Damn I’ve said this for like every bonus episode but this might be my favorite one just for the conversation about astrology 🤣🤣😭
Santi
2025-06-08 20:05:16 +0000 UTC
Extremely late comment for the third one. Just say you tell people fake birthdays because you don't like them making a buzz around yours.
Then if they complain about that you just tell them sorry, you've done it so often it just happened and you didn't want to create an akward situation down the line by revealing the real one.
Misbac
2025-04-13 09:11:07 +0000 UTC
Late to the party but as someone from England you absolutely can be racist to people from eastern Europe for the first one.
Ashley F
2025-03-18 08:43:39 +0000 UTC
Joseph is completely correct about the last one
Firebit
2024-12-20 21:52:33 +0000 UTC
Yea they're so weird for that. They're discussing hypotheticals but don't count hypothetical scenarios as a serious arguement.
Also Joseph's hypotheticals are literally not a different thing. Most of the time it's the entire same thing. It's so weird. When they get all "ohh different scenario shut up" it's like one of those internet arguments where the other person just replies something dumb to your well thought out reply. But can't blame them they the councel are internet people after all.
Timothy Subito
2024-10-09 03:32:07 +0000 UTC
Thank you Joes for being normal
Santiago Poveda
2024-09-29 22:50:52 +0000 UTC
Sharing is caring bro, give me the link
Frog The Jam
2024-09-22 20:44:34 +0000 UTC
I hunted down that last one and the update on it is an absolute trip.
Mr Runic
2024-09-15 18:40:22 +0000 UTC
My takes for first one is that everyone in the room speaks English, but the parents does not speak the wive’s language. Learning a new language isn’t easy. While husband is motivated to learn, but it makes senses that parents don’t have motivation to learn. Sometimes it just felt left out that everyone in the room speaks a language you don’t understand.
Zeroyue
2024-09-13 14:56:11 +0000 UTC
I'm started how mad I got at this one. The entire show is about entertaining hypothetical situations from Reddit dot com; but drawing analogies by upping the scale or substituting an actor is a bridge too far?
"What if different scenariiiioo, therefore you're dumb" has to be a character bit. Please tell me it's a bit and not a genuinely-held philosophy.
Rasalhage
2024-08-25 13:48:47 +0000 UTC
I joined the Patreon just because I wanted to listen to Hardleg's episode and it did not disappoint
Halftime
2024-08-16 18:04:52 +0000 UTC
He wouldn't have been fired for not being a Leo he would have been fired for LYING. It's also not even guaranteed they'd fire him at all!
dottxt
2024-08-06 12:22:22 +0000 UTC
This is the most wedgie-able Joseph has been yet.
dottxt
2024-08-06 12:21:18 +0000 UTC
Yeah, the Reddit level take on Astrology is besides the point, OP is an asshole about that for sure but that hardly matters here. If the person had a normal amount of annoyance at Astrology I could see them still decide to do this bit though, and then the reveal of the superstition based discrimination going on here is clearly unjustified. "He lied it's deserved and should not be forgiven" I do not believe lying about the day you were born on because you find Astrology annoying is worth losing job opportunities over (and yes, this is separate from lying to get a job you are not old enough for, clearly in case anyone wants to bring that up) and the fact that the day you were born on causes this boss to GIVE or WITHHOLD job opportunities is what is unforgivable here, regardless of if anyone lied about it or not.
Alex0080
2024-08-04 21:41:39 +0000 UTC
I think Peeps and Danny got lost in the anti-reddit sauce on that last one. The anti-astrology guy comes off worse in his post than in the actual events. It's not "misogynist gets owned for trying to dunk on astrology babes," it's "man lies about birthday for a prank and finds out he works at a nutcase convention that discriminates hiring based on star signs". If you guys really think he deserves to lose his livelihood for lying about his birthday to an office mate, yall are cruel. But wow, very fun episode
Andrew Horseman
2024-08-04 16:42:24 +0000 UTC
For the star sign one, I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I gotta side with Joseph and Hardleg here.
It’s so easy to write the dude off with the “erm, Scientology” and lying for no reason, but the dude accidentally found himself in this weird cult-like work environment. I don’t believe he would have lied if he knew it was this serious for the boss to hang promotions over this. There’s a stark contrast of situations between the initial lie to goof and the continuation of the lie due to job security. I can’t call him an asshole because of that
Schleg
2024-08-02 18:56:42 +0000 UTC
also you have the titles in the wrong order, I was wondering how the story about 50 kids at a party was related to I'M IN TOO DEEP like the friend was acting as the twins' best friend and was expected to play with them at the playplace.
Docperian
2024-08-02 17:04:44 +0000 UTC
Took me a while to listen because I do so with friends, but I was so excited when I saw we finally got the Hardleg episode. Also very funny it was the one where there seemed to be the most legitimate anger between Joseph and Jordan/Danny and he just kinda sat around while they argued.
