Yes, Slacker’s family was “that” family…The family that gave out popcorn balls on Halloween. Even though his parents instilled in him to never take those from other families! Apparently, they always thought there was a razor blade that was put into the apple or the popcorn ball, but it’s really just an urban legend.
When you were a kid, what was the weirdest thing you ever got?
If you’re a kid now, maybe you were lucky enough to catch Steve a few years ago. Steve got out of work late once and forgot it was Halloween so he noticed he had a few one dollar bills in his pocket and started giving those out. Bad idea… When Steve was little, he was given a kitten, but of course he had to give it back.
Ghost Stories by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 31 2012 7:20PM
Yi!
Slacker and Steve are really feeling the Halloween Spirit…or so they think. They tried to make the sound a ghost would make, but they sounded more like whales.
Slacker is 100% is parents basement is haunted. When he was a little boy, he would always go into the basement. In the basement, they had a rack of CD’s and he would see certain CD’s always sliding out. He would slide them back in and they would still slide out! He even tried to un-alphabetize them and they still moved! One day, he placed a gift, a painting of Elvis, up on the wall by the CD rack and the sliding of the CD’s mysteriously stopped. Slacker believes the ghost either got tired of looking at Elvis or was finally pleased.
Hurt A Stranger by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 31 2012 6:41PM
Yi!
Slacker was in an Italian Restaurant and was there with his family. For some reason, there were grapes on his salad so he and his brother got into a food fight with them. He’s not super athletic, but good enough not to hit anybody. Well at one point, he launched a grape over one of his brother’s heads and it landed on the ground behind. A waitress came out with the 5 feet across tray on her shoulder and her foot hit the grape and there she went! She went down and all the food landed all over her…No one else, just her! It was embedded in her skin. Lets just say she was not their waitress for the rest of the night.
Slacker thinks Steve has hurt a lot of strangers in his youth, but at 16 when he could drive, he would probably drive his car through the puddle if it was raining, just to get a stranger soaked. Slacker…was right. Slacker has gotten a stranger soaked, but he didn’t mean to do it on purpose.
Girls Night Out by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 31 2012 6:31PM
Yi!!
Ben joined us live on t he air today to share his OPP.
Ben has been having a bit of a marriage issue. His wife started going out 4 or 5 nights a week for the past few months with her new co-worker named Gabby. His wife, Katie, has never been like this. She was maybe a weekend here or there kind of girl and now it’s just turning odd. She comes home late, never gives him a straight story about where she’s been and it’s starting to become too much for him. He doesn’t even know what to think…At this point his way of dealing with it has been acting like it’s not happening so he came to Slacker and Steve.
Slacker has read that the seven year itch is now more like a three year itch so he wonders if that may be it, but how are you to know that? Slacker was curious if she was sleeping with other people, but Ben says she never slept over anywhere. She always comes home; it’s just at a late hour. Slacker was also curious as to if she showered when she got home but Ben is a very sound sleeper and he didn’t have an answer. So, Slacker’s advice was to watch out for that, but he also thinks maybe she’s just caught up in something new and she needs help bringing it back into moderation.
What do you think is going on here? Do you have any advice for Ben?
Share Stuff by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 30 2012 9:31PM
If you spent the night at a female friend's house is it okay to use her loofah when taking a shower? Is it okay to let someone else use your deodorant? Toothbrush? Lip stick? Inhaler? Sex toys? Loofah? What stuff is OK to share, and what's not?
Slacker doesn't really have much of a line. He and his family share everything, toothbrushes, food, etc. They used to have a female producer and the two of them would share gum! Slacker admits that they did it just because they knew it bothered Steve. Steve isn't as forgiving with sharing. He says that at a hotel, if he doesn't smell bleach on the towels, he won't use them!
Would you share a toothbrush? A loofah? What your lines are when it comes to sharing?
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Hoarders by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 30 2012 7:30PM
After reading a story about a guy in Aurora, Illinois who recently had 325 birds removed from his home, Slacker and Steve want to know your hoarding stories.
Steve has atleast 1000 action figures in his house. Slacker has a huge collection of guitars in his home. Growing up, Slackers parents used to hoard just about everything!!! He says when you grow up poor, you hold onto everything!
Are you, or someone you know, hoarders? If so, what do you hoard?
(photo courtesy of @PAufdenkamp twitpic)
Today's OPP comes from Lauren. She's 99% sure her boyfriend is getting ready to propose to her. They've been together for 8 years, and she's happy where there relationship stands right now. They've been together for so long that the relationship has become more of a roommate situation, then a forever situation. And when she thinks about moving their relationship to that level, she get's really bad anxiety attacks. She doesn't want the relationship to end, but they have been together so long that she doesn't see them breaking up. So how does she drop a hint without coming out and telling him she doesn't want to marry him?
Slacker and Steve are so perplexed by Lauren. This is the first OPP that someone has asked them for advice how to not get engaged! Slacker doesn't understand how you can stay with someone without wanting to advance it to the next level. Both Slacker and Steve agree that once they have the conversation, that's it. They are done. As Slacker put it 'If you don't want 100% then you don't get to keep 50."
What advice do you have for Lauren??
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Mamma's Boy by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 30 2012 6:15PM
Sally Field is trying to find a girlfriend for her son. She's trying to set him up with every girl she encounters! Steve posed the question: Would you rather be with a guy whose mom emailed you asking you on a date for her son? Or, a guy that hasn’t talked to his mom in over a year?
If the genders were reversed, both Slacker and Steve would rather be with a girl that doesn't have much of a relationship with her family than one that rely's on her parents for everything. Steve thinks that how he treats his mom is how he will treat you in a relationship. Slacker think that how he treats a waitress is reflective of how he'll treat you.
So ladies, which is a bigger red flag? A guy whose mom emailed you asking you on a date for her son? Or, a guy that hasn’t talked to his mom in over a year?
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What if you had to pick only one food to eat the rest of your life, would it be something healthy…the most fattening thing possible...comfort food? You can cheat and make it a meal...like Producer Dave!
Slacker wants to choose sushi, but he's heard that too much fish intake will give you mercury poisoning and that would suck to die by the food you love...Next would be meat, but then after like four days, he'd get sick of it! He's going to go with Mexican food, no, wait. Something in a can with chicken...Yes!
Producer Dave cheated by making it Red Beans and Rice, which makes it a meal, not just one food.
Steve wants Hungry Man meals or Italian.
Then there's the Ramen noodle discussion. To break or not to break. Steve would break it up so it fits in the pan, like spaghetti and Dave and Slacker would keep it whole so you can slurp it up one noodle at a time. Steve also mixes pasta noodles and macaroni...Go figure!
What food would you choose?
I would choose PIZZA! All day every day. No question and no problem.
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
We all have at least one moment in our life that we’re never the same after…seeing your parents have relations…drinking curdled milk…washing clothes while showering instead of using a washing machine...
Slacker's wife can't look at Nicolas Cage. He has no idea what happend. If he turns on a Nicolas Cage movie, his wife runs out of the house. She is so scarred by him she can't even tell her why she can't look at him...
Steve can't eat mexican food. When he was 8 or 9 or whatever, he had a bad burrito or something and has never been the same since. He does eat a dish that Slacker makes, but that's because he doesn't know what's in it...until now! Thanks! HeSteve always thought his aunt was hot and if his mom was a little hotter he would've breast fed until he was 18! Too much?
Slacker scarred several people who work at the radio station during an event. He was in drag and forgot about the tu-tu part and leaned back and crossed his legs and showed his junk inadvertently. He knows Steve took a peek!
What scarred you for life?
I hate the sound of paper ripping...no clue why, but it just kills my teeth! Everybody has walked in on their parents at one time or another so that's not new. Knowing that one of the cooks at a restaurant my parents used to visit kept his motorcycle in the kitchen always made me a bit leary of the food...
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Halloween is right around the corner and we have gotten a ton of emails with Halloween OPPs. What better way to get all the answers you’re looking for than Speed Therapy!
