22 May Giovanni’s Superfan Sidebar 05/18/2016 – Gary Johnson and Matt Atchity
A real time blog where Superfan Giovanni does recap and commentary on the show as it happens and opines on all things ACS
Guest – Gary Johnson and Matt Atchity
Recorded 05-17-2016 – Release Date 05-18-2016
Production Number #1824
Adam opens the show to a timely “John Miller” intro from Dawson and Lynch, BB has a David Schwimmer ‘The More You Know’ #TopDrop in light of his intervention about his personality yesterday.
Adam shares his appreciation for people playing the rotten tomatoes game at home, he loves the honest of it and he welcomes Matt back to the show.
Adam is now talking about his son’s flag football games and how they played against the Steelers, the team with the dad’s sporting the shants and copying moves from the NFL.
Gina and Adam riff about the cheer about black eyed peas and collard greens of his youth football, Adam tells them about Sonny getting his flag pulled and some attitude from another player and how Sonny instantly shot back some attitude and made Lynette proud.
Adam explains that Sonny told him in light of this he now wants to start playing tackle football, Adam talks about the way they would deprive kids of water while practicing for football.
Adam explains how they would tease the kids with water and finally would dispatch them for 2min to get water, Adam says people would be inhaling water, Adam asks were the science was and why were the coaches so obsessed with dehydrating kids.
Adam brings up all of the good parts of Sonny playing tackle football today, he will get a water bottle, he’ll avoid the dangerous helmet smashing activities and it’ll be the best of both worlds.
Adam says that Olga chimed and explained that when she was a kid they made sure the kids had a ton of water while practicing, Adam wants to grab his old coaches and shake them and let them know that even in Guatemala they understand hydration better.
Adam talks about the salt tablets that were used in the 1970’s.
Adam says both Niacin and salt tablets got popular and Adam is making a point about keeping hydrated while it’s so easily available, BB has his own example of the water being knocked from his fans by his coach.
Gary has the details on salt tablets.
Adam is talking about how napping improves productivity and makes someone a better employee, yet it’s a sign of weakness and seemingly soft but it will make you perform better.
BB says what a boss will hear if you approach him with a checklist of the facts about napping midday improving performance is a constant stream of the word “pussy” and Adam has a funny “cock if he’s gay” reply, solid.
Gina can’t conjure the word “praise” and blames her exhaustion on it, she tells them about what falling asleep at work means in Japan.
Adam is riffing about his employees falling asleep at work and BB gets in some digs at Nick with some Christian Bale mockery.
Q and Ace
1st Caller Mike, he’s calling about being unlucky with women and wonders if he’s giving off a vibe that’s turning women off, BB has a sick burn aimed at Matt Atchity and Adam and Gina come to his defense.
Adam is talking about how men take things in a quantitative direction, they put it all on paper, but being insecure or needy will send women packing.
Adam says this is why you rarely see women running “hotdog stands” and explains how desperate customers won’t get service, hilarious riff from Adam.
Adam is talking about how women base everything on need or desperation over stats and Adam is critiquing his self-doubt.
Adam says that at a certain point after women get burnt out and are out of two marriages with a couple kids, Matt jokes about those being expectations you can live down to, wow!
Mike jokes about a social club and Gina asks if he’s employed, he’s a lowly delivery guy, Adam is joking about starting a new website called ErorrBBB (Air Triple B) for where it will be for men to find babes with baggage, they still have solid bones but are now gently used.
Adam jokes about this being like a used Bentley, you couldn’t afford to drive it off the showroom floor but now for the price of the fully loaded Maxima you can have that damaged 9.
Adam is talking about buying a floor model unit to get a better price, Adam says “Error BnB: Live with the Dent/ She’ll share custody with your dick” and BB asks for someone to mock up a logo.
2nd Caller James, he wants career advice and Adam says he wants his B&B logo to look like boobs, Gina points out the existing one looks like saggy boobs.
Matt asks James about his level of web development, BB makes a point about younger years not being the mostly likely time to bring in great earnings.
Adam tells James they cannot solve these kinds of problems he says you’ll never know which choice was right or wrong and Adam tells people that if they feel like they want to leave it might be an indicator they should go.
Adam is bringing up how Dan Patrick feels like he stuck around at SportsCenter for 3yrs too long, Adam is making a point about time and when someone needs to move one, regardless of the amazing job or situation.
BB has a ‘Freakenomics’ reference about quitting.
3rd Caller James, he asks about Pinterest and if their wives are into it.
Adam says his wife has no honey do’s on her list, Adam is on top of everything.
Gina brings up the concept of “Upcycling” and Adam explains reclaimed wood.
Adam talks about dredging up wood from the bottom of places like Lake Michigan to reuse for modern purposes.
Adam talks about wood Pallets and how they can be used, James tells them about the cinderblocks and Pallets his wife wants to use to create a patio lounging area.
Adam talks about Ikea and the opportunity it gives couples to split up and act like a team, Adam talks about doing the math on when it’s time to move to match up the car timing with your wife checking out.
Adam is now talking about the fantasy in your head of what could be happening delaying things, he jokes about how your mind wanders, presuming his wife met a single dude and then getting angry at the person checking them out.
