Episode 86: If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

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Everybody's got an opinion,

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Every, Californian and Virginian.

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It's so hard to tell who to trust and who to ignore,

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Someone's gotta settle the score.

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Trey and Chelsey will help you choose.

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Who's views win, which ones lose.

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Online haters are coming for you.

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Baby,.

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it's time to Review That Review!.

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Hello,

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Well, hi there and hello.

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Hello, ChelseyBD Bach.

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How are ya

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Hi.

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I'm good.

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I'm good.

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I've been handwriting A'.

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Lot of thank you cards for A' client, so my hands are A'.

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Little bit numb.

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Yep.

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Yep.

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But other than that, 'I am Good.

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How has your week been?

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How are you?

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I'm good.

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'I, haven't been writing thank you notes.

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So 'I.

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Don't feel pain in my hands, which is great.

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Yes.

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Good for you.

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'I 'I.

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Don't know if 'I wanna talk about this, but I'm going to 'I feel like my lower back

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But 'I do think that I'm guilty of thinking, oh, I'm just getting older and so my lower back hurts.

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But I'm not like 90 years old like 'I.

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Don't know why 'I keep saying that, but my lower back really hurts.

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Yeah, 'I mean I've had lower back problems when 'I was in high school and college.

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So 'I don't associate it with an age thing.

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But 'I do know that.

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Like you see all those cartoons and stuff where they're like, oh, my A'

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A' came back.

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Mm-hmm.

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, I'm glad that we can convene together, we can commiserate about our aching packs and

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I'm sorry you're feeling that way.

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Trey.

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'I.

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Hope it gets better.

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Thank you.

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Well, should we join and commiserate in A'?

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Little bit of, um, complaining.

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ChelseyBD, do you need to?

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Lodge, A', Complaint.

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OMG.

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'I thought you'd never ask.

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Okay, so 'I have A', big Complaint.

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Today it's like, you know, one of the pet peeve kind of complaints.

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'I have A', major pet peeve, and 'I feel like it's gotten worse.

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And 'I just 'I.

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can't!.

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Like 'I.

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Really?

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My tolerance is very low.

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'I can't stand it.

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When I'm with someone like hanging out, we're getting lunch, we're catching up.

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We haven't seen each other in A' while whatever the case may be, even if it's not that, but

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' Trey Gerrald: I knew it.

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'I knew you were gonna say it.

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'I fucking knew you were gonna say it.

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'I can't handle it.

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It's just so rude.

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It's so annoying.

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Like it's fine.

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Like if, if sometimes like I'm expecting A' call and I'm meeting someone for lunch, I'll

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'I might get A' call, you know, while we're here because I'm waiting to

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So, Of course there's extenuating circumstances where it's fine, but if you're the person

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Hmm.

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'I can't.

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Yeah.

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You know, it is one of my pet peeves too.

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And 'I, remember when Apple watches started becoming A' thing, being with people and noticing

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Like, like it was like A' heightened experience of that.

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But yes, 'I Concur, 100%.

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There's something that feels very offensive that like, I'm not interesting

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Or it's like you're so self-involved, or it's like just A' high explanation of not being present.

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Yes, 'I.

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Think it's just like, it's habitual.

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You know, like it's like the pacifier.

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We gotta touch it and like play with it and do 'I actually, like 'I had A' friend that

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'I.

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like in A' Nice way.

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Cause 'I liked her and 'I liked hanging out with her.

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But 'I was just like, 'I have to be honest with you.

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Like this is something you do and it feels like you're not present when we hang out.

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And she was like, oh my God.

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Like thank you so much for telling me 'I feel 'I 'I was sort of feeling

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'I think 'I need to take A' break.

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And then it was never an issue after that.

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And she was like, thank you for like letting me know.

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So 'I do think with sometimes with people, like they're really, it's not like I'm

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It's just, it's A' habitual.

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But like if we are going out and we're in public at A' restaurant,

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Do your, do your, does your mom do that?

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Like, I'll be at A' Restaurant with my, my parents and they'll be like on their phone the whole time.

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I'm just like, oh, cool.

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'I guess.

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We like don't have anything to talk about.

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It's like embarrassing.

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It's funny because David and 'I, whenever we're on A' date to the two of

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Good reminder.

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Like right now that's not what we're doing.