Yi! My 16-year-old daughter and two of her friends decided to dress up as fairy tale characters for Halloween this year. My daughter is supposed to be dressing as Little Red Riding Hood, and her friends are dressing as Little Bo Peep and Little Miss Muffett. I thought this was an adorable idea, so I okayed it sight unseen. The girls went to a costume shop and bought their outfits with their own money. Last night I told my daughter to try the costume on so I could see how cute it was, and I was absolutely shocked. The costume is an adult version of Little Red Riding Hood, and way too risque for a teenager to wear! I told her she couldn't wear it, and we had a major blow-out. She feels that because I gave her my approval before she bought it, she spent her own money on it, and that her friends' moms don't have a problem with the amount of skin being shown, that I am being way too overprotective. Is this really how teenage girls dress for Halloween nowadays? Am I being too strict? Have you ever told your teenage daughter that her costume was inappropriate and she couldn't wear it? Please help. I don't know what to do and Halloween is right around the corner.
Melissa
Slacker reminds everyone that this is a predatory holiday. The local law enforcement is warning everyone to proceed with caution. Slacker thinks that teenage boys today are lucky, because if you just brush against a girl dressed "inappropriate" they'll get more action then he got at that age. This is the time of year that you have to ask yourself...Do you just your child? Have you done your job as a parent up to this point?
Steve doesn't think 16 is too young for risque costumes. Just because you dress risque doesn't mean you act risque! They could be dressed as Little Bo Peep and act more risque than the one scantily clad and who isn't a social butterfly!
Here's a few more letters we read...
Yi guys. I'm having an issue with my 5 year-old son. For Halloween, he wants to dress as a 'Genie.' I've told him that boys wear boys costumes and girls wear girls costumes. He says he doesn't care, he wants to be a Genie. I don't know what to do. Should I let him dress as a Genie? He could get bullied.
Jenna
At what age should children stop Trick or Treating? I'm a single mother of three children, ages 8, 15 and 18. My two oldest want to go Trick or Treating. My sister's teenage kids have NO interest in it. I thought the cut off age was 11 or 12. Should I allow my teens to go Trick or Treating?
My 11-year-old daughter recently informed me that she, and three of her friends are planning to trick-or-treat together around our neighborhood. I asked her which parent was going with them, and she promptly told me that she is old enough to go by herself and all her friends are going without any parents. Is 11 old enough to go trick-or-treating without adult supervision? They plan on going out from 5 until 8. Should I be nervous or am I over-reacting?
Thanks,
Jill
What Halloween dilemma do you have?
I'm amazed at how many events I have taken my daughter to in her costume in the last couple of days. Fitrst the Zoo, then the local high school, her kindergarten field trip and finally Halloween itself. It's kind of out of control!
The other dilemma I have is I was invited to a party and I had to play a gig instead. The problem was the gig was the perfect location for all the friends I have at my internship. Nice and close to most everybody's houses and not all the way across town. The party was put on by the radio station and none of the people who I invited to the gig could make it because they were going to the party...That sucked!!!
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Word You Hate by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 29 2012 5:57PM
Yi!!!
There is one specific word that women hate more than any other word in the English language…tell us what you think it is!
So we are taking calls from only women on this topic. A wall of women, let's say. Steve is going to whisper the word in the callers' ear and get the instant response on the air.
Slacker said the word is no problem for men. He could get it tattooed on his body and it wouldn't bother him at all. It would bother the fairer sex, though.
The first caller doesn't hate the word. The second caller thinks of a movie. The third caller has no problem with it.
What's the word?
MOIST!
Well, this is going well. The guys just think there's something wrong with the first three callers....
What words do you hate?
I hate the "C" word and the "N" word. Usually when those two words are used, it means the person using them is narrow minded or at the least not a good communicator.
Peace, Love and Good happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Fame comes to people in all sorts of ways…a hit song, phenomenal athlete, “that guy” on a reality show…no matter how they got there, it makes for one heck of a story if you hooked up with them!
Slacker witnessed a woman walk away from a relationship by leaving her boyfriend at the curb while she jumped on the tour bus of Better Than Ezra. He’s also seen the flip side…A woman wouldn’t get on a tour bus because a famous rapper wanted her on the bus without wearing her wedding ring. She bailed and left with her husband instead…
Steve hooked up with a girl who hooked up with Adam Levine…
What is your celebrity kiss and tell?
So far, I don’t have an actual “celebrity kiss and tell” but I did date a guy that was on his way to be a big musician…He even wrote a song about me! It’s on the album that got signed but we broke up soon after :( Oh well, I’m still on the up and up!
I need help!!!!! Over the weekend some things happened between my husband, his best friend and me that have led me to emailing you. Let’s just say you would probably never find 3 people closer to one another than us 3. Most people who know me call them Husband 1 and Husband 2 because we all spend so much time together. Well now the problem is that our BFF (Husband 2) has made it known to me that he loves me and wants me (that way). He is morally against cheating but I'm not sure how often my actual husband would enjoy him joining us in the relations department. As a woman with 2 men who love and dote on her in different but complimentary ways it’s hard not to love and want both men in all ways. Problem is it’s like a reverse polygamist relationship, is it not? I love my husband dearly and he fulfills a huge part of my life but where he lacks, our BFF makes up and I love him just the same. I've heard if you love two men choose the second because you never really loved the 1st but that’s just not true in this situation. I want to be free to have what I want from both without hurting anyone. I realize this is selfish but our BFF has resolved himself to believe that he will never find the right girl and is supposed to move into our home in August. My question I guess then would be what do I do? I love him and asked that he at least try to get a GF so he wouldn't want me so much but honestly that makes me cry I don't want him seeing other women any more so than I would my own husband. Help!!!! I'm so torn.... I love 2 men and I want to spend my life pleasing both! What do I do?
Candy
Slacker made good use of the word “polyandrous” defining this situation…probably had to look it up! He doesn’t think that Husband Number One has any clue this is going on! Slacker is way too jealous of a guy to see this working out if he was in either of the men’s shoes. If he isn’t enough for his woman, then peace out! She can go find 2 other men…
Steve just feels like he has to be defensive about this OPP. WTF?
Producer Dave talked to Cany and Husband Number One is aware of the situation and is afraid of the outcome. Candy isn’t sure if she will have more intense feelings at the end of the day.
What advice do you have for Candy?
Stop the madness! Get it out in the open and figure out what the hell you want, Candy! This is truly a recipe for disaster…This woman will probably end up alone in the end and have to find Husband #3!
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! – Ray the Intern
Lauren and Tyler joined us live today for their Great Mate Debate. They are already divorced and not getting along still because of the custody agreements over their son. Tyler fought to have their 7 year old son on weekends but when he goes back to his mom during the week, she finds out that he spent most of his weekend, not with his dad, but with other parts of the family or baby sitters. She thinks that Tyler is committed to what it takes to be a parent, especially while their son is adjusting to the divorce. He says that the weekends are his only time to do his own thing too so he is balancing being a parent and a single adult.
Steve thinks that Tyler got the best of both worlds because he probably doesn’t have to pay much in child support, gets to see his son and do what he wants with him, plus have plenty of free time to himself. Slacker thinks that the reason they are divorced is because all they do is argue but is sympathetic to Lauren. Although, he still sees the fact that Tyler’s time with his son is his to decide what to do with.
Whose side are you on?
I am a product of a happily married couple for 34 years, as of Sunday, and I am proud to say it. So I can’t imagine having to divide my time with my parents, however, if that was the case in my life I would hope that the time my parent had with me would be spent with me, especially during their divorce. So I will have to side with Lauren.
A 15-year-old kid is in the hospital for leukemia. The kid is a fan of Hooters fried pickles and tots. His dad had Hooters girls deliver him lunch. The doctors said due to the increased the heart rate of his son, the stunt could have caused complications to his health. The mom is irate saying what her husband did is the stupidest thing ever.
Slacker said he didn’t think it was a big deal…Hooters is a family restaurant. He would also do whatever it would take to put a smile on his son’s face if he were in that situation. Slacker also said that he thinks more dads would do this than moms. Moms tend to bubble-wrap their kids. Steve agreed.
Do you think the dad a good parent or bad parent for what he did?
Kid Damage by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 24 2012 7:51PM
If you think having pets can be destructive on a house, you probably don't have children. There's even a Facebook community dedicated to all the things kids break and damage. Here are some of the favorites:
- Permanent marker on a wall.
- Spilled paint on an Oriental rug
- Toddler who has learned to open the fridge without her parents knowing equals one unbelievable food mess!
