‘No Knobs’ Dating: Fixing the Nation’s Love Life!

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2:06Yes, only five-star. Only five-star. And don't forget, let us know any topics or guests you'd like to hear on a podcast in the future. Thanks for listening, guys. and remember if you're liking what you hear please leave a rating and a review wherever you get your podcasts hot chicks as well oh yeah you'd love that one Hansy did you Hansy flick over there oh yeah we could seriously start this you know get a dating database here we'll just call it like no knobs I don't think the girls would like that that one the worst thing is I just walked over and kind of like just put my arm around her neck and then I went exact same dress exact same hair from the back It wasn't a dress I wouldn't wear a dress for.

2:46You ran. Ask me anything. Shabba. Ask us anything. Shabba. With me. Can't help doing that now. That's part of it, doesn't it? Liberty shabbered me last night. She shabbered me as well. Are you? Yeah. Our kids are shabbering us. Where have you picked this up from? I wonder. From us? I shabber them, to be fair. Do you? Yeah, to be fair, I've shabbered them as well. I shabbered Lee the other day. He shit himself. I've done Lee. I always do Lee. Lee's just got a shabber, shabber, like, you'd want to shabber him. He's got a booty. He had a wig on the other day. It was just terrible. I haven't seen the blonde wig.

3:23He looked like frigging legs out of like Roman, like, yeah, society. Roman society. You know when we talk about that song, like, and I have to go shabber. The song at the moment, I cannot get out of my head. It's Pink Pony Club. Do you know what? at the pink poli club Did you see Jack singing that? Baby Jack? Yeah, I did. Those videos are so cute. So he was singing it in the back of the car and his mate goes, Jack, you look like a girl singing that. Do you know what, Tim? I thought, fair flight to him, he just went, Pink poli club. Do you know what song I can't stop thinking of what we were singing I'd be that because I don't know the words.

4:07You know that? Fill my knees, turn around. Yeah, I love that song. We were just going, fill my knees. But it's not fill my knees, is it? Fulfill my knees. Fulfill my knees. But it sounds like feel my knees. So when that tune's come on now, we would just do the fill my knees. Turn around. That is a tune, that isn't it? That's such a tune. That's a holiday tune, isn't it? Bell for that. Great tune. Love it. Right, well last is anything, because I mean, should we just get into the... Let's get stuck in. Let's get stuck the hell in. I've got loads to do today. Oh yeah, you have. When have you... This is my weekly wine, and we don't have them on this.

4:41But I'm going to say, because this is a deep-rooted weekly wine. Yeah. When do you ever not have loads to do? Look, we've had our trip to Ibiza. We came home. We hosted my dad for the weekend. Then we were out with all our friends. The next day, they're getting all the kids ready to get back to school. I've got loads of admin. I've had like a week off from doing stuff. I need to empty the wardrobes. All the kids' clothes are too small because I need to start packing for summer holidays. Is this, no. is this ever going to empty in your wardrobes that is not a weekly occurrence that is like once every 10 years yeah no it's not not when you're on NETA force the 24-7 weekly occurrence our kids grow you know son empty wardrobes son yeah I have to replenish I've never known anyone empty wardrobes more there's no one on them I don't think anyone is planning do you want to just move that thing and let kitchen roll sorry this is kitchen roll because Pete's just spilled a Ribena on my bloody new rug.

5:42I did. I kicked one. I kicked a Ribena over. You did. You did. I'm surprised you still lived to tell the tale as well, to be fair. I know. I'm past it now. You handled it very well, actually. I'll give you that. You did handle that really well. You mellow it in your old age. Soft. Soft, lad. Not as brash as you used to be. Soft, lad. I'm just happy, aren't I? What can I say? Just happy? I burnt my bloody finger with that pitter bread. Killing me. Okay, ask me. Ask me. I absolutely love you both. Would love to know any advice for my sons to meet decent people. Not online though. Rose. People? Friends or?

6:21I think dating, I'm assuming. We need to sort the nation out. We need to fix the nation's love lives. We have had plenty of people writing in as well. Lots of people would like, yeah. Phone numbers, pictures, the lot. Ooh. It's all gone on a database. Any dishy ones? I just had a few days she wanted. Was there? Oh, yeah. I'll send you them later, P. Any six foot five hunks? No, no. More ladies than men, I would say, actually, that ratio's been, which, nice problem. Well, it's nice that they trust us with, you know. Yeah, well, because we've set a good example. We could seriously start this, you know.