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You know?

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You know, 'I also had A' boss once who said, regarding phones in the workplace,

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Animals at the vet or there's something going on with A' family member, then like

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So that is the priority and we're gonna hold you to your commitment.

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So don't be on your phone.

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And 'I thought that that was such A' clean, direct to the point, perfect standard

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'I once had A' lunch date with A' friend who it was like, we're actually not friends anymore.

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But 'I was

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excited.

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Not, this actually has nothing to do with it, but, oh, that's A' really good story.

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'I should talk about on the after show, but 'I remember having A' lunch date with them when 'I

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Maybe an exaggeration is to say it was the entire coffee day, but 'I

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Oh

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for the first half hour of this coffee day,

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Oh my God,

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and it was so obnoxious and so maddening that 'I

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And this was, you know, six, seven years ago.

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Yeah, 'I mean it sticks with you.

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It's also interesting for me cuz I'll, like 'I have certain friends that 'I l 'I do

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But then when you're with them, you're like, oh, this is why your Instagram is amazing because

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You're just like capturing it for the innerwebs.

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Yeah, 'I.

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Hear you.

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Wow, that was A' real big pop off for me.

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Thank you for

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Woo.

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about that cuz 'I.

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Hear

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Yeah.

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Thank you.

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Shall 'I give you the opportunity?

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Try

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Well, thank you so much, 'I.

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Am going to pass the opportunity on to one of our listeners because

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Listener voice.

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Oh.

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Hey, Trey and ChelseyBD.

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This is Francis.

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Longtime listener.

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Longtime friend.

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'I had to call y'all because what is the deal with people not returning shopping

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It's insane.

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'I went to the grocery store today and I'm pulling in and, ooh, 'I.

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See A'.

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Nice open spot, but then there's three.

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effing shopping carts just left there and you know where the Des made area

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And 'I was like, are you serious?

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And yes, 'I one these people that 'I get out my car and 'I return the shopping

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Okay, 'I just had to get that off my chest.

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'I.

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Hope y'all having A'.

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Great day.

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Love you both.

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Bye.

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Oh, love you.

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A'.

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Oh my gosh.

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Wait.

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I'm like, I'm like mad at Francis because 'I, that is such A'.

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Good Complaint.

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Oh my God.

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It's A' hundred percent on my list.

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Francis.

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Love you.

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Love you.

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Thank you for calling.

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So sweet 'I.

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Feel you.

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It's so annoying.

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What is wrong with people?

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'I always will return my cart.

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You know, in the store or in one of those like cart designated areas.

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'I don't understand when people don't do it,

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me

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so.

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Crazy to me.

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And you know, in doing that, someone else is gonna have to now do it for you.

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Like it's so ignorant.

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It's such A', multi-layered Complaint.

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Obviously Francis listens because 'I feel 'I.

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I'm like hearing our pattern in Francis's Complaint, but, uh, she upped the ante in

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And then you see A' perfect parking spot and you're like, oh my gosh, how ha how

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And then there's A' cart, blah.

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Oh my gosh.

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It makes me so angry.

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Especially, and, and I'm gonna full disclosure here, this is now the Holy Trinity

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So now we've heard from all of my roommates in college, but Francis Mazeltov is pregnant.

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So whoever these monsters are who left these carts for this pregnant woman to go and hustle

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There's even at the Acme Grocery Store here in New Jersey, there.

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An employee whose only job is wrangling all of the shopping carts.

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Can you 'I, imagine like that's how lazy we are as Americans, that it's A' job for A' person

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Like, are you

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kidding?

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that's why in Europe they have the thing with A' quarter or whatever,

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Oh.

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or like you're not getting your quarter back unless you return your cart.

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'I mean it's such A'.

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Good.

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Complaint, 'I.

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'I do feel anger because 'I wish 'I had inducted it.

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It's like so clear, so present.

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Oh, 'I am so mad.

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Well, good job Francis.

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Thank you for calling in.

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Way to get us all fired up on your account.

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But like what?

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A'.

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Great.

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Complaint.

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It was on my list, Ophelia.

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And thank you for listening and being so sweet.

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Yes,

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That was great.

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'I.

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Love hearing from you guys.

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It's

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'I know.

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know.

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It's like A'.

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It's so great to connect with you.

