1 00:00:16,810 --> 00:00:20,510 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to My Favorite Murder, the mini-sode. 2 00:00:20,550 --> 00:00:25,590 Speaker 2: We read you your spooky stories. Good job. 3 00:00:25,810 --> 00:00:30,170 Speaker 1: That was improvisation, ladies and gentlemen. I was just following. 4 00:00:30,210 --> 00:00:30,930 Speaker 2: We're bewitched. 5 00:00:31,270 --> 00:00:32,970 Speaker 1: I mean, okay, you want me to go first? 6 00:00:33,590 --> 00:00:33,870 Speaker 2: Yeah. 7 00:00:34,010 --> 00:00:37,710 Speaker 1: Okay, the subject line is, most epic Halloween fail ever. 8 00:00:38,550 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: It says, hello, MFM team. Hope you are well. Happy 9 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: spooky season. Pumpkin emoji. Which I realize is my favorite 10 00:00:46,380 --> 00:00:46,900 Speaker 1: emoji now. 11 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: Ah, cute. 12 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:48,420 Speaker 1: It's just so good. 13 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:48,780 Speaker 2: It is. 14 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:51,949 Speaker 1: Perfectly designed. Do I have a great Halloween horror story 15 00:00:52,150 --> 00:00:54,810 Speaker 1: for you? I moved to Paris a couple years ago 16 00:00:54,850 --> 00:00:57,090 Speaker 1: and got a job as an events manager in a 17 00:00:57,190 --> 00:01:00,150 Speaker 1: French company. It was coming up on Halloween, so I 18 00:01:00,190 --> 00:01:03,510 Speaker 1: decided to organize a party. Now, I did not realize 19 00:01:03,530 --> 00:01:06,090 Speaker 1: that the French do not take Halloween seriously. 20 00:01:06,490 --> 00:01:09,630 Speaker 2: That's true. One of my friends who's French, super French, Melissa, 21 00:01:10,390 --> 00:01:13,060 Speaker 2: loves coming to give out candy at our house for 22 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:14,910 Speaker 2: kids because they don't do it there at all. 23 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,500 Speaker 1: It's the most non-French thing in the world. 24 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, she loves it. Yeah. 25 00:01:19,980 --> 00:01:22,400 Speaker 1: In the parentheses, it says, I'm Irish, so we've always 26 00:01:22,440 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: gotten into it. 27 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 2: Yeah. That's right. 28 00:01:24,340 --> 00:01:27,890 Speaker 1: I think the Irish are the first— Right. 29 00:01:28,030 --> 00:01:28,669 Speaker 2: What is it called? 30 00:01:28,950 --> 00:01:32,540 Speaker 1: The first jack-o'-lantern— The Irish just carved a face into 31 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,940 Speaker 1: a turnip, which makes it look like the eyes and 32 00:01:35,980 --> 00:01:39,610 Speaker 1: mouth are bleeding. So anyway, hooray for us. On the 33 00:01:39,650 --> 00:01:43,190 Speaker 1: big day, I noticed no one was yet in their outfit, 34 00:01:43,310 --> 00:01:45,350 Speaker 1: and I thought they must just be shy. So I'll 35 00:01:45,370 --> 00:01:49,030 Speaker 1: put mine on and everyone will get involved. So off 36 00:01:49,090 --> 00:01:54,150 Speaker 1: I go, putting on my aggressive costume. 37 00:01:54,170 --> 00:01:55,060 Speaker 2: Okay. Okay. 38 00:01:55,430 --> 00:01:58,690 Speaker 1: Complete with face and body paint to really add to 39 00:01:58,730 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: the vibe. Well, let me tell you. I ended up 40 00:02:02,170 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 1: sitting in the office for two hours as the only 41 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: one dressed up, and it was so embarrassing. 42 00:02:07,180 --> 00:02:07,980 Speaker 2: Oh, my God. What is it? 43 00:02:09,820 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: She's a fucking pumpkin. 44 00:02:11,220 --> 00:02:15,019 Speaker 2: A huge pumpkin. In France. And everyone else is in, like, 45 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:18,359 Speaker 2: drab work clothes. She is. That's hilarious. 46 00:02:18,419 --> 00:02:21,260 Speaker 1: Face-painted bright orange pumpkin. 47 00:02:21,340 --> 00:02:24,090 Speaker 2: I love her. I love her. 48 00:02:24,310 --> 00:02:25,290 Speaker 1: I know, right? 49 00:02:25,350 --> 00:02:26,690 Speaker 2: I bet she gives the best presents. 50 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,900 Speaker 1: I bet. Well, she's like an events coordinator. She's like, 51 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:31,780 Speaker 1: let's make this thing happen. 52 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,459 Speaker 2: And I'm cool being the first one to do it. Like, 53 00:02:34,500 --> 00:02:36,459 Speaker 2: let's get everyone out on the dance floor. I'll go first. 54 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:39,230 Speaker 1: The problem is there will be no second person to 55 00:02:39,270 --> 00:02:42,470 Speaker 1: do it because we cannot do this with you. It 56 00:02:42,530 --> 00:02:46,230 Speaker 1: is humiliating. Also, this is the Katie Dippel dresses. 57 00:02:45,870 --> 00:02:47,730 Speaker 2: The Babadook picture. Totally. 58 00:02:47,910 --> 00:02:48,770 Speaker 1: En français. 59 00:02:49,010 --> 00:02:49,389 Speaker 2: Totally. 60 00:02:49,470 --> 00:02:53,130 Speaker 1: It's so great. My colleagues, so it just, she has 61 00:02:53,169 --> 00:02:55,400 Speaker 1: a little more of it. My colleagues were so confused, 62 00:02:55,480 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: I'd actually gotten dressed up and went to such an extreme. 63 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: One of the bosses saw me and felt so bad, 64 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,070 Speaker 1: he went out and bought some outfits for people so 65 00:03:06,130 --> 00:03:07,070 Speaker 1: I wasn't alone. 