6:56We could get a dating, like, database here. Dating database. We'll just call it, like. A dating base? No knobs. Just call it no knobs. I don't think the girls would like that. Yeah, maybe. Maybe, yeah. We've got something else. All the boys, actually. Yeah. No knobheads? No knobheads. No knobheads.com. No knobheads need apply. Where do you reckon are good places to meet a partner? Paddle court. Activity. I was just thinking activity-based. A paddle centre. Yeah. You know, my brother does... Gym? It's hard chatting up people in the gym. I think people do not want to be approached in the gym. I know what you mean.

7:33because you can look pervy if you're a fella yeah and then if you're yeah I know what you mean and people are there to work on I know loads of girls who perv in the gym it's not just men oh obviously yeah what's good for the goose is good for the gander no one thought it was a one way street I'm always getting on to the gym when I'm working out I'm starting personal training this week it's like watching tennis yeah watching tennis with your three dumber three kgs

8:04he comes to my gym and it's just all like the school mums and peter i know you jammy bastards at first i was a little bit concerned i was like i don't think i should be here yeah i was like hi sue how was drop off um sue what's he like oh yeah he's a nightmare swim club later sue yeah i'll see you there coffee after we have a little matcha where else he's not bastard men these men I don't know where to get them from park get yourself a dog and get the park dogs are absolute babe magnets puppy puppies are yeah and you don't even have to get your own you can do that woof woofing have you heard of that where people just come round it's an app so if you need your dog minded like say you need a Geoffrey looking after or whatever you go on it put your date range it might be overnight it might be for a couple of days it might be for an afternoon and then someone comes and picks them up at your address god I would never trust that could be some freaking Cruella de Vil on the other end of the yeah but it could be you the lad who needs a date or the lady take out always a good conversation starter Vicky Park I just think you know we're all everyone's kind of beating around the bush I think that like you just go to a bar that's a problem yeah go to a bar like go to a bar on a Friday early evening the most important thing to remember is the way someone can say is no do you know what I mean go off I like you do you like me let's go for the bevy no alright yeah I think next one especially this day and age as well people haven't learned how to fail you know only old people say that you know what this day and age people are afraid to fail now I think because they don't I think overcoming that as a young yeah yeah yeah it sets you up for real life there's going to be failure that's how you bounce back from that failure I just didn't think young people were that scared of rejection and stuff like because going back to my when I was a teenager like I didn't ever think once once I get the knock back?

9:58Well, yeah, but you did look pretty fucking hot. I don't. When you look back at the pictures of me, I'm surprised you even went out with me. If anyone turns you down, it'd be fucking mental. But do you feel like that pressure? No, but I think we were brought to a very character building household, wouldn't you say? Do you know what I mean? And I got ripped every day off my mum. I'm grateful for it now as I've got older. It's water for ducks back. Exactly, yeah. When you hugged that girl in the club and you thought it was me. Oh, yeah, that was the shock of that. We were in Ibiza in a nightclub and there's like the balcony that you look down and this girl was like leaning over the, like looking over the balcony.

10:38And I was in the loo, I'd come out the loo and I was just waiting for Pete and Pete come out the loo and then just went over to this girl, like from behind and hugged her. Just gave her like bobbing from behind. The worst thing is I just walked over and kind of like just put my arm around her neck, snuggled in and carried on watching the show. And then I went, I was like what on air? They had the exact same dress exact same hair from the back It wasn't a dress I wouldn't wear a dress like that And the fella came back as well And I was like No what's funny I was like oh my god She took a call to be fair It was one of them parties He's got lobbing his keys in the bar No everyone I mean it could have gone wrong in IB for that situation Everyone laughed Yeah You could see the similarities Very good Very good So yeah get it Just make it go out there I would say And don't be afraid to fail Yeah.

