

himself.

Told

on

himself

and

is

now

going

to

jail.

But

because

of

the

quick

actions

of

this

licensed

security

guard,

people

were

saved.

Yeah,

of

course

we

need

more

of

that.

Good

stories.

One

where

the

licensed

security

guard

took

action

and

there

was

no

mass

shooting.

Right,

we

need

more

stories

like

that.

Russ

I

don't

know.

I

mean,

the

alternative

to,

to

you

can't

destroy

all

the

guns.

That's

just

the

way

it

is.

They

exist.

They're

always

going

to

exist.

They're

made

of

metal.

They're

not

going

nowhere.

So

how

do

you

stop

this

kind

of

stuff?

You

give

a

good

guy

with

training

like

this

guy

was

a

firearm,

teach

them

how

to

use

it,

put

them

in

a

job

like

that.

And

he

just

saved

people's

lives.

Who

knows

how

many.

Linds

No,

I.

I

feel

like

it's

more

of

the

idea

that

there's

a

good

story

out

there,

you

know,

there's

a.

Russ

Lot

of

them

that

are

not

reported

on.

Linds

Right.

And

why?

Like,

I

feel

like.

Russ

Well,

because

a

lot

of

them

don't

even

really

make

the

news.

Linds

But

I

again,

I

feel

like

it's

like

why

we

are

so

inundated

with

just

horrible

stories.

I'm

sick

of

it.

Russ

Yeah.

Just

imagine

if,

if

that

guy

wasn't

there,

how

many

people

would

be.

Linds

Right.

Russ

Because

of

some

nut

job.

We

have

a

mental

health

crisis,

not

a

gun

crisis

in

this

country.

Linds

Agree.

Russ

Let's

be

clear.

Well,

we

have

issues

with

American

health,

period.

Which

your

body

health

equals

mental

health

too.

It's

all

connected.

Food

we

eat

and

everything.

Go

ahead.

Linds

I

think

it's

what

we're

also

consuming

in

the

media.

I

feel

like

if

we

had

more.

Russ

Good

stories

that

you.

Yeah,

constant

negativity

is

never

good

for

your

brain.

Linds

Exactly.

So

another

good

story

you

said.

Russ

Exactly.

That

was

expensive

word

you

just

said

there,

right?

Linds

Oh,

no,

I

swapped

it

out

for

an

iguana

egg.

It's

okay.

To

help

the

invasiveness.

No,

another

good

story

is

the

astronauts.

They

finally

got

to

come

home.

Russ

Yes.

Linds

Thankfully,

that's

a

feel

good

thing,

in

my

opinion,

that

they

finally

got

to

come

home

after

nine

months

of

being

stuck

up

there.

Russ

Yeah.

Hopefully

they,

they're

able

to

kind

of

do

their

physical

therapy

and

stuff

and

get

back

to

normal

because

their

bodies

are

atrophied.

From

what

I

saw

and

read

about,

their

health

does

take

a

major

hit

coming

back

to

Earth

because

of

gravity.

Linds

Remember

on

Wally,

why

our

kiddo's

favorite

back

in

the

day.

But

they

were

all,

you

know,

space

and

they

were,

they

looked

like

babies,

their

bone

density

was

none,

but

they.

Russ

Had

a

lot

of

fluffy.

Linds

So

I

can

imagine,

right,

that

they

made

these

astronauts

who

were

up

there

for

nine

extra

months.

Russ

Well,

speaking

of

that,

Trump

was

in

some

kind,

not

really

a

press

conference,

but

you

know,

he

takes

questions

when

he

does

whatever

he

was

asked.

Like

do

the

astronauts,

since

they

weren't

supposed

to

be

up

there

for

nine

months

straight,

do

they

get

overtime?

Linds

Because

their

salary.

Russ

Only

their

salary.

So

the

answer

is

no.

But

Trump

said,

I

didn't

even

know.

I

didn't

even

think

about

this.

Nobody

even

brought

this

up

to

me.

If

I

have

to,

I

will

pay

them

out

of

my

own

pocket

because

they

should

be

getting

more,

a

lot

more

than

what

they

got.

Linds

Yeah,

it's

almost

like

hazard

pay.

Not

even

overtime.

It's

like

hazard

pay.

Russ

Well,

they

get

something.

It's

kind

of

similar

like

that,

but

it's

still

only

equaled

out

to

like

five

bucks

a

day.

Oh,

so

that

it

was

like

A

thousand

dollars

extra.