66 00:03:07,169 --> 00:03:08,330 Speaker 2: Oh, that's nice. 67 00:03:08,389 --> 00:03:10,169 Speaker 1: And then it says, ha, ha, ha. Honestly, I was 68 00:03:10,210 --> 00:03:13,580 Speaker 1: so mortified, but also I was happy and... to influence 69 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 1: them to get more into Halloween. And now the company 70 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: has an annual Halloween party where people get dressed up. 71 00:03:19,780 --> 00:03:20,380 Speaker 2: Yes! 72 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:22,770 Speaker 1: And then there's applause emojis. 73 00:03:23,470 --> 00:03:24,250 Speaker 2: I love that. 74 00:03:24,530 --> 00:03:28,269 Speaker 1: That's how... This was such a dire situation that the 75 00:03:28,370 --> 00:03:32,109 Speaker 1: French took pity and started a yearly party. She thinks 76 00:03:32,169 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: it's a Halloween party, but it's the French making fun 77 00:03:34,910 --> 00:03:35,050 Speaker 1: of her. 78 00:03:35,060 --> 00:03:35,700 Speaker 2: It's a pity party. 79 00:03:36,420 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: Truly. It's a mocking behind your back. 80 00:03:38,540 --> 00:03:39,900 Speaker 2: It's a pity party with costumes. 81 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:42,780 Speaker 1: Congratulations once again. You've done it. 82 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:44,410 Speaker 2: It's the worst. It's good. 83 00:03:45,570 --> 00:03:47,890 Speaker 1: And sure, look, it made for a really funny story. 84 00:03:47,910 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: So it's worth the humiliation. Love you guys. Been listening 85 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: since day one. Have listened to all episodes three times over. 86 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: Thank you. 87 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: Sitting in that office. Can't talk to anybody just listening 88 00:04:00,020 --> 00:04:03,420 Speaker 1: to this podcast. We're with you. What you did was fine. 89 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: Stay sexy and always dress like a pumpkin. Eileen. 90 00:04:06,740 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 2: Eileen. Eileen. That's adorable. 91 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:10,300 Speaker 1: You're the cutest. 92 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:11,060 Speaker 2: That's the best. 93 00:04:11,540 --> 00:04:14,240 Speaker 1: Everyone else just laughing behind their French hands. 94 00:04:17,660 --> 00:04:23,219 Speaker 2: Okay, this one's called Part-Time Realtor, Part-Time Paranormal Investigator. Hello, 95 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,050 Speaker 2: my favorite people and furry friends. I'm writing to you 96 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,450 Speaker 2: from my hometown of Rumson, New Jersey. It was the 97 00:04:29,510 --> 00:04:32,630 Speaker 2: early 2000s and my realtor mom was excited to show 98 00:04:32,670 --> 00:04:36,610 Speaker 2: her childhood best friend, Cindy, with an I, houses within 99 00:04:36,650 --> 00:04:38,909 Speaker 2: our neighborhood. It didn't take long for Cindy to fall 100 00:04:38,950 --> 00:04:40,849 Speaker 2: in love with one of the first houses she saw. 101 00:04:41,390 --> 00:04:44,150 Speaker 2: Cindy's family of four were all settled in and excited 102 00:04:44,190 --> 00:04:47,420 Speaker 2: to start their new lives. After a month or so, Jenna, 103 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,500 Speaker 2: Cindy's youngest daughter, began telling her mom that she had 104 00:04:50,550 --> 00:04:53,529 Speaker 2: a new friend, a man, that lived in the house too. 105 00:04:54,330 --> 00:04:56,270 Speaker 2: At the time, Jenna was only three years old, so 106 00:04:56,310 --> 00:04:58,430 Speaker 2: Cindy began to brush it off as it being an 107 00:04:58,490 --> 00:05:03,190 Speaker 2: imaginary friend. Jenna became obsessive over this friend. She would 108 00:05:03,230 --> 00:05:05,890 Speaker 2: talk to him constantly and play with his invisible friend 109 00:05:05,910 --> 00:05:09,270 Speaker 2: in her room. Toys started to go off randomly when 110 00:05:09,290 --> 00:05:12,150 Speaker 2: the kids weren't home. And eventually it all started to 111 00:05:12,210 --> 00:05:15,860 Speaker 2: scare Cindy with an eye. So she decided to call 112 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,660 Speaker 2: her paranormal loving friend, my mother, Dana. My mom came 113 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,380 Speaker 2: over and sat down with Jenna asking her all about 114 00:05:22,420 --> 00:05:25,420 Speaker 2: her new friend. My mom's first question was, is your 115 00:05:25,460 --> 00:05:29,500 Speaker 2: friend nice? Jenna responded, yes, but he's very sad. He 116 00:05:29,580 --> 00:05:33,099 Speaker 2: misses his family. Dana then says, what do you two 117 00:05:33,180 --> 00:05:36,930 Speaker 2: talk about? Jenna replies, he talks about the house, the boys, 118 00:05:37,070 --> 00:05:40,310 Speaker 2: and we play games. Lastly, my mom says, what does 119 00:05:40,350 --> 00:05:43,200 Speaker 2: he look like? Jenna tells him he has a scary 120 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,460 Speaker 2: face like he got hurt real bad. At that moment, 121 00:05:47,500 --> 00:05:51,020 Speaker 2: my mom's jaw dropped. She turned to Cindy and immediately 122 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:53,740 Speaker 2: knew who Jenna was talking to. The family that lived 123 00:05:53,779 --> 00:05:56,430 Speaker 2: in the house before them were a mom, dad, and 124 00:05:56,570 --> 00:05:59,550 Speaker 2: three boys. The dad had recently passed away in a 125 00:05:59,630 --> 00:06:03,029 Speaker 2: horrible fire. The family needed a fresh start and sold 126 00:06:03,070 --> 00:06:05,790 Speaker 2: their house, and it didn't take long before Cindy and 127 00:06:05,830 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: her family bought it. And her mom didn't say anything 128 00:06:09,540 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 2: about it. But he didn't die in the house. Her 129 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:13,940 Speaker 2: best friend, like, wanted her to live in the neighborhood 130 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:15,380 Speaker 2: so bad. She's like, I'm not even going to tell 131 00:06:15,420 --> 00:06:16,740 Speaker 2: her this. Her realtor. 