11:27Yeah. Yeah. Worst thing you can say is no. Hi, Abby, Pete and Ross. Love the show. Never listened to an episode that hasn't had me laughing out loud. I'm after some help from Abby. Sorry, Pete. But we all know you have a terrible track record for the help I am requesting. I'm doing great. I'm turning 40 next year and want to do something special for it. I've ridden horses all my life until six years ago when I had my son. I really miss riding. and top of my bucket list is to spend a few days Western riding on a ranch in the States. Yellowstone has definitely been part of my reason for this. She should get down to Dartmouth.

12:02Dartmouth, yeah. Well, she said, I was going to go with my sister next year, but she can no longer go due to financial reasons. I've decided to bite the bullet and go on my own before I get too old. Unfortunately, I have no idea where to start planning this. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, John. That's a hell of a trip because we look to go to Montana with the kids and it's a hefty... Yeah, and also for a few... It's not something you do for a few days. I think that you'd want to do it for at least two weeks, wouldn't you? Yeah, absolutely. I think what you should do is visit this ranch in the UK, in Dartmouth.

12:34Yeah. That way her sister can go with her. You get the full cowboy, cowgirl experience. You can herd cattle. You can go on the most fantastic hacks with the most incredible scenery and views. You wear all the gear. And the people were lovely as well. The people were fabulous. Yeah, that is a good place actually. Yeah, and then a sister can go with her. But, you know, it's a dream of mine to do the whole ranch thing in Montana. We were thinking about doing it with the kids. This incredible place our friends went to called Paws Up. As in dog paws? Yeah. So paws up, two words, yeah? Which I would love to go to.

13:09You can do the fly fishing, camping. It's supposed to be like the full experience. Catch a fish, cook it on the, you know, on the fire. Horseback. my friend actually in Ibiza she was there at the same time as me Annie she owns Annie's Ibiza which is most incredible clothes shop she's a designer as well they were in Ibiza the same time as us and they got their boat to the shore and waiting for them was like six horses and they were just cantering along the beach I was like oh my god I wish I wouldn't have known about that oh my god and the horses looked amazing as well. Wow. So I'd like to do that.

13:50Yeah. A big trip like that, I don't think it's something you want to do on your own. I agree. Because it's too special. So I'd go to Dartmouth with your sister and do it there. I don't know though, because going on your own to something like that, you'd meet so many amazing people. Yeah, you will. Just immerse yourself into that cowboy thing. Yeah, I'm just going off me. I can't even go to the loo on my own. Yeah. You know, I'm such a wimp. Would be amazing, I think. You just pretend that you're part of it. Yeah. Is that what I mean, on your own? No one to tell you anything. You just go and do it.

14:28Okay. You sound like you like the end of the sound of that. Yeah, I wouldn't mind. If he could play a four ball with anyone, who would he pick? And if Abby could go horse riding with someone, who would she pick? Do you know who I'd like to play with? Michael Jordan. Really? Yeah, because he's a... You know he plays 36 goals every day? Does he? Loves it. And like for big money. Yeah. And the stories would be amazing, I think. And he's got his own golf course called, I think it's Grove 23. Yeah. In Florida. This house that I'm looking at. This house that I want for us. You could have your own golf course.

15:02I could build you one.

15:06Like Rod. I could build you your own golf course on there. Okay, great. Sounds fun. Is that enticing you anymore? I'm enticed. Pete's picking dog poo off the grass this morning. Yeah. Imagine if we had horses in the garden. We'd be picking horse poop and everything. So it's all these animals and all that. I'm like, going around picking up dog shit. Like, no one else is doing it. Me. I did it. I mean, they're all like, oh, I love animals. I'm not picking up that. Oh, your dickhead. Is she shitting it? Yeah, that dickhead from upstairs. Pete, I actually do pick it up myself. I'll have you know. Because I couldn't stand the kids like treading or anything.

15:43It is my job, to be fair. And I didn't want it. I didn't want them. I'm telling you now, just now, I'm not shoveling horse shit. No, I would never expect you to. You'd be playing golf while I'd be doing that. You'd stop enticing me with this. Hey, guys, we're just going to take a quick break while you hear from our sponsors. And remember, if you're liking what you're hearing, hit that follow button. And if you can be bothered, leave us a review because we love reading them. Don't we, Pete? We do.

