1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,160 Speaker 1: Buggle up and hold on tight. We got it for 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: all you here at ease the strawberry. Thank you, nephew. Subject, 3 00:00:06,840 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: My relationship is going up in smoke. Now listen carefully, 4 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:12,959 Speaker 1: because this is not the kind of smoke you think 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,080 Speaker 1: it is, it says dear Stephen Shirley. My lady and 6 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: I have been dating for three years. We met at work. 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: She's a nurse and I am an administrator. We love 8 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: working together because we get to eat lunch together several 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: days a week. Back in June, we were headed to 10 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,520 Speaker 1: lunch and I was dying to try this new barbecue 11 00:00:33,560 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: food truck that was parked in the courtyard of a hospital. 12 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,040 Speaker 1: You could smell that good hickory wood smoke smell from 13 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:44,880 Speaker 1: a mile away. My girl was reluctant to eat there, 14 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:48,400 Speaker 1: but I begged her, so we went to order our food. 15 00:00:48,720 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: As I was paying for the food, the cook threw 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 1: the food at me and looked at my girl with 17 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,760 Speaker 1: the nastiest look on his face. I noticed my girl 18 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: didn't make eye contact with him, and she walked away quickly. 19 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: We sat down and my girlfriend told me the cook 20 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: was her crazy ex and he owns the barbecue food truck. 21 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: She told me that he's obsessed with her, but she 22 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: does not talk to him at all. Fast forward to 23 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: a few weeks ago, and my girl told me she 24 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:22,960 Speaker 1: was going out with her girls. Well afterwards, she came 25 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: to my house and when she got there, she smelled 26 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: like she had been barbecuing ribs all day. I immediately 27 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:34,120 Speaker 1: thought she was with her ex, but I didn't say anything. 28 00:01:34,880 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: A week after that, I went to my girl's house 29 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:41,040 Speaker 1: after leaving the gym, and again she had that same 30 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:45,040 Speaker 1: smokey barbecue smell in her clothes and hair. I was 31 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: ready to confront her this time, but I didn't want 32 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: to falsely accuse her of messing with her ex. This 33 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: is the best woman I've ever been with, and I 34 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: don't want to blow it with my suspicions. How do 35 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: you think I should should handle it? I don't want 36 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: this to all blow up and smoke and I lose 37 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: my girl over it. Please help, Well, it's about to 38 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: blow up. Okay, it's about to go down. It's about 39 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: to blow up in your face all of that. I mean, really, 40 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: come on, now, you know us up. You already know 41 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: who smells like barbecue? Who just randomly smells like barbecue, 42 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: if they haven't been by, if they haven't been with 43 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: or if they haven't been next to some what some barbecue? 44 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: Come on, she's with dude. Okay, that's the only way 45 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: that you know, in the words of Uncle Charlie Wilson, 46 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: the onliest way she could be smelling like this, you're 47 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: afraid to say anything to her about it. I mean, 48 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: it's so obvious that she's been with him. It's so 49 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: obvious for whatever reason, she's been with him, because no 50 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,839 Speaker 1: one just randomly smells like barbecue. Come on, And they 51 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: had that you know, little interaction when you were up 52 00:02:57,440 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: there paying for the food, when he had the nasty 53 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: look in his face and she didn't want you to 54 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: buy the barbecue. The I mean, it's all laid out 55 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: for you right there. Their clues all over the place. 56 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,239 Speaker 1: She smelled like she had been barbecuing ribs all day. 57 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: Do you know, how do you know you've got to 58 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 1: be in there If you're smelling like you've been barbecuing 59 00:03:17,480 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 1: ribs all day? All right? That means you know, she 60 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: didn't take a shower or anything. She was just with him. 61 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: At least she could have taken a shower before she 62 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: came to see you. Yeah, you immediately thought it was 63 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 1: her ex because that was the truth. You didn't say anything, 64 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: so you went. And then next time you went over 65 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: her house after the gym, she smelled like barbecue again, 66 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:43,240 Speaker 1: this time in her clothes and her hair. How much 67 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: more proof do you need she's been with him? Come 68 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: front her. Okay, this is the deal. You don't want 69 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: to falsely accuse her of messing with her ex. The 70 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: proof is right there in her clothes and in her hair. Okay, 71 00:03:56,840 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: she's the best woman that you've ever been with. You 72 