Adam says then you make the phone call and they’re now turning the corner, Adam jokes about the response being “I’m done blowing this stranger, I’ve given some cash to some white supremacist group” and Gina has a great “rope on my arm” one liner that Adam echoes.
Very funny Ikea bit.
Adam is doing a Zip Recruiter Live Read
4th Caller Mike, he’s in the early stages of drawing up plans with is contractor, Adam brings up his “nap room” idea and BB references the Recyclarolla and Adam goes in depth on his nap room.
Adam makes a great point about how much square footage you need for such a novel idea.
5th Caller Thomas, he misses hearing Jimmy Kimmel on the podcast and wonders if there is a reason he’s not on as frequently as he used to be.
Adam says he will work on it.
Adam is hitting a SimpliSafe Live Read
Rotten or Fresh – The Rotten Tomatoes Game
Adam says no more shlubby guy and you know you’re in good shape when you fit into the Hawaiian Shirt that Hawaiian guys can’t fit in it and that’s where he’s at.
Russell Crowe Movies edition
1st Movie ‘L.A. Confidential’ (1997)
Adam couldn’t quite get into the movie, he doesn’t care for that aesthetic or time period much, really?
BB is doing that annoying aggravated grunting thing he does when he can’t recall trivia, something about the writer possibly winning a Razzie Award and an academy Award in the same year, that trivia is not worth the grunts, you don’t even do this on your own show, why here!?
They all weigh in with their guesses and have huge reactions to the 99% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Adam is now asking about the percentage and how you reach 99%, you don’t necessarily have that high of a review average.
2nd Movie ‘Gladiator’ (2000)
Adam’s shockingly never seen the fully movie and blames BB for guessing too high, Adam makes a point about old couples dying of dementia vs. action movies and how there will always be a deduction for “toxic masculinity” in film.
3rd Movie ‘Proof of Life’ (2000)
Everyone makes their guesses and Gina shares her theory about Meg Ryan’s career pre and post lip job.
4th Movie ‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World’ (2003)
Adam loves this film and BB has never seen it, nor Gina.
Adam says that he needs to take BB’s movie reviewer card away, he should have seen this.
Adam says this is an excellent film and predicts he’s going to be angry about the score.
Adam is going to be pissed about the critics who went low, Adam is taking the moral high ground and guessing with a 93%.
Matt says it’s a terrific movie and it was planned to be a series of films, Matt brings up the tall ships festivals that reuse one of the ships form this movie.
5th Movie ‘Noah’ (2014)
Gina reacts to the poster for the movie and Matt saw this but didn’t seem to like it.
Adam says it’s a bad movie and a religious movie so you know it got a low score, he’s going for broke with a 9% guess.
BB argues the opposite point of Adam and he goes with 50%.
Matt talks about Adam’s self-immolation and reveals the 71% score.
Matt explains how Darren Aronofsky can do now wrong with some critics and audiences, Adam likes the logic and they wrap up the game with the final scores from Gary.
Adam heads to break
They’re back from break with Gary Johnson making his ACS debut, they listen to a voicemail from al listener and Adam responds to the question about guys who drive cars way out of their price range.
Adam gives Gary’s political background and Adam asks him about taxes right off the bat and asks him about the problems with the current system.
Gary Johnson says he suggests eliminating income and corporate tax and replace it with a “fair tax” concept and he explains how a consumption tax would work.
Gary says it’s revenue neutral and he asks for people to imagine life without the IRS.
Adam is now breaking down what Gary just said and is trying to make sense of it.
Gary gives his frugal take, not cheap, not cheap.
Adam is now bringing up an article about kiosk’s being added to large fast food chains, Adam says it’s because they won’t want to pay people with GED’s 15$ an hour, yikes.
Adam is asking why we’re continually arguing over these tax issues; he brings up Driving Bryan Cranston to the airport to tape ‘Breaking Bad’ in New Mexico despite its original chosen setting that they were priced out of in Riverside Ca.
Gary talks about corporate responsibility and how a 0 corporate tax rate would be attractive to corporations, Adam is now giving his takes on corporations being beyond morality, only about the bottom line. Gary plugs “I Side with” a website to see which candidate you match up with based on your answers to a series of questions.
Adam has a killer Pat Paulsen for President reference and Gary is now telling them about a can of coke and how the tax is already figured into it and how the price would remain neutral with a fair consumption based tax.
Adam is asking about being a libertarian in today’s world and Gary says he happens to think most Americans are Libertarian and Adam says he agrees.
Gary says he would not be doing this if there wasn’t the opportunity to win, he once again affirms he must be in the debates in order to have a shot at the presidency.
Gary says he’s the only 3rd party candidate on the ballet in all 50 states and he says you can’t get elected unless you’re in the super bowl of politics, he talks about the polls and what role they play.
Adam is asking Gary about education and what his plans are for, he talks about the department of education and how broken of a system it is.
Gary brings up transgender bathrooms and how leaving the states alone and explains the Department of Education was established under the advisement of Jimmy Carter.