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And if you would like to listener, be just like Francis, then please

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Let us know your complaints.

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Maybe we'll highlight them on the show and we'll get angry right along with you.

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What feels better than having someone commiserate with your Complaint?

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yes.

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Let's get riled up and complain about stuff.

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We wanna

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soaking

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all the complaints and with that in mind, Trey, should we Thank you.

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Jump in to some online reviews, 'I.

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Gotta hear some more Kvetching.

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'I think it's the perfect time actually for us to do

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Yay.

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Review, That, Review.

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As you know, we are your trusty Review Queen.

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We bring in reviews from the internet that we feel need to be inspected.

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and 'I will read you the review, break it down together, and rate the impact of

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It's A', very regal process that we like to call.

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Assess, That, Kvetch.

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And Trey, it is your turn my friend.

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What have you brought for us today?

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All right.

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Well 'I am bringing it right around to one of my often favorite websites that

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Is it good reads?

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today.

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'I have A' two star.

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Good Reads, review.

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Woo 'I.

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Love it.

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Okay.

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For A' very popular children's book, which has actually spawned an entire series.

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But today we're gonna cover the original today.

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ChelseyBD, you and 'I are gonna rate and review this two star review of the children's book.

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If you give A' Mouse A'.

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oh.

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'I Rem 'I.

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Like that book 'I.

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Think when 'I was A' kid.

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The book was written by Laura Joie Numeroff with illustrations by

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What was that?

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'I, don't know how to say it.

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Laura, j o f f e, Numeroff, N U M E R O F F.

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Numeroff

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Okay.

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Lori Lord.

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Joffey.

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Numer.

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Laura.

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Numeroff.

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Laura Joffey.

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Numeroff.

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So just so you know, on Good Reads, this book has A' average rating

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Reviews on this

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Stop.

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Crazy, right?

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Stop it.

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That's insane.

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Actually, that's not correct.

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It's.

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Ratings and then there's 4,586 reviews

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That's still A' lot.

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because you can rate without leaving A' review on on Good Reads.

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All right, so here we go.

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So today, 'I had A'.

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Really good time going through all of these, and 'I ultimately landed on this one from

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Marie.

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That's right.

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Yeah.

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So this was written on February 19th, 2011,

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Okay.

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so let's hear it together.

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This is Eva Marie's two star Good Reads review for if you give A' Mouse A' cookie.

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Let's do it.

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Okay, well 'I guess I'm about the only person in the world who thinks these books.

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Even Julia disagrees with me and we had an entire conversation with each of us stating

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She's quite the debater for not yet being six years old and parenthesis 'I.

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Don't find these books enjoyable at all.

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In fact, I'll reiterate my thoughts for the slow ones out there.

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Oh, okay.

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think caps, they stink.

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Who can't write this?

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Rocks can't 'I.

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Guess Slugs.

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Water bugs, A'.

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Few others.

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Most humans can 'I.

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most humans with A', few brain cells still kicking.

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Can 'I think you could take some 78 year old crack head who has been huffing

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Give him A' pen A' piece of paper, and while dangling A' crack rock in front of him.

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Tell him to write A' mediocre story, and you'd have something along the

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How does this happen?

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Do you just have to get lucky?

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Can 'I get lucky?

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Like this chick Do 'I even want to be lucky like her?

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Oh God.

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Then I'd have to own up to actually writing this mess.

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By the way, the reason this isn't getting one star is because my kid refused to let me.

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She insisted we compromise.

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'I said one star, she said five.

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So she made me add an extra star.

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'I can't help but feel 'I got over on her.

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'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:16:46

Wonder what she'll say when she grows up and reads this smiley.

Trey Gerrald: 00:16:52

'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:16:53

Love you, Julie.

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Bug.

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wow.

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Oh my God.

VOICEOVER: 00:17:00

It's A', Karen.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:01

Wow.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:02

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:17:03

Eva Marie?

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:04

Before we get into the basics, so you mentioned liking this

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:10

Of course 'I remember this, but 'I didn't really exactly remember.

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:13

So I'm just gonna share the quick summary that's listed on good Reads.

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:18

So if you give A' Mouse A' cookie, he's going to ask for A' glass of milk.

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If A' hungry little traveler shows up at your house, you might want to give him A' cookie.

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If you give him A' cookie, he's going to ask for A' glass of milk.