132 00:06:17,230 --> 00:06:19,350 Speaker 1: Oh, because she knew it. She must have known it. 133 00:06:19,350 --> 00:06:20,170 Speaker 2: She was a realtor, yeah. 134 00:06:20,410 --> 00:06:22,670 Speaker 1: You've discovered the true horror of this email. 135 00:06:22,690 --> 00:06:22,790 Speaker 2: Yeah. 136 00:06:23,330 --> 00:06:26,890 Speaker 1: Because I'm just like, what happened to that guy's face? 137 00:06:26,950 --> 00:06:28,490 Speaker 2: I think he was in a fire and died. And 138 00:06:28,930 --> 00:06:30,250 Speaker 2: then the family didn't want to stay in the house 139 00:06:30,270 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 2: where they used to live with him. It was too sad. 140 00:06:32,100 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: But Jesus. 141 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 2: Yeah. Disclosure. 142 00:06:34,860 --> 00:06:34,980 Speaker 1: Yeah. 143 00:06:35,490 --> 00:06:37,710 Speaker 2: My mom and Cindy were freaking out. My mom located 144 00:06:37,750 --> 00:06:40,409 Speaker 2: the previous family's new address and told Jenna to pass 145 00:06:40,430 --> 00:06:42,910 Speaker 2: the message along. And sure enough, the man was no 146 00:06:42,970 --> 00:06:45,270 Speaker 2: longer in the house and Jenna had stopped talking to 147 00:06:45,310 --> 00:06:47,980 Speaker 2: her new friend. He found his family because they weren't 148 00:06:48,020 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 2: there anymore. 149 00:06:48,660 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't want to hear a sad ghost story. 150 00:06:51,940 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 2: I know. 151 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: Just like come at me with a razor blade or something. 152 00:06:55,460 --> 00:06:56,630 Speaker 1: But Jesus, it's like. 153 00:06:56,970 --> 00:06:59,169 Speaker 2: My sad imaginary ghost friend. 154 00:06:59,230 --> 00:07:02,750 Speaker 1: He's a little burnt and he has clinical depression. And 155 00:07:02,810 --> 00:07:06,510 Speaker 1: I'm three. Can anybody help me with this burden? What 156 00:07:06,589 --> 00:07:08,409 Speaker 1: a true horror story that is. 157 00:07:09,170 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 2: Stay sexy and don't sell your friends a haunted house. 158 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:18,100 Speaker 2: It literally says. Lots of love, Kelly. So true. 159 00:07:19,060 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: So true. 160 00:07:19,860 --> 00:07:23,890 Speaker 2: Totally. Yeah, that's like a discount. That's like you don't 161 00:07:23,950 --> 00:07:27,330 Speaker 2: get your realtor fee from that, Cindy, with an I. 162 00:07:29,510 --> 00:07:32,150 Speaker 1: Okay, here's my email. I'm not going to read you 163 00:07:32,170 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: the subject line. It says, hi, Karen in Georgia. I 164 00:07:35,130 --> 00:07:37,740 Speaker 1: worked at Spirit Halloween one year while I was in college. 165 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:38,320 Speaker 2: Amazing. 166 00:07:38,580 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: Our favorite. One opened in the same mall where I 167 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:46,700 Speaker 1: already worked at Hollister. Fucking Hollister. And I thought, perfect, 168 00:07:46,780 --> 00:07:48,540 Speaker 1: more hours. Huge mistake. 169 00:07:48,780 --> 00:07:48,850 Speaker 2: Ugh. 170 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,620 Speaker 1: Within the first week, I realized I'd made a grave error, 171 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:57,740 Speaker 1: pun intended. The nonstop screeching goblins, cackling witches, and relentless 172 00:07:57,820 --> 00:08:01,320 Speaker 1: squeak of animatronics for six hours straight nearly sent me 173 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: into an overstimulated coma. 174 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,980 Speaker 2: I never thought about that. I would go crazy. 175 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:11,820 Speaker 1: Yeah. That's every possible sense that you have. Maybe not smell. 176 00:08:12,020 --> 00:08:14,940 Speaker 1: Probably smell. They wouldn't even let me ring people up 177 00:08:15,060 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 1: because I was new, so I spent my shifts cleaning 178 00:08:17,980 --> 00:08:21,490 Speaker 1: up the wigs that roving packs of tweens had just destroyed. 179 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:22,310 Speaker 2: Gross. 180 00:08:22,350 --> 00:08:24,070 Speaker 1: They're the ones in the plastic bag, but you have 181 00:08:24,090 --> 00:08:28,250 Speaker 1: to re-bag the wig. Then one day, my manager came 182 00:08:28,310 --> 00:08:30,430 Speaker 1: up to me and said I had to go out 183 00:08:30,550 --> 00:08:34,410 Speaker 1: into the mall in costume to attract customers. 184 00:08:34,750 --> 00:08:35,220 Speaker 2: Oh, no. 185 00:08:35,700 --> 00:08:39,810 Speaker 1: I said, uh, I guess. She handed me a full 186 00:08:39,890 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: Where's Waldo outfit, hat, glasses, everything, and sent me out there. 187 00:08:44,630 --> 00:08:47,100 Speaker 1: Now keep in mind, this was my mall. I knew 188 00:08:47,220 --> 00:08:49,740 Speaker 1: tons of the other mall workers. All my friends worked 189 00:08:49,780 --> 00:08:52,460 Speaker 1: here too. And I am not exactly the person you 190 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,199 Speaker 1: pick to hype up a crowd. I'm a quiet and 191 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: shy girl. After what felt like an eternity of awkwardly 192 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:01,870 Speaker 1: holding a spirit Halloween sign and praying no one I 193 00:09:01,970 --> 00:09:04,710 Speaker 1: knew would walk by, my manager came out and told me, 194 00:09:05,300 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: That I needed to be a little more enthusiastic. 