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17:42Welcome back. Hopefully you managed to follow us in that short break. And if you want to pass it on to someone who you think might like this content, you're welcome to do so. Do it now. So I'm playing in Florida. I'm playing with Michael Jordan. Then I'm thinking I need someone. the obvious answer would be like Tiger Woods and stuff like that, but I need someone a bit shitter. I don't think he'd be, I don't think he'd have any banter, Tiger. No, I think you'd be surprised. Really? Yeah, I think there'd be banter. Yeah. Tiger Woods? 100%. Yeah. Oh, he looks boring as sentiment. no, that was his, maybe his outward persona early on, but it was obviously, you know, he's not like that.

18:21And you know, he'd bring the birds as well. He'd be, he'd be, he'd be interesting. Is he a sex addict or something? I'm joking. No. That's all behind him. I'm going to have Tiger now Tiger, Tiger, Tiger Jordan and Tiger and then I'd have I think you'd have to bring one of your mates do you know what I mean? want to experience it with me yeah because you'd be with Tiger and Jordan it'd be like a bit like Starship you'd need like an English lad there just for you you know one of your mates good banter what about Rory? yeah I love obviously love Rory as well but you do like I'm going to have Jordan I'm going to have what about the tennis player who's good what about Andy Murray?

18:58Yeah, no, but I think Ross is right here. Because he's really good at golf. I'm going to take, like, obviously the golf lads. I'm going to take Julesy, Ed, or Greg. Really? Wouldn't you take Mahoney? No, it's my old school pals, you know? Like, I just think that they would love that. That experience, you let your best at it. So I'm going, right, Greg or Ed or Julesy, whatever. They're probably my golf, like, out of my close friends who play golf. Okay, lads, play with Tiger and Jordan, aren't they? Pick amongst yourselves who's going to come. Yeah. And then even that game between the three of them would be phenomenal.

19:30Yeah. And then we'd go to Florida and have a great time. I think you'd definitely pick Julesy. Well, no, I think they'd have to... Julesy I play golf with the most. Yeah. Out of my school pals. Let us know where you get on, lads. Pick amongst yourselves. Yeah. And Abby, who would you like to horse ride with? I think horse riding's quite a... Solo. Yeah. What do you mean? It's not like a golf with a four ball. Because you can't talk to anyone. You could actually do a hack like when you and people ride next to each other. Yeah. I'd actually like to go and hack with you. Get you back in the saddle.

20:03Yeah. I'd like you to love it as much as me. What about a lesson with Rip? Now, do you know what? You know what? One of those proper cowboys, the way they kind of do that. Someone teach you like that. Yeah. I'll have to be there just to make sure everything's... It's all over both. Help me. Yeah. third wheel I'll be third wheeling I could fucking ride a horse then I'll be telling you that I'll be straight after him and yeah I think I'd just let it into poor an answer but I think I'd like just one of my friends or like a cowboy or Beth right Beth Dutton that'd be nice she doesn't she never writes horses though really does she?

20:43she does what would your game plan be for attacking the 12 buffets of Christmas a buffet every day for 12 days So we actually had this online written to us the other day and we got a lot of traction, which I give my answer for it, but I'd be interested to hear yours. What do you mean? You got a lot of traction from it? So we posted a poll online on our YouTube and quite a few people messaged in and this was one of the questions. I got a few likes. But my answer was, okay, if you're doing a buffet every day, you've got to identify the highest value, normally high protein meat, like dishes, haven't you?

21:16So your garlic prawns, your chilli beefs, your chicken satays, et cetera. It's Chinese then? I would assume so, yeah. You can pick it. Other buffets are available. So are you going to do Chinese buffet for 12 days? Or any buffet? I thought it was a different buffet for 12 days. I've got no idea what this question is. I don't get it. It's making me not want to eat. I'd fuck off the carbs. They're just going to fill you up. They're the fill of dishes. I don't know what the question is. Start again. What is the question? You've got to do a buffet every day for 12 days? You have to do a buffet every day for 12 days?

