Billy & Lisa in the Morning
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And I hope you guys have a good school year and don't go to the principal's office. And I just want to give a shout out to my new teacher, Ms. Hilton, and all the other great teachers. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Good luck, Abel. I just love Abel like members of my own family, but he's going to wear out a path to the principal's office. Let's be honest. Well, I like how he's starting off the school year, right? Yeah. No, he's actually doing a lot better now. Yeah. And so yeah, they love him over there. And his teacher at the baron in Salem, New Hampshire, Mrs. Hilton, shout out to her. And it's so cool that he sent us a talk back. Well, look who his dad is. You know, they call me the gosh father. Oh, god, yeah. He's got to get on that. He knows what's up. He knows what to do. That's awesome. Back to the phones we go. Karen, you're up next. What's your deal? Hi, this is Kareem. I'm a Spanish teacher at Conco Miguel School. And I am Columbia School. I am super excited to go back to school. Today is my source day with my students. Oh, nice. Conquered. Yeah. Good old-- Yeah, beautiful. Conquered. Justin, you spent a lot of time-- Oh, good new school today. Good idea, not today. I have to say, my kids always love their Spanish class. They love it. I like it. Love it, love it, love it. Well, what was your class like in that-- I'm sorry. Can you talk to her? No, I'm trying. I'm trying. Go ahead, repeat that. She's saying the thing. I was saying that I love my job. We do music. We do some other cooking. It's very interactive. That sounds-- I believe that teaching should be handsome, but just memorizing charts and bird conjugation and a lot of that. Wow. Did you say you do cooking in class? Yes. We read a book and then I bring ingredients that are related to the culture that we beat. Oh, it's so great. It's so informative, and the kids love Spanish class. God, I want to be in your class. Yeah. Yeah. Billy speaks Spanish. I got it equal. [LAUGHTER] Is that really him? Yes, when Enrique Santos was in-- Oh, no, get it, do it again, do it again. Yeah, I got it equal. Yeah, go on. And shout out to her, the Spanish teacher. What was her name? Carlie de la Cruz Hernandez. Oh, OK. That's awesome. [LAUGHTER] Let's go to Lauren next. Lauren, what's your story? Good morning, gang. I am happily retired and not returning to school this year. It is the best feeling in the world. So what do you call it a gloat? 'Cause the rest of us have to go to work? Yeah, sorry, Winnie. [LAUGHTER] It's been your turn, honey, someday. [LAUGHTER] Well, you know what? You've earned your right to gloat. Totally. I sure have 34 years. So what are you going to do with yourself now? Healing. Anything and everything I want. You need to be up at 7.48 in the morning? Why aren't you sleeping? Um, well, you know, I had a milk. [LAUGHTER] Come on. Are you looking at the morning show? You got it, right? You're having your habo-you moment. Yeah. She's having her coffee with us. She's jumping down it. Yep. And I just want to shout out to Justin. I am a former Barren School Bobcat. Best school ever. There we go. There we go. Yeah, Barren school in Salem, New Hampshire. That's where Abel goes. That's where he goes. That's a Barren school. A Bobcat. He's a Barren Bobcat. Yeah. Yeah, you know what? We love all the teachers. Good morning. Happy Wednesday. I've got to tell you. I don't have any sympathy for these teachers going back. You had a whole summer. Well, the rest of us were still working. OK, so no sympathy. OK, all right. Well, we don't want to go negative. I don't think we're out. We're not. No, we're just embracing everybody in every situation. Yeah, and I'm going to kind of disagree with that, because, you know, first of all, teachers don't make nearly what they should be making. A and B, yeah, they get the summer off, but they work so hard. They've got a classroom full of kids every day. They do. And they worked over the summer, too. A lot of them are in. A lot of them do. They do. And they work really hard to have their classroom set up creatively. They do their homework, I think, most of the summer, too. They do, yeah. So there. That lady was there. That lady was a little salty. Yeah, and a little salty. You could have became a teacher if you wanted to summer off, honey. Yeah, a little bit. And then the teacher who's having her first year of retirement, I want to know what that's like. She's just going to get up every morning and not have to go anywhere or do anything. Ah, and might as well say it when he pension. I know. That's the good thing about being a teacher pension. Yeah. All right. Well, here come the teachers. I want you to know that I am a teacher, and I do not take the summer off from you. Also, thank you for giving a shout out to teachers. And Abel is just adorable. Have a great day. Oh, thank you very much. He really is a cool kid. He handled that very well. He did. Well spoken. He poised. My wife texted me, actually. She