195 00:09:07,500 --> 00:09:07,960 Speaker 2: Oh, God. 196 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,620 Speaker 1: I rolled my eyes, lifted the sign a little higher, 197 00:09:10,740 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 1: and accepted my fate. 198 00:09:13,260 --> 00:09:14,860 Speaker 2: That's so embarrassing. 199 00:09:15,860 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's so bad. I had to be the greeter 200 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,100 Speaker 1: at The Gap every once in a while, and I truly, 201 00:09:21,380 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: it was soul-crushing. 202 00:09:23,059 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, I can't imagine. Very bad. 203 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 1: It's the reason I tried so hard in stand-up comedy, 204 00:09:27,179 --> 00:09:30,770 Speaker 1: because I was like, I can't go back. The next shift, 205 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: she asked me to do it again. I said, fine, 206 00:09:33,900 --> 00:09:37,000 Speaker 1: but this time I'm picking my own costume. I chose 207 00:09:37,059 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: Gumby because it would cover my face. 208 00:09:39,540 --> 00:09:40,140 Speaker 2: So smart. 209 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:44,900 Speaker 1: In parentheses, genius, right? Except I didn't realize how much 210 00:09:45,059 --> 00:09:47,970 Speaker 1: attention a cartoon character gets in public. 211 00:09:48,070 --> 00:09:48,589 Speaker 2: Oh, no. 212 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:53,170 Speaker 1: Within minutes, kids were hugging my legs. Teenagers were taking selfies. 213 00:09:53,429 --> 00:09:55,570 Speaker 1: One guy actually hugged me and yelled, oh, my God, 214 00:09:55,610 --> 00:09:59,350 Speaker 1: it's a small person in there. They thought it was 215 00:09:59,390 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: the real Gumby. That was the final straw. I begged 216 00:10:02,780 --> 00:10:04,860 Speaker 1: to work the registers, but they wouldn't let me, and 217 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:07,540 Speaker 1: I was over it. Luckily, it was just a seasonal job, 218 00:10:07,580 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: and honestly, I can't even remember if I went back 219 00:10:10,059 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: after Halloween to help pack up. To this day, 12 220 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:16,380 Speaker 1: years later, I still think about that Gumby costume dragging 221 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:19,750 Speaker 1: under my shoes. My favorite thing to ask new friends is, 222 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:22,349 Speaker 1: What's the worst job you've ever had? Because for me, 223 00:10:22,410 --> 00:10:28,290 Speaker 1: without a doubt, it was Spirit Halloween. Wow. Stay sexy 224 00:10:28,330 --> 00:10:30,890 Speaker 1: and don't get a job at Spirit Halloween. Paige. 225 00:10:32,610 --> 00:10:34,150 Speaker 2: Damn, that's good. 226 00:10:34,290 --> 00:10:34,890 Speaker 1: So good. 227 00:10:34,910 --> 00:10:37,059 Speaker 2: What is your worst job? Murderinos. 228 00:10:37,260 --> 00:10:37,460 Speaker 1: Yes. 229 00:10:37,540 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 2: Write us at MyFavoriteMurder at Gmail. 230 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: That was actually a combination of a Halloween email and 231 00:10:42,140 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 1: a bit of a welcome to shame town. 232 00:10:44,100 --> 00:10:46,020 Speaker 2: Totally. So let us know. Tell us. 233 00:10:46,660 --> 00:10:48,689 Speaker 1: We just want to hear all about the worst things 234 00:10:48,710 --> 00:10:49,449 Speaker 1: that have ever happened. 235 00:10:49,510 --> 00:10:52,370 Speaker 2: Yeah. You know how we do it. MyFavoriteMurder at Gmail. Okay. 236 00:10:52,590 --> 00:10:56,010 Speaker 2: This is called Spooky Goodness. Hi, MFM fam. Love all 237 00:10:56,030 --> 00:10:58,670 Speaker 2: your faces. Tell your cats, dogs, and critters I say hi. 238 00:10:59,450 --> 00:11:01,989 Speaker 2: Spooky story time. A few years ago, I was up 239 00:11:02,030 --> 00:11:04,730 Speaker 2: in Placerville, Idaho, on a day drive with a good 240 00:11:04,790 --> 00:11:07,189 Speaker 2: friend of mine and her four-year-old daughter. When you think 241 00:11:07,210 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 2: of Placerville, think of a middle-of-nowhere mountain town, tons of trees, 242 00:11:10,860 --> 00:11:13,740 Speaker 2: blissfully quiet, with a population of less than 40. And 243 00:11:14,300 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 2: that says, no, I didn't forget New Zeros. 244 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:17,380 Speaker 1: Wow. 245 00:11:17,820 --> 00:11:19,940 Speaker 2: We decided to go to the old Pioneer Cemetery to 246 00:11:19,980 --> 00:11:23,310 Speaker 2: look around. Because who isn't fascinated by old gravestones and 247 00:11:23,350 --> 00:11:26,740 Speaker 2: the stories they tell? As we walked past moss-covered headstone 248 00:11:26,940 --> 00:11:29,839 Speaker 2: after headstone, we read the names and dates to ourselves, 249 00:11:30,059 --> 00:11:32,380 Speaker 2: only commenting out loud if we found a certain marker 250 00:11:32,450 --> 00:11:35,189 Speaker 2: particularly beautiful or interesting. Sounds amazing. 