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: don't want to blow it on your suspicions. All right, Well, sorry, 73 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: she's been with this other guy. All right, you got 74 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: to talk to her about this and tell her you 75 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: know what's up. And uh, you know, if she doesn't 76 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: come clean, you're gonna have to move on because she's 77 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: been lying all this time and the proof is in 78 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: her clothing hair. All right, Junior, surely, absolutely correct. I'll 79 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: see he don't see this. If you see a truck 80 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:31,960 Speaker 1: with a pit behind it, that's here. That's her. Man. Well, 81 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: how as you confused? I don't nobody I know if 82 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: I've been with women all the time, But if I 83 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: smell ReBs and it's a Wednesday. Or if you smell 84 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:50,200 Speaker 1: like chicken and it's on a Thursday but the oven 85 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,160 Speaker 1: ain't on, then you she probably going out with the 86 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 1: barbecue man. We had this dude in Houston, right, this 87 00:04:56,960 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: dude with the booget. His name no lie, uh huh, buoget, buget, 88 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:07,440 Speaker 1: bugety boot a man. That's his name. At my last time, 89 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: at my lion time, I'm not too true. His line is, 90 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: it's the buget buget boot a man, that's his life. 91 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: It was good, it was good. But if I'm at 92 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: the club and all he do shirty at the club, 93 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 1: pull up by too in the morning. You come at 94 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: the club, it's the buget buget, buget buy boot a man. Here, 95 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: I sat. If I smell his bootada, I know your way. 96 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: It's been missing right. There ain't no where in the 97 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: world where you get that smell from. Right Where else 98 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: is there barbecue perfume or I don't know? It ain't 99 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 1: going on? Person. Yeah, so what is he confused about? 100 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 1: It's the best one you've been with. Find somebody who 101 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: don't like Bobby, who doesn't like to lie. Guys that 102 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: come on, Jake, tell me. We know you barbecue all 103 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: the time, so you out a lot to say on 104 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: this subject. I'm sure, Jay, get us, get us started, 105 00:06:03,200 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: and then we'll take a break and come back here. 106 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: I just want to say how damn selfish this guy is. 107 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: And when we come back, I can break it all down. 108 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: But he's being very, very selfish. I mean, he has 109 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: reached the epitome of life. I mean, I'll bring it back. 110 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: Let's recap this strawberry letter. Yes, and then we'll get 111 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: to part two of your response, Jay, and we gotta 112 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: hear from the barbecuing nephew. Okay, yeah, all right, subject 113 00:06:30,920 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: my relationship is going up and smoke. A young man 114 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: wrote this letter. He and his lady have been dating 115 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,599 Speaker 1: for three years. They met at work. She's a nurse, 116 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 1: he's an administrator. They love working together, having lunch together. 117 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: Back a couple of months ago, there was a food 118 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: truck parked in the courtyard of the hospital where they work. 119 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 1: She's a nurse, like I said, and he's an administrator. 120 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: And you could smell it, he says. You know, everybody 121 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,120 Speaker 1: knows how good barbecue smells, even if you're vegan. You 122 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: can't deny that anyway. They went up to the truck 123 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: to buy some barbecue. The barbecue that his girl did 124 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: not want to eat, mind you, So he noticed that 125 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: his girlfriend didn't make eye contact with the guy the cook, 126 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: and the cook gave her the nasties look. Ever, so 127 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: he paid for the barbecue. The girlfriend finally confessed that 128 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: that was her crazy X who owned the barbecue truck. 129 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: She told him a couple of lies. One was that 130 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 1: she was going out with her girls. She came back 131 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: smelling like all kinds of barbecue. Then he went to 132 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: the gym, went over her house. She smelled like barbecue 133 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: all with her clothes and her hair and everything. She's 134 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: telling him she's not seeing him. He doesn't want to 135 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 1: accuse her because she's the best woman he's ever had. 136 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: He doesn't want it to blow up in his face 137 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,040 Speaker 1: with all of his suspicions. He's got the proof, So 138 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: there it is. Come on, Jay, So you were saying 139 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: he's selling okay, real quick, Can everybody think about the 140 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: best barbecue that they know, just real quick? We all 141 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: got one, right, yeah, yeah, best barbecue. Can you also 142 00:07:57,480 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: think about the best person in your life that you've 143 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: found your mate? Love? This is it? Can you think 144 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: about that too, Yes you can. Now here's a man 145 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: that God has given to him both of these things, 146 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: the best damn barbecue and a good damn woman. Do 147 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: you know how hard it is to find all of 148 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: these things in life? A good woman and good barbecue? 