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He'll want to look in A' mirror to make sure he doesn't have A' milk mustache,

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:39

The consequences of giving A' cookie to this energetic mouse run the young host ragged, but

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:56

This book is A' Great.

Trey Gerrald: 00:17:57

First introduction to Mouse, the star of the if you give series and A' perennial

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:12

If you give A' mouse A' cookie written in 1985 is perfect for beginning readers and story time

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:26

preschool to two plus.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:30

Okay,

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:30

So how old do we think Eva Maria

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:32

well, Eva Marie has A' young daughter, but 'I think that Eva Marie is an older

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:38

'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:38

'I wanna say early fifties, maybe late forties, but I'm getting 50.

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:43

'I mean?

Trey Gerrald: 00:18:44

Clearly not the target demographic here.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:46

Definitely.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:47

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:47

'I was gonna say, where do we start with this?

Chelsey Donn: 00:18:49

'I wanna start talking about Eva Marie and sort of breaking down the psychology as 'I

Trey Gerrald: 00:19:07

'I

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:07

Do 'I Wanna be lucky?

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:10

Do you wanna be lucky?

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:12

'I think that like there's some sort of bitterness happening within Eva Marie where

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:25

And now, They're very bitter and 'I find that very sad and 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:30

Think sometimes when you get locked in that place, and we've all been there where we're

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:43

So 'I thought it was very telling that not only did Eva Marie.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:47

Shame the writer of this book for having success.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:52

For doing something.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:53

For following their dreams.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:54

For following their joy.

Chelsey Donn: 00:19:55

But they even questioned themselves and said, do 'I wanna be lucky?

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:02

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:20:02

that

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:03

Because I'd have to own up to this book, which what you'd have

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:14

Thousands, millions of people find joy in.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:18

And you're not the target demographic cuz you're not in preschool and your

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:25

But you wanna get one over on your joyful, like pure child who's yet to be tainted

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:40

I'm sorry, like it's A' five star experience.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:42

You're A' parent.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:44

The book's not for you, it's for the kid.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:46

You read it to the.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:48

The kid liked it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:49

Where's the failure?

Trey Gerrald: 00:20:51

the circular narrative here then is that Eva Marie ends this review by

Chelsey Donn: 00:20:59

Yeah, probably like.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:01

test of time.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:02

My mom is A' lunatic.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:05

Like that's what they're going to think.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:07

Sorry, 'I shouldn't stoop to the level of Eva Marie, but I'm just getting mad.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:11

'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:12

I'm like angered at the entire crackhead section.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:15

Like of the dangling of the crack

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:17

'I know that really doesn't age well.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:19

That's like, that used to be like A' term that you could joke about, but

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:24

Like, here we go.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:25

That's not standing the test of time 'I mean.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:27

It's

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:27

the slow ones.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:29

yeah, that's bad.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:30

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:31

mean.

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:32

and even as you said, pointing out like, uh, this chick like that even

Trey Gerrald: 00:21:40

Like you can't.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:41

it's just not funny.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:43

'I wonder, like 'I do wonder if Eva Marie is going for humor.

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:49

Like, do you think that they're trying to be funny or is this just like, like, what is this,

Chelsey Donn: 00:21:59

Like is it A' joke?

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:01

So,

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:02

funny cuz you're talking about the like slugs and water bugs.

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:06

Like, like what?

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:08

Right 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:09

Mean 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:10

It is surprising how many reviews there are for these children.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:14

Books on good reads 'I mean there.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:18

There was one that 'I was like, oh, 'I have to read this one, but it's literally A' dissertation.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:23

It was like 28 paragraphs and it's like very sciencey, like elevated language like.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:30

That 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:30

That 'I was sort of like, this is if you give A' A' fucking cookie, like are you serious?

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:34

But so like it goes, people take it very seriously in both extremes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:38

Obviously we know that's why we like

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:39

good

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:39

also we know Good Reads is like the place to take things seriously.

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:43

And so A', to your point that you just mentioned though, A', lot of

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:56

But then don't have kids.

Chelsey Donn: 00:22:58

'I mean like

Trey Gerrald: 00:22:59

also like don't complain about it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:00

Like no one made you A' parent, but yourself.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:04

children's books are like this, like this.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:07

Also, 'I was gonna ask you and then 'I was, God, you mentioned it like when was this written?

