Chapter 1: What inspired Rob Riggle to join the Marines at a young age?
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If you can get drunk while you're doing it.
I don't know if they didn't like me as much as what... Here's what... They got ready again.
Rob. Hey. Sounded like Woody Woodpecker there. How are you?
Good, man. Nice to meet you.
I have a funny Woody Woodpecker.
Is it right there?
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Chapter 2: How did Rob Riggle's military experience shape his confidence?
Oh, no, I mean, I didn't do anything. I mean, I always have been of the opinion there's just two categories, especially for, well, no, I mean, women fight now in the forces too, but you either went to war or you didn't. Everything else, is on a scale. That, to me, is the absolute dividing line. There's nothing like war. There's bravery of different kinds. People have called me brave many times.
In the realm I'm in, that is way less brave than actually running into a bullet. I agree. There's physical courage.
There's moral courage. But you have a lot of moral courage.
Yes, but that's not the same as war. It just isn't. I'm saying that as someone who never been to war and probably would shit my pants and run away. I mean, I don't know. No, you've got natural fighter instincts.
I don't think you'd run away.
Yeah, I hope I wouldn't. No, you wouldn't. But that's the other thing. You don't know, unless you have been there, you don't know what you would do.
Yeah. I do think that, I think a lot of, well, again, I don't want to generalize too much, but I think a lot of men They always want to know what kind of metal they got. On some level, they want to know.
I have that. Same thing. And I will never know. I mean, they don't take you at 70. I mean, they could knock down every building in New York, and they're not going to get me to join up the next day. But when did you join? How old were you?
I was a sophomore in college. I was 19. 19. Yeah. And why? Oh, you know, the simple answer was I did want to serve. That was something I did want to do. I wouldn't put it as a top priority, but I wanted to serve. I always thought that in the back of my mind. I had dreams of maybe being an FBI agent. And I called the FBI. This was back when you had to call people. There was no internet.
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Chapter 3: What are the differences between physical and moral courage?
And then he goes, oh, by the way, we like marine officers. We tend to hire a lot of those guys. So I said, oh, OK. I wasn't going to be a lawyer or accountant for sure. So I said, well, maybe I could do the Marine thing.
The FBI is looking for accountants? Why? Because they're busting... White collar crime.
I'm sure it's a big part of what they do. Right. A lot of divisions there.
Right.
So that was the general thing.
That wasn't the way it was on the TV show, the FBI. Exactly.
There's a lot more shoot-em-up action going on.
Remember they put it in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood? So great that he's watching that episode.
Yeah, that's what he... That famous meme that, you know? Yeah. But, yeah, that was a classic 60s show for sure.
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Chapter 4: What are Rob Riggle's thoughts on capitalism versus communism?
I mean, it looks like a nightmare. I mean, like, they're so mean to you. The sergeants.
Yeah.
What happened to a little empathy? No. They... Yeah.
Yeah, it's tough. But I got more confident. And then... Because I got confident and because they kind of showed me my new limits, this is what I thought my limits were, then they showed me my new limits. I said, you know what, maybe I could be an actor. Maybe I could be a comedian.
But they're doing that to weed out, I mean, they purposely want to find the people who will quit. It's pressure points. It's like how much pressure. And that, you know, if you're trying to create a warrior cast, that is the thing, that's the right thing to do. I mean, that's why our military has always been pretty kick-ass.
I think, yes, you do tend to get... Good people, for sure. They do have a... Strong.
You get the fittest for the task of, you know... And you have to be mentally... You have to be strong between the ears, too. Totally. Mostly. If somebody says, run toward that machine gun nest.
It's unnerving.
Nerving is a polite way to say it. Pants shitting, yes. And people still, I mean, the reason why they want very, very young people in the military is because very young people are the most amenable to just... Well, they also don't, they haven't lived long enough to be afraid of a lot. Right.
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Chapter 5: How does Rob Riggle view the realities of marriage and divorce?
Yeah. Warsaw? Yeah. And you were allowed, your family of four, you get X amount of milk, X amount of liters of milk per week. You get X amount of eggs per week. And then you take that card to the store, which sometimes didn't have any of the stuff on your card.
Sometimes they just had a, we're long on toilet paper today, so take some toilet paper and come back tomorrow and maybe we'll have what's on your list.
