All right, here we go with the Minnesota Goodbye. You know, my
throat's a little bit sore. And I think because when I was doing environmental
trivia last night, I don't I think I use a different pitch in my
voice or something. Yeah, when I do something like that, because it
made my throat sore, you don't get very like screamy like yeah, because
I feel like that's when my voice starts to hurt, or when I've been
singing too much on a road trip, you know, Oh god, I
yeah, I just I don't know. So it's a little bit tired.
But that's neither here nor there. So we'll start off with an email from
Jacqueline. Jaqueline's been on The Minnesota Goodbye a couple of times about being alone
on Thanksgiving, and we had a big segment on the show today about Jacqueline
and people suggesting things, and so Jacqueline wrote in I want to thank you
for having me on the show today. I really appreciate all the text and
calls from other listeners, and I'm definitely going to consider some of the suggestions.
Like I said on the show, I do consider all of you my
friends, and your show has gotten me through some really hard times over the
years. Dave, I know this, you get this a lot, but
you've been somewhat of a father figure to me since I lost my dad,
Oh my gosh, and I really value your opinions and advice that just hits
me in a different way. You're all such wonderful people, and I hope
that you all have fun fill than relaxing holidays. Jacqueline, will you let
us know what you did, even if you, like you know, decided
that you're going to stay home and wait for the sun to go down,
will you let us know what you did, because I'd like to stay in
touch with you because I really think that, you know, it's an interesting
journey of you know, what you've been through in the last ten years or
fifteen years or so, and I'd like to find out what you're doing and
how you're doing, and whether you find somebody or something to share your time
with. Yeah. So I think everybody's got something that they can offer to
somebody else that would make the other person's life better. And I know,
Jacqueline, you've got something that you can offer, whether it's kindness or attention,
activities, romance, whatever it is. I know Jacqueline, everybody's got
something that they can offer to somebody that would make that person's life better,
even if it's just holding the door open for somebody. But there's you know,
there's got to be something. So Jacqueline, please let us know how
you're doing. Nicole writes in and says Jacqueline should go on a solo cruise
for the holidays. I'm in the same boat as her and have gone on
three Virgin Voyages cruises, and I make so many friends and never feel alone.
That's really interesting. I think the thing about this is I don't personally,
I don't think that would be for everybody. Yeah, I think you
have to be the kind of person that enjoys meeting new people and making friends
in an environment that already isn't even like necessarily super comfortable. Because you're on
a cruise, you know, like you're trying to just like feel it out.
See who's willing to engage in conversation with you. A friend of mine,
she actually tried out her falon's job on the show and now friends.
She moved away from here because she got divorced and you know whatever, and
broke up with her boy. What I don't remember what it was. And
she moved away to Colorado, where she knew nobody except her mom. But
she went out to all these women's clubs and social groups and she made a
ton of friends. And I said, wow, I could never do that,
and she said no, it's just I'm a very social creature. And
I'm like, yeah, it's not the way that most people are. A
lot of people work. Thank you, Nicole, This is kind of funny,
Dave. Jenny Drake had to ride in. My husband and I are
boarding a plane from Venice to London, and I find this perfect moment to
remind us of you. We cannot get away from Chumpa Casino, even in
Italy. We've been on our honeymoon for over two weeks. Celebrations still going
on in London, lots of podcasts to catch up on. And there is
a guy wearing a Chumba Casino shirt and she took a picture of it.
And they are in Italy and I don't know where Chumba Casino is based,
but very interesting, Amber, I'm taking a picture of your Okay, there's
your last name. I need your last name too. There we go,
Okay, so I will send you a Minnesota Goodbye staff writer sticker. That
is funny. I think they still chump a Casino. Is that still the
sponsor? I mean, we haven't gotten as many emails on it, but
I don't know. I couldn't tell you because I'm be honest, I don't
go back and listen to our podcast after we well, I'm not sure what
ad gets placed in there. I get it. Next one, Emily says,
first of all, I like Naughty Tuesdays. It's always fun to add
a little risk a content into the show. Maybe it's to be called Trashy
Tuesdays, could be about anything moderately, highly inappropriate, whatever. And so
you know what we Naughty Tuesdays is getting a little bit more positive feedback and
responses. So we'll bring it back for at least another week. Second response
to lady looking for something to do on Thanksgiving, deliver meals on wheels,
volunteer the local nursing home, Spend time with the elderly who don't have any
family, Volunteer at a homeless shelter or soup kitchen, cook a Thanksgiving meal
for a family who cannot afford or have access to cook their own. So
many options and she will feel good about herself too. You know what,
that's a really good point, Emily. Volunteering and doing something for others is
wonderful, but I'm glad we also got into what can she do for her
like the cruise or right. So, I think it's great to think of
like volunteering, but that had never occurred to me to do something that was
fun for her. Next one to follow up on your road rage story.