Only

a

thousand

bucks

for

nine

months

of

not

seeing

your

family,

your

friends.

I

mean,

like

how

destroying

your

body.

Linds

How

bored

are

you

too?

You

know,

like

that

mental

game

of

being

stuck

in

space

in

a

tube.

Russ

I

don't

know.

I

mean,

I

think

they

actually

go

up

there

and

they

do

a

lot.

Linds

Of

stuff,

but

still

you,

you

don't.

Russ

Go

out

there

and

play

Xbox.

Linds

You're

not

conversating

with

anybody

other

than

somebody

on

a

mic

and

maybe

the

other

person

that

stuck

with

you.

You're

not

seeing,

you're

not

touching

grass.

Russ

Well,

what's

weird

to

me

too

is

like,

why

do

they

keep

sending

people

up

there?

I

thought

the

plan

was

to

bring

that

thing

down.

I

don't

know,

didn't.

Yeah,

I

think

one

of

our

episodes,

we

even

talked

about

it,

Eli.

Linds

But

that's

I

think

like

a

2050

projection.

It's

not

anything

soon.

Russ

Yeah,

but

what

the

hell,

man?

Why

are

we

going

up

there

anyway?

Linds

What's

out

there,

babe?

Russ

Right

there.

Linds

What's

out

there?

Russ

Nothing.

How

about

we

focus

our

energy

on.

Linds

Multi

planetary

species,

multi

planetary

jumping

travel.

That's

the

word,

traveling.

Yeah,

yeah.

Russ

We

should

be

on

Mars

and

stuff.

Linds

Yeah,

we

need,

we

need.

But

if

you

think

about

it

though.

Russ

So

these

astronauts,

that

one

Matt

Damon

grew

potatoes

up

there,

man,

we'd

be

fin.

Linds

That

was

Mars.

Russ

I

know,

that's

what

I'm

saying.

That's

our

first

step.

Linds

Okay,

but

these

astronauts

stuck

up

there

for

nine

months.

They

were

brought

back

from

SpaceX,

right?

Yes,

SpaceX

is

how

they

got.

Russ

Yeah,

Boeing

was

supposed

to

bring

them

back,

but

they

failed

miserably.

Linds

SpaceX

has

a

lot

of

failures

too.

Like

how

antsy

and

nervous

are

you,

those

astronauts

and

like

SpaceX

is

coming.

Russ

What's

their

failures?

Linds

They

had

the

thing

blow

up

recently.

Russ

That's

R

D.

That's

not.

That

had

nothing

to

do

with

the

rockets

that

they

use

to

send

things

up

and

send

things

back.

I'm

serious

at

that.

That's

like

comparing

a

Chevy

Corvette

to

a

Chevy

Silverado.

It's

not

even

remotely

the

same

thing.

One

has

been.

I

mean,

that's

a

stupid

analogy.

But

I'm

saying

though,

you're

going

apples.

Linds

And

oranges

and

you.

Russ

It

is

though,

because

we'll

say

the

apple

was

investigated

and

researched

to

death.

They

got

all

the

bugs

out

of

the

apple,

but

the

orange

is

still

kind

of

like

we

don't

know

how

to.

We

don't

know

how

to

grow

this

thing

yet.

I'm

serious.

It's

the

same

thing.

Linds

Your

analogy

is

just

on.

Russ

I

am

stupid.

But

it's

the

same,

like

one

thing

has

been

tested,

it's

been

shown.

The

performance

has

been

shown

to

work.

They've.

Linds

You

would

have

no

apprehension

and

say

specs

could.

SpaceX

is

coming

to

get

you.

Russ

I

would

1000%

take

SpaceX

over

Boeing.

Linds

I

mean,

you

might

have

a

point.

Russ

I

ain't

going.

Linds

You

might

have

a

point.

Russ

Y'all

can't

even

fly

airplanes.

Linds

Right?

Russ

Right.

Linds

Now

you

might

see

the

Boeing

guy

get

absolutely

destroyed

in

Congress.

The

CEO?

Russ

No.

Linds

Oh,

he.

This

might

be

old,

to

be

honest

with

you,

but

he

got

destroyed.

And

he

had

a

26.6percent

raise

while

everyone

else

in

the

company

had

maybe

like

1

or

2%.

Russ

And

while

the

company's

going

up

in

flames.

Linds

Yep.

Yeah,

that's.

That

was

interesting.

Russ

Mind

boggling.

Linds

But

Tesla

cars

are

being

destroyed,

which

is

ridiculous.

And

vandalized

and

sold.

