Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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So welcome to our holiday special. If you have misophonia, sorry.
Yeah, this is the wrong app.
This isn't the right app for you. But we have a delicious meal and we invited some of our closest and most eccentric friends and our nicest friend.
Yeah, our worst friend and our best friend.
Yeah, exactly. To even it all out. And our wife is here as well. And Wobby Wob, who's going to be in and out.
And we'll let the listener decide who was the nicest and who was the meanest. Yeah, they need to guess. And maybe in the comments, you know?
Exactly. And then we're going to go through some fun questions that the listeners... Yeah, listeners sent questions in that are like fun dinner party questions.
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Chapter 2: What humorous stories do the guests share about holiday dinners?
And my parents were already there. And they were sitting down. Then Molly and I came later. And I can tell they were a couple Manhattans ahead of us. Of everyone. Yeah, yeah, yeah. My mom was kind of given... Molly, kind of a look that I knew was going to be dangerous. Uh-oh. My dad would do this thing where he would, Jose, what are you doing over there, Jose? I never figured out who Jose was.
Oh, he was kind of delirious?
Well, it was like a, yes.
Or was it vaguely a burn on her being Ecuadorian?
Oh, yeah, Molly's from Ecuador.
No, because it was pre-Molly. Oh, okay, okay.
It was like a, what's it called? A imaginary friend.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
A bit.
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Chapter 3: How do the guests rank their favorite Christmas traditions?
The degree of the burn was, it's really rough.
And for the listener, Molly is our second nicest friend after Amy. Molly's the first.
And she's beautiful and regal and actually hovers above everyone. So the notion that she was worm bait is pretty funny because it's almost the opposite.
So he keeps doing it, and I'm like, look, man, you can't do this. You do this, you know, I'm going to hit you.
Oh. Because you're not at your best either, we should add.
No, I mean, I'm taking pills, and I don't even remember what I was taking at the time. So we're at this restaurant, and all the waiters have their little tuxedos on, and it's very nice, and the guests are carrying on very politely. So my dad just keeps doing it, and so I just deck my dad.
Oh.
And then he decked me.
And then we pushed the table over and all the drinks and everything. It was going to be a day of stay.
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Chapter 4: What is the significance of the 'unlimited gathering' concept?
And it was all on video? Yes. At any point, did you think this woman's or whatever show she's making, this is part of it?
I know, like, she planted him.
Like, what if he turned the corner and then you saw him get out of the wheelchair? Yes, because the owner did say at some point about the homeless guy, he's really tall. I go, how would you know? He's in a fucking wheelchair. That's true.
Chapter 5: What are the guests' thoughts on eating each other in a survival scenario?
Oh, that was a... Oh, no. Now this is weird. You're going to be in a prank mockumentary. I'm so susceptible. And you are.
Yesterday we talked about how susceptible you are. But buy me a shirt.
Buy me a medium. Like what? It was so specific. But they're like, are you all right? I'm like, yes. I forget that I'm 6'5", 220. Like it just helps sometimes. And she would have been at his level. Monica. The punch. Monica's. He could have got her in the face. Yeah. Neck. Anything. You got licked, right? Did a guy lick the back of your neck?
No, he just touched, right? He just touched the spine of my back.
In a weird, like, put a spell on her. And one other thing before the questions, I think a lot of people, the last time they'll have seen you is you didn't have a mustache. And so you're in a new phase of your life. And I'm curious, how did you come to decide it? And then how's it been playing out? It's been so good. It is.
It's been so fun. Better than expected.
Well, I worked at a restaurant for 26 years and we had to be clean shaven every single day. It's kind of like an interview with Vampire, like she cuts her hair and then it grows back. You have to look like you did when you get hired. However you got hired, you have to look like that every day, even 26 years later. So razor burn, razor burn, shavy, shavy.
So yeah, I'm playing with the beard, but the beard gets a little gray and white. Sure. And this stays wet.
The mustache is wet.
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Chapter 6: How does the group reflect on what they are leaving behind in 2025?
I remember Dax's bottom lip, clearly, when we were at the Groundlings together. It's asymmetric. My top lip doesn't really fit the bottom. Right, but the bottom lip was thick. Enough. It got you past the skinnier upper lip. Lips for me. Mouths. Mouths. Top.
Chapter 7: What personal changes are the guests considering for the new year?
What's yours, Kristen? My favorite physical feature of someone? Eyes for sure. And it's not even about the shape because there's so many shapes that are pretty. There's so many colors that are pretty or appealing. But there's micro muscles around the eye that tell you a lot about someone. I think either invite you in or... Windows to the soul. Windows to the soul. Windows to the soul.
Amy? Well, my initial thought was obviously the butt. But really, it's the eyes. And she just kind of said it too. Tell us about the butt. Yeah. It's nice.
I think there could be two different categories. What brings you in? Like, what gets your attention first? And then what part are you most pumped about?
Interesting. I mean, eyes definitely say so much without saying anything, you know? It's so funny. I'm not an eyes girl. Ooh, I like eyes.
Well, because you can't see, my friend. Oh, yeah.
I have bad eyes. Also, arms are real nice.
Arms are mine.
I can visualize even like Ryan's arms back in high school being like, those are some nice arms.
Arms are mine and hands. I'm very into hands. We had a guest on, I won't say who it is.
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Chapter 8: How do the guests discuss the impact of opinions on their relationships?
Yeah, they may say that. No, it is.
Yeah, but I don't think that's what's happening for me.
Oh, right, right. But you might know on a primitive level, even though you don't know.
Maybe. I don't know what I know I know.
Your body knew it.
My body knew it.
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