This is from Eric or Aaron. I was on a walk the other day,
walking through my neighborhood in the less busy parts. I will admit I
wasn't super paying attention because there's usually not many cars in the area, but
as I went across the street, I noticed a car slowing down for me.
Next thing I know, they are honking at me and the driver holds
her hands up in frustration like daha. I guess she didn't have a stop
sign, so technically I was in the wrong, but that I really deserve
to be honked at. I was walking in northeast where pedestrians are pretty common
mine in my own business, and was mostly crossed at the point where she
had to slow down for me. Later, on the same walk, I
was attempting to cross a slightly busier street where I know there's not a designated
cross walking. A car actually stopped and weigh me across. The difference in
some people anyway, just super annoying to me. I can't believe how mad
that lady was, so I had to share I would like a sticker if
you have some, and I do, so, I will mail you one
out. It's kind of wild to me how angry some people get at pedestrians
or bikers. Like I know that some bikers are all over the place,
but like some people think that bikers shouldn't even have the right to be on
the road, And I just don't understand the mindset, like let of pedestrian
cross, just like I understand that like if she was crossing in an area
where the other person didn't have a stop sign, the other person was probably
upset because they were scared they were going to run them over. So I
understand that that like that mindset, But to go up and like honker down
and yell at her, it's like, come on, yeah, that's It's
funny how some people react. I tried to be so much more kind in
letting people in or letting people have the right away or whatever, because it's
like, you know it, it's not that hard to slow down and let
people pull in front of you if they need to change lanes. It's not
that hard to give somebody else the right away. It's just it's just easier
and better on our souls, Jenny, to let it go then to get
road rage. So uh okay, interesting it says good afternoon to my favorite
morning show. I want to write in today for all the people inquiring about
older episodes of The Minnesota Goodbye. I know you've discussed the changing over in
your program that you make which makes older episodes not available on some platforms were
streaming. However, I am a Spotify listener, and I am here to
share that all of the recorded podcasts dating back to twenty nineteen are available to
listen and download on Spotify. Did you know this, Jenny, I didn't
because I only listened to iHeartRadio. But that's great news for those that you
Spotify. Yeah, I didn't know that because I do the iHeartRadio app also.
But now that's funny that we didn't know that. All Right, next
one we'll see. It might not be the last one we'll see Hello,
all, bit idea for you. I know in the past you've had Siri
reed Dave's calendar for the day. I've always found that extensively funny, wondering
if you did that, followed by Jenny's calendar spoofing on her schedule, waking
up in a panic, to rocketing through the parking garage, keep the boys
in line during the show, work out for three thousand minutes, cuddle seventeen
dogs she is watching, et cetera. Then in the bit with Drake,
wanted to share his schedule but plain it up that he will reward himself after
work with it taco a hit from a bong and streaming on repeat. Obviously,
I know it's a great exaggeration of your characters, but might be an
idea. You know what's funny, Rebecca, is that I know the bit
you're talking about where it's like, Siri, read me my schedule and she'll
be like eight to nine am, argue with Jenny about whether you know who's
you know, like, I don't know who smells better? Ten to eleven,
you know, do something stupid, Josie right three until four yell at
kids to get off my lawn. Well, the last couple of times I
did it, Siri wouldn't play along. Should be a little stubborn beat.
So I would say, Siri read me my schedule, and she would not
do it. And I remember I had my fake schedule made up in my
phone for days and I would try it over and over and it didn't work.