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:10

Cuz you said it was written in 85.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:13

And 'I also feel like our expectations for A' Children's book in 2010 were A' lot different than

Trey Gerrald: 00:23:23

Good point.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:25

It still slaps with the children.

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:26

So where like what's the problem?

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:28

Like it's still like hitting that critical component, which 'I think is A' major Miss in

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:47

is to give A' certain amount of like ownership and understanding to the child

Chelsey Donn: 00:23:54

So it's like if you're reading A' book to somebody else, one just for like A' child detention

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:01

You don't have time to really like pull out A' narrative.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:04

And two, it's gonna be something that is easy to capture in an illustration and

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:13

So it do, it's.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:15

That you have to be an idiot or dumb or have A' brain full of rocks in order to like this book.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:23

It's written for children with developing minds that want to be able

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:33

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:34

But to be fair, Eva Marie's point is.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:37

, there's so not any substantive, substantive writing here that even A' crackhead could

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:50

Like why are you taking such A' hot take on that?

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:52

Like

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:53

it's A' Children's book.

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:55

Like

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It's A' Children's book.

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:56

Like it's not like

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:58

it

Trey Gerrald: 00:24:58

can't

Chelsey Donn: 00:24:58

supposed to be.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:01

Like, like every children's book 'I feel like it's basically like an allegory, right?

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:06

there are, this is basically an allegory of like the Booz bourgeois Z 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:11

Can't say that word.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:11

Bourgeois Z.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:13

or just like when you give somebody something, then they expect more, right?

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:16

Like that, that's like something that happens in life is like, it starts with you

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:25

this is exactly the giving tree.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:27

Oh my God.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:28

It's the exact same story.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:30

They're, yeah, they're always the same

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:32

What 'I, literally in live time.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:35

Now I'm just having an epiphany.

Trey Gerrald: 00:25:38

It's literally the same story of the Giving Tree.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:42

They're all the same.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:43

It's always, it's like A' lesson, right?

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:45

Like don't be the person that takes too much, or whatever it is.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:50

There's just short lessons.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:52

'I think that it's crazy.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:54

It's just crazy to me that even Marie.

Chelsey Donn: 00:25:57

With full consciousness could talk at such length about the fact that their kid

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:10

That is good.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:11

or like degrade at so hardcore when it's bringing joy to your child is like really

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:19

It's very strange.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:21

'I, but just back to this whole point about like the low level of artistic

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:29

Like what are you, like, why are you so mad?

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:32

what I'm saying.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:33

What are you mad at?

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:34

It's like, not like if this book was A' on the college syllabus, 'I

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:42

But this is like literally for this is gonna be the first book that A' lot of kids read.

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:47

You know what 'I mean?

Chelsey Donn: 00:26:47

It's meant to be easy.

Trey Gerrald: 00:26:50

So, all right, so then as, as far as valuable new and unique information,

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:08

That became such A' phenomenon.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:10

And here 'I am like, okay, sure.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:12

I'm hearing that maybe

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:14

But is that common?

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:16

Is that common?

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:17

Is that A' common?

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:19

Well, 'I know because you're very definitive on not wanting to have kids.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:23

But you know, for people that are not definitive about that, who do wanna have kids

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:30

She ended the review saying, love you Juju,

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:35

Julie Bug

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:36

Julie Bug.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:37

Right?

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:37

So it's like, obviously.

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:40

, you know, A' Eva Marie loves her child and loves the fact that she has A' child

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:46

So do you think that most parents who love their children, who are very invested

Chelsey Donn: 00:27:55

Is that

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:56

'I mean, please call in.

Trey Gerrald: 00:27:58

Please, listeners, please literally pause right now and call in and tell us your

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:06

What is the effect?

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:07

Cuz we don't know, but.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:09

'I mean it does A', it does come off A' little, um, unbalanced.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:15

It comes off like 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:17

Ill appropriate A' disproportionate to like what the topic is.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:21

That's how it is sitting with me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:23

'I mean even if it was like A' three star review and it was like,

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:28

If you ask me it's zero.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:30

We compromise it three.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:32

and being angry that you had to compromise with your not yet six year old.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:36

Like, that's so weird.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:37

It's like 'I do wanna share that This book, the addition that this review is for is 40 pages.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:44

Wow.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:45

So I'm imagining the first couple of pages are, are filler.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:48

Maybe the last page is like you know about, and then it's like double-sided.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:53

But that's longer than 'I thought.