21:47Yeah. Well, that's what we do when we go to Dubai. standard so how do you start what's your tactics to make the most out of the buffet out of one particular buffet yeah you can pick any buffet well I'll have a starter straight away yeah you'd normally go for a soup I love a soup I'm a soup connoisseur I get ripped for it everywhere I go because I always have a soup always you got me onto soups a little bit also were you horrified when you had that cold soup the other day yes gazpacho I could tell it's not for me that was that gazpacho it was a lovely cold soup but I know you were thinking get this in the mickey I would have Mikey'd it If I wasn't in company Was it Yeah but was the weather Hot while you were eating it Yeah but I still Like a hot soup In the cold Really I'll have a hot soup When it's boiling hot Really I'm just a huge soup Connoisseur I know you know I know you know And then I would go in For another starter Which would be like It might be spring rolls Maybe a bit sushi Little sushi number Yeah something Something starter-y Even in Indian Like a little bhaji Or a little Sheet kebab or something Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

22:48That one's talking. I'm so hungry, by the way. I'm starving. Yeah, I'd fuck off to your prawn crackers, your chips and your bread and all that. I love prawn crackers and I love bread. And also identify to start what the dessert was saying because sometimes at a buffet, a dessert's a little bit shit. So I'd be thinking I'd rather have an extra plate of garlic prawns than a lychee. But then what I do at the buffet every time is I'll have an element of a roast dinner with an Indian and a Chinese. And a bit of pasta. That's exactly what I do. on the same plate I get a piece of pizza a Yorkshire pudding bit of chicken with gravy I know it doesn't make any sense Buffet's used to go as a world buffet yeah it's got everything in yeah everything some of the buffets we've been to have been unbelievable when we go to Dubai in the hotel and they have an incredible buffet and there's absolutely anything you could possibly want you can have your prawns your fish your steak any pasta roast dinner Chinese Indian I also like a little bit of butter chicken on the side of the roast You know what?

23:47People look down at the buffet as well. They go, get in the buffet again. I'm fucking dead right now. Unbelievable, isn't it? It is. Everyone goes, oh, no, we're going out for dinner. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm like, well, are you sure? You've got all the cuisines here and they're readily available within three minutes. Have they cooked them? It's fresh for you as well, some of them, don't they? Oh, yeah, they cook it fresh, yeah. Oh, yeah, they cook it nicely in front of you, don't they? Yeah. Oh, it's fantastic. Desserts are amazing as well, aren't they? Mm. Okay, no idea about 12 days, but that's how I attack a buffet anyway.

24:15Yeah, that's how I do mine. Always have a little cider pasta as well. I love a little cider pasta. So do I. There's a place in Sardinia we go and there's a pasta that I still haven't been able to replicate anywhere in the world. That lunch we have. What's in it? Is it like a red sauce in one? They just make a fresh pasta and all they do is a little tomato sauce in it. But it's really thin. Like a linguine? There's nothing better than that. But do you think that's better than what Alessandro and Grappelli did? No, I think that would have been the meatballs. Oh my God. You had those meatballs. So my friend Alessandro, he owns Grappelli, one of our favourite Italian restaurants, and he's also got a deli in...

24:57Clapham. Clapham. We've talked about that place before. The meatballs, but he came here and taught me how to do it. I know, because you made them for me. Well, it was when we went after recording. Oh, they are just phenomenal. But he made the pasta himself. He brought this big machine. he made the pasta from scratch and everything was so simple I still can't do it though I'm shit at that I'm starving so we're gonna have to move on okay sorry yeah agreed okay slightly longer one here Abby, Cardi P and Ross please keep me a non your pod never fails to entertain me I'm a nosy cow so I love listening to the AMAs however this time it's me that needs some help my boyfriend and I have been together for two and a half years and we live together he's a wonderful human being emotionally intelligent kind, great job, etc.

25:42Tick, tick, tick, tick. We want to start trying for a baby in about a year's time. However, this one pressing problem, he's a pothead. He's a what? He's a pothead. He's smoking weed daily at night after work for as long as I've known him and many years before. He has difficulty with his appetite, so I know the weed helps him with that. But I worry about our future. I've told him to try and slowly cut down the weed. now to prepare for trying for a baby. I don't want a pothead dad for my future child. But he refuses to. He says that I just need to trust him that when I'm pregnant, it will stop then.