- A whole box of tampons being flushed down the toilet.
- Pets being painted or drawn on.
- Cell phones destroyed in every way imaginable (Parenting)
Steve never wants kids: The reason why-they destroy things! Slackers child destroy his favor sharpie marker. How will he ever live without the sound the sharpie makes on the paper? RRREEEEEERRR
What has your child destroyed?
-Intern Shannon
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Debbie does not think she is but everyone else does. She's been dating a guy for 2 years. She thought that her relationship was fine and wanted to move to the next level. As soon as that talk came up, her friends and family told her she could do better.
Slacker thinks that Debbie is just settling. Debbie says she connects with her man but once you start getting older, it is harder to date. Slacker thinks that all the people that are telling her that he is wrong are all Steve’s. They are all looking on the outside in. No one in her life is telling her to stay with this man. Steve thinks he is Mr. right now…
A Texas mother posed as her 12-year-old daughter, complete with a hoddie, wig, and sneakers to trap a sexual predator who was using Facebook to try to lure her daughter into sex. She had let her daughter set up a Facebook page on the condition she could monitor it. She found a friend request from a guy she'd never heard of and her daughter said it was a 20-year-old college kid who had been trying to contact her. Her mom accepted the friendship but pretended to be her 12-year-old daughter. She gave him multiple outs always telling him she was only 12. He eventually started telling her sick and disgusting sexual things he wanted to do to her and he asked her to sneak out. Mom got the cops involved and then she went to meet him dressed up like a 12-year-old girl. She met him at a predetermined spot and the cops jumped in and arrested him. It turns out he's a choir teacher for a middle school which he's now resigned from.
Slacker once had a guitar stolen and he went to extreme lengths to try to get it back. He searched craigslist for months, hoping to find it. Unfortunately for him, he never saw it again.
How far would you go to protect your child?
-Intern Shannon
(Photo courtesy of freedigitalphoto.net )
There are two stories in the news of mothers turning their kids in for murder—one out of Colorado and one out of New Jersey. With all respect to the families of the victims in these heinous crimes, we want to know if you could turn your own child in for breaking the law.
Some people thought that blood is thicker than water and would not turn their child in for murder. Slacker and Steve disagree. Slacker thinks that when it is against a child there is no other option. Steve said there are three crimes he would turn a family member in for no matter what: murder, any crime against a child, and r***. The topic turned deep today.
Could you have been a parent that turned your child in and have you done that exact thing?
-intern Shannon
(Photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net)
Who Ya Got? by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 23 2012 8:01PM
Yi!!!
We're in the middle of a heated presidential election. With all agendas aside, we want to know...if Governor Romney and President Obama got in a fight, who would win?
Slacker and Steve want to remind you that it's not always the biggest guy that wins a fight. Steve said that Governor Romney looks like he is going to snap sometimes during the debates. Slacker said that he thought President Obama would win because he is more athletic.
The Perfect Day by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 23 2012 6:54PM
Yi!!!
900 women (average age 38) were surveyed by Glamour magazine about what activities would be involved in their "perfect" day. They were also asked how long they would spend doing each activity. Here are the results:
106 minutes: Romance or intimacy
98 minutes: Internet
82 minutes: Socializing
78 minutes: Relaxing
75 minutes: Eating
68 minutes: Exercising
57 minutes: Talking on the phone
56 minutes: Shopping
36 minutes: Working
33 minutes: Commuting to work
2 minutes: Doing housework
2 minutes: Spending time with the kids
...and this all should happen after a good eight hours of sleep!
Slacker said his day would start with mimosas and relations. Then, he would go shopping at the Apple store, have more relations, and wrap his day up with some sushi, wine and more relations. Steve said his day would consist of something along the lines of waking up with twins on a yacht and having relations on piles of money...keep dreaming Steve.
If you could plan your perfect day, what would you do and for how long?
Mom Hits Bully by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 23 2012 5:59PM
Yi!!!
A New Jersey woman was arrested after she slapped the boy who was bullying her 9-year-old daughter. The 28-year-old woman -- and her 51-year-old mom -- got on the school bus to confront the boy who was bullying her daughter. She then cursed at the boy and slapped him and a boy seated next to him while her mother yelled at the two boys. Both women were arrested.
Slacker thinks, as a parent, he would do the same thing the woman did. He thinks that making physical conact definitely crosses the line, but he would want to stick up for his son. Steve said there is a simple solution to this situation. Instead of confronting the bully, the parent should just pay some cash to a bigger kid and have them beat the bully up. He thinks bullies only respond to one thing--getting bullied themselves.
Do you think she had a right to defend her daughter or is she a criminal?
Sneeze by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 23 2012 3:44PM
Yi!!!
A semi-trailer crash in Wisconsin was likely caused by a sneeze. The driver lost control of the vehicle while sneezing near an exit ramp. The vehicle then drove through the median between the Interstate and the off-ramp, crossed the ramp, until it finally crashed into a wooded area. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
Slacker has almost knocked himself out while sneezing. He is a double-sneezer and one day he was trying to get a lego his son lost under the counter. As he was standing up, he sneezed and bashed his head into the counter so hard drew blood! Steve doesn't really sneeze much, but it makes him really mad when people try to hold their sneeze in. It can cause significant damage!
Has a sneeze ever caused something crazy to happen to you?
- Producer Dave
(Photo Courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net)
Yi! I'm having big issues with my husband. He thinks its OK for our 6 and 8 year-old children to watch Halloween horror movies. The other night, I came home from class and he and the kids were watching 'Saw.' I flipped out and said this is NOT appropriate for them. He thinks its all part of the Halloween fun. Is it acceptable for little children to watch movies like this? I think they shouldn't be watching these type of movies until they're teenagers. Who's side are you on?
Lynn
Slacker has exposed his son to some movies he probably shouldn't have. He watched the Spiderman movies with him and had to explain that what happens (fights, death) in movies is not real. He had to show him that the people are just pretending and what happens to them in the film isn't what really happens in real life. He thinks that it's important to teach kids the difference between fiction and reality. Steve remembers going to a drive-in movie when he was a kid and can still picture the scene in which he first saw blood. It didn't scar him for life or scare him away from horror movies.
Do you think horror movies are okay for kids this time of year? What if you explain that what they are seeing is not real?
Prove PMS by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 23 2012 3:34PM
Yi!!!
Slacker and Steve have had a theory about women for years… they say PMS is fake and women use it as an excuse. Now science is proving them right!!!
A new study claims that PMS in women may not be the cause of women's bad moods at certain times of the month. According to Canadian researchers, symptoms (like, irritability) are sometimes blamed on a woman's period when other factors such as stress or a lack of support may be to blame. They determined that the biggest problem is how people tend to blame everything on PMS, without considering the other reasons why women may be angry or upset. The researchers looked at more than 40 studies relating to PMS as part of their study. 36% of the studies found no association between mood and the menstrual cycle, which means that hormonal changes related to the menstrual cycle aren't always to blame.
In Massachusetts, a 22-year-old guy with two jobs and who was recently dumped by his girlfriend, just won $30.5 million in the lottery.Talk about a reversal of fortune. Sandeep Singh says he’s hoping not to get any calls from the woman who dumped him now that he’s a millionaire. 30 million bucks can certainly clear up a lot of heartache. (Courtesy of Boston.com)
Every time Slacker breaks up with somebody, he does something great. He broke up with a girl and a record company called and he went on tour for a year. He broke up with a girl and he got the gig at a radio station. He broke up with a girl and he got his own show. Man, he needs a break up!
Steve is exactly the opposite. His ex girlfriends always tend to be the one reaching greatness after they break up...
Slacker asked Steve if he would ever date them again if he was the one who won millions and then mislead them to believe that they would rekindle their relationship. Steve's says "No!" He black books everything and always remebers why they broke up!
Slacker did get his tour bus to come pick him up at his high school reunion. He was like..."Guys, I'd like to stick around and chat, but I have to go play with Dokken"! YES!
What was your "A-Ha" moment after a break up?
Mine is here and now...14 years ago, I divorced my first wife. Now I'm here and doing everything I enjoy instead of fighting someone I don't who constantly kept me and my dreams down. Rise Above!