Like,

what

do

you

think

you're

doing?

Russ

We're.

I'm

telling

you,

I.

Linds

What

do

you

think

you're

doing?

Russ

Everybody

sell

it.

Please.

Keep

selling

your

Teslas.

Saturate

the

market

with

your

Model

Y.

Linds

We

are

not

getting

a

Tesla.

Russ

What

if

it

goes

to

25k?

Linds

We're

not

getting

Tesla.

Russ

If

it

goes

to

25k,

we

have

a

van

that's

worth

30

something.

Listen

to

me.

Listen

to

what

I'm

saying.

Our

payment

will

be

300

bucks

a

month

on

a

17,000

mile

Tesla.

Linds

You

ready?

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

Okay.

No.

We're

not

getting

a

Tesla.

Russ

Why

not?

Linds

And

I'm

not.

I

don't

give

a

crap

about

Elon

or

Tesla

or

any

of

that.

It's

just

because

we

have

a

van.

It

serves

a

purpose.

It

has

eight

seats.

Eight.

Russ

It

does.

Linds

Eight

seats

in

it.

I

want

to

maintain

that

many

seats.

Russ

Why?

Linds

Tesla

doesn't

have

that.

Russ

Why?

Linds

That's

a

vehicle.

Not

a

question.

Russ

How

often.

How

often

do

we

use

those

94

seats?

Linds

I

would

say

at

least

once

a

month.

Russ

That's

a

lie.

Linds

It

is

not.

Russ

Well,

even

so,

it's

like

everybody

that

needs

to

sit

in

the

car

can

sit

in

their

own

car

too.

Linds

Right.

But

when

it

costs

per

car,

we

can

get

away

with

only

paying

for

one

car

rather

than

three

cars.

Russ

Like

what

cost

per

car

when

we.

Linds

Did

the

Festival

of

Lights.

When

we

did.

There's

a

couple

other

things.

Oh,

you

go

to.

Russ

So

the

Festival

of

Lights

that

we

all

agree

that

we

will

never

go

back

to.

Linds

Fair

enough.

But

you

go

into

Honeymoon

island,

it's

per

car.

Okay,

so

my

point

is.

Russ

My

point

is,

is

I

don't

want

to

pay

for

oil

changes.

I

want

to

pay

less

for

brake

pads.

Less

often,

gasoline

is

expensive.

We

have

a

freaking

solar

system

on

our

house

that

can

be

used

to

generate

energy

and

have

a

free

gas

tank

or

a

free

tank

of

volts.

Linds

Yeah,

but

in

the

winter

months,

when

it's

not

as

sunny.

Russ

Doesn't

matter.

It's

still.

The

ROI

is

a

lot

higher

and

a

lot

faster

than

a

gas

guzzler.

Linds

Not

getting

Tesla,

but

we'll

see.

I'm

really

curious

what

people

think

they're

doing

after

you've

already

bought

it,

that

you

sell

it.

Yeah,

it

depreciates

in

value.

You

already

gave

money.

Russ

You

gave

Elon

your

money.

Linds

So

what

are

we

doing?

Russ

Elon's

not

really

making

money

off

of

secondhand

stuff,

other

than

maybe

service

calls

and

things

of

that

nature.

Linds

Right.

And

then

if

you

destroy

a

Tesla

or

if

you

vandalize

it,

that.

Russ

Then

you

go

to

jail.

Linds

Right.

So

what

are.

What

are

we

doing?

What

are

we

doing?

Russ

I

don't

understand

it.

I

really

don't.

I

mean,

you

don't

have

to

like

what

the

dude's

doing,

and

that's

totally

fine,

but

vandalizing

property

that's

not

yours,

not

smart.

Selling

your

vehicle,

whatever,

that's

an

impact

to

you.

That's

not

violent.

And

if

that's

what

you

want

to

do,

then

it

doesn't

make

sense.

But

go

ahead.

You

know,

you

show

him.

You

show

that.

Linds

South

Africa,

though,

you

already

paid

him,

but.

Russ

Yeah.

That

you

already

paid

him.

You

show

him

that

you

don't

like

Tesla.

Linds

Never

buy

another

one.

Maybe.

Russ

Yeah,

yeah,

yeah,

yeah.

That's

the.

That's

the

smart

thing

to

do.

But

they're

telling

people

to,

like,

carry

guns

if

you

own

a

Tesla,

because

they're

getting

harassed

on

the

street

and

all

that

stuff.

It

makes

no

sense.