149 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: And you want to mess it up by confronting people? 150 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 1: You want to confront people and give up good ass 151 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 1: barbecue and a good ass damn woman. Fool, count your blessing. 152 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: God gave you this for a reason. He wouldn't have 153 00:08:36,559 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: put this on you had not you been able to 154 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: deal with this. He gave you a good woman, and 155 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,839 Speaker 1: he knows you like barbec so he gave you a 156 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:49,120 Speaker 1: good ass barbecue. So what if the barbecue man is 157 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: with you? Woman? Who give the damn? Do you want 158 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: to lose the barbecue? Do you want to lose woman? 159 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: Because but what's about to happen. What's about to happen? 160 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,319 Speaker 1: Mark my words, You're about to lose both for them. 161 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:02,559 Speaker 1: You're about to lose your good ass woman and some 162 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: good ass barbecue, some real delicious I mean sauce all 163 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: on your clothes, good ass barbecue. And you're about to 164 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: lose a good woman, lady, dude is sent out, and 165 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: shut up and count your damn blessing God has blessed 166 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 1: you son. Shut up, Kay, Now, I would be a 167 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: good time to let everybody know that you're still a vegan, 168 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: by the way, but a good barbecue is good barbecue, 169 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: all right, Come on the barbecure in the in the 170 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: group today. Okay, let me say something. You know. I 171 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: know I'm supposed to help him and everything. I really 172 00:09:42,960 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: don't care about helping him. I want to know where 173 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: this man is. Barbecue wasn't for late but day weekend. 174 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: That's what I want to know. I don't care about 175 00:09:51,960 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: what you're going through. You need to just suck it up. 176 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: Don't abody to break up with a barbecue man in 177 00:09:55,640 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: the summertime. We'll do that. We'll do that, and you 178 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: can't go over there saying nothing either and mess it 179 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: up for the people at the hospital. Now they ain't 180 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:05,439 Speaker 1: got the food truck no, because you didn't mess it 181 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: all up. Sit your hands down and get a plate 182 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: and be quiet, and let me ask you something. When 183 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 1: you smelling, what is you smelling? Is it hickory? Is 184 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: it mosquite? Is it that grid oak? Is? What? What 185 00:10:18,600 --> 00:10:21,839 Speaker 1: exactly do you think you how can I get you 186 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: to send tim in a plate? That's all I realized. 187 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: When you when you smell hard? Do you think you 188 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 1: smell that rub in there? I really would like no 189 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: kind of rub he putting on his ribs? What is smelling? 190 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying? When he gets through with hood? 191 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 1: But do you think y'all could possibly send me a Boston? 192 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: But I was like, excuse me. I mean, this is 193 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,079 Speaker 1: the kind of person that you know. They got them 194 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: with wings that just break away. I'm talking about when 195 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: you stick that flat part in your mouth and pull 196 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:56,559 Speaker 1: it out, got them two bones in your head and 197 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: ain't know me left. That's what I'm talking about. I'm 198 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,520 Speaker 1: talking about. I'm talking about some nice lace and chicken. 199 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: Do you smell that when you smell it? Her? Wow? 200 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: Do you smell it? Yeah? Your woman is delicious. Your 201 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: woman is brisket delicious. Ain't nothing like a fine brisket 202 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: woman with some sauce hot? Yeah? Radio, we smell like radio. 203 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, I didn't know what radio smell like. 204 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: Do you start working? We smell like radio. The man 205 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: she could be dating the garbage man, and then that's 206 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:44,120 Speaker 1: a whole different he's so ungrateful. Jay, you know the zookeeper, 207 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:49,680 Speaker 1: You know zo does the fact escape you guys that 208 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: she is messing around with her ex. It's all in 209 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:58,839 Speaker 1: the sauce. I think he just if he yeah, yeah, 210 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: he's the only one that don't know what's going on 211 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: right right? And he does know, he really does. How 212 00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:11,640 Speaker 1: maybe your links ain't as good as his links? Hello? Hello, Hell, 213 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: maybe your links ain't as good as his links? All right? Well, um, yeah, 214 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: you set a mouthful right there, sir. 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