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
A dad in Rogersville, Tenn. stabbed his son over the last beer. They were tipping a few brews back when they started arguing over the last beer. The fight got out of hand and the dad grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed his son. Both men were arrested for aggravated assault and both were released on bond. What makes your family dysfunctional?
When Slacker was a kid, his mom used to just lace a grapefruit with sugar. The kids had to wait until the sugar crystallized and then they could eat it. No dysfunction yet. Then, his brothers chased each other around the back yard with only the spoon that they used to eat the sugary grape fruit juice. They would throw the spoons like throwing stars and impale the spoons in each other, over a fruit. Their injuries never got infected due to the citrus anti-bacterial qualities. At least that’s what Slackers parents told him. The real truth was there was never a doctor visit over a ninja spoon impalement due to his parents being too cheap to take them…
What puts the “fun” in dysfunctional in your family?
After being out at the bar shooting pool, my dad used to keep me out until just before my mom would come home from night school…and tell me to act like we’ve been home all night. I later found out he was stepping out on my mom…Nice!
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Dividing everything after a divorce is pretty customary, but this woman is going to keep sharing something with her ex…the house!
This last year has been hard on the both of them. They have 2 children 9 and 5 years old. She moved out with the kids and they share custody. Jenna's been having a rough time making ends meet on her own. She wants to move back in the house upstairs and the husband would live on the main level. She’s very nervous about whether this would work. Jenna thinks it would be good for the kids to see dad all the time, but rough on them if mom and dad start dating other people.
Slacker wants to ensure this relationship is over. That it would be a financial issue and nothing else. The first thing Slacker would do if he was recently divorced would be sleeping around and on the hunt…It is a genuine concern.
Steve has heard that people in this situation aren’t allowed to bring other people in for relationships. It is too confusing for the kids.
The guys think she needs a hug…
Is this a good idea or a bad idea?
Bad idea… The kids will suffer more mentally than they would physically without a steady income. Find another tangible, less harmful solution. Too much too explain this early in the game…
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! – Ray the Intern
Sometimes you have to improvise in desperate situations…you won’t believe what one woman does to save time on road trips.
Slacker can relate to this. He knows some kids who will fall asleep on a whim. His kids? Not so much...If he and his wife are driving to the store and the kids fall asleep, he literally has to get out of the car when it's still rolling as to not wake the kids! Then his wife will go park and chill. Mainly because they are hard to get to sleep and usually they have fallen asleep in the last two blocks! When they do fall asleep it's like a victory! Slacker used to build antenna's for his parents TV's out of foil that his mom used to save from casseroles... He used a guitar string to cut cheese.
Steve doesn't get any of this...for obvious reasons! Steve has made a bong out of...apple coresand telescoping car antenna's and he's made poor man's insence. A glass ashtray and some aftershave. Coat the ashtray with the cologne and light it. The alcohol will perpetually burn and freshen up the room.
What was your McGyver moment?
I had a spring shackle break on my camper trailer on a Sunday night. I used a 2x4 and some ratchet straps to stabalize the axel and drove another 800 miles through Iowa to Madison Wisconsin where I found a welder to fix the bracket. Glad you asked?
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Slacker's kids are still young and get frustrated when they don't win games. An example: Slacker's 5-year-old son, Noah, is working on grouping numbers in school. One of his homework assignments is to practice by playing Go Fish with his parents. He doesn't fully understand the concept and hates playing because he never wins. On the other hand, Slacker's wife will totally lie down and let Noah win every time they play dominos.
Now, Slacker is torn. He says that kids are fragile and constantly beating them at games will turn them off to competition, but letting them win at everything doesn't teach them that they will not always finish in first. Steve says that no matter what age, kids need to learn to lose. In the real world there are winners and losers and kids today don't understand that.
What do you think? Should you always let your kids win? Is it important to teach them how to lose, and at what age does that become important?
- Producer Dave (Photo Courtesy of Freedigitalphotos.net)
Road Raging by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 17 2012 7:23PM
Road rage is still VERY alive and well. 40% of people say they have road rage at least once a week, and 10% have it every DAY. 13% of people have actually gotten out of their car to confront another driver.
Steve claims to be the neighborhood watch of the highways—he says everyone else is driving wrong and you should maintain 5 miles over the speed limit.
Steve has, however, had multiple run-ins with Father/Son duos. It has gotten so bad that a man has kicked Steve’s car and followed him home!
Steve almost clipped the front of someone’s car with his road rage. If everyone drove like Steve there would be no more road rage. Slacker disagrees…his is always white knuckled when Steve drives. Slacker suggests that Steve gets the mechanism in his car from the insurance company to monitor his driving.
She has had a crush on a guy named Parker forever. She has made it well known to her friends that she is interested in him; she just hasn’t had the guts to make a move. Her best friend, Jessie, said Sarah had waited too long to make a move and swooped in and tried to steal Parker's attention. Sarah is mad that her best friend would do something like that to her.
Slacker thinks that her friend should have helped hook them up rather than swoop in on the man. Steve once liked a particular girl but took too long to make a move, so Slacker asked him if he could take the girl on a date. Steve agreed and Slacker married (and divorced) the girl. They handled it like adults.
We tried to get Jessie on the phone with us, but she was at work. She told Producer Dave off the air that she wanted Sarah to know that Parker is not interested in Sarah and that she didn’t know how to tell her best friend her crush didn’t like her. She did say that Parker had shown an interest in her, that’s why she made a move, and they have even made out after dates!
We were able to get Parker on the phone and things got interesting. He told us that he was actually interested in Sarah and had approached Jessie about it. She told him that Sarah wasn’t interested in him! He also said that he had never been on a date with Jessie. Turns out, Jessie was trying to sabotage them. In the end, Sarah and Parker both admitted they had feelings for each other and made plans to go on a date.
Is going after a friend’s crush against “the code,” or are they still free game? What should Sarah do about her friendship with Jessie now?
- Producer Dave (Photo Courtesy of Freedigitalphotos.net)
Amazing Pets by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 17 2012 5:22PM
Yi!!
In Massachusetts, two dogs were tied together on a double leash in front of their home when they managed to get loose and ran away. Their owner put up fliers and sent things out on facebook, but two weeks had past and he was getting worried they were gone forever. Until, one woman got a message that a friend had one of the dogs. As it turns out, one family found one of the dogs wandering though their neighborhood so the owner got him back and went searching where he was found. Down one path they found the other dog near a bush where they had gotten stuck because the leash wrapped around the bush. The owner figured they were both trapped together at one point, but luckily one managed to break free and kept going back to check on the other one until they could be rescued together. Other than being hungry, the two dogs are in good health!
In Connecticut, a family dog saved the life of a 9-week-old girl. The dog noticed the little girl was not breathing and ran into the parent’s room and jumped on their bed until they were woken up. They were able to call 911 and have paramedics revive their baby.
Yi! My girlfriend wants to get engaged. I do not, but still want to date her. This is a problem. My friends say I should buy her a promise ring. Do women like promise rings or are they a cop out?
Evan
Steve lived with an old girlfriend named Kelly and he loved her birth stone, so he bought her a box with a ring in it of her birth stone for her birthday, but...It wasn't a wedding ring! Steve thought it was a great gift, but soon realized he was being such a d-bag. He looks back and knows he wasn't thinking...
Slacker wants to know, if the promise ring is a no go for Evan, should his girlfriend force a proposal or end the relationship? Does it come down to an ultimatum?
As a woman, what message does a promise ring send to you? Is it a good idea or a bad idea?
Monster-In-Law by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 16 2012 5:18PM
Yi!!
Slacker and Steve got an email from a woman named Darcy. Darcy is engaged to her fiance and while they were out car shopping, they got hungry so they grabbed a bite to eat.
her boyfriend;s phone rang. It was his mom and asked to talked to Darcy. They started talking about cars and then said this was a major purchase for them so she started vetting the daughter and making sure she was 100% commitment to her son and would be able to pay off the car.
Slacker loves his current wife's parents, but he didn't have it so hot with his ex-wife. He took his in-laws out to dinner at a high end restaurant and they noticed surf-n-turf on the menu and right next to it, it read at market price. To them, that meant oh it's only like a $1. Slacker of course was like, "Nooooo!" and the bill was handed to him at the end. He's just about done paying it off.
Have you experienced a Monster-In-Law? How crazy did it get?