26:20He says he knows he'll be able to stop because he'll have a future family to prioritise his motivation. No, because the sperm will contain it. It's not the best foundation to impregnate. There was your sperm count as well, I think. It's not the best foundation to impregnate someone. No. You want to be in tip-top condition to get the best chance of having a healthy baby with no problems. Like, I'm no doctor, no expert, but I wouldn't be happy with that. You know, because a lot of people even, like, stop drinking, stop smoking, everything, when they're trying for a baby, just so your body's in optimal health.

26:56Yeah, yeah. Agreed. When I tell him that I'm sceptical, he's going to be able to go cold turkey in nine months. He says that's demoralising and insulting not to have any belief in him. For me, actions speak louder than words, and I'm not sure this is something I can go along with. To be honest, in my head, it's a bit of a deal breaker. What should I do? Trust him that he can do it or break up with him. Big love from a long time listener from Mankland. From where? Mankland, Manchester. Don't trust him at all. He needs to stop now or you move on. Imagine that round a baby as well. Just absolute no.

27:32Look, I'm not a prude either. People can do what they want, but if they're looking to take their relationship to the next level, start a family, that's unacceptable. Yeah, I agree. I would agree with that. It's putting it off as well, isn't it? Yeah, I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it. And then... Yeah, but that's not proving anything, is it? Exactly, that's what you're acting. Like she said, your actions speak louder than your words. But you don't want that in the house. I think when we start trying, that's when you start... Yeah. She clearly doesn't have a problem with him smoking weed, which is, like, as you said, she's not approved or whatever, but I think it's trying for a baby and stuff like that, you need to show a bit of affirmative action, don't you?

28:04maybe absolutely and be like okay you're going to give up your body you're going to do x y and z to prove this to you I'm going to do something that you want me to do with everything and I don't think she's asking the world he should want to do it for himself as well because every night it's not ideal good luck honey yeah good luck let us know you get on okay there's been a lot of talk about the orthopedic pillow and the north faced hiking boots yes but which ones are they yes so Dr. Liana has who helps me with my back your osteopath she's she's the one that gave it to me I asked her she said the pillows are called complete sleeper pillows nice for complete sleep did you get James one?

28:42they're actually £89 you can go on the website and get them they're£89 but the pillows are only available for chiropractors and osteopaths they're£69 with Dr Lyonna there you go I had a lot of people writing in about them a lot of people complete sleeper complete sleeper I need to text a few people as well because lots of people have asked me about it game changer I won't sleep any other way you still got a stiff neck though look at you yeah look at you maybe because I've got fucking animals and kids in my bed I bought myself one of those back straightener things I can't wait for it to arrive oh it still hasn't arrived no no we spoke of that last week didn't we they're alright them they're alright I've tried them and the North Face hiking boots are just the one if you go on the North Face website yeah they're just the generic yeah yeah black lightweight the ones I've got yeah oh right I didn't realise they asked you me that question I was too busy thinking about the pillow they are unbelievable I wore them today on a dog walk they look smart as well that's the thing sometimes hiking boots can look a bit like meffy can't they I love a hiking boot yeah I said I I've got numerous pairs you've got your Solomons as well got my Solomons got my Prada ones I want my Solomons the other day they're good they made the amount of stick we gave everyone I absolutely ripped what are those Solomon I really want those Solomon slip-ons hello Abby and Pete absolutely love the pod my question is I'm in love with my best friend and he moved away for two years and now he's home and single do I take the jump and tell him or is a friendship with a guy too important do I risk it all for love do it do it do it 100 % do it like you'll always be thinking you know when you get to the girlfriend you get married and you're like what is it best but the question is why haven't they hit it off before then?

30:33Because he might, sometimes she also doesn't have to go, I'm in love with you, I'm totally besotted. But yeah, she could just play a curl and be like, oh, listen, why don't we want to do this? Why doesn't she just say, when he comes in, I've really missed you and just go straight in for like a snog? What, hands down his pants? No, not hands down his pants. Why doesn't he just, why doesn't, Straight in. What's his name? Straight in. Hansy Ross. Fucking hell. Fuck off. I don't take any advice from him he's so handsy isn't he honestly no but if you could you not give him a hug and then just have that moment and just say I've missed you so much and then just put him in for then lick his tonsils lick his teeth yeah that's hard you'll never know it just makes me wonder why they nothing's ever happened before I think people worry too much I think I think just I think go for it because you'll always regret if you don't.