It doesn't work. Humans need to be incentivized by selfishness. It is nature to be selfish. Animals are selfish. Watch them.
I heard a song the other day and it was, of course all things are exaggerated, but it was basically capitalism doesn't, capitalism isn't bad because you suck at life. And I was like, that's a pretty catchy song. Sorry. Sometimes that's what it feels like.
But I mean, the waste of human capital. The Polish people, for example, they're a very smart, capable people. And as soon as they threw off the shackles of communism, Poland has done very well since.
They're ascending right now.
Oh, yes, absolutely. I mean, Warsaw, I'm sure, is a very vibrant city. A prosperous city?
Safe for a major city. It is unbelievably safe. Have you gone there? Yes. Been to Poland. It's beautiful.
So she goes back to see family and stuff?
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Chapter 6: What insights does Rob Riggle share about love and relationships?
Does she beat you at golf?
She does.
And are you pretty good? I'm OK. I'm OK. Like what's your handicap? 10. 10? No. That's very good.
It's pretty good.
So you shoot like an 82? Yeah. Well, 82 is very good.
I shoot in the low 80s.
And what does she shoot?
She probably shoots in the mid 70s. Pussy. You know, believe me. Loser. Great, Rob. Thank you for your service, not to men. Yeah. That's what I tell my friends. I go, oh, you players, see how it goes. And then they shut up real quick. Oh, I'm sure. They're like, I'm busy that day.
But do you shoot from the same tee or does she do the lady's tee? No? Same one? Same tee box. Doesn't use the lady's tee. Doesn't use the lady's tee. Wow.
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Chapter 7: How does Rob Riggle explain the rules of golf?
Who that goes through a divorce is ever not objective?
But I can understand. I really try. Maybe I'm delusional, but I think I can understand, you know, different people's opinions, whether it's, you know, women say, oh, well, it's because the man's this, that, or the other, he's never around, and the laundry list of complaints. And then the men are like, yeah, but if you didn't cheat, lie, steal, you know, maybe we wouldn't be here.
So it's a lot of this, right?
You know? I only know it mostly from the men's side because, you know, my guy friends, and then they get married, and then, you know, when they're going through a divorce, they're just useless as human beings. They really are. I mean, the amount of anger it puts in them, partly because they're paying not just for their lawyer, but sometimes the wife's lawyer.
They're paying for the guy who's attacking them. I get that that's... And then if kids are involved, you know, that can...
It's hard for me not to be upset, but I also don't want to walk around jaded in front of the kids. or put out that kind of angry vibe. But there's all kinds of great comedians who talk about this and they do a wonderful job talking about would you jump out of an airplane if you knew your parachute was only gonna open 50% of the time? No, no one would. So why the fuck are you gonna get married?
And now the deck is so stacked against the breadwinner It's unbelievable how bad it is. Why would you ever sign up for that program? It's just, it doesn't make any sense.
Okay, but let me take the side that is not predictable for me to take because I'm the unmarried guy, but I think that that analogy with jumping out of the plane is not a good analogy because, yeah, 50% of the time the chute won't open, but if it does open and you make it, so fucking what?
You jumped out of a plane, you got an adrenaline rush for five minutes, and you risked it all for nothing, really. So that's not a good bet. But marriage, if it does work, It can be great. I can certainly know people who would be lost without their spouse.
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Chapter 8: What are Rob Riggle's reflections on power dynamics in society?
Yeah. Wow. I'm going to get to Poland.
You really do. Really?
Yeah.
Why? Tons of beautiful women.
Right.
Yeah. And they, I don't know, they're just awesome. They have really good, this, I don't know how to, I don't wanna, it has to be so measured. Like, I was gonna say, they have great attitudes. But, I don't know, you feel like every, because anytime you say anything, somebody's gonna take offense. Fuck them. Thank you.
Fuck them, Rob. Thank you. Because there's American women who are like, oh, yeah. Okay, you went to war for America. Fuck you if you're like have even a thought to like jump on his case for that. What did you do you fucks? Typing on your phone good sit hit send warrior social justice warrior bad Rob wriggle because shut the fuck up. Thank you. Yeah.
Thank you Warriors, they they're actual where we wear me out What battles were you in battle the bulge?
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