Brett Hoff, a film make, decided to take on a project involving crying. Hoff sat down four men at a table and timed them with a stop watch to see how fast he could get one to cry. He did the same thing with four women at a table. After 31 minutes at the mens table, Hoff stopped the stop watch because not one man at the table could cry on demand. At the women's table, it only took 25 seconds.
How long do you think it would take for you to cry? Can you cry on demand? What do you think about to make you cry?
A guy was in a full bathroom and didn’t realize his phone wasn’t locked in his pocket. When it made a weird noise, he took it out and the camera shudder went off. Talk about awkward!
Steve had a friend who was shopping with his wife and she was in a dressing room with another woman helping her pick out clothes. The wife had marks on her that the employee thought were from the husband and was adamant about getting the wife some assistance because she was in denial about her husband hitting her…
What is your “It’s Not What It Looks Like” story?
I was walking into a bar and as I sat down, I was finishing a phone call and I said “That’s hard on a penis.” Well, the barmaid was not in a big hurry to serve me or listen to my reason for the comment. It’s all I got!
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! – Ray the Intern
Lauren has a little girl who is 5. She knows right from wrong. Her and her husband try to pay attention to what they are watching on TV. She's been watching recently about the college coach being found guilty for sexual abuse, a recent abduction of a child or the shooting at a theater. She's not sure how to approach these topics and not be scared around people she knows and that there are people you can trust.
Teaching your child the ways of the world is a major part of parenting, but how do you decide just how much to tell your child.
Slacker struggles with this his oldest child is still a toddler...and he would go anywhere with someone if they had his preference in a toy or food. When is it the right time to teach right from wrong without instilling a ton of fear.
Steve has no real applicable advice on this topic at the moment. Usually he's full of info from his perch way above and looking down on all the peeps with kiddos...
How do you talk to them about the bad people/things in life?
Doesn't matter what age your kid is. Make sure you talk to them about healthy touches and proper anatomy terms. Kisds that are shielded or uneducated early in life might discover the thrill of a secret that could put them in harms way...
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Boycott/Strike by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 12 2012 5:19PM
It's FrYiday!
Yi!!
A mother went on a cleaning strike for a week to teach her kids a lesson. Her three girls didn't do any housework while her husband was away on a golfing trip. So, she stopped cleaning....and snapped photos of the growing mess and posted the pics on her blog. After Day 6 the girls had enough… they spent the next two days helping their mom clean up the house.
Slacker has boycotted plenty of things…a certain manufacturer of bratwurst for one.
Steve’s boycott is a little restaurant on the corner near the studio. He hasn’t been there a while. Mostly because they never have hard boiled eggs, croutons or sunflower seeds on the salad bar. He went in there the other day and they had all those things! As he was dancing around, feeling good and super happy they had those items, he gets to the dressings and they were out of Blue cheese dressing! He asked one of the employees if they could fill it up and they told him they wouldn’t have any until tomorrow…tomorrow! So, he left his plate at the salad bar and bailed. He is now boycotting the place and refuses to even let them know his dismay. He’s also boycotting a kids’ pizza place just out of principal…
What led you to stop using something or boycott a company on a personal level?
My wife doesn’t go to a big box retail store because of their labor practices and I don’t go to a sandwich maker just because he switched meat providers…
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! – Ray the Intern
Volunteers and Scientist worked very hard together and devised a list of the most annoying sounds. They came up with 74, but here are the five worst.
5. Nails on a Blackboard
4. Ruler on a bottle
3. Chalk on a blackboard
2. Fork on a glass
1. Knife on a bottle
Slacker freaks out about the sound of Styrofoam. He’ll even get the to-go box from a restaurant, bring it home, open it carefully, and dump the food on a plate so he doesn’t have to hear his silverware on the Styrofoam. Steve used to get so annoyed when he’d hear the sound of a car trying to get started when it’s already on.
What sound drives you insane?
For me it’s a mixture of sound and texture. But when Velcro is being pulled apart I want to scream and gag a little bit every single time!
Pranks by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 11 2012 7:45PM
Yi!
A new survey says that jumping out to scare people is still the most popular prank to pull, followed by prank calls, hacking friends Facebook, and sending fake texts from someone else’s phone. Technology obviously has helped pranks become a longer lasting effect but there is just something to be said for the originals.
What pranks have you pulled, old or new?
Steve constantly does the sneak up and scare people. I know this because I have been the subject of his pranks many times. Slacker bangs on things to scare people but doesn’t actually get to see their reaction. I think Steve is the prank winner here.
I foolishly had a big party in high school when my parents were out of town. During this party my nerves were shot the whole time because I was so afraid of getting caught. Maybe some people noticed this because one girl asked me for a glass of water and when I went to turn the faucet on water went spraying everywhere! She had tied a rubber band around the hand held part of the faucet. I should have known right then and there to make everyone leave.
Dean and Angela came on the air live with us today for Great Mate Debate. They are married and are raising their young son. With the upcoming presidential election coming, political views are being discussed and taught to their son. Problem is, they are on opposite sides in their political beliefs. Angela works while Dean stays at home and she feels that since he gets to spend more time with their child that he is getting to put more of his beliefs on him. They both want to instill good values in their child but can’t agree on which route to go.
Slacker and Steve started this out by trying not to turn it in to a political debate, but somehow Dean and Angela openly stated their sides. Then there were some low blows. It’s probably just best to stay neutral.
Whose side are you on?
My parents agree on the same political views as each other, so I had that on my side. However, my views on politics and many other things are opposite of theirs. They raised me to look at both sides, without judgment and make my own decisions. So far it has worked. I think they should both explain their beliefs and tell him that as he grows up, it is his choice on which way to think.
Bridezilla by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 10 2012 7:38PM
photo courtesy of freedigitalphotos.net
By now, you’ve probably seen the crazy email a bride sent out to her bridesmaids laying out the rules and regulations to be in her bridal party.
The wedding is not until next year in which will be in Vail…the bride will have eight parties (wedding shower, bridal shower and Bachelorette party) to celebrate which each celebration will take place in multiple locations: New York, Connecticut and Vegas.
She sent a two page demand list to her bridesmaids....
To my lovely Bridesmaid: [Names removed to protect the brideslaves]
As you all know I picked 10 wonderful ladies to stand by my side, share and make happen my special day to Jake. Each of you individually have a reason and a special place in my heart of why I picked you to be a bridesmaid. We have set our date for Saturday, August 31, 2013 in Vail, Colorado. That seems far away but it really isn't, the earlier the planning the better. You may have already knew that my wonderful sister L— will be the Maid of Honor, she's in charge under me. Also my lovely mom will be a big help as well. L— has a big role in throwing me a bridal shower and bachelorette party, of course all of you guys do but at the end of the day shes the go to person and makes it happen.
You all have a big roll in this wedding, so before we continue I'm going to be setting some ground rules and its very important you read and think about everything through before you accept this honor to be a bridesmaid. If you guys email anything I would also like you to put L— in the CC. Not all the bridesmaid need to be CC'd unless its coming from me or L—, if it something everyone needs to see then well do it. We set the date to August 31, 2013 if that's a problem we need to know NOW. Also by the end of the week we will be setting dates for the engagement party, bridal show and bachelorette party.
Our wedding party is really the most important people at the wedding besides my self and Jake so we want every single one of our bridesmaid and grooms at our parties, I have 10 not 8 where two couldn't make it so if you already know you cant make one of the parties then we have to find someone else, not to be harsh in the slightest it would sadden me and of course you'll still be invited to our wedding, engagement ect. But it's different if your not in the wedding party and couldn't make it. We'll give everyone well advance dates for the parties and it will always fall on a weekend. The wedding as I stated will be in Vail the engagement party will either be in NY or CT and the bachelorette party will be in Vegas, cliche yeaa but I've never been.
A few girls live out of town so if there is going to be a problem with coming to either one then I need to know now because after this week I don't want to be surprised. I would like everyone to send me any dates they are going away or planning to go away after February so if your going away in January I don't care. I want any dates from February to the day of our wedding in August, that way we know not to plan something when your away. But after this week the dates are set in stone. Also if money is tight and you cant afford to contribute to say the bachelorette party or wont be able to afford a dress etc then L— and Myself don't have time to deal with that, I'm sorry. This includes flights as well, everyone knows the states where the parties are going to be held so if you wont be able to afford a flight then that means you cant make a party which ultimately means I cant have you as a bridesmaid. Obviously we'll get the best deals and were not gonna books flights for $1000 and shit that's why were doing this in advance, that goes for bridesmaids dresses as well everything will be affordable but if you think by affordable its going to be a $25 forever 21 dress then your going to the wrong wedding.