said he's literally off the rails hyper this morning. Excited. Yeah, so that's good. I like that. Yeah. Go see all his friends. Yep. So how old is Abel? He's seven. Yeah, you may remember that last year, for first grade, on the very first day of school, like today, Billy told him on the air live to just skip school. Yeah, you know, don't, you know, just the first-- You make a statement on the first day. You play hooky. Yeah, don't listen to Uncle Bill. Everybody in school knows who you are. Yeah, all right. Let's give a shout out to all the happy parents today. The doors closed on the bus. Just feed yourself, get expensive coffees. Honestly, all your own self-care. Taking care of kids all summer is expensive. To feed them is expensive on your sanity. Just love yourself. Give yourself drinks and food and enjoy it. Yeah, moving right along on this Saturday morning. Labor Day weekend, Justin here. Welcome back. Number four moment from this week was a game we played about movies and songs. So basically, I play a song and they had to tell me what movie that song came from. Number four. Well, when it's daytime, it's daytime, baby. Dang time, though. I'll be there. That's a big time. So pretty simple, I'll play the song. You have to tell me what movie the song is from. How's that, Lisa? OK. You're up first, as always. We'll start easy, not to jinx you. But what movie is this song from? Well, that's from Titanic. That is Celine Dion from Titanic. Yeah. Very good. All right, movie man. Now you'll give me a movie with subtitles. My heart will go on. I get a bonus point. Oh, you want a bonus point? OK. I'm kidding. I was kidding. Nope, Lisa's on the board with one. All right, Billy. Can you tell me what movie this song is from? You should get this one, I think. [MUSIC PLAYING] Yeah, hold on, give me a second. If he doesn't have it, I have it. Wow. You really don't know that? I feel like even I know it. Producer-- hold on, producer Riley was born 20 years after that movie came out and she knows. I know it. That's a fact. I know it. He doesn't know why I had that. Is it Top Gun? It's Top Gun. Of course it is. Take my breath away. It could have played the Top Gun song. That is the Top Gun song. No, there's a different song. Oh, he means like the theme song. [MUSIC PLAYING] Yeah, yeah, yeah. [MUSIC PLAYING] OK. Well, there's that. Fine. No point for you. Winnie, can you guess what movie this song is from? It's been a long-- Oh, "Fast and Furious." Oh, shoot. Good one. Really? I love that song. Yeah, because it was all because Paul Walker died and Charlie Puth. That was his hit. Yeah, the hit. Oh. Yeah, I remember when he did that song and he came in here to the radio station and he didn't know who he was. I know. Like, this is the guy that sings the song from "The Fast and Furious." Charlie Puth. He was walking around knowing who he was. I know, I got it. Look at him now. All right, round two, you have to guess the movie this song comes from. From the soundtrack, Lisa, guess the movie. Watch me. Oh, Barbie. I knew that one. Yeah. Yeah. I love Billy. Well, I don't want people thinking I'm an idiot. I knew that. Maybe one day we'll play a game with the buzz in. That way, you get to answer any question you think you know. Oh, yeah, the first one in. Yeah. Like a family feud style. Yeah, that will make him feel better about him, so. All right, this one, you should song of Summer last year. It was, yeah. You should get this one, Billy, OK? Wasn't close. [MUSIC PLAYING] Can I see him? Eight mile. [CHEERING] Let's hit again. Eight mile. That's right. I was praying he's a nine mile. You see sometimes he says nine miles. He does. It's classic. It's classic. Nine mile was the sequel. Yeah. And it took you a different trick. [LAUGHTER] All right, wait. Can you guess the movie this song is from? This is from mentalfloss.com. They put this list together. [MUSIC PLAYING] Trolls? [MUSIC PLAYING] Was it the Penguin's movie? This is an anime movie. It was an animated movie. It's a Penguin's movie. It's not the Penguin's bill. Mad a gas car? Nope. It's despicable. Me. It's despicable. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Darnish. I got the-- What guy? The weird guy. The dispicable medium? No, that little guy that, like, he's creepy looking. See, I'm not an animation person. We do. I mean, it wasn't even your question, Bill. Don't worry. You didn't get wrong. You're a low budget, foreign film guy. That's what we want. OK, you know, you're going to watch vanished into the night and you're going to call me. It's really called Septimio. That's the Italian name for it. All right, final round here. So I believe Lisa, you have two points. Winnie has one and Billy has one. Yeah. You're tied. Here we go, Lisa. What movie? [MUSIC PLAYING] Grace. Bill, he knew that one, too. [LAUGHTER] Oh, who doesn't know Grace? I knew that one. Yeah, he knows everyone, but his own. All right, Bill, you ready? Now you're going to give me a movie in French or something. And I'm going to say this. This is from an older movie in the '80s. I'll say that. OK. And producer Riley, who's like 12 years old, she knows it. knew this as well. And Riley is producer Riley, suddenly the measuring stick. Well, I'm just saying, if she knows it, she can't hear a word we're saying. It's fascinating to me. Understand, Riley's job on the show is the producer, and she can't hear the show because of the technique. Ironically. Her studio is completely offline, and they're refusing to fix it, so she can't hear us. But anyway, Bill, what movie? She could be sitting at home. Actually, she could listen to the show. [LAUGHTER] No, we have her listening on the iHeart app, which is a slight door. Yeah. So there you go. Anyway, Bill, guess the movie. [MUSIC PLAYING] I know this one. The Breakfast Club. Yes. Woo. Come on! [CHEERING] I'm kicking your ass, Winnie. [CHEERING] You are ahead of Winnie. Yes, certainly. Yeah. Breakfast Club. Yep. You can win first place. But you know what? I love that. You never liked those people in that boat. Oh, and that was my-- Judd Hirsch. No, what was-- Yeah, Judd Hirsch. Molly Ringwald. All those people. Oh, John Hirsch. Demi Moore. Rob Lowe. Not John Hirsch. Who's the John guy that was on Million Last of Us? 2 and 1/2 men. John Cryer. Yeah, wasn't he in it? [INAUDIBLE] Going down memory lane. Sorry. All right, my turn. My turn. My turn. To wrap this up, if you missed this, that means Billy. All right, don't do that. OK, here we go. Guess the movie. [MUSIC PLAYING] Oh, Trolls. What was it? Trolls. [MUSIC PLAYING] Looking for excitement, Chumba Casino is here. Play anytime, play anywhere. Play on the train, play at the store, play at home, play when you're bored. Play today for your chance to win. And get daily bonuses when you log in. So what are you waiting for? 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[LAUGHTER] Wow. I really, I kind of agree with them. You know what? There is something to it because you do get asked to volunteer. I mean, we've all done it. I've done it. I enjoyed it. But sometimes it becomes too much for you. So I kind of like that maybe she's offering a different option now. Well, to be fair, you need both moms, really. There's not-- because you sometimes need finances. And sometimes you need a body. Right. So if you can have both moms in the same school, that's great. Good idea. Yeah, I think it's great. It could be stressful. I mean, it's a great thing to get involved in. But it could be very busy. And she's right about the pressure. And sometimes you're being judged if you are not raising your hand to volunteer. Can I ask a question? I'm not a parent, but I've had parents. I've been a child to them. And I've seen throughout the years. I feel like PTO, PGA, can be a little like high school-y, or a little like-- They can't look at it. They can't look at it. Like a black patty cookie. Absolutely. Yeah. Yeah. And think about this, right? At least because you are a parent. And I'm a parent, Justin's a parent. But thinking back every single time that you got contacted by phone or whatever, asking you if you can do this or give to that or spend time with this or work this, it was annoying. The first thing you'd say when you hang up the phone, oh, my God, you won't believe what they want us to do now. So to me, it makes sense. Yeah, just spend most of money. But I think to Winnie's point, I think there's room for both. I think that if you want to volunteer and you have the time, there are a lot of people out there that love it. They want to be involved, so that's great. But if you're working full time, you don't feel pressured to feel like you have to be there. If you really can't-- And to understand this, if you decide to be a Venmo parent, you will be judged. Shame. Oh, yeah. If you have the means, and you want to be a Venmo parent, maybe give a little extra because you know you're not giving your time, you know what I mean? Give 40 instead of 30 or whatever, I don't know. I will say, I did carve out some time. When the kids were younger, I was the classroom mom a couple of times, and I volunteered at the library. And it was great. I mean, it was a lot, but I'm actually happy that I did do it, and I was involved at that stage. Yeah, yeah, younger. Justin, are you getting asked a lot? No, I've never been asked once. I think my wife's involved. Oh, yeah. OK. Different things. But the Venmo thing, not just in schools, I do that for everything. Oh, yes. Trust me. Trust me. Every Christmas, what are we getting Bill and Lee's? What are we doing? I'm like, oh, just Venmo me. I go and do all the shopping. I'm like his work wife. I do everything, and he just Venmo is me. Speaking of that, right? And you know what? I think it works. Are you happy, Bill and Lee's? Yeah, of course. All I know is a couple of years ago, Winnie bought me for Christmas, a $2.50 vacuum. That wasn't from me. But you've Venmo'd her, and she bought a vacuum. Well, she added that on. And I'm telling you, it's the best thing ever. This thing works better. I've got all the high end vacuums, none of them work. It's bizarre. I'll