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🗓️ 8 August 2025
⏱️ 127 minutes
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• Sponsorship for ThePinballDudes.net in Jupiter, Florida, selling and sourcing themed pinball machines like Deadpool, Dungeons & Dragons, King Kong, Kiss, and Iron Maiden
• Pinball machines as functional art and nostalgia, with free Florida delivery, setup, and testing when mentioning Tom and Dan; contact Andrew Grant for details
• Guest: comedian Ross McCoy from Orlando talk show
• Mixed reviews for new Good Charlotte album; recalling “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” and noting song similarity between “Stepper” and “Riot Girl”
• Debate on Ozzy Osbourne’s death timing; comparisons to G.G. Allin and Dimebag Darrell; jokes on white-bearded rockers and speculation on Keith Richards and Mick Jagger
• The Who firing Zak Starkey twice; drummer swaps like Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails; benefits of joining established bands
• “Meet the Teacher” experiences from elementary to middle school; first impressions of teachers; navigating schedules; Tommy joins band with no experience; Ross’s marimba and glockenspiel choice
• Parent anxiety, school merch/fundraising tables, wealthy parents’ donations, and luxury cars in pickup lines
• Odd school supply lists, laptop issuance, and small talk strategies with teachers
• Miami friend’s delay in getting medical marijuana card; BudDocs and Dr. Chen Latte recommended; in-person then telemedicine renewals; pricing and same-day approval; Dan’s post-surgery marijuana use for pain
• Ross’s child’s troubled university orientation and AP credits; Dan quitting UCF over class-work conflict
• Dan’s sump pump failures from neglect; Lowe’s warranty return adventure; missing adapter; making a new one instead of confrontation
• Promotion: Bad at Business Beerfest & Sofas and Suds with giveaways, breweries, food trucks, THC drinks, and Silver Lining live
• Review of Sublime’s “Ensalada” evoking Bradley Nowell’s era; son mimicking style; Jacob’s Castle noted for different approach; Dan unusually impressed
• Idea segment: funniest thing to throw on a WNBA court; recap of dildo-throwing incidents; speculation on crypto tie-in; smallest dildo challenge; novelty valve stem caps prank ideas
• Childhood theft of “Chromies” and collecting novelty caps; plans for Run the Jewels and Tom & Dan head-shaped versions; 3D printing designs
• Future topics teased: humanoid robot fights, pickpocketing monkeys, “RICO charge” monkeys
• La Quinta iPad check-in vs failed remote bookings; wrong-date hotel story
• Concern for Laura Jane Grace after tour cancellation; Fairvilla Megastore’s trusted brands and locations
• Analogy to karate follow-through; skepticism over germ precautions; doctor not washing hands example
• “Bainey Report” jokes: Pamela Anderson door pun, Florida river popsicle gag, Bob Saget Disney quip
• Embarrassing hobbies as relationship alternatives; spouse’s passive-aggressive podcast comments; podcasting as fridge art; wives questioning hobbies
• Wrestling’s 50-year future vs UFC/MMA; generational appeal of 1980s wrestling; MMA’s lack of long-term stars
• Humanoid robot fighting potential, from comedic ideas to cultural backlash over nudity or rights
• Dan’s pedal steel guitar order and nine-month wait; instrument’s mechanics, difficulty, portability, and harp similarities; online learning; high resale value; meditative playing goals
• Concerns about starting a new hobby at his age; fingerpicking practice; drumming independence skills helping; likelihood of abandoning hobbies; upcoming November events
• New Tom and Dan straw hats for BDM; Ross promoting October 2 Orlando Funny Bone show with Sean Finnerty, Madison Bakish, and Ricky Ray; Mo DeWitt sponsorship
• Joe Byrne from Byrne Pest Control’s humorous ant story; BDM visitor with son heading to Florida Tech; jokes on college dorm life and pranks; life skills before living alone
• Younger generation’s TikTok/YouTube Shorts habits, scrolling addictions, and gambling links to gaming microtransactions; student majoring in computer science; AI job impact discussions
• Memories of apartment pool parties; sending stickers with student to promote Tom & Dan; generational views on men crying; weekend BDM promotion wrap-up
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| 0:00.0 | Today is a mediocre time with Tom and Dan podcast is brought to you by the pinball dudes.net. |
| 0:05.1 | That's the website. They also have a location down in Jupiter. You can play all these |
| 0:09.2 | pinball machines. But on their website, you can check out all the pinball machines they have |
| 0:13.0 | for sale. If you don't see one that you're looking for, they can help you find any different |
| 0:17.4 | pinball machines. Contact them. They can track stuff down for you. |
| 0:22.6 | And imagine, and this was your idea, |
| 0:26.0 | imagine waking up holiday morning, Christmas morning, |
| 0:30.8 | and you unwrap a bad-ass pinball machine from the pinball dudes. |
| 0:31.3 | Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:34.8 | That hard to buy for a person in your life. |
| 0:37.1 | The whole family will love it. |
| 0:38.1 | My old family loves it. I can can play in this Deadpool machine like crazy. |
| 0:40.5 | And why do people buy art, right? |
| 0:42.5 | They buy art so that when people come over, it invokes an emotion. |
| 0:46.3 | You show it off or whatever. |
| 0:47.7 | And the pinball machine is a piece of art that the whole family can play and your guests |
| 0:52.4 | can play. |
| 0:53.3 | But it invokes an emotion of fun and, like, |
| 0:56.5 | depending on the time period of the pinball machine, like it can be a classic. |
| 1:02.2 | If you want the 70s classic, they can find solid state, they can find all of that. |
| 1:06.3 | If you want the newer stuff, like that Dungeons and Dragons or that new King Kong that's super limited, |
| 1:29.7 | or like the Deadpool that we have, which I'll say it today. Deadpool's my new favorite machine. It's because I'm the grand champion on it right now. It's so fun, man. Or in our age, the nostalgia of the 90s. They have tons of 90s and early 2000 pinball machines and just having one in your house, it is a playable piece of art. Maybe you love kiss. |
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