If your out of state though don't think you have to fly in for all fittings, that we will work with you, find stores in your town, get measurements..you don't have to worry about that. Also if you accept this honor another thing is that you need to be available, I'm not going to harass you with wedding stuff every hour of everyday but if its something important and it takes you a week even 2-3 days to get back to me seeeee ya! I don't have time to wait around for responses, everyone has their phone on them, it shouldn't take you more than a day to get back to me, even if your out of the country, check your email!
Furthermore, Ever since I could remember I have dreamed about this day all my life. I want to share it with the people that are most important to me. You only get one time to plan your dream wedding and I couldn't pick a more amazing group of girls to make that dream come true! So please, what's stated above think about it all and by Wednesday I need to know if everyone is 100% in, and what I have asked about sending me dates if your gonna be away between Feb-Aug ill need that on Wednesday. If you don't think you'll be able to attend one party but can make the rest of them I'm sorry but I'll have to take you out as a bridesmaid and put you as a guest. If you want to get back to me before Wednesday, that's fine. Really think about everything I've said. This is really going to be the most epic wedding ever so I hope you girls can share this special day with us!
Love, [Name Removed]
Slacker expressed his feeling on this Bridezilla…“You’re just a fat chick that is going to be in a white dress in August.”
When Katie and her boyfriend first starting dating, he drove drunk and she told him how much she disapproved of this. He promised to never do it again. The other night her boyfriend stumbled into the house after the bar. How did he get there? He drove his buddies car!!! Katie is upset that he drove drunk AND that he broke his promise to her. She has not talked to him since.
Slacker and Steve would never encourage anyone to drink and drive but people do make mistakes and break promises. Do you think Katie is overreacting?
Steve thinks she is angry because he did not listen to her...it MUST be a control thing.
Slacker thinks that no one would ever say to their partner “Don’t leave you car downtown. You must bring that thing home.”He could have found a ride home but did his buddy convince him to drive so his buddy would have his car in the morning (hopefully)?
The only people that can truly cast stones are the ones that have never ever driven drunk. Slacker and Steve think that this is going to be hard to find.
If you have been in a situation like this, how would you handle it?What should Katie do?
We have it pretty good here in living in a first world country. We have running water, the latest technology, fancy restrooms, and FOOD!
According to a UNICEF survey, the four biggest "first-world problems" are slow internet access, not being able to find something at the grocery store, bad-tasting fruit, and bad haircuts.
A first world problem is something that is a nusance but is not really a "problem."
Slacker and Steve both hate when the porn they are trying to watch tekes to long to download. It puts Steve out of the mood.
People in a third world country would love to have a grocery store with even just rice in it but Slacker cannot stand when the move his Agave… (his substitute for honey).
Steve first world problem is when he uses the remote to turn on the TV and cable box and only the cable box turns on. Then when he tries to push buttons to turn on the TV the cable box turns off and the TV turns on. End result: he has to get up and turn them both on.
Producer Dave hates when he heats up his food and the outside is scorching and the inside is still frozen.
In a new British Study, 1 in 5 parents have admitted to doing something on a daily basis in which they claim makes them better parents. Do you think you know what it is? Well, if you guessed drinking alcohol than you are correct! Drinking amongst adults actually doubles when you become a parent and thats why 1 in 5 believe it makes them a better parent. Do you believe this to be true? Do you drink a lot more now that you're a parent? Does it make you a better parent?
Foot In Mouth by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 9 2012 4:45PM
Yi!!
We've all had that moment...Where you're talking to someone and boom, you immediately think to yourself, I wish I could take that back!
Like what one man overheard in an airport baggage claim between two women. One woman said, "Damn, woman...how do you stay so skinny?" and the other woman answered, "Chemo Therapy" and they walked away from each other. Awkward...
Or, one woman was at a house warming party for her new neighbor and she was telling the new owners how her old neighbor used to act really weird. He did not use curtains and there were always strange flashes of light coming from the house. The owners, turned to her and said that the old tenant was their son! Yikes!
Have you had a foot in mouth moment? What happened
Yi! I’m dating a girl that used to be in an abusive relationship. The guy was a real jerk and would fly off the handle and verbally abuse her all the time. She doesn’t really like to talk about it much, but I know he grabbed her at least once or twice. I am NOT that kind of guy at all. I’m really starting to fall in love with her, but she has a lot of issues because of that jerk. I’ve never done anything disrespectful to her in any way, but she is still hesitant to take our relationship to the next level. How do I get her to trust me? What do I need to do to prove that I will never treat her like he did?
Tony
Ooph. This one is rough to answer. I'm not really sure how to answer Tony's questions, but if I had to give any advice, my best bet would be to give her a little more time. I think things have to be done at her pace. Tony should have a conversation with her with where she's at, not necessarily about her abusive relationship, but what she needs in order for her to trust him. I could be giving entirely horrible advice so if I am, I completely apologize.
In a new survey, one in five parents have admitted they have secretly tried to get rid of their child's boyfriend or girlfriend. Some of the parents have tried stirring up arguments between the couple or banning them from seeing each other! Parents have even not passed along phone messages and hid their child's cell phone from them. To top it off, parents have secretly followed their kids around and listened in on private phone conversations.
In a new survey, one in five parents have admitted they have secretly tried to get rid of their child's boyfriend or girlfriend. Some of the parents have tried stirring up arguments between the couple or banning them from seeing each other! Parents have even not passed along phone messages and hid their child's cell phone from them. To top it off, parents have secretly followed their kids around and listened in on private phone conversations.
Drunk Or Kid? by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 5 2012 7:28PM
Yi!!!
It's that time of the Month. It's time for Drunk or Kid! Parachuting off the roof…jumping a pool on rollerblades…duct taping your best friend to the ceiling…these are all great ideas when your completely wasted or young enough not to care! Tell us what you did and we’ll try to guess if you were drunk or a kid!
Slacker was never interested in jumping off of things or fashioning costumes to save the world. He would build stuff to jump off of with a skateboard. That innocence escaped him until he was able to drink and get rip roaring drunk and then he was full of ideas that sound great when your hammered until he acted on those ideas and would get injured or embarassed.
What did you do that would qualify as a stupid event when you were either drunk or kid?
I fell asleep in a car that was left running at an intersection and had to be rescued by the police...
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Teaching life lessons are a part of raising a child. The husband of today’s OPP wants to teach their daughter a lesson, but the mom, Elise, is not sure it’s one that needs to be taught.
Yi guys! My 11-year-old daughter begged her dad and me for ballet lessons for months. We didn't want to sign her up because the classes are really expensive, but we finally caved and after only three lessons she wants to quit. Of course, we are paid up for the year and can't get our money back. We want to force her to go, but is it wrong to force your child to continue with an activity she doesn't enjoy? My husband feels like she made a commitment and needs to learn to follow through with her decisions and choices, but I'm not so sure. It's not like she could have known she wouldn't like ballet without trying it. What would you do if it was your daughter? We really need some advice.
Elise
Places like this, the dance studio, know exactly what’s going to happen 90 percent of the time. Kids are going to start and then hate it. That’s why they make you sign a contract. Just like the gym memberships that you sign up for on the 2nd day of the New Year and never go back. Cash in the bank. Putting your kid in a ballet concentration camp may or may not be the right thing to do. Slacker was forced into band at school. He was doing really well at school, but he needed an additional activity. He was forced to learn how to play baritone sax / trombone. He hated every minute of it, but he’s glad he did it. It opened doors for him to go to Florida as a kid, but it also closed the door on the bad influences that surround kids in school. He was simply too busy.
Steve on the other hand was out spray painting all night or huffing or something like that. Steve has the correct answer. That’s because he has the perspective of looking from the outside in. Once you start something, you follow through!
What would you do if you were Elise?