stay now with his idea. You just push it up and down the floor. It picks up everything. It's a carpet sweeper. It's from Jobluts, $15. Oh, just unbelievable. Even-- I'll get some slack for this. But even birthdays, you don't get cards. No. I just Venmo. I've never gotten Winnie a card once. No. I just send her Venmo. Save your money. I'm not a card person. Take the money, either. You would have spent it on the card and add to my Venmo. And I don't care who you are on the receiving end. All you really want is money. Right. So that you can get what you want versus what they think you want. OK, can I ask you guys a question? Sure. You can be only Lisa, because that's who I care about. It's my 10-year wedding anniversary. Winn? Today. Oh, my god. Happy anniversary. Thank you. So can I just Venmo? Oh, my god. It's what she really wants. I actually get a card. OK, here's what you can write a card. I think you should take a nice blank piece of card stock, whatever, and write her something. OK. Yes. And then Venmo. Go to the pig and grab cash. Cash money always feels good in your hands. No one to use this cash anymore. It's all about-- I haven't touched cash in a long time. What about her favorite spa or something, like get her a big gift card to that? OK. This is a whole other conversation that Justin, the most of Venmo's wife, are there. Again, it goes with this topic. The note, the letter is the absolute ultimate. OK, I'm a poet. I'm a poet. And that doesn't mean you go get one of those holiday cards with somebody in a basement and made an episode. Do it on your own. Venmo, baby. I want to be a Venmo mom. Ooh, we are almost at number one. But we have to do number two first. Good morning, everybody. Welcome back. Best of Billy and Lisa. Number two from this week actually came from one of our listeners, the Talkback feature on the iHeart app. They requested this as a topic. Craziest excuse you've heard or used for being late. We're talking about stupid reasons for being late or missing work. I was late once. Luckily, not that late, but I woke up an hour after my alarm went off to find out that my cat was laying on top of my phone muffling the alarm. So I didn't hear it. Luckily, my boss is nice and she just laughed at me. Oh, when he's too bad, he didn't have a cat. He couldn't use that. I never want a cat, especially one that's going to be my bad, no thank you. I think one of the most legitimate excuses for being late is if your car breaks down on the way to work or you have a flat tire. There's nothing you can do. You're there, your car can't move and you're on a highway. Yeah, at least. But never use the excuse that there was a lot of traffic. Oh, no, you can't use it here because we have the traffic in front of Lisa. Not only that, but I always hate when people say, yeah, I'm sorry I'm late, there was traffic. There's always traffic. You plan on it. Another thing, if you're going to say you're late for work and you call in ahead of time, never be late and show up with a dunk's coffee. All right. See, at that point, you're already late. Yeah. I'm not going to lie. I thought about it today, but I was like, no. Oh, if you would have showed up with a dunk, oh. Good morning. So a friend of mine, he is a policeman, partied a little too much for the last one night. The next morning, he called in sick to work and told his watch he had Dutch elm disease, which I think is something only to use again. [LAUGHTER] Well, America's finest. Yeah, first of all, if I'm a police officer, I'm not going to tell them I was out drinking too much. Well, he didn't. He did it. I'm just saying in general, never do that if you're a cop. It's just not responsible. Let's go to Carla next. Carla, where are you calling from, Carla? Brimfield? Oh, my gosh. Brimfield. Where the mark, the art and antiques? Yeah. Oh, yeah. And like a stone scroll. Like a stone scroll in the way. Oh, that's how. And be honest, Carla, that's really all that goes on in that town, right? Like, once that closes down-- Oh, except at my house, I'm just kidding. Yeah. All right. So, OK, so going back, many years ago, I was in a different marriage, and it wasn't really that good of a marriage, right? I was always late to work, because he wouldn't let me go to work sometimes. And I came up with a lot of stuff. But this particular night-- Hey, guys, it is Ryan. I'm not sure if you know this about me, but I'm a bit of a fun fanatic when I can. I like to work, but I like fun too. And now, I can tell you about my favorite place to have fun. Shumbah Casino. 