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False Scarcity

QUICK HITS
rafe is excited about all things twitch – year three in stardew, finishing darkside detective, and meeting new people! she also got a PIANO. and a tablet! caleb works on restaurant portion control and lives dangerously. he’s been watching movies with the scientist. they both enjoyed bullet train. also watched deadpool and lady bird. rafe is confused about the starbucks stanley mugs, and gives some advice on preventing prostate cancer. special love to tipsy_ink, friend of the show. happy twitch affiliate anniversary! everyone go follow tipsy: https://www.twitch.tv/tipsy_ink

more about the stanley mug obsessions here: https://www.eater.com/24025602/stanley-valentines-cup-target-starbucks-stampedes

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: stream week
low: eyeball, allergies?

caleb’s high-low
high: movie progress
low: missing billy-but-not-that-billy

HOT HOT TOPICS
– what’s for breakfast?
– what is your guilty pleasure movie? that film you love to watch that is so bad that it is good.
– pros and cons of morning recording
– how long before the pod is renamed to rafe and caleb in the moooo-rning (caleb should get this)
– worst film you have watched in the theater.
– based on discussions today – what counts as an old movie? what’s a movie you’re glad you saw (important, changes your view, informative, etc.) but you are glad you don’t have to watch again?
– what is a movie (or series of movies) that most people like that you don’t care for?
– naps – I love them.

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – oleanna (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110722)
caleb .51/10
rafe .5/10
SONG – failing
brand new – failure by design

NEXT MOVIE – murder in the first (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113870)
NEXT SONG – prison

It’s Our Year to be Angry

QUICK HITS
buy the limited’s album NOW (not a sponsor)!
https://thelimitedmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-coffin-or-the-suitcase

rafe is a couple days into keto and BIG ANGY. caleb is on an allergy trip and he is also kinda angy. new year’s eve was great, the movie was okee, and we hope everyone is doing their best so far in 2024.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: time off work
low: no snacks

caleb’s high-low
high: new year’s eve
low: NYE mental prep

HOT HOT TOPICS
– caleb needs to rejoin the government as a 2nd job, just to take care of my paperwork. all agencies, he can just come in as a trouble shooter. 90 business days to update one number is excessive
– how often have you actually stuck with your new year’s resolution?
– where’s the other cream of [insert thing] condensed soups? why can’t I find cream of beef, pork, fish.
its always just chicken and mushroom…
– what are the new years traditions for your family? both growing up and current.
– do you sing “auld lang syne” on nye?
– what insane headline will we have this year? predict the craziest event for this year.
– it has been said that even bad pizza is good. to each their own with their pizza topping choices. my biggest concern with “bad pizza” is that it isn’t cooked properly. all too often, the center isn’t cooked right and since you take a bite out of the middle of a pizza first once it is sliced, that first bite can make or break the pizza.

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – the client (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109446)
caleb 6/10
rafe 6/10
SONG – 2023 song
the limited – braindead (the coffin or the suitcase, 2023)
gary – attorney sidekick

NEXT MOVIE – oleanna (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110722)
NEXT SONG – failing

Cancel Your Amazon Prime

QUICK HITS
sometimes the sliding screen door just comes of its track and you have to be prepared to deal with it. hey amazon is going to charge for ad-free streaming. cancel your amazon prime! also the buddies talk about christmas. word of the week is CHRYSALISM: the tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: christmas
low: screen door

caleb’s high-low
high: christmas
low: amazon bullshit

HOT HOT TOPICS
– what is the most nonsensical way you’ve seen to get christmas gifts home on a plane?
– celebrating the new year happens too late in the day. staying up past midnight gets so much harder as we get older. perhaps it is time to have new year’s eve celebrations at 8:30 pm so we can be in bed at a reasonable hour.
– I’m staying at an airbnb. is business time™ allowed there?
– when do you you change from driving to taking a plane? i.e. how far, how many people, etc.?
– best meal this year. be specific (it can’t be “cheese” it could be a cheese board with three goat cheeses, salami, and rye bread from this one place)
– why do we even have new year’s in january? couldn’t it be any day? maybe an astronomical event like the solstice? or maybe when it’s nice outside so we can see people? if you had the power, when would we celebrate new year’s?
– I declined a promotion recently because I wasn’t happy with the offer. the second time, I said maybe. it seems like I am in the position of power in the negotiations, so I’m going to shoot for the sky. I don’t think there is enough of this mentality and approach in the workplace nowadays.

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – being human (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106379)
caleb 5/10
rafe 5/10
SONG – human
the human league – human

NEXT MOVIE – the client (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109446)
NEXT SONG – 2023 song of the year

Not Allergic to Semen

QUICK HITS
caleb is very excited about shaking spears watching “as you like it,” but not too excited about food management when going out. caleb got his nut allergy results! rafe is upset about the vin diesel alleged sexual assault? word of the week is HURKLE-DURKLE.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: sicky but wfh
low: wax everywhere

caleb’s high-low
high: shakespeare theatre
low: eating out

HOT HOT TOPICS
– which HHT would make the best random work email from your boss/management?
– what would wednesday be without memes? hump day, frogs, etc
– what makes a better pet? a camel or a frog?
– what happened in this world where men think it is ok to send unsolicited dick pics to women?
– why doesn’t christmas have its own traditional gambling game and what would be a good game to adapt to the role?
– masks haven’t been mandatory for quite some time, but more and more people are wearing them. yet there are still people who are wearing their masks under their noses. I don’t get it.
– white elephant gift exchanges are objectively bad, prove me wrong
– christmas shopping isn’t fun

WILLIAM H. MACY
MOVIE – christmas special! it’s a very merry muppet christmas movie (2002) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329737)
caleb 2.5/10
rafe 3.25/10
SONG – christmas song within last five song
offspring – christmas (baby please come home)

NEXT MOVIE – being human (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106379)
NEXT SONG – human

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