AMT408: Tiaras, Private Investigators, and the King’s Mucky Gloves

Answer Me This!

Helen & Olly

Education, Society & Culture, Relationships, Comedy

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Today’s questioneers want to know, among other things, what private investigators actually do, what happened to Deely Boppers (Deely Bobbers?), how to greet your spouse when you’re attending the same business meeting, how to steer someone to not want to work for you, and how to persuade someone to GTFO of the massage chair at the airport that they’re not getting massaged in. For more information about this episode, visit answermethispodcast.com/episode408. Got question for us to answer? Send them in writing or as a voice note to [email protected]. Next episode will be in your podfeed 28 August 2025. Become a patron at patreon.com/answermethis to help with the continuing existence of AMT, and to get an ad-free version of the episode, plus bonus material culled from the show, and our live video question-answering session Petty Problems, the next edition of which is happening 23 August 2025. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace, the all in one platform for creating and running your online empire. Go to squarespace.com/answer, have a play around during the two-week free trial, and when you're ready to launch, get a 10% discount on your first purchase of a website or domain with the code ANSWER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the final level.
0:02.0	The spicy McNuggets side mission.
0:05.0	Maximum flavour, crispy crunch, and a spicy dip with a kick.
0:09.0	Are you ready?
0:11.0	Spicey McNuggets for a limited time only.
0:14.0	Until the night of September 25, fees apply to delivery.
0:17.0	Participation and price may vary.
0:19.0	Subject to availability, serving time supply.
0:24.7	Should I dress as Beyonce for the Renaissance Fair?
0:30.9	Has to be there. It's me, Margaret. God, are you there?
0:44.3	Has to be this, heaven and lonely. Aster be this. If you found this podcast due to a little video clip about lobsters pissing out of their faces as part of their sexy times, welcome.
0:50.3	Unfortunately, we're not going to guarantee that we'll be doing different animals mating rituals in every episode. So I'm so pleased that the biggest video I've ever been on was me recording myself on my laptop balanced under my chin. So flattering.
0:59.4	Actually, Helen, on the subject of last episode, I want to thank you personally.
1:03.9	I want to thank her.
1:07.3	Because no sooner had we discussed MLMs, me not even knowing what one was until we recorded
1:14.3	the last episode, that I then actually found myself approached to join one and I knew what to
1:19.2	say to the woman trying to get me to sign up.
1:21.5	Oh.
1:22.8	Obviously, I didn't say those things because I felt too impolite.
1:26.1	I sat there and took it for half an hour and then said, oh, I'm not sure my listeners would like that. We also talked about Stock Cube Variety packs last month. It's the next Biskof I tell you. Savory Biscop spread. Yum Yum, Stock Cube. Actually, come to think of it. What's that stuff you used Bovril? That is basically the Biscoff spread of stock, isn't it?
1:45.4	They were there decades before.
1:47.4	Chris has been in touch.
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