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I just think it was a bad situation. Yeah, OK, so let's go to Debbie. Debbie, you're up next. Give us a good one. I heard you say that car excuses are a bad excuse, or a good excuse, for calling out. I was really short staffed in my office. I'm one of my sales persons. People called and said, my car's overheating. I need to get a tow. And I said, OK, let me know when you get there and everything's OK. He's like, yeah, it's going to take a while for them to look at it so I can't come in. And I was in a panic because I didn't have anybody in the office, so I sent him an Uber. I told him he couldn't call out that day. He had to come in. Yeah, when I said car excuses-- He was OK with it. Yeah, the car excuse is good if you're going to be late. But I don't think you need to bang out the entire day. You know, get the car towed and go to work. Go ahead, Kim. So I got the call from someone. I actually called them because they didn't show up. And they told me they forgot they had to work, which wouldn't have been weird if they were part-time, but they worked Monday through Friday, nine to five years. It was a Tuesday. Five years they were working Monday through Friday, and they forgot they were supposed to work. Wow. That's a good one. Yeah, actually. I appreciate the honesty, though. Yeah, I would give them an award for that one. Yeah, honesty is the best policy, as they say. Yeah, I remember years ago when I was in prep school, you know, I would always show up late, and they would lock the building at a certain time. So when you had to enter through the front door, which brought you right by the president's desk, and I came in and said, I'm sorry, I live on the third floor. My alarm clock fell out the window. I couldn't hear it when it was going off down on the ground. He said, just get away from me. You've got a class, yeah. Let's go to April. April, you're up next. Oh, my God, crazy story. It wasn't calling out of work. I was at work. And my great-grandmother called me all out of breath to tell me that she couldn't catch the E-news. 'Cause she was in the E-news pen. I don't know why, but I had to go home and find E-news. I'm sorry, you have to find one of the E-news. Which she had E-news? Do you live on a farm? My family is very colorful in my uncle lived next door, and he brought home E-news one day. So I don't know why my grandmother was in there, 'cause there was chickens and goats in E-news. But wait, it gets worse. So not only did I have to leave work and tell them, I needed to go catch an E-mail. We lost one, so I had to call the police and tell them I lost a six-foot bird. E-mail, an E-mail on the run. Did you ever find it? We did find it, but it was like Sergeant Joe Friday. It was like, yeah, you need to call animal control. And I'm like, I did, they didn't answer somebody. What's an E-mail? Yeah. It was like, it's large. It's like an ostrich. It's six feet. Is it yellow? I was like, oh, my God, they're gonna come to the E-mail 'cause they think I'm crazy. Boy. Well, thank you. That was an old reference, Captain Joe Friday. No idea what that is. That was from a TV show from the '50s. The FBI or something? Animals can cause you to be late, if that's for sure. So I used to work for an Amazon as a dispatcher. And one time one of my employees called me, said that they were gonna be late to work because there was currently a bear chewing on his back tire. And it was kind of unbelievable to me until about 10 minutes later, he sends me a video, a ring video of a bear literally chewing on the back of his back. All right, let's get to it. Number one moment from this week. Did you hear about the woman who went to every single 99 restaurant? She finished this week. Her name is Melissa. She's from Lowell. And she is a 99 superfan. Number one, Melissa Vieira, who's on the phone right now. And boy, Melissa, you just kept going back for more. You went to every single 99 in New England? I did. And I think there is a confusion. Like a lot of people are like, there's only 96 left. And when I started, there was actually 104. And then along the way, some shut down, but I had gone to some of those. So by the end of my journey, I had gone to 100. Amazing. Now, before we continue with a 99 journey, I understand your school teacher. I am. I teach first grade at the Shaughnessy School in Lowell. And you're not in the classroom right now? Why? We're a later school. So they break the schools down to different times for, like, buffing reasons. So we're a 9/10 school start. Well, we constantly celebrate the school teachers on the Billie and Lisa Morning Show. So I was listening, and I appreciate everything that you guys were saying. No, Melissa, thank you for your service. OK, now back to the 99. My first question, why? Honestly, like, I just always have, like, fond memories. Like, you guys have talked about, like, just going there when I was little. My aunt, uni, and me used to have, like, little lunch deep. This is one of the places she always took me to. And then my high school, a little high, was right around the corner. And now my school is actually pretty much right behind it. So it's just like a place that I've always gone, that I feel comfortable going. It's always consistently, I think, good food. I know some people don't agree, but I love the 99. I love their food. I love the atmosphere and all the employees that the little one are always dreaming. Everybody agrees the 99 is good. We love it. So OK, so did you do 199 locations? I did. Yeah, it kind of