31:30That's so nice that she's loved him for that many years. Please keep in touch. I hope that works out for you. I think she's just got to tell him. That friendship. I think she's got to go for it. Do you think it does? Paul's, look at Will and Grace. They're fine. He's gay. I know, but she was in love with him and he loves her back, but he's gay. That's a bit different, don't you? I don't think so. It's an easier pill to swallow for Grace. If he says I'm gay, then, you know, I just don't fancy it. I'm not in love. You'd fancy another girl, isn't it? Yeah, for her to deal with. She's like, oh God, you know, he would have fancied me.

32:05He can't. Yeah. That's what I'd have in my head. He would have definitely fancied me. But I could marry my gay best mate, Alfie. We could have a great relationship. There'd just be no physical. So why would you want to marry him then? You'd just stay as a friend, wouldn't you? What's the point you're marrying someone who's not going to have a physical relationship? Just tell him, girl. Just say, I wouldn't say I'm in love. I wouldn't lay it on too thick because if he says, no then it's majorly awkward if you just have a bit of a you know she should just say look you've been away and it's just got me thinking i missed you so much and it's just made me think like you know could there be something more it's a nice way of putting it yeah that was good do that i want to be there she says it i'll be a special moment if he goes like totally i felt the same way that's why i'm back oh it's a movie yeah get sprilberg i'm not gonna cry it's not british got talent it sounds emotional hi guys check your situation i've fallen out with a friend who's parts of a group of five long story short she has been really horrid to me but refuses to say sorry to say sorry turning down my offer of trying to sort it out by chatting on phone or in person as she hides behind her phone she's the most dominant in the group has a few mental health for shoes and so the others make allowances for her behaviour last time we met up it was so awkward i refused to hug her on arrival and basically ignored her for the rest of the time we're together another date has been set i'm due to host but i've told my friend there is no way she's welcome at mine therefore my friend is hosting so yet again i'm going to be faced with the same situation help that's so tricky isn't it yep people refuse to say sorry bitches aren't they can be honestly the drama politics you lot I don't know any group of lads that fall out like girls do oh no never ever ever I haven't fallen out with any of my mates ever I haven't fallen out with any of my mates never ever done that I know so many groups of girls who change the mates like they change their knickers a new mate every week then they fell out then they're moving schools then they're doing this then they're doing it's just like just no well we said about it last week I think it was about the white lotus group you move those three girls and they do it all like catty and big oh yeah horrid and that I feel it's quite a true representation sometimes obviously you know stereotypes and all I plough and not everyone is like that but you do see it a lot more with women than with men which I don't get but I know for a fact fact my close closest friends do not talk about me behind my back I know that for a fact that's what you think no there's no way close ones definitely there's absolutely no way yeah real friends And I don't speak about them behind the back.

34:51Because I feel like you should be able to say whatever you want to. The reason you're mate is because you can be honest with them and say something to their face. Yeah, because if they are doing your editing, you tell them. Yeah. But also it goes back to when you were like, you know, you can't choose your family, but you can choose your friends. And I think as you get older, you kind of, hopefully all those wrong-ins should disperse. Yep. And what you're left with is a really, really solid group. You haven't got time when you're older as well for, you can't suffer foals, do you? No. the more you get older the more you're like you're gone gone yeah like two strikes you're out I don't even settle for one strike now do you yeah but that's so hard because if it's a group scenario I'd let the rest of the group yeah but eventually you'll just have to start hanging around if you make it's quite a dominant person in the group that's the problem depends on how much you like to the people in the group maybe she should just try and have this conversation and say look this is what you've done to me this is how you've made me feel I don't want to be friends with you anymore if things aren't going to change.

35:49And I'd say that in front of the rest of the group when you do your next meet-up and be like, look, let's clear the area. And also, if you guys think I'm in the wrong, let me know if you guys think... Couldn't that be quite intimidating? Well, sometimes she... Well, what else are the choices she got? And also, it'd be good to know what your other friends actually think because they might go, actually... Because everyone can go, oh, I agree with you. She's such a bitch behind her back. And then she could be saying the same to the other person. If you've got everyone together and you go, who's in the wrong ear?