Adam is now bringing up the payout for the victims of the teacher who was masturbating on “biscuits” the story that has been addressed many time on the show in the last few years, 88-million-dollar payout.
Gary is further talking about how broken the department of education is and Adam is talking about private business and for profit ventures and why people react to “for profit” education, why not.
Adam is using profits and how education could be the ultimate for profit industry, Gary is asking why we can’t apply this stuff to schools.
Adam brings up Charter schools and Adam argues about the current system that everyone knows and jokes about the charter lottery system and the reactions of the parents who are so desperate to get their kids in and away from public schools.
Gary mentions high dropout rates and suggests a different form of school to assist with different kids with different problems or needs.
Gary once again brings up Khan Academy and Adam is now talking about vouchers and how the charter schools can get kids educated at 8k per head vs. 12k per head at the state level.
Adam says the guy running the school can’t get the vouchers due to the teacher’s unions trying to shut these places down, Adam says they should have a voucher system in California and what it says to him about government waste and spending.
Gary the producer is on mic to explain what a voucher is and how it works, Adam says there should be a manslaughter charge against the federal government for kids who end up in gangs after being forced into public schools in some areas.
BB asks him about vouchers and he Gary shares how he planned such a system when he was governing New Mexico and he explains that Adam is dead nuts on and that was the exact set of issues that blocked him from having the program succeed.
Adam is talking about how he feels about idiotic politicians and asks if they have contempt for their constituency, he asks why they come out against plans to help people that would save money.
Adam says they’re burning calories to burn up kids and he’s not cool with it.
Adam is getting Gary to give his take on presidential travel and Adam is letting out a knowing series of moaning noises.
Adam plugs Gary’s website and Adam didn’t get a chance to tell him about his Air Force One hanger party idea.
Adam mentions that Gary climbed Mount Everest.
Adam is doing a Life Lock Live Read
Gina has the assist and Adam talks about looking for drawers, kitchen handles and pulls online edition
Gina’s News
1st Story Gina skips over the L.A. Unified 88-million-dollar payout and brings up a Whole Foods gay slur cake story, she has the details of the lawsuit and countersuit.
Gina says the label was in a different place and how nobody is accusing him of doing this himself, Adam is trying to breakdown the scenario, Adam says that if he bought it with the word fag etched into the cake he would have seen it before he bought it.
BB is in the mix and they’re talking about it, Adam has a funny “Your daughter has a strange name” one liner and BB has a decent reply saying it’s Belgium.
Gina has more details on the photos and Adam says this will never end, he explains why and how we can’t keep people from lying about injuries and trying to scam money.
Adam says we can’t stop people from doing this, it’s dignity that would prevent this in bygone eras but we’re running very low on that.
Adam says that when frauds try and bilk money of the system they should be forced to pay up, you attempted fraud and now you pay up.
Adam has a hypothetical mason/greeter at whole foods who stabs customers with rebar scenario to make his point.
2nd Story Is on the Iranian revolutionary guard who believe that Kim Kardashian is a secret agent working with Instagram to corrupt Islamic values.
Adam jokes about how impossible it would be to improve the Islamic culture of Iran.
Adam is talking about tamping down sexuality and how it backfires every time, Adam is saying he’s with them in you probably don’t want your daughter watching a bunch of this show, but he doesn’t know if it’s good or not.
BB breaks down the premise and how it works now, he then says he has no idea and shares a few more details.
Adam is wondering how happy the Kardashian are, if he could split them open and extract their happiness from them and measure it.
Adam says it has to be relative to the person as roller coasters and cotton candy wouldn’t be happiness to him.
BB mocks them and their faces, he references their past guest who insisted they had butt implants and he jokes about the “oh come on” he gets from people about this now.
They’re talking about ACS #1763 and Adam jokes about women going after the least economically viable men with their big asses and smaller boobs, Gina brings it up.
BB objects and Adam ash a funny 6th man joke as they talk about NBA stars going after these women.
Adam is doing a Legal Zoom Live Read
Gina has a picture of Kylie Jenner, maybe Kendall, the one with the big lips.
Gina says “DSL” and they talk about her changing look over the years.
3rd Story is on the Venezuelan president threatening to arrest the factory owners if they can’t get the beer flowing again, Adam jokes about these countries and their bizarre problems and it’s like watching two hobs fight from your car.
Adam is now breaking down his similar thoughts of both scenarios and then the lights green and he moves on.
Adam is now bringing up his “move Israel to Baja” idea and he says that once all of the Jews are gone from there people will continue to fight and kill each other.
Adam says that’s what they do, that’s all you need to know, that part of the word likes to kill humans.
Adam says the Jews need to move to Baja as Mexico is ironically short on bean counters, hahahahaha!
Adam asks if it’s time we start balancing things out like a team redistribution in a game of pick-up basketball or gym class sports.
Adam is citing certain countries where things aren’t quite working out, the ones that require a Styrofoam wallet and fake cellphone to give to people robbing you upon landing.
Adam wants whatever they’re doing in Finland to spread to Venezuela, BB is chiming in and Gina wraps the news to Adam’s global Red Rover swap idea.
Adam is plugging PodcastOne and wraps up the episode