1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: Every year. 2 00:00:02,080 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 2: It tops the list for many people as their favorite 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:09,280 Speaker 2: Christmas movie. Talking about Home Alone. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, it's great. 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: Brooke and Jeffrey in the Morning. 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: And I don't know if you saw this, but there's 7 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 2: a video on TikTok that's got over six million views 8 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 2: of a guy breaking down the cost of groceries back 9 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 2: in nineteen ninety versus today. 10 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 4: Oh, when Kevin goes grocery shopping. 11 00:00:24,160 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was that famous scene if you remember, where 12 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 2: Kevin goes to the grocery store and buys himself a 13 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: bunch of items for the house. 14 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's getting stuff. 15 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:36,160 Speaker 2: Like tied detergent, orange juice, wonderbread, saran wrap, a TV 16 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 2: dinner and then he throws down a bag of toy soldiers. 17 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: At the very end. 18 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 3: That's the lady's like, how do you have all this? 19 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 3: Where do you live? And he's like, I'm not going 20 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 3: to tell you. You're a stranger. Yeah. She's smart, kids smart. Yeah. 21 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 2: And in the movie, his entire hall comes to a 22 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 2: grand total of nineteen dollars in eighty three cents. 23 00:00:55,800 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 3: That's it. 24 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: That's all it costed that movie. If he pays with 25 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: a twenty dollars bill. 26 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 4: One thing of laundry detergent costs. 27 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 3: I think tids costs more. 28 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 2: And so in the TikTok they go out and find 29 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: the exact same items at the store today and minus 30 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: the TV dinner because that brand from the movie's been discontinued. Yeah, 31 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 2: so they just added five bucks for that. But the 32 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 2: grand total of Kevin's grocery trip, if it was purchased today, 33 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 2: would come out to be seven hundred dollars even Oh no, sorry, 34 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 2: seventy bucks. There's still a lot of money, almost four 35 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 2: times close to two hundred and fifty percent inflation on 36 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 2: supplies in. 37 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 4: Like what twenty five years or something. How old is 38 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:43,200 Speaker 4: this movie? 39 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 3: Thirty three years thirty three years ago? 40 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: Kevin would have about to search for more loose change 41 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 2: around the house if he was left alone there this year. 42 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 4: Oh my god, this movie came out before Alexis was born. 43 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, I said, it's an old movie. That's weird. Breaks 44 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 3: me out. 45 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 2: I guess, I don't know if that gives us something 46 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: to be appreciative for this year or not appreciative. 47 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 4: You know what, though, even if he was buying it now, 48 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 4: Kevin's family could afford that. 49 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, you'd be like, can I just fidget Spinner. 50 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,160 Speaker 1: I don't feel bad for him. 51 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 2: Now let's throw it over to our favorite child star, 52 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 2: the McCaulay Culkin of Radio, our own digital Jake. 53 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:20,799 Speaker 1: Go ahead, Jake. 54 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 3: It's getting close to Christmas, and while it should be 55 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,800 Speaker 3: a very joyous, exciting time, it's actually kind of stressful. 56 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 3: And I don't mean for families getting gifts or organizing travel. 57 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 3: I mean stressful for me trying to come up with 58 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 3: different holiday themed trivia questions. We've covered Christmas movies, Christmas songs, 59 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 3: Christmas sayings, even Connor the frat boy reindeer. It feels 60 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:48,959 Speaker 3: like we've done it all. 61 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 4: We all know that Connor was the one bullying Rudolph. 62 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 3: Right questionindeer drinking games. So I know this is going 63 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 3: to be unpopular in the middle of December. But we're 64 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: moving on to Valentine's Day's ski. Yeah, it's a special 65 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: day honoring Saint Valentine. And what was Saint Valentine's favorite holiday? Christmas? 66 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:21,960 Speaker 3: So we're back for another Christmas scraping the bottom of 67 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 3: the Barrel edition of Story and a Half Seconds with 68 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: alexis very valid Christmas? All right, Brook, you're first? Okay, 69 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 3: your category is Christmas wishes and holiday kisses Alexis or 70 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 3: against Alexis. 71 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 1: What kind of category is that? 72 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 4: I mean the thing with wishes, Like everyone has a 73 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 4: different Christmas wish. 74 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 2: Sometimes when you go to Mal Santa you can get both. Oh, 75 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 2: you just gotta pay a little bit extra. 76 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 4: I think since you brought that up, I mean Alexis 77 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 4: loves a hot sugar daddy wishless. 78 00:04:02,880 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, Sanda not. 79 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 4: I mean he is that right, He is the sugar 80 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 4: daddy all of us. Yeah, so I'm going to say. 81 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 3: She gets it right, Brooks betting on Alexis. Here's your question. 