It's

like,

dude,

I

own

a

car.

I

don't.

I

mean,

it's

not.

Just

because

Elon's

a

CEO,

it

doesn't

mean

that

I

support

what

he's

doing.

Linds

Right.

Meanwhile,

Selena's

murderer

had

a

gun

in

her

car

and

killed

Selena.

Russ

Yeah.

She

about

to

get

out,

ain't

she?

Linds

I

swear

to

my

God,

if

I

don't

give

a

damn

about

Tesla,

none

of

that,

but

if

Yolanda

gets

out

of

jail,

I

don't

know

how

I'm

gonna

feel.

I

might.

That's

something

I

would

write

over.

That's

something

I

would

go

to

the

streets

for.

Russ

You

go

into

the

streets?

I

will

go

to

the

streets

over

Selena,

yes.

Yeah.

That's

weird.

I

mean,

I

feel

like

that

kind

of

stuff,

like,

if

you

take

a

life,

your

life

is

forfeit,

which

makes

no

sense.

Linds

Right.

If

you

get

a

life

sentence,

you

can

go

out

on

parole

one

day.

Russ

I

don't

think

that's

how

it

should

work.

Linds

So

my

life

is

only

worth

like

30

years.

Russ

Right.

She

took

away

a

young

girl's

life.

Linds

And

she

could

have

been

bigger

than

anyone

today

as

far

as

music

goes.

Russ

Right.

But

it's

just

to

me,

if

you're

a

murderer

and

you

did

it

and

it

wasn't

like

self

defense,

you

know,

she

admitted.

Yeah,

she

admitted

that

she

just

capture.

Linds

Yep.

Russ

Your

life's

forfeit.

Linds

Yep.

Russ

And

I'm

not

saying

that

they

should

just

put

you

in

a

chair,

but

prison

for

the

rest

of

your

life

is

probably

fair.

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

At

the

very

least,

you

took

away

somebody's

life.

So

guess

what?

Yours

is

now

taken

away.

Linds

Right.

Russ

You

don't

get

to

do

that.

Linds

But

I

saw

on

TikTok

this

one

Latin

lady,

Latina

lady,

and

she

said

that

all

the

Latinos

are

going

to

go

and

wait

to

see

if

Yolanda

comes

out.

I

will

drive

the

getaway

car.

I

will

help.

I

can

be

there.

Russ

You

will

help?

Linds

What

if

they.

If

they.

If

they're

going

to

do

anything

against

Yolanda?

I

could

be

there.

I

can

be

there

in

support.

Russ

You

mean

you

just.

You'll

be

there

in

support

of

a

protest?

Linds

Yes.

Okay,

I'm

there.

Russ

A

non

violent

protest.

Linds

Right.

Okay,

maybe.

Russ

No.

A

non

violent

protest.

Linds

Right.

Russ

Okay.

Just

to

be

clear,

nonviolent.

Linds

Yes,

okay,

Exactly.

Russ

Okay,

good.

Linds

I'm

just

driving.

Russ

Driving

what?

A

Tesla?

Linds

Shut

up.

So

what's

the

worst

fight

that

you

ever

saw

in

high

school?

Russ

I.

I

read

this

question

and

I

had

to

think,

but

my.

I

think

the

worst

one

was

when

I

was

in

ninth

grade,

so

I

was

fresh

into

high

school,

and

these

two

black

chicks

were

fighting

and.

Oh,

my

God,

there

was

weave

everywhere.

I'm

serious.

Like,

they

were

yanking

each

other's

hair

out

and

it

was

everywhere.

Linds

That's

not

the

one

I

thought

you

were

gonna

say.

Russ

Which

one?

Linds

I

think

you're

gonna

talk

about

the

belts.

One.

Russ

The

belts?

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

What

are

you

talking

about?

Did

I

see

this?

Linds

Yeah,

you

told

me

the.

Russ

What?

Linds

You

told

me

that

there

was

a

fight.

I

didn't

even

see

this,

so

I.

I

can't

say

that

this

is

mine.

But

you

told

me

that

there

were

two

guys,

they

took

off

their

belts

and

they

were

fighting

each

other

with

them.

Like,

hitting

each

other

with

their

belts.

Russ

You're.

That

must

be

your

other

boyfriend.

Linds

Well,

there

weren't

many

before

you.

Russ

Well,

you

better

talk

to

them

because

I

don't

remember

ever

telling

you

that.

I

never

seen

nobody

Beating

each

other

with

a

belt.

Linds

Really?