My daughter is 4, almost 5 and she just started ballet lessons. Here’s the deal. Never sign a kid up for anything longer than 4-6 weeks. This is the only way to find out what they like without breaking the bank! This couple should’ve tried it a little at a time. My daughter loves it, but when she went to the first lesson, she wasn’t completely sold either…
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! – Ray the Intern
Cheapskates by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 5 2012 5:31PM
It FrYiday!!!!!
Yi!!!
TLC is promoting the new season of its reality show Extreme Cheapskates with clips showing a woman who puts the “cheap” in “cheapskate.”
A New Yorker named Kay says it’s been years since she used a washer and dryer to clean her clothes. “Whenever I have dirty clothes, I try to wash them while I'm showering … I think the last time I did laundry was maybe three years ago," she says.
So, how does Kay get her clothes Springtime Fresh? She uses free samples of laundry detergent to lather up her laundry while she’s cleaning herself in the shower. She then hangs everything to dry in the shower.
If you think that’s cheap, you haven’t heard anything yet. Instead of toilet paper, Kay uses a squirt bottle filled with water.
Quote of The Day: “I don't believe in spending money on something you're just gonna throw away such as toilet paper and paper towels,” Kay says.
Slacker’s used to wash straws and rinse out Ziploc bags so he can re-use. His mom used to save aluminum foil after she made a casserole. Then she would reuse the foil to wrap the cans of soda to keep them cold and the sandwich would be wrapped in foil as well. When his family went to other people’s house for dinner, they would swipe their foil as well.
Steve can’t remember a time when he didn’t have a silver spoon in his mouth, so he can’t participate in this one by offering an example of being a cheapskate...
What have you’ve done to save a buck?
I also rinse out Ziploc's when I travel with my 5th wheel trailer. No need to waste the damn things. Other than that I support commerce and recycle and buy new most of the time.
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
A California mom is behind bars, being punished for not sending her kids to school. School officials say the mother had plenty of chances to avoid going to jail, but now she'll be locked up for months. The 34-year-old woman was sentenced to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to allowing her kids, who are in second and third grades, to miss 116 days of school last year. She is one of the first parents in the state to be convicted under the law.
The guys had to get their abacuses out to figure the time 180 days = 6 months!
This law scares Slacker to death... If this law was around when Steve was in school, his parents would have been doing hard time. He does agree that when kids are 6-7 years old, the parent is responsible for getting the kids to school. Slacker always went to school when he was young, but in high school, he skipped one day and it was like a gateway drug...then he would only go in on the days when he had a test. He freaked out at first, then nothing happened. He knew kids that figured out how to beat the system when they were in 8th grade.
Steve only went to high school on Friday's to find out where the parties were at and then, BAM! He's out! Steve wants to know if this means the kids are better off without her? She's going to jail for more days than they missed school. Actually, he thinks this really isn't enough time. She had her chances to make it right and she had plenty of warning...
Is this outcome too harsh or is it not enough?
I think she needs this slap in the face and possibly quite a bit more punishment. Barring any health issues, if the kids are interested in school and not bored to death, then make sure you get them to school. Once they get to high school, they decide when they attend. If you've worked hard for their education in the past and communicated to the children that there is not another time to gain the opportunities kids receive from a full k-12 education (scholarships, start up job opportunities, etc.), then you can only hope it sinks in.
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Banned by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 4 2012 7:20PM
Yi!!!
All you can eat apparently doesn’t mean all you can eat! Two guys in England were banned from an all-you-can-eat restaurant for eating too much!
All You Can't Eat Buffet: George Dalmon and Andy Miles were recently banned from an all-you-can-eat buffet at Gobi Mongolian Barbecue in Brighton, England for eating too much food. Dalmon says, "We have been eating there regularly for a couple of years but suddenly the owner came to our table and started going mental in front of the other customers. He said we were eating him out of business and called us a couple of pigs. I asked if he was joking and he told us we were banned for life." The manager says, "Basically these two guys just come in and pig out. I have put up with them for two years but have had enough. They spoil it for everyone else and are in such a hurry to get to the food so none of the other diners can get a look in. We are not a charity. We are a business. It is our restaurant and we can tell people not to come back if we want to."
Slacker is banned from a bookstore! He took his pants off! The manager accused him of shoplifting. So, he dropped his pants to prove he didn’t have a book in his pants. Slacker is confused. What exactly does all you can eat mean, then? He eats so fast that he gets full too quick and can’t eat another bite!
Steve got kicked out of the Olympics… He also has a buddy who is banned from Niagara Falls for trying to take a craft over the falls. This guy’s buddies all bailed on him and he was left to try it on his own. This is illegal, but how would they know? They didn’t take any pictures!
Where have you been banned from?
I was banned from a drugstore for lifting toys when I was a kid, but I later went back after the manager had left and nobody knew a thing...
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Today's GMD comes from Cynthia and Danny...The guys aren’t sure about doing today’s GMD…
He says it’s just an excuse…she says he can’t and won’t ever understand!
Cynthia is pregnant. Danny says she uses it as an excuse to get out of doing everything…plenty of women have been pregnant before and they were still able to get stuff done. She says that he has no idea what her body is going through and no matter how hard he tries to understand, he never will.
Danny’s side is this is a nightmare. They’ve been fighting about it for a month. She’s 14 weeks pregnant. She’s done nothing since they found out she was expecting. She’s using it as an excuse to do anything. He makes the toast, the tea, the shopping for groceries and he’s basically waiting on her hand and foot. His brother’s wife was not at all like this.
Cynthia feels like she’s is in hell. Absolutely miserable and physically can’t do anything. Her number one supporter, Danny, is not any help at all.
Slacker wants to know if she is soccer flopping a little bit. He knows she’s said the typical “it’s my body and you wouldn’t understand.” Slacker can’t empathize with any woman because he won’t ever be a woman. He then state the words that will probably end his life. “You’re just pregnant! Look around! Every person you see has come from someone who was JUST pregnant and you are not the only one.”
Steve wants to know when Slacker became just like Steve?
Do you think she’s overplaying the pregnant card or is Danny being under sympathetic?
I think she needs to get to a doctor and make sure she’s doing the right thing for her body. Is everything in order? Get the words from the Doctor and then ask Danny for help. There is no way a man can tell what a woman needs unless it has been discussed and / or communicated. How does she act when she goes to work? Lazy? Tired? She needs to figure out the health of her body. It’s a team effort. Plenty of women do this alone. She doesn’t have to, but it might go that way if she doesn’t give a little to get a little…
Peace, Love And Good Happiness Stuff! – Ray the Intern
She discovered a secret about her husband and she doesn’t know if it’s bad enough to run…or if she should stick by the man she vowed to spend the rest of her life with.
Today’s OPP comes from Abi…
Yi! I caught my husband with another man a few weeks ago. I was at a client dinner and when I got home they were both on the couch with their shirts off and hands where they shouldn’t have been. Both immediately jumped up and the other guy ran out the door. My husband said he's not gay, he just has a 'sex addiction.' He's getting therapy, but I don’t know what to believe now. My brain is all over the place. Should I stick this out and support him or run?
Abi
You either choose to act on it or you don’t. When it's this bad, he's not sure if this would be his actions. Slacker has wanted relations so bad, but he’s never thought of doing that. Then he gives Steve a leering look, checking him out…
Slacker and Steve think guys are more cut and dry when it comes to relations and their preferences.
Steve feels she should be lucky she doesn’t have a lot invested. Most of the women Steve knows have kids and a decade or so in the marriage. They were blindsided by this same issue.
Slacker doesn’t know what else he would be expected to say. If she walked in on him with a girl…would he tell her he loves this woman or lie and tell her she needed CPR. Slacker has no idea what he would do if he walked into his house and his wife was with another girl… Although Steve did say he looked a bit excited about the idea. Let’s reverse the roles on this one!
What should Abi do now?
I tried to dump a girl once by telling her I had gay tendencies and she wanted to check it out further. Basically called my bluff! Sometimes it backfires as an exit strategy…Let this guy go! It’s the beginning of the end.
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! – Ray the Intern
FATHER SLAMMED OVER HUMILIATING 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER ONLINE
A Reddit user is being slammed after he posted a photo of his 3-year-old daughter holding a sign saying she pooped in the shower. The sign hanging from her neck read, "I pooped in the shower and daddy had to clean it up. I hereby sign this as permission to use in my yearbook senior year." He captioned the image, "She's so proud of herself!" Other users were upset-- with one writing "Hey, Dad, suck it up. That's what being a parent is all about."