So it would literally be like, Siri read my schedule and she'd be
like okay, and we would sit here and wait for like thirty seconds and
be like, damn it, Siri read the schedule and she wouldn't do it
anything. She wouldn't do it. It was just weird. So thank you,
Rebecca. I've got your address for a sticker. Okay, I'm not
sure if I read this one. I've gotten sloppy about deleting. I don't
think I have. Okay, here we go, same a name, Same
a name. Jody Cardin of Altoona, Wisconsin writes Dave. I'm in my
twenty six year of teaching and I listened to you since day one, so
you need to hang in there until I retire in a few years. Then
bouncing off your bananas on pizza comments after the pineapple debate, I actually had
a banana, pepperoni pizza Victoria Falls in Zimbobway, and it was pretty good,
not mind blowing, but surprisingly good. Thank you for being a constant
and great part of my day. I unfortunately have my commute during your morning
commercials time, but thankful for the podcast, your freelance contributor Jody and Jody
I will send you a sticker taking a picture of morning commercial time. So
I wonder if her commutees like seven eight minutes and that's all she is to
hear is our commercials but entire time. Yeah, I mean that's and that's
the hard part. Yeah, all right, here we go. I'm not
sure if I read this one, because again I've done a sloppy job of
deleting, but I don't think I have. Hey, hey, hey,
you bunch of Dart liquors, here's a talker for you from Maryanne. If
you could time travel, where would you place yourself day? Would you be
a furious Viking? Would you be a carnival barker? Would you be a
snake oil salesman traveling around in a covered wagon? Nah, I'd probably want
a journey on the Oregon Trail. I'd want to live in the eighteen fifties,
and I would want to take a journey from Saint Louis to the Willamette
Valley on the Oregon Trail. Jenny, what about you? Can we go
forward in time? Uh? I guess sure. I think I'd rather go
forward in time, to be honest. I mean, we live in a
pretty good age of technology and stuff like that that I think I'd rather see
what happens in I let's say one hundred years. I was gonna only say
like twenty, but I'd love to see like one hundred years because think of
how different it is from nineteen twenty three to twenty twenty three right now.
So give me one hundred years in the future. Can you imagine? We
cannot even imagine the inventions that they will come up with and the societal differences
that they will come up with between now and then. Because at one point,
did you know that they were thinking about closing the patent office because the
person in charge said, everything that's ever going to be invented already has been
invented. And that was about seventy five or eighty years ago, So they
said everything. That's because they couldn't imagine the computer, the iPhone, the
cup holder, armrest, contact lenses, a blow dryer. They couldn't imagine.
So that's the thing we can't even imagine accurately. Anyway, what will
be different or invented in one hundred years? Can't even imagine? No,
yeah, me, you can call me miss Kitty. I'd be in the
wild wild West. I'd own a saloon and have rooms to let. Also,
don't f with me. I got a shotgun in a pretty dress.
I love you guys so much. So XO Mary Anne. And that is
Mary And well, she doesn't give her a dress, so I'm not going
to mail her a sticker. So Marianne, you better send your address right.
And I think that is about it. How are we doing for time,
Jenny? Yeah, we got two minutes left. Oh well, let's
see if we can get one more here. That's a really long one.
So and that one is a one for naughty Tuesday. So I'm going to
naughty Tuesday. That one and okay, we got a couple of minutes.
Here's a road rage story. They say, Hey, fatty Jenny and Drake,
it's my smart ass friend Kelly. We make fun of each other.
No, we make fun of each other when neither of us are really fat,
but we call each other fat. My husband and I were driving home
with the kids on a Sunday afternoon. We noticed a car slamming on its
brakes in front of another car. I told my husband get past them because
we don't want to get hit. We sped past the car decided we were
its next target. The car would speed ahead of us and slam on the
brakes. Then we get away from them and they do it again. The
passenger was hanging out the window and tried to make us think he had a
gun. He did not. Then they threw trash at us. Then they
tried to block us in a turn lane. He got out of the car
and started banging on the driver's window, trying to get my husband to fight.
My husband hoped hopped the curb to get away, and eventually they stopped
following us. It was traumatizing for our son, who is five, and
even had me shook up. And she's a cop. The cops knew who
it was and went and dealt with him. We told our son the likelihood
of that happening to you again and his life is pretty slim, but it
was pretty scary for all of us. I think that person is either just
a violent, aggressive, awful piece of crap or they got some serious mental
illness problems. Yeah. So all right, that is it for the Minnesota
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