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:55

'I would be.

Chelsey Donn: 00:28:55

Longer than 'I thought 'I would be too

Trey Gerrald: 00:28:57

'I mean the spelling grammar here is to totally fine and perfect.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:00

'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:01

It is interesting to note that the smiley face is colon.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:05

Is that A'?

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:05

A' A' Colon dash capital D.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:09

So it's like an energetic smiley face.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:12

wow.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:12

That's surprising.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:13

In A'

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:14

Isn't it?

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:15

Yeah.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:16

'I?

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:16

Think this is totally shady.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:18

Very, like very shady.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:20

I'm having trouble 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:22

Know that you gave the one value that you think is out of this review.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:25

Being that A' parent can know it's A' sort of redundant experience, but I'm

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:33

Hundred percent shade to me.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:35

'I mean literally coming for the author.

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:37

literally coming for the author and, and, and A' really like below the belt way.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:43

Saying that like A' Crackhead is smarter than the author or A' Bug.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:48

Or A' Slug, or what the heck was that section?

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:51

Do you know what A' Water Bug is?

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:53

A' Water Bug 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:55

Feel like I've heard of it before.

Chelsey Donn: 00:29:56

Is it like A' beetle?

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:57

What In the south?

Trey Gerrald: 00:29:58

'I don't know where Eva Maria's from, but in the South we like call cockroaches

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:05

Yuck.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:05

Okay, so maybe they're from the

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:06

' Trey Gerrald: I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:07

mean we,

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:07

that that changes any 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:08

Don't know that that changes anything.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:11

'I mean we can't really deduce if it's common or typical.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:13

'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:13

'I can't really imagine that most people are gonna have this much vitriol,

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:21

There are maybe Eva Marie is not the only person that hates it this much.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:25

'I don't know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:26

It's just if you give A' mouse A' cookie 'I mean 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:28

You

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:29

not that deep

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:30

humor.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:30

Were we entertained 'I?

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:32

Think Eva

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:33

Marie was trying to be funny, but

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:35

what 'I 'I was asking earlier.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:37

Do you think that even Marie was trying to be funny?

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:40

'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:41

Think when they get into the, like, who can't write this?

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:45

Rocks can't 'I guess.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:47

That sounds like

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:48

That's A'.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:48

That was an attempted humor.

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:50

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:30:51

but then it really derails with like playing down like

Chelsey Donn: 00:30:58

punching down.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:00

It's not

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:00

dangling A' crack rock like it

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:02

is

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:03

was crazy.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:04

touch.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:05

Not good.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:06

And ultimately the impact 'I feel like is the reverse of the star count.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:12

You know?

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:13

So like, again, it's one of those situations where it is impactful, but it

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:23

well, before we Crown 'I, want to just read off all of the titles of the

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:31

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:32

So the first one, if you give A' Mouse, A' Cookie was written in 1985 and

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:42

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:42

And that was if you give A' moose A' muffin.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:46

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:47

Muffins were very popular in the nineties.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:49

That's true.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:50

And then seven years later, if you give A' Pig A' pancake,

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:55

Aw.

Chelsey Donn: 00:31:56

'I kinda like that.

Trey Gerrald: 00:31:57

if you take A' Mouse to the movies, oh, they did A' Little Switch there.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:02

If you take A' Mouse to school, that doesn't seem to follow the alliteration, but okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:07

Um, if you give A' Pig A' party, If you give A' cat A' cupcake, if you give A' dog

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:17

Wow.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:18

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:19

there's also A'.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:20

Bunch of other ones like Mouse became their own star.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:23

So it's like the best mouse cookie.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:26

Merry Christmas mouse.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:28

Time for school Mouse.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:29

Uh, happy Valentine's Day Mouse.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:31

Happy Easter Mouse.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:32

'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:33

Guess mouse is not Jewish.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:35

Happy it's Pumpkin Day Mouse.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:37

Happy Birthday Mouse.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:38

Okay, so

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:39

there's A', lot of

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:39

so there's A', lot of mouse stuff.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:42

Well, that's the thing is like 'I guess we don't need to feel that bad for the author.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:45

Clearly they're fine.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:47

Well, that's what I'm saying.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:49

Eva Marie, you're wrong here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:51

This person is A' success.