251 00:11:35,250 --> 00:11:36,190 Speaker 1: Yeah, you love stuff like that. 252 00:11:36,490 --> 00:11:38,670 Speaker 2: In the plot, there were several headstones that were for 253 00:11:38,770 --> 00:11:41,630 Speaker 2: children that had passed away far too soon. My friend's 254 00:11:41,670 --> 00:11:43,969 Speaker 2: daughter was oblivious to all this. She spent her time 255 00:11:44,090 --> 00:11:49,170 Speaker 2: skipping around, happily collecting wildflowers. But then, in an instant, 256 00:11:49,390 --> 00:11:52,810 Speaker 2: the little girl's mood changed. She ran over to her mom, 257 00:11:52,990 --> 00:11:55,650 Speaker 2: wrapped both her arms around her leg, and hung on 258 00:11:55,730 --> 00:11:58,530 Speaker 2: for dear life. Her smile was gone and she was 259 00:11:58,550 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 2: near tears. My friend bent down and asked her what 260 00:12:01,700 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 2: was wrong. And her daughter replied quietly, tell the other 261 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:11,610 Speaker 2: kids to stop picking on me. And it says, we 262 00:12:11,630 --> 00:12:12,750 Speaker 2: were the only ones there. 263 00:12:14,610 --> 00:12:17,010 Speaker 1: So good. Also, the way you read that weirdly, like, 264 00:12:17,110 --> 00:12:18,150 Speaker 1: made my shoulders tingle. 265 00:12:18,170 --> 00:12:20,500 Speaker 2: I would like to thank my mom, Janet, for being 266 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 2: such a good reader when I was a kid. She 267 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 2: was so good at, like, voices and, like, creepy pauses 268 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,850 Speaker 2: and the good stuff. So good at it. Needless to say, 269 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:34,130 Speaker 2: my friend and I shared an instant what-in-the-actual-fuck look, hastily 270 00:12:34,190 --> 00:12:36,670 Speaker 2: made our way back to the car, and left. Stay sexy, 271 00:12:36,750 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 2: and don't let the ghost children bully you. M. 272 00:12:40,640 --> 00:12:43,140 Speaker 1: She had enough of an experience with ghosts that she 273 00:12:43,179 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 1: got bullied, that little girl. 274 00:12:44,260 --> 00:12:46,819 Speaker 2: Let me say it one more time. Yeah, really. Tell 275 00:12:46,860 --> 00:12:50,119 Speaker 2: the other kids to stop picking on me. Tell the 276 00:12:50,140 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 2: other kids to stop picking on me. They're like, get 277 00:12:52,450 --> 00:12:55,630 Speaker 2: out of here, you living creature. Yeah, really. You can't 278 00:12:55,670 --> 00:12:56,450 Speaker 2: sit with us. 279 00:12:56,530 --> 00:12:59,390 Speaker 1: You don't understand how it is. It's always cold. 280 00:12:59,410 --> 00:13:02,770 Speaker 2: Oh, man. We'll leave in the afterlife? Fuck that. 281 00:13:02,870 --> 00:13:06,130 Speaker 1: Fuck that. Also, this was like a thing that was 282 00:13:06,350 --> 00:13:09,969 Speaker 1: online long ago, but it was like, the outfit you 283 00:13:10,010 --> 00:13:11,830 Speaker 1: die in is the outfit you wear as a ghost. 284 00:13:11,910 --> 00:13:12,410 Speaker 2: Right. 285 00:13:12,530 --> 00:13:16,030 Speaker 1: And that, I'm obsessed with it. I'm obsessed with that idea. 286 00:13:16,050 --> 00:13:17,949 Speaker 2: Or is it like your favorite outfit? 287 00:13:17,970 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: You'd like to think it was your favorite outfit. 288 00:13:21,580 --> 00:13:23,260 Speaker 2: And like, are you the age you were when you 289 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:24,020 Speaker 2: died always? 290 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,780 Speaker 1: I think so. Well, I'm just thinking of that sitcom 291 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:30,060 Speaker 1: where all the dead people are haunting somebody and it's 292 00:13:30,100 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: just like, and you just have a thing. 293 00:13:31,460 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 2: In your head or whatever. I love that. Okay. 294 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:33,660 Speaker 1: Okay. 295 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 2: I love that. 296 00:13:36,030 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 1: Okay. Here's my last one. I'm not going to read 297 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:42,500 Speaker 1: you the subject line of this Halloween mini email. It says, 298 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:46,430 Speaker 1: Hello to all and happy Halloween. Love the show. Let's 299 00:13:46,470 --> 00:13:48,990 Speaker 1: get into it. My husband and I love everything fall. 300 00:13:49,410 --> 00:13:52,890 Speaker 1: Pumpkin carving, apple picking, leaf peeping, the whole shebang. The 301 00:13:52,990 --> 00:13:55,809 Speaker 1: only thing my husband does not enjoy is the haunted houses. 302 00:13:56,250 --> 00:13:58,500 Speaker 1: The super scary ones with the actors covered in blood 303 00:13:58,540 --> 00:14:00,020 Speaker 1: are swinging machetes at you. 304 00:14:00,160 --> 00:14:01,380 Speaker 2: Yeah, that would never go. 305 00:14:01,740 --> 00:14:02,340 Speaker 1: No way. 306 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:03,140 Speaker 2: Yeah. 307 00:14:03,580 --> 00:14:07,610 Speaker 1: And in parentheses it says, I love them. So it says, 308 00:14:07,650 --> 00:14:09,790 Speaker 1: when we were dating, we went to a nighttime corn 309 00:14:09,809 --> 00:14:12,870 Speaker 1: maze in Rhode Island right near our college that was 310 00:14:12,929 --> 00:14:16,230 Speaker 1: the most adorable thing ever. You parked your car along 311 00:14:16,250 --> 00:14:18,750 Speaker 1: a row of hay bales and walked along a path 312 00:14:18,830 --> 00:14:23,930 Speaker 1: decorated with squad gourds and scarecrows to a charming little 313 00:14:23,990 --> 00:14:26,610 Speaker 1: red barn. In that red barn, you would buy your 314 00:14:26,650 --> 00:14:29,170 Speaker 1: tickets from the cutest couple in their 70s who would 315 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,820 Speaker 1: hand you a flashlight and then tell you to watch out. 316 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,000 Speaker 1: I hear there are ghosts in the maze tonight with 317 00:14:34,020 --> 00:14:36,330 Speaker 1: a wink and a smile. Then you would hop on 318 00:14:36,370 --> 00:14:38,810 Speaker 1: a hayride to the maze and make your way through. 