Archive for June 25, 2021

Take Rafe Bowling Please

QUICK HITS
caleb usurps the entire first half of the episode to discuss his family, billy (but not that billy), bowling, swimming, board and brew, top golf, cats, and cars. if that wasn’t enough, rafe chimes in about bowling, but also what is juneteenth (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/juneteenth-is-now-a-national-holiday-how-did-it-come-to-pass), give a quick doggy lover update, has started watching loki (no spoilers), and a very busy amazon prime day.- amazon prime day

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: summer solstice
low: money

caleb’s high-low
high: billy hangout
low: palm and tire

HOT HOT TOPICS
– CHAOS
– tell a cool cool story of this week!
– what are your thoughts on a single tiny cheesecake for work breakfast?
– what’s the “best” movie title you can come up with by playing this game — “ruin a movie by replacing one word in the title with ‘foreskin'”
– which RPG has a soundtrack you absolutely love?
– I need a full trailer for super robot wars 30 you guys HOLY SHIT ITS A 2021 RELEASE DATE WHERE IS IT
– is it ethical to leverage a person’s opposition to something to persuade them to support a different policy that they might otherwise oppose?
– why is verizon the worst? early day at work but no internet
– what’s the nicest way to say “stop asking me damn questions if you’re not going to pay attention when I fucking answer them”?

DENZEL WASHINGTON
MOVIE – for queen & country (1988) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097373)
caleb 4/10
rafe 4/10

NEXT MOVIE – the mighty quinn (1989) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097880)
NEXT SONGS – MIGHTY FIGHTY

Is This the End of the Podcast?

QUICK HITS
we need to bring back “huge god dammit.” also is this the end of the podcast?

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: city of heroes
low: eat all the things

caleb’s high-low
high: parents
low: sourdough bread

HOT HOT TOPICS
– favorite guest over the past 4 months
– when is the price of lumber going to go down?
– what’s the best way to tell a 5 year old to shut the fuck up?
– what was your most memorable (summer or other) vacation?
– why does my wife always want to play dr mario when all it does is make her mad at me
– is it weird to have a birthday party and/or cake for your car?
– if the A/C stops working and the office takes 3 days to send someone to check it out, can I teabag my landlord?
– if we have bummer summer, what a tag for winter would be?
– is waffle wouse or denny’s the better venue for your crew to throw down with your rivals?
– where is the line between cake, ice cream, and ice cream cake?
– how many injuries should I have at work before finding a new profession
– most influential book you all have ever read and why
– do you think phoebe cates is remembered by more people for her work in gremlins, drop dead fred or the fast times pool scene?
– have you ever had to cheer someone else up and realized you needed to hear the same things you were saying to them?
– over/under on my bonus stream run taking less than 5 hours
– what point in the day do you just say “fuck it, I’m not getting anything accomplished” and go back to playing games?
– what should I do to celebrate catching up on the podcast?
– who does rafe hate when caleb is unavailable? does she just hate him in absentia? or does the rage get distributed?
– best episode of parking lot wars?

DENZEL WASHINGTON
MOVIE – cry freedom (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092804)
caleb 6.5/10
rafe 5/10
SONGS – rafe is crying and caleb is freedom
deep forest – freedom cry

NEXT MOVIE – for queen & country (1988) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097373)
NEXT SONGS – rafe is queen and caleb is country

Cucumbers and Hops (feat. picklesandbeer)

QUICK HITS
one of these days, the guests will be gone. and you’ll miss them. BUT FOR NOW – enjoy the time with picklesandbeer. rafe brings the #BummerSummer energy and everyone else is bummed about it. watch caleb and picklesandbeer on twitch for the FFR spring tournament third place trophy!

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: me time
low: vinegar bath

caleb’s high-low
high: um, actually
low: cicada encounter

pickles’ high-low
high: FFR semi-finals
low: FFR loss

HOT HOT TOPICS
– why do I love cucumbers but hate pickles? sort of related, why is my nickname for my wife “pickle”
– what is something about your hometown you were well into your adulthood before it clicked was not a universal experience?
– why couldn’t I figure out a better way to phrase that question?
– what is your favorite type of beer? (personally I like anything that isn’t a porter or stout)
– what is the best way to eat a burger when it is just a little too tall for your mouth?
– what’s one thing you want to be worldwide famous for?
– when is the next super robot wars game and will it have macross and can we finally evolve away from the z engine
– what is the best brand and type of beer and pickles to enjoy together
– is the most satisfying thing in the world a bitchy customer being told you were right by your manager?
– when you go to lion’s choice and order 2 roast beef sandwiches, side of mac/cheese, and a large drink, but end up with 1 roast beef sandwich, mac and cheese, and fries, then go back to correct the order but then are just given 2 additional roast beef sandwiches, another mac and cheese, and large drink, do you eat all 3 roast beef sandwiches, drink both drinks, eat the fries, and both mac and cheeses?
– if you are a salesperson looking to sell your product to an office, how many corners should you cut when ordering lunch? how about a big ol pile of sammich fixings with no bread? that’ll work out right?
– I don’t wanna. Do I HAVE to?
– can I give all this rain a rain check? I’m sure I’ll want it in august, but having a year’s supply in may and june is a little much.

FALL IN LOVE

13. If a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?
pickles: workout!
caleb: JFK assassination
rafe: weight loss goal

DENZEL WASHINGTON
MOVIE – hard lessons: the george mckenna story (1986) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091106)
pickles 7/10
caleb 6.25/10
rafe 5.25/10
SONGS – rafe is hard caleb is lesson
queen – it’s a hard life

NEXT MOVIE – cry freedom (1987) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092804)
NEXT SONGS – rafe is crying and caleb is freedom

Bassists Do It Best (feat. GregglyPuff)

QUICK HITS
well, well, well. caleb keeps winning races and coming up against more opponents, so once again there’s a fantastic guest on the show – gregglypuff! a man of many talents, including FFR speedracing, bass guitar, and tiktoks. rafe takes some time to talk about home depot, striking out with boys, and cisco voice recordings. caleb had a bird adventure, played a family edition cards against humanity, and discusses memorial day and and tony’s chocolonely. go watch gregglypuff with twinstrumental on youtube and on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/greggly_puff

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: pants
low: don’t feel good

caleb’s high-low
high: a nice day out
low: lost to fizzle

greg’s high-low
high: bass pedal get
low: pandemic body wrecker

HOT HOT TOPICS
– what’s worse: anticipation of something great, or missing it once it’s over?
– is there such a thing as too many fresh garden tomatoes?
– and a gregglypuff special – best band to listen to for bass?
– what is the best game to play with a deck of standard playing cards?
– compliment until you hear screaming.
– what was your first job when you were 13 and why wasn’t it “covert sniper reporting to the CIA general in ’50s vietnam”?
– is there anything more bromantic than doing one last meth with your best bro for old times sake?
– greggy when are you going to make music your full time job? you and @LCB are quite amazing.
– when am I going to be on the show again :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

FALL IN LOVE

13. if a crystal ball could tell you the truth about yourself, your life, the future or anything else, what would you want to know?
greg: how to be the most successful version of yourself
caleb: is this going to work out?
rafe: memestock

DENZEL WASHINGTON
MOVIE – power (1986) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091786)
greg no watch
caleb 5/10
rafe 5/10
SONGS – POWER BATTLE
the offspring – killboy powerhead

NEXT MOVIE – hard lessons: the george mckenna story (1986) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091106)
NEXT SONGS – rafe is hard caleb is lesson