Trey Gerrald: 00:32:52

Who cares what your thoughts are on it?

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:54

Right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:32:54

And that's, that brings me back to the entire, the first point that 'I made, which is that like,

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:06

Maybe it would be great.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:06

Maybe you would be better.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:08

Like put your money where your mouth is.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:10

Maybe the lesson here is you're trying too hard.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:14

Stick with something that is very simple.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:17

Just go with, if you give A' pig A' pancake, bitch,

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:20

Come

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:21

if you give A' chick A'.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:23

If you give A' Chick A', Cheerio,

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:25

Yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:25

Okay.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:27

All right, 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:27

Think 'I can crown Eva.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:28

Marie, how do you

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:29

I'm ready.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:30

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:30

So ChelseyBD and 'I each have our own set of zero to five crown cards.

Trey Gerrald: 00:33:34

In an effort to be fair and not influenced by one another, we will

VOICEOVER: 00:33:40

The Queens are Tabulating to school.

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One crown and one crown.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:51

The Queens are unanimous.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:53

We did it again.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:54

'I will start.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:56

'I mean.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:56

This one crown.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:57

I'll just go ahead and say it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:58

It's for Julia.

Chelsey Donn: 00:33:59

That's it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:00

crown is for Julia.

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This was zero Crowns and for inflation of A'.

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Julia.

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Count.

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'I gave it one, but 'I can't give any crowns to Eva Marie cuz 'I just don't agree with the.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:13

The whole assessment and 'I don't agree with the delivery.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:17

And 'I just 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:18

It's yucky and messy and shady.

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And so that was why 'I went with One Crown.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:23

Uh, 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:23

Hope you're in good therapy.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:26

Is that wrong to say 'I?

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:27

Don't mean to pass judgment like that, but 'I 'I hope that you've worked through your

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:38

All righty.

Chelsey Donn: 00:34:38

So Trey, why one crown?

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Yeah, 'I said one Crown as well.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:43

'I mean 'I can hear.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:45

'I can suss through 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:46

It's saying more about Eva Marie than it is about the book.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:50

It's possible Eva.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:51

Marie's sense of humor is getting lost in the passage of time, and

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:58

'I don't know.

Trey Gerrald: 00:34:58

It seems cuckoo bananas to.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:01

Right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:01

one star is simply because 'I can hear that maybe the redundancy is annoying when

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:11

And you're like, I'm repeating the same sentence over and over.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:13

What do you mean?

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:13

But it's like, that's your journey.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:15

You chose to

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:15

But that's really more of A'.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:16

Complaint, yeah.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:17

About parenthood.

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and you know, so maybe it's like gonna be an annoying book.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:21

You're gonna hate your life.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:23

'I don't.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:25

'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:25

Just think it's like A' children's book.

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Like if you give A' mouse A' cookie, like who cares?

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:30

But also the one crown, cuz it's A'.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:31

Really big swing and 'I appreciate um, Eva Marie's crazy, um, opinion here.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:37

It's kind of funny.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:37

So that's why 'I

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:38

Even when it's A', swing and A', miss

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:40

Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:40

Literally.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:41

So that's why 'I said one star A'.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:43

Yeah.

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:43

Yi.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:43

Great.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:44

Love it when we're unanimous like that.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:46

It's great.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:47

That was fun 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:48

Love A'.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:49

Good Reads review.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:49

I'm so glad you brought this in.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:51

Again.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:52

'I had been A' while 'I was hoping that you were gonna bring in another one soon.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:56

'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:35:56

Just love how passionate people

Trey Gerrald: 00:35:58

'I know.

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on that page.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:01

Do you think that we should write A' Children's book

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:08

We could, or if you give, if you give A' Queen A' podcast

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:13

you give A' Queen A' quarter.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:15

we could.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:16

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:16

My Queens, we have reached the most regal portion of our show.

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ChelseyBD, who are you inducting for?

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My Royal.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:27

Trey.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:27

So I've been thinking about this for A' while, and it is time for me to induct pharmacy staff.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:34

Okay.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:34

Anyone that works at A' Pharmacy, I'm inducting you as My Royal Highness because 'I have A'

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:48

and at the pharmacy and 'I have

Trey Gerrald: 00:36:51

Mmm.