36:15Who needs to say sorry? And they'll go, you were it. I think have it out have it let's have it okay hi TP crew wow I quite like that one absolutely love the pod it's helped me through many an hour on the sun lounge on holiday where I have had more than a few odd looks as I keep bursting out laughing quick question for Pete I love seeing people laugh me too it makes me laugh yeah yeah big laugh that's great like if someone was lying I'd just watch them and laugh yeah I heard Johnny laughing the other day from oh yeah he's got such a great They both laugh. Jack's laugh hilarious as well. Real loud laugh.

36:52It's infectious. People like your laugh on the pod, to be fair. Yeah, you've got a good laugh. Annoying them in real life, though. I've got a shit laugh because it's silent. A shit laugh. It's silent, isn't it? It's a bit too quiet. You've got a shit laugh. Look at that, look. Yeah, she's doing it. All you just hear is a little breathing. Stacey's got the best laugh. Very good laugh, that one. Very good. She screams laughing. Okay, quick question for Pete. if you were starting out and had to pick of Premier League or non-Premier League teams to play for who would you choose and why? Keep up the fabulous work guys can't wait for Kit from Cardiff.

37:28You're going to say that's the Peter Crouch part of the question. You're going to say boring. I feel like I've What about Maccasfield Town? Having played for Liverpool Because that's how you were born. I was born in Maccasfield yeah. I didn't grow up there. You know what I mean? QPR was a good one. It's a non-league. It'd have to be players that No, Premier League or non-league It'd have to be a team That I didn't play for I think so, yeah Chelsea? I think, no I would have liked to play for Newcastle Yeah, you said that on the other pub before as well Yeah, I said this on the Peter Crouch pub before Why?

38:01Obviously there's obvious answers Like Real Madrid, AC Milan Yeah But we're not going to go to Newcastle at one stage But in England I'm sure we were Sunderland Oh Almost But Newcastle The same about it I just think they loved their number nines. I think of Shearer, Ferdinand, like the players that they've had, Duncan Ferguson, it could have been my lifetime, I know Malcolm Allison before, and then, you know, was it Jackie Milburn, obviously, that was a legend there before, but that was before my time. But they just love their players, and when they're doing well, like I've seen recently, and I've been up there a lot, the atmosphere is just insane when it's good up there.

38:38Hot chicks as well. Oh yeah, big time. I just fucking loved that one, I haven't been doing it. Hansy flick over there. Oh, yeah. Rub my knees. Feel my knees. Feel my knees. Turn around.

38:57Bastards. Yeah. Do you know, I've met Michael Carrick's family, right? You've heard this one. We've told you this one. And if you know, it's a way to tune. A way to tune. She said, she said, ah, you're Geordie's. To know it. I went who the fuck is you fucking looney tunes Tunaway Tunaway I love the Geordie accent fabulous yeah they're good people they're a football and like city as well it's similar to Liverpool they are it's very like Liverpool parallels I would say yeah and I think there there is something special when it goes and the stadium's massive and when it goes off it's right in the city and when it goes off it goes off there and watching them in Champions League and winning trophies now like even we went to Carabao Cup final I took my little boy Jack first proper real big game like that and was that in Newcastle no it was Liverpool versus Newcastle at Wembley oh yeah sorry in the Carabao Cup final and they were they were amazing and it was like if it wasn't Liverpool obviously Jack was disappointed but if it wasn't every other club who doesn't support Liverpool would have been happy for them 100 % I completely agree everyone was rooting for them really are they not in the Prem then?

40:09yeah they are Yeah, they're doing very well. They're just going to Champions League again. Yeah. But, yeah, great. Who's the manager for that? Eddie Howe. I'm bored of this football chat. That's it. I could tell. Okay, do you want to learn something non-football? I like Steve Bruce. He was a Newcastle manager, wasn't he? I was watching Steve Bruce videos the other day. He was so funny as well. I love him. He was a Newcastle manager, wasn't he? Yeah, the Newcastle fans didn't at the end. Oh. Unfortunately. Well, I do. He's a Geordie. Oh, yeah, I'll stick by a million percent. Me too. A great player as well.

40:39and a great player I didn't realise how good he was and a top top fella oh I love him and his wife yeah and his son and his son and his son's wife I love all the Bruce's good alright then there's a little Brucey bonus at the end of the day love it alright we'll see you next week

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