Russ

Other

than

my

mama.

Linds

Okay,

fair

enough.

I

thought

it

was

gonna

be

the.

Russ

Belts

one,

so

I

don't

remember

that.

Linds

Okay.

Russ

I.

I

really.

Honestly,

I

don't

think

I've

seen

that

many

fights

in

high

school.

Linds

Really?

Russ

Yeah,

it

wasn't

much.

Linds

It

was

definitely

my

freshman

year,

so.

It

would

have

been

your

sophomore

that

I

saw

the

most,

like,

though.

There

were

so

many.

Russ

Yeah.

Linds

I

don't

know

if

it's

something

about

that

year

that

just.

Russ

It's

almost

like

going

to

prison.

You

got

to

establish

dominance

immediately.

Yeah,

yeah,

yeah.

Linds

No,

mine

was

three

girls.

There

was

three

girls

against

one.

Russ

And

see,

that's

messed

up.

Linds

The

one,

she

actually

held

her

own.

Russ

Good.

Linds

But

still.

And

then

one

of

the

assistant

principals

was

like,

all

messed

up,

makeup

smeared,

and

she's

screaming,

everybody

go

to

class.

And

traumatizing

times.

Russ

Yeah,

I

remember

that.

That

fight

that

I

was

talking

about

where

the

weave

was

everywhere.

They're.

They.

I

remember

the

principal

and

they're

the

administrators

coming

there

and

trying

to

tell

everybody

to

go

to

class.

I'm

like,

I

can't,

man.

It's

pay

per

view.

My

parents

paid

for

this.

Linds

This

was

before

cell

phones.

Oh,

yeah,

before

tick

tock.

Russ

Yeah.

There

was

no

recording

it.

It

was

like

we

got

live

action.

Linds

I

wonder

if

that

almost

keeps

kids.

No,

no.

Russ

I

don't

know.

I

was

thinking

that.

I

do

think

it

probably.

I

mean,

I

see

lots

of

Karen

videos,

but

I

do

think

that

it

makes

you

think

twice

about

being

a

dick

when

you're

older.

Linds

I

think

if

you're

the

right

person,

maybe.

Russ

Yeah.

Like

I

said,

there's

a

mental

health

crisis

in

this

country.

So

I

think

a

lot

of

people,

they

don't

care

or.

I

don't

know,

they

think

that

it's

not

going

to

happen,

that

they're

going

to

get

recorded

and

immortalized

online.

Linds

Right.

Russ

But

that,

that,

for

example,

that

one

older

dude

who

got

caught,

dude

was

recording

and

punching

his

window

in

his

car.

It

was

like

a

road

rage

incident.

You

know

what

I'm

talking

about?

No,

but

everybody's,

like,

remixing

the

video.

He's

punching

the

car

in

a

cadence,

so

they're

like

doing

music

to

it

and

dancing.

And

it's

like

this

dude

will.

He

will

never,

ever,

ever

live

that

down.

It's.

It's

forever.

Linds

No,

I.

I

lost

it

the

other

day

on

a

video

where

the

old

man

was

trying

to

put

money

in

a

toll

booth

to

try

and

get

out

of

the

parking.

Russ

Yeah,

but

see,

that's

funny,

though.

Linds

I

know,

but

I

feel

like

I

need

more

of

that

in

my

life

and

not

this.

Russ

Right.

Linds

I

brough

that.

Russ

I.

Yeah,

I

agree

though.

But

I'm

just

saying

if

you

go

out

there

and

you

act

like

an

be

prepared

to

be

immortalized

as

an.

Linds

Yep.

Russ

And

that

that

happened

to

this

dude

and

it

my

dad

sends

me

videos,

he's

like,

here's

another

one.

It'd

be

months,

six

months

later

and

he's

like,

I

found

another

one,

another

remix

and

a

dude

will

be

playing

the

guitar

and

he's

punching

the

window

playing

the

drums.

Linds

I'm

really

gonna

need

to

get

back

to

more

of

like

the

AFV

videos.

Like

let's

get

back

to

that.

Where

those

are

funny

and

they

light

hearted.

Russ

Right.

You

can

watch

them

in

front

of

your

kids.

Linds

Right?

Yeah,

I

miss

those.

Russ

Me

too.

Me

too.

Linds

Bye.

Russ

Love

you.

Should

I

stop

it?

Linds

Yeah.

Russ

Do

you

want

me

to

stop

it

now?

Here.

Linds

What

are

we

at?

Russ

38.

That's

not

bad.

Linds

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