Paul Scheer
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By the way, I'm bummed that I wasn't at that show, but that's a fun conversation because you can take away the... Because I think that there's this thing, like the knee-jerk reaction. You hear that, and all of a sudden you're like, I want to be offended by this thing. But there's really nothing offensive that you're saying.
By the way, I'm bummed that I wasn't at that show, but that's a fun conversation because you can take away the... Because I think that there's this thing, like the knee-jerk reaction. You hear that, and all of a sudden you're like, I want to be offended by this thing. But there's really nothing offensive that you're saying.
By the way, I'm bummed that I wasn't at that show, but that's a fun conversation because you can take away the... Because I think that there's this thing, like the knee-jerk reaction. You hear that, and all of a sudden you're like, I want to be offended by this thing. But there's really nothing offensive that you're saying.
You're saying like, look, people were... There's a lot of different prejudices that we have here, right? And people have been through the ringer in different ways. And I think if you can get out of the way of just feeling like those words might be triggering, what you're actually saying is something that I think is an interesting, debatable topic, because...
You're saying like, look, people were... There's a lot of different prejudices that we have here, right? And people have been through the ringer in different ways. And I think if you can get out of the way of just feeling like those words might be triggering, what you're actually saying is something that I think is an interesting, debatable topic, because...
You're saying like, look, people were... There's a lot of different prejudices that we have here, right? And people have been through the ringer in different ways. And I think if you can get out of the way of just feeling like those words might be triggering, what you're actually saying is something that I think is an interesting, debatable topic, because...
There is, I mean, look, as somebody who has grown up surrounded by a lot of Italian people, and one side of my family, it's Irish, the other side, it's Italian. You see, I mean, I've seen all the stereotypes come true as well. Like, I mean, that's the other part of it too. So there's a part of me where it's like, I knew somebody was in witness protection. I knew a guy that was a mafia guy.
There is, I mean, look, as somebody who has grown up surrounded by a lot of Italian people, and one side of my family, it's Irish, the other side, it's Italian. You see, I mean, I've seen all the stereotypes come true as well. Like, I mean, that's the other part of it too. So there's a part of me where it's like, I knew somebody was in witness protection. I knew a guy that was a mafia guy.
There is, I mean, look, as somebody who has grown up surrounded by a lot of Italian people, and one side of my family, it's Irish, the other side, it's Italian. You see, I mean, I've seen all the stereotypes come true as well. Like, I mean, that's the other part of it too. So there's a part of me where it's like, I knew somebody was in witness protection. I knew a guy that was a mafia guy.
Multiple people that were, like, there are just certain things. Like one of my school friends, his dad was like a bag man. What's a bag man?
Multiple people that were, like, there are just certain things. Like one of my school friends, his dad was like a bag man. What's a bag man?
Multiple people that were, like, there are just certain things. Like one of my school friends, his dad was like a bag man. What's a bag man?
Goes around and collects the money from the places that it decided that they're paying protection for the... The VIG. Yeah.
Goes around and collects the money from the places that it decided that they're paying protection for the... The VIG. Yeah.
Goes around and collects the money from the places that it decided that they're paying protection for the... The VIG. Yeah.
I think the VIG is a gambling thing. And I think that the bag man is like, hey, you don't want me to look after your shop? Give me 200 bucks a month or whatever it is.
I think the VIG is a gambling thing. And I think that the bag man is like, hey, you don't want me to look after your shop? Give me 200 bucks a month or whatever it is.
I think the VIG is a gambling thing. And I think that the bag man is like, hey, you don't want me to look after your shop? Give me 200 bucks a month or whatever it is.
Right. So they go around. The bag man just goes around to collect the money, you know, after it's been brokered. You know, so...
Right. So they go around. The bag man just goes around to collect the money, you know, after it's been brokered. You know, so...