319 00:14:39,450 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: Inside the maze were cute jack-o'-lanterns with smiling faces and 320 00:14:42,940 --> 00:14:47,140 Speaker 1: corn facts. Yes, facts about corn. An example. 321 00:14:47,160 --> 00:14:48,540 Speaker 2: An example. 322 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,980 Speaker 1: Did you know the corn grown on this farm is 323 00:14:51,060 --> 00:14:53,680 Speaker 1: used to feed 70% of the cows in Rhode Island? 324 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 2: Wow. 325 00:14:54,420 --> 00:14:56,020 Speaker 1: Oh, so like teaching about the farm you're at. 326 00:14:56,020 --> 00:14:56,780 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's adorable. 327 00:14:57,230 --> 00:14:59,489 Speaker 1: And then it says, and the ghosts, they were two 328 00:14:59,550 --> 00:15:02,610 Speaker 1: teenagers dressed in old clothes with their faces painted white. 329 00:15:03,270 --> 00:15:08,780 Speaker 1: They wore Crocs. And then all caps, Crocs. The least 330 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: scary footwear ever. I disagree. Now for the good part. 331 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,740 Speaker 1: My husband and I convinced a few friends of ours 332 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,440 Speaker 1: to go to this corn maze with us the following year. 333 00:15:19,060 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: We had a couple friends who are scaredy cats like 334 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: my husband, but we assured them it was not at 335 00:15:23,180 --> 00:15:25,430 Speaker 1: all scary. So we arrive and it's the same as 336 00:15:25,450 --> 00:15:28,870 Speaker 1: the year before. Scarecrows, gourds, the cute red barn, the 337 00:15:29,030 --> 00:15:31,730 Speaker 1: old couple in the barn still sold us tickets and 338 00:15:31,770 --> 00:15:34,380 Speaker 1: warned us about the ghosts with the little smile. Then 339 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,450 Speaker 1: we all hop on the hayride. Everything was fine until 340 00:15:37,500 --> 00:15:41,270 Speaker 1: I saw a face from over my right shoulder. The 341 00:15:41,350 --> 00:15:45,150 Speaker 1: face had a white bloody mask on it. I soon 342 00:15:45,190 --> 00:15:47,610 Speaker 1: realized this person was climbing over the side of the 343 00:15:47,650 --> 00:15:52,730 Speaker 1: hayride and was wielding a chainsaw in his hand. He 344 00:15:52,850 --> 00:15:55,570 Speaker 1: leapt onto the hayride right next to me and started 345 00:15:55,590 --> 00:15:59,210 Speaker 1: to pull on the cord that started the chainsaw. I 346 00:15:59,250 --> 00:16:01,510 Speaker 1: was convinced this was some maniac who was going to 347 00:16:01,550 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: murder us all. All of our friends screamed. and my 348 00:16:05,060 --> 00:16:07,660 Speaker 1: fight or flight kicked in. I stood up, screamed as 349 00:16:07,700 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: loud as I could in his face, and punched him 350 00:16:10,260 --> 00:16:10,820 Speaker 1: in the stomach. 351 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:13,660 Speaker 2: Oh my God. What the hell? 352 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: The guy said, I'm an actor. My response, not, oh, sorry, 353 00:16:19,820 --> 00:16:24,380 Speaker 1: but I yelled, you weren't here last year. It turns 354 00:16:24,460 --> 00:16:28,140 Speaker 1: out the cute old couple hired professional haunted house actors 355 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: for their maze this year. But there was literally no 356 00:16:31,340 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: signage that told you of this big change. 357 00:16:33,540 --> 00:16:33,900 Speaker 2: No. 358 00:16:34,220 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: When we finally got to the maze, a creepy little 359 00:16:36,940 --> 00:16:40,140 Speaker 1: doll girl told us, please don't touch the actors and 360 00:16:40,200 --> 00:16:44,540 Speaker 1: they won't touch you. Too late. Stay sexy and don't 361 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 1: trust the cute old couple. S. 362 00:16:48,660 --> 00:16:51,590 Speaker 2: I don't know what's scarier. I don't know. The fake 363 00:16:51,710 --> 00:16:55,070 Speaker 2: axe thing still freaks me out. Get away. You probably 364 00:16:55,110 --> 00:16:59,750 Speaker 2: don't know how to use a chainsaw, I mean. It's terrifying. Yes. 365 00:16:59,870 --> 00:17:02,130 Speaker 2: You're an actor. Have you ever held a chainsaw in 366 00:17:02,150 --> 00:17:02,810 Speaker 2: your fucking life? 367 00:17:02,950 --> 00:17:03,530 Speaker 1: Exactly. 368 00:17:05,190 --> 00:17:07,430 Speaker 2: Okay, this last one is a haunting story. Okay. 369 00:17:07,670 --> 00:17:07,950 Speaker 1: Okay. 370 00:17:08,250 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 2: Hey, friends. I've been listening since the beginning, and I've 371 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 2: actually gone back and started from the beginning again because 372 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,619 Speaker 2: I'm a mom, and apparently listening to Murder While My 373 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:20,320 Speaker 2: Children Watch Blippi for the thousandth time is what self-care 374 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 2: looks like now. 375 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,479 Speaker 1: Hey, we're her Blippi. 