Do you think the dad this out of anger or was his motivation to be funny? Did he go too far and is he treating his daughter like a dog?
Slacker thinks that the shame may follow the little girl. Steve thinks it is better to handle the problem now or she may continue to poop in the shower.
A man owned a one million dollar bugatti and he was unable to keep up with his insurance policy payments. He called and took out 2.2 million dollar insurance policy on the car and a couple weeks later…crashed the car to “save a pelican.” Problem is that people took pictures. The insurance company got wind of his fraudulent claim and is suing him for 4.4 million.
Greg, who is in the Army, planned to attend his oldest high school friends wedding in uniform. She told him the groom absolutely insists that he does not wear his uniform as it will take attention away from their day. Greg is extremely proud of what he does for a living and the military encourages him to wear his dress blues to formal events.
Slacker and thought that people would probably want Greg to go to the wedding in his uniform but what about Bridezilla? Slacker said there was gonig to be only one person in a big white dress so why is it that big of a deal but Steve wonders if greg would get a standing ovation as the city the wedding is being hosted in is huge on showing appreciation to the men and women that serve our country.
He is tempted not to go at all because of how deeply offended he is by this. What should Greg do? try to change his mind? give in? Or not go on offended principal? Would you go to the wedding in you uniform?
Steve has a dad jean problem…Slacker says your belly button should be covered by shirt not jeans. Slacker and Steve had a promise to kill one other if Slacker ever wears a fanny pack and if Steve ever wears mom or dad jeans and Steve broke the pact!!! He was caught in dad jeans.
Slacker and Steve agree that most cops wear a fanny pack when they are off duty to hold their weapons. If Slacker was “packing heat,” Steve may not want to kill him! Slacker can break the pact but Steve must pay up? Slacker thinks it is fair to give Steve a wet finger bath or post pictures of Steve in his dad jeans on Facebook.
How do you think Steve should pay up? What is your “Please Kill Me If I Ever _____?”
Inheritance by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 2 2012 8:13PM
Yi!!
In Florida, a man named Richard Levine inherited 13,000 clown items from his father-in-law that passed away. At first he wasn't enthusiastic about them, but now he says, "They need to be in a museum or something, not in some warehouse. I am slowly starting to like them and getting enthusiastic about them. I can see how Jack was into them. I don't go for the sad clowns much though, but I really enjoy the happy ones."
Slacker doesn't like clowns as you know, but can't even imagine..13,000 clown items!!!!! What?!? Either way, Richard got us thinking...We thought, he can't be the only one that has ever inherited something so crazy...
So, we ask...What have you inherited?
Our Producer Dave got a pen and used deodorant, but he says the deodorant helps him remember his Grandfather's scent.
Don't Tell Mom by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 2 2012 7:16PM
Yi!!
In all of our lives, we've all experienced that moment where one says, "Don't tell your mom/dad!"
In Arizona, at an Arizona State University football game, it's normal for alcohol to be flowing and for people to be doing a keg-stand. I mean, after all, they do have the reputation as the number one party school, but...It was a sight to see when people noticed a dad lift up his 3-year-old son to do a keg-stand! In fact, it caused quite the stir of mixed emotions, but you know by the end of the keg-stand the dad said to his son, "Don't tell mom." Unfortunately for him, I'm sure mom found out...
Yi! Today's OPP is from a 17 year old who just found out she's pregnant!
'Yi!
I am 17, almost 18, and it's finally senior year. I am so excited, but now I am nervous. I just took a home pregnancy test this morning since I was three days late. It came back positive. My boyfriend knows and he plans on sticking around. We've talked a little about what we would do if this ever happened, but now that it is, I am terrified. Not of how my life will change, because I already know that, but of telling my mom. I know she didn't want this for me, but thats what's happening. I will not be the mother who has her mother raise the child. I just need advice on how to deal with the looks friends and family will give me, and telling my mom. It would also be awesome if i could get great tips on balancing college and a baby because i really want to be a teacher.'
Steve thinks that this girl sounds like a smart girl and is thinking about the situation honestly. She's still aspiring to have a career without putting the child off on her mom and she's asking all the right questions. Slacker doesn't agree. Having kids of his own, he's know's how expensive they are. How is she going to pay for the child (diapers, formula, clothing etc) while still in highschool?! Ultimately the responsibility will fall on her mom.
Have you been in this situation before? How did you come clean? And what advice do you have for today's OPP?
I Love You Fail by Slacker and Steve,posted Oct 2 2012 5:18PM
It was supposed to be a special moment…after a candle lit dinner…after romantic relations…but no, your special moment came after the finale at the big monster truck rally!
Slackers worst I Love You fail was after a night of drinking while he and his then girlfriend were both engaging in a vomit fest! Steve's old girlfriend decided to tell him and he responded by patting her on the head and saying 'awe, that's cute'. When she said it again later that night, he said it back, but admitted it wasn't because he meant it, it was out of pity!
Pet Whisperer by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 1 2012 8:27PM
Yi!!!
Pet lovers!!! Imagine you've suddenly become the pet whisperer...
Steve would want to know why the dog is having relations with his leg. What's your fancy K-9? Why do I get the mojo action?
Slacker would want to know what is in his yard in that one spot that the dog has to roll in it every day? Also, why do you insist on rolling around in any drop of gasoline he might spill whil filling his lawnmower? Slacker would also want to inform the fish that that IS the same building as yeasterday that he keeps diving away from upon a narrow approach...
If you could ask your pet one question, what would it be?
I would just want to know if what you see affects you more than what you hear... or vice - versa?
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Blaze of Glory by Slacker And Steve,posted Oct 1 2012 7:18PM
Yi!!!
Leaving a job usually goes down in one of three ways: 1) You get a nice cake and a card. 2) You’re ushered out of the building and no one knows until you’re gone or, 3) You make a huge scene and do anything possible to make sure that company goes down in a ball of flames with you! That’s what we want to hear about!
The guys don't get the chance to do this. Slacker and Steve could have an awesome show and the next thing they know, they could be sat down and canned. 12 hours later, there would be no trace of their existence! Bye-Bye!
There was a guy who deleted everything in the main frame that worked in radio a while ago. He shut down the radio company for about 4 hours. The courts found his butt and sued him. He did manage to save and back everything up, which he coughed up to kill his purpose, but still...
Slacker gives Steve the heads up and lets him know that if he happens to be out having a smoke break and sees the right people converging all at once to text him and he will shut this thing down...and he thinks he might be able to chuck a chair through the window and cause some rock star damage as well...
How did you go out in a blaze of glory?
Never shut down a business. I have walked out a few times, but never a situation where it mattered to the flow of business...
Peace, Love and Good Happiness Stuff! - Ray the Intern
Today'ss OPP comes from an listener who asdked to remain anonymous...
Yi! Slacker and Steve. My mom and dad are divorced and I live with my mom. She's been a single mom since they got divorced when I was little. We don’t have any money and I’m tired of being broke all the time. She doesn’t make my dad pay any child support but I think she should. He's not rich but hes not as broke as we are. My mom says she doesn’t make him pay cuz the courts make dads pay to much and she doesn’t want any handouts. I need help making her think it’s okay to get money from him so we don’t struggle this bad anymore. What do you think I should tell her?
~please don’t use my name~
Steve agrees that the courts make men pay too much. With that in mind, Steve dates alot of single mom's. Most of them are just glad to have the dude out of the picture. By not asking them to pay, they can't partake in the kids life. Steve wants to know how Slacker knows this is a daughter and not a son.
Slacker doesn't think this is the situation here. The daughter most know this guy. Slacker now feels like a complete tool, maybe it is a son. He thinks he's being sexist by assuming it was a girl. Slacker's parents fought alot when he was growing up and he always thought they would be better apart. Now? They are in great shape...
Does mom know best? What advice would you give this daughter / son?
Real quick...I totally thought this was a girl. We just don't know! I pay child support, the dad should be doing something either directly to a fund for the child or at least directly towards the bills...No matter what, pregnancy is avoidable if you don't want to be financially resonsible. The kids isn't responsible for the separation, so pay up! If the child knows the dad, then the dad knows the situation....
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