On the last story, when we initially paused to talk about horoscopes my friend in corporate went "I fucking hate horoscopes because they can affect hiring and promotions way more than they should" and was then proven unbelievably correct. Interestingly, this guy has become notoriously anti-Joseph over the weeks but was 100% on his side for the last one.
Docperian
2024-08-02 17:03:15 +0000 UTC
Hardleg my goat!!!
Schleg
2024-08-02 16:48:33 +0000 UTC
I really wish Danny and Jordan would respond to Josephs hypotheticals instead of just dismissing them outright. Always feels kinda frustrating to me, since I find hypoteticals to be important if you want to understand peoples positions.
But I am so glad Hardleg Joe was a guest! Certainly my favorite Yugituber (and the first Yugituber I ever watched) and so entertaining to listen to.
Mark
2024-08-02 12:56:40 +0000 UTC
i need more bonus episodes. they are my life blood, one a month does not satiate my hunger
warmlawns
2024-08-02 03:55:06 +0000 UTC
Oh my god thats literally probably how it would go
lemlem
2024-08-02 02:46:46 +0000 UTC
I can't believe I'm on Joseph's side for lying about this shit, but come on, how was the guy supposed to know his boss was a freak that bases his hiring decisions on birthday racism? Dude was maybe a bit smug with the bit, but he's also clearly friends with most of these folks and was mostly fucking with them.
Also, who doesn't lie when it comes to a job? You have to make shit up if you want ANY chance to either get along with coworkers or even just get hired a lot of the time
Noah Monroe
2024-08-01 23:30:35 +0000 UTC
The third one has an update that is kinda hilarious because it just gets even more Seinfeld lol The situation just gets even more complicated and the workplace “discrimination” gets a little more clear too. Dude shouldn’t have lied about his age to one-up the coworkers but also the boss is literally just doing workplace discrimination which is wild
Caleb McCoy
2024-08-01 19:28:38 +0000 UTC
Damn they got my Gemini ass
Nick Lancaster
2024-08-01 18:22:40 +0000 UTC
he's the best to ever do it
dustdevils
2024-08-01 16:07:58 +0000 UTC
oh cool I hope the retained kills him and he dies
dustdevils
2024-08-01 13:36:05 +0000 UTC
I think for #3 you just give up the gambit. Maybe they go "oh you told us the wrong birthday as a joke wow that's such a X thing to do"
Taylor Steinberg
2024-08-01 12:24:27 +0000 UTC
Third one was killing me because like the issue isn't oh he's only getting opportunities because he's a Leo he probably is just a good worker and complimenting that to that being an attribute of it.
THE INHERENT ISSUE IS HE LIED ABOUT HIS BIRTHDAY. Like what happens when someone goes "Oh hey did you do anything fun for your birthday?" does he just make up some grandiose story to cover that up. Like i don't think its inherently evil enough to go asshole but like why do this?
NotBurst
2024-08-01 11:13:24 +0000 UTC
Loved the show, but I can't hold back the pedantic language comment. Apologies in advance.
Regarding the first post, you can absolutely use "facility" in that manner.
Facility can also mean "a natural ability or talent to do something," so the facility to learn languages would refer to the high aptitude the poster has at learning them.
Gideon Sochay
2024-08-01 05:23:50 +0000 UTC
Hello fellow redditor lol
Matt timmons
2024-08-01 04:47:29 +0000 UTC
How the fuck is Joseph getting them with these terrible analogies the answer both times was to just call his bluff and say yes
Plasma Eclipse
2024-08-01 03:03:34 +0000 UTC
For the second story, another case of this will happen later on with the parents as well. When the kids are old enough to went to spend their birthdays out with just their friends instead of with their family. In that case, a family party might make more sense. Later on, this happens with friends who have fallen out of touch, and so on.
These situations happen over and over in life, and I can only hope everyone involved can properly communicate and be understanding with each other when they happen. And, as a reminder, even if this happens constantly, it doesn't mean it won't affect people any less, so be kind.
Anonzs
2024-08-01 02:26:26 +0000 UTC
oh hell yeah I forgot it was the end of the month
Nick Lancaster
2024-08-01 02:01:51 +0000 UTC
"I'm so mad right now I'm going to fuck my couch so I'll be less mad" is truly an incredible quote that sums up what this podcast is really about, men yelling at each other about politics and 2000s internet
NoDePop
2024-08-01 01:49:26 +0000 UTC
The gas leak has seeped from Saga to councel
Gando
2024-08-01 00:34:55 +0000 UTC
#3 The correct answer for this one is to just never bring up either birthday again. Forget you ever gave the fake birth date to them. Chances are they won't even remember the birthday you original gave, only remembering the Leo thing. Once someone finds out the actual birth date, they'll either assume the date in the system is wrong or they'll wonder how they got your sign wrong because they'll assume you just gave the correct date the first time. As long as they aren't actively remembering that original birthday, he'll be golden.
Akhier Dragonheart
2024-08-01 00:24:22 +0000 UTC
#2 The correct way to handle that sort of thing is to at the start of planning, contact those child free people, lay out what the party will be like this year, and ask if they still want to come. If they do want to come? Well there's your answer.