376 00:17:22,500 --> 00:17:26,189 Speaker 2: That's right. Hi. Hi. I was listening to Minnesota 385, 377 00:17:26,180 --> 00:17:28,830 Speaker 2: where Georgia talked about coming back as a ghost and 378 00:17:28,910 --> 00:17:32,540 Speaker 2: leaving a sign. And I immediately thought, yes, I finally 379 00:17:32,580 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 2: have a story for you. My mom died in June 380 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,300 Speaker 2: 2023 after being diagnosed with cancer earlier that year. She 381 00:17:39,340 --> 00:17:44,149 Speaker 2: was only 67. Terrible. She was hilarious, loved music and food, 382 00:17:44,410 --> 00:17:47,990 Speaker 2: loved her grandkids, and most importantly for this story, apparently 383 00:17:48,030 --> 00:17:50,830 Speaker 2: took instructions for haunting very seriously. 384 00:17:50,850 --> 00:17:51,950 Speaker 1: Oh, shit. 385 00:17:52,109 --> 00:17:54,050 Speaker 2: Toward the end, my mom moved into our suite so 386 00:17:54,090 --> 00:17:56,060 Speaker 2: she could be close to us and to my two kids, 387 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:58,780 Speaker 2: who were two and five at the time. On the afternoon, 388 00:17:58,820 --> 00:18:02,440 Speaker 2: she was going to die through MAID, Medical Assistance in Dying. 389 00:18:02,619 --> 00:18:06,709 Speaker 2: Thank you, Canada. Amazing. We were sitting together and because 390 00:18:06,750 --> 00:18:09,770 Speaker 2: I'm a murderino and incapable of letting an incredibly emotional 391 00:18:09,810 --> 00:18:14,119 Speaker 2: moment remain appropriately emotional, I said, hey, mom, you know, 392 00:18:14,130 --> 00:18:17,180 Speaker 2: you can come back and haunt me, right? She looked 393 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:20,640 Speaker 2: at me like, Rachel, what the fuck? So I clarified, okay, 394 00:18:20,660 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 2: not haunt me, just give me a sign that you're okay, 395 00:18:23,280 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 2: you know, from the other side. She looked genuinely concerned. What? 396 00:18:27,960 --> 00:18:28,859 Speaker 2: How would I do that? 397 00:18:30,020 --> 00:18:32,780 Speaker 1: You're giving your mom a job and she's dying. Hasn't 398 00:18:32,820 --> 00:18:33,699 Speaker 1: she done enough? 399 00:18:34,460 --> 00:18:36,730 Speaker 2: I don't know, Mom. I've never been dead. Maybe slam 400 00:18:36,750 --> 00:18:40,970 Speaker 2: some doors or something immediately. No, I can't do that, Rach. 401 00:18:41,010 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 2: You teach the kids not to slam doors. What if 402 00:18:43,340 --> 00:18:46,490 Speaker 2: I scared them? Of course. My mom was preparing to 403 00:18:46,580 --> 00:18:49,900 Speaker 2: cross into another dimension and was still concerned about undermining 404 00:18:49,940 --> 00:18:51,140 Speaker 2: my parenting. Okay. 405 00:18:51,180 --> 00:18:54,899 Speaker 1: Sorry. Let me just stop you there. This is your fault. 406 00:18:55,140 --> 00:18:57,660 Speaker 1: What are you doing giving your dying mother an assignment? 407 00:18:57,680 --> 00:18:59,230 Speaker 2: Everyone grieves differently. 408 00:18:59,670 --> 00:19:01,550 Speaker 1: The person dying? It's not fair. 409 00:19:01,570 --> 00:19:08,340 Speaker 2: It says fair. Okay. Then it says, quote, okay, no doors. 410 00:19:08,490 --> 00:19:11,340 Speaker 2: Mess with our music or something. We were always playing 411 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,520 Speaker 2: music in our house, so this seemed reasonable. She smiled, chuckled, 412 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:17,220 Speaker 2: waved me off, and that was that. My mom died 413 00:19:17,260 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 2: peacefully later that night, surrounded by loved ones and grandkids. 414 00:19:20,550 --> 00:19:25,050 Speaker 2: This is how we should have the respect to die 415 00:19:25,090 --> 00:19:28,310 Speaker 2: with dignity when we're ready, if necessary. 416 00:19:28,410 --> 00:19:30,530 Speaker 1: And then on the other side of that, we should 417 00:19:30,550 --> 00:19:33,389 Speaker 1: have the respect to have a little fucking health insurance 418 00:19:33,430 --> 00:19:36,389 Speaker 1: that's universal so that we don't have to fucking die. 419 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 2: Why are we in charge? 420 00:19:38,700 --> 00:19:39,380 Speaker 1: Why are? 421 00:19:39,570 --> 00:19:40,310 Speaker 2: Aren't we in charge? 422 00:19:40,369 --> 00:19:41,990 Speaker 1: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you said, why are we 423 00:19:42,030 --> 00:19:42,670 Speaker 1: in charge? 424 00:19:43,710 --> 00:19:47,409 Speaker 2: I hate universal health care. Okay. Loved ones and her 425 00:19:47,450 --> 00:19:49,090 Speaker 2: grandkids who were old enough to get what was happening 426 00:19:49,210 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 2: and her dog. Charlie. The next day, all caps, my 427 00:19:53,400 --> 00:19:55,340 Speaker 2: sisters and I were sitting in my living room trying 428 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 2: to decide how to honor her life. We decided to 429 00:19:57,980 --> 00:20:00,520 Speaker 2: do it in my backyard and have really good Lebanese food. 430 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,420 Speaker 2: She was Lebanese and food was her love language. When 431 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,750 Speaker 2: completely out of nowhere, our speakers turned themselves on. Oh. 432 00:20:07,410 --> 00:20:12,010 Speaker 2: and started blaring jazz. My mom loved jazz and apparently 433 00:20:12,050 --> 00:20:16,190 Speaker 2: the afterlife has no concept of indoor volume. We all froze. 434 00:20:16,630 --> 00:20:20,250 Speaker 2: My sister immediately said, it's mom. Cue three grown women 435 00:20:20,330 --> 00:20:24,410 Speaker 2: simultaneously losing their shit. But wait, Nana was just getting started. 