Chelsey Donn: 00:36:52

some just like nasty behavior from people that are going to the pharmacy and maybe

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:04

Or maybe they, you know, think that they're supposed to have something that they don't have,

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:15

People are so angry and they take all of that anger out.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:21

On these pharmacy workers who are very important, you know, like, think about how critical they are.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:28

You need your medication, you need something, and they are showing up to work

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:36

And 'I don't think enough people.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:39

Are saying Thank you, 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:40

Think they're complaining at them.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:41

So 'I wanted to take this platform, which is the only real platform that 'I have, and take this

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:50

See you 'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:51

See what you deal with every day.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:52

It's not right.

Chelsey Donn: 00:37:54

And 'I wanna take this time to say, 'I appreciate you and everything that

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:01

So thank you, thank you, thank you.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:03

Yeah, thank you pharmacy staff.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:05

You're my Royal.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:05

High.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:08

'I mean A' way to hit the nail on the head.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:11

Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:11

Like, hello, such an important job.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:14

They're like literally doing like decimal points and like, you know, magical.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:19

Science and like chopping and dealing with consul controlled substances.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:23

Like there's such A' level of integrity that's required and there's like such A'

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:33

Not to mention we came, we this pandemic conversation and you're

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:38

Keeping your immune system healthy while you're like

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:41

Flu shots.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:43

Like all of it.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:44

'I mean, it's really, and yes, like just managing energy on top of managing

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:52

Yes, kudos.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:53

Kudos.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:54

Yes.

Chelsey Donn: 00:38:54

Thank you so much,

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:56

All right.

Trey Gerrald: 00:38:56

Well, ChelseyBD, do you think that we have A' little time left for A' Royal review?

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:02

We always have time for A'

VOICEOVER: 00:39:06

Maybe it's time for some.

VOICEOVER: 00:39:09

Yes.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:12

All right, so today we have A' Royal Review from User Clean, John.

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on Apple Podcasts.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:21

So Clean.

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John spelled j A' W n Rights.

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Great.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:26

Listen, five stars.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:29

Trey and ChelseyBD have such great chemistry and 'I.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:33

Feel like 'I can listen to them all day.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:36

Wow.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:37

Thank

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:38

That's so night.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:38

Wait, we were just talking about chemistry and

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:41

We were just talking about chemistry.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:44

Look at.

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:44

we're the pharmacists of podcast.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:47

all roads lead back to chem to chemistry.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:50

If you give A' mouse A' pill 'I, don't know.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:52

Anyway, clean John

Trey Gerrald: 00:39:53

A' pharmacist A' pill,

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:55

'I.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:57

Queen.

Chelsey Donn: 00:39:57

John, thank you so much for your kind five star review.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:00

We really, really appreciate it.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:02

Uh, so glad that you enjoy listening to our show and you can pick up on this

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:11

'I am delighted to be able to share this show with you, Trey, and I'm delighted

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:19

Now let's go get our beakers and let's put some, uh, things under the microscope.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:24

Ooh.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:25

What else is

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:26

chemistry?

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:26

Better put that on A' Petri dish.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:28

you go.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:29

Fungus, bacteria.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:32

gross.

Chelsey Donn: 00:40:32

There's fungus among

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:33

Fungus among us.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:35

All right, well thank you Clean John.

Trey Gerrald: 00:40:37

We would appreciate it.

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Look at that.

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We are reading and reviewing A' four star review from Yelp for Clover

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Ooh.

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out what made Trey say

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Oh my God.

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If 'I was A' mouse, 'I would be A' A' fat as A' Goose.

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And to find out what made ChelseyBD say,

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that goes your social life.

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I'm A'

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that?

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Oh, you're eating A'.

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' Trey Gerrald: I.

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Mean A' A' Cookie.

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Okay.

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All right.

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Bye Queens.

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Our cover art was designed by LogoVora, and our theme song was written by Joe

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'I just remembered when you told that story about how you had that mouse.

Chelsey Donn: 00:43:58

Oh my

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That mouse was after your cookies,

Chelsey Donn: 00:44:02

A' That mouse was after Bella's cookies, actually.

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All right.

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Aaron Schroeder, if you're listening, hello and thank you.