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Farewell to Candy

QUICK HITS
it’s the final john candy movie. not a horrible ending to a career, but sad it had to end so quickly. we have a new actor! guess who it is?!! you’ll have to listen to the podcast or join the discord. caleb talks about an upcoming visitor, rage has the owies, and there’s some talk about the fourth of july and affirmative action. did we check all the boxes? probably.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: bear art stream
low: tummy hurts

caleb’s high-low
high: kid visit excitement
low: speeding ticket

HOT HOT TOPICS
– where did all my thumbdrives go? I had like 5 and now… nothing!
– who is our new actor? and.. omg its the rock with a steel chair!!!
– the 4th of july is still the greatest american holiday.
– what is john candy’s movie that holds up best? main/major actor movie, not the bit parts
– if john candy had a candy made for him, what would it be? chocolate? hard candy? taffy? what flavor?
– how do I redeem these bonus points? is there a catalog? do I get to pick from rafes pile of random junk?
– if you could travel back in time to witness one historical event, what event would you visit and why?
– is it necessary in this day and age to have friends who specialize in finding that one meme you can’t quite lay your hands on?
– have a bathroom network: knowing where there is a safe and clean bathroom near you when you are out and about running errands and whatnot is something no one should underestimate.
– did you ever watch the john candy cartoon series camp candy?

JOHN CANDY
MOVIE – canadian bacon (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109370)
caleb 4.5/10
rafe 4.25/10
SONGS – breakfast
cisco houston – beans bacon gravy

NEXT MOVIE – the bad guys (2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8115900)
NEXT SONGS – bad guys

This is an Opportunity

QUICK HITS
top final actor vote!! voting ends july 5, 2023 at 5pm eastern. https://www.rankedchoices.com/cm9d

caleb had a tough week, rafe was too hot, and read upsetting news, but there was still fun to be had.
here’s what rafe read in the news: https://grist.org/accountability/gas-stations-underground-storage-tank-leaks-environmental-disaster

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: heating up
low: VPN blocks

caleb’s high-low
high: braves baseball
low: back problems

HOT HOT TOPICS
– in honor of july 4th: this will be someone’s last weekend with all ten fingers.
– the 3 things you absolutely wouldn’t do in any job interview.
– when a holiday falls on a tuesday or a thursday, a four day weekend should occur. going to work for one day in the middle of a holiday weekend seems rather unproductive.
– how excited should I be to find out a snoball (a.k.a. shaved ice) place is opening a block from me? ’cause I feel a 7 or 8 is reasonable.
– is reddit going to die? or is this temporary
– why does a sandwich taste better when cut diagonally versus being cut either vertically or horizontally?
– the most underrated fast food item, that currently exists on a menu. (also the most overrated item)
– what is one luxury you could live without but would be extremely difficult to give up.

JOHN CANDY
MOVIE – wagons east (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111653)
caleb 5.25/10
rafe 6/10
SONGS – cardinal directions
NOFX – east bay

NEXT MOVIE – canadian bacon (1995) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109370)
NEXT SONGS – breakfast

Make Me an Old Fashioned

QUICK HITS
sometimes precious things break. like maybe your body! take care of yourselves!!!

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: scientist birthday
low: broken glass

caleb’s high-low
high: lomi
low: stuck on the bridge

HOT HOT TOPICS
– what temp do you like to keep your residence? my in-laws are keeping it at 74 over the summer and I’m frequently lowering it cuz I sweat my balls off.
– can we just make it mandatory going forward that if your company’s product carries a disclaimer involving possible death and emotional trauma, you should be using/on the damn thing as much as possible?
– what’s the best bad/mis translation you’ve seen?
– if you are a passenger riding shotgun in someone’s car, you should be cognizant of the reflection off your phone so you don’t accidentally blind the driver.
– I don’t understand why some smokers feel the need to smoke in public restrooms.
– men’s health month. fucken go to the doctors and check out that thing you’ve been putting off

JOHN CANDY
NEXT MOVIE – hostage for a day (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110060)
caleb 3.5/10
rafe 3.5/10
NEXT SONGS – “a day”
styx – a day

NEXT MOVIE – wagons east (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111653)
NEXT SONGS – cardinal directions

Choke the Flowbee

QUICK HITS
caleb is mad about a hotel. rafe is happy about slang for penis. they both liked the movie. they talk about the trump indictments and the future of global climate, and also hopefully a good thing for the teamsters at UPS. all in all, not a bad time.

HIGH LOWS
rafe’s high-low
high: haircut community stream
low: climate change

caleb’s high-low
high: saturday birthday
low: weekend bullshit

HOT HOT TOPICS
– can a tire change rafe?
– hyperbole is literally the worst thing in the world!
– it’s not taking me as long to move/pack as I had anticipated. why is that?
– when was the last time, if ever, you had it dawn on you that something was a bad habit/compulsive behavior rather than something you actually enjoyed doing?
– there are a lot of great looking video games coming out soon. how should one focus their time to try and play all the awesome new titles while still maintaining some sort of life balance?
– at what age is it your responsibility vs you child’s when he forgets his medicine after being repeatedly asked to make sure before he left to pack it?

JOHN CANDY
MOVIE – cool runnings (1993) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106611)
caleb 8/10
rafe 7.5/10
SONGS – reggae
bob marley – three little birds (don’t worry about a thing)

NEXT MOVIE – hostage for a day (1994) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110060)
NEXT SONGS – “a day”

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