436 00:20:24,990 --> 00:20:26,719 Speaker 2: When my mom died, we played a couple of her 437 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 2: favorite songs. One of them was River by Leon Bridges. 438 00:20:30,420 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 2: And it says, you know the one. Take me to 439 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:37,310 Speaker 2: your river. Later that same day after the spontaneous jazz concert, 440 00:20:37,380 --> 00:20:39,410 Speaker 2: my sisters and I took the dogs for a walk. 441 00:20:39,850 --> 00:20:42,910 Speaker 2: We turned a corner and could hear music playing somewhere nearby. 442 00:20:43,330 --> 00:20:45,490 Speaker 2: As we got closer, I realized I knew the song 443 00:20:45,530 --> 00:20:48,100 Speaker 2: because of course I did. There was a woman sitting 444 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,540 Speaker 2: on her front step, absolutely blaring river by Leon Bridges. 445 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 2: We stopped dead in our tracks and then all three 446 00:20:54,180 --> 00:20:56,420 Speaker 2: of us burst into tears while staring at this completely 447 00:20:56,460 --> 00:21:00,090 Speaker 2: innocent stranger. This poor woman was probably thinking, Jesus Christ, 448 00:21:00,109 --> 00:21:03,310 Speaker 2: I was just trying to enjoy Leon Bridges. At this point, 449 00:21:03,330 --> 00:21:06,340 Speaker 2: we were like, okay, mom, message received. Except apparently mom 450 00:21:06,380 --> 00:21:09,419 Speaker 2: was thinking, no, no, I want to make absolutely fucking sure. 451 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:13,540 Speaker 1: You decided to stop me right before I died. I'm 452 00:21:13,580 --> 00:21:14,419 Speaker 1: going to deliver this. 453 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 2: You're going to get what you asked for. That evening, 454 00:21:17,500 --> 00:21:20,260 Speaker 2: I was rocking my two-year-old son, Hayes, to sleep. The 455 00:21:20,280 --> 00:21:23,210 Speaker 2: house was quiet and suddenly, all caps, the speaker turned 456 00:21:23,390 --> 00:21:27,870 Speaker 2: on again. And what started playing? Fucking River. At this point, 457 00:21:27,910 --> 00:21:30,890 Speaker 2: I'm assuming my mom had located the Celestial Sonos password 458 00:21:30,950 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 2: and was having the absolute time of her afterlife. But 459 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 2: then my two-year-old smiled, snuggled into my shoulder, and very 460 00:21:37,460 --> 00:21:42,429 Speaker 2: casually said, Bye, Nana. And went straight to sleep. All caps. 461 00:21:42,510 --> 00:21:43,390 Speaker 1: Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. 462 00:21:46,670 --> 00:21:49,430 Speaker 2: Aww. So apparently my mom figured out the whole send 463 00:21:49,470 --> 00:21:53,300 Speaker 2: me a sign thing approximately 12 hours after dying. Honestly, 464 00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,020 Speaker 2: very on brand. Give that woman a task and she 465 00:21:56,140 --> 00:21:59,500 Speaker 2: will complete it. And the music thing still happens. Every 466 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 2: once in a while, our speakers will randomly turn on 467 00:22:02,140 --> 00:22:05,140 Speaker 2: or music will start playing when no one has touched anything. 468 00:22:05,700 --> 00:22:08,260 Speaker 2: Sometimes it happens when I really need it. Sometimes I 469 00:22:08,300 --> 00:22:11,300 Speaker 2: think my mom just finds our house too quiet. Either way, 470 00:22:11,460 --> 00:22:14,020 Speaker 2: now instead of freaking out, someone in our family will 471 00:22:14,060 --> 00:22:17,490 Speaker 2: just yell, hi, Nana. That's so sweet. 472 00:22:17,510 --> 00:22:18,409 Speaker 1: That's so sweet. 473 00:22:18,619 --> 00:22:20,880 Speaker 2: So, Georgia, if you do come back as a ghost someday, 474 00:22:20,980 --> 00:22:25,660 Speaker 2: my advice is to establish your haunting parameters in advance. Apparently, 475 00:22:25,700 --> 00:22:29,110 Speaker 2: you can request specific methods of communication. Just maybe don't 476 00:22:29,170 --> 00:22:32,450 Speaker 2: choose slamming doors. It sets a bad example for the children. 477 00:22:33,650 --> 00:22:35,490 Speaker 2: Thank you both for making me laugh for so many 478 00:22:35,550 --> 00:22:37,780 Speaker 2: years and for giving me somewhere to send my dead 479 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:41,109 Speaker 2: mom DJ story. But yeah, sorry this is so long. 480 00:22:41,250 --> 00:22:42,970 Speaker 2: I get it from my mom. We talk a lot. 481 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:46,020 Speaker 2: Apparently even death couldn't stop her. Stay sexy and give 482 00:22:46,040 --> 00:22:49,980 Speaker 2: your dead loved ones haunting instructions. They might actually listen. Rachel. 483 00:22:50,540 --> 00:22:52,760 Speaker 1: Fucking Rachel. You're a legend. 484 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:53,960 Speaker 2: Legendary email. 485 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:56,830 Speaker 1: That's an unbelievably beautiful story. 486 00:22:57,310 --> 00:22:59,070 Speaker 2: Yeah. Like, I love that. 487 00:22:59,190 --> 00:23:01,410 Speaker 1: I love it. Like, what a great feeling. 488 00:23:01,450 --> 00:23:04,510 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well. We did it. You guys. 489 00:23:04,930 --> 00:23:05,530 Speaker 1: Perfection. 490 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:06,650 Speaker 2: Spooky Halloween. Spooky Halloween. 491 00:23:06,730 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: Spooky Halloween. Thanks to your emails. 492 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,300 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for writing in and listening and 493 00:23:11,340 --> 00:23:13,500 Speaker 2: watching for years and years. 494 00:23:13,619 --> 00:23:16,810 Speaker 1: For years and years. And stay sexy. 495 00:23:16,970 --> 00:23:21,270 Speaker 2: And don't get murdered. Goodbye. 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