just happened randomly. Like, I ended up going to the Nashville one, and it was so different. And everyone, I mean, even before this whole thing, like, I dressed up as a 99 for Halloween. That's great. It's funny. You know, everyone's always the same type of Halloween costume. I was like, I'm going to go as a 99. What's the 99 costume? Well, she did you dress up? Yeah, on my website, I have, I started an Instagram, and I posted that picture. And it's a funny little Halloween costume. It was very different. Even during COVID, like, I recreated the 99 restaurant. I was just bored, and I miss going out. Do you rest on you guys? Did you order the same thing at every restaurant or something different? No, not all the time. I mean, for the most part, I always get the French onion soup. The hand down, I still, to this day, I can't find another French onion soup I like more. I usually just get, like, a side salad. But I'll get different things. Of course, I will. Like, I'll get, like, sandwiches. I'll get the appetizers. OK, please tell me you've got gold fever wings. Of course, I do. Yeah, I always split it, though. I get the buffalo and the gold fever. OK. OK, so now, Melissa, when you walk into these 99s at this point, do they know who you are and that you're there? So there's a few times that I have, because I don't know if you guys, like, have ever gotten the cheese and crackers that come sometime. So they changed the crackers, and I got, like, upset. So I actually found them online, and I was bringing them in to the 99s with me when I was going. And one guy had said, hey, are you that 99 girl? Because he must have followed my page, and I was laughing. And he was actually a chef at one of the other ones in Wubarne, so he had recognized me. But for the most part, I wouldn't let anyone tell. Like, my girlfriends were like, I'm going to tell them what you're doing. I'm like, no, do not. That's so embarrassing. Like, just eat our food and go. Take the pictures I take. And so, no, I usually didn't tell anyone what I was doing. So, Lisa, you bring the kids to the 99 all the time. So when you go, what do you guys get? They get the big tatock. It has, like, that crusty, like, topping on. Oh, it's so good. And the mashed potatoes. I usually get a side salad and something else. And the steak tips are always like a home run. Yeah. Well, Melissa, so what is the 99 saying about this? Did they give you a gift? I mean, did you get a prize? I mean, what are they saying about this amazing thing? Along the way, like, they definitely gave me some shout-out. Like, you know, when I dressed up, like, for the Halloween costume, they gave me, like, a gift card. But at the last one in Centerville, like, my girlfriend kind of put it all together for me, because her sister works for Fox, 25 News. And she's-- and her sister is my friend. And she's a teacher. So she had said, hey, what's going on in Lowell? Are there any fun, light-hearted stories? And then she had told her about me. So they knew I was coming. They knew I was coming. Like, I was coming. And then they had-- they were awesome. I mean, they decorated the whole entire place for me. Wow. They gave me their 10-year watch when you work there. Oh, wow. Wow. So are you going to watch? $200 and a gift card, they were really, really good. That's awesome. Yeah, they were great. They should just make you a customer for life. Like, any time you go, it's on the house. Our picture should be on the wall. Yeah. Well, I mean-- I would definitely love my picture on the wall on the wall. And that's for sure. So, OK, so you finished the $100. Are you going to miss it? Or why don't you just start all over again? I'm definitely not going to do that. I don't realize how far some of them are. Like, I mean, I've been to, like, Rotterdam, New York. I didn't even know that place existed. Like, I've been to some random places. It was really a way to, like, show-- I love to travel. That's, like, my number one thing I do. I travel all over the world. And this was just a way to, like, travel kind of in New England, which I really hadn't done, I guess, because I didn't even know some of the places existed. And I'd end up there. And I'm like, oh my god, this is, like, the cutest little town. Or it was just like an adventure that I would take with girlfriends and friends. It was fun. Would the New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, mass in New Hampshire? And, yeah, so Rhode Island, mass Vermont, New Hampshire, yeah, in Connecticut. And obviously, New York, I know it's not technically New England, but-- It counts. You know what's funny? Yeah, counts account. You know what's funny, Melissa? You didn't know that the Rotterdam 99 existed. I didn't know Rotterdam, New York, existed. Neither did I. So what-- And actually, attached to a bingo hall. So that was-- Oh, unless it is. Did you play bingo, I hope? Oh my god, I love bingo. I did not play bingo, no, no, I got it. I stopped my stupid, went right there a total break. Nice. 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