82 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 3: There's a tradition where there's a certain plant that hangs 83 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 3: from the ceiling and if you're under it, you're supposed 84 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 3: to kiss the person next to you. That plant is 85 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 3: called missletoe. Please please let me The plant is called mistletoe. Okay, 86 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 3: may have never occurred to you to reach up and 87 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 3: snack on it. But is it safe to eat? What? 88 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 3: I don't think it's safe to eat. No, it's like 89 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:39,520 Speaker 3: a tree. 90 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: Plants are safety. 91 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 3: I'll forget that. It's not safe to consuming. Mistletoe is poisonous, 92 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 3: and European missiletoe is more toxic. Much on the Brook 93 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 3: bet on Alexis, and she got it right. He's the 94 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:00,840 Speaker 3: person that had to figure that out. Rat boy radio 95 00:05:01,600 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 3: one of his fingers. Rick is safe for moving on 96 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 3: to Jeffrey. Yeah, Jeff, your category is this Yule Tide 97 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 3: is lit? 98 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: Oh? 99 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 2: Maybe this is sort of like a gen Z type 100 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 2: of Christmas question if it's going to be lit or. 101 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,599 Speaker 4: It's just about Christmas lights for some reason or fire? 102 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, the yule log? 103 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 4: Yeah? 104 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: Can you eat the mule log? Is it safe to consume? 105 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 3: Yeah? 106 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go back to my old classic and say, unfortunately, 107 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,160 Speaker 2: she's not going to get old reliable. 108 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 3: Jeff's betting against Alexis. Here's your question, Alexis. There's a 109 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:46,679 Speaker 3: tradition whose origins are a bit unclear, but in general, 110 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:50,719 Speaker 3: if you spot a specific green fruit ornament hanging in 111 00:05:50,760 --> 00:05:53,200 Speaker 3: your Christmas tree, if you're the first person to spot it, 112 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 3: you get an extra gift. What kind of fruit is it? 113 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:03,600 Speaker 4: Pickle? 114 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 3: Digital Jake's house, It is a pickle, and the tradition 115 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 3: traces back to Germany, where someone hides it in the tree. 116 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,719 Speaker 4: Oh, my kids have been practicing fighting the pickle for weeks. 117 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:15,240 Speaker 4: They keep hiding it from each other to train for 118 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:16,159 Speaker 4: Christmas morning. 119 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 3: Wow, Jeffy invites me to find the pickle once a day. 120 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, Christmas pickle, jeff. 121 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 3: You bet against Alexis. She got it right, So you're 122 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 3: getting shocked learned. 123 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 2: I don't even know Christmas pickles were a thing. 124 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 3: I'll gift you a pickle. We're onto you. Your category 125 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 3: is why be clause? I said, so. 126 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 4: Beclause? 127 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 3: Be clause. 128 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 2: I'm assuming it's about santy or Missy's clause. 129 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: Or white clause. 130 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 4: Oh, I was thinking of kitty claws the same like 131 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:51,119 Speaker 4: a little cat. 132 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 2: Ooh man, Well, I think Alexis knows and loves all 133 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 2: those things, so I'm gonna say. 134 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 4: She gets she does love claus. 135 00:06:57,720 --> 00:07:02,240 Speaker 3: Jose's betting on Alexis. There's another popular Christmas tradition where 136 00:07:02,320 --> 00:07:05,719 Speaker 3: everybody gets a certain type of fruit placed inside their stocking. 137 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 3: The person with the biggest fruit has to eat it 138 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 3: right there before they can open any of their presents. 139 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: Is like getting iced, but with free. What kind of 140 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 3: fruit is it? Oh, maybe we're going. 141 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 4: To save shape. 142 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 3: It's a banana. 143 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:22,679 Speaker 1: Why is Christmas so perverted? 144 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 3: It was not banana, it was an orange. The tradition 145 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 3: goes back hundreds of years, and it's supposed to reflect 146 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 3: the generosity of Saint Nicholas. 147 00:07:34,280 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 4: Oh, we used to always get an orange in our stocking, 148 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 4: but I think it was because good old Saint Nick 149 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 4: just wanted to fill it up. 150 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 3: So after all that, Jeffrey's getting shocked, jose is getting shocked. 151 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: And that was three and a half seconds with Alexi. 152 00:07:52,920 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 2: All right, well it came back to bite me and 153 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 2: Jose so we're going to get shocked while singing, have 154 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: yourself a merry little Christmas. All right, have yourself marry 155 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 2: little Christmas. 156 00:08:06,320 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: Let your heart be love. 157 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 3: That was good. 158 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 4: You guys should go Caroline together. 159 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: I love it, just you it, Chap whatever, that's your 160 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 2: shot collar question of the day. 161 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 1: We got your Phonesap coming up in just a few minutes.