PJ Vogt

We're going to take a short break, and then an investigation that will take us to some strange places, some dark places, and of course, through the gates of Dave & Buster's itself. All that, after these ads. Welcome back to the show. Before I tell you anything else, I want you to know that this week we found an explanation. We've solved the Dave & Buster's anomaly.

We're going to take a short break, and then an investigation that will take us to some strange places, some dark places, and of course, through the gates of Dave & Buster's itself. All that, after these ads. Welcome back to the show. Before I tell you anything else, I want you to know that this week we found an explanation. We've solved the Dave & Buster's anomaly.

We're going to take a short break, and then an investigation that will take us to some strange places, some dark places, and of course, through the gates of Dave & Buster's itself. All that, after these ads. Welcome back to the show. Before I tell you anything else, I want you to know that this week we found an explanation. We've solved the Dave & Buster's anomaly.

I'm going to tell you the path we followed. There were clues along the way, although I didn't always recognize them when I encountered them. Maybe you will. Our journey began online, where there was surprisingly, a little thrillingly, almost nothing. There was that original Facebook post, which Nicole had written January 29th, that had garnered 13 comments.

I'm going to tell you the path we followed. There were clues along the way, although I didn't always recognize them when I encountered them. Maybe you will. Our journey began online, where there was surprisingly, a little thrillingly, almost nothing. There was that original Facebook post, which Nicole had written January 29th, that had garnered 13 comments.

I'm going to tell you the path we followed. There were clues along the way, although I didn't always recognize them when I encountered them. Maybe you will. Our journey began online, where there was surprisingly, a little thrillingly, almost nothing. There was that original Facebook post, which Nicole had written January 29th, that had garnered 13 comments.

And right there in those comments, I saw theory number one. Theory number one is that this was a corporate feud. Here's the Facebook comment, quote, I'm cracking up thinking about this beef between D&B and Apple. I need answers. The theory that this was a feud seemed like it imagined a pretty petty world, but we are living in a pretty petty world. Tech CEOs do all sorts of strange things.

And right there in those comments, I saw theory number one. Theory number one is that this was a corporate feud. Here's the Facebook comment, quote, I'm cracking up thinking about this beef between D&B and Apple. I need answers. The theory that this was a feud seemed like it imagined a pretty petty world, but we are living in a pretty petty world. Tech CEOs do all sorts of strange things.

And right there in those comments, I saw theory number one. Theory number one is that this was a corporate feud. Here's the Facebook comment, quote, I'm cracking up thinking about this beef between D&B and Apple. I need answers. The theory that this was a feud seemed like it imagined a pretty petty world, but we are living in a pretty petty world. Tech CEOs do all sorts of strange things.

Still, why would a multi-trillion dollar company be feuding with Dave and Buster's? I shelved this idea for a moment. Even in our timeline, it seemed too absurd. I moved on to theory number two, which both Nicole and Eric had considered, tech company censorship. The idea that there was something in the phrase Dave and Busters that the iPhone software was blocking. To me, this also seemed unlikely.

Still, why would a multi-trillion dollar company be feuding with Dave and Buster's? I shelved this idea for a moment. Even in our timeline, it seemed too absurd. I moved on to theory number two, which both Nicole and Eric had considered, tech company censorship. The idea that there was something in the phrase Dave and Busters that the iPhone software was blocking. To me, this also seemed unlikely.

Still, why would a multi-trillion dollar company be feuding with Dave and Buster's? I shelved this idea for a moment. Even in our timeline, it seemed too absurd. I moved on to theory number two, which both Nicole and Eric had considered, tech company censorship. The idea that there was something in the phrase Dave and Busters that the iPhone software was blocking. To me, this also seemed unlikely.

You can say whatever you ducking want in a text message, any vile thing. Why would an audio message be any different? I needed more probable theories. So I went looking for them. First stop, the forums on Apple's website. There, I found one person posting about this issue, a man named Wesley, writing on December 30th, 2024, says, quote, Craziest thing.

You can say whatever you ducking want in a text message, any vile thing. Why would an audio message be any different? I needed more probable theories. So I went looking for them. First stop, the forums on Apple's website. There, I found one person posting about this issue, a man named Wesley, writing on December 30th, 2024, says, quote, Craziest thing.

You can say whatever you ducking want in a text message, any vile thing. Why would an audio message be any different? I needed more probable theories. So I went looking for them. First stop, the forums on Apple's website. There, I found one person posting about this issue, a man named Wesley, writing on December 30th, 2024, says, quote, Craziest thing.

Try to send a voice text, not dictated text, with the phrase Dave and Buster's in it, and the recipient will not receive it. It's the craziest thing I've seen. Let me know what you get. Apple moderators closed down the thread. No replies. Wesley's call to follow him, silenced, into the void. So I looked to the 22,000-member Dave & Buster's community on Reddit.

Try to send a voice text, not dictated text, with the phrase Dave and Buster's in it, and the recipient will not receive it. It's the craziest thing I've seen. Let me know what you get. Apple moderators closed down the thread. No replies. Wesley's call to follow him, silenced, into the void. So I looked to the 22,000-member Dave & Buster's community on Reddit.

Try to send a voice text, not dictated text, with the phrase Dave and Buster's in it, and the recipient will not receive it. It's the craziest thing I've seen. Let me know what you get. Apple moderators closed down the thread. No replies. Wesley's call to follow him, silenced, into the void. So I looked to the 22,000-member Dave & Buster's community on Reddit.

Something you need to understand about this community is that Dave & Buster's offers its customers a sort of soft gambling experience. You compete there for tickets that you can exchange for valuable prizes, like a Nintendo Switch. And in the subreddit, people mainly obsess over ticket-maximizing strategies and brag about the valuable prizes they've won.

Something you need to understand about this community is that Dave & Buster's offers its customers a sort of soft gambling experience. You compete there for tickets that you can exchange for valuable prizes, like a Nintendo Switch. And in the subreddit, people mainly obsess over ticket-maximizing strategies and brag about the valuable prizes they've won.